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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Cairn says it has got court nod to SC backs summons to FB attach 20 Indian assets in Paris by Delhi govt. riots panel Social media can influence vast sections, says order Properties said to be worth $23 million; Centre says it has not received any order Experts warn as govt. Krishnadas Rajagopal reduces number of beds Suhasini Haidar settlement with the Govern NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Vikas Dhoot ment of India to draw this The Supreme Court on Health professionals have New Delhi suggested that COVID Care matter to a close, and to that Thursday upheld the author Centres being run by the The Cairn Energy dispute end we have submitted a de ity of Delhi Assembly’s Delhi government should with India over the settle tailed series of proposals to Peace and Harmony Com remain functional for a longer ment of a $1.2 billion award them since February this mittee to summon Facebook time as the infection spreads from The Hague took a dra year,” the spokesperson India’s senior official Ajit through periodic waves. matic turn on Thursday, said. Mohan in connection with CITY Ī PAGE 3 with the company saying it “However, in the absence the February 2020 commu DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD had secured a French court of such a settlement, Cairn nal violence, saying the Cap Assam Cabinet approves order allowing it to freeze at must take all necessary legal ital can illafford another cattle protection Bill least 20 Indian properties in actions to protect the inter riot, and the role of Face form in India, with 270 mil they removed 22.5 million GUWAHATI central Paris. ests of its international sha book “must be looked into” lion registered users. Social pieces of hate speech con The Assam Cabinet has cleared The Government of India, reholders,” the spokesper in this context. media platforms such as Fa tent in the second quarter of a Bill for protecting cattle. The however, denied all know son added in a statement. “It is difficult to accept the cebook have become “pow 2020 itself,” Justice Kaul, Assam Cattle Preservation ledge of the latest order. It According to sources, the simplistic approach adopted er centres” with the ability who authored the judgment, Bill, 2021, will be placed said it had filed an appeal award by the Tribunal judi by Facebook — that it is to influence vast sections of observed. before the State Assembly against the tribunal decision ciaire de Paris was the “ne merely a platform posting public opinions, the court Facebook cannot claim in the upcoming session. of the Permanent Court at cessary preparatory step” to thirdparty information and noted. These platforms are any “exceptional privilege” NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 4 The Hague delivered in De taking ownership of the pro has no role in generating, by no means altruistic in to abstain from appearing DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD cember 2020. perties and ensuring all pro controlling or modulating character. They employ bu before the Peace and Har sels, to protect the interests spokesperson told The Hin- ceeds from the sale of the that information,” a three siness models that can be mony Committee. The court Legal remedies of India,” a Union Finance du that the ball was in India’s properties would be accrued judge Bench, led by Justice highly privacy intrusive. It termed Mr. Mohan’s appeal “Government is trying to as Ministry statement said, court to stop the enforce to Cairn Energy PLC as part Sanjay Kishan Kaul, compared Facebook to a “premature”, saying no certain the facts, and whe stressing that no notice, or ment proceedings of assets. of its efforts to enforce the observed. “mass circulation media” coercive action was taken or never such an order is re der or communication had award from The Hague in fa The 188page judgment with no or little editorial intended. ceived, appropriate legal been received by the govern Amicable settlement vour of Cairn. referred to how Facebook it responsibility. remedies will be taken, in ment from any French court. “Our strong preference re self claimed to be the most “Facebook has acknow CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 consultation with its coun Earlier, a Cairn Energy mains an agreed, amicable CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 popular social media plat ledged in their reply that RELATED REPORTS Ī PAGES 3, 8 Will your officers follow law, HC asks Twitter SC grants bail to 13 held in U.P. jail against norms Legal Correspondent their crime. the State, where many pri true, the court should main Centre free to take der the IT rules? Tomorrow, New Delhi A Bench of Justices Indira soners “continued to lan tain the conviction, but set you may take the benefit of It must obey The Supreme Court on Banerjee and V. Ramasubra guish in jail” despite proving aside the sentence and for action in case of the word ‘interim’,” Justice rules: Minister Thursday granted interim manian allowed them bail af their claim of juvenility. ward the case to the Juvenile breach, says court Palli said. bail to 13 prisoners who have ter Uttar Pradesh did not An accused can raise a Justice Board. Senior advocate Sajjan been languishing in Agra raise any objection. claim of juvenility at any A juvenile can be pun Soibam Rocky Singh Poovayya, representing Special Correspondent Central Jail for periods rang The petition, filed through stage of a criminal trial or ished only for a maximum New Delhi Twitter, said the officers New Delhi ing from 14 to 22 years des advocate Rishi Malhotra, even any time after his con period of three years. The Delhi High Court on were bound to comply with Newly swornin Minister pite proving their juvenility highlighted the “unfortunate viction and sentence of a Thursday directed Twitter to the rules. Mr. Poovayya for Electronics and Infor at the time of commission of and sorry state of affairs” in crime. If the claim is found CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 submit in an affidavit that its The direction came after sought two weeks to get no mation Technology Ashwi “interim” resident grievance the court questioned a short tarised affidavits from the ni Vaishnaw said all those officer, chief compliance of note submitted by Twitter U.S. regarding their appoint who live and work in India ficer and nodal contact offic detailing the appointment of ment. Additional Solicitor will have to follow the rules er will be fully responsible its interim officers in com General Chetan Sharma of the country. for its conduct under the IT pliance with the new Infor highlighted Twitter’s short “Law of the land is su Rules, 2021. mation Technology (Inter note, where the microblog preme, Twitter must follow Justice Rekha Palli also mediary Guidelines and ging site said it had engaged the rules,” he said. clarified that “no protection Digital Ethics Code) Rules, the services of the interim He took charge of the is granted to Twitter from 2021. “Where do you say that CCO as a contingent worker Ministry of Electronics and any action from the govern these interim officers are go via a third party contractor. IT, the Ministry of Commu ment in case of any breach of ing to take all the responsi nications and the Ministry the IT rules”. bility of whatever is there un CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 of Railways on Thursday.

Special Correspondent JAIPUR A magistrate’s court here has issued directions for getting voice samples of Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and an alleged middle man, Sanjay Jain, in con nection with the audio tapes leaked last year, which contained purport ed conversations about toppling the Rajasthan go vernment through horsetrading. The court gave the direc tion on Wednesday on an New look: Finishing touches being given to the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station in application moved by the Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the swanky station, which AntiCorruption Bureau. has a ﬁvestar hotel on the premises, next week. * VIJAY SONEJI CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 4 Arunachal to allow entry only to vaccinated people State also providing incentives to residents who are reluctant to take the jab

Special Correspondent Bhalla during an online tant to take the jab. Officials customers and passengers to Guwahati meeting on July 7. in the Yazali circle of the decide whether or not to use The Arunachal Pradesh go Mr. Kumar said the State State’s Lower Subansiri dis their services, some fron vernment has decided to al had adopted a three trict were one of the first to tline workers were told that low only vaccinated people pronged strategy to stop the offer 20 kg of rice free to the their vaccination status into the State. spread of the coronavirus. 45plus for taking the jab. would be ascertained before The government has also These were extensive track payment of salary or wage. gone in for aggressive testing ing and testing, enforcement Cash awards In Meghalaya’s capital for COVID19 and inocula of pandemicappropriate be Some districts of Manipur Shillong, some NGOs and a tion, with 68% of the people haviour and vaccination. and Meghalaya also offered local MLA were panned for aged 18 and above having re “Arunachal Pradesh cash awards to maximise leaving out the nonvaccinat ceived their first dose of needs an additional three vaccination coverage. ed people while distributing vaccine. lakh COVID19 vaccines to Assam, Meghalaya and food items to people without “We are ensuring that if achieve 100% coverage of be Manipur linked business and ration cards on July 6. The anyone wishes to visit Aru neficiaries in the 18plus and salaries of employees to vac organisers of a COVID19 re nachal Pradesh, he or she 45plus age groups,” he said. cination. While traders and lief camp in the city’s Happy has to be vaccinated prior to Vaccination as a condition commercial vehicle opera ValleyMadanriting had an entry,” Chief Secretary Na for entry follows the State’s tors were asked to operate nounced that rice and other resh Kumar told Union bid to provide incentives to after vaccination or display essentials would be given on Home Secretary Ajay Kumar people who have been reluc their vaccination status for ly to vaccinated people. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Third accused in Kitty App booked for using pics Telephone exchange murder case on the run of women without consent racket busted in city House help undergoing treatment Main accused absconding, identified DCW issues notice to police, seeks report on action taken Staff Reporter STAFF REPORTER The illegal BPCL launches drive to NEW DELHI SAURABH TRIVEDI NEW DELHI <> clean streets in Capital telephone exchange A day after police arrested NEW DELHI In a joint operation, Delhi NEW DELHI converted Bharat Petroleum two persons in connection The Delhi Police Cyber Cell police and telecom depart international calls with the murder of Kitty registered an FIR against the ment busted a racket, which Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) in into local calls, Kumaramangalam — lawyer “Sulli Deals” app where allegedly converted interna association with South Delhi causing revenue Municipal Corporation has and wife of former Union photos of Muslim women tional calls into local ones, loss to the started an initiative of Minister P. Rangarajan Kum were being displayed with posing threat to national se collecting reusable plastic aramangalam — at her Va out their consent, a senior curity, said a senior officer government waste at its outlet in Green sant Vihar residence, the police officer said on on Thursday. Police officer Park under the Swachhata police said they are yet to ar Police near the victim’s Thursday. “We have identified the Pakhwada 2021. With an aim rest the third accused. residence in Vasant Vihar. * The Delhi Commission people operating the ex A person — employed as to make the Capital’s roads A senior officer said three FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR for Women (DCW) had is change. They will soon be caretaker of the premises — and streets clean, BPCL teams are working round sued a notice to the police It has been reported that photos of hundreds of Muslim arrested. The illegal tele has been detained, the offic appeals to its customers to the clock to nab the third ac murder. regarding the same and women were uploaded on the app by an unidentified group. * phone exchange converted er said, adding that the main throw the reusable plastic cused, Suraj from The accused entered the sought a detailed action ta international calls into local culprits in the case are ab waste in their vehicles at the Rajasthan. house, overpowered the ken report. ice (Cyber Cell) had said: Reportedly, sulli is a dero calls, causing revenue loss sconding. specially dedicated recycle “Surveillance has been house help, Mithila, and Delhi Police PRO Chin “The DCW has taken suo gatory term used to refer to the government,” said the bins placed at the BPCL mounted and we are aware smothered Kitty to death moy Biswal, said: “Acting on moto cognisance on media Muslim women. officer. ‘Low cost calls’ outlets during their visit for of his suspected hideouts. before decamping with va a complaint received on the report of uploading of pic According to media re He said after getting tip The police said that illegal fuelling. Raids are being conducted,” luables and cash. National Cybercrime Re tures of many girls on the In ports, the app came to not off regarding illegal tele telephone exchange is used the officer said. The house help, who was porting Portal regarding ternet using a platform ice when people started phone exchange operating by smugglers and hawala North body releases ₹124 hired a few days ago, is un ‘Sulli Deals’ mobile applica namely ‘GitHub’.” sharing their pictures with in Central Delhi’s Darya operators to avoid surveil crore to pay April salary ‘Fled to Rajasthan’ dergoing treatment at Saf tion, a case under Section the term “sulli deal of the ganj, a raid was conducted lance by security agencies. NEW DELHI Suraj is suspected to have darjung Hospital after she 354A of the IPC has been re ‘A derogatory term’ day” on Twitter, the panel along with officials of tele The operators charge com The North Delhi Municipal fled to Rajasthan and is in sustained injuries during gistered on Wednesday and It has been reported that had said. “Subsequently, com department. mission for the service, and Corporation has released possession of gold robbed the incident. investigation taken up.” photos of hundreds of Mus many women had to leave In the raid, they seized they promote “low cost” in ₹124 crore in lieu of the salary from Kitty’s house. The victim’s body was He said notices have been lim women and girls were social media platforms after large numbers of routers, ternational calls to reach out for the month of April due to Two persons — the vic handed over to her son Ran sent to “GitHub” app to uploaded by an unidentified their images got circulated. servers, SIP trunk, fake to customers. teachers, A and B category tim’s washerman, Raju, and garajan Mohan Kumara share the relevant details. group on an app using GitH This is a very serious matter identities (for buying mobile They usually have a set of employees and one month’s his friend Rakesh Raj — have mangalam, a Congress The notice issued to De ub — by the name of “Sulli and constitutes cyber phones) and other illegal regular customers to avoid pension for retired been arrested for the leader. puty Commissioner of Pol Deals” — on Sunday (July 4). crime,” the DCW had said. equipment from the spot. getting caught. employees, former Mayor Jai Prakash said here on Thursday. “Efforts are being made to release the outstanding salary of all the Farmhouse owner among three NGT seeks action report against illegal factories employees and pension of retired employees in a phased manner,” he added. held for Kapashera teen murder 5member panel comprising CPCB, SDMC, DPCC officials given 2months Staff Reporter “In these circumstances, Dal Chand Yadav seeking ac NEW DELHI Staff Reporter <> Victim Sanjeev had the intention to commit pending filing of further de tion against illegal factories Corroded NEW DELHI entered a theft. Sanjeev was caught Following a plea seeking ac tails by the applicant and that were operating in the A day after a 17yearold farmhouse with his by the guards while his tion against the operation of giving specific information Madipur village. grenade found was allegedly beaten to two friends where friends managed to flee. unauthorised factories in to the authorities concerned “Grievance in the applica in Sagarpur death on suspicion of theft security guards — west Delhi, the National within one week, we direct tion is against functioning of in southwest Delhi’s Ka Binod and Rohit — Boy collapsed Green Tribunal (NGT) di a five member joint commit unauthorised and illegal fac pashera, the police have suspected that the The two guards along with rected a fivemember com tee comprising of the CPCB, tories and establishments Staff Reporter arrested three persons in owner of the farmhouse, mittee comprising officials DPCC, SDMC, nominees of engaged in manufacturing three had entered NEW DELHI connection with the case. Prakrit, beat up Sanjeev from the Central Pollution jurisdictional special Com of shoes, footwear and box with the intention A grenade was found in Deputy Commissioner with sticks. After Sanjeev Control Board(CPCB), South missioner of Police and Dis es, screen printing, printing west Delhi’s Sagarpur area of Police (SouthWest) Ingit to commit theft fled for a few meters, he Delhi Municipal Corpora trict Magistrate to visit the press, laser cutting ma on Thursday, police said, Pratap Singh said the ac Police collapsed. The police said tion (SDMC) and Delhi Pollu area and furnish a factual chines, sale and storage of adding that National Secur cused have been identified there were marks of dog tion Control Committee though the applicant has and action taken report chemicals and adhesives, il ity Guard have been de as Prakrit (35), Binod Tha had entered a farmhouse bites on his body. (DPCC) to visit the area and not impleaded the affected about legality of location legal eateries and illegal go manded for further exami kur (62) and his son Rohit with his two friends where A few hours later, his furnish a factual and action parties it is mentioned that and functioning of such es downs...” the bench noted nation. (20). security guards — Binod body was discovered by an taken report within two fire incidents have taken tablishment within two while taking into account Police said that a PCR The police said victim and Rohit — suspected that erickshaw driver, who in months. place resulting in loss of five months.” the allegations mentioned call was received at 11.55 Sanjeev from Samalkha the three had entered with formed the police. lives and injuries to others. The Tribunal stated that in the plea. a.m. stating that a sanita Fire incidents reported Recent fire incident on June the DPCC would be nodal The petition contended tion worker has discovered Noting the allegations put 4 is also mentioned, leading agency for coordination and that the establishments and a grenade while cleaning a forth by the petitioner, a to 24 fire tenders being de compliance of the order. factories were operating in drain under the walkway. Vegetable vendor killed, another Bench headed by NGT ployed the whole night.” The directions came when violation of environmental The SHO rushed to the spot Chairperson Justice Adarsh Directing authorities to the green panel was hearing norms and affected public along with a team and saw Kumar Goel, said: “Even take action, the Bench said, a plea moved by petitioner health. an old corroded grenade, injured as speeding car hits them they said. “The district ballistic Fire breaks out team safely placed it away Driver, who was allegedly drunk at the time, arrested Chadha conducts surprise check from the crowded area to an open space. The area Staff Reporter girpuri. The accused has Hospital stating that one Kal at CBI office, around it was buttressed NEW DELHI been identified as Sachin lu had been brought dead at underground water reservoirs using makeshift sandbags A 55yearold vegetable ven (25) from Mahendragarh. and another person Kanjhi none injured and local police guard is dor was killed and another Police said that a PCR call is undergoing treatment. placed to ensure no one severely injured when a was received around 4 a.m. During further probe, the Staff Reporter Inspection was part of efforts to augment water supply NEW DELHI goes near. Demand for NSG speeding car hit them in the on Thursday regarding an police were informed that has been made to ascertain early hours of Thursday. The accident in Daryaganj Sabzi the two were setting up their A fire broke out at the Special Correspondent and Central parts of Delhi in the make and model of it,” accused driver has been ar Mandi. When the police vegetable cart early morning Central Bureau of Investi New Delhi peak summer. a senior police officer said. rested, police said. reached the spot, they found when the driver, allegedly gation (CBI) office at CGO Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chair Police said that the bal Police said that the de the car and the driver. The drunk, came speeding and Complex on Thursday man Raghav Chadha made a BJP stages protest listic expert of district ceased has been identified injured had been shifted to hit them. Police said that a morning, said officials, surprise inspection at Cen Meanwhile, the BJP protest “could make out that it is as Kallu, a resident of See hospital. case has been registered and adding that no injuries tral and West Delhi under ed against what it alleged ‘HE 36’ but rest of the de mapuri, and the injured is Subsequently, a call was the accused has been arrest were reported in the inci ground water reservoirs was the ever increasing wa tails are not visible”. Kanjhi, a resident of Jahan received from Lok Nayak ed. Further probe is on. dent. (UGRs) here on Thursday as ter crisis across the city. Del Delhi Fire Services part of efforts to augment hi BJP president Adesh Gup (DFS) chief Atul Garg said water supply in the Capital. ta led the protest and

a call regarding fire was After the visit, he instruct Raghav Chadha * demanded that the Chief Mi received at 11.36 a.m. after ed the officials to maintain nister should either ensure which seven fire tenders the predetermined water le firm the availability of wa clean water or resign. were pressed into service. vels at each reservoir to en ter,” the DJB stated. “It is regrettable that the “The fire had broken sure uninterrupted water The DJB said the surprise AAP and its Minister Raghav out in the transformer supply. inspection was undertaken Chadha are wasting the [Del room and AC Plant room “Mr. Chadha checked the at 4 a.m. because the UGRs hi Jal] Board’s money in oth in second basement,” the morning water levels and receive water supply from er States to enhance their officer said. the UGRs’ electrical and me treatment plants at that own politics rather than car The cause of the fire is chanical equipment health time. According to the DJB, ing for the basic issue of wa yet to be ascertained. status. He then called the re the visit was aimed at boost ter availability,” Mr. Gupta sidents of the area to con ing water supply of the West said. DDA extends last date See efficacy of rainwater of payment for bidders harvesting system: NGT

Staff Reporter cessful bidders in the e Staff Reporter NGT Chairperson Justice NEW DELHI auction has been extend NEW DELHI Adarsh Kumar Goel said, The Delhi Development ed to July 31 in view of the The National Green Tribu “...a joint committee of DJB, Authority (DDA) on Thurs financial distress faced by nal (NGT) has directed a CPCB and DPCC may look day said the last date for people due to the second committee comprising offi into the matter and take re submitting the balance wave of COVID19 in the cials from the Delhi Jal medial action in accordance 75% bid premium for suc city. Board (DJB), Central Pollu with law. The committee tion Control Board (CPCB) may interalia ascertain the and Delhi Pollution Control technical efficacy of in Committee (DPCC) to look stalled systems and chang into the technical efficacy of es, if any, required and the rainwater harvesting sys issue of contamination of tems installed and the issue groundwater. The Bench al of groundwater so directed authorities to contamination. furnish an action taken re port to the Tribunal within Societies in Dwarka two months. The directions came follow Petitioner Mahesh Chan ing a plea that alleged that dra Saxena had sought di rainwater harvesting sys rections to make nonfunc tems in 40 societies in Dwar tional rainwater harvesting ka were found to be systems found in the inspec deficient. tion as functional for re Referring to earlier direc charge of roof top pure rain tions passed pertaining to water in the ground so that rainwater harvesting sys the groundwater is not tems, a Bench headed by contaminated.

