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WINDOWS ■ Opp: Why EU MPs, not us? Sena firm on 50:50 power share ■ BJP’s Swamy joins protest Squabble in ruling alliance over CM’s post ■ Fadnavis, Sena leader call on governor EU MPs to go Mumbai, Oct. 28: The Shiv ing tussle between the rul- between BJP and Sena),” the future of the country Sena on Monday reiterat- ing alliance partners over MAHARASHTRA Mr Raut said. Earlier on and Maharashtra, the ed its demand for an equal forming the next state between a meeting of Monday, the Sena bor- Sena said in an editorial share of power in government. Shah, Uddhav and rowed a famous dialogue in party mouthpiece to J&K today Maharashtra and asked A Raj Bhavan official Fadnavis ahead of this from blockbuster movie Saamana. the BJP to “speak the said the meetings were year’s Lok Sabha polls, Sholay to target the A BJP leader said the truth on the 50:50 power “courtesy calls” by the Mr Raut said, “BJP Centre over the economic “caustic” Saamana editor- sharing formula” agreed two leaders, who met evokes name of Ram. You slowdown, seeking to ial and Raut’s remarks between Amit Shah and Koshyari separately. Mr (BJP) are going to build know why there was so have created “bitterness” as row erupts Uddhav Thackeray. Raut also told a TV chan- the Ram temple. Ram was much “silence” in mar- ahead of Shah’s Mumbai The demand by Sena MP nel that there was “noth- ‘satyavachani’ (embodi- kets on Diwali and won- visit on Wednesday. As AGE CORRESPONDENT Sanjay Raut came shortly ing political” in Mr ment of truth), so they dered if worse days were the BJP’s tally went down with agency inputs after chief minister Raote’s meeting with the should speak the truth on ahead. in the October 21 state NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 Militants kill Devendra Fadnavis and governor. this (formula)”. “...Itna sannata kyon hai Assembly elections, com- senior Shiv Sena leader Asked what would hap- “You can tear a paper bhai?” (why is there so pared to its 2014 perfor- In a development sig- truck driver Diwakar Raote met state pen if the BJP were to but you can’t delete this much silence) is the ques- mance, Sena has been nalling an international Actors Renee Zellweger and Governor Bhagat Singh renege on the power shar- record (of the power shar- tion resonating every- raising a pitch for “equal outreach by the Narendra Koshyari, amid the ongo- ing formula agreed ing formula agreement ■ in Anantnag Finn Wittrock arrive to attend where on “silence” over Turn to Page 4 Modi government that is snowballing into a major Srinagar: A truck dri- the 11th Annual Governors political controversy, at ver was killed by sus- Awards gala in Hollywood on ISIS leader least 27 European Union pected militants on Sunday. — AFP MPs in India on a private Monday in Jammu and visit plan to visit Jammu Kashmir’s Anantnag Chidambaram at Baghdadi and Kashmir on Tuesday district, police said, a after they met Prime day before a delegation AIIMS after stomach killed in US Minister Narendra Modi of European Union here on Monday. MPs visits the Valley. ache, discharged Government sources Narayan Dutt, a resi- forces’ raid said, however, that the dent of Katra in New Delhi: Former finance MPs’ visit to J&K was Udhampur district, minister and senior Washington, being organised by an was fired upon by the Congress leader P. Oct. 28: “NGO”. Nevertheless, it militants in Kanilwan Chidambaram, who is cur- President seems obvious that the area of Bijbehara. rently in the custody of Donald government has given its — PTI Enforcement Directorate in Trump said approval to the visit. Mr the INX Media case, was Sunday that Modi “highlighted the “Urgent action must be taken to AIIMS on Monday the Islamic importance of close inter- taken against all those after he complained of Baghdadi State national cooperation to who support or sponsor stomach ache and other group’s elu- fight terrorism” to the EU terrorism or support related issues, and was dis- sive leader Abu Bakr al- MPs when they called on such activities and charged after treatment. Baghdadi had been him. ■ Turn to Page 4 Sources said Mr killed, dying “like a dog” Chidambaram was treated in a daring nighttime for gastrointestinal- raid by US special forces related problems. in northwest Syria. Full report on Page 3 Mr Trump told the Pak shuts airspace nation in a televised The Akshardham temple is shrouded in heavy haze after Diwali in New Delhi on Monday. Delhi had anticipated Sikh pilgrims leave White House address the season’s worst pollution levels in the morning after Diwali, but the air quality, although “very poor” to that a “large number” of “severe”, turned out better than the last five years, according to air quality monitors. — PTI for Pak from Delhi IS militants were killed to PM flight again during the raid, which ■ ■ New Delhi: A group of Sikh culminated with Kejri: Post-Diwali pollution lowest in 5 yrs SC rules flouted Delhi likely to raise issue with ICAO devotees from India, Baghdadi cornered in a part of a religious proces- tunnel, where he deto- SRIDHAR granted by other coun- sion, on Monday started off nated a suicide vest. KUMARASWAMI tries as per prescribed their spiritual journey from “He died after running Delhi’s air quality plunges to ‘severe’ NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 ICAO guidelines, and Delhi to Nankana Sahib in into a dead-end tunnel, India will continue to Pakistan, the birthplace of whimpering and crying India has approached the seek such overflight founder of Sikhism Guru and screaming all the International Civil clearances. Separately, Nanak Dev, the Pakistan a day after Diwali, 1st time this year way,” Mr Trump said, Aviation Organisation we have taken up the high commission here said. adding that three of AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ tively less bursting of some sound of crackers against Pakistan’s move matter of such denial Full report on Page 4 Residents in Baghdadi’s children NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 firecrackers. bursting. I was very to deny permission for with the relevant interna- were also killed in the Noida, Greater His remarks came even happy that compared to the overflight via tional civil aviation body. Keith Vaz to face blast. Despite several attempts Noida, Gurgaon, as the city’s air quality the last few years, there Pakistani airspace for the Pakistan should reflect Mr Trump said the made to curb the menace Ghaziabad and dropped to the season’s was much less bursting VVIP Air India One air- upon its decision to devi- suspension in UK raid — involving eight of air pollution, a layer of Faridabad reported worst on the morning of crackers. The pollu- craft that carried Prime ate from well-established London: One of Britain’s helicopters — was car- haze enveloped the extensive fireworks after Diwali, but govern- tion figures have Minister Narendra Modi international practice, ried out with coopera- national capital a day ment agencies said the revealed that pollution to Saudi Arabia late (and) reconsider its old longest-serving Indian-ori- much beyond the gin MPs Keith Vaz faces a tion from Russia, Syria, after Diwali as the city’s situation was still better has been the lowest in the Monday evening. habit of misrepresenting six-month suspension from Turkey and Iraq. He also air quality plummeted on timeframe than previous years. last five years on Diwali Government sources the reasons for taking Parliament after a House of thanked the Syrian Monday to the “severe” Addressing a press con- night,” he said. said: “We regret the deci- unilateral action.” It may Commons standards watch- Kurds “for a certain sup- category for the first time However, Delhi CM ference, the chief minis- The Delhi Pollution sion of the Government of be recalled Pakistan had dog found he had “disre- port they were able to this season, with a large Arvind Kejriwal said ter said on Monday that Control Committee on Pakistan to yet again last month similarly garded” the law. give us.” Baghdadi’s number of revellers Monday that the air pol- the government has Monday said less fire- deny overflight clearance denied permission to — AFP death gives a big politi- brazenly flouting the lution level in the city on received masks and works, rigorous night for the VVIP special allow the VVIP aircraft cal boost to Trump as he Supreme Court-enforced Diwali night was the would distribute these in patrolling and enforce- flight, which is otherwise carrying Mr Modi to the faces an impeachment two-hour limit for burst- “lowest” in the past five a few days. “After 8.30 pm ment measures to curb granted routinely by any United States to overfly COUNTERPOINT inquiry. — AFP ing crackers. years as there was rela- yesterday, I could hear ■ Turn to Page 4 country. Overflight clear- its airspace. ■ More on Page 5 ances are sought and ■ More on Page 4

Prince Charles Maya facing No Naga deal yet, to visit India fresh trouble on Nov. 13-14 as CBI rakes Oct. 31 deadline London, Oct. 28: Britain’s Prince Charles will visit up PSC issue India on November 13 may be extended and 14 to celebrate AGE CORRESPONDENT India-UK relations NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 during which he will NSCN(I-M) talks stuck, but other also discuss issues Trouble seems like climate change to be brewing Naga outfits not averse to pact and sustainable again for BSP finance, his office supremo MANOJ ANAND again soon. However, a announced on Mayawati as GUWAHATI, OCT. 28 final agreement between Monday. The visit by the CBI has WEATHER the NSCN (I-M) and the the heir-to-the-British prepared a list The ongoing talks government is unlikely to throne to India will be of at least 10 O Maya Max: 30 C between the Prime take place by October 31,” his second trip in two senior state Min: 17OC Minister’s envoy for the security sources said. years and 10th over- officials who reportedly RH: 42% Naga talks, Nagaland In a related develop- all. played a crucial role in Rainfall: Nil governor R.N. Ravi, and ment which is seen as an ■ More in Newsmakers US President Donald Trump lights a lamp at the White House Diwali celebrations in the alleged irregulari- collective leadership of attempt to mount pres- Washington D.C. on Sunday evening. — PTI ties in selections by the Forecast: Cloudy sky the NSCN (I-M) led by Th sure on the NSCN (I-M), Uttar Pradesh Public Muivah on Monday the NNPGs (Naga Service Commission remained inconclusive National Political (UPPSC) when she was ASTROGUIDE but the chances of thrash- Groups) has asked all the CM in 2010. ing out differences on a legislators of the state to EU agrees to delay Brexit till Jan. 31 A source said: “The Vikari: Dakshinayana separate Naga flag and clarify their stand on con- role of these officials is Tithi: Kartika Shudda Vidiya constitution has bright- tentious issues instead of ADITI KHANNA ◗ European Council written procedure,” he extension through a writ- under the CBI scanner. till 3.48 am (Wednesday) ened with the Centre con- taking a “neutral” stand. LONDON/BRUSSELS, said. ten procedure among the They will be called soon sidering the option of Asserting that New OCT. 28 president Donald The EU’s move would 27 other EU nations, for questioning.” The Star: Vishaka till 11.14 pm extending the deadline of Delhi was keen on find- Tusk confirmed the mean that the UK will not which he hopes to con- CBI recently examined a Varjyam: 6.12 am to 7.41 October 31 for ending the ing a solution to the The European Union (EU) decision of the 27 leave the 28-member clude by Tuesday or former chief examina- am, 3.02 am to 4.34 am Naga talks. decades-old problem, the on Monday agreed to offer other members of block as planned on Wednesday. tion controller of UPPSC (Wednesday) Though a final decision NNPGs, an umbrella the UK a three-month Thursday. British MPs are expect- over the case, they on extending the deadline organisation of seven extension to the Brexit the economic bloc Mr Tusk said it was a ed to vote on a motion to added. Recently, the CBI Durmuhurtam: 8.34 am to is yet to be taken, securi- insurgent groups, said deadline, until January 31 on Twitter “flextension”, meaning be tabled by Prime also questioned over 20 9.20 am, 10.44 pm to 11.34 ty sources did not rule the elected representa- next year. the UK could leave the EU Minister Boris Johnson candidates allegedly pm out the possibility. “The tives should clarify their European Council presi- low in the coming days. before the deadline if a this week seeking a linked to former public Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm dialogue between Mr stand as the entire Naga dent Donald Tusk con- “The EU27 has agreed deal was approved by the General Election on servants in the state, Ravi and the NSCN (I-M) society of Nagaland has firmed the decision of the that it will accept the UK’s British Parliament. December 12. who were selected by the SUNSET TODAY 5.40 PM lasted for more than four been demanding an early 27 other members of the request for a flextension Mr Tusk will now seek Mr Johnson, who seems UPPSC for different SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.30 AM hours but remained solution from the economic bloc on Twitter, until January 31, 2020. the UK’s formal agree- on the way to miss out on posts during the MOONRISE TOMORROW 7.30 PM inconclusive, with both Government of India and saying a written confir- The decision is expected ment to the decision — his “do or die” Brexit Mayawati government. MOONSET TODAY 6.06 AM sides agreeing to meet ■ Turn to Page 4 mation process would fol- to be formalised through a before formalising the ■ Turn to Page 4 ■ More on Page 3 PAGE Special 2 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI SHASTRI: IN A TIME OF WAR, THE MAN OF PEACE PAVAN RAO K. Bahadur, who had been assigned the BENGALURU, OCT 28 moniker 'Shastri' or 'scholar', carved him- self a unique niche in national politics. al Bahadur Shastri served as the As Home Minister, he was assigned sev- Prime Minister during one of the eral troubleshooting missions, including most turbulent periods of India the controversy simmering in Assam, the Lafter independence. The man who crisis in Punjab, dealing with increasing would rise to lead the nation was born language hostilities in the then Madras into extremely difficult circumstances, to state and of course, 'managing the imple- a poor Hindu family. His family had been mentation of the Emergency in the period Saving water: traditionally employed as administrators of Chiense aggression in 1962'. and civil servants. He lost his father One of his most important contributions before he turned two, during an onset of as Home Minister, however, was revamp- BAF shows Bubonic Plague in 1906. ing the administration and bringing in 'Lal Bahadur Shastri: Politics and sweeping reforms. His navigation and Beyond', by Sandeep Shastri, political strategies in the Kamaraj Plan are also an the way expert and pro Vice Chancellor, Jain important part o the book. University, was released by former ISRO After this, came the process that led to chief, Dr K. Kasturirangan in Bengaluru Shastri ji's entry to the Prime Minister's AGE CORRESPONDENT on Friday. The event was presided over office, for which he was backed by some BENGALURU, OCT. 28 by Dr Chenraj Roychand, president, Jain senior leaders, including Kamaraj. Shastri Trust and was followed by a panel discus- went on to spearhead the iconic 'Shastri The Bangalore Apartments' Federation (BAF) sion with Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice vrat', in response to the food crisis in announced the launch of the second edition of Chancellor, NLSIU and Dr MK Sridhar, India. The country was reeling under a its annual flagship event – BAMBOOS member of the Advisory Board on food shortage and Shastri urged people to (“Bengaluru Apartments Making Bengaluru Education, MHRD. The huge void created after Nehru’s death was filled when Lal Bahadur Shastri, a politician voluntarily give up one meal, so there Operationally Outstanding and Sustainable”) – Born into a poor family in 1904, Shastri from Uttar Pradesh who held home and railway portfolios in Nehru’s Cabinet, took over as would be more to distribute to affected to be held on November 24 at Freedom Park. spent the formative years of his life in India’s second Prime Minister on June 9, 1964 areas. However, he first implemented the The event will see BAF member apartments Ramnagar, near Varanasi. Perhaps these system within his own family. The showcase their best practices in sustainable, bal- hardships shaped the sterling qualities MEETING WITH operative of Anand, response was overwhelming. Even restau- anced and efficient management of water, ener- that guided him through his later life, GANDHI Gujarat, and creating rants and eateries downed shutters on gy, solid waste management, apartment manage- which saw him rise to the helm of the the National Dairy Monday evenings. He motivated the coun- ment and also their contribution to safety, com- Shastri was in the 10th try to maximise the cultivation of food country's politics. Development Board. munity welfare and civic engagement. As a student in Harish Chandra School, standard, when he grain and ploughed the lawn at his official Mr Vikram Rai, Treasurer, BAF, said, “Citizens Shastri vrat: The country Varanasi, Shastri was unable even to attended a public residence in New Delhi. have to be active partners in tackling the water afford an English textbook. Still, he made meeting, hosted by was reeling under a food He also focussed his attentions on crisis by reducing consumption through water no excuses, borrowing books from his Pandit Madan Mohan shortage and Shastri strengthening research in agriculture, set- aerators, water meters and simple water conser- peers, making notes and returning them, Malaviya and Gandhi. urged people to voul- ting up the Indian Council of Agriculture vation measures along with implementing rain- all to complete the task that had been Inspired by the non- ntarily give up one meal, and laying the foundations for the Green water harvesting systems and recharging given to him. His principle, even at that cooperation move- so theere would be more Revolution. He also promoted the White groundwater. This event will help citizens get a age, was to 'make the extra effort to com- ment, and Gandhi's call to distribute to affected Revolution, lent support to the Gujarat better perspective on how to go about imple- plete the task and not make deprivation for students to with- areas. However, he first milk-cooperative, Amul and appointed Dr menting these initiatives.” an excuse'. He was greatly inspired by draw from schools, he implemented the system Verghese Kurian as Chairman of the Water is one of the key themes that will be cov- the freedom movement, the non-coopera- left his own the next within his own family. National Dairy Development Board. ered at BAMBOOS. Bengaluru has been facing a tion movement in particular, having day and joined the The response was over- Dr Sandeep Shastri's book is a highly severe water crisis with groundwater running heard Mahatma Gandhi's rousing speech local branch of the whelming. Even restau- readable account of a leader whose legacy dry in many places and Cauvery water supply on it at a public event, when he was a Congress party. rants and eateries was crucial but overshadowed by the that becoming erratic. BAF had released a list of sim- teenager. He quit school the next day and downed shutters on of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Here, Lal ple measures that the government and citizens joined the local chapter of the Congress Bahadur Shastri emerges as an undoubt- can take up to tackle the water crisis in BEST KNOWN Monday evenings. He party. He was jailed several times during motivated the country to edly towering figure in India's history. Bengaluru. These measures were also covered in the freedom struggle. POLICIES AS PM Lal Bahadur Shastri remained, to the maximise the cultivation an online petition which received thousands of During one of these jail terms, his The White Revolution - end, a staunch Gandhian. A man of great signatures. daughter fell seriously ill. He was grant- He promoted the national campaign to of food grain and tact and honesty, he made very few ene- BAF president H.A. Nagaraja Rao said, “Many ed parole for two weeks. Tragically for increase the production and supply of ploughed the lawn at his official resi- mies, even at the height of the Indo- apartment communities have ensured water him, his daughter didn't survive the fort- milk - by supporting the Amul milk co- dence in New Delhi. Pakistan war. He thought differently from security through ground recharge systems, night, so he returned, dejected, before the the leaders who preceded him and his reuse of STP treated water, effective rainwater end of his parole. Other inmates asked, in heart remained always with the people of harvesting systems, WTP etc. This has reduced amazement, "why did you come back tude he maintained for legality, proce- 13-year period, between 1951 and 1964. the soil. Down-to-earth, empathetic and the dependence on Cauvery water in many apart- early?" Shastri simply responded, "Parole dures and the strict code of discipline he This period commenced with the prepa- with a unique approach to enthusing the ments and these initiatives will be showcased was given to me to look after my daughter, enforced on himself. Dr Sandeep Shastri's rations for the first general election and electorate, his policies live on today, during the event.” who is no more, so it is my duty to return book is a crucial narration of Shastri's ends with the death of Pandit Jawaharlal markedly different from any other leader to jail." This shows the respect and atti- roles and responsibilities during a critical Nehru. It was during this time that Lal of post-Independence India. Planting the xseed Young India, old leaders: It’s time for a who spend a lifetime in the obscurity of teaching. ON THE XSeed uses the 5A method: Aim, Assessment, Application, Analysis and Action to create a new blueprint NEW REVOLUTION IN POLITICS CONTRARY for transforming the classroom from dreary drudgery to a beehive of fun- based learning. Lesson plans are YOUTH QUAKE! based on higher order thinking skills By and children who formerly crept like outh is not a time of life but a state snails unwillingly to school now race invitation Yof mind, a temper of the will, a like cheetahs imbued with a sense of quality of the imagination, a predomi- purpose. Instead of dry lectures on nance of courage over timidity, of the the square on the side of the appetite for adventure over the life of hypotenuse, they understand con- ease. Youth has no age: Being young cepts and the practical application of Dr N Prabhudev is about more than age. It can be a geometry in a future career as an rollercoaster of emotions, with an architect or a civil engineer. How does unstable sense of self-esteem, water flow from a tap leads to fasci- he majority of the Indian democ- Insecurity, loneliness and disguised nating insights and light-bulb racy is made up of people below Ajit Saldanha vulnerability. But being young also moments from children on water con- Tthe age of 40. Still, whom do we carries endless possibilities, creativi- servation. A leaking tap has the elect? A majority of people above the ty, curiosity, energy, impatience and capacity to waste as much as 15 litres age of 60! Even madness has a method, guts. It is a special joy of life. The idea any moons have passed since I of water a day while a shower con- does it not? Politicians, however, begin that someone with thick hair is a foun- set foot in a classroom but a sumes 60 litres of water as opposed to their careers when other professionals tain of fresh ideas and a new outlook Mchance meeting with Bidisha a bucket bath which is just 15 litres. A retire. Why, then, are people below 50 sent the people. The only party whose tipping point, both in terms of econom- and wisdom is baseless. But even so, Banerjee, GM of the XSeed faucet aerator is the new go-to tech for considered juveniles in the political leadership seems to be getting ic growth and in the human develop- we do need fresh blood in politics and Foundation for Life, brought back a water conservation. arena? The country desperately needs younger is the BJP. ment of its more than 1.2 billion citi- being young is a gift. Unfortunately, flood of memories. Here’s a scary sta- Rajpal, XSeed’s founder is a strong young leaders who are energetic, enthu- zens. what is pushed here in the name of tistic: as per the Pratham Annual believer in Howard Gardner’s Theory siastic, innovative, skillful, morally Retirement age for politicians youth is dynasty! Status of Education Report 2005, more of Multiple Intelligence which sound, ethically upright and of course, Indian state failed by its leaders Some young Indians are extrava- than 50 million school-going children debunks traditional IQ testing as diligent. Gerontocracy: Politicians considered gantly successful, linked by technolo- in India cannot read a simple text. flawed since it does not provide for dif- Many top political leaders in India ‘young’ in India are at retirement age in In the cities or towns, the stress is gy to a globalizing world. Many are Some of us went to English medium ferent kinds of intelligence. Gardner struggle with ill health but may not other professions. exacerbated by the failure of authori- poor, isolated from the rest of the convent schools which work up to a proposed that there are eight intelli- admit to their illness in public. Health When the 77-year-old Ronald Reagan ties to provide even basic public serv- world and frustrated by their exclu- point, but are hopelessly inadequate gences even going so far as to suggest problems occur mainly because of was replaced at the White House on ices. Power cuts are common. Potable sion from a narrow economic boom. in terms of preparing one for the a ninth known as “existentialist intel- sedentary lifestyles and are often a January 20, 1989, by the 64-year-old water is rare. Food prices are rising, school of hard knocks known as life. I ligence.” In order to capture the full byproduct of affluence. India is a nation George H.W. Bush, people joked that the so are rents. Corruption is rampant. remember an Algebra teacher, spectrum of a person’s ability and tal- that that has historically been more United States would now have a Bribes have to be paid for school and sistently become law-breakers it’s no Manuel, who used a “watered milk” ent, he theorized evaluating musical, passionate about food than fitness. President who could actually remember college places, to the police, to petty surprise that often law breakers qualify story to demystify equations while inter-personal, spatial-visual and lin- There is no culture of physical fitness the names of those he interacted with officials to ensure they perform basic to become the law makers! savagely pinching the earlobes of slow guistic skills in order to develop a and because of this, tend not to be very regularly. administrative tasks, even for hospi- In a scenario where people have lost learners who stood on tiptoe to lessen more nuanced understanding of peo- active in their old age. Barack Obama was 47 when he tal beds. If you have connections best faith in their leaders, the government the agony. Ah well, Dennis went on to ple. entered the White House and 55 when of all, a politician – life can be much and in politics in general, why would an become a ballet dancer, so maybe some XSeed now runs an annual competi- If there is ‘vibrancy’ among he departed. The Russian President easier. educated, right-thinking parent encour- good came of Manuel’s manual. tion called the Super Teacher Award Vladimir Putin turned 60 on October 7. Youth participation in politics, for age his or her child to venture into the Patenting a revolutionary teaching where 1000 applicants are whittled young people, there is great German Chancellor Angela Merkel and now, is still dependent on wealth, legacy jungle of politics? method like XSeed is not the first down to 3 winners who get an expense anger too French President Francois Hollande and connections. ‘Those in power are While we need the experience and wis- career choice in a Sindhi household free foreign holiday where they are In 2019, hardly 1.5 percent of the Lok are both 58. The new Chancellor of old people not exactly on wheelchairs dom of seasoned politicians who are where interest rates, usury and Hong exposed to evolved teaching methods. Sabha MPs belong to the age group 25- Austria, Sebastian Kurz, is 31. Jacinda but old enough! now in their twilight years, the exuber- Kong customized tailoring are more Designed on the principle that learn- 30, 12 percent are between 30 and 40 and Ardern, Prime Minister of New ance of the youth, their lateral thinking likely to feature as hot topics of con- ing can be fun, the curriculum is bro- 16 percent come from the 51-55 age Zealand, is 37. David Cameron was Reservation for Youth? to get things done will offer a whole new versation but Ashish Rajpal had his ken up into a series of classes where group. Not only is youth representation sworn in as Prime Minister of the perspective to the many problems that Eureka moment after a brief stint with communication skills, critical think- declining in Parliament, but the average United Kingdom at the age of 43. Set aside seats in the Parliament and the country faces today. But unfortu- an MNC in the Far East. Abandoning ing, problem solving through collabo- age of MPs has also risen in the last 20 legislatures for the young and the nately, there are only two types of youth his cushy corporate career he complet- ration and discussion replaces the years. India has a fifth of the world’s India struggling under youth! After all, if reservation can be that participate in politics today, those ed a Master’s in Education at Harvard droning lecture method. Think of youth but the young nation’s politics are provided to a range of ethnicities and with dynastic back ground and those before teaming up with Anushtop Robin Williams in Dead Poets’ Society depressingly feudal, ridden with dynas- geriatric leaders caste-based groups, why not for the with money and muscle power! Nayak to tackle the root of the educa- and imagine your boring Math ties and geriatric king-makers. Religion Two-thirds of people in India lives in youth? Our political structure ideally The youth should jump into the dirt of tion problem: teachers. teacher inspired by his mojo. That is and caste continue to play a big role. poverty: 68.8% of the Indian population should offer multiple avenues for politi- Indian politics and manage to stay There is a certain amount of truth XSeed’s mantra and they have created Young Indians are fed up and desperate lives on less than Rs 150/- a day - they cal empowerment. Municipal and pan- clean, and bring transparency to the in the clichéd expression, “underpaid an entire educational eco-system for a change. are considered extremely poor. This chayat polls should give rise to leaders system from within. We need to develop and overworked” used to describe around it generating revenues of 150 The attitudes of young Indians are in makes the Indian subcontinent one of who have experience at the ground a critical mass of young, honest and teachers which tends to overlook the cr last fiscal. According to the some ways inspiring. They want a shift the poorest countries in the world. level. Such leaders, after some experi- successful politicians so that they can boring and frustrating moments that Principal of MSMV, Jaipur, “The to a cleaner, more meritocratic kind of Women and children, the weakest in ence, should be able to run for state and become a motivational model for others. make up their dull day. As a nation of XSEED curriculum provides a hands- politics. There is a dystopian undercur- Indian society, suffer most. eventually the central legislative seats. Youthhas to take the first step; youth hypocrites we pay lip service to the on approach to students, ensures rent to their views – political parties 1.4 million children die each year in After all, this is how leaders are found have to be the lotus of Indian politics: nobility of the profession but few of opportunities for creative expression seem frozen in time, preferring to con- India before their fifth birthday. More in healthy democracies. they must remain shining despite the us have actually spent quality time and develop skills of reflective think- tinue with their allegiance to seniority, than 200 million people don’t have suffi- murky whirlpool around them. Only with them at a PTA or invited them ing, observation and experimenta- hierarchy and in the process, old age! cient access to food, including 61 million Way forward! then can we expect to see a change in home on social occasions. Witness the tion.” Instead of re-writing history, it The youth could be a ‘demographic children. 7.8 million infants were found Indian politics. pride with which we introduce our would be far more beneficial if our dividend’, ensuring stability and pros- to have a birth weight of less than 2.5 Sadly, politics today has earned a rep- doctors, lawyers and MLA’s and the Education department took a closer perity for the decades to come. India’s kilograms. 25% of children in India utation for being a ‘dirty field’. In this —Dr N Prabhudev is a former VC of withering scorn we reserve for those look at the XSeed method. leaders are old and no longer repre- have no access to education. India is at a situation, where law makers have con- Bangalore university ‘Dull Diwali’

