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Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual inquire and take it to the logi- ' ,,"'()* "*) The Bench after perusing harassment case. The court cal end,” it said. )5 .- $*"*%" the material, placed by him in emphasised that it will go to the Earlier in the day, the apex 4 ('($." &"*%" a sealed cover, said “very dis- root of the alleged conspiracy court directed chiefs of the CBI, *%''** *))), turbing” facts have emerged in and the sensational claims IB and Delhi Police to appear M 'N$$' " the matter. made by a lawyer that he was and meet in chambers “Can you call some respon- offered bribe to “fix” the CJI. the three judges who are hear- %"() ** " )"9 "'*/ **)" ""$ sible officers from the CBI, A three-judge Special ing his claim that there was a !" )-$ )$(*) ""$ '%"%**)) "() *3 preferably the director? Can Bench headed by Justice Arun larger conspiracy to frame the .)*)" -)/"*)*%".**"&'*%"() *')* you call him to meet us in our Mishra said if fixers continue to CJI. "* *)"9 **%'.)."* chambers?” Justice Mishra work and manipulate the judi- After meeting the direc- asked Venugopal. ciary as claimed, neither this tors of the CBI and the IB, and %" "(%'5" $" *'% '&%)%'. "($.' He replied in the affirma- institution nor any of “us” will the Delhi Police ),$"()'-(&*),$")*%",, */ % ' tive and referred to the April 20 survive. Commissioner, the Bench .),*"%"($." *%*%"%'').".)"O(.* Facebook post of Bains in The Bench, also compris- reassembled at 3 pm to hear " "("P which he had claimed that ing justices RF Nariman and the matter at length. there was a larger conspiracy by Deepak Gupta, asked lawyer The court turned down a %" "(%' *$$*5" -*%".**",)%") % ' some people to fix verdicts of ,- -'5 Bengali sweets and his favourite Relating an interesting inci- Utsav Singh Bains, who has request by Attorney General the Supreme Court and malign ‘Kurta-Pyjama’ from Kolkata. dent where he hit out at the made claims of a larger con- KK Venugopal and Solicitor that there is no connection “It is not an enquiry. We are the office of the CJI. n a non-political interview In an interaction with film `double-faced` practices of spiracy, to file another affidavit General Tushar Mehta to order between the hearing of meeting these officers in secret. Mehta told the Bench that Ion Wednesday Prime star Akshay Kumar, the Prime ‘Samajwadis’, the Prime Minister by Thursday morning after he a court-monitored SIT probe Bains’ claims of larger con- We don’t want any evidence to he was very disturbed with the Minister Narendra Modi Minister detailed some inter- said once when he came out of claimed that he has some more into the matter, saying the spiracy and the in-house be disclosed,” the Bench said. It allegations against the CJI as revealed that notwithstanding esting anecdotes of his life say- the Pune Railway station and “incriminating evidence”. court was not venturing into inquiry ordered into the sexu- had asked the three officers to well as claims made by the political rivalries West Bengal ing he has never been nervous was walking down the road, a The Bench said it will any enquiry at this moment. al harassment allegations meet the judges in chamber at lawyer and said they concern Chief Minister Mamata while speaking at internation- three-wheeler was slowly mov- take up the matter for hearing The Bench also clarified against the CJI. 12.30 pm. the judiciary in the country. Banerjee used to send him al fora. Modi said so when ing by his side. After a distance Kumar asked him whether he he stopped and asked the was nervous when he first ‘Rikshaw wala’ why he was fol- spoke in the United Nations lowing him. To his surprise, the after taking over as Prime three-wheeler driver quizzed Minister. him “Are you a Samajwadi ?” Pointing out that contrary To that Modi asked “ what to public perception there is makes you say so ?” good bonhomie among polit- “Sir, all Samajwadis walk a ical leaders and they keep distance for a while before good relations with each other, stepping into a rickshaw as they Modi said Bangladesh Prime do not want public to see that ! " # Chief Minister hit out at the Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazid they are taking to rickshaw '66'78149 *, Prime Minister saying how used to send her Bengali sweets comfort”, Modi said and $ during his regime the two and when Mamataji (West laughed suggesting that there $ % here seemed no political major scams had taken place in Bengal Chief Minister) came to was a gap between the preach- 4 1*5 mention in your reply that you T"hangover" of gifts being the name of Jandhan and know about it she would also ing and practice of ‘Samajwadis’ have given clean chit to Sadhvi exchanged between Narendra demonetisation. sent him Bengali sweets. The in the county. n a major relief to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. Applicant did Modi and Mamata Banerjee as She said, “Notebandi and Prime Minister said TMC chief While answering the actor’s & ' IPragya Singh Thakur, a not ask about it. the duo pounced on each other Jandhan were two scams that would also sent him a set of answer, Modi also quipped () Special National Investigation Keep in mind that the from public rallies hours after a happened during Modi's rule" ‘kurta-Pyjama’ each year from about his wife and columnist )( Agency (NIA) court here on court has framed charges televised interview of the Prime paving way for huge amount of Kolkata. Detailing some of his Twinkle Khanna’s views saying $$& & Wednesday rejected a plea against her because it found Minister highlighted Mamata's black money that went to the habits, he said he is habitual of she takes her anger against $ seeking to restrain her from some substance in allegations 'sweet diplomacy' with Modi. In The PM in an interview to saffron coffer. "With that black taking tea without sugar at 5 (me) that would have balanced ) contesting the Lok Sabha polls made against her,” Judge the interview, the PM said he film star Akshay Kumar con- money they have been fighting am and then in the evening at Kumar’s family life. “ That way ) %*) from Bhopal, even as it Padalkar observed. often received gifts like sweet ceded having received sweet elections, buying votes," she 6 pm under open sky. “But that I am doing a favour to you”, + , ) upbraided the investigating Sadhvi Pragya is one of the and apparel from his stated and apparel from Mamata at said warning, "When we will is not possible in his South said an smiling Modi. “I keep # agency for mentioning in its seven accused who are being arch rival, the Bengal Chief the cost of affecting electoral come to power will definitely Block office”, he said. tabs on social media to know $ $ response to the plea that it had tried by Special Court under Minister. prospects. “It may affect me get them probed." Asked what would he want what is happening in the (# given a “clean chit” to Sadhvi the Unlawful Activities "Yes I send him sweets but during elections but I can admit She said, "If someone mis- if he gets the magical lamp world. I also keep an eye on Pragya in the case. Prevention Act (UAPA) and I will not let him take votes," that Mamata still gifts me kur- takes political courtesy for ‘Aaladeen-ka-chirag’, the Prime your and Twinkle Khanna’s $ Hearing an application various other sections of the Mamata told a huge rally at tas," said the PM, adding that something else then one is liv- Minster said there was noth- Twitter accounts. The way she $$# ) filed by Nisar Ahmed Sayyad IPC for their alleged involve- Serampore in Hooghly even when the Chief Minister heard ing in a fool's paradise because ing like this exists as the con- vents her anger against me, $% Bilal, father of one of the vic- ment in the 2008 Malegaon as the Opposition CPI(M) that "Bangladesh PM Sheikh we in Bengal will give them cept has come from outside. your family life must be quite tims in the 2008 Malegaon blasts. and the Congress promptly Hasina gifted me Bengali sweets but not votes." Neverthless, he said he would peaceful. ! blasts, seeking to restrain On October 30, 2018, went to town "exposing the sweets, she also started sending Reacting to Banerjee's wish that all the people in the She would take out all the Sadhvi Pragya from contest- the special court in Mumbai nexus between the BJP and me the same." remarks a senior Marxist leader country be instilled with a anger against me. You must be ""$% & - ing the Lok Sabha polls, had framed charges against the TMC so as to divide the But before the Opposition promptly said, "Didi will probe notion that hard-work makes at peace. In a way, I feel I have ( LM Special Judge VS Padalkar Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Prasad votes in order to establish a could exploit the statement, Modi the way he has probed everything possible. This is helped you, especially in $ noted: “In ongoing elections Shrikant Purohit and five pro-rich and anti-working particularly among the the chit fund for the past five what our ancient wisdom has Twinkleji’s case,” Modi told $ this court does not have any other accused in the 2008 class Government in Delhi”. Mamata's minority voters, the years." bequeathed to us, he said. Kumar in Hindi. * legal powers to prohibit any- Malegaon case. $ # $ one from contesting elec- % tions; it is job of electoral & -( $ officers to decide. This court ) can’t stop the accused num- , 1 ber one (Pragya Singh $ * Thakur) from contesting % elections. This application is !"# negated”. & While dismissing Bilal’s $% application, the special court !' did not mince words when it , expressed its displeasure over $ the NIA’s mention of “clean ,- -'5 N O& # chit” being given to Sadhvi ) Pragya in its reply to the plea day after being denied $$ seeking a bar on her contesting Aparty ticket and outwitted 4 # the Lok Sabha polls. by the poll managers of $ % “There was no need to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the sitting Member of parlia- ment (MP) from the North west Delhi seat, Udit Raj & ' '( deserted the saffron party and joined Congress. He termed the BJP and the Prime Minister % Deepak Sherawat allowed inter- Sciences (AIIMS), turned the During investigation it was Narendra Modi as “anti-Dalit”. rogation of Apoorva after the case on its head. The autopsy also revealed that on way back Launching a blistering attack # police sought her 3-day custody. said the cause of death in this to Delhi he had been drinking on the BJP leadership, the dis- Rohit, 40, was smothered case is asphyxia as a result of all the way along with a woman gruntled Udit slammed his for- to death on the intervening strangulation and smothering relative,” said Rajeev Ranjan, mer party saying it wants ‘Dalit night of April 15 and 16, an and also stated that the death Additional Commissioner of votes’ but not a leader from the ) * autopsy report said. Apoorva, occurred within two hours of Police, Crime Branch. “The community who speaks his a lawyer by profession, was his last meal around 11 pm. couple had a fight over a rela- mind. The BJP has replaced questioned by police for last “Rohit had gone to tive. Rohit was in inebriate state Udit from the North West Lok ,- -'5 three days. Rohit was earlier Kathgodam in Uttarakhand to and was not in a condition to Sabha constituency with Punjabi believed to have died of a car- vote on April 10 and returned resist,” said Additional CP. Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans. he Delhi Police on Monday diac arrest but the autopsy on the night of April 16. He “She has confessed. As of High drama had unfolded Tarrested wife of Rohit report by the forensic experts was in an inebriated state now, from the fact and on Tuesday the last day of fil- Shekhar Tiwari for allegedly of All India Institute of Medical when he returned home. circumstances, it seems the ing of nomination for Delhi’s killing him last week. Citing a killing was not planned. The seven LS seats that go to the turbulent and unhappy mar- background was there that they polls on May 12. Udit waited for riage as the motive behind the had a turbulent marriage and some communication from the murder, police said Apoorva Rohit and his family were BJP and in the process kept strangled her husband Rohit, thinking of separation. changing goal posts. He had the son of the late veteran After interrogation, it was threatened to file his nomina- politician ND Tiwari and found that Apoorva and Rohit tion as an Independent candi- choked him with a pillow fol- had a rocky marriage and were date on Tuesday if the BJP lowing a heated argument. not on good term owing to their denied him the party ticket, but Apoorva was produced in inherent contradictions,” said did not do so. He removed the Delhi’s Saket Court on Monday the Additional CP adding that prefix ‘Chowkidar from his where she was send to two days discrepancies were found in her twitter handle in the after- police custody. 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Neyeing to traverse the road in the known Badals’ bastion. daughter Namita Chaudhary. ) 1# While senior leader from Punjab Vidhan Sabha to Khaira, who had rebelled Pushed back at the third Brahmpura decided to part the Parliament during Lok against his party after he was spot in the state Assembly 1+ ways and form an Akali faction Sabha elections. unceremoniously removed after staying in power for a $ # 1 — SAD Taksali, Ghubaya Banking on their not only from the post of the Leader of decade, the Akali Dal has also + 1 rebelled against the party and tried and tested, but also win- Opposition and left AAP, float- decided to field its two MLAs, joined the Congress, and is now ning horses, the major political ed his own political outfit by including party chief Sukhbir ../002/3., seeking re-election on Congress players in the State are banking the name of Punjab Ekta Party Badal and former finance min- ticket. Brahmpura, on the other on their elected representatives (PEP) and would be contesting ister Parminder Singh Dhindsa. )"''( *"' $ #* + hand, decided against contest- + $ to romp home to victory in the his first Lok Sabha election Sukhbir, who has been *+# ( # ing the elections. + 9 May 19 elections. from Bathinda as PDA’s joint announced the party candidate 9 1 # );$ Left with two MPs, SAD $ While the ruling Congress candidate. from Ferozepur only a day ( *"' 1 ' 1# *$ ) has re-nominated both of them *$ )% and its arch rival Shiromani Another AAP’s ‘rebel’ MLA before, would be returning to ( + — Union Minister Harsimrat 9# ) Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to who left AAP to join Khaira’s the national level politics after ( *"' 1 #; Badal from Bathinda, and $$( ($* # lay their bet on two sitting PEP, Master Baldev Singh over two decades to revive the Prem Singh Chandumjra from %L& + MLAs each, Bharatiya Janta Jaiton, would also be testing party’s dwindling fortunes in ( *" Sri Anandpur Sahib. +) $$ ( Party has fielded a sitting leg- himself in the Faridkot con- Punjab. He is currently repre- ( *" 9+ ) 4 '$ BJP, which has dropped its ) ) islator from one out of the total stituency. Elected legislator senting Jalalabad assembly seg- * lone MP Vijay Sampla, has $$ ) ( J?=G%'# three seats it contests in alliance from Jaiton assembly segment, ment, a part of Ferozepur con- decided to field its Rajya Sabha with the SAD. Master Baldev would also con- stituency. Bhushan award. Jalandhar, Mahesh Inder Grewal MP from Uttar Pradesh ' ( )) #M % Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), test against Congress’ Mohd Hit by rebellion by the tra- BJP, which has just three from Ludhiana, Gulzar Singh Hardeep Puri from Amritsar. which has snatched the posi- Sadique and SAD’s Gulzar ditional Akali leaders and fac- MLAs in the 117-member Ranike from Faridkot, and Surjit AAP, which stunned the ! tion of the main opposition Singh Ranike as joint candidate ing allegations in sacrilege and House in Punjab, has also Singh Rakhra from Patiala. traditional political parties in - ( 5 !-(5" party from SAD after 2017 state of the PDA. related firing incidents, SAD is declared its Phagwara MLA Punjab by bagging four seats in +)%& ( -6 assembly polls by bagging 20 Lok Insaaf Party, which facing its worst ever political Som Parkash as its candidate 10 PARLIAMENTARI- 2014, had also faced rebellion 9+ -(5 $ seats, has also decided to field contested 2017 polls in alliance crisis forcing the party to field from Hoshiarpur replacing the ANS SEEKING RE-ELEC- within the party. Out of four, #$ $ its one MLA in the ensuing with AAP but parted ways its stalwarts to ensure its victory sitting MO and the Union TION party’s two MPs revolted. It has ) +)'' ( (6(,% elections. after Delhi Chief Minister in the crucial elections. Minister Vijay Sampla. As many as 10 sitting MPs, now re-nominated Sangrur sit- K>EJ?=F%' -(5 $ A total of three sitting Arvind Kejriwal’s meek apolo- Earlier reluctant, sitting Besides the sitting MLAs, out of total 13 in Punjab, would ting MP Bhagwant Mann and # MLAs would be representing gy to SAD leader Bikram Lehra Gaga MLA Parminder the parties have also reposed its once again try their luck in May Faridkot MP Prof Sadhu Singh $ $ & J& E&$ 9+ the Punjab Democratic Majithia, is also the part of Dhindsa is fighting SAD’s can- faith on the former lawmakers 19 elections. Besides, one Rajya from their respective con- # $ & $% Alliance (PDA) — a conglom- PDA. Its president and Atam didate from Sangrur notwith- or ministers. Sabha MP is also in fray. stituencies. eration of six political outfits Nagar MLA Simarjeet Singh standing his father and Akali Congress has fielded two Congress, which has four AAP’s “suspended” MP and newly-created splinter Bains would contest from stalwart Sukhdev Singh former MPs and Union sitting MPs, has decided to from Patiala, Dr Dharamvir * & $ ) 9+ 1 $ groups. Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat. Dhindsa’s advice against con- Ministers — Preneet Kaur from once again nominate them for Gandhi, would again give a $ 1 Maximum three legisla- In 2014, Bains had also testing polls under Sukhbir’s Patiala and Manish Tewari Lok Sabha elections. Among tough fight to Patiala Royal *$ )% #& tors would be facing each other contested from Ludhiana as an leadership. from Sri Anandpur Sahib. them are Gurdaspur MP Sunil family, but this time as PDA’s ! $ "& )9 ) in the most watched-out elec- independent and managed to Sangrur’s former MP and Aming the former MLAs are Jakhar, Amritsar MP Gurjit joint candidate. Dr Gandhi $ ) toral battle of Bathinda against bag more than one lakh votes. former Union Minister, Jasbir Singh Dimpa from Singh Aujla, Jalandhar MP has also floated his own outfit, $ %1 $D $ the SAD’s sitting MP and the Congress has fielded its Dhindsa was the first one to Khadoor Sahib, Mohd Sadique Chaudhary Santokh Singh, and Nawan Punjab Party. $ Union Minister Harsimat Kaur another MLA from Chabbewal, raise the banner of revolt from Faridkot, and Kewal Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Its another sitting MP from * & ) ( 1 Badal. Congress’ MLA from Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal, against SAD and resigning Singh Dhillon from Sangrur. Bittu. Fatehgarh Sahib Harjinder %L& $ Gidderbaha Raja Amarinder from Hoshiarpur reserve con- from all party posts citing SAD too has decided to Winning four seats in 2014 Singh, also suspended for anti- 1 ) Singh Warring, AAP’s MLA stituency, while denying the health concerns. Sitting Rajya filed former MLAs — Bibi Jagir general elections, SAD went on party activities in 2015, has $ #M from Talwandi Sabo Prof ticket to its former MP and for- Sabha MP, Dhindsa was recent- Kaur from Khadoor Sahib, to lose its two sitting MPs— joined the BJP, but not con- 1 $ 1 1 ) Baljinder Kaur, and AAP’s mer Union Minister Santosh ly conferred with the Padma Charanjit Singh Atwal from Ranjit Singh Brahmpura from testing the elections. ) $ % 1 $# # * !& " * =KJ? * ) )1 )$ $ % %& $" ! " ! & ( ' $ # 1 1 1 !##$ %%$!&& %"'(!* $ $1 % ' & 1 # ) J?=># ond term, BJP’s Kirron Kher is Adityanath, Union Ministers 1 )$1 ) $$ ;*95 6& Amarinder made it clear that officer could have opened fire ('*, 5*9' once again pitted against Rajnath Singh and Nitin %1 )1 # ) they could not escape investi- without orders from the top”. Congress’ nominee and former Gadkari will also address elec- ) ) ( %' day after Akali power cou- gation in the Bargari and “The fact that they (the JP President Amit Shah four-time MP Pawan Kumar tion rallies in the region in the $$ Aple of Sukhbir Badal and Kotakpura firing cases by get- Badal government) did not Bwill hold election rallies in Bansal while the Aam Aadmi coming days, he said. ) ( J?=K Harsimrat Badal declared as ting an SIT officer shifted out accept the findings of their own Chandigarh and Yamunanagar Party’s candidate is former Chandigarh BJP media- $%1 $$ $$# party’s candidates from by the BJP-controlled Election Zora Singh Commission (Haryana) on May 5 to boost Minister Harmohan Dhawan. incharge Ravinder Pathania ( 1 + Ferozepur and Bathinda Commission. showed that they had some- party’s Lok Sabha poll cam- While Kher had managed informed that as per the ten- ) $' # respectively, Punjab Chief Taking the Badals head-on thing to hide,” he said, point- paign. to register her maiden victory tative schedule received by the ) + $$1 +% Minister Capt Amarinder over the Bargari and Kotakpura ing out that on the night of the Apart from these two ral- and defeat former MP Pawan party city unit, national presi- Singh on Wednesday declared police firing incidents, the incident, local Kotkapura Akali lies, Amit Shah may also Kumar Bansal in 2014 polls dent Amit Shah will address a &DB to “personally campaign” to Chief Minister warned that MLA Mantar Brar made 113 address another rally in the while riding high on Modi rally in Chandigarh on May 5. , #4 # ensure their defeat. they could not evade inquiry by calls from the SHO’s office to region on the same day. wave and lapping up the anti- The Chandigarh BJP unit >?$ ) 1 “I will personally cam- using their influence with the the then Chief Minister. Chandigarh, being the joint incumbency votes against has also requested the party =J =? ) paign in Bathinda and ruling BJP to get IG Kunwar “They knew everything capital of neighboring states of Congress, she is locked in a high command for a rally of '%1 $ * $ Ferozepur to ensure that the Vijay Pratap Singh shifted by but chose to keep quiet,” said Punjab and Haryana, is a pres- tough triangular battle in Prime Minister Narendra Modi '# $ ) 1%& Sukhbir-Harsimrat Badal cou- the Election Commission from the Chief Minister, observing tigious Lok Sabha seat in north- Chandigarh this time. and senior Central leaders in $ ple is forced to bite the dust in the SIT probing the case. that the Badals failed to take ern India. Similarly, BJP nominee and Chandigarh, he added. =? ) #1 these Lok Sabha elections,” he “The EC belongs to the BJP any action when the Guru On the other hand, parts of outgoing MP Rattan Lal Notably, Prime Minister $ ) declared, adding that even the and they got the officer Granth Sahib was being dese- Yamunanagar district falls Kataria from Ambala seat and Narendar Modi, BJP chief Amit %& $ ( BJP’s delaying tactics in not removed, despite the fact that crated. “Why did you not do under two Lok Sabha con- Haryana Minister Nayab Saini Shah, Union Ministers and ' 9+ #9' making the chopper available even courts do not interfere in anything then, Sukhbir? You stituencies including Ambala from Kuruksherta constituen- senior national leaders are , #; * - to him one week after it was the ongoing investigations,” he were the Home Minister and and Kurukshetra in the state of cy are pitted against strong con- among the star campaigners * +% hired by the Congress would pointed out, declaring that the the Deputy Chief Minister, Haryana. tenders of opposition parties. named by the BJP in Haryana not help the Badals. same officers would probe the and your own father was the The ruling BJP is facing a BJP’s Rattan Lal Kataria and Chandigarh. Lashing out at the Badals case and take it to its logical Chief Minister of the State,” tough challenge to retain three will take on Congress’ heavy- The star campaigners 1 for making the SAD a family conclusion once the elections asked Capt Amarinder. Lok Sabha seats of Chandigarh, weight Rajya Sabha MP include Central leaders includ- affair, the Chief Minister ques- are over. Pointing to reports of Ambala and Kurukshetra in the Kumari Selja in Ambala con- ing Home Minister Rajnath ( tioned their claim to being “They (the Badals) have Sukhbir going around threat- ensuing Lok Sabha polls. stituency while Nayab Saini is Singh, Road and Highways $ & % Akalis, who he said had played simply managed to delay the ening officers of the incumbent While voting to 10 Lok facing a triangular electoral Minister Nitin Gadkari, *$O$ $ a very important role in the probe for some time, but they government, Captain Sabha seats in Haryana is contest against Congress’ for- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ) =? Gurdwara movement. will eventually have to pay,” said Amarinder said it was a sign of scheduled to be held on May mer Minister Nirmal Singh and External Affairs Minister 1 O “They (Badals) have for- the Chief Minister, vowing to his frustration. Both he and his 12, the polling in Chandigarh and INLD candidate Arjun Sushma Swaraj. EE $ gotten history and have ensure that nobody found wife, Harsimrat, will be defeat- will be held on May 19. In Chautala, fourth generation BJP vice president Uma ) defamed the Akal Takht,” guilty of the crime escapes ed in these polls, he said. Haryana, the BJP had won 7 politician from Chautala fam- Bharti, Railway Minister Piyush =M# %* added the Chief Minister who punishment. Terming the current elec- out of 10 seats in last general ily in Haryana. Goyal, HRD Minister Smriti $ O ) was addressing a public gath- Taking a dig at former tions as a battle for the future elections. Rattan Lal Kataria, while Irani, UP Chief Minister Yogi $)%*$ ' ering in Faridkot, in support of Chief Minister Prakash Singh of India, the Chief Minister said Only a day before, the BJP talking to the mediapersons Adityanath, Haryana Chief ; ($%*) # ( Congress candidate Mohd Badal for claiming ignorance Narendra Modi’s jumlas had had announced to re-nominate said that the BJP chief Amit Minister Manohar Lal, actress ) $ $O$ Sadiq, who filed his nomina- about the Bargari and won him the elections last MP Kirron Kher to contest the Shah will address an election and MP Hema Malini, actor %6 #( 1 $ # +& tion papers later. Kotakpura firing, Capt time but people are now hold- general elections from rally on May 5 in Yamunanagar. turned politician Sunny Deol $ Also unleashing a virtual Amarinder termed it a com- ing him accountable on those Chandigarh parliamentary seat. Apart from him, Uttar Pradesh are among other senior leaders $ war on the Badals, Capt plete lie, pointing out that “no promises. Seeking a mandate for the sec- Chief Minister Yogi named as star campaigners. 