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Timings 93 fresh cases DELHI FRIDAY, JUL. 09 Experts warn as govt. reduces number of beds and three RISE 05:31 SET 19:23 RISE 04:34 SET 19:04 Hospitals, COVID Care Centres set up during the second wave will not be dismantled immediately this time, say authorities deaths in city SATURDAY, JUL. 10 RISE 05:32 SET 19:23 Special Correspondent number of COVID cases, the country can deal with a pos not be pursued in the imme Special Correspondent RISE 05:27 SET 19:54 NEW DELHI number of beds shall be im sible third wave successful diate term because the virus New Delhi SUNDAY, JUL. 11 As the number of active virus mediately augmented. “Pre ly,” Mr. Mahanjan said. has still not gone away. The The Capital reported 93 RISE 05:32 SET 19:22 cases in the Capital dip below sent available beds are suffi spectre of the third and a po new COVID19 cases, after RISE 06:23 SET 20:39 the 1,000 mark, the Delhi go cient to handle the active Invest in infrastructure tentially more damaging testing 77,979 people, in vernment has started to de cases and COVID Care Siddharth Rastogi, executive wave still hovers over us. And the last 24 hours in addi escalate the number of CO Centres can be started very director, MVS Engineering so, preparing for the worst, tion to three deaths, says VID19 beds at private hospi soon if there is a require Pvt. Ltd. that provides onsite hospitals must go ahead full the daily health bulletin is tals and at COVID Care ment,” a government spokes oxygen generators says that throttle with their plans of in sued by the Delhi govern Centres across the Capital. person said. the government was caught stallation of onsite oxygen ment. Facilities at the Yamuna The health bulletin re off guard in the second wave generation plants. The cumulative tally Sports Complex and Sardar leased on Wednesday due to the rapid spread and stands at 14,34,873 with Patel Covid Care Centre at showed that out of 14,478 inadequate infrastructure. ‘Still not serious’ 14,09,018 recoveries and Chhatarpur, that came up in hospital beds available for “It will be advisable to A.K. Jhingan, diabetologist, 25,008 deaths since the April to tackle the second COVID19 patients, 13,989 Risking again: Beds and other facilities being dismantled at mothball the infrastructure Delhi Diabetes Research pandemic began. There Yamuna Sports Complex COVID Care Centre in New Delhi. wave, have been reduced to were vacant and of the 3,871 rather than dismantle it. Centre, says that the second are 847 active cases in the * FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY 50 and 200 beds respective beds available at COVID care Now, that the second wave wave may be over, however, city. ly. Four COVID Care Centres centres, 10 were occupied. and will be continued for so functional for a longer time seems to be ebbing, we are by Septemberend, the third A total of 22,350 people have also been closed. metime. as the infection spreads seeing many hospitals once wave may hit the Capital and were administered the vac The Delhi government More cautious approach “We will hand over the through periodic waves. again putting their decision will be potentially as severe cine on Wednesday, taking said that with the cases de After the previous wave in hospitals set up by the DRDO H.K. Mahajan, chief of to instal an onsite generation as the second wave according the total number of vacci clining, there are a large November 2020, most of the to local authorities for keep anaesthesia, Indian Spinal In system for oxygen on the to the modelling study by the nated people to 85,20,756, number of vacant beds that temporary facilities set up to ing it safe without operation juries Centre said that there backburner as their deli team of scientists. as per data provided by the are required by patients suf augment the number of beds if the hospital is not required was a need to wait for some vered oxygen supplies have “The attitude of the go Delhi government’s vacci 0 fering from nonCOVID19 ail to deal with the surge of CO but we will not be disman more time before disman normalised. However, hospi vernment is still not serious. nation bulletin. DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to ments. Those private hospi VID19 cases were disman tling them,” said a defence tling facilities. tals should not let their guard We have witnessed chaos and According to it, 11,789 verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of tals that were asked to tled. This time, however, source about the DRDO set “There was a shortage of down and continue with very high mortality during beneficiaries were admi an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG reserve 80% of their bed ca authorities are taking a more up hospital. beds, oxygen and medicines their plans on investing in the the second wave as we were nistered first doses while PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch pacity for COVID19 patients cautious approach as the Several health profession during the second wave. It is infrastructure for oxygen in not prepared to handle it. 10,561 received the second for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s have now been asked to re threat of a third wave looms. als warn against completely the right time to review the dependence immediately,” The lessons should not be dose. The bulletin also stat products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- serve 30% of their total bed A source in the defence dismantling augmented facil past mistakes and prepare Mr. Rastogi said. forgotten and we should be ed that the city currently ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in capacity. services said that hospitals ities and felt that the COVID for the future. There is a need He added that the ongoing well prepared to handle such has two days’ stock of vac any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in However, it added that in set up during the second Care Centres by the Delhi go of plenty of medicines, oxy closing of COVID centres in a situation if it arises,” Dr. cine with 3,16,000 doses this newspaper. case there is a rise in the wave will not be dismantled vernment should remain gen and beds so that the Delhi and elsewhere must Jhingan said. available for inoculation. SC rues daily tussle between Centre, Delhi govt. Assembly panel hails SC order on FB plea Lack of maturity responsible for inability to work in tandem, says apex court ‘Top court recognised privileges and power of Delhi Assembly’s committees’

Legal Correspondent “The last few years have cognise the constitutional rent political dispensation”. Special Correspondent Facebook India, Facebook assist it in matters of gover “While a full copy of the New Delhi NEW DELHI seen an unfortunate tussle scheme of division of powers “Maturity is required from India itself and Facebook nance that lie within its re judgment is awaited, it is A lack of maturity by both on every aspect with the in Delhi which circumscribes both sides and we have to re The Delhi Assembly’s Peace Inc. — the apex court recog mit and terms of reference,” clear that the court has reaf the Centre and the Delhi go State government seeking to their ability to work only luctantly note the absence of and Harmony Committee nised the privileges and Mr. Chadha stated. firmed and acknowledged vernment has led to gover exercise powers as any other within those powers. When such maturity in this impor chairman Raghav Chadha power of the Delhi Legisla Pertinently, Mr. Chadha the important role of the nance tussles on a daily basis Assembly and the Central go they got elected, they knew tant interrelationship,” Jus welcomed the judgment tive Assembly’s Committees also stated that the court had Committee of Peace and between the two on every as vernment unwilling to let what they were getting elect tice Kaul wrote. passed by the Supreme on par with parliamentary held that since no coercive Harmony,” Mr. Chadha pect, the Supreme Court said them do so… it is almost a ed for — not what they The court said the inabili Court refusing to quash sum privileges and those of other action had been taken stated. in a judgment on Thursday. daily governance tussle,” Jus thought should be the divi ty of the Centre and Delhi go mons to Facebook India’s Legislative Assemblies. against Mr. Mohan and the “ The panel, like other le A Bench led by Justice S.K. tice Kaul noted. sion of powers”. vernment to see eyetoeye vicepresident Ajit Mohan. “Significantly, the court notice issued to him was to gislative committees of the Kaul said the “unique” inter The court addressed the Now, turning to the Naren on governance issues in the The committe was formed has also reaffirmed that as seek his assistance in exa Assembly, is keen on conti relationship between diffe Arvind Kejriwal government dra Modi government in the Capital has been responsible after the Delhi riots last year. part of these privileges, the mining larger social issues nuing a genuine deliberative rent political dispensations in Delhi directly in its judg Centre, the apex court ob for a spate of litigation. “Re Mr. Chadha said, “While Committee of Peace and concerning the wellbeing of process on issues of concern in the Centre and Delhi had ment, saying “the political served that “the Central go peated judicial counsel to dismissing the petition filed Harmony is entitled to sum citizens, any representative in the NCT of Delhi with full worked well for years until dispensation which is in vernment is required to work work in tandem has not been by the three petitioners — mon ‘nonmembers’ to ap of Facebook India must ap participation of all con recently. power in the State has to re in tandem, albeit with a diffe successful,” the court noted. Ajit Mohan, VP and MD of pear before itself in order to pear before the committee. cerned,” he said. ‘Will fight for Khori Basti residents till my last breath’ Ex-MP Udit Raj among those detained during protest

Special Correspondent NEW DELHI Former Lok Sabha MP and Congress national spokesperson Udit Raj along with several others, mostly residents of Khori Basti in Faridabad, were de tained by the Delhi police on Thursday for allegedly trying to gherao the Prime Minister’s oﬃce seeking repeal of the Supreme Court order for demolition of the 170acre colony on forest land. Those detained were let oﬀ later in the evening. The Khori Basti residents had earlier Protesters during a demonstration demonstrated at Jantar Mantar on June against the SC-ordered demolition of

29 and also marched towards the the colony. * SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PMO’s office two days ago. Addressing the protesters, Dr. Raj villagers. The residents of Khori Basti said his “arrest was the beginning of have been requesting the PM to cancel the war against the dictator Modi go the order of the Supreme Court so that vernment”. He said that this was a war the lives of lakhs of people and their between the rich and the poor. “I will houses can be saved in these times of fight the battle of Khori Basti till my last pandemic,” said Mr. Raj. breath,” said Dr. Raj, national chair Social activist Meenu Verma said it man, All India Confederation of Sche was inhumane to render thousands of duled Caste and Scheduled Tribes children homeless when the danger of organisations. a possible third COVID19 wave of was looming large. “If the houses of these Leaders yet to respond people are illegal then why were votes Confederation’s leader Sanjay Raj, who taken from them by making false pro was also detained, said they had been mises,” asked Ms. Verma. seeking an appointment with Prime Meanwhile, Faridabad district admi Minister Narendra Modi for several nistration has offered freeofcost tran days, but there was no response. sportation service to the Khori Basti re “Neither Haryana Chief Minister Mano sidents ahead of a massive demolition har Lal nor Mr. Modi have heard the drive expected to be kicked off in the complaints of thousands of innocent next few days.

IN BRIEF

Delhi gets its second genome sequencing lab NEW DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday inaugurated a state-of-the-art genome sequencing facility at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) here. “The lab has already been set up and the first set of results will come in the next 4-5 days. Yesterday, we launched a similar laboratory at Lok Nayak Hospital, but this is going to be an even more advanced one. I really feel that the people of Delhi will highly benefit from this lab and the facility that it will cater to,” Mr. Kejriwal said.

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BKU to start stir against Weather Watch Haryana farmers take part in Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday U.P. govt. from August 1 ‘Why was Tomar spared in reshuffle?’ protest against fuel price hike special correspondent sugarcane dues. In Harya Ghaziabad na, the BJP government is They came out in large numbers in around a dozen districts in the State As the countdown to the Ut selling electricity to farmers tar Pradesh Assembly elec at ₹35 per horsepower, Ashok Kumar sections, said Mr. Singh. Jai Kisan Andolan, said the tions has begun, the Bharti while in U.P. it is being sold GURUGRAM He said that the prices had protests had demonstrated ya Kisan Union has decided at ₹175 per horsepower. Be Farmers, including women, been unjustifiably increased that the SKM was now taking to broaden the base of its sides ₹8,500 crores in dues came out in large numbers in more than 55 times since Ja a lead in articulating the de ongoing stir against the Cen to the sugarcane farmers are around a dozen districts nuary this year though the mands of the entire society tral farm laws at the Ghazi still pending,” said Mr. across Haryana to protest prices of crude oil in the inter and not just the farmers. pur border to raise farmers’ Tikait. against hike in fuel prices, in national market had re issues with the State govern He said at a time when response to a call by Samyukt mained low. ‘Women also affected’ ment. the MSP of wheat was ₹1,975 Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coali Jogender Nain, president, Leading a protest in Rohtak, It asked the Centre why per quintal, the government tion of hundreds of farmers’ BKU (Ghasi Ram), Haryana, Jagmati Sangwan, national Agriculture Minister Naren collection centres were pay unions spearheading the agi AIDWA’s Jagmati Sangwan speaking to protesters at To vicepresident, AllIndia De dra Singh Tomar was spared ing only ₹1,400 to farmers. tation against the three farm (right) protesting in Rohtak. * hana said the diesel price mocractic Women’s Associa in the Cabinet reshuffle. “Now the same thing will laws. hike had enhanced the cost of tion, said that women were al At a press conference on happen with the paddy Inderjit Singh, vicepresi Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Rohtak, production and added to the so impacted due to the rise in Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) Thursday, BKU national spo crop. That’s why we are de dent of AllIndia Kisan Sabha, Panipat, Kurukshetra and Ya woes of farmers. Suresh Ku prices and had come out in Forecast for Friday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isolated kesperson Rakesh Tikait manding a law on MSP, but Haryana, claimed that prot munanagar among others. mar, Centre of Indian Trade large numbers to register places over Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, said the organisation would the deaf and dumb govern ests were held at 60odd Farmers parked their vehi Unions leader, led the work their protest. Madhya Pradesh, Vidharbha, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Ker- start a comprehensive ment is not responding,” he points across the State with cles in rows for two hours in ers in the protest at Landhari Addressing the farmers at ala and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thunderstorm with lightning movement against the State said. the participation of nonfarm front of administrative offices toll plaza in Hisar. He said Kitlana toll plaza protest site likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Karaikal government from August 1. BKU general secretary ing people, besides the farm all over the State and also that workers too were hard in Charkhi Dadri, farmer city rain max min city rain max min “Apart from the farm laws, Yudhvir Singh said that the ers. He said the reports of honked horns for eight mi pressed and losing their liveli leader Raju Maan accused Agartala...... 5....34.0....25.8 Kozhikode...... —....32.8....25.6 we will also sensitise farm organisation would lead the protests were received from nutes as a symbol of resent hood and would join hands Prime Minister of formulating Ahmedabad...... —....38.1....27.7 Kurnool ...... 4....32.0....23.6 ers on the increasing elec movement against the State several districts, including ment against the drastic fuel with farmers now. policies to benefit his indus Aizawl...... 8...... —....21.4 Lucknow...... —....35.0....28.5 Allahabad...... —....36.1....29.4 Madurai...... —....38.5....25.8 tricity rates and the pending government. Sirsa, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, hike which has impacted all Yogendra Yadav, founder, trialist friends. Bengaluru ...... —....30.1....21.8 Mangaluru ...... 54.1....28.8....22.4 Bhopal ...... 1.6....30.2....26.4 Mumbai ...... 1....31.4....26.6 Bhubaneswar...... —....32.0....25.0 Mysuru ...... —....31.1....21.4 Chandigarh ...... —....41.7....30.4 New Delhi ...... —....41.8....30.6 Chennai ...... —....36.2....27.4 Patna ...... —....31.8....28.0 Protest against Coimbatore ...... —....34.8....24.2 Port Blair...... 17....30.4....24.4 Jaipur court gives direction to Dehradun...... 25.3....35.2....25.9 Puducherry ...... —....37.4....24.3 Gangtok...... 0.2....21.7....18.2 Pune...... 3.2....31.2....23.2 fintech park Goa...... 12.3....29.9....24.8 Raipur ...... —....29.6....23.0 Guwahati ...... 2....34.4....26.8 Ranchi...... 7....27.8....22.4 in Jaipur get Shekhawat’s voice sample Hubballi...... —....28.0....22.0 Shillong...... 51....25.4....18.2 Hyderabad ...... 57....28.8....21.2 Shimla...... —....30.9....22.0 Imphal ...... 0.5....30.4....22.6 Srinagar...... —....32.9....17.8 Special Correspondent Jaipur ...... —....40.8....30.3 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....33.0....25.0 JAIPUR Purported conversations about toppling Rajasthan govt. Kochi ...... 3....30.6....26.0 Tiruchi...... 2....37.3....25.6 Kohima ...... 45...... —....17.6 Vijayawada ...... 33....31.6....25.2 An ambitious plan of the Special Correspondent down the government was Kolkata ...... 93....32.2....25.4 Visakhapatnam ...... 3....30.6....26.0 Rajasthan State Industrial JAIPUR registered. However, the FIR (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) Development and Invest A magistrate’s court here has did not mention that “Gajen Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday ment Corporation (RIICO) issued directions for getting dra Singh” referred to in the CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE to develop a fintech park voice samples of Union Jal clips was Union Minister Mr. Ahmedabad..... 23 .16 104 ....96 .106 ....* Bengaluru ...... 1 .33 .38 ....73 ...60 ....* In observation made at near Sanganer Airport in Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat. * 4.00 p.m., Jind, Haryana Chennai ...... 8 ...5 .38 ....52 ...71 .... recorded an overall air Jaipur has met with a Singh Shekhawat and an al Delhi ...... 9 .86 .73 ..205 .212 ....* quality index (AQI) score of strong protest by the city’s leged middleman, Sanjay Case transferred Hyderabad ...... 2 .67 .26 ....24 ...43 ....* 247 indicating an unhealthy Kolkata...... 7 .23 .14 ....39 ...46 ....* level of pollution. In residents. Jain, in connection with the The SOG closed the case after * contrast, Aizawl, Mizoram Lucknow...... 2 .39 .70 ..134 .145 .... recorded a healthy AQI The concerned citizens audio tapes leaked last year, Union Minister Gajendra dropping the sedition charg Mumbai ...... 46 .10 ...— ..101 .109 ....* score of 14 Pune...... 7 .15 ...— ..143 ...86 ....* have said the project will which contained purported * es and transferred the matter Singh Shekhawat. Visakhapatnam 12 .69 .53 ....64 .116 ....* destroy a forest cover in the conversations about toppling to the ACB, a few days before area and scare away the the Rajasthan government for the purpose, would con a special session of the State Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, birds living there. through horsetrading. duct further proceedings for Assembly was convened, in making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air The fintech park, for The court of Chief Metro collecting the voice samples. which the Ashok Gehlotled particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues which a provision has been politan Magistrate gave the Congress party’s chief Congress government won a and monuments. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by made in this year’s State direction on Wednesday on whip Mahesh Joshi had confidence vote. The trust reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. budget, is proposed to be an application moved by the lodged a complaint with the vote brought down the cur CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause developed in a 4.08lakh AntiCorruption Bureau Special Operations Group tains on a monthlong uncer dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. sq. metre area in the vicini (ACB). The court granted the (SOG) of Rajasthan police in tainty created by the rebel PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, ty of the airport for attract permission and ordered that July last year, after which a lion of former Deputy Chief nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature ing information technology the magistrate of the Rent first information report Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 death in people with heart or lung disease and financial firms. Control Tribunal, authorised about the attempts to pull other MLAs. Bengal teachers unhappy with UGC’s ‘new version of history’ They claim the which is their way of saying Civilisation”, in place of In power the first time (under “[The Hindi books] would be that India is home to Hin dus Valley Civilisation; em Prime Minister Atal Bihari completely useless in non syllabus is duism, Buddhism and Jai phasises on the Vedas and Vajpayee), there was an at Hindispeaking States. And focusing nism and therefore implying seeks to educate students on, tempt to tinker with the many of these are hardly of — though not saying so in as among other things, “Indian school syllabus. This is the any calibre and cater to a par excessively on many words — that Islam is perception of Dharma and first time there is an attempt ticular political line of argu ‘Hindu and Hindi’ alien,” Prof. Kingshuk Chat Darshan” and “Science and to saffronise college text ment,” said Prof. Chatterjee. terjee, who teaches history Technology in Ancient In books,” said Prof. Chatterjee, Bishwanath Ghosh in the University of Calcutta, dia”. The module on the ‘Glo adding that it was not manda ‘More into mythology’ Kolkata told The Hindu. ry of Indian Literature’, they tory for States to accept this Prof. Ashis Das, who teaches The University Grants Com pointed out, makes no men syllabus. history at Rabindra Bharati mission’s new curriculum No mention of Akbar tion of the Arthashastra or The biggest irritant for University, agreed. “You may framework for history in un The proposed syllabus, to Charaka Samhita while the teachers in West Bengal is the or may not agree with Irfan dergraduate classes has the surprise and amusement module on the ‘History of inclusion of a large number Habib’s approach to history, come under criticism from of many teachers, makes no Communication in India’ re of Hindi books in the lists of or you may want to include teachers in West Bengal for mention of Emperor Akbar commends the examples of ‘suggested readings’ for each another point of view, but being excessively “Hindu and and largely depicts Mughals “Narada, Krishna, Buddha, paper. Books by wellknown the authors of these Hindi Hindi”. as people resisted by the Raj Shankar, Vivekananda and historians such as Irfan Ha books are not even historians “The emphasis is on what puts and the Marathas. It us Gandhi”. bib and R.S. Sharma are con — they are more into is known as the Indic culture, es the term “Indus Saraswati “When the BJP came to spicuous by their absence. mythology.”

