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P-5 P-8 P-11 Briefs Union Budget will be Tamil Nadu legalises held as scheduled Jallikattu with a new law Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil enable holding of Jallikattu will be Nadu on Monday passed a law le- placed in the assembly immedi- on February 1: galising the conduct of Jallikattu - ately. presentation of budget due to the popular bull taming sport - in The passage of bill was welcomed Supreme Court assembly polls. the state which was banned by the by the Jallikattu activists. Speaking The PIL has said the Centre be Supreme Court in 2014. to reporters, P. Rajasekhar, Presi- New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Centre violated the model code directed to present the Budget in The law now replaces the or- dent of the Jallikattu Peravai, wel- Supreme Court on Monday dis- of conduct in itsbudget, to be the financial year 2017-18 which dinance that was promulgated comed the law. missed a plea seeking postpone- presented on February one. would commence from April 1, amending the Prevention of Cru- While the assembly took up the ment of Union Budget presen- Referring to constitutional instead of the proposed Febru- elty to Animals Act on January 21. bill for discussion, former judge tation ahead of the upcoming provisions, the court said there ary 1 date. An ordinance has a life of six Hari Parandhaman explained the Assembly elections in five states, are clear divisions of subjects, It has also said the govern- months and it would lapse unless a aspects in detail to the protesters saying there was no illustration Union, State and concurrent, in ment be restrained from de- law is passed to replace that. for Jallikattu at Marina. that it would influence voters. the Constitution and the pre- claring “any relief, programme, The bill was moved by Tamil He assured the protesters that A bench headed by Chief Jus- sentation of Union budget can- financial budget until the states’ Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerse- the law is a permanent solution tice J S Khehar refused to admit not be dependant on state polls elections are over” as they would lavam in the state assembly, and protecting Jallikattu. the plea saying “there was not “which keep happening.” violate the Model Code of Con- was passed quickly. The law while legalising the sport even a single concrete example It was not impressed with the duct. The law seeks to protect Jallikat- also laid out various safety mea- Samantha Disheartened By Non-Meaningful that the presentation of Union arguments that the Centre may The Election Commission had tu from legal challenges. sures in favour of the bulls and the Roles For Women in South Budget would influence the announce sops for the voters of on January 4 come out with the Earlier in the day, Governor C.H. manner in which the sport should minds of electorate in state the states going for polls in the schedule of assembly elections Vidyasagar Rao told the assembly be held. CBI searches Mallya’s UB elections”. budget, saying “Your argument in five states, including Uttar that the bill to replace the ordi- Meanwhile, the protesters have The bench, also comprising is absurd. This way you will say Pradesh. nance issued to enable holding of demanded a permanent solution offices in Bengaluru Justices N V Ramana and D Y the party in power at Centre The Centre has already decid- Jallikattu will be placed in the as- -- amendment of the Prevention Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) The Central Bu- Chandrachud, did not grant op- should not contest state polls”. ed to convene the Budget Ses- sembly immediately. Earlier in of Cruelty to Animals Act by the reau of Investigation on Monday searched the portunity to lawyer M L Sharma, The bench did not agree sion of Parliament from Janu- the day, Governor C.H. Vidyasagar central government removing offices of Vijay Mallya-owned United Brewer- who had filed the PIL in personal with the submission that in the ary 31 to present the Budget for Rao told the assembly that the bill bull from the list of performing ies (UB) group here, a CBI official said. capacity, to come back to it if the past, Centre had postponed 2017-18 fiscal the very next day. to replace the ordinance issued to animals. “A 12-member team of the CBI is searching the offices in the UB City with a search warrant from a Delhi court. We are providing logistical The Prime support and assistance to the team,” the offi- Election Commission Minister, Shri cial told IANS. Narendra Though the official declined to specify the promoting bribery: reason for the search warrant, informed sourc- Modi present- es hinted that the exercise was in connection ing the Na- with a FERA violation case against the group Kejriwal tional Bravery companies and Mallya. New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) tion knows the Aam Aadmi The group company said its officials were Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Party (AAP) was born to fight Awards 2016 cooperating with the CBI team. Kejriwal on Monday accused corruption and bribery and to the chil- On November 4, a Delhi court issued a non- the Election Commission of is committed to put an end dren, in New bailable warrant against Mallya for allegedly promoting bribery by ban- to them,” Kejriwal wrote in Delhi on Janu- evading summons in a case of FERA violation. ning him from telling people his letter. to take money from other Kejriwal said he was not ary 23, 2017. Train accident averted in Bihar; parties but vote for the AAP. instigating people to take PIB sabotage suspected Kejriwal’s letter to Chief bribes. Election Commissioner Na- “What wrong am I say- Hajipur (Bihar), Jan 23 (IANS) A train accident sim Zaidi comes after the ing? If I asked them to vote was averted between Sathajagat and Dalsingh- poll panel censored him for the same party that they UP polls: Akhilesh’s sister-in-law sarai railway stations near Samastipur in Bihar, a on Friday for violating the take money from, that would railway official said on Monday. Model Code of Conduct and be bribery. I am telling them “Two members of a railway patrolling team on warning of stern action. not to vote for the party Aparna Yadav to contest on SP ticket Sunday found two stone slabs on the railway track Kejriwal was accused of which gives them money,” Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) constituency who re- Kushwaha from Ghazi- its candidate from Go- between Sathajagat and Dalsinghsarai railway sta- “deliberately and intention- he wrote. The Samajwadi Party cently joined the party pur in place of sitting palpur seat (Azamgarh) tions around 12.20 a.m.,” Eastern Railway Spokes- ally” instigating the public “My statement will reduce (SP) on Monday fielded after quitting Congress. MLA and minister Vijay and gave ticket to Nafis person Arvind Kumar Rajak said in a statement. to take bribes for voting in bribery. When parties dis- Aparna Yadav, wife of Its fourth list released Mishra. Former minis- Ahmad in place of sitting “When the patrolmen tried to remove the ce- the Goa assembly election of tributing money will realise Mulayam Singh Yadav’s by SP state president ter Shadab Fatima, close MLA and state minister ment slabs from the tracks, 3-4 persons, who were February 4. that people won’t vote for second son Prateek, from Naresh Uttam, candi- to SP leader Shivpal Ya- Wasim Ahmad. Capping hiding, came out and abused the patrolmen. The “The allegation is baseless. them even after taking mon- Lucknow Cantonment dates were also declared dav who was sacked by days of feverish parleys, patrolmen later told the Railway Protection Force The truth is I am trying to ey, they will stop distributing seat as it released its for Varanasi, Chandauli, Chief Minister Akhilesh Congress and Samajwadi (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and po- curb bribery. The whole na- money,” he added. fourth list, comprising 31 Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Bal- Yadav, was also denied Party forged an alliance lice about it,” Rajak said. candidates, for the Uttar lia, Kannauj, Lucknow, ticket from Jahurabad to contest the UP Assem- “The engineering staff, along with RPF, GRP and Pradesh Assembly polls. Fatehpur, Sant Kabir seat (Ghazipur) and bly polls together, with police personnel reached the site at 1.22 a.m. and Aparna will take on Nagar, Gorakhpur and Mahendra Chauhan re- the ruling party leaving the track was made operational around 1.44 am,” Contingent Of UAE BJP’s Rita Bahuguna, a Azamgarh. The party placed her from the seat. 105 of the 403 seats for its Rajak said. Soldiers To Lead former MLA from the gave ticket to Rajesh The party also changed alliance partner. BSE 27,117.34 Sensex Republic Day Parade panel for transparency and institu- NSE 8,391.50 SC seeks Centre’s response tional integrity to the different national GOLD 22 CT 29,700 NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (IANS) a tradition started last year. sports bodies. Besides Ashok Kumar, A contingent of 179 United Speaking to reporters, Briga- on Lodha suggestions for son of legendary hockey player Dhyan SILVER 1 KG 41,700 Arab Emirates (UAE) soldiers dier Obaid Al-Zahumi, who Chand, other sportspersons who filed will lead the Republic Day pa- will be leading the UAE con- the petition include M.K. Kaushik, rade this year. The UAE has tingent, said they were excited other sports bodies Ashwini Nachappa, Gurbax Singh Gre- Forex Rates sent 195 jawans, 15 officers to be a part of the event. New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Su- and eminent sportspersons represent- wal, Balbir Singh Grewal, Bishan Singh Indian Rupees and 15 support staff. Of these, “We got an invitation from preme Court on Monday sought the ing other sports who have represented Bedi, Kirti Azad, Joaquim Carvalho, 144 jawans and 35 band mem- the Indian Army some three central government’s response to a the country at international fora. Issu- Vandana Rao, Edward Sequerra, S.S. US Dollar 68.20 bers will be part of the parade, weeks back and since then plea that the recommendations of ing notice on the plea, the bench tagged Narayan, Fortunate Franco, Nisha Mil- said Major General Rajesh Sa- we have been busy in getting the Justice Lodha Committee for or- it with the matter concerning the Board let, Pravin Thipsay, Bhagyashree Thip- British Pound 83.95 hai, Chief of Staff, Delhi Area ready for the parade. We have ganisational reforms in the Indian of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). say and Rekha Bidhe, among others. and also second-in-command a nice mix of soldiers from the cricket board should be extended to Notices have also been issued to the The petitioners have sought amend- Euro 72.83 of the parade. army, navy and the air force,” all other national sports bodies. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and ment to the National Sports Develop- Qatar Riyal 18.74 “Because they are guests, Brigadier Zahumi said. The bench of Chief Justice Jagdish the Sports Authority of India (SAI). ment Code of India, 2011 to include they will lead the parade,” he The troops from the Arab Singh Khehar, Justice N.V. Ramana and The petition by the eminent sports some of the recommendations made Saudi Riyal 18.32 said. The UAE is the second country also participated Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sought the persons representing athletics, hockey, by the Supreme Court-appointed Jus- country after France to send in the full dress rehearsal, government’s response to a petition cricket and other sports has sought tice M.L. Lodha committee on January UAE Dirham 18.55 its troops to participate in the which commenced from to- by some Arjuna awardee sportsmen, the incorporation of some of the rec- 4, 2016 for effecting reforms in the ad- Republic-Day parade of India, day at Rajpath. including hockey player Ashok Kumar, ommendations of the Justice Lodha ministration of the BCCI. Indian Horizon 2 City Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Sisodia hails SC verdict on school fee hike, warns them to fall in line New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Delhi ing more importance to private “You have signed a letter “When the remaining were in- Deputy Chief Minister Manish schools, most of which have been from the Delhi government that spected, it turned out that within Sisodia on Monday hailed the Su- built in the name of politicians and clearly states that land is being a year’s fees they had collected preme Court’s decision making it their families,” Sisodia said. Ear- allotted to you for educational a surplus of Rs 5 crore. Why the mandatory for private schools on lier, in its January 2016 verdict, the purposes. If you are unable to pile up and extortion from par- government land to seek its ap- Delhi High Court had stated that abide by it, then let it go. The ents?” he added. Earlier, in its proval before implementing a fee the schools built on land allotted arbitrary fee hike will not be January 2016 verdict, the Delhi hike and warned them to fall in by Delhi Development Authority tolerated,” Sisodia added. The High Court had stated that the line. Speaking to reporters here, Si- cannot hike fees before taking pri- Education Minister pointed out schools built on land allotted by sodia, also the Education Minister, or permission from the Education that the Delhi government sent Delhi Development Authority said justice had been delivered. Department. Thereafter, an asso- numerous communications to cannot hike fees before taking “This is a historic decision. It is ciation of private schools appealed private schools instructing them prior permission from the Edu- a major victory for thousands of to the Supreme Court to overturn to not to increase fees arbitrarily cation Department. parents and students studying in the High Court judgment. The as- but to seek approval from Delhi Thereafter, an association of The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee paying floral tributes at the portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. private schools,” Sisodia said. He sociation argued that mid-session government. “Of the 450 private private schools appealed to the added that the verdict will impact fee hike did not need a prior sanc- schools, only 172 schools applied Supreme Court to overturn the 450 private schools in the city that tion from the Directorate of Edu- for the fee hike. When we sent High Court judgment. The asso- are built on government land. cation (DoE). He urged the private CAG-empanelled auditors to ex- ciation argued that mid-session Demonetisation: Farm “Earlier governments have de- schools to be more transparent in amine their demands, at least 28 fee hike did not need a prior stroyed the education system their admission and fee structure private schools withdrew the ap- sanction from the Directorate of to loom, textiles totter in government schools by giv- process, or face the consequences. plication,” Sisodia said. Education (DoE). Mumbai, Bhiwandi & Ahmedabad: years. Malegaon, 270 km to Mumbai’s Since the turn of the century, Bhiwandi northeast, is similarly struggling to keep India headed for a green energy revolution: Harvard scientist -- once called the Manchester of Asia looms running. Bhiwandi is one of the Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Harvard to do something different,” Noc- hydrogen-eating bacteria to gener- gineers I am hoping we can do -- has wilted against competition from key links in India’s textile supply chain chemist and energy innovator era told IANS in an interview here ate the fuel. The system churns out it. I want to start a pilot project. Bangladesh and Vietnam. Bhiwandi -- from farm to loom. Although there Daniel G. Nocera is a man on a “re- on the sidelines of SABIC (Sympo- energy 10 times more efficiently We already have a MoU in place holds more than a sixth of India’s 6.5 are no consolidated data, we found pro- newable” mission. The inventor of sium on Advanced Biological In- than natural photosynthesis. Nocera (Harvard with ICT) but we haven’t million power looms -- machines that duction cuts, job losses and revenue de- the artificial leaf and co-creator of organic Chemistry) 2017. Nocera, collaborated with Pamela Silver of worked out the details of the proj- manufacture fabric from yarn. A con- clines in an already struggling sector. its bionic version plans to launch currently the Patterson Rockwood Harvard Medical School for the bi- ect. We will do it now,” Nocera as- gested city of about 1.5 million, 30 km Cash rules critical parts of this sup- a pilot of the advanced technology Professor of Energy in the Depart- onic version. serted. The USP of the technology, north of Mumbai, it was once a key link ply chain: from farmer to yarn factory to in India with the assertion that a ment of Chemistry and Chemi- Now, the 59-year-old intends to which relies on unique catalysts in India’s cotton economy, which em- yarn trader to power loom cloth manu- “renewable energy revolution will cal Biology at Harvard University, set up a formal collaboration with that are biocompatible, is that it ploys 25 million workers alone, the sec- facturer to wholesaler to retailer to con- take place” in the country. “I have invented the artificial leaf which the Institute of Chemical Technol- allows the use of any kind of water, ond-largest employer after agriculture. sumer. Dyers, zip-and-button fixers and no doubt about it. The revolution used solar power to split water and ogy (ICT) in Mumbai and supply even dirty water. “You could imag- The Indian textile industry is already daily workers who lift bales are some of in renewable energy will happen make hydrogen fuel. some of the science and the en- ine anybody with an artificial leaf. challenged by falling exports, low pro- the poorest in this chain and they ap- in India. When you look at places Because society isn’t set up to use gineered bacteria to the scientists If you have sunlight you can use ductivity and rising prices. Bhiwandi pear to be the worst hit. in the developed world like the US, hydrogen, to circumvent the prob- to take the technology forward. “I any water source. It doesn’t have has now been further crippled by the Textiles were the largest creator of you are looking backwards, mean- lem of storing and using hydrogen, want to start anything that goes to be pure water. It is totally dis- aftermath of the November 8, 2016, Indian formal-sector jobs, with 499,000 ing that’s what it used to be like he and his team went one step fur- for the commercialisation of the tributed. It can use dirty water and scrapping of 86 per cent of bank notes, added over the last three years. There (coal, oil and gas) and the emerg- ther with the bionic leaf. They made bionic leaf, for instance. I want do sunlight; it’s the way to distribute by value. “Notebandi ne humko paanch is strong international evidence that ing countries have a decision to liquid fuel. The bionic leaf turns it in India. I am not doing it with fuel production,” explained Noc- saal peeche fek diya(demonetisation exports help create additional jobs and take: Do they want to build some- sunlight into liquid fuel. It uses solar American companies. Because era, who pitched his technology as threw us five years behind),” said Asad push up wage and income growth. In thing looking back or do they want energy to split water molecules and ICT has such great chemical en- being for the poor. Farooqi, 65, who has been running Mangaldas market, the biggest textile more than 100 power looms for about 30 market in Mumbai -- a city once known years. In this industry where son tends for its textile mills and labour unions, missed the plea by the Action Committee to follow father, Asad’s son, Aftab, 34, both now relics of history - N. Chan- Unaided private of Unaided Recognised Private Schools Essential oils remembered how they lived in prosper- drakant said business was 20 per cent and the Association of Public Schools. ity in his childhood, and that earning Rs less than normal for the winter-and- schools on DDA The school bodies had contended that the to keep your 20,000 for a consignment was very nor- wedding-shopping season, which runs Delhi government’s permission is neces- mal. “Last month, we earned Rs 17,000 from November to February. There was sary if the proposed hike is before the from all our looms business,” Aftab said, no business in the first week of noteban- land denied fee start of an academic session and not if it hair healthy with a wry smile. The Rs 20,000 of 1996- di. “Customers are buying simple, plain was during mid-session. 