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Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) Black kites with ‘No-CAA, About a dozen persons, MODI, OLI OPEN SECOND ICP AT JOGBANI˨BIRATNAGAR including children, have NRC’ fly in New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) have connected us through cul- been detained for flying Prime Minister Narendra Modi ture, nature, families, language, black kites with ‘No CAA, along with his Nepal counterpart development and many more NRC written on them in K.P. Sharma Oli jointly inaugurat- threads,” said Modi. Lucknow on Tuesday. ed the second Integrated Check “My Government is committed It was around the same Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar to developing better transporta- time when Union Home on Tuesday. tion facilities with all the friendly Minister Amit Shah was The Jogbani-Biratnagar border nations and to further develop addressing a pro-CAA ral- is an important trade point be- relations in trade, culture and ly in Bangla Bazaar area tween the two countries. This is education.” here. More than a dozen the second ICP on the Nepal bor- Both Prime Ministers also ap- persons were seen flying der. The fi rst was built in 2018. preciated -assisted post- black kites in the posh The second Integrated Check The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime earthquake housing reconstruc- Mall Avenue area. Post at Jogbani-Biratnagar was tion projects in Nepal. Minister of Nepal, Shri K.P. Sharma Oli jointly inaugurate As soon as the police re- Some of those flying kites quantities of black kites built with Indian assistance to Referring to 2015 earthquake the Integrated Check Post, at Jogbani-Biratnagar ceived information, they ran away but some have with “No CAA, NRC”, facilitate trade and people’s in that country, Prime Minis- rushed to the spot and been detained.The police written on them from the movement across India-Nepal through video conference, in New Delhi. ter Modi said, “India played the brought down the kites. have also recovered huge accused persons. border.Both the Prime Min- ment. Neighbourhood fi rst is the better connectivity becomes all role of fi rst responder in relief isters participated through main policy of my government the more important if it con- and rescue operations and now time talking to the women. videoconference.“India has been and improving cross border con- cerns India-Nepal because our is standing shoulder to shoulder Akhilesh’s daughter She was accompanied by playing the role of a trusted part- nectivity is an important aspect relations are not simply of neigh- with our friends in the recon- her friends. ner in Nepal’s all-round develop- of it,” said Modi.“The issue of bours. History and geography struction of Nepal”. joins anti-CAA protest Since she is still not a well known celebrity, no one noticed her presence. Modi and Shah drag on democracy, It is only when her photo went viral on Tuesday that lying on CAA : Kapil Sibal the matter came to light. Sources said that since New Jan 21 (IANS) Congress old , across India (who can’t some of Tina's friends were leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday be recognised by the clothes a part of the protests, she accused Prime Minister Nar- they wear)... Reflect that the had gone to meet them endra Modi and Home Min- duo Modiji and Amit Shah are and even sat with them for ister Amit Shah of lying to the a drag on Indian Democracy.” Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) here a few days back.Tina some time. nation over the Citizenship The Congress leader said Tina Yadav, the 14-year- reached the Clock Tower This is the first time that Amendment Act (CAA) and that the Constitution doesn’t old daughter of Samajwadi on Sunday, where hun- the former Chief Minister's SC suggests said that they are a ‘drag on discriminate on the basis of Party chief Akhilesh Ya- dreds of women were sit- children have participated democracy’. religion but Modi and Shah dav, was seen participat- ting on protest against the in a political event and that independent Sibal’s comment came after 4.8 per cent.Taking to Twitter, wanted to do it which is why ing in an anti-CAA rally citizenship laws, and spent too on their own. the International Monetary Sibal said, “IMF lowers India’s we are opposing it.He also ac- body on MP/MLA Fund (IMF) on Monday lowered GDP for 2019 to 4.8%. Calls it cused the UP government of Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) India’s economic growth rate a drag on the world economy... giving citizenship to people Union Home Minister Amit No going back on CAA: disqualification forecast for the current fiscal to Protests of people , young and who don’t have papers. Shah on Tuesday launched Shah tells opposition New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) a blistering attack on the The Supreme Court on Tues- opposition and dared it to day suggested that Parliament No 45 in queue, Kejriwal awaits protest as much as they revisit the rationale in giving can for the Modi govern- exclusive powers to the Speaker turn to file nomination ment will not take back the in deciding disqualifi cation pe- Citizenship Amendment titions.The observation gains Act (CAA). signifi cance in the backdrop of Shah dared Rahul Gan- Karnataka MLAs’ disqualifi ca- dhi, Mayawati, Mamata tion case decided by the top Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav court last year. to a public debate on CAA A three-judge bench headed and said that these leaders by Justice R.F. Nariman, insist- were driven only by vote- ing on introducing more fair- bank politics. ness in the procedure, held "We are not bothered that Parliament could pos- about the opposition be- including Hindus, Bud- gone? They have either sibly create an independent cause we have been nur- dhists, Sikhs and Chris- been killed or converted and permanent body to decide tured with opposition," tians in Pakistan at the or have fled to India. Many the disqualification petitions he said.Speaking at a pro- time of Partition but the of them have left their pa- against MPs and MLAs, instead CAA rally in Lucknow, figure had come down latial houses in Pakistan of the Speaker having the ex- New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) tion papers. (I) am so glad so convener, had reached the of- Shah said that there were to just three per cent and are living in huts now. clusive powers. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Ke- many people participating in fi ce around 12.30 p.m., accom- 23 per cent minorities, today."Where have they ...... Continue on Page 5 The top court’s observation jriwal, who reached the offi ce democracy,” Kejriwal tweeted panied by his family, including came in a case of disqualifi- of the Returning Offi cer (RO) to at around 2.30 p.m. from the parents, and party leaders Pan- cation of Forest and Environ- fi le his nominations for the De- Jamnagar House here.Though kaj Gupta and Gopal Mohan. 2 militants among 4 killed in ment Minister Thounaojam cember 8 Assembly elections, is the deadline for fi ling nomina- AAP spokesperson Saurabh Shyamkumar in Manipur. waiting his turn as Tuesday is tions was 3 p.m., all those who Bharadwaj said around 35 can- Shyamkumar had won on the last day for fi ling.“Waiting have been given token will be didates were sitting at RO offi ce Kashmir encounter a ticket from Congress, but to fi le my nomination. My to- allowed to submit their papers. with the CM, “without proper eventually established with switched to the BJP-led gov- ken no is 45. There are many Kejriwal, who is also the Aam nomination papers, without the militants, who were hid- ernment in the state. people here to fi le nomina- Aadmi Party (AAP) national even 10 proposers. ing in a house that led to the fire fight.This was the second major encounter in Kashmir Prez, PM greet people of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura in the past two days. On Monday, three mili- New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Pres- the residents of these beautiful laya's kind and compassionate tants were killed in Shopian, ident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime states for a bright and prosper- nature, Modi said: "The people including top Hizbul Mujha- Minister Narendra Modi, Home ous future." of Meghalaya are known for their hideen commander Wasim, Minister Amit Shah and Chief In a series of Tweet, Prime kind and compassionate nature. , Jan 21 (IANS) jured during the encounter. Adil Bashir and Jehangir. Ministers' of Manipur, Megha- Minister extended his greetings, From sports, music to conser- The Uttar Pradesh ATS have The two succumbed to in- Wasim was involved in laya and Tripura on Tuesday wrote: "On Manipur's Statehood vation of nature, there is much Two militants and two se- juries while being taken to the killing of eight people, greeted the people of the three Day, my greetings to the people to learn from them. Praying for curity men were killed in an the hospital.According to including four security men states on their Statehood Day. of the wonderful state. Meghalaya's development in the ongoing encounter in the reports, police had a specific in the valley.Last year, Adil On this day in 1972, the three Manipur is known for its vi- coming years." Tweeting that he Tral area of south Kashmir input about the presence of had decamped with eight states attained full statehood brant culture. People from was proud of Tripura’s traditions on Tuesday.The two secu- militants in the Zand village Ak 47 rifles from the official under the North Eastern Re- Manipur have made a mark in and contribution to national de- rity men included an army of Tral. The area was cor- residence of the then MLA gion (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. ings to the people of Manipur, various fields. May the state velopment, Modi said: “State- jawan and a Special Police doned off and search opera- Aijaz Mir from People’s Taking to the Twitter, President Meghalaya and Tripura on State- keep progressing in the years hood Day greetings to my sisters Office (SPO), who were in- tion launched. A contact was Democratic Party. Ram Nath Kovind wrote: "Greet- hood Day. My best wishes to all ahead."Talking about Megha- and brothers of Tripura. Indian Horizon 2 City Wednesday, January 22, 2020 88% Indians believe bots Rape case: US Justice Dept shuts should be used for admin work probe on Uber bribery charges

New Delhi, Jan 21 The research, con- "Workers can focus vey, Over half (52 per New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Police officers as well as corrupt, the US Justice De- filed on May 9, 2019. "We (IANS) Eighty-eight per ducted by OnePoll, on higher value tasks cent) of millennial re- How did San Francisco- hospital authorities to partment decided to close received requests from the cent of people in India investigated the time if the mundane repeti- spondents felt that they based Uber Technologies obtain medical and other the probe. Department of Justice in believe that humans spent on and attitudes tive tasks can be auto- could be more produc- Inc obtain the Delhi cab records of the rape victim. The US Department of May 2017 and August 2017 shouldn't be carrying towards manual, repeti- mated," Sheth added. tive if they had less rape victim's confidential The entire controversy Justice told Uber that it with respect to an investi- out repetitive admin tive digital administra- New data shows that administrative tasks medical documents? Who tumbled out in 2017 af- "will not be pursuing en- gation into allegations of tasks if they can be au- tion tasks in the modern nearly half of workers to complete, slightly in Delhi Police and hos- ter which a probe against forcement action." Uber small payments to police tomated, a new report enterprise. surveyed who expressed higher than the aver- pital authorities received Uber under Foreign Cor- revealed this fact in its in Indonesia and other said on Tuesday. The "As per the report, an opinion find digital age at 48 per cent. The bribe money to share case rupt Practices Act (FCPA) Securities and Exchange potential improper pay- Automation Anywhere the most hated task for administration boring study also revealed that files with Uber? Answers started. The Central gov- Commission filing in the ments in other countries -- a global leader in Indian professionals is (47 per cent) and a poor nearly half (49 per cent) to these questions will re- ernment and the prob- US early January, Indian in which we operate or Robotic Process Auto- Data Entry. Close to 80 use of their skills (48 per of those surveyed say main a mystery for now. ing agencies, including authorities cited reports. have operated, including mation (RPA) surveyed per cent of the partici- cent), while the majority that simple digital ad- Indian investigative Central Bureau of Inves- The Justice Depart- Malaysia, China, and In- more than 10,000 office pants in India believe say it gets in the way of ministrative tasks often agencies are perturbed by tigation CBI) and Delhi ment did not issue its dia," the prospectus said. workers and revealed that admin work is an doing their main job (51 prevent them from leav- a decision of the United Police's vigilance depart- own press release, nor did It added that the company that on an average they obstacle for them to do per cent overall, rising ing the office on time, States Department of Jus- ment, were eagerly waiting it post a declination let- was cooperating with the spend more than three their main job," said to 80 per cent in India) 60 per cent of the Indian tice, which has closed a for the outcome of the in- ter on its website. IANS is investigation. In 2017, hours a day on manual, Milan Sheth, Executive and reduces their over- participants believe the probe against San Francis- vestigation carried out by waiting for the US Justice US Department of Justice repetitive computer Vice President India, all productivity (64 per same, indicating it's im- co-based Uber Technolo- the fraud section of United Department's version of launched a probe to inves- tasks which are not part Middle East and Africa, cent). pacting their personal gies Inc under American States Department of Jus- dropping the bribery case tigate whether the com- of their primary job. Automation Anywhere. According to the sur- lives. bribery laws, sources said tice's Criminal Division. against Uber. The com- pany had broken US laws on Tuesday. Contrary to their expecta- pany had disclosed about by bribing foreign officials It was alleged that Uber tion of a positive outcome the ongoing investigation offshore. The investigation DAC okays procurement of Rs 5,100 cr allegedly bribed top Delhi in order to prosecute the in its stock prospectus was started. indigenous equipment Internet lauds Kashmiri youth's snow car model New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) curing critically needed plat- signed by DRDO for T-72 and promoting India as a manu- New Delhi, Jan 21 pictures and selfies, pos- People from different ent. We must appreci- The Defence Acquisition forms and equipment for the T-90 tanks. In another signifi- facturing hub for defence (IANS) The video of a ing with the snow car. A areas are taking selfies ate such activities for Council (DAC) chaired by De- armed forces. cant step, the DAC approved equipment, in addition to Kashmiri youth, named user posted a clip which with snow car." The tweet tourism." "Orissa sand fence Minister Rajnath Singh To promote indigenisation, shortlisting of Indian Stra- establishing an industrial Zubair Ahmed from Bud- shows a Kashmiri youth went viral and social me- sculpture and now Sri- approved several procure- the DAC accorded approval tegic Partners (SP) and the and R&D eco-system ca- gam district who made a giving the final touches dia has been abuzz with nagar Ice Car...great ment proposals to boost the for procurement of equip- potential Original Equipment pable of meeting the future supercool 'snow car', is to his snow car. The post reactions. The Internet is artists" wrote another. 'Make in India' initiative. ment worth over Rs 5,100 Manufacturers (OEMs) that requirements of the armed making the rounds of the captioned, "A Kashmiri in love with the snow car A post read, "Wow, tal- The DAC accorded ap- crore from indigenous sourc- would collaborate with SPs forces besides giving a boost Internet. It took him two boy namely Zubair from and the snow car maker. ented man....", Tweeple proval for procurement of es. These include sophisti- to construct six conventional to exports. The DAC also ac- days to finish it. The car Budgam made snow car A user on the micro- remarked, "After re- equipment worth over Rs cated Electronic Warfare Sys- submarines in India. corded approval for inclusion is so beautiful that peo- which took him 2 days blogging site Twitter moving 370 young tal- 5,100 crore from indigenous tems for the Army designed This programme is being of Innovations for Defence ple were captured taking to finish this snow car. posted, "Good tal- ent are coming." sources. The DAC also ap- by Defence Research and progressed under the 'Stra- Excellence (iDEX) in defence proved prototype testing of Development Organisation tegic Partnership Model', procurement procedure. trawl assemblies designed by (DRDO) and manufactured promulgated in 2017 to give a This would provide avenues DRDO for T-72 and T-90 tanks locally by the Indian industry. major boost to 'Make in India' in capital procurement for Swiggy admits difference between providing an important indig- These systems will be used in defence sector. the armed forces to startups enous de-mining capability to in deserts and plains and will The strategic partner is and innovators working for the Army. provide comprehensive elec- expected to play a transfor- iDEX and provide a huge fil- online food, restaurant rates The council headed by tronic support and counter mational role in building an lip to their budding efforts. Singh, in its first meeting of measure capabilities to the eco-system in the country, "Today's decisions are also New Delhi, Jan 21 prerogative of the restau- 2020 and after the constitu- field formations in both com- comprising development en- in keeping with the mandate (IANS) Food delivery rant. Hope to serve you tion of Chief of the Defence munication and other aspects tities, specialised vendors and given to the CDS and the new- platform Swiggy on better in the future," said Staff, met on Tuesday to con- of electronic warfare. The suppliers; especially those ly-constituted Department Tuesday admitted that Swiggy. sider a number of new and DAC also approved prototype from the MSME sector. of Military Affairs to promote food rates on its platform The twitter conversa- ongoing proposals for pro- testing of trawl assemblies de- SP model also aims at use of indigenous. may be higher than those tion brought more peo- being offered by restau- ple into the debate. rants in certain cases. "Last I checked, Reacting to a tweet that's not the way from a Bengaluru man your domain work Centre mulling ILP in Assam, who claimed that prices that way.You collect of food items in Zomato concern, and would like 50 per ceny in some areas comission from res- or Swiggy menu are 25- to inform you that we're of . Where is taurants for bringing awaits Clause 6 panel report 50 per cent more than the trying to maintain trans- sole discretion of restau- in customers, which actual price of the same parency in our services rant in this. Don't try to is 25 per cent of sales. New Delhi, Jan 21 against newly-passed on Clause 6 would safe- had also recently met item at the restaurant, and that extends to the fool the consumer," the In some restaurants, (IANS) The long-pend- Citizenship Amendment guard the interest of As- Amit Shah to discuss var- Swiggy said the prices pricing on the platform. user replied. there are no or mini- ing demand for the in- Act (CAA), which left As- samese people from the ious aspects of Clause 6. might be different online "However, the prices Swiggy further re- mum packing charges. troduction of the Inner samese apprehensive CAA. As the ILP provision and offline because of might be different online sponded: "We're work- But you add pack- Line Permit (ILP) in As- given their experience of The panel was first does not exist in Assam the restaurant's policies. and offline as it is the sole ing hard to make your ing charges too.. And sam may come true any unabated infiltration for set up in January 2019 and the CAA only ex- "Slowly big discounts discretion of the restau- ordering experience as if you want proof... time after February as decades, led to various but had to be dissolved empts the state's tribal are coming down. In fact rant without any added seamless as your dine- let know," tweeted a the Centre is learnt to be discussions in the Min- as its chairman, former areas, included in the prices of food items in input from our end". in experience. To that user named Hemanth. considering the move as istry over introduction of IAS officer M.P. Bezba- Constitution's Sixth Zomato or Swiggy menu The user further end, we've also looked "Hey Hemanth, we the preliminary report ILP in Assam, an official, ruah, and four others Schedule, from imple- are 25 to 50 per cent claimed that he has proof at pricing, however, that understand your point of a high-level commit- speaking on the condi- quit protesting against mentation of the act, more than actual price and can share the actual remains to be the restau- of view. The taxes and tee on Assam Accord's tion of anonymity, told Citizenship Amendment signs of discontent are of the same at restaurant. price menu. rant's right & we do not the packing charges Clause 6 suggests its IANS. Bill, 2019. The commit- already emerging in re- Delivery charges added. "Should send some intervene with the same. being restaurant's need. Set up to frame "The ILP issue in As- tee was reconstituted maining areas across the Home made food will screenshots of your "You may witness dis- prerogative is passed measure to safeguard sam has gone through with 14 members in July region. always prevail," tweeted prices and actual menu crepanacies in the online on without any in- the interest of Assamese various deliberations in 2019, with Gauhati High The CAA says its pro- the user. Swiggy replied: pictures? Some prices of and offline pricing which tervention from our people, the 14-member the Ministry since it has Court's former judge visions "do not apply to "We understand your food items are more than remains to be the sole end," Swiggy replied. committee is learnt to received the Clause 6 Biplab Kumar Sarma as tribal areas of Assam, have suggested the in- committee's preliminary the new chairman. It was Meghalaya, Mizoram troduction of ILP, as well report. As the commit- asked to give its report or Tripura as included as reservation of seats in tee is set to submit its by January 15 this year. in the Sixth Schedule the Legislative Assembly final report on February Amid the furore over to the Constitution and and local bodies, and in 15, the Centre would an- the CAA, the Home Min- the area covered under employment for them. nounce its decision on istry on January 15 gave 'The Inner Line' noti- Clause 6 of the 1985 ILP accordingly," the of- one more month to the fied under the Bengal Accord provides for ficial said. All visitors, in- committee to submit Eastern Frontier Regu- constitutional, legisla- cluding people from oth- its report on assess- lation, 1873". Thus the tive and administrative er states of the country, ing quantum of seats to act does not apply to safeguards to protect the need permission to enter be reserved in the As- the states of Arunachal cultural, social, linguistic the ILP regime states. It sam Assembly and local Pradesh, Mizoram, identity and heritage of also provides protection bodies for the Assamese Nagaland and Mani- the Assamese people. to the locals with regards people. Clause 6 also pur which come under Officials, in the know of to lands, jobs and other provides for detection the ILP regime as well the developments, indi- facilities. and deportation of all as to the tribal areas cated that the Ministry of The main objective of illegal immigrants who of Assam, Meghalaya, Home Affairs would take the ILP system is to pre- have entered the coun- Mizoram and Tripura, its final decision on ILP vent settlement of other try after 1971 and living as specified in the Sixth based on the final report Indian nationals in the in the state, irrespective Schedule. Manipur is of the committee, which designated states in or- of their religion. The cut- the fourth state where was on January 15, given der to protect the indig- off date for detection and the ILP regime has been one more month time to enous population. deportation of foreigners introduced. This was finish its task. The pre- Home Minister Amit for the rest of the country done on December 9, liminary report of the Shah last month told is 1951. 