Raising Hopes PAGE In UK election campaign Britain’s home secretary Priti Patel promises new, faster World 9 visas for doctors from SATURDAY | 9 NOVEMBER 2019 | 35 TRAPPED IN GERMAN POTASH MINE Berlin, Nov. 8: Around One of the 35 mine staff were responsibilities of trapped about 700 meters below ground, the state is to two of them injured, after an unexplained ensure public blast in a potash mine in order and security eastern Germany, a — Pinera Sebastian spokesman with the state mining authority Chile president was cited as saying. The local broadcaster MDR reported that a res- IN BRIEF cue operation had begun. The staff were located Missing tourist in a safe sector of the mine in Teutschenthal, hand inside shark about 150 km southwest Saint Denis: The hand of a of Berlin, and were missing Scottish tourist has being supplied with oxy- been discovered in the stom- gen. ach of a tiger shark caught The mining authority off the coast of Réunion. said one of the injured The 44-year-old man, who was in a serious condi- has not been named, disap- tion, the other only peared while snorkelling off lightly injured, and that the coast of the Indian there was a possibility Ocean island. His wife identi- that they could be fied his wedding ring recov- brought to the surface ered during an autopsy of through a shaft that was the shark. The shark was one intact. The mine is no of five caught for research longer active but is purposes in the Indian being used to deposit Ocean. It was found about mining waste from else- four miles from the lagoon where. — Reuters where the victim was last seen. It is not known whether the man was eaten by the shark after being IRAN DOWNS drowned. UNKNOWN Brazil court ruling Protesters light candles to pay homage to Chow Tsz-Lok, who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters, died in a rare FLYING OBJECT fatality after five months of unrest. — AP may free Lula Tehran, Nov. 8: The Braslia: Brazil’s supreme Iranian army shot down court voted to overturn a an unidentified drone ruling requiring convicted near the port of Bandar- criminals to go to jail after e Mahshahr on the Gulf losing their first appeal, Student death fuels unrest in HK coast on Friday, ISNA paving the way for leftist news agency reported. icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva The unmanned aircraft to be freed. The decision Thousands of Hong Kongers hold vigils for Chow, first student fatality since outrage was downed over means thousands of convicts Iranian territory with a could be released from Hong Kong, Nov. 8: A stu- “He was a nice person. of Hong Kong people,” domestically manufac- prison, including Lula, who is dent at a Hong Kong uni- Students have been at He was sporty. He liked calling for a postponement tured Mersad surface-to- among dozens of political versity who fell one floor the forefront of the playing netball and basket- of the lowest-tier district CHINA BRANDS HONG KONG air missile, said Tasnim. and business leaders caught in a parking lot during lakhs who have taken ball,” friend and fellow council elections set for The incident which up in a sprawling corruption pro-democracy protests at to streets to press for UST student Ben, 25, said Nov. 24, a move which PROTESTERS MOBSTERS comes amid soaring ten- probe. They would remain the weekend died on in tears. “We played net- would infuriate those call- sions between Tehran free until they had exhausted Friday, the first student greater democracy, ball together for a year. I ing for democracy. Beijing, Nov. 8: China a serious criminal act but and Washington since their rights to appeal their death in months of demon- among other hope he can rest in peace. I Protesters have thrown has slammed radical pro- also pure election vio- President Donald Tru- conviction — which critics strations in the Chinese- demands, and rally really miss him.” petrol bombs and van- testers in Hong Kong as lence,’ Xu Luying, mp unilaterally aban- say could take years in cases ruled city and a likely trig- against perceived Students and young peo- dalised banks, stores and ‘mobsters’ using violence spokeswoman for the doned a landmark 2015 involving people with deep ger for fresh unrest. ple have been at the fore- metro stations, while to influence upcoming Hong Kong and Macau nuclear deal last year pockets. Lula’s lawyers said Chow Tsz-lok, 22, an Chinese meddling in front of the hundreds of police have fired rubber local elections, after a affairs office of China’s and reimposed crippling they would seek the ‘imme- undergraduate at the the Asian financial thousands who have taken bullets, tear gas, water pro-Beijing lawmaker central government, said. sanctions. diate release’ of the former University of Science and hub to the streets since June to cannons and, in some was injured in a stabbing. Xu said radical protest- Trump in June autho- president after speaking to Technology, died of press for greater democra- cases, live ammunition in With Beijing and Hong ers in Hong Kong ‘intend rised a military strike him. injuries he suffered, when franchise perceived to be cy, among other demands, scenes of chaos. Kong’s unpopular leader to create a ‘chilling effect’ after Iran shot down a he fell from the third to the pro-Beijing, and rallies are and rally against per- Chow had been pursuing Carrie Lam refusing to by threatening and intim- US drone, only to call off second floor of a parking expected across the terri- ceived Chinese meddling a two-year undergraduate offer a political solution idating their candidates the retaliation at the last Auction of early lot during a police disper- tory, when violence tradi- in the Asian financial hub. degree in computer sci- to the protesters’ griev- and their supporters’, in moment. sal operation. tionally picks up. The protests, ignited by a ence. His death came on ances, violence has spi- order to ‘affect the elec- Washington insists the Mozart score Chow’s death, on gradua- “Condemn police brutali- now-scrapped extradition graduation day for many ralled on both sides of the tion results of the district aircraft was in interna- Paris: An original score of tion day for many stu- ty,” they wrote on the bill allowing people to be students at his university, ideological divide. councils and realise their tional airspace, but Iran two minutes composed by dents, is expected to fuel restaurant’s glass wall. sent to mainland China for located in the picturesque In the latest incident, a purpose of seizing politi- says it was over its terri- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart anger at police, who are Demonstraters had thro- trial, have evolved into Clear Water Bay district man holding a bouquet cal power’. torial waters. when he was just 16 is to be already under pressure nged the hospital this wider calls for democracy, on the Kowloon side of the approached pro-Beijing Xu also called for The crisis deepened put up for auction in Paris amid accusations of exces- week to pray for Chow, posing one of the biggest harbour. lawmaker Junius Ho as ‘strong punishment’ with the September 14 later this month, Sotheby’s sive force as the city grap- leaving flowers and hun- challenges for Chinese The university called for the politician was cam- against violence in Hong attacks on Saudi energy said. The asking price for the ples with its worst politi- dreds of get-well messages President Xi Jinping since an independent investiga- paigning in his con- Kong and for a ‘fair, just, giant Aramco’s Abqaiq handwritten score dating cal crisis in decades. on walls. Students also he took charge in 2012. tion. The government stituency near the border safe and orderly environ- processing plant and from 1772 has been set at The university students staged rallies at universi- Two pro-Beijing newspa- expressed “great sorrow with China. ment’ for the district elec- Khurais oilfield which 1,50,000-2,00,000 euros, trashed a campus branch ties across the former pers ran full-page ads, and regret”. The attack was ‘not only tions. — AFP halved the kingdom’s the auction house said. It of Starbucks, part of a British colony. commissioned by “a group — Reuters crude output. — AFP goes on sale on November 18. “It’s the only version,” said Simon Maguire, a spe- cialist in musical manuscripts at Sotheby’s in London. Ailing Sharif may “Mozart always wrote first Impeachment to overturn 2016 results: Ivanka versions” without subse- quently reworking them, Rabat, Nov. 8: Ivanka “unlike Beethoven who be treated in UK Trump on Friday weighed THE STORY  Kent said Trump wanted to hear three  Acting White House revised (his scores) endless- in on the House impeach- words from Ukraine’s president: investiga- chief of staff Mick ly,” the expert said. The min- Lahore, Nov. 8: Pak- ment inquiry of her father SO FAR Mulvaney is scheduled utes, which are types of istan’s ailing former from half a world away. tions, Biden and Clinton House to provide a deposition dances, have never been prime minister Nawaz President Donald  Ex-NSA John Bolton failed to appear for an published. Sharif has heeded doc- Trump’s daughter and impeachment but is not expected to tors’ advice and given in White House adviser said investigaters interview. Democrats say they will simply use appear to his family’s request to in an interview that she have released the no-shows as evidence of the president’s fly to London for the treat- shares his oft-repeated obstruction of Congress.  US diplomat William ALL 39 DEAD ment of his diseases, a view that the impeach- a transcript of Taylor said that Trump media report said. ment investigation is testimony from  The Oval Office has emerged as such a was withholding mili- IN UK TRUCK Sharif was shifted to his about “overturning the George Kent, a sought-after destination that Ukraine’s new tary aid for Ukraine Jati Umra Raiwind resi- results of the 2016 elec- career official president was hell-bent on getting there and unless the country’s dence in Lahore after his Nawaz Sharif tion.” at the state VIETNAMESE two-week stay at a But she seemed to part the White House was unafraid to dangle it as president agreed to Pakistani hospital for told him categorically ways with the president department. leverage. probe Democrats London, Nov. 8: Vietnam said treatment of multiple dis- that they had already and allies who have been it was working to repatriate 39 eases. He was admitted to exhausted all medical pressuring the news bodies now identified as the Services Hospital in treatment [options] avail- media to publicly identify Ivanka Trump said of per- commenced.” tleblower should no longer sation to investigate for- Vietnamese nationals found in Lahore on October 22 able in and the whistleblower whose sistent criticism of the Ivanka Trump said that be a “substantive part” of mer vice-president Joe a truck near London last from Pakis-tan’s anti- going abroad is the only complaint helped launch president. the whistleblower’s identi- the conversation, she said, Biden, currently a leading month, in a case that exposed graft body’s custody after option left,” a family the investigation. “Rather than wait, under ty is “not particularly rele- noting that the individual contender for the 2020 the deadly risks of illegal his platelets dropped to a member said. “Basically since the elec- a year, until the people can vant” to the impeachment was not among adminis- Democratic presidential migration to Europe. critical low level of 2,000. Sharif might leave after tion, this has been the decide for themselves inquiry and declined to tration officials who heard nomination to challenge The country’s embassy in “Nawaz Sharif has his name is removed from experience that our based on his record and speculate on the motives President Trump ask Trump. Ivanka is wrap- London said a government finally agreed to go to the Exit Control List by administration and our based on his accomplish- behind the whistleblow- Ukraine’s leader during a ping up a three-day visit to delegation already in Britain London after the doctors the government. — PTI family has been having,” ments, this new effort has er’s complaint. The whis- July 25 telephone conver- Morocco. — AP was coordinating with offi- cials to get the bodies home at the earliest. The British police confirmed LIVING IN | GRIEF Residents urge Mexico to accept the American government’s offer to help destroy the gang that those discovered in the refrigerated truck on October 23 all came from the southeast Asian nation. Mexican cartels worse than ISIS: Massacre victims’ kin In a letter to the families of the 31 men and eight women Bavispe, Nov. 8: Angry Sinaloa Cartel. The vic- “I really believe that the stamp out the cartels. relative of the victims and who died, Vietnam’s Prime kin of nine American citi- tims belonged to three cartels in Mexico have “This is so beyond com- a local activist, said he Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc zens massacred in a sus- families of dual US- moved to another level of prehension, we’re living would welcome outside said the tragedy had caused pected gangland ambush Mexican citizenship born barbarity, they are as bad like we’re in Afghanistan, assistance to find the them and Vietnamese people in northern Mexico urged to breakaway Mormon or worse than ISIS. ISIS 100 miles from the US bor- killers, adding that he did- worldwide ‘endless pain’ and the government to accept communities founded in have an ideology,” said der,” said LeBaron. n’t think Mexico’s govern- vowed to ‘soon bring the vic- US help to destroy drug the north of Mexico sever- Rosa LeBaron, 65, whose More than 2,50,000 ment was capable of stop- tims back to the homeland’. cartels that one grieving al decades ago, and cousins, nieces and Mexicans have been killed ping violence and impuni- Essex Police investigating relative described as being mourners came from nephews died in the in the mounting violence t y. the gruesome discovery, said a “as bad or worse than thousands of miles to pay attacks. “These sicarios that has gripped the coun- President Lopez Obrador coroner had now formally ISIS.” their last respects. (hitmen), why are they try since 2007, many of said he believed that identified all the victims and Funerals of the three Sadness and anger doing it? Out of greed and them victims of drug Mexico could resolve its their families informed. mothers and six children gripped grieving relatives, pure evil.” related violence. security problems without “This is an important step in began to be held in Mexico and some urged Mexico’s She said Mexico needed “They have to wipe these foreign “intervention,” the investigation and enables after the government said leader Andres Manuel to overcome pride, and bad men out of Mexico but he has opened the door us to work with our they were caught in the Lopez Obrador to accept accept outside help from a just like the coalition that to FBI cooperation provid- Vietnamese colleagues to sup- A relative attends the burial of victims killed in a hail crossfire of a territorial US President Donald neighbouring country or goes into Syria and these ed the country’s national port the families of those vic- of bullets in an attack authorities have blamed on a feud between the Juarez Trump’s offer to help international coalition, places.” sovereignty is not violat- tims,” a cop said. drug cartel, at a cemetery in Mexico. — AFP Cartel and its rival the crush the gangs. like the United Nations, to Julian LeBaron, another ed. — Reuters c m y k c m y k MIND POWER BOBBY BOWDEN BONNIE RAITT PAGE If somebody mistreats you, treat ’em good. Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. 10 That kills ’em. Spirituality is for people who have already been there. Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 9 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

