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The authorities sus- " backdrop of separatists’ call for pended train services in the 0 boycott and terrorists’ direct sought postponement of the Former Chief Minister and region and snapped internet "# $ %% M 2 threat to the prospective can- hearing of the litigations in the PDP president Mehbooba to prevent escalation in the & "' ( ' M didates and campaigners. apex court in the wake of pro- Mufti recently said the party situation. * + &, . The first notification for posed local body and pan- will not participate in the elec- Official sources said Gulzar 0 the urban local body polls chayat elections. The court tions as the prevailing situation Padder of HM and his four Police said Gulzar — an accom- “During the search opera- would be issued on September later deferred the hearing till in Kashmir was not favourable. accomplices were trapped in a plice of slain terrorist com- tion, terrorists opened fire on 2 0 18 and the voting in the first January next year. She said the party will not con- residential house, which was mander Altaf Kachroo — was the search party. Initially the " phase would be held on The NC was the first test the election till the encircled in the dead of night involved in a series of attacks, civilians were moved away & October 8 from 7 am to 2 pm. regional party in the State that Government takes positive following specific input. During including killing of five police from the site of encounter to # Addressing a Press confer- announced to stay away from steps to safeguard the special the heavy exchange of fire, two personnel at Pambay village in safer locations. 00. 3 " ence, Chief Electoral Officer the elections though the party status of Jammu & Kashmir. Army personnel were injured. Kulgam, last year. Turn to Page 4 # Shaleen Kabra said the polls avoided calling for a boycott or Turn to Page 4 4 "# would be held in four phases on launching any campaign for it. October 8, 10, 13 and 16 this The PDP followed suit and M # # Q & $ # 5 year. “The notifications for announced its inability to take #' % + ! & M "# phase 2, 3 and 4 will be issued part in the elections. ; ' Q on September 20, 22 and 24 Several other political ? . "# respectively,” said Kabra, groups with influence in spe- ,! ! 6 0 6 ; '" adding that 17 lakh voters cific pockets, including the #$"# #@ & ' ( % ) 278 were registered for the polls. CPI(M) and the Peoples’ )*+9 “The counting of votes Democratic Front, also chose to 5 - ) * % # 4-66 would take place on October stay away from the polls. 3 ( )*+9 20,” he said. The Congress remained % !% $$ 5>4->91 terror groups in the Valley. ! ! %& The NC and the PDP have indecisive on its stance to con- % The Jammu & Kashmir police has . decided to stay away from the test the elections while the % % * R % ! 0 ? 5>4->91 ed. Counting was suspended for over 14 hours, said sources. 9)5-1,)+9 ! ( ounting of votes in the The JNU Election @ "# CJawaharlal Nehru University Committee said, “The counting n the shocking gangrape of a M 3#0 M Students’ Union (JNUSU) polls process, which began on I19-year-old college girl stu- the accused is an Armyman . = was suspended on Saturday by September 14 at 10 pm has dent in Haryana’s posted in Rajasthan. ( election authorities citing been suspended due to forcible Mahendragarh district three The hunt for the other two : 4 “forcible entry” and “attempts to entry into the counting venue days ago, one of the three accused is also on, he added, snatch away ballot boxes” at a and attempts to snatch away the accused is an Armyman post- expressing confidence that they . counting venue, after the Akhil sealed ballot boxes as well as ed in Rajasthan and a police will land in police net soon. All & 0Q Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ballot papers from our count- team has been sent to arrest the three accused were known Q 3 (ABVP) staged protests claiming ing centres.” The deadlock at him, police said on Saturday. to the victim. Sandhu said the : Q it was not informed about the the JNU persisted for hours The Haryana police set up Armyman — who allegedly & A start of the process. with the ABVP accusing the a Special Investigation Team raped the woman was identi- The ABVP said its count- election authorities of bias (SIT) and announced a reward fied as Pankaj, posted in Kota . M ing agent was not informed towards the Left outfits and of 1 lakh for information — was on leave and expected & Q M about the beginning of count- threatening to move court. leading to their arrest, said to rejoin later in the day. In ing of votes polled in School of However, counting Haryana’s Director General of Jaipur, Lt Gen Cherish ; Q Social Sciences. In a statement, resumed later in the evening Police BS Sandhu. who topped the CBSE Board way to a coaching class, police Mathson, who heads the South the JNU Election Committee and results of JNUSU polls are The victim’s father has said exam and was felicitated by the said. She was then allegedly Western Command, said the 4 = ( said it suspended the counting likely to be announced on 8 or 10 men may have raped Government, was abducted at drugged and gangraped at a Army will help bring the rape temporarily but refused to Sunday morning. her but she could identify only a bus stop in Kanina town on secluded spot. Sandhu con- accused to book. . name the party which protest- Detailed report on P3 three of them. The woman, Wednesday while she was on firmed on Saturday that one of Turn to Page 4 ( )* +,- ./+0
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They man- had reported at the counting Cmalaise in the Indian polic- police officials are also being DGP, 652 of IGP and 572 are Friday after the polling of the them in manhandling the pro- handled the guards on duty, venue after which counting ing system but has never been analysed. The whole process is DIG and rest of SP and Deputy he counting of votes for the votes till evening. Members of posed counting agents of snatched phones from people process had started and sealed addressed. Bureau of Police aimed at taking measures to SP, Inspectors, sub inspectors TJawaharlal Nehru various student organisations ABVP,” said Vijay Kumar ,pres- who were video recording and boxes were opened in the pres- Research and Development check corruption in police sys- and constabulary force. University Students' Union protested outside the counting ident ABVP, JNU. also assaulted some of the ence of the counting agents” (BPR&D), under Ministry of tem across the country. “We have also planned to (JNUSU) elections was sus- venue accusing each other of A joint statement was journalists who were present said EC. Home Affairs (MHA) has initi- BPR&D is going to carry meet of 100 citizens in each of pended by the Election violence and intimidation. made by All JNU there. The joint secretary can- EC stated that as per the ated steps to get to the bottom out a detailed study of police the 12 states and 50 officers of Committee (EC) on Friday- They even clashed among Organisations accusing ABVP didate from ABVP even start- established norms, no new and dig out the dominant factors system of 12 states; two states all ranks working in the vigi- Saturday night alleging that themselves. members of violence. ed threatening that he won't let counting agents can enter the behind the “corruption in police”. each covering North, South, lance departments in each of ABVP presidential and a joint “EC is guilty of breaking “Late night on Friday, the the election process to proceed. counting venue, once the seal Interestingly, the bureau East, West, Central and North the states,” the officer said. secretary candidate from a stu- the seal of ballot box and start- EC made announcements call- These acts of vandalising pub- of the boxes is opened. has decided to rope in services East regions, the official added. The Bureau will also interact dent organisation 'forcibly' ing the counting of Central ing for candidates to send their lic property and attacking the “Election Committee had of journalists who have espe- According to the data by with non government organi- entered into the counting venue Panel votes without the pres- counting agents for central students, EC members and to reject the request of new cially covered crime and polic- BPR&D as on January, 2017, zations in each of the states. and attempted to snatch away ence of counting agents of the panel votes from the com- guards are nothing but the counting agents being allowed ing for long, across the coun- the total police forces across the A recent survey by the sealed ballot boxes as well candidates or candidate affili- bined schools (science schools reflection of their frustration of inside that respective counting try. The bureau is to short list country comprises of 2, 464, Transparency International (TI), as ballot papers. However the ated to ABVP. The rule requires and smaller schools). ABVP being rejected by the student venue. Few students had force- a total 25 scribes who are on 484 and the population per an anti-corruption global civil student organisation has denied that the candidate or their did not send counting agents community” it said. fully entered the building and field covering crime and cor- policemen is 518. There are society organization, this year the charges and accused the EC counting agent must see every even after the last call was Election Committee clari- reached the counting venue, ruption in policing system, total 15,579 police stations and states that India has the highest of 'rigging' election in favour of paper ballot. This action by EC made. Long after sealed ballot fied that it made the three thus we had to suspend the and take their views and writ- 9,087 police posts across the bribery rate among the 16 Asia Left organisations and for start- is illegal. When the objection boxes were opened and count- announcement calls and com- counting process till students ings on record for the first time. country. Out of total 15, 579 Pacific countries surveyed. ing the counting process in was registered by ABVP, work- ing began, ABVP demanded municated to the students gath- without proper authorization According to an official, the police stations, 10,052 are in However, the bureau task is lim- absence of its agents. ers of Left organizations start- that its agents be allowed in, ered outside the SIS I building are cleared of the SIS I build- bureau has embarked upon the rural areas, 4998 are in urban ited to look into the corruption The counting however ed manhandling ABVP count- and resorted to violence” said (counting venue) via loud- ing premises,” said Himanshu tedious process to analyse the areas and 529 are at railways. in policing system and find ways resumed at 6.45 pm on Saturday. ing agents. Most of the Left the joint statement. speaker. After that the EC mem- Kulshrestha, chairperson, EC. level of corruption in Indian Currently there are 60 cities to eventually weed it out. 3 P @A! ! '-. 9 ,( NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old woman % was allegedly raped on the pretext of 5>4->91 The cases against the main providing a job. The accused was iden- 5>4->91 panellist Dr SY Quraishi, former “We have to rise to the expectations accused - one of criminal 5>4->91 tified as Atul Gupta and an FIR has Chief Election Commissioner, of citizens in terms of decriminal- he Delhi Police has arrest- intimidation and molestation been registered at Saket police station, s the world celebrated 11th addressed media by saying, “In ising the politics, eradicating influ- Ted two persons in connec- and the other of rape - were elhi Police Commissioner Amulya Deputy Commissioner of Police AInternational Day of 1940, we had only 11 Parliamentary ences of bribery and inducements, tion with the viral video where registered based on the version DPatnaik launched a cleanliness cam- (South) Vijay Kumar revealed. Democracy, on Saturday, a sympo- democracies across the world, now ensuring transparency in the fund- the son of an Assistant Sub- of two women. On Thursday, paign “Swachchhta Hi Seva” on Saturday at “On September 7, a call was sium on 'Challenges to Indian we have 23, which is not a big num- ing of political parties, ensuring Inspector was seen thrashing the estranged girlfriend of the Tilak Marg police station. The campaign will received that a woman was raped in Electoral Democracy was organised ber.” inner party democracy, creating a woman. The accused identi- accused filed a complaint at be actively undertaken by the Delhi Police till Sangam Vihar. The complainant by Vijay Dev, Chief Election Quoting his article on the same level playing field between inde- fied as Ali Hasan (24), the Tilak Nagar police station the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. alleged that she was in contact with the Commissioner (CEO) of Delhi at issue in a leading newspaper today, pendents vs parties and between owner of the call center where alleging that she was showed a The campaign was simultaneously carried accused Atul Gupta, who told her that India Habitat Centre. he said, “South Asia is home to 3 party in power vs other parties and the video was shot and Rajesh video of a women being out throughout the day in all the police stations, he would provide her a job. The Speaking on the occasion, OP per cent of the world's area and 21 finally making ECI a fearless impar- (30), who works as a peon in thrashed by him and alleged Units in which police officers and men joined accused asked her to meet him on Rawat, the Chief Election per cent of the world's population.” tial electoral watchdog. These are the the call centre were arrested by that she would face the same the drive of cleanliness in and around the police September 2. He then offered her a, Commissioner (CEC) India said, He added by saying that it is challenge, Dev said. Dwarka police. consequences if she didn't establishments. allegedly, spiked drink and took her to “There has been so much noise significant that 50 per cent of the “While every channel and news- Meanwhile, the main marry him, police said. The Commissioner of Police underlined Hauz Khaz where he forced himself on about electronic voting machines world's population living under paper gives much importance to accused Rohit Tomar Rohit The accused was arrested the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in her,” DCP added. (EVMs) or the misuse of social some form of democratic rule February 14, the Valentine's Day, I Tomar (21) son of ASI Ashok on Friday by Tilak Nagar police day-to-day life. During the duration of the “She was taken for a medical media platforms and about all resides in this region. He further would say the real day is today. Today Singh Tomar, is in 1-day police staff after Home Minister campaign it hopes to provide a better envi- check-up in AIIMS and a case under kinds of ills. All these things affect said that in India, we have positive is a very beautiful day,” another pan- remand and will be arrested on Rajnath Singh took cognisance ronment of service delivery to the citizens of sections 376/328 was registered. elections. With this, legitimacy of picture but in other democracies we ellist, Dushyant Dave, Senior advo- production warrant from court of the video which went viral Delhi in all our police premises. The During investigation CCTV footages leadership and elections suffers.” do have this privilege. cate of Supreme Court said. on further investigation, Deputy in social media and asked Commissioner also commended the role of were collected which created doubt on These are the challenges to Indian Delhi CEO Vijay Dev said that There is very little discussion Commissioner of Police Delhi Police Commissioner sanitation workers for their excellent veracity of the allegations. Further Electoral Democracy, he added. even though EC has done superb job about the day in media and com- (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse stat- Amulya Patnaik to take neces- performance and awarded them with investigation is on,” he said. SR The address was followed by a in smooth conduct of polls of colos- mon people, which is the real ed. sary actions. mementos. panel discussion on the issue. The sal magnitude, we have lot to do. problem, he further said. ( )* +,- ./+0
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Ahave been hit by floods as sickle by a former classmate in He attacked her Thursday other men, Qazi said. diatric cancer of nerve cells, the “These findings are novel incessant rain in Arunachal a case of unrequited love, police night when she was returning Qazi said that Sahu, during bad news is that side effects may because this is the first large study Pradesh raised the water level said Saturday. home from work, the official their school days, had once persist or develop months or that could look at how neurob- of the Brahmaputra and its Supriya Jain, an accountant said. expressed his love for her and years after cure in the form of lastoma patients are doing in tributaries downstream on in a private organisation, suc- According to Qazi, Sahu then attempted suicide by psychological problems, includ- terms of psychological and edu- Saturday, affecting more than cumbed Friday night while had sent a marriage proposal to slashing his wrist when she ing depression and attention- cational outcomes. Before recent one lakh people, official undergoing treatment at a the victim on Facebook snubbed his proposal. deficit disorders, says a study. advances in treatment, this sur- sources said. nearby hospital, said MIG Messenger a few days ago, Sahu has been arrested The study published online vivor population was much An Assam State Disaster police station in charge which she turned down. and further probe into the in the journal, Cancer, has called smaller and we were not able to Management Authority Out of the 1,38,985 people Nine relief camps have Tahzeeb Qazi. The mobile phone from case is underway, Qazi for a close monitoring and inter- analyse these sorts of long-term (ASDMA) report said Dhemaji, affected, Dhemaji was the been set up in Dhemaji and He identified the assailant which Sahu sent these messages informed. vention to help such survivors. outcomes,” said study author Dr Lakhimpur, Biswanath, worst-affected with at least Lakhimpur, the report said, as Kamlesh Sahu (24) who has been recovered, the official Neuroblastoma is a solid Nina Kadan-Lottick, from Yale Barpeta, Majuli and Dibrugarh 78,098 people reeling under the adding that 585 persons were cancerous tumor that begins in University School of Medicine. districts have been hit by the impact of the floods, besides taking shelter there. the nerve cells outside the While the common treat- deluge affecting 12 revenue 29,546 in Majuli, 17,593 in According to a Central brain of infants and young ments for neuroblastoma, vin- circles with 337 villages. Biswanath, 8,322 in Dibrugarh, Water Commission (CWC) 0 4 children. It can start in the cristine, cisplatin and retinoic No death was reported 4,586 in Lakhimpur and 840 in report, rivers Dhansiri at nerve tissue near the spine in acid, were not associated with during the fresh floods even as Barpeta districts. Numaligarh in Golaghat; Jia the neck, chest, abdomen, or these problems, but survivors the previous two together The Lakhimpur district Bharali at N T Road Crossing pelvis, but it most often begins who developed chronic health claimed 50 lives, including 42 administration has sounded a in Sonitpur; and Beki at Road O P in the adrenal glands. conditions as a result of their in floods and eight in land- flood alert as NEEPCO (North Bridge in Barpeta were flowing It is the third most com- cancer treatment were at slides, ASDMA said. Eastern Electric Power above the danger level. 