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Tehsil where Kovind was born being a foregone conclusion, (2,(6,4       .  The celebration was in two while in neighbouring Jhinjhak celebrations started in both  "   2    #!     "+ villages: Paranaukh and village his brother and other villages since Thursday 7        O     Jhinjhak. Paranaukh is a non- family members reside. morning.      "  descript village in Derapur With Kovind’s victory Continued on Page 4  &-,:  "                       "  #    "  '6( * &% 23453% $ 7,00,244, while the former Lok Pranab Mukherjee. Kovind, a Sabha Speaker secured 1,844 former Governor, will be     % O P    rom a mud house in Kanpur votes with a value of 3,67,314. the second Dalit to hold the top 7 +    23453% $     " FDehat to the sprawling Kovind got 65.65 per cent of constitutional position after the election that protecting the his Road residence.     7  Rashtrapati Bhavan on the the total valid vote value of KR Narayanan. Kovind will Constitution and maintaining “It is a very emotional  "     +        Raisina Hill, Ram Nath Kovind, 10,69,358 while Kumar got also be the first person from s rain drenched parts of its dignity would be his duty. moment for me personally. It is  +   .  71, completed an impressive 34.35 per cent. to occupy the national Capital, President- The President-elect said raining a lot in today and ""   A        "# +(%0'(+ journey on Thursday when he The result indicated that Rashtrapati Bhavan. elect Ram Nath Kovind was on he never thought or aspired to it reminds me of days when I $  ""   "  was elected the 14th President despite the support announced According to Returning Thursday emotionally remind- be the President but his “tire- would stay in my paternal vil-  27  27 # of India. The BJP-led NDA by Opposition parties, more Officer and Lok Sabha ed of the rain lashing his “mud less service” to society and lage. It was a kachcha home of  .""  4   candidate trounced Opposition than 100 members cross voted Secretary General Anoop house” in his paternal village country had brought him to mud walls. The straw roof        nominee Meira Kumar in a in favour of Kovind. Mishra, Kovind got the votes of and its straw roof not able to this position. This sense of tire- would not be able to stop water      $ contest that went on the pre- Kovind will be the first BJP 522 MPs (3,69,576 vote value), prevent leakage. less service was an “Indian during rains. We all brothers   dictable line. In an electoral col- leader to occupy the hallowed while Kumar managed 225 Kovind, 71, only the second tradition” and his election as and sisters would huddle (0 (,- lege of 4,986 voters with a vote precincts of the Rashtrapati votes (1,59,300 vote value). Dalit to occupy the highest the President was a symbol of around a wall, waiting for the   & value of 10,98,903, Kovind got Bhavan. He will take oath on Continued on Page 4 constitutional post, affirmed the greatness of Indian democ- rain to stop,” he said. %>  2,930 votes carrying a value of July 25, succeeding President Related reports: P2, 5, 6 soon after his decisive victory in racy, Kovind told reporters at Continued on Page 4                P             P   7 &7 "   *     O           9 Beijing: China on Thursday said diplomatic channels with India     remained “unimpeded” to discuss the military stand-off in Sikkim            L!""      sector but reiterated that the withdrawal of the Indian troops from !         Doklam area is a “precondition” for any meaningful dialogue.” R      "      23453% $ . $  Our diplomatic channel is unimpeded,” Foreign Ministry      #       "      spokesman Lu Kang said. PTI & & for any purpose other than +M   23453% $       ejecting China’s pre-condi- Aadhaar. Citizens are even   !"#  Rtion of troop withdrawal by  L "    #4      last week while lauding India forced to share data with pri- India before holding any dia-  "  ".+     . .  for successfully resolving its      he Supreme Court on vate banks, mobile service $  " $   logue on the ongoing stand-off   +M   maritime dispute with   %  $ TThursday raised questions providers, etc, without any %  &'    in Dokalam in Sikkim, External Bangladesh under UNCLOS, on whether the data collected checks and balances.  ( )      $ .   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Without giving details of captured or killed, said a former after petitioners supporting specify the purpose and use of    Chinese side, which claimed to issue is not wrong as they It is learnt that the Indian Government’s interactions with Chinese diplomat who was right to privacy as a funda- data… It has a bearing on '( /    have international support on realise that China is getting diplomats are engaging with other countries, Ministry of once based in India. Liu Youfa, mental right argued before a transparency too as the citizen  .""     the issue, by saying s aggressive with Bhutan… The foreign envoys and top leaders External Affairs spokesperson who was the Chinese Consulate nine-judge Bench of the apex grants consent to collection of      everal countries are supportive law is with our country. We are of other countries on this issue Gopal Baglay said India is General in Mumbai, said the court that in a digital world, data and the consent is limited    ""    of India’s stand at the saying that the matter can be and there is a general feeling working to find a peaceful entry of Indian troops into privacy has vast ramifications. to that purpose only,” said  "  O " Dokalam which is just and not resolved through talks, but against China’s expansionist solution to the ongoing stand- Doklam, which Beijing says is As of now nothing prevents the Justice DY Chandrachud, a    + “unreasonable.” both sides have to first take attitude. In fact, Australian off with China. Chinese territory, amounted Government from using the member of the Bench. 1    "# ) “All countries are support- back their armies,” Sushma Foreign Minister Julia Bishop Continued on Page 4 to “invasion”. IANS data collected from citizens Continued on Page 4  P      !"   #        6(65'056:0,5;.4(,65"5(5(5::+(55-,,     23453% $ crowd at the zoo. birthday bash, zoo authorities   23453% $ was speaking on the issue on and refrain from politicising the As part of the tiger’s tenth wanted to raise awareness behalf of ailing Home Minister sensitive issue. Also, they emember Vijay, the white birthday celebrations, school- about wildlife conservation, s the Opposition and the , made it clear assured that law breakers will be Rtiger at the National children were invited to cut especially among children, and Atreasury Benches clashed that the Central Government prosecuted. Zoological Park who shot to Vijay’s birthday cake and take take visitors to a trip of the zoo in the Rajya Sabha during a could not be blamed for vio- “The Government’s stand is fame after the fatal mauling of photographs with his card- to discuss animal behaviour in lynching debate on Thursday, lence by “some people”. clear. Nobody is allowed to do a man who had jumped into his board cut-out and in front of the wild and in captivity. the Centre asserted there can- In the high-voltage debate that (lynching in the name of enclosure in 2014? Well, the various animal enclosures, zoo “For instance, animals in not be a separate Central law in the Rajya Sabha, the cow protection). There is no tiger who captured the imagi- officials said. the wild have to make nearly 20 against such crime and that Opposition and treasury rationalisation, no arguments of nation of young and old alike in Schoolchildren also took attempts to get a prey. But in States have already powers to Benches blamed each other for sentiments being hurt can be an Delhi celebrated his tenth birth- part in a special event, Walk for captivity, they are provided prosecute and punish the cow rising the tide of intolerance. explanation for this. And, the day on Thursday at the zoo. Vijay, organised by the zoo food and shelter. Thus, there is vigilantes. The Opposition accused the rul- Government is absolutely com- The big cat and father of authorities. a marked difference in animal Finance Minister Arun ing party of creating an atmos- mitted,” Jaitley said replying to five cubs, who achieved celebri- Raja Ram Singh, Joint behaviour in the wild and in Jaitley asserted that killings in phere that encourages lynching. the debate on ‘situation arising ty status overnight, was treat- Director, Delhi zoo, said, “We captivity,” he said. the name of cow was unac- The Congress hinted the RSS out of the reported increase in ed by Delhi zoo to a special did not disturb Vijay today and Another zoo official ceptable and said the State was behind such incidents. the incidents of lynching and birthday feast of his favourite ensured that the celebrating talked about how Vijay gar- Governments should take stern Jaitley and HRD Minister atrocities on minorities and meat, a cake with “Happy crowd did not go too close to nered negative publicity after action against those indulging Prakash Javadekar asked the dalits across the country’. 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 8  ("<+5 ! .1  .  were combed and scanned. Prashant and Ajay. The house    J     1 2 %    % &  For this, Meerut Police assis- was cordoned off. When the  8("'+    ""       8" tance led by Inspector General of kidnappers realised that they "  .      = Police (IGP) Meerut range Ram have been surrounded by           "     Kumar and SSP Meerut Manzil police, they opened fire on the    "     8%!""     .       Saini and Addl SP STF Alok were police party. In self-defence,  5        + "     also taken into confidence and ACP and team fired back. One "  !+    "" 5 + they helped in providing logis- of the kidnappers, Pramod       tics and support. sustained bullet injuries on his In an effort to identify the left leg. The victim was safely accused driver, various docu- rescued and handed over to his     23453% $ accused were caught, they were ments submitted by the alleged family members. dressed as Kanwariyas. were verified, a number of exec- During the course of elhi Police in a joint oper- Police said that they had utives and vendors of OLA who investigation, police found Dation with the UP Police earlier been associated with )      *    +  assisted in the process of attach- absconding accused Sushil and safely rescued a Delhi-based Ola as drivers and they knew in ment of vehicles and drivers his brother Anuj, both residents doctor who was allegedly kid- depth how the system operates, were questioned. More than a of village Dadri, are master- napped and held hostage by an right from registering a vehicle Range). money from the company to forged documents related to the to meticulously follow each hundred vehicles similar to the minds of this heinous crime. Ola cab driver and his accom- to other procedures. There is a “On the night of July 6, Dr release him. driving license of the driver, and every small lead which suspected vehicle were screened. For several months, they had plices, who were also ex-Ola dri- slight gap in verification process, A Sreekanth Goud, a native of Seeing the gravity of the Aadhaar card of the owner of could help in identifying the Several disgruntled drivers were been planning to execute a vers, on Wednesday night. which they exploited. They and a doctor with the case, more than 20 teams com- the cab as well as the driver, rel- criminals. The teams worked interrogated and their profiles fool-proof ransom operation Senior police officers of the were very clear in their mind Metro Hospital had booked a cab prising of a total of 120 police evant documents from the hard ceaselessly to unearth the were analysed in depth,” said the wherein their identities would East district on Thursday said that OLA would pay ransom for from outside the Preet Vihar personnel were out on the job Transport department etc. To entire racket. The team camped senior officer. remain hidden. They were very that four members of the gang the sake of its reputation. “As the Metro Station for Gautam Nagar. to solve the case at the earliest. execute a perfect plan, the in villages, fields, canals, jungles To avoid getting caught, the sure that their identities would have been nabbed. Meanwhile, company had the capacity to However, when he did not show Investigators found that accused had bought 20 mobile in difficult conditions to make kidnappers used the victim’s remain secret and used to say the mastermind and four other pay a huge amount as ransom, up for work at the hospital in the Ola cab in which the doc- phones and 20 SIM cards. This the operation successful. phone to make calls for the ran- that it will ever remain a mys- accomplices are still absconding. they never demanded any East Delhi, his colleague and flat- tor was kidnapped was regis- was done to ensure that after Gradually, it emerged that som amount and had switched tery as who he is. They had Taking advantage of the money from the family of the mate approached the local police tered only three days before the each ransom call, they switched the kidnappers were based in off phones to evade surveillance. taken great pains to plan each Kanwariya processions, the victim and tried to portray to on July 7.,” Yadav said. day of the incident. off their phone making it diffi- Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Eventually on July 19, and every step meticulously. accused had planned the timing the victim that he was merely Meanwhile, on July 8, one per- “The accused confessed cult for the cops to trace them,” and were changing their loca- police were tipped-off about They roped in their neighbours to coincide with the huge rush of incidental to the crime and it son called the customer care cen- that they had been planning to Yadav said. tions frequently. Areas like the location of the accused and Gaurav Sharma and Vivek, Kanwar pilgrims which leads to was Ola that they were target- tre of Ola cabs and claimed that kidnap a person to earn quick “Since identity of kidnap- Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, the victim. A raid was con- and their relative Pramod. traffic jams and hampers mobil- ing,” said Ravindra Yadav, Joint he had kidnapped the doctor and money for the past one month. pers was completely blind, all Baghpat, Hapur, Meerut, Bijnor, ducted by the team of ACP Shri They had identified several ity of police. On the day, the Commissioner of Police (Eastern demanded 5 crore as ransom For the same, they had prepared teams were given specific tasks Muzzafarnagar and Haridwar Hemant Tiwari and Inspectors hideouts to conceal the victim. .  ,(,0 ) 1        3  4    ( )  (,         &&7&7 Nagar, Neb Sarai and Saket a desperate auto lifter near Jain    25  23453% $ 23453% $ were predominantly targeted. Dada Badli Mandir, Mehrauli Therefore, in order to suppress and busted the accused. day before outh District Police on the rise of these street crimes, we On interrogation, Sandeep  & 1 !I$!!5 have been revised from 90,000 while in Shalimar City apart- Athe SThursday claimed to have were given the responsibility to disclosed that he along with his to 1.80 lakh per square metre. ments area new rates will be announcement of arrested the notorious Auto catch these criminals.” associate used to visit Khanpur haziabad district adminis- This is the same area where for- applicable at 40,42 and 45,000 presidential elec- Lifter Sandeep (23) and suc- A team of eight police offi- and Sangam during late night Gtration has marginally mer DM Nidhi Kesarwani had per square metre. In Siddharth tion results for cessfully recovered four stolen cers led by Inspector Proshun hours. After the intake of drugs, increased circle rates and the reduced circle rates from 1.75 Vihar locality the circle rates the 14th motorcycles after five FIRs under the supervision of they stole motorcycles which new rates will be applicable lakh to 75,000 per square metre. would be at 37,5000 per square President of were filed in a row regarding Assistant Commissioner of they unlocked with the help of from August 8, in the district. Likewise, from Gulmohar meter while in circle no-4, no India, National the theft of the same. Police (ACP) Palvinder Singh the bunch of keys they carried. Talking to The Pioneer, Garden to Savior park the new changes have been made in its Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s said that he has great belief in Deputy Commissioner of was formed. Police team worked Later, they used to sell it at ADM (Finance) Rajesh Kumar circle rates 40 to 45,000 square revision meeting. presidential candidate, Ram Guru Granth Sahib and he Police (DCP), South District, persistently and also hired cheaper rates in order to satis- Yadav said, “In prime commer- metre. In the same manner in In Modinagar circle, 25 per Nath Kovind paid obeisance at had come to seek blessings Ishwar Singh said, “While scru- detectives to get traces of auto fy their drug necessities. cial areas of Maliwara to Bus Raj Nagar Extension area the cent rates would be application Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. from the almighty before the tinising the pattern and timings lifters in those areas. A trap was He is currently under the Stand and Turabnagar Nagar to apartments would be regis- on old rates on Link road of this On Wednesday night, results. of the robbery, we perceived that laid when they received specif- custody of police and further Ramteram road by removing old tered on 25,000 to 27,000 per town. The committee headed by Kovind visited the Gurdwara Manjinder Singh Sirsa the isolated areas of Malviya ic input about the movement of investigation is on. discrepancies, new circle rates square metre situated on 9 the Ghaziabad District accompanied by his wife and General Secretary of the Delhi have been revised from 1.08 metre with and 18 metre wide Magistrate (DM) Ministhy S children. This was his first Sikh Gurudwara Management lakh to 1.20 lakh per metre. roads respectively. New circle Nair, took decision of new circle visit after the voting for pres- Committee (DSGMC) con- 02%3,  Likewise, on GT Road in rates at SM World mall has been rates applicable from August 8, idential election and before gratulated him for his almost 5 "/"  RED Mall area the new circle rates revised at 58,000 square metre 2017 added the ADM Finance. counting of votes. Kovind certain victory.  ( (, 5" "   ,) Q, , -.(( '   ( )* ( )    7 New Delhi: Activists of the BJP’s youth wing on Thursday blackened the nameplate outside  (, -)     13!328$5! the residence of Samajwadi Party MP Naresh ( "   Agarwal over his “derogatory” remark against Gurugram: Two persons have Investigation Agency (CIA) ination of the face value of 17-year-old differently-abled Dalit girl was Hindu gods. The protesters were removed and /((0 zone office of the civic body, been arrested for allegedly print- suspect that a few more people 1,500 was seized from them,” Aallegedly raped by her neighbour in Kasna taken to the Tughlaq Road police station, was arrested on Wednesday ing fake notes of 100 and 500 are involved in printing and cir- Sub-Inspector Krishan Kumar, Village here, police said on Thursday. Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) media in-  1  ( while accepting the bribe from denominations and circulating culation of fake currency notes the investigating officer, said. According to the complaint filed by the girl’s charge Rohit Chahal said. Agarwal’s remarks      the complainant, the release them in markets and rural areas in the market. Mastermind in the case family, the accused Lala Prajapati barged into her on Hindu gods had on Wednesday sparked an stated. The official said the of Gurugram. Police have seized On July 19, acting on a tip- Sombir told police that three home last night when she was alone and raped her. uproar in the Rajya Sabha, with several mem-  " accused would be presented 1,500 in fake notes of 500 off the CIA of Sector-46 police years ago he saw his cousin He also threatened her with dire consequences if bers of the House demanding an apology from before a Special CBI Judge at denomination from them. station mounted a surveillance while making a counterfeit he informed anyone about it, they said. him. “Agarwal’s attempt to hurt sentiments of     23453% $ the Patiala House courts on According to police, the on Sultanpur Road and nabbed notes in Rohtak and from there Prajapati has been booked under charges of in a derogatory reference is highly con- Friday. duo had purchased high-qual- the two accused who were he got the idea. However, his rape and hunt is on to nab him, SP (Rural) Suniti demnable. He is a senior leader and should be he CBI has arrested a South “The complainant ity paper, printer and scanner travelling on a bike. brother was arrested by the Singh said. Investigation is underway and the girl careful with his choice of words,” BJYM TDelhi Municipal informed us that the inspector worth 18,000 from Delhi. As The accused were identified Rohtak police and currently has been sent for a medical examination, she said. leader Shivam Chhabra said.   Corporation official on the had demanded  60,000 from of now, they had circulated fake as Sombir of village Khedi Jatt, lodged in Dulina, Jhajjar jail. charge of accepting 10,000 in him for the licence to open a notes of 100 denomination of Jhajjar district of and The duo printed fake notes bribe for the grant of a licence meat shop in Aya Nagar (south the face value of 3 lakh over Suraj alias Babloo a resident of with the help of high-quality for a meat shop, an official said Delhi). The CBI also con- the past 10 months from dif- village Khidwali, Rohtak district scanner and printer and used $  2   on Thursday. Veterinary ducted raids at his residence in ferent areas of Delhi, and of Haryana. “During an inves- to circulate it in the slum and Inspector posted at the south Delhi,” it said. Gurugram. tigation, Fake Indian Currency rural areas so that no one Sleuths of Crime Notes (FICN) of 500 denom- could catch them. SR !3%3  