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Action on Taseer is a Subhani blot on India’s image he case of Aatish Taseer, a young, New York-based journalist and writer whose Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status was revoked on Thursday, is lamentable for several reasons. One, official protesta- Ttions notwithstanding, it can’t but be construed as an assault by the government on free speech and expression, given the circumstances. Two, it is the most open and high-profile expression yet of official vindictiveness since taking away the OCI card is a means to make sure the person in ques- tion will not be able to enter India (in his case to visit his mother) again if the government’s vendetta action is not reconsidered. Three, and not the least, the episode casts India — not just the present government — in poor light. Since a full-fledged single-party rule took hold five years ago, this country has taken rapid strides in becoming an illiber- al society with encouragement from those in power and from those who are the ideology-minders of the establishment. These are among the issues that Mr Taseer had sought to flag, with a tinge of regret it appeared since he regarded himself as a child of India, in LETTERS May in an article for Time maga- zine, an American weekly journal DRIVER THRASHED The Union home ministry Can Kartarpur lead to with an international profile, The police beating up the ended the journalist’s OCI “Divider-In-Chief”, in a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. For driver of Hyderabad status on the ground that he Football Cup for honking did not raise objections to fear of consequences, no Indian publication might summon the continuously could be an an official query in which resources to write with the same overkill. But the seriousness the assertion was made that frankness. The establishment was better India-Pak ties? his father was of Pakistani clearly upset. In a properly democ- exhibited by the cops was origin. Mr Taseer’s ratic setup, a strong, well-reasoned, and writings. As a result purification and self-dis- very much needed and I rebuttal would have sufficed. the Guru Granth Sahib, cipline are of no use… appreciate them (Cops response, made public, Indeed, Time sought to make the holy book of the nor are rituals, religious makes it amply clear that amends with another article K.C. Singh , contains four ceremonies or empty beat driver for excessive this is not the case. “Unifier”. But the rulers are not shabads and 112 shaloks worship….”. This theme hoking, Nov. 8). Buses and easily propitiated. of Baba Farid. The is repeated elsewhere, as two-wheelers resort to The Union home ministry ended Granth Sahib has hymns indeed reflected in the the journalist’s OCI status on the ground that he did not raise objections to of six gurus and 36 mys- lives of the gurus who unnecessary honking, an official query in which the assertion was made that his father was of tic saints, including followed. Pakistan has despite the advice given by Pakistani origin. Mr Taseer’s response, made public, makes it amply clear those from lower castes multiple gurdwaras the traffic police. The offi- that this is not the case. and Islam. marking ’s cials should stop the sale The journalist-writer’s defence is crystal clear: His Indian mother and his he 550th birth forward progress on the The new order which life, but two are impor- father were not married and that she was his sole legal guardian until he anniversary of corridor. Logically, this Guru Nanak envisioned tant pilgrim centres. At and use of prohibited came of age, growing up in for a good part. (As such, his father’s Guru Nanak meant Pakistan saw went beyond mere self- Nankana Sahib near horns. nationality is immaterial.) It is to be presumed this would have been taken (1469-1539) some strategic benefit. It abnegation or detach- Lahore, Guru Nanak was into account when he duly applied for and was given OCI status. kicks off on is unlikely that the ment of Sufi saints. Good born, and at Panja Sahib, Tada Hanmantha Reddy The home ministry would be fully aware of this and had no business rais- TNovember 9, three days shrinking group of human existence he past Islamabad en route Hyderabad ing any queries. It is therefore a fair presumption that the episode was before the regular pil- peace-seekers in likened to a lotus flower, Peshawar at Hasanabdal, orchestrated — following the article he wrote — in order to deprive Mr grimage, with a high- Pakistan influenced the blooming amid dirty a rock exists with his I commend the police for acting Taseer of his OCI status. It is to be doubted that the official stance can with- level Indian delegation decision for better India- water. Jappji Sahib’s line claimed palm print, from against the driver for excessive stand judicial challenge (unless the court is pliable, and nothing will be a traversing the Kartarpur Pakistan relations. captures this vision -- vin which flows spring honking. Hyderabadi drivers — be surprise any more). Corridor, consisting of Pakistan’s behaviour gunn keete bhagat na water. But Kartarpur is it two-wheelers or four-wheelers — PEN America, a free speech organisation in the US, and the Committee to 500-odd handpicked pil- has been at variance hoye (You cannot be a where he spent the last 18 have the habit of unnecessary Protect Journalists have sharply criticised the anti-free speech and sup- grims. Among them are with this assumption. devotee without good years of his earthly jour- honking. It’s high time the police pression of journalists angle in the matter. This indictment is likely to be former Prime Minister They used drones to drop deeds). By a historical ney, preaching and liv- starts taking action on such erring taken seriously on the international plane, sullying our country’s image. Manmohan Singh, some weapons in Punjab, and coincidence, Martin ing by his code of wor- drivers. Sikh members of the more openly created con- Luther (1483-1546), the ship and a life of giving Sultan Kudari Union Cabinet, Punjab vergence between the founder of and sharing. Hyderabad CM “Khalistan” proponents Protestantism, who ques- The Kartarpur Court’s duty to Walayar girls and his Cabinet col- in Britain, the United tioned the degeneration Corridor can be a bridge Incessant honking has become one leagues, as indeed the States and Canada, of the Roman Catholic for better India-Pakistan of the biggest irritants on the city erala has been on the boil ever since a special Pocso court in Badal family. The lone preparing for a Church, was Guru relations if Pakistan roads. Even though one feels like Palakkad on September 30 and October 25 acquitted four accused outlier is former minis- Referendum 2020 on Nanak’s contemporary does not allow the sepa- thrashing these drivers, the cops Kcharged with the rape and abetment to suicide of two Dalit girls, ter Navjot Singh Sidhu, Khalistan next year, in Europe. He preached ratist Khalistani ele- should have shown restraint. aged nine and 13, at Walayar on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. A fifth invited by Pakistani PM with the Pakistani dias- that the Bible was the ments from the Sikh Apart from booking the driver for accused, a child in conflict with the law, is being tried by the juvenile . Reviled by pora agitating over sole means and only God, diaspora to politicise an illegal horns, they should have court. The older girl was found hanging from the rafters of the single-room right-wing opinion as a Kashmir. The unprece- and not human priests, important pilgrim cen- seized the gadget. tenement in which her family was living on January 13, 2017; and her Pakistani stooge, his pop- dented mob attack on the could grant salvation. tre. The possibility also Y. Prasad younger sister was found in the same position on March 4. ularity among the Sikh Indian high commission Like Guru Nanak, exists that access in Hyderabad The court, which agreed to the prosecution’s contention that the girls masses, especially in in London demonstrated accompanied always by future may be made con- hanged themselves, did not agree with the reason that it had to do with Punjab, is high as he is new street violence mas- his rabab-playing com- tingent on the state of It is heartening to note that the their being sexually abused. The court dismissed the post-mortem report seen as having obtained querading as a political panion Mardana, Martin bilateral relations. Even traffic police took action against a of the younger girl which stated there was “evidence suggestive of unnat- Pakistani agreement to protest. Pakistan has Luther introduced hymn more worrisome is bus driver for using an air-horn. ural sexual offence on the child in the form of multiple episodes of anal the long-standing de- also managed to open singing in churches. Pakistan playing with Although beating the driver penetrations in the past” as it is no conclusive proof. It did not find it a big mand for the direct link political fractures in Marrying a nun, Luther Sikh sentiments and smacks of high handedness, some- lapse on the part of the investigating officer who failed to follow up on the to Kartarpur, 6 km from Indian Punjab between further defied the divi- using the corridor to cre- times strong medicine is required suggestion of the forensic surgeon to find out whether a girl of 129 cen- India’s Dera Baba Nanak the Congress and the sion between spiritual ate a rift between Sikhs to cure a growing malaise. All timetres can manage to fix a ligature on a rafter placed at 246 cm. and even closer from the Akali Dal-BJP, as shown and ecclesiastical, much and Hindutva elements TSRTC buses are fitted with air- The judgment, which went against the very spirit of the Protection of border. by two separate func- as Guru Nanak preached running the Union gov- horns. Will the traffic police book Children from Sexual Offences Act, has shocked the people. They stare at Although Pakistan had tions organised by state against fasting, self-fla- ernment. Meanwhile, the drivers of RTC buses and other the twin tragedies: one, two young girls were sexually abused and found floated the idea during and Union governments gellation and the separa- the Centre is enabling its heavy vehicles also? dead; and then two, no one is found guilty of it. This is unacceptable as it Imran Khan’s swearing- near Dera Baba Nanak. tion of religion from allies like the Akali Dal Wg Cdr Satinder Singh (Retd) makes a mockery of the criminal justice administration. People demand in when Navjot Sidhu Guru Nanak obtained everyday life. to recover political space that the case be investigated further, the accused be brought to book. The and Pakistan’s Army enlightenment at a Why then is the they lost after the government and the courts must do whatever it takes. chief Gen. Qamar Javed moment of great spiritu- Kartarpur pilgrimage Granth burning contro- It is wrong on the part of cops to Bajwa had publicly al churn in India. His projected as vital for the versy, into which their take the law into their hands and hugged each other, it extensive journeys, over spiritual needs of Sikhs? complicity is under physically assault a person, just DECCAN CHRONICLE picked up pace after three decades, with short Unlike Islam, where the investigation. because they are in uniform. If they India’s parliamentary breaks at home, took him Hajj or pilgrimage to Capt. Amarinder had acted against him for sound ADITYA SINHA T. VENKATESWARLU election. Despite the mil- in the north to Nepal and Mecca is prescribed as Singh, the chief minister pollution, then who would ques- Editor Printer & Publisher itary confrontation and perhaps even Tibet, in one of five pillars of faith, of Punjab, is both pleas- tions the cops when they use the relentless Pakistan-bash- the east to Varanasi, or in Hinduism which ing Sikh sentiments but police siren. DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: ing by Prime Minister Assam and then south lays down bathing in also keeping his Hindu N.B. Stephenson Narendra Modi and his via Puri to Sri Lanka. 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rights as normal citizens. Kerala chief secretary presumed to reflect such dis- sensus is to trace terror ele- ety: It can lead to a police state.  Kill or be killed: Security Tom Jose, in a cussions. In this case, a percep- ments and bring them to book. On the political front is a per- forces fight an asymmetrical tion is strong that he justified It was also sub-judice for the sistent challenge for the LDF, war with Maoists. Soldiers on article, the killings possibly because bureaucrat to comment on which takes the high ground John Mary the border get applause while justified the police there was such a view among matters pending in the courts on human rights but has to cops protecting innocent citi- slaying of Maoists even ministers. because his stance could preju- ensure protection for the life zens get all the blame for it. as CM Pinarayi Vijayan, The written piece has been dice the trial and probe. A and property of its people from The article had come as a citing propriety, did not unprecedented, either by a junior civil servant tasked perpetrators of violence. In the counter, mainly to the CPI’s chief secretary or a Cabinet with the magisterial probe 1970s, the Naxal menace criticism and the Congress-led go into the details on Secretary. But a minuscule may not want to earn the dis- loomed over Kerala. One morn- Opposition’s campaign of Left Wing Extremism section of bureaucrats justifies pleasure of the boss and botch ing, residents at Nagarur- t came as a yorker to (CPI), the second-biggest LDF “police lynching”. (LWE) and his the well-intentioned article in his annual confidential report. Kummil on the Kollam- the LDF government Constituent, reported to the It is incontestable that the government’s action the face of a real Maoist men- What if the officer tones down Thiruvananthapuram border as Kerala chief secre- government that the deaths article, without the usual ace, which the chief secretary the truth, in case it runs were greeted by the severed tary Tom Jose, in a were part of fake encounters. caveat of “views are personal”, reviews every quarter in dis- counter to assertions and find- head of a landlord in the mid- newspaper article, jus- This has been the CPI stand on is a breach of propriety as he in the Assembly by saying that tricts concerned. ings by the chief secretary? dle of the road. tified the police slay- all seven Maoist slayings since had spoken out of turn. The Mr Jose did not have the gov- Even the Election Further, the article tends to The threat looms. The CPI ing of Maoists even as the LDF has come to power. CM, being the top political ernment’s mandate and that Commission designated 162 create a scary situation. Unlike (Maoists) believe in “the imme- chief minister First, the salient points of Mr executive, is yet to make any whatever mentioned were his locations in Kannur, the north, Kerala does not diate aim and programme to Pinarayi Vijayan, citing pro- Jose’s article, which appeared policy elucidation, not because personal views and they would Kozhikode, Malappuram, experience tribal extremism. carry on and complete the priety,I did not go into the on November 5: the government lacks it, but not influence the government. Palakkad and the high-profile The article refers to war. Mr already ongoing and advanc- details on Left Wing  According to the UN’s defini- not to influence the litigation Again, the chief secretary is Wayanad (’s Jose asserts, quoting Edmund ing New Democratic Extremism (LWE) and his gov- tion, people who use violence and the outcome of ongoing also the secretary to the seat) as “LWE-affected” ahead Burke: “The only thing neces- Revolution... protracted peo- ernment’s action against to achieve political objectives probes. Cabinet. He is on oath not to of the April 23 polls. sary for the triumph of evil is ple’s war with the armed armed combatants in jungles and put civilians in harm’s There are two opinions on disclose without the council’s What Mr Jose says may be in for good men to do nothing”. seizure of power remaining as in the state’s north. way are terrorists. whether the chief secretary mandate what may have tran- concord with the Centre’s The fact is that the court has its central and principal task, Mr Jose penned the piece in State intelligence has identi- had broken the all-India ser- spired in Cabinet discussions, stand and Prime Minister ruled it is no crime to be a encircling the cities from the the wake of the public outcry fied 16 organisations having vice conduct rules 1968. either directly or indirectly. Narendra Modi’s oft-heard Maoist sympathiser. It has laid countryside and thereby final- against the state special force sympathisers in urban areas: Apparently, he runs afoul of This is the convention and the “terrorists do not have human down a 16-point guideline for ly capturing them”. of Thunderbolts gunning down They are the human face of ter- Rule 6 and violates the spirit of set pattern in parliamentary rights”. But he breached his arrests/terror hunts. Kerala had asked the Centre four Maoists at Agali near rorists, benign but malignant Rule 7 respectively — for not democracy. brief as the top officer of a state But lost in the debate is the to include the Maoist-affected Attappadi in Palakkad on the and vicious, plotting terror marking his views as personal Discussions on the anti- government headed by the state’s preparedness to tackle districts in the Security border with Tamil Nadu on against innocents. and indirectly touting an opin- Maoist operations were possi- LDF, whose approach to tack- the Maoist menace. The state Related Expenditure Scheme October 28-29 and the subse-  Security forces carried out ion that would embarrass the bly discussed in the state ling LWE on the fringes of the intelligence has to brace ahead to tackle LWE. A unified com- quent arrests of two CPI(M) their duty to protect citizens government. Cabinet post-October 29. The southern state is different. for proactive action against mand was formed under the activists for alleged Maoist from terrorists. There is an argument that the chief secretary, who is privy to Elsewhere, security forces’ potential troublemakers. CM’s chairmanship to review links.  