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  more crucial responsibility... members too will send out a    just like the faith with which message in unanimous voice, ith nearly 30 MPs testing they (soldiers) are standing, spirit and resolve that the coun- harkhand reported a higher Wpositive, dozens of others determined to protect moth- try stands in support of them”, Jnumber of Covid-19 recov- staying out for fear of catching erland, Parliament and all its Modi said. eries than fresh cases for the coronavirus, visitors barred, fifth consecutive day on the number of media persons Monday, taking the Covid restricted, and strict social dis-      recovery rate in the state fur- tancing norms in place, the ther up to 76.68 per cent, fig- Monsoon Session of ures released by the health Parliament began on a subdued  department on Monday late note on Monday. night highlighted. However, there is hope of As per figures with the action on Tuesday, as   ! health department, as many as Government sources said 1263 people were found infect- Defence Minister Rajnath   Parliament test for Covid and ed by the virus across Singh may address Parliament                 genome test it’s confirmed that on Monday, while on the -China border row        n the mandatory test con- I have tested positive for the 1529 Covid patients recovered +$ )        & ,-.   on Tuesday. The Opposition Iducted by Parliament as virus. I am currently in good from the infection and were  $)/01  $ % $    %  2    has been raising this issue for Parliament will send out a an hour, shortly after it met, fol- many 30 MPs have been found health & spirits. I request every- subsequently discharged from weeks and the Congress has unanimous and strong message lowing obituary references and positive for Covid-19. one who has been recently in hospital on the day. defeat the virus. victims were older than 70 already given an adjournment to soldiers on the Line of offering tributes to former The BJP has the maximum contact with me to get tested. The Covid tally in the While the count of active years. As many as 119 Covid- motion in the Lok Sabha to dis- Actual Control (LAC) that members. number of 13 infected MPs. Together we will fight and state, however, jumped to cases reduced with several infected people, in the age cuss this issue. country was solidly standing The Prime Minister stated The YSR Congress has two defeat corona.” 62,737 on Monday, while the patients surviving the infection, bracket of 31 to 50 years could While the corridors of behind its bravehearts. Modi, categorically that the parlia- MPs, the Shiv Sena, DMK and BJP’s Sukanta Majumdar number of active cases dropped the virus claimed three lives on not survive, while 23 died in Parliament were nearly empty who was talking to the media mentarians will send out a the RLP one each. Total 56 per- was the first to tweet his posi- to 14,064, a bulletin released by Monday. the age bracket of 11 to 30 and canteens closed, not much on Parliament premises, assert- message of their unequivocal sons were found positive which tive status on Sunday evening. the National Health Mission All the three Covid vic- years, the NHM data states. action took place in both ed that sending an unambigu- support to brave “jawans” fac- include staffers and mediaper- “Requesting all those who have (NHM) said. As per the bul- tims, as per government data, The government on Houses, either on Monday. ous message was “legislature’s ing hardships on the border. sons, said officials. come in close contact with me letin, at least 48,112 Covid were from East Singhbhum, a Monday tested swab samples of Around 200 of the 785 MPs are crucial responsibility”. “The entire Parliament Beniwal from in the last few days to monitor patients have overcome the district that has reported near- 22,479 people and 21,216 of above the age of 65 years. This Later, leader of Congress in stands with the brave soldiers the RLP who tested positive in their health and get tested in virus in Jharkhand since the ly 50 per cent of Covid casual- them came negative. Health is the most vulnerable age the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan of the country with one voice. Parliament’s RT-PCR test was case of any symptoms,” he lethal virus made its way to the ties in Jharkhand so far. workers across Jharkhand have group for coronavirus. Chowdhury and party leader K I believe that Parliament and all found negative in the next day tweeted. Around 200 of the 785 state in March. Out of the 561 Covid collected swab samples of 14.21 The LS was adjourned after Suresh gave adjournment its members will give out a very test conducted at SMS Medical MPs are above the age of 65 As many as 263 people deaths in state, at least 247 were lakh people so far and tested paying tribute to former pres- notices over the issue of strong message”, said the PM College in Jaipur. Uploading years and are among the popu- were found infected in from East Singhbhum, the 14.07 lakh of them. ident Pranab Mukherjee. The Chinese incursion in Eastern before the start of Parliament. September 12 medical report lation vulnerable to coronavirus. and 151 in East Singhbhum in NHM bulletin stated. While the Covid recovery RS also saw no firework and Ladakh. The Opposition wants He also mentioned that from Parliament and Home Minister Amit Shah the past 24 hours. However, Data compiled by the rate in state was close to the used voice vote to decide the the Modi Government to pro- the situations are set to become September 13 report from the is currently admitted in AIIMS higher number of Covid NHM highlights that at least national average, the mortali- elections to the post of Deputy vide details on the border tougher due to the onset of Medical College, he said “which for “a thorough medical check- patients recovered from the 413 of the 516 Covid victims in ty rate was much lower than the Chairperson of the House. stand-off and a discussion on winters that marks heavy snow- one to rely.” up.” Vasanth Kumar, Congress infection in both the districts. Jharkhand were older than 50 national average of 1.70 per In his customary pre-open- the issue. The Congress tried to fall on the border area. One of the infected MPs, MP from Kanyakumari Ranchi reported 332 Covid years. As many as 277 of Covid cent. Jharkhand’s Covid mor- ing remark, Prime Minister raise the issue abortively. The “This Parliament, particu- Meenakshi Lekhi tweeted: succumbed to Covid-19 few recoveries, while East victims were in the age brack- tality rate by Monday night was Narendra Modi hoped that Lok Sabha was adjourned for larly in this session, has one “After the routine test at weeks ago. Singhbhum saw 419 patients et of 51 to 70 years, while 136 0.89 per cent.  !P         $% &   R   !    $$!+, ( " +$%,  %%!+% DA nominee Harivansh    NNarayan Singh was re- elected Deputy Chairman of hief Minister Hemant the Rajya Sabha on Monday as CSoren today said that work the Opposition did not press is going on in fast pace to pro- for voting though a motion to vide employment to the people name RJD’s Manoj Jha as the of Jharkhand. “Three new Opposition candidate was schemes were launched in moved. MNREGA, while employment Prime Minister Narendra generation schemes are being Modi and Vice President M implemented in cities as well. Venkaiah Naidu congratulated Every citizen of this State Harivansh. should stand on his feet, this is While BJP member JP the government's effort. With &    $   $  Nadda moved a motion in this, the government has  $)        favour of the incumbent imposed cess on mineral Deputy Chairman, Opposition resources, so that the revenue for which people of this area Court in , shortage of leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, of the government is increased had to go to Ranchi or Kolkata officers and employees should Tiruchi Siva and Javed Ali and it can be used in the devel- is being investigated here. be removed from Dumka, steps Khan moved motions to elect opment of the State and welfare Apart from this, instructions should be taken to overcome it RJD’s Manoj Jha. of the people,” he said. have been given to arrange for and arrangements should be During an interactive ses- the Oximeter and Oxygen made to have specialist doctors sion with intellectual people in Cylinder in all Panchayats for in every department, before Dumka during his three-day Corona infected. Facilities in implementing new education,    tour to Santhal Pargana on the health sector will be it should be reviewed keeping Monday the CM said that if the expanded rapidly, so that the in mind the interests of  government's thinking and poor do not have to face finan- Jharkhand. intentions are right then no cial constraints for treatment,” People also talked about    work is impossible. “This is the he added. poor condition of roads, hike reason we are moving forward The CM said that in payment of school teachers,      in the direction of building a Jharkhand is a labour-intensive reservation in jobs for tribal new Jharkhand. The change in State. The workers here are and indigenous people, resi- ith more than 3,180 the symbol of Jharkhand is a contributing to the develop- dential schools should be Wceasefire violations at the beginning in this direction. ment due to their work in dif- opened in every district for Line of Control (LoC) in the We have decided in which ferent areas of the country. The girls belonging to minority first eight months of this year, direction to move. An action workers here have become a communities among others. Pakistan has made it clear it will plan has been prepared for wheel of the country's econo- The CM carefully listened keep trying to foment trouble this,” said the CM. my. This is the reason that after to the aspirations of people and in Jammu & Kashmir. Soren said that the way the the unlock is implemented, assured them that he will sure- The ceasefire violations State government managed to they are taking the same work- ly fulfill their demands and take may further increase with prevent, curb and treat corona ers on airplanes by urging the State to new heights of about 45 days to go before the infection with limited them, but sadly, in the lock- development. snowfall starts blocking the resources, it is an example for down, they left these workers On this occasion MLA mountain passes. The ISI- the whole country. “The efforts in their situation, but our gov- Stephen Marandi, Nalin Soren, backed terrorists may go all out made by our government to ernment brought migrants Basant Soren, Vijay Kumar during this period to sneak deal with the Corona crisis, is back by plane and train. Singh, DIG, Deputy inside the Indian territory. the result of that the hi-tech The intellectual people pre- Commissioner, Superintendent The next few weeks could labs could be established in sent on the occasion demand- of Police and other officials, see the Pakistan Army provid- Dumka, and ed that government should besides doctors, teachers, busi- ing covering fire to the terror- Palamu Medical College. take initiative to open the nessmen and other dignitaries ists to infiltrate into Kashmir. Previously, the investigation bench of Jharkhand High were present.      P '(   $)    informed the Lok Sabha in According to the Ministry, Government has done any written replies that it did not 1.04 crore migrant workers assessment of the job loss he Modi Government has have any report of forced reten- returned to home States during among migrant workers due to Tno clue about the number of tion of migrant labourers who lockdown. the Covid-19 crisis and if so, the migrants who died during the wanted to return to their home According to the database details thereof, the Ministry nationwide lockdown States. available on the website of pub- said, “No such data is main- announced on March 24 to Many migrant workers lost lic interest technologist Thejesh tained.” curb the spread of Covid-19 their lives during the 68-day GN, over 900 people had died In reply to question regard- outbreak in the country. The nationwide lockdown. Several due to lockdown-related reasons ing the number and details of Government also has no data of migrant workers, who either such as starvation, suicide and migrant workers, labourers, job loss to migrant workers dur- walked or travelled in other pri- road accidents while returning daily wagers for whom the ing the lockdown. vate vehicles, met with accidents to their homes till July 4. arrangement of job has been The Ministry of Labour throughout the lockdown peri- Responding to another made, the Ministry said “no and Employment further od. question on whether the such data is maintained”.   !"#$%$%      ./ $ $*      !!  '0        Ranchi: Under the guidance of Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD), Central Coalfield Limited (CCL), PM Prasad “ Divas” is being observed at CCL headquarters, in the State Capital and across the different areas of the  8 9-1 of XAMI for over 70 years on an all India company. On the occasion of “Hindi Diwas” a Webinar was organized in which level to select the most suitable students a large number of employees and stakeholders were connected through the tech- avier School of Management ( XLRI), for management education. XAT, though nologies. Xone of the premier B-Schools today one of the oldest competitive examinations The topic of the webinar was “Hindi ka Bhavishya and Bhavishya ki hindi”. The announced the date for the upcoming in the country, has always kept pace with webinar was broadcasted live in the various areas of the company. The employ- Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2021 to be the cutting-edge testing methodology. ees watched it in the VC rooms of the respective areas and also via personal held on January 3, 2021. XAT 2021 reg- XAT’s multidimensional testing frame- computer and mobiles. istration has started from September 12, work strives to assess the aptitude of can- The speakers on the occasion were the retired Head of Department (HoD) 2020. The last date of applying is 30 didates for business management educa- of Hindi department, Jang Bahadur Pandey and HoD of Hindi November 2020. The duration of the test tion meaningfully. XAT has a multi- department, St Xavier's college, Ranchi, Kamal Kumar Bose. will be three hours, from 9:30 AM to 12.30 pronged examination structure and in- " Rajbhasha Sandesh,” the message of CMD, CCL on the occasion of Hindi PM. XAT 2021 will be held in online mode built fairness to evaluate candidates aspir- divas was also aired on the eve of this webinar. CCL Director(Personnel), Vinay for the fourth year. ing to be future business leaders. Ranjan also wished Rajbhasha Department for successfully organizing the webi- XAT 2021 will accept applications for Candidates who are holding a recog- nar. Pandey expressed his acknowledgement to CCL Management for organiz- XLRI and XLRI I -NCR nised Bachelor's Degree of minimum three ing the webinar on the occasion of Hindi Divas. Speaking on the occasion he campus. A candidate can choose two pre- years duration or equivalent in any disci- said that the future of Hindi is certainly bright. He said that without Hindi devel- ferred test cities for the test. More than 89 pline and those completing their final opment the County is not possible. Illustrating the examples of the other nations institutes are using the XAT score for their examination by 10th June 2021 may also he explained that in England there is no celebration of English day, similarly in respective admission process. apply. All Indian candidates must appear Germany and China also no German day or Chinese day are observed. These Fr. P. Christie S.J, director, XLRI - for XAT 2021. However, NRI and Foreign Countries work in their languages 365 days but in India it is different. He stat- Xavier School of Management said that candidates may apply through their ed that Hindi as a language is constantly growing and the number of students XLRI has been conducting XAT on behalf GMAT scores. studying Hindi or the people using it is steadily increasing. PNS 5.'  4-11$   .(. 5   !) $    ( +,+ #  4  istrict administration Dteams have disposed of -./01.34 109 bodies under the guidelines 4!%3436 laid down by the ICMR for body disposal here in  #  since outbreak of Covid 19.  : 4 5 Interestingly , out of these only 45 deaths have been group of rare vultures was reported directly due to Corona Aseen in the Hazaribag after .The remaining died of other a gap of two years. The number causes and later while the Swab of vultures is around 100. The was tested were found corona Mumbai Natural History Society positive thus were disposed as has declared the Hazaribag as a per the ICMR protocol. safe zone for the promotion and The first disposal was of a breeding of vultures. This is the Muslim corona poaitive in reason that the number of vul- Dhanbad who was buried in a tures has increased in the separate grave under full ICMR Hazaribag district. protocol and family members In the report the society has were allowed just to witness the mentioned that there are so burrial . The team of the health many conditions for declaring it department and administra- a safe zone. Hazaribag has ful- tion were present during bur- filled the maximum conditions ial. for the safe zone. This place has Later on administration been declared as a provisional- fixed a separate cremation ly safe zone. ground at Amjhar locality The New Human institution under Baliapur police station has been trying in this field for where cremations are carried the last eight years. They are reg- out .The locals had protested ularly making people aware of the cremations but later the saving the lives of vultures. Vice issue was resolved. president Murari Singh and District surveillance member of this institution Satya officerDr RK Singh who is Prakash said that due to the use keeping tab of corona cases in of Diclofenac and Ketoprofen Dhanbad said , majority of 66 medicines is very harmful to the deaths , out of those who were vultures. found corona positive post They said that they have death died primarily due to crit- suggested to the villagers to use ical illness relating to heart, kid- the Meloxicam medicine for ney problems, respiratory prob- pain killing which is not harm- lems besides road accidents or ful to the vultures. had committed suicide.

