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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH I THURSDAY I 18 JULY 2019 WEATHER Max: 35.0OC WORLD SPORTS Min: 24.3OC RH: 57% House vote condemns Kapil Dev-led panel to pick R’fall: 1.1 mm Trump’s ‘racist’ tweets coach, could divide COA Forecast: Cloudy sky. 10 15 Rain, thundershowers deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 198 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `4.00 likely. Max/Min 34/23ºC KARNATAKA CRISIS ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayana Jadhav case: Big win for India at ICJ Tithi: Ashada Bahula SC order gives a Vidiya whole day ■ Pak told to review conviction, allow consular access; Pak says will go as per law Star: Sravanam till 1.34 SRIDHAR am (Friday) big jolt to HDK KUMARASWAMI | DC Indian friends Varjyam: Nil , JULY 17 FINAL of Kulbhushan PAK ARRESTS Jadhav, cele- Durmuhurtam: 10.13 am VERDICT brate verdict of to 11.04 am; 3.23 pm ■ Can’t force MLAs to be In a major victory for India in the high-profile International HAFIZ TO to 4.15 pm ICJ President in Assembly: Apex court Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Abdulqawi Ahmed Court of Justice the International Court of in on Rahukalam: 1.30 pm Yusuf delivered the judgment. to 3 pm DC CORRESPONDENTS Justice (ICJ) at The Hague Wednesday. PLACATE U.S. NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, in the Netherlands on Fifteen other judges have con- — AP HIJRI CALENDAR JULY 17 Wednesday held Pakistan curred with the final verdict. The DC CORRESPONDENTS Ziqaad 14,1440 AH guilty of a violation of the Pakistani judge has dissented. ● The ICJ directs Truth and NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, PRAYERS Six days after Karna- Vienna Convention on JULY 17 taka Chief Minister Consular Relations for its ● The UN top court has ruled Pakistan to provide justice have Fajar: 4.43 am H.D. Kumaraswamy failure to give India con- that Pakistan had breached the “effective review and prevailed. Under intense pressure to Zohar: 12.32 pm announced that he sular access to the impris- Vienna Convention on diplomat- reconsideration of the Congratula- avoid Pakistan’s black- Asar: 4.45 pm would be seeking a oned former Indian naval ic relations, which gives coun- conviction and sen- tions to the ICJ for a listing by the global body Maghrib: 6.59 pm trust vote despite the officer, while directing tries the right to consular tence” (of death penal- verdict based on to combat terror financ- resignation of 16 BSY READY TO Pakistan to provide “effec- ing and ahead of Pakistan Isha: 8.15 pm Congress and JD(S) leg- tive review and reconsider- access when their nationals are ty) awarded by a extensive study. — PM Imran Khan’s forth- SUNSET TODAY 6.54 PM islators, the Janata TAKE OATH ON ation of the conviction and arrested abroad. Pakistani military court. , PM coming visit to the US, SUNRISE TOMORROW 5.51 AM Dal(S)-Congress coali- sentence” (of death penal- the Pakistan Punjab MOONRISE TOMORROW 7.23 PM tion government will JULY 21 OR 22 ty) awarded earlier by a effective review and recon- officers access to Mr Islamabad merely said it police on Wednesday on Thursday face the Pakistani military court to sideration of the convic- Jadhav in accordance with would “proceed as per the arrested Mumbai attacks MOONSET TODAY 5.59 AM biggest challenge of its ● BJP sources con- Jadhav. tion and sentence” of Mr the Vienna Convention, law” even as it accused Mr mastermind Hafiz Saeed 14-month tenure after fiding that Mr B.S. The ICJ also held that the Jadhav. New Delhi said it expected Jadhav of terror acts. on charges of terror the Supreme Court Yeddyurappa is “continued stay of execu- Pointing out that the ICJ “Pakistan to implement the financing. COUNTER POINT ruled that the rebel tion constitutes an indis- has asked Islamabad to directive immediately”. In ■ Page 7: ICJ turns down MLAs cannot be com- getting ready to pensable condition for the provide Indian consular its reaction, a defiant India plea on Jadhav release ■ Full report on Page 6 pelled to participate in take the oath as CM the House proceedings. on July 21 or 22. “We make it clear that until further orders, ■ RELATED REPORT P7 METRO RAIL the 15 members ought HC tells TS Errum Manzil not to be compelled to decision means that participate in the pro- any whip issued to ceedings of the ongoing make the rebels partici- BHAVAN TO session of the House pate in the Assembly is on heritage buildings list and an option should be and support the coali- given to them that they tion government when BE CM OFFICE VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA I DC In response to the bench, can take part in the the confidence motion S.A. ISHAQUI | DC HYDERABAD, JULY 17 ■ WHEN THE court which questioned the gov- proceedings or opt to is put to vote will not HYDERABAD, JULY 17 ernment’s decision to remain out of the apply to them. Digging up Section 6 of the asked how the state demolish Errum Manzil, same,” a Supreme The state government has General Clauses Act, could demolish a build- the AAG said Errum SHAH HINTS AT Court bench said. This ■ Another report on P7 decided to temporarily which states that the ing on the heritage list, Manzil is government shift the Chief Minister’s repeal of any Act or regula- property and the council of HOLDING NRC Office from C Block in the tion does not affect the the AAG said the Huda ministers wants to con- Secretariat to Metro Rail instances wherein it might rule was repealed in struct the new legislature CHANDRAYAAN-2 LIKELY TO Bhavan at Begumpet, till have been previously 2015 by GO 183 hence complex in its place. NATIONWIDE the proposed new Secre- applied, the Telangana the structure is not on The court then asked how DC CORRESPONDENT India, Israel sign tariat building is ready. High Court said the state the government could NEW DELHI, JULY 17 BE LAUNCHED ON JULY 22 Hyderabad Metro Rail government had no author- the list. move forward with its $50m Navy deal PATHRI RAJASEKHAR I DC The organisation will Ltd’s administrative offi- ity to put the heritage demolition while the build- The Narendra Modi- Jerusalem: State-owned NELLORE, JULY 17 finalise the launch after ces are in the four-storey buildings list on the back- ing was on the heritage led NDA government Israel Aerospace carrying out a series of building at Begumpet. burner or to vapourise Manzil. The bench made list, which was to be pro- on Wednesday Industries (IAI) on Indian Space Research checks on the launch Metro Rail authorities every sign of its existence. the observation on tected as per the recom- informed Parliament Wednesday said it has Organisation (Isro) is vehicle GSLV-Mk III, admitted that there is a Chief Justice Raghaven- Wednesday when addition- mendations of the Heritage that it will detect “all inked a follow-up deal planning to launch the presently at the launch proposal from the state dra Singh Chauhan while al advocate general (AAG) Conservation Committee the illegal infiltrators worth $50 million to aborted Chandrayaan-2 pad in Satish Dhawan government to give some heading the bench with J. Ramachandra Rao stated and regulations of the living on every inch of supply complementary mission most likely in Space Centre, Shar, on floors of the building to Justice Shameem Akther that the Hyderabad zoning Urban Areas Development our country and deport Naval MRSAM (medium the afternoon of July 22 Thursday. accommodate the CMO called the provision a regulations had been Act, 1975. them as per the inter- range surface-to-air mis- or before the end of this temporarily on rent. “ Wall” for the peti- repealed and therefore, the national law”. sile) systems to the month. ■ Report on Page 6 tioners appealing against heritage list was non-exis- ■ Page 5: Heritage list has The minister was Indian Navy. ■ Report on Page 5 the demolition of Errum tent. to be protection, says HC replying to a supple- mentary query by SP’s Javed Ali Khan on whether the NRC will 2018 saw fall in H-1B visas for Indians be implemented in other states as well. COREENA SUARES I DC H-1B visa in 2018, while 1.29 ing that the number allot- According to official US Making Modi govern- HYDERABAD, JULY 17 lakh were issued in 2017. ted to it will then increase. data, the total number of H- ment’s stand clear on However, India continues The H-1B visa is a non- 1B visas issued by the US the issue, Union home Data available with the US to get a large share of the H- immigrant visa that allows in the financial years 2017 minister , State Department shows 1B compared to other US firms to employ foreign and 2018 was 1,79,049 and said the National that the number of H-1B Asian countries, that is, workers in specialty occu- 1,79,660, respectively. Out Register of Citizens visas (work visa) issued to between 69 per cent and 72 pations that require theo- of the total 1,79,660 issued (NRC) is part of the Indian professionals drop- per cent of the total num- retical or technical exper- last year, 1,25,528 were Assam Accord and was ped by 3,569 in 2018 com- ber of such visas issued. tise. It is a gate pass issued to Indians. also part of the BJP’s pared to 2017. A new law lifting the per- through which US employ- manifesto. Some 1.25 lakh Indian country cap is before the ers can sponsor skilled ■ Page 3: Closer scrutiny ■ Report on Page 7 professionals were granted US Senate and India is hop- workers for admission. reason for fall in H-1Bs TTD CANCELS VIP CATEGORIES OF DARSHANS DC CORRESPONDENT NELLORE, JULY 17

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has revoked the cate- gorisation in the VIP break darshan tickets with immediate effect. TTD trust board chair- man Y.V. Subba Reddy said the move was meant to eliminate the categorisation in dar- shan as per the instruc- tions issued by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directing the TTD to prioritise common pilgrims by allowing them more darshan time. The decision to cancel L1, L2 and L3 darshans — a system that was introduced in 2012 — was implemented with immediate effect. The chairman said, howev- er, that it might take up to two days to develop the new software for a clearer picture of the system which will come into effect thereafter. It was learnt that new sys- tem is similar to the Archanantara Darshan system, in vogue before 2012. VIPs under proto- col will not suffer any inconvenience, Mr Subba Reddy said. New move PAGE GHMC’s Musharraf Ali Faruqui announces trial run of electric bollards at Charminar City 2 to demarcate pedestrian, vehicle zones DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD CHANGING FACES OF THE MOON The various phases of the moon seen during the partial lunar eclipse in the early hours of Wednesday. The Challenge KCR to go eclipse was seen between 1.45 am for direct elections as and 3 am. A surpris- ‘Brand Modi’ will ingly clear sky gave diehard astronomy work in TS followers a clear view of the eclipse. — Bandi Sanjay BJP MP — GANDHI

IN BRIEF WATER PROBLEM KIN DONATE BRAIN DEAD Borewells to ‘return’ MAN’S ORGANS DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, JULY 17 water back to earth Five organs of Anumula Srinivas. 40, an employee of the postal department, were ■ GHMC to instal injection borewells in all apartments donated to the Jeevandan scheme after he was declared MADDY DEEKSHITH I DC brain dead. HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Srinivas, posted in Warangal, was returning from The Greater Hyderabad work when he lost control of Municipal Corporation his two-wheeler and fell down. (GHMC) has decided to He suffered a severe head instal injection borewells injury and was rushed to the in all residential proper- hospital. He was shifted to ties by next summer to another hospital for better beat acute water crisis. It treatment but did not recover. has already started fixing The Nizamsagar project has water till 1,366.74 ft against its full reservoir level He was declared brain dead systems at roadside loca- of 1,405 feet. Against the full storage capacity of 17.803 tmc ft, the project had after 44 hours. tions prone to waterlog- merely 0.08 tmc ft on Wednesday. The same day last year it had 2.39 tmc ft. His wife Mamatha agreed to ging. donate his organs donation Officials said injection and the kidneys, corneas and borewells, costing a liver where donated to the between `50,000 and government scheme. `70,000 each, will be dug to 1/3 of the actual depth of Projects in north TS the borewell construc- WOMAN tions in the vicinity. The INJURED IN proposal aims at 100 per cent rainwater conserva- have almost run dry tion. PIG ATTACK Highly placed sources in NARENDER PULLOOR | DC CORRESPONDENT the corporation said a THE CORPORATION HAS IDENTIFIED 160 LOCATIONS DC , JULY 17 group of engineers accom- GENERALLY PRONE TO SEVERE FLOODING NIZAMABAD, JULY 17 panied by groundwater A pig has attacked a woman in department officials will Major irrigation projects State looks for The corporation has ● The corporation has developed a unique Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam visit target locations to set in composite Nizamabad on Wednesday morning. up injection borewells identified residential areas mechanism to filter the rainwater flowing district have not yet Passersby tried to rescue her since the water table to construct injection into injection borewells so only pure received inflows from but it took more than five min- varies in different areas. borewells to recharge water is sent to the ground. upstream areas. alternatives The corporation will utes to drive it away. groundwater levels, which ● Injection borewells to become mandatory There is no water flow in The incident took place at first conduct a meeting have depleted by over the river Godavari and RAVINDRA SESHU I DC ld sow 65,000 hectares Tenneti Viswanadham Colony with residential welfare to beat the water crisis in the city. its tributary, the KHAMMAM, JULY 17 as against 96,000 hec- when the woman, P. Latha, associations, colony wel- ● Gated communities and apartments will Manjeera, passing thro- tares in the district. went to throw garbage at a fare associations and ugh Nizamabad and The farm department The cultivable extent dump. She fell on the road apartment owners and 1,500ft be targeted first. Kamareddy districts. responded to the dry and crops have been after the pig began attacking. explain to them the bene- The civic body will focus on ● Officials opine that recharging Shortage of water in spell conditions in the decided based on the The people beat it repeatedly fits of installing injection groundwater through injection borewells Sriramsagar and Niza- district and evolved June and July rainfall to drive it away. Ms Latha was borewells. Emphasis will the western part of the city, msagar projects till mid- two alternative kharif and available water. was shifted to the be laid on apartments for especially areas like at `50,000 is a better alternative to July is worrying people. crop plans. The two In case the dry spell Aganampudi community they draw water from sin- Serilingampally, Bachupally, spending `5 lakh-`10 lakh annually on These two projects not alternative crop plans continues after July 30, health centre where she was gle borewells and because water tankers. only cater to agricultural are related to the two officials will ready the administered an anti-rabies it will prove cost-effective Manikonda, Patancheru and needs, they also provide different schedules. second crop plan from shot and referred to the King for owners. Puppalguda, where ground- Emphasis will be laid on drinking water to more The targeted crop August 15. The govern- George Hospital in The corporation will water levels have depleted apartments for they draw water than six districts, espe- extent of the present ment is not hopeful of Visakhapatnam. construct a mechanism by over 2000 feet. Emphasis from single borewells and because it cially, undivided kharif plans is differ- receiving water for the wherein the rainwater col- will be laid on Mega Hills Nizamabad, Adilabad, ent. The extent was Srisailam and Nagarj- RADIO STILL lected on the roof will be will prove cost-effective for owners. Karimnagar, Warangal taken as per the aver- unasagar. The second routed to the injection across the 100-feet road. and Karimnagar. Deficit age cultivable area of plan is designed based borewell that will WATER BOARD OFFICIAL rainfall in the catchment the kharif season. on the expected rain- IMPACTS recharge the groundwater. areas is also adversely As part of the first fall in the coming days. Corporation officials will affecting water storage plan, farmers were In the second plan, RURAL LIFE help citizens in setting up in both the projects. asked to go to the irri- farmers were advised DC CORRESPONDENT the mechanism, however, The Godavari get water gated dry crops from to go for short time HYDERABAD, JULY 17 residents will have to bear from rain in Maharash- July 30. Farmers have yielding varieties in it. the cost of the injection Only pure water will enter tra and the Manjeera to raise maize paddy, The cultivable area in A study conducted by the borewell or dry well. from Karnataka. The dry green gram, red gram, the second plan will be National Institute of Rural A senior GHMC official DC CORRESPONDENT and overflowing sewer vesting pits. spell is continuing in the cotton and chilli in the less when compared to Development and Panchayati on condition of anonymi- HYDERABAD, JULY 17 water. Two 75-mm PVC pipes — southern states leaving July 30 time schedule. the first one. Raj revealed that community ty said although rainwa- Officials claimed that to one installed in the centre the rivers dry. The target of area is The cultivable extent radio can facilitate the proper ter harvesting pits were The Greater Hyderabad prevent sending contami- and one constructed per- Interestingly, dams pruned to 1.41 lakh will be 1.10 lakh implementation of govern- made mandatory, they Municipal Corporation nated water to the ground, pendicular to it in the col- across the Godavari and hectares against 1.92 hectares in the second ment schemes and its benefits haven't yielded good (GHMC) has developed a injection borewells will be lection chamber — will the Manjeera in ups- lakh hectares of cul- plan, 81,000 hectares in rural areas. results because property special mechanism to col- designed to collect all oil facilitate separation of oil tream areas of Maha- tivable area in the first less than the norm. Community radio is a short- owners have been not lect pure rainwater from deposits on top and all and solid deposits from rashtra and Karnataka plan. Farmers should The paddy sown area range, non-profit radio station maintaining them. He water clogged roads. solid deposits at the bot- water. This mechanism have also been facing a raise maize, cotton and will be 19,500 hectares meant to inform people in the said harvesting pits Corporation officials tom. This mechanism will will enable pure rainwa- similar situation of chilli over a limited against the total of languages and formats appro- require about ` 35,000 for noticed that although best suit the city’s require- ter to enter the ground water shortage. extent. 59,000 hectares. Cotton priate in their local context. construction and need injection borewells were ments, they said. through the injection Presently, the water Paddy farmers were will be allowed on It was found that radio sta- regular maintenance for constructed in flood-prone A senior GHMC official borewells. This will be level in the Sriramsagar asked to raise the crop 68,000 hectares against tions can help lead conversa- best results. areas, they mostly ended said roadside injection implemented at all 160 project on Wednesday under minor irrigation 96,000 hectares. There tions in rural development- Unlike harvesting pits, up collecting water mixed borewells will pass flood-prone locations stood at 1,048.4 feet as tanks and borewells. is no chance of raising related issues like gram pan- injection borewells with petroleum discharge through rainwater har- identified thus far. against its full reservoir The extent of paddy green gram and crops chayat development plan, require only minimal level of 1,091 ft. The same was reduced from 59000 like red gram and social audit, water harvesting maintenance. He said the day last year, the level to 43,000 hectares. maize are reduced to 60 and solar panel installation. corporation will prioritise coming year as surface `10 lakh annually on after several brainstorm- was 1059.7 ft (13.28 tmc Cotton farmers shou- per cent. The community radio sta- installing injection water is not enough to water tankers. ing sessions with water ft). Against the storage tion in Pastapur, Medak dis- borewells in all major serve the drinking water A proposal is in the conservation experts. capacity of 90.313 tmc ft, trict, is a success story. It is gated residential commu- needs of the city, he added. pipeline to make injection Further, in the future, the SRSP has merely 5.36 water level is 1,366.74 ft on the same day, water in funded by the Deccan nities first. Any further The official said recharg- borewells mandatory for occupancy certificates tmc. Outflow for drink- against its FRL of 1,405 the Nizamsagar stood at Development Society and is delay in the installation ing groundwater through all residential properties will be issued only for ing water needs was 226 ft. Against the storage of 1385.06 ft and storage was being run by three local will cause a rise in the injection borewells at ` to be constructed on 500 properties with injection cusecs on Wednesday. 17.803 tmc ft, the project 2.39 tmc ft, data with the women, Ms ‘General’ Nar- likelihood and magnitude 50,000 is a better alterna- square yards or more. borewells, going by this In Nizamsagar, the has 0.08 tmc ft. Last year, government showed. samma, Ms Algoal Narsamma of the water crisis in the tive to spending `5 lakh to This decision was taken process. and Ms Pullamma, for 20 years now. The radio station reaches 30 villages with information about health, sanitation, edu- cation and rural governance. The study by NIRDPR found CJ rues no one pointed to crucial legal provision that programmes on women’s health subjects like gynaecolo- VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA I had developed the case for gy and rural taboos can to DC the petitioners. COURT IS READY used to spread awareness HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Justice Chauhan said among rural women. The that as the law officer of TO INTERVENE Heritage list not hit by repeal: HC study recommends the min- Chief Justice Raghaven- the state, the additional istries of culture, informa- dra Singh Chauhan said it advocate general should VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA I repealed in 2015 by GO 183. The bench concluded tion, broadcasting and rural was unfortunate that no have first brought the pro- EVEN AT NIGHT DC ■ Chief Justice In response, Justice that to alter or demolish panchayati raj to lead a con- petitioner or government vision to the notice of the DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Raghavendra Singh Chauhan asked the AAG any structure mentioned vergence of panchayat raj counsels in the Errum court and the government. HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Chauhan hit back at to look into Section 6 of in the heritage list, the institutions and rural commu- Manzil case had raised The Chief Justice Digging up Section 6 of additional advocate the General Clauses Act, government must first nity radio stations. This will section 6 of the General explained that the court A bench comprising Chief the General Clauses Act, general J. Rama- the provision that take permission from the help spread awareness on Clauses Act. As per the cannot repress the exist- Justice Raghavendra which states that the expounds the effects of a Hyderabad Metropolitan rural development issues but provision, the repeal of ing provision i.e. Section Singh Chauhan and repeal of any Act or regu- chandra Rao’s com- repeal of an Act or regula- Development Agency. also bring transparency at the any Act or regulation does 6, which the petitioners' Justice Shameem Akther lation does not affect the ment that the bench tion. The case was adjourned grassroot level. not affect its past applica- counsels ought to have assured counsel for the instances wherein it itself had developed The Chief Justice then to July 22 for submissions Highlighting the impact of tions. raised. legal heirs of Fakhrul Ali, might have been previous- the case for the clarified that as per the from the Telangana gov- rural community radio, Dr While hearing the gov- He said it was unethical the builder of Errum ly applied, the Telangana provision, the heritage ernment on the petitions. Akanksha Shukla said, ernment's side on the peti- for the court to issue Manzil, that they can High Court said the state petitioners. list, comprising 137 build- The court is dealing with “Talking on the radio allows tions against the proposed orders without consider- approach the court even at government had no ings and 15 other struc- a batch of writ petitions villagers to feel like celebri- demolition of Errum ing Section 6. night if the government authority to put the her- list as regulation 13 of the tures and prepared by the against the state govern- ties, so people do look forward Manzil, Justice Chauhan, The case could have moves to demolish the itage buildings list on the Hyderabad Urban Devel- Heritage Conservation ment’s proposal to demol- to participating in such pro- who headed the bench escalated to the Supreme structure back-burner or to opment Authority Zoning Committee, was never ish the Errum Manzil. One grammes. With its appeal, the with Justice Shameem Court, which would opine Petitioners’ counsel then vapourise every sign of its Regulations (which pro- affected by the repeal. of the main contentions is community-based tool can be Akther, hit back at addi- then that the High Court asked the court to issue existence. vides a scheme for the According to section 6, the that the structure is a her- used to reap its various rural tional advocate general J. bench was unaware of the status quo orders, The Additional advocate gen- identification and conser- buildings mentioned in itage monument, which development benefits.” Ramachandra Rao’s com- existing sections, Justice bench turned down this eral J. Ramachandra Rao vation of heritage and his- the list have to be protect- the government has stren- ment that the bench itself Chauhan said. request. said there was no heritage toric buildings) was ed. uously denied. Haj ready PAGE Deputy Mayor Baba Fasiuddin reviews arrangements for pilgrims at City 3 Haj House ahead of the pilgrimage DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD City air ‘clean’ There will never be any shortage: Water Board in global charts DC CORRESPONDENT gar even at dead stor- Krishna, Mr Kishore Appeal to Muslims to HYDERABAD, JULY 17 age levels can supply said the Water Board 270 MGD for more than has drawn the full sacrifice sheep ■ Hyd has 171th dirtiest air in the world Metropolitan Water an year, with pumping. quantity of water instead of cows Board managing direc- Yellampally which through emergency ANURAG I DC MOST POLLUTED CITIES tor M. Dana Kishore on has a capacity of 20 pumping. He said the during Bakrid HYDERABAD JULY 17 Wednesday said the tmc ft. It has 4.87 tmc ft board had the experi- Gurugram 135.8 city was getting suffi- water, and only 0.83 ence to draw the full — Mohammed Mahmood Ali According to a report cient quantity of water tmc ft is being drawn. design capacity of 270 published by IQAir Ghaziabad 135.2 from projects on the Under the Kaleshwa- MGD per day even Home minister AirVisual, 13 of the top Faisalabad, Pakistan 130.4 Krishna and the ram project, the Yell- from depleted storage. 15 polluted cities across Godavari rivers. ampally barrage is a Mr Kishore said the the world are from India. 129.1 He said that the city major balancing reser- Krishna river was a IN BRIEF As per the study, Bhiwandi 125.4 would not face any cri- voir. It receives sup- perennial source for Gurugram with its aver- 123.6 sis given the amount of plies of about 180 tmc ft the city, the it was age AQI of 135.8 is the water available. from Medigadda, Ann- bound to get inflows POWER| SHUTDOWN most polluted city in the 119.7 Mr Kishore said the aram and Sundilla. during the monsoon. world followed by Gha- 115.7 requires 420 million Monsoon inflows had Mr Kishore said that 10 am to 12 noon: RP Road, ziabad at 135.2, Farida- gallons a day (MGD). begun at Yellampally the Sewerage Board Andhra Bank area, Aavula- bad at 129.1, Bhiwandi at Lahore, Pakistan 114.9 Kaleshwaram via Yell- and it would also get was hunting for `8,000 mandi, Chandana Brothers, 125.4 and Noida at 123.6. Delhi 113.5 ampally was a perenni- water from its own crore for the sewerage Bommana Brothers, Rangaraj Hyderabad with its al source of 172 MGD catchment area. master plan. Work Bazaar, Kummarbasthi global average of 44.2 MOST POLLUTED COUNTRIES and the Krishna river Explaining the relia- would be expedited on 10 am to 1 pm: Deepti Apts, secured rank 171 in the gives 270 MGD to the bility of supply the 10-tmc ft Keshava- Iskcon Siemens, Keyes High list while Visakhapa- Based on estimated city. The Nagarjunsa- sources on the puram reservoir. School, St Francis School, Hill tnam with its average of average PM2.5 concentration Street, Gopalapuram, Arch- 52.8 secured rank 112. ana Arcade; Langer Houz This data was compiled Bangladesh 97.1 crossroad, Pensionpura, Golla by aggregating and vali- Pakistan 74.3 Basthi, Baghdad Colony, Ah- dating real-time data GHMC rescues two med Colony, Company Bagh, from governments and India 72.5 Military Hospital, Indirana- the monitors operated by Afghanistan 61.8 gar, Flour Mill. Himadiya individuals and organi- kittens from a well Masjid, Ek Minar Masjid, New sations to educate people Bahrain 59.8 Hakeemsha, Wajid PT, Kala about the concentration Mongolia 58.5 DC CORRESPONDENT bungalow, Kousar Bakery of Particulate Matter Kuwait 56.0 HYDERABAD JULY 17 12 noon to 2 pm: RP road, (PM) 2.5 particles in the Shivajinagar, Shankar Veedi air. IQAir AirVisual is a Nepal 54.2 Two kittens which fell 2 pm pm to 4 pm: Basera leading Switzerland- United Arab Emirates 49.9 into a 40-feet well in Hotel, ICICI Bank, St Mary based provider of global Malkajgiri were rescued Church, IBP petrol bunk, St air quality data. Nigeria 44.8 by the Greater Ann’s School, Pollution expert W.G. Hyderabad Municipal Church, Madhava Hospital Prassana said, “Dust rent condition and pro- Corporation officials on 4 pm to 5 pm: Monda Market, from roads and construc- ■ Studies have tect human health but Wednesday. Anjaiah complex, Victoria- tion sites and hydrocar- identified a range also facilitates public The civic body’s gunj, Hill Street, Janambhoo- bon combustion are the of natural and awareness and action to Disaster Response Force mi, Audiahnagar, government major sources of partic- man-made sources combat air pollution in (DRF) saved the kittens school. ulate matter. To improve of particulate mat- the long run. after a resident informed 2 pm to 5 pm: Palika Bazaar, air quality, introducing Pollution control entre- the GHMC officials about South India Church, Prakash efficient public transport ter. These include preneur Parth Pandey the kittens. Hospital, old Gandhi Hospital should be given foremost combustion (vehi- said, “The existing rules The DRF personnel GHMC’s disaster relief area; Humayunnagar, Mehdi- priority. We need to cle engines, indus- of the Central Pollution entered the well and took personnel hold the res- patnam, MIGH, Sriramnagar, reduce our dependence Control Board (CPCB), try, wood, coal) the kitten out with the cued kittens. Muradnagar, Niloufer Hos- on diesel and petrol and National Green Tribunal help of a rope. pital, Lakdikapul, AC Guards, move to alternative tech- and other pollu- (NGT), Pollution Control The residents said that them out but because of Saleem function Hall, Nam- nology.” tants and dust. Board (PCB) and other when they saw the kitten, lack of equipment and pally police station, town plan- Past studies have iden- enforcing bodies are suf- they tried their best to fear of incurring any ning, office Election Commis- tified a range of natural cities across the world, ficient, however, they are take them out but the injury, we informed the sioner’s Office, municipal and man-made sources of and 64 per cent cities not being implemented well was too deep. “We GHMC who took the kit- commissioner’s office, Ganga particulate matter. were found to surpass effectively. Most sectors heard sound on Sunday ten out. While the kittens Jamuna Hotel. Common sources include WHO's annual exposure have a bypass system for but we were unable to were in the well, we gave combustion (vehicle guidelines (PM 2.5). An the rules, and one reason locate where it was com- them milk and biscuits engines, industry, wood, alarming 95 per cent for such loopholes is ing from. After find the in a bucket,” said one of HAJ PANEL coal) and other pollu- South Asian cities their feasibility. If our kittens, we tried taking the residents. tants reacting in the exceed WHO standards. industries begin to fol- ` CR atmosphere. Experts say public low every rule in the BORROWS 1 IQAir AirVisual availability of data not book, then they risk researchers conducted only empowers the peo- operating at half profit FOR CAMP this study in over 3000 ple to respond to the cur- or less.” DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, JULY 17

The process of departure for TIRUPATI-HYD Haj has started, but the state Botox now works government has not provided money to conduct camps for SPICEJET PLANE the pilgrims. This has forced the Haj Committee to borrow for pelvic pain HIT BY GLITCH `1 crore from the Telangana State Urdu Academy. KANIZA GARARI I DC ■ THE TRIAL was on DC CORRESPONDENT The Haj Committee requires HYDERABAD, JULY 14 NELLORE, JULY 17 more than `1 crore for the Haj a small number of camp and had sought this The use of botulinum patients where the A Spicejet plane retur- money from the government. toxin to relieve pain in long-term outcomes ned to the Tirupati air- The file is yet to be cleared by the bladder or pelvic port 10 minutes after the finance department. muscle spasm has and follow-up would take-off after a snag was Haj Committee chairman shown a positive out- give better insights, detected. The plane was Mohammed Masihullah said come in controlled trials doctors said. bound for Hyderabad, the borrowed amount will be published in the All 74 passengers on returned after receiving the Regional Anaesthesia there is a need for more board the flight, among money from government. and Pain Medicine. This studies on the long term them YSRC MP Avinash could pave the way for outcomes of Reddy, were safe. better treatment of the endometriosis pain.” The flight from DISQUALIFIED disease, which other- There are multiple Hyderabad had reached wise depends on hor- modalities used for Tirupati one hour monal therapy, opioids relief as the pain is behind schedule at 8.30 CORPORATOR and painkillers. debilitating and ham- am. It left for its return The study was carried pers the quality of life. flight to Hyderabad at 9 GETS RELIEF out in women who were The trial was on a small am. Sources said the DC CORRESPONDENT in their pre- and post- number of patients pilot reported a snag and HYDERABAD, JULY 17 menopause stage and where the long-term out- the plane returned to reported of experienc- comes and follow-up Tirupati. The High Court on Wednesday ing pelvic floor spasm or would give better Passengers became issued interim stay orders on bladder pain. insights. restless when the Spice- the disqualification of Kache- Dr Ruma Sinha, senior Dr Geeta Naidu, senior jet refused to refund the guda corporator Ekkala gynaecologist at Apollo gynaecologist, said the fare and said they would Chaitanya Kanna for having Hospitals, explained, disability during these be accommodated in three children. The Chief “Presently, botulinum painful times was one of other flights scheduled Judge of the City Civil Court toxin is used in a very the major problems for the afternoon and cum Election Tribunal had small diluted dose for faced by women as they evening. disqualified Chaitanya on a the treatment of bladder have difficulty carrying A passenger, Mr petition by Uma Devi Ramesh pain which is based on out normal day-to-day Saikrishna of Puttur, Yadav of the BJP. these trials. We are work. “This affects them said he had urgent work The High Court was dealing using this for those not only physically but at the railway office in dealing with a petition filed by patients who have taken also mentally and most Hyderabad but the flight Chaitanya against the disqual- hormonal therapy and of them get addicted to was an hour late sched- ification order. and still painkillers to relieve ule and then returned to complain of pain. But themselves of the pain.” Tirupati.

