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L 1& 7 ' Noida and two premises — Centre to provide in a sealed In the 15-minute-long lic interests and rather they are The SC said it was neither 1 )M Rajgir and Buxar districts in cover the details of decision- hearing, the Bench also heard “political interest petitions” going into the averments made R Bihar. making process, sans pricing submissions from Sharma and and the petitioners have selec- in the petitions nor issuing the “We direct the concerned and technical information in Dhanda, who sought several tively quoted the questions notice on them and was asking police, Superintendent of the Rafale deal, but termed the directions, including court- which have been answered in information to satisfy itself. F Police of Noida and Greater averments made in the PILs as monitored SIT probe into the Parliament. Congress leader and RTI Noida to seal all the seven “grossly inadequate” and clar- deal and submission of details He also said that a bitter activist Tehseen Poonawala, premises in the presence of ified that it was not issuing any of the agreement in a sealed political fight was going on in who had sought a direction these directors,” the Bench notice to the Centre. cover to it. the country over the Rafale against the Centre on why the "# <@ 9@A% said. A Bench headed by Chief Sharma said that the pric- deal in the election year and Union Cabinet’s approval was “We direct the Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it ing of the Rafale fighter jets entertaining the petitions may not sought as part of the he Supreme Court on Superintendent of Police of wanted to satisfy itself about have been already disclosed in be used politically and more- Defence Procurement TWednesday ordered the Rajgir and Buxar to immedi- legitimacy of the decision- the French Parliament and the over, such policy decisions Procedure (DPP) before sign- sealing of nine properties of ately go to these (two) places making process even as the stand of the Centre was unten- cannot be reviewed judicially. ing the procurement deal with embattled real estate company and seal it,” the Bench said. Government sought dismissal able. Sharma said the inter- “This is a political petition France on September 23, 2016, Amrapali after its CMD and It further directed that of the PILs on the issue, Government agreement to buy and not a public interest liti- however, withdrew his PIL two directors, who are in police after the sealing of these nine terming them “political peti- 36 Rafale fighter jets must be gation and is part of bitter fight against the fighter jet deal at custody, revealed that the doc- premises, the keys be handed tions”. quashed. It was an “outcome of going on between ruling and the start of the hearing. uments related to the group’s 46 over to the registrar of the apex The Bench, also compris- corruption” and not ratified by Opposition party. If notice is firms were stored there. court. ing Justices SK Kaul and KM Parliament under Article 253 The three directors moved The Bench also made it Joseph, gave the Government (Parliament has power to make an application before a Bench clear that only the court- time till October 29 to provide any law for implementing any comprising Justices UU Lalit appointed forensic auditors — the necessary information and inter-Government agreement) and DY Chandrachud stating Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar fixed the PILs, filed by lawyers of the Constitution, he said. that they were willing to hand Aggarwal — and persons Vineet Dhanda and ML In his plea, Dhanda over all the documents but the authorised by them would Sharma, for hearing two days referred to the recent “contro- " <@ 9@A% Opposition party Congress Rahul alleged that process- police were unaware about enter these premises after they after that. versy” over the 58,000 crore charging the NDA es to justify Modi’s decision are which one needed to be seized. were sealed. “We are not on the issue of deal between India and efence Minister Nirmala Government with wrongdoing. being invented. The court’s order came a The court also asked the pricing and suitability of the Dassault Aviation, a French DSitharaman began her Congress president Rahul “The Supreme Court has day after Amrapali CMD Anil three directors to furnish an Rafale jets but only on the deci- company, for purchasing 36 three-day official visit to France Gandhi has raised questions on asked for the Rafale decision Kumar Sharma and two direc- undertaking before it by sion making process,” the combat jets and sought judicial on Wednesday night to hold Nirmala Sitharaman’s France making process. It’s quite sim- tors Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar Thursday stating that all the Bench said. intervention to put an end to bilateral talks with her French visit, alleging that work has ple really... The PM decided. were ordered to be taken into documents were available at When the Bench asked the raging debate. counterpart Florence Parly. begun to justify the Prime The processes to justify his police custody and the firm these nine premises only and Attorney General KK “In a PIL, my role is to During her visit, Sitharaman Minister’s decision to buy decision are yet to be invented. was castigated for playing “hide not a single document was Venugopal what will be his bring an issue to the notice of will also take stock of progress Rafale fighter aircraft. But work has begun. Ps. In this and seek” with the court by not lying at any other place. response if the court asked him the court. The court has per- in the supply of the Rafale jets He took to Twitter to say connection, Raksha Mantri is complying with its orders to “If the entire exercise of to share the details of the deci- haps also taken note of my plea expected to begin next year while the Supreme Court has leaving for France tonight,” he hand over all the documents to sealing of these seven premis- sion-making process only to regarding submission of doc- end. She is also expected to visit asked for the details of the said. the forensic auditors. es at Noida and Greater Noida the judges, the AG said it can- uments in a sealed cover enve- Dassault Aviation, which is Rafale decision-making The delivery of the fighter These directors told the will be completed today, the not be shown to anyone in the lope. After the court goes manufacturing 36 Rafale jets as The visit comes at a time process, the decision to buy the aircraft is expected to begin in Bench that documents related presence of these three interest of national security through the documents, I am per Indian specifications when political slugfest is on fighter aircraft was taken by 2019 and the IAF hopes to get to Amrapali’s 46 group com- applicants will not be insisted and other issues involved in the sure, the truth will come out,” under the Government-to- over the 58,000-crore Rafale Prime Minister Narendra the full consignment of 36 jets panies were kept in seven loca- upon by the police,” the defence procurement process. Danda said. Government deal. fighter jet deal with the main Modi. by 2022. tions at Noida and Greater Supreme Court said. ! " " <@ 9@A%BAC7 < !!! R t least seven people were " <@ 9@A% Akilled and 35 others — ! $$%&!%' including 10 women and six O ) yclone Titli has intensi- children — sustained serious- Cfied into a very severe ly injuries as the engine and !" cyclonic storm over the Bay of nine coaches of Malada-New # #$#" Bengal on Wednesday and is Delhi New Farakka Express ! *+),- , 5 #" <@ 9@A% moving towards the Odisha train derailed at Harchandpur /)0+1 coast, triggering rainfall in sev- in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh n a bone chilling incident, a eral parts of the eastern State. on Wednesday around 6.10am. I19-year-old civil engineering Five coastal districts of Four of the seriously 3)4- student allegedly stabbed his Odisha have been put on high injured are being treated at 0)051 father, mother and younger alert and the Odisha Lucknow’s King George sister to death in Kishangarh Government has begun evac- Medical University and two at area in Vasant Kunj of South- uation of about 2 lakh people. the city’s Sanjay Gandhi ) West Delhi for opposing his Thereafter, it is very likely Postgraduate Institute of ! lifestyle and forcing him to to move northeast towards Medical Sciences. %# % study, said police, adding that Gangetic West Bengal across An NDRF team, compris- Railways Minister Piyush pensation of 2 lakh each to the # ##P" the bodies were found on Odisha before gradually losing ing 40 personnel, and senior Goyal announced compensa- next of the kin of the deceased ' () 6 7 % 7 Wednesday morning. strength. officials from the State and the tion of 5 lakh for the kin of the from Bihar, besides 50,000 to After being put to sus- All schools, colleges and Railways, rushed to the spot for dead, 1 lakh for the injured each injured person from the 8 tained interrogation by police " " # $"%&'! ( )" " anganwadi centres in Odisha rescue. Railway Board and 50,000 for those with State. In a statement, Nitish said O which reached the three-room " have been declared closed on Chairman Ashwani Lohani too minor injuries. “I offer my as per information received so /5 555 0+ 5559 house at 5.20 am after being Thursday. People living in the visited the accident site and deepest condolences to the far among those killed were informed about the incident his family members as there that he had lost consciousness low-lying areas and hutments said the Railways has initiated families of the deceased and four residents of Munger dis- by a neighbour, the couple’s was no sign of struggle visible out of fear, police said. along the coast are being shift- a separate enquiry into the those injured in the accident trict and another from son Suraj confessed that he with the victims who were Senior police officers, who ed to safer places. Fishers along accident. The causes of the near Rae Bareli. I am in touch Kishanganj. ) was cross with his overbearing identified as Mithlesh Verma scanned the murder spot, were the Odisha coast, and central derailment will be known once with officials for relief work,” UP Chief Minister Yogi father, possessive mother and (45), his wife Siya Verma (40) not convinced with Suraj’s and north Bay of Bengal have the Anti-Terrorism Squad sub- Goyal tweeted. Adityanath too announced 2 *%%O$ younger sister — who report- and their daughter Neha (16), narration of the incident. been advised not to venture mits its report. The Minister has ordered lakh compensation each for the P# , $ # ed everything to their parents said a senior police officer. The investigating officer into sea till Friday. A special train, which was an enquiry to be conducted by kin of the deceased and 50,000 -- : — and hence stabbed them Earlier in the day when said the house was ransacked, “Cyclone Titli moved at 14 arranged for the stranded pas- the Commission of Railway for the seriously injured. N O& with a kitchen knife. police reached his house to but no valuables were found kmph and intensified into a very sengers, left Lucknow for New Safety, Northern Circle. The New Farakka Express ' $ Suarj was arrested and begin probe, Suraj created an missing and to their shock severe cyclonic storm and lay cen- Delhi with 1,369 passengers on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish accident is the second major < further investigation is being alibi saying his house was they found 50,000 and tred over the west-central Bay of board, railway officials said, Kumar too expressed grief over rail accident this year, which carried out to ascertain attacked by robbers who mur- mobile phones of the slain Bengal, 320 km south-southeast adding that they were given the loss of lives caused by has so far registered the best :767) whether the accused had dered his parents and the family members near the bod- of Gopalpur in Odisha,” IMD said food packets to sustain them derailment of the Farakka safety figures in the past five administered some sedative to younger sister and claimed ies. in a bulletin. through the journey. 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O 4 " <@ 9@A% the matter, alleged in the apex tion which is situated around State Government told the Pahacha and near Singhadwara < court that during the violence, 500 metres from the main tem- Bench that situation there was and ransacked the office of evotees will not have to rub the policemen had violated the ple. under control and no violence Shree Jagannath Temple ) "12 Dshoulders with gun-wield- sanctity of the temple by enter- He told the Bench that the had taken place on the temple Administration (SJTA), they ing and booted police officials ing it carrying guns and wear- administration’s office was premises. “We make it clear had said. 1345# % # inside the Shree Jagannath ing shoes. attacked and ransacked during that no policemen should entre #, # * Temple in Puri, the Supreme “Last time, in Golden the violence and 47 persons the temple with weapons and 06 : /,4 Court ordered on Wednesday Temple, the Army had entered. have been arrested so far. The shoes,” the Bench noted in its after the issue was brought to its We know that,” the counsel said. lawyer representing the temple order and posted the matter for notice following the October 3 To this, the Bench said, “Do administration also told the hearing on October 31. violence on the temple premis- not compare it with Golden Bench that no policemen had Nine policemen were ) es. Temple.” entered the temple and a mob injured in the violence that had The SC directive came In June 1984, Indian Army had attacked their office and taken place on October 3 dur- # # "# against the backdrop of the had carried out operation Blue destroyed several files lying ing a 12-hour bandh called by " " ,# recent violence inside the tem- Star, ordered by then Prime there. a socio-cultural organisation -- % ple during a protest against the Minister Indira Gandhi, to The Bench asked the coun- protesting the introduction of 69 introduction of queue system remove religious extremist sel appearing for the parties to a queue system for devotees 1 = for devotees at the temple. The leader Jarnail Singh file their responses to the plea visiting the Jagannath Temple, 7 = policemen had allegedly Bhindranwale and his armed filed by the organisation seek- police had said. ! entered the temple with guns followers from the Golden ing to intervene in the matter. The dawn-to-dusk shut- and boots on, a charge refuted Temple complex. “You file your reply. Please tell down in the seaside town = < = by the Odisha Government. The Bench then asked the there with guns and all?”. policeman had entered the the police not to enter there called by Sri Jagannath Sena L M A lawyer, representing an counsel appearing for the The Odisha Government’s temple as the incident had with guns and boots,” the had turned violent as a mob !! ) organisation which has filed an Odisha Government, “Tell us, counsel termed the allegations taken place at the office of Shree Bench told the State’s counsel. barged into the shrine, uproot- application for intervention in is it a fact that police has gone as “absolutely false” and said no Jagannath temple administra- During the hearing, the ed barricades erected on Baisi '% !- '&%. " -"$'//012/3
! " #! $ % & () ing behaviors. They may end up choices or start a new job. cause and suicide is the second e have to focus on psy- gets to stress and its hazards, with mental illnesses, risky sex- It may be an exciting time leading cause of death among Wcho educating our instead of empowering them ! ual behaviors and addictions. for many but is also a stressful 15-29-year-olds. Harmful use of youth about mental illnesses to be self-dependent and con- The increasing use of online time for many more. Lack of alcohol and illicit drugs among and how to manage and fident. Parental education and technologies, which certainly adequate awareness and fami- adolescents is a major issue in recover from them when they psychosocial support in do have many benefits, may also ly support can lead to feelings many countries and can lead to fall prey to them. We have to schools and other communi- add to the pressures on the psy- of loneliness, stress and depres- risky behaviors such as unsafe make them aware of the ty settings is a remedial mea- che of the youth, as there is con- sion in many, who may then go sex or dangerous driving. changes in the world today sure which should be taken up stant connectivity to virtual net- into maladaptive coping and fall Eating disorders are also of con- and teach them from their at a war footing. works 24 hours a day. prey to mental illnesses and cern. The need of the hour is to childhood, how to build their Training of the parents, Its more challenging today addictions.. empower the youth and help mental resilience and grit so school staff and health work- because the youth may face and It is a proven fact that them grow their mental that they learn how to cope ers to enable them to detect & ! * see violence in home, schools mental illnesses are on the rise resilience. adaptively with the challenges and manage mental health and at their work place on a reg- in youth today. Stress On a positive note, we can they face in life and not go disorders in children at the he World Health ular basis. Vulgar films, cyber- Depression and other psychi- say that society has now into mental distress or into earliest and provide remedial TOrganisation fixed October crimes, cyber bullying and vio- atric problems are steeply rising realised the need for helping mental illnesses when they medical and expert help 10 as the World Mental Health lent video games are abundant- in them and they are unaware youth develop and grow their reach their adolescence or should be strengthened, Day and the theme this year was ly found and shown on the and do not know how to tack- mental resilience from their become young adults. It is improved and expanded. our topic of discussion-World internet and these are easily le these issues because they are childhood, so that they can be imperative to realise that pre- Investment by Mental Health Day 2018 accessible to the youth. As a taught little to nothing about in high self esteem, confident, vention has always been Governments and the –Young People and Mental result, they are spending most of mental health care in school or aware and be able to cope with proven to be better than cure involvement of the NGOs and Health in a Changing World,to their time viewing them, living at home. It has been analysed the challenges of the changing for any adversity in life espe- other social, health and edu- bring attention to the