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    !!"# $ %&'(  - -#-  4179(97$)  $034.4411=46 ferent districts of the state in per cent of the total area of land that the movement was partly =='&' . .43<364 the past one month. While on which opium is cultivated in aimed at safeguarding opium  &-'($!+?@@ most of the seized opium was Jharkhand. cultivations in liberated areas. &.(&)#-!    -"   cultivated in the LWE-affected Several LWE groups, In 2017, villagers in parts of 8 .A+A () red zones of the state, the mar- including the CPI (Maoist) district held Pathalgadi, 4)'.4( $!" he Narcotics Control ijuana was seized from peddlers and the Peoples Liberation a practice of demarcating the & &2 #- TBureau (NCB) and other in transit. Front of India (PLFI), were borders of a village and declar- $&  &- "& agencies have seized opium “The marijuana that we active in Chatra and Khunti ing it as liberated land through 7$ 8.  +A,, and marijuana worth nearly recovered was cultivated in districts of Jharkhand, said to writings on stone plaques, and '&& &( +AA# Rs.60 lakh from various clus- and , and be the hotbed of opium culti- allegedly prohibited entry of -(0( &  ters of Jharkhand in the past seized in Jharkhand, while it vation, officials said. “Illegal the administration in their vil- (-(#2 - (  & one month, leading to a probe was being smuggled to north- opium cultivation is being done lages. Soon after coming to &(& (&(&'$ ( & #- into the financial backing of ern states,” the official said, in the interiors of Chatra and power in the end of 2019,  )$' " &  &$' (#- interstate drug nexuses run- requesting anonymity. Khunti districts. The possibil- Chief Minister Hemant Soren $! (  $ &   & $ ning unabated in the Left Wing The Zonal Director of ity of LWE group’s involvement announced that sedition . &( & ) ($'( (K($'(  )  Extremism (LWE) affected NCB in , Kumar Manish, $           6   in it cannot be denied,” said charges against Pathalgadi sup- ((.#-!  &$$!& # tribal state, highly placed refused to comment on the Manish. porters will be scrapped. sources in the NCB said on value of the drugs that were “We have initiated a probe from northern states as well as The Pathalgadi movement, As per records with the 8-+-9& - -,    Monday. seized in Jharkhand, but he into the financial links of the Jharkhand in the past one year. which advocated the idea of Ministry of Home Affairs  (.( &  ) &( )(  )  ( ) An official overseeing the admitted that opium grown in interstate nexus. It cannot be As per records with the having liberated lands in the (MHA), at least 19 of 24 dis- 8" &! ) '(!(9&) $ (# ( recoveries in Jharkhand said LWE-affected clusters in the denied that opium was culti- NCB office in Ranchi, over interiors, also had its epicenter tricts in Jharkhand are LWE- ' (=&'C() )  8" &# ( that various agencies seized interiors of the state were being vated illegally in LWE hotbeds 1000 acres of opium cultivation in . A former affected. Besides CPI (Maoist), ( (.).&'C((5 $ (  & opium worth around Rs.21.31 smuggled to , Punjab of Jharkhand,” said Manish, was destroyed in Jharkhand in NDA government, which faced at least 17 splinter outfits were ' ( A? 8" &#1  9 (  & lakh and marijuana worth and other northern states of the adding that several members of the year 2019-2020. This figure, the heat during the Pathalgadi active in various districts of the  '( &)( 8$5&")( $( around Rs.35.56 lakh from dif- country. the drug nexus were arrested NCB officials said, was only 20 movement in 2017, had alleged state.   ) . (&D.(  99&&# ( ' (A&&  ) &( )(  )"''& @ ( ) ((( 8" & &." % $   . & (.(  +&# ($(&( (. & 2 7    $7 P  89  0 !"&!  (.( &&  )" #=# ) 5.$   $   -::   ) ):- )  )   1  '   5 9 ) (  (   &(& .).(&    2 ( C!0( )((.)(.$&.$(( +  %% &D.(#3 ( 9  " &! n active rebel of PLFI Sandeep  .).(&! & (('.( 3  $'.#     ATirkey (38) was beaten to death !"E7"$4"(9 CE$'&!- C2.$ by villagers on Monday morning at &#&& )( . (  && he State government today defend- Tesera village under Sadar police sta- '  &&(( $ (( Ted the yet to be enacted Jharkhand tion of district. Deceased had ! !) ) ('$(   &(&( Land Mutation Bill 2020 claiming that joined PLFI in 2000 after five of his $( ("&   )(&(''  )  &# the Bill has enough provisions against family members were murdered.   )((F &(( ("((&(.) any wrongdoing by the government offi- An FIR was lodged against (F  &" &'&#&(((& cials. unknown persons and investigation ( &)(.(  &( $'( ( ( The government chose to defend the has been started. Preliminary inves- % $  (  6    '$(   &( ) ).)" &.&!( Bill after the Opposition BJP and its leg- tigation revealed that the deceased $&.$ &)(.( # islator in the ruling coalition Bandhu had some disputes with villagers    Tirkey openly opposed the Bill, which over the loot of mobile phones of ' - -,-    was passed in the last Cabinet meeting, some youths of Bargaon village by JP MP from Ranchi Sanjay 0 )((.)( & ( $.-  C +@ saying that the Bill is an attempt to pro- some unknown persons on Saturday. BSeth today raised the issue of &(.( (+&(&'.(( &C &( vide immunity to revenue officials from %'%   2 %  $ ::  $  $  Villagers suspected his involvement. religious conversions in the ) $ (# -.) 8 02 &&(( legal consequences and making the  ($ $  % $    ;    “On Sunday the deceased had a State in Lok Sabha. Seth, raising &((' $ ( &!. ) State an easy hunting ground for land fight with one of the youths whom he the issue during the zero hour of ($(C ( ( #2 &&(&( mafia. wrongdoing, but as per the Bill their corrupt officials and the threatened to kill. On Monday morn- the first day of Monsoon Session   ((&((()&$'!C  )( Revenue, Registration, Land duties have been defined. The revenue land mafia and be unfair to the com- ing he was reading a newspaper at a of Parliament said that the reli- &'.(&'# &'.(( & +&( ( Reforms Secretary, K K Soan said the secretary said that land mutation is State mon public. tea stall of his village when hundreds gious conversion of tribals is a 48 )((. )'((  ) &(899 government is not going to protect any was being done as per 1973 law, where The Jharkhand Cabinet of on of villagers with sticks started chas- major issue in Jharkhand. He .((.(((.'&$ # revenue or government officials for his there were no provisions for online September 8, okayed the Jharkhand ing him. Deceased started running said, “Whenever BJP is out of wrong doings. mutation of land. According to the sec- Land Mutation Bill 2020, which is away towards Dandtoli to save his life power such activities religious :#  -$$ Soan said the Bill has provisions, retary, to bring improvement in land aimed at making jamabandi claims but he was chased, knocked down conversion gains momentum.” $&$ ( ((& #," $ under which if any appellate authority mutation and settlement the Jharkhand online and setting up of competent and beaten to death,” said a police Giving the example of $ (7 (- $ (&(. 4 of State or Centre orders a probe against Land Mutation Bill 2020 was introduced authorities for settlement of claims at dis- official. district of South (. & '(( #3  F) C$& revenue officials or government officials in the Cabinet. trict level. During search of his house police Jharkhand, the MP said in &(($ ( (&(  &(&(.$ ). then criminal, civil and departmental Soan said that in earlier mutation Jamabandi contains entries regard- recovered one knife and 10 axes. But Christian mis- ' ( $-((&!.)(  $(  ( action can be initiated against such offi- law several provisions were not defined ing ownership, cultivation and up to date no fire weapon was found. sionaries in the name of service # (($'(! )$&(& ( ($ (&&# cials. and the Bill was brought to expand the data of various rights on the land. All Two years back he was booked by are allegedly involved in religious -& ($ ( )$" (! The Secretary said in section 22 of mutation law in State. changes of rights coming to the notice the police for allegedly murdering conversions. He said,”In the (& ( ($# "&(  $.(& ($$(( ) the Bill there is provision protecting the Earlier, BJP legislative party leader of the revenue agency are reflected in the one Sanichar Pradhan; the panchay- small district of Simdega alone, ($ &'&# right of revenue officials, but in the sub Babulal Marandi has said that section 22 jamabandi. Not only Marandi, Mandar at secretary of Brinda village. He was there are 2400 churches with 300 section II of the Bill, there is mention of the Bill clearly states that in case of MLA Bandhu Tirkey who recently arrested in this case. Last year he was in Simdega. The Christian mis-   8  $-+- about criminal, civil and departmental any fraud in land mutation, revenue and joined Congress too has slammed the released on bail. sionaries are involved in luring action against officials for their wrong- land officials will be provided immuni- Bill saying that he will write About four months back villagers innocent tribals and converting doing. ty from charges under civil as well as letters to Chief Minister and other had killed area commander of PLFI them.” Soan said the Bill has no provisions criminal laws. Marandi had even said MLAs highlighting the loopholes of the Basant Gope who was the friend of Seth also cited the Nirmal protecting revenue officials for his that this law will provide protection to Bill. deceased Tirkey. Hriday incident of 2018. He said the institution in the name of adopting children, sale of chil- dren was done. He said unmar- " &) )()     &-4"(& ried girls of Nirmal Hriday !(& &( (.$ &($ (#  (( 9  < ) $      became mothers and majority of ($'(   &-4"!.)(.(( & them were tribals. He said that &(  ( &.!( ((&N- O# $'$ ( )(    that Urea retail and wholesale done immediately so that trans- the then BJP government taking (.& ( &( (!.(&(( &'$ traders have received com- portation expenses can be action in this connection lodged  (.!( ( '-4"F -5 )(& n the direction of strength- plaints about arbitrary and reduced. Disbursement of Urea cases against persons behind  ( & D.(( )  &((.. (. ( Iening the Lamps-Pacs and overcharging of fixed price through e-POSH and take these inhuman acts and many of (" !"( (&'' )( (( other Cooperatives for distrib- which is a matter of concern. action against licensees who them were behind bars.  & ) &( )D.( &# ution of Urea, the State He said that the complaints of black market Urea and sell at The BJP MP alleged that Government will give a work- large retailers of Urea are being higher rates than prescribed during lockdown missionaries 8 ;#  )   - ing capital of up to Rs 5 lakh to received through various rates. In each district, flying were active in distributing  .! 8$&'.:() &)(-'($! each selected Cooperative soci- means, that along with giving squad should be constituted for rations in , Ranchi, (' &( (. (&)(&(( ety at the block level and sep- Urea at a higher price to the this and investigated. , Khunti and Simdega $$! .!. &((,# ((& $-'($! arately give working capital of farmers, non-subsidized goods The Agriculture Minister districts and put the condition  & ( .&(++-'($!# $ &  ( ( up to Rs 1.5-2 lakhs on the like Calcium, Zinc and others said that there will be no short- of religious conversion for &()$$!($(. &( &( )#  Panchayat level so that the tar- are being sold along with which +$ 7  $ +7 == $   ( age of Urea from next year rations.  $ (" !.!O5&( get of 50 per cent participation the farmers faced problems. : % $       because Sindri and two other Meanwhile, the State BJP  (.!#- '( ( & &&& !..C! of Cooperative societies in Badal, taking cognizance of plants are also being started. He unit kicked off its week-long $" )$$! -# Urea distribution can be the complaint of Hussainabad prescribed price. bution of Urea between Lamp- said that transportation cost Seva Saptah on Monday to achieved. MLA, Kamlesh Singh, Garhwa Badal ordered that in every Packs in the border areas which increases because of the low mark the 70 th birthday of   8     The State Agriculture MLA Bhanupratap Shahi and district, it should be ensured are connected to availability of rack points. Prime Minister Narendra Modi -   1 (!(& &()( . & Minister, Badal said this MLA Amba Prasad ordered the that farmers are not forced to and Chhattisgarh and others. Therefore, an action plan on September 17. For the week-  (.$ 9 &(.# $&&) ! through a video conferencing Deputy Commissioners of the buy non-subsidized items with He said that no businessmen should be chalked out for the long celebrations that will cul-  9$$ 59IJ K-   . (#  .1 ( meeting with Deputy concerned district to investi- subsidized items. should take advantage of black planning of rack point con- minate on September 20, the & - (  2$" $ I K9 228 Commissioners of Palamu and gate. Badal said that to prevent marketing of Urea under the struction in Bokaro, Dhanbad party has sent a circular to all its I--3K C  %   - &8)&   Hazaribagh divisions. It has also directed to take black marketing of Urea, pre- guise of PACS, take care of it by and Giridih. He also directed to state unit chiefs, suggesting C &($ ((&!(  & .) )'# During the discussion on action on such wholesale sell- pare an enforcement mecha- taking care of it. In other dis- prepare guidelines for trans- activities that could be taken up  '" # ( 7"  $8" &  ( various points of Urea, ers of fertilizer who are selling nism as well as ensure that tricts of the State, the work of portation and lifting rates, as part of the week-long cam- 1 ('"( )( ()    &)(  & Agriculture Minister Badal said urea at a price higher than the there is a proportionate distri- mapping the rack points can be which are not prescribed. paign. $& ($((' ('&#&$&( ((" !- . ((    ( (&' ) C! (  $& $$. (  &''(&( ((" ! -  &'( ) &  ($$. (  ( ) ) ( (''  (  )(( ($# (. (& (&&))(&($'(    & & &! )(3  ).) . ( ( :64&'4?!''' '( ( ).) &$'# . 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But they were prevented larization. termed it insensitive towards the 4 )..'('(& &'&(# '  and pushed back by Ranchi Three years back they were cause of people. &. $&(&! 3 - 7F   ( police after senior officials of appointed on contractual basis Former chief minister and 0 1 (# district police and administra- and they said that they were BJP leader Babulal Marandi on tion persuaded and convinced assured that their job will be reg- Sunday visited them at the ,$+8   $ them that the state govern- ularized if their performance is ground and extended his sup- .).( ment is serious to resolve their found satisfactory. They alleged port. Marandi said that the $   & issues. that while their contract period party will raise their issue dur- .$ C! Protesters returned to is going to conclude the gov- ing the monsoon session of the " 4- Morabadi ground where they ernment has not taken any step assembly that is set to start from &( '( pitched their tent two days for renewal of their contract and September 18. 4  back resolving to fight for their the process for job regulariza- “They are equally duteous 9 &#( right. tion. They were appointed to like regular police and I have  F)I9& Authorities registered an support regular police in main- seen them discharging their  &( FIR against 20 named and 1000 taining law and order. duty with honesty. There is -K# 2- )( ).( ( . ( # $ ) unnamed assistant police per- They alleged that they were nothing wrong if they are speak- (&( ).&).(.((IC( & sonnel later in the evening for prevented by police from reach- ing and holding demonstrations   & &$ (( K 2..(( violating the prohibitory order ing Ranchi to participate in the for their rights. It is unfair on the I0   & . (K2-.((I3'( K clamped by the administration. agitation. part of the government to gag ( .4$" &9$! (") (  Around 2500 assistant The BJP looking for an their voice and to ignore their  (&   ($ # police personnel from 12 rebel issue to target the Hemant demands,” said Marandi.   !"#$%$%    $"#   # # !#    & " # *$+