97 would translate to about Rs 70,000 shirt material, and demand for luxury hike liberty The two petitioners’ associations had New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Cold dry winds today, after factoring in an average in- items has reduced,” said Chandrakant. relied on top court’s constitution bench in the winter season wreak plenty of flation of 6.5. “People are being economical.” Kripesh New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme judgment that had said that private un- havoc on skin and hair as it depletes the The textile industry, of which decen- Bhayani, a cloth-and-apparel retailer in Court on Monday rejected a plea by un- aided and minority institutions have full natural moisture of the skin. To avoid tralised power looms and knitting are the same market, is also a garment mak- aided recognised private schools, chal- autonomy in the matters of their admin- this, there is an endless list of nutrient the largest components, contributes 2 er who runs 17 imported fabric-weaving lenging a Delhi High Court order making istration and the admissions. Finding no rich, nourishing, essential-oils that add per cent to India’s gross domestic prod- machines in a Mumbai suburb. He said it a must for them to take the Delhi gov- merit, the bench dismissed their plea, sheen and bring alive the dullness in uct. Maharashtra, with more than 1.1 manufacturing was unaffected, but ernment’s prior sanction before hiking thereby upholding the January 19, 2016, your hair. Bharti Taneja, Cosmetologist million power looms, is one of India’s finishing of garments -- such as fixing tuition fee. On January 19, 2016, the Delhi Delhi High Court order. and Founder-Director of Alps Beauty largest power loom hubs, providing di- buttons and zips -- had suffered. Bhay- High Court had made it clear that private The High Court had also on July 27, Clinics and Academies, has rolled out a rect employment to a million people in ani outsources these jobs to household unaided schools, which were allotted 2016, dismissed the plea by the private list of oils right for you depending upon Bhiwandi, Malegaon, Dhule, Sangli and industries, which work on cash. While land by the Delhi Development Authority schools, seeking the recall of January 19 your respective hair-woes: * Almond oil: Sholapur. “Only 20 per cent of these the demand for garments has dropped (DDA), shall not hike fees without prior order. With top court upholding the High Solution for hair fall and breakage. It (Bhiwandi’s looms) are running today,” 30 per cent, wholesale demand has sanction of the Delhi government’s Edu- Court order, now the Delhi government contains all kind of healthy ingredients said Mannan Siddiqui, President, Bhi- dropped 50 per cent, merchants told cation Department even if was during the is likely to have a greater footprint on the for hair such as Omega-3 fatty acids, wandi Textile Mills Association, who us. “Our market remains crowded the mid-session. The bench of Chief Justice administration of these schools.Pair these Vitamin E, phospholipids and magne- has spearheaded the attempt to revive entire day during the November-to- Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice N.V. Ra- with a classy pair of platforms, and your sium. The oil adds silkiness and shine to Bhiwandi’s looms over more than 20 February season,” said Bharat Thakkar, mana and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud dis- hair swept all the way to the back. your hair and nourishes the scalp with almond oil. * Olive oil: Solution for split ends and frizzy hair. Olive oil has great moisturising properties and hence is New book of considered great for taming frizz and split ends. Mix four tablespoons of olive oil with one beaten egg yolk and honey. quotes evokes Now apply it directly to entire scalp and hair. Let it sit for 30 minutes and after passion and creativity it, do the normal shampooing and con- ditioning. Make sure to never heat olive New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A self- ney through life and baked quotes oil as heating can make it lose its mois- explanatory book that teaches conscious,” Dhingra said during turizing properties. * Sesame oil: Solu- us to build a life of passion and the launch on Saturday evening. tion for premature greying. With highly nourish relationships and culti- “This is not just another book nourishing, lubricating and healing na- vate innovation of colours and that should find its way to the self- ture, sesame oil improves the colour of creativity has just been launched help shelf; rather it’s a coach to your hair and prevents premature grey- here recently. “The Road To Infin- motivate you and a best friend to ing due to its darkening qualities. ity” written by Tanbir Dhingra, is inspire you forever.” “I want Tan- a compilation of quotations that bir Dhingra to set a benchmark reveal a deep longing for greater for other people inorder to thrive sense of meaning, happiness and towards creativity,” he added. contentment. Well-known film and television According to the author, the actor Karan Kundra was also pres- book can help to create enchant- ent at the launch. “The book being ing thoughts that incorporate the written by a youngster motivates classic tools of transformation into us to encourage young talent. It is simple philosophy of living. not just my pleasure but also my “My book helped me transform responsibility to help encourage my life for the better as it will for such young talent,” Kundra said. you. The book will help all my “I want Tanbir Dhingra to set a readers to gain wisdom towards benchmark for other people inor- The former Revenue Secretary, Shri N.K. Singh presenting the Report on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget what life is. It has its entire focus der to thrive towards creativity,” Management to the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi. on self exploration of ones jour- he added. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 24, 2017 City 3 PM’s degree: HC stays CIC order allowing inspection of DU records

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The said that details of third parties the Central Public Information besides result of all students Delhi High Court on Monday cannot be given out since the Officer of the University that it who appeared in the exami- stayed the Central Information university has a fiduciary rela- was a third party personal in- nation along with their roll Commission order directing tionship with the third persons. formation.” number, name of the students Delhi University to allow in- Delhi University approached The CIC had directed the uni- with father’s name, marks and spection of records of all stu- the HC seeking setting aside versity “to facilitate inspection result pass or failed. Denying dents who had passed the BA of CIC order, saying the “im- of relevant register where com- the information, the Central degree exam in 1978, the year pugned order,which is per se plete information about result Public Information Officer in which, according to the Uni- contrary to the Act, has far of all students who passed in of the University had earlier versity, Prime Minister Naren- reaching adverse consequenc- Bachelor of Arts, in year 1978 responded that the informa- dra Modi had also cleared the es for DU and all universities in along with roll number, names tion requested is treated as examination. the country who holds degrees of the students, father’s name “personal information of the Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of crores of students in a fidu- and marks obtained as avail- students concerned, the dis- also issued notice to Neeraj, ciary capacity. able with the University and closure of which has no rela- the petitioner before the CIC, If the illegal direction issued provide certified copy of the tionship to any public activity on whose plea the CIC passed by the CIC is not set aside, DU extract of relevant pages from or interest”. the order to allow inspection of and all other universities in the register, free of cost”. The issue of the 1978 DU de- records under the RTI Act. the country would be flooded “RTI applicant Neeraj had gree records cropped up after During the hearing, Del- with similar applications. “On sought to know from the Aam Aadmi Party raised ques- The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale hi University represented December 21, 2016, the CIC or- University the total number tions about the degree of Prime visiting the OM creation Trust’s Anand Niketan for abled women’s, on the eve of through Additional Solicitor dered to make degrees public of students who appeared in Minister Narendra Modi, trig- the National Girl Child Day, at King Georges V. Memorial, in Mumbai General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, and rejected the contention of Bachelor of Arts, Year 1978, gering a controversy.

nars to promote the values of peace, tolerance, inclusiveness and welfare Missing JNU student: that is inherent in all religions. India-UAE ties set to Both sides have also agreed to enhance cooperation in counter- Nine students not joining terrorism, intelligence sharing and capacity building and to promote get further boost cooperation in cyber security. With probe, Police tells HC the UAE being India’s third largest New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The student wing Akhil Bharatiya New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) With 34 years after the visit of then Prime India in the development of strategic trading partner, both sides have also Crime Branch of city police on Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Depu- Minister Indira Gandhi in May 1981. petroleum reserves, upstream and agreed to increase bilateral trade by Monday told the Delhi High The ABVP has denied any in- ty Supreme Commander of the UAE Following Modi’s visit, the two downstream petroleum sectors, and at least 60 per cent within the next Court that nine students, who volvement in his disappearance. Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed countries decided to elevate their collaboration in third countries. In five years. Trade between the two were served notices to join the During the hearing, one of bin Zayed Al Nahyan arriving here relationship to a Comprehensive the area of defence cooperation, both countries stood at $50 billion in investigation related to missing the nine suspected students ap- on Tuesday on a three-day visit to Strategic Partnership. In the course sides have renewed their commit- 2015-16. At 2.6 million, Indians form JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, had proached the court and alleged India, India’s ties with the UAE are of Modi’s visit and the return visit ment to strengthening the existing co- the largest expatriate population in failed to come forward, raising biased investigation against expected to get a further boost. by Sheikh Mohamed last year, both operation in training, joint exercises, the UAE and hence cultural ties and doubt about their involvement. them and sought fair probe into Sheikh Mohamed, who will attend sides agreed to cooperate across a and participation in defence exhibi- people-to-people contacts form an A division bench of Justice the case. Advocate Mehra told this year’s Republic Day celebra- wide range of issues. tions, as well as in identifying oppor- important element to the bilateral G.S. Sistani and Justice Vinod the court that Crime Branch has tions as chief guest, will be accom- The UAE committed $75 billion to tunities to cooperate on the produc- relationship. Goel was informed by the Crime been probing the matter respon- panied by a high-level delegation, support investment in India’s plans tion of defence equipment in India The image of Indians in the UAE Branch that notices have been sibly and “had we been biased including ministers, senior officials for rapid expansion of next-gener- under the Make in India campaign. have been generally positive and served to these nine students we would have put them behind and captains of industry. ation infrastructure, especially in Given the rise of the quasi-state their contributions to the devel- (of who two are ex-students) the bars”. This will be his second visit to In- railways, ports, roads, airports and terror organisation Islamic State opment of the host country have through Vice-Chancellor of JNU Mehra said: “We are a respon- dia since his visit in February last industrial corridors and parks. and also terrorism within India’s been well appreciated. India’s re- but none of them joined the in- sible force, don’t force us to do year. The bilateral relationship be- The UAE being a significant con- border’s and in South Asia, both lationaship with the UAE is cru- vestigation. “Since the students something we don’t want to do. tween the two countries got a huge tributor to India’s energy security sides agreed to coordinate efforts to cial to New Delhi’s renewed thrust did not come forward for inter- They should join the investiga- boost with the historic visit of Prime -- it was the fifth largest supplier of counter radicalisation and misuse of in reaching out to the extended rogation it raises doubts in the tion. They should come forward Minister Narendra Modi to the Unit- crude oil in 2015-16 -- both sides have religion by groups and countries by neighbourhood in the west. Hence, mind about their involvement,” if they have nothing to hide and ed Arab Emirates (UAE) in August agreed to promote strategic partner- facilitating regular exchanges of reli- Sheikh Mohamed’s upcoming visit Advocate Rahul Mehra, appear- come out clean. For more than 2015. It was the first prime minis- ship in the energy sector, including gious scholars and intellectuals and assumes very high significance, say ing for Crime Branch, told the three and a half months we are terial visit from India to the UAE in through the UAE’s participation in organising conferences and semi- observers. bench. “Practically if some per- handling it responsibly. If you son is given notice, he should (nine students) are so honest come forward, and then he can then come and join investiga- Gypsy deny or accept that allegation,” tion. Many notices have been is- Get the vegetarian taste of Dubai at home said the bench. Senior advocate, sued to them.” New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Dubai may be the home wash and add bicarbonate soda and water then boil it Colin Gonsalves appearing for “Their hostel rooms are locked. Travel Festival of some lip-smacking non-vegetarian dishes like sha- till it becomes very soft. Then combine all ingredients Najeeb’s mother, said the nine For us they are absconding. They warma, oozi, shish tawook or grilled hammour but chickpeas, olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt in students were given “VIP treat- are not in their native place too,” the tourist hub is witnessing a sudden rise in the de- a food processor. ment” by the police and their Mehra added. Police also told the to start on mand for vegetarian food items as well. Blend for one to two minutes until it becomes a custodial interrogation was not court that a man was arrested for Here are some easy to cook recipes of vegetar- very smooth paste and scrape down the sides of the taken till date. The bench post- allegedly making a ransom call Saturday ian delicacies provided by Chef Ibrahim Ayoub from bowl to check for any large chunks that exist and ed the matter for February 13, to Najeeb’s relatives demanding Mazehar and Chef Heinz Beck from the Social restau- blend. If your hummus is thicker than you’d like, add and asked police to continue Rs 20 lakh for his release, and in- New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The first rant in Dubai which will give you the flavours of the more lemon juice or olive oil to thin it out and make its search to trace Najeeb. The terrogation by police was under- edition of the travel festival Gypsy Middle East at home. it creamier. Finally, scrape the hummus into a bowl court was hearing a habeas cor- way in the matter. Travel Festival 2017 is set to enthrall 1. Hummus with dry figs and walnuts and top it with chopped dry figs, chopped walnuts, pus plea filed by Fatima Nafees, Senior advocate, Colin Gon- Delhiites starting on January 28. Ingredients: Two cups drained, cooked chick- olive oil and serve with pita bread. Najeeb Ahmed’s mother, that salves appearing for Najeeb’s The two-day festival, which is be- peas, three tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, three 2. Spaghetti cooked in tomato water and parsley her son be produced by police mother, said the nine students ing hosted by High Street Phoenix, tablespoons tahini, one and half tablespoons lemon sauce and the Delhi government be- were given “VIP treatment” by will be a potpourri of travel, culture juice (from 1/2 lemon), plus more to taste, one small Ingredients: Two kg cherry tomatoes, one bunch fore the court. Najeeb, 27, a first the police and their custodial and street food from around the clove of garlic, roughly chopped, one teaspoon salt, parsley, one bunch basil, one sprig thyme, half a car- year M.Sc. student, went miss- interrogation was not taken till world, read a statement. half teaspoon finely ground black pepper, one table- rot, half stalk celery, one small, boiled potato, two ing from his Jawaharlal Nehru date. The bench posted the mat- Besides food stalls from different spoons chopped dry figs, one tablespoons chopped cloves of garlic and chervil (for garnish). University hostel on the night of ter for February 13, and asked corners of the world, including Fiji, walnuts and one-fourth of teaspoon bicarbonate For Pasta - 240 grams spaghetti, one garlic clove, October 14-15 last year, allegedly police to continue its search to Malaysia and Canada, world tour- soda. Directions: Soak the chick peas for 12 hours, extra virgin olive oil. after a row with members of RSS trace Najeeb. ism and international tour compa- nies will be putting up stalls to help you out in planning your travel FRBM Committee plans for the year. “Despite the limitations of the Indian passport, submits report on fiscal we have travelled the length and breadth of the planet and wanted other fellow Indian travel enthu- consolidation roadmap siasts to be able to experience the New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The organisations and domain experts. same. We want Gypsy Travel Fes- Fiscal Responsibility and Budget The Committee also held interac- tival 2017 to springboard a new Management (FRBM) Committee, tions with various ministries of generation of travellers into having headed by former Revenue and Centre as well as with the state gov- unique personal travel experiences Expenditure Secretary N.K. Singh, ernments,” it said. “The govern- themselves,” Nelson Noronha, Co- submitted its report to Finance ment will examine the report and founder of Gypsy Travel Network Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday take appropriate action,” it added. said. Fiji Tourism will showcase with recommendations on the Earlier, the committee was sup- Meke, a traditional dance perfor- future fiscal framework and road- posed to submit its report by Oc- mance. Gypsy Travel Festival 2017 map for the country. The commit- tober 31. The committee, which will host interactive sessions with tee also made recommendations sought an extension of term, has Sumer Verma (underwater photog- on strengthening the institutional been examining the forward path rapher), Rohit Subramanium (biker framework on fiscal matters as well for debt sustainability and fiscal who has travelled across India) and as certain issues connected with rectitude so that growth priority international bloggers. new capital expenditures in the and macro-economic stability can The festival will also encompass budget, the Finance Ministry said be combined. In the 2016-17 bud- The Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh State Social Welfare Board (UPSSWB), Dr. (Ms.) other entertainment avenues such in a statement here. “The commit- get speech, Jaitley had proposed Rupal Agarwal calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern as virtual reality tours, short films, tee held extensive consultations the constitution of a committee to Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, cultural and thematic performances, with a wide range of stakeholders. amend the FRBM Act. Subsequent- live music and a vast array of street It also received inputs from emi- ly, in May, the government had con- Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi . food from all corners of the globe. nent national and international stituted the five-member. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 24, 2017 South 4

