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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Don’t waste your time Will be happy when SONIA GANDHI Former Congress chief Rahul RAHUL : Gandhi on Wednesday ac- convicts are hanged, discharged cused the Prime Minister Na- hearing Amit Shah’s rendra Modi and Delhi Chief Nirbhaya’s mother from Sir Minister Arvind Kejriwal of ‘rubbish’ speaking lies and asked the people to don’t waste their their speeches are full of crore after the farmers met Ganga Ram time in listening to Union lies.”Taunting at Home us.“And within 10 to 15 days Home Minister Amit Shah as Minister, Gandhi said: “Do (then Prime Minister) Man- Hospital he does not talk any sense. not listen to Amit Shah. His mohan Singh signed the Addressing his third rally speeches are full of rubbish.” document.” in election-bound Delhi in tics for last 15 years. And Seeking to back his claims He also said that the gar- Kondli assembly constitu- listen to all my speeches. of not uttering a lie, he said: bage pile around the Kalyan- ency for party candidate Did you find a single lie in “During the Congress rule, I puri area will also be removed Amrish Gautam, Gandhi my speech.”“Similarly lis- said to waive off the farmers once the Congress government said, “I have been in poli- ten to Modi and Kejriwal, loan to the tune of Rs 72,000 comes to power in Delhi.

New Delhi, Feb 5 by the convicts”.“They Maharashtra Chief Minister cracks the whip (IANS) Nirbhaya’s have seven days to avail mother on Wednesday of the legal remedies. welcomed the verdict If they don’t, a death as 2 women set ablaze in 36 hrs of the Delhi High Court warrant will be issued New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Con- Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Ma- abad) in these incidents have their duties, will be dealt with which gave the rapists a against them,” Advocate gress interim President Sonia harashtra Chief Minister Ud- been arrested by the respec- very strictly,” he warned. week’s time to exercise Seema Kushwaha said. Gandhi, who was admitted to dhav Thackeray on Wednesday tive district police. The CM directed the Po- their legal remedies and Earlier on Wednesday, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Sun- cracked the whip on the admin- As the issue fi gured in the lice and Home Departments hoped that a fi nal death Justice Suresh Kumar day following stomach infection istration after two incidents of Lok Sabha again on Wednes- to ensure that in such cases warrant is issued against Kait dismissed the Cen- was discharged from the hospi- women being set ablaze within day, Thackeray took serious of atrocities against women them soon. tral government’s peti- tal on Wednesday after her con- 36 hours at Wardha and Au- cognizance of the incidents and or children, the FIRs must be “I am satisfied with to- tion challenging the trial dition became stable, hospital rangabad rocked the state. ordered the Police and Home registered immediately, inves- day’s order but I will be court order which had authorities said. While a 24-year old college Departments to ensure the ac- tigations taken up, all evidence happy only when they stayed the death war- In a health bulletin, Dr D.S. lecturer was set ablaze by a cused get the most stringent should be scrupulously collect- are hanged,” Asha Devi rants in the Nirbhaya Rana said: “Sonia Gandhi has re- spurned suitor in Wardha’s her home by a beer bar owner punishment in the shortest ed, a strong charge sheet must told IANS.The coun- gang rape and murder covered from stomach infection Hinganghat town on Mon- in Aurangabad’s Andhari vil- possible time.“The security of be fi led and the cases must be sel, appearing for Devi, case, observing that “the and has been discharged today day morning, late on Tuesday lage.Both the accused - Vikesh women and children is our pri- vigorously pursued for faster said that the court has convicts have frustrated morning.”Gandhi was admit- night, a 50-year old woman alias Vicki Nagrale, (Wardha) ority. Any employees or offi cers justice in the courts. “imposed a ban on the the process of law”. ted in the hospital on Sunday was assaulted and set ablaze in and Santosh Mohite (Aurang- found negligent or lethargic in ...... Continue on Page 4 delay tactics adopted .....Continue on Page 2 evening after she complained of “uneasiness”. She was diagnosed to be suf- Kejriwal invites Amit Shah for debate ahead of polls fering from stomach infection. Following Gandhi’s admission New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) I am ready for a debate. that the vote to BJP will be number of questions, say- questions and the BJP to defeat me? People are in the hospital, the rally which After the BJP could not They have not named any- wasted.”Kejriwal listed a ing people are asking these should answer them.“You asking how this son of Delhi was supposed to be addressed name its chief minister can- one, this means they don’t (BJP) are saying people is a terrorist. by her in the Shastri Park ahead didate despite Arvind Ke- have anyone to be the CM should vote for you for Ram Why there is garbage ev- of the February 8 Assembly elec- jriwal’s deadline, the Aam face. I invite Amit Shah for Mandir, but they have al- erywhere in Delhi? Why tion was called off. Aadmi Party chief Arvind the debate. ready elected you in the Lok MCD schools and hospitals Kejriwal, on Wednesday, I am ready for a debate Sabha for it.” are in bad condition?” invited Home Minister Amit anywhere on anything with “You have to tell the peo- He also said that if the BJP Rahul slams PM Shah for a debate. him,” Kejriwal told the me- ple why they should vote cannot name a candidate, it Kejriwal on Tuesday had dia.He said in a democracy, for the BJP. People want to should at least say who will on economy said that the BJP should people have the power to know why you are not able be the likely CM face. name its chief minister face elect the CM. to open the Shaheen Bagh “In democracy, debate is so that he can have a debate “People are not voting road.Why you are troubling very important. Also, don’t with the candidate ahead of for the candidates but to the common man of the say that your worker will February 8 polls.“Yesterday make Kejriwal the chief area? People are asking why have a debate with me. That I had said that BJP should minister. But BJP has not you have invited so many will mean you are running name its CM candidate and named anyone, this means politicians and parties just from the fight.”

from women. Justice Chan- Change in mindset needed for women drachud said that the time Capital row: Centre dashes New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) For- in Army command posts: SC has come when the Centre mer Congress President Rahul could implement induction Chandrababu's hopes of Gandhi has slammed Prime New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) gender-based discrimina- of women in the Army and Minister Narendra Modi on The Supreme Court on tion for promotion, ap- give them command posts. intervention the economy and said that Wednesday said if there pointments, etc. He also The court also observed Modi will not take any blame is a will and a change in emphasised that all pro- there are two things that Amaravati, Feb 5 (IANS) For- on the fate of economy so he mindset on the part of the visions and rules apply are required to remove any mer Andhra Pradesh Chief Min- should "sack the Finance Min- government, then women equally to both men and form of gender discrimina- ister N. Chandrababu Naidu's ister" instead. offi cers could be allocated women, and any proposi- tion -- “administrative will hopes of the Centre's interven- Rahul Gandhi tweeted command posts in the In- tion of gender discrimina- and change in mindset.” tion to prevent shifting of the "Dear PM, The economy has dian Army.A bench headed tion is misplaced. The Centre has informed state capital from Amaravati were imploded & you must be by Justice D.Y. Chandra- the Army.Senior advocate Solicitor General Tushar the apex court that “moth- dashed with the BJP-led govern- racking your brains on how chud and comprising Jus- R. Balasubramaniam, rep- Mehta told the court that erhood, child care, psy- ment making it clear that it is the to avoid the blame. Use the tice Ajay Rastogi made this resenting the Ministry of women are better than chological limitations” are prerogative of the state to decide useless Budget presented by observation while hearing Defence, said there are no men, and clarifi ed that he vital factors, which have a on its capital. clueless Nirmala Ji. Sack her & a petition for permanent rules in the appointments, did not contend that men bearing on employment of The Leader of the Opposition dump the entire blame on her. commission for women in which contribute towards cannot take commands women offi cers in the Army. and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Problem solved." President was hoping that the ernment's move.Jayadev also Congress has been raising the Centre will put a brake to Jagan wanted to know whether the issue of economy in many ways Recruitment drive on for 3.10 lakh government vacancies Mohan Reddy government's Centre would advise the state after the Budget presentation. New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) posts, 31.18 lakh staff is al- move to develop three state not to resort to such decisions Rahul Gandhi has asked the gov- A huge recruitment drive is ready working. The vacant capitals. which not only vitiate the in- ernment how it will provide jobs underway as various recruit- posts stand at 6.83 lakh as "It is for each state to decide its vestment climate but will also to the youth. It alleged that to di- ing agencies like the SSC, of March 1, 2018.During the capital within its territory," Min- be a great loss to thousands of vert attention from the real issues Railway Recruitment Board, 2019-20 fi scal, the Union ister of State for Home Affairs Ni- farmers who have given their government is using diversionary Postal Service Board and Public Service Commission, tyanand Rai said during question land for construction of new tactics.Accusing the government Ministry of Defence are in informed the Lok Sabha on of the Pay Research Unit of the Staff Selection Commis- hour in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. capital Amaravati.The minister of being in a denial mode amid the process of fi lling a total Wednesday.As per the writ- the Department of Expen- sion and the Railway Re- He was replying to a ques- merely said the state govern- the economy facing grave chal- of 3,10,832 vacancies, in- ten reply by Union Minister diture says that as against a cruitment Board have made tion by TDP MP Galla Jaydev, ment, through its order dated lenges, former Finance Minister cluding 27,652 civilian posts of State Jitendra Singh to a sanctioned strength of 38.02 recommendations for re- who wanted to know the Cen- April 23, 2015, had notifi ed Ama- P. Chidambaram had said. in defence, the government question, the annual report lakh central government cruitments to 1.34 lakh posts. tre's reaction to the state gov- ravati as the capital city. Indian Horizon 2 City Thursday, February 6, 2020 Will be happy when convicts are AAP to again pursue half its hanged, Nirbhaya's mother manifesto promises with Centre New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) the legal remedies. If they within one week from trial court was challenged After having a rough tenure Nirbhaya's mother on don't, a death warrant will today (Wednesday) after by the Centre the next day. with the BJP at the Cen- Wednesday welcomed the be issued against them," which the court expects Mukesh and Vinay tre, the AAP again aims to verdict of the Delhi High Advocate Seema Kushwa- the authorities to act," the have exhausted their le- reach out to the saffron Court which gave the rap- ha said. court directed. gal remedies. However, party as close to half of its ists a week's time to exer- Earlier on Wednesday, The hanging of Vinay, a decision on Akshay's manifesto promises can- cise their legal remedies Justice Suresh Kumar Pawan, Akshay and Muke- mercy plea is pending not be fulfilled without the and hoped that a final Kait dismissed the Cen- sh, originally scheduled before the President. Centre's support. From the death warrant is issued tral government's petition for 7 a.m. January 22, was Pawan has yet not availed total 28 point manifesto re- against them soon. "I am challenging the trial court postponed to February 1 of of the remedy of cura- leased on Tuesday, 12 an- satisfied with today's or- order which had stayed at 6 a.m. but was deferred tive and mercy petition, nouncements will need the der but I will be happy only the death warrants in the again on January 31 after which will be last judicial cooperation and coordina- when they are hanged," Nirbhaya gang rape and Mukesh filed an applica- and constitutional resort tion from the Centre to be Asha Devi told IANS. murder case, observing tion before a Delhi court for him. The 23-year- implemented fully. The counsel, appear- that "the convicts have contending that other old victim, later named In nine of its announce- ing for Devi, said that the frustrated the process of convicts are yet to avail Nirbhaya, was brutally ments, the AAP said it will jected by the Lt. Governor. keeping in mind the idea of the city government. The court has "imposed a ban law". of the legal remedies and gang-raped and tortured put "pressure" on the Cen- "AAP resolves to continue a progressive capital. manifesto also talks about on the delay tactics adopt- "I direct the convicts cannot be hanged sepa- and succumbed to her in- tre or "pursue" it. its struggle to get the Delhi "We cannot do it alone, protection from sealing. ed by the convicts". "They to file any application re- rately. juries a few days later in While the manifesto does Jan Lokpal Bill passed by we need participation and "We will continue to take have seven days to avail of garding their remedies The stay imposed by the 2013. not spell it out, another the Central government... support from the people, all legal and administrative three of its promises will re- We will pursue with the from the Centre, and all the measures to put pressure quire the Centre's coopera- Centre to bring in a strong agencies in creating a Delhi on the Central government, tion for completion. Delhi Swaraj Bill that will of our dreams." However, DDA, and MCD to not al- SADD pledges project-based support, refuses While the Jan Lokpal formalise the roles and re- in the last five years, the low sealing of industries or Bill, Swaraj Bill and the de- sponsibilities of Mohalla clash between the Centre shops and ensure that the mand for a full statehood Sabhas and ensure ad- and the AAP government sealed shops are opened." to back candidates allying with the Badals have made it back to the equate funds and functions was known to all and have The AAP said along with manifesto, the party have in the hands of the commu- even brought the admin- reviving the Yamuna river, New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) stituencies. "The party by Vishal Dadlani has cre- believes in direct commu- also said that it will devel- nity," the manifesto said. istration to deadlock after it will work together with Along with the traditional has formed 15 teams with ated a lot of buzz in the nication. The volunteers op Yamuna riverside with The demand for full Kejriwal along with his the Central government to mode of election cam- 10 members each, to per- city. From social media to are talking to everyone Centre's help and will put statehood for Delhi will also three Cabinet Ministers develop a beautiful river- paign, the ruling Aam form these street plays. the ground, the flashmob and asking if they are will- "pressure" on the govern- need Centre's help as it will went for a sit-in at the Raj side along its banks. "This Aadmi Party is also trying These performances are teams are getting a huge ing to vote for the work ment to stop sealing drives require a Constitutional Niwas for the LG's approval will play a big role in main- "buzz campaign" to seek at hotspots such as Metro response from the audi- done by AAP. Lakhs of in the city. While the Jan amendment. AAP national on a file for 10 days. The taining the Yamuna Eco- votes for the February 8 stations, markets and the ences, across all the 70 caps are being distributed Lokpal Bill, passed by the convenor Arvind Kejriwal, situation improved after System and in creating a Assembly elections in Del- 'bastis' in every constitu- assembly constituencies," across Delhi as part of this Delhi Assembly in 2015 is while releasing the mani- the July 4, 2018 verdict of new tourist destination for hi. The 'Buzz campaign' ency. The party volun- the AAP leader added. campaign. Team of 50 still pending with the Cen- festo on Tuedsay, had said the Supreme Court which Delhi." The AAP has said has four major compo- teers tell voters as to how Along with these, AAP is volunteers in each assem- tre, the Swaraj Bill was re- that it has been created restored the powers with that it will pursue. nents -- Nukkad Natak the AAP government has holding 'Play For Change' bly constituency are dis- (street play), flash mob, worked to improve edu- live music and jam ses- tributing 1 lakh caps every live music and distribu- cation, health and other sions across the city. day," the leader said. Shaheen Bagh infant death: tion of caps. AAP volun- sectors, the leader said. "Volunteers and musi- The main focus of this teers, many of whom who The street plays focus cians are performing in campaign is to increase have come from across on AAP's work and tell this event. These perfor- personal communication Bravery award winner writes to CJI the globe, are involved in voters that no other is- mances are also attract- and to break the cliche of organising these events. sue matters as much, the ing a lot of participation a political campaign, as New Delhi/Mumbai, Zen, who received the opposed to the Shaheen letter, has pointed out "The basic objective of leader added. from the people. The mu- the traditional forms of Feb 5 (IANS) The case Indian Council for Child Bagh protests and has that little Jahaan's Right this campaign is to reach AAP has formed 50 sicians are playing songs campaigning has limita- of the death of a four- Welfare (ICCW) bravery only sought to highlight to Life under Article 21 of out to more and more teams of 10 volunteers in different languages tions. "AAP volunteers month-old infant in Del- award for 2019, has writ- the pain of children and the Constitution was vio- people with the visions each, who are perform- and also the campaign are also performing every hi's Shaheen Bagh has ten a five-page letter to infants which amounts lated as he accompanied of AAP chief Arvind Kejri- ing flash mob on the song song of the AAP 'Lage day at Cannaught Place. been termed as a viola- the CJI stating the inci- to 'torture and cruelty' his mother daily for the wal," said a party leader. 'Lage Raho Kejriwal' in all Raho Kejriwal'." The party has formed tion of the "Right to Life" dent has shaken her as a especially as they can't protests and after return- The AAP volunteers have the major hotspots of Del- Also, a team of 50 vol- a 15-member team to under the Constitution citizen. "Right to Life un- express their anguish". ing home at 1 a.m. on performed more than hi. "This campaign has re- unteers in each assembly monitor this campaign by twelve-year-old Zen der Article 21, was violat- "The writ or direction January 30, passed away 1,000 Nukkad Nataks cieved a lot of momentum are distributing 1 lakh from the war room of the Gunratan Sadavarte, who ed of the four-month-old may issue to the authori- in his sleep. across 70 assembly con- and the song composed caps every day. "The AAP party," the leader said. was recently awarded the child, who accompanied ties to stop children and While Jahan's mother National Bravery Award his mother every day to infants from involving in has said that he may by President Ram Nath the Shaheen Bagh dem- the demonstration and have succumbed to the Kovind. onstration," said Zen agitation which amount winter chill of the na- Zen, a resident of speaking to IANS. The to torture and cruelty," tional capital, Zen said Himachal aims to increase Mumbai and student of mother has reportedly said Zen in the letter, many of the participants Class VII of Don Bosco cited severe cold and which can also be con- (in Shaheen Bagh) bring International School, cough as a probable rea- sidered as a petition. their children and in- Matunga, has written to son leading to the demise She emphasised that fants to the long hours of the Chief Justice of India of her baby. new born babies need protest which is violative forest cover by 30% by 2030 S.A. Bobde to issue di- Zen has sought inves- extra care and the pro- of their juvenile rights rections to stop children tigation from the au- testers are ignoring the and natural justice. She Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) The and infants from partici- thorities into the mat- unfavourable conditions also sought to blame the Himachal Pradesh govern- pating in the demonstra- ter in which the parents in which the children are parents - Arif Moham- ment is aiming to increase its tion. Shaheen Bagh has claimed that the death put, which violates child med and Nazia, the Delhi forest area by 30 per cent by been the epicentre of the certificate did not men- rights and natural justice. Police and the organisers 2030 and to achieve this goal anti-Citizenship Amend- tion the reason of death, "New born babies of the Shaheen Bagh pro- initiatives have been taken ment Act protests. the media reports said. need a lot of attention tests - for alleged negli- up, an official said on Tues- Moved by the death of "The police failed to and care as they can- gence which resulted in day. Plantation campaigns the four-month-old, Ja- stop children from par- not express their pain, Jahaan's death. are being carried out by the haan Mohammed who ticipating in such gath- thereafter ignoring the She urged the CJI to di- state Forest Department was brought by his par- ering/agitation, which is conditions unfavourable rect the police and other in identified places. Last ents to the Shaheen Bagh harmful for their health," to the children; they are authorities concerned to year by involving 1,18,932 protests, Zen has urged said Zen on police in- brought to the protest conduct full-fledged in- people, 26,47,146 saplings the CJI to direct the Delhi action. However, her place, which is violative vestigation into the death were planted, a government Police to conduct a prop- parents Gunratan and of their child rights and of the baby. "It is very spokesperson told IANS. er investigation into the Jaishree Sadavarte made natural justice," said Zen surprising that the death This campaign was run cause of his death. it clear that "Zen is not in the letter. Zen, in her certificate. for five days and it was for the first time record saplings were planted under a cam- paign. As a result of public from 3,110 sq km to 3,112.71 protection, biodiversity and velopment Bank (KFW). To campaigns, the Forest De- sq km. In order to connect organism conservation and make every section aware partment has succeeded in the forest enhancement with improvement in livelihood. about the rights of girl child increasing the green cover. livelihood, the Himachal Through this project, lo- and to bring the idea of link- Quoting a Forest Survey Pradesh Forest Eco System cal rural forest develop- ing them to environment of India report for 2019, the Management and Livelihood ment committees will be and to society, the state has green forest cover area which Improvement project of Rs empowered to visit various launched the 'Ek Buta Beti Ke was 15,100 sq km in the 800 crore funded by JICA has