2019, thus insulating The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu visiting the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu, in Nellore, committee and the on- Parliament that the Assam Chief Minister one more state of the Andhra Pradesh on January 21, 2020. The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan is also seen. going protests in Assam high-level committee Sarbananda Sonowal northeast from the CAA. Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 22, 2020 State 3 BJP's Bagga, AAP's Dhillon fight No 45 in queue, Kejriwal awaits over this old BJP bastion turn to file nomination New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) One Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can- a leader)", which appears to be Delhi, it is expected to come up Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, of the closely fought seats this didate Jagdeep Singh had won his campaign slogan. However, in the discourse during cam- who reached the office of the Re- poll season in Delhi will be Hari the seat twice in a row -- both Dhillon is riding on the Arvind paign. BJP hopes to capitalise turning Officer (RO) to file his Nagar in Lok Sabha in 2013 and 2015. But before Kejriwal wind and the party's on that, given Sikhs, who form a nominations for the December 8 constituency. Both AAP and the the AAP came into being, from slogan of "Acche bitey 5 saal significant part of the constitu- Assembly elections, is waiting his BJP have gone for fresh faces. 1993 to 1998, the seat has been (Last 5 years were well spent)". ency, will be benefiting from the turn as Tuesday is the last day for While the BJP has fielded its a BJP bastion. This time around, Mayapuri, Nanakpura, Para- legislation as well. The Citizen- filing. "Waiting to file my nomina- rabble-rouser Tajinder Bagga, Bagga, who is also the Delhi BJP ag Vihar are key areas that encir- ship Amendment Act makes it tion. My token no is 45. There are AAP has replaced its two time spokesperson, has been fielded cle the Hari Nagar constituency. easier for the non-Muslim im- many people here to file nomina- MLA Jagdeep Singh with Raj Ku- from this Sikh majority constitu- Scarcity of clean water and park- migrants facing religious per- tion papers. (I) am so glad so many file Nomination." I belong to government servants' mari Dhillon. There are a total ency. Dhillon was brought in to ing space remain top electoral secution in Muslim-majority people participating in democ- Reacting to the tweet, Deputy families. I don't know how many of 1,74,463 voters this time from counter any anti incumbency issues even in 2020. Residents nations -- Pakistan, Bangladesh racy," Kejriwal tweeted at around Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, belong to our community. We are this constituency with 92,731 by AAP. often complain of illegal park- and Afghanistan -- to become 2.30 p.m. from the Jamnagar in a tweet in , said that BJP all inside and their is no canteen," male and 81,726 female voters. Soon after Bagga's name was ing. As candidates, both have Indian citizen and reduces the House here. leaders may try their best, but they Sabharwal tweeted. Last time, BJP ally Shiromani announced on the intervening to convince the electorates here stipulated years one needs to Though the deadline for filing would not be able to stop Kejriwal He said he got delayed because Akali Dal fought from this seat night of Monday and Tuesday, that they have a formidable road spend in India for applying for nominations was 3 p.m., all those from filing his nominations and of march rehears- and lost by more than 15,000 he released a poster that says plan to address their concerns. citizenship. Delhi will poll on who have been given token will be returning as Chief Minister for the als and traffic jam on all corners votes to the AAP candidate. "Neta nahi, Beta (I am a son, not With CAA protests rocking February 8 and the results. allowed to submit their papers. third time. "..Your conspiracy will of the area. Kejriwal, contesting Kejriwal, who is also the Aam never succeed," he posted. polls from the New Delhi Assem- Thampi's ED remand Aadmi Party (AAP) national con- AAP government's media advi- bly seat, failed to file his nomina- 's Virology institute to test vener, had reached the office sor Nagendar Sharma termed it tion papers on Monday as he got extended by 3 days around 12.30 p.m., accompanied "below the belt tactics" of BJP. delayed due to his massive road- novel coronavirus samples by his family, including parents, "By resorting to such below the show. "The journey for the next New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A special and party leaders Pankaj Gupta belt tactics, BJP has announced its five years starts from here. Like the New Delhi, Jan 21 applicants while issuing retary of Health took a re- CBI court on Tuesday extended by the and Gopal Mohan. imminent defeat. Try these tricks good work that has happened in (IANS) The Ministry of visa and E-Visa. The MEA view meeting on Monday three days the ED remand of business- AAP spokesperson Saurabh with tired and grand old parties. Delhi, I hope in the next five years Health and Family Wel- has also been requested in the context of spurt in man C.C. Thampi who was arrested by Bharadwaj said around 35 candi- Not with those bubbling with en- also there will be good work," he fare (MoHFW) has said to provide daily details cases reported by China the agency in connection with the mon- dates were sitting at RO office with ergy and ideas," he tweeted. said while talking to the media that the National Institute and to disseminate travel and the public health ey laundering probe against Congress the CM, "without proper nomina- Congress candidate from the before filing his nomination pa- of Virology in Pune is fully advisory in local languag- measures that need to be interim President Sonia Gandhi's son- tion papers, without even 10 pro- New Delhi Assembly seat, Romesh pers. He said parties are forming prepared to test samples es to Indian Embassies scaled up. in-law Robert Vadra. Special CBI judge posers. They are calling their pro- Sabharwal, also said that his token alliance in Delhi against the AAP. of the novel coronavi- in China and adjoining The Health Secretary Arvind Kumar extended Thampi's cus- posers on phone to come". number is 61 and he is waiting for "The BJP, Congress and many oth- rus (nCoV) along with 10 countries for wider cir- has also written to the tody till January 24. During the course Bharadwaj tweeted that "they his turn. "My Token number is 61. er parties have come together... other laboratories under culation and passenger States and Union Ter- of the hearing, Enforcement Director- insisting unless their papers are I think it will take time few hours the LJP, JJP, JD-U and RJD. For the the Indian Council of information. ritories to review their ate counsel Amit Mahajan said, "We complete and they file Nomina- more. I don't know how many lo- first time there is such a coalition Medical Research's Viral The MoHFW has also preparedness, identifying were not able to complete the probe in tion, they won't allow the CM to cals are submitting nominations. in Delhi. Research. written to the Ministry of gaps and strengthening three days. There are a lot of documents The Diagnostics Labo- Civil Aviation (MoCA) to core capacities in the area which are very essential. In coming days ratories networks are facilitate thermal screen- of surveillance, laboratory we want to summon more people which also equipped to test ing at the International support infection preven- we don't want to disclose." such samples, if the need airports of Delhi, Mum- tion and control, logistics, "I won't blame the accused but the arises, said the MoHFW bai, , , risk communication and nature of investigation is such that it is Secretary on Monday, Bengaluru, Hyderabad in particular, hospital taking time," he added. Opposing the in the wake of a major and Cochin and to give preparedness in terms of remand, Thampi's counsel Raju Ram- nCoV outbreak in China, instruction to the airlines isolation and ventilator achandran said, "16 appearances, 80 where the first foreigner to follow International management of critically hours and with last three days 20 more to contract the virus was a Civil Aviation Organiza- ill patients of severe acute hours have been added. 30,000 pages 45-year-old Indian school tion (ICAO) guidelines for respiratory illness (SARI). worth of documents have been seized. I teacher. The MoHFW managing and notifying The Integrated Disease am willing to appear before them twice on Monday wrote to the anybody reporting ill on Surveillance Programme a day unlike other accused who sought Ministry of External Af- flights originating from has issued an advisory anticipatory bail even after having med- fairs (MEA) urging for China and disembarking to all States and UTs for ical problems. "His medical condition details of travellers from in India. SARI surveillance to pick which is that he is suffering from pros- Wuhan city who have MoCA has instructed up any travel related case trate cancer," Thampi's legal team said. sought visa to travel to for in-flight announce- reported in the communi- Thampi was arrested by the agency on Trupik Foods spices and herbs Launched at New Delhi. PARAMJIT SINGH & Lokesh India, since December 31, ments for India-bound ty and follow up contacts Friday in connection with the money Kumar were also present to talk about Media Persons company's future plans in coming 2019 and to counsel the flights. The Special Sec- of suspect. laundring case involving Vadra. next years.Mr.Singh said that our motto is quality standards and our traditional work.

Kashmiri Pandits UP cop 4th National Conference is being organized caught on camera urge Shaheen Bagh stealing milk protestors to back by Forum of Behavioural Safety Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) them too After the Lucknow police Delhi.22.jan,4t: Cropscience, Oil India, Green- standards. Organizations that was caught on camera, New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Kashmiri Pandits plan Annual,National Conference tech, Sanofi-Aventis, Sabic, don't consider behavioral as- walking off with blankets to descend on the anti-CAA protest site in Sha- on “Sustainable Behavior Piramal, Bajaj Auto, Volkswa- pects of safety are safe only taken from women pro- heen Bagh here on Sunday afternoon to highlight Based Safety (BBS) in indus- gen, Toyota, etc. accidentally, as unsafe be- testing against citizenship their own plight for the last 30 years after forcible try For Interdependent Safety This behavioral based safety haviour is the root cause of all law on Saturday night, ouster from the Valley, as well as seek support Culture” on 17th January 2020 (BBS) conference is an oppor- accidents worldwide. This na- another video from for their cause. The move comes after protes- at SCOPE complex, New Del- tunity to understand, bench- tional conference would en- has gone viral on social tors announced 'Jashn-e-Shaheen' -- an evening hi. Is being organized by the mark your own Company's able Indian industry to achieve media in which a police- of poetry and songs -- on January 19 to celebrate Forum of Behavioural Safety safety culture with national zero harm criterion to save life man is seen purportedly the spirit of the protest against the Citizenship (BESAFE), . achieving zero accident/in- Projects, Sterlite, Privi, HCC, and international practice and and business both. In this con- stealing packets of milk (Amendment) Act (CAA). BBS as an application of cident culture. BBS has been DCM Shriram, Dorf Ketal, interactions with corporates. ference, more than 109 Indian kept outside a store in the A section of Twitterati and the Kashmiri Pandits behavioural science has been successfully implemented in Sembcorp, Galaxy Surfac- About 200 industry represen- companies across India that area. The act was caught equated the event as a "celebration of the geno- widely accepted worldwide prestigious organisations such tants, SAIL, Jindal, Uflex, TRL, tatives are participating to implemented BBS shall share on a CCTV camera in the cide of the Kashmiri Hindus". as an important tool of build- as Bilag, GAIL, HPCL, IOCL, IGL, Agrocel, OIL, Torrent, focus on behavioural aspects the results achieved towards early hours of January 19. Satish Mahaldar, a Kashmiri activist, said: "The ing safety culture helping in L&T, AFCONS, Vedanta, Tata Aarti, Solaris, CFCL, Bayer’s of safety as per ISO 45001 zero ham mission. In Lucknow and Noida, protestors at Shaheen Bagh announced to cel- the police commission- ebrate Jash-e-Shaheen, on a day when the Kash- erate system has recently miri Pandits faced exodus from the Valley. We will Defsys Solutions Private Limited bags Best SEZ been introduced with the make sure that does not happen. We will visit the assurance that the polic- protest site at 5 p.m. to observe the exodus day." ing system will improve The community will urge the protestors to also (MSME) Award in the Engineering Category greatly. In the video, the raise their voice for the welfare of the Kashmiri policeman who seems to Pandits and support them. Shaheen Bagh has be- Delhi,21,Jan,Defsys Solu- economy, the rise of new in- Export Promotion Council, be on patrolling duty can come a hub of anti-CAA protest for over a month tions was honoured as the dustries in both manufactur- the major sectors contribut- be seen roaming around now, with protestors demanding repeal of the “Best SEZ MSME under En- ing and services sectors has ing positively to the growth the crates in which milk CAA for its alleged discrimination against a par- gineering and Metallurgi- led to a great contribution in include biotech, chemicals, packets were kept outside ticular community. Kashmiri Pandits stress that cal Products” at the Indian the foreign exchange earn- pharmaceuticals, comput- a store. After a while, the before voicing support for a community that is Export Promotion Council ings of India, and Keeping ers, non-conventional energy, cop picks two packets of in majority in most of the countries covered un- for EOUs and SEZs Export 'Make in India' goals in the trading and services. Com- milk and goes towards der the CAA, the Shaheen Bagh protestors must Awards of 2016- 17 and future. Exports from SEZs menting on the achievement, the police vehicle parked voice support for a community within India that 2017-2018. Presented by Dr grew by 18% year-on-year be- SAMAR BHARGAVA, Executive nearby. has faced trouble for so long but lacked voices of L B Singhal, Zonal Develop- tween the financial year 2016- Director of Defsys, said, “We He is seen handing support. Mahaldar, a part of the Reconciliation, ment Commissioner, New 17 and 2017- 18. The EOU/ are honoured to receive this over a packet of stolen Return and Rehabilitation team for Kashmiri Delhi, the Export Promotion SEZ sector contributes 31% award by the Export Promotion milk to a colleague sitting Pandits, said: "Let us observe the exodus day at Council is a government body in the total national exports, Council, and feel proud to be in the vehicle.down signs Shaheen Bagh today (Sunday), because if the recognized by Ministry of with a total of Rs. 4,43,821 recognised as one of the best of premature aging like protestors can raise their voice for a community Commerce, Government of crores (US $83 billion). SEZ company for Engineering pigmentation, fine wrin- left out under the CAA, they must also support India that aims at recognizing With the right policy back- Products. We thank the Export kling and collagen deple- our voices and for our return to our native plac- EOUs and SEZs under Special ing, the SEZ-EOU sector today Promotion Council for giving tion of the skin. 2. Try a es." The Twitter handle of Shaheen Bagh protest- Economic Zone for their out- has become a large contributor their full support to EOU’s and pH balance cleanser A ers later clarified that the January 19 event had standing export performance. to the country's manufactur- SME’S, and this award inspires big mistake would be nothing do with the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus With exports playing an im- ing, exports, and employment us to work harder and perform. not washing your skin from the Valley. portant role in the Indian generation. According to the better for our customers.” with the right cleanser. Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 22, 2020 South 4 CBI should probe ex Will not apologise 4 held for raping MP widow in Mumbai CM, babus in mining for comments custody, said an officer cle stopped there, caught of Nehru Nagar police the women and had un- scam: Lokayukta station. The incident oc- natural sex with her before Panaji, Jan 21 (IANS) trust investigation to about Periyar curred at around 11 p.m. speeding off. The Goa Lokayukta on CBI,” Goa Lokayukta on Monday when the They also robbed the Tuesday directed the Justice P.K. Mishra said rally: Rajinikanth woman was proceeding victim of Rs 3,000 cash state government to in his order on Tuesday. from Kurla station to the and a ‘mangalsutra’ worth order a CBI probe into The order followed a Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Southern su- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus nearly Rs 25,000, the po- the illegal renewal of 88 complaint by a green perstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday categori- (LLT) to catch a train to lice said. The victim is said mining leases in 2015, NGO, Goa Founda- cally refused to apologise for his comments Katni in Madhya Pradesh. to be a widow with two by then Chief Minister tion, which had filed a about a 1971 rally led by rationalist E.V. On a bridge outside the minor children and lives Laxmikant Parsekar, complaint before the Ramasamy ‘Periyar’, which has not gone station, she sought direc- in Katni. former Mines Secretary Lokayukta alleging that down well with the Dravidian movement tions to LTT from a pass- As she walked on the P.K. Sain and the Direc- the trio, through illegal leader’s followers. Rajinikanth’s comments erby and even followed road towards LTT, she met tor Mining and Geology second renewal of 88 came during the 50th anniversary function him near the railway line. a woman who helped her department Prasanna mining leases had alleg- of the Tamil magazine “Thuglak” last week. At one point, the woman contact the local police, and Acharya. edly defrauded the state At the Thuglak function, Rajinikanth said stopped to relieve herself later assisted her in identify- “Appropriate FIR exchequer to the tune of that ‘in 1971 naked images of Lord Rama Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) complaint, the police in some bushes when the ing one of the accused as a should be registered Rs 1.44 lakh crore. and Sita were allegedly displayed in a rally In a shocking incident, managed to track down passerby ahead of her sud- local Kurla resident. by the ACB of the State Parsekar in his de- led by Periyar in Salem’. He said that what- four men allegedly gang- the four culprits and ar- denly disappeared. After the victim’s medi- government against re- fence has maintained ever happened in that rally was reported by raped a 32-year-old widow rested them from Kurla The misfortune befell cal test, police teams spondents 1 to 3. How- that the decision to the media at that time. from Madhya Pradesh in and the adjoining Vikhroli the woman when two swung into action, fanned ever further investiga- grant the second renew- The followers of the social activist and the bushes near the rail- suburb. drug-addicts hiding to out in different areas dur- tion shall be made in als was a policy decision politician who started the Self-Respect way line in suburban Kur- They have been identi- consume drugs pounced ing the night to round accordance with law by of the state government Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and la late on Monday night, fied as Sonu Tiwari, Nilesh on her, attacked her and up all the accused and an independent agency led at the time by him is known as the ‘Father of the Dravidian the police said here on Baraskar, Shrikant Bhogle raped her. booked them for assault, and the state govern- and his predecessor Movement’, had said the superstar’s com- Tuesday. and Sidharth Wagh, and Two other persons who robbery, rape, unnatural ment is directed to en- Manohar Parrikar. ments were an insult to Periyar. Based on the victim’s have been sent to police were going on a motorcy- sex etc. 8 Kerala tourists found Police on hunt to DMK urges AIADMK government dead in Nepal hotel arrest Bengaluru not to implement NPR, NRC New Delhi/Thiruva- be taken to Thiruvanan- arrived at around 9:30 Church burglar ous issues and demanded im- Condemning the state gov- nanthapuram, Jan 21 thapuram,” said the min- p.m. on Monday from Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) City Po- mediate polls for urban local ernment for its stand on dual (IANS) Eight tourists ister. Superintendent of Pokhara were staying in lice are on the hunt to arrest a thief for bodies. citizenship for Sri Lankan ref- from Kerala have been Police, Makawanpur Dis- a room and turned on a burglarizing the St. Francis of Assisi The meeting, chaired by ugees in the state, the DMK found dead in a hotel in trict Police Office, Sushil gas heater to keep warm. Church, a police official said on Tues- DMK President M.K. Stalin, urged the AIADMK to press Nepal, Union Minister Singh Rathaur confirmed Although the group had day. was attended by party lead- upon the central government for State for External Af- that the Indian nation- booked a total of four “There is no communal motive to the ers and Members of the both to grant Indian citizenship fairs V. Muraleedharan als were pronounced rooms, eight of them burglary, it was only a theft, “ Kengeri Legislative Assembly and for Lankan refugees. confirmed on Tuesday. dead on arrival at HAMS stayed in a single room assistant commissioner of police U. D. Parliament, among others. The principal opposition Speaking to the me- Hospital in Kathmandu, while the remaining in Krishna Kumar told IANS. The meeting urged the party in the state, the DMK dia, Muraleedharan said the Himalayan Times re- the other rooms, the Kumar said a first information report Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) state government to hold the also resolved to unmask the the tourists comprising ported. manager said. He said all has been registered on a complaint filed ’s opposition elections for nine urban local AIADMK and reveal its true two families of Thiruva- The eight Indian na- windows and the room by the Church father Satish Kumar. Ku- DMK party executive on bodies soon after completing anti-people face, listing out nanthapuram were re- tionals, two couples door were bolted. mar said a first information report has Tuesday urged the ruling the necessary procedures like several contentious issues ported dead in Daman and four children, were Police were informed been registered on a complaint filed by AIADMK to announce that it delimitation. like the common entrance in Nepal’s Makwanpur part of a group of 15 of their unconscious the Church father Satish Kumar. would not allow the imple- It also thanked voters for exam for medical college district. people who had trav- state after other mem- According to Kumar, the thief broke menting of the National Pop- electing the party’s nominees admissions, delay in com- “The families of Ren- elled to Pokhara from bers of the group went into the Church around 11 p. m. on ulation Register (NPR) and in the recently concluded ru- missioning of the next phase jith and Praveen have Kerala, and were return- to check on them this Monday to decamp with the offering National Register for Citizens ral local body elections. of the Keezhadi excavation, been reported dead. ing home. Police said on morning, the manager box. (NRC) in the state. The DMK also demanded and not opposing the central What has been informed the way back they had said. Subsequently, a he- Kumar said the police are yet to arrest Besides passing this in a that the ruling AIADMK gov- government order on remov- is they died due to suf- stopped at Everest Pan- licopter airlifted the eight the culprit. resolution, a DMK emergen- ernment announce that it ing the mandatory condition focation. Their bodies orama Resort in Daman. tourists to hospital in Kengeri is a satellite town 20 km dis- cy executive council meeting will not allow work relating to to seek public opinion for have now been brought According to the resort Kathmandu where they tant from Bengaluru. Kengeri is a satel- held here also condemned NPR and NRC in the interest hydro-carbon exploration to Kathmandu and will manager, the guests who were declared dead. lite town 20 km distant from Bengaluru. the state government on vari- of national unity. projects, among others.

Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) Tripura, into the Indian Union in October It was for the second time that governance. Due to the state gov- transparency in governance, an Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya on Tues- 1949 and became full-fledged states Deb was addressing the main func- ernment’s all-out efforts, revenue online payment system has been day separately celebrated their 48th on January 21, 1972. Meghalaya tion on Statehood Day after be- collection has increased to 26 per introduced in various depart- statehood day through numerous was part of Assam before becoming coming the Chief Minister around cent in 23 months, from 8.9 per ments and organisations. A single- Manipur, and colourful functions. a full-fledged state under the North 23 months ago following the vic- cent,” Deb added. window clearance system was also President Ram Nath Kovind, Eastern Region (Re-Organisation) tory in the state elections of the He said that Tripura is the first introduced for the setting up of in- Meghalaya Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Act, 1971. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in alli- state among eight northeastern dustrial units,” the Chief Minister Home Minister Amit Shah greeted Addressing the main event, Tri- ance with the Indigenous People’s states and the third state in India, said. He also said that with the digi- the people of Manipur, Meghalaya pura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Front of Tripura (IPFT), trouncing after Goa and Andhra Pradesh, in tisation of many government ser- celebrate 48th and Tripura on their Statehood Deb said that his government’s the Communist Party of India- introducing an online system to vices and works, people have been Day. main goal was to make the state Marxist-led Left Front . “The BJP- operate the Public Distribution benefited in numerous ways and The erstwhile princely states of self reliant and ensure efficient and IPFT government’s main mission is System. “Besides introducing the transparency has been established Statehood Day Tripura and Manipur were merged transparent governance. to deliver efficient and transparent e-tendering system to maintain in governance.

raided Zed Luxury Res- Will not apologise for comments Sex racket busted in Mumbai; idency at Juhu and ar- rested casting director two held, three women rescued Rajeshkumar K. Lal, about Periyar rally: Rajinikanth and rescued two wom- Mumbai, Jan 21 ing for their ab- have to “compromise” en from Uzbekistan. and politician who started the Self- (IANS) Mumbai Police sconding woman ac- for the assignment. On January 14, the Respect Movement and Dravidar have busted yet anoth- complice, said Joint They were pushed SSB busted another Kazhagam and is known as the ‘Fa- er sex racket involving Commissioner of Po- into the flesh trade ini- sex racket and rescued ther of the Dravidian Movement’, foreign students and lice (Crime) Santosh tially operating from a two junior artistes, be- had said the superstar’s comments small time Bollywood Rastogi. Versova flat owned by sides arresting casting were an insult to Periyar. actresses and models, Three young wom- the absconding wom- director Navinkumar While speaking to reporters here with the arrest of two en, including a model an, where at least two P. Arya from Cafe Cof- Rajinikanth showed some photo- persons and the rescue and two Turkmeni- other young women fee Day in Versova. copies of the media reports in sup- of three young women, stan nationals study- were forced into pros- On January 16, a raid port of his comments and said that a top police official ing in a Pune college, titution. at three-star Dragonfly he will not apologise. said here on Tuesday. were rescued. The two The police claimed Hotel in Andheri led to The Dravidar Viduthalai Kazha- Acting on a tip-off, a foreigners had come Syed and Akhtar the arrest of an alleged gam (DVK) last week registered a team of the Social Ser- in contact with Syed charged Rs 40,000 for pimp Priya Sharma complaint with the Coimbatore vice Branch (SSB) of and Akhtar while visit- each call girl from and the rescue of a police against Rajinikanth for de- Mumbai Police raided ing an advertisement high-end customers, minor and two small- Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Southern tion of the Tamil magazine “Thug- faming the Dravida Kazhagam (DK) three-star Hotel Im- shooting spot in Mum- details of which are time actresses. superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday lak” last week. fourder. perial Palace in And- bai. Both men lured being investigated. These sex rackets are categorically refused to apologise At the Thuglak function, Rajini- The DVK complained that Ra- heri east on Monday them into the racket Rastogi said that it suspected to involve for his comments about a 1971 rally kanth said that ‘in 1971 naked im- jinikanth’s statement was false and and arrested Navid S. with sham lucrative was the fourth sex rack- prominent personali- led by rationalist E.V. Ramasamy ages of Lord Rama and Sita were urged the police to file a case against Syed, 22, and Naved S. offers in Bollywood et busted this month, ties in the film indus- ‘Periyar’, which has not gone down allegedly displayed in a rally led him. Akhtar, 26, said to be films, police said. involving actresses, try, glamour world and well with the Dravidian movement by Periyar in Salem’. He said that The DVK also threatened protests a casting director and They also said that models and other even corporates, be- leader’s followers. whatever happened in that rally was outside the theatres showing the ac- production manager some foreign women girls connected with sides other high-end Rajinikanth’s comments came reported by the media at that time. tor’s latest movie “Darbar” if he did in Bollywood. were required for an ad the glamour world. customers in Mumbai, during the 50th anniversary func- The followers of the social activist not apologise. Police were look- shoot, but they would On January 3, the SSB Delhi and Kolkata. Indian Horizon 5 NATION Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Gurugram’s longest No going back on CAA: Shah tells opposition Anti-CAA resolution in Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) Union have left their palatial houses in Banerjee, the Union Home Minister Bengal Assembly on Jan 27 flyover to be built Home Minister Amit Shah on Tues- Pakistan and are living in huts now. said that a Dalit Bengali family was day launched a blistering attack on “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the refugees who have been Kolkata, Jan 21 Leader of the Opposi- the opposition and dared it to pro- not only giving them homes but also given citizenship. “And she is still (IANS) West Bengal’s tion Abdul Mannan in 1 year test as much as they can for the Modi jobs and a better life. Is this wrong?” opposing the CAA,” he said. Mamata Banerjee and would also dis- government will not take back the he asked. He further said that Dalits Amit Shah said that the manner in government on Tues- cuss the matter with Gurugram, Jan 21 (IANS) Chowk and Badshahpur,” Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). were being tortured in Afghanistan which opposition leaders were pro- day announced that a Left Front legislative Following the nod from Sharma said. Shah dared Rahul Gandhi, Mayawa- where the tallest Buddha statue had testing against abrogation of Article resolution against the party leader Sujon the Union Transport and The official said that the ti, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav been broken down. “Why is May- 370, it seems they have a nexus with new citizenship law Chakraborty. Highways Ministry, the elevated flyover will not to a public debate on CAA and said awati quiet on this even though she Imran Khan (the Pakistan Prime will be brought in the Chief Minister Ba- National Highways Au- only unclog the road but that these leaders were driven only claims to be a guardian of Dalits?” Minister) because their opposition is state Assembly on Jan- nerjee said a day back thority of India (NHAI) has also cut down travel time by vote-bank politics. he said. Shah slammed Congress not in national interest. uary 27. that her government said it will complete con- by less than half. Current- “We are not bothered about the leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi He pointed out that after abroga- “The resolution will will pass a resolution struction of Gurugram’s ly, the 8 km stretch takes 30 opposition because we have been Party President Akhilesh Yadav and tion of Article 370, terror had come be brought at 11 a.m. against the Citizenship longest flyover on the busy to 50 minutes due to huge nurtured with opposition,” he said. accused them of opposing for the to an end in the valley. on January 27,” state (Amendment) Act with- Gurugram-Alwar National traffic congestion. Speaking at a pro-CAA rally in sake of opposing. “It is the Congress He mounted a blistering attack on Parliamentary Affairs in three to four days. Highway 48 in one year. The flyover comprises Lucknow, Shah said that there were that is responsible for making two the opposition that had demanded Minister Partha Chat- Banerjee and her Tri- NHAI Project Director six-lane main carriageway 23 per cent minorities, including etukde’ of India,” he added. proof of the air strike and questioned terjee told mediaper- namool Congress have Ashok Kumar Sharma said and three-lane service Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Chris- “Have these leaders read history? their intentions. sons here. been at the forefront of that the construction of road. tians in Pakistan at the time of Parti- Do they know that Gandhiji himself The union minister also blamed Chatterjee appealed the widespread protests the five-km-long flyover The tender for the el- tion but the figure had come down to said that if Hindus feel unsafe in the Congress for delaying the so- to the Left Front and against the legislation is in full swing for the last evated flyover has been just three per cent today. Pakistan, India should give them cit- lution to Ram temple in Ayodhya Congress legislators to in the state, which also two months and NHAI is allotted to Oriental Infra- “Where have they gone? They izenship? These leaders talk but nev- and said that the Congress even back the resolution. saw violence and van- using maximum manpow- structure Pvt Ltd which have either been killed or converted er study,” he stated. Lashing out at tried to delay the Supreme Court The minister said he dalism after the law was er to complete it within the will construct it under the or have fled to India. Many of them West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata verdict but failed. has already spoken to passed last month. deadline. supervision of NHAI. The detailed project re- A senior NHAI official port of this flyover was said that another under- Protests continue in Amaravati completed during the first pass has been proposed After Akalis, BJP’s partner JJP opts term of the Manohar Lal on the elevated road. Khattar government but it “There will be two under- over 3 capital move was delayed. The Khattar passes - one at Subhash Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) A day cided not to extend any cooperation out of Delhi polls government had earlier Chowk and another at the after the Andhra Pradesh Assembly to the police forces deployed in the , Jan 21 elections,” Dushyant tweet- central government -- of wanted the project to be T-junction near Vatika passed two Bills to develop three villages. They did not allow the cops (IANS) A day after the Akali ed. Chautala’s announce- which they are part of -- to completed 11 months be- Chowk where the South- state capitals, farmers continued to sit in front of their houses and re- Dal, BJP’s another alliance ment comes less than a day also include the Muslims fore 2019 Haryana Assem- ern Peripheral Road (SPR) their protest for 35th day on Tues- fused to give even water. partner, the Jannayak Jan- after BJP’s another ally -- the in the CAA. Sources said bly election. merges with Sohna Road. day, demanding that Amaravati be Over 50 people, including six po- ta Party (JJP) led by Hary- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) the BJP offered the SAD “The stretch between Besides, there will be three continued as the only capital. licemen, were reported injured in ana Deputy Chief Minister -- said to say off from the three seat but it refused to Rajiv Chowk to Badshah- foot overbridges also de- A shutdown was being observed the police baton charge and the Dushyant Chautala, on Delhi polls. climb down from its posi- pur is highly clogged due signed for pedestrians,” in all 29 villages in Amaravati as clashes during the opposition spon- Tuesday announced not The contentious Citi- tion on the CAA and NRC. to huge volume of traffic the official said. The con- farmers, who had given 33,000 sored march to the Assembly to pro- to contest the assembly zenship (Amendment) As per the 2011 Census, and therefore urgent re- struction of all three proj- acres of land to build the capital, test against the three capitals move. elections in Delhi, citing Act seems to have taken a Delhi has 4.43 per cent of quirement to construct a ects will progress simulta- staged a sit in and set afire the cop- Hundreds of protestors had tried party symbol issue. Chau- toll on BJP ties with long- its population that prac- flyover between Subhash neously. ies of the Bills. to march towards the Assembly to tala told the media that standing ally the SAD of tices Sikh religion. The With black cloths tied to their lodge their protest against the shift- his party would not field Punjab, with the latter Sikh community has quite mouth, protestors staged silent ing of key capital functions out of candidates “as symbol is choosing not to jump into a few pockets of influence Battle tank engine production protests in the villages. Shops and Amaravati. a very important issue and the election fray over al- in the national capital. educational institutions remained Meanwhile, opposition Telugu the JJP is unwilling to fight leged disagreement over Ridiculing SAD’s claim capacity over double now: Govt closed as a mark of protest on a call Desam Party (TDP) leader and on a new symbol at such CAA stand. After two days that it had chosen not given by Joint Action Committee. Guntur MP Galla Jayadev, who short notice”. of effort by both parties to to contest the polls due Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) The engine production capac- Condemning the police’s “high- was arrested during the protest on “For the Delhi Assembly convince each other over to differences with the ity of the Indian battle tank factory here was increased to handedness” during Monday’s ‘cha- Monday, was released on bail on elections, we had requested the contentious issues, the BJP over the CAA, Pun- 750 units p.a. with one flexible manufacturing line going on lo Assembly’ protest, the farmers de- Tuesday. the Election Commission to SAD on Monday declared jab Chief Minister Ama- stream on Tuesday, an official statement said. give election symbol of ‘key’ that it will choose to stay rinder Singh on Tuesday The new line was dedicated to the nation by Ordnance or ‘slippers’, which were giv- away from the elections. challenged the Akalis to Factory Board Chairman Hari Mohan. en to another party. In such The Akalis are not only quit the alliance at the According to the statement, the production capacity of HC stays CAT order to set aside a situation, Jannayak Janata opposed to the nation- Centre to prove their sin- the battle tank engines has gone up to 750 units yearly from Party has decided not to wide National Register of cerity with regard to the 350 units at an outlay of Rs 148.4 crore. DGP appointment in Punjab contest the Delhi Assembly Citizens, they wants the legislation. Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) In then Gupta would have been out Punjab CM asks Akalis to quit a major relief to Punjab Director of the list of probable candidates. Abrogation of Article 370 will General of Police (DGP) Dinkar The state government on Mon- Gupta, the Punjab and Haryana day moved the High Court against BJP alliance on CAA High Court on Tuesday stayed the the CAT January 17 decision. have positive impact: Naqvi Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Ridiculing SAD’s claim that it had operation of order of the Central Allowing the application filed by Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) chosen not to contest the Delhi assembly polls due to differences Administrative Tribunal (CAT) senior Indian Police Services (IPS) Union Minister Mukhtar Ab- with the BJP over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Punjab that set aside his appointment. officers Siddharth Chattopadhyay bas Naqvi on Tuesday said Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday challenged the Akalis A bench of Justices Jaswant and Mohammad Mustafa, the tri- the abrogation of Article 370 to quit the alliance at the Centre to prove their sincerity with regard Singh and Sant Parkash Singh is- bunal asked the government to will have a positive impact on to the legislation. sued notice to Punjab, the Central make the appointment as per the the people. The BJP ministers “Why don’t you (Akalis) walk the talk and show the people of government and other respon- procedure laid out by the Supreme started their Kashmir out- India that you really stand against the divisive and destructive dents for the next date of hearing Court within four weeks. reach programme on Tues- CAA?” asked the Chief Minister, urging the Shiromani Akali Dal on February 26. A 1987 batch IPS officer, Gupta day. Addressing a gathering (SAD) minister in the Union Cabinet, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, to The bench asked the state to file had superseded five senior officers at Harwan on the outskirts of immediately resign in support of the stated stand on the contro- an affidavit regarding the names to be named the state police chief Srinagar, Naqvi, the Minor- versial legislation. forwarded to the Union Public Ser- on February 7, 2019. ity Affairs Minister, said: “The looking into the problem of A memorandum was pre- “If you found the CAA to be anti-Muslim, why did you support vice Commission for the selection Mustafa and Chattopadhyay had new system will usher in de- unemployment and lack of sented to the minister by and pass the legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha?” of the DGP. challenged the government deci- velopment and prosperity in industrial growth. residents of Fakir Gujri area Amarinder Singh asked the Akalis, adding that the vociferous Punjab had forwarded names of sion in the tribunal, saying they Jammu and Kashmir.” While quoting a verse of which said the apprehensions support extended by the SAD to the legislation in Parliament was 12 officers. were ignored for the post despite He promised an increase poet Iqbal, he said the min- of the common people of a matter of record. As per the Department of Per- fulfilling the criterion. in the Haj quota and scholar- isterial visit to Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir regard- Pointing out that Delhi was the second state, after Haryana, where sonnel and Training rules, a state is Besides them, the other officers ships for Kashmiri students. Kashmir is just the beginning ing land and jobs must be the SAD had decided not to go with their ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party required to forward five names for are Hardeep Dhillon, Jasminder The minister said the Cen- and many such initiatives will allayed by issuing a domicile (BJP), the Chief Minister said their claim that they had decided against DGP’s post. If that was criterion, Singh and Samant Goel. tral government is closely be undertaken in the future. certificate. contesting the Delhi polls on account of differences on the CAA was unacceptable. Visva-Bharati planning to celebrate Basanta Utsav ahead of Holi UP cop caught on camera Bolpur (West Bengal), campus in Birbhum district, and teachers can take part in Minister. We will look into He also questioned the Jan 21 (IANS) Circumvent- is celebrated on the day the festival. why they can’t hold the planned restriction on the ing its age old tradition, the of Dol, with thousands of According to sources, Ba- festival on the day of Dol, entry of visitors during the stealing milk Visva-Bharati University is people from various parts of santa Utsava could be cel- despite the state’s law and festival. considering celebrating Ba- India and abroad attending ebrated this year in the third order situation being fine,” “Why is it that only stu- Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) After the Lucknow police was caught santa Utsav (Spring Festival) the programme. week of February. The likely he said. dents and teachers can par- on camera, walking off with blankets taken from women pro- ahead of the March 9 “Dol” However, the central gov- dates could be February 18 Chatterjee claimed that ticipate, and no one else? testing against citizenship law on Saturday night, another video (Holi) fest and restrict the ernment run university au- or 19. the Vice Chancellor told that How can it be done selec- from Noida has gone viral on social media in which a policeman entry of visitors to the pro- thorities have been over the Unhappy at the VU’s the varsity authorities did tively? I request them to re- is seen purportedly stealing packets of milk kept outside a store gramme. past few years complaining plans, the education min- not get adequate number of consider it,” he said. in the area. A peeved West Bengal of the difficulties involved ister said he would take up police personnel to ensure Chatterjee said he would The act was caught on a CCTV camera in the early hours of Janu- Education Minister Par- in ensuring order and disci- the issue with Chief Minister security durig the festival. try to find out the issues ary 19. In Lucknow and Noida, the police commissionerate system has tha Chatterjee requested pline due to a heavy rush of Mamata Banerjee. He alleged that the vice faced by the university and recently been introduced with the assurance that the policing system Vice Chancellor Bidyut visitors on Holi. “I have told the Vice chancellor seems to be “act- arrive at a solution. will improve greatly. Chakraborty to reconsider The university academic Chancellor that the central ing under pressure” and Polymath Tagore, who In the video, the policeman who seems to be on patrolling duty can the plan. council is also toying with government run university stated that the government holds the unique feat of hav- be seen roaming around the crates in which milk packets were kept Basanta Utsav, a festival the idea of restricting the is within its rights to to take would not watch silently ing compose dthe national outside a store. After a while, the cop picks two packets of milk and goes started by the first non- entry of visitors inside the such a decision, but “the ef- if there is any attempt to anthems of two countries towards the police vehicle parked nearby. He is seen handing over a European Nobel laureate campus during Basanta fect should not spill over to “weaken Bengal’s heritage - India and Bangladesh - packet of stolen milk to a colleague sitting in the vehicle. Rabindranath Tagore at the Utsava. If the plans come the state.” and culture in an institution founded the university in university’s Santiniketan through, then only students “I will talk to the Chief named after Tagore”. 