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US Vice President will become 138-161 seats to the Grand went to the poll In the end, both the BJP the 46th president of the United Alliance, while Chanakya pro- with the sole objective of oust- and the JD(U) paid the price as States, after a victory in ! ! ! # # jected 180 seats to it. ing Nitish Kumar. Throughout supporters of both the parties Pennsylvania, the state where " # $% # ! % & ( The exit polls forecast serve the poll campaign, the BJP tried to sabotage each other on he was born put him over the &' ! # ( " ! )*)+# a grim message to the NDA could not dispel the impression several seats. JD(U) MP from 270 electoral votes needed to , - (. that there are few takers for that Chirag was not fighting a Bhagalpur Ajay Kumar Mandal win. With Pennsylvania’s 20 - Q Hindutva-driven campaign if proxy battle on its behalf to cut was heard asking his workers electoral votes, Biden now has work ahead of us will be hard, bid after George HW Bush in 0 the Opposition could flag to size Nitish Kumar. In the not to vote for the BJP inviting a total of 273 electoral votes. but I promise you this: I will be 1992. issues that concerned the com- end, the LJP seemed to walk severe tongue-lashing from Before becoming the a President for all Americans - Trump, 74, was in no mon man. away with 7-8 per cent votes, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Democratic presidential nom- whether you voted for me or mood to concede the race and ! If the exit polls projection which would translate into loss Kumar Modi. He was not the inee, Biden served as vice pres- not. I will keep the faith that declared himself as the winner - 1 comes true on November 10, of dozen of seats for the JD(U). lone leader to play spoilsport ident under former President you have placed in me,” Biden of the November 3 presidential then it will be a rude shock to Political circles in Bihar for the alliance. Several BJP Barack Obama. said in a tweet after the US election. “I WON THIS ELEC- the NDA strategists who till were abuzz with speculation leaders also tried to sabotage Senator Kamala Harris, 56, media projected him as the TION, BY A LOT!” tweeted 2 one month ago were confident that the BJP wanted Nitish to the JD(U) candidates. The con- who is of Indian origin, has winnner of the November 3 Trump. Major media outlets # of winning over 200 seats in the get far less seats than it so that fusion was all the more visible become the first ever woman election. started calling Biden the win- & 244-member Assembly. After he himself will not lay claim to on the ground among workers Vice President-elect of the “This election is about so ner after it became clear that he all, only 18 months ago in the the post of Chief Minister on from both the parties. United States. She would also much more than” Joe Biden “or has taken a major lead the bat- # Lok Sabha polls, the NDA moral ground. Prime Minister With Covid-19 causing be the country’s first Indian- me. It’s about the soul of tleground State of M 1 swept the State winning 39 out Narendra Modi, Home extreme economic stress origin, first Black and first America and our willingness to Pennsylvania, which has 20 )*45M of 40 seats and logging in 54 Minister Amit Shah and BJP among the lower strata of the African American Vice fight for it. We have a lot of electoral college votes. 3 per cent votes as against 29 per president JP Nadda did repeat- society and nearly 25 lakh President of the country. work ahead of us. Let's get Counting of ballots is still cent by the Grand Alliance. edly claim that Nitish will migrant workers returning to Biden and Harris would be started,” tweeted Vice ongoing in Pennsylvania, Apart from 15 years of retain his chair even if his Bihar under heart-rending sworn in as the President and President-elect Harris. Arizona, Nevada and Georgia. ! anti-incumbency, Nitish party were to get less seats than conditions, the burden of anti- Vice President of the country Trump, a Republican, was Biden has the lead in all the Kumar also faced sabotage the BJP, but their failure to pub- incumbency grew that much on January 20. playing golf in Virginia when four states, which according to from Chirag Paswan, who put lically chastise Chirag kept the heavier for the NDA. “America, I’m honoured major media outlets called the major media outlets is unlike- 3 up candidates against each and pot of confusion and distrust Turn to Page 4 that you have chosen me to race. He is now the first incum- ly to be reversed. lead our great country. The bent president to lose reelection Turn to Page 4 O ! %& 5 / Q &&' 63 . " ! 6 ,./0" )* 7 he exit polls for the bypolls " 1)++* founded to carry forward their Tin Madhya Pradesh, “constitutional” fight for the 3 O & Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh have n a major political develop- restoration of Article 370 and indicated that the BJP will Iment, the newly formed 35-A in Jammu & Kashmir. ! consolidate its presence in the People’s Alliance for Gupkar The announcement was N Q three States. According to the Declaration on Saturday decid- made by the spokesman of the India Today-Axis My India ed to contest the upcoming People’s Alliance for Gupkar O P exit poll, the Shivraj Singh District Development Council Declaration (PAGD), Sajad Q Chouhan Government in (DDC) polls unitedly in Jammu Gani Lone, soon after the Madhya Pradesh will survive & Kashmir. maiden meeting of all the con- Q with the BJP likely to bag 16- The eight phase DDC polls stituents ended here in Jammu 3 O 18 Assembly seats. The are scheduled to take place on Saturday. During the day ! - Congress is estimated to bag between November 28 and several delegations from 10-12 of the total 28 seats that December 19 amid tight secu- Jammu met these leaders at the were up for by-election in rity arrangements along with residence of Farooq Abdullah Madhya Pradesh. If these esti- bypolls on the vacant seats of and shared their assessment of mates hold true, the BJP’s vote urban local bodies in J&K. the prevailing political situation share has risen by 5 per cent to It is for the first time the in the region. !"# M 46 per cent while the Congress’ Kashmir-based regional par- Jammu & Kashmir %& , M vote share rose by two per cent ties, considered arch rivals, Pradesh Congress Committee '( to 43 per cent. It predicts 0-1 have decided to contest any (JKPCC) also announced that # )((! seats in MP going to the BSP. polls under the same banner. it will contest the DDC polls. *+ + ) Turn to Page 4 #% ) " ! The alliance was earlier Turn to Page 4 ,- % M " M 7 # +,& !
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Q, % / Association (IMA) said on implementation of long-term Covid-19 infection. ! - % Saturday. measures to bring down pol- In the last 10 days, the )*49 Stating that N-95 masks lution levels. national Capital and its neigh- 1 : and air purifiers may not pro- Air pollution damages the bouring areas have seen a sharp Q 1 R vide full time protection, the inner lining of the lungs and spike in air pollution levels. 2 M doctors’ body stressed on the hence increases the severity of Turn to Page 4 M ,./0" : ,./0" 85 per cent of the global malar- ' 1 . ia burden. elhi has reported more + '!9!(': 9;!;;!<&!& or the first time, the India Rajeevan said the same Dthan 6,000 Covid-19 cases +2+2&+ = >!9!>>&!:9''!&'!(9 FMeteorological Department technique can be applied to daily in the past few days and : (IMD) will start issuing forecast other monsoon-related dis- 13 per cent of this increase has ) >!:>!:<: >!&!'' for malaria outbreaks from eases such as dengue and been estimated to be due to air 3 , '!9!9>> !:(9'!!&> 0 next monsoon. cholera. Malaria is rampant in pollution, the Indian Medical ')&*'&%'+ * 9!&;!9( '!>9!<;!(; “The IMD studied the parts of Africa and sub-tropi- ; phenomenon of occurrence in cal countries. ,&-.&'+. = 9!':!9<& !<9 :!>>!;9 M malaria and its relationship According to the National P / 9!(:!>: %&'((:!'!;; " with rainfall and temperature. Health Portal (NHP), the . 5 :!&'!9<< '!'':!;9!':( . The IMD first studied the majority of malaria cases are O P *'&(*&/%, :!!9 !9<:(!>;!'9 0 malaria data it got from reported from eastern and cen- M Nagpur. This can be applied to tral part of the country and New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality .&,(&+/- 3 (!9>!>& !:'((!('!;>: other places as well. This can from States which have forest, deteriorated to “severe” cate- 5 (!(!> !:< (!:!& Q give predictions on large scale hilly and tribal areas. gory on Saturday as Punjab and ?# (!&!9:> !&'&!&!:( 2 6 malaria outbreaks,” Ministry of These states include nearby regions recorded the # Earth Sciences Secretary M Odisha, Chhattisgarh, highest number of stubble ) (!>!:>& &:>!&&!9;; Rajeevan said on Saturday. Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, burning incidents this season. % !&'!&& (!9(!'!'< 6 According to the 2019 Maharashtra, and some north- Delhi’s overall (AQI) was 427 " !>!9(9 !>&'!<(!>9 < World Malaria Report, 19 eastern States like Tripura, on Saturday evening and 443 in % countries in sub-Saharan Meghalaya and Mizoram. the morning. 2 # !'>!<:: :!';!<(!&9< Africa and India carried almost Turn to Page 4 !4,6! 65 ' - #: & % 4#5 6+42'!5+36, 3&54# + A ,? 2 = #2 ?> / ) / ( . 8 ! 2 / 5 >BCBA , ;! ! his is the festival season and , 9! the whole idea is to spread joy /3 Tall over even to those who live %0 in far-flung areas and have no ! M2 N5 access to civilization for thousands MA= #N of miles. Their only connection with the rest of the world is the drop 5 (;! of essentials they get every Christmas. ! Operation Christmas Drop is all LA 0 M ? / ! about spreading the joy of sharing L)5M % " on, of course, Christmas. But there 3 O has to be a scrooge. In this one, it ) + 2 ! is a Congresswoman who is hell bent on shutting an air base that the word go, the film is predictable. and give you a toothache, better (: + does the good deed — saving Yet, it is sweet and cute especially avoid. But if you want your children ?+! taxpayers’ money is important for when there is romance in the air. to learn a lesson — sharing things O the country’s strategic location The smell of romance during the with those who don’t have it — this = 3 C C military wise. holidays? What could be better. one is right up your alley. - 1 But we all know how a feel- However, if you are the kind ) + O/ good movie is going to end. From that finds such movies too sweet L" " + 3 NC ! 0 O ; !) + 3 0 + Q 0 1 2 .B , 9 ,+33+2&+ things — either for her to be a submissive ( 2 dutiful wife or throw her out? She takes 0 ?> 3 /5 the latter and walks away. While Nath t is extremely sad that a movie that was lending itself # /)-/2 / time and again reiterates that our girl is out as a psychological thriller has not even an ounce 1 2 /2 ' /3 strong and independent and wants to do Iof thrill factor and takes nearly 45 minutes into the 3 things her way — no harm here — the film of the one hour and 36 minutes of run time to get K ! . ! 5 >@A problem is that she sure manages to to the point. attract the wrong kind of men and There are a few things that don’t make sense in this ome movies have a great subject and therefore even though the entire movie one directed by Ratan Sil Sarma. # / story but unfortunately, they fall flat rests on her slim shoulders, the end result Which girl, who takes a cab late at night would stop C , ! Son their face due to the manner in is a flop show. somewhere to have a bite with the cabwalla? Obviously, which the plot unfolds and the story is Fourth, Naresh, who plays Sarma has not taken into account the number of incidents ) told. Directed and written by Narendra Samyuktha’s (Keerthy Suresh’s father) is involving the cab drivers and their lady passengers. Even Nath Miss India, a Telugu drama film, detected with Alzheimer’s. How he if we stretch our imagination and go with the premise / loses on many counts. behaves, belittle those who actually that it is a movie and hence make-belief, the idea is First, how is it possible for a newbie suffer from the disease. bizarre and alien at least in Indian setting. :62:4/ ! uprooted to San Francisco, US girl who Finally, it is bizarre that a seasoned Then there are the whole three bikes following the has yet to get used to coming to America businessman who has been in the US for cab and when the lone cab driver confronts the six guys 3 manage to get a job as a tele-marketer decades is outwitted and outsmarted by with just an iron rod in his hand, they disappear. Either, after an MBA from the US? If this is what Samyuktha. His strange proposals to the men were just trying to be funny or pansies. 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SAFAR synergized stubble DAnil Kumar criticised cent contribution of stubble Citing MeT and stubble fire counts over Punjab, &,' the Delhi Government over burning from the neighbouring burning , major cause of pol- Haryana, UP, Uttarakhand, and “failing” to contain pollution States escalating value of lution, SAFAR in its health bul- neighboring areas increased at 13 identified hotspots with Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 to letin advised any outdoor activ- and stood at 4528 yesterday, the lack of proper strategy and 306. This is five times higher ities causing unusual coughing, highest of this season. relevant infrastructure to than abnormal limit which is 60 chest discomfort, wheezing, The boundary layer wind ,./0" tackle the menace. (μgm-3) by the World Health breathing difficulty, or fatigue direction is Northwesterly, and Kumar said Delhi Chief Organisation (WHO) for India. and consult Doctor. favorable for the fire-related n view of the increasing air Minister Arvind had While the overall Air “If the room has windows, intrusion to Delhi NCR region, Ipollution level in Delhi, East declared a war (‘yudh’) Quality Index (AQI) was close them. If the air condi- stubble burning share in PM2.5 Delhi Municipal Corporation against pollution by identi- recorded 456 on the National tioner provides a fresh air in Delhi’s air is estimated as 32 (EDMC) took action fying 13 hot spots across Ambient Air Quality Index intake option, close it. Avoid per cent.” against pollution causing units Delhi but did nothing to cre- (NAAQI), Delhi’s map has burning anything, such as “Surface winds are forecast- due to the ongoing construc- ate any infrastructure to turned ‘dark red’ first time in wood, candles or even incense. ed to decrease on the November tion activities. As per the data address the issues related to the season. Keep the room clean — dont 8 and 9. No quick recovery is provided by the corporation till the problem. The congress In its air quality forecast, vacuum. Do wet expected unless a drastic reduc- 7th November 2020, it has president said that CM SAFAR said city’s air quality is mopping frequently,” SAFAR tion in fire counts takes place. Air issued 212 challans for illegal Arvind’s plans have gone likely to remain ‘severe’ on said, adding, “Masks known as quality is forecasted to stay at the dumping of garbage, nine for haywire is evident from the Diwali as well. N-95 or P-100 respirators may Severe to the higher end of very open burning, 18 under con- fact that Delhi’s air has After a short respite from only help if you go out. Do not poor,” it added. struction and demolition activ- turned from “very poor” to pollution, Delhi’s air deterio- rely on dust masks for protec- Mentioning about reasons values, it said, “Despite moder- tion, air quality has declined, Meanwhile, AQI at Siri fort ities, 22 for dust control viola- “severe” category. rated further with 4528 farm tion.” of sudden spike in pollutants ate day time dispersion condi- owing to sustained unusually — 398, PUSA — 379, Mandir tion on construction sites and Meanwhile, in a special 17 challans were issued for meeting of dalit and back- health activities. ward caste organizations that ,/ ,/ &,/ 0 The civic body also took held under senior party 4 + action to remove debris across leader and chief advisor of its areas. Besides, mechanical the Landless Conflict 3 '+ road sweeping has also been Committee, Jaikishan said “It done regularly. Apart from has been decided not to cel- + * + this, about 640 km of roads ebrate Diwali this year. The have also been sprayed with decision was taken after also. On the basis of their water with the help of water receiving no response from ,./0" complaint, a case was reg- + sprinkler machines to settle Rashtrapati Bhavan as many istered and investigation dust, a senior official said. organizations representing ith the arrest of eight was taken up,” said the Also, about 2800 metric dalits wanted to meet the Wpersons, including four Joint CP. ,./0" a sharp fall in the number of tonnes of garbage is being president and apprise him women, the Delhi Police has “The accused were cases compared to the figures picked up on a daily basis, he about issues being faced by busted a gang of cheats who arrested after raids by the elhi Chief Minister Arvind reported last year. Chief added. the community. used to prepare Government police team at different DKejriwal on the last week Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s documents and then obtained locations and they revealed of ‘10 Hafte 10 Baje, 10 Minute’ campaign ‘10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 credit debit cards of various that they have prepared campaign congratulated the Minute’ has been made a suc- 0& 0 ,+ banks on fake ids. Over 60 several fake PAN Cards, people of Delhi for their par- cess by you all.” cards, jewellery and Rs 14 lakh Voter ID Cards, Aadhar ticipation in this campaign On September 6, CM cash recovered from their cards on impersonated fake which has resulted in zero Kejriwal kickstarted the 10 cam- % $ possession. details viz different sur- deaths due to dengue. The paign by inspecting his house The accused have been names, date of birth, chief minister appealed to all for any signs of stagnant clean identified as Ajay Kshatriya parentage and address. On the citizens to join this cam- water and draining it, which can (35), his wife (32), Manish the basis of these fake iden- paign on Sunday. lead to the breeding of mos- Kshatriya (40), Kawal Raj tity documents they Kejriwal has also expressed quitoes and other vector-borne (66), his wife (65), wife of opened accounts in differ- his gratitude for the citizens of diseases such as dengue, malar- Manish Kshatriya (37), Arun ent banks and also obtained Delhi as the massive partici- ia, and chikungunya. Sharma and his wife. credit cards from these pation from the people this Last year, the same cooper- According to Dr O P banks,” said the Joint CP. year. “People have successful- ation from all people, RWAs, Mishra, the Joint “These credit cards were ly managed to bring dengue religious and cultural associa- Commissioner of Police, immediately used by the cases to 489 this year from tions, ministers and MLAs and Economic Offences Wing accused persons for 15,867 in 2015. Compared to of Mahindra Group tweeted, “A public leaders and influencers (EOW), The Citibank, after heavy shopping of jewellery, 60 dengue-related deaths in seemingly small piece of news had played a huge role in reduc- its internal audit, filed a other costly items. 