5>4->91 from January 21-23 and Non-Resident Indians in mon tumor in children and the increased risk for the mental The floods have inundated Corporation Ltd) in Arunachal The sources said around 25 launched a dedicated website for Varanasi. most common cancer in babies health/behavioural issues, the 11,243 hectares of agricultural Pradesh released water from its metres of railway track has xternal Affairs Minister the event. The ambitious event orga- younger than one. researchers said. land with standing crops in hydel power dam into been breached at Panitola ESushma Swaraj and Uttar The participants would nized by the government for The researchers in the study Neuroblastoma most com- four districts, affecting 12,428 Ranganadi river in Assam due Block Gaon in Dhemaji, affect- Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi also get an opportunity for the Indian diaspora is being had compared neuroblastoma monly affects children age 5 or people as the Brahmaputra is to the rising water level, sources ing movement of railway traf- Adityanath on Saturday joint- 'Ardh Kumbh Mela Snan' in projected as the first of its kind survivors with 872 siblings of younger, though it may rarely flowing above the danger level said. fic. ly announced that the 15th Allahabad and attend the as the invitees will witness the childhood cancer survivors. occur in older children. at Neamatighat in Jorhat and So far, 126 persons were Roads, bamboo bridges ‘Pravasi Bhartiya Divas’ will be Republic Day parade in the cultural heritage of Varanasi They found that the neuroblas- The study included 859 Tezpur in Sonitpur district, evacuated in Lakhimpur, and culverts were also damaged held in Prime Minister Narendra National Capital, almost coin- and of Allahabad during the toma patients were more likely children younger than 18 who the report said. ASDMA said. in the affected districts. Modi's constituency Varanasi ciding with the assembly of ‘Ardh Kumbh Mela.’ than the siblings of childhood had been diagnosed with neu- cancer survivors to have anxi- roblastoma at least five years " - ) 3 0 ety/depression (19% vs. 14%), earlier. ( D "$ % <)16+ that others are affected more. “It is understandable that nion Minister Ramdas people are suffering from ris- From Page 1 slain civilian as Rouf Ahmad UAthawale candidly con- ing fuel prices and it is the duty 56 Security forces then Ganie from Anchidora area of fessed Saturday that the of the government to reduce engaged the terrorists in an south Kashmir’s Anantnag increase in petrol and diesel them,” the Union Minister of 1.9) trol of the situation. encounter,” said a police district. They said Rouf was prices did not bother him, State for Social Justice and Chandigarh:A BJP MLA from MLA from Uchana Kalan said. The mob also set afire a car spokesperson, adding that five killed during a law and order thanks to the allowances he Empowerment said. Haryana, Premlata Singh, on “A wrong tradition has started 26-year-old man has suspecting that it was used by terrorists shot dead in the situation. He was hit by a bul- draws as a Minister. He said the price of fuel Saturday blamed “frustration” in our society...Men develop Aallegedly been lynched in the associates of the lynched encounter belonged to HM let in his neck. “I am not suffering from can be reduced if the states cut among unemployed youths as bad intentions when they see a Manipur's Imphal West district man. and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) Two more youngsters are rising fuel prices as I am a the tax on it. The Centre is seri- the reason for rapes in the woman anywhere,” she added. on the suspicion of stealing Police arrested five persons outfits. reported to have sustained Minister,” he said, referring to ously working on the issue, he country, triggering angry reac- Premlata Singh, wife of Union vehicles, a senior police officer suspected to be involved in the The slain terrorists were grievous bullet injuries during the allowances he gets. said.Athawale reviewed tions on social media. Minister Birender Singh, was said Saturday. lynching case from their resi- identified as Gulzar alias Saif, clashes and have been shifted “I may suffer if I lose my progress of the schemes run in “The frustration that has crept commenting on the gang rape Five persons, including a dences on Friday. One of them Faisal Ahmad Rather alias to Srinagar hospital for spe- Ministerial post,” he continued, Rajasthan by his ministry. into the minds of our youths is of a 19-year-old woman in havildar attached to the India is an IRB havildar who is the Dawood, Zahid Ahmad Mir cialised treatment. drawing laughter at a Press He urged officials to dis- one of the reasons behind such Haryana's Rewari city. Reserve Battalion (IRB), have owner of a two-wheeler and the alias Hashim, Masroor Molvi Over dozen civilian pro- conference here. He had been burse scholarship amounts to incidents (rapes). Youths who The BJP MLA's remarks were been arrested in this connec- victim had allegedly tried to alias Abu Darda, and Zahoor testers were injured in clashes asked if he was personally students from scheduled castes, are frustrated, unemployed and criticised by many on social tion, he said. steal that from his garage, the Ahmad Lone alias Rehman between protesters and securi- affected by the rising prices. scheduled tribes and other cat- unsure of their future commit media. A purported video of the SP said. Bhai — all local residents. ty forces in the area. The pro- The Minister acknowledged egories on time. such heinous acts,” the BJP PTI assault went viral on social The five accused have been Sources said the house testers were trying to disrupt media. booked under various Sections where the terrorists were hid- operation to give safe passage “Two associates of the vic- of the Indian Penal Code and ing was blown away by the to the holed up terrorists. men who arrived in a car and reporters in Rewari that the Multiple teams have been tim managed to escape the remanded to police custody for security forces causing death of Clashes were going on till last ,,, was taken to a secluded place sketches of the accused will formed to nab them, she said. scene. A hunt is on to find four days by a city court on the trapped terrorists under reports came in. where she was gangraped after soon be released by police. The SP said police personnel those involved in the lynching,” Saturday. debris. Meanwhile, separatists in being offered a drink laced with Their antecedents are also attended to the victim proper- Imphal West Superintendent of The SP said the Cyber The district administra- Kashmir called for Kashmir From Page 1 sedatives, the complainant had being checked for any past ly. “The most important factor Police Jogeshwar Haobijam Crime Unit of the police was tion imposed restrictions under wide shutdown on September “We do not shelter crimi- alleged. The accused later left criminal record. She said a was to make the victim com- told PTI. also trying to track down those section 144 in Kulgam and its 17 to protest against terrorists nals. We would facilitate in her near a bus stop in Kanina medical examination had con- fortable to take her statement The suspected car-lifter who uploaded images and adjacent areas. Train services in and civilian killings and injuries searching out the accused, and the same day. firmed rape. The victim’s moth- in a sensitive way,” she said, was assaulted at Thouroijam videos of the assault. south Kashmir were also sus- to civilians during post will make sure that if any Also on Saturday, the er had accused police of delay adding there was no delay in Awang Leikai area on The Manipur Human pended. encounter clashes in Chowgam Army man is found involved in National Commission for in acting after a complaint was this procedure. Thursday. The accused suc- Rights Commission took up Meanwhile, clashes erupt- Qazigund Kulgam and other the rape case, he is brought to Women (NCW) condemned filed, but Bhasin countered the The case evoked sharp cumbed to injuries on the way the case suo motu and direct- ed in several pockets of the sen- areas.In a tweet senior sepa- the book,” he told reporters at the incident and asked the charge. reaction from the Opposition to hospital after a police team ed the state director general of sitive twin districts of Anantnag ratist leader Mirwaiz Umar an Army event. Haryana police chief to give She said police sent out parties. They demanded the came to the spot and took con- police to probe the matter and and Kulgam after people began Farooq said, “Joint Resistance Sandhu said an FIR was an update on the probe. The raiding teams when they were resignation of Chief Minister submit a report by September marching towards the Leadership JRL (comprising of registered as soon as the victim SIT led by Nuh told about the crime. “But the Manohar Lal Khattar on 22.Locals of Thouroijam village encounter site. Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz lodged her complaint, and a Superintendent of Police accused had left the place on moral grounds, saying the gheraoed the Patsoi police sta- The authorities deployed Umar Farooq & Yasin Malik) medical examination conduct- Naazneen Bhasin, visited the the day of incident, according State had failed to protect its tion on Friday, demanding police and para-military calls for valley wide shut- ed. She was kidnapped by three crime spot. Bhasin told to their mobile forensics.” daughters. release of the arrested per- forces personnel in strength in down on September 17 sons. all the areas to maintain law Monday against civilian, five The mob also brick bated and order to avoid any unto- terrorists killings and injuries the policemen following which ward incident. However, dur- to dozens of protesters in ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ the police used lathis and tear- ing clashes with security per- forces’ action besides cordon gas shells to disperse them, sonnel, one civilian was killed. and search operations in south I, Kandi Phani Sai Sree police sources said. Official sources identified the Kashmir.” ,,, Rohith S/O Chandrasekhar, R/o C4/16 Tata Steel Officers From Page 1 Enclave Beta-1, Greater Almost half of the retail selling price of petrol and diesel is made up of Central and State taxes. Noida UP 201310 Have BBB The Centre currently levies a total of `19.48 per changed my name to Kandi litre of excise duty on petrol and `15.33 per litre Phani Sai Sri Rohith for all on diesel. On top of this, States levy Value Added From Page 1 comprising Syed Ali Geelani, A prominent terrorist out- Tax (VAT). future purposes Mehbooba had appealed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and fit Hizbul Mujahideen has “The primary focus of Friday’s discussions was PD(8164)A the State Government to Yasin Malik has called for already issued threat to pun- with regard to current account deficit and how to
◆ ◆ defer the polls till things get boycott of these elections in ish by sprinkling sulphuric and narrow it down and possible steps with that regard. THANKSGIVING clear on Article 35A. She the State. The JRL in a recent hydrochloric acid on all the Today of course was an internal meeting in which had appealed the Centre and statement described the par- contestants and the voters. the Prime Minister took the review of various Thank you Holy Spirit for the the State Governments to ticipants of the polls as “col- Earlier, on September 1, departments of finance,” Jaitley said. Miraculous Blessings Celine. clear doubts of people relat- laborators of the Indian the State Administrative After yesterday’s review meeting, the ed to the apprehensions in Union” and urged upon the Council under chairmanship Government announced easing in overseas bor- PD(8165)C relation to petitions seeking people to boycott the upcom- of Governor Satya Pal Malik rowing norms for manufacturing companies; abrogation of Article 35A & ing municipal elections with set the tentative schedule for removed restrictions on foreign portfolio investors Article 370. the spirit of denying recogni- the conduct of these polls. The (FPI) investment in corporate bonds and provid- The Joint Resistance tion to the NC, the PDP and panchayat polls are likely to be ed tax benefits on Masala bonds. Leadership (JRL), an amalgam other mainstream political held in November in 8 phas- At Saturday’s meeting detailed presentations of separatist political parties, parties. es. were made by Departments of Economic Affairs, Revenue, Expenditure and Disinvestment. “After those detailed presentations, Prime + ! BBB Minister expressed his satisfaction with regard to the broad parameters in relation to economy and From Page 1 Kashmiri separatists. ly the middle class and the macroeconomic data which is so far emerging this Apart from countering the On PM’s directives to put educated youth question the year. radical propositions and in place a mechanism for hard-line propositions and “The department of revenue made a detailed rumours articulated by the inter-State coordination on violent agenda of the terrorist presentation where the direct tax collections we are inimical forces, the social security-related matters, a groups and the silence of the already ahead of the schedule...We can now see the media tools also help in pro- number of such meetings are separatist groups on such impact of all the anti-black money measures which viding assistance to the public being held at the national and issues due to their tactical we had taken, the demonetisation and the GST. in case of any emergency or regional level. A periodic alliances with the terrorists There is phenomenal increase in the assessee disasters, sources said. meeting between the Anti- tanzeems, an Intelligence offi- base...In the quantum of advance tax which has Apart from the Jammu Terrorist Squads and the NIA cial said. been paid,” he said. and Kashmir police, efforts by and periodic coordination The security agencies have The Government had in Budget projected the National Investigation meetings are being organised further advised the State police direct tax collection of Rs 11.5 lakh crore for 2018- Agency (NIA) like registration for Naxal-hit States by the IB. to scale up social media pres- 19 fiscal. of cases have helped in mon- The Narcotics Control Bureau ence to check radicalisation by On GST, he said the new indirect tax regime itoring businessmen involved is organising N-CORD (Narco circulating effective counter is settling down and “with the kind of pick-up in in financing Kashmiri sepa- Coordination Centre) meet- narratives on dominant issues consumption which has taken place, obviously will ratists. ings for preventing movement facing the security situation in have an impact on GST collections in the future Prime Minister Narendra of narcotics substances in the the Valley. months”. Modi had in the closed-door States. The security forces have “As far as non-tax revenues are concerned the DGPs’ conference organised The measures undertaken been able to virtually wipe out entire programme of divestment and strategic sale by the Intelligence Bureau last by the Jammu and Kashmir the entire leadership of the ter- for this was also considered. Just the way we exceed- year advised the security agen- police have helped in creating rorist groups like the Jaish-e- ed the target last year, we are confident of not only cies to monitor businessmen a counter-narrative due which Mohammad in the Valley dur- maintaining the disinvestment target this year but involved in financing the a section of society, especial- ing the last over one year. may perhaps be in excess,” Jaitley said.PTI ( )* +,- ./+0 #
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5>4->91 to a drastic fall in vector-borne to support the "Swachh Bharat" diseases, he said. campaign. rime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Adityanath Modi said those working " 8 ( PModi on Saturday led the for his Government's efforts. for the cleanliness campaign nation in launching the Cleanliness is playing an would be remembered like “Swachchhata Hi Seva” cam- important role in improving freedom fighters in the times to 5>4->91 paign as he took up a broom to people's living standards, he come and would be known as clean a school named after Dalit said, citing a WHO estimate true heirs of Gandhi. ongress president Rahul icon BR Ambedkar here with that over three lakh lives would Building toilets and putting CGandhi continued his Ministers of his Government be saved by it and also a study in place sanitation measures attack on Narendra Modi on and BJP leaders and workers that cases of diarrhoea would alone would not do, he said, Saturday alleging that it was the participating in similar exercise fall by over 30 per cent. asking people to inculcate Prime Minister’s “blue-eyed across the country. Lack of cleanliness play cleaning habits in their lives. boy” in the CBI who had dilut- In a nearly-two-hour video havoc, especially in the lives of Indian culture has traditional- ed the lookout notice against interaction with people from the poor, pushing them into a ly put an emphasis on cleanli- fugitive businessman Vijay across the country, including cesspool of diseases, he said. ness, he said. After his nearly- Mallya, allowing him to flee the faith leaders, Uttar Pradesh The Prime Minister spoke two-hour-long interaction, country. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath " 7 " % to people in states such as Modi took part in a cleanliness Taking to Twitter, Rahul and noted personalities such as % O P Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, drive on the premises of Baba alleged that it was AK Sharma, Amitabh Bachchan and Ratan 7 &, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan Sahib Ambedkar Higher a Gujarat-cadre officer in the Tata, Modi said the sanitation and Haryana. He also inter- Secondary School in Paharganj. Central Bureau of Investigation coverage in India has increased continue till Mahatma in four years," he said, calling acted with Indo-Tibetan Union ministers and BJP (CBI), who played a crucial to over 90 per cent from 40 per Gandhi's birth anniversary next it a historic day. Border Police personnel leaders and workers across the role in weakening the lookout cent in the four years of month. Adityanath said Uttar involved in cleaning Pangong country also participated in the notice against Mallya. He also Swachchh Bharat Mission. All sections of society and Pradesh, the country's most Lake and its surroundings in exercise following the prime alleged that the same officer & He said that few would every part of the country have populous and among the most Leh, besides religious and spir- minister's programme. played a key role in the escape have thought that nine crore joined the cleanliness drive, he poor states, would be OFD by itual figures, including BJP president Amit Shan plans of fugitive diamond toilets would be built and 4.5 said, exhorting people to reded- October 2, 2018 as per a base- Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Sri Sri took part in a cleaning exercise traders Nirav Modi and Mehul 9 lakh villages declared open icate themselves to fulfilling the line survey of the clean India Ravi Shankar, and Mata in Telangana, Home Minister Choksi. defecation free in four years. father of the nation's dream of campaign. He said that his Amritanandamayi. Rajnath Singh in Faridabad, "CBI Jt Director, AK The Prime Minister a clean India. government is working to He also interacted with Law minister Ravi Shankar Sharma, weakened Mallya’s ', 8 P launched the "cleanliness is "Had anybody imagined ensure that every family has a Sikh religious figures from Prasad in Patna among others "Look Out" notice, allowing service" exercise to push for that more than 450 districts toilet by October 2019. Patna Sahib gurudwara, while Union Minister for Mallya to escape. Mr Sharma, 5>4->91 for 'allowing' economic greater public participation in would be open defecation free His government had built Muslim custodians of Ajmer Tourism, KJ Alphons launched a Gujarat cadre officer, is the offenders like Mallya and jew- one of his government's cen- (ODF) in four years or that 20 over 1.36 crore toilets since it Sharif and those from a media the cleaning drive near the Sai PM's blue-eyed-boy in the ountering charges of ellers Nirav Modi and Mehul trepiece programmes launched states and Union Territories came to power last year and its group. He praised efforts of Mandir surroundings on Lodhi CBI. The same officer was in CCongress president Rahul Choksi to flee the country. on October 2, 2015 and it will would be open defecation free emphasis on cleanliness has led newspapers and news channels Road here. charge of Nirav Modi & Mehul Gandhi, the CBI on Saturday Party president Rahul Gandhi Choksi's escape plans. defended itself by saying that even said that a Gujarat-cadre Ooops...Investigation! (sic)," there was no question of foul- officer with CBI had let the he wrote on the microblogging play on its part in enabling three escape. & + % % * ! $$ ! website. liquor baron Vijay Mallya to Earlier, the CBI had clar- % '( ) Rahul and his party have flee the country. The CBI also ified that the change in the :# * ,)! accused Modi and Finance clarified that at the time when Look Out Notice against Vijay * )- . Minister Arun Jaitley of "help- the decision to downgrade Mallya from detain to merely % ( $ ) , ) ing" Mallya to flee the country the lookout circular against inform was an "error" since he / !) after defaulting on bank loans. Mallya was taken, there were was cooperating and there 5>4->91 in 2019. Mungekar, Rajni Patil, Mukul , ) The Congress has demanded not sufficient grounds for it to was no warrant against him. The committees will play a Sangma and Sam Pitroda. The / , % . , Jaitley's resignation over the detain and arrest him. While Mallya is accused of head of five Assembly polls major role as they will define publicity committee has a mix (0 $% issue and a probe into how "Decision was taken at owing nearly 9,000 crore to Aand Lok Sabha elections major strategies for the gener- of the senior leaders and the Mallya escaped. the appropriate level as a part Indian banks, Nirav and next year, Congress president al election. Most of the senior young party leaders - Anand district congress committee The 62-year-old tycoon, of process and not individually Choksi too have been charged Rahul Gandhi on Saturday Congress leaders are part of the Sharma, Surjewala, Manish chief of Chhattisgarh. The who is on bail on an extradi- by the officer as alleged," the with defrauding Punjab appointed former Finance committees. Tiwari, Pramod Tiwari, Rajeev Congress also appointed state tion warrant since his arrest in CBI said. The agency has National Bank of thousands of Minister P Chidambaram as The core member com- Shukla, Divya Spandana, coordinators for Odisham West April last year, is fighting been under scrutiny after crores. the Chairman of the Manifesto mittee has the big guns of the Milind Deora, Bhakta Charan Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, extradition to India on charges reported emerged that it had "CBI received a complaint Committee and Rajeev Gowda party - AK Antony, Ghulam Dass, Jaiveer Shergill, Pawan Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar of fraud and money launder- changed a 2015 Look Out against Nirav Modi and Mehul as the convener; former Nabi Azad, Ashok Gehlot, Khera, Kumar Ketkar, VD Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and ing amounting to around Circular against liquor baron Choksi from PNB almost a Defence Minister AK Antony Mallikarjun Kharge, Ahmed Satheesan and Praveen Odisha. 9,000 crore. Vijay Mallya from 'detain' to month after they had left the as the Chairman of Patel, Jairam Ramesh, P Chakravarty. Earlier, announc- Earlier, Congress presi- Rahul's tweet came days 'inform about movement. country. Therefore the ques- Coordination Committee and Chidambaram, Randeep ing the formation of these dent had on Friday cleared the after Mallya claimed that he The clarifications come tion of any CBI officer having Jairam Ramesh as the conven- Surjewala and KC Venugopal. committees, AICC General appointment of nine new had met Jaitley before leaving at a time when the Congress any hand in their fleeing the er and former Commerce The 19-member Manifesto Secretary Ashok Gehlot had AICC secretaries and a the country in March, 2016. "I has upped the attack on the country does not arise," the Minister Anand Sharma as the committee also includes Jairam said with the constitution of screening committee for poll- met the finance minister government and on the CBI agency said. Chairman of the Publicity Ramesh, Salman Khurshid, these panels, the party is in bound Telangana. Senior before I left," the liquor baron committee and Pawan Khera as Manpreet Singh Badal, Shashi election mode and will start the Congress leader Bhakt Charan had told reporters Wednesday His party alleged that "23 man". The Congress party said the convener. Last month, the Tharoor, Sushmita Dev, Rajeev work of putting up a manifesto Dass is the chairperson of outside the Westminster persons" involved in bank "the possibility of central gov- Congress had formed three Gowda, Bhupinder Singh and draw strategy for publici- Telangana Screening com- Magistrates' Court in London, frauds to the tune of 90,000 ernment's hand in relocation of committees - a core group Hooda, Sachin Rao, Lalitesh ty and coordination. mittee, while Jothimani where his extradition case is crore fled the country during 23 fugitives abroad in past committee, manifesto and pub- Tripathi, Bindu Krishnan, The Congress president Sennimalai and Sharmistha being heard.Jaitley has, how- the BJP rule and dubbed it as four years cannot be ruled licity committee ahead of the Raghuveer Meena, Meenakshi also appointed office bearers, Mukherjee have been made ever, denied the charges party which is "more loyal to a out" and demanded an impar- upcoming Lok Sabha elections Natarajan, Balchandra executive committee and five members of the panel. against him. con-man than to a common tial probe into the issue.