This time everyone is feeling that PAGE Diwali has been somewhat dull, says Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Nation 3 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI J&K truck Assam: Child marriage will driver killed, Mufti hopes EU bar people from govt jobs grenade hit team will meet The government has injures 20 brought this law (2 Rules notified, violators of 2-child policy not eligible too Srinagar, Oct. 28: A J&K civil society truck driver was killed kids) to stop Muslims MANOJ ANAND ners shall be eligible for by suspected militants from having jobs GUWAHATI, OCT. 28 appointment in any serv- on Monday in Jammu Asks why Rahul’s visit was not allowed Muslims will not cease ices and posts under the and Kashmir’s The Assam government state government. Anantnag district, New Delhi, Oct. 28: PDP chief — Badruddin Ajmal, while notifying the However, some excep- police said, a day before and former chief minister AIUDF leader “Population and Women producing kids: Ajmal tion has also been made a delegation of Mehbooba Mufti on Monday Empowerment Policy of with respect to certain European Union MPs voiced hope that the group of Assam” has made it clear AGE CORRESPONDENT more than two children conditions like if an visits the Valley. 27 European lawmakers, who that not only two children GUWAHATI, OCT. 28 for government job, Mr applicant has only one Narayan Dutt, a resi- are travelling to Jammu and SHORT TAKES norm is mandatory for Ajmal, who is MP from living child from an earli- dent of Katra in Kashmir, will get a chance to government job but per- In what has triggered a Muslim dominated er delivery but more than Udhampur district, was meet local people and civil C’garh: 3 killed as sons — both male and fresh debate on child-con- Dhubri Lok Sabha seat one child are born out of fired upon by the mili- society members, but at the female — who violate the trol measures of the said, “Muslims will con- subsequent delivery, the tants in the evening in same time alleged that the legal age of marriage, Assam government, All tinue to produce children, children so born, shall be the Kanilwan area of delegates “seem like pro-fas- Mehbooba Mufti crackers catch fire will not be eligible for any Indian United they will not listen to any- deemed to be one entity Bijbehara in the south cist, right leaning and anti- Bhopal: Three people in a employment or employ- Democratic Front one. Now, the government while counting the num- Kashmir district, a immigrant”. J&K into turmoil,” she said. Chhattisgarh village were ment generation scheme (AIUDF) chief and veter- has brought this law to ber of children. police official said. In a series of tweets, The PDP chief also won- charred to death when a of the government. an Muslim leader stop Muslims from hav- “Moreover, a person hav- Dutt died on the spot, Mehbooba, who has been dered “why the same cour- shop in which firecrackers The government notifi- Badruddin Ajmal said ing jobs. According to the ing more than two living he added. detained since August 5 and tesy can’t be extended to were stored caught fire, cation stated, “Therefore, that new law will have Sachar committee report, children before January In the past few days, whose Twitter handle is American senators”. police said on Monday. no person shall be eligible hardly any impact as below two per cent 1, 2021 shall not be ineligi- militants killed three operated by her daughter “Won’t be surprised if The tragic incident took for appointment to any Muslims will continue to Muslims get government ble so long as the number truck drivers, a trader Iltija, claimed the visit is one GOIs indulging in normalcy place in the village of Makdi service and post under produce children. jobs. Literate people are of children he/she has from Punjab and a of “incessant foreign policy acrobatics again & orches- in Kondagaon district in the government of Assam Referring the recent now increasing among before the mentioned date migrant labourer in gaffes” and will be a “lose trating ‘normalcy’ certifi- south Bastar region in if the person has married Cabinet decision of the the Muslim community does not increase on after Kashmir. lose situation” for the gov- cates,” she said. Chhattisgarh late on Sunday in violation of ‘The Assam government dis- and they are working that date.” The attack comes a day ernment. She also slammed She asked why can’t the del- night. According to Prohibition of Child qualifying people having across the world.” The applicant for any before the visit by the the government for not egation meet all three former Kondagaon police, a local Marriage Act, 2006 (Act 6 state government job will delegation of 27 allowing opposition leaders chief ministers — National grocery shop owner Kashi of 2007). In Section 2(a) of Section 2 (b) of this Act Empowerment Policy of have to submit a declara- European Union MPs to like Rahul Gandhi to visit Conference’s Farooq Sen used to sell firecrackers this Act, a ‘Child’ is defines ‘Child Marriage’ Assam” further stated tion in a specified form the state. the Kashmir Valley after the Abdullah and Omar for which he was granted defined as “a person who as “a marriage to which that no person having and append it with The delegation seeks to abrogation of the special sta- Abdullah are the other two licence, on the occasion of if a male, has not com- either of the contracting more than two living his/her application for talk to locals and ask tus given to Jammu and chief ministers who are also ‘Diwali’ (festival of lights). pleted 21 years of age; parties is a child.” children on or after appointment to the effect them about their experi- Kashmir under Article 370 under the detention. He along with two of his and if a female, has not The notification of the January 1, 2021 from a that he/she fulfils the set ence after the Centre’s and bifurcating the state into “Either ways there are two friends slept inside the shop completed 18 years of age. “Population and Women single or multiple part- criteria. decisions. two Union Territories. scenarios. The delegation on Sunday night after clos- Meanwhile, terrorists “Hope they (EU MPs) get a will state situation is nor- ing the shop. on Monday lobbed a chance to speak to the peo- mal. In that case next logical grenade into a crowd ple, local media, doctors and step is to release detainees & As Cong goes waiting at a bus stop in civil society members. The restore Internet. If they say Bursting crackers: Kashmir’s Sopore town, iron curtain between Kashmir is in limbo, its a injuring at least 20 civil- Kashmir & the world needs major embarrassment for Odish youth killed for chage, MP ians, police said. to be lifted and GOI must be GOI. Lose lose situation,” Bhubaneswar: A youth was Of the 20, six people held accountable for pushing she said. — PTI brutally beaten to death may prove to are seriously injured over bursting fire crackers in and have been referred Housing Board Colony area to a hospital in Srinagar. under Airfield Police limits be tough task The others are undergo- in Bhubaneswar on the ing treatment at a local occasion of Diwali night. AGE CORRESPONDENT hospital, officials said. The deceased was identified NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 The attack comes a day as Amaresh Nayak. As per before a delegation of reports, a group of youths The Congress is all set to European Union law- of the area, including go in for substantial makers is visiting the Amaresh, were organising a organisational changes Valley. feast and bursting crackers in the coming days. Security forces had in a nearby field when Insiders indicate that the Activists hold placards during a candle light vigil and demonstration in front of cordoned off the area around 20 youths with arms first change is expected Kerala House for Justice for Wayalar Sisters in New Delhi on Monday. Two young and launched an opera- reached the spot and in Madhya Pradesh dalit sisters were found hanging in the same place in their single-room house in tion to nab the attackers. opposed the celebrations. where the Chief Wayalar in Palakkad within a gap of three months in 2017. Outrage has intensi- No arrests were made The protest triggered a bit- Minister Kamal Nath is fied following the acquittal of the accused and in light of various discoveries till last reports came in, ter altercation between the also the state unit chief. about lapses in the investigation of the case. — PTI police said. — PTI two groups which later But Madhya Pradesh will escalated into a clash as the be a difficult call for the armed youths attacked the party as former union other group with sharp minister Jyotiraditya weapons. Amaresh sus- Scindhia is also in the ‘Sick’ PC shifted to tained critical injuries and race. While the chief later succumed to them. minister is inclined towards his own loyal- AIIMS, discharged ists. Supporters of Mr Train bogies break Scindhia have been very AGE CORRESPONDENT vocal in their demand of NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 away from engine appointing him as the Bhubaneswar: A major acci- state unit chief. Rajya Former union home dent was averted after five Sabha MP from the state minister and senior bogies of a goods train got and former Chief Congress leader P. detached from the engine Minister Mr. Digvijaya Chidambaram, who is near Nidhipur Ghantikhal rail- Singh wants his loyalists currently in the custody way station in Athagarh this for the top job. of Enforcement morning. However, no loss of Congress president Directorate (ED) in the life or injuries was reported in Sonia Gandhi has held INX Media case, was the mishap since there was consultations with senior taken to AIIMS on P. Chidambaram no movement of any other leaders of the party Monday after he com- train on the track at that regarding the proposed plained of stomach ward,” said AIIMS time. Reports said the engine changes. The party has ache and other related sources. moved forward leaving five already changed the state issues. Later, he was While those close to of its bogies and later halted unit chiefs of Delhi, discharged from the Mr Chidambaram said at a distance near Nidhipur Maharashtra and hospital after careful that his condition is not Ghantikhal railway station. Chattisgarh. Presently examination by doctors. good, the ED sources The mishap affected road apart from Madhya Sources said that Mr claimed there was noth- traffic on Puruna Cuttack- Pradesh changes are Chidambaram was ing serious. Sambalpur route with hun- expected in the state units taken to the RML The Supreme Court dreds of vehicles stranded on of Bihar and Himachal Hospital in the morning granted him bail on both sides of the road at Pradesh. Also, insiders but has now been shift- October 22 in the INX Nidhipur level crossing. claim that reshuffle with- ed to the All India Media case rejecting the in the AICC is also expect- Institute of Medical CBI’s argument that he ed. Presently the post of Sciences (AIIMS). could influence General secretary Uttar “Mr Chidambaram witnesses if set free. NAVEEN, BABUS Pradesh West is also complained of illness But Chidambaram who vacant as Mr Jyotiraditya and pain in the stom- is also under arrest in a MARK DIWALI Scindhia resigned after ach. The former union related case which is the Lok Sabha election minister was brought to being probed by the debacle. Sources say that the hospital around 5.40 Enforcement WITH ORPHANS the high command is also PM and is being exam- Directorate, has contin- AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO mulling over the idea of ined by a team of doc- ued to remain in the BHUBANESWAR, OCT. 28 “one person one post”. tors in the old private custody.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik celebrated Diwali with orphans at a non-governmental organisa- Maya faces fresh trouble tion (NGO), here on Sunday evening. Mr Patnaik had also advised the chief secretary, the development commis- as CBI rakes up PSC case sioner, the agriculture pro- duction commissioner (APC) AGE CORRESPONDENT liminary enquiry (PE) and officers in the Chief NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 against unidentified offi- Minister’s Office cials of the state admin- (CMO) to visit Trouble seems to be istration for allegedly childcare institu- brewing for BSP supre- granting favours to close tions and cele- mo Mayawati as the CBI relatives of public ser- brate the festival has prepared a list of at vants in an examination of lights with least 10 senior officials of to select additional pri- children. Chief the state government vate secretaries in 2010. secretary Asit who reportedly played Sources further said the Tripathy visited crucial role in the Mayawati PE is based on a com- Chetna, an insti- alleged irregularities plaint from the BJP- tution of special Naveen committed in the selec- more than 20 candidates, ruled government in the state which was routed education, and Patnaik tions by the Uttar allegedly linked to cer- interacted with Pradesh Public Service tain former public ser- to it through the central the inmates. Following the Commission (UPPSC) vants in the state, who government in January. CM’s advice, all collectors when she was chief min- were selected by the It is alleged in the com- celebrated the day by visit- ister in 2010. UPPSC for different plaint that certain ing childcare institutions in Sources said, “Role of posts during Ms unidentified people their districts. Similarly, the these officials are under Mayawati’s regime (2010) including the then offi- Director General of Police the scanner of the for questioning. cials of the UPPSC com- (DGP) Dr Bijay Kumar agency. They will soon be “There are allegations mitted irregularities and Sharma and all senior police called for questioning.” that certain former offi- misconduct in the exam- officers, including The CBI recently exam- cials of the UPPSC in ination for about 250 Superintendents of Police ined a former chief connivance with the posts of additional pri- (SPs), were advised to examination controller examiners altered marks vate secretaries in 2010, spend time in battalions of the UPPSC in connec- of the candidates to they said adding that and celebrate Diwali with tion with the case, they enable their selection,” they extended undue jawans and their family added. Recently, the sources said. The CBI favours to undeserving members. agency also examined recently registered a pre- candidates. Speaking out

India needs young people to take PAGE over management and development of the country, says Manmohan Singh Nation 4 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI ■ $20 fee waiver to non-Indian Sikhs PM leaves for Saudi Arabia, Pakistan again denies Sikh pilgrims leaves from to ink deal to elevate ties airspace for PM flight Pak denying use of Delhi to Nankana Sahib New Delhi, Oct. 28: As he airspace to Modi’s AGE CORRESPONDENT left for Saudi Arabia on India approaches global aviation body with agency inputs Monday, Prime Minister SRIDHAR ◗ Pakistan had also Foreign secretary Vijay aircraft is violation of NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, AI plane carries ‘Ik Onkar’ Narendra Modi said on KUMARASWAMI Gokhale had said last OCT. 28 Monday said establish- NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 refused permission month that Islamabad international norms ment of Strategic for the Air India One “should realise the folly of A group of Sikh devotees to celebrate Nanak anniv Partnership Council India has approached the VVIP flight carrying its actions” and that if — Giriraj Singh, from India, part of a reli- Chandigarh/Mumbai, gious symbol on its will further elevate the International civil avia- President Ram Nath Pakistan “is in violation BJP leader gious procession, on Oct. 28: In a unique ges- planes, though in a trib- relations between the tion organisation (ICAO) of norms of the Monday started off their ture to mark Sikhism, ute to Mahatma Gandhi two countries. against Pakistan’s deci- Kovind to use its International civil avia- spiritual journey from founder Guru Nanak on his 150th birth The Prime Minister is sion of refusing permis- airspace to fly to tion organisation (ICAO)” Delhi to Nankana Sahib in Dev’s 550th birth anniver- anniversary earlier this leaving for Saudi Arabia sion for overflight Iceland. He had indicated that SHORT TAKES Pakistan, the birthplace of sary, Air India has depict- month, it had painted an tonight at the invitation through Pakistani air- Pakistan’s actions were founder of Sikhism Guru ed Sikh religious symbol image of the Father of the of King Salman bin space for VVIP Air India tional practice as well as not those of a “normal” Man ‘sacrifices’ Nanak Dev, the high com- ‘’Ik Onkar’’ on the tail of Nation on the tail of one Abdulaziz Al-Saud to One aircraft that carried reconsider its old habit of country. In response to a mission here said. one of its aircraft, set to of its Airbus A320 aircraft attend the Plenary Prime Minister Narendra misrepresenting the rea- question, Foreign secre- The ‘Nagar Kirtan’ (pro- operate its maiden flight flying on the Delhi- Session of the 3rd Modi to Saudi Arabia late sons for taking unilateral tary Gokhale had said last 10-yr-old nephew cession) is led by Sardar to Stansted in the UK Mumbai route. Future Investment on Monday evening on an action.” month, “So far as airspace Bhagalpur, Bihar: A 10-year- Paramjit Singh Sarna, the from Amritsar on October The new air service, to Initiative Forum being official visit. It may be recalled that is concerned, it was a old boy was allegedly sacri- former president of the 31. be operated by a 256- held in Riyadh. Government sources Pakistan had last month rather unfortunate situa- ficed by his paternal uncle Delhi Sikh Gurdwara ‘’Ik Onkar’’ symbol is a seater, wide-body Boeing During his visit, Mr said, “We regret the deci- similarly refused permis- tion, where the country following the advice of a Management Committee central tenet of Sikh reli- 787 aircraft, will facilitate Modi will hold bilateral sion of the government of sion to allow the VVIP Air denies overflight to the tantrik to propitiate goddess (DSGMC) and includes gious philosophy. Sikh pilgrims visiting discussions with the Pakistan to yet again deny India One aircraft carry- head of state or head of Kali in Bhagalpur district of representatives from dif- The gesture is unique as Punjab to celebrate Guru King of Saudi Arabia on overflight clearance for ing PM Modi to the United government of another Bihar, the police said on ferent sections of the Sikh the national carrier has Nanak Dev’s 550th birth Tuesday. “I will also meet the VVIP special flight, States to overfly its air- country but this is true, Monday. Accused Shivnan- community in India, the never carried any reli- anniversary. — PTI and discuss with the which is otherwise grant- space. Two weeks prior to when the country dan Ravidas, who did not Pakistan high commis- Crown Prince of Saudi ed routinely by any nor- that, Pakistan had also (Pakistan) is a normal have any children, was told sion said in a statement. travellers from countries Furthermore, the $20 Arabia, Mohammed bin mal country. Overflight refused permission for the country. We have made by local tantrik Vibhash On Monday morning, other than India will get service charges will not Salman several matters clearances are sought and Air India One VVIP flight our position very clear. Mandal that his crave for an the procession was sent tourist visas for visiting be applicable to those of bilateral cooperation granted by other coun- carrying President Ram We hope that Pakistan offspring would be fulfilled if off by several dignitaries, the shrine. Foreign min- Sikh pilgrims or tourists. as well as regional and tries as per prescribed Nath Kovind to use its air- will realise the folly of its he sacrificed a child belong- including Delhi chief istry officials said the The pilgrims from India global issues of mutual ICAO guidelines and space to fly to Iceland. The actions. As far as going to ing to a close relative during minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sikh pilgrims as tourists can only stay at the shrine interest,” Mr Modi said India will continue to seek VVIP aircraft then had to any international organi- the Kali Puja, senior SP it said. Acting high com- from countries other than of Baba Guru Nanak – one before his departure. such overflight clear- take detours over the sation is concerned, we Ashish Bharti said. The inci- missioner of Pakistan India would be able to of Sikhism’s holiest sites India and Saudi Arabia ances. Separately, we have Arabian Sea avoiding will take a look at that. ... dent took place at Dilauri Syed Haider Shah also travel across Pakistan, in Pakistan, where Guru have traditionally taken up the matter of Pakistani airspace. if they are in violation of village under Pirpainti police attended the send-off cer- including Gurdwara Nanak, the founder of enjoyed close and friend- such denial with the rele- India’s Air India One regulations of the station area late on Sunday emony as a special guest, Panja Sahib in Hasan Sikhism, died in the 16th ly relations. Saudi vant international civil aircraft carry the coun- International civil avia- night. Ravidas took his the statement added. Abdal and Nankana Sahib Century — from dawn till Arabia has been one of aviation body. Pakistan try’s three VVIPs—- tion organisation (ICAO), nephew to a pre-assigned Meanwhile, Pakistan and would not be confined dusk and are required to the largest and reliable should reflect upon its President, vice-president there is a possibility we place under the pretext of said that pilgrims and to Kartarpur Sahib. pay $20 per pilgrim. suppliers of India’s decision to deviate from and Prime Minister—-on can certainly consider buying him firecrackers and energy needs, the Prime well established interna- overseas official visits. that.” slit his throat. — PTI Minister said. During his visit to New Delhi in February 2019, Gangotri shrine the Crown Prince had Pune bank takes ‘possession’ Raj Kundra committed to invest over closes for winter USD 100 billion in sec- of NCP MLA’s flat over dues Uttarkashi: The sacred por- tors of priority in India, summoned tals of Gangotri shrine in Mr Modi recalled. Pune, Oct. 28: A Pune- October 25, Garhwal Himalayas were Defence, security, based bank has taken the day by ED in closed on Monday for the trade, culture, education “symbolic possession” of after elec- winter season. The temple and people-to-people a flat owned by newly- tion gates were closed amid ritu- contacts are the other elected NCP MLA results Mirchi case als and a recital of Ganga important areas of bilat- Dhananjay Munde here were Lehri by “teertha purohits” eral cooperation with in Maharashtra for declared. M u m b a i , at 11.40 am on the occasion Saudi Arabia, he said. alleged non-payment of Dhananjay “Since Oct. 28: The of Annakoot festival, Mandir The Prime Minister loan of `70 lakh. Munde the respon- ED has Samiti president Suresh said he also looks for- The NCP leader defeat- dent has failed to repay summoned Semwal said. After the clo- ward to his participa- ed his cousin Pankaja the loan amount, the Raj sure of temple gates the tion in the Future Munde of the BJP in the bank has taken symbolic Kundra, the idol of goddess Ganga was Investment Initiative just-concluded assembly possession of the proper- business- Raj Kundra placed in a palanquin deco- Forum, where he will elections from Parli in ty,” stated the notice. man hus- rated with flowers and car- speak about the growing Beed district of central In symbolic possession, band of actor Shilpa ried on the shoulders of trade and investment Maharashtra. the property remains in Shetty, in connection priests to Mukhva where she opportunities for global Pune-headquartered the possession of the with its money launder- will be worshipped during investors in India as the Shivajirao Bhosale owner. The flat in ques- ing probe against late winter. The palanquin will country marches for- Cooperative Bank Ltd had tion is located at 'Yugai gangster Iqbal Mirchi reach Ganga Mandir at ward with a goal to published an advertise- Greens' project in Model and others, officials said Mukhva on Tuesday. The A religious procession of Sikh devotees leave from Gurdwara Nanak Piao in Delhi for become a $5-trillion ment/notice related to the Colony in Shivajinagar on Monday. temple is among the four Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on Monday. — PTI economy by 2024. — PTI flat in a newspaper on here. — PTI They said Kundra has famous Himalayan shrines of been asked to depose Uttarakhand also known as before the investigating the chardham. — PTI officer of the case here on November 4 and his Thieves decamp Lt. Col. Kuntal fastest Indian to finish Ironman Malaysia statement is expected to be recorded once he PAWAN BALI cut- off time of 17 hours. ◗ Ironman triathlon and running it reached tine. It was extremely diffi- appears. The proceed- with ATM in UP NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 Due to its toughness, 35°C. These harsh condi- cult to manage time due to ings are being conducted Kaushambi, UP: Thieves fled making to the finish line is consists of 3.8 kms tions tested mental tough- office commitments. Night under the Prevention of with a bank ATM containing Indian Army’s officer Lt. considered a huge achieve- of sea swimming, ness and physical strength and late and early hours Money Laundering Act over `12 lakh in cash, police Col. Swaroop Singh ment. followed by 180 kms of the athletes. were used for the training. (PMLA), the officials said here Monday. The inci- Kuntal recently completed Ironman race started in of cycling and finally Spaniard Javier Gomez Lt. Col. Kuntal has won said. dent took place on Sunday Ironman Malaysia— 1978 in Hawaii, when a won the 2019 Ironman and participated in many The agency is looking at Gulipur village in the Saini known as world’s hardest naval officer thought of 42.2 km of running Malaysia title by complet- marathons and ultra- at Kundra’s purported area and the automated one-day endurance race— combining three of the without stopping. All ing the whole race in 8 marathons. He has won 12 dealings with Ranjeet teller machine belonged to in 12 hours and 14 min- toughest races that were events are required hour and 18 minutes. hour stadium run at Bindra and a firm called the Bank of Baroda, utes. held out on the island. to be done in a cut- Lt. Col. Kuntal is posted Chandigarh, where he cov- Bastian Hospitality in they said. Later, police found Ironman triathlon con- Ironman Malaysia was in Jhansi. A paratrooper ered 118.7 kms. He has rep- connection with this the machine empty three sists of 3.8 kilometres of organised on 26 October off time of 17 hours. and an IITian, he trained resented Uttar Pradesh in case. kilometres away in a village. sea swimming, followed by 2019 on Langkawi island, Swaroop Singh Kuntal of the toughest because it very hard in run up to 23rd national road cycling Some business deal- An FIR in this regard was 180 kilometres of cycling Malaysia. has an elevation of around Ironman Langkawi championship 2018. ings between the two filed by bank manager and finally 42.2 kilometres Lt. Col. Kuntal was the harsh weather conditions 3,000 m in the 180 kms Malaysia. Extensive run- Earlier in September 2018, need detailed informa- Arvind Kunwar. of running without stop- fastest Indian finisher of and the gruelling eleva- bike( cycling) course. ning, cycling, swimming Lt. Col. Kuntal won tion and hence the sum- Superintendent of police ping. All events are full Ironman. This timing tion in bike course. During cycling, maximum and strength training Ironman at Jaipur mons, the officials said. Pradeep Gupta said the mat- required to be done in a is special due to very Ironman Langkawi is one temperature reached 38°C were part of regular rou- International Triathlon. — PTI ter was being probed. — PTI Deadline for EU to delay Brexit Air quality in Delhi MPs set to visit J&K ■ Continued from Page 1 Opposition parties inclined ■ Continued from Page 1 413, 477, 483, 553 and 466 respec- ■ Continued from Page 1 situation in the Kashmir Valley. Nagaland deal pledge by Thursday, had not to hand him his wish, instigators reduced the PM2.5 tively. However, according to organisations or use terrorism In a statement from New Delhi, offered MPs the choice last Monday’s vote remains uncer- and PM10 levels by 30 per cent Central Pollution Control as a state policy. There should be the Prime Minister’s Office said: ■ Continued from Page 1 week to have more time to tain. Opposition Labour Party on Diwali night this year, in Board (CPCB) data, Delhi’s zero tolerance for terrorism,” “Members of the European even Nagaland political par- debate the withdrawal agree- Leader Jeremy Corbyn has comparison to 2018. overall AQI stood at 348 at 11.30 Mr Modi told the European MPs. Parliament called on Prime ties who have been meeting ment struck with the EU in said that the party is not pre- The decline in emissions of am on Monday. International news agency Minister Narendra Modi at 7, with the Union government to return for backing his bid for a pared to support such a move dangerous PM10 and PM2.5 It was 337 at 4 pm on Sunday. reports claimed that the delega- Lok Kalyan Marg today... demand an early solution. snap poll. Under the UK’s until the risk of a no-deal particles across Delhi ranged Safar said an increase in wind- tion is “drawn mainly from Talking about the need to Pointing out that the govern- Fixed Term Parliaments Act, Brexit is completely ruled out. from 20 to 50 per cent, indicat- speed will help disperse pollu- right-wing parties” and that the strengthen engagement with EU ment has responded by decid- he will need a two-third major- The Scottish National Party ing that the air quality was bet- tants and the pollution levels group is “dominated” by right- on regional and global matters, ing to act on the deadline as ity — 434 MPs — to get his wish (SNP) has said it will block the ter than in previous years, the are expected to come down by wing MPs from France, Britain the Prime Minister highlighted demanded by Naga legislators for an early election. government’s election attempt. DPCC said in a statement. the evening. and eastern Europe. the importance of close interna- and tribal leaders, the NNPGs “The way to get Brexit done Along with the Liberal “Our aim is to eliminate pol- It had earlier predicted that Thierry Mariani, a European tional cooperation to fight ter- said elected representatives is, I think, to be reasonable Democrats, the party is push- lution from Delhi. I am glad Delhi’s overall AQI would enter MP belonging to France’s far- rorism.” On their forthcoming cannot be mute spectators, with Parliament and say if ing for an election on that the people of Delhi have the severe category between 1 right National Rally, was quoted visit to J&K, the PMO said: “The and it was time the for politi- they genuinely want more December 9 instead - provided attended and enjoyed the am and 6 am on Monday, prima- as telling a news agency: “We Prime Minister, while welcom- cal parties in Nagaland to time to study this excellent the EU grants a Brexit exten- Diwali laser show organised at rily due to firecracker emis- are going to see the situation in ing the delegation to India, clear their positions in the deal, they can have it, but they sion until January 31, 2020. Connaught Place. People are sions, unfavourable weather Kashmir, at least what they want expressed the hope that they interest of the Naga people. have to agree to a General Meanwhile, the EU ambassa- turning up in huge numbers. and a significant spike in stub- to show us.” have a fruitful visit to various Clarifying their stand on a Election on December 12,” said dors from the other 27 member Next year, we will organise ble burning. In early August this year, India parts of the country, including separate flag and constitution Mr Johnson. countries resumed their meet- laser shows at various