2015 there have been no but such ‘human development’ ing the impact of Dengue in the complaint with EOW The accused have their own dengue-related deaths this indicators affect the quality of city, with only 2036 cases and regarding identification of 36 swiping machines and they year,” he said. our everyday lives. Such mile- two deaths as against 15867 customers who got the savings before EOW, Citibank also further misrepresented to banks Responding to the appeal of stones are worth celebrating.” cases and 60 deaths in 2015. The accounts opened in different mentioned that several cus- that credit cards were swiped but the chief minister, this year Delhi Health Minister first edition of the anti-dengue names and addresses. tomers had obtained credit payment couldn’t credited and starting from children to Satyendar Jain had credited campaign was launched in 2019. “They also procured PAN cards on the same residential got credited provisional pay- ‘Resident Welfare Association’, the Arvind Kejriwal govern- This year, the Delhi government cards, Voter IDS and Aadhar address,” said the Joint CP. ments from the banks. After that traders, celebrities and the cit- ment’s anti-dengue campaign has also launched a Dengue Cards on the basis of fake “During subsequent veri- they also obtained loans on izens of Delhi made the cam- for no dengue-related deaths helpline - 01123300012 and documents. These customers fication by the Citibank team, these credit cards and thereafter paign a significant success story. this year. He tweeted, “Delhi WhatsApp helpline - also obtained Citibank credit several customers were found absconded by changing their Hailing the 10 campaign, people did it! No death due to 8595920530 to assist the gener- cards. In the complaint filed missing from their addresses addresses,” said the Joint CP. Anand Mahindra the chairman dengue this year. There is also al public with Dengue. New Delhi: The twin factors of mer is not possible because it rising air pollution and a surge requires equipment and man- in Covid-19 cases have power,” Singh said. increased the burden on Delhi’s Large number of coron- " # # + hospitals with the number of avirus positive patients who vacant beds shrinking fast and come with complaints of out patient departments breathlessness become better (OPDs) witnessing a spike in with high-flow oxygen therapy , footfall, doctors said on for which one requires a special Saturday. equipment (high-flow nasal), ,./0" generated from these plants is parks,” he said. Besides, the ICU beds with which is in adequate numbers, supplied to all the parks of west “The organic compost is ventilators at most top private he said. outh Delhi Municipal zone in the presence of Deputy prepared from bio- degradable hospitals and major Centre-run AIIMS Director Dr SCorporation (SDMC) inau- Commissioner Sanjay Sahay, P waste mixed with some qty of facilities are also getting filled Randeep Guleria too said that gurated the first of its kind low C Meena (chief engineer), saw dust and old compost /soil up with spiralling cases in the beds are filling up fast in the cost compost plant at Tagore Dinesh Yadav Director to decrease the duration of last few days. hospital’s Intensive Care Unit Garden with a capacity to (DEMS) and other senior offi- composting. This compost is Delhi recorded over 7,000 (ICU). process two tonne waste per day. cials of the SDMC. prepared by adopting different Covid-19 cases for the first With the spike in Covid-19 A senior SDMC official On the occasion Nodal modules such as drum com- time, taking tally to over 4.23 cases, patients requiring admis- said that the civic body is suc- Officer of Swachh Bharat poster, Jali Boxes of different lakh on Friday, while the toll sion will also increase, putting cessfully running its two tonnes Mission Rajeev Jain said “This shape and size. The time taken rose to 6,833 with 64 more a strain on the hospital services per day (TPD) aerobic compost is the first such plant set up for composting is three weak. deaths, authorities said. and healthcare infrastructure, plant to convert biodegradable with negligible capital cost in SDMC Commissioner The 7,178 fresh cases came he said. garbage into fertilizer from Delhi. The capital cost of this Gyanesh Bharti applauded the out of the 58,860 tests con- “Additionally, there is an wet waste per day collected plant was Rs 50,000/- only. project, saying that it will ducted on Thursday, while the increase in the number of from the residents of nearby Now five metric ton organic reduce the burden on landfill positivity rate stood at 12.19 patients coming to the emer- colonies of Tagore Garden and compost of high quality is gen- sites by utilising the compost per cent amid the festive sea- gency with acute respiratory Rajouri Garden with negligible erated from this plant and prepared in municipal son and rising air pollution in problems because of air pollu- " # + P # , # + operation cost. today we have supplied this parks which will also increase the city, according to the bul- tion and respiratory viral infec- ## + # 0 1 0 2. . # # . / In a function organised at compost to the horticulture the fertility and nutrient value letin issued by the Delhi health tions. It’s a double whammy,” " ! Tagore garden, the compost department for use in SDMC of the soil. department. Guleria told PTI. The previous highest sin- He further said that there gle-day spike was 6,842 cases is data which suggests that air recorded on Wednesday. pollution can increase severity & # ' The number of daily cases of Covid-19 cases. had crossed the 6,000-mark for Air pollution leads to three consecutive days from inflammation in the lungs November 3-5. making it more vulnerable for 7= Sixty-four new fatalities the virus to penetrate. Those were recorded, pushing the already suffering from respira- 0 7 death toll in the national cap- tory diseases like asthma, ital to 6,833. On Thursday, 66 COPD or fibrosis etc are facing ,./0" ment’s guidelines. fatalities were reported from exacerbation of the symptoms, The CP also discussed the Covid-19. he added. elhi Police Commissioner, officers’ presence on social The air quality in the “Also, healthy people are DSN Shrivastava, on media and directed them to take national capital has also dete- coming with complaints like Saturday held a Crime and support of volunteers to keep riorated and greater move- dry cough, throat irritation, Covid-19 meeting to discuss the them updated of movements on ment of people in public places, nasal congestion and feeling of law & order and implementa- such platforms. On welfare mea- especially crowded areas such malaise which may be directly tion of Covid guidelines ahead sures, concerned officers were as markets and shops, and lax- related to sudden spurt in pol- of Diwali and other festivals. directed to clear pending cases ity in adhering to safety norms, lution levels,” another doctor at The CP, Delhi directed to in respect of providing com- have led to surge in cases, a leading hospital, who did not take strict action against crim- pensation to families of deceased experts have said. wish to be identified, said. inals such as burglars, drug Corona Warriors. Rana A K Singh, Medical “There is an emergent need traffickers, bootleggers and The CP also rewarded the Superintendent at RML to curb the pollution levels as gamblers. During the meeting beat officers from North and Hospital said, there is a rise in the likely morbidity in this sea- emphasis was also laid on solv- Central districts for handling the number of patients visiting son where Covid-19 also is ing cases on crime against digital beat books and making the hospital with complaints of affecting lungs adversely will women while discussing MHA’s required entries to maintain respiratory problems proba- increase,” the doctor added. latest advisory on women’s On the efforts to trace mechanism of Case Property maximum data about their bly due to spike in pollution The online coronavirus safety. missing children, it was under- Disposal at police station level respective Beats. He also levels and because of change in dashboard of the Delhi gov- The CP expressed satisfac- lined that desired results are and divide work among the applauded the personnel from weather. ernment showed that at 6.30 tion with application of com- coming, but a lot more can be force on the lines of segregat- Outer-North District in recog- “On top of that, the num- pm, out of 1,253 ICU beds with munity initiatives like YUVA done. It was recommended ing law & order from investi- nition of gallant and exem- ber of Covid-19 patients com- ventilator facility, only 250 and encouraged the district that jail-bail released criminals gation. While discussing plary work done by them in ing to the hospital has also were vacant. At Max hospitals heads to further spread aware- be verified and watched, and arrangements on festivals and catching four desperate crimi- increased,” he said. in Saket, four out of 51 ICU ness on such programs on preventive action be initiated anticipating rush in markets, he nals of ‘Gaurav Monti Gang’ “Our Covid and non- beds with ventilators were juvenile reforms so that more wherever required. advised all the personnel to involved in seven heinous cases, Covid ICU facilities are at full vacant, while at Sir Ganga and more youngsters feel moti- The CP also directed the take adequate precautions after exchange of fire in ! # # . / " capacity and to create ICU Ram Hospital, the number was vated to stay away from crime. attendees to strengthen the while implementing govern- Kanjhawla area. ! beds at the stroke of the ham- 16 out of 45. PTI ' =* > # $:; + ! Fatehpur/Lucknow: Cases have istrate has recovered the fine from registered against six farmers at the been registered against at least 30 them,” Station House Officer (SHO), Khakheru police station and four Patna: While the three-phase Bihar Assembly elec- farmers in different areas of Uttar Hussainganj, Satyendra Singh farmers at the Khaga police station tions are slated to come to a close on Saturday MUMBAI: Haj aspirants will demic, we are making it Bengaluru, Cochin, Delhi, Pradesh's Fatehpur district for Bhadauria said. for violating the ban on stubble evening, an independent candidate in the poll fray have to submit COVID-19 mandatory for all the pilgrims Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, allegedly burning farm stubble in the The action was taken on reports burning. from Benipatti segment in Madhubani district died negative report 72 hours prior to submit their COVID-19 Lucknow, Mumbai and past two days and eight of them were from lekhpals (revenue officials), he District agriculture officer of coronavirus at AIIMS here. to their journey to Saudi Arabia negative report of RT-PCR Srinagar. sent to jail as they could not pay the said. “Eight farmers have been sent Brijesh Kumar Singh said that so far Sanjay Jha died at the All India Institute of in 2021, Union Minister test. The date of testing should Naqvi said applications fine, police said on Saturday. to jail as they were unable to pay the cases have been registered against 28 Medical Sciences where he was admitted for the last Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on be 72 hours prior to boarding filled for Haj 2020 by women Several states, including Uttar fine to the sub-divisional magistrate,” farmers for burning stubble, and fine 10 days. Jha, a former Janata Dal-United leader, Saturday. a flight to Saudi Arabia,” he in “without mehram (male Pradesh and Punjab, have banned SHO, Mallawa, Sher Singh Rajput has been recovered from them. rebelled against the party after denial of ticket from After holding a meeting said. companion)” category are valid stubble or crop residue burning to said. However, a senior district police Benipatti. with the Haj Committee and Naqvi also said embarking for Haj 2021 as well. check air pollution. His Kotwali counterpart, officer alleged that the agriculture Reports said a 45-year-old woman was mowed other stake-holders, the min- points for Haj 2021 have been “Besides, new applications To stop stubble burning in the Ravindra Srivastava said that action department was not giving correct down by a speeding car in Supaul district on Saturday ister for minority affairs told reduced to ten in view of the are also being accepted from state, awareness programmes are has been taken against three farm- figures. morning while she was returning after casting her reporters that December 10 is COVID-19 situation and the women who want to perform being held in all districts and they ers in his area and a fine of Rs 10,000 In the last fortnight, cases have vote. The accident occurred in area in the jurisdic- the last date for submitting feedback received from Air Haj 2021 without mehram,” he are showing good results, a senior has been recovered from each of been registered against over 100 tion of Lalit Gram police post on National Highway- applications for Haj pilgrimage India and other agencies. said. government official said in state cap- them. farmers on complaints lodged by 57. Meanwhile, Congress Rajya Sabha member and 2021. Previously, there were 21 The minister also said ital Lucknow. SHO, Thariyon, Upendranath revenue officials, he said. AICC incharge of Bihar affairs, Shaktisinh Gohil test- “The applicants can apply such embarking locations Muslim women applying in “On Thursday, in Bhairampur Rai said that late on Friday night, Bundelkhand Kisan Union pres- ed positive for coronavirus after an RT-PCR test. online, off-line or through Haj across the country. “without mehram” category village, cases for burning farm stub- cases were registered against 14 ident Vimal Kumar Sharma said that Gohil tweeted on Saturday: “I will fight coro mobile application as well. In He said the ten boarding will be exempted from the lot- ble were registered against eight farmers in his area. Prior to this, the action taken against farmers navirus too with your blessings. Nothing to worry view of the coronavirus pan- spots are Ahmedabad, tery system. PTI farmers and the sub-divisional mag- almost a fortnight back, cases were amounts to “atrocities”. IANS about.” IANS + 56768.79 * OAA )3 " KC 0 +*+5) With fresh infections, the ond week of March this year Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara total number of infections went up to 15,69,000. The and Chandrapur. ) ? )02)?" what is there in it, but he is 2> !? 1! he Covid-19 infections jumped from 17,10,314 to recovery rate in the state rose With 23 deaths, the Covid- ready for the audio test. L% !* 3 Tplummeted to 3.959 and 17,14,273. from 91.35 per cent to 91.53 19 toll in Mumbai climbed )02)?" n Hathras's case, the victim's The victim's brother said % !*"+A ! the number of deaths came The daily death tally came per cent. from 10,399 to 10,422, while Ibrother has refused to under- CBI must interrogate the CC 9 down marginally to 150 in down 161 to 150 during the last Of the 150 deaths report- the infected cases went up by P's first VVPAT warehouse go a polygraph test, but the accused in the jail and asked )! !