PHOREN | DREAM ■ India confident new US law will help applicants Close scrutiny, fewer visas DC CORRESPONDENT tain administrative meas- has a mutually-beneficial HYDERABAD, JULY 17 “If at all there is a ures with respect to the H- partnership with the US decrease it could only be 1B visa programme that and Indian skilled profes- Data available with the marginal. This could be involved closer scrutiny of sionals have contributed to State Department of the owing to the new excessive H-1B applications. the growth and develop- United States of America scrutiny of how Indian “Government of India has ment of the US economy. shows that the number of sponsor companies are util- closely consulted all stake- Besides, Indian tech has H-1B visas (work visa) ising their visas. However, holders and engaged with helped the US retain its issued to Indian profession- Indian professionals will the US Administration and competitive edge and inno- als dropped by 3,569 in 2018 continue to be major con- Congress on issues related vation advantage. The US compared to 2017. sumers of H-1B visas to the movement of Indian side has valued the contri- Overseas consultants cite because there is no other professionals, including bution made by Indian reasons like excess scrutiny source in the world for those pertaining to the H-1B nationals in the US,” said of applicants, the aggres- techies but India,” said programme,” said MEA an MEA statement. sive policies of the Trump Xavier Augustin, founder authorities. The MEA is confident that administration aimed at and CEO of Y-AXIS, an The H-1B visa issue was the Fairness for High- clamping down on work employment consultancy raised during the visit of Skilled Immigrants Act of visas, and the US govern- firm. US Secretary of State 2019 passed by the US ment coming down heavily Officials in the external Michael R. Pompeo to India House of Representatives on firms violating H-1B visa affairs ministry attribute in June 2019. “The ministry will help increase the H1-B rules. the fall in numbers to cer- has emphasised that India visa quote for Indian profes- Police effort PAGE DGP M. Mahendar Reddy says women’s safety is taken to the next City 4 level with NRI Women Safety Cell DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD POLICE SETS UP Doctors fail rape victims NRI WOMEN’S 6 more NBWs on ■ Poor collection of samples hampers trial, affects victims SAFETY CELL Nowhera Shaik COREENA SUARES I DC India every year. The uptick in the number of DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, JULY 17 ■ THE FORENSIC post-trauma care that profiles being tested, the HYDERABAD, JULY 17 DC CORRESPONDENT (RoC) for reportedly failing Sonia Gandhi must department of the survivors get at autho- volume remains low HYDERABAD, JULY 17 to submit balance sheets A large number of vagi- AIIMS is batting for rised hospitals is still considering that four An NRI women’s safety cell since 2016. become saviour of nal swabs and semen poor. cases of rape are regis- has been formed to provide The Eighth Additional The RoC filed has 17 cases samples collected in a one-stop sexual “At present, govern- tered hourly. legal guidance to women in Metropolitan Sessions Court against Nowhera, company the Indian National rape cases do not yield assault examina- ment hospitals just pro- Statistics show a dra- troubled NRI marriages. It cum special court for eco- director Mubarak Jan Shaik, Congress accurate results, tion, enabled with vide a room in the exist- matic increase in the is supported by NILA, an nomic offenses issued the and some companies of the because the substance DNA collection and ing gynaecological number of crimes NGO for aggrieved women non-bailable warrants group. —V. Hanumantha Rao collected is not sealed emergency with no ded- against women, which in NRI marriages. (NBW) against Heera group The NBWs directed properly nor stored at a testing facilities. icated forensic staff. have increased more IG, Women Safety Cell, founder Nowhera Shaik and Nowhera and the other Senior Congress leader suitable temperature. They even send them to than 80 per cent over 10 Swati Lakra, said: “The cell two others in connection accused to appear before the This mishandling is the regular OPD (out- years. But only one in will guide station house offi- with the six cases filed by the court on August 30. Nowhera likely to hamper the analysed quickly. patient department) four rape cases results cers during investigations of Registrar of Companies is under arrest. investigation. “Currently, 80-90 per which can take days,” in a conviction. cases related to harassment IN BRIEF The forensic depart- cent of samples do not added Dr Gupta. Forensic DNA has of NRI spouse or relatives. ment of the AIIMS is yield viable results Creation of one-stop emerged as the most Training in investigation FLORIST FOUND MURDERED IN KOTHUR Jobless man batting for a one-stop either because they are sexual assault examina- reliable crime fighting and various procedures will sexual assault examina- not collected and sealed tion and care centres technology the world be given to the SHOs. Legal DC CORRESPONDENT morning. According to the cheated of `5L tion, enabled with state- properly, or because will help sexual assault over. guidance will be given to the HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Cyberabad police, the Hyderabad: A man who was of-the-art DNA collec- they are stored at an or rape victims, because Many countries are victims. deceased was identified as on a job search fell prey to tion and testing facili- unsuitable temperature. the centre will preserve effectively using foren- Regional passport officials A 22-year-old florist was Mohammed Ismail. 22, a cyber fraudsters who offered ties. The lack of proper There is a dire need for the forensic evidence. sic labs and protocols to are involved as they are found murdered on the out- native of Kothur. He was him a job as a ticketing agent facilities at hospitals educating and training This is vital as there is a collect, test and com- competent authority to can- skirts of Kothur, which married to a woman from and took `5 lakh from him. has been found to have a first-line responders on steady rise in demand pare DNA at crime cel passports. Mr Vishnu comes under the jurisdiction Kishan Bagh in Hyderabad, The victim, 20, resident of LB direct correlation with proper collection and for DNA testing in rape scenes with that of sus- Vardhan Reddy, Regional of the Cyberabad police com- who is pregnant and living Nagar had uploaded his the quality of DNA evi- handling of DNA sam- cases. pects, with promising Passport Officer, missionerate, on Wednesday with her parents. resume on a job portal. He dence collected. ples while at the same The number of DNA results. India has been Hyderabad, said, “The min- received a call offering to Dr Sudhir K. Gupta, time creating dedicated profiles derived from slow to follow suit. Lack istry of external affairs is recruit him for an airline job head of the AIIMS infrastructure to attend crime scene evidence of scientific methods in sensitive to the harassment IN MEMORIUM Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and and gave his details. He later department of forensic to rape survivors”. has doubled over a year, investigations and of women by NRI spouses. the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and received a call offering him a medicine, said that vagi- According to AIIMS from 10,000 cases tested absence of a policy The MEA has established an belives in Me shall never die. Do you believe job as airline ticketing execu- nal swabs and semen statistics, 40,000 cases of in 2017 to nearly 20,000 framework continues to Integrated Nodal Agency to this? John 11:25-26 (NKJV) tive in the US with a salary of samples must be rape are reported in this year. Despite an hamper justice. help such victims in fight- ONCE I WAS DEAD, BUT NOW I about `28,000 per month. In ing legal battles. Embassies AM ALIVE IN CHRIST, TO TELL exchange, he paid up `5 in various countries have THE WORLD THAT ONLY JESUS lakh. He moved the cops been allotted a budget to CAN GIVE YOU PEACE AND when the fraudsters demand- 50-YR-OLD support the victims in emer- ABUNDANT LIFE ed more money. gencies and also 193 NGOs Inserted by: Family Members ATEMPTS TO Realtor who drove SUV provide support in coun- To know more please visit: CHURCH AT ANTIOCH - Every Sunday @10 AM MBA student selling and legal advice.” A. SARAH THEROPHENA ACTC - Beside LIC Building, Gandhi KIDNAP MINOR Ms Tripuraneni 18.09.1948 -- 18.07.2009 Nagar Hyderabad - 500080 Venkataratnam, former (L/1920/D00003) held with ganja DC CORRESPONDENT chairperson of the State into wife’s car arrested OBITUARY SAD DEMISE OF A NOBLE MOTHER Hyderabad: Three drug ped- HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Women's Commission Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. dlers, including an MBA stu- JAYENDRA T. wanted to kill her, a emphasised that the regis- be comforted..... Matthew - 5:4 They will rest from their labour, for their dent-turned-drug peddler, A 15-year-old girl who CHAITANYA I DC ■ POLICE SAID police officer said. tration of NRI marriages deeds will follow them...” Rev. 14:13 were arrested by the Medchal was kidnapped by a man HYDERABAD, JULY 17 realtor P. Srinivas On June 26, Srinivas should be brought in district Task Force and dry from her neighbourhood Reddy and his wife drove out in his SUV force.enforced Previous cir- ganja worth `1 lakh was was rescued by locals at A realtor from the city, (TS08 EC 346) after culars and letters written by found in their possession. Moinabad. Alerted when who attempted to kill Sangeeta were removing its registra- magistrates in cases of such The task force was tipped off she raised an alarm, his wife by ramming estranged. On June tion number plates on harassments will be helpful and conducted a route watch locals intercepted the her car with an SUV 26, Srinivas tried to the front and rear. He for the SHOs. at Gundlapochampally. Police two-wheeler on which because she had lodged hit his wife’s vehicle, nabbed Thakur Akash Singh, the accused was taking complaints against ram his SUV into but she survived the 23, and a habitual offender, her, caught him and him and his family Sangeetha’s car on murderous attempt IN VIRAL VIDEO, and his accomplice T Gopal, handed him over to members, has been the highway. He and lodged a com- 21m with 21.98 kg of dry police after beating up arrested by the later escaped. plaint. ganja. Inspector O. him. Medipally police. Srinivas, who has BORROWER SAYS Mrs. B. SARAH PRAKASHAM Sahadevudu said, “We also The incident took place According to the been absconding since W/o Late B. Gnana Prakasham Mrs. GERTRUDE JOSEPH Retd. Principal, Govt. Junior College nabbed P. Sai Teja, 23, an close to Chilkur under Medipally police, the Reddy, 35, a realtor then, was caught at HE WILL END LIFE DOB - 16-11-1956 — DOD - 17-07-2019 (for Girls) Mahbubnagar. MBA student turned drug Moinabad police station attempt to murder P. from Saraswati Nagar Boduppal on Tuesday Left to her heavenly abode on 17th July 2019. Funeral service will be held at St.Anthony’s Promoted to Glory on 14-7-19. peddler, who was smuggling limits, 20 km from the Sangeetha Reddy took in Boduppal. She had evening and his car DC CORRESPONDENT Church, Venkatapuram on 18th July 2019 at Memorial Service will be held on 18th dry ganja. The police recov- city. on Wednesday place on June 26, when been at loggerheads was seized. He was KHAMMAM, JULY 17 11.30am. Followed by burial Service at July 2019 at 11.00 am at Sudershan ered 4 kg of ganja from his morning. she was on her way to with her husband’s placed under arrest Gunrock Cemetery. Convention Hall, Station Road, NEAR & DEAR Mahbubnagar. possession.” Sai Teja was ini- The girl, a resident of another town via family and had lodged and produced before a A merchant who reportedly Ph: 9849097517 / 9701141234 Inserted by: Family Members tially a customer of Akash Karwan, was walking to Medipally. complaints against court which remanded owed creditors `8 crore has (CA- 2892) (S/1920/D00553) Singh before branching out. her paternal grandpar- Sangeetha was mar- them at the police sta- him to judicial custody, posted a selfie video saying ents’ house at Bahadur- ried to P. Srinivas tion. For this, Srinivas said the police. he will commit suicide and pura at about 10.30 am. has gone missing for the last Family jailed Md Kamuruddin, 50, a five days. labourer and a resident The video of merchant for harassing of the same area was Rayapati Narasimha Rao Hyderabad: The Second driving a scooter. He TV channel finally sets was posted to his friends Additional Sessions Judge noticed the girl alone and family members and Court at LB Nagar convicted and offered her a lift. went viral in Khammam on a man and his parents of Upon her agreeing, he Wednesday. domestic violence and took her towards up panel for women As per the video, attempt to murder. Prime Chevella. On reaching Narasimha Rao said he will accused G. Srinivas, 29, hus- the main road near DC CORRESPONDENT commit suicide because of band of the victim Kavitha, Chilkur, she raised an HYDERABAD, JULY 17 mounting debts. He runs an was sentenced to four years alarm. Passersby inter- RELIEF FOR TV MAN advertising agency and jail and his G. Rama Rao, 52, cepted the bike. Following a complaint DC CORRESPONDENT A reality show aspi- other businesses and had and Subba Laxmi, 48, to two In a video, she was against the organisers HYDERABAD, JULY 17 rant had lodged a com- borrowed `8 crore. years. The case was regis- seen crying and locals of the TV show Big plaint against him He listed the names of his tered at Keesara police sta- beating Kamuruddin. Boss 3 at two police sta- Justice Ghandikota and a case was booked borrowers. He also listed out tion in 2013. Police found One of the passersby tions in the city, the Sri Devi of the High for allegedly outrag- the names of people who he Kavitha was harassed for who happened to know seven-member internal Court directed the ing the modesty of a said owed him money. more dowry. A panchayat of the girl informed her committee was formed Telangana police to woman. The com- elders counselled the family family. Kamuruddin was to look into the com- not take coercive steps plainant had accused but there was no change in assaulted and handed plaints of sexual against Abhishek Mukherjee of seeking their behaviour, police said. over to the police. harassment. This is Mukherjee, creative undue favours to SIBLINGS IN THEIR Moinabad inspector G. mandatory under the director of the reality allow her to partici- Venkateshwarlu said, Sexual Harassment of show Bigg Boss 3. pate. THIRTIES SUCCUMB Man stabbed in “Kamuruddin claims he Women at Workplace group clash knows the girl and was (Prevention, Prohibi- TO SUICIDE BID giving her a lift to her tion and Redressal) ■ TWO CASES were with her. The Banjara Hyderabad: One person was grandmother’s house, Act, 2013. Hills police registered DC CORRESPONDENT stabbed and another but the house is located The committee asked filed against the Big a case under section HYDERABAD JULY 17 received injuries when two in the Bahadurpura and the victims to submit a Boss organisers, one 354 IPC (assault or groups clashed, reportedly not not on the outskirts, written complaint in Banjara Hills and criminal force to Manu Kharbanda, 34, who over a girl, at Brindavan which shows that he kid- detailing the names of woman with intent to had attempted suicide last Colony, Tolichowki, on napped the girl.” the Star Maa employ- another in Raidur- outrage her modesty). week after the death of her Tuesday night. One group led The inspector said a ees concerned and gam according The next day film parents, died while undergo- by Sharuqh, Salauddin and case has been registered their alleged misbehav- to the police. actress Gayathri Gupta ing treatment at a hospital Rahman started an argument against Kamuruddin on iour. lodged a similar com- on Wednesday. She and her with Syed Mateen about his charges of kidnap and Two cases were filed ist complained to the plaint at the Raidur- brother, Nikhil, 30, had con- friend Md Ahmed’s love affair outraging modesty. He is against the Big Boss Banjara Hills police gam police station. sumed poison on July 11. with a girl. Golconda inspec- being interrogated to organisers, one in that the Star-Maa reali- Raidurgam police reg- Nikhil died on Monday. tor K. Chandra Shekar Reddy find his motive in taking Banjara Hills and ty show Big Boss 3 istered a case against On Thursday last, police said that in the melee, auto away the girl. The girl another in Raidurgam. organisers Ravikanth, the same organisers found the bodies of Neelam dealer Md Masood, 23, was was handed over to her On Saturday, a city Raghu, Abishek and under Section 354 of Kharbanda, 56, and her hus- stabbed in the chest. family members. based woman journal- Shyam had misbehaved the IPC. band Pavan, 65, in their rent- ed flat at Durgabai Deshmukh Colony. Their two children were uncon- ACB TO PROBE scious, having consumed poison. It was not clear if ESI MEDICINE 2 in race for Sudeep’s NSG post Pavan had also consumed poison after his wife’s death VIKRAM SHARMA I DC Goa-Mizoram and Union itancy besides tackling stint in the CRPF, he was or had died of a heart PURCHASE SCAM HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Territories) cadre who several policing chal- supervising the counter- attack. DC CORRESPONDENT is working with the lenges during his career. insurgency operations Their relatives had tried to HYDERABAD JULY 17 With the tenure of Central Reserve Police Mr Ganapathy, an alum- in Jammu and Kashmir. call them as they had not Director General of the Force (CRPF). nus of National Defence “Both Ganapathy and heard from the family. When The ACB is likely to probe the elite National Security Sources told Deccan College, Delhi, also had Shrivastava are among no one responded, they went scam that was unearthed in the Guards (NSG) Sudeep Chronicle that Mr a long stint in the the top contenders and to the police who broke open ESI by the vigilance and Lakhtakia, a Telangana Ganapathy, who hails Central Bureau of they have an impeccable the door of the house and enforcement wing recently. The state cadre IPS officer, from Tamil Nadu, is one Investigation (CBI). track record. A couple of found the family. V&E wing had concluded that coming to an end on of the strong contenders Recently, Mr Ganapa- more names from the there was a multi-crore scam in July 31, the ministry of for the post. A 1986 batch thy was empanelled to 1986 batch could be con- the supply of medicines to dis- home affairs under IPS officer, Mr hold the Director- sidered but these two BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE 18th DEATH ANNIVERSARY pensaries and ESI Hospitals by Union home minister Ganapathy has held General and Director- names have been short- God is eternal life through Jesus Christ non-rate contract firms, involv- Amit Shah has begun many key posts. He has General-equivalent level listed so far,” sources our Lord Roman’s 6:23 ing top government officers. the exercise to finalise served as DGP of posts at the Centre. said adding that the The V&E after studying the the name of the new Uttarakhand and has The other contender, Appointments supply of medicines between chief for the counter ter- worked as joint secre- Mr Shrivastava, Special Committee of the 2016 and 2018 found largescale rorism unit. tary (internal security) DG in the CRPF, had Cabinet (ACC) which is violations and recommended The top contenders for in the MHA. served in the Special likely to meet by the disciplinary action against the the prestigious post are Having graduated in Protection Group (SPG) month-end, will give its officials. Mr M.A. Ganapathy, an economics from the which handles VVIP final approval. The ACB is likely to probe the Uttarakhand cadre IPS Madras Christian security, particularly A 1984 batch IPS offi- role of at least half a dozen officer working as College, , he that of the Prime cer, Mr Lakhtakia had A.S. DAYAKER officials including ESI director Special Director was allotted the Uttar Minister. He also held been appointed to the (Retd. Chief Photographer S.C. Railway) Devika Rani in the alleged General with the Pradesh cadre. After the charge as special com- post in January 2018. DOD: 18-07-2001 VIJAYA DAYAKER swindle of `200 crore. Ms Rani Central Industrial state was bifurcated, he missioner, Delhi police, During his tenure, the DOD:13-04-2014 is accused of setting up benami Security Force (CISF), was allotted the and has vast experience NSG’s regional hub was M.K. JAYANANDAM “Those we love don’t go away. They walk firms to supply drugs at esca- and Mr S.N. Uttarakhand cadre. He in policing as he served opened in Hyderabad DOB: 18-07-1933 DOD: 08-04-1986 beside us every day unseen, unheard, A wonderful husband, father true and but always near. Still loved, still missed lated prices. The V&E had Shrivastava, an officer has the experience of in Arunachal Pradesh where the ‘Black Cats’ of kind loved and respected by all around. and very dear.” inspected several firms. of the AGMUT dealing with left-wing and Mizoram in various NSG commandoes Inserted by: WIFE, CHILDREN AND Inserted by: Hema & Family Members (Arunachal Pradesh- extremism and Sikh mil- capacities. During his undergo training. GRAND CHILDREN & FAMILY Ph: 9849042899 (S/1920/D00558) Rich party PAGE KCR tells party leaders ahead of the municipal elections that the Politics 5 TRS has a fund of `255 crore DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD KCR TO RESOLVE NEW MUNICIPAL BILL TRIBAL LAND KTR credits KCR DISPUTES SOON for water supply DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT GETS CABINET NOD HYDERABAD, JULY 17 HYDERABAD, JULY 17 ■ KTR SAID once Provide 2BHK water from Kalesh- Chief Minister K. Chan- TRS president K.T. Rama waram Project reach- to the poor instead ■ Entails integration of databases and penalty for officials drasekhar Rao on Wedn- Rao on Wednesday said esday said he would tour that Chief Minister Mr. K. es Yellampally reser- 1BHK as proposed S.A. ISHAQUI | DC districts to sort out land Chandrasekhar Rao’s voir, it will ensure by the Centre HYDERABAD, JULY 17 TS HIGH COURT disputes, particularly vision and persistence in that 172 MGD supply Secunderabad to relating to tribal and completing the Kaleshwa- to Hyderabad will — Nama Nageshwar Rao The Cabinet on Wednes- Adivasis. ram Lift Irrigation Proje- day approved the new STAYS POLLS IN 4 The TRS chief said ct in three years has made continue unabated TRS MP Municipal Bill and Chief assured MLAs about his sure that Hyderabad will Minister K. Chandrasek- host CM’s Office MUNICIPALITIES intervention during a never have drinking Once water from Kalesh- har Rao will introduce the meeting that he had water crisis like in waram Project reaches IN Bill in the Assembly on DC CORRESPONDENT Sources in the govern- DC CORRESPONDENT with them on the con- Chennai or other metros. Yellampally reservoir (in BRIEF Thursday. HYDERABAD, JULY 17 ment disclosed that one HYDERABAD, JULY 17 struction of party offic- He was replying to the next few weeks), it will The Cabinet decided to floor will be given to the es at the district head- twitterites for their reac- ensure that 172 MGD sup- hand over the increased The state government has managing director of The Telangana HC on quarters on Wednesday tion on his tweet with ply to Hyderabad will con- UMF says TRS is pensions under the Asara decided to temporarily Metro Rail and the rest of Wednesday stayed urban at Telangana Bhavan. regard to the importance tinue unabated. At the scheme to the beneficiar- shift the Chief Minister’s the building will be taken local bodies elections to The TRS chief handed of the rain water harvest- same time, it’s time all anti-minority ies on July 20 after holding Office from C Block in the up by the Chief Minister's the Miryalguda, Meepet, over the designs of the ing. citizens realise impor- ATHER MOIN I DC meetings in each Assem- Secretariat to Metro Rail Office. Mahbubnagar, and party offices to the in- He appealed to the peo- tance of water conserva- HYDERABAD, JULY 17 bly constituency. Bhavan at Begumpet, till Sources in the govern- Bandlaguda Jagir munici- charges and also `60 ple through twitter that tion and harvesting.” The Cabinet discussed the proposed new Secreta- ment disclosed that the palities until due process lakhs each for the dis- for those interested in lea- He said the CM has suc- The United Muslim Forum the Bill in detail and the riat building is ready. Chief Secretary’s Office, was followed in respect of trict party building. rning more about Rain- ceeded in completing the (UMF), an platform for many holding of municipal elec- Hyderabad Metro Rail General Administration delimitation of wards. Mr Rao also asked the water Harvesting, strong- Project because he Muslim organisations, has tions in the state. Ltd’s administrative and some other depart- Justice P. Naveen Rao in-charges to ensure that ly recommend you to visit emerged as a leader from expressed disappointment Sources close to the gov- offices are in the four- ments will be accommo- passed the interim orders the buildings are ready the Rainwater Harvesting the mass movement. at the attitude of the TRS ernment said that the storey building at dated in the Burgula on individual petitions on Dasara. Theme Park run by the He pointed out that as of government on the policies Chief Minister explained Begumpet. Authorities at Ramakrishna Rao Bhavan filed by the residents of During the meeting, Hyderabad Metropolitan now dry spell is continu- related to minorities. the salient features of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd at Tank Bund. these municipalities stat- some MLAs mentioned Water Works and Sewer- ing and there was no flood Addressing mediapersons, new Bill which is sup- admitted that there is a Sources said that the ing that the division and about the tensions in the age Board in city. Some of flows in Godavari, but Moulana Syed Shah Ali posed to provide transpar- proposal from the state GAD and other depart- delimitation of the wards tribal areas after the the twitterites reaction to “we have lifted the flood Akbar Nizamuddin, ent and corrupt-free local government to give some ments have already start- was illegal and ultra vires eviction of the tribals his tweet raised the water waters of Pranahita and mutawalli of the Dargah governance. floors of the building to ed moving their files to to the Telangana Munici- and Adivasis from their scarcity in Hyderabad stored about 11 TMC of Shah Khamoosh and vice- Mr Rao explained that accommodate the CMO their new office. The Chief palities Act and the Rules. forest lands and also cla- and Secunderabad. water.” president of the forum, said the new Act would enable temporarily. The state Minister’s Office will be Taking the petitioners’ shes while digging the Telugu film director Mr Rao felt that with they had tried to meet Chief the integration of the government has offered to shifted after seeking per- submissions into consid- trenches in the forests. Maruthi sought to know this water around 1.5 Minister K. Chandersekhar databases of the Municip- pay the rental for the mission from the Chief eration, the judge stayed Vanama Venkateswara from Mr Rao about a lakhs will be irrigated Rao, to express their con- al Administration, Reven- space it will use. Minister. the election to the four Rao, Kothagudem MLA, news report (not Deccan and if the flood in flows cerns, but could not do so. ue and Panchayat Raj dep- municipalities until due is said to have raised the Chronicle) which cited increases, then they can He said that minority institu- artments, and that would with regard to discharg- ment officials who are process was followed in issue about high-handed that Hyderabad had just be able to lift the waters tions had become dysfunc- enhance transparency. ing of duties in a time derelict in their duties respect of the delimita- behaviour of the forest 48 days of drinking water through all the pumps of tional due to the negligence He explained that offi- bound and transparent will be jailed if a depart- tion. The judge admitted officials, which increa- left. the project which will of the government. cials are made more manner. mental enquiry finds the petitions and issued sed tension in the tribal Mr Rao replied “that irrigate each acre of dry accountable under the Act Mr Rao said that govern- them guilty. notices to respondents. areas. report is not accurate. land in the state. Arvind calls KCR areer hronicle a lightweight CM C C AVINASH PUJARI | DC up the elections before HYDERABAD, JULY 17 August 10 with the 14-day notification period. If he’s Confident that the lotus as brave as he poses to be, will make a mark in the then after finalising his upcoming municipal elec- candidates’ reservations tions in the state, BJP MP he should allow 15 days to Bandi Sanjay dared Chief the people who might want Minister K. Chandrase- to challenge him in court,” khar Rao to go for direct he said. elections as ‘Brand Modi’ “Some things that Mr Rao would defeat him. is doing is illegal, but the “KCR promised an easy State Election Commission win against the BJP. The isn’t challenging or stop- lightweight Chief Minister ping him. Even the voters’ has asked his cadres not to list is in a detestable state. I bother about us, when the urge KCR to allow some truth is the TRS doesn’t more time so the election stand a chance against us,” commission can rectify the Nizamabad MP D. Arvind voters’ list,” MP Arvind said. concluded. Taking another jab at Mr “If Mr Rao is so confi- Rao, Mr Arvind asked why dent, then he should par- he was trying to rush the ticipate in direct elections. municipal polls if he isn’t He has merged a couple of intimidated by the BJP or villages in my segments Mr Modi. into one or two wards. Due “Mr Rao is about to give to this, his strength has the municipal counselors’ increased by 3,000 votes, reservations to chairmen, and he will revise reserva- corporators to mayors, and tions accordingly,” Mr I believe he wants to wrap Arvind added.

