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unfortunate the Centre was ctress Rhea Chakraborty R not helping the revenue-starved Abecame the focal point of alling Covid-19 as an extra- States by honouring its com- the developments in the Cordinary “Act of God” sit- mitment to pay them GST Sushant Singh Rajput death uation, Finance Minister compensation at 14 per cent. saga on Thursday as a Nirmala Sitharaman has said Chhattisgarh Finance Narcotics Control Bureau this may lead to economic Minister TS Singh Deo said (NCB) team arrived here from contraction and presented two there is a sad state of affairs in New Delhi to investigate the options to States under which the GST Council as it is drug angle involving her. She they can borrow from the mar- increasingly yielding to claimed that late Sushant had ket to make up for the esti- majoritarianism instead of forced her to leave his flat mated deficit of 2.35 lakh being consensual. before the arrival of his sister crore this fiscal. The non-NDA Delhi Deputy Chief Meetu and the late actor’s States were not satisfied with Minister Manish Sisodia said father KK Singh called the Government’s offer. that under the existing system, her a “murderer” and accused With the States clamouring the city Government cannot her of “poisoning” his son for for compensation of GST rev- take a loan from the RBI to meet a long time. enue shortfall, the Centre on its revenue shortfall. Emerging The CBI’s ongoing investi- Thursday held a five-hour long .#2#!(#%!00#3 .2%$! out of a GST Council meeting, gations into Sushant’s death ! . /0 P - 20 3* meeting of the GST Council in #$##9$ #! he said the Centre has refused took a backseat as the NCB which the Finance Minister " #$"% to pay GST compensation to launched drug-related investi- & . . " ( 0( % ,%- & &( ! %##!!##$%# said there was no proposal to 2(4:$ States and asked them to take a gations into the actor’s death, a raise tax rates to make up for *+ " &% loan from the RBI to meet day after it registered a case allegedly “possessing, pur- actor’s suicide — vehemently the shortfall that has been ,%- .#( ##3O their revenue shortfall due to the under sections 20, 22, 27 and chasing and using cannabis” denied that she had ever taken compounded by the Covid-19 .#20LM##%$#3 . coronavirus pandemic. 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and and for alleged “abetment and drugs. She also denied she had pandemic. VAT into the new, nationwide 2%$!0$$%#20, “However, under the cur- Psychotropic Substances) Act criminal conspiracy to commit any links with the drug dealers Citing a legal opinion from Goods and Services Tax (GST) $##%0L!%M rent hybrid system (of gover- and booked Rhea Chakraborty, an offence”. and peddlers. “I am prepared to the Attorney General, she ruled in return for the Centre promis- .#9$ 20(%! ### nance), the Delhi Government her brother Showik As part of its investigations undergo blood test if the NCB out the Centre making good ing to make good any loss of %$3 .2%$!0$#%%# cannot take a loan from the RBI. Chakraborty and others. into the alleged procurement wants me to do so,” she said. the shortfall from either its cof- revenue in the first five years. #2*%,O9 ! The Centre should take a loan Having joined the investi- and usage of drugs like She however, admitted that fers or borrowing against its But with the economy from the RBI and give it to the gations in the SSR death case MDMA, marijuana, LSD and Sushant was taking marijuana. balance sheet. slowing down, 70,000 crore %%$#2# =%%# Delhi Government,” he said. on the basis of the retrieved Cannabidiol which figured in On a day when Rhea’s The deficit can be made shortfall was seen in the last fis- 2#!0#%( #%0 Sisodia also charged the WhatsApp messages of Rhea the retrieved WhatsApp con- father was questioned by the good by States borrowing using cal and this year it is estimated $#3 .$45$ Centre with failing to fulfil its shared by the Enforcement versation that Rhea had with ED, Rhea posted a video on a special window, she said, to widen to 2.35 lakh crore. !#%2# # #%# promise to the States at the Directorate with it, a three- others, the NCB is likely to grill Instagram showing her father adding this loan can be repaid The Congress said it was 0*#$3$!#+ launch of the Goods and member NCB team that Rhea, Sushant’s former talent being mobbed and chased by after five years from the col- “dissatisfied” with the outcome %#!! Services Tax (GST) regime arrived from the national manager Jaya Saha, his house mediapersons outside their lection of GST cess. If States of the GST Council meeting four years ago. “The Centre had Capital went headlong into manager Samuel Miranda and house in Mumbai. She sought agree to either of the options, it and accused the Centre of happy with the outcome of Council meeting. promised that it will pay GST the investigations in drug- Goa-based hotelier Gaurav protection for her and her would effectively mean that adopting a majoritarian GST Council meeting as deci- Puducherry Chief Minister compensation to States at the related matters relating to Arya, who has been hinted as family from Mumbai Police so cess would continue beyond approach and thrusting “solu- sions were thrust upon them by V Narayanasamy, who repre- rate of 14 per cent for five years Sushant’s death case. The NCB drug supplier for Rhea. that the family can co-operate five years of the GST rollout. In tions” on States. the Centre, Punjab’s FM sented the Union Territory at in case of revenue shortfall,” is investigating the allegations On her part, Rhea — who with the probe agencies in the 2017, all States agreed to sub- The Finance Ministers of Manpreet Badal said at a virtual the meeting as he also holds the said Sisodia. under non-bailable provisions has been accused by Rhea’s Sushant case. sume their local taxes such as Congress-ruled States are not press conference after the GST finance portfolio, said it is Continued on Page 2 under the anti-drug law for family of having abetted the Continued on Page 2 ! " R #$ ! " #$%& ' (() in JEE have downloaded admit September 13, said an NTA cards. For NEET, over 10 lakh official. * out of 15.97 lakh candidates Moreover, a total of 7.41 our officials on corona testing. ++ downloaded admit cards in 24 lakh candidates out of 8.58 lakh We all have seen, with the help hours. It shows that students have downloaded their admit elhi Health Minister of Centre we succeeded in want that exams are held at any cards for JEE-Mains till DSatyendra Jain on defeating corona however now cost,” Union Education Tuesday evening. Thursday wrote to Union when the Delhi Government mid raging protests from Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Only 332 candidates have Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wants to increase testing, the Avarious quarters, including Nishank said. requested for change mentioning pressure from the Centre is not allowing our Chief Ministers of many States, The NTA conducts both of their centre which is being Centre on the Delhi officers to do so,” Jain wrote in for postponement of the these examination 2019 considered positively,” the offi- Government officials to not his letter to the Union Home s the situation remains upcoming JEE, NEET in the onwards. cial added. increase corona testing. Secretary, in the absence of Avolatile on the Line of wake of coronavirus pandem- The Education Minister Earlier, commenting on Reacting on Jain’s letter to Union Home Minister Amit Actual Control (LAC) for more ic, the Centre on Thursday said also said JEE exam centres Centre’s decision to hold the Union Home Secretary, Shah, who is admitted in than three months now, tion after 1962. In fact, after 45 and Chinese armies are locked the huge number of admit have been increased to 660 entrance examinations, Ministry of Home Affairs’ AIIMS for post Covid care External Affairs Minister S years, we have had military in a tense stand-off in eastern cards being downloaded in the from 570 while there are now Pokhriyal said, “Students and spokesperson said allegations treatment. Jaishankar has said the stand- casualties on this border. The Ladakh for over three-and- past few days show that the 3,842 NEET centres, up from guardians constantly put pres- are false and baseless. Delhi Chief Minister offs in eastern Ladakh are quantum of forces currently half-month despite multiple students wanted exams to be 2,546 for the convenience of sure on us to conduct the In his letter to Bhalla, Jain Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday “surely the most serious situa- deployed by both sides at the rounds of diplomatic and mil- held at any cost. students. Students have also examinations.” has said the Delhi Government chaired a meeting with Delhi tion after 1962.” LAC is also unprecedented.” itary talks,” he said. “National Testing Agency been allotted exam centres of He further said, “The wants to double corona testing, Health Department officials He also said the number of The Minister was appar- On the efforts to bring (NTA) DG told me that 7.5 their choice. Supreme Court of India also however, the Union Home in a view of rising corona troops deployed there by India ently referring to the India- down the temperature at the lakh out of 8.58 lakh candidates A total of 15.97 lakh can- said the full academic year Ministry is putting pressure on cases. Aiming for zero corona and China in the aftermath of China war in 1962 and death of LAC, the Minister said face-offs didates have registered for the cannot be wasted. After two the Delhi Government officials deaths in the national Capital, the face-offs is also “unprece- 20 Indian Army personnel in in the past too were resolved ! + !! .% National Eligibility cum deferments examination dates not to do so. Kejriwal has directed officers to dented” and pinned his hopes June this year in the Galwan through diplomacy be it Entrance Test (NEET-UG) have been finalised.” “I am shocked to learn double tests. on resolving the differences valley in Ladakh in a Depsang (2013), Chumar 3%& )"!""!&'&' which is scheduled for Continued on Page 2 that the Centre is pressuring Continued on Page 2 through diplomacy. bloody free for all with the (2014) or Doklam (2017). ."!%,) !0) Making these observations Chinese. These casualties were “If you look back over the %& $ against the backdrop of ten the first in more than 40 years last decade, there have been a ./)&. .% ## >*??*6@A B?*5556*?4*6@? rounds of talks at the diplo- at the border. number of border situations — '!'!(') .!% 5*C?*B5B @*:5A ?*5?*:?C P matic and military levels failing Jaishankar said India has Depsang, Chumar and New Delhi: The Delhi High to defuse tension at the border, conveyed to China “clearly” Doklam. In a sense, each one Court on Thursday asked the ## ?*:?*C:C ?*@??B*:6*B5A the Minister said in an inter- that peace and tranquility in the was different. This one surely Ministry of Railways to con- 8 ?*C:*>:B6*B?BB*4:*665 view to rediff.com that “this is border areas are the basis for is. But what is also common is sider arranging travel for dis- 445(45(67 # B*CA*54: ?*B4>4*6B*A:? surely the most serious situa- the relationship between the that all border situations were abled students from distant ! two neighbours. “If we look resolved through diplomacy,” places to the national Capital !# 4*@>*@C5 6548<4*6C*CB> ##$ %! 8958(: $%#N$ back at the last three decades, Jaishankar said. for the exams to be conducted 0! 4*6C*>>B ?*C4>4*B4*C5@ &)! !* !+ this is quite self-evident. Indian Continued on Page 2 by Delhi University. !(!$%!O* $ # 4*BA*A6C @@B4*C:*@:@ #+, # - ,%" !,!&.% ;:5(;5(9; .!0 4*45*5A? >AAA@*C:6 /!*!0"!& $754(57(; :A*ACA B>A>:*?CA ,- ! 3%, :4*?B: B*:@B>?*@C4 !!" $ ! %%)!" 7# :C*:A@ 6C4@6*?B? .#((.! +,# >@*C46 4*CC6@C*6A6 #.#%$% New Delhi: India on $- % * ! ." ! 8! @@*>@4 B@A 5?*>6> !*$# Thursday slammed Pakistan for evading responsibility for 6:*B:A @5@5A*@:C ## #0% the Pulwama terror attack graphical area under green ## 6A*4A4 4*?C@55*56? ..!!$#0 and pointed out that Jaish-e- cover. The green cover should 0- Mohammad chief Masood he Delhi Government has be at least 66 per cent of the # # $ Azhar, a key accused in the Tset an ambitious target to total area in hilly regions and case, continues to find shelter increase the city’s green cover 20 per cent in the plains. in that country. External from 22 per cent at present to “We can achieve this target 20! Affairs Ministry Spokesperson 25 per cent in the next three in the next three years if land +#%!3#$# Anurag Srivastava said the years, officials said on is available,” Singh said. 3 charge sheet into the Pulwama Thursday. The Forest Department ! attack case has been filed According to the latest has already asked the Delhi Muharram will be held court cannot risk the health of #0 after an investigation spanning India State of Forest Report in Delhi for afforestation pur- Development Authority and this year on August 29. all the people,” said the bench, 4-56!#$% one-and-a-half years. “Jaish-e- (ISFR) released in 2019, Delhi’s poses,” Principal Conservator the development commission- he Supreme Court on A Bench comprising Chief which heard the matter % Mohammad had claimed the green cover, comprising forest of Forests Ishwar Singh said. er to create a “forest land bank” TThursday refused permis- Justice SA Bobde and Justices through video conferencing. !#!$!- responsibility of Pulwama and tree cover, is 324 sq km or “This is the maximum which can be utilised in the sion to carry out Muharram AS Bopanna and V Advocate Azim H Laskar, attack. The organisation and 21.9 per cent of the total area green cover achievable in the future for compensatory plan- procession across the country Ramasubramanian said it appearing for petitioner Syed its leadership are in Pakistan. at present. It was 305.4 sq km city. Thereafter, we will work on tation by various departments and asked Lucknow-based peti- would lead to chaos and tar- Kalbe Jawab referred to the It is regrettable that Masood or 20.6 per cent in 2017. a five-year plan to improve the and agencies. tioner to move before the geting of a particular commu- apex court order passed with %&' %&'..278 Azhar, the first accused in the “According to our assess- quality of our forest cover The creation of a land Allahabad High Court. nity. “You are asking for a gen- regard to allowing the 0 charge sheet continues to ment, Delhi’s green cover can which will improve its carbon bank will simplify the process The apex court said how it eral order and then if we allow historic annual Rath Yatra at %2# find shelter in Pakistan,” be increased to 25 per cent of sink capacity,” he said. of compensatory plantation can pass a general order for the this there will be chaos. Puri in Odisha and Paryushan !!#%!* Srivastava said at an online its total area of 1,484 sq km. It The National Forest Policy and avoid delays in projects, whole country and if relief Particular community will be festival for three Jain temples #$###% media briefing. means 45 sq km land is avail- aims at bringing a minimum Singh said. was made for a particular area, targeted for spreading Covid. at Mumbai. $%- ( able with various departments one-third of India’s total geo- Continued on Page 2 then the risk could be assessed. We don’t want that. We as a Continued on Page 2 !"#!$!$ 5 6" # New Delhi: The Supreme Court tutions, needs to be revisited. Justice of India for appropriate states can make laws to give prefer- a larger bench to revisit the earlier The high court had relied on the Thursday held that its 2004 verdict A five-judge bench headed by direction. ential treatment by subclassifying verdict. 2004 verdict of the apex court and holding that States do not have the Justice Arun Mishra said the 2004 The bench, also comprising caste within SC/STs. The Punjab and Haryana high held that the Punjab government power to further sub-classify the verdict of a constitution bench in the Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet The bench referred the case filed court had struck down a state law was not empowered to undertake Scheduled Castes and Scheduled E V Chinnaiah case needs to be Saran, M R Shah and Aniruddha by the Punjab government against empowering the government to the exercise of sub classifying Tribes, for grant of quotas in jobs reconsidered and, therefore, the Bose, said in its view the 2004 ver- the high court order before CJI sub-classify SC/STs for grant of SC/STs. and admissions to educational insti- matter be placed before the Chief dict was not correctly decided and Justice S A Bobde for setting up of quotas. PTI