% ! Maharashtra, even as the pan- 24 hours. With fresh deaths, the ed on Saturday, Pune account- 576 to trigger a jump in the Uin Aligarh is ready with a family is ready for the audio them how they killed my sister. demic toll crossed 45,000 mark Covid-19 toll crossed 45,000 ed for a maximum of 38 deaths, total infections from 262,473 budget of 2.5 crores which is test. For the last week, the victim's ) + * in the state. mark as the deaths jumped followed by 32 deaths in Satara, to 263,049. having a capacity to store 5500 The call detail record of the family is avoiding media. The A day after it logged to from 44,965 to 45,115. 23 in Mumbai and 16 in Meanwhile, the number of VVPAT machines. Election conversation with the main CBI talked to the victim's %& 5027 infected cases and 161 in Maharashtra on Friday, Thane. “active cases” in the state came Commission was made neces- accused Sandeep with the SIM mother and brother for two 3 deaths, Maharashtra recorded as 161 people succumbed to the In the lower range, there down one lakh mark as the sary to install VVPAT number purchased in the name hours, after which both were the second lowest number of pandemic in various parts of were seven deaths in Nashik, 6 total cases dropped 1,02,099 to machines at of the victim's husband has also returned to their house. After infections (3959) in five the state. each in Solapur and Sangli, 4 in 99,151. The fatality rate in the every booth from the last elec- been denied by the brother a while, the media people tried 3 months. Earlier on October 26, As 6,748 more people were Nanded, 3 each in Yavatmal state stood at 2.63 per cent. tion. There are 2700 booths in once again. to talk to them, but they went 2 3 infections plummeted to 3645. discharged from various hos- and Nagpur, 2 in Latur and one Currently, 10,71,163 people the district according to The brother told that the inside their room. The victim's Subsequently on November 2, pitals the number of people dis- death each in Raigad, are in home quarantine while which the same number of CBI asked him to do a poly- father said that they have a the daily infections had come charged from the hospitals Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, 9,799 people are in institutional VVPAT machines were sent by graph test, but he refused by severe headache and will not be down to 4009. after full recovery since the sec- Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, quarantine. the Election Commission. saying that he did not know able to talk. + / 3 <=9. - * $ + @@@ # From Page 1 before the State Election '(->.6+ 8 ! + A “The PAGD has unani- authorities.“There are some mously decided to fight the security concerns also and we K From Page 1 From Page 1 DDC elections unitedly. have forwarded all our con- + . ? “Former vice president Joe Biden is projected to win Add to that massive unemploy- Despite the abruptness of the cerns before higher authorities Ballia: A 15-year-old Dalit girl Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, according to Edison ment caused by Nitish Kumar’s DDC elections in terms of and state election authorities, was set ablaze in a village here Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala been sent for testing. Research, putting him over the 270 needed to win the pres- decision to enforce liquor prohibi- timing it is important that this who have assured us that these in Ballia district by a youth for recorded 7,201 new COVID-19 Ernakulam reported the idency,” The Washington Post reported. tion, and it was a tailor-made situ- sacred space in democracy is issues will be looked into,” he rejecting his sexual advances, cases on Saturday, including 61 maximum number of cases The call came about 11:30 a.M. Saturday (local time), ation for the Opposition to politi- not allowed to be invaded and said. police said on Saturday. health workers, as the toll (1042), followed by Kozhikode after a report of more counted votes from Pennsylvania. cally exploit by promising a welfare- marauded by the divisive On the other hand, newly The girl was set on fire by climbed to 1,668 with 28 new 971, Thrissur 864 and “Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Was elected the 46th pres- oriented “ change.” forces”, Sajad Lone said while appointed National General 21-year-old youth Krishna fatalities. Thiruvananthapuram 719, the ident of the United States on Saturday, promising to restore The exit poll will gladden the reading out a brief statement in Secretary of the BJP, in-charge Gupta, a resident of her village As many as 7120 have been minister said. political normalcy and a spirit of national unity to confront heart of former Chief Minister Lalu the presence of senior leaders of J&K affairs Tarun Chug on Friday after which the vic- cured of the disease, taking the Of the positive cases, 6,316 raging health and economic crises, and making Donald J. Prasad, who is incarcerated in a Dr Farooq Abdullah, PDP Saturday chaired a meeting of tim was admitted to a hospital total recoveries so far 3,95,624, persons were infected through Trump a one-term president after four years of tumult in Ranchi prison as a fodder scam con- Chief Mehbooba Mufti, Omar BJP leaders in Jammu to take in Ballia, said Dubhar police while 83,261 are under treat- contact while 96 had come the White House,” The New York Times said. vict. Unlike Lalu Prasad, who prac- Abdullah, Muzaffar Hussain stock of the situation ahead of station SHO Anil Chandra ment, Health minister K K from outside the state. Biden’s victory amounted to a repudiation of Trump ticed brazen caste politics, his son Shah of Awami National DDC polls. Tiwari. As the girl situation Shailaja said in a press release. As many as 3,07,107 are by millions of voters exhausted with his divisive conduct Tejashwi Yadav kept the focus Conference, MY Tarigami of Addressing a press confer- turned critical, she was referred The Covid case load in the under observationin various and chaotic administration, and was delivered by an unlike- squarely on the issue of employment, CPI(M) and Javaid Mustafa ence here at party headquarters to a hospital in Varanasi, he state has mounted to 4,80,669 districts, including 20,785 in ly alliance of women, people of colour, old and young vot- health, education and development. Mir of the People’s Movement. he made it clear under no cir- said. with the new additions. hospitals. ers and a sliver of disaffected Republicans. PTI If M-Y was the campaign slogan for Lone said that all the cumstances Article 35-A will be On the girl's father com- In the last 24 hours, 64,051 Fourteen new areas were Lalu Prasad for 15 years, then modalities and new adminis- restored in Jammu & Kashmir. plaint, the police registered a samples have been tested while includedin the hot spot list and Tejashwi invented the catchy slogan trative rules will be looked He also labeled the People’s case against the accused under so far 50,49,635 samples have 38 were removed. PTI of A to Z, implying he would try to into and the alliance president Alliance for Gupkar declaration various sections of the Indian carry every caste and grouping Dr Farooq Abdullah will a group of “day dreamers.” Penal Code, the Scheduled together to make a new Bihar. That declare the names of contes- While responding to a Caste and Scheduled Tribe was the reason the youth voters rose tants on his own. Interestingly, direct question over People’s (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ( From Page 1 over the caste lines to support him. none of the leaders responded Alliance for Gupkar and the Protection of Children n UP, the BJP could bag five to six seats. In addition, the Unlike the divided NDA, the to the media queries and dis- Declaration, Chug termed it as from Sexual Offences ISamajwadi Party could win 1-2 seats and the BSP 0-1 Grand Alliance ran a smooth cam- persed. a day dreamer’s group, adding (POCSO) Act. PTI ..3& Assembly seats where bypolls were held. In Gujarat, the BJP paign with few hiccups. The Grand Addressing a news confer- that these leaders are exploit- * could win 6-7 of these Assembly seats. Similarly, the Alliance leaders didn’t react to ence in Jammu, Mir said that ing people of Jammu and 45 Congress could bag 0-1 seats where bypolls were held. aggressive Hindutva card played by after consultation with all the Kashmir through a bundle of <>@A)( According to Times Now-CVoters exit polls, the BJP the Prime Minister and Uttar leaders of Congress party from lies. “There is no chance of Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded 13 could win 16 to 18 seats, while the Congress party will have Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi different districts, they have restoration of Article 35-A in = more coronavirus deaths, tak- to settle with just 11 seats in the MP bypolls. The BJP may Adityanath and stuck to their cam- decided to contest the upcom- Jammu & Kashmir.” Chug said. ! ing the toll to 1,979 on win 6-7 seats, the Congress could win just 0-1 seats. In 2017 paign theme. Exit polls also show ing DDC polls. He said Regarding rehabilitation ) Saturday, while the tally rose to Assembly polls, the BJP had won 100 seats while the that younger voters who have only Congress is the oldest party in policy for militants, BJPs ! 2.09 lakh with 1,841 new cases, Congress bagged 77 seats, 15 up from what it had in 2012. heard about the so called “jungle raj” J&K and it has never stayed national general secretary said the Health Department said. Dainik Bhaskar exit polls predicted 14-16 seats for the and not lived in it, have over- away from the democratic that “we will not talk to any- There are 16,327 active BJP; 10-13 seats for the Congress and one for others in MP. whelmingly voted for the Grand process. “We will not give a free body holding guns and those % cases of the coronavirus disease Bypolls were held for 28 seats in MP, 8 in Gujarat and Alliance. That’s where the NDA poll field to BJP in the DDC polls,” holding guns have only one M %N) (COVID-19) and 1.91 lakh 7 in UP. Similarly, Assembly seats were up for bypolls in campaign went totally wrong. The he said, adding that the place and that is grave.” ! people have been discharged so Karnataka (2), Jharkhand (2), Odisha (2), Nagaland (2), focus on jungle raj didn’t resonate Congress party has some seri- He added that a long plan ) ) 3 far. The total number of peo- Haryana (1), Chhattisgarh (1) and Telangana (1). The count- with this class of voters who want- ous concern regarding the con- for development of Jammu & ple infected with the virus rose ing for bypolls will be done on November 10 and results ed to embrace the future and move duct of DDC polls in J&K and Kashmir is in offing and the to 2,09,438, according to a are also expected to be announced the same day. out of the shadow of the past. all these issues were put up Government is working on it. ! health bulletin. PTI ) and children are more likely to develop infections and allergies /$@@@ due to smog,” the doctors’ % body said. From Page 1 The major sources of air In India, malaria cases From Page 1 pollution in Delhi are vehicu- have consistently declined from “Increased air pollution lar pollution, construction 2.08 million in 2001 to about 4 leads to increased inflamma- activities, carriage of con- lakh in 2018. Of the countries tory response. In the last few struction material, dust on hardest hit by malaria, only days, Delhi has reported more roads, burning of agricultural India showed progress in than 6,000 Covid-19 cases per or crop residue, industrial and reducing its disease burden, the day. 13 per cent of the increase powerhouse emissions, burn- NHP said. has been estimated to be due to ing of municipal wastes, ther- Delivering a lecture on pollution,” the IMA said. mal energy power plants and “recent advances in weather The Air Quality Index mining in Aravalli hill areas, it and climate predictions”, organ- (AQI) in Delhi on Saturday said. ised by the Indian Academy of remained above 350 while safe It listed measures such as Sciences, Rajeevan on Saturday limit is 0-50. The WHO’s ambi- use of public transport, buying said India also plans to ramp up ent air pollution data shows energy efficient vehicles, plant- its high performance comput- that the levels of PM 10 and ing a garden wherever possible, ing (HPC) facility from the PM 2.5 in Delhi are way above making use of solar energy, existing capacity of 10 petaflops the normal levels, the IMA stat- using recyclable products to 40 petaflops, a step that will ed. which can be adopted by the significantly help in improving Poor air quality may result people to help reduce pollution. weather predictions. Currently, in the aggravation of asthma, There is also a graded response India is only next to the US, the COPD, high BP and even car- action plan in Delhi and NCR UK and Japan in HPC. diovascular diseases. Merely which includes measures such A report released by the walking could result in health as prohibition on entry of Ministry of Earth Sciences this complications due to the high trucks into Delhi, ban on con- week said nearly Rs 990 crore concentration of particulate struction activities, introduc- spent on the National matter (PM) 2.5 in Delhi’s air. tion of odd and even scheme, Monsoon Mission and HPC “N-95 masks and air puri- closure of brick kilns, ban on had yielded dividend 50 times fiers may not provide full time diesel generator sets, garbage the investment made. In his protection. An AQI of above burning in land fill etc. lecture, Rajeevan said 90 per 300 makes it difficult not only Banning of crackers and stub- cent of the meteorology-relat- for people with respiratory ble burning in hinterland are ed data comes from satellites. problems, but healthy people as helpful public health The rest of it comes from con- well. Hence, it is advisable that measures. ventional sources like Doppler people do not go out early in “Implementation of long radars, buoys in the sea, ship the morning when pollution term measures is important,” and aircraft observation and levels are the highest. Elderly the IMA added. other observations. , ++6 -R
,./0" of this country,” Modi said. more opportunities to young Self-Certification and Easy exit. of the students will give global He further explained that talent. The Prime Minister said recognition to the country’s rime Minister Narendra this has been the thought The Prime Minister said today under the National product and will accelerate the PModi on Saturday asked IIT process behind the major India is among the countries Infrastructure Pipeline, invest- efforts of the country. graduates to recognise the reforms that have been done in where corporate tax is the low- ment of more than ?1 lakh crore The Prime Minister said the needs of the country and con- almost every sector in the est. More than 50 thousand has been planned. This will cre- country has shown in the recent nect with the changes on the recent past. He listed the sec- startups have started in India ate a state-of-the-art infra- past, how technology can be the ground. tors where opportunities have since the Start-up India cam- structure across the country most powerful means for the Addressing the 51st been created for innovation paign. He listed the outcome of that will meet the needs of both governance to reach the poor- Annual Convocation and new start-ups for the first the Government’s efforts with present and future. He said est of the poor. Ceremony of IIT Delhi as chief time due to the reforms. respect to promoting startups today the country is working in He listed the schemes of the guest via video conferencing, The Prime Minister said like the 4 fold increase in the new ways to achieve maximum government which have the PM also asked them to Other Service Provider (OSP) number of patents in the coun- potential in every field. reached the poorest of the poor identify with the aspirations of guidelines have been simplified try in the last five years, a 5-fold The Prime Minister also with the help of technology like the common people in the and restrictions have been increase in trademark regis- gave four mantras to the stu- construction of toilets, gas con- context of Atamnirbhar Bharat. removed recently, which would trations. He said over 20 Indian dents for their workplace- focus nections etc. He said the coun- The Prime Minister reduce the Burden of unicorns have been established on quality; never compromise; try is making rapid strides in encouraged the fresh graduates Compliance for BPO over the years and this number ensure scalability; make your digital delivery of services and to take up the AtmaNirbhar Industries. He said BPO would increase further in the innovations work at a mass making the lives of ordinary cit- Campaign that he claimed Industry has also been exempt- next one or two years. scale; assure reliability; build izens easier. He remarked tech- gives opportunities to youth, ed from various requirements The Prime Minister point- long-term trust in the market nology has made last mile technocrats and tech-enter- Reality have become the important but Self-Reliance is India is committed to provide including bank guarantee. ed out that today from incu- and bring in adaptability; be delivery efficient and reduced prise leaders of the country. Working Reality. He said the equally important ‘ease of doing business’ to its The PM added that provi- bation to funding, Startups are open to change and expect un- the scope of corruption. In the The Prime Minister said present batch of students has a He claimed that a youth so that they can bring sions that prevented the Tech being helped. He said for fund- certainty as a way of life. case of Digital Transactions post-Covid world is going to be first mover advantage to learn favourable environment has changes in the life of crores of Industry from facilities such as ing of startups, Fund of Funds He said working on these also, India is far ahead of many very different and technology and adapt to the new norms been created for implementa- their countrymen through their Work From Home or Work has been created with a corpus basic mantras will bring shine countries of the world and will play the biggest role in it. emerging in the workplace and tion of the ideas and innovation innovation. From Anywhere, have also of ?10 thousand crores. In on one’s identity as well as on even the developed countries He said Virtual Reality was he urged them to make most of the technocrats freely and to “The country will give you been removed. This will make addition for a period of 3 brand India, since students are want to adopt Indian platforms never thought of but now use of this. He said Covid -19 scale them and market them ‘ease of business’ you just work the country’s IT sector global- years, startups are offered many India’s biggest brand ambas- like UPI. Virtual Reality and Augmented has taught Globalisation is easily. He said that today’s for ‘ease of living’ of the people ly competitive and will give facilities like Tax Exemption, sadors. He remarked the work /!