BJP HIGH COMMAND WILL SEND PANEL TO PICK STATE PARTY CHIEF DC CORRESPONDENT The favourite appears HYDERABAD, JULY 17 to be party general secre- tary P. Muralidhar Rao, The BJP high command who has not joined the will send a screening race. committee to take a call Party leaders leaders on who should be induct- want the high command ed as party chief in the to apply in Telangana state. state the same formula Senior leaders like Mr that worked in Jharkh- T. Raja Singh, the party’s and, Haryana and the only MLA in the state, northeast and helped the MP Bandi Sanjay, party BJP come to power. MLC N. Ramchander The party leaders feel Rao, Sudh-akar Reddy that only a hardline and others are in the run- approach can help ning for the post. dethrone the TRS. HC rejects petition of disqualified MLC DC CORRESPONDENT about the power of the HYDERABAD, JULY 17 Council Chairman to dis- qualify a member and Rule The Telangana High Court 7(4) of the Members of the dismissed the petition filed Council (Disqualification by disqualified MLC R. of Grounds of Defection), Bhupathi Reddy of which were challenged by Nizamabad, who had peti- the petitioner. tioned the court court to Mr Bhupathi Reddy had suspend the disqualifica- stated that the rule does tion order issued against not lay down any criteria him by the Chairman of for the type of disqualifica- the Telangana Legislative tion petitions that are to be Council. A division bench directly dealt with by the headed by Chief Justice Chairman under the power Raghavendra Singh conferred under Para 6 of Chauhan and Justice the 10 Schedule. Shameem Akhter pro- The clarified that Para 8 nounced the judgement on of the 10th Schedule and Wednesday and said that it Rule 7(4) of the Members of did not find any illegality TSLC are constitutionally in the order of the Council valid. Chairman The court had earlier The bench refused to upheld the disqualification interfere with Para 8 of the of former TRS leaders 10th Schedule of the Yadava Reddy and Ramulu Constitution, which speaks Naik. New appointment PAGE Former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat of Congress was Wednesday Nation 6 appointed as the Leader of Opposition DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD CABINET APPROVES `330CR TO PAY PSU EMPLOYEES New Delhi: The Cabinet crore for meeting liabilities of surplus lands and subse- Pak arrests Hafiz for decided to provide budgetary of employees of three phar- quent closure was decided financing terrorism support to the tune of `330 maceutical PSUs whose sale upon earlier. Instead of probing the desecration of ■Mumbai 26/11 attacks mastermind was sent on remand religious texts case, DC CORRESPONDENT cases registered against tracked on action agai- blacklisting at anti-ter- Sukhbir sent it to CBI with agency inputs him there when he was nst terrorists. Just ror body FATF meeting NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, arrested, a CTD official recently, New Delhi had in Orlando in the United — Amarinder Singh, JULY 17 told PTI in Islamabad. accused Pakistan of States, but FATF is all Punjab chief minister “The JuD chief was attempting to “hood- set to examine Under intense pressure going to Gujranwala wink” the international Islamabad’s track to avoid Pakistan’s blac- from Lahore on Wednes- community by trying to record once again in klisting by global anti- day morning when a show action against ter- October this year. terror financing entity CTD team intercepted ror groups and said one The FATF had earlier IN BRIEF FATF, the Pakistan him near Gujranwala should not be “fooled by put Pakistan on its police on Wednesday ar- city (some 80 km from these cosmetic steps”. “Grey List” (in which it rested Mumbai attacks Lahore) and arrested The comment was is currently) for moni- PDP founding mastermind Hafiz Saeed him on terror financing made by New Delhi ear- toring by FATF’s Inte- on charges of terror charges,” the official lier this month after rnational Cooperation member quits financing. was quoted as saying. reports that Pakistan Review Group (ICRG). : The PDP suffered a The arrest was made Soon after the arrest, claimed it had “booked” The “Grey List” com- jolt on Wednesday with by the counter-terror- Saeed was presented Saeed and 12 of his close prises nations who are founding member Mohamm- ism department (CTD) before an anti-terrorism aides for “terrorism fin- seen to have failed to ful- ed Khalil Bandh resigning of Pakistan’s Punjab court in Gujranwala ancing” in 23 cases. fil their obligations to from the party, alleging province. Saeed is the that granted his judicial The MEA had said combat terror financ- that it had not only neglect- founder of terror group remand. He was subse- “Pakistan’s sincerity to ing. ed but also humiliated its Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and quently shifted to take action against ter- The Pakistani CTD senior leaders and its basic now heads terror group Lahore’s high-security ror groups will be had on July 3 registered principles had been compro- Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Kot Lakhpat jail. judged on the basis of 23 FIRs against 13 top mised. Founding members Saeed, who has several India is believed to be their ability to demon- leaders of Jamaat-ud- of the PDP who have cases pending against viewing these develop- strate verifiable, credi- Dawa, including Saeed, resigned from the party him, was travelling to ments with caution in ble and irreversible on charges of “terror include Altaf Bukhari, Gujranwala from view of Islamabad’s pre- action”. financing” in different Haseeb Drabu as well as Lahore to get pre-arrest vious track record, A few weeks ago, cities of Punjab Imran Ansari and his brother bail in terror financing where it has back- Pakistan had escaped province. Abid Ansari. Party leaders said some more resignations could be expected in the next few days. In a letter addressed to party chief Mehbooba Mufti, Bandh said Chandrayaan-2 may be the party was not worth continuing in. launched after July 22 German envoy DC CORRESPONDENT Shar, Sriharikota, on scheduled for 2.51 am on NELLORE, JULY 17 Thursday. Monday. meets RSS chief Isro has confirmed Sources in Shar attrib- : German ambassa- Isro is planning to that the problem was uted the interruption to dor to India, Walter J launch the aborted observed on board the a helium tank leakage. Lindner, met Rashtriya Chandrayaan-2 mission rocket and not the lunar Helium gas is used to Swayamsevak Sangh supre- in the afternoon on July orbiter Chandrayaan-2 operate valves for cool- mo Mohan Bhagwat here on 22 or before the end of or the lander, which ing rocket engines. Wednesday. Lindner met Mr this month. implies the mission is They said the problem Bhagwat at the RSS head- The organisation will not in jeopardy. was minor and had been quarters, the Sangh said on finalise the launch after As reported earlier, a rectified. Twitter. He also visited the carrying out a series of gradual drop in the According to Shar offi- ancestral home of Keshav checks on the launch high-pressure helium cials, Isro will conduct a Baliram Hedgewar, the late vehicle GSLV-Mk III, bottles meant to operate full dress rehearsal on RSS founder, it said. — PTI presently at the second the cryogenic upper Friday and most likely launch pad in Satish stage valves caused Isro launch the mission on Dhawan Space Centre, to abort the launch July 22. BJP MP PICKS Shootout in UP: UP WOMAN SCRIBE ROW 9 killed, 19 hurt DC CORRESPONDENT Sonbhadra/ When Dutt reached NEW DELHI, JULY 17 Lucknow, July 17 the spot with his hen- A village head and chmen in 10 to 12 Raising the issue of alleged his supporters allege- tractors, local villag- misbehaviour with a woman dly opened fire on a ers tried to stop them journalist of a private news rival group in a land from taking over the channel, BJP’s Rajya Sabha dispute in Sonbhad- land, police said. Member of Parliament Bhupe- ra, killing nine peo- Those accompany- ndra Yadav on Wednesday ple, including three ing him then show- urged Rajya Sabha Chairman women, and leaving ered a hail of bullets M. to refer 19 injured on Wed- on the villagers, all the matter to the ethics com- nesday, police said. tribals, killing nine mittee of the House, if any The land in the dis- of them Chief Min- member was suppressing the trict’s Ghorawal area ister voice of the media. earlier belonged to has directed the Without naming the news an IAS officer and he Director General of channel or any person, the had sold it to village Police to personally BJP MP raised the issue head Yagya Dutt, monitor the case and through a ‘point of order’ dur- who wanted to take ensure action again- ing the Zero Hour in the Rajya possession, Uttar st the culprits, a gov- Sabha. Pradesh DGP O.P. ernment spokesp- “We do not want to interfere Singh said. erson said. — PTI in any private organisation, but if a woman is misbehaved with, and employees are not paid, it is responsibility of the Priyanka tweets parliamentarians to protect the freedom of speech,” Mr Yadav said. The BJP MP further said the wedding sari pic Rajya Sabha Chairman had the power to send the matter DC CORRESPONDENT Joining the trend, to the ethics committee “if NEW DELHI, JULY 17 Priyanka Gandhi tw- any member was suppressing eeted a photo show- the voice of the media”. Priyanka Gandhi Va- ing her in a pink and Mr Yadav said the matter dra was the latest to gold Benarasi saree. should be referred to the join the bandwagon “Morning puja on ethics committee to protect of women posting th- the day of my wedd- rights of mediapersons. eir pictures in Sari ing (22 years ago!) Earlier, Mr Yadav’s party col- on Twitter. Her post #SareeTwitter,” she league also sought to raise the led to a rare personal tweeted with her pho- issue, but Congress members exchange on the soc- tograph. objected saying there is “con- ial media site with The Congress flict of interest”. her husband Robert leader who has Mr Naidu too asked Mr Vadra. recently taken over Bhupendra Yadav to confine ‘#Saree Twitter’ as a general secretary himself to the topic for which has been trending on of the party in Uttar he had given the Zero Hour the microblogging Pradesh, said it was a notice and not take up other website, which is throwback photo- matters. flooded with posts graph from the day of from women all over. her wedding. Madrasa student loses 90% vision after senior beats him SHAINU MOHAN | DC the Regional Institute of private clinic near our , Ophthalmology in Thiruv- home. They sent us to the JULY 17 ananthapuram fainted im- Kollam district hospital, mediately after suffering and from there, we were A 13-year-old boy suffered the blow which landed acr- referred to the eye hospital 90 per cent vision loss all- oss his face hitting his here,” said the boy, who is egedly after being brutally eyes blinding him for a studying Class 7. assaulted in a madrasa in while. The police booked “I was talking to another Kollam. Shehnaz, the alleged kid, and the senior studen- The incident occurred at attacker who is abscond- ts usually hit us in the ar- Chavara last Sunday when ing, under Section 75 of ms or shoulders. a 26-year-old senior stu- the Juvenile Justice Act. “This time the blow land- dent from the class hit the “When I woke up after ed on my eyes. There was young boy with a stick for falling unconscious, I had swelling and blood clot talking to a classmate. no vision for a while, and inside my eyes. I got The boy, who is currently later, my eyes became scared and ran back to my undergoing treatment at blurred. I was taken to a home immediately.” An advice

IAS officers should stay in regular PAGE touch with the common man, says Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Nation 7 DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD OLIVE BRANCH Bihar police letter BJP has edge in trust vote seeks info on RSS Some apprehensions ■ One MLA returns, ruling group now has 102 MLAs, BJP+ has 107 Patna, July 17: A Bihar His remarks came as sev- police letter to its district eral BJP leaders reacted have been raised DC CORRESPONDENTS officials asking them to with indignation to the let- NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, CONG LEADERS gather information on func- ter and some of them even about SC intervention JULY 17 tionaries of the RSS and its questioned the intentions of in legislative process affiliates has raised hackles chief minister Nitish Six days after Karnataka DIVIDED ON of the state BJP which ques- Kumar, bringing to fore the — K.C. Venugopal, Chief Minister H.D. Ku- tioned the “surveillance”, unease in the party’s ties Congress leader maraswamy announced SC VERDICT but the police claimed the with ally JD(U) that he would be seeking step was taken due to inputs Mr Kumar heads the JD(U) a trust vote, the Janata DC CORRESPONDENT about threat to life of mem- and is in charge of the home Dal(S)-Congress coali- NEW DELHI, JULY 17 bers of saffron outfits. portfolio. IN BRIEF tion government will on The letter dated May 28 BJP MLC and party’s Thursday face the As the situation gets issued by the special branch media cell national co-in Man falls into Beas biggest challenge of its from bad to worse for the had directed that a report on charge Sanjay Mayukh 14-month tenure after Congress-JD(S) govern- name, address, telephone raised the matter in the state while taking selfie the Supreme Court ruled ment in Karnataka, the number and occupation of Legislative Council during that the rebel MLAs can- Congress seemed to be district-level office bearers the day and urged the state Shimla: A 25-year-old tourist not be compelled to par- divided on the Supreme of 19 outfits government to clarify the from Haryana had acciden- ticipate in the proceed- Court verdict. be submitted within a week. issue. “I am astonished that tally fallen into the Beas river ings of the Assembly. While Congress chief J.S. Gangwar, additional the government is seeking in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali In such a situation, the spokesperson Randip director-general of police such information. The gov- while he was taking selfies, Opposition BJP, which Surjewala described the (special branch), said the ernment should have had the the police officials said on has the support of 107 verdict as a “terrible manner in which the letter information by now since Wednesday. The police and MLAs (105 of its own and judicial precedent”, legal has been worded has been Sangh activists are not fire brigade officials had two Independents), luminary and Rajya found “objectionable” and known to be secretive. They immediately swung into enjoys a clear edge over Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy leaves Vidhana Soudha after meet- Sabha member Abhishek an explanation has been function in a transparent action after being informed the JD(S)-Congress coali- ing Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar in Bengaluru on Wednesday. — PTI Manu Singhvi, who is sought from the officer of manner,” he said earlier. about the incident and res- tion, which has seen its also a spokesperson SP rank who drafted it. — PTI cued Lalit Yadav, who is a numbers fall from 118 to parties had stepped up duct myself responsibly the coalition had of paci- claimed that it was “not a native of Rewari. His medical 101 (which includes the efforts to woo some of in accordance with con- fying them and getting victory for the BJP” as examination has been done Speaker). Of the 16 their members back. stitutional principles," them to vote in favour of the top court indicated and he is fine now, the offi- MLAs who resigned, 13 The Supreme Court he told reporters in the confidence motion to that the Speaker has a ABDUCTION CASE: CBI RAIDS cials said. In order to avoid are from the Congress bench headed by Chief Kolar, his hometown, be moved by Mr “free hand in running untoward incidents, district and three from the JD(S). Justice Ranjan Gogoi, adding: “My role is like Kumaraswamy. In a the Asembly”. ATEEQ AHMED’S PREMISES administration has already Only 15 MLAs which also included that of an umpire (in a video released to the “We have emerged vic- issued instructions to tourists approached the Supreme Justices Deepak Gupta cricket match). If it is a media, rebel torious. Ninety per cent DC CORRESPONDENT cities of UP as part of and locals to not to go near Court seeking an early and Aniruddha Bose, no ball... I will say no Congress MLA B.C. of the case argued says NEW DELHI, JULY 17 agency’s investigation. rivers and other reservoirs decision on their resig- however, gave Assembly ball. It is very difficult to Patil said: “We are happy the Speaker should The agency sleuths recov- especially during rains. nations, with former Speaker K.R. Ramesh say what will happen on with the decision of the decide in x number of The CBI conducted search- ered several incriminating home minister Rama- Kumar the freedom to Thursday.” Supreme Court, we hon- days. Honourable court es at the premises of for- documents during search- linga Reddy being the decide on the resignation The rebels MLAs, now our it.: says we should not fetter mer Samajwadi Party es”. lone MLA who did not. of the 15 MLAs within a camping in Mumbai, Flanked by 11 other the Speaker in any case,” leader Ateeq Ahmed and The CBI last month regis- BJD accused of In an interesting devel- timeframe considered hailed the decision and Congress-JD(S) MLAs Mr Singhvi. others in Prayagraj tered a case against opment, Mr Reddy met appropriate by him. said there was no ques- who have quit, the “The SC has said the (Allahabad) and Lucknow Ahmed and 17 others for code violation the Speaker and with- The Speaker, on his tion of going back on Congress legislator said: Speaker can decide what in a case related to the kid- kidnapping real estate Bhubaneswar: A delegation drew his resignation, part, welcomed the court their resignations from “We all are together... he likes, when he likes napping of a businessman. dealer Mohit Jaiswal in of the Odisha state BJP unit boosting the coalition decision. "The Supreme the Assembly or attend- there is no question of and hence the Speaker Sources in the agency December 2018 and taken led by party vice-president numbers to 102, amid Court has put an extra ing the session, further going back (on the resig- will decide,” Mr Singhvi said, “Searches were con- to Deoria Jail, where he Samir Mohanty met state speculation that both burden on me, I will con- diminishing any hope nations).” said. ducted at six places in two was assaulted by Ahmed. CEO Surendra Kumar level- ling allegations of poll code violation by the ruling-BJD. “BJD legislators in Patkura are openly distributing ASSAM FLOODS money to voters which is a The Jadhav saga: Three years of violation of model code of conduct. In the Assembly CLAIMS 20, constituency, the distribution of old age pension, public 57L DISPLACED subterfuge, uncertainty, tension distribution items, passing of work order were stopped so MANOJ ANANAD | DC 2016 that they could be given to GUWAHATI, JULY 17 ICJ REJECTS public during CM Naveen’s March 3: Pakistan campaigning in segment,” The flood situation arrests Kulbhushan alleged BJP deputy leader in remains grim in Assam Jadhav, a former Indian INDIA PLEA TO Assembly, Bishnu Sethi. on Wednesday with Navy officer. death toll climbing to 20. March 24: Pakistan FREE JADHAV More than 57 lakh popu- claims Jadhav, “an Indian HC notice to Azam lation across 30 districts spy” arrested from the DC CORRESPONDENT of the state were reeling Balochistan province. NEW DELHI, JULY 17 under the floods which March 26: India claims on Jaya Prada plea have inundated or there is no proof that In a major victory for Allahabad: The Allahabad marooned more than Jadhav who owns a cargo India in the high-profile high court on Wednesday 4626 villages under 114 business in Iran was Kulbhushan Jadhav case, issued notice to Samajwadi revenues circles of 30 arrested in Balochistan. the International Court Party MP Azam Khan on a districts of the state. March 29: New Delhi of Justice (ICJ) at The petition filed by BJP candi- Though the Centre has seeks from Islamabad Hague in the date Jaya Prada challenging released an amount of consular access to An Indian resident walks past placards with the pic- Netherlands on his election from Rampur `251.55 crore of grants- Jadhav. Over the next one ture of Kulbhushan Jadhav in the neighborhood where Wednesday held Lok Sabha constituency. in-aid to Assam towards year, it made 16 such he grew up, in Mumbai on Wednesday. The ICJ held Pakistan guilty of a vio- The election petition came Central share of state requests which were Pakistan guilty of not extending India consular access lation of the Vienna before Justice S. D. Singh, disaster relief fund for denied by Pakistan. to the former Indian naval officer. — AFP Convention on Consular who issued notice to Azam the current year, people Relations for its failure and fixed the hearing for affected by flood com- 2017 the International Court 2019 to give India consular August 21. The petition has plained about the non- of Justice (ICJ) at Hague access to the former alleged at the time of elec- disbursal of relief mate- April 10: A Pakistani against Pakistan military February 18: Four-day Indian naval officer, tion Mr Khan was holding rials in adequate quanti- army court sentences courts decision. hearing in Kulbhushan while directing Pakistan Chancellor post which is an ty at various places. Jadhav to death “for his May 9: The ICJ stays Jadhav's case opens. to provide “effective office of profit. involvement in espionage Jadhav's execution. February, 19: India review and reconsidera- and sabotage activities May 15: India and urges the ICJ to annul tion of the conviction DEATH TOLL against Pakistan”. India Pakistan cross swords at Jadhav's death sentence and sentence” awarded DINO, DJ AQEEL warns Islamabad that it the ICJ over the case. by a Pakistani military earlier by a Pakistani is a case of “premeditat- May 18: The ICJ tells court and order his military court to Jadhav. IN MUMBAI ed murder”. Pakistan to put his execu- immediate release. However, the ICJ did not GRILLED OVER April 11: Then External tion on hold pending its February 20: India ques- grant India's plea "to COLLAPSE 13 Affairs Minister (EAM) final order. tions the functioning of annul the decision of the BANK FRAUD makes a December 26: Pakistan's notorious mili- military court" and "to DC CORRESPONDENT statement in both Houses Kulbhushan Jadhav tary courts and urged the direct Pakistan to ... New Delhi: The Enforcement MUMBAI, JULY 17 of Parliament, that India meets his wife and moth- ICJ to annul Jadhav's release Mr Jadhav and to Directorate has recorded the will go “out of way” to er, more than a year after death sentence. facilitate his safe passage statements of actor Dino The death toll in the ensure justice to Jadhav. he was arrested by the February 21: Pakistan to India" on the grounds Morea and disc jockey Aqeel Kesarbai building col- April 14: India demands Pakistan Army and asks the ICJ to “dismiss that "it is not the convic- in connection with its money lapse incident in south from Pakistan a certified accused of spying. or declare inadmissible” tion and sentence of Mr laundering probe against Mumbai’s congested copy of the chargesheet India's claim for relief to Jadhav which are to be Gujarat-based firm Sterling Dongri area has gone up as well as the judgment in 2018 Jadhav. regarded as a violation of Biotech, which is allegedly to 13 — five men, three the death sentence of July 4: The ICJ Article 36 of the Vienna involved in a bank fraud women, four minor boys Jadhav and seeks con- April 17: India files 2nd announces that it will Convention", and that it case. According to sources and a minor girl — while sular access to him. round of written reply in deliver verdict in the "is not to be presumed... the two were grilled in the 10 people in total were April 20: India officially the ICJ in Jadhav's case. Kulbhushan Jadhav case that partial or total past few days and their injured. Nine of the seeks from Pakistan July 17: Pakistan sub- on July 17. annulment of conviction statements have been wounded were taken to details of the trial pro- mits its second counter- July 17: In a major victo- or sentence provides the recorded. It is said that the state-run JJ hospital ceedings. memorial in the ICJ on ry for India, the necessary and sole reme- Morea has been asked to and one was admitted to April 27: Sushma Swaraj the conviction of Jadhav. International Court of dy" in cases of violations depose again next week. The Habib Hospital. Three writes to the then August 22: The ICJ sets Justice rules that of Article 36 of the two had been asked to join victims have been dis- Pakistan Foreign Affairs February 2019 for hearing Pakistan must review the Vienna Convention. A 16- probe by the ED last month charged from JJ Adviser Sartaj Aziz Jadhav's case. order that called for member bench led by the as it had got evidence that Hospital after receiving requesting visa for November 21: Sushma death sentence for Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed the two were allegedly paid medical treatment as Jadhav's family to visit Swaraj seeks diplomatic Kulbhushan Jadhav and Yusuf, made all the rul- money by the Gujarat-based they had received minor him. access to the former provide him consular ings by a 15-1 vote mar- group in the past. injuries. May 8: India approaches Indian Navy officer. access. gin.