1921. Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Indian Horizon Hit by sobering realities, AAP not brash now By Saba Naqvi binary, do not make personal attacks settled into traditional governance. at play in Delhi. The Capital was the ON the face of it, the Aam Aadmi on the PM. Keep speaking of free elec- The real test, therefore, is whether site of the brutal police action on Party (AAP) seems to be ahead in the tricity, water, schools, mobile health AAP can match the BJP-RSS cadre, students of who battle for Delhi that votes on Febru- clinics, free transport for women et that also has the police force under it. were protesting against the CAA-NRC ary 8. But is Delhi really signed, sealed al— areas where a substantial number This time, AAP is operating like a con- on December 15. That attack was un- and delivered to Arvind Kejriwal and of Delhi residents say the AAP govern- ventional party and the candidates doubtedly the trigger for the nation- AAP? The CVoter opinion poll pre- ment has delivered. would have to make the logistical ar- wide protests against the BJP regime. dicts the AAP getting 55 per cent of the The merry band of men, and some rangements to put the booth agents The process of women sitting down Wednesday, January 22, 2020 votes in Delhi and if that turns out to women, who stormed the citadel in out there on the voting day. AAP also in protest too began in Delhi’s be correct, it would be a long journey 2015 is now transformed into a tradi- needs to ensure that people are not Shaheen Bagh locality from where up, from the 18 per cent vote the par- tional state party whose once brash lulled into complacency by the buzz an organic movement rages on, enter- ty got in Delhi during the Lok Sabha leader watches his words carefully. that the election has already been ing its second month while women in 30 years of pain and loss polls in 2019. That was, in fact, the Yes, they are comparatively dull, but won by Arvind Kejriwal. other parts of India and other locali- worst vote share of a party that was the fireworks have gone after being Failing any big disruption, the facts ties of Delhi get inspired to follow. Bringing Kashmiris together the ruling a particular state where the BJP confronted with some sobering reali- that do appear to be working in favour Mostly, the BJP believes that any won the parliamentary battle in 2019. ties. of AAP are as follows: first, people are visible sign of Muslim assertion only plausible hope AAP would also remember the experi- For instance, in the 2019 Lok Sabha voting differently in national and local works to consolidate in their favour. ence of snatching defeat from the jaws polls, AAP won in just 400 of Delhi’s elections. Second, there is no credible However, the story in Delhi does not of apparent victory in Punjab in 2017 nearly 14,000 booths or just one per face posited against Chief Minister seem to be following that pattern THIRTY years of having gone and then losing the local body elec- cent of the booths! That’s really a bad Arvind Kejriwal. Third, the Congress and there is the power of truth in the tions in Delhi. performance and AAP has been quiet appears to be a non-player, so there extraordinary sight of thousands of through the unimaginable, of having It’s because of these setbacks, and purposeful ever since. is unlikely to be any significant divi- Muslim women sitting in protests, tragedy thrust upon them and wear- plus their own inner split in 2015 — Five years ago, Delhi had one of the sion of the anti-BJP votes. Fourth, the supported by the people belonging when Yogendra Yadav and Prashant most thrilling elections in contempo- most evocative message can be seen to all communities. ing it like the burden it was’ — an es- Bhushan had to exit — followed by rary Indian history when a new party, written behind some autorickshaws In Shaheen Bagh, for instance, a the relentless and vindictive attack at led by a leader who was seen as a in Delhi — Bijli ka bill zero/Arvind group of Sikh farmers from Punjab say by a Kashmiri Pandit sums up the the behest of the BJP on AAP, its Delhi change agent, created history with a Kejriwal mera hero (My electricity have set up langar or community MLAs and funders, that India’s young- record-breaking scale of victory in the bill is zero/Kejriwal is my hero). Fifth, kitchen in an act of solidarity. The plight of her parents and thousands est ruling party has learnt the tactic of Assembly. In that election, the citi- in parts of Delhi, the mohalla clinics concerted attempt to discredit the ‘how not to be a sitting target’. zens of Delhi were the cadre of AAP have become a popular citizen’s re- Shaheen Bagh phenomenon by the of other members of the exiled com- The technique is simple. Do not en- and people were volunteering their source and some of the government BJP and the media loyal to it, suggests munity, living as refugees in their own gage with identity issues that the BJP time in the excitement and hope of schools have dramatically improved they are troubled, but have failed to wishes to engage with, do not enter the moment. The volunteer force is under AAP rule. either polarise or discredit till now. country. January 19, 1990, is remem- any debate involving a Hindu-Muslim now depleted as the movement has But there are unknown factors also IANS bered as ‘exodus day’ by the Kashmi- ri Pandits. The suffering, the loss, the neglect, the injustice, the hypocrisy What Tsai win means to China of advocates of human rights, it has By Manoj Joshi A third candidate, James Soong of the times’. In other words, the election nese language. India needs to navi- THE re-election victory of Presi- People’s First Party (PFP), got 6.08 outcome will not alter the trend of gate the complex politics of the region all been documented time and again. dent Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan has lakh or 4% of the votes. history that would lead to reunifica- carefully. As it is, Beijing is chary of many complex messages. In an im- The DPP now holds 61 seats in tion. In her victory statement, Presi- India’s participation in the Quad and Yet, three decades on, the pain refus- portant way, it reflects an impact of the legislature while the KMT has 38 dent Tsai said the bottom line of her the US-led Indo-Pacific strategy. And the Hong Kong agitation. On the one seats. The DPP lost seven seats as administration had been Taiwan’s there is no denying that this is linked es to subside. Home remains out of hand, it reflects a massive victory for compared to 2016, while the KMT sovereignty, even while maintaining to moderating Chinese behaviour in the Democratic Progressive Party, gained three. The Taiwan People’s ‘healthy exchanges with China’. She the western Pacific region. bounds. The wounds of resentment which flirts with the notion of inde- Party (TPP) won five seats, the New said Taiwan had maintained a ‘non- Overall, the lessons of the elections pendence, but on the other, it also Power Party (NPP) three and the Tai- provocative, non-adventurist’ ap- should be obvious. Taiwan is not will- continue to fester. reveals the strength of the forces that wan Statebuilding Party (TSP) one proach towards China. ing to be assimilated, at least politi- Political parties across the divide support a reunification with China. seat. Neither the New Party nor the She made it clear that the increas- cally, into the Chinese motherland. The Tsai campaign focused on the PFP won any seats since the remain- ing pressure on the one country, Beijing needs to reflect on the man- have failed to nurture a conducive issues of sovereignty and identity and ing five seats were won by the inde- two systems model China has been ner in which it has been relentlessly was able to prevail against the China- pendents. seeking to impose were conditions reducing the independent political atmosphere to facilitate not only leaning Kuomintang (KMT) which Clearly then, despite the clear that were entirely unacceptable to space in Hong Kong and seeking the adopted a populist approach that mandate for Tsai, the KMT retains Taiwan. If China intended to unilat- same process for Taiwan. the return, but the re-assimilation had brought it handsome dividends its relevance to the country’s politics. erally change the ‘cross strait status In the recent elections, despite in the local elections of 2018. Looked In addition, the emergence of newer quo’, Taiwan would have to con- tough talk, it could not do anything of the displaced community that at any way, the election outcome political parties and independents tinue strengthening ‘our democratic more against Taiwan because it was formed an inextricable part of the was a rebuke to China. The voter signals a growing sophistication of defence mechanisms’ as well as ‘es- also on the verge of signing the Phase turnout of 75% was 10% higher than the Taiwanese democracy. tablish national defence capabilities’ I trade deal with the US. Further, Kashmiri ethos. Considering the cir- the one in 2016. There is little doubt In an ideal situation, China should that can secure Taiwan. by now, it should know that heavy- that the developments in Hong Kong gracefully accept the verdict and look In recent years, ties between Taipei handed tactics would only recoil as cumstances, any noticeable change propelled the younger voters to cast for a Xi-Tsai meeting. But that’s not and New Delhi have shown steady im- they did against the KMT in the elec- their votes in larger numbers. But the way Beijing sees things and we provement. India’s Act East Policy has tion. is unlikely in the near future. There one should not over-interpret the are likely to see more tension in the coincided with Taiwan’s New South- President Tsai cannot but be aware outcome. cross-Straits relationship. bound Policy and the years since 2016 of the sensitive situation Taiwan con- is no denying the fact that the Val- Tsai won with 8.17 million votes, In the commentary following the have seen greater contact between the fronts with a China whose economy ley has many layers to it, where representing 57.13% of the elector- election, Xinhua, the official Chinese two governments. Taiwan has opened is under stress and where the ruling ate. In that sense, her victory was news agency, charged that Tsai and four trade offices in India in recent CPC is doubling down on its authori- facts are fiercely contested, where decisive. Her Democratic Progres- her party had used all kinds of dirty years and the two-way trade stands at tarian rule and adopting a hyper- sive Party (DPP) also retained its tactics and intimidation to win. Be- around $8 billion while its investment nationalistic posture. Her style will victimhood is a shared identity but majority in the 113 seat legislature. sides, it alleged that anti-China po- in India is around $1.5 billion, mainly be to continue on a low-key gradual- On the other hand, the losing KMT litically forces in the West openly in- in electronics and manufacturing. De- ist political approach which will ex- truth has to wade through a com- candidate Han Kuo-yu got 5.5 mil- tervened in the elections ‘to prevent spite the failure of the Foxconn invest- pand Taiwan’s international space, lion votes (39%) as compared to the the two sides of the Taiwan Strait ment, India cannot be unaware that despite countermeasures by Beijing, munal vocabulary. That may be the 3.8 million won by Eric Chu, the los- from getting closer’. Its pithy analy- Taiwan is a powerhouse of manufac- taking advantage of the geopolitical reality of the day, but what’s been ing KMT candidate in 2016. However, sis of the outcome was that it was a turing, especially computer chips. It currents that are swirling around the the KMT gained three seats in the ‘temporary countercurrent’ which is also an important destination for region. disconcerting is the silence on the legislature while the DPP lost seven. was ‘just a bubble under the tide of Indian students wanting to study Chi- IANS part of both the communities to ac- knowledge the painful experiences De-radicalisation camps not the way out By Vappala Balachandran for the police-operated counselling The Judge Webster Commission under ‘prevent’ which identifies of each other. Reconciliation needs THE Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), efforts. I do not know how the CDS which had inquired into the 2009 and supports vulnerable persons General Bipin Rawat, said at the could talk about such ‘camps’ exist- Fort Hood, Texas, shooting which under the ‘channel’ programme. It acceptance, to begin with, that Raisina Dialogue on January 16 that ing in India unless they are secret. If killed 13 soldiers, had observed: is the responsibility of the county wrongs of enormous proportions radicalised youths — girls and boys secret, it is alarming. ‘Radicalism is not a crime. Radicali- and district councils to identify as young as 10-12 — in the Kashmir ‘De-radicalisation’ is not as easy sation alone, without incitement individuals at risk, assess the na- were committed. And also, that Valley ‘need to be taken out sepa- as it appears on paper. As one who to violence, may not constitute a ture of that risk, develop appro- rately, possibly into some de-rad- has been studying radicalisation threat.’ The same is the case with priate support plans, irrespective if events of the past symbolised icalisation camps.’ He also added since the 1980s, I can say with some the European Convention on Hu- of faith, implement those plans that ‘we have de-radicalisation authority that most democratic man Rights (ECHR) which allows with ‘channel’ partners, hold three brutality, what Kashmir is going camps going on in our country.’ countries have moved away from even radical expressions without monthly assessments and extend General Rawat’s address was the original framework of ‘de-rad- violence under Article 10. Thus, the or terminate the channel support. through today is also disturbing. received with alarm in India and icalisation’ which had projected UK was not able to take legal ac- The police role has been restricted Nelson Mandela made forgive- abroad. It has raised the spectre some degree of bureaucratic arro- tion for a long time against radical to coordination as ‘channel police of ‘detention camps’ as in Nazi gance that the State could change preachers like Abu Qatada or Abu practitioner’. Even with this, it has ness not only an element of a hu- Germany in the background of na- the people’s minds at will through Hamza. This legal ‘terminological run into criticism by the human tionwide protests against the Modi the police or army. This realisation complexity’ had resulted in blurring rights organisations as a ‘soft sur- manitarian movement, but also government’s citizenship laws. It arose when faced with their failure the differences between radicalisa- veillance tool’ impacting on free- has confirmed the fears of those in trying to alter the ‘thought pro- tion, extremism, violent extremism dom of speech and privacy, espe- public policy. ‘If the pain has of- on the real intentions of the Kash- cess’ of the affected persons. and terrorism in a democratic set- cially in schools. mir crackdown in August 2019. It This compelled them to move up. These activities cover not only ten been unbearable and the rev- has strengthened the apprehension from a State-ordained programme As a result, UK Prime Minister Islamic extremism but also what is elations shocking to all of us, it is of those who allege a surreptitious of counselling to a humbler, multi- Gordon Brown changed their coun- known as right-wing radicalisation. introduction of religion-based Na- agency-designed educational pro- ter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST) Thus, 179 or 45 per cent were relat- because they indeed bring us the tional Register of Citizens (NRC) gramme with support from the into a multi-agency model in 2009 ed to Islamist extremism out of 394 with the ongoing National Popu- community and religious bodies to by amending the Counter Terror- individuals during 2017-18 who re- beginnings of a common under- lation Register (NPR) process. It is tackle the ‘hate’ ideology that in- ism and Security Act (CTSA), mak- ceived channel support, while 174 also viewed as an official policy for- spires individuals joining such ter- ing it more transparent and demo- or 44 per cent were connected with standing of what happened and a mulation of the hastily passed Citi- rorist groups. They started calling cratic. Codified roles were given to the right wing extremism. This is zenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), this as ‘counter-narratives’ or ‘al- the other sectors like education, because ‘far right’ terrorism has tri- steady restoration of the nation’s which is yet to face judicial scru- ternative-narratives’. Their efforts social services and health depart- pled in Europe during the last four humanity,’ he wrote. Pandits, Mus- tiny. are to give different perspectives ment, with leading roles played by years, according to a global terror- Regarding the ‘camps’, I could on religious or political thinking to the elected community representa- ism index of 163 countries pub- lims, whatever be their religion, affirm with my experience of study- prevent the ‘victims’ from commit- tives and faith-based organisations. lished by the Institute of Economics ing, writing and lecturing on the ting violence. Now, ‘de-radicalisa- Counter-terrorism strategy now has and Peace in November 2019 which a plausible hope for Kashmiris is ‘counter-narratives’ programme for tion’ is done only to those who are four strands: pursue, prevent, pro- also noticed over 15 years, especially to the Ma- already ‘radicalised’ or incarcer- tect and prepare. a notable decrease in Islamic ter- Kashmiris themselves. The State harashtra police and Karnataka gov- ated. ‘Counter-narratives’ and pre- rorism in the West. has offered little; it is they who ernment, that no such ‘camps’ exist Another reason is legal difficulty. venting online radicalisation come IANS must reach out. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon 7 OPED Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Why Chinese scientists are buying return tickets