year, there was a shortfall of Rs /0R heels of Sushant’s sister Shweta py session, and I didn’t want to make a Europe trip out of this. actor-friend, that she spent 3 to Samuel Miranda who was the 777 70,000 crore in 2019-20 (April Singh Kirt going to town do at my parents’ place because Sushant cancelled those tickets four seconds and that she said house manager of the Late From Page 1 2019 to March 2020) which was From Page 1 demanding Rhea’s arrest in a I didn’t want them to see me and booked first class tickets.” ‘I am sorry, babu’. film star. “But, today at the GST made good from the surplus of “This is inside my building series of tweets put out on like this. Sushant told me to “Rest of the trip, he paid for Asked as to why she said “I The analysis of the con- Council meeting, the Centre previous two years. When GST compound, The man in this Thursday, Shweta had charged leave before the therapy, I the hotels. He wanted to and I am sorry, babu’ in the mortu- versation between Rhea and refused it, saying there was no was implemented in 2017, the video is my father Indrajit that Rhea was ‘doing publicity asked him to let me go after the didn’t have a problem with that. ary, Rhea said; ‘Yes, what else Miranda has further revealed provision for compensation in Centre had promised to com- Chakraborty (retired army offi- stunts’ and demanded her session, but he insisted. His sis- Ultimately, he lived king size. I is someone supposed to say to that these two persons were situation like a pandemic,” pensate States for any revenue cer). We have been trying to get immediate arrest. ter was coming over, he insist- had a problem with the amount someone who has lost his life? working in close coordination Sisodia said in a briefing. loss for five years from a pool out of our house to cooperate “Government of India ed that I leave before she he was spending,” Rhea said. I am sorry you have lost your and were allegedly using funds Telangana Finance Minister created by levying cess over and with ED , CBI and various needs to see to it that a prime arrives. I said I will leave only Asked as to when she came life. I am sorry that your death of Rajput for their own pur- Harish Rao who participated in above the GST on luxury and investigation authorities to accused should not be moving when his sister Meetu, who to know about Rhea’s death, has been made a joke. I am pose. the GST Council meeting said sin goods. cooperate,” Rhea wrote along around giving interviews and lives in Gurgaon, arrives. But he Rhea replied that on the after- sorry that everyone has made States have lost 60-70 per cent This cess pool generated a with the video posted on doing publicity stunts!!! kept pushing me to leave before noon of June 14 she came to a joke of your death. I am sorry of their tax revenues after join- surplus in the first two years but Instagram. #ArrestRheaChakroborty,” she arrives,’ Rhea recalled. know from rumours were that your last memory is not of ing the GST regime while the witnessed a deficit in FY20 as In a related development, Shweta had tweeted. “His family and I did not afloat Sushant, she thought your intelligence or your char- R Centres loss was pegged at well as the current fiscal. Sushant’s father KK Singh In one of the revelations share a good bond, but I under- they were mere rumours and ity. That is also misconstrued. From Page 1 31 per cent only. Detailing the options pre- upped the ante by charging that made in an interview aired by stand what a family bond is 10 to 15 minutes later she got Aur kya bolein?... I was there in Also, Jain mentioned that According to an official sented to the States, Sitharaman Rhea was giving ‘poison’ to India Today, Rhea said that it like, and I wanted her to come confirmation about the actor’s mortuary for probably 3-4 sec- testing is necessary to contain release, Telangana demanded said the Centre, in consultation Sushant for a long time and was Sushant who drove her out so he would be in good hands,” death. onds. Then I was told to wait the corona virus. “More testing that the Group of Ministers with the RBI, will provide a demanding that she be arrest- of his flat on June 8, six days Rhea said in the interview. Replying to a question, outside”. is the only way to combat headed by Bihar Deputy Chief special window to States to bor- ed immediately. before the actor’s death on Alluding to their trip to Rhea said; ‘nahi, main unke Meanwhile, during the corona and this model is being Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on row Rs 97,000 crore at a rea- In a video put out by ANI June 14, contrary to the spec- Europe, Rhea said; “On this ghar nahi gayi thi. I broke course of money laundering acknowledged all over the the Integrated GST to finalise sonable rate of interest. This that went viral, Singh dubbed ulation that she had ditched trip, Paris mein mera ek shoot down. I was completely probe in Sushant Singh Rajput world. If the Delhi Government the modalities and release money can be repaid after five Rhea as a ‘murderer’. “Rhea Sushant and left his home thaa, Shein, clothing wear ka ek shocked. Mujhe samajh nahi aa death case, the Enforcement wants to test 40 thousands Telangana’s due share of Rs years from the collection of Chakraborty was giving poison when the latter needed her company hai. Unka ek fashion raha thaa ki aisa kaise ho sakta Directorate (ED) has recovered which were 20 thousand earli- 2,700 crore towards IGST. cess. The other option is that to my son, Sushant, for a long most. “At that time, I was show thaa. Uss fashion show hai’. Rhea, who could not go to two cloned SIMs of Rhea er, why the Centre is not allow- Revenue Secretary Ajay the States borrow the entire time. She is his murderer. The unwell,” she said. mein mujhe Paris bulaaya jaa Sushant’s funeral as his family Chakraborty. The analysis of ing us to do so,” Jain said. Bhushan Pandey said out of this GST compensation gap of Rs investigating agency must “On June 2-3 he started raha thaa. The company was opposed to her presence at the WhatsApp chat of her Citing the letter, Union amount, only about Rs 97,000 2,35,000 crore through the spe- arrest her and her associates,” asking me to leave. I was also booked my business class tick- the funeral, admitted that she phones has revealed that Rhea Home Secretary, spokesper- crore is attributable to the cial window. The States have Singh said. unwell, I was getting anxiety ets and stay. But Sushant had visited the mortuary to allegedly got Rajput’s debit son, Ministry of Home Affairs, implementation of GST, while seven working days to decide Singh’s charge came on the attacks. June 8, I had a thera- thought it was a good idea to have the last glimpse of her card PIN from another accused spokesperson tweeted, “The the rest in on account of the which option they want, she allegation raised in the letter of coronavirus pandemic hitting added. Sitharaman said “the the Health Minister of Delhi the economy. interest from borrowing would 777 in September has not been available the JEE (Mains) paper ##!0$#0# Govt dated August 27, 2020, Pandey, who is also the be repaid from the cess col- taken overnight but after due in Gujarati since Gujarat was which is addressed to Union Finance Secretary, said while lected in the years beyond the From Page 1 consideration. the only State to have Home Secretary, to the effect GST collections have been first five years of GST imple- Most significantly, Several ruling and approached it regarding the 45*>4A2$*?66 that MHA is putting pressure impacted by the pandemic this mentation.” Directors of IITs have stated Opposition leaders including issue. Of the 355 deaths, Pune on Delhi Govt officers not to that further delay in conduct- BJP Subramanian Swamy, LJP’s Punjab Chief Minister accounted for a highest of 47 increase testing in Delhi is ing medical and engineering Chirag Paswan, Congress’ Amarinder Singh, who has day after it recorded an all- deaths, while there 36 deaths in false and baseless. 777 Laskar then told the bench entrance exams NEET and JEE Sonia Gandhi and Rahul strongly opposed entrance Atime high of 14,492 infec- Nagpur, 32 in Nashik, 31 each “In this context, it may be that then permission be given will lead to a “zero academic Gandhi, West Bengal Chief exams, said he did not favour tions, Maharashtra on in Thane and Nanded, 30 in recalled that it was after the From Page 1 for Lucknow, where procession year” and any quick alternative Minister Mamata Banerjee, her a gap year but just postpone- Thursday logged the second Mumbai, 27 in Kolhapur, 20 in intervention of the Union To this, the bench said, “We could be carried out. to the crucial exams will dilute Odisha counterpart Naveen ment by two or three months. highest-ever daily tally of Raigad, 18 in Solapur, 17 in Home Minister that the daily are telling you, general orders in To this, the bench said, “We the quality of education and Patnaik, DMK president MK The Congress has also 14,718 cases on Thursday, Sangli and 10 in Jalgaon. tests in Delhi, which were aver- a matter like this cannot be do not know what the situation have cascading effects. Stalin, Delhi Deputy Chief announced to hold protest while 355 more succumbed to On the lower side, there aging around 4,000 per day till passed”. “You are giving an in Lucknow is. The Allahabad “The pandemic has already Minister Manish Sisodia, against Centre’s decision on the pandemic in various parts were 8 deaths in Ahmednagar, mid June, 2020, have gone up example of Jagannath Puri, there High Court will be in a better disrupted the academic plans of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Friday. The Samajwadi Party of the state. 6 in Aurangabad, 5 in Dhule, 4 to around 18-20,000 per day in it was in one place and one spot, position to assess the situation. many students and institutions Thackeray, Jharkhand CM workers staged a protest outside With 14,718 fresh cases, the each in Jalna, Osmanabad and a calibrated manner.” where the chariot was taken. You withdraw the petition and and we don’t see the virus Hemant Soren, Congress ruled Governor House in Lucknow total number of infections Bhandara, 3 each in “The marked improvement There we could assess the risk approach the High Court”. The going away anytime soon. We States’ Chief Ministers have against NEET/JEE exams on jumped from 718,711 to Nandurbar, Latur and Wardha, in the Covid-19 situation in and pass the order. Jain temples’ bench then allowed the peti- should not let this be a zero joined the students and parents Thursday. 733,568 now, Similarly, with 355 2 each in Palghar, Satara, Beed, Delhi has been possible due to case was restricted to three tioner to withdraw the petition academic year as it might have and have demanded that the Meanwhile, over 150 aca- more deaths, the Covid-19 toll Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana and this enhanced testing and other places. For the Ganesh festival in with the liberty to approach the consequences on the bright exams be postponed. demicians from various uni- mounted from 23,089 to 23,444. one death in Hingoli. containment measures.” Chennai, permission was high court with limited prayer of future of several students,” Ajit West Bengal Chief Minister versities in India and abroad “The letter of the Delhi denied,” the bench said. holding procession in Lucknow. K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Mamata Banerjee who has vehe- have written to Prime Minister Health Minister has annexed a Roorkee, said. mently opposed the conduct of Narendra Modi in written in ,- ing any compensatory note of the officers of the Delhi According to Virendra exams in prevailing condition support of conducting the afforestation can result in an Govt. It may be noted that this Tewari, Director, IIT has asked State Education exam, saying delaying JEE- From Page 1 “avoidable alteration in the note has made no mention Kharagpur, “The exams have a Minister Partha Chatterjee to Mains and NEET any further “There will be no need to natural functions of the flood- whatsoever of any instruction global reputation for seeking inquire if the NTA has includ- will mean compromising the identify a new piece of land for plains”. On this, Singh said that of MHA on the matter of excellence and are considered ed Bangla and other regional future of students. compensatory afforestation plantation exercises will be increase in testing in Delhi.” one of the toughest and pres- languages for JEE. The signatories include every time a project comes up,” undertaken on the extended “The note has only pro- tigious examinations in the The language row over academicians from the Delhi he said, adding most of the land part of the floodplains where posed that the views of an world. A quick alternative to NEET and JEE examinations University, IGNOU, Lucknow needed is available on Yamuna river water does not reach Expert Committee headed by these tests will certainly not be came to light after the NTA University, JNU, BHU, IIT floodplains. “No development often. “We are not going to Dr VK Paul may be taken on as gratifying as competing for made available the JEE (Mains) Delhi and Indian academi- activity can be taken up on the plant trees immediately along the proposed enhancement in this examination by all fair paper in Gujarati language late cians from foreign universities floodplains. It is the most suit- the river, it will alter its flow. testing in Delhi, for technical means”. last year. Banerjee had then such as University of London, able area for afforestation activ- Enough area will be left for the guidance on various issues Sarit Kumar Das, Director, questioned why other region- University of California, The ity,” the PPCF said. river to swell during mon- such as mix of RT-PCR & IIT Ropar, who is also a mem- al languages, including Bangla, Hebrew University of However, environmental- soon. Even if the flood water Rapid Antigen, categories of ber of the Joint Admission were not included. Jerusalem and Ben ists have opposed using reaches the trees, it will only for geographical areas & demo- Board (JAB) of IITs, said the Afterwards, the NTA clar- Gurion University, Israel, Yamuna f loodplains for a few days… which will not graphics etc, As such, any alle- decision to conduct the exams ified it had decided to make among others. afforestation purposes, claim- cause any harm,” he said. gation that MHA is putting pressure on Delhi Govt not to increase testing in Delhi is )& 2 345# absolutely without any basis,” the MHA spokesperson said. From Page 1 China must be predicated on last few weeks that Chinese Mechanism for Consultation & the two Special Representatives Incidentally, his remarks honouring all agreements and forces will have to return to Coordination on India-China (SRs) during their conversation come days after Chief of understandings without their positions as existing on Border Affairs (WMCC). on July 5. Defence Staff (CDS) General attempting to alter the status April end. The Chinese intrud- During the meeting the two The Ministry spokesperson Bipin Rawat said earlier this quo unilaterally. “As you know, ed into India in early May and sides had a candid and in- Anurag Srivastava said com- week military option was avail- we are talking to the Chinese the first face-off took place at depth exchange of views on the plete disengagement requires able if talks did not yield any both through military channels the Pangong Tso (lake) when existing situation in the India- re-deployment of troops by result. and diplomatic ones. In fact, they obstructed an Indian China border areas. Both sides each side towards their regular Stressing the need for dis- they work in tandem,” he said. Army patrol. It led to fisticuffs have reaffirmed that the two posts on their respective sides engagement at the earliest, the Jaishankar also stressed leaving several soldiers injured. sides will continue to sincere- of the LAC. It is natural that External Affairs Minister said that while restoring status quo, Meanwhile, the External ly work towards complete dis- this can be done only through a solution to the face-offs with China has to honour all the Affairs Ministry on Thursday engagement of the troops along mutually agreed reciprocal pacts and not attempt to alter said the two countries last had the LAC in accordance with the actions. Thus it is important to the situation unilaterally. India diplomatic level talks under the agreements reached between bear in mind that achieving this has all along maintained in the aegis of the Working the two Foreign Ministers and requires agreed actions by both sides. In this context, in the last meeting of the WMCC the two sides have agreed to resolve the outstanding issues in an expe- ditious manner and in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols. Both sides also agree that full restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas would be essential for the overall development of bilateral relations. The two sides had also agreed to continue their engagements both through diplomatic and military channels. “I would also refer you to the recent interview of External Affairs Minister wherein referring to various past border inci- dents he had noted that what was common was that all bor- ders situations were resolved through diplomacy. The Minister had further noted that “when it comes to finding a solution, this must be predicated on honouring all agreements and understandings. And not attempting to alter the status quo unilaterally,” Srivastava said.

