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The Pakistan ness interests after retiring 12& 2%( Foreign Affairs Ministry from the Navy. spokesperson said in Islamabad On the recent develop- mid public outcry over the “there would be no second con- ments in the UN Human Aimposition of hefty fines sular access to Jadhav.” Rights Commission (UNHRC) under the new Motor Vehicles Pakistan had on September over Kashmir, Kumar said Act (MVA) and more States 2 granted the first consular Pakistan’s attempt to polarise like Uttar Pradesh and decide on penalties, but where fines. “We will soon take a deci- access to Jadhav in line with the and politicise the Kashmir Karnataka refusing to imple- there is a fixed fine as per the sion and come out with the “Vienna Convention and the issue at the UN was rejected. ment the Act in totality, the provision, these could not be rates of penalty,” he said. International Court of Justice He also said Pakistan needs Union Road Transport and lowered. The Act also pro- Karnataka Chief Minister (ICJ) verdict” after much nego- to understand that “repeating Highways Ministry has sought vides that offences under var- BS Yediyurappa said, tiation between India and a lie four or five times does not a legal opinion on whether ious categories can be com- “Regarding the cut in the Pakistan over terms and con- turn it into a gospel truth”. States can reduce fines below pounded and for these State penalties for violation of traf- ditions for consular access. The global community is the minimum penalty fixed in Governments can notify quan- fic rules under MVA, we will Reacting to Pakistan’s deci- aware about Pakistan’s role in the amended Act. tum of penalty. get the orders of the Gujarat sion, India on Thursday said it ! aiding, abetting and supporting The BJP Governments in On Wednesday, Road Government. I have instructed will keep trying to ensure that terrorist infrastructure which Gujarat, Maharashtra and Transport and Highways our officials that we will follow the judgment of ICJ is fully # they have in their country, the Uttarakhand have already Minister Nitin Gadkari had that order here also. Mostly in implemented and it will remain 3# " ) "* Spokesperson said. announced reduction in fines. defended the new MVA saying about two-three days like in in touch with the Pakistani side His remarks came two days “We have sought an opin- it was not for revenue genera- Gujarat, here also we will try to through diplomatic channels. # after India and Pakistan ion from the Department of tion but to save precious lives. cut the penalties that are high,” Ministry of External 4 5 # engaged in a war of words over Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law Opposition-ruled States Yediyurappa said. Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh L6 the Kashmir issue on Tuesday and Justice, whether States are like Madhya Pradesh and West Uttarkhand Cabinet on the Kumar said India is trying to " " at the UNHRC in Geneva with empowered to reduce the Bengal have refused to imple- other hand cleared the proposal resolve the issue via diplomat- M # New Delhi stoutly defending its penalties below the minimum ment the new law. to reduce some of the penalties ic channels. Kumar said, “We “sovereign decision” to revoke fine fixed under the amended UP Transport Minister by half. But it decided not to will keep trying that judgment J&K’s special status, an issue on Act,” said a Ministry official. Ashok Kataria said the State relax fines for driving without of ICJ is fully implemented. We which Islamabad demanded “Once we get clarity from Government is “relaxing the wearing helmets, speeding or would like to remain in touch an international investigation the Ministry of Law whether fines for now”. Another BJP tripling on two wheelers. with the Pakistani side through a directive from the ICJ. detailed report from the Indian consular access to Jadhav and by the global rights body. the States have the power to ruled State of Karnataka decid- Meanwhile, police and diplomatic channels.” After the meeting, the mission in Islamabad following to challenge the death sentence. “It is quite audacious on the reduce fines below the floor ed to go against the provisions people clashed on the streets of Charged’ Affaires at the MEA said Jadhav appeared to the consular access. Jadhav In its verdict in the case on part of Pakistan that the coun- penalty fixed, we will take of MVA penalties. Patna when traffic cops fined Indian High Commission in be under “extreme pressure” to was sentenced to death by a July 17, the ICJ ordered try which is harbouring ter- appropriate step based on their “In the interest of the peo- a woman driver for not wear- Islamabad Gaurav Ahluwalia parrot a false narrative to bol- Pakistani military court on Pakistan to undertake an “effec- rorists, which is the epicentre reply,” the official added. ple of Uttar Pradesh, the ing seat belt. The police had to met Jadhav on September 2 ster Pakistan’s untenable claims charges of espionage and ter- tive” review of the conviction of terrorism, is pretending to The official said under the Government is reconsidering resort to lathi charge. In several after Pakistan granted con- in his case. rorism in April 2017. Weeks and sentence of Jadhav and speak on behalf of the global amended Act where the penal- what and how it should be other parts of the country, sular access to the retired Sources said the later, India approached the ICJ asked it to grant consular access community on human rights,” ty for traffic offences mention done,” Kataria said on the similar clashes have been Indian Navy officer following Government has received a against Pakistan for denial of to him without further delay. Kumar said. “fine of up to”, the States can implementation of the MVA reported. % # " &$ ( # 12& 2%( 4(!(!(!1'; In a letter on the SIT on " Wednesday, the woman alleged he India Railways has he SIT probing a student’s that some vital evidence was "#% Tdecided to use environ- Tharassment allegations removed from her hostel room ment-friendly terracotta prod- against Swami Chinmayanand by Chinmayanand’s supporters ucts such as kulhads, glasses on Thursday questioned the before it was sealed by the police. and plates for serving catering principals of two colleges here Her father alleged that they 12& 2%( items to passengers at 400 and had also asked the BJP removed from the room a pair of important railway stations, said leader earlier this week to appear spectacles with a camera fitted in he Congress on Thursday Khadi and Village Industries before it. them, suggesting that this con- Tannounced that party pres- Commission (KVIC) chair- Sources said the special tained evidence against the BJP ident Sonia Gandhi with for- man VK Saxena. investigation team had sent a leader. mer Prime Minister Acting on the requests of notice to the former Union min- The woman also alleged that Manmohan Singh will lead a Minister of MSME Nitin ister to appear before it for ques- they planted some things there to nationwide campaign against Gadkari and KVIC, the Sashaktikaran Yojana” (Potters’ “to further proliferate use of tioning after 6 pm on September tarnish her image. the economic slowdown. Ministry of Railways has decid- Empowerment Plan) that has locally produced environment- 9, but this could not take place. She has demanded action by Chairing a meeting of top ! " #$ # ed to use these locally produced received good response. savvy terracotta products like Chinmayanand had request- the SIT in this connection. party leaders, Sonia said the items, which will also help in The KVIC chairman met kulhads, glasses and plates for ed the SIT to postpone the ques- On Wednesday, the SIT BJP was misusing the people’s Rajasthan Chief Minister October 15 to October 25 improving lives of thousands of the Railways Minister in this serving catering items at 400 tioning till after September 10, questioned the leader’s lawyer, mandate and proposed to go Ashok Gehlot and Puducherry against the policies that have potters across the country. connection, besides writing railway Stations across Indian sources said. Om Singh, for over five hours in aggressively against the Modi CM V Narayanasamy were led to the slowdown. After the success of him a letter on August 29, Railways”. However, the lawyer of the connection with allegations that Government. The grand old present at the meeting, Madhya While Sonia expressed Railways’ decision to use pot- requesting him to conduct an Appreciating KVIC’s leader told a news channel on the woman had demanded Rs 5 party will also begin a door-to- Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal concern over the “grim” eco- tery products at Varanasi and internal survey to get the feed- efforts in empowerment of Thursday that Chinmayanand crore from Chinmayanand. door membership drive next Nath and Chhattisgarh Chief nomic situation and accused Rae Bareilly Railway Stations, back from Varanasi and Rae marginalised potter commu- was ready for questioning any- The woman was also taken month and hold “padayatras” Minister Bhupesh Bhagel, and the Government of misusing its Gadkari wrote a letter on Bareilly stations, where nity through its enthusiastic time and the postponement was to a local hospital for a medical from October 2 to October 9 to former Congress president mandate in the “most danger- August 21 in this connection to Railways has already Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana, by the SIT itself. examination by a panel of doc- mark the 150th birth anniver- Rahul Gandhi were absent. ous” fashion, Manmohan Singh Minister of Railways Piyush adopted terracotta products. the letter said, “Since KVIC is No new date for this has tors. sary of Mahatma Gandhi. It was decided at the meet- said the country is in the midst Goyal for issuing the necessary The feedback showed reduc- implementing various pro- been fixed yet. The woman mentioned The meeting was attended ing that delegate conventions of of dangerously protracted slow- directives to the officials for tion in the use of plastic at the grammes/schemes across the The two principals ques- about the zero FIR lodged by her by Manmohan Singh, AICC Pradesh Congress Committee down and the economy was adoption of locally-produced stations. country to create employment tioned on Thursday head colleges at the Lodhi Road police station general secretaries and in- will be held across the country going from bad to worse. pottery products for serving Approving the proposal of on the doorsteps to the poor- where the woman has studied. in New Delhi in her letter to the charges of various States and from September 20 to Singh said the Government tea, lassi and other food items KVIC, the Ministry of Railways est of the poor to improve their The postgraduate student SIT. She said in the letter that she Congress Legislative Party lead- September 30 to highlight the is not realising this and the in kulhads. The cost of the kul- on Wednesday directed all economic conditions, the above has alleged that she was raped had lodged the FIR in New ers, among others. “economic slowdown”. This worst could happen in the hads will be around 1 each. Principal Chief Commercial request has been examined and “physically exploited” for a Delhi on September 5 but police While Punjab Chief will be followed by massive agi- employment sector. The KVIC has already Managers of different Zonal and considered by Board.” year by the BJP leader, whose was yet to register a complaint Minister Amarinder Singh and tations across the country from Continued on Page 7 launched “Kumhaar Railways and IRCTC CMD Continued on Page 7 organisation runs several colleges. against the BJP leader.
# $ % & " 12& 2%( select the design firm. over 47 buildings in Lutyens’ In December 2015, Lok “The HUA Ministry has Delhi, housing various Sabha Speaker Sumitra O he Narendra Modi invited architecture firms to Ministries, departments where Mahajan had written to then TGovernment will build a redevelop the Central Vista, a 70,000 employees of the Union Urban Development new Parliament complex, a 3-km stretch from the Central Government work. Minister M Venkaiah Naidu new Central Secretariat for all Rashtrapati Bhavan to India The selected architecture or asking him to initiate measures ! Ministries, and redevelop the 3- Gate, and construct a new infrastructure firm by the HUA for construction of a new ""$% ! km stretch from the common Central Secretariat. Ministry will be tasked to come Parliament building. In her " Rashtrapati Bhavan to India By August 2022, the Monsoon up with a plan and give sug- letter, she had cited that the Gate. The Housing and Urban Session will be held in a new or gestions on whether the exist- existing building was in distress ## $ Affairs (HUA) Ministry said a retrofitted building. By next ing Parliament complex can be and will not be able to handle % & that a request for proposal year, the Central Vista will be redeveloped or an additional growing demands for space in (RFP) was floated on redeveloped and the Common structure will be required and the years to come. # September 2 to invite design Secretariat will be built by if a new Central Secretariat for The Parliament building ! and architecture firms to give 2024,” officials said. “There all Ministries can be con- was designed by architect Sir their ideas. will be no change in North and structed, officials said. Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Sources in the Ministry South Blocks building. The On the redevelopment of Baker and was inaugurated on ! & & said the Government has not heritage and cultural value of the central vista, the officials Modi had stated that the During the extended Budget Manohar Joshi initiated a move January 18, 1927, by then ""$% $ yet decided whether to go for this area will remain intact,” said most of the buildings in Government was considering Session, Lok Sabha Speaker to have a new building con- Viceroy of India Lord Irwin. '( )(* a new Parliament building or officials added. the area are more than 40 to 50 suggestions to modernise the Om Birla and Rajya Sabha structed on the ground that the The construction had begun in $ redevelop the existing one. On the development of years old and have either “out- 92-year-old Parliament build- Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu existing one suffered from 1921 and had cost the exche- " O ## The HUA Ministry has the Central Secretariat, the lived” or approaching their ing or construct a new struc- had made suggestions for a “Vaastu dosha”. In October quer 83 lakh. Before the ! +,- # uploaded a RFP for redevelop- Centre will be able to save over structural lives. The entire cen- ture to coincide with the 75 modern Parliament building as 2002, Joshi hired the services of Independence of India, the . L # M ment of the Central Vista, 1,000 crore that is currently tral vista area will be designed years of Independence in 2022 the heritage building was show- a Vaastu expert who found building was used for Imperial which will include all offices. being spent to house staff in with smart city features to the while inaugurating the newly- ing signs of wear and tear. serious flaws. The very circu- Legislative Council. The build- The pre-bid meeting was held private buildings per annum. extent possible, including constructed duplex flats for Insiders said that when larity of the building was at the ing has been declared as a # on Thursday, officials said. The Central Government upgrade of public facilities and parliamentarians at the North Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the centre of the building’s bad Heritage Grade I structure by October 15 is the deadline to Ministries are currently spread parking as per a plan. Avenue complex last month. Prime Minister, then Speaker Vaastu, they said. the Government. !" #$ %&'()%* " #
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Wednesday night when two Corporation Limited (HPCL) Superintendent of Police MP storage tank of the plant sit- With no other contestant motorcycle-borne criminals plant, resulting in a fire on Verma rushed to the spot along uated in Kotwali police station in the field, they are set to re- tried to escape after firing on Thursday noon. with senior officials and asked area. enter the Rajya Sabha police constables Sudhir and Train services on the people in a radius of 1.5 km to The railways stopped train The BJP had renominated Rahul. Later, after a long chase, Kanpur-Lucknow route were vacate their houses and shift to services between Kanpur and Gorakhpur: Chief Surendra Singh Nagar and the criminals were shot dead at disrupted for a couple of hours safer places. Lucknow for some time after Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sanjay Seth for the Rajya Sabha Sardhana road. after the blast in one of the stor- Pandey said the fire was the blast. VVIP trains Thursday said the role of tem- bypolls which were necessitat- Both the police constables age tanks near the railway noticed around 10:30 am and Shatabdi Express, on way to ples and ‘mutts’ should not be ed due to resignation of both were admitted to the hospital tracks. fire-tenders were rushed to Lucknow, was stranded at restricted to only performing these leaders from the Upper with bullet injuries. Three people were report- the plant from nearby police Kanpur for some time. Several pujas and they should come House of Parliament and also Station House Officer Vijay ed to have received critical station areas and they took two other trains were also strand- forward to participate in pub- from Samajwadi Party in Pal Singh was also shot at by burn injuries in the blast. hours to douse the flames. ed at Ajgain and Sonik railway lic welfare work. August this year. the criminals but the bullet hit Inspector General of Police State Disaster Response stations. All roads leading to The Chief Minister, who After resignation from the his bullet-proof jacket. (Law and Order) Praveen Force (SDRF) teams were also the plant area were also sealed, heads the influential SP, both the leaders had joined The slain criminals were Kumar said in Lucknow on requisitioned. officials said. Gorakhnath Mutt, was speak- the BJP. identified as Shahzad and Thursday that he fire after the The injured — Subhash The railway traffic was ing at a seminar on ‘Sant, Nagar is a two-time mem- Pankaj alias Bunty who carried blast had been controlled and Chandra (52), Mohammad restored after the flames were Samaj aur Punarjagran’ (saints, ber of Parliament, and Seth, a rewards of 50,000 each. the situation was fast returning Gufran (28) and Asif (22) — brought under control. society and reawakening) here. well-known realtor of UP, was “The role of temples and SP treasurer when he quit the ,- $ ! 4 5 / mutts should not be limited to party to join BJP. 6/ ( ( 7$8 #$ performing pujas only. They Thursday was the last day should come forward for pub- for filing nomination papers lic welfare work with a feeling and both the BJP candidates and BJP leaders were present September 16 is the last date of nationalism,” Adityanath preferred the day for it. when the candidates filed their for withdrawal of nomina- said. No other party fielded nomination papers. tions. The fate of both the lead- “The tradition of saints in their candidate as they do not After filing their nomina- ers will be decided after the India is very rich and old. have the required number. tion papers, Nagar and Seth scrutiny of papers though the With their spiritual awareness, BJP state president said that they were inspired by results will be announced only they tried to wake up the soci- Swatantra Dev Singh, Deputy Prime Minister Narendra after the expiry of withdrawal ety and lightened the path of Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Modi’s leadership. of nominations on Monday. righteousness for mankind,” Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, The scrutiny of papers will The terms of both the he said. PTI besides other state ministers be done on Friday and seats will expire on July 4, 2020. (
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The police said a case of also her mother over a legal dis- Imran had a love marriage murderous assault was regis- pute which she had with with Amita Maurya of tered against Lalji Maurya, Mukesh on separation and Alambagh and the couple have Ankit Maurya and Ankit’s invalidation of their marriage. a three-year-old daughter, Afifa maternal uncle Bhaiyaram. “I fell unconscious while " 8 7 #$ Fatima. In his complaint, Imran “As Imran also named his my mother suffered injuries in alleged that his in-laws were wife Amita for masterminding the attack. Mukesh later %'".1:& crossing, Ramakrishna Math Kudia Ghat for the immersion unhappy with the marriage as the attack, her name was also torched Shani’s bike and fled and Daliganj overbridge. of idols. “There were some it was against their wishes. included among the accused,” the scene,” Mohini told the evotees bid an emotional Media spokesperson Bharat groups that immersed the “While I was in my office, the police said. Sources said police. She said she had been Dadieu to Lord Ganesh Bhushan Gupta said there idols into the river despite my in-laws counselled Amita to Amita decided to desert Imran staying with her mother and amid chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa were a total of 15 horses car- being stopped,” an LMC offi- leave me. It kept happening as the couple fell apart in due Anuj for the last one year and Morya’ and ‘Agle baras tu jaldi rying children dressed as cial said. A district administra- until she agreed to live sepa- course of time over some dif- had also moved court case. aa...’. Shobha yatras from differ- mythological gods, followed by tion said they had issued rately from me. For the last few ferences. “Imran found the Police said a case had been reg- ent parts of the city congregat- raths showcasing deities. “The instructions that the idols months, we have been living attack as an opportunity to istered and investigations were ed at Jhulelal Vatika and Kudia procession was showered with must not be immersed into the away from each other. accuse his in-laws,” they underway. Ghat for immersion of idols. flowers even as the devotees Gomti river. However, I have been looking claimed. Meanwhile, two unidenti- Devotees were seen dancing to shed tears at the sight of An official of Uttar for legal remedies for a reunion. Meanwhile, a man was fied miscreants looted the gold songs and drumbeats even as Ganeshji leaving,” he said. Pradesh Pollution Control I was standing at the gate of my accused of attacking his wife chain of a woman, identified as they smeared each other with Gupta said that a total of Board official (UPPCB) said house after offering namaz and his mother-in-law and Sushila Devi (67) of Vikas gulal on city roads. 94,000 devotees had written they would be collecting the around 5:45 am on Thursday later setting on fire the bike of Nagar, on Thursday morning. The shobha yatra of letters to Lord Ganesh and samples of the river on the day when two bike-borne youths her brother’s friend Shani Reports said the woman was Ganesh Prakataya Samiti they were buried at Jhulelal of visarjan and then on and wearing helmets reached Verma, a national-level shoot- sitting at the gate of her house moved with horses, tableaux Vatika. LMC officials said they September 13, 14 and 15. “The my house. The pillion-rider er, in Vikas Nagar on when the miscreants snatched and raths on Lucknow had constructed two ponds at samples will take some time whipped out a pistol and shot Wednesday night. As per her gold chain and sped off. University road towards IT the Jhulelal Vatika and one at for analysis,” he added. ! $R 0 "$%'( ($ ! + %'".1:& %'".1:& & jeweller from Agra '( ) * + & %'".1:& reached the scene and both The police said parents of the girl Aaccused his acquaintance ith the arrest of three forced themselves upon the girl. lodged a case on September 9. and latter’s aides of looting 12 Wmiscreants on Thursday, " & , )+ " " ) wo persons allegedly raped They also made a video clip of In their complaint, the parents kg silver ornaments from the Lucknow police claimed to - .+ , / , Ta girl and threatened to the act and fled the scene threat- alleged Ajeet lured their daugh- him in Wazirganj on have solved the murder case of share the video clip they made ening to share it on social media ter into running away from the Wednesday night. Police dis- missing car driver Shubham 01 & 2* "45 on social media, in Para on if she approached the police. The house. Ajeet held the girl hostage counted the charge of loot Pandey of Sarojini Nagar. The .