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Pakistan has also reportedly has also suspended Thar As many as 30 families were cancelled the run of the Thar Express, which links India and feared missing in a landslide in Express, inviting strong reac- Pakistan across the Rajasthan Wayanad, which has been dev- tion from India, which termed out to other nations to explain border. The train has been astated by yet another year of the decision “unfortunate” and its stand on Kashmir. This running between Jodhpur’s flooding. Two baby elephants asked Islamabad to accept the response came after Pakistan Bhagat ki Kothi station to were washed away in changed reality following the on Wednesday announced Karachi every Friday night Kuttampuzha village in abrogation of Article 370 that downgrading of diplomatic ties since services resumed on Ernakulam district and Eid hol- had given special status to with India and suspending February 18, 2006 after a 41- iday plans of thousands of Indian Jammu & Kashmir. bilateral trade. year suspension. expatriates from Kerala have Making India’s stand clear, The External Affairs Though there was no offi- been hit by the closure of the External Affairs Ministry Ministry on Thursday had cial word to North Western Cochin International Airport Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar asked Pakistan to review its Railway’s Jodhpur division on till Sunday after floodwaters said steps have been taken decision to downgrade diplo- any cancellation, there were submerged parts of the runway. keeping in mind the best inter- matic and trade ties after its reports that Pakistan has sus- Congress leader Rahul ests of Jammu & Kashmir. He decisions on Kashmir. On pended the Thar Express. “We Gandhi, who represents asserted Pakistan’s efforts to Wednesday, Pakistan had have not received any com- Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, concern now and maximum and Kasargod districts and all people were trapped and have family were killed in a landslip link peace deal with Kashmir expelled the Indian envoy in munication or information spoke to Prime Minister deployments of the NDRF educational institutions, includ- to be rescued. on Friday. At least six people issue have not worked. Islamabad and had announced from any side till now regard- Narendra Modi on the flood teams are in these States. ing schools and colleges, have The Government has sus- have lost their lives while “There is a feeling that a five-point plan that included ing the Thar Express. As per situation in Kerala. According to Lt Gen PS been closed. Examinations of pended the iconic Snake Boat 40,180 people have been evac- Pakistan is nervous over India’s downgrading its ties with India the current information, it will Many parts of Andhra Rajeshwar, Chief of Integrated the Kerala Public Service Race which was scheduled to uated by rescue teams from initiative in Jammu & and suspending bilateral trade. depart as scheduled today,” Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Defence Staff, as many as Commission and various uni- be held in Alappuzha on Friday. Belagavi district. Kashmir,” Kumar said, adding, The intention behind Jodhpur division spokesperson Nadu and Maharashtra are 45,000 people have already versities across the State, sched- Nearly 3,788 houses have been According to the “Pakistan thinks it will not be Pakistan’s measures “is obvi- Gopal Sharma said. also inundated. Over 1.24 lakh been rescued in southern uled for Saturday, have been damaged in the State. Last Karnataka Government, thou- able to mislead people if there ously to present an alarming Since its resumption, the people have been evacuated in peninsula and Maharashtra. postponed. year, the race was suspended sands of people have been is development in Jammu & picture to the world of our Thar Express too has been Karnataka in the couple of “Armed forces have already Kerala Chief Minister due to floods that claimed stranded and lakh of acre have Kashmir,” he said. Kumar also bilateral ties,” said the External popular with people visiting days, while Tamil Nadu asked pressed about 200 teams with Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday over 400 lives and caused submerged with Belagavi, said Pakistan suspending the Affairs Ministry statement. The families across the border, and the IAF to be on standby for boats and helicopters,” he said. said landslides and mudslides extensive damage. Bagalkote, Vijayapura, Raichur, Samjhauta Express was a uni- reasons cited by Pakistan are according to an estimate, over rescue activities in rain-ravaged The India Meteorological have been reported from 24 In neighbouring Yadgiri, Uttara Kannada, lateral move, which was unfor- not supported by facts on the four lakh passengers have taken Nilgiris district. Department (IMD) issued red places and 28 people have died Karnataka, as many as 72 peo- Dakshina Kannada, tunate. ground, the Government said. the train in the past 13 years. National Disaster Response alert for heavy rain in in rain-related incidents in the ple have died and 61 are miss- Shivamogga, Kodagu and Pakistan should accept “The recent developments Though the Samjhauta Force (NDRF) DG SN Pradhan Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, last three days. The landslip in ing. Nearly, 1.24 lakh people Chikkamagalur districts bear- reality and stop meddling in pertaining to Article 370 are Express was briefly suspended said Maharashtra, Karnataka Palakkad, Malappuram, Meppadi has destroyed hous- have been evacuated. In ing brunt of the rain fury. India’s internal affairs, he said, entirely the internal affair of after the Balakot strike, Thar and Kerala are main areas of Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur es in Puthumala and nearly 150 Kodagu, four members of a Continued on Page 4 adding, India has also reached India. The Constitution of Express continued unaffected. # $ & ) Q R * " $ % +&, P & ./.0*1 ' ( ormer Finance Minister ./.0*1 FArun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS here on Friday after he he Supreme Court on complained of breathlessness. TFriday made it clear that it He is undergoing treat- would continue with the day- ment in the Intensive Care ./.0*1 to-day hearing of the political- Unit under the supervision of ly sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi- a multidisciplinary team of new person is likely to Babri Masjid land dispute case %-''& doctors. The AIIMS, in a state- Atake up the reins of the Minister Manmohan Singh to and assured a counsel for ment, said, “Arun Jaitley was grand old party as the Congress be Congress’s Rajya Sabha can- Muslim parties of giving mid- rinagar simmered with admitted to AIIMS today Working Committee meeting didate from Rajasthan. week breaks for preparing argu- Sresentment for the fifth con- morning. He is currently on Saturday is set to name a Sources also said in case ments, if needed. secutive day on Friday even as undergoing treatment in the new Congress president. AICC the CWC meeting fails to arrive The apex court reverted to a little relaxation from curfew Intensive Care Unit under the sources said despite over- at a consensus candidate, the the objections raised by senior was given to the masses. supervision of a multidiscipli- whelming view within the CWC may elect an interim advocate Rajeev Dhavan, repre- pute case from Monday to According to ground nary team of doctors. He is CWC that either Rahul Gandhi president who will call for senting the Muslim parties Friday every week till the con- reports, fresh clashes between ! " # haemodynamically stable.” should continue to head the fresh elections to pick the including M Siddiq and All clusion. security forces and stone-pel- Hemodynamically stable party or Priyanka Gandhi must Congress chief. Sources also India Sunni Waqf Board, that it The Bench, also compris- ters were reported from areas downtown Srinagar and other remained peaceful on Friday. means the patient has a stable take on the mantle, there is lit- said the CWC may also form a will not be possible for him to ing Justices SA Bobde, DY of downtown Srinagar. vulnerable areas, prone to spo- Worshippers offered prayers heart pump and the blood cir- tle possibility of them obliging panel of senior members to take part in the proceedings on Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan Exercising utmost caution, radic incidents of stone-pelting. across different religious places. culation is good. the party. look for the new chief. all five working days of the week. and SA Nazeer, however, security forces handled the sit- The communication and No untoward incident was Prime Minister Narendra “In case both in the Nehru- Former Union Ministers “We will continue day-to- assured Dhavan it would con- uation “coolly”. internet services remain reported from the region. Modi, Home Minister Amit Gandhi family decline, a non- and Gandhi family loyalists day hearing as ordered earlier,” sider granting mid-week breaks Since Monday, over one blocked across parts of As Section 144 of the CrPC Shah, Defence Minister Gandhian as desired by the Mallikarjun Kharge and Mukul a five judge Constitution Bench to the senior lawyer if he needs dozen civilians, participating in Kashmir Valley to check was lifted, educational institu- Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, may be party Wasnik are the front runners. headed by Chief Justice Ranjan them for preparing the case. protest demonstrations against rumour mongering. tions will open from August 10. Speaker Om Birla, Union president for the first time in Both Wasnik and Kharge are Gogoi said at the fag end of the The Bench then fixed the the scrapping of Article 370 On its part, the district Preparations for Bakr-id got Health Minister Harsh over two decades,” said sources. Dalit leaders. fourth day’s proceedings in Ayodhya case hearing on next and 35-A, have been admitted administration is receiving rush underway in parts of Jammu. Vardhan, Finance Minister United Progressive While Wasnik is a former the case in which senior lawyer Tuesday. The court is off next in different city hospitals of parents, who were eager to Addressing a Press confer- Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister Alliance (UPA) chairperson Indian Youth Congress chief K Parasaran, appearing for Monday on account of Eid. including super-specialty get in touch with their children ence in Jammu, Divisional of State for Health Ashwini Sonia Gandhi met senior lead- and was a Minister from deity ‘Ram Lalla Virajman’, put As soon as the counsel for SKIMS following clashes with studying/working outside the Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Choubey, BJP working presi- ers Ahmed Patel, AK Antony Maharashtra where Assembly forth his submissions. the deity commenced advanc- the security forces. Majority of State via helpline. Restricted Verma told reporters, life is dent J P Nadda and Sharad and KC Venugopal on Friday elections are due, Kharge has The Bench took note of ing arguments, Dhavan inter- the injured have received pel- movement of vehicles, heading returning to normalcy in the Yadav visited the hospital to ahead of the crucial CWC become an important member Dhavan’s submissions in the vened and objected to the five- let injuries. towards city hospitals, airport Jammu region with every pass- enquire about Jaitley’s health. meeting. Besides discussing of the party and is in good morning that it will be “inhu- days-a-week hearing of the Meanwhile, due to strong and bus station have been per- ing hour. He said the Jaitley, 66, was admitted at the issue of new leadership, books of Sonia. Both the lead- man” and “practically impos- case, saying he will “not be able presence of security forces on mitted on verification of iden- Government agencies have the Cardio-Neuro-Centre of senior members are believed to ers, however, lost the last Lok sible” for him to prepare his to assist” the court if the hear- the ground zero, normal life tity cards by the security forces. been entrusted to ensure sup- the hospital around 10 am, have also approved the nomi- Sabha elections. case if the apex court stuck to ing is “rushed through”. remain paralysed in areas of In Jammu, situation ply of ration to the masses. hospital sources said. nation of former Prime Continued on Page 4 its decision to hear the land dis- Continued on Page 4 O ./.0*1 as certain activities such as Maharashtra,” the Minister Wildlife Sanctuary, “This scientific demarca- The Ministry had earlier zone notification. mining, quarrying or heavy tweeted. Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary, tion of final eco-sensitive zones said till June 25, over 30 per According to the Ministry, lmost 13 years after the construction are banned Kanjirankulam Bird Vallanadu Blackbuck and 10 km from the protected cent of India’’s protected area out of the 651 protected areas ASupreme Court directed around national parks and Sanctuary, Srivilliputhur Sanctuary, Oussudu Lake Bird areas will help farmers, artisans, (PA) has been covered under in India, 316 have been covered ! "# the Centre to safeguard pro- wildlife sanctuaries to min- Grizzled Squirrel sanctuary, , Sanctuary and Point Calemere rural people, small businesses the final ecologically sensitive under the final ESZ notification tected areas of wildlife sanctu- imise negative impact on the Gulf of Mannar Marine Wildlife Sanctuary have also as the uncertainty has now which provides for prohibition aries by surrounding them fragile ecosystem around. National Park, Kodaikanal got the ecological cushion. gone,” he tweeted. of mining, stone quarrying with a buffer of ecologically Making the announcement and crushing units located !" $% " fragile areas, the Environment on social media, Union within one km of such pro- & ' Ministry on Friday approved Environment Minister Prakash tected areas. % the eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) Javadekar said, “To help scien- The Supreme Court in ( for 11 sanctuaries in Tamil tific conservation of ecosystems December 2006 had directed $ ) Nadu and one each in and at the same time giving all the States to demarcate * Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. relief to the people in the area, ESZs within four weeks. As the ' # Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary, I have approved final eco-sen- States failed to comply, the Megamalai Wildlife sanctuary, sitive zone notifications.” apex court ordered the creation # Vettangudi Birds sanctuary and In a series of tweets, he of ESZs, extending up to 10 km $$ # Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in named all the sanctuaries from the protected areas. The !" * Chhattisgarh and Tungareshwar brought under the notification. ESZ notifications are issued + Wildlife Sanctuary in “I have also approved final under the Environment ,, " - Maharashtra will have ESZs. eco-sensitive zone notification (Protection) Act, 1986 and A ESZ works as a shock in respect of Tungareshwar Environment (Protection) # absorber to the protected areas Wildlife Sanctuary in Rules 1986.
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The team in Mumbai he CBI has told a Sengar's brother Atul the Deputy Commissioner of searched through hundreds of TDelhi court that Singh Sengar and his he Delhi Police has arrest- Police (DCP), Cyber Crime Chawls till the accused was ./.0*1 Uttar Pradesh Police henchmen" on April 3, Ted a Mumbai-based 28- Unit (CyPAD), in July, a com- finally nabbed from a Chawl in was "lackadaisical" in 2018 "in public view for year-old delivery boy who had plaint was received at CyPAD Nala Sopara," said the DCP. elhi Transco and handling the 2017 case creating terror". sent multiple threats to Delhi from the office of Delhi CM "The first such mail was Dpower distribu- of rape of a minor girl He was arrested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding threatening emails in sent to a local municipal office tion companies BSES in Unnao allegedly by and falsely implicated over email. Police said the which the sender was giving life bearer of a major political party has issued an advisory MLA Kuldeep Singh in a case of illegal accused was not satisfied with threats. "Acting on the in Mumbai. Disappointed with for kite-flying related Sengar. firearms possession, the his job and his life, and want- complaint technical enquiry the lukewarm response, he precautions to prevent In its charge sheet CBI has claimed in ed to do something big to draw into the threat email was upped the ante and decided electrocution and trip- filed on July 11, 2018, the section 120 B (criminal con- another charge sheet filed in the attention of people towards started by CyPAD Unit and a to send threat mails to pings due to use of metal-coat- Elders and parents are probe agency said they were spiracy), 363 (kidnapping), 366 the case. He died in judicial him. case under relevant sections of senior political leaders, the ed thread (manjha). requested to inform and coun- investigating the role of author- (kidnapping or inducing a custody on April 9, 2018. The The accused has been iden- law was registered in Special DCP said. A BSES discoms official sel children not to enter barri- ities of the district administra- woman to compel her for mar- FIR was lodged in the case at tified as Abhishek Tiwari , a res- Cell police station," said the "First, he sent threatening said flying of kites picks up on caded electrical installations to tion and medical hospitals in riage), 376 (i) (rape), 506 (crim- Makhi police station, against ident of Unnao in Uttar DCP. mails to CM Delhi. Ignorant the occasion of Independence retrieve kites because life is Unnao district. inal intimidation) of the Indian Sengar and Singh on April 12, Pradesh (UP) and was present- "During investigation, about the fact that police is on Day in Delhi. "The metal coat- more precious than a kite of a "During investigation, Penal Code and relevant sec- 2018, after the girl had tried to ly living in Nala Sopara area of based on technical analysis of his trail, he sent another threat- ed manjha used to fly kite can few rupees. Any carelessness can action taken by local police on tions of the Protection of immolate herself in front of Mumbai, since 2016. Police inputs collected regarding ori- ening mail of an impending lead to trippings and even lead to a major power failure, several complaints on the inci- Children from Sexual Offences Chief Minister Yogi said the accused used to work gin of e-mail, connected mobile bomb blast to a national polit- electrocutions. Tripping of a and even electrocutions, he said. dents were also collected which (POCSO) Act. According to Adityanath's residence. as a delivery boy with a furni- phone and IP logs, teams were ical party's Headquarters in single 33/66 KV line can dis- Padmini Singla CMD of showed lackadaisical approach the charge sheet, on June 4, Armed with the Supreme ture foam distributor in rushed to Mumbai and Kanpur New Delhi. His luck ran out rupt power supply to over Delhi Transco added that peo- of local thana police and super- 2017, Singh had taken the girl Court's directive, District Judge Mumbai. (UP) for locating the suspect- when team of Cyber Cell 10,000 consumers and takes ple should fly kites in open visory police officers," the to Sengar's residence on the Dharmesh Sharma is hearing "Tiwari had sent two e- ed user of the relevant email id," caught hold of him," said the about two hours to repair the spaces such as parks and play- charge sheet said. The CBI pretext of getting her a job and the Unnao cases on day-to-day mails to Kejriwal in the last said the DCP. DCP. fault," he said. grounds and should not use added that further investigation the MLA allegedly raped her. basis. The apex court transferred week of July. He thought that "The suspect, however, "The accused has Disrupting power supply metal coated manjha for their was going on in this matter. It said Sengar had threat- four criminal cases from Uttar the mails might have gone had gone underground and been arrested and is and causing damage to power safety and smooth transmission Sengar's accomplice Shashi ened the survivor to not dis- Pradesh to Delhi - the 2017 rape unnoticed. In order to gain was leaving very few being interrogated. The mobile equipment is punishable under of power. Singh has also been named as close the incident to anyone. case; a fake matter under the prominence, he sent a bomb digital footprints. With deep phone used by the accused to the law. "Each year, there are The BSES discoms have an accused in the charge sheet The charge sheet further Arms Act against the father of threat mail to the headquarters analysis of technical inputs, send the emails has been recov- several instances of kite-flying adopted multi-pronged cam- for allegedly luring the minor said though the girl tried to the rape survivor; his death in of the Indian National his location was zeroed to ered and subjected to cyber related trippings. Last year, paign, including social media into going to the legislator's res- report the incident, no action police custody, and the gang Congress," said a senior police Nala Sopara, Mumbai, a forensic analysis," the DCP there were 12 instances of kite- messages and a short film on idence. was taken "under the influence" rape of the woman. Sengar was official. densely populated and low- added. flying related trappings in BSES' tips for safe kite flying, he The accused have been of Sengar. expelled from the BJP last area." he said. added. booked for the offences under It stated that the father of month. + ! #$ % #%&'( *7 ' ," - ./.0*1 ? he Delhi Police on Friday ./.0*1 Tclaimed to have arrested !