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TDefence Policy to actualise the Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest PepsiCo India President and Chief Adityanath government Parliamentary Affairs Minister He also raised the issue of Defence Industrial Corridor and incen- on the occasion while a number of top iving thumbs up to the Yogi Executive Officer Ahmed El Sheikh informed the UP Vidhan Sabha Suresh Kumar Khanna deaths of hundreds of cattle in tivise arms, ammunition and explosives industrialists will be in attendance. GAdityanath government’s initiative said that PepsiCo was fully commit- that all efforts were being made informed the House during the gaushalas but the minister con- manufacturing units there. UP’s Industrial Development to invite investments, top industrialists ted to sustainably scale up its agro- to construct gaushalas and gau Question Hour. tradicted that the deaths in UP is all set to emerge as a potential Minister Satish Mahana said that foun- of the country said that there was a pos- based food business in India. “Our ashray centres in almost all dis- The minister said that the Prayagraj were due to lightning. hub of aerospace and defence manufac- dation stones of projects worth over itive environment for doing business in plan is to bring in FDI to power the tricts to keep stray bovines government had provided 30 Congress Legislature Party turing and industry. The foundation 65,000 crore would be laid at the sec- Uttar Pradesh that had catapulted the USD 5 trillion economy vision of New from destroying crops or cre- per day for each animal in state- leader Ajay Kumar Lalu said that stone of the Defence Industrial Corridor ond groundbreaking ceremony. The pro- state as the most favoured destination India,” he said ating problems for commuters. run gaushalas and every district the government had failed to was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi jects were announced during the first UP for business houses. “We are grateful to the Uttar The Samajwadi Party, how- had been sanctioned 1.20 crore protect farmers from the men- on February 19 this year and the corridor Investors’ Summit held in February last The industrialists said that in the last Pradesh government for extending full ever, staged a walkout, saying for the upkeep of cow sheds. ace of stray cattle destroying is expected to attract investments of year. In July 2018, at the first ground- two years, there has been a positive envi- support to PepsiCo India. Our rela- that the government was not Khanna said that as per a their crops. 20,000 crore. The UP Defence Corridor breaking ceremony, foundation stones of ronment for doing business in UP and tionship with UP is 30 years strong. alive to the problems of the peo- survey in urban areas, there were On their part, Samajwadi (UPDC) is set to come up over 5,000 158 projects worth 1 lakh crore were laid Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has We are excited to be part of the sec- ple and was offering only lip ser- around 27,300 cows in shelter Party members said that stray hectares of land in Bundelkhand, Agra and in the presence of Prime Minister himself played an important role in ond groundbreaking ceremony that vice. homes. “These are temporary bovines were creating more Aligarh and would open up opportunities Narendra Modi. preparing this investor-friendly atmos- will further strengthen our strong The issue was raised during arrangements. The government trouble in rural areas and staged for kick-starting a world-class manufac- Mahana said that nine departments phere. bonds with the state,” he said. Question Hour on Friday by a is trying to fix the problem at the a noisy walkout from the House, turing hub for Indian and global aerospace had been given the responsibility of tak- HCL Technologies’ Executive Another top industrialist, Flipkart SP member, who asked what the earliest and much more is need- protesting against not getting a and defence (A&D) industry. ing care of the guests who would arrive Vice-President Sanjay Gupta said that Group Chief Executive Officer Kalyan government was doing to pro- ed to be done,” he said. satisfactory reply from the gov- The project is expected to attract on Sunday morning and leave the same HCL Technologies had investments Krishnamurthy said that Yogi tect lives and crop from stray cat- However, Bahujan Samaj ernment. 20,000 crore investments but has so far evening. All the guests would be accord- over Rs 3000 crore in Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath’s vision and enabling ini- received investments worth 4,000 crore. ed the status of state guests. “Today we are probably the largest tiatives would tremendously boost Sources in the UP Industry department The prominent industrialists coming employer providing direct employ- investor confidence in this state, as said that plans were afoot to announce for the event include Reliance Industries ment to over 3,2000 employees in the ease of doing business increases pro-   1   incentives for industries to thrive in the Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Aditya Birla state. Our campus in Lucknow is the gressively. state and create thousands of jobs and Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam largest campus of HCL world-wide “Projects that form a part of the attract not only investment but also Birla, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and offers services to several global groundbreaking ceremony would play  "
 human capital. Chairman Anand Mahindra, ITC CEO fortune 500 clients,” he said. a key role in propelling Uttar Pradesh To encourage private enterprises to Sanjeev Puri, Medanta Group Chairman Gupta said: “I would like to con- as an industrial and innovation hub in Medical College Hospital in establish industries without specifying Naresh Trehan, HCL Group founder- gratulate the Uttar Pradesh govern- India and help in the state’s quest to Lucknow (PNS): Congress Gorakhpur and demanded areas, the UPDC would allow them to set Chairman Shiv Nadar, PepsiCo India ment for organising the second be India’s first trillion-dollar state leader in the Vidhan Parishad, that such practices be stopped their bases not only on earmarked gov- President & CEO Ahmed El Sheikh, Tata groundbreaking ceremony because economy,” he said. Deepak Singh, on Friday raised immediately. ernment land but also cover entire cities Sons Chairman Chandrashekharan, UP has been established as a preferred The second groundbreaking cer- the issue of “severe power cri- The House also discussed in identified areas. In the past, due to fine Samsung India President & CEO HC investment destination. Uttar Pradesh emony will be held at Indira Gandhi sis” in the state and said that how the education system in print in policies, it was difficult for com- Hong, Adani Group Chairman and today is a hub of skilled manpower Pratishthan in the state capital on July contrary to the claims of the the state could be changed to panies to access incentives that encour- Managing Director Gautam Adani and and offers strategic location advan- 28 and will be inaugurated by Union state government of 18-24 make it better and job-orient- aged them to establish set-ups in the state. Torrent Group Chairman Sudhir Mehta. tages and global connectivity to the Home Minister Amit Shah. hours’ power supply daily, the ed for the students. Leader of people were facing frequent the House Dinesh Sharma power cuts and in many areas, informed the members that the the supply remained discon- government was working on     nected for two to three days. introducing an education sys- 7,+  
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" of a circular seal depicting the of the technical university. Yogi doctors declared him dead, referred to a select committee confluence of Ganga and said that engineering students spokesman of the board of the House for legislative penalty. “Moreover the bill is Yamuna at Allahabad, a pair of should work on areas such as Maulana Yasoob Abbas said. scrutiny but the demand was full of confusion as it contain fish to represent former solid and liquid waste manage- Mirza Ashfaq, who is sur- rejected by the government. two annexures containing one Muslim rulers of Oudh and a ment which had a lot of scope. vived by his wife, was the pres- SP MLA Ujjwal Raman emblem in two different bow and arrow to represent He said that provision and man- ident of the board for four Singh said that the bill had been colours and it is not clear as to Hindu deity Ram who was agement of clean water was years, he said. He was the formulated on the pattern of a misuse of which colour will be born in Ayodhya. The another area where they could brother of Maulana Mirza similar Act of the Union gov- punishable offence,” Singh said. Assembly also passed UP work. “The groundwater level is Athar, the founder of the board, ernment. He said that the pro- The bill provides, “No per- Water Supply and Sewerage continuously decreasing and Abbas added. Huge number of vision of two years of impris- son shall use the emblem or Bill, 2019 which provides for there are sectors where water also people paid last tributes to onment in case of misuse of any colourable imitation in the appointment of an IAS as contains arsenic and fluorides. him as his mortal remains emblem by any person was too any manner in which it tends managing director of UP Jal Over one-fourth of the ground- were buried at Karbala Imdad harsh and instead the govern- to create the impression that it Nigam besides three joint man- water has gone in the dark Hussain Khan late on Friday ment should increase the related to the state government aging directors. zone,” he pointed out. '       $ $    "   " "   ./ 01 &  '  evening. PNS ,$    +   