+ ) , Wednesday night. However, the girl somehow reached the main at a house and the police recov- and booked the accused for incident was reported in July. girl and her family lodged a road and was later helped by ered her a couple of days back criminal breach of trust and Those arrested were iden- " " * + complaint against the accused passersby who called her par- after tracing her location. threatening the complaint. tified as Deshraj Singh, a second who were arrested on Thursday. ents. She was admitted to a hos- However, Ajeet had managed to As per reports, Rajesh year diploma student of School The police claimed that both the pital. The Para police said the girl escape then. aka Rajendra of Rajamandi of Management Science College per their confession, they the accused came on police accused were acquainted with had lodged a case against Rahul locality of Agra had a busi- in Ballia, and Kamal Mishra & booked a cab, driven by radar. The police said Monu the victim. They were identified and his aide on Wednesday ! ness tie-up with Somshanker Mithilesh Pandey (both of Shubham Pandey, from Yadav and Sharad Patil fled to as Akash aka Rahul and Anees, night. “The police registered a Two priests — Mahant of Rae Bareli for the last five Ghazipur district). Kamal is a Polytechnic crossing to Maharashtra ten days back. both of Para. They were nabbed case for gangrape and kidnap- Chhote Lal and Shastri Om years and he used to supply sped off issuing death threats graduate while Mithilesh a Faizabad around 3:40 am on The accused disclosed that from Buddheshwar crossing fol- ping. The police also booked the Prakash Tiwari — came face to silver ornaments to the latter. to us,” Rajesh alleged. Polytechnic diploma holder. July 15 for Rs 4,000. On the way, they had run out of money and lowing a tip-off. accused under POCSO Act,” the face over ownership of a On Wednesday, Rajesh, along He told the police that he Their aides, identified as Monu they got the car stopped pre- were planning to commit It surfaced during investiga- police said. Meanwhile, a youth Hanuman temple and on ongo- with Rahul, Zeeshan and had borrowed Rs 2 lakh from Yadav & Manoj Yadav (both of tending to relieve themselves. another loot before fleeing to tion that Akash had called the was accused of abducting and ing construction work of Prakahar, visited Rae Bareli Somshanker eight months Ballia), and Sharad Singh Patil They later strangulated Uttar Pradesh. However, they girl asked for a meeting at raping a 19-year-old girl in Satsang Bhawan, in Rajajipuram in connection with the back and was yet to return of Maharashtra managed to Shubham with a rope which ran out of luck and fell in the Buddheshwar crossing on Para. Acting on a complaint by on Thursday. The brawl sub- business and later left for the same. “I am also a mem- evade arrest as they had got a they were carrying, and police dragnet. Wednesday night. Akash made the girl’s parents, the police sided following intervention of Lucknow to check into a ber of a money pool-in group whiff of police action. The dumped the body into Indira Sources said the police the girl sit on his bike and took nabbed the accused on police and some influential res- hotel in Maal Godam area of for Rs 5 lakh and did not pay police recovered a country- Canal before fleeing the scene could never have succeeded in her to a mango grove in Thursday. Identified as Ajeet idents. Both the priests were Wazirganj. the last three installments made pistol and a looted motor- by the looted car. netting the accused but for the Badarkheda locality in the area. Lodhi of Kakori, he was nabbed asked to present documents to “We were going towards due to financial constraints,” cycle from the possession of the The car was later handed car accident in Ballia on August Akash’s friend Anees also from near a crossing on a tip-off. buttress their claims. the hotel by an e-rickshaw he told the police. The police accused. over to Mithilesh, who along 4. “The police would not have when Somshanker and his said both Rajesh and The accused reportedly with Manoj, sold it to liquor got to know about the owner of aides travelling in an SUV Somshanker had a dispute owned up their crime and told businessman Atul Singh of the car and its driver Shubham, got the e-rickshaw stopped. over money and further the police that their gang used Ballia in Rs 60,000. However, on and the case would have Somshanker snatched the investigations were under- to target car drivers ferrying August 4, the car was involved remained unsolved,” they bag carrying anklets and way. passengers on longer routes. As in a road accident in Ballia and opined. R 6 %'".1:& =(!F '; 4(: 4! $(2 second-year student of Government = ;% &!4 $!%. 1= :1 (2; AGirls’ Polytechnic College in :9 %2 (:12 &( %2 Ghazipur police station area suffered injuries after she fell off the second floor ;24$ 1= (2; 9!". of the hostel. Terming the incident a case of accidental fall, police said the girl was !=! 14$ $(2 ;! % 1= out of danger. 4(2 %:4$ (2; 9!%!1"2 According to Ghazipur SHO Brijesh Singh, Abha of Ballia was talking on her !1 E2%% :&1 mobile phone while resting her back against the railing on the second floor. not say anything to that effect. The inci- “She lost her balance while and fell dent gave the police tense moments down. She was rushed to Ram Manohar soon after the news broke around 8.30 Lohia hospital where her condition is pm on Thursday. Senior police officers improving. She suffered injuries on her reached the scene and also the hospital waist,” the SHO said. Ruling out the pos- where they talked to the girl to know sibility of foul play, he said the girl did about the sequence of events. * +* - ( ' ( . /0 . ( / ' *
%'".1:& LDA chief engineer IS Singh to explain as to why the floor of the he state government on Thursday newly-constructed community service Tsought an explanation from centre in Gomti Nagar Extension Lucknow Development Authority caved in. The move followed after the (LDA) regarding the poor material local residents’ welfare association used for construction of buildings raised the issue with Principal located at several places across the city Secretary Nitin Gokarn. The LDA and for not keeping the promises as administration has also been asked to mentioned in the brochures sold explain why the underground along with the application forms. parking lot of Nandini Enclave was It is compulsory for agencies waterlogged. engaged in real estate business to fur- The officials also asked LDA to nish brochures informing the buyers explain as to why the patches of 3-km about facilities to be provided to them. green road linking Jiamau with LDA Vice-Chairman PN Singh said Janeshwar Mishra Park caved in. The the LDA administration would road was laid at a cost of Rs 65 lakh. respond to the queries of senior offi- The state government is believed to cials with sincerity. have raised similar query in July ear- The Housing and Urban lier this year, but LDA failed to a give Development department has asked a convincing explanation. " !" #$ %&'()%* $' / ( ' ( 1 * .$ *2 & 69,
%'".1:& “I am a small-time farmer’s ! daughter and want to serve the 0 here was excitement writ country through this job,” she Tlarge on their faces as they said. New Delhi: Free rail travel executive lounge at New Delhi prior to day of journey. The train were aware of the fact that they Shilpa Pandey from insurance of Rs 25 lakh each, Railway station and lounge for will also have a chair car which were creating history by being Ambedkarnagar said because luggage pick and drop service, meetings on demand,” a docu- will give passengers the oppor- a part of the first recruitment of her burly frame, many in exclusive lounges to relax and ment enumerating the opera- tunity to book group tickets on rally for women by Indian the village felt she was in the taxi and hotel bookings - IRCTC tional details of the train said. No first-cum- first serve basis. For Army. Amongst the aspirants army already. “I come from a is offering passengers on board concessions, privileges or duty group bookings 78 seats in one were daughters of small farm- village called Akbarpur where its Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express passes will be allowed on these AC chair car will be available ers who had great aspirations no girls are not doing any job. a host of services, albeit at a cost, trains. Also, children above the and have to be booked at least to serve the army and were I am the first one to be a part as part of its efforts to promote age of 5 will be charged full fare. three days in advance from date impressed by the recent feat of of this recruitment process, its first train next month. This “There will be no facility of tatkal of journey. This facility will be Wing Commander and this is a great thing,” she is for the first time that IRCTC quota. Five seats each will be available online. Free tea and Abhinandan Varthaman. said. She pointed out that she will be fully in charge of train reserved for foreign tourists in coffee will on offer through Over 600 girls from Uttar was looking for a career in any services. Bringing in private Executive Class and AC Chair vending machines and water will Pradesh arrived for their phys- of the three defence forces. She train operators to provide world- car,” it said. be provided through RO ical fitness tests at the AMC said she applied for the recruit- class passenger service was a The document also said machines for passengers on stadium in the state capital on ment rally because she had a proposal mooted by the railways that the fares of the train will be demand. Just like in flights, Thursday. cousin in the airforce and she in its 100-day agenda as part of dynamic and will be competitive meals will be served by on Director of recruitment wanted to show him that she its move to hand over certain as against taxi, bus and flight board service staff by trolleys. Col Ashutosh Mehta, while was no less than him in terms trains to private operators. fares on the same route. Fares Another unique facility which talking to The Pioneer, said the of competitive spirit. “I want “Passengers of IRCTC’s will be decided based on peak or will only be available for passen- tests included a 1.6-km run him to know that I can do as Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express to lean season, festival season and gers on board IRCTC’S Tejas which had to be completed in well as him,” she added. get free Rs 25 lakh rail travel according to demand, it said. trains will be the service of pick eight minutes, followed by a Neha Pal, who has com- insurance. The passengers of this Unlike the 120 day advance up and drop of passenger lug- 10-feet long jump and 3-feet pleted first year in BA and is train will also be given the facil- booking allowed across the rail- gage, the logistics of which is still high jump. “This will be fol- also a small-time farmer’s ity of using retiring rooms at way network, IRCTC’s train being drafted by the railway lowed by a verification of their daughter, said she had no sup- Lucknow junction station and will allow such booking 60 days subsidiary. PTI documents and those who port from her family and her qualify will be called for a maternal uncle helped her fill " , ! complete medical check-up the form. She said the army’s after September 16,” he said. uniform was something that Aligarh: A group of AMU and others warned that if the lege. Meanwhile reacting to it, For those who completed the inspired her and she wanted it students have complained to college authorities failed to a group of students at Aligarh 1.6- m run in less than eight at any cost. the local administration after take steps in this regard with- Muslim University on minutes were kept in group 1 Colonel Mehta said a bio- some right-wing leaders in next 72 hours, they would Thursday handed over a and would secure 12 extra metric was carried which allegedly asked a college here launch a drive among students memorandum to the addi- marks, he said. would remain a part of the to ban burqas and skull caps. for wearing saffron outfits tional city magistrate, seeking Col Mehta said these documents for the entire ser- In a memorandum handed while attending classes. action against the right-wing recruitments were primarily vices in the army. The physi- over to the chief proctor of They said the practice leaders. They termed the for the military police that cal fitness of the candidates Dharm Samaj Degree College encouraged divisiveness and demand for a ban “a step for helped in maintenance of law will be assessed till September on Wednesday, right wing was a gross violation of the spreading religious and order in the military 14 and from September 15, the student leader Amit Goswami official dress code of the col- discord”. PTI regions and worked in tandem medical check-ups will be car- with the civil police. ried out. The candidates who Khushboo from Auraiya, participated on the first day who qualified the 1.6-km run, came from districts such as looked elated. Jumping with Prayagraj, Amethi, Basti, joy, she said she had always Kushinagar, Faizabad, been interested in joining the Ambedkarnagar, Sultanpur, army and had a jazba to do Pratapgarh, Farrukhabad, something for the country. ( $ Hardoi, Shrawasti, Bahraich, She grabbed the chance with Banda, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, both hands. A farmer’s daugh- Bareli could not stop flashing she said. A student of BSc (III), tion to go ahead in life and she Gonda, Kannauj, Banda, ter, she had been raring to go her large grin as she waited for she said initially, she had got full support from her fam- Lucknow, Mahoba, after completing graduation. her biometrics. “I worked for dreamt of becoming an IAS ily. Shivani Patel, a BSc (III) Chitrakoot, Unnao, Kanpur, Mention the name of the past three months to make officer but since her father student who wanted to Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Abhinandan Varthaman and myself strong for this race could not fund her coaching, become a doctor, said when Badaun, Sambhal, Mahoba she quickly calls him as a because all my family mem- she decided to join the army. the advertisement first came and Auraiya. A total of 595 great inspiration. bers said I was very weak and She said former President out, it was her paternal uncle candidates participated on the Reena Pandey from Rae would not be able to make it,” Abdul Kalam was her inspira- who asked her to fill the form. first day. (
%'".1:& preferred to direct him, he hang down with the heroine on said the first impression on the my back, and it was quite chal- tar kids have to struggle like audience always made a differ- lenging,” he added. Sany other actor entering the ence and hence his father Queried about the compar- film industry, said Karan Deol, decided to don the director’s isons with his father and grand- the grandson of Dharmendra mantle. “He was really strict as father, he said it was inevitable and son of Sunny Deol, while a director and made me do my but he would like the body of in city for promotion of his film scenes till I gave a perfect his work to do all the talking. ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas’. He was shot,” he said. Karan admitted that he accompanied by co-actor Referring to the title which had not always wanted to be an Sahher Bambah. has been picked up from a song actor. “There were times when Karan said he had met from Dharmendra’s film, he I wanted to do conventional directors and heard scripts the said it was primarily to show jobs like every other child but way other star kids did while the connect he had with his when I grew up and saw my trying to get a good role. “I grandfather. Commenting on surroundings, I decided to have also gone through the the genre of the film, which is become an actor,” he said. same exercise and I would like romantic, he said it was chosen Sahher said she found to work like Vicky Kaushal who because it seemed appropriate Karan to be a shy person and is pushing the boundaries in keeping in mind the age of she was happy that Sunny Deol terms of acting,” he said. actors. had given her a chance. Both Regarding his film, he said “With the focus being on the actors said it was the first it was a contemporary love the young actors, the one thing : " time that they were visiting story in which he plays a per- that strikes is first love with all , ( 7$8 #$ Lucknow. Karan said he was son who is into adventure its innocence,” he added. looking forward to savouring sports and meets a blogger who Admitting that both he meet for the first time. It took role, he said he got a first-hand kebabs which the city is famous wants to expose the high and his co-actor Sahher us a while before we finally feel of Himachal Pradesh where for. Sahher said the city was amounts which he charges Bambah took a while to warm broke the ice.” he had to shoot for the film. also famous for street shopping from his client. up to each other, he said: “It Talking about the chal- “There were high-altitude and that she had many friends When asked why his father does seem awkward when you lenges and preparation for the points from where I had to from the state capital.
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' # $ 9 N4 !7 " 3! 4 H 4 ?A 3 &. ""$%G % " = 4 H '1 5 , ; "# 12& 2%( # ! 12& 2%( with both the countries staking The Wuhan meeting came :3 ( # # claim to territory there, the in the backdrop of the Doklam 12& 2%( 8! 2$( he BJP will observe # $ # repeat of a prolonged Indian side insisted on carry- stand-off in Sikkim region T'Seva Saptah' from % . = ADoklam-like situation was ing on with patrolling and the between the Indian and rmy chief General Bipin Rawat September 14 to mark 4 B averted on Thursday after the Chinese did not allow. An Chinese armies in 2017 lasting Aon Thursday asserted that the the birthday of Prime armies of China and India argument ensued turning into 73 days. Army troops are ready to retrieve Minister Narendra Modi. ! withdrew to their own per- a scuffle between the soldiers The face-off ensued after Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) It would include wel- 3 6 ceived lines following a face-off of the two armies. Soon, rein- the Indian army objected to the and make it a part of India but it fare activities and aware- lasting a few hours in eastern forcements from the sides construction of a road by the is the Government which takes the ness campaign on complete stoppage of single-use plas- Ladakh on Wednesday. rushed to the spot leading to Chinese in the disputed region decision in such matters. tic across the country, according to BJP General The incident took place at the stand-off. thereby threatening the strate- His remarks came against the Secretary Arun Singh. the Pangong lake when the After sometime, the Chinese gic interests of India in the backdrop of Union Minister During this week-long drive, the emphasis would also Indian patrol was prevented sought a flag meeting and north-east. Jitendra Singh's assertions a couple be on cleanliness and organizing blood donation from moving by the Chinese Brigadier-level officers from two Incidentally, the Pangong of days ago that the next agenda of in Jammu Kashmir, the Army camps, health check-up camps, eye check-up and oper- leading to jostling. A flag meet- sides met at the Chushul Border lake had seen a similar face-off the government is to "retrieve" PoK Chief said, "It is necessary for the ation camps by the party's leaders and workers. ing sought by the Chinese later Personnel Meeting(BPM) point, in August 2017 when soldiers and make it a territory of India. people of Jammu Kashmir to The workers would take oath to completely stop the saw Brigadier rank officers they said. The two sides decid- from China pelted stones on Home Minister Amit Shah and understand that what is happening use of single-use plastic and organize water conservation from the two sides holding a ed to disengage and withdraw to the Indian personnel after a Defence Minister Rajnath Singh there is for them only. When the camps, said Singh. BJP leaders from corporators to MPs meeting at Chushul and decid- their respective perceived line of scuffle. too have in recent times pointed to government has given certain would go to schools to spread awareness on the single- ing to pull back. The face-off actual control(LAC)and the face- The lake is nearly 140km the Modi Government's next agen- instructions...Article 370 has been use-plastic ban. The welfare activities would be organized took place a month before off ended early evening the same long and China controls two- da being PoK. scrapped...all this has been done to in the colonies and areas inhabited by poor. ""$%G $# # ' President Xi Jinping's visit to day. thirds of it. The lake is sur- "This has to be done by the integrate Jammu and Kashmir with The party leaders and workers would also appeal for =H India. The flag meeting was held rounded mountain spurs with government. The other institu- India." funds for the help of "divyangs' -specially-abled people of Giving details of the inci- under the mutually agreed pro- both the sides patrolling the tions will act as the government "We want residents of Jammu the society. Last year too, the party had celebrated Modi's ! 2 dent, military officials said tocol to resolve such situations area as it is disputed. directs them in this regard," he said. and Kashmir should give a chance birthday, which falls on September 17, as `Seva Saptah`. # # here on Thursday, a patrol of 12 at the earliest following the The two sides hold Border On being asked about Pakistani to security forces, administration to The `Seva Saptah` celebrations will begin with party = H # '4 @ to 14 Indian soldiers was inter- Wuhan agreement between Personnel Meeting at five Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood bring peace in the Valley. They have chief Amit Shah and working president J P Nadda visit- " ) * # cepted by a patrol of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi points - Daulat Beg Oldie in Qureshi mentioning Jammu faced terrorism for 30 years. Now, ing the general wards in AIIMS in the morning in the 4 < Chinese of equal number on and President Xi Jinping in northern Ladakh, Kibithu in Kashmir as Indian state, General they should give the peace process national capital and distributing fruits among patients and $ the banks of the lake in the 2018. The incident occurred Arunachal Pradesh, Chusul in Rawat said, "We are very happy as a chance. Then they will realise enquire about their well-being. # early morning hours on due to differing perceptions of Ladakh, Bum-La near Tawang you are, after listening to this. This what they got by peace, things that Social work done under the 'leadership' of Prime Wednesday. the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh and is the truth. This is the reality." they did not get during all those Minister would be showcased in every district, said the As that region is disputed (LAC), officials said. Nathu-La in Sikkim. Commenting on the situation years," he added. BJP General Secretary. ! 3 .70 ""$%G $ '( )(* ( %- ": $ ( $ Q* " H ## ! +,- # ;" $ . I # I ' ' (45/ 1 ! 6 " " 12& 2%( Aisshwarya is a trustee in an # 12& 2%( the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) education trust floated by her scheme for carrying out social welfare activ- 12& 2%( vate person offered him a bribe rrested Congress leader DK father. # # ( he CBI has arrested three more persons ities like education for the underprivileged of Rs two crore in lieu of his AShivakumar's daughter The trust, holding assets and Tin a case relating to irregular receipt of children. he CBI on Thursday arrest- help in settling a Preliminary Aisshwarya on Thursday appeared businesses worth crores of rupees, over Rs 90 crore by aviation consultant "The funds were allegedly received Ted a Section Officer of the Enquiry, being dealt in CBI, " before the Enforcement operates a number of engineering 8 Deepak Talwar's NGO Advantage India in mainly from a foreign-based company to the Union Home Ministry, Dheeraj a CBI spokesperson said. Directorate, which is probing how and other colleges and Aishwarya alleged violation of foreign exchange tune of Rs 90.72 crore in the bank accounts Kumar Singh, for allegedly Following the officer's her net worth grew from around is the key player behind the oper- ""$% 3 rules. of a Delhi-based private firm/NGO registered offering a bribe of Rs 16 lakh complaint, the CBI laid a trap Rs one crore in 2013 to over Rs ation of these institutions, they = ! ; The trio was arrested late on Wednesday under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) to a DIG of the agency in con- and caught the Section Officer 100 crore in 2018. said. )! ;* ; after Yasmin Kapoor, a close aide of Talwar, Act, 2010 for carrying out social welfare activ- nection with a probe into a of MHA and a co-accused The ED , which is probing Shivakumar, former );J* ( was taken into custody by the agency. The ities in the field of education," a CBI Preliminary Enquiry. (private person) while deliver- Shivakumar in a money-launder- Karnataka Cabinet minister, was # three arrested persons include Tarun Kapur, spokesperson had said after registration of Besides Singh, the CBI ing illegal gratification of Rs 16 ing case against him, is also look- arrested by the ED on September # # Pradeep Sood and Jatin Wadhera. FIR in November 2017. also arrested a private person lakh to the agency officer. ing into financial transactions 3 and is in the agency's custody for # The CBI suspects that Yasmin Kapoor He had said the agency booked six enti- Dinesh Chand Gupta for the After the duo was arrested, recorded between the father and custodial interrogation in the # ! ; played an active role in diverting funds ties -- Delhi-based Advantage India, Accordis alleged bribery bid involving a the CBI conducted searches at the daughter to ascertain it PMLA case. ;J ?K received by the NGO Advantage India, offi- Health Care Pvt Ltd, Talwar, Sunil Khandewal total amount of Rs 2 crore. The the premises of the accused involved the allegedly laundered The ED had in September last 2 " cials said. of Accordis Health, MD of Accordis Health DIG is posted in the Anti persons. money. year registered a money-launder- She was allegedly responsible for day-to- Raman Kapoor, another consultant Corruption Bureau of the CBI "CBI also advises the pub- The 22-year-old management ing case against Shivakumar, # day functioning of the companies linked to T Kapoor -- and other unidentified here. lic not to attempt to settle any graduate was questioned by the Haumanthaiah, an employee at ) * Talwar, they said. persons. "The CBI has today arrest- investigation matters with the ED sleuths and her statement the Karnataka Bhavan in New Talwar is undergoing judicial custody According to the CBI FIR, Talwar and the ed a Section Officer posted in CBI by using influence and also was recorded under the Delhi, and others. 