issues our and interacting in a virtual world that half of all mental illness times as they grow up. Youth cially with concern to mental cation sectors in complete &! astrologer Prateek Mishrapuri youth and young adults are with virtual friends and are thus begins by the age of 14 years. have rightly been said to be the and physical well being. comprehensive, integrated, said, “Since Amavasya ended facing in our world today. The confused between the ‘virtual This is the vulnerable time back bone of a strong society Prevention incorporates ways evidence-based programmes !, , on Tuesday noon the first focus was also on starting a and the real’, between the ‘reel and age for children when they and nation and there is evi- to learn coping strategies of for the mental health of young " - , Navratri has started from healthy conversation around and the real’. Added to all this, is undergo transition from child- dence which tells us that pro- various stressors they face in people is essential. ! Wednesday and fasting has what they need, in order to grow the peer pressure, their body hood to adolescence, where moting good adolescent health their day to day life. We should be able to also begun on the day.” up to be healthy, happy and image issues and an identity cri- they need constant help, love -both physical and mental, It also includes being reach every school, every child , A devotee Shweta Verma resilient. sis they may face in school or in and guidance. But sadly,most builds a strong society and is the aware of and understanding and teach them how to be of Jwalapur said, “We cleaned Let’s all use this year to cre- college, which can lead them to cases of children in distress go need of the hour. the early warning signs and stress free and happy.NGOs " %!:9 !: our home altar and set up a ate awareness and emphasise the be in low self esteem and be undetected and untreated due It empowers our youth to symptoms of mental illness can help the Government raise chowki (wooden platform). needs of our children and young stressed. Depression, suicides to ignorance of these issues and be aware, resilient and stress and to take remedial help awareness among adolescents s the Navratri-the festival Barley seeds are placed in a people. It’s time to take a stand and substance abuse numbers problems by the well meaning free and thus makes them more and expert guidance at the and young adults and teach Aof nine holy nights, has bowl with earth and water and demand more for the world’s are thus steadily rising in the elders at home or in school. productive. This, further, helps earliest. them ways to look after their started, there is festivity in the and each day the sprouts young people–our future youth. Peer pressure has added in having happy societies and Parents and teachers can mental health. They can also air of the holy city on grow.” Explaining the signif- depends on it. Adolescence and the early fuel to this menace and so have builds up our economies be instrumental in helping teach peers, parents and Wednesday, the first of the icance of the ritual, Prateek Today, it’s a challenging time years of adulthood are a stress- the many popular movies and because healthy young adults build various life skills in teachers how to support their auspicious days. Earlier, the Mishrapuri said, “It is for the youth,who have to grow ful growing up time for every- the print and visual media make a greater contribution to their children and adoles- friends, children and students. temples were cleaned, deco- believed that the creation of up in a world which is jam- one. In addition to the hor- which have further made the the workforce, their families, cents so as to help them cope The need is to be aware rated and illuminated. In tune the world strated with the first packed with global issues like monal, physical and emotion- issues more complex for the communities and society at well with everyday life chal- that this is a big concern with the tradition, red- crop of barley seeds. Also the economic crisis, impending wars, al turmoil which the youth youth. Lack of appropriate sex large. lenges they may face at home today and also to provide coloured frills and stoles were growth of barley seedlings hostile nations and social media undergo at this time, it is also education has complicated their and at school. The need is to help at the right place, at the placed at the entrances of the indicates prosperity in the inputs of all kinds of information, a time when they face many life ideas of their sexuality and empower the children to cope right time, by the right people. temples in the city. While the house. The more they grow available at the click of a button and situational upheavals, like constant onslaught of mal- "$ # % with these challenges adap- This was the focus for this period of Amavasya ended on the more wealth it signifies.” on smart phones or computers. school and academic prob- information and porn sites on # # tively and not for parents to year’s World Mental Health Tuesday afternoon, the “Nine days of Navratri Many youth are not mentally lems, maybe transitions in the the internet has confused them # ,# 5# solve their problems for them. Day. Mangal Kalash (sacred pot) are devoted to the nine forms equipped to understand or deal school or from school to col- much more. 5 Sometimes parents read- was set up and consecrated by of the Goddess, the with such issues, and are not able lege. They may have to live in In terms of the burden of ily solve the problems of their (The author is a neuro devotees in their homes on Primordial Energy, the to cope up with them and there- the hostels away from family or the disease among adolescents, # , children thereby making them psychologist and CBSE desig- Wednesday. The fasting of Mother Force, the Shakti by fall prey to maladaptive cop- they may have to make career depression is the third leading more dependent and soft tar- nated counsellor) nine days has also started on which is the creator of the the day. cosmic creation. The Lord !. Aptly decorated for the Shiva is like a shav (corpse) % ment for others. occasion, the shops in the city without the energy of the ! ! He averred that the are now engaged in selling the Mother Force whom we wor- , Government has made efforts festival articles while the ven- ship on the nine auspicious to improve the condition of dors are being seen lining up nights in nine different ( Greeting the people on health, education and tech- the major temple complexes. forms,” said Brahmchari the start of Navratri, Rawat nology sectors. The fabled temples like Mansa Kailashanand of Kali temple said that development of On the request of the Devi and Chandi Devi are see- near Chandi Ghat. he inaugurated irrigation mountainous regions is vital in Cabinet Minister and local ing throngs of devotees queu- Notably, the nine-day " 9@%:!9C< department projects worth the interests of the State to MLA Subodh Uniyal, the CM ing up to tie the holy thread festival of Navratri in Hindu 12.16 crore and laid the foun- which the State Government made various announcements of wish fulfilment. religion is dedicated to the hief Minister Trivendra dation stone of PWD projects remains committed. related to the development of Chanting of mantras are nine manifestations of CSingh Rawat inaugurated worth 9.84 crore. He recalled the over- the area. now reverberating in the air Goddess Durga which are the 43rd Siddhpeeth Ma The Chief Minister also whelming response to the Along with Uniyal, MLA at Har Ki Paidi where the Shailputri, Brahmcharini, Kunjapuri tourism and devel- visited the stalls put up by var- investors summit held recent- Shaktilal Shah, District people are flocking to take Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, opment fair at Ramleela ious departments and the ly in Dehradun. Magistrate Sonika, SSP YS the holy dip to mark the Skandmata, Katyayani, kalra- Grounds in Narendranagar on tableaux taken out by school He spoke on the need for Rawat and others were also great occasion. tri, Mahagauri and Wednesday. On the occasion, students during the fair. encouraging native youth to become entrepreneurs who would also generate employ- present on the occasion. Speaking to The Pioneer, Siddhiratri. " # $ % % O P
# " he mellow month of cial in the history of the Indian “cradle of the Indian Army”. spread over an area of 155.53 come last, always and every 9@%:!9C< TOctober is indeed very spe- Military Academy (IMA) The IMA saga which began acres of land for a price of 21, time." which is not just the pride of in the Doon valley on October 17,597. The campus was taken The inauguration had to be the Doon valley but of the 1, 1932 (when the academy over on April 1, 1932. delayed by more than two entire nation. It is, in fact, the became functioning) at a pic- There were no playing months. Chetwode said in his fields, no drill square and no speech at the inauguration, "I building for setting up a mess. wish I could have welcomed It was indeed a challenging task the Gentlemen Cadets of the to lay the foundations and to new Indian Military Academy shape a permanent military on the day they first made their academy, India’s Sandhurst. appearance here, for it was a However, under the leader- memorable day in the History ship of Brig. Collins, the insti- of Indian Army. tution became functional by I could not do so because October 1, 1932. The first it was pointed out to me that course had on its rolls Sam they had not yet received their turesque location in the Doon Academy will be firmly estab- ..! , ! ,- & & valley, has moved through sev- lished.” eral dramatic twists and turns, The founding of this pres- !/ ." !/ , touching many landmarks over tigious academy in 1932 was a ! &!. the last eight and a half decades culmination of a long drawn (86 years). It is being carried battle fought in such for a as the - * ! forward proudly by bright central legislative assembly and . 0 1 2 young Gentlemen Cadets (GCs the Round Table Conference by ) who enter the hallowed por- stalwarts like Sir Sivaswamy ! !"" tals of the academy every year Aiyar, Mohammad Ali Jinnah .!"" . K - and pass out as officers of the , Pandit Motilal Nehru and $ ! & & great Indian army, one of the Lala Lajpat Rai. The history of best in the world. the IMA from 1932 to 1947 is .. / , ! & & All of the first batch common to India and Pakistan. (“Pioneers”) of GCs, Sam According to legend, Manekshaw among them, Dehra Dun was the site of the Manekshaw, Smith Dun and uniform, nor were they suffi- reported for duty on September academy of the great warrior Mohd Musa. All of them later ciently drilled to make an 30, 1932 .The seniormost cadet Dronacharya where the became the chiefs of the armies inspection on parade possible.” was G S Isaac whose number Pandavas, Kauravas and other of their respective countries; The Pioneer, dated July 30,1931, was 1 and the last was Shingar princes had been trained. The namely India, Burma and under the caption "Notes from Singh, No. 40. The Chetwode Committee had rec- Pakistan. The course was chris- Dehra Dun" wrote, “His Commandant’s “Special Order ommended three places tened “PIONEERS'. Excellency the Commander-in- of the Day” was published on –Satara, Mhow and Dehra Dun The IMA was inaugurated Chief was here for a few days October 1 and it said, “The with the accent falling on formally by Field Marshal Sir last week, from July 14 to Indian Military Academy Dehra Dun. And Dehra Dun Philip Chetwode on December 17.He was probably here in opens with effect from today. was selected by the 10, 1932 after whom is named connection with the Indian The first Commandant, Brig L Government. the “Chetwode Building” of the Military Academy, which has P Collins, on the occasion of The Railway Staff College IMA, which is the academy’s only a couple of months ahead the opening of the Indian had been opened in Doon in heart and soul. The inaugural of it now before opening." Military Academy, wishes to 1930 next to the Forest address by Chetwode was stir- The integral relationship of place on record his deep sense Research Institute but had to be ring and acquired immortali- the IMA with the Doon valley of appreciation of the labours closed down owing to a finan- ty as a passage from his address is phenomenal. It is, in a sense, of his staff in the preliminary cial crisis. It had an imposing has been adopted as the Credo the proud heart of the valley work of the Academy. He is central building (the present of the Academy-"The safety, and along with it beats the confident that on this founda- Chetwode building of IMA), a honour and welfare of your heart of the citizens of the city tion and with the loyal co-oper- number of staff quarters, and a country come first, always and of Dehra Dun. Its dignified and ation of the Gentlemen Cadets block of building for railway every time. The honour, welfare picturesque presence gives a who have joined in the first trainees to live in. The Army and comfort of the men you special dimension to the his- term the foundations of the acquired the buildings and command come next. Your tory and ambience of the val- name and the traditions of the campus of the staff college, own ease, comfort and safety ley. ! " # $ % S ' " (
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" 7%!<9!:% straw can help tide over the pollution as they want to use use of machines (like happy Punjab which was initially a issue, they suggested. cars and do not want to change seeder technique) could maize growing state. addy growers of Punjab A dialogue between farm- their lifestyle," Sharma said, address just a minuscule scale "In a short period, farmers Pand Haryana have become ers, policy makers and farm adding use of thermal plants of the (stubble burning) prob- want to sow wheat after har- "soft targets" as they are often experts on farm-related issues, was also one of the major rea- lem," he said. vesting paddy so that the crop blamed for causing air pollu- including stubble burning, was sons of pollution in the nation- "If we can give Rs 40,000 yield does not dip. If yield tion in the NCR region due to held here. al capital. crore for paddy procurement, drops, subsequently his income stubble burning, farm experts "Farmers have become easy Echoing the expert's views, why can't the Centre give Rs will also drop and he does not said Wednesday, as they targets as they are blamed for Punjab Chief Principal 200 per quintal as bonus to want to let this happen. If we pitched for incentivising grow- causing air pollution in NCR Secretary Suresh Kumar said growers for managing crop cannot improve his livelihood, ers for the management of region including Delhi," agri- there were diverse reasons residue?” Sharma said, adding then we must sustain his stan- crop residue. culture policy expert Devinder behind Delhi's air pollution. Mahatma Gandhi National dard of living," the Punjab The experts said penalising Sharma said. "Delhi's traffic is a major rea- Rural Employment Guarantee chief principal secretary said. farmers without addressing He said holding only farm- son of air pollution. Paddy Act(MNREGA) funds can also Bharatiya Kisan Union their issues should not be ers responsible for pollution harvesting is just for three be used in dealing with the (BKU) chief Balbir Singh encouraged. was "biased thinking". "In weeks. Therefore, it will be dif- Punjab and Haryana are ers. Punjab alone generates 20 that farm mechanisation was stubble burning problem. Rajewal alleged farmers were Steps like crop diversifica- Delhi, urban class will always ficult to accept that pollution is often blamed for rising air to 22 million tonnes of paddy not a solution to the problem The experts also blamed being bullied to shift from tion and investments in pro- blame the rural people. People only caused by paddy growers pollution and smog, caused by stubble annually. of stubble burning. "The solu- the government policies of their traditional way of crop ducing bio energy with paddy in Delhi do not want to reduce of Punjab," he said. crop residue burning by grow- Sharma was of the opinion tion is not mechanisation. The pushing paddy cultivation in management. , %
" 7%!<9!:% the menace, saying that BSF constable had been UNODC could play a pivotal caught for complicity. nderlining the need for role in this. Earlier, Kapinos said that Ucollaborative efforts to He said that UNODC while UNODC had been fight the menace, Punjab could help the state by identi- working in several countries Chief Minister Capt fying big sharks, who had a around India for crime pre- Amarinder Singh on stake in the drug business. vention and in combating Wednesday sought the con- While the Special task Force illicit drug trafficking and tinued support and assistance (STF) and other agencies had organized crime, this was the of the United Nations Office been successful in catching first such workshop in the on Drugs and Crime mid-level peddlers, the big sup- region. (UNODC) in fighting the pliers need to be apprehended Citing figures from drug problem, which he too, he said, adding that “we ‘Aghanistan Opium Survey described as a “strategic con- owe this to our future genera- 2017’, he said that area under spiracy unleashed from across tions.” opium poppy cultivation and the international border”. The Chief Minister referred opium production in “Rivulets in Punjab are to the initiative taken by him to Afghanistan reached a record being used to smuggle drugs write to the Chief Ministers of high in 2017. “Area under as a part of a strategic agenda the neighbouring states, which cultivation went up to that went beyond commercial had led to the Haryana Chief 3,28,000 hectares from an reasons,” said the Chief Minister convening a meeting estimated 2,01,000 hectares in Minister, while delivering the that had decided to set up a 2016. Each year, thousands of keynote address at the inaugu- joint control room in tons of opium are produced in ration of a three-day regional Panchkula. Such collective Afghanistan and then con- workshop on ‘Combating Illicit efforts would help in destroy- verted into heroin to reach Trafficking of Afghan Opiates: ing the drug racket, he assert- end-consumer markets Developing a Comprehensive ed. around the globe, as per the Approach’, organized here by Terming the drug prob- report,” he pointed. UNODC and steered by lem as a very critical issue, UNODC Regional Office South that had been going for a long Asia (ROSA) Sergey Kapinos. time in Punjab, the Chief 2 / Expressing the confidence Minister said that the state $ that his government would had seen a shift from tradi- succeed in destroying drugs tional use of marijuana (and / ! " 1 "0 " business, Capt Amarinder to some extent opium) to called for team work to battle synthetic stuff, which was posing a major threat. 0 " ! The seizure of a consign- ! / ment that had come from Mandavi in Gujarat into $ !/ Punjab clearly suggested that , 0! , the aim of the drug smugglers - . was to starve the Indian Army of precious manpower, thus ! weakening the country’s % / defence apparatus, said the Chief Minister. $ Also referring to .! , Facebook posts of young girls sniffing drugs, he expressed " , concern at the dangerous . ! trend and said his government 6! was going all out to deal with the problem. .! ! !!" Pointing that the STF set . 1 up to tackle the menace had shown remarkable results, he . .! . said that short strong efforts //! ! have been made to break the supply chain of drugs. He said that large sums of ! , money were involved in the , . - business, as was evident from these seizures, and even a '% !- '&%. " -"$'//012/3 ! =