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Deepak Gupta issued notices to the Ministry of were seen on the same side in the Supreme the Government has de-regis- Under the Act, companies Home Affairs and State Governments on a petition Court on Friday — opposing an application tered 4 lakh shell companies earning profit of over Rs 5 filed by an organisation, Anti-Corruption Council seeking to revive an alleged corruption case and tightened the Corporate crore, turnover of Rs 100 crore of India Trust. relating to denotification of land in Bengaluru. Social Responsibility (CSR) or networth of more than Rs Senior advocate Anukul Chandra Pradhan, The matter, which came up for hearing norms. She was speaking dur- 500 crore are required to shell appearing for the trust, said incidents of lynching were before a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and ing the debate on the amend- out at least two per cent of their increasing and no step was being taken to implement MR Shah, saw their advocates questioning the ments to the Companies Bill. three-year annual average net the directions of the apex court aimed at tackling the maintainability of the application filed by an Piloting the Companies profit towards CSR activities. menace of mob lynching. The trust said a slew of intervenor for reviving the criminal case in Amendment Bill 2019, the India, Sitharaman said, has directions passed on July 17, 2018, by the apex court which the complainant has already with- Minister said companies not become the first country to to the Government to provide “preventive, remedi- drawn his plea. The issue relates to denoti- spending the mandatory 2 per make CSR spending mandato- al and punitive measures” to deal with offences like fication of 4.20 acres of land allegedly in con- cent profit on CSR activities for ry through a law. mob violence have not been implemented. travention of the Karnataka Restriction of a total period of four years will The companies will have The directions were passed on the PIL by Transfer of Land Act, 1991. be required to deposit the one year to firm up the CSR Congress activist Tehsin Poonavall who had Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and AM amount in a special account. proposal and another three brought the issue of rising incidents of mob Singhvi, who were appearing for The amendments in the years to spend funds. In case lynching and cow vigilantism. Yeddyurappa and Shivakumar respectively, Companies Act, she added, money remains unspent for The apex court had asked Parliament to con- told the bench that the complainant in the were aimed at improving ease one plus three years, the money sider enacting a new law to sternly deal with mob case had withdrawn his appeal from the apex of doing business and also will have to be moved to an lynching and cow vigilantism, warning that such court last year and a third party, who has reducing compliance burden escrow account, she said, incidents may rise like a “Typhon-like monster” nothing to do in the case, cannot be allowed on the companies, especially adding it could even be the across the country. to intervene at this stage. the smaller ones. The Bill was Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. The top court had said that it was the duty of Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing later passed unanimously after Opposing the ordinance the States to strive and promote fraternity amongst for intervenor NGO ‘Samaj Parivartana Congress leader Adhir Ranjan brought earlier, Chowdhury all citizens, as such mob violence was being insti- Samudaya’, told the Bench that complainant Chowdhury withdrew statuto- and Saugata Roy (TMC) said it gated by intolerance and misinformed by circula- had withdrawn his plea from the apex court ry resolution opposing it. was not required as the law has tion of fake news and false stories. on mentioning the matter before a Bench but Responding to the con- been amended on several occa- The apex court had said there was a need to intervention plea can be heard. He sought cerns of members on shell sions. Pinaki Misra (BJD) enact a special law as it would instill a sense of fear recall of the February 21 order by which the companies, Sitharaman said described the bill as “disas- for law amongst those who involve themselves in plea filed by the complainant was “dismissed the word “shell companies” has trous”, saying the legislation has mob lynching. as withdrawn” by the top court. PTI not been defined in the rule been drafted by bureaucrats book, but it is loosely referred and the lawmakers have just to inactive companies or those rubberstamped it. A Raja which do not maintain a regis- (DMK) said the registrar of ++;   $   tered office. “Four lakh com- companies has been given panies have been identified “excessive powers” which is and de-registered,” she said, not good. 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Ram' has become a provocative been taken against the perpe- statement said they had been to poll boycott. Abdullah asked Government on Friday in Salt Lake, which houses the SJagdeep "It (the July 23 letter) is war cry with many lynchings trators? We strongly feel that quiet on issues like killing of the people to imagine a scenario announced a hike in the grade state directorate of school edu- Dhankar who aimed at tarnishing India's taking place in its name. such offences should be people for chanting 'Jai Shri where there could be a BJP pay of primary teachers in the cation for the past fortnight. will replace international standing and to In their statement on declared non-bailable, and that Ram', the exodus of Kashmiri MLA from Tral — a town where State on the fourteenth day of "We have not seen the Keshri Nath negatively portray the prime Friday, 61 signatories ques- exemplary punishment should Pandits from Kashmir Valley slain Hizbul Mujahiddeen com- their hunger strike. order yet. But we have heard Tripathi as the minister's untiring efforts to tioned the silence of the letter be meted out swiftly and sure- and Hindus from Kairana in mander Burhan Wani and Ansar The enhancement of grade about it. If this announce- Bengal Governor is likely to be effectuate Governance on the writers on their silence "when ly," they said. Uttar Pradesh and not stand- Gazwatul-ul-Hind commander pay for trained and untrained ment is true we are not at all sworn in on July 30, sources foundations of positive nation- tribals and the marginalised The response, also signed ing beside women who are Zakir Mussa belonged to — primary teachers was notified happy. We are waiting for the said. alism and humanism which is have become victims of Naxal by actor Pallavi Joshi, singer fighting the practise of triple pointing out a contradiction by the school education Government's decision on the The Chief Justice of the core of Indianess," the terror". Malini Awasthi, film producer talaq. because of the boycott of the department of the revocation of transfer orders of Calcutta High Court will statement read. "They have kept silent Saikat Mukherjee and former Those who have signed polls. "Imagine, there will be a Government. 14 primary teachers," Sandeep administer the oath to the new The document of selective when separatists have issued vice chancellor Netaji Subhas Friday's statement also include BJP MLA from the same Tral "The grade pay of trained Ghosh, one of the agitating Governor. Bengal Chief outrage, it said, comes across as dictates to burn schools in Open University, Radharaman academics such as Debashish where from Burhan Wani and primary teachers in enhanced teachers, said. Minister Mamata Banerjee who an "attempt to foist a false Kashmir, they have kept silent Chakraborty, emphasised that Bhattacharya from Visva Zakir Mussa were if there is a from 2,600 in pay band 2 to State Education Minister had earlier welcomed Dhankar narrative with the intention of when the demand for dis- the PM has spoken out repeat- Bharati in Santiniketan, Avadh boycott," he said. 3,600 in Pay Band 3 and the Partha Chatterjee had said on a former MP to his new assign- denigrating the democratic membering India, for making edly against lynching. University Vice Chancellor Later, referring to the con- grade pay of untrained prima- Thursday that the Government ment is scheduled to remain ethos and norms of our col- pieces of her -Tukde Tukde – "Prime Minister has spo- Manoj Dikshit, Anirban troversy over his remarks prais- ry teachers is enhanced from was ready to effect a hike in the present at the swearing-in pro- lective functioning as a nation were made, they kept silent ken out against it repeatedly Ganguly of the Dr Syama ing the slain militant comman- 2,300 to 2,900 in Pay Band grade pay of the primary gramme along with other dig- and people". when slogans chanted by ter- and respective state govern- Prasad Mookerjee Research ders, the former chief minister 2 with effect from August 1, teachers. nitaries, sources said. On July 23, 49 personali- rorists and terror groups were ments are empowered to take Foundation as well as MP and said he was only pointing out the 2019," the notification said. Chatterjee had reasoned Dhankar will swear in as ties, including filmmakers echoed in some leading uni- action. We would urge every- journalist Swapan Dasgupta strange contradiction of the boy- Members of Usti Primary that the teachers were trans- the 20th Governor of the State Mani Ratnam, Anurag versity campuses in the coun- one to give up being selective and yesteryear actor Biswajit cott and did not praise anyone. Teachers Association (UPTA) ferred to schools having short- replacing Tripathi who com- Kashyap, Shyam Benegal and try," the statement said. and condemn lynching, dis- Chatterjee. PTI PTI have been on indefinite hunger age of teachers. PTI pleted his term on July 23. 3- &--   3, ,1(4   0$  @0   $ $  "$ ?   