( nine members of infamous wo days after brutal attack Neeraj Bawania gang from Tby four men on Steel Jaunti village in Delhi's ./.0*1 Authority of India Khanjawala area. Limited (SAIL) Chairman, Anil Police said these criminals he Delhi High Court on Kumar Chaudhary, the Delhi used to carry out assigned task TFriday asked rebel AAP Police have formed several by their gang leader Neeraj. leader Kapil Mishra to file his teams to nab the two remain- Police have also recovered arms response to the findings against ing accused. and ammunition as well as him in the Speaker’s order dis- On Wednesday night, in a three luxury cars from the qualifying him from the city's suspected case of road rage, the possession of the gangsters. legislative Assembly. SAIL chairman was assaulted The gangsters have been Justice Vibhu Bakhru told allegedly by some men in south identified as Naveen (30) alias Mishra that he has to show that Delhi's Hauz Khas while he was Vicky, a resident of Rohtak in his disqualification was "palpa- on his way home on Haryana, Neeraj (40), a resident bly erroneous" and for that he Wednesday. of Delhi, Arvind (30), a resi- has to specifically deny the Police on the night of inci- dent of Haryana's Panipat, findings or allegations against dent had arrested the two Naresh (19), Karan (25) and him in the August 2 order of accused persons identified as knives. The driver was left The patrolling staff imme- Mahesh (30), all three residents watch on the place, he Subsequently, a case under spontaneous and fast earning Speaker Ram Niwas Goel. Lalit, a resident of Dwarka, and unharmed," it said. diately rescued him and caught of district Palwal, Haryana, immediately informed his section 399/402 Indian Penal criminal heists such as rob- "You (Mishra) have to show Amardeep, a resident of Uttam Deputy Commissioner two of the accused," said the Subeg Singh (27), a resident of senior officers. On this infor- Code and 25/27 Arms Act was beries in the area. They were that the order was palpably Nagar, who were trying to flee of Police (DCP), South DCP. Delhi's Mehrauli, Dinesh (24) mation, a raiding party of registered and all were arrest- planning to rob a few Petrol erroneous. Are you contesting the spot and were under the district, Vijay Kumar said the Chaudhury was rushed to and Amit (23), both residents police officials of Kanjhawala ed," said the DCP. Pumps operating in the area in the merits of the order? Are you influence of alcohol. However, patrolling staff immediately AIIMS Trauma Centre and of Delhi's Kalkaji. police station was constituted "During interrogation, the one go, obtain some money denying any of the findings? two more accused managed to rescued SAIL chairman and was discharged after first-aid, According to SD Mishra, and the team immediately accused spilled the beans and and resources in this way and Where have you said the alle- escape. caught hold of two of the said the DCP. the Deputy Commissioner of rushed to the Village Jaunti and confessed that they had carried move out of the area," said the gations are not correct? Your According to a statement accused. "Police have registered a Police (DCP), Rohini district, cordoned off the premises and out the assigned criminal tasks DCP. claim of natural justice has no issued by SAIL, Chaudhary "When the patrolling team case under sections 307/34 of on August 7, a patrolling team nine culprits present in the or activities at the behest of "Efforts are being made to meaning if you are not contest- was on his way to his residence reached near Housing and Indian Penal Code (IPC) at of Khanjawala police station premises were nabbed," said the their gang leader Neeraj unearth details of their modus ing the facts," the court said. from the office when he was Urban Development Hauz Khas Police Station. noticed two cars with some DCP. Bawania, who operates and operandi, details of other gang "File an affidavit attacked at 10.30 pm. Corporation Limited Police teams have been formed men entering into an inherently "Police on spot recovered monitors all their criminal members and their accom- indicating your response to the "He was brutally attacked (HUDCO) place, near South to investigate the case from all deserted house in the area of five pistols, 20 live cartridges activities," said the DCP. plices and further plans of car- merits of the findings recorded with iron rods on his head, Delhi's August Kranti road, angles. Police have also seized village Jaunti in the evening and two big battleaxes were also "It was also revealed that rying out crimes," said the in the impugned order," it said neck, knees and legs. The they saw a man being beaten up the car of the accused," said the hours. recovered from the Luxury the resource starved gang DCP adding that further inves- and listed the matter for assailants were armed with by four men. DCP. 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('''3 )&6);! ' former Union Minister Subodh we have now is a long list of former Lok Sabha MP also wrote. “Every leader in the what modern politics entails. ) 6 )-! :3 ( '!%: Kant Sahai, in this regard. rent seekers. accused party colleagues in party supports the alliance that These so-called ‘senior leaders’ “My zero tolerance for cor- “Their only intention is to the state of “creating havoc” in we have carefully stitched have shown me what politics ruption and any form of medi- grab power, sell tickets or collect elections after they or their kin together, only as long as his seat should not be,” he said. O- &P ( $ 8)4 9, & ! / ./.0*1 34'!) 43-3 6)3 67!%36)83(7 6 3 ' :3 (3 the 70 Assembly seats in the last % $ ) !8 6)3)88%6( ) 8% 6:!37 ';%3 !- 366) Assembly elections. peeding up the poll prepa- !3'!(33 '8 :( & : <83 ') 6( (!3!' 6 On his appointment, % Srations for three States of 88%6( )'8% 6:!37 ;%3!34!6) Javadekar, who was earlier in- 7*-15-* When contacted, Sangwan had directed the respondents Delhi, Haryana and charge of Assembly polls and refused to comment on the that if the jail superintendent Maharashtra, the BJP on Friday Lok sabha elections for %-1& he parole plea of Dera matter, saying he was not was satisfied that the dera appointed Union Ministers Rajasthan, said he will dis- TSacha Sauda chief Gurmeet authorised to do so. chief’s case was covered under Prakash Javadekar, Narendra charge his responsibility with ove is not a crime.” The Ram Rahim Singh, who is Commenting on it, Rohtak the Haryana Good Conduct Singh Tomar and party gener- dedication and will prepare LRajasthan Police are trying lodged in a Rohtak jail for rap- Division Commissioner Pankaj Prisoners Temporary Release al secretary Bhupendra Yadav plans for the Delhi polls after to get this across with a little ing his two disciples, was Yadav said the jail superinten- Act, then he can decide on the as its poll incharges for Delhi, consulting party president and help from the cult classic rejected on Friday. dent didn’t find any valid plea within the time frame Haryana and Maharashtra other leaders concerned. Mughal-e-Azam. The dera chief had applied ground for the parole plea. fixed by the jail department or respectively. BJP vice-presi- For Maharashtra, Days after the State for it to attend to his ailing “The ground on which he can forward the case to the dent OP Mathur has been Jharkhand and Haryana too, Assembly passed a Bill propos- mother. The plea was found parole was sought is not valid,” authorities concerned after appointed as poll incharge the BJP has appointed co- ing up to life imprisonment for invalid by Sunaria Jail he said. The dera chief’s wife recording reasons, if dissatisfied for Jharkhand. incharges. honour killings, the police have Superintendent Sunil Sangwan Harjit Kaur had on August 5 with the plea. Post-Lok Sabha victory, Uttar Pradesh Deputy begun tweeting the message. on the basis of a report of the filed a plea in the Punjab and In June, the Dera Sacha BJP would like to retain power Chief Minister and OBC leader The tweets carry a couple of Sirsa deputy commissioner, Haryana high court, seeking a Sauda chief had applied for a in Haryana and Maharashtra Keshav Prasad Maurya along stills from the movie that who took into account the three-week parole on the 42-day parole for farming in his and also wrest Delhi from the with Karnataka leader Laxman starred Prithivraj Kapoor as security considerations and grounds that Ram Rahim’s fields in Sirsa. ruling AAP even as the latter Sevadi will be co-incharges for Akbar and Dilip Kumar as his the opinion of the board of mother was scheduled to Later, he withdrew the looks determined to make a Maharashtra polls. rebellious son Salim, who fell doctors who examined the undergo treatment for a heart- application. Gurmeet Ram second comeback in the Tomar will be assisted by in love with court dancer dera chief’s mother. related ailment. Rahim Singh was convicted in national capital. The AAP, Bhupendra Singh, a Jat leader Anarkali, played by Sirsa Civil Surgeon Govind “My mother-in-law wants two rape cases by a Panchkula which had swept polls in Delhi from Haryana, in handling Madhubala. Gupta had examined the dera her son to remain present dur- court in August 2017. in 2015 with good backing of election related affairs in the Akbar orders her to be chief’s mother Naseeb Kaur ing her treatment,” she had stat- In January this year, a spe- residents of slums and ‘unau- state. Jats have a sizeable pop- entombed alive, but in a last- (83). The Sirsa district admin- ed in the application. cial CBI court in Panchkula thorised colonies’, is again ulation in Haryana. BJP leader minute change of heart he istration had sent the medical The court then directed the sentenced him and three oth- pitching for a strong show in and a minister in Bihar’s NDA arranges for her escape. Or so report of the dera chief’s moth- jail authorities to take a deci- ers to life imprisonment for the the coming Assembly elections seats in Delhi. Rai and Hardeep Singh Puri to government Nand Kishore the story goes. “Be warned, the er to Sunil Sangwan on sion regarding the parole with- murder of a journalist over 16 scheduled early 2020. AAP The BJP has also appoint- assist Javadekar in Delhi, where Yadav will be co-incharge days of Mughal-e-Azam are Thursday. in five days. The High Court years ago. had won 67 of 70 Assembly ed two co-incharges Nityanand BJP could win only three out of assisting Mathur in Jharkhand. over,” the police tweet says in Hindi. It then spells out the punishment for honour killing under the new law. “Because & ' ( )$#$ * love is not a crime,” it adds. The & ' R 1 poster tweeted by the police also carries a line from a song ' ( * ,$#% ' $ ./.0*1 ! 7 6:!' '%'%6 )/= 6(( '6) The ED’s Lucknow zone erty’ land in an illegal manner in the 1960 movie, sung by a 6)) '-% 3(! 6 ( 4-!%!) has sought information from in purported connivance of defiant Anarkali in the Mughal n more trouble for contro- :%8 6 )(!((! 6 3'(-('%;;: '6) the Rampur district adminis- Government officials. emperor’s court: “Jab pyar kiya '&'$-1 (''! ; (!(6' 3 Iversial Samajwadi Party tration about the title and The ED has written to the to darna kya” (Why be afraid ; %%)'((%6 4 (! %6 leader Azam Khan, the ED has 683%%( 3!6!); %( )(! other information about the higher education department when you are in love)”. tate Water Resource 3 ;:676(! '(( - launched a money laundering 6 3%8 3(:((%73 6)83%@ :(67( land on which the university is of the Uttar Pradesh govern- The reason why no one SMinister Girish Mahajan on ' 6%3 6'( 3' probe following an FIR that situated. The agency has also ment to share all documents should be scared is because of Friday found himself in an 6) 7676':!;3% %':(' alleged that Mohammad Ali '#A;83%8 3((%' (8(! 6 3'( summoned 25 entities and related to approvals and sanc- the anti-honour killing law, it embarrassing situation on 4 (467' ; '6)67 Jauhar University run by him individuals, over the next week, tions given to the university, to says. BL Soni, the additional Friday, as a video showing him (8 %8 &! !% 838%' in Rampur district of Uttar ED scanner was established in people who migrated to who had complained that the take forward its criminal probe director general of CID (Crime posing for selfies and smiling %;6) 3(467(%3%;; %%)< Pradesh was built over a plot of 2006 with Khan as its founder Pakistan after the Partition. university, its officials and main under PMLA and FEMA. Branch), said the social media and waving cheerfully at ;; :( )3 '') ; ( )- land taken in violation of the and chancellor. An estimated According to data, there are promoter Azam Khan had The Rampur district campaign was for creating crowds during his tour of @ ! ((') enemy property law. 3,000 students are enrolled in about 9,280 such properties left flouted the Enemy Property administration has registered awareness about the legislation. flood-affected areas went viral. Khan, a Lok Sabha MP the university spread over an behind by Pakistani nationals. Act to grab land by projecting an FIR into the alleged illegal “Our social media team is The video shot apparently tourism”. from Rampur and a former area of 121 hectares. The Such properties are regulated it as a Waqf property to set up deal on Thursday. very creative and posts such by one of the members in “It is shameful that in a state cabinet minister under ‘enemy property’ in this case is under the Enemy Property the university. Besides Khan, the registrar interesting tweets to catch peo- Mahajan;s entourage during severe flood situation like the Akhilesh Yadav regime in the located in Singan Khera Tehsil Act. The ED has launched a of the university, the Waqf ple’s attention. The tweet has his tour of the flood-affected one we are facing in the state, State, has already been booked of the Rampur district and it If the allegation of land parallel probe under the board Imam and the then offi- received a good response,” he areas of Kolhapur drew sharp a senior BJP minister is by the ED under the Prevention belongs to Pakistani national grab and violation of the Foreign Exchange cial of the Rampur municipal told PTI. criticism from the Opposition. indulging in such frivolous of Money Laundering Act Imamuddin Qureshi. The dis- Enemy Property Act are estab- Management Act (FEMA) into corporation S M Tariq have The Rajasthan Prohibition State NCP chief Jayant Patil and acts like taking selfies and (PMLA), based on at least 26 trict magistrate or the collector lished, the university campus the university issue and is been named in the FIR as of Interference with the Swabhimani Paksha president waving at people. The whole criminal FIRs filed by the local is the deputy custodian of an can be soon attached by the looking into the approvals, accused. Khan’s name was also Freedom of Matrimonial Raju Shetti came down heavi- purpose of undertaking tour of police on charges of land grab ‘enemy property’ in a district. Enforcement Directorate (ED) mutation of land and funds uploaded on an online list of Alliances in the Name of ly on Mahajan for what they flood-affected areas is defeat- and extortion. Enemy properties are the under the Prevention of Money sourced by the university to “land mafias” by the district Honour and Tradition Bill, called the minister’s “flood ed,” Shetti said. The university under the immovable assets left behind by Laundering Act, sources said. allegedly grab the ‘enemy prop- administration recently. 2019 was passed on Monday.
Q R 444 deployed in Western Maharashtra. The adminis- From Page 1 tration advised people against " $ Mumbai Congress chief Milind travelling on the Mumbai- Deora took to social media to advo- Bengaluru national highway. & cate support for Sachin Pilot and The NH 4 (Mumbai- Jyotiraditya Scindia. “To my mind, From Page 1 Bengaluru National Highway) From Page 1 two young leaders have the admin- Almost all the major is still shut for traffic and “It is not possible to assist the court if it is heard on all istrative, organisational and electoral rivers and their tributories are some 18,000 vehicles are days of the week. This is the first appeal and the hearing credentials to become Congress pres- in spate in the State. stranded on the highway. cannot be rushed in this manner and I am put to torture,” ident. They have pan-India appeal A video too has emerged A total of 28 villages in he said. and either one can reinvigorate the from Korangaala, where two Sangli and 18 villages in The apex court was hearing first appeals after the party,” Deora said on Twitter handle. bikers were swept away when Kolhapur are completely sur- Allahabad High Court delivered the verdict in the case and Rahul had resigned from the the clay-made bridge they rounded by water and the the hearing as such cannot be rushed through, he said. post in the wake of a comprehensive were crossing caved in. Chief only mode of reaching them Being a first appeal, documentary evidences have to defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Minister BS Yediyurappa on is by boats. be studied, Dhavan stated. Despite repeated requests by leaders Friday announced 5 lakh to A total of 1,34,119 and The senior lawyer alleged that “perhaps, except Justice of his party, Rahul has refused to next to the kin of people 1,11,365 people have been Chandrachud, other judges might not have read the judg- continue as the party president. He killed in the flood and rain evacuated to temporary ment (Allahabad High Court’s)”. also turned down any suggestions to related incidents in camps in Sangli and Kolhapur He said that if the court has taken a decision to hear elevate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Karnataka. districts, respectively. In the case on all five days of the week then he might have to party chief. Meanwhile, former Chief Satara district 9,521 people leave the case. Since the Lok Sabha defeat, the Minister and JD(S) leader have been evacuated, 6,819 in “We have taken note of your submissions. We will revert Congress has struggled to keep its HD Kumaraswamy Pune and 23,437 in Solapur. to you soon,” CJI Gogoi told Dhavan in the forenoon and house in order, with top leaders quit- announced that all legislators In Tamil Nadu, rains con- proceeded with the hearing. ting the party and joining ruling BJP of his party would donate one tinued to pound Nilgiris and When Dhavan wanted to now as to when the decision and all of them questioned lack of month’s salary for relief works Coimbatore districts even as will be taken, the bench said, “soon” and later, while wrap- leadership and vision within the in north Karnataka, reeling the tourist destination of ping the day’s proceedings, the bench said that it would stick party system. under the floods. Flood sit- Avalanche recorded the high- to its decision to hold the day-to-day hearing in the case, Two sitting Rajya Sabha mem- uation remained grim in est rainfall of 911 mm on a assuring him that it would consider granting him mid-week bers - Sanjay Sinh and Bhubneswar flood-hit parts of single day in south India. breaks. Kalita - resigned while several MLAs Maharashtra as over 2.85 lakh The state government asked Breaking with the tradition, the Supreme Court, which from different States quit the grand people have been evacuated the Sulur IAF station in commenced the hearing in the Ayodhay case on August old party to join BJP in recent due to the devastating floods Coimbatore to be on stand by 6, has decided to hear it on all five working days of the week. times. While Jharkhand Congress in Western Maharashtra’s five for possible deployment for As per the apex court’s procedures, on Mondays and chief Ajoy Kumar too quit his post districts including the worst- resecue activities. Fridays, the registry lists before the benches fresh and mis- on Friday, accusing some colleagues hit Kolhapur and Sangli, with In Andhra Pradesh, 31 cellaneous cases after notice cases. of promoting their own interests over the death toll reaching 29 on members belonging to the The matters listed before Constitution benches for day- the party and indulging in corrupt Friday. fishing community, including to-day hearings are put up for hearing on three days a week practices, former Haryana Chief The region is being pum- 12 women, who were trapped -- Tuesday to Thursday. Minister BS Hooda has threatened melled by rain over the last in the raging Godavari river Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court to launch his own party in the State few days, and major rivers at Polavaram were rescued by against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, deliv- where Assembly elections are due including the Krishna and the Navy. ered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya this year. Panchaganga are in spate. In Gujarat, NDRF team be partitioned equally among the three parties -- the Sunni The party’s alliance Government CM Devendra Fadnavis has evacuated 150 persons from Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla. in Karnataka with the JD(S) col- briefed Modi on the flood sit- flooded areas of Chota On December 6, 1992, the Babri Masjid, constructed lapsed while prominent leaders in uation. Udaipur where a total of 4245 at the disputed site in the 16th century by Shia Muslim Mir Maharashtra joined rivals BJP and A dozen rescue teams of persons and 57 livestock have Baqi, was demolished. Shiv Sena. the Indian Navy are being been evacuated. !"#$% "& "$'$!# ()*(+ ( ;4 -+ + * + ," +