1 % &. +#.#/ 4.4 ( ')* * $ $ # . 0 # # #- 5 4 6 The video that went viral When Kaushik was asked by hyped ‘Vijay Sankalp rally’ at ('*, 5*9' saw Kataria seeking forgiveness villagers on why he did not Pirthala in Faridabad. In the & 0# $ $#R Sangrur: Terming the “brazen and served his punishment and votes with folded hands. He redress their grievances in last video which had gone viral, use” of the Akal Takht for before it, the Chief Minister said he electoral battle for the rul- was also seen arguing with the five years, the outgoing MP workers were seen shouting slo- ('*, 5*9' leaders by fixing the responsi- political gains as the act of a that the Badals, on the other Ting Bharatiya Janata Party villagers that it was not possible highlighted his achievements gans against Gurjar in the pres- bility for the victory of the can- non-Sikh, Punjab Chief hand, had lowered the prestige would not be a cakewalk in to cover all villages and asked and went onto say that he has ence of Kalraj Mishra, party’s erform or perish! The didates in Punjab on the Minister Capt Amarinder of the Takht “by unabashedly Haryana with its sitting MPs fac- them to have faith in him. 100 percent attendance in incharge in Haryana for Lok PCongress party has cau- Ministers and MLAs of the rul- Singh on Wednesday lashed summoning and dictating ing anti incumbency and pub- Later, Kataria justified the Parliament sessions. Sabha polls and party MLAs, tioned Punjab Ministers and ing party. out at the Badals for playing terms to the Jathedar to pro- lic ire during election cam- anger saying that he got around Recently, BJP’s Bhiwani- Interestingly, not only sitting party legislators to ensure vic- “The decision has been with the religious sentiments of mote their political interests”. paign. 6 lakh votes in 2014 polls while Mahendragarh candidate and MPs but party’s candidate from tory of the party candidates or taken by the Congress high Sikhs by abusing the commu- “By undermining the The incidents of public other 6 lakh voters in the con- outgoing MP Dharambir Singh Sirsa constituency, Sunita Duggal else face action. command, under the leader- nity’s highest temporal seat to esteem of the Takht, the Akalis, protests in various corners of the stituency supported opposition was also left red-faced due to also came under fire from farm- The party has made it clear ship of Rahul Gandhi, to accel- promote their vested interests. led by the Badals, had brought state have gone viral on social parties. Thus, 6 lakh people protest in Gaindawas village ers during canvassing in that all the Ministers and the erate the momentum for “Such politicisation of reli- ignominy to the highest tem- media, causing major embar- who voted against me in last elec- during his election campaign in Hassanga village in Fatehabad. MLAs would be held account- achieving the party’s Mission gion would backfire on SAD,” poral seat of the Sikhs,” he said, rassment to the BJP while it has tions, could speak their mind the constituency. She had reportedly engaged in a able for the party’s Lok Sabha 13 in the ongoing Lok Sabha said the Chief Minister, declar- lamenting, “Where is Sikhi handed opposition fresh ammo whenever they want, he said. Upset over videos of protest war of words when they criti- candidates’ performance in elections,” he said. ing that “anyone who tries to going? It is time to save the fab- to target the saffron party in the BJP’s nominee Kataria is surfacing on the social media, cized BJP for not doing anything their respective constituencies. Chief Minister said that the use the Akal Takht is not a Sikh ric of the Sikh religion from election season. facing a tough challenge from Dharambir had a day back for the farming community. “As per the high com- party has also made the crite- in my eyes”. being torn by such self-seeking Four out of five MPs re- Congress’ candidate Rajya Sabha alleged that his opponents are Notably, the saffron party, mand’s decision, incumbent ria for allotment of chairman- Capt Amarinder, address- people like the Badals”. nominated by the BJP have MP Kumari Selja in Ambala trying to defame him by posting which was riding high on the Ministers in Punjab who do not ships of various Board, and ing a public rally before At the same time, Capt faced awkward situations, find- constituency this time. Another videos on the social media. The Narendra Modi wave in the 2014 succeed in ensuring a victory Corporations, etc more strin- Congress candidate from Amarinder made it clear that ing themselves at the receiving BJP lawmaker and party’s nom- BJP nominee is pitted against Lok Sabha elections had won for the Congress, especially gent. “Toughening its stance, Sangrur Kewal Singh Dhillon the Congress would support end of public anger during elec- inee from Sonipat, Ramesh Congress candidate, former MP seven seats out of 10 seats in from the constituencies they the Congress has decided that filed his nomination papers, “anyone who frees SGPC from tion campaigning in the state. Kaushik also had to face the Shruti Choudhry, who is daugh- Haryana. represent, will be dropped from such chairmanships will be minced no words in con- the Akali shackles” even Only a day before, BJP anger of villagers on two separate ter of CLP leader Kiran Eyeing to win all 10 Lok the Cabinet. In the case of allotted on the basis of the per- demning the outrageous though the party studiously nominee from Ambala seat, occasions during canvassing. Choudhry and granddaughter of Sabha seat in Haryana which Congress MLAs, it has been formance of individuals in the attempts of the Badals to stays away from religious affairs Rattan Lal Kataria was left Ramesh Kaushik, who is former CM Bansi Lal. goes to polling on May 12, the decided that those who fail to ongoing Lok Sabha polls,” he undermine the supreme power by following the path of non- embarrassed when the residents locked in a three-cornered elec- In another incident, Union party has retained its MPs name- perform in their constituencies said while adding that perfor- of the Takht. interference. of Bhagwali village of Raipur toral contest with Congress Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar, ly Rao Inderjit Singh will not be considered for tick- mance and not seniority will be The Akalis claim to be the “Violation of the religious Rani block of Ambala district nominee former Chief Minister who is seeking mandate for the (Gurugram), Krishan Pal Gurjar ets in the next Assembly elec- the criteria determining their custodians of Sikh religion but institutions is not at all accept- asked him why he failed to visit Bhupinder Singh Hooda and second term in Faridabad had to (Faridabad), Rattan Lal Kataria tions,” said Chief Minister Capt eligibility for boards and cor- have always used it to promote able,” he said, recalling that he them in the past five years. Jannayak Janta Party candidate face protest from his own party (Ambala), Ramesh Chander Amarinder Singh on porations. their political interests, he added. had resigned from both, the The villagers alleged that Digvijay Chautala in the fray, workers. Kaushik (Sonipat) and Wednesday. He clarified that the objec- Pointing out that even Congress and the Government, neither they were allowed to has faced protest by people of Last month, BJP workers Dharambir Singh (Bhiwani- Capt Amarinder said that tive behind these decisions Maharaja Ranjit Singh had when “my Darbar Sahib was meet the MP nor he visited them Pouli village and Chhichhrana had protested against Krishan Mahendergarh) for 2019 Lok the party has decided to push was to promote a performance- bowed before the Akal Takht attacked in 1984”. in the last five years. village in his constituency. Pal Gurjar at party’s much- Sabha polls the bar of performance for its based culture in the party. !" # $% $&'( 7 5 5 4& 2 8 9
('*, 5*9' Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant crore, as per the affidavit. movable assets worth Rs 94.93 Mann. The Akali Dal has field- Among movable assets, the D? lakh comprising cash in hand, ongress candidate from ed Lehra Gaga MLA and for- Congress candidate has shown gold jewellery and bank CSangrur Lok Sabha seat mer Finance Minister cash in hand worth Rs 4,000 % % 6 #EJ $ $$# ## deposits. Kewal Dhillon may have just Parminder Singh Dhindsa and that of his wife at Rs 7.10 IG%+)( -6 9+ $# $ *$ Congress nominee Rs 4,000 as cash in hand, but from this parliamentary con- lakh. # $K # +# $$* %; Sadique, 79, owns two vehicles his bank deposits are more stituency. Dhillon’s bank deposits ) # ' # $ % Qualis and Innova worth Rs 25 than Rs 20 crore besides Dhillon, a graduate from were over Rs 20 crore and his 4 *) , ( $ 1 ) % lakh. He does not own any agri- watched of about Rs 16 lakhs Barnala SD College in 1970, wife’s were over Rs 10.31 crore, ;' $# 99+ 1 #9 ! $"# $ ! $" + $ culture land. Sadique has as he declared his total assets owns four-wheeler Lexus worth as per the affidavit. Both pos- 5 ! " $$%;; )#$ A +9 ! $"#; #( O declared two residential build- worth Rs 131 crore while filing Rs 23 lakh. sess gold jewellery, diamonds D#;$# $ + $$% ings and non-agriculture land nomination papers on He declared his total assets, and watches over Rs three L1+ 5 #1 $ +* # 1 + in Ludhiana worth Rs 1.03 Wednesday. including that of his wife crore. 4 (5 !( "1 #A +* 1 ( # (5! "! ) " crore. Dhillon, 68, is contesting Manjit Kaur Dhillon, worth Rs Among immovable assets, 5 ( #9+ ! $"# ' the Lok Sabha election from 131 crore. The movable and Dhillon declared flats and #') + ! $" $$#M % Sangrur seat, which is present- immovable assets were worth apartments in Chandigarh, ly represented by Aam Aadmi Rs 50.61 crore and Rs 80.39 Delhi, Gurgaon and two in Spain which are worth Rs 80.39 crore. Meanwhile, famous Sadique, who has sung Punjabi folk singer and many hit songs in his about 40- Congress candidate from year-old career, has shown Faridkot Lok Sabha seat Mohammad Sadique also declared his total assets worth about Rs two crore as he filed his nomination papers on Wednesday. !" # $% $&'( *
##+ $#/ ) ! ,. 2! P major par- ties, 25(44%) ""$%& ( # # /# )$ 1 O out of 57 ;3 candidates $ from BJP, , ,- -'5 ,- -'5 Chittoragarh and Baban Thoke 18(32%) out A of Mumbai North East have of 57 candi- #L& ith Congress general sec- ith total assets worth declared total assets worth of dates from $ ! )) Wretary Priyanka Gandhi Wmore than 660 crore, 500, 786 and 1100 respec- Congress, "M%* $ insistent on contesting the Madhya Pradesh Chief tively. 11(20%) out Parliamentary polls against Minister Kamal Nath’s son These candidates have not of 54 candi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Nakul Nath is the richest can- given details of their assets. dates from *$ JG from Varanasi, the party has didate of the fourth phase of There are 306(33%) candidates BSP, A # 1 authorised UPA chairperson polls that will be held on April who have assets worth Rs. one 12(57%) out $ Sonia Gandhi to take a final call 29. Nakul is contesting from crore and more. Among the of 21 candi- & ; % on the issue. MP’s Chhindwara major parties 50(88%) out of 57 dates The decision was taken in Parliamentary seat, represent- candidates from Congress, analysed a meeting on Tuesday night ed by Kamal Nath for nine 50(88%) out of 57 candidates from SHS, & attended by Congress president terms. from BJP, 20(37%) out of 54 and 60(17%) ""$% & (15 Rahul Gandhi, party’s general the party has to decide the can- her advise will decide the fate He is followed by Sanjay candidates from BSP, 13(62%) criminal cases. The ADR also out of 345 independent candi- 6( !6(" secretary in-charge of Eastern didature during the next cou- of Varanasi Lok Sabha,” said a Sushil Bhonsle of Vanchit out of 21 candidates from says four candidates are facing dates have declared criminal 1 UP Priyanka, senior party lead- ple of days. top leader privy to the meeting Bahujan Aagadhi party, con- SHS and 8(80%) out of 10 charges of kidnapping such cases against themselves. + ers KC Venugopal, Ahmed A senior leader in the which discussed. testing from Mumbai South candidates from SP have kidnapping for ransom (IPC “Among the major parties, * # Patel and others where the meeting, sources said, recalled Priyanka is understood to Central seat, with total assets declared assets worth more Section-364A), kidnapping 20(35%) out of 57 candidates Gandhi scion was taking stock that late Prime Minister Rajiv have conveyed that a win or worth of 125 crore. BJP’s than 1 crore. (IPC Section-363), Kidnapping from BJP, 9(16%) out of 57 $# of the prospect of three phase Gandhi had once regretted loss does not matter to her but Anurag Sharma who is con- As per ADR report, as or abducting with an intent candidates from Congress, ) poll ending April 23. about roping in Bollywood it has to be an exercise to res- testing from Jhansi is the third many as 24 candidates out of secretly and wrongfully confine 10(19%) out of 54 candidates J#E>F# %& AICC sources said when star Amitabh Bachchan, who urrect the grand old party in position having assets worth of 928 contestants, who are con- person (IPC Section-365), from BSP, 9(43%) out of 21 6( )$ the deliberations over Varanasi successfully defeated one of the Hindi heartland which has 124 crore. testing during the fourth phase against them. candidates analysed from SHS, $$) candidate was initiated, tallest leaders of his time, only two Lok Sabha MPs of the According to the ADR of polling, are facing attempt to The report further says 21 and 45(13%) out of 345 inde- $ Priyanka reportedly expressed Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, 80 from Uttar Pradesh in the (Association for Democratic murder charges in the court. candidates have declared cases pendent candidates have %* her keen interest to take heads in 1984. Parliament. Reforms), three Independent Five candidates have declared related to crime against women declared serious criminal cases ) $ on with Modi who is all sched- “Retrospectively there has “I have said this repeated- candidates-Priyanka Shirole cases related to murder (IPC such as assault or criminal against themselves. Besides, ) uled to file his nominations been no big contest during the ly that I will do what the party and Vithal Natha Chavan, both section 302 ) and 12 have been force to woman with intent to 37 out of 71 constituencies are + %5 from the seat which he repre- times of Jawahar Lal Nehru, asks me to do. Am ready to of them from Nashik and convicted cases against them. outrage her modesty (IPC red alert constituencies. Red 6(# sented in the current Lok Ram Manohar Lohia, Jay fight from Varanasi if Rahul ask Premlata Banshiwal from Tonk The ADR also says 210 Section-354), husband or rela- alert constituencies are those 5 Sabha. Prakash Narayan, Indira me to do so,” Priyanka replied Sawai Madhopur have declared (about 23%) candidates in the tive of husband of a woman constituencies where 3 or more $ Though Priyanka has been Gandhi or Atal Bihari Vajpayee. to media when asked last on zero assets in their affidavit fray have criminal cases against subjecting her to cruelty (IPC contesting candidates have $ making statements regularly It is a sort of convention. It still the issue. while Prince Kumar of their names. Of them, Section-498A),” the ADR said. declared criminal cases against (15 about her desire to contest the exists barring a couple of exam- Priyanka was appointed Jhalawar Baran, Shamshudin of 158(17%) have declared serious The ADR says among the themselves,” it said. $ Lok Sabha elections, Rahul ple slike Sushma Swaraj taking General Secretary incharge if % himself is learnt to be precari- on Sonia Gandhi once. Rahul East UP comprising of 40 seats ous about fielding his sibling Gandhi has given a second and has been campaigning in ?@ against a heavyweight for the thought to Priyanka’s idea and the region which also includes ) !!R * ?3 first time. The last date of thus has thought it wise to send Rahul’s Parliamentary con- ""$%6=I? nominations for the last phase the matter to Sonia’s court. She stituency Amethi and Sonia’s JI of May 19 polls is April 29 and is an astute politician and only seat Rae Bareli. $ $ ! ) ' N- ;O# $ $ Q R $$ +! ! %" $-.$ * (- . ) ers and the poor, is now trying $$ # to become a better actor than ) ; !%% %" &!/ $ Q%%"' 5 # % Akshay Kumar ji.” “It seems a failed politician who is about to be rejected on . 5 % May 23, 2019, is looking for an ""$%* & 5 0 % alternative employment avenue in Bollywood, but I don’t think )5 $ , so, a failed politician like Modi -' 4 # # 5 ji will be a successful actor in *4 # 7$+7 Bollywood. Akshay Kumar will ,! / $ remain Akshay Kumar,” he JKK$) $ told reporters. - 0 To another question on , 5 % the interview, Surjewala said ,- -'5 O*%"""'""$'(""' !-, " =0> 5 -'5 Prime Minister Modi is trying "-(*.4))--)'*) %* ) %9, !, - 5 ! 5 to “become a better actor than he biopic on Prime Minister -*'() -* '%) he Congress on Wednesday Akshay Kumar but he has TNarendra Modi is a “hagiog- *%".-))$%*: %"$" "' ' 4 " revealed that the company and Ttook a dig at Prime again failed miserably like he raphy”, which treats the subject %"/"" "-(*" ' (% ) !* its promoters have committed Minister Narendra Modi over has failed India”. with undue reverence, and its ."*%**%" "*,(*)' 4 " # a scheduled offence and his interview to actor Akshay Asked about Modi’s public screening during poll ($" )/) '*)*%"""'P $) 5 ,- -'5 activities in the adjacent derived proceeds of crime by Kumar saying it seems a “failed remarks in the interview that campaign will “tilt the electoral ( TAMIN leased land and there- indulging in the illegal quar- politician” who is about to be other prime ministers left early, balance”, the ed in such a manner that their !5 ("%5 $ he Enforcement by causing wrongful loss to the rying and the trade proceeds of rejected by the people on May but he works till 11 PM, ElectionCommission (EC) has identification is clear and obvious # TDirectorate on Wednesday Government and correspond- the company were further 23 - when the Lok Sabha elec- Surjewala asked if he used to told the Supreme Court while to the viewers.” # attacheed 25 moveable and ing wrongful gain to them- relentlessly incubated resulting tion results come-is looking for work in the Prime Minister’s opposing the release of the It said that the biopic was $ immoveable assets worth over selves, the agency alleged. in further accruals of proceeds an alternative employment Office or he used to do PM’s movie starring Vivek Oberoi more than a biography and was -, $ # 40 crore belonging to the son The ED initiated the probe of crime, all of which were avenue in Bollywood. scheduling. Surjewala alleged before the polls end on May 19. a “hagiography” (which treats the of expelled DMK leader MK under PMLA against Olympus camouflaged in the organisa- The Congress’s swipe at that the Prime Minister makes In its 20-page report sub- subject as saints and gives undue $-, % Alagiri in connection with a Granites P Limited, Madurai to tional system as business earn- Modi came after channels a joke of everything. mitted to the apex court bench reverence) and the construct of money laundering case. identify the crime proceeds ings, the ED further said in the aired the Prime Minister’s “You looted the entire cur- headed by Chief Justice Ranjan the movie was “unabashedly O P The agency has attached on the basis of FIR and charge statement. interview with the Bollywood rency of this country and were Gogoi on the film titled ‘PM uni-dimensional”, which puts an land, buildings in Madurai, sheet filed by Tamil Nadu The statement claimed that star, who described it as a clapping and laughing during Narendra Modi’, the poll panel individual on a higher pedestal ""$% N& O Chennai and fixed deposits Police against the company, its these earning were gained out “candid and completely non demonetisation. Is the PM’s job said that the biopic “produces a through use of specific symbols, ) + totalling to 40.34 crore of promoters and directors and of the illegal activity. political” chat. to make fun of people, make political environment where an slogans and scenes. %* + Olympus Granites Pvt. Ltd. other individuals. Accordingly, 25 movable and Reacting to the interview, fun of institutions, make fun of individual acquired cult status” The report was submitted ) and others under Prevention of The charge sheet discloses immovable properties were Congress spokesperson people whom the country feels and its public screening during after the apex court had on *) Money Laundering Act, 2002 commission of various offences identified as part of crime pro- Randeep Surjewala said: proud of, or will he do some the period when model code of April 15 directed the EC to + +) %& (PMLA) in the illegal granite including offences under the ceeds and the properties worth “Akshay Kumar ji is a great work also,” he said. conduct is in operation would re-examine its earlier order ) ) mining case, the ED said in a Indian Penal Code, Explosive of 40.34 crore were provi- actor and we like him. He is a In the interview, which favour a particular political and take an informed decision $ statement. Substances Act, by the accused sionally attached under the very successful actor. An aimed to unveil “some lesser party. on banning pan-India the The company’s share hold- consequent to the illegal gran- provisions of PMLA. These unsuccessful politician who known facts” about Modi, the The EC said “there are sev- release of the biopic after watch- # ## # ers S Nagarajan and Alagiri ite mining indulged by the include land and buildings in has decimated prime minister touched upon eral scenes depicting a major ing the full movie. The court $ %& Dhayanidhi along with other company and other accused. and around Madurai and India’s economy, who has various aspects of his child- opposition party as corrupt and had asked the poll panel to pro- + , accused, criminally conspired persons. Chennai and a fixed deposit, it decimated India’s jobs, who has hood and his journey before he showing them in poor light. vide its report to the producer - 5 # and indulged in illegal mining Investigation under PMLA added. made life hell for India’s farm- came to power. Their leaders have been depict- of the movie. % O$ , $ P ( " P "