states and various training Naam' scheme. Under this 2017 has now increased to been started in six districts programmes will be organ- scheme, after September 20, 15,433.52 sq km in 2019. -- Kullu, Mandi, Lahaul-Spiti, ised to make them aware of 2019, the Forest Department An increase has also been Bilaspur, Shimla and Kin- about the ongoing schemes is providing five saplings, tri- reported in very dense, mod- naur. The main aim of this in other states. In addition, guards, child's name plate, erate dense and open forest project is to improve eco- the Himachal Pradesh Forest 20 kg of earthworm fertilizer areas, he said. The moder- system services in the forest Ecosystem Climate Proof- and technical information ately dense forest area, which area for sustainable socio- ing Project of Rs 310 crore to each daughter's family. was 6,705 sq km 2017, has in- economic development. is being implemented in About 11,50,000 saplings are creased to 7,125.93 sq km in Under the project, 460 the districts of Kangra and projected to be planted in the 2019. Likewise, between 2017 committees will be consti- Chamba in collaboration next five years and for which and 2019, the dense forest tuted for promoting activities with the German govern- Rs 28.75 crore will be spent. area of the state has increased like forest and environmental ment and the German De- Indian Horizon Thursday, February 6, 2020 State 3 India won't develop by dividing Parvesh Verma sits on dharna, Hindus, Muslims: Kejriwal calls Kejriwal terrorist again New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) BJP firing at Shaheen Bagh area in New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Delhi 21st century country. The coun- MP Parvesh Verma, on Wednes- Delhi, Verma said, "he is Aam Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal try will not become developed by day, accused Delhi Chief Minis- Aadmi Party worker who joined on Wednesday said he wishes dividing Hindus and Muslims." ter Arvind Kejriwal of trying to the party in the presence of AAP to build a "21st century India" Kejriwal also welcomed the Cen- incite riots in Delhi. Sitting on leader Sanjay Singh in the party which will not happen if Hindus tre's approval to a proposal for dharna at Gandhi Smarak in Par- office two months ago. People and Muslims are divided. "Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Tirtha liament, Verma held a placard have informed me that he was Speaking to the media, he said Kshetra" trust to take care of that read "Atank ka Dusra Nam constantly in touch with him the country has to compete with the construction of Ram temple Kejriwal (Kejriwal: Synonym of since then. He also went in their the world to be a 21st century in Ayodhya and other related Terror). Verma said that Kejriwal It is very shameful. They have campaigns." Verma also added, nation. "We have to build 21st issues. He congratulated the was provoking people to pick up stooped to the lowest level in "We are contesting elections century India. We have to com- country for it. "Some people are guns and incite riots in Delhi. "I politics. I am urging people to on development while they are pete with the world. I believe questioning the timing of the am calling Kejriwal a terrorist vote for development. But AAP doing that by firing at Shaheen India is world's best nation. In- announcement. But there is no because he is giving guns to the wants riots in Delhi. They want Bagh. They wanted someone to dia has everything. We have all time for good announcements. people of Delhi. He is making to get all Muslim votes." Verma die there so that they could take the resources, mountains, rivers, Kejriwal. But, he said, the "sys- versity, hospitals, research, sci- You can announce it anytime. AAP workers shoot by alluring told reporters here. Talking political mileage out of the riot types of crops, forest, minerals. I tem is wrong". "We cannot make ence and technology. We need There is no issue with good an- them and giving them money. about Kapil Gujjar, accused of which could have occurred." believe that India has most intel- the country of 21st century until to have highways, trains, enter nouncements," said the Chief ligent people in the world," said we have schools, colleges, uni- into the space to make India a Minister. Cabinet approves amendments Students surprise teacher Elderly living alone to get basic care at to IIIT laws, appointments with new pair of shoes home: Minister New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Union stitutes of Information Technology in formation technology. Introduction Cabinet on Wednesday approved public private partnership mode as of the Indian Institutes of Informa- New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Elderly people introduction of the Indian Institutes 'Institutions of National Importance' tion Technology Laws (Amendment) A heartwarming video of living alone in their homes would soon be of Information Technology Laws with powers to award degrees. Bill, 2020; for amending the principal a group of students who getting basic care with the Centre work- (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It also gave This will entitle them to use the no- Acts of 2014 and 2017 to grant statu- gifted their teacher a new ing on a scheme for providing such facil- ex-post facto approval for creation of menclature of Bachelor of Technol- tory status to five Indian Institutes pair of shoes after his ity. In oral reply to a question from Rajya 21 posts of Directors and Registrars, ogy (B.Tech) or Master of Technology of Information Technology in Public were stolen advanced the Sabha member Husain Dalwai, Union one each in 20 IIITs (PPP) and one in (M.Tech) or Ph.D degree as issued by Private Partnership mode at Surat, Happy Teacher's Day feel- Minister for Social Justice and Empower- IIITDM Kurnool (IIIT-CFTI). a University or Institution of National Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Rai- ing in February among the ment Thaawar Chand Gehlot said that the Institutes of Information Technol- Importance. It will also enable the chur and declare them as Institutions Twitterati. It is the price- scheme would be implemented with the ogy Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 will Institutes to attract enough students of National Importance along with less reaction of the teacher help from non-government organisations declare the remaining 5 IIITs-PPP required to develop a strong research already existing 15 Indian Institutes caught on camera that is (NGOs). "Additional, a scheme is being along with the existing 15 Indian In- base in the country in the field of in- of Information Technology. winning hearts. at the huddle in front of see there are still teachers worked out for providing certain care and The video was shared him, Payne asks, "Are you that kids love this much. facilities at their home with the help of by Emma Mitchell (one of serious?" His students re- Heartwarming that you NGOs," he added. While asking questions the students). "My favorite spond without hesitation, kids probably gave up al- on the facilities provided by the govern- teacher Mr. Payne got his a collective "YES." lowances and spending ment for the elderly, Rajya Sabha mem- shoes stolen, so me and a As Payne opens the box, money to do this. Very ber Dalwai said that 64 per cent of senior few classmates put togeth- he breaks down and his very kind." Another wrote, citizens live in cities and many of them are er our money and bought gesture wins the hearts of "Thanks for being awe- lonely, and as a result, they suffer from de- him a brand new pair! netizens. some young people you pression. "We are going to bring a new law. #bps #bekind @RippeJeff" A student in the back- bring hope for our future!!! Under this, it will be ensured that senior A student can be heard ground can be heard Enjoy the hoops." citizens living alone at home get day care prompting Payne to open saying, "You're going to "This is just plain awe- facilities. They would be provided with a card before opening the make me cry," as Payne some. An amazing gesture newspapers, breakfast, lunch and other gift bag. "You're all mak- starts to cover his eyes. and act of kindness from recreational facilities," Gehlot said in the ing me nervous," Payne To wrap up the surprise, these students!" read one Rajya Sabha. "Additional, a scheme is be- says. After reading the the students all come in post. "My faith in human- ing worked out for providing certain care students' card, Payne for a group hug to console ity restored. Bless your and facilities at their home with the help of shakes his head in disbe- Payne. As the video went beautiful souls. Those who NGOs," he added. While asking questions lief and reluctantly pulls viral, the social media was helped raise you should be on the facilities provided by the govern- The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries and Public a shoebox out of the gift flooded with reactions. A applauded" another re- ment for the elderly, Rajya Sabha member Enterprise, Shri Prakash Javadekar along with the Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, bag. With a quick glance user wrote: "Wonderful to marked. Dalwai said that 64 per cent. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya briefing the media on Cabinet Decisions, in New Delhi.

Jindal Global Law I risked my life School recruits 104 How the 'Shah' of BJP micromanaged in Ayodhya new faculty members for this day: Uma Bharti New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Jindal Global the Delhi poll campaign Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global Uni- New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) versity (JGU) in Sonipat, Haryana, has become Bharatiya Janata Party one of the largest law schools in the world New Delhi, Feb 5 Hence smaller videos (BJP) vice president Uma with 104 new faculty members joining it for (IANS) From holding a with catchy headlines Bharti on Wednesday the spring 2020 semester thereby increasing rally at faraway Burari were suggested," said thanked Prime Minister the total faculty strength of JGLS to 328, the in the dust to talking a BJP insider who has Narendra Modi over the university said on Wednesday. More than suavely in affluent south been involved with the announcement of the for- half (52 per cent) of all the faculty members in Delhi, from devising the Delhi polls' social media mation of the Ram Man- JGLS are women and nearly 55 per cent of the social media strategy to blitzkrieg. He added that dir Trust. The senior BJP new faculty members who joined are women. designating rallies for Shah wanted memes and leader tweeted in Hindi: While 62 per cent of the new faculty members his party MPs and lead- versus poster to catch the "PM Modi has announced have LL.M. degrees from leading international ers, it is a single-handed attention of the young the decision of the Cabinet universities such as the University of Oxford Amit Shah show in Delhi and restless. in the Parliament - "Shri and Harvard University, 88 faculty members where he had a hands-on But the big decision Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha of JGLS have Ph.D. degree from various lead- approach in a bid to end that Shah took which Kshetra" Temple will be ing international, central and state universi- the party's power-fam- changed the tone and built under the supervi- ties. With this addition, the faculty-student ine of two decades in the tenor of the campaign sion of the Trust. ratio of JGLS has improved to 1:9 from 1:12. national capital, coun- was on the intervening I was eagerly waiting The 104 new faculty members include 2 Pro- tering every strategy of night of January 25 and for this moment in my life fessors, 3 Associate Professors, 27 Assistant the Aam Aadmi Party. January 26. On Republic for very long. For this day Professors, 38 Senior Research Associates and Shah is always the Day, all BJP candidates only, I had risked my life 34 Research Associates. "Jindal Global Law driving force behind any Delhi in charge Prakash Shah has ensured his doors and the Bihar CM and their campaign in Ayodhya once. Many School has made a huge commitment through BJP campaign for the last Javadekar, and state unit party reached out to and Shah held a joint managers were instruct- thanks to Prime Min- these 104 new faculty hires. This has substan- six years, so why this is President Manoj Tiwari both the Shiromani Akali rally together in Delhi ed to go full throttle on ister @narendramodi." tially expanded its faculty and will give more different? Answer is the post 12 in the night, he Dal, which appeared to as was one with new BJP Shaheen Bagh. It was a Modi on Wednesday an- opportunities for learning to the students of sheer micro-manage- has held meetings to the be upset with non-inclu- chief J.P. Nadda. decision taken after due nounced in the Lok Sabha JGU," C. Raj Kumar, VC, JGU and Dean, JGLS, ment which Shah never level of booth in charges. sion of Muslims in CAA Amit Shah has always consideration, say in- that the government has said in a statement. "The decision to hire such bothered to get into, till There are 13,750 poll- and instrumental in en- been very proud about formed sources. given approval to the pro- a large number of faculty members for one the Delhi election, save ing stations in Delhi suring Janata Dal-United his "cyber warriors", a From January 27 posal for "Shri Ramjan- law school is unparalleled in the history of the Gujarat Assembly and it was his idea to chief Nitish Kumar send term he frequently uses morning, the BJP cam- mabhoomi Tirtha Kshet- legal education in India and augurs well for election when he went appoint an incharge for out a message against in intra party meetings. paign went ballistic. ra" trust to take care of the the aspiration to maintain excellence in legal down to granular details. each of them and make the naysayers like Pawan This time, a source con- From Parvesh Singh construction of a grand education," he added. More than half (52 per The Union Home Min- them responsible for the Verma and Prashant firmed, the idea to use Verma's "rape" jibe to Ram temple in Ayodhya cent) of all the faculty members in JGLS are ister, who has demitted booth alone. He went Kishor, before Delhi elec- videos less than 30-40 Union Minister An- and other related issues. women and nearly 55 per cent of the new fac- office as the BJP Presi- down to the level of giv- tion. Shah's unequivocal second was introduced urag Thakur's "gaddar" The announcement was ulty members who joined are women. While dent, is holding rallies ing the booth prabharis assertion that Bihar elec- by Shah himself. "His comment culminating hailed by the ministers 62 per cent of the new faculty members have flocked by around 20,000 a small team of party tion will be fought under arguement was that a in Prime Minister Nar- as well as parties like the LL.M. degrees from leading international uni- in an open ground and workers whose primary Nitish Kumar is believed lot of voters are young endra Modi calling the Shiv Sena and the MNS. versities such as the University of Oxford and rally attended by few job would be to ensure to have been made with who have very limited Shaheen Bagh protest a The announcement on Harvard University, 88 faculty members of hundreds in a residen- voter turnout on the day that intent. Since then, attention span. Hence "design"-- the campaign the temple trust has sent a JGLS have Ph.D. degree from various leading tial area alike. Shah is of election. both Kishor and Verma we can't bore them with went ballistic. With just wave of jubilation in Ayod- international, central and state universities. meeting not just the An otherwise brazen have been shown the a 4-5 minute long video. four days to go to poll. hya too. Indian Horizon Thursday, February 6, 2020 South 4 Kerala Police to help in locating Maha CM cracks the whip as people arriving from China 2 women set ablaze in 36 hrs state. Of the 190 samples that have been sent tor test- Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Ma- As the issue figured in the charge sheet must be filed home, doused her, set her ing, results of 90 are await- harashtra Chief Minister Ud- Lok Sabha again on Wednes- and the cases must be vigor- ablaze before running out of ed. dhav Thackeray on Wednes- day, Thackeray took serious ously pursued for faster jus- her home after locking the The condition of three day cracked the whip on the cognizance of the incidents tice in the courts. door from outside. who tested positive is stable administration after two and ordered the Police and Thackeray has asked the Hearing her screams and and in the past 24 hours incidents of women being Home Departments to en- Home Department to ex- seeing the smoke emanating there has been no new posi- set ablaze within 36 hours sure the accused get the amine the feasibility of set- from her home, some neigh- tive case reported. at Wardha and Aurangabad most stringent punishment ting up an all-women po- bours rushed there to help On Wednesday, Kerala rocked the state. in the shortest possible time. lice station in each district, her and summoned the local Police chief Loknath Behera While a 24-year old college “The security of women augmenting the number of police. informed that the police lecturer was set ablaze by a and children is our priority. fast-track or special courts She has been rushed to a will now help the health spurned suitor in Wardha’s Any employees or officers to deal with such cases to hospital in the nearby town authorities in identifying Hinganghat town on Mon- found negligent or lethar- ensure the victims don’t get of Ghati with 95 burns and is Thiruvananthapuram, state calamity and authori- all people who have arrived day morning, late on Tues- gic in their duties, will be disheartened by legal delays. battling for life. Feb 5 (IANS) Kerala health ties have now realised that from China and such coun- day night, a 50-year old dealt with very strictly,” he In the latest incident, the “The victim is extremely authorities will now be as- it would be better to in- tries where coronavirus has woman was assaulted and warned. victim was living alone at her critical, but managed to re- sisted by the state police volve the police also in their turned positive. set ablaze in her home by a The CM directed the Po- home and around 11 pm on cord her statement. We have to identify people arriving work to contain the spread This new guideline has beer bar owner in Aurang- lice and Home Departments Tuesday, the accused Mo- arrested the accused and from China and other areas as prescribed under WHO come after reports surfaced abad’s Andhari village. to ensure that in such cases hite, barged into her home, booked him for various of- where the presence of coro- guidelines. that two people who arrived Both the accused - Vikesh of atrocities against women said Aurangabad official Ba- fences including attempt to navirus has been reported, According to the health from China and were under alias Vicki Nagrale, (Wardha) or children, the FIRs must bashah B. Pathan. murder. We are trying to as- and bring them for medical authorities the total num- observation, slipped out and Santosh Mohite (Au- be registered immediately, When she protested at this, certain the motives behind checkups. ber of people who are un- of the country without in- rangabad) in these incidents investigations taken up, all the enraged Mohite abused, the crime and further in- The coronavirus outbreak der observation has crossed forming health authorities have been arrested by the re- evidence should be scru- assaulted her and then took vestigations are on,” Pathan has now been declared as a 2,500 in various parts of the and flew to Saudi Arabia. spective district police. pulously collected, a strong a can of kerosene lying in the told IANS. Karnataka Congress condemns Shiv Sena, MNS hail Ram Bidar women’s arrest temple trust move Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) lighted that sedition law is ruary 10,” Bidar Superinten- As he newly assumed Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) ing the Ram Mandir to The Karnataka Congress being misused in widespread dent of Police D.L. Nagesh charge only four days ago, The ruling Shiv Sena, be expedited and we condemned the arrest of manner, hitting vulnerable told IANS. Nagesh said the Child Wel- Opposition Bharatiya wholeheartedly applaud two women from Bidar’s lives. Fareeda Begum, 50, the fare Committee is yet to talk Janata Party and Maha- the decision of the entire Shaheen Group of Institu- “The provisions relating headmistress of the school to him about the case. rashtra Navnirman Sena cabinet,” Raj Thackeray tions and wrote to the newly to sedition date back to the where the play was enacted, “I think the Child rights on Wednesday welcomed said. inducted state police chief 1860, when the British ruled and Nazbunnisa, 36, mother panel spoke to the previous the announcement of The Samajwadi Party Praveen Sood against the se- India and wanted to bring a of the student who allegedly Superintendent of Police. I Prime Minister Narendra state President and MLA dition law. law to suppress any dissent... abused Modi, continue to be have taken over after this in- Modi to form the Teerth Abu Asim Azmi refrained “By no stretch of imagina- The words used to define its in the jail. cident has happened,” said Kshetra Trust for con- from commenting on the tion, does such an innocent scope and punishment have Nagesh said Begum and Nagesh. structing a grand Ram development, but ques- act of protest can be per- very wide and deep mean- Nazbunnisa may be out of He denied that the police temple in Ayodhya. tioned the timing and ceived as sedition or treason. ing,” said Rao. the jail if they procure inter- questioned the students five “The Supreme Court tion Devendra Fadnavis demanded to know why We suspect the police have Two arrested women from im bail. times and no student was re- had given the historic termed it a historic move the announcement was succumbed to pressure from Bidar’s Shaheen Group of In- Bidar Superintendent of peatedly questioned. verdict for building the and lauded the PM “for made “just three days be- vested interests and some stitutions were yet to get bail Police has assumed charge “When the police went to temple and it was the fulfilling the aspirations fore the Delhi Assembly local political leaders,” said in a case of holding an anti- on February 1 evening. He the school for the first time duty of the (BJP) govern- of crores of Ram Bhakts elections”. the opposition party leader National Register of Citizens was not in-charge of the dis- on January 27, no student ment to abide by the ver- around the world”. Barring the Sena, the Dinesh Gundu Rao in the let- skit, in which school children trict police when the incident was available and no student dict. We congratulate PM “The wait for a grand other two partners in the ter to Sood. abused Prime Minister Nar- occurred. was questioned. Questioning Narendra Modi for taking temple of Lord Shri Ram Maha Vikas Aghadi alli- Rao called on the state gov- endra Modi. Karnataka government in the sense, the interaction steps to fulfil its duty in will be over soon,” the ance government in the ernment to direct the police “The headmistress and a transferred his predecessor, was done with the students the matter,” Chief Min- state BJP leader said. state -- Nationalist Con- to withdraw the case and re- parent arrested in the case T. Sreedhara, to the intelli- only thrice, not repeatedly ister Uddhav Thackeray MNS President Raj gress Party and Congress lease the arrested women. are yet to receive the bail. gence unit in the capital Ben- with the same students,” said said. Thackeray said: “We ex- -- have not yet reacted to The Congress leader high- Their next hearing is on Feb- galuru. Nagesh. Leader of Opposi- pect the process of build- the Centre’s decision.

Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) Answering reporters over first person to voice in their Queried about the Sri Lank- Pro-CAA Southern superstar Rajini- his silence on the CAA, Rajini- support if they were affected,” an refugees, Rajinikanth said kanth on Wednesday said he kanth said the Central govern- he said. they should be given dual citi- Rajinikanth will be the first person to come ment has clearly said that Indi- Rajinikanth urged the stu- zenship. in the support of the Muslim an citizens will not be affected dents to get detailed informa- According to him, National says will community if the Citizenship by the Act. tion before joining any protest Population Register (NPR) is Amendment Act (CAA) affect- He said Indian Muslims have as any police first information very essential as it tells who are ed them in anyway. stayed back here in their “jan- report (FIR) registered against the foreignors and who are the support Indian He also said that the political mabhoomi” during the parti- them will spoil their future. Indians. parties for their own self-inter- tion in 1947, and how could He also told the students Rajinikanth also said that he Muslims if it est and religious leaders were they be sent back. that if they do not do research, has not done any illegal busi- joining the protesters, which “If something like that hap- then the pollical parties will ness and is a prompt and hon- harms them was wrong. pens, I, Rajinikanth will be the use them. est tax payer.

position on neurons,” Patel Written to Shah on case against two IIT-H researchers find ‘new said. The research group compared the ability of molecule’ to treat ALS AIM4 to prevent protein Kozhikode youths: Vijayan phase separation with that Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) romolecules. team found a small mol- of other molecules such as Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 Investigation Agency later took in stand by the Chief Minister. “We Indian Institute of Tech- According to the Insti- ecule called ‘AIM4,’ which Dimebon. (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi- over the case. have been steadfast Communist nology Hyderabad (IIT- tute, there are no drugs seemed to be better than Dimebon is an antihis- jayan informed the Assembly on Vijayan had on Tuesday denied supporters. Even when the CM H) on Wednesday said its available at present to cure the other related molecules tamine that was studied Wednesday that he had written to that these two youths were picked spoke against us, we took it in our researchers have found a ALS and treatment options that have been studied all for treatment of neurode- Union Home Minister Amit Shah up by police while they were hav- stride. Now we are really happy molecule called ‘AIM4’ that are limited to two drugs around the world, in its generative disorders by an to assign the case of two youths, ar- ing tea and at one point of time had that he has written to the Centre. shows promise in the treat- only for management of ability to inhibit abnormal American pharmaceutical rested on the charge of being Mao- asked Leader of Opposition Ra- Chennithala’s intervention also ment of a rare and debilitat- the condition. aggregation of TDP-43 in company but failed clinical ist sympathisers, back to the Kerala mesh Chennithala to help correct helped,” she said. “We have been ing neurodegenerative dis- “One of the causes of vitro ALS disease model trials. Police. a wrong. steadfast Communist supporters. ease called ‘Amyotrophic ALS is the alterations in the systems. The team found that His statement came a day after CPI-M Kozhikode district sec- Even when the CM spoke against Lateral Sclerosis’(ALS). genes that code for a critical With this knowledge, the AIM4 was better than such he had refused to approach the retary P. Mohanan earlier main- us, we took it in our stride. Now we ALS is a neurodegenera- protein called TDP-43. The IIT-H scientists proceeded earlier molecules in pre- Centre on the arrest of Allen Shuaib tained that the two youths were not are really happy that he has written tive disorder that severely gene alteration modifies to analyse this molecule venting protein phase sep- and Thaha Fazil -- both said to be Maoists, but changed tack as Vijay- to the Centre. Chennithala’s inter- affects voluntary move- the protein, which results and study its action on aration. Communist Party of India-Marxist an asserted that they were not CPI- vention also helped,” she said. ment of muscles and can in its liquid-liquid phase TDP-43, to predict how it The research team has workers and students of law and M workers but Maoist supporters. Chennithala and Muneer last lead to paralysis and death. separation. This phase would potentially inhibit also discovered through journalism. Deputy Leader of Opposition month visited the homes of the It occurs due to changes in separation in turn causes the deposition of the pro- computational studies that Both were arrested in Novem- M.K. Muneer first raised the issue arrested youths and assured their specific genes, which may the proteins to be depos- tein in nerve cells. AIM4 has specific bind- ber last year from their hometown in the Assembly, pointing out to parents that they will do their best be triggered by factors such ited on nerve cells, result- “We have shown that ing site on this protein and Kozhikode after police allegedly the NIA Act wherein a state govern- to help them and raise the issue as smoking, exposure to ing in neurodegeneration,” AIM4 prevents liquid- binding energy calcula- seized Maoist leaflets that con- ment could urge the Centre to as- in the Assembly. Chennithala and toxins, metals and pesti- said study researcher Bas- liquid phase separation tions have shown that the demned the central government’s sign back a case being probed by Muneer last month visited the cides. ant Kumar Patel, Associate of the modified protein, bond between AIM4 and action in Jammu and Kashmir. the NIA. homes of the arrested youths and The results of this re- Professor, Department of TDP-43-A315T. By this, the mutant protein is ener- Kerala Police charged these Thaha’s mother told the media assured their parents that they will search has recently been Biotechnology, IIT Hyder- AIM4 prevents aggrega- getically favourable, which youths under the Unlawful Activi- in Kozhikode that the family was do their best to help them and raise published in International abad. tion of the protein and may makes it a promising drug ties (Prevention) Act. The National very happy to hear of the change the issue in the Assembly. Journal of Biological Mac- In 2016, Patel and his potentially prevent the de- for potential t Indian Horizon 5 NATION Thursday, February 6, 2020

babies need extra care and the pro- Sunni Waqf Board Shaheen Bagh infant death: Bravery testers are ignoring the unfavourable conditions in which the children are put, which violates child rights and decision on land not of award winner writes to CJI natural justice. “New born babies need a lot of at- New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) who was brought by his parents to reason of death, the media reports tention and care as they cannot ex- all Muslims: AIMPLB The case of the death of a four- the Shaheen Bagh protests, Zen has said. press their pain, thereafter ignoring Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) The decision is in keeping month-old infant in Delhi’s Shaheen urged the CJI to direct the Delhi Po- “The police failed to stop children the conditions unfavourable to the The All India Muslim Per- with the Supreme Court ver- Bagh has been termed as a viola- lice to conduct a proper investigation from participating in such gathering/ children; they are brought to the pro- sonal Law Board (AIMPLB) dict, delivered on November tion of the “Right to Life” under the into the cause of his death. agitation, which is harmful for their test place, which is violative of their said on Wednesday that the 9 last year, which stated that Constitution by twelve-year-old Zen Zen, who received the Indian health,” said Zen on police in-action. child rights and natural justice,” said Sunni Waqf Board, which five acres of land be given to Gunratan Sadavarte, who was re- Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) However, her parents Gunratan Zen in the letter. will get five acres of land in the Sunni Waqf Board for the cently awarded the National Bravery bravery award for 2019, has written a and Jaishree Sadavarte made it clear Zen, in her letter, has pointed out Ayodhya for the construc- construction of a mosque. Award by President Ram Nath Kov- five-page letter to the CJI stating the that “Zen is not opposed to the Sha- that little Jahaan’s Right to Life un- tion of a mosque, is not the The land in question is in ind. incident has shaken her as a citizen. heen Bagh protests and has only der Article 21 of the Constitution representative of the entire Dhannipur village in Sohawal Zen, a resident of Mumbai and “Right to Life under Article 21, was sought to highlight the pain of chil- was violated as he accompanied his Muslim community. tehsil in Ayodhya, located on student of Class VII of Don Bosco violated of the four-month-old child, dren and infants which amounts to mother daily for the protests and af- The AIMPLB further said the Lucknow highway. International School, Matunga, has who accompanied his mother every ‘torture and cruelty’ especially as ter returning home at 1 a.m. on Janu- that if the Waqf Board ac- “The state government had written to the Chief Justice of India day to the Shaheen Bagh demonstra- they can’t express their anguish”. ary 30, passed away in his sleep. cepts the Centre’s offer, it sent three alternatives for S.A. Bobde to issue directions to stop tion,” said Zen speaking to IANS. The “The writ or direction may issue to While Jahan’s mother has said should not be considered as land to the Centre. This one children and infants from participat- mother has reportedly cited severe the authorities to stop children and that he may have succumbed to the a decision of all the Muslims was accepted by the Centre ing in the demonstration. Shaheen cold and cough as a probable reason infants from involving in the demon- winter chill of the national capital, of the country. and the state cabinet has ap- Bagh has been the epicentre of the leading to the demise of her baby. stration and agitation which amount Zen said many of the participants (in “The Sunni Waqf Board is proved its allotment. There is anti-Citizenship Amendment Act Zen has sought investigation from to torture and cruelty,” said Zen in Shaheen Bagh) bring their children not the representative of the good transportation facility protests. the authorities into the matter in the letter, which can also be consid- and infants to the long hours of pro- entire Muslim community. to reach there and commu- Moved by the death of the four- which the parents claimed that the ered as a petition. test which is violative of their juvenile If it takes land, it should not nal amity and law and order month-old, Jahaan Mohammed death certificate did not mention the She emphasised that new born rights and natural justice. be considered the decision are also good,” Uttar Pradesh of all Muslims of the coun- minister Shrikant Sharma try,” said Maulana Yasin told reporters. HAL signs MoU with Israeli Usmani, senior executive Prime Minister Naren- Dhankhar hints at deletions, member of AIMPLB. dra Modi had announced He said AIMPLB and in the Lok Sabha earlier in firm to make, sell drones those associated with it the day about the forma- Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) To manu- will lead to significant advance- additions to Assembly address have already decided that tion of a trust to construct facture and sell drones, Indian state- ments in the field. Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) In has been made available tive matters. He has repeat- they will not take any land in a Ram Temple in Ayodhya owned aerospace and defence com- In Indiadrones are playing signifi- the wake of the run-ins with to me after approval by the edly complained that the Ayodhya in lieu of the Babri as directed by the Supreme pany Hindustan Aeronautics Limited cant role in wars and other tactical mis- the Mamata Banerjee gov- Cabinet. That is under my government, including Chief mosque. Court in its landmark ver- (HAL) has signed a Memorandum of sions such as intelligence, surveillance ernment, West Bengal Gov- consideration. If I leave one Minister Mamata Baner- The Uttar Pradesh gov- dict in November. Understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru and reconnaissance (ISR). ernor Jagdeep Dhankhar issue, or make an addition, jee, has not shown him due ernment on Wednesday Modi said, “We have read- based Dynamatic Technologies Lim- In the coming years, Indian defence on Wednesday hinted at I will do it in a formal man- courtesy. decided in a cabinet meet- ied a scheme for the devel- ited (DTL) and Israel Aerospace Indus- forces are likely to induct a large num- additions or deletions to the ner,” Dhankhar said. He has also faced fierce ing to allot five acres of land opment of Ram Temple in tries Limited (IAI) at DefExpo 2020 here ber of drones to meet such require- address he is scheduled to “And even if there are dif- protests -- from ruling Tri- to the Sunni Waqf Board Ayodhya. A trust has been on Wednesday. After signing the MoU, ments. HAL has the best capability deliver to the Assembly two ferent points of view, that namool Congress activists, for the construction of a formed; it is called ‘Shri R. Madhavan, CMD HAL, said: “The and infrastructure available in India days later. cannot take us to a level of students and youths, who mosque in Raunahi, some Ram Janambhoomi Teertha collaboration will provide excellent op- to manufacture world class and battle- Speaking to mediaper- confrontation. That is, (we have railed against his sup- 20 km from Ayodhya. Kshetra.” portunity to HAL to expand its product proven drones. HAL as a long-time sons here, the Governor said have) to be accommoda- port to the contentious Citi- offerings to defence customers, absorb partner of IAI is involved in the de- that if there were different tive of each other’s point of zenship (Amendment) Act. critical technologies and strengthen pot level maintenance of all ranges of points of view, there should view, keeping only one thing The protestors had pre- Child’s body found in the aerospace ecosystem in the coun- drones supplied by IAI to the Indian not be any confrontation in mind - rule of law, Indian vented Dhankhar from at- try, especially for UAVs”. forces since 2004. Taking the HAL- between him and the state Constitution and welfare of tending the convocation of sewerage in Chandigarh President and CEO of IAI Nimrod IAI collaboration a step ahead, under government and that both the state, its people, and its Jadavpur University. He was Sheffer said India is an important the scope of this MoU, the partner- sides needed to be accom- development,” Dhankhar also forced to leave the ven- Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) The body of a three-month old strategic market for drones and he ship would be the first in the country modative of the other’s point said. ue of the Calcutta University female child was recovered from a sewerage in Chandigarh is confident of his company’s ex- to manufacture IAI designed UAVs in of view. Ever since he took over convocation even before the on Wednesday, police said. tensive experience and the techno- India such as short range tactical class The state Cabinet on the gubernatorial respon- start of the programme due Sweepers found the newborn’s body floating in the logical capabilities of HAL and DTL having long endurance. Monday had ratified a draft sibility last July, Dhankhar to intense student protests. blocked sewerage in Sector 56, a police officer said. of the Governor’s speech at has got into a series of spats However, with the Budget The body was sent to the General Hospital in Sector 16 for the start of the Budget ses- with the state government session around the corner, post-mortem. Criminals try to drag woman into sion on February 7 and sent on issues like law and order, the state government seems it to him. education, health and other to have taken a softer ap- ambulance, mow down her father-in-law “A draft of the address legislative and administra- proach towards Dhankhar. Ex-BJP leader demands Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) In a hor- were saying. Then one of them rible incident that has once again tried to drag me inside by pulling Robert Vadra hearing probe into job scam by raised questions on women’s my left arm. When I shouted, my safety in the eastern metropo- father-in-law and others rushed Raghubar govt lis, miscreants in an ambulance to save me. My father-in-law stood deferred till march 5 tried to drag a housewife into the before the car. Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) are taking advantage of deep Mathur repre- Ranchi, Feb 5 (IANS) Former Jharkhand minister and vehicle and then fatally ran over “When those inside the vehicle Congress president So- their interim bail. senting Skylight Hos- Jamshedpur east MLA Saryu Rai has once again targeted the her father-in-law when he resist- found the situation getting messy nia Gandhi’s son-in-law Vadra’s counsel ap- pitality Private Limited previous BJP government and accused former chief minis- ed, police and witnesses said on for them, they drove at a high and businessman Robert plied for the next date of and Vadra had sought ter Raghubar Das of a job scam. Rai alleged that Das had Wednesday. speed, running over and dragging Vadra’s hearing in the hearing which was fixed more time which was claimed to have provided 26,000 jobs in a single day, which The incident occurred on Gobin- my father-in-law,” she said, still Skylight Hospitality case March 5 by the court. opposed by ASG Rasto- is false. Rai demanded a probe into the job scam. da Khatik Road in the Tangra area trembling in fear. was deferred till March Vadra and his mother gi, maintaining that the Rai, a former BJP leader, defeated Das in the 2019 assem- around Tuesday-Wednesday mid- The man was rushed to the state- 5 as his senior counsel are accused in the case final argument is to be bly polls from Jamshedpur east. night when the victims were re- run Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical Col- K.T.S. Tulsi did not mark along with partners in held and he is prepared “The previous Raghubar Das government had claimed of turning with other members of the lege Hospital where doctors pro- his presence in Rajasthan Skylight Hospitality case. for the same. providing jobs to 26,000 youths in a single day. It was a hoax. family from a marriage ceremony. nounced him dead. High court on Wednes- The case pertains to The case pertains to We demand a probe by Hemant Soren government,” said The woman said the ambu- The woman said she had not day for final arguments. the petition filed by Sky- the purchase of 275 big- Rai to reporters. lance came beside them at a seen the assailants earlier. “But if I The Assistant Solicitor light Hospitality Private has of land by Skylight He said, “On January 12, 2018, amid much fanfare the state high speed and screeched to a see them again, I’ll be able to iden- General Rajdeepak Ras- Limited and middleman Hospitality Private Lim- government announced to have provided jobs to 26,000 halt. She could hear one of those tify them,” she said. togi was annoyed over Mahesh Nagar. ited in Bikaner’s Kolayat youths on a single day. The government claimed to have the inside the vehicle telling the oth- A local person who saw the inci- counsel’s absence, and Now, the interim stay region which was regis- people’s names, addresses and mobile phone numbers.” er person: “Drag her in”. dent said the car had dragged the expressed his anguish by on Vadra’s arrest shall tered by Enforcement “I have probed the matter from my side and it seems that “There was one person in the woman’s father-in-law with such saying that the hearing continue till March 5. Directorate (ED) in 2015 the claims appear to be a hoax. The 26,000 jobs claim was ambulance apart from the driver. I ferocity that all his clothes were has been postponed reg- During the August claiming that the land also registered in the Limca Book of Records.” said Rai. got panicked on hearing what they torn apart. ularly and the accused hearing, advocate Kul- was meant for poor. Coronavirus screening 3P strategy to make India defence manufacturing hub: Rajnath stakeholders, Rajnath Singh future wars and battlefield he said. He expressed that as centers along Myanmar, said, “As Defence Minister conditions,” he said, adding a responsible power, India and also the parliamentarian that everyone should see the also believes that the export B’desh borders from here, let me once again future of India by going into it. of defence equipment should welcome you to Lucknow, a The emphasis on technolo- not seek to create strategic Guwahati/Aizawl/Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) To combat the city with a rich cultural heri- gies like Artificial Intelligence, dependencies but instead threat of novel coronavirus threat, Indian authorities have tage. It represents the best of Augmented Virtual Reality, should meet the legitimate set up screening and testing centres along the borders with Indian traditions of hospital- Autonomous Systems, Inter- needs of the importing nation Myanmar and Bangladesh, officials said on Wednesday. ity, as encapsulated in the net of Military Things and and contribute to the cause of The Airport Authority of India (AAI), with the state gov- ancient Sanskrit saying ‘Atithi Industry is a reflection of the peace and security. ernments, has also set up similar screening and testing Devo Bhava’.” priorities of India, the minis- The minister pointed that counters at most of the airports of northeast India. The minister stressed that in ter said. supply chains today not work An official of Mizoram Health and Family Welfare Depart- an era of a fast-evolving tech- He also said that the growth at the local level but are go- ment said in Aizawl that a medical team comprising doc- Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Em- for Policy, Production and nological space, the spirit of of defence production and ing global everywhere. “We tors and health staff since Tuesday are conducting medical phasising India will a defence Partnership. Partnership and Production export of Make in India plat- realise that in an increasingly check-up at Zokhawthar (an India-Myanmar border check- manufacturing powerhouse “We are focusing on this will take flight on the wings of forms is well and truly un- globalised world, no company post in Champhai district) for the travellers across the bor- in the coming years, Defence and it help us to make India a innovation and foresight. derway. “Today, we have or country can work in isola- ders based on their health status and travel history. Minister Rajnath Singh said manufacturing hub,” he said “Science and technology gathered here some of the tion based only on its indig- Officials from the district administration are also posted that the government has ad- at the inaugural ceremony of are making rapid strides into best innovators, engineers, enous and inherent strengths. in the border screening and testing centers. opted a new strategy known the 11th edition of Defence completely new domains that scientists and technical ex- Cooperation is a key element as 3P strategy which stands Expo 2020. Welcoming all the will change the character of perts from around the world,” in defence manufacturing.” Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Thursday, February 6, 2020