loca- An AQI between 0-50 is con- revoked Article 370 that granted to Jammu and Kashmir. Their for Nagaland, the NNPGs also “It’s time frankly that the ings on Monday to consider the tions in Delhi,” Mr Kejriwal sidered “good”, 51-100 “satisfac- a special status to J&K state. The visit to Jammu and Kashmir questioned the stand of the Opposition summoned up the date of a Brexit deadline exten- said. tory”, 101-200 “moderate”, 201- government had also then should give the delegation a bet- NSCN (I-M), saying: “It is 22 nerve to submit themselves to sion. He also said the government 300 “poor”, 301-400 “very poor”, announced the bifurcation of ter understanding of the cultur- years since the Naga talks are the judgement of our collective They had already agreed in was firm on implementing the and 401-500 “severe”. Above 500 J&K into two Union territories. al and religious diversity of the going on. Why did the negoti- boss, which is the people of the principle to delay Brexit Graded Response Action Plan is the “severe-plus emergency” The Congress Party on region of Jammu, Kashmir and ating parties not address the UK,” he said. beyond October 31 and were (GRAP) and will take strict category. The satellite towns of Monday swiftly questioned the Ladakh; apart from giving them issue of a separate flag, consti- However, given his lack of a expected to make a decision on action against violators. Ghaziabad (378), Greater Noida government for allowing a a clear view of the development tution and integration in the majority in Parliament and a new deadline. — PTI According to the ministry of (364), Gurgaon (359) and Noida European Union delegation to and governance priorities of the initial years? These issues are earth sciences’ air quality mon- (375) recorded their AQI in the visit Kashmir while preventing region.” “The Prime Minister raked up in the 20th year of itor, Safar, levels of PM2.5 tiny very poor category, according Indian political leaders from appreciated the importance the talks that was now threaten- particulate matter of diameter to CPCB data. going to the state, and claimed it parliamentarians attach to their ing to derail 22 years of nego- Sena firm on 50:50 power 2.5 or less than 2.5 microns that The AQI in Punjab’s Patiala, was an insult to India’s relationship with India by visit- tiations between the GoI and can enter deep into the lungs Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Parliament and democracy. The ing right at the beginning of NSCN (I-M).” Referring the ■ Continued from Page 1 of power” before holding talks reached as high as 735 at Delhi Khanna stood at 334, 314, 321 move was also criticised by the their term. ... The Prime tough stand of the NSCN (I-M) sharing” of power. Uddhav on staking the claim to form University. and 301 respectively. Left parties and BJP MP Minister said that India’s rela- on the issue of a separate Thackeray on Wednesday the next alliance government Delhi’s overall air quality On Sunday night, people Subramanian Swamy. tionship with the European Naga flag and constitution, reminded the BJP of the 50:50 in the state. In the just con- index (AQI) stood at 463 at 11.30 reported violations of the News agency reports said Union is based on shared inter- the working committee of the formula “agreed upon” cluded state polls to 288-mem- am, according to the System of Supreme Court-enforced two- national security adviser Ajit ests and common commitment NNPGs, which joined the between himself, BJP presi- ber Assembly, the BJP won 105 Air Quality and Weather hour window in Malviya Nagar, Doval, who hosted a lunch for to democratic values.” peace process in 2017, said: dent Amit Shah and Fadnavis seats, a loss of 17 seats com- Forecasting and Research Lajpat Nagar, Kailash Hills, the European legislators, also Amid mounting criticism, sen- “This is unfortunate as three ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha pared to its 2014 tally. (Safar). Burari, Jangpura, Shahdara, briefed these MPs on cross-bor- ior Congress leader Jairam months was enough to work polls. The Sena’s tally also came The AQI at Pusa, Lodhi Road, Laxmi Nagar, Mayur Vihar, der terror emanating from Ramesh asked why the “chest- on any crisis. Now it could On Saturday, the Sena down to 56 seats from 63 in Airport Terminal T3, Noida, Sarita Vihar, Hari Nagar, New Pakistan, the constitutional beating champion of national- only be seen as a deliberate demanded a written assurance 2014. A resurgent NCP won 54 Mathura Road, Aya Nagar, IIT Friends Colony, Hauz Khas, changes made in the status of ism”, in an apparent swipe at Mr ploy to keep the Indo-Naga from the BJP for implement- and the Congress bagged 44 Delhi, Dhirpur, and Chandni Gautam Nagar and Dwarka, Jammu and Kashmir with the Modi, has allowed European political matters in limbo.” ing “equal formula for sharing seats. — PTI Chowk was 480, 436, 460, 668, among others places. revocation of Article 370 and the leaders to visit J&K. Winning moment PAGE Peronist Alberto Fernandez ousted Mauricio Macri to become Argentina World 5 President THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Trump saw ISIS chief killing live Outrage after Washington Post calls terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘austere religious scholar’

Now, it’s time for us Washington, Oct. 28: US to move to New President Donald Trump WHAT WORLD announced that Abu Bakr LEADERS SAID Zealand if Trump was al-Baghdadi, leader of ter- ror group ISIS died during elected an overnight raid led by THE US military forces in death — James Comey Syria. Here is a description of of al- Former FBI director the raid according to Baghdadi is Trump, who went into significant, IN unusual detail during a but it does BRIEF national address broad- not mean the death cast from the White House. The United States began of ISIS.” US Congressman to receive intelligence on the whereabouts of NANCY PELOSI, John Conyers dies Baghdadi around a month – US House Speaker Washington: John Conyers, ago, including some “help- the longest-serving African- ful” information from the NOT a American member of the US Kurds, said Trump. big Congress has died. He was US intelligence officials deal, You 90. “Today, the city of were able to “scope out” Detroit, The United States his exact location two just killed and the world lost a fearless weeks ago, while Trump your civil rights leader and hero,” himself became aware of creature” his wife Monica said. Conyers the planned raid three was a political powerhouse days ago. MOHAMMAD JAVAD from Detroit who co-found- As part of the plan, the In this photo, President Donald Trump is joined by his team in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington. — AP AZARI-JAHROMI , ed the Congressional Black US had to secure permis- Caucus and employed civil sion from Russia, Iraq and – Iran minister rights icon Rosa Parks on his Turkey to fly over their WE KNOW THE congressional staff, where airspace, according to LAST she worked for 23 years. He Trump and National ISIS poses a threat even after SUCCESSORS OF res- weathered multiple scandals Security Adviser Robert pects have during an illustrious 53-year O’Brien. career in Congress but Trump said the White ISIS CHIEF: DON been paid resigned in late 2017 over a House did not disclose the elimination of its chief Baghdadi to al- series of sexual harassment nature of the operation to Washington, Oct. 28: The Baghdadi accusations by former Russia, but told Russian Washington, Oct. 28: US knows the successors at least five times in staffers. officials they would “like” Eliminating the Islamic of ISIS terrorist Abu Bakr it. State’s elusive leader gives Al-Baghdadi and is the past.” Trump gathered in the President Donald Trump a already tracking them, Communists hold White House Situation new argument for leaving President Donald Trump IGOR Room with vice-president Syria, but the US military said. KONASHENKOV, key meet in China Mike Pence, defense secre- campaign against the “We know the successors – Russian Major- Beijing: China’s ruling tary Mark Esper, national extremists is far from fin- and we’ve already got General Communist Party is holding security adviser Robert ished. them in our sights and a key meeting this week O’Brien, and other intelli- The killing of Abu Bakr we’ll tell you that right WE amid a drastically slowing gence officials. They al-Baghdadi by US forces now. But we know the suc- will economy, ongoing protests watched the raid unfold leaves the Islamic State cessors,” he said. continue to in Hong Kong and pushback live “as if you were watch- without an obvious leader, He said early this year abroad against Beijing’s ing a movie,” said Trump. a major setback for an the US troops had killed support global ambitions. The official Moments after they gath- organisation that in Hamza bin Laden, son and anti-terror Xinhua News Agency said ered, US military person- March was forced by successor of al-Qaeda ter- efforts — the party’s 19th Central nel and military dogs lift- American troops and rorist Osama bin laden. as Turkey has done Committee opened its fourth ed off in eight helicopters Kurdish forces out of the “Hamza bin Laden was a plenary session on Monday. from an unidentified mili- last portion of its self- big thing. But this is the in the past.” It said Xi Jinping, the party’s tary base in the Middle declared “caliphate,” whi- biggest ever. Osama bin leader and China’s president, East, according to Trump. ch once spanned a swath Laden was very big, but TAYYIP ERDOGAN, discussed a draft document The personnel came of Iraq and Syria. Osama bin Laden became – Turkey President on strengthening party rule from the Delta Force, one But the militant group, big with the World Trade but gave no details. The doc- of the US special units which arose from the rem- Centre. This is a man who THIS ument breached “some mainly focused on count- nants of al-Qaeda in Iraq built a whole, as he would reflects major issues concerning how er-terrorism and often after that group’s defeat by like to call it, a country, a our shared to uphold and improve the deployed to capture high- US-led forces in 2008, has caliphate. And was trying system of socialism with value targets. A US official ambitions to regenerate to do it again. He died in a determi- Chinese characteristics and said the operation was yet again. And it remains ruthless vicious manner nation, of advance the modernisation staged from an airbase in a dangerous threat in Iraq, Kids look at a destroyed van near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, after that I can tell you,” he the US and of China's system and capac- western Iraq. Esper said Afghanistan and beyond. an operation by the US military targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. — AP said. Al-Baghdadi came to of all free countries, ity for governance,” it said. that US forces called for “The bottom line is: This prominence in 2014, when Baghdadi to surrender but puts the enemy on its That means US forces, how he escaped capture used to hide,” one of the he announced the creation to fight terror.” the world's most wanted heels, but the ideology perhaps in reduced num- for so many years, said Iraqi security officials of a “caliphate” in areas of Iraq students defy man refused. and this sounds so cliched bers, will continue hunt- two Iraqi security offi- said. Iraq and Syria. ISIS car- BENJAMIN Meanwhile, the Washin- — it is not dead,” said ing and attacking key cials. Baghdadi would “Ethawi gave us details ried out a number of NETANYAHU, govt, flood streets gton Post came in for Chris Costa, a former sen- Islamic State targets, even sometimes hold strategy on five men, including atrocities that resulted in – Israel PM heavy criticism for their ior director for counterter- as Trump says he’s com- talks with his command- him, whom were meeting thousands of deaths. Baghdad: Students and obituary headline cover- rorism for the National mitted to a 2016 campaign ers in moving mini-buses Baghdadi inside Syria and — PTI I have schoolchildren hit the streets ing al-Baghdadi killing. Security Council in the pledge to bring them home packed with vegetables in the different locations not of Baghdad and southern There was huge uproar in Trump administration. and end “endless wars” order to avoid detection, they used,” he said. seen any Iraq on Monday to join esca- the social media over the Key to the Islamic States started under his prede- Ismael al-Ethawi told offi- US President Donald lating calls for the govern- title — “Abu Bakr al- is its “kill where you are” cessors. cials after he was arrested Trump said that Baghdadi con- ment to quit, defying the Baghdadi, austere reli- ethos, encouraging a far- by Turkish authorities died “whimpering and firmation of education minister, legal gious scholar at helm of flung network of follow- AIDE WAS KEY TO OPS and handed to the Iraqis. crying” in a raid by US Baghdadi threats and even their par- Islamic State, dies at 48.” ers, including those in the In their long hunt for Abu “Ethawi gave valuable special forces. Baghdadi death yet from the ents. Swathes of the country Netizens slammed the United States, to commit Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi information which helped died alongside three of his have been engulfed by paper for overlooking the violence however and intelligence teams secured the Iraqi multi-security children when he detonat- ISIS.” protests this month, with fact that the ISIS chief was wherever they can. That a break in February 2018 agencies team complete ed an explosives-laden vest anger over unemployment a dreaded terrorist. The jihadist message is likely after one of the Islamic the missing pieces of the after fleeing into a dead- REHMAN MALIK, and accusations of graft paper later changed the to live on, even with the State leader’s top aides puzzle of Baghdadi’s end tunnel during the – Pak ex-minister evolving into demands for a title. — Reuters death of al-Baghdadi. gave them information on movements and places he attack. — Agencies total political overhaul. More than 200 people have been killed and 8,000 wounded, the majority pro- Imran lays foundation testers, since the movement UK sends documents to erupted on October 1. Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi is now under pressure of Baba Nanak varsity from a new source: students. Vietnam for identification SHAFQAT ALI ISLAMABAD, OCT. 28 Hanoi, Oct. 28: Britain has deaths... for verification sent documents to ■ VIETNAM’s foreign coordination,” deputy for- Pakistan Prime Minister 1.8 LAKH Vietnam to help identify ministry is developing eign minister Bui Thanh Imran Khan on Monday some of the 39 people files on suspected Son said. laid foundation stone of found dead in a truck near Vietnam’s foreign min- Baba Guru Nanak EVACUATED IN London, Hanoi said on victims, after hair istry is developing files on University in Nankana Monday, as fears mount and blood samples the suspected victims, the Sahib. Addressing the that most of the dead were were collected report said, after hair and ceremony, Chief Minister Imran Khan CALIFORNIA Vietnamese. blood samples were col- of Punjab Usman Buzdar San Francisco: The biggest The eight women and 31 lected from several fami- said that Rs 6 billion will other development proj- wildfire in northern California Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam supporters greet their leader men found in a refrigerat- ished central provinces lies. British police have be utilized on the con- ects. where most of the sus- charged the driver of the Prime Minister Imran put 1,80,000 people under before an anti-government march in Karachi. — AP ed container in Essex, struction of the universi- evacuation orders as it southeast England, were pected victims came from. truck, Maurice Robinson, ty that will be completed Khan said laying founda- spread through the Sonoma originally identified as Vietnam said Britain with 39 counts of in three phases. He also tion stone of Baba Guru wine-growing region. The Chinese. had sent documents to manslaughter and con- announced to build eight Nanak University at giant Kinkade Fire in Anti-govt protests, But several Vietnamese help with the complicated spiracy to traffic people. universities in the Nankana Sahib is apt Sonoma County has grown families have come for- task of identifying the The 25-year-old from province. tribute on occasion of to 30,000 acres and is only ward saying they fear bodies, many who were Northern Ireland, The CM told that health 550th birth anniversary of 10 per cent contained. their relatives are among believed to be carrying appeared in Chelmsford cards had been intro- Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji. “Approximately, 1,80,000 rallies rock Pakistan the dead. Officials started falsified passports. Magistrates’ Court via duced in Nankana Sahib Members of Sikh commu- people under evacuation collecting DNA samples “The UK side has sent video link, speaking only for the relief of the gener- nity will be able to get order due to #KincadeFire. Karachi, Oct. 28: supported by main oppo- from families in Nghe An four sets of dossiers relat- to confirm his name and al masses whereas work education at this univer- This is the largest evacuation Thousands of supporters sition parties like and Ha Tinh, impover- ed to the Essex lorry address. — Reuters is also in progress on sity, he added. that any of us at the Sheriff’s of an ultra-religious polit- Pakistan Muslim League Office can remember. Take ical party led by a fire- of former premier Nawaz care of each other,” the brand cleric took part in Sharif and Pakistan ETHICS | ISSUE Sonoma County sheriff's an anti-government pro- Peoples’ Party of former Katie Hill apologised for the mistakes made along the way office tweeted. Firefighters cession headed to president Asif Zaradri. battled destructive wildfires Pakistan’s capital. Nationalist and secular in Northern California and on Mufti Abrar Ahmed, parties also backed the the west side of Los Angeles spokesman for the Jamiat protest. US lawmaker resigns over affair with staffer trying to beat back flames Ulema-e-Islam party, said Meanwhile in Multan, a that forced tens of thou- a caravan of hundreds of spokesman for Pakistan’s Washington, Oct. 28: US constituents, community divorce, apologised in her Oversight and Reform sands to flee their homes. buses and vans that origi- minority Ahmadis said Representative Katie Hill, and the country. resignation letter for “mis- Committees, where she is California’s biggest utility, nated in the southern authorities demolished a who is under investigation Hill has admitted to an takes made along the way” also vice chair. Her dis- Pacific Gas & Electric, cut off port city of Karachi will 70-year-old mosque belon- by the House ethics com- “inappropriate” relation- but also lamented a trict is seen by election power to an estimated 2.5 make its first overnight ging to the sect in a mittee over an alleged ship with a campaign “smear campaign”. analysts at the Cook million people in the north- stop in Sukkur in Sindh remote village in eastern relationship with a con- staffer when she was run- Hill blamed her husband Political Report as one of ern part of the state over the Province. Punjab province. gressional staffer, said ning for Congress but and said she was pursuing the most competitive in weekend in yet another Rehman said the march Saleem-ud-Din said dis- that she was resigning denied she had a sexual legal options “Having pri- the country. round of blackouts aimed at was also meant to call for trict police demolished from Congress. relationship with a staffer vate photos of personal Although Hill’s depar- preventing windblown elec- the removal of Pakistan’s the mudbrick mosque in Hill, a California Dem- in her office. moments weaponised ture could help trical equipment from spark- “illegitimate” govern- Hasilpur, a Muslim- ocrat who was elected to The ethics committee against me has been an Republicans win back her ing more fires. In the San ment, which he claimed majority village with the House of Repres-enta- said it was “aware of pub- Katie Hill appalling invasion of my seat in November 2020, Francisco Bay Area, gusts was imposed on the only about a dozen tives in Nov-ember 2018, lic allegations (that Hill) privacy,” said Hill, adding, they still face an uphill knocked over a 30-foot tree nation by “stealing the Ahmadi residents. The posted her resignation let- may have engaged in a sex- sional staff,” and said it “It’s also illegal.” climb in their effort to at a farmers market in people’s vote.” mosque’s dome was left in ter to Twitter, saying she ual relationship with an was investigating. Hill, Hill serves on the House regain control of the Martinez. — Agencies The march was being a pile of rubble. — AP believed it best for her individual on her congres- who is going through a Armed Services and House. — Reuters c m y k c m y k MIND POWER ALESHA DIXON STACEY FARBER PAGE Once you’ve been through tough times, I think it’s cool to be smart, and 6 you can only become stronger I think it’s sexy to be smart Edit THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

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Power grab in Haryana Subhani can lead to its own fall o everyone’s dismay, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar ran the BJP’s first government in Haryana for five years without showing too much interest in the people’s welfare. TFarmers suffered greatly in a state that is a synonym for agricul- tural output, and unemployment ran high. This hasn’t stopped the RSS- BJP leader from being once again sworn in as CM on Sunday. Mr Khattar will thus be the first non-Congress politician to be CM for two successive terms in Haryana. And yet he didn’t win the Assembly polls earlier this month. The BJP lost its majority. Its numbers fell below the halfway mark. Practically all ministers lost, showing the extent of the people’s fatigue. There was gloom in the saffron camp as the Congress, fighting under the leadership of for- mer CM B.S. Hooda, ran the BJP close, quite unexpectedly — and won 10 of its 31 seats along the G.T. Road, seen as a BJP preserve. Mr Khattar owes his return as CM to the greed of Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala. The JJP, an offshoot of the late LETTERS Devi Lal’s political legacy, did surprisingly well for a new party, winning 10 seats out of 90 in the state legislature. This was because it took up the Maha, Haryana signals: STOP HONKING grievance of farmers seriously and cam- paigned hard against the ruling BJP, just as In Haryana, the BJP the Congress did. Later, however, Mr Unnecessary honking in was power-hungry Chautala found the bait of deputy CM most parts of the world is enough not only offered by the BJP irresistible, forgetting considered bad driving that the election verdict was against the Lesson of half-full glass to grab the chief BJP. manners. Here, on Indian minister’s post but This is likely to have consequences for roads, we consider our- also retain a failed governance, depending on how successful- Voters in firms the abysmal per- leader as CM. ly the Congress is able to play the role of an Maharashtra and formance of the BJP gov- selves lucky if honking is effective Opposition party that can high- ernments and the pain not accompanied with a A change of guard light the opportunism of the BJP and JJP Haryana have this is causing for mil- was not counte- for the sake of power. Shikha Mukerjee delivered a lions of Indians in rural torrent of verbal abuses. nanced, displaying In Karnataka, the Congress lost its major- message... It was and urban areas. There are no-honking remarkable hubris. ity in the state polls in early 2018 and not the BJP’s To assume that there backed JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy was just one principal signs near all major for CM, while retaining its political influ- strategy that went reason for voters in schools and hospitals in ence to such a degree that fights with its ally became a routine affair, even- wrong. It was Haryana and Maharash- the country. But drivers tually leading to the government’s fall well before time. This was political that the voters tra to decide the way opportunism gone wrong. he Bharatiya In Haryana, the BJP preferred others they did would be to sim- turn a blind eye to them. In Haryana, however, the BJP was power-hungry enough not only to Janata Party’s scrambled to get togeth- plify how rationality But that should not be a grab the CM’s post but also retain a failed leader as CM. A change of guard efforts after er with the infant to the BJP. works. The verdicts in was not countenanced, displaying remarkable hubris. The act could suc- October 24 Jannayak Janata Party, could celebrate his son’s both states are quite reason why we shouldn't ceed only due to the avarice of the JJP leader. Many in the state are apt to indicate it is in the very existence of ascension to the deputy clearly unhappy/dis- make any attempt to see this as sacrificing farmers’ interests. The exercise looks like dubious Tsurvivor mode, sal- which contradicts the chief minister’s post and gruntled/disappointed change. We can make a politics and questionable morality. Surprisingly, the move was sanc- vaging what was a nat- Shah-Modi plank that so effectively become the with the BJP. To pass off tioned by the two most powerful political figures in the country — Prime ural disaster. From the probity and principles next generation’s crown this sentiment or reason small start by refraining Minister Narendra Modi, who in public remarks made Mr Khattar appear wreck of the castle the in political life matter prince. Additionally, the as failure of strategy is from using the car horn as a paragon of sagacity and administrative capacity, and Union home party had built, albeit in and that their personal BJP needed to get caste taking people to be fools. minister Amit Shah, who summoned Mr Khattar to New Delhi when the the air, it has been work- success confirms the interests under control The failed strategy unless there's an emer- gloomy results were in, presumably to counsel him to put on a show of ing to ensure that the possibilities of the ordi- in Haryana after Mr excuse, which is backed gency. Change often can brazenness. states of Haryana and nary man coming up Modi’s message and Mr up with data on the begin with ourselves. Maharashtra are headed through the ranks in the Shah’s strategy and increase in voteshare, is by its hand-picked chief hard way, instead of organisational genius eyewash. It is a cover up Khokan Das ministers, Devendra becoming leaders by failed to get Mr Khattar for the inevitability that Kolkata Baghdadi had to go Fadnavis, who has not inheritance. Earlier in the anticipated 75-plus voters in a robust yet been confirmed, and October, Mr Shah had seats. democracy are some- ne of the world’s most wanted terrorists has been killed. Islamic Manohar Lal Khattar, waxed eloquent on the If the BJP really meant times unpredictable. BJP HAS CHANGED State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “like a dog”, US President who has, for the second difference between the to do what it had Like sheep, they can be ODonald Trump said after watching the entire operation in the White time. Congress, the declared — one nation, wayward. They can lose IT SEEMS that the BJP these days House situation room. This was another covert ops strike, beloved of Some inkling of what Nationalist Congress one vote — the best time themselves and Bo Peep is no longer the party of Syama Hollywood, as Chinook helicopters flew low in Idlib, Syria, and strafed a could be the worst-case Party and the BJP. He to get started would it seems does not know Prasad Mookerjee, Deen Dayal building. The ominous bearded figure of al-Baghdadi wore his favourite scenario must have been was reported to have have been now. What where to find them. Upadhyay, Atal Behari Vajpayee or suicide vest and in his most villainous style dragged three children along there. In hindsight, it asked: “Is there no talent would have prevented The challenge now for Lal Krishna Advani. It has trans- with him before he realised he was boxed in. Trapped, he triggered the was entirely sensible of outside the family? Such the BJP from nudging the Amit Shah-Narendra formed into a party of Kuldeep vest and died a horrible death, but no one would sympathise as he was a Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda “parivar wadi” parties the cooperative Election Modi duo is to reduce Senger, Chinamayand and Pragya world class ogre, much reviled for acts of terror across the world. and Prime Minister can’t work for the wel- Commission from obse- the chances of another Thakur, but miraculously, led by There’s reason to believe the US got the “Scarlet Pimpernel” like a Narendra Modi to fare of the state and the quiously clubbing the unpredictable outcome. PM Narendra Modi. It’s clear that furtive, fugitive figure this time, after several disappointments in exag- reduce the risk of a snub country.” elections in Maharash- In order to do so, the the BJP played games to form gov- gerated reports of his death. They took his DNA to match his body, that by not putting all the The swiftness with tra, Haryana, Jharkha- leaders will need to ernments after the Assembly polls. was blown to bits. This is a signal moment in the fight against terror. The party’s eggs into one which principles have nd and Delhi together? introspect instead of The BJP aligned with criminals “free world” will rejoice as it continues to pay the price of eternal vigi- basket. If the riskier and been abandoned for The Jharkhand elec- finding fall guys to like Gopal Kanda in Haryana but lance. The proactive action by the well-equipped US forces, that had car- therefore politically practical reasons of tions are due in blame for the “strategy threw him out after a furore from ried out several such strikes earlier, like the revenge killing of Osama bin dangerous decision had installing two chief min- November/December, failure”. It will also inside and outside the party. This Laden, must be lauded. been to start the post- isters in two states that while Delhi is due in require for the BJP to is a glaring example of how the BJP Al-Baghdadi was the most dreaded terrorist even in an era filled with Lok Sabha spree of state were prior to October 24 February 2020. accept that voters can can go with criminals at any cost to them as he commanded a territory he called the Islamic State (ISIS), a law- elections by lumping part of the BJP’s foot- Bundling four states change their mind. hold on to power. This shows the less 34,000 sq. m. where only his writ ran. Among his acolytes were also together all the states print across the nation together in one playoff It would be easy to con- ugly face of Indian democracy, Western-educated youth who thought blowing up people was a jolly good due in the next six is stunning. The was a risk. The BJP clude that the manipula- where criminals can be the peo- thing. But terror is a hydra-headed monster. Others will emerge as lead- months, it would have Jananayak Janata Party chose to avoid it. Having tion of minds by talking ple’s elected representatives! ers, even in ISIS, that was pulverised in battle two years ago. But been more difficult for is unquestionably a fam- said, in October, that nationalism and identi- Bidyut K. Chatterjee Baghdadi had to go as he defied every tenet of civilisation, and despite Mr Mr Shah and Mr Modi to ily enterprise. Its pur- “the elections are an ty, excluding the minori- Faridabad Trump’s boasting. save face by declaring pose is to protect the opportunity to show that ties, crucifying the secu- the Maharashtra and Chautalas from suffer- the entire country is larists and critics as Haryana verdicts as a ing the consequences of together on this issue”, anti-nationals, corrupt SECULARISM CARD victory, an endorsement corruption. And it is a meaning the justness of and opportunists has and a confidence vote. party that represents abrogating Article 370 reached the point of CONGRESS LEADER Manish That it was no such key voters — Jats — in and turning Jammu and diminishing returns. It Tewari’s demand for awarding the thing is self-evident. The Haryana. The proof of Kashmir into two Union may have; but that will Bharat Ratna to Bhagat Singh, THE ASIAN AGE verdict failed to give the the pudding is the speed territories, the BJP did not become clear till Rajguru and Sukhdev is a clever some more voters in T. VENKATRAM REDDY BJP the single party with which Abhay not opt to test the truth ruse by the party to divert public Editor in Chief majority that had Chauthala was released of it. hitherto BJP-controlled attention from a similar demand by Printer & Publisher: T. VENKATESWARLU declared it would get in on furlough so that he Voters in Maharashtra states give the party a the BJP for the highest civilian THE ASIAN AGE offices are located at: both states. Instead, and Haryana have deliv- hard time. honour to be conferred on Veer New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Centre, 219 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, there is a hung legisla- ered a message. The facts, as of now, Savarkar. This is a tactic for the New Delhi-110002. Phone: (011) 23211124. The facts, as of Mumbai: Sigma House, # 43, Ground Floor, R. A. Kidwai Marg, Near Wadala Rly Station, Wadala (West), Mumbai - ture in Maharashtra Contrary to the apolo- are simple. The BJP’s party to showcase its “secular” cre- 400 031 Phone (022) 24195301 Fax (022) 24195347 with the Shiv Sena now, are simple. gists of the BJP, it was winning formula has not dentials. Of course, during its rule, Kolkata: 4th Floor, Chowdhury Building, 8/1A Little Russel Street, Kolkata 700 071. claiming that it has the The BJP’s not the party’s strategy worked. Its other formu- this idea did not come to it. Phone: (033) 2289 0676/77 Fax (033) 2289 0686 “remote control of that went wrong. It was la of buying up candi- Arun Malankar Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office in the United Kingdom winning formula power” in its hands. In that the voters preferred dates, legislators and Mumbai Air surcharge for Kathmandu and J&K `1 has not worked. Published and Printed on behalf of and for other words, the BJP’s others to the BJP. The support has not worked ◗ Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited, Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Centre, nose is being rubbed in Its other formula reasons for choosing either. What it points to Every Monday the best letter of 219 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi 110 002 at BFL Infotech Ltd., C-9, Sector-III, Noida -201301. the dirt for its failure to anyone other than the is that the voters are ◗ of buying Mumbai: Dangat Media Pvt Ltd, Plot No 22, Digha MIDC, TTC Industrial Estate Area, Vishnu Nagar, Digha, convert the 164 seats it BJP can be many. preparing to give the the week wins `500. Email: Navi Mumbai-400708. up candidates, BJP a run for its money. [email protected] Else, send ◗ Kolkata: Satyajug Employees Cooperative Industrial Society Ltd, 13/A, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata 700 072. contested into a single- legislators and Economic reasons ◗ London: Quickmarsh Ltd, 8th Floor, Block 2, Elizabeth House, 39 York Road, London, SE1 7NQ. party majority. 