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Sisodia’s suggestion to get CKejriwal has directed the riots case in which two men of the case has been closed. rioting armed with a deadly reshuffle in his Cabinet but The important Education relieved from the Revenue education department to were killed by a mob in Central “Accordingly final report weapon and mischief by fire or there are no major changes, and Finance departments con- department and focus on other review sanitation system in Delhi as no evidence regarding under Section 173(8) CrPC explosive substane with an intent except Revenue department tinue to be with the Deputy departments that are under the schools run by the Delhi any accused could be collected regarding closure of further to destroy a house under the IPC which was with Deputy Chief Chid Minister while Health, him. “Sisodia was feeling over- Government. The directive during its reinvestigation, police investigation is being submit- was registered at Kashmiri Gate Minister Manish Sisodia has PWD and Power departments burdened with too many port- came following his visit to a has informed a Delhi court. ted to the court. An intimation police station here. been given to Kailash Gahlot are with Satyender Jain. A folios. Sisodia looks after recently renovated school at Police told Metropolitan with regard to closure of fur- During investigation, when while Registrar of Cooperative notification in this regard was Education, Finance, Planning, Rouse Avenue on Deen Dayal Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra ther investigation has also been identity of the offenders could Societies has been assigned to by the AAP Government on Land and Building, Upadhyay (DDU) Marg here. that it has been decided to close given to the complainant.” not be established, the case was newly appointed Water Thursday. Vigilance, Services, Women Kejriwal also directed the the case, which was re-opened According to the prosecu- marked untraced by the then Minister Rajendra Gautam. According to the notifica- and Child department, PWD to construct a foot-over following the decision of the SIT. tion, on November 1, 1984 investigating officer on May 1, Sisodia has been given Tourism tion issued by the General Tourism, Art & Culture and bridge next to the school gate. After constitution of an SIT police officers saw people 1985. department that will be one of Administration Department Language. “While interacting with in 2015 following an order of shouting near ISBT taxi stand Police said that during fur- the focus areas of the AAP (GAD), Deputy Chief Minister Kejriwal who does not hold students and parents, it was dirty after their renovation. the Ministry of Home Affairs, and 15-20 vehicles were being ther probe, it examined various Government along with Manish Sisodia has shed the any portfolio himself has six brought to notice that there are “I am sure that similar sit- the case was re-opened and fur- burnt and around 500 rioters witnesses who said they cannot Education and Health. charge of the revenue depart- Cabinet Ministers in his many cases of accidents when uations must be there in other ther investigated. The court was were carrying sticks and stones. identify the rioters. The witnesses With Gahlot being entrust- ment and register of coopera- Government. Gopal Rai looks they cross the DDU marg while schools where renovation has also informed about it. They were allegedly raising claimed that they did not see the ed with Revenue department, tive societies. after Employment, coming and going back from taken place and more sanita- The court has issued notice slogans, and when police tried killings and cannot identify the officials say that rural areas of He will now look after Development, Labour, General the school. tion staff is needed to keep the to the family members of the to nab the rioters, they fled in persons involved in th crime and the national Capital will be inte- Tourism, Art & Culture and Administration and Irrigation “This is a serious safety place clean,” an official order by two Sikh men who were killed different directions, it said, that they only helped the gral to Kejriwal Government’s Languages department that and Flood Control. Besides issue as it is a high traffic road. Deputy Chief Minister Manish by a mob near ISBT, Kashmiri adding that officials saw two to escort them to the gurudwara. developmental agenda. was with Water Minister Health, Jain looks after indus- The PWD has been directed to Sisodia said. Gate in Central Delhi on sikhs lying injured. Police said in the report It may be noted that both Rajendra Pal Gautam. He has tries, public works department, get a foot-over bridge con- “The education secretary November 1, 1984 during the The two men were taken to that a public notice was pub- Gahlot and Gautam were now Gurduwara elections, power, home and urban devel- structed next to the school’s has been directed to review the riots that broke out following hospital where they were lished in several newspapers inducted into the Kejriwal cab- Water, SC & ST, Social Welfare opment. PWD under Jain has gate,” said a senior Government entire sanitation system and the assassination of then Prime declared brought dead by a doc- requesting people, who were inet in May of this year. Law and Cooperatives with him. invited the ire of the Chief official. make the required changes to Minister . tor. Police team made arrange- acquainted with the facts, to department, Information Chief Minister’s Media Minister who had publically The inspection team head- ensure adequate staff is pro- In its latest 16-page report ments for other members of the give evidence or depose but no Technology and Administrative Adviser Nagendra Sharma said upbraided the officers for their ed by Kejriwal observed that the vided in these schools within filed before the court, police community who were present one came forward before the Reforms were given to Gahlot. that the changes have been lack luster performance. windows and corridors were 15 days,” it said. said, “No incriminating direct at ISBT and sent them to a SIT.   1   , 3 (  ( .    ! 1     "  " ,6) ( 1,  2-   ""       23453% $ en public distribution system in tation of GST regime. ,, (   ,    Delhi. GST implementation has ,((, ( elhi Food and Civil The Minister asked the necessitated display of revised 00 40 $       DSupplies and Consumer department to ensure that all MRP on the packaged com- Affairs Minister Imran Hussain the prescribed information modities in the unsold stocks     23453% $ #  (,( ing more than 40 Kgs.   23453% $ on Thursday held a meeting regarding FPS Dealer, food as on July 2017 which were  ' (), Ramgopal Naik, Deputy with senior officers of his articles, FPS opening and clos- available with manufacturers, he Delhi High Court on  ,   Commissioner of Police he Delhi High Court on department after GST imple- ing timings, complaint/griev- importers, packers. TThursday asked Delhi Police (Crime), said “The sleuths of TThursday granted six weeks mentations on food items. ance mechanism is displayed Overcharging means a to file a status report with Crime Branch received infor- to the Centre to comply with its While the department is on the boards of all FPS. consumer is charged more regard to the ongoing probe into     23453% $ mation that three members of 2014 order directing action responsible for effective imple- He reiterated the commit- than the MRP. For the offence, the death of ’s the Pandit gang, Bharat Datta against political parties violat- mentation of National Food ment of Delhi Government the retailer is prosecuted under wife Sunanada . elhi Police Crime Branch (36), Pankaj Pandit (27) and ing foreign funding norms. Security (NFS) Act, 2013, it also for making available wheat, rice section 52, of the Legal A Bench of Justices GS Dbusted a gang of cheats Ravi Datta (29), involved in a Justice AK Chawla provides ensuring provision of and sugar timely to the bene- Metrology Act, 2009 and the Sistani and Chander Shekhar who used to rob innocent peo- robbery of silver ornaments, observed that the six months Specified Food Articles (SFAs) statement quoted. ficiaries in specified quantities. Packaged Commodities Rules, directed police to place within ple by wearing Khaki uniform. will come near Gurudwara granted in the March 28, 2014 viz wheat, sugar and rice to the Hussain directed all He also reviewed the work- 2011, which has a penalty three days their report during Police on Monday said that Siras Pur, Lower Grand Trunk order has not been extended by targeted sections of the society Assistant Commissioners to ing of Weights and Measures (compounding fees) of up to hearing of Subramanian they have recovered 12.5 kgs of Karnal road, to dispose off the it and, therefore there was no as per their entitlement. personally conduct surprise Department and asked the 2,000. If the offender refuses Swamy’s plea for a court-mon- jewellery items of silver and a booty of the robbed silver orna- reason for the Government to “Retail issue price fixed inspections of Fair Price Shops department to ensure that the to pay compounding fees, he is itored probe by the CBI-led SIT countrymade pistol with two ments. On receipt of this infor- not comply with it. The court for wheat is 2 per kg. Retail (FPSs) as well as Circle Offices consumers are not overcharged prosecuted in the court, which into the matter. live cartridges. mation, police immediately fixed the matter for further issue price of sugar has been in their respective jurisdic- for the packaged commodities attracts a penalty of up to The direction was issued by According to a senior police swung into action, and laid a hearing on December 5. fixed at 13.50 per Kg,” press tions with the aim to strength- especially after the implemen- 25,000. the bench after Delhi Police officer, on Sunday, a Honda city trap near the place of incident. The lawyer appearing for standing counsel Rahul Mehra car was intercepted at about 8.30 At about 6 pm, the accused the Centre submitted that informed the court that the sta- am at Noida Link Road flyover, reached the spot in an Ertiga car more time was required for tus report of the investigating Mayur Vihar, Phase-1, by the and stopped. However, sensing compliance as the record was agency has been given to him assailants in khaki uniform. Out some trouble, they tried to flee voluminous. in the court room so he wants of the three occupants of inter- away but were apprehended by The court had, on March to go through it before placing cepted car, one was forced to shift the police officers”. 21 this year, issued notice to the it on record. Mehra further to their Ertiga car at gun point, He further added, “Efforts Centre on a contempt plea informed the court that SIT has whereas the other two occupants are continued to apprehend the alleging the Government took been constituted in the matter. were abducted into the Honda remaining associates and to no action against political par- He further said that the BJP city car. After some distance, all recover the remaining robbed ties violating foreign funding leader’s petition has raised seri- the three abducted persons were booty. Concerned police station norms despite the court order. ous allegations against police pushed out of the vehicle and the has also been informed to ini- It had sought response on probing the matter, so the agency assailants fled away with car con- tiate proceedings in their case whether action would be taken be given time to place their stand. taining silver ornaments weigh- concerned”. against them under the relevant law. The high court had on March 28, 2014 held that the BJP and the Congress had prima facie violated the foreign funding law by receiving dona- tions from UK-based Vedanta Resources’ subsidiaries and directed the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take appropriate action against them within six months. Both the political parties had challenged the verdict in the Supreme Court by filing petitions which were with- drawn in November last year. The high court had passed the order on a petition by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) seeking action and a probe par- ties allegedly infringing the .  ( (         /        %   norms. . $"/ 5  .R ((( #      (     6 7%%849     23453% $ the history, culture and the life of Delhi. orth Delhi Municipal She further highlighted NCorporation (NMC) on that the objective of the re- Thursday announced to rede- development is to provide a velop historic Town Hall situ- complete and wholesome fam- ated at Chandni Chowk into a ily experience to the visitors. centre of cultural and social “The complex will have a craft heritage. bazar, dancing fountain, the Town Hall, a landmark maze, light and sound pro- building in Walled City area, grammes, street food, children was the seat of the Municipal activity area, boutique hotel, Corporation of Delhi (MCD) food court, courtyard and from 1866 during the British sculpture garden, digital library, era till late 2009, when offices lecture rooms, a museum, fine shifted to another location in dining areas and much more at the Capital city. The construc- the premises,” she added. tion of building started in 1860 North Delhi Municipal and was completed in 1863. It Commissioner, Praveen Gupta was initially known as said that the project was ini- Lawrence Institute and housed tially planned to be funded by Delhi College of Higher development of town hall tourist attraction and it would ‘Union Tourism Ministry’ but Studies, before it was bought by would be done on ‘Public occupy an area of about 1574 could not be materialised and the Municipality for 135,457 Private Partnership’ (PPP) square metre at the ground now it would be developed on in 1866. Originally a bronze mode for which in-principle floor. She said that it would be PPP mode. He said that that the statue of Queen Victoria stood approval has been accorded. dedicated to the history of project would be taken up in in front of the hall. After inde- “The project aims to develop an Delhi and will display a mag- the next 9 months and is like- pendence in 1947, it was attractive tourist destination of nitude of historical and cultural ly to be completed within two replaced with a statue of the international standards,” she artifact. years. Gupta further said that Arya Samaj leader Swami said. Agarwal said that with the the project is expected to earn Shraddhanand. The Mayor said that the move, the town hall would good revenue to the Preety Agarwal, Mayor of museum at the re-developed emerge as a centre of culture Corporation apart from depict- North Delhi, said that the re- town hall would be the main and social heritage, depicting ing the history of Delhi. #%   ) '/  0 / 123 1425  "