PUBLIC NOTICE Assam Cabinet approves cattle protection Bill EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT GUWAHATI HISTORY GS online faculty in Del- hi, Freshers appeared in mains can The Assam Cabinet has ap apply, WhatsApp Resume 7583853637 proved a Bill for protecting cattle, the State’s Parlia MANIKAIAS Brings you the Best mentary Aﬀairs Minister Pi Quality & Least Expensive Test Series jush Hazarika said on for Prelims & Mains 2021 & 22.Enroll @ [email protected];7042595453 Thursday. The Assam Cattle Preser vation Bill, 2021, will be PUBLIC NOTICE placed before the State As sembly in the upcoming session. It seeks to replace the existing The Assam Cat tle Preservation Act, 1950, that allows the slaughter of cattle above 14 years of age with proper approval by lo cal veterinary oﬃcers. “Our government had made a commitment on bringing a cow protection Bill. The Cabinet has ac cordingly approved the in troduction of the Bill in the Assembly,” Mr Hazarika said. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said in June that the proposed le gislation would ban the movement of cattle to and from the State, primarily to check smuggling to Bangla desh. He had also told the Assembly that beef should not be consumed in areas where Hindus live.

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DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Troubling prospects in Afghanistan As the reality of the U.S. withdrawal takes hold, the future will depend on TalibanKabul dynamics and Pakistan’s role Yet, the real price has been paid control. The day after the exit ing Iran). by the Afghans. The 20year war from Bagram, 13 districts, in Ba As the reality of the U.S. with has claimed the lives of nearly dakhshan, Takhar, Paktia and Kan drawal takes hold, how events un New phase 50,000 Afghan civilians and near dahar fell to the Taliban, adding to fold by end2021 depends on three Cabinet shuffle aims to improve governance ly 70,000 Afghan security forces (a the 50 that have fallen since May. factors. First, have the Taliban majority during the last seven In many cases, the locals manning changed their ideological colours? while keeping in mind political considerations Rakesh Sood years); add to it another 60,000 the security posts and checkpoints The U.S. in recent years, and Pa he reconstitution of the Union Council of Minis Afghan Taliban, and the scale of have just surrendered. From vil kistan for much longer, have been the Afghan human loss becomes lages and towns, there is already a pushing this line but the Taliban ters on Wednesday was guided by both political ast week, on Friday, the Unit evident. REUTERS move towards the cities. IntraAf leadership have given no clues Tand administrative considerations. As many as 36 ed States handed over the There have been gains too. In ful operation to eliminate Osama ghan talks in Doha have been in about it. Related to this is the ques new faces were inducted and 12 dropped from the LBagram airbase to the Af 2001, there were 9,00,000 boys in bin Laden in 2011, implemented limbo for months. tion of Taliban unity. Distances council, which now has 78 members, just three shy of ghan authorities, marking a sym school. Today, eight million chil an unsuccessful military surge have grown between the Quetta the upper limit of 81. In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party bolic end to its military presence, dren attend school and a third are concluding with an end to combat Questions about the future shura, the Doha negotiators and (BJP) began its rule advertising its 45member C ouncil as U.S. forces complete their with girls. Literacy is up from 12% in operations in end2014 and Tali Gen. Austin S. Miller, the U.S. com the fighters who want to guard of Ministers as an attempt at minimum government, but drawal well ahead of the Septem 2002 to 35%; life expectancy from ban opened the Doha office in mander in Afghanistan, indicated their individual preserves. This the restraint was quietly abandoned in the following ber 11 deadline, announced by 40 to 63 years. Urbanisation is 2013. in a recent press conference,“Civil works as long as everyone is pur American President Joe Biden on 26% and 70% of the population U.S. President Donald Trump war is certainly a path that can be suing the military option, but years. The political aspirations of communities and re April 14. A familiar air of uncer watch TV. From 320 miles of saw himself as a dealmaker and in visualised if it continues on this when it comes to power sharing, gions are difficult to satiate in a country as vast and di tainty surrounds Kabul as the Af paved roads in 2002, today, tarred 2018, initiated direct negotiations trajectory.”Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, who calls the shots? Or, does it verse as India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made ghans ponder over the future of roads cover 10,000 miles. Infant with the Taliban. Ambassador Zal Chairman of the High Council for lead to no power sharing? an attempt to make his Council more diverse and repre their land, ravaged by conflict for mortality rates are down from may Khalilzad (U.S. Special Repre National Reconciliation, warned Second, can the Kabul regime sentative, in a manner that fits his political prioriti es. nearly 50 years. Afghanistan’s im 20% by over half. With a median sentative for Afghanistan Reconci on June 30, “The truth is, today present a unified front? If the lead The new composition of the Council is in step with the mediate neighbours are now faced age of 18.5 years, a majority of Af liation) began by setting out four the survival, security and unity of ers in Kabul and the government BJP’s relentless efforts to rope in OBC groups, Dalits and with a new challenge — how to per ghans have grown up in a postTa elements — a ceasefire, cutting ties Afghanistan is in danger....” continue sniping at each other, it suade the Taliban against over liban era. Today, they bear the with al Qaeda and other terrorist Ironically, the most vocal critics will adversely impact the integrity tribes people under its Hindutva umbrella politics. This playing their military hand? brunt of 130 daily Taliban/IS Kho groups, intraAfghan peace talks, of the U.S. overstaying in Afghanis of the chain of command of the Af accommodation is crucial for the BJP to continue its do rasan (ISK) attacks, the highest and, a withdrawal of all foreign tan and hinting that the U.S. would ghan security forces. If opportu minance in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other Hindispeak A costly misadventure since the U.S. ended combat oper military forces, declaring that never leave are the ones now nistic leaders are tempted to strike ing regions, where caste tensions are simmering. New Could anyone have predicted ations in end2014. Tomorrow, “nothing is agreed till everything blaming the U.S. for a hasty and ir their own deals with the Taliban, it inductions and elevations also signal a continued effort when the U.S. commenced its mil even these limited gains are at risk. is agreed”. Within months, the Ta responsible withdrawal. will only hasten the collapse, and by the BJP to expand its influence to new areas such as itary intervention in Afghanistan liban had whittled down the U.S. In coming months, as uncer even western funding will dry up. West Bengal and the northeastern States. Barring the in October 2001 that it would get Taliban gains legitimacy demands till it got what it wanted tainties mount, there will be in embroiled in an endless war for 20 For U.S. President Bush, the objec — a withdrawal timeline not linked creasing Taliban presence in the The Pakistan factor continuing underrepresentation of Muslims, the coun years and to exit safely, it would tive was “to build a stable, strong, to the other factors. In addition, countryside as the Kabul govern Finally, is Pakistan still seeking cil is impressively representative of Indian diversity. have to negotiate with the Taliban, effectively governed Afghanistan the Taliban managed to get the ment concentrates on ensuring se strategic depth in Afghanistan or Governance issues might have been a factor in the ax the same entity that it went in to that won’t degenerate into chaos”. U.S. to push the Kabul government curity in urban areas and of the has it realised that a Talibandom ing of some of the Ministers. Harsh Vardhan, Ravi Shan punish? As the U.S. shifted from counter to release over 5,000 Taliban road networks. The Taliban mili inated Kabul will be a magnet for kar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were among those It has been a costly lesson. The terrorism to counterinsurgency, cadres in custody. In short, the tary strategy has been to target dis its own homegrown extremists as who got the marching orders, apparently for mishan war effort has cost $980 billion, shades of Vietnam began to U.S. ended up legitimising the Tali tricts that enable them to sur well as those from the neighbour dling the pandemic, relations with global IT giants and over 2,400 U.S. soldiers (plus 1,144 emerge. To Hamid Karzai’s credit, ban at the expense of the govern round provincial capitals. The hood? Can it persuade the Taliban allied troops) and 388 private mili he saw the writing on the wall ment in Kabul that they had clutch in the northeast including that its legitimacy will be at risk governmental communication, respectively. New in tary contractors have lost their when he protested about the worked to create and support. Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz and unless it shares power? Pakistan’s ductees such as Ashwini Vaishnaw and Jyotiraditya lives. It also spent $143 billion on nightraids and warned the Ameri U.S. President Joe Biden was no Baghlan enable them to control influence will weaken once the Scindia have administrative skills that could prove va reconstruction; about $90 billion cans “to either take the fight to the stranger to the Afghan dossier. He the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border Rehbari Shura decides to move luable in crucial ministries that they now head. Ind ivi went for the Afghan army, police safe havens and sanctuaries across was convinced that the U.S. had to and the Wakhan corridor that back from Quetta to Afghanistan. dual talent and accountability both can only be contex and other security forces, $36 bil the Durand Line or make peace exit from its quagmire of “forever links to China. In the east, they ex History tells us that in Afghanis tual, and in a highly centralised system they become lion for governance and economic with the Taliban” but it only wars”. The U.S. may have decided ert control in Ghazni, Zabul and tan, there have only been winners immaterial. The Ministers must be empowered to plan development activities (the rest of soured his relations with the U.S. that it had no military options but Paktia while the Haqqani network and losers, seldom any lasting and take decisions in their respective areas. The notion the international community con Eventually, U.S. President Ba the Taliban are still pushing ahead is active in Khost and Paktika, and compromises. tributed an equivalent amount) rack Obama diluted the objective militarily. the ISK in Nangarhar, Kunar and of collective responsibility of the cabinet must be i n and the balance on counternar to “preventing Afghanistan from From less than a fifth, today, ov Laghman. Further south, the Tali Rakesh Sood is a former diplomat and fused with meaning. Discussions in the cabinet must be cotics and humanitarian relief becoming a safe haven for global er a third of Afghanistan’s over ban control large parts of Kanda presently, Distinguished Fellow at the open. Proposals that come for the cabinet’s consider a works (https://bit.ly/3ADTcP7). terrorism”. He oversaw a success 400 districts are under Taliban har, Helmand and Farah (border Observer Research Foundation tion must go through rigorous technical vetting and wide political consultations. The recomposition was in tended to enhance governance, rev up the economy and fuel the BJP’s political march ahead of crucial State In a passing, the larger picture of dispossession elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. All thes e would be possible only if all hands are on the deck. As Blaming ‘the system’ alone for Father Stan Swamy’s death obscures how India’s political economy is linked to deprival sembling a team is indeed a crucial task of a captain; al All Indians have dignity, not just the report found, earned under stands accused by our government lowing them to flourish as individuals while playing as a the wealthy and the privileged. ₹3,000 per month and were of promoting enmity. And why his team is equally critical. This belief guided Fr. Swamy’s life forced to sell assets such as goats death, while foretold, transcends long concern for justice, as I saw in to meet bail conditions or legal ex textual analyses of the UAPA, cour my interactions with him over the penses. Fr. Swamy also filed a pu troom proceedings and prison A blip years as a journalist. blic interest litigation on the basis reforms. Chitrangada Choudhury of his team’s findings, which is still Fr. Swamy had one chance to This year’s restrictions by States have inflicted Adivasis and loss being heard in the Jharkhand High appear in court, when a Bombay less economic costs than the 2020 lockdown When he first came to West Court. As he publicly stated before High Court Bench asked for him to hen an officer from the Singhbhum from his native Tiru his arrest, he believed that such ef be presented via videoconferenc ntering its fifth year, India’s Goods and Services National Investigation chirappalli in Tamil Nadu in the CHOWDHURY FILE PHOTO/MANOB forts to challenge an unjust status ing from Taloja jail on the after Tax (GST) system reported a blip in revenue col WAgency (NIA) came to in 1970s, living among the Adivasi their own. A statue of Birsa Munda quo led the state to target him. noon of May 21. Battling multiple Elections for June, breaking an eightmonth streak terrogate Father Stan Swamy last communities profoundly shaped and a megalith with the names of Fr. Swamy’s demise has led to a ailments including Parkinson’s dis of over ₹1lakh crore in tax receipts. GST revenues monsoon, the Jesuit sociologist, him. He had told me in an inter those killed in antidisplacement public outpouring of sadness and ease, diminished hearing, and by tanked to a tad less than ₹93,000 crore last month — the then 83, in turn asked him about view, “I underwent an awakening, protests marked Bagaicha’s cen anger at the cruelty of our crimi then COVID19 contracted in pri lowest in 10 months — after a record ₹1.41lakh crore in police integrity, and why a father looking at Adivasi values of equali tral ground. Its one room library nal justice system. Ever selfeffac son, he was visibly ailing, but as al April and a relatively tepid ₹1.02lakh crore in May. Gen son duo (P. Jayaraj and Bennicks) ty, community, and decisionmak contained reports, studies and ing, he would have wanted this at ways full of selfrespect. should die of custodial torture in a ing by consensus.” His work firmly files of newspaper cuttings on is tention not on him but on the He told the court that prison erally, the June revenue reflects transactions that oc Tamil Nadu police lockup. It was rejected the prejudice of Adivasi sues such as forced displacement, resource grabs that continue to in conditions were steadily destroy curred in May. With the second wave of the pandemic quintessential Fr. Swamy: un ‘backwardness’, and tirelessly hunger deaths, extrajudicial kill flict staggering violence against ing his abilities to read, write and in full flourish and States enforcing rigorous restrictions afraid, outspoken, and question pointed out how violence and dis ings and grassroots protests — a Adivasis and other marginalis ed walk, and that he be granted bail on most activities in May, the numbers are not really ing injustice. possession was pushed down their buried history of India’s groups, fill our prisons with peo to return to Ranchi to be with his surprising. However, as May GST compliance dates for Fr. Swamy was sent to Taloja Jail throats and called development: democracy. ple with little access to justice, and own. In rejecting the judges’ sug smaller taxpayers were extended till early July, some of in October 2020 in the Bhima Ko “Adivasis lived on lands full of min necessitate draconian laws such as gestion that they send him to hos this revenue also reflects April’s sales . Thus, the actual regaon case, where some of his co erals. Others took these out and Helping hand for undertrials the UAPA. To blame ‘the system’ pital for a few days, Fr. Swamy as accused have now spent more enriched themselves, but Adivasis When I first met Fr. Swamy in or ‘the government’ for his death serted his dignity and innocence, GST income attributable to May’s economic activity than three years without bail or did not get anything.” 2013, his team was immersed in ef is to overlook how we are implicat and registered a moral protest would be lower than June’s gross GST kitty. This is also trial. All have been charged under In a decadelong tenure as Di forts for poor undertrials in pri ed in this political economy found against being effectively made to reflected in the generation of eway bills, which fell by a the Unlawful Activities (Preven rector of Bengaluru’s Indian Social sons across Jharkhand against a ed on dispossession, and the ever serve a death sentence, as an inde sharp 30% in May compared to April, while the sequen tion) Act (UAPA), a widely misused Institute, he trained countless raging armed conflict. After three expanding criminalisation of de finitely imprisoned undertrial. tial decline in revenues was not as steep. With caseloads tool for governments to criminal grassroots activists. He continued years of painstaking research mands for social and As now well known, a dying declining over June and restrictions being pulled ba ck ise lawful dissent and hold ideo this work when he cofounded the based on prison visits, meeting environmental justice as conspira man’s final wish to return to Jhark gradually, revenues should pick up next month with 5.5 logical opponents in prolonged in Ranchibased Bagaicha in 2006 — police officials and villagers, and cies against the state. hand, to the people he loved and carceration. For all the talk by a centre for research, training and Right to Information Act requests, with whose struggles he had be crore eway bills generated in June from 3.99 crore in authorities of a terrorist conspira social action dedicated to working his team released a report that in Liberalisation, the oppressed come one for over five decades, May. Despite the slowdown in MayJune, GST collec cy, Fr. Swamy was never interro with Adivasi and other marginal cluded the case studies of over 100 The human rights activist, K. Bala went unheard. These struggles tions in the Q1 of 202122 have been healthier than pre gated in nine months of custody. ised communities and legally em UAPA undertrials. Overwhelming gopal, had argued that an abiding will keep Father Stan Swamy’s pandemic levels, confirming that this year’s restrictions His arrest in the middle of the pan powering their struggles for jus ly, they were Adivasis and Dalits, legacy of liberalisation is the deleg quest for a more democratic India driven by States have inflicted less economic costs than demic, over two years after the tice and dignity. As longtime and in some cases they had lan itimisation of concern for the op alive. the national lockdown at a few hours’ notice, in 2020. first raid on his spartan oneroom friends and colleagues testify, Fr. guished in the criminal justice sys pressed. This is why a man who While the second wave setbacks have shaken up bu residence, seems like targeted Swamy wanted it to be a place tem for up to 10 years. About 59% strove all his life for solidarity, fra Chitrangada Choudhury is a journalist viciousness. which the marginalised felt was of the households of undertrials, ternity and justice in real terms and on the editorial board of Article 14 siness and consumer sentiment, average monthly reve nues of over ₹1lakh crore — which Finance Minister Nir mala Sitharaman has termed the ‘new normal’ for GST LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. — could perhaps sustain through the year, if there is no To read more letters dramatic resurgence of the pandemic and vaccinations Jumbo cabinet answer this apparent second term has surprised this is an opportunity for single incident shows the online, scan the QR code are ramped up as promised. This should give some fis Wednesday’s massive contradiction. He has also many. That highprofile freshers to work on a greatness of Mr. Vajpayee as cal breathing room for the Centre and States, but neith expansion of the Union deviated from his Ministers who have played a platform that has been set. a leader and a human being. it was an occasion when er can afford to sit back. Structural corrections in the cabinet will be oftrepeated doctrine: key role since the beginning Balasubramaniam Pavani, One shudders to imagine the even his opponent could not Secunderabad GST regime and the inclusion of petroleum and elec remembered more for minimum of the NDA’s rule, have now situation had it occurred believe his eyes. For millions those who were given the governmentmaximum lost their jobs is intriguing. now. of his fans the world over, tricity may take longer, but there is enough that needs marching orders, some of governance, given the The Government has also Dilip Kumar Beant Singh Bedi, the immediate reaction was immediate attention. Industry has sought temporary them being the most visible megasized cabinet. tried to send the right signals It is a matter of honour and Mohali, Punjab whether this would spell his rate cuts on some sectors to spur demand. It is plausible and vocal faces of the Modi S.K. Choudhury, in its representation to the pride for both Dilip Kumar retirement. Many of us wish that a volume pickup could make up for resultant reve government. While quite a Bengaluru educated, the young, women and India that he is the only Wimbledon exit that he bounces back and nue losses, just as an uptick in petrol consumption few of those shown the and the socially Indian actor to receive the Being an ardent fan of Roger returns to his favourite turf creates room for a revenueneutral duty cut on fuels. door were undoubtedly ■ The Prime Minister has disadvantaged. But in the “NishaneImtiaz”, one of Federer, it was painful to see to make memories turn The GST Council must be reconvened soon to take up nonperformers, targeted nonperformance team where Prime Minister Pakistan’s highest awards. As the legend bow out of this green for him and his fans. performance alone does with the removal of key Narendra Modi is the sole reported by the thespian year’s Wimbledon, and in A.P. Thiruvadi, such ideas to prod the economy’s rebound, apart from not seem to have been the senior Ministers who leader, the fact is there will later, during the Kargil war, the quarter finals. What Chennai holding the promised special session to discuss all the criterion that influenced probably basked in the glory hardly be any difference in he was under pressure to made it worse was his defeat brewing concerns related to States’ compensation. De the Prime Minister’s mind. of invincibility. India now has functioning with the new return it. His meeting with in straight sets. We hope this ■ Federer’s shocking defeat laying this will not only foster greater misgivings bet Nonperforming Ministers a more inclusive Council of formations. then Prime Minister Atal does not affect him and is an aberration in his ween the Centre and the States but also make it tough continue in the cabinet, the Ministers. Hopefully the Dr. D.V.G.Sankararao, Bihari Vajpayee to seek his make him hang up his illustrious career. Many of us for States to plan their borrowings for the rest of the most noticeable being the inexperience of the new Nellimarla, Andhra Pradesh advice was the turning point racket. It could be a clear second what a fan pleaded year. Clarity is also needed urgently on when the ₹1.58 Finance Minister. Also, can Ministers will give direction Mr. Vajpayee declared: path now for Novak Djokovic during the match: “One the Prime Minister take to new ideas to realise Mr. ■ In what can be termed a “There is no doubt about to march on and soar in the more year, please!” Will lakh crore of backtoback borrowings for States in lieu credit for success in Narendra Modi’s vision. bold initiative and welltimed Dilip’s patriotism and Olympics and U.S. Open. there be another appearance of compensation dues will begin. If the Centre plans to managing the pandemic Kanak Rajan Nambiar, move, the reshuffle will commitment to nation... He N. Mahadevan, and one more title win for raise ₹5,000 crore a week, like it did last year, it will while sacking the Ministers Varam, Kannur, Kerala augur well for the nation. It has received the Award at an Chennai Federer at Wimbledon? Only take roughly 32 weeks to complete such borrowings; so, concerned for their could have twin benefits: the individual level. It’s his will he can answer this. any delay beyond early August may not be viable. incompetence? The Prime ■ A cabinet expansion in the senior guard would really to keep it or return it. No one ■ The “King of grass” was R. Sivakumar, Minister alone has to middle of the Government’s have to be on its toes, and can pressurise him.” This beaten convincingly, though Chennai