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nion Minister of 0 ( ' $ ! UPetroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, 5>4->91 and noted that Cambridge (123*23*2" misuse and abuse of social Dharmendra Pradhan on Analytica like "machinations" media platforms, about fake Saturday called for a collective he Election Commission of data theft, data harvesting > % ! news, about all kinds of ills that introspection on the changing Tplans to implement a slew and fake news pose a potent ! % get into whether it is manage- nature of job profiles and urged of measures to curb the circu- threat to the electoral process ment of electoral rolls, cam- those responsible for fashion- lation of fake news on social in the country. !N % % O paign finance, polling process ing public policy to zero in on media and paid news in the The CEC said democracy and technology," he said. He the nature and availability of run-up to elections. does not run on whims and it said he was surprised to see future jobs. Chief Election requires traits such as courage, 0! "" %" %" during Karnataka election, in Internet, he said, was Commissioner (CEC) O P character, integrity and knowl- Bengaluru, the polling per- changing the character of the Rawat on Saturday said that edge that are diminishing and centage was lowest. workplace at a frenetic pace, effective use of media and are on the "verge of extinction" "We investigated and we and therefore, policy shapers curbing use of fake news and in the country. 9 %/ ! " found that because of IT (infor- need to astutely comprehend paid news were important areas Rawat underlining a num- 7 % " % % mation and technology) indus- the jobs scenario. on which the poll body has ber of issues and challenges that try, job hopping was taking Inaugurating the 11th been working upon. He also face the electoral body, said data harvesting, profiling, tar- translate popular will in (tak- said at the event organised by them. "Here in our country, the place and this (incorrect elec- Global Skills Summit, 2018, advised media to look at some clean elections are like a "well geted communication affecting ing) a healthy decision, in the Chief Electoral Officer Commission is seized of issues toral rolls) was happening. orgainsed by FICCI and the best practices in international spring of legitimacy" for the not only communication but (choosing) a healthy represen- (CEO) of Delhi. such as cyber security, securing Names were there but people Ministry of Skill Development media that have started bring- leadership and the referendum world over and tative Government. That's the The CEC said the EC was our data so that Cambridge are not there, that is why & Entrepreneurship, Pradhan ing out a regular column — people of the country and if this changing the outcome of any potent threat every democracy well aware of these issues Analytica kind of things do not polling was just 52-54 per said the belief that technology what was fake last week — on was contaminated by such process which is meant to in the world is facing," Rawat amongst many others similar to happen over elections, about cent," the CEC said. and innovation were squeezing the internet, in the media and issues, the common man the job space was a myth. 'fact checker reports'. becomes "cynical" about the While some jobs were being Rawat, speaking on 'chal- entire system, which is an area squeezed, a multi-fold increase lenges to India electoral of concern. was being witnessed in many democracy' at a symposium, "With the rise of fake news, other sectors due to techno- said the present set of laws are with the rise of make believe logical innovation. "inadequate" to tackle the men- things, with the rise of all kind India, he said, was blessed ace of black money in elections, of machinations like data theft, with intellectual manpower, and the time was ripe to chan- nelize this asset into creation of gainful employment for the people endowed with the right type of skills. On the occasion, the Minister released two knowl- edge reports titled, 'Future of Jobs in India-2.0' and 'Employer-led Models of Job Creation- Version:2'. The sum- mit also witnessed the launch of initiatives such the future skills courses by NSDC; digi- tal platform for blue collar skilling ecosystem by Betterplace and rural e-com- merce distribution system by Connect India. ( )* +,- ./+0 ,4
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Four deaths were con- from double digits to 3,000 6 !/ The most powerful firmed by officials as US media “like magic.” - 0 typhoon to hit the disaster- reported another. Public health experts have prone Philippines this year Hundreds of people need- estimated that nearly 3,000 ! ! slammed ashore before dawn ed to be rescued after becom- perished because of the effects 1 & in Cagayan province on the ing trapped in their homes by of Hurricane Maria. northeastern tip of Luzon a storm surge of up to 10 feet 7 ' 7 ( <=<3> But Trump, whose efforts $$ island, a breadbasket that is also & " (three meters) in New Bern, a ; to help the island territory :0 a region of flood-prone rice town of 30,000 in North 7 7' ; recover have been persistently ++ '* * 3 ) plains and mountain provinces men who reportedly returned which could still be lashed by Carolina at the confluence of criticised, has repeatedly ques- > O ! with a history of deadly land- to their coastal village in devastating winds, forecasters the Trent and Neuse rivers. were killed in New Hanover President Donald Trump was tioned that number over the ?$ slides. Cagayan to check on their said. Thousands of people in As of 8:00 pm (0000 County when a tree fell on their to visit hurricane-hit areas next last couple of days. ! % % China and the Philippines homes as the typhoon drew the typhoon’s path had been GMT), Florence was down- house, the governor said, while week “once it is determined his “FIFTY TIMES LAST &0 agreed to postpone a visit by closer Friday, sparking con- evacuated. At daybreak in graded to a tropical storm by confirming another death in travel will not disrupt any res- ORIGINAL NUMBER - NO 7 % Chinese Foreign Minister cerns over possible storm Cagayan’s capital, Tuguegarao, the National Hurricane Center Lenoir County. cue or recovery efforts.” WAY!” he tweeted late Friday. ! Wang Yi that was to start surges. Associated Press journalists (NHC) but authorities warned Local authorities reported As of 8:00 pm (local time), Trump falsely accused ! > Sunday due to the onslaught, Mangkhut’s sustained saw a severely damaged public the danger was far from over, a death in Pender County maximum sustained winds had Democrats on Thursday of % which caused nearly 150 flights, winds weakened to 170 kilo- market, its roof ripped apart predicting “life-threatening when downed trees prevented weakened to 70 miles per hour inflating the Puerto Rican toll ) 6 & a third of them international, to metres per hour with gusts of and wooden stalls and tarpau- storm surges and strong winds” emergency units from reaching but the NHC warned Carolina to make him “look as bad as be canceled and halted sea up to 260 kph after it sliced lin canopies in disarray. would persist through the a woman with a medical con- residents to be alert for life- possible.” P< travel. northwestward across Luzon Outside a popular shop- night. dition. Local media said she threatening storm surges and He said just six to 18 peo- At least three people died then blew out to the South ping mall, debris was scat- “We are expecting several had suffered a heart attack. “catastrophic freshwater flood- ple had been reported dead $ )4 +(3 5 O and six others were missing in China Sea, aiming at southern tered everywhere and govern- more days of rain,” North US media later said a sec- ing.” “Flash flooding will be when he visited two weeks . the mountain city of Baguio China and Hong Kong, where ment workers cleared roads of Carolina Governor Roy ond man in Lenoir County extreme and flood waters will after the October 2017 storm after ferocious winds and rain residents braced for the worst. fallen trees. Cooper said, describing the died after heavy winds knocked come up quickly and seemingly and suggested that many had % destroyed several houses and With the weather easing, Many stores and houses amount of rainfall from the him down as he tried to check out of nowhere,” the governor been added later “if a person % set off landslides, which also officials warned there was lin- were damaged but most resi- hurricane as a “1,000-year on his dogs. said. died for any reason, like old blocked roads to the popular gering danger. dents remained indoors as event.” “Into next week our “This storm is going to “We’re deeply concerned age.” & " vacation destination, said the “It’s still a life and death sit- occasional gusts sent small rivers are going to continue to continue its violent grind across for whole communities which When Trump visited 5 city’s mayor, Mauricio uation,” Defense Secretary pieces of tin sheets and other rise and there will be more sig- our state for days,” Cooper could be wiped away.” Some of Puerto Rico, the death toll at " Domogan. Delfin Lorenzana said by debris flying dangerously. nificant flooding,” Cooper said. said. “The storm is wreaking the worst flooding was in New the time was indeed 16 people. Authorities were verifying phone, citing past drownings in The Tuguegarao airport There had been three con- havoc on our state.” More than Bern, where authorities were The number was later % the drownings of three people, swollen rivers in mountain terminal was badly damaged, firmed deaths from the storm 760,000 customers in North enforcing a curfew. raised to 64, but the including two children who provinces after storms have its roof and glass windows and several others were being Carolina were without power Both the Trent and Neuse Government then commis- & reportedly died as the typhoon passed. shattered by strong winds, investigated to determine if and 21,000 people were being rivers overflowed their banks, sioned an approached. Storm warnings remained which also sent chairs, tables they were storm-related, he housed in 157 shelters across flooding homes, stores and independent study to deter- They were also checking to hoisted in 10 northern and papers flipping about said. the state. streets and trapping many peo- mine how many died because see what happened to about 70 provinces, including Cagayan, inside, Lorenzana said. The mother and her baby The White House said ple in their houses. of post-storm conditions. # ! 7 +/ 7+ ! 651>-5)1;5 report, which cited “a massive missile program. 651 increase in illicit ship-to-ship Haley said earlier this year he United States has called transfers of petroleum prod- that successively tough Security unisia’s ruling party has Tan urgent meeting of the ucts” for North Korea in vio- Council sanctions resolutions Tsuspended Prime Minister UN Security Council for lation of UN sanctions. adopted unanimously had cut Youssef Chahed in the latest Monday in response to what it It said some products off all North Korean exports, 90 escalation of a row with the says are efforts by some coun- allegedly were off-loaded from percent of its trade, and dis- president’s son that has paral- tries “to undermine and Russian ships, which were banded its pool of workers send ysed key decisions on the trou- obstruct” sanctions against identified in the report. abroad to earn hard currency. bled economy. North Korea. A summary of the experts Many diplomats and ana- The North African country The US Mission report obtained in early August lysts credit the sanctions with is often portrayed as the lone announced Friday evening that by The Associated Press also helping promote the thaw in success story of the Arab Spring the meeting will “discuss the said North Korea has not relations between North Korea of 2011 but more than seven implementation and enforce- stopped its nuclear and missile and South Korea as well as the years after the ouster of long- ment of UN sanctions on programs. And it said North June meeting between time strongman Zine El North Korea.” Korea is violating sanctions by President Donald Trump and Abidine Ben Ali it is still bat- The mission didn’t name transferring coal at sea and North Korean leader Kim Jong tling high inflation and unem- any countries, but US flouting an arms embargo and Un at which they agreed to the ployment and sometimes vio- Ambassador Nikki Haley financial sanctions. denuclearization of the Korean lent social unrest. accused Russia on Thursday of The Security Council ini- Peninsula. Nidaa Tounes announced pressuring an independent tially imposed sanctions on But in July, US Secretary of Chahed’s referral to its disci- panel of UN experts to alter a North Korea after its first State Mike Pompeo accused plinary committee late on report on North Korea sanc- nuclear test in 2006 and has North Korea of “illegally smug- Friday after he delivered a tions that included alleged vio- made them tougher and gling” in refined petroleum stinging attack on infighting lations “implicating Russian tougher in response to further products beyond the annual within the party that he said actors.” Haley said the panel nuclear tests and an increas- quota of 5,00,000 barrels was restricting his govern- should release the original ingly sophisticated ballistic allowed under U.N. Sanctions. ment’s ability to revive the economy. “Secondary political con- flicts.. Have disrupted the work "D + " of the government, holding it back and blocking the reform process and the decisions nec- !! ' essary to achieve economic growth,” he said in a televised address to a policy confer- Baghdad: The Iraqi parliament solidify new parliamentary prime minister and presides ence. elected the candidate of a pro- alliances. over the formation of the next The ruling party is led by Iran list as speaker on Saturday, Iraq has a proportional government. President Beji Caid Essebsi’s paving the way for the forma- system aimed at preventing a The pro-Iran bloc led by son Hafedh, who has been tion of a government more slide back into dictatorship fol- Hadi al-Ameri’s Conquest battling to oust the premier for than four months after leg- lowing the 2003 ouster of Alliance -- a coalition of anti- months. islative polls. Saddam Hussein. jihadist veterans close to The power struggle previ- The country has been in The lists elected during Tehran -- looked positioned to ously came to a head in July, political paralysis since the legislative polls must first form take the lead Saturday after the when the president himself May 12 ballot, but the election coalitions. The bloc with the election of its candidate, called on Chahed to resign. of a speaker is expected to most members appoints the Mohammed al-Halbusi. AFP 77 ( '
Los Angeles: NASA’s most the globe. The preceding mis- advanced space laser satellite sion, ICESat, launched in 2003 blasted off Saturday on a mis- and ended in 2009. The first sion to track ice loss around the ICESat revealed that sea ice was world and improve forecasts of thinning, and ice cover was dis- sea level rise as the climate appearing from coastal areas in warms. Greenland and Antarctica. Cloaked in pre-dawn dark- In the intervening nine ness, the USD 1 billion, half- years, an aircraft mission called ton ICESat-2 launched aboard Operation IceBridge, has flown a Delta II rocket from over the Arctic and Antarctic, Vandenberg Air Force base in taking height measurements of California at 6:02 am (local the changing ice. time). But a view from space - “Three, two one, liftoff!” especially with the latest tech- said a launch commentator on nology - should be far more NASA television. precise. “Lifting ICESat-2 on a The new laser will fire quest to explore the polar ice 10,000 times in one second, sheets of our constantly chang- compared to the original ing home planet.” The launch ICESat which fired 40 times a marks the first time in nearly second. a decade that NASA has had a Measurements will be tool in orbit to measure ice taken every 2.3 feet (0.7 meters) sheet surface elevation across along the satellite’s path. AFP ( )* +,- ./+0 7 9 +R # 3>+)7)- ble bedroom houses to 2.5 lakh alias D Naihab. The court has the NIA had taken up inves- families. Has he give those hous- Special NIA Court today last month convicted the four tigation of four such cases that JP President Amit Shah es? Show me one district where Aawarded death sentence to but pronounced the quantum of occurred at Hatijuli Shantipur Btoday launched his party's he kept his promises", he asked. two and life imprisonment to punishments on Saturday. village in Sonitpur district of campaign for Telangana assem- Amit Shah said people two others regarding the infa- The armed cadres of Assam, where six persons bly elections by lashing out at have not forgotten how in mous 2014 massacre, where NDFB on th evening of were killed and two others the ruling Telangana Rashtra Khammam farmers were hand- armed terrosists belonging to December 23, 2014 launched a were injured. Samiti and urged the people to cuffed for demanding mini- National Democratic Front of series of attacks targeting most- The NIA registered the put their trust in the BJP to take mum support prices and Dalits Bodoland (NDFB) killed six ly Adivasi community in four cases on December 30 the same the state on the path of faster were attacked in Sricilla. persons and injured two others. locations in Assam killing over year under section 120B, 121, development. In the press conference Two of the accused identi- 60 people and injuring many. 147, 148, 302 of IPC, sec. Addressing a public meeting Amit Shah made it clear that fied as Bishnu Narzary alias N The terrosists attacked the adi- 25(1A), 27 of Arms Act and sec. in Mahbubnagar on Saturday Modi government had extend- the BJP will not have alliance Berema and Ajoy Basumutary vasi community at Chirang, 10, 13, 16, 18, 20 of UA (P) Act. Amit Shah said that the TRS had ed a generous helping hand to with any party in Telangana alias B Buhumbua were pro- Sonitpur and Kokrajhar dis- Charge sheet regarding the completely failed in developing the newly created Telangana. and will contest in all the con- nounced death sentences while tricts th same evening. four cases was filed against the state though the Narendar Amit Shah who was given stituencies on its own. "The BJP the court pronounced life While different cases have above-mentioned four accused a rousing reception at the will emerge as a decisive force imprisonment to Sanju Bordoloi been registered over the seri- on July 22, 2015. Begumpet airport on his in the State", he added. PUBLIC NOTICE arrival by a special flight this On a question about the morning also participated in arrest warrant issued against This is to inform to all concern that Sh. , 8 , ! P 9 Karan Singh S/o Sh Devi Shay R/o Village "Swatchhta hi Sewa" Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Rohillapur Sector 132 Noida who is the orig- inal allottee of residential plot no RP-41 (Cleanliness is service) cam- N Chandrababu Naidu Amit . 6 1 L Sector 132 area 125.57 sqm mtr had exe- paign in Domalguda area. Shah it was a false allegation that cuted registered Will in favour of Smt Omvati the BJP was behind it. "He is ( P W/o Sh. Mahender Singh R/o C-41 Sector Later he also addressed media %% 56 Noida. Late Sh. Karan Singh expired on at the state BJP office and indulging in false propaganda to 16.10.2008. The Will in registered on 7-7- offered Pooja at a temple in get some sympathy in the next = 9E->+)7)- in a car. However Special police 2008 vide Book No 3 Volume No 256 Page % No 405 to 414 with sub registrar Noida. old city of Hyderabad. elections". He recalled that team tracked and arrested So it is informed to all concern that the Amit Shah claimed that Congress was in power both in ,)5-915),)+ fter Friday's honour killing Maruti Rao and his brother said property No RP-41 Sector 132 Noida is going to be transferred in favor of Smt during the four year role of Maharashtra and united Andhra Aof a Dalit youth, who had Shravan Kumar. Omvati W/o Sh. Mahender Singh R/o C-41 Modi Telangana was given Pradesh when Naidu had protest- ujarat Government has married an upper caste girl in Amrutha who was in deep Sector 56 Noida, if any one has/have any objection he/she may file his/her objection more the. 2.3 lakh crore and ed against Babili project in 2010. Gsigned a MoU with Miryalaguda town the Nalgonda shock over her husband's brutal alongwith the sufficient proff in the Residential the Centre was committed to Charging the TRS with pursuing Aditya Birla Group’s district police have arrested the murder said that she had no Plot Department of the Noida Authority with- in 30 days from the date of publication of this the development of the state. politics of appeasement Amit Hindalco Industries to set up girl's father and uncle on doubt that her own father was Notice. Modi Government also sanc- Shah said that it was due to the India’s biggest aluminium Saturday. responsible for the incident. REMESHWAR SHARMA tioned AIIMS and a new fear and pressure of Majlis e extrusion and aluminium Pranay Kumar was killed in "Let him be my father but I want ADVOCATE University for the State. Ittehadul Muslimeen that the recycling plants with an esti- broad day light in front of the him to be hanged for killing my He strongly criticised TRS Government did not cele- mated investment of 3, 500- eyes of her wife when he had husband. They have done it Chief Minister K brate Hyderabad Liberation Day crore in the State. brought his pregnant wife to a because Pranay loved me and Chandrasekhar Rao for impos- on Sept 17. "Do they want to han- The aluminium extrusion private hospital for routine married me", she screamed ing an early election on the dover the State to present day plant of 1.50-lakh tonnes check up. After attacking and when local MP G Sukhinder state and imposing extra finan- Razakar"? he asked. annual capacity will entail an killing him with sharp edged Reddy and a few other leases vis- cial burden. When the Prime Referring to the attempts investment of 2, 000-crore in weapons the killers had escaped ited her at hospital. Minister had called for "one by Chief Minister KCR to two tranches, and the alu- nation one election" and pro- increase the quota for Muslims minium recycling plant of posed simultaneous polls to to 12% Amt Shah wondered 3.00-lakh tonnes annual Lok Sabha and State assemblies whether it was not politics of capacity 1,500-crore. The KCR had supported it. "Then appeasement and vote bank. "If projects will provide direct why he changed his mind and the same Government was to and indirect employment to decided to advance the elec- come back the vote bank pol- 3,000 people. tions to the State assembly", he itics will continue", he said. The Chief Minister dis- questioned. "It is part of his vote Replying to a question he cussed the possibility of set- bank politics". said that the BJP always fought ting a desalination plant to He alleged that there was against Asaduddin Owaisi but fulfil the water requirements no development in the State refused to divulge his strategy of the aluminium plants on over the last four years. "4,500 against the MIM. The question PPP model. He also gave an farmers have committed sui- was in context of Owaisi's chal- idea of the State Government’s cide during last four years", he lenge to Amit Shah from incentive policies to make alleged. Hyderabad Lok Sabha con- Gujarat a land of opportuni- "KCR had promised dou- stituency. ties for investors. ? ( )* +,- ./+0