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magine a scenario in which a by an increasingly harsh Chinese movement: the authorities have separatist groups. It has already tion between Urumqi, the capital of Western country locks up hun- administration. It is now virtually dubbed it the “fourth evil” after seen how such terrorism can affect Xinjiang, and Beijing. And as the dreds of thousands of Muslims impossible to find books in the separatism, religious extremism infrastructure projects in stakes have risen, so has the level Iin internment camps. Here, Uighur language in bookshops. and terrorism. Balochistan. of repression. Electronic surveil- they are “re-educated” to adopt lib- Around half the province’s popu- While the policy of brainwashing China denies that it is trying to lance has been a key element in eral values that include a change of lation of 24 million is Sunni, and the Uighur has been widely criti- brainwash the Muslim population this crackdown. Locals have been language and lifestyle. largely follows the Sufi tradition. cised in the West as “cultural geno- of Xinjiang, but government forced to hand over mobile phones Irfan Husain Had such a deliberate effort to Apart from Uighurs, there are cide”, Muslims have been largely spokesmen have admitted to a poli- so that their sim cards can be read brainwash an entire Muslim com- Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Hui and other silent. cy of training and educating the by the police. Security forces at munity been attempted, there minorities in Xinjiang. Ever since One reason for this hypocritical young. In many cases, children innumerable checkposts stop and would be riots and protests across the government in Beijing began approach is the clout China wields. have been separated from parents search locals and foreigners alike, the Islamic world. Embassies of the its policy of moving Han Chinese to For Pakistan, China has been the to be placed in these centres where and CCTV cameras check their country responsible for this out- the province to dilute the Muslim bedrock of its foreign policy, as they are indoctrinated and forced photographs against a central data- rage would be attacked, and its presence, Uighur separatist groups well as its economic saviour. It is to learn Mandarin Chinese. More bank. Muslims have businesses boycotted. We know have resisted and staged sporadic also an important importer of and more, a single, monolithic Han The victims of these human from experience that this sequence attacks. As often happens, the state Saudi and Iranian oil. And other culture is being forced on minori- rights violations have no right of of events is pretty much standard has countered with tough action developing Muslim countries have ties. Muslims, in particular, are at appeal. China is a one-party dicta- been ostriches operating procedure whenever real and policies. benefited from Chinese aid and the sharp end of this policy. torship. In its long history, there or perceived acts of state-organised The aim of the Chinese govern- loans. All these factors have served Xinjiang means “new frontier”, hasn’t been a single period when violence against Muslims take ment is to “transform through edu- to mute criticism of Beijing’s and was given this name when the democracy was practised. To a place. cation”. For thousands of years, assault on Uighur religion and cul- vast region was conquered by the large extent, people accept a strong over eroding So why the deafening silence the Chinese ruling class has sought ture. Qing dynasty in the 18th century Central government that has lifted across the Islamic world when to build a stable society free of ten- But just as important is the piv- after a series of bloody battles. hundreds of millions out of poverty around 1.5 million Muslims in sion between various ethnic otal role Xinjiang is expected to However, this conquest was resist- in a single generation. Uighur culture China’s Xinjiang province have groups. So when a handful of play in China’s Belt and Road ed by warlords who regained con- But the attitude of the ummah is been forced into vast “re-education Uighur resisted the attempt to inte- Initiative. Roads and railway lines trol of various areas from time to surprising: both on the left and centres”? Even before this policy grate them into mainstream Han from various points around the time. In fact, for a short time, they right, Muslims have been like the was launched, Uighur culture was culture, they were accused of sepa- world will carry thousands of con- set up the Republic of East proverbial ostriches. under attack, with beards and ratism and subversion. One such tainers, and China is nervous Turkestan. headscarves strongly discouraged group is the Uighur mother-tongue about any disruption caused by Since then, there has been fric- By arrangement with Dawn Word SPY SLOWFLATION STUPID LINE PAGE An economic state characterised The metaphoric threshold that separates a Oped 7 by slow growth and high inflation calculated risk from an ill-advised gamble THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Winds of climate change blow across South Asia

groundwater in just six years. Looking at the drawals and is considered to be atmosphere. The major The number of deaths attrib- According to some estimates, climate change the main contributor to sources of ambient particulate utable to ambient particulate Pakistan is the fourth-largest groundwater depletion with matter pollution are coal burn- matter pollution in India in user of its groundwater and challenges Pakistan the maximum possible ground- ing for thermal power produc- 2017 was 0·67 million and the Mohan Guruswamy over 70 per cent of drinking and India face water footprint seen in the tion, industry emissions, con- number attributable to house- requirements and 50 per cent together, collective Gangetic aquifers. struction activity and brick hold air pollution was 0·48 mil- of irrigation needs are met action, as unlikely as it Among the main contribu- kilns, transport vehicles, road lion. The number of deaths due through groundwater extrac- tors to water stress in India dust, residential and commer- to ambient particulate matter tion. Due to excessive pump- seems, may just be and Pakistan are poor water cial biomass burning, waste pollution in Pakistan in 2017 ing, it is estimated that water what is needed to resource management and burning, agricultural stubble was 60,000. tables could fall by as much as secure the lives poor water service delivery, burning, and diesel generators. Climate change over 3,000 he India- According to climate 20 per cent by 2025. and livelihoods of including irrigation and In India and Pakistan, farm years ago destroyed the Indus Pakistan enmi- researchers at Germanwatch, South Asia is drained by the drainage services. Moreover, residues are burnt after har- Valley Civilisation and it went ty is possibly Pakistan ranks eighth on the Indus, Ganga and future generations the lack of reliable water data, vesting in October to into oblivion, leaving behind the world’s Global Climate Risk Index, Brahmaputra river basins, subsequent analysis and conse- November, which affects the traces of what befell the people mostwith over 145 catastrophic which collectively form the submarine groundwater dis- quent poor planning and allo- air quality of the region. In here before. The next few intractable and events — heat waves, droughts Indo-Gangetic Basin (IGB) and charge and evaporation). The cation is leading to environ- Pakistan, most of the rice culti- decades are extremely critical. obdurate, with and floods — reported in the include some of the highest- annual groundwater with- mentally unviable methods of vation takes place in Punjab, Can we summon some good a mutual mis- past 20 years. On the other yielding aquifers of the world. drawals in the region are esti- water withdrawal, causing an and the same is true for India’s sense to survive or go the way reading of history made hand, India ranks among the The aquifers associated with mated to exceed 340 bcm, and alarming reduction in ground- Punjab due to suitable climatic of the Meluhans? The verses of Textremely volatile with the top 20 vulnerable countries in these river basins cross the represent the most voluminous water. conditions for the crop. In both Allama Iqbal, albeit in another brandishing of nuclear terms of climate risk. Pakistan international borders of the use of groundwater in the In both countries, water countries, stubble burning is context, still hold true: Watan weapons. Despite having two is home to around 47 per cent contiguous South Asian coun- world. South Asia faces an stress is attributed first and the key cause of smog. ki fiqr kar nadaan museebat giant militaries at each others’ of the Indus Basin, and India to tries, forming numerous trans- acute shortage of drinking foremost to the massive popu- According to India’s new and aane wali hai/ Teri barbadiyon throats, the more immediate around 39 per cent. The Indus boundary aquifers, including water and other usable waters lation growth. Another cause renewable energy sources min- ke mashware hain aasmanon existential challenges that Waters Treaty has been in the Indus basin aquifers in many areas, as it is seeing a is the lack of sufficient urban istry, India’s Punjab con- mein…/ Na samjhoge tou mit India and Pakistan face are effect since 1960. The recent (between India and Pakistan), rapid rise in water demand water treatment facilities, tributes 44-51 million tonnes of jaoge Hindustan walon/ related to how climate change political bickering aside, the Ganga and Brahmaputra basin and change in societal water which prevent the usability of residue annually. According to Tumari daastan tak bhi na and misuse of common natural Indus Waters Treaty has man- aquifers (between Bangladesh use pattern because of acceler- river water for drinking and the estimates, paddy areas hoge daastanon mein. (Think resources have combined to aged to survive the test of time, and India), the aquifers of the ated urbanisation and changes irrigation. burnt every year in Indian of the homeland, O ignorant confront both together. It is not yet fails to comprehensively tributaries to the Ganga in lifestyle. In many urban and Air pollution contributes Punjab and Haryana are 12.68 one! Hard times are the militaries which will deter- address climate change. Then (between Nepal and India), the rural areas of the region, sur- substantially to premature million hectares and 2.08 mil- coming./Conspiracies for your mine our fates, but the degree again, at the time it was enact- aquifers of the tributaries to face waters have been histori- mortality and disease burden lion hectares respectively. destruction are afoot in the of cooperation the two nations ed, many of the stark realities the Brahmaputra (between cally used as receptacles of globally, with a greater impact According to a study, farmers heavens./You will be finished can summon. Our problems we know today were not under- Bhutan and India, and between sewage and industrial waste, in low-income and middle- burn 30-90 per cent of residue, if you do not care to under- are common and perhaps India stood. India and Bangladesh). rendering them unfit for income countries than in high- which contributes to the smog stand, O ye people of and Pakistan will find the good According to the Pakistan At the beginning of every domestic use, prompting a income countries. The north- formation, not just in the India!/Even the mention of sense to act together? Council of Research in Water hydrologic year, 4,000 billion switch to groundwater and ern plains of South Asia has immediate region, but the your being will disappear from Looking at the climate Resources, Pakistan officially cubic meters (bcm) water rainwater sources to meet one of the highest exposure entire Indo-Gangetic plain. the world’s chronicles). change challenges Pakistan crossed the water scarcity line enters the South Asian hydro- drinking and agricultural levels to air pollution globally. With air pollution levels lurk- and India face together, collec- in 2005. The United Nations logical systems, of which water needs. At present, about The major components of air ing in the “extremely poor” The writer, a policy analyst tive action — as unlikely as it Development Programme and almost half is lost by poorly 60–80 per cent of the domestic pollution are ambient particu- band for almost half the year, studying economic and seems — may just be what is the Pakistan Council of understood and un-quantified water supplies across South late matter pollution, house- the northern regions of South security issues, held senior needed to secure the lives and Research in Water Resources processes (such as overland Asia are met by groundwater. hold air pollution, and to a Asia may not be able to host positions in government and livelihoods of future genera- have issued warnings about flow, surface discharge Irrigation accounts for 85 per smaller extent ozone in the tro- healthy populations for very industry. He also specialises tions. the upcoming scarcity of through rivers to the oceans, cent of groundwater with- posphere, the lowest layer of long. in the Chinese economy. Will champagne, turkeys run out on Xmas, New Year? Brexit panic grows Surveys show that they managed to get the so- and Windsor castle in an called anti-India march Audi which runs on electrici- there is little appetite scheduled on Diwali day to ty and costs more than £70,000 for a general election gather at the high commis- to attend a meeting on gender Kishwar Desai because what if the sion deflected to other areas equality. It all sounds very whole lot of them in London. As the last time good, politically correct and come back and Brexit round, it is apparent that low emissions, for sure — but these marches have the fin- half a mile? Couldn’t they London Diary us some more? Could gerprints of the Pakistani simply have walked? Even a second referendum government all over them. lower emissions that way! be the best bet, Yet ostensibly, the protests So while the vibrations t has been a terrible few and snow will make polling perhaps with are by those claiming to rep- between the Cambridges and days in which the news fairly grim. But the bigger resent or support Indian the Sussexes may not be very just continues to get worry for Brits is whether a different outcome? Kashmiris. Perhaps it’s about friendly at present (as Prince worse. Most people are Brexit will ruin Christmas by time that the Indian govern- Harry accepted in a recent fed up with parliamen- interrupting the food imports ment expanded their own PR interview), they are individu- tariansI as they “Brexit” on — especially turkeys — from tions. Those who have machinery abroad. This ally trying to do the right and on and can’t seem to con- Europe. So menus will need to escaped from these harrow- requires a steady outreach thing. Though I have to say, I clude the discussion. To make be changed and Brussel ing circumstances have said programme engaging the also do believe that the “fab matters worse, Prime sprouts replaced with British that the conditions while NRI, and by this I mean not four” are being unfairly Minister Boris Johnson potatoes, perhaps. And then, travelling to the UK and at the NRI of yore, who went tracked all the time by a pret- would now like an early elec- what about all that wine their places of work are often abroad with the proverbial ty obsessive media. Can any- tion, possibly by mid- everyone consumes? I can far worse than anything they “`5 in his pocket” and is thing be done to change the December, since the imagine that households are have known. today a millionaire. But the situation? Conservatives continue to frantically stockpiling the In the recent incident, most NRI who is an intellectual That’s a fairly rhetorical have an edge over Labour. champagne and foie gras. of these illegal immigrants and a professional — and is question — and hope you had But surveys also show that were from Vietnam, from a concerned about creating a a fabulous Diwali! there is little appetite for a eanwhile, the recent desperately poor region — and positive image of their coun- general election because tragedy where 39 ille- at least one family had paid try of origin. It will be great to The writer is an award- what if the whole lot of them Mgal migrants were dis- £30,000 to get their daughter, develop platforms where peo- winning author. Her new come back and Brexit us covered dead inside a truck in who is now dead, to the UK. ple can come together formal- book, Jallianwala Bagh, some more? So could a second Essex only goes to prove that While the police have made ly or informally as a commu- 1919: The Real Story, has referendum be the best bet, people smugglers are ruth- some arrests, it is obvious that nity to discuss core issues just been published. perhaps with a different out- less. They take an enormous this smuggling of human and understand them better. come, so that Brexit is packed amount of money from their beings will not end so easily: They may not come out onto away for good? victims, who are usually the key operators belong to the streets but at least they Interestingly, while most extremely keen on coming to international rings which are will be able to spread the EU countries are ready to the UK. Some recent reports difficult to eradicate. word through their networks. concede an extension of the have pointed out that young We have had many such Brexit deadline, France is not people from Vietnam are cases of people being smug- nd how can we have a — it is waiting to see if an often lured in to work at nail gled to the UK and the US diary without the roy- election may actually be bars or trapped to help grow from India, and despite all the Aals being mentioned? called. That, they feel will cannabis plants in illegal deaths and trauma, it still The good news is that every- change many things. farms. The latter are domi- carries on. one is now doing their bit for Not that an election on nated by the drug mafia — climate change. The Duke December 12, as is being and so the young and vulner- inally, it was a victory and Duchess of Sussex recent- requested by Mr Johnson, able are simply forced to for the Indian high com- ly drove the half-mile dis- ‘I can’t grant you your wish but will be an easy thing. The cold work under very grim condi- Fmission in London that tance between their home I can grant you an extension.’ Fight the inner demon of negative ego This would make us the long run, the negative The first step towards killing this believe that to get things ego is bound to give us inner demon is to overcome the fear done, we should shout sorrow and unhappiness of what will happen if we let go of our Sadguru and make ourselves because there will come a negative ego — will people no longer heard. This develops into time when we come listen to me, will people suppress me, Rameshji an attitude where we across people who are will people not appreciate me, etc? think that things should superior to us in the same We need to be assured that once we be the done the way we aspect we are egoistic kill this negative ego, we will realise want them to be done. about. And then, we will our true potential, our true self, our Similarly, if one is praised often feel inferior, depressed and sorrow- true identity, our pristine conscious- about his/her looks, it builds an ego ful. ness. ur country fought against within that person about his/her The best way to get a reality check The second step on this path is to British rule to gain good looks. The same thing applies to on our negative ego is to observe our gather courage and ask our near and Independence — similarly, wealth, health, intelligence, etc. feelings when someone praises us or dear ones as to what our shortcom- Owe should also fight against This negative ego deludes the pos- when someone criticises us. If we ings are. No one knows us better our inner demons and attain free- sessor by making him feel that every- feel happy when someone praises us than our close family and dear dom from pain and sorrow. thing he/she does is right and the and feel bad when someone criticises friends. While asking them to point It is important to realise that our world is at his/her feet. Moreover, it us — it is a sure sign that we do pos- out our shortcomings, we need to biggest inner demon is our negative also projects itself in a way to make sess this inner demon of negative make sure they feel that we will be ego. Negative ego is that which the possessor feel that he/she would ego. However, if we remain open to their criticism — regardless makes us feel that we are superior to be suppressed upon without the neg- happy/neutral when someone prais- of which aspect it is about. And once others. Superiority could be in looks, ative egoistic identity. es or criticises us — it shows that we they point out faults, we should in wealth, in health, in intelligence, This negative ego may give tempo- have no negative ego. ensure that we act upon their posi- etc. rary happiness — when people listen It is extremely important to note tive criticism and make it a point to The worst part is that we do not to us, do things the way we want and that till one does not fight and kill change ourselves for the better by realise when we actually develop a appreciate our looks. But it is imper- this inner demon — one cannot enjoy killing our entire negative ego. big negative ego. It builds up over ative to understand that those people actual happiness in life. There are time, over experience, over situa- who listen to us and appreciate us lots of people who have been coura- Sadguru Rameshji is a modern age tions. For example, there would have are also doing it out of some selfish geous and fought against this inner spiritual guru and the force behind been times where people would not interests they might have. And when demon, and they have experienced Poorna Ananda, a Hyderabad-based take us seriously and then we tried their selfish interests are no longer glimpses of that pristine and pure centre for spiritual evolution and shouting at them, scolding them, etc being fulfilled, they will immediately happiness on every stage of their joyful living. He can be contacted at and they would have listened to us. stop fuelling our negative ego. So, in inner fight. www.poornaananda.org Facial recognition PAGE Facebook trained AI can trick facial recognition systems by Technomics 8 altering key facial features THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

HEALTH CARE AI z One of the problems z Back in 2016, a study z Now, a new study has found that the AI SHORT TAKES that AI decision-making found that an AI used by used by many US health providers to pre- DISCRIMINATES was meant to solve, parole authorities in the US dict which patients will most need extra BLACK was bias. However, it to predict the likelihood of medical care showed that the black INSTA EXTENDS PATIENTS has once again proven criminals reoffending was patients were discriminated, accord- SELF-HARM BAN to be wrong. biased against black people. ing to researchers at UC Berkeley. How the bias crept in What software was this? z Algorithmic TO DRAWINGS bias occurs While Race wasn’t a factor While the researchers didn’t name the soft- when a comput- in the algorithm’s deci- ware, Washington Post identifies it as Optum, London, Oct. 28: In an attempt sion-making, it used to protect its users from self- er system owned by insurer UnitedHealth. The harm, Instagram has now behaves in ways patients’ medical histories researchers identified the same flaw in the 10 agreed to remove images, that reflects the implicit values to predict how much they most widely used algorithms in the industry. drawings and even cartoons of humans involved in that were likely to cost the sys- tem. However, cost isn’t a showing methods of self- data collection, selection, or Why it matters harm or suicide from the plat- use. Algorithmic bias has been race-blind metric. As a form, reports BBC. identified and critiqued for its result, the algorithm gave The study is the latest to show the pitfalls of allocating impor- The move comes on the back white patients the same tant resources according to the recommendation of algorithms. of the outcry over the death of impact on search engine results, social media platforms, scores as black patients These kinds of challenges are playing out not just in health care, but British teenager Molly Russel who were significantly who had killed herself in 2017 privacy, and racial profiling. also in hiring, credit scoring, insurance, and criminal justice. after viewing graphic content sicker. on the platform. While Molly’s father has described the move as “sin- cere”, he said that the modera- tors needed to act more swiftly to prevent such incidents in the future. The promise, which extends Cut down on streaming habit: Experts on the move to ban “graphic image of self harm” in February, will now cover Last year, online video streaming produced emissions equivalent to Spain and that amount may double explicit drawings, cartoons and memes about suicide, in Paris, Oct. 28: Movie nights addition to any other method once required driving to the For energy consumption to stay flat for the next "promoting" self-harm. local video store to rent, rewind five to 10 years, significant improvement in IT "It will take time to fully and return the latest block- equipment and data centre energy performance must Streaming TV gears up for implement... but it's not going buster. Now on-demand video to be the last step we take," content providers offer count- be made or our appetite for computations must Instagram chief Adam less binge-worthy options at the diminish Mosseri told BBC News. touch of a finger. targeted advertisements — Agencies But experts say the ease of — DALE SARTOR streaming services comes with Center of Expertise for Data Centers Washington, Oct. 28: In the new SMALLER PLAYERS raise a fresh set of privacy con- a hefty environmental price tag. world of streaming television, Streaming services are mak- cerns over how data on TV Watching a half-hour show advertising is not going away, ing it easier for smaller compa- viewers is collected and shared would lead to emissions of 1.6 national revenue for streaming Institute for Research in but is evolving to become more nies and marketers to get on tel- across various platforms and kilograms of carbon dioxide subscriptions between 2017 and Computer Science and like marketing on the internet evision through self-serve ad devices. equivalent, said Maxime Efoui- 2018. And Disney and Apple are Automation. Experts suggest — targeted to specific groups or platforms without the big budg- A academic study found Hess of French think tank the launching their own streaming that viewers disable autoplay individuals. ets required for broadcast TV, smart TVs, streaming dongles Shift Project. That’s equivalent services this year. and stream over Wi-Fi in lower- While some subscription according to eMarketer analyst and other connected devices to driving 3.9 miles (6.28 kilo- Meanwhile, the equipment definition formats. The worst- streaming services including Ross Benes. sending data to companies such metres). used to view videos is getting case scenario is watching over a Netflix, Apple+ and Disney+ “There are a lot of new com- as Netflix and Facebook. Last year, online video stream- larger — the average screen size 3G connection on a mobile have pledged to be ad-free, oth- panies coming into television “There is a small number of ing produced emissions equiva- shot up from 22 inches (55 cen- device, said Lefevre. ers including those from advertising” as a result of these cloud providers that are lent to Spain and that amount timetres) in 1997 to an expected The Shift Project offers a WarnerMedia and streaming, Benes said. getting a lot of insight into may double in the next six years, 50 inches by 2021, according to browser extension that moni- NBCUniversal are expected to “TV is still a place where you what you're doing with these according to the Shift Project. the Consumer Technology tors internet use, displaying have some ad-supported can get a massive amount of devices,” said David Choffnes While most of the online traf- Association. “The changing the amount of electricity used, options, as does Hulu. people's attention.”Roku, a tele- of Northeastern University, fic — 34 per cent — is related to screen size and related shift to the CO2 that electricity pro- Because these new platforms vision platform for many smart who led the research. NEXT-GEN INTEL streaming videos, on Netflix, digital video technology has set duces, and how far the user operate online, they will also be TVs, announced plans this The researchers wrote that Amazon Prime, and Hulu, for the stage for higher definition would have to drive to match able to deliver targeted or month to buy dataxu, which these devices “have the poten- CHIP TO SUPPORT example, the next biggest sector and thus larger file sizes that we those emissions. Cook empha- “addressable” ads based on provides automated self-serve tial to learn and expose exten- is online porn. “Digital videos are streaming,” said Cook. sizes the most impactful change viewing habits, location and ads for what is known in the sive information about their LPDDR5 RAM come in very large file sizes and Screens with 4K resolution use consumers can make is through other data it may collect, in the industry as “over the top” or users and their surrounding (are) getting bigger with each about 30 per cent more energy their wallets. same manner as Google and OTT services. “TV advertising environment. Much of this AGE CORRESPONDENT new generation of higher defini- than high-definition screens, “Exercising collective respon- Facebook. is shifting toward OTT and a information has major privacy HYDERABAD, OCT. 28 tion video,” said Gary Cook of according to a report by the sibility, with individuals According to the research data-driven model focused on implications.”Alan Wolk, co- Greenpeace, which monitors the Natural Resources Defense demanding internet giants rap- firm eMarketer, addressable TV business outcomes for brands,” founder and lead analyst at the While Intel’s Tiger Lake-U IT sector’s energy footprint. Council. Last year, 8K screens idly transition their data cen- ad revenue — which includes said Anthony Wood, chief exec- consultancy TVrev, said he processors may still be a long “More data equals more ener- made their debut. tres to renewable energy, has some ads on traditional TV — utive officer at Roku. expects streaming ads to be less way out from its official gy needed to maintain a system The consequence is “a waste of been the biggest driver thus in the US is likely to grow from intrusive than those which fol- release, the rumour mill has that is ready to stream this video resources at all levels”, added far,” he said. $1.5 billion in 2018 to $3.5 bil- FRESH PRIVACY ISSUES low users around the internet. been churning new details to your device at a moment’s Laurent Lefevre of the French — AFP lion in 2021. The rise of streaming could “The TV industry has learned about the next-gen processor. notice,” Cook told AFP. from digital that people find According to a report on Much of the energy needed for that kind of advertising Tom’s Hardware, the next-gen streaming services is consumed creepy,” he said. processor is likely to support by the data centre, which deliv- With our digital lives so According to a NCSC report in April, Wolk said streaming services LPDDR4X and LPDDR5 mem- ers data to your computer or HOW TO interwined with our real poor passwords include popular names are aiming for fewer ads com- ory (RAM). device, explained Cook. lives, it’s better to (Ashley and Michael), fictional charac- pared with broadcast television While Intel have been having The centres contribute about SECURE YOUR secure your digital ters (Superman and Naruto) and Premier that will be “less painful” for troubles recently, the specula- 0.3 per cent of all carbon emis- accounts with good League football teams (Liverpool and viewers because they are more tion about these 10nm chips sions, according to an article by ‘PASSW0RD!’ relevant. 