  larly in this session, has one more crucial responsibility .. rime Minister Narendra just like the faith with which they  %% '$$R ! ! ( PModi on Monday hoped (soldiers) are standing , deter-   P   that Parliament will send out a mined to protect motherland , unanimous and strong mes- Parliament and all its members /,+ $3 $ +!  sage to soldiers on the Line of too will send out a message in $ $  7  Actual Control (LAC) facing unanimous voice, spirit and Chinese aggression that the resolve that the country stands Minimum Support Price er farmers to enter into farm- country was solidly standing in support of them,” Modi said.   proposes a teacher’s eligibility posed laws will help in better    (MSP) and is aimed at business ing agreements with private behind its bravehearts. "In one voice, one pledge test to assess the standard of administration of homeopathy houses’ entry in the agriculture players prior to the production Modi, who was talking to and one feeling, we will send out arliament on Monday gave teachers before appointment and Indian system of medi- mid stiff protest from the sector. The Opposition has for sale of agri-produce, said newspersons in the Parliament a message to the soldiers that we Pthe green signal to two bills and promotions. cines. AOpposition, which accused alleged that the Centre brought Tomar. He said the bill will help premises on the opening day of are with them," the Prime that propose a medical educa- The National Commission The proposed legislations the Centre of “encroaching” on in the legislations without con- the farmers as they are unable the Monsoon session, asserted Minister said. tion system aiming to improve for Indian System of Medicine promote equitable and uni- State subjects, the Government sulting the states under whose to invest much in their farm that sending an unambiguous Reacting to Modi’s `expec- access to quality and affordable Bill bill will replace the Central versal healthcare that encour- on Monday introduced bills on domain 'agriculture' and 'man- and do not attract investments message was “legislature’s crucial tations` from the opposition, medical education by ensuring Council for Indian Medicine ages community health per- price assurance to farmers and dis' come. from others. responsibility”. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor availability of adequate and that regulates alternative sys- spective and make services of regulation of co-operative "Such a law can only be Congress MP Shashi The Congress moved an was quoted by a news agency as high quality homoeopathy and tems of medicine and has pro- such medical professionals banks by RBI in the Lok Sabha. brought by State Governments. Tharoor said, "It is beyond the adjournment motion on the saying , "There is no doubt that Indian system of medicine pro- vision for constituting accessible to all citizens, the Defending the two bills Through this bill, the centre legislative competence of this border face-off and sought the all of us stand with the soldiers. fessionals across the country. autonomous boards for pro- government has said. on the farm sector, Agricultural will nullify Agricultural house to enact any law on agri- government to detail the status However, the government Cleared by the Rajya Sabha viding Ayurveda education They promote national Minister Narendra Singh Produce Market Committee culture, which is a domain of on the LAC. The opposition should tell Parliament what is in 2019, the Lok Sabha paved among others. health goals, encourage medical Tomar said they will help the (APMC) law enacted by vari- the state governments.” also wants a discussion on the the situation on the border." the way for passage of the With the nod from the professionals to adopt the lat- farmers get a remunerative ous state governments," Parliamentary Affairs Minister issue. The Congress attempted The Prime Minister had in National Commission for lower house, the two proposed est medical research in their price for their produce as well Chowdhury said. Prahlad Joshi objected to his to raise the issue but could not the first all party meeting after Homoeopathy Bill and the legislations mean that they are work and to contribute to as private investments and Agriculture Minister remarks that the bills violated proceed with it in the Lok the ‘Galwan’ clash on June 15 National Commission for set to become laws after getting research with an objective, peri- technology. Responding to the Tomar, while introducing the the basic tenets of federalism Sabha. Leader of Congress in the between Indian army and Indian System of Medicine formal approval from President odic and transparent assess- charges of Opposition, Finance bills to replace the 'The Farmers' enshrined in India's Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chinese soldiers, trying to sneak Bill. Ram Nath Kovind. ment of medical institutions. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Produce Trade And Commerce Constitution. Chowdhury and party leader K in Indian territory in East of The National Commission Some opposition members The bills facilitate mainte- said the regulation bill is (Promotion And Facilitation) Responding to volley of Suresh gave adjournment Ladakh, maintained that there for Homoeopathy, Bill, 2018, protested against the bill, say- nance of a medical register of intended to protect the depos- Ordinance, 2020 and 'The objections on the new banking notices over the issue of Chinese was no incursion in the Indian aims to replace the Central ing the Centre needed to homeopathy and Indian system itors in co-operative banks and Farmers (Empowerment and regulation bill which bring co- incursion in Eastern Ladakh. side of the LAC. The Congress- Council for Homoeopathy, undertake wider consultation. of medicine and enforce high nothing to intervene on the Protection) Agreement on Price operative banks under RBI India and China have been led opposition wants govern- which is the current regulato- Union Health Minister ethical standards in all aspects state’s acts related to the banks. Assurance and Farm Services supervision, Sitharaman engaged in a standoff since ment to clarify in the light of ry body for homoeopathy. It Harsh Vardhan said the pro- of medical services. Leader of Congress Adhir Ordinance, said that almost 86 detailed the bad financial posi- April-May over the transgres- demands that China restore the Ranjan Chowdhury and TMC per cent of farmers have agri- tion of many co-operative sions by the Chinese Army in status quo ante on the LAC. leader Saugata Roy accused cultural land of less than two banks and she said the bill is multiple areas on the LAC. Modi also expressed grati- the Centre of intervening in hectares and they are often focusing on protection of the The Lok Sabha was tude towards the parliamentar- Agriculture which is a State unable to benefit from mini- depositors. The new Bill — The adjourned for an hour, shortly ians for choosing duty over  )& P ) Subject. Many Opposition MPs mum support price (MSPs). To Banking Regulation after it met, on Monday follow- Covid-19. pointed out the ongoing agita- specific questions raised by (Amendment) Bill 2020 — to ing obituary references and " I congratulate and thank tions of farmers in Punjab, MPs, Minister assured the protect the depositors of Urban offering tributes to former mem- them (MPs) for choosing duty  6 $    Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and House that the MSP will stay. Cooperative Banks (UCBs) bers. over Covid-19 threat. Because of Chhattisgarh against the bill. The ordinances seek to and Multi State Cooperative The Prime Minister stated this, the budget session was Chowdhury said that these provide barrier-free trade for Banks (MSCBs) and not inter- categorically that the parlia- curtailed and this session we    Pralhad Joshi demanded an bills are not mentioning about farmers' produce outside noti- fering into the State Laws, she mentarians will send out a mes- have change of timings for both unconditional apology from the current system of fied farm mandis, and empow- said. sage of their unequivocal sup- houses. In fact, Saturdays and ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Roy. “Commenting on per- port to brave ‘jawans’ facing Sundays are also working days. Lon Monday expunged the sonal attire...Being a senior hardships on the border. There would be many important controversial personal remark member, what is he talking,” he “The entire Parliament issues that will be discussed. The made by Trinamool Congress asked. “He should apologise stands with the brave soldiers of more we debate and make it MP Saugata Roy about Union unconditionally. It is an insult 2 &.)F4& " the country with one voice. I vibrant and detailed, more fruit- Finance Minister Nirmala to womenfolk.” believe that Parliament and all ful it will be for the country and Sitharaman even as the BJP However, Roy said he did    The MP also praised the route. The youth of the country its members will give out a very parliament," he said. MPs demanded an uncondi- not believe he had said any- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) are becoming victims to it," Ravi strong message”, the Prime Modi reiterated his caution tional apology from him. thing unparliamentary. ctor and BJP Member of for its probe into the Sushant Kishan said. Terming the issue Minister said before the start of in the pandemic situation and Roy drawing a comparison The Speaker said that he AParliament from Gorakhpur, Singh Rajput death case which is "very serious", the MP urged the the session. asked everyone to be careful and with India’s economy and will look into the records and Ravi Kishan on Monday raised turning increasingly contro- Centre for strict action in the He also mentioned that the be safe. "Jab tak dawai nahi, tab Sitharaman’s hair led to a heat- expunge the remarks if need- the issue of drugs in Lok Sabha versial and allegedly politicised. matter. Speaking about drug- situations are set to become tak dhilai Nahi. (No carelessness ed exchange between the only Saugata Roy could listen ed, urging the MPs to contin- and demanded a detailed probe "Huge amount of drugs is related arrests in the Sushant tougher due to the onset of win- till there is a vaccine). Hope we Treasury Bench and instead of making remarks on ue with the debate on the into the alleged nexus between being supplied in the country Singh Rajput case, he said that ters that marks heavy snowfall will be able to relieve the world Opposition MPs. other factors.” introduction of Banking Bollywood and drug mafia. He from China and Pakistan. The the NCB is doing a great job. on the border area. of this misery," the Prime Replying to the TMC MPs’ BJP MPs and Regulation (Amendment) Bill, said that Bollywood is addicted drug game is being played Strict action is needed to bust the “This Parliament, particu- Minister said. remarks, Sitharaman said, “If Parliamentary Affairs Minister 2020 to drugs. through the Punjab and Nepal drug network, he added. .>?&                 cheating, using forged docu- $  $   ments as genuine and criminal he Enforcement conspiracy. TDirectorate (ED) on Investigation under PMLA health sector is under consid- Monday arrested the kingpin of revealed that accused Mahesh ,#=L &) eration. This includes invest- trade-based money laundering along with others had incor- ('+#L ment in research, healthcare BK Goyal and secured a five- porated several shell companies and public health infrastruc- day remand from a designated and firms and opened bank  (  ture, with particular focus on court in Visakhapatnam in accounts with various banks in pandemic management. connection with the ongoing the names of those compa- 1  (9 The health minister told probe in the money laundering nies/firms and remitted huge MPs that 13 clinical trials of case. amounts of Foreign Outward   repurposed drugs and har- Goyal is suspected to have Remittances equivalent to R nessing of traditional knowl- been involved in outward 1,500 crore to various compa- n India, 92 per cent of Covid- edge using the modern medi- remittances of Rs 1,500 crore to nies in Singapore, China and I19 patients got only a mild cine approach are building a destinations like China, Hong Hong Kong in the guise of form of the disease while about portfolio of therapeutic options Kong and Singapore. import of non-existent 'cus- 5.8 per cent patients required for Covid-19 patients. “Accused Bhimender tomised software', it said. oxygen therapy and 1.7 per cent “Phase 2 clinical trial of Kumar Goyal has been arrest- Mahesh admitted that he needed intensive care, Union immunomodulator Sepsivac ed by ED in connection with an had remitted foreign remit- Health Minister Dr Harsh has been completed success- ongoing PMLA investigation in tances to companies in Vardhan told the Lok Sabha fully. Phase 2 clinical trial of the which he is the kingpin of an Singapore, Hong Kong and Monday on the opening day of first-ever phytopharmaceuti- International trade-based China at the instructions of the Monsoon Session. cal ACQH is under way. One money laundering network Goyal. While claiming that the 24 prophylactic trial of used to send compensatory Investigation also revealed  9  )     2 )  $)/01': )        March decision to impose the Aswagandha and three trials of hawala payments abroad for that Goyal is a habitual smug- harshest lockdown in the world Guduchi + Pippali; importing under-valued goods gler who has several pending prevented 14-29 lakh cases Yashtimadhu; and polyherbal into India,” the ED said in a cases against him with and 37,000-78,000 deaths, the AYUSH drug (AYUSH-64) are statement. Directorate of Revenue $ A> &  ' <'>11$  Minister said that around 13 planned on moderately ill The ED had initiated inves- Intelligence (DRI) and cus- states in the country are report- Covid-19 patients,” Dr Harsh tigation under Prevention of toms department for evasion of ing the maximum number of Vardhan said. Money Laundering Act customs duty for import of Lucknow:Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, 346 from Allahabad, coronavirus cases on daily “Globally, there are around (PMLA) on the basis of FIR under-valued goods and out- recorded 62 COVID-19 deaths 341 from Kanpur, 278 from basis. 145 candidate vaccines in pre- registered by Andhra Pradesh right smuggling of goods into on Monday, while the number Ghaziabad, 186 rom Even as on Monday, the clinical evaluation and cur- Police against Vaddi Mahesh India, it further said. of cases went up by 5,208, tak- Gorakhpur, 158 from Meerut total number of Covid-19 cases rently 35 vaccines in clinical and others on the complaint of Goyal was the mastermind ing the overall figures to 4,491 and 154 from Varanasi, it in India stood at 48,46,427 with trial. In India, a major focus has the Income Tax Department and on his instructions a com- fatalities and 3,17,195 infec- added. Overall, Kanpur has 79,722 deaths, Dr Harsh been on facilitating the devel- under Indian Penal Code plex network of shell compa- tions, officials said. reported maximum fatalities Vardhan said that the country opment of Covid-19 vaccine. Sections relating to cheating, nies and firms was created by "The count of active COVID- (533), followed by 524 in has now moved from ‘manag- More than 30 vaccine candi- forgery, forgery for purpose of Mahesh. 19 cases in the state stands at Lucknow and 218 in Allahabad ing travel-related cases’ to con- dates have been supported 67,287, while 2,45,417 people so far, it said. taining clusters and large out- which are in different stages of have recovered till date," a Earlier, Additional Chief breaks due to local transmis- development, 3 candidates are heath bulletin issued here said. Secretary, Information, sion to wide spread of infection in advanced stage of Phase -'()!()  The 62 fresh fatali- Awanish Kumar Awasthi said to urban, peri-urban and rural I/II/III trials and more than 4 ties included eight from that on Sunday 1,30,352 tests areas. are in advanced pre-clinical $&$ . (. )& Lucknow, six from Kanpur, were conducted in the state “This would require con- development stage,” he said. three each from Gorakhpur, which took the cumulative certed effort by the Government The Covid-19 Bio-reposi- Varanasi and Shahjahanpur, Kheri, , and cases to 3,17,195, while the number so far to 76.36 lakh with people’s participation to tories have collected more than (8.! (5  two each from Allahabad, Farukhabad, it said.T h e death toll reached 4,491, the tests. Presently, 36,059 prevent large scale morbidity 40,000 samples for use by Meerut, Deoria, Hardoi, Monday additions took the bulletin said. The fresh patients are in home-isolation, and mortality,” he added. researchers developing diag-   a course of treatment for covid- Muzaffarnagar, Lakhimpur total number of COVID-19 cases included 992 from he added. PTI “Many of the epidemio- nostics, therapeutics and vac- 19. Gilead entered into a non- logical parameters such as cines. The health minister also yderabad-based Saptagir exclusive licensing agreement mode of transmission, sub- spoke about the shift in focus HLaboratories, part of the with Jubilant Life Sciences for clinical infection, period of from only Covid to other non- 900 crore Saptagir Group, on distribution to 127 countries. &!.&& (( ) (&.$!F! virus shedding, role of immu- Covid diseases such as tuber- Monday announced a pact with Following this, Jubilant Life nity etc. are still being culosis and malaria, which Jubilant Generics- a Jubilant Life Sciences through its subsidiary Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh): An Andhra drunk late in the night and picked up a researched. Once a person is ended up being partially Sciences company, to manufac- Jubilant Generics has entered Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation quarrel with his wife over his drinking. exposed to the infection, the neglected during the lockdown. ture intermediates and Active an exclusive agreement with driver has been arrested for battering his "When Madhavi objected, he hit her with disease may develop anytime “Equally crucial is to main- Pharmaceutical Ingredient Saptagir Laboratories to man- wife with a dumb-bell in Indrapalem vil- a dumb-bell in a fit of rage," police between 1 and 14 days. The tain the success achieved in (API) for intravenous adminis- ufacture Remdesivir. lage in East Godavari district, police said said.The incident came to light when one main symptoms of Covid are management of reproductive tered drug Remdesivir. Currently, Remdesivir is on Monday."Thangedi Srinivas was arrest- of the couple's daughters recorded the fever, cough, and difficulty in maternal and child health, vac- The drug will be produced the only drug that has received ed for the assault on his wife Madhavi on attack on her mobile phone and posted it breathing,” the Minister told cine preventable diseases, non- at its Hyderabad World Health an Emergency Use September 4 night. on the social media.Madhavi later went for the House. communicable diseases, tuber- Organization (WHO) GMP Authorization from the US He is currently in remand," a police treatment to a government hospital where Dr Harsh Vardhan also culosis, vector borne diseases certified sterile drug product health regulator, and has been official told IANS.Police had registered a the medical staff informed police."We have said expenditure finance mem- such as Kala Azar and Malaria. manufacturing plant, acquired approved for emergency use in case under Sections 498A and 324 of the registered a case on the basis of a medico- orandum of Rs 65,560.98 crore Hence, there is an increased at an investment of 75 crore. countries such as Singapore, Indian Penal Code, to which they later legal report," police said.Madhavi, dis- under the Prime Minister thrust for managing non-Covid Remdesivir is an experi- India, Japan, Europe, and added Section 307, based on Madhavi's charged from hospital on September 5 after Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat essential services,” the minister mental antiviral drug devel- Australia, for the treatment of statement.Srinivas, 42, had come home treatment, is doing fine. 