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PARLEY The option provided in the Constitution should be that is the only security risk of CO fair elections. The ECI has been a ve VID19. Nobody has any reason to ry trusted institution for a fairly long used with honesty, not just to tinker with politics complain because the rules apply to time now. Is that public trust getting all parties. bigger or not? That’s a big question. The sudden exit of Tirath Singh Ra whole concept of the person being wat as Chief Minister of Uttarak the popular choice of the elected Given the extraordinary SYQ: The ECI has a constitution de hand, a development the Bharatiya people. So, the Chief Minister is an circumstances of a pandemic signed for it to be insulated from the Janata Party sought to explain in indirectly elected person by the di raging since early 2020, should government. Which is why once ap terms of a constitutional roadblock rectly elected members. But now we as a polity be flexible on pointed, the Chief Election Commis to being elected as a legislator with the Chief Minister dictates how each constitutional and legislative sioner cannot be removed except in six months, has led to thickening of those persons will vote, because deadlines? through impeachment. Now, there speculation about the fate of West with the antidefection law, we have are two reforms that we have been Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, another weakened that accountability me MRM: I would say that you cannot shouting for. The Commission is ap unelected Chief Minister. In a con chanism drastically. What is the way defer the elections; you’ll have to pointed by the government of the versation moderated by Abdus Sa out? Not very clear. pull them off in some manner. The day without consulting the Opposi lam, M.R. Madhavan and S.Y. Qu The second part of your question U.S. did that. If you say that under tion. It is a different matter that all

raishi thread through precedents is much clearer. If you look at va ANI extraordinary circumstances, the the Election Commissioners ap and procedures as all eyes are firm rious other parts of the Constitu constitutional requirement of par pointed through this route per ly fixed on the Election Commission tion, it’s clear that the Constitution SYQ: He could have easily contested <> [Rawat’s resignation] is a a liamentary elections in five years formed very well. And we hope that of India (ECI)’s next moves. Edited expects a person not to hold more the election. Didn’t he anticipate build-up for something could be deferred, then you will find it will continue to happen. But hope excerpts: than one constitutional position at a that he would have to get elected in more serious, to create the people figuring out ways to create is not a strategy, a system has to be time. If you look at Article 101, it the thick of COVID19? To say that in precedent for West Bengal extraordinary situations more and in place. Nowhere in the world does Should Chief Ministers be says that if a person is a member of the time of COVID19 it will not be more often, and these situations such a situation exist. In some coun bypolls. mandatorily picked from the both Houses of Parliament, he or advisable to conduct elections and will become ordinary. tries, there is scrutiny by Parlia pool of elected MLAs? Or at the she loses membership of one; if a therefore I’m resigning is a very S.Y. Quraishi The ECI has the choice, because ment. In some cases, the candidates very least, should a Member of person is an MP and gets elected as flimsy excuse. It is some kind of a if an election is not held, it leads to a are interviewed by Parliament. The Parliament resign immediately an MLA, or vice versa, he or she has deeper political calculation. It’s a no constitutional crisis. Let’s visual constitutional crisis. And the ECI’s systemic change we are pleading for from the House if picked to lead about 14 days to resign from one. buildup for something more se ise the general election circuit for job is to ensure that there is no con is that appointments should be a State? When you are an MP and become rious, to create the precedent for the country. In the case of a State, stitutional crisis instead of creating through a collegium. And promo the Chief Minister, you are the head West Bengal [bypolls] whereas the the Constitution still permits stop one. Under Section 151 of the Repre tions should be automatic, on the M.R. Madhavan: Let’s look at it of the executive of that State. So, entire West Bengal [Assembly] elec gap things like President’s Rule. sentation of the People Act, it is pro basis of seniority. Second, the remo from the first principles of how the what is your primary role? Is it to tion was held during COVID19. And What would you have done for gen vided that if only one year is left of a val procedure of the two Election Constitution is. We have a parlia vote as a Member of Parliament? Or the Bihar election was held during eral elections if they were due this House, a byelection will not be Commissioners. They are not pro mentary democracy, which essen is it to be in the State and attend the COVID19, and it was very well done. year in the middle of the pandemic? held. But it is actually at the discre tected, so they feel they are on pro tially means that whoever has the State’s legislature and be accounta The ECI issued guidelines for CO tion of the ECI to make an excep bation. They’re always looking over M.R. Madhavan confidence of the majority of the ble to it? In that at least, we should VID19 before the Bihar election, SYQ: I hope my apprehension is tion. And it has been making an ex their shoulder to see if the govern is President and members of the Lok Sabha, in the definitely amend the Constitution to which were beautiful. By then, it just an imagination and that it ception only for the Chief Minister. ment is happy with them or not. cofounder of PRS case of the Centre, will be the Prime say that if you are going to be the had the global experience of 70 doesn’t turn out to be correct, be Because in a House of 200300, That fear is absolutely dangerous Legislative Minister. It also requires that all Mi Chief Minister or a Minister of a countries which had conducted cause the election must be held. about threefour vacancies are al and disastrous. So, that protection Research, a public nisters should be a Member of Par State, you should resign your mem elections in the thick of COVID19 Otherwise, there will be a constitu ways there. The government being has to be provided. Government af policy research liament (MP) or get elected within bership of another House before and done them very well, [to learn tional crisis. And it will be humanly allowed to fall because the ECI says ter government has not paid any institution six months. Rather, it puts it in nega taking up the role. That is, one from]. India learnt a lot from all of created rather than being a gift of it cannot hold an election... that heed to this extremely important tive terms. Anybody who is a Minis should not occupy two constitution them, and then formulated its own the Constitution. After all, a huge would be the very unbecoming of and critical issue. And even the Su ter and is not an MP for six months al offices concurrently. guidelines. Having conducted a big election was conducted recently the Commission. Now, in Section preme Court has not claimed the is automatically stands to be disquali ger election, what stopped the ECI and all went well. But in West Ben 151, a subsection provides that the sue, despite its grave importance. fied from the administration. It vi S.Y. Quraishi: Whether it’s a good from conducting a byelection in Ut gal, public meetings were happen ECI in consultation with the Central sualises the Chief Minister as being thing or a bad thing is not the issue tarakhand? My feeling is that a ing. We were all expressing our con government certify that it is difficult MRM: Today, the CBI [Central Bu elected by the members of the for us to decide, because the fram scene may be created where by cern then: ‘What the hell is to hold the byelection within the reau of Investigation] Director is ap House of their own free will. And it ers of the Constitution provided for elections won’t be held. This should happening? Why are you allowing set period. I hope we don’t read into pointed by a committee which in assumes that the Chief Minister is a this fresh air coming from outside, if not create a precedent — that it such huge meetings?’ Surprisingly, that. cludes the Chief Justice of India, the S.Y. Quraishi member. There are, of course, ex need be, with the condition that would be dangerous to hold a the Prime Minister, instead of get Prime Minister and the Leader of served as 17th Chief ceptional circumstances, especially within six months they need to get byelection. ting concerned looking at those There’s also the question of the Opposition. Is the ECI far more Election for Ministers. Let me mention the elected. It’s a good provision and I crowds, in violation of his own gui institutional resilience. What fundamental and important an in Commissioner of fairly noncontroversial case of Dr. feel we don’t need to tinker with it Mamata Banerjee has four delines for the whole country, was more can be done to insulate stitution than the head of the CBI ? India from July Manmohan Singh in 1991 when because it does restrict options. Of months left to get elected as an showing his excitement like a child. bodies such as the ECI from Obviously, yes. This would also pro 2010 to June 2012 there was a crisis, and Prime Minis course, this option should be used MLA. Several Opposition Those public meetings were the on being seen as susceptible to vide greater authority to the Com ter P.V. Narasimha Rao wanted him intelligently and with full honesty, leaders have suggested that Mr. ly undesirable thing; they should external pressures? mission because appointments as the Finance Minister. Was that for and not just to tinker with politics. Rawat’s case portends a similar have been banned. They were even would be made after an agreement the national public good? In hind And it should be used sparingly. predicament for her. Is there tually banned, but that decision MRM: There’s a legitimacy of a go across political lines. The Central sight, we would say yes. In the case reason for her to worry? should have been taken earlier. vernment being formed in a free Information Commission is not a of a Chief Minister, it becomes So, you want the door to With the COVID19 guidelines and and fair election, and everybody constitutional body, it is a statutory slightly dicey. There is a party high remain open for lateral entry. MRM: The constitutional position is their implementation ensured, subscribes to that. If that legitimacy body, but appointments are command, especially in the case of Coming specifically to Tirath clear, right? If she doesn’t get elect there is nothing to stop the ECI from is undermined, we are in deep cri through a collegium. The CBI is not Scan the QR code to national parties, which decides who Singh Rawat’s case, was his ed, she can’t be the Chief Minister. It conducting the byelection for Ma sis. What does the legitimacy rest even a constitutional or statutory listen to the full will become the Chief Minister. Ef election as MLA a is the job of the ECI, and not of mata Banerjee. There should be a on? It rests on public belief and pu body. Why do we have our priorities interview online fectively you have removed the constitutional impossibility? anyone else, to ensure that there is ban on public meetings because blic trust in the ECI holding free and upside down?

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Rupin Sharma minals from one police station/juris Big newspaper ownership diction to melt into the population in Indian law on extradition is spread any other area, almost undetected. The Minister of State for Information and across the Indian Penal Code as well Broadcasting, Mrs. Nandini Satpathi, in as various laws pertaining to narcotic Requirements formed the Lok Sabha today [New Delhi, Ju drugs, Information Technology, hi The creation of a nationwide data ly 6] that the Government was considering jacking, and so on. Procedural laws base of wanted persons, which could bringing forward suitable legislation to se have the Code of Criminal Procedure be accessible for police agencies, the cure a broader base of ownership of new as their backbone but there are other public and others (like passport and spapers having a circulation above a specific laws too, such as the Extradition Act, immigration authorities), is impera minimum. Replying to the debate on the de the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic tive. The Crime and Criminal Track mands for grants of her Ministry, she said Substances Act, the Prevention of ing Network and Systems and the Na that was one of the steps contemplated by Corruption Act, the Prevention of tional Intelligence Grid are efforts in the Government to ensure freedom of the Money Laundering, and so on. the right direction, but more integra press and end monopolistic ownership of tion is desirable. Perhaps a nation newspapers. The intention was that new Investigation and prosecution wide system of ‘Wanted Persons Not spapers with a larger circulation should be The bulk of the investigation and pro ices’, similar to Interpol Notices, is owned by a comparatively larger number of secution work happens at police sta required, to help track fugitives dom people. This indeed had been recommend tions in the States, while Central estically. Countries like the U.S. have ed by the Press Commission more than 15 agencies take up the important cas functional interState extradition and years ago. The proposed legislation, she es. Central agencies have developed fugitive tracking systems; India needs said, might also provide for full disclosure of reasonable expertise because they to set up such dedicated ‘fugitive the financial interest and transactions of are focussed only on investigation tracking units’. There needs to be en larger newspapers. She reiterated that the and prosecution work, whereas State hanced integration between immi Government believed in complete and full police forces (except specialised gration agencies, State police agen freedom of the press. wings) are engaged in lawandorder cies, InterpolNew Delhi, the work as well as investigations. There External Affairs Ministry and Home A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 9, 1921 is a tendency to close investigations Ministry and central investigation once the accused have absconded, agencies. Intelligence agencies also The Viceroy’s Speech and an overwhelming tendency to need to pool in. bank on statements obtained from What may also help India plug loo There is little in Lord Reading’s speech on the accused or during interrogation pholes is sharing its ‘wanted’ data the Indian situation, which we published before closing investigations. It base or providing access to it to fo yesterday, to indicate either that His Excel would be interesting to know what reign embassies on a reciprocal basis lency has appreciated the Indian point of proportion of arrest warrants ob or through treaties or arrangements. view or that he is prepared to recognise that tained by investigation agencies of All this will help detect possible plans a bold stroke of statesmanship is necessary States pertain to persons who have of criminals to abscond abroad. to ease the Indian situation. A repetition, for absconded or are ‘wanted’, whether Signing of more bilateral and mul a third time or more, of agelong and empty within India or abroad. Some police tilateral conventions on criminal platitudes is calculated only further to dee stations do initiate proceedings for matters would help plug legal infir pen the wounds and we are unable to see in attachment of property and declara mities. Signing bilateral agreements the Viceroy’s speech anything more than a tion of the accused as proclaimed of on cooperation in policing matters repetition of his favourite platitudes. The fenders, but the number of cases would also help. All relevant legal Punjab wrong, His Excellency still thinks, is where coordinated efforts are made processes and requirements should to be a closed chapter not to be reopened. to pursue fugitives – domestically or be incorporated into one consolidat Sir William Vincent’s references in a dark internationally – are hardly docu ed law on international cooperation. corner of his speech to “official excesses” mented. If the number of Red Corner The entire gamut of activities per whose effects he cleverly extenuated by Notices issued are of any indication, taining to fugitives, from investiga drawing a lurid picture of the disturbances only about 750 such criminals are tion to extradition, needs to be incor are considered by the Viceroy as sufficient wanted by Indian agencies. The num porated into a specialised setup with apology for the great wrong. Such an atti ber of Blue Corner Notices issued is an Integrated International Coopera tude on the part of the Viceroy is not calcu about 300. tion Division (IICD) at the top. The lated to enhance his reputation for taking a Theoretically there exists a system IICD should have linkages with pro “sternly just” view of things. It is an abuse of of tracking criminals worldwide – posed fugitive tracking units at the language to state that the butchery at Jallian through Interpol Notices and the State level. This would ensure that re walla and the subsequent barbarity which sharing of immigration databases of quisite expertise and forwardand left wounded men in the field to the passers different countries – but there is no backward linkages are created. Mak by, if there were any, were mere “excesses,” coordinated system or database for ing systems watertight would deter comparable to the isolated excesses of the tracking criminals or wanted persons criminals from hoodwinking the law. mob. It is deliberate callousness to the loss domestically. In the absence of such of Indian lives for which the Government a system, it is relatively easy for cri Rupin Sharma is an IPS officer have yet to answer to the people of India.