INDIAN | INTERESTS ■ Bill gives NIA powers to probe terror attacks targeting Indians No misuse of NIA Act: Amit Shah DC CORRESPONDENT Rajya Sabha approved The amendment Rajya Sabha that the NEW DELHI, JULY 17 it unanimously. legislation will not be LS PASSES APPROPRIATION The bill gives powers will allow NIA to misused. "I want to In a major move aimed to the NIA to probe act against any assure the House that at giving more power terror attacks target- harm brought to wherever abroad BILL, GRANTS FOR 2019-20 to the National ing Indians and Indian Indians or their Indians are harmed by DC CORRESPONDENT Appropriation Bill Investigation Agency interests abroad. The properties on a terrorist, NIA is NEW DELHI, JULY 17 allows the Union gov- and enable it to probe latest amendments capable of taking ernment to withdraw terror attacks on will enable the NIA to foreign soil. action. I want to The Lok Sabha on `98.18 lakh crore from Indians and Indian additionally investi- — AMIT SHAH, assure that the Modi Wednesday passed the consolidated fund properties abroad, gate offences related government will not Appropriation (No. 2) to meet its expendi- Parliament on to human trafficking, Home minister allow misuse of this Bill, 2019 and ture during 2019-20. Wednesday approved counterfeit currency, law. The amendment Demands for Grants The Bill, moved by the National manufacture or sale of will allow NIA to act for various ministries Union finance minis- Investigation Agency prohibited arms, Act, 1908. Replying to against any harm and departments ter Nirmala (Amendment) Bill. cyber-terrorism, and the debate on the Bill, brought to Indians or under the Union Sitharaman, was Two days after the Lok offences under the home minister Amit their properties on Budget 2019-20. The passed by a voice vote. Sabha passed the Bill, Explosive Substances Shah assured the foreign soil," he said. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER ARISTOTLE M.S. DHONI PAGE Dignity does not consist in possessing If you keep winning, you don’t know the areas 8 honours, but in deserving them you’ve to work hard Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD

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SC order death knell Subhani for Cong-JDS govt? s the H.D. Kumaraswamy government’s fate sealed? After the Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that the 15 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs, whose resignations brought the Janata Dal (Secular)- ICongress government to the brink, cannot be compelled to take part in the trust vote that the Kumaraswamy-led government has moved for July 18, there was quiet jubilation in the BJP camp. The prospect of the BJP forming a government in Karnataka under state chief B.S. Yeddyurappa is clearly an all-too-real possibility. While the Congress reacted with predictable outrage, the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi gave Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar some room to decide on the resignations of rebel MLAs by saying the time- frame of the decision would be left to him, heading off what could have become a confrontation between the court and the Speaker. But as the coalition partners attempt now to prolong the inevitable by seeking a debate on the confidence vote that may last until Monday, LETTERS Congress legislature party leader Siddaramaiah has approached the Speaker with a set of arguments that boils down to whether all MLAs, bound as they are by the rules of the Assembly, must seek prior permis- LUNAR FOCUS sion of the Speaker to remain absent from Where parties fail, can I wonder what’s the logic the House or face disqualification. behind spending billions to How the drama The situation may therefore not see an make the moon habitable unfolds on Thursday early closure. In one of two separate peti- tions handed over by the coalition part- for humans, while destroy- will depend on the ners to Mr Kumar on Wednesday, the ing the earth by making it Speaker’s decision on Congress states that the court's order indi- civil society succeed? inhabitable. Climate the rules of the House rectly infringes on the right of political parties to issue a whip. It also states that of a conflict. ing need to be designed change and loss of forest on one hand, and that cover is leading water crisis of the BJP against the none of the rebels has sought the Speaker’s Foreign donors also — such as looking not for permission to remain absent from the encourage this as they a single big foreign in most countries, including possibility of the House, which they say is a clear case of view such reports as donor but a larger basket India. But the government debate on the trust violation of rules of the Assembly; imply- their main “output”. A of domestic donors and vote being dragged ing that these have been ignored by the Bharat Bhushan social activist described charities. The retail con- focuses little on such beyond Thursday court. this process as the “pro- tribution of volunteers issues. If we have to make The Congress, in a bid to further cut the ject-ising” of civil soci- and other donors will our future generations rebels’ numbers, has also moved a petition ety organisations, also give them a sense of for the disqualification of minister R. Shankar on the grounds that he who cease to be interest- ownership. inherit a beautiful and live- met governor and extended support to the BJP less than ed in a social issue once The State is the protec- able world, we must act a month after giving a letter to the Congress that he would merge his out- he present crop their access to foreign the project funding for it tor of rights given by the now to solve the issues fit, the Karnataka Parjnavantara , with the Congress. of Indian politi- funding. is over. Constitution, and that threaten the world. As for the JD(S), for whom the loss of Karnataka will come as a huge cal parties The targeting of civil Foreign funding also activists’ groups can blow as it is unlikely to have the numbers to form a government on its have been society organisations, puts civil soceity organi- push it to do its duty by B. Jagdish Rao own in the near future, chief minister Kumaraswamy made a last-ditch largely inca- started under the sations in a quandary using protests, sit-ins, Hyderabad attempt to save the coalition by offering to step down and allow a pableT of taking on the Congress government, over whether they strikes, non-cooperation, Congress leader to take over the reins. How the drama unfolds on BJP’s brand of authori- mushroomed into a full- should focus on the agen- or politics-by-other- Thursday, however, will depend on the Speaker’s decision on the rules of tarian and religiously blown onslaught on da of the funders or on means. For this, civil SCHOOL FEES the House on one hand, and that of the BJP against the possibility of the sectarian politics. Many them under the BJP. the issues of tribals, dal- society organisations I wonder why should the govern- debate on the trust vote being dragged beyond Thursday. think that the hope of an Organisations that its, landlessness, poverty will need to get out of the ment and courts intervene in fix- The Congress-JD(S) has 101, and the BJP 107, in a House of 224. The alternative politics may spoke up for protection or other pressing local professional NGO mode ing fees for schools and colleges. numbers say it all. lie with those who work of human rights, the issues? It is also possible and go back to volun- There are a number of schools in outside the framework of rights of minorities, dal- that once these organisa- tarism. Just as political the city. Nobody is forcing them to political parties in the its or tribals were con- tions see the fate of parties ask people to join enrol their children in a particular voluntary sector. stantly on the State’s activists in conflict them voluntarily and school. So they are free pick the Building safety audits vital Could they somehow radar. Their licences zones, their desire to sur- become stakeholders in school that they like. Schools become effective in were cancelled and their vive prevents them from their future, so should invest in land, buildings and infra iving in dilapidated buildings, risking life and limb, is a human reviving the politics of office bearers termed taking up issues which civil society organisa- and spend money for hiring best tragedy from which there is little escape. In urban clusters like resistance in an increas- “anti-national” or can pit them against the tions make people their teachers and would like to recover LMumbai this is a big problem as the cost of redevelopment deters ingly authoritarian, “urban Naxalites”. government and those partners. They can cre- the money invested. solutions. When the monsoon hits, the condition of old buildings is majoritarian and relent- Many continue to be in power. ate a network of volun- Sudarshan Singh severely tested. The latest collapse of an unauthorised part of an old lessly market-driven harassed, entangled in There is also a tenden- teers and membership Hyderabad building in Mumbai is an annual mishap that takes lives of people liv- polity? The question legal cases or incarcerat- cy for civil society organ- among the affected peo- ing in a permanent Catch-22. The problem isn’t restricted to mega- may seem odd at a ed. All this is fairly well isations to see them- ple, instead of relying cities, as we see structures collapse nationwide in climatic cycles as old time when NGOs, known. selves as apolitical, and only on the well-inten- CRICKET THRILLER buildings come under severe stress from rain. Enormous capital is human rights organisa- However, the sections to project their agenda tioned vocal elite. This The World Cup final was never so required to be able to provide engineering and planning solutions of tions, or what are broad- of civil society that as non-partisan. This alone will give ordinary exciting. One surely thought the acceptable quality to guarantee the safety of occupants; the sheer num- ly called civil society remain functional seem leads them to equivocate people a stake in the home team England would score ber of endangered buildings in cities is huge. organisations, seem to to have capitulated about about whether activites of civil society off the required runs and overtake Most people forced to live in dangerous dwellings — “ceased” build- be losing steam. quickly. Can they be the they stand on the side of organisations. the New Zealanders. But that wou- ings as they are known in Mumbai — where the institution tasked with Civil society organisa- basis of hope of an alter- the weak, whose rights They will also have to ld have taken away all the excite- repairs and reconstruction spends just `30 crores a year, while the tions have been under a native? need to be protected work in local politics ment. What we got to watch was number of such buildings runs into thousands — are unable to move constant onslaught for From the 1970s to the against the onslaught of outside the metropolitan indeed a nail biting match. While out. Neither the greed of private developers nor the insecurity of ten- the past decade. What 1980s, the civil rights the State, and the inter- cities. Instead of work- the English team must be jubilant ants is solution-friendly. The inability of cities to take care of a rising started with the ostensi- movement both at the ests it promotes. ing in their centralised for winning such a tough match, I number of people willing to risk all in their search for a livelihood adds ble aim of preventing national level and in the If they are to be the silos in metro locations feel sorry for the New Zealanders. to the problem created by those already living there and unable to find money laundering and states was fairly strong nursery of an alternative and aiming for big N.R. Raghuram safe housing in crowded localities. Unless safety audits are done, and terrorist funding in India. They were vol- politics, Indian civil change, it might be more Hyderabad unsafe buildings are marked for evacuation with provision for those through Foreign Contri- untary in nature and society organisations productive for them to evicted to live somewhere, such tragedies are bound to recur. This is a butions Regulation Act funded themselves need a course correction. decentralise and work The cricket has won at the Lords. challenge even for the richest city civic bodies. (FCRA) in 2010 has through contributions. Many social activists with local bodies like All the hearts were gasping with ended with specific tar- The agitated over issues feel that there is a need municipalities, elected silent-claps till the last ball was geting of civil society of poverty, gender, caste, to get out of the observa- village and district bod- bowled. Finally, England won but DECCAN CHRONICLE activists. The FCRA was minorities, workers and tion and recommenda- ies, and state adminis- New Zealand did not lose. I hope the response to interna- peasants. tion mode and move trations. Those who are the next World Cup which is hosted tional pressure by the A major transforma- towards activism, either doing so already are pay- by India in 2023 too turns out to be A.T. JAYANTI T. VENKATESWARLU Editor Printer & Publisher Financial Action Task tion in this sector seems based on forming trade ing a price. But this is a a great entertainer. Force (FATF) on Money to have come with the unions or associations of more effective way of P.V.M.Rao DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: Laundering on countries once liberal availability interest groups. changing this country’s Secunderabad to “review the of foreign funds. 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orget the cigar, the hom- jogging with his security team. ‘We They were children when the generally. Upper-middle-class at the other end of the age spec- burg and the V-for-victory used to get up at six o’clock every American inventor of jogging, Jim chaps — who would once have trum, there’s the dreaded spectre of sign. If Winston Churchill morning wherever we were and do Fixx, wrote his 1977 bestseller, The rejoiced in red faces, big tums and death and — worse for many mid- Fwere around today, he’d be a very, very lackadaisical run Complete Book of Running. Forty red cords — are now whippet-thin. dle-aged men — retirement. pounding the streets in T-shirt, around whatever national land- years later, when they entered mid- Their favoured party outfit — jack- So how do you keep up with the shorts and chunky trainers. mark — Red Square, Sydney dle age and faced the dreaded et plus T-shirt with lightweight younger generation and fight off Jogging is an almost compulsory Harbour,’ he explained, in a recent tummy and horrifying moobs, jog- trainers — only really looks good if the Grim Reaper? Get thinner. Just Harry Mount obsession for any Tory alpha male. Spectator interview. ging had become mainstream. you’re thin. ask Osborne (on the 5:2 diet) and Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt The jogging craze began with the In the old days, it didn’t matter if The elderly whippet look is catch- newscaster Huw Edwards, who has are forever out running; Michael previous Conservative administra- a Tory politician was fat — look at ing on everywhere. I have been shed three stone thanks to boxing Gove has lost a drastic amount of tion. Both David Cameron and Churchill and Ted Heath. It was bicycling along the Outer Circle of and a thing called TRX (Total weight racing around west George Osborne graduated from almost impossible not to be fat. Regent’s Park for more than 30 Resistance Exercises, a system London; and Boris has revealed biking to work (before they rose to Think of the endless receptions, years. For the first 20, I was one of developed by a US Navy Seal, Run, Boris, run: he’s down to 15 and a half stone, power) to jogging around the speaking engagements, three- very few cyclists, often overtaking where you suspend your body from from 16 and a half. streets of Westminster once they course constituency dinners and Alan Bennett travelling at a stately a tree with a vast elastic band). He’s also declared he’d freeze obe- were in office. It’s largely a male late-night parliamentary sittings pace on his vintage boneshaker. It’s all rather undignified and sity taxes on fattening food — the thing, and a generational thing too. lubricated with gallons of Château These days, I’m the slowcoach, vain. How much better to grow old Fitness rage in answer to losing weight was more Theresa May (born 1956) wouldn’t Paintstrippeur in the many overtaken by high-speed pelotons gracefully, like Kenneth Clarke, exercise, he said — and admitted to be seen dead in a singlet. And can Commons bars. Now even Nicholas of skeletal bankers and lawyers, the heroic panatella puffer and failing to keep up a vegan diet (he you imagine Margaret Thatcher Soames has slimmed down (not for- wrapped in lurid Lycra stamped beer drinker, who at 79 has UK, waistlines likes cheese too much). But he is (born 1925) in a pair of trainers? getting the King of the Tory with Tour de France sponsors’ announced he will stand down at certainly looking slimmer since he The new generation of jogging Slimmers, Nigel Lawson — though motifs. Snapping at the heels of the the next election. We shall not see started going out with Carrie Tories were born within a seven- he wouldn’t have gone jogging in a competitive middle-aged profes- his like — or his waistline — again Symonds, 24 years his junior. If he year period: Boris Johnson (1964), million years). sionals are the millennials — who in future great Tory politicians. become history can’t shrink the age gap, he can Jeremy Hunt (1966), David But it isn’t just middle-aged drink much less, eat more health- shrink the weight gap. When he Cameron (1966), Michael Gove politicians who are losing weight; ily and take more exercise than the By arrangement with was foreign secretary, he used to go (1967) and George Osborne (1971). it’s middle-aged professional men generation above them. And then, the Spectator Word SPY CONTRACEPTIVE CORN INCESTUOUS AMPLIFICATION PAGE Corn genetically modified to produce The reinforcement of set beliefs among like-minded people, Oped 9 antibodies that destroy sperm leading to miscalculations and errors in judgment DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD Trump, Saudis & Iran: Is toppling in the offing?

a border wall that Mexico Iran may be the payoff. gency” transfer of $8 billion ly Sunni, can mean nothing to the nuclear regime recognises would pay for suggests a Mr Trump can even worth of precision-guided and Mr Trump or his influential only five nuclear states. The degree of bluster in his politi- high-technology weapons to son-in-law and senior adviser, others (including India) are cal style not necessarily discharge his debt to Saudi Arabia and the United Jared Kushner. But Mr still illegal. However, the sig- Sunanda K. Datta-Ray backed by action. At the same Riyadh by punishing Arab Emirates for use in the Kushner’s reported friendship natories to the Iran deal — the time, Venezuela’s President, Tehran. The post-World Yemen war. The UAE now with the Crown Prince is held United States, China, France, Nicolas Maduro, isn’t the only War II dispensation that seems to be pulling out of responsible for Riyadh’s acqui- Russia, Britain, Germany and Reflections head of government to accuse decided the nuclear Yemen, but it always played a escence in Washington’s blind the European Union — solemn- the United States of manufac- secondary role in the crisis. support for Israel at the ly assured Iran of certain eco- turing humanitarian crises in regime recognises only Saudi Arabia is the principal expense of all moral and legal nomic benefits in return for order to find an excuse for five nuclear states. The player and also by far the considerations as well as long- restricting its nuclear pro- he British war- stages of extinction. invasion. others (including India) biggest buyer of US arms. The standing commitments to the gramme. Having unilaterally ships in or steam- Her passive obedience to Big If the United States does are still illegal. bill is co-sponsored, among Palestinians. The Saudis, once broken that commitment, Mr ing towards the Brother on the other side of embark on another such others, by Mr Trump’s close regarded as the leader of the Trump now regularly threat- Persian Gulf offer what used to be called “the adventure, it will be less to sup- ally, Senator Lindsey Graham, Arab and Islamic worlds and ens the Iranian leaders with further evidence of pond” — meaning the Atlantic port the principle of non-prolif- Committee, also criticises the who is critical of the Saudi foremost champion of the “obliteration” while needling Great Britain’s Ocean — isn’t surprising after eration than to cosy up to all-powerful Saudi Crown Crown Prince, and Senator Palestinian cause, watched them with provocative mili- totalT subservience to the the way Tony Blair, the Labour Iran’s sworn enemy, Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat. silently from the sidelines as tary action in the air and at United States. When US Prime Minister from 1997 to Arabia, which has emerged as and seeks to impose travel Although the bill doesn’t men- Mr Trump underwrote the sea. Reports indicate that Iran President Donald Trump 2007, kotowed to George W. the central pole in America’s restrictions on Saudi royals tion weapons (possibly because shift of the American embassy is no longer abiding by its side reneged on the “Iran nuclear Bush Jr over invading Iraq in West Asian diplomacy. Mr until the kingdom improves its selling them is so important for in Israel from Tel Aviv to of the bargain regarding the deal” — the Joint 2003. Mr Blair’s first foreign Trump’s close partnership human rights record. The mea- the beleaguered American Jerusalem, which the quantity and level of uranium Comprehensive Plan of Action secretary, Robin Cook, sug- with the desert kingdom is sure seeks to authorise the economy) it is an undisguised Palestinians also claim, the enrichment. If so, and if as a signed in July 2015 — and tried gested that his boss wor- causing ripples of resentment President to suspend US visas indictment of Mr Trump’s for- annexation of Syria’s Golan consequence a threat of to pressure the other signato- shipped power, which Mr Bush even in Washington, where of Saudi citizens, including eign policy. Last year’s $110 Heights and the so-called nuclear devastation looms ries to do likewise, they issued radiated. Ms May isn’t a conse- both Republicans and specifically government billion deal with Riyadh will Bahrain plan (believed to be over West Asia, the US a joint statement that the quential enough public figure Democrats cited the war in employees and descendants of mean sales of tanks, combat Mr Kushner’s brainchild) President is to blame for reck- United Nations Security for anyone to try to analyse her Yemen, the murder of a promi- King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, the ships, missile defence systems, which will deny sovereign lessly betraying his country’s Council resolution endorsing motives. What is worrying is nent Saudi journalist Jamal founder of modern-day Saudi as well as radar, communica- independence to the West Bank sworn word. It’s no excuse that the deal remained the “binding that it isn’t yet clear whether Khashoggi in Istanbul and Arabia and the Crown Prince’s tions and cybersecurity tech- and reduce it to the permanent the Iran deal was former international legal framework Washington has another top- other human rights abuses to ancestor, while allowing for nology worth $350 billion over status of an Israeli colony. President Barack Obama’s for the resolution of the dis- pling in mind. While Mr introduce legislation calling exceptions for diplomatic per- 10 years. Iran may be the payoff. Mr handiwork, which his jealous pute” over Iran’s nuclear ambi- Trump’s thunderous rhetoric for a “comprehensive review” sonnel and heads of state. The great religious divide Trump can even discharge his successor therefore feels com- tions. Not any longer, it would and provocative actions cer- of the US-Saudi relationship. The opportunity for voicing between Shia Iran, which has debt to Riyadh by punishing pelled to undo. appear, and certainly not for tainly suggest another “regime The bill introduced by Senator this disapproval came when always prided itself on its Tehran with an air of right- Theresa May’s discredited gov- change” may be in the offing, Jim Risch, chairman of the Mr Trump sought congression- Aryan roots, and the Arab eousness. The post-World War The writer is a senior journal- ernment tottering in the final his earlier dire warnings about Senate Foreign Relations al approval for an “emer- world, which is overwhelming- II dispensation that decided ist, columnist and author

Cox compromise safest route out of Dominic Emmanuel Brexit mess: Can Boris pull it off? The Attorney General is lead- who were loyal to her — but may well have passed May's ing the work on how to nego- who were not, really, up to the deal. Those close to Cox believe Gold of character job. He must avoid having his that he was making some tiate with the EU — and han- own version of Karen Bradley. progress with Michel Barnier James Forsyth dle parliament. When he May's other problem was that over this demand until No. 10 went to Brussels to try to even at her zenith she was fear- decided this part of the deal must pass test of fire salvage May’s deal, he ful of being upstaged by mem- was non-negotiable and ost people buying ing out one’s best qualities, argued for a change to the bers of her cabinet. This meant ordered Cox to back off. gold ornaments is that of gold being refined she'd undermine them, block- But if Cox is redeployed this Mspend much time and purified in fire. backstop. Had he succeed- ing them from bringing in the time, and finishes what he selecting fine designs but The Christian belief is fter being backed by a Brexit derangement syndrome ed, parliament may well have advisers they wanted. She used started, might we end up with a they rarely pause to find that God, who has made us majority of Tory MPs, and Boris derangement syn- passed May’s deal. No. 10 to keep her ministers on tweaked version of May's deal? out how pure that gold is for himself, tries to draw Boris Johnson now drome. Many Tories are being the tightest of leashes and did Johnson sometimes speaks as if and how it is purified. the best out of us by cleans- Alooks set to win over driven to distraction by both. A her best to make sure no one he wants to abandon the Withd- Though not one for wear- ing us, using the three party members by an even larg- handful even think that bring- not the same as ideological else would shine. rawal Agreement entirely. ('It ing any gold myself, while steps employed in purify- er margin. Surveys suggest he ing down their own govern- purity, though. It doesn't mean One of Johnson's great politi- is, as they say in Brussels, cad- doing minor research on ing gold. But only if we let will hoover up between two ment and ushering in a general every minister has to believe in cal strengths is that he is not uque.') However, even he voted “how” gold is purified, I him! Like the ore covered thirds and three quarters of the election is preferable to no the same policy. It means that afraid of talent or ambition. It for this deal the third time it came across two different with dirt and rock materi- vote. A Tory leader with such a deal, even if that might mean a they abide by it and defend it, is not a coincidence that two of was brought to parliament. His descriptions: al, the gold in us mandate would, normally, start Jeremy Corbyn premiership both in public and private, and his deputy mayors — Kit logic, then, was that it would do one, a compli- collects dross or his premiership with huge and another Scottish indepen- stick with the government line Malthouse and James Cleverly for now, and could be replaced cated scientif- rubbish along amounts of political capital and dence referendum. It's still a when things get tough. — threw their hats into the later with a very different deal ic terms and life’s journey. God be able to dictate terms to their fringe position: even Sir Oliver Johnson has fretted to confi- ring in this Tory leadership negotiated by a new PM. the other, a sometimes uses opponents within the party. Letwin, a hardened anti-Brexit dants that ministers might sign contest. He must continue this This logic remains sound. simpler one. It tough means on us But Johnson will have to watch rebel, concedes a Corbyn gov- up to his no deal policy to start approach in Downing Street When we asked him last week if speaks of three to grind such nega- his back from the moment he ernment is unlikely to offer bet- with but go wobbly as the and be happy to let ministers he would accept a modified ver- steps: pulveris- tivities in us. crosses the threshold of No. 10. ter solutions. A Corbyn- Brexit deadline draws closer, have their own triumphs: their sion of May's deal, he replied it ing the ore, While these may Most new Prime Ministers McDonnell government may resigning at the government's successes will reflect well on was essential that Britain is along with dirt appear as prob- arrive with a decent majority. well lead to chaos that puts any moment of maximum vulnera- him. He can be confident that not locked in either the cus- and rock min- lems to us, it is the Johnson will be clinging to Brexit effect in the shade: if bility. This is an understand- his political persona and the toms union or the single mar- erals; washing and sifting first step God uses to make power from day one. Even with property rights were under- able concern; he and David challenges he'll face as soon as ket. A Cox compromise would that powder several times us like pure gold. the DUP, the government has a mined, it would strike at the Davis successfully destabilised he takes office means he won't mean we would not be perma- and finally putting it God then finds ways of working majority of just five very heart of this country's May's Brexit strategy by be overshadowed by any mem- nently stuck in anything. through the furnace. washing and sifting us as MPs. That might go down to international reputation. resigning after her Chequers ber of his ministry. Once Brexit is legally com- Gold or the golden colour, thoroughly as possible by just three after the Brecon and Boris Johnson wants all plan. She was further weak- Perhaps the most important pleted, much of the air would besides being used for providing us His Word and Radnorshire by-election next prospective cabinet ministers ened later by the resignations appointment will be the chief go out of Nigel Farage and the ornaments, is also used to teachings through our scri- month. It's taking place to sign up to his Brexit policy, of Dominic Raab and Esther Brexit negotiator. I understand Brexit party's balloon. A gener- create something outstand- ptures. The final step, because Chris Davies, the Tory so all of them must say they are McVey. However, none of them that Geoffrey Cox, the Attorney al election would then be on the ing and shining. No won- often the most painful one, MP, was caught fiddling his ready for the United Kingdom had publicly signed up to these General, is currently leading cards; especially if Johnson der then that gold is used is to put us through fur- expenses and his constituents to leave without a deal on 31 policies in advance. If minis- the work on how to negotiate wants to be free of the con- in temples, mosques, nace. “I will thoroughly were so angry that they suc- October if needs be. Theresa ters say in public that they with the EU — and handle par- straints of a hung parliament. churches, viharas, and purge away your dross and cessfully petitioned to have May's negotiating strategy was back leaving on 31 October liament. When he went to A no-deal Brexit would be a gurdwaras. Obviously, we remove all your impuri- him removed. Such conditions weakened by arguments in her come what may, it will be hard- Brussels to try to salvage May's massive gamble for everyone want our places of worship ties”, is what God does, as do not augur well for a Tory cabinet, which meant the EU er for them to say later that deal, he argued for a change to involved. But a Brexit deal, per- to be the best, having pos- recorded in the Bible. God victory this time especially as doubted May's ability to deliver they have changed their minds the backstop that would see it haps achieved by a Cox com- sibly the purest and most leaves the choice entirely Davies is their candidate. on any deal. Nor did they and want to resign. cease to apply if trade talks promise, could offer the easiest expensive metal available. to us, to let him accomplish Aggravating the problems believe that she would stand by Johnson should learn two between the United Kingdom and safest route out of the cur- One of the metaphors his purifying action in us.” caused by the parliamentary her policy that “no deal was lessons from May when it and the European Union irrev- rent mess. used in the Bible, as also The writer is a arithmetic are two political dis- better than a bad deal”. comes to appointing his cabi- ocably broke down. By arrangement with elsewhere, for purifying founder-member of the eases in wide circulation: Collective responsibility is net. First, she appointed people Had he succeeded, parliament the Spectator one’s character and bring- Parliament of Religions Despite space race, moonwalk a feat of mankind