,- -'5 O"$/$*), context. “When calculated ./ "''"*$*3((" using the lowest (and most- ndia may be the largest man- ." ("'()''$$ sold) generic price offered in Iufacturer of generic medi- %)'-*$' -%.("' pharmacies, the estimated cost ,- -'5 cines in the world, but cancer- ' "" '$"''*%*%" of chemotherapy medicines afflicted children, who are P'*"*), 5(( '" *%" ),O'* 5*"P *) ($") ' & *) "$5% >DF & ! Q R & 1 >EM J?=K ) $# ) $ $ $ & Akshay Kumar, saying, “Now $ $ ( %& 1 the PM is only interested in giv- >JM J?=>JFJ # # # ing interviews to big actors, to ( >I?) +>>% showcase how big he is.’’ ) 1 Reiterating her allegation ( $ $J?=>% that the PM did not visit any ". village of his Varanasi parlia- mentary constituency, Priyanka ' ( ) 4(,6 said Modi had no concern for $ %* ## poor in his constituency. + ( # 1 ongress general secretary The Congress leader said ')* ." ( $ $" (" & *2 L M ) O# Cand UP east in-charge though the Prime Minister $ # Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on called himself a ‘chowkidar’, % Wednesday hit out at the everybody knew that only the Bharatiya Janata Party and rich could afford ‘chowkidars’. . 2 ; P Prime Minister Narendra Modi Priyanka appealed the vot- 6$ )) )+ ) for questioning the achieve- ers to help her and her party ) , O ments of the Congress candidates to end the politics of * # $ %& in the past 50 years and went ‘divisiveness and negativity’ * $ ) on to dub Modi as ‘Pradhan and teach the BJP a lesson in $ ), & !JM"# * 4,-981-4 *9*58 Prachar Mantri’. the Lok Sabha election. Shah alleged referring to for- 1 7 !17 "#$ % In a tweet, Priyanka also $ * / 0 " “Change the government 4 57*949 mer J&K Chief Minister Omar accused the BJP of “wasting $ $" 1 ( $ & *2 not only for your needs, but for Abdullahs controversial state- > C;F drinking water” to clean roads your future generations and JP president Amit Shah on ment favoring restoration of the & EJE # 4 ) in Banda, an arid town in man) or a ‘shahenshah’ (emper- develop the country. “The save the country as the coun- BWednesday tore into the office of Wazir-e-Azam. 1 #( 4 # Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand or) coming from Delhi?” asked mentality of the BJP is just to try is in danger. Remove the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress With the surgical strikes ) $ $ region. Priyanka’s attack on the Congress leader in her attack my family as all speech- politics of divisiveness and and its allies accusing them of after Uri terror attack and the air =M ) *$ JK% Modi and the BJP came a day tweet. Later, addressing a poll es of their leaders’ revolve negativity, and usher in politics being soft on terror and of tac- strikes after Pulwama, India E%==#$ =M ) ahead of the Prime Minister’s rally in Khaga town of around Congress,” she said. which speaks about you, your itly approving Kashmirs seces- found itself on par with the US , # ) #& # $ visit to Banda on Thursday. Fatehpur, Priyanka attacked On Congress’ promise to grievances and makes efforts to sion from India. and Israel which are known to # ) %* “Water from tankers was Modi for questioning the give Rs 72,000 every year to the redress them. Do not to go for Shah also lambasted the act tough against terrorism. EE#E=>$ ) $ being used to clean roads to wel- Congress work in the last 50 poor, Priyanka said, “It is the a person who speaks lies and Congress for coming up with But the leaders of the Congress # EJE $ %6 come our Pradhan Prachar years. “The BJP is not saying BJP leaders who are spreading does not work for you,” the promises of scrapping the made faces as if a tragedy had E#==#KJ#FJE#=#GG#E=#M?M#=#>I#IK#GKF Mantri (chief publicity minister). what they have done in the past lies that our NYAY scheme is a Congress leader said. Armed Forces Special Powers befallen on them. Their facial =#>=F % This is happening at a time when five years but questioning what jumla. We have worked on it “The reality of the BJP’s Act (AFSPA) and abolition of expressions resembled those of the entire Bundelkhand, men Nehru had done, what Indira and my brother Rahul Gandhi politics is that farmers, youth, sedition law in its poll mani- the Pakistanis. Were terrorists and women living there, school- Gandhi had done in the past 50 is committed to fulfilling the women and workers feel festo and declared that such blown to smithereens by our 5O) $ $ going children, crops, birds and years,” she said. promise.” exploited, so wake up. Once moves would be stoutly armed forces cousins of these $ $# $$*%& animals are facing the spectre of Priyanka claimed that nei- The Congress leader did not you are awake, these people will opposed by the BJP even if it Opposition leaders, Shah asked. )$ $# drought,” Priyanka tweeted. ther the BJP had any policy nor spare the Prime Minister for his not be able to destroy the was no longer in power. Let Rahul hear and let Lalu $) $ “Is he a ‘chowkidar’ (watch- does it have any intention to interview to Bollywood actor country,” she said. The BJP chief was on a hear inside his prison cell, you ) %9 $ whirlwind election tour of Bihar are free to do Ilu Ilu (a famous $$ *#$ $ where he spoke at three back- Bollywood song of the 1990s 1 %& $ * P' " %5 to-back rallies at Munger, that abbreviated the expression %* $ % #) Begusarai and Ujiyarpur in as I love you) with terrorists. But #1 $ $ " many Lok Sabha constituencies. at present Narendra Modi is the ) %5 $ ) (- In Munger, BJP’s ally JD(U) Prime Minister and he is going *$ JK# * $$ $ $ $ candidate Rajiv Ranjan Singh to assume power again. Even $ 9, $ % Lallan, a close associate of when the BJP was no longer in $#)) # ,- -'5 propaganda involving actions ister’s remarks in Latur, $ " Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is power, every worker of the )%L5 ! $ " of the armed forces. Maharashtra on April 9 urging in the fray. Union Minister party will oppose your designs %& 5%& O #M he Election Commission “...Parties/candidates are young voters to cast ballot in the New Delhi: The Election Giriraj Singh is trying his luck against AFSPA and sedition law. #$$ Twill “soon” take a decision on advised that their campaign- name of heroes of Balakot air Commission is examining from Begusarai while at “Rahul Gandhi will not be % complaints regarding political ers/candidates should desist, as strike, Chandra Bhushan Kumar Prime Minister Narendra Ujiyarpur in Samastipur district able to do as he pleases in his leaders invoking armed forces in part of their election cam- had said, before taking a deci- Modi’s remarks urging youth to state BJP president Nityanand lifetime. We will ensure that campaigns, highly-placed paigning, from indulging in any sion, the EC looks into the issue vote in the name of those who Rai is the NDA nominee. after him if another Gandhi sources said on Wednesday. political propaganda involving in its “entirety”. carried out Balakot air strikes, When elections were being rises to power, he too does not While the commission had activities of defence forces,” the Initially, he said, district but its grievance redressal por- held in Jammu & Kashmir, lead- play with national interests, asked Uttar Pradesh Chief commission said on March 19. authorities had sent only the tal shows that the complaint ers of the National Conference Shah said evoking frenzied Minister Yogi Adityanath to be “Decision will be taken relevant paragraph of the PM’s has been “resolved”. which is a Congress ally came reactions from the crowds. careful in his utterances in soon. The commission is exam- speech. “The officials there are Now, the Commission has out with the demand that the Earlier, speaking at future on his “Modi ji ki sena” ining the matter,” highly-placed good in English and Marathi. sought an explanation from the post of Prime Minister be Begusarai where Union minister remarks, it is examining reports sources said. On Tuesday, But Hindi is an issue. When we concerned returning officer restored in that State. “For the Giriraj Singh is in a triangular on comments made by Prime Deputy Election Commissioner demanded, a certified tran- for the error. past fortnight, I have been chal- contest with CPIs Kanhaiya Minister Narendra Modi and Chandra Bhushan Kumar, script was sent to us on April “The status should have lenging the Congress to come Kumar and RJDs Tanveer BJP president Amit Shah on the responding to a question on 16. The matter is (now) under shown that the matter has clean on the issue. But Rahul is Hussain, Shah launched a caus- armed forces. Shah’s reported remarks on examination,” he said. been referred to Election silent and so is his allies like Lalu tic attack on the former JNU stu- Union Minister Mukhtar ‘Modi ji ki vayu sena’ made in Asked why in some cases the Commission headquarters. But and Rabri Devi (RJD leaders, dents union president, who is Abbas Naqvi was also asked to West Bengal on Monday, had EC has taken decisions imme- the entry reflected that the allies of the Congress in Bihar)”, facing sedition charge. You must be careful in future for his said, “details have to be col- diately and why was it delaying complaint as resolved ... It is Shah said at his rally in Ujiyarpur. teach a lesson to this ‘namoona’ “Modi ji ki sena” remarks. lected which will come in a day in other matters, another Deputy being rectified,” explained a Can any country have (sample). Defeat this member of The EC had sought reports or two”. Election Commissioner Sandeep senior EC functionary. more than one Prime Minister. the tukde tukde gang and send on Modi and Shah in the con- Responding to a volley of Saxena said the EC takes decision An explanation has been The Congress and its allies him back to Delhi for cooling his text of its advisory issued last questions on ‘delay’ on the part after looking into various aspects sought from the concerned want Kashmir to secede from heels, Shah said without men- 3 " $ ' $ 4 " month asking parties to desist of the commission in finalising such as model code of conduct, official the functionary said. India. It is for the voters to tioning the CPI candidate by $ $ $ $" 1 ( from indulging in political its response on the prime min- legal angle. PTI decide whether it is acceptable, name. 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TTV Dhinakaran, the lone ?D'. $*") '$*%*%* agencies which claimed that the Naseeruddin Shah who is vocal was worried for children in Tamil Nadu is in for yet member of the AMMK who DMK would make a clean in criticising Modi led today’s India. He’s worried another bout of bypolls as four had declared from day one that ),*%"D<)5/% ;< sweep in the election, Stalin Government feels space for because he imagines a situation more Assembly constituencies his ‘sleeper cells’ in the treasury ''"./$-)$$'%(%"" and some of the senior leaders rational debate has disappeared. where his children may be sur- would elect their representatives benches would strike at the %"$ ) -$;< have even started the process In a brief chat on Wednesday at rounded by an angry mob and to the State Assembly on May right time and bring down the for forming the government, theatre Ranga Shankara in asked: “Are you Hindu or 19. The results of these bypolls government. But over the last share the optimism of party said a source close to the party Bengaluru Naseeruddin Shah Muslim?” would be declared on May 23 one year, Dhinakaran has chief MK Stalin who claims at leadership. Udhayanidhi and feels sad about disappearing “My children will have no simultaneously with that of the stopped speaking about the each and every opportunity Sabari, son and son-in-law of space for rational expression. answer,” Naseeruddin Shah 38 Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly sleeper cells while it is the that the end of the AIADMK Stalin are the persons entrust- However he was very firm and says, “Because we chose not to polls which were held DMK which has upped the Government is near. ed with the task of selecting the said he stood by his earlier give a religious education to on April 18. ante with claims of change of Senthil Balaji, the DMK MLAs to be sworn in ministers. statements which were sub- our children.”Naseeruddin Bypolls for two constituen- Government in the State. candidate for the Aravakurichi Some of the bureaucrats jected to right wing criticism. Shah also says that there is a cies (Thirupparankundram and The DMK which has 97 assembly constituency who and leaders of Tamil Nadu He said, “Anything you say “poison” that has spread in the Sulur ) were necessitated by the MLAs in its bench should win filed his nomination paper on Government Employees and today becomes controversial Indian society. “It will be very death of the sitting members, 21 of the 22 seats for which by- Wednesday said that Tamil Teachers Organisation (a .The space for rational debate difficult to capture this djinn while the remaining two con- polls are held to touch the Nadu would see a change of frontal organisation of the has just disappeared. I don’t (genie) back into the bottle.” stituencies (Aravakurichi and magic figure of 118 for gov- government immediately after DMK) have started lobbying want say anything. So far what “There is complete Ottapidaram) saw the disqual- ernment formation. Even hard- May 23, the day when results for positions at the I have said I stand by it. I stand impunity for those who take ification of the legislators by the core DMK supporters do not are declared. “The DMK will Government Secretariat. by all my previous statements; the law into their own hands,” I don’t want to make any fur- Naseeruddin says. “We have ther statements because my already witnessed that the family and I have been put to death of a cow has more sig- lot of harassment”. “ I don’t nificance [in today’s India] 1(. want to get in to any sort of than that of a police officer.” controversies or create the con- Recently he was one of the troversies. And I have lot to do signatories of artists asking 4(,6 reserved seats over the years. & =E+# + $# $#' # # Ashok Dohre said, inside the theatre,” he added. people to vote against BJP. In 2014, the BJP had won 4#; )#- #$#* )$# # “I am thankful to the On Modi’s biopic he said it He is in Bengaluru to per- he fourth phase of elections all seats, barring Kannauj, ' $ Congress and the looks hilarious. He said “We form the play “Father” along with Tin Uttar Pradesh will focus where Dimple Yadav had won 5J?=># 1 #) +# $ results will prove that make terrible biopic. As you his troupe. The play has had more on political personalities on a Samajwadi ticket, albeit 7 + #) the scales have tilted in must have seen the biopic of three-month-long runs in than on parties in the 13 Lok with a slender margin. $7 my favour.” Milka Singh. It’s bogus and September 2017 and 2018 at the Sabha seats where polling will Dimple Yadav now faces $ )1 In Unnao, BJP MP false. And there is Dhoni one NCPA, Mumbai, and November be held on April 29. the challenge of retaining her Sakshi Maharaj, known I did not bother to to December 2017 at The 13 seats are Kannauj, seat in face of the tough chal- for his controversial see. And I don’t Prithvi Theatre, Shahjahanpur, Lakhimpur, lenge posed to her by BJP can- in 2014, Khurshid has been ier for Congress candidate and remarks, is seeking re- think we make good Mumbai. Written by Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, didate Subrat Pathak. If Dimple keeping a low profile and his former union Minister Shri election but Annu bio picks. I don’t French novelist-play- Farukkhabad, Etawah, Kanpur, Yadav manages to retain the supporters want to see him Prakash Jaiswal. Tandon of Congress is giving has denied ticket to its union think we should do wright Florian Zeller Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi and seat for her party for the eight back in action. In Etawah, the BJP has him a run for his votes. minister Krishna Raj and it. Modi’s it looks and translated by Hamirpur. consecutive times, she will After denying Murli fielded its MP from Agra, Ram Sakshi Maharaj, however, is replaced her with Arun Sagar pretty hilarious. Britain’s Christopher Among these have a lot to thank the BSP for Manohar Joshi the ticket, the Shankar Katehria. This has boisterously over-confident and that has made party workers That’s all I can say as Hampton, The Father is Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Misrikh, her win. BJP is facing a tough challenge again left the cadres upset. says, “Every person with a recede into their homes. I have seen only the an emotional play about Etawah and Jalaun are reserved In Farukkhabad, it is for- in Kanpur. Uttar Pradesh The denial of ticket to sitting conscience and a golden heart This phase, in fact, is rather trailer”. Dementia, and how a seats. For the Bahujan Samaj mer union Minister Salman Minister Satyadev Pachauri, MP Ashok Dohre, who is now will vote for me. I am going to troublesome for the BJP since Naseeruddin mental dysfunction can Party (BSP), the five reserved Khurshid who is battling to contesting the seat, is facing the Congress candidate on the get elected with a record mar- it has changed six of the 12 can- Shah made many affect both the sufferer seats provide a major challenge make a comeback into centre resistance from party cadres, same seat, is another factor that gin this time.” didates, causing ripples of dis- statements against and carer. since the BSP has been losing on stage politics. After his defeat making the electoral battle eas- is troubling the BJP. In Shahjahanpur, the BJP content among its cadres. !" # $% $&'( ? )$ $ & $#+ *'5 49'-95 dar (watchman)”, Rahul 72,000 to poor families under people and not “mann ki baat”, will form government at the before.” Earlier, Congress gen- alleged, “This chowkidar oblig- the scheme, if voted to power, Rahul said taking a swipe at Centre and that “after the Lok eral secretary in-charge of west iring a fresh salvo at Prime ed 15 selected people during his even as the BJP claimed ‘Nyay’ Modi’s monthly radio broad- Sabha polls, the next target was UP Jyotiraditya Scindia made FMinister Narendra Modi, five-year term but told sugar- will “ruin” fiscal discipline and cast. He said as per suggestions (UP) Assembly elections (in a scathing attack on the Modi Congress president Rahul cane farmers that cane-farming the Congress will impose new from the people, the Congress 2022) to ensure that the State and Adityanath Governments Gandhi on Wednesday accused caused sugar (diabetes).” taxes on the middle class to manifesto provides no jail term is at the top in education, and accused them of ignoring him of shielding the interest of The diabetes remark is, finance it. for farmers who default loans. health and employment as the farmers and youths. “15 selected people” and leav- however, mostly attributed to “The scheme has been “Similarly, the Congress ing “high and dry” farmers and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister thoroughly discussed and if has decided to present a sepa- the poor. Yogi Adityanath. Raking up the crores of rupees owed by Anil rate budget for farmers so that Rahul was addressing an Rafale issue, the Congress chief Ambani, Vijay Malya, Nirav they can know about MSP election rally here to boost the said, “Anil Ambani, who never Modi and Mehul Choksi can be (minimum support price), prospects of the party’s candi- manufactured an airplane, was waived, then Rs 3,60,000 crore bonus and cane dues in date for the Kheri Lok Sabha awarded with a Rs 30,000 crore for five crore families under advance,” the Congress chief seat Zafar Ali Naqvi and its contract, but cane farmers were Nyay can also be afforded,” said. He promised the youths nominee for the Nighasan told that cane-farming caused Rahul said in a bid to allay fears that if the Congress is voted to Assembly bypoll Atal Shukla. sugar (diabetes) when they about the scheme’s feasibility. power, the Centre will fill up 22 Claiming that Modi during demanded their dues.” He said, “Unlike noteban- lakh Government vacancies his last visit to Kheri had The Government has di (demonetisation) and within a year after assuming assured farmers in Uttar repeatedly denied any corrup- ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ by Modi office, besides employing 10 Pradesh that they will get their tion in the Rafale deal. Government which disturbed lakh youths in panchayats. sugarcane dues within 14 days, Elaborating on his party’s min- the economy and employment, Rahul also assured them the Congress chief asked, “Has imum income guarantee ‘Nyay’ Nyay will benefit the economy “to scrap permission for new any assurance come true in five scheme, Rahul said, “The by enhancing demand for con- entrepreneurship for initial years?” “Narendra Modi in scheme was pronounced after sumer goods and thus, boost- three years to boost self 2014 made a number of false due consultation with econo- ing the manufacturing sector employment.” Raising the issue assurances of ‘achhe din’ (bet- mists and think-tanks.” and employment.” of stray cattle in UP, he said, ter days), of two crore jobs, of “The scheme will provide The Congress chief has “The Modi Government has Rs 15 lakh in every bank annually Rs 72,000 in individ- often termed the Goods and made every farmer chowkidar account but none of them ual bank accounts of 25 crore Services Tax (GST) as ‘Gabbar of their crops and he (PM) came true,” he said. poor people,” he said. The Singh Tax’. The Congress’s himself became the chowkidar Taking a jibe at Modi for party has promised to give an manifesto reflects the views and of Ambani.” referring to himself as “chowki- annual income support of Rs suggestions of the common He claimed that his party ) ) )$ +$5## # Q* R ) #$ +$#& R Q'R! . # * 3 *,498'*9 65 Party from their alliance in Varanasi: Prime schedule available Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Minister Narendra now. P chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sabha elections. Modi will hold a road- The procession SWednesday lashed out at the “Like the BJP, the Congress show and take part in will end at about 7 Congress over its “big ego” too believes in threatening the Ganga ‘aarti’ on pm at the while continuing his attack on political opponents,” he said. Thursday, a day before Dashashwamedh the BJP, suggesting that voters “We had an alliance he files his nomina- Ghat, the most will walk away this time from with the Congress, but found tion papers from this prominent of the tea being offered by the that their ego is too big,” Uttar Pradesh con- Varanasi’s ghats, ‘chaiwala’ Prime Minister Yadav said. stituency, a party where Modi will take Narendra Modi. The SP had an under- functionary said. part in the evening prayers. Mocking Modi at a public standing with the Congress The nomination on Friday On Friday, the PM will meeting in Hardoi, he said during the 2017 Uttar Pradesh will also see a show of strength hold a meeting at 9 am with people voted for the ‘chaiwala’ Assembly elections. with several BJP allies, includ- BJP workers at a hotel in the in 2014. “As you know the taste In the ongoing Lok Sabha ing Shiv Sena’s Uddhav cantonment area. He will then of the tea now, will you vote for elections, the alliance of the SP, Thackeray and Janata Dal- offer prayers at the Kaal him again?” the Samajwadi the Bahujan Samaj Party and United’s Nitish Kumar, expect- Bhairav temple before leaving Party president asked. the Rashtriya Lok Dal has ed to accompany Modi when for the collectorate to file his He also called the Prime shunned it. he files the papers. papers, seeking re-election Minister a “prachar mantri”, or However, the alliance The roadshow will begin at from the Lok Sabha seat. a publicity minister. At his decided not to field any candi- around 3 pm after the Prime Senior leaders from the Kanpur rally, Yadav sharpened date from Rae Bareli and Minister garlands the statue of BJP and other parties in the his attack against the Congress, Amethi, the bastions held by Banaras Hindu University National Democratic Alliance which has been kept out by the Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi (": * $ " $ $" founder Madan Mohan will accompany Modi to the SP and the Bahujan Samaj and Rahul Gandhi. 9: & *2 Malaviya, according to the collectorate. PTI 3 ) 0 %. " “Recruitment of local youth (area of north Kashmir’s free of militancy, they (militant about Awan’s activities in continues to be low, it is a Kupwara district). For the last leadership) were under Srinagar, the SSP said he most- healthy sign. He said, in 2018, about two years, he was active pressure to revive the militan- ly visited areas around 272 terrorists were eliminated in different places of Srinagar. cy there and that is why these Srinagar-Baramulla highway across the State and a large When he was returning to two were going to Baramulla, and few areas in downtown the number of them were appre- Baramulla, he was intercepted he said. interior areas of the city here. hended.” at a naka (check post). He said a pistol and some “We are identifying and After the Press briefing However, the driver of his other things were recovered pinpointing more people was over, the State police also vehicle rammed it into police from the Pakistani militant involved with him,” Qayoom produced a Pakistan based vehicle and sped away. when he was arrested. Asked said. Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) ter- Police chased them and rorist in front of media. about 1.5 km away from the LeT terrorist identified as naka, they left their vehicle on Mohammad Waqar Awan, a the road and tried to flee, but resident of Mohalla Miana in were apprehended. The driver, Mianwali area of Punjab in a conduit, is a Kashmiri. We Pakistan, was arrested earlier will share further details when 8 "" 1/9 )( : * this week in Baramulla and we have them, the SSP said at $ $ * $7* $ ( & *2 paraded before the media at the the Press conference. Police Control Room. Qayoom said Awan’s pri- * 4 them were Pakistanis and 13 Senior Superintendent of mary task was to revive mili- were A+ Category terrorists,” Police (Baramulla), Abdul tancy in those areas which eneral Officer he added. Qayoom, said Awan had infil- had been declared militancy- GCommanding (GOC) of During the Press briefing, trated in the Valley in July 2017. free. We had this input that the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Dilbag Singh revealed, He was active in Handwara since Baramulla was declared Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, on Wednesday said after the elimination of over one dozen top commanders of #/ # $-34 Pakistan based Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) outfit,(cat- egorised as A+terrorists),post Pulwama attack, no one in .# . $#/+ # $ Kashmir Valley is coming for- ward to take over the leader- ship in the Valley. 95,**9 executing the Mumbai attacks Lashkar-e-Tayyeba. Addressing a joint Press in November, 2008 that left 166 Asked if he was involved in conference with the Director Pakistani terrorist, who people dead. Lakhvi is cur- any attacks in the valley, Awan General of J&K Police, Dilbagh Awas indoctrinated and rently on bail, and the case is said, “I was not involved in any Singh in Srinagar, Lt-Gen trained by 26/11 Mumbai moving very slowly. attack.” Dhillon said, “post Pulwama attacks mastermind Zakiur Awan, known by alias of The Senior Superintendent attack we have “targeted Jaish- Rehman Lakhvi, was arrested “Chota Dujana”, told reporters of Police (SSP) of Baramulla, e-Mohammed (JeM) leader- from Baramulla district of that before he joined militan- Abdul Qayoom, said Awan ship across Kashmir Valley”. He Jammu & Kashmir, police said cy, he was told that atrocities had infiltrated into the valley in said,”the situation now is that here on Wednesday. were being inflicted on the peo- July 2017. “He was active in no one is coming forward to Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) ple of Kashmir by security Handwara (area of north take over the leadership of terrorist Mohammad Waqar forces but he saw no such Kashmir’s Kupwara district). JeM in the valley. Awan, who was tasked with thing in the Valley. For the last about two “Even after Pakistan’s best reviving militancy in certain “I received training for years, he was active in different efforts, we will continue to sup- areas of the Kashmir Valley, four months at a camp in places of Srinagar. When he press JeM, especially after was arrested earlier this week Muzaffarabad. I was told that was returning to Baramulla, he Pulwama,” he said. and paraded before the media atrocities are committed on was intercepted at a naka “Operations against the on Wednesday at the Police children and women. Prayers (check post). terrorists will continue with full Control Room. are not allowed in mosques and However, the driver of his vigour and we will not let ter- Awan, a resident of houses of Muslims are vehicle rammed it into police rorism rise up,” the top Army Mohalla Miana in Mianwali destroyed,” he told reporters, vehicle and sped away. “Police commander said. area of Punjab in Pakistan, was adding he found that the con- chased them and about 1.5 km Sharing details of CI oper- indoctrinated by Lakhvi at his ditions were different in away from the naka, they left ations conducted so far in this residence in Rawalpindi, offi- Kashmir. Police officials said their vehicle on the road and year, Dhillon said, “as many as cials said. The initial arms Awan’s arrest and “confession” tried to flee, but were appre- 69 terrorists have been killed training to the Pakistani ter- is “live evidence” for Pakistan hended. The driver, a conduit, and 12 have been apprehend- rorist was also given by Lakhvi, as to how youths are manipu- is a Kashmiri. We will share ed this year. “Post Pulwama 41 who along with six others has lated on its soil, prepared for further details when we have terrorists have been killed and been charged by the Pakistani militancy and then sent here to them,” the SSP said at the press out of them 25 belonged to authorities with planning and join Jaish-e-Mohammad or conference. Jaish-e-Mohammed, 13 of !" # $% $&'( @ 2#! &3 "' $2" ) %8 $ :& %8 $ 8 * 7 ( * +R +- 00 #6 4%) R ) 3 R # '!! ' ' '' # 1 + $ $ # + $ #5 ) % (( 3 6 * ( O O S 4+ f one looks at India’s development dur- #S " ( ing the five last decades, one can only ( admire the progress made by it. - However, there are some fields where the country has been left far behind by "( Ithe ‘great’ powers, particularly in the domain 8 3 6 9 of innovation. China’s case is worth study- ( ( $ 0 0 ing. Huawei technologies, which often for the wrong reasons, has been in the news in 0 recent months, has been a role model in $ * terms of innovation for the Middle Kingdom. 6 P Q In February 2018, Reuters reported that the giant telecom group of companies " 0 increased “its annual spending on Research + and Development (R&D) to between $15 bil- 0 ) ) - lion and $20 billion as it races to be a glob- al leader in 5G technology.” Can you name " 8 any Indian telecom company investing in # 0 #4 R&D in this way and on this scale? No. The - $ .S < big Indian business houses simply prefer to remain in the “service” field, without taking ) ) ( the risk of investing in any long-term vision. $0 ( As a result, during the next 10 or 20 years, + # China and Western companies will remain the leaders while India will have to buy their 0 9 S P Q # 9 technologies, with all the risks involved. based Zhuhai Ziyan UAV com- oping high-tech weapons; some Wei Dongxu, a Beijing- (0 According to Reuters, Huawei, China’s pany, the manufacturer of this armament is also being based military analyst, told The = largest telecommunications equipment explained: “The 1.87-m long, exported. Another article Global Times: “With the new # 0 6 and smartphone maker, spent $13.23 bil- 0.62-m tall helicopter drone reported that the Chinese sci- engine, China’s future advanced lion on R&D in 2017, a whopping 14.9 per has a maximum take-off weight entists continue to research fighter jets will finally solve the cent of its total revenue. The world’s top of 38 kilograms and is capable stealth and camouflage materi- ‘heart problem’ …This is great, 8 R&D spenders, Amazon and Alphabet, the of carrying a 12-kilogram pay- als that can hide from a broad great news.” All this does not - 5 two biggest spenders on R&D in the US load. In its strange belly-less spectrum of electromagnetic imply that the outcome of the respectively, spent $22.6 billion and $16.6 fuselage, the Blowfish A2 can waves, “after they successfully Chinese research will soon be 0 billion in 2017. About 80,000 of Huawei’s carry radar, jamming devices, 5,,-'94O fabricated a material that can reaching the level of the US or 3 employees or 45 per cent of its total work- guns or bombs under its spine.” hide a hot object from heat- European technology but it * force are engaged in R&D. Should India not The speed of the helicopter 6(5*5 &5( sensing infrared cameras.” simply means that the gap start emulating world leaders such as drone is 130 km/hour. 69 # The research, published in between China and the most 0 S 9 S Huawei or even Google, Apple or Amazon The examples can be mul- American Chemical Society advanced nations is being filled 6 instead of just being proud of the Indian tiplied. The most prestigious is 9- -*9('* Journal, affirmed that the new up …while India is left behind. #S origin of Google’s CEO? In the defence undoubtedly the J-20 (or material, a kind of aerogel At the same time, all is not domain, China is innovating too. Earlier Mighty Dragon), a single-seat, * &*&- film, has good thermal insula- rosy in China. The Hong Kong- ) this month, the China Shipbuilding twin jet, all-weather, stealth 6,667#5& tion properties: “It is enhanced based South China Morning $ 9 0 Industry Corporation (CSIC) announced fifth-generation fighter aircraft (*,O&9- *5, by coating its fibres with poly- Post recently observed: “The that the first armed amphibious drone boat developed by China’s Chengdu ethylene glycol (PEG) and a slowing Chinese economy may was successfully delivered to the People’s Aerospace Corporation. The 6;69-A-9% protective waterproof layer.” be claiming some unexpected * 3 Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) first aircraft was delivered to the One can also give the exam- victims …Despite healthy cap- # - - + The Global Times pointed out: “China PLA Air Force (PLAAF) in &'-95A*&- ple of a new turbofan engine to italisation, investors are finding 6 # 3 has built the world’s first armed amphibi- March 2017 and inducted in -(&69#5&' power China’s carrier-based that some companies’ underly- ous drone boat, which military analysts said February 2018. The J-20 is the stealth fighters, though the exact ing technologies may not be as >?@A 5 % . could be used in land assault operations world’s third operational fifth- 5& 7,* 5 # outcome should perhaps be innovative as hoped…”. In other % and is capable of forming a combat triad generation stealth fighter air- '* ,6('65(- taken with a pinch of salt. words, the most innovative will = % with aerial drones and other drone ships.” craft after the US F-22 and F-35. 14&&65,A- & According to The Global Times, be the fittest to survive. Even if $( ( . Named ‘Marine Lizard’, the drone left In March 2016, on the a team of young researchers and tomorrow China produces less the factory in Wuhan in Hubei Province: occasion of the third plenary *9-*9& aero engine designers received new Baidu, Alibaba or Tencent, * . B “The 12-metre-long Marine Lizard is a tri- session of the National People’s an award “for successfully there is no doubt that the future * ( maran propelled by a diesel-powered hydro- Congress, President Xi Jinping 6;5& 96;5& designing and prototype testing belongs to those who innovate. jet and can reach a maximum speed of 50 asked the PLA delegates to 5,&'-;4&49- of a new top-class turbofan In Nehru’s socialistic world, ( % 6 knots while maintaining stealth. When “pour efforts into developing engine that will help Chinese research was a state monopoly, % ) # approaching land, the amphibious drone cutting edge defence technol- fighter jets take on their it can’t remain so forever. The ship can release four continuous track units ogy, which has strategic signif- advanced foreign counterparts.” private sector, with its hidden under its belly and travel at 20 icance.” Xi, who chairs the The new engine may be dynamism, has no choice but to km/hour on land,” wrote a local newspaper. powerful Central Military installed on China’s new carri- invest large parts of its profits # 0# Another gadget, said to be capable of deliv- Commission, affirmed: “The er-based stealth fighter jets; the in the future. The next Indian ering precision bombs, is the weirdly capability to innovate will previous aircraft had faced Government has lessons to ! # # # # # shaped helicopter drone Blowfish A2. The determine the future of the serious issues. The manufactur- learn from China if it wants Chinese Press said that it already “sparked Chinese armed forces.” ers’ statement said that this will India to become a great power. * * interest from many countries’ militaries.” In recent years, China has help China rival advanced for- (The writer is an expert on In a statement from the Guangdong- been pouring funds into devel- eign fighter jets. India-China relations) # ( , 8 . S 5 5 ) 4 ) 1 # ( # ) $%%%& ) 5O O #) ( + $ %# % $$% * 5 O# $ ) =??$ % % % ) % )"''$" " )-'* G'' -"."$" " .4 *$" " K1 $ K* * K* ) K4 ( * + . . . , .. 8., # % , ( tion promises of 2014. Now, the * only option for it to attract votes is to use Hindutva as a political Sir — This refers to the editori- #L* M!*$ tool. Further, given that the - + ( ( al, “Terror returns” (April 23). JE"%5 $ Congress nominated two-time & $ (# % Terrorism is a threat to humani- former Chief Minister Digvijaya ty. A series of blasts in Sri Lanka '# O$ Singh as its candidate from ( that ripped through high-end D )%5 Bhopal, the BJP felt the dire . ' . hotels and churches on Easter # ) ) need to ratchet up a Hindutva # R S Sunday is a sad reminder that the + %6 component by announcing the world is not free from terrorism. candidature of Thakur in the ( It is necessary that the world com- $ %6# same constituency. In effect, the + munity stands united in fighting ) $ % BJP has let short-term electoral * terror. While the UN needs to 5 $$# $ gains dictate its policies. impose sanctions on nations, )$ $ %& $ Unfortunately, this will only serve ( who sponsor terrorists and allow ) + )) + to divide the Indian society it to be used as a state-policy, %& ) %& O irreparably in the long-run. " India needs to remain persistent- ) + Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee ly on guard. $$ + # $(# + #$ Faridabad % MC Joshi $ $$ % 0 ) + Lucknow $)%5 '* 10)+2 # $ - ( Sir — The world must unite to ( parties and form strong opinions Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Parliament to enact a “strong help Sri Lanka recover from the + Sir — It may be true that caste on parties. had said that he felt “a sense of law” which would direct political tragedy. In particular, India must and religious considerations do TR Anandan responsibility.” But by fielding parties to revoke the nominations go all out to help while also being 3 4 # + + influence the voting pattern in Coimbatore Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused of candidates against whom watchful against terror elements 5 # rural areas. But it is not the only in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case “heinous and grievous” charges slipping into its own soil. The way reason. In rural areas, people gen- who is out on bail, the BJP has have been framed. In India, there New Zealand responded should # erally back people who are pop- shown to the world that this elec- are many lawmakers who hold be a template. ular locally so as to gain employ- tion, the party will brashly play criminal charges. Their place is not Aditi ment opportunities and other Sir — This refers to the article, the Hindutva card. in State Assemblies or Parliament. Via email benefits. In urban areas, people “Hindu nationalism: Ultimate One wonders how the BJP has The Modi-led BJP ( $ % are generally well-informed about trump card” (April 24) by Kalyani remained non-chalant about the Government has failed to deliv- the policies and work of political Shankar. In a recent interview, Supreme Court’s recommendation er on almost all of its major elec- $"**"'*)-)""H.$:(). !" # $% $&'( A 2#! &3 "' $2" .,0 ' ' % 5#"'Q ,. G ! IJ # % $"6% ' %% : ! & I J: ! : & O)$ L L $ -) $ %R $ ' 4 ( /. % 3 # 1%3#2 ) ( % R 5 ( # S # . "# *) 12 ( C %3# D 12 >E R S F> ( " ( D 12 E ( FG # H@ ) 1. >A2 12 12 @ >A # ( B- S ( t is now a universally-acknowledged fact that ( India has shown spectacular performance in , Ifinancial inclusion and is now a guiding light for the developing world. Several international surveys % and studies have vouched for this. They also high- + light the impressive gains made by women. # Drumbeaters are excited about India climbing the F G ladder of financial inclusion. According to the World >I 1 2 Bank’s Global Findex Survey (2017), 80 per cent of # adults in India now have a bank account — 27 points 6 ( higher than the 53 per cent estimated in the Findex 2014 count, which showed a 17-point addition to - 8 - 8 the 2011 measure (35 per cent). Findex 2017 esti- mates that 77 per cent of Indian women now own # >AAAAA , ( a bank account against 43 per cent and 26 per cent %3# F>I in 2014 and 2011. On this basic measure of finan- &6 *- >>IAAA * R S cial inclusion, females are more empowered than ;5,*,(5* >AAAAA >IAAA = before. The male-female difference, or the gender gap, in account ownership narrowed to 6.4 percent- 5,(4 56,;69 >>IAAA 6 -, 69- >IAAA * age points in 2017; it was 19.8 in 2014. However, a deeper view will reveal that this 9--A*,&*, 1 -*,5,;4#- 2 >IAAA granular and rosy picture is tinted. While more women have been enrolled for bank accounts, a larg- * 6,-- &6 FG 1 >>IAAA2 JAIA >A?@A er gender gap persists in account usage. And beyond - 4(*&- -, # account ownership, in terms of credit and insurance *164&&'- * usage, gender gap remains high. For example, female -(45*95&5- ic products that are only superficially tai- ger of mis-selling that can damage mar- financial institutions can increase women D account owners showed 11 per cent point gap against *, ,-- 6; lored to their needs. ginalised segments, who have an uncer- staff and appoint dedicated people to serve B CAAAA %3# men in terms of account usage; 54 per cent of &'-;- *-6&% Women face several barriers towards tain cash flow. The philosophy shared by women customers because most of them F>I J@AA 1 2 women with an account made no deposit or with- their path to financial inclusion: Limited the financial inclusion community is that have a preference for a non-inhibiting drawal in a year as compared to 43 per cent of men. *1 &9*(&5, access to mobile phones, low literacy lev- engagement creates knowledge, which environment. HJ@A 1>A?@A(J@AA2 + 6 -,;96 The credit gender gap is more stark. Distribution els, less confidence in using technology creates confidence. The goal must be to Women customers are likelier to of outstanding credit in small borrower accounts &'-59 6(5* and restrictions on travel or social inter- ensure that women become confident entrust such a retailer with their finances. > 9-*5&5- B showed 24.5 per cent share of female account own- action. We need to address these through financial stewards, make wise decisions for Women look for a consistently high-qual- ers against 72 per cent of men as on March 2017. 5 &69& 649 behavioural and reformist approaches themselves, their families and the world. ity experience and the qualities they look , ( Financial inclusion of women is one of the many 4, -9 &*, 5, instead of the usual hardware-based Women are more discerning customers, include: Trustworthiness, understand- 1 C 2 powerful levers that can advance gender equality. 6;&'- approach so that demand and supply side asking for more information before buy- ing, dependability and accessibility. In fail- + Efforts to get more women signed up for accounts 9-*&56,* barriers faced by them in accessing ing products and services than men. ing to develop client experiences rooted %3# 1 S has seen good results in recent years as development ,*&49-6; finance are eliminated. A simple all- Financial products are often not in men and women’s fundamentally dif- " ( agencies and Governments alike have stated focus- -, -9- embracing broadest possible definition of designed, distributed or bundled to meet ferent perspectives on finance, financial 2 ing on financial products as a tool for poverty alle- financial inclusion for women would the needs of women. They are usually services institutions are missing a signif- viation and female empowerment. Despite increased 6-9*, &'- include not just access to services and tasked with stretching the family budget icant business opportunity. Employing % ( 5,&-9 ) attention to financial inclusion for women, we have credit but meaningful use of valuable and in times of financial hardship. Providing more women as bank tellers or mobile not been able to translate these efforts into large- --, -,(76; innovative financial products to build micro credits or a small affordable and money agents can make it easier for 6 -,*, # @ >A ( scale, meaningful progress. Significant change can security and prosperity. account-linked overdraft can help women women to board financial services. come only through focussed efforts from -,%&'5 '* * Women’s participation in the finan- cover their day-to-day household emer- Women want financial services to be @E %3# Governments and banks. It is here that increasing &96,1-*95, cial system can have significant benefits gencies. Women’s financial needs and delivered to them by someone who expe- E , awareness can play a big role to bridge the gap. 6,6 -,O in terms of economic growth, greater responsibilities require bundled solu- riences similar issues as them. The coun- EA @ Women have the power to make, spend, save 6&5A*&56, # equality and societal well-being. When tions of savings, credit and insurance. try has only five per cent women as busi- >E + and control their money — they make gains not only ('65(- *, women are empowered as economic Professionals and practitioners have ness correspondents. India has 8.7 million JE GE for themselves but also for their communities. It is 6 5155&5- actors, benefits touch everyone. Women put forth some silent features of financial SHGs comprising more than 100 million now a recognised fact that “women’s market” rep- have more child-centered preferences than products and services that foster women’s women members. The number of SHGs # % S resents numerous segments of clients — from low- men. Access and usage of financial ser- active participation in formal finance. in the business correspondent space 6 5 income salaried workers (factory and domestic) and vices are levers for increasing their par- They found that women do not have a needs to be stepped up. ( low-income self-employed women in the informal ticipation in the economy. This enhances smooth financial journey and have more To make financial inclusion for sector to women who work in agricultural value their self-confidence and gives them the interruptions and life-stages in their women more relevant and meaningful, we chains to small and medium enterprises. power to make financial decisions, thus financial lives (withdrawal from employ- also need to educate men about the pecu- # ) Gender characteristics shape cultural beliefs, resulting in large development payoffs. ment during pregnancy and in medical liarities and needs of the female lot. 1 2 which, in turn, impact women’s attitudes about In short, financial inclusion enables emergencies for nursing sick family Inadequacies of focussing on women in + ( ( money and finances. The top barriers that constrain women to smooth consumption, ensure members). They may remain active users isolation have long been recognised: ( women’s effective financial inclusion are: Not hav- security, increase saving and investment of the accounts during these periods. Women live in communities, they live in " $ %3# ing enough money to invest; unexpected expens- rates, lower financial risks and facilitate Women should be able to reactivate their families and with men. Abstracting K %3# # ( es; not knowing whom to trust; inability to main- new livelihood and income opportunities accounts without much hassles or penal- women from their social realities distorts ( tain balance between spending and saving so as to for the family. It enhances financial ties. Women are also more price-point our understanding of the relational nature % achieve a healthy balance between short-term needs resilience for low-income women. Further, sensitive and expect affordable fees. of gendered power and the interdepen- # and long-term goals; being overwhelmed by choic- there are several barriers that constrain the Women clients, particularly in rural dency of women and men. This has a * % es when it comes to financial options; and not under- full inclusion of women in formal finance. areas, find interacting with male staff at strong bearing on women’s motivations, ( standing financial jargon. More broadly, these bar- Product-driven financial literacy is nec- banks an intimidating experience and may choices and possibilities. riers break down into three categories: Insufficient essary to ensure that poor women are not not trust them. Banks are not considered (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s knowledge, insecurity and lack of control. Moreover, short-changed. While financial products part of their trusted service providers. To National Committee on Financial Literacy woman customers continue to be served by gener- have their benefits, there is a clear dan- overcome such psychological barriers, and Inclusion for Women) 2 ,/1 According to the study, Canada is true for places that are warm. So, of economic