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FROM PAGE ONE ED questions Mass transfers before Gangwar’s exit Khadse for Cairn says it has court Just before quitting as Labour Minister, he oversaw shifting of nearly 120 senior officers in the EPFO nine hours nod to attach assets Vikas Dhoot of posting within three days have been transferred to far Staff Reporter NEW DELHI without availing joining off places against the options Mumbai While the Paris properties the firm after an interna The day before Prime Minis time,” the order said, spark exercised by them,” the EPF Former Bharatiya Janata are estimated to yield about tional arbitration over its ter Narendra Modi rejigged ing concerns among several Officers’ Association pointed Party (BJP) leader Eknath $23 million, Cairn sources scrapped deal with ISRO’s the Union Council of Minis officers about making such a out in a missive to CPFC Su Khadse, who joined the Na had told The Hindu that commercial arm, Antrix ters, there was another ma swift move amid the CO nil Barthwal on Thursday. tionalist Congress Party they have identified assets Corporation. jor reshuffle under the admi VID19 pandemic. Detailed queries on the (NCP) last year, was ques worth about $70 billion in The government has until nistrative watch of the Sources said the process transfer orders ‘issued with tioned by the Enforcement several jurisdictions that next week to file its chal outgoing Minister Santosh for effecting the transfer or the approval of the compe Directorate (ED) for over they could potentially at lenge to the Cairn Energy Gangwar — in a statutory bo ders was hurried through so tent authority’ sent to the nine hours on Thursday. tach through court orders. plea in the New York court. dy tasked with managing as to complete it before Mr. Union Labour and Employ The probe comes a day af Cairn lawyers have regis Even as the tax dispute has lakhs of crores of rupees. Gangwar demitted office, ment Secretary Apurva ter his soninlaw was ar tered The Hague award in snowballed into a tussle in Nearly 120 top officials in and a new Minister assumed Chandra and CPFC Sunil rested by the agency in the courts in at least 10 jurisdic international courts, both the Employees’ Provident Making ends meet: Subscribers at an EPFO office in charge. Barthwal didn’t elicit a res alleged money laundering tions including the U.S., the the Indian government and Fund Organisation (EPFO), Hyderabad during the pandemic. * NAGARA GOPAL Mr. Gangwar resigned as ponse. The new Minister Mr case related to a land deal U.K., Netherlands, Canada , Cairn Energy said they were which oversees the retire Minister of State with Inde Yadav did not respond to qu in Pune. France, Singapore, Japan, open to continuing talks ov ment savings of India’s for Wednesday evening, these were transferred, while 105 pendent Charge of the La eries on whether he will re Mr. Khadse said the in the UAE and even the Cay er the issue. mal workforce, were trans officers in the rank of Addi RPFC1 rank officers (almost bour and Employment Mi view the orders. Veteran EPF vestigation by the ED is man Islands. “Government has already ferred in an unprecedented tional Central PF Commis half of the sanctioned cadre nistry on Wednesday and his officers said the latest transf nothing but politically mo filed an application on en masse midyear transfer sioner and Regional PF Com strength) were shifted to new successor Bhupendra Yadav er orders are not compliant tivated witchhunting as he In New York court March 22, 2021 to set aside on July 6 through two sepa missioner – 1 (RPFC1), were postings as per the transfer assumed charge on Thurs with the policy laid down in had dared to quit the BJP. In June, Cairn lawyers ap the December 2020 interna rate orders. also relieved of their duties orders reviewed by The Hin- day afternoon. 2016 for EPFO, after a Su His lawyer said that Mr. proached the court in the tional arbitral award in The Moreover, before the so they could take charge of du. “There are several officers preme Court judgment in Khadse was ready to coop Southern District of New Hague Court of Appeal. Go oathtaking ceremony of the their new assignments. “The officers shall be re who have been transferred 2013 directed the govern erate with the agency even York, making the plea that vernment of India will vigo new ministerial council at As many as 12 Additional lieved with immediate effect out prior to completion of ment to improve transparen in future and would appear Air India should be made rously defend its case in Set the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Central PF Commissioners and shall join their new place their term and some officers cy in postings and transfers. if he was needed again. liable for the outstanding Aside proceedings at The settlement, and stating that Hague,” the Finance Minis other stateowned corpora try asserted on Thursday. tions could be targeted as In December, the three Govt. trying to control well. member tribunal in the Per FB cannot duck onus on content: SC Last month, some foreign manent Court of Arbitration investors in Devas Multime at The Hague ruled unani digital media: N. Ram dia filed a similar plea in the mously against the retros ‘Though it enabled free speech, it has also become a platform for disruptive voices’ same court, seeking to de pective tax levied by India clare Air India as the Indian on Cairn in 2015. It ruled Krishnadas Rajagopal by Delhi Legislative Assem dia entities like Facebook New IT rules are vague, he says government’s “alter ego” that the tax fell afoul of the NEW DELHI bly’s Peace and Harmony have to remain accountable and recover a $160 million bilateral investment pact In a stinging judgment, the Committee, enquiring into to those who entrust them Special Correspondent compensation awarded to between India and the U.K. Supreme Court on Thursday the communal riots which with their vast powers. The New Delhi said giant social media plat rocked the Capital in Febru power and potentiality of Under the guise of regulat forms such as Facebook, ary last year. the social media intermedi ing social media intermedi whose active users account The court said Facebook aries runs across borders. aries, the Narendra Modi go SC backs summons to for over onethird of the glo “is a business first than They are multinational cor vernment is trying to bal population, cannot anything else”. By its own porations with large wealth control the digital media, evade responsibility by “sim admission, the court noted, and influence at their com which has been more de FB from Delhi riots panel plistically” claiming they Facebook appears only be mand. Their influence ex fiant than the mainstream had no power over the third fore committees which serve tends over populations. But media, N. Ram, former Edi The Committee merely formed deliberation” by the party information they dis diversity’. This cannot be their commercial and opera this power must necessarily torinChief of The Hindu, wanted him to depose as a Assembly’s elected repre play. disrupted at any cost or un tional interests. come with responsibility, said in an interview to Ste witness. sentatives on the best mea “The sheer population of der any professed freedom “But if their business in the court underscored. phen Sackur for the BBC’s N. Ram The court rejected Face sures to combat online mass our country makes it an im by a giant like Facebook terests are not served, they While admittedly Face HARDTalk segment. book’s argument that the hate and violence in their portant destination for Face claiming ignorance or lack of seek a right to stay away. book has played a crucial Speaking on “Is freedom Mr. Sackur’s assessment Committee had no jurisdic geographical jurisdiction book. We are possibly more any pivotal role,” a Bench led Such a stand is completely role in enabling free speech of expression under threat that many of the media tion over law and order in was very much within the diverse than the whole of Eu by Justice S.K. Kaul observed unacceptable to us. Face by providing a voice to the in the world’s biggest de houses appeared more than Delhi, and it was encroach Committee’s competence. rope in local culture, food, in a 188page judgment. book has the power of not voiceless, it has also simulta mocracy?”, he said the new willing to toe the govern ing into the Centre’s turf. However, the court said clothing, language, religion, The court was deciding on simply a hand but a fist, neously become a platform Information Technology ment line. “I couldn’t agree “The concept of peace the Facebook representative traditions and yet have a his a petition filed by Facebook gloved as it may be,” Justice for disruptive messages, (IT) rules were problematic. more. This is a familiar criti and harmony goes much appearing before the Com tory of what has now com India chief Ajit Mohan chal Kaul lashed out. voices, and ideologies, the Former Information and cism,” he said. beyond law and order and mittee need not answer any monly been called ‘unity in lenging the summons issued The court said social me court said. Broadcasting Minister Pra police… The unfortunate query from the Committee kash Javadekar and former COVID-19 coverage communal riots led to the directly regarding law, order IT Minister Ravi Shankar Asked about Indian media’s death of 53 persons, caused and the police. Prasad, while announcing coverage of COVID19, he significant damage… The The court dismissed Fa the new Information Tech said the pandemic had ex complexity of communal cebook’s argument that the 6 militants, 2 jawans killed in Kashmir nology (Intermediary Gui posed the limits of Indian tensions and their wide Assembly ought to confine delines and Digital Media journalism. ranging ramifications is a itself to making laws rather Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, He appreciated The New matter affecting citizens of than enquire into the cir One of the encounters took place close to the Line of Control in Rajouri had said they were “soft York Times for its piece on Delhi. It cannot be said that cumstances of the riots. touch oversight” mechan the underreporting of the the Government of Delhi “This would be unreasona Special Correspondent killed in two antimilitancy isms to deal with issues such death toll by the govern cannot look into the causal bly restricting the role of an Srinagar operations in south Kash as persistent spread of fake ment. “We haven’t done a factors in order to formulate elected body… It is not only Six militants and two sol mir’s Pulwama and Kulgam. news. good enough job.” appropriate remedial mea their concern but their duty diers were killed in three “All the four militants He said the government On Prime Minister Naren sures,” Justice Kaul to ensure that ‘peace and separate gunfights, includ killed in two separate opera was exaggerating the narra dra Modi, who Mr. Sackur reasoned. harmony’ prevails,” the ing one close to the Line of tions in Kulgam and Pulwa tive of “fake news”. “India pointed out enjoyed the The judgment said an “in court underscored. Control (LoC) in Rajouri in ma districts were locals. Two has not been bombarded by popular mandate, he said, Jammu & Kashmir, on militants killed in Kulgam fake news,” he noted. There “There are many examples Thursday. were planning a big strike on may be instances of disinfor of elected leaders turning “A search party of the Ar the National Highway. In mation, but there were al autocratic and authoritarian Will your officers follow my established an engage fact, the encounter took ready laws to tackle that, he around the world.” This was ment with the terrorists in place in an area close to the pointed out. not the first time that India the Dadal forest area in Sun highway,” Inspector General The new IT rules, he said, had had an autocratic lead the law, HC asks Twitter derbani Sector on Thursday of Police Vijay Kumar said. were vague on what consti er, he said, pointing at the and challenged them. The The Jammu district admi tuted “digital media”. Most Emergency imposed by “We want final accountabili tractor,” it said, adding that terrorists opened fire and Army jawans returning from the encounter site at Zodar in nistration on Thursday de of the newspapers had digi former Prime Minister Indi ty which is of great certi the duties of the resident lobbed hand grenades, lead Kulgam district on Thursday. * NISSAR AHMAD clared the Raj Bhavan and tal presence, where a lot of ra Gandhi. But the nature of tude. It can’t be left in a half grievance officer were being ing to a fierce encounter. the Civil Secretariat to be ‘No the print material was repli this autocracy was very dif way house via third party,” performed by the grievance Two foreign terrorists from In the operation, Naib Sub Army spokesperson said. fly zones’, and also banned cated. So the question was ferent. All agencies available Mr. Sharma said. officer, who would continue Pakistan were killed and two dedar Sreejith M. and Sepoy Earlier in the day, the pol the use of drone cameras would there be two sets of at the government’s dispo to do so until the AK47 rifles and ammunition Maruprolu Jaswanth Reddy ice said four LashkareTaiba during the LieutenantGo rules for the same content. sal were utilised to silence Interim CCO posted appointment. were recovered from them. also died,” a Jammubased (LeT) militants had been vernor’s event in the district. Mr. Ram concurred with dissent, he said. Twitter, in its short note, submitted that it had ap No permanent address pointed an interim CCO ef The court also questioned fective July 6, 2021. why Twitter did not have a Former Himachal CM ‘Ties were hit OIC should be watchful ‘Pak. claim of Twitter said it had posted permanent physical address publicly a job announce in India as its short note said as China didn’t Indian hand in ment for a CCO, a resident that its interim physical con Virbhadra Singh dead of vested interests: MEA grievance officer and a no tact address in India was lo observe pacts’ blast baseless’ dal contact person as a di cated in Bengaluru. A towering figure in the hill State India reacts strongly to statement rect employee and was ac Earlier the Ministry of Press Trust of India Press Trust of India cepting applications at this Electronics and Information SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Moscow Kallol Bhattacherjee Our Ambassador New Delhi Chandigarh New Delhi <> time. Technology (MeitY) had External Affairs Minister S. conveyed the need India on Thursday trashed In the meantime, Twitter stated that despite being Former Himachal Pradesh Jaishankar on Thursday The Organisation of Islamic to correct some of as “baseless propaganda” said it was in the process of granted three months to all chief minister and veteran said that there had been a Cooperation (OIC) should the misperceptions Pakistan’s claim that it was making an offer of appoint significant social media in Congress leader Virbhadra “lot of concern” over the not allow itself be “subvert about India behind a bomb blast near ment to a resident of India termediaries to comply with Singh passed away after a IndiaChina relationship ed” by Pakistan, which may the house of JamaatudDa Arindam Bagchi as its interim resident grie the new IT rules, Twitter prolonged illness on Thurs since the last one year be prompt it to interfere in In MEA spokesperson wa chief Hafiz Saeed in La vance officer and expected had failed to do so. The Mi day in Shimla. He was 87. cause Beijing had not ob dia’s internal affairs, said an hore last month, and asked to do so on or before July 11. nistry said Twitter failed to The sixtime Chief Minis served agreements on the official of the Ministry of Ex through biased and onesid Islamabad to take “credible “Twitter intends to en comply with India’s law reg ter, who had twice reco border issue, which had ternal Affairs on Thursday. ed resolutions,” Mr. Bagchi and verifiable” action gage the services of the inte ulating tech companies ren vered from COVID19 in the “disturbed” the foundation Official spokesperson said, confirming that the against terrorism emanat rim RGO as a contingent dering their services as past three months and re of the bilateral Arindam Bagchi clarified meeting was requested by ing from its soil instead. worker via a third party con ‘intermediaries’. mained under observation relationship. the Indian position hours af the OIC Secretary General. At a media briefing, Mi at the Indira Gandhi Medical Virbhadra Singh “I would say for the last ter the OIC announced that Mr. Bagchi later clarified nistry of External Affairs College (IGMC), was placed 40 years, we had a very sta Indian Ambassador to Saudi that he had referred to Pa (MEA) spokesperson Arin on ventilator support after Mr. Singh, a ninetime ble relation with China… Arabia Ausaf Sayeed on July kistan through the use of the dam Bagchi asked Pakistan Interim bail to 13 persons he suffered cardiac arrest MLA, was elected to the As China emerged as the se 5 met Secretary General term “vested interests”. The to focus on setting its own earlier this week. sembly first in October 1983. cond largest trade partn Yousef AlOthaimeen for a discussion between the two house in order in contain Dr. Janak Raj, Senior Med He was at present MLA from er..,” Mr. Jaishankar said in discussion when OIC pro sides comes in the context ing terror networks. held in jail against norms ical Superintendent, IGMC, the Arki Assembly consti response to a question on posed to “assist” in a dia of the reported back chan Pakistan’s National Se said Mr. Singh passed away tuency in Solan district. ChinaIndia relations at the logue between India and Pa nel talks between India and curity Adviser Moeed Yu According to the petition, Central Jail have already un following multiorgan fai Mr. Singh was first elect Primakov Institute of kistan. Pakistan that are being as suf had alleged that the there were “clear and un dergone judicial incarcera lure early on Thursday. ed to the Lok Sabha in 1962 World Economy and Inter “Our Ambassador con sisted by the UAE. mastermind of the attack challenged rulings” from tion for periods ranging and in all, he was a fivetime national Relations in veyed the need to correct The OIC had stated that “is an Indian citizen” asso the Juvenile Justice Board from 14 to 22 years,” the pe Three-day mourning MP. He served as Minister of Moscow. some of the misperceptions the meeting between Dr. ciated with RAW (Research declaring the 13 prisoners tition said. The State government de State for Industries in 1982 “But for the last one about India that are perpe Sayeed and Dr. AlOthai and Analysis Wing). as juveniles at the time of Mr. Malhotra said they clared three days’ mourning 83; Union Minister of Steel year, there has been a lot of trated by vested interests in meen “reviewed a number “The international com commission of their crime. had spent years in “hard from July 8 to 10. He will be from 2009 to 2011; and Un concern about the relation the OIC. Further, the OIC of issues concerning the sit munity is well aware of Pa “Yet no steps have been core jails” among “hardcore cremated at Rampur, his na ion Minister of Micro, Small ship because China has not should be watchful that uation of Muslims in India, kistan’s credentials when it taken to release them forth criminals”. “This complete tive place, on July 10. and Medium Enterprises observed agreements that their platform is not sub along with the Jammu and comes to terrorism,” Mr. with. The miseries are ly negates the purpose and Chief Minister Jai Ram from 2011 to 2012. He was it had signed up to when it verted by these vested inter Kashmir dispute, and rele Bagchi said, adding that Pa further compounded by the objects of the Juvenile Jus Thakur laid a wreath on the the Himachal Pradesh Con came to our border,” said ests for comments on inter vant UN and OIC resolutions kistan continued to “glorify fact that these petitioners tices Act,” the petition mortal remains of the form gress Committee president Mr. Jaishankar, who is here nal affairs of India or for opposing any unilateral ac terrorists like Osama bin who are languishing in Agra stated. er CM. in 1977, 1979, 1980 and 2012. on a threeday visit. antiIndia propaganda tions on the issue”. Laden as martyrs”.

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 NEWS 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Panel report on data Bill hangs fire A journey from the IAS and Five members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee have now been made Ministers corporate world to Cabinet Sobhana K. Nair New Delhi Act infructuous. The 10 emergencies” as the other members are Mr. Chandrash scenarios allowing the Vaishnaw has the reputation of being a silent, astute worker Wednesday’s Cabinet expan ekhar, Congress MPs Jairam Centre to step in to provide sion by Prime Minister Na Ramesh, Manish Tewari, and exemptions. He and other Satyasundar Barik ing the Atal Bihari Vajpayee rendra Modi saw five mem Gaurav Gogoi, Trinamool members also demanded Bhubaneswar regime. When Vajpayee lost bers of the Joint Committee Congress MPs Derek O’Brien that the Bill revise the defini Ashwini Vaishnaw, who took the general election in 2004, on Personal Data Protection and Mahua Moitra along tion of a ‘child’. Presently as over as the new Minister of he became his private secre Bill, including its Chairper with Biju Janta Dal MPs Bha per the Act, anyone below 18 Railways, Communications tary. This was the period son Meenakshi Lekhi, being ratuhari Mahtab and Amar years of age has been de and Electronics and Infor when Mr. Vaishnaw came in inducted into the Council of Patnaik, BSP’s Ritesh Pan scribed as a ‘child’. mation Technology, was to contact with many BJP Ministers, raising questions dey, and Shiv Sena MP Shri “For six months, I have anonymous in political leaders who are at the helm over the longpending report kant Eknath Shinde. The been requesting a draft re spheres just two years ago. of affairs now, Mr. Modi be of the panel. Hindu has accessed a copy of port of the Joint Committee His ascent to crucial Mi ing one of them. The inductees include the the amendments moved by on Personal Data Protection nistries previously held by He later left for the U.S. to new Minister for Electronics the members. Bill be circulated to its mem political bigwigs such as Piy Ashwini Vaishnaw gets a pursue an MBA course from and Information Technology Invoking “sovereignty and bers. Now the Chairperson ush Goyal and Ravi Shankar warm welcome at his office the Wharton School of Busi Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minis New role: Officials greeting Rajeev Chandrasekhar,left, in integrity of India”, “public has become a Minister along Prasad was dramatic and on Thursday. * TWITTER ness, Pennsylvania. He was ter of State Rajeev Chan New Delhi on Thursday as he takes charge as MoS. * PTI order”, “friendly relations with 3 members. What hap meteoric in equal measure. quoted saying that since he drashekhar. with foreign states” and “se pens now to the Committee The search for a person to 1994. During his short stint was in debt following his The Ministry of Electron February last year. It is yet to for Defence and Tourism. curity of the state”, the legis & draft report? The new Mi fulfil Prime Minister Naren in the Odisha bureaucracy, MBA course, he had to quit ics and Information and submit its report. Ten of the 30 members of lation gives powers to the nisters had much to say on dra Modi’s vision for Indian he worked as District Collec the IAS job. Subsequently, Technology (MeitY) helms Ms. Lekhi is now the MoS the committee had moved Central government to sus the Bill,” Committee mem Railways as a key factor in tor of Balasore and Cuttack, he worked for multinational the Bill. The Bill seeks to pro for External Affairs and Cul amendments against a provi pend all or any of the provi ber Jairam Ramesh tweeted. driving the nation’s econo earning the reputation of an companies such as General vide protection of personal ture. The other committee sion (Clause 35) in the legisla sions of this Act for govern The Select Committee so my stopped at a man consi efficient administrator while Electric and Siemens. data of individuals and was members now in the Cabinet tion giving power to the Cen ment agencies. far has held 66 meetings and dered a political novice. being low profile. His dramatic entry into introduced in December are Bhupender Yadav, now tral government to exempt In his amendment, Mr. its last sitting was on Decem But, those who take a look In 1999, when access to politics came in 2019 when 2019 in the Lok Sabha. It was Union Environment Minis any agency of government Chandrashekhar had sought ber 29 last year. The mem at 50yearold Mr. Vaish the Internet was limited, the he was named as a Biju Jana referred to the joint parlia ter, also handling the Minis from application of the Act. further tightening of the ex bers were told that a draft re naw’s career graph will see techsavvy Collector moni ta Dal (BJD) candidate for the mentary panel, headed by try of Labour, and Ajay The members have said that isting clause, adding “health port was ready and would that he has a varied and vast tored the U.S. Navy predic Rajya Sabha polls by Odisha BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, in Bhatt, who is the new MoS this clause makes the entire emergencies”, “public safety soon be circulated. experience in bureaucracy tion for the Super Cyclone Chief Minister Naveen Pat and corporate world, be and alerted the top adminis naik. However, half an hour sides the reputation of being tration about its intensity. later, a clarification came. a silent and astute worker. “I remember him as a Mr. Vaishnaw filed nomina JD(U) leaders red-faced bright and meticulous offic tion as a BJP candidate. Mr. No place for complacency IIT alumnus er,” said Sahdeb Sahu, form Modi had apparently made a The Jodhpurborn Mr. Vaish er Chief Secretary of Odisha. call seeking BJD’s support over climbdown naw did his M.Tech. from In 2003, Mr. Vaishnaw for his new Cabinet col IITKanpur and later cracked moved to New Delhi to work league. The BJD extended its Party sought 4 berths, but settled for 1 in COVID19 fight: Modi the Civil Services exam with as a Deputy Secretary in the support and ensured his an allIndia rank of 27 in Prime Minister’s Office dur election to the Upper House. Special Correspondent Learn from Kerala and Maharashtra in New Delhi predecessors, he the past few days. He also There is stunned silence in asked the Ministers to learn the JD(U) on the party’s tells new team from their predecessors, climbdown from its 2019 po even those who were New Law Minister Rijiju sition of refusing to join Special Correspondent dropped in Wednesday’s re Prime Minister Narendra NEW DELHI jig. Modi’s Council of Ministers Prime Minister Narendra “He told the new Minis promises transparency over mere “symbolic repre Modi on Thursday told his ters that those no longer sentation”, to settling for a Council of Ministers that part of the government have Special Correspondent responsibility to discharge HCs and more recruitment New Delhi single berth in the latest there was no place for com Narendra Modi made contributions and the function of the Minister of officers in the subordinate expansion. R.C.P. Singh placency in the fight against newcomers can learn from Prime Minister Narendra for Law and Justice of the judiciary are two key chal Rajya Sabha member and COVID19 with a single mis markets teeming with peo them,” a source present at Modi’s vision of ‘Atma Nirb country... But everything lenges before him. Improve party chief R.C.P. Singh was in Bihar against 17 won by take having farreaching ple without masks or social the meeting said. He said har Bharat’ (selfreliant In can be handled with proper ment of infrastructure, espe sworn in as Minister for the BJP and six by the LJP as consequences for the coun distancing were “not a plea they should reach office on dia) requires a robust legal guidance, understanding of cially in the time of COVID19 Steel on Wednesday. part of the National Demo try. He was addressing the sant sight” and “should instil time and channel their ener system, Law and Justice Mi the subject and the applica when courts functioned vir Party leaders are at pains cratic Alliance (NDA). Bihar Ministers via video confe a sense of fear”. gies to ministerial work and nister Kiren Rijiju said on tion of the mind,” said the tually; the creation of an all to explain the reason for the has 40 Lok Sabha seats. As rencing in their first such He said India’s vaccina the focus should be to reach Thursday after taking 49yearold Minister, who India judicial service that embarrassing capitulation per their deductions, the meeting after taking the oath tion and testing rates were out to the last person stand charge. He promised tran has a law degree from the streamlines recruitment as also the choice of Mr. BJP has five Ministers from of office on Wednesday. high but the surge in infec ing in the queue. The focus sparency in his dealings. Delhi University but never process of officers and pro Singh over other more expe Bihar, so the JD (U) propor Government sources said tions in many European should be to reach out to the The Lok Sabha member practised as a lawyer. jection of India as a major ar rienced lieutenants of Mr. tionally should get four. This India was powering ahead in countries should instil cau last person in the queue. He from Arunachal West re The Law Ministry plays a bitration hub are the other Kumar. time round, too, the party its fight against the pandem tion in India too and urged cautioned them against go placed Ravi Shankar Prasad key role in the transfer, post challenges before him. In 2019, the JD(U) was of demanded four positions. ic along with the efforts of the Ministers to stress CO ing after publicity and media in the Cabinet reshuffle. ing and elevation of Su The newly appointed MoS fered two berths — a Cabinet health workers and other VIDappropriate behaviour. visibility at the cost of work, “I am entering the room preme Court and High Court in the Law Ministry, S.P. position and a Minister of ‘We are shocked’ “corona warriors” but He expressed concern at the saying “unnecessary state for the first time and it’s a judges. Filling of vacancies Singh Baghel, also took State. At that time Bihar However, two days before scenes of overcrowding and rising cases of COVID19 in ments should be avoided”. huge challenge for me and a in the top court and the 25 charge. Chief Minister and then par the Cabinet expansion on ty national president Nitish Monday, Mr. Kumar Kumar said, “They [the BJP] changed his stance saying said they want to give one that he is not aware of any Cabinet rank to every ally. such formula. He said the Then we said that we will party’s newly appointed na discuss it with party mem tional president R.C.P. Singh bers and then only we can was in Delhi and had been say anything over this sym authorised to finalise eve bolic representation. I rything with the BJP. spoke to my party leaders “We are now reduced to and the unanimous view the level of Apna Dal or LJP. was that we should stay out They too have one member of the Ministry. Everybody each. What can I possibly felt there should be propor say, we are shocked our tional representation in an selves. This is daylight rob alliance government.” bery and probably an insid The party had then ar er’s job,” a senior JD(U) gued that it should get “pro leader said. None of the portional representation” leaders that The Hindu having won 16 out of the 17 reached out to wanted to Lok Sabha seats it contested speak on record.

DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Sanofi, GSK get nod for Cabinet okays ₹23,123 cr. aid package Funding will help set up 20,000 additional ICU beds, paediatric units in districts phase 3 efficacy trial Special Correspondent crore and the States’ share at New Delhi ₹8,123 crore, the statement The Union Cabinet on Thurs said. Sonia Gandhi offers Vaccine candidate to be tested for ability to fight variants condolences to Saira Banu day approved a ₹23,123 crore The Centre would provide Special Correspondent cine initially received. package to boost emergency support to its hospitals, the NEW DELHI MUMBAI Congress president Sonia “The phase 3 study initia response and healthcare sys All India Institutes of Medi Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Sanofi and GSK said they tion follows the global inte tems, including funding for cal Sciences, and other insti Saira Banu condoling the have received approval for rim phase 2 results which 20,000 additional ICU (in tutes of national impor death of her husband and their phase 3 clinical study showed that the adjuvanted tensive care unit) beds and tance, for repurposing 6,688 legendary actor Dilip Kumar. in India, to assess the safety, recombinant COVID19 vac the setting up of paediatric beds for COVID19 manage Ms. Gandhi said, “The golden efficacy and immunogenici cine candidate achieved units in all districts, ahead of ment, it said. Genome se age of Indian cinema has ty of their COVID19 vaccine high rates of neutralising an a potential third wave of CO quencing machines would come to an end with his candidate. The jab’s ability to generate a tibody responses in all adult VID19 in the country. be provided to the National passing away.” Former Prime The global, randomised, strong booster response will age groups, with 95 to 100% At a meeting chaired by Care hub: Paediatric facilities are to be boosted in preparation Centre for Disease Control, it Minister Manmohan Singh doubleblind phase 3 study be studied. seroconversion rates,” the Prime Minister Narendra for a potential third wave of COVID-19. * VIJAY SONEJI added. The package would also wrote to Ms. Banu. will include more than company said. Modi a day after the expan also provide for the expan Oman bars flights from 35,000 volunteers aged 18 programme,” she said. “We In this partnership, Sanofi sion and reshuffle of portfo and the setting up of 20,000 wave, including lack of tran sion of the national telemed India, 23 other countries and older across sites in the believe our adjuvanted, re provides its recombinant an lios, the Cabinet approved ICU beds, 20% of which sport facilities for oxygen icine platform, eSanjeevani, DUBAI U.S., Asia, Africa, and Latin combinant vaccine can tigen and GSK contributes the second phase of the would be “hybrid”, that is, and shortage of medicines, by increasing daily consulta Oman on Thursday America. make a significant contribu the adjuvant, both esta package. Health Minister for adults as well as children. from happening again. tions from 50,000 at present indefinitely suspended As part of the study de tion to the ongoing fight blished vaccine platforms Mansukh Mandaviya said the Mr. Mandaviya said the The package would be im to 5 lakh. States would be passengers flights from 24 sign, all participants, includ against COVID19 and are that have proven successful second phase of the package package was aimed at pre plemented from July 1, 2021 “supported” to carry out at countries, including India, ing the control group, will be committed to initiating our against influenza. included funding for paedia venting the problems ob to March 31, 2022, with the least 21.5 lakh tests a day and Pakistan and Bangladesh, as offered the study vaccine as clinical program in India, at The recombinant technol tric units in all 736 districts, served during the second Centre’s share being ₹15,000 add 8,800 ambulances. part of the Gulf nation’s soon as it is determined to the earliest” she added. ogy combined with GSK’s efforts to arrest the spread of be safe and effective, Sanofi Recent scientific evidence adjuvant is designed to offer the coronavirus. PTI said. shows that antibodies creat the advantages of stability at “India is participating in ed against the Beta variant temperatures used for rou Opposition slams Assam Sanofi Pasteur’s pivotal may provide broad cross tine vaccines, making it easi End NSA ‘misuse’ in U.P.: former top officials CM on police violence phase 3 study, and subject to protection against other ly implementable and easier GUWAHATI subsequent approvals, we more transmissible variants. to distribute at a global scale special correspondent They also demanded an could be dealt with under Lieutenant Governor, Delhi; Opposition parties in Assam should soon begin enrol The design of the phase 3 through existing infrastruc Lucknow end to the “misuse” of the normal penal provisions, and retired IAS officer Harsh have slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for ment of study participants in study also allows evaluation tures where vaccines are A group of former civil ser “draconian” preventive de they argued. Mander. allegedly “encouraging and the country,” said Annapur of the efficacy of the candi stored at normal refrigera vants has demanded that the tention law, the National Se The 54 signatories to an Targeting Muslim men for normalising” shooting by na Das, country head, Sanofi date against a variety of cir tion temperatures, the com “illegal and unconstitutional curity Act, saying it had been open letter on “breakdown alleged “forced conversion” police to control crime. Raijor Pasteur India. culating variants, it said. pany said. practice” of seriously injur mainly used against Mus of governance and blatant of Hindu women with whom Dal president Akhil Gogoi said “As the virus continues to Sanofi and GSK will also It is also designed to offer ing and killing people in ex lims, Dalits and dissenters violation of rule of law” in they had a friendly or ro that it was a gross violation of evolve, we are anticipating run clinical studies to assess the potential to generate trajudicial “encounters”, for alleged offences such as Uttar Pradesh included Julio mantic relationship conti human rights. Congress what will be needed in the the ability of the vaccine high and sustained immune with Muslims, Dalits and cow slaughter, protests Riberio, former adviser to nued apace under a vaguely leader Debabrata Saikia was coming months and years, candidate to generate a responses, and the potential OBCs allegedly being the against the Citizenship the Governor of Punjab and worded law that allowed the also critical of the and accordingly, have adapt strong booster response re to prevent virus transmis main target, must stop in Ut (Amendment) Act and at former Ambassador to Ro police and administration to “trigger-happy” police. ed our vaccine development gardless of the type of vac sion, it added. tar Pradesh. tacks on the police. All these mania; Najeeb Jung, former misuse it, the letter said. BJP, NC pitch for new PM stresses ‘Muslim, Yadav local language Farmers’ stir draws smaller crowds combine will delimitation criteria education Strategic decision to spread protest in many locations, says union leader not work in U.P.’ The demand is unique to Jammu Special Correspondent Priscilla Jebaraj heady winter days when the special correspondent NEW DELHI New Delhi agitation was at its peak. LUCKNOW Peerzada Ashiq Prime Minister Narendra Farmers from various States “This is a strategic deci The MY combination — a Srinagar End this cycle Modi emphasised on the who responded to the Sa sion. Rather than giving one reference to coming to Political parties and civil so importance of providing myukt Kisan Morcha’s call location for a mass rally, we gether of Muslim and Ya ciety members, across the of violence, engineering education in to protest against fuel price asked people to gather at dav voters for a common ideological divide, demand local languages, during a hikes and the rising costs of any location on a State or party — will not work in Ut ed an increase in number of says Mirwaiz virtual meeting with the essential commodities, National Highway, so tar Pradesh, All India Mal Assembly seats for the Che heads of 106 Centrally showed up in much smaller though the numbers at each jiseIthehadul Muslimeen nab Valley in the Jammu SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT funded technical institu numbers on Thursday than location may have been (AIMIM) president Asadud province on Thursday, dur Srinagar tions and newly appointed at the peak of the agitation, smaller, there were many din Owaisi told pressper ing their meeting with the Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Education Minister Dhar which has now completed more locations of protest,” sons on Thursday. J&K Delimitation Commis Umar Farooq on Thursday mendra Pradhan on Thurs seven months. said Abhimanyu Kohar, an Mr. Owaisi’s reference to sion, headed by Justice Ran called for a resolution to day. According to one of Some farmer leaders ad No fuel: Farmers with empty cooking gas cylinders during a SKM leader and spokesper the MY combination is jana Prakash Desai (retd). the Kashmir problem to the attendees, Mr. Modi mit that there are challenges protest at the Ghazipur border on Thursday. * SANDEEP SAXENA son for the Rashtriya Kisan seen as a message to the Sa Sunil Sharma of the BJP, bring an end to the cycle of said even research papers in sustaining the attention Mahasangh. majwadi Party, which re who met the panel along killings. Meanwhile, a and journals in English of the protesters, the public At some locations in Punjab, fecting common citizens as Mr. Kohar also pointed lies heavily on the two with five other leaders, sug spontaneous shutdown was should be translated. and the policy makers over tractors lined the sides of well as farmers, the number out that with the ongoing communities for votes in gested that the fresh electo observed in parts of the “PM added that we need such a long period of time. the road. In most States, of people at each protest paddy cultivation, which is the State. “Keep this in ral rolls and not the 2011 Kashmir valley on the fifth to develop an ecosystem of The SKM said there were protestors carried empty was relatively small, nowh labour intensive, many mind, MY combination Census should be the basis death anniversary of Hizbul technological education in reports of protests from lo gas cylinders and banners. ere near the thousands who farmers are not able to join won’t work in Uttar Pra of delimitation. “The 2011 Mujahideen “commander” Indian languages and tran cations in at least 13 States. Though this is an issue af joined rallies during the the protest sites daily. desh,” Mr. Owaisi said. Census was fudged. Earlier, Burhan Wani. slate global journals into constituencies were identi CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC regional languages,” said a fied to please two families. Ministry statement. Our suggestion is that the Jammu and echoed the BJP This has been a key re population should not be demands in framing a new commendation of the Na Cabinet extends Agri Infra Fund loans to APMCs the sole criterion. The ter criterion to delimit tional Education Policy rain, its vastness, accessibil constituencies. and the Education Ministry Special Correspondent Scheme of financing facility APMCs allowed to access been extended to 203233. Cabinet decision, Agricul ity and scattered popula “Delimitation should be had set up a panel headed NEW DELHI under the Agriculture Infras separate loans for different “The modifications in the ture Minister Narendra tion should be taken into as per the constitutional fra by Higher Education Secre The Centre has decided to tructure Fund to State agen kinds of infrastructure pro Scheme will help to achieve Singh Tomar said this was consideration. The Chenab mework based on the basic tary Amit Khare to explore allow staterun market yards cies and Agricultural Pro jects to build cold storage, si a multiplier effect in generat proof that “APMC will not Valley should be seen as per tenets of delimitation, pop ways to begin offering tech to access financing facilities duce Marketing Committees los, sorting, grading and as ing investments while ensur end”. The Central govern the watershed of the river ulation, geography, topog nical education in Indian through its Agricultural In (APMCs), as well as federa saying units in their market ing that the benefits reach ment was committed to Chenab and accordingly raphy, area, various physi languages at the highest le frastructure Fund to calm tions of cooperative organi yards. small and marginal farmers. making APMC more power new constituencies should cal features, contiguity, vel. According to the state the fears of protesting farm sations, Farmers Producers The APMC markets are set ful and useful for farmers, be identified,” Mr. Sharma convenience of administra ment, the Prime Minister ers that such market yards Organizations and self help Multiplier effect up to provide market linkag he said. said. tive units and facilities of ea said “there is a need to are being weakened. groups, according to an offi The period of the financial es and create an ecosystem Thousands of protesting National Conference (NC) sy communication and ap adapt higher education On Friday, at its first meet cial statement. facility has been extended of postharvest public infras farmers have been calling provincial leader Devender proachability of public and technical education to ing after the reshuffle, the They will now be eligible by two additional years up tructure open to all farm for a repeal of three farm re Singh Rana also submitted a convenience,” the memo keep in tune with the Union Cabinet decided to ex for interest subvention for to 202526, while the overall ers,” said the statement. form laws passed by Parlia proposal to the panel in randum reads. changing environment”. tend the Central Sector loans up to ₹2 crore, with period of the scheme has Briefing journalists on the ment last year.

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Basil Rajapaksa tial Adviser and Minister for ed, it was only a matter of sworn in as Economic Development in time,” said political scientist Haiti into further turmoil the former Mahinda Raja Jayadeva Uyangoda. “He was Finance Minister paksa administrations, was anyway one of the major Interim PM it a coup and arrested nearly arrested in 2015 following al powers behind the scenes two dozen Opposition lead Meera Srinivasan legations of corruption, but for the last two years.” Claude Joseph ers. COLOMBO was later released on bail. In The government has a is now in charge He was largely ruling by Basil Rajapaksa, brother of November 2020, he was ac “triple crisis” to manage, he decree as his government President Gotabaya Rajapak quitted in the case. said, pointing to the “eco Stanly Johny failed to conduct legislative sa and Prime Minister Ma Mr. Basil Rajapaksa is cre nomic, public health and go elections in 2019. As Haiti fell hinda Rajapaksa, was on dited with building the rul vernance crises”. “If you Jovenel Moïse, Haiti’s 53 into chaos, violence by Thursday sworn in as Sri Taking charge: Basil Rajapaksa, right, being sworn in as ing Sri Lanka Podujana Pera look at the drama and media yearold President, was as Jovenel Moïse armed gangs spread across Lanka’s Minister of Finance, Finance Minister in Colombo on Thursday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT muna (SLPP or People’s hype created around his en sassinated at his private resi the country. Moïse promised becoming the fourth Raja Front), the new political veh try, Mr. Basil Rajapaksa is dence in PortauPrince ear ments. In 2010, the country that he would hold legisla paksa brother and fifth mem list system, through which Rajapaksa is also an Ameri icle for the Rajapaksas’ re projected as a saviour, a sort ly on Wednesday by was battered by a devastat tive and presidential elec ber of the family to enter the political parties get extra can citizen — from entering turn to power in 2019. As of miracle man. Just like they unidentified gunmen, push ing earthquake that killed at tions within a year, but also Cabinet. The eldest of the seats to Parliament based on Parliament. chief strategist, it was Mr. Ba did when they put forward ing the Caribbean nation, al least 300,000 people. Moïse took steps to rewrite the brothers, Chamal Rajapaksa, their vote share, comes at a sil Rajapaksa who crafted Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa as ready battered by months promised a new beginning country’s Constitution. is a Cabinet Minister, as is Na crucial time for the Rajapak New portfolio President Gotabaya Rajapak the presidential candidate,” long protests, economic mis by strengthening institutions Moïse said the post of Prime mal Rajapaksa, son of PM sa administration, which is Mr. Basil Rajapaksa took sa’s campaign in the presi Prof. Uyangoda said. In his eries and the COVID19 and ending corruption, and Minister, which is not an Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mr. Cha facing an unprecedented charge of the Finance Minis dential poll of 2019 and en view, although Mr. Basil Raja outbreak, into further chaos. won the 2016 election in the elected one, wielded enor mal Rajapaksa’s son Shash economic challenge that is try, helmed until now by Mr. sured the party’s landslide paksa has a reputation of be first round itself. But under mous powers, which he eendra Rajapaksa is a non compounded by the CO Mahinda Rajapaksa, who victory in the August 2020 ing an “economic and politi What do we know? his administration, the polit wanted to clip. Opposition Cabinet minister. VID19 pandemic. His entry was on Thursday allocated general elections. cal dealmaker”, the current Haiti’s interim Prime Minis ical and economic situation leaders said he was also look Mr. Basil Rajapaksa’s ap was also made possible by the newlycreated portfolio For observers in Sri Lan crisis defies those skills. ter Claude Joseph an in Haiti deteriorated further. ing for removing a clause in pointment, enabled by the the government removing a of Economic Policies and ka, Mr. Basil Rajapaksa’s en “This crisis is so profound nounced on Thursday that the Constitution that bars resignation of a government constitutional provision bar Planning. Mr. Basil Rajapak try into government is no that it is beyond the capacity Moïse was assassinated at his Why was Moïse targeted? Presidents from seeking re MP and Sri Lanka’s national ring dual citizens — Mr. Basil sa, who served as a Presiden surprise. “This was expect of a skilful dealmaker.” home and the First Lady, While the motive of the as election, so that he could Martine Moïse, was injured. sassination is not clear yet, contest again. The political He said some of the attackers Moïse was at the centre of a crisis was worsened by an spoke Spanish, indicating turmoil that had engulfed economic contraction and Norway’s Telenor quits that foreign mercenaries Haiti over the past many the spread of COVID19. S. Africa’s ex-President Zuma were involved. Haiti is a years. Moïse was elected French and Creolespeaking President in November 2016. Who is in charge now? Myanmar over coup country. Mr. Joseph has not The presidential election According to the Haitian offered any more details. Ac was scheduled to be held in Constitution, the head of the Company sells operations to M1 Group jailed after landmark ruling cording to local media, Moïs 2015, but was postponed sev Supreme Court should tem e’s body had been riddled eral times amid unrest. porarily take over the go Agence France-Presse sons,” Telenor chief execu He was charged Many South Africans with 12 bullets. Former President Michel vernment if the President Oslo tive Sigve Brekke was hailed his incarceration as a Police chief Leon Charles Martelly, whose term ex departs abruptly. But Su Norwegian telecoms group quoted as saying in a state with contempt of watershed moment. said four suspects had been pired on February 7, 2016, preme Court President Rene Telenor said on Thursday ment. “We have evaluated court on June 29 Former corruption buster killed in a gun battle and the stepped down without a Sylvestre died last month of that it was selling its subsidi all options and believe a sale and exombudswoman Thuli police were chasing others , clear successor. COVID19 and that position is ary in Myanmar, where it is of the company is the best Agence France-Presse Madonsela hailed it as a “glo but he has not disclosed the still vacant. In the wake of a one of the major operators, possible solution in this Johannesburg rious day, in that it says that identity of the suspects nor EXPLAINER power vacuum, the National as a result of the military situation.” Jacob Zuma on Thursday be the rule of law prevails”. If has he offered any evidence Assembly could select a new coup in the country. Htwe Htwe Thein, a pro gan a 15month sentence for he had not gone to prison, linking them to the plot. It Moïse could not take of leader. But there is no Na While the agreement to fessor of international busi contempt of court, becom Jacob Zuma “it would have sent shock remains a mystery how the fice until February 7, 2017, as tional Assembly as elections sell Telenor Myanmar to M1 ness at Curtin University in ing postapartheid South waves to the system”, she attackers, whoever they his 2016 election was marred have not been held after the Group for $105 million will Australia, expressed con Africa’s first President to be on June 29 slapped Zuma said. were, walked to a presiden by allegations of fraud and last Parliament’s term ex ensure continued opera cern about the impact of the jailed after a drama that with a 15month term for re Investigators say that un tial residence, shot him protests. According to Hai pired. That leaves Mr. Joseph tions of networks, analysts sale on data security and campaigners said ended in a fusing an order to appear be der Zuma, billions of dollars dead, and then walked out tian Constitution (Article in charge. But there’s a pro expressed concern it might privacy in using social net victory for the rule of law. fore a probe into the corrup in state assets were si freely. 1341), “The duration of the blem — the late President not bode well for freedom to works if the new owner is Zuma, 79, reported to pri tion that entangled his nine phoned off by cronies. presidential mandate is five had announced on Monday use social networks. more compliant with auth son early on Thursday after years in power. As police Zuma had been given a Who was Jovenel Moïse? years. This period begins that he was replacing Mr. Jo “The situation in Myan orities. “End of story for the mounting a lastditch legal warned that he faced arrest deadline of Sunday night for Moïse, a former banana and ends on February 7, fol seph with Ariel Henry, a neu mar has over the past people of Myanmar who are bid and stoking defiance from midnight Wednesday, turning himself in. Failing plantation manager who lowing the date of elec rosurgeon with close ties to months become increasing hugely reliant on social me among radical supporters Zuma handed himself in to a his surrender, police were gi called himself “Banana tions”. Opposition leaders the Opposition. Mr. Henry ly challenging for Telenor dia to send the messages who had rallied at his rural jail in the rural town of Est ven three days, until mid Man”, rose to political fame claimed that Moïse’s five was expected to take over as for people security, regula out, to promote their home. court in his home province night Wednesday, to arrest when he contested the 2016 year term ended on Febru Prime Minister on Thursday. tory and compliance rea cause,” she told AFP. South Africa’s top court of KwaZuluNatal. him. presidential election. He ary 7, 2021, as Mr. Martelly However, it is not clear came to PortauPrince, the stepped down on February whether the transition capital of the Caribbean 7, 2016. But Moïse said he would happen amid the cur IN BRIEF country, from the country has one more year in office rent crisis. Key Malaysia side and presented himself as he officially took over on Mr. Joseph has already ta Kabul sends in commandos as as an outsider who could fix February 7, 2017. This was ken control of the govern party pulls the nation’s politics and eco the crux of the crisis. ment, declared a state of nomy. Haiti, the world’s first As Moïse refused to step siege, put the military in Taliban surround Afghan city support for PM independent Blackled repu down on February 7, the Op charge of security and res blic, after slaves successfully position called for country tricted media coverage of Fighting rages in Reuters revolted against Napoleon wide protests. They also ap the incident. He says the KUALA LUMPUR Bonaparte’s forces in 1803, pointed a parallel authorities are in control. Fire erupts on ship in Qala-i-Naw for The United Malays Nation has a long, painful history of government with Joseph Mé But most Haitians, including Dubai after explosion the second day al Organisation, Malaysia’s foreign interventions, coups, cène JeanLouis, a Supreme its leaders, are still in shock. DUBAI biggest political party and dictatorships and notsosuc Court Judge, being the inte The crisis has just started un Firefighting boats on Agence France-Presse key ally in the ruling coali cessful democratic experi rim President. Moïse called folding in the country. Thursday poured cascades of Herat tion, withdrew support for water on a container ship Plumes of smoke billowed Prime Minister Muhyiddin that erupted in a fiery over an Afghan provincial Yassin on Wednesday and explosion at Dubai’s Jebel Ali capital Thursday as fighting called on him to resign for port on Thursday. Intensive raged between the Taliban failing to manage the coun efforts to cool the Ocean Mounting crisis: Smoke plumes rising from houses on

and government forces for a * try’s COVID19 crisis. Trader were continuing some Wednesday amid the ongoing fighting in QalaiNaw. AFP second straight day. But the country’s Attor 12 hours after the blast. AFP Authorities said the explosion The government flew Videos obtained by to hospital since the fighting neyGeneral said the move caused no casualties and they hundreds of commandos in showed thick smoke billow erupted. Provincial council will not affect the position were investigating the cause. to QalaiNaw, in northwest ing over QalaiNaw on member Zia Gul Habibi said of Mr. Muhyiddin or his Ca The authorities also reported ern Badghis province, the Thursday, soundtracked by the Taliban suffered casual binet, as the question of his a “leakage” from the ship. first regional capital to face gunfire. ties, but also surrounded the House majority can only be The blast shook buildings in an allout assault by the Tali Badghis health official Ab city. “All districts are under determined by Parliament, several neighbourhoods ban since the U.S. stepped dul Latif Rostaee said at least their control ... People are not by pronouncements by across Dubai. AP up its troop withdrawal. 10 civilians had been taken really in fear,” she said. party leaders.