taries, books and articles com- If the Soviets were a possible joint moon mission, ing whereby soil samples would memorating that signal reaching for the moon, with Nikita Khrushchev later robotically be obtained without achievement, which is hardly that year, the latter baulked at risking any lives. But several of Mahir surprising. the Americans were the idea. their Luna craft either crashed But there was a context. The determined to beat Kennedy repeated his offer at — including one disaster while Ali nation that mesmerised the them to it. And they did, the United Nations, after he had Neil Armstrong and Buzz world by putting men on the after being beaten in proposed landing a man on the Aldrin were actually on the sur- moon was not only riven by eco- the race to the first moon by the end of the decade, face — or shot past the moon. nomic and racial disparities at but he was assassinated not The mission was accomplished home. Perhaps most egregious- satellite, the first man long afterwards, and Khrushch- the following year. In their case, can’t pay no doctor’s bill/ ly of all, it was devoting a lot in space, the first ev was deposed the following incidentally, the key rocket sci- (But Whitey’s on the more billions of dollars to creat- woman in space year. If Kennedy’s successor, entist was an ex-Nazi by the moon)/ Ten years from now ing craters in Vietnam than it (Valentina Tereshkova), Lyndon Johnson, was half- name of Wernher von Braun. II’ll be payin’ still/ (while was to investigating them on and the first spacewalk. hearted about the idea, the Nasa The immensely powerful Whitey’s on the moon),” the moon. rejected the notion out of hand. Saturn V rocket that propelled declared the American perfor- And, of course, there was If the Soviets were reaching for Apollo 11 into space was his mance poet Gil Scott-Heron. another crucial context: the the moon, the Americans were brainchild, just like the V-2 In the run-up to this week’s Cold War. The first Sputnik in space the following month, but determined to beat them to it. rockets — the V stood for the 50th anniversary of the first 1957 had both shocked and fas- his 15 minutes of suborbital And they did, after being beat- German equivalent of human steps on the heavenly cinated America. Shortly after flight, compared with Gagarin’s en in the race to the first satel- vengeance — that failed to save body nearest to our earthly John F. Kennedy’s presidential 108-minute orbit, tended to con- lite, the first man in space, the Adolf Hitler’s regime but abode, it may seem churlish to inauguration, the Soviet cosmo- firm the impression that the first woman in space (Valentina wreaked havoc in London and recall the context of that undou- naut Yuri Gagarin became the Soviets were far ahead. Tereshkova), and the first elsewhere during the final phas- btedly tremendous accomplish- first human being to orbit Yet when Kennedy, to his spacewalk. The Soviets perhaps es of the Second World War. ment. It tends to get short shrift Earth in April 1961. America’s credit, broached the subject of intended to upstage their rivals in the plethora of documen- Alan Shepard was blasted into space collaboration, including with an unmanned moon land- By arrangement with Dawn Astronauts hurtle towards moon right on course HOUSTON, TEXAS, JULY 17. Michael Collins settled down for Apollo lunar ferry is due to touch America’s moon-bound astro- a long sleep a few hours earlier down on the moon at 0149 IST on nauts hurtled towards their than planned last night after a Monday July 21. 50 YEARS AGO IN lunar goal today — on schedule, perfect blast off from Cape The astronauts face an easy on course and with their space- Kennedy set the scene for their time in space today, allowing ship rotating like a chicken on a attempt to conquer the moon. them to rest for the hazardous spit to stop them getting sun- At 12 noon IST today the space- moon-landing attempt. They will burned. craft was 77,720 nautical miles spend most of the time star spot- Apollo 11 crewmen Neil from earth, travelling at a speed ting as part of a series of naviga- Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and of about 6,410 feet per second. The tional exercises. Long stretch PAGE Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes longest-serving World 10 leader to hold the office DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD ACCESS CONTROL Trump pick commends House vote condemns Pak act on terror groups Washington, July 17: US All suspects held in Defence Secretary nomi- Trump’s ‘racist’ tweets nee Mark Esper has said US sees growth Easter attacks should Pakistan had taken initial be given death and promising steps agai- ■Rebuke has no legal repercussion, but embarrasses Prez nst anti-Indian groups, sentence adding that he would use in ties with India Washington, July 17: In all possible tools to pro- — Maithripala Sirisena, a remarkable political mote a change in Islam- Washington, July 17: We talked quite a Sri Lankan President repudiation, the Demo- abad’s strategic approach There is an “enormous bit....you probably cratic-led US House voted to the region. potential” for growth in to condemn President Esper said the presi- the India-US relationship, know this already how - Donald Trump’s “racist dent’s Str- the Trump administra- the US is India’s most IN BRIEF comments” against four ategy recognises Pakistan tion has said, exuding important trading partner. congresswomen of col- as a key partner in confidence that the ongo- I believe we’re their top our, despite protestations advancing US interests in ing trade issues could be El Chapo awaits by Trump’s Republican the region, including dev- worked through because market for exports congressional allies and eloping a political settle- of the friendship between — MORGAN ORTAGUS his own insistence he ment in Afghanistan, defe- the two nations. life in US prison hasn’t “a racist bone in ating the Al-Qaeda and US President Donald State Department New York: After a run as one my body.” the IS, providing logistical Trump has often termed spokesperson of the world’s most powerful Two days after Trump access and enhancing India a “tariff king” and criminals, Joaquin “El tweeted that four Demo- regional stability. repeatedly pointed to 50 tary (of state) has said Chapo” Guzman is expected cratic freshmen should “We have seen Pakistan per cent tariffs it imposes this as well when we were to be sentenced to life in “go back” to their home take some constructive on imports of Harley- in India: that we see a lot prison when he appears in a countries — though all steps on Afghan reconcili- Davidson motorcycles. of opportunity for growth New York courtroom on are citizens and three ation. Pakistan has also India imposed retaliato- in our relationship. We Wednesday. Guzman, 62, were born in the US — taken initial, promising ry tariffs on 28 US prod- see enormous potential,” former leader of the power- Democrats muscled the steps against anti-Indian ucts, including almonds State Department spoke- ful Sinaloa drug cartel, was resolution through the groups, such as Lashkar-e- and apples from June 5 sperson Morgan Ortagus convicted in February of chamber by 240-187 over US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi walks with reporters, before the House of Tayyabba and Jaish-e- after Trump revoked its told reporters at a news crimes spanning a quarter of near-solid GOP opposi- Representatives passed a resolution condemning US President Donald Trump for Mohammed, which threat- preferential trade privi- conference on Tuesday. a century, including traffick- tion. The rebuke on his “racist comments” on four Democratic congresswomen at the Capitol. — AFP en regional stability,” leges. India had been the Secretary of State Mike ing hundreds of tons of Tuesday night was an Esper told members of the biggest beneficiary of the Pompeo was recently in drugs to the US. The embarrassing one for Senate Armed Services Generalised System of New Delhi for talks with charges also include money Trump even though it Committee on Tuesday. Preferences, a programme the new Indian govern- laundering and weapons- carries no legal repercus- US BARS ENTRY “It is difficult to assess designed to help develop- ment where he met with related offenses, carrying a sions, but if anything his 5x rise for merit to whether the security ing countries sell to US his counterpart (S. mandatory life sentence. latest harangues should OF MYANMAR assistance suspension consumers. Jaishankar), had incredi- Last week, prosecutors help him with his die- itself has driven these “As it relates to our trade bly effective meetings, asked US federal judge Brian hard conservative base. immigrate to US ARMY CHIEF constructive actions, or relationship, the secre- Ortagus said. — PTI Cogan to tack on a symbolic Despite a lobbying whether progress on extra 30 years in prison for effort by Trump and Washington, July 17: Merit-based immi- Washington, July 17: Afghan reconciliation and the use of firearms in his party leaders for a uni- The Trump administra- gration system The US slapped sanc- the escalation following promote a change in he said. “My objective business. fied GOP front, four tion is proposing a nearly tions against Myan- the Pulwama terrorist Pakistan’s strategic would be to maintain deci- Republicans voted to con- five-fold increase in allows the best and the mar’s chief of military attack have also influ- approach to the region,” sion space and preserve demn his remarks: mod- merit-based legal immi- brightest from through- and three other top offi- enced Pakistan’s calcula- he said. the defence relationship, EU probes Amazon erate Reps. Brian Fitzpa- gration and half those out the world to compete cers for gross human tions,” Esper noted in a Assistance and opera- including select military- trick of Pennsylvania, based on family and based on objective crite- rights violations, includ- written response to ques- tional reimbursements to-military exchanges, merchant data use Fred Upton of Michigan, humanitarian system, in ing killing of Rohingya tions submitted ahead of like Coalition Support between the United States Will Hurd of Texas and an effort to overhaul the ria to become American Muslims and barred his confirmation hearing. Funds (CSF) and Intern- and Pakistan, even as we Brussels: The EU’s powerful Susan Brooks of Indiana, outdated system. citizens their entry into America. Esper said he will advo- ational Military Educa- urge Pakistan to take anti-trust authority launched who is retiring. Also Senior presidential — JARED KUSHNER Following the sanctions cate for the Department of tion and Training (IMET), action on American an in-depth probe into backing the measure was adviser Jared Kushner, imposed on them on Defence to maintain the which are currently sus- requests.” Amazon on Wednesday, Michigan’s independent the son-in-law of US Pre- Senior prez adviser Tuesday, Com-mander- right set of tools and pended, may be useful to Noting that the threat of amid suspicions the US- Rep. Justin Amash, who sident Trump, said hav- in-Chief Min Aung authorities to maintain reinforce positive actions terrorist attacks against based online behemoth mis- left the GOP in July after ing an immigration poli- Kushner told the cabinet Hlaing, Deputy Comma- decision space and flexi- Pakistan takes in the United States and its uses merchant data hosted becoming the party’s sole cy that will attract talent- during a meeting at the nder-in-chief Soe Win, bility in America’s policy response to US requests allies emanating from on its website. The formal member of Congress to ed and meritorious peo- White House. Brigadier General Than approach, in order to related to terrorism, mili- Afghanistan remains its probe opens a new chapter back a Trump impeach- ple from across the world At the direction of Oo and Brigadier Gen- maintain a “bridge back” tant sanctuaries and primary challenge, he in the EU’s campaign to cur- ment inquiry. would create over $500 Trump, Kushner is lead- eral Aung Aung along for Pakistan. nuclear programs. said the country had made tail the dominance of US Senator and presiden- billion in tax revenues ing the immigration with their immediate “If confirmed, I would “However, the 2018 sus- great improvements in tech firms with Google, tial candidate Kamala over 10 years. reform project, which he family members have aim to make use of all of pension of security assis- their capabilities. Facebook and Apple also Harris says she’s person- “It brings in a lot of said was now into its been banned from enter- the tools at our disposal to tance remains in place,” — PTI regular targets of regulators ally been told ‘go back to people that are paying final stages and expects ing the US. With this in Brussels. “I have... decided where you came from.’ into the social safety to make it public soon. announcement, the US is to take a very close look at The California Demo- nets. Not people who are Kushner rued that the first government to Amazon's business practices crat, in Iowa, had an coming in and then America’s immigration publicly take action with IRAN SAYS IT IS and its dual role as market- angry response to immediately taking from system was a very out- respect to the most sen- UK eyes flights for place and retailer (and) to Trump’s tweet about four the social safety nets, dated compared to some ior leadership of the assess its compliance with Democratic congress- which right now have to of the peer countries that Burmese military,” Mike ASSISTING AILING EU competition rules,” the women. Democrats saved support Americans who it competes with for tal- Pompeo, US Secretary of EU's anti-trust commissioner one of the day’s most pas- are currently citizens,” ent. — PTI State, said. — PTI ‘forced weddings’ FOREIGN TANKER Margrethe Vestager said. sionate moments until near the end. London, July 17: With ■ BRITAIN outlawed Tehran, July 17: Iran’s “I know racism when I highest level of govern- insults. He accused his Country, or if you are not summer holidays begin- forced marriage in foreign ministry spokes- UN peacekeeper, see it,” said Rep. John ment, there’s no room for four outspoken critics of happy here, you can leave ning in Britain this week, man has said that the Lewis of Georgia, whose racism.” “spewing some of the !” — echoing taunts long officials are redoubling 2014, with a maximum Islamic republic was 5 civilians killed skull was fractured at the Before the showdown most vile, hateful and dis- unleashed against politi- efforts at the border to jail term of 7 years. assisting a “foreign 1965 “Bloody Sunday” roll call, Trump charac- gusting things ever said cal dissidents rather than stop young people being tanker that had encoun- United Nations: The UN said civil rights march in teristically plunged for- by a politician” and opposing parties’ law- dragged into forced mar- ■ REPORTED cases tered a technical prob- a peacekeeper and five civil- Selma, Alabama. “At the ward with time-tested added, “If you hate our makers. — AP riages. are said to be small lem” in the Gulf after ians were killed in an attack At a Heathrow Airport receiving a distress call. on peacekeepers during a arrivals gate, officials “According to interna- routine patrol at a market in from a special task force cers took the woman tional regulations... Ir- a disputed region on the comprising police, immi- aside to brief her on her anian forces appro- border of Sudan and South gration agents and chari- rights and to press upon ached it and using a tug- Sudan. UN deputy ty workers intercepted a her that forced marriage boat brought it into Ira- spokesman Farhan Haq said family disembarking a is illegal in Britain. nian waters for neces- a second peacekeeper was flight from Bengaluru. “She’s (now) aware of sary repairs,” Abbas wounded by gunfire in the A young woman in the consent, and that she can Mousavi said on Tu- attack by a group of group raised red flags withdraw her consent at esday according to an unknown men in Abyei. The because of bruises on her any time,” Detective official government Twi- slain peacekeeper was from arm, while a 13-year-old Sergeant Kate Bridger of tter account. He added Ethiopia. The UN said the girl appeared especially the Metropolitan Police that more details will be peacekeeping mission has timid — both indicators told her team after they given later. Earlier, deployed troops to enhance Sadam Abdusalam holds of potential coercion. questioned 72 of the 250 TankerTrackers report- security and determine the up a photo of his Uighur After speaking to family people on the Air India ed that the Panamanian- circumstances behind the wife Nadila Wumaier members individually, flight. flagged tanker Riah, attack. The mission’s acting and their son Lutifeier. officials were satisfied Britain outlawed forced used in the strategic commander called it unpro- that the family was travel- marriage in 2014, with a Strait of Hormuz “for voked. Sudan and South ling to Britain for a funer- maximum jail term of fuelling other vessels” Sudan claim ownership of OZ ASKS CHINA al and the bruising was seven years for offenders. had crossed into Iranian the oil-rich Abyei area. due to a traffic accident. Figures from the interi- waters on July 14 “for TO FREE UIGHUR But the officials also or ministry’s forced mar- the first time as she SPECTACLE learned that the young riage unit show 1,764 slowed down”. SKY woman’s parents had reported cases in 2018 -- a According to online oil MOTHER, SON recently found her a 47 percent increase from shipment tracking serv- BOY SCOLDED FOR Sydney, July 17: fiance in their home state the year before. ice, Riah's last known Australia’s government The full moon rises above New York City skyline ahead of a partial lunar eclipse on of Kerala, and that he, The reported cases are position was off Qeshm WATCHING VIDEOS on Wednesday called on Wednesday. The eclipse coincides with the 50th anniversary of the launch on July too, may travel to Britain. thought to be the tip of Island in the Strait of China to allow an 16, 1969 of the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on moon. — AP Trained task force offi- the iceberg. — AFP Hormuz. — AFP ONLINE, MISSING Australian child and his Uighur mother to leave Dubai, July 17: A 15-year-old the country, stepping up boy, who was scolded by his pressure on Beijing days COVETED | THRONE ■ Voters include Schitt’s Creek, When They See Us in over dozen nominations mother for watching YouTube after Canberra co-signed late at night, is missing for two a letter denouncing its weeks after he ran away from treatment of the Muslim home, according to a media minority. report on Wednesday. China has rounded up Mohammad Perwez, who an estimated one million Emmys hail GoT, bets against Parsons lives with his family in Uighurs and other most- Sharjah, left his house early in ly Muslim Turkic-speak- New York, July 17: year. The Big Bang Theory for stars Eugene Levy and hasn’t won an Emmy for the morning on July 4 after his ing minorities into re- Emmy Award nomina- star didn’t earn a nomina- Catherine O’Hara. The outstanding variety talk mother scolded him and took education camps in the tions seemed like a lock: tion for outstanding lead show is also up for out- show under Jimmy Fallon away his phone. Sharjah Xinjiang region. Game of Thrones was actor in a comedy series, standing comedy series. — and won’t again in 2019. police has intensified search Canberra had initially going to earn a haul. The meaning his fifth statuette Co-creator and co-star There was no room for for the boy, who hails from denied citizenship to Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is out of reach in 2019. Dan Levy — son of Eugene The Tonight Show this Bihar. On Tuesday, the police baby Lutifeier, who was would still charm voters. Parsons is a six-time — tweeted out an emoji in year as outstanding vari- posted his picture and details born in Xinjiang in The final goodbye to Veep nominee and won his tears. The show had been a ety talk show. Spots on social media and sought August 2017 to an would surely end in nomi- fourth statuette in 2014, sleeper hit among comedy instead went to The Daily help from the public to trace Australian father and a nations. But who would tying Carroll O’Connor, fans. The series garnered Show with Trevor Noah, him, the Gulf News reported. Uighur mother, but have bet against Jim Michael J. Fox and Kelsey its first Critics Choice 'Full Frontal with We contacted his friends and backtracked last year Parsons? And who thought Grammer’s category Award nomination in 2018 Samantha Bee, Jimmy people who had travelled with following a legal battle. Schitt’s Creek would final- record of four wins apiece. and its arrival on Netflix Kimmel Live!, Last Week us during a recent Umrah trip. The child’s father, ly get noticed by Emmy The Big Bang Theory, helped spread the word. Tonight with John Oliver, Many people are back home Sadam Abdusalam, was voters long after its cam- which ended its run after Schitt’s Creek follows a 'The Late Late Show with on vacation. But all those who campaigning for months eras were turned off ? And 12 seasons earlier this family of newly broke mil- James Corden and The are here said they have not so his Uighur wife, who thought the powerful year, got little goodbye love lionaires arriving at their Late Show with Stephen seen him, the boy’s father Nadila Wumaier, and When They See Us, which from Emmy voters despite one remaining asset — a Colbert. Fallon, who has Mohammad Aftab Alam said. their son can come to shined a light on a 30-year- being a top-rated comedy. backwater town they four Emmys, has gone Alam on Sunday sought the Australia. old miscarriage of justice, The show won 10 Emmy bought for their son as a without a statuette since help of India’s consulate to On Wednesday, foreign would be hailed with over Awards during its life but Kit Harington who was nominated for an Emmy Award joke. The recent Emmy- 2015, when he won a social help trace his son. His nephew minister Marise Payne a dozen nominations? earned just three nomina- for outstanding lead actor in a drama series, in a scene less streak for The Tonight media award. Fallon did Shams Tabrez said the boy cautioned that “as Wum- Some of the snubs and tions on Tuesday — for from the Game of Thrones — AP Show continues. The ven- get an acting nomination was scolded and his phone aier is not an Australian surprises from the Emmy direction, technical direc- erable show where Steve on Tuesday for mocking taken away by around 1 am. citizen we do not have an nominations. tion and editing. it came to Schitt’s Creek. Schitt’s Creek earned Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny presidential hopeful Beto When he woke up at 4 am to go entitlement to consular Parsons won’t be able to For five seasons, there Then, after its fifth and four nominations on Tues- Carson, Jay Leno and O’Rourke on Facebook for prayers, he didn’t find him. access”. — AFP make Emmy history this were Emmy crickets when final season — respect. day, including acting ones Conan O’Brien played host Live. — AP Coal India subsidiaries Premji may be helps create spun off & newest tech listed unicorn THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD Overleaf Strides shredded, dumped key documents: USFDA quick CHANDINI MONNAPPA er's factory at Puducherry of the FDA's Office of In the letter to Strides, because it did not assess Last month, Aurobindo to Strides Chief Executive BENGALURU, JULY 17 called into question the Quality, the FDA didn't explain how poor documentation Pharma Ltd was warned Officer Arun Kumar. effectiveness of its quality said in the letter whether its inspectors practices affected distrib- here by the FDA for ignor- On July 2, Strides shares A US Food and Drug unit and the integrity and here dated July 1. 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Gold (10gm)* (`) 35,500▼70 -0.19 handling at the drugmak- Francis Godwin, director fiscal year. response was "inadequate" to 3.4 per cent at the close. said in the letter, addressed — Reuters Brent crude ($/bbl)* 63.66 -1.07 IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.345 +0.013 US 10-Yr T-bill yield 2.078 -0.042 ■ Law amendments make resolution plan binding on all * As of 10:30 pm IST EV charging stations to PSB reports 330-day deadline for be set up in capital cities `238-cr fraud by MICHAEL GONSALVES Bhushan Power insolvency resolution JUNE, JULY 17 Punjab & Sind Bank reported In a bid to push for elec- over Rs 238 crore fraud by FC BUREAU “Vesting with the CoC the tric mobility, the govern- Bhushan Power and Steel, a NEW DELHI, JULY 17 CLEARING ROADBLOCKS ability to take into account ment has proposed to set third such instance after similar commercial considerations up electric vehicle (EV) disclosures made by PNB and In a move to fill up the crit- ◗ There would be more clarity on allow- in respect of distributions charging stations in large Allahabad Bank. "On the basis ical gaps in the corporate ing comprehensive corporate restructur- under the resolution plan; cities, state capitals and of forensic audit investigation insolvency resolution making the resolution plan smart cities. findings...a fraud of Rs 238.30 framework and ensure ing schemes such as mergers and binding on all stakeholders Initially, there would be crore is being reported by enhanced compliance by demergers as part of the resolution plan and comprehensive re- a total of 1,000 charging bank to RBI....bank has already companies, the govern- ◗ The amended code would also provide structuring through sche- stations with a minimum made provisions amounting to ment on Wednesday mes will help foster flag- of 6,000 chargers. Rs 189.35 crore,” PSB said. approved a couple of greater clarity on rights and duties of ging investor confidence,” In an ambitious move, important bills — the insol- representatives of voters and manner of Shroff said. the government has man- vency law and the amend- distribution of amounts amongst finan- Uday Bhansali, Presi- dated that all new three- ment of the Companies cial and operational creditors dent (Financial Advisory) wheelers sold in the coun- Jalan for transfer Act, 2013. at Deloitte India said dis- try should be fully electric For the insolvency law, senting creditors and oper- starting from April 1, 2023 the Narendra Modi-govern- time after constitution of set of amendments further ational creditors have to and two-wheelers below and the capital city of all said. of surplus capital ment on Wednesday the committee and before demonstrates the govern- accept liquidation value or 150 cc engine, from April states/Union territories The last date for submis- cleared seven amendments preparation of Inform- ment’s intent to continue to sum offered in the resolu- 1, 2025. not covered in these cate- sion of the proposals is over 3-5 years to the Insolvency and ation Memorandum for the strengthen the IBC. “The tion plan, whichever is At present, over 3.97 gories. August 20. Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to resolution, sources said. increase in maximum time higher. lakh EVs ply on the India “Initially, 1,000 EV Earlier this year, the sec- give more clarity on time- With the amendments, allowed for the resolution The Cabinet also appr- roads. charging stations are ear- ond phase of the FAME lines for the rescue of com- there would be more clari- process to 330 days from 270 oved a bill to amend the The Ministry of Heavy marked for deployment (Faster Adoption and panies and help resolve ty on allowing comprehen- days may not be much Companies Act, 2013. The Industries has invited through this expression Manufacturing of stressed assets and max- sive corporate restructur- meaningful in the current bill would replace an ordi- proposals from urban of interest (EOI). These (Hybrid &) Electric vehi- imise the value of corpo- ing schemes such as merg- scenario given that the tri- nance issued in 2019. The local bodies, municipal EV charging stations will cle) was implemented in rate debtor . ers and demergers as part bunals are already over- proposed amendments will corporations, PSUs be sanctioned to different India from April 1, 2019 The amendments seeks to of the resolution plan. burdened with cases and lead to further promotion (state/central) and pub- states/cities/entities with an approved budget put in place a 330-day dead- “The amended code until the infrastructure of ease of doing business, lic/private entities, who after evaluation of the of Rs 10,000 crore. line for the corporate reso- would also provide greater issues are resolved, a large de-clogging of NCLT and are interested in develop- proposals received under The FAME II scheme, lution process, including clarity on permissibility of portion of resolution special courts, a govern- ing EV charging infra- this EOI,” the ministry that will be implemented The Bimal Jalan committee, set litigation and other judi- corporate restructuring processes would continue ment release said. structure in different said. over three years, starting up to assess the optimum size cial processes. It also make schemes, clarity on rights to remain delayed,” said The focus would be on states and cities. Wherever possible, EV from 2019 to 2022, will also of capital reserves that the RBI the resolution plan binding and duties of authorised Abhishek Dafriya, Vice serious cases of violations The ministry has also charging stations should offer exemption from road should hold, on Wednesday on all stakeholders, includ- representatives of voters, President and Co-Head, of the Act and ensuring invited proposals from be connected with “grid- tax and registration finalised its report, sources ing the central govern- manner of distribution of Corporate Ratings, Icra. enhanced compliance by satellite towns connected connected solar power charge for hybrids and said. As per various estimates, ment, state government or amounts amongst financial Cyril Shroff, Managing corporates. “The amend- to seven metros such as plant” of required capaci- EVs. the RBI has over Rs 9 lakh local authority to whom a and operational creditors Partner at law firm Cyril ments will benefit law abid- Delhi, Mumbai, , ty as per the Ministry of The government wants crore of surplus capital with it. debt is owed. as well as applicability of Amarchand Mangaldas ing corporates, while simu- Chennai, Hyderabad, New and Renewable to extend the capital Sources transfer, as suggested Further, the committee of the resolution plan on all said the amendments ltaneously plugging gaps in Bengaluru and Energy (MNRE) guide- grants with various by the panel, would be period- creditors (CoC) may take statutory authorities,” would clear several road- the corporate governance and major lines so as to ensure grid organisations to promote ic and would spread over the decision to liquidate sources said. blocks that are holding up and compliance frame- cities of special category stability and green energy the use of EVs in the three-five years. the corporate debtor, any Experts believe the latest resolution under the code. work,” the release said. states/Union territories, for electric vehicles, it country. Over 1.46 crore income tax Yatra to merge Cardamom soars as wild weather hits output returns filed SUDARSHAN VARADHAN make it a popular ingredi- Vandanmedu in Idukki, NEW DELHI, JULY 17 ent in a wide range of dish- expects production to fall with Ebix arm Spice and rain Annual monsoon 3,298 Over 1.46 crore income tax arrived in India 3,000 es, both sweet and savoury. 