Indian Horizon Free bijli vs ‘national security’ By Neerja Chowdhury MoS Finance, Anurag Thakur, exhort- BJP to let the protesters continue to of its ‘strong’ candidates manage to Till two weeks ago, Arvind Kejri- ing crowds to complete the second sit at Shaheen Bagh than to engage get through, it will be at the cost of the wal was set for a clear win in Delhi, line of his slogan, Desh ke gaddaron with them and have them removed or AAP. This would suit the BJP because maybe even a sweep. From the way ko, with the crowd adding, Goli maro moved to another place where they do it will keep the AAP that much short of people talked, it seemed that Delhi- saalon ko. BJP MLA Parvesh Verma not block traffic. the finishing line. The fight in Delhi is ites had made up their minds to give went a step further, threatening there Polarisation has been a tried-and- clearly between the AAP and the BJP. him another term to carry forward could be rape of women after the tested formula deployed by the BJP, Delhi should not have been such the work he had done. Kaam toh election. A young man opened fire when all else fails to yield electoral a do-or-die battle for the BJP, and Thursday, February 6, 2020 kiya hai, they would say, and their at Jamia Millia Islamia and another dividends. It is once again testing as it turns out, the PM is not the number was not small. Person after tried to do so at Shaheen Bagh. Yogi the waters in Delhi. If it works in the main campaigner of the party, as an- person would enumerate what he Adityanath pushed ahead with the cosmopolitan Capital of the country, nounced earlier. Amit Shah is leading had done — free water under 20,000 goli theme in his speeches at rallies in where the voter is mostly urban and the charge. Delhi accounts for only No male coaches for Women litres, free bijli under 200 units, Delhi, accusing Kejriwal of ‘supplying educated and not taken in by parties seven Lok Sabha seats and is not even changes in government schools, biryani to Shaheen Bagh’! easily, the BJP would have found an- a full-fledged state. Being the Capital, Segregation move by Haryana mohalla clinics, free bus rides for The BJP is playing on Hindu fears other potent issue to use for dividends its importance goes way beyond its women, CCTV in colonies for safety. by projecting Shaheen Bagh as an as- in the elections that follow in the next size. It did not warrant the BJP, which inadequate solution Many also sympathised with him sertion by Muslims, linking it to the two years — Bihar (2020), West Bengal is, after all, a mainline party, and the for another reason. He had got only ‘tukde-tukde gang’ and to Pakistan. (2021) and UP (2022). world’s largest political organisation, 18 months to get down to work, after This is ironical because, agree with Given the economic slowdown — to resort to the goli rhetoric it de- Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep the Supreme Court restored some of them or disagree, on the other side the initial response to the Budget pre- ployed this time, which was unprec- his powers. The first three and a half are unarmed Muslim women and sented by Nirmala Sitharaman is one edented and dangerous. Whether or Singh, the former hockey star, has said years of his term went in Centre-state children, supported by young people, of disappointment about its ability to not it led to the two youngsters bran- that from now on, only women coach- spats over Delhi’s powers. Many con- peacefully protesting, holding aloft generate the much-needed stimulus dishing pistols at Jamia Millia or Sha- tinue to bet their money on Kejriwal. the Tricolour and the Constitution — the BJP leadership knows it may heen Bagh, it can encourage people es would train female sportspersons in But the poll discourse has been shift- and asking for their rights under the need other cards, particularly those to take law into their hands. Every ing in the last 10 days. Polarisation is Constitution. Their fear: if the CAA- that are likely to sway people emo- election, unfortunately, brings a new the state-run academies. This seems a taking place in parts, and some have NRC is taken to their logical conclu- tionally. political low. begun to juxtapose the question of sion, they will be in detention camps. Till about 10 days ago, agencies People still want Modi at the Cen- regressive step, for it is sport that has ‘free bijli’ against ‘national security’. Today, it is one fear pitted against tracking the Delhi elections saw the tre, but they are becoming increasing- The BJP has introduced ‘Shaheen another, and the elections will be de- AAP leading, with its popularity hov- ly open to looking at ‘other’ alterna- become a vehicle for women’s empow- Bagh’ as its central poll theme around cided by how much fear overtakes the ering around 52%, and the BJP this tives in states, provided there is a clear erment in a region where gender in- which it is contesting elections, hop- bijli-paani narrative. time was way below its core vote leader or a viable opposition. Some ing to polarise the situation in the Will the BJP gain enough votes to be which used to linger around 33%. also feel that it might be a good idea equality is rife. Haryana’s women — ath- penultimate round before February 8. able to make a difference to the actual There was also a large chunk of unde- to rein in the BJP in states and give it a It started with the exhortation of Amit number of seats it wins or end up just cided voter — estimated to be around reality check. One of the BJP’s handi- letes, wrestlers, boxers, shooters and, Shah to press the button so hard that adding to its vote share? Suddenly its 16% — who the BJP is trying to win to caps in Delhi has been the absence of the current would be felt by Shaheen disheartened cadres have perked up. its side. The Congress seemed to be an effective leader to take on Kejriwal. most recently, a teenaged cricketer — Bagh. This was followed by the young Many believe that it has suited the getting squeezed out, but if four-five IANS have been earning laurels for the coun- try. They must be given the best possible CAA, NRC move triggers disquiet in Dhaka coaching to ensure that they become the By Seema Guha from the neighbouring country. India recently, though some weak ex- against the Hindus when the Awami best they can. To confine sportswomen India-bangladesh ties have had Though the Awami League gov- cuse of scheduling problems was put League government has always em- a dream run ever since Prime Min- ernment has been circumspect in out. Deputy Foreign Minister Shah- phasised its democratic and secular and coaches to gendered pigeonholes is ister Sheikh Hasina took over the its comments, the ordinary citizens riar Alam gave the Raisina Dialogue credentials. Amit Shah later clarified reins in 2009. She began her stint by are angry. Naturally so, when illegal a miss too. in the Rajya Sabha that he was not a backward step; besides, there are not handing over the United Liberation migrants are being termed as ‘ter- India, for now, is holding its cards talking of the present situation in Front of Assam (ULFA) leaders, who mites’ by no less a person than Home close to its chest, not revealing what Bangladesh. enough women coaches, and most top had made Bangladesh their base for Minister Amit Shah. The BJP flogs the it wants to do with those among the The BJP’s CAA move is both ideo- coaches are men. years, back to the Indian govern- issue of Bangladeshi migrants when- 19 lakh non-citizens who are Ben- logical and political. Ideologically, it ment. This gesture underlined that ever it wants to play the Hindu card gali Muslims. According to the 1985 believes that all Hindus have to be But there’s another facet of the story — for her, India’s security interests were during the elections. Assam Accord signed by the Central accommodated in India. Politically, important. Despite the hiccups over Any government would have re- Government, the leaders of the All- the BJP’s eyes are firmly fixed on the despite Haryana’s high position among the Teesta agreement, which could acted to this. Imagine a scene when Assam Students Union and the state Bengali Hindu electorate in Assam not be signed during the then Prime Indians are called termites by politi- government, the process was clearly and West Bengal. Indian states in the Human Development Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to cal leaders of another country, be it spelt out. Alleged foreign nationals, The CAA and NRC will also play Dhaka, the relations remained on in Europe, Asia or America. Granted read alleged Bangladeshi citizens, into Bangladesh’s internal politics. Index, it is counted among India’s most track and, indeed, developed further. that Shah was referring to illegal mi- should first be identified, names de- The BNP, though the main opposi- unsafe states for women. The achieve- Now, however, the situation has grants, but whether legal or illegal, leted from the list of voters and de- tion, is in a bad shape at the moment, taken a new turn, mainly because of such a term used against any Indi- ported. Dhaka will not accept a single with Begum Khaleda Zia in prison ments of Haryana’s female sportsper- the Narendra Modi government’s an, even if the person had entered a person without the relevant papers to in connection with corruption cases decision to introduce the Citizen- country illegally, would have led to a prove his nationality. and her son Tarique Rahman living sons are all the more creditable because ship Amendment Act (CAA) and the public backlash in India. The govern- Many in Bangladesh feel that tag- in exile in London. The BNP had in uncertainty around what happens ment, too, would have reacted angrily ging Bangladesh with Pakistan and the past dubbed Sheikh Hasina as of the misogyny and high crime rate to those who have been identified as to such a description. And in today’s Afghanistan is a blow to its creden- an Indian stooge. Islamists and anti- illegal foreigners in Assam. The Na- environment of hyper-nationalism, tials as a modern democratic nation. Indian forces are lurking on the side- against women in the state, but their tional Register of Citizens (NRC) has there would be demonstrations in Sheikh Mujibur Rehman did not lines. The Jamaat-e-Islami and other feats obscure the fact that it is a danger- triggered a major concern in Bangla- front of the embassy of that country. break away from Pakistan to build militant Islamic groups will play the desh — of Bengali Muslims crossing Sheikh Hasina’s government has another theocratic state. Yet, Hindus, CAA and NRC cards against the rul- ous state for women. It is possible that the border to get back to safety rather been careful about not making any Sikhs, Buddhists and Christians living ing party. India has provided them than be imprisoned in Indian jails. public comment, considering the ex- in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghani- with an excellent opportunity to work more parents would let their daughters Already burdened with Rohingya cellent ties that the two countries enjoy. stan and wanting to escape religious against the Awami League. refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh The most that the Prime Minister has persecution in those countries, will While the BJP plays out its political become sportspersons if they are more is in no position to accommodate said in an interview to a Gulf paper was be eligible for the Indian citizenship. and ideological agenda, it would do more refugees. Though the Indian that the CAA and NRC were ‘unneces- Bangladesh, despite being a Mus- well to keep in mind India’s security confident about their safety. Indeed, government has consistently assured sary’, though not forgetting to add that lim majority country, is also ex- considerations. A Bangladesh which Singh explained the rationale of the de- Dhaka that both the NRC and CAA this was India’s internal matter. tremely proud of its Bengali culture turns against India is not good news. are domestic issues and will not af- Bangladesh is concerned, and has and heritage. Its links with the Ben- China which is encircling India’s pe- cision thus: ‘The women players will feel fect Bangladesh, Dhaka’s concern taken up the issue with Indian of- gali language, literature and music riphery can easily use the situation is natural because Bangladesh is at ficials behind closed doors. Dhaka are strong. The Bangladeshi identity to its advantage and spread its foot- more secure if they have women coach- the heart of the foreign nationals’ is- scrapped three visits of ministers is defined not just by religion but by prints firmly in Bangladesh, as it has sue which has spread from Assam to to India in recent months. Foreign language and culture as well. done in Myanmar and Nepal. So far, es and managers and their families too the other parts of India. For the BJP, Minister AK Abdul Momen and Liberals and the Awami League none of that has happened, but the it is part of the ideological agenda to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan supporters are angry that India is danger is very much there. will be less anxious during their travel.’ free India of alleged Bengali Muslims scrapped their scheduled visits to talking of religious discrimination IANS A recent report revealed that 45 com- plaints of sexual harassment — 29 of Bengal, Bihar to test Prashant Kishor’s Midas touch them against coaches — had been By Rasheed Kidwai In Bihar, the former Janata Dal United Gandhi — boomeranged, giving the BJP a barely 200 Lok Sabha seats, primarily in made in the Sports Authority of India Other than Arvind Kejriwal and the Na- vice-president has a score to settle. Until sweeping majority. However, Kishor was states where it has a direct contest with rendra Modi-Amit Shah duo, the Delhi Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ran out of back in business after ensuring Jaganmo- the BJP, such as Punjab, Rajasthan, Mad- centres across India in the last decade. Assembly elections results, to be declared patience over his opposition to the CAA- han Reddy’s success in Andhra Pradesh. hya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Ut- on February 11, have special significance NRC, Kishor was seen as the heir to Nitish In Maharashtra, Kishor is said to have tarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, One coach — in Hisar in Haryana, inci- for a third stakeholder: poll strategist and the first among equals in the JD (U) reached out to the Shiv Sena supremo parts of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Karna- dentally — was found guilty of sexual Prashant Kishor. ranks. Nitish had given him the full au- months before the state polls seeking taka and Tamil Nadu. An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) victory in thority to rope in the youth into the party singular assurance that the Thackerays Many senior Congress leaders view harassment of minors after a three-year Delhi will position Prashant Kishor, pop- and train them into committed party would not team up with ally BJP. A Kol- 42-year-old Kishor as some kind of an ularly known as PK, as someone to watch cadres and future leaders. As ‘PK ki class’ kata businessman is said to have taken upstart. Raj Babbar had once described probe. By then, he had retired and got out for. Bihar, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu began, many JD(U) veterans such as Ra- Kishor to Sharad Pawar, after which sev- him as a ‘sound recordist’. “He is merely and Bengal are some key states going to jiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lallan Singh, Ram- eral rounds of meetings took place and a sound recordist. When the voice pitch away with a minor pension cut. The the polls till May-June 2021. Except for chandra Prasad Singh, alias RCP, state Pawar negotiated with the Congress to goes up or down, he adjusts it. He is not Kerala, PK is a challenger in each of these president Bashishtha Narayan Singh and keep the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP out my leader...My leader is Rahul Gandhi,” Union Sports Ministry stated that 14 states. others started resenting Kishor’s rise. In of power in spite of becoming the single Babbar had said when Kishor and Rahul ‘people’ have been penalised. Anecdotal Prashant Kishor is the man voters sel- Patna, Kishor often stayed at Nitish Ku- largest party. were getting along famously. dom get to see in any poster, but today, mar’s residence. However, when Kumar Kishor is currently enjoying Mamata In Kishor’s assessment, the Gandhis evidence suggests that this is merely the at least six chief ministers, cutting across went public claiming that he had induct- Banerjee’s confidence. The Bengal Chief are undisputedly the supreme leaders of party lines, would vouch for him. Cap- ed Kishor on the recommendations of Minister had reportedly given him a free the grand old party but they are unable to tip of the iceberg — male coaches are tain Amarinder Singh (Congress), Ud- Amit Shah, Kishor accused him of lying. hand for three state Assembly byelec- force any reform or infuse fresh blood in dhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena), Hemant Now, Kishor has promised to address a tions, which the Trinamool won with the party. The Congress has been admit- often predators who harass girls whose Soren (JMM), Mamata Banerjee (Trin- press conference in Patna on February ease in spite of the BJP scoring a lead in ting its failure to communicate with the amool Congress), Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) 11. two Assembly segments during the 2019 masses but has been unable to restructure training and safety they are responsible and Jaganmohan Reddy (YSR Congress) Sources close to Kishor claim that his Lok Sabha polls. its media department since the 2014 poll for. This, sadly, is part of a larger societal would go on certifying him as a strategist post-2014 political posture has been In Kishor’s scheme of things, the Con- debacle. It wants to win over the youth to reckon with. The DMK’s MK Stalin is anti-BJP. He first successfully stitched a gress continues to be the ‘weak link’ in on the issue of unemployment and farm- problem that needs to be tackled at a big- the latest to join in. Stalin has also sought JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar. the opposition story. The strategist has ers’ distress but is unwilling to launch any the services of the Bihar-born former UN Kishor’s pact with Captain Amarinder been harping on the theme of an eastern- fresh countrywide membership drive. The ger scale. Segregation is a short-term, bureaucrat for next year’s state Assembly Singh helped the Congress edge out the southern corridor to deprive the BJP- Congress also remains unsure over the polls where a formidable line-up of Ra- Akali-BJP combine in Punjab. In Uttar NDA of forming the government in 2024. Hindu-Muslim issue while dithering over inadequate solution — the gender that is jnikanth and the ADMK is speculated to Pradesh, Kishor’s attempt to bring in UP However, there are no takers for his idea the prospects of engaging causing the problem must be sensitised, side with the BJP-NDA tacitly or directly. ke ladke — Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul of Congress contesting or focussing in IANS penalised and reformed. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon Thursday, February 6, 2020 OPED 7 Innovating through nature-based solutions By Fawaz Turki told in no uncertain terms — that in ing the cat, buying groceries, returning We need to take a second, albeit a their future “state”, whose capital will your mother’s call. When, say, a docu- breezily dismissive, laid-back look at be in a village called Abu Dis, situat- ment you’re reading, or a film you’re the Deal of the Century, a peace plan ed roughly two and a half miles away watching, is so extreme, so over the that it would beggar belief to imagine from Jerusalem, their leaders will not top, so farcical, so kitschy, yet is pre- that Palestinians, and along with them be allowed to do much of anything, sented as serious material, then that the Arab street, would have taken seri- from paying welfare cheques to the document or that film has a kind of ously for one crazy moment. I for one families of Palestinian political pris- wacky, perverse appeal to it that you, a have found the 181-page document oners incarcerated in Israeli jails to fan of all types of campy media, find ir- great fun to peruse and readily gave it a joining international organisations resistible. well-deserved Oscar for the best campy “without the consent of the state of Is- What gives the Deal of the Century twaddle this side of Gilligan’s Island. rael”, and from controlling their bor- its campy status is that — like a film My guarantee: Enjoy its campy material der crossings and airspace to forging produced as serious work but winds up or your money back. “intelligence or security agreements unintentionally comedic, say, ‘Mom- That’s not to overlook its sinister in- with any state or organisation without mie Dearest’ (1981), which has a cult tent. Call it the piffle of the century, the consent of the state of Israel”. And following — it is unaware of its hick na- the joke of the century or, as Palestin- on and on. ivety and ironic silliness. ian leaders have called it, the slap of Your first visceral reaction, especially Deliciously campy document the century, but you cannot deny the if you’re Palestinian, is rage. Who the If you’re an actual or potential lover fact that there has never been, hyper- devil do these officials in the White of the genre, I urge you to read this bole aside, anything like it since the House — who clearly had worked in 181-page document before you die. It is infamous Balfour Declaration was re- tandem with Israeli leaders to draft hilarious. It is fun. It is tacky. It is low- leased by Britain in its heyday as a co- the plan — think they are as to reduce brow. It’ll have you in stitches. And it is estinians at this moment of immediacy the manner that, say, the Irish people, lonial power just over a century ago. At the Palestinian people’s aspirations for all thrown at you as if it were a bouquet in their history — from this plan or any the Vietnamese people and the Algeri- its core, this putative peace plan is a national independence to such a frag- wrapped in diplomatic sophistication other. Israelis have built an apartheid an people were — who can “hear” his- relentless and cruel assault on the na- ment? But then, after you calm down, — which promptly renders it delicious- state, propelled by expansionist am- tory the way a conductor hears music a tional, cultural and human rights of the you realise that what you’ve been read- ly campy. And as anything campy is ex- bitions and a racialist vision, that car- beat before it is played by an orchestra. native people of Palestine, and reads ing is all campy balderdash — so bad pected to be, it is so bad that it is good. ries within it the seeds of its own self- In this grand context, a peace plan like a prison warden dictating the rules that it’s good. You read it, you wince, And I repeat my guarantee: Enjoy it or destruction. The Palestinians, on the devised by a New York City real estate that inmates under his control should you chuckle, then you move on. There your money back. other hand, are a native people imbued developer is mere campy piffle to be follow in his prison. are more existentially pressing issues Meanwhile, there’s no need for con- with the teleological, almost mystical given no second thought. There, Palestinians are told — and in your daily life to deal with, like feed- cern about the challenges that face Pal- spirit of their ancient land — much in Gulf News Who won and who lost the fiasco in Iowa