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Today we can see how a Bengali he entire Opposition parties that include the phones of the hospital staff. “Though she had Afrontal organization of the BJP, but they kept a safe distance from the fter Bihari and Marathi cards the Brahmin girl is being harassed in TCongress, the BJP and the Muslim League complained of chest pain, it has been found that brought normal life in the capital city militant workers of the Mahila ABengali card has become the favourite Mumbai… she has been sent to jail on false on Monday alleged that the ruling CPI(M) gov- she was all right and there was no need of any of Thiruvananthapuram to a grinding Morchcha who were in no mood to for the politicians in Bengal with both the drug charges … whereas the real case is ernment is trying to sabotage the investigation concern about her health. Though she was dis- halt for hours on Monday as they listen to the cops who asked them to Congress and the Congress and Trinamool related to SSR’s death in which the CBI and into the gold smuggling and LIFE Mission cases. charged after two days, she was re-admitted to staged a well planned demonstration disperse before the lathi Congress questioning actor Rhea ED has prima facie found no evidence. Anil Akkara, Congress MLA from Thrissur the same hospital for check ups. I understand in front of the State Secretariat charging. Chakrabarty’s arrest in Sushant Singh This is purely anti-Bengal and we condemn alleged on Monday that Swapna Suresh and K the medical board found nothing abnormal in demanding the resignation of The BJP intensified its ongoing Rajput death case “with no prima it.” T Ramees , the kingpins in the gold smuggling her health,” said Anil. ministers E P Jayarajan and K T Jaleel agitation by Monday morning as a facie evidence of her having a hand in his Kalyan Banerjee on Monday attacked cases were admitted to Thrissur Medical P K Feroz, leader of the Muslim League, too who according to them are allegedly section of the media reported about demise.” the BJP calling it an “anti-Bengali party College to facilitate communication with each came down heavily on the Pinarayi Vijayan gov- involved in gold smuggling and ‘mas- the involvement of minister Jayarajan’s A day after Congress Lok Sabha leader which is proved once again by the manner other in the company of A C Moitheen, a ernment alleging that efforts were underway to sive corruption’. son and wife in gold smuggling and Adhir Chowdhury raised the issue of a they have falsely implicated Rhea Minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan led subvert the probe into the gold smuggling and Despite lathi charge and using of LIFE Mission corruption charges. K Bengali Brahmin woman being victimized Chakrabarty a Bengali Brahmin girl. This Government. Quran import scams. “Now I have got infor- water canons many times , the riot Surendran, state chief of the BJP in his to appease a section of the electorate in will not go down well among the Bengali Moitheen made an unscheduled visit to the mation that Jaleel was seeking the help of Islamic police could not disperse the media briefing on Monday morning TMC MP and senior advocate voters in this States. They will have to hospital when Swapna and Ramees were religious leaders to wriggle out of the case,” said Morchcha activists who turned the said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Kalyan Banerjee on Monday called BJP a account for the torture they perpetrated on admitted to the hospital. “The visit of Moideen Feroze. police barricades in front of the Vijayan was the epicenter of the “thoroughly anti-Bengali party which Rhea.” to the hospital is enmeshed in mystery. His mis- Meanwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Secretariat upside down. entire smuggling and corruption. thrives on North Indian politics and sac- Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh sion was to meet Swapna and Ramees and brief said it was scandalous and “nonsense” to drag “We have not seen this kind of “We demand the interrogation of rifices Bengali interest.” however said that “Rhea Chakrabarty is not them about the statements made by them to the the LIFE Mission project into allegations. demonstration at least in the recent Vijayan, his daughter Veena, son Chowdhury whose party on Monday an issue in Bengal … here the TMC’s goon- Cusotoms department and what they should tell “The Opposition parties are out to tarnish the past. These women activists have Kiran and son-in-law Mohammed took out a long procession condemning da and syndicate raj is the main issue and during future interrogations,” said Anil. The image of this government because they know done their home work well,” said Riyaaz in connection with gold smug- film Rhea Chakrabarty’s arrest said, “it was Mamata Banerjee will be thrown out of Congress leader said that there was no need for that they would not be able to win the next Shyam Babu Koroth, who has been gling and other corruption charges,” done only to appease a section of the Bihari power on thatissue only.” the minister to visit the hospital at this juncture. assembly election ,” said the Chief Minister.. covering the agitations in front of the charged Surendran.  +!  ' $0  + $  4 '$,+%  

 ))   232 land to the Sanatan Brahmin Hindi Academy. We have also “Today she is trying to rec- people are conscious this time ' *+$   $+* $ /4 sect to set up an academy at decided to set up a Dalit Sahitya tify her mistakes but it will yield and they will read through her n an apparent bid to arrest Kolaghat. Many priests in this Academy. Dalits’ languages noresult. No amount of mea- tricks.” Ierosion in the Hindu vote sect are financially weak. We have influence on the Bengali sures will pacify the dejected CPI(M) Legislature Party )   9194 A descendent of the Tagore dler Anuj Keswani, arrested by base ahead of the next year’s have decided to help them by language” she said. Hindu voters because they have leader Sujan Chakrabarty said and Pataudi families, Sara (25) the Narcotics Control Bureau, Assembly elections Bengal providing them with an Reacting to her decision to known her true face. They will “Mamata Banerjee has a dirty he Narcotics Control Bureau is the daughter of actor Saif Ali was sent to judicial custody by Chief Minister Mamata allowance of Rs 1,000 per woo the priests at the fag end not be fooled by her anymore. habit of playing one section of T(NCB) on Monday con- Khan and his first wife Amrita the court till September 23, Banerjee on Monday month and also free housing of her rule senior BJP leader She will have to go out of voters against the other. By firmed that the names of Singh and grand-daughter of three others - Karamjeet Singh announced stipend for the under the state government’s Rahul Sinha said “this is anoth- power in the coming elections.” dividing the voters she wants to Bollywood actresses Sara Ali late Indian cricket captain MAK Anand, Dwayne Fernandes, and Hindu “Sanatani” priests trig- housing scheme,” the Chief er mark of Mamata Banerjee’s Congress Lok Sabha leader win the elections… she talks of Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Pataudi and actor and former Ankush Anreja – who were gering criticism from the oppo- Minister said. votebank politics… soon after and PCC president Adhir secularism and condemns com- designer Simone Khambatta Censor Board chairperson arrested during the weekend, sition BJP, Left and Congress Congratulating the Hindi coming to power she had start- Chowdhury said “when she munalism in public. But if this had figured in the Sushant Singh Sharmila Tagore. were remanded in NCB custody who condemned her policy of speaking population on Hindi ed stipend for the Muezzims announced stipend for the is not playing communal card Raput death-related drug case, Sushant and Sara had till September 23. “bringing cow belt politics to Diwas she said Bengal was a and Imams to mollycoddle the Imams after coming to power then what is? She is competing even as a Mumbai court worked together in the 2018 film In addition, three others - Bengal.” place for the people of all reli- Muslim votes. And now at the the Congress had protested with the BJP in communal remanded the seven arrested Kedarnath, a Hindi romantic Sanket Patel, Sandeep Gupta and The new scheme will entail gions, languages and sects, fag end of her rule when she saying it was a way to divide the politics instead of dealing with drug peddlers either in the NCB drama. Aftab Fateh Ansari – who were a monthly allowance of Rs adding the Government would knows that the Hindus have felt people. Now she is again unemployment problem, price or in judicial custody for vary- Rakul Preet (29) has acted also arrested during the weekend 1,000 and free housing for soon set up a Hindi Academy let down during her rule and assuming the same path this rise, rising law and order prob- ing periods. in several Hindi, Tamil, Telugu --were sent to judicial custody more than 8,000 poor Sanatan and a Dalit Sahitya Academy. the entire Hindu vote has shift- time by trying to appease the lems…. This only proves that Talking to media persons and Kannada films, while till September 23. Brahmin priests of Bengal. “We respect all languages. ed to the BJP she is trying to Brahmins so that the Hindu theBJP and TMC are two sides here, NCB’s deputy director Simone (29) is a fashion design- Among the seven remand- “We had earlier provided We have decided to form a new win them back. voters are divided vertically. But of the same coin. (operations) KPS Malhotra said: er and social media influencer. ed in either NCB or judicial cus- “There has been an issue that Unconfirmed reports had tody, Keswani was among the whether the name of Sara, earlier said that during the suspected drug peddlers who 91)  Simone and Rakul surfaced course of her prolonged ques- were arrested in the wake of the 1M  &  .( )    during the investigation…the tioning by the NCB ahead of her arrest of Rhea Chakraborty’s (O!  answer to that is yes”. arrest on September 8, actress brother Showik early this month. (  )  &'.$'    ! However, Malhotra has- Rhea Chakraborty had report- Alleged drug peddler Anuj  @  5  tened to add that the NCB had edly told the investigators that Keswani was arrested by the "!    @  5  On 31st August, a 40-year- not prepared any list of actress Sara Ali Khan and Rakul NCB after Kaizan Ebrahim dis- old hardware businessman, he Aligs' Academic Enrichment Bollywood personalities as had Preet, designer Simone closed his name. Kaizan n Monday, 142 patients resident of Sasni Gate Saket TProgramme (AAEP), in associ- been reported in a section of the Khambatta, Sushant's friend Ebrahim had reportedly told the  @  5  Singh reached Akbarabad Owon the battle for life Vihar Colony was admitted to ation with the Aligarh Medical media. “There have been ques- and former manager Rohini investigators that Anuj Keshwani police station along with some amid a growing number of Sir Gangaram, Delhi after his Alumni Association of North tions whether the NCB has pre- Iyer and filmmaker Mukesh was his supplier of narcotic he case of inscriptions and other people. He filed a com- corona-infected patients while health suddenly worsen. Their America (AMAANA) held an inter- pared a list of 25 Bollywood per- Chhabra consumed narcotics drugs. Keswani and Kaizan were Tcobblestones fitted with plaint against Shamsher son of a hardware businessman and a report came out corona posi- national webinar on “JNMCites' sonalities. The answer to that is substances. among the ten persons initially around 45 hand pumps in Sher Mohammed, resident of medical college worker of the tive. Been on a ventilator for Experiences from the COVID front- no,” Malhotra said. Meanwhile, seven arrested arrested in connection with the Dhubia, Khurrampur, and Vijaygarh Khurrampur, and city died due to corona. At the many days. lines: US and India”. As many as 16 persons have drug peddlers and dealers – drug case registered by the some other villages of Barik Ali resident of Dhorra. It same time, 128 new infected He died in the morning. In In his inaugural address, so far been arrested in the arrested by the NCB in the NCB. The other arrested Akbarabad police station area is alleged that about 45 hand patients were also found. another case, a 55-year-old Professor Tariq Mansoor (Vice Sushant Singh Raput death- Sushant death-related drug accused in the case are Rhea has caught fire. A case has been pumps (No.4 small machine) Now the number of active resident of GT Road Housing Chancellor, AMU) highlighted the related drug case registered by case—were remanded in the Chakraborty, her brother filed on BJP MLA from have been installed in various patients has reached 1658 and Development Colony was role of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical the NCB. Actress Rhea NCB or judicial custody for Showik, Abbas Lakhani, Karan Chharra Ravendrapal Singh’s villages including village 31 patients have died so far. The working in the AYUSH depart- College it is playing in containing Chakraborty and her brother varying periods by a Mumbai Arora, Zaid Vilatra, Abdel Basit complaint against two people in Dubhia, Khurrampur to mis- same number of patients died ment of the Medical College. COVID-19 pandemic at Aligarh Showik are two of the arrested court on Monday. Parihar, Samuel Miranda and the police station of Akbarabad. lead the people. An Arabic with other serious illnesses as His health deteriorated and and in nearby cities. accused in the case. While an arrested drug ped- Dipesh Sawant. According to the MLA, there is inscription has been attached to well. A total of 4836 patients was admitted to the medical a smell of foreign conspiracy, in the hand pump along with the have been recovered and 6525 college for treatment several this case, are coming. Indian flag and the flag of people have been found infect- days ago. He also died at six in MLA Thakur Ravendra Pal Kuwait. ed in the district as far. the morning.   % ! !!!!&'  (!  New Delhi: The Ministry of food and con- ing States in terms of estimated procurement sumer affairs on Monday said that around of rice are Punjab (113 LMT), Chhattisgarh (60 495.37 lakh metric tons (LMT)rice have been LMT) and Telangana (50 LMT) followed by estimated for procurement during the forth- Haryana (44 LMT), Andhra Pradesh (40 coming Kharif marketing season 2020-21 LMT), Uttar Pradesh (37 LMT) and Odisha (37 which is 19.07% more than the 416 LMT pro- LMT),” the agriculture ministry said in a state- curement estimate of 2019-20. ment. In view of COVID-19, Secretary, “During ensuing kharif marketing season Ministry of Consumer Affairs requested all 2020-21, procurement estimates for Tamil Nadu States to take necessary steps to ensure social and have jumped by 100 percent distancing during procurement operations. and more, and for , Telangana, Other issues of States regarding food Bihar and Jharkhand are higher by 50 percent subsidy were also discussed during the meet- and more in comparison to 2019-20. The lead- ing. PNS :    )+  $)      ' %' $) )   9194 “With a heavy heart leaving Later in the evening, her Mumbai, the way I was ter- team tweeted: “ Thank you aintaining that her earli- rorised all these days constant Facebook free speech must be Mer analogy of Mumbai attacks and abuses hurled at me protected in a democracy, peo- being “Pak-Occupied attempts to break my house ple need to be protected from Kashmir” (POK) was “bang after my work place, alert secu- Sonia Sena goons much like on”, outspoken actress rity with lethal weapons COVID -19 virus, thank you Kangana Ranaut on Monday around me, must say my anal- for being considerate, well took Maharashtra Chief ogy about POK was bang on”. done”. Minister Uddhav Thackeray Kangana -- who had Kangana has come under head-on once again, by linking arrived in Mumbai from her fire from various quarters for the latter’s Minister-son home town of Manali on controversial statements com- Aaditya Thackeray to “movie Wednesday in the immediate paring Mumbai to “Pak- mafia, murderers of SSR and wake of partial demolition of Occupied Kashmir” and saying its (sic) drug racket”. her Pali Hill bungalow by the “it seems Mumbai is addicted Hours after she departed Brihnanmumbai Municipal to blood” and dubbing from Mumbai for her home Corporation (BMC) – hit out Bollywood as an 'Islam-dom- state of Himachal Pradesh, at the ruling Shiv Sena and inated' film industry. There Kangana virtually indulged in Congress. have also been protests erupt- slander, when she tweeted: “It seems this time I was ed in Mumbai and other cities “Basic problem of Maharashtra saved. There was a time when against the actress. CM is why I exposed movie I felt a mother's touch in Through a series of tweets mafia, murderers of SSR and Mumbai, but today the situa- put out during and after the its(sic) drug racket, who his tion is such that I am lucky to BMC workers demolished her beloved son Aaditya Thakeray be alive. The moment Shiv office at Bandra’s Pali Hill area hangs out with, this is my big Sena became Sonia Sena, the in north-west Mumbai on crime so now they want to fix Mumbai administration Wednesday last, Kangana had me, ok try let’s see who fixes became a terror,” she posted in among other things come up who!!!” Hindi, targeting the Sena as with a “..... tujhe kya lagta hai?” Earlier in the day when she well as Congress president dare for Maharashtra chief was about to fly out of Sonia Gandhi, “ Kangana minister Uddhav Thackeray, Mumbai, Kangana came up tweeted in Hindi while she was whom she had threatened to with a nasty parting tweet: en route to her hometown. expose.   !"#$%$%     *  %  * !"#$%&'      ()$#$%&' % $ $($ //0 . # # # #  "$ ' $ .5$+ %  '6 % $!  ! ! % ! "!  + %$"!$* % $ 7       S       - 5 &('(((( .' '($ O() #     (    (                       ,   $$ &! &(. (#3 '( (5 &&'            (                  (        (          #                (       (      (                 4       $ S     (       >               (                        +,-. "#        4                                 onia Gandhi’s consistency  (                 ? #  and determination are admirable. A firm believer in               ?     Sdynasty as a legitimising prin-                  ( ciple in politics, she first made her    P Q                 ( son the party vice-president in January 2013, thus indicating her         (            #  intent, and in December 2017, 5 /    S P Q "           ,    despite a dismal performance in the 2$.7/8   ,  3               ( 2014 general elections, anointed him as Congress president. This was     B     +  %         accomplished with fulsome support "        ,      3   3   ( from the rank and file, including                 #        veterans. For a while things seemed to be going well and the party,                 2  advised by the now defunct consul-      "                  ( tancy firm, Cambridge Analytica,    4                 ( won , Madhya Pradesh League to return to Parliament Antony, Ahmed Patel, Ambika further dismayed the dissidents. and Chhattisgarh in quick succes- would have convinced the stal- Soni, and former Finance Former minister Kapil Sibal                           sion in 2018. warts that he cannot lead Minister P Chidambaram, who lamented, “Nomination seems to     "         .          