No rationale in arguing chief secretary is entitled to the Cabinet discussions, gener- encounters may not attract as Countering terror with terror, the situation. However, the A fact-finding team of the Maoists, indulging in armed explain the government’s ally refrains from making any much criticism given the gory employing the savage tactic, government’s view is to con- Communist Party of India conflict, have the same human stand but Mr Vijayan nailed it public statement that can be trail of killings. Here, the con- does not suit a civilised soci- front “ideology with ideology”. Alcohol is the perfect With polls in UK, will Brexit vote cure for deafness remain binding? Or not as such? Taki Three years ago and her dad, who stood for the “When I use a word,” Britain’s electorate far-right’s very anti-every- Humpty Dumpty said in a body UK Independence Party rather scornful tone, “it means voted to leave the EU. (UKIP) want to keep immi- just what I choose it to mean — Farrukh Dhondy Two years ago they grants out. neither more nor less”. voted in the present There’s also James Cleverly “The question is,” said busy ten days, or town and the traffic is horrific. Parliament. Boris and in the Cabinet, whose mother Alice, “whether you can make nights rather, with Robin Birley is opening a is an immigrant to Britain words mean so many different some heroic drinking place uptown, though, and Cabbages & Kings gang insist that the from Sierra Leone. things.” thrown in for good that should solve my dining Brexit vote is binding A None of them see it. If they “The question is,” said measure. Hangovers discrimi- problems. Minetta Tavern, in and forever, but that had been in power that gener- Humpty Dumpty, “which is to nate against the old nowadays, the meat-packing district, was “So many questions and none English”. As for Her Majesty, Parliament has to be ation earlier, they wouldn’t be be master — that’s all.” but no one is doing anything a hangout for Papa to do I happen to have noted that here. The word in question in about it — not in Washington, Hemingway when he was With the ultimate meaning of her late daughter-in-law, subject to a fresh vote. The Labour Party leadership Britain’s present political cri- not in New York, not in slumming downtown. E.E. life. Princess Diana in several TV in their manifesto for the elec- sis is “democracy”. Boris and London. Our former chairman Cummings and Ezra Pound Why didn’t Shah Jahan build interviews used the word tion again say they will get a his advisers and Cabinet use Algy Cluff’s dinner party at a used to join him and reminisce the Taj “hopefully”, not as an adverb the European wogs out, deal to leave the European the word to bolster their gentleman’s club, followed by about the old days in Paris. For his concubines instead of as Jacob would insist it be regardless of whatever else Union in six months of their Brexit claim, pointing out that an extremely funny speech Papa would be appalled with his wife? used, but as the neologism you do with the EU” is the pol- being elected as a govern- three years ago 51 per cent of given by him, started me booz- downtown today. The place is Why does steam come off meaning “I hope that!” icy that both the Tory and the ment. They want to stay in the Britain’s electorate voted to ing and things didn’t let up. full of tourists looking to make scrambled eggs That’s an aside. As an immi- Labour Party, without saying customs union, in the single leave the EU. True. Two years One drinks to enhance an a statement, dressed in the Only when they are moved grant taking liberties with so, are embracing as their market, to adopt the EU regu- ago they voted in the present enjoyable evening, never to contrived dishevelment they from the fire? good English I would, when hope of electoral appeal. lations that protect workers’ Parliament. Boris and gang relieve boredom. Also, one think is cool. And the edges of shirts get looking around me at Britain So, lets begin with irony rights and the environment. insist that the Brexit vote drinks when one can’t hear, as The man you should be going creased in the wash? in the process of a fresh gener- number one. Leave aside the So why do they still leave three years ago is binding and in extremely noisy New York after is the King of Siam, King What’s the difference between al election, say that things Prime Minister’s immigrant open the door to exiting the forever, but that the restaurants. Maha Vajiralongkorn, who love and desire? grow “ironiker and ironiker”. grandparent, in the Cabinet EU? Because Brexit will keep Parliament has to be subject to I made a big mistake recent- has four beautiful wives — his No answers to these Why, gentle reader, do I take we have Sajid Javid, the chan- the European immigrants out. a fresh vote. They absolutely ly, when I had Prince and last one is a former flight questioning prayers this Alician liberty? The pre- cellor who avidly wants to Simple. oppose a fresh referendum Princess Pavlos of Greece and attendant — but who dis- From the God, who created all sent government, led by Boris keep the immigrants out. The irony is that this policy even though the Opposition Michael and Victoria Wolff for missed a consort, Sineenat things Johnson, who boasts that his Who’s he? The son of a is supported by so-called truthfully claims that the dinner at Avra, a Greek Wongvajirapakdi, for overt — Is bewilderment my dharma grandfather was Turkish and Pakistani immigrant who set- “Socialists” and even by sup- leave campaign lied in the last restaurant on the Upper East ambition and acting like a or fate? keeps quiet about his ex-wife tled here when there wasn’t posed “Trotskyists” who one, that voters had no infor- Side that I thought might be a queen. I like the king because, — Look, Science grins from the being half-Sikh, called for this this anti-immigrant prejudice decry the way Stalin mation about the economic quiet tavern like the ones you unlike most monarchs nowa- wings” election. They claimed it was dominating British politics. oppressed Eastern Europe but upheaval of Brexit and that a find below the Acropolis back days, he has about 30 billion From Robins Aren’t Round the only way that they could And there’s Dominic Raab, don’t want the workers of fresh referendum would be home. The place turned out to big ones and has spent much of by Bachchoo get a majority in Parliament to the foreign secretary whose those worlds coming to more informed. So “democra- be larger than Grand Central his time in Germany with “Get Brexit Done”. This gov- father came from Britain to honestly earn a liv- cy” for this government and noisier than when women who like him for many uriouser and curi- ernment, and the Labour Czechoslovakia as an immi- ing. Does one hear a rumble or means a PM appointed Krupp’s Big Bertha was firing reasons. He also designates ouser!’ Cried Alice Party, who may displace it, grant. Oh yeah — keep these a minor earthquake in a through the party’s vote of 0.06 off shells against the allies. women as consorts (not to be (she was so much stake their future on the single poor Europeans out and I can Mexican graveyard as per cent of the British popula- When my wife rang to make confused with wives and other surprised, that for promise that they will pull the remain as foreign secretary — Trotsky rotates down under? tion and the denial of a peo- the reservation, they took such female labels). Thai the moment she UK out of the European Union hippopotamic hypocrisy? But back to Lewis Carroll, ple’s vote which will probably down my name and assured women are among the most Cquite forgot how to speak good as soon as they have a parlia- What of Priti Patel, the home merey yaaron: demand staying in the EU. her that the best table would beautiful creatures on earth, English).” mentary majority. Boris secretary in this Cabinet, be available for little ole me and the last time I was there, Speaking good English has makes other promises: to whose parents are first gener- “and my important guests”. 47 years or so ago, I fell for a never been my central con- extend jail sentences, build ation Ugandan immigrants to Great, I thought, they must waitress who brought me cern as what’s good enough more prisons and fund health Britain? She wants to stop have heard of me, and pre- breakfast at the Dusit Thani for Alice is good enough for and schools, but their main European immigration with pared in my mind the ques- Hotel. I was on my way to Nam me. As an immigrant who has plank is leaving the EU. The her Brexit stance. Gentle tions I had for Michael Wolff, and swore to her I’d be back to spent many years of my short unspoken part of that promise reader, I remember being part whose book on Trump was a get her and take her West with and happy life in Britain, I is that they will make most of a very active street satay- runaway bestseller. Nothing me. It never happened and by claim exemption from what deals with Europe later, but graha movement to demand could have been further from now she must be a very old Queen Elizabeth II or the pre- “Getting Brexit Done” will stop that Ugandan Asians be let the truth. It was an old Bagel lady while I’m sort of set in my sent leader of the House of European immigrants coming into the country in 1968 when trick — to make people feel ways. Reading about the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, to Britain straight away. the government tried to deny important so that you get their king’s consorts brought back would consider “good This single factor, this “keep them the right. And now Priti ‘Alexa, find the light at the end of the tunnel.’ custom. memories. I should have made Funny how the Bagel is her my consort, but I was crawling with restaurants, but young and stupid back then. a good intimate place to eat is Girls, go after King Maha. hard to find. Minetta Tavern, Harvey has spent all his owned by my old buddy Keith moolah on lawyers. McNally, a Brit, is such a By arrangement with Prophet Muhammad: The messenger of mercy place, but it’s a long way down- the Spectator id Milad-un-Nabi — the Prophet (pbuh) and moving moments was when the holy birthday of describes him as a “compas- the Prophet (pbuh) was sit- Prophet Muhammad sionate messenger” who ting with a group of his com- E(pbuh) — falls on lived a wholly merciful life. panions and a Jewish funeral Leopard shot dead in Hyderabad November 10 this year, which Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi On the occasion of Eid passed by. He stood up in is known as the 12th Rabi’ ul- Milad-un-Nabi, we need to respect of the deceased soul. By a staff reporter Awwal according to the Hijri revisit the true prophetic But some of his companions, calendar. However, Shia personality traits that we who had recently embraced HYDERABAD, 50 YEARS AGO IN Muslims, who equally vener- often overlook. We should Islam, asked him: “O November 8. ate and celebrate the particularly recall the Messenger of Allah, why did A full-grown leopard, which Prophet’s birthday, celebrate Prophet’s mercifulness for you stand up for the funeral has been striking terror it on the 17th Rabi’ ul-Awwal. from the Prophet’s life which Muhammad: A Prophet for all mankind, besides his of a Jew who used to live in among the residents of Significantly, this occasion stress his noblest personality Our Time. She avers that truthfulness, forgiveness, denial of your message?” The Mettuguda since early this is marked by dissemination traits such as being truthful Prophet generosity and mag- Prophet replied: “Wasn’t he a morning, was finally shot School of Telecommuni- of the true, essential and (al-sadiq), trustworthy (al- Muhammad’s actual nanimity. The milad human soul?” dead by noon, but not before cations, two passers by, one universal teachings of amin) and generous (al- teachings are more khwans must also With his mercy and magna- it had mauled five persons. shikari and a police consta- Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Sakhi). The most remarkable relevant today than dwell on how gently nimity for all people of reli- The animal, five feet long ble. Besides taking out the julus Prophetic character in which ever before, because the Prophet (pbuh) gions, Prophet Muhammad and looking well-fed, was Finally, it fell to a series of processions and parades he is personified as “they offer crucial treated people of (pbuh) rejuvenated the com- first sighted at about 5.20 am bullets fired by a Police Sub- consisting of large crowds all “Rahmatul lil A’lamin” insight into the true other faith-tradi- passionate messages of all as it was sneaking out of the Inspector, a youngster of 22 day long, Muslims in India (mercy for all worlds) bec- origins of the misin- tions on different previous prophets of God, house of one Mr. Mustaq years, and the shikari. Then organise gatherings of what omes the theme of most terpreted and historical occasions, and therefore, he is called Hussain. Since then it had it was 11.45 am and the they call Milad Shareef. The spiritual discourses on this increasingly radicalised ver- especially with the pagans of “Rahmatul lil A’lamin” been prowling in the areas, police and the local inhabi- traditional reciters of Milad, occasion. sion of Islam”. Countering the Makkah during the (mercy for all the worlds). taking refuge in the bushes tants had scanned the area popularly known as milad A former Roman Catholic those who wrongly attribute Hudybiya peace treaty, the in the compound of the rail- for hours before sighting the khwans, beautifully explain nun and practitioner of a to the Prophet (pbuh) a fanat- Jews of Madina, Christians Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi is way quarters there. animal on the run. It was in the Sirah (lifetime and mystical Christian path, ical, retrogressive, misogy- of Najran and Habsha an alim (classical Islamic In the process, it attacked the compound of a high rail- message) of the Prophet Karen Armstrong, wrote one nist and violent narrative of (Avicenna), and even those scholar) and a Delhi-based whomever it came across, way official, Mr. A. Lakshmi (pbuh). They recount moving of the best books on the life of the faith, Ms Armstrong who professed no conven- writer. He can be contacted the victims including a stu- Narayanan, that the animal moral and ethical stories the Prophet (pbuh) offered a moderate portrait of tional belief. One of those at: [email protected] dent of the Indian Railways was shot dead. Bad debt M&M Q2 net lower, but slips 27%, problem revenue intact down 14.5% SATURDAY | 9 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Overleaf

