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Malik both were affiliated with pro- hours while one minor boy, Malik also confirmed that two said for nine long hours we scribed terror outfit LeT,” the held hostage by the terrorists, terrorists were moving in the waited patiently but in vain. In statement said. Meanwhile, two killed by them during the fierce area in search of a girl when the the evening, firefight started more terrorists were killed in 678 firefight in Hajin area of operations started on ground from both the sides as terrorists an encounter in Shopian dis- Bandipora on Friday. zero. After the operation was opened fire when commandos trict’s Ratnipora area on Friday. n a significant breakthrough, Two terrorists each were called off, Malik told reporters, of the special operations group Another operation was Ia 27-year-old Jaish-e- eliminated in Bandipora, “We were receiving regular stormed the building. conducted in Sopore’s Warpora Mohammed terrorist Sajjad Baramulla and Shopian inputs about the presence of Uncle of the minor boy was area where security forces killed Ahmed Khan, a close aide of encounters while one terrorist foreign terrorists in the area. He rescued during the heavy another terrorist after a gun- Pulwama attack mastermind was eliminated in Sopore gun said three CASOs were exchange of fire but one of the fight on Friday. As a precau- Mudasir, was arrested by the battle. The operation in the launched and in the third oper- terrorists held on to the minor tionary measure, internet ser- sleuths of the Delhi Police Hajin area lasted almost 24 ation chance encounter with the boy and used him as ‘human vices were snapped in Shopian Special Cell near Red Fort in hours and was executed care- terrorists took place in dense- shield’. According to police, and Sopore while in other the national Capital. fully by the security forces to ly populated area of Hajin.” the minor boy was killed by ter- parts of south Kashmir, it has Sajjad was remanded to contain any collateral damage. He said, “In the first two rorists when security forces been reduced to 2G. All edu- NIA custody till March 29 by The dead bodies of the terror- hours of the operation at least barged inside the house to cational institutions also a city court. ists and the minor boy were six civilians, who were held eliminate them. remained closed in Sopore. Detailed report on P2 recovered from the debris of hostage by the foreign terror- Police spokesman in a writ- Continued on Page 4 the house, razed to the ground ists were rescued from inside in final assault. ists in the area. spokesman, prima facie a group sustained injuries. the house.” After some time, we The operation in the thick- According to ground was believed to be responsible Unconfirmed reports sug- came to know about the pres- ! ly populated area started reports, the holed up foreign for the killing of lady police offi- gested terrorists visited the ence of two more hostages, around 9.00 am on Thursday terrorists had held at least eight cial Khusboo Jan earlier this house in Hajin area of including a minor boy inside " #$%& while cordon and search oper- family members hostage inside week in Shopian. One police Bandipora in search of a girl of the house. ations (CASO) were going to the house and were adamant on official identified as Tariq their liking. Reports claimed Malik said, “We roped in track down the presence of releasing them. In Shopian Ahmad was injured in stone after the family members came close family members of the '( ( Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror- encounter, according to police pelting while three others also to know about their motive they hostages who made passionate 678 he Central Governmnet + * ) Ton Friday banned Yasin which Pakistan celebrates to Malik-led Jammu Kashmir mark the Lahore Resolution Liberation Front (JKLF) for on March 23 each year. “promoting” secession in the ) “India has decided not to *( # $ militancy-hit State. send any representative to The JKLF was banned 678 attend the Pakistan National ! under various provisions of Day celebrations today (Friday). $ 678 the Unlawful Activities he Indian Government on This decision was taken after 678 facts” on the Balakot airstrikes. (Prevention) Act (UAPA) after TFriday boycotted a function Pakistan High Commission he nomination of BJP pres- The hashtag trended world- the investigating agencies on the eve of the Pakistan decided to invite representatives Tident Amit Shah for the ed by Prime Minister wide. The Prime Minister said found that Malik and its out- National Day to register its of the Hurriyat Conference to prestigious Gandhinagar seat, LNarendra Modi, the BJP Pitroda, Congress president’s fit is “in close touch with mil- protest on an invitation extend- the reception,” External Affairs represented by party’s patriarch on Friday lost no time in latch- “most trusted adviser and itant outfits in Pakistan” and ed to the Kashmiri separatist Ministry spokesperson Raveesh LK Advani five times since ing on to Congress’ Sam guide”, has kick-started the is supporting extremism and leaders for the function, the Kumar said. 1998, reflects a final genera- Pitroda’s remarks on the Pakistan National Day cele- militancy in Jammu and External Affairs Ministry said. Prime Minister Narendra tional shift of the party — from Balakot airstrike to target the brations on behalf of his party, Kashmir and elsewhere. It also said no Indian rep- Modi on Friday sent a message the Vajpayee-Advani era to the entire Opposition terming it “ironically by demeaning After the Pulwama terror resentative will attend simi- to his Pakistani counterpart Modi-Shah regime now. “the natural habitat of terror India’s Armed forces”. Pakistan attack, the Centre has come lar events in Islamabad. Imran Khan, greeting people of The BJP fielding Shah in apologists” and accusing it of celebrates its National Day on down hard on many Hurriyat Earlier, Union Minister used the neighbouring country on place of 92-year-old Advani is % !" - . “insulting” Armed forces. March 23. leaders and withdrawn the to attend the event at the eve of its National Day, offi- seen both as the further tight- - *# !" / () The Congress sought to Taking on the Congress security given to them. Pakistan High Commission cial sources said. ening of control over the party undo the damage by attribut- while reacting to Pitroda’s Detailed report on P7 to mark its National Day Continued on Page 4 by the Modi-Shah duo as also Modi’s name has been not announce a candidate for ing Pitroda’s remarks as his per- remarks, Modi posted tweets for ensuring a solid showing in announced by BJP’s Central the Puri seat in Odisha with sonal opinion even as Pitroda, saying, “Loyal courtier of the home State of the Prime Election Committee from indication that it may be the the party’s overseas affairs head, Congress’ royal dynasty admits Minister who would yet again Varanasi even as conjectures are Prime Minister’s second seat stuck to his stance. Modi used what the nation already knew contest from Varanasi in Uttar on his contesting from a second which would also go to the hashtag ‘Janta Maaf Nahi — Congress was unwilling to Pradesh in the upcoming Lok seat as he did in 2014 from Assembly polls simultaneously. Karegi’ to target Congress and respond to forces of terror. Sabha polls. Vadodara, Gujarat. The BJP did Continued on Page 4 Pitroda who sought “more Continued on Page 4 " * ! P ##!$# +"' # L M %$ & $" # ! " 741: /6 678 9.5 5 $ $ % & he Bahujan Samaj Party he announcement of the T(BSP) on Friday announced Tmuch-awaited Opposition its first list of 11 candidates for ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in Bihar on Uttar Pradesh that includes Friday indicates the resurrec- the name of former JD(S) tion of RJD supremo Lalu $ leader Danish Ali from Prasad’s era when he started the '() $ *&+, Amroha. Ali, who was gener- Muslim Yadav (M-Y) caste - % $ al secretary of Janata Dal and religion consolidation. ./ & (Secular), had quit the party The very fact of fielding an and joined the Mayawati-led alliance partner, Viskasheel +"' " P + - P ! party last week. Insaan Party (VIP) from " () ! The first list of candidates Darbhanga against the wishes of 0 covers almost all seats of first Congress which wanted to field Jitan Ram Manjhi, who formed Former JD(U) president 1 $ - and second phases as the other former BJP MP Kirti Azad who his party Hindustan Awaam Sharad Yadav, who floated his . 2 3-." seats have been left for alliance joined party recently from the Morcha (HAM) after breaking own outfit Loktantrik Janta 1 $ 2 % partners Samajwadi Party and seat and giving the Gaya Lok from JD(U) point that the jailed Dal, will, also contest on a RJD 4 ! Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). Sabha constituency to former RJD strongman’s writ still ruled ticket. 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# # !# 678 been identified and more O important targets and to set up video of Adil Dar - the fiday- Tantarey. In 2017, Tantarey 2018 in Chan in Tral, Pulwama arrests are likely. a hideout in Delhi. This has een who carried out the attack died in an exchange of fire with along with Usman Haider, the ore than a month after a Sajjad Khan (27), a resident been done to select specific tar- and later deleted it from his security forces in Jammu and nephew of Maulana Masood Msuicide blast by the Jaish- of terrorism infested Tral area ! gets and also to radicalize and phone on same day,” said the Kashmir. After his release from Azhar and son of terrorist e-Mohammad (JeM) that killed of Pulwama was arrested near O" P $% recruit Muslim youth from DCP. the jail, Ishfaq initially worked Ibrahim Azhar - younger 44 Central Reserve Police Force the Lajpat Rai market late on Uttar Pradesh and other states. “Mudasir instructed Sajjad as an over ground worker for brother of terrorist Masood (CRPF) personnel in Jammu & Thursday night. Sajjad Khan, a He was also tasked to provide to spot young Kashmiri youths JeM and later turned into an Azhar and mastermind of IC- Kashmir’s Pulwama district, close associate of Pulwama them weapon training, explo- for ‘Fidayeen’ attacks. Sajjad active JeM terrorist,” said the 814 hijacking to Kandahar,” the the Special Cell of the Delhi attack mastermind 23-year- ' ( sives and field craft. The JeM then motivated and recruited DCP. DCP said. police arrested JeM operative old Mudasir Ahmed Khan had !) had also assigned him to raise Bilal, a resident of Gadpora in “He remained active for “After the death of Sajjad Khan from the Capital’s been masquerading as a shawl * funds and collect weapons. Jammu and Kashmir and about 18 months but died in an Showkat, Mudassir started vis- Red Fort area late on Thursday seller in national Capital. Sajjad Khan was staying under Tanveer, a resident of Midura exchange of fire with security iting the residence of Sajjad night. On direction of his han- Mudasir was killed in an + ( ! the guise of a Shawl vendor in in Tral,” said the DCP. forces on April 25, 2018 in Lam more frequently and motivat- dlers sitting across the border, exchange of fire with security city,” said the DCP. “Sajjad’s two brothers were in Tral, Pulwama along with ed Sajjad to work as JeM Cadre. the terrorist had come to estab- forces in Jammu and Kashmir + P “After 40 CRPF personnel slain JeM terrorists. The three two Pakistan terrorists. After Sajjad initially provided infor- lish sleeper cells in national recently. were killed in Jammu and brothers were initially engaged his death, Mudasir Khan used mation about movement of Capital. Suspecting the accused ter- team swung into action and a Kashmir’s Pulwama district in stone pelting. In February to frequently visit his resi- convoys and cordon and search Sajjad Khan had carried rorist being a part of the con- 0 trap was laid. Subsequently, he after a JeM terrorist rammed an 2015, Sajjad’s brother Ishfaq dence in Pulwama and moti- operations carried by Army,” reconnaissance of vital instal- spiracy and susequent attack on was nabbed by the police team,” explosive-laden vehicle into was arrested under Public vated Showkat and Sajjad said the DCP. lations in the National Capital CRPF convoy at Pulwama, the JeM terrorist Sajjad to NIA cus- said Pramod Singh Kushwaha, their bus, which was part of a Safety Act (PSA) for stone Ahmad Khan to join the JeM,” The crackdown comes as and had met certain individu- National Investigation Agency tody till March 29. the Deputy Commissioner of convoy going to Srinagar from pelting and remained in said the DCP. part of a series on ongoing als in the city to cement base of (NIA) had recently registered a “On March 21, specific Police (DCP), Special Cell. Jammu on February 14, Srinagar jail for about nine “By the end of June 2018, operations in Jammu and the banned terrorist organiza- case in which Sajjad along inputs were received regarding “During interrogation the Mudasir contacted Sajjad on months,” said the DCP. Showkat also joined the JeM. Kashmir and New Delhi, with tion Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). with Mudasir Khan was named the JeM operative who will be accused revealed that he had whatsapp and informed him “In Srinagar jail, Ishfaq Showkat also subsequently died Mudassir Khan being the lat- Sources said, all those who as accused. Delhi’s Patiala coming to Red Fort red light been specially sent to Delhi to about the attack on CRPF con- came in contact with JeM ter- in an exchange of fire with the est to be gunned down. were in touch with Sajjad have House court on Friday had sent area following which police carry out reconnaissance of voy. Mudasir sent him Sajjad a rorist Noor Mohammad security forces in September ,-#. / !" + * 0 - )R # %&'() (* ( .
O+ 678 F4=4F=5! ! +"( (, - +(& wo murders were reported former Gurugram-based Tin national Capital in last Ajournalist and a woman 24 hours. In one incident an 18 were arrested on Wednesday by 678 year-old youth was allegedly the city police in connection murdered by unidentified per- with 4 crore as extortion bid ! 28-year-old sons at North East Delhi’s from a guest house operator. Awoman Shastri Park area on Thursday However, their third accom- ! !- allegedly commit- night. Police suspects person- plice is yet to be arrested. - ted suicide on al enmity behind the murder. According to the police, on . Friday by jumping In another incident a man was March 20 a complaint was Badshahpur. P before a speeding shot dead allegedly by his filed by Pawan Dahiya of The accused have been metro train on the friend in outer north Delhi’s Daulatabad village at DLF identified as Neelam Singh a sure after knowing the matter Blue Line corridor Narela area following an alter- O ! According to a senior Phase - 3 Police Station. In his resident of Rajender Nagar, and had allegedly attempted to at Noida Sector-15 metro sta- woman’s in laws and though cation during Holi celebra- / police official, deceased iden- complaint, he stated that he Delhi and a former Gurugram commit suicide in the guest tion. Police said that they sus- the reason for her extreme tions tified as, Dinesh was celebrat- along with his wife Seema based Journalist Rashpal Singh house. I informed the police pect that the woman had taken step was not certain, but it is In first incident, the $ ing Holi along with his friend Dahiya were running a guest of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. about the incident who foiled this extreme step due to domes- suspected that she did it deceased identified as Nadeem % Deepak and other friends in house named N.R. 29 located During questioning, the the suicide attempt,” Dahiya tic issues. because of some domestic (18) a resident of Dayalpur in Narela area when the incident at DLF Phase - 3. duo revealed that they along stated in his complaint. The woman has been iden- problems,” said the SHO. Delhi was found dead at Garhi +0! occurred. On February 2, a woman with another man Mukesh “In the police inquiries, it tified as Sheetal Shrivastava, “The family is here, but Mendu village near Shastri Deceased’s kin alleged that, and her two accomplices had who was working in a local was also learned from the who was staying with her hus- they are not speaking much. Park. The deceased used to ! an altercation broke between booked a room in his guest court, had booked the guest above accused had carried out band Devesh Shrivastava in However, we have gathered work as a tailor in Dayalpur $ the duo over petty issue fol- house and neither had she house on February 2 in name similar extortion in a guest- Sector 22 and was working in from sources that she was hav- area. 1 ! lowing which Deepak took out given her rent nor did she of Neelam. house located in sector-53. A a private firm in Sector 16. ing troubles at home. A probe According to Atul Kumar a pistol and fired 3-4 shots at vacated the room. “The woman was in pos- case in this regard had already “The incident took place was underway,” said SHO. Thakur, the Deputy P Dinesh during this one bullet “I told her to vacate the session of a high court lawyer been filed at the Sector-53 around 11 am at Noida Sector “Delay in metro services Commissioner of Police, hit Deepak in his leg. room or pay the rent or vacate card along with her accom- police station,” Assistant 16 metro station. She was at the between Noida Electronic City North-east district, a police “A case of murder has been Police suspects that knives the building because I took the plices and threatened that she Commissioner of police, metro station’s platform and and Dwarka Sector 21 after a control room (PCR) call was registered at Shastri Park police were also used during the building on lease from the will frame me in a false case if (crime), Shamsher Singh, said. jumped on the track and was person jumped in front of an received regarding a dead body station. Police teams are scan- attack as victim Dinesh also owner. The trio threatened to I want to avoid this case I will “The woman was produced crushed by an approaching approaching train at Noida lying on road at around 11: 15 ning CCTV footage in the area sustained stab injuries. implicate me in a false case and have to pay Rs 4 crores to before a local court on train. The metro station offi- sector-16 heading towards PM on Thursday at Garhi to identify the culprits and to “Duo injured was rushed demanded Rs 4 crores to settle them,” Dhaiya alleged in his Wednesday which sent to judi- cials immediately reported the Dwarka at around 10.45 am,” a Mendu village near Shastri know the sequence of crime,” to different hospitals where the matter,” Dhaiya said in his police complaint. cial custody and the accused for- matter to police. The body DMRC spokesperson said. Park. the DCP added. Dinesh succumbed while police complaint. Thereafter, one of the mer journalist has also been sent was taken into custody and sent Metro services on the Blue “On spot, boy had stab In another incident a man Deepak is still in the hospital Later a case was filed and accused Mukesh said that he in judicial custody by the local for post-mortem,” said Rajveer Line of the Delhi Metro corri- injury on his neck and his gold was shot dead allegedly by his but is said to be out of danger. on Wednesday and the probe would solve the matter and court on Thursday. The third Singh Chauhan, Sector 20 dor were disrupted for around chain and mobile phone were friend in outer north Delhi’s Police have registered a case team arrested a former jour- asked for a settlement of Rs 40- accused in the matter will soon police station house officer 15 minutes due to the incident found intact. The body was Narela area following an alter- and initiated a probe in the nalist and a woman near Safe 50 lakh rupees. be arrested. Further probe is (SHO). before normal operations sent for autopsy at hospital,” cation during Holi celebra- matter,” said the senior police Hand hospital located in “My wife was in acute pres- underway,” the ACP, said. “Police have contacted the resumed, he said. said the DCP. tions on Thursday. official. & * ( $ % 23 678 The deceased have been tion at Ganesh Nagar. trocution. During initial inves- * * / identified as Anil Metho (30) According to Jasmeet tigation it was revealed that wo persons were allegedly and Jagan Nath Mehto (40), Singh, the Deputy both were living as tenant at )4 )5 Telectrocuted to death at both residence of Motihari in Commissioner of Police Ganesh Nagar. It is suspected +2+3'42" 5672382-9 5:72382-9 their home at East Delhi’s Bihar and were working as a (DCP), East district, a police that the duo were greeting 83-; 75<(==.9 75(<>9 Ganesh Nagar area on labourer in Delhi. They were control room (PCR) call was each other on Holi and were !# F85 535 Thursday evening. living on rented accommoda- received regarding the incident hugging while standing in the $ % ! -52 - 3 at around 5:15 PM on staircase at that time an electric ollowing the enforcement of !$ % ! 21 233 Thursday following which a wire hanging in the stair case Fmodel code of conduct, $ !/ ! !/ .2- .- team rushed to the spot. came in contact with the duo Ghaziabad Police on Friday “The duo was rushed to resulting in their death,” said detained four persons who ! -.. -15- LBS hospital where doctors the DCP. were allegedly carrying 38 %6 ! .3 11. declared them brought dead. “Crime team is investigat- Kilogram (kg) of gold worth Doctor said that the duo died ing the scene. A case under sec- 38 crore in a light goods / #$#" 31 2.2 due to electrocution,” said the tion 304 A of Indian Penal vehicle (LGV). DCP. Code (IPC) has been registered According to a 678 recently issued an order to public places. In addition to the “On spot electric wire was at Mandawali police station. senior police official, stop drunken driving. As per local staff, 33 reserved compa- found hanging in staircase Police have informed their during vehicle checking ven after elaborate arrange- the order issued by the HC, a nies were also deployed to bol- along a pipe which we suspect family. Further investigation is campaign on National Ements to ensure nothing person who will be caught dri- ster the strength of local police. had been the reason for elec- going on,” the DCP added. Highway-58, on Friday untoward happens in the ving the vehicle drunk, he/he Police patrolling was intensi- police team stopped an national Capital during the will be sent to jail for a period fied,” Said the Anil Mittal, LGV for checking. “During Holi celebrations, of one month including impos- Spokesperson to Delhi Police. checking the police recovered rowdies indulged in criminal ing fine. The data further shows 1 gold biscuits weighing 38 activities and traffic rules Besides, drunken driving, that, the Police Control Room kilogram. The value is esti- violations. The data compiled a total number of 416 challans (PCR) has received a total of mated at 38 crores,” said a by Delhi Police shows that the were issued for Using Wrong 11,568 calls related to quarrel police official. cases pertaining to Holi hooli- Carriageway, 326 for and others, out of which 2440 “During inspection ganism has registered an ‘Dangerous Driving’, 409 for were related to Holi (throwing 678 “At around 11.15 am near of papers, the police found increase as compared to the ‘Over-speeding’, 1446 for ‘Triple colours on a person without TC Transit Camp in Raghubir the documents for 109 kilo- previous year. Riding’ and 5092 challans were his/her will. While last year it hree men were arrested for Nagar, some young men sprayed gram gold. The four The Delhi Traffic Police issued for ‘Without Helmet’ was 14,504 calls. Tallegedly stabbing a Delhi colour on Kumar’s car. persons who were carrying the issued a total number of 16,554 were issued in comparison to The police official further Police officer during Holi cele- Thereafter, a quarrel ensued gold were detained by challans for violating various 12,630 challans (including 1560 added that, “Vulnerable pock- brations in West Delhi’s Rajouri and the men started to thrash the police. They showed the traffic norms, while in 2018 a for Drunken Driving, 300 for ets were identified for deploy- Garden area on Thursday. Kumar and later stabbed him papera to the police and total of 12,630 were issued. Using Wrong Carriageway, 129 ment of extra staff. The accused have been before fleeing the spot,” said the told them are the importers of This Holi, the drunken for Dangerous Driving, 224 for Resident Welfare identified as Paras, Angrej Singh DCP. the gold. They were transport- driving has also increased as a Over-speeding, 1271 for Triple Associations, Police Mitras and Anand Singh, all residents “He was rushed to Balaji ing gold to M/S Kundan melt- total of 1736 were issued Riding and 3843 for Without were activated to check the Holi of Rajouri and were drunk at the Action Hospital where he was ing at Haridwar,” said the police against drunken driving this Helmet) during the corre- revelers. time of the incident. operated on and is said to be out official. year while it is 1560 last year. sponding year. Special attention was given “On Thursday at around 11 of danger. Three accused per- “We have intimated A total of 431 challans were “Delhi Police had made to university area, hostels and PM Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar, sons were arrested, couple of the customs and income issued for interception. elaborate security arrange- PG accommodations. who was posted at Nihal Vihar hours after the incident, how- tax department. They will However, road fatalities ments to ensure that the Holi Policemen/policewomen Police Station, had gone to ever, one accused, identified as verify the documents. If were less this year as a total of festival was celebrated in the were also deployed in plain- Rajouri Garden along with his Mukhi, is still at large and hunt documents are found in five fatal accidents were report- spirit of festive fervor. All clothes. Several Traffic teams relatives in search of an eatery. is on to nab him,” said the DCP. order, the concerned ed on Thursday, while 10 per- District Deputy commissioners were formed and deployed to He was off duty and in civil “All the accused works for a department would allow sons were killed on Holi last of Police (DCsP) were direct- check traffic violations across clothes when the incident tent house in the area. A case has them to proceed, if not then year. ed to personally supervise the the city. The Holi celebrations occurred,” said Monika been registered at Rajouri they will act accordingly” said Moreover, witnessing a arrangements. were largely peaceful due to Bhardwaj, the Deputy Garden Police Station under Senior Superintendent of Police large number of accidents and Maximum staffs of local strategic and stronger visibili- Commissioner of Police, West relevant sections of the Indian (SSP) Ghaziabad, Upendra high rates of drunken driving, police were deployed to main- ty of police.” district. Penal Code,” the DCP added. Agrawal. the Delhi High Court (HC) had tain heightened visibility in