9 # following his arrest by the agency in July this NGO, in the name of purchasing ambulances the Ministry of Home Affairs not to be allured by services of Prevention of Money Laundering The PMLA case was filed 4 J $ # year. and other articles, diverted the funds received and a private person for deliv- middlemen who may offer to Act (PMLA), officials said. after the agency took cognizance He was deported from the UAE in from Europe's leading missile ering an alleged bribe of Rs.16 settle cases with the agency," She was confronted with doc- of an Income Tax Department January and the Enforcement Directorate manufacturing company MBDA and the lakh to a CBI officer. CBI had the agency added. uments and statements made by charge sheet filed against ! P (ED) took him into custody soon after his Airbus group. Such diversion of funds was registered a case on a complaint Singh was posted in the Shivakumar with regard to a trip Shivakumar and others before a ""$%G $ 4 " arrival here. in alleged violation of the received from the CBI officer police division of the ministry to Singapore he made court in Bengaluru for alleged tax $ The case relates to alleged misuse of for- Foreign Contribution Regulation Act alleging therein that a Section dealing with empanelment of with his daughter in 2017, sources evasion and hawala eign contribution, which was received under (FCRA). Officer of the MHA and a pri- IPS officers, sources said. said. dealings. # ; 9 3 # $ B # % 6 # # - -$ !&! 3 ""$%G $ 4 " $ ( = " " New Delhi: The Supreme with respect to the other 36 New Delhi: In an apparent bid The judge resigned on )"" * Court on Thursday allowed girls. to douse the row over shifting September 6, days after the # N eight of the 44 girls of It also directed the state of the Madras High Court Supreme Court Collegium #H " # Muzaffarpur shelter home, government to assess the com- Chief Justice V K Tahilramani declined her request for recon- ' 4 % where allegations of rampant pensation liable to be paid to to the Meghalaya High Court, sideration of her transfer. She sexual assault surfaced last year, the girls under the victim com- the Supreme Court on sent her resignation letter to to reunite with their families. pensation scheme and submit Thursday said each of the rec- President Ram Nath Kovind, a /& The top court directed the a report to the court in eight ommendations for transfer of copy of which was sent to Bihar government to provide weeks. Chief Justices and Judges of Chief Justice of India Ranjan ""$%G all necessary financial and The apex court's decision various High Courts was based Gogoi. The resignation is yet to $ medical assistance to these came after TISS filed its field on "cogent reasons". be accepted or rejected. 4": eight girls identified by action project 'Koshish' before Without naming Justice Her transfer also led to # 'Koshish' a field action project it in a sealed cover, saying the Tahilramani, a statement issued massive protests by lawyers $ # of TISS — as fit for being sent eight girls were fit to be hand- by the office of apex court's both at the Madras High Court ) - #$ - $ A : ! 5, to their families. ed over to their families. Secretary General Sanjeev S and Bombay High Court, " = * ( A- # ! Several girls were sexually Advocate Vrinda Grover, Kalgaonkar said the reasons of where she was a judge before ( $ -A: $
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Ferozepur, Lavarpur and authorities will get compensa- ity, not the area brought under High Court on Thursday held Prantiya villages in the district. tion on par with that in other urban authority like GUDA, he that even if land in a village falls These villages were includ- rural areas, that is, four times said. under the jurisdiction of an ed under the Gandhinagar the market price. The lands in question must urban development authority, Urban Development Authority The petitioners contended be considered as rural lands it will still be considered as (GUDA). In 2011, petitioners’ that the 2018 rule applies to despite being in GUDA, and rural land, and the owner lands were acquired for future acquisitions, it does not the compensation must be cal- should get compensation four National Highway 8. benefit them. culated as per the 2013 Act, he times the market price. In November 2016, the They ended up getting less said. The high court on Hearing petitions filed by government issued a notifica- compensation, they said. Thursday quashed both notifi- 68 farmers from Gandhinagar tion declaring that “urban area” Petitioners’ lawyer Saurabh cations and held that the land district, a bench of justices A S would also include the villages Amin argued that both notifi- under urban authority is also Dave and Biren Vaishnav brought under any urban cations violated the rural land, and owners are eli- quashed two government noti- development authority, such as Constitution as well as the gible for a compensation four fications which denied them GUDA. Land Acquisition Act. times the market rate. compensation for their As per the Land Article 243(q) of the The court asked the gov- acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, urban compensation. In rural areas, In September 2018, anoth- Constitution clearly states that ernment to pay the difference Acquisition Act of 2013. land owners are entitled to get the compensation is four times er notification said the farmers urban area means only that with interest to the petitioners. The petitioners were from two times the market price as the market rate. whose land falls under urban which falls under a municipal- PTI ' " ( ( ( P $ $ 1 0 Rameswaram (TN): The sea Jaipur: Two patients, a male and its virus is transmittable taken by the Modi government off this island town and in the and a female, who were admit- from animals, we are adopt- to boost tourism, Patel said his Palk Straits has turned an ted in AIIMS-Jodhpur, died of ing special precautions,” he ministry’s demand to reduce e- unusually dark green colour Crimean-Congo added. visa fees and increase the valid- due to the presence of Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Health Ministry officials ity period of e- visas was agreed ‘Natalulaka’ algae. fever, Rajasthan Health said that the virus is primarily upon by the PM, giving a fillip Scientists at the Central Minister Raghu Sharma said on transmitted to people from to the tourism sector. Marine Acquarium Research Thursday. ticks and livestock. Animals “We have seen that there Centre said the phenomenon While the woman bitten by infected ticks become was a surge in the tourist foot- was visible in the 10 km stretch belonged to Jodhpur, the man infected and the virus remains falls after we introduced e-visa from Pamban to rameswaram was from Jaisalmer, he said. in their bloodstream for about to some of the countries. When and from Singli to Kurusada The Minister said that the one week. I took over, there was a demand state medical team has collect- to increase the tenure for e-visa. ed 136 samples till date and out “We have said that there of those, two casualties were ; are good results from e-visa. reported whose report was Panaji: Union Minister Prahlad ) The neighbouring countries positive. Singh Patel praised Prime & + 95 have reduced the e-visa fees, “A s s o o n a s t h e r e p o r t Minister Narendra Modi on )1 ) some of the countries have came of this animal borne-dis- Thursday calling him the made e-visa free and we said ease spreading its tentacles, biggest brand ambassador of " that the union government we sent a team and formed a the country’s tourism and cul- " 9 should think about it,” he said. co-ordination committee ture. & + & “When we held a meeting which is monitoring the over- Addressing a gathering " + of tourism ministers of the islands in Palk Straits. all condition. It is working after launching various projects states in New Delhi, a day They said the algae spreads with animal husbandry depart- under the ‘Swades Darshan’ 9 & before that we were told that in the sea from July to ment,” Sharma said. scheme in Goa, he said the PM the tenure of e-visa has been September, during which peri- Cypermethrin is being has been talking about tourism 2 + increased from one year to five od the colour turns green. sprayed everywhere to check and Indian culture on almost 1 years,” the minister said. The change is seen when the spread of virus in the all the forums. Patel also hinted at the the current is low, they said, region. If anyone displays “Whether it is from the ter, I feel that we are lucky that possibility of reduction in GST adding that the sea would symptoms of fever, voting, Red Fort or in the ‘Mann ki our prime minister is our on room tariffs. return to its orginal colour in diarrhoea, and neck pain he Baat’ (radio programme), there biggest brand ambassador... “The stakeholders said that the next few days. or she should contact a med- is no place where he has not PM’s words are heard and also the hotel GST should be The scientists said a large ical practitioner immediate- mentioned about tourism and people get convinced. He gives reduced. It has been passed on number of fish would have died ly. Indian culture,” the Union us the confidence to work bet- to the Prime Minister’s Office due to the low current and suf- “For 14 days, all such Tourism Minister said. ter towards our aim,” he added. (PMO) and I am sure we will focation caused by the algae. patients will be monitored. As “Being the tourism minis- Referring to the decisions get the results,” he said. PTI PTI it is a communicable disease !" #$ %&'()%* < ..+ % R" !3 3! .:%.!$! economic calamity the country rules of the MVA decree, as is going through under this these are very harsh and will est Bengal Chief Minister regime. NRC is one of them.” overburden the people,” she $ WMamata Banerjee on On the one hand country’s said. Thursday took out massive a “economy has literally caved in. Meanwhile, reacting to rally against BJP’s attempt to Unemployment is increasing by Banerjee’s warning that she Mumbai: Nationalist Congress bring National Register of the day. Our GDP has gone would not allow NRC to be Party MP Supriya Sule alleged ** Citizens (NRC) across the down even below that of introduced in Bengal till she harassment by a taxi driver 1 " country and warned the BJP Pakistan. They are dealing was alive, State BJP president when she arrived at the Dadar > 69- 0" ) " not to play with fire in the additional blows on the econ- Dilip Ghosh said the BJP was railway terminus here on name of NRC. She said “there omy by introducing massive determined to impose NRC in Thursday. " "4 > < will be no NRC in Bengal till I dose of privatization… they are the State and the rest of the Sule, who lodged a com- 0 ) am alive.” planning privatisation of the country. plaint with the Railway *+ &4 Banerjee who had with- Indian Railways, BSNL, Air “It is true that till she is Protection Force (RPF), said >6? 0 ) drawn into a cocoon after the India, Ordinance Factory,” there no NRC can take place. the driver, Kuljeet Singh )) + 4 Trinamool Congress’ electoral Banerjee said smelling rat in So we will do it after she goes,” Malhotra, entered her railway debacle in the recently held Lok the clubbing of banking sector. Ghosh said reminding how compartment and blocked her & Sabha elections seemed to be “Clubbing of banks is an about two crore Muslims from way while asking if she need- " >?@? back in her elements at the end attempt at privatisation. There Bangladesh had entered India ed a taxi. of a long anti-NRC procession is a need to take the head- through Bengal. “One crore Even when she made it hended and booked under sec- from Sinthee in extreme North quarters of some banks from have fanned out to various clear that she did not need one, tions 145-B (creating nuisance Kolkata to Shyambazar cross- Kolkata. Tomorrow you do parts of the country while the he “blocked my path, harassed and indecency), 147 (entering ing. not know whether you will get rest are hiding in Bengal. They me and shamelessly even posed in railway premises unlawful- “NRC is nothing but an back your money or not after will be definitely found out for photo”, Sule, daughter of ly) and 159 (showing rash and emotive issue to divide the pop- this so-called banking sector through the NRC,”he alleged NCP chief Sharad Pawar, negligent manner) of the ulation in the name of language reforms,” Banerjee said adding, Banerjee had allowed tweeted. Indian Railway Act, 1989, said and religion. But after seeing “NRC and other such emotive “Bangladeshi settlers and the She clicked his photo so as a senior railway official. what has happened in Assam issues are being introduced to Rohingyas to settle in this part to file a complaint, she said. KK Ashraf, senior divi- we will not allow them to do divert public attention from the of the border for vote bank pol- The RPF authorities later sional commissioner of the that in Bengal,” Banerjee said. * , ,/ !6 :8 #$ # economic disaster and the suc- itics.” informed her that he had been Mumbai division of Central “They have rendered more cessive faulty economic deci- On the clubbing of banks apprehended and fined, she Railway, told PTI that Malhotra than 19 lakh people homeless Gorkhas, 4.5 lakh Muslims, in the name of religion and lan- so easy. I dare them to touch sions they are taking.” he said “the Chief Minister will added. was also fined 260 for not pos- in their own country,” she said lakhs of Hindi-speaking gen- guage.” even one person and then see Banerjee also attacked the not have to bother about the “If touting is permitted sessing a valid ticket. alleging how “more than 11 try,” she said wondering “how Out of 3.29 crore about 19 the consequences,” Banerjee Centre for “acting inhuman,” by people’s money saved in the under the law, then it cannot Further, city traffic police lakh Hindu Bengalis have been many times will we have to lakh people did not find their thundered at the end of a mas- imposing a “harsh” penalty banks. She should ask her men and should not be permitted imposed a fine of 200 on him ejected from their hearth and prove our citizenship in free names in the NRC. sive rally adding “the BJP is regime to tame breakers of to return the ill-gotten cash within train stations or airport for not having a license and home.” Not only the Hindu India. We don’t want to be in “They (BJP) are saying that playing various diversionary motor vehicle laws. “We are not they had earned from Sharada, but only at designated taxi another 200 for driving taxi Bengalis, “they have struck out chains once again… We don’t they will throw out 2 crore tactics to turn the people’s going to impose the heavy Narada and other chit fund stands,” the Baramati MP said. without uniform, Ashraf the names of more than a lakh want a second partition again infiltrators from here. It is not attention from the colossal penalties which the amended scams.” Malhotra (42) was appre- informed. PTI * , )+ 1) 2 .(!" % 2 R !# " ' 9! refuse entry to any foreigner, Regional Registration Offices B he Bombay High Court that is to any person who is not concerned after his visa Thas dismissed a petition a citizen of India, the bench expired. Gaya (Bihar): The “Pitripaksh filed by a 29-year-old US noted. Last month, the court, Sadagursky, who is now in Mahasangam”, a Hindu ritual national against his deportation while hearing the petition, the US and has not returned to which draws people from far Shillong: The Khasi Hills from India, noting that he is noted that Sadagursky could India since, filed a plea in the and wide to this central Bihar Autonomous District Council, not an “innocent victim” and not claim an entitlement to stay high court challenging his town for a fortnight every year, one of the three tribal coun- violated terms of his visa. The in the country just because he deportation. went underway on Thursday. cils in Meghalaya on Thursday petitioner, Joshua Sadagursky, is from the United States. In his plea filed through his During the fortnight, announced a ban on the use of sought to quash and set aside Sadagursky was deported counsel Birendra Saraf, he Hindus pray for the salvation of plastic in all its traditional a notice issued to him in May from the Mumbai airport in argued that his deportation departed souls. markets and promoting use of 2018, ordering for him to be May 2018 after the authorities was “arbitrary” and he wasn’t The annual congregation biodegradable packages. deported to the US. realised he had breached his granted a fair hearing. was inaugurated here by The Council has imple- He also sought reimburse- previous visa terms by over- The petitioner also argued Deputy Chief Minister Sushil mented a ban on the use of ment of USD 2,000 spent by staying in India and by taking that he merely worked for an Kumar Modi in presence of his plastic in Iewduh here, the him to buy a ticket back to up an employment in the coun- NGO in India and taught cabinet colleagues and parlia- state’s biggest traditional mar- America following his depor- try though his visa did not underprivileged children here, mentarians and legislators. ket with over 1000 shops and tation. Sadagursky also sought grant such a permission. and therefore, such an engage- The deputy CM along with to accommodate up to eight with installation of adequate on the occasion. 500o hawkers, since an order from the high court, During his last visit to India ment could not be considered a host of dignitaries offered lakh devotees during the con- number of CCTV cameras “Pandas (priests who con- September 1. restraining the Bureau of between 2017 and 2018, he as employment. The court, prayers on the occasion at the gregation who would be pro- across the town and deputation duct Pind Daan) have been All areas within the Immigration, India, and the overstayed and delayed however, refused to accept this Vishnupad temple along the vided with facilities like health of 550 magistrates who would provided with I-cards so that KHADC declared no plastic Foreign Regional Registration approaching the Foreigner argument. Falgu river, which is likely to camps, buses and e-rickshaw be guiding the police person- anti-social elements do not zone. Notification is being Office, Mumbai, from obstruct- remain abuzz with activity till for commute and safe and nel,” Singh said. come in disguise to swindle vis- issued. Please spread the tid- ing or preventing his entry into the conclusion of the congre- hygienic drinking water. Senior Superintendent of itors and people go back with ings and the concomitant the country. A division bench gation on September 28. “Vedis (altars) have been Police (SSP) Rajiv Mishra said good memories of Bihar, as warnings, KHADC executive of Justices SC Dharmadhikari District Magistrate, Gaya, cleaned up and given a fresh priests have been provided desired by Chief Minister member in charge of Trade and GS Patel, while dismissing Abhishek Kumar Singh, said coat of paint. Security has also with identity cards to prevent Nitish Kumar during a recent department, Paul Lyngdoh his petition on Monday, noted arrangements have been made been given due importance swindlers from making hay meeting,” the SSP added. PTI said. that there were multiple viola- The decision, once imple- tions of the visa terms and mented, will boost up the Sadagursky had overstayed in states war against the menace India twice in the past. “Far ( " "31 0 of plastic in a hill state, he said. from being an innocent victim, KHADC has jurisdiction we see a person who has 12& 2%( advancing battlefield technolo- ference is being attended by 27 regularly to promote coopera- over several traditional mar- repeatedly entered India, yet gy has imposed a vast array of international and 40 Indian tion against terrorism and kets in East Khasi Hills dis- kept from the petition all he real threat in today’s time previously unrecognised chal- delegates. At the conference, the other external threats, he trict, West Khasi Hills district, details of his past visits; has Tis bioterrorism, Defence lenges, Singh observed, noting seat allotted to Pakistan was added. Identifying “patient South West Khasi Hills district more than once violated the Minister Rajnath Singh said on that newer and non-conven- vacant.This is the first military safety” as another area which and Ri-Bhoi district. terms of his visa, and not dis- Thursday and called upon the tional challenges of warfare cooperation event hosted by needs to be further strength- Thursdays decision fol- closed these in his petition,” the Armed Forces Medical Services have added to the complexities India after becoming a full-time ened, Singh stressed on the lowed a September 1 notifi- court said. (AFMS) of the SCO countries to of existing challenges. member of the Shanghai need for awareness on healthy cation by the Council in It said the petitioner’s vio- devise ways to effectively deal “The medical services of the Cooperation Organisation. He practices of patient safety that which traditional chieftain lations include not only over- with new challenges posed to the armed forces are expected to said SCO is the largest region- will greatly enhance the com- (Syiem) of Hima Mylliem, staying the maximum permis- soldiers in the battlefield. play a vital role in identifying al organisation in the world in bat effectiveness of military ser- Ainam Manik Syiem, also sible period, but also engaging Speaking at the Shanghai these challenges, defining the terms of geographical coverage vices. supported. in activities that were clearly Cooperation Organisation’s First limits of human tolerance and and population and the coun- “Patient safety does not Under the ban, plastic of forbidden as he had come to Military Medicine Conference, suggesting strategies to mitigate tries of the grouping cover 22 end at making correct diagno- all kinds have been banned India on a tourist visa. The he said the regional grouping is the adverse health effects of such per cent of the world’s land sis and prescribing correct except for those used in cer- court refused to accept an “alliance of the East” due to environments. mass, 40 per cent population medication. Dispensing that tified packages, according to Sadagursky’s argument that the its growing centrality in Asia- “The threat of nuclear, and contribute to 20 per cent of prescribed medicine to the an official of the KHADC. authorities cannot deport him Pacific. He said the SCO has chemical and biological warfare world’s GDP. correct patient via the correct The ban was welcomed by without first issuing him a been the primary security pillar further adds to the complexity He said India has been method plays a crucial role in environment activists across show cause notice and giving in the region. Singh described of the situation. The medical making positive contribution to ensuring their safety,” he said. the state hailing the Council him a hearing. bioterrorism as a “contagious professionals of the armed SCO and actively participated In his address, Chiefs of Staff for taking a bold decision for The provisions of the plague” and underlined the forces are probably uniquely in Ex Peace Mission in Russia. Committee and Chief of Air protection of the fragile envi- Foreigners Act make it clear importance of building capabil- equipped to deal with these Currently an Indian con- Staff BS Dhanoa said the evolv- ronment in the state. that the civil authority at a port ities to deal with the menace. deadly challenges,” he said. tingent is participating in Ex ing technology translates into of entry has the discretion to The armed forces and its China, India, Kazakhstan, Centre 2019 in Russia along more and more complex casu- medical services have to be at Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Russia, with other SCO partners. alties and therefore, it is imper- ;3 = the forefront of combating this Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are The military exercises are ative that AFMS keeps pace menace,” Singh said.The ever members of the SCO. The con- conducted among members with technology and expertise. ! 