Matters went south only with Congress out of the electoral has been elevated from perma- be the rule and election is not      "                Rahul Gandhi’s impulsive resigna- wilderness. He cannot win from 40 - nent invitee, a surprising move. even an exception.” The dissi-                      tion from the post of party president Wayanad again, or from Rae The invitees include Digvijay dents told the media that the after the resounding Lok Sabha Bareli, if his mother withdraws 30  - -100 Singh, Salman Khurshid, Jairam changes made by the interim               %    ( defeat of 2019; his refusal to with- from the arena. Ramesh, Pramod Tiwari and president “do not in any way”                   draw it despite the customary At the CWC, as no one  1 1 Chinta Mohan, all of whom will address the concerns listed in the    appeals; and Sonia Gandhi’s pro- asked the Wayanad MP to return, gladly rally behind Rahul August 7 letter and will not revive longed stay as interim president, Sonia Gandhi realised there was 5  36  - - Gandhi. the party. In fact, many new per- #   $                with no resolution in sight. This no time to lose in reinstating  9   3 Jitin Prasada has also been sons joined their stock-taking    P Q                 forced 23 veterans, doubtless backed Rahul Gandhi at the helm. Her given charge of party affairs in meeting on September 12, 2020, 2                   $  by many others, to demand a visi- first moves, on August 27, indi- -933  - and Andaman and which augurs ill for Sonia ble and effective leadership that is cated her resolve: Jairam Ramesh Nicobar Islands, possibly in an Gandhi’s authoritarian control of              ,      1 accessible to stalwarts and does not was appointed chief whip (Rajya - - 3 - attempt to woo back the disaf- the party. $    C                  function by diktat delivered via a Sabha), Gaurav Gogoi deputy  2- 3  fected cronies of Rahul Gandhi. Observers note that the ben-     2    $          (     tiny caucus. leader and Ravneet Singh Bittu However, Ghulam Nabi Azad eficiaries of this reshuffle include The Congress Working whip (Lok Sabha), and Ahmad 3 #41   and Mallikarjun Kharge have Rahul Gandhi loyalists such as              ?         ( Committee (CWC) that met on Patel and KC Venugopal includ- been removed as general secre- Randeep Singh Surjewala, Ajay               P(Q  P  Q    August 24, 2020, to resolve matters ed in a committee that will 0   3  5 taries and Randeep Surjewala Maken and Jitendra Singh,    + 1             .      " ( revealed that the Gandhi family’s decide Congress’s strategy in (Karnataka), Jitendra Singh amongst others, and the sole pur- principal concern was to retain its Parliament.  -43 3 () and Tariq Anwar pose is to smoothen the way for                   2 # grip over the party. The myth that Then, one day before going (Kerala and Lakshadweep) the Wayanad MP to become                     Sonia Gandhi had “fought like a abroad for a medical check-up,  --  inducted. Others retained as Congress president after Sonia >                   + 1 ( tigress” against Rajiv Gandhi’s accompanied by the heir appar- general secretaries include Harish Gandhi returns. But the fact that becoming Prime Minister after the ent, Sonia Gandhi announced a 335  Rawat (Punjab), Priyanka nothing has been done to address                     %  S assassination of Indira Gandhi – sto- major reshuffle, tailored for 3- --  Gandhi Vadra (Uttar Pradesh), the ideological lopsidedness in                    3   ically maintained by the spin doc- Rahul Gandhi’s ascension. The Oommen Chandy (Andhra favour of minorities, and the                   #  6 %   tors despite the fact that Rajiv dissident veterans were upstaged, 0 731 30 Pradesh), Ajay Maken inability to attract leaders who Gandhi was already a Congress MP at least for the present. The (Rajasthan), KC Venugopal can bring voters back to the  D   2  S            2 S    for three years before that fatal day Central Election Authority 9 3 -  (organisation). That few office grand old party, is weighing on                 $       – died with Sitaram Kesri’s ignoble (CEA) has been reconstituted to   4  6 3 bearers have any electoral heft is the minds of many. ,  2    C 2            # $ %   exit via a bathroom. Similarly, the conduct the election of the party not a factor in this round. Checkmated by Sonia pretence that “power is poison” has president. Headed by   - The Congress has long del- Gandhi’s absence, the dissidents            $          ended with the averment that it is Madhusudan Mistry, its mem- egated authority to make have decided to focus on the      C /             the elixir of political life. bers include Rajesh Mishra, 3 4 5 appointments to the top leader. Monsoon Session of Parliament                 "  .     Anand Sharma, deputy leader Krishna Byre Gowda, S 73  -4 2 - Sonia Gandhi is unlikely to to corner the government on top-            "        (Rajya Sabha), has explained how Jothimani and Arvinder Singh relinquish this power at a time ical issues and wait. In a sharp the total drift and lack of introspec- Lovely (a letter writer). when the family is fighting for departure from Congress culture,    $         S       S tion after the 2019 defeat, Rahul While letter signatories  5 53  survival within the party. She they have not surrendered or   (%   ,     $ S          Gandhi’s insistence that no one from Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand 9 -309 6 announced a five-member spe- diluted their stance on any issue,  , %   # /   ,%  6        the family should become president Sharma, Mukul Wasnik and Jitin cial team to help her in day-to- and have even augmented their and Sonia Gandhi’s tenure as inter- Prasada have been retained in the day matters till the next session strength. Sonia Gandhi will have  C 2   ,  2   EF          (20  im president ending on August 10, CWC, the demand for elections of the All India Congress to accept the fact that the era of 7  8        %              forced them to demand strategies to this body, as opposed to the Committee (AICC), to be held supine partymen is over; the high        2                for revival. Although it has never practice of nominating members, within six months. It includes AK command has been called to been stated publicly, Rahul Gandhi’s has been brushed aside. The 22- Antony, Ahmed Patel, Ambika account: only a split can save the     ? -                 flight from Amethi, choice of member CWC includes former Soni, KC Venugopal, Randeep Gandhi leadership.       ? #             $   ( Wayanad (Kerala) and total reliance Prime Minister Manmohan Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik. (The author is a senior jour-                    >    on the Indian Union Muslim Singh, Rahul Gandhi, AK Naturally, these moves have nalist. Views are personal)                     "& $$ !"I( $  )) /## !#  # &( "  $  & !"( &  K $ ''(. ((&'(( !.)( ((# # (.'( & F.(&  $#4( $ 7  8 &/!* 5"5 $%  $!   &( &()( (' !(( &) ($()) '&( &  $ 7((($'  .((& ).(. & $ ) (&(((   +!! $  $ '7  && $(  (# )( ( # ( '((# '    # *)*          +  31=3 =43?#43 4633 13 )  #    , -  K 4&7 K $ 2 K  &'-.C K $(!4          .   

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2,,0-'&( # 91  +%   !+$$ $ !  :3   +% * ' $            (     (             $  % !"/"% *  $ +  %   * ($ ''/$$ $ .   Q # "  B /                 . C  7.C8     6 5  , (C  %  7,C%8                       5                 / #         !  C  -  7!C-8                      #                             C   300)( #         5    (              .C  ( hile presenting the Union Budget for 2020-                ( 21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman      2-G.(;H    !C-   G Whad renewed the commitment of the Modi C      7GC 8       Government to “Make in India.” She saw this as the  ,C%            most crucial component of the strategy to make 5             India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25. To achieve                  this, she targetted doubling of exports from the cur-     ! . 7!.8 (  rent over $500 billion to $1 trillion (that includes 2-G.(;H   D       .C 5 an increase in farm exports from $40 billion to $100            !C-  GC  billion). Faced with a whopping contraction in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by close to 25 per        ,C 7   , C   8 cent during the first quarter, a continuing slide dur-             ,  ing the second quarter and projected decline for the     $  ! . 7$!.8  !C-  D whole of the current year by 10 per cent-14.5 per               # .C cent, the $5 trillion target may have lost much of its 35           D     sheen for now. Nonetheless, the Government has 4     (  )I  ((     other compelling reasons to pursue “Make in India” 537 9 O-    D       vigorously. First, the devastating impact of the 1  3 6     ,C%   (   -  Corona pandemic on economies worldwide in par- 3- -      .C           ticular and the steep decline in the economy of China 1 6 5     $!.    ,C%       ( (which accounts for a big chunk of imports by India. 4 0 For instance, of the technical material that is used        ,C 44 7 4  8 for making end-use agrochemical products, 50 per  31  / 7    8          cent comes from China) have led to the disruption 39-  there is an upward bias in their prices these external factors, which many a time South Korea, China (besides India) cov-  4  ,C%           ( of global supply chains. This has created pressure 9 2 -31 which gets aggravated due to high taxes. offset the inherent competitive advantage ering 50 per cent of the global population              on India to go full blast for increasing its domestic 4 - 7 At present, these items are out of GST of firms by virtue of being strong on the and nearly 40 per cent of the world GDP.          production and achieve self-sufficiency. Q 1- 7603 (Goods and Services Tax) which means internal front. Ideally, the Government From the same prism, it is reviewing .       5            Second, the frequent changes in rules by the N9    O they continue to attract central excise duty should focus on removing these external existing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)   .C            ( Chinese Government, specifically targeting the US,  31 -# (CED) and value added tax (VAT) at a bottlenecks. If the costs of fuel, transport, with ASEAN and its member countries.  2-G.(;H  ( ,       Europe and Japan-based multinational companies 1- 5  high rate. No wonder, the tax component power, interest rate and so on are brought This approach has stymied chances of                  (MNCs) and China’s deteriorating trade and invest- - 9 519  alone is nearly two-third of the retail price. down from their present high to a reason- India signing a limited deal with the US             #     ment relationship with those countries, have   03  Power is another major input that able level, this will automatically sharpen (this is largely about goods and market prompted hundreds of MNCs to exit. The Modi 31 - impacts production cost. More than 90 per the competitive edge of Indian firms and access), forget concluding a comprehen-                  Government wants to seize the opportunity, make cent of the electricity is supplied by move us closer to the goal of making India sive FTA, which also covers intellectual   all-out efforts to lure them here and make India a -3 power distribution companies (discoms) a manufacturing hub. property rights (IPRs), investment and ser- #            manufacturing hub. How to make it happen?   3 at tariffs determined under cost plus Instead, the Government is moving vices, issues related to visas and manpow-  5            A clue is available from this year’s Independence - 7  mechanism. These rates subsume inflat- in a direction that does not augur well for er movement. For the same reason, talks D    5            Day address by the Prime Minister, in which 3  ed cost allowed to power generators, pass- its “Make in India” mission. It is increas- for the FTA with European Union (EU)            C     ( Aatmanirbhar Bharat reverberated all through. Modi 9 2 03 through of ever-increasing fuel cost, elec- ing customs duties (during 2014-2019, it countries are not progressing at the                 exhorted “our policies, our processes, our products,  531-6F tricity tax and other levies, cost imposed raised import duty on 3,500 items; elec- desired pace.         -         everything should be the best.” Put simply, Indian 9  31 -R on the system due to supplies to farmers tronic items, especially mobile phones and The logic behind the Government’s               industries should endeavour to manufacture prod-    and poor households at subsidised price automobiles attract high levies), raising current policy actions is an underlying               ucts which can compete in terms of the price as well -  331 (call it cross-subsidy), large-scale theft and non-tariff barriers e.g. requiring dairy and belief that our domestic market should be as quality, both in the domestic and international so on. All of this result in exorbitant poultry products to meet certain specifi- reserved exclusively for “Made in India” C        5     Q3 - market. Broadly, two sets of factors are relevant here: charges from industries. cations, controls on the price of medical products. Using the same argument, what                (A) Those which are internal to a firm and (B) those 431 3 The businesses also face a high cost equipment viz. stents, knee implants and if other countries also decide to reserve #              .C   which are external. 2  O  of transportation and logistics thanks to so on and now even implementing a their local market for indigenously-made            !  C  -  ,C Factor A includes the ability of the firm to inno- 53 30314 5 high rail freight on movement of goods licence regime for certain imports (import products? In that scenario, our exports are         (       vate products, which meet diverse demands of con-  Q3 - having to subsidise low fare on passenger of TV sets). bound to take a hit; the goal of doubling      4  5       sumers in a manner that offers the latter quality, safe- 3S+  3 traffic, high cost of movement by road due In certain sectors, such as agrochem- Indian exports to $1 trillion will look like                ty and convenience, putting in place manufactur-  332 2 to escalating diesel price and high toll tax ical, it is micro-managing things to a point daydreaming. India can’t have the cake and         S      ,   ing practices, which deliver best products on all these  6  9 5 charged by concessionaires on highways of barring import of certain products for eat it too. A scenario in which our prod-                 counts and optimising all factors of production viz. (courtesy, inflated capital expenses on which indigenous facilities exist. Import ucts have uninhibited entry into the               capital, labour, land and technology to ensure that building roads and high cost of land acqui- of fertilisers such as urea is permitted only market of other countries (needed for scal- .             the cost of supply is kept to the bare minimum. All sition). Wherever exports and imports are on residual basis i.e. only to the extent that ing up exports) even as the products made these factors are within the control of the firm. involved, high port handling charges add domestic production fails to meet the in those countries face entry barriers on                 Factor B includes the availability of raw mate- to the cost. Finally, they have to pay high demand. Moreover, only agencies autho- the Indian turf is neither practical nor sus-   #        5     rials and other inputs at a competitive price, has- interest rate on both long-term and rised by the Centre such as the State tainable. The Government should shed its     ,C%    $!.      / $ sle-free logistics and transportation at low cost, avail- short-term funds borrowed from banks, Trading Corporation (STC), Minerals and current protectionist policy stance. Instead,    (            ability of funds from credit institutions such as banks non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC) it should go for an open trade policy by   ,         at low interest rate and a taxation structure that low- and other financial institutions (FIs). can import it. With this overly-protection- slashing import duties and eliminating    )J         #    ers the incidence of tax on products. Most of these Though interest rates are deregulated and ist mindset, on November 4, 2019, Modi non-tariff barriers. It should sign FTAs 5S                factors are beyond the control of the firm. These the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) also keeps announced India’s decision not to join the with groups such as RCEP, EU and so on            depend on the macro-economic environment prodding banks/FIs to lower the lending Regional Comprehensive Economic as also with individual countries. As for               # C  which, in turn, is influenced largely by Government rate (in the last 18 months or so, it has Partnership (RCEP), a conglomeration of perceived threats, there is ample scope for          5S        policies. Look at petrol, diesel and Aviation Turbine reduced the policy rate i.e. the interest rate 10 members of the Association of South improving the competitiveness of India Fuel (ATF) whose price impacts the cost of almost it charges on money lent to banks, by 2.5 East Asian Nations (ASEAN) viz. made products by addressing key bottle-                every product and service — cutting across all sec- per cent to help them), borrowers have not Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, necks under the “external factor” catego-      tors of the economy. De jure, these petroleum prod- got much relief thanks to the high non- Singapore, the Philippines, Myanmar, ry — as brought out above. 7         ucts are deregulated. However, since the market for performing assets (NPAs) of banks. Brunei, Laos and Cambodia plus six oth- (The writer is a New Delhi-based pol-      !"8 these is dominated by public sector oil companies, Most enterprises are hamstrung by ers like Australia, New Zealand, Japan, icy analyst) & "(+$ "  !$!" ,5 5 $%                           ) +