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We will apply our mind as Mumbai unit chief owing A bench of Justices Ranjit the same. and pass an order," the court to the party's poor Lok Sabha More and Bharati Dangre, However, on Friday, said while reserving its verdict. showing, has been asked to which heard the plea, said Navlakha's counsel, Yug The interim protection continue, sources close to while some documents placed Chaudhary, denied the against arrest granted to the former Mumbai South on record by police suggested charges. Navlakha by the high court Lok Sabha MP said. that activist Navlakha was He argued that a mere earlier this month will contin- Later in the day, in a innocent, the rest of the mate- claim by the police of having ue till the verdict, it said. statement, Deora asked rial on record needed further found some documents with The police had arrested the the party's leadership to investigation. He is among the five rights er this week, Pune Police's his client's name did not prove five activists in August last year take a decision on his resig- The case, in which activists booked in the case. counsel Aruna Pai alleged that that he was a "terrorist". in connection with an FIR nation. Navlakha is an accused, relat- Navlakha has been booked the police had adequate evi- The bench, however, said lodged following a conclave — "I trust that the party ed to an event, Elgar Parishad, on a slew of charges, including dence to show that Navlakha that Section 13 of the Unlawful 'Elgar Parishad' — held in will take a decision on the and subsequent violence at sections under the Unlawful was complicit in the Bhima Activities (Prevention) Act Pune on December 31, 2017, post of Mumbai Congress Bhima Koregaon village near Activities (Prevention) Act Koregaon incident. also provided for punishment that had allegedly triggered president at the earliest," Pune between December 31, (UAPA), an anti-terrorism law. Pai had also alleged that for "advocating, abetting, and violence the next day at Bhima Deora said. PTI 2017 and January 1, 2018. On the last hearing earli- Navlakha had links with Naxal advising on unlawful activities. Koregaon. PTI 7       0/ )!    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According to Principal seizure of a large cache of Shanmugan founder of the margin of more than 4 lakh Lok Sabha polls, Bengal Chief party meeting with the single This will also ensure some Conservator of Forests, Sunil money from the residence and NJP is contesting in the Two votes though he is a non-enti- Minister Mamata Banerjee has agenda of public funding of sorts of level-playing field for Pandey the tigress had on office premises of the DMK Leaves symbol of the ty in the State,” said Johny. written to Prime Minister elections in India, with the all the parties and the compet- Wednesday attacked and injured candidate would be held on AIADMK. Next week will see Parivendhar owns the SRM Narendra Modi seeking thor- objective of rooting out what ing ideologies, experts main- nine villagers while they were August 5. Tamil Nadu is in the Chief Minister Edappady University in Chennai and ough “electoral reforms” and has been called the mother of tained. The Chief Minister has working in an agriculture field grip of another poll fever Palamiswamy and Leader of heads a party by name India Jalpaiguri (West Bengal): Ten State funding of elections. all corruption,” the Chief referred to how State funded in Deurea range of the Pilibhit despite the fact that the result the Opposition M K Stalin Jananayaka Katchi. He was people were electrocuted after In her letter she has called Minister has written in her let- elections take place in tiger reserve. would not make any impact on touring the constituency solic- imprisoned in a cheating case they came in contact with a high upon the Prime Minister to ter, sources said. advanced countries like Japan, The forest staff rushed to the national politics. iting votes for the respective for weeks by the Tamil Nadu tension wire in West Bengal's explore possibilities of public Referring to the letter Italy, UK, Germany, Canada, spot but was manhandled by the People are watching with candidates. Most of the polit- Police but still managed to Jalpaiguri district on Friday, funding of elections and build sources said how the Chief Australia and France where the villagers, Pandey alleged. interest whether the DMK ical observers are of the view win the election, pointed out police said. up a consensus through an all- Minister has expressed her “political parties receive direct The staff later found the would walk away with the seat that the DMK is likely to win Johny. The Vellore election is Their condition is stable, party meeting. deep concern about the degen- funding for fighting the elec- tigress dead, Pandey said, adding as the party-led alliance won in Vellore because there has a precursor to the two the police said. Public funding of elections erating electoral scenario. “She tions.” She said, “the poll that a three-member panel 37 of the 38 seats where elec- been no major political Assembly by-elections to be The incident occurred at will lead the Government to has drawn the Prime Minister’s expenditure of Parliamentary which conducted the post tion was held in the month of changes in the State over the held from Tamil Nadu. Mainaguri block's Uller Dabri bear the expense of contesting notice for an urgent electoral election in 2019 had crossed mortem examination of the ani- April 2019. The DMK-front’s last two months which could Nanguneri assembly con- area on Friday afternoon when the elections on behalf of the reforms,” so that elections can all limits, reaching a minimum mal found broken ribs, injuries only loss was at Theni where make any impact in the polit- stituency fell vacant following they were boarding a Siliguri- political parties. be conducted in a “free, fair and of 60,000 crore (8.65 billion) and excessive bleeding as the former union minister EVKS ical fortunes of the main con- the resignation of Vasanth bound private bus and a 11,000 She has referred to news- transparent manner,” a senior and maximum expenditure cause of the death. Elangovan was defeated by tenders. But KA Johny, politi- Kumar (Congress) who was volt overhead wire snapped and paper reports which alleged official said. remains unknown and could Later, a video showing the AIADMK’s Raveendra Kumar cal commentator and a keen elected to the Lok Sabha while fell on them, Mainaguri police 60,000 crore had been spent State funding of polls may be much higher,” adding “may locals beating the adult tigress by a narrow margin. DMK watcher chose to differ K Radhamani, the DMK leg- said. Deaths were averted as the in this year’s parliamentary imply the political parties con- I point out that combined with sticks surfaced, he said. Vellore which has a con- slightly from other analysts . “It islator representing the power connection in the wire got elections saying such reports tributing on their behalf the expenditure in the United A case was registered against siderable Muslim population is is true that there is nothing Vikravandi constituency died disconnected as soon as it will not do any good to India’s electoral expenses to the States of America for 31 named an 12 unnamed per- a DMK stronghold. The party against the DMK as of now. But last month. Moreover, Tamil snapped, he said. Five of the reputations as a democratic Government which will then Presidential and sons at the Puranpur Kotwali has fielded D M Kathir Anand, Shanmugan , who owns a uni- Nadu is getting ready for the injured have been shifted to country. Fearing that this spend the money on their Congressional elections in and a probe is underway, a son of local DMK chieftain versity and medical colleges is local body elections which are Siliguri super-specialty hospi- amount may surpass 1 lakh behalf so that transparency 2016 was $ 6.5 billion.” police officer said. PTI Durai Murugan . Murugan , a rich man and in Tamil Nadu long overdue. tal, the police said. PTI -B      5. * -
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The pre- Diwas, Defence Minister Parliament on the 20th anniver- FCommissioner Shailesh the commission and its func- sent amendment proposed Rajnath Singh paid tribute to the sary of the Kargil conflict as it Gandhi has urged President Ram tionaries perform their duties seeks to reverse only this part of heroes who fought tough battles paid tributes to Indian soldiers Nath Kovind to return the Right independently and with com- the law in a very hurried man- during the conflict, saying their who drove out enemy forces and to Information Amendment Bill plete autonomy, it is necessary ner. “No plausible reasons are unwavering courage and reclaimed Kargil heights. Army to the Parliament for reconsider- to elevate their status to that of being given for reversing this supreme sacrifice ensured the chief Gen Bipin Rawat, Air ation to “defend the citizen’s fun- the Election Commission of well thought out wisdom and safety and sanctity of the coun- Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and damental right”. India. foresight shown by the com- try’s borders. Navy chief Admiral Karambir Kovind was a member of “You will recall this clearly mittee,” Gandhi said in the The Union Minister, along Singh also paid tributes by lay- the standing committee which since you were an important letter. with his deputy Shripad Yesso ing wreaths at the Kargil War finalised the Right to Naik, and the vice chiefs of Memorial in Dras in Jammu & Information Bill, 2004, suggest- Army, Navy and Air Force — Lt Kashmir. After paying homage ing parity of information com- Gen Devraj Anbu, Vice Admiral at the National War Memorial, missions with the Election G Ashok Kumar and Air Force the defence minister also wrote ;3  " %      -  5 "   Commission to ensure that they Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar a message in the visitors’ book.      3 - 3 &  '() perform their duties “indepen- Singh Bhadauria — paid “Homage to the brave sol- dently and with complete auton- homage to the martyrs at the diers of Kargil War who laid omy”. Gandhi said whenever the National War Memorial in the down their lives for the honour, government does not disclose India Gate complex here. prestige and pride of India.         