3* N O ((( elections in three States. She agenda”, she said. On some Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana “We are in the midst of noted that the democracy was leaders quitting the party in in June 2018. Till March 31 this ! '; dangerously protracted slow- at peril under the Modi recent times, the Congress year, we distributed 10,620 down and the economy is Government and alleged that it president said, “They have electric potter wheels along he Rajasthan Government going from bad to worse,” the was misusing and abusing its revealed their opportunistic with adequate blungers, pug- Thas approved the creation of former PM said, adding the mandate in the “most danger- character.” mills and electric kilns, which 1,025 additional posts to give Government is not realising ous” fashion, the sources said. produce 74,34,000 kulhads and five per cent reservation to this and the worst can happen Sonia expressed concern -00 ((( other terracotta items per day. “more backward classes” in the in the case of employment. over the economic situation Enthused with the Earlier, the potters could make recruitment process. “The responsibility of the prevailing in the country, say- Railways’ decision, Saxena maximum 100-125 kulhads Chief Minister Ashok Congress party is to tell people ing losses are mounting and the thanked the Railway Minister per day on traditional chak Gehlot has approved the pro- that the Government is ignor- general confidence of people is and said it would encourage (potter wheels). But, now with posal moved by the Department ing the promises that it had shaken. All that the the local Kumhar community the introduction of electric of Personnel to the Finance made and that the reality of the Government is indulging in is to go for higher production potter wheels, they can make Department for the creation of economy is very different from “unprecedented vendetta pol- and income as Railways have at least 700 kulhads in a single additional posts in 17 depart- what was promised,” Singh itics” to divert attention from provided them a broad canvass day,” he said. “To meet the co- ments, where competitive said. AICC sources said, Sonia the mounting losses on the eco- for marketing their products at ordination between demand examinations have been con- Gandhi, while addressing nomic front, she said. these high-commuting sta- and supply after this recent ducted for 31 different type of Congress leaders in the meet- The Congress president, tions. “I still remember how order from the Railways, we posts, an official statement said. ing asserted that the BJP the sources said, accused the Prime Minister Narendra have decided to distribute The posts created will be Government was testing the Government of appropriating Modi had contemplated to 30,000 electric potter wheels adjusted against vacancies in resolve and resilience of the the legacy of freedom fighters bring the marginalised potter along with adequate blungers, future recruitment. Congress, which must now like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar community to the mainstream pug-mills and electric kilns, Gehlot has also approved an embark on an agitational agen- Vallabhbhai Patel and BR with their economic develop- which will ensure production interest-free loan of Rs 10 crore da to reach out to the masses Ambedkar. The BJP is “mis- ment in April 2018 itself. of 2.1 crore kulhads and other for the construction of a mini- in exposing the BJP. Sonia representing” their true mes- Taking it as a mission, KVIC terracotta items per day,” he secretariat at the Alwar district talked about the forthcoming sages to further its “nefarious launched its enthusiastic said. headquarters. !" #$ %&'()%* * @ 6!' -' ( 6$ / 8 7$ # 8 8 8+) 02 *. 0" 4 ! R # " " 9 # O 9 # ' ! ( ( # # P ( , ! ' @ ) 5 0 7 ' ! : 1 ardar Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, ( @ Britain’s first ever Sikh MP, recent- @ 9 @ # $ ! ly targetted the newly-elected Prime P Q Minister Boris Johnson over his remarks about burqa-clad Muslim " ! women.S In a newspaper article written last year, Johnson had compared Muslim women ' ( in burqa to “bank robbers” and “letter boxes.” The article had stirred a hornet’s nest back ) 9 .)9 / then with his Conservative peer, Lord Sheikh, filing a written complaint to demand " ! ' ! a thorough investigation. Johnson, accused of breaching party code, refused to apolo- ! gise, notwithstanding instructions from 6 ! party chairman Brandon Lewis. Finally, an ! independent panel chaired by Naomi Ellenbogen cleared him of the charges in " December last year. The panel did find : 1 @ Johnson’s language “provocative” but ruled 3?C+ 2+++ ! against excessively censoring “the use of satire to emphasise a viewpoint, particularly one ! that is not subject to criticism.” " ! Dhesi, a Sikh who grew up in Britain, " must have experienced racism himself. It was natural for him to stand up in defence of other victimised groups and individuals. But @ he, being a Labour MP, was perhaps, actu- ( ! ated by political partisanship, too. What oth- erwise explains reigniting an issue that was Britain, ultimately compelling society? It would be pertinent to the burqa as a custom. But to O ! O settled last December? But how wise would 20,000 people to join their read what BR Ambedkar, run him down would mean ( it be to defend a regressive custom for the cause. Their leader was Jayaben Chairman of the Drafting encouraging those Muslim sake of multiculturalism or to downgrade Desai (1933-2001), a Gujarati Committee of the Constitution males, who enforce these S @ !5E " ! political opponents? women who relocated from of India, said about burqa and repressive customs of their Johnson, being a Conservative, might Tanzania to Britain. She laid a purdah (women’s quarters in womenfolk. Dhesi might know ! suffer from certain biases and angularities. strike of Asian and African Muslim homes) in the 1940s. better that consumption of " But what about Tony Blair, Leader of the women, who worked at “These burqa women walk- halal meat is prohibited in his " Labour Party for 13 years and former Prime Grunwick Film processing fac- ing in the streets is one of the religion viz, Sikhism. The Sikh Minister of Britain for 10 years? As the then tory in north London under ! 2;4:1 &(: 4 most hideous sights one can wit- gurus, in their wisdom, might 2+3C 2+3? 9 2+2+ Prime Minister, on October 17, 2006, Blair pitiable conditions. Her photo in &2!; 1= ! ness in India. Such seclusion have formulated this rule. But S had said that the wearing of full veils by a sari topped by cardigan and cannot but have its deteriorating the formidability of halal is now S " Muslim women was a “mark of separation” holding a placard, “The Workers $';9!1 :; 4!; effects upon the physical consti- being experienced by European and made some “outside the community feel United Will Never Be Defeated,” :; !1< tution of Muslim women. They nations. It would be a gross (S uncomfortable.” His comments were made became one of the rivetting pic- are usually victims to anaemia, understatement to say that halal " S in the context of suspension of a student, tures of labour movement in the ;2% = :'4 tuberculosis and pyorrhoea. is merely a dietary choice. It Aisha Azmi, at the Headfield Church of 20th century. The bottomline is Their bodies are deformed, with encompasses food, pharma- England, a junior school in Dewsbury, for her that the sari never restricted 4< 9:% % .2 their backs bent, bones protrud- ceuticals, cosmetics, banking ' refusal to remove her veil. Blair had support- women’s participation in indus- ";:44 4 ed, hands and feet and insurance products among ed the authorities over their decision. trial or professional life of crooked….purdah deprives others. Western institutions are The ensuing year (on October 31, 2007), Britain. ":1$; 9'$ 1= $: Muslim women of mental and projecting themselves as halal - ." Cherie Blair did some straight talking at Radio But burqa signifies a very $(2 1'4$; !% moral nourishment. Being compliant or certified to Four’s programme. She said, “Women cov- different mindset. Blair was deprived of healthy social life, appease a growing Muslim cus- ! " ering their heads, women dressing modest- asked at the same news confer- ": 2;" !% !1 the process of moral degenera- tomer base. Halal is, thus, an ly, I have no problem with at all. I think, how- ence whether it was possible for '9% " % E2 :E tion must and does set in...They instrument to subjugate the 566 7 2 $ 1 ! " ever, that if you get to a stage where a woman a burqa-wearing woman to be lag behind their sisters from Western system or free world is not able to express her personality because contributing to the society. He 9; $! 1 ":'% other communities, cannot take system to Arabic imperialism. you can’t see her face, then you do start to exclaimed, “that’s a difficult (24 4!< $(2 part in any outdoor activity One hopes Dhesi will see burqa ! ask whether this is something that is actual- question.” Could there be a and are weighed down by a slav- in the same light. The same ' ly acknowledging the woman’s right to be a clearer view on the issue com- 4! 2 $( 1= ish mentality and an inferiority group of people, who enforce ( person in her own right.” ing from a Labour Prime !9:'$ 9';>! !4 complex. They have no desire burqa, also make no secret of If the British were so uncharitable Minister? A person who is wear- for knowledge, because they their intentions to impose ) ( towards ethnic wear, why did sari not ing a turban or sari or any reli- &2%%P are taught not be interested in Shari’ah law on Britain. Is that *++ become a focal point of discrimination? My gious symbol like cross, is con- anything outside the four walls a desirable proposition? aunt, Latika Chanda, now long retired from tributing to the industrial, com- of the house. Purdah women in (The writer is an indepen- " , - .",-/S 0 the National Health Service (Britain), mercial and public life of Britain. particular become helpless, dent researcher based in New 1 2+2+ " ! always wore a sari during her medical prac- Could Dhesi say the same thing timid and unfit for any fight in Delhi and has authored the book, *+3!*4+ ! tice in London. She was never deprived of about burqa as well? Rather, is life” (Pakistan, or, The Partition The Microphone Men: How the esteem she deserved for her profession- burqa not concealing the real of India, ed. 1946 , P.220-21). Orators Created a Modern India. ( ( 5 .((5/ al competence. In 1976, the “strikers in saris” question about internal dis- Johnson might have been Views expressed are personal) 6 ( ( conducted the famous labour protest in crimination within the Muslim cavalier in his attitude towards " .(("/ " 15 17 8 9 : ! ! ' - & H $ O ) * > )2 * # # # 6 ((5 6 ((" 243!*++ # 24 2++ " # # ( ! ! # QE$ 2 4; ((" (S ) 3 ((" 6 < =5 ';<="""= >)'= ?'@"?"='; !;%';%;%)"= 8 0 ((" K; = K 4 . K; . K = 2++ ! ) 3++ 7 ' 8 9 0 3+* 8 >2 9 2+3? 1 ( 2> Sir — Given the current rate of 4 " Sir — This refers to the report, attrition in the Opposition rank and # " ;3 =# “India snubs Pak’s Valley interfer- file, with defectors hopping onto ; 3# ence bid in Geneva” (September 0 ! the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ( 63 . $ 12). Ever since the abrogation of " ! 6 and the Shiv Sena with monoto- # Article 370, several reports have nous regularity, it appears that $ 3# 9 (# surfaced that claim that Pakistan 5 Maharashtra will soon practically " 5--? !# 5-?B has pushed dozens of terrorists ! be “opposition-mukt.” So far, the (# " " ! into our country to launch terror - ((" Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) # # attacks. This is not something that received the blows and it looked like # # ' is unheard of. Every time when ((5 the Congress saved the blushes. But 3 : 5-5- our eastern neighbour is let down < ((" this time, the Congress poll prepa- $ (# " ! (# " on the international forum, it " S rations in Maharashtra is in the dol- # (# " 5-?, $ (# " takes recourse to such tactics. drums. Recently, three of its mem- 3# # 3 However, what is surprising ! bers — Former Ministers $ 3# =3 is the fact that Islamabad, despite " 1$9S Harshavardhan Patil and # 4 8 $ " going through a difficult phase of # ( .#(/ Kripashankar Singh as also Urmila (# " # L # time, continues with the same ! Matondkar — quit the party. ## $ M # pernicious foreign policy of pro- During his mass outreach $ L # $ viding material support for terror- programme, Chief Minister 3 M $ # ism. Its economy is in doldrums, ! " Devendra Fadnavis had claimed # # foreign reserves have dried up recently that Opposition parties O =%; A; and it continues to remain on would be diminished to such an . FATF’s “grey list” for not doing 5"-@ .5 " - @ / extent that they would be hard- enough to crack down on terror 0 ( . ! pressed to secure the post of the financing. It must realise that / leader of the Opposition. Looks steep hike in fines is a step in the amendments that have brought in escalating tensions across the like his claim is likely to fructify right direction as it will help several changes. As riders become border will in no way help it gain "S ( as senior leaders, perceived to pos- bring down accident rates and aware of the new rules, they may any support. " ! sess the “winnable” factor, are join- Sir — Thanks to the strict improve road safety. lead to safer roads. Extensive Manisha ! ing the ruling bandwagon. Who enforcement by traffic authori- The traffic enforcement effort is also required to improve Via email then will be left in the Opposition? ties across the nation, there has authorities should conduct a the conditions of the roads. : 0 Padmini Raghavendra a been massive rise in the collec- large-scale awareness drive on Varun Dambal $ (8 % Secunderabad tion of fines for violations. The road safety and on the recent Bengaluru "))"=)'?%';""=B<%(>' !" #$ %&'()%* ? 6!' -' ( 6$ / ,! '/ . ' '*1 ! ! ! ! " * ( ! 4 *C ! ( ( $ 9 " L LE!F # 9 # ! # " 0 6 8 # .68#/ # ( 68# 6 9 @ ) 7 " 0 " , ! ! $ 0 " $ " 9 @ 68# 5 ! 8 < .1 / .8 8<.1/ ! ": $$22 $ !68# S According to rough estimates as of August In addition, this commission had Commission has also studied this sub- in case he remains silent and does not 2019, there are over 3.5 crore cases pending ":14$ $'$2 9< stressed that the Government being one ject and made its recommendations. explain himself. ) 7 across the SC, the HCs and the subordinate $(2 1 4$;< :E of the biggest litigants, should careful- Unfortunately, its 239th report, This is also relevant in borderline courts throughout the country. Of these, subor- (: 2 !EE! ;4 ly check the judgments from the HCs instead of focussing on the conduct of cases where there is a very thin differ- 68# 9 @ 5 dinate courts account for over 87.3 per cent pen- 9'$ :4$ :E $4 and not go to the apex court in appeals expeditious trial and reduction of ence between a cognisable and non- " 6 ) 7 S 9 dency of cases, followed by 12.5 per cent pen- ;::4!%4 !;2 as a matter of routine, just to avoid alle- arrears in courts, has dwelt more on the cognisable offence. In our case, the @ dency in the 24 HCs. The remaining 0.2 per cent <2$ $: 92 gations. negligence of the police force in the Article 20 (3) of the Constitution , 8<.1/ S ! of cases are pending with the apex court. The %2 21$2 The commission also recommend- country. needs to be amended accordingly. Our ! problem of pendency creates a lot of collateral ed a very ambitious strategic action We are well aware that the court courts follow the principle of “proof 68# 9 @ damage, particularly in criminal cases, as it leads plan for time-bound clearance of trial commences where the investiga- beyond reasonable doubt” for a convic- (S 68# ! to prolongation of stay of undertrials in custody. arrears in the jurisdiction of each HC. tion ends. As such merely highlighting tion. On the other hand if this is $ ! The situation in some of the subordinate courts Despite several constructive and doable the deficiencies of the police depart- changed to “if the court is convinced has almost assumed scandalous proportions as suggestions, the reform process has ment does not expedite the process of that it is true”, trials would be expedit- ( ) 7 ! even the CJI had said at one place that “convicts been slow even as pendency in the trial in court. Police reforms and sep- ed with better results for the prosecu- 8 < . 8
best. His persuasive ways and charm- logue for peace rebuffed by State. Khan’s words in an opinion to do with sovereign India’s internal 2022. Understandably, Khan, who theory of Islamic Pakistan and non- ing language are badly faltering. He India...... Evidently our desire for piece in The New York Times are all affairs? Is Khan mixing up facts and usually had his way during his non- Islamic India. With 2022 being the is charged, unfriendly, makes absurd peace in a nuclear neighbourhood is but hilarious: “With a nuclear shad- figures? Surely, he needs a gentle political days, finds it suffocating and 1400th year of Islam, it’s bound to be claims and unbalanced statements mistaken as appeasement.” The tirade ow hovering over South Asia, we have reminder on the reality of his own humiliating as the Prime Minister to an occasion for fanatics and terror- that are highly unbecoming of the continued: “If the world does noth- to begin dialogue on Kashmir, strate- land. be steered and ordered by the back- ists of Pakistan, to ignite fire. Fourth, high office he occupies. The former ing to stop Indian assault on Kashmir gic matters and trade.” Mark the Khan should remember that seat-driving Bajwa. After all, Imran the present mass religious hysteria, cricketer is talking nuclear war as if and its people, there will be conse- words, “trade,” without which Khan’s while he is the 22nd Prime Minister is a proud Pashtun and Bajwa a non- generated by Khan and the Army-ISI he is a bowler, giving bumper and quences for the whole world as two promised “Naya Pakistan” will lan- of Pakistan, Qamar Bajwa is the 16th Pashtun ruler. Pakistan certainly is no duo, to cross over to India could very body-line to a dour tail-ender on the nuclear-armed states get ever closer guish for want of money, profit and Army chief. This goes to show which India with rich cross-cultural and well be the last, and worst, of Pakistani 879 -7 7 88 ground. As if it’s a toy to be fiddled to direct military confrontation.” mobility. So, for Khan, it’s either office is more stable. Only three of diverse ethnicity in barracks and bun- folly, if implemented. And finally, with. One isn’t surprised at the jingo- “nuclear war” or “trade” with India. Pakistan’s 22 Prime Ministers have galows of the state. Bajwa, arguably, one of the most mran Khan, the 22nd Prime Known for aggressive and brash istic language used by him as Khan’s Between death in war and dollar for completed more than four years in It’s, therefore, absolutely imper- silent, low profile operators, who Minister of Pakistan since 2018, is on-ground appeals, Khan is relying lack of wisdom on “real issues” is too trade stands the raised collar of the office so far: Liaquat Ali Khan, ative for India to be extremely care- picked up rank, superseding two Ia vocal actor-cum-appellant, on past ground tactics, using threats, transparent to be missed. He’s the Pakistani Prime Minister. Yousaf Raza Gillani and Nawaz ful owing to the potential misadven- seniors, courtesy, Nawaz Sharif in though not necessarily effective, in telling lies, deploying deceit and try- Prime Minister of a country but his The conclusion of the article is Sharif. Compare this with tenures of tures of desperadoes in the neigh- 2016. Bajwa is a seasoned hand who doing things. Two enduring charac- ing tricks in the realm of politics and rabble-rousing and ramblings resem- even more ludicrous. “The World Army chiefs. Ayub Khan was chief bourhood. 2022 could be a defining virtually spent his life in the vicinity teristics of Khan, however, remain. diplomatic relations. He publicly ble the psyche of a member of War II happened because of appease- for over seven years, Musa Khan’s year for South Asia in general and of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). His colourful past and his perfor- confessed to unethical ball tamper- Opposition in Parliament. That’s ment at Munich.” True or not, how tenure was just one month short of India in particular. First, there’s the Bajwa also is closest possible to mance on the cricket ground. Both ing in the past. Can dishonest acts be because Khan’s ego refuses to accept is Munich relevant here? On eight years, Parvez Musharraf did heat generated by Pakistan-occu- the Chinese and the main architect of these proved to be an asset as well wiped out from the curriculum vitae the reality of life. He is the Pakistani September 29, 1938 the Munich Pact nine years and 53 days while Zia-ul- pied-Kashmir in the west and China- to deploy one division to protect them as a liability for the Niazi tribesman, of the man who is heading our Prime Minister just in theory. He was signed, an undeniable “prologue Haq was in office for 12 years and 169 occupied-Ladakh in the east. The and the CPEC. One, therefore, pities settled in Pakistani Punjab’s Mianwali. aggressive neighbour at the moment? doesn’t wield power in practice. The to tragedy.” But then there were four days. Musharraf’s successor Kayani, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor the civilian puppet of the military Nevertheless, the combination of Simultaneously whining, wailing Army is the boss wherein lies the nations on the table, Germany, Italy, too, had a six-year stint after getting (CPEC) and Tibet-Xinjiang road, puppeteer. India must be on the look- cricket as an asset and colourful lia- and warning all and sundry, Khan has power of the State. As often referred United Kingdom and France. Their a three-year extension. both pass through India. Second, out for, not the civilian loudspeaker, bility lasted through the vagaries of arraigned India before the comity of to by Pakistan’s all-weather friend leaders, Adolf Hitler, Benito In fact, Khan bowed to (and not 2022 is the 75th year of both India but terrorist and terrorism master- Khan’s life, which either endeared or nations. “One of my foremost prior- China, “Power comes out of the bar- Mussolini, Arthur Chamberlain and bowled against) the “wishes” of and Pakistan’s Independence. Possibly mind and lord of the civilian loud- alienated him to a section of people ities was...peace,.....wanted to nor- rel of the gun.” In Pakistan, ever since Édouard Daladier collectively made General Bajwa and gave him a three- a gala Indian celebration and a damp speaker, the Pakistani Army. and finally led the Pashtun politician malise relations with India,....meeting the coup in October 1958 by General the pact, only to fail to protect the year extension under duress. Instead squib for Pakistan may lead to a spoil- (The writer, an alumnus National to head the Pakistani Government. was arranged,.....but India cancelled Ayub Khan, the barrel of the Army’s independence of sovereign of retiring in November 2019, Bajwa sport scenario. Third, 1947 hap- Defence College, is author of China in Khan today, however, is not at his meeting,....all my efforts to start a dia- gun always wielded power in the Czechoslovakia. But what does it have will now continue till November pened on the back of the two-nation India.) !" #$ %&'()%* + >