development of the more pollution. embark on an awareness campaign and Norway witnessed per capita ironically, countries with high his- poorer countries. Strategies for controlling cli- that seeks to educate the people growth of more than 30 per cent due torical emissions are among those No matter how climate change mate change and ensuring econom- about their financial well-being. to global warming. On the other that have enjoyed the highest per fuels economic inequalities, it is also ic equality that are in consonance They must be told that their posi- hand, economies of India and Sudan capita GDP and fastest economic true that economic and social with environmental principles have tion in the society is dependent on have become over 30 per cent small- growth since the 1960s. On the inequalities, too, are exacerbating to be tailor-made and region spe- their carbon footprint. This will ;--99616(* P er than what it would have been if other hand, global warming climate change conditions. It is, in cific. This due to the fact that encourage the masses to seek envi- there was no global warming. reduced per capita income in the fact, a vicious cycle. In order to every country and region has its ronmentally-friendly solutions for *71-,6&;696, Researchers at the university poorest countries by 17-30 per arrive at a sustainable solution, it is own peculiarities and differentiat- their energy and transportation 5 C examined 50 years of annual tem- cent. The researchers claimed that crucial to understand that social ing features. needs. An aware population that has $ perature data as well as GDP from climate change has brought few of and economic inequality itself can India must understand that glob- embarked on an eco-friendly way of he spectre of climate change 165 countries during the same time the largest economies to perfect act as drivers of climate change. al policies to control climate change life can turn the clock back on cli- has spread its tentacles far period to analyse effects of temper- temperature for economic output, Several researches in the past and ensure economic equality are not mate change and start restoring the )# O Tbeyond the ambit of the envi- ature fluctuations on economic while some smaller nations are few decades have shown that directly applicable for conditions temperatures to previous levels. $$ ronment. As global warming and growth. By looking at 20 different taking the hit. unequal societies inflict more envi- over here. The problem of poverty is All of this is possible through a + % Green House Gas emissions scale climate models, the team deter- However, the good news for ronmental damage than more eco- deep-rooted in our country and can hybrid collaboration of the legisla- new heights, their aftershocks are mined how much each nation had developed economies is only short nomical ones. One key issue that is only be weeded out through a cus- ture and the judiciary. & O being felt across new quarters. already warmed between 1961 to lived for if uncontrolled global still being overlooked is how envi- tomised solution. To ensure that cli- Socio-economic inequalities as a $ According to a recent Stanford 2010. The team also calculated warming continues, it will push the ronmental degradation and cli- mate change does not further wreak result of climate change are not new University study, global warming 20,000 versions of what a nation’s big economies further away from mate change are the toxic byprod- economic havoc, the agricultural and were long expected. What is con- has increased economic inequality economic output would have been the ideal temperature optimum, ucts of our inequality problem. sector would have to be insulated cerning though is the alarming rate % since the 1960s. Changes in temper- if climate change was not a factor. thus changing the entire econom- There is also an urgent need to against the vagaries of climate change. at which this is taking place, leaving ature caused due to climate change Post the examination of the data, ic scenario again. So, even though get a grasp of the link between cli- Additionally, the impact of cli- no room for evasive action by have not only enriched cooler coun- researchers came to the conclusion the impacts of rising global temper- mate change and inequality. Many mate change in urban India will humanity. This is worrisome and has $ tries like Norway and Sweden but that crop yield and people’s health atures may seem smaller year to people, who live in low-income have to be valued economically and to be resolved at the earliest. The also dragged down economic are better when it’s neither too hot year, they can yield dramatic gains communities, for example, cannot damage assessments must be done beginning, as always, will have to be $ growth of warmer countries such as nor too cold. or losses over the next 30 to 50 afford to retrofit their homes to at regular intervals. This is crucial at the grassroot level by adopting sus- $)% India and Nigeria. These observa- This means that in countries years. The study emphasised on the make them more energy-efficient. because one cannot improve some- tainable development solutions. tions are disturbing since India which witness cold conditions, lit- importance of improving sustain- Meaning, they use more power thing when it is not quantified. (The writer is an environmental specifically features in the report. tle warming can help. The opposite able energy access for the purpose than necessary, thus generating The Government must also journalist) !" # $% $&'( ! ) ) - 0 +# 0 & * * && : * * * 8#- . 6789 *( ). " . 4 ,- -'5 ,- -'5 /. ireless S-based co- Wbroadband Uworking subscriber base operator WeWork ,- -'5 surged to 532 mil- on Wednesday lion in February said it will offer he Finance Ministry has 2019, onboarding job opportunities Tintroduced changes in the 10.2 million users to Jet Airways e-way bill system, including during the employees, who auto calculation of distance month, with were affected by based on PIN codes for gener- Reliance Jio cor- the recent suspen- ation of e-way bill and block- nering nearly 56 sion of operations. ing generation of multiple bills per cent of the Running into on one invoice, as it seeks to overall wireless broadband scriber base remained steady at a debt of more crack down on GST evaders. market, ICRA said. 1,023 million. It added to the than 8,500 crore, Touted as an anti-evasion “The wireless broadband wireless broadband subscriber Jet Airways has tool, the electronic way or e- subscriber base continues to base maintained strong shut down opera- way bill was rolled out on maintain its strong growth tra- momentum, demonstrating a tions temporarily April 1, 2018, for moving goods the e-way bill portal. the goods are in transit/move- jectory, increasing to 532 mil- growth of two per cent during after lenders worth over 50,000 from one For example, if the system ment. lion in February 2019, or 45 per the month of February. decided against state to another. The same for has displayed the distance The e-way bill portal, cent of the total subscriber “The growth in subscriber extending emer- intra or within the state move- between Place A and B, based which has been developed by base, witnessing addition of base in February was primari- gency funds for ment was rolled out in a phased on the PIN codes, as 655 kms, the National Informatics 10.2 million during the month. ly driven by RJio, which added its survival. manner from April 15. then the user is allowed to enter Centre (NIC), the country’s R Jio leads the wireless broad- 7.8 million subscribers. State- Cash-starved With instances of mal- the actual distance covered up premier informatics services band market, with market owned BSNL or MTNL (Bharat Jet Airways, which has around candidates can send their send their resumes...And we practices in e-way bill genera- to 720 kms (655 kms + 65 organisation, would also gen- share of 56 per cent, followed Sanchar Nigam Ltd/Mahanagar 23,000 employees, has delayed resumes to an email ID creat- will fast-track the process to tion getting detected, the rev- kms). erate a report for users on the by Bharti and Vodafone-Idea at Telephone nigam Ltd) was the payment of salaries to the ed specifically for applications schedule a meeting with you,” enue department decided to Besides, the Government list of e-way bills about to 21 per cent each,” ICRA said in only other telco gaining sub- employees, including pilots. from Jet employees, and these it said in a statement. rework the system for genera- has decided not to permit expire. its latest report. scribers in the month, adding WeWork, in a statement, profiles will be considered on SpiceJet Chairman Ajay tion of e-way bill by trans- generation of multiple e-way This would help the user to ICRA noted that 100 per 0.9 million users,” Harsh said it will actively consider job priority for any of the open Singh has stated that the airline porters and business. bills based on one invoice. analyse the data and ensure that cent of Reliance Jio’s subscribers Jagnani, sector head and vice applications from Jet employ- roles across verticals. has absorbed nearly 1,000 Jet The new enhanced system This means, if the e-way bill the goods reach the destination are broadband subscribers, while president — Corporate Ratings, ees for openings across mar- Lowe’s India — the tech- Airways employees and will would come with auto-calcu- is generated once with a par- within the valid time period. the same ratio for Vodafone-Idea ICRA said. keting, community manage- nology products and solutions continue to hire more. lation of distance between the ticular invoice number, then Transporters of goods stood at 27 per cent and for “The overall active sub- ment and sales. centre for $71.3 billion Lowe’s Startups like CureFit have source and destination, based none of the parties — con- worth over 50,000 would be Bharti at 32 per cent. scriber base remained at 1,023 “In line with WeWork’s mis- Companies — has also offered also stepped in to offer employ- on the PIN codes. The user signor, consignee or trans- required to present e-way bill The wireless subscriber million in February, as increase sion to create a world where peo- to recruit employees from the ment to the distressed workers would be allowed to enter the porter — can generate anoth- during transit to a GST inspec- base in India increased to in RJio’s and BSNL or MTNL’s ple work to make a life, not just IT division of Jet Airways. at Jet. actual distance as per the er e-way bill with the same tor, if asked. Failure to produce 1,183.7 million in February active subscriber base has been a living, the company is opening “We at Lowe’s India wel- CureFit co-founder Ankit movement of goods, which invoice number. an e-way bill can attract a 2019, adding 1.7 million sub- at the expense of other indus- up opportunities for jet employ- come any employee of the IT Nagori had recently tweeted will be limited to 10 per cent The enhanced feature penalty of 10,000 or amount scribers over the previous try participants, who lost 10.4 ees to be a part of the global division of Jet Airways to apply that the company would be more than the auto calculated would permit extension of of tax sought to be evaded, month, the report said. million active subscribers on a shared community,” it added. for technology positions with open to hire candidates distance displayed, according to validity of the e-way bill when whichever is higher. The active wireless sub- combined basis,” he added. WeWork said interested us. Interested candidates can from Jet. 7' (15 6 L /$ $ O 3 P M " II%=M 3#' ( 1 ,- -'5 As per a Central Board of which businesses have to pay Indirect Taxes and Customs lower rate of tax on their 3 / iving relief to composition (CBIC) notification, composi- turnover. $ # Gscheme taxpayers under the tion scheme taxpayers will now The CMP08, which has to GST, the finance ministry has file GSTR-4 annually by April be filed by the 18th day of the ;<=$ allowed such businesses to file 30 for the previous financial subsequent month following ==" ,- -'5 crore against Singhal and ‘self-assessed tax’ return on quar- year ending March 31. the end of a quarter, will others. terly basis in a simplified form. The CBIC has notified the include details like outward ,- -'5 4 1*5 he CBI has issued Look Loans worth 47,204 crore So far, businesses opting for simplified ‘statement for pay- supplies, inward supplies ,- -'5 TOut Circulars (LOCs) were availed from 33 banks and composition scheme had to file ment of self-assessed tax’ in attracting reverse charge he Centre has purchased he Reserve Bank has has against chairman of Bhushan financial institutions from 2007 tax returns every quarter in Form GST CMP08 to be filed including import of services; usic streaming app Gaana T55.17 lakh tonnes of Tdivested its entire stake in Power and Steel Limited Sanjay to 2014 and the company GSTR-4 which ran into around by taxpayers who have opted tax, interest payable; and taxes Mexpects to double the wheat from farmers in the National Housing Bank (NHB) Singhal and his wife Aarti, defaulted on their repayments, seven pages. for composition scheme, under and interest paid. number of monthly active users ongoing 2019-20 marketing and the National Bank for who is vice chairman of the the CBI said. on its platform to 200 million year so far, a senior Food Agriculture and Rural company, in connection with The searches were carried in the next two years repre- Ministry official said on Development (Nabard) for cheating in loans worth over out in a number of cities, senting around 50 per cent Wednesday. 1,450 crore and 20 crore, 2,348 crore, sources said. including the Delhi-NCR, share in the overall market, a Haryana and Madhya respectively. The LOCs have been Chandigarh, Kolkata, Odisha, top official of the company said Pradesh have contributed the The central bank sold stake opened recently to prevent any at the office and residential Wednesday. most to wheat procurement so in NHB on March 19, while it attempt by the accused to leave premises of the company, its “With increased competi- far, the official said. sold the stake in Nabard on the country without permission directors and promoters and tion, the market stands at about The Centre has set the February 26, the bank said in from the authorities, the their associates in the bank 160 million total online music wheat procurement target at a statement Wednesday. sources said. fraud case. listeners. That will go to 400 357 lakh tonnes for the 2019- “With this, the A look out circular is a let- The CBI has also already million in the next two years. 20 marketing year (April- Government now holds 100 ter used by authorities to keep booked Sanjay Singhal, Aarti We will continue to be the mar- March) on hopes of a record percent stake in both these a tab on an individual. The Singhal, directors Ravi Prakash ket leader. We will get next 100 1,000 lakh tonne production financial institutions,” the RBI Immigration authorities at all Goyal, Ram Naresh Yadav, million (monthly active) new this year. said. airports and entry-exit points Hardev Chand Verma, listeners in two years,” Gaana State-run Food Divestment has been done across the country will have to Ravinder Kumar Gupta and Chief Executive Officer Corporation of India (FCI) on the recommendation of the inform the CBI if Singhal and one Ritesh Kapoor besides Prashan Agarwal said on the along with state government second Narasimham commit- his wife attempt to leave the unidentified public servants. sidelines of achieving 100 mil- agencies buy wheat at the min- tee report and the discussion country. The company deliberately lion monthly active users imum support price to meet paper prepared by the RBI on The agency had on April 6 defaulted on repayment and (MAUs). the demand of welfare schemes. ‘harmonizing the role and carried out searches at 18 loca- also claimed inadmissible cred- 3 P M5 # L "A ( N &3' : He said the next 100 mil- The Government has fixed the operations of development tions connected to the compa- it causing a loss approximate- 9" .( 3 $ $ $ 3 2797 $ C "" $ DE*9( lion MAU will come for the wheat MSP at 1,840 per quin- financial institutions and ny after registering a case of ly of over 2,348 crore to the $ C* $ D." : $ C $D $ 3 2 ( company from Tier-III towns tal, up from 1,735 a year banks,’ the central bank said. cheating amounting to 2,348 banks, the CBI had alleged. ( * 1 " and cities. earlier. !" # $% $&'( ! )) 4(. A. - $ !:" $ P *8: 4 1*5 close at 39,054.68. The broader Ultratech was the biggest gain- Meanwhile, foreign institu- / NSE Nifty climbed 150.20 er on the Nifty with a 5.6% gain tional investors (FIIs) sold equi- napping its three-session points, or 1.30%, to 11,726.15. after it surprised the analyst ty worth 237.47 crore on New Delhi (PTI): Drug firm losing streak, benchmark In the Sensex pack, HCL community with better than Tuesday, while domestic insti- Indoco Remedies on Wednesday SBSE Sensex surged 490 Tech spurted 3.40%, followed by expected results, especially after tutional investors (DIIs) pur- said the US health regulator had 4 1*5 points on Wednesday as ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Yes a weak show by ACC,” said chased shares to the tune of retained Official Action Indicated investors piled into finance, Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Sunil Sharma, chief investment 198.35 crore, provisional data status for its Goa plant and may he rupee on Wednesday energy and IT stocks ahead of RIL, Bajaj Finance, SBI, HDFC officer at Sanctum Wealth available with stock exchanges impact approval of pending appli- Tdeclined by 24 paise to expiry of derivatives contracts. Bank and TCS. Management. showed. cations from this facility. “The US close at 69.86 against the US Index heavyweight Reliance On the other hand, Tata Aditya Birla Group firm The rupee, however, Food and Drug Administration currency, weighed down by a Industries, HDFC and HDFC Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Coal UltraTech Cement on declined by 24 paise to close at retains the Official Action strong dollar sentiment and Bank accounted for almost half India, PowerGrid, Maruti, Axis Wednesday reported a consol- 69.86 against the US dollar. Indicated status for Goa plant-I high demand for the greenback of the Sensex’s gains. Bank and NTPC fell up to idated net profit of 1,014.19 Brent crude futures, the (finished dosages facility) of from importers. Markets were propelled by 3.33%. crore for the fourth quarter global oil benchmark, slipped Indoco Remedies Ltd,” the com- The domestic currency short covering ahead of expiry “Despite mixed signals ended March 31. 0.08% to USD 74.45 per barrel. pany said in a BSE filing. The dropped to more than four- of April futures and options from global markets, and wor- Sectorally, BSE oil and gas, On the Wall Street, the facility was inspected by the month low of 69.97 in the day contracts on Thursday amid ries domestically on growth telecom and energy indices S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices USFDA in January 2019. “We are trade in line with losses in other positive global cues, analysts and elections, Indian markets gained the most, rising up to ended at record highs on in the process of sending our Asian currencies against the said. rallied almost 1.3%. After three 2.32%. Banking, finance and IT Tuesday amid a slew of better- responses to the regulators, as and dollar after positive US eco- After starting on a positive straight days of losses in the indices too ended in the green. than-expected earnings reports. when the commitments given in nomic data. and further fell to a four- gauges the greenback's strength note, indices were boosted by a Nifty, the headline index deliv- The auto index was the only Elsewhere in Asia, benchmark response to Form 483 observa- Foreign fund inflows and month low of 69.97, the lowest against a basket of six curren- burst of buying towards the fag- ered strong gains led by finan- loser, dropping 0.29%. equity indices in Shanghai, tions are fulfilled. We believe that strong gains in equity markets level since December 3, 2018, cies, strengthened by 0.06 per end. cials and tech, while autos con- In the broader markets, the Tokyo and Seoul ended in the this OAI status will not impact helped the domestic currency against the dollar. Intra-day, the cent to 97.69. The BSE Sensex soared tinued to drag. BSE midcap and smallcap red. European equites started off our current commercial supplies reverse some of the losses unit touched a high of 69.75. Foreign institutional 489.80 points, or 1.27%, to “Cement behemoth indices advanced up to 0.43%. on a mixed note. to USA,” it added. before close. The domestic currency investors emerged as net buy- "The broader US dollar is finally settled at 69.86 per dol- ers in the capital markets, trading strong today, with most lar, down 24 paise over its pre- putting in Rs 974.88 crore Asian currencies weaker vious closing. On Tuesday, the Wednesday, according to the ;# +. J $ gained after strong US housing paise to close at 69.62 against "The Reserve Bank of New Delhi (PTI)k Aditya Birla Group firm Nathdwara Cements. Its total expense in the fourth data dampened concerns about the US dollar. India's (RBI's) second three- $ ;) UltraTech Cement on Wednesday reported a con- quarter of 2018-19 came at 9,554.43 crore. an economic slowdown in the Global benchmark Brent year dollar-rupee swap auction solidated net profit of 1,014.19 crore for the fourth “Domestic sales volume jumped 16 per cent world's largest economy. crude declined by 0.20 per was a massive success like the New Delhi (PTI): With the Commerce and Industry quarter ended March 31. The company had post- over Q4FY18. The clinker capacity and cement "Oil prices fell marginally cent to $74.36 per barrel. first one, even as it took just five Ministry taking steps to support budding entrepreneurs, as many ed a net profit of 446.13 crore in the January- grinding facility at Manavar, Madhya Pradesh have today but still remained at ele- The BSE Sensex soared to large bids to cover the entire $5 as 342 start-ups have received intimation regarding exemption March quarter a year ago, UltraTech Cement said stabilised with the clinker capacity operating at 100 vated levels. Rising crude and a high of 39,095.35 at the fag- billion on offer. from angel tax since February, an official said. Giving a major in a BSE filing. The company’s total income stood per cent utilisation. Variables cost were up 3 per strong ICE Dollar Index have end of the session. It finally set- "The second USD — INR relief to budding entrepreneurs, the government in February at 11,031.27 crore during the quarter under cent over Q4FY18 on account of higher fuel prices been the prime reasons for tled 489.80 points or 1.27 per sway auction received bids to relaxed the definition of start-ups and allowed them to avail full review. It was 9,401.39 crore in the correspond- and impact of rupee depreciation,” the company domestic currency's weakness," cent, higher at 39,054.68. exchange US dollars to Indian angel tax concession on investments of up to 25 crore. ing period previous fiscal. said. V K Sharma, Head PCG & The broader NSE Nifty Rupees at $18.65 billion com- “The ministry is taking all steps to promote and strength- Meanwhile, UltraTech informed that its result For the 2018-19 financial year, UltraTech Capital Markets Strategy, too climbed 150.20 points, or pared with the RBI's promise to en the start-up ecosystem in the country. A total of 381 start- for the quarter and the financial year ended March Cements net profit stood at 2,431.59. It was HDFC Securities, said. 1.30 per cent, to close at take in $5 billion in its second ups gave undertaking that they should be exempted from angel 31, “are not comparable with the previous period” 2,224.46 crore in FY 2016-17. Its total income was At the Interbank Foreign 11,726.15. It hit an intra-day such swap deal," Sharma said. tax and out of that, 342 have received intimation from CBDT due to merger of Binani Cements into the com- at 37,817.27 crore in 2018-19, as against Exchange (forex), the rupee high of 11,740.85. (Central Board of Direct Taxes),” the government official said. pany, which has now been named as UltraTech 32,461.02 crore in the previous fiscal. opened sharply lower at 69.80 The dollar index, which SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11,601.50 11,740.85 11,578.85 11,726.15 150.2 Script Open High Low LTP JUBLFOOD 1,325.00 1,333.00 1,308.75 1,315.90 MCX 777 788.85 768.55 784.65 HSCL 116.9 116.9 112.65 114.85 HONAUT 24,300.25 24,300.25 23,682.55 23,733.30 ULTRACEMCO 4,156.30 4,432.00 4,110.50 4,432.00 233.75 LT 1,355.60 1,363.20 1,350.75 1,360.35 MRF 56,844.00 56,844.00 55,671.05 55,834.25 UBL 1,430.00 1,434.90 