# + 4 !>9.6 6 ## ## # persons and the public view- ing gallery too was closed. ISRO made arrangements for #" ! 7 live telecast of the launch through various platforms, ,./0" including its website and social media sites. he Enforcement In a text book sequence, TDirectorate (ED) on the four stage 44.5-metre tall Saturday conducted searches at PSLV-C49, in its 51st flight, the residential premises of for- blasted off from the first mer functionaries of launch pad of SDSC at 3.12 Comunidade of Serula in a pm at the end of the 26-hour money laundering case related countdown and soared into to illegal allotment of plots as the sky. The launch, original- well as illegal acquisition of ly scheduled for 3.02 PM, was land belonging to the delayed slightly as the scien- Comunidade of Serula, Goa. tists before lift-off “decided to Those whose premises put it on hold following debris were searched are Agnelo C. on the path of the rocket and Lobo, former Attorney of taining to files of Offices of ing to Comunidade of Serula. inclement weather condi- Comunidade of Serula, his various Administrators of The documents seized also tions.” brother Reginaldo Lobo, for- Comunidades and Gazette include old registers belonging After the 10 minute delay, mer official of the Notifications of Government to the office of Administrator the rocket blasted off amid Comunidade, Joseph D’Sa, for- of Goa, thereby cheating the of Comunidades, Bardez, heavy rain leaving a trail of mer clerk, and Rajesh Suhas Comunidade of Serula and Government of Goa which orange fumes before vanish- Verenkar, under the provisions other authorities. were being used for the pur- ing into thick clouds over the of Prevention of Money “During the course of pose of illegal allotment of ,G 3 S, / horse Polar Satellite Launch “success” and termed it as control centre. spaceport. After a flawless Laundering Act (PMLA) in searches, incriminating docu- plots, the agency said. Vehicle (PSLV-C49) injected “unusual” for ISRO as a rock- Subsequent to the suc- flight with all four stages per- illegal allotment of plots as well ments and records relating to The ED is conducting fur- n its first mission this year EOS-01, intended for appli- et launch cannot happen like cessful launch, the primary forming as programmed, the as illegal acquisition of land the illegal allotment/acquisi- ther investigation in coordi- Iamid the COVID-19 pan- cations in agriculture, forestry ‘’work from home’’ and all satellite commenced operat- rocket first injected primary belonging to Comunidade of tion of plots/land nation with the Crime Branch, demic, India on Saturday suc- and disaster management engineers and technicians had ing its own functions includ- satellite EOS-01 into orbit Serula in Goa. belonging to the Comunidade Goa Police. cessfully launched its latest support and other satellites to travel from different cen- ing deployment of solar pan- around 15 minutes after lift PMLA investigation was of Serula have been seized,” the The Comunidades of Goa earth observation satellite one by one in orbit around 20 tres and work together at els, Sivan added. off, followed by the customer initiated by the ED on the ED said in a statement here on were a form of land EOS-01 and nine interna- minutes after lift-off from Sriharikota for rocket launch- In view of the pandemic, spacecraft as the mood at the basis of FIRs registered by the Saturday. association developed in Goa tional customer spacecraft on the Satish Dhawan Space es. ISRO implemented precau- mission control centre turned Crime Branch, Goa Police. The incriminating docu- where land-ownership was board a Polar rocket from the Centre (SDSC), about 110 “Today, I am extremely tions for COVID-19 and sci- jubilant with scientists break- According to the FIRs, the ments, the agency said, include collectively held, but con- spaceport in Sriharikota. The km from Chennai, at 3.12 pm. happy to declare that PSLV- entists, mission directors, pro- ing into cheers. members of Managing old blank Indian stamp papers trolled by the male descen- pandemic induced lockdown The nine customer satel- C49 successfully placed earth ject directors, were seen with PSLV Mission Director S Committee of Comunidade of 1960s, old blank papers hav- dants of those who claimed to ‘’disturbed 10 missions being lites are from the USA, observation satellite EOS-01 face masks and maintaining R Biju announced that all the of Serula were involved in ing Portuguese stamps used be the founders of the village. planned by the agency. Lithuania and Luxembourg. as well as nine customer satel- social distancing at the mis- 10 satellites were separated illegal allotment of plots by for making forged documents It was the predominant form The Indian Space ISRO Chairman K Sivan lites precisely into 575 kms sion control centre. There and were placed into desired fraudulently citing and using and Deeds of Sale used for ille- of landholding in Goa before Research Organisations work- described the mission as a orbit,” he said at the mission was no gathering of media orbits. duplicate file numbers per- gal acquisition of land belong- 1961. > , " 9 !"#$% ;<=& + "$ ! # . # ,./0" :& # 0 +*+5) he Election Commission ,./0" An official Ton Saturday said that the uestioning the very inten- explained that this polling percentage recorded Qtion behind the previous oting that the coronavirus postal ballot facility is in the by-elections to Lilong Devendra Fadnavis Npandemic presented a different from the one and Wangjing-Tentha seats in Government’s decision to unique challenge for the poll extended to service Thoubal district, Saitu in choose Aarey colony as the panel in holding safe elections, voters. Here, those Kangpokpi and Wangoi in from the ruling Bharatiya venue for Mumbai Metro-III Election Commissioner Sushil willing to use the facil- Imphal West in Manipur was Janata Party (BJP), Indian car shed, the Maharashtra Chandra on Saturday said var- ity have to fill up a 91.54 per cent. The by-elections National Congress (INC) and Congress charged that the then ious facilities were extended to form. Officials then were necessitated after National People’s Party (NPP) ruling BJP wanted to com- COVID-19 patients to cast carry the ballot to the Congress MLAs of the four are in the fray, including three mercially exploit part of the their vote in the Bihar residence of such vot- constituencies resigned from independent candidates. land at Aarey colony. Assembly polls, including ers and videograph the state Legislative Assembly, The ruling BJP is contest- Giving a dimension to the postal ballot facility and exten- polls amid the pandemic, the the voting to ensure trans- quit the party and joined the ing in three seats and support- MVA Government’s decision to sion of polling time. He said the poll panel extended the option parency. BJP. ing an independent candidate shift the Mumbai Metro-III car Election Commission cannot of postal ballot for electors who “COVID-19 patients who According to the EC, the in Lilong assembly segment, from Aarey colony to remain “silent” to situations are marked as persons with dis- are quarantined will be allowed polling percentage at Lilong while the opposition Congress Kanjurmarg, the Congress where persons suffering from abilities and those above 80 to cast their vote at the last hour was recorded at 93.29, Saitu at is in the fray in all four con- alleged that the previous BJP- COVID-19 are unable to exer- years. Electors who are of the poll day at their respec- 90.88 per cent, Wangjing stituencies. led Devendra Fadnavis gov- ,./0" The high court had granted cise their democratic right. COVID-19 positive or are sus- tive polling stations, under the Tentha at 90.86 per cent and The Wangoi assembly seg- ernment had chosen Aarey six weeks to SpiceJet Ltd to “This time, besides senior pected of having the infection supervision of health authori- 91.19 per cent was recorded at ment will witness an interest- colony as venue for the metro- he Supreme Court has stayed make the payment and the dead- citizens and women, we had to and in quarantine at home or ties... Sector magistrates shall Wangoi. The Kuki ing battle as the National 3 car shed project “only from Ta Delhi High Court order line for paying the money, as per make additional arrangements at an institution were also coordinate this in their allo- Revolutionary Army (KRA) People’s Party (NPP), a coali- a commercial point of view”. asking cash-strapped airlines the September 2 order, expired for COVID patients... We allowed to exercise the postal cated polling stations,” the has been alleged of threatening tion partner of the BJP-led A day after he claimed SpiceJet to deposit around 243 on October 14. extended polling time by one ballot option. guidelines said. voters to vote for BJP. A video Government in the state, has that it was the previous BJP- crore as interest in connection After this, Maran and his hour,” he said addressing an that has gone viral shows a fielded its candidate against the led government that had with a share transfer dispute with firm had moved the high court event. Chandra said though woman from Leimakhong cry- nominees of the Congress and planned to shift the project to its former promoter and media for attachment of the entire postal ballot facility was ing as she wasn’t unable to vote the saffron camp. Kanjurmarg and that there baron Kalanithi Maran and his shareholding of Singh in Spicejet extended, any person wanting as per her choice. The EC offi- The counting will be con- was no dispute over the land firm KAL Airways. and taking over the management to cast vote at the polling sta- cial said that 11 candidates ducted on November 10. as was being made out by the A bench comprising Chief for non-payment of 243 crore. tion was free to do so. Opposition BJP now, Justice S A Bobde and justices A The top court took note of “Our polling officials were Maharashtra state Congress’ S Bopanna and V the appeal of the Spicejet and fully equipped with PPE kits ;!:;< general secretary and Ramasubramanian also issued passed an interim order staying and other measures to handle spokesperson Sachin Sawant notices to Kalanithi Maran and the high court order. the situation,” he said. Many % !;'' said: “The proposal for the his firm on an appeal of SpiceJet Maran and KAL had moved people suffering from COVID- Kanjurmarg site was deliber- Ltd and its promoter filed against the high court over a share 19 came to cast their votes in ,./0" A total of 78,19,886 people ately rejected. It has now the September 2 order of the transfer dispute with SpiceJet, all the three phases on October have recuperated from been proved that a private Delhi High Court. demanding that 18 crore war- 28, November 3 and November ndia’s COVID-19 caseload COVID-19 so far pushing the person will have to be paid “Issue notice returnable rants redeemable as equity shares 7 (Saturday). Imounted to 84,62,080 with national recovery rate to 92.41 5,000 crore for the within four weeks. There shall be be transferred to them. “We cannot remain silent, 50,356 infections being report- per cent, while the case fatali- Kanjurmarg land was a lie a stay of operation of the The high court on July 29, we cannot remain spectators ed in a day, while the number ty rate has further declined to floated by the Fadnavis impugned order until further 2016 had asked both parties to that a person suffering from of people who have recuperat- 1.48 per cent. Government”. orders,” said the bench in its settle the share transfer dispute COVID ... and he be deprived ed from the disease crossed 78 The number of active cases Sawant charged that that order after hearing both parties under arbitration. It had direct- of casting vote. That is the basic lakh pushing the national of COVID-19 remained below despite knowing that the via video conferencing on Friday. ed SpiceJet and Singh to deposit theme of EC,” he said. Chandra recovery rate to 92.41 per cent, 6 lakh for the ninth consecu- metro project in Aarey SpiceJet and its promoter 579 crore in the high court’’s said the voter turnout in the according to data updated by tive day. Colony required only 20 Ajay Singh were asked to deposit registry. first two phases has dispelled all the Union Health Ministry on There are 5,16,632 active hectares of land, the previous around 243 crore as interest SpiceJet was permitted to fears and doubts, adding the Saturday. cases of coronavirus infection Devendra Fadnavis govern- payable on 579 crore, which the furnish a bank guarantee for voters of Bihar have defeated The coronavirus death toll in the country as on date ment had allocated 62 high court had in 2017 asked the 329 crore and make a cash the fear of virus as they came climbed to 1,25,562 with 577 which comprises 6.11 per cent hectares of land for the pro- airline to deposit under the 2018 deposit of the remaining sum of out in large numbers. new fatalities, the data updat- of the total caseload, the data ject so that it could exploit the arbitration award in the share 250 crore by the high court. In its broad guidelines ed at 8 am showed. stated. remaining 41 hectares of land. transfer dispute. issued in August for holding & ( # >5 0 were concerned about the vote counting happening at the Convention Center and they + P - were “coming to deliver a %6 / truck full of fake ballots to Philly.” * The vehicle with Virginia tags was found unattended on Washington: A panel of three is hearing arguments on it at New York: Two heavily armed the 200 block of North 13th judges on Friday became the the end of the month. men “coming to deliver a truck Street in Center City. third federal court to rule that The Maryland decision full of fake ballots” have been A few minutes later, offi- Washington: The conserva- President Donald Trump’s was more like the New York arrested near the Philadelphia cers stopped two armed men tive evangelical Christians who effort to exclude people in the ruling in that it merely found convention center where elec- on the street. Police say they did helped send Donald Trump to country illegally from the Trump’s order unlawful, rather tion workers were counting not have a license to carry in the White House four years ago numbers used for dividing up than unconstitutional. The votes from the undecided US Pennsylvania and were placed stuck by him in 2020. But congressional seats is unlaw- California court decided that presidential election, police under arrest. even if Trump doesn’t get a sec- ful. Trump’s order violated the said. Stickers and a hat with ond term, some conservative The federal court in Constitution and federal law. Antonio LaMotta, 61, and logos of the far-right QAnon Christians see reasons to cele- Maryland prohibited the The Maryland lawsuit was Joshua Macias, 42, both of conspiracy movement were brate in this year’s election Commerce Department, brought by several advocacy Chesapeake, Virginia, were found in the vehicle, results. which oversees the Census groups and individuals who arrested on Thursday night Philadelphia District Attorney White evangelical voters Bureau, from sending to the said Trump’s order discrimi- outside the center on suspicion Larry Krasner said. made up 23% of the vote president any figures that nates against Hispanic people of carrying handguns in #)! $% ! “I don’t have information nationwide and overwhelm- include the number of people and immigrant communities Pennsylvania state without per- ! ! that any of them are known ingly favoured Trump this fall, in the country illegally in each of colour, and that they will be mits, according to US media members of an extremist with about 8 in 10 backing him, state when transmitting the harmed because the states they reports. truck. weapons and the vehicle, CNN reported. group,” Krasner said. according to AP VoteCast. apportionment count at the live in will lose congressional Philadelphia police said Both men were carrying authorities said. It’s unclear what those men The two men were charged Their support may end of the year. seats if the order is enforced. they found the men on loaded handguns, and police Details about the alleged were allegedly intending to do. with having a concealed not have been enough to re- Federal courts in New The census determines Thursday night after receiving found an AR-type rifle in the fake ballots -- including where The FBI and Philadelphia firearm without a license and elect the president yet evan- York and California already not only how many congres- a tip that people with firearms Hummer, authorities said at a they came from, whether they Police are investigating the carrying a firearm on a public gelicals still took heart in their have issued similar orders. sional seats each state gets, but were heading to the news conference on Friday. were found in the Hummer, or incident, CBS News reported. street or public property, strong presence at the polls and The Trump administration also the distribution of $1.5 Pennsylvania Convention About 160 rounds of what was marked on them -- Prosecutors say text mes- Krasner was quoted as saying the GOP’s success in down-bal- has appealed the New York trillion a year in federal Center in a silver Hummer ammunition were found in the were not immediately available, sages show the men say they by CNN. PTI lot races. AP case, and the Supreme Court spending. PTI - " 6 D ! + R Q < + .