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ernment has refused to take we are not liable to pay any- surrender the maximum of Sharing details about idea but the central govern- loans for any state and due to thing.” their rights to GST council,” he Delhi, the finance minister ment has failed to implement eputy Chief Minister and its unique status, Delhi cannot “Today many states, said,“It was decided that if said that in the last four it properly. If they would have DFinance Minister Manish take a loan. They are showing including the BJP led states required, the central govern- months, we have collected Rs. implemented it properly, the Sisodia said Central Govern- double-standards with the peo- demanded compensation from ment will take a loan which 7,000 crore lesser tax. “If we states would not have to beg ment’s refusal to pay Goods ple of Delhi.” the Center. Many states quot- will be repaid through the look at the entire year, we have like this. There are many prob- and Services Tax (GST) to Addressing media, Sisodia ed the minutes of the seventh, cess. But today, the central gov- a shortfall of Rs. 21,000 crore. lems with GST that were sup- States is the biggest betrayal in said, “Central Government has eighth, and tenth meetings of ernment refused to take a loan The central government should posed to have been fixed by the history of federalism in failed in its responsibility in the GST Council where it was for any state. They gave an take a loan on our behalf as we now, whatever evasion was India. His reaction came after giving the GST compensation clearly stated that the central option to states that if you need also need to pay salaries to our taking place under the a GST council meeting. to states. When GST was rolled government takes full respon- compensation, you can take a doctors, teachers, engineers, VAT/Sales tax regime is still Hitting at the Union gov- out, states were promised that sibility that if the revenue of any loan from RBI. We will ask RBI DTC, and other employees.” continuing in GST regime. So ernment, Sisodia said under we would be given compensa- state decreases then the central to provide you loans.” Sisodia He added, “This is the first the Centre has failed in GST, the central government tion for the next 5 years with 14 government will compensate said, “Due to the unique status biggest betrayal of the central implementing GST reform was liable to give compensation percent of growth. But today, it,” Sisodia said, “In the first two pensation, they kept it in their amount to states or not.” of Delhi, our government can- government in the history of properly, and they are now to states for five years but the Central Government has years when the central gov- fund. Today when the revenue “We would have been not take a loan. They are federalismbin India.” betraying the states and run- today, they have refused to do refused to pay by saying as per ernment earned extra cess of has started decreasing, they able to manage our expenses showing double-standards While praising the whole ning away from their respon- so. States are feeling cheated the law, due to the ongoing sit- Rs. 47,000 crore which was started asking AG that whether on our own but after joining with the people of Delhi", he idea of GST,Sisodia said, “I am sibility in giving GST com- right now. “The Central gov- uation created by COVID-19, supposed to be given as com- we are liable to give this the GST regime, states had to added. not against GST. GST is a good pensation”. $-& * ! ! !#$%# &' %()*!%% !, (! - #. that they keep discharging their duties with all their ded- * anitation workers who were ication,” he said. Sat the forefront of the fight Chairman of Najafgarh $ According to the GMDA heavy rain. Once the traffic against Covid-19 and ensuring Zone Suman Dagar who was 3 + 3+ officials, they have identified diversion will be prepared the cleanliness were honoured by also present praised the Safai around 74 water logging spots traffic staff will be deployed the South Delhi Municipal Saniks for performing their oon the traffic diversions across the city. The authority according to the plan,” said VS Corporation (SDMC) in a duties diligently during these Sduring sudden downpour will also analyse the reason Kundu, chief executive officer function held on Thursday. days when the entire country and waterlogging of the city’s which caused the water logging GMDA. Radha Krishan, Deputy was reeling severely due to road will not cause traffic and how long did the water Recently despite sufficient Commissioner of Najafgarh COVID-19. She said that just snarls across the district as the accumulate and how much traffic police staff were present Zone honoured 25 of its Safai because of dedication and Gurugram Metropolitan extra motor had to be installed on the city's multiple stretches Sainiks with best employee of efforts of such staff, sanitation Development Authority to drain out the water. for smooth traffic movement the month award for July was ensured in the area. (GMDA) is preparing a traffic Officials further said a traf- but soon after the rain the traf- 2020. “It is their consistent work plan along with the Gurugram fic plan will be prepared based fic was diverted on several “Sanitation workers are the which helped in maintaining police. on such a report. GMDA will locations and traffic was dis- backbone of Municipal cleanliness of the wards com- As of now, a sudden diver- also seek a similar and deep rupted. Corporation and their extra- ing under the Zone. These sion of traffic in case of water analysed report from the traf- “The police will monitor ordinary contribution in main- kinds of staff have been con- logging and rain creates a huge fic police as well. traffic movement following taining sanitation cannot be tributing in the “Gandagi Mukt traffic mess across the district “DCP traffic has been the implementation of the ruled out. We organized a Bharat” campaign launched by which also leads to confusion asked to make a traffic plan new diversion rule mainly small programme at zonal level Prime Minister Narendra among the commuters. based on the areas of water- during peak hours, rain and to facilitate them with belief Modi,” she added. To deal with this mess in logging. Instead of diverting the waterlogging across the dis- future, the development route during rain or traffic trict. For this initiative our authority has given an instruc- snarls, the vehicles will already efforts are to reduce travel tion to the deputy commis- be sent from the new route. time and the commuters do +6 , /01 2Q # sioner of police traffic to give This traffic plan is being pre- not face any problem amid valuable suggestions by making pared only on the basis of rain or any other reason,” )#!)%#* -. -%( a traffic plan. reports of waterlogging and Kundu said. $ 7 " !%# ! 16 #&- H calls and messages from two SIM in his brother Jagmohan's mobile numbers. name and handed them over to ! 8 ith the arrest of five men, “Details and current loca- Mandoli jail’s head warden. Wincluding a head warden tion of the two alleged contact After examining SIM card deal- of the prison, the Delhi Police numbers were traced during ers and their records, head war- he Aam Aadmi Party on %!# on Thursday claimed to have investigation and as per record, den Rajender Singh was also TThursday launched a fresh busted an extortion racket the numbers were found regis- arrested. On the basis of his dis- attack on the Bharatiya Janata !$ allegedly being run from the tered in the name of Jagmohan closure and WhatsApp chats, Party-led MCDs of Delhi over (& Mandoli jail in northeast Delhi. and Pramod Kumar, both resi- police later arrested Rajpal and their perpetual complaining The accused have been dents of New Usmanpur,” said Vikas,” said the DCP. regarding the lack of funds and "Amid the COVID-19 pan- identified as Vikas (28), Pramod the DCP. “The police have recovered said the AAP will make a 43-year-old woman sent a demic everybody has accepted Kumar (30), Honey Rajpal (35) “One of the numbers was three mobile phones of the cleanliness model for Delhi Adistress email to the Prime am Aadmi Party (AAP) that testing more and more and Jagmohan (23). Police said found activated on August 6, accused and also accessed after coming to power in civic Minister of United Kingdom Anational spokesperson and people is the only key to fight that the head warden of while the other was found to be WhatsApp chats between bodies. stating that if help is not met in MLA Raghav Chadha on against this deadly pandemic. In Mandoli jail Rajender Singh activated on July 27. The current Honey Rajpal, Kumar and AAP chief spokesperson two hours, then she would Thursday said that the Bharatiya such a situation the centre has (50) has also been arrested. location of both mobile num- Singh,” he added. and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj commit suicide. Janata Party led Central ordered the top officials of the Police said Vikas, an active bers was traced to Budh Vihar, Explaining the modus said if BJP councilors cannot Police said the matter was Government has instructed the Delhi Government not to member of the Nandu Gang, is Mandoli. Following raids, police operandi of the accused, the run the MCDs then they must . reported at Rohini’s Aman Vihar Delhi Government officials not increase the number of testing the mastermind behind the nabbed Jagmohan, who told DCP said that each of the five immediately resign; the AAP police station on late Wednesday to increase the number of tests and this is very unfortunate,” he extortion racket and allegedly them during interrogation that members of the racket had will run the same MCDs with @%@.%'. night at around 11:45 pm, fol- in Delhi. said. operated from inside the jail he got four SIM cards issued in been assigned a specific task and the available fund and budget. " @%& 0.%,. lowing which police started the Chadha also said that Delhi After number of cases where he is currently lodged. the name of his cousin -- Kumar Kumar’s job was to arrange “The AAP will tell people .%.!&) rescue operation. Health Minister Satyendar Jain spiked in the National Capital, Among the other gang -- on August 6,” said the DCP. SIM cards for Singh. to give the responsibility of the @",%"*"%"+ The woman was apparent- has already written a letter to the being a responsible state gov- members -- Kumar, who was “Subsequently, Kumar who, “Singh, being a jail employ- MCDs to the AAP and will per- &!*/30.." ly suffering from depression Central Government and ernment Delhi chief Minister under judicial custody, had was out on interim bail in a ee, was tasked to collect and form every work in a much bet- and some psychotic disorders requested to roll back this order. Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday recently come out on interim murder case, was also appre- deliver the SIM cards to Rajpal ter way even without increas- !&.%/. due to breakdown of her mar- “The centre has ordered not to called a high-powered meeting bail while Rajpal is lodged in the hended. During interrogation, inside the jail by avoiding check- ing any tax,” he said. &3"! &'!&.! riage 10 years ago and a huge increase the testing in the and ordered to increase the jail for murder. Kumar disclosed that while in ing. While Rajpal arranged "At the time of the rainy financial burden incurred Capital in an unconstitutional number of testing and to dou- According to Anto jail, he met Rajpal. When he mobile phones, Vikas was the season every year Delhi suffers L"0. 2(, through some of her past loans way and by keeping the Delhi ble the testing. Alphonse, the Deputy came out on interim bail, Rajpal one who would make from massive water logging 7 7 that she availed. government in dark,” he said. “The decision came to con- Commissioner of Police (DCP), called him to arrange and deliv- WhatsApp calls and send mes- and the reason behind this is According to P K Mishra, Terming the order is inex- trol and to stop the spread of Dwarka district, a probe was ini- er 10 SIM cards inside the jail sages to the gang's targets,” said that the BJP ruled municipal every passing day, the capital the Deputy Commissioner of plicable, incomprehensible and COVID-19 in the capital. More tiated by the police after they through the head warden. the DCP. corporations of Delhi do not city is becoming dirtier,” he Police (DCP), Rohini district, on shocking, he asked the Central testing and isolation are the keys received a complaint on August Rajpal told him that he would Meanwhile, Sandeep Goel, clean the drains. If we get the said. Wednesday, a woman, resident Government why they don't to fight against this pandemic. 22 at Dwarka South police sta- receive Rs 2,000 per SIM,” said the Director General of Prisons power to run the municipal "As an MLA whenever I go of Rohini Sector-21, sent an want to increase or let the Delhi But unfortunately after this tion from a Dabri resident who the DCP. said that strict action will be corporations of Delhi then we to any place the people of that email to the Prime Minister of government increase the num- decision by the Delhi Chief alleged that he had been receiv- “So, Kumar got four SIM taken against any jail staff found want to ensure that citizens that area complain about the BJP United Kingdome apparently ber of testing which is being Minister, the top officials of the ing threats through WhatsApp cards issued in his name and six involved in such activities. we will make Delhi as a world- ruled MCDs. Today I will seeking help, sounding to be in conducted on a daily basis. Bharatiya Janata Party led class city and no water logging request all the Aam Aadmi extremely distress full state of Chadha said Delhi Health Central Government asked the will take place,” he said. Party volunteers and leaders mind. She further exhorted Minister Satyendar Jain has Delhi Government officials not "Every citizen of Delhi is that whenever anyone com- authorities that “If help is not met shared a note with the Central to increase the number of test- aware of the fact that the plains about the MCD tell in next two hours, she would Government which clearly ing," Chadha said. Bharatiya Janata Party-led them to hand over the work of commit suicide. shows how the Delhi Chadha said, "The WHO municipal corporations of MCDs to the AAP and we will "The Indian Embassy in Government officials are not has clearly stated that the only Delhi are a complete failure. perform the work with utmost London contacted the Ministry allowing the tests to increase due way to fight against this pan- The doctors of the BJP ruled care,” said Bhardwaj. of External Affairs officials in to the pressure from the center. demic is testing, testing and test- MCD hospitals are not getting The AAP government has India and sought to response He said that the Central ing. Keeping this in mind when paid and the teachers are also established a revolutionary them quick as the life of the vic- Government must roll back the Delhi chief Minister took the not getting their salaries. The health and education model tim was appeared to be on this illegal, unconstitutional decision to increase the number Safai karamcharis of the BJP and in the same way if we get stake," said the DCP. order which has a massive neg- of testing then the BJP led ruled MCDs have been protest- the responsibility of MCD then “Later, the information ative impact over the health sit- Central Government has ing all over Delhi. This has cre- we will create a cleanliness reached to Aman Vihar police uation of Delhi. obstructed, he said. ated a huge mess and with model of Delhi," said Bhardwaj. station. The woman did not write her full address in the mail. Police departed for the given address of the victim, but they failed to locate her exact address,” said the DCP. "She was also not picking up her mobile phone. Around 25 KV traction system has plants of 20 GW capacity by said. 1 am, police checked each been successfully opera- utilizing its vacant land by In this regard, to begin house in the locality and man- n order to achieve its objec- tionalised in Bina. In addition, 2030. With the ambitious plan with, bids for three GW solar aged to locate her house after Itive of becoming completely a solar plant of 3 MW capaci- of achieving 100% electrifica- projects on vacant Railway two hours. Initially, the woman self-sustainable for all its power ty has also been commissioned tion for Railways by the year land parcels and land parcels did not open the door despite needs and also to contribute to at Modern Coach Factory 2023, Indian Railways energy along the railway track have repeated persuasions. Police national solar power goals, (MCF), Raebareli for non-trac- consumption is set to become already been invited by Railway got suspicious when no Indian Railways on Thursday tion applications, it said. more than 33 billion units by Energy Management Company response was evident and called held wide ranging discussions It further said that two 2030 from its current annual Ltd. (REMCL), a PSU of Indian fire brigade to break open the with key stakeholders under more projects – one at Diwana requirement of about 21 billion Railways. “These solar pro- door," said the DCP. the chairmanship of Minister of for 2 MW and another at units. jects, besides supplying power "Just after two to three min- Railways and Commerce & Bhilai for 50 MW capacity for It may be noted that Indian to Railways at reduced tariff, utes of fire brigade operating on Industry Piyush Goyal. connectivity with State Railways is committed to uti- will also protect the Railway the door, the woman came out- The Ministry said that the Transmission Utility (STU) lize solar energy for meeting its land by construction of bound- side, looking fraught with anxi- primary areas of discussion in and Central Transmission traction power requirement ary wall along the track,” it ety and fear. She said that she was this meeting were adopting Utility (CTU) respectively are and become a complete ‘Green added. ‘ok’ and requested fire brigade innovative solutions for setting in progress. mode of transportation’. Goyal pointed out that and police to go back, following up solar projects along the were also discussed, the min- zero carbon emissions target by the Government of India to The use of solar power will Indian Railways has adopt- Indian Railways is willing to which the maximum staff left the railway track, possible power istry said in a statement. 2030,” it added. promote solar power,” the min- accelerate the Minister of ed a multi-pronged approach extend all support to the devel- spot," said the DCP. procurement routes for achiev- “The developers acknowl- “This is in line with the istry said. Railways and Commerce and towards decarbonization which opers for installing solar power Police said that police team ing 20 GW renewable energy edged the efforts of Indian recent directive of the Prime As a follow up, it has been Industry Piyush Goyal’s mis- would be fulfilled by the solar plants on Railway’s vacant un- went inside her house on her target, set by the Indian Railways in leading the devel- Minister to solarise railway decided by the Ministry of sion to achieve conversion of projects being deployed, mak- encroached land. “Boundary request where they saw around Railways, to become the net opment of renewable energy in stations and utilize vacant rail- Railways to provide solar Indian Railways to ‘Net Zero ing it the first transport orga- wall along the track will be con- 16 to 18 cats roaming around zero carbon emitter by 2030. the country and expressed way land for Renewable Energy power plants on vacant unused Carbon Emission Railway’. nization to be energy self-suf- structed and maintained by and entire house was stinking as Challenges in large scale strong support to Indian (RE) projects. It will also con- Railway land on mega scale. A In order to achieve this, ficient. “This would help in developers which will also help if cleaning was not done for deployment of solar energy Railways on the path of going tribute towards the National pilot project of 1.7 MW capac- Indian Railways has developed making Indian Railways green in preventing trespassing on years. projects by the Indian Railways green and achieving the net Solar Mission, an initiative of ity with direct connectivity to a mega plan for installing solar as well as ‘Atma-Nirbhar,” it tracks,” it said. !"#!$!$ %8 - 7 8 P9: 0 ;<=7 &