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India remained “unimpeded” In New Delhi, External Commissioner JP Singh after Ial review report on the an ancient Indian phrase the Lok Sabha was informed to discuss the military standoff Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj two civilians were killed in implementation of the meaning ‘the world is one fam- today. t least 28 people were killed in Sikkim sector but reiterated said the matter can be resolved alleged ceasefire violations Sustainable Development ily’, pithily captures the spirit of “A total of 294 and 161 Aand nine injured when a that the withdrawal of the through talks. across the Line of Control by Goals (SDGs) to the UN, India’s approach to all aspects incidents took place in 2016 private bus carrying around 40 Indian troops from Doklam “We are willing to talk, but Indian troops. underscoring that as the fastest of life including economic and 2017 respectively,” Minister passengers skidded off the road area is a “precondition” for any both sides have to first take Director General (SA and growing major economy it is development. of State for Civil Aviation and fell into a deep gorge at meaningful dialogue. back their armies,” she told the SAARC) Mohammad Faisal “uniquely placed” to deliver on “The Sustainable Jayant Sinha said in a written Khaneri near Rampur of “Our diplomatic channel is Rajya Sabha.The Minister said who summoned the Deputy its commitments. Development Goals are, thus, reply.Two Members of Shimla district on Thursday. unimpeded,” Foreign Ministry the boundaries between India High Commissioner “con- India’s ‘Voluntary National part and parcel of the country’s Parliament (MPs) were recent- The accident took place around spokesman Lu Kang told and China are yet to be demned the unprovoked cease- Review Report on longstanding tradition and her- ly barred from by the - 9.15 am in the morning. reporters, confirming talks finalised and the two countries fire violations”. Foreign Office Implementation of Sustainable itage,” Panagariya said in the tic carriers from flying after The bus belonging to between Indian and Chinese will do that bilaterally through (FO) said in a statement that Development Goals’ was pre- report’s opening statement. they allegedly assaulted and Kinnaur Federation Public Bus missions to resolve the stand- discussions, while the same firing by Indian troops in sented by NITI Aayog Vice The report details various abused airline staff in two sep- Service was on its way from off. between China and Bhutan Nikial and Nezapir sectors yes- Chairman Arvind Panagariya measures and programmes arate incidents. Reckong Peo in Kinnaur to 28 victims were recovered and Lu, however, reiterated that too will be done through bilat- terday killed two civilians and yesterday at the United Nations being implemented across The ban on them was sub- Nauni in Solan. A magisterial 11 of them had been identified “the withdrawal of the Indian eral talks. inured five others. high-level political forum on India. sequently revoked by the airlines. inquiry has been ordered to by the evening. The deceased ascertain the cause of the acci- included 18 men, nine women dent. and a child. All the injured were “This (ban on cow slaugh- Congress regime including the retary Sitaram Yechury said The bus had started from first taken to Civil Hospital, 5!J  ,+&'<  P    555 ter) was not proposed by Modi 1984 riots. Azad said it was not “attacks in the name of cow pro- Reckong Peo early in the morn- Khaneri but four seriously From Page 1 ji or Rajnath ji. This was said by becoming of a good Education tection” increased in many parts ing and the driver lost control injured were later referred to  &-,Bajrang Dal. Sibal said the Opposition for linking lynching the relief and rescue operations. gers from Jammu and Kashmir atically in each incident. People Governments and advising the year 2017 has witnessed maxi- incidents with RSS, Prabhat Jha Officials said bodies of all also. were arrested and they are in jail. State Governments and even mum murders in the name of (BJP) said “this is not fair” as the They are all going to be asking for reports as well as cow protrection and the cattle Sangh has played a key role in chargesheeted against whom States are concerned,” he said. ban had negatively impacted the country’s development. evidence is going to be found... Congress’ Ghulam Nabi leather industry besides indus- Referring to Azad’s remark 6 " "   This is clear and there is no ‘ifs’ Azad accused the Minister of tries like soap and shampoo. against RSS Jha said, “You may and ‘buts’.” State for Home Affairs Hansraj Sibal said the VHP has not know about Sangh. You /    )   .  6    +    In his speech, he empha- Gangaram Ahir of completely announced creating a “holy might have read about it from   ,&        7 P 8   -O9 P   sised that cow slaughter was steering off the topic of lynch- army of gaurakshaks” and papers. We have been part of the   5  + )   .  6 +   7 4 banned in most of the States ing and instead talking about recruited 2,700 people. Sangh. I am compelled to share   6I!DD!2!1! seven teachers and an accoun-    )  1 ( 4   .  +   since the time of first Prime Budget allocation for betterment Attacking the Government, what is Sangh all about.” He said tant, were dismissed yesterday. , 4      7 ,       Minister Jawaharalal Nehru, of minorities. He also expressed Sharad Yadav (JDU) said the a group of 3,000-odd RSS mem- he district administration They were found responsible in           who was “secular and not over- his anguish over the speech of incidents of lynching were more bers were invited to participate Thas dismissed 12 staffers of an inquiry into the forced strip- religious” unlike Indira Gandhi Javadekar who talked about deadly than killings by Talibans in the 1963 Republic Day parade a residential school where 70 ping of the girls to check if they   ''' was also aimed at inculcating a who was “more religious”. mob lynching during the and Afghans. CPM general sec- by then PM Jawaharlal Nehru. girls were allegedly forced to were menstruating ,” he said. civic sense in people, especial- strip by the principal who The inquiry was conduct- From Page 1 ly in sensitive places like zoo- wanted “to check if they were ed by a magistrate, the educa- “The 2014 incident was logical parks,” he added.          ''' Bhutan in 2012 in which the menstruating”, an official said. tion officer said.The students’ unfortunate, but it also brought On being asked whether Paragraph 13clearly stipulated The school’s ‘sardana’ (prin- parents in a complaint had into focus the poor civic sense any celebrity was called for the that the three nations will cipal-cum-warden) was dis- alleged that the residential of Delhiites. When the youth celebrations, Singh said, “Vijay     R   From Page 1 together decide on the bound- missed soon after the March 29 school’s principal had forced jumped into the enclosure, the is our celebrity. Nobody else The diplomatic channels aries at the tri-junction point. incident in Khatoli, Basic their wards to strip and also onlookers raised a hue and cry, could have pulled such a crowd From Page 1 does not have the wherewith- have still not broken between The Minister said the Shiksha Adhikari Chander threatened them with “conse- scaring the animal and forcing apart from him.” The white Senior Advocate Sajan al to protect my data, it has no the two countries, he added. boundaries between India and Prakash Yadav said here.”The quences” if they disobeyed her, him to attack,” he said. tiger had fathered five cubs in Poovayya submitted to the right to collect it. It is expected that National China are yet to be finalised other 12 staffers, including a senior district official said. “Thursday’s celebration 2015. court that India, a digital soci- Hence my right to privacy is Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s and the two nations are in the ety much larger than the US, infringed at the stage of col- visit to China next week to par- process of settling it through has 118 crore mobile phone lection of data.” ticipate in the BRICS NSAs the mechanism of regular dia-  Kovind’s brother Shivbalak, RSS, of which Kovind later users and 35 crore internet The Bench asked the meeting might see some break- logue between the Special observed a fast and took part became a member. users. Biometric information of Centre, which is to argue on through as Doval is also the Representatives of the two in rituals in Pathri Devi temple Jhinjhak is a small town (a almost 99 per cent citizens is Tuesday, about the fate of the Special Representative on countries. Similarly, Bhutan   ,,, in Paranaukh. She broke her hamlet) where Kovind’s broth- with the Government under Right to Privacy Bill 2011. boundary talks with China. has its own mechanism to set- fast after it was officially er Pyarelal lives. Kovind’s sec- the Aadhaar scheme, he said, Even under the Right to “India’s approach is to have tle border dispute with China From Page 1 declared that Kovind will be the ond brother, late Shivbalak, adding that by surrendering Information Act, any informa- a peaceful resolution of issues through bilateral talks. As the counting started, next President of India. also lived there. Shivbalak was information to the Centre, tion that infringes on a person’s on border with China. We As regards the tri-junc- villagers sat glued to the tele- But it was a ‘Bhangra band’ the one who sponsored educa- there is no consent to surren- privacy is prohibited from dis- have underlined the under- tion where all three countries vision sets to get the latest which kept the youngsters busy. tion of Kovind. der it to all. closure under Section 8(1)(j), standing at the Astana meeting are involved, Sushma said news. Several kilograms of sweets Meanwhile, the atmos- “Most citizens are uncon- Poovayya informed, indicating that differences between India China keeps entering the con- “Why the result is taking so were distributed among vil- phere in Indira Nagar in cerned for what purpose data how Parliament recognized and China should not be tended area and try to make much time. In elections the lagers. “We also rejoiced when Kanpur City was similar to is collected. So there is no privacy as an inherent right in allowed to become disputes. So, semi-pucca road. However, trend is available within 30 babuji was made Governor of Paraunk and Jhinjhak where informed consent. Since 99 the Constitution. it is obvious that every respon- this time the Chinese troops minutes of counting,” Shiv Bihar but that was on low key. people distributed sweets and per cent of the people do not Senior Advocate Arvind sible power, person and player came there with bulldozers Narain, a relative of Kovind Today everyone seems to be out burst crackers. Kovind’s neep- bother why their data is col- Datar supplemented by stating in the world prefers peaceful and excavators to build a road, said impatiently. on the streets dancing and hew Ramshanker Kovind said lected, can it be said they have that private parties such as resolution of matters,” Baglay she charged and said Bhutan At around 1 pm when congratulating each other,” some family members would surrendered their privacy,” said mobile phone companies, said. protested against the move in channels showed the first trend Pradhan of Paraunkh village attend the oath ceremony on the Bench, comprising Chief banks and insurance firms, Giving the background to writing to China. villagers started busting crack- Ramesh Rai said. July 25. Justice JS Khehar, Justices J who leak personal data of cit- the ongoing stand-off on the On the issue of One Belt ers. “Babuji is ahead by a long Kovind had visited Kovind has a four-room Chelameswar, SA Bobde, RK izens can be sued, but no tri-junction of India, Bhutan One Road (OBOR) project of margin. No one can stop him Paraunkh village in July 2016, house in Dayanand Vihar Agarwal, RF Nariman, AM recourse is available against the and China, Sushma said that China, she said the moment now,” Narain said. when he became Governor of colony in Kanpur City but Sapre, DY Chandrachud, SK State in case of such breaches. China intends to unilaterally India came to it was part of the As youngsters busied Bihar. He had converted his vil- presently it is locked yet peo- Kaul, and S Abdul Nazeer. Senior Advocate Anand Grover change the status of the tri- China Pakistan Economic themselves in bursting crackers, lage house into ‘community ple assembled there to celebrate Poovayya replied, “I need added that India has an oblig- junction by trying to build a Corridor (CPEC), New Delhi the elders in the family offered hall’ for the village people. the occasion. The residents’ to know if my information is ation under International road which harms India’s objected immediately. India prayers and organised a hawan Late Maikulal, Kovind’s society of the colony being used for anything else. It Human Rights Conventions strategic interests. She maintains that CPEC passes in the local temple. Even mem- father, ran a small general store would be organising a cultur- can’t be said that by giving up ratified by it that recognize pri- informed the Upper House through Pakistan-Occupied bers of local Muslim commu- in the village and was known as al programme to celebrate the information, I have given up on vacy as a fundamental human about the written agreement Kashmir (POK) which is part nity too offered special namaz a religious person. It is through occasion. my privacy. If the Government right. between India, China and of India. at the village . his religious bent of mind that Vidyawati, widow of he first came in touch with the    555  !"#$#%#"&# "'% %# From Page 1 From Page 1 Office of President,” he said. Kovind, she reiterated Congress expressed confidence that he “There would be so many The total value of votes for Expressing happiness over party’s commitment to work would distinguish himself as an Ram Nath Kovinds in the MPs stands at 5,49,408. For the “extensive” support Kovind for upholding these cherished exceptional President of the ◆    ◆ country today, getting MLAs, the total vote value is got from the electoral college, values and established con- country. drenched in rain, doing farm 5,49,495. Prime Minister ventions which are the intrin- “Congratulations to Shri I, Gagan Aneja S/o Chandra work, labour and sweating it The presidential election said, “Congratulations to Shri sic cornerstone of our Ram Nath Kovind ji for the Mohan Aneja R/o G-34, out so that they can get their on July 17 saw close to 99.46 Ram Nath Kovind Ji on being Constitution. emphatic victory in the 2017 Delta-2, Gr. Noida, Surajpur, evening meals. I want to tell per cent polling. A total of elected the President of India! Congratulating the presidential elections. His vic- them that this Ram Nath 4,109 MLAs and 771 elected Best wishes for a fruitful & President-elect, Meira Kumar tory is truly historic. Gautam Buddha Nagar, U.P. Kovind of Paraunkh village is MPs were eligible to cast their inspiring tenure.” said it had fallen on Kovind to “It is a victory for the poor, declares that I changed my going to Rashtrapati Bhavan as ballot. “Gladdened by the exten- uphold the Constitution in let- downtrodden and marginalised name from Gagan Vishal their representative,” the While 4,083 MLAs voted, sive support for Kovind Ji ter and spirit in “these chal- and their aspirations,” President-elect said. 768 MPs exercised their fran- among MPs and across various lenging times”. Shah said. Aneja to Gagan Aneja for all His election to a position chise. As per data, 116 MPs and States. I thank members of the Kumar said that her fight BJP veteran leader and for- purposes. held by distinguished person- MLAs cross voted while 77 electoral college,” he added for secularism, the oppressed mer Deputy Prime Minister LK PD(7748)A alities like Dr Rajendra Prasad, lawmakers with total value of Modi also congratulated and the marginalised would Advani congratulated Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, APJ 20,942 votes including 21 MPs Opposition candidate Meira continue. President-elect Ram Nath I, Amit S/o Rajbir R/o Village Abdul Kalam and Pranab found invalid. Kumar for her campaign, say- “I congratulate Sh Ram Kovind on his victory. Soon Patla, Post Office Jakhauli, Mukherjee had given him a The winning margin was ing “I congratulate Meira Nath Kovindji for becoming after he came to know of Distt. Sonepat, Haryana - sense of huge responsibility, he not as big as forecast by the BJP, Kumarji for her campaign, the President of India. My best Kovind’s win in the presiden- said. An emotional Kovind which had projected a 70 per which was in spirit of the wishes are with Sh tial election, Advani spoke to 131 023 have changed my said his election was a message cent vote for Kovind. Outgoing democratic ethos and values we Kovindji as it has fallen upon him and gave him his best name to Krishan for all pur- to all those who were dis- President Pranab Mukherjee all are proud of.” him to uphold the Constitution wishes. poses. charging their duties with hon- had received votes valued at Modi also tweeted two pic- in letter & spirit in these chal- Kovind’s real challenge esty and integrity. 7,13,763. tures of his with Kovind and lenging times,” she tweeted. begins when he enters the PD(7749)A Citing a proverb, Announcing the result, said, “20 years ago and the pre- Hailing as “historic” grand portals of Rashtrapati I, Shahin Begum W/o Abdul he said he would assure every Mishra said Kovind had got the sent... always been a privilege Kovind’s election, BJP chief Bhavan on July 25. Wahid R/O S-510, School citizen of the country that he required votes under to know you, President Elect.” said it is a “victory He will be India’s second would work relentlessly to the quota allotted to him in the Congratulating Kovind, for the poor, downtrodden and Dalit President after KR Block, Shakarpur, Delhi- serve the country and make transferable vote system under President Sonia Gandhi said marginalised and their aspira- Narayanan, and the first with 110092 have changed my everyone happy. He sent his the Presidential and Vice that the President is the con- tions”. a tenuous Rashtriya name to SHAHEEN for all good wishes to Meira Kumar, Presidential Elections Act. science keeper of the In a series of tweets after Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) link his opponent in the election “I declare Ram Nath Constitution of India. Kovind was declared victorious to occupy country’s top con- future purposes. and the Opposition’s candidate. 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In another BJP-ruled State, actual strength of the alliance liest convenience.' Also, if Kumar drew a com- Jharkhand, the Opposition even as Kumar got 65 votes "I have firm belief that the plete blank in , ranks had 34 votes but Kumar instead of the Opposition's ties of friendship and cooper- Kovind almost met the same could manage only 26 even as numerical strength of 73. ation, which so happily exist         ? @   ( ?  @-      5) fate in where barring the the NDA camp swelled its In the national Capital, between our two countries, lone BJP MLA, the entire numbers beyond their actual where the AAP lent its weight would be further widened and Opposition voted against him. strength. As many as 56 MLAs behind Kumar, she managed deepened under your able pres- The Opposition lost out in voted in Kovind's favour when the votes of only 55 of the 67 idency," Bangla President +,      P O P   States like . Of the 18 the NDA's strength stood at 48 MLAs who voted. While Abdul Hamid said in his mes- Opposition votes in the coastal only. Kovind seemed to have got the sage. He added the "extremely State, Kumar managed just 11 The trend was similar in backing of two AAP rebels as friendly engagements over last   23453% $ attempt by Mayawati to con- Sabha a "political gimmick", while 25 MLAs voted in favour where the NDA nomi- his tally here stood at 6 votes, several years have given a solidate her core Dalit support saying she was nervous as of NDA nominee Ram Nath nee bagged 91 votes, four more the fact stands that Kumar did strong dynamism to our bilat- SP supremo Mayawati's res- base and re-establish herself as Dalits have rejected her lead- Kovind despite the BJP and its than the alliance's strength in not get all the remaining votes eral relations". Bignation from the Rajya the community's preeminent ership. allies making up for just 22 the State while the Opposition with as many as 6 votes Bangladesh Prime Minister Sabha was accepted by leader after facing a massive Paswan, a prominent Dalit votes. candidate polled less. In the declared invalid. Sheikh Hasina in her congrat- Chairman Hamid Ansari on defeat in the Uttar Pradesh face of the ruling NDA, said Yet another case in point is State, through which the BJP In TMC chief Mamata ulatory message said: "We con- Thursday after she submitted a Assembly elections earlier this maximum atrocities against where the Congress, announced in arrival in North Banerjee's stronghold in West tinue to look forward to work- fresh one as per the prescribed year. Her party could win only Dalits had happened in Uttar at present, has 22 MLAs in the East by forming its first gov- Bengal, Kumar polled the high- ing closely with the govern- format - a hand-written one- 18 seats while the BJP came to Pradesh when she was chief 60-member Assembly. But ernment there, Kumar got 35 est-273 votes as against a mere ment of India in elevating our liner. power by winning more than minister as he cited several Kumar bagged only 19 votes in votes though the Opposition 11 votes of Kovind. Still, there multifarious relations further in Mayawati had on 300 of the 403 seats. cases of crimes against the the North Eastern State. It had has 39 MLAs. were 10 invalid votes and all order to achieve common pros- Wednesday resigned from the The BJP had termed her community to wonder why emerged as the single-largest Haryana, which was in from the opposition camp. The perity for our peoples." She House, accusing the BJP and resignation as a "drama" and she did not quit then. party in the Assembly elections news for the controversial Opposition also held its own in noted with satisfaction that the Chair of not allowing her to pointed out that her tenure in Mayawati has claimed that earlier this year winning 28 cross-voting during Rajya the desert State Dhaka and New Delhi have raise the issue of anti-Dalit vio- uisite format. The format states the House was anyway com- she was resigning from the seats. Since then, it has wit- Sabha elections last year and of , where the taken their bilateral relations to lence in Uttar Pradesh in the that the resignation letter ing to an end early next year. House as she was not allowed nessed half-a-dozen defections even led the Election votes matched their a new height drawing strength House. However, the three- should be brief and should not Union minister Ram Vilas to speak on the issue of crimes from its camp. Commission to depute an IAS numerical strengths in the from cultural and historical page resignation letter was mention the reasons. Paswan termed the resigna- against her community mem- Incidentally, Congress had officer as the Electoral Officer Assembly. relations. rejected as it was not in the req- The move is seen as an tion of BSP from the Rajya bers.       . $5  ;.  5 #$  $%&'(                  " " " / "-  !- 2     + .                  23453% $ Trump starts with "applauding" 6 ! K 6!L+   !+  the contribution of Indian IT       "  ejecting Congress' allega- professionals. 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The cost Air Independent Propulsion ing their recent meeting and Rajya Sabha during the Zero ""     " moving towards achieving and Market in India." Tapan of the project is about 50,000 (AIP) modules which would made him agree on the crucial Hour, Congress leader Anand      "   self-reliance in Defence pro- Sen(CPM) said the policies crore and is the first to be ini- greatly enhance the reach and contribution of the Indian Sharma asked the Government 2 # duction by attracting Foreign followed the NDA Government tiated under the Strategic stealth characteristics of the skilled professionals to the US to be "sensitive" to the concerns Direct Investment (FDI) and was destroying the Indian Partnership(SP) model to pro- submarine. economy. of Indian IT industry and pro- *       'Make in India' policy. defence industrial base and mote private sector participa- The likely contenders for Answering questions in fessionals. "Unfortunately, in 7 * Making this statement in impacting self reliance. tion in building complex the deal are Larsen & Tourbo the Rajya Sabha over H1B visa O$     recent years, difficulties have the Rajya Sabha after several They raised their concerns weapon systems as part of (L&T) and Reliance Defence restrictions imposed by the   +  been created in the movement MPs from Opposition charged in a question related MOUs 'Make In India' policy. and Engineering Limited US, Swaraj said Trump has of Indian IT professionals, par- the Government with destroy- signed during the recent visits The tender for the subma- (RDEL) which have their own admitted that the contribu-  ,-    ticularly in the US where the ing the indigenous defence of Prime Minister Narendra rine contract known as Project- shipyards, sources said adding tion of the Indian profession-   - temporary movement and industry including public sec- Modi to US and Israel. Swaraj 75 I was issued on Wednesday Mazagon Docks Limited could als was benefitting both the location of (Indian) IT profes- tor by forging deals with US said India and Israeli prime to six submarine manufactur- be allowed to join the fray as it countries and "if they (US)   sionals is wrongly equated with and Israel, she said instead of ministers had detailed discus- ers, officials said here on is the only Indian yard with the harm their (professionals')    that of the immigrants," he said, 6  !  procuring weapons from sion on terrorism and ways to Thursday adding under the requisite experience. interests, then it will in turn (,   , alleging that Modi did not ("    "  abroad, the NDA Government meet challenge. The Minister SP model, the user that is the Sources also said the RFI affect them (US)." took up the issue with US     was encouraging FDI to pro- said Israel has expertise in Navy will shortlist the Original was issued to Mitsubishi Heavy Talking about the meeting  $  President. "   88(!/ !D6/ mote manufacturing within producing advance technology Equipment Industries and Kawasaki Heavy between Modi and Trump last   Sen said the spirit of the ,*D """   the country. She also said the in border fencing and there was Manufacturer(OEM) while the Industries of Japan, Naval month in Washington, she assurance on H1B was not       present government had no issue in transfer of technol- Indian strategic partner will be Group (formerly DCNS) of said, "without using the word    matching with the ground real-   "KL# allowed 100 per cent FDI in ogy in this matter. shortlisted by the Government France, Navantia of Spain, H1B, there was extensive dis-    + ities as IT companies were hir- !     + defence. in a parallel process. The Rosoboronexport Rubin cussion" on the "spirit" behind ing in the US and laying off ("        selected Indian shipyard will Design Bureau of Russia, Saab such visas. "I take      people in India. Swaraj said she  "!  " D   then tie up with the shortlist- of Sweden and ThyssenKrupp pride is saying that Prime  +  + would make a detailed state- K !DL  "   "" ed OEM to build the sub- Marine Systems of Germany. Minister Narendra Modi suc-  ment on the issue of H1B visas         marines. They will get about three to cessfully convinced Trump to in the House later. ""      The new submarines to be four months to reply and then admit that Indian skilled pro-  ,P Earlier, V Maitreyan  "" "" "  constructed will be more mod- the government will issue a fessionals have a big contribu- (AIADMK) raised the issue of     ern and advanced than the Request for Proposal(RFP) tion in strengthening the US visas and asked the government  " #   Scorpene submarines being after the Navy firms up its tech- economy," she told the House word H1B was not used, the to elaborate on the issue. He 7 5 

built by public sector Mazagon nical requirements for the sub- where Modi was present. joint Indo-US statement issued also welcomed Modi's visit to 1  "!    Docks Limited (MDL) in marine, they said. Swaraj said though the after talks between Modi and the US as also to Israel.        # :;   *        -*#    (  *    -0       9, 3(=>=   23453% $ -      and Pakistan Army was expect-    23453% $ 83J$21 !$ segment. They demanded the    ed to do the same," Indian 4!!J!%$58$2+ textile sector be exempted from irector General Military     Army said in a statement.   23453% $ gation, 2 for space science pur- utting across party lines, the GST. DOperations (DGMO), AK + 0   Bhatt also informed his poses apart from 15 satellites CElders on Thursday in the 76$32!$5 3 The issue was raised by Bhatt, on Thursday spoke to his % +,,    Pakistani counterpart about ifteen Indian communica- for communication. Rajya Sabha criticised the ban !$%$23 !J328 Anand Rapolu(Congress) who Pakistani counterpart Sahir 0   the ceasefire violations which Ftion satellites which are With respect to earth by airlines on some MPs and said protests by textile sector Shamshad Mirza and warned  ,  also included calibre escalation currently operational in orbit observation satellites, the annu- even Deputy Chairman PJ !6 8$F8 traders and workers took place Pakistan to refrain from tar- coupled with incidents of snip- have helped the country boost al income from sale of remote Kurien backed the members. 62$ !2!25 in Surat, Bhiwandi and some geting civilians including Generally, the two DGMOs ing and attempted infiltration its exchequer by 747 crore sensing satellite data is . 25.17 He asked the Government other cities of the country. schoolchildren in the villages talk to each other on the hotline bids. Calibre escalation means during fiscal 2016-17, Union crores. The data and value to take steps to address this  3%!4 86%5 Trinamool Congress(TMC) close to Line of Control (LoC). once a week on Tuesday on the Pakistan is using heavy Minister of State for Atomic added services derived from issue and said the law should !73$842 members Ahamed Hassan and Bhatta also flagged the issue of hotline but hold an unscheduled weaponry and long range guns Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra earth observation, meteoro- take its course if an MP has vio- Sukhendu Shekhar Roy also a spike in ceasefire violations dialogue if any of the sides to target Indian posts besides Singh told Rajya Sabha on logical, communication & nav- lated any rule or committed 863! referred to the strike by ready- (CFV) from across the border. request for it. This time it was villages along the LOC. Thursday. igation satellites are used to crime and the airlines have no !3!%8 $$I32 made garment shop owners in More than 250 CFVs have been India which had sought the talks "DGMO Pakistan Army The revenue has been support various applications authority to take such deci- . reported since January 2017 till after Pakistan Army fired on was exhorted to exercise strict earned through leasing of viz. resource monitoring, sions. Some other members drew date. some schools in Naushera sec- control on his troops and INSAT/GSAT transponders weather forecasting, disaster The issue was raised by Among other issues the attention of the house to On Wednesday, Ministry of tor, Rajouri in the last two instruct them to refrain from from these communication management, location based Naresh Agrawal(Samajwadi flagged in the House, members grim situation and misery External Affairs handed over a days. Pakistan had sought sim- any nefarious activities," the satellites. services, including societal Party) who said the MPs had expressed concern over women caused to people of Assam note verbale to Pak through its ilar interaction on Monday to Army said adding in the past it In total, India has 42 Indian applications, the Minister certain privileges and even as trafficking to marry them to and Odhisa due to floods. Deputy High Commissioner protest against the killing of four has taken all steps necessary to satellites operational in orbit of added. The expenses to realize legal proceedings were on the men in Haryana and some Raising the issue of floods in in New Delhi on the same issue. Pakistani soldiers by the Indian ensure the safety of lives and which 4 are used for meteoro- and launching of these satellites airlines banned some MPs. other states. Viplove Assam, Sanjay Sinh(Congress) "We have noticed there is a rise Army in cross-border firing in property of citizens. logical observations, 14 for are less than those of other The courts had to intervene to Thakur(Congress) raised the demanded that the govern- in attack on civilians, who are Athmuqam sector of Pakistan When Mirza on Monday earth observations, 7 for navi- countries, Dr Singh said. allow the MPs to travel by the matter and said this was hap- ment should start relief mea- being targeted deliberately, by Occupied Kashmir (POK) protested over the killing of four air, he added. pening due to skewed sex ratio sures on a war-footing and the Paksitani side. We told opposite India's Keran sector, Pakistani soldiers and one civil- Observing that it was a and women brought from announce a package after them that the 2003 agreement Kupwara district. ian, Bhatt had made it clear that valid point, Kurien said the air- other states were exploited assessing the damage. His party on comprehensive ceasefire "Consequent to ceasefire the firing was in response to lines have to no authority to after marriage. colleague Ripun Bora criti- should be maintained," MEA violations onto Indian civilians ceasefire violation by the other punish an MP and the law The Opposition raised the cised the BJP-led state govern- spokesperson Gopal Baglay along the LOC, DGMO side and "Indian Army reserved should take its own course as issue of protests across the ment saying it has not prepared said on Thursday. Pakistan had Pakistan Army Major General the right to retaliate appropri- MPs are also citizens. He then country by textile manufac- any contingency plan for tack- also summoned Indian Deputy Sahir Shamshad Mirza was ately to any incident of violation directed the government to turers and traders against the ling the floods. Dilip High Commissioner in informed of deliberate targeting of ceasefire." However, the take a note of this matter. imposition of the Goods and Tirkey(BJD) demanded special Islamabad on Thursday on the of civilian villages and schools Indian Army is committed to Many members from the Services Tax(GST), saying the relief package for people affect- CFV. while they were being evacuat- maintain peace and tranquili- Opposition and Treasury new tax would adversely affect ed by floods in certain districts The talks between Bhatt ed. The Indian Army as a pro- ty along the LoC and expected backed Kurien and Agrawal's the industry, especially the of Odisha, including and Mirza were held for about fessional force takes due care to such reciprocity from Pakistan point of view. handloom and power loom Kalahandi. ten minutes at 3.30 pm. avoid such targeting of civilians too, he said. #%   ) '/  0 / 123 1425  2       7"  ((    >** 78 $ tion. Allegations have been lev- as an indirect confirmation of Medical Council of India. issue,” he said. eled against a State general sec- the charge. However, R Shaji, chair- However, leaders of the erala’s BJP president retary also. Quoting a “report” sub- man of the RS Educational and State BJP have not denied the KKummanam Rajasekharan The State BJP chief said that mitted to Kummanam by a Charitable Trust, Varkala on existence of a party panel " on Thursday claimed that the his party was committed to two-member party panel that Thursday denied bribing any- report on the bribery issue and reports pertaining to the alle- wipe out corruption from the had looked into the bribery body in connection with his its leak. Sources said the party gation that certain party func- society and that was why it had charge, media reports had medical college and said he had leadership had taken the devel- tionaries in the State were instituted an inquiry immedi- alleged that the convener of a not lodged any complaint. opment seriously and action involved in a huge bribery scan- ately after the allegation on party cell had taken 5.6 crore Claiming that he had not given against “some people” was dal were based on rumours bribery had come up. The party as bribe from the owner of a any statement to anybody in inevitable. Certain leaders even amid reports that the Central would take a decision on the medical college in Varkala this regard, he said he had seen went to the extent of saying that leadership might intervene soon follow-up actions to be taken in promising to arrange the State BJP general secretary MT the development was the result in the affairs of the State unit. the matter after discussions in approval of the Medical Ramesh only on the television. of the rampant faction war Kummanam’s claim came the appropriate party forums. Council of India and had sent RS Viond, convener of the within the party. after the State BJP was pushed However, news reports this to someone in Delhi State BJP’s cooperation cell, said Reports from Delhi said into the defensive following appearing in the media on the through Hawala route. on Thursday that he had not that the BJP’s central leadership reports based on the “finding” of bribery allegation were exag- According to reports, the taken bribe from anybody and had taken a serious view of the a party panel that the convener gerated and based on rumours, owner of the Varkala medical alleged that there was conspir- bribery scandal as the charge of one of its cells had taken 5.6 Kummanam said. He claimed college had told the party panel acy behind the allegation. was highly damaging to the crore as bribe from the owner of that these reports had no con- that he had given the money on Rejecting the charge that he clean image of the party and a private medical college at nection with the party, adding the basis of the information that had helped some people to earn the NDA Government. Sources Varkala in that action would be taken if it was a State BJP general sec- approval for their medical col- said that the development district by promising to arrange anybody in the party was found retary who had helped a med- leges, Ramesh said, “I haven’t could seriously affect the cen- the recognition of the Medical to have anything to do with ical college in Palakkad district even seen the individuals men- tral BJP leadership’s plans to Council of India for his institu- corruption. Critics termed this to earn recognition from the tioned in connection with the capture power in the State.   +$ (  " 3   )        (        "A    