1,401.55 1,431.10 SUPREMEIND 1,164.50 1,191.00 1,164.50 1,183.65 MONSANTO 2,544.00 2,550.00 2,531.00 2,539.35 BPCL 340.1 349.9 340.1 348.95 12.6 TATAMOTORS 233 233.05 217.95 223.7 L&TFH 139 140.85 138.25 139.75 TAKE 146.45 152 145.2 150.75 J&KBANK 60 60.7 59.75 60.3 PRESTIGE 265 265.3 261.1 263.15 HCLTECH 1,103.00 1,142.10 1,096.85 1,141.05 39.05 RELIANCE 1,370.00 1,394.60 1,366.35 1,390.00 DISHTV 37 37.15 35.85 36.95 EXIDEIND 219 219 216.15 218.45 UFLEX 236.9 238.95 230.6 236.4 JAGRAN 117 117 115 115.35 INDUSINDBK 1,667.00 1,705.00 1,661.10 1,704.00 52.65 YESBANK 233 240.2 231.45 239.15 SBILIFE 601.6 613.35 601 608.75 FORCEMOT 1,749.80 1,760.05 1,730.00 1,735.20 BAJAJHLDNG 3,294.80 3,335.00 3,287.90 3,313.85 INDOSTAR 402.2 405.5 399 402.75 ONGC 165.7 170.45 165.7 168.35 4.6 MARUTI 7,052.00 7,103.75 6,908.40 7,024.35 IBVENTURES 300 312.8 300 304.35 HDFCLIFE 398.2 401.1 397 400 TATACOMM 576.05 582 570.1 577.5 GSKCONS 7,291.85 7,300.00 7,194.00 7,261.85 IOC 151 154.15 150.45 153.55 4.15 PCJEWELLER 128.5 138 127.95 133.1 UPL 942.65 951.2 941.45 948.45 ENGINERSIN 116 116.15 114.6 115.55 VBL 827.25 846.65 827.25 838.7 GREAVESCOT 142.5 144 141.55 141.9 HDFC 1,943.90 1,985.00 1,933.25 1,984.70 50 IBREALEST 108.5 119.7 107.1 116.35 HINDALCO 200.95 201.35 197.3 200.9 RAMCOCEM 755.3 779.55 745 772.15 SOBHA 492.6 498 482.15 488.45 PARAGMILK 241.75 242 240 240.9 YESBANK 233 240.4 231.2 238.55 5.85 RELCAPITAL 145.5 157.55 139.65 155.35 RADICO 353.8 372.4 351.3 369.85 KSCL 455 471.8 452 468.85 ASAHIINDIA 245 245.5 235 240.45 GSPL 189.5 189.5 188 189.1 INFRATEL 297 303.5 291 301 7 IBULHSGFIN 748.8 761.9 739 748.8 HAVELLS 762.1 776.5 759.75 774.4 PHILIPCARB 165 165 160.6 161.5 SPARC 179.65 180.8 178.2 179.3 JKCEMENT 853.7 885 842 872.65 BAJAJFINSV 7,490.00 7,672.50 7,475.55 7,667.45 172.4 SPICEJET 127 128.5 124.55 126.25 DIVISLAB 1,690.00 1,748.25 1,688.85 1,740.60 ALBK 49.95 50.35 49.05 49.75 IBULISL 345 345 323 327.8 AKZOINDIA 1,748.95 1,765.75 1,733.80 1,755.10 ULTRACEMCO 4,150.80 4,436.75 4,116.20 4,396.45 SRF 2,469.65 2,524.60 2,458.00 2,517.45 NMDC 103 103.2 102.05 102.4 3MINDIA 24,950.05 25,050.00 24,600.00 24,773.40 TIINDIA 379.55 384.05 374.45 379.15 BHARTIARTL 316.5 326.3 315.6 323.75 7.25 JETAIRWAYS 171.2 178.6 167.6 171.25 NBCC 59.75 60 59 59.55 DELTACORP 247 247 243.55 244.15 JKTYRE 91 91 89.65 89.8 TIMETECHNO 95 95.3 94.3 94.45 ZEEL 410.5 419 405.15 417.65 8.5 INFY* 727.5 737.8 724.25 736.4 RCOM 1.9 1.95 1.9 1.9 IGL 312.35 315 304 308.25 PTC 69.8 69.95 69.35 69.75 MAHLOG 539.2 545.15 526.1 532.5 GAIL 341.1 348 339.7 346.5 7.05 STRTECH 215.05 217 192.25 193.35 PAGEIND 22,800.00 23,700.00 22,600.15 23,584.45 LEMONTREE 76 76.5 74 74.4 SUNDRMFAST 556.85 567 556.85 561.3 ABBOTINDIA 7,746.25 7,845.00 7,699.00 7,833.20 RELIANCE 1,370.30 1,394.80 1,366.25 1,389.50 25.65 TCS 2,157.70 2,195.00 2,155.40 2,185.45 GSFC 100 101.7 99.9 101.25 AARTIIND 1,599.95 1,599.95 1,554.00 1,563.35 BDL 286.35 288 283.9 286.45 SBIN 305.85 311.95 303.6 310.75 5.5 ONGC 165.15 170.3 165.15 168.7 PNBHOUSING 793.8 796.2 785.35 791.7 HUDCO 43.25 43.35 42.5 42.8 ENDURANCE 1,169.95 1,175.00 1,164.00 1,165.05 BAJFINANCE 3,035.00 3,099.00 3,032.00 3,089.40 54.35 TATASTEEL 527.85 527.85 513.2 525.3 PETRONET 236.95 239.35 232.5 236.05 FCONSUMER 43.35 43.6 43.15 43.45 ADANITRANS 218.05 221.95 214.6 219.75 GRASIM 867.5 887 849.6 884.95 15.5 SBIN 307 311.85 303.6 310.7 SOUTHBANK 16.45 16.45 16.2 16.4 GHCL 244.35 246.95 242.35 244.05 TNPL 200 202 198.1 201.35 TITAN 1,128.00 1,152.00 1,125.55 1,149.00 19.45 DHFL 140.5 146.15 140.5 144.7 GNFC 317.15 317.6 310.65 312.1 JAMNAAUTO 58 58.45 56.9 57 BIRLACORPN 511.5 517.95 503 515.05 TECHM 807 820 806 818 13.05 ACC 1,629.70 1,629.70 1,570.85 1,606.90 BALKRISIND 964.15 967.3 947 951.4 AEGISLOG 189 196.6 188 196.1 PNCINFRA 152.15 152.2 145.4 148.7 HDFCBANK 2,250.00 2,283.90 2,247.05 2,280.95 35.65 SAIL 54.6 57 54.05 56.4 NAUKRI 1,941.05 2,047.30 1,919.45 1,998.35 MAHLIFE 370.25 381.5 370.25 379.8 SREINFRA 26.85 27.4 26.85 27.2 JSWSTEEL 289.25 293 286.4 292.4 4.1 DMART 1,292.00 1,362.00 1,291.55 1,332.45 MFSL 437.4 447.7 431 443.6 FINCABLES 453 457.55 447 455.7 MINDACORP 134.35 135.75 131.25 132.6 ICICIBANK 397.1 402.65 393.45 401.6 5.1 HDFCBANK 2,253.90 2,282.85 2,247.00 2,279.50 TV18BRDCST 33.25 33.25 31.95 32.45 GUJGAS 158.3 160 155 157.3 GDL 142.95 143.3 140 141.9 ASIANPAINT 1,436.00 1,459.40 1,431.00 1,449.30 18.3 BAJFINANCE 3,048.90 3,100.00 3,032.00 3,092.00 WELSPUNIND 55.25 55.6 53.95 54.55 ELGIEQUIP 263.6 271.5 261.15 270.8 CCL 264.15 264.75 258 259.85 ITC 303.4 307.2 298.5 307.2 3.8 INDUSINDBK 1,678.00 1,705.65 1,665.00 1,700.15 SUVEN 263.75 267.5 263.45 266.05 ESSELPRO 135 135.2 133.5 134.3 GESHIP 288.05 288.1 284.65 285.85 EICHERMOT 20,400.00 20,580.00 20,140.00 20,550.00 235.1 ICICIBANK 396.5 402.25 393 401.05 ADANIGREEN 44.95 45.45 44.3 44.75 ADVENZYMES 189.75 191.9 189.6 190.35 KPRMILL 603.05 614.35 603.05 612.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 3,035.00 3,082.85 3,025.20 3,073.95 34.8 NTPC 133.95 134.6 132.35 133.8 SIEMENS 1,170.60 1,180.00 1,157.10 1,176.20 GUJALKALI 491.5 492.75 474 482.95 GPPL 94 95 91.45 93 DRREDDY 2,835.00 2,875.00 2,813.10 2,853.70 31.55 COALINDIA 256.95 258.2 253.5 254.2 EQUITAS 129.9 132.3 128.35 131.9 MINDAIND 385.65 385.9 376.05 378.05 CARBORUNIV 372.85 374.4 370.5 373.85 INFY 728.2 737.9 724 735 6.8 AXISBANK 755 755.1 738.5 752.6 KEI 415.65 422.1 405.2 418.6 SHANKARA 496.6 518.95 496.6 507.6 VMART 2,731.90 2,752.75 2,686.00 2,743.75 LT 1,353.00 1,363.45 1,350.00 1,359.00 10.8 INDIGO 1,484.85 1,490.00 1,440.00 1,472.30 AUBANK 613.45 615.4 600.5 612.5 LUXIND 1,370.00 1,388.00 1,350.20 1,376.65 NILKAMAL 1,380.00 1,391.00 1,370.10 1,376.40 IBULHSGFIN 749.7 761.95 736.55 750 5.8 WIPRO 292.05 294.1 290.3 293.1 MINDTREE 975.4 980 975.25 979.1 MPHASIS 964.3 972.7 961.25 968.1 HAL 684 687.9 678.2 680.15 BRITANNIA 2,985.00 2,993.10 2,963.05 2,976.25 OIL 178.75 180.2 178.05 179.9 GRINDWELL 602.6 605 595 596.7 CENTRALBK 33.55 33.75 33.35 33.65 UPL 942.75 951 941.1 950 7.25 KOTAKBANK 1,353.95 1,372.55 1,340.50 1,370.00 IFCI 12.19 12.2 11.98 12.18 RALLIS 158 158.3 155.4 157.4 JSL 37.6 38.2 37.6 37.85 WIPRO 292.05 294.3 290.2 293.15 2.05 HINDPETRO 254.9 269.9 254.9 268.35 MEGH 63.9 65.65 62.4 65 EMAMILTD 393.7 397.6 390.1 391.85 GAYAPROJ 173.65 174.05 167.3 171.8 TCS 2,158.00 2,195.00 2,156.10 2,168.60 13.55 ASHOKLEY 92.45 92.45 90.55 91.2 JUBILANT 692.5 696.45 684 687.05 NAVKARCORP 37.75 37.85 36.95 37.15 CENTRUM 31.4 31.55 31.1 31.25 KOTAKBANK 1,355.00 1,370.00 1,339.65 1,363.75 8.4 PNB 88.1 89 86.85 88.4 TORNTPHARM 1,797.65 1,799.10 1,773.50 1,778.70 ALKEM 1,725.65 1,742.00 1,720.00 1,727.65 IEX 160 160.6 158 158.6 HINDUNILVR 1,744.60 1,755.00 1,735.00 1,754.90 10.7 BAJAJ-AUTO 3,025.00 3,080.00 3,009.00 3,076.25 MUTHOOTFIN 591.35 591.7 582.3 586.95 GODREJAGRO 522.55 526 520 524.2 NIACL 185.95 186.9 183.3 184.35 M&M 668 669.2 662.25 669 3.25 LUPIN 839 867.2 835.95 864.5 WESTLIFE 407.2 410.3 392.55 397.05 ATUL 3,610.00 3,610.00 3,430.25 3,463.65 ASTERDM 149 152.85 148 149.3 ADANIPORTS 387.7 394 386.1 392 1.1 ITC 303 307.2 298.7 306.45 VENKYS 2,107.05 2,107.45 2,065.00 2,076.05 PFIZER 3,127.85 3,163.85 3,105.00 3,151.40 BLUESTARCO 656.6 661.85 647 649.45 SUNPHARMA 469.1 470 462.5 469.85 1.3 DLF 172 177 171.2 176.2 IDFC 42 42.7 41.6 42.3 GUJFLUORO 1,051.25 1,057.00 1,026.00 1,030.50 RELAXO 901.95 901.95 894.05 896.65 TATASTEEL 526.9 527.85 512.7 524.1 0.75 RELINFRA 118.5 122.45 115.8 120.95 DBL 604.5 633.2 604.5 613.8 LAXMIMACH 5,901.00 5,943.30 5,900.00 5,921.00 KALPATPOWR 485.65 489.25 481.05 483.05 VEDL 174.95 176 171.05 175 0.2 JINDALSTEL 175.1 176.45 169.1 172.15 LTI 1,695.15 1,704.05 1,682.20 1,696.15 CADILAHC 330.05 330.9 326.5 329.75 WHIRLPOOL 1,400.00 1,409.00 1,388.00 1,404.25 GALAXYSURF 998.05 1,002.50 990.5 997.55 HINDALCO 200.4 201.4 197.2 200.5 0.15 BATAINDIA 1,450.00 1,466.00 1,442.00 1,461.90 TEAMLEASE 2,947.70 3,001.00 2,947.70 2,993.70 TRIDENT 66.35 68.3 65.35 67.65 JKLAKSHMI 361.5 361.5 347.25 353.6 VTL 1,135.00 1,143.00 1,121.50 1,142.35 NTPC 133.65 134.45 132.3 133.7 0.05 TATAELXSI 955 957.6 927 930.3 MAHABANK 16.25 18.6 16.25 18.07 ISEC 216 228.75 215.5 217.55 JYOTHYLAB 181 182.85 178.9 180.65 ITDC 268.1 269.9 265.5 266.2 AXISBANK 754.7 755.7 738.35 750.9 -2.35 TATAGLOBAL 204 211.55 200.5 208.9 BIOCON 618.7 618.7 609.55 613.6 MARICO 363.2 364.9 356.85 362.7 INOXLEISUR 316.1 317.4 312.25 313.95 THYROCARE 491 499 490 497.45 BRITANNIA 2,988.00 2,997.55 2,952.05 2,977.00 -14 SUNPHARMA 469.05 470 462.7 469.15 FEDERALBNK 96.4 96.4 94.9 95.3 MERCK 3,788.00 3,788.00 3,725.05 3,733.80 MAHSCOOTER 3,946.95 3,950.00 3,893.10 3,915.85 CORPBANK 28 28 27.55 27.7 POWERGRID 193.1 194.65 190.05 192 -1 HCLTECH 1,101.00 1,145.45 1,099.95 1,140.50 BHARATFORG 490 490 478.2 480.9 JPASSOCIAT 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.74 APLLTD 540.05 547.2 528.5 530 SHRIRAMCIT 1,721.10 1,729.80 1,651.00 1,678.80 CIPLA 561.4 564.5 553.2 558.7 -3 HEXAWARE 348 349.55 326.9 332.85 LICHSGFIN 499.95 505 493.65 501.9 AVANTI 392 415 388.15 389.75 BAJAJCON 334.75 334.75 328 330.45 CARERATING 987.6 987.6 982.25 985 COALINDIA 256 258.3 253.4 254 -1.5 TECHM 805.05 819.9 805.05 818.6 RAYMOND 757.45 765 745.65 760.15 HFCL 22.7 22.8 22.25 22.35 GILLETTE 7,585.85 7,645.55 7,555.70 7,590.00 ASTRAL 1,229.40 1,243.40 1,226.95 1,229.05 MARUTI 7,065.00 7,101.95 6,910.00 6,994.35 -54.55 JUSTDIAL 566 580.6 560.7 573.35 STAR 475.65 478.65 465.65 474.45 FRETAIL 429.8 429.9 415.6 421.25 JSLHISAR 87.35 89 85.95 87.45 IOB 14.5 14.66 14.18 14.59 HEROMOTOCO2,650.00 2,661.60 2,582.15 2,615.90 -22.15 BANKBARODA 124.1 125.45 122.8 125.1 NCC 101.95 102.65 99.8 101.85 GLENMARK 633.25 638 627.9 635.3 BASF 1,385.30 1,385.30 1,346.65 1,368.45 GREENPLY 167.9 170.4 162.5 169.15 HEROMOTOCO 2,637.10 2,657.00 2,586.45 2,623.00 BHEL 73.95 74.25 72.95 73.45 TEJASNET 181.05 190.5 181 188.5 CHAMBLFERT 162.55 163.3 159 159.5 UNITEDBNK 10.88 10.99 10.87 10.92 TATAMOTORS 231.65 232.95 217.6 224.25 -7.4 IDFCFIRSTB 52.1 52.35 51.35 52.05 GODREJCP 677.9 681.2 668.65 674.45 APLAPOLLO 1,600.15 1,608.90 1,554.05 1,588.75 LINDEINDIA 496 498.65 490 492.5 SOMANYCERA 408.25 408.25 398 399.1 BHARTIARTL 318.4 326.25 315.75 324.5 PVR 1,680.00 1,717.00 1,676.00 1,711.80 OFSS 3,517.35 3,580.00 3,511.60 3,537.45 SCHNEIDER 104.25 104.25 102.25 104 SJVN 24.4 24.45 24.15 24.35 HEG 1,840.00 1,842.65 1,767.80 1,792.45 NATIONALUM 53 53.4 52.65 52.8 JBCHEPHARM 343.45 360 340.05 348.25 JSWENERGY 72.3 72.6 71.55 71.8 BALMLAWRIE 177.05 178.25 176.2 176.7 M&MFIN 425 436.6 425 433.2 WOCKPHARMA 428 429.75 423.4 428 TORNTPOWER 257.85 257.85 253.45 255.5 TATAINVEST 843 847.6 840 842.05 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE VEDL 175.15 175.95 171.15 174.85 SRTRANSFIN 1,161.90 1,189.00 1,150.00 1,181.55 BOSCHLTD 18,101.35 18,101.35 17,882.50 17,991.25 HSIL 264.15 266.35 260.55 264.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,885.55 28,085.00 27,811.95 28,057.85 183 NIITTECH 1,304.25 1,314.00 1,299.25 1,310.50 INDIANB 254 258.2 250.25 257.5 ISGEC 563 567 479 559.75 JMFINANCIL 90 90 85.95 87.7 HINDPETRO 256.05 270.95 256.05 270.25 15.4 HDFC 1,949.00 1,988.85 1,934.10 1,979.15 AUROPHARMA 783 786.3 777 784.55 COLPAL 1,215.50 1,216.50 1,205.00 1,214.90 ZENSARTECH 233.45 234.7 231.6 232.75 BANDHANBNK 582.75 609.9 580 606.15 30.4 RNAM 192.45 211.15 191 208.3 TATACHEM 585.6 587.2 576.95 582.3 VIPIND 466.05 469.1 457.45 466.45 KEC 290.6 294.95 290.35 293.7 DMART 1,290.00 1,336.30 1,290.00 1,335.00 48.95 ZEEL 410.05 419.4 405.35 417.95 JAICORPLTD 120.2 123 119.6 122.05 NOCIL 137.95 139.5 135.45 137 THOMASCOOK 253.5 253.5 245.75 248.95 PAGEIND 23,000.00 23,680.00 22,588.00 23,650.00 757.25 HINDUNILVR 1,745.00 1,759.80 1,734.05 1,752.75 IDBI 42.6 43.5 42.25 43.15 LTTS 1,699.95 1,702.00 1,666.95 1,697.95 HIMATSEIDE 218.9 223.7 217.1 221.35 SAIL 54.85 57.05 54.05 56.45 1.8 CONCOR 510 510 497.5 503.25 TVSMOTOR 515 520 509.45 516.95 SYNGENE 601 610.2 598 601.15 GLAXO 1,285.95 1,299.50 1,282.00 1,292.35 DIVISLAB 1,687.00 1,750.00 1,687.00 1,737.00 50.05 TITAN 1,124.00 1,152.45 1,124.00 1,147.55 RBLBANK 679 679 668 671.8 KANSAINER 435.2 443.8 428.8 436 FORBESCO 2,375.00 2,405.00 2,370.05 2,391.40 DLF 172.45 177 171.15 176.25 4.25 BPCL 339.15 349.45 339.15 348.5 FSL 51 52 50.55 51.5 LAKSHVILAS 78.5 79.9 78.5 79.7 GEPIL 891.1 905.7 885.55 897.25 HAVELLS 765 776 759 775 13.5 GRAPHITE 420 423.65 406.25 408.65 UJJIVAN 320.55 324.05 314.55 322.95 CHENNPETRO 253.9 259 251.05 257.5 LAURUSLABS 386 390.3 386 388.1 BANKBARODA 123.9 125.45 122.7 125.05 1.95 TATAMTRDVR 113.25 113.25 104.75 108 SANOFI 5,702.00 5,702.00 5,664.00 5,676.00 DEEPAKFERT 149.9 151.5 145.15 148.3 AIAENG 1,802.20 1,811.85 1,795.05 1,806.80 SBILIFE 602 615 600.25 609.6 9.4 CHOLAFIN 1,425.00 1,439.50 1,377.20 1,424.25 BEL 89.05 89.05 87.7 88.6 VGUARD 222.15 225.9 218.75 221.3 CERA 2,859.15 2,873.40 2,789.00 2,837.45 SRTRANSFIN 1,167.00 1,185.00 1,149.60 1,183.75 17.8 ASIANPAINT 1,435.00 1,458.45 1,433.65 1,449.15 APOLLOHOSP 1,241.00 1,267.75 1,223.50 1,228.45 PERSISTENT* 639.9 642.3 629.05 636.4 KRBL 350.8 354.25 340.5 349.35 OFSS 3,506.90 3,585.00 3,502.00 3,547.80 40.9 BANDHANBNK 581.05 606.85 580.05 603.6 VOLTAS 623.2 624.1 613.15 616.2 NAVINFLUOR 693.5 697.3 671.25 674.85 NLCINDIA 68.4 68.9 68 68.25 PEL 2,553.95 2,592.00 2,526.10 2,565.00 25.9 ADANIPOWER 52 53 51.15 52.65 SUNTECK 479.2 480.25 472.25 476 ABFRL 213.4 218.7 213.4 216.2 FINOLEXIND 467.1 470 461 462.45 IDEA 17.25 17.75 17 17.2 0.15 IOC 151.1 154.3 150.9 153.8 INDHOTEL 151.75 153.45 151.1 152.35 FORTIS 138.85 139.5 138.65 138.9 DCAL 223.7 227.1 223.4 224.3 SADBHAV 227.05 232.05 226.8 227.6 AUROPHARMA 781.45 787 777.2 784.8 6.2 AMBUJACEM 223.8 226 216.5 224.4 AMARAJABAT 677.9 681 672 674.1 RCF 59.1 59.25 58.5 59.05 NBVENTURES 104.05 104.9 102.55 104.55 MAXINDIA 69.35 69.55 66.6 68.45 ABB 1,465.00 1,505.00 1,460.70 1,490.00 11.7 BAJAJFINSV 7,485.00 7,680.00 7,478.20 7,647.35 KAJARIACER 619.3 624.95 617 622.05 BAJAJELEC 560.6 572.25 559.85 563.3 GICHSGFIN 254.8 255.8 252 253.8 DBCORP 187.85 189.95 182 188.85 UBL 1,417.10 1,433.00 1,400.00 1,430.00 10.45 DRREDDY 2,829.40 2,865.00 2,813.10 2,855.35 POWERGRID 193 194.2 190 191.95 OBEROIRLTY 525.75 527.4 518.55 523.75 SCI 34.7 35 34.55 34.95 GULFOILLUB 870 878 870 876.95 HDFCAMC 1,577.85 1,595.00 1,577.30 1,590.85 10.5 M&M 670 670 662.1 668 RAIN 129.8 130.8 126.6 128.85 GRANULES 117.3 118 114.45 115.6 ECLERX 1,140.95 1,142.00 1,135.55 1,137.65 NAVNETEDUL 114.1 114.4 112.55 112.9 HDFCLIFE 397.6 400.9 397.3 400.2 2.4 IDEA 17.1 17.7 17.05 17.2 SKFINDIA 2,000.15 2,020.00 1,992.80 1,998.70 HINDZINC 276.05 276.85 273 274.6 BAYERCROP 4,179.95 4,274.00 4,179.95 4,234.10 SCHAEFFLER 5,553.50 5,583.70 5,518.40 5,528.55 PIDILITIND 1,213.00 1,227.50 1,210.00 1,214.10 7.25 JISLJALEQS 58 59.5 57.25 59.15 CUMMINSIND 745 745 720.35 737.4 CUB 205.95 206.5 201.05 205.4 ANDHRABANK 27.6 27.75 27.3 27.55 TRITURBINE 108.75 109.5 106.6 108.85 BOSCHLTD 17,960.10 18,098.90 17,851.10 18,050.00 103.6 RECLTD 147.35 151.5 146.8 150.6 INFRATEL 300.9 303.95 291.35 302.15 AJANTPHARM 1,035.70 1,038.25 1,015.00 1,025.90 SHILPAMED 405 422.45 401.5 403.2 FLFL 477.5 482.6 475.85 481.25 SIEMENS 1,167.75 1,180.00 1,157.50 1,174.00 5.75 BEML 910 921.55 903 906.7 NESTLEIND 10,900.05 11,020.00 10,726.95 10,832.35 WELCORP 133.95 138 132.75 137.25 MAHINDCIE 226.1 230 225 226.15 REDINGTON 96.5 98.7 96.35 98 PGHH 10,503.10 10,600.00 10,292.85 10,551.00 50.2 INDIACEM 101 106.1 99.3 105.7 GODFRYPHLP 1,129.70 1,146.00 1,112.40 1,128.50 MRPL 70.3 71.35 70 70.9 UCOBANK 18.35 18.4 18.15 18.25 IFBIND 873.5 873.5 858.5 864.5 L&TFH 139.25 140.8 138.2 139.8 0.6 RPOWER 7.71 7.86 7.31 7.74 TRENT 355.05 358 353 353.95 WABCOINDIA 6,316.95 6,352.20 6,257.00 6,270.80 HATSUN 710.05 719.45 706.5 714.95 MHRIL 239.6 239.6 237.05 238.35 MARICO 363.5 365.2 356.85 364.45 1.35 QUESS 686.6 715 685.2 689.45 IRB 131 135 130.25 134.25 MOTILALOFS 739.7 750.05 726 735.95 SOLARINDS 1,071.05 1,077.60 1,065.00 1,071.15 CAPPL 378 384 374.05 381 BIOCON 617 617.1 609.5 616 2.3 TATAPOWER 68.5 68.75 67.4 67.75 COROMANDEL 439 452.55 434.1 436.3 BERGEPAINT 323.9 324.2 318.25 323.25 NESCO 490 505 487.95 501.85 TVTODAY 313 315.5 310.75 312.85 INDIGO 1,483.00 1,489.80 1,439.10 1,474.10 5.35 CENTURYTEX 918 931 886.1 923.6 APOLLOTYRE 212 212 208 208.85 REPCOHOME 429.8 437.1 424.15 435.15 SHK 150.1 151.5 148 150.1 RATNAMANI 895.8 895.8 877.5 877.5 PETRONET 236 239.5 232.2 236 0.8 ABB 1,468.50 1,503.50 1,464.90 1,484.45 SUNTV 584.2 590 583 587.75 IPCALAB 985 985.1 960.05 967 ALLCARGO 112.6 114 110 112.95 TIMKEN 578.85 578.85 569 572.55 GODREJCP 674 680.25 668.05 674 2.15 INFIBEAM 43.95 47.45 43.8 46.7 ORIENTBANK 100.05 101.8 98.65 101.4 GODREJIND 508 510.05 504.65 507.2 ITDCEM 126.6 127.5 124.2 126.35 TVSSRICHAK 2,209.00 2,209.00 2,193.10 2,196.75 COLPAL 1,215.00 1,217.10 1,202.80 1,213.70 3.65 CANBK 274.95 274.95 268 273.4 EDELWEISS 169.55 170 163 167.6 SYMPHONY 1,390.00 1,447.60 1,375.00 1,428.20 DCMSHRIRAM 400.05 406.35 400.05 402.9 ZYDUSWELL 1,300.00 1,301.90 1,295.00 1,295.10 SHREECEM 19,250.00 19,425.00 18,917.00 19,351.05 58.65 EICHERMOT 20,350.00 20,595.65 20,175.70 20,546.40 BOMDYEING 123.5 126.5 123.45 125.8 ITI 94 94.65 92.9 93.7 NETWORK18 33 34.15 33 33.55 HERITGFOOD 487.85 498 487.85 496.05 NHPC 23.3 23.55 23.2 23.35 0.05 JSWSTEEL 288 293.4 286.5 292.5 MGL 985 991.45 960.1 969.55 DEEPAKNI 258.5 266.3 258.5 263 SHOPERSTOP 450.4 476 450.3 458.35 SHARDACROP 381 383 381 383 BAJAJHLDNG 3,300.00 3,335.00 3,293.05 3,298.00 6.25 SUZLON 7.37 7.47 7.05 7.27 GODREJPROP 900.35 907.5 887 894 HINDCOPPER 48.55 49.15 48.55 48.75 SONATSOFTW 331.05 334 327.6 330.4 APARINDS 679.45 694.15 674.05 681.05 ICICIGI 1,071.00 1,082.35 1,065.35 1,070.90 1.9 GMRINFRA 17.5 17.65 17.35 17.4 CASTROLIND 157.95 160.25 155.6 156.8 HEIDELBERG 174.1 183.45 174.05 182.3 COFFEEDAY 262 268.65 261.15 267.25 STARCEMENT 105.05 107 103.35 106.25 MCDOWELL-N 554 559.5 549.05 555 0.5 BLISSGVS 170.1 176.8 168.1 170.35 PIDILITIND 1,217.65 1,227.00 1,210.65 1,222.15 ASTRAZEN 2,226.80 2,265.00 2,224.75 2,252.50 ASHOKA 128.9 130 128.8 129.4 FDC 163.9 164.7 163 163.95 CADILAHC 329.6 330.8 326.1 329 0.25 GRASIM 863.5 886 850.1 880.95 ADANIPORTS 389 394 386.55 391.95 TATAMETALI 654 656.1 641 643.05 MAGMA 122.3 127 122.3 125.25 SUPPETRO 218.2 219.15 216 217 HINDZINC 276 276.65 272.9 275.5 0 RAJESHEXPO 720.5 742 707 714.65 NATCOPHARM* 537.1 550 536.15 540.15 PRSMJOHNSN 100 100 96.75 99.2 TTKPRESTIG 8,185.15 8,185.15 8,150.00 8,172.35 PHOENIXLTD 605.55 606.75 597.8 600.1 CONCOR 505 510 497.4 504.5 -0.3 CGPOWER 35.15 38.1 34.85 37.65 ABCAPITAL 98.65 100 98 98.65 NHPC 23.15 23.5 23.15 23.35 EIDPARRY 202 202.7 199.85 200.45 DHANUKA 377.35 388.9 377.35 382.25 ASHOKLEY 91.6 92.5 90.55 91.45 -0.1 BANKINDIA 92.35 93.6 91.15 93.05 CANFINHOME 319 321.1 313 316.95 BBTC 1,285.10 1,286.95 1,271.00 1,283.20 MOIL 156.95 157.1 155.25 155.95 INOXWIND 66.55 66.65 65.95 66.1 BHEL 73.4 74.35 72.9 73.4 -0.1 ICICIGI 1,064.00 1,077.25 1,064.00 1,069.75 SWANENERGY 110 110.35 108.5 109.6 MANPASAND 116.25 116.75 114.25 115 CRISIL 1,484.50 1,492.05 1,454.00 1,463.35 SUPRAJIT 229.1 230.7 227 229.85 GICRE 249.6 251.35 248.2 249.25 -0.35 DABUR 404.95 405.05 397.5 398.75 SHREECEM 19,207.35 19,544.90 18,974.55 19,469.70 PIIND 1,009.30 1,018.50 1,001.00 1,013.65 SUDARSCHEM 330.7 334.1 325 327.85 GET&D 254.9 258 253.3 255.8 LUPIN 838.5 867.6 835 863.5 -4.1 PEL 2,532.00 2,589.45 2,511.00 2,585.70 MANAPPURAM 118.55 120.65 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Q.#,? 0 # ) % . Colombo: Sri Lankan claimed responsibility for the small skirmishes, but nothing Local and international Government on Wednesday attacks and identified the seven of this magnitude," media reported that India and admitted that "major" intelli- suicide bombers who carried Wijewardene told reporters the US provided specific warn- gence lapses led to the horrif- out the devastating blasts. here. ings about terror attacks to Sri ic Easter Sunday blasts and Guansekera said that there Intelligence suggested that Lanka, ahead of the Easter asked two top security officials were nine suicide bombers the attackers were motivated by Sunday bombings. to resign, even as the death toll including a woman involved in the Christchurch shootings, However, US Ambassador in the coordinated attacks rose the bombings. "Eight of them the minister said. to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz to 359 amidst a nationwide have been identified," he "One of the suicide said, "We had no prior knowl- manhunt to nab the perpetra- added. bombers studied overseas. edge of these attacks." tors. Top officials have acknowl- Most of them are well-educat- Meanwhile, police said that Nine Suicide bombers, edged that Sri Lanka received ed, and come from maybe as many as 34 foreign nation- believed to be members of intelligence about possible ter- middle-class or upper-mid- als who lost their lives have local Islamist extremist group ror strikes ahead of the attacks, dle-class. So they are finan- been identified. called National Thowheed but both President Sirisena cially quite independent and Of them, 10 are from Jamath (NTJ), carried out a and Prime Minister Ranil their families are quite stable India, three from Denmark, series of devastating blasts that security establishment within Ruwan Guansekera said. Wickremesinghe have said that financially. one each from Japan, the tore through three churches the next 24 hours, saying the He said that the search they did not receive the infor- "We believe that one of the Netherlands, Portugal, and three luxury hotels. people were questioning why operations were being carried mation. suicide bombers studied in Bangladesh, Spain, two each President Maithripala action had not been taken by out and so far 60 people, all Sri State Minister of Defence the UK and maybe later on did from China, Saudi Arabia, Sirisena has asked Defence the top security officials despite Lankan nationals, have been Ruwan Wijewardene acknowl- his post-graduate in Australia, Turkey, six from the UK, two Secretary Hemasiri Fernando the availability of intelligence arrested in connection with the edged that there had been before coming back to settle in holding the US and the UK and Inspector General of support from a friendly neigh- attacks. "major" lapses in the security Sri Lanka," he said. nationalities and two holding Police Pujith Jayasundara to bouring country. Many of the arrested peo- arrangements. Wijewardena said the mul- Australian and Sri Lankan quit after their failure to pre- Meanwhile, several people ple have suspected links to the "We (the government) tiple bomb attacks were carried nationalities, officials said. vent the blasts despite having succumbed to their injuries NTJ, the group blamed for the have to take the responsibility," out by a splinter group of the The mortal remains of nine prior intelligence. sustained in the blasts, taking bombings. However, the NTJ he said. NTJ. The group had differ- out of 10 Indians have been Sirisena Tuesday night the death toll to 359. has not claimed responsibility "Some of them (the attack- ences and the final attack was sent to India, according to the pledged that he will make "The number of death now for the attacks. ers), in earlier incidents, had carried out by a group that left Indian High Commission in changes in top positions in the is 359," police spokesman The Islamic State has been taken into custody (after) the main NTJ, he added. Colombo. PTI Q R ) ) ;( . # . /)! Colombo: The US has said At least four Americans into how warnings about pos- that it did not provide Sri were killed in the attacks. sible attacks were not passed Colombo: A senior Sri Lankan ongoing probe found that the foreign influence. Lanka with advance intelli- She said, "the Sri Lankan to top ministers. Muslim leader on Wednesday suicide bombings were in The Islamic State terror gence prior to the Easter government has admitted Nine suicide bombers, dismissed as "nonsense" the revenge for the March 15 killings group has claimed responsibili- Sunday militant attacks that lapses in their intelligence including a woman, were Government's view that the at two mosques in Christchurch ty for the attacks in Sri Lanka, but killed over 350 people. gathering and information involved in the massive Easter deadly attacks on Easter Sunday which left 50 people dead. did not mention New Zealand as This comes amidst what sharing." Sunday bombings and 60 peo- on churches and luxury hotels But Hilmy Ahamed, the a justification. the Sri Lankan government When asked her about de ple have been arrested so far may have been a retaliation for Muslim Council of Sri Lanka's "It is nonsense to link (the minister Harsha de Silva said Silva's claim, Teplitz respond- for their suspected links to Sri last month's massacre of vice president, did not buy the attacks) to New Zealand," Monday that advance intelli- ed, "Well I can't speak for oth- Lanka's worst terror attack Muslims in two mosques in government's version. Ahamed told CNN. gence had been provided by ers. I don't know what other that killed at least 359 people. New Zealand. Pointing to the relatively "The New Zealand attack "both India and the United sources of information the Suicide bombers, believed Addressing an emergency short period of time between the opened the eyes of the world to States." government of Sri Lanka to be members of local session of Parliament on Tuesday attacks, Ahamed said it was the crisis the Muslims are facing," "We had no prior knowl- might have had. I can just tell Islamist extremist group, car- to discuss the country's worst ter- impossible for the bombings in he said, adding it was something edge of these attacks," US you that we had no prior ried out a series of devastat- ror attacks, state minister of Sri Lanka to have been planned of "blessing" for drawing atten- Ambassador to Sri Lanka knowledge." ing blasts that tore through defence Ruwan Wijewardene in the period, saying it was like- tion to growing Islamophobia Alaina Teplitz was quoted as Sri Lankan authorities churches and luxury hotels in said the early findings of the ly in the works for longer, with worldwide. PTI saying by the CNN. have started an investigation Sri Lanka on Sunday. PTI . .