The contagion, a bolt from the blue, the World Bank and the International rights of the working class, which have pushed the labour class into deeper isation path at the same time, with the has caught our health systems off Monetary Fund (IMF) against Third been tossed aside as of now. penury. exception of Sri Lanka, which opened guard. In India, the labour class has been World nations — like pruning subsidies, When the market space is being The politician-capitalist nexus: up its economy slowly, in fits and starts. caught between the devil and the deep rollback of welfare measures and the dominated by monopoly, duopoly or tri- The unholy nexus between the politi- They had adjusted their economic sea, thanks to the recent twin moves of abatement of labour laws as essential for opoly, free and fair competition which cal class and corporates has been rid- apparatus with a new global integration the Government: Privatisation and the any sort of relief package during the cri- unhindered markets guarantee, go out ing roughshod over the interests of the process at a time when the global eco- sudden lockdown. Seemingly, the rud- sis of balance of payments — have left of the window. Extolling the virtues of poor. This alliance makes it vital for the nomic architecture was dominated by +34*' derless policies of the Government have the labour class helpless. neo-liberalism, the modern nation political class to safeguard the vested a unipolar power, the US. Since then, created enough space for further pau- The US, with the support of the states have centred their development interests of tycoons. It is appropriate to the lopsided globalisation process has 93 3   perisation of the underprivileged mass- WTO (World Trade Organisation), agenda in and around urban centres. mention here that representative been converting many Third World ven as the world celebrates the es. had exhorted all these countries to pro- Economically, in the post-liberal era of democracy has been metamorphosing countries into dependents and in some 4  T International Day of Democracy Now, the federal governments of vide untrammelled access to its prod- India, upward mobility is largely con- into a turncoat democracy. cases they have been almost reduced to 35 $ (O Etoday, it is clear that during the Third World countries have to walk on ucts. Apparently, the aims and paths of fined to sections of the urban middle Back in the day, politicians were aid recipients dependent upon erstwhile  &! )'.( COVID-19 pandemic, the concept has razor’s edge to meet fiscal deficit targets federal governments of these nations, class. known for their erudition, statesman- colonial powers or the US. gone awry throughout the world. Power on one hand and connect the welfare the WTO and the IMF are congruent Welfare economics: It is wrong to ship and uncompromising ideological Under the banner of global integra- .'&'. ( and political activity are the essence of dots on the other. Amid this chaos, big with regard to free trade and the glob- mention that welfare economics is commitment. On the contrary, the tion and in the name of free trade, the &!(F(F5( '# modern-day democracy. Yet, political corporations are making hay due to the alisation of capital. based on the “rob Peter to pay Paul” present day representatives of the peo- Western powers have been bleeding 4.(((($ ( authority, which is based on legitima- relaxation of tax rates and labour laws. The lawful protection of the work- principle when Peter has direct access ple are turning into snollygosters for these nations of their resources. ((()(( cy and is a tool to deliver political, eco- As the unemployment numbers in the ing class under the labour laws had to resources (natural, political, econom- their personal gains. There are several Asymmetrical globalisation has also nomic and social justice, has been ren- country soar and the working class is proved disastrous for the interests of the ic and social) as opposed to Paul. It is voluminous reports from different cor- challenged the sovereignty of these '(#!(!.& dering yeoman’s service to corporates, hard put to find jobs, industries and capitalist class and was being viewed as not Peter but Paul who is running from ners of the world on the rising econom- nations while the same has remained !$.(  both domestic and foreign. businesses will expect this surplus an impediment to their exploitation. pillar to post in search of opportunities. ic disparities in the post-liberal era, upon intact in case of developed nations.The .&(& Ruling dispensations all around the labour to be at their beck and call. Amid However, the decades-long struggle to The notion of political equality of a lib- which no political party is keen to act. US has been playing a rigged game of (&' ' & (( globe have resorted to authoritarianism this gloom and doom scenario, the rul- retain these labour rights in indepen- eral ideological stream revolves around As the late pop singer Michael Jackson globalisation under the auspices of the '$ (#1 (()&.( under the guise of the health emergency. ing elite has been trying to divert the dent nation states has come to a naught freedom and liberty of an individual and once sang, “All I want to say is that they WTO, the World Bank and other agen- In addition, democratic upheaval attention of the suffering masses by due to weakened trade unions and the overlooks the core elements of equali- don’t really care about us.” The lyrics are cies. The time has come for Third- (&' ) ( ((. through excessive centralisation and the shifting the national discourse towards decline of social capital in times of ty like social and economic justice. still relevant in these pandemic-riddled World nations to rise as one to have a ('$"O . curbs imposed on political activities sensitive issues like religion and hyper- COVID. Governments all over the world have times. just order in the international sphere. .&! ( # during this pandemic, have left mini- nationalism. However, despite the “new normal” successfully repudiated the pro-poor Globalisation and dependency: (The writer is Director of an IQS I     Neo-liberalism and corporatisa- mal space to raise the concerns of the of the Coronavirus era, the time has agenda and this volte face from a wel- The South Asian nations started on their academy in Hyderabad and a columnist &(K urban poor. tion: The stringent measures taken by come to fight tenaciously to restore the fare State to a pro-capitalist State has liberalisation, privatisation and global- on global affairs and trade)   !"#$%$% , 0 /      ; $ *%/! ' $    +*5  4 %"   $" ' $   5 4 ! , Tokyo: Yoshihide Suga was Beijing: The US ambassador to said before the embassy major farming state for 22 elected as the new head of China will step down early next announcement that it was years over two spans, from Berlin: Specialist labs in France Japan’s ruling party on Monday, month, ending a three-year aware of Pompeo’s tweet but 1983 to 1999 and 2011 to 2017. and Sweden have confirmed virtually guaranteeing him par- tenure marked by a trade war had not received any notifica- Early in his first term, he Russian opposition leader liamentary election as the coun- and increasingly bitter relations tion that Branstad was leaving. met Xi Jinping, now China’s Alexei Navalny was poisoned try’s next prime minister. between the world’s two largest Branstad became leader, when the then county- with the Soviet-era nerve agent Suga received 377 votes in economies. embroiled in a recent contro- level Communist Party official Novichok, the German gov- the ruling Liberal Democratic Terry Branstad, appointed versy when China’s official visited Iowa on a 1985 trade ernment said Monday. Party election to pick a succes- by President Donald Trump in People’s Daily newspaper trip. A German military labora- sor to Prime Minister Shinzo 2017, confirmed his decision in rejected an opinion column Trump appointed him tory previously confirmed the their own new samples. Abe, who announced last a phone call with Trump last that he had written. ambassador after a vacancy of substance in his samples. Navalny, the most promi- month that he would resign due week, the US Embassy said in Pompeo tweeted last week several months, during which German government nent opponent of Russian to health problems. a statement on Monday. It did that China’s ruling Communist the embassy’s No. 2 official, spokesman Steffen Seibert also President Vladimir Putin, was The other two contenders not give a reason for his depar- Party refused to run Branstad’s David Rank, resigned after said that the Hague-based flown to Germany two days received a combined 157 votes   P  +'  '$   & &  ture. op-ed while the Chinese criticizing the Trump admin- Organisation for the Prohibition after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a — former Foreign minister $ B      $     P  “I am proudest of our work ambassador to the United istration’s withdrawal from the of Chemical Weapons is taking domestic flight in Russia and is Fumio Kishida got 89 and for-   2  $ $ P 2 !   $    + in getting the phase one trade States “is free to publish in any Paris climate accord. steps to have samples from being treated at Berlin’s Charite mer Defence Minister Shigeru deal and delivering tangible US media outlet.” Soon after arriving in Navalny tested at its reference hospital. Berlin has demanded Ishiba had 68. icism from inside and outside as Abe’s right-hand man, Suga results for our communities Chinese foreign ministry Beijing in June 2017, Branstad laboratories. that Russia investigate the case. The expected victory in the party that the process is is actually known for his iron- back home,” he was quoted as spokesperson Zhao Lijian welcomed American beef back “Independently of the Seibert on Monday the party vote by Suga, currently undemocratic and murky. fist approach to getting jobs saying at an embassy staff responded that Branstad’s arti- to the Chinese market after a ongoing examinations by the renewed Germany’s demand the chief Cabinet secretary of The closed-door politics done as a policy coordinator meeting on Monday. cle was “full of loopholes, seri- 14-year ban, saying “I know it OPCW, three laboratories have that “Russia explain itself” on Abe’s government, all but guar- also apparently led lawmakers to and influencing bureaucrats by Word of his departure ously inconsistent with facts is a key priority of the president now confirmed independently the matter. He added that “we antees his election in a parlia- support Suga in hopes of getting using the centralized power of leaked out earlier in the day and wantonly attacks and to reduce the trade deficit, and of one another the proof of a are in close consultation with mentary vote Wednesday favourable party and Cabinet the prime minister’s office. when Secretary of State Mike smears China.” this is one of the ways we can nerve agent of the Novichok our European partners on fur- because of the majority held by posts in the new administration. Suga says he is a reformist Pompeo thanked Branstad on The US Embassy had con- do it.” group as the cause of Mr. ther steps.” the Liberal Democrats’ ruling Suga has said his top prior- and that he has worked to Twitter for his service. tacted the People’s Daily on But trade relations quick- Navalny’s poisoning,” Seibert The Kremlin has bristled at coalition. ities are fighting the coron- achieve policies by breaking “Ambassador Branstad has August 26 about the piece, ask- ly soured, as the US imposed said in a statement. calls from Chancellor Angela Suga gained the support of avirus and turning around an territorial barriers of bureau- contributed to rebalancing US- ing that it be printed in full with- tariffs on Chinese products He said Germany had asked Merkel and other world leaders party heavyweights and their economy battered by the pan- cracy. He has credited himself China relations so that it is out any edits before September and China retaliated in kind. France and Sweden for an for Russia to answer questions wing members early in the demic. He repeatedly has noted for those efforts in achieving a results-oriented, reciprocal, and 4, the People’s Daily said in a Other disputes followed over “independent review” of the in the case, denying any official campaign on expectations that achievements under the Abe-led booming foreign tourism indus- fair,” Pompeo wrote in a follow- statement posted online. technology, human rights and German findings. German offi- involvement and accusing the he would continue Abe’s poli- government when asked about try in Japan, lowering cellphone up tweet. Branstad, 73, is a native of the response to the coron- cials said labs in both countries, West of trying to smear cies. That his victory appeared various policies. bills and bolstering agricultur- China’s foreign ministry Iowa and was governor of the avirus pandemic. AP as well as the OPCW, took Moscow. AP to be a done deal has raised crit- Despite his low-key image al exports. AP &$ +  % R   %$+% $   <%5"$" 1% /  5$<   +67   & .(   2 +  !+$ &*'! !  9 &)&. $<(9 5 .!) ( Codogno (Italy): The morning  '&( $L(  &M bell on Monday marked the + $  $  (($$'( first entrance to the classroom  $   '!  ! $.& & $ ) $& !   !%, for the children of Codogno Moscow: Belarus’ authoritari- Belarusian leader to engage in !).'# .!)  since February 21, when pan- an president visited Russia talks with the opposition, a &(&( )$( icked parents were sent to pick Monday in a bid to secure more demand he rejected. +@@@&. )(+AA? Taipei: China warned the government. up their children after the loans and political support, as In a bid to win Moscow’s ) &''& .(  United States on Monday of The visit would follow one northern Italian town gained demonstrations against the support, the 66-year-old former ( (($ ! )'&& potential “serious damage” to by US Health Secretary Alex notoriety as the first in the West extension of his 26-year rule state farm director has tried to  2)  &.   .).( their relations if it does not Azar last month. Azar was the to record local transmission of entered their sixth week. cast the protests as an effort by +#  +)# withdraw from an upcoming highest-level US Cabinet offi- the coronavirus. Alexander Lukashenko’s the West to isolate Russia, $37 .'(&  economic meeting with Taiwan cial to visit since a break in for- While all of Italy’s 8 million talks with Russian President which sees the neighbour as a ("   F!"& )( that is expected to be attended mal ties between the US and school students endured Italy’s Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea key bulwark against NATO ( - 9 &"&+@ by a senior American official. Taiwanese government in 1979, strict 2½-month lockdown, resort of Sochi come a day after and a major conduit for ener- )( .& ))( D Chinese foreign ministry when the US accepted a “one- few suffered the trauma of the an estimated 150,000 people gy exports to Europe. - ''( $ ( spokesman Wang Wenbin China policy” with Beijing as children of Codogno, whose flooded the streets of the Russia and Belarus have a '(&# !&( urged the US at a daily brief- its government. days were punctuated by the Belarusian capital, demanding union treaty envisaging close &.( & ing to “stop all forms of official A visit by Krach is likely to sirens of passing ambulances. Lukashenko’s resignation. political, economic and military ()( )  O$('  exchanges with Taiwan, so as inspire further anger from “Many lost grandparents,” The Interior Ministry said ties, but they have often engaged   C)2 )   +  )      -  (# to avoid serious damage to China. China considers self- said Cecilia Cugini, the prin- 774 people were arrested in in acrimonious disputes. & & & '4 7  '2      + $347 & (1($ China-US relations and peace ruled Taiwan part of its own cipal of Codogno’s nursery, Minsk and other cities of Before the election, (&)) (&!& and stability across the Taiwan territory, and strongly oppos- elementary and middle schools. Belarus for holding unsanc- Lukashenko repeatedly London: An American lawyer appearing as a defense witness, $$! 9 &' . Strait.” es any official contacts between So while the reopening of tioned rallies on Sunday. accused the Kremlin of press- told an extradition hearing in said the scope of the indictment  O& (( '( Taiwanese media reported other nations and the island. Italian schools marks an Protesters in Belarus have ing Belarus to abandon its Britain for Julian Assange on pointed to “a very aggressive ((&'.(&(.&&( that US Under Secretary of Taiwan’s Ministry of important step in a return to dismissed Lukashenko’s reelec- independence. But with the Monday that the WikiLeaks approach to sentencing on the )((.((  # State for Economic Growth, Foreign Affairs confirmed last pre-lockdown routine, the step tion for a sixth term in the United States and the European founder faces decades in prison part of the Government.” “All 4137 '  ( Energy, and the Environment week that it was in negotiations bears more symbolic weight in August 9 vote as rigged. Union criticising the election if he is convicted on spying signs point to a very long sen- (4"$ &. ) Keith Krach is planning to with the US on such talks, but the 11 towns in Lombardy The United States and the and readying a package of charges in the United States. tence, measured in many &$(&(.!  visit the island later this week did not comment on a specif- and Veneto that were the first European Union have criti- sanctions, Lukashenko now US prosecutors have decades,” said Lewis, a senior '$'( )(('((((& for an economic and com- ic date or who might attend to be sealed off as coronavirus cised the election as neither free has to rely squarely on Russia’s indicted the 49-year-old partner at Lewis Baach ( &$   # mercial dialogue with Taiwan’s from Washington. AP red zones. AP nor fair and urged the support. AP Australian on 17 espionage Kaufmann Middlemiss in charges, and one of computer Washington, DC. misuse, over WikiLeaks’ pub- “We are looking at a sen- lication of secret US Military tence somewhere between 20 documents a decade ago. The years, if everything goes bril- charges carry a maximum sen- liantly, to 175 years, which the tence of 175 years in prison. government could easily ask Attorney Eric Lewis, for,” he said. AP   !"#$%$% 12 3