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Idents of misconduct of MPs neering and disruptions or any tary democracy was all about Naidu expressed concern ./.0*1 like holding placards, tearing of other unruly behaviour such as ! ensuring governance through over the tendency of the oppo- papers and even the tearing of papers and throwing accountability to the people, the sition parties to boycott the leg- n an effort to give a boost to Constitution inside the them in the House. 4 Rajya Sabha chairman islature in some States, while in Ithe Indian Defence industry Parliament House, Vice- “I suggest that political par- ! described the three important certain other instances the under the ‘Make in India’ ini- President of India M Venkaiah ties should have a code of con- functions of legislatures as opposition was sent out. In tiative, Defence Minister Naidu on Friday suggested that duct for their MPs to monitor “Legislative, Deliberative and some States, the Assembly was Rajnath Singh on Friday said political parties should have a their behaviour,” Naidu said Accountability”. meeting for very few days, the Government is keen to code of conduct for their elect- while speaking to the media at ! ! “We are supposed to make while there was continuous encourage private industry ed representatives to help an informal get-together after the necessary legislations for the bet- disruption in some others. investment in Defence sector monitor their behaviour in end of the Parliament session. terment of the country and the The Vice-President while also strengthening Parliament and State He called for more coordi- people, take up and deliberate on appealed to all political parties defence PSUs and Ordnance legislatures. nation between the ruling party issues of public importance and to see that Parliament and Factory Board (OFB). Naidu, who is also the Rajya and the opposition, both inside ensure the accountability of the Legislatures function effec- Addressing CEOs of top Sabha chairman, suggested that and outside Parliament, to help Government of the day,” he tively and also to ensure that Defence and Aerospace com- political parties could include bring about consensus on would appreciate the signifi- Noting that political parties said. The Rajya Sabha Chairman the quality of debates was panies at a roundtable with the such a code in their election important legislations. cance of functional Parliament were only rivals and not ene- said that he has always been raised. He said, “There is a feel- theme ‘Make in India in manifestos that would help The Vice President said he and would maintain the posi- mies, he was of the firm opin- emphasising the need for mem- ing among the people that the Defence Industry’ here, he said simplified and defence pro- enable voters to make their was sure that the leadership tive momentum of the just- ion that the ruling and the bers to discuss, debate and level of public discourse is defence companies have huge curement procedure was judgement before voting. The and MPs of all political parties concluded session. opposition parties should inter- decide and not resort to dis- going down.” opportunities in contributing revised in 2016 to encourage to domestic market in addition indigenous design, develop- to exports. ment and manufacture. He said the strategic part- He said self reliance in , <3=,( nership model has been notified defence sector would not be pos- !% % 0: to establish defence manufac- sible without development of , turing infrastructure and supply indigenous technology and chain through which Indian called for steps to develop relat- ./.0*1 any spouse, total contribution companies could choose a part- ed technologies within the coun- along with interest will be paid 8 ner through a competitive and try. Singh said there is greater n a move to help small and to the nominee. transparent process. He added possibility now because the con- Imarginal farmers, the If the farmer dies after the that FDI policy in defence sec- tribution of digital technologies Ministry of Agriculture on retirement date, the spouse ./.0*1 367!''(%) !% ) tor has been liberalised. in defence sector is on the Friday started registration for will receive 50 per cent of the ( 4'(!(! (%8 ) 3'!8 Regarding the offset pro- upswing and India has strong the Pradhan Mantri Kisan pension as family pension. rime Minister Narendra %6!%'(%;'' '-6: )67 cessing, Singh said the Ministry capabilities to develop such Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM- After the death of both the PModi will inaugurate the '(3 67(! 667(! ( 3 has set up an end-to-end off- technologies where start ups KMY), one of Prime Minister farmer and spouse, the accu- 720-MW Mangdechhu ) %8 6(83(6 3'!8 set processing portal through have a significant role to play. Narendra Modi’s flagship mulated corpus will be credit- hydropower project during his which proposals of value USD Singh said the Indian defence schemes, across the country. ed back to the pension fund. two-day visit to Bhutan on 1.5 billion were processed. industry’s production was Rs Under the PM-KMY, which The beneficiaries may opt August 17-18 as part of his The highlight of the visit will Entry barriers for MSMEs were 80,000 crore in 2018-19 of which was announced during the voluntarily to exit the scheme ‘neighbourhood first’ policy. be the inauguration of the also reduced and this resulted Rs 16,000 crore was the contri- Budget 2019-20, a monthly pen- after a minimum period of five India is helping Bhutan build Mangdechhu hydropower pro- in doubling of defence licens- bution from the private sector. sion of Rs 3,000 will be provid- years of regular contributions. 10,000 MW of hydropower. ject, Foreign Secretary Vijay es issued from 215 in 2014 to Earlier, in his welcome ed to eligible farmers on attain- amount will be contributed by to 40 years, he said adding the On exit, their entire contribu- During his visit Modi will Gokhale said at a media briefing. 440 in 2019. address, Secretary (Defence ing the age of 60. The scheme the Centre. Those who are 29 scheme is meant for small tion will be returned by pen- hold talks with the top leader- Also, India’s development Singh also said the Defence Production) Ajay Kumar said will be implemented across the years old will have to contribute farmers and therefore there is sion fund manager Life ship on a host of issues, includ- partnership is a major aspect of Investor Cell established a year the roundtable was organised country, including Jammu & Rs 100 per month while those a landholding limit. Insurance Corporation (LIC) ing strengthening the bilateral the bilateral ties. India in ago in the Ministry has to obtain views and suggestions Kashmir and Ladakh. who are 40 will have to con- Highlighting the key features of with an interest equivalent to development partnership and December committed Rs 5,000 processed nearly 550 queries from the industry to further Announcing the launch of tribute Rs 200 per month. the scheme, the Minister said prevailing saving bank rates. collaborating in the hydropow- crore development assistance to and grievances. improve the systems and pro- the scheme, Union Agriculture Farmers will have to pay Rs 30 the spouse is also eligible to get The Minister further said er sector. Bhutan’s 12th five-year plan While highlighting various cedures in the defence sector. Minister Narendra Singh to common service centre for a separate pension of Rs 3,000 that the farmers, who are also Modi will arrive in Bhutan and the first tranche of that has measures initiated by the Minister of state Shripad Yesso Tomar said that the PM-KMY enrolment in the scheme. PM- upon making separate contri- beneficiaries of the PM-KISAN on August 17 and will call on been released, Gokhale said. Government to encourage Naik, senior officials of the registration process has com- KMY aims to help them live a bution to the fund. In case of scheme, will have the option to Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Modi will also address the defence exports, the minister Ministry, Defence PSUs, OFB menced across the country healthy and happy life after death of the farmer before the allow their contribution debit- Namgyel Wangchuck. He will Royal University of Bhutan. urged the industry to work and CEOs & representatives of from Friday. “Till Friday noon, they reach their old age. retirement date, the spouse ed from the benefit of that also hold delegation-level talks The King and Queen of Bhutan towards increasing exports to top Defence manufacturing 418 farmers have registered and Farmers holding up to 2 may continue with the scheme. scheme directly. As many as 5, with his Bhutanese counterpart will host a lunch in the honour friendly countries. He said companies were present on I request more farmers to join hectare farm land will be eligi- If the spouse does not wish 88,77,194 and 3,40,93,837 Lotay Tshering the same day. of Prime Minister Modi. export procedure has been the occasion. the scheme,” Tomar said. ble for the PM-KMY scheme. to contribute, the total contri- farmers’ families have availed Farmers, who attained 18 It is a voluntary and contribu- bution made by the farmer 1st and 2nd instalments respec- years, will have to contribute Rs tion-based pension scheme for along with interest will be paid tively under the PM-Kisan 55 per month while similar farmers in the age group of 18 to the spouse. In the absence of Scheme,” the Minister added. ) C- ' 2* !" 6 " % B 6 - 9;@: ( ! & K%B6 0# & K %B6 0K 4 !A@# *$ # !"5 @,;;; - ! # ( !@D# # !"/ ( & ( ! ( ' 0! ' 0 & % %! / , 5 % . " 678&/ '# $ ! . 9( ' # ! , %
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%./-+ 0 - ' Q2 R Srinagar: As the authorities of his sheep. remained thin on the roads and turnout of buyers. eased restrictions in Kashmir An uneasy calm prevails in only a few shops mostly selling "I had ordered five truck on Friday, some cattle traders the city where police and para- vegetables and medicines are loads of sheep and goats, of / " appeared on the roads here to military personnel have been opened. which only one has reached me sell their sheep and goat for Eid, deployed in strength to prevent Mohammad Farooq, a so far. I used to sell over 300 Srinagar: The Jammu & Bar Association Mian Qayoom, but there were few takers. any protest by residents against nomad Bakarwal from Rajouri, animals but so far I have sold Kashmir authorities airlifted a on Thursday as a precaution- Despite Prime Minister the centre government's move said he has slashed the rates, but only 60," he said. fresh batch of 20 "potential ary measure in the wake of Narendra Modi's assurance that to abrogate constitutional pro- only managed to sell five sheep. Not only the people dealing troublemakers" from Srinagar constitutional changes made by the government is making all visions that accorded special "I faced a lot of problem in with sacrificial animals, busi- to Agra, officials said here on the government. sincere efforts to ensure that the status to Jammu and Kashmir, reaching here (Rambagh local- nessmen dealing in bakery, Friday. Besides Qayoom, Mubin people in the region have no and divide the state in two ity), crossing barricades and readymade garments and The people, who have a Shah, an office-bearer of difficulties in celebrating Eid- ! % union territories. razor wire that have been put in sweets that usually used to wit- history of being involved in Kashmir Chamber of ul-Azha, which is on Monday, "We used to sacrifice five place to block free movement in ness high demand ahead of Eid separatist activities, were taken Commerce, was also part of the sale of sacrificial animals is Latief , who hails from the domestic animals such as cows, sheep to distribute among rel- view of the curfew-like restric- are fearing huge losses as well. out of Kashmir Valley in a spe- group. Qayoom is a noted unimpressive in view of heavy Akhnoor area of Jammu, is on buffaloes, sheep, goats and atives and neighbours besides tions. The atmosphere is sur- "I have bought material cial Indian Air Force plane, lawyer and has been repre- security deployment. a seasonal migration to horses and for centuries move keeping some parts for our- charged and challenging," he worth lakhs of rupees for mak- they said. senting many cases in which "I have only sold over a Kashmir Valley along with his between Jammu and Srinagar selves. We don't know how the said, referring to stone-pelting ing bakery and confectionery They are alleged to be separatist leaders have been dozen sheep so far as the flock and family. They are regions bi-annually in search of situation develops so we have in the vicinity earlier in the day. for the festival but I don't know active members of separatist booked by the police. The demand for the sacrificial ani- putting up at Khanmoh on the greener pastures. decided to restrict the number He, however, is hopeful of how to make up for the losses groups in Kashmir Valley. Government has imposed strict mals has come down in view of outskirts of Srinagar along the "This time the demand is to two to fulfil the religious selling his stock of 100 sheep as we are apprehensive that the They were taken in a spe- restrictions in Jammu & the prevailing security situa- Jammu-Srinagar national high- very low...I used to sell over 250 obligation and cover only our and goats which he had reared situation is not going to get cial IAF plane to Uttar Pradesh Kashmir after the constitution- tion," Mohammad Latief Gujjar, way. sheep and goats for sacrifice on neighbours," Mir said. for the occasion. normalised in near future," and lodged in Agra Central Jail. al provisions that accorded the a nomad, told PTI near Dalgate Gujjars and Bakarwal com- Eid," he said while negotiating He said the government has Faizan Ahmad, a meat- Abdul Latief, who has his shop The authorities had airlift- State special status were abro- locality where he had kept his munities earn their living by a deal with a prospective buyer, eased the restrictions but the seller in the Karan Nagar area, in volatile downtown Srinagar, ed 25 people, including presi- gated and it was divided into large herd for sale. rearing different kinds of Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, for two movement of the people is also concerned about the low said. PTI dent of Kashmir High Court two union territories. PTI %./5 -+ ) 4+ + Jammu: The Jammu & Kashmir statement here. It also said that Pradesh Congress Committee former minister Usman Majeed ./.0*1 ern coasts. supported by helicopters and Jammu: The Jammu district (JKPCC) has expressed serious and various other leaders, The coastal radar chain aircraft, sources said here on administration on Friday with- concern over the detention of including Hilal Ahmad Shah, ith the security bolstered after the 2008 Friday. The security agencies drew prohibitory orders under senior party functionaries by the have been detained at undis- Wforces on high alert to Mumbai attack is constantly are also paying special attention CrPC Section 144 imposed State administration and closed locations. prevent any untoward watching the sea routes and to off-shore oil rigs and other here on August 5 in view of the demanded their immediate The party sought immedi- incident in the wake of abro- giving real time picture to the strategic locations which are Centre abrogating constitu- release, a spokesperson said on ate release of its leaders, while gation of Article 370 giving Information Management and likely targets of terrorists, they tional provisions that accord- Friday. cautioning the government that special status to Jammu & Analysis Centre(IMAC) in said. ed special status to Jammu & Senior party leaders caging of people and illegal Kashmir earlier this week, the Gurugram. All the stake holders in Kashmir, according to an offi- Saifuddin Soz, Peerzada Mohd detention of political leaders Navy is also on its guard to There are 46 radar stations ensuring maritime security cial order. Sayeed, Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, wont address the problems in thwart any terrorist attack and they are looking for any including coastal police of var- According to the order Gulam Nabi Monga, Farooq the state. LoP in Rajya Sabha, through the sea route like the suspicious craft along the 7,000 ious states are also on guard issued by Jammu District Andrabi, Mohd Amin Bhat, Gulam Nabi Azad and state Mumbai incident in 2008. km coastline spread over nine and officials have also sensi- Magistrate Sushma Chauhan, Gular Ahmad Wani and others Congress chief Gulam Ahmad Security has been strength- States. tised local fishermen about all schools, colleges and acad- have been placed under house Mir were barred from entering ened around all naval bases and The naval warships and informing the authorities if emic institutions may resume arrest since the midnight of J&K on Thursday and sent back situation is constantly moni- Coast Guard has intensified any suspicious vessel is spotted, their functioning normally August 4, the JKPCC said in a from the Srinagar airport. PTI tored on the western and east- patrolling and their effort is officials said. from August 10. PTI " + / O P% % & , , Srinagar: A South African cou- materialise as the forces have He said though he has a six- ple's plan to celebrate their 38th blocked everything,” Storm, a month Indian visa, establishing marriage anniversary in retired Army personnel, told contact with the Kashmiri host Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Kashmir, and Ladakh. downgrading the diplomatic Kashmir ended in disappoint- PTI minutes before leaving for to get an advice is not possible Friday said Kashmir was now Pakistan on Wednesday ties with India, the Sena said ment due to the security clam- Delhi. because of snapping of com- a closed chapter for Pakistan expelled Indian High Islamabad should now accept pdown but they are hopeful of However, he said they will munication lines at the moment. and asserted that Islamabad Commissioner Ajay Bisaria as the Kashmir issue was a closed returning to the Valley when the return to the valley once the sit- “We will be happy if we downgrading diplomatic ties part of its decision to down- chapter for them and the only situation improves. uation improves here. return to the Valley...Sooner the with India post removal of grade the diplomatic ties with thing left with them is POK Neil Storm and his wife “We will like to come back best,” he said. Curfew-like restric- special status for the border India over what it called New which will also be settled soon. Merrill had arrived in the Valley any other time because our tions are in force in most parts State will hurt it more than Delhi's "unilateral and illegal" Referring to the pro-India on August 2, a day after visiting hosts were so beautiful and of Kashmir Valley with mobile, New Delhi. move on J&K. banners, including a quote Taj Mahal, to observe the spe- nice. We liked this place and it landline and Internet services Early this week, the Centre "What more can Pakistan of Sena leader Sanjay Raut, cial day of their life and had is time to keep in touch with our snapped to scuttle any protest revoked special status to do?" asked the editorial in the that have appeared in parts chalked out a plan to celebrate hosts to know the exact situation over scrapping of provisions of Jammu & Kashmir accorded Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, of Islamabad, the editorial the rest of the week in Kashmir. so that we can plan our trip Article 370 and bifurcation of the under Article 370 of the seeking to highlight insignif- said the saffron outfit had “We are leaving disappoint- accordingly without any dis- State into two Union Territories Constitution and bifurcated icance of Islamabad's reac- entered the Pakistan territory ed...We had planned a trek in turbance or wasting so much by the Government earlier this the State into two Union tion. and the Indian Army will fol- the mountains but it could not money,” he said. week. 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1,' ; 4 2 ( 7R& 6; 25&' $ '&'$-1 affects parts of western 2 26 !5 Maharashtra, particularly Sangli 0 he flood toll mounted to 36 and Kolhapur, following the let According to Agency Tin the five districts of west- up in rains and the discharge of 6406-- of EVMs doing any mischief. 6406-- sources the TMC’ most visible ern Maharashtra on Friday, even 4.5 lakh cusecs of water from the Vellore (TN): In a nail biting fin- party candidate meant a "huge "The Supreme Court has face in Delhi was asked ques- as the National Disaster Almatty dam by the Karnataka ish, DMK's D M Kathir Anand victory," he told reporters. he Election Commission of more than once said that bal- he Central Bureau of tions about Saradha’s alleged Response Force (NDRF) teams government. on Friday won the Vellore Lok Also, the win has cemented TIndia has rejected lot papers are our past," he said. TInvestigation probing the dealings with party the mouth- recovered seven more bodies “The flood situation is com- Sabha segment defeating his DMK's position as the third Trinamool Congress' demand The TMC and some other larger conspiracy angle of the piece Jago Bangla. He was from the affected areas and var- ing under control in the five dis- nearest rival, AIADMK's ally A biggest party in the Lok Sabha, for going back to the ballot parties had been asking for the multi-crore Saradha and Rose asked whether he had any- ious rescue teams shifted 80,000 tricts of Pune revenue division C Shanmugam, by a narrow he said adding his party's victo- papers discarding the return of ballot papers, partic- Valley chit fund cases on thing to do with the transac- more marooned people to safer because of two reasons. First, we margin of 8,141 votes. ry could have been "delayed," but Electronic Voting Machines. ularly after the general elections Friday questioned senior tions between the TMC places in the rain-ravaged sug- have not had heavy rains during The result came as a setback cannot be "prevented." Chief Election which saw the BJP coming Trinamool Congress MP and mouthpiece and the Saradha arcane-rich region. the last 24 hours in all the areas to the AIADMK which was He was apparently referring Commissioner Sunil Arora on back to power with a thump- the party’s leader in Rajya group, if so in what capacity he As the teams of NDRF, except the hill station of hoping to retain the seat and to the earlier cancellation of the Friday said that “there is no ing majority. The TMC had Sabha Derek O’Brien for more acted, sources said adding he Navy, Army, Coast Guard and Mahabaleshwar. Secondly, the prove a point after it faced a near election in Vellore in April when question of going back to the suspected a foul play by the saf- than three hours regarding his was also asked to provide other agencies continued the res- Karnataka government has rout in the April Lok Sabha elec- the rest of the 38 seats in Tamil ballot papers… we are not fron outfit which it complained role in specific transactions names that introduced him to cue and relief operations on a released 4.5 lakh cusecs of water tions with the DMK-led alliance Nadu went for polls. The EC had going back to the era of ballot had programmed the EVMs so that the ponzi company had the now jailed chit fund king- war-footing, the total number of from the Almatty dam that has winning 37 of the 38 con- then cancelled the poll in Vellore papers,” as there was no prove as to win the elections. with the Bengal ruling outfit. pin Sudipto Sen. stranded people that the various contributed to the easing of stituencies then. following seizure of huge cash. agencies evacuated from the flood situation in Sangli and The DMK candidate, son of The election was subse- heavily inundated areas of other surrounding areas,” Pune party Treasurer Duraimurugan, quently held on August 5 and +9! <= Sangli, Kolhapur and three other Divisional Commissioner Dr bagged 4,85,340 votes and gar- the counting of votes was taken " 67< % % districts of Pune revenue divi- Deepak Mahaisekar said. nered a 47.3 per cent vote share up on Friday morning. - sion went up to a staggering Interacting with media per- as it wrested the Vellore seat The lead kept changing in 2,85,261. sons, Chief Minister Devendra from its arch rival AIADMK initial rounds but the DMK 9>? % @# , % ' / On a day when Maharashtra Fadnavis said in the evening: which had won it in 2014. candidate later narrowed the gap chief minister Devendra “The discharge from the Almatti Shanmugam of Puthiya steadily and then forged ahead, Fadnavis spoke to Prime dam was 4,30,352 cusecs in the Needhi Katchi, who contested holding on to the little over 8,000 Shillong: The just-abrogated 371. While Article 371, he said, Minister Narendra Modi and morning at 10 am which is on the AIADMK's Two-Leaves vote difference till the end. Article 370, which gave special Article 370 had absolutely was incorporated primarily with appraised the latter of the flood 50,000 cusecs more than the symbol, polled 4,77,199 votes Reflecting the sea-saw bat- status to Jammu & Kashmir, was no correlation, whatsoever, with a focus on development of the situation in the State, the floods inflow. Now the discharge has and got 46.51 per cent share, the tle, the AIADMK cadres detrimental and has absolutely Article 371, Singh, the Union northeastern region and preser- began to recede in the worst- increased to 4,50,000 cusecs”. Election Commission brimmed with enthusiasm ini- no correlation with Article 371, Minister for Development of vation of the cultural heritage, announced. tially but once the