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ISabha election, the Aam to organise 280 jan sabhas of its candidates for the seven candidates for seven Parvesh Verma , Pawan The AAP should be inval- Aadmi Party (AAP) would by April 30 under the first Lok Sabha seats. The seven Parliamentarians to the Central Sharma, former mayor idated and strict action should start its high-voltage election phase of its campaign, it further AAP candidates are Atishi Parliament Committee (CPC) Shehrawat have been sent to be taken against it for attempts campaign for Delhi’s ‘full said. from East Delhi, Guggan Singh under the chairmanship of party high command. to incite communal tension, Statehood’ from Saturday “The main agenda of this from North-West Delhi, State Election in — charge From South Delhi — for- Gupta said. under the leadership of Chief campaign would be to highlight Raghav Chadha from South, Union Minister Nirmala mer MLAs from Badarpur seat The tweet, posted late night Minister Arvind Kejriwal. how people of the national cap- Dilip Pandey from North-East, Sithraman. Ramvir Singh Bhiduri, cur- on March 20, triggered an AAP in an official state- ital “were cheated by the BJP. Pankaj Gupta from Chandni An office bearer and a par- formidable candidate to retain Chief Minister late Sahib Singh rent MP Ramesh Bhiduri and uproar on the social media, ment said, “The campaign for The campaign would also focus Chowk, Balbir Singh Jhakhar ticipant of Election Committee the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat Verma. Braham Singh Tanwar, Former with the Twitterati slamming full Statehood will start on the on the impact of the govern- from West Delhi Lok Sabha member, said that the mostly in 2019 General Elections. It would be interesting to member of Delhi legislative the Delhi chief minister for his death anniversary of freedom ment decisions like demoneti- seats and Brijesh Goyal will members were against on giv- Party sources said that mention here that Gambhir is assembly are the contenders. post, prompting the ruling fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru sation, implementation of GST, contest from New Delhi seats. ing the tickets to celebrities, State Election Committee in not the only candidate who has From North East con- party to come out with a clar- and Sukhdev. The party has among others,” the party said in The BJP and Congress have not hinting that former Indian which Delhi BJP party thrown his hat into the ring fro, stituency, names of actor ification saying it was not also planned a roadshow on a statement. yet declared their candidates cricketer may not be the natural President Manoj Tiwari, has New Delhi constituency, names turned politician Manoj Tiwari, Swastik but the Nazi symbol Saturday in west Delhi which The AAP has divided its for elections in Delhi. choice to replace sitting Lok also recommended names of sitting MP Meenakshi Lekhi, and Mohan Singh Bisht, have that the AAP leader had tweet- would be led by senior AAP campaign into two phases. The Elections to the seven Lok Sabha member from the New including former South Delhi Shayam Jaju, the National Vice been recommended. ed. It is not only an objection- leader Gopal Rai in the pres- first phase would take place Sabha seats in Delhi will be Delhi parliamentary seat. Corporation Mayor Kamaljeet President, BJP and Rajesh Meanwhile, BJP leader and able tweet aimed at disrupting ence of party’s Lok Sabha can- from March 23 to April 7 and held on May 12. The results will BJP circles were agog after Sherawat for West Delhi seat, Bhatia, General Secretary also Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the communal harmony but didate from the West Delhi the second phase of cam- be declared with the rest of the the formal entry of Gambhit currently held by Pravesh figure among the recom- Delhi assembly Vijender Gupta also a violation of the model Balbir Singh Jakhar”. paigning would be held from country on May 23. into BJP’s fold as he could be a Verma the son for former Delhi mended names. lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party code of conduct. !" $ 0&6 )
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TElectoral Officer (CEO), has FIRs and arrested 133 people and the commission has asked the May 12 Lok Sabha polls in Recently, the Kejriwal lodged a total of 39 First under the Arms Act, while 384 the first-time voters to apply as Delhi. chy,” a senior BJP leader said Government has further Information Reports (FIRs) and people have been arrested under soon as possible to get their The BJP which was on the revealing party’s strategy to sought two years to complete Daily Dairy (DD) entries against the Excise Act. Police have also names enrolled in the electoral back foot till now has firmed up deal with the subject. The BJP the survey of these colonies various political parties includ- “seized 136 unlicensed weapons list. “The last date for filing nom- the plan to take on the ruling has also accused the monitor- which is mandatory for begin- ing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and 2,146 cartridges, explosives inations for Lok Sabha polls in AAP accusing it of deliberate- ing committee of “running an ning any development work. and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and bombs”, said the office of the Delhi is April 23. Thus, the ly stalling the regularisation of industry” in Delhi by sealing This clearly is a deliberate since March 10 for violating the Delhi CEO. notifications will be issued 1639 unauthorised colonies has hit the trading communi- the traders or the Baniya com- commercial properties. attempt by Delhi government model code of conduct ahead The Lok Sabha elections will on April 16 and the scrutiny despite being approved by the ty hard. munity which forms nearly 10 Union minister for to deprive the residents of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. begin on April 11 and continue will place on April 24 and last Central Government. The Pioneer visited markets percent of votes in the nation- Housing and Urban Affairs, unauthorised colonies basic Till now a total of four till May 19 across seven phases. date for withdrawal of nomina- It may be recalled that the in New Delhi areas and spoke al capital, the BJP will be Hardeep Singh Puri has said amenities,” Puri alleged. FIRs have been registered Delhi will vote on May 12. tion would be April 26,” said the AAP Government has recent- to several small and big retail- launching extensive campaign the Narendra Modi It may be noted that nearly against the Aam Aadmi Party Around two lakh people official. ly formed a high level com- ers. Expressing unwillingness to as part of the damage control Government has made neces- 30 percent or approximately 50 (AAP), whereas three cases have have been added to the electoral Further, an increase of near- mittee to examine the hurdles become part of democratic exercise. sary amendments in the Delhi to 60 lakh of Delhi’s population been lodged against the roll in Delhi in the last two ly two lakh voters has been wit- and suggest measures for reg- exercise, the Baniya commu- “We will tell people of Master Plan to offer relief to the live in unauthorised colonies Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). The months, taking the total number nessed from the corresponding ularisation of these colonies. nity expressed anger and dis- Delhi that the sealing drive in traders. He alleged that despite and they are a major vote bank. CEO, Delhi Ranbir Singh said of eligible voters to 1.39 crore at figure on January 18 this year. The committee will submit its may they claimed that political the city is by the order of the several reminders, the Delhi A large section of these voters that large number of FIRs were present. The Lok Sabha elections “Till January 18, the total report within three months. parties did nothing while their monitoring committee. The Government did not initiate had voted for AAP in 2013 and against defacement of public will start from April 11 and will number of voters in the electoral This may be noted that the premises were sealed by the BJP-ruled Central Government the process for mapping of 2015 Delhi Assembly polls. property on Friday. be held in seven phases, followed roll of Delhi was 1,36,95,291. BJP has also sought to put the Supreme Court empowered or the municipal corporations unauthorised colonies in Delhi Regularisation of unauthorized The office of Delhi CEO by counting of votes on May 23. Thus, there is an increase of blame on the Supreme Court Environment Protection have no role to play. The mem- that essentially prevented these colonies has been a poll plank said more than 1.94 lakh posters, The elections in Delhi will be about two lakh voters since appointed monitoring com- Control Authority (EPCA). bers of the monitoring com- colonies from development for many years. banners and hoardings have held on May 12. then,” said Singh. mittee for the sealing drive that Sensing a backlash from mittee have resorted to anar- works. 73# # ! / 5 4 ** . 8$ 1 678 Delhi: Delhi Police had detained Kashmiri human he Delhi Police has arrested ! # " 678 lan pay center. The project rights activist Mohammed Ta 58-year-old bootlegger will have real-time integration Ahsan Untoo when he was who was previously arrested 50 eware while jumping red of traffic police challans with about to enter Pakistan High times in cases of Excise Act, Blight, overspeeding, use of Sarthi and Vahan database. Commission on Friday. Arms Act and NDPS Act in his wrong carriage, rash and reck- Database of repeat offenders Untoo, who runs an organ- 30 year of criminal career. less driving, as Delhi Transport will be made through this sys- isation International Forum of The accused has been Department along with the tem which will help traffic Justice and Human Rights, had identified as Mahajan Singh Delhi Traffic Police is going to police personnel to check the been invited among others, a resident of JJ Colony start a ‘Smart Prosecution’ to previous history of traffic vio- including separatists, from the Uttam Nagar who is catch the traffic rules violators lations. The new system will militancy-hit Jammu and also declared bad character in in national Capital. also reduce accidents,” said Kashmir by the High Uttam Nagar area. Though he is Under this new initiative, Chhikara. Commission to attend the a graduate, but opted for easy the challan and prosecution Officials at Transport Pakistan Day celebration. money through criminal activ- will be sent to the owner of the department said that they have Separatists from the state, ities. vehicle on their mobile phones the mobile numbers of around including moderate Hurriyat “Following a tip off within few seconds of traffic 30 lakhs vehicle owners. “We Conference chairperson on Thursday that Mahajan violation with inputs of time, have the data of mobile num- Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Singh is stocking huge locations, venue and traffic bers and we are also reviewing others, have been staying away quantity of illegal liquor which rule violation. the mobile numbers registered from the function for the last shall be sold on Holi, the “Currently, if any driver or with State Transport Authority three years. team swung into action and commuter violates the traffic (STA). The vehicle owner has Untoo had recently met arrested him. Total 30 norms, notice/challans are sent to update their number if they jailed Jammu Kashmir cartons containing 1378 qtrs of to them through speed post but have changed to another net- Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Liquor and 24 bottles of beer now the notice will be sent to work. Yasin Malik at Kot Balwal jail were recovered from his their whatsapp, text messages Further, the registration of in Jammu. He has been taking possession,” said Anto and E-mail with a picture of current mobile number of vehi- up the cases related to alleged Alphonse, the Deputy their vehicle violating the cle owners will be made com- human rights violation at the Commissioner of Police (DCP), norms, time and location,” said pulsory at the Pollution under State Human Rights Dwarka district. Anil Chhikara, Transport Control (PUC) testing centre. Commission. “He was first arrested in expert Further, public The government on Friday 1989 while found in possession “Moreover, an online pay- advertisement will also be decided to boycott the Pakistan of illegal liquor and remained in ment mode system will also be issued” said an official. National Day event to be held jail for few days where he nur- created for the violators where The smart prosecution system at its high commission here as tured his criminal qualities,” they can pay the fine from any- will be made functional from Kashmiri separatist leaders said the DCP. where without going any chal- May-June. were also invited. SR/PTI ( ( 678 42503 students of class X were failed in 2017-18. itnessing a large number Out of the total students Wof school dropouts and failed, total numbers of 38691 increase in fail percentage, the students (91%) have been All India Parents Association denied re-admission in the (AIPA) has launched a helpline year 2018-19. number — ‘Mission School “It was need of the hour for Admission 2019 Helpline the students studying schools numbers’ to provide free legal especially the senior class stu- help and advice to the students dents. denied admissions, re-admis- This will largely help the sions, and to assist the students students studying in the both with other related problems in Government and private Delhi schools including both schools as most of the time we, government and private by Advocate Aggarwal, a total 52 percent (38027) students do not know where to schools. of 66 percentage (102854 out of students were denied re-admis- go and how to forward the The Mission School 155436) failed students of class sion in the academic year complaint. Admission 2019 helpline num- IX to XII have been denied re- 2018-19. Further, a total of Thus, such initiative is bers are 9662778086 and admission in the academic 166513 out of 28806 failed a major boost as well as 9868529459. year 2018-19. students of class XI have learning for the student com- According to data shared “In the academic year been denied admissions in the munity,” said Kartik, a student by the Directorate of Education 2017-18, a total number of next academic year”, the data of Class XI, Sarvodaya (DoE) to a Right to 73561 students of class IX were shows. Vidyalya, a Delhi Government Information (RTI) query filed failed and out of the total, only As per the data, a total of run school. !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 .
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Amaravati: Top leaders of all secutive time that Naidu is Sena president Pawan Kalyan TDPs sitting MP Rayapati parties on Friday filed their seeking re-election from filed nomination from Sambasiva Rao also filed his == nominations for the April 11 Kuppam, a backward con- Bhimavaram in West Godavari papers. Lok Sabha and Assembly elec- stituency that borders Tamil district, the second seat he is Chandrababu Naidus tions in Andhra Pradesh as the Nadu and Karnataka in contesting in this election. brother-in-law and popular ! day was considered auspicious. Chittoor district. He had filed his papers for film actor Nandamuri + Telugu Desam Party pres- LoP and YSR Congress Gajuwaka seat in Balakrishna filed his nomina- ident and Chief Minister N president Y S Jaganmohan Visakhapatnam district on tion for the Hindupur Chandrababu Naidu was cam- Reddy filed his papers for the Thursday. Assembly seat while his son-in- Ahmedabad: Former VHP (5) and Haryana (1). paigning in Visakhapatnam Pulivendula seat,his pocket State BJP president Kanna law and state IT Minister Nara leader Pravin Togadia on Friday "We intend to field around but party leaders filed the borough in Kadapa district. Lakshminarayana, who is con- Lokesh who is fighting his said his newly launched polit- 100 candidates in 12 states. The nomination papers with the This is Jagans second bid testing the Lok Sabha election maiden election completed the ical party will contest on around names for the remaining seats returning officer on his behalf for the Assembly after his elec- for the first time, filed his formality in Mangalagiri in 100 Lok Sabha seats across the will be announced in phases. New Delhi: The BJP central constituency in Haryana, party for the Kuppam assembly seat. tion in 2014. nomination from Narsaraopet the Andhra Pradesh capital country, including 15 seats in "For Gujarat, we election committee met here on sources said. This is the seventh con- Actor-politician and Jana constituency in Guntur district. region Amaravati. PTI Gujarat. announced candidates for nine Friday to finalise the party's His name was recom- Togadia, who recently float- seats today. We may contest on candidates in several States for mended by the BJP's state unit ed the Hindusthan Nirman 15 seats in the state," Togadia the Lok Sabha elections with its to the party's central election Dal (HND), released a list of 41 told reporters here. top leaders, including Prime committee which met here, candidates. "Many party workers have Minister Narendra Modi and they said. He also said that he may urged me to contest the polls party president Amit Shah, Dutt, who won the bronze contest the upcoming elections from either Ayodhya, Varanasi taking part in the exercise. medal in the 2012 Olympic from either Varanasi, Ayodhya or Mathura. I will hold a meet- The states, where the Games, is likely to be fielded or Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. ing with local party workers of party's nominees for the polls from either Sonepat or Rohtak, The Varanasi Lok Sabha UP in coming days. If everyone were discussed, included the sources said. constituency is represented by agrees, I will contest the Lok Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, The BJP had on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sabha polls from any of these Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, released its first list of 184 can- who is seeking re-election from seats," he said. Delhi, Gujarat and Goa. didates for the elections to the constituency. The right-wing leader The party has decided to 543-member Lok Sabha. Togadia said here the key attacked Modi, alleging his renominate Union minister Names of Modi and Shah focus of the HND will be con- policies have "ruined the econ- Shripad Yesso Naik from North figured in the list with the struction of Ram temple in omy" and led to unemploy- Goa parliamentary con- prime minister being fielded Ayodhya, better prices for farm ment. stituency, a senior party leader from Varanasi, the constituen- produce and creation of jobs by "I want to tell the people said. cy he currently represents in focusing on agriculture and that only HND can build Ram The party is, however, yet the Lok Sabha. small industries. Temple (in Ayodhya), create to make an official announce- The highlight of the list was In the first list released on new jobs and give better prices ment. the party's decision to field Friday, HND announced can- for farm produce. The BJP is likely to field Shah from Gandhinagar in didates for 41 Lok Sabha seats "Unlike the BJP, we will ful- wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt in place of its veteran leader L K - ( ' % - % *# 3456 spread over Uttar Pradesh (19), fil our promises if voted to the Lok Sabha election from a Advani. PTI # () Gujarat (9), Assam (7), Odisha power," Togadia added. PTI * ) ! < 7=== * * *+ 5 ?=#* ! 222 +' * / * 03 From Page 1 announced its seat-sharing From Page 1 ! Similarly, Lalu also had his formula for the 40 Lok Sabha According to officials of the BSP, the way in wresting the seats in the State. candidates are Haji Fazlur Rahman from Chennai: The Bar Council of Hisar: After a 48-hour-long in the village on Thursday Aurangabad Lok Sabha con- Leaders of all alliance part- Saharanpur, Girish Chandra from Bijnor- India has suspended 5,970 struggle, an 18-month-old child remained subdued as everyone stituency for HAM. The seat ners of the Mahagathbandhan, Nagina, Danish Ali from Amroha, Haji +6 advocates from practising law who fell into a borewell here was was praying for the child's safe- earlier represented by including BPCC president Muhammad Yaqoob from Meerut, Satbir till they pay pending sub- rescued safely on Friday. ty. As the rescuers on Friday Congress and was considered Madan Mohan Jha were pre- Nagar from Gautam Buddha Nagar, Yogesh Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed scription of the Advocates Nadim fell into the 60-foot reached close to the spot where its stronghold. sent at the Press conference. Verma from Bulandshahr, Ajeet Baliyaan three PILs seeking to reschedule the April 18 Lok Sabha Welfare Fund (AWF). deep borewell while playing the child was trapped, digging by In totality, this distribution However, top leaders like from Aligarh, Manoj Kumar Soni from Agra, polls for Tamil Nadu in view of religious festivals and The Advocates Welfare near his house in Balsamand vil- machines was stopped and was of seats and parties has kept in Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Rajveer Singh from Fatehpur Sikri and events, saying only in the rarest of rare cases could it Fund (BCI) Committee lage in Hisar district of Haryana. carried out manually to ensure mind the Muslim and Yadav Upendra Kushwaha, Sharad Shrimati Ruchi Veera from Aonla. interfere in the Election Commission schedule. resorted to the action after As soon as Army and that soil did not fall over the and other backward classes in Yadav and Jitan Ram Manjhi Interestingly, around 100 BSP support- Referring to several Supreme Court judgements, giving several notices and NDRF personnel pulled out infant, officials said. mind and forced political par- were conspicuous by their ers from Moradabad staged a protest in front a division bench comprising Justices S Manikumar and warning to lawyers. Nadim from the borewell, the Local villagers formed a ties including the grand old absence. of the party office here on Friday, demand- Subramonium Prasad said, "The apex court has made The Supreme Court has elated villagers started raising human chain to help authorities party to move ahead the Lalu Candidates were also ing reason from the high command for it clear that Article 324(1) is a plenary provision vest- made it clear that lawyers slogans like 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. in digging the soil. way who is serving a jail term announced for the Lok Sabha denying ticket to Girish Chandra from ing the whole responsibility of national and state elec- who do not subscribe to the "The child has been brought Earlier, the authorities had currently “operating from a seats that go to polls in the first Bijnor-Nagina seat. A supporter, Ashutosh, tions on the Election Commission of India (ECI)... The fund cannot be permitted to out after a difficult rescue oper- started digging a parallel well hospital in Ranchi”. phase, for which filing of said that Girish, a coordinator of the BSP, commission has to comprehend the process of elec- practice before any court in ation. He is totally safe. We have about 20 feet away from the Spearheading the alliance, nominations will end on was working against the party. Mayawati, tion in the entire country, while conducting the elec- the country. sent him to the medical college borewell and subsequently, they the RJD will contest 20 seats, March 25 and votes will be cast also declared the list of her party’s star cam- tions for Parliament." As per Rule 40, Chapter- at Agroha in Hisar, where doc- created a tunnel to bring out the the Congress on nine, on April 11. paigner for the first phase of polls to be held It has to take into account the selection of booths, II, Part VI of the Bar Council tors will examine him thor- child safely. The child's move- Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP on The seat sharing for eight seats in western UP on April 11. movement of para-military forces throughout the of India Rules, every person oughly and keep him under ments were monitored using a five seats, while the VIP and announcement evoked angry BSP supremo Mayawati heads the star country and several other factors, the court said. who enrols as an advocate is observation," Hisar's Deputy night-vision camera which was HAM will contest three each, outbursts at Sadaqat Ashram, campaigners’ list followed by party general Once the election schedule is fixed, it should not mandated to subscribe for Commissioner Ashok Kumar dropped inside the borewell. the CPI-ML will fight on one the Congress headquarters in secretary Satish Chandra Mishra. Akash be interfered with, unless some event occurs which the AWF. The same must be Meena told PTI. Nadim was playing with seat on RJD quota. RLSP had Bihar as supporters of former Anand, nephew of Mayawati, is the third was not in the contemplation of the election com- renewed every three years. The massive rescue opera- some friends who were plucking quit the NDA fold and a min- Aurangabad MP Nikhil name in the list and thereafter comes the mission. From 1993, the subscrip- tion here had been going on for fruits from a tree when he sud- isterial berth on condition to Kumar raised angry slogans in name of BSP state president RS Kushwaha. It is well settled that the writ court should not ordi- tion was converted for life the past nearly 48 hours after the denly fell into the borewell. contest not less than five seats protest against the seat going Thereafter, the remaining 16 names are of narily, except in rarest of rare cases, interfere with the time and it was collected child fell into the borewell on Afterwards, his family members under the Mahagathbandhan to HAM. leaders of western UP mostly Dalits besides schedule fixed by the ECI, while exercising its juris- mandatorily during enrol- Wednesday evening. and the villagers informed banner. Talks between the one Muslim, Samsuddin Raini. diction, under Article 226 of the Constitution. PTI ment. PTI Even the Holi celebrations police. PTI Former JD (U) president Congress and RJD came under Sharad Yadav, who floated his severe strain with the own outfit Loktantrik Janta Congress demanding at least records they were also respon- According to police, a per- Dal, will, also contest on a RJD 11 out of Bihar’s 40. The 11- $ 3 sible for conspiring and exe- sonal security officer (PSO) of ticket. He will merge his out- seat demand was already a cuting many terror attacks in Municipal Council Anantnag fit with the RJD post-polls. climbdown as it had initially the area. Several terror crime chairman Hilal Ahmad Shah Nitish and BJP has tradi- wanted to contest on 15. !" $:% ;0 cases were registered against was wounded in an attack by tional forward caste voters However, the Tejashwi them. Police have registered a terrorists. who have 17 per cent presence Yadav-led party was willing to From Page 1 as Aamir Rasool of Sopore and case and initiated investigation Witnesses and reports said in Bihar while the Mahadalits part with only nine. The * Earlier, on Thursday, two from the incriminating mate- in the matter. Incriminating terrorists opened fire on the account for 16 per cent and Congress has been assured Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) mil- rial recovered at the site of materials including arms and policemen in the premises of Muslims for 17 per cent vote the first Rajya Sabha berth itants were killed in an encounter, it is understood ammunition were recovered Municipal Council office share in the State. Rest com- from the alliance as and when From Page 1 encounter with security forces that the other killed terrorist is from the site of encounter. All Anantnag. prises of crucial backward and the vacancy arises. He played his last Ranji at Kalantara in Baramulla dis- a Pakistani national. the incriminating material They said a PSO of Shah other backward classes repre- Contrary to expectations, Trophy match in December trict while three security force Police spokesman said they recovered has been taken into was wounded in the attack. sented by many splinter polit- Kanhaiya Kumar, who was 2018, after which he indicated personnel, including an officer, were wanted by law for their case records for further inves- The injured, identified as ical parties and remains deci- hopeful of a ticket from he was open to coaching. suffered injuries during the complicity in a series of terror tigation to probe their com- Irshad Ahmad, were shifted to sive. Begusarai, has not found a Gambhir was a high profile operation. crimes including attacks on plicity in other terror cases. a nearby medical facility for After days of oscillation of place. However, the RJD has campaigner for Union Minister According to police, one of security force establishments Late, Friday evening treatment, said an official. His talks amongst the partners, the given one seat to CPI(ML) Arun Jaitley in 2014 in the two terrorists killed in and civilian atrocities. another terror attack was condition was stated to be grand alliance leaders from its own share of seats. Amritsar district of Punjab. Baramulla has been identified According to police reported from Anantnag area. critical.