any information which is not “Paid homage to martyred Their valour and sacrifice are a exempted, citizens approach the soldiers at the National War motivation for every Indian. Information Commission. Memorial in New Delhi on the “On 20th anniversary of $    # “This places the responsi- occasion of 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, we take a bility on the commissions which Kargil Vijay Diwas. Their unwa- pledge that the grateful nation   356347# are creation of the RTI Act to vering courage and supreme will never forget the supreme adjudicate fairly to safeguard sacrifice ensured the safety and sacrifice the soldiers s the nation observes the the right of the citizen. sanctity of our borders,” Singh made for the country’s honour,” A20th anniversary of the The final appellate author- tweeted. It was on July 26, 1999, he wrote. The Indo-Pak Kargil Kargil war, Prime Minister ity is the Information dubbed ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, War was fought during May-July Narendra Modi on Friday Commission. It is necessary for that Indian armed forces had 1999 in the toughest terrain shared pictures of his visit to them to be independent of the declared a win in the Kargil con- along the Line of Control (LoC) the area during the conflict and government to discharge their flict after the neighbouring from ZojiLa in the west to his interaction with the sol- duty fairly,” he said in a letter to country’s infiltration. Turtok in the east, the Army said diers. “During the Kargil War Kovind. The RTI bill, first pre- The India Army responded in a statement. “The conflict was in 1999, I had the opportunity sented in Parliament in to the intrusion with Operation engineered by Pakistan by infil- to go to Kargil and show soli- Pradesh. “The visit to Kargil December 2004, proposed that Vijay — the name given to trating its troops, occupying darity with our brave soldiers,” and interactions with soldiers the Chief Commissioner be India’s limited war against vacated dominating heights, he said on Twitter. are unforgettable,” Modi said. equated to secretary to the gov- Pakistan in 1999, fighting battles overlooking and threatening The Prime Minister said In the photographs, he is ernment and other commis- on icy heights of Kargil. In the national highway, besides vio- that in 1999, he was working seen interacting with Army sioners be equated with joint Lok Sabha, the Defence Minister lating the territorial integrity of for the BJP in Jammu & men and meeting wounded secretaries, Gandhi said. said Pakistan can neither fight a the nation,” it said. Kashmir and Himachal soldiers. This bill was sent to a par-     3

    000 respect to women does not works couldn’t be trusted as it “We have opened a num- tion is very much under con- AIMIM’s Asaduddin know Indian culture. NCP’s was only meant to secure inter- ber of goodwill schools. Let me trol. Mechanisms are in place, Owaisi said he respected the Supriya Sule said she hangs her national funding. “There is a tell you one thing. Not one per- so that escalation of situation sentiments of the House but head in shame at Azam’s offen- difference between talk and son from the school has joined does not happen,” Rawat said. took a dig at the Government sive language and called for action. We all know the situa- terrorism and not one person asking about the fate of a strict punishment. tion in Pakistan right now. We has become a stone thrower.     000 Group of Ministers, which was JD(U)’s Lalan Singh said all know who controls the We are giving the right educa- Khan was later conferred constituted following a wave of the Speaker should take country. They are ready for tion that your future lies in edu- the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan’s allegations of sexual harass- strongest action so that such anything to get money. Once cating yourself, finding a good highest gallantry award, on ment against women in the behaviour is not repeated. they get it, they will do what job for yourself and looking the recommendation of an “Me Too” movement, including DMK’s Kanimozhi won- they have been doing for the after the family,” he added. Indian brigade commander against then Union Minister dered how women would be last so many years,” the Army Rawat said that the Army who vouched for his bravery on and BJP leader MJ Akbar. treated outside Parliament chief said. General Rawat also will support any personnel the icy heights. Capt “This is a blot on all legis- when they are “insulted” in accused Pakistan of making who has an issue with the Amarinder lamented that lators including men,” Textiles such a way inside. Apna Dal’s “desperate attempt” to keep NRC. “If a person has served in Satpal had to suffer the Minister Smriti Irani said and Anupriya Patel said the entire the Kashmir issue alive as it the Army, he will surely be ignominy of working as a also attacked SP leader nation is ashamed. stood exposed sponsoring ter- taken care of. We will assist him senior constable after his act of Akhilesh Yadav for supporting BJD’s B Mahtab said Khan’s ror on Indian soil. “The world with all the required paper- gallantry during the Kargil Azam in the House on remarks were “unpardonable” at large knows terrorists are work,” he further said. war. He alleged that it was the Thursday after the row erupt- and deserved exemplary action. trained in Pakistan and they On Modernisation of failure of the Akalis that they ed. Azam and Akhilesh Yadav “It was one of the darkest have terror camps,” he stressed armed forces, the Army chief did not give him his due recog- were not present in the House. days,” he added. Union while adding that Islamabad said, “Our focus is on Artillery nition. If Azam had made these Minister Arjun Meghwal said supported ultras with money weapon system, by 2020 we will The Chief Minister has comments outside Parliament, Azam’s comments were of dou- and weaponry to the terrorists. get the Howitzers, K-9 Vajra is authorised the DGP to grant then police would have come to ble-meaning and he has a his- He further accused being manufactured in the the required relaxation in age the woman’s rescue, Irani said tory of making such remarks Pakistan of influencing people country now and two Bofors November 7, 1973, for the as she urged political parties to outside the House as well. from across the border to join like guns are also being man- recruitment of senior constable rise above political differences hands with the local youth to ufactured locally. Satpal as an ASI in the Punjab and appealed to Speaker Om ' +  ) 000 up the ante of terrorism. The Simultaneously, we are induct- Police, the spokesperson said. Birla to take action. A large number of retired Army chief said through social ing additional helicopters to Satpal was recruited into Sitharaman wondered why Army officers, who took part in media campaigns, the force expand our aviation fleet.” the Punjab Police as senior con- there was “dilemma” and “hes- the Operation Vijay and led has been reaching out to peo- General Rawat said once stable and is presently dis- itation” in taking a stand on the their men from the front, fam- ple in order to shun weapons the Artillery weapon system is charging his duties in an out- issue, in an apparent dig at the ilies of martyred soldiers and and come to the mainstream. modernised then the Army standing manner in Opposition party which object- others attended the ceremony Commenting on a number will shift its focus on mecha- Bhawanigarh town of Sangrur ed to her remarks. and paid tributes. of locals joining ranks of terror nised forces. district, Director General of The Finance Minister said In his message, General in Kashmir Valley, the Army Referring to situation along Police Dinkar Gupta said. Azam’s comments were utter- Rawat said today is a day to pay chief said, “See, anybody who the Line of Actual Control He said ex-post facto ly condemnable and said the homage to those who laid their picks up the gun against the (LAC), the Army chief said the approval of the Council of House was looking to the lives, those who were wound- Army... The gun and the man situation is under control, Ministers will be obtained sub- Speaker to take exemplary ed and to those who support- will be separated. The man will stressing that peace and tran- sequently for the required action. Prasad said either Azam ed the units and formations go to the grave and the gun will quility prevail along the border relaxation in rules. should tender an apology or he involved in combat. be with us. But this is not the area. Gupta said Satpal was post- should be suspended from the Commenting on Pakistan’s end of everything. We are “When there is any scope ed in Sangrur but had sought House. 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played along the route they travel. By 2004, Vaiko turned secular, tion of the Supreme Court order that KS Radhakrishnan, former asso- opportunity to learn in Jawahar the Manmohan Singh tenure that the Vayapuri Gopalasami, popularly dumped the BJP and joined the UPA, banned the taming of bulls. These were ciate of Vaiko, who switched over to Navodaya Vidyalayas because chau- Sri Lankan Army tamed the last chal- known as Vaiko, the Telugu speaking led by the DMK and the Congress. the organisations, who stood against the DMK, mentioned in his blog, My vinists like Vaiko will not allow the lenge put up by the LTTE terrorists. Tamil leader of the Marumalarchi Though his party won all contested the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Love Affair with Don Quixote, the hero opening of such public schools, citing A person no less than Gotabaya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam seats, Vaiko stayed away from electoral It is the same crowd, which is against of a Spanish novel by the same name the two-language policy. It is a crim- Rajapakshe, former defence secretary (MDMK), is no exception. Though he politics as he had been arrested under the Sterlite Plat at Thoothukudi and authored by Miguel de Cervantes. inal offence to deny the poor and rural and the brain behind the obliteration heads a letterhead organisation, his the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 the greenfield eight-lane Chennai — Alonso Quixano, a knight-errant, children an opportunity to learn in a of the Tamil Tiger terrorists, had told mission is to establish a separate and was detained for 18 months for Salem state-of-the-art highway. They wanders all over the land in search of public school, which charges nothing The Pioneer that the Indian    (8 Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. He was a delivering pro-LTTE speeches. are also against the hydrocarbon adventures to prove his chivalric for quality education. The Congress Government as well as the then Tamil Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Jayalalithaa was adamant in her stance exploration