= - . ! , 2 " & $ )*) # , <@ 9@A% " <@ 9@A% ntelligence agencies have alerted n the backdrop of the exodus IGovernment Departments Iof Hindi-speaking migrants " <@ 9@A% against engaging with Chinese and from Gujarat, Prime Minister Pakistani girls on social media as Narendra Modi on Wednesday ressure mounted on Union Minister M many Twitter handles and accused the Congress of divid- PJ Akbar to resign from the Council of Facebook accounts are being used ing society for the benefit of Ministers with the Congress asking him by foreign agencies as honey-traps one family and averred that the tunity to serve people. to either clarify or step down amid fresh to target officials handling sensitive BJP believed in spreading hap- "When you try and con- allegations of sexual harassment against information relating to national piness and uniting people. nect everything to elections, him. While Congress demanded an security and advanced scientific The workforce from Bihar like unveiling the statue of Sir enquiry into Akbar's conduct, Women and data, especially those relating to and Uttar Pradesh has been Chhotu Ram or Swachchh Child Development Minister Maneka space and missile technology. sile technology. The alert has been have been arrested on charges of returning home following spo- Bharat Mission, it reduces the Gandi said the allegations of sexual The move comes in the back- issued to sensitise the officials in the espionage for ISI during the last radic attacks against them in importance of the event," he harassment against anybody, including drop of the BrahMos case wherein concerned departments remain four years. parts of Gujarat after an alleged said, adding that the BJP is Ministers, should be taken seriously as a young scientist Nishant Agrawal, aware of the risks posed by the The probe by the agencies here rape of a 14-month-old girl in doing social service and will women are often scared to speak out and working as a systems engineer for social media," a senior Intelligence has revealed that women working Sabarkantha district on continue doing it. investigations has to be done. BrahMos unit at Nagpur, was Bureau official said. at the behest of the foreign agencies September 28 and the arrest of The BJP on Tuesday "There should be an investigation. against him by responsible journalists who allegedly targeted by such traps run Intelligence agencies from the often strike friendship through a labourer hailing from Bihar. blamed Congress president Men who are in positions of power often worked with him. Let there be an inquiry by Pakistan's ISI. Agrawal was adversarial countries are using social media platforms like Six districts, most of them in Rahul Gandhi and Congress do this. And it applies to the media as well into it. We demand an inquiry into M J arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti- trained women to trap officials here. Facebook. After exchanging num- north Gujarat, have witnessed MLA from Gujarat Alpesh as to politics or senior personnel in com- Akbar's conduct," Reddy said at Press con- Terrorism Squad on Monday on The women are often given lan- bers, they extract sensitive infor- violence. Thakor for violence against panies," Maneka told a news channel when ference. Reddy also questioned External charges of spying. guage training in English, Urdu and mation from the trapped officials in BJP and the Congress have Hindi-speaking people in the asked to comment on allegations against Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's silence The probe so far by the agen- Hindi with Punjabi accent to deceit lieu of sex chats on WhatsApp. been trading charges on the issue State. a "big" politician. on the issue, saying she is evading respon- cies has revealed that he was in the trapped officials. The social The Delhi police had arrested with the former claiming that An estimated 50,000 As the #MeToo campaign gathered sibility and is not prepared to comment on touch with two women with Indian media accounts often carry Indian senior Indian Air Force officer Congress leaders were behind Hindi-speaking migrants from momentum in India, some women jour- her subordinate. names through their pseudo names and they lure the target offi- Group Captain Arun Marwah, 51, fomenting trouble in Gujarat. UP and Bihar have fled Gujarat. nalists have come out and accused Akbar, Several women journalists have come Facebook accounts operated from cers through sex chats and subse- in February this for espionage and The incidents of violence and BJP spokesman Sambit a former editor and now the minister of out and named Akbar for his misde- Bahria Town of Islamabad. quently seek their mobile numbers. official secrets Act after being exodus of migrants have erupt- Patra claimed that Congress state for external affairs, of sexually meanours. On Wednesday, senior jour- "Aesthetically appealing A number of Chinese-made smart trapped by the ISI through a honey ed as four State Assemblies of — MLA Alpesh Thakor was harassing them during his stint as a jour- nalist Ghazala Wahab was the latest to Pakistani and Chinese women are phones often have spywares which trap module. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, fomenting attacks on migrants nalist. Congress spokesperson S Jaipal come out with her own "MJ story". Saba being used by the foreign agencies are suspected to transmit data to Likewise, in December 2015, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram — are to and sought his dismissal from Reddy said, "I think M J Akbar must either Naqvi, Shutapa Paul, Sujata Anandan to trap officers of the defence servers located in China and the Delhi police arrested Ranjith, an go to polls before the year-end. the party. Patra said over a peri- offer a satisfactory explanation or resign and several other journalists also shared establishments, including scientif- Pakistan, the official said. IAF official for allegedly sharing Modi claimed that it was od Rahul was creating confu- forthwith. How can he be in the ministry their ordeal or bad experiences during ic institutions of advanced research Official data suggests 13 serv- secret documents with ISI opera- not a matter of ego for his party sion in the country to promote with serious allegations being levelled their career. in the domains of space and mis- ing and retired defence personnel tives through social media. to defeat others but an oppor- himself. 5%>2 # *%$# * # # " 8 " #%# $# )0, ! R ! % 5%, , -- 6 <@ 9@A% name of political party; name of the day following the last date for Q constituency and number of withdrawal of candidatures and )C he Election Commission on pending criminal cases and details up to two days before the date of " <@ 9@A% = : : +! - TWednesday wrote to the States about cases of conviction. The poll and should be placed suitably 9 : < and Union Territories informing Format C-2 will contain declara- in the newspapers so that the ongress president Rahul Gandhi on 1 $ " <@ 9@A% them about the issuance of a new tion about criminal antecedents of directions for wide publicity are CWednesday again raised questions on Defence $ format of affidavit for contesting candidates set up by the party. complied with in letter and spir- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's France visit, alleg- ! )! o mark the centenary year candidates and political parties in "All such political parties it,' the EC said. "The declaration ing that work has begun to justify the Prime ! Tcelebrations of Rajmata poll-bound States, pertaining to shall submit a report to the Chief on TV channels should be on Minister's decision to buy Rafale fighter aircraft. 7 ) Vijaya Raje Scindia, BJP details of criminal cases or cases Electoral Officer of the State con- three different dates," it said. Incidentally, Rahul will meet the Hindustan women's wing will be organis- of past conviction. cerned stating that they have ful- The EC said in the case of Aeronautics Limited (HAL) employees in Bengaluru " " % ing a five-day relay marathon The EC directed the political filled the requirements of these candidates with criminal cases set on October 13. The Congress chief has been accus- , # ," ## #* from Gwalior to Delhi, starting parties to publicise the details of directions, and enclosing there- up by political parties, whether ing the Modi Government of ignoring the HAL to -- 6 7 October 12. contesting candidates on their with the paper cuttings contain- rccognised parties or registered favour Anil Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. "The Women's websites as well as news channels ing the declarations published by un-recognised parties, such can- Rahul took to Twitter to say while the = J Empowerment Race (Mahila and newspapers. Both the can- the party in respect of the didates are required to declare Supreme Court has asked for the details of the &:!' M M Shashaktikaran Daud) will pass didate and parties have been State/UT concerned. All elec- before the Returning Officer con- Rafale decision-making process, the decision to buy through five States — Madhya mandated to publish this infor- tions are required to file affidavit cerned that they have informed the fighter aircraft was taken by Prime Minister ! Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar mation in newspapers and TV at in Form-26, along, with nomina- their political party about the Narendra Modi. Gandhi alleged that processes to 1 =)! Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi. It President Amit Shah will least three times after nomination tion paper, declaring information criminal cases against them justify Modi's decision are being invented. =8A1 9 1 will highlight how Narendra receive it at a grand function to papers are filed. The Commission about criminal cases, assets, lia- Provision for such declaration has "The Supreme Court has asked for the RAFALE Modi Government has empow- be held at Talkatora stadium," made it clear to political parties bilities and educational qualifica- been made in Form 26 in the decision making process. It's quite simple really...The :!M M ered Indian women through its Rahatkar said. that the publishing should be tions," the EC said. The newly inserted Item (6A). PM decided. The processes to justify his decision M various path-breaking initia- Apart from 100 BJP completed before the period of Commission has asked chief elec- The Supreme Court had ear- are yet to be invented. But work has begun. Ps. In 1M tives and programmes. This women wing workers who will 48 hours ending with the hour toral officers to provide the new lier expressed its inability to make this connection, Raksha Mantri is leaving for France mega event will be a tribute to take part in the 375-km-long fixed for conclusion of poll for the format ''Form 26' to all political a law to check "creeping" crimi- tonight," he said. Defence Minister leaves for ! ) Rajmata, our first women wing relay Marathon, some impor- election. parties in their states and union nalisation of the polity, insisting France tonight on a three-day visit, which comes chief, whose 100 birth anniver- tant celebrities will take part to The Form 26 will contain a territories. Parliament must respond to pub- in the backdrop of a big controversy over the pur- % # sary is being celebrated across highlight various pro-women table recording full details of According to EC's directions, lic sentiment and frame a law to chase of 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace major # ,# %# * India," said BJP women wing initiatives taken by Modi his/her criminal antecedents. The contesting candidate who have ensure that those charge-sheeted Dassault Aviation. Sitharaman will hold wide-rang- -- 6 7 1 president Vijaya Rahatkar. Government. same table can be reproduced as criminal cases against them - cannot contest. The Supreme ing talks with her French counterpart Florence Parly E $ ,4 Sharing details about the Rahatkar further said the an insertion in advertisements to either pending cases or cases in Court had stated that nothing on ways to deepen strategic cooperation between 8 $ 78 relay Marathon, Rahatkar said race is also women wing's trib- be put out by candidates in print which candidate has been con- stood in the way of the elector's the two countries and deliberate on regional and /0$ it will be flagged off from ute to its first chief Rajmata and electronic media at least victed, shall publish a declaration right to know, and ordered can- global issues of mutual interests. Sitharaman will also 9 % 7 Gwalior, the home of Rajmata, Vijaya Raje Scindia. "It is for the thrice after filing of nomina- about such cases, for wide pub- didates to declare their criminal hold with Parly the first edition of defence dialogue. N ) by Madhya Pradesh Chief first time such an event is tions, as ordered by the Supreme licity, in newspapers as well as TV records to the Election The sources said besides exploring ways to 6 8 Minister Shivraj Singh being organised by women's Court on September 25. The channel and on their websites. Commission in bold. Political boost bilateral defence cooperation, Sitharaman !! Chouhan in the presence of wing to honour one of the great Form 26 will also contain format This declaration is to be published parties were charged with the task will take stock of progress in the supply of 36 senior leaders. "It will end in women leaders of India," she C-1 and C-2. The Format C-1 will in Format C-l attached hereto, at of making this information pub- Rafale jets by Dassault to the Indian Air Force 1 Delhi on October 16 when BJP added. contain the name of the candidate; least on three different dates from lic on their websites. under a Rs 58,000-crore deal. ) 1 " 1 ) 9 + $, ,3 9 4567 " 8 2*) - ./
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He said he never made those individuals, who have come to Assam from projects in the northeast, a the remarks. specified territories, including Bangladesh, imme- Japanese Embassy statement Gadkari further said he did diately before commencement of the Citizenship said. not say anything on Prime (Amendment) Act, 1985 and are not Indian citi- The meeting of 'Japan- Minister Narendra Modi, the cussing a poll promise about toll zens, can be referred to the foreigners tribunals to India Act East Forum' was Government and depositing of plaza. I objected to it by saying identify whether they are illegal immigrants or not. $ "" 4:) " 1 0 ! held on October 8 under the 15 lakh in everyone's account. that it would be very tough to The clarification came following a represen- co-chairmanship of Japan's "This is completely baseless news. implement and hence, we should tation to Home Minister Rajnath Singh by the All Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu I want to appeal to all to watch not make such a promise. I Assam Gorkha Students' Union, which cited and Foreign Secretary Vijay the actual interview to get the mentioned to them that we have some cases of the members of the Gorkha com- , Gokhale. context of what we were talking mostly been into opposition and munity living in Assam being referred to the for- Ambassador Hiramatsu about. The programme was in have less experience of being in eigners' tribunals, an official statement said. emphasised on cooperation in Marathi and I wonder since power, hence we face some issues In its communication, the home ministry said * ) / the northeast region, ranging when has Rahul Gandhi started while making poll promises," the members of the Gorkha community who were from connectivity to people-to- understanding Marathi," Gadkari Gadkari said on his clarification. Indian citizens at the time of commencement of " <@ 9@A% ceiling prescribed for payment of ment said. people exchanges and the need said on the sidelines of a Press Several reports claimed that the Constitution, or those who are Indian citizens PLB to eligible non-gazetted rail- "The creation of two posts of to come up with concrete pro- conference on Ganga Gadkari, during an interview to by birth, or those who have acquired Indian citi- enefitting around 12 lakh way staff is 7,000 per month and Registrar, one in each IISER, has jects, the statement said. Rejuvenation. a Marathi news channel, said that zenship by registration or naturalisation in accor- BRailway employees, the Union the maximum amount payable per also been approved. Both the The forum witnessed live- Further hitting out at the Modi government came to power dance with the provisions of The Citizenship Act, Cabinet on Wednesday approved eligible railway employee for 78 IISERs will be constructed in area ly discussions, in which the Congress president, who tweet- on the basis of unrealistic 1955 are not "foreigners" in terms of section 2 (a) payment of productivity-linked days is 17,951, it of 1,17,000 sqm which will have representatives from relevant ed the video on Tuesday, the promises. of The Foreigners bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 said.Productivity-linked bonus is complete infrastructural facilities Ministries and States of the minister asked him to learn Rahul had shared the video Act, 1946 as well as The Registration of days' wages to all eligible non- paid each year before the Dusshera for 1,855 students each," it added. NER shared their views, the Marathi for a better under- of the interview on Twitter and Foreigners Act, 1939, therefore, such cases will not gazetted Railway employees, and Puja holidays. The IISERs will provide top statement said. standing of his interview's con- said, "People also think that the be referred to the foreigners tribunals. excluding RPF and RPSF person- For the year 2017-18 PLB quality science education at the "As a result of the meeting, tent. "I also want to appeal to Government has made their It further emphasised that any member of the nel, for the 2017-18 financial year. equivalent to 78 days' wages will undergraduate and postgraduate future orientation of coopera- Rahul Gandhi to learn Marathi dreams and hopes a victim of its Gorkha community holding Nepalese nationali- The Cabinet also allotted 3074 be paid, which is expected to level, PHDs and Integrated tion in northeast was con- and not write anything on greed." ty and who has arrived in India by land or air over crore for the establishment of two motivate the employees for work- PHDs."They will carry out firmed, ranging from the road Twitter without understanding Stating that his statement the Nepal border even without a passport or visa new permanent campuses of the ing towards improving the per- research in frontier areas of science and bridge connectivity pro- something," he added. was twisted and then published and staying in India for any length of time shall Indian Institutes of Science formance of the Railways, the and will enable India move jects; forest management pro- "Seven-eight days back I in an English newspaper, not be treated as an illegal migrant if he or she is Education and Research (IISER) in statement said. towards a knowledge economy by jects in states of Tripura and went to the Marathi channel for Gadkari said, "An English news- in possession of proper identity documents. Tirupati and Behrampur. The construction of the two attracting best scientific talent as Meghalaya; a new initiative to the interview. I told them that paper based out of Delhi twist- No such document is required for children The productivity-linked bonus campuses of IISER shall be com- faculty and prepare a strong base utilise bamboo which is abun- during Maharashtra elections ed my statement. I never named below the age group of 10 years as per the provi- to railway employees has been esti- pleted by December, 2021. The of scientific manpower in India," dant in the region; and to Devendra Fadnavis and Prime Minister Modi, or 15 lakh sions of the India-Nepal treaty signed in 1950, the mated at 2,044.31 crore, a state- total cost likely to be incurred is the statement said. enhance people-to-people Gopinath Munde were dis- or any such thing." statement said. ment said. The wage calculation 3074.12 crore," an official state- exchanges," it said. '% !