with 1,023 fatalities being This has spurred the total reported in 24 hours, as per the tests to 3,85,76,510. or the last three weeks, India data. “With more patients t least a third of the world’s Fhas been reporting the high- With a total of 25,23,771 recovering and being dis- Aschoolchildren — 463 mil- est number of daily coron- patients having recuperated charged from hospitals and lion children globally — were avirus cases in the world putting so far, the recovery rate was home isolation (in case of unable to access remote learn- it ahead of the US and Brazil. recorded at 76.24 per cent mild and moderate cases), ing following Covid-19 induced India, the third worst-hit coun- while the COVID-19 case India’s total Covid-19 recov- closure of their schools. ICMR and Member (Health), try on Thursday recorded over fatality rate has declined to 1.83 eries have surpassed cross 2.5 Children in the poorest house- NITI Aayog to review and dis- 75,000 cases breaching the per cent. million on Thursday,” said the holds and in rural areas were he Centre has asked 10 cuss the Covid management highest ever daily tally by the There are 7,25,991 active Government. most affected, according to a TStates—Maharashtra, Tamil and response strategy in these US, and recorded the worst cases of coronavirus infection Recovery of 25,23,771 new report by the Unicef, a Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, States/UT. spike so far globally. in the country which com- patients has been made possi- global child rights agency. It was Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Union Health Secretary The fresh cases have prises 21.93 per cent of the ble because of effective imple- released on Thursday as coun- Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Rajesh Bhushan made a pushed the country’s coron- total caseload, the data stated. mentation of the policy of the tries across the world grapple affected. The highest number of “School opening policies Pradesh and Jammu & detailed presentation on the avirus tally to over 33.1 lakh India’s COVID-19 tally centre-led policies that have with their ‘back-to-school’ children affection by region and practices must include Kashmir— that account for at current status of Covid-19 in cases while the toll breached the had crossed the 20-lakh mark been effectively been imple- plans. were in South Asia, at least 147 expanding access to education, least 89 per cent of total Covid- these States/UT, with a focus on 60,000 mark with 1,017 more on August 7 and went past 30 mented by the State/UT gov- The Unicef warned that the million, according to the report. including remote learning, 19 deaths in the country in the districts reporting high case fatalities in the last 24 hours. lakh on August 23. ernments. At least, 56,013 situation is likely far worse, The agency said the report especially for marginalized last two weeks to ramp up their fatality and the need to refine According to the Union India’s cumulative tests Covid patients have recov- because even where technolo- used a globally representative groups. Education systems efforts to proactively limit as well as strengthen approach Health Ministry data, a record has also reached nearly 3.9 ered in the last 24 hours while gy exists at home, children analysis on the availability of must also be adapted and built COVID transmission and keep and strategies relating to testing, 75,760 infections were added in crore on Thursday while India’s recovery rate amongst may not be able to learn due to home-based technology and to withstand future crises,” it the mortality rate below 1 per contact tracing, surveillance, a day taking the total coron- 9,24,998 lakh tests were con- the Covid-19 patients today pressures to do chores or work. tools needed for remote learn- said. cent. containment, home isolation, avirus caseload to 33,10,234. ducted in last 24 hours across stands at 76.24 per cent, said “For at least 463 million ing, such as access to television, Schoolchildren from the The States/UT have been availability of Ambulances, hos- The death toll climbed to 60,472 the country. the Ministry. children whose schools closed radio and internet, and the poorest households and those suggested a slew of measures pital beds, oxygen, treatment due to Covid-19, there was no availability of curricula deliv- living in rural areas are by far such as focus on effective con- protocols, etc. ! ! hours while significantly reducing such a thing as remote learning,” ered by the platforms. the most likely to miss out dur- tainment, contact tracing and “It was observed that out of # $ The States have also been ambulance response time, Unicef Executive Director The youngest children are ing closures, the report said. surveillance, ensuring that at the total deaths in the country asked to ensure a minimum monitoring week-wise fatality Henrietta Fore said. also most likely to miss out on Globally, 72 per cent of least in 80 per cent of new pos- in the last two weeks, 89% of of140 tests per million per day rates for each health facility with “The sheer number of chil- remote learning during criti- schoolchildren unable to itive cases, all close contacts deaths are in these 10 States/UT % %% &' in all districts while targeting a particular focus on vulnerable dren whose education was com- cal years, the report said, large- access remote learning live in should be traced and tested and hence, these States/UT positivity/confirmation rate of patients (Comorbid, patients pletely disrupted for months on ly due to challenges and limi- their countries’ poorest house- within 72 hours, said a senior need to have continued and rig- % less than 5 per cent. above 60 years’ age) have been end is a global education emer- tations to online learning for holds. In upper-middle- official from the Union Health orous vigil so as to contain the Regular monitoring of advised. gency,” she said in a statement. young children and lack of income countries, school- Ministry. spread of infection as well as home isolation patients (tele- The States have also been “The repercussions could be felt assets at home, said the report. children from the poorest He said that Cabinet take steps to reduce fatalities,” ( calling and home visits) and asked to focus on behavioral in economies and societies for When reopening of the households account for up to Secretary Rajiv Gauba held a said the official. ensuring timely admission to change communication pro- decades to come.” schools is not possible, Unicef 86 per cent of students unable video conference with the The States/UT were ment, contact tracing and sur- healthcare facility if SPO2 level moting Covid appropriate The report released late urged, that the countries to access remote learning. Chief Secretaries and Health advised to proactively take steps veillance, ensuring that at least falls below the designated level, behaviour consisting of social Wednesday night highlights should incorporate compen- Globally, three quarters of Secretaries of nine States and towards reducing case fatality to in 80 per cent of new positive putting in public domain the distancing, wearing of masks, significant inequality across satory learning for lost instruc- schoolchildren without access one UT on Thursday alongwith less than 1% across all districts cases, all close contacts should availability of beds and ambu- hand hygiene, cough etiquettes regions, with school children in tional time into school conti- live in rural areas, the Unicef the Union Health Secretary, DG focusing on effective contain- be traced and tested with 72 lances across COVID facilities etc. sub-Saharan Africa the most nuity and reopening plans. noted. 8>?&& 0 & & , 7

vaccines being developed first half of 2021 from the cur- stockpile of syringes as being The HMD has received an opportunity it also makes across the world, including rent 700 million syringes a done by other countries. Should orders from UNICEF to supply them nervous.”In past we did s the WHO has suggested three from India, are in year, as India is getting ready the government need 100 mil- AD syringes for around 300 gear up to produce these as the Ause of disposable and auto- advanced stages of trials, tar- for COVID-19 vaccine immu- lion auto-disable syringes for million to build up a stockpile largest manufacturer in world disable syringes to collect blood geting to have at least a few vac- nization, said Rajiv Nath, Covid-19 vaccines by the end of of around 140 million syringes for AD Syringes only to find the & samples of Covid 19 patients, cines in the market by year end. Managing Director of the this year, we can easily offer for Covid-19 by the end of the Government buying from with an aim to avoid the trans- For instance, Hindustan HMD. them as we have nearly 50 mil- year. It is one of the largest sup- China at L1 rates and expected mission through healthcare Syringes & Medical Devices He explained that at least 60 lion in stock, as the pliers to Unicef for Auto Disable us to match these non remu- of 101 weapon systems to give equipment, manufacturers of (HMD), one of the largest to 70 per cent of 1.3 billion peo- Government has not timely syringes for immunisation and nerative rates. This product is fillip to the local industry. The disposable syringes are antici- global manufacturers of dis- ple in India and 7.8 billion peo- lifted orders for standard is the first company in India to like making traffic red-light, tressing the need for achiev- second tranche of restrictions pating increase in demand posable and auto-disabled ple worldwide will need immunisation injection cam- manufacture auto disable only Govt. buys red lights for Sing self-reliance in the may come by this year end. once the vaccine for the virus (AD) syringes, is scaling up its syringes for Covid-19 vaccine. paigns which were suspended syringes for curative segment. traffic management and if they defence manufacturing sector, The Prime Minister stressed is developed. production capacity by 300 “We are waiting on the after onset of Covid-19,” said However, Nath expressed don’t, you have no market in Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the need for research and At least nine out of 142 million to one billion by the Government to start creating a Nath. his apprehension that while it’s private sector,” rued Nath. on Thursday said the development in the defence sec- Government has taken sever- tor at industry and academic ! & & al steps to unshackle this sec- institutions also. “Our govern- tor to enable production of ment has worked on the princi- " B -., /" , equipment here and expansion ple of reform, perform and O P of the private sector. transform. Decreasing red tape Singh. entry of Congress heavyweight Making this point here and extending red carpet has The Election Commission and former Union Minister 7 & while addressing the Defence been our endeavour,” he said. of India had on Aug 21 Jyotiraditya Scindia to the BJP. Industry Outreach Webinar General Rawat said India JP on Wednesday nomi- announced to hold on . Islam and Scindia have stud- " organised by Federation of has the capability, capacity and Bnated its spokesperson and September 11 by-elections to ied together and knew each Indian Chambers of will to produce high-end indige- former banker Syed Zafar Islam the Council of States from other for about two-decades. Commerce and Industry nous weapon systems. With who had once asked Muslims Uttar Pradesh to fill up a casu- Islam had old business (FICCI) and the Defence government’s push in the right to come out of the ‘captivity of al vacancy following the demise school ties with Scindia and ull trial at multiple locations Ministry, he said self-confi- direction and vision of self-styled secular parties’, to the of Singh. was an important communi- Fwas undertaken by the dence in the defence sector is Aatnirbhar Bharat being pro- Rajya Sabha from Uttar The low-profile Islam has cation channel between the Rajya Sabha Chairman very important for making an mulgated, this is time to see this Pradesh. been the BJP spokesperson for BJP high command and the M.Venkaiah Naidu on Atmanirbhar Bharat (self- opportunity to achieve self-effi- He will fill up the vacancy some time but scored high former Congress leader. Thursday to check if everything reliant India). Defence Minister ciency and becoming net caused by the death of with the leadership recently A former managing direc- is in place for the upcoming Rajnath Singh and Chief of exporter of defence equipment, Samajwadi Party leader Amar after he helped facilitate the tor of the Deutsche Bank and Monsoon Session of the House. Defence Staff (CDS) General he said. now a BJP spokesperson had Naidu went through the Bipin Rawat also took part in once written an article for “familiarisation drill” for over the event. Indian Muslims on behalf of 45 minutes on Thursday. He Noting that for years India the Hindutva camp e titled will have to keep a watch on at is one of the biggest importers ‘Why Muslims must give BJP a least six different locations of weapons, the prime minis- fair chance: The community with MPs wanting to raise a ter said with new initiatives the has devalued its own vote by matter either by raising hands, size of procurement orders becoming captive to self-styled Points of Order, participating in from the domestic industry is secular parties’. Voice Vote and Division is going to increase in the com- required. ing days. Naidu also examined “For many years, India has ., & voice/audio quality required been one of the biggest defence for simultaneous interpreta- importers. When India got &7 tion during proceedings. A Independence, it had a great couple of days ago, the system capability in defence manufac- 33A!33% was facing some technical turing and an ecosystem of issues, which now seems to defence manufacturing estab- have been ironed out. lished over 100 years. For the first time since Unfortunately, this subject midst Opposition 1952, the Parliament would couldn’t get requisite atten- Ademand for the post- witness massive changes, tion. For making a modern and ponement of JEE & NEET including MPs sitting in dif- Atmanirbhar Bharat, there exams, the BJP on Thursday ferent locations, use of tech- should be a feeling of self-con- accused the Congress of doing nology to coordinate real-time fidence in the defence sector,” “politics” over the issue and audio video transmission, he said. said the Modi Government among others. The Prime Minister said the won’t let the Opposition party As a backup, a hotline need for appointing a Chief of “spoil” students’ future to find communication facility has Defence Staff (CDS) was being relevance. also been set up between the felt for a long time but the deci- The Congress and various chambers of the two Houses for sion was not made. “The deci- opposition parties, including communicating any message sion (to appoint CDS) is a sym- AIADMK, have demanded regarding participation of bol of the new India’s self-con- that the examinations be members in case of any tech- fidence,” he said. deferred due to the COVID- nical emergency. Listing some of the mea- 19 pandemic and floods in Chambers of both the sures, he said allowing 74 per parts of the country. Houses are connected by half cent foreign direct investment The Union Government a kilometer long optic fiber (FDI) in defence sector and cor- has made it clear that they will and audio-video cables for poratisation of Ordnance be held as per schedule with real time transmission of sig- Factory Boards (OFBs) were due precautions. nals to enable members seat- aimed at giving a boost to “The Congress believes ed in both the Houses to defence manufacturing. A por- students must lose a year so it watch the tion of the Defence Ministry’s doesn’t lose an opportunity for proceedings from both the capital budget has been ear- politics. Over 85% #JEENEET places. Six counters have been marked for equipment made in candidates don’t agree and set up for MPs to sign atten- India, Modi said. have downloaded admit cards. dance with social distancing. “The list of 101 equipment The Modi Government Trials were also conduct- for domestic purchase only will won’t let Congress spoil stu- ed both on Monday and be expanded further. The pur- dents’ future to find rele- Tuesday to put into place all pose of this list is to boost the vance,” BJP general secretary the arrangements for the ses- industries in the country,” Modi Bhupender Yadav said. sion likely to be held from said. The government earlier September 14 to October 1. this month had banned import !"#!$!$ )