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n avid abstract painter who Amade headlines by clinching a Silver medal at the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event at the ISSF World Cup in Mexico is 24- year-old shooter Anjum Moudgil who has been coached by Deepali Deshpande. Deshpande, a shooter herself is at present, the chief coach of National Junior Rifle team. Her journey as a coach began two years back before she took up her pre- sent place. “I started coaching just two years back with the junior nation- al squad. My shooters and I, both ; ' 78 are learning at the same time. It is a two-way process. Junior shoot- ers at that time were struggling #" % 3 that she is always willing to help others. She due to lack of basic technical guid- 3 stands by people she believes in. When it comes ance and support. They were instructions are followed to a T at should keep in mind while prac- to practice, she is hardworking and never gives knowledge hungry and I was all the times whether it is coach- tice sessions. Rifle shooting is a ailing from a below poverty line family in up whether it is about training or competition. more than willing to share what- ing camps and or competitions. technical sport. Everything works HJajpur district of Odisha, a 22-year-old girl, If she has taken up something she will carry it ever I knew about the sport. This Honesty, hard work and to be cor- on logic. We try to inculcate to made India proud when she became the third through. She always performs better at nation- led to an instant connect,” dial with the team members can't think logically instead of motivat- Indian woman ever to qualify for the Women’s al competitions as compared to training shoots Deshpande shares. be compromised,” she says. ing them emotionally. Emotional 100m event at the Summer Olympic Games. and even better at international competitions,” Her relationship with her stu- The challenge that she faces as motivation only makes shooter + 7 Meet this guru-shishya jodi which has stuck Ramesh tells you. dents is not just a professional one a coach is the different back- feel good temporarily but doesn't together through thick and thin — sprinter For him, the biggest challenge is to live up but something beyond that. “I ground and different upbringing work in the long run,” she says. Dutee Chand and her coach N Ramesh. to the expectations of people. “There are a lot grew up with them. So our rela- of her shishyas. “In such a scenario, To have a student like Anjum 3 Ramesh, an athlete himself who participated at of expectations from us, 1.3 billion people’s hap- tionship is far beyond profes- is very challenging to keep them is overwhelming for Deshpande 3 $ $ the national junior level and started coaching piness depends on us, the country's pride rests sional. If you want people to fol- together and make them follow a because her student is extremely in 1992 after walking away with a diploma in on our shoulders. It is a challenge to keep all low your ways you must win uniform system. Each shooter hardworking. 25-year-old Indian gymnast rose above the set coaching athletics, has been coaching Chand these things in mind and train your students to their trust. My interaction with my comes with an individual person- “Anjum is an intelligent shoot- Asocietal barrier that girls should not take part since 2012, when she was just 17. Both have give their best. shooters was never restricted to ality. To understand them and find er. She is focused and her mind in sports. She became the first Indian gymnast to bag enjoyed the journey much more than the goal. “Training students to be world class athletes the shooting range or camps and individual solutions to their prob- works on a single track. She does- a Bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Ramesh tells you that guru and shishya have is an everyday challenge. Sport is itself a chal- competition. On the first day, I lems is challenging. But that is n’t get into too much detail and in Moscow. Her feat made people take notice of this different angles to their relationship. lenge and that is why it needs coaching. You can- told myself to keep my ego in what makes this job an interesting analysis. That makes her a perfect guru-shishya jodi — Dipa Karamakar and coach “The guru is a guide, philosopher, friend and not sit on yesteryear laurels. You have to prove check as I was dealing with one,” Deshpande says. performer. She leaves the analysis Bisweshwar Nandi. So much so that in 2016 he was father figure. It all depends on the situation. yourself every day and to train students for the teenagers. I worked on them Interestingly, while to me. Her complete trust in me awarded the Dronacharya Award for his phenome- Sometimes when training is hard, I have to be same is a tough task,” he says. patiently and it paid off,” she says Deshpande may not a strict coach, makes things easier for the both nal training while Karmakar was honoured with the harsh, when training is easy I am a jolly good His training sessions start at 6:30 am. and adds that she is not a very she is a stickler for punctual and of us. Only a very confident per- nation’s highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna in fellow. I have to play so many roles for her. On Sometimes I take mid sessions also for Chand strict coach. has a fixed timetable. “I make my son can have such kind of faith in the same year. the field, I am very strict but off the field I am from 11 am to 12 noon. At At 4:30 pm, the stu- The reason bring that her students follow a fixed routine. All other individual,” she says. Though, Karmakar was not able to perform to jovial. Maintaining a balance is a must,” he dents are back on the ground for another two students are kids and they must be of them have to be punctual. Our This means that this coach has the best of her abilities at Jakarta due to an injury explains. hours of gruelling training. given some liberties so that they day starts at 5.30 am with yoga and high hopes and expectations from niggle, Nandi believes in her and has high expecta- The fact that Chand is an amazing human His training strategy is simple. don’t miss out on a childhood. ends at 7 pm with physical train- the students. “I expect all my stu- tions from her for upcoming events. being, has an innocence to her, is always help- “All my students have to be a good human This doesn’t mean that Deshpande ing. In between they practice at dents to bring glory to our coun- He started his journey as a gymnast himself. He ing others, takes life in a positive way, is down- beings, the rest will follow. I advice them to fol- lets them run wild. “Basic disci- shooting ranges. The intensity of try through sports. Sport is a tool is a five-time National Champion. However, he tells to-Earth and has a spirit of doing something for low good habits and that will take care of every- pline and training systems are very training depends on the type of to learn lifeskills. I hope that you that as a coach, his journey has not been all that the society and nation is what makes her such thing else. My only expectation from the stu- important for working together,” camp and competition they are whatever they learnt from me easy. Initially, he used to be made fun of for train- a good athlete, he explains. dents is that they all be patient and help others she tells you. preparing for. I also teach my stu- helps them to lead a successful and ing a girl to be a gymnast. “The quality which I like in her the most is in any way that they can,” Ramesh says. “I make sure that all my dents some basic rules that they meaningful life.” “When I started training Dipa, people used to taunt me and insult me. ‘Why are you training a girl in a sport where nothing good is going to happen’? were common remarks that I took in my stride. But I was determined to not give up and now all the hard Q% 1 work has paid off. I saw a potential in Dipa long back and she has proved me right. She lives up to my expectations,” Nandi says proudly. 37 tial arts and India stands fourth in this depends on the competition but I take Unlike Nandi’s coaches who would resort to cor- 3 game after China, Japan and Indonesia.” two sessions — morning and evening poral punishment if he didn’t do well in the prac- He shares a beautiful relationship on a daily basis. These are the compul- tice sessions, Nandi has never resorted to such severe fter giving the best-ever perfor- with his students. “They are family to sory sessions other than the ones that methods to train his students. mance in the 2018 Asian Games, me. I am friends with all my students I take in the afternoons. “In our time, our coaches use to cane us for not AIndian Wushu players settled and they share all their problems with “Each session is of two-and-a-half doing well at the practice sessions but now things for four Bronze medals. This would me. Santosh came to me for training hours. The afternoon sessions are to tone are not the same anymore. If I will cane my students have not been possible without the guid- when he was just 13 and Narendra when up players’ fitness. It can be then no parent would send his or her child to me ance of their unassuming coach Rajvir he was 17, so the bond is definitely anything from yoga to gym or medita- for training. The secret of my training is that I attack Singh. We have all grown up listening stronger with them. It has been a long tion. Sometimes, I just work on improv- a student’s psychology. This is what I used to train to guru-shishya stories but to find such journey and all these players have ing a player’s weakness. It is more of a Dipa. I would reprimand her in a manner that would inspiring tales in today’s times is rare. improved a lot. I have a soft-corner for correction session for players where they motivate her to push herself even harder and to do Meet coach Rajvir Singh and you them as we spend a lot of time togeth- can work on themselves,” he explains. well. The words that I would use would make her call tell how proud and happy he is after er but when I am on the field I have to That his students have done so well aggressive and bring out the best in her,” he tells you. seeing his player’s performances in be strict because Wushu is all about dis- and want to learn new things and tech- While the guru and the shishya share a close Asian Games. cipline. If I am not disciplined on the niques is what keeps Singh motivated bond, Nandi ensures that his relationship is disci- Talking about his journey, Singh field, I cannot expect the same from my too. “I am blessed to have got such stu- plined. said: “My journey has been wonderful. students,” Singh tells you. dents who want to learn new things and “Dipa came to me when she was just seven years I went to the World Championships as He adds that the biggest challenge have a spark in them. Because of their old. The journey has had its ups and downs. the national champion. I started my for a guru is to keep his students moti- enthusiasm and the high interest they Dipa is ambitious. She is also obedient, disciplined, coaching career in 2004 and it has been vated. “The biggest challenge is to 8 # B show in training, I also enjoy my listens to my instructions carefully and follows a wonderful experience thus far. I motivate students. Everyone has poten- workouts with them. It can’t be one my advice. I am a father figure to her during the always wanted to take this sport ahead tial but the challenge is to encourage of the sport to students so that they Singh is very particular about train- sided, hard work. Dedication and inter- training sessions and yet I am a very strict coach. and try to give it the exposure it him or her to perform well despite set- make up their minds to take it up as a ing. He believes the harder you train the est have to be a two-way channel to get When it comes to training there is no softness,” he deserves. Wushu is the mother of mar- backs. We have to show the positive side career option,” Singh asserts. better you will perform. “My training the best results,” Singh says. tells you. ( )* +,- ./+0 !% ; ' %
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iverpool extended their perfect Lstart to the season as goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino ensured the Premier League leaders punished woeful Tottenham with a 2-1 win on Saturday. " , ;; ' Jurgen Klopp's side avenged last season's 4-1 thrashing at Tottenham with a large helping hand from their error-prone hosts. Wijnaldum opened the scoring ( $"0 '# 0 late in the first half at Wembley after a mistake from Tottenham goal- keeper Michel Vorm. 03"0 03 ;03 $ Firmino wrapped up Liverpool's fifth successive win soon after the interval when the Brazil forward -9)/) tapped in after more sloppy defend- ing and another Vorm misjudge- He joined an elite club of Carlo kept up its strong start. oor finishing and scrappy defending put paid to India's quest ment. Ancelotti (Chelsea), Pep Guardiola Scotland winger Fraser struck Pfor an eighth South Asian Football Federation Cup title as it Erik Lamela got one back for (Manchester City) and Craig twice before Josh King converted a suffered a 1-2 defeat against Maldives in the summit clash here on Tottenham in stoppage-time, but it Shakespeare (Leicester). penalty to put Bournemouth in Saturday. was too late to rescue an undeserved Chelsea kept pace with complete control by the break. India, the defending champions, largely dominated the match draw. Liverpool at the top of the table. Leicester captain Wes with better ball possession and more shots at the opposition goal This mature display was a real Morgan was sent off midway but the Maldives team scored from the few chances it got to lift statement of intent by Liverpool, who through the second half, leav- the winners' trophy for the second time. Maldives had also won have made their best start since 3 Arsenal defeated ing space for Adam Smith to the title in 2008 edition which it co-hosted. 1990-91 as they chase a first English Newcastle 2-1 to record suc- volley in Bournemouth's Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain and Ali Fasir scored in the 19th title since 1989-90. cessive away English fourth. and 66th minutes respectively for Maldives against the run of play. Not for the first time this season, Premier League victories for Leicester Sumeet Passi (90+2 minute) pulled one back for India in the sec- the Reds triumphed through hard the first time in more than a struck through ond minute of the injury time at the Bangabandhu Stadium. work, a superbly drilled defence year. James Maddison India, fielding an Under- and opportunistic finishing rather Granit Xhaka scored and Marc 23 side except for one player, than replicating the kind of swag- from a long-range free Albrighton in was chasing its eight triumph gering play that took them to the kick and helped to set up the closing in 12 editions and its third Champions League final last season. Mesut Ozil for Arsenal's stages. back-to-back title. But its for- But Klopp, a winner at Wembley second before a late Elsewhere, wards failed to put the ball on for the first time, won't be com- Ciaran Clark header Wilfried Zaha target on several occasions plaining after securing a rare away ensured a nervous fin- provided another while the defenders lacked victory at one of their top six rivals, ish. reminder of his coordination. India had beat- proving they are likely to be the After losing his importance to en Maldives 2-0 in the group biggest threat to champions first two matches Crystal Palace with stage. Manchester City. in charge of the a stunning solo goal The Stephan Constantine- For Tottenham, this was a dispir- club, Unai Emery in a 1-0 win at strug- coached India probably played iting second successive defeat that has guided gling Huddersfield. the worst match of the tour- served as a major blow to their own Arsenal to three Palace has lost its nament after making emphat- title ambitions. consecutive vic- last 12 league games ic wins in the group stage and Mauricio Pochettino had tories. when Ivory Coast the semifinal. accused Tottenham of treating their Arsenal's winger Zaha has been India were going into the 2-1 loss at Watford like a "testimo- first consecutive absent, the latest of summit clash with a lot of con- nial". 8 ; " $ 5C D$ away league wins which came in the fidence after an all-win record and having conceded just one goal Challenging his players to show ; 5C D- ' since May 2017 indi- London club's previous in their earlier three matches and was soon dominating the pro- a killer instinct, Pochettino was cate progress is being game, a 2-0 defeat at ceedings. expecting a fired-up response. David Silva scored his 50th EPL ? made under Emery, home to Southampton Maldives who took the lead in the 19th minute with Ibrahim But instead Tottenham almost goal to put City in control at half- 3 Eden Hazard's hat trick who replaced Arsene before the international Mahudhee Hussain's right footed shot from the centre of the box fell behind misreably. time, before Raheem Sterling ensured Chelsea kept its perfect Wenger after last sea- break. past Indian goalkeeper Vishal Kaith from an assist by Hassan Naiz. sealed a comfortable victory start with a 4-1 victory over son. Roy Hodgson's side's It was the first time, India was trailing in the tournament. after the break. Cardiff. performance was little On the backfoot despite having most of the possession, India 3 Leroy Sane needed The victory keeps Sol Bamba shocked Chelsea better at Huddersfield, pressed hard for the equaliser but failed to get one in the first half. only two minutes to score on his first defending champion City with Cardiff's first away goal of 3 Ryan but a moment of indi- Constantine made his first change as Germanpreet Singh Premier League start of the season within two points of early lead- the season, but Hazard's treble and Fraser's double inspired vidual brilliance from replaced Davinder Singh at the resumption. and set Manchester City on its way ers Liverpool and Chelsea, which a late goal by Willian saw Maurizio Bournemouth as it Zaha shortly before half- Manvir had a long range try in the 47th minute but it did not to a 3-0 win over Fulham on both maintained perfect starts to the Sarri became the fourth manager to win beat 10-man time earned a scarcely create any danger to the Maldives' goalie. A few minutes later, Saturday. season. his first five Premier League games. Leicester 4-2 and deserved victory. Maldives goalie made two good saves to deny the Indians who increasingly became frustrated with nothing coming out of their efforts. The Indian hopes were virtually blown away when Maldives added another goal in the 66th minute with Ali Fasir doing the dam- 9 !! age. India brought in Sumeet Passi, the only player above 23 years of age, in place of Farukh Choudhary and Hitesh Sharma for .)-+1- Anirudh Thapa in quick succession but a goal still eluded the team. India could reduce the margin in the injury time with Passi arcelona came from behind to beat finding the net in 90+2 minute but it was too late in the day. BReal Sociedad on Saturday as Atletico Madrid lost further ground in the La Liga title race by drawing at home to Eibar. 1 @# Seven points is now the gap between 3 ) ! 9 0 -L Atleti and Barca, who were in danger of / 1 & slipping up themselves when Aritz L ! ! M% % Elustondo put Real Sociedad in front at % )0 6#@ "M& Anoeta. " & B O " % 1 " But the hosts missed a series of excel- 9 %/ %@# % lent chances and paid the price, as two 6 7 ". % & & . 5C D # ( goals in three minutes from Luis Suarez ) L % " 1 B "!- and Ousmane Dembele clinched a hard- !- 1 L fought 2-1 win. Mikel Oyarzabal and Theo Hernandez Coutinho had also been introduced at . $1 "The league is defined by these kind both could have made it 2-0 after half-time half-time. & 8 % of games," Suarez said afterwards. "Last but the former blazed over and the latter "In the first half they closed us down 1 % $& year we also came back from 2-0 after was denied by Barca keeper Marc-Andre well but Philippe coming on in the sec- )006#B % % "% many years without winning here. The ter Stegen. ond half helped changed the dynamics," 7 % ! % 7>+15 substitute Karim Bellarabi was reaction says a lot about this team." Within minutes, they were behind, as Suarez said. G sent off for a raking challenge Atletico rallied too, Borja Garces two crosses caused havoc in Real Simeone might also have liked to )0 4 L & B$ orentin Tolisso scored with on Rafinha, and James sealed equalising with virtually the last kick of Sociedad's defence, with Suarez and keep one eye on their Champions ! 6#@ % Ca snap shot before injuring Bayern's third win from three the game, but there were no celebrations Dembele perfectly placed to pounce. League game against Monaco on !& his knee in Bayern Munich's 3- games with a header in the final at the Wanda Metropolitano. Barca coach Ernesto Valverde Tuesday, but a victory was much-need- #= 1 ? " / " 1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in minutes. Garces' strike was enough only to res- had made the surprise decision to ed following defeat to Celta Vigo two . % 6#@ 6#@ ! % % )! the Bundesliga on Saturday. Leverkusen has now start- cue a 1-1 draw for Diego Simeone's side, omit Sergio Busquets from his starting weeks ago. % % %L " B The France midfielder ed with three defeats. who had looked on course for defeat when line-up, presumably with Tuesday's Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa, &% $&9 %/ % equalized for Bayern after Eibar's Sergi Enrich bundled home in the Champions League opener against PSV however, were both sloppy in the final % G % '@ Wendell had put the visitors 87th minute. Eindhoven in mind. third and Eibar might even have scored )0 ahead with a retaken penalty Ondrej Duda thought he'd Barcelona might easily have dropped But it was testament to the hosts' per- earlier, twice denied by the woodwork. It % ! but had to go off before the sealed Hertha Berlin's third points too had their opponents been more formance that Busquets was called upon means Atleti have now recorded their & % & break after colliding with Kevin win from three games when he clinical. in the second period after Philippe worst league start since 2009. Volland. scored from a free kick in Tolisso immediately injury time to make it 2-1 in clutched his right knee as he fell Wolfsburg, but American down, and needed help leaving defender John Anthony Brooks Q+ #* )% R the field as he made way helped the home side for James Rodriguez. claim a share of points by Leverkusen had a setting up Admir great start when Thiago Mehmedi for the equaliz- 6+15 "Paulo has to prove he deserves his Alcantara conceded a er. place in the starting line-up. penalty for handball in Wolfsburg had also ristiano Ronaldo is sure to break his "I'm very happy with the way he the second minute. won its opening two games and Cscoring duck on Sunday against came off the bench in Parma for the last Volland took the spot kick the 2-2 draw means defending Sassuolo, Juventus coach Massimiliano 15 minutes, as he already had a com- but Manuel Neuer saved his champion Bayern remains the Allegri insisted as he backed the pletely different approach." weak effort and denied him only side with a perfect record Portuguese star to win the FIFA world again from the rebound. in the Bundesliga. player of the year award. However, referee Tobias Welz Elsewhere, Leipzig defeat- Ronaldo skipped Portugal's Nations 3Just three years after going bank- ordered the penalty to be taken ed Hannover 3-2 for its first League win over Italy to focus on his rupt, Parma returned to winning ways again as too many players had win, Mainz beat Augsburg 2-1 new club after failing to score in their in Serie A with a surprise 1-0 win over encroached into the area. for its second, and Fortuna opening three Serie A games. Inter Milan at San Siro on Saturday. Wendell took responsibili- Duesseldorf claimed its first vic- "Cristiano worked well and I think And it was a player on loan from ty and gave Leverkusen an tory since its return to the on Sunday he will score and break the Inter, Federico Dimarco, who scored a early lead. league with a 2-1 win over ice," Allegri told a press conference spectacular long-range goal to hand Tolisso canceled it five min- Hoffenheim. ahead of Sunday's game against second- ' 8 5, Parma its first win in the top flight after utes later, benefiting from a bit Borussia Dortmund's new placed Sassuolo. a fairytale rise through the divisions. of luck to get past Jonathan Tah loan recruit from Barcelona "I don't expect Ronaldo to do world player award for a sixth "With no offence to Luka Modric, was room for Argentine forward Paulo It was also Parma's first win at Inter before he sent the ball inside the Paco Alcacer scored on his more or less than what he did in time after his performance for I'd give the Ballon d'Or to Ronaldo for Dybala, the club's top scorer last sea- since 1999. top corner. debut in Friday's 3-1 defeat over the first three games, everyone Real Madrid last season. what he did last season. I think he son, despite the arrival of Ronaldo. For Inter, it was a disappointing way Arjen Robben followed Eintracht Frankfurt. was waiting for Ronaldo and he Ronaldo has been shortlist- deserves it," said Allegri. "When you have this much talent to warm up for its return to the minutes later with an even bet- The 24-year-old Spain set up (Mario) Mandzukic. ed alongside Croatian World Ronaldo scored 44 goals for Real in the squad, someone has to sit out," Champions League. ter effort inside the far corner striker came on as a second half "I believe Sunday could be his Cup star Luka Modric — who Madrid last season including 15 in the he said. The Nerazzurri host Tottenham on with his left boot. substitute to complete the win day." beat the Portuguese to the UEFA Champions League on the way to a "Paulo's quality is not up for debate, Tuesday in their first match in Europe's Leverkusen's hopes of an after goals from Diallo and And Allegri insisted the five-time player of the year prize — and Egyptian third straight title. but I have to pick 11 players plus anoth- elite club competition since the 2011- equalizer took a blow when Wolf . Ballon d'Or winner should lift the FIFA Mohamed Salah. The Juventus boss insisted there er three to come off the bench. 12 season. ( )* +,- ./+0 % ;
Tell us about Love Sonia. It is the story of a village girl Sonia who, in order to find her lost sister Preeti, gets trapped in the pros- titution world. She is trafficked from Mumbai, Q4% % R Hong Kong to Los Angeles. But she never gives up and comes out a winner. Sonia is not just a ficti- tious character created by director Tabrez Noorani but the story of all the girls out there in the Red given to 30 to 40 clients in a day for just 30 to 40 Any other moment? Light areas. It will give you goosebumps. My aim per session. They go through so much emotional- 9>E)+>-+6,,>-0;+ There was another scene shot, again in Hong to do this film was that after watching this film, the ly and physically. We went to one of the prostitute’s Kong where it was shown that the girl’s hymen gets victims should not give up and the audience should house and the moment I entered the room, all I -)EA7> ;.>)--1 >- stitched so that she shows up as a virgin again. I heard take back something after they could see was a bed, bathroom and kitchen, all in the story from one of the girls at Sonagachi that she leave the theatre. one room. Their bed was placed above the red bricks ;1&9>59>E)+> was sold as a virgin and immediately after her first How did you prepare and elevated. When I asked why they kept their beds 4115,;-;)5E915,& night, she was stitched again and the next day she was for the role? like this, the woman said ‘didi, jab clients aate hai sold for the second time as a virgin. All this so that Riya Sisodiya, toh bachcha aur pati kahaan soyega’. The husband ;.> ;..161 1->15 the dealer could make double the amount. That talk who plays my sis- and child sleep under the bed while the woman is 9).>)5-;.>-1> came back to me while I was doing a similar scene. ter Preeti, and I Talktime with the client on the bed. I was shocked and ques- Is there a way out for these girls? went to tioned why a husband would allow his wife to do 7> )6>9>E)+> There are so many girls who get trafficked at Sonagachi in MRUNAL THAKUR that. ;>+-;>-&9>>,1+ age 12-13. But when they manage to get rescued Kolkata and These women are addicted to sedatives and or escape the brothel and go to her family, the fam- stayed for four- After giving a remarkable performance in to get them, they have no other choice but to do 9)>5; 9;1 >&9>E)+> ily disowns and abandons them because of shame. five days there Kumkum Bhagya, Thakur makes her film this. It is heartbreaking to see an innocent child 6>159>9)5-;0 Who is going to shelter them or give them a job due to study the debut with Love Sonia which is based on true exposed to all this. The girls are trafficked in con- to the stigma attached to them? A few don’t even body language stories of human trafficking & prostitution. tainers with diapers, oxygen cylinders, masks, +6>9)5->+ know how to speak Hindi as they are trafficked from of prostitutes and She talks to Sangeeta Yadav about how food and water. They have to poop and pee in Bangladesh and Nepal or to foreign countries where know what they the same container for 10-12 days. Out of seven, prostitution is legal. They are drugged for days and go through and doing this film was only two survive at the end. supported me and told me that we are doing this become addicted to it. They are willing to do any- how they live. We got emotionally & physically Your de-glam look has surprised everyone... film for a cause and we want to save the girls out thing for drugs. Some of them commit suicide in touch with not-for- challenging Make-up artist Virginia Holmes has done fab- there in the real world. Without their support, I because of the shame and some die because they profit organisation Apne ulous work to make me look like a village girl. I did- would not have been able to do it. Even today that are overdosed. These girls have no choice. They are Aap who is doing amazing n’t groom myself for six months and had to wear scene haunts me. As soon as the director would say like puppets in the hands of cruel handlers. work by keeping the prostitute’s chil- three shade darker make-up. When I saw myself for cut, the intense atmosphere would turn into a light Do you think prostitution should get legalised? dren away from the redlight area and giv- the first time during the look test, I was in shock moment with lots of laughter and talking. The team I hope it gets legalised so that those women who ing them the best education possible. and couldn’t believe that it was me. helped me come out of the situation. The crew do this do it out of choice, have their rights and are How was your experience inter- Was there a scene which was difficult to shoot? never allowed me to get into the skin of the char- not exploited. No person should be forced into it even acting with these prostitutes? It was a scene in Hong Kong with a 55-year- acter for that particular shot because they knew that if it gets legalised. Around 270 girls go missing every I was shocked when they old man raping me and it was extremely difficult if I did that, I would not be the same person in real day in India and who knows what happens to them told me that a woman would be to perform. I literally lost it but people from the crew life anymore. in the end. 4!5 2"32 # 1- %0 -O +>>1 9)-9) 9)151 )/>5) % ! !