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REALLY SECURE? limits, however. It is never real- Anders Andrae of Huawei told You could spend time ly clear which member of a AFP he estimated they would securing your account family is watching a specific consume as much as 4.1 per cent show, or whether it is seen live of global electricity by 2030. further by installing or recorded. Web-based video traffic is Authy and enabling Charles Taylor, a marketing expected to increase four times two-factor authentica- professor at Villanova from 2017 to 2022 and account for tion, for instance, or by University, said addressable TV 80 per cent of all internet traffic signing up for free advertising is on the rise, but by 2022, according to the Cisco breach monitor- that platforms are likely to be Network. ing at Have I sensitive to consumer privacy Netflix is continuing to expand Been Pwned. concerns, and aware of new globally — the company report- laws including a strict statute ed a 53-per cent increase in inter- in California. — AFP ‘SPACE SELFIE’ BALLOON CRASH LANDS Cons of breaking encryption outweigh pros have a key for the encryp- target you using that infor- Even if all of these are data can be targeted to pre- Gratiot County (Michigan), tion. The amendments in We need to mation. At a personal resolved, the 50 lakh vent requests for bulk Oct. 28: A device used by the intermediary guide- have level, the fact that end to threshold might mean that data. The request for Samsung to launch a Cara lines call for allowing plat- transparency and end encryption keeps com- criminals can just move to access should be backed up Delevingne selfie into space Rohan Seth forms such as Telegram munications private smaller, lesser-known plat- by justification of credible has apparently crash landed and WhatsApp to, install the highest between the participants forms that offer end to end facts, all of which should in a farmland home in “..enable tracing out of standards to due is reason enough not to encryption, taking away be subject to review by an Michigan during the weekend. such originator of infor- process to make break it. In the age of the significantly from the effec- independent entity or a “Unbelievable look what just mation on its platform as sure that should contemporary internet, tiveness of the exercise. judge. fell out of the sky and 911 is may be required by gov- privacy is a luxury that is Adjusting the trade-off None of these provisions baffled and it’s caught up in ernment agencies who are traceability be being provided at scale. between privacy and secu- currently exist around the our tree,” Nancy Mumby- bit of math can bet- ment is that it needs to legally authorised”. enabled, it is not In addition, there are a rity is a thankless task that intermediary guidelines, Welke posted to Facebook ter secure your com- access communications The other side of the abused (a similar host of questions on the more often than not is like- and neither is there an along with a photo. Amunications than between its citizens for the coin here is privacy. There precedent for which side of implementation. ly to be decided by the val- indication that it is being The device carried both a all the guns in the world purposes of security. The is no way where platforms For instance, the guide- ues and interests of the considered. The cons of Samsung logo and that of combined. That is the spread of false news on take away encryption from has been set by the lines are applicable to all people in power. The job at enabling traceability and South Dakota-based high-alti- beauty of end to end WhatsApp has instigated criminals but leave it NSA). intermediaries that have hand here is to make sure breaking end to end tude balloon manufacturer encryption which current- lynch mobs and resulted in intact for others. If inter- more than 50 lakh users. that a robust set of process- encryption outweigh the Raven Industries, which even- ly runs on WhatsApp. It 27 reported deaths in 2017. mediaries allowed trace- — ROHAN SETH There is no clarity on es are set in place if end to pros subjectively. tually came to collect the makes messages shared That is exactly why in ability and compromised whether that means all reg- end encryption is to be bro- However, if the govern- crashed apparatus. between people private so December 2018, the end to end encryption, the istered users, daily active ken. We need to have trans- ment is going to go ahead Like every over the top PR that only the sender and Ministry of Home Affairs sender of each message tion allows those people to users or even monthly parency and install the with this and include the stunt, Samsung’s “SpaceSelfie” the recipient can view issued an order granting would be identifiable to avoid the fear of being tar- active users. Moreover, highest standards to due clause in the January 2020 program involved a photo of what is being said. On a powers of "interception, WhatsApp and by exten- geted. Also, encryption on how will the government process to make sure that notification, then it should Cara Delevingne that was related note, the notifica- monitoring, and decryp- sion, the government. And content extends into more know if platforms have should traceability be do this right by placing taken on a Galaxy S10 Plus and tion of the intermediary tion of any information while the encryption pro- routine aspects of life. For met that threshold and enabled, it is not abused (a adequate oversight and was supposedly “the world’s guidelines is likely to be generated, transmitted, vides a shield of anonymi- instance, WhatsApp is a keep track of all the inter- similar precedent for which safeguards in the amend- first selfie sent to space.” completed by 15 January received or stored in any ty to trolls and spreaders platform where people can mediaries that pop up on has been set by the NSA). ments. “No injuries occurred and 2020. These updated guide- computer", to ten central of misinformation, it also talk about personal and the App Store/Play Store? There needs to be trans- the balloon was subsequently lines are going to deter- agencies. But platforms gives assurance to people sensitive parts of their More fundamentally, who parency around the (Rohan is a policy retrieved,” Samsung said to mine the future of end to using end to end encryp- who would otherwise have life, such as a disease or is an intermediary? Does process that lets people analyst at NBC. “We regret any incon- end encryption. tion means that the inter- been silenced or sup- mental health issues, and Google Docs count as a know who is seeking the the technology and policy venience this may have The major trade-off here ception of information pressed. Think whistle- rest assured that platform, as it also has a data. Standards need to programme at The caused.” is privacy versus security. might not be of much use blowers and political pro- Facebook, the internet, chat feature? Are online exist around the specifici- Takshashila Institution. — Agencies The government’s argu- if the government does not testers. End to end encryp- and the government won’t games also subject to this? ty of what accounts and Views are personal.) Mercedes, BMW beat Dhanteras: auto slowdown blues Ticket size of jewellery purchases shrinks TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Overleaf

■ Oil major allowed Videocon to buy 10% stake offered to it LVMH opens quick BPCL’s 2008 Mozambique BITES talks to buy INDICATORS % deal under Govt scanner out Tiffany Sensex 39,250.20 +0.49 New Delhi, Oct 28: The Videocon. Nifty 50 11,627.20 +0.37 government is looking Videocon was in 2012 into state-owned Bharat willing to sell its stake to S&P 500 3,040.63 +0.60 Petroleum Corp Ltd's OVL at a small premium Dollar (`) 70.90 -0.18 (BPCL) investments in a to the price Thailand's Pound Sterling (`) 90.89 -0.80 gas block in Mozambique PTT Exploration and and has not yet formally Production paid for Euro (`) 78.42 -0.64 given its approval to the acquiring an 8.5 per cent Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,281▼71 -0.19 firm for further spend- stake in the same block ings, sources said. from Cove Energy for Brent crude ($/bbl)* $61.71 -0.31 Bharat PetroResources £1.22 billion ($1.9 billion at IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.670 -0.008 Ltd (BPRL), an explo- the then exchange rate.) US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.853 +0.052 ration and production The 10 per cent stake, subsidiary of BPCL, had they said, was available to * As of 9:30 pm IST in August 2008 bought a 10 OVL for about $2.3 billion per cent stake in Area-1 or so but the company a Paris, Oct 28: French Cartier and Van Cleef & Offshore of the Rovuma year later paid $2.475 bil- luxury giant LVMH said Arpels, both owned by Block from the US energy lion to Videocon. on Monday it was in pre- Swiss group Richemont. major Anadarko OVL had strongly refut- liminary talks to take "They say diamonds are South Korea Petroleum Corp for $75 ed the allegations then over US jewellers Tiffany a girl's best friend and million. That same month Sources said the govern- reviewed by an informal stake for $2.475 billion, and it isn't known what but there was "no cer- Europe's richest man, ratifies FTA Videocon through its sub- ment is looking into rea- ministerial panel headed ONGC Videsh, the over- happened to that scrutiny. tainty" that they would and owner of Louis sidiary acquired a 10 per sons why BPCL did not buy by Home Minister Amit seas arm of state-owned Woodlands, Texas-based be successful. Vuitton Bernard with Britain cent stake in the same the entire 20 per cent stake Shah in June this year. Oil and Natural Gas Corp energy exploration com- A source close to the Arnault, obviously feels block for an equivalent offered to it by Anadarko. The BJP-led NDA gov- (ONGC), had bought pany Anadarko, which talks told AFP at the that adding US jeweller South Korea's parliament on block. Also, why it did not get ernment since first com- another 10 per cent stake was later acquired by weekend that LVMH had Tiffany to his list of Monday ratified a trade deal Sources privy to the other state-owned firms ing to power in 2014 has from project operator Occidental, is the operator made a bid for Tiffany at brands will prompt a between Seoul and London development said like ONGC involved if it been critical of the nearly Anadarko of the US for of the block. the start of October, but similar uplift to LVMH's that will take effect automati- Anadarko had originally wanted the exploration $6 billion spent by the pub- $2.64 billion. Other partners in Area 1 that the iconic US compa- global revenues,” said cally following Britain's depar- offered a 20 per cent stake risk to be shared by split- lic sector firms to take 30 It later gave 4 per cent of include Mitsui with 20 per ny had yet to respond. Michael Hewson, chief ture from the European Union. in Area-1 to BPCL ,but the ting the 20 per cent stake. per cent stake in the the stake bought from cent stake, ENH (15 per Tiffany, in a separate market analyst at CMC The free trade agreement state-owned firm bought These inquests have led Rovuma Offshore Area-1 Videocon to Oil India Ltd. cent) and PTTEP (8.5 per statement Monday, con- Markets UK. (FTA) essentially replicates the only half of it and the rest to the government not for- in Mozambique during the Sources said even the cent). Gas from the block firmed "an unsolicited, “His attempt to put a terms of the existing EU-South was picked up by mally according approval Congress-led UPA regime, OVL deal had in the first is to be converted into liq- non-binding proposal" $14.5 billion ring on Korea deal and comes in the Videocon. to BPCL to invest a further as falling oil and gas term of the Modi govern- uefied natural gas (LNG) from the French con- Tiffany, having already face of continuing uncertainty Videocon in 2013 sold the $2.2-2.4 billion in the devel- prices did not justify such ment come under the for transportation by glomerate, saying it was added Bulgari a couple of over a Brexit timetable. same stake to ONGC opment of a giant gas field huge investments. scanner following allega- ships to markets like for $120 per share, which years ago, is likely to Videsh Ltd for $2.475 bil- discovered in Area-1. Besides buying tions that the company India. values the company at take the fight in this sec- lion. The proposal was Videocon's 10 per cent might have overpaid — PTI around $14.5 billion. tor to its closest rival Tiffany's stock market Richemont, who own Export of value stood at $11.9 bil- Cartier, and would help lion at the close of Wall LVMH in gaining better Street trading on Friday. access to US markets,” he Bangalore rose The US company said said. Poor credit demand may there were no actual dis- Hewson added, howev- onion allowed Stuck in dead-end jobs? cussions going on but it er, that Tiffany share- was "carefully review- holders were “unlikely to ing" the proposal. accept this initial bid” hit deposit growth in H2 LVMH said earlier and could hold out for 68 vie for LVB top post Monday that "following more. FC BANKING BUREAU despite the festive season recent market rumours, Tiffany's profits and Mumbai, Oct 28: Close to tor bank,” a bank source MUMBAI, OCT. 28 and government measures the LVMH group con- sales have been hit hard 70 senior bank execu- told PTI. such as loan melas. The firms having started pre- from the fallout in the tives are in the fray to Senior executives from While banks have been outstanding non-food liminary discussions US-China trade war and occupy the corner room leading private sector able to raise money credit growth grew by a about a possible opera- unrest in Hong Kong, he office of the Chief lenders like ICICI Bank, through deposits, lack of mere 0.22 percent between tion with Tiffany". noted. Executive and Managing Kotak Mahindra Bank, credit demand from corpo- September 27 and October The purchase of By Friday's close, The Centre allowed exports of Director of the Tamil Axis Bank, foreign rate clients is forcing 11. The incremental non- Tiffany by LVMH would Tiffany's share price was the Bangalore rose variety of Nadu-based lender, lender Standard them to park their funds food during the period was be one of the largest down nearly eight per- onion up to 9,000 tonne until Laxmi Vilas Bank. Chartered Bank and pub- in government bonds. Rs 21645 crore and the out- acquisitions by the cent from its year-earlier November 30. The onion variety The Chennai-headquar- lic sector bank Canara Analysts expect deposit standing credit stood at Rs French group, which is a level. has been exempted from an tered mid-sized private Bank have applied for growth to further slow 97.88 lakh crore as on world leader in luxury, The luxury industry is export ban imposed in sector bank has been the post, the source down and move in tandem October 11. On a year-on- present in fashion to jittery, not just over the September on all varieties. The headless since mid- added. with credit growth during year comparision of the wine, perfumes and cos- trade war but also DGFT said the exports shall be September after the then The list also has a few the remaining five months Group Head-Financial October 11 fortnight with metics. because of a broad anti- allowed only via the Chennai chief executive Paratha- turnaround specialists of this fiscal as any signif- Sector Ratings, at IcraLtd. the same period in 2018, LVMH's share price corruption campaign port. An exporter will have to sarathy Mukherjee left who have the track- icant expansion in loans According to the latest the non-food credit growth was mildly higher follow- launched by Chinese get a certificate from the state’s before the completion of record of making loss- to large industries data released by the was 8.8 per cent to Rs 7.95 ing the announcement, president Xi Jinping Horticulture Commissioner. his three-year term. making banks profitable, remains unlikely. Reserve Bank of India, lakh crore. rising 0.3 percent to which has put the brakes The bank, which has the source said. Banks may further cut deposit growth continues The Indian economy is 384.90 euros in early on extravagant gifts been placed under the The recruitment deposit rates to protect to outpace credit growth, being held back by a large afternoon Paris stock offered by businessmen prompt corrective action process, which is cur- their margins as lending which has lost momen- squeeze in credit avail- trading. and bureaucrats. by the monetary authori- rently underway, will get rates continue on a down- tum. Banks have ability emanating from Tiffany's stock was set The discussions Govt may allow ty since August for low over by November 10 and ward trajectory. mobilised Rs 31,070 crore non-bank financial com- to surge by more than 30 between the two compa- capital buffer and higher the new management “Unless the demand of deposits during the panies (NBFCs), Fitch percent, according to nies come after LVMH rupee payments NPAs coupled with will take charge by the picks up from corporate fortnight ended October Ratings said last week. pre-market quotes, under owner Arnault inaugu- mounting losses, is sched- first week of December if clients, the overall credit 11, the RBI data showed. “Our economics team's an hour ahead of Wall rated a Louis Vuitton fac- for SEZ services uled to complete the the Reserve Bank growth is likely to remain Outstanding aggregate latest Chart of the Month Street's session opening. tory in south Texas process by November 10. approval comes in. modest. And growth in deposit was Rs 129.37 lakh shows that, assuming the This seemed to indicate alongside US President The Commerce Ministry is “We have received as The new chief execu- deposits will be a function crore. The deposits grew sluggish pace of lending is that traders not only Donald Trump and his working on a proposal to allow many as 68 applications tive's focus will be to of credit demand. The 9.8 per cent year-on-year maintained throughout expected the bid to go daughter Ivanka. domestic companies to make for the post of Chief turn around the bank, growth rate on deposits to Rs 11.51 lakh crore and the year, total new lending ahead but that LVMH Tiffany's flagship New payments in the rupee for serv- Executive and Managing which has already initi- could move in tandem by 2.9 per cent to Rs 3.63 will amount to only 6.6 per would sweeten its offer. York store is next to ices obtained from special eco- Director, signalling high- ated a slew of measures with growth in credit for lakh crore in the financial cent of GDP in the fiscal Tiffany's Bulgari brand Trump Tower on 5th nomic zone units, sources said. er interest in the nearly for faster recovery, added the second half of FY20,” year so far. year 2019-2020, down from —bought for $5.2 billion Avenue. The proposal is aimed at pro- 100-year- old private sec- the source. —PTI said Karthik Srinivasan, However, credit growth 9.5 per cent in the previ- in 2011—competes with — AFP moting the growth of IT units Senior Vice President & continued to languish ous fiscal year.” in SEZs. Currently, domestic firms are required to pay in for- eign exchange for services ren- dered by a SEZ unit. New TB treatment for developing countries to cost $1,040 MANOJNA MADDIPATLA, to two years. of at least 20 months. MANAS MISHRA The new cocktail, which TB Alliance in April Sandhu takes OCT. 28 will treat extensively granted a license to U.S. drug-resistant strains of Macleods gets non-exclusive licence to make new drug drugmaker Mylan NV to charge as NHAI A newly approved three- the illness, consists of manufacture and sell pre- drug treatment for tuber- drug developer TB New Delhi, Oct 28: TB Alliance, a statement said. tomanid as part of certain culosis will be available in Alliance’s newly-approved not-for-profit organisation, on Meanwhile, Macleods Pharma regimens in high-income Chairman 150 countries including medicine pretomanid, in Monday said it has granted a non- USA Inc is recalling 31,968 bottles of markets, as well as a non- India and South Africa, combination with linezol- exclusive licence to manufacture Pioglitazone Hydrochloride tablets exclusive license for low- Senior IAS officer Sukhbir priced at $1,040 for a com- id and Johnson & anti-TB drug pretomanid to used for treatment of diabetes in income and middle- Singh Sandhu took over as the plete regimen, more than Johnson’s bedaquiline. Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd. the American market. income countries, where Chairman of the National twice the cost proposed in Pretomanid, which will Macleods has agreed to commer- The tablets being recalled are in most tuberculosis cases Highways Authority of India the past by advocacy be available at $364 per cialise the anti-tuberculosis (TB) the strength of 15 mg and have occur. (NHAI). Sandhu succeeds groups for other treat- treatment course, is only medicine in about 140 countries been manufactured by Macleods Stop TB Partnership said Nagendra Nath Sinha who has ments. the third new medicine for and territories, including India, Pharmaceuticals Ltd in its Baddi it would start supplying been appointed as the The United Nations- drug-resistant tuberculo- after getting the regulatory facility in Himachal Pradesh, an the regimen following Secretary, Department of backed Stop TB sis to be approved in about approvals, TB Alliance said in a enforcement report of the USFDA World Health Border Management. Sandhu is Partnership said on 40 years, after J&J’s statement. said. Organization’s guidance from 1988 batch of the Monday that BPaL would bedaquiline and Otsuka “We are proud to partner with The voluntary ongoing class II on using the drug. Mylan, Uttarakhand cadre. He holds an be obtainable in eligible Pharmaceutical Co Ltd’s Macleods, which has a strong recall is on account of the product however, said it will also MBBS degree and a Master's in countries through the delamanid. record of delivering high-quality, being “superpotent'', it added. sell the drug directly to History, besides a law degree. Global Drug Facility Advocacy groups have affordable tuberculosis medicines,” As per the USFDA, a class II recall countries. (GDF), a global provider of long criticized the cost for TB Alliance President and CEO Mel sibility of pretomanid in countries is initiated in a situation, “in which Prices in low-income Printed & Published by TB medicines created in bedaquiline and dela- Spigelman said. where it is needed the most,” use of or exposure to a violative countries would be in-line T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan 2001 to negotiate lower manid. Not-for-profit TB Alliance is committed to Macleods Business Development product may cause temporary or with the price offered Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed at prices for treatments. Médecins Sans Frontières ensuring an affordable, sustainable Director Vijay Agarwal said. medically reversible adverse health through GDF, but would be BFL Infotech Ltd, C-9 Sector 3, Noida- Tuberculosis was (MSF) has waged a run- and competitive market for all its TB Alliance has earlier collabo- consequences or where the proba- decided on a case by case 201301. Published at 219, N D Tiwari responsible for 1.5 million ning battle in public with new TB products, he added. rated with Macleods on the intro- bility of serious adverse health basis where the drug is not Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, deaths in 2018. J&J over its $400 price tag “This important collaboration duction of child-friendly formula- consequences is remote”. supplied through GDF, it New Delhi-110002. BPaL is an oral treat- for a six-month course for with TB Alliance will ensure acces- tions of first-line TB medicines, the said. Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI — PTI Registration number 30074/09, Air sur- ment which promises a bedaquiline. The drug will be avail- charge Re 1. © All rights reserved. shorter, more convenient MSF has argued that able in bottles of 26 Reproduction in whole or in part with- option to existing TB treat- bedaquiline could be pro- ments for drug-resistant Leena Menghaney, the that pretomanid was says costs of other regi- tablets, with a six-month out written permission of The Editor, ment options, which use a duced and sold at a profit TB should be no higher South-Asia head for MSF’s priced just below the price mens for extremely drug- treatment requiring seven Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. cocktail of antibiotic for 25 cents per day, and than $500 for a complete Access Campaign, said it of bedaquiline. resistant TB range from bottles. drugs over a period of up that the price of treat- treatment course. was a cause of concern But Stop TB Partnership $2,000 to $8,000 for courses —Reuters PAGE Financial 10 TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

■ Cairn tax Luxury car makers see overwhelming festival demand Dhanteras: Ticket OPENING challenge Mercedes, BMW beat size of jewellery BELL gets longer PROJECTION FOR TODAY New Delhi, Oct 28: More purchases shrinks than a year after hear- auto slowdown blues ings in an arbitration SANGEETHA G Muhurat initiated by Cairn CHENNAI, OCT. 28 Energy against Rs MICHAEL GONSALVES 10,247-crore retrospec- PUNE, OCT. 28 The average ticket size of trade points tive tax demand ended, jewellery purchases during the three-member It is clearly a dim Diwali Dhanteras through credit Arbitral Tribunal has for mass auto makers with and debit cards dipped 66 to positive indicated that the award a drop in demand for cars per cent despite gold and sil- will be further delayed and two-wheelers but the ver prices rising over 20 per to mid-2020, the British luxury car market in the cent over last year. moves firm said on Monday. world’s fourth largest auto Jewellery spends account- The international tri- market is sparkling with ed for 15 per cent of the total Busy earnings calen- bunal, which had in record sales. volume of transactions and fortable spending much on dar and US Federal jewellery. August last year com- Both market leader (Above) Dhanteras at Mercedes-Benz dealer T&T Motors in New Delhi. (Below) The BMW X7 22 per cent of the value of Reserve meeting on pleted main court hear- Mercedes-Benz and its com- transactions through credit Apart from lesser value October 29-30 is likely ings in the British com- patriot rival BMW sold out maker, it sold out its first- and debit cards, as per the purchases, more number of to dominate market pany's challenge to the their hot models Mercedes ever BMW X7, the largest data from payment process- transactions also led to a movement this week Indian government GLE SUV priced Rs 67 lakh SUV ever built the compa- ing company Worldline decline in the average ticket as it opens after using retrospective leg- upward and the flagship ny, in less than three India. There was a three size. The average ticket size Monday’s holiday. islation to seek Rs 10,247 BMW X7 SUV at Rs 98.90 months of its launch. This times increase in the num- dipped this year by 66 per However, local traders’ crore in taxes, was sup- lakh onward this Diwali. was the entire year’s pro- ber of transactions from the cent to Rs 3,625. presence in the market posed to give an award They said even other mod- duction, the company said, previous year, largely The decline in the ticket is likely to be thin due by February 2019, but in els from their respective adding that it was still because credit card size was also visible in to Diwali holidays. March it delayed it to portfolio were sold out like working out details of the issuance went up by 20 per apparels both on Dhanteras Sensex and Nifty -50 2019-end and now to hot cakes during this festi- sales of other models. cent, or 9 million new cards and Diwali. Spends at closed with gains of summer of 2020. val season. “The first-ever BMW X7 were added between last apparel stores accounted for 0.49 per cent and 0.37 "The Arbitral Tribunal The Pune-based received a phenomenal year and this Dhanteras. 20 per cent of the total vol- per cent respectively has indicated that Mercedes-Benz said in a response from all over However, the value ume of transactions and 20 on the first day of whilst it is not yet able statement that it sold 600 India and has been com- remained almost constant per cent of the value of trading for Samvat to commit to a specific cars to customers across pletely booked within three despite the rise in prices of transactions during Diwali. Year 2076 in the spe- award release date, it markets on Dhanteras, an The festive period saw products from across mar- months of launch,” gold and silver. On the Multi But the average ticket size cial one hour Muhurat expects to be in a posi- auspicious occasion to buy unprecedented demand for kets,” Martin Schwenk, Rudratej Singh, President Commodity Exchange dipped this year by 12 per trading session on tion to issue the Award gold, silver and other valu- Mercedes-Benz vehicles managing director and and Chief Executive (MCX), the price of gold cent to Rs. 1,992. Similarly, Sunday. The Sensex in the summer of 2020," ables and mainly celebrat- across the country, especial- chief executive at Officer at BMW Group went up 20 per cent from Rs spends at apparel stores gained 192.14 points or Cairn said in a state- ed in Northern and ly in Northern region of Mercedes-Benz India, said. India, said. 31,804 per 10 gm to Rs 38,434 accounted for 18 per cent of 0.49 to close at ment. Southern India. Delhi NCR, Punjab, and in “We are excited to see the “For us, X7 is only the per 10 gm between the last the total volume of transac- 339,250.20 while the No reasons have been In addition, the company Western regions of response to the current beginning. BMW India has Dhanteras and this tions and 14 per cent of the Nifty closed at given by the tribunal for said that it has sold off the Mumbai, Pune and Gujarat, GLE, which sold out three the freshest portfolio in the Dhanteras. value of transactions and 11,627.15 up 43.25 the delay in award. current Mercedes GLE the company said. It said months ahead of the plan,” luxury car market and all Silver prices too went up the average ticket size points or 0.37 per cent. — PTI SUV, three months ahead of the 'record' 600 cars sold on he pointed out. our latest launches are gen- 21 per cent from Rs 38,649 dipped this year by 28 per Tata Motors gained plan, owing to an unprece- the Dhanteras day, almost 50 Also, on the occasion of erating tremendous per kg in 2018 Dhanteras to cent to Rs 1,746. 