Ravi Shankar tells Bengaluru airport to shut CBI searches Mallya’s Jallikattu supporters operations partially during UB offices in to stay calm Aero India Bengaluru BENGALURU: Kempegow- Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on da International Airport Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) court issued a non-bailable Monday urged the people of Tamil Nadu to maintain peace after (KIA) has announced the The Central Bureau of In- warrant against Mallya for a police crackdown on Jallikattu protests triggered violence. “I ap- partial disruption of flight vestigation on Monday allegedly evading summons peal to the people of Tamil Nadu to keep calm and not let anti- movements during the Aero searched the offices of Vi- in a case of FERA violation. social elements hijack the peaceful nature of the Jallikattu move- India 2017 for rehearsals be- jay Mallya-owned United The CBI search comes ment,” the Art of Living Foundation founder said in a statement. tween February 8 and 11 and Breweries (UB) group here, three days after the Debt “The six-day peaceful Jallikattu protest is a victory for people of during the show between a CBI official said. Recovery Tribunal’s Ben- Tamil Nadu. Instead of celebration, it is unfortunate it has taken February 12 and 18. “A 12-member team of galuru bench ordered the a violent turn,” he added. “I appeal to the government to take Airlines with scheduled the CBI is searching the of- attachment and recovery care of women and children who have been a part of the protest aircraft operations that will fices in the UB City with a of Mallya’s properties for and be sensitive to them. Youth should go back and resume their be impacted during this pe- search warrant from a Delhi defaulting on bank loans studies,” he added. “What has happened today is the deed of anti- riod have already received court. We are providing lo- by his defunct Kingfisher social elements who want to keep the temper high for vested mo- communication on the re- gistical support and assis- Airlines Ltd. Allowing a tives,” said Ravi Shankar, who himself hails from Tamil Nadu. duced operating hours and tance to the team,” the of- joint petition filed in June will be informing the pas- ficial told IANS. Though the 2013 by a consortium of sengers accordingly. The official declined to specify 17 banks led by the State cancellations/revised flight Also, the runway will be and terminal being being the reason for the search Bank of India (SBI), the Police starts timings will also be updated partially closed from Febru- developed to handle future warrant, informed sources Tribunal’s Bengaluru on the BIAL website www. ary 19 to April 30, 2017 for demands of air traffic. How- hinted that the exercise was bench said properties of evicting protesters bengaluruairport.com and runway upgradation work ever, it confirmed that the in connection with a FERA Mallya and Kingfisher information will be available from 10: 30 am to 5 pm. recent Whatsapp message violation case against the worth Rs 6,203 crore ($909 from Marina Beach on the BLR Airport App and There will be requirement stated the reporting time at group companies and Mal- million) be recovered twitter handle @BLRAirport. of two Rapid Exit Taxiways the airport was four hours in lya. The group company from them with 11.5 per Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Nearly after a week watching on the Doodle and win with Ori- (RET) that will support the advance during the runway said its officials were coop- cent interest per annum sidelines the Jallikattu protest on the Marina Beach, the Tamil flame. Start now! ORIFLAME traffic movement of air- closure period was not is- erating with the CBI team. since July 26, 2013 over Nadu Police on Monday morning started evicting the protest- Recommended By Colombia crafts to the second runway sued by BIAL. On November 4, a Delhi unpaid loans. ers. Jallikattu is a popular bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu. The police action comes a day after the state government organised ing in a massive protest by students Jallikattu in several places following the promulgation of an ordi- and the youth in the state starting on nance enabling the same. Not satisfied with that, the protesters Bill to replace Jallikattu January 16. “Jallikattu is an integral demanded a “permanent” solution, that is, amendment to the part of the ancient tradition of Tamil Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act by the central government Nadu and is inextricably linked to ru- taking out bulls from the list of performing animals. The police ordinance to be placed in ral and agrarian customs and has re- arrived at Marina Beach on Sunday night. On Monday morning ligious significance for the people of they urged the protesters to vacate Marina which was not heed- Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu also addresses ed to. Following that the police started their eviction process by assembly: TN Governor the cause of conservation of native physically lifting the protesters. The police also baton charged breeds,” Rao said. the crowd. However, women and children were removed safely. Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Rao blamed the previous United The protesters ran towards the sea, stood there holding hands Governor C.H. Vidyasagar Rao on Progressive Alliance (UPA) govern- and shouted slogans. The police has cordoned off the routes Monday said a bill to replace the or- ment at the Centre for its action that to Marina Beach. The police has asked the protesters in other dinance issued to enable holding of led to the ban on the Jallikattu sport. parts of the state to disperse. Agreeing to the request protesters Jallikattu will be placed in the assem- He said the Tamil Nadu govern- in Tirunelveli district have decided to stop the protests. In Mad- bly immediately. ment has followed the Constitution- urai, the protesters have decided to continue with the protests. Addressing the state assembly Rao al route and issued an Ordinance However, talks are still on between them and the police. said: “As a permanent measure to al- amending the relevant provisions low the conduct of Jallikattu, a Bill to of the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- replace the Ordinance will be placed mals Act, 1960, in so far as they re- before this august House immedi- late to Tamil Nadu, thereby enabling Local bodies told to ately.” Jallikattu is the bull taming the conduct of Jallikattu. “I am very sport of Tamil Nadu played on its soil happy to note that as a result, Jal- form panels to for several centuries. The Supreme likattu has been conducted in Tamil implement schemes Court had banned the sport result- Nadu,” he said THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jan 23 The district planning Kamal Haasan tells Jallikattu committee (DPC) has directed local bodies in the district Kerala’s to form local planning committees and working groups be- fore January 25 as part of 13th five year plan. Local planning health status protesters to be calm committees will have 12 members with presidents of local Chennai, Jan 23 watching and will talk come up with a posi- bodies as chairman and secretary as the convener. The at the click (IANS) Veteran ac- in your favour soon. tive answer. In a series committee will play a key role as an advisory body in the tor Kamal Haasan on Maintain calm,” he of tweets, he wrote: planning and implementation of schemes. DPC expressed Monday criticized added. The protest- “When the students dissatisfaction over the fund utilization of some of the lo- of a mouse the police crackdown ers torched several were calmly waiting to cal bodies which have attained only 17.18% during a review Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) on Jallikattu protests vehicles and fought see what decision the meeting held here last week. As per the latest statistics, vil- The medical status of residents of Ker- but asked the young pitched battles with assembly takes, why lage panchayats have attained 22.54%, block panchayats ala will soon be available at the click of to stay calm. “This police after they were preempt with police 17.22%, district panchayat 21.24%, municipalities 19.95% a mouse, the state Health Minister said is a mistake. Aggres- forcibly evicted from action?” Kamal re- and corporation 10.48% in utilization of plan funds.. here on Monday. Health Minister K.K. sive police action on the Marina beach quested the police to Shailaja said this will be done in two students’ passive re- here. Kamal said he “stop harassing peace- phases. The first phase of creating a date sistance will not bear had a word with Prime ful protesters”. “I’m base in seven of the 14 districts will take good results,” Kamal Minister Narendra for peace. Be warned Schools to reopen two years to complete. posted on Twitter. Modi and Chief Minis- not only Tamilians, “This is the first of its kind in the coun- “None can take away ter O. Panneerselvam humans are prone to on Monday after try. The programme will be launched your rights. Please regarding the ban on violence... Unity in di- here on Wednesday by Chief Minister stay calm. The highest Jallikattu and said versity needs under- Jallikattu row Pinarayi Vijayan. Public health workers office in the country is they had promised to standing,” he said will also be present and details will be CHENNAI: Jan 23 After a brief hiatus, educational institu- filled in using a tablet computer,” Shai- tions will reopen on Monday. The Tamil Nadu government, laja said. Once the details are fed into Jallikattu protest turns in a press release, informed that schools and colleges will the central data base, each time a person start working after the closure. The schools in the city were arrives in any of the state-run hospitals closed due to jallikattu protest. Several colleges in the city or clinics, the entire health history of the violent, vehicles burnt had suspended classes since January 19. While, Dr Ambedkar person will be available to the medical Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) the young protesters. the 2014 Supreme Court successful in taking away Government Law College was shut for Thursday and Friday , professionals at the click of a mouse. Students leading the Jal- There was bedlam as oth- ban on Jallikattu, the tra- the inflammable liquid. Sathyabama College representatives suspended their classes “Each time a person meets a state gov- likattu protests here ers tried to pull back those ditional bull taming sport, The government on on Wednesday since the students went on a protest. ernment doctor, all the medical records torched several vehicles being taken away. The fought with police on the Sunday organised Jal- of the person will be available. This will and fought pitched battles police then used batons streets. The eviction in likattu in several places also be linked to the laboratories,” he with police after they were to disperse the mobs. As Chennai began after week- following the promulga- added. The Rs 96 crore project is being forcibly evicted from the people ran from the beach long protests across Tamil tion of an ordinance. The Confronting the implemented with financial support Marina beach here. Furi- and collected on nearby Nadu. The demonstrators demonstrators want the from the Centre that has put in Rs 87 ous that they had been streets, there was more want an amendment to the central government to ‘holy silence’ against crore, with the rest contributed by the ousted from the beach, violence. The trouble was Prevention of Cruelty to take out bulls from the list state government. State Health Secre- the pro-Jallikattu protest- intense in Triplicane area Animals Act so that Jallikat- of performing animals. P. child abuse tary Rajiv Sadanandan said this facility ers set fire to the vehicles near the beach. The police tu can be held without legal Rajasekhar, President of for now is being made available to the parked at the Ice House also fired tear gas to dis- hurdles. The police action the Jallikattu Pathukaapu THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jan 23 Sandeep Adhikari’s debut state-run hospitals only. “We are not in- police station and at- perse the crowds who as- came as the Tamil Nadu as- Peravai, has urged people film ‘Thoopu’ speaks about child abuse. But for Zane Shah, the cluding the private health care sector in tacked police personnel sembled on several roads sembly met here on Mon- to call off their agitation. film student from New York who played the lead role in the film, this project at the moment. There need with bricks and stones. leading to the beach and day for the first time this ‘Hip-Hop Tamizha’ Adhi, it was not just an opening to the film industry but an opportu- be no fears that the health data of the Fire tenders battled the hurled stones at security year with Governor C.H. a rap musician whose nity to expose his harrowing experience at a Madrassa in Perum- people will be misused. The data will flames. A large posse of personnel. All routes lead- Vidyasagar Rao’s address. song in support of Jal- bavoor, two decades ago. The fim was screened at Aries SL Cine- be stored in the state data centre. The police personnel swooped ing to the Marina have In Coimbatore, the police likattu attracted the pro- mas on Sunday. “This movie speaks at length about the atrocities state needs to know the health status of on the huge crowd which been cordoned off. In pounced on a protester who testers, distanced himself and malpractices that occur inside religious institutes. When I its citizens. Everything is being done in had massed at the sprawl- Madurai too, youths who stood up with a kerosene from the crowds as they was hardly six years old, the Usthad at my Madrassa misbehaved the most transparent manner,” added ing beach since January 17 have been staging protests canister and threatened to were moving in a different with me and I was too scared to talk about it to my family. Sadanandan. and began to drag away demanding the lifting of self-immolate. They were direction, he said. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Nation 5 Short Takes Himachal health India urgently needs uniform UP: Mentally-challenged services hit as doctors civil law: Taslima Nasrin Dalit girl pregnant after be- go on strike Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi au- The fundamentalists should introspect thor and freedom of expression advo- and ask themselves why are they not ing raped for 10 months Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) Patient ment’s failure to ensure safety of cate Taslima Nasrin, who has been living ready to accept criticism. care in over 700 government hos- doctors in the hospitals forced in exile since 1994 after facing the ire of “What do you mean by secularism, Shahjahanpur: A mentally-challenged minor Dalit girl was pitals and dispensaries in Him- them to go on strike. fundamentalists, said on Monday India does it require you to encourage Muslim allegedly raped for a period of ten months by a youth of her vil- achal Pradesh were badly hit as “For the past four years we have urgently needed a uniform civil law. fundamentalists? For Muslim votes, you lage in the district, who has been absconding after the incident more than 3,000 doctors went on a been demanding safety of doctors During a surprise session at the Jaipur throw a writer out of the country and came to light as she became pregnant, police said on Monday. day-long strike on Monday. on duty but the government is si- Literature Festival (JLF), the controver- continue to patronise misogynists,” she The family of the 17 year-old girl, belonging to a village in Only casualty services and lent,” he said. sial writer also said that criticism of Is- maintained. Puvaya police station area, took her to a hospital recently after emergency surgeries worked in The association has claimed lam is the only way to establish secular- After multiple threats and attacks she complained of stomach ache. the state’s major hospitals. that a doctor after facing humili- ism in Islamic countries. against her in the backdrop of “Lajja”, They were then informed by the doctors that the girl is seven The strike followed the Him- ation from politically connected In conversation with Salil Tripathi, the Nasrin escaped to Sweden in 1994 and months pregnant, Puvaya police station inspector Ashok Ku- achal Pradesh Medical Officers people in a hospital in Una suf- chair of the Writers-in-Prison Commit- spent the next 10 years in exile in Europe mar said. Association’s call for an agitation fered a heart attack. Congress legis- tee of PEN International, Nasrin said: and America. Coming to India in 2004, After being questioned by the family members, she named a over its demands including safety lator Bambar Thakur is also accused “When I or anyone else criticise Hindu- she settled in Kolkata, where she lived youth of the village, claiming that he had been raping her since of doctors and pay parity. of misbehaviour with a government ism, Buddhism or other religions noth- till November 2007 and then moved to the past ten months, Kumar said, adding involvement another Most patients who turned up at doctor last month over issuing a ing happens. But the moment you criti- New Delhi. she again moved to Sweden youth in the connection has come to light. the Indira Gandhi Medical College handicap certificate. cise Islam, people come running after in 2008 and later worked as a research A case has been lodged and hunt is on for the culprits who and Hospital in Shimla and the Health and Family Welfare your life. scholar at New York University. are absconding. The girl has been sent for a medical examina- Rajendra Prasad Medical College Minister Kaul Singh said the gov- “They issue fatwas against you and “Why shouldn’t Muslim women have tion, the inspector said. at Tanda town in Kangra district ernment was concerned over the they want to kill you. But why do they the same rights? Is it democracy? En- were caught unawares. safety of doctors. He said the gov- need to do so? If they disagree with me, couraging fundamentalists and misogy- Himachal Pradesh Medical Of- ernment was bringing a bill in the they can write against me, share their nists from any side is neither democratic Coal scam: SC orders in- ficers Association President Jiwa- ensuing budget session in this re- views like we do. They can have conver- nor secular. I am against all kinds of fun- nand Chauhan said the govern- gard. sations rather than fatwas,” the 55-year- damentalists. vestigation on former CBI old writer contended. “Without serious criticism of Islam, Nasrin said that Muslim women are you will not be able to make Islamic Chief Ranjit Sinha “oppressed” and that uniform civil law countries secular. The women will con- PM felicitates 25 children is the need of the hour to protect their tinue to suffer and be oppressed,” she New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed to rights. said. conduct a probe against former Central Bureau of Investiga- with bravery awards “If you have a set of laws for Hindus, Nasrin also said that without freedom tion (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha for his alleged involvement in if Hindu women can divorce their hus- of expression, secularism is meaning- the coal scam. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime does not become the end of your bands and have a say in their property, less. Nasrin is now a Swedish citizen. Madan B Lockur and also comprising Justice Prafulla C Pant Minister Narendra Modi here on life’s purpose, but rather should only and we have seen how progressive that She has been continuously getting In- asked the CBI to go ahead with the investigation for his alleged Monday presented the National mark the beginning.” has been, then why are Islamic funda- dian visas since 2004 and currently lives involvement and hand in glove with certain accused to scuttle Bravery Awards to 25 children from He said that bravery is a state of mentalists against a uniform civil law? in New Delhi. the probe in the coal block scam case different parts of the country who mind; a healthy body helps, but the Is not having a uniform civil law demo- The session was themed around her “Prima facie a case is made out against him for allegedly in have been selected for the honour prime moving force is the mind. cratic,” she asked. latest memoir “Exile” a” a cumulative conniving with certain accused in the coal block scam case,” by the Indian Council for Child He further added, “we need to From a poet in the late 1980s, Nasrin chronicle of her days in Kolkata and the the Bench of the Apex Court said in its order. Welfare (ICCW). make the mind strong. The adula- rose to global attention by the end of the circumstances under which she was, in The Supreme Court passed the order after going through The National Bravery Award tion and fame that you are getting, 20th century owing to her essays and her own words, “hurriedly shifted, first in great detailed the arguments put forth by NGO, Common Scheme was initiated by the ICCW in should not become an obstacle to novels from the feminist viewppoint and to Jaipur and then to Delhi, confined to Cause seeking a thorough investigation against Sinha for his 1957 to give recognition to children the future progress.” severe criticism of Islam. Her 1993 novel an obscure safe houses, and faced inces- alleged involvement and hand in glove with certain accused in who distinguish themselves by per- Modi reminded the children “Lajja” garnered severe criticism in Ban- sant pressure from senior officials and the coal block scam case. forming outstanding deeds of brav- about the significance of the day -- gladesh, forcing her to leave the country. politicians to leave India” and is replete ery and meritorious service. January 23 which is Netaji Subhas “A uniform civil law is urgently need- with dark imageries and repeated prov- “Their deeds of bravery show Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary -- ed in India for the protection of women. ocations. Gypsy Travel Festival to these children’s decisiveness and and urged them to read as much as courage,” the Prime Minister said possible. start on Saturday during the felicitation ceremony. In- Women and Child Development teracting with the awardees, he said: Minister Maneka Gandhi was also Anerood Jugnauth’s son takes Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The first edition of the travel festival “You must ensure that this award present on the occasion. Gypsy Travel Festival 2017 is set to enthrall Mumbaikars start- over as new Mauritius PM ing on January 28. The two-day festival, which is being hosted by High Street Phoenix, will be a potpourri of travel, culture Port Louis, Jan 23 (IANS) Pravind This is great treason in history as the and street food from around the world, read a statement. Hirakhand Express mishap: Jugnauth, son of Indian-origin An- population never voted for this dynas- Besides food stalls from different corners of the world, in- erood Jugnauth, took over as Mauri- tic arrangement,” former Prime Min- cluding Fiji, Malaysia and Canada, world tourism and interna- 1 yr after husband’s death, tius Prime Minister on Monday after ister and Labour Party leader Navin tional tour companies will be putting up stalls to help you out the 86-year-old former premier re- Ramgoolam said. in planning your travel plans for the year. woman loses daughter, son signed in favour of his son. Pravind Jugnauth also holds the post “Despite the limitations of the Indian passport, we have trav- Anerood Jugnauth, who has been in of Finance Minister and his party has elled the length and breadth of the planet and wanted other Koraput (Odisha): Tragedy re- attached to the Jagdalpur-Bhu- his post since 2014, announced in a the majority of seats in the National fellow Indian travel enthusiasts to be able to experience the visited 40-year-old Jashoda as she baneswar Express, at Bhawanipat- televised address on Saturday that he Assembly since December 2014. same. We want Gypsy Travel Festival 2017 to springboard a lost her two teenage children in na railway station on Saturday. was resigning in favour of a “younger The younger Jugnauth has studied new generation of travellers into having unique personal travel the derailment of Jagdalpur-Bhu- The train reached Rayagada and more dynamic leader”, reported Law at University of Buckingham and experiences themselves,” Nelson Noronha, Co-founder of baneswar Express exactly a year station at around 9.30 PM. “We news channel Africanews. later joined the Lincoln’s Inn in cen- Gypsy Travel Network said. after losing her husband. had our dinner, chatted a little The move prompted accusations tral London and became a Barrister. Fiji Tourism will showcase Meke, a traditional dance per- Jashoda was travelling in the and went to sleep after setting of nepotism and calls for refrendum He then joined Aix-Marseille Uni- formance. Gypsy Travel Festival 2017 will host interactive ses- train that derailed on January 21 the alarm on the mobile phone to from opponents, according to reports. versity in France where he graduated sions with Sumer Verma (underwater photographer), Rohit in Vizianagaram district in Andhra wake us up near Vizianagaram,” Pravind Jugnauth, 55, is the leader of with an LLM, according to the govern- Subramanium (biker who has travelled across India) and in- Pradesh. Her 16-year-old daugh- Jashoda said. the main political party Militant Social- ment of Mauritius portal. ternational bloggers. ter and 18-year-old son were “Around 20 minutes after the ist Movement (MSM), and had already Pravind is married and has three among the 39 people killed in the train left Rayagada, I heard a loud formed his ministerial cabinet after daughters. His father, Anerood, had accident. sound and woke up. I initially receiving an appointment letter from served as both the President and She lost her husband to a dis- thought that someone had pelted President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim. Prime Minister of Mauritius and held Goa Elections 2017: Congress ease in Vizianagaram on January stones on the train. However, I The main opposition Labour Party various ministerial portfolios, includ- 22 last year. soon realised that the train has de- protested against the appointment ing Minister of Rodrigues, Defence, Promises Free 5 Litres Of Pet- Jashoda had gone to her par- railed,” Jashoda said. which it termed as a “Father-Son Home Affairs and National Develop- ents’ place at Bhawanipatna in “There were screams all around. Deal”. The police rejected a request ment Unit. rol Per Month To Students Kalahandi district from Vizianaga- I somehow came out of the coach from the Labour Party to hold a sit- His mother, Sarojini Ballah, is a pri- ram with her two children, on the and waited for my children... but in protest. Labour leaders urged their mary school teacher by profession. occasion of Pongal. they did not come out,” she said in supporters to wear black to denounce She had actively participated in sev- PANAJI, Jan 23 (IANS) The Congress released its manifesto The family had boarded a gener- a broken voice. the move. “This is a black day for Mau- eral political and social activities and for the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, scheduled for al compartment of the Junagarh- The two were killed instanta- ritius. The Jugnauth family is turning was also the patron of various chari- February 4, in the presence of party MP Jyotiraditya Scindia in Bhubaneswar Express, which was neously in the derailment. the Island into a ‘Banana Republic’. table organisations. Panaji. According to the manifesto, the party has vowed to per- manently close all casinos - including floating vessels mounted with gambling dens - in the state as well as free petrol upto five “Leaders of the Grand Alliance from district to block level will litres per month to every college student. All is well, say Bihar’s ruling get place in the committee,” he said.Lalu Prasad has praised the On the issue of casinos, Goa Congress chief Luizinho Faleiro proposed that the implementation of the ban would take place Grand Alliance leaders functioning of Nitish-led government and announced that a in phases. Offshore casinos, which are currently in river Man- “Darbar” will be held for workers of the alliance on fourth Mon- dovi, will be shut down in the first phase whereas onshore ca- Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) In a show Congress came together to form day of every month here to listen to their grievances. sinos would be banned in the second. “Those on the shore too of unity by Bihar’s ruling Grand the Grand Alliance and the govern- will be closed at a later stage,” Mr Falerio added. Alliance, its top leaders, includ- ment led by Nitish Kumar came to ish Kumar has informed the lead- the alliance on fourth Monday of When asked if such a move would hamper employment in ing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, power in November 2015. ers and workers of the Grand Al- every month here to listen to their the state, he said, “I don’t think that there are many Goans RJD chief Lalu Prasad, senior JD-U The Lok Samvad participants liance that committees at district grievances. working at these casinos.” leader Sharad Yadav and state included MLAs of the three par- and block levels will be formed “Laluji has assured the leaders The Congress party also promises five litres of free petrol Congress President Ashok Choud- ties, district presidents and block- soon for the implementation of and workers of the Grand Alliance per month to every college student with a valid driving li- hary, on Monday attended a ‘Lok level leaders and workers. “Nitish 20-point programme. that officers cannot ignore them cense in the state. The Congress manifesto also states that Samvad’ here. Kumar has stressed the need for “Leaders of the Grand Alliance and the government will look into the party “strongly opposes holding defence expo in Goa or Seeking to lay at rest speculations smooth coordination among lead- from district to block level will get it,” a RJD leader said. give permanent rights to the Defence Ministry to hold the of differences within, they claimed ers and workers of the three par- place in the committee,” he said. Ashok Choudhary, who is the land on lease or on ownership basis anywhere in the state.” that the alliance stands united. ties right from block to the district Lalu Prasad has praised the Bihar Education Minister, said It further assures the citizens of a thorough probe into per- This is the first-ever show of unity level to monitor governance and functioning of Nitish-led govern- there is no rift in the Grand Alli- missions granted the state’s Investment Promotion Board since the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), implementation of development ment and announced that a “Dar- ance government and everything for establishing industries in Goa. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the works,” a JD-U leader said. Nit- bar” will be held for workers of is well. Indian Horizon 6 Edit Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Indian Horizon Demonetisation: Farm to loom, textiles totter By Abhishek Waghmare data, we found production cuts, temporarily jobless than endure bour contractor Ashok Ahuja -- umbai, Bhiwandi & job losses and revenue declines in the hassle of opening accounts in who also owns about 60 struggling Ahmedabad: Since the an already struggling sector. already stressed banks. power looms -- explained how half Mturn of the century, Bhi- Cash rules critical parts of this “Slowing consumer spending his workers, from various rural wandi -- once called the Manches- supply chain: from farmer to yarn has resulted in a slowdown in do- districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, ter of Asia -- has wilted against factory to yarn trader to power mestic demand for apparel and Jharkhand and West Bengal, left for competition from Bangladesh and loom cloth manufacturer to whole- other end-products of textile in- their villages when work dried up. Vietnam. Bhiwandi holds more saler to retailer to consumer. Dy- dustry in the immediate term as Some have started returning. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 than a sixth of India’s 6.5 million ers, zip-and-button fixers and daily a fallout of demonetisation,” The Ahuja restarted his looms in Bhi- power looms -- machines that workers who lift bales are some of Financial Express reported on- wandi on January 2, two months manufacture fabric from yarn. the poorest in this chain and they December 3. As a result, retailers after he shut them down, right after A congested city of about 1.5 appear to be the worst hit. cancelled their cloth orders from wholesalers cancelled orders after Goa is a mixture of several million, 30 km north of Mumbai, it Textiles were the largest creator wholesale traders. demonetisation. was once a key link in India’s cot- of Indian formal-sector jobs, with Wholesaler Sudhir Parekh ex- In Bhiwandi, Siddiqui argued forces with the aim of ton economy, which employs 25 499,000 added over the last three plained how a boom at the start of that China, Pakistan and Bangla- million workers alone, the second- years. There is strong international November -- when Diwali shop- desh’s policies have benefited their winning the election largest employer after agriculture. evidence that exports help create ping season gives way to the win- textile industry, while India’s have The Indian textile industry is additional jobs and push up wage ter-and-wedding-shopping season enfeebled power loom owners like already challenged by falling ex- and income growth. -- collapsed afterNovember 8. him, who must deal with not just Assembly elections in Goa are going to be ports, low productivity and rising In Mangaldas market, the big- “A lot of inventory that would low demand but daily price varia- prices. Bhiwandi has now been gest textile market in Mumbai -- a have been sold by now is stock- tions of yarn -- the chief raw mate- held on February 4. The BJP, Congress and Aam further crippled by the aftermath city once known for its textile mills piled at my shop,” said Parekh, rial for power looms -- over the last of the November 8, 2016, scrap- and labour unions, both now relics who works from Mumbai’s Mulji four years. ping of 86 per cent of bank notes, of history - N. Chandrakant said Jetha wholesale cloth market. “My The cost of yarn -- which he buys Aadmi Party have begun hectic campaigning in by value. business was 20 per cent less than cloth, which is my working capital, from Mumbai -- varies intra-day, “Notebandi ne hum- normal for the winter-and-wed- is lying here, and there is no way I “like the stock market”, said Sid- the state. Ruling party BJP appears confident of ko paanch saal peeche fek ding-shopping season, which runs can purchase more from the textile diqui, as yarn traders increase or diya(demonetisation threw us five from November to February. There mills. I am stuck.” reduce the price according to daily holding on to power in the state. The Aam Aad- years behind),” said Asad Farooqi, was no business in the first week of This part of the textile supply demand. 65, who has been running more notebandi. chain is all cash: Consumers pay On December 20, the yarn was than 100 power looms for about 30 “Customers are buying simple, cash to retailers, who pay cash to selling at Rs 156 per kg. On Janu- mi Party is contesting in the state for the first years. plain shirt material, and demand wholesalers because it is conve- ary 4 the rate had shot up to Rs 178. In this industry where son tends for luxury items has reduced,” said nient. Wholesalers, who place large When Siddiqui finally bought his time. It will be interesting, however, to watch to follow father, Asad’s son, Aftab, Chandrakant. “People are being orders with textile mills and pay yarn, it was Rs 200 per kg. “About 34, remembered how they lived in economical.” through cheques or bank trans- 10 kg of yarn is enough to produce prosperity in his childhood, and Kripesh Bhayani, a cloth-and- fers, are not currently doing that 100 metres of gray fabric, which how the campaigning unfolds and is conducted that earning Rs 20,000 for a con- apparel retailer in the same mar- because of the shortage of cash, typically sells at Rs 30 per metre,” signment was very normal. ket, is also a garment maker who driven by the drying up of retail said Siddiqui. over the crucial 12 days under the changed cir- “Last month, we earned Rs runs 17 imported fabric-weaving spending. A 100-metre swathe of cloth 17,000 from all our looms busi- machines in a Mumbai suburb. Parekh said he was ready to go fetched him Rs 3,000, of which Rs cumstances. Political parties in Goa will have a ness,” Aftab said, with a wry smile. He said manufacturing was unaf- cashless, but his ability to do so de- 2,000 went into buying yarn the The Rs 20,000 of 1996-97 would fected, but finishing of garments pended on retailers and customers day we visited. With the Rs 1,000 translate to about Rs 70,000 today, -- such as fixing buttons and zips -- to do so. left, Siddiqui had to pay for work- new challenge this coming election as they will after factoring in an average infla- had suffered. Bhayani outsources Cashless transactions, however, ers, electricity and machine main- tion of 6.5. these jobs to household industries, dominate the large-volume pur- tenance. have to ensure that the candidates they field are The textile industry, of which de- which work on cash. chases of cloth that traders make While the manufacture of yarn, centralised power looms and knit- While the demand for garments from textile mills in Bhiwandi, Su- the chief raw material in making clean and have no charges of corruption against ting are the largest components, has dropped 30 per cent, wholesale rat, Ahmedabad, Tirupur and Co- cotton fabric, has largely been un- contributes 2 per cent to India’s demand has dropped 50 per cent, imbatore. affected, the same cannot be said of gross domestic product. Maha- merchants told us. In Bhiwandi, Suleiman Rahil ginning facilities in the same mills, them. The Congress announced that it is going rashtra, with more than 1.1 million “Our market remains crowded and Syed Nasar Ali, both in their where cleaned, seed-free cotton is power looms, is one of India’s larg- the entire day during the Novem- 40s, were doing nothing when we obtained from raw, impure cotton. to contest alone on their stake. AAP is confident est power loom hubs, providing di- ber-to-February season,” said met them. Both are loom workers The slowdown between November rect employment to a million peo- Bharat Thakkar, Secretary, Man- who run five to six power looms, and January was because cotton ple in Bhiwandi, Malegaon, Dhule, galdas Market Cloth Merchants in whichever factory needs them. farmers were not accepting cash- of forming the governments in Goa and Punjab. Sangli and Sholapur. Association. “Sellers struggle to at- Both are from Pratapgarh district less payments. “Only 20 per cent of these (Bhi- tend to the flurry of customers. The in Uttar Pradesh, and have five “About 30 vehicles with cotton The Congress is the B-team of the BJP in Goa. wandi’s looms) are running today,” relatively empty shops today tell children each. come to our mill every day,” said said Mannan Siddiqui, President, you everything.” Rahil and Ali each earned Rs Mukesh Patel, who runs the gin- So far AAP is still building their organisation in Bhiwandi Textile Mills Association, At Ahmedabad’s New Cloth Mar- 15,000 a month beforenotebandi, ning facility at Pashupati Mills. who has spearheaded the attempt ket, trade had fallen by 80 per cent, they said. Their incomes are down “On January 6, we had only five to revive Bhiwandi’s looms over according Rajesh Agarwal, Secre- by a third to about Rs 5,000 each, vehicles coming to sell cotton. The Goa. It’s going quite good at local level. There more than 20 years. tary of the market association. He there is no work most days, and highest number we have seen after Malegaon, 270 km to Mumbai’s explained why 60 of his 80 embroi- they spend their day looking for demonetisation is 15.” will be tough competition between AAP and BJP northeast, is similarly struggling to dery workers had returned to their odd jobs, including in farms and “Farmers accept only cash as keep looms running. Bhiwandi is villages after notebandi: When other markets. they have to pay their farm labour because Goa is usually a home ground for BJP. one of the key links in India’s textile sales dropped, his cash dried up, “How can a family with six chil- in cash,” said Patel. “Cashless does supply chain -- from farm to loom. so he could not pay salaries. Work- dren sustain itself on Rs 5,000 a not work there.” Although there are no consolidated ers, said Agarwal, preferred to go month?” Ali asked. Bhiwandi la- ians AAP will give BJP a very tough competition in their home turf. Elections are always full of sur- Not always easy for a father... or a son prises, no one can predict what can be the out- The Indian political landscape is littered with patriarchs’ attempts to install their progeny in the power come of an election ultimately. Goa is actually set-up. The ultimate ascension does not happen without success at the hustings. by K. V. Prasad divided into two regions politically South Goa dropped into the elite power club, Punjab where Shiromani Akali Dal Sayeed as his heir, People’s Demo- olitical pundits followed with these children realise it is may be leader Parkash Singh Badal hand- cratic Party leader Mehbooba’s keen interest the outcome of easy to get an entry but the ulti- ed over the reins of the party to son eventual accession came about and North Goa. As of now AAP has made strong Pthe protracted ‘dangal’ in Ut- mate task of transfer of power is an Sukhbir Singh Badal. in different and difficult circum- tar Pradesh, guessing whether the uphill climb. The octogenarian Badal, who stances. inroads in South Goa where anti-BJP votes will wrestler-turned-leader in Sama- Ironically, leaders and politi- strides the Indian political scene Her predecessor and National jwadi Party founder Mulayam cal opponents who mocked at the like a colossus, brought about a Conference leader Omar Abdullah Singh Yadav was executing a ‘daav’ Congress party for promoting dy- shift in power in a gradual man- needed a stint in the opposition be going to AAP. Over the last two decades, the or was he really torn between af- nasty can be faulted for following ner, where he remained at the before getting the chief-ministerial fection for brother Shivpal and love