999 Kashmir issue. “Diplomacy + * from Gandhinagar, where he 8 #$ and dialogue remain indis- garnered over 50 per cent of pensable for enhancing mutu- ) 999 votes each time, and once From Page 1 al understanding and address- from New Delhi. Making India’s stand clear ing outstanding issues includ- Advani had initially 999 at a media briefing here, ing Kashmir,” he said. From Page 1 opposed Modi as the BJP’s Kumar also said India is very Last year, the reception at The highlight of the Prime Ministerial candidate clear that any attempt by the the Pakistan High announcement on Thursday but reconciled only under the From Page 1 tunate” and “blessings for individual, such comments Pakistani High Commission Commission was attended by evening was Shah taking over larger ‘Parivar pressure’. It This is a New India - we Pakistan”. may be their personal opinion or Pakistani leadership to Union Minister of State for Gandhinagar seat from Advani proved to be a swan song of his will answer terrorists in a lan- Jaitley said, “The security and the Congress has nothing engage with the Hurriyat Agriculture and Farmers which also means that the career. Modi lost no chance to guage they understand and doctrine of India has changed to do with them. Conference will not be taken Welfare Gajendra Singh BJP veteran did no not ‘influ- put Advani and his contem- with interest!” now. We attack at the point of He asserted that the lightly. India has been strong- Shekhawat. Some low-ranking ence’ the selection of new can- porary Murli Manohar Joshi in Pitroda, a close aide to origin of terror now. This is Pulwama terror attack was a ly opposed to Pakistan engag- leaders from a number of didate for the seat as was being the ‘Margdarshak Mandal’, a Congress president Rahul now an ideological battle “grave national security failure” ing with separatist leaders of separatist outfits from speculated earlier. The nomi- euphemism for ‘retirement Gandhi, said he was “baffled” between those who want to of the Modi Government while Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir also attended the nation of Shah, a Rajya Sabha home’ for senior party leaders, at Modi’s reaction to his ques- defend India using all possible the Balakot airstrike was a “Our High Commission reception. member, from the seat would after he rode to power in 2014. tion which he said he was measures or those who want to shining example of the valour in Islamabad will also not be India’s decision to boycott add more political heft to his There was not a single meet- entitled to ask. Pitroda, who has fight for India with their hands of the Indian Air Force. attending the reception there,” the reception here and events stature and suggest his taking ing of the said committee of also worked with Rahul’s father tied behind their back. “The truth is that Prime Kumar said. Sources said in Islamabad comes in the over greater responsibility of elders, headed by no less than late Rajiv Gandhi, asserted that “There is no country that Minister Modi is hiding behind last week India conveyed to backdrop of heightened ten- governance at the Centre, if the Prime Minister himself, in he was not questioning the has criticised the surgical the valour and bravery of our Pakistan High Commission sion between the two coun- Narendra Modi returns to the last five years. armed forces as being alleged strikes or the airstrikes con- Army and Air Force, and is that it will not send any rep- tries after the Pulwama terror power for a second term. Hitting the delete button by the Prime Minister. “I am ducted by India except for one playing politics on the opinion resentative to the reception if attack on February 14 and At the same time, it is cur- on Advani’s nomination kicks just saying give me more facts,” nation, Pakistan. The fact that of an individual leader, which Hurriyat leaders are invited to subsequent air strike by India tains for Advani’s active elec- up speculation on the fate of the technocrat-turned-politi- senior Congress leaders are is his personal opinion and not it. They said India is boy- on a training camp of the toral career and also an official another veteran Murli cian said. speaking the same language is of the party. He is playing cotting the events for extend- Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in end to the Vajpayee-Advani era Manohar Joshi, 83, who is But Modi, already in his unfortunate and also hurts the such politics as he does not ing invitation to Hurriyat Pakistan’s Balakot on February that harnessed and nursed a currently MP from Kanpur full poll campaign gear, had by sentiments of the country. To wish to reply on the charges of leaders and not because of any 26. The JeM had claimed range of influential political after being shifted in 2014 then already grabbed the say that the Pulwama attack corruption against him and his other issue. At least 30 responsibility for the Pulwama leaders including Modi, Arun from Varanasi from where opportunity provided by was self-engineered is a bless- Government,” Surjewala added. Hurriyat leaders were invited attack. Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Modi would again seek re-elec- Pitroda. ing for Pakistan’s narrative.” Samajwadi Party chief for this year’s function, Pakistan retaliated the Rajnath Singh. One of the tion. BJP president Amit Shah With the BJP using the Akhilesh Yadav too joined sources said. In the past Union next day by unsuccessfully founder members of the party, Though the BJP officially and Union Minister Arun nationalism pitch to corner issue saying sacrifices of the Minister V K Singh had also attempting to target Indian Advani, who served as the maintained that there is no Jaitley also targeted the the Congress, the Opposition armed forces should never be attended the event here. military installations. Home Minister and Deputy ceiling of 75 years of age for Congress with the former party distanced itself from questioned, but advised the But Pak High India has mounted diplo- Prime Minister, has been cred- contesting Lok Sabha poll, the claiming that the Opposition’s Pitroda’s comments. Government “to stop pretend- Commissioner Sohail matic offensive against ited with navigating the party’s Modi-Shah duo looks set to bid heart beats for terrorists while At a Press conference, ing to be the Indian Army”. He Mahmood said coercive mea- Pakistan since the Pulwama rise in the late 80s from just adieu to most of the ageing his party’s beats for the Tiranga Congress chief spokesperson also said that in a democracy it sures have never worked in attack to corner the country two seats in the 1984 Lok party leader and look for new (national flag). Jaitley described Randeep Surjewala said, was the “fundamental right” of the past and will not work in internationally on the issue of Sabha elections. Advani is a generation loyalists to follow Pitroda’s comments as “unfor- “Whether it is Pitroda or any politicians to ask questions. future even as he raked up the terrorism. six-time MP, elected five times their tune. !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 = 5" 7 R - # by Naik. 7 !8 (* * He will be produced before -)"24? a special PMLA court in Mumbai. “A n a m o u n t o f 79 crore .& !%&/0/1 was received from GBC to Ms Harmony Media Pvt Ltd. But for these monies, it would not 678 have been possible to produce %("! , "2(( !"+ these controversial speeches he Enforcement of Naik and reach wider audi- New Delhi: The Enforcement cation order, a penalty of TDirectorate (ED) on Friday ences through Peace TV,” the Directorate has levied a penal- 14,40,000 (Rupees Fourteen arrested a close aide of terror agency alleged. ty of 14.40 lakh on hardline Lakhs Forty Thousand only) preacher Zakir Naik from It claimed that the source Hurriyat Conference leader has been imposed on Syed Ali Mumbai in connection with a of funds remitted by GBC to Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a 17- Shah Geelani and $10,000, money laundering case against Harmony Media is “suspicious” year-old case of illegal posses- which was acquired illegally by him and others. as advertisements were not sion of $10,000 in contraven- him and was recovered by The agency arrested Abdul run on this channel and Sathak tion of the foreign exchange Income Tax Department dur- Kadir Najmudin Sathak, a jew- had not submitted any details laws. The foreign currency was ing search (in 2002) from res- eller, under the Prevention of in this context. seized during an Income Tax idential premises of SAS Money Laundering (PMLA) Naik has been under inves- raid at Geelani’s residence in Geelani have also been ordered for his role in “actively assist- tigation of the Central probe Srinagar’s Hyderpora area in to be confiscated,” the ED said ing Naik and aiding him in agencies since 2016, when the 2002. “This case has now in a statement. Geelani heads money laundering by transfer- Centre banned his Islamic been adjudicated by the the hardline faction of the ring funds of dubious origin Research Foundation (IRF) for Enforcement Directorate on Hurriyat Conference and is from the UAE to facilitate pro- five years. 20.03.2019. By way of adjudi- based in Srinagar. PNS duction and broadcasting Sathak had allegedly sent Indian security agencies incriminating videos for about 50 crore funds directly have been monitoring him Naik, wanted in India for taking cognisance of a National spreading communal hatred to Naik, which the preacher ever since allegations surfaced terror-related activities and Investigation Agency (NIA) and radicalisation of a partic- illegally routed and laundered, that he had inspired one of the hate speech, reportedly left the FIR filed under the Unlawful ular community.” the sources said. militants involved in the Dhaka country in 2016 and has since Activities Prevention Act Following his arrest, the Sathak was also the direc- restaurant terror attack on July obtained permanent residency (UAPA) agency will soon file a fresh tor of Global Broadcasting 1, 2016, which left 22 people from the Malaysian The ED is probing money chargesheet in this case based Corporation FZE LLC that dead. One of the Dhaka attack- Government. laundering aspect of Naik’s on the fresh evidence that will owned Naik’s Peace TV chan- ers was reportedly radicalized The ED had registered a dubious business and the sub- be gathered after questioning nel. The company Global after watching programmes of criminal case against Naik and sequent proceeds of crime thus Sathak, sources said. Broadcasting was “controlled” Peace TV. others in December, 2016 after generated. 5:$. R + - + / % ' 5 ! 44 ( 5,! + ' 678 93 F574=4 leadership. “All ‘chowkidars’ and downwards. It is a fit case 678 (watchmen) of the BJP are to be investigated by the newly !R he Congress on Friday thieves. NoMo. Arun Jaitley. appointed Lokpal,” Surjewala ith elections just weeks Tsought an investigation by Rajnath Singh...,”he tweeted, said, waving a copy of the New Delhi: Former YSR Pradesh chief minister was Wahead, the Indian the Lokpal into a media report tagging the report. ‘expose’ at the press conference. Congress MP YS Vivekananda making “wrong statements” Statistical Institute (ISI) pre- that alleged bribes of 1,800 Responding to the charge, “The ball is in the PM’s court. Reddy’s daughter, Sunitha which could hamper the inves- sented its report on the sample crore were paid by former Yeddyurappa said that the doc- He must decide whether Narreddy, met the Chief tigation by the Special size of Voter Verifiable Paper Karnataka Chief Minister BS uments cited by the Congress chowkidar chor hai ya chowki- Election Commissioner (CEC) Investigation Team (SIT). Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip Yeddyurappa to the BJP’s top are forged. “The Congress dar jaanch ke liye taiyaar hai Sunil Arora on Friday seeking She said Naidu’s remarks counting to the Election brass. Yeddyurappa rubbished party and its leaders are bank- (or the chowkidar is ready for a fair investigation into her blaming her cousin and YSR Commission on Friday. The it as “atrocious and malicious” rupt of ideas, they are frustrat- an investigation),” Surjewala father’s death. Sunitha said the Congress chief YS Jaganmohan EC is now expected to take a allegations. The report was ed with growing popularity of added. investigation should not be Reddy for the “murder” might call on the demands of politi- based on the alleged contents the Modi ji, they have lost the In a statement, the CBDT under the state government influence the SIT probing the cal parties to increase the num- of a diary that, it said, had been battle before it began. I-T said: “He (Yeddyurappa) stat- and that she was planning to matter. ber of polling stations where with income tax department Department officials have ed that he was not in the habit meet the Secretary of the Home “My father was killed a paper trail machine slips are since 2017. But, the Central already proved that the docu- of writing a dairy and that the Ministry regarding the same. week ago. I have given a rep- matched with electronic voting Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ments are forged and fake,” loose sheets in question were “The issue has been (made resentation to the CEC because machine (EVM) results, to dis- also issued a statement saying Yeddyurappa said. The BJP not in his handwriting. “He into) an election campaign by I am concerned about the way pel fears of rigging. that the pages were false and leader said that the allegation denied his handwriting and sig- Chief Minister N Chandrababu the investigation is being done. The VVPAT is a paper slip ECI’s decision to verify VVPAT Mathematical Institute (CMI) fabricated. has been already inquired into natures on the loose sheets. Naidu. The head of the state, I have asked the CEC to ensure generated by the EVM when a of only one randomly selected and Onkar Prasad Ghosh, Dy. Earlier, Congress by the Income Tax depart- He further stated that contents who is directly supervising the a fair investigation. The chief vote is cast. These are visible to booth in every Lok Sabha con- Director General (Social spokesperson Randeep ment and it has been found that of the loose sheets were false case, has made irresponsible minister has been making the voters who can see if their stituency. The petitioners had Statistics Division), Central Surjewala said it was time the documents are “fake” and and fabricated and his name statements. This is a huge con- repeated statements that the vote has been cast as per the but- stated that this would cover just Statistics Office. Government got the claimed it as a”closed chapter”. has been used to malign his flict of interest,” Sunitha said. murder was done by a family ton pressed. The VVPAT is 0.44% of the total votes polled There have been demands Yeddyurappa diary probed by BJP president Amit Shah political career. He also pro- During her meeting with member and Jaganmohan used in all polling stations but as and the idea behind introduc- to increase the number of an independent agency. “If claimed that after all the “fake” vided a sample of his hand- CEC Sunil Arora, Sunitha sub- Reddy is responsible for the of now, results of EVMs and ing VVPAT in all Assembly and polling stations where EVM there is no truth in this diary, issues have collapsed, “the des- writing in order to verify the mitted a representation same. VVPATs are matched in one Lok Sabha constituencies and VVPAT results are why isn’t PM Modi ready for an perate are now relying on genuineness of the said loose demanding a fair investiga- “When SIT has not given polling station per constituency. would be defeated. matched to dispel fears about investigation? Now, even the forgery”. “The Congress cam- sheets,” it said. tion be carried out into the its report, how is the chief min- The development comes The report titled ‘Random electronic voting machines Lokpal is appointed. Why can’t paign is in shambles. Now Reacting to the report on “murder” of her father without ister able to know what the just a week after the Supreme Sampling For Testing of EVMs being ‘hacked’ to favour a par- the first independent investi- even forgery can’t save them. the payoffs from former BJP interference by the state gov- findings are and draw conclu- Court sought a response from via VVPAT Slip Verification’ ticular political party. Parties gation be on this issue?” Few loose sheets given by a Chief Minister to BJP’s central ernment. Vivekananda Reddy, sions? How will there be a fair the Commission on the extent was presented by Professor have demanded that at least 50 Surjewala added. Congress Congress Minister is only as leadership, CPI(M) General former minister and younger trial if the chief minister keeps to which VVPAT slips could be Abhay G. Bhatt, ISI to the per cent paper trail slips per president Rahul Gandhi also credible and reliable as Rahul Secretary Sitarama Yechury brother of former Andhra making statements like these,” tallied with the EVM votes. A Chief Election Commissioner constituency be counted to accused all BJP leaders of being Gandhi’s leadership skills,” said that Lokpal and EC should Pradesh Chief Minister YS Sunitha said. bench headed by Chief Justice Sunil Arora and Election ensure there is no rigging. “corrupt” and cited a media Shah claimed on Twitter. probe matter. Rajasekhara Reddy, was found She also said that her of India Ranjan Gogoi on Commissioners Ashok Lavasa Elections for the 17th Lok report that claimed former Earlier, Surjewala, said He said that these are very dead at his home in Kadapa on mother will soon move a peti- March 15 asked EC to give its and Sushil Chandra. The expert Sabha will be held in seven Karnataka Chief Minister BS PM Modi should come forward serious cases of corruption March 15. tion in the Andhra Pradesh response on the issue on March committee at ISI also consist- phases, between April 11 and Yeddyurappa had allegedly and clarify. “Prima facie, this is involving the top most leaders In her submission to the High Court for a fair investi- 25. The petition by 21 political ed of Prof Rajeeva L. May 19. The results will be paid bribes to the tune of a case of investigating all BJP of the BJP. If true, this calls for CEC, Sunitha said the Andhra gation in the matter. PNS parties had challenged the Karandikar, Director, Chennai declared on May 23. 1,800 crore to the top party leaders, right from the PM strictest action. "5 + R +,,(( 3 (&Q& ! !!("(&&% 5! ( * * 678 "&''>,(, Earlier this week, the . $ )&))'><:'&: Congress in Goa had written to 678 encouraging healthy partici- New Delhi: The CBI on Friday appointment of teaching and he DMK has asked Election 8< the EC seeking a ban on the pation in election-related dis- Q R carried out searches at four non-teaching staff at MSS Waqf TCommission (EC) to block release of the movie. The icroblogging site Twitter cussions, and encouraging locations in Tamil Nadu, Board college in Madurai. the release of a biopic on Prime Congress’ student wing, Mon Friday welcomed the more people to go out and New Delhi: Congress leader including the premises of In January, Justice P Minister Narendra Modi dur- uled to be released next month, National Student’s Union in Election Commission’s aware- vote,” Twitter said in state- Jitin Prasada on Friday dubbed AIADMK MP Anwhar Velmurugan of Madurai bench ing election time saying it is in seeks to influence voters dur- India, had claimed that the ness programme on its plat- ment. the speculation of him joining Raajhaa, in connection with of the Madras High Court had contravention of the Election ing the Lok Sabha General movie was a ‘propaganda by the form starting with the launch Systematic Voters’ archrival BJP “hypothetical”. alleged irregularities in directed the CBI to file a report Code of Conduct. The movie, Elections. The movie’s trailer BJP to influence voters’ during of a new emoji for the upcom- Education and Electoral There is a buzz that Prasada, appointments at a Waqf board within six months on a petition which is titled PM Narendra was released on Thursday and the Lok Sabha elections and ing polls. Participation (SVEEP) is a pro- who has been been fielded by college. The searches at these which also alleged that Tamil Modi and stars Vivek Oberoi in featured Vivek Oberoi playing was thus in violation of the “Committed to providing gramme of the Election the party from the Dhaurahra premises began on Thursday Nadu minister Nilofer Kafeel the lead role, is scheduled to hit Narendra Modi through vari- model code of conduct. The front row access to the election Commission to educate citi- in UP for the Lok Sabha polls, and continued till Friday after- and Raajhaa were involved in the screens on April 5, a week ous stages of his life. The film letter demands a ban on the conversation, Twitter India zens, electors and voters about will join the BJP. Responding to noon, official sources said. the irregularities. The court before the first phase of the has been produced by Sandip movie 48 hours prior to voting welcomes the Election the electoral process in order to questions posed by reporters The CBI had registered a issued the order on a petition 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The Singh, Anand Pandit and which is known as election Commission of India’s SVEEP increase their awareness and on whether he would join the case against Raajhaa on the by Sardhar Basha who alleged party functionary Arasu Suresh Oberoi and will be silence where a party is not onboard the platform. Twitter participation in the electoral BJP, the former Union Minister orders of the Madurai Bench of that more than 30 appoint- Bhupathy has written to the EC released in Hindi, Telugu and allowed to promote or cam- India is also launching a special processes through various said, “Why should I answer the Madras High Court, alleg- ments had been made in vio- saying the biopic, that is sched- Tamil. paign. election emoji, aimed at modes and media platform. hypothetical questions?” PNS ing irregularities in the lation of the UGC guidelines. 8;2"@24;+';A 2348. @ < * #
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Foundation of India (HCFI) has issued a set of guidelines recommendations are part of a The other features of the noted that while target to make aiming to improve treatment of larger package of actions '*>,*: guidelines are effective priori- TB-free India by 2025, which multidrug-resistant TB (MDR- designed to help countries @&:8&8') tization of planning and imple- is five years ahead of the glob- TB) by asking the countries to increase the pace of progress to mentation of impactful TB al deadline set by the WHO, is set up an accountability frame- end the deadly disease. 9*) *> interventions based on analy- ambitious, India must mobilize work to coordinate actions “The theme of this year’s *<0))&&@*: ses of patient pathways in resources further to achieve across sectors and to monitor World TB Day is: It’s time to accessing care and a civil soci- this. Early diagnosis and com- and review progress; an elec- end TB,” said Dr Tedros @'':;&() ety task force to ensure effec- plete treatment are extremely tronic TB surveillance systems Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO &:)*>*< tive and meaningful civil soci- important to prevent and con- to keep a tab on epidemics Director-General, according to ety engagement, said the state- trol TB. through real-time monitoring a statement here. designed to help countries ment. “Introduction of new and and better access to healthcare. Since 2000, 54 million lives close gaps in care ensuring no “This is a set of pragmatic effective drugs and tools, Tuberculosis (TB) is the have been saved, and TB deaths one is left behind. Key elements actions that countries can use improved hygiene and nutri- world’s top infectious disease fell by one-third, but ten mil- include: an accountability to accelerate progress and act tion as well as stronger empha- killer, claiming 4,500 lives each lion people still fall ill with TB framework to coordinate on the high-level commitments sis on grass-roots level TB day. Ten million people still fall each year, with too many miss- actions across sectors and to made in the first-ever UN awareness and plan imple- ill with TB each year, with too ing out on vital care. monitor and review progress; a High Level Meeting on TB last mentation all over the country,” many missing out on vital care. The WHO package is dashboard to help countries September,” said Dr Tereza is a key, he said. !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 < ; ! " (( 8%8( <@ 8 ! C 6% . 0 ! 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Thus the technology, have become an cations and information tech- to stand trial. This prompted Rehana Banu, widow of Sadiq back on Thursday when one of strength of AIADMK was A$BP1 $ #" $ embarrassment to the DMK in nology (2004 to 2007), the brothers to approach the Batcha, who was found dead the party MLAs breathed his diminished to 117. The demise )*:*;*< -4% $ this Lok Sabha election. The Dayanaidhi Maran misused High Court again pleading for under mysterious conditions last due to cardiac arrest. With of two more MLAs and dis- 5 . % $ party which was having a his official powers and got a the quashing of charges. in March 2011, came under the demise of 66-year-old R qualification of one more MLA " & G dream run in the campaign private telephone exchange The Single as well as the stone pelting while she and her Kanakaraj who was represent- who was sentenced by a court 1 11 %0 7 % trail towards the Lok Sabha installed at his private residence Division Benches of the Madras children were travelling in a car ing Sulur constituency in the of law brought down the &- 4 election faced further dilemma in Chennai and used the same High Court dismissed their A group of unidentified persons assembly, the strength of strength of the AIADMK to 114. 6 & when the widow of Sadiq for the commercial business of pleas twice. When the Marans who followed her car in bikes AIADMK has come down to The party’s position was Batcha, the slain business part- Sun TV Network, south India’s approached the High Court for smashed the windshields of the 113 including the Speaker. further weakened by the stance # /0% ## ner of former Union Minister largest satellite television net- a third time pleading for acquit- car with iron rods . The incident This means that the of three MLAs who were elect- "(@+* " 1. G A Raja, complained to the work owned by his elder broth- tal from the case, the court came within days of Banu plac- AIADMK should win at least 17 ed under the Two Leaves sym- $% 0 3 . 2 police that she was being tar- er Kalanidhi Maran. asked them on Wednesday what ing advertisements in newspa- of the 18 Assembly constituen- bol of the AIADMK. These 3-.% 1 $ . 1 geted by a group of people. According to the charge prevented them from facing pers on the occasion of the cies which go to the by-polls on three MLAs would cross over $ & Both Dayanaidhi and Raja are sheet by the CBI which probed the trial. “If the petitioners are death anniversary of Batcha April 18. The effective strength to the Dinakaran or Stalin DMK candidates for the April the case, the private telephone confident enough that they which fell on March 16. Ot was of the Tamil Nadu Assembly is camp depending on the kind of 0 0 A"B 18 Lok Sabha election. exchange with high speed data have a strong case for their on this day in 2011 Batcha was 234 and the party in power enticements they get. Hence the ;*<)** 1 $3-. . The Madras High Court transmission network had defence and none of the charges found hanging in his house in requires 117 for absolute major- AIADMK should win all the $ 6 7 0" which dismissed the petition caused a loss of 1.78 crore to framed by the lower court can Chennai, days before he was to ity. The AIADMK which fought Assembly constituencies except & on Wednesday, filed by the exchequer. The Marans, be sustained, they must willingly appear before the Enforcement the 2016 Assembly election Thiruvarur that go to the polls. Dayanidhi and his elder broth- from day one of the investiga- go ahead facing the trial court Directorate and the CBI to be under the leadership of Thiruvarur , which had been D$# ! " er Kalanidhi asking the court to tion had caused hurdles in and get an honourable exit . In interrogated in connection with Jaylalithaa was re- elected with represented by last CM "*,(<*! 8$1 . 7 $ quash the charges framed front of the probe agency, the the contrary they had ensured the 2G Spectrum case. 136 seats. With the demise of Karunanidhi has been a DMK $ ! 7 0" against them by the CBI special CBI and subsequently the that this case does not cross the Rehna Banu has been pro- Jayalalithaa and the disqualifi- fortress and it is difficult for the 1 & court in the illegal telephone trial court in Chennai acquit- threshold of framing of charge vided with police security fol- cation of 18 party MLAs under AIADMK to surmount the exchange case, came down ted the Marans stating lack of sheet and come up with same lowing her complaint to the the anti-defection law, the sympathy wave for the late # " !" / ! $" heavily on the grand nephews sufficient evidence. When the plea every time by giving it dif- authorities. strength of the party came down party patriarch. (>C:& 4 . ! 0 0 $" $ $ 5 " & ! /R* 4 . $ / * /" " " # *8(<3-.'@ $!.% $ 4 % =2 7 0" & * 8 Q R+ B8 / !/ % $ "(@+*< " $ $ !