You need to take care of your health of Ayodhya and that she was no ordinary lady. Years says. or a few years down the line you will face later, when Ravan abducted Sita and told her that But it is not as if anyone can walk into her home ! * major health issues. Ram had been killed in the battle and that it was for a reading. One has to make an appointment, she ) + ) # You are not very good at relation- time for her to marry him, she refused on the can be contacted via Facebook. She also holds work- S -+)# . ships. grounds that this was impossible — the prediction shops where people from all walks of life go for ) ! You are a pessimist. was that she would marry Ram, the King of Ayodhya smaller sessions — 20 minutes each. Her rule is that ) 8 +8 9 ! 8 You think too much; this could stem and he was not king yet. the person must wash their feet properly, apply a % &9 from the fact that things have never “That is how precise feet reading can be and is,” moisturiser and wear socks so that there is no con- &> gone the way you have wanted them Chadha says who has been reading people’s feet since tact with leather. ! ! !& to pan out. she was a child. “My ability is also due to Ma Kali, it is God’s gift L1 !1 You have good communica- She tells you that there is a reason why tradi- to me. With the flow of energy that I feel come the &1% & tion skills. tionally people would wash their feet and leave their predictions. This means that when I give people a You have a bad temper. shoes outside the house. There is a reason why the reading and hold their feet in my hands, the heal- % M bride is asked to step in kumkum water just before ing from my side begins. Maybe I can stop the flow 9 & he list of traits and charac- she walks into her new home. This was a way to of this healing but I don’t want to. Like I said, it is 4 +8! 9 ter analysis continues. check whether she would bring in luck. There is a God’s gift. Sometimes I wonder why I was chosen % % ! TNothing new here given that reason why we meet someone we always give a read- — maybe because I am seeking moksha and this the % ! % India is full of people who claim ing from head to foot. There is a reason why one path that God has chosen for me follow to attain ! & to have the ability to read the must cut toenails and yet keep one’s feet beautiful. it,” Chadha says. palm, face read and give Tarot Unlike other kids who would be excited to look To begin with, it was difficult for her to switch reading to predict the future. But off and there were times when she would not be able $ to read your life’s past, present to stop herself from approaching total strangers and and future by just looking at your 9>1K>"9)>)5- tell them what their feet were saying. It was her hus- A 0 feet is something that is unheard band who told her that this must stop. “That it was )5,;% off. Yet, one lady in the Capital +;;+1;5;09>;>" not in the interest of the other person. This was not 7 . is doing just this. Meet 45-year- A9>1+>P6+>" ;;6+" so easy to do since there were times when she could- ! old Preeti Chadha. n’t stop herself. But with practice I can now total- )+ & Her insights are based on 15>)5-4;65-+>>) ly switch off,” Chadha says who adds that there a + ! ! 1 O scanning soles to make science to what she does. % " informed recommendations );)7;6)>+;5O Just like palmists look at the lines in a person’s on appropriate and necessary 9)+) >+A 9;1 > hand and astrologers read stars to predict the future, & action. She tells you that the feet too have lines which Chadha can read. There 8 % 8 characteristics of our sole are as .)->1510> is a reason why the younger one’s touch the feet of unique as our fingerprints. the leaders or the guru or for that matter God. If &0 “The size, shape, proportion of feet were not that important why would we touch % the toes, texture, colour, lines at the world around them, Chadha was more fas- them? “The 10 toes have a different meaning. Earth, " 9 and wounds, reveal a lot about cinated with looking at people’s feet. “My father water, fire, air, and space; the thumb represents the any person’s character and would reprimand me to look up and walk but I never Sun and then all the navgrahs are on the feet. All G choices made in life. The feet did listen to him. I would be busy looking at feet the mounds, shapes, fingers, whorls, colours have ! serve as an indicator of our and the more I looked at them and studied them, a meaning,” Chadha says who gives at least four health, physical and mental the more knowledge I gained. When I was 21, I reading a day. & well-being,” Chadha says and could make calculated predictions that would She also advises her clients on how to get a pedi- - / " "% narrates a story. prove to be correct. Then came a time when I was cure done. “Have you ever paid attention to a L) 1O Ancient Egyptians would seriously ill because I failed to protect myself against Goddesses’ feet? There will be aalta, she will be wear- % % % go to war only after the Pharaoh’s feet would be read. a powerful negative energy. I never realised that ing anklet and bichheyas. But the nails will always % %&4 In the Indian context, when Raja Janak was out in when I was giving readings I would be opening be trimmed. A cracked, patchy foot where the nail % " the fields and came across Sita with her feet stick- myself to imbibing them. But I did just that. I paid has grown beyond the tendon will never attract luck. % ing out from the mud, he called his foot reader to a heavy price. I was serious for six-months. That is Pamper your feet and pamper your luck is my %% % & " predict her future. The reader, by just looking at the when I decided that I had to protect myself. I wear mantra to people who come to for a reading,” & feet, said that she would marry Lord Rama, the King crystals and do a lot of meditation. This helps,” she Chadha says. 1O " % % &M > # "; #" $#' 7 "##/ ) , / + "4 ( ". $$$$
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campaign for the uman civilisation undergoes major the famous debate he had creation of Tamil shifts from time to time. Tamil Nadu with the Buddhist scholar, Mandana Eelam in Sri Lanka is experiencing such a civilisational Misra. Adi Shankara was asked who are the major narra- change, a change in the basic political he was and he said he was Dravida tives in Tamil Nadu’s landscape. Whether the change is shishu or child. Dravida is a com- political discourse. takingH the State to better days or worse is being bination of ‘Thra’ and ‘Vidu’, What did the discussed widely all over the country. We have which means ‘three’ and ‘coast’ respec- DMK do for the seen civilisational changes leading to destruction tively. This means that Dravida is the State when it was as well as reconstruction of societies. Culture, land of three coasts. ‘Aryan’ is not a word wielding power at lifestyle, geography, climate, and ecology all vanish in Sanskrit. Aryaputhra or Aryaputhri the Centre from at one phase only to reappear in another form. were terms used to address men and 2004 to 2013? There were instances of empires and kingdoms women of learning and who possess Karunanidhi’s disappearing without any trace. We have seen the good qualities,” says Dr Swamy. grand nephew, Vedic-era River Saraswati — the banks of which The anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Dayanidhi Maran, saw a flourishing civilisation and which was said Nadu went out of the Government’s con- was made a to be flowing through North India to discharge trol following the suicide by a person at Cabinet Minister into the Arabian Sea — disappearing from the face Thiruchirappali Railway Station on January with the portfolio of the earth only to be retraced and reinvented 25, 1965, according to N Kalyanasundaram, a of Information Technology and thousands of years later by modern-day scientists. chronicler of Tamil Nadu politics. “This man set Telecommunications, TR Baalu was made The same is the case with River Saradha, the rem- himself ablaze following a quarrel with his wife. Minister for shipping and surface transport, nants of which have been detected in Odisha. Anbil Dharmalingam, the DMK leader, portrayed two of the money-spinning Ministries. In Tamil Nadu, the present-day generation is it as a self-immolation against Hindi and it caught When fight erupted in the family over shar- witnessing the spectacle of a tectonic shift in the up with the people. Dharmalingam was later made ing of the booty, Dayanidhi was removed State’s political skyline. The Dravidian dream a Minister by the DMK leadership for the service and replaced by A Raja, friend of run is coming to an end even as the State is rendered by him,” said Kalyanasundaram, who Kanimozhi, Karunanidhi’s daughter by his under the threat of a rapid regression. The stage was a witness to the suicide. third wife, Rajathi. for the de-Dravidianisation of Tamil Nadu began The word ‘Dravidan’ has an inherent anti-India The family’s fortunes saw a manifold in December 2016 with the demise of feeling in it. The average Tamilian, who grew up in jump during this period. Following the Jayalalithaa, the then Chief Minister and an anti-Hindi and anti-Aryan surrounding, feels disclosures by The Pioneer about the 2G AIADMK chief. Jayalalithaa, a spinster, passed that he/she is not a part of mainland India. The scam, Raja lost his ministership. Both he away without nominating an heir and the result Dravidian regime, which came to power for the and Kanimozhi were arrested and sent to is there for all to see. The AIADMK disinte- first time in 1967 and is since ruling the State Tihar Jail. By that time, Karunanidhi had grated into three to four factions by alternately by way of the two factions, lost much of his bargaining power with 2017, the birth centenary year of has done a lot of damage to the the Congress. The DMK withdrew support MG Ramachandran, the national fabric. CN Annadurai, to the UPA Government in 2013, citing founder of the party. There is during his tenure as a member Dravidian the failure of the Manmohan Singh-led no charismatic leader in the of the Rajya Sabha, is on Government got the Government to save the Sri Lankan Tamils AIADMK and it was record demanding the order stayed by the apex court. from ethnic pogrom by the Army of the known that the party secession of Tamil Nadu “Such schools would lead to the impo- island nation. The Sri Lankan civil war got would soon weaken. from the Union of India sition of Sanskrit and Hindi on Tamil stu- over in 2009 itself, with the Army killing Muthuvel and formation of a sepa- dents,” argued the State in the court. Prabhakaran and his associates. But Karunanidhi, the long- rate country by the name, Sreesailam Unnikrishnan, a Karunanidhi had to give a valid reason to serving chief of the DMK Dravida Nadu. Though Malayalam professor and a revered lin- justify his decision to withdraw support to too left this world early the DMK was forced to guist, says that the Dravidian leaders’ pas- the Congress Government. The real reason August, causing jitters in put the demand on the sion for Tamil has crossed all limits of behind the DMK’s decision to walk out of the party. Karunanidhi, back burner following the sensibility. “They are still led by the argu- the UPA Government was the failure of who was elected president 16th amendment of the ments put forward by Robert Caldwell, an the Congress to save Kanimozhi from the of the party in 1969, had Constitution, the clamour evangelist, who proposed the theory that ignominy of going to jail in the multi- over the past 50 years con- for Dravida Nadu is still Tamil was a unique language and part of crore 2G Spectrum scam, which is out of verted the DMK into a family strong in the DMK and some the Dravidian language. There is no scien- the public mind now. enterprise. Nobody other than outfits with a Dravidian tag. tific proof for this theory. All languages The demise of Jayalalithaa and his close family members could Stalin had suggested on March are equally unique. Nobody questions on Karunanidhi within a span of two years has dream of getting any important position 17 at Erode that the Southern States what authority an evangelist spoke about left a big void in Tamil Nadu politics. The in the party or in the Government (whenever the should come together and demand the forma- Tamil,” said Prof Unnikrishnan. strength of Dravidian parties, too, has erod- DMK was ruling the State). tion of Dravida Land. K Thirunavakkarassu, the Interestingly, the children and grandchil- ed over the past two decades because of With his passing away, the General Council of DMK historian, said it was a possibility. “The dren of all Tamil chauvinistic leaders study many reasons. Scientific breakthroughs in the DMK, which had been jampacked with family DMK Constitution is clear on this. The party in high-end public schools where speaking human genome sequencing and DNA stud- loyalists, elected MK Stalin, his second son by his stands for the formation of Dravida Nadu,” he Tamil is an offence punishable with hefty ies have proved beyond doubt that there second wife, as the party president. MK Alagiri, had said following the demand by Stalin. fines. Stalin’s daughter Chenthamarai owns were no Aryans or Dravidians in the coun- his elder son, had made his displeasure known by Most Indians are not aware of the intensity of Sunshine Public School in Chennai where try. “The concept was brought in by the East openly revolting against Stalin and dragging the the anti-Hindi campaign by the Dravidian parties. speaking Tamil would land the students in India Company and the British rulers as part succession issue to the streets. The DMK Trust, Tamil Nadu is the only State in the country which 9>4;+-N-+)1-)5O trouble. “This is a part of an attempt to of their plan to turn North India against which controls properties worth thousands of does not have even a single Jawahar Navodaya 9))5)5115-1) make Tamil Nadu a separate country within South India. There is no historical, archaeo- crores all over Tamil Nadu, too, has gone into the Vidyalaya, public schools offering free education India. The Dravidian party leaders would logical, literary or scientific proof for the hands of Stalin and his family. The DMK has to rural poor in the country. While all districts in 0>>15,&9>)>+),> claim that the State is a separate entity where Arya-Dravidian divide,” said PG Haridas, become the Congress of Tamil Nadu. With Alagiri, the country have such schools in most backward ).11)5"49;,+>4 there is no Hindi and Sanskrit. Tamil Nadu professor of history, Mahatma Gandhi the former southern chieftain of the DMK declar- regions, Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian parties, the DMK is the only State opposing NEET and does University. He pointed out that Breaking ing his battle royale against Stalin and his cronies, and the AIADMK, have declared such institutions 615)5)51915-1 not allow Hindi or Sanskrit in schools,” said India, a comprehensive research work the Dravidian major too is in for a major crisis. unwelcome in the State. )5-)51)+E)5 H Raja, National Secretary, the BJP. authored by Rajiv Malhotra and Aravindan The Dravidian regime in Tamil Nadu began in “The Navodaya Vidyalaya system is a unique 6++;65-15,"0>> The sense of alienation, which is dis- Neelakandan, hit the last nail in the coffin 1967 as a consequence of the anti-Hindi agitation experiment unparalleled in the annals of school cernible among the average Tamilian, is the of the Dravidian theory. which rocked the State in the early 1960s. Political education in the country and provides the best 9)9>N9>15;) balance sheet of the 50-year-long Dravidian Nicholas Kazanas, the Greek Indologist, commentators and authors describe the anti-Hindi residential school system irrespective of a child’s )+;0.)15)5-15-1)& rule. It is sad to see that the Congress, which expressed his shock over the infatuation of agitation as a manifestation of the anti-Hindu feel- economic condition. This was introduced as a had ruled the State till 1967, stands as a mute the Dravida parties for Dravidian theory. ings, especially the anti-Brahmin feelings preva- part of a new education policy of the Rajiv 9>-+)1-1)5+>,1.>" spectator to the Dravidian’s resistance to “The whole world is saying that India is lent in the State. The word ‘Dravida’ itself is a mis- Gandhi Government in 1985,” said YR Johnson, a 491 901+ ).>; launch Navodaya Vidyalayas in Tamil Nadu, a culturally, historically, and educationally nomer and has been coined out of context by a former principal of Navodaya Vidyalaya, who dream project of their leader, late Rajiv ahead of others. But these politicians in section of politicians in Tamil Nadu to serve their resides in Kanyakumari. Johnson and his friends ;4>+15#=@?"9) Gandhi. The industrialisation of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu are still hanging on to this out- vested interests. Scholars like Dr Subramanian had approached the Madras High Court with a -;5>);;0-).),> had come to an end in 1967 with the change dated theory,” said Prof Kazanas, an author- Swamy say that the term ‘Dravida’ and ‘Aryan’ plea to direct the Tamil Nadu Government to take of Government at Fort Saint George in ity on Vedas and Sanskrit. have been used to pollute Indian history to serve steps to launch Navodaya schools in the State. ;9>5)1;5)0)7+1 Chennai. The never-ending Cauvery River the causes of the British colonial masters. Though the Madras High Court ordered the water sharing imbroglio, the demand for the “Dravida was first used by Adi Shankara in opening of such schools by July 2017, the retrieval of Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, the GG @ )).O)>)59>." ;.;>-7E)/9.15)9 7>K7)+;)"4);001 1)E hexiage )-;>-))>K6+ ;50>+>5 >15#= ? 3 " # +H )*+I
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Later, in order Lachit’s army defeat Aurangzeb’s even it was here that Madana, the God of pas- given the tag of a World Heritage Site by to give them a dignified burial, their graves though the latter was heavily supported by sion, reunited with his wife Rati. Thus, the UNESCO. But there is a lot more to were relocated to Syllet Military Cemetery, Portuguese gunners. An imposing statue temple walls were decorated with figures Guwahati, the largest city of Assam. The Amaribari Military Cemetery, Nowgong of Lachit Borphukan, along with his war- expressing human passion. Several panels rich history of Ahom kingdom and its sub- Civil Cemetery, and Mohachara Military riors, now stands at the river bed of are bold and candid in expressing physical sequent merging with British Assam adds Cemetery. After the end of the war, more Brahmaputra. The place where the battle relations between man and woman. They a colourful layer to the rich legacy of graves were shifted here from Darjeeling, took place has now been decorated with the also depict various Hindu Gods, animal Guwahati. A combination of mythology Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Shillong, Silchar, and Saraighat Rail Road Bridge. motifs, and floral designs. The roofless tem- and textbook history needs to be looked Cooch Behar to make this a more impor- Guwahati is the child of River ple is enshrined with an Uma-Maheshwar into to get a taste of the many stories that tant place. Today, the place has 486 graves Brahmaputra. The 2,900-km-long river statue where we see Shiva and his wife Uma this place has to offer. that belong to soldiers of the British that covers a basin of 6,51,334 sq km in an emotional state. Though no founda- Legend has it that this land was once Commonwealth and 24 graves that belong comes from Tibet and covers about 728 tion plaque or dedicatory tablet was found known as Pragjyotishpura and was ruled to Chinese soldiers of Ching-Kai-Shek’s km in its journey through Assam, break- in the debris, it is assumed that it was estab- by a demon king named Narakasura, who army. It also has 25 unidentified graves. ing into several big and small river lished by Vanamala Varman Deva of was later killed by Hindu God, Krishna. Those who rest here in eternal peace islands. Considered sacred in Hindu Satasthambha dynasty in the 9th century. King Narakasura’s son Bhagadutta is belonged to prestigious regiments like mythology, the river is described as the Later, it was expanded and completed by believed to have sided with the Kauravas Royal Australian Airforce, Essex Regiments, love child of Brahma and Amogha (queen Pala kings of Bengal. However, no solid evi- in the battle of Mahabharata. Another tale Bengal Civil Pioneers, Royal Indian of king Shantanu) in Kalika Purana. dence has been produced so far. Madan connects Guwahati with Hindu God Airforce, Scottish Rifles, Royal Deccan This river is considered to have mas- Kamdev Temple is now considered a tem- Shiva, who is believed to have come here Horses, King’s own Yorkshire Light Infantry culine fury which can often be destructive. Bhashmakut or Bhashmachala, one learns ple of fertility. Young couples pray here to for meditation after the death of his wife, and Royal Artillery. No wonder, then, that it floods its banks, about the Umananda Shiva Temple. It was fulfill their desire of becoming parents. Sati. When Kama, the God of lust and pas- The most unique feature of this war including areas in Guwahati city, every now established in 1694 by Gadhadhar Singha In Guwahati, near Nehru Park, a small sion, had tried to interrupt his penance, an cemetery is that it houses 11 graves of and then. But Brahmaputra is also the rea- of Ahom dynasty. The original temple was wooden church is a reminder of our colo- angry Shiva had reduced Kama to ashes. Japanese soldiers who had died in 1944 son why Assam is fertile and green. It forms destroyed in the 1897 earthquake. Later, nial past. This is the Christ Church of 1844, Kama’s wife Rati pleaded with Shiva and under the leadership of Lance Corporal the base for Assam’s rich biodiversity. Most the present version of the temple was set one of the oldest buildings of the city. This eventually, a new form of Kama emerged. Miyata Kotsuo. Kotsuo died on September of the national parks and wildlife sanctu- up. Umananda Island is also home to gold- is the third reincarnation of its original form The new form of Kama created the word 13, 1944. In 2012, a team of officials from aries in Assam are also dependent on en langur, a rare species that was brought as the first one was destroyed and second ‘Kamrup’, the most common name by Japan had come here to dig up the graves Brahmaputra. To add to that is the here by a king of Nepal for sacrifice. one badly damaged in the 1897 earthquake. which this part of Assam is known. and collect the remains of their soldiers. immense beauty of the river. An evening Fortunately, they were freed instead. The present version was completed in 1903. Inscriptional evidence suggests that in This is perhaps the only World War II cruise here, along with sumptuous snacks, This cruise takes one through many Another treat is a state museum ded- the 4th century, Pushyavarman and his fam- cemetery in India where along with drinks, and music — both English and milestones of history. On the banks of icated to the unexplored heritage trail of ily ruled Pragjyotishpura, which was Commonwealth soldiers, ‘enemy’ sol- Assamese — is an experience beyond Brahmaputra, several old British bungalows, Guwahati. The collection of stone sculp- watered by the river that was then known diers also rest in peace. words. Umananda, also known as Peacock watch towers, and mosques can be seen. It tures and statues is astounding. Several as Lauhitya, and is today known as Another important tale about Guwahati Island and popularly known as the world’s also boasts of a magical sunset over the hori- collections of Mahishashuramardini Brahmaputra. The last king of this dynasty is related to Lachit Borphukan and his role smallest human-habited river island, is zon when the sky looks like a fountain head Durga from the 10th to 13th century are was Bhaskar Varman. Modern history says is the Battle of Saraighat. Lachit Borphukan often the highlight of such journeys. of melted lava of an active volcano. displayed here with monolithic stone that in 1228, invaders from Burma had was the commander-in-chief of Ahom king Going back to the Shiva and Kama leg- One has not seen much of that if one pillars and iron cannon of Ahom dynasty. established Ahom kingdom here. It lasted in the 17th century. With his outstanding end that gives this river the names has not visited the ruins of Madan Kamdev Set up in 1940, this museum houses one till 1826 when Assam came under the East ,'9."-7-7(& Temple, the massive arena of debris with of the richest collections of artifacts. India Company. It was at that time that stone sculptures and a broken plinth of sev- Last but not least is the temple of Guwahati as a city bloomed and Assam as eral temples. Often referred as the “hidden Kamakhya, a pilgrimage spot of Hindus. a region turned into a coveted area for grow- Khajuraho of Assam”, the temple dates back This temple, too, has been destroyed and ing commercial crops like tea. Guwahati to the 9th century, though no written his- rebuilt several times and by several peo- became all the more significant when tea tory is available. In 1855, an employee of ple. The present one was built in 1665 by became the cash cow of the East India the East India Company named Captain E the king of Cooch Behar of Bengal named Company. Elements of British legacy and Taite Dalton first recorded it as a cluster of Nabanarayan. After the 1897 earthquake, Hindu mythology became one here and give 15 temples inside a deep jungle near it was repaired to a great extent. Festivals modern Guwahati its unique identity. Guwahati and he contributed an article on like Ambubachi when the Goddess goes Guwahati also houses the this in the Asiatic Society Magazine in through her annual menstruation and Commonwealth War Cemetery, which has Calcutta. It created a sensation among schol- Poush Biya when the Goddess gets mar- relics from World War II. It might not be ars, and soon gathered more attention. ried with Kameshwara are celebrated as popular as the war cemeteries in Imphal However, the devastating earthquake of here and draw huge crowds. or Kohima, but every year, it still manages 1897 reduced all temples to rubble, thus Though Guwahati is famous for the to attract thousands of foreign tourists who making the site an endless kingdom of orna- Kamakhya Temple, the city has much come here to revisit history. This small yet mented stone sculptures. From 1901, a local more to offer. It offers a rare combination beautiful war cemetery in Guwahati is an Muslim land collector named Niyamat Ali of modern life and tales from the past. >/5-*;