17.86 per cent while dented demand from across per cent (over 250 units) Dussehra and Navratri on demand,” Singh said. Rs 46,844 per kg this time. Overall, average ticket size Yes Bank gained 55.37 India. were delivered to customers October 9, the German auto The BMW X7 xDrive30d Even if the volumes had of credit card purchases per cent during the And now it has opened in Delhi NCR alone. major had sold over 200 Design Pure Excellence remained the same, the dipped this year by 15 per one hour trading ses- IMF team the bookings for the upcom- “The festive season has cars of its various models Signature variant (diesel) value should have increased cent to Rs 3,291 and average sion. Institutions’ ing new generation GLE been satisfactory for us and in a single day. is locally-produced while by 20 per cent. The flat ticket size dipped this year presence was thin, and SUV scheduled to be we are glad to see an over- As for the rival BMW, the the BMW X7 xDrive40i growth in value indicates by 7 per cent to Rs 2,202 on domestic institutions reviewing launched early next year. whelming response to our second largest luxury car (petrol) is a imported SUV. that people were not com- Dhanteras. were net buyers of equities worth Rs 54.39 crore while the foreign Pak spend portfolio investors were net buyers by Rs Islamabad, Oct 28: An 6.61 crore. IMF mission is in IIMC ranks Vietnam tariffs RIL’s digital business rejig Dhiraj Relli, MD & Pakistan to review the CEO, HDFC cash-strapped country's on Chinese, Securities, said, quarterly performance "Markets continued under its $6 billion 17th among S. Korean steel could enthuse investors the recent positive bailout package, which trend in muhurat was finalised this year, MAI NGOC CHAU New Delhi, Oct 28: Reliance Industries' trade. There is a visi- according to a media OCT. 28 move to create a new subsidiary combin- ble turnaround in sen- report. global best ing all digital initiatives will make the dig- timents and one hopes The successful comple- Vietnam slapped five- ital platform increasingly attractive to that we may witness a tion of the first review year tariffs on Chinese potential investors, according to analysts. broader up move in would enable Pakistan to RITWIK MUKHERJEE and South Korean RIL's restructuring of telecom/ digital the markets soon." draw about $453 million KOLKATA, OCT. 28: colour-coated steel prod- business raises focus on asset monetisa- As the market opens from the International ucts after domestic pro- tion and debt reduction, Morgan Stanley on Tuesday after a Monetary Fund (IMF) in Call it double Diwali dhama- ducers said unfair pric- said. long weekend, all eyes December, taking the ka for the Indian Institute of ing from overseas com- "Consolidated debt remains unchanged, will be on whether the total amount drawn to Management Calcutta petitors caused them to but platform apps move onto investor US Federal Reserve almost $1.44 billion, The (IIMC). On the one hand, the shut down production radar, clarity on corporate structure will cut interest rate Dawn newspaper report- premier management insti- lines. improves and interest capitalization con- on Wednesday night as ed on Monday. tute has been ranked 1st in Anti-dumping duties of cerns lessen," Morgan Stanley said in a many analysts have The IMF in July had India among the five Indian 2.53 per cent to 34.27 per report on Monday. predicted and whether approved a $6 billion B-Schools listed in the cent are being applied to IIFL Institutional Equities in a recent the US Federal Extended Fund Facility Financial Times Masters in steel products from report said the move, which involves trans- Reserve Chairman loan over a period of Management Rankings China, Vietnam’s ferring telecom venture Reliance Jio's debt announce the end of three years for Pakistan, 2019. On the other, IIMC The rankings will help us Ministry of Industry and to parent balancesheet, should make digi- the easing cycle or will aimed at returning sus- achieved yet another feat of network more closely with Trade said in a state- tal platform "increasingly attractive to care and education, while also looking at leave door open for tainable growth to the 100 per cent summer place- the top B-schools across the ment on its website. potential strategic investor". next-gen competencies like artificial intel- more rate cuts. country's fragile econo- ments for the 56th batch of globe,” said Professor Tariffs of 4.71 per cent to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) last week ligence, Blockchain, virtual and augment- Back home Reliance my and improve the 480 of the MBA programme. Prashant Mishra, Dean, 19.25 per cent are announced it will set up a new subsidiary ed reality, among others. Industries, India’s standards of living. As many as 136 participat- New Initiatives and imposed on steel prod- to bring all its digital initiatives and apps It will also bring into its fold Reliance's largest company by The loan was in ing firms offered nearly 200 External Relations. ucts from South Korea. under a single entity, and infuse Rs 1.08 consumer-focussed digital offerings like market capitalisation, response to the Pakistan roles to the class of 2021. On the summer place- The tariffs are effective lakh crore equity into this new unit. MyJio, JioTV, JioCinema, JioNews and made an announce- approaching the IMF in IIMC has secured Rank 17 ments, Prof Mishra said, October 24, the ministry The new structure will also create the JioSaavn, while enabling Reliance Jio to ment after market August 2018 for a bailout globally in the rankings for “The institute community is said. largest digital services platform company become "virtually net debt free" by March hours on Friday, to package when the Imran its 2-Year Masters in extremely happy that our — Bloomberg in India. The new entity will continue to 31, 2020 (excluding spectrum liabilities). which the market may Khan government took Business Administration sustained efforts in making work on technologies in areas like health- — PTI react on Tuesday. over. The deal was the (earlier Post Graduate the process more student According to the state- 22nd bailout package Programme in centric has yielded excellent ment issued by RIL, it since Pakistan became Management). results for the students in will set up a wholly an IMF member in 1950. Among the parameters availing the most preferred owned subsidiary for — PTI that the ranking was opportunity for them- digital platform initia- focused on, IIM Calcutta did selves”. Modern, online grocery to increase market share tives in which RIL will better than its nearest Finance and consulting infuse Rs 1.08 lakh Indian compatriots on cate- firms accounted for 43.2 per SANGEETHA G BigBasket.com and RedSeer BigBasket.com. However, space has gone through a crore equity. The whol- gories which include – cent of the total offers. CHENNAI, OCT. 28 Consulting. each channel will serve a dif- significant evolution in last ly owned subsidiary today’s salary, weighted Several firms also opened Increased comfort and ferent need of the customer few years – from explosive will invest the same in Biocon among salary, salary percentage international roles, includ- Both online grocery retail trust of customers in e-tail- and hence keep growing. growth and funding in CY15 equity of Reliance Jio increase, career progress ing Bank of America and modern grocery retail ing, especially electronics Local kirana stores will to growth challenges and to reduce debt. In the ranking, involvement of Merrill Lynch, Deutsche are growing faster to grab and fashion coupled with continue to serve as a funding winter in CY16 and special trading ses- top 10 Biotech international faculty, inclu- Bank, Barclays, Hexaware. increased share of the over- strong value proposi- channel that serves then kickstart and accelerat- sion, RIL stock closed sion of international board Financial services majors all market in the next four tion of e-grocery Modern immediate need- ed growth phase 2018 at Rs 1434.10 up 0.24 members, percentage of such as Brookfield, years. While modern retail players, wide varied retail would based items such onwards. In this stop-start per cent on the BSE. Employers female faculty and student Macquarie, Gaja Capital, is poised to grow to a size of assortment and as fresh vegeta- journey, many new business Major earning decla- grow by 25% Bengaluru, Oct 28: gender diversity ratio, IIMC Bank of America Merrill express delivery bles and dairy models have evolved, and ration scheduled for Beng- $60 billion, online grocery and almost dou- aluru-headquartered bio- officials said. Lynch, Barclays, Deutsche retail will be a $10.5 billion. options, will drive and immediate many themes have been the week include ble its market pharmaceuticals compa- “With the internationali- Bank, BPEA, Edelweiss, DE While the $525 billion food this growth, finds need-based items proven and disproven. Bharti Airtel and ny Biocon Ltd has moved sation of our curriculum Shaw, Avendus actively par- and grocery market is the study. share to not available in The study finds that tier 1 Hindustan Zinc on up to sixth spot in the over the years and some of ticipated in hiring interns. expected to grow by a CAGR “The online gro- 6.7% kirana stores will cities marked by low mod- October 29, Tata Top 10 Global Biotech the best faculty from across Citibank (15) closely fol- of 9 per cent to $880 billion cery segment has been be purchased from ern retail penetration vis-à- Chemicals, United Employers ranking for the world, our offerings are lowed by Goldman Sachs by 2023, modern retail would one of the fastest-growing e- modern retail stores. vis metro and mini metros Bank and Tata Global 2019. curated to address the needs (11) were the largest grow by 25 per cent and commerce verticals in India Online grocery sites will are fertile grounds for on October 30, Indian It continues to be the of the dynamic business recruiters in the banking almost double its market and will continue to flourish meet the needs for generic online grocery retailers. Oil Corporation and only company from Asia environment. As a result, and finance sector. The sec- share to 6.7 per cent and in both metro and non- categories like staples, They have established them- Syndicate Bank on to feature on the presti- we’ve been able to create a tor also saw first timers like online retail would grow by metro cities in the years to snacks, biscuits and body selves in catchment areas October 31 and Dr gious US-based 'Science' pool of ethical and responsi- NIIF, Indigrid and White 55 per cent for a 1.2 per cent come,’ said Hari Menon, Co- care products. where the proximity to mod- Reddy Laboratories, magazine's annual ble leaders across domains. Oak Capital Management. share, finds a study by Founder and CEO, India’s online grocery ern stores is less. Bank of India, Central 'Science Careers Top 20 Bank of India, GIC Employers' list, since its Housing Finance, JSW debut in 2012. Energy and Yes Bank Ranked at number six on November 1. among global pharma Motilal Oswal, and biotech companies VW finance chief outlines road map for $222-billion valuation Managing Director & in 2019, Biocon has CEO, Motilal Oswal moved up from number CHRISTOPH RAUWALD future partners. Witter’s electric ID.3, a key entry in The company has linked Financial Services, on seven in 2018 and num- OCT. 28 message confirms a goal VOLKSWAGEN’S SEVEN-POINT PLAN an e-car onslaught that will compensation of its top exec- the new year ahead ber nine in 2017. reported earlier this month ◗ eventually span 70 models utives more closely with rthat started with Biocon said in a state- Days before production by Bloomberg. Strong brands with goals and shaping e- across the group, at its plant share-price performance, muhurat trading, said: ment it has been consis- starts on Volkswagen AG’s We must increase our com- clear positioning and mobility in Zwickau on Nov. 4, with and is phasing in the system “I am optimistic tently recognised for cornerstone electric vehicle, pany value in order to stay great products ◗ Transform into a an event to be attended by across management ranks. about the medium to three key attributes: the German manufacturer competitive,” Witter said in ◗ Leading position in leading automotive German Chancellor Angela The seven-point plan long-term perspective. "Innovative leader in the is stepping up a campaign to the newsletter seen by Merkel. includes strengthening indi- I see tremendous industry, 'is socially more than double its market Bloomberg. “A higher capi- China, with value- software player “We are tackling crucial vidual brands such as VW, interest amongst the responsible' and leader- value and gain investor tal market value reflects creating global growth ◗ Optimise business future areas, among them e- Audi and Porsche, growth in foreign investors. ship makes changes recognition for the indus- profitability and financial ◗ Eliminate complexi- portfolio and rigorous mobility and digitalization, China and boosting soft- Brand India is at its needed." The ranking is a try’s most ambitious tech- strength along with the with resolution and deter- ware operations. all-time high. The gov- result of the 2019 Science nology push. future viability of a compa- ty, industry-leading allocation of capital mination,” Witter said. Industry peers like ernment is also proac- Careers Top Employers In an internal newsletter n y. ” economies of scale ◗ Deliver on demand- “That boosts our credibility General Motors Co., Ford tively addressing global survey conducted sent last week, Chief The need to act is evident ◗ Full commitment to ing financial targets and the capital market gains Motor Co. and Daimler AG many basic issues. by the US-based Science Financial Officer Frank in VW’s numbers. The more trust in our future via- also trade at relatively low After the Big Bang cor- magazine to determine Witter prodded managers to world’s biggest carmaker carbon-neutral and dividend goals bility.” multiples, far behind cash- porate tax cut, I am which companies in the get behind a goal to reach a leads Toyota Motor Corp. in A VW spokesman con- rich Silicon Valley giants hopeful that there will biotech and pharmaceu- valuation of 200 billion deliveries and generates yen ($225 billion), versus euro plan will succeed in firmed the authenticity of like Apple Inc. and Alphabet be individual income tical industry have the euros ($221 billion), arguing robust cash and profits. But about $95 billion for VW. making VW a leader in elec- the newsletter, which will be Inc. that are plotting to grab tax rate cut and see best reputations as that a higher stock price its main global rival has VW’s lower valuation and trification with new, money- used to regularly update valuable turf as technology many more reforms on employers globally. will help VW keep pace with more cost-efficient manu- earnings multiples suggest spinning software-based managers on developments challenges traditional auto- the way.” — PTI rivals and strengthen its facturing operations and a investors aren’t convinced services. The company in the capital markets, and making businesses. —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD hand in negotiations with market value of 24.4 trillion the company’s 44 billion- starts production on the all- declined to comment further. — Bloomberg Applause Geena Davis wins honorary PAGE Oscar for fighting onscreen 11 gender discrimination Newsmakers THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Prince Charles to visit India Painting found in Elton John French kitchen calls off US Nov. 13-14; 2nd trip in 2 yrs concert due Streaming services London: Britain’s Prince fetches $26.6m to illness allowed women to be Charles will make a two- day visit to India on Senlis, France: A rare L o s valued like never November 13 and 14 to cel- Charles’s staff blocked The Crown stars masterpiece by Italian A n g e l e s : before ebrate India-UK relations, early Renaissance master Music leg- his royal office announced Cimabue that was discov- end Elton Reese Witherspoon, on Monday. from attending event alongside him ered in a French kitchen John had to American actress Charles’ visit will focus London: Prince Charles’s the Natural History iour, especially around was sold on Sunday for 24 cancel his on climate change and staff stopped actors Museum marked the his marriage to Diana million euros ($26.6 mil- Indianapolis sustainable finance. from Netflix drama The launch of Sir David and affair with Camilla.” lion), about five times the concert due Elton John “The Prince of Wales Crown attending a star- Attenborough’s eight- The source then initial estimate. to illness. IN BRIEF will visit India from studded event alongside part Netflix environmen- claimed Charles’s staff The Acteon auction The veteran singer was November 13 to 14, as part him, Prince William and tal series Our Planet. “made it clear he would- house did not identify the set to perform at of Their Royal Harry, it was claimed Other celebrities in n’t attend the event if winning bidder for the Bankers Life Fieldhouse I love a good Marvel Highnesses’ Autumn tour, today, Daily Mail report- attendance included Netflix had any of The painting, Christ Mocked, as part of his Farewell to celebrate British-Indian ed. David Beckham, singer Crown actors there”. at the sale in Senlis, out- mediaeval or old master Yellow Brick Road Tour movie: Viola Davis connections,” Clarence Aides for the Prince of Ellie Goulding, Love — Agencies side Paris. painting. on Saturday. Los Angeles: Oscar winner House said in a statement. Wales were allegedly con- Island’s Camilla Thurlow The selling price, which The highest figure ever In a statement posted Viola Davis is the latest “His Royal Highness will cerned that the show’s and presenter Konnie included costs, smashed reached for a painting on his official Twitter celebrity who has defended carry out engagements in depiction of his relation- Huq, who is Brooker’s the initial estimate of was the $450 million paid account, John said he is Marvel movies amidst an New Delhi with a focus on ships with Princess wife. A royal source between four million and for the Salvator Mundi “extremely unwell” and onslaught of criticism from sustainable markets, cli- Diana and Camilla could told the Sun, “Charles’s six million euros. attributed to Leonardo da apologised to his fans for veteran filmmakers. Martin mate change and social dent his popularity. staff are deeply paranoid Bidding began at €3 mil- Vinci and sold at auction letting them down. Scorsese opened the pando- finance,” the statement Other Netflix stars such about The Crown. They lion with only 3 of the 8 in 2017. “It is with the heaviest ra’s box by calling Marvel said. Charles, the longest- as Emma Mackey from are trying to make him a bidders present at the Experts in September heart that I’m forced to films as “theme park” experi- serving heir apparent in Sex Education and Black popular king-in-waiting. auction. announced the sensation- deliver the news that I ence and “not cinema”. His British history, will cele- Mirror creator Charlie But the next few seasons It is the first time in al discovery of the paint- am extremely unwell views were backed by brate his 71st birthday in Brooker were instead at are going to be increas- decades that a painting by ing by Cimabue which and therefore unable to Francis Ford Coppola, Ken India on November 14. the event in London in ingly focused on the Cimabue, a pioneering was owned by a woman in perform at Bankers Life Loach and Pedro Almodovar. The visit will be Charles’ April. The premiere at Prince of Wales’ behav- primitive painter who the northern French Fieldhouse tonight,” he According to the Hollywood 10th official tour of India lived from 1272-1302 and is town of Compiegne, who said. “I absolutely hate Reporter, Davis said she is a and his second in two also known as Cenni di had it hanging between to let my fans down, but fan of Scorsese. “Everyone years. His wife Camilla, ple’s autumn calendar. the month, Charles’ Pepo, has gone under the her kitchen and her sit- I owe it to you to put on had a place, an opinion. But I Duchess of Cornwall, will Clarence House said son William and hammer. ting room. the best show possible like a good Marvel movie,” not be joining him on the more details about the wife Kate Acteon said the figure She believed it was and unfortunately that’s the actor said. — PTI tour to India but meet up India visit, made at the Middleton was the highest ever merely an old religious simply not possible. The with him in New Zealand, request of the UK foreign visited reached for a mediaeval icon when she took it to date will be rearranged the next Commonwealth office, will be announced Pakistan. painting and the eighth- the auctioneers to be val- for March 2020,” he Jared Padalecki country on the royal cou- in due course. Earlier in — PTI highest ever reached for a ued. — AFP added. — PTI arrested for assault Los Angeles: Supernatural star Jared Padalecki was NEWS NUGGETS WHITE AND BROWN FAT CELLS SEND reportedly arrested in his native Texas, Austin, on DIFFERENT SIGNALS TO BODY: STUDY Sunday for assault and public NEW SPECIES Copenhagen: In a first, tem, the spine, around intoxication. According to researchers have our throat, and near the TMZ, the 37-year-old actor FOUND IN WHALE mapped all the proteins kidneys, producing heat. was taken into custody out- secreted from adult The study, published in side of Stereotype Bar after SHARK MOUTH Tokyo: A whale shark’s human white and brown the journal Cell allegedly punching a bar- mouth might not seem fat cells, and discovered Metabolism, noted that tender and manager. In a clip like the most hospitable that they send very dif- brown fat secreted more obtained by the website a environment for a home, ferent signals to the rest than 100 proteins that man, believed to be the but Japanese of the body. are not secreted by white actor, can be seen tussling researchers have found White fat sits on our fat. with an unknown male on the there’s no place like it stomach, hips, and Researchers, said that sidewalk. Padalecki’s bond is for a newly-discovered thighs as a stored form brown fat was better at set at $15,000. It’s unclear if Director Andrei Konchalovsky shrimp-like creature. of energy that our body regulating the immune he has been bailed out. He and his wife Julia Vysotskaya at The tiny inhabitants — uses when food is scarce, system, while white fat was a regular at bar. — PTI the presentation of the movie People take part in the Day of the Dead parade along dubbed podocerus jinbe whereas brown fat, the secreted proteins allow- Reforma avenue in Mexico City on Sunday. — AFP The Sin in Rome on Sunday. — are a variety of gam- researchers said, sits ing for greater tissue — AP maridea, a species close to the nervous sys- plasticity. — PTI Kathy Bates known for their hardy (right) at 100 ability to live in environ- ‘TEENS USING FLAVOURED E-CIGS MORE Episodes of ments ranging from high American mountains to the deep LIKELY TO BECOME LONG TERM USERS’ Horror Story sea. But lead researcher celebration in Ko Tomikawa, an associ- Los Angeles: The results of the ate professor at Researchers have found study, published in the Los Angeles Hiroshima University, that teens who vape journal Pediatrics, ‘Told Meghan her life on Saturday. said he was “surprised” candy, or fruit-flavoured noted that while many — AP to find them living in the e-cigarettes are more children try e-cigarettes, will change forever’ mouth of an animal. likely to stick with the not all become regular London: Actor Wendell “This creature, which habit, implicating users. “Teens who use e- Pierce has revealed that he is usually 3-5 centime- flavours in the teen vap- cigarettes may be more had told his Suits co-star tres long, is amazing ing epidemic. inclined to continue vap- Meghan Markle that her life because they can live in The researcher fol- ing rather than just tem- will be “forever changed” so many different kinds lowed 478 adolescents in porarily experiment during his final meeting with of environment,” Los Angeles-area who with e-cigs,” said study the Duchess of Sussex. The Tomikawa told AFP. vaped, and surveyed co-author Adam 55-year-old actor played “But I didn’t expect we them every six months, Leventhal, director of Robert Zane, the father of would find one inside from 10th grade in the the USC Institute for Markle’s character Rachel the mouth of a whale spring of 2015 through Addiction Science. Zane, in the legal drama. shark.” — AFP 12th grade in 2017. — PTI According to the Guardian, Pierce told Lauren Laverne on her show Desert Island Discs that he had offered a piece of advice to Markle. New tech removes CO2 from “When we had the final scenes I said: ‘Listen, your world is going to be changed, and no matter air at any concentration level where you are, you have a friend in me,” he said. — PTI Boston: Researchers have ◗ The new discovery During the charging Ashley Greene developed a new technolo- cycle, they said that fresh attends the 2019 A may pave the way for gy to capture carbon diox- new strategies to air was fed into the sys- Time For Heroes ide from a stream of air — tem, and concentrated Dakota Johnson (left) and Lili Reinhart arrive at family festival in Sophia Loren (left) and honoree Lina virtually at any concen- reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide was blown EVA BLAMES an event at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles California on Sunday. Wertmuller on stage at the Governors tration level — an advance greenhouse gas levels. out during the discharg- on Sunday. — AP — AP Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. — AP that may pave the way for New method could ing.The study noted that a H’WOOD FOR new strategies to reduce even suck out the chemical reaction takes atmospheric greenhouse greenhouse gas at the place at the surface of RACIAL BIAS gas levels. roughly 400 parts per each of a stack of elec- The researchers from million currently found trodes as the battery Los Angeles: Hollywood star Yale in academic censorship row in S’pore the MIT in the US said in the atmosphere. charges. Eva Longoria has blamed that while most methods The researchers said the film industry for under- Singapore: Yale’s The Yale-NUS featured talks by anti-gov- of removing carbon diox- phere. In a study, pub- that the electrodes are representation of people of Singapore college has ernment activists, a visit ide from a stream of gas lished in the journal coated with a compound colour and promoting uncon- become embroiled in a College, a partner- to Speakers’ Corner in a required higher concen- Energy and called polyanthraquinone scious biases against them. row about academic free- ship with the city park — the only place trations — such as those Environmental Science, compounded with carbon The actor believes the movie dom after axing a course National University of in Singapore where found in the flue emis- the researchers described nanotubes. industry is “largely responsi- on dissent, with the con- Singapore, opened in demonstrations are sions from fossil fuel- the device as a large, spe- The study noted that the ble’’ for the negative portray- troversy fuelling a wider 2013, drawing criti- allowed — and a documen- based power plants — the cialised battery with a electrodes have a natural al of Latinos on the big and debate on whether univer- cism from activists tary about activist Joshua new method could suck stack of electrodes that affinity for carbon dioxide small screen. sities are compromising and its own faculty over the decision to set up in Wong. Among reasons for out the gas even when it absorbs carbon dioxide and readily reacted with “What studies their values to expand the city-state, due to its restrictions on liberties the cancellation, Yale-NUS was present in very low from the air passing over its molecules in the show is that we abroad. said students could have concentrations. its surface as it was being airstream or feed gas. are being erased. The Yale-NUS College, a been at risk of breaking They added that the charged up, and then When the battery is dis- This goes beyond partnership with the up in the city-state, due to “Dialogue and Dissent in the law, but the row raised method required signifi- released the gas as it was charged, the process under-represen- National University of its restrictions on civil lib- Singapore” a fortnight fresh questions about cant energy, and could being discharged. ejects a stream of pure tation. When you Singapore, opened in 2013, erties. Such fears intensi- before it was scheduled to whether the Ivy League even suck out the green- The researchers said carbon dioxide, and also aren’t on screen drawing criticism from fied last month when the start, prompting concerns institution’s liberal arts house gas at the roughly that the device alternated provides part of the in the media, you activists and its own facul- liberal arts college axed a the school was censoring traditions can thrive in 400 parts per million cur- between charging and dis- power needed for the are being erased. Eva Longoria ty over the decision to set week-long course called some topics. The course Singapore. — AFP rently found in the atmos- charging cycles. whole system. — PTI You don’t exist. And the stories from Hollywood don’t come close to representing the complex- Aussie cops get shoot-to-kill ity of our community. This is ‘Soft drinks consumption connects obesity & tooth wear’ a problem, the demographics power for marauding drivers of America are changing and London: The consumption that being overweight, or States based on data from it’s changing in a very Latin Sydney: Police in part of cers will be required to of sugar-sweetened acidic obese, was strongly associ- The findings of the study the National Health and way, and this cultural shift is Australia were given take “decisive action” in drinks — such as soft ated with having worn out suggest that the increased Nutrition Examination freaking people out.” “We in shoot-to-kill powers on response to vehicle drinks — is the common teeth. The study, published consumption of sugary Survey 2003-2004. this room have contributed Monday, to stop drivers attacks. Deputy commis- factor connecting obesity in the journal Clinical soft drinks by obese Researchers took into to these negative portrayals who deliberately plough sioner Shane Patton said and tooth wear among Oral Investigation, sug- patients may be the lead- account patient BMI, their and images we’ve seen in the into pedestrians. officers had wide powers adults, according to a gests that the increased ing cause of the erosion of intake of sugar sweetened media. We here in Hollywood Eight people have been to stop an attack or even study which suggests that consumption of sugary acidic drinks, and their killed and more than 45 the threat of one. the tooth enamel, and are largely responsible for dentists should be con- soft drinks by obese dentine — the hard bony levels of tooth wear. much of the unconscious injured in three such “Any tactical option that cerned about the calories patients may be the lead- “It is the acidic nature of bias that is against people attacks in Melbourne, currently exists, they can their patients get from car- ing cause of the erosion of structure forming the bulk carbonated drinks that of colour. People of colour Victoria’s state capital use, but additionally the bonated beverages. the tooth enamel, and den- of a tooth leads to tooth wear,” said are depicted in very narrow and Australia’s second- policy says they can use The researchers, includ- tine — the hard bony lead author Saoirse ways on screen,” Longoria biggest city, since 2017. lethal force,” he said in ing those from King’s structure forming the The researchers vey participants of 3,541 O’Toole from King’s said. — PTI Victoria Police said offi- Melbourne. — AFP College London, found bulk of a tooth. analysed a sample of sur- patients in the United College London. — PTI