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252.65 252.65 248.85 251.10 ABFRL 190.00 191.45 187.15 187.50 CENTRUM 25.45 25.95 24.90 25.10 KOTAKBANK 1480.00 1483.65 1452.00 1456.80 -18.40 BIOCON 237.95 237.95 230.30 232.30 RAMCOCEM 723.00 730.45 721.50 727.25 TATAINVEST 781.85 787.00 774.00 780.00 CRISIL 1286.90 1293.10 1254.70 1254.70 IOC 126.70 129.00 124.00 124.40 -1.65 NTPC 124.05 124.75 121.65 122.30 ITDCEM 68.00 74.00 68.00 70.00 AKZOINDIA 1715.20 1720.00 1699.85 1700.00 AAVAS 1543.80 1550.00 1535.10 1535.10 ASIANPAINT 1570.00 1570.00 1537.15 1538.00 -23.45 ABBOTINDIA 9845.25 9870.95 9720.90 9791.00 NHPC 23.90 24.20 23.70 24.05 CROMPTON 232.35 236.00 232.35 234.55 TEAMLEASE 2760.95 2812.40 2750.00 2777.70 WIPRO 245.70 248.50 244.00 244.25 -3.90 IPCALAB 932.35 949.00 932.35 944.00 AMARAJABAT 655.25 666.00 653.20 654.40 GICHSGFIN 183.70 186.45 180.00 184.10 JCHAC 1655.00 1688.00 1634.70 1679.00 NTPC 124.00 124.75 121.60 122.30 -2.20 LUPIN 760.80 767.80 755.00 757.00 GLAXO 1385.15 1401.35 1363.10 1371.00 LINDEINDIA 497.60 497.60 476.00 480.15 UCOBANK 14.95 15.10 14.90 15.00 BAJAJ-AUTO 2911.00 2911.40 2846.70 2855.00 -53.40 PHILIPCARB 119.25 123.50 118.50 119.20 VBL 594.95 615.15 586.00 595.75 3MINDIA 20300.00 20354.55 20100.00 20132.85 KNRCON 224.75 224.80 220.00 220.00 RELIANCE 1235.00 1240.45 1205.70 1211.50 -22.90 ABB 1338.20 1345.00 1328.00 1337.00 GNFC 194.75 198.00 191.00 192.00 CREDITACC 608.50 612.90 591.20 601.40 COCHINSHIP 352.55 357.00 351.25 355.35 RAJESHEXPO 652.50 675.40 652.50 666.85 AJANTPHARM 1014.75 1052.80 1014.75 1048.00 UNITEDBNK 9.58 9.74 9.55 9.62 UPL 581.80 585.90 565.10 566.50 -11.20 ZYDUSWELL 1802.85 1821.15 1783.40 1785.00 PIDILITIND 1374.90 1388.50 1365.45 1371.85 DCAL 181.10 197.40 178.35 188.80 EVEREADY 63.65 63.65 63.65 63.65 BHARTIARTL 358.40 358.40 346.75 347.60 -7.50 ASHOKA 99.70 100.30 96.75 97.10 JUBILANT 506.00 509.75 488.40 492.35 GODFRYPHLP 1016.75 1031.60 999.75 1012.95 GDL 112.00 114.00 111.35 111.75 EICHERMOT 17040.00 17188.20 16521.50 16621.10 -392.55 J&KBANK 40.25 40.75 39.60 39.65 SIEMENS 1227.00 1246.30 1214.30 1229.30 TRENT 467.00 472.15 455.05 455.75 GET&D 167.20 173.00 165.10 165.40 GAIL 129.35 129.70 125.40 125.45 -3.00 CAPPL 430.00 447.30 430.00 444.05 TCS 2154.00 2164.95 2120.65 2133.85 AUROPHARMA 630.00 631.95 623.75 626.20 ELGIEQUIP 253.50 253.50 251.15 253.50 HERITGFOOD 379.65 379.65 369.10 369.10 ZEEL 354.75 358.95 335.30 346.15 -8.30 TATACOMM 431.85 433.90 426.00 426.00 PIIND 1277.10 1289.10 1231.25 1232.60 AVANTI 347.00 368.00 347.00 360.65 ATUL 3729.10 3789.20 3712.00 3748.90 NIACL 109.50 111.75 107.50 107.95 JSWSTEEL 228.00 232.25 221.20 221.70 -6.00 GREAVESCOT 131.75 131.90 128.10 129.30 HEG 1050.05 1143.80 1044.40 1117.15 EDELWEISS 106.50 110.35 106.30 107.60 LTTS 1623.00 1624.00 1573.10 1576.35 WESTLIFE 285.00 285.50 280.70 282.00 EIHOTEL 159.85 162.00 157.35 160.60 AXISBANK 680.10 681.65 660.55 662.65 -19.05 HDFC 2087.00 2114.00 2078.00 2082.85 FORCEMOT 1248.00 1286.60 1208.00 1212.75 LTI 1642.40 1644.20 1601.10 1605.00 JKLAKSHMI 330.05 332.35 327.70 328.90 MARUTI 6565.00 6640.00 6370.00 6398.75 -198.55 BAJAJELEC 390.00 392.90 380.00 381.00 SBILIFE 790.00 799.00 784.00 791.90 STAR 402.50 406.10 394.10 396.00 HUDCO 37.70 38.55 37.40 37.70 THERMAX 1019.00 1029.30 989.10 991.60 TVSSRICHAK 1850.00 1874.25 1839.05 1839.05 TATAMOTORS 134.60 135.35 126.70 129.25 -5.10 VEDL 147.30 147.85 144.45 145.25 ADANIPORTS 374.00 375.95 370.95 371.60 KANSAINER 475.85 481.80 470.70 470.70 SANOFI 6010.00 6010.00 5906.00 5925.00 SHRIRAMCIT 1331.00 1389.00 1313.00 1324.00 YESBANK 71.80 72.20 67.15 68.25 -3.35 DLF 161.70 164.10 158.60 159.65 NESTLEIND 12756.80 12829.00 12525.00 12567.45 FCONSUMER 29.80 30.10 29.00 29.55 LALPATHLAB 1332.00 1335.00 1300.00 1309.55 BAJAJCON 258.75 260.25 254.10 256.10 BAJFINANCE 3411.00 3429.40 3372.70 3382.80 EQUITAS 115.55 119.60 114.25 115.75 HATHWAY 23.70 25.90 23.70 25.90 GUJGAS 176.50 180.75 176.15 176.15 CORPBANK 17.15 17.30 16.75 16.95 RELINFRA 40.90 42.20 39.70 40.05 BOMDYEING 85.90 87.85 85.20 85.90 HINDZINC 216.05 217.50 213.65 213.65 GSKCONS 7852.05 7892.00 7770.00 7770.00 MHRIL 216.50 216.60 212.80 215.95 ASHOKLEY 63.90 64.65 62.20 62.50 MFSL 402.30 419.85 400.00 415.15 KAJARIACER 497.55 504.05 494.25 499.60 CENTRALBK 19.45 20.20 19.45 19.70 IOB 10.19 10.19 10.00 10.07 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE UPL 579.00 585.90 565.10 566.10 DIVISLAB 1625.45 1655.00 1614.55 1643.35 SUVEN 273.15 281.20 271.00 274.00 IBULISL 86.90 88.60 85.10 88.60 JKCEMENT 1022.00 1024.00 1015.00 1020.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 26380.00 26495.85 26253.15 26265.95 -43.70 ITC 244.95 244.95 240.05 240.80 IRB 78.40 86.40 78.40 83.75 MMTC 21.55 22.80 21.35 22.30 SUNDRMFAST 432.65 452.00 432.65 446.00 TTKPRESTIG 5869.85 5896.80 5850.00 5859.75 INDIGO 1665.00 1737.95 1662.00 1725.00 60.95 BHARATFORG 412.65 416.20 404.20 405.60 DCBBANK 194.00 202.85 194.00 202.30 JISLJALEQS 21.40 22.45 21.00 21.65 THOMASCOOK 150.20 151.60 147.50 151.45 JAGRAN 71.95 72.25 70.55 71.35 BANKBARODA 99.55 102.50 98.90 100.90 1.85 DHFL 51.05 52.55 49.45 51.25 IDFCFIRSTB 44.00 44.30 42.90 43.25 KEI 477.10 484.25 465.00 467.95 AIAENG 1522.65 1574.85 1522.65 1550.00 NESCO 531.95 536.90 528.00 534.80 DIVISLAB 1625.00 1656.00 1613.00 1645.00 28.45 ZEEL 355.60 359.00 335.50 346.45 RECLTD 148.45 149.50 147.20 147.60 INTELLECT 222.40 224.00 219.80 219.95 GODREJAGRO 472.00 495.25 470.60 473.00 MAGMA 64.15 65.10 62.60 63.35 NHPC 23.85 24.25 23.65 23.90 0.35 M&M 546.40 552.00 540.25 543.50 VOLTAS 634.00 641.45 628.20 632.70 SOUTHBANK 10.83 11.00 10.83 10.87 KALPATPOWR 467.00 472.80 455.65 465.55 SADBHAV 143.95 145.50 139.15 139.15 BANDHANBNK 451.00 458.30 450.60 455.10 6.00 NCC 59.00 61.70 58.80 60.10 POWERGRID 201.40 201.65 197.80 199.45 TNPL 199.00 204.00 196.10 198.80 ORIENTELEC 153.00 154.80 152.00 153.00 SHILPAMED 263.00 274.30 259.90 259.90 MRF 60256.00 61109.95 60000.00 60750.00 648.05 HINDPETRO 266.50 274.40 261.40 262.55 DISHTV 23.60 23.80 22.80 23.10 NAVINFLUOR 737.30 772.50 737.30 746.80 PRSMJOHNSN 89.70 92.00 86.80 87.35 CCL 244.90 245.65 242.75 244.10 BAJAJHLDNG 3314.50 3376.00 3312.15 3350.00 33.60 AXISBANK 677.10 681.50 660.70 663.00 GAIL 128.00 129.70 125.40 125.80 REPCOHOME 327.00 344.00 327.00 337.00 ISEC 229.15 238.65 229.15 232.00 LAURUSLABS 345.10 346.60 343.40 343.95 ICICIGI 1135.35 1148.40 1134.35 1139.00 9.80 ESCORTS 533.00 536.70 519.50 523.00 HAVELLS 670.10 672.95 665.50 669.50 LEMONTREE 53.95 54.40 53.80 53.95 IFCI 7.52 7.85 7.42 7.51 KPRMILL 553.75 555.15 549.65 550.40 HAVELLS 668.90 673.00 665.65 670.70 5.60 LICHSGFIN 406.90 412.20 404.50 406.15 RAIN 103.00 106.50 99.60 100.65 QUESS 462.50 470.00 457.90 460.05 JSL 37.15 37.85 36.05 36.05 ESSELPRO 108.40 108.40 106.30 107.05 GODREJCP 618.80 625.75 615.25 615.80 4.90 BPCL 386.10 394.30 381.85 384.25 NOCIL 104.90 108.70 101.00 101.35 PFIZER 3236.00 3317.95 3168.40 3240.70 CUB 199.75 200.75 195.30 197.80 MONSANTO 2080.00 2100.00 2067.00 2067.00 SHREECEM 18562.30 18645.05 18327.55 18625.00 134.65 RNAM 264.55 267.40 260.70 262.05 MINDTREE 680.55 683.80 667.30 670.65 PARAGMILK 159.90 163.00 155.95 159.70 GALAXYSURF 1349.15 1360.00 1330.80 1360.00 STARCEMENT 88.00 99.25 88.00 97.80 ABB 1335.50 1346.00 1325.15 1336.00 7.60 IDEA 5.77 6.06 5.49 5.54 MRF 60101.00 61206.00 60101.00 60702.00 BLISSGVS 112.45 113.50 108.70 108.95 ORIENTCEM 92.10 95.20 88.50 89.30 CHOLAHLDNG 442.00 442.00 430.00 430.05 SIEMENS 1232.00 1247.00 1213.55 1230.00 5.25 WIPRO 247.50 248.45 244.00 244.55 UBL 1322.80 1322.80 1268.00 1268.00 RCF 44.25 45.30 44.15 44.30 TAKE 130.10 130.85 127.35 127.55 MAXINDIA 62.25 62.70 61.25 61.30 CONCOR 518.00 528.45 517.90 519.50 1.65 EICHERMOT 16951.00 17180.20 16529.75 16631.10 GODREJIND 400.95 410.25 398.05 408.90 ADANIGREEN 49.45 50.25 48.45 48.85 MAHLIFE 401.60 417.80 399.15 403.50 SOLARINDS 1070.15 1081.75 1060.10 1060.10 DABUR 449.10 451.70 446.55 450.40 1.30 HDFCAMC 2665.00 2697.45 2626.00 2663.05 CANFINHOME 394.00 400.45 390.15 392.40 NATCOPHARM 579.40 580.20 560.00 564.05 WELSPUNIND 52.75 53.05 50.10 51.00 JYOTHYLAB 148.80 148.85 146.95 146.95 SRTRANSFIN 1038.70 1059.95 1032.45 1037.30 3.05 ADANIPOWER 64.40 65.20 63.10 63.80 GODREJCP 617.05 625.75 614.90 617.60 WABAG 304.00 311.90 300.90 303.75 MRPL 48.30 48.45 47.50 47.55 DHANUKA 333.30 344.25 333.30 337.00 HDFCAMC 2664.30 2698.00 2624.90 2661.00 3.25 JSWSTEEL 227.70 232.25 221.20 222.15 GMRINFRA 17.20 17.20 16.45 16.70 LAKSHVILAS 37.95 38.75 37.95 38.75 SREINFRA 12.75 14.10 11.77 12.62 GEPIL 765.00 765.00 745.00 749.20 COLPAL 1239.90 1247.95 1228.65 1237.20 1.20 LT 1369.80 1379.00 1355.50 1362.50 KEC 248.90 258.75 247.50 253.80 TORNTPHARM 1699.45 1724.00 1697.95 1704.25 ADANITRANS 237.10 239.05 229.70 231.05 APARINDS 567.95 576.90 560.00 561.25 LUPIN 762.80 767.90 754.75 760.00 0.45 RELCAPITAL 36.20 38.35 35.75 35.95 TORNTPOWER 280.50 286.00 279.80 280.45 ADANIGAS 138.55 140.00 137.10 137.95 FINCABLES 376.15 391.10 374.50 379.55 LAOPALA 178.00 180.10 172.65 172.65 PIDILITIND 1374.00 1388.65 1365.10 1374.90 0.00 IOC 126.95 129.00 124.05 124.45 CASTROLIND 125.70 130.00 122.35 129.20 HINDCOPPER 35.20 36.40 34.90 35.30 AEGISLOG 190.45 197.00 189.15 192.60 IEX 131.95 132.30 130.60 131.25 CADILAHC 241.50 243.80 236.90 239.40 -0.20 PNB 64.80 65.50 64.25 64.55 CIPLA 474.10 474.10 464.70 468.10 OFSS 3018.65 3018.65 2915.50 2924.85 SONATSOFTW 305.20 311.70 304.35 310.00 SHK 131.00 131.70 129.40 129.40 GICRE 177.20 180.30 175.55 177.00 -0.20 SUNTV 449.00 449.00 438.60 443.00 NATIONALUM 44.75 45.55 43.65 43.80 ASTRAZEN 2100.00 2110.00 2014.60 2014.60 CARERATING 549.90 552.00 547.20 550.00 SYMPHONY 1270.60 1273.55 1250.15 1256.00 AUROPHARMA 630.75 632.00 623.40 627.60 -0.80 CANBK 205.00 207.35 201.85 203.75 JSLHISAR 76.45 81.10 72.60 77.50 TV18BRDCST 21.25 21.85 21.25 21.45 HIMATSEIDE 146.30 146.30 142.05 144.20 MAHABANK 12.13 12.20 12.01 12.05 HDFCLIFE 539.95 545.90 536.20 536.85 -1.05 ACC 1492.20 1508.95 1479.10 1480.30 MANAPPURAM 125.35 126.55 124.10 124.20 KRBL 239.15 245.25 233.50 235.20 MAHLOG 340.25 360.00 340.25 348.60 VARROC 470.00 470.00 457.00 458.40 DMART 1576.00 1579.95 1555.00 1567.00 -4.05 PEL 1956.00 1998.90 1956.00 1966.00 INDIACEM 78.50 81.00 78.50 79.40 TATACOFFEE 79.70 81.95 78.20 79.00 IRCON 344.75 345.50 341.60 343.35 INOXWIND 35.30 36.00 33.50 34.25 ACC 1487.00 1509.35 1477.75 1480.70 -4.30 ADANIENT 144.90 146.20 142.10 142.50 BRITANNIA 2667.00 2680.00 2648.55 2673.15 CHAMBLFERT 159.35 161.00 158.00 158.80 BLUESTARCO 728.05 736.75 711.00 720.00 GULFOILLUB 848.40 852.85 828.65 830.00 MOTHERSUMI 103.95 106.35 102.40 102.95 -0.45 HEROMOTOCO 2749.00 2765.35 2718.65 2746.30 DABUR 449.70 451.55 446.65 450.60 JSWENERGY 67.50 68.30 65.95 66.05 NBVENTURES 87.00 91.65 87.00 88.15 FLFL 439.90 440.70 427.30 436.10 NMDC 85.10 85.50 83.40 84.00 -0.45 MCX 980.00 980.45 947.65 954.30 BERGEPAINT 371.00 372.15 365.95 367.65 TRIDENT 60.50 62.50 60.35 60.70 PGHH 10163.75 10202.50 10107.90 10149.00 PAGEIND 18498.00 18607.05 18058.90 18258.00 -103.95 SYNDIBANK 32.20 32.45 31.70 31.80 SAIL 34.30 35.05 33.60 33.70 ITI 78.30 80.45 76.10 78.45 INOXLEISUR 285.00 299.65 284.80 298.55 BASF 1032.90 1050.00 1015.50 1018.80 MAHSEAMLES 394.80 397.95 382.20 393.50 HINDZINC 215.80 217.40 213.15 213.35 -1.25 L&TFH 97.60 99.25 95.80 96.20 EIDPARRY 161.75 164.55 159.60 164.15 VINATIORGA 2322.00 2354.50 2307.00 2346.60 ECLERX 472.70 474.15 466.25 466.25 MCDOWELL-N 616.80 626.00 611.85 613.00 -3.75 ENDURANCE 996.25 998.25 955.00 955.00 TATAMTRDVR 61.85 62.25 58.20 58.60 PCJEWELLER 31.70 34.05 31.70 33.40 DCMSHRIRAM 414.00 425.40 411.00 412.40 MAHINDCIE 163.10 171.10 163.10 163.80 ASTERDM 119.85 122.00 119.85 121.70 L&TFH 97.50 99.30 95.65 96.05 -0.60 INFY 818.00 819.80 811.20 816.35 GRANULES 100.00 105.95 99.85 104.20 MAHSCOOTER 4203.20 4280.70 4175.10 4175.10 GRINDWELL 577.00 580.00 577.00 577.15 MARICO 387.00 388.35 384.05 384.35 -2.45 APLAPOLLO 1307.40 1312.95 1280.00 1290.00 UJJIVAN 316.00 323.00 311.75 313.00 AMBUJACEM 198.75 200.15 195.25 195.90 HONAUT 26500.05 27346.00 26500.05 26850.00 PRESTIGE 303.00 306.25 301.50 303.35 TCNSBRANDS 653.50 663.00 642.25 642.80 PGHH 10238.05 10238.05 10101.00 10101.00 -70.90 TITAN 1110.00 1114.90 1082.55 1085.65 VIPIND 403.95 416.60 402.00 411.00 WHIRLPOOL 1666.00 1666.00 1635.65 1647.65 IFBIND 675.00 686.00 658.00 661.80 ICICIPRULI 422.00 427.50 415.90 419.00 -3.00 GPPL 82.50 82.70 79.40 79.95 JAICORPLTD 84.65 94.00 83.45 89.65 IDBI 28.70 28.95 27.90 28.25 PNBHOUSING 637.15 645.00 632.50 638.70 SCHAEFFLER 4065.00 4072.00 4045.60 4046.75 DLF 161.65 163.95 158.40 159.25 -1.15 SOBHA 536.30 537.80 527.00 528.45 MGL 845.05 856.60 839.70 840.85 APOLLOTYRE 179.45 181.65 176.75 177.10 RALLIS 168.00 169.25 165.05 165.65 SIS 795.55 810.00 786.65 786.65 PETRONET 265.40 268.10 262.40 263.50 -1.90 TIMKEN 701.40 701.40 687.00 689.25 HDFCLIFE 539.75 546.00 536.25 537.70 FSL 50.25 51.60 49.90 50.10 RELAXO 497.00 497.85 483.55 486.05 ASAHIINDIA 189.55 191.40 185.60 185.60 BHEL 51.90 53.20 51.20 51.50 -0.45 ADVENZYMES 165.85 166.90 162.55 166.05 JUSTDIAL 726.00 741.70 722.60 722.60 OMAXE 195.40 195.40 192.95 193.95 PERSISTENT 566.00 572.75 563.95 572.75 REDINGTON 109.80 110.10 109.40 110.00 AMBUJACEM 197.50 200.20 195.10 195.45 -1.90 FORTIS 126.60 127.35 125.10 125.10 KOTAKBANK 1467.10 1483.60 1452.20 1457.50 MEGH 55.55 59.45 55.30 58.10 COFFEEDAY 70.45 70.45 70.45 70.45 HATSUN 625.00 625.00 612.30 612.30 PEL 1982.30 1998.85 1958.00 1963.85 -19.20 INDHOTEL 135.00 135.95 133.75 133.85 M&MFIN 335.35 343.35 334.35 336.00 IGL 336.15 336.55 324.95 325.85 JAMNAAUTO 40.00 40.20 38.05 38.40 CERA 2548.70 2548.70 2477.40 2492.25 SAIL 34.20 35.05 33.60 33.75 -0.35 SCHNEIDER 81.75 82.40 80.05 80.85 MOTHERSUMI 104.60 106.35 102.40 103.20 SWANENERGY 109.40 109.45 103.60 103.80 SHREECEM 18453.60 18634.45 18325.70 18634.45 RCOM 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 SBILIFE 788.95 798.95 784.20 791.10 -8.55 UFLEX 220.20 227.50 217.10 219.15 BAJAJFINSV 7350.00 7351.50 7211.20 7293.30 INFIBEAM 40.40 41.00 39.70 40.00 HSCL 76.75 78.00 75.75 76.15 BLUEDART 2381.55 2410.90 2380.00 2380.00 HINDPETRO 267.35 274.50 261.20 262.00 -4.00 SKFINDIA 1895.20 1910.00 1895.20 1899.10 HINDUNILVR 1825.15 1833.00 1800.00 1806.65 HEXAWARE 379.85 380.50 373.15 374.70 ASTRAL 1299.00 1367.75 1299.00 1330.60 TRITURBINE 98.60 99.45 98.20 98.45 BIOCON 235.75 236.85 230.05 231.00 -3.80 NETWORK18 24.00 24.70 23.50 24.50 JUBLFOOD 1269.00 1274.00 1225.90 1230.00 GLENMARK 384.75 389.35 380.50 380.70 RITES 232.65 239.70 232.55 236.70 GAYAPROJ 114.35 114.60 113.50 114.10 NIACL 109.75 110.90 107.25 107.65 -1.90 JMFINANCIL 75.00 76.00 74.25 75.15 NBCC 37.85 39.10 37.50 38.00 ORIENTBANK 67.45 67.85 66.40 66.90 LAXMIMACH 3820.00 3940.85 3802.55 3918.00 JSWHL 2737.00 2740.00 2736.00 2736.00 ASHOKLEY 63.55 64.70 62.10 62.45 -1.25 JBCHEPHARM 381.00 382.60 379.00 380.95 BEML 816.90 847.20 795.90 811.05 OBEROIRLTY 566.10 572.15 538.55 550.40 SCI 34.50 35.00 33.70 34.20 SFL 1297.00 1297.00 1261.00 1293.00 OFSS 3024.60 3030.05 2912.60 2933.95 -75.60 MINDACORP 97.90 99.90 97.00 97.45 SRTRANSFIN 1037.40 1058.75 1032.30 1038.85 ABCAPITAL 97.90 98.90 95.60 96.00 COROMANDEL 380.50 400.95 379.30 400.25 SHOPERSTOP 397.45 397.45 391.30 391.30 UBL 1311.10 1311.10 1267.80 1268.00 -38.00 VMART 2096.20 2096.85 2014.55 2040.40 ONGC 126.45 128.35 125.45 125.85 CHOLAFIN 275.85 281.45 274.60 276.15 MINDAIND 341.15 343.00 330.00 332.50 SUPRAJIT 162.90 163.40 161.45 161.45 BOSCHLTD 14389.00 14450.00 13700.00 13781.00 -468.25 WABCOINDIA 6125.00 6129.20 6077.90 6090.00 BANKINDIA 69.45 69.70 67.95 68.35 SUNTECK 473.05 473.05 456.45 466.30 GUJALKALI 451.20 469.00 450.00 451.35 IDEA 5.80 6.05 5.45 5.55 -0.20 TIMETECHNO 68.95 71.90 66.75 68.20 RATNAMANI 926.95 934.40 926.95 934.40 !" #$ %&'()%* >> . % : %
%:1:1 without a divorce agreement foods and essential medicines weeks until Oct. 14, sparking %:1:1 query about his motivation an agreement in place by the The government was forced to would decrease, prices would outrage among legislators and behind the Parliament suspen- October 31 deadline. Belfast court on Thursday publish the document late go up and poor people would several legal challenges. K's embattled Prime sion currently in force, which The so-called Operation Arejected claims that the Wednesday after lawmakers be hit hardest, it said. The UK Supreme Court is UMinister Boris Johnson critics believe was a ploy to pre- Yellowhammer document, British government’s Brexit demanded it. The paper also describes set to consider next week on Thursday denied that he lied vent MPs from scrutinising which the Johnson government strategy will harm Northern Johnson said the bleak sce- major disruption for travelers whether the shutdown should to Queen Elizabeth II when he his Brexit strategy. was pressured to publish after a Ireland’s peace process, the lat- nario was “not where we intend between Britain and the EU, be reversed, after conflicting sought the suspension of After Scotland's High media leak around its findings, est in a series of legal challenges to end up.” “This is a worst-case uncertainty for U.K. citizens rulings in lower courts. Parliament last month, even as Court ruled against the move warns of disruption lasting up to Prime Minister Boris scenario which civil servants living in Europe, and says Last week, the High Court Opposition parties intensified on Wednesday, the UK to six months, lorries piling up Johnson’s plans. obviously have to prepare for, attempts to maintain an open in London said the decision their demand for its recall. Supreme Court will now hear on the border and fears of Three linked cases had but in the last few months, and border between Ireland and was inherently political and The power to prorogue the government's appeal protests and counter-protests. argued that a no-deal UK exit particularly in the 50 days Northern Ireland would prob- “not a matter for the courts.” the UK Parliament lies with the against that verdict next week. But Johnson is standing from the European Union on since I’ve been prime minister, ably fail. It also says a no-deal But Scotland’s highest civil British monarch, who conven- The UK High Court has firm on his “do or die” pledge Oct. 31 would undermine we’ve been massively acceler- exit could trigger major court ruled Wednesday that the tionally acts on the advice of dismissed a similar case to leave within the Brexit dead- agreements between the British ating our preparations,” he protests and even riots. shutdown was illegal “because the Prime Minister. brought by Indian-origin anti- line and insisted the UK "will and Irish governments that said. The government refused to it had the purpose of stymieing Johnson was confronted Brexit campaigner Gina Miller be ready" to leave the EU by were struck during the peace Opposition politicians said comply with another part of Parliament.” The Supreme by the question about mis- last week. October 31 without an agree- process. the “Operation Yellowhammer” Parliament’s demand — that it Court is set to make the final leading the Queen, a day after Meanwhile, the Opposition ment "if we have to". At the High Court in document — the government’s hand over emails and texts decision after a hearing next the Scottish High Court ruled Labour Party said it is "more "What you're looking at Belfast, judge Bernard code name for its Brexit prepa- among officials and aides dis- week. that his move to seek a proro- important than ever" that here is just the sensible prepa- McCloskey said the argument rations — proved that Johnson cussing the government’s deci- Johnson says he suspend- gation of Parliament from the Parliament is recalled after the rations – the worst-case scenario belonged in the world of poli- is reckless to consider leaving sion to suspend Parliament for ed Parliament so that he can monarch was "unlawful". government published its no- – that you'd expect any gov- tics, not law. the EU without a deal. more than a month before the launch a fresh domestic agen- "Absolutely not. The High deal Brexit assessment which ernment to do. In reality we will “Virtually all of the assem- Former Attorney General Brexit deadline. Michael Gove, da at a new session next month. Court in England plainly agrees lays bare the prospect of food certainly be ready for a no-deal bled evidence belongs to the Dominic Grieve said it was the minister in charge of Brexit He said he had “absolutely with us, but the Supreme Court and medicine shortages in the Brexit if we have to do it and I world of politics, both nation- extraordinary that a British planning, said the request was not” misled Queen Elizabeth II will have to decide," said event that Britain left the stress again that's not where we al and supra-national,” he said. government “is content on inappropriate and dispropor- — whose formal approval was Johnson, in response to the European Union (EU) without intend to end up," he said. If the claimants appeal the inflicting on the British public tionate. needed to suspend Parliament ruling, the case could join two the level of disruption which is Johnson insists the country — about his motives. other legal challenges to set out in the Yellowhammer must leave the EU on Oct. 31, Johnson said he was $ $ Johnson’s plan to take Britain papers.” Defense Secretary Ben with or without a divorce deal “working very hard” to strike a out of the EU on Oct. 31 — Wallace said the scenario was to smooth the way. But many new deal with the bloc after the with or without a divorce deal a “planning assumption” and lawmakers fear a no-deal Brexit agreement made by his prede- &!4( 1=$:1 we are hitting the Taliban right solider. But when they did are dead,” Trump said. — heard at the UK Supreme would only come true if the would be economically devas- cessor Theresa May was reject- now harder than they’ve ever what they did in order to cre- On Saturday last, the US Court next week. government did nothing to tating, and are determined to ed three times by Britain’s sserting that the Afghan been hit,” Trump said ate what they thought was a president cancelled a “secret” The ruling was good news offset it. stop him. Parliament. Apeace talks are dead, US The US president said that better negotiating stance I said summit with Taliban leaders for the government, which is “We are spending the Opposition lawmakers and Johnson’s envoy David President Donald Trump the Taliban did this because that’s the end of them—get and his Afghan counterpart fol- facing attacks to its plans on money on doing lots of things rebel Conservatives have dealt Frost has been holding talks in attributed the end in the nego- they thought by doing this, they them out. I don’t want anything lowing the attack in Kabul, several fronts. It was forced to to mitigate those assumptions,” the government’s Brexit plans Brussels this week but no tiations to the Taliban and said will have an upper hand in to do with them. They’ve been dealing a blow to protracted defend itself after publication he told the BBC. a series of blows. They passed breakthrough has been made, that the group is now being hit negotiations. “What they did hit very hard,” he said. negotiations that were nearing on an official assessment that The six-page classified doc- a law that orders the govern- and the EU says it is still wait- harder than ever before. was horrible… When they “I know for a fact they said a peace deal to end America’s there could be food and med- ument, dated Aug. 2, said the ment to seek a three-month ing for firm proposals from the Speaking to reporters at the killed a great American sol- that was a big mistake that they longest war. Trump was to icine shortages, gridlock at number of trucks crossing the delay to Brexit if no agreement U.K. White House on Wednesday, dier—when they killed 12 peo- made and it was. But, that was meet Afghan President Ashraf ports and riots in the streets if main freight route between has been reached by late The bloc’s chief Brexit Trump blamed the Taliban for ple—innocent people— essen- my decision and what we’re Ghani and senior Taliban lead- there is a no-deal Brexit. Calais and Dover would drop October, rejected Johnson’s call negotiator, Michel Barnier, told the end in the deliberations tially, innocent people because doing now is my decision,” he ers on Sunday last week at his The stark picture of dis- by between 40% and 60% with- for a snap general election and reporters that “we are still after the group claimed respon- if you look, I mean many of said when asked about his Camp David retreat after nine ruption represents the gov- in a day of a no-deal Brexit, ordered the release of the ready to examine objectively sibility of a terrorist attack in these people were civilians,” he decision to invite the Taliban to rounds of talks between the US ernment’s “reasonable worst with disruptions possibly last- Yellowhammer document. any concrete and legally oper- Kabul last week that left 12 said. Camp David for talks and then and Taliban representatives, case scenario” for leaving the ing up to three months. The Then on Tuesday, Johnson ational proposals from the dead, including an American “You also had a NATO sol- cancelling it abruptly. held in Doha, the capital of the European Union on Oct. 31 supply of certain types of fresh suspended Parliament for five UK.” soldier. “I’ll tell you one thing— dier in addition to our great “The talks with the Taliban Gulf state of Qatar. " 0" R ' 2 ""