■ Govt slams rater, says growth rate stays unchanged SBI cuts No NEFT charges quick 1-year deposit Moody’s cuts India credit rates by from January BITES 15 basis points rating outlook to negative FC BANKING BUREAU INDICATORS % , NOV. 8 Sensex 40,323.61 -0.81 hold India’s outlook as sta- Nifty 50 11,908.15 -0.86 MADHUSUDAN SAHOO ble, Moody’s said India’s The country’s largest NEW DELHI, NOV. 8 growth outlook got deterio- S&P 500 3,085.00 -0.01 lender, State Bank of Rupee tumbles 31 paise rated sharply in 2019 and India, on Friday Dollar (`) 71.29 +0.46 Citing increasing risks to credit crunch in banking announced a 5 basis Pound Sterling (`) 91.30 +0.29 the country’s economic Mumbai, Nov. 8: The subdued sentiment in as well as non-banking points cut in its growth that will remain rupee plunged by 31 paise domestic equity market financial institutions Marginal Cost of Funds Euro (`) 78.63 +0.18 lower than in the past, on Friday to 71.28 against and stronger dollar (NBFIs) mainly paralysed based lending rates Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,706▼196 -0.50 global rating agency the US dollar, the lowest against key rivals. the corporate sector, most- (MCLR) across all tenors Moody’s Investors Service level since October 16, The yield on benchmark ly in retail businesses, car- while steeply reducing FALAKNAAZ SYED increased by 60 per cent Brent crude ($/bbl)* 62.38 +0.14 on Friday changed its cred- after Moody's cut India's 10-year bonds rose five makers, home sales and fixed deposit rates. MUMBAI, NOV. 8 CAGR to about 2,846 crore IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.554 +0.815 it rating outlook on India to rating outlook to nega- basis points, the most in a heavy industries. The one-year MCLR to during this period while US 10-Yr T-bill yield 1.910 -0.624 “negative” from “stable”, tive. On weekly basis, the month, to 6.56 per cent. “The drivers of the eco- which most of its loans Your NEFT payments will in value terms the retail but the government rupee has weakened by 47 The Sensex halted its nomic deceleration are are linked will come not attract charges from digital transactions * As of 9:30 pm IST remained firm on its stand, paise against the green- record-setting rally, drop- multiple and mainly down to 8 per cent per next year. The Reserve reached Rs 302 lakh crore reiterating that India back. ping 330 points after scal- domestic. While govern- annum from 8.05 per Bank of India (RBI) has during the same period. would remain among the The rupee came under ing a new high the previ- ment’s measures to sup- cent. This is the bank’s mandated banks not to During this period, the fastest growing major more pressure tracking ous day. —FC Bureau port the economy should seventh consecutive cut charge savings account National Electronic Funds MMTC to import economies and her relative help to reduce the depth in MCLR in the current holders for NEFT with Transfer (NEFT) and global standing remains and duration of India’s financial year. effect from January 2020. Unified Payments unaffected. tered the Moody’s state- ing slower growth and the growth slowdown, pro- The bank also cut the The RBI this year had Interface (UPI) systems onions to check However, Moody’s cate- ment, saying the IMF in its surprise corporate-tax cut longed financial stress retail term deposit rates done away with charges handled 252 crore and 874 gorically pointed out that latest World Economic curb revenue. among rural households, by 15 basis points for on NEFT and RTGS trans- crore transactions with rising prices the outlook partly reflected Outlook has stated that Slamming the agency’s weak job creation, and, ‘one year to less than actions and asked banks to year-on-year growth of 20 the government’s policy Indian economy is set to outlook on the economy, a more recently, a credit two years’ tenor. For pass on the benefit to their per cent and 263 per cent To keep a lid on rising retail ineffectiveness in address- grow at 6.1 per cent in 2019, senior government func- crunch among NBFIs, have bulk term deposits—of customers. respectively. “This rapid prices of onion which have sky- ing economic weakness, picking up to 7 per cent in tionary told this newspa- increased the probability Rs 2 crore and above— Among other provisions, growth in the payment rocketed up to Rs 100 per kg, which led to an increase in 2020. “As India’s potential per, “Don’t get swayed of a more entrenched slow- the bank slashed inter- the apex bank has also systems, inter-alia, has the Centre on Friday decided to the debt burden from growth rate remains away by the Moody’s rat- down,” Moody’s said. est rates by 30-75 basis proposed that FASTags been facilitated by a series import "substantial" quantity of already high levels. unchanged, assessment by ings. Our economy is on “Moreover, the prospects points across tenors. would be enabled to pay of measures taken by the the key kitchen staple from The rating agency, howev- IMF and other multilateral right track so far. It’s of further reforms that “In view of adequate for parking fee and even at Reserve Bank of India,” Dubai and other countries to er, affirmed the Baa2 for- organisations continue to already bottomed out and would support business liquidity in the system, fuel stations. the RBI said. augment the domestic availabili- eign-currency and local- underline a positive out- multiple measures taken investment and growth at SBI revises its interest Digital payments consti- The central bank will ty. State-run trading agency currency long-term issuer look on India,” it said. by the PMO and the high levels, and significant- rates on Term tuted a high 96 per cent of also be constituting a com- MMTC has issued a tender in this ratings. Moody’s also Moody’s projected a fiscal finance ministry in the last ly broaden the narrow tax Deposits,” the bank the total non-cash retail mittee “to assess the need regard, it said. This is the second affirmed India’s local-cur- deficit of 3.7 per cent of few months will yield base, have diminished. A said. Both the new payments during the peri- for plurality of QR codes tender the agency has floated. rency senior unsecured gross domestic product results soon.” prolonged period of slower MCLR rate and deposit od October 2018 to and merits of their co- rating and other short- (GDP) for the current fiscal Though rating agencies economic growth would rates will be effective September 2019 said the existence or convergence term local-currency rating. against the government’s such as Fitch Ratings and dampen income growth from November 10. RBI. The retail digital from both systemic and Google names The government coun- target of 3.3 per cent, say- S&P Global Ratings still and the pace of improve- transactions volume has consumer viewpoints”. Gupta as Country Manager Health insurers Sudden spurt in G&J exports from Kochi SEZ DeMo Day: SANGEETHA G FY19. In these two years, Garg says `2K CHENNAI, NOV. 8 gems and jewellery has may offer you increased its share in the Contrary to the trends in Gold sees worst week in 3 years total exports from the SEZ. notes being other Special Economic In FY17 it accounted for 71 Zones, Kochi SEZ has Nov. 8: Gold headed for deal to halt the trade war. per cent, 87 per cent in fitness goodies recorded a phenomenal the biggest weekly loss in Some signs of stabilisa- FY18 and 95 per cent in hoarded growth in the exports of three years as progress in tion in the global econo- FY19. gems and jewellery in the US-China trade talks my have also dented Officials told Financial New Delhi, Nov. 8: On FALAKNAAZ SYED past two years. Gem and hammered demand for gold’s allure, and Chronicle that Rajesh the third anniversary of Google said it has appointed ex- MUMBAI, NOV. 8 jewellery exports from havens and sent miners’ JPMorgan Chase & Co Exports accounts for demonetisation, former Disney India Executive Sanjay Kochi Special Economic shares tumbling. and Citigroup Inc closed majority exports from the Economic Affairs Gupta as its new Country Mana- Your health insurance pol- Zone shot up 529 per cent in The metal dropped 3.7 out their bets on the tradi- SEZ. There are three more Secretary S. C. Garg ger and Vice-President of Sales icy may soon help you fol- the past two years, while per cent this week, the tional haven. Other pre- exporters—Amy Jewellers, said the Rs 2,000 note, and Operations for India. He will low a fitness regime by the total exports from the most since November cious metals also plunged, Cochin Art and MTV which the Modi govern- take on the role early next year offering routine health country has been declin- 2016, as China and the US with silver losing 7.6 per Jewellers—which operate ment brought replacing and will be based out of Mumbai and dental checkups, offer ing. Kochi SEZ has not indicated they are head- cent of its value this from the SEZ. No new unit older 500 and 1,000 notes, working closely with the teams discounts on your protein added any major manufac- ing toward an interim week. —Bloomberg has been opened in the last were being hoarded and based in Gurugram, Hyderabad supplements/health turing unit in these years. two years. Instead, last should be demonetised. and Bengaluru. The move comes boosters, medicines and In FY19, Kochi SEZ year Sona Diamond and Three years ago, on after Rajan Anandan had quit in even connect you to a yoga exported Rs 40,888 crore According to SEZ offi- ellery exports from all the Gold Exporters shut their this day, Prime Minister April 2019 to join Sequoia. centre or nearby gym. If worth gems and jewellery, cials, gold jewellery, medal- SEZs in the country as well unit in the SEZ after UAE Narendra Modi made you follow the wellness which was 95 per cent of lions and coins are largely as medallion and coin imposed five per cent VAT the shock announce- regime, you could get be by redeemable vouchers.” the total exports from the exported from the SEZ exports, Kochi SEZ's share and it became unprofitable ment of banning the use rewarded with discounts “The redeemable vouch- zone. In FY17, the gems and under the gems and jew- is 61 per cent. for the company to export. of old 500 and 1,000 on premium or an ers to obtain protein sup- jewellery exports stood at ellery category. Of the total In FY19, gold jewellery Rajesh Exports started rupee notes with a view Synthetic rubber increase in the sum plements and other con- Rs 6,501 crore and this went gold jewellery, medallion aggregate exports from all operations in the SEZ in to curb black money, pro- insured at the time of sumable health boosters / up to Rs 19,149 crore in and coin export from the other SEZs in the country 2016 and till then gems and mote digital payments import from renewing your policy. supplements, redeemable FY18—a growth of 529 per country, Kochi SEZ alone has declined 6 per cent jewllery was not even a cat- and make the country a In order to enhance the vouchers for membership cent in two years and 114 has a share of 45 per cent. from Rs 21,146 crore in egory mentioned in the less-cash economy. Korea under lens scope of services offered in yoga centres or gymna- per cent in one year. When we take gold jew- FY18 to Rs 19,860 crore in export data of the SEZ. "Cash is still quite under wellness and pre- siums for participating in high in the system. India has initiated a probe into ventive features/benefits fitness activities. There is also stocking of an alleged increase in imports of of health insurance prod- Discounts on premiums Rs 2,000 notes in evi- a Korean synthetic rubber, used ucts, the insurance regu- and/or increase in sum dence," Garg, who took in tyre making, which is impact- lator-The Insurance insured at the time of VRS from government ing domestic industry following a Regulatory and renewals based on well- Cait ups ante, rejects govt proposal service after he was complaint by Reliance Industries Development Authority of ness regime followed by abruptly shifted out of According to a notification of the India (Irdai) on Thursday policyholders in the pre- SANGEETHA G and law of the land. son due to e-commerce ing of its National the Finance Ministry, DGTR an application has been released an ‘exposure ceding policy period,” CHENNAI, NOV. 8 “If the reports are cor- players who are indulging Governing Council on said in a note. filed by RIL alleging increased draft on guidelines on said the Irdai. rect, then it is most sur- in predatory pricing, deep November 10 at New Delhi Garg headed the imports of 'Polybutadiene Rub- wellness and preventive The increase in the sum Small traders’ body has prising that instead of discounting, loss funding, to take stock of the situa- department that over- ber' from Korea causing serious features.’ insured should be inde- rejected government’s directing such e-com- controlling inventory, tion and finalise the strat- seas currency circula- harm to the domestic producer. According to the pro- pendent and should not be proposal to bring about a merce companies to fall in preferential treatment, egy of the movement tion, said the Rs 2,000- posed norms, “Based on linked to the cumulative truce between them and e- line with the policy, the influencing of prices scheduled to be launched notes account for about fitness and wellness crite- bonus offered by insurers commerce companies. government is encourag- which are in violation of from November 13. one-third of currency ria stipulated and dis- or to the coverage to non- Commerce Minister ing them to continue with the FDI policy. As per an Cait has also invited notes in circulation in closed, insurers may payable/non-admissible Piyush Goyal had recently their existing business estimate, the Diwali festi- leaders of logistics bodies, value terms. endeavour promoting items of cost of treatment met the e-commerce com- model,” Cait said in a val sale of small traders small industries, hawkers, "A good chunk of Rs EasyJet buys wellness amongst health said the regulator. panies and had asked release. every year is about Rs. 6 farmers, consumers, self- 2,000 notes are actually insurance policyholders “The costs towards the them to engage with small “So far we have not lakh crore and this year employed groups and not in circulation, hav- Thomas Cook by offering: health specif- wellness services shall be traders and make them received any such commu- they could generate sales women entrepreneurs for ing been hoarded. Rs ic services provided by factored into the pricing part of their growth story. nication from the govern- of about Rs.3 lakh crore the agitation. 