projects undertaken by the virtues. Most of the characteristics dis- remained a mute spectator even as Nadu Government led by M oliticians in Tamil Nadu, espe- member of the Rajya Sabha for three against the LTTE and Vaiko failed to Central Government-owned Oil and played by Vaiko have similarities with Vaiko rubbished the very concept of Karunanidhi were kept in the loop cially those who are moulded terms (1978-96). When he turned out dilute her hatred for the Tamil Tigers. Natural Gas Commission. What Alonso Quixano, who addresses him- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, about the Sri Lankan Army’s actions. Pin the Dravidian gharana, have to be a threat for the coronation of MK But his association with the DMK makes these agitations and groups self as Don Quixote! launched by its own leader as part of If Vaiko has any decency left and a penchant for publicity and fame. Stalin as party chief, M Karunanidhi, did not last long. Some of his close unique is the presence of Vaiko, who Vaiko’s recent outbursts against the New Education Policy 1985. The if he still loves Sri Lankan Tamils, he They want to be the cynosure of all threw Vaiko out of the party. aides began to cross over to the DMK is always in the forefront. His double- Hindi is a point of interest. His “find- Congress is afraid to tell this Don should maintain safe distance from eyes wherever they go. Starting from Vaiko had no option but to launch as they understood that Vaiko’s LTTE standards with respect to the Sterlite ing” is that the debates in Hindi have Quixote to stay away from preventing both the Congress and the DMK the ward committee member to the his own political outfit, the MDMK. hopes would always remain a agitation became a butt of jokes. brought down the standard of discus- the opening of the schools in the State. instead of criticising Hindi debates in president of a party, none is free from But he saw the writing on the wall well pipedream. Tamil Nadu has a motley Vaiko is also among those who are sions in Parliament. His allegation that Tamil Nadu is the only State which Parliament. Vaiko can never survive this “passion” for recognition. They in advance and sided with J crowd of LTTE supporters, which demanding the release of those con- Hindi, Hindu and Hindu Rashtra are does not have a single Navodaya without publicity and media coverage. will not move out of their houses Jayalalithaa’s All India Anna Dravida includes Maoists, Islamic extremists, victed for the assassination of former all the same should be viewed as a School thanks to the hardliners. It is because of this reason that he unless they are accompanied by a Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Tamil nationalists, fringe political Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The statement made with ulterior motive. It may be a strange coincidence attacked Hindi language. Now, when cavalcade of SUVs or cars, depend- He was elected to the Lok Sabha in parties, some of the major factions of Congress is against any kind of In a country where nearly two-thirds that while children of poor parents he makes an appearance in the Rajya ing on their hierarchy in the party. 1998 with active support from the Church and professional human amnesty to these assassins as they were of the population speak Hindi, it is a struggle to get admission in private Sabha, thanks to an act of charity by Ward-level leaders are accompa- Jayalalithaa and the BJP. When the lat- right organisations. They are all all saved from the gallows by the top sin to portray that language as belong- schools, sons and daughters of lead- DMK president MK Stalin, he would nied by an army of followers in auto- ter pulled down the then NDA financed by the LTTE and these ben- court and their sentence was convert- ing to a particular religion. If what ers like Vaiko get admitted to the best be the “cynosure.” But Stalin sitting in rickshaws and two-wheelers shout- Government led by Atal Bihari eficiaries return gratitude through pro- ed to life-term as part of amnesty. It Vaiko said is right, he should put an schools and universities all across the the DMK headquarters may be chuck- ing: “Thalaivar Vaazhka”, meaning Vajpayee, Vaiko turned emotional Eelam speeches and literature. is strange that Vaiko has been braying embargo on the Tamil actors’ penchant country. Most of them end up as high ling. It was the same Vaiko who had “Long Live the Leader.” and jumped to the DMK. He was What is common among these for the blood of Sri Lanka, an island to act in Bollywood. Vaiko should also paid managers in multi-national cor- challenged Stalin’s elevation in the If they are invited for marriages or elected in the 1999 mid-term election groups is their opposition to any kind nation strategically important to India. tell the Tamil film makers not to pla- porations or as monopoly dealers of DMK and left the party to form any social get-togethers, the organis- with support from the DMK and the of progressive measure taken by the Our ties with Colombo should never giarise Hindi songs. tobacco products manufactured by MDMK. Strange are the ways of fate! ers must ensure that the larger-than- BJP. The MDMK managed to win four Central or State Government. For be sacrificed to satisfy the ego and vest- Hundreds of thousands of chil- MNCs. Vaiko’s love for Tamils in Sri (The writer is Special life size posters of these leaders are dis- sears, including that of Vaiko. example, they demanded the abroga- ed interests of self-serving people. dren in Tamil Nadu are denied the Lanka itself is dubious. It was during Correspondent, The Pioneer)     !" #$% " 

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&@ reported 31.67 per cent decline in consolidated net loss of 4,749.64 crore. Total income rose   2*)# can change the situation,” said net profit at 1,376.8 crore for the first quarter to 15,161.74 crore during the June quarter of    35% Vinod Nair, head of research at   356347# refining capacity of 68.2 million ended June 30, on account of lower sales volume 2019-20, as against 15,072.41 crore in the same napping its six-session Geojit Financial Services. tonnes is just a shade lower than and higher depreciation expenses. It had posted quarter of previous fiscal, the bank said in a reg- falling streak, equity New Delhi (PTI): Gold Sectorally, the BSE auto, he complexity of Reliance 69.2 million tonnes capacity a net profit of 2,015.1 crore in April-June 2018- ulatory filing. On the assets front, bank’s gross Sbenchmark BSE Sensex prices on Friday fell by 140 to bankex, capital goods, health- TIndustries’ giant refinery with the country’s biggest oil 19, MSI said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from non-performing assets fell to 16.49 per cent of ended 51.81 points higher on 35,730 per 10 grams in the bul- care, industrials, finance and complex at Jamnagar has risen firm, Indian Oil Corp (IOC). sale of products was at 18,738.8 crore as com- gross advances at end of June 2019, as against Friday, led by select finance and lion market here due to lack- consumer durables indices by over 66 per cent to 21.1, giv- Commenting on the annu- pared with 21,813.8 crore earlier, down 14 per 18.26 per cent of gross advances at end of June private bank stocks. lustre demand from jewellers, ended up to 1.98 per cent high- ing it the ability to process a al report, Morgan Stanley said cent. Depreciation and amortisation expenses dur- 2018. Net NPAs or bad loans were at 7.17 per While subdued corporate according to the All India Sarafa er. However, energy, IT, teck, oil wide basket of crude oil and the company has a vision of ing the first quarter stood at 919 crore as com- cent as against 10.58 per cent year ago. earnings, foreign fund out- Association. Silver also declined and gas, utilities and power lost boosting its margins. being one of the top five petro- pared with 720.3 crore in the year-ago period. flows and weak global cues by 150 to 42,150 per kg due up to 1.01 per cent. The company in its latest chemical companies in the The company sold a total of 4,02,594 vehicles dur-  ( (  C3      continue to weigh on the mar- to reduced offtake by industri- The broader BSE midcap annual report said the Jamnagar world. “RIL refinery processed ing the quarter, lower by 17.9 per cent as com- 9 3%3   kets, hopes of above-average al units and coin makers. and smallcap indices outper- supersite ranks first in the world about 170 different crudes, up pared to the same period previous year. Sales in Bajaj Auto on Friday posted 2.84 per cent rainfall in the next two weeks Globally, spot gold was trading formed the benchmarks, rising in complexity barrels, aided by from 150 during the past two the domestic market stood at 3,74,481 units, lower decline in its consolidated net profit at 1,012.16 buoyed investor sentiment to marginally up at $1,418.80 an up to 0.53 per cent. best-in-class refinery and petro- years,” it said. “RIL’s refinery sales by 19.3 per cent. Exports were at 28,113 units. crore for the first quarter ended June 30. The some extent, traders said. ounce in New York. On a net basis, foreign chemicals integration. volume declined (to 54 per cent company had posted a net profit of 1,041.77 After a choppy session, institutional investors sold Complexity index (CI) desig- from 60 per cent), as domestic ( ) C3      crore during the same period of previous fis- the 30-share Sensex ended 0.78 per cent after the compa- equities worth 126.65 crore on nates the capabilities of a refin- and captive sales increased.” $ 3%%4   cal. Its total revenue from operations rose to 51.81 points or 0.14 per cent ny reported a 31.67 per cent Thursday, while domestic insti- ery to upgrade the lowest qual- In 2018-19, RIL’s refining JSW Steel on Friday reported a sharp fall of 7,755.82 crore for the April-June period from higher at 37,882.79. Similarly, decline in consolidated net tutional investors purchased ity crude to the highest quality margin at USD 9.2 per barrel over 56.90 per cent to 1,008 crore in its con- 7,464.89 crore in the same period of 2018-19 the broader NSE Nifty rose profit at 1,376.8 crore for the shares to the tune of 398.53 refinery products, including remained