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Bharti Airtel ...... 525.30...... -4.30 Ltd. (TCS) on Thursday said “We once again had a su tal retail sales of vehicles witnessed a high pent up de BPCL...... 458.20...... -2.30 ﬁrstquarter consolidated perior quarter with a total rose 22.6% from a year ear mand,” said FADA President Britannia Ind ...... 3491.40...... -29.95 net proﬁt jumped 28.5% contract value of $8.1 billion lier to more than 12.1 lakh Vinkesh Gulati. “Twowheel Cipla ...... 950.65...... -14.55

Coal India ...... 146.25...... -1.30 from a year earlier to ₹9,008 which is broadbased across units in June 2021, the Feder ers, though in green, have Divis Lab ...... 4510.50...... -42.05 crore, helped by ‘robust’ markets and verticals,” said ation of Automobile Dealers witnessed a softer recovery Dr Reddys Lab ...... 5466.75...... -95.35 growth in its core markets of N. Ganapathy Subramaniam, Associations (FADA) said. as rural market is taking Eicher Motors...... 2729.30...... 18.45

Grasim Ind ...... 1475.45...... -18.40 North America and the U.K. COO and ED. Market growth However, registrations were time to get back from post HCL Tech...... 976.80...... 1.45 Revenue in the three months was led by North America at still about 28% lower when COVID stress,” he added. HDFC ...... 2512.05...... -17.15 ended June 30 rose 18.5% to 15.8%. The U.K. business ex compared with the prepan demic impact, had to ex The industry was, howev HDFC Bank...... 1520.45...... -19.05 HDFC Life ...... 681.30...... -3.90 ₹45,411 crore. On a roll: Business in North America, BFSI and retail all panded 16.3%. demic June 2019 figure of tremely low deliveries in er, still not out of the woods Hero MotoCorp ...... 2900.40...... -12.95 The board declared a divi showed appreciable growth, says Gopinathan. * PAUL NORONHA TCS added a net of 20,409 more than 16.98 lakh units. June 2020. Passenger vehi with tractors the only cate Hindalco ...... 383.10...... -10.55 dend of ₹7 per share. employees to take head On a yearonyear basis, cle (PV) sales jumped 43.5% gory that had posted growth Hind Unilever ...... 2447.55...... -34.10 ICICI Bank ...... 641.90...... -12.10 Significantly, the India bu getting affected severely. Gopinathan said in a state count to 5,09,058. Growth in all vehicle categories saw to about 1.84 lakh units, over June 2019, he noted. IndusInd Bank ...... 1045.45...... 0.55 siness contracted 25.3%, im “Our business in North ment. In a media briefing, he the verticals continued to be growth in sales last month threewheelers increased al The auto dealers’ body Infosys ...... 1560.75...... -3.85 pacted by the second wave America, BFSI and retail all pointed out that the adverse led by life sciences and led by commercial vehicles most 22% to 14,732 units, said it expects positive mo Indian OilCorp...... 107.55...... -0.40 ITC ...... 202.00...... -1.75 of COVID19, with TCS iON, showed an appreciable impact on the India opera healthcare at 25.4% ; while (CVs), which more than tri twowheeler registrations mentum to continue in July JSW Steel...... 668.25...... -22.15 the public sector Passport growth which underlines the tions had led to a revenue retail and CPG grew 21.7%. pled to 35,700 units. The rose almost 17% to 9.3 lakh and demand to further pick Kotak Bank ...... 1732.30...... -29.50

L&T...... 1500.70...... -15.75 Seva business and business resilience of our operating loss of ₹350 crore in the Banking and ﬁnancial servic nonavailability of BS6 vehi units and tractor deliveries up, especially as markets in M&M ...... 776.25...... -2.65 from the private sector all model,” CEO and MD Rajesh quarter. He added that the es (BFSI) rose 19.3%. cles, combined with the pan were 14.3% higher at 52,261. southern India open up. Maruti Suzuki ...... 7401.20...... -48.20

Nestle India Ltd...... 17618.90...... -98.05

NTPC ...... 117.45...... 0.00

ONGC ...... 117.05...... -2.85 PowerGrid Corp ...... 231.15...... 0.20 Sensex slides FinMin releases ‘Tractor sales ...... DBS unit net profit, NPAs Equity MFs’ inflows slid Reliance Ind 2092.60 -17.45 SBI Life ...... 1021.60...... 7.20 ₹9,871cr. grant State Bank ...... 424.45...... -8.40 0.92% on volumes to Shree Cement ...... 27581.80...... 34.80 surge post LVB merger 40% to ₹5,988 cr. in June Sun Pharma ...... 666.90...... -13.20 to 17 States Tata Consumer profit booking grow 36%’ Products Ltd...... 763.30...... 0.25 Confident of longterm prospects: MD Profit booking by investors slows flows Tata Motors ...... 306.35...... -10.75 Special Correspondent Press Trust of India PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Tata Steel ...... 1189.75...... -28.90 MUMBAI Press trust of india New Delhi PRess trust of india NEW DELHI TCS ...... 3258.50...... -16.45 Equity MFs saw a mumbai new Delhi <> Tech Mahindra ...... 1060.15...... 14.25 Benchmark stock indices The Finance Ministry on net inflow to the Despite the impact of CO Titan ...... 1726.35...... -0.90 lost almost 1% on Thursday DBS Bank India, the wholly Thursday said it had re Inflows into equity mutual VID19 second wave, trac UltraTech Cement...... 6901.90...... -23.20 tune of ₹10,083 cr. UPL...... 814.10...... -2.80 in the backdrop of global owned subsidiary of Singa leased the fourth monthly funds (MFs) dropped sharp in May tor sales volume is expect Wipro ...... 531.00...... -1.15 cues and profit booking. pore’s DBS Bank, witnessed instalment of postdevolu ly by 40% to ₹5,988 crore in ed to grow in 202122 in low The S&P BSE Sensex a surge in FY21 net profit to tion revenue deficit (PDRD) June on profit booking by in March, April, May and now midsingle digits of 36%, dropped 486 points, or ₹312 crore following its grant of ₹9,871 crore to 17 vestors as stock markets wit in June, clearly investors are mainly on a higher base fol EXCHANGE RATES 0.92%, to close at 52,569 as merger with the erstwhile States. nessed sharp rallies in re gaining their conviction lowing the 27% growth Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit metal, banking and phar Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) With the release of this cent times. back on the equity mar seen in FY21, India Ratings except yen at 4 p.m. on July 08 ma stocks lost ground. The but reported a huge spike in instalment, a total amount In comparison, the equi kets,” said Himanshu Srivas and Research (IndRa) said. CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL top losers in the Sensex dud loans as a result of the of ₹39,484 crore has been ty MFs had seen net inflows tava, associate director – Tractor sales volume is US Dollar...... 74.51...... 74.83 pack included Tata Steel amalgamation. released to eligible States to the tune of ₹10,083 crore manager research at Mor likely to pick up from the Euro ...... 88.24...... 88.62

British Pound...... 102.62. ... 103.06 and Dr. Reddy’s. DBS Bank India, which ledged the pain on the asset in the current financial in May, the highest fund in ningstar India. second quarter of the on Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 67.84...... 68.14 Similarly, the NSE Nifty bailed out LVB, had report quality front and the operat year. fusion in 14 months, data “SIP AUM at an alltime going fiscal as localised Chinese Yuan ...... 11.48...... 11.53 50 index shed 152 points, ed a post tax net profit of ing losses and called it as be The post devolution re from the Association of Mu high and now forming al lockdowns and restrictions Swiss Franc ...... 81.23...... 81.57 Singapore Dollar ...... 55.08...... 55.33 or 0.96%, to settle at ₹111 crore in FY20. ing on ‘expected lines.’ venue deficit grant is pro tual Funds in India (AMFI) most 15% of the industry have been relaxed, the rat Canadian Dollar...... 59.41...... 59.67 15,728. The top losers in Gross nonperforming as “We are confident of rea vided to the States under showed on Thursday. AUMs and the number of ing agency said in a Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.81...... 17.89 cluded Tata Motors, JSW sets of the combined entity lising the longterm pros Article 275 of the Equity schemes saw a net SIP accounts breaching 4 statement. Source:Indian Bank Steel, Hindalco and ONGC. shot up to 12.9%, with a bulk pects of the combined fran Constitution. inflow of ₹3,437 crore in crore mark for the first time, “The macroeconomic “The demand scenario of the strain coming from chise,” Mr. Shome said. The grants are released April and ₹9,115 crore in is reflective of the continued tailwinds mostly remain in and management com the erstwhile LVB’s portfo There had been ‘consid as per the recommenda March. Prior to this, equity retail investor confidence in tact for the rural economy, mentary will be crucial fac lio. The net NPAs stood at erable progress’ with the in tions of the 15th Finance schemes had consistently the mutual fund asset class,” including the normal mon IN BRIEF tors to watch out for in 2.83% with a provision cov tegration of LVB even with Commission in monthly in witnessed outflows for 8 said N. S. Venkatesh, chief soon forecast, the expecta Q1FY22 results,” said Ajit erage ratio of 84%. the dislocations due to the stalments to meet the gap months from July 2020 to executive, AMFI. tion of a strong Kharif har Mishra, VP, research, Reli The bank’s MD and CEO second wave of the pandem in revenue accounts of the February 2021. (With inputs from Lala- vest, and improved rural gare Broking Ltd. Surojit Shome acknow ic, he added. States post devolution. “With net inflows in tendu Mishra in Mumbai) income,” it said. MercedesBenz India H1 SEBI eases commodity U.S. jobless claims retail sales jumps 65% unexpectedly rise contract rules WASHINGTON Expecting ‘bigger’ H2, says official The number of Americans Press Trust of India filing new claims for Press trust of india New Delhi unemployment benefits rose new delhi unexpectedly last week, an SEBI on Thursday relaxed indication that the labour German luxury carmaker the advance intimation re market recovery from the MercedesBenz on Thurs quirement for exchanges pandemic continues to be day reported a 65% growth for carrying out modifica choppy. Initial claims for in its retail sales in India to tions in the contract speci state unemployment benefits 4,857 units in the first half fications of commodity de rose 2,000 to a seasonally (H1) of 2021 driven by new rivatives contracts. adjusted 3.73 lakh for the products and strong de The move is aimed at week ended July 3, the Labor mand for topend cars. bringing in uniformity and Department said. REUTERS. The company had sold to ensure the modified 2,948 units in the first half of contract represents a Sowtex, Tukatech sign 2020. In the first halves of statement. “We have built a healthy replica of the phys 3D textilesolution pact both last and this year, sales solid order bank on the back ical market, the markets MUMBAI were disrupted due restric of new launches and it is Sowtex Network Pvt. Ltd., a regulator said in a circular. tions imposed to curb the highly satisfying to witness fashion and textile platform, “It has been decided, in first and second waves of an allround rise in demand has signed a pact with U.S.’ consultation with the stock Tukatech Inc., a fashion the coronavirus pandemic. for our products.” exchanges, to reduce the technology firm, to provide “Our H1 2021 sales growth On the outlook, VP sales number of days of advance 3D technologybased is in line with the market and marketing Santosh Iyer intimation for all the three solutions for textile buyers, sentiments and strongly un said, “At this stage, at least categories i.e. Category A, designers, manufacturers derlines a continuing high on the demand side, we Category B and Category C, and suppliers in Asia. “We customer demand for mo don’t see any letdown as we to 10 days, ”it said. At pre aim to reduce the sampling dels,” MercedesBenz India move into this quarter also. sent, the timelines are 10 turnaround time for managing director and CEO Fundamentally, the H2 sure days for category A and 30 manufacturers from 3 weeks Martin Schwenk said in a ly should be bigger than H1.” days for the other two. to 3 hours,” said Sonil Jain, founder and CEO, Sowtex. Ecom firm DealShare Zomato plans raises $144 million ‘Make nonpermanent BENGALURU ₹9,375 cr. IPO, DealShare, a social staff eligible for shares’ ecommerce startup eyes grocery engaged in community group Ease sweatequity norms: SEBI panel buying (CGB), has raised Special Correspondent $144 million in its latest Bengaluru Press trust of india funding round. The round new delhi was led by Tiger Global and Food delivery platform Zo coled led by WestBridge mato aims to raise ₹9,000 An expert group constituted Capital and Alpha Wave crore through an initial pu by SEBI has recommended Incubation. With the current blic offering (IPO) totalling that nonpermanent staffers round, the total funding ₹9,375 crore. should be considered eligi raised by DealShare, in a span The IPO would include a ble to receive sharebased of 7 months, stood at $183 primary issue of shares employee benefits. million, the company said. worth ₹9,000 crore and a In addition, it has sug secondary issue worth gested relaxations with res Union Bank to issue ₹375 crore. The shares pect to the quantum of ₹1,150cr. Basel bonds would be priced between sweat equity shares that can issues in relation to imple NEW DELHI ₹72 and ₹76 apiece, it said. be issued by newage com mentation of employee Union Bank of India said it The offer is scheduled to panies listed on the Innova stock purchase schemes has accepted bids to raise up open for subscription on tors Growth Platform, ac through a trust. to ₹1,150 crore by issuing Basel IIIcompliant bonds. July 14 and close on July 16. cording to a consultation It recommended that The bank is issuing Basel The shares would be listed paper issued by SEBI. nonpermanent employees IIIcompliant debt on BSE and NSE. The group has made sev may also be considered for instruments in the nature of The startup said it was eral policy recommenda eligibility to receive share debentures eligible for keen on the grocery space tions in its report, including based employee benefits. inclusion in tier 2 capital of as well. “We are actively combining both sweat equi Accordingly, ‘employees,’ as ₹500 crore with green shoe looking at the grocery ty and SBEB (sharebased defined by firms, should be option of up to ₹650 crore space,” said Gaurav Gupta, (sharebased employee be eligible under the SBEB reg on a private placement basis, cofounder. “We are in an nefits) regulations. ulations, as opposed to ear Union Bank of India said in a experimental mode and In addition, the panel lier position of only ‘perma regulatory filing. PTI will expand later,” he said. considered various practical nent employees.’

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 SPORT 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Barty’s craft and Pliskova’s power light up semiﬁnal day Topseeded Aussie ruthlessly ends Kerber’s best Slam run since the 2018 edition while the Czech outguns Sabalenka in a battle of big servers

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England shatters Danish dreams, reaches first major final after 1966 England Damsgaard’s superbly taken freekick not enough for the visitors as an own goal and Kane’s strike do the trick for the Three Lions faces laser pen probe EURO 2020 before the 39thminute equaliser, when Bukayo Saka Reuters hit the byline and fizzed over Reuters London London a low cross that Simon Kjaer England finally has the bundled over his own line in European football’s chance to add another tro his attempt to stop the ball governing body UEFA phy to the 1966 World Cup reaching Sterling. opened disciplinary after it overcame Denmark proceedings against 21 in extratime on Wednes Turning the screw England on Thursday day to reach the European Schmeichel was on hand over a laser pen shone Championship final for the again with an excellent div at Denmark goalkeeper first time. ing save to palm away a Har Kasper Schmeichel Harry Kane’s goal, follow ry Maguire header and En during the deciding ing up after his penalty had gland began to turn the moment of their been saved, finally saw off a screw. semifinal. battling Denmark to set up a The everdangerous Ster Television footage Sunday showdown against ling continued to drive into showed Schmeichel was Italy. the box though and was targeted by a spectator England fell behind to eventually brought down by using a green laser as Mikkel Damsgaard’s superb Joakim Maehle for the VAR England captain Harry free kick, equalised with an reviewed penalty that Kane Kane stepped up for a own goal, dominated the Second chance: Harry Kane celebrates after bundling in the rebound while Kasper Schmeichel struck poorly and Schmei penalty in extratime. game and then won it via its — who had saved the initial spot kick — looks back in agony.* REUTERS chel blocked, only for the captain, albeit somewhat un captain to tuck home the UEFA said it was also convincingly, in the 104th tress of Christian Eriksen’s Damsgaard fired a powerful, calm and patient, as it rebound. investigating England minute. opening game collapse. dipping 25yard freekick ov passed its way back into as The result: Semifinal: England over fans’ lighting of It was a tough way for The quality in the Danish er the wall and beyond the cendancy. Raheem Sterling 2 (Kjaer 39og, Kane 104) bt fireworks and disrupting Denmark to end its emotion ranks was amply illustrated diving Jordan Pickford. was denied at pointblank Denmark 1 (Damsgaard 30) the national anthem. al ride from the fear and dis after 30 minutes when England’s answer was range by Kasper Schmeichel (aet, 11 after 90 minutes). Mahmudullah India and England clash in T20Is India has the momentum, says Harmanpreet makes an Pressure on Harmanpreet to engineer batting turnaround P.K. Ajith Kumar Worcester. However, that match is very important and things (right straightaway). Af win came after India had we hope to carry forward ter five innings (on this tour), I unbeaten 150 in ODIs — Mithali and Jhulan DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD armanpreet Kaur be INDIA IN ENGLAND DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD conceded the series, having the momentum,” she said. know the areas that I have to Goswami — will, however, be Hlieves India has the mo H2H in T20Is mentum going into the lost the first two matches. About her own poor work on.” AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Press Trust of India watching the action from the B “The way we bowled and HARARE Northampton sidelines. Overall: Matches 19, India Twenty 20 series against En form, Harmanpreet said Pat for Sneh Harmanpreet, who has 4, England 15 gland, starting at Northamp fielded in the second ODI lack of preparation and CO Mahmudullah made a ca India skipper Harmanpreet was outstanding,” Harman VID19 infection had impact About Sneh Rana, a revelation not scored a fifty in the shor B In England: Matches 5, ton on Friday. reerbest 150 not out as Kaur will be aiming to over preet said. test format since November India 1, England 4 ed her batting. on the tour, she said the spin Bangladesh scored 468 in come her prolonged form 2018, will have to lead from DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Confident “Things are not easy “I am someone who likes ning allrounder brought ba its first innings on the se slump and boost the strug the front. Both openers — The captain said the players when you are playing inter to work every day,” she said. lance to the team. cond day of the oneoff Test gling batting lineup in the series against South Africa. Shafali Verma and Smriti were in a confident frame of national cricket after a long “In international cricket, “We need players like her against Zimbabwe on Wed opening T20 International Besides Deepti Sharma Mandhana — are in good mind after victory in the last gap. you just cannot come in (af who can contribute with both nesday. In reply, Zimbabwe against England here on and Rana, India has a third touch but the team expects OneDay International at “The win in the last ter a break) and hope to get bat and ball,” the skipper said. was 114 for one. Friday. allrounder option in pacer Mahmudullah, whose more consistency from Simran Dil Bahadur, who them, especially the vice 278ball innings contained Stars on the sidelines made her debut against 17 fours and a six, added 191 captain. The standout per South Africa. Barring Mithali Raj's remar for the ninth wicket with former of the tour — Sneh Ra kable consistency in ODIs, The teams (from): India: Har ‘You’ll see a more confident Yuzi this series’ Taskin Ahmed (75, 134b, na — is set to play her first manpreet Kaur (Capt.) Smriti the Indian batting was a dis 11x4). T20 since February 2016. Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Je Amol Karhadkar appointment and it is so or three and a half hours,” to perform here, then the IPL The scores: Bangladesh 468 Richa Ghosh, another 17 mimah Rodrigues, Shafali Ver Chahal said from Colombo and the World Cup, so I am mething the team would ver since India’s semifinal in 126 overs (Mominul Haque yearold in the team along ma, Richa Ghosh, Harleen Deol, on Thursday in a virtual func focused on it.” want to correct in the three exit from the 2019 World 70, Liton Das 95, Mahmudul side Shafali, is also likely to Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, In E tion to launch the T20I and T20s. drani Roy, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Cup, Yuzvendra Chahal ap lah 150 n.o., Taskin Ahmed feature in the playing eleven the ODI series. Fruitful conversation 75, Blessing Muzarabani 4/ India's top two performers having done well in the home Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, pears to have lost his status as 94) vs Zimbabwe 114/1 in 41 Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, India’s No. 1 spinner in ODIs. Chahal has featured in just The series will begin with the overs (Milton Shumba 41). Radha Yadav and Simran Dil Now the leggie is looking five of the 18 ODIs India has ODI series from July 13 and Bahadur. forward to putting up an im played since the World Cup. Chahal said he has had fruit England: Heather Knight pressive performance in the But the crafty spinner oozed ful discussions with head England eases (Capt.), Tammy Beaumont, limitedovers series against confidence about his abilities coach Rahul Dravid. Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Sri Lanka starting next week. in a series in which he is set “I have worked with Rahul Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Eccles past Pakistan “I am playing an ODI se to be India’s most expe sir during a couple of IndiaA tone, Tash Farrant, Sarah rienced spinner. ries after a long time but the * series. He has always guided Agence France-Presse Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Chahal. TWITTER/BCCI Cardiff Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers, two practice matches have “I am focusing on a couple me, especially with my bow helped getting used to it. The of variations that I have rath “I don’t think my perfor ling. I always talk to him even A newlook England ham Fran Wilson and Danni Wyatt. early morning dew followed er than developing a new de mance has had a dip or about other stuff as well,” he mered Pakistan by nine wick Match starts 11 p.m. (IST). by the heat has been testing livery. You’ll see a more con anything. You can’t perform said. “He has told me you’re ets in the first ODI here on The schedule: July 9: North and it’ll be a completely diffe fident Yuzi in this series. I in every match. I’ll try my le here as a senior spinner and I Thursday to take a 10 lead in ampton, 11 p.m.; July 11: Hove, On a high: The Indian women's team is in the right frame of rent experience as a T20 have been working on my an vel best since this series is ve want you to be more focused the threematch series. Set 7 p.m.; July 14: Chelmsford, 11 mind going into the T20Is. * REUTERS p.m. (all times IST). game which lasts only three gles,” he said. ry important for me. I want and guide youngsters.” 142 for victory, a completely altered England after a coro navirus outbreak within the originally selected squad, finished on 142 for one. Anand climbs to joint second Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu and Politt wins stage 12 The scores: Pakistan 141 in P.K. Ajith Kumar maining, Ian Nepomniacht 35.2 overs (Saqib Mahmood KOZHIKODE TOUR DE FRANCE 4/42) lost to England 142/1 in chi of Russia was in the lead Praneeth get easy draws 21.5 overs (Dawid Malan 68 Viswanathan Anand showed with four points despite los Agence France-Presse n.o., Zak Crawley 58 n.o.). ing to Saric in the sixth Press Trust of India his class as he posted a sig and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Nimes England won by nine wkts. nificant victory over Anton round. Kuala Lumpur will be playing in Group A. Earlier in the day, Anand Germany's Nils Politt won Korobov of Ukraine in the Rio Games silver medallist Sindhu will face Hong drew with Shakhriyar Ma stage 12 of the Tour de fifth round of the Croatia and reigning world cham Kong’s World No. 34 Cheung medyarov of Azerbaijan. France on Thursday after Grand Chess Tour at Zagreb pion P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Ngan Yi and Israel’s Ksenia The results (after five rounds): early winds helped a breaka on Thursday. Praneeth were handed easy 1. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus) 4 Polikarpova, ranked 58th, in way start build up a convinc Anand then drew with points; 24. Viswanathan draws for the Tokyo Olym the league stages. ing lead over the main pack Russia's Alexander Grischuk Anand, Ivan Saric (Cro) and pics beginning on July 23. Praneeth will have to go in the Rhone Valley and foil Politt. * AP in the sixth round to remain Maxime VachierLagrave (Fra) While Sindhu has been past World No. 29 Mark Cal the plans of the sprinters. ing his fiveminute overall in the joint second position 3.5; 56. JanKrzysztof Duda seeded sixth and drawn in jouw of Netherlands and Is (Pol) and Anish Giri (Ned) 3. An escape group finished lead over a clutch of rivals. in the rapid section, along Group J of women’s singles, rael’s Misha Zilberman, the short, flat stage to Nimes Politt attacked from with with Frenchman Maxime 79. Shakhriyar Mamedya Praneeth was seeded 13th in ranked 47. rov (Aze), Alexander Grischuk more than 15min ahead of a in a reduced group of 12 po VachierLagrave and local Group D of men’s singles. Chirag and Satwiksairaj, resigned peloton, with the werful riders who had defied lad Ivan Saric. (Rus) and Anton Korobov (Ukr) 2.5; 10. Jorden Van Foreest World No. 10 men’s dou however, were handed a defending champion, UAE the wind, and recorded a do