+# & 0+ # #$ # > ; # #0# .#+. ?0Q + Q )? # *8<8= ? . @ Washington: President Donald Democrats and Trump Haters, Trump threatened on and with unlimited money Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Berlin: The UN's human rights branch of Islam and had been London: The Scottish Wednesday to fight a possible behind it ($35,000,000), didn't Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on chief is calling Saudi Arabia's convicted of terrorism-related Government will introduce impeachment effort by lay a glove on me. I DID Wednesday called the end of mass execution of 37 men, crimes. The body and severed legislation "shortly" as a first Congressional Democrats in NOTHING WRONG," Trump oil sanction waivers by the including three who were sen- head of a convicted Sunni step towards another inde- the US Supreme Court. wrote. 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She urged Saudi Arabia duce legislation to set the resent the legislature's power to Mueller's final report from his export our oil as much as we repeated warnings from rights to review its counterterror leg- rules for any referendum," check wrongdoing by the pres- Russia meddling investigation need and we intend," his offi- officials about lack of due islation, expressly prohibit the the Scottish National Party ident. listed a dozen separate actions cial English-language Twitter process. The men mostly death penalty for minors and halt (SNP) leader told lawmakers But Trump's tweet sug- by Trump that supported account said. belonged to the minority Shiite pending executions. AFP in Edinburgh. gested the White House is tak- obstruction allegations. The United States on She said she hoped the ing seriously a debate among But Mueller demurred on Monday announced it will no legislation would be agreed by Democrats on whether to concluding if they amounted to longer grant sanctions exemp- the end of 2019. launch the process that could a crime, leaving that decision to tions to Iran's oil customers Her government aims to remove the president on the Congress, where the House of and will start imposing sanc- "give people a choice on inde- basis of evidence of obstruction Representatives has the power tions on countries such as pendence" from the United of justice in the Mueller report to impeach a president — for- India, China and Turkey if Kingdom before the end of the released last week. mally charge him — and the they buy Iranian oil. current term of parliament "The Mueller Report, Senate to find him innocent or In May 2018, President expires in May 2021. AFP despite being written by Angry guilty. AFP Donald Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal which had given the Islamic republic sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme. Washington reimposed oil sanctions on Iran in November but initially gave eight Governments six-month reprieves. Five of the countries — Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan — have already heavily reduced their purchases from Iran. "They (the US) wishfully think they have blocked Iran oil sales, but our vigorous nation and vigilant officials, if they work hard, will open many blockades," Khamenei said on Twitter. AFP )+ !" # $% $&'( P + 9 +Q * ! O )) 4 P & # $ 1 56 N $O O $ # * # ) bout five years ago, Marvel 1 7)$ Studios president Kevin Feige # found himself on a retreat in O Palm Springs plotting the % future for the wild, experi- Amental “cinematic universe” that he helped start in 2008. He wanted to do L something that they hadn’t done. He # wanted an ending. ) And after a quick pitch to Robert Downey Jr, he, directors Anthony and Joe %M Russo and screenwriters Christopher ) Markus and Stephen McFeely, started plotting a way to bring this saga to a close, brainstorming whenever they had a ) # #L5 moment — even in between takes of Captain America: Civil War. 5 Anyone who saw Avengers: Infinity War knows they weren’t kidding around either. Thanos literally dissolved half of humanity, including Spider-Man and % Black Panther in an event known as “the snap” that’s inspired tears, memes and & O 5 more fan theories than the internet can O hold. Talk about a cliffhanger. # O Endings are a rarity in the franchise uncrowded check-out aisles, the sur- of wraps up the journey for a lot of these movie-making business; especially when vivors have spent the ensuing time in a characters.” # O one’s popularity has only multiplied as the prolonged state of mourning. The remain- It led to a lot of reflection, about where movies of Marvel have. But Marvel ing superheroes are also reeling, ashamed they started and how they’ve grown. ) +) Studios, which has never shied away from of their defeat. One has turned angry and Johansson noted that she’d been develop- )$) %M a little rule-breaking, is taking a sledge- vengeful, another has grown a beer belly. ing her character for 10 years now, and is hammer to that old “don’t leave money on As nauseating as the aura of momentous- excited that Black Widow has evolved $ the table” maxim, and audiences will final- ness around Endgame has been for some, from a “sexy secretary” type to a more & " * # O0 = > ly be able to see how they do it when the movie — while certainly not lacking fully realised woman. ( - ( ' ! 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' #L5 “People can debate and discuss what there’s also the thankfully prominent And indeed the shoot was grueling. #( %M that means before they see the movie,” Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) and Avengers reg- The directors, who did Winter Soldier, 5 Feige said. “But for us that means bring- ulars Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Mark Civil War and Infinity War said it was the ) == % # $ !& ing to a conclusion the first three phas- Ruffalo (the Hulk). While Marvel has hardest of their life. “This went far JJ (4# $%& ##L#5 4 $ es, the first 22 films in the MCU, so that improved in gender parity (Brie Larson’s beyond anything we’d ever done before,” !# %%% %M everything thereafter is a new start.” recently launched Captain Marvel plays said Anthony Russo. “There’s a reason why % *# & ,7 & O 5 " 4 5 So “new” in fact that Feige won’t even a small but pivotal role here) its cosmos movies aren’t made this way normally.” ' $$$# #L,$$ discuss what’s to come beyond the July could still use some funny actresses. 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They have the next five Hulk and War Machine (Don Cheadle) guys became the bad guys, Civil War, we ( (-6 1) 5 * $ O 5$P years mapped out; they’re just not letting are dealing with the devastating loss post- divorced the heroes, Infinity War, we killed $ L audiences peek behind the curtain until snap while trying to figure out what to do half of them. We like to smash it and look $$K #L $ ) $ )%M L. 5 after Endgame. It’s that big. with Thanos. A helpful “Avenge the at how you can put the pieces back togeth- $ #M & ) $$ “How we leave Endgame will help Fallen” campaign served as a reminder of er.” $ ; # # $ define where we’re going for many peo- who survived and who didn’t (some of the And no one, not even Feige, regrets L$ %M $ * ple,” Feige said. But how does one talk dusted were even a surprise, like Black putting the MCU on this one-way path. & O %- #$ )$ ' about a movie that no press has seen and Panther’s Shuri). We also know they That’s not to say he never second guess- '# )) * no actors or creators are allowed to dis- have a new weapon in Brie Larson’s es himself, however. (4 $$ % cuss in detail? Well, carefully and crypti- Captain Marvel, who Samuel L Jackson’s Two weeks before Infinity War came # , L5O$#M; %L1 cally. Nick Fury managed to page before dis- out he had a moment of panic about the # #1($# $ 5$# L It was Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony solving into dust. snap. “That ending was one of the reasons ; # ) # #O %M Stark (Iron Man) who kicked things off Characters die. But it is at least three why we wanted to make the movie. That’s ) # O $ ) % for the MCU, and it’s him who opens clown cars worth of superheroes. Seldom, how we sold it to Disney. We were confi- # % ' # $ % K “Endgame” and most often takes centre if ever, have more movie stars been dent in it,” Feige said. “But then a week or ' ( $ L'$$ stage. Providing even the most basic of brought together in one place; a film two weeks before the film came out, I went, $$ % %& O O) plot points in Endgame is a fool’s with this kind of collection of talent ‘Oh no. We’re killing all these people. What 5 $ #=J#$ errand, but it’s fair to say that it takes really can’t help but be decent, at if the audience totally rejects it?’” $ + % #5O Q- place some time after the rapture minimum. Generous in humor, spirit and senti- L$ ML M) ) %M L.* )$ caused by the megalomaniac boul- Filming proved an emo- mentality, Endgame is a surprisingly full der Thanos (Josh Brolin). tional experience for feast of blockbuster-making that, through ' % Having obtained all six of many of the actors, a some time-traveling magic, looks back demise. But the send-offs, tender and sin- that Endgame marks the end of an era. The the “infinity stones,” he lot of whom have nostalgically at Marvel’s decade of world cere, capture something about the Avengers conclusion of this chapter in the MCU, of & $ ) wiped away 50 per cent now been work- domination. This is the Marvel machine films. At their root, they are about fami- course, won’t last long; Marvel’s assembly $)9 of Earth’s creatures ing together for working at high gear, in full control of its ly. Never has that been more apparent than lines are already humming. And I suspect - %& ' (and superheroes) at almost a decade myth-making powers and uncovering in the daughters, fathers, sons, mothers, it will be some time before we understand ) the end of Infinity or more. more emotion in its fictional cosmos than sisters, brothers and spouses that populate just what Marvel has wrought with these ' OJ?=I) War with the “I was ever before. Endgame, making up the connections that movies. At their worst, they are colossal, snap of his fin- pretty teary- But the main difference is that a dose bind this fantasy realm — one that, for all inhuman products built for a supersized % gers. eyed,” Evans of finality has crept in to a universe where its turmoil, is far more unified than ours. form of binge-watching. At their best, they Rather than said. “This is death is seldom visited on anyone but the Other farewells are more legitimate- are grand, mega-sized Hollywood specta- bask in the the culmination bad guys. Endgame will likely be most ly sombre. The late Stan Lee here makes cles. It’s not a spoiler to say that Endgame O ! extra parking of a really long remembered for its teary goodbyes. To say his final cameo, and it’s a good one. Lee’s verges more on the latter. spaces and endeavor. It kind who would, of course, invite my own swan song, as much as anything, verifies L.* ! 5 !P * he mere mention of $ Aghoris triggers an image * Tof fear, intrigue, mystique and bafflement in our minds, 0 simply because little is known ) about this reclusive cult of sadhus. % The instant visual that floats 4 Q%' %"5 !'/ % 3 $ 3 "'%!6" % L& before the eyes is that of an ash- #) smeared man with intense eyes, & & :;'"'& 5%!%4 ( sporting dreadlocks, reciting vers- $ es and, the most intriguing aspect over a period of time. And once with the sense of power. In a sim- do something about that too. had 100 questions when he heard O of all, practising cannibalism. exaggerated, they become a type- ilar manner, when they acquire Your pain is my pain.” the script and he says, “I didn’t But there’s so much more to cast for the entire community. these powers, some Aghoris What if a girl happens to fall want to misrepresent Aghoris. I O%5O them than what meets the eyes. This show will reveal what they direct their energies towards in love with a seemingly ordinary definitely don’t want to wreck Did you know that a man who are meant to do and how they tantra.” man and later discovers that he something which is so sacred. I I?# looks just like us, has a job and actually are.” People often refer to them as is actually an Aghori? What if he watched many documentaries seems well-adjusted socially The Uttaran actor clarifies super humans and they do have has consciously held back his true and did the groundwork. I was ) JE could also be a worshipper of that Aghoris are followers of immense powers as compared to identity for a hidden motive? surprised to see that there are + Aghora? Well, actor Gaurav Shiva. And the God has two an ordinary person. “But it’s up Gaurav tells us that it is a story Aghoris who are engineers and Chopra’s forthcoming show forms — of the maker and of the to them where they channelise of love, mysticism and deceit. “It are well-educated. It is just a way Aghori revolves around the same destroyer. As a manifestation of the power. It is nothing but ener- will shatter all the stereotypes of life. It doesn’t have to be in a JE concept. He apprises us that the latter, they practise their craft gy. And that’s exactly what this surrounding love and happy end- form of a sadhu.” O Aghoris, contrary to their gener- on cremation grounds which story is centered around — the ings. It will also present a saga Did his opinion change after ) al perception, are actually healers. have an all-pervasive sense of fight between good and evil. which is set against the backdrop doing this show? Well, he says $ He explains that the impres- death. Even if Ravan wouldn’t have of the Aghori world,” he says. that he had to modify his outlook % sion that we have of them is based “Everything comes from the abducted Sita, Ram, the protec- Gaurav had his reasons for even before he started doing it on misconception. “An Aghori is God who kills and he kills tor of the good, would have signing up for the show. He says, because “how will I play with 6 $ somebody who follows a life of an because he has to give you anoth- killed evil,” he adds. “When you have been around for conviction if I do not get myself $ Aghor, which is disciplined and er life,” says the actor with final- Gaurav explains further that so many years and have given into the skin of the character.” does not demarcate between one- ity ringing in his voice. it is also the attitude which successful shows, people start However, this show is not the K self and another human being. However, he disagrees with makes them different. He says, slotting you. Every time they con- only thing that he has up his ) Practitioners are the purest and those people who might argue “As an Aghori, I don’t see a dif- struct another character which is sleeve. Gaurav teases us about can feel you like a beehive. Many that shows like this feed myths ference between you and me or similar to what you have played Avengers: Endgame, by saying # Aghoris are part of modern soci- and make them grow bigger. “I on account of colour and creed. before, they call you. However, as that he is probably the only per- # ety but at the same time also fol- don’t want to talk about myths. I don’t have anger, vengeance or an actor, you feel trapped because son who has seen the much- ) low the discipline of an Aghor. I’m trying to explain the truth. jealousy. All the powers and the how will you explore and do new hyped film as “I am the official Just the way there are all kinds of Within them also there are good siddhis that he acquires is used for things? The whole point of being voice behind the character of people — Hindus, Christians, and bad versions. There are those healing. For instance, there’s pain an actor is to be versatile where Thor in the Hindi version,” he #M % Muslims — similarly all kinds of who go towards the cult and oth- in my wrist and it’s bothering me, one can play different roles and chuckles. & Aghoris exist. They are the vic- ers who go towards tantra. This I’ll do something about it, prob- live different lives.” (The show will soon premiere 6)==% tims of stereotypes. There are can happen to anybody just like ably go to a doctor. Similarly, if To play such a character on Zee TV.) convictions that get exaggerated people get corrupted in office you have a pain in your wrist, I’ll requires a lot of research. Gaurav * %*:9" )7 !" # $% $&'( # ) 7 7 7=@ * * 7 # % # # * & > &5 * !&5*"5 - ( ) * ) * $- ; ! --;") ) $ he liver (Yakrit), is a vital Torgan. It converts rasa dhatu to rakta dhatu (blood). he 4th Trans India Law It also produces bile (ranjak Associates (TILA) pitta) and detoxifies the body, TInternational Energy eliminating ama from the Conference was organised by the Dr blood. Wrong diet and lifestyle Gopal Energy Foundation (DGEF) damages the liver tissues and at New Delhi recently. The interna- leads to diseases like jaundice, tional event was inaugurated by the fatty liver and hepatitis. contain guduchi. The herb director general of the International Thankfully, Ayurveda can also has known benefits in Solar Alliance, Upendra Tripathi. help. Include these five simple treating Kamala (jaundice), The chief guest on the occasion Ayurvedic herbs in your life to hepatitis and fatty liver. released the ‘Right to Energy keep your liver healthy. Guduchi should be taken Declaration’ and launched the ‘TICE under the guidance of an Achievers Award 2020’, for institu- KUTKI: This bitter tasting Ayurvedic doctor. tions and/or individuals who con- herb is cooling in nature and tribute to accelerate the pace of ener- has a cleansing effect on the TRIPHALA: The mixture of gy revolution through various inno- liver and the gallbladder. In amla, bibhitaki and haritaki vative means. The dignitaries present Ayurveda, kutki is prescribed helps in regularising metabo- on the occasion included the man- to improve the appetite and to lism and bowel movements. It aging director of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), J N Swain, the managing director of PTC, Pawan Singh, the managing among others. The international April 15 in New Delhi. director of the Indian Renewable community, including representa- The conference was supported Energy Development Agency tives from the Solar Alliance, by leading companies in the ener- (IREDA), KS Popli, Anjuli Chandra Electricity Regulatory Commission, gy sector like Power Finance from Punjab State Electricity public sector undertaking units, Corporation (PFC), Rural Regulatory Commission (PSERC) energy funding agencies and various Electrification Corporation (REC), cools down the body and bal- and Ramesh Chaudhry from BERC, financial corporations, participated IREDA, Tehri Hydro Development treat jaundice or bile disorders. ances all tridoshas in the body. among others. in this conference. Corporation India Limited (THD- The herb is beneficial in skin Triphala churna can be taken DGEF is a premiere non-profit The convener of the conference, CIL), Satluj Jal Vidyut Limited disorders and also improves by anyone every night before organisation founded on April 15, Raj Singh Niranjan, who is also an (SJVNL), Railway Energy the metabolism. bed. 2015, which has been working to energy law expert and the manag- Management Company Limited enable an energy revolution by serv- ing partner of TILA, said that the (REMCL), National Hydro Electric TURMERIC: This yellow ALOE VERA: Aloe vera juice ing the international community in objective of the conference is to Power Corporation Limited herb supports liver functions flushes toxins out of the liver the disciplines of power, petroleum, bring about an 'energy revolution' by (NHPC), Power System Operation and cleanses the blood. It can (hepatoxicity) and promotes gas, coal, nuclear and renewable bringing together all key stake- Corporation Limited (POSOCO), also aid the process of trans- energy sector, with the motto— holders on a single platform. This Patel Engineering, Jakson, Delhi forming rasa into rakta. ‘Energy for All’. would allow them all to discuss the Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), The conference witnessed an existing government's initiatives, energy poverty in India. Some of the energy experts from across the Gujarat Metro, Maharashtra Metro, ‘Open House Multilateral Dialogue’ policies and innovative ideas and to themes on which the delegates globe resolved to observe April PTC Financial Services and others. on need for energy revolution suggest potential measures for a deliberated included sovereign 15th as ‘Right to Energy Day’ every Trans India Law Associates, the legal between representatives of various wholesome implementation of the fund/lending to the power sector year. Keeping in view the above, the adviser to the International Solar countries including Nigeria, South Indian government's initiative (Urja and state regulatory bodies. During 5th TILA International Conference Alliance (ISA) was the knowledge Korea, Cameroon and Canada Kranti) to remove the course of the conference, the delegates and on Energy 2020 will be convened on partner of the conference. good bowel movements. In addition to soothing the diges- tive system, aloe vera also $ * Turmeric also promotes elim- fights stress and strengthens ination of toxins from the the immune system. body. In most cases, you do NOTE: Please do not self- n an attempt to fulfill the aspira- India's participation assumes spe- the Irkutsk city. India's country level footwear, coir and jute products, hor- not need to take any addition- medicate with herbs. For treat- Itions of the Indo-Russian business cial significance as both the countries participation will bring the two coun- ticulture, print and packaging tech- al turmeric if you already use ment of liver problems, please fraternity, the first ever national level have made a resolution to set a tar- tries together to work jointly towards &'--A-,&*5 nologies, sports goods, food process- it in your meals. consult a doctor. participation in the sixth edition of get for US$ 30 billion in bilateral trade integrating them into a regional ing machines/equipment, food and the Irkutsk International Trade Fair, by 2025 and both the countries are value chain, thereby promoting mutu- &6 &9-,&'-, beverages, Ayurveda, yoga, herbal GUDUCHI: This herb is (The views expressed are Irkutsk, Russia (August 21 to 24, working together towards devel- al trade and investment. products and cosmetics, health care known for its detoxifying and personal. Dr Partap 2019) is being organised by the India oping a Free Trade The multi-product &'--S5 &5, services, educational institutions, blood cleansing properties. Chauhan is an author, public Trade Promotion Organisation Agreement (FTA) to display profile includes *(& *, hospitality and tourism industry Ayurvedic herbal medicines speaker and a (ITPO) at the Irkutsk Exhibition facilitate this target. goods and indus- along with participation from the prepared for liver problems Ayurvedacharya). Complex in Russia. This also includes tries including 96A5 -*, media and entertainment industry. The event aims to carry forward the sale of com- engineering The business visitors to the exhibi- the momentum to further strength- modities along goods, informa- -S(--,& tion would include importers and , en the bilateral trade relations and with civil tion technolo- 14 5,- exporters, wholesalers, local and provide an excellent business plat- nuclear energy gy, renewal regional buyers, among others. *7($ ' form to the Indian companies in and defense energy, elec- *&;69 &6 Those who wish to participate in Russia’s untapped Balkan region. equipment. The tronics, build- 5, 5*, the exhibition can pay the participa- he first knowledge sharing workshop between the Public The event will feature bonhomie of multi-product ing and con- tion fee of $300 per square meters for TRelations Society of India (PRSI) Chapters was conducted the people of Russia towards Indian B2B and B2C struction indus- (6 *,5- 5, the equipped shell stands. The in Bhopal recently, under the patronage of Pushpendra Pal Singh, products as they have a special place event is being held try (hardware, san- exhibitors can order additional equip- the chairman of the Bhopal Chapter and Naresh Kumar, the chair- in their hearts. Significantly, the with the support of itary ware, ceram- 94 5*O ment and furniture from the exhibitor man of the Delhi Chapter. The former general manager (PR) of event will be visited by the companies the Embassy of India in ics, tiles, interior and manual. The catalogue and tariff for the Airport Authority of India, G S Bawa, was also present on from main cities of Siberia, Russia and Russia, the Government of décor), pharmaceutical, 4,&*- extra display stands, renting extra this occasion. The workshop was organised by the Bhopal Chapter India’s neighboring countries like Irkutsk Region, the East Siberian chemicals, medical and surgical 1**,9-56, showcases, tables, chairs, and other of PRSI on the occasion of the National Public Relation Day. The China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Chamber of Commerce and the equipment, apparel, textiles and accessories are available on request event was attended by professionals from the industry and stu- Ukraine, Belorussia and so on. Industry and City Administration of handloom, jewellery, handicrafts, with the organisers. dents of the Makhanlal Chaturvedi University. % 2.0"% O 0 9 2 : P 2!!..2.