#$ # !4!35 However, Shinde returned not to contest the 2019 Lok & while several BJP leaders and " ! ! B@ to the NCP after persuasion Sabha polls from Madha ministers declared themselves $ 7 0" %0 fter Ranjitsinh — son of by party chief Sharad Pawar constituency or any other con- ‘chowkidars’ like the prime 1 -00 & ANationalist Congress Party himself. stituency. Lucknow/Gorakhpur: BSP minister, the Uttar Pradesh (NCP) MP and former Deputy Addressing a news confer- Pawar’s announcement had chief Mayawati on Friday said chief minister was not sure D" ! ! ""$ Chief Minister Vijaysinh ence after Shinde’s re-entry to come after he met the party the BJP could take up “chowki- whether to announce himself *@@( 1 H5" Mohite-Patil — switched to the the NCP, Pawaron Friday office bearers from Solapur in dari” after “losing” the Lok as one or remain a public ser- $$ 2 1 $ ) 1 BJP, the NCP is playing its safe announced that Shinde would western Maharashtra — at Sabha elections, prompting a vant or a yogi (sanyasi). II by not fielding his father, contest the Lok Sabha polls as a which he urged his party work- sharp retort from Uttar Pradesh The BJP leaders might & Vijaysinh, as its candidate from joint candidate of the NCP, ers to support the NCP’s sitting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth adopt whatever fashion they the Madha constituency in west- Swabhimani Shetkari MP Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, who who asserted that “thieves get want, but they should work as ern Maharashtra. Instead, it has Sanghatana and Peasants and will re-contest the Lok Sabha uneasy when the watchman ‘watchmen’ of the law and fielded a politically influential Workers’ Party. polls from Madha constituency. becomes alert”. farmers’ plight. Constitution, she said, adding but a new face Sanjay Shinde as Ranjitsinh had quit the NCP However, in the subsequent In a tweet, Mayawati Friday In a series of tweets, she that this was all that the peo- its candidate against Ranjitsinh on March 19 and joined the BJP days, Ranjitsinh also began to morning said the BJP leaders took a jibe at Prime Minister ple wanted. from Madha constituency. on the following day. The BJP lobby for the Madha seat. were free to amuse themselves Narendra Modi and his col- Reacting to Mayawati’s Currently, Shinde is the nominated him as its candidate However, senior Mohite Patil— and do whatever they want, but leagues for calling themselves tweet in Gorakhpur Friday, President of Solapur Zilla from Madha immediately after- who is the close confidant of they should not insult the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman). Adityanath said, “Thieves get Parishad. He is a bitter political wards. Pawar for very many years, country and denigrate consti- She alleged they were not uneasy when chowkidar rival of Mohite-Patils in It may be recalled that on appears to have had way. tutional posts in any way. bothered about Rafale files becomes alert.” Solapur district, where Madha March 11, NCP chief Sharad Everyone was expecting the “Let DM, CM & PM being “stolen”, but were hiding “I and the entire state could tehsil falls. Pawar had backed out of the NCP to field Vijaysinh as its remain as per the provision of data on “declining” employ- understand the uneasiness, Shinde had recently quit the contest, setting the stage of the candidate from Mahada con- the Constitution. They can do ment rate, poverty and farmers’ worry and pain of Mayawatiji,” NCP to contest against BJP entry of his grandson Parth stituency. However, Pawar chowkidari after losing polls,” plight. he said. Adityanath alleged candidate Ranjitsinh Mohite- Pawar into electoral politics. sprang a surprise on Friday and she tweeted. She claimed that data were that during her regime, a - ( ' % Patil, as he had no hopes of get- A month after he indicated announced Shinde’s candidature Mayawati alleged that being hidden for votes or image new record of loot and and cor- - % *# ting nominated as a candidate by that he would contest from in place of Vijaysinh, thus sav- while BJP leaders did not care and asked if the country need- ruption was set, and she is 3456 # () the Sharad Pawar-led party. Till Madha Lok Sabha constituency ing the latter of the trouble of about the files on the Rafale ed such a “chowkidar”. upset as these things stopped recently, he was being wooed by in western Maharashtra, Pawar, fighting his son Ranjitsinh in the deal, they were hiding crucial The former Uttar Pradesh due to the alertness of the 0 $ " " the BJP into its announced that he had decided polls. data on unemployment and chief minister claimed that chowkidar. 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Q 7 0" & / R Mumbai: A resident of Alibaug Alibaug is a well-to-do place, a of Alibaug by projecting them in Maharashtra has urged the major tourist attraction, and as ‘illiterate’ who do not have Mumbai: Veteran lyricist Javed Bombay High Court to ban the has several “good schools” and common sense,” reads the plea. Akhtar on Friday said he has “derogatory” and “humiliat- a high literacy rate. “Every time the petitioner not written any song for Vivek ing” phrase “Alibaug se aaya It also says that Alibaug has hears this dialogue, he gets hurt Oberoi-starrer PM Narendra hai kya?” meaning “Are a rich culture and history. sentimentally. This phrase Modi and he is shocked to find you a fool?”. The plea was mentioned always makes an adverse emo- his name in the credits of the As per the plea, the phrase earlier this week before a bench tional impact on the petition- film’s trailer. is used commonly in of Chief Justice Naresh Patil er and every person of The 74-year-old writer His post was retweeted by Maharashtra to address some- and Justice NM Jamdar. Alibaug,” it said. shared a photo of the credits, his wife, veteran actor Shabana one who is considered “foolish” It is likely to be taken up for Thakur has urged the court where his name appears Azmi. The first trailer of the or naive. the phrase is “unfair” and hearing after two weeks. to direct the State authorities to alongside other lyricists Omung Kumar-directed biopic The Public Interest “humiliating” as it projected “Alibaug is bestowed with get the public to refrain from Prasoon Joshi, Sameer, of Prime Minister Narendra Litigation (PIL) has been filed people of Alibaug as “illiterates”. nature with scenic beauty. In using this phrase. Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Modi, featuring Oberoi in the by Rajendra Thakur, a resident Alibaug is a coastal town spite of having such a rich He has also urged the court Sardaraa, Parry G and Lavraj. lead, released on Wednesday. of Satirje village of Mapgaon in and a municipal council in background filled with history, to ensure that films, docu- “(I) am shocked to find my The film, which also fea- !" + ( - Alibaug. His father, Madhukar Raigad district of Maharashtra, culture, industry, tourism, mentaries, TV serials, etc, that name on the poster of this film. tures Boman Irani, Manoj %.' - ! Thakur, is a former MLA of located around 95 kilometres medical facilities, nature and have the phrase as part of their Have not written any songs for Joshi, Zarina Wahab and ' the Congress. from here. education, it is highly objec- dialogues, are not granted the it!” Akhtar wrote on the Prashant Narayanan, releases ' () In his plea, Thakur has said Thakur’s plea states that tionable to ridicule the people censor certificate. PTI microblogging site. on April 5 countrywide. PTI !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 C ".-$=$)00)/;& )/*).$0%)$0
$ 3-. from Odisha is former IAS Nagar) have been given tickets Soundarrajan from Thooth- candidates, Pratap Sarangi and 678 officer Aparajita Sarangi but face a stiff battle ahead with ukudi where she will face off Brughu Baxipatra from B* (Bhubaneswar) who also joint- the SP-BSP-RLD combine, against DMK MP Kanimozhi. Balasore and Berhampur he BJP, which released *A7 0" ed the BJP recently. besides the anti-incumbency. BJP is contesting five seats in an respectively. Union Minister Tnames of 184 candidates for 4. Another ‘changer’ Sujay The BJP is yet to announce alliance with AIADMK. Jual Oram, party’ only MP to 20 States, going to poll in the !. Vikhe Patil, who crossed over names of party candidates from In Kerala, the party firmed scrape through in 2014, will first phase of elections on April 0 from the Congress to the BJP Pilibhit and Sultanpur which is up its alliance with the Bharth contest again from Sundergarh. 11, ‘dropped’ six sitting MPs " $ this month, has been awarded currently held respectively by Jana Sena Party (BDJS) on As will Sangeeta Kumari from Uttar Pradesh, including ticket (Ahmednagar) in Union Minister Maneka Gandhi Wednesday, giving it five seats, Singh Deo, who lost he former Union Minister Kalraj $$ $3-.O Maharashtra. and her son the sitting MP and the Kerala Congress Bolangir seat to her brother in Mishra (Deoria), 78 and ex- Home Minister Rajnath varun. A switchover of seats is (Thomas) with one seat. The law Kalikesh Singh Deo (BJD’s Uttarakhand Chief Ministers $)) Singh has been re-nominated expected in these two con- list saw BJP announce 13 out of candidate for 2019 again). Bhagat Singh Koshiyari 0.)30.)=7 from Lucknow and Textiles stituencies, according to sources. its 14 seats in contest with The list from Assam saw (Nainital) 77, and BC Minister Smriti Irani from The BJP announced 21 out Union Minister KJ Alphons to three sitting MPs dropped, Khanduri, (Pauri Garhwal), Amethi (to take on Congress of 28 candidates for Karnataka fight from Ernakulam and for- Bijoya Chakraborty in Gauhati 84, although they apparently $ BA'@ president Rahul Gandhi). retaining 16 sitting MPs, and mer Mizoram Governor replaced by Queen Ojha, volunteered not to con- Lucknow seat has been with the with new entrant A Manju Kummanam Rajashekharan to DilipSaikia replacing Ramen test. Khanduri’s son, $ BJP since 1991 and been rep- from the Congress now getting fight Shashi Tharoor from Deka in Mangaldoi and Tapan Manish Khanduri, has (' resented by Vajpayee five times. a BJP ticket from Hassan to take Thiruvananthapuram. Gogoi replacing Kamakhya incidentally joined the Before Rajnath stepped in BJP on Prajwal Revanna, grandson In Bengal, a recent defec- Prasad Tassa in Jorhat. Congress and is expect- UP and of the six The turncoats with leader Lalji Tandon held the of former Prime Minister Deve tor to the BJP from the BJP’s trouble-shooter and ed to contest from the MPs dropped so far winnability factor are expect- seat from 20019 to 2014. Gowda. No candidate is yet Trinamool Congress, Arjun State Minister Himanta Biswas Pauri Garhwal seat from in the State four edly being rewarded by the Actress and BJP’s sitting announced for Bengaluru Singh will take on former Sarma was not fielded from where the BJP has nominated replaced by SPS Baghel, a BJP belonged to the reserved seats party. The BJP’s first list gives MP Hema Malini has been re- South, although Tejaswini Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi Tejpur as BJP chief said his its State Uttarakhand presi- Minister in the UP suggesting the BJP’s attempts to place to two Biju Janata Dal nominated from Mathura, West Ananth Kumar, wife of late from Barackpore. The party did presence was need in all 25 dent Tirath Singh Rawat. Government), and Union fine tune its political strategy entrants to the party like Jay UP, seat and expects a tough Union Minister Ananth Kumar not announce any candidate for seats of North-East to better Besides these, three veter- Minster of State Krishna Raj in vis-a-vis the Samajwadi Party- Panda (Kendrapada) and fight from the RLD candidate is talked as a potential candidate. its sitting seat of Darjeeling held BJP’s yield from the region. ans, the BJP also dropped two Shahjahanpur where Arun Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya Balabhadra Majhi (Nabar- who would have SP-BSP back- In Tamil Nadu, the BJP’s by SS Ahluwalia. The BJP has fielded former more MPs from UP — Ram Sagar replaced her. Lok Dal alliance that seeks to angpur) in Odisha. Both are ing. Union Ministers VK Singh lone sitting MP, Union Minister In Odisha where some Congress leader and MOS for Shanker Katheria, former The BJP has announced throw a massive challenge to its elected MPs. (Ghaziabad), Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan has been tickets awarded to defectors HRD Purandeshwari from Minister of State for HRD, in nominees for 28 seats of the 2014 performance when it won A third new entrant to the Satya Pal Singh (Bagpat), repeated from Kanyakumari from other parties, the party is Visakhapatnam in Andhra Agra where he has been total 80 Lok Sabha seats from a whopping 71 seats. party finding name in the list Mahesh Sharma (Gautam Budh and state unit chief Tamilsai fielding two of its former MLA Pradesh. ++4424-+ -5DA4D2;-3*E 6 5< $ !#$ # !4!35 tionary Kirit Somaiya and the The Shiv Sena’s bitter )R 2 Sena has not nominated its Opposition to Somaiya’s re- he ruling Shiv Sena on candidate for the Palghar seat nomination stems from the TFriday renominated 17 which is currently held by the fact that the latter has not only Q* R of its sitting MPs, including BJP, there is speculation that been a vociferous critic of the Union Minister for Heavy the two saffron parties may Sena leadership, but he $! !$ :/7:55 leadership a hard time to con- Industries and Public swap these two seats. has in the past repeatedly alle- 2 +> tain the unrest, there were Enterprise Anant Geete, as its The speculation stems gations of corruption in the ith at least 25 per cent of online appeals to the people candidates as it released its first from the Sena leadership has Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Wits candidates getting asking them to press the “none list of 21 nominees for the told the BJP in unambiguous Municipal Corporation Srinagar: This is not “jehad” imported from the ruling of the above” (NOTA) button, Lok Sabha polls. terms that it is vehemently (BMC). (armed crusade) but “jahalat” Trinamool Congress or the party sources said wondering The Shiv Sena, which is opposed Somaiya being re- Sources said that the (benighted), a village elder CPI(M), rumblings of “how the party could give contesting in alliance with the nominated from Mumbai BJP might consider offering pleaded to Pakistani terrorists discontent increased in Bengal nomination to a person whose ruling BJP, will contest 23 out north-east Lok Sabha con- the Mumbai north-east to in North Kashmir’s Hajin area BJP hours after the saffron name is yet to be cleared from of total 48 seats in the state. On stituency and has also said the Shiv Sena in lieu of while asking them to release a outfit published its first candi- charges of human trafficking.” its part, the BJP will contest the that in the event of the re-nom- Palghar seat which it had 12-year-old boy who was held date list for the coming Lok Decibel levels were high in remaining 25 seats in the state. ination of the sitting MP, it retained in the Lok Sabha by- captive and subsequently killed Sabha elections. south Bengal too with discon- Apart from Geete, the would not only not campaign polls held in May last year but on Thursday. A posse of violent party tented leaders like State BJP Sena’s other prominent re- for Somaiya but would had to give up to the seat to the Videos of the village elder of men ransacked the vice president Raj Kamal nominated candidates are: work towards defeating him in Sena during the seat sharing Mir Mohalla of Hajin surfaced Coochbehar district party Pathak tendering his resigna- Arvind Sawant (Mumbai the polls. negotiations. on social media, showing him office and blockaded the dis- tion after he was denied tick- south), Gajanan Kirtikar asking the two Lashker-e-Taiba trict BJP president’s car et. Pathak lost out in the tick- (Mumbai north-west), Rahul terrorists, Ali alias Furkan and protesting the candidature of et race to actress-turned politi- Shewale ( Mumbai north-cen- Hubaib, to release Atif Mir. Nitish Pramanik an erstwhile cian Locket Chatterjee who tral), Rajan Vichare (Thane), Villagers condemn the act. TMC leader. has been fielded from Hooghly Chandrakant Khaire The incident took place 33 “Pramanik has no credi- seat Pathak’s home-turf. (Aurangabad), Anandrao km north of Srinagar where the 5377 bility. He is an imported person “Everyone has an aspira- Adsul (Amaravati), Shivajirao terrorists had taken shelter in () from the TMC, a party that has tion to serve the nation. I was Adhalrao Patil (Shirur) and the boy’s house at gunpoint, unleashed untold miseries on also expecting a candidature Vinayak Raut (Ratnagiri- police officials said on Friday. so, we asked the villagers to was assaulted by the terrorists our workers for the past sever- either from Hooghly or any- Sindhudurg). The terrorists wanted to appeal to the terrorists to who hit him with iron rods and al years. Yet he has been given where else. But I am disheart- The only woman to have sexually abuse his sister but the release them,” a senior an AK rifle. the nomination because of ened and don’t see any reason been fielded by the Shiv family had helped her escape. official said. “I tried my best to get my money and muscle power. The to continue on my post,” Pathak Sena is Bhawana Gawali, who This infuriated them and they Speaking in Kashmiri, the nephew out of this. I begged people will not accept him,” a said. has been re-nominated started beating up the family village head was the first to ask them but they remained senior district party leader said Similarly a BJP block pres- from Yavatmal-Washim con- members, including Atif and the terrorists to release the unmoved,” Hameed told adding he would tender his res- ident from Ghatal in West stituency. his old uncle Hameed Mir, innocent boy. “Do whatever the police. ignation from his party post. Midnapore from where the “We will release the second they said. you want, but this is not Jihad As pressure mounted on “Dipak Burman who has party has fielded former IPS list of two candidates — for Hearing their cries, other but Jahalat. Please release the the terrorists, they killed the been working for the party for officer Bharati Ghosh said, Satara and Palghar seats — at people in the locality informed boy,” he said. helpless Atif, the police said, the past several years and has a “how will we convince the the joint public rally of BJP- police. The police also made an adding that the security forces better acceptability among the people that we are a party Sena alliance to be held at After assessing the situa- appeal through Aqeqa Begum, later mounted a heightened mass should have been given the with difference if we continue Kolhapur on December 24,” tion, the police started rescu- the wife of Hameed, who was operation and killed both the nomination. Pramanik needed to hire tainted candidates from Maharashtra Minister and ing the family. They managed virtually breathless as she asked Pakistanis. more time to settle down in the the TMC?” Ghosh though senior Sena leader Subhash to secure the release of the par- the terrorists to release her hus- Ali had been active in the party,” another local party man never a Trinamool member Desai said. ents and other family members band and nephew. area for long and was involved said claiming workers would was close to the top leadership Given that the BJP has not till they were fired upon by the Simultaneously, the police in the killing of a BSF person- “feel demoralised.” of that party and is named its candidate for holed up terrorists. made a room intervention and nel and others, including death While many local leaders currently facing charges of cor- Mumbai north-east con- “We knew that the boy and brought Hameed out of the of a man whose throat was slit went about tendering resigna- ruption that took place during stituency which is currently uncle were trapped inside and, house. He told them that he in front of his son. PTI tions requiring the district demonetisation. represented by its senior func- 8 #7 "0* -
678 genocide. added. “JKLF has many serious Malik is, at present, lodged he Cabinet Committee on cases registered against it. This in Kot Balwal jail in Jammu, TSecurity on Friday decided organisation is responsible for and is likely to face trial in the to ban the Yasin Malik-led murder of 4 IAF personnel and three-decade-old case of kid- Jammu Kashmir Liberation kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed. napping of Rubaya Sayeed, the Front (JKLF) for “promoting” Thirty seven FIRs have been daughter of then Union Home secession of the militancy-hit registered by J&K Police against Minister Mufti Mohammed State from the Union of India. JKLF. Two cases, including the Sayeed, and gunning down of JKLF was banned under vari- case of murder of IAF person- four IAF personnel in Srinagar. ous provisions of the Unlawful nel, were registered by CBI. The JKLF was founded by Activities (Prevention) Act NIA has also registered a case, Pakistani national Amanullah (UAPA)after the investigating which is under investigation. Khan in mid-1970 at agencies found that Malik and JKLF continues to be actively Birmingham in the United its outfit is “in close touch with engaged in supporting and Kingdom and came into militant outfits in Pakistan” and Unlawful Activities inciting secessionism,” said prominence in 1971 when its is supporting extremism and (Prevention) Act, 1967.Central Home Secretary, talking to member hijacked an Indian militancy in Jammu & Kashmir Government has followed pol- media about the ban on JKLF. Airlines plane flying from and elsewhere. icy of ‘Zero Tolerance’ against The Home Secretary said Srinagar to Jammu. After the Pulwama terror terrorism and acted strongly the Government is committed The organisation was also attack, the Centre has come against terrorists. Securities to relentlessly pursuing a pol- involved in the kidnapping down hard on many Hurriyat forces have been given free icy of curbing the activities of and killing of Ravindra Mhatre, leaders and withdrawn the hand to deal with terrorism. secessionist groups which are an Indian diplomat posted the security given to them. JKLF’s Malik was the mastermind threat to the country, said UK, in 1984. A week later, India banning comes close on the behind the purging of Kashmiri Gauba The review of security executed Maqbool Bhat, a JKLF heels of the Centre banning the Pandits from the Kashmir val- of Jammu & Kashmir-based activist, who had been sen- Jamaat-e-Islami. ley and is responsible for their separatists would continue, he tenced to death. The National Investigation Agency and Enforcement Directorate had conducted searches across the country $%&/ $:% and confiscated many bank accounts and properties owned by these pro-Pakistani leaders B8 in the Valley. Union Home Secretary Srinagar: PDP president said in New Delhi. cials said the Centre is of the Rajiv Gauba said the JKLF has Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said “Detrimental steps like these opinion that the JKLF is “in close been banned as the ban on the Yasin Malik-led will only turn Kashmir into an touch with terror outfits” and is Government has a policy of Jammu Kashmir Liberation open air prison,” Mehbooba supporting extremism and mil- zero tolerance against terror- Front was a “detrimental step” said in a tweet. itancy in Jammu & Kashmir and ism. “The Centre in its pursuit that will turn Kashmir into an Banning the outfit under elsewhere. They said the outfit of strong action against ter- open air prison. various provisions of the claims “secession of a part of the rorism, has today declared The JKLF was banned on Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Indian territory from the union” JKLF (Yasin faction) as an Friday for “promoting” secession Act after a high-level meeting on and supports terrorist and sep- unlawful association under the of the militancy-hit State from security chaired by Prime aratist groups fighting for this provisions of Section 3(1) of the the Union of India, officials Minister Narendra Modi, offi- purpose. PTI !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 : 0 !+ %+ "((03 " & 9 ;. $ & 9 9 35.,)063$$)-/ 5 !3 ! * / . * * / % $$$ N G% " 5 0 8 / 1 $ $% $& H $ $ A/1$B ; * $ * 5 ; /1$S =.+? 0 9 % % $ ( * 6 4 ast week, while flicking past some # * news channels, I chanced upon a ( ( +?>D broadcaster. There were anima- 0 9 ( tions of fire and bluster splashed across the screen and close to 15 =.+D ( Lpanelists were debating some issue — all ; speaking at the same time. The news tick- $ er kept moving along with all the noise and colour. It was commendable that the news broadcaster also managed to fit in a weath- er, time and pollution check. In this week’s # /1$ ( ( column, I would talk about the growing cri- sis of the Indian media and how it is imper- * ative for to arrest its sharp decline. # Media plays a unique and critical role 5S ( in the development of any modern society. Therefore, it is unsurprising to find figures / " 08 that inspire awe, both in fact and fiction. An /1$ 5S example of Edward Murrow will stand out ; ! F here. One of the most legendary figures of broadcast journalism, Murrow, earned his ! * ( corn as a war correspondent during the S ( Second World War but what actually brought 5 5S +??. him fame, and more significantly respect, was the manner in which he took on McCarthyism. P5 *Q In the 1950s, McCarthyism was the prac- 1 9 tice followed in the US, of categorising acts or persons as treasonous without any due media outlets contributed to the much room for leeway that instead act as ‘his master’s regard for evidence. While McCarthyism was panic and hysteria. In an envi- journalists have while reporting voice’. Whether it is the ques- $ * S a creature of the 1950s, many would say that ronment that required calm news. I appreciate these con- tion of jobs or about the actu- 0 9 ! 9 its fundamental tenets exist even today in heads, some news anchors were, cerns. However, I believe that al speed of Indian trains, there ; many countries. I will not disagree. In fic- unfortunately, screaming their some steps could prove useful in are sections in the media who tion, too, there are heroes of journalism that heads off. regaining some of the credibil- have been found severely want- ( have been inspired by figures like Murrow. Another problem with the ity that the media has lost: ing. In times like these, then, it 9 These creatures of fiction, too, attempt to Indian media is that social 84 5! 57 (i) Adherence to a code of becomes imperative for con- imbibe values that we would want to see in media and the internet has 0046 88 conduct: While the Press sumers of such information to our journalists: Courage, integrity and made anybody and everybody a Council of India does prescribe be more discerning and at the ) /1$ S ( approachability. It is a tragedy then that many broadcaster. They even allow ! 5/5? 0 the “norms of journalistic con- very least compare different $ 5 ; in today’s media are often found wanting in everyone to claim their own 85 8501/! duct”, as per the code itself, “the pieces of information. We can # ( / 6 these respects. Journalists, who display facts. This makes it all the more sanction behind the code of ask tough questions from the courage and integrity, are crucial in aiding difficult for everyday people to 815F/=? ethics is moral.” This isn’t ones who provide informa- * 5 the process of nation-building. The corol- distinguish between ‘verifiable / /5 ! %5 enough. I don’t mean to propose tion to us by asking them hard * $ A*$B lary, however, is just as true: Journalists, who news’ and ‘fake news’. This is the creating legal sanctions for vio- questions even if they don’t ask C are pliable and publish information without ‘WhatsApp’ school of journalism 1/!3 5 / / lation of these norms but one the powers that be the same any independent thought, accelerate a coun- where people appear to get 0/! /=!5 / suggestion is that media hous- types of questions. * S try’s decline. information from photo- es are audited for violation of So, the only way forward is G What’s the nature of the problem? The shopped pictures or videos 6 85 norms that have been detailed if all parties concerned put their # *$ fundamental issue with the Indian media rather than a reliable source. 4 8578?/0 in the code of conduct. In the best foot forward. In this con- today is that it has come in the category of To put things into context, case of companies, it is impor- text, the words of Murrow are ‘infotainment’, a combination of some infor- a news channel immediately / =5 ! & tant for stakeholders, who do appropriate. While speaking mation with an unhealthy dose of ‘entertain- manages to reach out to millions not participate in the day-to-day about fear-mongering and false ment’. This is precisely the reason why peo- of Indians when they publish a 8 0 0.=1 07? affairs of the company, to have propaganda around him, ple say that they get their news from come- piece of information; whereas 8=50/ 68? some method to gauge whether Murrow, in one of his most / R dians and comedy from the news. A good WhatsApp now has limited the the firm is being run in an eth- famous broadcasts, reminded reason for this change is the upsurge in dig- forwarding of any information ./.705?85 ical way. News channels, too, his fellow countrymen of their - / . / ital media. Media outlets nowadays compete to 25 people from 250. 8?F8 = must be subject to audits by an better nature. He said, “We will primarily to gain screen time and boost their Therefore, while WhatsApp, independent agency that exam- not walk in fear, one of anoth- / advertisement revenue rather than through which essentially has nothing to 60=/! ines the manner in which they er. We will not be driven by fear subscriptions. Since news channels compete do with the news, has taken the 1/! 5 05 are being run. The audit reports into an age of unreason.” It is for advertisements, facts are often compro- initiative to stem the flow of false should be published and freely important for those in the media ( mised in favour of being the first to a piece information, there are many in 1/!?=/! available so that the veracity of to remember these lines. If they ) of news. This was evident during the the media who have not. 8 60 information by such outlets can don’t and we don’t, the realm of * episode of doctored tapes of students from Is there a solution? In my be examined. inspiring journalists in the future +,-.. $ the Jawaharlal Nehru University that were article, I have been critical of (ii) Demanding better will only be in the realm of fic- / 0 ( broadcast on a few news channels without some sections of the news from ourselves: A large part of tion rather than fact. /1$ they having conducted any basic verification. media. I do understand that it is the blame does lie with the (The writer is Jharkhand It once again became evident during the survival of the fittest in the media firms that refuse to PCC president, former MP and P*/3 Q 5 recent India-Pakistan standoff where certain media and, therefore, there isn’t speak truth to power but IPS officer. Views are personal) 2 3 ; '-+ * 3 ( F . 5 $ R S " $ " " & ) ? $ $) & $ " 6 * S /1$ &6 5 &. " " 2 " " % G G S " & H $ & $ $ & 2 S 78 ? G & A"B;:<*'><)*< *@*E*,*<)*,< ><)*<6!:<* # K0 ? K5 ? K< *,< ( K! 2- " 78 9 /1$ : P5 Q + + 4 + 2 ++ 8 ;-+24 5 ; ( # es, where we were told: Water is a universal solvent. But one wonders * S when people will dissolve their dif- < 0 Sir — This refers to the editor- %L6 M! BA& ferences over water and resolve ial, “Clipped wings” (March 21). Q!31 $ issues amicably before it reaches The ongoing crisis in Jet Airways O $ $$ & a boiling point. The question also 5 is an outcome of a tussle . ! O$ % remains whether inter-linking of 78 between the stakeholders, par- &1 rivers will solve India’s water cri- => # ( ticularly Etihad and promoter 1 $ ON O2"% 3 - sis or lead to more disputes. Naresh Goyal, who holds major- . 3-. ) TS Karthik ( ity shareholding in India’s & ) Chennai # " ( second largest flyer. % This is a case of individual $ & interest overlapping the corpo- $ H O ) % / rate one. Now, the already $ $& stressed State-run banks are " $ & 3-.O Sir — It is necessary to revisit the # S * being persuaded by the / $! Q!31 $ O clauses of extradition treaties so Government to take over Jet’s % 3-. & ! O ) &5 that offenders do not take advan- liability as it doesn’t want 23,000 " & $ " O tage of the loopholes and get the " ( ( employees to be out of jobs. 3-. "$$ K "$2 ! & better of legal systems. Inordinate 78 ? < The Jet turmoil must be K $ " !*,")&: delays tire out a system in pursuit resolved by infusing capital = " & % % of such cases and often reach a # 5 78 through the foreign route, initi- dead end after the initial burst. " * ating a joint venture with some The case of Lalit Modi has been / " international flyer of repute and the sake of his own satisfaction. going on for nearly a decade and converting debt into equity for Lenders must learn from he is almost forgotten after promi- ensuring proper valuation. the Kingfisher fiasco. If a finan- nent offenders came to spotlight. ( To avoid these kinds of Sir — This refers to the editori- cially sound management is bet- Sir — Few decades back nobody Unlike a few decades ago, India’s * @ # ( financial crises in future, partic- al, “Clipped wings” (March 21). ter suited to turn it around, would have imagined that water image as a global economic power 07 A B C03 ularly in the aviation sector, a Jet Airways was the brainchild of then Goyal must have a pragmat- would one day be sold. Water is has grown manifold. Hence the separate fund can be created that Naresh Goyal but the time has ic approach and desist from the oil of the 21st century and country deserves better. A B ( is sourced from employees, perhaps come for him to let playing with the lives of more many wars may be fought over it V Subramanian management, Government and some other airline like Etihad to than 23,000 employees, whose as it remains unevenly distributed Chennai * banks. run the company and make it career now is at stake. across the globe. KS Padmanabhan viable again rather than holding Bal Govind Most of us would do well to # = S Chennai on to the beleaguered airline for Noida recall our school chemistry class- ))<')&8&:
decides to send Captain Kirk to make have made this break and gotten away America’s military and defence indus- and economist Mariano Tommasi, are explained away in the context of conservative Nawaz Sharif regime peace with the Klingons. Kirk had had with it.” By this, Mansfield meant that tries; in 1979, Israel’s staunch Zionist in their March 1998 paper for the what and how the leaders are ideo- managed to change it to Sunday with- a history of fighting against the only a staunch anti-communist politi- Prime Minister Menachem Begin American Economic Review, write logically perceived. out much opposition because, at the Klingons. He harboured immense cian such as Nixon, from the conser- agreed to make peace with Egypt; that most leaders (both on the Nixon’s supporters were delight- time, most religious parties were hatred towards them. So when he vative Republican Party, would be Egypt’s once radically anti-Israel right and the left) have at their dis- ed to read a quote in which he told part of his coalition Government. agreed to host a diplomatic dinner for able to approach communist China leader Anwar Sadat recognised Israel; posal the intellectual resources and Mao, “rightists can do what leftists Nawaz explained that the move would the Klingons, this is when Spock made without facing any backlash from the populist Bolivian President Paz specialist advisers to help them can’t”. Mitterrand explained his pri- be economically beneficial and was the metaphorical remark. America’s largely anti-communist Estensorro introduced widespread determine political and economic vatisation of certain sections of ‘endorsed by the ulema.’ The expression first emerged in polity. Had the same move been made ‘neo-conservative’ policies; Francois trends. According to Cukierman France’s public sector as a way to sal- However, he could not get away . 48 1971, a few months after the then US by a leader of the more liberal Mitterrand, the socialist French pres- and Tommasi, these leaders do not vage the country’s welfare state. with suggesting peace with India, President Richard Nixon announced Democratic Party, that leader would ident (1981-95), privatised large parts disclose their findings in this respect According to Anwar Saeed, in but an anti-India general Pervez n the 1991 film, Star Trek: The that he would be visiting China. Until have faced severe criticism. of France’s public sector; US President to the voters before an election. They his book, The Discourse and Politics Musharraf, when he came to power, Undiscovered Country, Nixon’s visit in February 1972, the US This phrase, thus, evolved to Donald Trump has made loud peace keep to the script of how they are of ZA Bhutto, Pakistan’s ‘socialist’ did. The ‘left-liberal’ coalition ICommander Spock, the right- and China had no diplomatic rela- mean a right-wing politician initiat- overtures towards North Korea, etc. perceived. However, being largely Prime Minister ZA Bhutto agreed to Government led by the PPP (2008- hand man of Captain James T Kirk, tions. America did not recognise ing a policy or move that was asso- There are many such examples. pragmatic, if need arises, they are allow the right-wing opposition to 2013) did not get any traction from describes Kirk’s diplomatic over- China’s communist Government. It ciated more with those in the ‘liber- But why does this happen? Simply willing to do the opposite of the ide- table a bill to constitutionally oust the polity and from the opposition tures towards the Klingon Empire as had severed all ties with China after al’ or progressive camp. However, in put, experts believe that a popular ological perception that they build the Ahmadiyya community from parties led by Sharif and Imran “Only Nixon can go to China.” Mao Tse Tung’s communist forces their essay for the 1998 issue of the leader doing something, which does for themselves during an election. the fold of Islam because he antic- Khan for a widespread operation Spock, who belonged to the entire- ousted the Chinese nationalists in American academic journal Public not suit his/her constituency’s Nixon restored relations with ipated the post-1973 Saudi-backed against extremist groups. In fact, the ly rational and logical society on 1949 and formed a communist state Choice, economists Tyler Cowen and beliefs, is more likely to get away China because Beijing had broken rise of ‘political Islam.’ Bhutto, albeit Government was accused of “doing planet Vulcan, was paraphrasing a and Government. China became a Daniel Sutter write that, even though with it than if the same is done by away from the Soviet Union and the in an entirely contrived manner, America’s bidding against Islam.” famous metaphor which had become strategic and ideological ally of the phrase is often used for “right- an opposing leader. For example, US forces were fighting a losing war explained the move in the context Yet, no such accusations were part of America’s political language America’s Cold War adversary, the wing politicians taking a left-wing had US President Obama in Vietnam against communist of his leftist party’s ‘Islamic raised when a military operation in the early 1970s. The film, of course, Soviet Union. course of action”, it can and has gone (Democratic Party) so enthusiasti- guerrillas, many of whom were Socialism.’ His daughter Benazir was initiated by the second Sharif was fiction but the phrase wasn’t. The phrase “Only Nixon can go from left to right as well. cally tried to reconcile with commu- being backed by the Chinese. Bhutto wanted to change the week- regime, even though Khan’s PTI In the original Star Trek TV to China” was derived from a state- Fact is, the phrase may have come nist North Korea, he would have Cukierman and Tommasi insist ly holiday in Pakistan from Friday had reservations. But these reser- series and the five films that followed ment made by a Democratic Party into use after 1971, but what it been castigated by the populist that there are always pragmatic to Sunday. Her father had changed vations vanished when Khan came it, an alliance of planets in the ‘Alpha senator, Mike Mansfield, and cited in denotes has been happening across media and conservative ‘middle economic and political reasons it to Friday under pressure from the to power and recently ordered a Quadrant’ of the Milky Way galaxy the December 1971 issue of US the 20th century and even in the 21st. America.’ But Trump, a right-wing behind the ‘Nixon going to China’ Opposition in 1977. crackdown against militant outfits. was at war with the hated Klingon News and World Report. Mansfield For example, in the 1950s, former US populist, is quite clearly getting moments. But these moments do Benazir was advised not to do this This became his “Only Nixon can Empire for decades. However, in the was quoted as saying, “Only a President Dwight Eisenhower away with it. not completely isolate a leader’s con- if she didn’t want to attract the wrath go to China” moment. sixth film of the franchise, the alliance Republican, perhaps Nixon, could (Republican Party) openly challenged Professor Alexander Cukierman stituency. Because such moments of the right-wing opposition. Yet, the (Courtesy: The Dawn) !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 5 # ) / $ E7== * 7 ! # =?@1 &$" *! +,,& 678 !4!35 he he rupee on Friday TGovernment Tdeclined by 12 paise to has received bids close at 68.95 against the US worth 9,500 dollar on rise in demand for the crore so far from greenback from importers and the fifth tranche Sell-off in domestic equities. of CPSE Besides, strengthening of Exchange the greenback against key cur- Traded Fund rencies and rising crude oil (ETF), an offi- prices in the international mar- cial said on ket also kept the rupee under- Friday. Singapore Ltd, Edelweiss Alpha pressure. Anchor investors had put Fund, ICICI Prudential At the Interbank Foreign in bids worth 6,072 crore on Balanced Advantage Fund, Exchange (forex) market, the the first day of the issue on Merrill Lynch Markets domestic unit opened at 68.60. March 19. The issue closed Singapore Pte Ltd, and Morgan The local unit moved in a range RBI’s Forex swap, scheduled Sharma said. Friday. Stanley (France) S.A., among of 69.10 to 68.53 before finally on Monday,” said V K Sharma, Foreign institutional The remaining amount of others. ending at 68.95, a drop of 12 Head PCG & Capital Markets investors (FIIs) remained net subscription worth about The ETF tracks shares of 11 paise over its previous close. Strategy, HDFC Securities. buyers in the capital markets, 3,500 crore came in from CPSEs — ONGC, NTPC, Coal 678 increase of 6.55 per cent, which to the proposed transactions. The Indian currency had Analysts said despite fall putting in Rs 1,374.57 crore on institutional and retail India, IOC, Rural is in excess of 5 per cent dur- Accordingly, it grants gained 13 paise to close at 68.83 in the rupee, it still remains a net basis Friday, as per pro- investors. Electrification Corp, Power arkets regulator Sebi on ing the current financial year “exemption to the proposed on Wednesday. the “best performing emerg- visional data. “The subscription for CPSE Finance Corp, Bharat MFriday exempted the cen- 2018-19 thereby attracting acquirer, viz. The Government Forex market was closed ing market currency over last Snapping its eight-day ETF has touched 9,500 crore Electronics, Oil India, NBCC tral Government from making takeover provisions. of India, from complying with on Thursday on account of one month gaining over 3 per winning streak, the BSE bench- so far. We will exercise green- India, NLC India and SJVN. an open offer for the share- Under the takeover norms, the requirements of Regulation Holi. However, the domestic cent”. mark Sensex declined by over shoe option and retain over- Through the earlier four holders of Union Bank of India the acquirer is required to make 3(2) of the Takeover currency has gained 15 paise Brent crude futures, the 222 points Friday to end at subscription,” an official said. tranches of the CPSE ETF, the following capital infusion. a public announcement of an Regulations with respect to during the week. This is also global oil benchmark, was trad- 38,164.61. On similar lines, Final subscription data would Government has already raised In February, the open offer to acquire shares in the proposed acquisition of the sixth consecutive week of ing 1.05 per cent lower at the NSE Nifty shed 64.15 come by the end of the day. 28,500 crore — 3,000 crore Government proposed a capi- case the existing stake goes 6.55 per cent equity shares in gains for the local unit. $67.15 per barrel. points, or 0.56 per cent, to fin- The Government had set from the first tranche in March tal infusion of 4,112 crore in beyond a certain threshold. the target company viz. Union The dollar index, which “The dollar rallied against ish at 11,456.90. 3,500 crore as the base issue 2014, 6,000 crore in January the public sector lender According to the Bank of India,” Sebi said. gauges the greenback’s strength nearly all of its Group-of-10 The Financial Benchmark size for the three-day issuance 2017, 2,500 crore from the through preferential allotment Securities and Exchange In February, the lender against a basket of six curren- peers and reversed most losses India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the of the fifth tranche of CPSE third in March 2017 and 17,000 of shares. Board of India (Sebi), there had filed an application on cies, rose 0.18 per cent to incurred following the Federal reference rate for the ETF. As much as 30 per cent of crore in November 2018. The infusion is to meet cer- will be no change in control of behalf of the central 96.66. Reserve’s dovish surprise. The rupee/dollar at 68.6607 and for the issue size is reserved for The Government has tain regulatory requirements. the bank pursuant to the pro- Government seeking exemp- “The Indian rupee depre- biggest gains in greenback came rupee/euro at 78.1368. The anchor investors. exceeded the disinvestment After the preferential posed acquisition. tion from the applicability of ciated nearly 50 paise from the against the Euro, which plunged reference rate for rupee/British The list of anchor investors target set for current fiscal allotment, the shareholding of Further, there will be no Regulation 3(2) of the SAST morning high, after state-run 0.62 per cent to $1.1305 after pound was fixed at 90.2778 and include BNP Paribas Arbitrage, ending March 2019 by 5,000 the central Government is like- change in the number of equi- (Substantial Acquisition of banks purchased dollars on weaker than expected PMI data for rupee/100 Japanese yen at Citi Group Global Markets crore, taking the proceeds to ly to increase from 67.43 per ty shares held in lender by the Shares and Takeovers) behalf of Importers ahead of from European nations,” 61.97. Mauritius Pvt Ltd, Credit Suisse 85,000 crore. cent to 73.98 per cent, an public shareholders, pursuant Regulations. $ - 5 O H " $ 6 * >0 (+ 678 unlikely D>444 before two enders of Jet Airways are to three Llikely to pick up a substan- months, tial stake in the debt-laden air- one of the line till a new promoter is sources roped in, sources said. said. 14>4243 The process of getting a The new promoter on board is like- lenders ly to take another two to three would ulti- 678 months and once that happens, mately sell the banks would offload their their stake ower Grid Corporation of stakes, they added. in Jet PIndia Ltd., the country’s The State Bank of India-led Airways to central transmission utility and consortium of lenders is work- the new a Navratna PSU, has declared ing on a resolution plan for the promoters an interim dividend of 5.83 cash-strapped Jet Airways for as and when they are roped in, about the developments at Jet per equity share of 10 each for the last five months. The full they added. Airways. The airline is flying the Financial Year 2018-19. service carrier has a debt bur- Jet Airways Chairman just about a third of its fleet, Power Grid handed over den of more than 8,200 crore Naresh Goyal holds 51 per defaulting on interest pay- electronic payment remittance and needs to make repayments cent stake while Gulf carrier ments and delaying salaries to advice for payment of worth up to 1,700 crore by Etihad Airways has 24 per pilots. 1629.62 cr to Government of 678 ment receipts have touched March end. cent shareholding in the airline, The lenders are trying to India. 85,000 crores today,” Finance Sources said lenders of Jet which has been in operation for revive the carrier by change in The total interim dividend he Government on Friday Minister Arun Jaitley tweeted. Airways might pick up a sub- over 25 years. management as they feel col- disbursed is to the tune of Tsaid it has exceeded its dis- The Government has stantial stake in the airline, a Earlier this week, SBI lapse of the airline would not 3050.02 cr to about 5.91 lakh !4!35 ments recommended by the investment target for the cur- mopped up 9,500 crore from move that would provide com- Chairman Rajnish Kumar be good for consumers as well shareholders. During FY 18-19, Reserve Bank are under con- rent fiscal by 5,000 crore and the fifth tranche of CPSE ETF fort in the interim period till along with Civil Aviation as competition in the industry. the total dividend paid includ- he Reserve Bank on Friday sideration of the Government the proceeds have touched and 14,500 crore from the new promoters come in. Secretary Pradeep Singh They have also decided against ing final dividend for FY 17-18 Tagain deferred the imple- of India. Accordingly, it has 85,000 crore. REC-PFC deal. Current promoters of Jet Kharola and Principal taking the airline through is 4514.86 cr which is 1.48 mentation of the Indian been decided to defer the “As against a target of For next fiscal the disin- Airways have to exit before a Secretary to Prime Minister insolvency process. times the total dividend paid in Accounting Standards (Ind AS) implementation of Ind AS till 80,000 crore for disinvestment vestment target has been fixed new investor can be roped in. Nripendra Misra apprised On Tuesday, Jet Airways’ FY 17-18. by banks as the requisite leg- further notice,” the RBI said in for the current year, the divest- at 90,000 crore. The entry of new promoter is Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pilots’ union threatened to stop Power Grid is one of the islative amendments are still a notification. flying from April 1 if their salaries world’s largest power trans- under consideration. The RBI in February 2016 were not paid by March 31. mission utility, and has a wide Earlier in April 2018, the had proposed implementation Earlier this week, the network of 151,507 circuit kilo- central bank had postponed the of new accounting standards Directorate General of Civil meters transmission lines, with implementation of the Indian for banks for both standalone Aviation (DGCA) said there 239 Sub-stations and trans- Accounting Standards (Ind AS) financial statements and con- may be “further attrition” of formation capacity of by the banks by one year. solidated financial statements flights “in coming weeks”. 355,029MVA. “The legislative amend- with effect from April 1, 2018. 1 '+ $ / ** / 6508 F/ and 17 entities, US officials Iran as the United States tries acknowledged that the nuclear to roll back the clerical regime’s S he United States on Friday work was in the past but said regional influence. Timposed sanctions on Washington wanted to make “We’ll be relentless in deny- 678 Iranian nuclear researchers, the targeted figures “radioac- ing Iran the ability to engage in saying it wanted to warn tive.” WMD proliferation and all its D Foundation recently young scientists to steer clear Secretary of State Mike outlaw activities,” said Pompeo, Corganised an of any future effort to build a Pompeo on Twitter called the who is on a Middle East tour International Food and bomb. sanctions part of the “maxi- to build a united front against Fashion Festival in collabo- Sanctioning 14 individuals mum pressure campaign” on Iran. ration with Multiple embassies, partnering with the luxury five-star Eros Hotel. Charu Das, Director of CD Foundation said, “8 days of celebrations with 15 coun- tries coming together for 22 events, making it the grand- est success of combination of food, fashion and culture”. Chef from different embassies and countries par- ticipated to showcase their cuisines. Also, Fashion Shows by designers from different countries were the highlight of the evenings, added by the fact that artists from many countries came together to make this a cultural delight, presenting Jazz/ Sufi/ Classical performances. Coffee mornings with embassies saw interaction of many ambassadors and diplo- - * ? -@ / 54126A / mats interacting with guests 54 +.- * ) >32B1C 7 +.- *2 ( over coffee/tea/snacks from - +.- *2 ( their respective countries, / +.- * 7 B ' 345D - more like and international - . >32B1C / +.- version of Chai Pe Charcha. ) ? $ ) @ - ! $#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 55
( .' $ 5344 ) ' 834 B2D # ! New Delhi (PTI): Tata Power Strategic Engineering 678 It said, credit availability Division (SED) has bagged a has tightened up in areas heav- !4!35 0.56%, to finish at 11,456.90. turned to profit booking given putting in 1,771.61 crore on a 1,200 crore contract from the itch Ratings on Friday cut 222 ily dependent on non-bank On a weekly basis, the Sensex the sharp rally in last two net basis on Wednesday, as per Defence Ministry for supply of FIndia’s GDP growth forecast financial companies (NBFCs), napping its eight-day win- added over 140 points, while weeks and weak global cues. US provisional data. ship-borne 3D Air Surveillance for the next fiscal to 6.8% %( -P such as autos and two-wheel- ning streak, the BSE the wider Nifty gained 30 Fed has indicted that there will Meanwhile, data showed Radars. from 7% estimated earlier on ers, where sales have dropped. Sbenchmark Sensex tum- points. be no rate hike this year and that German manufacturing Tata Power SED has signed weaker than expected eco- Also, food inflation has bled over 222 points on Friday Fitch Ratings on Friday ended its ongoing QE tighten- contracted for the third straight a deal with the Ministry of nomic momentum. New Delhi (PTI): Fitch been muted and fell into neg- as investors scrambled to book cut India’s GDP growth forecast ing programme due to concern month in March, highlighting Defence to supply 23 ship-borne In its latest Global Ratings on Friday said that it has ative territory late last year, profits after the recent rally for the next fiscal to 6.8% from over economic growth. global growth concerns. In Asia, 3D Air Surveillance Radars to Economic Outlook, Fitch also assigned BBB-(EXP), an invest- weighing on farmers’ incomes. while ratings agency Fitch 7% estimated earlier on weak- “On the other hand, uncer- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose the Indian Navy over the next 10 slashed GDP growth forecast ment grade rating, to NTPC’s According to Fitch rupee is slashed India’s growth forecast. er than expected economic tainties over Brexit deal and 0.14%, Shanghai Composite years, a Tata Power statement for current fiscal ending March proposed senior unsecured expected to weaken to 72 to a Lacklustre global cues and momentum. delay in trade deal between US- Index climbed 0.08% and Korea’s said on Friday. The contract was 2019 to 6.9% from 7.2% pro- notes. dollar by the end of December a depreciating rupee also Tata Motors was the biggest China continued to impact Kospi increased by 0.09%. Japan’s signed under the Buy & Make jected in the December edition. The proposed notes are to 2019, and further to 73 by weighed on the markets, ana- loser in the Sensex pack, tum- global markets. Global bond Nikkei surged by 2.01%. In the (India) category of the Defence The 6.9% estimate is a be issued out of the company’s December 2020, from 69.82 to lysts said. bling 2.47%, followed by yields were on decline as glob- Eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX was Procurement Procedure 2013 notch lower than 7% growth USD 6 billion medium-term a dollar in end December 2018. The 30-share index opened Reliance Industries (2.44%), al central banks were tweaking down 0.36%, Paris CAC 40 shed that will be offering the Indian estimated by the Central note programme and are rated It said, fiscal and monetary on a positive note at 38,452.47, Maruti (1.84%), SBI (1.76%) their monetary policy to sup- 0.87% and London’s FTSE fell Navy a proven solution, with a Statistics Office (CSO) for the at the same level as the NTPC’s policies are becoming more but soon succumbed to heavy and Bajaj Finance (1.23%). port growth... this is likely to 0.91% in early deals. production arrangement in current fiscal. senior unsecured rating, as they growth friendly and RBI adopt- selling pressure, touching an NTPC emerged as the biggest benefit emerging markets like Oil market benchmark India under Transfer of Indian economy grew 7.2 will constitute its direct, uncon- ed a dovish stance and cut intra-day low of 38,089.36. It gainer in the index, spurting India in the medium term,” said Brent crude futures fell 1.11% Technology. The contract will be per cent in 2017-18 fiscal. ditional, unsubordinated and interest rates by 0.25% last finally closed at 38,164.61, 3.67%. Other winners included Vinod Nair, head of research at to USD 67.11 per barrel. executed by Tata Power SED as “While we have cut our unsecured obligations, a Fitch month. down by 222.14 points, or L&T, Asian Paints, Tata Steel and Geojit Financial Services. Meanwhile, the rupee was the prime contractor with for- growth forecasts for the next fis- Ratings statement said. “We have changed our rate 0.58%. PowerGrid, rising up to 1.54%. Foreign institutional trading weak by 10 paise to eign OEM (Original Equipment cal year (FY20, ending March The final rating is contin- outlook and we now expect On similar lines, the NSE “Domestic market ended investors (FIIs) remained net 69.93 against the US dollar in Manufacturer) partner Indra 2020) on weaker than expect- gent upon the receipt of final another 25bp cut in 2019, amid Nifty shed 64.15 points, or on a weak note as investors buyers in the capital markets, late afternoon trade. Sistemas, Spain. ed momentum, we still see documents conforming to infor- protracted below target infla- Indian GDP growth to hold up mation already received. The tion and easier global monetary reasonably well at 6.8% fol- NTPC’s Issuer Default Rating conditions than previously lowed by 7.1% in FY21,” Fitch reflects its standalone credit envisaged,” Fitch said. 3 > * A ! said. The rating agency said, profile of ‘BBB-’. Fitch will rate Fitch also cut its global India’s GDP growth softened for the company using a top-down GDP forecasts for 2018 and New Delhi (PTI): Maruti Suzuki Dzire slipped to the fourth position sell- be in the fifth position, the same as the Its SUV Creta was the eighth best selling the second consecutive quarter approach based on a strong 2019 at 3.2% in 2018 and 2.8% India’s entry level small car Alto was the ing 15,915 units as against 20,941 units previous generation WagonR in February PV model in February with 10,206 units in the October-December peri- likelihood of state support if the in 2019 from 3.3% and 3.1% best selling passenger vehicle model in in February last year. The second best sell- 2018. In the sixth position was compact while the company’s compact car od at 6.6% after clocking a company’s standalone profile respectively projected earlier. It, February, clocking 24,751 units as the ing model last month was MSI’s hatch- SUV Vitara Brezza from MSI selling Grandi10 was in the ninth position with growth of 7% and 8% in July- weakens but stays within three however, retained China’s company swept the top six spots. back Swift with 18,224 units, up from 11,613 units, improving one position from 9,065 units, a spot down from the year- September and April-June peri- notches of the Indian sovereign growth projections at 6.6% in According to the latest data by Society of third spot last year when it sold 17,291 last February when it sold 11,620 units. ago month when it sold 10,198 units. Tata ods, respectively. rating (BBB-/Stable) under the 2018 and 6.1% in 2019. Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Alto units. MSI’s premium hatchback Baleno Hyundai Motor India Ltd’s (HMIL) Motors’ hatchback Tiago made it to the “The slowdown has been agency’s government-related It estimates oil prices to had sold 19,941 units in February last year. was in the third place with 17,944 units, premium hatchback Elite i20 was the sev- top ten best selling passenger vehicles list driven by cooling activity entities (GRE) rating criteria. remain around 65 dollar to a Alto overtook MSI’s compact sedan up from the fourth in the year-ago enth best selling model last month with with 8,286 units, replacing Mahindra & growth in the manufacturing barrel in 2019 and fall to USD Dzire which was the best selling model month when it sold 15,807 units. The new 11,547 units, down a position from the Mahindra’s utility vehicle Bolero which sector and, to a lesser extent, tum has been mainly domesti- 62.5 to a barrel in 2020, from in the same month last year. This year WagonR from MSI sold 15,661 units to year-ago month when it sold 13,378 units. sold 8,001 units in February 2018. agriculture. Weaker momen- cally driven,” Fitch said. USD 71.6 a barrel in 2018.
SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11549.20 11572.80 11434.55 11456.90 -64.15 Script Open High Low LTP CGPOWER 45.50 46.25 44.00 44.35 SIEMENS 1060.00 1066.95 1043.95 1048.90 JINDALSAW 92.20 92.65 90.05 90.95 NTPC 131.00 136.20 129.70 134.10 4.85 SUZLON 6.99 7.01 6.62 6.68 AVANTI 412.80 415.90 404.30 408.45 IFCI 13.70 13.83 13.30 13.40 NIITTECH 1330.00 1339.25 1322.20 1322.50 LT 1379.00 1415.00 1376.20 1395.00 24.10 SPICEJET 93.50 104.70 93.30 98.10 CANBK 277.45 278.40 266.55 271.70 GLENMARK 650.00 654.00 641.15 641.20 FCONSUMER 45.35 45.55 44.60 45.10 ASIANPAINT 1459.00 1479.90 1452.60 1471.20 15.05 RCOM 5.23 5.32 4.87 5.32 PVR 1628.05 1664.30 1603.00 1612.05 ULTRACEMCO 3949.00 3973.50 3887.00 3912.05 NAVINFLUOR 691.00 720.70 691.00 699.00 JSWSTEEL 284.80 289.55 283.00 285.00 2.70 YESBANK 252.15 257.30 250.65 252.50 TATAPOWER 72.05 73.75 72.05 72.50 BAJAJFINSV 6969.00 7062.25 6927.70 6956.05 MRPL 73.55 74.50 72.50 73.50 INFY 745.00 746.35 732.30 745.00 6.05 JPASSOCIAT 6.07 6.08 5.78 5.84 MPHASIS 982.00 984.30 950.05 966.30 JISLJALEQS 61.50 62.15 60.20 60.50 DCBBANK 199.25 201.00 195.90 195.90 COALINDIA 232.70 233.80 230.00 233.00 1.85 PNB 95.80 96.00 90.90 91.70 TVSMOTOR 473.35 478.75 458.15 462.10 MARICO 340.00 344.10 338.00 339.70 COFFEEDAY 296.00 297.85 286.20 286.85 TATASTEEL 517.00 524.00 515.60 517.30 3.70 RELIANCE 1374.00 1380.25 1337.50 1342.10 STAR 441.55 449.35 436.50 440.85 EQUITAS 133.80 136.90 133.20 134.45 TATACOFFEE 95.00 95.00 92.60 93.00 AXISBANK 764.70 765.90 735.55 760.50 4.75 AXISBANK 763.20 765.75 752.45 757.35 GREENPLY 154.95 161.25 153.50 154.95 KTKBANK 131.00 132.00 128.00 128.10 BAJAJHLDNG 3351.00 3397.90 3345.60 3396.00 HINDALCO 208.10 211.55 206.05 208.40 1.25 JETAIRWAYS 219.30 230.00 219.00 225.85 NATIONALUM 56.50 56.50 53.70 54.00 JMFINANCIL 93.00 93.30 89.30 89.70 TTKPRESTIG 7788.80 7965.00 7730.00 7786.45 GRASIM 821.00 829.00 814.60 820.00 2.35 JUSTDIAL 614.30 639.15 613.10 628.10 APOLLOHOSP 1168.15 1181.90 1144.35 1147.85 RAYMOND 819.00 824.55 804.00 806.00 WELSPUNIND 60.10 61.20 60.10 60.30 IBULHSGFIN 740.00 754.00 725.15 727.90 OIL 175.55 177.05 171.80 172.40 DCMSHRIRAM 416.50 419.00 405.25 411.10 ADVENZYMES 180.05 180.05 173.00 174.75 EICHERMOT 21338.00 21674.60 21275.00 21399.00 61.00 MARUTI 6584.00 6717.00 6540.40 6558.00 WABAG 355.00 359.90 332.05 333.80 VOLTAS 619.00 619.00 608.55 613.90 THOMASCOOK 228.90 232.90 226.80 231.55 ONGC 152.95 153.45 148.45 152.25 0.40 NTPC 130.00 136.10 129.85 134.05 VENKYS 2258.90 2340.00 2233.00 2272.85 JSWENERGY 67.70 67.90 65.00 65.40 AARTIIND 1457.70 1478.05 1457.65 1463.00 BAJAJFINSV 6970.00 7080.00 6938.90 6970.00 16.50 LT 1375.55 1414.95 1375.55 1394.00 RADICO 410.00 414.40 402.00 404.80 GAIL 353.00 358.60 348.00 349.25 ALKEM 1763.00 1763.00 1709.25 1728.00 POWERGRID 197.90 200.85 197.15 197.60 0.20 RELCAPITAL 191.70 193.00 179.25 181.85 UJJIVAN 336.35 337.30 328.05 328.65 APOLLOTYRE 222.00 222.50 215.00 216.00 UBL 1393.95 1393.95 1362.70 1368.20 YESBANK 253.00 257.50 250.35 252.35 0.20 SOUTHBANK 16.10 16.24 15.26 15.82 POWERGRID 197.95 200.85 197.05 198.50 CUMMINSIND 747.65 756.00 742.40 749.95 TEAMLEASE 2906.55 3020.00 2906.55 2985.20 TITAN 1103.60 1124.40 1093.70 1102.90 0.55 IDEA 33.20 33.20 31.70 32.10 FEDERALBNK 92.55 94.15 90.10 90.40 PHILIPCARB 175.00 175.75 172.00 172.65 QUESS 788.90 805.00 778.85 795.40 ULTRACEMCO 3945.85 3976.90 3883.60 3924.00 1.70 INDIGO 1409.00 1459.30 1403.60 1426.85 ACC 1551.00 1596.50 1551.00 1576.10 AUBANK 570.75 582.75 558.70 563.00 NATCOPHARM* 597.95 597.95 583.20 586.35 TECHM 794.50 798.00 783.20 790.10 0.25 ICICIBANK 394.00 396.10 390.00 391.60 FORCEMOT 1705.95 1721.00 1670.00 1678.10 BLISSGVS 168.00 170.00 164.00 167.10 SYNGENE 591.00 591.00 570.75 575.75 HDFC 1998.00 2010.00 1970.60 1988.00 0.45 MOTHERSUMI 157.20 159.15 145.90 146.05 JAICORPLTD 113.00 113.70 110.45 110.80 TORNTPOWER 260.00 261.60 254.00 254.85 PARAGMILK 257.40 258.30 254.70 257.95 ITC 300.00 300.00 296.55 298.75 -0.15 ZEEL 446.85 448.85 431.90 435.25 GRUH 264.90 270.15 261.30 262.10 BALKRISIND 920.35 923.40 908.65 912.90 INOXWIND 67.95 71.30 67.50 69.30 DRREDDY 2779.00 2779.00 2738.50 2749.25 -2.40 SBIN 304.05 306.30 297.00 298.10 ECLERX 1157.70 1179.00 1153.00 1155.00 IDFC 45.40 45.40 43.50 43.65 BIRLACORPN 531.05 533.80 511.05 511.05 UPL 933.90 941.00 927.25 933.55 -1.85 DHFL 137.60 137.65 132.55 133.70 DMART 1493.00 1510.00 1473.05 1506.10 CARBORUNIV 364.70 371.10 362.10 367.95 BAYERCROP 4300.00 4330.00 4268.10 4329.00 NETWORK18 33.95 34.35 33.30 33.50 ADANIPORTS 359.60 362.00 355.30 359.85 -0.75 RELINFRA 137.65 138.55 129.80 130.65 INDIANB 269.85 273.05 262.20 263.00 JAMNAAUTO 60.20 60.95 58.70 58.85 RAMCOCEM 706.65 715.00 702.10 705.20 ITDC 285.00 288.05 281.65 282.50 M&M 678.70 684.50 670.00 677.00 -1.60 INFY* 743.35 746.10 733.10 742.15 AUROPHARMA 777.30 786.70 763.70 770.10 TIINDIA 370.35 376.00 360.00 361.00 SCHNEIDER 107.55 108.90 103.30 106.00 JKCEMENT 834.85 840.20 831.40 837.00 TCS 2015.00 2016.00 1983.30 2010.00 -5.05 TATAMOTORS 180.25 182.00 174.90 175.40 PIDILITIND 1178.20 1199.65 1177.75 1184.45 INDOSTAR 347.00 360.70 347.00 349.80 JSLHISAR 90.00 91.25 87.05 87.85 LAXMIMACH 6262.25 6305.00 6202.00 6239.80 HEROMOTOCO 2624.45 2637.95 2594.05 2601.00 -8.15 ASHOKLEY 91.00 92.00 89.00 89.40 CASTROLIND 156.80 161.60 156.80 160.30 LAURUSLABS 385.00 394.00 384.10 385.90 TRENT 369.50 370.75 360.10 360.10 IBULISL 291.55 303.90 290.00 293.00 SUPPETRO 232.85 233.15 228.10 229.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2960.00 2998.85 2930.05 2939.75 -9.90 IDFCFIRSTB 52.55 53.85 52.35 52.75 HEXAWARE 341.50 341.85 336.20 336.20 OMAXE 208.75 208.75 206.35 206.35 REPCOHOME 454.70 456.65 447.45 451.80 MAHINDCIE 237.60 240.55 237.35 238.50 ICICIBANK 394.45 396.30 390.00 391.45 -1.45 TCS 2015.50 2015.50 1985.50 2004.65 PEL 2619.80 2653.20 2591.10 2599.45 TATACHEM 585.00 588.50 575.75 581.65 MINDAIND 349.95 351.85 339.00 345.00 JAGRAN 114.00 114.00 110.70 111.05 SUNPHARMA 475.80 479.70 469.35 472.20 -2.55 RPOWER 10.91 11.11 10.58 10.64 EXIDEIND 231.00 231.00 218.00 220.85 MANPASAND 121.50 121.75 117.25 118.15 PAGEIND 23615.00 23875.70 23612.00 23675.00 LUXIND 1331.25 1344.90 1287.00 1303.60 WIPRO 262.45 263.75 258.50 260.05 -1.50 IBREALEST 96.45 96.70 89.30 90.10 IGL 305.10 311.60 301.40 303.45 WELCORP 117.90 120.20 117.45 118.00 SHK 162.60 162.65 157.50 157.85 BHARTIARTL 336.00 347.20 329.50 331.15 TATAMTRDVR 90.00 90.30 86.50 86.75 SYNDIBANK 40.15 40.40 38.25 38.50 OFSS 3447.00 3447.00 3350.65 3370.00 BDL 293.00 293.00 285.00 286.95 HINDUNILVR 1687.55 1703.85 1673.70 1677.50 -10.05 BOMDYEING 142.90 147.40 141.50 142.75 HAVELLS 765.00 767.90 755.25 757.05 ADANITRANS 234.75 234.75 222.00 222.00 HIMATSEIDE 209.10 209.80 200.10 201.70 PFIZER 3205.00 3210.00 3170.00 3195.30 HCLTECH 1038.00 1048.00 1018.00 1030.45 -7.50 PFC 114.00 115.55 112.25 113.20 DISHTV 37.30 38.20 36.50 36.85 VGUARD 220.00 222.40 216.00 218.00 BASF 1354.00 1420.00 1348.00 1402.00 HSIL 267.00 267.00 260.85 264.95 BHARTIARTL 336.00 347.40 329.30 331.60 -2.40 PRESTIGE 253.00 285.50 251.35 267.00 HFCL 22.60 23.00 22.05 22.20 CENTURYTEX 902.05 911.45 890.70 893.15 ADANIGREEN 36.65 37.00 35.50 35.85 COROMANDEL 471.15 474.80 471.00 473.50 VEDL 174.20 176.60 173.05 173.20 -1.35 DBL 663.85 666.40 619.00 635.45 KANSAINER 445.90 456.00 438.95 449.10 SCI 36.65 37.10 35.75 35.85 LEMONTREE 82.80 82.80 80.00 80.00 SKFINDIA 1933.80 1960.05 1915.00 1925.00 INDUSINDBK 1715.00 1731.55 1694.30 1698.50 -14.90 NMDC 107.00 109.50 105.35 107.05 BERGEPAINT 312.30 315.25 311.45 314.05 LTTS 1499.10 1505.00 1482.00 1484.50 GUJGAS 152.05 153.00 148.00 150.10 CRISIL 1489.05 1499.00 1476.00 1494.15 KOTAKBANK 1354.70 1364.65 1331.00 1339.00 -12.60 M&M 680.00 684.10 670.05 678.65 BHARATFORG 505.10 509.80 492.70 495.00 DEEPAKNI 266.45 271.00 261.25 267.70 CAPPL 408.40 414.90 398.05 408.00 VINATIORGA 1640.00 1649.25 1623.60 1634.60 BAJFINANCE 2868.00 2895.50 2816.00 2842.00 -26.60 HDFCBANK 2304.20 2306.75 2269.10 2274.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 2950.10 2995.00 2932.00 2932.00 MGL 964.55 974.75 950.00 969.00 ASTRAL 1123.60 1150.55 1116.95 1149.85 ASTRAZEN 1979.90 2002.80 1953.35 1964.10 IBULHSGFIN 740.05 754.60 724.10 725.30 -7.30 BANKBARODA 126.00 126.95 119.50 120.15 RCF 58.70 59.85 57.60 58.10 RAJESHEXPO 655.50 657.00 644.00 652.95 BAJAJELEC 523.05 526.00 517.30 522.00 KNRCON 267.20 269.90 266.80 267.80 HDFCBANK 2300.00 2307.00 2270.80 2275.10 -23.90 DLF 199.80 202.60 195.55 196.00 RNAM 190.05 196.35 186.60 188.70 CEATLTD 1133.35 1137.85 1100.00 1107.00 GREAVESCOT 136.35 137.45 134.10 134.20 PNCINFRA 157.95 159.40 156.05 159.00 CIPLA 534.90 539.00 523.60 527.00 -6.25 TATASTEEL 515.30 524.00 515.30 518.15 CORPBANK 27.30 28.85 27.30 28.50 PNBHOUSING 860.00 867.55 852.00 852.00 HERITGFOOD 532.00 536.50 530.00 534.10 BLUESTARCO 670.50 674.00 666.80 674.00 GAIL 356.80 359.35 347.30 348.80 -5.90 IOC 158.50 161.10 155.00 156.70 DABUR 426.05 428.60 423.00 423.10 NHPC 25.00 25.10 24.45 24.55 MOIL 158.65 158.95 156.15 156.85 FDC 177.50 178.45 174.30 174.85 MARUTI 6567.00 6716.30 6532.35 6555.00 -118.55 ITC 300.00 300.40 296.30 297.70 GNFC 306.05 307.05 299.20 300.95 J&KBANK 49.95 52.20 49.65 50.15 HAL 717.00 717.00 709.00 709.30 SIS 868.10 876.45 815.00 815.00 SBIN 304.30 306.40 296.95 297.90 -5.90 GODREJPROP 815.00 851.90 808.65 844.00 DRREDDY 2764.90 2775.05 2740.00 2750.00 INTELLECT 202.45 203.00 200.00 200.95 CENTRUM 33.95 34.30 32.00 32.70 GRINDWELL 579.90 579.90 565.05 565.10 ZEEL 447.70 448.85 431.50 434.10 -9.10 ICICIPRULI 335.00 343.40 327.80 330.05 VIPIND 456.95 461.65 441.00 443.10 GICRE 254.75 261.25 245.10 245.10 SONATSOFTW 335.00 340.90 330.80 331.50 MAHABANK 13.65 13.65 13.40 13.45 RELIANCE 1372.50 1380.90 1336.70 1345.10 -30.35 SUNPHARMA 475.00 479.50 469.65 471.50 SBILIFE 614.00 620.00 605.40 615.70 NLCINDIA 79.55 80.05 78.60 78.85 GSKCONS 6997.00 7000.00 6920.15 6924.00 RELAXO 795.00 795.00 749.95 750.00 IOC 158.80 161.25 155.10 155.25 -3.75 HINDPETRO 274.95 278.10 266.55 268.10 WOCKPHARMA 426.60 430.00 423.05 427.80 BHARATFIN 1080.55 1092.60 1070.30 1076.00 VMART 2688.25 2688.25 2580.00 2605.00 KIOCL 144.90 147.30 138.15 139.05 TVSSRICHAK 2202.00 2225.50 2195.05 2201.25 HINDPETRO 275.00 278.20 266.55 268.20 -6.90 ESCORTS 826.00 833.50 803.50 806.90 INDIACEM 101.85 102.85 99.00 99.45 CYIENT* 664.00 673.35 659.00 667.00 CENTRALBK 34.60 34.95 33.35 33.65 FORBESCO 2251.00 2349.95 2251.00 2302.00 TATAMOTORS 181.95 182.00 174.90 175.30 -4.90 KOTAKBANK 1352.00 1365.35 1329.35 1334.40 GMDCLTD 85.05 85.05 80.00 82.40 ALLCARGO 116.00 118.50 114.15 114.50 ABBOTINDIA 7316.00 7416.00 7315.00 7415.00 INFRATEL 325.10 329.25 313.90 315.30 -9.75 JUBILANT 769.70 769.70 746.00 752.25 HUDCO 46.00 46.05 44.60 44.85 MAGMA 112.45 113.85 110.05 110.25 BEML 998.70 1008.00 960.40 964.00 BAJAJCON 324.95 324.95 314.30 318.75 TIMETECHNO 102.05 102.20 97.75 99.00 SUDARSCHEM 334.85 340.85 334.00 334.65 BPCL 389.50 394.70 376.45 377.00 -12.15 ICICIGI 980.00 1004.65 973.90 1000.55 GRANULES 117.80 117.80 111.60 112.55 NIACL 188.25 189.95 184.55 184.55 CARERATING 1000.00 1010.00 990.00 1010.00 BHEL 69.00 69.35 66.80 67.35 SWANENERGY 107.55 107.55 104.00 106.25 COCHINSHIP 385.75 387.00 376.00 381.45 GULFOILLUB 830.00 836.00 823.05 827.00 HINDUNILVR 1690.00 1704.00 1673.00 1678.55 SUVEN 259.95 260.90 254.10 254.10 SOMANYCERA 394.00 394.70 384.00 391.45 MINDACORP 134.25 138.10 133.70 133.70 ONGC 152.05 153.70 148.65 152.55 CENTURYPLY 202.00 206.30 198.60 200.30 ENDURANCE 1145.25 1165.00 1141.15 1165.00 MAHLIFE 368.15 368.15 359.80 362.30 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BPCL 388.90 394.00 376.65 379.65 MMTC 28.20 28.45 27.70 27.80 THERMAX 979.00 996.75 979.00 990.30 UNITEDBNK 11.10 11.13 10.81 10.90 NIFTY NEXT 50 27965.15 28094.95 27737.50 27760.00 -204.10 STRTECH 226.00 229.75 220.40 222.00 BRITANNIA 3095.00 3116.95 3080.25 3106.85 SANOFI 5595.00 5618.65 5530.00 5530.00 APARINDS 653.00 665.85 648.50 665.85 ICICIGI 984.00 1004.00 973.85 999.00 19.15 OBEROIRLTY 499.95 523.00 499.85 515.70 DEEPAKFERT 136.40 138.80 134.30 135.75 SREINFRA 28.60 29.20 28.20 29.20 MAHLOG 500.00 501.90 493.25 494.00 DMART 1484.80 1515.00 1473.10 1508.05 25.90 JINDALSTEL 165.40 169.60 164.60 166.30 INDHOTEL 149.00 150.00 147.25 148.10 CHAMBLFERT 161.50 161.70 158.75 159.00 BALMLAWRIE 190.20 191.00 189.00 189.00 ACC 1565.00 1597.60 1555.25 1583.00 22.80 BAJFINANCE 2884.00 2897.95 2820.00 2836.85 NAUKRI 1890.05 1912.95 1881.05 1902.00 GICHSGFIN 254.30 255.85 253.00 255.00 JCHAC 1915.00 1919.55 1831.00 1863.00 LICHSGFIN 521.50 534.85 519.50 528.00 7.35 BANKINDIA 101.00 101.95 98.00 98.70 MUTHOOTFIN 596.80 601.50 592.00 594.65 PTC 77.70 77.70 76.05 76.40 SHOPERSTOP 463.45 467.00 450.20 464.00 PGHH 10296.00 10548.00 10296.00 10430.00 134.70 RECLTD 140.00 142.55 139.80 141.00 IRB 147.75 149.40 144.80 145.50 SUNDRMFAST 558.00 558.00 546.30 548.00 3MINDIA 24399.95 24399.95 23304.65 23500.00 AMBUJACEM 228.75 233.40 227.40 229.85 2.40 JUBLFOOD 1409.80 1438.00 1405.00 1428.95 SOBHA 460.00 468.00 456.00 460.10 KRBL 360.80 366.90 360.00 362.00 CCL 286.80 286.80 281.50 281.70 PIDILITIND 1175.00 1200.00 1175.00 1187.00 10.25 TITAN 1103.00 1123.40 1094.00 1104.70 ISEC 248.10 252.85 245.25 245.25 TEJASNET 167.00 171.35 165.00 165.00 AKZOINDIA 1750.00 1770.00 1732.95 1742.90 SBILIFE 610.00 619.00 605.00 618.10 5.25 EDELWEISS 198.40 198.40 194.00 195.95 BBTC 1299.90 1299.95 1261.10 1268.10 SADBHAV 249.60 254.50 245.00 247.05 GESHIP 290.80 290.80 286.20 287.00 MARICO 338.25 344.20 338.00 341.00 2.15 NCC 109.90 112.80 109.20 109.85 GODFRYPHLP 1140.05 1150.45 1119.00 1126.95 MOTILALOFS 627.95 628.00 610.85 611.75 SCHAEFFLER 5400.00 5400.65 5342.85 5387.00 SHREECEM 18099.80 18199.00 17850.05 18125.45 87.95 PCJEWELLER 82.40 83.60 79.85 80.50 AEGISLOG 202.55 203.00 186.00 203.00 BOSCHLTD 18398.05 18409.95 18215.05 18246.00 BLUEDART 3447.95 3500.00 3418.90 3461.50 BANDHANBNK 500.50 508.00 499.75 500.00 2.30 GRAPHITE 451.00 455.60 435.05 438.35 HINDZINC 276.10 281.45 273.60 274.15 TRITURBINE 110.00 110.40 109.30 109.95 AIAENG 1714.50 1725.10 1702.50 1710.00 BRITANNIA 3094.00 3117.90 3088.00 3100.00 11.90 LICHSGFIN 520.55 534.25 520.00 527.90 DELTACORP 244.30 244.90 240.60 242.10 NOCIL 145.00 145.00 141.80 143.00 TNPL 222.00 222.00 211.10 211.45 GAYAPROJ 149.65 154.25 149.65 152.00 INDIGO 1405.00 1462.00 1403.00 1426.00 2.30 HDFC 1992.00 2010.20 1971.20 1984.35 CUB 193.45 201.70 192.40 200.75 GODREJIND 533.10 541.95 526.15 533.00 KALPATPOWR 439.00 448.85 428.10 445.00 TATAINVEST 835.00 842.30 833.05 835.50 HAVELLS 753.60 767.90 753.60 757.35 0.05 VEDL 174.00 176.50 172.90 173.95 MCX 819.35 823.60 791.20 793.45 LALPATHLAB 1048.95 1085.00 1048.95 1073.35 GPPL 98.00 99.55 97.00 98.90 TIMKEN 579.95 580.00 571.00 580.00 ABB 1344.40 1349.00 1334.85 1337.90 -0.80 HDFCLIFE 363.95 367.35 362.50 363.55 ENGINERSIN 115.50 116.05 112.50 112.85 JSL 40.10 41.45 37.00 40.05 VBL 820.00 822.00 805.00 807.10 ZYDUSWELL 1311.55 1344.00 1311.00 1334.85 PEL 2616.05 2654.20 2590.30 2604.20 -3.00 ALBK 55.50 55.80 53.45 54.15 AJANTPHARM 1025.00 1033.10 1000.00 1007.45 PIIND 1000.00 1031.80 998.75 1021.95 KAJARIACER 570.25 579.65 570.20 570.60 NAVNETEDUL 108.95 109.10 108.15 108.30 DABUR 426.50 428.00 424.10 425.45 -0.60 WIPRO 262.00 263.80 257.00 260.65 BANDHANBNK 498.75 508.00 498.75 500.85 GSFC 105.90 106.20 101.90 102.25 REDINGTON 98.45 99.10 96.60 97.00 ORIENTCEM 87.05 90.50 86.30 87.35 L&TFH 146.00 148.80 144.60 145.55 -0.25 ADANIPOWER 48.65 50.10 47.90 48.00 RAIN 102.00 103.95 100.05 100.60 FRETAIL 447.90 447.90 432.00 440.15 RALLIS 162.80 162.80 159.65 159.95 MONSANTO 2568.05 2605.00 2566.65 2590.00 PETRONET 242.95 247.70 240.95 241.50 -0.45 COALINDIA 232.60 233.80 230.15 231.95 AMBUJACEM 227.10 233.25 227.10 229.45 LINDEINDIA 490.00 507.00 490.00 495.25 SJVN 24.10 24.20 24.00 24.05 GILLETTE 6382.00 6525.00 6382.00 6525.00 CONCOR 516.60 518.50 510.45 512.60 -1.65 RBLBANK 645.00 660.70 635.10 637.75 BIOCON 628.15 629.00 610.00 616.00 ABB 1342.25 1347.95 1334.20 1347.95 DCAL 210.90 210.90 205.00 208.80 HATSUN 717.00 717.00 705.15 713.70 HDFCLIFE 364.30 367.45 361.55 362.70 -1.25 NBCC 65.50 66.55 64.30 64.55 IDBI 43.25 43.30 42.50 42.65 GUJALKALI 500.30 512.70 496.80 498.75 MERCK 3386.05 3400.00 3357.05 3372.95 MAHSCOOTER 3413.95 3447.10 3362.00 3367.00 GODREJCP 703.55 711.85 690.05 699.75 -3.80 BEL 93.55 94.25 90.60 91.05 CADILAHC 340.50 341.95 330.50 332.90 NBVENTURES 105.55 107.50 100.70 103.70 SYMPHONY 1357.90 1357.90 1285.65 1317.00 SUPRAJIT 230.00 235.00 225.20 235.00 SRTRANSFIN 1212.70 1230.00 1190.00 1197.95 -8.80 INDUSINDBK 1708.00 1731.15 1695.00 1702.35 PRSMJOHNSN 89.65 93.95 89.05 90.05 IPCALAB 939.00 939.00 925.00 925.00 ITDCEM 133.75 135.30 130.00 132.35 PGHH 10275.00 10499.00 10275.00 10386.10 BOSCHLTD 18363.00 18450.00 18220.00 18250.00 -142.80 L&TFH 145.60 148.70 145.15 145.90 SUNTECK 470.00 475.00 465.55 470.85 CROMPTON 222.25 225.00 220.00 220.00 THYROCARE 550.00 551.90 540.05 548.50 GEPIL 819.00 829.00 815.00 825.00 AUROPHARMA 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If it has extension to Article 50, which sition at the borders. servants are on standby to help larly transported seamlessly ling in separate directions !# vote next week. not decided to do so by then is likely to come with many The room beneath other government departments, across the borders of the 28 EU when the collision occurred,” *+( 40 If the agreement, already the option of a long extension strings attached from Brussels. Whitehall, which is already following formal requests for member-countries. police commander Joseph " defeated twice over the con- will immediately become In return for even more used for crisis management assistance. An MoD spokesper- The UK has secured a short Antwi Gyawu told AFP. 5$ % 5/% troversial Irish backstop clause, impossible,” said Tusk, on time for Brexit, should Britain throughout the year, would be son said the ministry was delay to the March 29 Brexit “At least 60 people have fails to clear the UK Parliament behalf of all EU member-coun- go down that route, the EU will used to coordinate efforts in the “always willing to support wider deadline after the EU leaders been confirmed dead and one for a third time, the EU has set tries. demand that the UK holds a event of a no-deal Brexit to government planning for any reluctantly agreed to offer of the buses caught fire with $ $ " April 12 as the deadline for If May’s deal fails to clear general election or a second ref- ensure the smooth movement scenario”. embattled Prime Minister the other seriously mangled,” 6$ "& Britain to make up its mind on the Parliament hurdle yet again erendum. A longer extension of goods and people. “We have committed to Theresa May time until May 22 he added. the next move. While the next week, the UK would be on offer is believed to run until The MoD’s Operation holding 3,500 troops at readi- to get the divorce deal through The buses were each car- "-33 EU’s latest offer reduces the expected to table its no-deal December 31 this year or Redfold is reportedly the mili- ness to aid contingency plans. another House of Commons rying about 50 passengers at D likelihood of a no-deal Brexit plans for crashing out of the 28- beyond. tary element of the wider UK We will consider any requests vote next week. the time of the crash. "&'(5 'AA % by the March 29 deadline, the member economic bloc by The BBC quoting government no-deal planning from other Government If the agreement, already Emergency services were % UK could still leave without a April 12 or accept a longer Downing Street sources said that is labelled Operation departments if they feel defence defeated twice over the con- at the scene, including fire- deal if Prime Minister May fails extension to the Article 50 that an agreement with the EU Yellow hammer. capability could contribute to troversial Irish backstop clause, fighters to put out the blazing " $: to get the backing for her deal mechanism and contest the to extend the Brexit deadline It comes as Cobra, the UK their no-deal planning,” the fails to clear the UK Parliament vehicles. ? from MPs by April 12. European Parliament elections would be a piece of interna- Government’s emergency com- spokesperson said. for a third time, the EU has set Kwame Arhin, a doctor at 2 $ “The UK government will scheduled for May 23. tional law and would take mittee, has taken over control UK Defence Secretary April 12 as the deadline for the Kintampo Government ! % HO still have a choice of a deal, no- “I hope that we can all precedence even if Parliament of Operation Yellowhammer Gavin Williamson had said in Britain to make up its mind on Hospital, said 28 people were & deal, a long extension or revok- agree we are now at the rejected it. from the Cabinet Office to December last year that troops the next move. being treated for injuries. ,' ( * Q. '+ ** B 1 * R ) %F # 3 - F 6508 F/ talks in Beijing next week and also fear such tariffs would B 05 347 It called for countries with the White House is also con- invite retaliatory measures man rammed his car into Muslim communities, minori- resident Donald Trump sidering imposing punishing hurting US exports. Aa crowd of pedestrians in 075!535 been proscribed. Further action uslim nations on Friday ties or migrants to refrain from Psaid Friday he was using the duties on automobile imports The White House received China’s central Hubei province, was being taken against them as Mcalled for “genuine” mea- “statements and practices that threat of tariffs to pressure on national security grounds - last month a Commerce killing six persons and injuring here was no room for “jiha- his government could not allow sures against Islamophobia after associate Islam with terror, European manufacturers to - something economists say Department report on the auto seven others before being shot Tdi outfits and jihadi culture” any such activity on the soil of the attack on two New Zealand extremism and threats” to soci- build more autos in the United could send shockwaves industry that, two people famil- dead by the police on Friday, in in Pakistan, Prime Minister Pakistan. mosques that killed 50 people. ety. States. through the global economy. iar with the matter told AFP, the latest such incident in the Imran Khan has said amidst Tracing the history of jiha- Violence driven by During the March 15 attacks In a televised interview “I’ll tell you what the end concluded that auto imports country. intense global pressure on his di outfits and “jihadi culture”, he Islamophobia requires “genuine, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Trump also denied that trade game is. They’ll build their pose a national security threat. Cui Lidong, 44, a restau- government to rein in the ter- said “these groups have existed comprehensive and systematic alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant talks with China had hit a plants in the United States and After receiving the report, rant owner, was reportedly rorist outfits operating from its since the days of the US-led measures to address this afflic- killed 50 men, women and chil- bump in the road, saying they they have no tariffs,” Trump Trump has until around mid- involved in a domestic quarrel soil after the Pulwama attack. Afghan war against