to claim to be the viable moderate alterna- I’m afraid, played as a bit of an obnoxious and makes it modestly more likely that he tive to Sanders and socialism. McKinsey move. Even if Biden melts down, can limp through to South Carolina with a As the biggest winner from the reported Buttigieg’s window to become the moderate chance to make a stand. results, Buttigieg is therefore the biggest choice could be a narrow one, lasting only That effect is only modest because vot- loser from the botched count. He’s de- until Mike Bloomberg’s money comes to ers aren’t momentum-obsessed pundits, prived of headlines and momentum that bear — in which case every day we’re litigat- and if Biden’s support is as fundamentally both his own vote totals and Biden’s plunge ing outcomes is a lost one for his campaign. weak elsewhere as it proved in Iowa, that should have earned him, and his decision By contrast, for Buttigieg’s co-winner, will manifest itself going forward regardless to serenely claim victory in the midst of a Sanders, the botched count actually bal- of the caucus headlines. But at the very least massive technological “upgrade”-turned- ances his apparent failure to win decisively, we can say that Biden is the only candidate meltdown, I’m afraid, played as a bit of an making him a winner in the voting and the competing in Iowa for whom the delayed obnoxious McKinsey move. Even if Biden fiasco both. Yes, it’s not as good an outcome announcement of the victor is unqualified melts down, Buttigieg’s window to be- for Sanders as a thumping 10-point win or good news. come the moderate choice could be a nar- a big delegate edge, but the solidity and na- Effect on Warren and Klobuchar row one, lasting only until Mike Bloom- tional spread of his support means that he For Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobu- berg’s money comes to bear — in which has the clearest path to the nomination in a char, the disaster’s effect is somewhat case every day we’re litigating outcomes is permanently divided field, and if one of the less significant. Warren’s apparent third- a lost one for his campaign. main effects of the Iowa disaster will be to place performance keeps her in the run- By contrast, for Buttigieg’s co-winner, delay any winnowing, that’s almost certainly ning, but if she can’t beat either Buttigieg Sanders, the botched count actually bal- good news for him. or Sanders in the early states, then her ances his apparent failure to win decisively, And the fact that it’s Buttigieg rather than campaign’s only purpose will be to accu- making him a winner in the voting and the Biden sharing the win is also probably good mulate delegates for a hypothetical bro- fiasco both. Yes, it’s not as good an outcome news for Sanders, given that Mayor Pete has kered convention. In which case maybe BIG WINNER BUTTIGIEG LOSES MOST FROM THE DEBACLE, for Sanders as a thumping 10-point win or negligible support in many national polls the meltdown helps her a little, by mak- a big delegate edge, but the solidity and na- and little traction with minority voters. A ing such a marathon more likely — but it BIG LOSER BIDEN WELCOMED THE ABSURDITY tional spread of his support means that he race where Biden collapses and Buttigieg might also just obscure her weaknesses has the clearest path to the nomination in a and Bloomberg scramble to fill that space relative to the top finishers, giving her a The disaster in Iowa on Monday night ex- will continue, and so punditry of some sort permanently divided field, and if one of the is almost certainly better for Sanders than reason to burn donor cash a little longer emplified so much about the American situ- is required. So let’s try, in the shadow of ab- main effects of the Iowa disaster will be to a quick consolidation into a Sanders-Biden than she reasonably should. ation at the moment — the failure of parties, surdity, to figure out what was won and lost delay any winnowing, that’s almost certainly battle of the septuagenarians — and the first That’s definitely the case for Klobuchar, the self-sabotage of institutions, the disas- Monday night (at least based on the returns good news for him. scenario just became a lot more likely. But whose failure to even come close to catching trous interaction between creaking political we have right now). As the biggest winner from the reported less likely than it would have been without Buttigieg or Warren in her own Midwestern- systems and the flimflam “improvements” of Let’s start with one of the de facto co-win- results, Buttigieg is therefore the biggest the fiasco, which is why Biden, the big loser High Plains territory should probably finish the tech economy — that it’s tempting not to ners, Pete Buttigieg. Strip away the tabula- loser from the botched count. He’s deprived of the actual voting, is probably the biggest her campaign: The tabulation meltdown attempt political analysis at all and just let the tion problems, and he had a great night: not of headlines and momentum that both his winner of the tabulation debacle: It obscures may be a useful excuse to keep her campaign thing stand as a kind of outrageous art instal- only outperforming expectations slightly to own vote totals and Biden’s plunge should just how much he slipped beneath his poll- going through New Hampshire and even all lation, a fiasco that speaks for itself so com- battle with Bernie Sanders for the top, but have earned him, and his decision to se- ing, lets Iowa be swallowed up by other sto- the way to South Carolina, but she doesn’t pletely that all commentary is superfluous. also watching Joe Biden sink dramatically, renely claim victory in the midst of a massive ries (the State of the Union, impeachment, actually have a good reason to stay in. But the Democratic primary campaign leaving the way clear for the erstwhile mayor technological “upgrade”-turned-meltdown, coronavirus and then New Hampshire!), Gulf News How impeachment could flip the Senate

By Rahm Emanuel for control of Congress. The House faces to speak, or when John Bolton’s When US House Speaker Nancy Pe- looks to stay in Democratic hands: book comes out, or when internal losi (Democrat-California) initiated Already, fear of a Trumplash partly memos about the “drug deal” come an impeachment inquiry into Presi- explains why 26 House Republicans out via the Freedom of Information dent Donald Trump several months have announced they are retiring or Act. Republican senators will be- ago, many worried that she was re- seeking another office. Meanwhile, come full-time exonerators. peating the mistakes Republicans Democrats are said even by some That dilemma is now playing out made during their monomaniacal Republicans to be “crushing” House in real time. Some 63 per cent of vot- pursuit of President Bill Clinton two GOP fund-raising efforts. If Repub- ers in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and decades ago. At that time, the GOP’s licans are too busy defending their North Carolina look unfavourably on fever dream proved an electoral di- seats to run competitively in districts the Senate’s decision to date to dis- saster for House Republicans. In No- already controlled by Democrats, allow witnesses and hide documents vember 1998, Democrats did so well Pelosi’s double-digit margin in the — yet all five senators mentioned that House Speaker Newt Gingrich, House is likely to survive. earlier have, so far, voted against Republican-Georgia, was compelled But if the scandal is working to transparency. That may partly ex- to resign just days after the midterm preserve the Democratic tilt in the plain why the five Republican sena- elections. House, it could upend things in the tors are “underwater”, meaning that That’s not going to happen again. Senate, where Republicans hold a more constituents view them nega- Last year’s Democratic victories in three-seat margin. Impeachment tively than positively. And if that Kentucky and Louisiana illustrated will likely decide the fate of a hand- snapshot bodes poorly, the trend that pursuing Trump isn’t the po- ful of Senate Republicans currently lines are worse: In the last quarter litical kryptonite for Democrats that in cycle. For Senators Susan Collins of 2019, McSally and Collins saw 5- persecuting Clinton was for Repub- of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Caro- and 4-point drops, respectively, in licans. That’s probably because even lina, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Cory Gard- their “net” approval rating — an in- many of Trump’s supporters pre- ner of Colorado and Martha Mc- dication that a rising share of their sume he is guilty of breaking the law. Sally of Arizona, a vote to convict is constituents view them in a negative It is rare for an incumbent’s popular- unthinkable: It risks the president’s light. House and the world’s “greatest de- who projects calmness, coolness and ity to be in the low to mid-40s this wrath and a likely primary challenge. For years, I’ve believed that the liberative body”. character in contrast with Trump’s close to re-election. It suggests that That combination would force each balance of the Senate almost invari- If, as expected, the Senate votes to chaos, corruption and constant con- the country has grown numb to his senator to embrace an agenda alien ably followed the outcome of a presi- acquit the president, many may cast flict, we are likely to emerge from Twitter tirades — and that character to most swing voters. dential election. This coming year, impeachment as a strategic blunder. the November election in much bet- still matters. A vote to acquit, however, will by contrast, the Trump impeach- But that analysis may be premature. ter shape than many might now an- Some will argue that the president force every senator to own Trump’s ment may have such inertial power Just as they overshot the mark by im- ticipate. And our success will be tied is an outlier — that he’s immune to emboldened rhetoric of being exon- that the old truism of nationalised peaching Clinton two decades ago, explicitly to the vote these senators the laws of politics. Whether that erated. Which means they’ll have to results during presidential cycles Republicans have overcorrected to- take giving the president a pass for proves to be right, there’s one arena defend Trump when the next embar- may no longer be valid. If so, the cur- day by whitewashing Trump’s clear behaviour most Americans now view in which impeachment is likely to rassing audio recording hits the air- rent trial, if you can call it that, will wrongdoing — at least so far. as illegal. have an outsize impact: in the battle waves, or when another witness sur- “decouple” the battles for the White If Democrats nominate a candidate Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Thursday, February 06, 2020 international 8 Buttigieg, Sanders lead in 1st Dem presidential nomination race Erdogan, Putin discuss Syrian New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Pete over the phone and manually nation race as a charismatic forces' attack in Idlib Buttiegieg, a small town mayor entering them also flopped. centrist. Biden can take ad- breaking into national politics, The Iowa Democratic Party vantage of the system's failure and veteran Senator Bernie said that the app had not been and question the validity of the Sanders emerged as leaders in hacked and it was only a soft- results deflecting the blow of the first results of the chaotic ware glitch. The app, produced defeat. Democratic Party race in Iowa by Shadow Inc., which says Biden's campaign had de- for nomination to run against its mission is to "build politi- manded that before they an- President Donald Trump. cal power for the progressive nounce the results the state the first results covering 71 movement" and is staffed by party official give a full expla- per cent of the voting precincts many people connected to nation of the quality control released on Tuesday, former past presidential campaigns. for the system they are us- Vice President, who was con- Buttigieg and Biden were ing and offer the campaign a sidered the front-runner, end- among its clients. Even be- chance to respond. Istanbul, Feb 5 (IANS) said. The Turkish leader ed up fourth, behind Senator attention to the leaders. process held on Monday. fore the partial results were Biden's son, Hunter, was Turkish President Recep also noted Turkey would Elizabeth Warren. Biden may have been dam- In the US registered party announced, Buttigieg had de- made the director of a Ukraini- Tayyip Erdogan spoke to continue to use its right of Buttigieg received 26.8 per aged by the disclosures about members vote to select their clared himself the Iowa win- an gas company with monthly his Russian counterpart self-defense against simi- cent of the delegates who will his son's business dealings in party candidate to run for ner. Buttigieg, 38, who is open- payments of at least $50,000 Vladimir Putin on the lar attacks in the tough- ultimately vote for the presi- Ukraine and his intervention president and for many other ly gay and is married to a man, despite having no experience phone, a day after a Syrian est way, reported Xinhua dential candidate at the party there which were aired during offices. Iowa used a system of is a former military officer and in the field while the father attack on the Turkish sol- news agency. convention; Sanders received the impeachment of President open voting called caucuses, a Rhodes scholar. was dealing with that country. diers in Idlib. In retaliation for the 25.2 per cent, Warren 18.4 per Donald Trump. rather than secret ballot. He lost the election for state Later Biden said that he had On Tuesday, Erdogan Syrian attack that killed cent, and Biden 15.4 per cent. The declaration of results The results were scheduled treasurer and has no experi- the prosecutor looking into told Putin that the attack eight Turks on Monday, Iowa is the first state to hold has been held up because of to have been announced on ence beyond administering the company fired. Trump's carried out by the Syr- Turkey hit 54 targets and the party election for its nomi- a software problem in the app Monday night within hours of South Bend, a university town request to Ukraine President ian government forces neutralized 76 Syrian sol- nee for the November presi- deployed by the Democratic the close of the caucuses but with a population of about Volodymyr Zelentsky to inves- harmed the joint efforts diers in the Idlib region, dential election and perfor- Party for the precincts to re- the app failed and the back-up 100,000, but has been able tigate the Bidens was the basis for peace in Syria, the the last rebel-held strong- mance there brings national port the results of the selection system of getting the results to make a mark in the nomi- of the impeachment charges. state-run TRT broadcaster hold in Syria. Safeguard oceans for future generations: 'UN committed to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict' United Nations, Feb mains key to sustainable tions and seizures of Pal- UNGA president 5 (IANS) UN Secretary- peace in the Middle East estinian-owned property United Nations, Feb 5 change as a major heat home to a quarter of all ence, which will run in General Antonio Guterres as its persistence rever- and evictions. (IANS) UN General As- and carbon sink," he said. marine life, half have Lisbon from June 2 to 6, said that the world body berates far beyond Israel Jerusalem remains a sembly (UNGA) presi- He added the world- been lost, adversely aims to propel science- is committed to its estab- and the occupied Pales- final status issue. The dent Tijjani Muham- wide ocean economy is impacting global food based innovative solu- lished position of a two- tinian territory, and con- city's future can only be mad-Bande urged the valued at around 1.5 tril- security, said Muham- tions in the form of global state solution with regard tinues to further radical- resolved on the basis of international commu- lion U.S. dollars annu- mad-Bande, adding that ocean action. to the Israeli-Palestinian ization across the region, international law and nity to avoid further de- ally, as aquaculture is the illegal, unreported and Also speaking at the conflict. said Guterres. through negotiations be- struction and safeguard fastest growing food sec- unregulated fishing fur- preparatory meeting, "The United Nations "That is why we have tween the parties, he said. oceans for future genera- tor and 350 million jobs ther burdens ecosystems. Peter Thomson, Special remains committed to been repeatedly raising Guterres called for at- tions. In his remarks to world-wide are linked to Moreover, sea level Envoy for the Ocean, supporting Palestinians the Inalienable Rights of alerts about actions that tention to the human 2020 UN Ocean Confer- fisheries. rise induced by climate- and himself a former and Israelis to resolve the the Palestinian People on would erode the possibil- suffering that persists ence preparatory meet- "A healthy marine en- change poses an existen- president of the General conflict on the basis of Tuesday, Xinhua news ity of a viable and con- throughout the occupied ing on Tuesday, Muham- vironment holds untold tial threat, with small is- Assembly, warned that United Nations resolu- agency reported. tiguous Palestinian state Palestinian territory, in- mad-Bande stressed that potential for achieving land developing states at problems associated with tions, international law The position of the based on the two-state cluding the plight of the 2 life under water is essen- the entirety of the Sus- the frontline, he added. acidification, deoxygen- and bilateral agreements United Nations on the solution and that are con- million Palestinians living tial to life on land, Xinhua tainable Development "We must stand with ation and ocean warm- and realizing the vision two-state solution has trary to international law in the Gaza Strip. news agency reported. Agenda," he said. "Yet them in solidarity and ing are difficult to fix, all of two states -- Israel and been defined throughout and UN resolutions." The restrictions on the The ocean produces the unsustainable use, support. This is for us of which are linked to Palestine -- living side by the years by relevant Se- Those actions include movement of goods and "half of the oxygen we and misuse, of ocean re- all," the assembly presi- greenhouse gas emis- side in peace and security curity Council and Gen- the expansion and accel- people to and from Gaza breathe" and provides sources, climate change, dent stated, further em- sions. Thomson urged within recognized bor- eral Assembly resolutions eration of illegal settle- must be eased, with the food for millions of and pollution all threaten phasizing improving everyone to focus on the ders, on the basis of the by which the UN Secre- ment activities in the goal of ultimately lifting around the world, play- the ability of our ocean to ocean health as "key to "positive tipping points," pre-1967 lines," Guterres tariat is bound, he said. occupied West Bank, in- them. Gaza, which is un- ing a "fundamental role provide for us all." safeguarding our future." claiming they "are closer told a meeting of the Com- Resolving the Israeli- cluding East Jerusalem, as der the control of Hamas, in mitigating climate While coral reefs are The Ocean Confer- than you think." mittee on the Exercise of Palestinian conflict re- well as ongoing demoli- ultimately requires. Mahathir avoids bluster against India during Imran trip Imran Khan admits India won't New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) for supporting the Kash- viewed the summit as at- reverse Kashmir decision After the recent bluster mir cause, threatened to tempts by Turkey, sup- New Delhi/Islamabad, (PoK) to express solidar- Minister of PoK Raja of its Prime Minister Ma- cut palm oil imports," ported by Pakistan and Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan ity with Kashmiri sepa- Farooq Haider warned hathir Mohamad against Khan told a joint news Malaysia, to wrest control Prime Minister Imran ratists. Islamabad had Khan against accepting India, Malaysia has now conference. of the leadership of the Khan on Wednesday, for designated the day as US President Donald begun to climb down "Pakistan will do its best Muslim world from Saudi the first time, acknowl- 'Kashmir Solidarity Day'. Trump's offer of media- from its rhetoric following to compensate for that," Arabia. The kingdom had edged the finality of the Pakistani media quot- tion on the Kashmir is- the losses incurred by the he said. However, Ma- threatened to withdraw reorganization of Jammu ed Khan as saying, "On sue. He argued that the curbs New Delhi put on its hathir avoided speaking the six billion dollar loan & Kashmir state and re- that day Modi made a mediation would favour palm oil. about India. The