#%' !* )# % . ,,%# !% # ' &% %% + !%# )! )!%(% $# '#!) !, 2! #2 !# !!?C B 3 + dents left for their homes and 2 quality of high school education in the the halls are empty. At wednes- State, said Dr Y R Johnson, former %".!&6> .!+&0 tampede created after firing day night people were sur- egional political parties in Tamil principal of Jawahar Navodaya .%"!,!* %,!" Sbetween two groups of con- prised to hear the firing sound RNadu, especially the AIADMK Vidyalaya and a lead educationist in the tractors on Wednesday night because students already left and the DMK, stand isolated in their State. B 3 + near the RM hall gate of the university and there were demand for postponing/cancelling Tamil Nadu Government had Aligarh Muslim University. no students in the halls, later it 872 leader while speaking to reporters at the cap- the National Eligibility Entrance Test passed a unanimous resolution in the hakatal village of Atrauli Accused had fled before the was found that the two groups ital city on Thursday. Early in the day, three (NEET) for admission to the under- State Assembly seeking exemption Ctehsil of Aligarh district is in arrival of the Proctorial team. of contractors clashed togeth- hile the Kerala unit of the BJP ministers, G Sudhakaran, Kadakampalli graduate courses in medicine and from NEET as the CBSE syllabus of the lime light once again. As the No casualties were reported in er. One group carrying firearms Wdemanded a judicial probe into the Surendran and Thomas Issac had listed fur dental sciences. high standard than that of the State gram pradhan elections are the firing. University associat- in a 2 cars reached near the gate fire at Government Secretariat on Tuesday reasons behind the fire mishap. A day after the Minister of health Board Education. “There was nothing coming close, the dispute ed people claimed that more of RM hall and started firing, that ravaged hundreds of sensitive files, the “The BJP and the Opposition have Dr Vijayabaskar wrote to Union which prevented them upgrading the between two families who are than 50 rounds of firing took at some distance, another opposition Congress wanted an investiga- heinous intentions behind the allegations. Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan seeking quality of the education. Now it is not being rivals since 36 years has place. group also retaliated. They tion by one of the central agencies into the This is the best ever government Kerala has cancellation of the NEET this year and fair to blame the NEET,” said Dr started. This is the only village The administration has escaped after a two-three- incident. seen in its history,” said Kadakampalli, the allow admission based on Class 12 Johnson. Dr A Vinod, south zone head, in India where rivalry among started investigating the inci- minute clash. Experts believe K Surendran, president of the Kerala Marxist minister in charge of the Temples marks have drawn flak from parents, Siksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, point- two families upon the gram dent. CCTV camera recorded that contractors came face to BJP alleged that there was a concerted in the State. students and educationists alike. ed out that NEET was the best and eas- pradhan elections has taken people of one group escaping in face to establish their suprema- attempt by the CPI(M)-led government to Ramesh Chennithala, called on “Whom are they trying to cheat? iest mode of screening test for admis- more than 40 lives. two cars. Police was not called cy. People from AMU are also sabotage the probe into the fire mishap. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and sub- It is to favour the management of the sion to MBBS/BDS courses, “It is stu- This bloody rivalry is inside a campus. involved in promoting these “Though the Kerala Government consti- mitted a memorandum seeking a probe by medical and dental colleges that they dents friendly because there are no between two families belonging Due to the corona crisis, groups otherwise no one else tuted a special team led by Manoj Abraham, a central agency into the fire mishap. are asking the Centre to exempt Tamil multiplicity of tests. It is those people to brahmin and Jat community most of the university stu- dares to do this. ADGP to probe the reasons behind the fire, “Everything associated with this government Nadu from NEET. The Dravidian with ulterior motives who are cam- that is being continued since four members of the council of ministers is enmeshed in massive corruption. The political parties have a hidden agenda paigning against the eligibility test,” said 1989. This village of Aligarh have come out stating four different reasons Gold Smuggling cartel is controlled by the because most of these medical colleges Vinod. which is 120 km away from behind the fire. This is unprecedented and Chief Minister’s Office while the LIFE in the State are owned either by lead- He pointed out that it was the UPA Delhi, has once again put the 78 (!#% % ! . unusual in this State,” said Surendran who Mission houses built by the Government for ers of the AIADMK or the DMK,” said regime led by the Congress which took police and administration in questioned the propriety behind the action the poor are not at all safe for the people to a parent who did not want his name the issue up to the Supreme Court for worry as the gram Pradhan 9% 7 . % of the said ministers. live. I checked the apartments and found to be quoted for security reasons. introducing the NEET. That govern- elections are close. “We have a utopian cabinet in Kerala, that the whole structure would come down The only factor which stands out ment survived because of the DMK’s Election of nearly 59000 2 the mission of which is to bury the truth in strong winds and rainfall. The lives of the in this demand for scrapping the support. Now, the same DMK oppos- village panchayats in UP are due once and for ever. This could be brought to people who are going to stay in these apart- NEET and exempt the State is the ing the NEET shows that the party has which include the Chakatal vil- early 6,000 new persons(5,981 to be precise) were diagnosed light only by a judicial probe,” said the BJP ments are at risk,” said Chennithala. Government’s failure to upgrade the some hidden agenda,” said Vinod. lage of Aligarh too. Nin Tamil Nadu on Thursday with Covid-19 while 109 persons succumbed to the pandemic during the last 24 hours, said a release by the Department of Health. As on Thursday evening, the State had 52,364 active Covid- G03 89 = & 0 19 cases while the total number of persons tested positive till date reached 4,03, 242. But Tamil Nadu got a pat on the back from 872 Kerala was grave and attributed it to the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Varddhan whose message cred- %0# 9 ! systematic measures adopted by his ited the State with a recovery rate of 85 per cent, second to Delhi hief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who government. “Had the government in which registered 90 per cent. % #$ In this latest, a resolution Cmet the media on Thursday Kerala been like the ones in other South With 109 persons falling victims to the pandemic, the total E 287 addressed to Sonia Gandhi, the described Kerala as the most safest Indian States, death rates would have number of fatalities in the State reached 6,948 as on Thursday. & * Congress unit of Uttar Pradesh's place in the world while the situation in been manifold here. Tamil Nadu record- The day also saw 5,870 persons getting cured of the pandemic he controversy over party Lakhimpur Kheri district near the country was grave and a matter of ed about 7,000 deaths while Karnataka and this took the number of persons across the State who were Tleaders' letter to Congress Lucknow has called for action concern. saw more than 5,000 persons succumb- cured to 3.43 lakh. The State tested 74,388 persons across the B 3 + chief Sonia Gandhi is still raging against all 23 signatories includ- “Kerala has the lowest fatality rate in ing to the pandemic,” said Vijayan. State on Thursday. Tamil Nadu has 146 functioning laborato- even after the grand old party ing Jitin Prasada. Jitin Prasad is the world as it has recorded only eight The Chief Minister claimed that ries across the State , a commendable achievement according ugar will now be available with wheat called it a wrap at the Congress the party's Brahmin face in UP deaths per million Covid-19 cases while Kerala was the only State which could to veteran medical doctors, It may be remembered that the State Sand rice at ration depo. In the first phase, Working Committee early this and had represented the Sweden has more than 500 deaths per prevent the transmission/spread of the had just five laboratories when the first Covid-19 case was report- the Yogi Government has decided to pro- week. A Congress unit in Uttar Dhaurahra Lok Sabha seat in every million cases,” said Vijayan. He also pandemic. “We in Kerala have the best ed in February. vide one kilo of sugar in a month to every Pradesh has now demanded 2009 and was a Minister in said that on Thursday, Kerala has diag- medical facilities in the country. The pri- Chennai tested 1,286 positive cases while position in other Antyodaya cardholder at subsidized rates. action against all the letter writ- Manmohan Singh Goverment. nosed 2,406 Covid-19 cases and ten vate hospitals do not charge a rupee more districts in the cluster remained unchanged. Chengalpet had 298 In Aligarh division, around 96204 ers, with special mention of for- “Jitin Prasada is the only per- deaths. Out of the 2,406 cases diagnosed than what has been fixed by the cases, Kancheepuram 256 and Thiruvallur 323 patients. Antyodaya cardholders will get the bene- mer Union Minister Jitin Prasada son from Uttar Pradesh to have positive on Thursday, 2,175 persons con- Government. Treatment is absolutely free fit of this scheme which includes 24596 who also was a signatory to the signed the letter. His family his- tracted the pandemic through social in all government hospitals. Those who cardholders from Aligarh district, 27164 letter that created a flutter. tory has been against the Gandhi transmission, the chief minister said. have been hospitalised are being pro- from Etah, 27593 from Kasgunj and 16851 After the many signatories family and his father Jitendra He repeated that the Covid-19 situ- vided with free food and medicine by my from Hathras. like Anand Sharma, Verrappa Prasad proved it by fighting elec- ation everywhere in the country except Government,” said the Chief Minister. The distribution of sugar will start in Moily and Vivek Tankha cleared tions against Sonia Gandhi. October. On the orders of the Yogi gov- the air over the importance of Despite this, Sonia Gandhi gave ernment, a letter has been issued by the pitching such a letter to the party Jitin Prasada a Lok Sabha ticket Commissioner of Food and Logistics chief seeking organisational and made him a minister. What Department instructing to distribute one revamp, senior party leader Kapil he has done is gross indiscipline kilo of sugar per month to all Antyodaya Sibal, another signatory to the let- and the district Congress com- cardholders. Cooperative sugar mills are ter, came to the defence of Jitin mittee wants strict action against made responsible for supplying sugar and Prasada on Thursday saying the him and condemns his actions,” they assured to provide a full stock of party should now focus to con- the resolution read. October to December sugar in September duct surgical strikes on BJP rather Congress said the UP letter itself in all districts. than attacking its own leaders. does not have the sanction of Every month state government dis- “Unfortunate that Jitin either Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka tributes wheat and rice to the ration card- Prasada is being officially target- Gandhi Vadra, who is the central holders. Under this, eligible Grahasti card- ed in UP. Congress needs to tar- leader in charge of the state. The holders are getting five kg per unit ration get the BJP with surgical strikes party's UP chief Ajay Kumar every month which includes three kilos of instead of wasting its energy by Lallu, however, said: “These are wheat and 2 kilos of rice. However, targeting its own,” Sibal said on the feelings of party workers, Antyodaya cardholders are getting one time Twitter. Another party colleague, how can one stop such feelings.” 35 kilos of ration which includes 20 kilos Manish Tewari responded to In March 2019, just before the wheat and 15 kilos rice. Sibal's post with a single word: Lok Sabha elections, Prasada had Now, due to the economic crisis dur- “Prescient!” rubbished rumours that he was ing the lockdown in the corona pandem- The three -Sibal, Tewari and quitting the Congress and was ic, the poor are facing barriers in getting Prasad- are among the 23 headed to the BJP. work therefore the state government has Congress leaders who wrote to Jitin Prasada's father Jitendra decided to distribute ration twice a month interim party president Sonia Prasada, a veteran Congress leader, to all ration cardholders till November. Gandhi calling for sweeping had challenged the leadership of In the first week of the month, two reforms, collective decision-mak- Rahul Gandhi's mother Sonia rupees kilo of wheat and three rupees kilo ing and “full-time, visible leader- Gandhi in 1999 and had also con- of rice is given. In the third week of the ship”, causing fresh convulsions in tested against her for the post of month, one kilo of a gram is set free with the party as it struggles to retain party chief. Jitendra Prasada lost wheat and rice. its political relevance. the bid. He died in 2002. !"#!$!$ * :. *) !%%#:2!( $-$E! D.#! 0-$E!E ,), /.'"9,)'+! ! * 1*" * ! # O ( .#$!%%.+-.#!# O $#%#!!- $,%%!%$!!0$J % 2 # 6%2#7 3 # 3 ( 2 %2# # E 4 2 P %Q ) 0 +, ( # %2# " *C+++ EA *, ( remember television news used to be ,-<<> very different. I recall it to be a source 4 2 of trusted information and the news anchors, who pioneered and brought ( the news to our homes, used to be @ ( Irespected, well-read and thoughtful individuals. This might seem unimaginable and incomprehensible to young readers today because television news now appears to be 1 . unrecognisable as being the fourth pillar 2 ( of democracy it was decades ago. # 2 2 ( News media has undergone dramatic changes from those rose-tinted days when ! : 1 6!:17 the news was not a 24x7 business but a way 3 2 to keep citizens informed about what was % S : going on in their country and across the world. The advent of cable news, pioneered 0 ) ( by news organisations in the United States 1 (US) like CNN, changed all that and made news channels a 24x7 source of content but essentially with the same amount of infor- %2# 2 mation. CNN dealt with this situation by ,; 5 0 no longer limiting itself to the news at all. 5 As reported in The Economist, CNN has filled its channels with original films 2 3 !:1 4 and television series that are either licensed 3 # by it or produced in-house. It has found % ( major success by adopting this approach. For example, when it got on board the late # celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain to trav- ( el to exotic places in a show titled Parts 341@ E % ( Unknown, it helped the channel attract bomb blast accused and cur- professional work. What is all from an acceptable one. close to eight million new viewers. rent Member of Parliament the more discouraging is that Justifying the action of news # 1 ( Therefore, news channels now are less but forget about it when it only three convictions have anchors, by saying that news about the news and more about the views. comes to the death of an actor. taken place since 2010. channels can only survive the ( # Television news today can battle any This farcical media trial has As per reports, these new reality of 24x7 reporting by soap opera for TRPs. If you want to see how truly revealed the rot that has .27=+ 3 attacks were allegedly com- compromising all journalistic # 2 thin the line between a soap opera and a set in deep in the field of jour- mitted by members of political integrity, is no different from 5 news channel is, just look at the manner nalism. News anchors and G2+. parties, religious sects, student defending corrupt bureaucrats 1 in which the death of an actor, organisations that produce and 3 . 79. groups and criminal gangs. or politicians who say that 2 ( Sushant Singh Rajput, has been dealt with broadcast this type of news Just this past week, we heard they can only survive in their by news channels with his alleged girl- need to think long and hard 79 the sad news of a journalist field by taking bribes and junk- ) friend, Rhea Chakraborty, at the centre of about the pressures and impact . . being shot dead in Uttar ing their integrity. 3 the media trial. of such incessant media cover- + .2 Pradesh. However, this story They are all drinking from !:1 ( Just to give you an idea of what counts age. It has the potential to lead has received nowhere close to the same well. In fact, when I as news nowadays, one national media to cases of depression and, the attention that has been was speaking to my son, who >+ ,*+++++ ) channel ran a programme titled Sushant possibly, even suicides. given to this media trial. is a lawyer, about the sad state : par Rhea ka kaala jaadu (Sushant was a vic- I pray that we never see 73G . 2* We have not seen news of affairs of television news, he tim of Rhea’s black magic) with a heavy such an outcome but what if .9 organisations or news anchors exclaimed that it’s not all bad dose of graphic images and an alarming such an unfortunate situation raise this issue or use its because these “journalists” have lack of intelligence. When news channels does arise? Will these news 9+ 8G resources to bring attention to added a layer of respectability show content like this, they not only speak channels cover each other and 8 3* this serious threat to our to the lawyers. In the end, how- (R : about the story but inevitably (and, per- examine any possibility of democracy. Instead of protect- ever, any real change can only haps, intentionally) become the story black magic being responsible 7 +279 ing their own community, that come from the actors on the 2 ! themselves. or hold the mirror to them- has been the unfortunate vic- screen themselves. The coverage by certain segments of selves? ++ . tim of violent crimes and pres- History is the only real - * 7 the “news” media during this entire episode The field of journalism, 97+ 27 .+G sures, some television anchors judge and when this period is S has been misogynistic, hateful and frankly however, is not merely under have used their influence and looked back at by future gen- speaking, a source of embarrassment for threat due to the rot within . .2 . 