2,000 note, therefore, is network providers or of the underlying health The Confederation of All ment nor have we held any only,” Cait Secretary Meanwhile, commenting not presently working airport slots other empanelled hospi- insurance product and India Traders (Cait) on talks with any e-com- Praveen on the minister’s sugges- as a currency of trans- British no-frills airline EasyJet tals / service providers for price factored shall be dis- Friday rejected this idea merce entity on joining Khandelwal said. tion to work with small action," he said advocat- said it had bought UK take-off outpatient consultations closed in all insurance and said that there is no hands. It is a complicated Cait has planned a traders, Amazon said it ing that they may be and landing slots that or treatments, pharma- advertisements wherever question of joining hands matter as the offline busi- nation-wide movement was already doing so. demonetised or with- belonged to collapsed travel ceuticals, health check- wellness features are dis- with any business entity ness has suffered business against the e-commerce “Amazon works closely drawn from circulation. group Thomas Cook. EasyJet ups/diagnostics including closed and promoted,” who is not following the loss of about 50 per cent in companies. It has also con- with over 5.5 lakh sellers,” —PTI has paid 36 million pounds discounts on all the above said the Irdai. policy of the government recent Diwali festive sea- vened an emergency meet- its spokesperson said. ($46 million, 42 million euros) for 12 summer and eight winter slot pairs at London’s Gatwick airport — and for seven slot pairs in total at Bristol airport in western England. Suzuki, others having rethink on India auto outlook ADITI SHAH er issued the warning year as tight liquidity at their future investments are taking drastic steps to taxes under a new goods headquarters to invest NEW DELHI, NOV. 8 after it reported a slump shadow banks, high taxes in India. Most of them are reduce their exposure. and services tax regime, more in the country,” an in quarterly profit this and a weak rural economy either deferring or just Ford has agreed to sell a flip-flop over electric-vehi- executive at a western Printed & Published by Suzuki Motor Corp said it week on tumbling sales at have sapped consumers’ scrapping their India new majority stake in its India cle policy, and a boom of automaker said. T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan was no longer gung-ho its Indian unit, Maruti buying power. model plans,” said Puneet arm to Mahindra & ride-sharing firms such as India is largely a small- Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at about India’s auto market, Suzuki. Global players like Ford, Gupta, an autos sector Mahindra, ending its Uber and Ola have all car market and that is not Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, the world’s fourth-largest, “We no longer think that Volkswagen and Fiat are expert at IHS Markit. independent operations in plagued global automak- a strength for most global Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, where it has seen relent- growth in India will be an already re-evaluating Auto executives and ana- the country after two ers in India. Not having automakers, who sell Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: less growth in the past uninterrupted move up- their strategy as they lysts point out that some decades and highlighting the right cars and smaller more SUVs and luxury T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg seven years. And the par- wards,” Suzuki President struggle to make inroads car makers are focussing the challenges automak- sales network have also cars elsewhere such as in No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights ent of the country’s Toshihiro Suzuki cau- in a market dominated by on their strengths in ers face in growing prof- hurt, some executives say. China and the US— the reserved. Reproduction in whole or in biggest car maker is not tioned. small cars. terms of products instead itably in Asia’s third- “When you have policy world’s top two car mar- part without written permission of The alone. India’s auto sector has “Car makers are getting of chasing volumes with largest economy. instability it becomes kets, the executive added. Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. 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■ Ask almighty or Quarterly profit beats analysts estimate by a wide margin Bad debt lower, OPENING Nilekani about M&M Q2 net slips 27%, but problem intact BELL PROJECTION FOR TODAY Infy: Sebi chief NUPUR ANAND MUMBAI, NOV. 8 Mumbai, Nov. 8: Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi on revenue down 14.5% Indian banks wrote off Friday said a probe is on more than $30 billion worth Selling into the Infosys matter of bad debt in the year to and quipped one needs to MICHAEL GONSALVES est, tax, depreciation and June 30, helping to lower ask either Nandan , NOV. 8 amortisation (Ebitda) was stressed loans on their pressure Nilekani or God on the IT down 16.7 per cent at Rs books by 8.5 per cent, major Chairman’s asser- Mahindra and Mahindra, Ashok Leyland net dips 93% 1,541 crore as against Rs according to central bank tion about even God can’t India’s biggest utility vehi- 1,849.3 crore while the data reviewed by Reuters. seen near change the company's cle maker, on Friday report- New Delhi, Nov. 8: Ashok 7,621 crore in the year-ago Ebitda margin was down The write-offs illustrate numbers. ed a 26.5 per cent drop in Leyland reported a 92.61 period, the company said. marginally at 14.1 per cent. the urgent problem of bad Under fire in the wake quarterly net profit as the per cent decline in its net “The industry has witne- Its automotive business loans as borrowers struggle 12K levels of whistleblower com- company struggled to sell profit to Rs 39 crore for the ssed a 53 per cent decline in revenue fell 18.4 per cent at to service, let alone pay-off, plaints about alleged cars, trucks and tractors second quarter ended volumes. Volumes for Rs 6,892.8 crore while the their debt in a stuttering The Sensex dropped 330 accounting lapses at the amid a slowdown in Asia’s September 30. Ashok Leyland also witne- EBIT margin was down at economy. points on Friday after country’s second largest third-largest economy. The company had posted ssed a significant drop in 5.8 per cent year-on-year. As of June 30, total Moody's Investors software exporter, The Mumbai-headquar- a net profit of Rs 528 crore this quarter, despite this, Mahindra’s farm equip- stressed assets on the books many analysts and market Service flagged domes- Nilekani had said tered company’s September in the July-September peri- we have been able to ment business also revenue of Indian banks were at Rs insiders remain skeptical tic growth risks and cut processes at the compa- quarter net profit stood at od of 2018-19. achieve an Ebitda of 5.8 per declined 9.8 per cent at Rs 9,768.47 billion (137.50 bil- given fresh cracks in the its ratings outlook for ny are so strong that Rs 1,355 crore against Rs Its revenue stood at Rs cent,” Ashok Leyland 3,631.5 crore compared with lion), down from Rs large shadow banking the country to negative. even God cannot change 1,778.8 crore in a year-ago 3,929 crore, down 48 per Chairman Dheeraj G. Hin- Rs 4,028 crore last year, and 10,672.29 billion ($150.22 bil- industry following the col- The ratings agency also the numbers. period. cent as compared with Rs duja said. — PTI the EBIT was down 13.7 per lion) a year ago, according lapse of infrastructure lend- cut its ratings outlook “You have to ask him or However, the maker of cent at Rs 702 crore as to central bank data ing behemoth, IL&FS late for a clutch of compa- you can ask God,” Tyagi popular model such as against Rs 803 crore year-on- reviewed by Reuters. last year. nies to negative, includ- told reporters when Bolero and Scorpio beat the Its revenue was down 14.5 quarter stood at Rs 403.4 year. A large part of this reduc- “Because of the new stress ing HDFC Bank, SBI, asked about his view on beat analysts’ average esti- per cent at Rs 10,935 crore crore as against Rs 519.4 The company sold 1.10 tion reflected the write-off that building up in real- IOC and Infosys. Nilekani’s comments. mate for a profit of Rs 1,150 compared to Rs 12,790 crore crore incurred in the previ- lakh vehicles in Q2 FY20, by banks of loans worth Rs estate, autos, non-banking Profit-booking in the Speaking on the side- crore, according to Refinitiv last year. ous year. lower by 21 per cent from 2,165.08 billion ($30.64 bil- financial companies, and market following the lines of an event organ- data. The tax expense for the The earnings before inter- 1.41 lakh units in Q2 FY19. lion) in the last financial other sectors we expect that recent record-setting ised by industry body CII year, the data obtained by the worst is not over and run and unease over here, Tyagi said Sebi is Reuters via a right to infor- there may be an increase in frothy valuations also probing the matter and mation filing showed. the stressed assets pile,” took their toll, analysts that he has nothing to And in the period ending said Karthik Srinivasan, said. Trading on a weak say on the allegations at BoB net profit jumps 73% to `737 cr Allahabad Bank loss June 30 — the first quarter Head of financial sector rat- note, the Sensex ended present. of the current financial ings at rating agency Icra, 330.13 points, or 0.81 per “Investors should draw New Delhi, Nov. 8: Bank of Baroda ing assets (NPAs) coming down to year — write-offs amounted the Indian unit of Moody’s. cent, lower at 40,323.61. their own conclusions. reported a jump of 73.2 per cent in its 10.25 per cent (Rs 69,968.95 crore) of widens to `2,103 cr to Rs 445.77 billion ($6.31 bil- “The slower than expected The Nifty-50 plunged Whatever we have to do, net profit to Rs 736.68 crore in the sec- the gross advances, compared with New Delhi, Nov. 8: Allahabad Bank report- lion), the data showed. resolution process also 103.90 points, or 0.86 per we are doing. Whatever ond quarter ended September 30. 11.78 per cent (Rs 55,121.37 crore) in ed widening of net loss to Rs 2,103.19 crore Without the write-offs and means that there is unlikely cent, to end at 11,908.15. is the outcome you would The bank had posted a net profit of the year-ago period. Net NPAs fell to for the September quarter 2019-20 due to with the incremental bad to be any reduction in the For the week, the know,” Tyagi noted. Rs 425.38 crore in the corresponding 3.91 per cent (Rs 24,894.38 crore) from higher provision for bad loans. debt the pile may have bal- numbers,” he said. Nifty made a gain of — PTI quarter of the previous fiscal. 4.86 per cent (Rs 21,059.22 crore). The bank posted a loss of Rs 1,816.19 crore looned to nearly $175 billion A Credit Suisse report 0.15 per cent, while the Its total income rose to Rs 22,097.91 However, the bank raised the provi- during the year-ago period. It clocked a by the end of June. from earlier this year also Sensex gained 0.39 per crore, compared with Rs 13,429.95 sions for bad loans and contingen- profit of Rs 128 crore. Total income rose to Moreover, analysts warn warned that while banks cent. The Sensex had crore a year ago, the bank said. cies to Rs 4,209.16 crore for the quar- Rs 4,725.23 crore from Rs 4,492.23 crore in the shaky shadow banking NPAs had declined from 11.7 closed at fresh lifetime The lender improved on its bad ter, from Rs 2,429.54 crore a year ago. same period last fiscal, the company said. industry could worsen an per cent in March 2018 to 9.6 highs in three of the IGL, Info Edge assets, with the gross non-perform- — PTI Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) or already harsh climate for per cent in the first quarter five sessions this week, bad loans increased to 19.05 per cent (Rs lenders. of this financial year, the while the Nifty had 31,467.53 crore) of the gross advances from Soaring bad debt levels, stressed loans are expected reclaimed the key added to MSCI 17.53 per cent (Rs 27,236.19 crore) by the especially on the books of to top 12 per cent in the com- 12,000-mark after five same period of 2018. Net NPAs came down state-run lenders, have ing quarters. months. IDBI narrows Q2 losses to `3,459 cr to 5.98 per cent (Rs 8,502.09 crore) from 7.96 choked the Indian banking As of June 30, total out- India Index per cent (Rs 11,082.74 crore) in the year-ago system and crippled its abil- standing dues on accounts Tecnnical View New Delhi, Nov. 8: Improving asset 3,602 crore in the year-ago period. period, it said. ity to generate fresh lending where sums to banks have New Delhi, Nov. 8: quality and better margins helped The management attributed the The provisioning for bad loans spiked to and revive economic growth remained unpaid for Chandan Taparia, MSCI, the world’s biggest the crippled IDBI Bank to marginal- losses to “accelerated provisions to Rs 2,721.97 crore in the second quarter, from that has slumped to a six- between 60-90 days stood at Analyst-Technical & index compiler, has ly narrow its net losses at Rs 3,459 the tune of Rs 3,425 crore, helping it Rs 1,991.88 crore in the year-ago period. year low. The frail growth Rs 732.2 billion ($10.4 bil- Derivatives, MOFSL, added eight Indian crore in the September quarter, even take the provision coverage ratio to During the quarter, the bank made addi- has put the brakes on sec- lion), while overdues rang- said: “The Nifty failed stocks, including HDFC though the the lender chose to make 91.25 from 68.72 from a year ago.” tional provision of Rs 1,982.41 crore over tors like autos and real ing between 30-60 days were to hold the gains above Asset Management, Info accelerated provisions for stressed Managing Director and Chief Ex- and above the provisions required to be estate, causing fresh heart- at Rs 618.79 billion ($8.8 bil- 12,000 level and drifted Edge (India) and assets. ecutive Rakesh Sharma told rep- made in terms of prudential norms issued burn for banks. lion). These accounts will sharply towards the Indraprastha Gas Ltd to The LIC-controlled bank, which orters that total provisions during by the RBI, to ensure compliance with the Although the Indian gov- only be classified as non- 11,888 level. It formed a its India Index, while has been under the RBI’s prompt the quarter stood at Rs 4,453 crore. PCA norms of the net non-performing ernment and central bank performing assets after the bearish candle on the removing Vodafone Idea, corrective action for more than a advances, it added. has said the worst of India’s 90-day period. daily scale and a Doji on Yes Bank and four others year, had reported a net loss of Rs — PTI — PTI bad loans crisis may be over, — Reuters the weekly scale. that have seen signifi- Selling pressure is seen cant market capitalisa- near 12,000 and 12,050 tion erosion this year. levels. The index has to It has added eight com- continue to hold above panies and deleted six 11,850 level to witness from the MSCI India Optimism index down 19% Onion: Learn from Israel & Brazil an up-move towards Domestic Index. Those 12,035 and then 12,103 deleted include Bharat SANGEETHA G indicators are also perform- New Delhi, Nov. 8: India, Mission for Integrated levels, while on the Heavy Electricals CHENNAI, NOV. 8 ing poorly: vehicle sales, which is currently witness- Development of downside supports are (BHEL), Glenmark Phar- domestic air passenger traf- ing a spike in retail onion Horticulture. “However, we seen in the 11,780-11,750 maceuticals, Indiabulls The Dun & Bradstreet fic, petroleum consumption price up to Rs 100/kg on need better technology to zone.” Housing Finance, L&T Composite Business Optim- and rural wages. Moreover, tight supply, should explore reduce losses during mon- Finance Holdings, Vodaf- ism Index in Q4 2019 fell by the floods in many states low-cost modern technology soon,” it said. Market Outlook one-Idea and Yes Bank. 19.5 per cent compared to Q3 during the monsoon appear models from countries like Onion is cultivated in vari- Those added to the 2019 and 29.1 per cent again- to have impacted rural dem- Israel and Brazil for storing ous parts of India almost Vinod Nair, Head of MSCI India Index incl- st Q4 2018. All the six optimi- and which had been already the commodity, industry throughout the year and can Research, Geojit ude Berger Paints, DLF, sm indices registered a dec- subdued. Internationally, body Ficci said on Friday. be made available in fresh Financial Services, HDFC Asset Manage- rease compared to Q3 2019. concerns on the trade war The government’s Tomato form, except in the months said: “Rating down- ment, ICICI Prudential The index stood at 56.4, and protectionist policies Onion Potato (TOP) scheme of July, August and grade forced investors Life, Indraprastha Gas, against 70 in Q3 2019 and are reflected in the indices. announced in the 2018-19 September. to book profit in a Info Edge (India), SBI 79.5 in Q4 2018. The government has