- '&%. 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CA@9! importer, is grap- after the American currency after the SBI, coming to the come based auditing and pro- Observing that a pling with a com- weakened overseas. rescue of cash-strapped nvestor wealth soared over 3 vide ‘insight and foresight’ for Government department is an !<76< bination of rising At the Interbank Foreign NBFCs, Tuesday decided to Ilakh crore Wednesday as the improving Government pro- ‘organic entity’, Kovind said any oil prices and Exchange (Forex), the domes- buy their assets to the tune of stock market made a strong grammes. breakdown or deficiency in A=<:!< falling local cur- tic unit opened higher at 74.18 45,000 crore, a move that recovery, with the BSE bench- Inaugurating the 29th service reflects vulnerability rency, which and advanced to 74.05 on fresh will provide liquidity sup- mark index surging 461.42 Accountants General in the system. Mangalore Refinery makes imports of dollar- dollar selling by exporters amid port to non-banking financ- points. Conference here, Kovind also “As conscience keepers, , # <@ 9@A% Petrochemicals Ltd are seeking denominated oil more expen- weakness in the greenback ing companies (NBFCs) fac- The Sensex jumped 461.42 appreciated the Comptroller please ask yourselves whether an additional 1 million barrels sive. Retail prices for gasoline against some currencies over- ing headwinds after a series of points or 1.35 per cent to end and Auditor General (CAG) as it would help to report on such audi Arabia, the world’s each in November from Saudi and diesel fuel in India are at seas. loan defaults by IL&FS group at 34,760.89. Led by the sharp an institution for graduating soft spots and weaknesses in Sbiggest oil exporter, will Arabia, the sources said. record highs and the govern- However, the rupee erased firms. rally in stocks, the market cap- from promoting accountabili- the system - or only on the supply Indian buyers with an Three of the companies did ment has cut its excise tax on some gains and finally settled Meanwhile, domestic insti- italisation of BSE-listed com- ty to ensuring that right things symptoms manifesting in small additional 4 million barrels of not immediately reply to an fuel to ease some of the pain for for the day at 74.21 — up by 18 tutional investors (DIIs) bought panies zoomed 3,08,467.04 are done in the right and least deviations. Good systems out- crude oil in November, sever- email from Reuters seeking consumers. paise, registering its first rise shares worth 1,526 crore, crore to 1,38,39,750.40 crore. expensive way. last bad men and women. This al sources familiar with the comment. MRPL replied “no Indian Oil Minister after sixth straight sessions of while foreign institutional The Sensex had lost near- “Through your financial, is where you can contribute,” he matter said on Wednesday. comments” when contacted by Dharmendra Pradhan said on losses. investors (FIIs) pulled out a net ly 175 points Tuesday. compliance and performance said. The extra cargoes indicate email. State-owned oil pro- Monday that he spoke with On Tuesday, the rupee 1,242 crore Tuesday, as per “Market turned positive audits, you have been provid- Audit provides an unique a willingness by Saudi Arabia ducer Saudi Aramco was not Saudi Energy Minister Khalid tumbled 33 paise to finish at a provisional stock exchange from over sold region led by ing valuable oversight on oper- opportunity to the to increase crude supply to immediately available for com- al-Falih last week and remind- fresh lifetime low of 74.39 data. financial stocks and marginal ations and giving recommen- Government to see where the make up the shortfall once ment. ed him that OPEC and other against the US dollar. The FBIL set the reference gain in the rupee,” said Vinod dations for improvement. It is things are going wrong and sanctions by the United States Given their dependence major oil producers had Traders said a relief rally in rate for the dollar at 74.1316 Nair, Head of Research, Geojit the time, the institution thinks why, he said, adding that CAG on oil exports from Iran, the on Iranian oil supplies, the promised to raise their output domestic equity markets also per dollar. The reference rate Financial Services. of giving insight and foresight should share the good practices third-largest producer in the Indian refiners are concerned at a meeting in June. boosted sentiment. for euro was fixed at 85.2637 Rupee recovery from as well,” he told the followed elsewhere for the ben- Organisation of the Petroleum about the loss of Iranian crude India imports an average of The BSE Sensex and for the British pound at record lows also boosted mar- Accountants General. efit of executive. Exporting Countries (OPEC), once the sanctions start and are 25 million barrels per month Wednesday settled for the day 97.6284. The reference rate ket sentiment. The rupee Stating that audit is not an “With the tools appropriate start up on Nov. 4. seeking exemptions. Refiners in from Saudi Arabia. at 34,760.89, higher by 461.42 for 100 Japanese yen was recovered by 34 paise to 74.05 end in itself, but a means to for managing and examining India is Iran’s top oil client the country have placed orders Reuters last week reported points, or 1.35 per cent. The 65.60. (intra-day) against the dollar make governments work bet- the expanding data in a digital after China, though several to buy 9 million barrels from that Russia and Saudi Arabia, broader Nifty too reclaimed the In the broader market at the forex market ter, Kovind said there was a economy, you are rightly posi- refiners have indicated they will Iran in November. the world’s two biggest oil pro- key 10,400 mark. It finished at space, the S&P BSE midcap Wednesday. need to emphasise that out- tioned to anticipate long term stop taking Iranian barrels One of the reasons for the ducers, struck a private deal in 10,460.10, showing a significant index gained 4.23 per cent and From the 30-share pack, 25 come is a more meaningful trends and emerging issues because of the sanctions. additional demand for Saudi oil September to raise output to gain of 1.54 per cent. smallcap 3.67 per cent. scrips advanced, while 5 ended measure of programme value related to the economy, educa- Reliance Industries Ltd, is that the crude arbitrage from cool rising prices and had Traders said RBI’s deci- At BSE, 2,058 stocks with losses. Axis Bank and than output. tion, health, environment , Hindustan Petroleum Corp, the United States is shut so the informed the United States sion to inject 12,000 crore liq- advanced, while 611 declined SBI led the gainers pack surg- “You may deliberate on national security, among oth- Bharat Petroleum Corp and Indian buyers have to turn to about the decision. uidity into the system through and 131 remained unchanged. ing up to 6.6 per cent. how would you as an organi- ers,” he said. ,!> " 1 % 3 % !P ( % " ' >,2 O " >" 8 % " <@ 9@A% on Wednesday at Lucknow. ) * + " During the presentation, AC ureau of Indian Standards Pandey, Chief Secretary, UP, 2 P Bcertified Uttar Pradesh RK Bajaj, Dy. Director General " <@ 9@A% # Government with first IS/ISO (Stds), NK Kansara, Dy. 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Previously he for the ailing Air India in a Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Pradesh should also follow the and productivity benefits that 7!::!<@E:= which featured updated interi- economies in the world, a top has been associated with Italian month, a top official of the Adityanath to J SelvaKumari, Etawah Model and seek BIS occur due to sleep disorder. ors, safety features and ‘a lot of IMF official has said as he cau- brands such as Dainese SPA as Civil Aviation Ministry said District Magistrate, Etawah certification. International footballer O)0A! %6,),O chrome’ in the exterior. Tata tioned that the global debt has R&D Director; Mavet SRL as on Tuesday assuring “need- Aditi Chauhan, who is also a A! % %@:@!E: Motors which effectively reached a new record high of CEO. Keeping in mind the rich based” support to the debt- strong advocate of a disci- invented the ‘Compact Sedan’ $182 trillion in 2017. experience of Massimo Varese laden carrier. plined sleep routine, launched 9@@A,)5DA! % segment of cars when they Vitor Gasper, International with global helmets brand, he will Civil Aviation Secretary, the mattress and spoke about launched the Indigo CS over a Monetary Fund (IMF) Director spearhead the Steelbird Helmet RN Choubey also said the the role that a good sleep rou- 6*)3+A! % decade ago to take advantage of of Fiscal Affairs Department, Production in India. safety audit that the Director tine has played in her success India’s lower taxes on cars said India’s debt was substan- Commenting on the devel- General of Civil Aviation as an athlete. below four meters in length has tially less than the global debt opment, Rajeev Kapur, MD, ordered on domestic airlines Godrej Interio has created seen that segment dominated as percentage of world Gross Steelbird Group said, “I am “did not find any backlog of any a very strong footprint in the " <@ 9@A% by Maruti-Suzuki’s Dzire. Domestic Product (GDP). delighted to welcome Massimo safety steps that they should category of healthcare mat- However, as highlighted by In India, private debt in Varese in Steelbird Family. The have taken.” tresses owing to a slew of sci- ata Motors Passenger Mayank Pareek, President, 2017 was 54.5 per cent of the appointment of Massimo “Whenever there is a entifically and ergonomically TVehicles division have gone Passenger Vehicles, Tata GDP and the general govern- Varese who comes with such a need for financial support to developed mattresses. The from a laughing stock after the Motors, market dynamics have ment debt was 70.4 per cent of rich experience will be respon- Air India, it will be examined Posture Support Mattress is failure of the Nano to a prop- changed in India with 63 per the GDP, a total debt of about sible for expansion of Steelbird on need basis and such finan- designed to support the body er contender in the Indian cent of new car buyers consid- 125 of the GDP, according to helmet’s portfolio including cial support on need basis posture while sleeping and It market right now. And con- ering buying cars in the com- the latest IMF figures. In com- design, development and pro- will be provided. I only wish comes in three variants suited tinuing on that path, they pact sedan segment. At the parison, debt of China was 247 duction for domestic as well as to tell you that all support will for different body types – Lean unveiled the refresh of their same time, with car penetration per cent of the GDP. global market. be provided. (40-60kg), Medium (50-90kg) Tigor compact sedan here on in India still at a very low 29 “So, it (India’s debt) is sub- and High Built (80-100kg). Wednesday. The carmaker that cars per thousand population, stantially less than the global Through #SleepAt10 initiative, has been the fastest growing Pareek said that the current debt as percentage of world Godrej Interio aims to create carmaker in a generally mori- subdued demand for cars GDP,” Gasper said. awareness amongst the people bund car market is now confi- should not be seen as a per- India’s debt is below the about how important sleep is to dent that it can challenge the manent issue. average of advanced economies not just one’s physical wellbe- market leaders Maruti-Suzuki The Tigor will also be a and below the average of ing but also ones mental health. and Hyundai. Speaking to the price-conscious competitor, emerging market economies, The mattress brand also brings media, Guenther Butschek said much like the refresh of anoth- he said. forth the negligence that lies in that keeping the ‘turnaround’ er contender in this segment the “There is a positive relation identifying a mattress and how culture going at Tata Motors Ford Aspire just last week. Prices between the debt to GDP ratio this is impacting the socio-eco- was important. “We shall go for the petrol variant range and the level of GDP per capi- nomic fabric of the nation. from being a lightweight chal- between 5.2 lakhs and 6.65 ta. If you compare around the Adequate and quality sleep lenger to a strong contender in lakh for the top-end version with world with the best economies is essential towards leading a the Indian market and we shall a clutchless AMT. 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In the oogle has unveiled the US-based company has also Counterpoint, the premium GOME has inked an exclusive 0 "=97 second quarter, when the indus- third generation of its unveiled a Pixel Slate tablet and smartphone segment (priced distribution partnership with try PV sales have declined by 3.2 GPixel smartphone — a Pixelbook laptop along with 30,000 onwards) in India wit- Agaston Mobile to tap into the per cent, Tata Motors grew by Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL — that a Google Home Hub device at nessed over 20 per cent volume burgeoning 6,000-12,000 (mid- "# <@ 9@A% 19.1 per cent, he added. will make their way into the the event. growth in 2017 over 2016. price range) smartphone seg- New Delhi (PTI): The country’s largest carmaker Maruti On the new Tigor, Pareek Indian market from November In India, the 64GB version The premium category was ment in India. With Agaston ven as rupee depreciation is Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said its premium sedan Ciaz said the company expects the 1 as the tech giant looks to cash of Pixel 3 will be priced at the second fastest growing Mobile, which already sells Eadding to the stress in the had sold over 24,000 units in the first half of the ongoing finan- model to be a strong player in in on the burgeoning premium 71,000, while 128GB variant segment (after the 10,000- mobile phones under the automobile market, Tata cial year to lead the sales in the segment. The model currently the compact sedan segment mobile phone market in the will be available for 80,000. The 15,000 category), while it ‘Tambo’ brand name in the sub- Motors will evaluate passing on accounts for 28.8 per cent market share in the premium sedan which has witnessed growth in country. 