the same path themselves. Barring helm in the government but al- ‘gaddi’. Leaders in the South, be Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) has for son Akhilesh Yadav. In the end, the Left and the Bahujan Samaj lowed the younger Badal to take it the nonagenarian DMK chief ‘Mulayam Singh’, to use a native Party, today there is hardly any dis- charge of the party. While the un- M. Karunanidhi, TDP chief Nara been a part of coalition government headed by wrestling term, was made to bite tinguishing feature in political par- precedented 2012 electoral victory Chandrababu Naidu or TRS su- the dust by the Election Commis- ties of different hues. in Punjab underscored the final premo K. Chandhrasekhar Rao, sion of India (ECI). All parties of any significance — stamp of authority of the junior are still preparing to have their both the BJP as well as the Congress. There are Now it is a no-brainer that the regional or national — have tilted Badal over the party, the senior sons, Stalin, Nara Lokesh, and K. T. Mulayam called Netaji — who towards children of powerful lead- Badal could not ease him into the Rama Rao, assume leadership. five major parties who are contesting the elec- rose to the zenith of leadership in ers when asked to exercise the op- chief-ministerial saddle despite Jaganmohan Reddy of the YSR the intensely caste-ridden politics tion of picking a successor, rather having him as his deputy. Congress failed to cash in on his tions and that are Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), In- of Uttar Pradesh — preferred to than choosing an accomplished In neighbouring Haryana, there immensely popular father and throw his weight behind Shivpal ‘karyakarta’. Over the decades, has been another model. When chief minister of undivided Andhra Yadav while allowing Akhilesh to Indian electorate seemed to have ‘Tau’ Devi Lal was called for na- Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy fol- dian National Congress (INC), Nationalist Con- garner irrefutable legal evidence of accepted that children of powerful tional duty on two occasions, lowing the latter’s tragic death. the party being solidly behind him. political leaders have an entitle- he straightaway had his son Om Juxtapose these instances with gress Party (NCP), All India Trinamool Congress With the ECI recognising that the ment, first in securing a coveted Prakash Chautala sworn in as chief the situation of the late 1960s, faction aligned with Chief Minister nomination for an Assembly or minister. The first instance was in when after the departure of Jawa- Akhilesh Yadav is the Samajwadi parliamentary election, and then 1979 and the second a decade later. harlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi was (TMC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Party and the rightful owner of the entering the chambers after win- These two stints added to just locked in an intense power struggle election symbol of bicycle, the ball ning the popular vote. Assuming over a year for Chautala as Chief with the old guard. In the 1980-90s Whatever be the result, it will prove that all in now firmly in the court of the leadership of the party and/or gov- Minister, and it took him and the the legacy of two socialist leaders young claimant from the Yadav ernment is the last step towards Indian National Lok Dal another of the Nerhu era, Biju Patnaik and these parties have done their best to appeal the clan. By all accounts it was a deftly completing the transition. decade to get a full term, that too Chaudhary Charan Singh, was ap- executed political manoeuvre in While the patriarch or matriarch in coalition with the Bharatiya propriated smoothly by their sons, which the ECI verdict allowed the of a political party may be eager to Janata Party. Chautala’s sons and Naveen Patnaik and Ajit Singh. voters. These entire parties contest is a very in- winners to claim justice and the hand over power, both in the party grandson Dushyant have yet to A new crop of party workers and losers an honourable exit in what and the government, Indian politi- establish themselves as leaders in people is trying these new models, teresting study in itself and will help us in find- was essentially a family struggle. cal history is replete with instances their own right. some of which have worked and The refrain that just as in other when such ambitions of a leader to Of the other two Lals, Bhajan others not. The larger message ing the direction in which Goa will go. Certainly, professions it is natural for chil- establish a successor from within Lal’s best efforts to establish his is not to take things for granted. dren of political leaders to follow in the family were either halted or son Kuldeep Bishnoi as a non-Jat Leaders have to be elected, and not the footsteps of their parents may stalled, or at best remained a work- leader did not have the confidence selected. In UP, despite Akhilesh Goa is a very rich territory and has many resorts. be arguable. Yet, the truth is that in-progress. Even in the contem- of the voters, while the Bansi Lal Yadav getting positioned firmly in being a child of an influential lead- porary scenario, many struggles clan’s leadership aspiration was the saddle, the ultimate control of People will come from far of places for their hol- er makes it easy for them to enter are on, with leaders choosing dif- derailed after the untimely death of the reins would depend on victory the arena without going through ferent models in executing trans- son Surinder. In Jammu and Kash- at the hustings. idays to these resorts. Goa politics also reflects the rites of blooding. Having para- fer of power. We have a model in mir, coached by Mufti Mohammed ians the interest of trade and financial prospects. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 24, 2017 op-ed 7 Did Russia give the US a taste of its own medicine? The CIA has been protecting American interests for decades, leaving a wake of genocides, propping of tyrants, and wrecking of elected governments. By Sartaj Chaudhary sia increased. Congress imposed a human shortage. Bush Junior’s presidency admin- rump in, Obama out! Did Russia really rights restriction of advanced weaponry istered torture, extraordinary rendition and propel the Trump campaign? Perhaps into Indonesia. Carter arranged through the anarchy in the Middle-East. The attack Twe will never know. But it wouldn’t Vice-President Mondale to get Israel to on Iraq and Afghanistan was a complete come as a surprise if the KGB actually did. send US Skyhawks to Indonesia to enable disregard for international law. Iraq was at- The CIA has been protecting American ‘in- them to complete — what again turned out tacked in a manner that is criminal under terests’ for decades. So much so, it actu- to be genocide — slaying a quarter of the the laws of war. The US attacked infrastruc- ally trained Latin American officers on how population. Carter raised military aid to ture. The nature of the attack amounted to to conduct coups, interrogation, torture Israel to more than 50 per cent of the total biological warfare. It was simply ‘right of and murder in a special school called the aid worldwide. After the Soviet invasion of the might’. Most of the “rebuilding” was “School of the Americas”. Afghanistan in 1979, the Carter administra- done by American companies — funded by A CIA operation ‘Mockingbird’, tried tion pumped billions of dollars into Paki- the oil wells of Iraq. Joe Allbaugh – Bush’s controlling the media and shaping people’s stan. The ISI was set the task of nurturing former head of Federal Emergency Man- perceptions. Operation ‘MK Ultra’ tried the ‘Haqqani network’ (intertwined with agement Agency, started the ‘New Bridge controlling human brains by drugging un- Al-Qaeda) to counter the Soviet militaries. Strategies’. It promised to use its top-level suspecting citizens. Huge public outrage The US supported the Mujahideen – armed political connections to help US multina- (after the exposé of 1970 when the US Army them, funded them. The implications? Still tionals land a piece of action in Iraq. This was caught spying on the civilian popula- conspicuously evident! whole idea of protecting US “interests” tion) compelled Congress to hold hearings Reagan became the first president to be goes back to James Madison and the fram- on CIA crimes. Senator Frank Church head- condemned by the International Court of ing of the constitution. The interests of the ed the investigation. The Church Commit- Justice for the unlawful use of force against state-corporate sector are of priority. The tee brought about a number of reforms and Nicaragua. The Security Council endorsed US government makes every endeavour to increased the CIA’s culpability to Congress. it in two resolutions — both of which were help the US trade flourish around the world. The reforms proved completely futile as the vetoed by the US. Obama will be remembered as the “cool” Iran-Contra scandal later revealed. The CIA Bush Senior’s presidency saw the inva- president who went out to buy burgers for was powerful enough to completely side- sion of Panama. It was done to kidnap a his staff. The president who got off his cop- step Congress. disobedient thug who had been supported ter to shake hands with the marine whose Let’s look at post-WW-II presidencies by the US right through his worst atroci- salute he had forgotten to return. Trump’s and examine the CIA’s role in protecting ties. The Panamanian dictator Noriega was victory, despite Obama’s unconditional American “interests” around the world. brought to Florida and tried for crimes that support for Hillary, has definitely taken The Eisenhower administration orches- he had committed on the CIA payroll! There away from his legacy. The targeted kill- trated the overthrow of the conservative were opportunities for a diplomatic settle- ing of Osama Bin Laden after flying into a government in Iran, resulting in years of ment before declaring war on Iraq. There “sovereign” Pakistan is one of his greatest brutal dictatorship. Eisenhower overthrew people had to live in concentration camps. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet was no intelligence failure (worth mention- achievements. the first democratically elected govern- The Cuban missile crisis was a clear case of Union. Ford was President for a short time, ing here – Bush was a former director of President Obama has commuted Chel- ment in Guatemala – which led to years international terrorism. It nearly led to the but long enough to endorse the Indone- the CIA). It was a well-calculated strategy. sea Manning’s (the soldier who leaked of massive atrocities. The US conducted a obliteration of the whole world! Johnson’s sian invasion of East Timor. It was as close It reaffirmed America’s supremacy as the thousands of confidential documents to major clandestine operation in Indonesia, presidency expanded the war in Vietnam, to genocide as anything in contemporary superpower. Clinton’s presidency strength- Wikileaks in 2010) 35-year prison sentence. leaving nearly 2 million dead. The US State leaving millions dead. Under his leader- times. The Ford administration pretended ened Saddam in the war against Iran with- She is set to walk free in May. With just un- Department acknowledged the wrong- ship, the US supported the Israeli occupa- to oppose it, but secretly (in fact, not so out realising the imminent ramifications. der 1,400 commutations, President Obama doings in 1994 and furnished a detailed tion. President Nixon brought the Vietnam secretly!) supported the incursion. Imme- Clinton simply declared the past UN reso- has commuted sentences of more people account of major CIA covert operations. War to an end – a war America was clearly diately after the invasion, the US joined lutions ‘obsolete and anachronistic.’ The than the previous 12 presidents combined. President Kennedy’s years saw the invasion losing. Nixon is also credited with bringing the rest of the world in condemning the cruise missile attack on Sudanese pharma- The weak are never in a position to forgive. of Vietnam, where the US used chemical back American prisoners of war. He initi- invasion at the Security Council. Under ceutical factory ‘Al-Shifa’ left tens of thou- Forgiveness is a virtue of the great. weapons to destroy food crops. Millions of ated a détente with China and signed the Carter, the flow of weapons into Indone- sands dead as a consequence of medicine courtesy : gulf news

y her standards, British Prime Min- how Britain avoided Trump-style disrup- ister Theresa May was relatively re- tion. This is the point that European lead- The evolution of Theresa May Bstrained at the World Economic Fo- ers find hard to understand. From Sweden rum summit in Davos last Thursday. She to Sardinia, they are facing Euro-sceptic The rather angry, protectionist who moved into office has been replaced by a more loves enemies, and not in the Christian insurgents whom they portray as barbaric way. In front of her stood a congregation and xenophobic. So they tell themselves gracious, generous prime minister who spoke warmly at the World Economic Forum of the very people she holds up to ridi- (and their voters) that Britain has suc- cule: The plutocratic masters of the global cumbed to a similar malady and is now about how immigration has enriched UK..... By Fraser Nelson economy, or, as she calls them, “citizens of sinking into a pit of hate crime, nativism nowhere”. On another day, she might have and isolationism. This is not an anti-Brit- trade”. A vacancy for that leadership role would bankrupt most companies and, delivered one of the machine-gunnings ish agenda, necessarily, just the panic of was created at 5pm on Friday afternoon over the years, politicians the world over that she reserves for the Police Federation politicians who can’t think of other ways (8pm UAE time) when Donald Trump was have proved useless at picking winners or Boris Johnson, Britain’s Foreign Secre- to fend off new challengers. May came to inaugurated as the 45th President of the or protecting losers. When Sajid Javid was tary. But this time she had another mis- offer some gentle advice: If you respond to United States. He speaks about free trade business secretary, he rightly said that no sion: To position Britain as the new global people’s concerns, populism tends to go as a plot against America, and promises Tory should use the words “industrial” and leader in free trade and reintroduce her away. As Britain’s recent mini-revolution tariffs and protectionism. So while May “strategy” in the same sentence. country to the world. has just demonstrated. might have shared a few of his instincts, at May has created a department dedicated The result was nothing short of a mani- Still, May has arrived rather late to all this. first, she now sees a far greater prize await- to it. So what’s it to be? Britain as the new festo for a new British foreign policy and One of the great risks of Brexit was that the ing Britain: world champion of capitalism, keeping one of the best speeches given by a prime vote would be portrayed as a once-great To sign free trade agreements with the the flame of free trade burning while it’s minister in recent years. It was a landmark country in meltdown, retreating from the several countries now interested in them. snuffed out in Washington? Or a Britain not only in the evolution of her approach to world. Such concerns needed to be an- lieved in it, who had grasped the wrong This is why she has told the EU she has no that fears foreign takeovers and wants the Brexit, but in the development of her own swered clearly, calmly and repeatedly. Had end of the stick and wanted to use it to beat interest in staying in its customs union, state to step in with an “industrial strat- political identity. It shows how far she has Johnson become Tory leader, he would her Tory enemies. Workers on company as that would leave Britain unable to sign egy?” As I understand it, the prime minister travelled in just a few months. The tradi- have done this from day one. But May ar- boards and grammar schools: It seemed new deals with partners old and new. So has gone with the first option. Her indus- tional Davos speech involves cliches about rived in office implementing what seemed May was serving up the past, rather than the rather angry protectionist who moved trial strategy will use new words to describe the world’s ills and abstract nonsense such to be a far meaner version of Brexit than the the future. Since then May has shown a into No 10 has been replaced by a more old-fashioned pro-business Toryism. as the “fourth industrial revolution”. one compellingly articulated by the Vote quality relatively rare in politicians: The gracious, generous prime minister who Today, we’ll hear plenty about the good The British prime minister preferred to Leave campaign. We heard about European ability to change her mind. She had little was yesterday talking warmly about how that active government can do and a few talk plainly. Rather than join them in la- Union (EU) nationals as bargaining chips, time to prepare for No 10 and took over at a immigration has enriched Britain. left-wing phrases, but no left-ward lurch. menting populism, she sought to explain companies drawing up lists of foreigners, time of chaos, when leadership and direc- There is no real contradiction, just evo- In other words, the May one saw in Davos it: If people’s legitimate grievances aren’t and new rules making it harder for foreign- tion were needed urgently. She supplied lution. She has responded, quickly and was the real one. In her speech, she quoted addressed by established political par- ers to buy British companies. plenty of both. Almost all of her bad ideas deftly, to a changing political landscape. Edmund Burke, to the effect that if a state ties, voters turn to insurgents. She could With Johnson observing an oath of si- have been quietly abandoned. Interfering The former British home secretary who cannot change, it cannot survive. That have added that Britain, virtually alone in lence, lest he inadvertently made rude with company boards? No longer. A pay prided herself on intransigence is becom- good governments do not become wed- Europe, has no problem with populism: jokes about foreigners and the war, there cap? An idea dropped so quickly it didn’t ing a flexible prime minister. Proof of this ded to mistakes, but scour the horizon for The British National Party is dead, United were some grim moments for globally- have time to leak. And protectionism? On should come today, when she announces opportunities and adapt with the times. Kingdom Independence Party in crisis. minded Leavers over the summer. It the contrary, her speech on Friday was her “modern industrial strategy”. This, of As she has worked out, the same is true of And why? Because there was Brexit. It was seemed that the Brexit agenda was being an application for Britain to become the course, is a contradiction in terms. The prime ministers. not a Trump-style disruption; Brexit was implemented by someone who never be- undisputed world leader in “genuine free methods of government departments courtesy : gulf news