trend changed which gives certain special North Eastern Region, said. Article 370 was incorporated as Thanking the voters, DMK it was the turn of DMK work- rights to some places in the The minister asked the a 'temporary' provision and chief M K Stalin said the victo- ers to break into celebrations northeast, Union Minister media to check the misinfor- deprived the state of Jammu and Tirupati (AP): Two US-based ry was "exceptional and unpar- here and at the party headquar- Jitendra Singh said here on mation circulated by certain Kashmir of a large number of NRI entrepreneurs have made allelled." Since the election was ters Anna Arivalayam in Friday. vested interests and hoped that welfare laws and provisions of a princely donation of 14 like a bypoll, trouncing a ruling Chennai. PTI Addressing the 75th year as responsible guardians of the the Indian Constitution which crore to the famous hill shrine Platinum Jubilee celebration of press, they would help in setting could otherwise be in the inter- of Lord Venkateswara at near- English daily 'The Shillong the record straight. est of the people. The minister by Tiruamala on Friday, a tem- Times', Singh sought to allay the Singh said it is absolutely said a number of central provi- ple official said. fears and apprehensions in a irrational and illogical to draw sions and legislations that had The devotees, who are section of people in the north- a parallel between Article 370 benefited millions of people friends and wished to remain east that following the abroga- and 371 as the very connota- across the country were are not anonymous, made the offering tion of Article 370, the next to tions and the basis of the two available to the people of Jammu on the auspicious day of be abrogated would be Article articles are entirely different. & Kashmir. PTI Goddess Sri Varalakshmi Vratham festival, the official told PTI. After offering prayers with % % their family members at the cash-rich hill shrine, they hand- ed over a demand draft for Rs 14 crore to AV Dharma Reddy, ( &' 1 the Special Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), Mumbai: The Central Bureau The entire task will take 30 government, which is probing that governs the over 2,000 year of Investigation, which is prob- days, he said. the Pansare case, told the high old temple, the temple official ing the killing of rationalist Singh told the high court court that its officers could not told PTI. Narendra Dabholkar, told the that it is suspected that the reach the court due to heavy The devotees requested the Bombay High Court on Friday weapons were dumped by the rains and flooding in temple officials to use the funds that it has roped in a foreign accused in the Thane creek Kolhapur. fordifferent TTD-run public agency to help find the after the incident. The high court, therefore, welfare trusts. weapons used in the case. The bench was hearing adjourned the hearing till This is the second straight CBI counsel and petitions filed by the kin of September 16. year the two have made a sim- Additional Solicitor General Dabholkar and late leftist While Dabholkar was shot ilar offering. Anil Singh told a bench of jus- leader Govind Pansare, seek- dead on August 20, 2013 in In July last year, they had tices S C Dharmadhikari and ing that the court monitors the Pune, Pansare was shot at on donated 13.5 crore to the G S Patel that experts from the probe into both the cases. February 16, 2015 in Kolhapur shrine with a request to use it agency will reach India on The Special Investigation and succumbed to injuries a for different TTD trusts, the Sunday. Team (SIT) of the Maharashtra few days later. PTI official added. PTI !"#$% "& "$'$!# ()*(+ , -( $'.$ # -/ ! # 3 2 # 3 3 4&4/(>4&.5 86 9 8 55 1 ! ! # * #$ ! ( ( < ! % 0 )) S > %S nough has not yet been said of the " ) brutality of the “One India” narra- tive and the brazenness with which * it legitimises the lowest common denominator of societal attitudes ( andE a viral thinking. Two incidents over the 345 , # last few days embody a deeply disturbing and ! %S + / 0 distressing fallout of the muscular leadership in the political space degenerating into gen- 1 1( der triumphalism in the social space. One that ) * / automatically assumes muscularity and deci- 345 * siveness as admirable male traits and every- thing else as supine and feminine frailties. Is % ? ! / # “toxic masculinity” then the new national - / *-$ ! * character? Now codified almost? , P Q The first case was of the Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Sengar, now expelled by the # BJP, wishing a speedy recovery for the sur- , ) S vivor with not even a twitch of emotion or ( even betraying his predatory nature, one that he had used to hound, scare and subjugate her + , 0 for two years. The girl, whose family was neu- / tralised or eliminated through means foul and @ / $ ( his intimidation, had to threaten self-immo- lation in front of the UP Chief Minister’s res- idence for her ultimate appeal to justice. And = A5 ( a national conscience. Sengar is in custody, # ( booked under serious charges and now even guilty by evidence, but that hasn’t stopped ( him from squashing his female victim where $ > it hurts the most. As she fights for every breath less tribe and just like other political decision-making process What confounds the dis- tion that would ensure inclusive ( of her life in a hopeless situation, Sengar pub- women in the rest of India? Yet has converted the democratic course is attributing male supe- participation and policy-mak- $ + / ( licly insulted her effort by “wishing her well,” there is a sweeping assumption process as a fait accompli. riority to our cultural DNA ing, not even now when a flur- the final blow to her dignity, patronising in of their acquiescence to a new Nowhere is this totalitarian might when fact is an eco-system has ry of other Bills have made the . $ $ % ( dispensing grace while being the perpetrator order in this pernicious propa- more evident than in Parliament, been created to foster an old con- cut. All women and child- % of her humiliation. Some distorted charity that ganda warfare that is deeply where productivity is about struct for easier acceptance. A friendly schemes of the govern- , * he thinks will earn him clemency. Sadly, it has problematic. By denying them steamrolling legislation and the study conducted in the US on ment are bestowed rather than for the last two years. their equal, civil space and appro- consultative, cooperative process alcoholism may be cited here to earned. The very act of “empow- The second instance was even more priating their human rights of is seen as wasting time and ener- explain the context. The alcohol erment” assigns the agency to an < * / % belly-churning. As the government road choice and decision-making, it gy, where opposition is about industry there had funded external power of dole rather rolled its way into changing the character of shows that political control is anti-nationalism and considered research to deny the relationship than claiming rights. And with Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article equivalent to a patriarchal social opinions are national deterrents between alcohol and violence and so much muscularity of purpose ( 370 and bifurcating the State into Union authoritarianism. Also, by equal- to possibilities, where plurality is instead blamed “masculinity” on display, embracing the # Territories, a majority of reactions on social ising marriage with a Kashmiri pointless and negotiation an and “cultures of drinking.” But the virtues and strength of feminin- *=* media were about how every Indian male woman and acquisition of land extinct tool of trade. In a system, study uncovered strong evidence ity as a man upsets operable could now marry “fair Kashmiri girls,” buy in Budgam for a summer chalet, where monotheistic and simplis- that the density of liquor shops binaries. If reason, counsel and B property and settle down in the Valley, the the script-writers are blanking tic decision-making is blurring in a given geographic area civility are now emaciating *=* 1 = 755C = ( implication reeking of feudal conquests of the out consent and will of the other out layers and complexities, and increased the local rate of domes- characteristics, then the idea of / S ( darkest ages of civilisation, where women side and force-feeding choices. power flowing from an iconised tic violence and recommended power automatically gets slotted were traded as spoils of war. A forceful inte- It would be easy to attribute perception of maleness, it must that any serious framework for in the privileged domain of a " * gration amounts to a war on people over land. such behaviour and mindset to follow that society will react to it. preventing violence against raw, hunter-gatherer masculin- = % Nobody even stepped in to condemn such the resurgence of revisionism or For it is only real life conditions women would have to address ity. The otherness gets lumped # * irresponsible and crass humour, which was a stoking of primal instincts. But and forces that sustain popular alcohol availability as well as sex- in baskets of minorityism, lib- relished by many. And considering that a cer- male behaviour in the millenni- culture, in our case a brainwashed ist mindsets. In other words, such eralism or feminism. Of these, ( tain level of awareness, power and education al era has considerably changed sort. One where institutions and a mindset is being engendered by feminism is the easiest to target : can be assumed of online citizenry, this truly organically, lending heft to the purveyors perpetuate the senti- systematic and selective blanking as the tide of opinion still S " ) was a new low, no different from the men- definition of metrosexuality. This ment rather than political out of existing narratives and favours men. Generations of tality of an invading, occupation force of the then is not latent expression but thought. This explains why the pushing convenient ones with women in India have worked % medieval era. Since when were Kashmiri an adjunct of hardening politics Hindi film Kabir Singh, which brute force. tirelessly to rebalance the equa- women prevented from marrying outside the worldwide, where sexism and celebrates toxic masculinity and The problem with this tion between sexes, often mis- ( State? Many have already done that out of free gendered violence are being a subjugation of gender roles, approach in our society is that takenly acquiring masculine will, knowing full well that it would entail redefined as a masculine privilege finds crores of takers in the 21st we have still not begun to qualities and benchmarks to do relinquishing claims to their family inheri- of power. In the Indian context, century and is frighteningly respect women’s rights as evo- so. Now they have a far tougher tance. Of course, to the avaricious male, she it is about inequality of political endorsed by the youth in middle lutionary but as an imposition political context of endowment 5 can now be entitled to her birth heritage. Is power and the way it is dispensed. and small town India. This is so of grace by a male order. We to battle, one where humane- that the implication? Also did anybody ask It is about a certain male chest different from the “angry young have not been able to pass the ness is predicated on the dehu- ' 2*$ 5 why Kashmiri women would agree to marry size which can be the nation’s man” of the 70s, who was fight- Women’s Reservation Bill at a manisation of others. :; R <- outsiders, particularly in challenged circum- armoured shield like no other. ing the establishment against time when it was required to (The writer is Associate stances as now? Or why they are not a voice- One has only to look at the way such ruthless toxicity of power. ensure proportional representa- Editor, The Pioneer) S * + ), - - . # ) 1 O !! 1 G; H ! / 1 F @G ! # #1 ! F F * * ! ! # ! ! 1 # ! ! 6 ! ! , + # 1 # # # .# - 6)'488 3 :(%3 %;;: @ ! !36 / * ( K 6 K$ K' 4 K' 0 (( 1 ) $ 2 +S ) ) 345 ) special status on the territory con- tradicted, in substantial mea- $ # / sure, this repudiation. ) 0 # Sir — This refers to the editorial, ' ' O ! F This Government has opted 6% ./ “A rate cut to nowhere” (August - AI; to shun the status quo and 9). Clearly, the Indian economy embark on a path quite different ) 0 ( has come to a grinding halt. 6 from any attempted in the past. * ./ # # There has been a cut of 110 basis F If it ends the misery of the 1 ) points this year, yet there are no #$ ? F region’s people and brings pros- signs of improvement. Signals ( ! perity to them, its initiative must 0 " * ( are not positive. New firms are 5 be welcomed. % # S ) defaulting on a weekly basis and & + ! J Akshay 1 75 retail assets of quite a few are 6 Bengaluru trending negative than ever !! K # " * ( before. ' # ! # L' F ./ ( * The view now is that this #/ M F P Q ) could be less of a cyclical and far 6 6 ' # ' ' more a structural issue. We don’t 1 # Sir — The scrapping of Article 370 : 0 ) know why the auto industry is in #- O F was due for a long time. The Modi 0 ( the dumps. The economic slow- 6 ! ( # Government has walked the talk ( " down has led to unemployment. ! 1 #/ ) (%6 on this count. An estimated three lakh and a ! But what came as a bolt from ) ;63 2S 50,000 people have become job- the blue was its decision to uni- ( ( less due to spiralling layoffs in the laterally downgrade and split the 6% auto sector. There is an inkling tern or steady policy stream as a announced about Jammu & State. This is not in the spirit of 0 P( Q that this slowdown could last for dependable benchmark for the Kashmir will rage for a long federalism. Though the a long time. external investor, who worries if time, and perhaps be adjudicat- Government has assured that full < S 0 The Government has tied its he/she can have smooth approvals Sir — Seven decades of Article ed in a court of law, there can be Statehood will be restored, nor- * 75 65 hands on investment under the to undertake a project. One thing 370 and six-and-a-half of Article no question on the boldness of malcy will not return in this ( : self-imposed fiscal custody. It has that the Government can do here 35A haven’t quite made Kashmir the initiative. State any time soon due to such put hopes on private entrepre- is to ensure predictability. the paradise on earth it was once From a historical perspective, radical decisions. 6% )( neurs to infuse money, which they Investors, foreign or domestic, are described as. Jammu & Kashmir the presence of Jammu & Vaibhav " = ( do not have. It is also trying to averse to dealing in an uncertain has been a model of underdevel- Kashmir in the Indian Union was Via email 0 * ease norms to bring foreign equi- business domain. opment under successive regimes. the repudiation of Jinnah’s two- ty but its rules and regulations R Narayanan While debates on the consti- nation theory; however, the pres- , @ seem to be wanting in a clear pat- Navi Mumbai tutionality of the decisions ence of Article 370 conferring (( 3'(%8%6 3D7 &:% !"#$% "& "$'$!# ()*(+ % % / -( $'.$ # -/ 21 # $* $( 1 1 # # E & /'$ * * $ # & # - # &# P # # & & &( O L P # L ! #4 ! ' R
0 ' '&,5 = = )) ( ; ; # : (( S # # P B Q # ./ # S ( *S # )(./ = S ;7A ) ;777 * 0 1) # ) he internal reorganisation of the (( State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) into * ) two Union Territories presents New * ( Delhi with a new set of diplomatic * S ? challenges internationally, besides D ( possibleT domestic upheavals in the days to come. 1 , To all sovereign democratic nation States in the S ( post-Westphalian order, the causal relationship between internal cartographic reorientation ) and the need for its justification through inter- # ) ( national diplomacy is a troubling one. The broader justification for such thoughts is derived from the Charter of the United Nations, B ) which states that “nothing should authorise intervention in matters essentially within the ) domestic jurisdiction of any State.” ) However, because of its historically fraught * ) nature, early internationalisation of the issue and = )E # ./ ( major power interventions in the past, the * * ( Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has * S ( not been insulated from international mediation. * S The latest round of arbitration offers between India and Pakistan from US President Donald # Trump and Pakistan’s attempt to reach out to B * ( other countries and organisations internation- D ( ally, is a desperate shot at creating space for inter- * % national intervention in the Kashmir dispute. * Any attempts to offer international mediation ./ in the Kashmir dispute, especially in the after- ) O math of the 1972 Shimla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration of 1999, which emphasise B * S bilateral mechanisms to resolve disputes, will not ./ G * be entertained by India. downgrading or diluting the role of the UN for New Delhi. In the latest round of diplomatic offensives, Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan First, it vindicates India’s stand that the deci- % B * ( Pakistan has downgraded its diplomatic relations (UNMOGIP) — a body established in 1949 to sion is an internal matter. Second, it is indica- ? with India, sent back the Indian Ambassador, observe and report on ceasefire violations *.'.-(&. tive of India’s independent decision-making and * ( suspended trade, stopped the Samjhauta Express along and across the Line of Control (LoC) and .(4(."4'*. strategic autonomy despite close ties with the US. ( linking Lahore and New Delhi and partially the working boundary in Jammu & Kashmir as The only way in which the US’ much-needed 0 closed its airspace. Besides, Islamabad has well as report developments that could lead to &-*.417- clarification on India’s decision can be explained ./ ) * formed a seven-member committee to guide ceasefire violations. is the signaling to Islamabad that Washington # ( legal, political and diplomatic response to India Moreover, questions remain on the nature $-0-7."4' officially hasn’t sided with New Delhi on the / S ./ on the Kashmir decision. Internationally, it has of impact, if any, that the decision to internal- &6.)-'-0-)(1- decision. This signalling is important for the * # ( upped the ante on diplomatic outreach to the ly reorganise Jammu & Kashmir will have on the short-term interests of the US-Pakistan relations United Nations — promising to take the issue International Border (IB) and LoC. Whether .17*-'4( in solving the Afghanistan imbroglio and to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), India is considering any principal, definitional comes as a face-saver for the visit of the US ? and has tried to involve the leaders of Malaysia, or fundamental changes to the IB, LoC and their 74&1.(/4&0$. Assistant Secretary for South Asia Alice Wells Turkey and the United States, besides reaching security would further shape its diplomacy in 7-."&01/-15 that was underway. ) out to the Organisation of Islamic Countries dealing with international response. Although The creation the Union Territory of Ladakh (OIC). The question is how much will these the decision to remove special status of Jammu 14*1(74'0.= has drawn strong opposition from China, fol- efforts create a space for international media- & Kashmir wouldn’t necessary solve India’s prob- lowed by India’s strong rejection of its concerns. tion on Kashmir? lems of cross-border terrorism and other sub- $10-.-01((&.#1" Ladakh borders Tibet to the east, the Lahaul and S ) The measured response from the UN and conventionally destabilising efforts from -)*15*. Spiti regions to the south, the Kashmir Valley, ?? ( the OIC and balance from Turkey and Malaysia Pakistan, it has the potential to reshape inter- Jammu and Baltistan regions to the west, and ./ ( depict that most countries would be careful in nal and border security in a manner that rais- .(4(.(*4/( the southwest corner of Xinjiang across the ) ( wading into this complex bilateral issue. Earlier es stakes for such activities significantly in the Karakoram Pass in the far north. It borders Aksai future, especially in the light of federal handling *-*.&1(-/-. Chin, which both India and China claim. The # ./ in March this year, India categorically rejected the OIC’s criticism on Kashmir saying, “We reaf- of Jammu & Kashmir’s security. 4"1(01'1-14(1 recent decision places Ladakh in a contested ) ) firm that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part So how did we navigate major powers? geography with federal security structures, fur- % ? / $ ) of India and is a matter strictly internal to India.” There is enough convergence that Pakistan’s 1.-0'-.(4" ther complicating border talks between India ;HC5 )S At least two OIC countries — Maldives and the attempt to bring the US as a mediator in the and China. 0 ( UAE — have termed India’s decision an inter- Kashmir bilateral dispute once again might have 74&1.(-*- While its new status provides an opportu- * ./S ( nal matter. The United Nations remains guard- triggered or at least hastened India’s decision on 1/4&0O/-4 nity to view Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan ) )S ed in its harmless standard tone, “exercise max- Jammu & Kashmir. President Trump’s offer to and China-occupied Aksai Chin as two distinct imum restraint” and the UN Secretary General mediate between the two countries is a .F.'- conflicts, China’s opposition is likely to contin- ./ ( spokesperson has declined to comment on result of Pakistan’s repeated attempt to interna- 104'-17.(4(. ue. As such, in the broad spectrum of interna- S India’s decision to scrap the special status of tionalise the issue in violation of the existing tional ripples created by the recent decision on < Jammu & Kashmir. mechanisms, which forbade internalisation. "4'11- Kashmir, China’s opposition is likely to test New If anything, the response shows that the UN The US State Department’s clarification that Delhi’s diplomacy in the most challenging way. is aware of its limitations in internal matters of India did not inform it before taking the big deci- (The writer is Visiting Fellow at the Stimson countries and that it wouldn’t want to pre-empt sion together with lack of any directed Center in Washington D.C & Deputy Director a diplomatic response from India, possibly in the condemnation of India’s actions, favourably plays Kalinga Institute for Indo-Pacific Studies) + &$ ' E ')*) +' ) ,-) ') '' %. .%, %) $ /", ##%)*0'' '%, %)* ,, 0 1' %) 23 '.%, &$ % ,-' 2- 1 $ + 3 +%)* $ 42 ) ) $ ' #) $ , ) '