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SPORT | Cricket SPORT | Tennis Pay rise for Roger wraps 10th title Bangla players at Basel, where he after strike 14 started as a ballboy 15 GUIDE TO FORTUNE AAP, BJP plotted Tick the answer and check them below. 9 killed in Diwali-related incidents Summer Olympic 2020 New Delhi, Oct. 28: At least ◗ The decline in nine people were killed in to grant furlough 1will be held in which city? fireworks-related inci- fireworks-related dents, including the gut- casualties in the ■ Beijing ting of houses and shops, national capital ■ Tokyo to Chautala: Cong on Diwali across the coun- since the Supreme ■ Vancouver try, while scores of others Court imposed AGE CORRESPONDENT poured into hospitals with NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 The Cod Wars were a restrictions on the burns, eye injuries and sale of firecrackers 2series of disputes other complaints. Newly-appointed Delhi between Britain and which However, the decline in in 2017 continued Congress president island nation? such casualties in the Subhash Chopra on national capital since the plaints due to firecrackers Monday the Aam Aadmi ■ Madagascar Supreme Court imposed arrived in its OPD depart- Party (AAP) of being the ■ Mauritius restrictions on the sale of ment out of which 142 were “B-Team of the Bharatiya ■ Iceland firecrackers in 2017 con- admitted and 108 were Janata Party (BJP)” and tinued. emergency cases. alleged the AAP govern- Subhash Chopra Which of the following It was a busy night for In Hyderabad, two hospi- ment in Delhi of collud- colours in the rainbow the firefighters with the tals said that they provided ing with the saffron party may consider these cases 3 Delhi Fire Service (DFS) treatment to 77 people for in granting furlough to for grant of parole where has the shortest electro- alone responding to over eye injuries they sustained Ajay Chautala, who is they meet the eligibility magnetic wavelength? 300 calls, including fires at while bursting crackers serving prison term at criteria.” garbage dumps due to during Diwali celebrations, the Tihar Jail in Delhi. Mr Chopra said that the ■ Red bursting crackers, offi- sources said on Monday. Ajay Chautala is the AAP government was ■ Violet cials said on Monday. Diwali revelry took a father of Jannayak helping BJP as AAP is ■ Yellow Major hospitals in the tragic turn in Kolkata Janata Party (JJP) chief the B-Team of the saffron national capital reported when a five-year-old boy, An aerial view of Connaught Place shrouded in heavy haze post-Diwali celebrations in Dushyant Chautala, who party, otherwise the city lesser number of injuries Adi Das of Haridevpur New Delhi on Monday. — PTI has been appointed the government would not SHORT TAKES this Diwali than the previ- area, and 40-year-old Deep deputy chief minister of have approved the release ous years. Kumar Koley of Kasba died a BJP-led government in of Ajay Chautala from Centre-run Safdarjung when they were hit on the Haryana. prison almost overnight. 24-yr-old falls to Hospital, which has the neck by fragments of clay As air quality falls, experts say Addressing a joint press Mr Lovely said that to largest burn unit in the flowerpot crackers in sepa- conference with former form a BJP government death from rooftop country, received 62 rate incidents, police said. DPCC (Delhi Pradesh in Haryana, Mr Kejriwal patients who had suffered Three persons were avoid morning, evening walks Congress Committee) and BJP secretly joined New Delhi: A 24-year-old Diwali festivities related charred to death in a fire at president and former hands to misguide the man allegedly drunk on burn injuries out of which a crackers shop in AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ They also advised air pollution. Also, we Delhi minister Arvinder people as both are two Diwali night died after falling 11 patients were admitted. Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon with agency inputs that schools should should try reducing the Singh Lovely, DPCC cam- sides of the same coin from the rooftop of a build- RML Hospital received 22 district, police said. NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 usage of one-time plastic, paign committee chair- and have misused the offi- ing in West Delhi’s Tagore patients. All of them had The incident occurred in avoid outdoor plug food wastage, and man Kirti Azad, and ex- cial machinery. Garden Extension, police said suffered minor burns due Kashi Sen’s shop in Makdi A day after Diwali as the assemblies, sports look at ways of eco-friend- MLA Mukesh Sharma, Mr Azad said that both on Monday. Sanjay, a native to bursting of crackers. village late Sunday night, city’s air quality plummet- activities, and other ly immersion of idols. We Mr Chopra said that the AAP and BJP are playing of Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich None of the patients had to a local police official said. ed to the ‘severe’ category physical activities in can celebrate differently decision was taken in shadow boxing to mislead district, came to Delhi about be admitted. The All India The dead were identified on Monday for the first the early morning to win over the evil of pol- league with the Kejriwal the people. He said that 10 months ago and was Institute of Medical as Sen and his two friends, time this season, health lution,” said the CEO of government as JJP and the JJP-AAP-BJP com- working as a helper in a Sciences (AIIMS) received Balram Netam and Shivlal experts advised that people hours Integrated Health and AAP were allies in the bine was hands-in-glove in restaurant, the police said. only two burn injury cases Shrimali, who had pitched must avoid early morning suggested the use of Wellbeing Council, Kamal Parliament elections. fooling the people. He He was celebrating Diwali related to Diwali last night in to help him due to heavy and late evening walks as plants like aloe vera and Narayan. Mr Chopra said that also said that if CM with his group of friends on and there were no admis- rush of customers and had concentration of pollu- ivy inside homes for puri- Dr Sandeep Chadha, the without the permission of had not granted bail to the rooftop of the building. sions, a senior official said. stayed at the shop after it tants is the highest during fying the air. consultant obstetrician the home minister of the Ajay Chautala, Congress They had a few drinks and Due to pollution con- closed. Four people were this period. They also They also suggested and gynaecologist at Delhi government, no fur- would have formed gov- then all of them went to cerns, there is a Supreme killed in firecrackers relat- advised that schools should avoiding driving personal Motherhood Hospital, lough could have been ernment in Haryana. sleep after dinner, a senior Court-enforced the two- ed incidents in Odisha. avoid outdoor assemblies, cars, scooters, and other warned that air pollution given to Ajay Chautala. Without the permission police officer said. Later in hour window for the burst- A person was hacked to sports activities, and other motorised vehicles and opt is particularly harmful to “The application for fur- of the home minister of the night, Sanjay woke up ing of firecrackers. Only death in Bhubaneswar physical activities in the for shared rides or public unborn children during lough would have to be the AAP, Ajay Chautala and was urinating but a tap, green firecrackers, which allegedly for bursting fire- early morning hours. transportation to work. pregnancy and it has neg- routed through the Delhi would not have received which he was holding for have 30 per cent fewer works while another per- According to Dr Deepak This will prevent adding to ative effects on both moth- home minister and if the the furlough. support, broke and he fell emissions, can be burnt. son was charred to death Verma, the expert of the existing high levels of er and foetus. AAP government says Mr Sharma said that from the rooftop, the officer There was a massive fire in Keonjhar district in a internal medicine at the pollution, they said. “The intake of every 22 that it has not given the there were 2,000 applica- said. The man landed on a at Golbazar vegetable mar- blaze triggered by fire- Columbia Asia Hospital, The Integrated Health micrograms per cubic permission, it is a big tions pending for parole cycle rickshaw with his face ket in Sambalpur where 80 crackers on Sunday night. burn injuries and allergic and Wellbeing Council has metre of polluted air is lie,” he added. for common convicts, but down, he said. Sanjay’s body shops were damaged. Two other persons were reactions to pollutants launched a movement, equivalent to smoking a Quoting the Gazette Ajay Chautala was given was found lying in C-block of Another blaze was report- killed in an explosion that cause the maximum num- ‘MakingIndiaBreathe,’ cigarette. So whether the notification, Mr Chopra furlough on a Sunday after Tagore Garden extension this ed at Khantapada in took place when they were ber of ailments after urging people to rethink PM2.5 level is 700 or 300 said: “The inspector gen- he talked to some BJP lead- morning, the officer said. A Balasore district in which making firecrackers at Diwali celebrations get about ways of celebration units, the impact is still as eral (prisons) shall send ers on the phone at 1.00 am team of forensic experts vis- a footwear shop was gut- Shyam Sundarpur in ove r. to reduce air pollution. bad. People should not get for consideration of the from inside Tihar Jail. ited the spot and suggested ted. In Dhenkanal, a gar- Ganjam district. Health experts suggested “Through one of our ini- complacent that the air government all cases of He did wonder how a it to be a case of accidental ment godown was Sukhdev Monda, a gov- prioritising cleaning of tiatives of the quality has improved, as convicts, who have not mobile phone was carried fall from height, he said. destroyed due to fire ernment employee, was rooms used for sleeping, #MakingIndiaBreathe the improvement is not availed parole or furlough inside the jail for Ajay According to Sawai Man charred to death after his using air purifier, and movement, we are asking absolute but only relative,” in the entire calendar Chautala to talk to the Singh Hospital in Jaipur, house caught fire due to sealing windows to pre- people to re-think about said Dr Arvind Kumar, year with accordance BJP leaders when the 833 dengue cases 498 patients with burns, firecrackers that landed vent outdoor pollutants responsible ways of cele- lung surgeon at the Sir with the procedure laid Tihar Jail is under the recorded in city eye injuries and other com- on his house. — PTI from coming inside. They brations that can reduce Ganga Ram Hospital. down. The government Delhi government. New Delhi: With 189 fresh cases last week, the total num- ber of dengue cases crossed 166 held for violating SC order on bursting crackers Free public bus travel for the 800-mark this year in the national capital. The number AGE CORRESPONDENT ed for the same. ◗ As many as 315 registered, 75 cases were Of the total 3,764.75 kg women in city from today of malaria cases recorded till NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 As many as 315 cases from Dwarka, 54 from firecrackers seized, 1321.9 October 26 has also risen to have been registered for cases have been Northeast, 34 from kg was seized in New Delhi, Oct 28: Women under the cluster scheme 574. Of the total 833 dengue Over 160 people have been bursting firecrackers out- registered for burst- Shahdara, 23 from Rohini, Northeast, 41.8 kg in in Delhi will get free rides of the Delhi Integrated cases, 551 were recorded in arrested in the last 24 side the two-hour time- ing firecrackers out- 22 from Northwest, 21 Central, 118.9 kg in North, in public buses from Multi-Modal Transit October, 190 in September, 52 hours for bursting fire- frame set by the Supreme side the two-hour from South, 19 from East, 16.2 kg in Northwest, Tuesday as the AAP gov- System. Transport minis- in August, 18 in July, 11 in June, crackers outside the two- Court and 166 people were time-frame set by 18 from Southeast, 17 from 164.65 kg in South, 38 kg in ernment is all set to fulfil ter Kailash Gahlot tweet- and the rest were registered hour time-frame set by the arrested for the same. the Supreme Court Central, 56 from West, 13 Dwarka, 118 kg in West, its promise months ahead ed, “Historic day for Delhi between January and May, Supreme Court, the police All the cases were regis- from Outer, 4 from 704.25 kg in Outer, 728 kg of the Assembly polls in !!! Females will travel free according to the South Delhi said on Monday. tered in the intervening and 166 people Southwest, and 15 from in Rohini, 40 kg in the national capital. in all Buses from 29.10.19. Municipal Corporation According to the data night of October 27 and 28. were arrested for North district. Shahdara, 174.85 kg in As per the plan, conduc- A notification has been (SDMC), which tabulates the released by the police, “A total of 371 cases were the same Out of the 210 arrests, 52 Southeast, and 298.2 kg in tors will distribute pink issued..”According to Mr data on vector-borne diseases more than 350 cases were registered (for various vio- arrests were made by the Southwest district. tickets having face value Gahlot, 30 per cent of trav- in the city. Both the Delhi gov- registered while 3,500 kg lations), 210 people were of cases was registered in Northeast, 22 by South, 21 The Supreme Court had of `10 each to women pas- ellers in DTC and cluster ernment and the local bodies of banned firecrackers arrested, and 3,764.75 kg the Dwarka district while by Rohini, 15 by Central, banned polluting fire- sengers for free-travel. The buses are women. have been making efforts to was seized by it. firecracker was seized on no single case was report- 15 by Northwest, 30 by crackers in 2018 and government will then The facility will also be raise awareness on precau- Out of the 371 cases reg- Diwali,” the data stated. ed from Outer-North and West, 13 by Southeast, 7 by ordered that only green reimburse the trans- available in Noida-NCR tions to ensure that there is no istered, 56 cases were reg- The police received 940 New Delhi districts on the Outer, 8 by Shahdara, 9 by ones, which is said to porters based on the num- service, airport and other breeding of mosquito larvae. istered for storing and sell- calls on Diwali for several intervening night of Dwarka, 5 by Southwest, cause 30 per cent less pol- ber of such tickets issued. special services operated ing illegal firecrackers violations. Sunday and Monday. and 13 by the North dis- lution, can be manufac- There are around 3,700 by the DTC and cluster Cop jailed for 4 yrs and 44 people were arrest- The maximum number Among the total cases trict of the Delhi police. tured and sold. DTC buses and 1,800 buses scheme operators. — PTI in bribery case New Delhi: A trial court here 3 police impostors duped has sentenced a Delhi Police JNU students block ambulance officer to four years in jail for demanding `4 lakh as bribe €47K from French national from a man to exonerate him for ailing professor during protest in a criminal case. Special AGE CORRESPONDENT Q Judge Santosh Snehi Mann NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 During ‘frisking’ and New Delhi, Oct. 28: Some venue, university’s regis- said. convicted sub-inspector (SI) impersonating as students of the Jawaharlal trar Pramod Kumar said. Condemning the inci- Daya Ram for the offences A 45-year-old French police officers, the Nehru University on “The committee mem- dent, JNU Vice-Chancellor under relevant sections of the national was allegedly accused checked Monday allegedly blocked bers requested the agitat- M. Jagadesh Kumar post- Prevention of Corruption Act robbed of 47,000 Euros by Yousef’s passport and an ambulance and stopped ing students to go out and ed on Twitter, “The univer- and imposed a fine of `30,000 three people who posed as took out 47,000 from doctors from meeting an let the meeting continue. sity administration is con- on him. “Prosecution has suc- cops and frisked him in € ailing professor on cam- But they became more templating on a severe cessfully proved beyond rea- Karol Bagh here, officials his purse and ran pus, following which aggressive and began slo- action against some JNU sonable doubts that accused said on Monday. away in their car authorities threatened to ganeering loudly, students whose conduct Daya Ram while posted as According to the police, take “severe action” approached menacingly today has been not only Sub-inspector at police station Yousef came to Delhi last checked Yousef’s pass- against them. towards the dean of stu- unbecoming, but danger- Chanakya Puri, a public ser- week for purchasing port and took out 47,000 However, the Jawaharlal dents (DoS),” he said. ous and shameful. This vant, obtained illegal gratifica- bridal dresses. Euros from his purse and Nehru University stu- In this raucous atmos- kind of behaviour by a sec- tion of `50,000 from the com- “On Sunday evening, ran away in their car. dents’ union (JNUSU) phere, DoS Umesh Kadam tion of JNU students is plainant as a motive or reward while he was on his way A case under various denied indulging in any fell sick with alarmingly highly condemnable and to exonerate the complainant back to the hotel on WEA, sections of Indian Penal violence during the high blood pressure. outrageous.” from the criminal case,” the Channa Market Road, Code has been registered protest. “But what was most After a lot of effort, when court said. three persons came there at Karol Bagh police sta- In the morning, a meet- shocking was a complete the DoS was shifted into in a car and claimed them- tion, police said. ing of the inter hostel heartlessness and insensi- the ambulance. 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It means a lot to Garden party contribute to the team and put us in ■ Ganguly hopeful of hosting India’s first-ever D/N Test at Eden great position New Delhi/Kolkata, Oct. — David Warner after hitting 28: BCCI president Sourav his first-ever T20I century in Ganguly on Monday Ganguly to meet Australia’s 134-run win over remained hopeful that Sri Lanka in their opening Bangladesh will agree to Dravid to discuss Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan. match of the three-game series play the first-ever Day/Night Test between roadmap for India the two countries, notwithstanding the New Delhi, Oct. 28: SHORT TAKES neighbours’ apprehension Longtime teammates Pay rise for Bangla about facing the pink ball. Sourav Ganguly and The Test is scheduled to Rahul Dravid will recon- Warner hits ton be held at the Eden nect in Bengaluru on Gardens from November Wednesday as BCCI presi- players after strike as Oz slam Lanka 22-26. The final outcome of dent and head of National Adelaide: David Warner Bangladesh Cricket Cricket Academy respec- Dhaka, Oct. 28: Cricketers notice for violation of cen- emphatically bounced back to Board’s (BCB) meeting tively to discuss the in Bangladesh’s main tral contract clause, CEO form with a first-ever Twenty20 with its senior players will roadmap of Indian crick- domestic league will see Nizamuddin Chowdhury century as Australia crushed Sri be intimated to the BCCI et’s feeder line. match payments almost said. Lanka by 134 runs in their open- president by late Monday Dravid, who took charge double under a new deal Shakib had signed as the ing match of the three-game evening or Tuesday morn- as NCA chief in July, has that ended a player strike brand ambassador of series in Adelaide on Sunday. ing. already drawn a roadmap last week, the sport’s rul- country’s telecom major Birthday boy Warner clubbed “I spoke to the BCB pres- for the institution and ing body said on Monday. ‘Grameenphone’, which is an unbeaten 100 as he powered ident (Nazmul Hassan). Ganguly is expected to Players in the top-tier of a direct competitor of Australia to a massive 233 for They are agreeable, they give his inputs when the the National Cricket team’s sponsor ‘Robi’. two, aided by century stands wanted to speak to the two former captains meet. League will receive 60,000 According to the central with skipper Aaron Finch and players. I’m sure it will be The meeting will attended taka ($705) instead of contract clause, this is a Glenn Maxwell. Sri Lanka a day/night match. They by all the newly elected 35,000 taka per four-day violation and an angry limped to 99 for nine from their will also officially BCCI office-bearers who match, a Bangladesh BCB president Nazmul 20 overs in a meek response, announce it soon. took charge October 30. Cricket Board (BCB) state- Hasan Papon had threat- with leg-spinner Adam Zampa Hopefully, by 10-10:30 pm NCA CEO Tufan Ghosh ment said. ened legal action against capturing three for 14. tonight, we will get a con- will also be part of discus- Other expenses were also country’s best player. It was Australia’s biggest-ever firmation,” Ganguly said. sions. Ganguly and increased as part of the However according to win in the format and Sri BCB’s head of cricket Dravid have been together deal, which ended a three- Bangladesh’s CEO Lanka’s heaviest T20 defeat. operations and former at a few BCCI technical day strike started by play- Chowdhury has said that Coming off a dismal Ashes skipper Akram Khan committee meetings, ers last week. no legal action will be campaign in England and low acknowledged that there which the ‘Prince of Payments for the second- taken against Shakib. scores in the new domestic sea- are practical issues like Kolkata’ chaired and tier of the competition “It’s an internal matter of son, Warner plundered his ton lack of preparation as far Dravid attended as India were increased to 50,000 the board and that’s why off 56 balls with four sixes and as playing with the pink U-19 and A team head Taka. Players had demand- there is no need to take any 10 fours. The left-handed open- ball under lights is con- coach. For the past few ed at least 100,000 taka per legal action against er scored just 95 runs in 10 cerned. years NCA, which was match when they called the Shakib. However he cer- “It’s a great initiative but supposed to be the supply strike. tainly has to explain why innings for Australia's Ashes Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. retention, but once he got set we need to take the players line of Indian cricket, has The action was called off he signed an endorsement Sunday he pounded the Sri into confidence. If you by Monday night only so “We want to invite and Foundation to raise actually become a rehabil- after the BCB accepted deal which is in violation Lankan bowlers with belliger- look at the itinerary, we that preparation starts in have plans to felicitate awareness about breast itation centre, which even most of their demands. of central contract,” BCB ence, and reached his hundred would probably get two full swing with other Mary Kom, Sindhu and all cancer, Ganguly also Ganguly acknowledged The strike had cast doubt CEO has been quoted by off the last ball of the innings. days (November 21, 22) for arrangements. (great Olympians). We are wants the Eden’s after taking over. on a tour of India starting country’s leading Bengali The ton on his 33rd birthday training with pink ball “If we get to know by just waiting for the BCB’s Day/night Test to be an Ganguly is expected to November 3, but the daily ‘Prothom Aalo’. was complemented by blister- under lights. tonight and then we will confirmation at the “annual affair”. be updated on the new national squad is now due Earlier BCB president ing half-centuries from Finch “That’s too little time for go forward with our plans moment. There are also “I want the Eden NCA project, which is to leave on Wednesday. had lashed out the senior and Maxwell. — AFP preparation. The players by tomorrow.” There are plans to bring in school (Day/Night) to be an being developed. No legal action against cricketer accusing him of are meeting the president plans to invite India’s leg- children, providing them annual affair,” the presi- “Ganguly and Dravid will Shakib causing financial loss to today. Hopefully, by endary Olympians like free passes for the game,” dent said without elabo- be discussing the way for- Meanwhile, Shakib Al the cricket board by It’s a fascinating tonight or tomorrow Abhinav Bindra, M C Ganguly said. rating whether there ward for NCA and the Hasan is unlikely to face breaching the central con- (Tuesday) morning, a Mary Kom and P V Sindhu A lot like Cricket would be some charity ini- issues it faces,” a BCCI any legal action from the tract clause. “We are going period: Bairstow decision will be made,” and felicitate them for Australia’s annual ‘Pink tiatives taken by the BCCI official said. cricket board but into legal action. We can- London: Jonny Bairstow said Khan said. their contribution to the Test’ (players wear Pink or the Cricket Association Many have high expecta- Bangladesh’s Test and T20 not spare anyone in this that it is a fascinating period to Ganguly, on his part, country’s Olympic move- caps) in association with of Bengal (CAB). tions from the celebrated captain will still have to regard.” — Agencies be playing cricket for England wants a final intimation ment. the Jane McGrath — PTI duo. — PTI reply to the showcause as they possess ‘very talented guys’. “It’s a fascinating period to be playing cricket for England. There's some very, very talented guys that have played a lot of cricket now for Contract bonanza for first-class players There’s no better coach than England that are all together and have the experience of Kolkata, Oct. 28: BCCI We will bring in (office-bearers) will ask daily allowance) and the going through the ups, the president Sourav a contract the new finance (sub) domestic cricketers get Shastri to guide youngsters downs and everything in Ganguly on Monday committee to prepare a 13 percent distributed between,” ESPN Cricinfo quot- hinted that a contract system for first- contract system,” amongst them from the right back to the top. The ed Bairstow as saying. system will soon be in Ganguly said. gross revenue earned by lessons he gave from the In July this year, England won place for the thousands class cricketers. We “It’s just been four-five BCCI through broadcast trenches taught the young- their first-ever World Cup after of first-class cricketers will ask the new days and in between rights. sters that losing was never defeating New Zealand in the in India, providing them finance committee there was a Diwali break. However in a big coun- Hemant Kenkre an option. final. Many of the players are a much needed sense of It will take about two try like India, working Today, when one reads rested for their upcoming New security. to prepare a weeks to assess every- out modalities for con- Silly Point silly messages on the social Zealand tour where England Ganguly had men- contract system. thing and move forward. tract system will be a media and watches memes will compete for five T20I tioned that the financial There is a lot of work complex ask as every and pics of Ravi dozing off matches and two Test matches. health of domestic crick- — SOURAV GANGULY going on,” the BCCI pres- state has different work- t was towards the end of during a game or enjoying Bairstow said that it is the start eters was paramount and tured payment system ident said. Currently, a ing mechanism. Whether December of 1992 that I himself while on tour, one of their journey towards the he wanted to increase just like the annual cen- domestic cricketer annu- the BCCI draws a broad Ihad a chance encounter cannot help but try and dis- T20 World Cup, scheduled to their match fees. tral contract for the ally earns around `25 to outline for gradation of with some new mem- pel the perception that he is be played next year. In a move that could be country’s top interna- `30 lakh depending on the players or instructs bers of the Indian going with the flow of “I think it does feel like the a game-changer for tional cricketers. the matches played. the state units to do the squad for South Indian success. Ravi is a start of that journey towards domestic cricketers, the “We will bring in a con- The match fee for a same, Ganguly is moving Africa. I was taking self-made cricketer and has the T20 World Cup.” BCCI president wants to tract system for first- first-class game is `35,000 in the right direction. Mumbai lad, Pravin Amre, taken advantage of all — ANI bring in a secured struc- class cricketers. We per day(excluding the — PTI and a few of his teammates opportunities as they pre- shopping at Flora Fountain sented themselves. He in the heart of Mumbai. knows what benefits hard A young lad who had not work can give. yet played for the country When India needed an stumped me with a ques- opener to take on the tion. "How is Ravi Shastri Pakistan attack led by as a person?" The query Imran Khan and Sarfaraz was innocent and asked by Navaz in 1983, Ravi put his a non-Bombayite who hand up, opened the seemed awed by the daz- innings and scored his first zling displays at shops try- Test hundred at Karachi. ing to out do one another His 107 runs, coming in at for the festive season. number 3 against the West He asked me the question Indies at Bridgetown, as there was a general per- against an attack compris- ception that the Indian all- ing Curtly Ambrose, rounder was aloof and diffi- Ravi Shastri Malcolm Marshall, Ian cult to get along with. Amre shone brilliantly as a Bishop and Courtney had goaded him to ask me leader of young men was in Walsh made him respected since Ravi and I were play- 1992-93. With Bombay’s test among equals. Not too bad ing for the same office and cricketers away on national for a person who made his club teams then. Having duty, Ravi led a team of debut batting at number 10 known the current head young wannabes to win the against New Zealand in coach of the Indian team national championship, 1981. Papua New Guinea celebrate after qualifying for the 2020 T20 World Cup to be held in Australia. since he played inter-colle- beating a resurgent Bengal Today, thankfully, the giate cricket in the city, my in the final at Wankhede selectors have included response was honest which Stadium. young talent like Sanju was to tell him that with That season, the scare Samson, Shivam Dube in Ravi, you need to play with came in the quarter-final the squad to play the a straight bat. “You will get against Karnataka who had Twenty20 against PNG make history, qualify for World T20 what you give” was in scored 406 runs in the first Bangladesh. There are essence my answer. innings. In response, many youngsters who are Dubai, Oct. 28: Papua New ■ PNG hammered Kenya by 45 runs at Dubai all out. Nosaina Pokana UAE as the third-ranked Ravi always enjoyed his Bombay were struggling at trying to find their feet in Guinea will make their first was the most successful of team in Group B. The win- time on and off the field. If 174 with six top batsmen International cricket in the ever appearance at a World International Stadium but had to wait for the the PNG bowlers with 3-21. ner of that match will face he partied hard, he played back in the pavilion. The Test, One Day and T20 Cup after beating Kenya in result of the Netherlands’ game against Ireland also made sure of Ireland while they will also his cricket harder. The skipper motivated Sairaj teams. Skipper Virat Kohli Dubai on Sunday to book Scotland before they could celebrate. a place in the finals in qualify for the World Cup. moment he wore his flan- Bahutule, batting at num- is having a run of success their place at next year’s Australia courtesy of The other semi-final play- nels and stepped out on the ber 8 and stitched a 259-run but has still to mature as a T20 World Cup. “I am feeling a little emo- PNG were facing disaster results elsewhere going in off will see Namibia face ground, it was a different partnership with the young captain as we have seen PNG hammered Kenya by tional,” PNG’s Australian as they slipped to 19-6 in their favour, with Jersey Oman, after the two fin- Ravi. Completely focused left hander to get Bombay from his performances in 45 runs at Dubai coach Joe Dawes told the four overs but Norman defeating Oman on the final ished third in Group A and on getting the job done. across the line and qualify the recent past. International Stadium but ICC. “It’s been a pretty big Vanua led the recovery, day of group-stage action. second in Group B respec- Like most Mumbai crick- for the semi-final against One does believe that for had to wait for the result of two years, for them to clubbing 54 from 48 balls Jersey made 141-7 and tively. PNG await the vic- eters of his age, failure was Maharashtra. Virat and the young lads the Netherlands’ game achieve this is pretty spe- and sharing a seventh wick- then limited Oman to 127-9 tors, who will also reach the not part of his vocabulary. That year, Ravi and coach under his wing, there can against Scotland before cial.” et partnership of 77 with to win by 14 runs. finals in Australia. Needless to say, he did not Karsan Ghavri guided five be no one better and more they could celebrate their The former Queensland Ses Bau. As well as reaching next Scotland and Hong Kong, care about what people cricketers who went on to experienced than Ravi automatic qualification for fast bowler said planning Kenya needed to reach the year’s showpiece, both PNG who finished fourth in their said. He still does not. don national colours. Shastri to show them the the tournament in for the World Cup in target of 118 in 12 overs to and Ireland will also respective groups, will now When he was dropped Having covered the sea- way forward. Ravi does not Australia next year. Australia next year could have any chance of qualify- progress to the semi-finals take part in the fifth-place from the team touring New son's semi-final and final care about what people say, The Dutch beat Scotland wait. ing for the play-offs but the of the ongoing qualifying play-off semi-finals. Zealand in 1990, Ravi came matches, one saw how Ravi their perceptions and com- by four wickets but failed to “We’ll start thinking batsmen were unable to get tournament, where