92 1= to lay the ground work for the 4%! !9! also wanted a signing ceremo- est levels to support negotia- Karzai previously told The talks between Liu and his ny witnessed by the foreign tions with the U.S.,” said Associated Press he asked both hina on Thursday wel- American counterparts led by fghanistan’s Taliban leaders ministers of several countries, Michael Kugelman, deputy Pakistan and the US on at least Ccomed US President US trade representative Robert Aagreed they wanted a deal including Pakistan, Russia and director of the Asia Program at two occasions to release Donald Trump’s “goodwill” Lighthizer and US Treasury with the United States, but China. The delay followed the the Washington-based Wilson Baradar, but was turned down. gesture to postpone a planned Secretary Steven Mnuchin. some were in more of a hurry shura’s rejection and admon- Center. “Senior Taliban officials The first secret contacts tariff hike on Chinese products, The goodwill gestures from than others. ishment of its negotiators. didn’t only endorse the talks; between the Taliban and the as the two countries warmed both sides have raised expec- Taliban negotiators were at This wasn’t the first dis- they helped lead them.” “This US, aimed at finding a way to up to each other ahead of the tations of October talks to odds with their Council of agreement between the nego- suggests that Washington talk, reportedly did not occur next month’s talks to end the reach a deal to end the year- Leaders, or shura, about tiators and the shura, accord- would have trouble exploiting until 2013. bruising trade war. long bruising trade war whether to travel to Camp ing to Taliban sources, who fractures within the Taliban in Even as Washington seeks President Trump said on between the top two economies David even before President spoke on condition of an effort to strengthen its hand an exit to its longest war, the Wednesday that he had delayed of the world. Donald Trump abruptly can- anonymity because of they in negotiations,” he said. Taliban are at their strongest his proposed increased tariffs Both sides have so far held celed the high-stakes meeting were not authorized to discuss “There may be divisions since their ouster in 2001 and on USD 250 billion worth of 12 rounds of talks, but failed to planned for last weekend . internal debates with reporters. within the Taliban, but they hold sway over more than half Chinese goods from October 1 work out a deal as China con- According to Taliban offi- Several months earlier, the presented a relatively common the country, staging near-daily, to October 15. tinued to resist Trump’s cials familiar with the discus- shura opposed an offer by front in the negotiating process. deadly attacks across Earlier, China on demand for intrusive verifica- sions, the shura opposed the Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, That’s more than one can say Afghanistan. Wednesday unveiled the first tion mechanism to supervise trip to Camp David and chas- the chief negotiator and co- for the Afghan government, or Khalilzad’s year-long peace set of US goods to be exclud- a gesture of goodwill, to move Since last year, the two Beijing’s promise to protect tised the negotiators who were founder of the Taliban, to give even the Trump administra- mission has been Washington’s ed from the first round of the increased tariffs on 250 bil- countries are working on a intellectual property rights eager to attend. the Americans 14 months to tion.” most dedicated push for peace, additional tariffs on US prod- lion dollars worth of goods comprehensive trade deal, (IPR) technology transfer and The Taliban have been withdraw their roughly 14,000 Baradar, the lead negotia- focusing not just on the ucts, which Trump described as (25% to 30%), from October which not only addresses the more access to American goods holding talks with the US for troops from Afghanistan. The tor and believed to be the Taliban, Afghanistan’s govern- a goodwill gesture. 1st to October 15th”. issue of balance of trade, but to Chinese markets. over a year in the Qatari capi- shura let Baradar know it was- most influential of the Taliban ment and prominent Afghan The exemption, which cov- Welcoming Trump’s also ends theft of intellectual Trump kicked off the trade tal, Doha, where the militant n’t on board with the timeline interlocutors, has been pushing powerbrokers but also on its ers two lists with 16 categories announcement, Gao Feng, property and coercion of war in June last year, demand- Islamic movement maintains a and that he could not make a peace deal in Afghanistan neighbors, who are often of goods, will be valid from China’s Ministry of Commerce American companies in China. ing China to reduce massive political office under the ban- decisions independent of the even before the US was willing blamed for outright interfer- September 17, 2019 to spokesman told media in Gao did not confirm the trade deficit which last year ner of The Islamic Emirate of shura. to enter talks. ence in Afghanistan. September 16, 2020, the China’s Beijing on Thursday that specific date of the talks, climbed to over USD 539 bil- Afghanistan. Still, several Taliban offi- As far back as 2010, he had The meddlers include Customs Tariff Commission of Chinese buyers have already although they are widely lion. Both the countries slapped Suhail Shaheen, a cials familiar with both the secretly opened peace talks Pakistan and Russia, accused the State Council said in a state- started to make enquiries about expected to take place before additional tariffs on each spokesman for the Doha office, negotiating team and the shura with Afghanistan’s then-presi- of aiding the Taliban against ment. the prices of US farm products, October 15, leaving room for a other’s export goods which told the Taliban Al-Emarah said that while opinions dif- dent, Hamid Karzai. When Islamic State insurgents with In his tweet Trump said, “at including soybeans and pork, further postponement or even also resulted in global trade and website on Tuesday that U.S. fered, the Taliban leadership neighboring Pakistan found deep connections to Central the request of Vice Premier of although he did not elaborate cancelling of some of the tar- economic slowdown. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad had debated every article of the out, Baradar was arrested in a Asia, and also Iran, which has China, Liu He, and due to the on the timing or size of any iffs, Hong-Kong based South China itself is grappling invited Taliban negotiators to agreement and the negotiating raid jointly carried out with the trained Afghan fighters fact that the People’s Republic intended purchases. China Morning Post reported. with the slowdown of its econ- Camp David in late August. team either got the shura to CIA. He spent eight years in a known as the Fatimayoun of China will be celebrating Top Chinese officials are Before the meeting in omy which touched a 27-year The Taliban accepted, only agree or bowed to its decisions. Pakistani jail — punishment for Brigade that fought along- their 70th Anniversary on scheduled to arrive in the US Washington, Gao said there low of 6.2 per cent in the sec- to delay, demanding the deal be “What’s striking is how the trying to sideline Islamabad in side Iran’s Revolutionary October 1st, we have agreed, as for talks early October. will be a deputy level meeting ond quarter of this year. announced first by Qatar. They Taliban mobilized at the high- peace talks. Guard in Syria. %" & # 1 % Q% 12& <:;. Commission of India, is of change who are building a woman leading a team of (:'4$:1 appeared in the city. Indian contributions to the cultural, the event, which will tell the among the awardees. better world - for women and more than 40 investigators, flags have also been put out- intellectual, and social land- story of our community in a ndian woman police officer The Kung Fu Nuns, a for everyone - by changing the she came to the case with a uge digital billboards on side homes of Indian- scape of the US, according to way that’s never really been IChhaya Sharma, who led group of Buddhist nuns from rules, changing the game, and track record of not only solv- Hmajor highways across Americans across the city as TIF. done before. the investigation into the bru- India and Nepal who have challenging all of us to follow ing some of Delhi’s toughest Houston welcoming Prime they are counting days for the The event, titled “Shared We want all the attendees tal 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape, harnessed their mastery of their lead,” Sheeran said. crimes, but also fundamen- Minister Narendra Modi and historic event in the world’s Dreams, Bright Future”, will and those watching from has been chosen along with martial arts and are also wide- In recognition of the tally shifting how such police Indian flags fluttering outside largest energy capital. focus on the success of home to connect with a pro- six others for the 2019 Asia ly known for their social award for Sharma, the Asia work was carried out,” it said. the homes of Indian- All are geared up and Indian-Americans and their gramme that shows the Society Game Changers award activism and humanitarian Society said the officer “has Describing her as the “life- Americans are signs that they ready to make this event a contributions to the United Indian-American communi- for redefining the role of work are also among those led the investigation and pros- long guardian of human are eagerly awaiting his memorable for their future States, as well as the strength ty and understand what dri- female police officers. chosen for the award. ecution of several high-profile rights”, Asia Society said arrival here on September generations, community of the US-India relationship. ves our community to be The awards, which were The Asia Society Game crimes in India, including the Sharma has guided her offi- 22 for the mega diaspora member said at the SEWA Their voices will be heard part of the larger American announced by the city-based Changers award identifies and infamous Delhi gang rape cers to treat victims with the event. International Gala. loud and clear, TIF said. experience,” said Gitesh leading cultural organisation honours true leaders who are case that earlier this year utmost respect and dignity, A record audience of over They said “Howdy, At the SEWA Desai, spokesperson for the Asia Society here on making a positive contribu- turned into a television series. regardless of their back- 50,000 people have already Modi!” event provided them International’s fundraising event. Wednesday, will be presented tion to the future of Asia. This She has transformed police ground. The other awardees registered for the “Howdy, an opportunity to showcase gala on Sunday, which was The Houston event will at a special ceremony next is the first time that all the work and the roles of police- include Japan’s Yuriko Koike, Modi!” event to be held at the the unity of the diverse attended by over 800 guests, be Modi’s third major address month. awardees are women since women in India.” the current and first female sprawling NRG Stadium, the Indian-American Jugal Malani, chairperson of to the Indian-American com- Asia Society is the leading the awards were launched in In its profile for the offi- governor of Tokyo, China’s host Texas India Forum community and to celebrate the event, told PTI that event munity after he became the educational organization ded- 2014. “Our 2019 Asia Game cer, the organisation said the Jane Jie Sun, the leader of (TIF), a Houston-based non- their accomplishments in the would be a grand success, prime minister in 2014 and icated to promoting mutual Changers are women who then South Delhi Deputy Ctrip, a 25-billion dollar trav- profit body, said. US. thanks to the tremendous the first after his re-election understanding and strength- have truly championed gender Police Commissioner el company in China, and Howdy”, short for ‘How The attendees at the event dedication of the in May. ening partnerships among equality while making enor- responded immediately when Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi from do you do?’, is a friendly will see a cultural programme volunteers and the financial The previous two were at people, leaders and institu- mous contributions to society she received a call shortly in UAE, a pioneer in the art greeting commonly used in at the start of the event, contribution of the spon- the Madison Square Garden tions of Asia and the United and social structures within the wee hours of December world who has promoted southwestern United States. called “Woven: The Indian- sors.” in New York in 2014 and the States in a global context. their home countries,” Asia 16, 2012 about the gangrape of greater cultural understanding Apart from the huge bill American Story”, a 90-minute “We really look forward Silicon Valley in 2016. Both Sharma, who serves as Society President and CEO the 23-year-old medical stu- and exchange in the Middle boards on major highways, show that is a celebration of to presenting this unique and the events were attended by the deputy inspector general Josette Sheeran said. dent. “Sharma vowed that jus- East and around the world, numerous yard signs have Indian-Americans and their interesting cultural show at more than 20,000 people. at the National Human Rights “They are inspiring agents tice would be served. As a the Society said. !" #$ %&'()%* ># " ' # " &!4( 1=$:1 broken asylum system,” White International alleged that it was House spokesperson Hogan another attempt by the adminis- &!4( 1=$:1 “We urge you to work sands of people with no tarian crisis in Jammu and he US Supreme Court on Gidley said. “This greatly helps tration to brazenly circumvent across the Administration to recourse, imposed defacto cur- Kashmir. Even in complex sit- TWednesday allowed the build on the progress we’ve made existing laws and bar people, ndian-American press the Indian Government fews and cut off internet and uations, we look to strong administration to enforce new addressing the crisis at our south- especially from Central America, ICongresswoman Pramila to immediately end its com- telephone access on the region,” democratic allies like India to asylum rules, which would cut ern border and will ultimately from seeking protection in the Jayapal along with another munications blackout of they said. Restrictions were uphold basic human rights down the number of asylum make American communities US from violence and persecu- American lawmaker has asked Kashmir, expedite the process imposed when New Delhi had and due process.” seekers, in a major political vic- safer.” According to Refugee tion. FWD.us, which represents US Secretary of State Mike of reviewing and releasing indi- on August 5 scrapped the state’s Asserting that the abroga- tory for President Donald Trump. International, the ruling by the tech companies from the Silicon Pompeo to press India to viduals ‘preventatively’ special status under Article tion of Article 370 was its The decision allows the Supreme Court was a blow to the Valley, said the decision was a immediately end the commu- detained, ensure hospitals have 370 of the Constitution and “internal matter”, India has Trump administration to imple- desperate needs of asylum seek- “massive reversal” of American nications blockade in Kashmir access to life-saving medicines bifurcated in into Union defended imposition of restric- ment its policy while the litiga- ers at the southern border. leadership to protect the most and release those who have and protect the rights of the Territories — Jammu and tions in the Kashmir Valley on tion process in lower courts is on. “We are gravely disappoint- vulnerable people fleeing extreme been detained. Kashmiri people to freedom of Kashmir, and Ladakh. the grounds that they were put Two of the justices of the ed the nation’s highest court has violence and persecution from In a letter to Pompeo dated assembly and worship,” reads “We also urged the Indian to prevent Pakistan from cre- Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayer lifted an injunction on a policy around the world. September 11, Jayapal, the first the letter. Government at its highest lev- ating more mischief through and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, dis- that-by barring asylum to anyone, Church World Service pres- and the only Indian-American The two lawmakers told els to make it clear that reli- proxies and terrorists. sented on the order. including families and unac- that allowed a single, non-elect- ident and CEO John L Congresswoman in the House Pompeo that they have signif- gious tolerance – long a prin- On Saturday, National The White House was quick companied children who passes ed district court judge to “over- McCullough said the Trump of Representatives, and icant concerns about the ciple of Indian history and Security Advisor Ajit Doval to welcome the decision. “BIG through a third country, is con- ride” policy decisions for the administration now had free Congressman James P humanitarian and human democracy – must be upheld,” said mobile phone and Internet United States Supreme Court trary to long-established US entire nation. reign to continue its campaign of McGovern said the interna- rights “crisis” in Kashmir. the two lawmakers wrote in the services can easily be used by WIN for the Border on Asylum!” practice,” it said. “While there is much more “cruelty” by denying vulnerable tional media and independent “In particular, we are con- letter. Pakistan and terrorists for sub- Trump tweeted. The White House work still to be done, thankfully populations the chance to seek human rights observers must cerned about credible reports Tagging the letter in a versive activities, but the denial “We are pleased the Supreme spokesperson, meanwhile, said the Supreme Court took a deci- asylum. McCullough urged the immediately be allowed into from journalists and advocates tweet, Jayapal said: “I continue of these services should not Court has ruled our the district court’s nationwide sive step here and rejected the Congress to step in and hold the Jammu and Kashmir to inves- on the ground that the Indian to be deeply concerned about prevent people from going Administration can implement injunction was another in a lower court’s egregious ruling,” administration accountable to tigate reports of abuse. government has detained thou- credible reports of a humani- about their lives. important, needed fixes to the series of “overreaching” orders Gidley said. Refugee terminate the asylum ban. !Q R % 2 "" 4%! !9! Faisal said Prime Minister Kashmir by the chief of UN Rights Council of human rights (:1= .:1= people spread across several match on Tuesday with Iran eroding autonomy since the Khan in his public address in Human Rights Council showed situations in Kashmir. floors chanted slogans before where Hong Kong soccer fans former British colony returned akistan on Thursday said Muzaffarabad would make a a “growing concerns” of inter- He said that the “Kashmiri housands of Hong Kong breaking out into song in an booed at the Chinese national to Chinese control in 1997. PPrime Minister Imran Khan “policy statement on Kashmir.” national community about the people are not alone in their Tpeople belted out a new emotional scene, with some anthem before kick-off. The Civil Human Rights will make a “policy statement” However, the Foreign Office situation in Kashmir. just struggle for right to self- protest song in karaoke-style at crying with their hands to Protesters over the more Front, which has organized on Kashmir on Friday during spokesperson did not elaborate. The comments came as determination and Pakistan shopping malls in the latest act their hearts while others lifted than three months of demon- several massive rallies, said his public address at the PoK’s India maintains that India and Pakistan engaged in will continue to extend moral, of resistance that highlighted their hands in the air. Many strations have also sang the Thursday it is appealing the capital Muzaffarabad. Kashmir is a bilateral issue a war of words over the political and diplomatic sup- the creativity of demonstrators referred to lyrics on their phone Christian hymn “Sing police ban on its planned Announcing this during between India and Pakistan Kashmir issue on Tuesday at port to their Kashmiri in their months-long fight for as they sang a cappella. Hallelujah to the Lord” and the march Sunday. his weekly media briefing here and there was no role for a the UNHRC with New Delhi brethren.” Tensions between democratic freedoms in the The crowd included fami- “Les Miserables” tune “Do You Police had also banned the on Thursday, Foreign Office third party. New Delhi has stoutly defending its “sovereign India and Pakistan spiked after semi-autonomous Chinese ter- lies with young children, stu- Hear the People Sing?” The group’s Aug 31 march but pro- Spokesperson Mohammad also made it clear to Pakistan decision” to revoke Jammu New Delhi abrogated provi- ritory. dents and senior citizens, many sing-alongs have boosted pro- testers turned up anyway. Faisal said Pakistan is ready for that cross-border terror attacks and Kashmir’s special status. sions of Article 370 of the Late Wednesday, activists of them not wearing masks, the testers’ morale and highlighted Violent clashes erupted that any third party mediation to and talks cannot go hand in Meanwhile, Foreign Constitution to withdraw and ordinary citizens sang usual attire of protesters. The their creativity in inventing night, with police storming a resolve the Kashmir issue and hand. The Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Jammu and Kashmir’s special “Glory to Hong Kong” at sev- busy mall is linked to a subway new ways to get their message subway car and hitting pas- asserted that the legality of the Office said, “Kashmir struggle Qureshi said that Pakistan status and bifurcated it into two eral malls for a third straight station where police fired tear heard by the authorities. sengers with batons and pepper matter is based on international is a process and not an event. would continue to raise voice Union Territories. night in a respite from recent gas on Sunday after protesters On Thursday, hundreds of spray. Front coordinator law. We have taken some actions for the rights of Kashmiri peo- Pakistan downgraded its violence clashes. More protests vandalized the station. pro-Beijing supporters staged Bonnie Leung said police noted “Mediation offers (on and more actions can follow.” ple at every forum. diplomatic relations with India are expected this weekend, Local media showed a counter protest during the proposed route would pass Kashmir) are there but India is To a question, he said the He was speaking at and expelled the Indian high though on Thursday police singing taking place in at least lunchtime at a swank mall close to high-risk buildings not ready. We are ready for it. legality of the Kashmir issue Islamabad airport on Thursday commissioner following the banned one planned rally, cit- seven other malls, as well as in downtown, singing the Chinese including the police head- Our considered view is that all was based on international on his return from a three-day revocation of Article 370 in ing safety concerns. some spots including outside a national anthem and waving quarters, government offices problems can be solved law. visit to Geneva where he Jammu and Kashmir on The protesters have adopt- subway station. The South red five-star national flags. and subway stations that have through talks,” he said. He said the statement on apprised the UN Human August 5. ed the song, penned anony- China Morning Post said par- Protesters have widened been a focus of protests in mously, as their anthem. The ticipants responded to online their demands to include calls recent weeks. lyrics reflect protesters’ vow not calls to gather and sing. 