may not be commanding any sub-nationality to the highest More people in Tamil Nadu major base in the State, but pedestal, cultivation of the have started learning Hindi . . 3 the damage they could cause ethnic separatism, and divi- through the Dakshina Bharat is a worrisome factor. sive identity politics, the Hindi Prachar Sabha The agitation against the scorning of Indian national (DBHPS) in spite of State hat has happened said Dr Swamy. The hydrocarbon plants, the pride, all of which eventually Government’s hatred of the with Jayalalithaa Congress, which has been opposition against the led to the decline of patrio- national language. “Despite Wand Karunanidhi riding piggyback on either Chennai-Salem Green tism in Tamil Nadu’s public the fact that Hindi is not leaving the centrestage is the the AIADMK or DMK, is a Corridor, the resentment space. The Dravidian parties taught in Government sudden appearance of many pale shadow of what it was in against the Indian Nutrino are too dangerous for our schools in the State, 2017 saw fringe groups funded and the 1960s. The other day saw Observatory, and the oppo- nationhood, democracy and a 1.28 lakh students appearing sponsored by NGOs, the the TNCC headquarters sition towards NEET and the true federal system, and hence for the basic examination Church, and various Islamist becoming a battleground, as Enayam high end port are unacceptable,” said Menon. held by the Sabha,” said S organistions. “There is a the factions owing allegiance proof that something is He is also of the view that the Jayaraj, secretary, DBHPS. rapid regression in Tamil to various leaders scuffled in brewing in Tamil Nadu. If two superstars of Tamil film- There are nearly 11,000 Nadu. What we saw as the the presence of the media. the national parties play dom, Rajinikanth and Kamal Hindi pracharaks working in farmers’ protest in New Delhi The DMK is in for major their cards well, the State Hassan, who have declared the State, he added. staged by Ayyakannu trouble as Alagiri hinted on may see a tectonic shift from their political ambitions, are Tamil Nadu is waiting for Ponnusamy and his associ- September 5 that he will cre- Dravidian politics that has doomed to fail. “One cannot a leader who can connect ates was the manifestation of ate problems for his younger degenerated Tamil Nadu. understand what Hassan says; with them and convince these fringe elements. They brother Stalin, who has Though there are fringe nothing makes sense. Both them that Tamils are equal to offered the international become the party president. parties like the DMDK (led actors are on the wrong side people in other States of the media an opportunity to por- If Stalin antagonises Alagiri, by film actor Vijayakanth), of 60 and do not have time to country. Air-conditioned car- tray India in a poor light,” a specialist in winning elec- MDMK (led by the volatile reach out to the Tamil peo- avans and chartered aircraft said an author who was tions, his dream of becoming Vaiko), and PMK (led by S ple,” said Menon. would not get you the loyalty forced to leave Chennai the CM of Tamil Nadu would Ramadoss, whose only mis- People in Tamil Nadu are and respect anymore. Take a because of her open criticism remain unfulfilled. The DMK sion seems to be to make slowly understanding the cue from the style of late NT of the Jallikattu agitation at has degenerated into a family Raveenthrhan Thuraiswamy, Elangovan, former Union the Left, and Islamists. his son the CM of Tamil frauds being played on them Rama Rao and late Marina Beach in January enterprise and that is the root a close associate of the family Minister and Congress The splinter political out- Nadu), they are all of nui- by the DMK and AIADMK. Rajasekhara Reddy of the 2017. No human rights cause of its weakening. and a political analyst in leader. “Many fringe groups fits are causing concern to sance value only. They are becoming conscious neighbouring Andhra organisation — of which Stalin is controlled by his Chennai. The DMK is not are showing keen interest in leaders of major political par- Political commentator of the fact that the DMK is a Pradesh. Or observe the likes there is no dearth in Chennai wife Durga, son Dayanidhi, free of caste politics, but it an alliance with the DMK. ties. Udhayakumar, the anti- and thinker TM Menon, long- family-owned enterprise of Capt Amarinder Singh of — came to her rescue when and son-in-law Sabareesan. practices it secretly. It is There are 39 Lok Sabha seats nuclear power plant man; time resident of Tamil Nadu where only members with Punjab or Yogi Adityanath of she was issued death threats Since Alagiri’s wife Kanthi through those who are close in Tamil Nadu and it is going Seeman, who claims to be the who watched the Dravidian the DNA of Karunanidhi can Uttar Pradesh or Sachin Pilot by the fringe elements. belongs to the Scheduled to the K-clan that informa- to be a tough job for Stalin to spokesman of Sri Lankan politics for more than four aspire for important posi- of Rajasthan. Tamil Nadu is “If Tamil Nadu has to be Caste, other members of the tion comes out through the satisfy one and all,” said Tamils and Eelam; decades, says that neither the tions. The rest have to be waiting for a change from the saved from the grip of these Karunanidhi clan are yet to iron curtains of Elangovan, who prefers a Thirumurugan Gandhi, and a DMK nor AIADMK are both- content with the crumbs filmi style family-oriented anti-national elements, it will accept her as a member of Gopalapuram. front lead by the DMK — host of others who entered ered about the welfare of the thrown at them by Stalin and dynasty politics and mafia need a dose of nationalism. the family and that is why Though the AIADMK one that includes the the political landscape after people or the progress of the family members. rule. Tamilians want to get The BJP seems to be the only Alagiri has been kept away has become weak, it has not Congress, the PMK (an outfit the death of Jayalalithaa are State. “Their humongous mis- There is a silver lining out of the Dravida Nadu party capable of doing it,” from the party by Stalin, says enthused leaders like EVKS of the Vanniyar community), to be watched out for. They takes are elevation of Tamil amidst all this chaos, though. phobia; lead them. 5;7;-E/5;4"5;>>5 15.>.;+EK9>+>)+> .;.>5151.>9) buuqy )+>5;/5;4)7> K).1),9;9 3 " # +H )*+I # " #60
s the common populace journey culminates closer home with continues to become more the last chapter being a dedicated guide aware and invested in the to examine if your own country might public sphere, and unprece- be doomed and on the path of decline! dented developments con- Populism is defined as the support Atinue to take place at the highest politi- for the concerns of ordinary people, the cal levels, History Repeating by political quality of appealing to or being aimed risk analyst Sam Wilkin is a timely at ordinary people. One wonders then, intervention to examine the simultane- if the rise of populist politicians appeal- ous growth of the process of political ing to the collective conscience of com- 1 " mobilisation as well as the rise of pop- mon citizenry would bring genuine ulism and the intimate relationship advancement and change. Or are we # $" between them. With one keen eye on missing something here? history and another on the events hap- Are these populists really the pening around us, the book is a handy messiahs of the common people or 4! guide to ace the political flux of today just another bunch of opportunists and prepare ourselves better for the that bulldozed their way to power and times to come. After all, as Wilkin perks? Is there really an attempt at quips, “The historical patterns covered genuine reform or are the same well- in this book will influence our future, versed tricks being offered again, but we determine it.” albeit in new packaging? What sort of Since time immemorial, regimes people make a good government? have been burned to the ground, they Which type of government is the have been replaced (for better or best? Can politicians of any hue be worse), popular rebellions have trusted to work selflessly for the wel- become revolutions, great leaders have fare of people? Is their empathy with emerged and exiled, and newer social the common class real? Or is that too classes have come to light. From grand just a well-veiled ruse for self- arrivals to disgraced exits, from coups advancement only? to uprisings, from political intrigue to “Populists often come to power cies, where nations and its people have defined by social scientists fail routine- statesmanship — history is replete with by mobilising politically disaffected endured much more to uphold their ly, several new factors are discovered rich examples of such incidents that non-voters; populists can gain from democratic spirit. and time-tested theories discredited, as have and in several instances, still con- economic turmoil, which discredits So, can we expect clarity from this nations continue to chart their own 8 &7 tinue to shape the destiny of nations. the parties in power; populists can chaos? Can discontent be turned unique course. But this uncertainty is But what does the toppling of a thrive in a polarised environment, around for good? How can the political precisely why it necessitates the need to government or unrest in the public of a because they find it easy to pick up structures be saved from crumbling? In talk and examine these questions and O particular state with specific local fac- support from across the political this context, the author aptly highlights concepts, which may very well be sig- tors at play mean for other countries or spectrum,” says the book. When the significance of political reforms nificant takeaway points from where the global political scene in general? democracies are plagued with lack of and sound governance in improving the much-needed discussion on politi- What is the root cause of political responsiveness (‘representation gap’) the quality of politics and also main- cal discourse today can be taken for- erosion and what conditions facilitate and distrust in political leaders, it taining peace and continuity in the ward and provide insights on how to " it? Is there a pattern to look for? Is his- becomes easier for populists to make society. The book says, “Some of the engage with the leadership in a whole- tory actually repeating itself every- claims about broken political systems main elements of the quality of gover- some and effective manner. where with just slight variations? and claim votes to win, it argues. nance are the effectiveness of the gov- With humour strewn around aplen- )5E).)1/ Which precious lessons from our past Also, high levels of inequality in the ernment bureaucracy, the quality of ty, this is not a drab political treatise. are awaiting (re-)discovery? society and mobilisation of selective regulation and economic policy, the Instead, it is quite an engaging read for Traversing the hits and misses subgroups of population based on iden- rule of law, control of corruption and all — serious as well as general readers across various forms of regimes and tity markers like caste, language and 6"#-1 -0+07#"E 261 the maintenance of public order. of the genre. Picking up anecdotes from leadership in places as diverse as colour, pose a serious challenge to sta- ++%"# -"0 73 Countries that do well in these areas some of the most riveting events of Thailand, Russia, Iran, Argentina and bility. Also, mobilisation of one group tend to be far less likely to suffer vio- political churning from the recent past, America, the book examines the pat- often results in counter rising of anoth- E<0-/0# 57%% lent revolution (or, indeed any kind of and weaving them in an easy, conversa- terns in rise and fall of the govern- er group and we’re looking at perfect 2' serious political violence).” tional language, Wilkin manages to ments, the unstable conditions that conditions for a full-blown political tur- + 9'$ :CC Indeed, no two countries can pos- deliver an erudite book on politics lead to political turmoil and pave way moil. However, historical evidence also sibly have the exactly same political which covers the past, the present and for the rise of populism. This delightful points out to the resilience of democra- experiences, conditions, and criteria the interesting times to follow.
f you like intrigue, conspir- were a matter of public specula- acy, and trivia tinged with tion. These nuggets from the Iquirky originality, then Ray Archives make Travails Travails with The Alien is the with The Alien an appetising book for you. The latest print 5 insight into Ray’s abiding //30 offering from the Society for engagement with the transgres- the Preservation of Satyajit Ray sive potential of adventure and A"2 /56A Archives, Travails with The exploration on the human soul: * "3 " Alien: The Film That Was The infinite possibilities of tech- %8 $ %1- 9:: Never Made and Other nological advancement acting Adventures with Science Fiction %# 5+ # ) % upon the human condition as 4 NO is provoking, insightful, and he knew and understood it. ! O% Q fun. It is an engaging explo- ' * # (7!+" One of the chief delights of ) ration into film history which the book, however, is its pre- 5 is guaranteed to delight cinema sentation. No effort seems to )&. % " buffs in India and abroad. have been spared in the repro- % + , ") The premise is simple. In duction in colour of Ray’s illus- % " 1967, Satyajit Ray penned down trations on science fiction and &9 "5 " & the treatment for a unique sci- space travel, and the docu- 7 ence fiction movie. Set in rural ments on the Sci-Fi Cine Club &5 O% &1 Bengal, amidst the familiar clash evoke a charming sepia nostal- 8 of tradition and modernity in gia of a fandom before fandom. % the form of a deeply hierarchical Sandip Ray, the editor, and his Q village community and a slyly associates Dhritiman Chaterji, manipulative industrialist, the Arup K De, Riddhi Goswami, "2-5"2/ story of The Alien plays upon the 5>56 limitations put on human under- 1% 1 %8 standing and agency by hubris. - 9:: Admittedly, in 2018 this story appears both simplistic and 4 ) % undercooked: The tradition- " modernity confrontation is a lit- tle too done-to-death to appeal ! ! to contemporary audiences, even &7 " %%8 with a cheekily cordial extra-ter- ! &4 restrial thrown in. Yet, it’s impor- ) % " tant to remember that The Alien &- ! is a unique concept for its time !" ! and that in the mid-1960s noth- % ! % ing like it existed on celluloid. L & Planned as a bilingual project, in ! % both Bangla and English, it was #-7<7"% 2"#6 % ! & to be not just the first science fiction movie on and from India #60 7%"0 but also the first to humanise the , - subject of extra-terrestrial inter- /23* 6 $ 4CC >5/25- action by making the alien not "% "" an invader, a source of grave "& 11 - ;:: threat, but a friendly, curious traveller. Ray’s film was to be a and Deepak Mukherjee deserve big-ticket international affair, thanks and congratulations for 1 % 1 backed by Columbia Pictures embroiled in legal complica- the affair fizzle down to slow, piece of film detection. It does movie, a few essays on science so carefully and tastefully com- % % % and billed to star major tions which made it impossible painful obscurity. Connecting more than just put together the fiction and cinema by Ray, piling and arranging the very ! % " Hollywood actors. Coming soon for either Columbia or Ray to the dots amongst dramatis per- various players in this forgotten interviews of Ray on science fic- many archival documents 1 after the success and acclaim of proceed. These originated large- sonae dispersed in Calcutta, saga. It also contextualises The tion and on The Alien, and a which constitute the lasting ! the ‘Apu Trilogy,’ The Alien was ly due to the intractability of Colombo, Los Angeles, Paris, Alien within Ray’s oeuvre, not feature, “Ordeals of The Alien”, visual appeal of the book. &4 ! % poised to transform Ray as a Michael Wilson, Ray’s supposed and London, Travails with The just as a director but also as an written by Ray for The Scholars of Ray and of Bangla Q< ) pioneer of science fiction with a producer and alleged co-author Alien curates a retrospective on illustrator, writer, thinker, and Statesman in 1980. These and cinema will obviously find truly global footprint. for the project. With Wilson these vexed and tiresome events science fiction aficionado. other pieces in the book are lib- Travails with The Alien a rare 1 % Alas, this was not to be. appropriating all the consider- which grounded the film even Present along with the treat- erally sprinkled with pho- treat, as will fans of Ray’s films K Despite favourable responses able advance of $15000 without before it could take off to its ment of The Alien are tographs, scanned copies of cor- and writings. )! 6/"> ) " from Columbia and leading Ray’s knowledge and then refus- promised and promising start. “Bonkubabu’s Friend” (1962), respondence, and excerpts from & ' ) .>& Hollywood actors like Peter ing to clearly relinquish claims While this is the central the short story in Sandesh newspapers during the three- - ! % Sellers, Marlon Brando, and to the script, Ray was eventually concern of the book, Travails which is supposed to have been year period from 1967 to 1969, " , A& 18 & Steve McQueen, The Alien got left with little choice but to let with The Alien is not really a a literary prototype for the when the fortunes of The Alien uvitiut ! 3 " # +H )*+I + R -
4 %3> ussia is undertaking a week-long war rapidly reaching the end of its service life.” Rgame called “Vostok-2018” or “East This shows how the need was felt to 2018” in the Eastern part of Siberia from upgrade military and allied services so as September 11 with the sole purpose of to respond to an ever-growing encir- practising rapid deployment of a large clement by the NATO. Another analyst number of forces, aircraft and vehicles, Michael Kofman of the Wilson Centre’s criss-crossing western and eastern frontiers Kennan Institute highlights, “By 2012, of Russia with ease. Since this exercise Russia reorganised its armed forces from began, it has been touted as the largest war a Soviet mass mobilisation army into a per- drill conducted by Russia since the Cold manent standing force and began improv- War. The last such exercise was conduct- ing quality across the board.” ed in 1981, known as Zapad 81. Thus from 2009 to 2012, military Vostok-2018, literally meaning “East” modernisation programme had complet- in Russian language, involves 3,00,000 ed a full circle which placed Putin to a Russian and 3,200 Chinese troops, near- more comfortable level to jump into the ly 36,000 tanks, 1,000 aircraft, 80 ships, Syrian quagmire in 2015. Putin’s full- armoured personnel carriers and fledged support to the beleaguered Syrian armoured infantry vehicles. President Bashar al-Assad, in fact, helped First of all, this drill is about sheer him survive till date. With this, the entire show of military might of Russia under war game in the troubled West Asia has Vladimir Putin against an overwhelming taken a new shape as then American aggressive expanding the NATO that has President Obama was not keen on the over the years succeeded in encircling the direct involvement of the US troops on the country. The exercise displays to the ground. From a distant player, Russia has world Putin’s capability of roping in major pushed itself to the centre stage of the most powers of Asia, like China and very volatile war game in the world. Gradually, strategically Mongolia, for Vostok-2018, Putin has turned tables on the US to regain which Russia used to hold solo earlier. role as a key player in deciding the fate of China’s participation in the war game the Syrian regime. proves beyond doubt that the Russia- When we see Russia’s active aggression China relationship has come to a new level or participation in global conflict zones, we of understanding. China’s Ministry of equally need to review how America and National Defence said, “The aim of the its allies spread their vigilantism almost in Vostok-2018 is to strengthen strategic mil- each part of the world. Russia’s advance to itary partnership between the two coun- former Soviet Republics, including Georgia tries and deepen friendship and cooper- and Ukraine, could be called as a come- ation and further boost the two countries’ uppance to the West which had fast capability to deal with security threats in expanded to include the same group of the region”. The exercise is aimed more at 8 7 8 4 3> 33*2" 8 97 , % A7 "77B,4-, & hether it is the South Asian a trajectory of never-to-look-back action or process of causing some- of America. It is this deleterious viti- being the sparkling city on Camelot Wfirmament or any other ter- pathway to a coincidental world one to adopt radical positions on ation of the national and patriotic which the global terrorist organi- ritorial nationality, the theme of domination with the replacement of political or social issues.” narrative that the United States sations are attempting to strike mainstreaming the younger gener- Great Britain by the United States of There was a vehicular attack in guards against by relying on psy- against. Also, the entire exercise is ation has always been a pet peeve in America, as the world’s sole sur- Manhattan in November 2017, chotherapists and mentors to wean part of the tenet of “Super terrorism” the Indian and the American poli- viving superpower. which was traced back to a migrant away youngsters from the glare where terrorists strategise to utilise cy mindset. However, the growing In the contemporary context, from