they There they will face the back to his roots and played mentored young green- ments. His thumb rule is knock off the 131 they need- about that tomorrow. We out of first gear. play the winners of the two defeated side in each of the domestic cricket. He built horns on the field, leading success at all costs and cir- ed for victory in 12.3 overs are just going to enjoy the Opener Irfan Karim was semi-final play-offs. semi-final play-offs, with his way back up with con- by example. He took cumstances. He knows that which meant that PNG moment. For them to the only person to hit a The first of those will see the winner in each match sistent performances at the Bombay, which was strug- perceptions are not reality topped the group with a achieve this is a great thing boundary and top-scored Netherlands, who finished also qualifying for the T20 club, office and state level. gling to win the title for a and reality can never be a higher net run rate. for us and for the nation.” with 29 as Kenya slid to 73 second in Group A, face World Cup. — AFP The one season that he few years before 1992-93, perception. Not so fab PAGE 2006 World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro’s future as coach of Chinese club Guangzhou is in doubt after the Italian Games 15 was ordered to attend an “enterprise culture studies class” THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Mbappe & Icardi TENACIOUS FEDERER score twice each Paris, Oct. 28: Mauro Icardi I need to do some Roger wraps 10th title at Basel, where he started as a ballboy and Kylian Mbappe both more work, Basel (Switzerland), Oct. scored twice as Paris Saint- Gladbach 28: Roger Federer won his Germain demolished their especially on the 10th Basel title on Sunday, old rivals Marseille 4-0 on smothering young Sunday in a game that fur- are back in strategy as it has Australian Alex De ther laid bare the gulf that not been that good. Minaur 6-2, 6-2 to secure exists between the sides the lead — Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver what the Swiss legend and allowed the reigning after finishing fourth at Mexican GP described as “an unbeliev- champions to extend their Berlin, Oct. 28: Borussia able” success at the home- lead at the top of Ligue 1. Moenchengladbach re- town tournament where Icardi scored twice in the gained their Bundesliga he used to work as a ball- first 26 minutes at the Parc lead on Sunday with a 4-2 boy. des Princes and Mbappe, win over Eintracht COURT SIDE The 38-year-old had to on his return to the start- Frankfurt as the five-times control his emotions as he ing line-up after a recent German champions Roger pulls out drew a loud and heartfelt struggle with injury, added bounced back from last standing ovation from his a brace of his own before week’s defeat at Borussia of Paris Masters home public during the the interval against Andre Dortmund. presentation of his 103rd Villas-Boas’s hapless visi- Marcus Thuram scored Paris: World number three career trophy. tors in the ‘Classique’. in the 28th minute, capital- Roger Federer announced on He is now just six short Again preferred to all- ising on an urgent counter Monday that he was withdraw- of the record 109 ATP time club record goal-scor- attack which has become ing from this week’s Paris titles won by American er Edinson Cavani in typical of his side under Masters in order to “pace” him- Jimmy Connors. attack, on-loan Inter Milan the leadership of Marco self for the next year. The 20-time Grand Slam striker Icardi now has Rose. “I am extremely disappointed champion said it was as a seven goals in PSG’s last Oscar Wendt added a sec- to have to pull out of the Paris ballboy at the St five games. ond in first half injury Masters,” he said in a state- Jakobshalle more than Mbappe, scorer of a hat- time, pouncing on a poor ment. two decades ago that he trick in the 5-0 win at Club defensive error from “I have to pace myself since I got his first taste of ten- Brugge in the Champions Frankfurt’s Martin want to play as long as possible nis. “Being a ballboy real- League in midweek, has Hinteregger. on the ATP Tour. I am sorry for ly inspired me. But I can- six in his last three match- Danny Da Costa’s 59th- my French fans who I will see not believe that I’ve won es — he scored a hat-trick minute goal brought next year at Roland Garros,” he here 10 times,” he said. as a substitute in Belgium Frankfurt back into the added. “I never even thought before starting here for the match, with the visitors Tournament director Guy that I would win it once, first time in two months. dominant until Nico Forget said he was “disappoint- this has been an unbeliev- Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the trophy and ball kids after defeating Australia’s Alex De Minaur in the PSG are eight points Elvedi silenced the away ed” with Federer’s late decision able week for me,” he said. final of the Swiss Indoors ATP500 tennis tournament in Basel on Sunday. Federer won 6-2, 6-2. — AFP clear already at the top of fans with a superb headed to withdraw. The 38-year-old Federer’s 10 Basel titles Ligue 1, with this win com- goal against the run of Federer warned on Sunday ties the 10 he owns from ing after second-placed play. after winning his 10th Basel title Halle. He has also won Nantes lost 1-0 at home to Hinteregger and Denis that he may skip the trip to Wimbledon eight times. Monaco on Friday. Zakaria added one goal a Paris. “My fitness is fine, I’m Sunday’s victory was his Sweetolina savours key victory Another league title piece for each team in the happy with how I feel. I just 75th win in Basel and already looks inevitable, dying stages, with the don’t know if I should play next extended his win streak at Shenzhen (China), Oct. 28: she miscued on the sev- with Thomas Tuchel’s home side holding on to a week. I’ll figure it out with the his hometown tourna- Defending champion enth as the Ukrainian team once more far too comfortable two-goal team,” he said. ment to 24 matches with Elina Svitolina continued finally drew first blood. strong for one of the clubs advantage. Federer returned to the Paris his last loss at the event her dominance over world A frustrated Pliskova seen as their most likely The win lifts them onto Masters last year for the first coming in the 2013 final to number two Karolina was broken immediately challengers at the begin- 19 points, one ahead of time since 2015 where he lost a Juan Martin del Potro. Pliskova with a straight- to open the second set and ning of the campaign. Bayern Munich, while three-set semifinal thriller to He now owns four titles sets victory at the WTA never seriously threat- PSG were again without Frankfurt are back in Novak Djokovic. — AFP this season after Dubai, Finals in China on ened to stage a comeback the injured Neymar, while ninth. Miami and Halle. Monday. against an increasingly Idrissa Gueye — their most ’Gladbach coach Rose With his wife, children Opening Purple Group, confident Svitolina. impressive midfielder this said that his side’s lofty Aussies bank on and parents watching, the eighth seed started The 25-year-old is hoping season — was also side- standing was no fluke. Federer was presented her title defence impres- to end a barren season on lined. There remains much “We deserved to win. We Barty, Stosur with a metal sculpture sively with a 7-6 (14/12), 6- a high having not cap- hype around this fixture in consistently tried to build depicting a life-sized hand 4 win in one hour and 53 tured a title since last France as it brings togeth- pressure and be brave in Sydney: World number one ready to toss a tennis ball minutes at the Shenzhen year’s WTA Finals tri- er the country’s two best- pushing for more goals,” Ashleigh Barty and veteran in honour of his land- Bay Sports Centre. umph. supported clubs. — AFP he said. Samantha Stosur spearhead mark title. “You don’t get It was Svitolina’s fourth Pliskova, who has a tour- — AFP Australia’s team announced on to win 10 titles at the same straight victory over a Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates after defeating leading four titles this sea- Monday for the Fed Cup final venue very often in a misfiring Pliskova who Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in their WTA son, is making her fourth against France, as the country career,” said Federer. had 42 unforced errors. Finals match in Shenzhen, China, on Monday. — AP straight appearance at the targets a first title since 1974. “I couldn’t be happier “I was trying to be ready round-robin tournament Seven-time champions that I was able to do it here for her big serve and then and has reached the semi- Australia powered into their in Basel. It’s been a great take on the second serve,” started well, mixing trade- the match and broke in finals for the past two first decider in 26 years by week, fans were wonder- Svitolina said after the mark hard-hitting blows the fourth game as years. beating Belarus in April, while ful, like in other years. I match. from the baseline with Pliskova’s radar went US Open champion France booked their berth with really enjoyed myself “The surface is a little softer touch — including awry. Bianca Andreescu takes victory over Romania. being back in Basel. I may bit slow and I had more an exquisite drop shot to It was a tense contest on Wimbledon winner The Western Australia capital have had some good luck ti... it benefited my capture a break in the extending into a nerve- Simona Halep in the later Perth hosts the final on hard- (with a quarterfinal walk- return,” she added. first game. jangling tiebreaker with match in a battle of the courts on November 9-10. over against Stan Waw- It was a disappointing But Svitolina slowly Pliskova’s bold approach past two Grand Slam Along with Barty and Stosur, rinka),” he said. — AFP result for Pliskova who clawed her way back into saving six set points, but champions. — AFP Australian captain Alicia Molik handed a debut to Ajla Tomljanovic, who has spent most of 2019 inside the top 50, hitting a career-high of 39. She Queen was Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain dons a effectively replaces the injured Mexican Charro hat as he celebrates his victory in the Daria Gavrilova. Thunder strikes Warriors keen on Formula One Mexico Grand Prix at the Hermanos Young guns Astra Sharma and Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City on Sunday. — AP Priscilla Hon round out the Los Angeles, Oct. 28: The team. France are yet to name Golden State Warriors Bond’s line their lineup. “We have a lot of suffered their second experience, and we’ll go about mauling of the season on London, Oct. 28: Queen our business the same way,” Sunday, crashing to a 92- Elizabeth II insisted on Hamilton cruises said Molik. — AFP 120 defeat against a ram- delivering the iconic line pant Oklahoma City “Good evening Mr Bond” Thunder. to Ian Fleming’s fictional As Americans began secret agent 007 James gearing up to celebrate Bond in her starring role at Mexican GP Halloween, Warriors at the opening ceremony DJOKER STAYS coach Steve Kerr was left of the 2012 London Mexico City, Oct. 28: Lewis early pit stop, and local digesting another horror Olympics, according to a Hamilton drove to a near- hero Sergio Perez of story from his depleted book by her long-standing flawless victory, but not yet Racing Point. ON TOP OF squad. dressmaker. a sixth drivers’ world Hamilton’s victory was The Warriors had been The opening ceremony championship on Sunday only his second since MEN’S RANKS routed emphatically 141- — directed by Oscar-win- when he claimed his 10th Formula One’s European 122 by the Los Angeles ning film director Danny win of the season for summer break in August, Paris: Italian Matteo Berrettini Clippers in their season Boyle — featured the Mercedes at the Mexican his second in Mexico and moved into the Top 10 for the opener on Thursday. British monarch appar- Grand Prix. the 83rd of his career, but it first time in his career when the But that defeat was sur- ently parachuting out of a The defending five-time was also Mercedes’ 100th ATP rankings were released on passed on Sunday as the helicopter into the stadi- title-winner produced the victory in F1 and extended Monday. The 23-year-old, who Thunder outplayed the um with Daniel Craig, measured drive of a cham- his run points-scoring fin- reached the semifinals in Warriors in every depart- who plays James Bond. pion-elect to claim a well- ishes to 30 races. Vienna last week before losing ment to win by 28 points. Her dressmaker Angela judged triumph ahead of He now looks certain to to eventual winner Dominic “In the first half we did- Kelly revealed in a book Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel clinch his sixth title at next Thiem, climbs two places to n’t come out ready to play coming out this week how and his Mercedes team- weekend’s United States number nine. and Oklahoma City just it was she who mate Valtteri Bottas who Grand Prix in Austin, Berrettini was ranked 53 a took it to us right from approached the Queen kept his own title bid alive Texas, where he will need year ago but has climbed the beginning,” a dejected about appearing after for another week by finish- just four points. steadily in 2019, winning two Kerr said afterwards. Boyle asked if she would ing third. After winning his last ATP events in Budapest and “I was really pleased at a meeting at Charles Leclerc, who two titles in Mexico with- Stuttgart and progressing to with the effort of every- Buckingham Palace. “I started on pole position in out even finishing on the the semi-finals of the US Open one in the second half. asked him and Edward the second Ferrari, fin- podium, it was ironic for where he lost to Rafael Nadal. But we needed to start the (Young the Queen’s ished fourth ahead of Red Hamilton to win but know He is currently eighth in the game with that kind of Private Secretary) to give Bull’s Alex Albon and Max he has to wait for a sixth Race to London and will secure attention to detail. I mean Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder (17) shoots in front of Golden State me five minutes so that I Verstappen, who stormed coronation. his place at the year-ending we had 12 turnovers in Warriors forward Eric Paschall (7) during their NBA basketball game in Oklahoma could ask the Queen,” she through the field after an — AFP ATP Finals if he reaches the the first half. We were City Sunday. Thunder won the game 120-92. — AP said. final of this week’s Paris throwing the ball all over Kelly said the monarch Masters. the yard and our defence ● The Golden State Warriors’ ● Golden State responded with proved very receptive to Russian Karen Khachanov was breaking down,” he the idea. “She was very ASHWA JOSHILA TIPPED moves up one place to eight said. ragged first-half performance 23 points from star player amused by the idea and while Kei Nishikori, who has not The Warriors ragged saw them in trouble from the Stephen Curry but their agreed immediately. I FOR DELHI FEATURE RACE played since the US Open and first-half performance asked if she would like a outset, quickly falling behind offense was all too often Stunning, 3. Gleneagles underwent surgery on his right saw them in trouble from 20-35 by the end of the first bullied by the Oklahoma speaking part. Without AGE CORRESPONDENT elbow last week, slips out of the outset, quickly falling quarter. Thunder defenders. hesitation, Her Majesty NEW DELHI, OCT. 28 3rd race: The Indian Air the Top 10, down three places behind 20-35 by the end of replied, ‘Of course I must Force Plate Div-II (1100 mts) to 11. the first quarter. say something. After all, Ashwa Joshila is 1. Ashwa Sikkander, 2. Novak Djokovic stays at num- By half-time, the ishing with 19. Golden The Warriors have Finals last season that is he is coming to rescue favourite to win the Deluxe, 3. Miss Zachary ber one, the 275th week in his Thunder had opened up a State responded with 23 reached the NBA Finals expected to keep him side- me’,” said Kelly. Indian Air Force Plate career that he holds the top monstrous 70-37 lead, all from Stephen Curry but for the past five seasons, lined for the rest of the Kelly, 61, then asked the Div-I, the feature event at 4th race: The Jaguar Plate but guaranteeing victory their offense was all too winning three of them. campaign. Queen which of two lines the Delhi races on (1200 mts) spot, but is set to lose the posi- 1. Conquering Bid, 2. Aaao tion next week to Nadal. On the for coach Billy Donovan’s often bullied. However Kerr warned Elsewhere, Anthony she would like to say. “I Wednesday. The first race Shao, 3. Miss Blue Fairy 52-week rolling points system, team. Nevertheless Kerr said after Thursday’s loss to Davis tallied 29 points asked whether she would will begin at 2.15 pm. Djokovic will lose the points he Dennis Schroder led the he saw signs of improve- the Clippers that the fran- and 14 rebounds, and like to say, ‘Good evening, 5th race: The Battle For gained in London a year ago in scoring from the bench ment in the second half, chise would need to Dwight Howard added 16 James’ or ‘Good evening, SELECTIONS Honour Plate (1400 mts) a competition where the for OKC, finishing with 22 describing it as a major adjust to a new “reality” points in the Los Angeles Mr Bond’ and she chose 1. Ashwa Rozara, 2. Rosy Spaniard did not compete. points, eight rebounds step forward. “I know as they attempt to man- Lakers 120-101 win over the latter, knowing the 1st race: The Sukhoi Plate Picture, 3. Fly Away The rankings: 1. Novak and six assists. that sounds crazy because age a period of transition the Charlotte Hornets. Bond films,” said Kelly. (1100 mts) 1. Talented, 2. Sterling 6th race: The Air Head Djokovic (SRB) 9,545 pts, 2. Four other Thunder we lost by however many that saw Kevin Durant LeBron James had 20 “Within minutes, I was Pound, 3. Master Wood Quarters Plate (1100 mts) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9,225, 3. players made double fig- points it was, but we’re leave in the summer. points and 12 assists for back in Edward’s office 1. Treasure, 2. Miss Glorious, Roger Federer (SUI) 6,950, 4. ures, with power forward looking for incremental The Warriors are also Los Angeles, who won delivering the good news 2nd race: The Indian Air 3. Race Ka Raja Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 5,740, Danilo Gallinari adding improvement and I saw missing Klay Thompson, their second straight to Danny — I think he Force Plate Div-I (1100 mts) 5. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 5,495. 21 points and Shai some of that in the second who suffered a knee game. almost fell off his chair,” 1. Ashwa Joshila, 2. Mr Day’s best: Ashwa Sikkander — AFP Gilgeous-Alexander fin- half,” Kerr said. injury during the NBA — AFP Kelly said. — AFP For a cause PAGE Southampton’s players are to donate their wages from last Friday to the Saints Foundation in a first step towards redeeming Games 16 themselves following the 9-0 thrashing by Leicester City THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 29 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

FRENCH OPEN | BADMINTON Liverpool edge Tottenham to Satwik, Chirag restore their Incredibly happy for six-point lead Reds turn @TigerWoods — falter in final Paris, Oct. 28: The Indian ● Despite the loss, and for game of as Man United men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy the Indian duo’s golf — on his 82nd end away-day and Chirag Shetty’s best effort is commend- @PGATOUR win efforts went in vain as they able as this is the lost to top seeds Marcus first time an Indian — Jack Nicklaus, blues Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin golf legend Sanjaya Sukamuljo of men’s doubles pair on the heat Indonesia in the final of has reached a World London, Oct. 28: Liverpool the French Open Super 750 Tour 750 final SHORT TAKES came from behind to beat THE RESULTS here. Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday The duo suffered a 18-21, Hendra Setiawan, before Joshna in Worlds and restore their six-point 16-21 loss to Marcus and scripting stunning wins lead at the top of the Arsenal 2 Kevin, who are enjoying over World No. 8 Kim Premier League as (Sokratis 7, Luiz 9) their 121st week as world Astrup and Anders pre-quarterfinals Manchester United finally Crystal Palace 2 number one. Satwik and Skaarup Rasmussen and Cairo: India’s leading squash remembered how to win on (Milivojevic 32-pen, Ayew Chirag had come into the World No. 6 Hiroyuki Endo player Joshna Chinappa moved the road. 52) match with a 0-6 head-to- and Yuta Watanabe. into the pre-quarterfinals of the Elsewhere, Arsenal head record against the “We made mistakes today. CIB PSA Women’s World squandered a 2-0 lead at Liverpool 2 Indonesian pair and it has We should have slowed Championship with a comfort- home to Crystal Palace to (Henderson 52, Salah 75- now become 0-7. down the game. It was not able win over Hong Kong’s Ho draw 2-2 in a match marred pen) Satwik and Chirag, who nerves, may be if we could Tze-Lok here. by an angry exchange Tottenham 1 had won their maiden have won the first game, Joshna, ranked 12th in the between Granit Xhaka and (Kane 1) Super 500 title at the things could have been dif- world, is set to play second the home fans while 10-man Thailand Open in August, ferent,” Chirag said. seed Nour El Sherbini of Egypt Newcastle held on to draw Newcastle 1 looked a bit nervy in the 35- in the round of 16 late on with Wolves. (Lascelles 37) minute final. SAINA, LAKSHYA EYE Monday night. Liverpool saw their Wolves 1 Despite the loss, the duo’s TITLE IN GERMANY The 12th seeded Indian had to commanding eight- (Jonny 73) effort is commendable as In Saarbrucken, Germany, be on the court for just 12 min- point lead cut to six this is the first time an Saina Nehwal and Lakshya utes before her second round after their draw at Old Norwich 1 Indian men’s doubles pair Sen will look to put their opponent Tze-Lok conceded Trafford last week and (Hernandez 88) has reached a World Tour best foot forward when the tie because of injury. Manchester City cranked Manchester United 3 750 final. Partho Ganguli they spearhead the Indian Joshna, who was leading 11-5, Liverpool’s up the pressure on (McTominay 21, Rashford and Vikram Singh Bisht challenge at the Saarlorlux 11-4, was declared the winner. Mohamed Saturday by beating Aston 30, Martial 73) were the last all-Indian Open super tour 100 tour- In the men’s Egyptian Open, Salah (right) Villa 3-0. pair to win the French nament beginning on being held simultaneously, celebrates Jurgen Klopp’s side were Gazzaniga kept the maraud- Open in 1983. Tuesday. Saurav Ghosal, who made it to with Jordan put under further pres- ing attackers at bay. In singles, Kidambi London Olympic bronze the third round beating Tsz Henderson sure after Spurs made a The home side finally Srikanth had won the medallist Saina, who had Fung Yip 11-9, 11-5, 11-4, fell to after scoring stunning start at claimed an equaliser in the men’s title in 2017, while claimed the Indonesia Egyptian Fares Dessouky in against Anfield, snatching the 52nd minute when Jordan Saina Nehwal was the only Masters in January before straight games. The unseeded Tottenham lead inside the opening Henderson finished coolly, other Indian to make it to going through a tough Dessouky won 11-6, 11-5, 11-5. on Sunday. minute. shooting across goal from the women’s final in 2012. phase, will hope o grab Son Heung-min close range. Satwik and Chirag looked another title to boost her — PTI — AP burst forward and And Liverpool took the rusty in the match and did- confidence when she opens tried his luck from lead in the 75th minute n’t have a good start as the against Germany’s Sharvan seeded the edge of the after referee Anthony world No. 1 Indonesian Fabienne Deprez. area. His shot Taylor awarded a penalty pair moved to a huge 7-1 Lakshya, meanwhile, will 2nd at U-23 Worlds took a deflec- for a foul by Serge Aurier lead. The World No. 11 look to grab his third title Budapest: Junior Asian tion and on Sadio Mane. Indian pair had an impres- of the season after having Championship gold medallist rebounded off Mohamed Salah fired into sive week as they shocked claimed crowns at the Sharvan has received the sec- the bar to the bottom corner from the reigning world champions Belgian international and ond seeding in 65kg as he Harry spot — the 50th Anfield goal Mohammad Ahsan and Dutch Open. — PTI starts India’s campaign at the Kane, who of his Liverpool career — to UWW Under-23 World calmly headed complete the turnaround Championships here on in, silencing the and leave Spurs languish- Monday. home crowd. ing in 11th place in the Sharvan, who remains one of Liverpool Premier League table. India’s key medal hopes, will piled on the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s take on the top seed Rifat pressure Manchester United swept Saibotalov of Kazakhstan for a but goal- Norwich aside 3-1 at place in the quarter-finals. keeper Carrow Road to record their Besides him, Akash Antil is the Paulo first away win in the only other Indian wrestler who Premier League since starts in the pre-quarter-finals February despite failing to after having been seeded ninth convert two penalties. in 97kg. Three more Indians will Scott McTominay gave be in action in the qualifiers on United the lead midway the first day of the champi- thought the first half and onships. In 57kg, 15th seeded Marcus Rashford made it 2- Naveen meets the 16th seeded 0 on the half-hour after fail- Ahmet Duman of Turkey while ing to score from the penal- his namesake in 70kg also ty spot. seeded 15th, takes on Russia’s The win lifts United to 16th seed Chermen Valiev. seventh in the table. Former World Junior World — AFP Championships bronze medal- list Veer Dev Gulia, seeded 18th, has Hungary’s 17th seed Botond Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left) and Chirag Shetty Lukacs first up. — PTI UPHILL TASK FOR Granada continue Liga TIGER OUT OF WOODS HYDERABAD IN US golfer equals Snead’s 54-yr-old record for USPGA Tour JAMSHEDPUR fairytale with Betis win Madrid, Oct. 28: Granada wins in his first outing since his knee surgery 2 months ago Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur FC moved top of La Liga on Inzai (Japan), Oct. 28: Tiger will look to make it two wins in Sunday with a 1-0 victory Woods made golf history FACTFILE a row when they host a deplet- over Real Betis that con- Monday when he won the ed Hyderabad FC in a Hero tinues a magical start to Zozo Championship in Indian Super League clash here the season while Sevilla Japan for his 82nd US PGA Turned Professional: on Tuesday. and Real Sociedad joined Tour victory — equalling 1996 The visitors, playing their debut a group of four teams Sam Snead’s 54-year-old US PGA Tour wins: 82 season, come into the match on just a point behind the record and adding to his Major victories: 15 the back of a 0-5 drubbing at surprise leaders. long list of achievements. US Masters: 1997, 2001, the hands of ATK. Alvaro Vadillo’s smart The 15-time major winner 2002, 2005, 2019 On the other hand, Jamshedpur finish in the 61st minute held off the challenge of US Open: 2000, 2002, FC showed character and was enough to give home favourite Hideki Granada a sixth win of Matsuyama to win by three 2008 determination in a 2-1 win against Odisha FC, courtesy a the season and take shots at the weather- The Open Atalanta’s Luis late winner from Sergio Gastel, advantage of Barcelona delayed tournament, his Championship: 2000, despite playing with 10 men for not playing this week to Muriel cele- first outing since arthro- 2005, 2006 more than 50 minutes. take first place, while fel- brates after scopic left knee surgery in US PGA Championship: Head coach Antonio Iriondo low Andalusians Betis scoring August. 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 had to adjust his tactics after stay in the relegation against Woods broke into a huge US PGA Tour Player of Bikash Jairu’s red card and wait zone. Udinese in smile after he birdied the the Year awards: 11 - 1997, for their opportunities. The win was also their their Serie A 18th to complete a three- 1999-2003,2005-2007, However, against Hyderabad FC third in their last four match in under final round of 67 and 2009, 2012007, 2009 at the JRD Tata Sports matches, all of which Bergamo on finish 19-under par at PGA Tour Money Complex, they will look to con- have been single-goal Sunday. — AP Accordia Golf Narashino Leader: 10 (1997, 1999- trol proceedings from the victories. Country Club. 2002, 2005-2007, 2009, opening whistle. The four sides trailing “It’s just crazy. It’s a lot,” 2013) Piti, the experienced 38-year- Granada are led by the 43-year-old Woods said FedEx Cup playoffs old, will don the role of a play- Barca, who did not play of his 82nd official PGA winner: 2 (2007, 2009) maker and set the tempo for this weekend after their Tour victory. His first came World number one for the team from the middle of ‘El Clasico’ against Real 23 years ago this month in record 683 weeks the park. All eyes will be on Madrid was postponed Las Vegas, when he was 20. Castel who has already made amid mass protests in “It’s been a long week, five an impression in the opening Catalonia. days at the top of the board had now won US PGA Tour game. Real Sociedad mean- is a long time. It was defi- events in seven different Hyderabad have to cope with while are third after win- nitely stressful,” said countries. injuries to key players like ning 1-0 at Celta Vigo ATALANTA RUN RIOT TO Woods, who pocketed a “I’ve always been a global Bobo, Giles Barnes, Rafael earlier on Sunday thanks cheque for £1.755 million. player, I’ve always played Gomez and Ashish Rai. In addi- to Swedish substitute Woods led from gun to all around the world and to tion, Spanish midfielder Nestor Alexander Isak scoring CLOSE IN ON JUVENTUS tape in the inaugural US tie the record outside the Gordillo is still under suspen- the only goal with eight Milan, Oct. 28: Luis Muriel hit a hat-trick as PGA Tour event in Japan, Tiger Woods of United States is pretty sion which means Brown’s minutes left. Atalanta put their midweek Champions League which saw Friday’s play the United States cool,” Woods told reporters. options are limited. Sevilla joined the pair humiliation behind them with a crushing 7-1 win washed out by the fringes of acknowledges Woods resumed his final “We don’t have too many quali- and Atletico Madrid, over 10-man Udinese on Sunday that moved them to a typhoon that dumped the crowd after round, suspended due to who are in fourth after almost 10 inches (25cm) of darkness on Sunday, at 7:30 ty players, we have Bobo who within three points of Serie A leaders Juventus. winning the Zozo has an injury, Nestor who is sus- beating Athletic Bilbao Gian Piero Gasperini’s side consolidated third rain on the course 50 miles am on the long par-12th but Championship in pended. The list of injuries to 2-0 on Saturday night, on place with 20 points from nine games, two adrift of (80km) from Tokyo, forcing saw his overnight three- key players is fairly lengthy. We 19 points thanks to a 2-0 second-placed Inter Milan and three ahead of play into an extra day. Tokyo, Japan, on shot cushion over will be organised and hard- home win over Getafe. Napoli, who were held 1-1 at lowly SPAL. “It’s about consistency Monday. — AP Matsuyama immediately working and we know what Javier Hernandez got Defending champions Juve stay top despite draw- and doing it for a long peri- cut to two. Jamshedpur can provide,” he the ball rolling in the ing 1-1 at Lecce on Saturday thanks to Antonio od of time,” Woods said of Matsuyama inexplicably said. 69th minute with his Conte’s Inter also collecting just a point with their tying Snead, who died in spurned an easy opportuni- Jamshedpur will be hopeful of first league goal for his 2-2 draw with Parma. 2002 four days before his I’ve had so far.” US PGA “He doesn’t fancy ties too ty to reduce the deficit to a win against a team that has new club when he Roma moved up to fifth, one point behind Napoli, 90th birthday. Tour Commissioner Jay much. So he’s already on to: one as he missed a four-foot been plagued with injuries. latched on to Franco with Edin Dzeko scoring and setting up Nicolo “Sam did it into his fifties Monahan was watching at ‘How do I get to 83?’” birdie putt on 14, but Woods Hyderabad will look to frustrate Vazquez’s through ball Zaniolo for the winner in a 2-1 victory that plunged and I’m in my early to mid- home in the US. “It was just Woods said it was “cool” made no mistake on the the home team and fashion a and slammed home a AC Milan further into crisis. — AFP forties. I’ve been very fortu- one of those ‘wow’ that, with the addition of same green from 20 feet. positive result. — PTI powerful finish. — AFP nate to have had the career moments,” he said. his latest title in Japan, he — AFP