9  - ( ( $,!   % 3,   -  (  03346 $) ( %% '')39 !, $,%   -45-) 2  2 #AL  .)    The total provisional GST year, states are staring at a stag- The actual net GST col-   9194 Bharti Airtel was the top cap funds. This Sebi measure compensation due to 31 states gering  2.35 lakh crore Goods lection for the Centre till    loser in the Sensex pack, skid- would require more exposure he GST collection during and UTs for 2020-21 put and Services Tax (GST) rev- August 2020 is 1,81,050 crore, quity benchmarks failed to ding 3.46 per cent, followed by to small-cap stocks in most TApril-August declined on together stands at 1,51,365 enue shortfall. which shows 26.2 per cent of etail inflation softened Ehold on to intra-day gains Bajaj Finance, PowerGrid, SBI, multi-cap funds, leading to account of Covid-19 induced crore, as per data shared in a Of this, as per the Centre’s the Budget Estimates(BE). Rslightly to 6.69 per cent in on Monday as cautious HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, the current buying interest. lockdown, and the compensa- written reply to a question in calculation, about 97,000 “The BEs for FY 2020-21 August, even as food prices investors trimmed exposure Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank. “Global cues were also tion due to States stands at over the Lok Sabha. crore is on account of GST of GST in the Union Budget, continued to rule high, official to banking and finance coun- HCL Tech was the star mostly positive on renewed 1.51 lakh crore, Minister of Thakur said the issue of implementation and the rest Rs 2020-21 were projected on the data showed on Monday. ters despite firm global cues. performer, soaring 10.08 per vaccine optimism. Inspite of all State for Finance Anurag Singh pending compensation and 1.38 lakh crore is due to the basis of assumption of higher The Government has Positive commentary from cent, after the company said its the optimism, a correction due Thakur said on Monday. future course of action to meet impact of Covid-19 on states’ growth of GDP, however as per revised downwards the retail HCL Tech lifted IT stocks, but revenue and operating margin to valuations or various uncer- The provisional GST com- the shortfall was discussed in revenues. The Centre late last CSO, MoS&PI ... The Nominal inflation for July to 6.73 per it was not enough to offset the for the September quarter are tainties cannot be ruled out and pensation due to states/UTs for the 41st GST Council meeting month gave two options to GDP for Q1 (April-June), cent from the earlier estimate weakness in index majors expected to be “meaningfully volatility is expected to con- 2020-21 was highest for on August 27 wherein states states to borrow either 97,000 2020-21 shows a contraction of of 6.93 per cent. HDFC twins, Reliance better” than the top end of its tinue. Maharashtra at 22,485 crore, were given two options to meet crore from a special window 22.6 per cent which is one of Food inflation during the Industries and ICICI Bank. previous forecast. Trade cautiously and look followed by Karnataka (13,763 their GST compensation short- facilitated by the RBI or 2.35 the major reasons for revenue month stood at 9.62 per cent. The BSE Sensex opened TCS, Infosys, Tech at earnings stability, if investing crore), Uttar Pradesh (11,742 fall for current fiscal year from lakh crore from market and shortfall in GST. Food inflation in August strong and was on course to Mahindra and Titan too ended for the long-term in small- crore), Gujarat (11,563 crore) market borrowing. also proposed extending the “Other reasons for low tax fell marginally to 9.05 per cent, register its third straight session with up to 5 per cent gains. caps,” said Vinod Nair, Head of and Tamil Nadu (11,269 “It was also decided that compensation cess levied on collection inter-alia include according to the Consumer of gains, but suddenly came “Indian benchmark Research at Geojit Financial crore). states will give their preference luxury, demerit and sin goods nationwide lockdown mea- Price Index (CPI) data. under heavy selling pressure in indices gave up its gains and Services. The compensation due to views thereon. Thereafter on beyond 2022 to repay the bor- sures implemented since March The retail inflation, main- late-afternoon trade. closed with a negative bias. IT West Bengal stands at 7,750 finalisation of scheme, states rowing. 2020 consequent to global ly taken into account by the It finally finished 97.92 stocks outperformed following crore, Kerala ( 7,077 crore), can choose either Option 1 or In reply to a separate COVID-19 pandemic which RBI to arrive at its policy deci- points or 0.25 per cent lower at a strong showing by HCL tech,  &),' Punjab (R6,959 crore), Delhi Option 2 and accordingly, their question, Thakur said the total led to limited economic activ- sions, has been above the reg- 38,756.63. which benefited most... (6,931 crore), Rajasthan ( compensation, borrowing, net GST target for the Centre ities, extension of GST return ulator’s comfort level. The Govt On similar lines, the NSE However, the broader markets )(S 6312 crore), Telangana ( 5,424 repayment etc will be dealt as has been pegged at 6,90,500 filings timelines without pay- has mandated the central bank Nifty slipped 24.40 points or outperformed, especially the crore) and Chhattisgarh per their individual choice,” he crore for 2020-21 in the Union ment of interest, late fee or to restrict the inflationat 4 per 0.21 per cent to close at small-cap index, after Sebi ( (2,827 crore). added. In the current fiscal Budget. penalty etc,” Thakur said. cent (+/- 2 per cent). 11,440.05. tweaked MF norms for multi- ,!$ *$ 5/"   9194 9 )     >1:$ 5!$( he rupee managed to Tend 5 paise higher at =:>- !   /"  ("&(0& 73.48 to the US dollar after $     $$  ) a see-saw session on Monday as weaker American currency against    primarily to meet expenses for capital in the Budget 2020-21 :- !3   3263 announced Sunday that it was key rivals and easing crude combating the COVID-19 pan- for the PSBs, hoping that the selling Britain’s Arm Holdings oil prices led to a positive he Government on demic. lenders will raise funds from Mumbai: Bank credit grew On a year-on-year (y-o-y) lobal shares mostly rose to computer graphics chip sentiment. TMonday sought “For meeting expenditure the market depending on the 5.49 per cent to 102.11 lakh basis, non-food bank credit GMonday, continuing a company Nvidia for USD 40 After opening higher at Parliament’s approval for infus- towards recapitalisation of requirements crore, while deposits increased grew at 6.7 per cent in July as period of increased volatility, as billion, jumped 9 per cent. 73.40 a dollar, the domestic ing 20,000 crore in public sec- Public Sector Banks through In the last financial year, 10.92 per cent to 141.76 lakh against a growth of 11.4 per traders awaited cues from the SoftBank spent USD 32 bil- currency swung between a tor banks in the current finan- issue of Government Punjab National Bank got  crore in the fortnight ended cent in the same month last US central bank later in the lion to acquire Arm in 2016. high of 73.26 and a low of cial year to meet regulatory Securities” the government has 16,091 crore, Union Bank of August 28, according to RBI year, according to the data on week. Nvidia is best known for its 73.70. It finally settled at requirements. asked for Parliament’s authori- India received 11,768 crore data. In the fortnight ended sectoral deployment of bank US shares appeared set for graphics processing chips, 73.48, edging up by 5 paise This is part of the first sation of 20,000 crore, as per while Canara Bank and August 30, 2019, banks’ credit for July 2020, released gains with Dow futures up 1 while Arm is renowned as an against the greenback. batch of Supplementary a document. Indian Bank got 6,571 crore advances were at 96.80 lakh recently by RBI. Growth in per cent and S&P 500 futures innovator in the “Internet of The dollar index, which Demands for Grants for 2020- In 2019-20, the govern- and  2,534 crore, respec- crore and deposits stood at loans to industry slowed to 0.8 up 1.3 per cent before the Things.” Japan’s Nikkei 225 gauges the greenback’s 21 moved by Finance Minister ment proposed to make  tively. 127.80 lakh crore. per cent in July as compared to market open. gained 0.7 per cent to finish at strength against a basket of Nirmala Sitharaman in the 70,000 crore capital infusion Allahabad Bank received In the previous fortnight 6.1 per cent earlier, the data France’s CAC 40 gained 0.2 23,559.30 after Japan’s ruling six currencies, was trading Lok Sabha. into the Public Sector Banks 2,153 crore, United Bank of ended August 14, 2020, bank showed. Advances to agri- per cent to 5,041, while Liberal Democratic Party 0.30 per cent lower at 93.05. In all, the government has (PSBs) to boost credit for a India got 1,666 crore and credit and deposits had grown culture and allied activities Germany’s DAX dropped 0.1 picked a new leader, who will Brent crude futures, the sought Parliament’s nod for strong impetus to the econo- Andhra Bank received200 by 5.52 per cent and 11.04 per registered a growth of 5.4 per per cent to 13,189. Britain’s by definition become the prime global oil benchmark, fell additional spending of  2.35 my. crore. These three lenders have cent to 102.19 lakh crore and cent in the reporting month as FTSE 100 edged down 0.2 per minister because of the party’s 0.83 per cent to USD 39.50 lakh crore, which includes a However, the government been merged with various 140.80 lakh crore, respective- against 6.8 per cent growth in cent to 6,023. control over the more power- per barrel. cash outgo of 1.66 lakh crore, refrained from committing any PSBs. ly. the same period last year. 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Rejecting the with a surge of online orders. said it needs the people at the funds-based lending rates Sabha to amend the Banking charge, Sitharaman asserted The company said Monday 100 new warehouses, package (MCLR) by 5 basis points (bps) Regulation Act to bring coop- that state cooperative laws are that the new hires will help sorting centers and other facil- across all tenors, effective from erative banks under the super- not being touched and that the pack, ship or sort orders, work- ities it’s opening this month. Tuesday. The city-based lender vision of the Reserve Bank of proposed law seeks to bring ing in part-time and full-time Alicia Boler Davis, who has cut the one-year MCLR to India (RBI) in order to protect these banks with same regula- roles. Amazon said the jobs are oversees Amazon’s warehouses, 7.10 per cent from 7.15 per the interests of depositors. tions that are applicable on not related to its typical holiday said the company is offering cent, a release said. 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This generally occurs dur- sourced directly from nature’s bounty — ing heavy sports, which involves sudden stops or changes in direc- how can anyone say no to them, at any time? tion, jumping and landing such as soccer, basketball, football and Hands down, fruits can always substitute downhill skiing. There is a pop sound in the knee when an ACL any meal, at any time of the day. Let’s dive injury occurs following which your knee may swell, feel unsta- deeper and bust some of the most popular ble and become too painful to bear the bodyweight. Depending myths associated with them. on the severity of your ACL injury, treatment may include rest Myth 1: Fruits should be consumed on and rehabilitation exercises to help regain strength and stabili- an empty stomach ty or surgery to replace the torn ligament followed by rehabili- ( )) ($( !.( ( Claim: It helps the body to extract the tation. A proper training program may also help reduce the risk necessary nutrients in the right amount. of an ACL injury. This is an effective way of utilising the nutri- Symptoms: The ‘pop’ sound doesn’t come from everydody’s    .).((( ! )# (' tional value of any fruit. knee when they met with an injury. Some other common symp- Reality: This is the most polluted ren- toms are: dition of the 'irst-come-first-serve concept.  Pain: If you have a minor injury, you may not feel pain. You ' (  & &(.  8  - 9 Our digestive system is better evolved to may feel sore along your knee’s joint line. Some people have trou- extract and digest the necessary nutrients ble standing or putting pressure on the hurt leg. revent and prepare is better especially yogic cleansing kriyas titioner will help you attain overall from the fruits, no matter whether you had  Swelling: This is most likely to happen during the first 24 hours. than to repent and repair. help boost immunity in a person. wellbeing. Because healthy bones, one before something or not. You can reduce swelling by putting ice on your knee and elevat- This saying is true especial- Immunity lowers the risk of diseases regulated vital signs, good metabo- Myth 2: Fruits should be treated as a ing your leg by propping it up on a pillow. ly when it comes to health- in a person. Yogic breathing exercis- lism and increased immunity lead to standalone meal  P Trouble walking: If you’re able to put pressure on your hurt care. Yoga is a complete health care es especially help in the current pan- a healthy lifestyle. Claim: You don’t get all the nutrients if leg, you may notice that it’s harder than normal to walk. Some package. Yogic practices are not a demic to improve lung capacity and  635 Considering all benefits of yoga you have fruits pre, post or alongside a meal. people find that the knee joint feels looser than it should. mere set of exercise rather it is a the functioning of the white blood there are certain things to be kept in It slows down your digestive process, caus-  Less range of motion: After you damage your ACL, it’s very lifestyle, a way of life which encour- cells to fight infections. 3- 1 - 2 mind before getting into it. It is ing gas, discomfort, and a range of other likely that you won’t be able to bend and flex your knee like you ages one to attain overall wellbeing, Reduces stress: Since the day strictly not advised to start any tough unrelated symptoms. normally would. prevention of diseases and their pandemic has hit the entire world, -1 6  9 -2  exercise pattern just like that with- Reality: Although insignificantly, eating Causes: Ligaments are cure. Since the COVID-19 pandem- staying indoors, not socialising and   6 9 2 out any proper guidance; it is a seri- fruits with meals only reduces the frequen- 9 7 7 . strong bands of tissue that ic has hit the world, the restrictions facing an unexpected economic cri- ous matter especially when one is cy of hunger pangs. This is actually bene- connect one bone to another. due to the rising number of cases has sis has taken a toll on everyone’s 139F7 39  already facing health issues. Hence ficial as it makes your body feel fuller, there- 1 6 7 1 The ACL, one of two ligaments been an eye opener for all, making mental health too.  - 52 6 - opt for yoga by keeping in mind the by reducing intake of the extra calories. , 22  7 2 that cross in the middle of the them realise the importance of hav- This situation gave rise to a lot following points: Myth 3: People suffering or prone to knee, connects your thighbone ing a healthy diet, importance of of negative thoughts and it became 433-  Never try any tough yoga pose Diabetes shouldn’t eat fruits at any time  7 226 (femur) to your shinbone yoga and breathing practices and even hard to keep up with patience. without training if needed. of the day 2,22 7 ,286 (tibia) and helps stabilise your good immunity are the keys to Mental health has also come up as 991 6#635  Keep your nutrition value high Claim: Fruits correlate to the spike in knee joint. ACL injuries often health. one of the prime concern in health. once you start following yoga prac- blood glucose level if they aren’t consumed  . 99 7 happen during sports and fit- During the time of lockdown Yoga and meditative poses have 4   5 tice, for that matter ask a profession- at the right time. So, Diabetics should bet- 922 9   ,2; ness activities that can put when people had to stay at home proven to help improve mental Q --  al for guidance. Only yogasana ter be mindful. +7  27 2 stress on the knee and that and follow social distancing, going health. Following yogic principles, without exercises without proper Reality: There is no specific time for the results in: out for anything even for walk or jog breathing practices, pranayam, Q 96 nutrition are not going to help. consumption of fruits for Diabetic people. .2,, 8 <  Suddenly slowing down and was restricted, a major part of pop- dhyan and a regular practice com- 40 1 5  If already suffering from any of the They can be equally beneficial if consumed  8   2 changing direction (cutting) ulation staying at home found solu- bining with asanas improves the chronic diseases then consult your in moderation. In fact, Diabetics are often  Pivoting with your foot firm- tion in yoga and meditation in happiness quotient, relaxes the  1   9 concerned doctor and a yoga and advised to follow a fruit-based diet in small- <82 7 ly planted their confined places. Time and hyperactive nerve signals and naturopathy physician to guide for er intervals to keep the sugar in check. This 7 22  Landing awkwardly from a again we have witnessed global improves mental well being, hence - 6  necessary set of asanas and also helps them feel fuller with the right jump acceptance and appreciation of yoga relieving stress. pranayam and food pattern to follow. amount of fibre-rich essential nutrients.  