9 the platform to focus their erations, anchors, who had the ) *+,- a country that calls itself the largest from actors in its own fraterni- . +3 . stories on the influence of opportunity to mould genera- . ) democracy in the world. We must not for- ty but more dangerously so and black magic in an ongoing tions, will either be classified as ( / get that one of the basic tenets of progres- in a much more tangible sense 72+ 2G investigation. This is the true Edward R Murrows or risk sive democracy and a fair legal system is from the outside. .7+ tragedy of television news. being called spokespersons of 0 1 that anyone accused of a crime is presumed A study that examined I often hear that news a format that can only be said 2 3 ( innocent until proven otherwise. attacks on journalists found channels are in a race for TRPs to be inspired from Radio ( It is a principle that these “news” chan- that there have been nearly 40 and need to do whatever they Rwanda. nels are well aware of, as evident by the fact killings of journalists since can to get attention as it is a (The writer is a former IPS / that they keep this in mind when speak- 2014 with 21 of the deaths question of survival. 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It, therefore, ( necessitates deliberation as to why, despite making unbelievable progress, humankind is unable to 1 ? ) 5 B resolve differences through non-violent means. # Von Clausewitz states in his classic book On War that, “War is nothing but a duel on extreme scale. +7 . ( War is, therefore, an act of violence intended to com- .7 3. pel our opponent to fulfil our will. War is a mere 792 3 # 3 continuation of policy by other means.” Wars are exe- ( +G.7 cuted when vital interests of a nation are threatened. 7.+ - # Military and other instruments of national power of non-kinetic systems like in the field of sarily be in favour of one or the other spender of the world at $71.1 billion, next ( are employed on the adversary to execute a nation- .7 cyber and space is indeed very potent. adversary. In other words, a country only to the US and China. Plus, in the time 2% # ? 2% P Q al or political policy, mostly as a last resort, when 7. New systems like Directed Energy should have the capacity to defend itself. period between 2015-2019, India was the other efforts have not succeeded. The summation . . 9 Weapons (DEW) can bring a change to This would lead us to the aspect of second-largest importer of weapons, # is that two or more nations are involved and it con- G 2 G warfare. Likewise, a well-orchestrated capability development. The significant accounting for 9.2 per cent of the world’s # ? cerns each country’s basic and fundamental values. .+ .* cyber attack can immobilise an adversary. facet to be deliberated is skill vis-à-vis arms import. The Government’s policy of ( This brings us to the thought that is this rele- G7 77. History has shown that skilful employ- intention. Whereas intentions can change Atmanirbhar Bharat has created a win-win 1 vant in today’s interconnected, digitised and high- +. .- ment of new weapon systems can signif- within a short period of time, proficien- situation. On one end, strategic self- ly commercial world? One needs to consider, first, G7 7 icantly enhance the chances of victory. cy cannot. Capability, to be credible, must reliance can be achieved and on the other, 3 whether the vital national interests would change How does this play out in the Indian be consistent over long periods of time and it can create opportunities and much- $ 1 ;+ +. . or be negotiated, if threatened and second, in the .+ 8. context? Asia is home to two of the most most importantly, keep the threat of war needed employment in the country. *+-C >< # ( highly interdependent world, would it be possible populous countries of the world — India in mind. Any dilution in perception of However, it is necessary to highlight that to negotiate a settlement by means other than war? .. 28+ and China. Despite being old civilisations threat of war can immensely set back pro- such systems produced in the country # ? Vaclav Smil, after examining armed conflicts of 7 + with many common understandings, the ficiency development, thereby seriously have to be world-class, meeting the oper- 3BH1(,= =+ the past two centuries, in the book, Global . . two nations have quite different political impacting a nation’s war-waging power. ational requirements of the armed forces 1 # Catastrophes and Trends: Next Fifty Years says, “The ++ systems, ideologies and cultures. Border Capacity development has to consider in terrain and situations that they need to 2% ,, most important finding regarding future likelihood 2 problems, too, exist despite efforts to come future technologies, too. Advancement of be employed in. Any faulty production 1 # ( of violent conflicts comes from Lewis Fry 79 G to an understanding. On the western bor- technologies in the world and their pos- would endanger the lives of soldiers and Richardson’s search for causative factors of war and 9 +.+ der, Pakistan, with its deeply-troubled eco- sible usage by the adversary need to be the security of the country, besides being his conclusion that wars are largely random cata- nomic condition, obsession with contin- constantly scanned and systems upgrad- economically self-defeating in the long- # *+,, 3 CC 1 .+ .- strophes whose specific time and location we can- uance of proxy war in Kashmir and lack ed to meet these challenges. term. >; ,<; .9 +79 not predict but whose recurrence we must expect.” 9 .* . G of democratic values, remains a poor State Prior to World War II, despite a ban, India has always been a peace-loving # The probability of wars and conflicts in future can- in constant flux. Our threats from both the Germans developed tanks and air country, with no territorial ambitions and not be ruled out. However, the nature and scale may . .+3. northern and western neighbours, are power, unknown to the world. And when has contributed to the world in every field. 1 # 2% ,, be different. The possible spectrum of conflict in 79G7 + therefore quite real and do not seem to be the Allies learnt about it, it was too late and Such an attitude is instilled in the culture / ! ( today’s world is very wide indeed. A nation may +. . 7 diminishing in the foreseeable future. these systems contributed notably to of majority of Indians. Hence conflicts and choose to fight a war with its adversary even by proxy, 7 * A prediction of whether these threats German victory in battles. The entire spec- wars are not desirable. Though India is a B as Pakistan is executing in Kashmir for the last four .+97+* will end in wars is difficult to make. It is, trum of conflict, from low-intensity con- peace-loving nation, when threatened, the E 5 2 *+,C decades. At the lowest end of the spectrum is the 99 2 however, necessary to note that keeping flict to nuclear war, as also threats from capability must exist to completely anni- ;* 1 low-intensity conflict and at the highest is nuclear .78 the theory of war in mind, execution of kinetic and non-kinetic use of systems hilate the adversary and protect our culture. war. However, the level of escalation, once com- G- war as a last resort of implementing the need to be factored in. While menced, cannot be controlled fully as the adversary nation’s will and policy remains very real. weapons/equipment/other war-like mate- Another value which is deeply # ( . need not be governed by the escalatory ladder that .++2 The role of world bodies and multi- rial form one part of capability develop- embedded in Indian culture is Ahimsa. 2% 2% ,, 1 ( one has planned to execute. lateral approaches to prevent conflicts and ment, the other important part is human This word is sometimes misunderstood Depending upon how soon the national inten- G2 .G wars are of great import but they have their resources development. A high morale of and portrayed as meek submission. ? tion is fulfilled, conflicts/wars could be limited in =7 . own limitations in inter-State conflict res- the armed forces is a battle-winning fac- Whereas, it has quite a different meaning. 2%,, 1S scope. It could be limited to a particular geograph- olution. Though the United Nations tor. So is thorough training of all person- Ahimsa prohibits thoughts of causing ical area, limited by international/binational com- (UN) has performed better than its pre- nel in war-like conditions, in an all-arms injury to others. It does not mean that if P Q 1 mitment, limited by use of weapon systems or lim- decessor, the League of Nations, but lack integrated environment. Another vital ele- physically threatened, you do not retali- % ( ited by time. A classic example of limited conflict of true representation of the world in the ment in capacity development is strategic ate. You should retaliate and strike the is the Kargil War wherein it was limited to the geo- UN Security Council (UNSC) and vest- self-reliance in defence production. The attacker so hard that he is rendered inca- 4 graphical area of Kargil, limited by India not crossed interests of individual nations, do cur- war-waging capability of the armed forces pable of any further threat. The fear of ing the Line of Control (LoC) and was terminated tail it from preventing conflicts between can be seriously neutralised if any defeat, just by the strength of your retal- 1 on July 26, 1999, once all the Pakistani encroach- States. When a crisis deepens, every weapon/equipment, ammunition or even iation would, therefore, suffice to keep him ( ments were evicted. With modern technologies, wars country, including those with friendly rela- a small part of a system, being imported away. This is deterrence by capability 2% # 1 could also be fought by kinetic, non-kinetic means tions, would consider the overall strate- from another country, is denied or development. or a combination of both. Whereas the lethality of gic scenario prevailing at that time and delayed. As per SIPRI (Stockholm (The writer is a military veteran and kinetic weapon systems is ever-increasing, in terms react keeping their own national interests International Peace Research Institute), in former Director-General, National Cadet 6 7 of range, accuracy and stand-off attacks, the threat in mind. Such reactions need not neces- 2019, India was the third-highest military Corps.) % &!;

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selects the candidate and how such pro- important activity? Every year, goaded by the World Bank, The CAG’s office has to increasing- public money has been wasted? It is bet- cedures are detrimental to the indepen- One of the defining features of a report is released showing the great ly focus its attention on what is trou- ter that we prevent a wrongdoing dence of the body. But does this alone good governance is speedy grievance advances made in this sphere. Has the bling our citizens. Public delivery of ser- rather than comment after the mischief account for the functioning of the Audit redressal. A robust system in which an CAG ever examined how easy or dif- vices should always be the focus area has been done. The Indian CAG is per- Department? The CAG makes big individual lodges a complaint and an ficult it is for an ordinary person to get if the institution is to remain relevant. haps the only organisation which looks news when critical reports on imple- effective machinery that looks into it a SC/ST certificate, a legal heir certifi- There is yet another area which at the functioning of all tiers of mentation of certain schemes are pub- verifies its genuineness and provides a cate, a mutation done for property on needs to be revisited. Over the years, the Government. The Union Government, lished. The CAG’s report on acquisition quick remedy. All Governments have the death of the owner? Should the Audit Department has been labouring State Governments, Union Territories, + 7 1 ,12 of Rafale, allocation of coal blocks, auc- created separate departments for CAG not be ranking departments under the belief that accountability is Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats. It tion of spectrum, conduct of the addressing public grievances. It is often according to the ease of access? best enforced through post-event fault is the only organisation, which looks at .$#0$%!%! Commonwealth Games and so on seen that complaints from the public are Computerisation has been intro- finding. The approach has been to iden- such varied departments of ith India turning 74 recently, brought it into the limelight. However, routinely disposed of with a standard duced in a big way in Government tify cases of malfeasance, infraction of Government like atomic energy, space, N% it is time to reflect on an insti- do such reports address the concerns answer “settled.” Has the CAG ever ver- departments as it not only makes life established procedures and waste of defence, Public Sector Units and so on. $!00%0 Wtution that BR Ambedkar of an ordinary citizen? ified whether the complaint has been easy for the citizens but brings in greater public money. While these are impor- It has over the years acquired rich and $!!!- # once described as the most powerful The Union and State Governments settled? Has he ever commented on the transparency. A huge amount of money tant findings, does it provide any kind varied expertise. The talent pool avail- 00%!!#! one in the country. One that would keep spend humongous amounts of money effectiveness or robustness of the griev- has been invested in this exercise. of assurance to citizens regarding sys- able is unmatched. It should direct its a close watch on all Government on welfare schemes to provide basic ance redressal mechanism? Ideally a citizen should be able to access temic integrity? Should the CAG not be energies for more purposeful activity. 0!#! spending: The Comptroller and Auditor amenities to the underprivileged. It is The Right to Information (RTI) Act Government services like obtaining var- looking at systemic issues rather than Public interest would be best served if 0- % General (CAG). All institutions have in the form of free grain, housing, was introduced with great fanfare and ious kinds of certificates online. Has the wasting its resources in examining one- it moves into a more collaborative # been created to serve and protect the health, pension, free education, sup- was meant to empower citizens. Under CAG ever examined the effectiveness off transactions? rather than a confrontationist mindset. #0% rights and interests of citizens, thus their ply of textbooks and so on. People liv- the RTI, all departments were to proac- of computerisation on service delivery? The other issue that needs to be I write this not to criticise the func- :@$- %$#$#0 utility has necessarily to be viewed from ing Below the Poverty Line (BPL) are tively disclose information. A cursory An institution becomes vibrant and debated is whether the CAG should tioning of the CAG but to remind our- the perspective of an aam aadmi (com- entitled to such facilities, thus it is a examination of Government websites retains the trust of citizens as long as blow his whistle post-event. Can we not selves to step back and start looking at $$0# mon man). We have thus to examine determining criteria for a host of ben- would show that they are hopelessly the people can identify with it. Citizens move into a system wherein the insti- things from a different perspective. I $#!-.#$ how far has the CAG addressed the efits. The preparation of the BPL list is outdated and one cannot even find the would repose trust in it as a guardian tution renders advice and suggests a would have succeeded in my efforts if %!!%$ daily concerns of the masses. mired in controversy with complaints telephone numbers of key officials. Has of their rights and protector of their course of action before the event? Like it generates a healthy debate. 00# Each time a CAG is appointed, regarding inclusion of ineligible people the CAG ever raised such issues? interests if they perceive it to be doing a system of advance ruling? This would (The writer is a retired IA&AS offi- %!- there is always much noise regarding and exclusion of eligible ones. Has the Governments make a great noise so. Do they have such a perception be in the larger public interest. What is cer who served as Director-General in the the manner in which the executive CAG ever taken up an audit of such an regarding the ease of doing business. about the CAG? the point of blowing the whistle after CAG of India) L !M !"#!$!$ 9