Saqib (4/42). * AFP With three rounds re (Ned) 2. bles pair of Chirag Shetty tough draw. Sindhu. * FILE PHOTO rider Tadej Pogacar, retain minant solo victory.

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TV PICKS Team is capable of beating the best: Edwards Tour de France : Eurosport Olympics to be held (SD & HD), 3.30 p.m. Wimbledon 2021: SS Select Says the Manpreetled squad has good chance of making it to the last four 2 (SD & HD), 5.30 p.m.; SS Select 1 (SD & HD), 6 p.m. HOCKEY the IHF was not keen. “But, I in 1992 — before making the England Women vs India without spectators stood my ground and am cut for the 1996 Atlanta Women: 1st T20I, Sony Six V.V. Subrahmanyam (SD & HD), 11 p.m. glad that Sreejesh is the best Games. Hyderabad Copa America 2021 : Sony Decision renders it a madeforTV event goalkeeper now,” Edwards Ten 2 & Sony Six (SD & HD), Former India goalkeeper Al said. High and low 5.30 a.m. (Saturday) loysius Edwards feels that “Honestly, picking Sree “Oh! If the Atlanta Olympics the Manpreet Singhled In jesh as the only goalkeeper was truly memorable being IN BRIEF dian hockey team in next in the squad might be too my first Games and basking month’s Tokyo Olympics is harsh on him. There will be in the aura, then the 2002 the best and the fittest ever pressure on him to play safe Sydney Games was the low to compete in recent memo to avoid injuries. It will be in in my career for no fault of ry and has a very good teresting to see whether he mine,” he said. chance of making it to the can display his robust style “I attended the one lastfour stage. of goalkeeping,” he said. month camp in Brisbane be “This Indian team has Alloysius Edwards. “I also feel good to see fore the Sydney Games. I class and I am pretty confi * V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM midfielder Hardik Singh in even went to the Games Vil Sergio Ramos joins PSG dent that the firsttime Olym the Olympics squad as I en lage, got the kit, the jersey, on twoyear contract pians should all be excited to determination,” said the couraged him also a lot as ju the blazer and wanted to PARIS give their best,” 52yearold former India captain. nior national selector,” he give my best. But, then came Former Real Madrid stalwart Edwards said in a chat with said. the shock of my life that I Sergio Ramos has signed a two-year contract with Paris The Hindu. Taking pride Reflecting on his Olym was replaced,” Edwards Saint-Germain, the French “This team is capable of He takes pride in revealing pics experience, Edwards re said. club said on Thursday. beating the best and fitness that it was he as junior na called that he was in the “I was told that I could Ramos, 35, won the Sounds of silence: The sprawling National Stadium and other venues won’t resonate with the is the key, unlike in the past. tional selector who insisted Olympics camp twice — in stay back but I was shat Champions League four times cheering of fans during the Games. * AP Maintaining such high levels that goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh 1988 after I won the ‘best tered. I couldn’t stay there with Real and is a World Cup despite the pandemic is a tri be given exposure in 2004 it goalkeeper’ award in the and flew back,” he conclud winner and a two-time Associated Press traditionally the most the state of emergency bute to their hard work and self though the top brass in Bombay Gold Cup and again ed. European champion with Tokyo watched event during the would go into effect on Mon Spain. “It’s a big change in my Fans have been banned from Olympics. It’s unclear how day and last through Aug. life, a new challenge,” Ramos the pandemicpostponed the Olympic Torch will enter 22. This means the Olym AFP Grant Flower said in a PSG statement. Tokyo Olympics which will the stadium for the opening pics, opening on July 23 and Ramesh Borde passes away open in two weeks, follow ceremony. running through Aug. 8, will Riya Bhatia ing the announcement of a be held entirely under emer CRICKET home that turned out to be tests positive bows out state of emergency on Rude welcome gency measures. The Para fatal. LISBON Thursday, Olympic Minister The emergency declaration lympics open on Aug. 24. Special Correspondent Ever since making his de Press Trust of India Riya Bhatia retired while Tamayo Marukawa told Ja made for a rude arrival in Ja About 11,000 Olympians MUMBAI but against Vidarbha in Colombo trailing Katie Swan of Britain panese news agency Kyodo. pan for IOC president Tho and 4,400 Paralympians are Ramesh Borde, the former 197374 under the captaincy Sri Lanka’s batting coach 2-6, 2-4 in the The ban was announced mas Bach, who landed in To expected to enter Japan, Maharashtra and West Zone of his elder brother, Ra Grant Flower tested posi pre-quarterfinals of the by the International Olympic kyo on Thursday just hours with tens of thousands of of allrounder, passed away mesh featured in 42 First tive for COVID19 on Thurs $25,000 ITF women’s tennis Committee and Japanese or before the new measures ficials, judges, administra due to heart attack at his Class and two ListA games. day, 48 hours after the tournament here. ganisers, reducing the were announced. He was to tors, sponsors, broadcas home in Pune on Thursday. A middleorder batsman squad’s arrival from En Other result: Doubles (quarterfinals): Ingrid games to a madeforTV spend three days in selfiso ters, and media also Ramesh, the younger broth and a legbreak bowler, he gland and less than a week Gamarra Martins (Bra) & event. The nofan atmosph lation at the hotel that lodges entering. The IOC says more er of former India captain was a regular in a starstud before the home series Shuyue Ma (Chn) bt Anastasia ere will include the opening IOC members. than 80% of the residents of Chandrakant (alias Chan ded West Zone lineup in against India. He has been Zakharova (Rus) & Riya ceremony at the $1.4 billion The Japanese Prime Mi the Olympic Village will be du), was 69. the Duleep Trophy in the isolated. Bhatia, walkover. National Stadium, which is nister Yoshihide Suga said vaccinated. Ramesh, the Maharash Ramesh Borde. late 1970s and early 1980s. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka tra Cricket Association * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT He also represented West Cricket has formed a panel (MCA) curator, worked at Zone against the touring to probe the biobubble the MCA International Sta in March, till late evening on West Indies in Kolhapur in breach committed by Kusal Rijiju sees dium at Gahunje where he Wednesday. 198384, dismissing Richie Mendis, Niroshan Dickwel Nihal Sarin claims another title produced belters for India’s Early on Thursday, he Richardson and Larry la and Danushka Gunathi CHESS points from the last two bright future ODI series against England suffered a heart attack at Gomes. laka during England tour. events to reach a live rating Special Correspondent of 2655. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA NEW DELHI Arjun Erigaisi and Aditya NEW DELHI Grandmaster Nihal Sarin Mittal (seven each) shared Outgoing Union Sports Mi Move over Messi, Argentina has a new hero warmed up for the upcom the second spot with seven nister Kiren Rijiju said on ing World Cup with his se others. Thursday the journey to cond title in nine days when make India a great sporting The goalkeeper has impressed in a problem position for coach Lionel Scaloni he topped the field in the Pranav is an IM now nation will continue after Serbia Open in Belgrade on Meanwhile, V. Pranav com Anurag Thakur replaced COPA AMERICA qualifier against Chile. Thursday. pleted his International Mas him with just a fortnight He was injured in Argenti Fresh from winning the ter stipulation with a GM left for the Olympic Games. Reuters na’s next match against Co Silver Lake title, eighth seed norm performance. “We tried everything to Brasilia lombia and taken off when it Nihal scored 7.5 points from Rated 2366, Pranav make India a great sporting Emiliano Martinez needed was leading 20. nine rounds to emerge as scored six points and now nation. The journey will only a month to establish The game ended 22 and champion. stands to gain 66 rating continue, it is a change of himself as Argentina’s num Martinez was thrown right Rated 2620 as per latest points to breach the 2400 Nihal Sarin. responsibilities,” he said at ber one goalkeeper and on back into the fray for the ratings, Nihal has gained 35 mark in live ratings. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT a farewell function. Tuesday he became a new next game. national hero by saving three Since then he has im times in a shootout in its Co pressed in what has been a pa America semifinal against problem position for coach Praggnanandhaa ready for World Cup Colombia. Lionel Scaloni, conceding The Aston Villa keeper’s Emotional moment: Emiliano Martinez gets a warm hug from just three times in six games. exploits in the shootout Lionel Messi after ensuring Argentina’s progress. * AFP Martinez, who may not ‘I’ve played aggressively in recent times and I am happy with the results’ moved Argentina into a even have started at the Co mouthwatering Copa Ameri our objective of coming here from the referee for his non pa America had River Plate RAKESH RAO “I played against Paulo Talking about his impres ca final against host and to play every game and now stop cheeky chat aimed at keeper Franco Armani not NEW DELHI some six years ago,” re sive showing in the New in reigning champion Brazil. we’re going to the final.” Colombia’s players as they tested positive for COVID19, Chess prodigy R. Praggna vealed the youngster and Chess Classic, where he beat Lionel Messi, so often the Martinez had little to do lined up to take their kicks. said there was no stopping nandhaa is keen to make an said, “I have also seen a few Sergey Karjakin and drew key man for Argentina, paid over the 90 minutes but was The 28yearold, who had Argentina now. impression on his World Cup games of Sargissian since with Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru tribute to Martinez. superb in the shootout, div spells with Arsenal, Wolves, “We’ve spent 40 days debut next week in Sochi, there will not be much time Nakamura and Alireza Fi “It was difficult at times,” ing at full stretch to save Reading, Sheffield Wednes locked away, not seeing Russia. between two rounds. rouzha, he said, “I am slowly he said. “But we have ‘Emi’ from Davinson Sanchez, Yer day and Rotherham, only anyone outside our bubble,” In the Capital to collect his learning to play the position and he’s phenomenal. We ry Mina and Edwin Cardona. made his international debut he said after Tuesday’s victo Schengen visa from the Sharpening his game and not get influenced by the trusted him. We’ve fulfilled He also earned a rebuke on June 3 in a World Cup ry. Swiss Embassy to play in Praggnanandhaa also men reputation of my rivals.” events in Europe over the tioned how his recent per Looking ahead, Praggna next few months, Praggna formances in the Meltwaters nandhaa has three events nandhaa reflected on his Champions Chess Tour and lined up. ATK Mohun Bagan signs Hugo Boumous preparation on Thursday. “I the Challengers Tour has “I received the invitation have been preparing just the Praggnanandhaa. * FILE PHOTO helped him sharpen his to play in the Masters section way I prepare for any other game. of the Biel International French midfielder signs fiveyear contract worth more than ₹2 crore tournament. This is my first card entrant, opens his cam “I’ve played pretty aggres Chess Festival ( July 26Au World Cup and I am excited paign against Paulo Bersami sively in recent times (in the gust 4). ISL Goa, has signed a fiveyear tion’s runnerup will have about it. I have not set any na (Philippines). A win will online events) and I am hap “ I am scheduled to play in contract with ATK MB. one of best attacks in the specific goal. I am going to earn Praggnanandhaa a py with the results. Since I the Riga Technical Universi Special Correspondent country once the process is take a game at a time,” he clash against the expe have played a lot online, it ty Open (August 9 15) and KOLKATA Unprecedented completed. said. rienced Armenian Gabriel has helped my confidence,” Group ‘A’ of the Ciutat de ATK Mohun Bagan came up This is an unprecedented de “I am always hungry to Praggnanandhaa, a wild Sargissian. said Praggnanandhaa. Barcelona (August 1826).” with the second big foreign velopment involving a fo win the trophy. I have signing of the season by reigner in ISL history. brought success to the clubs drafting in one of the most According to sources, the that I have played in. And I CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCDELHI ROUND-UP consistent attackers in the club has paid more than ₹2 shall keep this in mind as I \ \ Nadal to make return Indian Super League, Hugo crore in transfer fees to ac play again. I will do my best Boumous, on Thursday. quire Boumous, who was to win. Aryan takes a fivefor SS Sports Club by 31 runs. The Frenchman, who one of key names that Manofthematch Aryan The scores: MSCC 265/7 in 20 at Washington played as an attacking mid helped Mumbai City win Looking forward Dalal picked up five wickets overs (Shivam Choudhary 87, fielder with champion Mum both the League Winner’s “I am looking forward to see as Venkateshwara Cricket Shivam Bansal 67) bt Youth XI TENNIS bai City FC last season, joins Shield and the maiden ISL ing the passion and excite Academy beat Surinder 213/8 in 20 overs (Sanat Finnish playmaker Joni Kau crown last season. ment of the Green and Ma Khanna Academy by five Sangwan 97); Delhi Agence France-Presse ko in the heart of ATK MB’s roon supporters after wickets in the 6th Harbeer Challengers 203/4 in 20 overs Washington attack. Superb attack winning the match. memorial under19 (Shivam Sharma 92 n.o., Karan Rafael Nadal will return to Boumous, who won the With ATK MB looking to re My goal is to win the AFC tournament. Sharma 58) bt SSSC 172/7 in action at the Washington golden ball (best player) tain forward and last year’s Cup and the Indian Super The scores: SKA 196/9 in 40 20 overs (Deepanshu Phore 52 ATP event at the end of this award in the 201920 ISL sea golden ball winner Roy League,” Boumous said in a overs (Tanish Sachdeva 34, n.o.). month following his deci son while playing for FC Krishna, the previous edi statement. Hugo Boumous. * FILE PHOTO Rajneesh 34, Aryan Dalal 5/36) sion to skip Wimbledon and lost to VCA 197/5 in 31.2 overs Sporting Club triumphs the Tokyo Olympics. (Shreeyansh Mahey 59, Yuvraj Vansh Gupta topscored Nadal, 35, will play the 40, Prashant 38, Vipin Kumar with 60 as Sporting Club tournament for the first A shot in the arm for budding racers 3/31). beat Telefunken Club by time as he builds up to an as two wickets to lift the 15th sault on a fifth US Open title. TVS Racing adds Rookie category in the OneMake Championship Easy for Sapience Club, R.C. Sharma memorial Rafael Nadal * AFP Delhi Challengers tournament. Archit Malik Excited MOTORSPORTS young riders between 13 ing Championship (INMRC). couraging young talent Shivam Choudhary was named best batsman, “I am very excited to come Nadal, a 20time Grand and 19 years. About the new initiative, through its racing pro topscored with 87 and Tushar Bairwa best bowler to Washington for the first Slam title winner, hasn’t Sports Reporter The selection process will B. Selvaraj, Team Manager, grammes. Shivam Bansal added 67 as and Sahil Wilson as best time,” said World No. 3 Na played since his French Chennai be held on August 14 at the TVS Racing, said, “To follow Market Sapience Cricket allrounder of the dal. “I have never been Open semifinal defeat at to Madras Motor Race Track, a career in motorsports, it is “The Rookie category ex Club beat Youth XI by 52 tournament. there and it’s one more Novak Djokovic last month. TVS Racing, the factory rac Irungattukkottai. imperative to train during tends our outreach to an age runs to enter the semifinals The scores: Telefunken Club place I wanted to come and He then announced he ing team of TVS Motor Com the formative years of the group where learning the of the R.K. Kapoor T20 206/7 in 35 overs (Yash Dabas play. I am looking forward would miss Wimbledon and pany, has introduced the Apache bikes racer. nuances of road racing is tournament. 57, Sourav Deswal 43) lost to to playing again and Wash the Olympics. Rookie category under the Those picked will race as critical.” In another match, Shivam Sporting Club 207/8 in 34.5 ington shall be the best start The Washington ATP TVS OneMake Champion tride the TVS Apache RR At the forefront For the selection criteria Sharma made an unbeaten overs (Vansh Gupta 60, for the US Summer Swing tournament runs from July ship. 200 at the 2021 Indian Na “TVS Racing has always and more information, call 92 as Delhi Challengers beat Yatharth Singh 3/42). for me.” 31 until August 8. This section is open to tional Motorcycle Road Rac been at the forefront of en 96322 53833.

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