Stopping suddenly practice. Even the Prime Minister Increased imunity leads to 9 37 515 Make sure he/she is an qualified yoga Myth 4: The most favourable time to  Receiving a direct blow to Narendra Modi had also said that healthy body: The patterns in which  6   and naturopathy physician (BNYS). eat fruits is after six-seven hrs of sleep the knee or collision, such as a football tackle yoga is helping COVID patients as yogasanas are to be practiced as per Consider your diseases first; never Claim: Eating fruits early in the morn- When the ligament is damaged, there is usually a partial or well. Even now when the situation the ancient books ensure joint 436O- 4  6 3 hide them from your guide. ing is the best time to consume them. It complete tear of the tissue. A mild injury may stretch the liga- remains out of control and it will movements in the body, stretches 0 5  0 3-  Always consult a yoga and natur- energises you with the optimal blood sugar ment but leave it intact. take time to control the spread of the the muscles, increases oxygen levels opathy physician and make your level and activates your digestive system. Treatment: Treatment depends on how badly you’ve been virus, the only key is healthy habits which is most required and regulates schedule of exercises — set of Reality: There is no scientific backing hurt. Here are some of the options your doctor may give you: and practice of yoga, here is how: body functions. It is much needed asanas, pranayam and diet as pre- behind the right time of consuming fruits. First aid: If your injury is minor, you may only need to put Boost immunity: Certain yoga for muscle building; regulating scribed. Eating them at any time of the day will do ice on your knee, elevate your leg, and stay off your feet for a postures like surya namaskaar, blood pressure, bone health and     B  D' you the same good as it’s supposed to do. while. You can reduce swelling by wrapping an ace bandage pranayam like anulom-vilom and active body. Becoming a yoga prac-    '  &D4'6 E&  around your knee. Crutches can help to keep weight off your knee. Medications: Anti-inflammatory drugs can help to reduce swelling and pain. Your doctor may suggest over-the-counter   (  medications or prescribe something stronger. 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Producers Philip ing tens of thousands and are deployed Dalton and Matthew Gordon talk about at the right moment and place with the  . &'( '( how through the series, one can become help of scientists. But still, there are (# $$  ( a part of the gorilla family for a day, dis- chances that the gorillas don’t accept the (. D.'  cover the drama of koala breeding season, models and just move away from them or ( &   # and feel the heat of battle as Komodo destroy them at once.  $  ($ dragons race for supremacy. Excerpts: We have managed to capture some "(4 ( truly magical moments, where we sud- What went behind making the spy denly saw a whole family troupe coming '(. && cams? What are its unique features and NATURE’S SPY in and staring in with a silver Batman right ' (.F how long did it take? in the center of the mall and his family ($# Matthew Gordon: Each spy creature around him. They all are just staring at ( .&''.F takes different time to enter and get cap- the eye of the spy gorilla. This made me   )"C" tured. On an average, it took about three &.    3 &9 53 3("!.( remember the early ‘80s, when Sir David months. Some of them took most amount Attenborough was around the mountain ($(F of research going back and forth with the (      & (C.('(. $$$ ( gorillas. He had said that there can be ( D.( scientists and the model makers. For more meaning and mutual understand- & &$# instance, we made primary models for the (.)($!.((' !. & ing with a gorilla than any other animal. 4)4E spy gorilla as it was important to look at Well, that for me was really an amazing !! the intricate details and their facial (.)('#4  9 7 7 experience. When you see a whole fam- & ( expressions. We had animatronic engi- ily of gorillas staring back at you, it’s amaz- neers to make sure we get every detail cor- Philip Dalton: Spy cameras allow us canopy. It captured the moments of a big our personal favourites in the team. For ing. It became even better and a magical # rect. to get right in the heart of the action, back cascade, which was when all the butter- me, the most exciting and the most chal- but real moment when we saw them L  ) It was important for the five model data view and immerse the viewer into the flies decided to leave together on mass. lenging were probably the remarkable happy and relaxed, which meant that the ) creatures that we created to look as real- wild world. I think that’s much more cap- There were millions of them falling off the pack animals in the Arctic walls up in family could interact with us and carry on $ ''(. ( istic as possible. Therefore, we allowed the tivating but with the new series we trees at the same time. It was an event of Ellesmere Island. We had put an artificial with their natural behaviours. We could (&'((  creatures to behave in a specific way as it found that people might not necessarily magnitude which is quite a rare thing to pup as the spy creature which would sit capture them playing, beating their chests, $#4( $ 7 might help reveal the behaviours of the be interested in wildlife nature, rather witness. You can capture small cascades by the wolf dens, filming the pups. Well, running and jumping, eating. The scien- real animals too. Also, the facial expres- what’s happening there. Spy cameras are but this scale is very unusual. The shots the logistics to get to that part of the world tists were amazed that they wanted to play '&( & sions of animals was more important than a very powerful tool in wildlife filming. we got were remarkable as they were from is very complicated and quite expensive. with the spy gorilla. We have lovely shots  $(&( their movements. We had to take care of within the middle of the cascades. That But we could capture some lovely stuff of the back and forth sequence between (('F the small detailing depending on the ani- Could you share anything spectacular for me was a special capture. on the pups around the den. It was diffi- a young gorilla and our spy, interacting   '( ' mal we were filming. For instance, when that was captured on the spy cam? cult to follow them at times, especially and playing with each other. ( $  & working with the gorillas, we made sure Matthew: When we were going Was there any moment of fear or did when they moved along with their fam- not to stare at them because the silverback through all the footages, we found out that the animals pick on the spy cams? ily. It was difficult to follow them as they Have you visited India? What should M& gorilla could take that as a threat. So we the mountain gorillas were singing while Matthew: Whenever we are out on run so fast, which makes it difficult to the audience here look forward to in the 4 # made sure that our gorilla model was a eating. It seemed as if they were celebrat- the field, we never know what might hap- move over to the terrain because it’s new season? baby, which is less frightening. Sometimes, ing their dinner time. I think that was pen or how the creatures would react. But bumpy and full of rocks. There’s no way Matthew: For this series, we did not it’s also important for the spy creature to quite a remarkable thing to capture. generally, the animals seem to be sort of we can keep up with them. Fortunately, film in India. We have filmed in India, O 7. . smell like the real animal you are filming. Thanks to the five cameras! respectful. In the past, when animals like we had a spy creature that could fly, it is though, in the past with our first 2  9 For example, we filmed fruit bats in Philip: There are quite a few exam- elephants have cited inanimate objects like a spy snowy owl. We were able to follow series when we had used the spy Australia, which are very nervous animals. ples. We had a Spine Mobula Ray, an robot cameras or cameras, they did not the pack and managed to film them hunt- Langdon monkey. I remember that the 9,.; >2 2 They use their sense of smell to assess the extraordinary filming device which like it. They crushed it, thinking that it was ing mascots. It was remarkable because spy monkey had fallen off the tree ,. 71 world around them. Therefore, we had to allowed us to get into the big shoal of fish. a novel item. we could see the wolf family outside the trunk. We were then not able to oper- leave our spy model in the forest for about It was able to swim into the heart of it But this time, with spy cameras, I den for the first time. We could see their ate it anymore. Since it became motion- <2 8.6 2 five days so that it gets the smell. when no diver could. We also had a spy think this was a kind of respect to the ani- first-ever hunts and to film that in detail less, the other monkeys had gathered 12 Pelican that was getting some aerial mals. There was a camera filming the was just amazing for me, personally too, around it and started to perhaps think 1 .2.6 2 How much have spy cameras benefit- shots. We captured remarkable behaviour pygmy elephants in Borneo. The elephants because it has only been achieved once in that it was dead. They started to grieve ted wildlife filmmaking? called vortex feeding, where creatures that came over, looked at it and then, I think, the wild before. And that was a long, long over the loss of that monkey. That’s 2.22 2   8. Matthew: The benefits are enormous, could fly collectively get into some sort of just gave it a fleeting thought. I was still time ago. when we saw for the first time, how <7 22 .  <27 97, more than what was anticipated at that iconic circular motion, and that has able to carry-on filming and move home. Another personal favourite, which when these creatures lose somebody of time. Not too long ago, we worked on a never been recorded before in Mobula How the elephants looked at the cameras, was equally challenging, was filming the their own, they pay their respects and . 2  7 7. ; series called Penguins: Spy in the Huddle Rays. It was a remarkable capture. you’ll be able to see in the first episode of king penguins and elephant seals in the mourn. That’s what they were doing (2,2 , 9 7. 2? (2014), in which, we worked closely with The other example is of monarch but- the series. We did get a bit nervous but sub-Southern Ocean and on an island with our spy monkey. research scientists, who had proven for the terflies, which we filmed in Mexico. We this time, they accepted their filming and called South Georgia. Again, that was a I think this series will have some- . 2;   . 22 first time that the use of remote cameras had a lovely spy creature based on a hum- so, it’s going to be a wonderful show. huge operation. It took us nearly 10 days thing for everybody irrespective of 2 . 1 2,2 was, is better for the animals and less dis- mingbird, specially designed in a way that just to get to the location as it was very where it has been shot. The series is not    ,, 9  2 turbing than humans. His research proved its moving parts were shielded so that it Which was the most difficult and the remote. The weather was extreme with just about the animals’ movements but that remote cameras cause minimal dis- could fly gently and quietly, very high up most exciting species to spy on? lots of blizzards, cold weather and big, also about their expressions, body lan-  <,21;  @ , 2 turbance for filming and studying wildlife, into the Philip: We all have ferocious seas, huge crashing waves. It was guages, daily routines and thought  . 2 1.2,9  which was very interesting because that a challenge to operate in those conditions processes. was the first time it was conclusively and also use our heavy equipment. (The series airs at 9 pm on Sony BBC 7. 2;  922,  2 shown. This is something we have We placed a spy Earth from September 21.) 7. .   ,7. 2 known all along because we have . 2;P always found that through spider creatures, we get extraordinary L#   ! behaviour of the animals. 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 63 2 63 P    US Open unlike any other finished 4$! unlike any other — with an P?.4    Aunprecedented fifth-set tiebreak- .3 er as Dominic Thiem became the first man in 71 years to win the final -#  after dropping the opening two #   8 sets. 33 1    So close to defeat in a nearly 9  31 New York: US Open champion Dominic empty Arthur Ashe Stadium — Thiem on Sunday said that chasing Thiem slowly but surely turned future Slams will be easier now that he has things around against a faltering =<? that elusive first tennis major under his Alexander Zverev and pulled out a 2-6, 133= belt following three near misses. 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory at Flushing ?1<?4 With that monkey off his back, Meadows for his first Grand Slam title. 0444 Thiem says he expects to be able to play The match ended with both men 34 more freely at Slams as he bids to snatch fighting leg cramps and, clearly, nerves. titles away from the Big Three of Roger “Somehow,” said Thiem, a 27-year- -#  Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic. old from Austria, “the belief today was # “It’s going to be or I expect that it’s stronger than the body, and I’m super 3 -9 5 - 9 going to be easier for me now in the happy about that.”   0  ,-  biggest tournaments,” Thiem told When a backhand from Zverev land- reporters. ed wide on the third championship “Because, of course, I had it in the point, a weary Thiem dropped to his back "!?4!P?&*3 back of my head that I had a great career way behind the baseline and covered his 4P4=P? so far, way better career than I could ever face with his hands. 141 dreamt of, but until today there was still When he arose, he was met by )34?1?04 a big part, a big goal missing. Zverev, who walked around the net to “With this goal achieved, I think and clasp hands, then embrace his friend and ?04 I hope that I’m going to be a little bit more foe, two sights rarely seen in this era of 43 relaxed and play a little bit more freely at social distancing. ;   the biggest events,” he added. Thiem then rested his head on the 0  3- 5  0   Thiem said lifting the US Open was shoulder of the taller Zverev, who him- a dream come true. self came within two points of what “I achieved a life goal, a dream of would have been his first major triumph. he pushed a volley into the net. That myself, which I had for many, many years. “I wish we could have two winners began a three-game run for Thiem, who Of course, as a kid, as well, when I start- today,” Thiem said. “I think we both broke to lead 6-5, earning his own ed to play tennis. But back then it’s so far deserved it.” chance to serve for it when Zverev net- away,” he told reporters. He is the first man to win the  $'' +  F'     G     4$     + ted a backhand, followed by a long fore- “Then I got closer and closer to the American Grand Slam tournament after hand. top. At one point I realized that, ‘Wow, trailing 2-0 in sets in the final since After having a trainer check on his maybe one day I can really win one of the Pancho Gonzalez did it against Ted right leg during the ensuing changeover, four biggest titles in tennis.’ Schroeder in 1949 at an event then Thiem couldn’t seal the deal, either, and “I put a lot of work in. I dedicated known as the US Championships and on they went to the tiebreaker. Zverev basically my whole life until this point to held in Forest Hills. double-faulted twice and offered up one win one of the four majors. Now I did it. The event never had been settled by # # second serve at 68 mph, about half the That’s also for myself a great accomplish- a fifth-set tiebreaker; no major tourna- speed he’s capable of. ment.” AFP ment ever had until Novak Djokovic While this was the No 7-ranked edged Roger Federer that way at   &'$%  *$  %' %   !' %%" Zverev’s first Slam final, this was the first Wimbledon in 2019. one the No 3-ranked Thiem was sup- “I was a few games away, a few points % '# $5 ! /!,'$ 5  5* A $ posed to win, following losses to 12-time away,” said Zverev, who was trying to give French Open champion Rafael Nadal at Germany its first male Grand Slam Zverev was up by two sets and a break in Carreño Busta before coming back to the offing. Roland Garros in 2018 and 2019, then to champion since Boris Becker in the the third at 2-1. win. Thiem broke in the opening game eight-time Australian Open champion 1990s. “The match turned when he broke Thiem began the day 0-3 in Grand when Zverev shanked a pair of forehands. Djokovic at Melbourne Park this “I’m 23 years old. I don’t think it’s my me for the first time in the third set,” Slam finals, but always faced a member Zverev broke right back — and pierced February — back before the pandemic last chance.” Zverev said. of the Big Three of men’s tennis in those the silence with a rare cry of “Come on!” upended the world and put tennis on a As Thiem stepped forward to pose “He started playing much better, others. This time, he was the favorite and — when Thiem double-faulted. five-month hiatus. for pictures with his shiny new bit of and I started playing much worse.” came out jittery, but eventually worked Then it was Zverev’s turn to nose Instead of wild applause and loud hardware, Zverev remained a few feet Zverev, of all people, should have his way out of that, while Zverev went ahead, breaking for a 5-3 lead when shouts greeting great exchanges, the behind, one hand clutching his less- known what might have seemed like an from cool and confident to passive and Thiem sent a down-the-line backhand soundtrack on Sunday mainly came impressive silver tray, the other hand on impossible hill to climb for Thiem was, pushed around. wide and leaned over, gasping for air. from outside the largest court in tennis, a hip. indeed, achievable. After all, in The fifth set was just as back-and- But with a chance to serve out the courtesy of roaring airplanes, rumbling The proceedings took 4 hours, 2 min- Thursday’s semifinals, it was Zverev forth as the other four, the mistakes ris- biggest win of his nascent career, Zverev trains, revving car engines, honking  $'  ' + F $ $ utes. And to think: After just 1 1/2 hours, who trailed 2-0 in sets against Pablo ing with the tension and the history in faltered, getting broken right back when horns and wailing sirens.    4P    + /01/ HARIKRISHNA TO FACE LIKES OF CARLSEN   9   Chennai: &  5 &$(  "   $'( ) ( ( "   & $'   - 9) .    & ". "$.     ( “What we saw, what victory over PSG since a &   ( -( . '&  & 4(     was visible, is that (Angel) 3-0 home win in (. $ ( !)  )   .&#  & eymar was among Di Maria spat (on November 2011. .$!     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I wickets and if good wickets are on the &#L ( "(E(& )$( ) come from a very small country New table, then it’s about being clear with what  '  & . & 2  $ E Zealand which is about 7 or 8 degrees at we are trying to do as a bowling team. '(  &. &(&' $ ( the moment in the middle of winter,” And if we put the ball where we want to, (   ' (E     ( Boult said in a video posted by MI. then I think we got the skills to outper- .& E(M9 ..$&# +$ Having played some amount of form any opposition.” PTI