children alive. And the astonishing thing One Campaign, which battles poverty, was that those children, despite severe used to say that we are living in an “age of Why 2017 may be the best year ever malnutrition, were all alive, because of miracles.” He was right, yet the progress By Nicholas Kristof improvements in aid and health care — is still too slow, and a basic question is Extreme poverty has been fault condition of our species, and now, reflecting trends that are grander than whether Trump will continue bipartisan here’s a broad consensus that the on our watch, we are pretty much wiping any one man. Some of the most remark- US efforts to fight global poverty. world is falling apart, with every the default condition of our it out. That’s a stunning transformation able progress has been over diseases that A four-page questionnaire from the Theadline reminding us that life is that I believe is the most important thing — thank God! — Americans very rarely Trump team to the State Department getting worse. Except that it isn’t. In fact, species, and now we are happening in the world today — whatever encounter. seems to suggest doubts about the value by some important metrics, 2016 was the the news from Washington. There will, of Elephantiasis is a horrible, disfiguring, of humanitarian aid. One reason for the best year in the history of humanity. And pretty much wiping it out course, be continued poverty of a less ex- humiliating disease usually caused by a Trump team’s scepticism may be the be- 2017 will probably be better still. treme kind, smaller numbers of children parasite, leading a person’s legs to expand lief that global poverty is hopeless, that How can this be? I’m as appalled as any- wide graduate from extreme poverty, ac- will continue to die unnecessarily, and hugely until they resemble an elephant’s. nothing makes a difference. So let’s keep one by the election of Donald Trump, the cording to World Bank figures. inequality remains immense. In men, the disease can make the scro- perspective. Yes, Trump may cause enor- bloodshed in Syria, and so on. But while I Or if you need more of a blast of good Oxfam calculated this month that just tum swell to grotesque proportions, so mous damage to America and the world fear what Trump will do to America and news, consider this: Just since 1990, eight rich men own as much wealth as that when they walk they must carry their in the coming years, and by all means we the world, and I applaud those standing more than 100 million children’s lives the poorest half of humanity. Yet global scrotum on a homemade wheelbarrow. should challenge him at every turn. up to him, the Trump administration isn’t have been saved through vaccinations, income inequality is actually declining. Yet some 40 countries are now on track But when the headlines make me sick, the most important thing going on. Here, breast-feeding promotion, diarrhoea While income inequality has increased to eliminate elephantiasis. When you’ve I soothe myself with the reflection that take my quiz: treatment and more. If just about the within the US, it has declined on a global seen the anguish caused by elephantiasis there are forces in the world that are larg- On any given day, the number of people worst thing that can happen is for a par- level because China and India have lifted — or leprosy, or Guinea worm, or polio, er than Trump, and that in the long his- worldwide living in extreme poverty: ent to lose a child, that’s only half as like- hundreds of millions from poverty. or river blindness, or blinding trachoma tory of humanity, this still will likely be A.) Rises by 5,000, because of climate ly today as in 1990. All this may seem distant or irrelevant — it’s impossible not to feel giddy at the the very best year yet. change, food shortages and endemic When I began writing about global pov- at a time when many Americans are trau- gains registered against all of them. Remember: The most important thing corruption. erty in the early 1980s, more than 40 per matised by Trump’s inauguration. But let There’s similar progress in empowering happening is not a Trump tweet. What’s B.) Stays about the same. cent of all humans were living in extreme me try to reassure you, along with myself. women and in reducing illiteracy. Until infinitely more important is that today C.) Drops by 250,000. poverty. Now fewer than 10 per cent are. On a recent trip to Madagascar to re- the 1960s, a majority of humans had al- some 18,000 children who in the past Polls show that about 9 out of 10 Ameri- By 2030 it looks as if just 3 or 4 per cent port on climate change, I was struck that ways been illiterate; now, 85 per cent of would have died of simple diseases will cans believe that global poverty has wors- will be. (Extreme poverty is defined as less several mothers I interviewed had never adults are literate. And almost nothing survive, about 300,000 people will gain ened or stayed the same. But in fact, the than $1.90 per person per day, adjusted heard of Trump, or of Barack Obama, or makes more difference in a society than electricity and a cool 250,000 will gradu- correct answer is C. Every day, an average for inflation.) For nearly all of human his- even of the United States. Their obses- being able to read and write. Michael El- ate from extreme poverty. of about a quarter-million people world- tory, extreme poverty has been the de- sion was more desperate: keeping their liott, who died last year after leading the courtesy : gulf news

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon 8 International Tuesday, January 24, 2017 WORLD SNIPPETS White House plays down imminent ADB to give $196 mn for Pakistan Jerusalem Embassy move Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $196.9 million to Pakistan for improving WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM Jan 23 took office. Beyond that, hard-line Israeli its roads, the media reported on Monday. The agreement for :The White House on Sunday appeared ministers were pushing a plan to unilater- Post-Flood National Highways Rehabilitation Project was to play down suggestions that a contro- ally annex a large Jewish settlement near signed here by Tariq Bajwa, Secretary in the Economic Affairs versial decision to move the US embassy Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, Division, and Werner Liepach, the ADB country director, said from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was imminent. a move many say could badly damage Radio Pakistan. The project will contribute to the economic “We are at the very beginning stages prospects for a two-state solution. recovery of flood-affected areas in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, of even discussing this subject,” White Following Trump’s inauguration, Is- Punjab and Sindh provinces. Under this project, the NHA will House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told raeli officials on Sunday approved build- rehabilitate 212 km of roads and 33 bridges of the national AFP. President Donald Trump had prom- ing permits for 566 settler homes in an- highways network. The project will be completed in three ised to move the embassy to Jerusalem nexed east Jerusalem. One minister was years. The total cost of the project is $218.8 million dollars. “fairly quickly” after coming to office, reportedly promoting his own plan to prompting speculation that a decision annex other settlements in the Jerusalem could come as soon as Monday. Like area. “This evening there will be a tele- 69 Pakistanis in detention other major powers, the US has put its phone conversation between President embassy in Tel Aviv. Palestinian president Trump and myself,” Netanyahu told a of Saudi Arabia for terrorism Mahmud Abbas has warned that moving Cabinet meeting. “There are many issues Riyadh, Jan 23 (IANS) At least 69 Pakistani are being held the embassy would deal a huge blow to proposal. later on Sunday, while Israeli officials also between us, including the Israeli-Pales- in Saudi Arabia for their alleged involvement in terror-related hopes for Middle East peace. The UN and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- approved hundreds of new settler homes tinian issue, the situation in Syria and the offences, local media reported on Monday. The most recent EU have voiced deep concern over the tanyahu said he was to speak with Trump that had been postponed until after he Iranian threat.” arrest came on Saturday when Saudi security forces rounded up Fatima Ramadan Balochi Murad along with her Saudi husband from an apartment in al Naseem district after a tip- US National Security off, Saudi Gazette reported. Murad was detained in a security Armed opposition, Assad government operation launched after a firefight and subsequent blowing up of two suspected terrorists in Jeddah on Saturday. This is attend Syria talks in Astana Advisor's Russia links not the first time Pakistani citizens have been suspected of egation in Astana and the Russian perpetuating terror in the oil-rich kingdom. In July last year, President's special envoy to Syria, probed: Report a Pakistani suspect Abdullah Qalzar Khan blew himself up Aleksandr Lavrentiev, confirmed on near Solaiman Fakeih Hospital in Jeddah, which led to the ar- Sunday that the negotiations would Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US was also not known if the matter rest of as many as 49 Pakistani residents who were put under be attended by delegations of the counterintelligence agents have was closed or ongoing. The re- interrogation. Meanwhile, a terror attempt, which involved host nations -- Russia, Iran, and investigated National Security port came hours after Flynn was two Pakistanis -- Solaiman Arab Deen and Farman Naqsha- Turkey -- as well a UN delegation Advisor Michael Flynns commu- sworn in Sunday, along with oth- band Khan -- was also foiled last October in Jeddah. The sus- headed by the UN special envoy to nications with Russian officials, a er senior advisers. The key focus pects had planned to carry out blasts in al Jowhara Stadium. Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and the media report said. is a series of calls Flynn made to Through its communications portal, the Saudi interior minis- US ambassador to Kazakhstan, who Flynn is the first person in the Russian Ambassador to the US try revealed that 5,085 terror suspects from 40 countries were has been granted observer status newly-inaugurated US President Sergey Kislyak on December 29, undergoing detention in five intelligence prisons in the king- in Astana. The Syrian government Donald Trump's administra- the report said, the day former dom. “There are 4,254 Saudis detained in intelligence pris- Astana, Jan 23 (IANS) Negotiations be- side will be presented by Bashar Jaafari, tion whose communications are President Barack Obama's ad- ons constituting the largest number of suspects,” it said. The tween the Syrian government and opposi- the current Permanent Representative known to have been combed as ministration announced sanc- Saudis are followed by 282 Yemenis and 218 Syrians. There tion groups, which include Jaysh al-Islam, a of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN. part of a multi-agency investiga- tions against Russia. are three suspects from the US and one each from France, major armed group, kicked off on Monday In his opening remarks Jaafari said that tion by the Federal Bureau of In- The goal of the probe is to de- Belgium and Canada. in the Kazakh capital here as part of an ini- terrorists should not be included into the vestigation (FBI), Central Intelli- termine the nature of Flynn's tiative led by Russia, Turkey, and Iran. ceasefire agreement. The two-day event gence Agency (CIA) and National contact with Russian officials Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is being held at the Rixos hotel in Asta- Security Agency, into whether and whether it may have violat- China has 731 mn internet users opened the talks, stressing that the Syrian na, with the hosting Kazakh government the Russian government secretly ed the law, people familiar with Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) China has 731 million internet users, conflict could only be solved "via nego- providing additional security. Some 300 helped elect the New York bil- the matter told the WSJ. But the roughly the size of Europe’s population, according to a report. tiations". "The current difficult situation journalists from around the world were lionaire, The Hill magazine re- White House denied the inves- China has the world’s largest internet users followed by India. in Syria has drawn the attention of the en- covering the high-profile gathering, ported on Sunday night citing tigation on Sunday. "We have The data was till December 2016. The number of web users tire world. I have to admit that the bloody which hopes to cement a lasting cease- the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). absolutely no knowledge of any grew by 6.2 per cent from the previous year, accounting for conflict, which has continued for about six fire in Syria. In the report, the WSJ said it investigation or even a basis for 53.2 percent of China’s total population, a report by the China years, has brought nothing but misery and The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey was unclear when the inquiry such an investigation," White Internet Network Information Centre said. Li Yi, a Shanghai- sorrow to the holy land where different civi- Lavrov thanked Kazakhstan for accepting began or whether it produced House spokeswoman Sarah based independent IT expert, told the Global Times the surge lizations and cultures lived," Nazarbayev to host the event, saying Astana's assis- any incriminating evidence. It Sanders said in a statement. in the number of smartphones was the primary reason for the was quoted by RT online. tance was highly appreciated. "Kazakhstan growth in net users. Some 695 million netizens used mobile According to Nazarbayev , Kazakhstan has been supporting the Syrian reconcilia- agreement for Post-Flood Nation- phones to access the internet in 2016, with a growth rate ex- has allocated "more than $700,000 to al- tion process from the very beginning. Ev- ADB to give al Highways Rehabilitation Project ceeding 10 per cent for the third straight year, the report said. leviate the suffering of Syrian refugees," eryone, the [Syrian] government and the was signed here by Tariq Bajwa, The report noted that 201 million people or 27 per cent of in- with Astana recently sending 500 tons opposition groups, would find this place $196 mn for Secretary in the Economic Affairs ternet users were from rural areas -- a gap of 45.2 per cent in of humanitarian aid to the war-stricken perfect," Lavrov said on Sunday after Division, and Werner Liepach, the the internet penetration rate between urban and rural areas. country. The live broadcast from the meeting his Kazakh counterpart Kairat Pakistan ADB country director, said Radio opening remarks showed the presence of Abdrakhmanov. The negotiations came Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Pakistan. The project will contrib- Abdullah Mohammed Alloush, the leader to fruition after the three nations -- Rus- Asian Development Bank (ADB) ute to the economic recovery of Indian woman injured in Australia of Jaysh al-Islam, which is a coalition of sia, Turkey and Iran -- brokered a partial will provide $196.9 million to Paki- flood-affected areas in Khyber- Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) An Indian woman was among sev- Islamist and Salafist units operating in ceasefire between the Syrian government stan for improving its roads, the Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh en pedestrians critically injured here after being run over by an Damascus. The head of the Russian del- and some opposition groups last month. media reported on Monday. The provinces. Australian man driving a stolen car, the media said on Mon- day. Five people died and 31 were injured in the Friday tragedy. Nethra Krishnamurthy, a technologist at an IT company, was on her way to office after breastfeeding her eight-month-old Chelsea Clinton speaks out to defend boy at a day care when she was hit by the car, The Age reported. According to her friends and colleagues, she went into a coma Donald Trump's 10-year-old son but woke up on Monday and was responsive, the daily said. Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Clinton in a Facebook post, litical. "Standing up for every Krishnamurthy, who had returned from maternity leave last Former first daughter Chelsea said: "Barron Trump deserves kid also means opposing PO- week, sustained serious injuries including deep lacerations to Clinton stepped in to defend the chance every child does - TUS policies that hurt kids," her head, a punctured lung, damage to her liver and kidneys Barron Trump after cyber to be a kid." Chelsea, 36, spent she wrote, drawing immediate as well as broken ribs and three fractures to her spine. She re- bullies targeted the 10-year- a good deal of her childhood criticism. Some users called mains in a critical but stable condition with her husband by her old boy. President Donald in the White House while her her "hypocritical". One user bedside. The couple have no family in Australia and so their Trump's son Barron has been father Bill Clinton was Presi- said: "If you agree kids should baby is now in the care of colleagues. A fundraising page has subjected to a barrage of cruel dent from 1993 to 2001 and not be targeted fine. Leave it been set up by her workplace to help her recovery. “Given the taunts - with one comedy writ- experienced bullying in the at that. Otherwise collect your choice as to what their parents garding the youngest First Son. severity of her injuries, Nethra will remain in hospital for quite er predicting he would turn media when she was in the $600k a year and go away." An- do. I hope he'll be allowed to She said: "Barron Trump will some time and following this will have a long road to recovery, into a mass shooter, when spotlight, the sun.co.uk re- other wrote: "I remember your just be a kid." Saturday Night be this country's first home- both physically and psychologically,” colleague Tanvir Chow- Chelsea Clinton on Sunday ported. But, in the same post, childhood in the White House. Live writer Katie Rich received school shooter." Rich has since dhury was quoted as saying. The car driver, James Gargasoulas, urged the public to leave Bar- Clinton — a longtime friend of The media was sometimes very strong backlash on social me- deleted her tweet and made 26, has been charged with five counts of murder, the Australian ron Trump alone. Ivanka Trump — turned po- cruel. Children don't have a dia for her tweet on Friday re- her account private. reported. The seven pedestrians in critical condition include a two-year-old. German daily 100 flights cancelled due to highlights Sharif Yemeni government forces seize fog in London family's Panama London, Jan 23 (IANS) Heavy fog across the UK forced 100 connection Red Sea port of Mokha flights from London’s Heathrow Airport to be cancelled. The Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) German news- ADEN, Yemen: Yemeni from the capital Sanaa by tion of anonymity. “The desperately poor Arabian London airport, the busiest in Europe, said on Monday the can- paper Süddeutsche Zeitung on Monday army forces backed by Gulf Houthi forces. city and the port under Peninsula country. cellations were due to low visibility, at barely 100 metres, Efe tweeted documents to "help" Pakistanis Arabs fought their way into The so-called National the control of national While government forc- news reported. “Heathrow’s top priority is the safety of passen- form their own opinion on the role of the Red Sea coast city of Al- Army loyal to Hadi entered army.” A spokesman for es in the south and east gers and we apologize to those whose travel has been affected,” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Mokha on Monday, mili- the port area on Mokha’s rival army forces fighting nominally hold most of it said in a statement, adding that passengers should contact in Panamagate. "For those in Pakistan tary officials said, pushing southwestern edge, an for the Houthis could not Yemen’s territory, Hadi their airlines before arriving. London City Airport, located near who doubt the role of the Prime Minister's out Iran-allied Houthi mili- army official said. “Houthi be immediately reached has struggled to enforce the centre of the British capital, was also forced to ground sev- daughter Mariam Safdar in Panama Papers tia. A military coalition led forces began withdraw- for comment. At least state authority among eral flights but did not report the number of affected planes. -- some of the documents. Judge yourself," by Saudi Arabia intervened ing this morning, and the 10,000 people have died various militias, militants Stansted Airport, to the north of the city, said no flights had yet Süddeutsche Zeitung tweeted, along with in Yemen’s civil war nearly city is nearly abandoned in the mostly stalemated and tribes. The Houthis been cancelled while Gatwick, to the south, also did not report attachments purporting to show Maryam two years ago to back Pres- after most of its residents Yemeni conflict, whichcontrol most of Yemen’s cancellations or delays. Safdar's involvement with Minerva Finan- ident Abd-Rabbu Mansour departed,” the officialhas unleashed a humani- population centers in the cial Services. Hadi after he was ousted said, speaking on condi- tarian crisis in the already northwest including Sanaa. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Business 9 SBI calls for raising income tax Data collection crucial for exemption limits development of cities: Ratan Tata the income tax slabs from Rs 22,000 in 1900-91 to Rs 2.5 lakh in 2014-15. tical support and assistance Due to the 7th Pay Commission, to the team,” the official told the personal disposable income has IANS. been increased. “So, we believe Though the official declined there is a need to raise the exemp- to specify the reason for the tion limit to Rs 3 lakh. Due to such in- search warrant, informed crease in limit, 75 lakh tax payers will sources hinted that the exercise be exempted from income tax,” the was in connection with a FERA report pointed out. “Demonetisation violation case against the group has changed the entire gamut of the companies and Mallya. economy. The gross domestic prod- The group company said its uct (GDP) is expected to grow by 7.1 officials were cooperating with per cent in 2016-17 compared to 7.6 the CBI team. per cent growth in 2015-16,” it added. On November 4, a Delhi court Noting that challenges for Finance issued a non-bailable warrant Minister Arun Jaitley’s forthcoming against Mallya for allegedly Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Present- (SBI) report said. Such giveaways budget -- his fourth -- are more for- evading summons in a case of ing an agenda for the forthcoming will cost Rs 35,300 crore, but we ex- midable than before, the report said. FERA violation. The CBI search Union Budget at a time when banks pect this to be more than balanced by It added: “There is no substitute to comes three days after the Debt are flush with funds post-demone- IDS-2 (Income Declaration Scheme) investment-led growth as opposed Recovery Tribunal’s Bengaluru tisation, state-run SBI on Monday revenue and cancelled note liabilities to consumption-led. A more pru- bench ordered the attachment called for raising various income tax of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),” it dent approach will be to select two- and recovery of Mallya’s prop- exemption limits to boost economic said with reference to the recent de- three high potential sectors for fiscal erties for defaulting on bank growth. “We expect an increase in monetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 stimulus, agriculture being the most loans by his defunct Kingfisher personal income tax exemption notes. While the revenue forgone promising followed by the SME.” Airlines Ltd. limit from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3.0 lakh, through exemptions would be over Underlining that “the Government Allowing a joint petition filed increase in Section 80C exemption Rs 35,000 crore, tax collections un- must shift its fiscal objective”, the in June 2013 by a consortium of limit from current Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 der IDS-2 could be around Rs 50,000 SBI pegged the fiscal deficit target for 17 banks led by the State Bank lakh, interest exemption on housing crore and cancelled liabilities from 2017-18 at Rs 5.75 lakh crore, equiva- of India (SBI), the Tribunal’s loan from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh and at the RBI is expected to be around Rs lent to 3.4 per cent of the country’s Bengaluru bench said proper- least reducing (if not abolishing) the 75,000 crore, said SBI’s Chief Eco- GDP. “We are convinced that for the ties of Mallya and Kingfisher lock-in period for bank fixed depos- nomic Advisor Soumya Kanti Ghosh record, FY16 fiscal deficit is now at Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) The CBI official said.“A 12-member worth Rs 6,203 crore ($909 mil- its from 5 years to 3 years for availing and author of the report. “Govern- 4.3 per cent of the GDP (3.9 per cent Central Bureau of Investigation team of the CBI is searching lion) be recovered from them tax exemption,” a State Bank of India ments have periodically increased was budgeted),” it said. on Monday searched the offices the offices in the UB City with with 11.5 per cent interest per of Vijay Mallya-owned United a search warrant from a Delhi annum since July 26, 2013 over Breweries (UB) group here, a court. We are providing logis- unpaid loans. Vivo launches V5 Plus smartphone with dual-front camera GIS Innovation Hub launched