the Soviets tion,” ministers from the dren -- the victims aged between were nearing a conclusion. told the network. May to decide whether or not and attacked his wife and Tensions between India in Afghanistan, and have oper- Organisation of Islamic three and 77 years old -- and left The comments aired on Foreign automakers often to impose tariffs. daughter before driving his and Pakistan escalated after a ated from here for decades”, Cooperation said in a statement dozens injured. Fox Business come as point out that a significant Washington has used car into the crowd, local gov- suicide bomber of Pakistan- Dawn news reported. after a meeting in Istanbul. The self-avowed white Washington pursues its long- share of their vehicles are national security arguments to ernment officials said. based terror group Jaish-e- He said that there was no The OIC said attacks against supremacist livestreamed much running multi-front trade con- already manufactured in the justify tariffs on aluminum The incident took place at Mohammed (JeM) killed 40 room now for any such group mosques and murders of of the attack and spread a man- frontation with the world’s United States, either for domes- and steel imports, which has around 6 AM (local time) in CRPF personnel in Jammu and in the country, as Pakistan Muslims showed the “brutal, ifesto on social media claiming largest economic blocs. tic consumption or for export drawn outraged responses from Zaoyang city, state-run CGTN Kashmir’s Pulwama district in would like the world to believe inhumane and horrific out- it was a strike against Muslim Top trade negotiators are to third countries. traditionally-allied trading reported. February 14. that it was not only a peace-lov- comes” of hatred of Islam. ‘invaders’. due to begin a fresh round of Industry representatives partners. While six pedestrians were India launched a counter- ing country but it was sincere killed, the police shot dead the terror operation in Balakot. The in eradicating this culture of driver. next day, Pakistan Air Force “jihadism” and terrorism The seven injured persons retaliated and downed a MiG-21 through short-term and long- * # ( have been hospitalised, the in an aerial combat and captured term policies. report said. its pilot, who was handed over to Khan said that India was A video published by news India on March 1. trying to push Pakistan in the portal Thepaper.Cn showed Talking to editors and blacklist of Financial Action several people lying on the senior journalists here, Khan Task Force (FATF) and if that ground. said that India’s NDA govern- happened, the country would 1/7/!3/ an end to the three-decade long gation into the civil war. One witness said that the ment wants to win the general be facing a lot of economic civil war with the LTTE in MA Sumanthiran, the car ploughed randomly into election based on its politics of problems. ri Lanka’s main Tamil party 2009, according to the UN. senior Tamil National Alliance pedestrians and other vehicles. hatred against Pakistan, The The international terror STNA on Friday called for According to the govern- (TNA) spokesman, said that “There were bodies every- Express Tribune reported. financing watchdog FATF last allowing foreign judges and ment figures, around 20,000 they would urge for “a tribunal where on the street,” another He warned that the securi- month decided to continue the prosecutors to probe the people are missing due to which is entirely international”. witness was quoted as saying by ty risk at the Line of Control ‘Grey’ listing of Pakistan for its alleged war crimes, a day after various conflicts including “We will take the case to the Hong Kong-based South (LoC) persists until elections are failure to stop funding of ter- the UN Human Rights Council the civil war with Lankan the International Criminal China Morning Post. held in India and asked the rorist groups such as Jaish-e- gave Colombo two more years Tamils in the north and east Court,” he said while address- Incidents of random nation to be prepared at all Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba to set up a credible investiga- which claimed at least 100,000 ing Parliament. attacks on civilians by dis- times. The armed forces of the and Jamat-ud-Dawa. tion into the country’s brutal lives. Sumanthiran said the offi- gruntled persons have become country are ever ready and In June 2018, Pakistan was civil war. The United Nations cial position taken by Foreign common in China in recent would give a befitting response placed in the ‘Grey’ list and Sri Lankan troops are Human Rights Council in Minister Thilak Marapana on years. Last September, three in case of any military aggres- given a 27-point action plan by accused of killing at least 40,000 Geneva on Thursday approved Wednesday in Geneva that people were killed and 43 oth- sion, the prime minister said. the FATF. This Plan was ethnic Tamil civilians during giving two more years to the Sri foreign judges cannot consti- ers injured when a man drove Khan said that all the polit- reviewed as the last Plenary in former president Mahinda Lankan government to set up tutionally operate in Sri Lanka his SUV into a crowd and later ical parties have agreed to the October 2018 and for the sec- Rajapaksa’s regime that brought a credible war crimes investi- was false. went on a stabbing spree in National Action Plan and by ond time in this week-long China’s Hunan province. now the militant groups have meeting. 23 5> !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0
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( "&+ ("3( eteran lyricist Javed Akhtar denied Vwriting songs for Omung Kumar B directorial film, PM Narendra Modi. Akhtar took to Twitter and 5=4::53 = !55 < F5F=//" " $$ 7F3C expressed shock to see his name in the credits of the film’s trailer. “I am & " &318585: ! 57 shocked to find my name on the poster of this film. Have not written any songs for it,” Akhtar tweeted along with the ot too long ago, a glob- include many other sexual acts snapshot of the trailer’s video in al survey indicated that apart from the ones that the Church O@ which his name was mentioned among the views of the Indian had listed,” he informs. + ( several other artistes in the lyrics cat- youth have become less The film stars Tanvi Azmi, Four ) B egory. rigid about homosexu- More Shots Please-fame Maanvi " The trailer of PM Narendra Modi alityN over time. However, even Gagroo, actor Sid Makkar, Made in — based on the life of India’s Prime though Supreme Court’s historical Heaven-fame Shashank Arora, F $( Minister Narendra Modi — was verdict decriminalised Section 377, Zeeshan Ayyub, Paras Tomar and ) launched on Thursday. The film will it also indicated that societal accep- Kumud Mishra. showcase the journey of Modi from his tance from the older age group Maanvi, who had been busy ! (/ ( humble beginnings to his years as the might still be a long way off. with her two back-to-back online ( 1 Gujarat Chief Minister, to the land- Director Faruk Kabir’s new film, shows, says that when she heard %P mark win in the 2014 general elections, 377 Ab Normal, currently streaming what her role was about in the film, L3 83 and finally becoming the PM. Actor on a digital platform, showcases the she instantly agreed as it cast her in Vivek Anand Oberoi is essaying the journey of four petitioners and three different layers and characters it as gay or lesbian. It is about two role of Modi in the biopic, which is highlights the common struggles with three differently-conceptu- souls connecting beyond the phys- scheduled to release on April 5. arising out of the social stigma alised shows. However, the stronger ical realm. While working in the L) % which the LGBTQ community has reason turned out to be that she had film, I learnt that it is as normal as been saddled with over the years. never played a role like this one a boy and a girl falling in love. I just It was after the Supreme Court’s before. “It was a first of its kind for hope that one day, they get rid of the verdict that Faruk conceptualised the me. I have always been an avid fol- label of LGBTQ completely.” film. It was not to encompass all the lower of this subject. I had gender Talking about how her perspec- stories that he had come across into studies as one of my main courses tive about the issue transformed, she one, rather “the idea was to tell a few during my college and had a num- says the society’s fault is its ignorance stories in this journey that could rep- ber of gay friends who had different and misunderstandings. “When I resent the collective mindset or stories to tell. Some of them kept started the project, I had a different feeling of a majorly heterosexual him/her no less of a human being. represented and accepted in soci- ty, but for the heterosexual popula- quiet as they did not have the view on gay relationships. By the end society. This is not a film about just At the end of the day, they are peo- ety.” tion as well, he says. “Under Section courage to step out of the closet and of it, they became just normal the LGBTQ community, it is also for ple with just a different sexual pref- He questions that if for differ- 377, certain public acts were illegal. accept the reality in front of their human relationships to me. The the heterosexual population, their erences. These are just two people ent communities, there are particu- Before this verdict was passed, any families. This role made me realise same goes for the society which lacks sensibilities and their acceptance of falling in love, irrespective of the gen- lar quotas, isn’t it time for some for Indian, irrespective of his/her sex- that their stories were just as human information and due to their pre- the otherness.” der,” he says and goes on to add that the LGBTQ now? “They also repre- ual preference, caught in a harmless as anybody else’s,” she says. conceived notions and stereotypes, As part of research, the director one size doesn’t fit everyone after all. sent the Indian society as much as act of togetherness could also be She says that she stopped seeing they ignore facts. Until and unless had gone through a lot of case stud- Hence, “the same goes for the soci- the heterosexual population does. charged under Section 377 for it as a gay relationship and saw it as the society gets the right exposure, ies and files from real petitioners. ety and its people too.” With the film, We need to normalise it,” says he. unnatural offences and be impris- one between two people, “It is about it will be difficult for them to under- “There were some really powerful, the director wanted to show that Talking about why the abolish- oned.” two people falling in love and build- stand and accept it,” says she. human stories. It makes you realise with this diversity in human prefer- ment of Section 377 was necessary Elaborating further, he says, “It ing a connection, living their lives (The film is now streaming on that being a lesbian or a gay makes ences, “all consciousness has to be not just for the LGBTQ communi- was a very regressive law that did not together. 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Was I too.” reminded me of how he was allowed to do this?” (Laughs) 3 when he was in character and Is there something unique it was fascinating. When you You appeared in the German about the way he directs? 5! < <5 are an actor, you do it because crime series Tatort. Was that Well, he’s mad and that’s you are so intrigued by life, you a school for you as an actor? great (laughs). Someone who are curious, and it’s this curios- I actually only did one is mad and ready enough to ity that drives you. When I’m episode of Tatort. Was that a have a woman poisoning a (/ with Daniel, I could sit there for good school? I think a good man because they love each hours and just listen and watch school was when I worked on other. So he’s mad enough to him as everything about him is Joe Wright’s Hanna. I had a invent these stories. That’s the so detailed. He knew exactly small role but I was working basis of everything and that how this man, Reynolds, would with Cate Blanchett. I also did means he is open and free in behave. I could watch him talk Anonymous with Vanessa his mind. As an actor, if you and stand and I could detect Redgrave and I used that real- work with someone like this, the body language of his char- ly like a school. I was observ- it’s great because you can blos- acter — and of course, I tried ing the whole day and learning som in every possible way. And s it true that you didn’t to do that with my character as how things work. I remember to me what was striking was have much contact with well — but when someone is thinking back then “this feels that he is always respectful of IDaniel Day-Lewis before such a perfectionist, you can easy like breathing and it feels the actors. He comes to you filming Phantom Thread? watch it. It’s like art. I loved lis- like home.” But then my brain and says, “What do you think We met for the first time in tening to him as Reynolds was going “no, it can’t be, this Alma would do?” And that can London at the Covent Garden when he was talking about the is a big set and you are sup- be intimidating but if you get Hotel when we read the script. 1950s, which Daniel as a child posed to be intimidated.” It was rid of your fear, it’s actually Post that, I never met him. I would have known, and he quite hard after making those great because you can start to was told that he preferred not would tell me about Virginia films to go back and do Tatort be free and not think about to rehearse. Then I met him on would fit the story and while point. I was not excited because ng to be beautiful or sexy, this Woolf and England. He could and things like that knowing your performance of the scene the set. playing Alma, I thought it I tried not to be excited. I tried is when you put yourself in a talk about it for hours and I that actually you can do things or what you want to achieve. would suit her to not know not to think about that I was weak position. And Alma does- would just sit and listen differently. I remember the He famously prepares for a about the things that are going working with Daniel Day- N O0/ 7?68 n’t give in. For me, I’m still try- (laughs). wigs in Hanna were perfect — Does he do many takes? role for a long time before the on around her. I dived more Lewis, a method actor. If I had ?/465 ing to understand her. But they were made by this English If he needs them, yes. He’s filming starts. Was it intimi- and more into what I had — been looking for signs of ‘is this she’s between a man and a One of the many memorable guy and he’s a genius. And on both. Like with me, he didn’t dating when you met him nothing. 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s one entered the pavilion that showcased an array of Australian Aarchitectural photographer John Gollings’ works, a variety of large canvas- like photographs spoke volumes about the maestro’s years of endless wandering through the tribal and rural streets of India. Capturing the greatest works by artisans and architects, the photographs make it seem that the audience is almost visiting the places all across the world. But 8( ((,+"5% +", it is Hampi in India which had Gollings’ attention as he had covered the town with its various abandoned structures, which &(% 6< are now being listed under the archaeo- logical sites of India. ) (&&(6 However, the photographer feels that such masterpieces shouldn’t be forgotten, . * rather should be revived and preserved for generations to come. They are an evi- * R dence of the various cultures and tradi- tions that rulers and kings followed. They +(8 +((6 shouldn’t be taken for granted or aban- doned and should be regarded as major captured structures. lights and times of the day. There cannot around capturing step wells in India. He nherently, music and art are not enter- be a challenging prospect. Ghaffari says, monuments and symbols of the rich It was in 1980 when Gollings had first be any other archaeological site like said that these are all examples of mod- Itainment,” believes Fakhroddin Ghaffari, “Sometimes it is difficult if you are not flex- Indian heritage. visited Hampi and fallen in love with and this,” said he. ern architecture. “They say a lot about tra- the Iranian percussionist who performed ible and insist that I am an Iranian or Gollings’ exploration and documen- developed admiration for the place. Ever He complained that ironically, ever ditionality and history of Indian temples. at the 13th edition of the Holi Moo, a Indian classical music performer. Things tation of both modern and ancient sites since, he has been returning to the site since the place has had been listed in the When I am capturing a building, I want multi-genre festival that celebrates the can get difficult then. There will be a clash in India has resulted in a body of work every year. world heritage sites, “it has become dif- it to stand out. Earlier, when Indian tem- advent of spring with colours, music and if you insist that Maine ye hi seekha main that records its changing social, econom- Explaining his innate fondness of ficult to work here. It was much simpler ples were captured in black and white, entertainment. For those, who look at this yahi bajaunga,” he says in accented Hindi. ic and political landscape. “These projects Hampi, the photographer said that the and beautiful before. Now there are their colours would lie on the same page. performing art primarily as a source of He believes that two people, who are col- are of great cultural and historical signif- town is “vast” and its monuments are “an fences all around the place and timing But here, I wanted to make each colour entertainment, the artist believes that laborating, need to reach out to each other icance. Their value should be kept intact,” architectural splendour.” He said that even that limit my visits. It is closed for visi- stand out. Hence, these step wells with there is a section that answers to the until they are in a common space. “You he said. though he has had been visiting the place tors after five in the evening.” muddy look describe perfectly what description. “This is not bad, no music is. can’t expect one to bend over all the way. Be it the architecture across Asia, the regularly for so many years, it doesn’t His photographs, that were recently architecture offers to traditions,” he But every kind of music exists because You have to take a step forward and meet abandoned Chinese city of Jiaohe; the leave a stone unturned in surprising him displayed at the India Habitat Centre’s explained. there is a story to tell. However, art and in the middle point. It is a deep learning Khmer temples of the Angkor Wat, each time. “I discover a new aspect every Photosphere and also as part of the six- Fashion might go out of style or music are for enlightening and awakening experience,” he adds. stretched across mainland Southeast time I come here, which is why I have month long Australia Fest, were a clas- change with time, but buildings and as there is a much deeper philosophy and Ghaffari decided to be a part of the fes- Asia; the architecture of the Hindu become so fond of it. I am addicted to sic example of time travel, with cap- structures remain timeless. As an epiphany, thought process behind it rather than just tival as the organisers are his friends. “I can Vijayanagar Empire; the grain stores of Hampi. I have gained a vast experience sules featuring architectural the photographer said that it occurred to entertainment,” says the artist who is pur- see how much hard work and honesty they the nomadic Berbers in Libya; or the in architectural photography here as changes. him that he “wanted to capture everything suing a Ph.D in Indian classical music are putting into it. The festival is all about abandoned structures in Hampi, Gollings the sites give me a chance to experi- The exhibition also show- that had ever been built in the world.” which he says took hundreds of years to getting together and being one. I played has brought his characteristic style, giv- ment in many ways. I am able to give cased his most recent project for For him, it’s all about taking and wait- reach its cultural finesse. He says, “Music during it last year as well. This time, along ing the viewer an understanding of the an aesthetic touch to it by taking which the photographer went ing for that “one perfect shot.” and art are connected to a deep culture that with a friend, Mohit Lal, I curated the embedded perspectives in each of the photographs in different aims to make the world a better place. It opening act of the World Music Stage,” he is primarily important for the message that says. it delivers,” he says. Not many people might know that the Arts and music form an important percussionist calls the capital his second part of Ghaffari’s life as he has imbibed home as he grew up here. “I came here them at a young age from his surround- when I was 14 and have been here since ings. “My parents, uncles, grandparents then. It is my first home rather than my and aunts are painters, sculptors, calligra- second as I spent crucial teenage years phy artists and more. My grandfather is a when people form their personality in chef and a musician. I’ve been learning Delhi,” he says. music since I was five under the guru And it is not just that he has stayed shishya parampara from my uncle who is here for long, but a common thread that a musician. I was blessed to be born in the binds the place with Iran. He believes that, environment,” he says. “There is so much similarity between India Ghaffari often works on collabora- and Iran that anyone who hasn’t even been tions. Though he comes from the Persian to the other country or heard the music classical tradition and has done his grad- there would still feel at home. The masala uation and Masters in Indian music, he may be different but the food is the same.” believes that for any joint performance to Having stayed in the city for a long be successful, each artist should be firm- time, he feels passionately. “It is a city that ly rooted to their respective traditions. needs to be cared for and cherished, but “One needs a considerable depth and that is not happening. Delhi is a city, where understanding of melody when you col- no matter where you are standing or laborate as you have to think out-of-the- whichever direction you look, there is a box. Collaborations help creative people sign of heritage, culture and what not. and are a big learning experience,” he says. Delhi has been an international cultural Interestingly, he has worked with not hub between 1600 and 1800. It has seen just people from different musical genres great days and while the government is try- but also from different fields. “While a play ing to do its bit, the people can do better. was being performed in a theatre, I too was The city is not liveable any more as for on stage performing live. I’ve worked with some months in a year, you can barely silent movies,” he says. breathe. It is sad and it is making me ques- However, working with a person from tion my stay here. I don’t like thinking this an altogether different genre or field can way,” he says quietly.