-&.> ( .. A P3 t the recently concluded river and thus were unable to their experience, all their AGoafest 2019, Muthoot focus or enjoy having a peace- belongings were returned in Finance’s 45-day mega activa- ful holy dip. Identifying this Muthoot branded biodegrad- tion effort at the Prayagraj problem, Muthoot Finance able non-plastic bags new coast guard vessel — Kumbh 2019 called ‘Muthoot decided to leverage on its core along with some interesting AC-441—was commis- Vishwaas Ki Tijori’, bagged the asset of ‘trust’ and offer this goodies. sioned at the Vizhinjam Silver Medal at the Abby unique solution. To add to this, the exteri- Harbour by the chief secre- Awards 2019. Abhinav Iyer, Powered by a specially or design and overall look and tary of the Government of DGM (Marketing and designed mobile App, online feel of the locker too was like Kerala, Tom Jose. He com- Strategy) accepted the award e-KYC was done while avail- that of an actual golden vault missioned the ship into the on behalf of the brand. ing this service. Photographs which by itself became a spec- series in a ceremonial func- Partnered with Radio of their belongings were taken tator’s delight. During the acti- tion hosted under the aegis of Mirchi, ‘Muthoot Vishwaas and a physical confirmation vation, more than 10,000 ben- the Regional Commander Ki Tijori’ offered technology- document along with the eficiaries availed this free ser- ndianOil’s Northern Region ing the week, wherein, inputs Western Region, Inspector enabled, free locker services photograph of their belong- vice thereby, letting more than Ikicked off the ‘Safety Week’ were provided to all the work- General Vijay D Chafekar, for all devotees. This is for the ings was given to the depos- 50,000 family members have a celebrations by observing the ers on usage of various fire PTM, TM. The function was first time in the history of the itors, providing them an peaceful holy dip during their ‘National Fire Service Day’ to and safety equipment, fire witnessed by senior officers Kumbh Mela, that locker ser- added layer of assurance. The Kumbh visit. create awareness on fire pre- chemistry, fire organogram from the Army, Navy, Air vices were offered to all visi- lockers were also equipped In addition to the above, vention, fire protection and and emergency evacuation Force, BSF, police, Airport tors to keep their personal with 24x7 CCTV surveillance innovative Muthoot Boat renew its employees’ com- procedure. An exhibition of Authority of India, Central belongings safe before they systems, security guards, Services were also introduced mitment towards safety. The fire and safety equipment, and state authorities and the proceed to have their holy dip. metal detectors, alarm sys- to ferry people. Free transit company’s employees under- inaugurated by Harsh National Cadet Corps. It was It was observed that more tems, fire extinguisher and shelter homes were also organ- took the safety pledge which Sachdev, Executive Director conducted with full ceremo- veillance, interdiction, search The ship is commanded by often than not, people coming other essentials to ensure ised at multiple cities for devo- was followed by various safe- (Regional Services), ny of parading the guard and and rescue and rendering Assistant Commandant Amit for the festival found it a added safety. On their return, tees, free of cost. For overseas ty awareness events and com- IndianOil, Northern Region, the band. The Indian Coast assistance to boats and crafts K Choudhary, TM and has a major challenge to keep their their belongings and identity visitors who converged for petitions. A safety training was also set up to refresh the Guard ship C-441 is capable in distress at sea. It will 13 member crew onboard valuables safely and had to was re-verified and handed this festival, Muthoot Forex program for contract workers operating knowledge. He also to undertake multifarious enhance the search and res- with specialisation in various leave their personal belongings over to them in the same pris- helped them with instant for- of the Northern Regional released a booklet on ‘Safety tasks such as close coast sur- cue capacity of Kerala seas. fields. unattended on the banks of the tine condition.To sweeten eign exchange services. office was also organised dur- Briefing’. !" # $% $&'( )* Spurs on course for top 4 finish 5 PFF " 2 "' ,=E1 *1 & ' $ $ 1*9(-6,* after his team had scored twice, Carles Alena guiding one into arcelona will win La Liga on the corner before Luis Suarez, BWednesday if Atletico in Messi's absence, took and Madrid lose to Valencia after a dispatched a penalty. 2-0 victory over Alaves gave Valverde leaving out his them a 12-point lead at the top captain and star player, presum- of the table. ably with an eye on next week's Lionel Messi started on the Champions League semi-final bench at Mendizorrotza on against Liverpool, was a luxu- Tuesday in a move that made ry Barcelona have earned and clear just how comfortable can afford. Barca are in this title race, its Liverpool, still jostling with conclusion surely now Manchester City in the only a matter of when Premier League, are rather than if. unlikely to feel the Should Atletico same sort of confidence avoid defeat to Valencia when they face at the Wanda Huddersfield on Metropolitano, the Friday. Catalans will still be Other players were crowned champions on preserved too. Jordi Saturday at the Camp Nou Alba, Clement Lenglet and 6, 6, placed Chelsea and four ahead of out reply. against West Ham before focusing on The 32-year-old's effort surpassed with a victory over Levante. Arthur Melo all began on the Arsenal in fifth. This was the most frustrating fix- the first leg of the Champions League the previous fastest Premier League They could even have it bench, allowing Samuel Umtiti auricio Pochettino admitted "The team are not as fresh as we ture at the £1 billion ($1.3 billion) semi-finals against Ajax next week. goal, scored by Tottenham defender wrapped up before kick-off on more minutes as he recovers his tired Tottenham stars are wanted, not just legs, but minds, so we ground as the hosts looked hamstrung Ledley King in 9.9 seconds against Saturday if Atletico fail to take from a knee injury, while the Mpushing themselves to their have to congratulate the players. I'm without injured striker Harry Kane Bradford in December 2000. at least four points from struggling Philippe Coutinho limits after Christian Eriksen's superb so proud of them," said Pochettino. until Eriksen came to the rescue with Southampton striker "It's a record, is it?" Long told Sky Valencia and Real Valladolid, started in a front three with late strike sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win "Brighton were a really brave his ninth goal of the season in all com- Shane Long scored the fastest goal in Sports News with a grin after the game. the latter whom they face a few Ousmane Dembele and Suarez. over struggling Brighton on Tuesday. opponent. The most important thing petitions. Premier League history on Tuesday "Straight from the kick-off we hours earlier on Saturday. Alena, the 21-year-old Pochettino's third-placed side is we believed, we didn't give up." But Pochettino was delighted with after netting just 7.69 seconds into his wanted to put them under pressure. 99 "It's an incredibly valuable Spaniard, scored his second La dominated from start to finish at the Although Arsenal can close the the way his players kept plugging away side's 1-1 draw at Watford, who times out of a hundred you block it and win," coach Ernesto Valverde Liga goal and showed again Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but a gap to one point if they win at Wolves right to the end despite the draining snatched a point thanks to Andre it doesn't work but this time it did." said. Real Madrid, who play why many believe he could be combination of brave Brighton defend- on Wednesday, this was a vital result effects of their hectic fixture list. Gray's late equaliser. Long's historic goal, just his fourth their game in hand against a key figure for Barcelona in the ing and poor finishing kept the match in Spurs' bid to qualify for next sea- "There were more than 20 Long's record-breaking goal came this season, didn't prove to be the win- Getafe on Thursday, sit 16 years to come. in the balance until the 88th minute. son's Champions League via a top four attempts and the reward is massive," immediately after the kick-off when he ner at Vicarage Road after Gray's 90th points adrift in third. Alaves Suarez's goal, meanwhile, Eriksen finally ended Brighton's finish. he said. blocked a clearance from Watford minute equaliser for the FA Cup stay eighth, their hopes of a was his 21st in the league and stubborn resistence with a sensation- Tottenham have now won all four Tottenham can take another step defender Craig Cathcart, allowing finalists but nonetheless moved them Europa League spot fading fast. marks the fourth consecutive al long-range drive that lifted games in all competitions at their plush towards securing their top-four berth the Republic of Ireland international six points from the relegation zone Messi came on as a substi- season in which he has passed Tottenham three points clear of fourth- new arena, scoring eight goals with- in Saturday's crucial London derby to dink a cool finish over Ben Foster. with three matches remaining. tute in the 61st minute shortly the 20 mark for Barca. =7 $+# # $ P! 3 Liverpool: $ /# + $ 4 1*,6 The men in medal rounds are The best performance by men $ J?=K J?$ # Deepak Singh (49kg), Amit Panghal was in 2009, which led to seven medals 4'*, ) &% $# he men have already equalled their (52kg), Kavinder Bisht (56kg), Shiva in India's kitty, including one Gold. 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Parthiv (43 off 24 balls) and World Cup campaign, has got only four wickets in nine &'49 *7 FB?? # Virat Kohli gave a rollicking games for start getting 35 runs on Kolkata Knight board in 18 balls but RCB Riders and was 6*&* captain was dismissed by dropped in the Shami after he was caught by last game is job safe for now, skipper Mandeep Singh at extra against HDinesh Karthik will be pray- cover. Sunrisers ing for a turnaround in the for- Parthiv then got into Hyderabad due tunes of a struggling Kolkata the act for RCB, hitting out to "poor form". Knight Riders, as they meet of the park Shami for three "There is Rajasthan Royals at Eden boundaries and a six in sixth no doubt that Gardens on Thursday. over, who conceded 18 runs Kuldeep is KKR have suffered five in his third over. going through defeats on the trot, exposing 1*,*69- The left-hander also was a rough patch their over-reliance on Andre severe on Ankit Rajpoot, in IPL. T20 is a Russell, and Karthik has copped B de Villiers' scintillat- hitting him for four bound- format which criticism for not promoting the Aing half century and a aries and a six. The wicket- can destroy the big-hitting West Indian up the 121-run stand with Marcus keeper batsman did not last confidence of order. Stoinis propelled Royal long as he was caught by any bowler but Chosen ahead of the young Yadav, Sunil Narine and Piyus Challengers Bangalore to Ravinchandran Ashwin off let's not com- Rishabh Pant in the World Cup Chawla have accounted for just 16 202 for four against Kings XI Murugan Ashwin, after he pare formats. squad, the Tamil Nadu veteran, wickets from 10 matches, sum- Punjab in a must-win Indian had smashed seven 4s and One-day who was KKR's leading run-get- ming up their misery. Premier League match here two sixes. (match) is a ter last season, is struggling for The seam attack too has been on Wednesday. Looking good at 71 for different ball runs with an average of 16.71 ordinary and they may be forced Sent into bat, De Villiers 2 in 38 balls, RCB lost two game and you will see a very different Kuldeep," from nine outings. to rejig their bowling attack once scored a brilliant unbeaten quick wickets of Moeen Ali Harbhajan said. Facing a must-win situation again. 82 off 44 balls with three (4) and Akashdeep Nath Harbhajan said from what he has seen Kuldeep ahead of the remaining four Clinging to one spot below fours and seven sixes, while (3), leaving RCB at the bowling in the IPL, the wrist spinner has no technical matches, head coach Jacques KKR at seventh in the eight-team Stoinis hammered 46 off 34 crossroads way 81 for 4. problems as such. Kallis has backed the under-fire standings, Rajasthan Royals' fate balls with two fours and De Villiers brought up "I have watched a bit of his bowling and I don't think skipper to script a 2014-like turn- too hangs by the thread. They three sixes. the fifty runs partnership for there is any technical problems. And please check who around when they won their sec- showed urgency with Steve Smith In the last two overs, fifth wicket with Stionis all are hitting Kuldeep? The Indian guys are primari- ond title with nine wins in a row. replacing Ajinkya Rahane as the both Stonis and De Villiers with a mighty six over deep ly hitting him. Virat (Kohli) in two games, Mayank The biggest letdown for the captain ahead of their clash hamered 45 runs off mid-wicket off Murugan. (Agarwal), Mandy (Mandeep), Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas team has been its bowling unit, against Mumbai Indians. Mohammad Shami and Giving him an able sup- Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan. especially the spinners who have The move has clicked and RR Hardus Viljoen. port at the other end was "Leave aside Virat, who is in a different league, all lacked sting at the Eden Gardens, were able to bring their campaign After reaching his 50 Stoinis, who notched up a these guys are competent players of spin bowling. They something that was its main back on track beating Mumbai. off 35 balls, De Villiers, useful knock. read Kuldeep's wrists much better than foreign bats- strength during the title-win- Rahane, too, roared back to form smashed Shami for three It turned out to be a for- men. So in World Cup, Kuldeep will be bowling most- ning campaigns in 2012 and with an elegant century, albeit in sixes, plundering 18 runs in gettable day for Shami and ly to those who are still not reading him well. I think 2014. a losing cause, against Delhi the penultimate over. Villjoen as they conceded 53 you will see a different Kuldeep," said Harbhajan, who The famed trio of Kuldeep Capitals in their last match. In the last over, both and 51 runs, respectively. has played two World Cup finals. 2 " &?# * *' # , $ (9 . $& $$" % (& ('-,,*5 #$=# 0 ('-,,*5 n't go my way. I lost a bit hennai Super Kings' success mantra is a "trade of rhythm in my batting. Csecret" revealing which could leave Mahendra hane Watson couldn't "So, for them to keep 6*&* Singh Dhoni unsold at the IPL auctions, jocularly Sthank Mahendra Singh faith in me I really appre- says the talisman. Dhoni and Stephen ciate it. In the end, you orld Cup snub could "(On CSK's mantra of success) If I tell every- Fleming enough after end- need a bit of luck going Wsurely be disappointing one what it is, then they won't buy me at the auc- ing his prolonged slump in your way as well. Bhuvi but 21-year-old Rishabh Pant tions. It's a trade secret," Dhoni said cheekily after form, saying he would worked me over in the will play "many more World CSK's six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad and have been "dropped a long first couple of overs in par- Cups" and don the national their 97th overall. time ago" in his previous ticular and you need those colours for at least 15 years, Dhoni has led franchise. little bits of luck," he said former skipper Sourav his team to glory He had gone without added. Ganguly. three times in the a fifty in his first 10 The strongly built The 21-year-old Pant was Indian Premier innings of the ongoing batsman who hammered pipped by veteran Dinesh League (2018, 2011 IPL before striking 96 off leg-spinner Rashid Khan Karthik as the second-choice and 2010) and 53 balls on Tuesday to for quite a few runs, said wicketkeeper in the World under him guide Chennai Super the Afghan is one of the Cup squad. Chennai Super Kings to a win over best in this format. "Dhoni will not play on Kings have quali- Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Australian was forever. DK will also not play fied to the playoff "I can't thank Stephen effusive in his praise of on forever. Rishabh is the in every season of Fleming and M S Dhoni compatriot and SRH next best. Pant is the future the league, barring enough for their belief in opener David Warner, absolutely," Ganguly said. in 2016 and 2017, me. Just about every other who has been in tremen- "He's got 15-16 years when they were team I've been in... For me dous form this IPL. ahead of him. I don't see it as not part of the IPL. to miss out on not scoring time ago," Watson said. Fleming and MS Dhoni in reporters. "I really don't sort of a major blow. I don't think it's "The crowd runs for long as I had Thanks to Watson's particular to keep the faith "For me personally, remember for the last a problem. He might miss this support and fran- throughout the tourna- knock, CSK chased down in me and knowing that I knowing that I had come four-five years a tourna- World Cup but he will play chise's support are ment, if I had been in a a target of 176 with six had a really good innings off from the PSL and com- ment where Warner has- many more World Cups. This key of course. previous team I would wickets to spare. in me it was great," the 37- ing into this I was flying n't scored a hell lot of runs. is not the end of road for Huge credit has to have been dropped a long "... So, for Stephen year old Watson told high and then things did- He's a world-class player. him." also go to the sup- As a 'selector' Ganguly port staff who play would have picked Pant in the a huge role in side but overall he said it's a keeping the team well-balanced side for the atmosphere good We have right combination for WC: Dravid showpiece event beginning for the team and May 30. other individuals. "Maybe I would have "Other than ,- -'5 (picked Pant as a selector). this, I can't reveal But I think Dinesh Karthik is Ganguly also posted the anything till I retire. It's alright, not showing signs ormer skipper Rahul Dravid reckons also very good... I think it's a picture on his official Twitter of getting worse. With the World Cup coming, I need FIndia's recent 2-3 loss to Australia in a good team, they picked them- handle with a caption: to be careful as that comes first," the 37-year-old said. home ODI series will not have much impact selves. I don't think many "Rishabh pant CSK, sitting pretty at the top with 16 points in the Men in Blue's 2019 World Cup cam- missed out. Rishabh would @RishabPant777 from 11 games, will next lock horns with Mumbai paign and their good show in the past few have been great but that's the @ParthJindal11 u deserve Indians on Friday. years has made them the strong title con- way it goes." this.. U r wow." Chennai Super Kings have lost only three off tenders. As an advisor, Ganguly's "Old habits don't go, what their 11 matches in the 2019 IPL. After taking a 2-0 lead in a five-match ODI pat on the back during tough to do? It means a lot because Dhoni has led CSK in 155 matches and won 97 rubber last month, India faltered and were times was something that you get involved with teams to while losing 57. defeated in the rest three matches and lost the Pant needed and he got from make them successful. When Battling a sensitive back for a long time, Dhoni series. one of India's greatest cap- you win the happiness is wants to be careful with it as the ICC World Cup "In the last 30 months, India has been tains. there," Ganguly said. is round the corner. playing really well, and the loss, much to the "Obviously, you tell him, Ganguly is also credited The CSK skipper said that there has been some credit of the way Australia played, came at the he's just 21 years of age. You for Shikhar Dhawan's turn- stiffness but it is holding up as of now. back end of a very busy series," Dravid was get upset for a couple of days around as he's back among "The back is holding up, it's not getting worse, quoted as saying by The Times of India. and then you recover. I think runs with three half-centuries with the World Cup coming up, can't afford that, "We have the right combination for the Rishabh has been a better including an unbeaten 97 because that's too important," Dhoni said at the World Cup. If India wins the World Cup, we player outside Delhi than in against Kolkata Knight Riders post-match presentation ceremony after CSK beat will not be worrying about who won 2-3 or Delhi because of the wickets. here. Sunrisers by six wickets. 3-2. There will be an odd series that India will He enjoys fast wickets where "I can help him because Dhoni said that at the highest level, there aren't lose. But the (ICC) rankings prove that India the ball comes on to the bat," he's a left-hander. During a any players who are not playing with a niggle or is there and should win the World Cup to performing in the tournament. You can equipped for that. English conditions have Ganguly said talking about tournament, you can't talk two. become No 1," he said. always argue one or two cases, one or two actually changed, especially for ODIs. We were Pant's explosive knock in in much about skills, you just tell "If it becomes worse, I certainly take some time When asked what he thinks of the Indian names. The team has been picked and hope there last year for an 'A' series, and the scores Jaipur. them how to bat in most sit- off but at this level you play with some niggle or squad for the showpiece event as stumper they do really well," the 46-year-old opined. were really high, 300 was par score, and was A passionate Ganguly was uations. Dhawan's record in the other. Because if you wait to get fully fit, then Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu were not Dravid also felt that unlike the previous being chased consistently. seen lifting the youngster in one-day cricket is as good as there will be a gap of five years between two match- included in the team, Dravid termed the side times, the wickets have changed in England "ODIs have changed in England and you the air in celebration, some- anybody in India. So the tal- es," the skipper said. as 'well-balanced'. and the upcoming tournament will witness can't go with the typical mindset that it will thing many related to with his ent was always there. When he In 10 matches for Chennai this season, Dhoni "India has a very good, balanced team for high-scoring games. be the old English conditions of swing and jersey-waving celebration at played for SRH, he had a fan- has been their top-scorer scoring 314 runs at an this World Cup. They have a lot of combina- "This World Cup will probably be a seam. Wickets have become flatter, encourag- the Lord's balcony after win- tastic record. He's just a good average of 104.66 and a strike rate of 137.11. tions, lot of options. It is a question of them much high scoring one, and India is well ing higher scores." ning the NatWest Trophy. player."