Uzbekistan. New York Daily and attraction of rebellious strife. as a true blue utilitarian, the nodes radicalisation has drawn the atten- since the September 11 attacks, the News reported, “Sayfullo Saipov, a Now, it is part of an institutional and inter nodes of the American tion of the security and intelligence American Homeland Security Act 29-year-old from Tampa, Florida, striving in the United States. infrastructural superstructure. It establishment. Radicalisation is the and the Patriot Act were legislated reportedly emigrated to the US The United States Homeland aims to utilise the American web of bane of an ordinary civilisational in order to restore parity with the from Uzbekistan in 2010. The inves- Security committee report in 2016 infrastructure such as its oil depots, narrative. Going by the organic con- ministrations of the non-state actors. tigation is in its early stages, but if reported, “Now at this juncture, the refineries, highways and the trans- ception of the State, if the sinews and The American literary bestseller previous cases are any indication, it homeland faces the highest threat port and communication network the arteries of nation state are titled “Terrorist” has hewn an inter- is likely that Saipov did not come to from the ISIS and fundamentalism through locally trained agents who blocked or the life blood of func- esting narrative upon the rising and this country — legally or illegally, since the September 11 attacks.” The have their origins in the schools and tionalism vitiated, then it is a mat- expanding throes of radicalisation that is still unclear — as a Department of Homeland Security madrasas of the nation despite the ter of worrisome introspection on in the suburbs and the educational violent extremist. Odds are he was has already reminded the security multicultural rubric which America the part of the nation and its pop- institutions of the American nation. radicalised here.” establishment against the threat of takes pride upon. ulation. The narrative of the fictional work This is a matter of worrisome vehicular ramming attacks which In the age of lone-wolf attacks The United States has been an provides a glimpse into the lives of analysis and efficacious introspec- pose a challenge to the institution- gaining prominence, the focus of avid target of terror mongers and a Muslim student and his single tion by the American establishment al effectiveness in tackling terror and counterterrorism specialists has violent Islamic anti-state actors, mother, along with the Jewish men- as the old storyline of pre-radi- the sentient invincibility of the shifted to the phenomenon of rad- especially since America created tor in the high school. Witnessing , ;, A< ' , + ,, calised migrants spoiling the United States. What the terror mon- icalisation. After the incidents like Frankenstein in Afghan conun- the racial and social segregation, American Dream is the cause of all gers are attaining to achieve is to the terror attacks in San Bernardino drum along with its interventions in which misguided Muslim young- trouble. How can an ordinary star- point out in a gladiatorial contest, and Manhattan, the challenge is not West Asia since the days of the sters feel in the American schools American homeland. This is what mind game in the United States. The ry-eyed youth takes up cudgels the invincibility theme of the to locate terrorist hideouts in the Persian Gulf conflicts, where the and the sequestration leading them has resulted in the brass tacks of a containment of terror attacks by dis- against the system or the entity of American security and make it rugged caves of Tora Bora. The chal- battlelines were finally drawn with to empty parking lots and Basketball talk about a Mexican wall and the illusioned youths, till the Boston the American establishment after part of a larger jehad to civilisa- lenge is to spot the potential terrorist the radical and Wahabi Islam. The courts, is a theme which has scrapping of the Deferred Action for Marathon attack, speaks volumes getting radicalised in America and tionally vituperate the grandilo- from among the millions of inno- United States of America has been received its much deserved attention Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immi- about the effectiveness and effica- its school and university system? It quent American Dream and its cent civilians loitering around the known since the days of its found- in the contemporary time span. The gration policy, which separates cy of the American security estab- is not a matter of ungainly crimi- spectacularity which is part of the streets of New York City, Boston or ing days in the seventeenth centu- issue of undocumented aliens can be minors from their undocumented lishment in the aftermath of the nalisation due to poverty and soft power approach of the any other city in America. ry to stay away from the entangling taken up here as it is this corpus of alien parents in the form of initiat- plane’s deep dive on Pentagon in impoverishment, but an ideologi- American Foreign Policy. It is this alliances of the world polity. Still, the population from Latin America ing limits on the H1 visas for the September 11, 2001. The Oxford cally driven and madrasa hewn nar- sheen and the larger-than-life one- (The writer teaches International American interventions in Cuba and South Asia which poses a employers in the United States. English Dictionary attempts a stol- rative, which catches them young in uppance of the American manifest Relations at Indian Institute of Public and the US-Spanish wars initiated rankling security threats to the Radicalisation is more of a id definition of radicalisation, “The the homeland in the United States destiny and the fable of America Administration, Delhi) E;,1)-1E)5)99))/>- 0)+.>+;06)++)->9 ;0; 6;5 +; bacqbute " ;9>+9)56,)+ )5> )1>)-;-1)7>> 3 " # +H )*+I 8 * # 9! ! , his time something unusual happened at the National 8$$ Executive meeting of the BJP. Sources say the current burn- 9)+19)5/)+E) ing issues, including the rising Tfuel prices, were not discussed anywhere — neither in the meeting of party offi- cials nor in the open session. On both days of the meet, Central Ministers such as Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Prakash Javadekar addressed the press but kept mum on these crucial issues despite repeated questions by jour- nalists. In the same manner, no discus- sion was held over the agitation of for- ward castes against the SC/ST Act, as party leaders and spokespersons stayed silent. They briefed the media about all political resolutions passed in the National Executive, but nothing was mentioned about the foreign or econom- ic policies. This must be noted that recently, India and the US held the 2+2 dialogue, and the Opposition is alleging that India has surrendered all its interests before America. The economic policies of the Narendra Modi Government are also being questioned, but the BJP lead- ers are maintaining stoic silence. $ Chandrashkhar Rao was running Khis Government with more than two-thirds majority, but he dissolved the Assembly. Now the question is whether this step will prove beneficial for the Chief Minister of Telangana or not. The scenario is reminiscent of how the UK’s PM Theresa May put her majority Government at stake last year tions, the alliance will have an effect Chairman. Though this is also true that parties, which are openly against the BJP, Aam Aadmi Party in Noida. In fact, when she announced the dissolution of on the chances of the ruling party. the party always gives statements didn’t support the Bandh. It was expect- the two leaders have come closer to the House of Commons. She got a big against PM Modi and the BJP on almost ed that the ruling BJD in Odisha would Arvind Kejriwal. Some time ago, when jolt in elections and her party lost the 7 every issue, it nevertheless extends sup- probably go with the Congress, but Yashwant Sinha sat on a dharna at Vijay majority. KCR might just land in the he NCP and Congress leaders, who port to the BJP if the need arises. That Naveen Patnaik bluntly told the party Chowk, Kejriwal told his supporters to same situation; he hopes for the best Tearlier thought that the Shiv Sena is why the Congress is of the view that that he was against the Bharat Bandh. participate in the agitation. but may get the worst. In the next two would not go with the BJP, are now the BJP and Shiv Sena will go together. The TMC also didn’t participate in But can Kejriwal make way into the 7 % "! months, the Assembly Elections will be changing their views. They are ready to Earlier, the Congress and NCP were of the agitation, though it gave its moral Opposition bandwagon with the efforts % " held in the State, and the Opposition accept that the Sena would go only with the view that if the BJP and Sena go support. Since the ruling party in West of the Sinha duo? Kejriwal and his party parties have started coming together. the BJP, and three incidents in last separately, they will be wiped out. But Bengal didn’t support the Bandh, no leaders are working towards this goal, The Congress, TDP, and the Left have month have forced them to change their now the picture has changed. effect was seen in the State. In Uttar and are in talks with the Congress. The K % already formed an alliance. mind. It is now being believed that the Pradesh, the SP and BSP didn’t take problem, however, is that nobody can The Left parties have a stronghold in Shiv Sena and BJP will go into a pre-poll part in the Bandh either. The SP leaders read Kejriwal’s mind. On one hand, he is a big part of Telangana. Though Maoist alliance on the old formula. he Congress is trying its best to unite instead staged a dharna. In Andhra holding talks, and on the other hand, he &; organisations have removed their base The most recent incident is related to Tthe Opposition parties for the next Pradesh, the TDP didn’t support the is creating pressure. He divulged his " from the area, almost all big leaders of the the soaring oil prices. Oil is the costliest Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections, but it Bharat Bandh. Only parties such as the plans for UP in the presence of Yashwant CPI Maoist come from this area. In the in Maharashtra, with petrol prices touch- seems that no parties — other than those RJD, the Left, NCP, and JMM stood and Shatrughan. Before that, he had . last elections, the CPI and CPM had got ing 90 per litre. When the Congress, who were partners of the UPA — are behind the Congress. announced that he will fight on all seats 5 " one seat each and gathered good number NCP, and other Opposition parties called openly backing the Congress. In fact, in Haryana. His party is also gearing up of votes in almost a dozen seats. Apart a Bharat Bandh on the issue, the Shiv some regional kshatrapas are in a dilem- P to fight elections in Madhya Pradesh and + ! " from that, the BSP had won two seats. Sena didn’t support it. ma. They are not very comfortable with ashwant Sinha, who left the BJP Rajasthan. Though this is also true that !<! The Congress had got 21 and the TDP Before that, during the Monsoon the party as they feel that it is not suit- Ysome time ago, and Shatrughan wherever his party has contested, except got 15 seats. The Congress, TDP, Left Session, the Shiv Sena had supported able for their own regional politics. Sinha, who is not happy with the party, in Delhi, it has created a new record of tie-up is bound to give KCR’s Telangana the Government on the no-confidence That is why almost all big regional are toiling hard to unite the Opposition. getting the lowest votes. This time, the ! Rashtra Samithi a big jolt. Although the motion moved by the TDP. In the same kshatrapas kept away from the Bharat That is why they went to Ahmedabad to Congress wants no party to hamper any organisation of the Congress has not session, the party backed the BJP in the Bandh over soaring oil prices. The BJD, meet Patidar leader Hardik Patel and chance of alliance. So, there will be an strengthened much since the last elec- election of the Rajya Sabha Vice- TMC, SP, BSP, TDP and other regional also participated in a function of the attempt to persuade Kejriwal anyhow. Q# ! ! R onald Trump nearly started a conflict with North Korea in 7 ! 6 %6 $P Dearly 2018, when he proposed B5303- a tweet that “scared the daylights” out of his Defence Secretary James K '"B$$ K / Mattis, a new book claims. “This is L1 &1O8 all about leader versus leader,” said sending a tweet ordering home fami- ! Trump, according to Fear, an lies of the 28,500 US military person- !&MK 9% / upcoming book by legendary nel stationed in South Korea. 9(4DP'C%949)%D Watergate journalist Bob Woodward North Korea had previously made 5% %4 5 + '9 seen by the Telegraph. “Man versus clear it would regard such a move as a man. Me versus Kim.” sign of imminent attack. Trump’s L- O&1O Woodward reveals that Trump planned tweet was considered “almost %8 &M wanted to send a tweet ordering the unthinkable” by aides, Woodward K7% %+/ % "+ US military dependents — thousands wrote. The President later raised the 9(4DP'C%949" 9 of family members of 28,500 troops idea with Lindsey Graham, the 9 B)9' + ) — to leave South Korea. It sent his Republican Senator with whom he B '))') C B)% national security staff into panic plays golf. Graham reportedly told %*9) (""9 mode. A senior figure in the North him: “That is a big frigging deal. Mr Korean politburo had already sig- President, I don’t think you should LO! &O% &MK % "+ nalled to them that any evacuation ever start this process unless you are 9(4D ""B+" )+)% '' '' ) would be interpreted in Pyongyang as ready to go to war.” 9 9' + ) ' 9 "'' + a precursor to military attack. According to the book, Rear Knowing that, Trump’s tweet Admiral Ronny Jackson, Trump’s L9O &&&4O &1 O would effectively be a declaration doctor until earlier this year, repeat- ! & 8 war and could have provoked Kim edly advised John Kelly, his Chief of 1O &MK7% $""/ 9(4DP' C%C into attacking South Korea. The Staff, to “dial back” the President’s ) CC/ '' +)%B) 'D9 )+*) tweet was never sent. The book also schedule because he was “under 9' + )P')4D9 4 ) reveals that Trump decided early in stress”. Kelly responded by introduc- his presidency that the United States ing more non-specific “executive L % & % would stay in Nato, but told Mattis to time” on the schedule, the book said. 49 & % &MK become its “rent collector”. People close to the first couple %*%9)9/C%949 )%(') CC59) 9 Following a crunch meeting at the told Woodward there was “sincere White House, to decide whether affection” in the relationship, they ate L% &9O Trump was “in or out” of the alliance, dinner together at times, but Mrs &MK 9(4D/9D%9)+") "6 B *%() the President was persuaded and told policy had to be settled ahead of a Jared Kushner, the President’s son- Mattis: “You can have your Nato. But Trump “operated independently”. ) ))%9 9 "/7CC'' % ' Mattis: “You can have your Nato.” speech by Mattis in Munich a week in-law, also interjected, saying the US you become the rent collector.” Mattis Steve Bannon, Trump’s former According to the book, Trump’s later. Trump insisted on talking about was only losing “pennies on the dol- reportedly laughed and nodded. chief strategist, was quoted as saying: L % % doctor had the President’s schedule cut the gossip of the day, until dessert, lar” in supporting Nato. Mattis During the same meeting, Trump “Behind the scenes, she’s a hammer.” & 8 & back because of “stress”. And a picture when Priebus said: “We’ve really got to expressed confidence Germany would reportedly asked C Boyden Gray, for- He believed Mrs Trump had the most 1 O! O %&MK 9(4D emerged of Melania Trump as a key, deal with the Nato issue.” meet the target of paying two per cent mer US Ambassador to the EU: influence with the President of any- ""B+"+9''++% ' 9 "' ) ) % " and tough, behind-the-scenes player, Retired General Keith Kellogg, the of the GDP on defence. He added: “If “Which is going to be the next country one, identifying who was telling her 5(9 )%( 5 "4) B% CB ') with one senior adviser describing her National Security Council chief of you didn’t have Nato, you would have to drop out (of the EU after Brexit)?” husband the truth, and who was as a “hammer”. The dinner meeting to staff, argued Nato was “obsolete” and to invent it. There’s no way Russia Gray said he did not think there “sucking up”. She was “obsessed” with L1 O &1 O % decide Nato policy was convened in the US was being “used” by allies. could win a war if they took on Nato.” would be another one; Trump said he raising their son Barron, and that % DE O &MK 9(4DP' the Red Room of the White House at Mattis and Joseph Dunford, chairman At the end of the dinner, Trump agreed. The prospect of conflict with was “her focus 100 per cent,” an 9D%9)+5%44 ))%%449559) 9 "*(9 6.30 pm on February 8, 2017, by then of the joint chiefs of staff, argued in told Mattis the US would support North Korea reportedly came closest insider told Woodward. %''/ ") ')%9 B) 9' '' %9 Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. The US favour of Nato, according to the book. Nato but allies must pay. He told early this year when Trump proposed & & 915K;)7>)1-<))5O 01+,+)5-).4155>+" 5);.1;)/)"9),1>5 9> ;65+E)7;;;0 itextaiutar # >5>+,E)5->P 1>.>5 )9>1.>;09)+-91 3 " # +H )*+I "/ 9! ! 9 3 9 anny Boyle has called on film- makers and writers to “reach Daround the hollow cavern” of & 5"0 Brexit to ensure British TV and film continues to be seen as among the best in the world. The director said work- ing on his most recent production, the 10-part television drama Trust, which starts on BBC Two, had made him 9>E>41- )+- more determined to work with European production companies. “The series is set in 1973, the year in which we joined Europe, so there was something ironic about the fact /+1E6+5>+ we were making it with the knowl- edge we were going to leave,” he said. “It just seemed more and more insane here is a chance, particu- nancy on stage following a live per- to us, especially as we were making it kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, the larly if you’re not an avid formance at the MTV Awards in with this wonderful Italian co-pro- grandson of the then richest man in user of Instagram or 2011. Cardi’s baby news came hot on duction company. the world, marks Boyle’s first return to Snapchat, that you are the heels of a marriage proposal “I can only hope that filmmakers, TV since directing the pilot of the among the uninitiated from her rapper beau, Offset, who is writers, journalists will try to build 2014 police drama Babylon. Trust was whenT it comes to Cardi B. Allow us one third of hip-hop trio, Migos, at around this. Airline companies cer- written by Simon Beaufoy, who to rectify the situation, and fill you the end of last year, which took place tainly will, as will businesses. Right worked with Boyle on Slumdog in on a one-of-a-kind fashion per- during, you guessed it, a live on-stage now it feels as though something has Millionaire and 127 Hours, and stars sonality that, honestly, everyone performance in Philadelphia. been severed and we’re adrift but I Donald Sutherland as John Paul Getty, under the age of 30 is talking about. hope that people will try to compen- Hillary Swank as Gail Getty, the kid- The Bronx-born rapper hit sate for this terrible void that’s been napped teenager’s mother, and the headlines when her debut While few would be able to replicate created for us by politicians.” Brendan Fraser as the fixer called in album, Invasion Of Privacy, her outfits in a ‘get the Cardi look’ Trust, which tells the story of the to sort everything out. broke records after reaching num- feature, her unpredictable fashion ber one across America in just 24 choices do make for entertaining hours following its much-anticipat- viewing and fun talking points. The ed release. Cardi B’s real name is chain-printed mini dress with clash- 0 (' A4! ! Belcalis Almanzar — her stage ing thigh-high boots that she wore name came to be because her sister to her album release party, and the minem has broken the UK chart is named Hennessy. Friends nick- voluminous Cinderella-esque ball- record for consecutive No 1 named Belcalis ‘Bacardi’ and, for gown she wore to Rihanna’s annual Ealbums, beating a record held work purposes, it translated to Diamond Ball (a bespoke number jointly for 36 years by Abba and Led become Cardi B. by fashion pal and American Zeppelin. His album Kamikaze, a sur- Following a stint as a stripper designer, Christian Siriano) were at prise release recently and his second and a career as a social media per- opposite ends of any style spectrum, album in less than a year, is his ninth sonality, Cardi was granted one of and she is known for regularly No 1 in a row — a run stretching back the coveted slots on popular changing her hairstyles, sporting a 18 years to his second collection, The American reality TV show, Love blunt dark bob one day, and tum- Marshall Mathers LP. Eminem put out And Hip Hop. She showcased her bling blonde waves the next. For her a statement alongside the news, say- musical talents during her two sea- 35-minute Coachella set, she kitted ing: “Does this mean I get to call sons on the show and her follower out her growing baby bump in an myself Sir Eminem?” count grew simultaneously — her all-white look complete with pigtails, Kamikaze is also the fourth-fastest Instagram now boasts a staggering paying homage to 90s girlband, TLC. selling album this year in the UK, 22 million fans. She left the show behind Arctic Monkeys, Drake and last year, officially launching her George Ezra, and outsold the No 2 music career and signing with It was announced a few months ago album, the soundtrack to Mamma stream in 1999 after being mentored Atlantic Records, which also has that the rapper was collaborating Mia! Here We Go Again, by three and signed by Dr Dre, with his debut Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, and Bruno with Fashionnova, a popular copies to one. The album’s opening album The Slim Shady LP. It remains Mars on its books. American brand famous for its track, The Ringer, also reached No 4 the only one of his albums not to While she’s no doubt been bodycon styles sported by the likes in the singles chart — it features an reach No 1 in the UK, though two of breaking music records, Cardi has of Kylie Jenner and rapper, Blac attack on Donald Trump, describing its singles reached the top five. While simultaneously been breaking down Chyna. While she sings about him as an “evil serpent” — while two that album showcased his cartoonishly fashion barriers — from sitting wearing “bloody shoes” (a refer- other album tracks, Lucky You and violent alter ego Slim Shady, he let his front row at New York Fashion ence to Christian Louboutin’s sig- Fall, also reached the Top 10. own voice come through on the fol- Week with the US Vogue’s Anna nature red soles) and is an avid After garnering a reputation as a low-up, 2000’s The Marshall Mathers Wintour, to launching a fashion wearer of high fashion labels such formidable “battle rapper” in the late LP — regarded by many as one of the collaboration with Instagram as Vetements, Gucci and 1990s, Eminem broke into the main- greatest rap albums of all time. favourite, Fashionnova. While her Balenciaga, the artist regularly goofy humour, straight-talking pairs her designer pieces with high approach, and determined person- street buys, and has previously ality have already won us over, described her high-low fashion mix here’s why the 25-year-old should as how “people like me stay rich”. also be on your fashion radar. At a listening party for her new album, the star paired her Fashionnova shorts, which would Just two weeks after Cardi’s first sin- cost around £25, with a shearling- gle, Bodak Yellow, was released, the trimmed Altuzarra jacket which artist hit New York Fashion Week would set you back around £2,000. and was taken in by some of fash- While you’ll have to wait until ion’s most notoriously hard to pene- October for the Cardi B x trate circles. She sat front row at Fashionnova collection, you can Alexander Wang’s show, next to guarantee the rapper will be sporting Anna Wintour and went on to grace the brand in the meantime. the front rows at Christian Siriano, Prabal Gurung and Jeremy Scott. Not content with just watching It’s taken the 25-year-old less than shows, Cardi has also walked the two years to transform from strip- runway herself, modelling in a per, to reality TV star, to record- he organisation that bestows the film” last month. It prompted an Gypsy Sport show, and also part- breaking solo artist and fashion Academy Awards says it is sus- immediate outcry, with many inside nered with MAC Cosmetics for a designer. It’s all been achieved Tpending plans to award a new and outside the film industry wonder- fashion week event last February. through enough self-promotion to Oscar for popular films amid wide- ing how it would affect critically and rival a Kardashian. The rapper has spread backlash to the idea. The commercially popular films such as $ 1O)/>59> BE>)+;->9)5 stated that she’s now a millionaire, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Black Panther. The superhero block- After much media speculation, Cardi has various fashion and beauty Sciences says it will further study buster has been cited as a possible best announced her pregnancy during a 4;E>)+;+)50;+.0+;.