50 per cent from a normal returns have been filed so far, of FC BUREAU Every year, tens of mil- Koushik S., popularly year due to lower rainfall, which 90.8 lakh have been filed CHENNAI, JULY 17 lions of Hindus flock to the known as the "Mad Chef", and for the harvest to be by individuals with total income Venkateswara Temple in Last day of rainfall in some key cardamom growing parts of said the spice is essential delayed to October from up to Rs 50 lakh. Revenue US software firm Ebix Andhra Pradesh to pay Idukki ,which was followed by a dry spell of over 100 days to Indian cooking and sup- early August. department data shows a total will acquire Nasdaq-listed tribute to the site's patron ply issues affect his work. While overall rainfall at of over 7.94 lakh tax returns domestic travel service deity and pick up some of 2,000 "Next year, availability local and national levels provider Yatra Online for its famous sweets, the leg- will be a problem and we has not varied significant- were alone filed on July 16, of Floods started which over 5.26 lakh was ITR-1 an enterprise value of endary "Tirupati laddu". in Kerala might have to import from ly over time, analysis or Sahaj. ITR-1 can be filed by $337.8 million, or around The traditional delicacy Guatemala, but then the shows the incidence of resident individuals having Rs 2,325 crore. is baked with sugar, flour, quality is inferior," said short spells of intense rain income of up to Rs 50 lakh. As per the definitive ghee, nuts and raisins and 1,000 Koushik, who is a well- and lengthy periods of lit- agreement signed by both studded with cardamom, known Indian TV chef and tle or no rain has entities, Yatra will become which has surged in price is also a consultant to increased. part of Ebix's Indian sub- this year as India's erratic 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 restaurant chains. India, in its economic sur- sidiary EbixCash and its weather ravages produc- Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Guatemala is the largest vey last year, attributed travel portfolio, which tion of the pod, known as Figures in Rs/Kg cardamom grower but sup- this to climate change, and Jaypee: IDBI told includes Via and Mumbai- India's largest and most "the Queen of Spices". ply to India from the said revenue in areas based Mercury. But the profitable travel services That spike has created Central American country entirely dependent on to furnish fresh merged entity will contin- company, said Ebix new cost and supply pres- is mixed with lower quali- rains could fall by close to a ue to deal with customers Chairman, President and sures for buyers of the Small cardamom ty cardamom, according to sixth. The increasingly bidding terms under the Yatra brand. CEO Robin Raina. spice like the temple, losing flavour research by the Nether- erratic weather patterns This is one of the biggest There are cross-selling which offers a limited ■ Production ■ Export ■ Import lands Enterprise Agency. lift risks for the $400 billion The NCLAT directed IDBI Bank, consolidations in India’s opportunities as well. number of complimentary 25,000 Over the past three farm economy and its hun- the lead lender of Jaypee online travel market after Yatra, which posted rev- laddus to visitors and 20,000 months, N Seetharam dreds of millions of farm- MakeMyTrip acquired enue of $31.7 million in Q4 charges for extras. 15,000 Prasad, the chef at the ers, only a small fraction of Infratech, to file an affidavit by 10,000 Friday, listing out new terms competitor GoIbibo. 2018, has over 800 corpo- "We are already incurring four-star GRT hotel in whom have crop insurance. Ebix had announced rate clients. EbixCash a loss making laddus, and 5,000 Chennai, has complained Since the start of the cen- and conditions if a fresh bid- 0 commencement of the due posted an operating this makes it worse," a tem- five times about the low tury, Idukki's cardamom ding process is conducted. The 2015-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 appellate tribunal has listed the diligence process in income of $41.5 million in ple official told Reuters. quality of his small car- regions have had seven March this year. The Q4 2018. The temple typically Data for 2018-19 are estimates Spices Board damom supplies. lengthy dry spells, defined matter for next hearing on of India Source: Reuters Monday. In the second round of transaction is based on “We will provide more buys 120 tonnes a year of He uses the spice to make as periods of 100 days or bidding, the CoC had first Yatra’s closing share price options and an enhanced high quality small car- everything from biryani, a more of no rain, said rejected the resolution plan of on March 8, 2019, the last experience for our joint damom pods, the most weak monsoon season has rally, while the surge in fragrant rice dish that Muthusamy Murugan, the Suraksha Realty and then also trading day prior to the customers and will be an sought after kind, to meet wiped small cardamom costs has also hurt down- enjoys a cult status in the officer in charge of the voted against NBCC's offer. public announcement. even stronger partner to demand. A year ago, it paid production, threatening stream demand. country, to tea and sweets. state-run Cardamom Based on the trailing 15- the airline, hotel, car Rs 1,600 ($23.31) per kg for the livelihoods of thou- Temples and state gov- "I will never compromise Research Station in Idukki. day volume weighted aver- rental and other business- the spice. This month, it sands of producers. ernments are among the on the quality of ingredi- That compares with 15 Printed & Published by age price of Ebix common es we work with," said paid Rs 4,400 per kg. That has hit both supply largest buyers of car- ents and will look to buy such spells for the entire T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan stock of $49.05 a share, Yatra Online Co-founder The production problems and quality, but more cru- damom, accounting for up elsewhere if I don't get 20th century. He expects Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at each Yatra ordinary share and CEO Dhruv Shringi. stem from erratic weather cially, sent the spot prices to 35 per cent of the mar- good cardamom," Prasad the region's cardamom out- Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan convertible into Ebix com- Ebix had made a few in the district of Idukki, of small cardamom, ket, said Jojo George, told Reuters. put to fall 40 per cent. Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, mon stock would be val- acquisitions in the recent which accounts for at least already among the world's Managing Director of Idukki, a small land- "Prices will continue to Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, ued at $4.90, representing past. In 2017, it had a sixth of the global pro- priciest spices, to record KCPMC. "Somebody who locked mountainous rise in the long-term and Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: about 32 per cent premi- acquired digital payments duction and about three- highs on Mumbai's Multi was buying three tonnes or region of Kerala, has his- we have reached this point T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg um to Yatra’s closing company ItzCash. In April quarters of India's small Commodity Exchange this so earlier is now buying torically been ideal for car- because of climate No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights share price on March 8. 2018 it bought the forex cardamom output. month. only one tonne," he said. damom, which demands change," said Joychan reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part The acquisition of Yatra card business of the Last year, massive rains That spike is good news Cardamom's complex heavy rains to thrive. Kannamunda, Secretary of without written permission of The Editor, would lend itself to signif- Centrum Group—--Cent- killed over 50 people and for traders but depleted combination of flavours, PC Matthew, a farmer the Cardamom Growers Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. icant synergies and the rum Direct—for around destroyed the district's stocks mean farmers are including elements of who lives in India's car- Association. emergence of EbixCash as Rs 1,200 crore. farmlands. This year, a unable to capitalise on the mint, citrus and herbs, damom capital of — Reuters PAGE Financial 12 THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD International Freak weather a new risk to renewable energy units OPENING airfares likely ANINDYA UPADHYAY generator found sections of his ed in floods inKerala last year Acme Cleantech Solu-tions, the NEW DELHI, JULY 17 project submerged in 10 feet of after rains in the first fortnight of producer of some of the cheapest BELL water due to unseasonal rains. August were over 150 per cent clean power in the world, lost a PROJECTION FOR TODAY to drop India's ambitious plan to take the "We'd done a study of 50-year pat- higher than the average. Over 1,000 modules in a storm in May at leadership position among tern of water-flow in the area and 2,400 lives were lost in India due to its Rajasthan project. SANGEETHA G nations as one of largest produc- this time it exceeded that pattern," cyclonic storms, flash floods, land- Also, solar radiation in India can CHENNAI, JULY 17 ers of renewable energy may have said Manu Srivastava, the slides and cloudburst in the year no longer be taken for granted. run into some unfavorable weath- Chairman of Rewa Ultra Mega ended March, Babul Supriyo, Over the last 6-8 months radiation Market to Airfares of Indian carri- e r. Solar, a joint venture between Junior Environment Minister has been lower by 4 per cent to 6 ers to several destina- Freak climatic conditions are state-owned Solar Energy Corp. ple solar power generation to 100 said earlier this month. per cent, hurting power genera- tions including the US damaging renewable energy proj- and the Madhya Pradesh gigawatts by 2022. India may fur- The World Bank-funded Rewa tion, said Vinay Rustagi, remain and are set to ects, threatening a business which government. The project has ther push it to 440 gigawatts of Ultra Mega Solar Power park Managing Director Bridge to come down after the survives on wafer-thin margins. installed capacity of 750 green power by 2030, the country received exceptionally heavy India Energy. opening up of air space A storm in Rajasthan, known for megawatts. said in its latest forecast this rains and winds on the night of India has been classified as one sideways by Pakistan. its deserts and sunny days, tore Extreme weather events seem to month. July 5 that flooded a nearby of the most vulnerable countries Air India, Indigo, through a solar park and blew have become the latest risk to The country has been witnessing drainage, submerging parts of to climate change and extreme Markets gained for the SpiceJet and Go Air are away modules of developers. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's a rise in unexpected weather project under water, according to weather events in several studies. third consecutive session expected to benefit from the adjoining Madhya Pradesh, a renewable energy goal to quadru- events. About 400 people were kill- the state government. — Bloomberg with both Sensex and the move. Their opera- Nifty ending in the posi- tional cost would come tive territory on down and the benefits Wednesday. are expected to be The Sensex gained 84 passed on to the cus- ■ Mahanadi, SECL, Northern and Central Coalfields eyed points to close at 39215, tomer. while the Nifty closed "The Jet Airways was SJM against govt 24.9 points or 0.21 per going through a crisis cent higher at 11,687.5. when Pakistan had clos- The broad market ed the air space in Febr- indices like the BSE Mid- uary. So it was a double- Coal India subsidiaries issuing foreign Cap and Small-Cap whammy for the avia- indices ended lower, tion sector. Between underperforming the then and now airfares frontline indices and the have gone up by 25 to 30 currency bonds market breadth was neg- per cent," said Kapil may be spun off & listed ative on both exchanges. Goswamy, MD, Big MANOJ KUMAR & Financials (including Breaks.com. DEBJIT CHAKRABORTY, unable to meet growing SWATI BHAT Banks) and Aviation According to Air RAJESH KUMAR SINGH & demand despite abundant NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, JULY 17 were back in favour. India, one-way opera- SIDDHARTHA SINGH resources. Coal India pro- Sectorally, the top gain- tional cost of flights to NEW DELHI, JULY 17 duced a record 607 million An influential Hindu ers were the BSE IT, the US might come metric tonnes in the last fis- nationalist group close to FMCG and Bankex, whi- down by Rs 20 lakh. The India may spin off units of cal year to March, falling Prime Minister Narendra le the top losers were flying time for flights to Coal India Ltd, the world's short by 22 per cent of a tar- Modi's ruling party has Auto, Oil and Gas, Tele- the US had increased by largest coal miner, into sep- get proposed in 2017. The demanded his government com and Power indices. 90 minutes after the air arate listed companies to goal has been revised a few review its plan to raise space was blocked. boost competition and times since then, but output money by selling foreign Technical View Flight operation costs to raise government funds, was still below a revised tar- currency bonds. Europe would also according to people with get. Meanwhile, imports of They say it is anti-patriot- "The sideways range reduce by Rs 5 lakh. knowledge of the matter. the fuel surged to a record ic as it could create long- movement continued in The state-run company over the same period. term risks for the economy, Ashwani Mahajan the market and the Nifty and the Coal Ministry are Shares in the miner potentially allowing rich closed slightly higher. A studying a proposal by the declined 1.2 per cent to Rs foreign nations and their capital as the location to small body positive can- Finance Ministry's Depart- 230.00 in Mumbai. Kolkata- financial institutions to dic- issue its first international dle was formed on ment of Investment & Sitharaman said on July 5, based Coal India has a mar- tate the country's policies. sovereign bonds. Wednesday with minor Renegotiation Public Asset Management setting a record target of Carving out ket cap of about $20.6 bil- "We can't allow this to hap- New Delhi has not so far upper and lower shadow. to list four of Coal India's raising Rs 1.05 lakh crore India mulls spinning off top four lion, with the government pen," declared Ashwani given any details about Technically, this pattern biggest production units, ($15 billion) in the current production units of Coal India holding almost 71 per cent Mahajan, the Co-convenor where they will be issued. indicates a choppy trend of PPAs to hit as well as its exploration fiscal year. Spinning off 200 m tonne of the company. of Swadeshi Jagran Manch Subhash Chandra Garg, with positive bias. The arm, said the people, who Coal India subsidiaries 150 India, the world's second- (SJM), the economic wing the top official at the key overhead resistance asked not to be named. The would also lead to greater 100 largest coal consumer after of the Rashtriya Finance Ministry, told of 11,650 (resistance as cash flows development is in an early competition in the domes- China, depends on Coal Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Indian business leaders last per the concept of stage and it was unclear tic coal market and 50 India for about 83 per cent The RSS was the key week that the overseas debt change in polarity) was RITWIK MUKHERJEE how long it may take, the improve corporate gover- 0 of the domestic production. founder of the ruling move was part of efforts to broken on the upside, but 1 2 3 4 5 67 KOLKATA, JULY 17 people added. nance, the people said. The miner has consistently Bharatiya Janata bring down real inter- still there is no convinc- Niti Aayog had in 2017 A spokesman at Coal India 1 . South Eastern 5. Western Coalfields fallen short of production Party and has peo- est rates for Indian ing upside breakout indi- 2. Mahanadi Coalfields 6. Eastern Coalfields "Going The Andhra Pradesh suggested spinning off Coal didn't respond to requests 3. Northern Coalfields 7. Bharat Coking Coal targets, while an over- ple it nurtured in firms, to help the cation as of now," said government's latest move India's subsidiaries into seeking comment, while 4. Central Coalfields 8. North Eastern Coalfields worked railway network top positions in overseas to economy grow Nagaraj Shetti, to renegotiate its agree- separate entities so that press officials at the Coal Unit-wise production for 2018-19 has hampered transport of the govern- borrow may mean faster. Technical Research ments to purchase solar each can develop its strate- and Finance Ministries Coal India Ltd. Source: Bloomberg the fuel. ment, includ- that the rupee depreci- "We will have Analyst, HDFC and wind power will gy and business model. declined to comment. The NITI Aayog proposal ing Modi him- ates at a faster rate and a very open Securities. affect generators' operat- Prime Minister Narendra The four units— ny's output, while consti- to bifurcate Coal India was self. it allows foreign govts attitude to wel- Mustafa Nadeem, CEO, ing cash flows and is like- Modi's government has Mahanadi Coalfields, tuting less than half of its dismissed at that time by Declaring that to demand tariff come foreign Epic Research said, "The ly to face strong chal- sought to sell some state South Eastern Coalfields, workforce. The fifth unit Coal Minister Piyush the SJM will reductions" investment and Nifty edged up for the lenges from RE opera- assets to raise funds, and Northern Coalfields and would be Central Mine Goyal, who said the plan campaign against savings because second consecutive day tors. Normally state- these divestments will con- Central Coalfields— Planning and Design doesn't reflect government the plan by conven- that is what would be and touched the mark of owned distribution com- tinue to remain a priority, account for more than Institute. policy. ing meetings of influen- required," he said. 11700 and was able to panies in the state delay Finance Minister Nirmala three-fourths of the compa- The coal giant has been — Bloomberg tial economists, Mahajan Garg said that the prob- close above its 10 Day payments to generators said: "We are confident that lem with relying so much SMA. This is a very good and that may eventually government will withdraw on domestic debt was that indication but the overall lead to a significant drop its decision on these bonds." the government tapped into breadth still looks weak in generators' operating "We must look at the expe- nearly 80 per cent of total as the overall cues are cash flows, the latest rience of countries that ha- savings in the economy, still mixed. The global report from Fitch Wipro feels heat of slowdown in BFSI ve taken loans from inter- leaving little for private cues have been negative Ratings has suggested. national markets to meet companies. As a result, as US markets are wor- Earlier this month, the FC BUREAU 38,172 crore during the June ities to drive business trans- their government deficit. those businesses are forced ried over lower interest state government had MUMBAI, JULY 17 quarter, while Infosys saw formation for our customers The experience of these to pay up to 12-13 per cent in rates while it may also formed a negotiation its topline rising 14 per cent Analysis by investing in our big bets," countries has been far from interest rates on bank hamper the earnings of committee to renegotiate IT major Wipro seems to be to Rs 21,803 crore. Wipro CEO and Executive good," he said, citing loans. banking space." wind and solar PPAs in having a slow start in the HCL Technologies, which and continue to invest in tal- Director Abidali Z Argentina and Turkey as The government has in "Nifty closed in the in the state, citing the high new financial year with the overtook Wipro to become ent and capabilities for the Neemuchwala said. examples. the past considered raising the positive territory in tariffs that state distribu- company reporting a the third largest Indian IT future," Wipro CFO Jatin Wipro's earnings per share Mahajan said going over- funds from overseas mar- the last trading session tion firms pay under the sequential drop of 3.8 per services company, is yet to Dalal said. for the June quarter was at seas to borrow may mean kets but those tasked with and with that it has contracts. cent in net profit from Rs announce its quarterly Wipro saw a sequential Rs 3.97 per share, up 12.5 per that the rupee currency determining the feasibility closed into positive terri- “We believe that the 2,483.5 crore in March 2019 results. drop of 3.8 per cent in net cent from the previous year. depreciates at a faster rate of such a plan have ended tory for the third consec- state government will quarter, while revenue Wipro seems to be feeling profit from Rs 2,483.5 crore The firm said it will com- and allows foreign govern- up recommending against utive day. The Index con- need to appeal to state dropped 1.9 per cent from Rs the heat of slowdown in in March 2019 quarter, while plete its Rs 10,500 crore buy- ments to demand tariff red- it. tinues to form higher regulators and then seek 15,006.3 crore in the previ- BFSI due to overall macro revenue dropped 1.9 per cent back proposal of up to 323.1 uctions. A Finance "Most of the debt is of do- tops and higher bottoms consent from the courts ous quarter. environment especially in from Rs 15,006.3 crore in the million shares (at Rs 325 Ministry spokesman declin- mestic origin, insulating on the daily charts which to overturn the existing Wipro's topline numbers the revenue from Europe, previous quarter. apiece) after receiving ed to comment for this story. the debt portfolio from cur- is quite positive. Now, on PPAs. The attempt to lag behind those of larger which degrew both sequen- "Our efforts on client min- approval from the Sebi. Speaking at a business rency risk," former the lower side, there is a renegotiate or cancel rivals TCS and Infosys that tially and year-on-year at 2 ing have resulted in an addi- BFSI business, which con- summit in London, British Finance Minister, Arun good support at 11600 lev- PPAs previously appr- announced their first quar- per cent. tion of three customers in tributed 32 percent to total Prime Minister Theresa Jaitley, wrote in a paper on els and till those levels oved by state regulators ter performance last week. "We had a slower start to more than $100 million IT services, fell 1.4 per cent May expressed hope that public debt in February are held it is expected to is likely to face legal TCS logged a revenue the year, we however remain bucket. We will continue to sequentially to Rs 4,539.5 the Indian government last year. bounce till 11750 levels," challenge from renew- growth of 11.4 per cent to Rs focused on our operations build differentiated capabil- crore in the June quarter. would choose the British — Reuters said Jay Thakkar, CMT able operators and the Head Technical and central government,” the Derivatives Research - Fitch report said. AVP Equity Research, Anand Rathi Shares and PERFORMANCE STREET Yes Bank: Slippages to remain elevated Stock Brokers. Market View FALAKNAAZ SYED the slippages elevated. The ments in companies of two UMC teams up Mindtree net falls to `92.7 cr MUMBAI, JULY 17 Bank will require to raise financial services groups. Currently the Nifty New Delhi, July 17: many uncertainties, refle- capital they said. Analysis Gross non-performing trades with a resistance Mindtree on Wednesday cting the unique strengt- Private lender Yes Bank on The private lender had assets for the quarter spiked of 11740 and if it cross with Orah & posted a 41.4 per cent hs of Mindtree. This qua- Wednesday reported a 91 reported a profit of Rs 1,260 to 5.01 per cent against 3.22 that level then it may decline in consolidated rter saw us achieve an all- per cent drop in net profit crore in the same quarter March quarter and 3.3 per per cent in the March quar- trigger a long trade bull- net profit to Rs 92.7 crore time high contract closur- on a yearly basis at Rs 114 last year. cent in the year-ago period. ter and 1.31 per cent in the ish trade. "We believe the Sangee BioChem for the June quarter, but es which sets the pace for crore for the three months Net interest income dur- Total provisions came in year-ago period. The Bank Index is in a structural exuded confidence in del- the rest of the year," ended June 30, 2019 due to ing the quarter grew 2.8 per at Rs 1,784.1 crore, up three said it reported gross slip- uptrend with meaningful FC BUREAU ivering "above-industry Mindtree Chief Executive high gross slippages of Rs cent year on year to Rs 2,281 times over Rs 625.70 crore pages at Rs 6,232 crore. "Net dips providing a good KOLKATA, JULY 17 growth rates" in 2019-20. Officer and Managing 6,232 crore, lower other crore with muted loan of made in the same quarter corporate slippages were buying opportunity for The company had regis- Director Rostow Ravanan income and a one-off 10.1 per cent. However on a last year. The bank had entirely from the accounts minimum target of 12100 Dubai-based UMC has tered a net profit of Rs said in a statement. impact from mark to mar- sequential basis, NII and made Rs 3,661.70 crore pro- classified as BB and below at on the Index. Private teamed up with Orah 158.2 crore in the corre- Earlier this month, L&T ket provisions of Rs 1,109 loan book degrew 9 per cent visions in the March quar- end of Q4FY19." banks and Cement stocks from Mumbai and sponding period of the was classified as the new crore. The Bank's asset and 2.2 per cent in Q1. The ter. PCR was unchanged at "This was a 'quarter of trade with a positive bias Sangee BioChem from previous financial year. promoter of the IT firm quality continued to sur- interest reversal of Rs 223 43.1 per cent in Q1FY20 com- consolidation' in which the while Metal and Auto to bring to the mar- Mindtree's revenues after it acquired 60.06 per prise negatively. crore on account of fresh sl- pared to Q4FY19. The bank bank has demonstrated stocks trade near critical kets around the world rose 11.9 per cent to Rs cent stake. According to analysts, the ippages during the quarter said net provisions at Rs strong resilience in rev- support levels," said some unique, innovative 1,834.2 crore as compared At Mindtree's AGM on pool of BB and below rated impacted net interest inc- 1,784 crore for June quarter enues and asset quality. We Sahaj Agrawal, Head of products, promising to with Rs 1,639.5 crore in Tuesday, L&T addressed portfolio remains as high as ome. Consequently the NIM included one-off impact of believe that earnings trajec- Derivatives, Kotak touch industries, that the year-ago period. the shareholders of the IT Rs 29,000 crore and over Rs contracted to 2.8 per cent in Rs 1,109 crore of investment tory should strengthen sig- Securities. affect the daily life-style "We have delivered sta- firm for the first time 7,000 crore of watch list quarter ended June 2019 MTM provision led by rat- nificantly from hereon," the — Ashwin J. Punnen of majority of the popu- ble results in the face of since the takeover. portfolio is likely to keep against 3.1 per cent in the ing downgrades of invest- bank's management said. lation - young and old, everywhere. They have also applied for global patents to protect IP for Dhanlaxmi Bank Q1 net up these unique products. Consider Ecorich VFW, New Delhi, July 17: bank continued to wit- Premji helps create newest tech unicorn as starter. "Imagine a sit- Dhanlaxmi Bank on ness pressure with gross uation where one can use Wednesday reported a net non-performing assets SARITHA RAI PremjiInvest, the fund managed by ing and providing online software. as much pesticide and profit of Rs 19.84 crore for (NPAs) remaining higher BANGALORE, JULY 17 the family office of Indian tech bil- Icertis said it now helps customers insecticide as is required the first quarter ended at 7.61 per cent of gross lionaire Premji. Existing investors worldwide manage over 5.7 million and then once the fruit or June 30 of the current advances at end of June Billionaire Azim Premji has helped including B Capital Group, Eight contracts, from supply chain and pr- leaf is harvested, remove financial year. 2019. Gross NPAs were create India's latest tech unicorn: a Roads Ventures and Cross Creek ocurement deals to employee agree- most of the objectionable The bank had posted a 8.94 per cent at the end of fast-rising software startup that Advisors participated. With this, ments and nondisclosure pacts, that stuff on the surface com- net loss of Rs 45 crore in June 2018 and at 7.47 per symbolizes the growing investor Icertis has raised over $211 million. have a total value of more than $1 pletely using a non-toxic the same period of 2018- cent at March-end 2019. interest in the Asian nation's enter- The enterprise software segment trillion. "As contracts get converted and completely safe 19. Total income was Net NPAs or bad loans prise technology space. is heating up as investors from Tiger from static documents to digital water based product. nearly flat at Rs 256.75 were at 2.35 per cent of Icertis, which competes with SAP Global Management to Sequoia and assets for the first time in history, Sounds hyperbole? - Not crore during April-June net advances, down from SE and Oracle Corp. to help busi- Azim Premji Accel scour the industry for India's every dollar in or out is governed by really. Ecorich VFW 2019-20, the bank said in a 3.79 per cent a year ago. It nesses manage contracts in the next startup giants. Many are expec- a contract, putting them at the heart actually does that," said regulatory filing. stood at 2.41 per cent by cloud, has raised $115 million, pro- The advanced-stage funding round ted to be business- rather than cons- of every enterprise," said Samir Vinay Paranjpe, Director, On the asset front, the the end of March 2019. pelling it to unicorn status as in Bellevue, Washington and Pune, umer-focused, as the country's talent Bodas, Icertis's Co-Founder and UMC, UAE. investors flock to enterprise soft- India-based Icertis was co-led by pool shifts from IT outsourcing serv- Chief Executive Officer. —PTI ware makers. Greycroft Partners LLC and ices for global clients toward design- — Bloomberg new contestants PAGE CTA will allow sex tech startups to compete for CES awards as part of the health and Technomics 13 wellness category on a one-year trial basis DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD SHORT TAKES Musk’s Neuralink plans brain reading threads ■ New tech could allow doctors to implant devices in paralysed humans, which let them operate computer euralink, Tesla threads, Neuralink’s other  The threads will created better interface people with brain Neuralink is promising — fame Elon Musk’s big advance is a machine between brain and machines to help implants have also meaning less data from the Nsecretive company, that automatically embeds brought objects into focus brain is being picked up — said it has developed new them. paralysed humans. and moved robotic arms in it’s also stiffer than flexible “threads,” which Musk gave a big presen- labs, as part of scientific Neuralink’s threads. are less likely to damage tation of Neuralink’s  They will also create the possibility research. That’s a problem for long- the brain than the materi- research on Tuesday of transferring a higher volume of data The system Nagle and term functionality: the als currently used in night, though he said that to brain. others have used is called brain shifts in the skull brain-machine interfaces. it wasn’t simply for hype. BrainGate and was devel- but the needles of the The company has been “The main reason for  The threads are 4 to 6 µm in width, oped initially at Brown array don’t, leading to MILITARY LIKE working on to develop doing this presentation is which makes them considerably University. damage. The thin poly- brain-machine interfaces recruiting,” Musk said, thinner than a human hair. “Neuralink didn’t come mers Neuralink is using PHONE FOR for quite sometime. The asking people to go apply out of nowhere, there’s a may solve that problem. goal is to eventually begin to work there. long history of academic However, Neuralink’s `21,000 implanting devices in Max Hodak, president of “A monkey has been able to control a research here,” Hodak technology is more diffi- paralysed humans, allow- Neuralink, also came on computer with its brain.” said at the presentation on cult to implant than the Doogee, a chinese smartphone ing them to control phones stage and admitted that he Tuesday. “We’re, in the Utah Array, precisely maker is soon to introduce its or computers. wasn’t originally sure — ELON MUSK greatest sense, building on because it’s so flexible. To latest offering, the Doogee S90 These threads also create “this technology was a the shoulders of giants.” combat that problem, the Pro, a powerful smartphone the possibility of transfer- good idea,” but that Musk However, none of the exist- company has developed ”a that can not only deliver in ring a higher volume of convinced him it would be human patient by the end brains,” Musk said. that brain. ing technologies fit neurosurgical robot capa- terms of performance but also data, according to a white possible. of next year,” Musk said. “Ultimately” he wants “to The first paralysed per- Neuralink’s goal of direct- ble of inserting six survive extreme conditions. paper credited to Elon In the future, scientists During a Q&A at the end achieve a symbiosis with son to receive a brain ly reading neural spikes in threads (192 electrodes) To begin with, the Doogee Musk and Neuralink. from Neuralink hope to of the presentation, Musk artificial intelligence.” implant that allowed him a minimally invasive way. per minute automatically,” S90 Pro presents you with two The abstract notes that use a laser beam to get revealed results that the And that even in a to control a computer cur- The system presented according to the white Ingress Protection IP ratings, the system could include through the skull, rather rest of the team hadn’t “benign scenario,” hum- sor was Matthew Nagle. In today, if it’s functional, paper. In photos, it looks IP-68 and IP-69K, and comes “as many as 3,072 elec- than drilling holes, they realised he would: “A mon- ans would be “left behind.” 