Malay- it has given to Pakistan vocation of its special fatal mistake, one that India. "We are with you Mahathir Mohamad, sian PM refrained from to deal with its ongoing status by the Modi gov- he could not step back and will not let Paki- along with Pakistan's censuring India even as economic crisis and de- ernment. from. Hopefully Kash- stan's flag come down Prime Minister Imran just over a month ago, port millions of Pakistani Though Prime Minis- mir will now move to- in Kashmir," Haider told Khan and Turkey's Presi- he was upset that Khan workers from the country. ter Khan described New wards independence," Khan. dent Recep Tayyip Er- oil, restricted its imports elling around the world skipped his Islamic sum- The pressure from Ri- Delhi's move a "fatal he added. Imran also ac- Prime Minister Khan dogan have been critical and asked importers to campaigning against In- mit which was primar- yadh was so intense that mistake," he said India knowledged that the is- was accompanied by of the Modi government avoid purchases from the dia, was in Kuala Lumpur ily targeted against New even a chastised Mahathir "could not step back" sue "drifted" after it was Foreign Minister Shah over Kashmir and Citi- country which has been on a two-day visit. Khan Delhi. Mohamad had to clarify from the decision that raised at the UN General Mahmood Qureshi, fed- zenship Amendment Act the second biggest pro- assured Mahathir that he Khan had cancelled his and almost apologise was taken on August 5 Assembly, due to Mau- eral Minister for Kashmir (CAA) and accusing him ducer and exporter of the would do his best to buy trip to Kuala Lumpur last for holding the summit last year. lana Fazlur Rehman-led Affairs and Gilgit-Baltis- of persecuting Muslims in edible oil. more palm oil from Ma- minute after he was arm- of Muslim nations. Now He was speaking at a sit-ins against his gov- tan Ali Amin Gandapur India. Following the criti- On Tuesday, Pakistan laysia. "That's right, es- twisted by Saudi Arabia with the curbs imposed by special session of the leg- ernment last year, the and chairman of special cism, India, the top buyer Prime Minister Imran pecially since we noticed who had not been invited India on palm oil imports islative assembly of Paki- Dawn reported. committee on Kashmir of Malaysia's refined palm Khan, who has been trav- India threatened Malaysia to the summit. Riyadh from Malaysia. stan occupied Kashmir Interestingly, Prime Syed Fakhar Imam. Pelosi rips apart Trump's address 'US Navy deploys low-yield nuclear 10 infected with coronavirus on quarantined Japanese ship to polarised Congress warhead on missiles' Tokyo, Feb 5 (IANS) Japan's that sailed January 20 from New York, Feb 5 her on twitter and in are separated from their vantage over the Unit- health ministry announced Yokohama - and also passed (IANS) The enmity be- speeches, calling her loved ones abroad. ed States and its allies on Wednesday that at least 10 through Okinawa and Ka- tween the Democrats among things, "Crazy In the middle of his and partners. among 3,700 passengers on goshima ports in southwest and Republicans boiled Nancy". speech he had his wife, A January 29 ar- a cruise ship that had passed Japan. over in Congress as Pelosi ordered the im- Melania, present the ticle on the website of through Hong Kong and is sta- The death toll from the ill- Speaker Nancy Pelosi in peachment proceedings Medal of Freedom to Federation of Ameri- tioned in quarantine in Yoko- ness caused by the new coro- an unprecedented show against Trump tarnish- right-wing talk show host can Scientists first hama had contracted a coro- navirus strain - which origi- of hostility ripped up the ing him, although he is Rush Limbaugh, who is reported that US bal- navirus strain that has killed nated in Wuhan, China - has copy of President Don- certain to be acquitted of suffering from advanced listic missile subma- hundreds. climbed to 490 and infected ald Trump's State of the the charges on Wednes- lung cancer. rine USS Tennessee Japanese authorities said 24,324 people, China's Na- Union Address dramati- day by the Senate. While his speech was Washington, Feb 5 would demonstrate had deployed W76-2 medical tests were performed tional Health Commission said cally and threw it on the Trump show-cased focused on his achieve- (IANS) The Pentagon to potential adversar- warhead on a small only on 31 of the approximate- Wednesday. desk as soon as he ended the nation's economic ments as he prepared to said that US Navy had ies that "there is no portion of its SLBMs, ly 2,700 passengers and 1,000 Until now, all but one of the his ceremonial speech. advances and the trade face the electorate, he deployed low-yield nu- advantage to limited and the submarine crew members of the ship and deaths - which occurred over Under the cloud of efforts in the three years launched attacks on "so- clear weapons, a move nuclear employment conducted a deterrent feared the number of infec- the weekend in the Philip- impeachment, Trump of his administration and cialist" members of the that critics believed because the United patrol in the Atlantic tions could increase, Efe news pines - have occurred in Chi- delivered to the joint avoided any mention of Democratic Party, who will not contribute to States can credibly and Ocean starting at the reported. na. Though about 20 countries session of Congress in the impeachment. he said wanted to na- strategic stability. decisively respond to end of 2019. W76-2 The 10 infected passengers have confirmed cases, China Washington on Tues- Democrat Bill Clinton, tionalise health care, de- US Department of any threat scenario." warhead is a modifica- have been hospitalized and has accounted for about 99 per day the drama-packed who is one of the other priving people of private Defence confirmed The statement also tion of the pre-existing none have serious symptoms, cent of infections. speech that sounded like two presidents to be im- insurance. in a statement on referred to the 2018 W76-1 warhead, and Health Minister Katsunobu The coronavirus symptoms a prelude to his cam- peached, delivered the He also attacked poli- Tuesday that US Navy Nuclear Posture Re- the former is estimat- Kato said at a Wednesday news are similar to those of a cold paign for re-election and State of the Union Ad- cies of what are called had fielded W76-2 view, in which the Pen- ed to have an explosive conference. but may be accompanied by stirred the antagonism of dress while the proceed- "sanctuary cities" like low-yield submarine- tagon identified the yield of about five kilo- The Diamond Princess fever and fatigue, dry cough the Democrats. ings were on. New York where he said launched ballistic mis- requirement to "mod- tons while the latter is cruise ship has been moored and dyspnea (shortness of Pelosi later told report- Trump created drama local Democratic ad- sile (SLBM) warhead, ify a small number of about 90 kilotons. at Yokohama port since Mon- breath). Japan's health min- ers she tore up Trump's like in a TV talk show with ministrations protected adding that this capa- submarine-launched Some critics con- day, when Japanese authori- istry sent a medical team and speech "because it was an eye on the electorate criminal immigrants bility would strength- ballistic missile war- cerned that deploying ties denied it from docking and quarantine officials on board the courteous thing to do by having a soldier serv- and cited the case of an en deterrence and heads" to address the low-yield warheads ordered it be quarantined after the cruise Monday and tested considering the alterna- ing in Afghanistan come immigrant who sexu- support US commit- conclusion that po- is militarily unneces- confirming one passenger was 273 crew members and pas- tives." The two of them to the gallery and reunite ally attacked and killed ment to extended de- tential adversaries, like sary and brings high infected with the coronavirus. sengers believed to have been have not spoken since with his wife children a 92-year-old woman, terrence, Xinhua news Russia, believe that risk. What experts fre- The victim was a man in in close contact with the Hong October and Trump when he paid tributes to even though he had ear- agency reported. employment of low- quently raised is that his 80s from Hong Kong, who Kong citizen, Kato said, adding has been sending out a her and other members lier been arrested for as- The statement noted yield nuclear weapons mixing low and high disembarked there last week - that they would leave in the stream of insults against of military families who sault and let off. that the deployment will give them an ad- yield nuclear weapons. one of the stops of this cruise next few hours. Indian Horizon 9 business Thursday, February 06, 2020 Cabinet approves new major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra US stocks surge as tech New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) that will accommodate the cost. The ever increasing size The Union Cabinet on largest Container Ships in the of container ships makes it shares rally Wednesday gave its 'in-prin- world and also cater to the imperative that a deep draft New York, Feb 5 (IANS) US Tesla shares surged more ciple' approval for setting spill over traffic from JNPT container port in west coast stocks finished significantly than 13 per cent. The stock up a major Port at Vadhavan port once its planned capac- of India is developed. In- higher, adding to the previous had its best day in six years near Dahanu in Maharashtra. ity of 10 million TEUs is fully creasing containerization of session's rebound, fueled by during the previous session The total cost of the proj- utilized. cargo in the wake of value- solid gains in tech shares. after Argus Research raised its ect is likely to be Rs 65,544.54 JNPT and Mundra, the added manufacturing sector On Tuesday, the Dow Jones price target to US $808 apiece. crore, a government state- two largest container han- makes it important to pre- Industrial Average jumped Shares of Google-parent ment said. Vadhavan port dling ports of the country pare our port infrastructure 407.82 points, or 1.44 per cent, Alphabet, however, struggled will be developed on "land (for mid size container ships for handling value-added im- to 28,807.63. The S&P 500 after the company reported lord model". A Special Pur- only), have drafts of 15 M port and export to facilitate went up 48.67 points, or 1.5 quarterly earnings that beat pose Vehicle (SPV) will be and 16 M respectively, while manufacturing activity. per cent, to 3,297.59. The Nas- estimates while revenues formed with Jawaharlal Ne- vate developers. The position break into the countries with the world's largest container Container traffic in the daq Composite Index soared missed. hru Port Trust (JNPT) as the of JN Port, the biggest con- top 10 container ports in the handling modern deep draft JNPT hinterland is expected 194.57 points, or 2.1 per cent, Ten of the 11 primary S&P lead partner with equity par- tainer port in India is 28th in world, the government state- ports require a draft of 18 to grow from 4.5 MTEUs to 9,467.97. 500 sectors closed higher, ticipation equal to or more the world with a traffic of 5.1 ment said. M-20 M. The Vadhavan port currently to 10.1 MTEUs Shares of major US tech gi- with technology up 2.6 per than 50 per cent to imple- million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Maharashtra has India's has a natural draft of about by 2022-25 when JNPT's ants, such as Apple, Amazon, cent, outpacing the rest. Utili- ment the project. Equivalent Units). Even after largest container port at 20 meters close to the shore, potential will be fully ex- Facebook and Netflix, posted ties fell 1.03 per cent, the only The SPV will develop the the completion of 4th termi- JNPT which caters to the making it possible for it to hausted. The demand for handsome gains. declining group. port infrastructure including nal at JN Port with a capac- hinterland of Maharashtra, handle bigger vessels at the container traffic will further reclamation, construction of ity increase up to 10 million North Karnataka, Telangana port. Development of Vad- accelerate after the plans breakwater, besides estab- TEUs by 2023, it will stand and secondary hinterland of havan port will enable call of for improving logistic in- RBI hikes insurance cover on bank lishing connectivity to the as the 17th largest container Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, container vessels of 16,000- frastructure fructify and the hinterland. All the business port in the world. Rajasthan, NCR, Punjab 25,000 TEUs capacity, giving 'Make in India' push drives deposits to Rs 5 lakh activities would be undertak- With the development of and Uttar Pradesh. There is advantages of economies greater exports and manu- en under PPP mode by pri- Vadhavan port, India will a need for a deep draft port of scale & reducing logistics facture sourcing to India. of protection to depositors. On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had an- nounced the increase of insur- NSDC, Salesforce join hands to help bridge skills gap ance cover to Rs 5 lakh in her Budget Speech. New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) ers. This partnership is an network and gain hands-on The move will help boost National Skill Development endeavor to offer continual experience through its Trail- the confidence of people in Corporation (NSDC) has an- learning opportunities via head platform. A recent re- the banking system after a nounced its partnership with digital platforms to the youth port by IDC estimates that scam last year in Punjab and Salesforce, the global leader across the country." Salesforce and its ecosys- New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Cooperative in customer relationship NSDC, working under the tem of partners will create Soon after the Budget an- Bank (PMC Bank) which af- management (CRM), to en- aegis of the Ministry of Skill 5,48,400 new direct jobs and nouncement, insurance cover fected lakhs of customers. As hance NSDC's skill develop- artificial intelligence (AI) and The partnership also en- Development and Entrepre- $67 billion in business rev- on bank deposits has been in- the insurance cover stands in- ment and capacity building automation.According to the tails reaching out to colleges neurship, Government of enues by 2024, and this part- creased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 creased, the banks will pay a initiatives through Trailhead, World Economic Forum, on and universities to be able India, has been driving the nership will be a step towards lakh effective Tuesday, the Re- premium of 12 paise against 10 Salesforce's free online learn- average, an Indian worker to adopt NSDC's wide array national skill development developing a future-ready, serve Bank of India (RBI) said.A paise per Rs 100 deposit. The ing platform that empowers today needs about 100 days of courses and curriculum mission a" the Skill India skilled workforce. Deposit insurance was static deposit insurance scheme cov- anyone to skill up and in- for re-skilling to be ready for and engage with students Mission. NSDC is mandated With Trailhead, anyone, at Rs 1 lakh since 1993. The ers all banks operating in India, crease one's job prospects in future jobs by 2022. through the Trailhead plat- to fulfil the growing need in regardless of gender, age, cover is provided by the De- including the private sector, the digital economy. Through this partnership, form. India for skilled manpower ethnicity or socioeconomic posit Insurance and Credit cooperative and even branches The explosion of techno- NSDC and Salesforce aim at Announcing the associa- across sectors and narrow background - can access the Guarantee Corporation (DIC- of foreign banks. logical innovation is creating empowering learners and ed- tion, Manish Kumar, MD & the existing gap between the online platform across the GC), a wholly-owned subsid- There are some exemptions a massive demand for new- ucators to skill up for the jobs CEO, NSDC said, "Preparing demand and supply of skills. country and build the skills iary of the RBI. such as deposits of foreign gov- age skills. By 2022, more than of tomorrow with innovative for the future workforce re- Salesforce has been pro- to match up with in-demand The increase, the RBI said, ernments, deposits of central 120 million workers will need content, presentations and quires active collaboration viding every job-seeker, an jobs in technology, both has been done with a view to and state governments, and reskilling due to advances in training resource. from private and public play- opportunity to skill up, learn, within and beyond. providing a greater measure inter-bank deposits. Tata Steel features among India's Best BSVI transition, new launches to rekindle consumer sentiment: SIAM New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The and will also be holding other Workplaces in Manufacturing 2020 Indian auto industry feels that events. Others such as Lithium- Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) in India and after its as- agement, Tata Steel. upcoming BSVI transition along ion battery and charger manufac- Tata Steel has featured sessment, identifies the This year, in India, 142 with new launches will rekindle turers, along with tyre firms will among India's Best best of them as Great manufacturing organisa- consumer sentiments and arrest also be present at the auto show. Workplaces in Manufac- Workplaces. This recog- tions undertook this as- the slowdown cycle which has Besides, Brazilian UNICA (Bra- turing 2020 for creating nition is a celebration of sessment, and the Insti- impacted the sector hard. zilian Sugarcane Industry Asso- a Great Place to Work for the best work cultures in tute identified the Top 30 According to the Society of ciation), one of the world's largest all the employees and the country. India's Best Workplaces: Indian Automobile Manufac- bioethanol producers, Italian tyre building a high-trust, "Today, employers not Manufacturing, 2020. turers Director General Rajesh firm Pirelli and design company high-performance cul- just in India but glob- Organisations that Menon, the show will witness 60 Icona will also mark their maiden ture, imbibing aspects of ally must continuously made it to this presti- launches mostly of BSVI variants presence at the ex "Yes we are credibility, respect, fair- work towards raising and gious list were evaluated which should arouse consumer looking at a different kind of par- ness, pride and camara- meeting the standards of under two parameters: sentiment. "These launches and adigm with a different mobility derie. work environment to at- Trust Index and Cul- the upcoming transition to BS gen, Skoda, Force Motors will technology solutions for green coming in place...," Menon said. The 'Best Workplaces tract, engage and retain ture Audit. For the Trust 6 norms will probably rekindle make a return to the motor show. mobility and services connected "You will see electric vehicles in Manufacturing 2020' the best talent to re- Index, the survey had consumer sentiment...," Rajesh The healthy participation and to the automobile industry. on display, you will see connecy- recognition is given by main competitive. This sought anonymous feed- Menon told IANS. launches assume significance as Furthermore, Reliance Jio and lted vehicles on display, different Great Place to Work, recognition will further back from employees "There is a healthy foreign par- the sector has been battered by FaceBook will also be present at types of safety gestures on dis- a global authority on reinforce our commit- and carries 2/3rd weight- ticipation levels this years with falling sales due to high goods the event along with 15 new tech- play an if course green vehicles, building, sustaining ment to create a work age. The current study many brands making a come and services tax (GST), farm dis- nology start-ups. which us BSVI. The motor show and recognising high- culture that is inclusive represents the voice of back to the show." tress, stagnant wages and liquid- Lately, telecom operators have started for a select audience on trust, high-performance and nurtures talent to 337,129 employees in the New automobile firms like the ity constraints. entered the segment to provide Wednesday. The 15th edition culture at workplaces accomplish and deliver sector. The Culture Audit Chinese' Great Wall Motor, FAW While some companies had to connectivity to internet-enabled of the expo, is being jointly or- around the world. to the best of their abili- evaluates the quality of Haima, Olectra and MG Motors reduce production, dealers took cars and Jio will be showcasing ganised by ACMA, CII and SIAM Every year, Great Place ties," said Suresh Dutt people practices of an will showcase a vast variety of inventory correction measures. embedded SIM technology for from February 7-12 for the gen- to Work partners more Tripathi, Vice President, organization, covering cars, SUVs and buses. Segment-wise, the start-up sec- the automobile sector. Facebook eral public, at the India Expo than 1,000 organisations Human Resource Man- the entire. Besides, brands like Volkswa- tion of the show will showcase will host a town hall discussion Mart in Greater Noida. Modi govt brings cooperative 'Airtel Q3 performance on higher than expectation' banks under RBI's regulation New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Ana- BNP Paribas said Airtel is Tick- month, data traffic was up 15 New Delhi, Feb 5 lysts have appreciated Bharti Air- ing all the right boxes. The telco's per cent quarter-on-quarter. (IANS) The Narendra tel's performance in Q3 despite multi-year high India mobile This led revenue growth in India Modi government has the telecom major making a loss sales growth, set to accelerate. mobile operations of 2 per cent taken a major step to of Rs 1,035 crore. Bharti Airtel's India mobile reve- QoQ while Arpu, at Rs 135, up 5 reform the cooperative Airtel share price at 1.30 p.m. nue grew 13.2 per cent in 3QFY20, per cent quarter-on-quarter, was banks of the country. at Rs 526.80 +7.90 (1.52 per cent) the highest in past seven years also boosted by a 6 per cent quar- Now the banking opera- Morgan Stanley said Airtel's Q3 and growth is set to further ac- ter-on-quarter increase in voice tions of as many as 1540 was better than expectations. celerate as Airtel has yet to reap usage. Although Bharti Airtel's cooperative banks of the Stating that the results were benefits of the tariff hike. churn increased by 50bps to 2.6 country have come un- strong, the analyst firm said con- Its Operating metrics indicate a per cent, net subscriber additions der the regulation of the will continue as per the granted to appoint the solidated revenue increased 4 per the end of December partly