restricts women’s access to safe abor- its legality and accessibility. Banning rather than the clinical term “cardiac tion services. abortion, contrary to common mis- activity” is a deliberate attempt to While Mississippi signed a Bill to conceptions, would not lead to a fall imply personhood of the foetus and ban all abortions beyond five to six in abortion rates but more unsafe is a medical inaccuracy as the term weeks, Georgia and Missouri passed abortions and subsequently, higher “fetal heartbeat” is used in pregnan- Bills to ban abortions after six and maternal deaths. cies beyond eight weeks. 540.-5. eight weeks respectively. Most recent- As a result of the narrative shap- A Missouri Republican State ly, Alabama passed a draconian Bill ing up in the US, supported by the Representative used the term “con- 7 ! that bans nearly all abortions, includ- global gag rule, one could expect sensual rape” when arguing in favour 2 1 ing in cases of rape and incest, mak- reverberations in the delivery of safe of a proposal that would ban abor- ( # ing it punishable for the providers by abortion services across the world. tions in the State after eight weeks of / * ? group of people walking the up to 99 years in prison. The withdrawal of funds for the pro- pregnancy — even in cases of incest red carpet at the Cannes film In a country where abortion so vision of abortion care, coupled or rape, though he apologised later. Afestival this year turned heads far is legal, women’s rights have come with the counter-narratives creeping The abortion discourse must be ? and made headlines — not for their under serious threat and would in have an impact on the attitudes of shaped keeping the woman and her ! peculiar outfits but for the green cease to exist if these Bills become ly overturn the Roe vs Wade judge- the globe. health systems and abortion alone at the centre. It is a humilia- scarves they were waving. Repeating laws. Such bans will have more pro- ment, which guarantees the right to These amendments could set a providers, with an increased fear or tion if in this day, women feel the chants of “solidarity for women,” this found ramifications for young abortion. The Supreme Court of the wrong precedent for countries across reluctance among them to terminate need to fight for their rights to con- ! bunch comprised campaigners. They women, and those from poor back- United States classified the right to the world reviewing their abortion pregnancies. The alternative can trol their own bodies. were drawing attention to the urgent grounds. Their access to safe abor- choose to abort as a “fundamental laws, potentially restraining and have a particularly dampening effect It is imperative to recognise and need being felt to preserve women’s tion services will be constrained due right.” The judgement requires courts reversing the progress made in by way of confusing and hampering call out such an ultra-conservative ! ! #1 reproductive rights. to their inability to travel to other to evaluate challenged abortion laws women’s reproductive rights histori- the efforts of organisations and and regressive mindset with com- O This and similar protests have States to seek abortion, with detri- under the “strict scrutiny” standard cally. It has been well documented that providers, who have been working plete disregard for women’s rights ! ! become even more critical in the face mental impacts on their health and — the highest level of judicial review restrictive abortion laws can only have on safe abortions globally. and health that is behind this con- of an accelerated trend in many rights. in America. one consequence — increased unsafe The language and positioning of certed moment to curb abortion States in the US, advocating a ban on These recent developments in The legal strategy of the anti- abortions and maternal deaths. If a the issue also have a vital influence access and shield ourselves from the ! abortions. Since early this year, sev- the US’ policy environment on choice groups backed by ultra con- woman decides to get an abortion, she in shaping discussions and debate insidious consequences of the legal - eral provinces in America have pro- reproductive health and rights is a servative legislators will have a direct will get it no matter what. Whether across the abortion eco-system. changes happening in the US. ! # posed and successfully passed what well-orchestrated, concerted move by foreseeable impact on abortion it is through safe means or clandes- To cite an example, the emotive (The writer is CEO, Ipas they call a “Heartbeat Bill”, that the anti-choice groups to eventual- policy, access and discourse across tine and unsafe methods, depends on use of terms like “fetal heartbeat” Development Foundation) '$4 !"#$% "& "$'$!# ()*(+
',.B$ 4,58 -5% $%%#$# ; -+2 ? 3@ % % ( &$# ./ .0*1 '&'$-1 auditors who are still auditing ./.0*1 the company in question while ndia’s indus- n a major setback to the audi- they have already resigned apital market participants Itrial produc- Itors, the National Company from the service and thus can- Cand foreign institutional tion growth Law Tribunal Friday rejected not be banned under the given investors on Friday presented slipped to a Deloitte’s and BSR’s applications provisions. a charter of demands to four-month challenging the tribunal’s juris- It can be noted that while Finance Minister Nirmala low of 2 per diction to ban them from busi- Deloitte had stopped auditing Sitharaman, which included ' (A>0 # & cent in June, ness for five years for their IL&FS Group, which owes over rollback of surcharge on FPIs, 9 , ! & mainly due to omissions and commissions Rs 95,000 crore to lenders and review of dividend distribu- ,>&( % % poor perfor- in the ILFS Group scam. other financial institutions, by the tion tax and lowering of mance of min- This is the second setback end of FY18, BSR was the statu- LTCG tax, in a bid to shore up ing and manu- for these foreign audit firms as tory auditor of IL&FS Financial investors’ sentiments. facturing sec- earlier the tribunal had allowed Services (IFIN) and resigned Sources said Sitharaman tors, according the corporate affairs ministry to only in June this year-nine gave a patient hearing to to government prosecute them along with 21 months after the company was them but restrained from data released others in the same case, though sent to the bankruptcy court. making any firm commit- on Friday. the implementation of the same The BSR counsel Darius ments. Factory has been stayed after they sought Khambata and Deloitte’s coun- Equity benchmarks rose output, as mea- time to challenge the order at the sel Janak Dwarakadas had also for the second straight session sured by the appellate tribunal NCLAT. argued that before banning on Friday amid hopes that the Index of Industrial Production which is a barometer of invest- In terms of industries, 8 out The ministry had in June them, the tribunal has to pass a government may take some (IIP), had expanded by 7 per ment, saw a contraction of 6.5 of 23 industry groups in the moved NLCT seeking a five- final order in the matter which market-friendly measures to cent in June 2018. per cent in June compared to manufacturing sector have year on them on these auditors establishes that fraud was jumpstart the sluggish econ- The previous low in IIP 9.7 per cent growth a year ago. shown positive growth during in the IL&FS saga. However, indeed committed by the audi- omy and assuage investor growth was in February 2019, Mining growth dropped to 1.6 June as compared to the same the tribunal said it will hear the tors. The ministry move to ban concerns over taxation. per cent in June from 6.5 per month a year ago. them came in after the Serious when it had inched up 0.2 per ministry’s application seeking The meeting is part of the " " B"" C% ( cent. Thereafter, IIP grew at 2.7 cent in the corresponding The industry group a five year ban on these audi- Fraud Investigation Office exercise being undertaken by ! ( % ! % , per cent in March, 4.3 per cent month of the last fiscal. ‘Manufacture of basic metals’ tors afresh on September 5. (SFIO) in its investigation found the minister to firm up steps 1 %, DN >% B C4 in April and 4.6 per cent in May The expansion in power showed the highest growth of The auditors--the local arm them guilty of painting a rosy to increase investments and 1 , % & , " B FC % this year. generation sector stood at 8.2 17.7 per cent, followed by 16.5 of the England-based Deloitte picture of IFIN despite being boost economy, which is 9( . , & According to data released per cent, compared to 8.5 per per cent in food products and Haskins & Sells, which is one aware of the poor financial showing signs of slowdown. ( A G & by the Ministry of Statistics and cent earlier. 10.3 per cent in tobacco prod- of the big four accounting health of the company. During the meeting, it A G &"/"%% & &"" ( 0 & & >- Programme Implementation, As per use-based classifi- ucts. firms, and BSR & Associates, The counsels of the audi- was also suggested that industrial output grew at 3.6 cation, primary goods seg- On the other hand, the which is the local affiliate of tors had said merely based on employees’ provident fund per cent in April-June quarter ment grew 0.5 per cent, inter- industry group ‘Manufacture of another big four, the US-based an investigation by SFIO is not should be increase its expo- this fiscal, down from 5.1 per mediate goods 12.4 per cent paper and paper products’ wit- KPMG--had challenged the sufficient to ban them. sure in the stock market, cent growth a year ago. and infrastructure/construc- nessed the highest negative jurisdiction of the NCLT to ban The SFIO, in its report which in turn would improve There was a slowdown in tion goods (-) 1.8 per cent in growth of (-) 19.9 per cent, fol- them under Sec 140(5) of alleged that these auditors were liquidity, industry and official the manufacturing sector, June 2019. lowed by (-) 14.3 per cent in Company’s Act. aware that IFIN was lending to sources added. which grew at 1.2 per cent in Consumer durables and ‘Manufacture of furniture’ and They had challenged the defaulting companies through There was also a sugges- June 2019 as compared to 6.9 non-durables recorded growth (-) 13.9 per cent in jurisdiction of the NCLT to ban group companies so that they tion that the long-term capi- per cent a year ago. of (-) 5.5 per cent and 7.8 per ‘Manufacture of motor vehicles, them, saying section 140(5) of could suppress their NPAs and tal gains (LTCG) tax be abol- Capital goods segment, cent, respectively. trailers and semi-trailers’. the Companies Act pertains to not provide for the bad debt. ished or at least reduced. 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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11087.90 11181.45 11062.80 11109.65 77.20 Script Open High Low LTP HEG 1012.00 1025.90 995.75 1002.05 BPCL 343.95 350.80 341.40 346.60 GMRINFRA 14.95 15.47 14.81 15.19 IBULHSGFIN 447.00 521.00 447.00 510.00 65.65 RCOM 1.33 1.35 1.28 1.32 TATAMTRDVR 58.60 60.35 57.40 58.15 AMBUJACEM 210.80 214.75 208.85 212.95 DBCORP 158.60 159.55 154.15 156.90 EICHERMOT 16730.15 17787.95 16730.15 17600.00 788.35 YESBANK 91.00 92.40 81.20 82.10 DBL 411.50 414.95 400.00 403.35 RECLTD 141.50 145.20 141.50 143.10 SYNDIBANK 32.25 32.80 32.15 32.30 TITAN 1050.00 1077.00 1041.50 1077.00 35.90 IBULHSGFIN 446.00 520.65 446.00 505.55 HSCL 78.50 86.50 77.70 82.80 VINATIORGA 1966.45 2057.00 1966.45 2046.70 MOTILALOFS 527.50 549.40 521.75 528.25 MARUTI 5937.65 6155.00 5927.20 6100.25 198.00 SPICEJET 136.90 143.45 136.00 137.95 SPARC 155.00 160.00 152.70 154.00 DELTACORP 159.00 163.20 158.20 159.70 ATUL 3597.90 3644.00 3586.25 3627.35 BAJAJFINSV 7355.00 7590.00 7325.00 7494.00 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563.90 544.15 548.45 OFSS 3241.65 3241.65 3137.25 3153.45 RELIANCE 1161.85 1175.50 1152.30 1161.00 8.65 BAJFINANCE 3360.00 3449.00 3359.95 3418.05 NESTLEIND 11879.00 12266.25 11700.00 11981.50 QUESS 465.30 474.20 460.00 465.90 GICHSGFIN 242.70 245.00 241.45 242.15 JKLAKSHMI 333.40 337.70 330.00 332.15 ULTRACEMCO 4351.00 4383.70 4240.70 4260.20 27.05 ICICIBANK 416.00 422.40 414.60 420.40 CHOLAFIN 273.95 278.50 270.50 271.95 RAMCOCEM 736.30 767.70 736.20 754.35 AVANTI 304.85 312.55 304.85 308.05 COROMANDEL 366.00 367.80 352.35 355.20 ASIANPAINT 1569.20 1581.90 1561.00 1575.85 9.95 JINDALSTEL 100.90 103.50 98.40 99.60 BEL 97.90 98.90 96.75 97.65 NATIONALUM 44.05 44.75 43.60 43.80 SCHNEIDER 75.00 77.50 75.00 75.65 ERIS 402.60 404.00 395.60 399.80 ADANIPORTS 377.70 380.50 374.25 376.00 2.05 HDFCLIFE 526.00 535.00 524.55 526.65 INDIGO 1523.60 1538.00 1514.00 1531.65 GUJGAS 187.00 191.50 185.50 186.90 RITES 239.00 240.80 237.30 240.00 MOIL 131.55 134.00 131.25 131.55 ESSELPRO 122.85 123.15 117.50 119.55 LT 1372.00 1392.50 1361.10 1364.60 3.95 LT 1371.05 1391.95 1361.25 1364.70 CENTURYPLY 117.90 129.90 117.90 126.25 REDINGTON 98.15 98.50 88.85 91.50 KRBL 224.40 227.65 220.00 223.65 CHOLAHLDNG 486.00 493.90 475.05 479.60 IOC 130.60 131.30 129.05 131.10 0.25 BRITANNIA 2598.95 2642.00 2523.60 2587.20 TATAPOWER 58.85 59.70 56.80 57.55 JPASSOCIAT 2.45 2.48 2.37 2.43 TATACOFFEE 71.10 73.80 71.10 73.45 FINEORG 1496.00 1502.30 1430.00 1441.70 INFY 792.00 796.75 784.80 790.00 1.25 RELINFRA 47.05 49.60 46.20 47.35 JAGRAN 69.60 71.60 59.20 63.55 PVR 1516.00 1521.60 1462.30 1466.30 CROMPTON 228.45 232.00 225.00 228.55 GEPIL 726.30 778.00 722.40 763.90 INDUSINDBK 1435.00 1435.00 1405.30 1415.00 0.95 IBREALEST 75.50 80.50 75.50 79.30 NATCOPHARM 550.80 557.00 529.70 551.85 GLENMARK 430.00 435.35 422.00 426.30 SHK 113.50 119.00 113.50 118.25 BAJAJCON 261.40 267.00 261.40 263.55 AXISBANK 664.20 675.95 660.00 660.10 0.00 MGL 832.00 858.90 777.00 785.40 WOCKPHARMA 297.00 303.00 289.00 296.20 TORNTPHARM 1701.00 1702.45 1670.55 1673.65 PERSISTENT 549.00 559.35 537.55 538.05 AXISBANK 663.00 675.50 659.60 660.70 CHENNPETRO 196.50 199.00 192.30 193.85 IRB 97.95 98.05 95.00 95.50 ALBK 37.20 37.50 36.75 36.90 RALLIS 158.75 160.65 155.70 158.90 ONGC 131.65 132.40 129.65 130.70 -0.15 APLAPOLLO 1345.00 1365.55 1322.05 1326.10 UPL 534.25 550.00 529.20 532.20 -0.65 ITC 259.00 259.00 253.60 254.25 LICHSGFIN 490.00 508.80 490.00 499.75 BLISSGVS 92.75 95.20 91.45 93.90 CYIENT 443.45 449.85 434.55 437.45 HDFCBANK 2249.45 2288.00 2240.15 2281.75 CUB 197.40 199.10 192.50 194.60 MAXINDIA 60.45 62.30 59.60 60.70 RAJESHEXPO 689.00 692.20 685.00 685.80 BASF 1019.75 1047.65 1007.00 1042.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2710.55 2741.50 2685.00 2700.25 -3.50 MOTHERSUMI 99.90 110.40 99.55 106.80 CANBK 230.40 232.35 225.90 228.15 PTC 58.10 60.50 58.10 60.10 IRCON 360.00 367.10 357.75 360.50 ASTRAZEN 1939.85 1957.35 1865.00 1874.15 DRREDDY 2576.75 2589.70 2560.10 2566.00 -5.95 SUZLON 4.12 4.53 4.12 4.37 CADILAHC 236.00 236.00 223.50 230.15 MUTHOOTFIN 650.00 655.00 638.50 648.10 INDOSTAR 300.00 300.00 285.00 287.05 JBCHEPHARM 372.70 374.40 370.70 372.00 BHARTIARTL 372.00 373.75 364.15 371.05 -1.10 HDFC 2199.00 2239.85 2180.00 2211.90 JAMNAAUTO 42.30 42.30 35.90 37.30 CARERATING 569.50 569.50 535.00 539.80 NLCINDIA 55.80 56.45 54.75 55.20 TTKPRESTIG 5731.40 6073.25 5725.00 6025.90 HCLTECH 1084.80 1102.45 1077.80 1083.15 -5.10 HINDALCO 182.00 184.25 173.40 176.10 CEATLTD 855.00 875.55 852.00 867.70 PHILIPCARB 117.95 119.60 117.30 117.85 MAHINDCIE 176.00 176.00 170.00 171.25 BIRLACORPN 601.95 602.05 590.50 594.25 TCS 2260.00 2267.90 2241.35 2245.00 -13.10 ENDURANCE 816.60 869.00 800.05 848.55 NTPC 125.00 126.60 123.00 123.80 GRUH 261.10 263.85 258.55 262.70 MINDAIND 319.00 331.00 317.00 328.10 JETAIRWAYS 46.85 46.85 46.85 46.85 POWERGRID 203.50 208.85 201.25 201.40 -1.30 NCC 71.85 73.45 67.55 68.55 SUNTV 449.00 464.20 445.35 448.45 MFSL 402.50 404.10 394.30 400.40 NILKAMAL 1057.00 1077.00 1041.85 1053.60 BALMLAWRIE 170.80 173.50 170.80 171.50 WIPRO 266.00 268.70 262.85 263.65 -2.10 BANKBARODA 100.55 101.70 98.70 99.90 ONGC 131.25 132.45 129.70 130.55 NAUKRI 2185.95 2248.05 2181.55 2208.25 SOMANYCERA 321.90 327.95 317.10 322.65 WHIRLPOOL 1546.95 1546.95 1529.35 1542.40 SBIN 296.30 298.00 290.05 291.85 -2.50 RELCAPITAL 49.50 50.75 47.20 48.75 EXIDEIND 182.80 185.35 178.95 180.20 ADANITRANS 224.00 224.00 216.20 218.20 INOXWIND 49.60 51.60 48.80 49.50 CAPPL 415.00 420.00 415.00 416.35 SUNPHARMA 428.00 430.35 418.45 422.50 -3.95 RPOWER 3.65 3.70 3.60 3.66 GSFC 73.55 74.45 72.20 72.85 SUPREMEIND 1063.30 1104.15 1062.00 1077.95 CHAMBLFERT 149.05 150.20 145.15 147.90 NBVENTURES* 91.10 91.40 89.00 89.25 JSWSTEEL 221.70 228.45 219.30 219.50 -2.20 HINDUNILVR 1809.00 1846.10 1801.10 1839.85 EQUITAS 106.25 112.05 106.25 108.85 GSPL 220.35 222.00 215.75 216.90 BLUESTARCO 742.55 758.35 721.05 724.50 GMDCLTD 65.50 66.90 65.50 66.25 NTPC 124.60 126.65 123.15 123.35 -1.30 IBVENTURES 204.95 216.70 202.30 206.45 BANDHANBNK 491.45 502.80 485.35 499.00 UBL 1365.50 1392.70 1362.00 1379.60 HINDCOPPER 32.70 33.30 32.55 32.85 CORPBANK 20.60 20.85 20.40 20.65 TATAMOTORS 124.50 126.50 120.70 122.55 -1.50 ULTRACEMCO 4311.00 4382.85 4243.95 4277.40 GODREJAGRO 443.05 470.40 441.20 461.95 GUJALKALI 439.15 448.00 438.65 439.35 LAOPALA 171.90 174.00 165.00 167.50 ITC 258.85 258.85 253.50 254.30 -3.45 VEDL 140.00 144.75 138.45 141.55 BBTC 797.90 821.00 787.15 806.10 CREDITACC 503.95 525.95 501.80 521.20 CENTRUM 25.75 25.90 25.15 25.45 COCHINSHIP 352.40 356.55 350.85 352.10 ZEEL 333.00 338.80 324.30 326.45 -5.00 TATACHEM 597.00 600.95 564.50 567.00 NIITTECH 1281.55 1304.35 1258.35 1300.50 CENTRALBK 20.60 20.60 20.00 20.15 VARROC 430.00 447.55 426.35 443.35 TATASTEEL 370.50 373.65 360.85 361.45 -5.95 TCS 2270.00 2270.00 2242.00 2245.60 OMAXE 199.65 199.65 196.55 196.85 JSWENERGY 70.75 70.90 69.25 69.55 TEAMLEASE 2692.75 2701.20 2679.80 2690.85 COALINDIA 213.90 214.00 207.00 207.30 -4.55 AUROPHARMA 609.00 615.00 595.75 598.40 PNBHOUSING 713.95 744.20 713.10 720.80 ECLERX 535.00 579.90 535.00 554.90 PRSMJOHNSN 82.80 83.35 81.75 82.55 HINDALCO 181.00 184.45 173.30 177.00 -4.05 M&M 542.00 548.05 530.25 545.65 INDIANB 196.90 198.35 193.35 196.25 GREAVESCOT 118.20 118.75 117.00 117.40 CIPLA 505.90 511.50 481.45 485.20 ABFRL 207.80 210.00 198.00 204.95 BOSCHLTD 14378.35 14493.65 14231.75 14293.65 SKFINDIA 1842.00 1870.00 1836.25 1840.80 TECHM 679.00 680.75 659.75 663.00 -17.20 KPRMILL 555.30 572.40 555.30 568.95 CIPLA 505.90 511.70 481.55 485.10 -17.95 GAIL 122.45 125.30 120.65 123.70 JINDALSAW 66.00 69.60 65.60 68.40 ZYDUSWELL 1522.15 1587.85 1503.60 1532.40 COALINDIA 213.25 214.00 207.05 207.65 DIVISLAB 1655.75 1682.10 1643.00 1665.50 SUPRAJIT 154.80 157.60 147.80 151.35 SJVN 24.70 24.70 24.15 24.40 YESBANK 91.80 92.45 81.15 82.20 -7.00 ADANIENT 134.25 135.60 130.25 132.45 APARINDS 581.00 583.85 530.00 553.40 DCAL 210.00 211.55 205.30 206.80 MAHABANK 12.25 12.35 12.14 12.17 HEROMOTOCO 2595.55 2640.55 2595.55 2621.00 SUDARSCHEM 327.00 331.80 324.00 326.00 MAHLIFE 396.00 404.45 377.90 384.10 GPPL 78.35 80.00 78.30 79.45 ESCORTS 487.45 495.55 479.65 487.50 AIAENG 1682.10 1686.80 1638.00 1682.10 ANDHRABANK 20.30 20.30 19.70 19.80 SYNGENE 316.00 316.60 312.10 314.20 PEL 1748.00 1820.00 1740.00 1771.00 KTKBANK 82.00 83.05 80.55 80.90 FORTIS 124.00 124.65 120.55 121.75 FDC 161.75 165.00 161.65 163.70 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE M&MFIN 304.00 321.00 302.90 319.10 SCI 28.25 28.25 27.50 27.75 HAL 645.00 649.80 641.15 644.30 GULFOILLUB 809.00 847.00 809.00 840.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 26159.65 26443.00 26133.60 26236.60 185.95 ENGINERSIN 101.80 104.90 98.50 100.85 ORIENTBANK 67.20 70.95 67.20 68.30 GHCL 208.35 213.40 205.95 207.85 DHANUKA 334.85 336.95 328.30 331.80 MOTHERSUMI 100.00 111.00 99.50 107.00 8.65 JUSTDIAL 699.70 724.90 698.40 718.45 VBL 633.00 635.60 602.90 617.00 JYOTHYLAB 159.00 161.75 156.70 158.25 VMART 1857.60 1861.35 1842.10 1852.00 L&TFH 99.95 107.20 99.95 104.25 4.75 FORCEMOT 1055.00 1174.00 1055.00 1128.95 SONATSOFTW 327.10 344.90 327.10 338.65 SHILPAMED 350.00 356.10 340.00 348.80 ALLCARGO 96.45 99.15 96.40 96.95 MRF 54850.00 57431.60 54550.00 57200.00 2500.45 TITAN 1049.00 1074.60 1042.00 1067.55 LEMONTREE 52.75 54.95 52.75 53.05 MMTC 19.70 20.00 18.80 18.95 CERA 2475.00 2580.00 2475.00 2553.25 AMBUJACEM 208.00 214.90 208.00 213.00 6.70 KOTAKBANK 1505.60 1536.00 1504.85 1533.75 IPCALAB 945.90 965.30 945.10 963.05 EIHOTEL 159.45 163.00 158.90 161.60 MPHASIS 962.40 964.00 958.55 959.25 HDFCAMC 2180.00 2236.60 2172.00 2229.85 66.55 ZEEL 332.30 338.70 324.65 328.25 TVTODAY 307.15 317.70 305.30 308.05 THYROCARE 477.90 477.90 460.00 463.10 RELAXO 434.45 437.00 428.00 430.15 SRTRANSFIN 1009.95 1065.00 1008.40 1033.00 30.45 HDFCAMC 2189.00 2236.85 2172.00 2229.55 EMAMILTD 315.90 318.25 305.20 311.10 ABB 1411.50 1422.60 1388.80 1397.70 MAHSCOOTER 3860.00 3995.00 3860.00 3974.30 PEL 1765.00 1821.25 1740.00 1775.45 47.95 GRAPHITE 323.80 328.50 315.00 316.10 VGUARD 227.55 228.00 225.00 226.90 SREINFRA 11.15 11.92 11.15 11.49 TATAMETALI 505.05 511.95 504.40 505.60 BANDHANBNK 491.00 502.00 485.25 499.50 12.60 BALKRISIND 742.60 784.45 742.60 771.70 CGPOWER 18.15 18.50 17.85 18.25 SHANKARA 265.00 274.70 257.00 263.10 GALAXYSURF 1199.05 1211.00 1199.05 1203.45 MARICO 383.90 394.00 382.50 391.80 8.80 IGL 313.90 320.00 308.50 311.10 SHREECEM 20200.00 20805.00 20133.30 20248.30 HUDCO 34.00 34.50 33.70 33.90 KNRCON 257.10 259.00 254.00 255.00 COLPAL 1210.50 1235.30 1205.45 1233.20 23.40 THOMASCOOK 176.05 179.00 147.20 174.70 FRETAIL 401.00 415.00 397.60 405.15 CONCOR 485.55 490.20 483.00 485.80 TIMKEN 664.00 685.95 653.50 676.20 DLF 172.35 177.20 172.35 175.10 3.30 UPL 536.65 550.00 529.50 533.35 RAIN 85.55 87.30 83.35 84.40 NIACL 119.40 121.55 118.00 119.45 SOLARINDS 1121.55 1131.00 1089.00 1096.05 MCDOWELL-N 598.90 609.15 597.15 609.00 11.45 IDFCFIRSTB 42.55 44.55 42.55 44.35 ACC 1562.95 1587.50 1562.00 1574.90 THERMAX 1085.45 1105.55 1060.00 1093.55 ORIENTCEM 93.10 95.90 91.15 91.45 SFL 1161.15 1170.00 1140.00 1140.90 ASHOKLEY 64.15 65.85 63.15 64.75 1.20 WIPRO 266.05 268.65 262.75 263.80 GNFC 214.90 216.50 205.65 206.60 NHPC 22.65 22.95 21.70 22.10 RNAM 230.00 235.00 230.00 231.90 JSL 29.85 30.25 29.55 29.85 DMART 1415.55 1460.50 1408.00 1454.00 24.25 DEEPAKFERT 81.90 92.30 81.55 90.25 ICICIGI 1205.00 1212.20 1138.10 1152.25 EVEREADY 88.45 88.45 82.00 82.35 TV18BRDCST 20.90 20.90 20.30 20.50 JKCEMENT 982.00 992.70 982.00 991.30 PIDILITIND 1338.90 1358.65 1334.30 1351.00 22.15 APOLLOTYRE 159.00 165.00 157.75 162.65 DCBBANK 195.10 199.35 193.35 197.95 BAJAJELEC 379.95 385.00 369.20 382.30 EIDPARRY 148.20 156.60 148.15 154.35 MASFIN 600.35 618.85 600.35 606.05 ACC 1563.00 1588.35 1563.00 1574.00 24.65 PNB 66.75 67.50 65.60 66.55 VOLTAS 602.80 616.20 600.45 604.90 VIPIND 397.00 400.00 391.00 398.50 KEC 292.45 295.05 291.00 293.05 LAURUSLABS 333.10 343.60 333.10 339.55 GODREJCP 643.10 659.90 642.40 652.30 9.50 SUNPHARMA 428.45 430.15 418.50 421.90 VENKYS 1379.90 1416.85 1369.20 1393.05 GSKCONS 7736.00 7896.20 7736.00 7875.25 GRINDWELL 548.25 548.45 537.05 545.35 MAHSEAMLES 407.50 407.50 400.60 402.20 SIEMENS 1154.00 1188.00 1150.10 1166.55 16.35 TECHM 678.30 680.80 659.80 663.65 AMARAJABAT 649.05 655.35 621.60 627.60 HSIL 222.20 224.90 219.65 221.20 ZENSARTECH 227.00 227.00 214.90 216.75 AAVAS 1533.00 1539.05 1522.55 1532.40 UBL 1375.00 1392.55 1361.00 1379.10 13.40 BOMDYEING 73.00 74.60 71.70 71.95 SUNTECK 425.00 439.60 420.35 433.10 ABBOTINDIA 9010.00 9400.00 8980.65 9046.85 HFCL 19.00 19.15 18.75 18.80 SIS 800.00 837.50 800.00 810.25 DIVISLAB 1653.00 1683.45 1642.35 1666.80 15.80 EICHERMOT 16800.00 17730.00 16779.05 17578.70 UNIONBANK 64.90 65.90 63.80 64.70 WELCORP 115.00 118.80 115.00 116.65 ADVENZYMES 157.65 159.50 154.25 155.30 COFFEEDAY 73.35 73.35 73.35 73.35 SHREECEM 20295.00 20918.30 20101.00 20280.00 170.05 ASIANPAINT 1568.00 1581.55 1561.40 1575.20 MEGH 49.25 51.85 48.30 49.00 TORNTPOWER 294.85 296.65 285.90 288.95 MINDACORP 86.40 86.55 84.80 85.45 SYMPHONY 1240.00 1249.10 1225.00 1234.95 ICICIPRULI 393.65 398.25 390.30 395.25 2.80 DLF 172.85 177.10 172.70 175.60 FCONSUMER 28.15 32.50 28.15 31.95 CRISIL 1180.45 1184.00 1135.45 1142.10 TRIDENT 57.50 57.55 56.20 56.35 PGHH 10295.50 10396.50 10295.50 10321.90 DABUR 436.35 440.85 431.35 438.50 3.10 JSWSTEEL 221.85 228.30 219.30 220.45 PARAGMILK 178.65 183.00 176.00 180.95 INTELLECT 218.55 226.50 218.40 221.20 IOB 10.55 10.82 10.50 10.58 HERITGFOOD 360.00 361.00 351.00 355.25 INDIGO 1525.00 1538.85 1512.10 1528.15 10.00 PIDILITIND 1344.90 1358.00 1335.00 1351.05 BIOCON 232.80 233.15 227.70 228.75 ASHOKA 122.25 125.85 116.60 119.75 IBULISL 93.70 95.25 91.50 95.25 LUXIND 1032.90 1039.80 1020.00 1028.55 HDFCLIFE 524.30 535.40 524.30 525.95 3.05 BHEL 58.55 58.85 56.20 56.90 RADICO 327.00 327.60 316.10 318.55 CASTROLIND 117.00 120.45 117.00 118.70 PIIND 1116.20 1130.00 1107.00 1125.60 CCL 242.80 249.45 242.65 247.35 CONCOR 484.75 491.00 482.00 485.00 2.65 SRTRANSFIN 1010.00 1064.40 1007.85 1042.75 GESHIP* 226.30 228.45 218.00 225.80 TRENT 454.75 454.75 433.95 446.15 TATAINVEST 793.00 823.85 789.00 821.30 ITDC 174.00 175.55 173.00 173.25 BAJAJHLDNG 3469.95 3495.00 3417.30 3445.60 2.10 BAJAJFINSV 7342.00 7585.00 7326.05 7502.95 MCX 821.10 855.85 818.80 845.35 TATACOMM 465.95 474.00 462.00 462.70 BDL 294.70 298.90 292.00 296.20 NETWORK18 20.55 20.80 20.05 20.15 BANKBARODA 100.75 101.70 98.70 100.10 0.05 PCJEWELLER 33.00 33.90 32.25 33.25 JAICORPLTD 73.50 76.30 72.30 73.20 LTTS 1557.05 1589.00 1557.05 1582.20 IEX 145.90 150.50 144.00 148.00 PHOENIXLTD 643.85 645.00 631.60 643.65 PGHH 10244.40 10380.00 10244.40 10300.00 4.50 STAR 424.60 437.25 403.95 422.10 INFIBEAM 42.80 44.55 42.20 44.20 SOUTHBANK 11.70 11.90 11.70 11.75 IFCI 7.80 8.25 7.80 7.96 VTL 935.05 941.85 930.00 935.55 HAVELLS 660.00 668.95 653.25 655.95 -0.