relatively strong even solidated net profit during the first quarter ended fiscal, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing. Bajaj 32.15 points or 0.29 per cent to June quarter. crore, provisional data available fuels and petrochemicals. in a dynamic volatile market. June 30, due to rise in expenses. The Sajjan Auto said it sold 1,247,174 units during the first settle at 11,284.30. Vedanta, RIL, Bharti Airtel, with stock exchanges showed. “Complexity index of “RIL maintained a signifi- Jindal-led company had clocked 2,339-crore net quarter, up 2 per cent from 1,226,641 units in During the week, the ONGC, HDFC, Tech Mahindra, Elsewhere in Asia, most Jamnagar supersite, as per KBC, cant premium of USD 4.3 a bar- profit during the same period a year ago. In the year-ago period. Sensex lost 454.22 points or HCL Tech and Infosys were bourses ended on a negative a global refinery consultant, has rel over the benchmark April-June 2019, the company’s total expenses 1.18 per cent, while the Nifty fell among the top losers, falling up note. Hang Seng, Nikkei and increased from earlier 12.7 to Singapore complex margins. rose to 18,164 crore from 17,206 crore in the     ) C3  134.95 points or 1.18 per cent. to 4.26 per cent. Kospi ended in the red, while 21.1 or a 66.1 per cent boost with RIL’s superior refining margins corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal, 546907   Yes Bank was the top gain- “Market recovered after Shanghai Composite Index set- the start-up of Jamnagar expan- are a result of superior product JSW Steel said in a BSE filing. The company also India’s largest telecom operator Vodafone er in the Sensex pack on Friday, six consecutive days of fall tled in the green. Bourses in sion projects, including ROGC slate, robust risk management, reported a fall in its total income to 19,953 crore Idea Ltd on Friday narrowed its consolidated loss rallying 9.64 per cent. Bajaj while the recovery was not Europe were also trading in the and downstream units, and higher secondary unit during the quarter, as compared to 20,577 crore to 4,873.9 crore for the June 2019 quarter. The Finance soared 7.20 per cent solid due to concern on Q1 positive terrain in their early Paraxylene complex and Petcoke throughputs,” the company said in April-June 2018-19. Part of USD 14 billion company had registered a loss of 4,881.9 crore after the company posted its earnings. Expectation of above sessions. Gasification complex,” it said. in its annual report. JSW Group, JSW Steel Ltd has significant pres- in the fourth quarter of 2018-19, Vodafone Idea highest-ever quarterly consoli- average rainfall in coming On the currency front, the This gives the firm an “ability to Among the refineries start- ence in sectors such as steel, energy, infra- Ltd said in a regulatory filing. The merger of the dated net profit at 1,195 crore weeks provided some respite to Indian rupee appreciated 7 run a wide basket of crudes”. ed in recent years, state-owned structure, cement, and sports among others. India unit of Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular for the June quarter. Other gain- broad indices. paise to 68.97 against the US The company has two Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd’s was completed on August 31, 2018, and the ers included Hero MotoCorp, “A decisive up-move will dollar (intra-day). refineries at Jamnagar — a 33 Bina refinery in Madhya       + C3 numbers of June quarter are not comparable M&M, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, require liquidity from FIIs Meanwhile, the global oil million tonnes a year older unit Pradesh has CI of close to 10     3%37  with those in the year-ago period. The revenue Asian Paints and Kotak Bank, which is now in doldrums while benchmark Brent crude futures that caters to the domestic mar- while Hindustan Petroleum State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Vodafone Idea for the June 2019 quarter fell rising up to 3.21 per cent. any signs of stability and devel- rose 0.50 per cent to USD ket and a 35.2 million tonnes Corp Ltd’s Bhatinda unit has a on Friday returned to black as it posted a stand- to 11,269.9 crore as against 11,775 crore Maruti Suzuki inched up opment in economic activity 63.71 per barrel. only-for-exports unit. Its total complexity of 12. alone net profit of 1,018.63 crore in first quar- logged in the January-March 2019 quarter.

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761.00 775.90 2.85 JUBLFOOD 1179.90 1218.00 1160.00 1212.30 BHARATFORG 427.00 438.75 423.90 435.10 GRANULES 85.05 86.00 84.25 85.25 TVSSRICHAK 1626.00 1673.00 1613.05 1640.00 TCNSBRANDS 731.10 738.45 728.05 728.10 MRF 54000.00 54981.75 54000.00 54263.25 150.35 ONGC 143.35 144.35 141.35 141.85 BATAINDIA 1300.75 1328.00 1295.05 1322.00 ORIENTCEM 97.90 102.20 96.75 101.30 PHOENIXLTD 684.65 690.00 673.60 678.25 CRISIL 1361.60 1368.15 1351.50 1353.00 NHPC 22.40 22.60 22.30 22.45 0.05 NIITTECH 1320.00 1320.00 1231.30 1305.00 GET&D 195.45 196.85 183.00 183.60 GSFC 85.00 85.00 83.25 83.80 ASTRAZEN 1853.00 1912.55 1853.00 1870.40 GAYAPROJ 140.50 145.25 140.50 145.25 GODREJCP 613.15 621.40 612.20 618.00 1.30 JSWSTEEL 247.70 253.40 247.20 249.65 ORIENTBANK 73.30 75.00 72.20 73.15 NATCOPHARM 508.20 521.25 508.20 516.55 SHK 126.50 126.75 123.25 123.35 FINEORG 1392.00 1430.00 1392.00 1422.00 DMART 1420.10 1444.10 1414.05 1423.00 2.85 BOMDYEING 85.00 86.50 83.65 85.25 GSPL 206.30 210.95 205.15 209.95 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Al-Umari said she exercises could affect the holding joint military exercis- continue talking with the North stressed that the missiles had Mpulled 16 bodies from constantly be in her prayers “It came at such a perfect travelled with her brother and resumption of the talks. es”, KCNA said. but called for a halt to such fallen short of his country’s the mud after a rare summer when she travels to Mecca time and it helps with the grief parents to Mecca as a child for There are close to 30,000 South Korea’s leaders “provocations”. exclusive economic zone. downpour triggered a landslide next month to take part in the as well,” Al-Umari said. the umrah, or what she US troops stationed in South “should not make a mistake of “We want to have diplo- Pyongyang carried out that buried a minibus, public annual Hajj pilgrimage. “It’s such a humbling thing describes as the mini-Hajj. Korea and their annual ignoring the warning from matic engagement with North similar short-range launches in broadcaster 2M reported Al-Umari is one of 200 rel- to be given. I always had, per- Lateef Alabi, the imam of manoeuvres with South Korean Pyongyang”, it added. Korea, and we continue to May, which Trump dismissed Friday. Local officials contact- atives and survivors from the sonally, as a goal before I get the Linwood mosque where soldiers have always infuriated Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff urge the North Koreans to at the time as “very standard ed by AFP confirmed that Christchurch mosque shoot- married, to Hajj. Now it’s been worshippers were also killed Pyongyang. (JCS) said the two missiles resolve all the things that the stuff” that would have no Wednesday evening’s deluge ings who are traveling to Saudi given to us on a plate. I feel it’s during the March attacks, said Japan’s defence minister were launched just after dawn president and Chairman Kim impact on his relationship with in the Atlas mountains south of Arabia as guests of King a blessing from Hussein that is it would be his third trip to called the launches “extremely from Wonsan on the east coast. have talked about through Kim. Marrakesh had triggered flash Salman. The king is paying for looking after me and my fam- Mecca but his first time for the regrettable” while Seoul’s A military official in Seoul diplomacy,” US State Thursday’s launches came flooding. all travel and accommodation ily.” She said she was initially Hajj. National Security Office said it said one of the two weapons Department spokeswoman a day after US National The downpour dislodged costs, a bill likely to run to over nervous about the trip, and He said he was delighted expressed “strong concern” and flew more than 430 kilometres Morgan Ortagus said. Security Advisor John Bolton masses of earth and rocks as USD 1 million. won’t know many of the others with how first the New Zealand the US called for an end to such (270 miles), while the other “We urge no more provo- — an arch-hawk regularly vil- high as 20 metres (more than The Saudi ambassador to going because so many of her government and now the Saudi “provocations”. travelled 690 kilometres. cations, and that all parties ified by North Korean state 60 feet) in places that entombed New Zealand, Abdulrahman Al friends were killed during the king were doing what they Kim accused the South of Seoul’s National Security should abide by their obliga- media — spoke with senior the minibus. The officials said Suhaibani, on Friday said March massacre. could to help the Muslim com- “double-dealing behaviour” by Office said the launches were of tions under (United Nations South Korean officials in Seoul. they could not immediately farewell to the pilgrims at the “It’s a tough journey to do, munity of Christchurch heal. confirm the death toll. Al Noor mosque, one of two Hajj,” she said. “There are quite “It’s putting good in the But 2M said on its website mosques where a gunman a number of factors. There’s lots place of bad,” he said. “Over 7 (  that emergency services recov- killed 51 people in March. of walking, and the weather — time, people will get over the 9 **   9 " ered 16 bodies after working Al-Umari said the ambas- it’s quite hot. But these are all pain. 