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The move was widely “very meaningful” to boost Mike Pompeo, retweeted the Maduro regime has in the Facebook unveiled in June ... by a sole actor with more than and has refrained from risking It was Netanyahu’s first viewed in Israel as Netanyahu’s trade. early Thursday by President region. “Catastrophic eco- its plans for Libra in an 2 billion users on the planet,” he a larger conflagration on the major interview to a main- latest stunt to draw in right- “The functioning of the Donald Trump. nomic policies and political announcement greeted with said. eve of Israelis heading to the stream media outlet in a fre- wing voters in a hard-fought Torkham border crossing is “Recent bellicose moves repression continue to drive concern by governments and One concern was the pos- polls. netic campaign in which he campaign. very meaningful for expan- by the Venezuelan military to this unprecedented refugee critics of the social network sibility that the currency could The Israeli leader has been has been dictating the agenda In a statement issued sion of trade in future,” Yao said deploy along the border with crisis, straining the ability of behemoth whose reputation has help people abandon national criticized for failing to respond with a dizzying array of Wednesday evening, the on Wednesday. Colombia as well as the pres- governments to respond,” he been tarnished by its role in currencies in times of crisis, harshly to the rockets, which maneuvers. Russian foreign ministry said it Yao termed the 24-hour ence of illegal armed groups said. spreading fake information and complicating the efforts of a gov- have been frequently sending Just this week, he alleged took note of Netanyahu’s functioning of the Torkham and terrorist organizations “We look forward to fur- extremist videos. ernment to manage the econo- residents of southern Israel fraud in Arab voting areas and announcement and the “high- border crossing a very positive in Venezuelan territory ther high-level discussions Expected to launch in the my. scurrying for cover. pushed for legislation to place ly negative reaction in the step and said China was ready demonstrate that Nicolas with fellow TIAR parties, as first half of 2020, Libra is Facebook has promoted Netanyahu, who counts on cameras in polling stations Arab world.” to build customs, cold storage Maduro not only poses a we come together to collec- designed to be backed by a bas- Libra as an opportunity to pro- the working-class, Gaza border on election day. He also It said it would share its facilities and hospital there, the threat to the Venezuelan peo- tively address the urgent cri- ket of currency assets to avoid vide online commerce and towns as part of his electoral claimed to have located a pre- concerns with Israel since Dawn newspaper reported. ple, his actions threaten the sis raging within Venezuela the wild swings seen with bitcoin financial services at minimal base, was himself whisked away viously unknown Iranian “implementation could trig- The Torkham border peace and security of and spilling across its border and other cryptocurrencies. cost to more than a billion by bodyguards from a cam- nuclear weapons facility and ger a sharp escalation in the crossing was opened round- Venezuela’s neighbors,” through the consideration of Another major difference is “unbanked” people — adults paign event on Tuesday when vowed to annex the heart of region and undermine hopes the-clock on a trial basis last Pompeo said. multilateral economic and that control over it would not be without bank accounts or those Palestinian militants fired rock- the West Bank if he wins re- for establishing a lasting peace Monday to enhance trade Venezuela was thrust into political options.” The US decentralised but entrusted to a who use services outside the ets toward the area where he election. between Israel and its Arab between Pakistan and a political crisis in January and more than 50 countries Swiss-based non-profit associa- banking system such as payday was. His pledge to extend neighbours.” Afghanistan. when opposition leader Juan have recognized Guaido. tion. loans to make ends meet. 1 " Q) 58 R !"" %:1:1 noted the researchers who used the Earth unique?” said Tsiaras. logue due to its size, this bodes and is likely to be exposed to However, some scientists data from ESA/NASA Hubble The team used archive data well for our exploration of more radiation. who were not a part of the n an “incredibly exciting” Space Telescope. from 2016 and 2017 captured small planets,” Josh Lothringer, K2-18b was discovered in research, said the planet should Ifinding, astronomers have The discovery is the first by the Hubble Space Telescope who studies exoplanet atmos- 2015 and is one of hundreds of not be described as “habitable.” for the first time discovered successful atmospheric detec- and developed open-source pheres at Johns Hopkins super-Earths — planets with a “This is a Mini-Neptune water in the atmosphere of a tion for an exoplanet orbiting algorithms to analyse the University in the US, said on mass between Earth and and not habitable. The pressure planet orbiting a distant star in its star’s ‘habitable zone’, at a starlight filtered through K2- Twitter. Neptune — found by NASA’s at any surface of this planet is %:1:1 suffered from the disease and outside our solar system with distance where water can exist 18b’s atmosphere. “K2-18b receives only 5 per Kepler spacecraft. “With so likely 10 times higher than the died at the age of 45. Earth-like temperatures that in liquid form, they said. The results revealed the cent more radiation than the many new super-Earths deepest point of the ocean in arry Potter author JK The new gift follows a could support life. “Finding water in a poten- molecular signature of water Earth, leaving it with an equi- expected to be found over the Earth,” Erin M May, who stud- HRowling has made a sub- major donation Rowling made K2-18b, which is eight tially habitable world other vapour, also indicating the librium temperature of 265 K next couple of decades, it is ies exoplanet atmospheres at stantial donation for research in 2010 that started the Anne times the mass of Earth, is now than Earth is incredibly excit- presence of hydrogen and heli- (minus 8 degrees Celsius),” likely that this is the first dis- the University of Michigan, in into the treatment of multiple Rowling clinic at the universi- the only exoplanet known to ing,” said first author Angelos um in the planet’s atmosphere, Lothringer wrote in the tweet. covery of many potentially the US, wrote on Twitter. sclerosis at a centre named after ty. Rowling said she is encour- have both water and tempera- Tsiaras from the University researchers said. Further studies are habitable planets,” said co- “This planet is about the her late mother. aged by advances being made tures that could be potentially College London (UCL) in the They believe that other required to estimate cloud cov- author Ingo Waldmann from same temperature as Earth, The 15.3 million-pound and proud that the clinic is not habitable, according to the UK. molecules including nitrogen erage and the percentage of UCL. “This is not only because but 2.7 times larger. While the (USD 18.8 million) donation only doing important research study published in the journal “K2-18b is not ‘Earth 2.0’ and methane may be present atmospheric water present, the super-Earths like K2-18b are planet is not habitable due to announced Thursday will be but has also provided “practi- Nature Astronomy. as it is significantly heavier and but, with current observations, researchers said. the most common planets in copious hydrogen/helium, the used for new facilities at a cal, on the ground support and The planet orbits the cool has a different atmospheric they remain undetectable. The researchers noted that our galaxy, but also because red measurement is a huge leap,” research center based at the care for people with MS.” The dwarf star K2-18, which is composition. However, it “This is the coolest exo- given the high level of activity dwarfs — stars smaller than our tweeted Andrew Howard, University of Edinburgh in Harry Potter books have been about 110 light years from the brings us closer to answering planet that we’ve detected water of its red dwarf star, K2-18b Sun — are the most common Professor of Astronomy at Scotland. The author’s mother a global sensation. Earth in the Leo constellation, the fundamental question: Is in. While not a true Earth-ana- may be more hostile than Earth stars,” said Waldmann. Caltech in the US. !" #$ %&'()%* " , >$ 7 Australian. Mum, hence, always made sure she cooked food with fresh vegetables and '>1>) different types of ingredients. She taught me a lot and that is something you can- not quantify. But you can taste something if it has been made with love and you can also know and taste something if it hasn’t been made with love. And at Lune, every & single croissant is made with love. That’s a lesson from my mother. How do you adapt your dishes to local ! " ingredients while travelling? Any spices or dish across the globe that may have " " caught your fancy... Recently, I took Lune to Singapore for a few days and the formula I created is so important and it took us months to get that ! : right. And it depends on the quality of water, the type of milk and the flour you . use. So to have taken the local ingredients, it would have taken a lot of time to create , : the croissants. But we did find the solu- tion. We had to produce the croissant in ('> Australia and we flew those. In case we do plan to take Lune international, I will have How did you conceptualise Lune to fly down to city and understand the local Croissanterie? ingredients because they can make a When I returned from France, I real- huge difference to them. ly wanted to re-live my days in Paris rel- ishing a croissant in a café and some cof- Which cuisine in the world would you fee. Hence, I went on a search for the per- say comes closest to the perfect sensory fect croissant. But I couldn’t find it. and nutritional balance? There were many bakeries which had it That’s a really tough one. Well, a lot of but it was almost like a token product that varieties. I love Thai food. I love people thought they had to keep since they Vietnamese food. I love Malaysian and were bakeries. No one was really putting Indonesian food as well. And I really love in any love. It was then when I thought eating with hands. Also, I think using cut- that maybe I could make a croissant. And lery can totally separate you from your I thought to make them instead of open- food and with hands, I find it the most ing a café. I was working by myself for over enjoyable. And I love that in the Asian cui- a 100 hours per week and had to put in a sine, your hands are used often. So for me, lot of effort and time. I asked my broth- going out and having an amazing dish with er to join me and take this idea of a saloon a naan or bread and roti with scooped up and turn it into a retail bakery instead of meat is quite an experience. a wholesale café. We started off and it with other cuisines as well? ments were appealing to my engineering privilege to provide food and happiness towards perfection. quickly gained traction. Three months Now at Lune, we have gotten a little mindset. And if I could use all those tech- and nourishment to people. I think it is ‘A picture on the phone cannot possi- into it and we saw people lining up from more experimental. We make flavours, nical elements to make something so deli- important for chefs to respect ingredients What kind of techniques do you pre- bly capture its flavours.’ In this age of two to three ‘o’ clock in the morning and textures and try our best to create amaz- cious, could I love my job more? and to celebrate them. That’s something fer for the presentation of croissant? social media, do you think it is an waiting for five to six hours to buy the ing experiences. We do a three-course pas- I have been doing too. I think if a croissant has been made injustice to the chefs who prepare a dish croissant. try dedication; first one is the tradition- What is your signature dish and how well, it needs nothing else. That’s the sign that ultimately first gets clicked and al croissant. Second, an experimental did you come up with the experiment? How has your cooking evolved over the of a really good croissant. No need for any uploaded before it is even tasted? Initially, you couldn’t make it to the flavoured one. And the last is again an I think it’s the croissant. And I didn’t years? presentation. If it is good, just eat it 10 min- I think it is definitely an injustice to finale of Masterchef Australia and today, experimental but sweet dish. This gives the come up with it but I think I played a small That’s tough to answer. It’s because my utes after it’s fresh out of the oven. It will the chef. Quite often, we eat with our eyes you’re going back to the show as a guest chef an opportunity to get innovative with part in its popularity around the world. business is primarily involved around be nutty, flavoury, a bit sweet, a little bit before we taste something but it’s so true judge. How does it feel? pastries. See, many people make croissant And I hope that now more people are pay- croissant. When I got back from France, crunchy and soft. And you should get that some of the most delicious dishes on Oh, that moment! — When the guest but not many people make great ones. If ing attention to the dish and the produc- I only spent a month working in the bak- everything you need from the experience the planet don’t look that great and then judge walks through the door. That was I had to put all my energy in making one tion. ery there and when I got back and start- of just eating that croissant minimally. your mind is blown when you taste it. I a very special and emotional experience dish, it’d be always croissant. And now that ed Lune, I realised, maybe I didn’t know think these days we go through our for me. Walking through those doors gave I have established Lune, I have started to What is the biggest thing you stand for the real part of the home production Food is subjective to different people. Instagram feeds a lot and taste a dish from me a flashback of my audition and my experiment with different cuisines as and support as a chef? process of making a croissant and instead Some may like a dish and some won’t. how it looks like. But I think from a food- time in the show. I guess I had to work well. When I was an engineer and was real- of going back to school to learn that, I How do you deal with negative criticism blogging perspective, it is a wonderful plat- incredibly hard to change my life. I had ly unhappy and unsatisfied with my job, worked my job and also for Lune, which to your food? form which allows chefs to share what to figure out how I could learn as much How would you describe your transi- I mostly looked forward to going back had a pretty positive effect on my cook- I couldn’t agree more. Everything is they’re cooking. But I believe that one as possible and gain respect in this indus- tion from an aerospace engineer to home and starting to cook; for myself and ing. And every single time, we made crois- subjective and the croissant I make at Lune needs to keep an open mind towards what try. Walking in and looking at the contes- being a chef? my partner. And I started investing my sants, we made sure to challenge the is my favourite but I understand it isn’t they see. Also I think that the food blog- tants, I knew I had been there. I knew they Science is dynamic and one of the time in researching new recipes and process of cooking and improvise all the everyone’s. And I realise that I cannot make gers have the responsibility on how they were taking a risk, leaving behind their most interesting subjects to study. But the ingredients and going to the farmer’s mar- time. I’m not just talking about cooking croissant as per everybody’s taste. I am talk about something or criticise some- jobs in order to look for happiness and fol- reality is that the application of aero- ket and also became quite experimental them. I cook various dishes for dinner at open to criticism because that’s how one thing that they’ve eaten and understand- low passion. I felt rewarded coming as a dynamics is extremely difficult. It requires with my dishes. I felt happier while cook- home but cooking at Lune was learning learns. ing that maybe someone else might enjoy guest judge. It was worth all the risk that creativity and also demands perfection. ing than my job. One thing that made me about our equipment, our ingredients, our it if not themselves. Food is subjective. But I took. Well, for cooking, you need a deep under- happy while cooking was to see people customers and our product. And I hope What shaped your food logic while what truly matters is not how the dish standing of the techniques and how the enjoy the dishes I cooked for them. And that in 10 or 20 years from now, our crois- growing up? What are your inspirations? looks but the experience of eating it. But What is your obsession with crois- various ingredients interact with each the other thing that gives immense plea- sant is much better than what we are mak- Any anecdotes to share... in this age, we need to consider the look sants? Would you like to experiment other. 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In fact, with growing accessibility, A cheerful styling for interiors .#H home decor is not static but seasonal with through colours transfigures the way of M the house-proud redoing their interiors living. Studies show that the use of continuously. And now that technology colours in a space can affect the mood and is in play, it is as easy to put together a look 7 :;:0 energy levels of people. Lighter colours O for your home as it is to change clothes. make spaces look larger, while darker ones Experts share some of the current trends, lend them a cosy, confined feeling,” says 1 * & a heady mix of colour and quirk. $ " 5) Dhawan. " ! " !" 1" Decor is something which emanates In times of a stressed economy, you from within and is about the individual do not have to burn a hole in your pock- imagination. Picture resting under the $ $ " ! " et to redo your home. Incorporating a few & cool shade of a tree after a busy day at elements here and there can pep up your + work, with the breeze calming you down. :(?2 % %1 spaces. Paper bags are easily available in " ) "5 + It may not be easy to find solace in the abundance at homes. You can recycle + " concrete jungle but you can bring nature ostentatious to decorate the space. has the capacity to turn a drab piece into same colour in a variety of ways. Instead these in order to create exotic lanterns. + + L & in your home with nature-inspired 3D Moreover, abstracts — be it in any form a fab one and how could nature in the of looking overpowering or dominating, While Shingal recommends that lighting wallpapers for the living area, suggests — paintings, artefacts, upholstery designs home ever go wrong? Palm imagery offers they offer a very subtle and refined look. elements are the perfect accessory for your ) * ) Ankur Shingal, founder of Ansavv. He or lights —are favoured today,” he shares. natural beauty at its peak. Gone are the “Complementing them with dusty pinks homes — be it chandeliers, lanterns or ) +" feels that the underlying principle must Anika Mittal Dhawan, founder and days of matchy-matchy look. Mixing up and greys as well as textures for furniture floor lamps — Dhawan and Mathur sug- + 5 & be to never get influenced by others, and director of Mold Design Studio, says that pieces from various periods and also your and other fabrics such as sofa cushions gest bright cushions, upholstery, a few +& " ) in fact, express yourself freely and create the most popular emerging trend is that family heirlooms are considered majestic and upholstery add a sense of warmth to indoor plants, lampshades and paintings. something which defines you. Wallpapers of usage of metal, be it in artworks, instal- and when it comes to curved sofas they the space,” she says. Ranawat suggests an overload of bamboo & + &C ) and wall art have made a huge comeback lations, furniture, lighting or hardware. are here to stay, feels Lokendra Ranawat, While Shingal agrees with Kantawal shoots and bonsai plants to create little 1 in the past few years and are still much Bronze, brass, rose gold and copper have founder and CEO of WoodenStreet. on the point that light and subdued dots of nature. + 1 in vogue. The most popular are the ones been particularly dominating in combi- colours are not the only grammar, Mathur Diwali can easily become an experi- " ) which let you enjoy the vibe and beauty nations with wood. Marble and glass, of 4 and Dhawan believe we’re seeing a ment with lights. “Yes, there are hand- ) + " + + of nature. “They are a perfect means to course, create some impressive products. The palette is decidedly bright. much more subtle use of colours with made diyas always. Exclusive and bejew- incorporate something new into the Increasingly, fusion involves natural “Vibrancy can never go out of fashion,” multiple contrasts. “Bright warm shades elled candle-holders, pendant lights as well + existing decor. Experimenting with it is materials, aimed at creating more intimate feels Saniya Kantawala, founder and in different hues — green, blue, pink, teal, as decorations can be wrapped around 1" + 5P like breaking the monotony or giving a and welcoming spaces, shares Puja principal designer of SKD. However, she yellow and mauve — are defining spaces plants, foliage, even alcoves and bannis- L ( . character to your space,” says Shingal. Mathur, interior designer, Arcadia Design. says that the tonality is mute. Cinnamon, in a rich manner, making them the ters. If you prefer minimalist home decor, There are numerous options available Everything from curved sofas, palm espresso, deep browns and nude tints have classier options these days,” says Shingal embellish your space with a lot of metal for both wall art and wallpapers to suit all imagery, mixed up furniture to boucle and gained extreme popularity in the last few whereas Mathur points put towards hurricane lanterns sculpted along geomet- & pockets. So one doesn’t need to be too bold primary shades are in style. “Boucle years. One can play with shades of the green. “It is becoming the most favoured ric lines,” says Kantawal. " # !! = & " # $ . costs and allows car makers to $ offer many more options; the # Suzuki HEARTECT platform is the same from the WagonR to the # # Ertiga. .'4(!1 $;! But he could take decisions as $ a young engineer that others would # hesitate to take. He once gambled # $ Porsche’s future developing a small $ limited number of 917 race-cars as # regulations those days meant man- # ufacturers had to build 25 cars to # be eligible to take part in the com- petition. The Porsche 917 went on to become one of the most success- ?UU-H ( . # ful single model of race cars ever built and made Porsche’s name among the fans of sporty cars. The current success of the 911 or even he automotive history has sev- the future success of something Teral notable figures, many of like the Taycan Electric Vehicle + + +" whom gave their names to epony- that the company just launched mous brands — Ford, Honnda, will be in part due to the 917. Then 4# # Toyota (Toyoda, actually) and there was Audi’s revolutionary # H many others, including Ferdinand Quattro system, a pioneering all- Porsche. The last was a legendary wheel drive system that a thirty- 8 % " - 6 "8 6$ # man. 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Piech was as it crossed the 300 miles per tory, was revived by the British and the back and forth deals, the father of that concept and took hour mark, which is the fastest # Army Engineer, Ivan Hirst. It laid global travel hunting for investors, it further than anyone had before. speed ever recorded by a road car. < the foundations for the gigantic corporate spying and what not can Platforms fix mundane things that The Chiron’s interiors are super 1 Volkswagen Automotive Group make the head spin. And for that many people do not notice, such luxurious and you can potential- M that today encompasses not just feat alone, bringing Porsche back as the distance between the front ly go at those speeds bathed in Volkswagen but also Audi, Skoda, into the fold in a matter of speak- axle and the firewall that divides leather, air-conditioning, all while SEAT, Lamborghini, Bentley and ing should make Piech’s name the engine compartment from the listening to soothing music, if ( Bugatti. And there is another com- legendary among automotive exec- passenger cabin. Different cars you want to. The Chiron is the # pany — Porsche. utives of the modern era. But this can share not just their underpin- successor to the Veyron, an equal- The history between is where the grandson of nings but engines, suspensions ly ridiculous world-record beating ABK Volkswagen and Porsche is a com- Ferdinand Porsche, whose name and of course, interior compo- car. A car that Piech told his engi- plicated and convoluted one but he was given, is so, so special for nents. The Volkswagen Golf, a car neers to build, no matter at what the eventual merger of the two automotive enthusiasts like me. unfortunately not sold in India, cost. It is impossible, therefore, to $ firms was in no small part due to This name was a legendary engi- formed the basis for cars like the find another icon of the automo- the internecine battle between neer and an expert of the manu- Audi A4, Skoda Octavia and the tive world in the modern age. Sure, members of the Porsche family. An facturing process in a way not seen Volkswagen Tiguan. This simple he had his flaws like every human Ferdinand Piech won. The grand- since Henry Ford. idea was so revolutionary that has but right now we should son of the founder of the compa- The entire modern automotive every mass-market manufacturer remember the passing of this leg- ny defeated his cousins who had manufacturing process is based on follows it today. It not only makes end because I personally doubt we attempted to buy Volkwagen. platforms. 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See you in $ liked it if he had come and 2020.” 4= " % # $ arcelona captain Lionel been with us but, as I have Clijsters made her WTA ## 9 H: 4H BMessi would be “thrilled” said, we have an exception- debut aged 15 at Antwerp in % %# # % if Neymar returned to the al squad to challenge for 1999. She has 41 singles E & ; H Catalan side but insisted every title, even without titles, and is the only moth- H they could still win trophies him.” er to top the WTA charts # L 3 without the Brazilian. Messi denied reports he since computer rankings # #M ( " H In an interview with the had used his influence to try began in 1975. ;# # O Catalan newspaper Sport and force the Barcelona Despite her lengthy time $ ## this week, Messi said the board to push through the out she still ranks third ; H # # # return of Neymar, who was deal. among active players in at Barca from 2013 and 2017 “Here, it is not me that terms of tournament success when he left for Paris Saint- gives the orders,” he said. : / ( ) 2 behind the Williams sisters Germain, could only “We never said that he had — Serena with 72 titles and Ekaterinburg: " = 4 strengthen the Spanish to be brought in. We didn’t !; 4 I’ve been a full-time mum. Venus with 49. . )K+#* champions. make any demands.” And I love it, I really do. But She told the WTA’s offi- .