offset positive underlying trend. Airtel's were up to 3.6 million (2.6 million Reserve Bank of India rules of the Co-operative CEO. RBI will issue cent quarter on quarter (ahead of by some reduction in IUC rev- ARPU increased to Rs 135 com- in 2Q). (RBI). Registrar as usual. RBI guidelines in this regard. our estimate by 2 per cent), led enue due to changing call sym- pared to Rs 104 in 3QFY19. Data It further said Bharti Airtel's In- The decision was norms will apply only to Audit will be done as per by positive surprise in the India metry, we think. usage per subscriber, at 13.9GB/ dia Ebitda was up 3 per cent quar- taken during the Union the banking system of RBI rules," he said. wireless, homes and enterprise Airtel added 21 million 4G month, is the highest in the in- ter-on-quarter (3 per cent ahead Cabinet meeting on cooperative banks. "Rules will also have business partly offset by miss customers during the quarter dustry. Data volumes surged 72 of estimate), despite a 19 per Wednesday. Union Min- He informed that 8.6 to be followed for loan on the DTH side. EBITDA was 3 vs Jio's addition of 15 million per cent quarter-on-quarter com- cent quarter-on-quarter jump in ister Prakash Javadekar crore people have depos- waiver. If the situation per cent ahead of our estimate customers. Data usage per cus- pared to the 40 per cent increase SG&A costs, and its Ebitda margin informed about the ma- ited their money in 1540 worsens, RBI will also as margins expanded by 31 basis tomer increased further to 13.9 for Jio. was flat at 41 per cent. Bharti Air- jor decision during a cooperative banks of the have the rights to super- points (bps). GB in F3Q20 (compared to 11.1 "The company's revenue tel rolled out 12k broadband base press conference at Na- country. These banks sede and take control of In India Mobile Services, the GB reported by RJio) from 13 GB growth, margin improvement, stations in 3QFY20, to 473,859, tional Media Centre here have a deposit of Rs 5 the bank," he added. Gross revenue at Rs 115.4 bil- in F2Q20. In its Homes business capex decline Airtel is ticking all and consolidated Capex was Rs on Wednesday. lakh crore. Depositors Elaborating on the lion was up 5.1 per cent quarter- Gross revenue increased 1 per the right boxes - revenue growth 52 billion (down 37 per cent Year- Javadekar said that, have long been raising need of this major deci- on-quarter (2 per cent ahead of cent quarter-on-quarter, while is strong, competitive intensity is on-Year). at present, commercial, their demand for savings sion for banking sector, MS estimates). Airtel added 3.6 EBITDA increased 12 per cent waning, margins are improving, Net debt (excluding $4.2 bil- scheduled and nation- security. Thus the Modi Javadekar said, "Most million subscribers, taking total quarter-on-quarter. market share is improving, ca- lion in finance lease obligations) alised banks regulate un- government has taken cooperative banks are count to 283 million vs 279.4 mil- Enterprise business: Gross rev- pex has moderated and Airtel has declined to Rs 848 billion and der RBI. But now under this historic decision to functioning well in the lion in F2Q20, possibly aided by enue and EBITDA were largely strengthened its balance sheet", gearing is under 3x Ebitda before the Banking Regulation protect depositors' mon- country, but wrong the introduction of offnet outgo- flat quarter-on-quarter, still 3-4 BNP Paribas said. accounting for the post-quarter Amendment Act 2019, ey within a week. practices by few banks ing call charge introduced by Jio per cent ahead of our expecta- Analyst firm CLSA said growth fundraising of Rs 215 billion ($2 the norms of commercial Javadekar said that malign the entire sec- during the quarter. tions. DTH business: Gross rev- for Airtel will accelerate. It said billion QIP & $ 1 billion FCCB). banks will be applicable now candidates will tor. This step has been ARPU increased to Rs135 in enue rose 0.4 per cent quarter- the company's India 4G ramp- ICICI Securities said Bharti Air- on cooperative banks as have to qualify and fulfil taken to protect deposi- F3Q20 from Rs 128 in F2Q20 (5.5 on-quarter, led by subscriber up ahead of estimates in 3QFY20 tel posted a robust performance well. However, Javadekar certain conditions to be- tors' money. Earlier, in per cent quarter-on-quarter), additions (101k customers dur- with its highest ever 20.7 million in third quarter. It had Qual- made it clear that the come a cooperative bank the budget, bank deposit which could be a function of ac- ing the quarter vs. 181k during 4G data subscriber additions to ity revenue growth in which total administrative system of officer. insurance cover was in- celerated broadband additions F2Q20) as the ARPU was flat 124 million, and with usage ris- subscribers net addition was of the cooperative banks "Permission will be creased to Rs 5 lakh." along with price hikes taken at quarter-on-quarter at Rs 162. ing 6 per cent QoQ to 13.8GB/ 3.6 million of which 1.5 million. Indian Horizon Thursday, February 06, 2020 business 10 'MPC to maintain status quo; GDP to rebound next fiscal' Hero Cycles to showcase New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) he added. "There is clearly a cannot undertake monetary electric bi-cycles The Monetary Policy Commit- larger market consensus that tightening in the current cycle, concept bicycles, electric tee (MPC) of the RBI, which is RBI will continue to hold the given the weak growth sce- folding bike and an elec- meeting for the first time this rate pause button given the nario. tric fat bike. year post Budget, is likely to persistence of high food infla- The inflation rate has al- Hero Cycles will also maintain status quo in rates, tion in the near term. How- ready exceeded the MPC's up- display e-bikes from the an analyst firm has said. ever, the underlying growth per bound target, and going stable of the recently ac- Even as there are expecta- concerns and better clarity on by the MPC's monetary policy quired German firm HNF tions of a moderation in infla- the fiscal position as well as framework, there is little room New Delhi, Feb 5 Nicolai which will soon tion from the elevated level of the government's borrowing to continue with the accom- (IANS) As the Auto Expo make inroads in the In- 7.35% in December 2019, the programme will help the cen- modative monetary policy 2020 kicks in, Hero Cy- dian market. MPC is likely to maintain the tral bank to maintain its acco- stance as well. cles is all set to showcase Its existing portfolio policy repo rate at 5.15% in modative stance and review its Brickwork Ratings expects a range of its upcoming in the urban e-bike seg- the upcoming monetary policy deficit has not only breached period, the December 2019 in- options in the next MPC," said the MPC to continue with the products including elec- ment under the brand meeting to be announced on the target but is budgeted at flation reached a 5-year high at Suman Chowdhury, President, accommodative policy stance tric bi-cycles. Lectro with products like February 6. "We anticipate the 3.5% for 2020-21, including the 7.35%. Even as the inflation is Acuite Ratings & Research Ltd. at present, as the slump in "As it works to fulfil its Townmaster, Glide and E slump in the GDP growth has reported off-budget liabilities, likely to moderate in the wake The MPC, no doubt, faces real GDP growth warrants it. vision of capturing a 10 Zephyr, will also be dis- bottomed out to 5% in 2019- it works out to 4.3%. of easing vegetable and fruit a serious dilemma with its "On the GDP growth front, we per cent share in global played. 20 and is expected to rebound The breaching of the fiscal prices, which was the main commitment to control infla- continue with our estimate electric bicycle manu- "At Hero Group, we in 2020-21 to 5.5-6%, aided by deficit target by 0.5 percentage cause of a high inflation rate tion and manage growth. The for 2019- 20 at 5%, given some facturing, Hero Cycles have taken a big leap to- government measures and the points (from previous budget in December, the MPC is likely slump in real GDP growth pickup in the macroeconomic will display a series of wards capturing a major transmission of past rate cuts", estimates) for both, the cur- to adopt a cautious approach, warrants accommodative indicators", Rao pointed out. upcoming products that share of the global e-bike said M. Govinda Rao, Chief rent fiscal, as well as the next, particularly after the high fis- monetary policy actions and Since February 2019, MPC highlight a new dimen- market over the next few Economic Advisor, Brickwork is likely to weigh in on the MPC cal deficit, including the off- stance, whereas the upturn in has cut the repo rate in five sion in the field of the years. Our vision is to Ratings. decision. budget liabilities. headline inflation for the fifth successive policy meetings Indian bicycle industry," capture 10 per cent share The RBI MPC considers The CPI inflation crossed "High food inflation may consecutive month calls for a and reduced the rates by 135 said a company state- in global electric bicycle CPI inflation for its monetary the MPC's upper band tar- continue for the next two- cautious response, or at least basis points, cumulatively. ment. manufacturing by 2022," policy actions and inflation get in December 2019, for the three months, and we expect to maintain a status quo at The past rate cuts began to Among the major high- said Pankaj M. Munjal, is expected to be within the first time since the MPC was inflation to continue to remain this juncture. Despite the fis- get transmitted by banks to lights of the bicycle ma- Chairman Aand Man- comfort zone of the MPC in formed. After remaining in a above the MPC's comfort zone cal slippage and mounting in- borrowers recently as evident jor at the expo will be aging Director, HMC, a the next fiscal. However, fiscal benign phase for quite a long at least in the current fiscal," flationary pressures, the MPC from the declining trend. the soon-to-be-launched Hero Motors Company. Hyundai unveils New 2020 Tucson at Auto Expo Public Cloud to contribute $100bn, 2.4 lakh jobs in India New Delhi, Feb 5 tures to make driv- New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Public Learning enabled by the Public (IANS) Hyundai Mo- ing pleasurable with Cloud deployments in India have Cloud. The study found that man- tor India on Wednes- "New Advanced Tyre the potential to contribute ap- ufacturers and financial institu- day unveiled the latest Pressure Monitoring proximately $100 billion in GDP tions on the other hand are still variant of the Tucson System, Smart Power cumulatively from 2019 to 2023, in the early stages of Public Cloud here on the first day of Tailgate, Electric Park- a new Google-Boston Consult- adoption. Auto Expo 2020. and unmatched per- ing Brake, first-in- ing Group (BCG) report said on "This was due in part to the per- The company said in formance. The feature segment Power Seats Wednesday. ceived complexity of migrating a statement that 'New loaded New 2020 TUS- (Passenger - 8 Way) When annualised, this is equiv- legacy data and evolving govern- 2020 TUCSON' would CON, powered by 2.0 and Hyundai Blue Link alent to 0.6 per cent of the GDP, ment regulations around data and come with smart tech- Litre Petrol and Die- and Wireless Charger" 15 per cent of the GDP impact of security," said the report. nology and comfort sel BS 6 engines, will among others. the IT industry and 25 per cent Of the 240,000 direct jobs, along with enhanced further strengthen the On the connected of the textile industry in India -- around 157,000 will be in digital connectivity and ad- Hyundai's dominance technology front, both key industries in India, said scale up quickly and handle peak cision makers across the Asia Pa- and technology-related roles such vanced safety. in SUV segment in In- features on the the the report titled, "Ascent to the loads during special sales like Di- cific region including India. as data scientists, product manag- According to the dia." 2020 Tucson include Cloud: How Six Key APAC Econo- wali," said Rick Harshman, Man- Sectors surveyed included digi- ers, engineering, design, user ex- company with over The diesel variant "Floating Type 20.32 mies can Lift-off." aging Director of Google Cloud in tal native businesses and internet perience and infrastructure man- 65 lakh customers would have '8 Speed cm HD Touch Screen According to the report, the Asia Pacific. start-ups, banking and financial agement jobs with cloud service worldwide, Tucson is Automatic Trans- Infotainment with An- business efficiencies and growth "Access to Cloud-based smart services, retail, media and gam- providers, IT service providers one of the best-selling mission' and have a droid Auto, Apple Car- resulting from Public Cloud de- data analytics solutions also en- ing, public sector and manufac- and across industry verticals. SUVs globally. Speak- torque of '40.8 KGM'. Play, Hyundai iblue ployments also have the poten- ables our retailer customers to turing. "India's digital-native Another 83,000 direct roles will ing at the unveiling "Further, the petrol and Voice Recogni- tial to lead to up to 240,000 jobs become more customer-centric businesses and media and enter- be related to core business func- of the New 2020 Tuc- engine delivers an im- tion". and impact another 743,000 jobs and data-driven so they can opti- tainment companies are the big- tions (marketing, finance, opera- son, S.S. Kim, MD pressive 152 PS Power The automobile ma- through second order effects from mise their spend across channels, gest drivers of Public Cloud adop- tions etc.) across industry verti- and CEO, Hyundai and 19.6 KGM Torque jor would provide the 2019 to 2023. plan inventory and manage their tion," the findings showed. cals. "We're working with higher Motor India Ltd said: to give an unparalleled customers a Hyundai "Traditional retailers are ex- supply chains," Harshman added. Retail and consumer goods education institutions and cus- "TUSCON had rede- driving experience," it Premium Assurance panding into e-commerce to cap- The study entailed discussions players are also increasingly ex- tomers to train cloud-native en- fined the premium said. Program (HPAP) With ture digital and omnichannel rev- with experts and senior stake- ploring opportunities to digitise gineers at an aggressive rate and SUV segment with its It would also have 'wonder warranty' of enue growth and they're turning holders across industry verticals and develop capabilities in Arti- broadening access to training and class-leading features smart technology fea- up to 5 years. to the public cloud to help them and a survey of over 1,000 IT de- ficial Intelligence and Machine certification to help groom. 2nd mega-container port at Maharashtra's Wadhavan, after JNPT Sensex reclaims 41,000 level, Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Ma- to execute the Wadhavan Port Port - around 160 km north- Port has a natural draft of harashtra will get another project. west of JNPT - India will be around 20 metres close to Nifty at over 12,000 pts huge port built at a cost of The SPV will develop the catapulted among the coun- the shore, making it ideal to around Rs 65,545 crore at port infrastructure, including tries with top 10 container handle modern big container Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Wadhavan, near Dahanu in reclamation, construction of ports. There is a need for a vessels. The development of The benchmark equity in- Palghar district on the Gu- breakwater and establishing deep draft port that can ac- Wadhavan Port will enable dex, Sensex, on Wednesday jarat border, catapulting In- connectivity to the hinter- commodate the largest con- call of larger container ves- gained over 300 points, re- dia among countries with land, while all the business tainer ships in the world and sels of 16,000-25,000 TEUs claiming the 41,000 level. top 10 container ports in the activities will be undertaken also cater to the spillover capacity, giving advantages The broader Nifty also world, an official said here on on a PPP model by private de- traffic after JNPT's planned of economies of scale and re- topped the 12,000 mark at Wednesday. velopers. capacity of 10 million TEUs is ducing logistics costs. noon. The proposal to create Presently, JNPT is India's fully utilised. Presently, the JNPT caters Tata Steel, up 1.80 per the huge port - on a 'land- biggest container port. With The JNPT and Mundhra to the hinterland of Maha- cent, led the gains on the lord model' - was cleared at a traffic of 5.1 million Twenty- Port, the two largest con- rashtra, north Karnataka, Sensex followed by Bharti a Union Cabinet meeting foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), tainer ports in India, with a Telangana and the secondary Airtel, Larsen and Toubro chaired by Prime Minister it ranks 28th in the world. draft of 15 metres and 16 me- hinterland of Gujarat, Mad- and Reliance Industries. Narendra Modi on Wednes- After the completion of its tres, respectively, can handle hya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Del- At 2.27 p.m. on Wednes- day. A Special Purpose Ve- fourth terminal, its capac- only mid-size ships, while hi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. day, the Sensex was trading hicle will be formed with ity will increase to 10 million the world's largest container The container traffic in the at 41,085.63, higher by 296.25 Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru TEUs by 2023, making it the ports require a draft of 18-20 JNPT hinterland is expected points and the Nifty was up Port Trust (JNPT) as the lead 17th biggest container port in metres. to grow up to 10.1 million 92 points at 12,072.30. and a decent Q3 (third quar- rising trajectory of inflation. partner, with equity partici- the world. However, with the Situated in a picturesque TEUs by 2022-2025, which The global oil benchmark ter) FY20 earnings season The Reserve Bank of In- pation of at least 50 per cent development of Wadhavan coastal tract, the Wadhavan will be its saturation point. Brent crude traded below so far, the sentiments have dia's macroeconomic out- the $55 a barrel-mark as turned positive," said Sid- look, presented along with Coronavirus related deaths dhartha Khemka, Head - Re- the monetary policy state- in China crossed the 400. tail Research, Motilal Oswal ment, would be keenly The virus outbreak has led Financial Services. watched, he added. India's score improves, says US Chamber's IP Index report Chinese oil consumption to Khemka said that inves- IHS Markit said on Mon- New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) more effective IP protection. ry tools to facilitate the reg- patent eligibility and en- fall by 20 per cent. tors now are awaiting the day said that the Manufac- The US Chamber of Com- This year, US and Euro- istration and enforcement forcement, the report said. "Post budget, the market RBI monetary policy which turing PMI index, which rose merce's Global Innova- pean economies remained of those rights. "IPR protection is a good has shifted its focus back to is due on Thursday, and to 52.7 in December, jumped tion Policy Center (GIPC) atop the global IP rank- Many of India's most am- news story for India," said fundamentals and earnings. where the central bank is to 55.3 in January, its high- on Wednesday released its ings, while many emerging bitious reforms were cap- US-India Business Council With strong PMI data, in-line expected to maintain status est level in just under eight eighth annual International markets also showed a big tured in previous editions of President Nisha Biswal. January auto sales numbers, quo on its rates owing to the years. IP Index report, pointing improvement due to their the International IP Index. "The Modi government out that India had recorded commitment to adopt pro- In the sixth (2018) and has largely centralised IPR nearly 7 per cent improve- IP measures. seventh (2019) editions, In- policy and enforcement, Outlook on Vodafone Idea critical, says parent firm ment in its score compared "Since the release of the dia made larger overall ad- providing the resources New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) other commitments as they licence fee, spectrum usage with the past. 2016 National IPR Policy, vances in the rankings than needed to improve trans- Vodafone on Wednesday fall due," the London-based charge, interest and penalty The International IP Index the government of India any other country. parency and consumer said the outlook for its India telecom major said. dues to the DoT after the Oc- maps the IP ecosystem in has made a focused effort That momentum con- awareness." telecom joint venture Voda- In November, the Depart- tober SC order, which wid- 53 global economies, repre- to support investments in tinues this year, albeit at a "India's sustained prog- fone Idea remained "critical" ment of Telecommunica- ened the definition of AGR to senting over 90 per cent of innovation and creativity slower pace, with the eighth ress on the Chamber's Inter- and it was seeking relief from tions (DoT) granted a two- include non-core items. the global GDP. through increasingly robust edition indicating an im- national IP Index reflects a the government to pay the year spectrum moratorium. This left 15 telcos, includ- The new report, 'Art of IP protection and enforce- provement of nearly 7 per sustained effort by the Modi adjusted gross revenue (AGR) In January the Supreme ing Vodafone Idea, with over the Possible', evaluates how ment," said Patrick Kilbride, cent in India's score. administration to capitalise dues over a longer period. Court rejected the review pe- Rs 1.47 lakh crore dues. Tata these 53 global economies Senior Vice President for As the IP Index shows, on India's immense poten- "In October, the Supreme tition filed by VIL and others Teleservices has also filed approach intellectual prop- GIPC at the US Chamber of India has made significant tial for innovation and cre- Court gave an adverse judg- over the AGR judgment. a modification petition in erty (IP) "from patent and Commerce. progress towards estab- ativity. As the US and India ment in the AGR case against Both VIL and Bharti Airtel the Supreme Court, seek- copyright policies to com- As reflected in the 2020 In- lishing stronger IP protec- look to conclude a trade the industry. The outlook for later filed modification peti- ing space to discuss with the mercialisation of IP assets dex, implementation of the tions "but the job is not yet deal in the coming weeks, Vodafone Idea (VIL) remains tions, expected to be heard DoT modalities and timeline and ratification of interna- IPR Policy has improved the done. India continues to be we hope that it will pave the critical. VIL is seeking relief soon, requesting the court to for payments. tional treaties". speed of processing for pat- a promising yet challenging way for innovation-focused from the Indian government order the DoT to determine The telcos are hoping The International IP Index ent and trademark applica- market for technologically partnerships between the to ensure that the rate and a payment schedule for AGR that they will be allowed to creates a template for econ- tions, increased awareness cutting-edge, IP-intensive countries which are two of level of payments it makes dues and other relief. spread the payment over omies that aspire to become of IP rights among Indian industries". the world's key democratic to the government is sus- Vodafone Idea needs to several years, thus softening 21st century knowledge- innovators and creators, Serious hurdles remain, and market-based econo- tainable and it can meet its pay over Rs 53,000 crore as the blow. based economies through and provided new regulato- particularly in the areas of mies," said Kilbride. 