first sale is on February era technology enables 1. The smartphone will users to add focus even in Hyderabad be available on all of- after the picture is clicked. fline channels. “Vivo has Users can shoot first and Hyderabad, Jan 23 (IANS) As a part of the partnership, deliver truly innovative prod- revolutionised the selfie then select the desired T-Hub, India’s fastest grow- Esri India will be inducting ucts, said Esri India President experience with its first- focus area.V5 Plus comes ing start-up engine, on Monday the start-ups into a three year Agendra Kumar. “This will add ever 20MP front camera. with a 5.5-inch Full HD launched the ‘GIS Innovation program where they would get a valuable platform for our start- The dual-front camera in display and is protected Hub’ (GIH) for the start-ups.The free access to Esri’s ArcGIS, ups, which will enable them to the device makes pictures by fifth-generation Corn- GIH is powered by Esri India, the a cloud-based mapping plat- function better and scale up to and videos more immer- ing Gorilla glass screen. country’s leading Geographic form, software development the next level faster. Studies have sive with a wider colour The home button has a Information System (GIS) soft- tools and ready-to-use content. shown that on an average, imple- gamut,” Kent Cheng, CEO, golden ring and the em- ware and solutions provider. Additionally, Esri India will also mentation of GIS technology can New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) experience for the Indian Vivo India, told reporters bedded fingerprint sensor The facility was inaugurated by provide training and technical result in saving anywhere be- After the successful run of users. The Rs 27,980 de- here. V5 Plus has the per- unlocks the screen in just Jack Dangermond, Co-founder, support to make the adoption tween 10 to 30 per cent in opera- V5, Chinese player Vivo on vice that comes in gold fect amalgamation of two 0.2 seconds. The updated Prseident and CEO of Esri Inc. of GIS technology easy for the tional expenses, through reduc- Monday launched another colour houses 20MP dual- lenses -- 20MP and 8MP fingerprint recognition The GIH will be a platform for start-ups. “Hyderabad start- tion in fuel use and staff time, flagship device V5 Plus -- front camera and a 16MP - that ensures the device technology allows a user start-ups within T-Hub eco- ups can leverage new dimen- improved customer service, and India’s first smartphone rear shooter. captures the much needed to access favourite apps system, to leverage the power sions of data and visualization more efficient scheduling,” said with a dual-front camera Buyers can prebook it depth of field for a perfect by pressing the fingerprint of GIS through Esri India, the capabilities to create break- Srinivas Kollipara, Founder and -- to transform the selfie from January 24 and the selfie.The advanced cam- sensor twice. company said in a statement. through advancements and COO, T-Hub. Amazon India to Emirates Airline Panel on digital economy to to launch new empower Naga route to US submit interim report Vijayawada, Jan 23 (IANS) central government in No- meetings of the committee women entrepreneurs The committee of Chief Min- vember last year constituted last month and also held vid- isters and experts on digital a 13-member committee of eo conferences with the mem- economy will submit its in- Chief Ministers and officials bers. terim report to Prime Minister to examine and promote the He claimed that Andhra Narendra Modi on Tuesday, use of digital payment sys- Pradesh had emerged as a said Andhra Pradesh Chief tems across the country. The leader in digital transactions Minister N. Chandrababu committee members include in the country with 41 per cent Naidu, who is heading the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen digital transactions within a committee. He told reporters Patnaik, Madhya Pradesh short period. He was confi- Dubai, Jan 23 (IANS) flights between Dubai and here on Monday that secu- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh dent that next month this will UAE’s Emirates Airline will New York’s John F. Kennedy rity aspect will be given top Chouhan, Sikkim Chief Min- improve to 50 per cent to go launch a new daily service airport, by offering passen- priority in the panel’s rec- ister Pawan Kumar Chamling, on par with London. Naidu, Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) With a ister. The programme also aims from Dubai to the US, via gers with another access to ommendations. Naidu said Puducherry Chief Minister V who returned home after a view to drive digital literacy among to encourage cottage industries in Greece, from March 12, the New York Metropolitan he was preparing the report Narayanasamy, Maharash- visit to Switzerland, said he women entrepreneurs in Naga- Nagaland by helping them grow an official said here on area, Xinhua news agency in consultation with other tra Chief Minister Devendra discussed digital transactions land, Amazon India on Monday through online commerce. The Monday. The new route to reported citing an airline members. “After submitting Fadnavis, NITI Aayog Vice- with various companies in Da- partnered with the state govern- first two-day workshop kicked off Newark Liberty Interna- statement. The airline will interim report and examin- Chairman Arvind Panagariya vos. The Chief Minister said ment and the National Skill Devel- in Kohima on Monday where the tional Airport complements operate a wide-body Boe- ing all aspects, we will prepare and Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI some companies have several opment Corp (NSDC) to provide participants at a workshop will Emirates’ existing four daily ing 777-300ER on the route. the final report,” he said. The Aayog. Naidu chaired three patents in digital transactions. them a global platform to sell their be endowed with essential skills products at zero initial cost. Ama- required to help them start an on- zon India will conduct training line business. “With specialised New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A court the case in a proper manner. The final investigation and skill development workshops training, skill development work- Court grants CBI time here on Monday granted more time report has to be filed on the basis of the statement to help the women entrepreneurs shops, technology support and to the CBI to file its final report in the given by prosecution witness, Chartered Accoun- in Nagaland understand nuances market access at zero initial cost, in Jindal case coal block allocation case against for- tant and New Delhi Exim Pvt Ltd Director Suresh related to online selling and de- the initiative will not only boost mer Congress MP and industrialist Singhal, who has turned approver in the case. The velop skills necessary to success- the cottage industry run by wom- Naveen Jindal and others. Special court was hearing the case related to the allocation ful online enterprises. “We hope en in Nagaland but also lead to the Judge Bharat Parashar granted the ex- of Jharkhand’s Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block to drive this transformation in overall advancement of women tra time to the probe agency after CBI to Jindal Steel and Gagan Sponge. Besides the in- Nagaland by helping our women e-entrepreneurs from the state,” Investigating officer sought the time dustrialist, former Minister of State for Coal Dasari become e-entrepreneurs on Ama- said Gopal Pillai, Director and informing the court that it has final- Narayana Rao, former Jharkhand Chief Minister zon. We look forward to extending General Manager, Amazon India. ised the report, forwarded it to senior Madhu Koda, former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta all possible support to Amazon In- The company’s “Global Selling authorities and was awaiting approv- were also accused in the case. The CBI in April 2015 dia in helping women artisans and Programme” was launched in In- al. The court has now fixed the mat- filed a chargesheet against Jindal, Koda, Rao and entrepreneurs to participate in dia in May 2016 and has garnered ter for next hearing on February 3. In Gupta. The others accused in the case include Jindal India’s vibrant digital economy,” over 18,000 sellers selling ‘Make in the last hearing, the court had pulled Realty Director Rajeev Jain, Gagan Sponge Directors said Temjin Toy, the Principal India’ products on Amazon’s nine up the Central Bureau of Investiga- Girish Kumar Juneja and R.K. Saraf and Sowbhagya Secretary to Nagaland Chief Min- global marketplaces. tion for not filing the final report in Media’s Managing Director K. Ramakrishna. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Business 10 Legal watchdog to sue Budgetary expectations lift Trump over foreign payments Indian equities Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Hopes of points or 1.00 per cent. According said it would file the law- budgetary incentives and healthy to Dhruv Desai, Director and Chief NSE Nifty BSE Sensex suit in a Manhattan fed- buying in metal, automobile and Operating Officer of Tradebulls, eral court on Monday oil and gas sectors lifted the Indian late buying activity managed to lift Intra-day on January 23, 2017 Intra-day on January 23, 2017 morning. “We did not equities markets on Monday.How- the equities markets. “The top per- High: 8,404.15 Low: 8,327.20 High: 27,167.79 Low: 26,963.58 want to get to this point,” ever, profit booking at higher levels forming sector was metals, which Close: Close: Crew’s Executive Direc- and foreign fund outflows capped has given decent gains since last 8,391.50 27,117.34 tor Noah Bookbinder gains. The equity markets started year, and we believe the correction said in a statement. “It the week’s trade session on a vola- and slowdown in commodities are was our hope that Presi- tile note as the India Volatility In- over and now we are witnessing a dent Trump would take dex (VIX) rose to 15.90 from 15.79 bull rally in commodity, which is Previous Previous the necessary steps to recorded on Friday. The wider helping metal sector to perform,” close: close: 27,034.50 avoid violating the Con- 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Desai told IANS.“Earnings season 8,349.35 stitution before he took Exchange (NSE) rose by 42.15 so far is mixed with large-cap giv- Open: 42.15 Open: 82.84 office. We were forced points or 0.50 per cent, to 8,391.50 ing dismissal earnings and many 8,329.60 (0.50%) 26,990.93 (0.31%) to take legal action,” points. The barometer 30-scrip mid-cap companies posting bet- Washington, Jan 23 that a clause in the con- Bookbinder said. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, ter-than-expected results.” Market 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 (IANS) A US legal watch- stitution bans such pay- US constitution says no which opened at 26,990.93 points, observers pointed out that value dog says it will file a law- ments. Trump’s son Eric, federal official should closed at 27,117.34 points -- up buying resurfaced ahead of the Thursday. In contrast, the Indian capital goods index slipped by suit on Monday against however, has described receive a gift or “emolu- 82.84 points or 0.31 per cent from Union Budget, as it is widely ex- rupee closed on a flat-to-negative 80.51 points, the healthcare index President Donald Trump, the move as “harassment ment” - a fee - from a the previous close at 27,034.50 pected to “bring in” economic sops note at 68.20 against a US dollar fell by 77.29 points and the telecom alleging he is violating a for political gain”. Eric foreign government. points. The Sensex touched a high to ease the impact of demonetisa- from its previous close of 68.19 to index inched down by 2.26 points. constitutional ban on ac- Trump, who is an execu- “President Trump has of 27,167.79 points and a low of tion. “This optimism also allowed a greenback. In addition, foreign Major Sensex gainers on Monday cepting payments from tive vice-president of the made his slogan Amer- 26,963.58 points during the intra- banks to shed asset quality worries, funds off-loaded their stock hold- were: Gail, up 2.41 per cent at Rs foreign governments. Trump Organization, ica First so you would day trade. The BSE market breadth while IT stocks, which were on the ing in the Indian markets. 470.95; HDFC, up 1.77 per cent at The group of lawyers said the company had think he would want was tilted in favour of the bulls back foot last week, ahead of (Don- The provisional data with ex- Rs 1,258.75; Tata Motors, up 1.72 and researchers said taken greater steps than to strictly follow the -- with 1,579 advances and 1,129 ald) Trump’s speech, shed the changes showed that foreign insti- per cent at Rs 532.15; ITC, up 1.57 Trump was receiving pay- the law required to avoid constitution’s foreign declines.In terms of the broader cautionary stance and swung back tutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks per cent at Rs 259.45; and Tata ments from foreign gov- legal exposure, the New emoluments clause, markets, the BSE mid-cap index too,” Anand James, Chief Market worth Rs 288.80 crore, while the Steel, up 1.55 per cent at Rs 461.65. ernments via guests at his York Times reported. He since it was written to rose by 0.48 per cent, while the BSE Strategist, Geojit BNP Paribas Fi- domestic institutional investors Major Sensex losers were: ICICI hotels and leases on his said the organisation had ensure our government small-cap index was up 0.47 per nancial Services was quoted as say- (DIIs) purchased scrip worth Rs Bank, down 2.26 per cent at Rs buildings, the BBC report- agreed to donate any hotel officials are thinking of cent. On last Friday, the bench- ing in a statement. “However, a bit 519.99 crore. Sector-wise,the S&P 257.45; Larsen and Toubro (L&T), ed. Citizens for Responsi- profits that came from for- Americans first, and not mark indices were dragged lower of volatility was also seen as near BSE metal index surged by 290.46 down 1.49 per cent at Rs 1,393.50; bility and Ethics in Wash- eign government guests to foreign governments,” by disappointing quarterly results month derivatives expire a day ear- points, followed by the automobile Axis Bank, down 1.20 per cent at ington (Crew) argued the US treasury. The Crew Bookbinder said. and a weak rupee. The NSE Nifty ly.” The Futures and Options (F&O) index, which increased by 147.68 Rs 445.10; Sun Pharma, down 1.00 receded by 85.75 points or 1.02 expiry for the month of January has points, and the oil and gas index, per cent at Rs 634.50; and Reliance per cent, to 8,349.35 points, while been preponed to Wednesday due which rose by 143.30 points. Industries, down 0.95 per cent at Rs Mobikwik ties up with the BSE Sensex was down 274.10 to the Republic Day holiday on On the other hand, the S&P BSE 1,015.95. Fortis, Medanta Ola appoints Vishal Infosys invests over Kaul as COO $62 m in startups sion to build mobility for a billion Indians, the statement said. “He is a passionate and experienced business leader with a demon- strated ability to drive business towards growth and profitabil- ity.” His intuitive understanding of consumerbusinesses, ecosys- tem management experience and marketunderstanding is invalu- Bengaluru, Jan 23, Cab aggre- able,” Ola CEO and Co-Founder New Delhi, Jan 23 curely for consultation, cial control system. gator Ola today announced the Bhavish Aggarwal said. Kaul was (IANS) Domestic mobile pathology, treatment “We have identified the appointment of Vishal Kaul as most recently the General Man- wallet major MobiKwik and medicine,” Upasana healthcare sector as a key its Chief Operating Officer. Kaul, ager of PepsiCo Foods for Thai- New Delhi, Jan 23, Infosys incredibly exciting. We have on Monday announced Taku, Co-Founder of Mo- growth vertical in 2017 a PepsiCo veteran who has been land, Myanmar and Laos. “I am has invested a little over $62 been investing in companies nationwide partner- biKwik, said in a state- and are working towards with the company since the start delighted to join Ola and be part million, from its $500-million there. We have been bringing ship with multi-super ment. Digital payments supporting cashless pay- of his career in 1999, will head of solving for the mobility needs innovation fund, in startups these companies to our cli- specialty hospitals For- would be an advantage ments for all major insti- Ola’s operations and strengthen for a billion Indians,” Kaul said. covering areas like IoT, auto- ents, and that rate at which we tis Healthcare Ltd. and for visiting patients as it tutions in the area,” Taku Ola’s market leadership, the com- Pranay Jivrajka, Ola’s first em- mation and drones. The fund bring these companies to cli- Medanta to help people would remove the risk of added. pany said in a statement here. ployee who has been focusing on was set up in 2013 with a cor- ents is just exploding,” Infosys make payments using the carrying cash whenever Earlier this month, Kaul will also expand Ola’s mar- leading key strategic initiatives pus of $100 million for startups CEO Vishal Sikka said. Infosys MobiKwik app for health they visit these hospitals MobiKwik had enabled ket reach to nooks and corners of in recent months, has been ap- and other innovative business- has invested in a dozen start- care. “Our partnership for healthcare services. cashless payment so- the country and widen the base of pointed as Founding Partner and es outside the company. The ups including Stellaris Ven- with Fortis and Medanta Hospitals too would lutions at the All India Ola’s customers and driver-part- will continue to work closely with size of the fund was expanded ture Partners, Unsilo, Trifacta, will help their patrons to benefit through stabilisa- Institute of Medical Sci- ner fraternity, in line with its mis- Aggarwal, the statement said. to $500 million in January, Cloudyn, and TidalScale using pay seamlessly and se- tion of the hospital finan- ences (AIIMS). 2015. “The startup world is the fund.