By Adam Minter lenge the pre-eminence of American science. es associated with their scientific publications China’s most sprawling effort at reveal- A rising tide of returnees was not preor- (a necessary approach, because of the lack of ing the universe’s deepest mysteries is a dained. As recently as the late 1970s, China’s reliable data on either side of the Pacific). In 1,640-foot-wide silver dish that settles com- universities and its science were a shambles. 2017, 4,569 Chinese scientists left the United fortably between hills in a remote part of the The Cultural Revolution had created a “miss- States for China, compared with 2,703 in 2010. country’s southwest. The Five-hundred-metre ing generation” of scientists. To narrow the Even more notable than the scale of the return Aperture Spherical Telescope (Fast) is more gap, Deng Xiaoping, China’s reformist leader, is the quality. Twelve per cent of China’s sci- sensitive than any telescope on Earth. This resolved to send thousands of students abroad. entific publications were written by scientists month, the Chinese government announced Eventually, he hoped, a few might come back with overseas experience, and the share of high that it had begun formal operations. Fast is and make improvements. As of 2017, China impact publications — those that are regularly expected to further human understanding of had allowed, and often paid for, 5.2 million cited by other scientists — is higher than peers gravitational waves and cosmic rays, and — students to get better educations abroad. who remained in China. Those scientists, in just possibly — detect extraterrestrial com- Global R&D spending turn, train younger Chinese scientists and con- munications. But for the Chinese government, China also invested extensively in univer- nect them to the increasingly global nature of which spent $180 million (Dh661 million) on sities and university enrolment, creating the scientific inquiry in the 21st century. the massive instrument, the most important world’s largest (and improving) population For now, there is still more talent flowing return on its investment will be the homecom- of engineers and scientists, while funding re- into the United States than out of it. But the ing of Chinese scientists who have been living search and development at world-beating quickening uptick of China’s scientific re- and researching abroad. rates. From 2000 to 2017, Chinese spending on THE FIVE-HUNDRED-METRE APERTURE SPHERICAL TELESCOPE (FAST) IN CHINA. turnees should serve as a powerful reminder According to a recent study in the journal research and development grew more than 17 that scientific superpower status requires Science and Public Policy, it’s been happening per cent per year, compared with 4.3 per cent young talent that’s left China over the decades Di, Fast’s chief scientist, earned his doctorate constant investment and a commitment to for a while. The number of Chinese scientists per year in the United States. The Americans — the US is still the world’s scientific super- at Cornell University, and previously worked openness and collaboration across borders. who departed the United States for China in kept a slim lead in total spending — the United power — but they certainly help. The Fast as a research scientist at the Jet Propulsion For decades, the United States has attracted 2017 was 69 per cent higher than 2010 depar- States accounted for 25 per cent of global R&D facility is a good example of how this might Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Now he’s and benefited from Chinese scientific tal- tures. The factors driving this phenomenon are spending in 2017, compared with 23 per cent work. Chinese scientists have been involved in China. International collaborators will be ent because it made those commitments. complex but come down to the Chinese gov- Spending is an imperfect measure of scientific in radio astronomy for decades. But because welcome at Fast, but China will set the agenda, China’s research investments mean that the ernment’s decades-long investments in scien- leadership, but there’s no question that China the biggest and best radio telescopes were all allot the telescope time, and — ultimately — United States needs to reaffirm them, or risk tific education, research and facilities like Fast. has earned dividends from its efforts. Today it’s abroad — notably, the Arecibo Observatory in reap the bulk of the benefits. ceding its accustomed role as the world’s un- Those efforts are likely to accelerate the return in the global vanguard for key fields, including Puerto Rico — Chinese radio scientists were Career paths disputed scientific leader. of China’s scientists in coming years, and they artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and bio- reliant upon host scientists and countries for In the Science and Public Policy study re- for China — but that gap is narrowing (and will bring economic, geopolitical and cultural technology. research opportunities and collaborators. leased in December, researchers traced the ca- may have flipped in China’s favour in 2019). benefits with them. In time, they could chal- Those advances won’t bring back all of the The commissioning of Fast flips the tables. Li reer paths of Chinese scientists via the address- Gulf News Trump’s impeachment team does not inspire confidence till the last dog dies and the last bowling ally jailing Monica Lewinsky and produc- about sexual assault. alley closes, and always make it about the ing hundreds of pages of panting, bod- And then there’s Dershowitz, whose past voters. She lost because she and her cam- ice-ripping prose that read more like bad clients have included such sterling fellows paign manager, Robby Mook, didn’t listen erotica than a federal report, rife with lu- as Epstein, Claus von Bulow, O.J. Simpson to Bill Clinton, the world’s leading expert rid passages about genitalia. Like the Rev. and Harvey Weinstein. How did he miss on the white, male, rural vote, when he Arthur Dimmesdale and other Pharisaic Ted Bundy? Still, Dershowitz has put him- warned them that there was trouble and Holy Rollers before him, the prosecutor self on the side of an impressive pantheon offered to help out. who read the Bible and sang hymns when of villainy in the realm of violence against Trump operates from the id [the part of he jogged became fixated on sex in an un- girls and women. the mind in which innate instinctive im- healthy, warped way. Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew’s accus- pulses and primary processes are mani- Even Trump was appalled. “Starr’s a er, has also claimed that she was offered fest], which is fitting because he represents freak,” the bloviating builder told me back as a teenager to Dershowitz for sex — a a last-gasp primal scream from working- in 1999. “I bet he’s got something in his contention that Dershowitz has denied in class Americans threatened by the changes closet.” In other interviews, he called Starr a countersuit. transforming the country. Women are now “a lunatic”, “a disaster” and “off his rock- On Fox News, Dershowitz has made the a majority of the workforce and whites are er”, and expressed sympathy for Hillary case that it is Pelosi who put herself above heading toward a minority status. Holly- having to stand by her man when he was the law by delaying the delivery of the arti- wood cannot cling to its benighted — and “being lambasted by this crazy Ken Starr, cles of impeachment. Good luck with that self-defeating — desire to stay a white male who is a total wacko.” one. club forever, despite the fact that women Starr, who once clutched his pearls over The Government Accountability Office, have always made up half the audience. Bill Clinton’s sexual high jinks, is now a non-partisan government watchdog, a Trump’s ascent does not make it harder going to bat for President “Access Hol- few days ago deemed that Trump’s slimy By Maureen Dowd like a boss. Ibid: Nancy Pelosi. for women to ascend — just the opposite. lywood.” After playing an avenging Javert Ukraine gambit violated a law. Yet Der- I’ve covered the men who run the world When Steve Bannon called Pelosi a “total Look at the throng of women who were about foreplay in the Oval, Starr will now showitz will somehow argue that it doesn’t my whole life. And there have been a lot of assassin”, according to the hot new book outraged enough about Trump to march do his utmost to prove that a real abuse of represent high crimes and misdemean- mess-ups, from Vietnam to Watergate to A Very Stable Genius, by Washington Post and run and get elected in 2018. power undermining Congress and Ameri- ours. He tweeted that he’s non-partisan Afghanistan to Iraq to pushing the econo- writers Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig, he Once a woman electrifies Democrats the can foreign policy is piffle. because he opposed Bill’s impeachment my off a cliff. There has also been plenty of meant it as the highest compliment. You way JFK, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama Epstein, O.J. Simpson and Weinstein and voted for Hillary, even as he joined creepy behaviour, culminating in the news won’t find Pelosi keening about gender; did — and the way Trump does his base — In 2007, he defended Jeffrey Epstein. up with Bill’s persecutor. Dershowitz said that Donald Trump, Ken Starr and Alan she’s too busy taking care of business. Hill- she will win. Trump is once more doing his By 2016, Starr was being ousted as presi- that he is participating “to defend the in- Dershowitz have joined together in a per- ary Clinton did not lose because she was a part to energise women voters. The presi- dent of Baptist Baylor University for fail- tegrity of the Constitution.” vy, hypocritical cabal to argue that Trump woman. She faced sexism, of course, just dent will get help from Starr and Dershow- ing to protect women and looking the That assertion may fly in Foxworld. But did not smirch the Constitution. as Barack Obama faced racism. She lost itz for the impeachment trial in the Senate. other way when football players were ac- in the real world, it’s ridiculous. You can So please, Elizabeth Warren and Amy because she ran an entitled, joyless, nose- The Starr chamber was a shameful pe- cused and sometimes convicted of sexual bet that Trump and his buddies will con- Klobuchar, stop whingeing about sexism in-the air campaign and because she didn’t riod of US history, with the prissy Puritan assaults. In other words, he’s a complete tinue to turn out the women’s vote. and just show how you could wield power emulate her husband’s ethos of campaign independent counsel hounding and virtu- partisan hack who doesn’t give a damn Gulf News

Reforming approach to mental health in the Middle East

By Mohamed Berrada and inclusive and effective systems, developing countries around acute in rural areas where the Younes Rahmoune with multiple GCC countries ini- the world spend most of their need is high, but supply is lim- Making mental health a top pri- tiating national strategies to over- mental health funding on inef- ited. ority on public health agendas haul the mental health sector. In ficient approaches to managing In the Middle East, govern- across the Middle East has never this effort to reshape the system — rather than treating — mental ments need to put together in- been more important. Many of the and improve the quality of care health patients. A hospital-based novative approaches to tackle region’s governments are recog- and life of mental health patients, provision for mental health care the workforce gap. This includes nising the urgency based on the several fundamental elements has proven to be insufficient moving mental health functions growing evidence of the magni- need to be carefully incorporated and indirectly contributes to from more specialised profes- tude of mental health issues in the to drive this crucial transforma- strengthening the stigma. sionals to general practitioners Middle East. Mental health disor- tion. Stronger community-based and nurses through training and ders affect as many as 25 per cent The stigma and discrimination care, complemented by more capability building, creating new of people every year in the region, that mental health patients face specialised and advanced care in positions in mental health, such and over the course of a lifetime, is a harsh reality and the largest hospitals for the few acute cases, as psychosocial workers who up to 45 per cent of people suffer barrier to progress. Arising from has proven to be more effective are trained to support and man- from at least one mental health a lack of knowledge, misconcep- in supporting, as well as prevent- age mental health patients in the disorder. The resulting burden on tions or embarrassment among ing, mental health disorders. community. society and the economy is signifi- other reasons, the stigma drives This shift toward more inclusive A cross-agencies mandate cant: accounting for 7.4 per cent of many people to hide their mental and shared care supports men- Mental well-being sits at the the burden of disease worldwide, illnesses, causing them to delay tal health patients integrate into crossroad of multiple agencies 9.34 per cent in Saudi Arabia, and seeking help, or follow unproven their communities and have a and sectors, including health 8.05 per cent in the United Arab and often dangerous remedies more active role in society. care, education, labour, social Emirates, creating “more econom- and approaches. Moreover, the A capability-building journey services, and justice. A cross- ic costs than chronic somatic dis- stigma is pervasive across the A crucial backbone of the men- agency mandate will require socioeconomic needs of patients cally been rife with challenges eases such as cancer or diabetes”. system, misguiding policymak- tal health transformation is a strong collaboration to ensure and their families and provid- and obstacles. Developed mental The common understanding of ers and health care professionals qualified and efficient workforce, better prevention, early diagno- ing the right set-up to facilitate health systems around the world mental health in the region tends alike in their decisions by under- and it is currently one of the ma- sis, improved treatment, and effi- their integration within the so- have emphasised key enablers to be limited and mainly associ- estimating the impact of mental jor obstacles of implementing cient integration of patients into ciety. The workplace also plays to smooth the transition: core ated with specific disorders such health. an efficient community-based society. a significant role in dealing with medical requirements, such as as schizophrenia or bipolar disor- Normalising mental health is care delivery model. In fact, scal- Health institutions need to mental health issues and can im- fit-for-purpose facilities, access der. However, the scope of men- the first step toward greater ac- ing up the number of health care provide the required treatments plement adequate programmes to medication, and multimodal tal health is wider and includes ceptance of mental illnesses and professionals and their abilities at various levels of care along to lower the psychological bur- integrated care, need to be avail- other disorders that impact better integration of people with to deliver the required change with community support. Edu- den their staff is facing. Finally, able. Additionally, adequate people well-being such as de- mental disorders within society. and services has been extremely cation institutions play a crucial the justice and law enforcement health care capabilities and pression, anxiety, developmental This can done through educating challenging, even in developed role in promoting and destigma- institutions will need to develop personnel, appropriate funding disorders (eg: autism, ADHD), policymakers, providing appro- countries. This is mainly due to tising mental health in society the right laws and policies to mechanisms and efficient col- addiction and eating disorders to priate funding, and developing the lack of dedicated staff, limited as well as being the first gate to provide appropriate legal pro- laboration among service agen- name a few. and enforcing policies to address financial resources, low motiva- detecting developmental disor- tection and support to mentally cies will be mandatory to ensure There is now a clear consensus discrimination and preserve pa- tion levels, and lack of collabora- ders in children and adolescents. ill patients and their families. smooth handling of patients and on the need to change the mental tients’ rights. From asylums to tion between the various layers of Social services agencies can play The path of transforming the their families and caregivers. health provision and shift to more community-based care care. This challenge is even more a central role in catering to the mental health sector has histori- Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 22, 2020 international 8 China sentences ex-Interpol chief to 13 years in jail Iran rules out negotiation over Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) A People's Procuratorate ac- The former Interpol chief new nuclear deal Chinese court on Tuesday cused Meng of accepting mysteriously disappeared to attend the Davos sentenced former Inter- bribes after ending an in- after boarding a plane meeting, but "they pol chief Meng Hongwei vestigation into the alleged heading to China on Sep- abruptly changed to 13-and-a-half years in acts of corruption carried tember 25, 2018. the schedule despite jail after he pleaded guilty out by the former head of Meng's family lost track the primary planning to accepting bribes worth Interpol. of him, and his wife Grace and the official invi- over 14 million yuan ($2 On April 24, 2019, the - who was recently granted tation". million). Procuratorate issued an asylum in France, where Therefore, Zarif The 56-year-old was also official arrest warrant for the Interpol headquarters will not participate in ordered by the Tianjin No Meng, who had been de- are situated - reported him the forum in Davos, 1 Intermediate People's tained without formal missing and called for help. Xinhua news agency Court to pay a fine of two charges in an unknown After several days of quoted the spokes- million yuan ($289,540), vantage of the convenience Coast Guard, and accord- location by the Chinese au- silence and under pres- man as saying. reports the BBC. The court and power associated with ing to the prosecutors, thorities since September. sure from the interna- Earlier, Western added that Meng would his various posts" between amassed an illegal wealth On March 26, it was an- tional community, which Tehran, Jan 21 week, Iran's Foreign media had reported not appeal the verdict. 2015 and 2017 to help busi- of 14.46 million yuan. nounced that Meng had demanded explanations (IANS) Iranian For- Ministry Spokesman that Zarif was no lon- In the first hearing of the nesses and individuals se- According to Xinhua been expelled from the from China about Meng's eign Minister Mo- Abbas Mousavi has ger on the list of near- trial last June, Meng, who cure illegal profits, reports news agency, Meng "plead- Communist Party of Chi- whereabouts, the National hammad Javad Zarif announced. ly 3,000 people due at was the first Chinese head Xinhua news agency. ed guilty and expressed na and stripped of all of Supervisory Commission will not attend the Talking to reporters the event, which is of Interpol and had not During this period, Meng remorse" in his final state- his positions for allegedly -- a Chinese anti-corrup- 2020 World Eco- at his weekly press being held under the appeared in public since held the posts of the Vice ment. The first hearing in committing serious viola- tion agency -- confirmed nomic Forum (WEF) conference on Mon- banner "Stakeholders September 2018, was ac- Minister of Public Secu- the trial came more than a tions of the party's law and in early October that Meng meeting in Davos, day, Mousavi said for a Sustainable and cused of having "taken ad- rity and the head of China's month after the Supreme discipline. was being detained. Switzerland this Zarif was scheduled Cohesive World".