taken Budget was expected to To maintain regular sup- volatile market… Trend Life Insurance Co and Among the six key indices, measures to counter these address the problem of sur- “Many factors have con- innovative methods during ply in this lean period of of the market will be Siemens India. optimism for new ord- economic headwinds, plus in producing areas, but tributed to the run-up in the bumper production sea- about three months, onions dictated by macro MSCI added seven stoc- ers and selling price but our respondents the scheme has not taken onion prices this year ... sons and reducing the fluc- are being traditionally stor- releases. India’s CPI ks and deleted four from was the lowest in Among are not seeing off, it said, adding that the However, the seasonal price tuations in the onion prices. ed in ventilated warehouses inflation is expected to MSCI Global Standard over 18 years. Opt- the 6 key ind- signs of revival as government should provide and arrival pattern of Such methods should be (in bulk) where the losses be on the higher side at Index. The additions inc- imism for net sal- ices, optimism for yet. We expect railway rakes for reducing onion, could give some studied and customised for are very high (range betw- 4.3 per cent due to rise luded Berger Paints, Col- es and net profits new orders and sell- further action in transportation cost. directions to strategise a Indian conditions,” it said. een 20-40 per cent mainly in vegetable prices as gate, DLF, HDFC AMC, was the lowest in ing price was the the coming mon- Ficci stated that ad- sustainable policy in For ensuring cost-effective because of poor pre-harvest per consensus esti- ICICI Prudential Life, nearly three years lowest in over ths,” said Manish hocism in export bans had future,” the Ficci said in a storage of onions, Ficci said and post-harvest practices). mates…However, global SBI Life, and Siemens. and two years 18 years Sinha, Managing serious repercussions and report submitted to the gov- the emphasis should be laid “There is a need to invest concerns related to respectively. Director, Dun and there was a need to remove ernment. on building low-cost farm in research to find optimum trade war has eased and Optimism for net prof- Bradstreet India, onion from the purview of To address the current gate storage. technological solution for the same could provide its stood at 59 per cent — a Some of the other factors the Essential Commodities onion crisis, Ficci said the In Brazil, for the procure- storage of onion. The losses comfort for investors.” decrease of 7 percentage that seem to have led to Act and undertake agricul- government should focus on ment and storage of onions, are likely to come down to Jitendra Panda, Chief points against Q3 2019. decline in optimism are con- ture marketing reforms to a long-term solution includ- low-cost ventilated silos about 5-10 per cent by fol- Executive Officer at Mutual fund Optimism for new orders traction of the Index of facilitate direct purchase ing studying the Israel and system is being used at lowing standard operating Peerless Securities Ltd, decreased 22 per cent and Industrial Production by 1.1 from the farmer in a trans- Brazil models and making farm level. They also use procedure of storage,” the “The Sensex had optimism for volume of per cent in August 19, lowest parent way. investment in low cost mod- refrigerated storage rooms Ficci said. climbed to a record high AUM rises to sales was down 4 per cent. since Decemsssssssber 2012, Onion, being high in water ern technology for storing which is the most efficient Besides that, the method of in the previous session Ninety per cent of the res- decline in the capacity content, is a delicate com- onion. system, it said. storing onion crop should and investors expected pondents expect no change utilisation of manufactur- modity to store. Up to 40 per “In Israel, onions are In India, startups such as not be considered similar to a small decline in `27 L cr in Oct. in the selling price for Q4 ing companies to 73.6 per cent of the total produced stored in open ventilated Inficold Inc are using multi- normal agriculture produce stocks. It is more of 2019 and 61 per cent antici- cent in Q1 FY20, lowest in onions can be damaged in warehouses with continu- commodity efficient farm such as grains and potatoes. profit-booking rather New Delhi, Nov. 8: pate no change in inventory seven quarters, contraction some areas in periods of ous forced air-ventilation level cooling systems for “Technological innova- than jitters due to the Mutual funds’ asset base level. Optimism in terms of of core Wholesale Price high rainfall due to non- through a stack of sets in perishables. Low-cost tions for storing onions are Moody’s.” increased to Rs 26.33 lakh size of workforce decreased Index inflation and contrac- availability of appropriate bulk or bulk bins. Adoption thatched bamboo storage required in long run,” the crore in October-end, a 6 percentage points. tion of bank credit to micro post-harvest storage facili- of such measures will help have been promoted by the Ficci said. —FC BUREAU rise of 7.4 per cent as “Multiple other demand and small companies. ties, it added. in storage of onions with government under the — PTI compared with the prec- eding month, on the back of robust inflows in equi- ty and liquid schemes. The 44-player industry logged an assets under management (AUM) of Private equity spies profit in India’s distress Rs 24.5 lakh crore in September-end, accord- ANDY MUKHERJEE System have committed business in India has grown billion fund, with money funds started by the likes of ing to data from the between $100 million and Different strokes to $15 billion from under $2 from the government as Edelweiss Financial Servi- Association of Mutual India’s financial crisis has $400 million each to private- Truly selling billion six years ago. Of well as domestic institutio- ces, Kotak Investment Advi- Funds in India (Amfi). hit ordinary people hard. equity funds investing in India’s lure for PE lies in distressed debt late, though, the pace at ns such as Life Insurance sors, Hong Kong-based SSG and stressed real estate Security receipts issued to transfer bad Mutual fund houses School teachers and electri- India. Of the total PE funds loans from banks to specialist firms and which specialist firms Corp. to give new loans to Capital Management, Can- witnessed an overall inf- cal engineers have seen raised from limited part- ■ India ■ China others were bought by the troubled acquire tr- stalled realty ada’s Brookfield Asset Man- low of Rs 1.33 lakh crore their pension savings get ners, the biggest chunk of banks themselves. That has stopped oubled loans projects. A half- agement Inc. and several last month after a redem- stuck in bonds of defaulted $1.2 billion is for finding ■ Selling banks ■ Asset reconstruction from banks has built apartment others. More would come if ption of Rs 1.52 lakh cro- institutions. More than a opportunities in debt. $1.0B companies ■ Other investors slowed to a Column complex that it weren’t for the country’s re in Sept. Of these, liq- million depositors of a Another $900 million is for 100% crawl. That’s has run up three-year-old insolvency uid funds alone witness- cooperative bank can’t real estate. Infrastructure 0.5 because earlier it was com- years of accrued interest on law, which is fast becoming ed an impressive over Rs access their cash. Hom- has received another $500 mon for a lender selling existing debt can’t suddenly a burial ground for capital 93,200 crore last month. eowners have spent billions million in commitments. 50 stressed assets to provide earn to pay new and old with four times as many Fund managers attrib- of dollars on apartments The $2.6 billion set aside 0 the financing for most of creditors. A much better firms getting liquidated as uted growth in the asset that will never be finished. for Indian debt may appear the purchase. However, the use of domestic long-term have been restructured. base to higher retail par- Yet for workers in rich insignificant when com- Boyout Venture Growth Debt Real estateReal assets 0 central bank has made it money would be for it join Long-drawn legal battles, ticipation and robust inf- nations, the blowup in pared with, say, Masayoshi Source: Bloomberg progressively difficult for private-equity investors in weird judicial orders and lows in equity schemes India’s shadow-banking and Son’s $100 billion Vision *Limited partner commitments between Sept. 30, lenders to engage in this sle- buying out all the debt from authorities swooping down and liquid funds. real-estate industries is an Fund. Nonetheless, it’s 2018 and Nov. 5, 2019 2014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-31 2019-03-31 ight of hand. Now the deals banks and mutual funds at to seize assets are all very The open-ended equity opportunity. almost triple what limited Source: Bloomberg are fewer, but more real. say, 40 cents to the dollar, real problems. For workers schemes witnessed an in- Ever since troubles first partners have earmarked est when it comes to India. Will India keep its end of sell apartments by slashing of the world to unite and get fusion of Rs 6,026 crore, surfaced in September last for debt and hard assets in Distress is all that excites of foreign money will make the bargain? Foreign inv- prices and hope to recover a decent recovery rate on while there was a small year, AustralianSuper Pty, China. While larger sums PE investors right now. any dent. The important estors would be reassured if 60 cents in two years for a savings that workers in outflow of Rs 11 crore in Ontario Teachers’ Pension are still getting allocated to India’s stressed corporate thing is that these commit- the thinking around dis- decent 25 per cent annual India have lost, New Delhi close-ended equity plans, Plan, California State Tea- China-oriented funds focu- debt is a $260 billion prob- ments are pure equity, the tress resolution was less return. has to offer a fair, time- taking total equity inflo- chers’ Retirement System, sed on buyouts, new ven- lem, according to Fitch one thing that’s in woefully muddled. For instance, Fin- That isn’t all. State work- bound, rules-based corpo- ws to Rs 6,015 crore last and Commonwealth of tures and growth opportu- Ratings’ calculations. short supply in the domes- ance Minister Nirmala ers’ pension plans in Virg- rate insolvency process. month. Pennsylvania Public School nities, none of those strate- Skeptics would be right to tic economy. Sitharaman on Wednesday inia, South Carolina and That’s the least it can do. — PTI Employees’ Retirement gies have seen much inter- wonder whether $2.6 billion The asset reconstruction announced an enlarged $3.5 New York have invested in — Bloomberg Injured PAGE The NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers will be without Ben Simmons for at least one game and maybe more after the Australian Games 14 guard sprained his right shoulder in a loss to the Utah Jazz DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 9 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD IT’S ANDREWS AGAINST Dortmund look to bash Bayern MICHAEL’S FOR TITLE Berlin, Nov. 8: Borussia a Champions League last- games and laboured and claim a third straight DC CORRESPONDENT Dortmund coach Lucien 16 place with two matches against Olympiakos until win. HYDERABAD, NOV. 8 Favre says his side have to spare. Live on TV Robert Lewandowski con- Bayern have won six and “nothing to lose” as they But Bayern sit fourth in GERMAN LEAGUE tinued his incredible run lost four of the last 10 St Andrews Bowenpally will face St Michael’s in the As a player, I got look to inflict more woe on the Bundesliga, one point of having scored in every meetings against final of the Inter-school Futsal tournament. the ’s crisis-hit Bundesliga behind second-placed Hertha v Leipzig Bundesliga and Dortmund, whose sport- In a one-sided semifinal, St Michael’s crushed St champions Bayern Dortmund and four adrift from 8 pm on Star Sports Champions League match ing director Michael Zorc Andrews Keesara 20-0. Andrew of St Michael’s attention. Munich at the Allianz of leaders Borussia Select 2 & HD this season, before Ivan says he wants them to scored seven goals and was declared Man of the Arena on Saturday. Moenchengladbach. Perisic netted late on. “play like blokes” after Match for his stellar performance. Three great minds Niko Kovac was sacked Dortmund beat Bayern 2- Bayern v Dortmund Their 18 points from the being repeatedly muscled The second match witnessed another one sided to help me. last Sunday as Bayern 0 at Signal Iduna Park in from 11 pm on Star opening ten matches is off the ball in April. show where St Andrews Bowenpally routed coach after a 5-1 drubbing the German Super Cup in Sports Select 2 & HD Bayern’s lowest tally since Bayern have off-field dis- Greenwich 14-0. Aman of Andrews scored three — Tiger Woods, after picking at Eintracht Frankfurt, August, but Dortmund the 2010-2011 season — tractions in their hunt for goals and assisted in eight more as teammate Ivan Team USA for President’s Cup with Hansi Flick taking have unfinished business has been hard to win when Dortmund finished a new head coach, having scored seven goals. Aman was Man of the Match. over as interim boss for in Munich after suffering there. But, we have noth- as champions. turned down former THE RESULTS (Semifinals) two games. a 5-0 thrashing in April ing to lose. We respect Favre’s men mounted a Arsenal manager Arsene ■ St Michael’s 20 (Andrew 7 goals) bt St Andrews SHORT The former Germany before their rivals went on Bayern — we don’t fear stunning fightback from Wenger. But Zorc warned Keesara 0. TAKES assistant coach oversaw a to pip them to the title by them,” said Favre. two goals down to beat Dortmund against expect- ■ St Andrews Bowenpally 14 (Aman 3 goals & 8 assists, 2-0 midweek win over two points. Bayern have lost two of Inter Milan 3-2 on Tuesday ing the Bavarian giants to Ivan 7 goals) bt Greenwich 0. KV Bolarum are Olympiakos which sealed “In the last five years, it their last four league in the Champions League be off their game. — AFP football champs DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, NOV. 8 Gymnast Akshiti bags 5 Karan and Sameer of Kendriya Vidyalaya (Bolarum) put up brilliant performances as they scored winning goals for their medals at CBSE event side to win the M. K. Rao Memorial Football Tournament DC CORRESPONDENT bronze respectively. conducted by Bhavan’s School HYDERABAD, NOV. 8 In the table vault cate- on Friday. gory, Akshiti finished K. V. Bolarum defeated K. V. Akshiti Mishra of second as Komal Rajat Trimulgherry 2-0 in the final. Telangana bagged five secured gold and Earlier in the semifinals, K. V. medals — three golds Snigdha won bronze. (Bolarum) defeated home team and two silvers — at the Akshiti finished sec- Bhavan’s 4-1 after scoring via CBSE Junior National ond in the uneven bars Yash, Sameer, Sahil and Saurav Gymnastics competition too. Komal clinched the in the penalty shootout, in organised by the CBSE top spot while Gauri set- which goalkeeper Sonu Kumar Board at Khel Gaaon tled for a bronze medal. performed brilliantly to stop Public School in Prayaa- THE RESULTS three shots. graj, Uttar Pradesh. (Junior Category) In the quarterfinals, Gaurav Akshiti, a ninth class ■ Balancing Beam: 1. and Karan did well for K. V. student of Oakridge Akshiti Mishra, 2. Bolarum as they defeated APS International School, Meghanshi, 3. Komal Rajat. Bolarum 2-0. won a gold for her all- Akshiti Mishra poses ■ Floor Exercise: 1. Akshiti THE RESULTS round performance with with her medals. Mishra, 2. Komal Rajat, 3. ■ Final: K. V. (Bolarum) (Karan 36.95 points. Snigdha. 