RBI Governor reallocates Sowing of Rabi Crops Total area sown upto January 20 DGs portfolios as Acharya 2015-16 2016-17 592.36 lakh hectare 628.34 lakh hectare takes charge Wheat Pulses Coarse Cereals Mumbai, Jan 23 RBI Gover- Consumer Education and nor Urjit Patel has reallocated Protection and Human Re- portfolios of Deputy Gover- sources Department while nors following assumption of N S Vishwanathan will look charge by Viral V Acharya. PTI after the department of bank- file photo ing regulation and depart- 313.14 59.47 56.25 RBI Governor Urjit Patel ment of communication. 291.97 157.68 has reallocated portfolios of An alumnus of IIT, Mum- 142.01 Deputy Governors follow- bai, with a degree of Bachelor ing assumption of charge by of Technology in Computer Viral V Acharya.Apart from Science and Engineering in Monetary Policy Depart- 1995 and PhD in Finance from Oilseeds Rice ment, Acharya will look after NYU-Stern in 2001, Acharya Economic Policy & Research, was with London Business Corporate Strategy and Bud- School (2001-08) and served get and Financial Markets versity (NYU) was appointed operations department and as the Academic Director of Operations Department, RBI as Deputy Governor last department of economic pol- the Coller Institute of Private 76.46 81.91 said in a statement today. month. Senior-most deputy icy and research following el- Equity at LBS (2007-09) and a 22.45 19.36 Acharya, a professor of Eco- governor R Gandhi was look- evation of Patel as Governor. Senior Houblon-Normal Re- nomics in the Department of ing after the monetary policy Deputy governor S S Mundra search Fellow at the Bank of Finance at the New York Uni- department, financial market has been given charge of the England (Summer 2008). Source: Ministry of Agriculture KBK Infographics Indian Horizon Sports Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11 Serena into T20s will help in improving death bowling ahead of Australian Open quarter- Champions Trophy: Kohli Kolkata JAN 23 (IANS) : India may will get better at death bowling in the ODIs. solid base and balance at the crease to be finals have just played their last ODI before the That will be our advantage,” Kohli said at the able to score runs in competitive conditions. Champions Trophy, which is still five months post-match press conference. “I think the focus will be on not wanting to away, but skipper Virat Kohli is not unduly He added, “As far as batting is concerned, overdo things and at the same time finding concerned and said the more T20s the team obviously the one area we look to focus on a balance between good conventional cricket plays the better it will get at death bowling in is to maintain our batting techniques and and at the same time knowing how to score the 50-over format. use T20s and ODIs as an extension of our runs with that.” India missed out on a clean sweep when Test batting. That means not necessarily In a series in which the batsmen made they suffered a narrow five-run defeat to getting reckless and slog every ball. It is very merry, India’s openers failed to make any England in the third one-day international at important to understand how to score in lasting impression, but the captain backed the Eden Gardens on Sunday night. competitive conditions. The focus will be on Shikhar Dhawan and Co. This was the last ODI, India were scheduled not wanting to overdo things.” “At times, you have to give them chances to play before the Champions Trophy begins Referring to the conditions in England, he to return to form. You don’t get ready players in England in the first week of June. “It’s not said, “It’s very important to understand how for international cricket that often. We should such a bad thing. The more T20s we play, we to score in those conditions, you need to have back our openers give them confidence. NZ v Bang : New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion Christchurch JAN 23 (IANS) : For wickets falling to a defensive shot. MELBOURNE JAN 23 (IANS) the second time in successive Test matches, Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal inside the 10 : Serena Williams battled into her Bangladesh imploded in the second innings overs they needed to bat out before lunch, 11th Australian Open quarter-final after holding their own in a neck-and- the stand-in captain top-edging a hook off on Monday, joining sister Venus, in neck first innings battle. Once again, their Tim Southee. After the break came a period her unrelenting quest for a record batsmen played a significant role in their of calm, with Soumya Sarkar stroking the Grand Slam title and the return of own downfall. Having started the day on level ball fluently and Mahmudullah defending her top world ranking. The American terms, they conceded a lead of 65, before resolutely during a second-wicket stand of 41. powerhouse was tested by Czech 16th collapsing spectacularly in their second With Bangladesh seven runs short of wiping seed Barbora Strycova but she dug innings, with the bulk of their batsmen gifting out their deficit, though, Sarkar attempted to deep to win 7-5, 6-4 in hot conditions New Zealand their wicket. steer Colin de Grandhomme to third man - a and will face Johanna Konta for a Set a target of 109, New Zealand romped risky proposition given three fielders in the place in the last four. to a nine-wicket win in 18.4 overs, with the cordon - and middled the ball to gully. Williams has made clear in promotion of Colin de Grandhomme - who Shakib Al Hasan edged his first ball between Melbourne she is here for one reason struck an unbeaten 33 off 15 balls, with four second slip and gully, trying a similar open- only -- to win -- and she was in a sixes including two in two balls off Nazmul faced steer, and reached out a long way from fighting, but nervy, mood during an Hossain Shanto to seal the win - ensuring they his body to try and cut the next ball. Raval put entertaining contest. The 35-year- completed the job on the fourth day itself, down a straightforward low chance. old had added incentive after the some ten minutes into the half-hour extension. If anyone thought that moment would shock defeat on Sunday of top seed After a third day lost to rain, the fourth cause Shakib to thank his lucky stars and Angelique Kerber, the woman who had begun with Henry Nicholls falling two knuckle down, they were wrong; having only beat her in the final last year and then short of a maiden Test hundred and helping faced four more balls, he tried to cut Southee snatched her top world ranking. New Zealand gain a first-innings lead of 65. still in the balance when Bangladesh began they were halfway through yet another without making any attempt to keep the Williams, seeded two, can again It was a useful lead, but only that. Given their second innings towards the tail-end of second-innings meltdown, and were 100 for ball down, and guided the ball straight to become world number one if she lifts New Zealand had to bat last, the match was an extended first session. By tea, however, 5 - effectively 35 for 5 - with only one of their backward point. the trophy this week. “I love pressure, I deal well with pressure,” she said, when asked why she keeps coming Leander Paes-Martina Hingis ease into Australian Hingis controlled the baseline, Paes was near back for more. “I love this game perfect at the net, converting almost every and I honestly have nothing to lose. time he approached the net. Everything is a bonus for me now.” Open mixed doubles quarters The second set was no different as Paes and Williams winning the title on Hingis secured a break in the eighth game to Saturday would rewrite history. She is MELBOURNE JAN 23 (IANS) : Leander go 5-3 up and then held their serve to seal not just chasing a seventh Melbourne Paes and Martina Hingis sailed into the the set and the match. Paes and Hingis will crown, but also a 23rd Grand Slam to quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event now face the winner of another second round surpass Steffi Graf’s Open-era record. at the Australian Open with straight sets match between Samantha Stosur/Samuel With her sister, a potential final win over Matt Reid and Casey Dellacqua Groth and Darija Jurak/Jean-Julien Rojer, in opponent, already safely into the last here on Monday. The Indo-Swiss pair took the quarterfinals on Tuesday. eight in the other side of the draw, just 54 minutes to get the better of Reid Williams had to use all her experience and Dellacqua 6-2, 6-3 in the second round to get past a dogged Strycova. encounter. Sindhu eyes Despite the temperature already It was total domination from Paes and past 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) Hingis as they took control of the match from when they began at 11:00am, the onset and didn't give their Australian another title at Williams opted to wear knee-length rivals any opportunity to forge a comeback. black leggings and sleeves, and she The Indo-Swiss pair broke Dellacqua in the Syed Modi GP made a slow start. It was Strycova fourth game to gain an early lead. who drew first blood, breaking the Leading 5-2, Paes and Hingis broke LUCKNOW JAN 23 (IANS) : Saina first Williams serve, but with the Dellacqua again to pocket the first set with a Nehwal's decision to give it a miss has sweat starting to drip off her she near-flawless show in 24 minutes. taken away some sheen but Olympic immediately broke back with a Paes and Hingis’ domination could be silver-medallist PV Sindhu will ensure that sizzling crosscourt forehand. gauged from the fact that they committed Syed Modi International is not short of star But Williams’ first serve was still not just one unforced error in the first set as power when the Grand Prix Gold event gets firing, with just 33 percent successful against seven by their opponents. While underway with the qualifiers on Tuesday. in the opening games, and the Czech Fresh from her comeback win at Malaysia took full advantage to break to love Masters Grand Prix Gold yesterday, Saina, and go 2-1 in front. It was woeful Swafford claims first PGA win in 93rd start a three-time winner here, has opted out. serving from both players with "No I am not playing as it was a tough Williams broken again before they LOS ANGELES JAN 23 (IANS) : Hudson birdie on the par-five eighth, he drained a 14- three weeks for me after the PBL and both began to warm to the task. Swafford finally joined the winner's circle foot putt for birdie on the par-four ninth. Malaysia open win and I am still not 100 Williams finally held serve in the Sunday, firing a five-under 67 for a one-stroke The win comes with some nice perks, as per cent with my knee strength. I need fifth game but it didn’t last long when victory at the PGA Tour's CareerBuilder Swafford is now qualified for the Masters, some more time to be fully fit physically," Strycova broke again to go 4-3 ahead. Challenge. the Players Championship, the Dean and Saina told PTI. Another break -- an incredible sixth The 29-year-old American birdied three of Deluca Invitational, the Memorial, the PGA "But I am happy I played some great in eight games -- put Williams level his last four holes to claim his maiden USPGA Championship and the 2018 SBS Tournament badminton in last three weeks but to beat and she then held, before a defensive Tour win in his 93rd Tour start. of Champions. top level players, I need to be at my best Strycova saved four set points in a He compiled a 20-under 268 total to finish Third round leader Hadwin was also in and I still need some more time be at my marathon 10th game. one stroke ahead of Canada's Adam Hadwin, search of his first PGA Tour win but his two- best fitness. It's not easy to perform unless Williams was fired up and who closed with a 70, one day after storming under 70 left him just shy of victory. you have the best fitness at the super series screaming “C’mon!” and she went to a 13-under 59 in the third round at the On Saturday, the 29-year-old from level," she added. Perhaps unaware of 6-5 ahead before Czech, serving to La Quinta Country Club near Palm Springs, suburban Vancouver became the first her pullout, the organisers has given the stay in the set, was finally undone on California. Bud Cauley and Brian Harman Canadian shoot a 59, leaving him one second seeding to Saina. the eighth set point by a lucky shot both shot 69s and finished in a tie for third at stroke off the Tour record 58 fired last year On the other hand, it has been a dream run from the American that came off her 18-under 270. by American Jim Furyk at the Travelers for Sindhu in international circuit ever since racquet frame. Swafford is in his fourth year on the Tour Championship. the Indian clinched the Olympic silver medal Strycova, at a career-high ranking and had never finished higher than a tie for He birdied two of his final three holes at the Rio Olympics in August. The 21-year- of 16, is a two-time former girls eighth. In five previous starts this season his Sunday to finish at 19-under 269. old continued her rampaging run as she champion in Melbourne but had best finish was a tie for 13th at last week's Of the nine players to card a 59 (or better) sealed her maiden Super Series title at China never been past round four in the Sony Open. on tour, Hadwin is the fourth who failed to Open Premier, before reaching the finals main draw. And with her nose in front, Beginning the day two shots off the lead, win the event. at Hong Kong Open and qualifying for the Williams was never going to let that Swafford got off to a rocky start with a bogey Dominic Bozzelli, who grabbed the first- prestigious BWF Dubai Super Series Finals in happen and a netted volley from the at the par-four No. 1 before stringing together round lead with a 64, finished in fifth place at Swafford birdied three of his last four December last year. The girl from Hyderabad Czech gave her an early break for 2-1 five straight pars. 271, closing with a 71. holes to claim his maiden USPGA Tour win. has been simply unstoppable as she then in the second set. Strycova was wilting Swafford then caught fire with a burst of Brendan Steele (70) and Chad Campbell Swafford compiled a 20-under 268 total guided her team Chennai Smashers to a title and Williams was in control, and three straight birdies to close out his front (71) tied for sixth place at 272. Scott Stalling to finish one stroke ahead of Adam Hadwin. win at the Premier badminton League (PBL) despite being broken when serving for nine. On the par-four seventh, he hit his (66) took eighth at 273, and Sean O’Hair (69), Swafford is in his fourth year on the less than a fortnight ago and will be the hot the match she broke straight back to approach to five feet from the hole then easily Richy Werenski (70) and Scotland’s Martin Tour and had never finished higher than favourite to clinch the women's title at Syed book her place in the last eight. made the short birdie putt. After making Laird (69) all came in at 274, tied for ninth. a tie for eighth. Modi, which has a depleted field. Entertainment 12

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Jolly LL.B 2' trailer 2: Akshay Kumar Mahira Khan wants Pakistan to watch Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Raees'

brings forward intense country to watch the film. The fate of the release of Bollywood films in theatres across the border has side of legal system always depended on the equa- tion between India and Pakistan. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, When Mahira was asked about who is known for his versatile the ban on Bollywood films in her on-screen performances, country, she sounded pretty dis- took to Twitter on Monday appointed. The 32-year-old diva to share the new trailer of stated that she wants every person his upcoming film 'Jolly LL.B in the world to watch the movie. "I 2'. Here, Akki can be seen want my country to see this. I want displaying his tough attitude everybody to see it, every person in in front of the corrupt to bring the world. My friends keep saying forward the truth. you did it, it's enough, you can just "Standing up for what keep it in a box somewhere.I do is right is not easy. But that, but there's a part of me that Jolly will not back down says, no, I want everybody to see in front of the corrupt. my blood sweat and tears for these #JollyLLB2NewTrailer," two years, because it's been tough he posted on the social and I want people to see it even if I media. The second trailer is fail at it," ANI quoted her as saying. engrossing enough to get you For the record, Mahira will not be excited for the movie. able to promote the flick in India. Don’t believe us? Watch for Earlier in 2016, the Maharashtra yourself: Navnirman Sena (MNS) gave a 'Jolly LLB 2' will hit the silver 48-hour ultimatum to all Pakistani screen on February 10 this cine and tele-artistes to quit India year. The Subhash Kapoor The ban on the screening of Bol- Mahira Khan, who makes her Bol- or face consequences in the wake directorial also features lywood films in Pakistan hasn't lywood debut with Shah Rukh of the Uri terror attack that killed Huma Qureshi in a key role. been lifted yet. Pakistani beauty Khan starrer 'Raees' wants her 19 Indian soldiers. The movie is the sequel to Arshad Warsi's 2013 release 'Jolly LLB'. Pakistani actors get Indian visa Rajinikanth requests fans to shoot for Sridevi starrer The relationship between India and Pakistan, which got more fragile after the Uri ter- to maintain peace while ror attack last year, is gradually getting back on tracks. If online reports are to be believed, two Pak actors have been granted talking about the tense visas by the Indian government to complete their Bollywood projects. Adnan Siddiqui and situation in TN Sajal Aly will now be finishing their schedule for Sridevi's up- coming movie 'Mom'. The duo the ban on this sport would would fly to India in February to be lifted. Unfortunately, the shoot for the climax and a song, peaceful protests took a vio- reports the Mumbai Mirror. lent turn this morning when a According to sources, "It's police station was set ablaze been about four months since by a group of protesters as the the team has been waiting to police forcibly tried to get the wrap up the final schedule. In protesters off Marina Beach. September, following the Uri Vehicles were also set on fire. attacks[...], Sajal and Adnan's Police actually had to resort visas were rejected several to Baton charge and tear gas times." treatment to disperse off the The two are playing important protesters. DMK working Sta- roles in the flick which is slated lin criticised the police’s way to release in May this year. of handling situation and de- manded a permanent solution. “It is condemnable that instead of holding talks with peaceful protesters, it has been attempt- Shahid Kapoor ed to end protests using police with an authoritarian mind- set,” stated Stalin. Kamal Haas- and Kangana an had requested the students not to resort to violent means. Ranaut's brilliant RJ Balaji requested protesters to go home, as the fact that the government issued an ordi- chemistry in 'Yeh nance was a victory in itself. In- stead of celebrating,they were resorting to violent ways. And Ishq Hai' song now Rajinikanth has written a letter, urging the protesters to maintain Peace. He is deeply from 'Rangoon' is saddened by the situation in Tamil Nadu, currently. Thalai- a must WATCH! va is proud of the youngsters Last week, peaceful pro- for the sport, that is symbolic and their peaceful ways and re- tests were held in Tamil Nadu of Tamil culture and tradition. quests them to stop now. Also Bollywood's some Recently, a new song against the ban on Jallikattu. Fasts were held, placards were Read: RJ Balaji, Kamal Haasan of the most talented from the film titled 'Yeh Millions assembled on Marina displayed, only peaceful ways request pro-Jallikattu protest- people are set to en- Ishq Hai' has been re- Beach to voice their support were resorted to, just so that ers to go home tertain the audiences leased and we must soon. What happens say it will give you take when a maverick you back to the classic filmmaker like Vishal feel of Vishal's previ- Abhishek Bachchan ready to do Bhardwaj joins hands ous films. His music is with immensely skill- always special and has biopic on THIS sportsman for free! ful Shahid Kapoor, that melody. Lyrics are Biopics on sportsper- Basketball played Satnam Kangana Ranaut and penned by the legend- sons is apparently the latest Singh Bhamara, who is the Saif Ali Khan? The re- ary Gulzar and Vishal trend Bollywood is fasci- first Indian to play for Na- sult is 'Rangoon'. Yes! has composed the mu- nated with. And it wouldn’t tional Basketball Associa- 'Rangoon' will hit the sic himself, as always. be a surprise if we have a tion (NBA), an elite profes- screens on February It has been sung by the few more biopics in the sional basketball league in 24, 2017 and surely very soulful Arijit Singh. pipeleine inspired by sports- the US, during an interview from the looks of the The song has a lot men. And here’s one player with leading daily expressed trailer and promos, of chemistry between who has expressed his wish his desire to see Abhishek the film has a Vishal Kangana and Shahid to see Abhishek Bachchan essay his character if a film Bhardwaj stamp on it. which must not be essay his role on screen! is ever made on his life.

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