New casualties in fresh Iraq 56 journalists killed in 2019: UN Special WEF Time Magazine United Nations, Jan 21 issue includes Imran on cover anti-govt protests (IANS) Fifty-six journal- Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Baghdad, Jan 21 ists were killed in 2019 and Time Magazine has fea- (IANS) Two members most of them died out- tured Pakistan Prime Min- of the Iraqi security side conflict zones, a UN ister Imran Khan, along forces and three pro- spokesperson said. with other world leaders, testers were killed in The number dropped on its cover page in a spe- clashes that erupted by nearly half from the cial issue on the upcoming during anti-govern- year 2018, but perpetra- World Economic Forum ment rallies in Baghdad tors enjoyed almost total (WEF) in Davos set to begin another chairlift. Khan is and the southern prov- impunity, Xinhua news on Tuesday. expected to reach Davos ince of Basra, in which agency quoted Stephane ing 22 killings, the highest years, and a reversal of the The other leaders fea- on Tuesday for a three-day another 75 people were Dujarric, spokesperson for number, followed by 15 situation of 2014, when tured on the cover illustra- official visit to attend the injured. UN Secretary-General An- in Asia-Pacific, and 10 in this figure was one third. tion are founder and Execu- Forum, with his trip cost- Two of the members tonio Guterres, as saying Arab States. "The figures More than 90 per cent tive Chairman of the WEF ing a mere $68,000 due to of a military unit acting part of the province. Ministry source told Efe on Monday citing Unesco show that journalists not of cases recorded in 2019 Klaus Schwab, German austerity measures taken under the flag of Bas- Security forces used news. Demonstrators figures. The figure was only suffer extreme risks concerned local journal- Chancellor Angela Merkel, by the government. He is ra's Operational Com- tear gas to disperse also gathered on Tahrir published in the 'Unesco when covering violent ists, consistent with previ- Microsoft Founder Bill expected to hold meetings mand were run over protesters, leaving 25 and Tayaran squares, Observatory of Killed Jour- conflict, but that they are ous years, it added. Gates and Europe's Central with several world lead- while firing on protest- of them suffering from as well as on other pla- nalists' on Monday. also targeted when report- In response to these Bank President Christine ers, including US President ers who had blocked a breathing problems, zas that have become In total, Unesco record- ing on local politics, cor- figures, Audrey Azoulay, Lagarde, reports The News Donald Trump. roadway on Monday, a the source added. epicentres for rallies ed 894 journalist killings ruption and crime - often the Director-General of International. His meeting with Trump source inside the com- Clashes also erupted since the protests first in the decade from 2010 to in their hometowns," the Unesco, said: "Unesco re- On the cover, the five will be the third leadership- mand told Efe news. in Baghdad, where began on October 1, 2019, an average of almost Unesco said. mains deeply troubled by are seen sitting on a chair- level interaction between Protesters tried to three people were killed 2019. On January 17, 90 per year. The number Almost two thirds (61 the hostility and violence lift with the snow-covered Pakistan and the US leaders cut the road leading to including an activist the anti-government in 2018 was 99. per cent) of the cases in directed at all too many Swiss Alps in the back- since Khan's visit to Wash- the ports of Umm Qasr named Yusuf Sattar, protests gained mo- Journalists were mur- 2019 occurred in countries journalists around the ground, while US President ington in July 2019. The and Khawr az-Zubayr while over 50 people mentum once again dered in all regions of the not experiencing armed world. "As long as this sit- Donald Trump and Swed- White House has also con- as well as the oil fields were adversely affected after being temporarily world, with Latin America conflict, a notable spike uation lasts, it will under- ish climate activist Greta firmed the Khan-Trump located in the western by tear gas, an Interior suspended. and the Caribbean record- in a wider trend in recent mine democratic debate." Thunberg were shown in meeting. Johnson govt loses 1st parliamentary 'World must support Venezuelan opposition to oust Maduro' Bogota, Jan 21 (IANS) Maduro and rejected dom, and that's good votes since election US Secretary of State the opposition's over- for all of us. We aspire London, Jan 21 (IANS) big majority to overturn it. Mike Pompeo has urged tures, including an un- to have a hemisphere The Boris Johnson-led UK In the second defeat, countries worldwide to successful attempt by of freedom". He said government has lost three peers voted by 241 to 205, support the Venezuelan Guaido in April of last the US appreciates Co- votes in the House of Lords majority 36, to remove the opposition's efforts to year to spark a military lombia's willingness to over its Brexit legislation, power of ministers to de- oust the South Ameri- uprising. take in 1.6 million Ven- its first defeats since it was cide which courts should can nation's incumbent The opposition's con- ezuelan refugees who re-elected by a majority in have the power to depart President Nicolas Mad- trol over the National have fled the severe the December 2019 general from judgments of the uro. Pompeo made his Assembly in recent economic crisis in their election. European Court of Justice remarks during a visit years has been large- homeland, saying the The European Union (ECJ) and by reference to to Colombia, a close ly symbolic because treatment those people (Withdrawal Agreement) what test. A third defeat ally of the US in Latin Maduro, who is still have received "stands Bill, which paves the way Meanwhile on Monday, followed, as peers backed America, on Monday, backed by China, Rus- in sharp contrast to for the UK to leave the EU the first defeat for the bill a move to allow cases to reports Efe news. bian President Ivan Guaido proclaimed sia and dozens of other the misery inflicted by with a deal on January 31, was over the rights of EU be referred to the Supreme "The world must con- Duque. Pompeo was himself Venezuela's countries, sidelined the Maduro". was approved by MPs ear- citizens lawfully resid- Court to decide whether to tinue to support the participating in the interim president early legislature in 2017 by Pompeo placed the lier this month without any ing in the UK after Brexit. depart from EU case law. Venezuelan people's III Hemispheric Min- last year in a bid to put creating a plenipoten- blame for the "human- changes, said a BBC rpeort. Peers backed a cross- Voting on this amend- efforts to restore their isterial Conference to pressure on Maduro tiary body known as the itarian crisis" in Vene- But despite their em- party amendment allow- ment was 206 to 186, ma- democracy and put an Combat Terrorism, and has been recog- National Constituent zuela squarely on Mad- phatic victory in the De- ing EU citizens physical jority 20, as peers warned end to Maduro's tyr- a gathering that the nized as such by the US Assembly. uro and his socialist cember 12, 2019 general proof of their status, re- against interference in the anny, which harms mil- head of Venezuela's and roughly 60 other Pompeo said on policies, although Pres- election, the Conservatives ports metro.co.uk. The independence of the ju- lions of Venezuelans opposition-controlled countries. Monday that Ven- ident Donald Trump's do not have a majority in vote, by 270 to 229, ma- diciary. Also on Monday, and has an impact on National Assembly, But he has no influ- ezuelans and citizens administration has im- the Lords and have suffered jority 41, means the bill the Commons voted to ap- Colombia and indeed Juan Guaido, also was ence over the bureau- throughout Latin posed severe sanctions a series of defeats during will have to go back to the prove the Queen's Speech, on the entire region," attending in defiance cracy or armed forces, America were "reject- on Caracas aimed at the bill's passage through Commons, where John- which outlines the govern- Pompeo told reporters of a Venezuelan court- which have publicly de- ing authoritarianism strangling its lifeblood the House. son will be able to use his ment's legislative agenda. after meeting Colom- imposed travel ban. clared their support for and embracing free- oil industry. McConnell unveils draft schedule for Trump impeachment trial Aus budget surplus threatened by Washington, Jan 21 Senate Democratic Leader cient articles of impeach- bushfires: Treasurer (IANS) US Senate Majority Charles Schumer said in a ment and acquit the presi- Leader Mitch McConnell statement on Monday. dent," the legal team said Canberra, Jan said. "What the Aus- could cost the in- has proposed a draft reso- "On something as im- in the President's first 21 (IANS) Austra- tralian people know is dustry A$4.5 billion lution on schedules of the portant as impeachment, comprehensive defence. lia's Treasurer Josh that when you are re- ($3 billion) in calen- upcoming impeachment Senator McConnell's reso- "The Articles of Impeach- Frydenberg on Tues- sponsible for econom- dar year 2020 alone, trial of President Donald lution is nothing short of ment now before the Sen- day warned that the ic managers you have with foreign visitors Trump in the Republican- a national disgrace. "Mc- ate are an affront to the government's prom- the financial flexibility already cancelling led upper chamber. Connell's resolution stipu- Constitution and to our ised budget surplus to respond to crises their plans to visit the The Senate will debate lates that key facts be de- democratic institutions. could be jeopardized and economic shocks country. and vote on the resolution livered in the wee hours of The Articles themselves by the bushfire crisis. whenever they may The Business Coun- on Tuesday, Xinhua news the night simply because - and the rigged process Frydenberg had occur. This is one." cil of Australia (BCA) agency reported. p.m. on Wednesday. They es or documents will not he doesn't want the Ameri- that brought them here - previously promised The government has said that the gov- As expected, the four- will have 24 hours over two be allowed until after the can people to hear them," are a brazenly political act to deliver a budget has announced A$500 ernment can be ex- page resolution does not days to make their open- question phase of the trial. Schumer added, vowing by House Democrats that surplus of A$5 bil- million ($343 million) cused for failing to require additional witness- ing arguments when they Senators will be given four to force votes on amend- must be rejected," Trump's lion ($3 billion) in fi- in funding for bush- deliver a surplus be- es to be subpoenaed and begin to present their case hours to debate witnesses ments. lawyers wrote. nancial year 2019-20, fire relief efforts this cause of the extraor- does not allow House pros- against Trump on the Sen- and documents. Schumer and other The filing accuses House the first surplus since financial year. dinary circumstances. ecutors to admit evidence ate floor on Wednesday. If the Senate sticks to the Democrats have pressed Democrats of crafting two 2007-08, reports Xin- Frydenberg said Since September, into the Senate trial record Similarly, the President's schedule and later votes for witnesses like former "flimsy" articles of im- hua news agency. that while that figure blazes have killed at until after the opening ar- legal team will also have down motions to subpoena National Security Advisor peachment and using im- However, he con- would not be enough least 29 people, de- guments are heard. two days to present their witnesses or documents, John Bolton to be called peachment as "a political ceded that the surplus to threaten the sur- stroyed over 2,000 Instead, the resolution arguments. The two-day the trial could be finished to testify during the trial, tool to overturn the result could be diminished plus, the impact on homes and burnt allows for a motion to be rule means that presenta- by the end of next week, while McConnell has ar- of the 2016 election and by the "uncertain" tourism and the hous- through 10 million introduced to dismiss the tions from both sides could said a The Hill news report. gued against their de- to interfere in the 2020 economic impacts ing market could have hectares of land - an impeachment charges by a go late into the night. Fol- "It's clear Senator Mc- mands. Earlier on Monday, election". On January 18, of bushfire that have far-reaching implica- area almost the size simple majority vote. lowing the presentations, Connell is hell-bent on Trump's lawyers argued House Democrats unveiled affected Australia's tions. of England. The crisis According to the resolu- Senators will have a chance making it much more dif- that the President had a 111-page outline of their states and territories. Earlier this month, has been exacerbated tion, House impeachment to question both sides for a ficult to get witnesses and done nothing wrong. legal case, underlying the "The budget is back the Australian Tour- by record tempera- managers will be allowed period of 16 hours. documents and intent on "The Senate should central assertion that the in balance for the first ism Export Council tures, a severe drought to begin their arguments 1 Votes on calling witness- rushing the trial through," speedily reject these defi- president abused. time in 11 years," he warned that the fires and climate change. Indian Horizon 9 business Wednesday, January 22, 2020 'Liquor quota at duty-free shops to cause Rs 650 cr loss' World Economic Forum, TikTok New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) annually across India which body said. Revenue loss at launch diversity campaign An industry body represent- will have an impact on ticket airports will impact airport ing private airport compa- prices and may even impact operators' financial ratings diversity by joining the #AllThe- nies such as GMR and GVK the growth in passenger traf- and consequently hamper Difference challenge. on Tuesday said that the fic which is already extreme- expansion plans, it noted. According to the company, a Commerce Ministry's pro- ly subdued," APAO said. Seeking to bring liquor al- special "I say" sticker is avail- posed move to restrict pur- It argued that reduction lowance at par with coun- able on the app to help TikTok chase of liquor to one bottle of duty-free allowance will tries like Thailand, Singa- users express themselves. The and a complete ban on sale also adversely impact Air- pore and Dubai, APAO had WEF will be held in Davos, Swit- of cigarettes from duty-free ports Authority of India (AAI) earlier proposed to double New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In zerland, from January 21 to 24. shops would cause an an- which will not only lose rev- its limit to four litres per per- collaboration with World Eco- The event brings together 3,000 nual revenue loss to the tune enue from the airports it son for purchase from duty- nomic Forum (WEF), Chinese global leaders. of Rs 650 crore to the airport operates but also from the free shops at Indian airports. short-video sharing application Guests invited this year at the sector. any purpose. "The same up 15-20 per cent of the to- revenue share from Delhi In its proposal for Bud- TikTok on Tuesday launched Davos meet include US Presi- The proposal mooted by ministry (commerce) is rec- tal non-aero revenues and and Mumbai airports. It is get 2020-21, Association of the #AllTheDifference chal- dent Donald Trump, Bollywood the Commerce Ministry in ommending reduction in sales of liquor and cigarettes estimated that AAI would Private Airport Operators lenge to promote inclusion in actress Deepika Padukone and its budget recommendations import duty on gold to miti- together account for over 75- lose over Rs 330 crore (Rs 180 (APAO) had said that siz- diversity ahead of the Davos climate activist Greta Thunberg. for Union Budget 2020-21 gate illegal imports. With 80 per cent of overall duty crore from its operations and able business at duty-free summit that will discuss inclu- The theme of this year's meet is could also result in loss of the same logic the proposal free sales. The airport body Rs 150 crore due to reduction operations in South East sive societies. 'Stakeholders for a Cohesive and 8,000 to 10,000 jobs. will enhance smuggling of said that the sector regulator in revenue share payments Asia/Middle East region is From January 21 to 27, Tik- Sustainable World'. Association of Private Air- imported liquor and encour- would have to compensate from DIAL and MIAL). through tourists that origi- Tok users in over 75 global mar- At the three-day prestigious port Operators (APAO) has age passengers to buy more for the losses on account of "This will reduce AAI's nate in India. kets including the US, the UK, event, political leaders, business said that share of import of at departure airports glob- reduction in liquor quota ability to develop airports in "Liquor allowance given in France, Italy, the Netherlands, executives, heads of internation- liquor for sale to arrival pas- ally, resulting in higher for- by raising airport land and remote and rural areas, up- India is not at par with liquor Switzerland, India, Korea, Thai- al organisations and civil society sengers in total imports is a eign exchange outflow," the parking charges. grade airport infrastructure allowance in neighbouring land, Vietnam, Colombia, Bra- representatives from around the mere 0.0213 per cent and APAO said. "It is estimated that the and regional connectivity countries/Asia Pacific coun- zil, Mexico, Egypt, South Africa world will deliberate on contem- hence doing away with even At most Indian airports, aero charges will go up by which is a hallmark of the tries," APAO wrote to the and many others, are encour- porary economic, geopolitical, entire imports will not serve duty-free revenues make at least around Rs 200 crore NCAP 2016," the industry government. aged to celebrate inclusion and social and environmental. Sensex closes 200 points down, Nifty ends Bharti AXA General gets IRDAI nod for below 12,200; Bharti Infratel shines regulatory Sandbox Project Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) ment, Coal India, IndusInd New Delhi, Jan 21 under health, non-life needs at the forefront of uct charges premium Sensex on Tuesday (Jan- Bank, and ICICI Bank wit- (IANS) Leading private and distribution seg- our innovations." based on pre-declared uary 21) ended down nessed marginal gains. non-life insurer Bharti ments for the Sandbox "Our proposed prod- or promised vehicle us- 205.10 points or 0.49 Meanwhile, Asian AXA General Insurance project, which allows ucts for the Sandbox age distance along with percent at 41323.81, shares got off to a cau- on Tuesday said it has insurers and technology project cater to this re- the standard parameters, while the Nifty settles tious start lacking any received approval from companies to collabora- quirement, and they are thus benefiting those at 12169.70, down 54.80 lead from Wall Street and the Insurance Regulatory tively experiment with recent examples of our who drive less. Currently, points. The top gainer after the IMF revised out- and Development Au- new products along with commitment towards the product available in stocks were Bharti Infra- look for world growth this thority of India (IRDAI) unique customer propo- customer centricity. With the marketplace, does tel, Zee Entertainment, year. MSCI`s broadest in- for its two insurance pro- sition on a live audience the launch of Sandbox, not allow any person- and BPCL, while Tata dex of Asia-Pacific shares posals under the regula- under the supervision of we would like to con- alisation to customers Steel, Mahindra & Ma- mark indices were flat National Stock Exchange outside Japan slipped tory Sandbox project. the regulator. gratulate the IRDAI for based on their driving hindra, and Tata Motors after the International were mixed. Among 0.9%, while Japan`s Nik- The company said its Sanjeev Srinivasan, the commendable mo- pattern. A customer who were major laggards. Monetary Fund (IMF) stocks, Asian Paints fell by kei lost 0.8% and Shang- two proposed products Managing Director and mentum demonstrated is driving 20,000 kms a About 1082 shares ad- trimmed its global 1.9 per cent at Rs 1,813.90 hai blue chips shed 0.9%. -- Usage-based Motor CEO, Bharti AXA Gen- towards this initiative. year versus the one who vanced, 1364 shares de- growth forecasts to 2.9 per share. UPL dropped E-Mini futures for the Insurance in the non-life eral Insurance said: "As "It is a positive signal is driving only 5,000 kms clined, and 168 shares per cent for 2019 and 3.3 by 1.7 per cent, Mahindra S&P 500 eased 0.3%. category and Short term customers' needs are for the transformational a year is offered the same remained unchanged, per cent for 2020. and Mahindra by 1.5 per The mood has already Health Insurance in the ever-evolving, there has phase for the domestic in- product. while Bharti Airtel and At 10:15 am, the BSE cent, Tata Steel by 1.3 per been cautious after the health segment -- have always been a demand surance industry and an "Usage-based Motor Reliance Industries were S&P Sensex was down by cent and Hero MotoCorp International Monetary been shortlisted by the for flexible and 'Do It exciting time for insurers, Insurance is based on the seen to be the most ac- 91 points to 41,438 while by 1.1 per cent. However, Fund trimmed its global regulator for its Sandbox Yourself' coverages from customers and partners," 'pay as you go' model, tive stocks. the Nifty 50 edged lower Bharti InfraTel gained by growth forecasts, mostly project. Notably, the IR- partners and customers said Srinivasan. The which is differentiated During early hours on by 15 points at 12,209. 