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We He’s human, and he’s a kid who’s finds out that he’s capable of this already had the same mannerisms had a hard life and he chooses the amazing superpower, that by just and the same facial expressions, right path to help people even saying one word —”Shazam!” — but we definitely did pick up a cou- though he feels no one ever helped he turns into an adult Super Hero. ple of tics that both of us have so him before now. So, that’s cool. But For anyone, that would definitely that we could incorporate them. he has learned from his hardships. change you, have an impact on But we really just had to trust in your mental disposition, and then each other and in David. What do you feel, now that you it’s decision time. What are you are officially part of the DC going to do with these superpow- How did your director, David F Super Hero universe? ers? Are you going to be good, are Sandberg, work with you to help It’s crazy, it’s unreal. This is a you going to be bad? What’s you discover Billy? once in a lifetime opportunity. I’ve going on? There was a scene that I did for always dreamt of going into the Once he gets over the panic of him, and that’s really what made movie theatre and either seeing the having superpowers and being an him think, “You are the one we trailer or seeing the movie and I adult, he figures things out with have been looking for,” because he can’t even tell you what it was like Freddy who is like his manager. really saw everything that he want- seeing it for the first time. It was They learn to control these pow- ed. And he told me, “I don’t want so exciting. I couldn’t believe it. ers together. And it’s also relatable it to be like the comics where Billy because Billy finally finds a fami- is not the nicest guy. He’s just sad. What do you think audiences ly with the kids he meets in foster He wants his mom.”And through- are going to experience when care, something that he never out the movie, you really see Billy they’re watching this movie? thought was possible evolve. When he gets superpowers, They’re going to experience a he’s this happy kid and he’s start- lot of action, of course, but also a What is Billy feeling when he’s ing to open up and the real Billy is good story about wish fulfillment. thrust into this house full of fos- actually coming out, the one that And it’s just light-hearted and ter kids? everyone wants to see. funny. I think what makes it differ- He’s like, “I don’t want any part ent from any other superhero of you guys. I don’t want to be There are a lot of kids in this movie where they’re flying through here. I don’t want to get to know movie. What did you all do in the air and fighting each other, is you. I want to just go out in the your off time? that this is superhero is a kid. He world, just look for my mom. “Hey, he’s cool and funny.” Freddy, he starts exploring rela- Wizard who’s hunch-backed and word, “Shazam!” and realises that There was a lot of fun stuff to thinks like one. And what kid out And if that’s not good enough, then tionships with Darla, Mary, and on his throne. Billy’s thinking, “I this isn’t a dream. He’s six-foot- do. It was cold in Toronto, almost there doesn’t want to be a super- it’s just me.” They’re about the same age. Do everyone. And he finds a real just want to get out of here, I don’t two! He doesn’t know what to do, freezing. But we took field trips, hero? Actually, what person out you think that helps Billy feel a family. want to be here.” And then the and the only person he could go to we did dinners. We did some there wouldn’t want to have super- What does he think on the first little more comfortable? Wizard says, “You are the champi- is Freddy. Actually, one of my sleepovers and that’s how we real- hero abilities? Zac killed it and peo- night when he meets Freddy who Definitely. At the beginning, How does Billy find his way to on.” And Billy’s just thinking, “Are favorite moments is when Zac ly bonded and playing games and ple are really going to like him. exposes his love of all things the thought is, “Okay, it’s another the Wizard and what happens? you crazy? Who would believe that Levi goes up to the window and he watching movies together. Obviously he was amazing in the superhero-related? foster home. I’m just going to He’s on the subway and some- out of all the people, it would be has a sign, “Don’t scream,” and Jack and I really bonded at trailer and it’s going to draw them He’s probably thinking,”This sneak out and run away.” Of how, he’s transported to the Rock me?” And The Wizard tells him, Freddy just freaks out (Laughs). Comic-Con as we really came to in and when they see the movie, kid’s so dorky, such a geek.” But course, that’s what he’s thinking. of Eternity. 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The break saw both sides The Real Madrid goalkeeper, . + With this win India has locked at a goal apiece. put under pressure by Artem extended its unbeaten run in The second half began with Dzyuba, panicked and scuffed the 21 minutes in, before crossing his magnificent season with the the tournament's history to India creating the majority of ball straight to Denis Cheryshev who for Virgil van Dijk to nod in the only goal in a 1-0 win for Poland 23 games. the opportunities, with Sanju duly swept home into an empty net. fourth with his side down to 10 away to Austria in Group G. India scored through and Ratanbala putting their Michy Batshuayi had a shot after final substitute Kenny The AC Milan forward, Dalima Chhibber, Grace respective efforts just over the cleared off the line, and later hit the Tete limped off with a ham- already with 19 goals in 27 Serie Dangmei and substitute Anju bar. post, but Hazard restored Belgium's string injury. A appearances this term, has Tamang at the Sahid lead just before half-time after draw- Ronald Koeman's exciting now scored twice in three out- Rangashala Stadium. @ ing a foul from Yuri Zhirkov in the young side shoot straight to the ings for his country following his Both the sides area. top of Group C, level on three international debut in September. were seen pressing - The Chelsea playmaker sealed points with Northern Ireland, World Cup runners-up hard from the first the three points two minutes from ahead of Sunday's clash with Croatia, relegated from the top whistle. Dangmei time with an alert finish, while Germany, who they knocked out tier of the Nations League last fashioned a couple of / Aleksandr Golovin was sent off for of the Nations League the last year, ground out an unconvinc- early chances down Russia just before the end. time they met in November. ing 2-1 victory against the right wing for Cyprus thrashed San Marino 5- The Dutch have been a Azerbaijan in Zagreb. India, while Nepal registered a 0 to provisionally seize top spot in the revelation since Koeman took Rami Sheydaev put couple of shots from distance F group, while Scotland crashed to a charge in the wake of their fail- Azerbaijan on top on 19 minutes with Manjali Kumar testing > humiliating 3-0 loss in Kazakhstan ure to qualify for the 2018 World before Croatia hit back through Indian custodian Aditi — a nation ranked 117th in the FIFA Cup, beating both the Germans Borna Barisic and a 79th-minute Chauhan in the 14th minute. rankings. ' $ H * # and world champions France to effort by Andrej Kramaric in Just three minutes into the Yuriy Pertsukh and Yan win their Nations League group Group E. game, after some excellent Vorogovskiy notched early goals for men. and set up a semi-final clash with Slovakia top the section on build-up play down the right, India's pressure paid off in Kazakhstan before Baktiyor In Rotterdam, Memphis Depay dazzled Depay set the Dutch on their way just England in June. goal difference following a 2-0 Sandhiya laid off a ball for the 63rd minute as Sanju put Zainutdinov's terrific header extin- for the Netherlands with a brace and two seconds into the match and slotted home a defeat of Hungary in Trnava, as Sanju to shoot from the top of Grace through on goal with a guished any chance of Scotland assists as they cruised past Belarus 4-0 despite second-half penalty after setting up Ondrej Duda and Albert Rusnak the box. The winger's effort was delightful through ball. recovering. having to play the final 20 minutes with 10 Georginio Wijnaldum for an simple second Krzysztof Piatek continued scored for the hosts. a powerful one but it was The winger swiftly broke saved by the opposition keep- through, showed great compo- er. sure and slotted the ball home On the other end, Sabitra to restore India's advantage. . 72 2 67 Bhandari posed a threat for India continued to keep India inside the penalty area Nepal at bay. but her curling effort was off Coach Maymol Rocky ./8 his nose during a practice match, about the new comers is less." The team had lost narrow- soak up the pressure early on target. brought on Anju Tamang in the Indian team is upbeat and The Indian team reached ly (2-3) to Argentina in their first and deliver," Manpreet said. In the semifinal against place of Sandhiya midway utting behind the disap- confident of a show good. here on Monday and have been match, drew with England 1-1, "It's important for us seniors Bangladesh, it was Chhibber through the second half at the Ppointments of last year, the "Japan, Korea and hosts going about their routine to get lost to Australia 2-4 and beat to back all the youngsters in the who opened the scoring for top of the pitch and in the 78th Indian men's hockey team will Malaysia will be the teams to used to the humid conditions. Malaysia 5-1. Though they lost team and guide them through India and this time around too, minute, the move paid rich renew its quest for glory when watch out for. They are travel- On Thursday, the team played 2-3 to Ireland in the round robin the tournament to get the best it was the right-back who gave dividends as she slammed the it takes on Asian Games Gold ling with full squads and they a practice match against hosts stage, they beat them 4-1 in the out of them," he added. India the advantage. In the 26th ball on the volley for India's medallists Japan in their open- will pose a stiff challenge for us," Malaysia and are geared up for placing match. India have been crowned minute, she smashed the ball third goal after a crafty first- ing encounter of the 28th Sultan skipper Manpreet Singh said on a good start to the tournament. "Youngsters have always champions in 1985, 1991, 1995, past the keeper from a free-kick time assist from Indumathi Azlan Shah Cup on Saturday. the eve of their opening match. India's previous outing at used the platform to come up 2009 and shared the honours from 30 yards with a powerful Kathiresan. Despite being without the "The youngsters will need to Sultan Azlan Shah ended with with memorable performances with South Korea in 2010. drive and put the defending Towards the end, Nepal guidance of a coach and a series step up their game and I believe the team finishing fifth but saw here and though the forwardline In most recent years, the champions into a 1-0 lead. tried hard to break the rival of injuries plaguing its players, having fresh faces can be an some good performances by a barring Mandeep Singh has Indian team settled for Silver in Ratanbala Devi could have defence but the Indians most recent being Gurjant , who advantage as the possibility of young unit combined with a few about 12 caps between each 2016 after losing to Australia and added a second goal six min- refused to bow down and returned home after fracturing the opponents knowing much senior players. other, we are hopeful they will Bronze in 2017. utes later but her shot from dis- stood firm. $ !) - )-- 678
ndian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj ( IRankireddy and Chirag Shetty has pulled out of the India Open to provide them more time to achieve full fitness and hit top form ahead 678 possibly No 7 used by of the Tokyo Olympic qualification. Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With Satwik suffering a shoulder injury irat Kohli will soon be The Indian team has late last year, the Indian duo had to skip the Vseen wearing No 18 on his already unofficially retired jer- tournaments in Malaysia, Indonesia and All white flannels as the ICC has sey No 10, which Tendulkar England but they had planned to start their allowed Test-playing nations to wore. In all probability, same new season at home with the India Open, have the players sport their will happen with Dhoni's jersey beginning on Tuesday. names and numbers on their also. The duo had also sent their entries for to pursue our dreams of making the cut for jerseys. white shirts. The decision seemed to events in Malaysia and Singapore next month the Tokyo Games. So we will be beginning our This move is aimed at pop- "Yes, it starts from August have been taken last week as a but after consulting the physio, they decided season with the New Zealand Open World ularising the longest format of 1 for the World Test tweet from former England to miss the three events. Tour Super 300," Chirag said. the game. Championship. It is a part of the captain Michael Vaughan on "Satwik has recovered from his injury but "There is Sudirman Cup and Australia The English county sides as wider plan to promote Test March 19 indicated. he will only start playing full on in another two Open next, so in a month's time we will play well as the Australian state cricket," Claire Furlong, ICC's "Delighted to hear Names 4 ** weeks, so after consulting the physio we decid- three tournaments, so we will be focusing on sides playing the Sheffield GM Manager (Strategic & Numbers will potentially be ed to skip the events," Chirag said. that now." Shield are used to wearing Communications) said on on Test playing shirts .. About The 2020 Olympic qualification period Satwik and Chirag played a vital role in whites with names and num- Friday. time .. Add a bit of colour as starts April 29 with the Badminton World India's maiden team Gold at Commonwealth bers on the back but this will be It is widely expected that well .. Make the Shirts more $ 8 Federation using its rankings list which is Games, where they also claimed the country's an altogether new experience the Indian team in all likelihood inviting for Kids to want to scheduled to be published on April 30, 2020 first men's doubles individual Silver medal. for the Indian team, who will will not use two specific jersey wear .. Test cricket has to to allocate spots. The duo also clinched their maiden Super play the second Test of the numbers in Test cricket — No become more commercial .. ! 5! for the first set at 5-4 before "The Olympic qualification begins next 100 event at Hyderabad Open and reached the World Championship against 10 which was used by Sachin CUE .. A lot of abuse !!!," Williams answered to claim a set month and we need to be in our absolute best finals of a Super 300 at Syed Modi tournament. West Indies wearing numbered Tendulkar in limited overs and Vaughan had tweeted. enus Williams displayed the that saw seven service breaks in all. Vmental strength that has made Williams stormed ahead 5-1 in her a seven-time Grand Slam sin- the second set and cruised from * *0/ gles champion on Thursday, hold- there. H " # 3>7 ing off a spirited challenge by Williams, in a record 20th Slovenian Dalila Jakupovic at the Miami appearance, knows she / * @!B' WTA Miami Open. faces a tougher test in Suarez 678 record for the fastest century in com- The 38-year-old American, a Navarro even though she owns a petitive cricket, achieved in the 2013 quarter-finalist at Indian Wells last 6-3 career edge on the Spaniard. urrey's Will Jacks blazed his way to IPL, by five balls. 678 England. week, turned back Jakupovic 7-5, Mari Osaka, the older sister of Sa 25-ball century, including six Jacks hit Stephen Parry for six sixes "If you look at the IPL as a 6-3 in 78 minutes to reach the sec- world number one Naomi Osaka, sixes in an over, during a pre-season in an over on the way to his ton. He he Indian Premier League platform to convince selectors that ond round after a rough start. was ousted in her opening match, T10 clash with Lancashire in Dubai. also passed the top score of 87 for the T(IPL) gets underway in I am the man to be picked for the Jakupovic was serving for the falling to American Whitney In all, he smashed eight boundaries 10-over format achieved by Alex Hales Chennai on Saturday with Royal World Cup, I am the man. The first set and Williams was on the Osuigwe 6-2, 6-4. and 11 sixes. last year. Challengers taking on defending fourth bowler that the team is back foot before the qualifier wilt- Canada's Bianca Andreescu, After producing the brutal assault Jacks first reached his fifty off just champions Chennai in the sea- looking at, I feel I fit that role. I ed under the pressure and 43rd- fresh off the Indian Wells title, ral- on Thursday, the batsman said that he 14 deliveries and then smashed six son's opener. And RCB pacer don't think any of the youngsters ranked Williams booked a second- lied to beat Romania's Irina- was looking to play shots from the first consecutive sixes to bring up his cen- Umesh Yadav is one player who have done enough to replace the round matchup against Spanish Camelia Begu 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 ball. tury. will definitely be looking to senior bowlers. At the end of the 24th seed Carla Suarez Navarro. in her opening match. "From the first ball I just tried to Jacks' knock powered Surrey to impress RCB and Team India cap- day, you are going to play the Tenth seed Serena Williams, a World number two Petra play my shots, after the first few overs 176 and a 95-run win over Lancashire. tain Virat Kohli with a strong World Cup and not just any 23-time Grand Slam singles cham- Kvitova of the Czech Republic my intention was to try and hit every The 20-year-old Jacks made his debut show from the word go. other tournament like a bilateral pion and younger sister of Venus, downed Greece's Maria Sakkari 6- ball for six, and I think after four sixes for Surrey in first-class, List A and T20 While the national selectors series. will open in the second round 1, 6-4, to become the first player I thought, 'I could hit six sixes here'. I last season, scoring 121 off 100 balls are still looking to fill the No 4 slot The pacer feels that if picked against Sweden's Rebecca into the third round. had never done it before and it was in a Royal London Cup match against in the batting line-up, another for the World Cup, the IPL will be Peterson, who eliminated German In ATP first-round matches, nice to do that and something I will Gloucestershire. place up for grabs is the fourth his best preparation ground. "IPL qualifier Laura Siegemund 6-1, 5- Australia's Bernard Tomic dis- cherish," the International Cricket The match between Surrey and pace bowler's slot. And Umesh for me is to give my best for the 7, 7-5. patched Brazilian qualifier Thiago Council quoted Jacks as saying. Lancashire was a pre-season fixture for believes that he fits the bill as franchise and also practice for the Three consecutive breaks saw Monteiro 6-4, 6-1 and Aussie Had the match been accorded both the teams, who are gearing up for experience will be an important World Cup. This is the ideal 80th-ranked Jakupovic ease into Jordan Thompson downed official status, Jasks' effort would have the county season, which begins next factor taken into consideration platform to train for the World an early 3-2 lead with Williams Britain's Cameron Norrie 4-6, 7- been bettered Chris Gayle's world month. when the selectors pick the squad Cup... this will be the best match- struggling on serve, and she served 6 (7/5), 6-3. for the showpiece event in situation." !$#( %#) *#% +,-+./0 5< B !
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This edition of the league will bear Virat Kohli has nothing to prove as Shreyas Iyer all this while must have special significance with the mega ODI a batsman after his heady accomplish- amongst the eight teams and nothing cursed his luck for not being considered solid fan base. on paper while CSK and MI as usual have World Cup starting only two and half ments over the years but eight years as short of a final appearance or a trophy worthy enough to be in the scheme of The only foreign leader Kane a lot of matchwinners. weeks after the final on May 12. In 2011 RCB captain without an IPL title, sticks makes the owners happy. things for the World Cup. Williamson will certainly feel a bit less Capitals also has a good batting line- and 2015, the World Cup was held out like a sore thumb. The India vice-captain also has three Just like Delhi has decided to shed pressure this time with David Warner up, something that can't be said about before the IPL and this is the first time Former KKR skipper Gautam IPL titles under his belt but there would 'Daredevilry' for 'Capital' in search of luck, back in the mix for Sunrisers Hyderabad. their bowling. that it will be held post the tournament. Gambhir's not so charitable comments on be no less pressure to win a fourth title the immensely talented Iyer will also like Australian cricket's 'perennial bad Veterans like Chris Gayle and AB de With skipper Virat Kohli stressing on Kohli's IPL captaincy wouldn't have gone and at the same time keep a tab on Hardik the rub of the green to go his way in com- boy' will be out there to prove a point to Villiers are expected to have their workload management for all the World unnoticed as far as the India captain is Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah's workload. pany of Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, one and all who had all but written him moments alongside young turks like Cup hopefuls, it promises to be an inter- concerned and he would be happy to turn Ajinkya Rahane will perhaps ponder Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw. off after the ball tampering scandal. Shubman Gill and Shaw. esting IPL. the corner even though World Cup has on how he slipped out of the ODI radar For Dinesh Karthik, it will be a tense This will help Williamson get his strate- There could be a Varun Chakravarthy, On one hand, players will need to perhaps occupied 90 percent of his mind after playing his part in the 2015 edition four-week period where he will have to gies in place with Rashid Khan expected a Prayas Ray Barman or Prabh Simran stand up to the expectations of their fran- space. and a good show for Rajasthan Royals will time and again do justice to his finisher's to be the trump card. Singh, who catch the imagination of the chises who are paying million bucks and Rohit Sharma perhaps leads a fran- certainly lift his spirits. tag but also live up to the expectations of As far as balance is concerned, country with their talent. 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Dhoni's 'spritual home', a task $ BM Gambhir, who led Kolkata "There's a number of which will be easier said than "" $ 0 + Knight Riders to two IPL things that go towards it. done. =13 .7& trophies in 2012 and 2014, One thing I do know is CSK's core team is the old- recently said that in a result- that when there's a chal- est in the tournament — 37- they would be aware of the oriented franchise environment, Kohli has lenge put in front of him, he meets it." year-olds Dhoni and Shane requirements. been "lucky" to have survived despite Royal Fleming was speaking on the eve of Watson, 35-year-old Dwayne CSK enjoy an impressive Challengers Bangalore never winning the the IPL-12 opener between CSK and Bravo, 34-year-old Faf du record against RCB, having 7 = 0 coveted title in his eight years as skipper. Bangalore at the Chidambaram Stadium. Plessis, 33-year-olds Ambati 0P + - ! ' P - 0 won 15 matches and lost seven But Fleming thought otherwise. He said South African captain Faf du Rayudu and Kedar Jadhav, with one no-result. The hosts "One man doesn't win the IPL. It's a Plessis, leg-spinner Imran Tahir and New soon-to-be 32 Suresh Raina, . 10: -/?5 !.=00 < HEAD haven't lost to its rival since :/7:55 tough competition to win. 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He has really "David Warner is real- Even the two out-of-favour tournament. expensive buy for KKR at 5 crore and will worked hard on his fitness ly looking positive going India players, leg-spinner Karn While CSK is a three-time step up their performances Leg-spinner Yuzvendra add firepower alongside Chris Lynn, Robin unrisers Hyderabad and also what really amazed into this season. I am sure Sharma (31) and seamer Mohit champion, the Bengaluru fran- and seal a spot in the Indian Chahal will again be the key Uthappa and Andre Russell. Smentor VVS Laxman on me was the kind of rhythm he is looking forward to Sharma (30) are on the wrong chise is probably the biggest World Cup squad. While RCB man for RCB as he has been "The big fella has got potentially one of Friday said skipper David he showed from the first contributing to Sunrisers," side of 30's. underachiever despite boasting paceman Umesh Yadav will over the past seasons and will the best strike rates in World T20. So in Warner looks in superb practice session," Laxman Laxman said. However when it comes to of some of the best names in its also look to shine in the IPL need the rest of the bowling terms of our batting, it's the strongest in the rhythm and is raring to go said after practice session. "He has been an excep- match awareness, the CSK play- squad. and make a case for selection in attack to step up. competition," Katich made his ambitious as his team prepares to take "We also played a cou- tional player for us, excep- ers are second to none. The outcome of Saturday's the England-bound playing XI. Kohli has always led from claim during the unveiling of new recruits. on Kolkata on Sunday. ple of practice matches in tional captain as well, a The most consistent fran- game will depend on which A lot has been said about the front and his exploits in the A career T20 average of shade under Warner recently recov- Hyderabad and he scored in premier batsman for us and chise of the Indian Premier team bowls better and holds its the workload, especially that of IPL are well documented, the 17 in 143 games doesn't exactly inspire con- ered from an elbow surgery both those matches and I am sure he will look for- League, who have always been nerve as both side have players the bowlers, which needs to be RCB skipper will begin yet fidence but Katich probably wants to mea- and smashed a rapid-fire was in fantastic rhythm and ward to scoring heavily this in the top four, are a formida- who can turn a match on its monitored. CSK head coach another campaign aware that sure his ability to be destructive looking at century for his Sydney club that is something really season as well and win ble side at home with a slow head in a jiffy. Stephen Fleming said on his form could prove vital in the his career strike-rate of 145.04. side on return. pleasing for all of us," he matches and hopefully the turner and a vocal crowd com- CSK's Ambati Rayudu and Wednesday that it is up to the success of his side in the gru- "We are blessed with a lot of powerful "He is totally fit and rar- said. tournament for Sunrisers." plementing the quality. Ravindra Jadeja will be keen to players and as professionals, elling tournament. players like Lynn, Narine, who is good dur- ing the Powerplay. There is Robin (Uthappa), Nitish (Rana), DK, there is Shubman (Gill)... ! / B6 R ! = With a maximum of four foreigners allowed in the playing XI, it may be a selec- !4!35 beat Sri Lanka 5-0 in the "We know that the / # Mumbai Indians to the World Cup would need for Mumbai Indians, I would tion headache for KKR think tank after recently-concluded ODI name of the franchise has will be without the services of to stay back for the provincial have missed seven or eight Carlos' inclusion but the Aussie said they outh African speedster series, is looking forward to changed and we will be veteran Sri Lankan pacer tournament," Malinga told games," he said. would assess the conditions to pick the XI. SKagiso Rabada feels a playing a crucial part this playing in new colours. We Lasith Malinga for at least ESPNcricinfo. "So there's probably no "It depends on the opposition and new look Delhi Capitals has season. have a new slate with new their first six matches of the "So I told them I'd play in point in them waiting around where we are playing. In certain games, the potential to be a "pow- "I think we have put goals on it and I am excit- Indian Premier League, start- the provincial tournament, and for me. Better for them to find there will be a possibility that they will play erhouse" in the future edi- together a great squad this ed to see how Delhi ing on Saturday. I asked the board to inform someone else to replace me together potentially. But throughout, our tions of the Indian Premier time around. It is a fairly Capitals is growing to Malinga has made himself Mumbai Indians and IPL, since with." batting line up has been our real strength." League. young squad and I feel progress this season," he unavailable for the team's first it was their decision. I'm ok Malinga is currently the "Last year six of our batsmen were Rabada re-united with there is a good mixture of said. six matches as he will be par- with losing those earnings ODI skipper and it is highly inside the top-25 leading run-getters," he his Delhi Capitals' team- overseas players along with "What is essential is ticipating in Sri Lanka's Super from IPL. I'm doing it for the likely that he would be picked pointed out. mates on Friday as they the Indian players," he said. that it's a fairly young team Provincial One-Day domestic country," said the Sri Lankan, in Sri Lanka's World Cup "So we have a very powerful batting line prepare to take on the "We have some very that has kind of stuck tournament, slated from from who was bought by Mumbai squad given that he has again up. It's great to see the big fella get out there Mumbai Indians in their exciting spinners as well together through a couple April 4 to April 11, in a bid to Indians for 2 crore. emerged as the team's best ODI and start swatting sixes like flies at the back first match of the season at along with good batsmen. of seasons, and is now make it to the World cup team. Malinga, who had worked bowler over the past six end of the innings." the Wankhede Stadium on Of course, the pace bowling growing together to get "I had asked the board for as a bowling mentor for months. Eyeing to match the triple title feats of Sunday. is going to be one of our this season." valuable experience. I think the No-Objection Certificate Mumbai Indians last year, sug- If he makes the cut, Chennai and Mumbai in the league, The 23-year-old, who strengths and I am really Rabada said he is excit- we have the potential to be for me to play in the IPL, and gested that his franchise should Malinga will need to attend Kolkata will begin their campaign against arrived in the country after looking forward to playing ed to see the progress of the a powerhouse in the they had said that was fine, but replace him with someone else. training camps through May, Sunrisers at Eden Gardens on Sunday. helping his national team a part in my team's success team this season. future," Rabada added. that all players who want to go "Once I become available missing the IPL. PTI