1, Sameer 1) bt K. V. Students of CBSE from the balancing beam fol- ■ Table Vault: 1. Komal Trimulgherry 2-0. all over India are partici- lowed by Meghanshi and Rajat, 2. Akshiti Mishra, 3. ■ Semifinal: K. V. (Bolarum) bt pating in this competi- Komal, who took silver Snigdha. Bhavan’s 4-1 in penalty tion. and bronze respectively. ■ Uneven Bars: 1. Komal shootout (Yash, Sameer, Sahil, The medals were In the floor exercises Rajat, 2. Akshiti Mishra, 3. Saurav scorers). awarded for balancing Akshiti clinched another Gauri. ■ Quarterfinal: K. V. Bolarum bt beam, floor exercise, gold as Komal and ■ Allround performance: APS Bolarum 2-0 (Gaurav, table vault and uneven Snigdha had to be con- Akshiti Mishra 36.95 Karan). bars. Akshiti won gold in tent with silver and points. ■ First round: K. V. (Bolarum) bt Pallavi Model High School l-0 (Sameer). 10K Run on November 24 Djokovic, Nadal DC CORRESPONDENT Run will have five pri- Run in large numbers HYDERABAD, NOV. 8 mary categories — Elite and support women’s vie for supremacy 10K Run, Open 10K Run education, empower- London: Novak Djokovic can The official race T- with Timing chip, Open ment, safety, health and end his season with a flourish shirts, finishers medals 5K Run, SHE and the pride. by equalling Roger Federer’s and team trophies for the Family Run. Speaking on the occa- record haul of six titles at the Hyderabad 10k Run to be The Elite 10K will be sion Race Director ATP Finals and pipping Rafael held on November 24 open to professionals Murali Nannapaneni Nadal to the year-end number were unveiled in the City who have completed the said: “We are truly excit- one spot. Germany’s Alexander on Friday. 10K run in 35 minutes ed and greatly encour- Zverev shocked Djokovic in last The themes for this (men) and 40 minutes aged by the response year’s final but the Serbian will year — #My City My (women) in the last one from enthusiasts in the start as the firm favourite after Run and #RunToBeFree year. city. The route will cantering to victory at last — are drawn with a The Freedom Family enable runners to wit- week’s Paris Masters. Djokovic motive to promote Run encourages families ness the beauty of and Nadal have shared the health, fitness and sports to run together and Hyderabad. The race will spoils at this year’s four Grand and drive home the idea adopt a healthy habit start at People’s Plaza, Slams, refusing to yield to the ‘Every Step Counts’ and and SHE, a new category cover the distance all next generation. — AFP encourage them to live a introduced this year, around Hussainsagar happy and healthy life. encourages women to Lake and conclude at The 17th edition of the participate in the 5km People's Plaza.” Vishal, Varun allround performers DC CORRESPONDENT Minah Uddin, Raghavendra also scalped eight Nizamabad’s 355 with 210 HYDERABAD, NOV. 8 Satwik and Omer hit cen- while conceding 44 runs to for 8. turies while, S. V. Santosh, bowl Aggarwal Senior CC Abinesh and Neel per- Jahnavi Junior College tri- B. Suresh, M. Ritwik, Atul out for a paltry 90. formed well for Zinda umphed over Gowtham Vyas, N. Naresh, Neel C, Gopi of Charminar CC hit Tilismath. The former hit Model School clinching the Shaik Majid, Dhanush, J. 133 off 71 balls as teammate 112 while the latter took five Hyderabad Rohith Kumar, Trishank Trishank Gupta turned in wickets for 38 runs against Association’s U-16 one-day Gupta and P. Abhishek an allround performance. Deccan Wanderers for league title here on Friday. Reddy came up with per- He hit a decent 85 and later whom Shaik Majid took a In the final, Nitin Sai formances with the ball. took five Mahmood CC five-for. Replying to Zinda Yadav performed well for Dheeraj hit an unbeaten wickets while his team post- Tilismath’s 288/8, Deccan Jahnavi as he hit 72 203 off 226 balls with 25 ed 356 for 9. Wanderers were out for 69. while his team posted 182 boundaries and six sixes to Santosh of Mega City was Sai Charan of Warangal for 2 replying to Gowtham his credit to help Rakesh XI another bowler who put up District was the other cen- Model School’s 178 in 50 post 319 in 81.2 overs. Later, a splendid show as he turion. He hit an unbeaten overs. he also scalped seven wick- snared six wickets although 140 as teammate Suresh Meanwhile, A. Dheeraj ets while conceding 84 runs his haul went in vain scalped six HUCC wickets. Vishal of Rakesh XI and Y. to consign Elegant CC to as Mega City lost to Galaxy. Atul Vyas of HUCC also Sai Varun of Concorde CC defeat. Minah hit 113 while Rohit took five wickets in a losing were star performers as In another match, Varun took five wickets to bowl cause. they turned in allround per- hit 135 off 123 balls with 18 Nizamabad District to victo- Raghavendra (116) of formances in the two-day boundaries to help ry over Venus Cybertech, Oxford Blues and Omer league matches. Concorde CC post 382 in 70.4 for whom Ritwik also took a (100) of Crown CC were the Gopi, Sai Charan, overs even as Naresh took six-wicket haul. Venus other batsmen who hit cen- Abhinesh Tiwari, Md five wickets. Later, Varun Cybertech replied to turies. BRIEF SCORES

U-16 ONE-DAY LEAGUE-CUM-KNOCKOUT G. Sai Vinay 34, T. Bharadwaj 3/67, Yeshwanth ■ Final: Gowtham Model School 178 in 50 overs Chowdhary 40). Points: Karimnagar District 4, (Saadwik Reddy 36, Aashlesh 54) lost to Jahnavi Oxford Blues 0. Junior College 182/6 in 49.2 overs (Rohit Reddy ■ Crown CC 439 in 77 overs (Omer 100 — 88b), 38, Nitin Sai Yadav 72 n.o.). Sameer 80, Rajashekar Reddy 60, Manav TWO-DAY LEAGUE Agarwal 50, Zaheer 44, Ravi Shankar 3/112) bt ■ Rakesh XI 319 in 81.2 overs (Md Shabaaz Hyderabad Blues CC 40 in 17.2 overs. Points: Gayazuddin 44, A. Dheeraj Vishal 203 n.o. — Crown 4, Hyderabad Blues 0. 226b, 25x4, 6x6, B Nishant 52, Md Zafar 4/56, ■ Sri Shyam CC 188 in 52.3 overs (Md Ibrahim Ali Syed Afzal 4/15) bt Elegant CC 313 in 89.2 overs Siddiqui 38, S. Sai Revanth Rahul 41, Ghouse 37, (Junaid Sheik 50, Divesh D 80, P Raghava 53, Rahul Reddy 3/16, Dhanush 5/54 — 13-0-54-5) Syed Afzal 36, A. Dheeraj Vishal 7/84 — 32-9-84- lost to Ours CC 189/6 in 51.3 overs (Amear 33, 7). Points: Rakesh XI 4, Elegant 0. Ravikumar Vignesh 58, D. Sai Siddhartha 40, Md ■ Concorde CC 382 in 70.4 overs (Y. Sai Varun Santosh S. V. N. Naresh Ibrahim Ali Siddiqui 3/44). Points: Ours 4, Sri 135 — 123b, 18x4, G. Hemanth 44, R. Praneeth 39, Shyam 0. C. V. Ramana 46, N. Naresh 5/63 — 19.4-4-63-5) Nithin 3/56, J. Rohith Kumar 5/21 — 23-13-21-5). ■ Secunderabad Nawabs 180 in 50.4 overs bt Aggarwal Sr CC 90 in 20.3 overs (Y. Sai Varun Points: Nizambad District 4, Venus Cybertech 0. (Dinesh Mohan 99, G Arjun 3/52, V. L. Sashank 8/44 — 10.3-3-44-8). Points: Concorde-4, ■ Zinda Tilismath CC 288/8 in 60.2 overs 4/27) lost to Baalaj CC 183/0 in 30.4 overs (Paras Aggarwal Sr-0. (Abhinesh Tiwari 112 — 157b, 9x4, 1x6), Sai Raj 99 n.o., Siddharth Naidu 76 n.o.). Points: ■ Charminar CC 356/9 decl in overs (Trishank Suprith 40, Shaik Majid 5/56 — 20.2-2-66-5) bt Baalaji CC 4, Secunderabad Nawabs 0. Gupta 85, Gopi 133 — 71b, 12x4, 9x6), Mudassir 4 Deccan Wanderers 69 in 26.2 overs (Neel C. ■ Team Speed 142 in 51.2 overs (B. Rishikesh 6) bt Mahmood CC 165 in 35.1 overs (C Vinay 5/38, Ahmed 3/13). Points: Zinda Tilismath 4, Reddy 34, K. Himateja 50, Ranjith Kumar 3/30, Kumar 32, Ram Reddy 39, Kamal Sawariya 3/30, Deccan Wanderers 0. KVS Nikhil 3/42) bt Kosaraju CC 120 in 37.2 overs Trishank Gupta 5/42). Points: Charminar 4, ■ Warangal District 355 in 79.3 overs (Sai Charan (Sahil K 4/38, D Manish 3/31). Points: Team Mahmood 0. 140 n.o.), Pavan 71, Sushmith 30, Atul Vyas 5/81 Speed 4, Kosaraju 0. ■ Sayi Sathya 128 in 45.4 overs (Patel Abhishek — 29-7-81-5, Abdul Raheem 3/51) bt HUCC 75 in ■ Saleemnagar CC 217 in 65.3 overs (Mahesh 77, Reddy 34, N Vijay Aakash 50, B Mannaus 3/28, 33 overs (P Vishnu 38, B. Suresh 6/21 — 14-6-21- Bharath 53 n.o., Abhilash 3/78, Sai Pratheek Farham Abuzar 4/13) lost to Budding Star 130/6 6). Points: Warangal District 4, HUCC 0. 3/42) bt Manchester CC 210 in 45.3 overs (M. in 33.1 overs (Rishiket Sisodia 41, P. Abhishek ■ Galaxy 215 in 42 overs (Koushik Reddy 42, Tharun Reddy 30, Srikar Sharma 36, Saif Ali 3/67, Reddy 5/56 — 14-1-56-5). Points: Budding Star 4, Pruthvi Raj 89, Santosh S. V. 6/31 — 11-2-31-6, T. Bharath 3/22). Points: Saleemnagar 4, Sayi Sathya 0. Gourav 3/65) bt Mega City 175 in 51 overs (Aryan Manchester 0. ■ Nizamabad District 355 in 68.5 overs (Md. Cariappa 35, Darsh Mohan Lal 4/16). Points: ■ Cheerful Chums 179 in 59.1 overs (Sree Madhav Minha Uddin 113 — 142b, 11x4, 6x6), S Vamshi Galaxy 4, Mega City 0. 46, Koushik 31, Hari Krishna 31, Chiranjeevi 3/33) Krishna 94, B Aravind Reddy 50, M. Ritwik 6/84 ■ Oxford Blues CC 259 in 74.5 overs lost to Nizam College 182/3 in 28.5 overs — 21.5-3-84-6, Anirudh Raj 3/92) bt Venus (Raghavendra Satwik 116 — 190b, 16x4, 3x6), T. (Yashwanth 36, Abhinav Kumar 57, Chiranjeevi Cybertech 210/8 in 80 overs (Ruchit Kapoor 35, Bharadwaj 44, Kishore 4/67) lost to Karimnagar 34 n.o.) Points: Nizam College 4, Cheerful Chums P Nirbhai Sai Reddy 37, T Prem Reddy 30, V District 263/7 in 55 overs (M. Ajay 89, T. Raju 53, 0. England call-up PAGE England recall Jonny Bairstow (in pic) for their two Tests against New Zealand as Cricket 15 cover for the injured Joe Denly DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 9 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD All about timing MATCH | FIXING He’s a superb player. Give Rohit reveals simple secret behind his power-hitting Rishabh Pant time, he will be fine. — , BCCI Spinners need to be President, on allowing Rishabh Pant some time to settle into the Indian side calm: Washington Rajkot, Nov. 8: SHORT TAKES Swash buck- Rajkot, Nov. 8: Yuzvendra Chahal breakthrough in the ling Indian Indian off- (2/28) and Sundar 13th over that helped Santosh quits as batsman Rohit spinner Wash- (1/25) played a big India restrict Sharma says ington Sundar role in stemming the Bangladesh to a sub- BCCI CFO good timing, feels tweakers run flow after par 153 for 6., which and not big mus- have a huge Bangladesh got off to the hosts chased easi- C.M. Gautam (left) and Abrar Kazi in this photo. New Delhi: The Indian Cricket cles, is what is role to play in a bright start by ly. Board’s chief financial officer essential to hit- T20 cricket even reaching 60 for no loss “It’s all about know- Santosh Rangnekar tendered ting the kind of mas- though they are most in seven overs. ing what to do, know- his resignation on Friday, sive sixes that he susceptible to being “Spinners definitely ing where the bats- becoming the first high-profile strikes. hit all over the park in have a big role to play men is going to hit 7-day custody for executive of the CoA era to Hero of India’s eight- the shortest format. in the shortest format you and other small, quit. wicket win over Sundar’s assertion of cricket because small things. Rangnekar was BCCI’s first- Bangladesh here on came after the second they take the pace off Obviously it is impor- ever CFO and remained under Thursday with a 43-ball T20 International the ball. Sometimes tant to keep things Gautam, Abrar the scanner during three years 85, the stand-in skipper against Bangladesh, pitches can give little simple and be calm in his job. was on ‘Chahal TV’, an which India won by assistance to the spin- and composed. You DC CORRESPONDENT ● C.M. Gautam and “Mr Rangnekar has tendered interview-based show con- eight wickets here ners as well,” Sundar can get hit badly in a BENGALURU, NOV. 8 Abrar Kazi were his resignation today. As far as I ducted by Yuzvendra on Thursday said at the post-match few games but that know, there was absolutely no Chahal for the BCCI’s offi- night. press conference. happens in this for- The Central Crime Branch reportedly involved pressure on him. He himself vol- cial website. The spin In fact, it was mat of the game,” he (CCB) is expected to ques- in spot-fixing during unteered to resign,” a senior “You don’t need muscles duo of Chahal’s double added. — PTI tion more players from the Karnataka member of the BCCI apex to hit sixes, even you Bellary Tuskers, Premier League final Council said on the condition of (Chahal) can hit them,” the Bengaluru Blasters and anonymity. stand-in skipper told Hubli Tigers in connection this year between It has been learnt that Chahal, who broke into a with the ongoing investiga- Hubli Tigers and Rangnekar sent his resignation chuckle at the suggestion. Give Rishabh some tion into the Karnataka Bellary Tuskers. to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri. “In any case, sixes are not Premier League (KPL) Rangnekar came under the just about power but also match-fixing scandal. ● Gautam was spotlight for reasons which timing, head should be The CCB is interrogating allegedly paid `20 were beyond administration. still, position should be time, says Ganguly cricketers C.M. Gautam lakh for slow, The Committee of good. All this will ensure and Abrar Kazi, who were Administrators (CoA) had given that you hit sixes,” he Kolkata, Nov. 8: BCCI mer India captain said arrested on Thursday for Kazi was given `5 Rangnekar permission to travel explained. president Sourav when asked if India is their alleged role in spot- lakh for ceding more all the way to Australia to “rec- Sharma’s knock on Ganguly on Friday firmly missing Mahendra Singh fixing in the recently con- runs. The duo have oncile accounts” (settlement of Thursday night was stud- backed the struggling Dhoni’s safe hands cluded Karnataka Premier been remanded to a accounts) with Cricket ded with half a dozen max- Rishabh Pant, calling the behind the wickets. League (KPL). Australia, rasing questions why imums, including three wicketkeeper-batsman a “He will mature slowly, The duo were produced seven-day custody the junket was sanctioned when consecutive in the 10th “superb player” who will you have to give him time. before a local court on with the Central accounts could have settled over. mature slowly and do India played really well Friday which granted their Crime Branch. without travelling. — PTI Asked whether he was just fine. last night,” he added. seven-day CCB custody till targetting six consecutive The 21-year-old is The swashbuckling November 13. sixes, Sharma said, “I was enduring a woeful run of Delhi-player had a forget- DCP (CCB) Kuldeep wicketkeeper-batsman Hyderabad beat keen but once I missed the form in the ongoing T20 table night at his home Kumar R. Jain told this Gautam who captained fourth I thought I will take International series ground in Delhi as India newspaper that they sus- Bellary Tuskers also repre- Punjab in T20 singles. I was trying to hit against Bangladesh and suffered their first-ever pect the involvement of sented Royal Challengers without moving.” has struggled to make loss against Bangladesh more players as they Bangalore, Mumbai Chandigarh: Shubman Gill’s 48 Sharma also stressed on an impact both with in a T20I. believe that one of the Indians and Delhi off 42 balls was not eynough as the need for one batsman the bat and behind the Rohit Sharma led by cricketers influenced oth- Daredevils in the IPL. Kazi Punjab suffered a narrow two- to hold the innings like he stumps. But Ganguly example as India levelled ers to accept money from has represented Karnataka run defeat against Hyderabad did here. supported him. 1-1 in an emphatic fash- bookies for spot-fixing the in Ranji. under VJD method in a rain- “It was important for “He’s a superb player. ion in the second T20I in matches. Meanwhile, KSCA sus- truncated T20 match of the someone to play long Give Rishabh Pant time, Rajkot. Gautam and Kazi were pended Gautam and Kazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here because when one batsman he will be fine,” the for- — PTI reportedly involved in from all activities in the on Friday. plays for long, then he can spot-fixing during the KPL state and barred them from Opting to bowl in the Group take the team home. I am final this year between using its facilities at the M. ‘C’ match, Punjab restricted happy with myself and Hubli Tigers and Bellary Chinnaswamy Stadium. It Hyderabad to 149 for 7 from 20 more importantly with the Tuskers, which Hubli also suspended Prasad, overs with Akshath Reddy top- team,” he said. Tigers won by eight runs. Vishwanathan and scoring with 47 off just 27 balls. “We were under a bit of While Gautam was Shekhawat. For