   7 >   (!-" State Police, district adminis- belonged to one family of Dev (!6 tration and local residents Raj. He lost his wife, two worked in tandem to retrieve daughters and minor son in  >  1!25 $2!1! presidential polls, JD(U) MLA t least six people, including several citizens trapped under flash floods while they were from South region did- Afour members of a family, the debris since Thursday morn- asleep”. Two other victims enior leaders of Gujarat n’t vote on Monday. were killed in flash floods, trig- ing. At least 11 injured people were identified as Patna Devi SCongress put in awkward “As per the results of gered by cloudburst in Thathri were rescued till late Thursday and Shrista Devi, both resi- situation on Thursday follow- Gujarat voters declared on area of Doda district of J&K in afternoon by the rescue teams. dents of Balgran. ing the reports of at least eight Thursday, Kovind got 132 votes the wee hours on Thursday. Heaps of slush and garbage Police spokesman said, MLAs from the oldest political and 49 votes went in favour of Over half a dozen houses, two hindered the rescue opera- “Flash flood triggered by outfit cross-voting for NDA’s UPA candidate Kumar. Two shops and one private school tions in the beginning. clouburst hit Thathri town at presidential candidate Ram NCP MLAs had announced to building bore maximum brunt The road link between 2.20 am resulting in a massive Nath Kovind instead of their vote against Kovind. Rebel BJP of the natures fury as these con- Batote-Doda was also snapped increase in the level of the ‘nul- own nominee Meira Kumar. MLA Nalin Kotadia himself structions were raised obstruct- due to inclement weather con- lah’ flowing along the Jamai They are wary not because of declared that he voted for Meira ing natural flow of water in the ditions and landsliding. Masjid locality close to the town”. Kumar’s defeat but the cross-vot- Kumar. As many as 11 MLAs 7"- (   -    )        :>     4 9-  hilly area. Jammu & Kashmir Police 11 injured civilians were rushed ing may affect upcoming elec- from the Congress party did      The rescue teams led by spokesman said, “Out of six to local hospital in Thathri, tions of three Rajya Sabha seats. cross-voting, which is really jawans of the Indian Army, civilians, four victims police spokesman said. Out of the three poll-bound alarming,’’ said a senior seats, the BJP holds two and one Congress leaders requesting is occupied by Sonia Gandhi’s anonymity. He further said that 3 2-$ 2 political secretary Ahmed Patel. even if NCP MLAs could have   ""( " 8 +"  For the Congress, retaining the voted for Kovind, then also at seat was guaranteed before the least eight Congress MLAs had poll results of the presidential definitely diverted from the  >0    ,-%! /     7  polls, but the cross-voting of its party line which is good in view MLAs has created a big question of impending Rajya Sabha polls. &&  !2!($ Parrikar also said that four “Conscience vote is the  &  & 6!$ In the presidential poll held on Monday, 287 mark over retaining the seat. The Congress seems to be in Congressmen appeared to have norm of this election, that is out of the total 288 MLAs in the The elections is slated on comfortable situation even after n a setback to the Congress cross-voted, while one vote from why there is no whip. So they he presidential poll outcome, which saw Assembly had exercised their voting rights. Kshitij August 8, 2017. The Congress is the cross-voting of at least eight Iand the United Progressive the NDA ally camp was invali- (Congress legislators) thought TNDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind trounce Thakur of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi did not vote, as expected to repeat Ahmed Patel. MLAs as the party require first Alliance (UPA) camp in Goa, dated due to a technical issue. that he was a better candidate. Congress-led Opposition candidate Meira Kumar he away from the country. Of the total votes polled, Nomination for the Rajya Sabha preference votes of 46 legislators four Congress legislators cross- “I am very happy that NDA’s He (Kovind) came all the way with a handsome margin, threw up nasty sur- two were declared invalid. In the poll, Kovind elections will be filed on July 28. to retain Patel’s seat. In such sce- voted in favour of NDA presi- presidential candidate has been to Goa. He gave Goa impor- prise for the Opposition parties in Maharashtra polled 208 votes, while Kumar secured 77 votes. In case some more MLAs from nario, all eyes are on Leader of dential candidate Ram Nath elected with huge margin. Much tance. No other presidential on Thursday, with Kovind polling at least 10 votes In the 288-member House — BJP has a the Congress change their side, Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela Kovind, with the Chief Minister more than even media expect- candidate had come to Goa to more than the number of votes he was expect- strength of 122 MLAs, while its ally Shiv Sena has which is quite possible, then the who is going to announce his Manohar Parrikar not losing ed. I take this opportunity to speak to MLAs. He treated us ed to secure in the election in the normal course. 62 MLAs. Together, the ruling saffron alliance part- senior Congress leader may future course of action on his out an opportunity to taunt the congratulate him for his success well. Goans are very generous After it became certain that cross-voting had ners have a strength of 184 votes. The Opposition lose. Of the 182 members in 77th birthday on Friday. If he beleaguered Congress. and I am very sure that under his in accepting such gesture,” taken place in the presidential polling held in the Congress and NCP have 42 and 41 MLAs respec- Gujarat Legislative Assembly, decides to shy away from Parrikar, who congratulated guidance India would progress Parrikar said. state, intense speculation with the political cir- tively. Others include PWP (3), BVA (3-0ne MLA ruling BJP is having 122 MLAs, Congress, there are chances that Kovind on being elected as the extremely well. I think one vote Meanwhile, the Congress cles as to the identities of the Opposition MLAs did not vote), MIM (2), SP (1), MNS (1), CPM (1), Congress 57, two NCP and at least 10 MLAs from the party country’s 14th President, said of ours got invalidated because camp appeared perplexed by who might have cross-voted in favour of Kovind. RSP (1), BBM (1) and Independents-7. one elected from JD(U). In the may support him. that, the presidential election of some technical small error, the cross-voting, with leader of was all about voting from the which we knew at that time,” Opposition in the Goa legisla- heart and perhaps the Congress Parrikar said. tive assembly stating that a legislators thought that Kovind Kovind cornered 69.4 per meeting had been called to dis- was really a better choice over his cent of the total votes polled in cuss the issue on Friday. -  2  2    rival Meira Kumar. Goa, netting 500 votes, while “It appears that there was “This is not a whip elec- Kumar polled only 200 votes. cross-voting. This should not tion. In this election, voting has Commenting on the cross have happened. It is wrong. We %  >%  321!%66 to be as per your thinking. voting from the Congress camp, will take precautions in the 0+4.,5;(+30/0+,6:(+65.35 Conscience vote is the norm of Parrikar said that since the pres- future (Rajya Sabha election) n one of the unusual surg- /+(,6.+6.0,4'05;(, this election, that is why there idential election was all about that such a thing does not hap- Ieries, a guitarist strummed on is no whip (issued). So they conscience vote, with no party pen,” Kavlekar told The Pioneer. the operation table as doctors they (Congressmen) thought whip involved, perhaps some Kavlekar also said that one burned his brain to relieve him .3(,0+..4;('.',6-5.+-+ that he was a better candidate,” Congressmen felt that Kovind vote from the Congress camp of dystonia a result of abnormal, Parrikar told reporters here. was a better choice over Kumar. was invalid. involuntary flexion of muscles, 6(6;+(':-3,4+5.,536(,- because of rigorous use. In this first ever Live Brain brain that triggered the abnor- 8-9 cms deep in the brain. We  &&  Circuit Surgery, surgeons care- mal tremors in his muscles. then had coordinates of the    %>  fully burnt parts of his brain to The 32-year-old techie- entry point to the skull and the relieve the young musician of turned-musician strummed the path through which we had to >0-(1(+(.  !   a neurological movement dis- guitar on the operation table reach the target area,” he added. order that cramped fingers on while surgeons “burned” his “We had to have him play        his left hand. brain to correct a neurological the guitar because the problem !2  "  2 In a Press conference in disorder. The seven-hour occurred whenever he tried to 7   3"   Bengaluru on Thursday, the surgery last week relieved the play. Real-time feedback was  ,;   $#L$ doctors from Bhagwan youth of musician’s dystonia, a needed to locate the target  "      2 Mahaveer Jain Hospital and condition that cramped three area,” said Dr Sanjiv CC, a spe- 7 O   " consultant surgeons have fingers on his left hand. cialist in Movement disorder 3"  #  revealed that they have oper- According to Dr Sharan and Parkinson Disease.   "   27  ated a 32-year-old musician to Srinivasan, HoD of Bhagwan Surgeons drilled a 14 mm    .   get rid of Musician’s Dystonia. Mahaveer Jain Hospital, this hole into the skull of the patient  "  ,; The condition is caused by the was a very complicated surgery after which a specialised elec-    $M+2 brain sending incorrect infor- but the strumming of guitar trode was passed into the brain. "     mation to muscles. It results in made it looks like a simple one. Doctors then stimulated it to  "     "#N7 + cramping of body parts; in He said, “A special frame was confirm the target area.      this case, the musician’s left- fixed to the patient’s head with The young guitarist is now  .   + "  O hand fingers were cramped screwed drilled into the skull. An fully recovered and performed    "  / making it impossible for him to MRI scan helped doctors zero in before an the gathered media #$      play the guitar. The surgery was on the problem area”. “In this and others but his fingers played  7  $ / conducted to burn parts of his BC                 (  case, the target area was about on the guitar as quick as ever.   "    "M+2 # #%   ) '/  0 / 123 1425  3     #<;R 3  $      78%7!! party’s involvement in any such ting manner. If they put our %$0).., * case saying efforts were on to men in jail then we also run a lose on the heels of Central politically malign BJP. government with similar pow- ?0  CBureau of Investigation The Thursday’s develop- dates back to February this year In a separate incident for- ers. If they have central forces (CBI) and Enforcement ment also came against the when Juhi Chowdhury a local mer BJP MLA from Basirhat and CBI, we also have our own Directorate (ED) summoning backdrop of CBI getting a leader from Jalpaiguri was and State party spokesperson State agencies.” senior Trinamool Congress court order to search TMC arrested for her alleged con- Samik Bhattacharya was also Meanwhile in a related leaders and Ministers Subroto leader’s premises and recon- nections with child trafficking summoned by the CID in con- development the CBI on Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, struct the Narada pay-off case in which several infants were nection with an alleged cor- Thursday obtained a court Suvendu Adhikari and Saugato along with Mathew Samuel. sold out to foreigners from a ruption in Indira Awas Yojna order to get the Narada case Roy in Narada pay off case, the The BJP leaders have been North Bengal children’s home. Scheme. A local BJP worker reconstructed with the help of Mamata Banerjee Government asked to appear at CID head- Juhi and her other accom- Ranjit Pal was earlier arrested Narada News CEO Mathew tended to declare a ‘war of sum- quarters at Bhavani Bhavan in plices were subsequently arrest- for collecting funds from vil- Samuels who stung top mons’ on the BJP getting the Kolkata on July 27 and 29. ed. When asked as to why the lagers promising them houses Trinamool leaders by alleged- State Police to send counter “Notice under Section 160 senior BJP leaders were sum- in the said scheme. ly offering cash for favour summons to saffron leaders CrPc have been sent to Kailash moned in the case sources in The Thursday’s develop- before publishing it in 2017. Kailash Vijayvargiya, MP Vijayvargiya, Roopa Ganguly CID said the agency wanted to ment came months after Samuels would be taken to Roopa Ganguly and State gen- and two other leaders in a child know the nature of relationship Banerjee issued a “brickbat-for- the premises and offices of the eral secretary Samik Bhatta- trafficking case of Jalpaiguri Juhi enjoyed with these leaders. brickbat” threat to the Centre stated leaders to reenact the charya in two different cases. Kotwali Police Station,” said a “The police had recovered Juhi’s after senior Trinamool leader instance of how he met them, The Crime Investigation CID officer declining com- photographs with Ganguly,” said and MP Sudip Bandopadhyay offered cash and struck deals. Department (CID) on ment on whether the step had an official adding, “some facts was arrested in the Rose Valley The Agency obtained the Thursday sent notices to larger political import and have come up in subsequent chit fund case. She said though order from Bankshall court in Vijayvargiya and Ganguly and whether it was a retaliatory in interrogations and statements of she was for maintain courteous Kolkata along with separate #    7+4+ ,  (        -   ) (  7  +   two other leaders from North nature in view of the summons these leaders are necessary for relationship with other parties directions to search the premis- 9-      Bengal in a child-trafficking issued to senior Trinamool further investigations.” “if the BJP continues to harass es of 13 people including TMC case that originated in leaders in Narada case. State BJP president Dilip our leaders then we will reserve Ministers and MPs shown in   %6 7284 towards them. House would function normal- Jalpaiguri. The child-trafficking case Ghosh vehemently denied his our right to hit back in a befit- the Narada footage. The CM, while replying to ly,’’ said the Leader of Opposition. lleging combative postures the general debate on the annu- BSP leader Lalji Verma Aof Chief Minister Yogi al Budget in the House on said the ruling party is target- Adityanath and the arrogance Wednesday, had lambasted the ing the Opposition Members in ,    +  !     of the ruling party in the Uttar SP and the BSP for rampant the House and the latter were Pradesh Assembly on corruption during their respec- not being allowed to speak. Wednesday, the entire tive regimes in the last 15 years. “Ministers are using unpar- Opposition decided to boycott As per established con- liamentarily words and the        the rest of the Budget Session vention of the Assembly, the ruling party has become arro- of the Assembly on Thursday. Leader of Opposition can ask gant due to the unprecedented   F53!!5 on Wednesday for nine hours The Samajwadi Party (SP), clarification question after the mandate it got in recent denied any links with Calvin The Dhule Police said that suspected to be behind the gory the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) CM’s speech. But Ram Govind Assembly poll. As per the rules s part of the probe into and denied having ever met $    the rival gangsters, armed with murder of Shaikh, has criminal and the Congress met on Chaudhary was not allowed to of business for conduct of the Adrug scandal, the Special him. But the officials countered a revolver and choppers, antecedents. “Members of Thursday morning and decid- speak after the CM’s speech on proceedings of Assembly, there Investigation Team (SIT) of it by showing his photograph  J  barged into the tea stall at Goyar family had issues with ed to boycott the rest of the Wednesday. was no justification for the CM Prohibition and Excise depart- with Calvin taken in 2015 at a around 6.15 am and one of Shaikh for years on end,” a Budget Session of the Assembly. As soon as the House assem- to speak after a reply by the ment on Thursday questioned function of audio launch of his  &  & 6!$ them shot at Shaikh. senior police officer said. As per business of the House bled on Thursday, the Leader of Finance Minister after the noted cinematographer Shyam film “Jyothi Lakshmi”. Subsequently, the gang- The investigations have approved by Business Advisory Opposition Ram Govind debate on Budget. If the CM K Naidu for nearly five-and-a- Significantly, during the n a shocking incident which sters dragged Shaikh out of the revealed that the Goyar family Committee, the Session is like- Chaudhary stood up and said can speak in contravention of half hours. questioning a team of doctors Icame to be captured on a tea stall and mercilessly hit him members had kept a close watch ly to end on July 28. that they were rattled by the arro- rules, then the Leader of He was the second promi- from Osmania General Hospital CCTV camera, a notorious with choppers in the neck and on the movements of Shaikh, The Opposition parties in gance and the intimidating pos- Opposition should also have nent person from the Telugu took Puri’s blood and hair sam- criminal — with several seri- on the face. One of the gang- who was on bail in some of the Legislative Council supporting tures of the ruling party. been allowed to speak after the film industry after noted direc- ple to ascertain whether he was ous offences registered against sters is seen in the CCTV cases registered against him their colleagues of the “It appears from the con- CM,” Verma said. tor Puri Jagannath to be grilled consuming drugs. him — was hacked to death by footage hacking continuously Ahmednagar, Nashik, Dhule, all Assembly too boycotted the duct of the Government that it Congress legislature party about his alleged links with a After coming out of ques- rival gang members in full Shaikh long after he is dead. in Maharashtra, and the neigh- proceedings of the Upper wanted to put the entire leader Ajay Kumar Lalu said drug peddler Calvin. tioning, Puri tweeted reiterat- public view at Dhule in north “We have registered a case bouring the district in Madhya House. Opposition in jail. We have that it was unfortunate that the According to the ing the same stand that Maharashtra. and the investigations are in Pradesh. Assembly Speaker Hriday cooperated with the chair but mike of the LoP was switched sources in P&E 0'4 he doesn’t know Calvin. The CCTV footage of the progress. We have formed six Having laid hands on the Narain Dikshit and the we are not getting the protec- off when he tried to speak after department, Shyam “I will go whenever SIT incident, which took place in teams to trace and arrest the CCTV footage of the inci- Parliamentary Affairs Ministers tion from the Speaker. We are the CM on Wednesday. Naidu, was asked, +,) )9 calls me again. front of a tea stall on Tuesday culprits behind the incident,” dent, the police had taken pre- regretted the decision of the being threatened that the entire “The Opposition was left “Did you get them Anything illegal, not morning, went viral in the Dhule’s Additional SP Vivek cautions against its leak. Opposition parties and urged family of our leader will be sent with no option but to take the directly from Calvin or through only drugs, I have not done and social media on Thursday. Pansare said. However, the footage leaked them to reconsider their deci- to jail,’’ said Chaudhary. harsh decision of boycotting a middleman?” I will not do”, he said in his Rafiuddin Shaikh, alias The investigators have so far and went viral on the social sion. Opposition sources said, “In my 40 years of experi- the House as the Government Sources said that he was video posted on his Twitter Guddya (33), a history sheeter identified seven out of the ten media. they would meet in Lucknow ence as a Member of this is out to strangulate the also questioned about the oth- handle. with 30-odd offences including gangsters involved in the inci- In addition to the ongoing on Thursday evening to decide Assembly, I have never wit- Opposition,’’ said Lalu. ers in Tollywood industry and Even as film personalities murders, attempt to murders, dent. They are, Vilas Goyar, his investigations into the actual their future course of action. nessed this kind of action by a After the statement of the their links with Calvin. While, were being questioned about extortion and rape registered sons Vicky Goyar, Shyam Goyar incident, the Dhule district It was alleged that the Government. It is unprecedent- Congress leader, the entire his replies to questions about the use of narcotics and their against him, was sipping tea at and Vijay Goyar, their accom- Police administration has Leader of Opposition was not ed. The conduct of the Opposition, including 47 of the himself were satisfactory, he was links with the drug peddler, the a local stall after a morning plices Rajendra Devare, Bhima ordered an inquiry into the cir- allowed to speak after the Government has proved that it SP, 19 of the BSP and 7 of the not convincing in his answers Hyderabad Police busted two walk, when ten members of a Devare and Dadu Devare. culation into the CCTV speech of Chief Minister in the wants to muzzle the voice of the Congress walked out of the about others, sources said. drug rackets and arrested 9 cul- rival gang attacked him. The Goyar family, which is footage leak. Assembly by Treasury bench- Opposition. We will boycott the House even as Speaker Hriday Shyam Naidu came to the prits. Nine members of two es on Wednesday. Opposition rest of the Session allowing the Narain Dikshit and Parliamen- office of excise commissioner gangs including two foreigners parties alleged that they felt Government to run the House as tary Affairs minister Suresh with some of his associates and were arrested on charges of sell-  % 2      threatened and intimidated by per its wishes. “The CM has Kumar Khanna tried to persuade a lawyer at around 10.30 am. ing drugs like LSD, MDMA the aggressive stance of the already said that even if the them and appealed to them not Meanwhile, Puri Jagannath and cocaine and seized the nar- Chief Minister and his party Opposition was not there, the to take any decision in haste. who was grilled by the officials cotics.    