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He remains  7:& (:& ulsi Gabbard, the course, in a way that interferes “This is a threat to free Every year, nearly 3,500 those killed. time. in jail ahead of his trial, which TDemocratic presidential with the upcoming 2020 pres- speech, fair elections, and to people are killed on the North She said it’s an honour During the five-day pil- has been scheduled for next rotesters in Hong Kong candidate and the first Hindu idential election,” the lawsuit our democracy, and I intend to African country’s roads. that King Salman is sponsoring grimage, millions of Muslims May. Phave taken their cause to member of the US Congress, said. fight back on behalf of all one of the busiest airports in has sued Google for at least Google, however, said it Americans,” she said in a state- the world. Demonstrators USD 50 million for the tech had automated systems that ment. dressed in black filled the giant’s “discriminatory actions” flag unusual activity on adver- The lawsuit also said the arrival hall Friday at Hong against her 2020 election cam- tiser accounts — including Gabbard campaign believed Kong International Airport, paign and stifling her free large spending changes — to its emails were being placed in where they greeted interna- speech rights. prevent fraud, said Jose spam folders on Gmail at “a tional visitors with chants of Gabbard, 38, an Iraq war Castaneda, a spokesman for the disproportionately high rate” “There are no riots, there’s veteran who has been serving company. when compared with emails only tyranny!” as the US Representative for “In this case, our system from other Democratic candi- Hong Kong residents Hawaii’s 2nd congressional dis- triggered a suspension and the dates. have been protesting for more trict since 2013, said in a law- account was reinstated shortly Roughly half of the candi- than a month, calling for suit filed on Thursday in a fed- thereafter. We are proud to dates who participated in the democratic reforms and the eral court in Los Angeles, that offer ad products that help first Democratic debates have withdrawal of a controversial Google infringed on her free campaigns connect directly bought ads to appear at the top extradition bill in the Chinese speech when it briefly sus- with voters, and we do so of search results for their territory. Their demands pended her campaign’s adver- without bias toward any party names, the report said. include direct elections, the tising account after the first or political ideology,” he said. The Iraq war veteran has dissolution of the current Democratic debate in June. Gabbard and her campaign become the first-ever Hindu to legislature, and an investiga- Tulsi Now Inc, the cam- are seeking an injunction be running for the presidency tion into alleged police bru- paign committee for Gabbard, against Google from further in the US tality. said Google suspended the meddling in the election and Gabbard, who converted to Clashes between protest- campaign’s advertising account damages of at least USD 50 mil- Hinduism early in her life and ers and police and other par- for six hours on June 27 and lion, the report said. has become the first-ever ties have become increasing- June 28, obstructing its ability “Google’s discriminatory Hindu to be running for the ly violent. to raise money and spread her actions against my campaign presidency in the US, is high- A mob of white-clad men message to potential voters, are reflective of how dangerous ly popular among Indian- brutally attacked people at a The New York Times reported. their complete dominance over Americans. rail station Sunday. Their “Google’s arbitrary and internet search is, and how the She supported Senator apparent targets were pro- capricious treatment of increasing dominance of big Bernie Sanders against former democracy protesters who Gabbard’s campaign should tech companies over our pub- secretary of state Hillary had attended a march earlier raise concerns for policy mak- lic discourse threatens our core Clinton in the 2016 Democratic )        '     9  P    & 4)      '    that day. ers everywhere about the com- American values,” said primary.        ' *!& "%   -   %     + R         =)   62*)# research head, said in a state-   5)%7#&: committed to peace in terrorism, you have a secretary   #%4))*)6 country’s economy, the report overseas Pakistanis as voters, ment. 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Tcleric Sheikh Salman al- two years ago, Sheikh al-Awda Tupon the commitments issues that were discussed not and that is something that he Thas decided to allow discussed the voting rights “Now the Prime Minister Awda is to resume Sunday has gone through a terrible made by Pakistan Prime only in the President’s meeting is always going to raise with Pakistanis with dual nation- and the mechanism to allow has directed the ECP and after an almost six-month post- ordeal including prolonged Minister Imran Khan to the US but with the Secretary’s meet- allies and friends and whomev- alities to contest elections as the overseas Pakistanis to other relevant departments to ponement, Amnesty pre-trial detention, months of on facilitating the Afghan peace ing as well, and now is the time er comes to the table,” Ortagus Prime Minister Imran Khan become Members of restart the process of regis- International said, expressing solitary confinement, incom- talks and the fight against ter- to build upon that meeting and said. wants them to be part of the Parliament. tration of overseas Pakistanis fear he will be sentenced to municado detention and other rorism, a senior State build upon those commit- The US, she said, was country’s political system, Khan has a vision to on a war footing,” she said. death. ill-treatment,” According to Department official said, days ments,” she said. working with Pakistan to get according to his top aide. utilise the talent and The decision, if imple- The prominent cleric’s Amnesty, Awda was arrested a after the premier met President Describing Khan’s meeting hostages released. The Cabinet discussed resources of overseas mented, will require an family and Saudi media have few hours after posting a tweet Donald Trump. with Trump and Pompeo ear- “We are working closely the issue on Thursday after Pakistanis and dual nationals. amendment to the said prosecutors are seeking the welcoming reports of a possi- India and Afghanistan lier this week as an “initial” with the Pakistanis on recov- the return of Khan from his Therefore, he had set up a Constitution. death penalty. The charge sheet ble reconciliation between accuse Pakistan of providing one, she said this gave the ering them. We think his first official visit to the US, committee representing min- A debate on the issue of has not been made public. Saudi Arabia and Qatar. safe haven to the Afghan chance to the President and (Khan’s) statements were help- according to Special Assistant istries of foreign affairs, inte- registration of overseas Human rights groups have Saudi Arabia and several Taliban, the Haqqani network, the Secretary of State to meet ful and we are of course hope- to the Prime Minister on rior, parliamentary affairs Pakistanis as voters and said the trial is a political allies cut off all diplomatic Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar- the Pakistan Prime Minister ful that there will be some Information Firdous Ashiq and overseas Pakistanis to allowing the dual nationals to reprisal against Awda, a lead- and economic ties with Doha e-Taiba and other militant and build a personal connec- action proceeding those state- Awan. suggest a mechanism to contest the elections has been ing figure in a 1990s Islamist in June 2017, accusing it of groups, which carry out terror tion and rapport. ments,” the state department Prime Minister Khan remove hurdles in the way of going on in the country for movement associated with the links to Islamist extremists, a attacks in the two countries. “Now we think it is time to spokesperson said without wants dual national dual nationals becoming leg- years, but so far no solution Muslim Brotherhood. charge Qatar has categorically The US is seeking “contin- make progress on the success elaborating about the hostages. Pakistanis to become part of islators, she said. has been found, the report The cleric was among denied. ued progress” from Pakistan on of this first meeting. I would During his talks with the country’s political system, Awan said Khan had said. more than 20 people arrested The cleric’s family have shared security priorities, note one of the things that the Prime Minister Khan, Pompeo Awan told he Dawn newspa- issued directives to the rele- According to the in September 2017 in a widen- said Saudi authorities had including defeating terror prime minister said that he emphasised the continued per. vant ministries as well as to Ministry of Overseas ing crackdown on dissent in demanded that Awda and other organisations, Secretary of State vowed to urge the Taliban to importance of the US and The Prime Minister has the Election Commission of Pakistanis and Human the ultra-conservative king- prominent figures publicly Mike Pompeo told Prime negotiate with the Afghan Pakistan working together to set up a high-powered com- Pakistan (ECP) to come up Resource Development, dom. back the kingdom in the dis- Minister Khan during his government,” Ortagus said. advance shared priorities, mittee comprising officials with a comprehensive pro- approximately 7.6 million “We are gravely concerned pute, but he refused. recent visit to the US. The US, she said, was com- including Pakistan’s significant from the ministries to suggest gramme for giving voting Pakistanis live abroad, with that Sheikh Salman al-Awda The last hearing in the State Department mitted to the fight against ter- role in supporting the Afghan ways for making overseas rights to overseas Pakistanis. the vast majority, over 4 mil- could be sentenced to death case was postponed in early Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus rorism. peace process and counter- Pakistanis legislators so that The ECP had started the lion, residing in the Middle and executed,” Lynn Maalouf, February at the request of the told reporters that the US is “When it comes to fighting terrorism. they could contribute to the process of registration of East. Amnesty’s Middle East prosecution.     !" #$%  