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2705.55 2741.00 2686.45 2707.00 GODFRYPHLP 716.25 742.80 702.65 709.15 TAKE 106.90 107.00 99.60 100.95 LAXMIMACH 3888.00 3990.45 3859.60 3901.65 TIINDIA 353.70 356.55 351.00 352.15 ABB 1414.60 1422.70 1390.00 1392.90 -2.05 PAGEIND 17654.00 18182.60 17438.45 17677.80 KAJARIACER 484.85 485.10 472.10 476.75 INFRATEL 252.95 255.00 248.40 251.90 PNCINFRA 193.25 207.55 193.25 200.95 BAYERCROP 3162.25 3270.00 3162.20 3238.70 PETRONET 241.05 244.65 238.00 239.00 -0.45 FEDERALBNK 88.30 90.25 87.05 87.90 NOCIL 93.00 93.00 89.00 90.00 GRANULES 99.00 99.70 95.85 96.45 MAHLOG 367.05 370.00 364.10 365.05 MHRIL 218.10 219.10 217.00 217.70 AUROPHARMA 603.00 615.00 595.40 596.75 -1.25 ADANIPOWER 60.00 61.70 59.70 60.50 UFLEX 229.35 231.20 222.90 226.30 GET&D 152.80 164.20 152.75 160.55 STARCEMENT 102.45 113.00 100.00 103.00 MONSANTO 2052.75 2091.05 2025.00 2085.00 SAIL 39.00 39.95 38.50 38.75 -0.10 PFIZER 2882.95 2995.00 2862.50 2963.50 MRF 54875.00 57456.85 54867.40 56953.75 OIL 151.05 153.55 149.75 150.30 LALPATHLAB 1090.00 1098.10 1063.20 1091.90 TVSSRICHAK 1571.00 1609.85 1571.00 1604.25 LUPIN 769.60 771.90 755.05 758.50 -2.45 ICICIPRULI 396.00 398.10 390.65 395.30 PETRONET 239.75 244.60 238.00 238.50 NMDC 102.00 103.10 101.05 101.80 TCNSBRANDS 688.95 707.70 673.15 691.35 UNITEDBNK 9.53 9.63 9.43 9.45 NMDC 102.45 103.10 101.00 101.55 -0.40 MANAPPURAM 122.25 125.50 121.05 123.80 CENTURYTEX 899.35 921.50 897.10 909.10 RCF 45.00 45.90 45.00 45.45 MRPL 52.50 53.25 51.70 52.00 ASAHIINDIA 190.50 196.45 190.50 194.75 HINDZINC 212.00 214.90 210.40 211.00 -1.20 ADANIPORTS 377.70 380.30 372.40 376.30 APOLLOHOSP 1340.00 1370.60 1336.25 1359.95 FLFL 435.00 453.30 433.45 450.00 ORIENTELEC 161.70 169.60 160.70 169.10 NH 217.50 218.50 211.35 217.00 BOSCHLTD 14497.30 14510.00 14220.00 14300.00 -107.30 UJJIVAN 282.00 294.70 279.15 291.60 BATAINDIA 1444.00 1444.00 1406.80 1426.40 APLLTD 531.05 549.00 531.05 545.35 ASTRAL 1222.15 1227.30 1212.00 1223.40 3MINDIA 21333.00 21420.55 21204.00 21233.55 NIACL 119.00 121.85 117.00 118.20 -1.05 HINDPETRO 252.00 254.25 246.55 247.10 CANFINHOME 389.75 392.40 384.25 386.55 JMFINANCIL 68.50 74.00 68.50 72.65 GLAXO 1200.00 1212.00 1197.55 1207.15 ELGIEQUIP 245.00 255.30 243.65 247.35 HINDPETRO 251.50 254.25 246.60 248.00 -2.40 WESTLIFE 279.20 280.00 265.00 269.50 WELSPUNIND 48.25 49.95 47.30 49.80 AEGISLOG 196.65 202.10 195.00 199.00 HATSUN 590.90 621.00 590.90 605.20 WABCOINDIA 6092.90 6135.95 6050.10 6111.55 CADILAHC 236.00 236.10 223.15 232.30 -2.40 TATAELXSI 633.00 643.50 625.60 630.85 PRESTIGE 288.00 298.00 281.40 285.60 CARBORUNIV 297.00 297.00 281.40 284.15 FINCABLES 373.55 382.55 372.05 373.30 HONAUT 23000.00 23466.00 23000.00 23158.30 BIOCON 232.35 233.55 227.50 228.45 -2.80 IOC 130.90 131.30 129.15 130.55 DRREDDY 2573.15 2589.00 2560.95 2570.45 WABAG 283.90 289.75 278.45 280.85 AKZOINDIA 1765.00 1800.00 1728.15 1732.70 TRITURBINE 96.75 101.00 96.70 99.85 OFSS 3214.70 3244.30 3137.00 3143.90 -54.80 STRTECH 142.80 147.90 138.50 139.70 TEJASNET 93.05 93.50 87.40 90.30 KALPATPOWR 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*$ ' > ' / O F ! - 9@ /-(*154 0-*4. Kashmir and mentioned that a senior State Department offi- *45645 described it as coming like a Protesters have continued he US has said that there is cial would be in New Delhi Pakistani court on Friday tsunami,” Lam said. to stage almost daily rallies Tno change in its policy on next week on a pre-scheduled Aremanded Maryam Nawaz, ong Kong’s leader Carrie “Compared to the eco- despite increasingly Kashmir as it called on India visit. former prime minister Nawaz HLam warned Friday that nomic downturn caused by violent confrontations with and Pakistan to maintain “It’s something that we’ve Sharif’s daughter, and her cousin two months of pro-democracy SARS that we handled previ- police that have prompted sev- restraint and hold direct dia- called for calm and restraint by in the custody of the country’s demonstrations were causing ously, which caused an eco- eral countries to issue Hong logue to resolve their differ- all parties. We want to main anti-corruption authority till economic chaos in the city but nomic storm, the situation this Kong travel warnings for their ences. peace and stability, and we, of August 21 in a money launder- ruled out making concessions time is more severe.” “In other citizens. “No”, replied State course, support direct dialogue ing case. to “silence the violent protest- words, the economic recovery On Friday, thousands of Department Spokesperson between India and Pakistan on Maryam and her cousin ers.” will take a very long time,” she pro-democracy protesters Morgan Ortagus when asked Kashmir and other issues of Yousaf Abbas Sharif were arrest- The embattled leader added. staged a sit-in at the airport to by reporters on Thursday if concern,” Ortagus said. ed from the Kot Lakhpat jail here abruptly announced a press While Lam is a figure of bring their message to arriving there has been any change in India had on Monday on Thursday in connection to the conference after meeting busi- hatred for many visitors. America’s policy on Kashmir. revoked provisions of Article Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) ness leaders as demonstrators pro-democracy activists, her Lam has suspended The US policy has been 370 to revoke Jammu and case while the 45-year-old PML- rallied at the airport, with the comments echo worried state- the bill that sparked the that Kashmir is a bilateral issue Kashmir’s special status, and N vice president was on her way protest movement entering its ments from the private sector crisis, but has not yet respond- between India and Pakistan bifurcating the state into two back from visiting her father, who third month. and the tourism industry in ed to protester calls to with- and it is up to the two countries union territories — Jammu is lodged in the same prison. Lam, whose support for a particular. draw it altogether, and she to decide on the pace and and Kashmir, and Ladakh. She was supposed to appear bill to allow extradition to Hong Kong carrier Cathay has brushed aside demands scope of the talks on the issue. Reacting to India’s before the National mainland China sparked the Pacific has warned bookings for an enquiry into police “And if there was, I cer- move, Pakistan expelled the Accountability Bureau (NAB) crisis, warned that the eco- are down, travel agencies have brutality. tainly wouldn’t be announcing Indian High Commissioner as on Thursday for questioning in nomic impact of the unrest reported drops of up to 50 per- She ruled out meeting the it here, but no, there’s not,” part of its decision to down- the sugar mills inquiry but she threatened to be worse than the cent in group tour bookings demands of protesters, which Ortagus said in response to a grade the diplomatic ties with sought more time for submitting 2003 SARS outbreak in the and the tourism board report- also include a call for the direct follow up question. New Delhi. Pakistan also her response and went to meet financial hub. ed double-digit declines in vis- election of the city’s chief exec- She said the United States announced that it will review her father in jail instead. She was “The downturn this time itor arrivals in the second half utive, currently chosen by supports dialogue between all “bilateral arrangements” arrested for not appearing before came very quickly. Someone of July. Beijing. India and Pakistan over with India. the anti-graft watchdog. $0 0 6 % % %$9 &, ' &(F(6 %& %L .5 044 alarm that Brexit uncertainty is $.1%15 Delhi. Qureshi arrived here on increasingly weighing on the Friday morning to seek all- he British economy shrank economy. Most economists /-(*154 /-(*154 hina on Friday told weather ally China's support Tin the second quarter for the expected the economy to flat- CPakistan's Foreign Minister for Pakistan's efforts to ratch- first time since 2012 as Brexit line. The quarterly drop lowered S President Donald S President Donald Trump Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who et-up the Kashmir issue. uncertainties weighed on busi- the annual rate of growth to UTrump told reporters Uhas announced that his air-dashed here on Friday to ness investment and firms 1.2% from 1.8% in the first quar- Friday he agreed with Kim Jong respected Deputy Director of seek its support on Kashmir, reduced their stockpiling after ter. The Office for National Un's opposition to US-South National Intelligence was resign- that it regarded both India Britain was granted an extension Statistics noted there was Korea war games, after receiv- ing, the latest chapter in a broad and Pakistan as "friendly to its departure from the “increased volatility around the ing what he said was a new let- reshuffle at the top of the coun- neighbours" and wants them European Union, official figures U.K.’s original planned exit date ter from the North Korean try’s spy agencies. to resolve the issue through showed Friday. from the European Union in late leader. Sue Gordon spent a quarter- UN resolutions and the The decline is set to raise March.” "I got a very beautiful let- century in the CIA before Shimla agreement. ter from Kim Jong Un yester- becoming second-in-command Tensions between India day," Trump said. to outgoing Director of National and Pakistan spiralled after "It was a very positive let- Intelligence Dan Coats and was New Delhi revoked Article ter." in line to serve as acting direc- 370 to withdraw the special "He wasn't happy with the tor. “Sue Gordon is a great pro- status to Jammu and Kashmir war games," Trump added, fessional with a long and dis- and bifurcated the region referring to new military exer- tinguished career. I have gotten into two Union Territories - cises between US forces and the to know Sue over the past 2 years Jammu and Kashmir, South Korean military that and have developed great respect Ladakh. began this week. for her,” Trump said on Twitter In reaction to India's "As you know, I've never on Thursday. “Sue has move, Pakistan downgraded liked it either. I've never been announced she will be leaving the diplomatic relations by a fan. And you know why? I on August 15, which coincides expelling the Indian High don't like paying for it," the US with the retirement of Dan Commissioner and sus- leader said. Coats,” Trump added. pended trade ties with New '.=17471) pants pulled down. convoy of pickups and SUVs While the banner was not openly marked with the letters exican police found nine completely legible, it bore the “CJNG” - the Spanish initials Mbodies hanging from an initials of the notoriously violent of the Jalisco New Generation overpass Thursday alongside a Jalisco drug cartel, and men- Cartel - drove through the drug cartel banner threatening tioned the Viagras, a rival gang. Michoacan city of Zamora at rivals, and seven more corpses “Be a patriot, kill a Viagra,” the night, shooting up police vehi- hacked up and dumped by the banner read in part. cles and killing or wounding road nearby. Just down the road “This kind of public, the- several officers. were three more bodies, for a atrical violence, total of 19. where you don’t The killing spree reported just kill, but you by prosecutors in the western brag about state of Michoacan marked a killing, is meant return to the grisly massacres to intimidate carried out by drug cartels at the rivals and send height of Mexico’s 2006-2012 a message to the drug war, when piles of bodies authorities,” were dumped on roadways as a said Mexico message to authorities and rival security analyst gangs. Two of the bodies hung Alejandro by ropes from the overpass by Hope. their necks, half naked, and “This kind one of the dismembered bodies of cynical were women, Michoacan impunity has Attorney General Adrián López been increasing Solís said at a news conference. in Michoacan,” The victims in the city of Hope added. Uruapan had been shot to death. 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He laughs and interrupts me, ration and pity. And then there are “Precisely, it’s been 38 years, my friend! unspoken but ever-present issues in the ;; It’s been a lifetime of acting.” Well, yes, life of any doctor which are complete- C" + 2 ) ; experience defines the difference. He ly non-medical concerns — ‘Are doc- adds that a lot has changed, both for the tors boring people?’ ‘We never know 2 good and the bad and explains to me what they’re even thinking?’ ‘How do in bullet points. “One. Due to techno- they function?’ This has never been potential in a product like this based obedient son, a loyal husband, or even see it this way. In 2002, when the show logical advancements, the content is addressed, not at the start, middle or upon the success of its first part. a deceptive villain in Kaho Na Pyaar first went on air, people had to be pre- being easily available and has a high espite the current sales a rare occasion when it got even the end of their career because Second, the concept itself. We, as citi- Hai and Sandwich. sent in front of their TVs to watch the reach. Two. Budgets have certainly gone Denvironment for the puzzled about what to do. their personal lives are always hidden zens, interact with doctors at some Talking about the newness in this show. They had to watch a re-run of the up. During the 80s-90s, a producer Indian automotive industry, The car’s ride and han- behind the curtains of OT rooms or point in our lives. All of us. And we tend version, he says that it’s conceptualised show the next day in case they missed could work on three films, but today, there has not been a lack of dling is excellent, the steering emergency centres. A show like to see doctors not as human beings but in the current context of doctor-patient the telecast. In that sense, the advantage three producers are working on one enthusiasm by new car man- might feel a bit artificially Sanjivani parted the curtain, just a bit, as the people who are supposed to put relationships. “The structure has of the digital platform and today’s TV film. It’s because the filmmaking costs ufacturers and brands to enter ‘hefty’ on the Sport mode but in 2002. their patients first by all means and at changed. There’s modernisation in the systems is that they can record their have risen with time. Three. People, India. Earlier this year, French it’s easy to move the car Actor Mohnish Bahl, who is set to all times,” he says. “When I visit a doc- hospital. We will also see commercial- favourite shows and even catch them today, are much more technically pre- carmaker group PSA said that around obstacles and it does- make his comeback as Dr Shashank tor, even I don’t expect him to care isation taking place in the healthcare later online at their own convenience. pared. Earlier, the setting-up process it would enter India with n’t lose the plot with sudden Gupta in the reboot of the show, about himself but my problems industry and how the model code of If the following of a TV show is 50 per would consume a lot of time. However, Citröen. The Chinese car- steering inputs. Sanjivani: A Medical Boon, believes just (laughs). So the show aims to highlight Sanjivani deals with such commercial- cent (an arbitrary figure), then because today the process has speeded up. maker, SAIC, just launched We were driving the Seltos that. He feels that doctors, as humans, how the humans in white coats with isation. Also, I am re-exploring Dr of these platforms, you will get much When you reach the sets, it’s all ready. the MG Hector and now in Goa, not my favourite dri- feel the most number of emotions in the stethoscopes around their collars deal Shashank after 15 years, so a certain more penetration and it might reach up Four. Youngsters are way more brilliant Korean carmaker Kia is com- ving destination in the world course of a day. “Hospitals are emotion- with their insecurities,” he adds. maturity and timeline is involved here. to 80 per cent.” than us than what we were at their age. ing to India with Seltos later with its narrow roads and ally-draining places. There’s birth, With the #ThankYouDoctor cam- There have been failures and success- At the same time, he also makes us They are very smart and quick. Five. this month and that is the sub- even more dicey in the pour- death and accidents, worried people, paign, he says, “it is not the doctor es in his life. And these have honed him realise the fact that while talking about Today there’s no scope to make mis- ject of our review today. ing rain, with far too many several emergencies happening all at the whom we are thanking through this as an older man,” explains the actor, the popularity, the content and the crew takes and finally for attaining success. But before I start, these locals on motorcycles. But Goa same time— which is a lot for any ordi- hashtag, but the individuals that they who also played a doctor in another are the first in line of responsibility. There are no retakes. It’s tougher for the decisions and the fact that two does offer, if you know your nary person to absorb in one go. A hos- are who have made this profession the show and a film. Hint: Kuch Toh Log “This show would have very high kids today to make their mark as oppor- new large factories are adding way around, a whole buffet of pital is a nerve centre for all kinds of way it is.” Kahenge (2011) and Vivah (2006). expectations because of its huge follow- tunities are less and there is more com- a lot more manufacturing roads. You have your twisty hill emotions,” says he and goes on to add So what made him return to this Of course, there have been a lot of ing. We have to live up to those expec- petition. It’s certainly not easy for capacity into India is a sign of sections and undulating that we never know the back story of reboot? He says that the reason remains changes in a decade, especially with the tations as well,” says he. them as compared to us,” he says and long-term optimism for the straights. You have your four- what the doctor goes through in his life the same which made him join the advent of digital technology and our For the actor, identifying with his laughs at referring to the people from Indian industry. This is lane highways and narrow vil- while handling stressful situations. show in the first place 15 years ago. “I high dependence on it. Bahl sees get- characters is very important. He says, the younger generation as “kids” since despite the cuckoo-brained lage roads with a truly insane Indian television history is evidence am very particular about the things that ting equal amount of publicity on TV “I put myself into other’s shoes and he calls himself an older man now. electric push by the Niti amount of traffic, almost every that shows have never been rebooted I want to work upon. And Sanjivani was and OTT platforms as an advantage being an actor can itself be emotional- Well, I disgaree. Not now, not ever. Aayog. And as far as market driving condition you could like this after more than decade of being always on my list as something that I because in the end, the level of popu- ly draining. While positive roles are fine, Certainly, he will be a charmer, launch products go, the Kia imagine. On top of that, the aired. And there’s a reason why the team would do again if it is ever remade,” says larity depends upon the content. He but I have also done many negative throughout. Seltos is an outstanding prod- poor road conditions on some decided to bring Sanjivani back on the actor, who reminds me of his says, “And as far as the digital platform characters. How can you put yourself (The show goes on air on August 11 uct. village roads and the fact that Indian TV after 15 years. “We saw the numerous roles, be it of a doctor, an is concerned, it is an excellent factor. I into someone’s shoes whom you don’t on Star Plus.) Many folks have criticised several Goa panchayats have Kia for being just a glammed- built speedbreakers but not up Hyundai and that the marked them properly meant /= Seltos a Creta. Well, indeed, that one could give the Seltos ow does Callen convince tunately would be more pol- but a couple of things. The suspension a workout. The HSam to come back to luted than the sharks proba- Seltos has some pretty good Seltos handles, rides and dri- work after Michelle’s death? $( **& '$* bly want their habitat to be. So swag and certainly looks the ves well. It makes the next part Callen and Sam are the maybe there weren’t any part, and the make-up is a bonus really because the best partners and are very sharks in there. But I was like, rather functional too. Also, Seltos has possibly the best close to each other. So, he I need a diver down there just this is the next-generation interiors particularly with the shared the pain with Sam 7*1(4O4.00 ! "! to kind of peek around before Creta platform and the level of kit of any car in its class when his wife was dying who #$.