64GB version of Pixel 3 XL is expanded by 28 per cent in 6,000 category, GOME will its impact to consumers only segment, the MSI said in a statement. The company introduced the last two years after witness- The smartphones, which priced at 83,000 and the 128GB value terms in 2017, as per launch two smartphones later around December to avoid the version of the sedan in August and received over 10,000 book- ing a decline previously. will compete in the premium will be available for 92,000, Counterpoint. this month in offline retail chan- price hike during the festive ings in the first month itself. “Customers had moved to segment with devices like Google said in a statement. Apple, OnePlus and nel. Agaston Mobile India CEO season, a senior company offi- “With a sale of over 24,000 units in the first half of this fis- compact SUV from compact Apple’s iPhone XS as well as Interestingly, Apple had Samsung account for a lion’s Sudhir Kumar said the GOME’s cial said on Wednesday. cal (2018-19), Ciaz has taken the pole position in the A3+ seg- sedan. However, in the last two- Samsung’s Note 9, are priced launched its latest iPhone XS share of the overall premium C series of smartphones featured The company, which intro- ment this year so far,” MSI senior executive director (market- three years, with the introduc- 71,000 onwards and promise and iPhone XS Max in India in market segment in the Indian ‘Face Me’ technology that pro- duced an upgraded version of its ing and sales) RS Kalsi said. tion of new exciting products, better design and enhanced September with prices starting market. vides users the option to hide compact sedan Tigor priced The company has sold over 2.34 lakh units of the sedan since people have again started buy- camera and processor func- 99,900 and 1,09,900, respec- Google will continue to sell data including gallery, incoming between 5.20 lakh and 7.38 launching it in 2014. It is retailed through the company’s NEXA ing products in this segment,” he tionalities. tively. Samsung Note 9, on the the Pixel 2 XL (64GB) at calls and details on the notifi- lakh (ex-showroom), is also network. Maruti Ciaz competes with the likes of Honda City and added. Google unveiled the smart- other hand, was launched 45,499. cation lock screen from others. looking at launching a premium Hyundai Verna. The new Tigor will be avail- hatchback next year to widen its able in petrol version powered product offering. by 1.2 litre engine and diesel “That’s a stress. Till a point - with 1.05 litre powertrain. The 7 ! we can absorb and we will petrol variants of the model are absorb, but otherwise we are - +" 5 +"6 priced between 5.20 lakh and running a sustainable project Mumbai (PTI): Datsun, the sister brand of Japanese auto major 6.65 lakh, while the diesel and we have to win sustainably,” Nissan, on Wednesday rolled out the refreshed versions of Datsun trims are tagged between 6.09 8 9:9: Tata Motors president, passen- GO and Datsun GO+, at introductory prices of 3.29 lakh and 3.83 lakh and 7.38 lakh. ger vehicles business unit, lakh, respectively. The deliveries of the refreshed cars, which come On new product plans, New Delhi (PTI): Online food order- its platform and rapid geographic expan- network of seven cities. Foodpanda claims Mayank Pareek told PTI. He was with 28 new features and over 100 upgrades, commenced from Pareek said the company was ing and delivery platform Foodpanda on sion ahead, this target stands achieved, to process over 3 lakh orders a day from responding to a question on the Wednesday from all Nissan and Datsun dealerships across the coun- looking to fill gaps in its portfolio Wednesday said it had onboarded 60,000 making Foodpanda India’s largest food more than 25,000 restaurant partners. impact of rupee depreciation try. The new Datsun GO and Datsun GO+ are equipped with new to enhance its presence in the delivery partners in five weeks and aimed delivery network...aims to grow this net- “Delivery partners are key to our mis- against the dollar on the com- features and upgrades for a more comfortable and safe driving expe- overall market segments. to expand its network to five lakh partners work to 5,00,000 by 2020,” it added. sion of bringing the best food experience pany’s cost of imports. rience and come with a standard warranty of two years ‘Datsun While Tata Motors is gear- by 2020. The Ola-owned company, which Over the past weeks, Foodpanda has from our restaurant partners to our con- Pareek further said, “We Care’ comprehensive all-inclusive car service package. ing up to launch its SUV Harrier competes with the likes of Swiggy and expanded its delivery network to 13 new sumers... Foodpanda is committed to cre- have about 25-30 per cent early next year, Pareek said, Zomato, said it had set a target of onboard- cities — including Jaipur, Chandigarh, ating over 500,000 opportunities for deliv- import content both directly and “stress” due to factors such as we are looking forward to a good “We are still not present in the ing 60,000 additional partners across Kanpur, Lucknow, Indore, Ahmedabad ery partners over the next couple of indirectly.” high fuel prices and non-avail- festive season on the back of the premium hatchback segment, India in two months. and Nashik among others — as part of its years,” Foodpanda India CEO Pranay Commenting on the market ability of vehicle finance. actions we have taken up, such which is also something we will “On the back of increased demand on expansion strategy from the previous Jivrajka said. sentiment, he said there was “However, at Tata Motors as introduction of new products look to address next year.”
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It is frequently step down. seen a tussle for influence believed to have been made for be wearing the one in the sale a newspaper column taking our continent worth living in”. launched a security crackdown applied to food and drinks but Lawyers for Yameen’s between India and China, was ceremonial purposes rather – or one extremely similar to it aim at a “globalised class” that Historian Wolfgang Benz, in Xinjiang against what it calls also includes other personal Progressive Party of Maldives won by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih than to be used in battle by the – in a painting of the same year he claimed threatens all that is a prominent researcher on the separatist elements, and a UN hygiene products. AFP (PPM) told reporters that they with 58.4 per cent of the vote. Sikh emperor – known as the by the French artist Alfred de good in his “homeland”. Nazi era, noted however that Lion of Punjab – is estimated Dreaux, now in the Louvre The co-leader of the far- Gauland’s commentary was to fetch between 80,000 pounds Museum in Paris, the auction right AfD rejected allegations strikingly similar to a speech 71 * > and 120,000 pounds when it house said. of parallels with a 1933 speech made by Hitler in 1933. 2>225 comes up for auction at the Ranjit Singh died in 1839, by Hitler, but the latest episode “It’s a paraphrase that looks & Bonhams Islamic and Indian plunging the Punjab into insta- is yet another controversy rais- like the AfD chief had the C# # 5 Art sale on October 23. bility which prompted the East ing questions over his anti- Fuehrer’s speech from 1933 on ) R+4+ # # " “This is a wonderful piece India Company to invade and migrant party’s views on the his desk when he was writing )@6 E 1 from the fabled Treasury of annex the state. Nazi-era. his column for the FAZ,” wrote "# A!=!8!9 Lahore, and all the circum- At the conclusion of the In a guest commentary for Benz in Tagesspiegel daily. stantial evidence points to it First Anglo- Sikh war in 1846, Saturday’s Frankfurter Gauland had simply mod- t Gen Asim Munir, who < being the one made in 1838 for the victorious Company Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), ernised the criticism, added Lpreviously served as the ) Ranjit Singh, Lion of the acquired the Royal Treasury in Gauland wrote that the “glob- Benz. head of the Military Punjab – the state’s greatest and Lahore, including the famed alised class” occupies positions Addressing workers at the Intelligence (MI), will be the # ,12 most famous leader,” said Koh-i-Noor diamond and the in mainstream organisations Siemens Dynamo Works in new chief of Pakistan’s power- # % % Oliver White, Bonhams Head Timur Ruby, which were sent from international corpora- Berlin in November 1933, ful spy agency ISI, the Pakistan ) '-A-888 ! of Indian and Islamic Art. back to London as many of the tions to the media to universi- Hitler railed against a “small, Army announced Wednesday. /5 “The quiver was made gifts for Queen Victoria in ties, and are also in key politi- rootless, international clique”. Munir 8 purely for ceremonial purpos- England. According to histor- cal parties.Echoing They are “the people who was recently es, and appears to have been ical records, at some point, the “Their members live are at home both nowhere and promoted to rarely worn. As a result, it is in quiver passed into the hands of almost exclusively in big cities, everywhere, who do not have the rank of = excellent condition,” he notes. the First Marquess of speak fluent English, and when anywhere a soil on which they Lieutenant According to Bonhams his- Dalhousie, Governor General they move from Berlin to have grown up, but who live in General by ) torians, archery played an of India 1847-54. London or Singapore for jobs, Berlin today, in Brussels tomor- the Army important role in Sikh military “The Treasury also served they find similar apartments, row, Paris the day after that, Promotion CC"" # culture. Long after bows and as a workshop making luxury houses, restaurants, shops and and then again in Prague or Board headed by Chief of # * arrows were superseded by more items for the court and it seems private schools everywhere. Vienna or London, and who Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed '9 E $ modern weaponry, they retained certain that the quiver for sale “This group socialises feel at home everywhere,” he Bajwa. 1 a ceremonial and symbolic sig- was produced there,” a among itself but is culturally said, as a man in the audience He replaces Lt Gen Naveed nificance, especially among the Bonhams statement notes.PTI ‘diverse’,” he wrote, adding that shouts “the Jews!”. Mukhtar and will assume charge on October 25. 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2 ++>$; +> . < O: : !1 ore allegations against Bollywood stars con- Mtinued to pour in on Wednesday with actress Sandhya Mridul levelling charges against Alok Nath - ! and her also sounding a note of caution against lev- elling fake charges and thereby diluting the 6! $ impact of #MeToo. " “Dear women. I’m requesting you all .. please #" # do not make false allegations and derail what is an #* # extremely crucial movement. Please. Just the truth. No personal agenda. No lies that disempower the ! = truthful. Thank you. Much love,” she wrote on ! ) Twitter. 6 & Mridul joined script writer Vinta Nanda, who 91 had revealed how Nath had raped her two decades ago. She said that Nath had harassed her while they 7 1 $ were working in Kodaikanal on a teleplay in the !87) 6 A E 1 )" 1990s. A A fresh face to join the list of those accused is $ 1N )!<@@6%!::! !=!<6% - Rohit Roy. A woman on Twitter said that Roy sent 05/* her suggestive messages when she was 16. “He’s 7%!C%!<:=Q=9!9C harassed me on several occasions since, trying to get me to kiss him. Including when his wife (was) ashion weeks are awaited with brought five designers together to tive. in the next room,” she wrote. @ $ bated breath for they highlight a work with Indian handlooms. Said The line comprised multi-dimen- Singer Sona Mahapatra accused singer Kailash Fplethora of motifs, textures, designers Romance was Born, We are sional clothing in classic Huemn style Kher of sexual harassment as well in a Twitter post. 7 fabrics along with zany twists to tra- Kindred, Brother’s Earth, Cassandra with pattern play and a strong inter- She said, “I met Kailash for coffee in Prithvi Café ditional Indian and Western silhou- Harper and Roopa, “We are pleased jection of hand-made surfaces and to discuss a forthcoming concert where both our ettes and set the trend for the coming to showcase Indian handlooms with athletic detail to translate a fearless and bands were playing & after the usual, a hand on my months. So the Lotus Make-Up India design interpretations from five modern, urban aesthetic. Photographs thigh with lines like, ‘you are so beautiful, feel so Fashion Week (LMIFW), ostensibly Australian designers. This collabora- by Hanauer and Azaan Shah have good that a musician got you (Ram) not an actor. ) showcasing spring/summer 2019, tion will highlight the versatility of the been played with and converted into I left not soon after.” She is among five women who 6 drew a lot on earth elements, a palette Indian textiles, opening gates to for- print and mixed media textures. An have accused him of touching them inappropriate- of colour, indigenous weaves and eign intervention,”said Sanjay Rastogi, assortment of intricate hand-work ly or making lewd comments. ! E 1 technology that has made design and DC (Handlooms), Ministry of techniques were used to add unex- Meanwhile singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who ) immersive and fluid experience. Textiles. The show comprised collec- pected detail to individual garments. was accused by a Designer Anupama Dayal’s collec- tions developed by Romance Was The mood was powerful yet playful flight attendant, tion Broken focussed on bringing out Born and We are Kindred with bro- with edgy, contemporary styling. hit back saying the new from within, a metaphor for cades from Uttar Pradesh, Brother’s The collection drew inspiration he doesn’t know O$ / " 0 rebuilding life with the old pieces. Using Earth in collaboration with Indian from age old techniques of lace-mak- the people who the Japanese concept of filling a broken designer Naushad Ali with natural ing and stencilling in signature mate- charged him. In . !1 5 bowl with gold to make it more beau- > indigo-dyed handloom textiles from rials like handmade chiffon cords, fact, he embodied 0 6 tiful than the original, the work was an """ Tamil Nadu, Cassandra Harper metallic cords and metal wires. The col- the medieval 2 P exploration of the internal being. She 2" with ikats from Telangana and lection explored sculptural forms for marauder syn- used rainbow and star fish motifs in dif- Roopa with silks from West ready to wear clothing using couture- drome by saying, "..0 0 ! ferent sizes since they can regenerate Bengal. like techniques. His collection aimed to “A l l t h e s e , ! new limbs when the old ones get dam- “Hand-woven textiles bring explore intersections between fashion, (women) are !/ aged. She also used bold patchworks aquatic prints of flora and a unique character to the gar- art and technology through a collabo- retired and aged in eclectic prints with boundaries fauna, through gradation of ment. We are living in an excit- ration with a multi-disciplinary artist people. Those . .9 defined in gold. “It is a story that sequins, beads and threads on ing time in fashion where the — Harshvardhan Kadam of who have never believes in ‘with women, and for hand-woven grounds. story behind the garment is more Inkbrushnme — and an interactive seen success in ! . women.’ These designs signify how Crocheted edgings and beaded important than ever. This intersec- experience with technology studio their lives and are women break through situations, events fringes, developed closely with tion of story and the richness of Digital Jalebi. While the artist used the supposed to be ! .!"9 and innumerous responsibilities. But the skilled Afghani refugees, were handloom has inspired virtual world as his canvas to interpret husband-beaters, men beaters and most frustrated 6 . even after such hurdles, every woman celebrated to add to the whole Brothers Earth and Naushad Dadu’s collection with Google Tilt persons are making up such stories.” ! has the strength to emerge brighter and Caribbean mood. Different Ali to collaborate on this Brush, the audience had the opportu- Meanwhile, the negative sentiment against much more beautiful, even if she is bro- materials were utilised for men’s capsule. We are so nity to see every brush stroke he made filmmaker Vikas Bahl heated up with actor Imran ! 1 !" , ken,” said Dayal post-show. their textures, including excited to be part of the in thin air on huge walls. It was the first Khan opening up about how three actresses had .!" . . . ! Another brand, Péro by Aneeth hand-crafted ceramic but- Australian Fest,” said time virtual reality was being used live confided in him about the director. “I have heard 0 - 9 Arora, used underwater motifs in tons gingerly glazed in Indian Brothers Earth. Roopa for a fashion show in India. his stories from three other actresses. Ranging from powder blue and turquoise, so they hues. Pemmaraju’s S/S 19 collec- If Dayal’s collection was an explo- inappropriate touching to straight up saying that if " "1 appeared floating in the ocean. Colour Samant Chauhan’s latest tion stood out for paying ration of the internal workings of a per- you were cast in the film, what will I get in return,” L * blocking, frills and ruffles dominated collection brought together homage to the ancient net- son, Rajesh Pratap Singh’s collection was he said. Imran said that he was earlier advised the collection along with crocheted edg- nostalgia and the city of work of trade routes that a tribute to adventure, travel, the roam- against speaking about sexual harassment in the ings and beaded fringes, all with local- Mumbai together. His col- once connected the East ing spirit, the exploration of the phys- industry. L 1 ly-sourced ingredients. Woven in var- lection was a homage to and West. ical and that which is beyond. Another woman accused actor Rajat Kapoor ious parts of India like Bengal, Madhya the past that is quickly Rimzim Dadu’s His Above the tree line was today for inappropriate behaviour. Journalist Pradesh, Bhagalpur and Banaras, ver- being redeveloped and HUEMN SS19 collec- inspired by Pahadi roots. Rugged, Sandhya Menon shared the incident that the )6 satile across multiple categories this sea- recast into the present, tion was influenced rocky asymmetric silhouettes, decon- woman, who remains anonymous, faced. Kapoor ) son, Arora’s ginghams and tartans which is also fast slipping by the cultural and structed shapes with inside-out seams, called her a ‘little bitch’ and insisted that he be called were light-hearted plaids featuring into the future. It was socio-economic the collection was a tribute to the ‘master’. The industry has also taken action against 1 warm, upbeat pastels and neutrals about European influ- ambience of con- mountains with their mystique and him by dropping his film from Mumbai Academy 1 together. Stripes were refreshed with ence and confluence. flict ridden challenges. Fabrics used comprised of the Moving Image (MAMI) film festival. wide widths in vivid contrasts, provid- He played around with Kashmir set wool-linen blends, weaves that are Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap dropped out as a board $ ing a contemporary vibe. She worked structures, silks, pastel against its raw made on handlooms and ikats. Hand- member from the film festival for remaining silent with the “kadhwa” weavers of Banaras, colours and elaborate beauty; and crafted shoes and gloves accessorised against complaints about Bahl. He is also facing a who embroider motifs on the loom. but subtle embroidery, the hope the look. lawsuit from Bahl for defamation. M Along with the simplicity of mod- almost like embossed and pride in The FDCI has also collaborated Actress Amyra Dastur said she has been a vic- ern colours and prints were the deca- porcelain, in flowing its growing with the Japanese Embassy to bring tim of “harassment” at the hands of “men and ! :)L dent hand embroideries, meticulous- European lines. youth. It’s promising designer Atsushi women” but doesn’t have the guts to name and ly crafted and luxurious with elabo- Collaborations were the stark contrasts Nakashima to the LMIFW. shame them. &! 1' rate floral motifs etched into hand- order of the day. The of what has Nakashima, who has worked as an The 25-year-old, however, added that while she ) woven tartans and stripes, along with Ministry of Textiles, passed and assistant designer with Jean Paul has not faced casting couch in the south or )M velvets and linens. The shimmer and Government of India and what is to come Gaultier, has also showcased at Milan Bollywood, she faced her share of harassment in reflection of light in water had been the Australian High formed the back- Fashion Week in the past. both industries. “I don’t have the guts to name them " ? %$" captured by rendering these delicate Commission in India bone of the narra- because they are powerful people,” she said.