= 999 '- + Baltimore: The United States Le Pecq: Police in France ques- his killing last month near homes. Dhaka: Tens set a record of more than tioned four 10-year-olds who Paris, the spokeswoman said in Paty’s killing was followed of thousands 126,400 confirmed cases in a voiced support for the behead- a video statement Friday night. Oct. 29 by the killing of three of Muslims Dubai: The United Arab investment. single day on Friday. ing of a schoolteacher and They “justified the teacher’s people in a knife attack at a marched in Emirates announced on Changes include scrapping The seven-day rolling aver- who said they would kill their assassination by arguing that it church in Nice. Leading a the streets of Saturday a major overhaul of penalties for alcohol consump- age of new daily cases in the own teacher if he lampooned was forbidden to offend the Saturday memorial for the Bangladesh’s the country’s Islamic personal tion, sales and possession for U.S. is approaching 100,000 for Islam’s prophet, the govern- prophet and adding that they three victims in the capital on laws, allowing unmarried cou- those 21 and over. the first time, according to ment reported as the prime would kill their teacher if he Mediterranean city, French Monday in the country’s largest ples to cohabitate, loosening The legal reforms were data from Johns Hopkins minister warned Saturday that caricatured the prophet,” she Prime Minster Jean Castex protest yet against the French alcohol restrictions and crimi- announced on state-run WAM University. Islamic extremists are recruit- said. warned that extremists were president’s support of secular nalising so-called “honour news agency and detailed in Total U.S. cases since the ing in France with “ignorance Paty was killed on October recruiting French citizens. “We laws that allow caricatures of killings.” state-linked newspaper The start of the pandemic are near- The seven-day rolling and hate.” 16 outside his Paris-region know the enemy,” Castex said. the Prophet Muhammad. The broadening of person- National. ing 10 million, and confirmed average for daily deaths in the The children and their par- school by an 18-year-old “Not only is it identified, The protesters, organised al freedoms reflects the chang- Previously, individuals cases globally are approaching U.S. rose in the past two weeks ents were detained and ques- refugee of Chechen origin but it also has a name: It is rad- by the Hefazat-e-Islam group, ing profile of a country that has needed a liquor license to pur- 50 million. from 772 on Oct. 23 to 911 on tioned for several hours after he showed his class car- ical Islamism, a political ideol- a network of teachers and stu- sought to bill itself as a sky- chase, transport or have alcohol Worldwide infection num- Friday. Those numbers were Thursday by police in the icatures of the Prophet ogy that disfigures the Muslim dents at thousands of Islamic scraper-studded destination for in their homes. The new rule bers are also setting records. higher in the spring and Alpine town of Albertville, Muhammad for a debate on religion by distorting its texts, schools, gathered outside the Western tourists, fortune-seek- would apparently allow The world reached 400,000 August. The global death toll Interior Ministry spokes- free expression. its dogmas and its command- main Baitul Mokarram ers and businesses despite its Muslims who have been barred daily confirmed cases on Oct. hit a daily record of 11,024 woman Camille Chaize said. The children in Albertville ments to impose its domi- Mosque in downtown Dhaka. legal system based on a hard- from obtaining licenses to drink 15; 500,000 on Oct. 26, and confirmed deaths on On Monday, when French were released after questioning. nance by ignorance and hate, They chanted “Down with line interpretation of Islamic alcoholic beverages freely. 600,000 on Friday. Wednesday. AP schools held a nationwide Judicial authorities ordered an enemy that benefits from France” and “Boycott French law. Another amendment minute of silence to honour the educative training for them, the support overseas but, alas, also Products” and burned effigies The changes also reflect the allows for “cohabitation of slain teacher, Samuel Paty, the ministry spokeswoman said. counts French citizens in its of French President Emmanuel efforts of the Emirates’ rulers to unmarried couples,” which has children voiced support for Police also searched their ranks.” AP Macron. AP keep pace with a rapidly chang- long been a crime in the UAE. ing society at home. Authorities, especially in the The announcement also more free-wheeling financial follows a historic US-brokered hub of Dubai, tend to look the 0 " # OA + P deal to normalise relations other way when it comes to for- between the UAE and Israel, eigners, but the threat of pun- which is expected to bring an ishment still lingered for such # O P ! + B influx of Israeli tourists and behavior. AP Islamabad: Pakistan Prime court on graft charges, had last Insaaf (PTI) government. %)? Minister Imran Khan on month for the first time Prime Minister Khan said Saturday lashed out at three- directly named Army chief that Sharif is sitting in London gyptians began voting time former premier Nawaz Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and “like a Jackal” and targeting ESaturday in the second and Sharif, describing him as a ISI head Lt Gen Faiz Hameed the Army. Hitting out at final stage of the country’s “jackal” who is trying to create for interfering in the general Sharif, Khan said the former parliamentary elections, after a “rebellion” in the Army by elections of 2018 to ensure prime minister was “trying to relatively low turnout in the accusing it of involvement in victory of Khan. stir up a rebellion in the first stage that embarrassed the country’s politics and call- Sharif had made the com- Pakistan Army by alleging it the government of President ing for a change in the military ments virtually on October 16 is involved in politics and Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. as well as the ISI leadership. during a joint rally organised calling for changing the Army Polling centers opened at 9 Sharif, the 70-year-old by the Opposition parties and ISI chiefs,” Khan said a.M. In 13 of Egypt’s 27 supreme leader of the Pakistan under the banner of Pakistan while addressing a public provinces, including the capi- Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- Democratic Movement gathering in Mingora in tal Cairo and the restive north- N) who was ousted from (PDM), formed to oust the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ern part of the Sinai Peninsula. power in 2017 by the apex Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e- province. PTI -
Dhaka: A madrasa has been rate department of technical opened for transgenders in education for the transgender - 8 Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka, people. The government passed believed to be the first-of-its- a policy in 2013 recognising the Kyiv (Ukraine): Belarusian opposed the plant, located kind initiative for the commu- members of the Hijra commu- President Alexander about 40 kilometers (25 miles) nity in the Muslim-majority nity as of the “third gender”. Lukashenko on Saturday for- southeast of its capital, Vilnius. country. The Election Commission mally opened the country’s Lithuanian authorities say More than 100 students of allowed the registration of the first nuclear power plant, a pro- the project has been plagued by any age can study in the non-res- transgender people as “third ject sharply criticized by neigh- accidents, stolen materials and idential Islamic school, Dawatul gender” voters the following bouring Lithuania. the mistreatment of workers. Quran Third Gender Madrasa, year. They have stood in elec- Lukashenko said the In line with a law banning at Lohar Bridge Dhal in tions as well. Abdul Aziz launch of the Russian-built electricity imports from Kamrangirchar, the Husaini, one of the 10 trainers and -financed Astravyets plant Belarus once the nuclear bdnews24.Com reported at the madrasa, said that it is a “will serve as an impetus for plant started up, Lithuania’s At the inauguration on memorable day for the entire attracting the most advanced Litgrid power operator cut the Friday, 40 transgender people world because the first known technologies to the country, inflow of electricity from joined. Besides the Islamic Islamic school for the transgen- and innovative directions in Belarus when the plant began teachings, the madrasa author- der people has been launched, science and education.” producing electricity on ities also plan to launch a sepa- the news website reported. PTI Lithuania has long Tuesday. AP )+
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"The average GDP trillion in FY 2025-26 at cur- reforms undertaken by the "At this juncture, demand Chamber of Commerce and growth of Indian economy in rent prices, which becomes at government, economic recov- creation measures are needed to B +C!/+ Industry said on Saturday. next five years from 2021 to around US$ 4.42 trillion con- ery has become visible in the attain a positive growth trajec- According to Sanjay 2025 will be at 7.8 per cent, sidering the exchange rate at high frequency economic and tory sooner rather than later," =0=)3) Saturday. back from the next fiscal start- Aggarwal, President, PHD highest as compared with top 74.9 (average of current fiscal business indicators of the he said. "Demand creation There will be a "para- ing from April 2021. The next Chamber of Commerce and 10 economies including 6.2 year 2020-21; April-October)." recent months," he said. along with increased spending he country’s economy, digm shift" which will lead to normal will see a paradigm Industry, the country’s econo- per cent of China, 3 per cent of Besides, the industry body Recently, PHD Chamber on infrastructure will have mul- Twhich has a more matured economy" shift and some of them will be my is "going to attain its fastest France, 2.9 per cent of United pointed out that percolation of on the basis of PHDCCI tiplier effects on the economic Shown resilience to come with economic players learn- permanent."Khara said the growth trajectory from the Kingdom, 2.9 per cent of more and more economic Economic and Business growth trajectory by boosting out from a downturn caused ing to contain costs, he said. economy had shown "resilience next financial year 2021-22 Canada, 2.4 of United States, reforms at the ground level Momentum (EBM) Index, esti- private investments, creating by the Covid-19 pandemic, is Addressing the virtual to come out from the down- onwards". 2.3 per cent of Germany, 2.3 with effective implementation mated that the GDP growth new employment opportunities expected to bounce back from annual general meeting of turn" and some positive trac- In a recent growth estimate per cent of Italy, 2.3 per cent of would be crucial to attain the will be at around (-) 7.9 per in the country, generating the next fiscal, State Bank of Bengal Chamber of Commerce tion was witnessed towards the by the International Monetary Brazil and 1.4 per cent of potential trajectory of $5 tril- cent for the current financial demand for commodities such India chairman Dinesh and Industry, Khara said, "The end of the first quarter of the Fund (IMF), India is projected Japan," Aggarwal was quoted as lion in the next 6 financial years year 2020-21 as compared with as steel, cement and power." 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However, under the main benchmark equity indices all market." nection with a share transfer The high court had grant- IDC report, as the country officersDemanded for inclu- power procurement from such amended guidelines, bundling during the upcoming trade In terms of the US dispute with its former pro- ed six weeks to SpiceJet Ltd to faced soft demand, Huaweis sion in "AIS Residency". projects, allowing them will be allowed only with one week. Presidential election, Deepak moter and media baron make the payment and the supply constraints and delayed The Commissioner bundling with any non-renew- non-renewable resource and Besides, analysts opined Jasani- Head of Retail Research Kalanithi Maran and his firm deadline for paying the money, flagship launches from both showed a positive stance on his able source of energy rather not multiple resources. that positive global cues such as at HDFC Securities pointed out KAL Airways. as per the September 2 order, Huawei and Apple. demand and said that first he than just coal-based thermal Also, the amended regula- an early outcome of the US the process was still unre- A bench comprising expired on October 14. At the top of the table was willingBring the list of offi- projects. tions have made stricter pro- Presidential elections will buoy solved going into the weekend, Chief Justice S A Bobde and After this, Maran and his with 41.4 per cent share, cers, then it will be considered. The earlier guidelines for visions for penalty if a power sentiments. but even "if Biden is declared justices A S Bopanna and V firm had moved the high court Huawei cautiously managed Before this bundled projects required a generator is unable to meet On the domestic front, winner, close votes and lawsuits Ramasubramanian also issued for attachment of the entire its shipments across its product Through the presentation bidder to place tariff bids after commitments on power supply. healthy reading in high fre- are likely to result in recounts". notices to Kalanithi Maran and shareholding of Singh in lineups and lowered the pro- of this scheme by the con- allowing power generated from The regulations provide that quency data on factory output "Technically apart from his firm on an appeal of Spicejet and taking over the duction of some popular mod- cerned officials to the renewable resource and via the generator maintain mini- data, along with better than positive global cues and FPI SpiceJet Ltd and its promoter management for non-payment els like the Mate 30 series. delegationInformation given based thermal power projects. mum power supply of 85 per expected quarterly results with flows, the local corporate filed against the September 2 of 243 crore. The top court Its channel management In this delegation, Shri With the changes in guide- cent annually and if it falters, it a rise in auto sales volume and results give one more reason to order of the Delhi High Court. took note of the appeal of the and prioritisation also resulted Arun Garg, Officer of lines, a bidder for a RTC ten- would have to pay a hefty robust GST collection will con- cheer going into key festival "Issue notice returnable Spicejet and passed an interim in a supply shortage in the Rajasthan Administrative der can quote tariff by bundling penalty equivalent to 400 per tinue to support the upward week," Jasani said. within four weeks. "There shall order staying the high court lower-tier cities, delaying pur- Service, Shri.Ramnivas Mehta, power from renewable and cent of the cost of power they trajectory. "Nifty is just 167 points be a stay of operation of the order. Maran and KAL had chases from loyal customers, Mrs. Alpa Chaudhary, Mrs. any other non-renewable fell short of. The penalty level "The overall structure of away from its all time high. impugned order until further moved the high court over a said IDC ‘Worldwide Quarterly Sanchita Vishnoi, Mr. Manish resource such as thermal and earlier was 25 per cent. the market remains positive. Though it does not seem dif- orders," said the bench in its share transfer dispute with Mobile Phone Tracker’. "The Goyal, Mr. RakeshSharma, Dr. hydro, including power from The penalty will be higher With the economic activity ficult at all going by the order after hearing both parties SpiceJet, demanding that 18 escalated US trade restrictions Prabha Vyas and Mrs. Madhu energy storage systems. at 400 per cent even for any recovering fast, more earnings momentum seen over the last via video conferencing on crore warrants redeemable as in August ultimately impeded Rajvanshi were present. The measure is expected to shortfall in supply of commit- upgrade cannot be ruled out," few days, global markets show Friday. SpiceJet and its pro- equity shares be transferred to Huawei’s momentum in its give more flexibility to gener- ted level of renewable power. said Siddhartha Khemka, Head signs of slowing down. moter Ajay Singh were asked to them. home market. 5 R - % !(C+* E *