2006, Nagle, who had a may be a substantial something like a cross with US military grade trodes per array distrib- said in interviews with key has been able to con- Hence, he wants to create spinal cord injury, played advance over older tech- between a microscope and designed hardware. uted across 96 threads.” The New York Times. trol a computer with its technology that allows a Pong using only his mind; nology. BrainGate relied a sewing machine. It also The IP-68 rating means the The threads are 4 to 6 μm Early experiments will be brain.” “merging with AI.” He the basic movement on the Utah Array, a series avoids blood vessels, smartphone can survive in in width, which makes done with neuroscientists “It’s not going to be sud- later added “we are a brain required took him only of stiff needles that allows which may lead to less of water upto depths of 1.5 them considerably thinner at Stanford University, denly Neuralink will have in a vat, and that vat is our four days to master, he told for up to 128 electrode an inflammatory response meters, and the company than a human hair. In according to that report. this neural lace and start skull,” and so the goal is to The New York Times. channels. Not only is that in the brain, the paper claims that due to the sturdy addition to developing the “We hope to have this in a taking over people’s read neural spikes from Since then, paralySed fewer channels than says. — Agencies and rugged build, the Doogee S9 pro can stay underwater for up to two weeks and still sur- vive. The IP-69 rating means NEW EMOJIS FOR YOUR HANDSETS SOON that apart from the water, the FACEAPP HAS phone can also survive in high Vibration-powered Apple and Google have unveiled dozens of temperatures and high pres- new emojis, which include animals like a GONE VIRAL sures. The phone also comes with the MIL-STD-810G rating, flamingo, orangutan and sloth, as well as YET AGAIN which basically means the robots to turn docs foods such as waffles, falafel and garlic. device is as sturdy as any FaceApp has gone viral equipment with same rating.  The companies are again after first doing so ■ If the technology advances further, tiny also planning to two years ago or so. The introduce new emoji effect has gotten better robot could get into the body to fix health but these apps, like depicting couples many other one off viral ave you ever thou- with a variety of skin apps, tend to come and ght that robots co- tones. There will also go in waves driven by Huld get into your be gender-neutral influencer networks or body to fix health prob- paid promotion. We first lems within? This would characters. covered this particular be possible — perhaps AI photo editor from a sometime in future — if  In addition, Apple and Google will team of Russian devel- the efforts of researchers opers about two years at Georgia Tech succeed. launch disability-themed emoji, including ago. The researchers have a new guide dog, wheelchairs and ears It has gone viral again developed minuscule with hearing aids. Apple also unveiled now due to some fea- “bristle-bots” that move prosthetic arm and leg emoji. tures that allow you to ASUS PHONE by tapping vibration from edit a person’s face to a variety of sources, make it appear older or SET TO HAVE whether it’s ultrasound or  Android Q, Google’s next version of its younger. You may a nearby speaker. The mobile operating system, will add 65 new remember at one point it SNAPDRAGON trick was to mate a tiny Tiny robot developed by Georgia Tech researchers emoji. The Q beta program is currently had an issue because it piezoelectric actuator to a available for certain devices. Apple will enabled what amounted The ASUS ROG Phone 2 is all 3D-printed polymer body to digital blackface by set to launch on July 23 and whose bristle-like legs are add 59 new emoji designs this fall as changing a person from before its official launch, angled to move in specific Drones too could part of a software update for iPhone, one ethnicity to another. images of the phone have been directions in a resonant iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. In this current wave of leaked online. This gaming response to vibrations. virality, some new ques- genius is also the first one to The bots are only 2mm tions are floating about incorporate Qualcomm’s long and weigh just 5mg, wield firearms now FaceApp. The first is Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset but they can move rela- whether it uploads your giving better GPU perform- tively briskly at about 8 ou can now easily Tango R/C remote, which camera roll in the back- ance and slightly better clock mm per second. They are build a flying flame- — checks notes — could Google bans yet another ground. We found no evi- speeds than the standard 855. flexible too. The actuators Ythrower yourself. easily add another $2,600 dence of this and nei- Qualcomm has already con- are made out of lead zir- You’re looking at a func- to the cost. (You can also ther did security firmed a 15 per cent improve- conate titanate that can tional flamethrower attac- see a GoPro-like camera researcher and ment in graphical perform- turn voltage into vibra- hment — the Throwflame on top.) The company says Chinese app for forced ads Guardian App CEO Will ance on the new 800 series tion for movement, or the TF-19 Wasp — for commer- it’s also offering custom- Strafach or researcher Snapdragon chip, which reverse if they need to cial-grade heavy lift built turnkey drones, New York, July 17: by BuzzFeed following an remove BeiTaAd, but Baptiste Robert. makes the ROG Phone 2 best power sensors. drones that can hit targets though, ranging from Google has banned yet investigation from BuzzFeed and Lookout The second is how it in the gaming industry. The Georgia Tech’s existing up to 25 feet away, with a $1,000 to $10,000 and up, another Chinese develop- Lookout that showed hun- subsequently discovered allows you to pick pho- 855 Plus chipset also offers a design wouldn’t be much one-gallon fuel tank that depending on how far and er from the Playstore for dreds of CooTek apps that many of the updated tos without giving photo small VR and AR-focused useful in its current form. can produce a stream of fast it needs to fly and violating its advertising using an invasive adware apps — which Google access to the app. upgrade. It can only move in one fire for 100 seconds. what kind of image you policies. plugin called BeiTaAd. accepted into the Play As the launch date is nearing direction, and there isn’t a The flamethrower would expect it to beam home. CooTek, which is listed This plugin reportedly Store — contained sepa- by, there’s still not a lot of payload. If the technology cost $1,499. Apart from Why would you genuine- on the NYSE and is proba- sent aggressive ads to rate code that enabled the information available on the continues to advance, tho- this, you need to shell for ly need such a thing? Well, bly best known for its users even when the same ads. “There was not SONY UNVEILS device but with recently ugh, you could see unin- the drone too. there was that one exam- TouchPal keyboard repla- phone or the app wasn’t in any re-engagement on the leaked images we can confirm trusive bots that could fix Throwflame’s video fea- ple where a flamethrower cement, will no longer use, which Lookout resea- ad activity pointed out by MIRRORLESS the phone looks similar to the health problems from tures include a DJI S1000 drone was used to clear have access to Google’s ad rcher Kristina Balaam Lookout on any of the ver- original ROG Phone sporting within, or achieve simpler drone with an A2 flight power lines in China and platforms and has had said could “render the sions which we updated,” stereo speakers flanking the feats like tracking envi- controller, 6S 16,000mAh it can be used for con- dozens of apps removed. phones nearly unusable.” CooTek spokesperson CAMERA 120Hz display. ronmental conditions. LiPo battery and a TBS trolled grass burns, etc. The news was reported CooTek said it would Mina Luo told BuzzFeed. Having seen what its competitors have offered up with the EOS R and Z6 / Z7 respectively, Sony announced the A7R IV, its latest and most advanced full- FB faces US Congress wall for cryptocurrency frame mirrorless cam- era yet. Sony says it delivers “medium-for- ■ Congressmen criticise Facebook for trying to play with people’s hard earned money mat image quality” with the help of a new 61- Washington, July 17: US long period of time,” megapixel sensor. Democratic and Republ-  Facebook is  Facebook was already facing a Marcus said when asked This camera’s prede- ican lawmakers said on fighting to get backlash over mishandling user data whether consumers could cessor, the A7R III, fea- Tuesday that Facebook Washington and not doing enough to prevent trust Facebook not to tures a 42.4-megapixel Inc’s track record of what Russian interference in the 2016 US share their payment infor- sensor, so you can see SAMSUNG they described as untrust- onside after it mation. that Sony has made worthiness should stand shocked regula- presidential election. The social media compa- some strides in how far GALAXY TO HAVE in the way of it launching tors and law- ny has pledged that its it can push resolution.  David Marcus, who heads the a digital currency, labeling makers with its payments subsidiary Naturally, Sony says the project, tried to assuage concerns by 108MP CAMERA the plan “delusional” and announcement called Calibra will only new sensor enables an “crazy” at a Senate hear-  Since then Facebook has promising that Facebook will not share customer data with extraordinary level of on June 18 that Samsung’s launch for the ing. faced criticism from policy- begin offering Libra until regulatory Facebook and external detail even when you Galaxy Note 10 series is mere- Facebook is fighting to it was hoping to third parties if it has con- zoom far into your makers from across the world issues are addressed. ly a few weeks away, with most get Washington onside launch a cryp- who fear widespread adoption sent, or in “limited cases,” images. The A7R Mark of the details of the phone after it shocked regulators tocurrency  The social media company tried to where it is necessary. IV will be released in already available to the public and lawmakers with its of the digital currency by Face- Critics have expressed September for $3,500. via leaks. A source from the announcement on June 18 called Libra in book’s 2.38 billion users could keep the project under wraps even anger that the company Do most people need 61 Korean brand, likely the same that it was hoping to 2020. upend the financial system. internally. would advance such a megapixels worth of one who opened the doors for launch a cryptocurrency potentially groundbreak- image data? No. said leaks to surface online, called Libra in 2020. Facebook has demonstrated through scandal after scandal that it doesn’t deserve our ing project so far without Definitely not. But the has now hinted at new fea- Since then the social extensive input from poli- pro users who crave tures on future Galaxy smart- media company has faced trust. We’d be crazy to give them a chance to let them experiment with people’s bank cymakers, especially when more and more resolu- phones. criticism from policymak- accounts.’ — SHERROD BROWN, US DEMOCRATIC SENATOR the company was already tion to work with will be A tweet by the handle ‘Ice ers and financial watch- in the spotlight over priva- drawn to Sony’s new Universe’ shared says that the dogs at home and abroad cy issues. camera. Going any high- Galaxy Note 10 will be the last who fear widespread adop- experiment with people’s presidential election. said Republican Senator due to testify before the Facebook allocated a er basically requires phone to feature the 1.4 tion of the digital curren- bank accounts.” David Marcus, the com- Martha McSally. “Instead House Financial Services small fraction of its vast buying into a medium- micropixel sensor, further cy by Facebook’s 2.38 bil- Brown added during pany’s top executive over- of cleaning up your house Committee on Wednesday, workforce to work on the format system. The A7R adding that the newer lion users could upend the questioning that he seeing the project, testi- you are launching into a told lawmakers. project, Kevin Weil, who IV has 15 stops of Samsung devices will have a financial system. thought it was “delusion- fied on issues ranging new business model.” Lawmakers raised a runs product for the Libra dynamic range, five-axis ‘new beginning’. “Facebook has demon- al” to think individuals from how Libra could Marcus, who was presi- range of concerns, includ- initiative, told Reuters on image stabilization, and In another, later tweet, Ice strated through scandal would trust the social affect global monetary pol- dent of PayPal from 2012 ing about how the compa- June 18. burst shooting at 10 fps Universe mentions that the after scandal that it does- media company with their icy to how customer data to 2014, tried to assuage ny plans to prevent money One former employee (with continuous AF / next Galaxy device by n’t deserve our trust,” US “hard-earned” money. will be handled. concerns by promising laundering, how con- told Reuters the company AE for every shot), Samsung will feature a 10x Democratic senator Before announcing its He received a frosty wel- that Facebook will not sumers’ data and funds tried to keep the project according to Sony. Even Optical Zoom and a 108MP Sherrod Brown, the rank- Libra plans, Facebook was come from Democratic begin offering Libra until will be protected and how under wraps even inter- when you drop it into an camera sensor. The current ing member of the Senate already facing a backlash lawmakers and several regulatory issues are the Geneva-based associa- nally. Staff who were not APS-C crop mode, it’ll limit on the biggest sensors on Banking Committee, said over mishandling user Republicans, who shared addressed. tion created to run the sys- involved knew little about capture 26 megapixels, phone cameras stand at 48MPs in his opening remarks. data and not doing enough many of the same con- “We know we need to tem will be regulated. it, not even that it was on par in pixel density and manufacturers are being “We’d be crazy to give to prevent Russian inter- cerns. take the time to get this “I know we have to earn operating under the name with something like the handed 64MP sensors as well. them a chance to let them ference in the 2016 US “I don’t trust you guys,” right,” Marcus, who is also people’s trust for a very Libra. — Reuters Fujifilm X-T3. Back in business PAGE Ravel Morrison, former Manchester United player, is back in the Premier League after Games 14 signing for promoted team Sheffield United DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD FAR FROM FINISHED Riquna Williams The goal is one. #Tokyo2020. Keep ■ Sprinter Dutee vows to fight society, rivals fingers crossed. New Delhi, July 17: Ace tion timing is 11.24, which — Anita Wlodarczyk, Polish sprinter Dutee Chand is higher than the 2017 Olympic hammer champion, posted Wednesday declared that standard of 11.26, while in Instagram while announcing her she is not finished yet and the Tokyo Olympics 100m withdrawal from this year’s World the gold she won at the qualifying time is 11.15 Championship World University Games which is a much tougher last week would spur her task. Dutee ran her sea- to achieve more despite son’s best of 11.26 during SHORT the negative vibes from the Asian Championships Violent Riquna is TAKES some quarters after her in Doha in April and she recent admission of same- will have to at least repeat 25k registrations sex relationship. it in less than next two The 23-year-old Dutee months’ time. out for 10 games for City marathon became the first Indian “I have not qualified for woman track and field ath- either the World New York, July 17: Los ● The Los Angeles DC CORRESPONDENT lete to clinch a gold medal Championships or the Angeles Sparks guard guard has been HYDERABAD, JULY 17 in the World Universiade Olympics and the qualify- Riquna Williams was sus- after she won the 100m ing timings have been pended without pay by the suspended without More than 25,000 registrations dash event in Napoli, Italy made more difficult this WNBA on Wednesday for pay for 10 games. have been recieved for the 9th on July 9. time. I have asked the AFI 10 games — nearly a third The suspension edition of the Hyderabad Dutee said the gold was (Athletics Federation of of the season — for a surpasses the seven Marathon scheduled to be held an answer to her critics, India) to arrange for some domestic violence inci- on August 24 and 25. who had written her off meets in Asia or Europe so dent. games given to As many as 1,632 entries have after her admission of that I can qualify for the Williams was arrested on Brittney Griner and been received for the Full same-sex relationship. World Championships,” April 29 and charged with Glory Johnson in Marathon category, 5,052 for “Many people have com- she added. two felony counts, one 2015. Half Marathon, 9,204 for the 10k mented in bad languages. The AFI, on its part, said involving the assault of an Run and the rest for the 5k cate- They said that Dutee is it's trying to give Dutee individual with whom she ● Riquna was gory. now focussed on her per- two or three meets in Asia was in a relationship and arrested in April and The Marathon — conducted by sonal life and her athletics or Europe so that she can the other involving a charged with two the Hyderabad Runners Society career will be over. I want- try and qualify for the threat to another person and Bharti Airtel along with sup- ed to let them know that I World Championships. with a firearm. Her crimi- felony counts. WNBA port of the Telangana am not finished yet,” she The World Championships nal case is ongoing. conducted its own Government — supports multiple said. qualification period ends The WNBA conducted its investigation and charitable organsations and “Just like any other on September 6. “Dutee own investigation and con- consulted with a urges people all over to pur- human being is concerned and her coach (N Ramesh) sulted with a panel of chase a charity bib, donate, run about his or her personal have requested for some experts in the field of panel of experts in and make a difference. In a bid life, I also need to think meets and we are trying to domestic violence. Among the field of domestic to raise more money for Charity, about my personal life. arrange two or three races other factors, the league violence. registrations via the charity por- That is why I came out and in either Asia or Europe. said it took into account tal will be open till July 22, the made everybody know Dutee Chand She should get them,” AFI the nature and seriousness should have awaited its organisers said. Further details about my relationship Communication Manager of the allegations, includ- completion before taking can be had on www.airtelhyder- (with a girl of her village). Divesh Bhal said. ing the involvement of a any action,” said Terri abadmarathon.com. “But that does not mean “Even otherwise, Dutee gun. The WNBA also will Jackson, executive direc- that I will neglect my ath- history-scripting gold in Tokyo. Dutee, who holds she said. may get to run in the require Williams to partic- tor of the union. letics career. I have done the World Universiade as the 100m national record “I am overwhelmed by World Championships just ipate in counseling. “Riquna has not had a Cameroon sack (admitted the same-sex the “highlight” of her of 11.24 seconds, will have the congratulatory mes- like in the 2017 edition “As an organisation, we fair opportunity to fully relationship) what I career but wants to keep to be at her best if she is to sages from so many people when she got the quota abhor violence of any kind defend herself. We are coach Seedorf thought was needed and her feet rooted to focus on qualify for the September including such important place after the total num- and specifically take immediately filing a griev- now I am focussing on my the “tougher” tasks of 27-October 6 World people. But I am not going ber of qualified athletes domestic violence allega- ance and will seek the arbi- Paris: The Cameroon Football athletics more than even qualifying for the World Championships. to be carried away by this did not reach the stipulat- tions very seriously,” the trator’s review,” said Federation sacked coach before,” she added. Championships and “The 100m gold was my (historic 100m gold at ed number for the event,” Sparks said in a statement. Jackson Clarence Seedorf and assistant After winning the yellow Olympics. first at World level, it is my World Universiade) and I he added. “We will provide whatever The suspension, which Patrick Kluivert on Wednesday, metal at the World She is yet to qualify for career highlight so far. But have to focus on the impor- “Olympics is the ulti- resources we are allowed surpassed the seven games the pair paying the price for the Universiade, she had also both the World it is a tough road ahead. tant events ahead,” said mate target and I could not to help Riquna learn and given to Brittney Griner defending champions’ last 16 exit tweeted: “Pull me down, I Championships, to be held My target is to qualify for the Odisha runner. do well in 2016. So I want to grow from this unfortu- and Glory Johnson in 2015 at the Cup of Nations. will come back stronger!” in Doha later this year, and the World Championships The World do better in 2020,” Dutee nate situation,” Sparks for their domestic violence Cameroon crashed out 3-2 to Dutee also described her next year’s Olympics in and then the Olympics,” Championships qualifica- said. — PTI added. arrests, will begin Friday. Nigeria last Saturday, an exit the The union said they It’s not the longest in federation described as “prema- would file a grievance on league history: The WNBA ture” in its statement. Williams’ behalf. dismissed Rhonda Mapp, Former Dutch international “We are disappointed who also played for Los Seedorf won just three of nine ANA MARCELA with the league’s actions. Angeles, in 2003 for violat- competitive games after taking There is an ongoing crimi- ing its drug policy. Mapp over the Indomitable Lions Sindhu, Srikanth advance nal proceeding and in fair- never returned after being alongside Kluivert last August. CLINCHES 5K ness to the player, the suspended by the league The federation are now hunting Jakarta, July 17: Top league could have and for two years. —AP for a manager to prepare the Indian shuttlers P.V. P. V. Sindhu WORLDS GOLD national side for the 2021 Africa Sindhu and Kidambi Cup of Nations which they are Srikanth made impressive Gwangju (China), July hosting. starts to their campaign, 17: Ana Marcela Cunha With a haul of four Champions progressing to the second improved on her already League wins, five national titles round of the Indonesia impressive career in open- Bodily harm puts and a host of individuals awards, Open with contrasting water swimming at the Seedorf, a former AC Milan and wins at the BWF World world championships with Real Madrid midfielder enjoyed a Tour Super 1000 tourna- a win in the 5-kilometer decorated career on the pitch. ment here Wednesday. race on Wednesday. Barton in trouble But his transition into manage- Rejuvenated after a It was the 27-year-old ment has come with a steep month-long break from a Brazilian’s fourth gold London, July 17: learning curve. — AFP hectic BWF schedule, and 10th medal overall at Fleetwood manager Joey Sindhu and Srikanth pre- the world championships Barton was charged with vailed over Japanese shut- since 2011. actual bodily harm on PSG sign Diallo tlers Aya Ohori and Kenta Cunha, who was consis- Wednesday following an Nishimoto in women’s and tently in the top 10 alleged incident during a from Dortmund men’s singles respectively. throughout the race, third tier match at Fifth seed Sindhu, who is pulled away in the final Barnsley in April. Paris: Paris Saint-Germain have looking for her first title of 300 meters to finish in 57 Former Manchester City signed France under-21 interna- the season, staved off a minutes, 56.00 seconds, a and Marseille midfielder tional defender Abdou Diallo challenge from Ohori with second ahead of Aurelie Barton has “emphatically from Borussia Dortmund on a a 11-21 21-15 21-15 win, Muller of France. There denied” accusations that five-year deal, the French cham- while eighth seed was a tie for the bronze he confronted Barnsley pions announced on Wednesday. Srikanth, who had entered medal: American Hannah manager Daniel Stendel in ● Former A German magazine reported the finals at India Open Moore and Leonie Beck of the Oakwell tunnel. PSG had paid 32 million euros this year, beat Nishimoto Germany both finished in In a statement, South Manchester City and ($35.9 million) plus a further two 21-14 21-13 in 38 minutes. 57:58, two seconds behind Yorkshire Police said: “A Marseille midfielder million euros in bonuses for the While Sindhu extended Cunha in the non-Olympic man has been charged fol- Barton has 23-year-old centre-back. her stranglehold over event. lowing an incident at emphatically denied Diallo, who would have played Ohori with seventh Defending 5-kilometer Barnsley Football Club in for France at last month’s under- straight victory, it was world champion Ashley April 2019. accusations that he 21 European Championship but Srikanth’s fifth win over Subhankar, Rituparna in Twichell of the U.S. placed “Joseph Barton, 36, of confronted Barnsley for an injury, has spent the last Nishimoto, who had seventh. Fox Bank Close, Widnes, manager Daniel two seasons in Germany, joining defeated the Indian only Cunha has won the 25- has been charged with Stendel in the Dortmund after a year at Mainz. once in their six meetings. kilometer race three times actual bodily harm con- Oakwell tunnel. Prior to that he started his While World No. 5 Russian Open pre-quarters at the worlds, but this was trary to section 47 assault career at Monaco and played five Sindhu will face either her first gold at the 5-kilo- and has been bailed to times in the principality club’s Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt Vladivostok (Russia), In the men’s singles Subhankar will face meter distance. Her previ- appear before Barnsley The force launched an run to the Ligue 1 title in 2017. or Hong Kong’s Yip Pui July 17: Five Indian shut- event, Subhankar, who Japan’s Kodai Naraoka, ous best finishes over five Magistrates Court on investigation into the Diallo is PSG’s fifth summer Yin next, World No 9 tlers, including top seed had won the SaarLorLux Siril meets Slovenia’s kilometers were bronze Wednesday 9 October 2019. alleged incident in which signing. — AFP Srikanth meets the winner Subhankar Dey and for- Open last year, defeated Miha Ivanic and Rahul medals at Barcelona in “On Saturday 13 April Barton is said to have con- of the clash between mer national champion England’s Hin Shun Wong will play sixth seed Pablo 2013 and at Budapest in 2019, a man was left with fronted Stendel. France’s Brice Leverdez Rituparna Das advanced 21-10 21-6, Siril Verma saw Abian of Spain. 2017. facial injuries after an inci- Barton, who has a history and Hong Kong’s Ng Ka to the pre-quarterfinals of off Sergey Sirant 21-15 12- In women’s singles, On Sunday, Cunha fin- dent in the club tunnel of clashes on and off the SIMMONS Long Angus. their respective singles 21 21-11 and Rahul Yadav Rituparna had a comfort- ished fifth in the 10-kilo- around 5pm, following the field, was subsequently H.S. Prannoy and B. Sai competition at the Russian Chittaboina defeated able, 21-12 21-8, win meter race to earn a Tokyo conclusion of Barnsley’s arrested on suspicion of Praneeth bowed out of the Open BWF Tour Super 100 Russian Anton Ivanov 21-5 against Singapore’s Chua Olympics berth for 2020. match against Fleetwood racially aggravated SNUBS OZ singles event. — PTI here Wednesday. 21-9 in another match. Hui Zhen Grace. — PTI —AP Town,” the statement read. offences. — AFP CUP SQUAD