-' 1- I jump in. And you’ve never Hyundai bestseller is being and even some above it. The was very close to Callen as seen someone get out of the updated in India only in April 10.25 inch high-resolution well. But they need to move water as quickly as me. next year. The new platform screen is actually good and on in life and Callen knows Precisely, as soon as they used also means new engines, the when you’re playing around that the best thing for Sam is to call out for cut, I was out of Seltos has three. A 1.4 tur- with setting and even music, it to get back to work and start that water. bocharged petrol GDI with is not laggy in any form. The living his life again for his 140PS optionally mated to a screen leads into the instru- kids. How does Callen feel about seven-speed Dual-Clutch ment cluster the centre of Joelle’s return in episode Automatic, the same platform which has a full-colour infor- How does Hetty’s absence at 201, Fool Me Twice? (bigger engine) as the mation display. The top vari- the start of Season 9 affect What was interesting was Hyundai Venue. There is also ants also have a heads-up dis- Callen? that I did not see that going a standard 1.5 petrol and 1.5 play (HUD), which while Callen and Hetty have that way. They kind of ended diesel, both new engines from being amazing and an awe- always shared a strong bond, that relationship and I thought the company producing some gimmick, is slightly especially because of the way that was the last we were 115PS. The petrol has a con- redundant. The seating posi- she loved him. She always going to see of Joelle. And stantly variable transmission tion, both front and rear, is talked in a way as if she then, all of a sudden, they option and the diesel — a six- good as is the luggage capaci- knows more than she is speak- came up with the storyline last speed torque converter auto- ty. The Seltos also comes with ing. She used to watch him season, they brought her back matic option. I drove the an integrated air purifier, from behind the curtain. The again this year. She is a really manual variant of the diesel in which you can control from fact that she is gone with no do. There was only a certain sionally we also get actors who talented actress so it has been the top trim level with all the the front or rear. Like almost explanation was like losing a level of frustration that he was doubt if they would be able to fun to have her back and she toys such as the BOSE audio, every other car manufacturer, family member for him. experiencing. work with us or not in the is just so pleasant to be sunroof and also the GDI there is also an application very first place. around. But, yeah, it’s some- engined Seltos with the DCT. called UVO. It allows you to How does new assistant Tell us more on Callen’s take one who burned him. He had The diesel is a peppy control aspects of the car, director Shay Mosley fit into on Mosley. What was it like to shoot the no idea what the reality was. engine with a lot of get-up and including remotely starting it the team? As far as he is concerned, underwater scenes in episode And now he is in a situation go. Gearshifts are smooth, and setting the air-condition- With Granger and Hetty he is very efficient and hard 195, Party Crashers? where he has no choice but to the car never feels like it is ing before you even step inside out of the picture, Callen working. And we don’t need We were in the water in help her. So, he is constantly gasping. The DCT though, it. tried to get Sam back to work someone to come in and take the Long Beach and then torn over and has been burned much like on the Venue, is like Many people have found and figure out what has hap- over the work or slow us we’re on the set. We had by her once. He doesn’t know a small puppy of an engine, the exterior of the Seltos to be pened to Hetty. All of a sud- down. We want people to flooded a tank with the ambu- if he should trust her but there enthusiastic and always want- quite appealing but it was the den, comes a new sheriff in either help us or stay out of lance in water. They’re have are not a lot of other options. ing to perform. The gearbox interiors that sold me. town that is ruffling some the way. these little eme rgency re- brings out the best in it. In Everything works with the car, feathers, to say the least. And breathers which make you Will Callen be luckier in love Sport and even in Normal it looks good, it drives well and I don’t think that Callen is What are the advantages of think that if this thing gets this season? drive modes, it wants you the cabin is a great place to be, warming up to her very quick- having guest stars on the stuck down here, I would be I think so and we might drive it enthusiastically, which even if you’re stuck in a traffic ly. But it gives us some inter- show? swimming out of here quick- see more of Anna and Callen while not great for fuel econ- jam, the mood lighting should esting things to work with. We have to remember to ly. You have no idea. I don’t together at some point. I know omy, allows you to smile. 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When asked about this transi- tion, the actress who was recently #(*&$## $ --- seen in Super 30, says, “The best thing that has happened in recent times is that my - ,, " * parents are proud of me which I always ollywood no more confines itself to wanted. When my Bentertainment and masala films but father says ‘yes you rather more arthouse and realistic cin- did it’, that makes ema. And the films that have won 66th me feel like the National Film Awards makes it quite luckiest girl on this evident. Andhadhun, Uri: The Surgical planet.” ly connect to words like Mujahideen, prejudice Strike, Badhaai Ho, and Gujarati film However, even this role. I and more, which were difficult to Hellaro bagged the best film honour. while riding the crest always pronounce in one go. Directed by Abhishek Shah, the film of success, she is calm wanted to As a small screen actor, she can is set in Gujarat’s Kutch region and and grounded. She be a jour- clearly differentiate between the explores the theme of women empow- says that she would nalist and two media. She says that the erment. The film also bagged the spe- remain unchanged. through this preparation time is higher in films cial jury award shared by its 13 lead- When people ask her film, I got to and actors get at least six months ing ladies. about popularity and play that role. I feel to delve into any character where- Of the top three national awards, Twitter trends, she whatever I studied dur- as in TV, they get only two to three Uri: The Surgical Strike won Aditya replies that she still ing my journalism course minutes to read a script before Dhar a best director award for his '" @" 0 G' @ prefers to lounge prepared me for it.” The fact that going live. But then, one gets debut film and Vicky Kaushal the best around in her pyja- the film is inspired by true events comfortable in their TV characters. actor, a laurel he shared with screening (of Andhadhun) in “I am on top of the world. I could mas and eat ghar ka and is content-driven appealed to Mrunal says, “Bulbul knows what Ayushmann Khuranna for his role in Melbourne. It is just great and I can not have imagined getting the best khaana. “It’s normal, her the most. She feels that the to do but Nandita is dependent on Andhadhun. thank enough. Tabu is also here, she actor award, it’s incredible and it’s the same life that audience is becoming smarter. the director. He needs to lead me Keerthy Suresh won the best called me and said, ‘We got it’. I’m just absolutely humbling,” Kirkire said. I lived when I was a They want real films and not the because that’s new to me. It’s very actress award for her role as yesteryear chuffed right now,” Raghavan said. Rima Das, whose last feature part of television,” she fairytale variety. fascinating to do both simultane- Telugu star Savitri in biopic Mahanati. Ayushmann also expressed happiness Village Rockstars was the best film of says. She credits this The film portrays the relation- ously.” The film was also recognised for its over the wins registered by Badhaai Ho, 2017, registered yet another win with balance to her ship between Nandita and Sanjeev However, it is the newest kid- costumes. a film about a family dealing with an her follow up Bulbul Can Sing bagging upbringing as she and the ups and downs that every on-the-block, digital media, where Ayushmann and Vicky, who unexpected pregnancy, which was the best Assamese film honour. says her father is very family goes through which would path-breaking content is really shared the best actor award, are known adjudged the best popular film provid- Kashmir-set drama Hamid was grounded. help the audience to connect to it being seen. She is working on a for their unconventional choices. ing wholesome entertainment. Veteran named the best Urdu film while its Then, there is easily. Mrunal’s role is of a feisty web series because she wants to set Ayushmann plays a seemingly blind actor, Surekha Sikri was named the best child actor Talha Arshad Reshi shared also some advice from girl. She says, “I have never played an example that actors should not pianist in Andhadhun, a critically supporting actress for her role of a can- the best child actor award with three co-stars. Mrunal says, someone like her before. In Love restrict themselves to a single acclaimed thriller, while Vicky portrays tankerous but lovable matriarch. other children. “One thing I learnt from Sonia, I played a victim, in Super platform. She says, “Do what fas- an Army officer in Uri, which recaps Akshay Kumar-starrer Padman Telugu film Chi Arjun La Sow won Hrithik (Roshan) was that 30, I was a girl next door and this cinates you. The medium should India’s surgical strike in September was named best film on social issues. the best original screenplay award for the result of your film character gives out the signal, not matter. But I don’t see that hap- 2016 in the wake of a terror attack on Padmaavat, which faced many hurdles its take on arranged marriages. should not affect you.” ‘don’t mess with me’ and has an pening.” Talking about the people an army base in Uri. Dhar dedicated during its release, walked away with Kannada film KGF won best action She further says that our answer to every question someone in the West, she says that there are his best director to “each and every best choreography for Ghoomer and direction and shared the special effects teachers or parents teach us to asks. It is different.” She feels that actors who are doing series like brave soldier” in the country. The film the best music director award (songs) recognition with Telugu film Awe, be successful in life but nobody doing such a role is important as Friends and then films too. She also won the best music director for filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. which also bagged the award for make teaches us to accept our failures and it takes her into a different zone agrees to the fact that things are award (background music) for Arijit Singh was named best male play- up. face them. “It’s important for us to breaking the monotony. changing as we don’t have stereo- Shashwat Sachdev and sound design. back singer for Binte Dil from the film. Marathi film Paani, backed by teach children how to cope up with But she agrees on the point that types anymore. Acknowledging his best actor Bhansali said that it was a big Priyanka Chopra’s production banner, failure, how to work hard on it, give any new role holds new challenges There are films which leave the award, Ayushmann said, “I have always moment for him, as music has always won the award for best film on envi- your best and do a great comeback. and says, “There was a scene audience with thought-provoking tried to back disruptive content that been a huge part of his creative ronment conservation and preserva- I follow that policy,” she adds. where I had to operate the revolver ideas. Mrunal loves to do those as stands out for its quality content. endeavours and something that kept tion. Kannada film Sarkari Hiriya Coming back to her film Batla and it had to look effortless. I had she feels they become a part of the Today’s honour is a validation of my him sane during the many controver- Prathamika Shale Kasargodu was House which has grabbed eyeballs, to dismantle and rearrange it with- history. She recalls how her film, hard work, belief system, my journey sies that Padmaavat faced. declared the best children’s film. The it is obvious that it is inspired by out looking at it. It was tough. Add Love Sonia, which talked about sex in films and my reason to be an actor “Any recognition, especially com- best cinematography award went to the controversial encounter oper- to it, that my skin got caught in it. trade, changed the laws because of in the first place.” Andhadhun also won ing from the government, means a lot. Malayalam movie Olu. ation, which took place in 2008 in Moreover, it is difficult to say the the screenings in New York. She awards for the best Hindi film and best It is a pat on my back. I made In language categories, the winners the capital. It revolves around the dialogues and operate a revolver says excitedly, “Imagine, one film adapted screenplay. Padmaavat through a lot of chaos and were Reva (Gujarati), Harjeeta story of a police commissioner, simultaneously. I had only read can change so many lives!” Vicky admitted that he was too trouble. Every time we went through (Punjabi), Amori (Konkani), Sanjeev Kumar Yadav (played by about it in magazines and had She is also an example of the excited to describe how he felt. “Words any stress, I used to go to the studio and “Mahanati” (Telugu), Sudani from John), who has been awarded for never thought that I would be load- effect that films can have. Sharing might fall short to describe the happi- make a song. I make my music with so Nigeria (Malayalam), Ek Je Chhilo Raja his bravery six times but the fall- ing bullets.” her personal experience, she says ness I am feeling right now. For my much love,” Bhansali said. (Bengali) Baaram (Tamil), Bhonga out of this incident is that he is As someone who is friendly, 3 Idiots changed her career. After work to be recognised by the hon- The best female playback singer (Marathi), Ma’ama (Garo), Mishing called a murderer. Mrunal plays the acting firm and bold was another watching that film she paid more ourable jury is truly a moving moment award went to Bindhu Malini for (Sherdukpan), In the Land of Poison role of Nandita Kumar who is a challenge. She shares that because attention to what she wanted to do for me and my family,” he said. Maayavi Manave from Nathicharami, Women (Pangchenpa) and Turtle fierce television anchor, a brave she is a Maharashtrian, her Hindi in life. She feels that such films Director Sriram Raghavan, who is which also bagged the award for best (Rajasthani). journalist and a supportive wife. has a trace of an accent which she would always be remembered by currently in Melbourne for the Indian lyrics, best editing and best Kannada Special mention was shared among When we are curious as to had to be careful to avoid as when the audience. “Art is something Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), film. Nathicharami actor Sruthi Hariharan, what made her sign on the role, an anchor reads the news, it has to that stays alive even after you are said he was happy to see his film get Singer-lyricist Swanand Kirkire Kadak star Chandrachoor Rai, Joseph Mrunal closes her eyes for a have clear intonation and proper dead, I would love to live through recognised by the National Film Award won the best supporting actor award star Joju George and Sudani from moment and after a contempla- punctuation without the delivery my work,” she adds. jury. for Marathi film Chumbak, which he Nigeria actor Savithri. tive pause, says, “I could real- looking forced. She tripped on @ /0 “I was actually in the middle of a said was an unexpected surprise. L 2. R D E ! F #*O ! he fascination for real-life sto- Tries has been trending for long now. It’s more about realistic gen- res like biopics and real-life events. Realism has become a recurrent theme today. 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WArcher is in line to make stumps. “No one likes to face tall 90 but I think there’ll be more in his eagerly-awaited Test debut But all three have retained mph bowlers.” it, maybe just to try to get after being included in England’s their places in the squad, Anderson only managed Smithy out,” Hazlewood was 12-man squad for next week’s although Denly’s position at four overs before breaking quoted as saying by second Ashes Test against number four had been called down at Edgbaston and Warne, cricket.com.au. Australia at Lord’s, while Moeen into question following scores 49, said: “The loss of Anderson “But him batting on those Ali was left out on Friday. of 18 and 11 in Birmingham. was such a blow for England sort of tracks is very hard Fast bowler Archer could and they will really need Jofra work. I think it suits us as replace James Anderson after # to step up but I think he has all much as them if there is more England’s all-time leading wick- Australia great Shane the attributes to do just that. in the wicket, so we’ll weigh it et-taker was ruled out with a calf Warne believes Jofra Archer “They (Archer and Smith) up,” he added. injury that restricted him to could be the man to stop Steve will have faced each other a lot According to Hazlewood, sending down just four overs in Smith’s Ashes run-spree as “no in the nets so if anyone will the Australia selectors have a 251-run first-Test defeat at one likes to face tall 90 mph have a plan, it will be Jofra.” covered all bases with the Edgbaston. (145 kph) bowlers”. But Archer, speaking pace options they have picked Archer missed that match Warne believes Archer’s before England’s group-stage for this series and would be because of a side problem but extra pace, as well as the knowl- match against Australia at ready to pace on any kind of has since proved his fitness in a edge gained from playing Lord’s during the World Cup, wicket which will be on offer second-team fixture for county alongside Smith for the said of his time with Smith at in the second Test. side Sussex against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Rajasthan: “To be honest, I did- “If it’s a dry wicket where Gloucestershire, taking 6-27 Premier League, will stand n’t bowl at him much. reverse swing might come and hitting a quick-fire century. him in good stead if he is “A lot of the guys probably into play, or it’s a very flat, England also have another selected. don’t want to face me or (West then someone like Mitch Starc seam-bowling option in Surrey “Steve (Smith) has been the Indies quick) Oshane Thomas can come into play,” said left-armer Sam Curran. star of the show so far but now in the nets.” Hazlewood. Meanwhile, off-spinner we have Jofra joining his Royals “But when you play with “If it’s nice and green and Moeen has been dropped, with (and England) team-mates Ben them you pick up on things you seaming around, then it’s left-armer Jack Leach recalled Stokes and Jos Buttler,” Warne, won’t normally notice when myself and Sidds (Peter into the squad ahead of a former Rajasthan player you’re just playing against Siddle). I think they (the Wednesday’s start at Lord’s. turned brand ambassador for them,” Archer added. selectors) have definitely gone Moeen was omitted after a # " & % >% the Twenty20 franchise team, Archer only made his a different way to 2015 and I miserable match at Edgbaston. said on Friday after Archer’s international debut in May but think that’s purely because of The 32-year-old all-rounder wicket-taking on a wearing pitch his last Test against Ireland at inclusion. he was still England’s leading how tight the Tests are (sched- only managed returns of 1-42 favouring spinners and even Lord’s a fortnight ago when the Former leg-spinner Warne, bowler during the World Cup uled). and 2-130 with the ball, while bowling a couple of head-high nightwatchman made a career- the second-most successful with 20 wickets at 23.05. “That’s why we’ve got six scoring just four runs in the beamers. best 92 — an innings that bowler in Test history with 708 But his haul didn’t include (quicks) here and any one can match — including a first- And both times he batted helped set up an England vic- wickets, added: “Obviously I the wicket of Smith even do a job on any given day. innings duck. he was dismissed by Australia tory and won him the man-of- would love to see Steve go on though England played We’ve got three guys with His second-innings bowling off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who the-match award. and score a hundred in every Australia twice, with their pool proper air speed and three display was particularly con- has now claimed Moeen’s wick- England’s middle-order single innings for the rest of the loss to the then reigning cham- guys who seam and swing a cerning, with Moeen offering et nine times in 11 innings. trio of Joe Denly, Jos Buttler Ashes but with Jofra coming in pions followed by a semi-final little bit. I think that’s what neither control or persistent Somerset’s Leach played and Jonny Bairstow all had I think he’ll be set to face his win over their arch-rivals. they (selectors) have got six quicks for, to have all bases covered. And I guess it’s just who’s bowling best at that particular time leading into # ; the Test, and who gets the #1 6 nod. I think every quick real- <" >% " >% ly feels the pressure of the other five and vice versa, and 044 Steve Smith proved to be its great competition to have ' '7(' England’s nemesis as he in the squad,” he added. ight-arm pacer Josh scored hundred in both the Tim Paine went in with about to be resumed 30 min- Hazlewood reckons in a innings and made sure the pace trio of Pat Cummins, utes later but wet area near the Rbid to level the Ashes, Australia came from 122-8 in James Pattinson and Peter bowlers’ run-up led to anoth- England will be tempted to the first innings to register a Siddle for the opening Test er delay of more than half an explore options that are in big win in Birmingham. and the three quicks picked up hour. favour of the bowlers during Thus, England might be 11 wickets during Australia’s The umpires made anoth- the Lord’s Test which in turn forced to provide pacer friend- win which saw them go 1-0 up er inspection and