5.7 per cent to Rs 234.60 due to a surprisingly DAI has selected only 33 alike. We are cognizant of proposed 'Usage-based from the traditional mo- Tuesday, equity bench- Sectoral indices at the per cent. Zee Entertain- sharp slowdown in India. out of 173 applications this and always put their Motor Insurance' prod- tor insurance. Softbank infuses $103mn into IoT solutions company Skylo Normal ops at Mangluru airport Bengaluru, Jan 21 founder and CEO. The ing schedules, fertilizer day after bomb scare (IANS) Internet of Things Skylo network is hosted needs, and growth cycles, Mangluru, Jan 21 isolated and taken away are yet to find the name, (IoT) solutions company on existing geostationary resulting in lower energy (IANS) Operations at from the airport, there age and other details of Skylo on Tuesday an- satellites, enabling imme- costs, less water usage, Mangluru International was no disturbance to the suspects. nounced that it has re- diate connectivity for cus- and healthier crops. Glob- Airport (MIA) are nor- flights, except one Ben- At Bengaluru's Kem- ceived $103 million in tomers, without the need ally, there are 4.6 million mal, a day after security galuru-bound IndiGo pegowda International Series B funding led by to add new infrastructure fishing vessels that can agencies detonated a flight which suffered Airport (KIA), the num- SoftBank Group. in space. now be connected for the bomb recovered from a few hours delay and ber of police personnel The California-based The existing customers first time over Skylo. the airport in a con- took off later," said Rao. has been increased in a company, maker of af- include enterprise and Skylo's Hub connects trolled explosion, an of- Meanwhile, security bid to tighten the securi- fordable and ubiquitous government entities in a to existing Android de- ficial said on Tuesday. has been tightened at ty and 24 hour searching network that connects range of industries includ- vices over Bluetooth or "All operations are the airport. Mangluru of vehicles is underway. any machine or sensor, ing automotive, railways, Wi-Fi, allowing fishermen normal at Mangluru In- north assistant com- "We have set up two previously raised $13 mil- sensors over satellite. The ity starting at just $1 per agriculture and maritime. to access life-saving two- ternational Airport. Ev- missioner of police Bel- check posts on the way lion in a funding round Election Commission of user and hardware that The global machine way SOS communica- erything is normal," told liappa told IANS that to the airport and ran- co-led by DCM and In- India (ECI) is also utilising costs less than $100, the connectivity solutions tions, connect with their the airport director V.V. the police are still on domly checking vehi- novation Endeavors and Skylo technology in the company said in a state- company allows farmers fleet operator, and access Rao to IANS. the hunt for the culprits cles," told Devanahalli joined by Moore Strategic remote polling stations in ment. to optimize operations markets to transact their Rao said even on who planted the bomb assistant commissioner Ventures. the North-East region to "This low-cost, global by sending and receiv- catch while still at sea, Monday, there was no at the airport. of police Subramanya In India, Skylo has suc- monitor the election pro- fabric of connectivity ing real-time data about said the company. Skylo interruption to the air- "We are trying to trace to IANS. All Karnataka cessfully built and de- cess. for machine data will be growing conditions such was founded in 2017 by port operations, except the culprits, we got the airports, including Hub- ployed a new technology Skylo costs 95 per cent transformative for entire as air temperature, mois- Trivedi and currently has for that one recalled In- footage of the suspects," balli and Belagavi are to directly connect Indian less than existing satellite industries," said Parth- ture level or soil pH. The offices in San Mateo, Cali- diGo flight to Bengaluru. said Belliappa, high- on high alert. Eom/238 Railway coaches and their solutions, with connectiv- sarathi Trivedi, Skylo co- data can inform water- fornia, Bengaluru. "As the explosive was lighting that the police words CBI books Frost Intl in Rs 4,000-cr Govt to decriminalise Income RBI cancels Vodafone m-pesa's certificate of authorisation fraud, raids various places Tax Act, PMLA Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) The proach the company till Sep- New Delhi, Jan 21 banks in the consortium New Delhi/Chen- Reserve Bank of India on Tues- tember 30, 2022, for settlement (IANS) The Central Bu- since 1996. nai, Jan 21 (IANS) The day cancelled the Certificate of of their claims within three reau of Investigation The FIR says in the NDA government is Authorisation (CoA) of Voda- years from the date of cancel- on Tuesday carried out loans taken from the moving to decriminal- fone m-pesa after its voluntary lation. "The Reserve Bank of searches at various loca- consortium, BOI has the ise the Income Tax Act surrender of authorisation. The India, in exercise of the pow- tions in Mumbai and Ut- highest exposure of Rs and the Prevention of company henceforth cannot ers conferred on it under the tar Pradesh after filing a 756 crore which the com- Money Laundering Act transact business of issuance Payment and Settlement Sys- case against Frost Inter- consortium of 14 banks pany has not repaid. (PMLA) as part of steps and operation of Prepaid pay- tems Act, 2007, has cancelled national Ltd, a Mumbai- led by Bank of India to The stress in the ac- towards restoring ment Instruments, RBI said. the Certificate of Authorisation based company involved the tune of Rs 4,061.95 count is observed from business confidence. The central bank, however, (CoA) of the below mentioned in merchant trading and crore Bank of Baroda January 2018 onwards These are among the said that the customers or mer- Payment System Operator import and export of var- (BoB), Canara Bank, in the consortium of 14 steps being taken to chants having a valid claim on (PSO) on account of voluntary ious commodities, and Central Bank of India, banks, when Letters of catapult the country to the company as a PSO, can ap- surrender of authorisation. its promoters on charges Andhra Bank, Oriental Credit started devolv- a $5 trillion economy, of cheating a consor- Bank of Commerce, Pun- ing with member banks Finance Minister Nir- the Companies Act to working to decriminal- tium of banks worth Rs jab National Bank, Syn- as export proceeds were mala Sitharaman has decriminalise several ise companies and en- Viacom18 to launch new 4,061.95 crore in 2011. dicate Bank, Union Bank not realized, the FIR said. said. procedural lapses and sure that no other Acts The CBI teams carried of India, Indian Overseas "The company could In her address on those that do not affect including Income Tax subscription based streaming service out searches two days af- Bank, UCO Bank, Vijaya not deposit the overdue the "roadmap to a $5 public interest to ease Act and PMLA, have New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) premium, and contemporary. ter the agency registered Bank, Allahabad Bank amount and account is trillion economy" at compliance. such provisions," Sith- Entertainment network Via- It is a visual translation of the an FIR against some un- and United Bank of India classified as NPA (Non the Nani Palkhivala As part of this ex- araman said. com18b will launch its second brand proposition to provide identified bank officials, are the other banks in the Performing Asset)by all centenary celebrations ercise, around 46 pe- The assurance of subscription-based streaming the best digital content for a the firm and 13 individu- consortium. the member banks." in Chennai on Sunday, nal provisions will be rationalising penalty offering called Select. discerning audience, the net- als, including promot- Look Out Circulars The consortium later the Minister said that amended to either re- provisions in Income Set to soon go live on Voot, work said in a statement. ers Udai Jayant Desai, (LOC) have also been is- decided a forensic au- decriminalising cor- move criminality, or Tax Act comes just the all new premium service, Speaking about adding fur- Sujay Udai Desai, Sunil sued against all of them dit and its report dated porate laws, settling to restrict the punish- over a week before Voot Select will give users ac- ther scale to the digital busi- Lal Chand Verma and at airports and entry-exit January 5 last year found tax disputes and rapid ment to only fine. she presents the union cess to diverse multi genre ness, Sudhanshu Vats, Group Anoop Kumar Wadhera, points across India so that there was a potential privatisation of state- The next step is to budget. The Minister's marquee content experiences. CEO & MD, Viacom18 said : directors and guarantors that they don't leave the diversion of funds by way run firms were among extend this exercise to assurance that the gov- The new business vertical un- "The video on demand market of the company. country. of providing unsecured the steps that the gov- laws dealing with in- ernment was trying to der Viacom18 Digital Ventures is the fastest growing segment In its FIR filed on Janu- As per the complaint loans to group compa- ernment was taking to come tax and money ensure that businesses will be helmed by Ferzad Palia, in the media and entertain- ary 19, the agency has filed by Bank of India's nies and that there was achieve the target. laundering. are not looked with Head - Youth, Music & English. ment sector today. Subscrip- framed charges against branch, Frost no actual export of goods The government "I have gone through suspicion, is in line Voot Select will be in addition tion led business models are Frost International and International has been against merchant trade has spoken about this (Companies Act) with Prime Minister to his existing responsibilities. going to be the next big growth others for cheating a banking with it and transactions. changes to be made in with a comb. We are Narendra Modi's. Voot Select would minimal, drivers in the years to come." Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 22, 2020 BUSINESS 10 Zomato acquires UberEats India for nearly Rs 2,500 crore Sensex ends 205 pts lower after New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) It currently has nearly Khosrowshahi. Zomato on Tuesday an- 26,000 restuarants listed "We have been very im- IMF cuts growth forecas nounced that it has ac- on its platform from over pressed by Zomato's ability Mumbai, Jan 21 the Hang Seng in- tinued to outperform quired Uber's Food Deliv- 40 cities. The market is to grow rapidly in a capital- (IANS) The bench- dex, fell sharply after benchmarks with Nif- ery Business in India in an piping hot as according to efficient manner and we mark Sensex on Tues- Moody's Investors ty Midcap 100 down all-stock deal and Uber will a recent study by business wish them continued suc- day closed 205 points Service downgraded 0.1 per cent while have 9.99 per cent stake in consultancy firm Market cess," he added. lower after the Inter- the city's rating. The Nifty Smallcap 100 the Deepinder Goyal-led Research Future, the on- On January 10, Zomato national Monetary IMF has also lowered closing higher by 0.1 food delivery platform. line food ordering market had announced that it Fund (IMF) slashed the growth estimate per cent. According to sources in India is likely to grow at has secured $150 million India's 2019 growth of India to 4.80% for Vinod Nair of Geo- close to the deal, it is in the over 16 per cent annually in fresh funding from Ant estimates from 4.8 per 2019, which prompt- jit Financial Services range of over $350 million to touch $17.02 billion by Financial, a subsidiary of cent from 6.1 per cent ed investors to re- said that some sub- or nearly Rs 2,500 crore. 2023. China-based giant Alibaba. for the current fiscal sort to profit-taking," dued results in Q3 Uber Eats in India will Uber CEO Dara Khos- The latest round of fund- year. Shrikant Chouhan of compared to the solid discontinue operations rowshahi said that the ing in Zomato, which cur- Auto and manufac- Kotak Securities said. expectation has trig- and direct restaurants, de- dia. This acquisition sig- gross bookings, but was Uber Eats team in India rently value the company turing sector stocks Sensex closed gered a consolidation livery partners, and users nificantly strengthens our more than 25 per cent of has achieved an incredible at $3 billion, is part of $600 lost the most dur- 205 points lower at in the market. of the Uber Eats apps to the position in the category," our global Eats Segment amount over the last two million funding round an- ing the trade session. 41,323.81 after hitting "We believe this is Zomato platform, effec- said Goyal, Founder and Adjusted EBITDA losses". years. "India remains an nounced by Zomato CEO While the Nifty auto an intra-day high of a rational reaction of tive from Tuesday. "We are CEO, Zomato. Uber started its food exceptionally important Goyal at a Delhi event last index closed 1.28 per 41,532.59 and a low of the market which will proud to have pioneered According to company delivery service in India market to Uber and we will December. The deal comes cent lower, the Nifty 41,294.30. The Nifty hold in the short-term restaurant discovery and to sources, for the first three around mid-2017, but has continue to invest in grow- in the wake of merger talks metal index lost 1.27 closed at 12,169.85, and can reverse as per have created a leading food quarters of 2019, "our Uber not been able to scale up in ing our local Rides busi- between Zomato and Swig- per cent. lower by 54.70 points. the final outcome of delivery business across Eats business comprised 3 the face of big players like ness, which is already the gy, whoch both the compa- Globally, Asian However, the Budget & Q3FY20 re- more than 500 cities in In- per cent of our global Eats Zomato and Swiggy. clear category leader," said nies have denied to date. markets, especially broader market con- sults," Nair added.

Gurugram's longest flyover to FinMin may push for Rs 30K cr interim dividend from RBI New Delhi, Jan 21 contention is that this year said India's slow growth is be built in 1 year (IANS) The Finance Min- has "exceptional circum- dragging down the world Gurugram, Jan 21 Manohar Lal Khattar The flyover com- istry is likely to push for stances" because of the economy. (IANS) Following the government but it was prises six-lane main Rs 25,000-30,000 crore in- slowdown, low revenue The Finance Ministry nod from the Union delayed. The Khattar carriageway and three- terim dividend from RBI, generation and outgo of Rs might seek the interim Transport and High- government had ear- lane service road. for the third time in a row, 1.45 lakh crore due to cor- dividend from the RBI to ways Ministry, the lier wanted the project The tender for the el- to check slippages in the porate tax cuts. meet some of the financial National Highways to be completed 11 evated flyover has been fiscal deficit of 3.3 per cent For 2018-19 (July-June), pressure due to the low Authority of India months before 2019 allotted to Oriental in 2019-20. The central the RBI transferred a total revenue generation from (NHAI) has said it will Haryana Assembly Infrastructure Pvt Ltd bank and government may of Rs 1.76 trillion to the taxes and disinvestment complete construction election. "The stretch which will construct touch upon the issue when central government, in- and slowdown, said the of Gurugram's longest between Rajiv Chowk it under the supervi- Finance Minister Nirmala cluding a one-time trans- sources. flyover on the busy to Badshahpur is high- sion of NHAI. A senior Sitharaman will meet RBI fer of Rs 52,637 crore which The RBI largely earns Gurugram-Alwar Na- ly clogged due to huge NHAI official said that Governor Shaktikanta Das crore in FY18). "If the RBI utes the dividend in Au- was deemed as excess re- profits on its trading of tional Highway 48 in volume of traffic and another underpass has at post Budget Vision cus- board recommends, then gust after annual accounts serves and comprising Rs currencies and govern- one year. therefore urgent re- been proposed on the tomary meeting. it will be the third time are finalised and interim 1,23,414 crore of surplus ment bonds. Part of these NHAI Project Di- quirement to construct elevated road. "There Government has a Bud- when interim payout will dividends if any, they are for the year 2018-19. earnings are set aside by rector Ashok Kumar a flyover betweenwill be two underpass- get estimate of Rs 90,000 be given to the govern- given around February The government is fight- the RBI for its operational Sharma said that the Subhash Chowk and es - one at Subhash crore dividend from RBI in ment," said sources. to the government. Seek- ing a six year low growth, and contingency needs construction of the Badshahpur," Sharma Chowk and another FY20. RBI follows a fiscal The central bank had ing interim dividends are subdued demand and while the rest is transferred five-km-long flyover is said. at the T-junction near of July-June. The interim paid Rs 28,000 crore as not common. The Bimal consumption leading to to the government in the in full swing for the last The official said that Vatika Chowk where dividend of the RBI's total interim dividend from its Jalan-led committee on projections of 5 per cent form of dividends. two months and NHAI the elevated flyover the Southern Periph- dividend for 2019-20 (July- 2018-19 fiscal accounts the RBI's economic capital growth in current fiscal The Union Budget 2019- is using maximum will not only unclog the eral Road (SPR) merg- June) can help the govern- (July-June) in February, framework recommended which is an 11 year drop. 20 had pegged dividend or manpower to complete road but also cut down es with Sohna Road. ment check 3.3 per cent fis- which helped the govern- in August that an interim On Monday, the Inter- surplus of the RBI, nation- it within the deadline. travel time by less than Besides, there will be cal deficit target slippage. ment contain deficit at 3.4 dividend should be paid national Monetary Fund alised banks and financial The detailed project half. Currently, the 8 three foot overbridges In the past RBI has paid a per cent in the last fiscal. to the government only in (IMF) slashed India's institutions at Rs 1.06 lakh report of this flyover km stretch takes 30 to also designed for pe- total Rs 38,000 crore as in- The Reserve Bank fol- "exceptional circumstanc- FY20 growth forecast to crore up from Rs 74,140.37 was completed dur- 50 minutes due to huge destrians," the official terim dividend (Rs 28,000 lows July-June financial es". 4.8 per cent, besides trim- crore realised in the previ- ing the first term of the traffic congestion. said. crore in FY19 and Rs 10,000 year and usually distrib- The Finance Ministry's ming global outlook and ous fiscal. Rlys again expecting highest Fitch: Supreme Court ruling negative for capex outlay in Budget New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) incumbent telcos The Indian Railways is yet New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Vo- pay unpaid dues on licence fees again expecting the high- dafone Idea Limited and Bharti and spectrum usage charges by est-ever outlay for capital Airtel Limited will be affected January 23, 2020, it said. expenditure of over Rs 1.70 by the Supreme Court's rejec- Fitch placed Bharti's rat- lakh crore from Union Fi- tion on January 17 of a review ings on Rating Watch Negative nance Minister Nirmala petition against its earlier ruling (RWN) outlook on October 30, Sitharaman, who is set in a long-running telecom sec- 2019, following the Supreme to present the Budget on tor tax case, Fitch Ratings said Court's verdict against the February 1. According to a on Tuesday. country's telcos on the defini- senior railway ministry of- The court's ruling in this case tion of adjusted gross revenue ficial, the railways has got vious year. In 2018-19 Bud- on the modernisation of could also have significant re- (AGR), based on which the in- CAPEX of Rs 1.60 lakh crore get, the outlay for the rail- the signalling system, con- percussions for India's banking cumbent operators must pay in last year's Budget, while ways was Rs 1.48 lakh crore struction of new tracks, sector, as well as the country's hefty dues to the government. in the previous year it got while the Budget allocation doubling and tripling of broader economic outlook, the "We will resolve the Rating Rs 1.48 lakh crore CAPEX. was Rs 55,088 crore. tracks, rolling stock and rating agency said. Watch Negative on Bharti's rat- "Thus this year also the According to Railway telecom. Besides, there can The Supreme Court's rejec- ing, based on our assessment of railways will get over Rs Ministry officials, the rail- be an announcement about tion on January 17 of a review the positive impact of EBITDA be 2.3x-2.6x, close to the 2.5x million of subordinated debt 1.70 or 1.75 lakh crore out- way infrastructure would new services in the Tejas petition against its earlier ruling growth from announced tariff level above which we would via perpetual bonds, on which lay for CAPEX," said the of- need an investment of Rs Express and the Vande is credit negative for the indus- hikes by all telcos in December take negative rating action. Fitch assigns a 50 per cent eq- ficial. The official said that 50 lakh crore between 2018 Bharat Express. Before try, said Fitch Ratings. 