he best day when I was most proud N O O Tof myself was during the race called Paris-Nice 2005 where I helped =@=/ +@= >, a very close friend, Bobby Julich, win 7 % =$ ) 33 dards of what was given to your mother and grand- it. He had sacrificed to help me in the >$ $ /% mother. Their lives are different now. Women are past and I thought that this was the more assertive, they no longer need a man to com- moment that I could pay back. When @< ? plete their lives. Earlier, you were attached to a man he was standing on the podium and his because you needed means to make a living and wife and children were happy, it was the F6 today it’s vice versa. India is evolving, Indian most rewarding day of my life. I’ve had girls are changing, they all have new hopes and a bunch of wins but it was the most nly after a long night of suffering can you aspirations. memorable day,” says Jens Voigt, Ocome to the sweet taste of dawn. Veteran As Mahesh Bhatt is returning to the direc- German former professional road bicy- filmmaker, producer Mahesh Bhatt feels tor’s chair after nearly a 20-year hiatus cle racer who was recently in the pain is a part of life, like night is a part with Sadak 2, in which he is directing country. For those who have been a part of the 24-hour cycle and whatever is his daughters Alia and Pooja, he says of any competitive sport, this act of born, dies. The only thing that is eter- that he’s a bit nervous and scared to Voigt can give a little insight into the nal is love, which is not dependent direct his daughters “because they’re man. on marriage. young and they’re very talented.” Sitting at a restaurant of a five star != !66!: “Jalebi goes beyond the space “I have no idea whether I’ll be hotel in central Delhi, Voigt was casu- of ‘and they lived happily ever after.’ adequate enough to match their ally dressed in a blue T-shirt, which car- paid for sports training. “The local team There is pain, separation and long- thirst. They have the critical fac- ried the name Trek — the bicycle man- came up and presented me with a shiny ing. Since the audience wants real ulty to see what is relevant and ufacturer with whom his name has been silver metallic bike. My parents were things these days, this film reflects irrelevant. It won’t be a red carpet associated since 2011 as its global working class and it was the first time the lives of real people,” he says. The because they are my biological off- brand ambassador. He retired from that I had something that was not a film tells you how to live in an age of spring, no. It is going to be on their active racing four years ago but contin- hand-me-down from my older broth- bewilderment when the old stories terms and I think that’s the job of the ues to be as busy if not more. “I was in er or something which I had to share aerodynamics is important because family enjoys and suffer in equal have collapsed and no new story has yet young generation, to challenge the con- California, then travelled home to with my younger sister. I was thrilled,” there is resistance to wind. The parts,” he says. emerged to replace them. clusions and certainty of the old and only Germany for two days and now I am he says. Life came a full circle when weight of the rider is important as the Voigt met his wife when he was The film, a remake of the Bengali hit if we can survive that then we’re worth in India. Earlier, I was travelling more Diamant, the oldest bike making lighter you are the better it is. So dur- 22. Six children and many years down Praktan, has already been told to the audi- being directors,” he says. within Europe but now it is greater dis- company in Europe, was faced with ing the Tour of France, I would be the line, they continue to be insepa- ence. When asked why this version was The veteran sees himself as an old tances. It gives me a chance to see beau- imminent closure and was taken over really thin with less than 4 per cent rable. “I met her father and told my unique, he says, “A story is not a situation, gladiator but in a new arena with new tiful places and meet interesting peo- by Trek. “Now my kids ride the same body weight. So you have to pay friend that he was certainly not pret- instead it is a world view of what you as fighters. “I come with my zeal but I also ple. I have 10 different bosses and 10 bikes that I did as a child,” he says, the attention to your diet. The training ty so it was unlikely that the daugh- a filmmaker set out to do with the given doubt whether I’ll be able to rise up to different jobs,” he says and goes on to thrill clearly palpable in his voice. cannot be done within two hours, it ter would be. But soon I saw her and circumstances and what you bring out the expectations of the world.” he adds. add with a laugh, “If I had known how During a career that spread over 18 is a process for that stretches over the she had her hair in a ponytail which from the characters. Though the struc- In the past few weeks, several good retired life would be, I would have years as a pro and 33 years in all, Voigt entire day,” says Voigt, who rides a bounced and my head went like this,” ture is of Praktan, the entire insight breaks celebrities have opened up about inci- done it 20 years ago.” had 65 wins which, he believes, was model called Madone, which he he says, bobbing his head up and the patriarchal system. Praktan is still tied dents of sexual harassment in the And it has perks like watching “pretty good”. But then he places the sta- helped develop at Trek. down as he recollected the incident to the patriarchal structure. It is looked wake of the #MeToo movement and countries like India where the cycling tistics: “I probably failed 650 times. So To sustain in the sport, he feels which happened years back. within the walls of a woman defining her- Bhatt comes out in full support of it but culture is young, growing fast. “I can see nine times out of 10 is not the best odds dedication, passion, a certain amount After retirement, he also works as self within the space of marriage; that she’ll cautions that it shouldn’t be misused. the change from my first visit in March but you need to accept it,” he says. And of intelligence, willingness to accept a TV commentator who gives colour be looked upon as a successful person “It’s not restricted to the film to now. At a bike race, more than 6,000 for him that is what kept him going. “A the challenge obstacles, challenges and insight about the sport. “I know provided she makes the marriage industry. Entertainment industry people showed up. It is going the right person holds his/her destiny in their and defeat but not get bogged down most of the cyclists and I can talk to work. But Jalebi takes you beyond should support women, but also way. People are now interested in bikes hands. You basically take your passion by defeat. He has been through 75 them but it is tricky. I always tell them where the TV soap operas go and give accused the right to be looked that are lighter with smaller wheels that and make it happen. So you try to make crashes, broken 11 bones and has 25 whether I am calling them as a beyond where Praktan ended.” upon as innocent till proven guilty,” he says. “Tu go faster rather than the more utilatiri- the best out of what is given to you. Self- needles and screws in his body. friend or journalist. If you can’t sep- The film is a look at troubled love stories since kaun hai tera naam hai kya, Sita bi yeha badnaam an ones with broader wheels.” belief is important if you are starting out “While your family does live off the arate the two, then you lose the trust youngsters are asking for a new look at the subject. hui. Women have fought this for a long time and Voigt, who was born in what was on a Tour of France which is for 21 days money and you have a good life, there and it won’t come back.” “They are not at all happy to settle for the fairytale now there’s more power to them. You can’t solve then East Germany, says, “My school and has 3,500 participants.” are sacrifices to be made. I have very Voigt started a sportswear brand romance that is being dished out to them. They these problems with opinions. It needs a deeper teachers told my parents that since I But beyond the mind game, cycling often missed the first day at school called Shut Up Legs which was his want a fresh, brave, and real look at love and that’s and inner change, unless there are more people like talked a lot, had a lot of energy and was also needs peak physical fitness. or performance which made it it hard catch phrase years ago. “I still get pic- exactly what Jalebi does,” Bhatt adds. the character of Dev in Jalebi, where he genuinely a pretty wild child, I should start During a normal year, when he was a for me. My wife has kept things under tures from Boston or Australian He strongly feels that modern relationships are looks at women with good intentions like our Indian cycling to burn off.” He won the first part of the circuit, Voigt would do control and has my back. I would not marathon where you have it written asking for a new definition, they are not going to culture has always looked,” he says. race that he took part in and as was the 35,000 km, of which 15,000 would be have been able to be a professional on the road. It will be out there when live by your references of the past or by the stan- ? %$" norm, the Communist government racing and 20,000 training. “In cycling cyclist, if it had not been for her. My I am gone,” he says, signing off. (8 '% !- '&%. 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This ini- stakeholders to deliberate and tiative was supported chart out a roadmap for the by the Gyeonggi growth and development of Tourism, Seoul Tourism the mining sector and that, “The sector has a huge potential of the sector due to holders in achieving targets set Organisation and the Jeju 6<9@@9! achieve the projected target potential to drive growth in the some inherent challenges and in India’s National Steel Policy Tourism Organisation. of 300 million tonnes global environment and he is constraints. Some of the chal- - 2030. The sector has a huge Speaking on the joint 8@!C6ECA production per annum of looking forward to the recom- lenges include inadequate potential which is yet to be marketing initiative and con- steel by 2030-31 under the mendations of the conference infrastructure, land acquisi- tapped fully and can create 6 tent development pro- %A9!K National Steel Policy. for policy formulation.” tion, ban on mining in some million additional jobs by gramme for South Korea, The conference was He added that “The con- states, financial hurdles and 2025. This conference will aid Karan Anand, Head, :9C76 attended by the Union ference is well-timed and in lack of access to growth capi- in charting a roadmap for Relationships and Supplier Minister of Steel Chaudhary sync with the Government of tal. The impact of mining on mining and metals industry.” Management, Cox & Kings !6<6 Birendra Singh as chief guest India’s vision set in the environment and the sur- The two-day conference Limited said, “We at Cox & 8@@PA:@9 and the event kicked off in the National Steel Policy-2030. It rounding communities has saw speakers deliberate on Kings have been thought presence of N Baijendra will help in exchange of infor- also been a concern over the developing the minerals and leaders in the travel space, 8K6%@ Kumar, Chairman-cum- mation and expertise across years. Mining has also been metals industry vision 2013 pioneering several innova- Managing Director, NMDC the sector.” associated with many illegal and the global perspective of tive concepts and products A!:@: Ltd, Binoy Kumar, Secretary, Minerals and metals are and unauthorised activities. minerals and metals. for the Indian traveller. One Ministry of Steel, Sanjay the backbone of almost every The minister added, “India The conference also had a such initiative has been our @76<E Chadha, Additional Secretary, major industry, believes the is far behind in using the lat- gy like satellite mapping is ity by 2030.” dedicated Global CEO Session association with fbb Colors Department of Commerce, Union Minister for Steel. est technology for exploration being encouraged among He went on to add, “The and Country Panel Discussion, Femina Miss India, to use A@C:@ Ministry of Commerce and Speaking at the conference, he and mining as compared to many other initiatives of the International Conference on engaging top CEOs and coun- their talent as influencers <9!< Industry, Narendra Kumar said, “Be it steel, cement, auto- other countries. We need to government," he said. Minerals and Metals is an try heads of national and inter- attracting tourism traffic to Nanda, Director (Technical), motives, construction or infra- upgrade these and use space The NMDC chairman- excellent platform for the metal national organisations, deliber- destinations we chose to 6:!F@AA@: NMDC Ltd and the conference structure, the vibrant mineral technology, advanced equip- cum-MD Baijendra Kumar, producers and miners locally ating on the future of miner- partner with. This year, we convenor, Edwin Basson, and metals has the potential to ment for open cast mining and IAS, informed that through its and internationally. The objec- als and metals worldwide. The have roped in not one, but Director General, World Steel propel the growth not only even for monitoring and con- journey of six decades, the tive of NMDC conceptualising event aimed to achieve an two Miss India talents to cre- joint marketing initiative. Association, Jatinder Mehra, through its contribution to trol of activities.” The minister company has explored and the conference is that being an understanding of the global ate content focusing on 18 The visit of these young, CEO, ESSAR Steel India Ltd, the GDP but also through its assured that the present gov- developed a number of mines important player in the indus- commodities market for min- different reasons Indians inspirational women will Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW forward and backward link- ernment has taken up these which have become the basis try, NMDC wants to leverage erals and metals, highlighting must consider to travel to make people aware about Group and Dilip Chenoy, ages. The sector also plays a concerns seriously and taken of creation of various other the existing knowledge base for the inter-linkage between min- South Korea on a holiday. this great holiday destina- Secretary General, FICCI. crucial role in employment initiatives to address the deter- PSUs in the country. “Many the benefits of all the industry eral development and eco- Anu Kreethy VAS, fbb tion.” Korea is a popular Speaking at the conference generation in India. The coun- rents to the sector. “The interventions have been made stakeholders. Along with plac- nomic growth, the develop- Colors Femina Miss India destination for business as Chaudhary Birender Singh try produces 95 minerals amendment of the Mines and by the company since its incep- ing India as one of the impor- ments in the international World 2018 and Meenakshi well. Commenting on the said, “Mines and mineral sec- which include fuel-related Minerals (Development and tion. This is however just the tant cogs in the international metals market that can impact Chaudhary, fbb Colors same, Kwon said, “Korea is tor is the backbone of the minerals, metallic minerals, Regulation) Act (MMDR), beginning of the major role mining and minerals eco-sys- the Indian metals industry Femina Miss Grand India a one stop destination for country and propels the eco- non-metallic minerals, atom- 1957, is one example which that NMDC has to play in the tem, the conference will also and identifying opportunities 2018, travelled across Jeju, travellers as it has a lot to nomic growth. Through for- ic minerals, and minor miner- would ease the path of doing national target of achieving help in the building new part- in Indian mining and metals. Gyeonggi and Seoul creating offer, from futuristic cities to ward and backward linkages it als and is among the top pro- business for the mining indus- 300MT production capacity of nerships and trade relation- Conceptualised and host- content to be later repro- advanced technology, is one of the largest creators of ducers of steel, iron ore, coal, try in the country. steel by 2030-31. In line with ships with different countries.” ed by NMDC, the conference duced across marketing plat- buzzing nightlife, legendary employment in the country.” bromide, zinc and bauxite in Infrastructure is being this, NMDC has prepared a He said, “This is supported by Ministry of forms. I am not surprised to food, K-Pop dramas, high- He was addressing the inau- the world.” improved, innovative ways are strategic management plan to International Conference Steel, Ministry of Mines, and hear positive reviews from quality cosmetics and beau- gural session of “International He further pointed out being sought to transport ores achieve 67MT per annum pro- would not only put focus back Ministry of External Affairs, both these talents, after all tiful lndscapes. 