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One day, while he was cause under the initiative Fal Army. “That was very exciting. watching news of a soldier who was mar- Van. I was elated that day. It all tyred in Jammu and Kashmir, he asked “Environment is in my started when I was in NSG for why not I make portraits of these DNA. My father and grand- the plantation day and there jawaans and gift it to their families. Back father also loved plants, so it was one gentleman in plain then, the idea sounded a bit weird to me. naturally there in me. I always clothes, who was a VVIP. He Because my only focus in life was to earn had this thing in mind that I took my business card and enough money for my family. I wasn’t will plant trees, no matter vanished. The next day, I was aware of what was going in the country what I was doing and who I called to the CISF office. and neither did it was of interest to me. was talking to, the thought When I went there, to my sur- Hence, I just said okay and tried to ignore never left my mind,” she says. prise, this gentleman who had it. But my father was serious enough and It was only in 2014 when taken the card, was no one but he insisted that I should do it at least once Anand decided to work this the Director-General of the a year,” Verma, who works as a Fine Arts cause. “On a train journey, I CISF. They were all waiting for teacher in Manav Rachna International met an army man and I shared me in a huge conference School, Noida, tells you. 9 ) # # )A # 0 my idea with him. Later, I room, where there must have After listening to his father’s advice, came to know that he was the been 40-50 officers. The Verma finally thought of making the por- visit his family. When his father saw the portraits. I have met dozens of families General and he welcomed my Director-General stood up trait. That is when he realised that he had portrait, he said: “Aesa lag raha hai hama- and the most common thing that I idea. He told me that I should and asked me “Ma'am, can no clue about the martyred and or his ra beta hi vapas aagaya hai.” Those words found in all of them was that via that por- go forward with my idea. how many lakh trees I want- pen. The third is when all he you be our Green Ambassador family or even how many wars India has got engraved in my heart and that feel- trait they all felt that their son has come That’s when I thought of giv- ed to plant. They talk in big plantation is over and I just go for CISF?” I was left awe- fought till date. “It was like a self-reali- ing can’t be put into words. I was back home,” he says. ing it a try,” he tells you. numbers and I was a bit in the end to probably cut a struck. And then they organ- sation for me. Then I started reading extremely happy,” he says. However, on his way, Verma had to Things were not as easy as shocked with it. I told my hus- ribbon. The best part working ised a planting day in about the Kargil War and got to know that His father’s demise wasn’t the only brave a lot of stares and taunts. “Initially, it seems, there were several band, Sharad Anand who is an with the armed forces is there Ghaziabad, and there they around 527 families were destroyed dur- time he had to go through a tough phase many of my relatives felt that I have gone roadblocks on Anand’s way. “I ex-banker, about it and he are no big challenges as such, honoured me with the title. ing that war. That hit me hard and in May, in his life, losing his job and getting sui- nuts. They told me that this thing won’t have done a lot of work with asked whether I was sure because it’s just a piece of cake After knowing this, the direc- 2014, I decided to start making the por- cidal thoughts were there too. take me anywhere. Some of them mocked the Delhi government, and the about putting my money into for them,” she says. tor-general of NSG called me traits. I wrote several mails to army peo- “My childhood was filled with chal- me, while others gave a piece of their Central government, but ini- this. He told me to start with She tells you that the and said, “Ma’am how can this ple to seek details about the martyrs and lenges. Financial crisis was just one of advice. But, I was positive. Today, when tially some were agreeing to a lesser number first, in hun- biggest lesson we should learn happen, how can CISF steal their families. Till September that year, them. Hence, I always made sure that I celebrities call me over for a meet-up or my idea, while others criti- dreds. But then, I planted from this pandemic is that we our idea?”, and I found out I was able to make around 12 portraits was working even when I was in school. when people recognise me, those people cised it by saying: “What are 85,000 trees back then,” she should never try to be the that NSG were also making and courier them to their families. I told It was after I passed Class XII that I was who once mocked me are the first ones you saying ma'am, do you see tells you. master of environment, it will me their Green Ambassador, my father about that and together we laid off my job. It was a showroom that to introduce me as their relatives,” he tells any land available in Delhi, Anand is a one-woman always be our master. so at the next function, they came up with the theme — Portraits of I worked in and I was just asked to leave you. where will you grow trees man army and believes in Her family, she says, has graciously awarded me the Patriots,” Verma explains. without being given a reason. It felt that Money was another challenge that he here?”. Some even said: doing things all by herself. “I always been supportive and Green Ambassador, and even- Life gave Verma a major blow when I have lost everything. I was questioning faced. “These portraits are not commer- “Ma’am, aap to hume phaswa was and am a one-woman have respected her decisions. tually, the BSF also did it. So, in the same month, his father passed away myself that how will my family survive cial. I fund them. Once, there was a time doge”. I asked them the reason army. I get a little support “I am a mother to two boys, I’m the Green Ambassador for due to several medical conditions. “My now. I felt suicidal and decided to take when I had made a portrait but was to which they said: Ma’am from my family company — both of them are married. In all three of them. It was hum- father took his last breath in my arms. He my life on a railway track. I started walk- unable to go and give it to the family don’t you know there is a sit- Parijat Industries, basically my life, I had gone through a bling experience for me,” she suffered multiple organ failures and was ing on the track in the opposite direction because of financial constraint. I wrote uation of drought in two the back-office help, but I am very difficult period medical- tells you. gone in a matter of a day. I was left shat- of the train, so as to I don’t get to know about this on my social media pages. A States, from where will we get the face of Plantology, which ly, so there was a time when I There are a few lines tered. It left a void inside me that could when the train comes closer to me. It was generous man, who never disclosed his water for the trees. We can’t I started in 2005. When I work was almost bed-ridden and that Anand recites whenev- never be filled. That was the time when when the train was hardly a kilometer identity, reached out to me and offered afford it,” she tells you. with the army, I give them my struggling. I was trying to live er she addresses a talk on the artist inside me was about to die. And away that within a fraction of second my me a sponsored trip. So, I believe if you Not that our Government know-how and there are three for my children. That period environment and it sums up it did, at least for the next few months. whole life was flashed in front of my eyes. are on a way to do good, things will even- is not doing enough, they stages in which I visit the site stayed for about 22 years, so the message that she wants to It was only in 2015 that I decided to take That’s when I realised how much my par- tually fall into place on their own,” he says. are, but unfortunately, we love where the plantation has to my boys know that their give. “If the heat bothers up painting again. This time, more seri- ents have struggled for my education and From writing mails to army person- to live in this world of status take place. First, either I go mother has wisdom from the you, plant a tree; if the water ously than ever. So much so, that I made upbringing and leaving them alone was nels to now getting requests for portraits, quo, “Jaise chalra hai vaise right in the beginning and do phoenix, she had got that grit bothers you, plant a tree; if up my mind that instead of sending the not a wise decision. Immediately, I got off Verma has already come a long way. chalne do”, don’t knock the recce and see what kind of and determination, if she can you like birds, plant a tree; if portraits via courier, I would visit the the track and convinced myself that I am “People now reach out to me and request board, she says. plants can be planted here so come out of that, then she can you like fruits, plant a tree, families of martyrs and gift them the por- stronger than all this and that I would for portraits. Even children reach out to “This was possible only that research is my part and do anything. Hence, my fam- and if you like life, plant traits myself. It was because may be now, never try to do it again,” Verma recalls. me on my social media handles and when I decided to utilise my since I am an environmental- ily has been very supportive many trees. You have to start I was able to connect with their pain,” he Till date, Verma has made 65 por- request for portraits of jawaans who were savings and giving it back to ist, this much homework I can and they have never ever very young so that the seed tells you. traits and delivered them to their fami- martyred from their area. It’s such a proud the Mother Nature. I went to easily do. The second is, some- questioned my decision, not of the environment is embed- The first family that Verma visited lies. “From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and feeling that even the youth today are various army men and shared times they call me in the even when I was giving up my ded in you and that seed can was of Captain Vijayant Thapar’s in from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, I doing their bit and are becoming more my ideas with them. One of middle of the plantation so money. In fact, somewhere in grow into a beautiful tree,” Noida. “I made his portrait and went to have travelled all over India to deliver the responsible,” he tells you. them agreed and asked me that some photo op can hap- the back of their mind they are Anand tells you. .9
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Djokovic was also a sea- is one of the most impressive A visibly angry Solskjaer praised his son-ending world number achievements in our sport, players after the match but fired a one in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 one which requires sustained broadside at league bosses for schedul- and 2018. excellence across the season,” ing United’s match early on Saturday “Pete was somebody I said ATP chairman after their midweek Champions League commitments. )? “We were set up to fail,” the his four matches. Zverev won Djokovic in 2014. The Canadian Norwegian told BT Sport. lexander Zverev advanced 78% of points on first serve com- had 12 aces compared to seven “The kick-off time set us up to fail. Ato the Paris Masters final for pared to 60% for Nadal and led for Medvedev and both players We have been to Turkey, played loads of the first time by beating top- 9-1 in aces in that set. He won around 80% of their points games this season already, we got back % > 4 # > # ( 5 seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, 7-5 on clinched it with a sliced shot at on first serves. Thursday morning and we are playing Saturday, denying Nadal the the net which Nadal could not “I don’t think it was the best Saturday lunchtime, it’s an absolute He shuffled the ball onto his collected the ball before feeding with eight minutes to go and the chance to win a tournament that reach. tennis I have played this year, but shambles. right foot, beating Aaron Wan- Fernandes on the left of the box. Uruguayan scored his first goal for continues to elude him. Zverev broke Nadal again in it was definitely one of the best “These boys deserve better. Luke Bissaka, before driving a shot The Portuguese, thriving in United deep into stoppage time from The fourth-seeded Zverev the third game of the second set. matches,” Medvedev said. “I Shaw has got injured because of it. It's a past David de Gea at his the absence of Paul Pogba, who Fernandes's unselfish pass, lifting United faces No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in A frustrated Nadal punched was playing good in the begin- hamstring which might be a long one near post. was left on the bench, curled over to 13th in the table ahead of the inter- Sunday's final, and leads him 5- his racket head when he failed ning of the year, and then there and Marcus Rashford might be strug- United’s heads could a cross for Rashford, who failed national break. 1 in career meetings. to convert two break points in was a stop (because of the pan- gling. have dropped but they to connect with his attempt- Everton, who topped the Premier Nadal has won 86 titles, the sixth game, but held his demic).” “The authorities set us up to fail, were level six min- ed header but the ball crept in League table earlier this season, have including a record-equaling 20 nerve to save four break points Raonic missed a chance in who is responsible? We've had enough utes later when off the far post. now suffered three consecutive league Grand Slams and 35 Masters in the next game and then the second set when Medvedev of that. Players this season, in these times, Fernandes, given Everton dominated pos- defeats. events, but lost his only final finally broke Zverev to make it saved three break points at 0-40 a pandemic, mentally and physically it’s far too much session in the early “I hope that after the interna- here in 2007 to David 4-4. down in the eighth game, but draining. Let us play on a Sunday, there’s space in the box, stages of the tional break we will back in a dif- Nalbandian. But an erratic and agitated Raonic finally broke him on his an international break after this, it’s a headed a Shaw second half ferent shape,” said Ancelotti. “It Serving for the match at an Nadal was conceding too many fourth break point in the 12th joke.” cross into the top cor- but United’s is not only a problem of the empty Bercy Arena because of chances on his serve and, after game to make it 6-6. ner past Pickford. defence, mar- defenders, it is all of the team. the coronavirus pandemic, the Zverev broke him for a third “I think in some key AWAY FORM Lucas Digne had a shalled by the “I know how to manage dif- imposing Zverev opened with time, he sat shaking his head moments he found a way to be The victory at the home of Carlo chance to put Everton impressive Harry ficulties, every year you have his 13th ace. during the changeover. a bit more the aggressor. He was Ancelotti’s early-season pacesetters was back in front as the game Maguire, was them. We can start again after the He double-faulted on his Earlier, Medvedev reached dictating a bit more, I was try- United’s seventh straight Premier League opened up but smashed largely untroubled. break, we are really bad at the moment first match point at 40-0. But on the Paris Masters final for the ing to change the pace up,” away win. his shot against the out- United had a shout but we started well.” the next one, Nadal’s forehand first time after beating Milos Raonic said. “He was a lot more Their form on the road contrasts side of De Gea’s near for a penalty on the hour Frank Lampard’s Chelsea have the down the line went wide to give Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (4) in a contest efficient at creating his opportu- sharply with their struggles at Old post from a tight angle. mark after a clumsy chance to climb to third in the table if the 23-year-old German only his between big servers. He secured nities.” Medvedev raced into a 4- Trafford, where they have not won a sin- United, now play- Pickford challenge on they beat Sheffield United at Stamford second win in seven matches the win with a smash at the net. 0 lead in the tiebreaker and gle league game so far this season. ing with far more zip Maguire but Everton Bridge later Saturday. against the Spanish veteran. The 10th-seeded Raonic sealed victory on his first match Bernard put Everton ahead in the and purpose, were escaped. Elsewhere, Crystal Palace host Leeds Nadal was broken to love in has never won a Masters event point. The 2019 U.S. Open run- 19th minute. The ball fell to the Brazilian ahead in the 32nd Solskjaer brought and West Ham welcome Fulham to the the third game and dropped the and missed out on a second final ner-up is seeking his eighth after a long Jordan Pickford punt upfield. minute. 