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Instead, reporters ence, while the West is declining as a dri- employed by the MSM, are granted gen- interesting story out here and global audi-    "     .   are engaged in ‘look at me’ journalism. ver of global economic growth and sta- erous pay packages and living allowances. ences may want to learn more about the  "25!" "      "  #  The media is perceived more as fake biliser of world peace. They can stay in a luxury apartment, chat continent as well. news now and no longer as the messen- Asia is the future and the West will with the rich and famous, while their (Courtesy: Sputnik International)   "  "+   "        " /  " ""  #  .       .      + )       E" 4.    ""7  . N4""  "./"     N$E"  &06$( (('8 335$8  O      #     .       + ""    "   -   (, >((      "  #$    "     +7  , 3 %  2   "" "    "    ""   .  ,,    ( Sir — This refers to the letter, Sir — This refers to the editorial,  E     # +  ""+ "" (7, ))7 “Nationalist AMU” (July 20) by “Intolerance of ‘tolerants’” (July 19).  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n the capital of the desert State of n Ajmer, seeds of a clean city IRajasthan, a tourist normally spends 2.8 Ihabit have been sown by an days on an average. But by 2019, the State NGO, Jaagrati Foundation, Government envisages a tourist spend- founded by a non-resident India, ing 3.5 days in Jaipur. Hence, it has under- Anil Tripathi, who spent 12 taken the restoration of old heritage build- years in London, only to return ings, with the Rajasthan School of Arts to India and take up the clean- being one such project, façade improve- liness cause modelled on the ment of its nine main bazaars and water lines of urban management conservation project through the old step- plans of Scandinavian countries. wells (bawri). Garbage dumps and over- “The idea is to restore Jaipur’s her- flowing dustbins are giving itage so that it can be cherished by the way to neat sets of semi-under-   city’s people and explored by travellers ground bins in spruced-up 7   "  .   P      -  who visit here for its architectural enclosures with a couple of beauty and rich culture”, said Principal benches adjacent to it. Garbage is no plastic available to them. system in place. We just plugged and in Kurukshetra in Haryana. Secretary, Local Self Government, collection is mechanised with The place became one of the that loophole. We don’t need “Now, we see people even Rajasthan, Manjit Singh. no littering of garbage even cleanest in the city in less than expensive cleanliness cam- having their lunch in the bin “We want to revive the lost beauty during collection. a week and continues to remain paigns. We only need to invest enclosure. It’s so neat and of the Pink City and will do this by .     -     "   “A place near the Brahma so. We haven’t banned plastic or money to provide a system to clean”, Tripathi said excitedly. repairing the damage, removing the clut- Temple, for example, was full of imposed penalty. Instead, we the people”, Tripathi said. Not to miss out, he added, ter and repainting the facade with the The building will have a museum with or the use of original khamira colour on garbage and rubbish once. Cows only provided a system to the His organisation, with the “We keep newspapers at every original colour. We want to preserve the smart galleries and modern facilities”, the walls. We are likely to complete this used to eat polythene, in which people and ensured the system State Government’s assistance, such garbage facility for peo- fabric and character of the walled city”, Kavita Jain, the smart city project conser- by June 2018”, Jain said. garbage was stored and thrown. worked. People themselves want has set up such bins in several ple to relax on the benches Singh added. vation architect, informed. The rejuvenation of bawris is being But they don’t anymore, as there cleanliness but have no working places across Ajmer, Jaipur — and read.” ■ The restoration and adaptive re-use As for the façade restoration, it has done to improve the water table of of the historical Rajasthan School of Arts, been started from the Kishanpole Bazar. Jaipur. “We also want to restore the lost 4  "   .     E   "" .  "   "  ! " ""# the State’s oldest institution promoting art “It’s all done through the same tradition- beauty and functionality of the bawris. It  +   "     "    +  ""  "" " and culture, is in progress. “We will devel- al and original methods as was done ear- will help in rainwater harvesting too”, .      .      " "    # ■ op the forecourt and improve the facade. lier, be it the preparation of lime plaster Singh pointed out.   #%   ) '/  0 / 123 1425 ,:

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In a supplement to its to the new indirect tax regime. the April-June period of the cur- Ambani-led Reliance said. The company had reported a However, the RIL boss said, Asian Development Outlook Front-loading central gov- rent fiscal. The net profit was 28 Industries, today said it plans to The company had said in gross refining margin (GRM) of “Telecom arm Jio has revolu- (ADO) 2017 report, ADB ernment capital expenditure &    +   per cent higher than the same      raise 20,000 crore from a January that it will raise 30,000 $11.5 per barrel in the same peri- tionised the Indian telecom and revised the forecast for devel- should further propel the pick- period of the last financial year.    +  rights offer. crore to expand coverage and od of the previous fiscal. data consumption landscape. oping Asia from 5.7 per cent up in growth going further, it “Strong refining and petro- After plowing a little less increase network capacity. Petrochemicals EBIT margin were This digital services business has earlier. For 2018, it was raised said.   ,  chemicals margin environment than 2 lakh crore into starting Last month, parent at all-time high of 15.8 per cent. been built to address the entire from 5.7 per cent to 5.8 per There was a slowdown in contributed to higher operating       a national fourth-generation Reliance Industries outlined “Exceptional item during the value chain across the digital ser- cent. last fiscal due to demonetisa- profits for the quarter. The com-     mobile network, the fresh plans to raise 25,000 crore quarter was Rs 1,087 crore repre- vices domain with smart appli- For India, it maintained tion and factors like sluggish pany’s net profit in the April-June , ,   round of funding will help Jio through privately placed deben- senting profit from divestment of cations to make life simple, beau- the growth forecasts at 7.4 per private sector investment and quarter of current fiscal at 9,108   +  challenge competitors with its tures, as the energy-to-retail stake in Gulf Africa Petroleum tiful and secure.” cent for 2017-18 and 7.6 per weak bank lending con- crore (30.8 per share) was 28 per ;   free-for-life voice calls and dirt- conglomerate seeks to replace Corporation (GAPCO),” the state- More announcements on Jio cent for fiscal 2018-19. tributed to the slowdown, cent higher than 7,113 crore '$-0 cheap data services. existing high-cost borrowings ment added. are expected at the company’s Forecasts for India are the ADB said. (24.1 a share) in the same peri- - ,   Jio is offering 400 crore and build a warchest for an On debt front, the company’s annual general meeting in same that the multilateral However, there are signs of od of the last financial year,” the non-cumulative optionally con- aggressive expansion strategy in loan book grew to Rs 200,674 Mumbai on Friday. Employee cost lender had projected in its manufacturing activity picking RIL statement said. crore,” it said. vertible preference shares the telecom space. crore as on June 30, as compared increased by 16.3 per cent at yearly outlook report which is up in the current fiscal with June According to the company, RIL, which owns and oper- (OCPS) at 50 each to RIL, The special resolution is to 196,601 crore as on March 31, 2,455 crore while other expen- published in April every year. quarter purchasing managers’ the revenue grew 26.7 per cent to ates the world’s largest refining according to a stock exchange listed on the agenda of the 40th while cash in hand fell to 72,107 diture rose 20.2 per cent to “Consumption is likely to index improving to 51.7 from 90,537 crore primarily on complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat, filing. Annual General Meeting of RIL crore from 77,226 crore. 10,332 crore due to increase in continue to be the main driver 51.2 in the preceding quarter of account of increase in prices and earned a nine-year high margin With this latest infusion, to be held tomorrow. RIL however did not provide power and fuel expenses. Pre-tax of growth. Higher crop sow- last fiscal, the report said. volumes of refining and petro- of $11.9 on turning every barrel RIL’s total investment in Jio will Reliance Jio launched its 4G much detail on its telecom venture profit from refining business was ing, helped by a healthy mon- On prices, ADB said: chemical products, partially off- of crude oil into fuel during the reach over 2.1 lakh crore. service commercially on Jio, which commenced operations up 13.4 per cent at 7,476 crore soon, and an uptick in rural “Inflation in India is now set by lower prices and volumes quarter under review. “The amount subscribed/ September 5, 2016 offering free in September last year and has while petrochemical saw a mas- wage growth will bolster rural expected to average 4 per cent from oil and gas exploration and However, RIL CMD Mukesh paid on each OCPS shall be data and voice services and been the cause of most of RIL’s sive 43.7 per cent jump to 4,031 consumption, while urban in FY2017 (2017-18), well production business. “Revenue Ambani said, “Our industry lead- either redeemed at 50 or con- crossed 50 million subscribers debt and drop in cashpile. crore. Loss in oil and gas explo- consumption will get a boost below the forecast of 5.2 per was also boosted by robust growth ing portfolio of assets in the verted into five equity shares of in just 83 days, and 100 million Jio, it said, has become the ration and production business from pay hikes for central cent in ADO 2017, before ris- in retail business which recorded refining and petrochemicals busi- 10 each at any time at the in 170 days. fastest growing technology com- widened to 373 crore from 312 and state government employ- ing to 4.6 per cent in FY2018 a 73.6 per cent increase to 11,571 ness contributed to considerable pany in the world with more than crore in Q1 of FY17. ees,” the report highlighted (2018-19).” #4#   "   " "%> 4 R,  ,#&O  ,,+---/  .     :.  ;   $Tech investor T V Airbus BizLab here.  23453% $Q321!%66 it expects revenues from that 4353%$J3353J3263 ing hours, saw its shares close 7  & $ The telecom Mohandas Pai on Thursday He said despite difficulties, business to be in the range of !8J3 363/3258D 3 marginally lower at 269 on department will meet opera- said business-to-business star- B2B is now coming forth in a ountry’s third largest IT $1,962-2,001 million in the the BSE. tors and industry associa- tups are coming forth in a “big much bigger way. Cfirm Wipro on Thursday September quarter. 16$5!2 3!213##86D8 6 On client mining, tions on Thursday to brain- way” despite difficulties in run- “..It is because in the B2C beat the Street expectation by For the June quarter, IT 825$1$!%+ 8$2354$ Neemuchwala said the com- storm on the new telecom ning them when compared to the large e-commerce compa- reporting a 1.2 per cent rise in services revenue was at 86 $2J332$2 %$32 pany continued to build policy, according to industry business-to-consumer startups. nies are getting all the money, its consolidated net profit at $1,971.7 million, up 2.1 per $2$21+ !36%35$2 momentum on client mining sources. Quoting a report, he said the smaller companies are not 2,076.7 crore for the Apr-June cent from the year-ago period. in Q1. The meeting is expected there are 20,000 startups in able to get the money and they quarter, even as it announced “We delivered revenues 821184 $2 8 The mometum of Top 10 to be chaired by Telecom India and 90 per cent of them struggle a lot,” Pai said. a mega buyback offer of above the upper-end of the ! 862 accounts growth has acceler- Secretary Aruna are B2C, because they are start- Noting that running a B2B 11,000 crore, joining the guidance range.. Our focus on 4$8 38!$5!%$ ated from 2.9 per cent QoQ in Sundararajan, and service ed by young people barely out is difficult, he said, “It is because growing roaster of IT firms digital, combined with our I2336 4!%! Q4 to 4.4 per cent QoQ in Q1, providers as well as prominent of college. you have to sell to business and returning surplus cash to their investments in client mining, he added. industry bodies have been For them B2C becomes selling to business takes long as shareholders. has resulted in strong growth in Wipro CFO Jatin Dalal invited to place their ideas and easy because they see the chal- companies which are in busi- The Bengaluru-based firm top accounts,” Wipro CEO led by digital and a recovery in bilities are helping us win new said the impact on operating inputs on the upcoming pol- lenges faced by the consumers ness for a long time are slow to had registered a net profit of Abidali Z Neemuchwala told our India business post the businesses,” he said. margins on account of rupee icy, said multiple sources. out of experience and exposure, adapt to new technologies as 2,052 crore in the year-ago reporters. restructuring,” he said. VP Research (IT) at Angel appreciation and salary Earier this month, he said. there is inertia in the system.” period. He also said in Q1, the Neemuchwala said digital Broking, Sarabjit Kour increases was partially offset Telecom Minister Manoj “The balance 10 per cent, “But overall we see this Its total income grew mar- company delivered revenues revenues in Q1 constituted Nangra said, “Wipro, by strong business efficien- Sinha had told PTI that a about 2,600 companies all across trend (for B2B startups), and I ginally to 14,281.4 crore dur- above the upper end of the 22.5 per cent of revenues with announced Q1 FY2018 a cies. National Telecom Policy is the country, would be B2B and think it is cyclical (between B2C ing the first quarter. guidance range, besides rev- a growth of 3.0 per cent good set of numbers.. the “We continue to sustain currently under formula- of them I would expect 1000 and B2B startups) as both are The company’s board also enue grew QoQ .9 per cent in sequentially. quarter was better than robust cash generation,” he tion. companies to be high quality happening side by side,” he announced a share buyback reported currency and 0.9 per Consulting revenues in expected on all fronts, main- added. The policy in the offing, companies.” said. proposal of 11,000 crore cent in reported currency and Q1 constituted 5.7 per cent of ly driven by better than Neemuchwala said the will focus on areas such as Pai was speaking during a Pai also said Bengaluru has entailing 34.3 crore equity 0.3 per cent in constant cur- revenues and grew at 3.7 per expected volume growth dur- company expects to complete Internet for all, next-gener- panel discussion on the topic unique advantage from the shares at 320 apiece. rency. cent sequentially. ing the quarter.” the formalities of the buyback ation technologies (like 5G “B2B startups and their impact growth of B2B startups with the Wipro, which gets bulk of “As indicated in April, there “Wipro’s differentiated Wipro, which announced between mid-October and and Internet of Things), on various sectors”, organiSed by ecosystem that exist in city.  its topline from IT services, said was uptick in ENU and BFSI digital and consulting capa- its financial results after trad- early November. skills development, and security, among others. 