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Paracel #!#L! ing visa restrictions on People’s In addition, the US China Sea, destabilizing the Beijing in its global ‘One Belt uphold freedom of the seas in the military in the disputed Islands fall in the disputed $$0%!-M Republic of China (PRC) indi- Department of Commerce has region, trampling on the sov- One Road’ strategy. a manner consistent with the region amid aerial reconnais- part of the South China Sea. viduals responsible for, or com- added 24 PRC state-owned ereign rights of its neighbors, The US said that the international law. sance by US spy planes. China The DF-26 dual-capable plicit in, either the large-scale enterprises to the Entity List, and causing untold environ- CCCC and its subsidiaries have “In July, I announced an is engaged in hotly contested missile is a type of weapon $ reclamation, construction, or including several subsidiaries of mental devastation, the US engaged in corruption, preda- updated policy regarding territorial disputes in the South banned by the Intermediate- !" ### militarization of disputed out- the China Communications Government said. tory financing, environmental Beijing’s unlawful maritime and East China Seas. Beijing Range Nuclear Forces Treaty $#!$#$#! posts in the South China Sea, Construction Company The CCCC, the State destruction, and other abuses claims in the South China Sea has also made substantial signed by the US and Soviet %!%* (CCCC). Since 2013, the PRC Department said, led the across the world. and emphasised that the US progress in militarising its Union towards the end of the !%$0%%!$! has used its state-owned enter- destructive dredging of the “The PRC must not be was prepared to take firm man-made islands in the past Cold War. When the US with- %*$J 9'!))<; prises to dredge and reclaim PRC’s South China Sea out- allowed to use CCCC and action to oppose Beijing’s cam- few years, which it says it has drew from the treaty last year, !- more than 3,000 acres on dis- posts and is also one of the other state-owned enterprises paign of bullying,” Pompeo the right to defend. it cited China’s deployment of %0$%$* puted features in the South leading contractors used by as weapons to impose an added. Beijing claims sovereignty such weapons as justification, !$%!0 )!"'+! over all of the SCS. But the report said. $%$#! Vietnam, Malaysia, the The DF-26 has a range of - )/ ;!;" Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan 4,000 kilometres and can be %% 3?& "7 77 have counterclaims. In the East used in nuclear or conventional Beijing: China’s foreign min- China Sea, China has territor- strikes against ground and # $ istry said on Thursday that it ial disputes with Japan. The SCS naval targets. The DF-21 has a %&' %&'2#%# was unjust for the United 73873 in 90 days. TikTok thanked Mayer. hundreds of millions of users and East China Sea are stated range of around 1,800 kilome- #!4C!* States to impose sanctions on “I have done significant “We appreciate that the globally. to be rich in minerals, oil and tres, with the state media $!%0080( Chinese companies involved ikTok CEO Kevin Mayer reflection on what the corpo- political dynamics of the last But its Chinese ownership other natural resources. They describing it the most advanced $$$* in construction in the South Tresigned on Thursday amid rate structural changes will few months have significantly has raised concerns about are also vital to global trade. in the series, and the DF-21D, $0%$ China Sea as these activities U.S. pressure for its Chinese require, and what it means for changed what the scope of potential censorship of videos, China launched two mis- as the world’s first anti-ship bal- ! were happening on China’s owner to sell the popular video the global role I signed up for,” Kevin’s role would be going for- including those critical siles, including an “aircraft-car- listic missile. #0.* own territory. Ministry app, which the White House he said in the letter. “Against ward, and fully respect his of the Chinese Government, rier killer”, into the SCS on The missile launch was .#%-.#* spokesman Zhao Lijian made says is a security risk. this backdrop, and as we expect decision,” the company said in and the risk Beijing may access Wednesday morning, a day aimed at improving China’s $0%%$* the comments at a daily news In a letter to employees, to reach a resolution very soon, a statement. user data. after US U-2 spy plane entered ability to deny other forces $ 0 briefing in Beijing. The US on Mayer said that his decision to it is with a heavy heart that I ByteDance launched Earlier this month, Trump a no-fly zone during a Chinese access to the SCS, the report #-# Wednesday blacklisted 24 leave comes after the “political wanted to let you all know that TikTok in 2017, then bought ordered a sweeping but unspec- live-fire naval drill in the Bohai quoted sources as saying. “This !### Chinese companies and tar- environment has sharply I have decided to leave the Musical.ly, a video service pop- ified ban on dealings with the Sea off its north coast, Hong is China’s response to the #$#0 geted individuals it said were changed.” company.” Bytedance is cur- ular with teens in the U.S. and Chinese owners of consumer Kong-based South China potential risks brought by the $!!%#0$ part of construction and mil- His resignation follows rently in talks with Microsoft Europe, and combined the two. apps TikTok and WeChat as the Morning Post reported on increasingly frequent incoming %0! itary actions in the South President Donald Trump’s for the U.S. firm to buy TikTok’s A twin service, Douyin, is US heightens scrutiny of Thursday. One of the missiles, US warplanes and military $%! ,0 China Sea in its first such order to ban TikTok unless its U.S. operations. available for Chinese users. Chinese technology compa- a DF-26B, was launched from vessels in the SCS. China does- %!- sanctions move against Beijing parent company, ByteDance, Mayer, a former Disney TikTok gained immense nies, citing concerns that they the north-western province of n’t want the neighbouring over the disputed strategic sells its U.S. operations executive, joined TikTok as popularity via its fun, goofy may pose a threat to national Qinghai, while the other, a DF- countries to misunderstand I waterway. to an American company with- CEO in May. videos and ease of use, and has security. 21D, (aircraft-carrier killer Beijing’s goals,” the report said. " .3/"3.## %$#!%0#64 ! .* ( /)05'/; <%=* # ! : 9 N%$ ./-" & " "'!$)(5' .#%!#% #!!*# ,)/:/'"'' #%!! 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But I just want to work to resolve their differ- ensure sanctity of rules of ori- duty to two per cent till stamp duty on sale deed doc- say that in the central bank, as Deloitte India Partner M ences, remove non-tariff bar- gin, and open markets to December. uments by three per cent from observers of what is happening S Mani said any decision to riers, ensure sanctity of rules of expand trade because in my Shares of DLF closed 9.93 September 1 to December 31, in the country in the fiscal pol- he GST Council not look- extend the cess beyond five origin and open markets to humble view, as they (people) per cent higher, Prestige Estates 2020, and by two per cent icy, I think the Government’s Ting to increase tax rates to years in order to fund the pre- expand two-way trade, say in hindi, ‘taalee do haath se Projects 8.07 per cent, Sunteck from January 1, 2021 to March response has been very prudent fund revenue shortfall of sent compensation deficit Commerce and Industry bajti hai’ (It takes two hands to Realty 7.21 per cent, Godrej 31, 2021.Stamp duty is the and very calibrated,” Das said. states is a positive move, but could become a precedent. Minister Piyush Goyal said on clap)”, he said. Properties 7.06 per cent, transactional tax collected by Speaking at an event extending the period of levy Hence, the period of exten- Thursday. “We will have to work Oberoi Realty 6.94 per cent, the Government on property organised by financial daily /.-$ " * of compensation cess beyond sion of the cess should be Addressing the ASEAN- together and we can create a Sobha Limited 6.57 per cent, purchases. Stamp duty collec- Business Standard, Das said the the originally envisaged five minimal and predefined so India Business Council, Goyal resounding sound which will Mahindra Lifespace tion is one of the largest con- government was “responsible” helpful. years would worry business- that the cess does not become said both the sides need to be heard by the whole world. Developers jumped 4.10 per tributors to a state’s rev- in announcing the measures “Current step of consoli- es, tax experts said. a permanent tax. work together to further this But if each one of us only cent and Indiabulls Real Estate enues.”CREDAI has been pur- right from the start which dation is a step in right direc- At the 41st GST Council “Not considering any rate relationship as two-way trade remains committed to them- 0.64 per cent on the BSE.The suing State Governments for focused on the poor and vul- tion. Indian banks can reap the meeting on Thursday, the increases to make up for the is witnessing signs of decline selves and does not look to fur- BSE realty index was 6.63 per reduction in stamp duty since nerable people. benefits of scale and become Centre presented before the shortfall in cess is a welcome from USD 81 billion to USD 77 ther this relationship , our cent higher at close of trade. the beginning of lockdown. Prime Minister Narendra a partner in the newer busi- states options to meet the measure, however moving to billion, “probably the first time trade which is already seeing “The standout performer was The move will benefit the cus- Modi had announced a 20 ness opportunities across the shortfall in GST revenue, a market borrowing mecha- we saw a 5 per cent de-growth”. signs of falling from USD 81 the realty sector that ended 6.6 tomer and foster demand cre- lakh crore stimulus package, globe. Larger banks can com- saying the deficit can be nism which would extend the He said India and ASEAN billion to USD 77 billion...Can per cent higher as Maharashtra ation along with giving a stim- which included additional pete with global banks,” Das made good by states bor- tenure of the cess beyond five (Association of Southeast Asian at times move into the down- government slashed stamp duty ulus to the allied industries spending of about 2 per cent of said. rowing using a special win- years would worry business- Nations) have not been able to ward spiral,” Goyal added. till December 2020,” Ajit coupled with employment gen- GDP by the Government, as He, however, said that dow. This loan can be repaid es that are subject to the harness the full trade potential The minister said the two Mishra, VP - Research, Religare eration,” CREDAI National well as liquidity measures by while size is essential, efficien- after five years from the col- cess,” Mani said. for various reasons, but now is sides have not yet been able to Broking Ltd. Chairman Jaxay Shah said. the RBI. cy is “more important”. lection of GST cess. Shardul Amarchand the time to expand trade, start the review of free trade The ailing real estate has He further said that when- Meanwhile, Das also wel- The Governor further said If the states agree, it Mangaldas & Co Partner address concerns and resolve agreement in goods. welcomed the Maharashtra ever there has been a reduction comed the government’s strat- it is “fundamental” to reform would effectively mean that Rajat Bose said the Centre has differences. He added that businesses government’s decision to in the stamp duty in the past, egy of consolidating public the nature of governance and the cess would continue put the onus on the states to Goyal said the business can play the role of a bridge to reduce the stamp duty to two it has only led to an increase in sector banks, saying lenders risk management of all the beyond five years of the GST borrow funds with due facil- council meeting is a good help resolve the issues “amica- per cent till December. revenue in the government with large balance sheets will be banks going forward. rollout. itation from the Centre. forum to discuss concerns and bly and quickly”. The State Government on treasury. / 7 CD "0 2$# 7 7

est rates having dropped below to lower net operating cash & 7 8 per cent for the first time in flows and higher dependence 0!% iquidity starved real estate 15 years,” the agency said. on other forms of They were also asked to Lsector is expected to witness It noted that committed liquidity/refinancing,” it said. !4 &4 ! # ensure that the policies are a 40-60 per cent decline in res- receivables from already booked According to Icra, higher ! ! O, !P &O/ ! P arkets regulator Sebi on reviewed at least once annual- idential sales volumes this fis- sales have also been impacted, rated clients have maintained tate-owned National Small MThursday extended the ly. cal due to Covid-19 pandem- given that some milestone based considerable liquidity buffers, SIndustries Corporation will & timeline for implementation of It, further, said the rec- ic, ratings agency says Icra. payments have been deferred which can be used to meet pro- approach markets regulator !4 &4 # ! procedural guidelines for proxy ommendation policies should According to the agency, due to stoppage of construction ject costs and debt obligations. Sebi shortly for registering an advisors to January 1. also disclose the circumstances the collections from customers activities earlier. Icra also Also, many companies have alternative fund entity, paving & % $ !,, ( ( The guidelines issued by when not to provide a voting are also expected to decline by expects the spends on ongoing availed moratorium to bring the way for setting up of the % the regulator on August 3, recommendation. around 35-40 per cent. projects to reduce by around 30 down debt repayments, which ‘Fund of Funds’, a top official were supposed to come into As per the guidelines, Maintaing a negative out- per cent in FY21 on account of coupled with automatic reduc- said on Thursday. support for MSMEs. ble,” Sherkhane said. force from September 1. proxy advisors will have to dis- look for the real estate sector, the pandemic.“New launches, tion in collection-linked pre- Anand Sherkhane, addi- The Fund of Funds shall Shekhane added that he is Proxy advisors advise close the methodologies and the agency noted that the over- which were already on a declin- payments, has provided some tional development commis- be operated through a ‘Mother’ told the special purpose vehi- shareholders on corporate gov- the processes followed in the all sales volume from coming trend given the increased relief to the developers. sioner in the Ministry of Micro, and a few ‘Daughter’ funds. cle has almost been formed, in ernance issues and assist them development of their research pleted and under-construction focus on deliveries, are likely to “Going forward though, Small and Medium Enterprises It is expected that with a couple of days, they would with voting recommendations. and corresponding recom- inventory is expected to reduce get further deferred,” it said. adequacy of operating cash (MSMEs), said the process of leverage of 1:4 at the level of approach Sebi for registering The Securities and mendations to its clients. by 40-60 per cent. Icra further said the over- flows to meet scheduled repay- bringing on board venture cap- daughter funds, the Fund of the alternative fund institution. Exchange Board of India (Sebi) It will alert clients within “The preference for com- all project cash flows are ment obligations will remain a ital companies would begin Funds will be able to mobilise He was addressing a webinar said the timeline was extended 24 hours of receipt of infor- pleted inventory is expected to expected to be impacted by key look-out area, with devel- once the entity is registered by equity of about 50,000 crore, organised by PHDCCI. “after taking into consideration mation about any factual errors continue thus favouring the slower collections leading to oper ability to refinance or the Securities and Exchange the Government had said. The Fund of Funds will requests received from regis- or material revisions to the developers having higher pro- reduced inflows. carry out one-time restructur- Board of India (Sebi). “It would be ultimately establish a framework to help tered proxy advisors, and the report and will have a stated portion of such projects. “While there will be reducing of debt obligations under In May, the Government housed in the National Small MSMEs in capacity augmenta- prevailing business and market process to communicate with However, the steep reduction in project spends as well, the recently announced gov- announced it will set up a Industries Corporation (NSIC) tion. conditions due to COVID-19 their clients and the company. tion in home loan rates may aid the reduction in inflows is ernment relief measure, in case ‘Fund of Funds’ with an initial and they would be doing the This will also provide an pandemic” Following the Also, they will have to housing demand to some likely to remain higher than the of a cashflow gap remaining corpus of Rs 10,000 crore that due diligence and setting up opportunity to get listed in extension, the provisions of share their report with their extent, with home loan inter- reduction in outflows, leading critical,” it said. will provide equity funding the company as early as possi- stock exchanges. said Sebi circular shall be clients and the company at the applicable with effect from same time. Among others, Sebi January 1, 2021, Sebi said in a said timeline to receive com- circular.Through its circular ments from the company may 2##0#5#!!$ ;!* *2-% !* ; <%&*%. *. &$ %( issued in August, Sebi said be defined by proxy advisors proxy advisors shall formulate and all comments or clarifica- 0O This is a prototype only layers); multiple layers of con- stressed on developing a single- the voting recommendation tions received from the com- and will be developed further nectivity,” the Commerce and window system, which could policies and disclose the updat- pany, within timeline, will be ommerce and Industry with inputs from states to make Industry Ministry said in a be a one-stop digital platform ed voting recommendation included as an addendum to CMinister Piyush Goyal on it an effective and transparent statement.Goyal also held a to obtain all requisite central policies to its clients. the report. Thursday launched the nation- mechanism for land identifi- virtual meeting with the indus- and state clearances/approvals !! !! al GIS-enabled land bank sys- cation as well as procurement. try ministers of states, UT required to start business oper- tem, which will help investors The IIS portal is a GIS- administrators and senior offi- ations in India. Raipur: Chhattisgarh has been ment them to grow their to get real-time information enabled database of industrial cers.In his address, the minis- “This could eliminate the ranked fourth among the land- exports. about the availability of indus- areas/clusters across the states. ter called upon the states to col- need for investors to visit mul- locked states by the Niti Aayog Niti Aayog in partnership trial land and resources. “More than 3,300 indus- lectively work in the spirit of tiple platforms/ offices to gath- for having the potential to with the Institute of Launching the system, trial parks across 31 states/UTs ‘Team India’ to enhance indus- er information and obtain become a prominent exporting Competitiveness released the Goyal expressed confidence covering about 4,75,000 hectare trial activity in the country and clearances from different stake- state. first Export Preparedness Index that other states/UTs will be land have been mapped on the attract investment.He also said holders. It could leverage capa- According to the Export (EPI) 2020. The index ranked onboarded by December 2020, system. The information avail- that in countries where Indian bilities of existing systems and Preparedness Index 2020 states in four categories: coastal, as the project has been able includes forest, drainage; companies face restrictive trade provide time-bound approvals released by the Niti Aayog yes- Himalayan, Landlocked, Union launched for six states.The sys- raw material heat maps (agri- practises, the reciprocity clause and real-time status updates to terday, Chhattisgarh is in the Territories/city states according tem is being developed by inte- cultural, horticulture, mineral may be invoked.The minister investors,” he added. fourth position in the land- to four parameters policy, grating the Industrial locked states category as it had business ecosystem, export Information System (IIS) with initiated several measures to ecosystem and export perfor- state GIS (Geographic promote exports. Rajasthan, mance. Information System). Telangana and Haryana are ahead of Chhattisgarh in this category. The report noted that other states facing similar socio-economic challenges can look at the measures taken by Chhattisgarh and try to imple- !234 $/' =% 1>?