#H ' !# “I would be thrilled if “I don’t know if the club elgium’s former world I also loved being a profes- cial website that her motiva- . & Neymar came back,” said the (Barcelona) wanted it to Bnumber one Kim sional tennis player. And tion to come out of retire- H 9# " $ Argentine. happen. What I do know is Clijsters announced on honestly I miss that feeling,” ment wasn’t that she felt she . @- # “I understand that not that Neymar really wanted it. Thursday her return to com- she said on Twitter. still had something to prove # ( everyone agrees. That’s nor- But I understand it is very petitive tennis in 2020, seven Clijsters won the US but rather for “the chal- 1 H 2 % $ mal after everything that difficult to negotiate with years after retiring to become Open in 2005, 2009 and lenge”. $ . happened around Ney, the 7 ( ! - , PSG.” a stay-at-home mum of three 2010, and the Australian “I have friends who . way in which he left, the way Barcelona president children. Open in 2011. would say, I want to run the $ he abandoned us. results we want.” ($264 million at the time) in Josep Maria Bartomeu said The 36-year-old four- She initially retired in New York Marathon before . “But when you look at The summer transfer 2017, with Barcelona and on Friday Neymar “did time singles Grand Slam 2007 aged 23, making a I turn 50. For me, I still love # the sporting angle, for me window saw an on-off soap Real Madrid both linked. everything” to force through champion said she loved return two years later after to play tennis,” she said. Neymar is one of the best opera surrounding the 27- Ultimately he stayed in a return to the Camp Nou in being a mum but missed the having her first child to win As a former world num- O players in the world and year-old’s apparent desire to the French capital, at least for the close season, but his club adrenalin of the tennis world her second US Open, then ber one she can expect # obviously would improve leave PSG, who paid a world the time being. could “not meet” the French tour. hanging up her racquet again unlimited wildcards next 3# our chances of getting the record 222 million euros “I am not disappointed,” champions' demands. “These last seven years after the 2012 US Open. season. Kolkata: ; 4 1 # 2 : =G 4 # ## +K++ # . % # $ "# 12& 2%( Rio Games, World that and would love to see try and learn new things. think about it because if there is a dearth of qual- # # $ $ Championships (2017, myself win that Olympic I should also learn new I can play well, it will ity women’s singles play- he World 2018), 2017 Dubai Super Gold at Tokyo. things in each tourna- come up. At the end of ers in the country beyond 3 TChampionship Gold Series Finals, the 2018 “There is a vacant ment, because people will the day, you will have to them. ?5 has healed the wounds of Commonwealth Games space (laughs) in my cab- have some kind of strat- beat these top players On whether she is +- all past final debacles and the Jakarta Asian inet for that Gold. The egy for me,” she said. again to achieve the concerned about lack of A5 except the Rio Olympics, Games. Olympic qualification is “I have been working Gold,” she said. women’s singles players, # ?@ " 1 says Indian badminton “It (World on and this win will give with Kim. She had some Asked if achieving the Sindhu said: “Well, after ?A ace P V Sindhu, who has Championships Gold) me the confidence to go changes for me and it world No1 ranking is on me and Saina, there is a # . % ) # * kept an empty space in takes care of all those further.” helped me. But now I her mind, the former little bit of gap. There are . her trophy cabinet for losses. People have been Sindhu, however, says have to learn few new world No 2 said: “Yeah.. some junior players but it the top prize, which she talking about my final the path to the Tokyo things. I need to work on But I am not very partic- will take time. It is not hopes to claim in Tokyo phobia, how I take pres- Olympic Gold will be a net-play.” ular about ranking and going to be easy. North Sound: ! # 4 next year. sure in the finals and I tough one as now her Ranked fifth in the for now it is Olympics, it “A lot of players from # An Olympic Silver- can say I gave the answer opponents will look to World currently, Sindhu is ultimate goal, so after other countries are doing medallist, Sindhu with my racquet,” Sindhu, exploit her weaknesses has virtually sealed her that it will be step by step. well at the junior level & : clinched the historic who has been recom- and she will need to add Olympic qualification. “Next for me is whether it is Korea, 4 )+85A* ! World Championship mended for Padma something new to her A higher ranking will China, so focusing on Thailand or China. So I : ( Gold at Basel after beat- Bhushan said. game to achieve success. help her avoid meeting that,” said the think it will take a few ! & ing Japan’s Nozomi “But Olympics is a “(Rio) 2016 was my top players when the Hyderabadi, who is tak- years till we have some ?B- % # ?B? Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in completely different feel- first Olympics and draw is made at the Tokyo ing part in the China players coming up. ! ( )K?* # %# her third successive final. ing. Rio (Games) and nobody knew me much. I Games but Sindhu said Open (September 17) and “But they need to )@B* ! # Before that historic World Championship was just one of the play- she is unfazed about Korea Open (September work hard. They have to # day, the 24-year-old gave me different memo- ers but after Rio, every- standings. 24) in the next two weeks. be smart and be strong & $ Indian faced incessant for ries, but, yeah, one Gold thing changed and now “Ranking matters While Sindhu and themselves about what +- 3 losing lost in the finals of medal is missing, so def- after the world champi- because the draw depends Saina Nehwal have put they want,” she signed major events such as the initely I will work hard for onship, everybody will on it but I don’t really Indian badminton on top, off. !" #$ %&'()%* * >: H : $ " - $ 12& 2%( 6 $ # K 6$ 8 $( he Delhi and District Cricket Association T(DDCA) on Thursday renamed the Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium in memo- 12& 2%( ry of the late politician-cum-sports-administra- A2) tor. n another bid to ignite his Test career, In a glittering function, Home Minister Indian limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Test: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Amit Shah digitally inaugurated the renamed ISharma has been selected as the first- Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in presence of late choice opener alongside Mayank Agarwal Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), finance minister’s family. for the three-match Test series against Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (Wicket- DDCA also unveiled a new pavilion stand South Africa starting from 2nd October keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket- at the Feroz Shah Kotla after skipper Virat Kohli, at Visakhapatnam. keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently became the most successful India The Mumbai batsman, who opens for Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, captain in Test cricket, surpassing MS Dhoni. India in One Day International and T20 Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, A short video and an animation film on format made his long-awaited Test debut Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill. Kohli’s journey from being an U-19 player to in the home series against West Indies in India captain was also shown. November 2013 (farewell series of Sachin Board President's XI: Rohit Sharma “When I decided to name a stand in hon- Tendulkar) but despite scoring 177 runs (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank our of Virat Kohli, I told this first to Arun Jaitley in his maiden innings and earning Man Panchal, AR Easwaran, Karun Nair, ji. He told me this is a good decision because of the Series award, the talented 32-years Siddhesh Lad, KS Bharat (wicket- there is no better player than Virat in world old Mumbaikar never really impressed in keeper), Jalaj Saxena, Dharmendrasinh cricket,” said DDCA president Rajat Sharma. the red-ball format and could only man- Jadeja, Avesh Khan, Ishan Porel, The unveiling ceremony was held at the age to feature in 27 Tests in six years since Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav. Weightlifting Hall of the Jawaharlal Nehru debut despite being a top performer in the $ # Stadium. white-ball game. = $( J $ Besides the family members of Jaitley, the One of the primary reasons for his $ O ($ P the Karnataka player got a fair run but a gala evening was also attended by Sport exclusion from the Test side was his bat- dip in form forced the panel to go for a Minister Kiren Rijiju, former sports minister ting position; with Cheteshwar Pujara, that team management's patience with him change. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Delhi BJP chief Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane forming (Pant) is finally running out even though “We definitely communicated to KL. Manoj Tiwari, ex-skipper Kapil Dev and former the solid middle-order partnership, Rohit he remains the first-choice for the selec- He is an exceptional talent and unfortu- India opener Chetan Chauhan, among others. was left with no choice than to give up his tion panel. nately his form has dipped in red-ball “For Arun ji, cricket was his passion and life. preferred position and bat at number six Asked who among Pant or cricket,” Prasad said. He remained DDCA chief for 13 years and he in which he never looked comfortable. Wriddhiman is going to be the first “With Shikhar Dhawan and Murali played a great role in making the likes of Virat, And now with Hanuma Vihari perform- choice, Prasad gave a twisted reply. Vijay gone, we can’t keep changing both Pant, Dhawan, Nehra, Sehwag as great players. ing well in that position (number six) for “My answer is the same. Let’s see. the openers in the side. Someone had to All these players love him very much,” Sharma almost a year, there was no other choice Rishabh definitely to begin with but we will stick around. And probably with seniors, said. left with the selectors except to try Rohit see whether the team management thinks who exiting, KL got more opportunities. as opener in place of out-of-form KL on those lines. Let’s leave it to them. Also Unfortunately, he was not delivering con- Rahul, who despite having long run in the in India, we need a ‘keeper with some sistently. He delivered in patches and that's The DDCA president Rajat Sharma also red-ball format at his preferred position more skills playing at home, let’s see how why we backed him because when he is announced the setting up of two cricket acad- failed to perform according to his calibre. it goes,” he said. on song, he is treat to watch.” emies for under-privileged kids here, an endeav- Rohit, who started his international In the bowling section, Umesh Yadav When asked about what’s next for our the likes of Kapil Dev and Gautam Gambhir career as a middle-order batsman in lost his place despite being the top wick- Rahul, Prasad gave the example of VVS have agreed to support. 2007 T20 World Cup was promoted to et-taker in the last home series (11 wick- Laxman. “Following my friend late Arun Jaitley’s open the innings in the One Day format ets in two Tests) against West Indies in “When VVS Laxman was once vision, we have decided to have two cricket acad- and subsequently in the T20s also after he 2018, as in home conditions, the team can’t dropped from the Indian team, he went emies for under-privileged kids. impressed in the ICC Champions Trophy have the luxury of four specialist pacers back to domestic cricket, scored 1400 runs The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) 2013 in England and Wales. His opening when only two will finally play. in the Ranji Trophy and came back. KL has has allotted land in Pitampura and CWG stand with former India A partner Shikhar Speaking about Yadav, Prasad said that to do the same,” said Prasad. Games village,” the DDCA president said dur- Dhawan was one of the major reasons of it’s better Umesh plays domestic cricket as MSK Prasad meanwhile also indicat- ing the glittering ceremony attended by Virat India’s triumph in that tournament. he has no chance to fit in the playing XI ed that selection committee has created a Kohli and his team. During that Champions Trophy, Rohit when one among Ishant and Shami will pool of openers and whoever now gets an “We will open two academies in Delhi where not just only settled his place at the top of be dropped at home. opportunity, will get a long rope just like players from economically weaker background the order with 177 runs in five innings (2 “Issue right now, we couldn’t have Rahul did. will get free training. Gautam Gambhir, Kapil fifties) but also in the following games Umesh here as it will be two-seamers who “So you know, in the pipeline, Dev, Ashish Nehra, Virender Sehwag have proved why he was rated as one of the will play. If it’s really a seaming track, we Shubman is opening and we have Priyank agreed to help in this endeavour,” Sharma said. brightest talents in world cricket. go for the third one. So Umesh may not Panchal and Abhimanyu Easwaran, who “Former greats like Sehwag, Nehra and His 209-run innings against Australia play. For him, it is better to play domes- is doing extremely well. From the available Gambhir have assured me that they will help at M Chinnaswamy in the last game of the KL Rahul’s continuous failure, finally Prasad said after the meeting of the panel tic cricket as we are in the domestic sea- lot, we will look at giving them as many shape career of these kids free of cost,” he said. 2013 series showed that he is capable MSK Prasad-led selection committee on Thursday. son. He is in India A side,” Prasad added. opportunities. Sharma also announced a medical insurance enough of playing big innings and he opted for him to play as a specialist open- “With regards to Shubman Gill, we Rohit will captain the Board “Whoever gets an opportunity, also cover for all current first class cricketers. proved that Bengaluru’s innings was not er in the side. look at him as an opener as well as a mid- President’s XI in a three-day warm-up gets a fair run. We have alternatives and just a fluke by scoring two more double And not just only Rohit but also 2018 dle-order batsman. We are looking at him match against the Proteas in Vizianagaram back-ups, we have created bench strength,” hundreds in the following years. U-19 World Cup Player of the Tournament as back-up for both the slots. As he keeps from September 26, where he will also test Prasad asserted. His 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden and highly rated rookie Punjab batsman playing more and more, he will get his himself in the new role. Speaking about fit-again all-rounder Gardens on 13th November 2014 still Shubman Gill was too rewarded for his opportunities, because he is a player for “He is opening in white-ball cricket for Hardik Pandya, who also failed to find his holds the record of the highest individual performance with a place in the Test side all three formats,” he observed. a decade now (for six years) and I am sure place in the 15, the former Indian wick- score by a batsman in white-ball game. as a back-up floater, who can fit in both he has that ability to bat up the order. We etkeeper said that the Baroda cricketer was During ICC World Cup in England as an opener and a middle-order batsman. have seen that in red-ball cricket and if he excluded because there is very little this year also he was the highest run-get- “Yes, we are definitely looking at him As far as other positions were con- can replicate that in white-ball cricket, chance of him fitting into the XI in home ter of the tournament with 648 runs in (Rohit) and want to give him an oppor- cerned Rishabh Pant retained his place in nothing like it,” Prasad said. conditions. nine innings which includes record five tunity up the order. He is keen (on open- the side despite a below-par series in “Hardik is not in the side because if hundred in a single edition. ing) and the selection committee, as well Caribbean islands but could lose his spot you look at home conditions, he may not And after that brilliant record there as everyone (team management), is keen. in the playing XI to a more accomplished For Rahul, who has scored only one fit in. Also a lot of white-ball cricket being was a lot of talk about his inclusion in the We want to see where he stands and then Wriddhiman Saha after the chairman of Test hundred (149 against England at played, it’s a culmination of both,” he con- five-day format of the game and now with take a call,” Chairman of Selectors MSK selection committee gave a fair indication Oval) in last 18 months, Prasad said that cluded. "" $ ( . : P $ - $ ! " ; P . H ## Thursday. Asked whether he feels he is ready for the grind of international cricket, 4 12& 2%( Easwaran said: “Yes I am.” Besides Shubman Gill, who lead the ndia skipper Virat Kohli turned nostalgic on India A’ side in the first unofficial Test against 12& 2%( me run like in a fitness test @msdhoni,” IThursday after the Delhi and District Cricket South Africa A’ in Thiruvananthapuram, the tweeted Kohli alongside the picture. Association (DDCA) unveiled a new pavilion focus will also be on openers Easwaran and ll Virat Kohli wanted was to remem- The appreciation tweet, within no stand bearing his name at the Feroz Shah Kotla Priyank Panchal who will feature only in the Aber a good partnership with time, was linked to Dhoni’s future and in recognition of his contribution to the game. second match, to be played in Mysuru from Mahendra Singh Dhoni but the seeming- speculation started that the veteran wick- “Never thought I would be honoured at such September 17. ly innocuous social media post ended up etkeeper-batsman would be making an a grand scale. Don’t know how to address this as “It will be a good challenge for me triggering a fresh avalanche of specula- announcement by evening. my family, wife, brother, sister-in-law are here,” said against quality South African bowlers. If you tion on the former skipper’s future on Dhoni, who is currently on a break Kohli during the glittering function. do well, your confidence always grows,” Thursday. in the USA, became a trending topic on “It was in 2001 (2000) during a match Easwaran said on his upcoming assignment. It started with Kohli posting a picture social media thanks to Kohli’s post against Zimbabwe, my childhood coach Rajkumar The recent West Indies tour where he of himself with Dhoni from the 2016 before the speculation was put to rest. Sharma gave me two tickets. I remember cling- played against their A’ side, was a learning World T20 quarterfinal match against “I don’t know from where these ing to the gallery grill asking for Javagal Srinath’s curve for Easwaran, although he did not get Australia, which India won by six wick- rumours started. I don’t think they are autograph. I was telling my brother how far we many runs. ets. In that match, Kohli top-scored true,” was Chairman of Selectors MSK have come. “So today to have a pavilion in my “I learnt a lot from that tour. Playing with a 51-ball 82 not out and stitched a Prasad’s response when the senior play- name at the same stadium is surreal and a great with the Dukes ball in those conditions. I 67-run unbeaten partnership with his er’s name cropped up while he was honour,” he added. played for the first time under lights with then captain Dhoni (18 not out) to steer addressing a press conference to The Delhi batsman recently became the most the red ball. That was also a challenge. It’s India home. “A game I can never forget. announce India’s Test squad for the successful India captain in Test cricket, surpass- ( $ ; $ difficult as an opener to play with the new Special night. This man (Dhoni), made home series. ing Mahendra Singh Dhoni. ball under lights. I had to adjust to the wick- .:%.!$! ets there.” Most of Easwaran’s time at India A’ was bagful of runs to show for in first-class spent under the tutelage of Rahul Dravid % $ ! " O P ( B 8 Acricket, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran although the legendary former India cap- is ready to move to the next level but is not tain stepped down from that role due to his losing sleep over an India call-up ahead of National Cricket Academy commitments. ' 3@ $ $( ;'6!1!1$(!';! innings to leave India ‘A’ at 10 for the South Africa home Test series. “Rahul sir has been an idol since I start- one. Easwaran helped India Red win the ed playing cricket. He is an inspiration. ndia ‘A’ defeated South Africa ‘A’ Bawne was then dismissed Duleep Trophy by an innings and 38 runs Sharing the dressing room with him has 12& 2%( side claim some of its biggest over- Icomfortably by seven wickets for a 17-ball 6, caught by Senuran in Bengaluru last week as he cracked a copy- been a dream come true. I learnt quite a bit seas Test wins in the last couple of on the final day morning of the Muthusamy off Ngidi, while book 153 from 300 balls in the first innings from him. He has been very open to us,” n impressive T20 years. first unofficial Test to take a 1-0 Bharat was sent back by off-spin- to lay the foundation for the massive tri- Easwaran said. AInternational debut under his With Umesh Yadav and lead in the two-match series here ner Dane Piedt. umph. On the added pressure of leading belt, speedster Navdeep Saini Bhuvneshwar also competing on Thursday. Left-handed Dube, who had Easwaran, who turned 24 a few days ago Bengal, he said: “I think it’s an honour for hopes to play Test cricket in for spots in the XI, breaking in to Mumbai all-rounder Shivam showcased his hitting abilities in and was also appointed the captain of the me to lead Bengal. If I can bat the way I have future but feels he will need extra the Indian Test side seems tough. Dube smashed two sixes off suc- the unofficial ODI series preced- Bengal team for all three formats, is a India been batting, it will be really helpful for my hard work to break into the However, the Indian team cessive balls to seal the win for the ing the Test matches, smacked A regular and has been in good form for team. The management has shown faith in “strong” bowling unit of the management sees Saini as a future hosts. Chasing just 48 runs in Piedt for two huge sixes to finish quite some time. me. When it comes to team selection and national team. prospect in red-ball cricket. To their second innings, India ‘A’ the job in style. The Dehradun-born city boy had a decision making, I have a little added “Our bowling unit in the Test groom him in the longest format endured a mild stutter as skipper Resuming at the overnight blockbuster season in the 2018-19 Ranji responsibility. But I would like to enjoy it and format is very strong. When I was of the game, the management Shubhman Gill (5), Ankit Bawne score of 179 for 9, SA ‘A’ were Trophy, amassing 861 runs, the fourth high- take it as a challenge.” with the team (in West Indies) I used him as a net bowler in the (6) and K S Bharat (5) fell in early bowled out for 186 in their sec- est from the Elite Group teams, with an aver- Although he has never had the chance realised that I’ll have to work hard- Test series against West Indies and before Dube (12 not out) and ond innings as the hosts needed age of 95.66 and studded with three cen- to speak to Indian captain Virat Kohli, er to get into the side. Only by the youngster said he learnt a lot Ricky Bhui (20 not out) complet- only 3.5 overs to wrap things up. turies. Easwaran — who made his first class doing that a I might get a chance,” from his experience with the ed the formalities for the home Shardul Thakur bowled “I am not thinking about selection. I am debut in 2013, concluded by saying he loves Saini told reporters. senior team. team. Lutho Sipamla for 8 to finish with not thinking about things I can’t control. I the way Kohli approaches the game. The Indian pace trio of Jasprit “At the international level South Africa ‘A’ fast bowler figures of 2 for 31. Shahbaz am only thinking about the South Africa A “I really enjoy the way Virat Kohli plays Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and error of margin is very less so I Lungi Ngidi, on a comeback trail Nadeem (3/17) and Jalaj Saxena series coming up from September 17. I have his cricket and the passion he has for the Mohammed Shami have been learn how to work around it in after injury, bowled Gill, who (2/22) were the best bowlers for to prepare well for that," Easwaran said on game. I love watching him bat.” extremely consistent helping the ! ( 8 8 practice,” Saini said. made a classy 90 in the first India ‘A’ in the second innings.