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7  & $ Bharti Airtel on mobile termination charges ment. resulted in a loss of 550 crore the network of the other oper- Thursday rejected Reliance Jio’s (MTC) is a “sinister design” to It said that the Telecom per quarter for Airtel alone,” ators. These charges are claim that incumbents were “continue with its strategy of Regulatory Authority of India the company said. passed on to subscribers by hugely benefitted from call predatory pricing and ulti- (TRAI) mandated MTC of 14 Jio in its presentation respective service providers. connection charges and said it mately throttle all competi- paise, which is less than the cost before TRAI has said that A Jio representative at an suffered losses to the tune of tion”. of producing a call minute, ‘number one’ operator, hint- open house discussion held by 550 crore every quarter due to “The allegations made by “which is currently at 35 paise”. ing at Airtel, has made excess TRAI on Thursday reiterated ‘tsunami of calls’ that originat- Reliance Jio regarding Airtel “...The tsunami of calls of 73,000 crore from inter- that telecom operators have ed from the network of the new earning excess revenue from originating from Reliance Jio’s connection usage charges benefitted to the tune of over entrant. MTC are not only false but network, Airtel loses 21 paise (IUC). 1 lakh crore after the sector The Sunil Bharti Mittal-led laughable,” the New Delhi- for every minute that is car- Telecom operators levy regulator allowed continuation firm said Jio’s demand to end headquartered said in a state- ried on its network. This has IUC on incoming calls from of IUC for mobile calls. 

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Stating that the automation in industry tional) 50 jobs created are different and that and cost-effective manner. PwC IT industry with turnover of $154 billion ‘destroy’ jobs, he said has implications,” he said. “The new jobs Neomegha, the new platform, enables employs about 3.9 million people, NASS- industry growth leads to require higher skills and therefore reskilling organisations to easily migrate to the COM President R Chandrashekhar said if ‘creation of more jobs’. has become very important,” he said. cloud, manage a multi-cloud envi- India remains under $154 billion turnover “So, as long as pace of growth is fast than “Reskilling and upskilling has become ronment and develop cloud-native it would require less number of employees. reduction of employment due to automa- topmost priority for employee retention so applications, a firm release said. “But we do not remain at $154 billion. tion, net employment continues to grow. every employee knows today if they don't “This platform equips enterpris- We continue to grow. We (NASSCOM) That is the situation we are in today, where upskill sooner or later they are going to be es with a comprehensive digital had already shared with you that the indus- pace of growth is still outpacing rate of job redundant,” he said. “It is also critical for transformation framework that will try is expected to grow at 7-8 per cent. And loss,” he said. On the creation of new jobs, companies also to offer opportunities for give them the extra edge required to that growth also leads to more jobs,” he Chandrasekhar said new jobs require high- their employees to be reskilled,” he said.PTI    "! +! .1 +  4     + 5  " 1   + monetise and grow their business in 6  +   "! +("8  +      "  2 "1K$Q L+5   a highly competitive landscape,” said  +    "+ 1 ++% .+2  7          Ashotoosh Chand, Partner, Digital 8  , ( (  ,( ,,,6  ( "   #   + (    "       " "   # Services, PwC India. The initiative  .    +  "+  .  +S$"     provides a catalogue of micro services NEW DELHI: Commerce isterial conference (MC11), the vigorously to support the efforts ments, competition, labour, gov- E2   E     "    " #        that can be leveraged to instantly build Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highest decision making body of to reach finality on PSH and the ernment procurement, environ-       $"#  %   +      "    new applications and run them on has urged the WTO chief to ‘vig- the WTO, in Argentina in agricultural Special Safeguard ment and global value chains.    #2  3 +2    3 ""             the cloud, with an in-built unified orously’ follow the efforts of the December. Mechanism (SSM)’. Further, the A permanent solution to   8   "#$  +8+!      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As per the glob-     4, provisioning of services and opti- ing with WTO Director General food security purposes on which should ‘not’ be at the cost of other al trade norms, a WTO member +,      misation of operations, and a chat Roberto Azevedo at Geneva. there is a ministerial mandate,” long pending issues on the agen- country's food subsidy cap      +,  interface that enables developers She also mentioned the kind of the ministry said in a statement da of the Doha Round. The new should not breach the limit of 10      and administrators to issue com- outcomes India would like to see on Thursday. Sitharaman also issues which are being pushed by per cent, which is based on the +F      mands using the platform. PTI at the upcoming eleventh min- urged Azevedo ‘to follow up developed world include invest- reference price of 1986-88. 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I came away from that   % $# experience with respect for and fascination   ?  +D    ( ,*,      " with the people who had taken part in the real evacuation. I’ve never quite understood why   0      ""     a modern film hadn’t been made about it,  "   "    (  and as a filmmaker, those are the kind of gaps       you’re looking to fill. hen you travel and have off-roader for your family, you  "  7  to select a hotel, most of really don’t have much of a  .#  + Can you talk about how you choose projects? years now and with each film we’ve tried to Wus try to balance the choice. Sure, if you just want an It’s always about finding a story that hooks me, maximize our use of it, and shoot more of the books when it comes to choosing urban people mover you cannot ". E that I have an emotional connection with, and film that way. For Dunkirk, I felt that I need- a room, a balance between luxu- buy anything other than an  "+ which will sustain me through the years of ed to try and immerse the audience and cre- ry and affordability. Of course Innova, but the mu-X is not ) #$ making the film. I’m very single-minded; I’m ate what I call a sort of cinema of experience. money is not an object for some, meant for the urban jungle. It is "  not very good at planning what I’m going to You really take them there. And IMAX is the and, therefore, when it comes to meant for the actual jungle. $E  do next. So I dive in and I concentrate on one best format to do that. Obviously, that poses large Sports Utility Vehicles, if Most vehicles that claim to be film for two or three years. production challenges but I think it’s well money is no object you choose a Sports Utility Vehicle try and  "  # worth it in the finished product. As far as cre- between the Mercedes-Benz GLS sell the rugged life, but when you $    About your editing process, how long was ative influences, we looked at a lot of suspense and Range Rover. Yes, if you are take them onto a surface that is ! your first cut of Dunkirk, compared with the audience in the cockpit of the plane with the films. I really wanted Dunkirk to be driven buying a large SUV, you are not remotely not a road, they pack up ""   finished film? pilot. It was a lot of attention to detail and a primarily through the mechanism of suspense, a poor soul, but the very first and refuse to move. Now, the mu- "  I have a great editor, Lee Smith. We don’t real- lot of careful planning. We shot all those which I think is one of the most cinematic of thing you have to remember X is not outfitted with a fancy ly leave anything on the cutting room floor, sequences on IMAX and overwhelmingly for film forms; it’s pure cinema. So, we looked at about the Isuzu mu-X is that it is permanent all-wheel drive sys-   # in terms of complete scenes. With my film real. We bought a Yak airplane that’s very sim- films from Hitchcock, as well as Clouzot’s a lot cheaper than the competi- tem. If you buy the 4x4 model Insomnia, we did have two deleted scenes on ilar in size and shape to a Spitfire but has two Wages of Fear, which has a very distinct influ- tion, and the competition in this what you get is a good old- the DVD because I liked those scenes but they cockpits. So we could have a real pilot flying, ence on various aspects of Dunkirk. case is the Ford Endeavor and school system that has the choice had to come out of the film, for running time while we had our actor up in the air with a Toyota Fortuner. between two-wheel drive, four- O$  purposes. I now try to make those decisions camera mounted on the wing getting his close- The evacuation or miracle of Dunkirk The first thing you notice wheel High and four-wheel Low. on the page. Making films is difficult, and you’ll ups. We really wanted to tell this aerial story evokes something different in everyone. about the mu-X is that on the Sure, a small plasticky dial does  9 +  do anything to not shoot if you don’t have to. in a way we hadn’t seen before. What does it evoke in you, collectively, and whole it looks a tad… unrefined not have the same macho feel that ,  So, I try and pull things out at the script stage, why did you want to tell the story? is the word I guess I’m looking a gear lever would, but recently    that I don’t think are going to serve the nar- What made you think of Harry Styles dur- For me it’s about communal heroism as for. And here is the thing, I do not during a particularly bad rain-   , rative. ing your casting process? opposed to individual acts of heroism – of what mean that in a very bad way. storm in Delhi I went off the My job is to see the potential in the people we can achieve together rather than individ- Look, this massive SUV has beaten track and onto a very +$  It was an interesting choice to have the three we’re thinking of casting. And whether you’re ually. everything you could want. An muddy, very slippery surface.  +  different stories going on – land, air and sea. talking about somebody who’s never done a electric-operated driver-side seat, And a quick twist of the dial to     = What inspired that and what were you hop- film before, like Fionn or Harry, or somebody A ticking clock is a big part of the sound- a touchscreen infotainment sys- 4H and the mu-X felt planted,   $  ing to gain from those perspectives? very experienced, like Mark Rylance or Ken track. Did you use that sound during pro- tem, three-rows of seats with air- sure a two-and-half ton behe-  ,   What I was hoping to gain was a way of main- Branagh, you have to see the potential for them duction? conditioning vents for all three moth would always feel planted taining a subjective story-telling approach, to do something they’ve never done before. Our set was complicated enough without try- rows, door-sill lights and daytime but this felt solid. Usually, in such     P while building a coherent picture of the larg- You can’t worry too much about previous roles ing to introduce the element of playback. running LED lights. In addition muddy conditions with rivulets of    + ,  er events at Dunkirk. Everything in the film that Mark has done or about Harry’s celebri- But the planning of the relationship between it has a ten-inch drop-down water, most cars would get either   =P is intended to be intense, suspenseful and sub- ty status or whatever. If we do our job right, the music and picture started in pre-produc- DVD screen as a standard feature stuck or move sideways. Not L$>$99% jective. You want to be on the beach with these the audience becomes invested in the world tion. The genesis of the track is a record- to keep the family entertained on this, nope the mu-X was in its ele- guys, seeing events through their point of view. we’ve created and they take it on their own ing I made of one of my watches. I gave that the long family trips that you will ment in the mud. But then you want to construct this bigger pic- terms. recording to our composer, Hans Zimmer, invariably make with the mu-X. Sure, the Ford Endeavor and ! %   ture, which also requires a view from the air, and we started to develop a rhythmic lan- So I mean unrefined in the Toyota Fortuner are also     from a Spitfire pilot, and from the sea, from How did you maintain the balance between guage of how that would work with the sense that the plastics look a bit off extremely capable off-roaders     people coming over to help with the evacua- the story’s epic scope and more intimate and score, fuse it with the picture and create a and the overall stance does not but if you pick up the full- tion. That way, you don’t allow the audience human elements? sense of forward momentum for the entire have the poise of its rivals from fledged four-wheel drive variants      to step out of the movie. I didn’t want to give The idea behind the structure of the story and film. Endeavor and Fortuner. And yes, of those vehicles they cost half as "   the audience knowledge that the characters the way in which we’ve told it is to create what the engine is loud and the gear much as this 24.3 lakh monster,   didn’t have, apart from the interaction of these I refer to as an intimate epic. You’re trying to What was the most physically difficult or changes are lumbering and the car and frankly you can’t argue with        three distinct story threads. stay in a very intimate point of view with each memorable scene to shoot? itself is a bit lumbering. But then the price because you are not     of the story threads, but have them gradual- It’s sometimes a little awkward to talk about again is something so heavy you really missing out on much. A fel- How did you work to make everything seem ly create a cumulative picture about a very, very my own response to the film we’ve all made, can’t really make out acceleration. low motor-noter called the mu- "  as real as possible? large event. but there’s a scene in which Mark’s charac- That said, it brakes very well, X a “Chevrolet Trailblazer in L# In planning the aerial sequences it was very ter and Tom Glynn-Carney’s character although those pesky Uber drivers drag”, and sure it might share +L$     important to me that we try to achieve as much What were your cinematic influences on this exchange looks at a key moment. It was do give it a wide berth. parts with the Chevy, but Chevy   ""   "    in camera as possible. We were able to secure film? Also, this is a game-changer for movie- something I hadn’t even included in the But when you consider that isn’t around anymore but this  #!" + "    real Spitfires, a real bomber, real Heinkels and goers, because of the IMAX experience. Will script. That kind of moment between the you get that refinement you have Isuzu is and if you like it rough, tried to situate the IMAX camera where we’d you continue to shoot with IMAX cameras? two characters is something you dream of to spend a third or more extra the mu-X will whip you into      ""  never tried before. It was all about putting the I’ve been working with IMAX for about ten as a director. and all you actually want is a big shape. E".    . . #$E   +$       "  $     &' )  ( ( "    R E" #M    "  +!1 6!  O n the sylvan vales of Bhutan, and far 3  "   + thread between the two countries and their     +  !2$  !2!%$ Iaway from any contexts, controversies shared cultural narrative. We hope the and correctness, writers, biographers, his-  " +"   + unique sessions will inspire visitors to 7   eality shows nowadays are increas- torians, environmentalists, scholars, pho- study, understand and appreciate Bhutan’s Ring exponentially and new concepts tographers, poets, musicians, artists and     +  " rich culture and traditions, using fashion 6   keep on being added to the genre. The film-makers will engage in dialogue, share as a medium,” adds Kapur. best-known Indian twins, Raghu Ram stories and create memories. This year’s  " "  "   About 40 literary minds from India, ! *  7  and Rajiv Laxman in association with edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary  "     Bhutan and across the world are expect-         Zee TV are bringing India’s Best Judwa, Festival, which is being partnered by the ed to descend at Thimpu. Some of the 8"4" E   a show that tests the bond between Taj Hotels, is all set to be a free-thinkers’ ""     headline names set to appear at the festi-   . / identical twins. paradise where every point of view will be  3 "  val are Markus Zusak, Imtiaz Ali, Dr     Talking about the show Raghu respected. Shashi Tharoor, Amrita Tripathi, Karan shares, “You might have seen singing or Mita Kapur, CEO, Siyahi and one of # !$$ !! Thapar, Francesca Beard, Padma Lakshmi,    dancing talent hunt, but India’s Best the chief organisers of the festival, says, Ashwin Sanghi and Devdutt Pattanaik just    / Judwa is India’s first connection hunt. “Our mantra is ‘untouched beauty, unex- to name a few.   "  Twins are very unique. The connection plored ideas and unstoppable voices.’ The The highlights from the Bhutanese      which the twins have is different from aim of the festival is to consistently create contingent include His Eminence Kyabje other bonds that people share. You will conversations around culture and contem- Khedrup Rinpoche Ugyen Tenzin Thinley   have to watch the show to understand porary issues through a line-up which is Lhendup, Pawo Choyning Dorji, Khenpo # the concept. In the show, we will test the reflective of global audiences. The sessions Sonam Bumdhen, Ashi Sonam L   contestants on their physical, mental and spread over three days will bring alive a ChodenDorji, Phuntsho Namgyel and    emotional connection with each other. ous promotions. The entries came in diverse range of topics through a speaker Palden Tshering. We also have other  " " This a brand new concept in India.” large number from various states of line-up which is representative of global well-known authors attending the festival Karanvir Bohra is the anchor of the India. He explained short listing the con- audiences, in order to set the pace for a cul- such as Prayaag Akbar and Jerry Pinto.     show. Raghu shared, “Recently, Karan testants was a long process as they were tural dialogue like no other. This is a cozy The festival has grown in scope and  "  became the father of twins. Often peo- interviewed telephonically as well as in festival. The idea is to have speakers who range of activities and content. “What is +M   ple say parents launch their kids but in person. Also, the team went to contes- are appropriate for the content the festi- remarkable is that we have managed to # Karan’s case, his daughters have tant’s home to complete the research. val directors choose for a particular edi- strike a balance between both nations 3 "   launched his career.” But one can point out that MTV tion.” being represented with an international The duo, after producing MTV Connected was also a reality show A festival is a hub for creative people presence of speakers. From climate change