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What inspired you to write Sir lot of space all the time. I felt that there in your own projects? There have been instances where peo- pay that much. Theatre gives a thrill and Sir Sarla? was a need to write around love. Pure I love doing all three. It is the actor ple have come to see a play even experience. There have been cases The play was written back in love, after a parents’ love it is that of a that gives the rhythm to the writer – to though there has been a blockbuster where I have performed with no audi- 2001. I have been playwriting since student for the teacher. This is from write for the character. The director film or a cricket match. ence because it was a new place and we 1988-89 — short plays. The journey where you evolve and learn about life. helps the writer to write in such a way You have been part of Hindi, Tamil, were trying to create awareness. There turned to writing one-act plays. Till So, I wrote a play keeping this in mind. that you have, in playwriting, set a craft. Kannada, Marathi, Telugu and were instances when there was no 2000 I was writing plays which were Since then the play has been running for Everything is interlocked perfectly. Malayalam cinema. How did you end transport and we walked. We have done abstract and absurd. I was experiment- 20 years now and standing tall. How did you get interested in act- up being part of diverse languages and two shows back-to-back. It is one hell ing with a What makes this play so popular? ing? cinema? of a job. Nobody sees the complications or I had been part of the inter-college Tell us about Ansh Theatre. simplicity of a relationship between a theatre since forever after Class X. We I need to thank the South cinema I have been doing original theatre Professor and a student. It is so pious used to take these competitions very for this. It is they who decide whom they for Ansh barring one by Rabindranath and everyone knows their limita- seriously. I was a sports person and part want to cast. They really go out of their Tagore’s Chitrangada. I want to put out tions and yet so much is offered of kho-kho, cricket and a mountaineer. way to cast you. That is how I ended up original work, not that I am trying to unconditionally. All the four But I felt I wanted to create and be part in their projects. boast about this. When I say original, characters — Professor and his of something from where I didn’t have In many of your Hindi films, you I mean a play that has never been staged three students — in the play to retire. I felt that writing helped me end up playing a drunkard. Why? before where it answers questions that have been identified by people to answer questions that I had. I used I chose to play characters that were I have. He has been seen in supporting and pivotal roles in real life. There are so many to act and decided to concentrate on it. smaller. I chose to take up roles where What is your take on showcasing in films like Sarfarosh and Swades. His contribu- people who find a connection Why is theatre in Mumbai different I had little to contribute since I want- plays on TV? tion to theatre includes over 50 short plays and 40 and think of the girl they from the rest of India? ed to do more theatre. I used to be We tried and ensured that it does- full-length plays, including Sir Sir Sirla. The could never confess their love The Mumbai audience is willing to offered bigger roles. I was offered the n’t look like a TV serial or resemble a to and say: “Aree Sarla, I love buy tickets and watch theatre. In Delhi, role in Circuit in Munna Bhai MBBS. project on an OTT platform. Care has actor speaks with Shalini Saksena about you.” Or that I got married to people want passes. In Mumbai, we have But I turned it down because I wanted been taken that the essence of theatre what made him write this play, his the- Keshav but still love the Professor. a show even on the weekday at 4 pm in to be around the theatre. has not been lost. Due to the pandem- atre group and why he has chosen to That is why people find a connec- Marathi. We have a 6 pm and 9 pm What is the best thing about doing ic, no plays are being staged, Zee play only small roles in films tion here. The cast and the dialogues show at Prithvi Theatre. It is nice that theatre? Theatre has a wide reach and people also make a difference. I have had the audience for so many Money is not the attraction of who have only heard of the plays can Is it difficult to write, direct and act years. People here want to see plays. being part of the stage since it doesn’t now watch them on TV.
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ndia is a land of stories. The tales from our ancient past have been told and re-told over mil- lennia in different ways and forms. We have heard them from elders;I seen them depicted in art through the devotional scrolls of Pichwai and Phad; experienced their enthralling rendition in Ram Leela or Kathakali; and even watched them come alive in festivals such as Dahi Handi. Modern historical figures such as Rani Lakshmi Bai, too, have become a part of our storytelling traditions. Indeed, our sense of history, cultural and moral sensibilities have been shaped by our indigenous stories. The legends of the heroes and heroines have inspired us through our growing- up years. Along with the various oral story- telling traditions in India, the written format has also existed for centuries. Long before the printing press came to the country, Indians have been pre- serving their stories on birch or palm leaf manuscripts. Panchatantra, one of the most ancient fables in the world has been found preserved in both the ancient manuscripts and also 18th century hand-written paper versions with colourful illustrations. In contem- porary times, old stories from Vedic and Puranic literature continue to inform, entertain and educate us as they adapt to new forms and mediums. Hinduism with a huge pantheon of revered characters and universally rel- evant themes provides artists and writ- ers with enormous creative fodder. It is also the only major religion in the world that allows great freedom in artistic representations of its Gods. The inherent liberalism of Indic thought not just accepts, but also encourages new expression. The breadth and brilliance of its texts also lend well to fantastical adaptations in illustrated mediums. It is not surpris- ing therefore that these tales were the springboard that catapulted the Indian comic industry to popularity and suc- cess for almost three decades from 1960s onwards. have created an impact, especially America’s biggest comic book company lion-person mobile market as they take In recent years, comic books have those that exemplify individual was an early mover and launched its their stories directly to smartphones. seen a resurgence. The advent of digi- courage. “Our comics are a complete digital app several years before the oth- Graphic India, in fact, is highly Comic books came to India a tal technology and social media are package of drama, emotion, action, ers caught up. While Marvel and DC focussed on the new media. It is spark- couple of decades later than the West. helping new designers and artists cre- and spirituality. They also have fantas- Comics, which is Marvel’s biggest com- ing a new creative revolution in comic The initial comics published in the ate and promote their work more easi- tic artwork.” Vimanika is a part of the petitor, have their own apps, there are book storytelling by using enhanced country were the American ones. ly. Today’s comic artists are both pas- new wave of comic books in India. Not others which work like e-readers for visual effects and interactive elements Indian comics, however, saw their sionate creators and smart entrepre- only is the expression more in tune comic books and offer a range of that lend well to a digital medium. It most successful phase later when neurs. They are driven by a strong with the times, the comic book pub- comics from different publishers. They made waves when it recorded 20 mil- Amar Chitra Katha with its beautiful- conviction about the type of work they lishers are using unconventional ways provide readers a catalogue of comic lion views for the first of its kind short- ly illustrated comic series from undertake but also know how to effec- to promote and market their books. titles for a specific download price or form comic books ‘18 Days: The Hindu literature and Indian history tively reach the readers. The graphic work on a subscription model with Mahabharata’, and its female super- became a household name. The blend novel has now moved from being unlimited access to their library. heroine series, ‘DEVI’ which it of art and story brought India’s cul- focussed on children to targeting Conventions like Comic Con are With growing downloads and launched on the video-content plat- turally history alive for the 20th cen- adults. specifically curating events around increasing revenues, the digital app- form TikTok for a limited period of tury and it became a hit with both During the research for my book comic books and their characters and based graphic novel has become a time. children, teachers and parents. The Indic Quotient, Reclaiming drawing thousands of visitors in ."0,/),%+% game-changer in comic book publish- Graphic India is now expanding A children’s magazine of that era, Heritage through Cultural Enterprise, I Indian cities. These gatherings do not 3)=3,3)3A3 ing. In India, too, comics have adapted their motion comics and audio comics the classic Chandamama, though not came across one such comic book ven- only sell the books, but also other to the digital ecosystem. Not only do to include new languages beyond a comic book per se, was known for ture, Vimanika comics. The founder paraphernalia connected with popular ,3,.%"),,03 we find bigger names such as Amar English and Hindi, and a quick look at its illustrations and published long- Karan Vir Arora told me that his moti- comic book themes. Comic Con 53A503E),/ Chitra Katha and Tinkle comics avail- Google Playstore reveals that many running mythological stories that ran vations to start this venture were attracts young professionals, college )0!,,A)3A able as apps but several other players lesser known Indian comic apps are for years. The stories embedded in multi-pronged. “I had a three-point kids and parents. Since this consumer /23)0 0)3C?+)? have leveraged the this medium to also available in Hindi and other the never-ending story of King agenda: firstly, educating the youth segment has more disposable income reach out to readers. These include regional languages. Vikramaditya and Betal (Vampire), around the world about Indian culture, it brings higher publicity and sales. 33,2),.3?,/, both graphic novels based on war As comic book players continue to an adaptation of an ancient Sanskrit heritage, and spiritual values. Inspired by this trend, Arora too has 3".3 .3"%+% heroes such as those by Indian War pursue new creative ways to compete work Baital Pachisi, brought wide Secondly, I felt the need to share the tried to build a new revenue channels ) ),///%)3/ Comics as well as stories from Indian in an increasingly competitive space, repute to this magazine. stories in a format that appeals to based on his comics. “We decided to legends from the fast-growing comic the best is perhaps yet to come. The The story was adapted in the young people. And thirdly, I wanted take our heroes beyond books,” says +505)/ company Graphic India. past two decades have seen an expan- form of a television series in 1985. these graphic novels to be ultimately Arora, adding, “We have ventured into 0)3C?+!%+% Graphic India states, on its website, sion in the genres and formats of This shift was portentous. As the created into live-action and animated merchandise, collectibles, and toys.” 5=)?C,/,23 “In the same way that America created Indian comics. While the storytelling is number of television sets grew expo- films like Superman and Batman,” he While Indian comics take tentative )?3?)%") superheroes and Japan created anime, getting more attractive and the formats nentially over the next decade, read- said. steps into new channels to boost visi- Graphic is tapping into the creativity of more diverse, Indian themes form the ing became a less favoured pastime. Vimanika’s stories are steeped in bility and sales, innovative digital plat- 2,?)3,3")3 India to launch a new wave of enduring bulk of the comics sold. It seems like Stories from ancient India such as Indian mythology, but the art is highly forms are setting a new trend in the +?%+C?3)50 characters and mythic heroes to capti- Indian stories rooted in tradition and Vikram-Betal, and series such stylised. Apart from a team of anima- West. With comic apps and dedicated .3"+)?3 ", vate the imaginations of youths in India cultural ethos are here to stay. Ramayana and Mahabharata still tion artists, writers, and editors, mobile based platforms, comic books 3"), "E%)0% C and around the world.” The company remained popular but the medium Vimanika also has archaeologists, are finding it easier to reach a genera- says that it is using uses digital comics The writer is an author. She has had changed. By the time the century researchers, and historians, who help tion that is more comfortable with 5= and animation to develop new stories recently published The Indic Quotient, ended several comic book publishers keep the content authentic. Arora says smart phones than physical copies of targeting the 550 million Indian youth Reclaiming Heritage through Cultural were out of business. that they pick up historical events that books. 