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%" %!<%! 7-5, 7-6 (9/7). Between coughs at his post-match oger Federer was given a huge scare press conference, Del Potro said: "It was- before finally seeing off Russia's n't easy to play for me today, I did what RDaniil Medvedev 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to I can. I didn't run too much. open his Shanghai Masters defence in "But I'm going like hour by hour and unconvincing fashion on Wednesday. see how I'm feeling," added Del Potro, The 37-year-old Swiss top seed faces who plays 13th seed Borna Coric of Spain's unseeded Roberto Bautista Agut Croatia next in Shanghai. on Thursday in the last 16. "I got lucky that I won, but tomorrow The 20-time Grand Slam champion will be a different day. initially wasted little time stamping his "If I have a good night today and I mark on the tournament, breaking the have a good recovery tomorrow morn- 22nd-ranked Medvedev in the first game. ing, maybe I will feel a little bit better for But Medvedev, fresh from winning tomorrow night and play better than the Japan Open, broke back and enjoyed today." even more luck on Federer's service in the The 21-year-old Zverev fought off a second set. cold — he has had a sore throat and Federer's large cheering squad — blocked nose for a few days — and the decked out in matching red T-shirts — raw power of Basilashvili, winning 7-5, looked on in disbelief as Medvedev 6-4. grabbed the second set. The fourth seed will play Australia's The 22-year-old then put the Swiss world-ranked 33 Alex de Minaur. under immediate pressure on his serve Zverev said that Basilashvili, who is in the deciding set, only for an unchar- up to a career-high ranking of 23, acteristically flustered Federer to hold. "knows how to play, definitely". In what was the first meeting between "Probably the hardest-hitting player the pair, Federer broke in the ninth game I have ever played against," said Zverev. to finally destroy Medvedev's resolve in Number two seed Djokovic nailed just under two hours. 0 1 =" P 8:( 88 02 9 >2 his place in the last 16 on Tuesday with With the exception of injured world a convincing victory over Jeremy Chardy. number one Rafael Nadal, Federer's The Serb, who is in sparkling form chief rivals are all still in the mix. and Novak Djokovic in the next round. his health "hour by hour", after labour- the China Open in Beijing to unseeded Three days on and the 30-year-old having won Wimbledon and the US Juan Martin del Potro and Alexander Del Potro, the third seed, said that he ing past France's Richard Gasquet. Nikoloz Basilashvili and afterwards continues to be under the weather, but Open this summer, plays the 16th seed Zverev both defied illness to join Federer is suffering from a virus and reviewing The Argentine lost Sunday's final of revealed that he had been unwell. just about did enough to see off Gasquet Marco Cecchinato of Italy on Thursday. >" 1 < "+ + >B> " ) 2 "# 8C@<!:@ , + "# <@ 9@A% ulling the trigger to the best of his abil- "# ! !:6! Pity, Saurabh Chaudhary gunned down ivij Sharan's maiden appearance at an ATP the men's 10m air pistol gold, capping off arvinder Singh notched up DMasters tournament ended with a second round the Indian shooting team's campaign at the HIndia's maiden archery Gold in defeat as he and his partner Artem Sitak lost in straight Youth Olympics here Wednesday in the the Asian Para Games by finishing on sets to third seeds Marcelo Melo and Luksz Kubot in manner that befits its best-ever showing. top in the men's individual recurve Shanghai on Wednesday. The 16-year-old Chaudhary dominat- event, while the country also picked Sharan and his Kiwi partner lost 3-6 4-6 to the ed the final, shooting 244.2 to finish on top up three Silver and four Bronze Brazilian-Polish combination, ranked sixth in the of the podium ahead of South Korea's Sung medals on day 5 of the competitions world. Yunho (236.7). here. With this defeat, Switzerland's Solari Jason bagged the Harvinder defeated China's Zhao no Indian is left in the bronze with 215.6 at the Parque Lixue 6-0 in the W2/ST category final doubles draw as Polideportivo Roca shooting range. to claim the top honours and take Rohan Bopanna had The Indian had a staggering 18 scores India's gold tally to seven. crashed in the first of 10 and above in the eight-man finals. The W2 category of impair- round with his French Chaudhary, an Asian Games and Junior ment covers athletes with paraplegia, * > partner Edouard ISSF World Championship gold medallist, diplegia or double leg amputation Roger-Vasselin. also topped the qualifying with 580. below the knee, requiring wheelchair. a Bronze in the men's shot put F46 They had lost 6-7 Hailing from Kalina village near Meerut, The ST category is for archers category. (3) 4-6 to Ben Chaudhary led from start to finish to with limited impairment and who In table tennis, the women's Mclachlan and Jan- emerge winner, a day after another 16-year- may take aim without having to need doubles combination of Bhavinaben Lennard Struff. old, Manu Bhaker, won the women's pistol a wheelchair. Patel and Sonalben Patel lost the final "We lost serve once in the first set. Lost serve twice event. the back of a blazing run. in total during the match compared to just Para-athletics, chess table tennis to Indonesia's A Dararat and in the second, both on deuce. Broke them once in the Despite four scores of under 10 to start The Asiad gold medallist created a new five from their opponents. gave India three Silver medals on Paattarvadee Wararidamrongkul 4- second on deuce and they held another game on deuce. with, Chaudhary managed to stay ahead and junior world record to clinch the air pistol India scored a goal a minute in the first Wednesday, while the Bronze medals 11 12-14 to settle for a Silver medal So it was a close match. Would have liked to convert then extended his domination with scores junior men gold in the 52nd ISSF Shooting five minutes of the second half through came from para-powerlifting, besides in the TT 3-5 category. some of those points and the result could have been of 10.7 10.4 10.4 and 10.0. World Championship in Changwon last Mumtaz (11th, 12th, 15th), Salima (13th) para-athletics. The chess board delivered a different. Still happy to get a chance to play in my first He continued to lead the pack as the month. and Chetna (14th). It started with Monu Ghangas Silver and two Bronze medals. ATP 1000," said Sharan, who will be playing in finals entered the elimination stage. Before his exploits in Korea, Chaudhary India's 15th and Chetna's third came in claiming the Silver in the men's dis- A Bronze trickled in from para- Antwerp next. Chaudhary led at the end of stage 1 became only the fifth Indian shooter to claim the 17th minute. Ishika Chaudhary scored cus throw F11 category before Vijay powerlifting where Sudhir finished Meanwhile, at the Tashkent Challenger in despite shooting under 10 in four attempts. a gold in the Asian Games history, beating India's last goal in the final minute ensur- Kumar claimed the second spot in third in the upto 80kg category with Uzbekistan, the top seeded Indian pair of Vishnu While a high 10.8 was his best in the first a field of multiple world and Olympic cham- ing all players except the goalkeeper entered the men's long jump T42/T61/T63 a lift of 192kg. India were 9th on the Vardhan and N Sriram Balaji suffered a shock defeat series, in the second series of first stage he pions in the 10m air pistol finals. the scoresheet. category. overall tally with 7 Gold, 13 Silver and against local wild card pair of Sanjar Fayziev and had four scores of 10 and above, including Mohammed Yasser then fetched 17 Bronze for a total of 37 medals. Jurabek Karimov in the quarterfinals. a 10.7, which placed him way ahead of the # # $ $ 13E2 # % rest of the pack. India's under-18 women's hockey Archana Kamath's stunning run in the This despite an equally impressive team hammered Vanuatu 16-0 in its third table tennis competition of the Youth series of 10.0 10.7 10.2 and 10.1 by match of the five-a-side competition in the Olympics ended with a loss in the semifi- //0 (** Switzerland's Solari Jason. Youth Olympic Games here. nals here on Wednesday. An 8.5 saw the Swiss being pipped by Forward Mumtaz Khan (8th, 11th, She lost 1-4 after valiantly trying to Korea's Sung Yunho, even as the Indian con- 12th, 15th) scored four times and Chetna unravel the second seed from China, tinued to produce excellent scores. scored thrice (6th, 14th, 17th) to help India Yingsha Sun, in a tense encounter. Archana $//*$*121 Saurabh had two slow starts in the day, achieve the dominating win on Monday is still in the running for the bronze medal the first in qualifying when he was briefly night. though, when she takes on Romania's placed 11th in the 20-man field before In-form striker Lalremsiami opened Andreea Dragoman later in the evening, %" K9<@K start, and do my best because ratings, with football chiefs stamping his class with a solid 580 over 60 India's account scoring in the second early morning in India. that is the key thing." hoping the arrival of big names shots to top the standings. minute. Thirty seconds later, Reet scored The 18-year-old from Karnataka had print superstar Usain Bolt The eight-time Olympic like Bolt will boost local inter- Then he began slowly in the finals, but India's second and a minute later skipper created history in the morning, becoming Slooks set to make his first champion made his footballing est. then literally decimated the field, opening Salima Tete joined the party to make it 3-0 the first Indian ever to enter the semifinals start as a professional footballer debut in late August in a 20- The 100m world record up leads of 0.8 after five shots, 2.9 after 10 in just four minutes of the first period. of the Youth Olympics. She defeated on Friday, a challenge he said minute cameo as a substitute on holder said he expected some shots, a full five points after the 18th shot Baljeet Kaur then put her name on the Azerbaijan's Ning Jing 4-3 to achieve this could determine if he has a the left wing, nearly scoring but nerves when out on the pitch, and eventually finished with 244.2, a full 7.5 score-sheet twice in the fifth minute mak- amazing feat. future in the sport of his boy- tiring quickly. Bolt said he had but was excited by the oppor- points clear of silver winning Korean Sung ing it 5-0. Chetna scored first of her three Archana had her opportunity in the hood dreams. improved his fitness since, and tunity to prove his worth as a Yunho, who finished with 236.7. goals in the sixth minute as Reet doubled fourth game, when she raced away to 5-0 Bolt said the coach of his expected to spend more time footballer. This was India's fourth podium from her tally in the same minute to take India lead and literally toyed with Yingsha to win Central Coast Mariners, Mike - , " up front. "This will be a big game. I shooting in four days, as the four individ- to 7-0. it 11-1. But her loss in the first three games Mulvey, had indicated he would "My movement and my think it will determine if the ual shooters at the Games - Shahu Mane, Mumtaz (8th) and Lalremsiami (10th) at 3, 7 and 6 had left her a mountain to be in the starting line-up in a you in the starting line up -- touch is much better now," he club makes up its mind on what Mehuli Ghosh, Many Bhaker and also scored before the first period ended at climb. friendly against Macarthur that's always a big step," Bolt said. "I've learnt how to set my to do with my career. So for me Chaudhary -- won two gold and two silver 9-0 in India's favour. She fought valiantly in the fifth game, South West United in Sydney. told Mariners' club media on body and where to place the it's a very important game," he medals between them. The second period was no different as which proved to be the decider, but Yingsha "For me, that's always a Wednesday. ball." The A-League has been said. Chaudhary topped the qualifying with India continued to add to Vanuatu's misery had recovered her poise to unleash a series good step, when the coach is "I am just happy to get the struggling in recent years with "I'm looking forward to 580 ahead of Iran's Salavati Erfan and Czech by scoring goals at will. of winners. satisfied with your fitness to put chance and go out there and fewer fans and dwindling TV prove myself." Republic's Schejbal Pavel. The India's The island nation, which conceded 32 Earlier, Archana had to use all her skills, sequence of scores included 97, 96, 95, 100, goals in its last two outings, hardly had any energy and nerves to overcome Jing 4-3. 95, 97. shots on India's goal. She pulled off a 13-11, 8-11, 6-11, 11- The teen sensation entered the event on The Indians took as many as 40 shots 3, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7 win in the quarterfinals. 8;A Q4 ) ! R "# %:8!%:C&=!A!K!' he Indian junior men's hockey team Trecorded its fourth successive victory "# <@ 9@A% clear "Olympic materials". at the Sultan of Johor Cup with a 5-4 win "These shooters are clear- over defending champions Australia, aspal Rana feels the Asian ly Olympic materials and we assuring a semifinal spot. JGames heartbreak was a should be careful in preparing The win has also helped India top the blessing in disguise for Manu them for glory in the world's pool. Bhaker, who went there as the biggest sporting event. I am India made a dominating start to the one who could do no wrong, really happy with the way our game. Though their initial chance of only to fall and rise again in a shooters have performed here scoring from a PC went amiss, Gursahibjit matter of weeks. (Buenos Aires). We already Singh scored a fine field goal to give India The moment of glory at have three medals and could 1-0 lead in the 5th minute. the Youth Olympics, according have actually had two gold," The team built on a good start to score to the acclaimed shooter- Rana told PTI. three more back-to-back goals in the 11th, turned-coach, makes her a The 42-year-old was refer- 14th and 15th minute through Haspreet strong Olympic medal hope, ring to rifle shooter Mehuli Singh, Mandeep Mor and Vishnukant !