after more might just play into Australia’s ly conditions which, according in the series. than an hour’s interruption, the hands. to Hazlewood, can prove to be Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc match resumed for a 34-over- England, who lost the first counter-productive for the and Michael Neser, who did a-side affair. Ashes Test by 251 runs at hosts. not feature in Birmingham, Kuldeep gave India the Edgbaston, would be desper- “I think there’ll be a little however, provided a sneak breakthrough as he dismissed ate to make a comeback in the bit more in it (at Lord’s), but peek into what they can offer dangerman Gayle who dragged five-match series when the in saying that, probably their as they three of them picking the ball onto his stumps. Hope two teams meet at the Home best exponent Jimmy’s not seven wickets between them came in two overs later, but of Cricket from August 14. going to play. So that might during the practice game rains also came back to force In the Edgbaston Test, weigh up different options, against Worcestershire. the players to the dressing room once again. The second one-dayer will be played in Port of Spain on ', Sunday. O < # P /; 8 H 0 . % % ( Start-stop matches are the “worst” thing in cricket and can 41.7. the toss and asked the West lead to injuries, a frustrated Indies to bat. India skipper Virat Kohli said ain played spoilsport as The other opener Chris after their series-opener was Rthe first One-Day Gayle was out in the 11th over washed out on Thursday. International between India after scoring 4 off 31 deliveries “It’s probably the worst and the West Indies was called in an agonisingly slow knock. thing in cricket, the start-stop off after the home side scored He had come into the match 12 game. The more stops you 54 for one in 13 overs here. runs short of Brian Lara’s have, the more you have to be The stop-start match, 10,405 ODI runs, the most by careful about injuries on the which was reduced to 34-over- a West Indies batsman. field. Some of the pitches can a-side, was abandoned after a The match was already really test you,” Kohli said after second rain interruption. After reduced to 43-over-a side con- the match was called off. waiting for more than an hour test even before a ball was Asked about the challenges and a half, the umpires were bowled as wet outfield due to of playing in the Caribbean, forced to call off the match on rains had forced the toss to be Kohli said while “some pitch- Thursday. delayed. The match began two es offer good pace and bounce, Opener Evin Lewis and hours later from its scheduled others could be on the slower '&'$-1 Africa at home would give Shai Hope were batting on 40 start. side”. them a lot of confidence. They and 6 respectively when the The home side had scored “So you have to assess enior New Zealand player are also looking to play the match was called off after 9 for no loss in 5.4 overs at the them and play accordingly,” the SRoss Taylor has said that (ICC) Test Championship. Sri Indian captain Virat Kohli won first rain break. The match was Indian captain said. players from his country have Lanka is genuinely a tough benefited immensely by rub- place to play cricket in,” Taylor bing shoulders with the best said. players in world cricket and Sri Lanka trounced South 0 6 41 “picking the brains” in the Africa 2-0 at home a year ago. Indian Premier League (IPL). Taylor also said that with ./.0*1 “I have been fortunate to the advent of ICC Test cham- play for a few teams (in the IPL) pionships, there is now a “con- ormer India cricketer VVS and play with great players. I text” and meaning for every FLaxman on Thursday think, there has been an aura game and not just high-profile voiced his opinion for the around Australia, South Africa clashes like the Ashes. inclusion of all-rounder Krunal and a few of these teams. I think “Obviously there are names Pandya in India’s one-day inter- IPL helped New Zealand crick- and number on the back (of the national squad. et sort of bridge that gap a lit- jerseys, like in ODIs). (There is) In his column for the Times tle bit (between players),” Taylor context (and) there is some- of India, Laxman said: “The said. thing on every game. And older Pandya is street-smart “Once you know these someone else mentioned to me and canny, capable of thinking players....You are picking their the other day is you probably on his feet. I would love to see brains and you are watching take note of other Test series a him get more opportunities in them train and that has helped lot more now than you would 50-over cricket too because I New Zealand cricket immense- have (than) just following the believe he can slot in at the No ly. big series (like) Ashes,” the 6 position and can offer a full “Players who have played right-handed batsman said. complement of 10 overs.” over there and (who will play After a heart-breaking loss “The man of the match in) years to come will benefit by in the World Cup final, Kiwis awards (in the three T20s rubbing shoulders with best are taking to the field for the against the West Indies) went players in the world,” elaborat- first time. to Navdeep Saini, Krunal 0 && % ! ed Taylor. “It is nice to get into a new Pandya and Deepak Chahar, Describing Sri Lanka as a format (Test, after the World which is testament to the great added. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to do the tough place to play, Taylor, a vet- Cup) and it is exciting to play Indian system that prepares Laxman further said that job all the time. What this eran of 92 Tests, said he was the Test Championship. Not players for the rigours and the rise of young talents will series has proved is that India looking forward to the two-Test only that, a few players are com- challenges of the international help in removing pressure from have other weapons in their series beginning in Galle from ing into the Test squad, so they arena. Most hearteningly, these seniors such as Jasprit Bumrah arsenal. But these players need August 14. brings fresh vibes in the team players believed in themselves and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as to play more games so that they “They (Sri Lanka) know and I am sure they are looking and played to their strengths. they have been playing regular grow into their roles, become the conditions very well and forward to get into the hot and Saini is an express pace bowler, cricket. comfortable and therefore play very well in these condi- humid conditions of Sri Lanka,” and that’s exactly how he “It’s not fair or wise to rely attain the consistency that they tions. And upsetting South he signed off. bowled,” the former batting only on Jasprit Bumrah or are capable of,” Laxman said. !"#$% "& "$'$!# ()*(+ % # 4* , & 444 % 1 P 3 4 erena Williams and Japan’s SNaomi Osaka booked a rematch of last year’s US Open '4.-0 final in the WTA Toronto quar- ter-finals after straight-set tri- afael Nadal stepped closer to a umphs on Thursday. record 35th Masters 1000 title Reigning US and Australian Ron Thursday, dispatching Open champion Osaka broke at Argentina’s Guido Pella 6-3, 6-4 love in the final game to defeat Thursday to power into the ATP Polish teen Iga Swiatek 7-6 (7/4), Montreal quarter-finals. “Barcelona was of course in my 6-4 after one hour and 51 min- The Spanish world number two favour because it’s clay. We had a great, utes. has now notched the most wins in the close match in St Petersburg, which World number 10 Williams elite series, with his 379th Masters vic- was a very high level. was broken twice and dropped tory surpassing Roger Federer by “I’ll try to watch that one again, the first three games in 10 min- one. see what I did great there, and try to utes then battled back to defeat Nadal, an 18-time Grand Slam play similar tomorrow.” Russia’s 48th-ranked Ekaterina 9 % , singles champion, could add another Medvedev beat Garin in 69 min- Alexandrova 7-5, 6-4 in 91 min- Masters footnote to his epic resume if utes, breaking the South American utes. will try for a record-tying 24th her, it’s something I feel is a once- he successfully defends his Canadian four times. That set the stage for Grand Slam singles title at the in-a-lifetime opportunity. crown for the all-time trophy mark. Williams, a 37-year-old upcoming US Open, to face “And it feels more like I’m He ended the evening with an ace H American who Osaka on Friday. showcasing my skills to her, like, out wide on his fourth match point, Third seed Alexander Zverev took “I’ve been actually looking ‘Look what I can do?’ You know moving into his ninth Canadian quar- some quick revenge by beating forward to playing her for a what I mean? ter-final. Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 while,” Williams said. “She has “So I go into the matches Nadal will play Friday for a smei- (7/5) only 12 days after the German had a great year early in the sea- with that mentality. And just final berth against Italy’s Fabio Fognini lost to the Georgian in Hamburg. son and she’s still doing pretty super grateful to get the chance after the seventh seed beat France’s Zvereva, the 2017 Montreal win- good.” to play her.” Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 7-5. ner who remains undefeated in the It will be their first match Dominic Thiem reached the last city, destroyed a racquet since the controversial finish to * eight by defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in frustration and their Grand Slam showdown last Czech third seed Karolina 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, the Austrian’s second almost lost his year in New York. Pliskova kept the pressure on victory in two days after waiting five way in the final The 21-year-old Japanese Osaka in the battle to take the years to break his duck in Canada. set. star defeated her childhood idol world number one ranking by Second seed Thiem, who ousted Up a break, 6-2, 6-4 in last year’s US Open also reaching the quarter-finals. home hope Denis Shapovalov on he sent over a final, a match marred by an Pliskova eliminated Estonia’s Wednesday, faced two break points in 10th double-fault to on-court dispute between Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to set up the final game against the 2014 US lose serve, 4-4. Only a Williams and the umpire a last-eight clash with rising Open champion before securing the winning tie-breaker sal- that led to a game penalty Canadian star Bianca Andreescu, triumph on a third match point. vaged the victory and set up a against Williams. who outlasted fifth-seeded “I’m so happy with the two wins,” last-eight clash with Karen Osaka Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens 6-1, 6- he said after his 31st victory of the sea- Khachanov. was 7 (7/9), 6-4. son. “I beat two amazing players. The Russian sixth seed earned his Pliskova, 27, must reach the “I’ve really had a great transition spot by ousting Canadian Felix final to have any chance of tak- from a good confidence in the Auger-Aliassime on the youngster’s ing the top spot next week for the European summer.” 19th birthday — he shares one first time since 2017. Otherwise, Thiem came to Canada after win- with Roger Federer, now 38. Osaka will claim the number one ning the Kitzbuhel clay court title at Khachanov administered a berth. home last weekend. 6-7 (7/9), 7-5, 6-3 victory booed French Open champion then apologized to the crowd by some fans dur- Ashleigh Barty’s stint as the E after taking out the last ing the awards ceremony and world’s top-ranked player was The world number four booked a Canadian, but said he later dubbed what should have assured of ending after she was last-eight clash on Friday against thought he got a raw deal been her moment of glory “a knocked out on Tuesday. eighth seed Daniil Medvedev, who from Canadian partisans. little bittersweet.” Defending champion and eased past unseeded Christian Garin Also advancing to a “I guess I’ll treat it like a reg- fourth seed Simona Halep of of Chile 6-3, 6-3. last-eight meeting were ular quarterfinal, but I haven’t Romania, coming off a Thiem beat the Russian in April France’s Gael Monfils, been in a quarterfinal in a while,” Wimbledon title last month, beat to win the Barcelona title. who beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz Osaka said after winning on Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, “He’s having a great season, play- 6-4, 6-0, and Spanish 10th seed Thursday. 6-1 to book a quarter-final against ing unbelievable, solid tennis every Roberto Bautista Agut, who dis- “I’m just really excited. I Czech qualifier Marie Bouzkova, week. It’s going to be very, very tough patched Frenchman Richard grew up watching her, so when- who ousted Latvia’s Jelena match. ! 9 % % . % Gasquet 7-5, 7-5. ever I get the opportunity to play Ostapenko 6-2, 6-2. 0(' P # & 044 2 4 evin De Bruyne can’t wait to play Ka key role in Manchester City’s bid for a third successive Premier League '-1 where it is clear he does not want to stay any title as the Belgian star finally returns longer.” to peak form and fitness. eal Madrid will rival Barcelona in the race But Mundo adds that “it is clear Neymar Pep Guardiola’s side start their title Rto sign Paris Saint-Germain striker wants to play for Barcelona” while Diario defence at West Ham on Saturday with Neymar this summer, according to reports Sport agrees, writing that “the winning De Bruyne providing a reassuring pres- in the Spanish press on Friday. card Barca continues to hold is the will of ence for the champions. Madrid have shifted focus to Neymar the striker to runite with players like Leo City have bolstered their treble- after the close of the English Premier Messi and Luis Suarez. With them he has a winning squad with the 62 million League’s transfer window on Thursday great understanding on the pitch and also a !- 9J % pounds club record signing of Atletico ended their hopes of signing Manchester strong friendship off it.” Madrid midfielder Rodri, while also United midfielder Paul Pogba. Marca believes Madrid also have factors adding accomplished Juventus full- According to Marca, Neymar has in their favour. “Neymar’s priority is not to - back Joao Cancelo. “returned to the scene” with the club “believ- go to Barcelona. His priority is to leave the But the prospect of De Bruyne dri- ing for some time that the team is lacking a PSG,” wrote Marca, also citing their “mag- ving City forward from midfield is a big star up front”. nificent relationship” with PSG, “quite the mouthwatering prospect for Guardiola. ( % && 0 (' %>% , Sports newspaper AS claims the Brazilian opposite” of how the French club view OPP The 28-year-old was an influential has been offered to Madrid by PSG, who are Barcelona. figure in City’s 2017-18 Premier and Manchester United (twice). es in midfield, with Spain internation- open to selling if they can either recoup the Luka Modric is mentioned as a possible '10- League title triumph, but he had But Liverpool seem cer- al Rodri likely to fill the holding role 222 million euros they spent on him makeweight while Philippe Coutinho, who only a bit-part role in last sea- tain to push City all the way while the Belgian and David Silva in 2017 or receive half that reportedly rejected an offer from omelu Lukaku said on Friday that having the son’s domestic dominance due to once again after they finished swarm forward. amount, with players Tottenham this week, could be Rchance to play for Antonio Conte drove him knee and muscular injuries. just one point behind “I think he’s the perfect defensive included in the deal. included in an offer from to join Inter Milan, hailing the Italian as the world’s De Bruyne made just 22 Guardiola’s team last term midfielder for the way we want to It means La Liga’s two Barcelona. best coach after arriving from Manchester United. starts in all competitions before and then won the Champions play,” De Bruyne said of Rodri. greatest rivals are set to go Sport admits whichever Asked by club media how the arrival of for- returning to prove he was still a League. And De Bruyne chal- Leroy Sane’s long-term absence head-to-head in the bat- team signs Neymar will “inflict mer Italy boss Conte at Inter this summer had force to be reckoned with by lenged City to maintain the with anterior cruciate ligament dam- tle to sign Neymar before a blow on their rivals by snatch- influenced his decision to move to Serie A, he winning the man of the match relentless consistency that age suffered in last weekend’s the Spanish transfer win- ing a star player from the replied “a lot... he’s the best manager in the world”. award in City’s FA Cup final carried them to last season’s Community Shield against Liverpool dow closes on other’s grasp”. “He’s somebody that can make players bet- thrashing of Watford. title with 14 successive league is a blow, but City have more than September 2. “From now on, it will be ter all the time. You can see his record,” said He is confident those injury wins. enough depth to prosper without the Barcelona newspa- Neymar that decides,” Sport Lukaku. issues are behind him after proving to “You don’t need to be better, you Germany winger. per Mundo Deportivo added. Conte has been a long-time admirer of be one of the stand-out players during need to be consistent,” De Bruyne said. Another benefit of De Bruyne’s says the 27-year-old will “Barcelona want the player Lukaku and tried to sign him for Chelsea before City’s pre-season tour. “At the end of the year, with all the return is his ability to fill the void left wait until August 20 for to go public but he under- the Belgian’s move from Everton to United in 2017. With De Bruyne back in their line- competitions, maybe you don’t need by the close-season departure of club Barcelona to make a stands such a move The 26-year-old completed his long-awaited up, City look more formidable than 95 or 100 points. captain Vincent Kompany. decisive move, would be risky. If move to Inter on Thursday, joining a club with ever — quite a feat after they amassed “You need to be just one point Kompany’s decision to join after which Barca and PSG do ambitions of breaking fierce rival Juventus’ stran- 198 points over their last two Premier ahead of the other ones and whatev- Anderlecht as player-manager “PSG’s number not reach an glehold on domestic honours. League title-winning seasons. er you need to do, you need to do. stripped City of their most experi- 10 does not agreement he Belgium’s all-time top scorer with 48 goals, If they can retain the crown, City “I think Liverpool will be up enced leader. rule out any would be he will be at the centre of Inter’s attack, taking will become only the fifth team in the there, but they all will be there. We David Silva started the option in stuck in the the number 9 shirt away from former club cap- history of English football to clinch have to be consistent.” Community Shield as captain before order to leave French cap- tain Mauro Icardi after the Argentina interna- three consecutive top-flight titles, De Bruyne’s return gives the vocal De Bruyne took over when the French ital for a tional was frozen out last season following a bit- after Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool Guardiola an embarrassment of rich- the Spaniard went off. champions, third year.” ter and public contract row. He hadn’t played a single minute in United’s pre-season campaign after being sidelined by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer despite scoring 42 times in all competitions while at Old Trafford. 8 ,F - “I think Inter is a club with a lot of upsides. I think for me it was something I needed,” Lukaku said. 044 and my close friends and my agent boss Unai Emery. ing of Dani Ceballos from Real making his first-team debut in “I needed a challenge where I could help a as well because it’s a hard decision Arsenal conceded 51 goals in Madrid. 2015. team build for the future. For me, everything is rsenal significantly bolstered to leave a club that you love so the Premier League last season to “He is still young but already present here to help me and I wish I can help Atheir defence in the final hours much,” said Tierney. miss out on Champions League Iwobi joins Everton with a lot of top-level experience — my teammates with my hard work dedication of the Premier League transfer “I feel Arsenal is a massive club football for a third consecutive Everton sealed the deadline- 100 Premier League matches, more to the game.” window by completing the signings and it’s a great opportunity for me season. day signing of Arsenal forward Alex in Europe and many international Milan-based Gazzetta Dello Sport reports of Kieran Tierney and David Luiz as well. I’m delighted to be here.” The double swoop would com- Iwobi on Thursday for a reported games,” said Everton manager that he will earn 8.5 million euros a season at on Thursday. Brazilian centre-back Luiz’s £8 plete an impressive window for fee of £28 million ($40 million), Marco Silva. Inter, and claims that Inter will pay United an Scotland international Tierney million move across London is Arsenal despite missing out on the completing a busy transfer window Iwobi is the seventh new arrival initial 65 million euros ($73 million) over five had been a target all summer for the expected to fill the void left by for- riches of the Champions League. for the club. at Goodison Park in the close sea- years with a further 10 million in potential add- Gunners and agreement of the mer captain Laurent Koscielny’s A club record £72 million was Nigeria international Iwobi son, following Italy striker Moise ons, contrasting with reports in Britain that the payment structure of his £25 mil- acrimonious departure to Bordeaux splashed on Nicolas Pepe from Lille penned a five-year deal which was Kean — who joined from Serie A Premier League club brought in 80 million euros. lion ($30 million) move from Celtic earlier this week. to complete an exciting trio of only announced more than four champions Juventus for 27.5 million They have strengthened a squad that fin- was eventually agreed on “David has huge experience attacking talent alongside Pierre- hours after the transfer deadline of euros ($31m, £25m) — right-back ished fourth in Serie A last season by signing Wednesday night. and I look forward to working Emerick Aubameyang and 1700 local time (1600 GMT). Djibril Sidibe, midfielders Andre veteran Uruguayan international defender “It was the hardest decision in with him again. He is a well Alexandre Lacazette. The 23-year-old, capped 36 Gomes, Fabian Delph and Jean- Diego Godin and promising midfielder Nicolo my whole life that I’ve had to known player and adds to our Emery’s midfield options times by Nigeria, scored 15 goals in Philippe Gbamin, as well as goal- Barella. make. I had to speak to my family defensive strength,” said Arsenal were also boosted by the loan sign- 149 appearances for Arsenal after keeper Jonas Lossl.