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ix months ago India had 3,500 ple like me who are engaged in the fight Covid-19 cases. At that time, against Covid-19 in India. They, like me, India was under lockdown and were also all members of high income one evening millions beat their groups. We and our family members are plates congratulating Indians for more likely to take flights, go to offices, successfullyS staying home. Six months ago and return to social entertainment. it would have been unthinkable to step In India, the high income groups are out of the safety at home, take a flight smaller in number compared to the larger (wearing the PPE kit) to Mumbai which proportion of India’s population which is continues to be India’s Covid-19 hotspot, the economically weaker sections and and supervise a construction site full of slums from where we have been told with people, who too have ultimately chosen great euphoria that the cases have stabilised to step out to work. But this is precisely to a large extent. what a family member will do this week, The latter perhaps explains why the at a time when we need to be more care- overall national numbers have been recent- ful than ever in a country with over ly declining. However, what we do know is 8,267,623 cases such that one has greater that higher income groups have clearly had chances to run into infected people now enough of social distancing and Covid-19 than one was six months ago. wariness, forgetting that it was precisely Offices have opened even if hospital them who, by their travel and various socio- beds are full. Roads are packed with traf- professional activities, are responsible for the fic even if greater number of people need unprecedented global spread of the virus. to be quarantined indoors. Flights are on So if we indeed have a situation where despite the high risk of giving the virus Covid-19 cases have moved from the eco- to a co-passenger. We are clearly living in nomically weaker groups where the major- a dystopian world. ity of India’s population is, to the higher eco- Ask anyone in your circles who is out nomic groups that have fewer numbers but and about the reason, and it is likely that possibly where the majority of our social cir- many of them will tell you about lock- cles are, how long will it take for the eco- down fatigue. The more people realise nomically weaker group to be re-infected? that Covid-19 is here to stay for a while A plausible answer is that this mass more, the more they feel that life must go infection will take three months which is on with or without Covid-19. approximately when the immunity will wear “Covid-19 is not a fatal disease,” I have off. often been told. “Kids will go crazy and Here we have a perfect vicious circle, drive us crazy if kept with us indoors,” a a game of ‘passing the virus’ across socio- parent once told me. “I need to step out economic groups. The pandemic started to earn a living,” said a family member. with people who travelled internationally, This is not just in India. “Cases have risen so indeed it infected the high income groups again in Switzerland and we have anoth- first who then spread it to the large num- er lockdown. But, thankfully, the day care bers of economically weaker groups. for our baby is open this time round, so However each time these economically it is more manageable,” a friend told me. weaker groups gain immunity for two or Some others these days also point to data three months the case load will decline, but that suggests that the Covid-19 curve in then this will lead to the higher income India has bent and daily new cases are groups lowering their caution as well as we declining since mid-September in the are seeing in current times. country, and so it is alright to step out. I do not wish to add more worrying All of them belong to high income news to the daily Covid-19 stress. Yet at this groups. time the break from this vicious circular pat- These are all very sound reasons to tern once again depends to a large extent get on with life out of our homes, except and more you get in contact with others very characteristic of difficult times we all piece — more numbers of people are get- on those belonging to higher income that these are also great examples of our the more you are bound to catch it. The have certainly encountered in our lives? ting infected? I hear more numbers of groups. We need to focus only on essential impressive capability to find reason for lack of information as well as new muta- Times that are tough and difficult do .,/3C%* friends and their friends and family get- physical meetings with people for some time actions we desire rather than actions that tions of the virus make it impossible for seem that they will never end until we ting infected, than ever before. Yet the longer. For now dump that flight, work will keep us safe. us to make assumptions that wearing a know better when difficult times finally ,0E,,3)0 total number of Covid-19 cases in India meeting, family trip out. Increasingly more of my friends and mask or keeping some distance from peo- recede. However, my point is that lack of are declining. Why are the national acquaintances are out and about, and they ple while interacting, will protect us. caution leading to more cases is explic- "E%)0+3,2 numbers in India not matching the news The writer is CEO of Sustain Labs are also increasingly being either infect- Indeed all we need to do is stop meeting able. .3" 0C? in my social circles? and Adjunct Professor at SciencesPo ed or seem to know those in their imme- people for a few months of our life until What is less comprehensible is that This was an interesting question in a Paris. 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lthough it will take a few President and an Indian Prime Aweeks for a formal decla- Minister about 20 years ago ration of results of the that has borne fruit today and November 2020 presidential India-US relationship has never election in the United States, been better than what it is the results and lead reported so today. far make it quite clear that there Twelve years of Republican will be a change of guard in the Administration since end of 5465::26 White House. Bill Clinton’s Democratic < :2:>5 On January 20, 2021, as the Administration have not erect- new President, presumably Joe ed any barriers to America’s !5:575 45& Biden, takes oath as the next strategic partnership with ! 4:E2 5:F54 President of the United States, India. Eight years of Obama :25264<<5 a post-Trump era will dawn Administration and now next with substantial challenges for four years of Biden : 54:34E the American people and even Administration cannot but fur- 52:4:6& for the world. ther strengthen the US-Indian 5 :45 This election was contest- ties. ed in the midst of a global It was President Clinton 5:6 64: Covid-19 pandemic that hit the who established a strategic 56: American people the hardest in partnership with India not terms of lives lost, livelihood in long after India went nuclear. F<!2E>5 jeopardy and health security in It was President George W <54:2!:65 absolute red zone. Yet the vot- Bush who signed the 123 2625654 ers’ turnout was the highest in Agreement to bolster India-US more than a century. Physical civil nuclear cooperation. It was 5< :> security of people, economic President Obama who consid- :6P4::2 security of the nation, and ered India a “lynchpin” of his :55443 566 Americas standing in the world “Asia Rebalancing” strategy were all in stake. and it was President Trump 5465:! & Analysts had begun to who made India a key anchor 5465: <:6 ponder whether the Trump of his “India-Pacific” strategy. :5F:64 era in the country’s history It was the Obama would be an aberration or a Administration who started 565:&<54 !2 new trend. But the fact that the Defence Dialogue between 5:5 5465: about four more million peo- the Pentagon and the Ministry ple voted for Donald Trump in of Defence. It was President 2020 than they did in 2016 # (" )! $% + # +## + > D ! Trump who expanded it into speaks volume of the post- 2+2 dialogue to include the Trump phase of events in the Boomers and Generation X has touch to the bruised and nity is going to be crucial. And United States. and economy. He would have State Department and Ministry US even if a Democratic can- declined and role of the wounded society in an utterly this is where the roots of the Detractors would likely done the same thing in the of External Affairs. What else didate assumes office in the Millennials and Generation Z divided nation. But how? It is socio-economic connection spread their discourse that Houston rally or Ahmedabad example can be given to under- White House. The race has is becoming increasingly not going to be easy. President between India and the United Prime Minister Modi through roadshow, had it been a differ- score the robust bipartisan been very close and Trump prominent. Trump may no longer be in the States can be located. the Indian-American commu- ent person in the White House. support in the US for having a supporters have proved all poll There is notable demo- White House, but his influence The Indian-American nity endorsed President Reasoning that Biden’s pol- strategic partnership with survey results wrong the way it graphic shift in the society is unlikely to disappear anytime community has of late provid- Donald Trump in an election icy towards Pakistan will be India! did in 2016. and the political dynamics soon. Sooner the Republican ed the strong social bridge year and thus Joe Biden may influenced by an award he Prime Minister Narendra Significantly, a new presi- have changed with people of Party is able to discover a between the two countries and play hardball with India. They received about 12 years ago is Modi has an extraordinary dency without adequate sup- colour and minorities being more temperate, tolerant, classy the political and the econom- may also draw attention to likewise untenable and falla- capability to forge personal port in the US Congress is more conscious of their rights and compassionate leadership ic role of this community in the Pakistan bestowing “Hilal-e- cious. After all, Biden was the bond with key world leaders 90 0 9! 4 bound to face political hurdles and political role. Donald better it would be for the coun- US are critical to sustaining the Pakistan” on Joe Biden in 2008 Vice President when Osama with a view to promoting in achieving the policy objec- Trump’s immigration policy, try to face the shifting reality of momentum of India-US strate- and thus argue that a Biden bin Laden was killed in India’s national interests. He did tives. The pious intentions of attitude towards racism, views a changing demography and gic partnership. This is a com- presidency may be friendlier Pakistan! that with President Obama, uniting the country, preserving on the white supremacists, the settle down with a new societal plex connection and it cannot with a Pakistani Government. Significantly, India-US President Trump and the American values and giv- Black-Lives-Matter movement consensus. be explained in plain language. The reality is quite differ- strategic partnership began to now he can do so with Joe ing a healing touch to the with supports from a large The next US But it needs emphasis that the ent. First, Prime Minister Modi take shape since President Bill Biden, presumably the next nation may prove to be a number of white population are Administration will also have Indian Government under had gone to America to bolster Clinton’s path-breaking trip to US President. Herculean task. all indicative of an America that to ensure health security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi India’s ties with that country India in March 2000 and sign- Today’s America is less is divided. improve economic wellbeing of has successfully engaged the and sought to impress upon the ing of a Vision Statement with (The writer, Prof white and much younger with The priority of the next the masses and promote racial Indian-American community President the role of a vast Prime Minister Atal Bihari Chintamani Mahapatra, an changing values of Generation American President will, of equity. In all these, the role of in a manner that serves the number of Indian-Americans Vajpayee. It is that partnership expert on US studies, is present- Z. The role of the Baby course, be providing a healing the Indian-American commu- interests of India as well as the in promoting American society envisioned by an American ly Rector, JNU, New Delhi) $"9 * $ + +- C% + + 2
early eleven political par- ing on this journey, regarded absolutely regulates all internal further, it may garner more Nties have been up in arms herself as the “Nawaz’s foot sol- and external moves of any public support for it. against the Imran Khan-led dier”. She vowed to continue civilian Government that has What has exactly enraged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) her father’s mission for ever come to power since its the Opposition and the public Government almost for a Pakistan. Meanwhile Billawal formation. is deep economic crisis accom- month now over a number of Bhutto-Zardari, the PPP chair- Precisely, in the last 73 panied by the severe attack of :>4:P4 issues, especially on the eco- man and son of former years of Pakistan’s history, there the global corona pandemic nomic front. President Asif Ali Zardari and were four occasions when the across Pakistan. The acute 2 4<2F2 Economic woes faced by late Prime Minister Benazir Army ruled the country. And shortage of wheat and sugar has :64F2<4& Pakistan at the moment are Bhutto, too has joined the such Opposition alliances had pressed a large number of peo- offering a rare advantage to the struggle and made it a united in the past came together ple to look out for an alterna- F:!54E52 Pakistan Democratic front to bring down the Imran against military rulers and at tive government in the country. F:F2 6565 Movement (PDM) coalition Government. times with significant success- Besides these two problems, the 05: 5:22: led by two of the most promi- Indeed, these second-gen- es. In the late 1960s, the devastating floods and locust nent political parties — the eration leaders of the two main Opposition parties had thrown attack on grain fields have 4 5554E Pakistani Muslim League Opposition parties have put out Field Marshal Ayub Khan together accentuated the cur- 53 F: F54 (Nawaz) and the Pakistan forward a rare fight to the from the office of the President rent crisis in Pakistan. EF56!4: Peoples Party (PPP) among Army-backed PTI of Pakistan. However, the It is an open secret that others to attack the Government in Islamabad. Opposition parties could not corruption of successive estab- 5 5:5 Government. The 26-point charter register similar success in lishments, including the PTI in EE5:>5 The first PDM rally was released by the PDM is very regard to General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamabad, has severely plagued 6:>55 organised in mid-October. For significant. It clearly spells out presidency in the 1980s. The the entire administrative sys- now, the veteran Maulana that there should be an end to charges against Zia were led by tem of the country. It has 4:5 FF Fazlur Rehman, head of the the establishment’s role in pol- the Movement for the become an inseparable part of 5 5:@ A Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), is itics. Among other things, it Restoration of Democracy Pakistan’s public governance heading the PDM. Just before also highlights that Imran must (MRD). Again, such an alliance system. Sadly, Imran has added F2:256!E beginning his first pubic resign immediately, and called Alliance for the an extremely poor political 5 4< :5: appearance, he clearly under- demanded production of miss- Restoration of Democracy discourse to the existing pub- <2F2<54353 lined the objective of the coali- ing persons and reduction of (ARD) came up to dethrone lic sphere of the country. His tion, “The Opposition is com- the prices of basic commodi- General Pervez Musharraf in scant disregard for political 54: 42 mitted and there should be no ties. The PDM has also the 1990s. It’s not that these opposition and arrogance in 5> 5@A:65 impression that any of the par- announced a clear line of Opposition parties only rallied public forums has further 4:5<254 ties are waiting for an agree- action for the immediate against the military dictators aggravated the problems for the ment. All parties are commit- future. Apart from its huge but they also came up to pull Government. @A ted and are united in restoring Gujranwala rally, the alliance down civilian governments in Currently, ousting the PTI the sanctity of the people’s will hold joint rallies across the the past. For example, the pop- Government is seemed to be an vote.” Outlining the PDM’s four provinces of the country. ularly elected Zulfikar Ali insurmountable task. The sim- united role in its fight against Also it says that these rallies Bhutto Government was pulled ple reason is that it is solely the PTI Government, he said, will be followed by mass down by such alliances in the backed by the Army of “We don’t have personal enmi- protests across the country in year 1977 to bring home the Pakistan. But how long this ty with anyone. But it should be December and a long march to General Zia presidency. But support sustains is a matter of specified that Pakistan belongs the capital city of Islamabad in here we must remember that big question. Till then, Imran to Pakistanis. It does not belong January 2021. The coalition there were specific allegations is safe. The traditional rivalries to western entities.” He also lawmakers may also consider of election rigging and manip- of the two Opposition parties stressed on the fact that the option of resigning from ulation of economic policies within the PDM i.e. the PML " # ! + + E, B / 3.:2:2!# “Pakistan did not come into the country’s National against the then Bhutto (N) and the PPP must make it power to be ruled by the glob- Assembly. Government. In those days, the sure their differences should al establishment. 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This is a worry sig- country’s Army establishment. tion against Imran and historical past, it can be there would be no western ting bail on medical grounds, accused him of engineering his nal for the country at this Questioning the all powerful Government, it must be noted safely concluded that the PTI intervention at all. had given fiery video speech- ouster in 2017 and 2018 victo- moment. But Nawaz in his Army is somewhat prohibited here that it is fully backed by Government will not survive Maryam Nawaz, former es at two different rallies organ- ry of the PTI in the general speeches maintained that his in a country like Pakistan as it’s the Army unlike the Bhutto the test of time. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s ised by the PDM. In one of his election. It’s in fact very rare for fight is not against Imran but popularly known as the “deep Government of the 1977. 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