+1>+" contracts in the works, and her plans for the category. It wrote in a picture contender, with producers performance on Saturday Night Live, ;+>)1E)+";+> ;+-7+>)/15, music boasts the largest number of statement that it recognised that launching an awards-season push. wearing a bodycon white maxi dress streams for an album by a woman. implementing a new award three- Critics of the Academy’s decision had with mesh panelling that hugged her ;;)+1")5-0)91;5->1,5>+&1O Her ‘work wardrobe’ might be a quarters of the way into the year cre- feared, however, that a new category baby bump. Fellow musician )7>>5) 91>>-9+;6,9>5;6,9 little different than the average, ated challenges for films that have could stand in its way of the more Rihanna took to Instagram to post but there’s no denying it; hers is a already been released. The film acade- prestigious prize. No traditional her congratulations. Her declaration >0+;.;1;5;+1))/)+-)91)5 unique, but effective form of my announced the new category for superhero film has ever been nomi- mimicked that of Beyoncè, who power dressing. “outstanding achievement in popular nated for best picture. famously announced her first preg- & & 5AA1 7 it. For me, it’s easy to work out how peo- Horns” sign. Detective Sophia Mason. The remaining contestants to perform “I’m hoping I encourage people, P 7 ple are feeling in both cases,” she said. Perkins said scene drew crowds of pushups and footraces. The stunt women, to not think that when they hit n 83-year-old she and her tourists taking pho- reportedly was videotaped by Rob the age of 55, they are old. We have got AJapanese woman husband already have tographs. “It took about Bliss, the man who shot a widely a lot more on our journey,” said has been announced by some Texas A&M 45 minutes to suck them watched catcalling video in 2014. Goedhart, who only began trapeze Guinness World Records F apparel ready for the up,” Mason said. “They classes at the age of 78 but looks as as the world’s oldest pro- pair of Texas A&M gradu- baby, who is due in January, are at an undisclosed location. They though she has spent a lifetime swing- fessional club DJ. Sumiko Aates said they were sur- and they are planning to will rehive them.” No one was injured ing through the air upside down. Iwamura, 83, aka DJ prised when a sonogram image attend an upcoming game. “Starting the in the incident, Mason said. “The bees ? British art student Elizabeth Sumirock, said she decided to showed their expected child brainwashing early,” Perkins joked. just wanted some hot dogs,” she added. n octogenarian flying trapeze artist, Bond, 31, decided to draw attend a DJ school at the age of signaling support for rival Athe owner of the world’s fastest jet- attention to her exhibitions by 77 and soon discovered she had a University of Texas. propelled go-kart and a dog named creating knitting needles that talent for it. Iwamura, who owns and Samantha Perkins said = / $ ? Feather with a flair for jumping measure some 4.42 meters in works in the kitchen of a Chinese food she and her husband are among the record-breaking length. Another Briton, restaurant, has a regular DJ slot at are both graduates t was a case of hold the honey, double woman has used the Tinder dating stars to win a place in the latest Tom Bagnall, 26, racked Decabar Z in Shinjuku, but her talents and devoted fans of Ithe mustard in Times Square at Aapp to prank more than 100 men edition of Guinness World up a record speed of 181 have led to guest gigs at exotic locations Texas A&M lunchtime on Tuesday. Police shut part into showing up for a date that turned Records. Others to feature in km per hour for a jet-pro- including Paris and New Zealand. University, but of 43rd Street near Seventh Avenue after out to be a Hunger Games-style compe- the 2019 edition of the book, pelled go-kart. She told Guinness World Records during their a thick swarm of bees gathered atop a tition. The New York Times reports that which went on sale on Animals also feature that DJing isn’t all that different from recent sonogram blue and yellow umbrella over a hotdog the woman identified as Natasha Thursday, include the creator of among the latest world running her restaurant. “You get feed- appointment the cart in an area of Manhattan already Aponte invited dozens of Tinder con- the world’s largest knitting nee- record-breakers. Dog back from your customers quickly in tech asked if they were buzzing with swarms of pedestrians, tacts to meet her in Manhattan’s Union dles and an Irish butcher, Barry owner Samantha Valle both cases,” she said. “If you’re playing University of Texas tourists and traffic. Square on Sunday for what they John Crowe, who has produced from the US state of tracks and they don’t like it, they’ll Longhorn fans. “My A police officer who keeps bees him- thought was a one-on-one date. the most sausages — 78 — in Maryland trained Feather, leave the floor and start drinking at the husband and I just self, arrived at the scene in Times Square, Instead, a woman who says she was one minute. whom she adopted from bar. If the tracks are danceable, then looked at each other,” known as “The Crossroads of the World,” Natasha told them they had to compete Betty Goedhart, from a rescue center, to jump they’ll stay on and dance their heart Perkins told KTXS-TV. at 2.30 pm, wearing a mesh-hooded bee- for a date with her. She disqualified the California, has been named the over ever higher hurdles out.” “Restaurant customers are the same The image showed keeper suit. He deployed a vacuum men who were under 5-foot-10 (1.78 world’s oldest trapeze artist at 85 until she set a new canine — if it tastes good, then they look the foetus flashing a cleaner-like device to collect the bees meters) and those named Jimmy, a and attributes her success to “doing record at 191.7 cm. happy, and they’ll tell me that they like UT “Hook ‘em unharmed, said New York Police name she dislikes. Then she asked the things I enjoy doing”. 10>,;>7E0)&>5<;E1& ).-;45&1O)0655E& >>+E;5>,>;6> yvixiari $ )7;69>4+;5,915, K<;)5+1>+ 3 " # +H )*+I 23AA +).;-)9)/ *"%"8 %1 &"1%< " 1 = 1% 1 "13* % "13* "4 1 & + % - - " % & "5/("5/( ## &1 4 O ! " &) !" " % " " magine a hypothetical situation. If the organisations and institutions world over had been managed more & " ! " )5+)<15->+15,9 Ieffectively, the leaders were more committed to the % cause, and the people were more sincere, the world would have been a better place. But this has not hap- % ife brings many disappoint- what has happened until we retaliate. are caught up in the opposite of for- Our reactions are out of proportion pened despite the fact that we came up with the idea of &0 ments and challenges. It’s Thus, from that one incident, we end giveness: Anger, hatred, and to the errors that others make. formal Management Education with a structured cur- " easy to fall victim not only up creating more scenarios and situa- vengeance. These feelings cause dam- Years ago, we may not have riculum to precisely achieve such a state. Today, % to others who may hurt or tions in response. The other person age to the physical body. Doctors and known the physical dangers that Management Education is perhaps the most sought mistreat us, but also to our then may get back at us for retaliat- medical researchers are realising that anger and stress caused our body. after course that claims to make, or rather, manufacture ownL anger. When we grow angry ing. A cycle of action and reaction anger and hatred have detrimental However, now that we are aware of it, managers. That is, people with that uncanny knack to L M& when someone hurts us, we suffer may go on and on, escalating a small effects on our body. Let us analyse we can consider whether it is worth create surplus and promote prosperity so that the world twofold. First, we have to bear the situation into a major problem. the reason. First, there are certain getting angry over trivial work situa- becomes a better place to live in. However, the transfor- pain that others may cause us. What has happened in the responses in the physical body tions if it means we increase our risk mation that Management Education was supposed to Second, we must bear the pain and process? We have lost our peace of designed to help protect itself in of heart attack, breathing problems, bring in the people attending the courses seems not to " % % suffering that comes with acting on mind. The initial incident may have order to preserve the species. When a and digestive problems. The relation come, given the fact that the world still appears to be % & our own anger. At work, the anger we lasted a few moments, or a few hours, living creature senses danger, there between anger and our body is struggling with the ills that plagued the past when there feel not only upsets us emotionally or a day, but we have now spent hun- are certain hormonal and chemical becoming clearer day by day. was no Management Education. Not that Management but has a deleterious effect on our dreds of hours and countless days reactions within the body that help it The solution for protecting the Education can be panacea for all ills, but mismanage- physical body. It causes stress, which replaying what happened and think- respond to danger. These hormones body against the hormones released ment is certainly the reason for most problems. If we in turn contributes to stress-related ing about how to get even. In the cause one to fight or take flight. They by hatred, anger, and vengeance is compare the violence, the treachery, the deceit, the ailments. This can affect us by process, the precious moments of our are useful for giving the body simple: Forgiveness. It is only poverty, the misery, and the disasters of the past with increasing our risk for heart disease, life have been wasted. Instead of strength and quick physical respons- through forgiveness that we can calm the present, they seem to be eerily contemporary. We . cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, keeping our attention on what can es, such as running or protecting ourselves down and avoid the reac- are not talking about a subject like Philosophy that is % and other diseases. help us, we have wasted the time in one’s self. But if one interprets it as tions of hatred and violence. A still groping in the dark to find answers to the problem ! It takes a great amount of replaying a bad movie. Thus, we lose life-threatening problems of daily life, majority of the time at our jobs we of evil. Philosophy was just a quest. Management % %91 ! % strength to withstand the temptations more than the person at whom we that is not a threat to survival, then are responding to minor problems Education was supposed to be the discipline to provide " to overcome anger. We may think the are directing our anger. one is responding with the fight or with the same intensity as if our lives answers to all these. Naturally, the validity of the %%& angry person is strong, but actually A life spent in not forgiving is a flight hormones for no reason. were threatened. Think about all the Management Education paradigm needs to be ques- 91 they are succumbing out of weakness life in which we are like a CD or The result is that we do not see a things that make us angry. How many tioned. Maybe not to reject it but to reinvent it. More 2 >3% to their own temper. It takes one who DVD recording that plays the same need to flee or fight but feel threat- of them threaten our lives? How so, because it is being increasingly realised that there is % 91" is brave of heart to say no to anger. bad scene over and over. How many ened. This converts into anger or many are just minor annoyances? a wide gap between what is taught in those four walls of O% Let’s trace what happens to us when of us want to see a bad movie twice, rage. Thus, we become angry over We can learn how to stay calm at a B-School and what is needed to cope with the chal- O we don’t forgive our boss, our co- or hear a song we don’t like played situations that don’t threaten our life. work through practising forgiveness lenges of the real world. It was more than three decades O workers, or our subordinates. Each of again and again? How many of us This causes the body to circulate when someone hurts us. In this way, ago that a popular book, What They Don’t Teach You at & our personal stories generally begins want to eat the same food we don’t hormones needed to run or protect we can protect our body from the Harvard Business School, in which author Mark 1O with something that happens to us on like again? We usually say, “This oneself over minor situations that damage of hormones released McCormack lucidly brought out the point: “What they % ! our job that we don’t like. Some per- tastes terrible.” That is what happens are part of daily life. Because these because of anger. We will see a reduc- can’t teach you at a business school”. To prove his point, 91" % son has wronged us in some way. when we repeat in our minds all the hormones, such as cortisol, are cir- tion in stress-related ailments. the author rather caustically suggests that if Thomas " Maybe someone has said something wrongs done to us. culating through us when we do not What are the keys to staying calm Edison had gone to a business school, we would still be 8 % %" to hurt our feelings or hurt us physi- Many of us do not only replay need them, they end up causing at work through forgiveness? One of using big candles to read books. Corporate behaviour cally. Someone might have taken what has happened, but we also try to damage to the physical body. the keys is to let go. When we forgive we still are not able to define with certitude, but the &0 something from us. Maybe someone rewrite a new ending in which we We know, for example, that real and forget, we are letting go of the instances of corporate misbehaviours are legion that " has cheated, deceived, or lied to us. come out redeemed for being cortisone has side effects to the body, past and what has happened. We are make us rethink on what is to be taught in 8 %&' " Someone we trusted might have bro- wronged and the other person comes so doctors recommend them cau- saying, “I forgive the person for what Management Education. Business frauds, managerial ? ken that trust. Power, position, or out punished. We cannot undo what tiously. However, the body’s natural has happened. Then I am going to misdemeanors, and corporate felonies are growing in $$@ wealth might have been taken from the other person has done. We can cortisol when we are angry or under forget about it.” In this way, we are frequency even as B-schools and management gurus $#'& us. There is always a root cause of a say, “The suffering has happened and stress ends up circulating through us letting it go. One technique to devel- are rising in number. Over 500 years ago, British $ problem between two people. let it end here and call it quits,” or we causing stress-related ailments. If one op forgiveness so we can stay calm at statesman, Sir Thomas More, had raised a basic ques- @"B$$ & As the incident escalates at work, can take revenge and say, “I need to is continually in that state of fear, work is meditation. The problems of tion on why enterprises fail and had suggested that it we find our thoughts and words hurt the other person so I am pre- anger, or stress, those hormones life will not end. However, through was due to poor management. Yet, in spite of more occupied with how to rectify the situ- pared to risk the reaction coming cause a breakdown of other body tis- meditation, we can focus our atten- than 11 and a half decades of the start of formal man- ation. Some people will try to solve back on myself.” Do we wish to add sues. This is what causes stress-relat- tion on the peace within so we can agement education, we still seem to be clueless as to the problem peacefully by talking it to our own pain by retaliating and ed ailments, such as digestive prob- rise above life’s difficulties. what is the antidote to that poor management. Or do over with the person who they felt refusing to forgive? It is like running lems, headaches, heart problems, skin Through meditation, we are in we need to reframe the question because it is not the had done them wrong. Sometimes we our clothes in the washing machine problems, and breathing problems. touch with a place of calm within us enterprise that fails? It is the human beings that man- try that, but the other person is not to get out the grime, but instead of There are so many challenges of that gives us the strength to forgive age the enterprise that fail. The answer then has to be willing to listen to change. Then, we pouring in soap suds or detergent, we daily life that people are responding others, overcome anger, and stay found in causes of this human failure. It all boils down feel we must do something more are pouring in more dirt. How will to with the same release of fight or calm at work. We cannot control oth- to just one aspect that Management Education imparts drastic. This leads to retaliation or the clothes ever become clean? flight hormones as if threatened by ers at our job, but we can control our- the management wisdom but does precious little for revenge. We begin to think about If someone at work has hurt us, true danger. People may become selves. At work, we can choose peace managerial character. It is not wisdom versus character. ways to get back at the person who we can choose to forgive and forget upset if someone cuts in front of and calm which will help improve But it certainly is wisdom with character. How to do hurt us, or we think about ways to get or we can choose to retaliate. The them on the road while driving to our physical and mental health, and this is what we need to think about. even with them. We want to see jus- choice is ours to make. There is phys- work. They lose their temper if some- make for a happier life. tice done. Our mind refuses to forget ical harm we do to ourselves when we one at work makes a small mistake. & A AH A ord Krishna has strictly prohibited, alive, like Hitler’s rise in the 20th century, “Such knowledge should never be when Nostradamus died in 1556? + % % Limparted to one who is not austere; If God’s existence is mysterious, so is %" who is not a devotee; and not to one who ('3"' &'4 the truth about soul. But we cannot dis- &9 is not desirous to know; and not to one regard rebirth as recorded extensively by @B who envies God.” (18.67) God, Himself, authorities like Dr Ian Stevenson. Can does not make a big deal out of His incar- anyone deny that we carry impressions & nations, when He does appear on the , O 9 U9 % from our past lives? How else can a five- 9 " earth because God respects our free will. year-old play an instrument like harpsi- He does not want anyone to be forced to ! 9 ")<1/6.)+7195;1 chord expertly? Similarly, why does a accept God as such. Therefore, God nei- tiny toddler, who cries or laughs when ! % %& ther provides incontrovertible proof of asleep, unless he or she is seeing some- % " His existence, which He can nor wishes edge. (10.11) We call them intuitions. Let thing from the past life/lives? us to try to do so. God only gives subtle us remember that God is omnipresent, Many persons known to me well have 6 hints like when He performs miracles. therefore, He has to be present in the witnessed astonishing feats performed by % " This allows diehard atheists to dispute temple as well as in our hearts. The only persons with material siddhis. Same is them as many did when the milk miracle difference is that He becomes active if we true of out-of-body experiences of many. %& took place, though scientifically no one so desire. Again, the free will is at play. He Ghosts have been talked about for cen- ) % 7 9! " could explain the disappearance of milk leaves us alone if we so choose. turies and the jury is still out on their " in countless temples. This connecting through the heart is existence. Similar is the experience of % " The same fact holds true about tem- very much at play with spiritual writers people who have seen planchet in opera- G ples, etc all over the world. A murti of and preachers. 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For, it is a The most glaring example is high tides But following solar flare, even men’s with a fair amount of precision. It is on discipline in its own right. It has its in the sea on a full Moon day. Bear in blood becomes relatively thin. this premise that astrology works. own philosophy, structure, well- mind; human body comprises of almost Here again, every 90 years, the Sun A still better use of astrology would defined operative principles in confor- 65% water content, with the same is subject to a major storm. Following be to look at the map of heaven at the mity with laws of nature, and phraseol- water-salt mix as in the sea, but with a a study of 4,000 years of the flow pat- time of one’s birth to figure out the way ogy. Not simply that, if you look into difference. Water content is not in a tern in the river Nile, an Egyptian an individual mind is inherently the genesis of Indian Astrology, it will loose form as in the sea. So, on a full scholar has pointed out that following framed, with all its positives and nega- come out that it has laid down the Moon day, such upheavals in human solar storm, the water level is the high- tives. Applying exclusive human privi- ground for modern science to take off. body would not be apparently visible as est. It then begins to gradually recede lege of guiding one’s action by choice Astrological study in fact began in the sea. But it is difficult to digest during the next 45 years, where after it and discrimination, negative trends while exploring the periodic course that that water-humor in the body, would again begins progressively rising. Such could be corrected through conscious weather cycle follows, vital to an agrari- not get affected, with related bearing on is the correspondence between the efforts. The positives may then play out an economy. In the process, it was first mental and emotional plane. Be it varying nature of cosmic energy pat- effortlessly. We could thus even reshape realised that weather cycle primarily known that according to Ayurveda tern and life cycle on earth. the course of our destiny. To sum up, moves in correspondence with Sun’s (Ancient Indian System of medicine), a Now coming back to human life, we astrology can serve as a very effective annular cycle. It was later observed that being’s health status is subject to varying are all aware that mind serves as prime- diagnostic tool directed towards human though weather cycle follows almost mix of water, fire, and air humors con- mover of a being. It, in the first place, resource development, and with a fair similar periodicity, but carries the scope stituting the human body. No wonder, defines the functional mandate of a amount of precision. for variation every year. 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