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The transformation recipes include handcrafted, natu- of the dough into a light and airy rally-leavened sourdough breads, loaf is the chemistry in action, with which have a signature identity, feel %#%Q )%%$ ! a good side of physics. High in and taste. The right temperatures nutrition, easy to digest and filling, for the dough to flourish are -% # . this bread has sustained humans ensured through the stone deck since the biblical times. However, oven that lends the steam for a deli- 2 %2% &%- . the quest for lesser production cious crust. times and greater returns has Well, who knew that the blend )#%)# ' -% turned today’s breads a mere of basic ingredients like flour, water embodiment of yeast for a fast rise, and salt can come a long way in giv- '#% !#.!'- extra salt to add flavour, added ing us such a healthy and nutritious enzymes, flour improvers, artificial loaf of sourdough, right? Even . -! 2!*. preservatives and a list of other though prepping the sourdough, ingredients, none of which are hand-folding the dough and resting &% -% % &% good for us. It’s time that people it, and the eventual baking process adopt the long-lasting benefits of could be draining and time-con- - ' ! '#& !# switching from commercially suming, it’s also the most reward- processed breads to the natural ing processes. No two loaves are the % ! .# ' goodness of sourdough. same and everytime we are met Sadly, it seems not many peo- with the fresh aroma of a newly- -%% (% !, of handmade fermentations along ple know why sourdough trumps all baked loaf, which brings us so much with oodles of affection. the other baked goods in the well- fulfillment and joy. %*,< !* !: Being the real king of breads, being poker ring as well as playing Wondering now if you can the sourdough’s proverbial reign the flavour card best. Prepared prepare it too? Of course, you can! / dates back almost 15,000 years, with patience with only three ingre- For those who want to learn this from the remotest nooks and cran- dients — flour, water and salt — the age-old craft, it’s the start of a deeply n this self-isolation life, if bread nies to thriving metropolitan cities. bread is slowly fermented in the tra- rewarding journey. Your first few is rising, sourdough is soaring. Sourdough is the oldest form of ditional way without commercial loaves might not be perfect and IAlong with most essentials, leavened bread and as rightly put by yeast. The new food science reveals that’s the beauty of it. Just remem- flour has been amongst the first few Karl De Smedt, the curator of the its enormous nutritional benefits: ber, it will need time after sour- products to vanish from supermar- world’s only sourdough library in It’s a great source of pre-biotic dough is a natural leaven — a mix- ket shelves but for a good reason. 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New York: 2014 US Open runner- ob and Mike Bryan, the up Kei Nishikori on Wednesday said Bmost successful men’s dou- he tested negative for Covid-19 bles team in the history of ten- after having two positive tests but nis, are bringing the curtain still decided to withdraw from the down on their 22-year profes- Grand Slam tournament that begins sional careers days ahead of the next week. US Open, the site of their Nishikori wrote on his mobile major debut in 1995, the ATP app that he is ready to “slowly” said on Thursday. return to practice — but not pre- The Bryans, 42, captured a pared to compete in best-of-five-set professional era record 119 matches. titles together, including 16 “After such a long break I feel Grand Slams, 39 ATP Masters that returning in a best of 5 long- 1000s and the ATP Finals title match setting is not smart until I am four times. became the first team to clinch competition and camaraderie fully ready to do so,” Nishikori’s post “We feel it’s the right time a Career Golden Masters in amongst the players. We’ll also said. to walk away,” said Mike. 2014 with their Shanghai tri- miss the excitement of gearing “It’s disappointing as I love the “We’ve given over 20 years to umph which meant they had up for a big match and playing US Open and have great memories the Tour, and we are now won all nine ATP World Tour for the roar of the fans.” there. I will start on the clay. Thank looking forward to the next Masters 1000 tournaments. Mike claimed two more statement on Wednesday. you.” AP chapter of our lives. They also won Olympic Grand Slam titles with Jack The Japanese star and last Top 10 seed in the “We feel blessed to have Gold at London 2012 and Sock in 2018 after his brother women’s bracket, joined professional athletes in Milos Raonic said the ATP and WTA been able to play the game of were part of the US Davis Cup- was sidelined with a hip injury. basketball, baseball and football in demanding should consider a joint action that goes doubles for so long. We are winning team in 2007. The Bryans will exit on a change after Jacob Blake was shot by police. beyond a small group of players. grateful to have had the oppor- “We’re most proud of the winning note, having lifted Osaka tweeted that as a Black woman, she “I think real disruption, that’s tunities in the beginning of the way we devoted ourselves com- the Delray Beach Open title in feels compelled to pull out of the tournament to what makes change, and I think a lot year to play and say our good- pletely to the game,” said Bob. February before the season put a focus on police shooting Black people. of real disruption is caused by affect- byes to the fans.” “Our loyalty toward each other was halted by the Covid-19 “I don’t expect anything drastic to happen ing people in a monetary way and can The Californian pair were never wavered and we are pandemic. with me not playing, but if I can get a conversa- force some kind of change,” he said. the top-ranked doubles team in leaving professional tennis with They finish their careers tion started in a majority white sport I consider “I’m hoping at least we on the the world for 438 weeks and zero regrets. “We’ll miss the with a 1,108-359 team record. that a step in the right direction,” Osaka tweet- men’s tour as well as the women’s, we ed. band together and we show support.” reconsider her decision after DJOKER WINS Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, ! ? &7 = &G , “Watching the continued genocide of Black All NBA and WNBA games, three organisers suspended play for In the men’s section, World who upset defending champion people at the hand of the police is honestly mak- Major League Baseball games and five Thursday. The semi-finals will number one Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, last year’s US G7+8 “As a sport, tennis is collectively ing me sick to my stomach. of six Major League Soccer games were now be played on Friday, who launches his bid for a Open runner-up from Russia, by taking a stance against racial inequal- “I’m exhausted of having a new hashtag pop called off Wednesday as athletes which is scheduled to be the fourth US Open title and 18th 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. ourth-seeded Naomi Osaka ity and social injustice that once again up every few days and I’m extremely tired of hav- demanded racial justice. final day of the event. Grand Slam crown on Monday, The other men’s semi-final reached the semifinals of the has been thrust to the forefront in the ing this same conversation over and over again. Osaka beat No 12 Anett Kontaveit Victoria Azarenka will play needed only 62 minutes to rout will see Greek fourth seed FWestern & Southern Open and United States. The USTA, ATP Tour, When will it ever be enough?” 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon, eighth-seeded Johanna Konta Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 6- Stefanos Tsitsipas, who advanced withdrew a few hours later in a call and WTA have decided to recognize Her move quickly got support from others reaching the semifinals as the only Top in the other women’s semifinal. 3, 6-1. down 5-6 when American Reilly for racial justice, drawing quick sup- this moment in time by pausing tour- players on the tour. 10 player left in the bracket. She was Konta beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, The 33-year-old Serbian, Opelka retired, against Canada’s port from other players. nament play at the Western & Sloane Stephens retweeted the message and scheduled to play No 14 Elise Mertens 6-3 and Azarenka advanced in who seeks a fourth US Open title Milos Raonic, who defeated Soon after, the whole tournament Southern Open on Thursday, August added: “Say it louder! Proud of you.” in the semifinals before the disruption. straight sets against Ons and 18th Grand Slam crown, Serbian Filip Krajinovic 4-6, 7- was put on hold for a day. 27,” the three oganizations said in a After reaching the semifinals late Wednesday, And it is still unclear if Osaka will Jabeur. advanced to a semi-final against 6 (7/2), 7-5. 5 & $ 02(4: - ?7 (" + 2 .+ "2 *7 2020 in Aarhus, Denmark According to BWF’s rance midfielder Paul Pogba will remain part of the inter- adjusted calender the Thomas ngland will be without one # Australian all- Fwas left out of the national team he India Open Super 500 national tournament calendar and Uber Cup Finals will be Eof its most explosive bats- rounder Daniel Sams will squad on Thursday after testing Tand the Syed Modi and will proceed on the followed by the BWF World men for the upcoming T20 replace injured Jason Roy in positive for Covid-19. International Super 300 tour- planned dates of 3-11 Tour, which will resume with series against Pakistan after Delhi Capitals squad for the The Manchester United play- naments were on Thursday October 2020. a two-week European leg in Jason Roy was ruled out of all 13th edition of Indian er was replaced by 17-year-old cancelled by the Badminton “All remaining HSBC Odense, Denmark. three matches because of a left Premier League. Eduardo Camavinga for upcoming World Federation in its BWF World Tour tourna- The two-week European side strain. Left-arm pacer Sams is Nations League qualifiers against adjusted calendar to salvage a ments on the calendar will leg will be followed by two The opener was hurt dur- part of the Australian squad Sweden and Croatia. season thrown haywire by the no longer take place at the Super 1000 tournaments in ing practice at Old Trafford on which is currently in England “I had to make a change at the Covid-19 pandemic. dates and locations origi- Asia and the prestigious Tuesday, and a scan on and will be joining the IPL last minute because Paul Pogba The India Open, which nally listed.” World Tour Finals. The loca- Wednesday revealed the injury. franchise after the series. was supposed to be in the squad,” was originally scheduled in The badminton season tions of the three Asian tour- Roy will remain with the His inclusion will France coach Didier Deschamps March, was to be held from has been on hold after the naments are yet to be England squad and look to strengthen Delhi’s pace attack said. “Unfortunately for him, he prise recall to Adrien Rabiot, who December 8 to 13 in New All England Championship announced. recover in time for the white- as the 27-year-old Sydney had a test yesterday which was pos- fell out with the coach after asking Delhi and Syed Modi was in March. ball series against Australia in we have in the squad, we don’t Thunder player was the high- itive this morning.” to be taken off the list of reserve slated for November 17 to 22 “...After weighing the SATWIK TESTS CORONA +VE Southampton starting Sept 4 feel a need to pull anybody in,” est wicket-taker in the 2019- Camavinga made an immedi- players for the 2018 World Cup. in Lucknow in the previous- concerns of Covid pandem- Set to be conferred the with the first of three T20s. Morgan said on a video call on 20 edition of KFC Big Bash ate impression with Rennes last Anthony Martial regained his ly revised calendar. ic it’s been decided that both Arjuna award on Saturday, England captain Eoin Thursday. League. PNS season, where he stood out in a win place in the squad following an “The Badminton World #SyedModiInternational & Indian badminton player Morgan said no player will “At the moment we don’t over French champion Paris Saint- impressive season with Man Utd, Federation (BWF) will imple- #IndiaOpen stand cancelled Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has come in as a replacement for anticipate it being anything No players who were Germain despite being only 16. where he finished as the club’s co- ment an adjusted tourna- for this year. The safety of tested positive for Covid-19 Roy ahead of the first T20 serious (for Roy) but we want involved in the recent Test He is one of three new faces, top scorer with 17 goals. He last ment calendar for the HSBC players & other stakeholders and been in home quarantine against Pakistan on Friday. to give him every chance to be series against Pakistan will play with Deschamps also calling up 22- played for France in March 2018. BWF World Tour in 2020,” connected to the game is for nearly a week. “Given that we have a lot of fit for Australia for both series, for England in the T20 games, year-old attacking midfielder France travels to play Sweden the world body said in a paramount.We hope to The 20-year-old men’s flexibility, particularly with our the T20s and 50-over. We will with the Test and white ball Houssem Aouar and 21-year-old near Stockholm on Sept 5 and then statement. return in 2021,” the doubles player said he is yet allrounders in Joe Denly, see how he progresses over the squads being in different bio- center half Dayot Upamecano. hosts Croatia at Stade de France “The TOTAL BWF Badminton Association of to develop any symptoms of Moeen Ali and our batters that next three or four days.” secure bubbles. Deschamps also gave a sur- three days later. Thomas & Uber Cup Finals India tweeted. the infection. -% !)% ! , -%#Q #!*% Finch says Test career probably finished + G boots. N!O “If I am told to bat at No 5 or 6 , I will “In terms of red-ball cricket, I definitely take it as it will be a new role for ustralia limited-overs don’t think it’s realistic to play Test jinkya Rahane “enjoys opening” in the me and help me explore my game. So if you Acaptain Aaron Finch cricket again,” Finch was quoted as Ashortest format but a packed Delhi ask me, my answer is yes, I am ready,” said has conceded that his Test saying cricket.Com.Au. ormer England spinner Monty Panesar praised Capitals top-order could mean a potential Rahane, who is only 12 runs short of career career appears over, saying “Just based on two things: the FJames Anderson, who on Tuesday became the “finisher’s role” for India’s Test vice-captain 5000 runs in T20 cricket (4988 from 196 it is unrealistic for him to amount of opportunity to play four- first pacer in history of red-ball cricket to take 600 which he is not averse to exploring during games). play red ball cricket again. day cricket and force a claim, I think, wickets, as he termed the 38-year-old as the ‘best the upcoming Indian Premier League sea- But will two to three weeks of net ses- Finch, who is in is going to be really limited; and also fast bowler ever’. son in UAE. sions be enough to help him acquire the England for three ODIs the young batters coming through, Speaking at SportsTiger’s show Cricket Talks, Rahane, who joined Delhi Capitals this mindset of a finisher? and as many T20 there are some seriously good the Englishman said, “James Anderson has been year, may find it difficult to find a slot in Rahane said five to six sessions along games series, said players in Australia, especial- brilliant. He has stayed injury free and has the top order as Shikhar Dhawan and with proper communication from the he may not get ly top-order batters.” always been hungry to take wickets. With this atti- Prithvi Shaw are set to open the batting with team management about the assigned role enough first Finch has played tude he is the best fast bowler ever now.” Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer and Rishabh should be enough. class games to only five Tests in his He further added, “England team would be Pant being next in line. However, he agreed that field restric- stake claim for a career while he has fea- thinking now how long they can keep him play- Asked about his role in the team, tions work to the advantage of top-three in spot in the tured in 126 ODIs and ing. He has a brilliant record in English conditions Rahane said: “I don’t know. We have to wait white ball cricket. Australian Test 61 T20Is. and he is averaging around just 21since the age and watch as we start our practice sessions, “Frankly speaking, when you have side. “The talent of 36.” then only we will have that communication. two fielders outside the circle, you have the He though depth is really, real- In the series against India in January 2021, “I have opened throughout my career freedom to express yourself. Also the field is keen to com- ly strong at the Panesar feels it will be a difficult choice whom to and I have enjoyed that. But (it is) complete- mediapersons on Thursday. is completely spread in T20 cricket (after pete in Test moment so I don’t drop from the team once Ben Stokes returns. He ly up to the team management as to what So, does he think that a finisher’s role first six overs). Till No 3, you can play with cricket one last think that’s an said, “England likes to play all-rounder in that role they want to give me in the team. I will in T20 can work for him? The senior bats- freedom...You get 15 to 20 runs and you are time before opportunity to be position and I can see both Chris Woakes and Ben 100 per cent do that,” the 32-year-old told man said he is open to the idea. on,” he said. hanging his honest,” he said. Stokes playing. Probably, it will be James Anderson or Stuart Broad who might be dropped considering the conditions.” While talking about England’s - # tour to the subcontinent Panesar further added, “The English team # Charismatic Mahendra he would throw many challenges his directness. MS was not inter- you cherish? might need a specialist spin- Singh Dhoni is the “most inspira- at him and the Indian would love ested in ‘games’. He liked to be dealt A: I enjoyed Dhoni’s humour and ner.” tional captain” of international to live up to those, on way to with in a direct way and he cheeky manner. He was a good He backed Adil Rashid cricket in the last 50 years, along becoming “one of the great all- responded in kind. competitor who loved a chal- for making a comeback into with legends England’s Michael rounders of his era”. On the lighter Q: Where would you place him as lenge. I enjoyed challenging the team and commented, Brearley, Australian’s Ian Chappell side, the legendary Aussie revealed a cricketer and as a national cap- him to be the best player that “Adil Rashid is a good play- and Mark Taylor, and Clive Lloyd that he enjoyed Dhoni’s “humour tain in the annals of the global he could be. er. If he was playing in this of the West Indies, says Aussie great and cheeky manner”. list? Q: Did Dhoni the cricketer live series instead of Dom Bess Greg Chappell. Excerpts: A: In my opinion, he is the best up to your expectations when England would have won Clearly mightily impressed by Q: How was your experience Indian captain that I have seen and you were India coach? Did he the series against Pakistan Dhoni’s game, Chappell, who was with Dhoni the cricketer and I would put him in the highest execute your plans on the field of 2-0.” India coach during the first two Dhoni the person? bracket of captains and leaders in play? On Joe Root’s captaincy he years of Dhoni’s international A: My experience with Dhoni the the game in my experience. He is A: He exceeded any expectations said, “Joe Root is a good captain career (2005-2007), also revealed cricketer and Dhoni the person up there with Michael Brearley, Ian that I had and he may have but his greatness will only be that the wicket-keeper-batsman were positive. He was very easy to Chappell, Mark Taylor, and Clive exceeded his own expectations. It decided when England travels to “exceeded” all his expectations work with because he was open Lloyd as the most inspirational cap- is a great credit to him that he Australia for the Ashes. If they and was “best Indian captain that and forthright. There was no false could. standing features of his game? tains of the past 50 years. utilised his immense skills to win ‘The Ashes’ then one would I have seen”. Chappell, 72, said that modesty with Dhoni; if he thought Q: You have always praised A: The outstanding feature was his Q: What were the most satisfying become one of the great all- say he is a great captain but if Dhoni had “immense skills” and he could do something, he was Dhoni’s cricketing acumen. What, self-belief. He stood out amongst moments — both on- and off- rounders of his era and an inspi- they don’t win I wouldn’t put him loved to compete. He disclosed that confident enough to say that he according to you, were the out- his peers with his confidence and field — spending with Dhoni that rational leader. IANS in the category of great captains.”