Melbourne: Ben Simmons’ new contract extension with the Bhagath, Mickil, Mohul, Vaishnav hit centuries Philadelphia 76ers came with bad news for Australian basket- ball fans: The Melbourne-born ■ Shravan, Ashish, Akash come good with the ball in HCA’s top division league matches NBA All-star won’t play for the Boomers at the World Cup. DC CORRESPONDENT wickets while conceding a N Anirudh Reddy 72, K ■ MP Colts 399/4 in 90 overs Hours after Simmons and the HYDERABAD JULY 17 miserly 14 runs as India Sumanth 53, N Suya Teja 43, (Mickil Jaiswal batting 142 — 76ers agreed to a $170 million, Cements cracked against Divesh Singh 4/41) vs Sporting 191b, 17x4, 2x6, A. Vaishnav XI 38/1 in 14 overs. Reddy 113 — 118b, 16x4, 2x6, five-year contract extension on Bhagath Varma, Mickil his spell to be all out for a ■ Tuesday, Simmons said he pre- Jaiswal, Mohul Bhowmick paltry 82. SCRSA 151 in 51.2 overs (L Akash A 63, Sireesh Goud bat- ferred to spend time with his and A. Vaishnav Reddy Bhagath Varma from R. Hemant Singh 69, Hitesh Yadav ting 39, Alim 3/116) vs 3/46, Amol Shinde 4/47) vs Continental. new teammates in September were the fab four batsmen Dayanand made 159 off 208 Andhra Bank 130/6 in 36 overs ■ Enconse 259/7 in 85 overs instead of travelling to China to on top of their game,s scor- balls with 17 boundaries Bhagath Varma Mickil Jaiswal Mohul Bhowmick Vaishnav Reddy Akash Bhandari (Amol Shinde 35 batting) (Saivrath 32, Junaid Ali 52, participate in the the World ing centuries, while M. S. and five sixes to his credit ■ 208b, 17x4, 5x6, Yathin Reddy Deccan Chronicle 209/5 in Owais 84 batting, Askari 58, Cup scheduled to be held from Shravan, Ashish Srivastav against SBI, whose star with 16 boundaries and up a splendid show, taking 51 overs (Khusru Chisty 38, Ashish Srivastav 5/75) vs August 31 to September 15. and Akash Bhandari were bowler Akash Bhandari two sixes. 5 for 75 for Cambridge XI 44, Rohit Reddy 39, Akash Bhandari 5/94 — 33-9-94-5) Varun Goud 95 batting, C. V. Cambridge XI. took 5 for 94. Mohul Bhowmick from in their game against “I wanted to let everyone know among the wickets at the vs SBI. Milind 41 batting, Mudassir TWO-DAY LEAGUE that after consulting with my Hyderabad Cricket MP Colts captain Mickil EMCC was the other cen- Ensconse, who made 259 ■ EMCC 247/7 in 77 overs 4/66) vs BDL. Group-1 (Pool-A), Day-2 representation, I’ve made the Association’s three-day led the way for his team as turion. He scored 125 off for 7 by close of play. (Mohul Bhowmick 125 — 220b, Pool-B ■ Khalsa 470/8 decl in 71 difficult decision to forego league championship he stroked an unbeaten 142 220 balls whils smashing 17 Brief scores: 17x4, 1x6, Sai Abhinay Penna ■ India Cements 82 in 32 overs overs bt Jai Bhagwathi 141 in playing in the World Cup in matches played on slamming 17 boundaries boundaries and one six. It THREE-DAY LEAGUE 84, Raju Yadav 4/45) vs (Shreyas Vala 46, Vinay Kumar 34.2 overs (Vibhu 43, Amit China,” Simmons said in a Wednesday. and two sixes while team- was Mohul’s second centu- Group-1 (Pool-A), Day-1 Income Tax. 4/41, M S Shravan 5/14 — 12-3- Kumar Singh 5/57 — 13.2-3- statement. Shravan was star bowler mate A. Vaishnav Reddy ry of the season. ■ R. Dayanand 284/7 in 90 ■ Jai Hanuman 283 in 73.2 14-5) vs Evergreen 93/3 in 32 57-6, Ankur Kumar 3/70). —AP for Evergreen. He took 5 chalked up 113 off 118 balls Ashish Srivastav also put overs (Bhagath Varma 159 — overs (G Shashidhar Reddy 58, overs (Manoj Kumar 37 batting). Points: Khalsa 4, Bhagwathi 0. Even Stevens PAGE Former Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore said the World Cup tro- phy could have been shared by England and New Zealand as it Cricket 15 would have been a fair reflection of the two teams’ “tenacity” DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD TEAM KAPIL TO You have to improve because other teams are also keeping an eye on you. PICK COACH — Smriti Mandhana, India women’s team opener ■ Members may get caught up in conflict of interest though SHORT TAKES Awed Shastri Inzy steps down salutes Kane as chief selector Karachi: Pakistan chief selec- composure tor Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down as the chief selector on New Delhi, July 17: India Wednesday but was open to head coach Ravi Shastri has taking up any new assignment saluted New Zealand skipper from the cricket board. The Kane Williamson for show- under-fire chief selector told a ing remarkable composure press conference in Lahore that during his team’s heart- he would not seek an extension breaking loss to England in or renewal of his contract, the World Cup final, where which expires on July 31. the winner was decided by “After more than three years boundary count rule at as chief selector, I have decided Lord’s. not to seek a renewal of my In a gut-wrenching final contract,” the former skipper last Sunday, England were said. adjudged the World Cup win- Captain Manish Pandey celebrates his century against “With the ICC World Test ners on the basis of superior West Indies ‘A’ in North Sound, Antigua. Championship due to get boundary count — 22 fours underway in September, the and two sixes as compared to ICC T20 World Cup in 2020 New Zealand’s 16 — after and the ICC Men’s Cricket both the regulation match World Cup 2023, I believe it is and ensuing Super Over Manish hits ton, the right time for the Pakistan ended in a tie. Cricket Board to appoint a new “Your composure and dig- chief selector who can bring in nity viewing the sequence of new ideas and fresh thinking,” events was remarkable. Your Inzamam said. dignified grace and silence India ‘A’ in lead A veteran of 120 Tests came 48 hours since is simply under severe criticism as the remarkable. We know you North Sound (Antigua), Hanuma Vihari (29) for chief selector for being uncer- New Delhi, July 17: The  With serious doubts over the future of association as per the have one hand on that WC. July 17: Skipper Manish the fourth wicket. tain about some selection deci- Committee of Adminis- new BCCI constitution. You not just Kane. You Kane Pandey struck an impres- Chasing 296 for a win, sions and poor planning ahead trators (COA) running Cricket Advisory Committee — compris- The BCCI on Tuesday and Able. God bless,” Shastri sive century while Krunal the home team got off to a of the World Cup, where Indian cricket has tasked ing Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly invited applications for wrote on his twitter handle. Pandya took five wickets decent start with John Pakistan failed to qualify for the the Kapil Dev-led ad-hoc and VVS Laxman — the COA thought it the men’s team support Williamson displayed to guide India ‘A’ to a 148- Campbell (21) and Sunil knockouts. — PTI committee to pick the staff, including head immaculate poise during the run win over West Indies Ambris (30) putting on 51 next national coach, a was prudent to hand the responsibility coach who will need to be finals even though things ‘A’ in the third unofficial runs together for the move that could again to the ad-hoc panel that has former less than 60 years of age didn’t go New Zealand’s way ODI and take an unassail- opening wicket. Waqar hits out at divide the Supreme with a minimum interna- on multiple occasions, the able 3-0 lead in the five- But soon, Krunal (5/25) Court-appointed panel. India captain Kapil Dev, former opening tional experience of two most prominent being the match series here. ran through their batting Pakistan seniors The ad-hoc body com- batsman Anshuman Gaekwad and years. overthrow which gave six Opting to bat, India ‘A’ line-up with a five-for to prising former India cap- woman cricketer Shantha Rangaswamy. The application dead- runs to England during their put on a big total of 295 bowl West Indies ‘A’ out Karachi: Senior Pakistan play- tain Kapil, Anshuman line for all the roles is tense chase of 241. for 6 in their allotted 50 for below 150 runs. ers are guilty of stretching their Gaekwad and Shantha July 30. That throw in the final over overs and then bowled out Lower down the order, careers way after they are past Rangaswamy had earlier She had asserted that While Tendulkar has The current support tilted the game in England’s the hosts for 147 in 34.2 Keemo Paul (34) tried to their prime, said former captain appointed W. V. Raman as only the Cricket been cleared of conflict staff comprising incum- favour, leading to a Super overs. put up some resistance Waqar Younis, urging the coun- the Indian women’s team Advisory Committee of interest charges, bent head coach Ravi Over. — PTI Although the visitors but at the end it was a try’s cricket board to make no coach in December. (CAC) was empowered to Ganguly and Laxman Shastri, bowling coach lost their opener comfortable victory for compromises on fitness and One of the members do so. COA is now a have been asked to Bharat Arun, batting Anmolpreet Singh for the Indians. form to avoid debacles like the confirmed that the BCCI three-member body with choose one out of their coach Sanjay Bangar and nought, the other opening India ‘A’ had won the just-concluded World Cup. has approached them to the appointment of Lt multiple cricketing roles fielding coach R. Sridhar batsman Shubman Gill earlier two matches at “Till the last moment, our pick the men’s head General Ravi Thodge in as per the BCCI constitu- were given a 45-day (77 off 81 balls) and one- Coolidge (by 65 runs) on World Cup squad was not final coach as well. February. tion. extension following the down Shreyas Iyer (47 off July 11 and at North and clear. There is a big prob- Back then, the COA was But with serious doubts The COA, however, is World Cup, covering the 69 balls) shared a valu- Sound (by 65 runs) on lem that senior players try to a two-member panel — over the future of CAC — yet to take a call on the West Indies tour from able 109-run stand for the July 14. linger on in their careers and comprising chairman comprising Sachin matter. August 3 to September 3. second wicket. The fourth and fifth there is no one to tell them it is Vinod Rai and former Tendulkar, Sourav Kapil Dev and All of them will get an Thereafter, Pandey con- unofficial ODIs between time for them to retire graceful- India captain Diana Ganguly and VVS Ranagsawamy too fall in automatic entry in the tinued from where Gill the two sides will be ly,” Waqar said without taking Edulji, who had called Laxman — the COA the ambit of conflict of recruitment process, the had left, scoring a 100 off played at Coolidge on any specifying any names. the women’s coach selec- thought it was prudent to interest as they are also BCCI had said in a state- just 87 deliveries. Friday and Sunday “For the last so many years, tion process unconstitu- hand the responsibility responsible for the for- ment on Tuesday. No.4 Pandey added a respectively. we see the same thing. At the tional. to the ad-hoc panel. mation of the players’ — PTI Kane Williamson solid 110 runs with — PTI last moment, seniors are brought in as the authorities are scared to lose in a big tour- nament,” he added. Lashing out at those defend- ing Pakistan’s performance in the World Cup on the basis of Stokes asked umpires not to add freak 4 the fact that the team won its last four matches, Waqar made London, July 17: England and goes into a gap in the Christchurch-born Stokes it clear the team should never World Cup hero Ben Stokes field you don’t run. But if it said after the summit clash have been in such a position. asked the umpires to take goes to the boundary, in the that he might have to say “The way we struggled to win away the four overthrows rules it’s four and you can’t sorry “for the rest of my Ben plays down talk of against Afghanistan in the final that proved decisive during do anything about it,” life” for the extra runs over it should not be like that. their summit clash win Anderson told the BBC’s which he labelled “fluke”. Jason Roy Our biggest problem is we over New Zealand on Tailenders podcast. — PTI make compromises in selection Sunday, according to his “I think, talking to redemption post win on fitness issues, seniority, and Test teammate Jimmy Michael Vaughan who saw other matters,” he told the Anderson. him (Stokes) after the game, London, July 17: Ben Stokes I won’t look back and say I Cup hero Roy Daily Jang newspaper. — PTI A throw from Black Caps Ben Stokes actually went to admitted memories of the off-field redeemed myself or anything fielder Martin Guptill the umpires and said, ‘Can incident that threatened his career like that — I’m an athlete and a gets a call-up deflected off Stokes’ bat you take that four runs off. triggered his tears after England’s cricketer and it’s what we are while he was diving to We don’t want it’. historic World Cup triumph. paid to do, to win trophies. It CONCUSSION reach his crease to com- But it’s in the rules Stokes was found not guilty of (the night club brawl incident) and that’s the way it is,” to Test team plete the second run and affray following a street brawl was a stressful time for me, my the ball ran off to the added Anderson. during a night out in London, July 17: England have SUBSTITUTES boundary in the dying “It’s been talked about for Bristol in 2017. wife, my family back home. I give Jason Roy his first Test stages of the England run a while among the players, The allrounder had amazing people around me, call-up to face Ireland after the chase. potentially that being a was banned my teammates, friends, family. Surrey opener played a key role ON THE CARD Having taken into account dead ball if it does hit the They have to take a lot of credit in his country’s historic World London: Bidding to make the the two completed runs and batsman and veer off some- for helping me to get through Cup triumph, but pace bowler sport safer, the ICC might intro- the resultant boundary where.” that. Mark Wood will be sidelined for duce concussion substitutes in from the overthrow, Stokes — BEN STOKES between four and six weeks. international cricket during next was awarded six runs, Roy was a crucial part of month's Ashes series before though some experts have England’s first World Cup-win- implementing it across all for- opined that he should only that, it was tough. Getting back ning campaign, with his return mats. Introducing concussion have got five, which would into cricket obviously massively after missing three matches substitutes has been a major have left England a and fined helped straight after that. with a torn hamstring coincid- bone of contention for the run short of New by the “It was a stressful time for me, my ing with the winning streak that International Cricket Council Zealand’s total of England and wife, my family back home. I had carried them to the title. since the tragic death of 241 for 8. Wales Cricket amazing people around me, my South Africa-born Roy scored Australian cricketer Phil If Stokes Board after accepting team-mates, friends, family. They 443 runs in the World Cup, but Hughes, who was struck on the had his a charge of bringing the have to take a lot of credit for help- England’s selectors were keen head by a ball during a way, the game into disrepute. Stokes ing me to get through that.” to get him red-ball practice Sheffield Shield match in match was also stripped of the Test Stokes wept tears of joy on the ahead of the Ashes series November 2014. might vice-captaincy and missed Lord’s pitch immediately after against old rivals Australia, According to an ESPNcricinfo have never the Ashes tour, but he England won the World Cup and he which starts on August 1 at report, the issue is on the agen- reached a tie worked his way back from revealed thoughts of his past had Edgbaston. da at the ongoing ICC annual and gone to a that chastening incident to come flooding back. “I got emotion- However, Durham’s Wood, conference in London and Super Over, enjoy a key role in England’s al there, at the end, and that was who has a side strain, and changes to playing conditions where both first ever World Cup title. probably a culmination of lots of Sussex paceman Jofra Archer, are likely to be approved and teams scored 15 After some impressive dis- things, happiness that we won it suffering from the same injury, implemented quickly, so that all runs and England plays on the road to the and subconsciously thinking and were not selected for the Ireland matches played in the World eventually won the final, Stokes cemented his remembering back to what I went clash. Wood is expected to be out Test Championship, beginning World Cup on boundary place as an English cricket through,” he said. of action for four to six weeks Ashes series, will have the same count. icon by scoring 84 not out Despite the team’s euphoric cele- following the injury he sus- safety protocols in place. Anderson, who will be and then starring in brations, Stokes insisted the team tained in Sunday’s final, leaving Hughes’ untimely death Stokes’ Test teammate for the Super Over that must start preparing for the Ashes him certain to miss the start of prompted the ICC affiliates to the upcoming Ashes series sealed Sunday’s Test series against Australia. the five-Test Ashes. work on raising awareness against Australia, said that thrilling final win over “We’ve achieved half of what we Roy’s aggressive approach set about the short and long-term the England allrounder, New Zealand at Lord’s. wanted to do, which is winning the the tone for England’s World effects of a concussion. who apologised the moment “I won’t look back and say World Cup,” Stokes said. Cup run. — AFP In 2017, the ICC had started the incident happened by I redeemed myself or any- “Everyone who is involved in the THE TEAM concussion substitutes in raising his hands, had thing like that — I’m an athlete Test team as well as the one-day ■ Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, domestic cricket on a two-year appealed to the umpires to and a cricketer and it’s what we team has sort of had to get their Jimmy Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, trial basis. Cricket Australia overturn their decision. are paid to do, to win trophies,” heads around the fact that we have Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Sam introduced concussion substi- “The etiquette in cricket Stokes told ITV’s Good Morning an Ashes series coming up and we Curran, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, tutes for their domestic match- is if the ball is thrown at Ben Stokes Britain on Wednesday. still have a serious amount of work Jack Leach, Jason Roy, Olly Stone, es. — PTI the stumps and it hits you “It was coming back from all of to do,” he said. — AFP Chris Woakes. Fight on PAGE British boxer Amir Khan claims he will fight Filipino professional Manny Games 16 Pacquiao in Saudi Arabia in November DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 18 JULY 2019 | HYDERABAD Deepika clinches silver in Tokyo NOT JUST GOLF Tokyo, July 17: India’s If home crowds ■ top-ranked woman archer British Open’s return offers sporting relief to North Ireland Deepika Kumari can’t help you, Wednesday clinched a sil- Portrush, July 17: The here,” McIlroy told the ver medal at the 2020 nothing can. British Open’s return to FIVE DARK HORSES BBC. Tokyo Olympic Games test — Rory McIlroy, Northern Northern Irish soil for the ■ Xander Work still needed to be event after going down to done to fully convince Ireland’s former world No. 1 golfer first time in 68 years this 18-year-old Korean An San week brings some blessed Schauffele (USA) tournament organisers in straight sets here. on his chances at the British Open sporting relief for a Age: 25 the R&A. Two new holes, Ranked fourth in the championship beginning in region in uncertain politi- World ranking: 11 the sixth and seventh, qualification round, Portrush on Thursday cal times. Not since 1951 Previous British have been constructed Deepika found the going has golf ’s oldest tourna- Open best: Tied- using an adjoining course tough against the second ment been held outside second (2018) and opening up the space seed, who produced fine SHORT TAKES Scotland or England. required for the capacity shooting including a flaw- Recently, I changed my But the eyes of the world needed to host spectators, less third set to clinch the technique. I’m catching will be on the small sea- ■ Gary Woodland sponsors and the world’s match 6-0 in her favour. up. That’s why the dif- Mane out to press side town of Portrush, (USA) media. A double gold medallist ferent score. I learnt a with a population of just Age: 35 at the recently-concluded lot of things from here. I Ballon D’Or case over 7,000, from Thursday World ranking: 12 Leaving legacy fourth stage of the World will improve. When I as the likes of Tiger Previous British Cup in Berlin, San took the lose a match, I totally Cairo: After a Champions Woods and local hero Rory Government support was first set narrowly when forget my shooting. I’ve League title with Liverpool, McIlroy battle for the Open best: Tied- also needed to ensure the she pipped the Indian by to work on that. Sadio Mane is out to conquer a Claret Jug. 12th (2016) necessary infrastructure one point. second continent in as many A return to Northern improvement would be The Korean then won — DEEPIKA months as Senegal attempt to Ireland was ruled out for ■ Adam Scott funded. won the second set 29-25, KUMARI capture a first Africa Cup of many years by “The (AUS) Royal Portrush’s club before three perfect 10s Archer Nations title against Algeria in Troubles” - a 30-year peri- secretary Wilma Erskine won her the gold. Friday’s final in Cairo. od of politically and reli- Age: 39 made her case to “I was doing it perfectly for Tokyo Games. A calf injury ruined Mane’s giously motivated vio- World ranking: 16 Democratic Unionist but in the final I couldn’t “I’m improving myself. 2015 Cup of Nations, while his lence. Previous British Leader Arlene Foster. really catch up with my We don’t have any Olympic missed penalty knocked the However, The Good Open best: “We managed to get a shooting,” Deepika said medal. We will try our best team out in a quarter-final Friday agreement, a peace Second (2012) meeting with her and after her loss in the final. for next year and hopefully shootout two years ago, and he deal reached in 1998, explain how positive this “Recently, I changed my we win the medal. We have has already twice failed from paved the way for a would be for Northern technique. I’m catching up. to qualify for next year. the spot in Egypt. brighter future for the ■ Tommy Ireland in economic That’s why the different Our team is confident,” Mirroring the fortunes of the region. Fleetwood (ENG) terms,” said Erskine. score,” the 25-year-old said. said Deepika, targetting Teranga Lions, often favourites “As a kid, I started play- Age: 28 “This is not for the week “I learnt a lot of things Olympic qualifications but never champions, the 27- ing golf in Dungannon World ranking: 20 of the Open it is the lega- from here. I will improve. through the Asian year-old has sometimes disap- and Dungannon was prob- cy it is going to leave. The When I lose a match, I Championships in pointed, although he likely ably the most bombed Previous British legacy is house prices go totally forget my shooting. Bangkok from November holds the key to Senegal eras- clubhouse in Northern Open best: Tied- up, more hotels will want I’ve to work on that.” 21-29. ing 60 years of hurt in African Ireland,” 2011 British 12th (2018) to come to this area.” The Indian women’s team In the semifinal, she football. — AFP Open champion Darren The economic benefit of are yet to qualify for the thrashed China’s eighth Clarke, who will hit the ■ golf tourism is welcome next year’s Olympics but seed Zheng Yichai 6-0, but first shot of this year’s Louis as the region braces itself Deepika said the exposure Deepika was at her best in Iran’s Atrachali to championship, told the Oosthuizen (RSA) from another political will help. the quarterfinal against Daily Mail. Age: 36 cloud. “We saw the place. Italy’s Tatiana Andreoli as lead U Mumba “That was growing up in World ranking: 22 Northern Ireland has Hopefully we qualify for she bounce back from a 0-4 Northern Ireland. I had Previous British been without a devolved the Olympics if we per- deficit to win 6-5 in the Mumbai: The Pro Kabaddi friends and relatives who Open best: government for over two form the same,” the former tiebreker. League (PKL) franchise U were murdered, all sorts years since talks between world number one said Earlier, Deepika defeated Mumba on Wednesday of bits and pieces. It just Champion (2010) the two major parties col- about the event at the Lee Shuk Kwan of Hong announced Iranian player Fazel happened.” lapsed in January 2017. Yumenoshima Archery Kong (6-0) in the first Atrachali as their skipper for the As the peace process There are also fears for Field, which is hosting its round, before ousting seventh season. The franchise flourished, the possibility Despite inclement the peace process should first international compe- Anastasia Pavlova (6-4) of also named Sandeep Narwal as for Portrush to return to weather, record crowds the United Kingdom leave tition ahead of Tokyo Ukraine and Sonoda Waka the vice- captain for the season, the Open Championship turned out in numbers the European Union with- Olympics. of Japan (6-0). beginning on July 20 in rotation was also aided by normally reserved for the out an agreement on how This was Deepika’s first Deepika’s experienced Hyderabad. “I am quite motivat- a golden generation for Open Championship to avoid the return of a individual final in a world teammate Laishram ed to be selected to lead the U Irish golf that followed. itself. hard border between the event since she won a gold Bombayala Devi lost in the Mumba Kabaddi team. I aim to Padraig Harrington led That enthusiasm has north and Republic of at the third stage of the second round to lead the team towards victory,” the way with British Open Jordan Spieth plays his shot at the during a practice been surpassed this week Ireland. World Cup in Salt Lake Malayasia’s Nur Aliya Atrachali was quoted as saying wins in 2007 and 2008. round ahead of the start of the British Open. — AP as for the first time tickets The next few days offer City in June, 2018. Ghapar 5-6 in a thrilling in a media release issued here. Portrush native Graeme have been completely sold some respite as Northern The silver medal for tiebreaker that was decid- “Strategy and discipline are very McDowell won the US his four major triumphs. prove itself as a venue out before a ball is struck. Ireland showcases one of Deepika will definitely ed on who shot nearest to important and I know that all the Open in 2010. A year later, The next month, Clarke came on the wave of that “It says a lot about the its premier courses and boost the sagging morale of the bull’s eye. Komalika players are motivated to give in McIlroy succeeded his capped a fine career with success, by hosting the country and a lot about its passion for golf to the Indian women’s archery Bari was thrashed by Inna their best on field and make a countryman as US Open his only major. Irish Open for the first the times that we are able world. contingent, who missed Stepanova 4-6 in the first mark for themselves and eventu- champion with the first of Portrush’s chance to time since 1947 in 2012. to hold such a big event — AFP the Olympic quota places round. — PTI ally win the league,” he said. —PTI PRE-SEASON| FOOTBALL Surjeet Singh to Durand Cup set captain Paltan Wolves thrash Newcastle 4-0 Pune: Pro Kabaddi League fran- for grand return Nanjing, China, July utes to affirm Chinese- chise Puneri Paltan on 17: The scale of the task owned Wolves’ vast supe- Wednesday announced Surjeet Kolkata, July 17: So, it’s an effort to revamp facing new head coach riority. Singh as captain for the upcom- Heavyweights Mohun the tournament and make Steve Bruce was laid bare It was 3-0 when Jota ing season 7. Singh, a defender, Bagan will kick off the it a pan-India affair,” Lt as Newcastle United were grabbed his second, rob- was part of the Paltan in historic Durand Cup at Gen RP Kalita, Chief of thrashed 4-0 by Premier bing Isaac Hayden in the Season 3. Head coach Anup the Saltlake Stadium here Staff, HQ Eastern League rivals Wolver- box before firing past Kumar said Surjeet will drive on August 2 after the third Command, said. hampton Wanderers in Karl Darlow in the the team to glory. “Surjeet is a oldest competition foot- Former I-League cham- China on Wednesday. Newcastle goal. valuable asset to the team and ball tournament of the pions Minerva Punjab, Former Manchester Nanjing’s Olympic sta- he will definitely drive the team world has been shifted out however, will be missed United defender Bruce, dium was about two- towards glory. He has an expe- its traditional venue, New from the 16-team tourna- whose appointment was thirds full for the first rience of leading the team and I Delhi for the first time. ment which will also fea- confirmed just hours match of a double-header have faith that his leadership Returning after a three- ture second division I- before kick-off, will jet in the Premier League capabilities will take us a long year hiatus, the 129th edi- League team over to take charge of Asia Trophy. way in this season,” Kumar was tion of the tournament Mohammedan Sporting. Newcastle’s next friendly, Wolves and Newcastle, Pistol shooter Esha Singh quoted as saying in media will feature six I-League “I spoke to (Minerva) in Shanghai on Saturday. under the interim stew- in this file photo. release. “With the current and five Indian Super owner Ranjit Bajaj. They It was only a low-key ardship of Ben Dawson, squad and a leader like Surjeet, League teams, including were 10th in the I-League exhibition match, but the fielded something close to I am confident that this season defending champions of table. We were initially heavy defeat to Nuno Newcastle United’s Achraf Lazaar reacts while playing their full-strength sides, we will put up a stellar show,” the respective tourna- planning to get top six Espirito Santo’s Wolves against Wolverhampton Wanderers. — AFP but Wolves were comfort- Esha shoots he said. —PTI ments — Chennai City FC teams from the I-League,” in Nanjing was more evi- able throughout. and Bengaluru FC. he said. dence that Newcastle are alised Newcastle wilted Morgan Gibbs-White, They made it 4-0 with “We took a three-year Kerala Blasters too will likely to be battling rele- alarmingly in the heat. the promising England five minutes left through silver at Jr gap to make it more not be taking part and gation this season. The Portuguese forward midfielder, scored a neat a headed own goal by attractive. Kolkata is the will be replaced by Diogo Jota struck twice rifled one in via a slight second from outside the Thomas Allan. World Cup mecca of Indian football. Gokulam Kerala. — PTI in the first half as demor- deflection on 15 minutes. box shortly after 30 min- — AFP BENGALURU DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, JULY 17 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS SIGN SPANISH Hyderabad shooter Esha landed the big shot yet FORWARD again. Continuing with her stupendous form, the Bengaluru: Indian Super League India clubbed with 2022 hosts in easy draw 14-year old pistol shooter champions Bengaluru FC com- rounded off day four of pleted the signing of Spanish Kuala Lumpur, July 17: India’s International striker Manuel Onwu Villafranca The Indian football team Shooting Sport Fede- ahead of the 2019-20 season, was Wednesday handed a NORTH & SOUTH KOREAS ration (ISSF) Junior the club announced on comparatively easy draw World Cup campaign in Wednesday. The 31-year-old for the 2022 World Cup sec- DRAWN IN SAME GROUP Suhl, Germany, with a sil- striker who becomes the 13th ond round Asian ver in the Women’s 10 Spaniard to sign for the Blues, qualifiers, being clubbed Kuala Lumpur, July 17: North and South Korea will metre Air Pistol competi- has put pen to paper on a one- with Qatar, Oman, face off in politically-charged World Cup qualifiers tion, according to infor- year deal with the club having Afghanistan and after being drawn in the same group (H) Wednesday, mation reaching here. an option to extend it for Bangladesh in Group E. while arch-rivals Iran and Iraq will also meet. Sevval Tarhan of another year. “Having spent a The 40 Asian countries Heavyweights Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia Turkey, who is the reign- fair bit of time playing in Spain, were divided into eight and Saudi Arabia — who all played in the 2018 World ing junior world champi- I was looking for a different groups of five teams each Cup in Russia — were drawn in different groups for on, won gold with a score experience. However, I wanted in the draw held at the the Asian qualifiers of the 2022 edition of the tour- of 241.8, with Esha clos- to join a strong project where Asian Football nament in Qatar. ing valiantly with a cou- we fight for ambitious goals. Confederation headquar- China, who are seeking to qualify for the World Cup ple of high 10s at 236.6. That’s the reason I’m very excit- ters here. All the teams in for only the second time, look to have a promising fix- Turkey also won the ed to join Bengaluru FC,” said each group will play home- ture against lower-ranked opponents including war- bronze in the event Manuel. Welcoming him to the and-away round-robin torn Syria and tiny Guam. through Yasemin Yilmaz. Blues fold, Coach Carles matches starting from The country and its 73rd-ranked team have grand This was the talented Cuadrat said, adding “Manuel September 5. India are in Group ‘E’ with Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. — AIFF ambitions to host and win a World Cup under foot- Hyderabad girl’s first comes in after a long playing The eight group winners ball-fan President Xi Jinping. ISSF medal after being career in Spain.” —PTI and four best runners-up India avoided the big Oman, as well as World But the latest clash South Korea is one of Asia’s best sides and should crowned national champi- will advance to the final guns from Pot 1 like Iran, Cup hosts Qatar, if they between the two sides, just easily beat the North, but the matches between the on last year where she before the 2019 Asian Cup, Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 round of 2022 World Cup Japan, Korea, Australia have to advance to the neighbours on the divided Korean peninsula promise beat India’s very best. qualifiers and the 2023 and Saudi Arabia, but final round of the quali- had ended in a goal-less to be bitter. Sides play each other twice during the Printed and Published by T. AFC Asian Cup Finals, to drew Asian Cup champi- fiers. draw in Abu Dhabi last Anish wins gold Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan qualifiers running from September to June. — AFP Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed be held in China. ons Qatar. India were also Interestingly, India were December. Meanwhile, Anish Bhan- at Deccan Chronicle Press situated The next best 24 teams not drawn alongside big- also drawn along with India head coach Igor wala claimed the gold at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh from the second round of ger teams from Pot 2 like Oman in the second round Stimac termed the draw “a Without singling out any 2, but even teams from Pot medal in 25m rapid fire Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri the joint qualifiers will Iraq and Uzbekistan. qualifiers of the 2018 very tough challenge”. team, Stimac said that “we 3, and Pot 4. The pistol category. Bhanwala Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. compete in a separate India can beat the likes of World Cup. The Arab “It will be an enormous need to respect every oppo- Intercontinental Cup topped the qualification RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. competition for the Afghanistan and nation beat India 2-1 (in challenge for your young sition”. “We need to showed to all how strange with 584 and shot 29 in the Editor: A.T. Jayanti remaining 12 slots in the Bangladesh and will hope Bengaluru) and 3-0 (in team. We have been drawn respect everyone, not only a game of football is,” he final to finish on top of 24-team AFC Asian Cup. to play their best against Muscat) in 2015. into a very tough group.” teams from Pot 1, and Pot said. — PTI the podium.