%" P alongside a few of her con- Ghosh's medal, the colour of Singh respectively. The 4-0 lead at the end temporaries. 2", which could have been yellow of the first quarter was a major setback for Indian infringement inside the circle saw In the 59th minute, the pressure to Delighted as much as he instead of white, if she had the defending champions. them concede a PC in the 35th minute, defend the scoreline saw India colts give was after the 16-year-old continue her medal-winning A multiple Asian Games scored better than 9.1 in her However, India faltered in their narrowing the goal deficit to 4-2. away another penalty stroke which was Bhaker rediscovered her form run in Indonesia may have and Commonwealth Games 24th and final shot. defence in the second quarter only to give Though Shilanand Lakra scored in the easily converted by Steffans, taking the goal with a first-ever gold medal for proved to be a boon, as she gold medallist and now the "She may not win every- away an easy goal through a penalty stroke 43rd minute to take India's lead to 5-3, difference to just one. But India held their India in shooting at the Youth learns to not only take failures junior national coach, Rana day, but the experience will in the 18th minute. Damon Steffens, who Australia put India through some tense nerves to finish the match in their favour. Olympics on Tuesday, Rana in her stride, but also overcome put in a lot of emphasis while help her become a better scored the first goal for Australia, ended moments as they appeared to make a late India will next take on Britain in their admitted that not being able to them. calling the likes of Bhaker shooter," Rana said. up scoring the second goal too when an recovery, by stretching India's defence. fifth match on October 12. '% !- '&%. " -"$'//012/3 ! (? Q5+AA+6700!+.0/404+.+.5+*R 1 % O 6 A "# %K9@:!8!9 #%%# , * 5# 0 9 8$ 9 est Indies skipper Jason Holder " *;21!5 on Wednesday took a dig at his * % team's critics, pointing out that W ! A " even a far superior Caribbean outfit of the 1 7 90's, including the legendary Brian Lara, M M J 7 "# %K9@:!8!9 couldn't win a Test series in India. 45$ $$ West Indies last drew an away Test series against India way back in 1994 % ) ahendra Singh Dhoni's poor batting form might when Lara scored 91 at Mohali. However, Mforce selectors to include the flamboyant Rishabh that was the only Test series that Lara 1 A ! Pant when they pick the ODI squad for the limited-overs played in India. leg of the ongoing home series against the West Indies, When asked about critics lashing out 8 1 here on Thursday. at their horrendous show in the first Test 81A !A) It is still not clear whether the squad will be against India in Rajkot, Holder said: "We M% & ' announced for the first three games or the entire series, are playing the No.1 team, India, in their 7 which comprises five ODIs and three T20 Internationals backyard. And history would show we J ) J ) and starts on October 21. haven't won a Test match here since 1994 1 Skipper Virat Kohli's presence may be another key and if you look at the players who came 7 issue even though it's unlikely that he will be inclined through West Indies cricket - I think 7 N )% to rest for the entire series. Brian Lara and these greats have been 7 However, the primary playing all that time." bone of contention will be Recently, former West Indies captain M% ) whether the selectors and Carl Hooper was critical of youngsters in % J the team management will the island nations being only interested 1 at least agree on having a in T20 contracts but without taking 605 cover batsman for Dhoni, names, the current skipper presented a ) whose wicketkeeping contrarian view. M $ remains sharp but batting "Again, everyone is entitled to their 1 $ form has been on the slide. opinion. I just focus primarily on what I "We all know that have to do and what the team has to do. Dhoni will play till the There's no point worrying about what )% World Cup but there is no people have to say because people will N harm in grooming Pant, always have to say (something or the 7 M% ) who could be a terrific No.6 other). = J or 7 batsman, who has the "The only way we ability to finish games," a can silence the critics 1 senior BCCI official privy to - or try to silence them 77U selection matters said on because I don't think they'll 1 ) Wednesday. 0 " ever shut up - is by playing crick- M1 = Since his debut Test et." hundred at the Oval fol- The all-rounder, who is &77U ' lowed by a stroke-filled 92 in Rajkot, calls for the 20-year- yet to get fully fit for the sec- old's inclusion have only grown louder. ond Test, looked clearly While Dinesh Karthik is already there, his consis- unhappy with all the barbs ) tency and inability to finish matches at crucial junctures thrown at his inexperi- M6 1 will keep the team management worried. enced side. T There are a few other permutations that the selec- "A lot has been J tors might consider. said about this Test ) Kedar Jadhav's dodgy hamstring will rule him out team in particular; )8 of the limited-overs leg which opens up one potential things that I am )M middle-order batting slot. not in agreement >882 >% 8' (3 * " Ambati Rayudu, after a good Asia Cup performance, with. Because we will retain his place even if Kohli decides to play. have beaten top sides of four or five series we've played. So that. If you look at our history in the last in ICC 50-over cricket would be the among youngsters. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are set to in the last two-three I don't understand why people three-four-five years, our suited formats Champions Trophy that we won in "If you ask any great player in the come back after a much-needed break during the ongo- series we've played. would be this harsh towards us." has ideally been T20 cricket and second 2004. You can see we tend to struggle in world, they say 'if you want to learn to ing Test series. We probably haven't He also didn't agree with the behind would be Test cricket. We are real- ODI cricket. I think the bright spots in play the game, play Test cricket, play Ravindra Jadeja is also expected to make it after his won as many series as theory that West Indies can go the ly struggling in ODI cricket for the last the last two-three years have been in Test longer format cricket'. So I think lion-hearted show as Axar Patel's replacement. we'd like. Within the Bangladesh way by concentrating 10 years, if you go back that far. cricket." that's something we urge a little more The axe might just fall on Manish Pandey, who has last year, I think on one format - may be ODI or T20. "We've obviously had one or two Holder believes that efforts should to the players in the Caribbean to had a poor run of late since getting a chance against we've won two out "I think I would disagree with bright spots - our notable performance be made to popularise Test cricket understand." Afghanistan. * /2* + * $ , $ # R san jos: E C = 7 : J ! %++ 6 ) 6 O/$ $ = %" 9C8! stumps only to get the decision on review. 1 : But it was Finch and Khawaja in the 7 : 7 ) ard-working fast bowler afternoon session who batted with %" @!6A<9< = = A HMohammad Abbas took three wick- resolve. 7! 7<7!7!E7 A ets in seven balls to bring Pakistan clos- Pakistan-born Khawaja, who top eg-spinner Imran Tahir bowled 05/4$/O) 7 : er to victory in the first Test against scored for Australia with 85 in the first LSouth Africa to a 34-run win in the : Australia in Dubai on Wednesday. innings, held one end intact with resolute first Twenty20 international against N $ 05/4 7 ) The right-arm medium pacer dis- batting, having so far hit six boundaries. Zimbabwe at Buffalo Park on Tuesday. missed Aaron Finch (49) and the Marsh Abbas has figures of 3-26 to add to Tahir took five for 23 as South ,"# 5 # # # %# brothers -- Shaun and Mitchell - for his four wickets in the first innings, but Africa, defending a modest total of 160 new delhi: 6 < ducks as Australia slumped from 87 with- leg-spinner Yasir Shah was still wicket- for six, bowled out the tourists for 126. : ! 9 % out loss to finish the fourth day at 136- less in the match. The damage was done in the first = 0/)6 3. If Australia still wish to win this four overs as Tahir, sharing the new At stumps opener Usman Khawaja match they will have to rewrite the his- ball, took the first three wickets. != 7 > ") @ = J < was batting on a fighting 50 and Travis tory books as the highest chase in all Test "I've been practising with the : )6 05/+6 = Head on 34 as the pair had added an cricket is West Indies's 418-7, made new ball to see if I can get more accu- invaluable 49 for the unbroken fourth against Australia at Antigua in 2003. rate (in case) I get a chance to bowl fourth wicket but South Africa were = : 055 wicket stand to prolong Australia's resis- Pakistan, who were 45 for three with it," he said after claiming his best unable to dominate against a disci- )! 05/*9 % tance on a weary and spinning Dubai sta- overnight, declared 7.5 overs after lunch figures in 20-over internationals. plined Zimbabwe bowling attack on = ) dium pitch. on 181-6 at the fall of Asad Shafiq's wick- He came back later to take two a slow pitch. < ! 7 Pakistan will need seven more wick- 2 ) ' ( et for 41. wickets off successive balls to reduce Kyle Jarvis took three for 37 and 8 3555 ets while Australia require another 326 ) Pakistan made 482 in their first Zimbabwe to 65 for six. Chris Mpofu took two for 24. Both 3*$ $ ) runs for an improbable victory to take a innings while in reply Australia were dis- Peter Moor hit four successive claimed early wickets and bowled well = ! @ J 1-0 lead in the two-match series, with the missed for 202. sixes off left-arm spinner Tabraiz in the death overs, with South Africa ) 6 C9 0 +5 555 second Test starting in Abu Dhabi from # " * Jon Holland, who took the key wick- Shamsi as he and Brandon Mavuta able to score only 36 runs while los- $%= & ' October 16. It was an action replay of the first et of Azhar Ali for four on Tuesday, dis- briefly raised Zimbabwean hopes ing three wickets in the last four overs. 9 : /5 : 7 7 Abbas said he was "happy to be innings as Australian openers put on 87 missed opener Imam-ul-Haq for 48, with an eighth wicket stand of 53 off Leg-spinner Mavuta, 21, a former 9 ) among the wickets". —they made 142 in their total of 202 on caught and bowled off a flighted delivery. 19 balls. Moor made 44 off 21 balls and Zimbabwe under-19 captain, showed "I used the crease to bring the ball in Tuesday — as Finch was trapped leg- Debutant Marnus Labuschagne then Mavuta hit 28 off 14 balls. outstanding control, taking one for 19 # # # # %# P %# * and got wickets from those deliveries," before soon after tea with a sharp had Haris Sohail caught close to the slips New cap Rassie van der Dussen in four overs. He dismissed South suzhou: 7 he said. incoming delivery from Abbas. for 39, leaving Pakistan at 110-4. Sohail steadied South Africa's innings, scor- African captain Faf du Plessis for a 7 "We need seven more wickets so, Finch, who took an unsuccessful and Imam had added 65 runs for the ing 56 after coming in with his team hard-hit 34 off 20 balls. J J!E7! God willing, we will get them and get this review, hit five boundaries in his knock. fourth wicket. struggling on 11 for two in the second "We thought 155 was par," said Du 7 ) 6 win for which we have worked very hard Two balls later Abbas had the elder Holland had figures of 3-83 from 20 over. Plessis. "It was a nice challenge for us *, 1 7 ) M7 and it will be good to take a lead in the Marsh caught behind and in his next over overs while off-spinner Nathan Lyon took Van der Dussen and David Miller because there was quite a bit of dew ) 6 ) series." trapped Mitchell right in front of the 2-58. (39) put on 87 off 66 balls for the out there." 7 M7 )9 M M)M O " " P C!@ !7 ) 7 /3 M )6 "# =C7!6 /O )6 on home soil later this year. "There won't be any room for 7 7 7 ) Manpreet said, "At the 18th Asian complacency. We have watched videos 6 he Asiad disappointment still Games Jakarta-Palembang, I think we of how each of these teams play and 7) T"haunts" and Indian hockey cap- were slightly overconfident that we are we are prepared for the challenge," he tain Manpreet Singh Wednesday said Asia's No.1 team and this compla- said. # #%# P # they will have to approach and play cency is what we need to avoid dur- Speaking of his own role in the each and every game cautiously in the ing the Hero Asian Champions midfield, in the absence of stalwart lahore: E 1 $ ! : Asian Champions Trophy. Trophy Muscat 2018 if we want to Sardar Singh who announced his ! @ The disappointment of losing to retain the title. retirement last month, Manpreet said: 3$5 05/0 Malaysia in the semifinals of the 18th Post the semifinal loss, the team "I always aim to do my best for the 1 )6 3+$ $ 1/D1 Asian Games in Indonesia still lingers. had several meetings to understand team and what is expected from me ! 04 1 $ "It was a tournament we should where we went wrong and watched by the team. 6 C ! @ have won and the disappointment of the videos from that match numerous "We have youngsters like ) % losing to Malaysia in the semifinal still times. Nilakanta Sharma who plays beside : haunts us," stated the midfielder, When we regrouped for the me and defender Hardik Singh who )M who was named the captain for the National Camp, we told ourselves it's is making his debut, the seniors con- 1 M: A )M tournament here. time to move on and we cannot let the stantly talk and communicate on )M! Over the past three weeks, the past affect our chances at the upcom- ! field to help the youngsters and : 006 Indian men's hockey team has been ing two big tournaments." ensure everyone understands each 1 1 1353/ $ put through the grind at the Kalinga The defending champions will lenging weather conditions in Oman late in the night as some of our match- other's game well. 1 // 6 05 ) % 6 Stadium - the venue for the presti- take on hosts Oman in their opening will help them acclimatise to the es start late in the Hero Asian "Everyone is putting their best A105/4 1 gious men's World Cup in match on October 18 and play arch- humid playing conditions in Champions Trophy Muscat 2018. effort in our preparations and we have ): Bhubaneswar. rivals and previous edition's runners- Bhubaneswar. "Our aim going into the tourna- paid a lot of attention to on-field @ 05/0 Doing well at the Asian up Pakistan in their second round "The playing conditions in Oman ment is simple. We play to our poten- communication apart from other ) Champions Trophy will be integral in robin match on October 20. will be similar to Bhubaneswar and we tial against every team without tak- aspects of the game," Manpreet con- their preparations for the mega event The captain stated that the chal- are training hard, sometimes train till ing anyone including Oman lightly. cluded.