2019 and taking into consider- Nonetheless, the company's uity credit," it said. the budgetary allocation and 2030, thus the amount 2016, the Union Budget The Supreme Court's deci- ation likely subscriber addition management is committed to Vodafone Idea could face se- of the railways will also in- is all set to go up in this and Railway budget were sion to reject the review peti- should Vodafone Idea gradually maintaining an investment- vere liquidity stress as a result of crease this year to over Rs Budget also. presented separately in In- tion is likely to lead the Depart- exit the industry," it observed. grade rating and raised about the tax case, as its cash balance 70,000 crore as compared The official said in the dia. However, the 92-year ment of Telecommunications We forecast Bharti's FYE20 $7.6 billion in equity in the last of $2.2 billion as of September to over Rs 65,837 crore pre- Budget more focus will be tradition was scrapped. (DOT) to demand that telcos FFO-adjusted net leverage to 12 months. It also raised $750 2019 would be insufficient. IMF's Gopinath projects economic recovery for India in 2020-21 BEL commissions Real Time United Nations, Jan 21 a "lion's share" of the 0.1 cent last year and is pro- Information System for Railways (IANS) The International per cent cut in the global jected to increase to 4.8 Bengaluru, Jan 21 railways. It facilitates of locomotive device, Monetary Fund, which economic growth projec- per cent this year and 5.1 (IANS) Bharat Elec- automatic acquisition which tracks the loca- sharply cut India's growth tions for last year to 2.9 per per cent next year, the IMF tronics Ltd (BEL) has of train movement tion of trains using S- rate, is projecting a recov- cent and to 3.3 per cent for said. IMF Managing Direc- commissioned phase data, including arrival, band mobile satellite ery in 2020-21, the organ- the current year from those tor Kristalina Georgieva I information system departure and run- service of the space isation's Chief Economist made in October. said that the world was to provide real-time through timings at all agency's Gsat-6 satel- Gita Gopinath said on It also cut the global seeing "a tentative stabi- train information to stations en route. lite as well as 4G/3G Monday. The recovery economic projections for lisation, sluggish recovery" the Indian Railways The control chart of mobile data service, "should come from the 2021 by 0.2 per cent to 3.4 from last year's slump, the and increase its op- trains, which has the setting up of MSS hub monetary stimulus that has per cent. "A more subdued lowest growth since 2008. erational efficiency, system-enabled loco- and data centre with been put in the system and growth forecast for India She said that one of the besides enhancing motives, gets plotted hardware and appli- some of it from the corpo- accounts for the lion's factors contributing to the passenger safety, said automatically in the cation software at the rate tax cut," she said at a tic cut from the 6.1 per cent October, the first two fis- share of the downward re- recovery was the "accom- the state-run compa- control office applica- centre for railway in- news conference in Davos made in October and even cal quarters of the fiscal visions," the IMF said. modative monetary poli- ny on Tuesday. tion system of the rail- formation systems at for the release of the World more from the 7.5 per cent year 2019-20 (that) came Despite the cuts for In- cies" adopted by countries "The system has ways. The train con- in New Economic Outlook (WEO) made in January last year. in much weaker than ex- dia, it is the second-fastest around the world. been commissioned trollers can, without Delhi. update. The forecasts for the next pected. An important rea- growing major economy There were 71 rate cuts through the centre manual intervention, The technology of India's growth rate is two fiscal years, although son for this is the stress in after China this year and by about 40 countries and for railway informa- accurately track the the locomotive device expected to shoot up from showing an upward trend, the financial sector, par- the next, and it is expected these contributed 0.5 per tion system, under the location and speed of has been indigenously the estimate of 4.8 per cent are lower than the 7 per ticularly in the non-bank to overtake China in 2021, cent to the global growth technical guidance of the system-enabled lo- developed. The ap- for the current fiscal year cent for 2020-21 and the 7.5 financial sector, because of according to the WEO up- estimate "or else we would the space applications comotives/trains. plication software, by 1 per cent to 5.8 per cent per cent for 2021-22 made which there has bee a sharp date. China's growth rate have been talking of a re- centre of the state-run The system not only including the hub net- in 2020-21, according to by the IMF in October. slowing of credit growth." projections are 6.1 per cent cession," she said. Indian Space Research facilitates smooth work monitoring sys- the update. It is projected Asked at the interac- "In addition to that, for 2019, 6 per cent in 2020 But a turning point has Organistion (ISRO)," control of trains, but tem was developed in- to further increase to 6.5 tive video news confer- there was weak rural in- and 5.8 per cent in 2021. not been reached and now said the city-based de- also optimises traf- house. The system is per cent in 2021-22, the ence about the sharp cuts, come growth and that has India is also doing bet- it was time to focus on fence undertaking. fic management, im- an example of 'Make IMF said. Gopinath gave two reasons also affected domestic de- ter than the once-roaring boosting economic growth The system also proves operational ef- In India' as it has been IMF's latest growth esti- for the reassessment. "In mand," she said. The WEO Asian tigers of the ASEAN, through other measures provides real-time po- ficiency and prevents designed, developed mate of 4.8 per cent for the India, relative to the num- update blamed India's whose economic growth like economic and finan- sitional information accidents. The project and manufactured in current fiscal year is a dras- bers we had projected in economic slowdown for was estimated at 4.7 per cial reforms and structural. of locomotives to the involved installation the country. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Ishant advised 6-week National Academy will depend on his getting into a Eyeing Tokyo berths Saina, Srikanth aim position where he can walk rest, out of NZ tour properly,” the former cricketer said.The 31-year-old picked for good show in Thailand up the injury in the fifth over Bangkok, Jan 21 (IANS) Ace regulations, just a couple of Srikanth, on the other hand, of Vidarbha’s second innings Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal shuttlers each from the singles will take on Shesar Hiren -- his third. Ishant was seen and Kidambi Srikanth aim category could qualify Rhustavito in the opening writhing in pain and had to to put up a good show when if their ranking lies round.Among other Indians, be taken off the ground as he they begin their campaign at within the top-16. Sameer Verma will take on needed medical attention. the BWF Thailand Masters As of now, world Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia while H.S. Ishant returned figures of 3/45 Super 300 tournament here on champion P.V. Sindhu and B. Prannoy will face Malaysia's in Vidarbha’s first essay.Ishant Wednesday. Sai Praneeth (11th) and men's Liew Daren in the first round. underwent an MRI scan on Saina and Srikanth are doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Monday and the report on placed at the 22nd and 23rd Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Tuesday showed that he had a spots in BWF's rankings as (8th) have almost sealed a Apurvi, tear. While the first Test is set April 26 has been set as the place for the Tokyo 2020. Divyansh to be played from February 21 deadline date for Tokyo Saina will begin her campaign to 25, the second Test is from Olympics qualification.As per here against Denmark's Line shoot February 29 to March 4. BWF Olympics qualification Højmark Kjaersfeldt. 10-metre New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) IANS, DDCA director Sanjay Senior India pacer Ishant Bhardwaj said that the pacer Aus Open : Roger Federer, Serena Williams, gold at Sharma is all but out of the Test was all but out of the Test series against New Zealand series against New Zealand as Meyton Cup after he suffered a Grade 3 tear he has been asked to rest his Djokovic, start with easy wins on his right ankle while playing leg for six weeks.“He has been for Delhi in their advised complete rest for six encounter against Vidarbha at weeks, so there is little chances the Stadium. The of him playing the Test series official statement from the against New Zealand next BCCI is awaited.Speaking to month. When he goes to the du Plessis hints at fourth Test being his last at home du Plessis has been under the pump for failing to score runs in the longest format, Innsbruck (Austria) averaging 21.25 in 12 innings Jan 21 (IANS) Ace Indian since October 2019 and not shooters Apurvi Chandela being able to score a century and Divyansh Singh in more than a year. Panwar clinched gold at South Africa play only two the ongoing Meyton Cup Tests in the winter, against international shooting the West Indies, before the championship in Austria. T20 World Cup, which du Apurvi won the gold in Plessis has indicated will be round before grinding down womens 10m air rifle with a his swansong. Jan-Lennard Struff to stay on final score of 251.4. Anjum Asked if the fourth Test track for a record eighth title. Moudgil had to settle for could be his final one at The Serb, a 16-time Major bronze in the same event home, du Plessis was quoted Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) winner, won 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 2-6, with a final score of 229. as saying by ESPNCricinfo: Roger Federer and Serena 6-1 to make it to the second In men's 10m air rifle, Port Elizabeth, Jan 21 (IANS) “Yes, most definitely, it is a Williams got off to clinical starts round at Melbourne Park for Divyansh bagged the top South Africa skipper Faf du possibility. What I didn’t want in the opening round of the the 14th consecutive year. honours with a final score Plessis said on Monday that to do is make a decision on Australian Open on Monday. Meanwhile, 13th seed Denis of 249.7 while Deepak the fourth and final Test emotion. While Federer brushed aside Shapovalov had a big row with Kumar had to settle for against England could be his “It’s just about trying to be Steve Johnson to race into the the umpire for throwing his bronze with a score of 228. last on home soil. the strongest leader that I can second round, Serena thrashed racquet in frustration as he All the four Indian England skipper Joe Root be for the team. For now, that’s Anastasia Potapova. lost his opener 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), shooters have already may have failed to deliver committing to this series. Federer (38) eased past his 1-6, 6-7 (7/3) to Hungarian earned Olympic quotas with the bat, but the 29-year- The worst thing a leader can rival 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to kickstart Marton Fucsovics in a big for Tokyo Games. Anjum old starred with the ball to do is pull the plug mid-series his bid for a 21st Grand Slam upset on day one. and Apurvi won Olympic bundle out hosts South Africa and say, ‘Sorry boys, I am title in style. He will next take In the women's section, quotas for Tokyo 2020 for 237 and help the visitors out. I’ve had enough.’ I don’t on either French qualifier while Serena beat Potapova when the former won register an impressive win think that’s what’s leadership Quentin Halys or Serbian 6-0, 6-3 in 58 minutes, Naomi silver and the latter by an innings and 53 runs in is about. You have to stick Filip Krajinovic.Defending Osaka began her Australian finished fourth at the the third Test. The victory through the tough times as champion Novak Djokovic Open title defence in style by 2018 Shooting World helped the visitors take a 2-1 well. After the T20 World Cup, survived a scare as he dropped dismantling unseeded Czech Championships held in lead in the four-Test series. I will reassess where I am.” his first set in the opening Marie Bouzkova. Changwon, South Korea. Indian boxers win ̌ silver Sharapova unsure if she will be I-League: Punjab FC beat medals at Nation’s Cup back at Aus Open next year Gokulam Kerala 3-1 Ludhiana, Jan 21 (IANS) A their intentions clear, as it took Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Dipanda Dicka brace helped them only 20 seconds after Following her first round Punjab FC register a 3-1 victory kick-off to rattle the woodwork. defeat at the Australian Open over Gokulam Kerala FC at the Marcus Joseph went on to have 2020, former champion Maria Guru Nanak Stadium here on a crack from distance, but was Sharapova has admitted that Monday. denied by a fully stretched Kiran she doesn't know if she will be Sergio Barboza Jr. broke Limbu, who did well to get a back at the Rod Laver Arena the deadlock in the first-half fingertip and parry it onto the next year. stoppage time before a Henry frame of the goal.Much against Sharapova crashed out of the Kisekka goal drew the visitors the run of play, Punjab took the year's first grand slam after she level in the 52nd minute. lead in the first minute of first-half faced a crushing defeat against Dipanda Dicka restored stoppage time. A Cavin Lobo strike Croatian star Donna Vekic in Punjab's advantage via a free- from the distance hit Dipanda her opening round contest on kick in the 64th minute, before Dicka on the way, who knew Tuesday. Vekic beat Sharapova adding his second in stoppage nothing about it, but the deflection 6-3 6-4 to enter the second time to seal the three points in fell kindly to Sergio Barboza Jr., round of women's singles. emphatic fashion.The visitors who made no mistake in squaring "I don't know, I don't know," didn't waste a minute in making it past the keeper. Sharapova was quoted as saying by the tournament when pressed on whether this was her final appearance there. I've gone through with my quarterfinal run at the Adelaide "It's tough for me to tell shoulder, but it's not really in International, Vekic raced what's going to happen in my character to."So, you know, ahead 5-1 before Sharapova 12 months' time...I haven't I was there. I put myself out began to find her rhythm, thought of my schedule there. You know, as tough as it breaking the No.19 seed in her moving forward from here was I finished the match and, first attempt at serving for the yet...I can speak about my yeah, it wasn't the way that I set and earning a break point struggles and the things that wanted," she added.Fresh off a to get things back on serve.

Sombor (Serbia), Jan Championships in Serbia. were the four pugilists won gold at the Boxing Iuliia Chumgalakova in a 21 (IANS) Four Indian M. Meena Kumari who clinched the silver World Cup in Germany, split verdict.Ritu was beaten pugilist claimed four silver (54kg), Monika (48kg), medal after losing their lost to Italy’s Giordana 0-4 by China’s Cai Yan medals at the 9th Nations Ritu Grewal (51kg) and respective final matches. Sorrentino 1-4 while while Bhagyabati lost 1-4 to Cup International Boxing Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg) Meena, who had last year Monika lost to Russia’s Khadija Mardi of Morocco. Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Wednesday - January 22, 2020 12 AMITABH BACHCHAN's 'CHEHRE' gets new release date mitabh Bachchan and and Ronnie Lahiri, and seeing Emraan Hashmi's mys- as it was mutually benefi cial Atery thriller "Chehre", to not only all of us to give a which was scheduled to release good release window to these on April 24, will now open on July exciting movies, but also to Mr 17.The thriller has been helmed Bachchan's fans, we decided by Rummy Jafry and produced to now release 'Chehre' on by Anand Pandit."Chehre" has July 17."To this, Producer Ron- been moved from its earlier nie Lahiri of Rising Sun Films, April release date, on a special added: "Our fi lm was ready and request from Shoojit Sircar and we were keen to release it in Producer Ronnie Lahiri -- the April. We share a great rapport makers of "Gulabo Sitabo". with Anand Pandit and as the Talking about the new release 'Chehre' shoot was going on, date, Pandit said: "Yes we have we humbly requested him if we moved 'Chehre' to July 17, could release 'Gulabo Sitabo' in upon a special request from April and he was gracious and the makers of 'Gulabo Sitabo'. kind enough to push the release We have always had a fantastic date of 'Chehre'." association with Shoojit Sircar IANS Deepika feted with global honour for Evelyn Sharma extends MEGHAN mental health awareness contract for show 'Euromaxx' TRAINOR: I'M ollywood star Deepika ctress Evelyn Shar- SUPER IN LOVE Padukone was felici- ma has renewed Btated with the Crystal Acontract for an- inger Meghan Trainor says Award at the World Economic other year for her inter- she feels "super in love" with Forum for her contribution to national show "Euro- Sher husband Daryl Sabara. mental health awareness. maxx". She got married to Sabara on While accepting the award, After wrapping up an- December 22, 2018 -- which was Deepika opened up about her other schedule in Berlin, also her 25th birthday. own experience with mental Germany for her interna- "It's so good. It's very romantic illness and how it drove her tional show, she renewed right now, we're super in love," to start The Live Love Laugh her contract for another dailymail.co.uk quoted Trainor as Foundation. year for the show which saying about her married life. The actress shared: is about lifestyle and cul- Meghan has recently spent a "Through my journey to recov- ture in Europe. The show lot of time in the UK, where she ery from depression, I began is for German channel has joined the judging panel to understand the stigma and DW (Deutsche Welle). of "The Voice". Trainor also lack of awareness associated "Audiences across the revealed that her mother and with mental illness, I felt a deep globe are looking for brother had accompanied Dar- need to save at least one life." more than entertain- ryl on her trip to the UK. "And it is this very need ment," said Evelyn. She said: "My mum is here, my that motivated me to go pub- "Yes, people want to dad didn't make this short trip be- lic with my illness and set up be entertained, however cause it's too hard on his body but the Live Love Laugh founda- they also want to take he's waiting for us back at home. tion," she added.Deepika away more. They're everything, I can't do has been running the foun- Information, educa- anything without then. My older dation since June 2015. The paigns, adolescent mental at the forum in Davos, Swit- tion, inspiration! Our life brother is my videographer and foundation's programmes health programmes, funding zerland.Meanwhile, this year is meaningless without a than a quick thrill," added ding plans with Austra- my mum's my assistant, and my and initiatives include na- support for treatment in ru- she made her debut as a pro- deeper purpose, and I see the actress turned host. lian based dental surgeon husband's my husband. They all tionwide public awareness ral communities and more. ducer with "Chhapaak". the audience is craving On the personal front, Tushaan Bhindi. take care of me and it's great." and destigmatisation cam- Deepika represented India IANS for great content more she is also busy with wed- IANS IANS Ayushmann to wife Tahira drive Mrunal Jain on bagging Tum aayi aur duniya badal gayi meri: 'Sooryavanshi', 'Sab Kushal Mangal' ushmann on Tuesday took to Instagram and penned down ctor Mrunal Jain is edy for the first time in my a heartfelt post for Tahira who thrilled about his up- career and it was very en- turned a year older. Acoming projects -- tertaining," he said.The ac- "Tahira means pure and "Sab Kushal Mangal" and tor also loved working with virtuous. That's what you are. "Sooryavanshi". director Rohit Shetty on the This was your fi rst year in "I think it is all about the film "Sooryavanshi". mumbai and in my life in this right timing and being in the "I am a huge fan of his city. Santosh humara pehla right place. Everything mat- work. So working and be- house help chutti pe gaya hua ters; your timing, your tal- ing directed by him is a very tha and we had spent the en- ent, hard work, destiny and different and good learning tire day cleaning the house. right timing. It has to work experience. Tum aayi aur duniya badal together and that's how I got An actor always looks for- gayi meri," he wrote along these projects," said the ac- ward to working with great with a photograph of Tahira tor, known for featuring in directors to do different kinds in white dress.Ayushmann TV shows like "Uttaran" and of cinema. Rohit Shetty Sir also shared that Tahira has "Hitler Didi". is the best when it comes to changed his "perspective to- Talking about his role in his family and sister who is "They were great to work action. He knows the exact wards life and love"."Tahira "Sab Kushal Mangal", he getting married. He is also with. They were very enthu- nerve of the audience, how means pure and virtuous. said: "It is a comic role. It is the leader of the family af- siastic and good learners," they will react. Working with ctor Ayushmann Khur- he wished his wife Tahira That's what you are. Happy a light-hearted comic char- ter his dad."The film also said the "Satya 2" actor.This Rohit sir was very motivating rana is giving out ma- Kashyap a happy birthday in bday love," he added. acter, who is very respon- stars newcomers - Priyaank is Mrunal's first attempt at and thrilling," he said. Ajor husband goals as the most adorable way.Ay- IANS sible and concerned about Sharma and Riva Kishan. comedy. "I am doing com- IANS Allu Arjun thanks fans for making 'Ala...' a 'magnanimous hit'

elugu star Allu Arjun is er in the Nizam/Andhra area mean that so many people decade. “Title for Stylish thrilled about his latest after "Baahubali - The Conclu- have taken time out from Star @alluarjun's #AA20 Tfi lm "Ala Vaikunthapur- sion", said industry sources. their lives and trusted us to with Sukumar Garu is not ramuloo" opening to great Arjun also tweeted a photo entertain them." yet fi nalized...Reports that numbers. He has thanked the of his fi lm's team, including "The positive response are appearing in some web audience for making it a "mag- the director Trivikram. He cap- for the fi lm, the unique sto- sites regarding the title are nanimous hit". tioned it: "The smiles that come ry, the music and of course, all false and there is no "I whole heartedly thank my during a Genuine success is soo Allu Arjun, has not stopped truth in the same. The title audience for blessing us with beautiful. The joy comes from since we released just over will be announced at an ap- this magnanimous Hit... and deep inside. We get that joy a week back. propriate time later. Thank bringing smiles into our lives. only when people truly heart- The love of the audi- you!” (sic) So content in our hearts to cel- fully bless us. Thank you all for ence has helped us reach #AA20 will see cinema- ebrate the success with you all. your blessings." this level of success and we tography by Polish cin- Humbled #AVPL celebrations," A spokesperson from the are sure that it will help us ematographer Miroslaw Arjun tweeted on Monday. fi lm's production house, achieve new milestones Kuba Brozek, who debuted With Rs 119 crore (net) at the Geetha Arts, said: "Every fi lm too," the spokesperson in Telugu with Vikram K box offi ce within one week, the we work on, we have faith in it. added. Kumar and Nani’s ‘Gang fi lm, which hit the screens on With 'Ala Vaikunthapurramu- The movie also features Leader’ and music by Devi the festive occasion of Sankran- loo', our conviction was hugely Bollywood actress Tabu, Sri Prasad. Further details ti on January 12, has now be- rewarded. The numbers that who made her return to are awaited. come the second highest gross- we are seeing are great; they Telugu fi lms after over a IANS

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