Punjab, Sandeep Sharma pressure because we had allegedly paid `20 lakh for On October 2, CCB and Siddarth Kaul grabbed lost the first match but we batting slow, Kazi was sleuths arrested Bhavesh three wickets each for 11 and 44 did everything that was given `5 lakh for ceding Bafna, one of the two book- runs respectively. required. Obviously we more runs. The two were ies against whom an FIR Punjab’s target was reworked can always do better,” he Rohit also reportedly involved in was registered, for his role to 100 from 14 overs due to added. Sharma hits fixing another match in match-fixing, while rains under VJD method but in The series-deciding third a shot in this against Bengaluru another bookie, Sanyam, is the end they could only score and final match will be file photo. Blasters, Joint absconding. The two book- 97 for 4 to lose the match by played on Sunday in Commissioner (Crime) ies allegedly also two runs. Nagpur, followed by a two- — BCCI Sandeep Patil had said approached Ballari In other Group ‘C’ matches, Test assignment, the last of after their arrest. Tuskers team to give Chhattisgarh beat Arunachal which will be the two It was the arrest of “more than ten runs per Pradesh by 9 wickets after the teams’ first ever Bengaluru Blasters player over, but the bowlers match was reduced to six-over- Day/Night clash. Nishant Singh Shekhawat refused”. a-side affair due to rains, while — PTI on Tuesday that led the The first arrest in the recorded an eight- police to Gautam and Kazi. case was that of Belagavi run victory over Railways. Shekhawat’s name cropped Panthers franchise owner — PTI up while the police interro- Ashfaq Ali Thar after his gated Bengaluru Blasters role in betting was estab- bowling coach Vinu Prasad lished. He had allegedly Sangakkara wants Pant and opening batsman M. placed bets with a bookie Vishwanathan, who were based in Dubai and was in TILAK, ANIKET arrested on October 25. touch with players of other to keep things simple Former Karnataka Ranji teams during the league. RAKSHAN, IN New Delhi, Nov. 8: Sri areas, he needs to strate- tidy behind the stumps” Lanka legend Kumar gise and plan, because as the youngster has CHALLENGER Sangakkara has advised for him right now he been struggling in the under-fire Rishabh Pant needs to keep things sim- ongoing T20I series. Sanctions follow DC CORRESPONDENT to keep things simple ple and not be under In the first T20I match HYDERABAD, NOV. 8 while batting as well as pressure,” Sangakkara against Bangladesh, keeping if he wants to said. Pant coped criticism for Three Hyderabad players — regain his lost confi- “It’s also important for bad DRS calls. In the sec- for alleged fixers Thakur Tilak Varma, Aniket dence after a string of someone to talk to him ond game at Rajkot on Reddy and Rakshan Readdi — failures. on his batting and keep Thursday, the 22-year-old DC CORRESPONDENT ● C.M. Gautam, who found places on the sides that “It’s important for him him off the pressure and stumper once again BENGALURU, NOV. 8 will play the U-19 Challenger (Pant) to keep things let him be free with his found himself in a spot moved to Goa, saw Trophy in Hyderabad from simple and understand game,” he added. when he missed out on The arrests of former his contract getting Monday. his weakness. Once he is Sangakkara felt Pant an easy stumping Karnataka players C.M. terminated by the Tilak Varma is in the India ‘B’ able to work on these needs to be “neat and chance. — PTI Rishabh Pant in this file photo. — PTI Gautam and Abrar Kazi for Goa Cricket team while Aniket Reddy and alleged spot-fixing serve a Association. Rakshan Readdi are part of the timely reminder that cor- India ‘A’ and ‘C’ sides respec- ruption is still rampant in ● Gautam and Abrar tively in the four-team tourna- the game and much more ment that also features Nepal effort is still required to Kazi cannot take ‘A’. Morgan, Malan AUSTRALIA HUMBLE PAK weed out the ill practices of part in any THE SQUADS spot-fixing. cricketing activities ■ India A: Dhruv Chand Jurel (captain & Perth, Nov. 8: Ruthless opening pair In contrast, Pakistan are struggling As news trickled in on organised by the wicket-keeper, UPCA), Yashasvi Jaiswal Aaron Finch and David Warner ran and have now lost five of their last six Thursday that the KSCA till the (MCA), Sai Sudarshan (TNCA), Jay Gohil riot as Australia routed Pakistan by matches. Bengaluru police arrested (Saurashtra CA), Sameer Rizvi (UPCA), seal English win suspension ends. Arjun Murhty (TNCA), Nitish Kumar Reddy 10 wickets in Perth to wrap up their Despite the poor run, which includ- C.M. Gautam and his team- (Andhra CA), Kritagya Kumar Singh Napier, Nov. 8: Eoin His 103 included six sixes Twenty20 series 2-0 Friday in emphat- ed an embarrassing 3-0 home series mate Abrar Kazi on allega- (UPCA), Aman Bhadoriya (MPCA), Morgan and Dawid Malan and nine fours while ic fashion. defeat to an under-strength Sri Lanka tions of spot-fixing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tour- Rishabh Bansal (UPCA), Purnank Tyagi (UPCA), Prince Yadav (DDCA), Dashrath pummelled the New Morgan cracked seven After restricting the visitors to 106 that cost Sarfaraz Ahmed the captain- final of the Karnataka nament saw his contract Kumar (Assam CA), Aniket Reddy Zealand attack in a record- sixes and seven fours. for eight, Finch (52) and Warner (48) cy, they remain number one in the Premier League (KPL), the terminated by the Goa (Hyderabad CA), Debopratim Haldar breaking 182-run stand as After losing the toss, whacked five sixes and eight fours rankings. Karnataka State Cricket Cricket Association (GCA). (CAB). Coach: Paras Mhambrey. England posted an impos- England then lost early between them as they raced to the fin- But their cricket chiefs will be wor- Association (KSCA) He was an integral part of ■ India B: Priyam Garg (captain, UPCA), Thakur Tilak Varma (Hyderabad CA), ing 241 for three batting wickets with Mitchell ish line without loss. ried about the two Tests against released a statement later the Karnataka Ranji sides Sagar Dahiya (Haryana CA), Yash Dhull first in the fourth Santner removing Jonny The home team won in Canberra by Australia to come, starting this in the day. that dominated the domes- (DDCA), Siddhesh Veer (Maharashtra CA), Twenty20 international in Bairstow for eight and Tom seven wickets, thanks to a brilliant 80 month in Brisbane. “The Karnataka State tic landscape during the Kruthik Krishna wicket-keeper (KSCA), Divyansh Joshi (CA Mizoram), Atharva Napier on Friday. Banton for 31 to have the not out by Steve Smith, and were on “Very disappointed, but we lost to a Cricket Association 2013/14- 14/15 seasons. Ankolekar (MCA), Ravi Bishnoi (RCA), Malan was 103 not out at tourists 58 for two in the track to also triumph in Sydney only good team. We have learnt a lot from (KSCA) is committed to Kazi had shifted to Nirmal Kumar (TNCA), Akash Singh (RCA), the close with Morgan eighth over. for rain to save the visitors. this series and we’ll take the positives organising cricket tourna- Mizoram this season and Aquib Khan (UPCA), Vivek Kumar (Haryana CA), Nehal Pajni (Haryana CA), falling in the final over for Santner had the impres- Their victory in Perth has them on and come back hard in the next ments which are fair and featured in a single game Harsh Jamwal (HPCA). Coach: Abhay 91 as he tried to plunder sive figures of two for five an impressive eight-game winning series. As captain, I learnt a lot per- transparent that would in the IPL for Royal Sharma. the to join his from his first two overs but streak in the shortest format as they sonally too, but there’s a long way to enhance the credibility of Challengers Bangalore. ■ India C: Shubhang Hegde (captain, KSCA), Divyaansh Saxena (MCA), Arjun partner on three figures. that was to change dramat- build towards the T20 World Cup on go,” said skipper Babar Azam. the game, the brand, and The duo of Gautam and Azad (UTCA Chandigarh), Pradosh Rajan The pair posted the high- ically as Malan and home soil next year. After being sent in to bat at the the organisation,” the Kazi are also suspended by Paul (TNCA), Shashwat Rawat (Baroda est third-wicket partner- Morgan took charge. “Really proud of the boys with the Perth Arena, Iftikhar Ahmed’s 45 was statement read the KSCA and cannot take CA), Varun Lavande (MCA), Kumar ship by any side in a T20 They took 20 off the left- way we applied ourselves in the last the only resistance by Pakistan in a part in any cricketing Kushagra wicket-keeper (JSCA), Sourav IMMEDIATE FALLOUT Dagar (DDCA), Ravi Roshan (DDCA), international and the 241 is arm spinners third over couple of weeks. Each time we turn repeat performance of poor batting activities organised by the Vikrant Bhadoriya (MPCA), CTL Rakshan England’s highest total. and Santner finished his up at training, we are improving our- against quality bowling, led by Kane Gautam who shifted to Goa KSCA till the suspension Readdi (Hyderabad CA), Dhanit Raut Malan faced 48 deliveries spell with two for 32, which selves and that’s the most important Richardson. Cricket for this season and ends and stand to face (MCA), Vidyadhar Patil (KSCA), Arya Sethi (CA Uttarakhand), Yousuf Mujtaba (JKCA). for his , eclipsing were the best New Zealand thing,” said captain Finch. — AFP was supposed to captain ‘stringent action’ if found Coach: Hrishikesh Kanitkar. Alex Hale’s 60-ball record. figures. — AFP the side to take part in the guilty. Morata returns PAGE Alvaro Morata returns to Spain squad for Euro qualifiers after scoring six Games 16 goals in six games for Atletico Madrid DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 9 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD SATWIK, CHIRAG IN CHINA OPEN Electrician’s daughter sparks Oly joy SEMIFINALS RABINDRA NATH Chinki, first year student of a Fuzhou (China), Nov. CHOUDHURY | DC local college in Bhopal, devel- 8: The men’s doubles BHOPAL, NOV. 8 oped interest in shooting during pair of Satwiksairaj Benzema is the her school days. Rankireddy and Chirag Chinki Yadav, daughter of an “My daughter has nurtured a Shetty kept alive India’s best and I think he electrician working in the state dream to be an ace shooter since challenge at the China sports department of Madhya her childhood. She wants to win Open by progressing to should definitely Pradesh government, earned a gold at the Olympics. I allowed the semifinals of the have a place in the berth at the Tokyo 2020 her to join the summer camp BWF World Tour Super Olympics when she qualified for organised in MP Shooting 750 event here on Friday. national team. the finals of the women’s 25 Academy in 2011, when she was The unseeded Indian — Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid metre pistol event at the ongoing in ninth standard. She won a duo stunned local coach, on Karim Benzema Asian Shooting Championship medal (bronze) on her debut at favourites Li Jun Hui in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. the National championship in and Liu Yu Chen 21-19, Twenty one-year-old Chinki, a 2013 in the 25m pistol event and 21-15 in a 43-minute product of MP Shooting since then has never looked quarterfinal clash. SHORT TAKES Academy, secured India’s 11th back,” her father Mehatab Singh Satwik and Chirag will Tokyo Olympic quota in shoot- Yadav recounted. take on top seeds and ing with a career best qualifica- Mehatab works as chief elec- World No.1 Marcus tion score of 588, bolstered by an trician in TT Nagar Stadium Fernaldi Gideon and 3 HOOPSTERS here, a sports facility of the exceptional 296, shot on Friday Chinki Yadav Kevin Sanjaya at the Lusail Shooting Range. Madhya Pradesh government. Sukamuljo of Indonesia However, the national champi- Chinki had hogged limelight in the semifinal on INVOLVED IN onship silver and junior world when she won team bronze at Saturday. The World No. championship bronze-medallist, the Junior World 9 Indians had lost to the could not replicate her qualifica- Championships in 2017. same pair in the final of DRUNK ROW tion form in the final, only man- India has faced drought in the French Open last Bengaluru : The Basketball aging a sixth-place finish with a far bagged eight junior national “The qualification score of 588 event (Olympic World Record shooting events at the Olympics month. Federation of India (BFI) has score of 116. and world championship medals is considered extremely good at score in the event is 596)”, her since 2012 when Gagan Narang Satwik and Chirag are constituted a committee to “I feel like I am floating on in her career spanning over the international level. She has a coach Jaivardhan Singh who and Vijay Kumar won bronze the lone Indians left in investigate into the alleged cloud nine. It is my best ever per- eight years, told this correspon- bright chance to clinch a medal accompanied the India shooters’ and silver respectively in the tournament. drunken brawl involving three formance,” Chinki, who has so dent from Doha. at Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the team, told this newspaper. London in different categories. — PTI top hoopsters, who are attend- ing a training camp here. “I have constituted a three- member committee which will INDIA TO HOST find out the fact and take all the statements. We are waiting United trump 2023 HOCKEY for the medical test report. Whoever is found guilty strict action will be taken against WORLD CUP them,” BFI secretary general Partizans 3-0 Lausanne, Nov. 8: India Chander Mukhi Sharma said. will host the Men’s The three players are Amjyot Paris, Nov. 8: loss at Bournemouth Hockey World Cup for Singh, Arshpreet Bhullar and Teenager Mason last weekend had the second consecutive Amritpal Singh, who are attend- Greenwood scored as ended a three-game time after the country ing the BFI training camp at Manchester United winning run. was picked to host the Vidyanagar in Bengaluru. cruised into the “I think it was a good game’s showpiece event On Wednesday night, which Europa League last 32 performance but there in 2023 by the was their off day, the trio went with a 3-0 win over are things we can International Hockey out of the campus on two Partizan Belgrade at improve on,” Rashford Federation (FIH) here on motorcycles without informing Old Trafford on told BT Sport. Friday. anyone, said Sharma adding Thursday, while Celtic “We managed to According to the FIH, they later allegedly had liquor. stunned Lazio with a score three goals but it the Men’s Hockey World While returning, Amjyot who last-gasp goal in Rome could have been a lot Cup will be held in India was riding pillion with Bhullar, to progress. more.” from January 13 to 29. sustained injuries after their Ole Gunnar AZ Alkmaar thrashed In another decision bike skidded off. A police con- Solskjaer's United Astana 5-0 in made by the Executive stable patrolling the area was knew that a third victo- Kazakhstan to keep Board during the FIH’s witness to the incident, Sharma ry in four Group L control of the race for last meeting of the year, added. Amjyot accused Bhullar games would be second place in Group Spain and the and Amritpal Singh of insisting enough to send them L behind United, elimi- Netherlands were on going out and said “they will through. nating their hosts and named as the co-hosts of now have to answer for the The 18-year-old moving four points the 2022 Women’s World injuries” and the damage to the Greenwood broke the clear of Partizan. Cup scheduled to be held bike belonging to one of the deadlock in the 22nd Olivier Ntcham from July 1 to 22. staffers, Sharma said. When minute with a cool fin- scored a dramatic The venues will be they reached the campus, they ish to score his third injury-time winner to announced by the host informed their coach about it. goal of the season and grab Celtic a 2-1 victo- nations at a later date. — PTI second in this competi- ry at Lazio. India will, thus, tion. Neil Lennon's outfit become the first country Anthony Martial dou- remain top of Group E to stage four men’s Regd. 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