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I was fas- turned author at the launch of her book, cinated with Ali Sardar (Jafri), Kaifi +    Jasmine & Jinns. Part memoir, part cook- Sahab (Azmi), Ismat (Chugtai) Apa, book, it recalls Dehlvi’s fond memories of Majrooh (Sultanpuri) who came to our growing up in the famous Shama Kothi at house. It was a very interesting and excit- Sardar Patel Marg, which are interspersed ing time,” she says.  ""  with reminiscing about food identified But not just Shama. The children’s with the Delhi’s Muslim community. magazine too had a huge fan following. A $  $   Giving an example as to how life and food guest labelled Khilona, as the ‘world’s best has changed, Dehlvi laughs and says, “My children’s magazine, which was enough to     . - #5 - E son now wants Chole bhature for breakfast set Dehlvi down the memory lane.’ “My on a Sunday. People from Delhi are eating father founded it when he was 13 years old paneer pasanda, alu zira besides chole. in 1943. He created legendary characters, he pitter patter of raindrops immediately conjures up images of deep fried Alas, what have we come to?” Mian Fauladi and Mian Nastoor. Nobody Tpakodas and tea. And Mister Chai taps into this craving with their spe- The launch, at India International could believe that a young child was editing cial Monsoon menu. The menu at the restaurant is limited to traditional Indian Centre saw a smattering of the extended the magazine but he was young and knew cuisines with special masala chai. Dehlvi’s family and friends as well as some what other young children wanted to read,” Gagandeep Sawhney, executive sous chef, Mister Chai has created the eminent names. Since the book primari- she says. Senior writers were roped in to write Monsoon special menu. He says, “Keema spicy potato pakora and Bhutta are ly talks of food, the event started with a for Khilona. “The deal was that if they want- the two most ordered items on this menu. Bhutta can be served either steamed Dastaangoi session with Fauzia Dastango ed to write for Shama, they had to contribute or roasted with Indian spices, butter and lemon. We took up this theme last and Fazal Rashid who recounted Dastaan to Khilona as well,” she says. year as well and received good reviews.” Ghummi Kebaabi Ki (the tale of Ghummi An entire generation grew up reading Both the regular as well as the monsoon menu at the restaurant are a trib- kebab maker). The eccentricities of an old Khilona. which is now in the process of get- ute to Indian cuisines. “We often experiment with traditional Indian cuisines. Delhi kebab-maker, who insisted on hand- ting digitised. “Mian Nastoor was a playful We have used Kale leaves to create pakoda chat.” ing out his wares as per lumbar (number) jinn and attended the madarsa of maulvi Mister chai serves an amalgamation of dishes from Delhi and Mumbai irrespective of the class of person, elicit- sahab. Mian Nastoor used to do magic which with a twist. It attracts locals, corporates as well as foreigners. The main focus ed much laughter from the audience. It often bewildered maulvi sahab. The person of the staff is to serve street foods in a hygienic manner. Painted, colourful also recalled a bygone era when even the who is digitising it made an interesting obser- chai kettles and a wooden cart enhances the look of the place. Abiding by smallest detail was paid attention to. vation that Harry Potter is inspired by him the chef’s recommendation, we ordered Keema and spicy potato pakoda and The tale over, a panel discussion con- and my father should file for a copyright,” Bhutta with special cutting chai. The dishes were served on sisting of Dehlvi and her two friends, Dehlvi says with a laugh. a wooden cart and a typical steel kettle held the Mayank Austen Soofi, a Delhi-based When asked by a member from the audi- steaming hot chai. The Bhutta was sweet and Indian writer, blogger and photojournal- ence about the reason for Jasmine & Jinns hav- spicy while the Keema and spicy potato pako- ist and Rakshanda Jalil, well-known ing an unusual name, Dehlvi had a lot to say. da was milder in taste. The coriander chutney Indian writer, critic and literary histori- She said that the dominant fragrance of her which was served alongside was fresh and an took to stage. Prodded by them, childhod summers was chameli (jasmine). spicy. Dehlvi, whose family published and edit- “My grandmother loved it. We had jasmine Sawhney has been in the profession for ed the much loved Urdu magazines like planted around the house and plucked the 15 years. He shared, “Since the Keema bread Shama (a magazine related to Urdu cul- flowers a little before evening because we were pakoda was a hit last year, we decid- ture and Hindi film industry), Khilona told that flowers go off to sleep at dusk. We ed to include it this time too. Kulcha, (children’s magazine) and Bano (women’s slept outside on wooden charpoys and some Akuri toast, Pakoda bhaji and magazine) recounted tales not just around jasmine flowers were scattered on all char- Mirchi are the new additions.” food but also the celebrities that they host- poys except those on which unmarried The theme at Mister Chai usu- ed at their house and the stories of jinns N43%386$53 women slept for the jinns could fall in love ally lasts for one month but if that inhabited it. with them,” she says. Dehlvi is fas- it finds favour with the It was while recalling Apa Sayeeda, a 82488532 cinated and the same time scared of patrons, it extend it for family retainer, who practically brought up &'()*+ !25 Jinns so much so that even now she 15 more days. The Dehlvi and her brothers, that the author cannot sleep without leaving a light monsoon menu at choked up. Originally from Baghpat, she 83(!$23 on through the night. 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"TNTA has just received an e-      6"   "    mail from IMGR cancelling the contract    #7 "E   to conduct the ATP event in 2018 & 19.    >        /1  . TNTA will consult its legal counsel and Indian tennis players, who already are      ,;/,9    5 take appropriate action," Joshi said in a struggling to get home tournaments,    #$ .E  release. However, TNTA said it has sent heaved a sigh of relief that country's only     +     "best wishes for the conduct of the ATP ATP World Tour event has not moved out   D"     event in Pune". of the country. 6    "   # 7 "    The season-opening Maharashtra Country's top singles player Yuki     4 " 2  ,;    D   Open will be a $550,000 event, which is Bhambri says keeping the tournament in  " ,,/'+ ,,/*+ =/,,#  $  $44,270 more than the Chennai Open. India was crucial. "    +D  D  ",,/ =+,,/=+,-/,, "     " The hot conditions in Chennai are "How many tournaments we have in  ,9/,,     .# similar to Melbourne and high altitude India? 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Open with compatriot Rohan Bopanna in      " Asked that Pune does not have a direct doubles, said he's happy that India still has  ""       flight to and from Melbourne and top a tournament.     " .  ! "&;  players may prefer direct flights, Iyer said "It's sad that it's not in Chennai any-   "   !1    it will also not be a big factor. more. It is what it is. But I am excited to (  #   &:/  / "  "Mumbai is just two hour's drive from play in Pune as always. India has one tour- "   "      here and there are many flights from nament a year which I consider a home ,'#'<       Europe, Dubai to Pune. Those who want event so I'm happy that it's still in our 1 "   .      4 " to come and play here, will come," he said. 6 CH:=, #  ( 7   )              .  "    country," the Chennai lad said.    # 4,;5   - -   (!!2%!27$25$!&/- /  0 91    (8 !22361 "     . apan blanked India 2-0 Jin a 5-8 placing match of   !2! 3$K6!L the Women's Hockey   23453% $ going to play against humans, and World League Semifinal the boys know that they can make ommonwealth Games here on Thursday. ith less than 100 days to go an impression," Matos informed. Cchampion Parupalli India made a zestful Wfor the first ever FIFA World In an effort to field a strong Kashyap knocked out top seed start to their campaign Cup to be hosted by India — U-17 team, the All India Football Lee Hyun Il of Korea in the against Japan with Monika World Cup — head coach of the Federation (AIFF) has provided the men's singles opening round of getting an early shot on Indian U-17 team Luis Norton de U-17 team an exposure trip of the US Open Grand Prix Gold goal in the opening minute Matos believes that hosts, "India will Europe wherein the Indian Colts badminton tournament here. of the game.   A"        (    P   be looking forward to the challenge faced Serbia, Macedonia and On a comeback trail after But Japan's goalkeeper saw Indian attackers try Falling behind by two presented and make an impression Benfica SL among other clubs and recovering from a shoulder Megumi Kageyama made different channels to break goals, India looked to once the World Cup kicks-off in national teams. The Indian Colts injury, Kashyap dished out a a good save to deny India the Japanese defence but in make amends in the third October." next, would be flying to Mexico to gritty performance to stave the early lead. vain. Akiko Kato of Japan quarter. Soon after, Rani The Portuguese coach said, partake in a tournament featuring off the challenge from World In the following min- showed excellent dribbling setup a counter attack to "The team has progressed a lot and Mexico, Chile, and Colombia in No 15 Lee 21-16, 10-21, 21-19 utes Japan put up a tighter skills to carry the ball into make a swift foray into the with less than 2.5 months to go, the August as part of exposure. The in a match that lasted an hour defence while their attack- the circle and take a shot on striking to take a go at the squad will be giving their best in against USA on October 6th, before squad will also be playing interna- and three minutes. ers broke the Indian goal but Savita was excep- goal but she was slightly off preparation. We are very confident facing Colombia on October 9th tional friendlies against Mali, Fifth seed Sameer Verma, defence to foray into the tional in her effort to save. target. The final 15 min- going into the World Cup." and Ghana on October 11th. Australia, and other countries. who also is making a comeback striking circle. Another big shot on utes saw India create some "However, competition changes Quipping on the group India "We have progressed a lot as a after recovering from a shoul- The aggressive goal for Japan came when strong chances to score. everything, there is added pressure, have been drawn in, Matos stated, team in the last few months. We der problem, made a positive approach resulted in Japan Yuri Nagai cut inside the One such opportuni- and then it depends how the play- "Our possibilities are small but we have produced good football but it start to his campaign by defeat- winning their first PC of circle beating defender ty came when Vandana ers will react. have a winning mentality. We have does not matter when there are no ing Vietnam's Hoang Nam the match in the seventh Gurjit Kaur but Savita assisted Rani who got a "The next coming months will the winning spirit in us and will give points for your performances. Nguyen 21-5, 21-10 in anoth- 21-16. minute which was suc- came up with yet another good deflection, though it be tough because the players will our cent percent even if we have less However, we showed in Europe that er men's singles match. Ruthvika also put up a cessfully converted by noteworthy save. was saved by goalkeeper, have to concentrate hard, but as a chance of winning the match" Indian players are at par with Second seed H S Prannoy, gallant fight before losing 14- Kana Nomura. Japan's second goal Renuka Yadav took the team we cannot be more confident "After the draw, our players European players. who was in rampaging form at 21, 27-25, 16-21 to Japan's Japan won two more however came through rebound to push it back going into the first game, because (Sanjeev Stalin and Dheeraj Singh) "Indian players can play like Indonesia Super Series Aya Ohori and Reshma's fight penalty corners in the 8th another PC in the 29th into the post to score. I believe we can make an impres- told me that coach we can win Portuguese players with holding the Premier, also reached the sec- too ended with a heart-break- and the 10th minute but minute. It was Naho Unfortunately for India sion", Matos added. against them. My goal is to show the ball, keeping the ball and playing ond round after beating ing 21-12, 16-21, 15-21 loss India's Monika and Savita Ichitani who converted the though, a successful video India has been drawn into world that the Indian team can play with the ball. And India has the Austria's Luka Wraber 21-12, against Sofie Holmboe Dahl of came up with good saves, shot after they came up referral by Japan for back Group A along with United States at par with the best of the world" potential to qualify for the FIFA 21-16, while Harsheel Dani Denmark in the opening respectively. with a brilliant variation to stick disallowed India's of America (USA), Colombia and "We are not going to play World Cup in the next coming brushed aside Mexico's Arturo round. The second quarter trick the Indian defenders. goal. Ghana. The hosts will clash swords against extra-terrestrials, we are years,” the Portuguese added. Hernandez 21-13, 21-9 in In men's doubles, Manu another match. Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy World No 59 Kashyap will defeated Canada's Jason face Hungary's Gergely Krausz, Anthony Ho-Shue and Nyl former National champion Yakura 21-15, 21-19, while   /CB HC + Q$      R Sameer will take on Crotia's Francis Alwin and Tarun Kona Zvonimir Durkinjak, Prannoy beat local combo of Yan Tuck   58 ! On being asked if will meet Ireland's Joshua Chan and Brian Chi Cheng 21-   58 ! Qatar's superlative Magee and Dani will square off 3, 21-10. ead coach Stephen Constantine said lack of performance in the against Vietnam's Tien Minh Women's doubles pair of ndia lost 0-2 to Syria in their opening Hexperience cost India's U-23 team their AFC U23 Nguyen. Meghana Jakkampudi and Imatch of the AFC U-23 Championship match against Syria and hoped his boys will take Championship 2016 In women's singles, Poorvisha S Ram defeated Qualifiers at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, the team effort forward in the next game against would impose a men- Rituparna Das defeated Japan's Rira Kawashima and here. Both the teams played cautiously as the Qatar at the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers tal block to his boys, Canada's Rachel Honderich Saori Ozaki 21-16, 14-21, 21- opening half failed to produce any goals late here on Friday. "The boys played their heart out Constantine pointed 21-16, 21-18 and Sri Krishna 14, while Manu and Maneesha Wednesday night. but eventually, the lack of experience cost us the out that "it's not the Priya Kudaravalli beat USA's beat Canadian combo of Nyl India pressed hard in their effort to unset- match," he said. same team anymore." Maya Chen 21-13, 21-16. Yakura and Brittney Tam 21- tle the physically superior Syrians. The first "Some of the boys might have had a good game "A lot of players However, it was curtains 13, 21-15 in mixed doubles chance of the day fell to striker Daniel but I believe this is a team game where everyone from that batch might have graduated to the senior for Lakhanee Sarang, Abhishek competition. Lalhlimpuia but the ex-AIFF Academy cadet needs to perform and they've had a great team team. Their main advantage is that they're having Yelegar, Sai Uttejitha Rao Third seed Pranaav Jerry could not make the most of the opportuni- )      + / CB  effort tonight. We'll take it forward to the next the same coach throughout," he said. Chukka, Reshma Karthik and Chopra and N Sikki Reddy lost ty. game." "Playing a late evening match, that too at their Ruthvika Shivani Gadde. 21-19, 19-21, 17-21 to English The high point for India came in the 37th attempt to keep the ball out of the net but to India lost 0-2 to Syria in their opening match home is really going to be advantageous for them," Lakhanee lost 16-21, 13-21 pair of Ben Lane and Jessica minute when a string of passes found the tire- no avail. at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium and they will he added. to Kenta Nishimoto of Japan, Pugh in mixed doubles. less but his prompt right- Soon, Nikhil Poojary powered another have little time to recover as clash with hosts Qatar. Meanwhile, a decent number of supporters, Abhishek suffered a narrow 17- Women's doubles pair of footer rebounded off the post for a corner. cross from the right flank but Hitesh mist- Qatar outplayed Turkmenistan 2-0 in their first clad in the Tricolour, were present in the stands 21, 21-16, 13-21 loss to third Kuhoo Garg and Ningshi Block Syria went ahead in the 64th minute imed his leap to find the elusive equaliser. match and Constantine applauded the hosts say- to cheer for the youngsters. "When you're playing seed Brice Leverdez of France Hazarika lost 12-21, 10-21 to through striker Rabie Srour who lobbed the Syria sealed the fate of the match in the ing they are "very quick". at this stage, you want the stadium to be full. It and Netherlands' Gayle Russia pair of Anastasia ball over Indian goalkeeper who 88th minute when Fares Arnaout doubled "They look very quick at times. They have an keeps the adrenaline flowing amongst the players. Mahulette ended Sai Uttejitha Chervyakova and Olga was caught out of position. Central defend- their lead. India U-23 boys will next play utmost quality I must say. It'll be a big challenge Personally, I hope a good number of Indians will Rao's campaign 23-25, 21-13, Morozova.. er Salam Ranjan Singh made a valiant hosts and group favourites Qatar on Friday. for us against them," he said. turn out in our support tomorrow."