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Hamilton, Feb 5 (IANS) After coming close on three 1st ODI: Taylor’s ton helps NZ ace Taylor and Latham were unstoppable occasions to beat India in the ongoing tour, New Zealand thrilling chase against India in the middle overs: Kohli were finally able to cross Hamilton, Feb 5 (IANS) middle overs,” Kohli said after the line and taste victory as Brief Scores: India: 347/4 (Shreyas Iyer 103, KL Rahul 88*); New Zealand: Virat Kohli conceded that his the match.India rode Shreyas they defeated the Men in 348/6 (Ross Taylor 109*, Henry Nicholls 78) counterpart Tom Latham’s Iyer’s 103 and half centuries Blue by four wickets in the blistering knock took the game from KL Rahul (88) and Kohli first ODI at the Seddon Park from Guptill (32) that he scored away from them as New Zealand (51) to put up 347/4. In the on Wednesday.Seasoned just two boundaries in 41 balls registered a four-wicket victory end, New Zealand got to 348/6 campaigner Ross Taylor before getting out to Shardul against India in the first ODI at in 48.1 overs. anchored New Zealand’s Thakur on the team score of 85. Seddon Park on Wednesday. India missed a chance to chase of 348 by scoring a Debutant Tom Blundell, Stand-in captain Latham hit a get rid of Taylor after Kuldeep brilliant hundred. He was well who came in first down, didn’t 48-ball 69 and shared a crucial Yadav dropped a tough chance. supported by Henry Nicholls have a great outing and was 138-run stand with Ross Taylor Asked about their fielding, Kohli and stand-in captain Tom stumped by K.L. Rahul at who was unbeaten on 109 to win said: “We were decent in the Latham as the hosts took a 1-0 his individual score of 9. At the match for the Black Caps. field, we dropped one chance. lead in the three-match series. that point of time, the match “An outstanding We need to improve though. The Black Caps started off appeared to be heading in performance from New We can’t think about that one the chase on a cautious note India’s favour.However, it was Zealand. We thought 347 was chance. To bat with a positive as both Martin Guptill and then that Taylor brought in all good enough, especially after frame of mind for about 25 Nicholls played with intent. his experience and alongwith the start we got with the ball. game away from us. Ross and overs after that chance is not a Such was the determination Nicholls shared a 62-run stand. I think Tom’s innings took the Tom were unstoppable in the small thing at all. Bavuma, de 2022 National Games in Bengal as Ravi looking to win gold at Kock help Asian Championships Proteas beat IOA agrees in principle New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) England in Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Narinder Batra said during two years.He added that The 2019 World Wrestling Indian Olympic Association a felicitation ceremony Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand Championship bronze 1st ODI (IOA) on Wednesday said by the Bengal Olympic and Meghalaya have medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya it has agreed in principle Association at the Netaji already bid for the next is gunning for his maiden to hold the 2022 National Indoor Stadium.The 36th editions.“I’m being continental title at the Games in Bengal. National Games were sacrosanct on 2022 and upcoming Asian Wrestling “Definitely, in principle initially slated to take place I’ll be sending you letters Championships (AWC), to we have agreed for 2022. in Goa but were postponed on that. Bengal had hosted be held in New Delhi from But it’s an ongoing process. on a number of occasions the National Games way February 18-23. We will take it forward to finally take place in Goa back in 1938 and 1964. It’s He also won a gold medal in accordingly. We are willing between October 20 and high time that National the 61 kg weight category of to come to Bengal. Let’s be November 4.Batra stressed Games come to Bengal the recently concluded Rome positive,” IOA president that the National Games should be held every again,” he said. Ranking series. “I am aiming for Gold at the Olympics and the Asian Wrestling Championships Khelo India University Games: Rugby will help me prepare better ahead of Tokyo. I plan to keep set to get major boost working hard and not be a victim of any injury,” said help me defeat my opponents New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) to showcase their skills.” training PT teachers, we Dahiya. easily,” he said.“I am practicing Rugby will get a major Through the Get Into go into schools, districts, The Delhi wrestler said hard on a regular basis. I am boost in India as it is set to Rugby programme, we offer our equipment that he is working on his leg concentrating hard on basic be played at the inaugural Rugby India for free, we mark the defence. “I am facing some techniques and watching Khelo India University has been grounds, we show them the drawbacks in my leg defence videos of other wrestlers, England: 258/8 (Joe Games in Bhubaneswar. able to dimensions, we play with and I am working especially which I believe will help me The tournament will be reach out to them, our coaches coach hard in that area. I need to be improvise and develop new Denly 87, Chris Woakes held from February 22 many talented the children directly and stronger on my legs, which will strategies.” 40, Lutho Sipamla to March 1. Actor players in rural we set up rugby camps in 3/47); South Africa: and former India areas across the various rural areas across 289/3 (Quinton de rugby player Rahul secret. The game is played in country. Bose, who works the country,” said Bose. Amira, Anahat claim titles at Kock 107, Temba Bose believes that the approximately 230 districts with Rugby India to help the The current Indian rugby Jaipur squash tourney Bavuma 98, Chris Games will be a great national in the country out of 710, sport grow in the country, team vice-captain Mohit podium for rugby players to which is close to one-third of said the federation has made Khatri said that he has known Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Siblings last year.Both the girls were Jordan 1/31) showcase their skills. the country. The only reason efforts to go into the smaller players, who have left rugby Amira and Anahat Singh being trained under Amjad Cape Town, Feb 5 (IANS) “It’s yet another step people don’t know about it regions of the country and because they didn’t have both emerged winners at the Khan and Gaurav Nanderjog in Quinton de Kock played towards recognizing that is because the sport is not teach children the sport. enough support. But with Northern Slam Junior Squash the national capital. a captain’s knock as he rugby is one of the largest on television. To be in the “There has been a great the sport being included in tournament 2020 -- a five-star guided South Africa to a grassroots sports in the University Games is massive. shift in the emphasis that the Khelo India University Asian circuit tournament held in comfortable seven-wicket country,” said Bose. “Without It will legitimize the efforts Rugby India has put on Games, Khatri feels that the pink city. win over England in the anybody knowing, it’s of all the children, it will give seeding grassroots rugby. youngsters will be inspired to Amira won in the Under 19 first ODI of the three- almost India’s best kept them a great national podium We have spent a lot of time continue playing the sport. category after defeating Megha match series. Bhatia of Delhi in the finals on Chasing 259, the Proteas Tuesday. With the win, Amira rode on brilliant innings Tata Maharashtra Open: Sharan, Sitak has secured her No. 2 seeding from de Kock (107) and in the country in the GU19 Temba Bavuma (98) stunned by Ebden-Paes duo category. who enjoyed a 173-run Pune, Feb 5 (IANS) Defending but eventually conceded the first set Anahat, on the other hand, second-wicket stand at doubles champion Divij Sharan and 2-6.The second set was much closer, emerged victorious in the Under the Newlands on Tuesday his partner Artem Sitak (New Zealand) with the Sharan-Sitak duo displaying 13 category by beating Diya to inflict England a loss in pushed hard but lost in straight sets more cohesion, with Sharan pulling Yadav of Maharashtra. With their first ODI they were to the pair of Matthew Ebden and off some smart forehand returns. The this, she has won all the four playing since the successful veteran Leander Paes (2-6, 6-7) in the set went for a tie-breaker, which was grand slam titles -- northern, 2019 World Cup. Tata Maharashtra Open at the Shree evenly contested but Ebden and Paes today even though we have won in southern, eastern and western While the skipper scored Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here triumphed and progressed to the next similar situations earlier. Sitak and I slam securing her top spot in 11 boundaries and a six in late on Tuesday night.The Indo-Aussie round after 1hr and 26 minutes.Divij would like to wish Leander and Ebden India and Asia. his fluent 113-ball knock, pair raced to a 3-0 lead, prompting Sharan, following the game, shared all the best for the upcoming games, Constantly rated among the Bavuma smashed five fours a response from Sharan and Sitak, his thoughts, “We weren’t at our best especially Leander, given that it’s brightest young talents in the and two sixes throughout who made a strong comeback to help today. We played better in the second going to be his last hurrah in India,” country, Anahat won the British, the 103 deliveries he faced. register the first point for the duo, set but unfortunately it didn’t happen Sharan signed off. Dutch and European Open titles Patiala to Potchefstroom via Mumbai, Bellary: Neeraj’s road to Tokyo Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) n his team deciding that he is in Neeraj’s rehabilitation Africa we needed about to NIS.“He was training October 2019, the Athletics not ready to return to action process.Hohn spoke about two weeks for Neeraj to get continuously at Patiala with Federation of India (AFI) had yet.Neeraj had been out the fact that the NIS had no much better,” Hohn had told Klaus Bartonietz from August announced javelin thrower since November 2018, the expert physiotherapist who Indian Express.Eventually, it to November. In November Neeraj Chopra’s participation year which cemented him could tend to Neeraj, the turned out that Neeraj will they went to South Africa,” at the 59th National Open as one of the prospects to lack of good equipment and need to go under the knife Radhakrishnan Nair, the Athletics Championships in win a medal for India at the the delay in the travel to and the surgery was done in deputy chief national coach Ranchi with a flourish. 2020 Tokyo Olympics thanks Potchefstroom, alongwith a May, 2019. for AFI, told IANS. “Back in business, largely to his gold medals at cancelled trip to Australia. A lengthy period of It was during this period everyones super star, the one the Commonwealth Games “The delay of this camp and rebuilding and rehabilitation that Neeraj felt that he and only Neeraj Chopra is and the Asian Games, the the cancellation of the camp followed, first in Mumbai and was ready to get back into all set to take the field at the latter with a national record we had planned before was, then at JSW’s Inspire Institute competition. He wanted to 59th National Open Senior throw of 88.06 metres. especially for him (Chopra), of Sport campus in Bellary, compete at the 2019 Athletics Athletics Championships,” It was after the Asian only light and short throws. South Africa. This was also very negative. We are six Karnataka. World Championships which it said on its social media Games that he had felt a He had to undergo treatment the time when then coach weeks behind schedule In this time, he also parted was held in September handles. discomfort in his elbow. A and then rehabilitation, first Uwe Hohn complained of because for six weeks Neeraj ways with Hohn and started and later at the National Less than 24 hours later, painful inflammation of the at the National Institute of the lack of proper support for could not train like the way I training with bio-mechanics Championships in Ranchi in it emerged that Neeraj had joint soon followed which Sport (NIS) in Patiala and throwers at NIS which led to wanted him to train because expert Klaus Bartonietz. October. On both occasions, pulled out of the meet, with led to Neeraj being able to do then in Potchefstroom, delays worth several weeks of the elbow. Even in South In August, he moved back he was dissuaded by his team. Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Thursday - February 6, 2020 12

MALANG: 'I felt Aditya Roy Kapur is capable of growing up 'Brahms: The Boy II' gets from a hippy to a hero,' Director Mohit Suri India release date Filmmaker Mohit Suri is strictly against nepotism and he insists he casts actors on the basis of merit and suitability for a role. sion, unaware of the home's Starring Anil Kapoor, Disha Patani, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunal Kemmu, Malang is scheduled to release on February 7. dark history. Things get darker when their young son ilmmaker Mohit Suri is a role where he will grow up He is happy in his own world. makes a new friend, which is strictly against nepotism from a hippi to a hero. A person can be malang when an eerily life-like doll that he Fand he insists he casts Also, I come from Mahesh he is truly, madly and deeply names "Brahm". actors on the basis of merit Bhatt's school, we make in love, when he does not care William Brent Bell, who di- and suitability for a role. films based on who is right about what happens in the rected the original, returned Opening up on why he for the role and not because outside world. to helm the follow-up fi lm, chose Aditya Roy Kapur as someone is somebody's son It also happens when you which is produced by Lake- leading man for his upcom- or daughter." have lost someone you loved shore's Tom Rosenberg, Eric ing flick Malang, despite the Talking about the romantic the most and you have noth- Reid, Gary Lucchesi and Rich- fact that the actor's last few action-thriller, the director ing to lose, so you don't fear ard Wright, Matt Berenson, films have bombed, he told revealed: "It's a story about anything. The loss of fear is Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee. IANS: "Without sounding four different characters from also a state of malang. The fi lm is led by Holmes, pompous I'd like to men- different backgrounds. They These characters, who are who is struggling to keep her tion that I have never really have a different interpreta- in different states of 'malang', he Katie Holmes-starrer son Jude, away from the ee- cast an actor for his com- tion of malang. meet one Christmas evening horror thriller "Brahms: rie doll. Christopher Convery, mercial viability. As long The word Malang essen- in Goa. The fi lm is about how TThe Boy II" will release Owain Yeoman and Ralph as he or she fits my role I tially refers to a man who they all cross paths and what in India on February 21.The Ineson also star in the horror cast him. I had cast him in in a couple of films but not choice for Aashiqui 2. Now stays by himself, who is not happened fi ve years back on sequel to the 2016 hit "The fi lm.The fi lm is being brought Aashqui 2 before which he lead role. When I met him I for Malang, I felt he is ca- connected to worldly rules, the same day." Boy" revolves around a young to India by PVR Pictures. had done character roles felt he would be the perfect pable of doing this kind of regulations, law and order. Courtesy : Bollywoodlife family that moves into a man- IANS Robert Pattinson is the Its official! RRR will release on this date he makers of RRR have World's Most Handsome Man finally announced the Trelease date for S S Ra- said that the Golden Ra- jamouli's star-studded mag- tio "was a mathematical num opus. RRR will release equation devised by the on the 8th of January 2021. Greeks in an attempt to The team of RRR took to measure beauty."He add- their social media to an- ed that it "can be applied nounce that the movie will to anything and was used release on the 8th of January by Leonardo Da Vinci for 2021 with the caption,#RRR the perfect human male will hit the screens on January body in his famous work, 8th, 2021! We know the wait is the Vitruvian Man." long but we promise to keep After measuring all ele- giving you updates in the ments of Pattinson's face, meanwhile. #RRROnJan8th. De Silva said that "The Directed by Baahubali di- Batman" star "was in the rector S.S Rajamouli, RRR is cience has proved com.Harley Street facial top fi ve for nearly all the produced by D.V.V Danayya that Hollywood star cosmetic surgeon Dr Ju- categories because he has on DVV Entertainment ban- SRobert Pattinson is lian De Silva uncovered such classically shaped ner and will release in 10 lan- the most handsome man the list, compiled using features and a wonderful guages. in the world. the latest computerised chiselled jaw." RRR stars a stellar ensemble Scoring 92.15 percent mapping techniques, on The plastic surgeon cast of Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, on the Golden Ratio of February 4. went on to note that: Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt. Beauty Phi, Pattinson, On the selection of the "His only score below The movie also international movie is based on the lives S.S Rajamouli to be inspired popular for his portrayal 33-year-old actor, he said: average was for his lips stars Ray Stevenson, Alison of freedom fighters and also by true events. of Edward Cullen in the "Robert Pattinson was which are a little thin Doody, and Olivia Morris. The marks as the first movie by Courtesy : Santabanta "Twilight" fi lm series the clear winner when and flat."Following has beaten Henry Cavill, all elements of the face closely behind Pattinson Bradley Cooper and Brad were measured for physi- in the list was Cavill who Pitt among others for the cal perfection."In the an- scored 91.64. Neetu Kapoor welcomes Armaan title, reports aceshowbiz. nouncement, De Silva IANS Jain's bride Anissa into family eteran actress Neetu Ka- Nora while filming stunt for poor has lovingly wel- Vcomed Armaan Jain's 'Bhuj: The Pride Of India' newly-wedded wife Anissa Mal- hotra into their family. quence in which I ended Neetu, Armaan's aunt-in- up getting severely in- law, took to Instagram to wel- jured," Nora said. mtiaz Ali's upcoming movie come Anissa to the family. She Nora, who is currently Love Aaj Kal is a take on what posted two photographs of the riding high on the suc- ILove means in today's gen- couple along with a video of cess of her latest release eration. Female characters have Anissa from her sangeet cer- "Street Dancer 3D", hurt always played an integral role in emony, which took place on her forehead. Imtiaz's movies and with Love Sunday. "In one sequence my Aaj Kal, it's Sara Ali Khan who he In the clip, Anissa can be co-actor accidentally chose to portray how the defini- seen dancing.Neetu captioned threw a gun straight into tion of love has changed over the her post: "Welcome to the fam- Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bach- Kapoor among many others. my face which caused years. ily, Anissa Malhotra. Love and chan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Armaan is the son of Rima Jain, my forehead to bleed In a recent interview with a lead- blessings."Armaan and An- Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali who is actors Rishi and Randhir and swell up. ing daily, Imtiaz Ali opened up issa's wedding saw a galaxy of Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Kiara Kapoor's sister. Armaan and I was in alot of pain about working with Sara and how stars gracing the event. Joining Advani, Karan Johar, Tara Su- Anissa got engaged last year. however i knew the di- he thinks she has a long career them were Amitabh Bachchan, taria, Ananya Panday and Arjun IANS rector needed to com- ahead of her. The director shared, plete the shoot as he was `She can change the concept of the on a very tight schedule Indian fi lm heroine. She ticks all so I continued to shoot the right boxes. She looks nice, dra- throughout the day in- matic, even, has a great voice and spite of the injury. It left a an expansive worldview." huge mark for over a week wSara is the Buzz girl of Bolly- on my face," she said. wood, the actress made her mark in "Bhuj: The Pride of In- the industry with her debut movie ctress Nora Fatehi just got back from Bho- dia" stars Ajay Devgn, San- Kedarnath following which she was was "severely in- pal after shooting my jay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, seen in Simmba. Ajured" while per- part of the film "Bhuj: Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk Sara was omnipresent without forming a high octane The Pride of India". It in- and Pranitha Subhash. a single release in 2019 and shone action sequence for the volved alot of emotional The fi lm is directed by Ab- through with various magazine upcoming film "Bhuj: scenes and an entire hishek Dudhaiya. covers and also won numerous The Pride of India"."I've high octane action se- IANS awards for her performances. Courtesy : Santabanta Sara Ali Khan can change the concept of

Swami Vivekanand Chitrakala and Geeta Shlokas Uchcharan Competition was held the Indian film heroine, she ticks all the in St. Vivekanand Sr. Sec. School,Ladpur ,Delhi.on the occasion of the programme sh.V.P.TANDON,chairman kamal model sr.sec.school,Mohan Garden and S.R.Capital Model right boxes, says director Imtiaz Ali school-Naveen shahdra’s chairman Lakshay chabria & shedley school chairman Hemant Sachdeva were also present.

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