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More than 730 civilians their families to carry forward “bad guy” in the Brexit nego- G7 meeting of developed Johnson insists he wants to want to force Boris Johnson’s the Brexit negotiations,” Since late April, the have been killed in Idlib in air the sentence imposed by the tiations, is set to be a key fig- nations in Biarritz on August renegotiate a divorce deal hand, we need to prepare for Simon Coveney was Syrian regime and Russia strikes and ground-to-ground justice system,” he said. ure during the tricky and 24-26. which was drafted by his pre- no-deal and show that we’re not quoted by Irish state broad- have stepped up deadly raids fire by the Damascus govern- The executions have been potentially bad-tempered talks “In any case, we want to decessor May over the last two scared,” a European diplomat caster RTE as saying in on the Idlib region of three ment and its allies since late scheduled for December 2019 in the months ahead. work with him .. and we need years, only to see it rejected by said on condition of anonymi- Belfast. million people, a jihadist- April, according to the and January 2020. Barr’s Macron extended the invi- to,” Montchalin added. British MPs three times in ty on Thursday. “I think only he can answer held bastion in the country’s Syrian Observatory of announcement lifts what was tation to Johnson in a call late Last year, Macron broke parliament. But the EU has “He needs to know that we the question as to why he’s northwest. Human Rights monitoring an informal moratorium on the Thursday from his official away from his time off to host already said it will not reopen are ready for a no-deal.” doing that.” In his maiden par- United Nations High group. federal death penalty — as summer vacation residence in then British prime minister the negotiations on the terms Johnson on Thursday told liamentary speech as prime Commissioner for Human Syria’s opposition has con- opposed to state-directed exe- the south of France, the fort of Theresa May as she sought new of Britain’s departure. British lawmakers that the cur- minister on Thursday Johnson Rights Michelle Bachelet said demned the bombardment as cutions — since the 2003 exe- Bregancon, where he is expect- concessions in her ultimately Johnson has staked his rent deal on the table was promised to press ahead with she was alarmed at “the “genocide”, while aid groups cution of Louis Jones Jr, a 53- ed to stay for the next three doomed bid to bring Britain reputation on bringing Britain “unacceptable” and he urged plans to reopen the deal agreed apparent international indif- have branded the carnage in year-old a Gulf War veteran weeks, said an aide. out of the European Union. out of the EU by the current the EU to “rethink” its opposi- with the EU — despite firm ference to the rising civilian Idlib the latest “nightmare” in who murdered 19-year-old sol- But in a sign of wariness in In their conversation, October 31 deadline, meaning tion to renegotiating it. pushback from other EU lead- death toll caused by a suc- the eight-year conflict. dier Tracie Joy McBride. France about Johnson’s anti-EU Macron congratulated Johnson that if new negotiations are The former foreign secre- ers. cession of airstrikes in Idlib.” Bachelet said that even as Under the US justice sys- rhetoric, France’s Europe on becoming prime minister refused the UK would crash out tary has also threatened to Tension around the with- Bachelet stressed that “airstrikes kill and maim sig- tem, crimes can be tried either Minister Amelie de Montchalin and emphasised his desire for without a deal in place. withhold the 39 billion pound drawal deal centres on the so- medical facilities, schools, nificant numbers of civilians in federal courts or state courts, urged Britain’s new leader to close Franco-British ties, the Both Britain and the (USD 49 billion) divorce bill called backstop — a mecha- markets and other clear civil- several times a week” the at a regional level. Certain work on creating a working presidential official said, European Union are now set to that Britain has previously said nism designed to preserve the ian targets have been hit. international “response seems crimes that apply nationally, relationship with his partners reflecting his hope for a strong accelerate preparations for this it owes the European Union EU’s single market and prevent “These are civilian objects, to be a collective shrug, with such as counterfeiting curren- on the continent. defence and economic rela- scenario, which economists and spend it instead on prepar- a hard border on the island of and it seems highly unlikely, the Security Council paral- cy or mail theft, are automati- “From our side, we need to tionship post-Brexit. say would have major eco- ing for a no-deal outcome. Ireland. given the persistent pattern of ysed.” cally tried at a federal level, while others are tried in feder- al courts based on the severity of the crimes.   
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Forty death penalty as “immoral and Tthe brakes in the second of 2018, when the Federal Europe, Japan and elsewhere. slowdown, weakening foreign down from the 2.2 per cent people have gone missing in deeply flawed”, while Bernie quarter, as activity declined in Reserve raised interest rates in Analysts had expected sec- demand for US exports meant reported in March. loods and landslides caused flood and landslide related inci- Sanders said he would abolish an increasingly skittish indus- defiance of intense pressure ond quarter growth of just 1.8 American factories sold fewer As a result, growth between Fby incessant monsoon rains dents while 67 have been it if elected. trial sector and exports fell, but from Trump. per cent, but the economy got autos, parts and factory equip- the fourth quarter of 2018 and across Nepal have claimed at injured across the country,” Another candidate for the the US continues to outper- The central bank next week a boost from strong consumer ment. the fourth quarter of 2017 — least 111 lives, left 67 people Nidhi Khanal, the chief of home Democratic nomination, Pete form other advanced is widely expected to cut its spending on autos, food and The ailing American man- the measure of annual growth injured and destroyed proper- ministry’s Emergency Centre, Buttigieg, said “race and geog- economies, according to gov- benchmark lending rate, clothing. ufacturing sector also pro- favoured by the White House ties worth USD 9 million across said in a statement. raphy” were factors in deter- ernment data released Friday. reversing December’s increase. Federal spending also took duced fewer non-durable and many economists — was 64 districts, authorities said on Government figures show mining who was sentenced to Officials also slashed The Commerce its biggest leap in a decade — goods while retail and whole- chopped down to 2.5 per cent Friday. that property worth USD 9 death. growth for last year using Department reported that GDP with non-defense spending ris- sale trade softened. from 3.0 per cent. Nepal has been hit by heavy million rupees have been The American Civil newly available data — cutting in the April-June quarter ing at the fastest pace in 21 Declining travel exports, Economists say comparing rainfall for the last two weeks destroyed in the disasters, which Liberties Union (ACLU) said a crucial 2018 GDP measure to slowed to 2.1 per cent from the years - a one-time jolt when the dominated by tourists and for- the fourth quarter to fourth which has crippled the normal have affected 64 out of 77 dis- the fact that the executions had 2.5 per cent, undercutting first three months of the year, government resumed paying eign students, also weighed quarter of the prior year gives life across the Himalayan tricts in the country, the state- been scheduled close together President Donald Trump’s fre- slowing sharply from 3.1 per employees following the five- growth down for the quarter. a more accurate picture of the nation. A total of 40 people were ment said. raised “serious questions about quent boasts about beating 3.0 cent growth in the first quarter, week partial government shut- In the revisions that stretch economy. missing in floods and landslide With the situation remain- the fairness for each of those per cent. but that was better than expect- down at the start of the year. back to the final quarter of The downward revision related incidents. ing grim, Nepal has appealed to cases”. “We need time to con- The new data covering the ed, helped by strong consumer But that was not enough to 2013, the Commerce stripped Trump of the banner Nepal’s Home Ministry said the international agencies for sider and review cases and past five years now show the spending. make up for tumbling invest- Department said revised and 3.0 percent number he had 13 deaths, the highest, were help to prevent the possible there’s just absolutely no basis world’s largest economy actu- Taken together the new ment in factories and com- newly available data showed repeatedly hailed on in public reported from Gulmi district water-borne diseases and to for lumping cases together in ally slowed in the year after data portrayed an economy mercial buildings, which sank October-December 2018 was appearances and social media followed by 10 deaths from ensure proper health services to this way and rushing for- Trump pushed through a that enjoys robust strength in more than 10 percent for the much weaker than previously as the greatest economic per- Rutahat district. the tens of thousands of people ward,” said Cassy Stubbs from sweeping tax overhaul. some quarters but has begun to quarter, and falling income reported, notably spending on formance in 14 years. “The toll due to Nepal affected. the group. #      0     5     "

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They began ularly post on their behalf. nize protests over economic developed their own closed sys- Tsnap elections as early as Essebsi’s role in Tunisia’s demo- will be able to run in the next searching for the right blocking popular sites like Khamenei himself has hardships. YouTube also remains tem, known as the “national September following the death cratic transition, with nearby presidential elections. workaround to bypass state Twitter, Facebook and YouTube urged the nation’s youth to largely off-limits, as it’s hard to information network,” that of president Beji Caid Essebsi, Algeria and Mauritania declar- Essebsi neither rejected censors. It’s a cat-and-mouse when activists used them to “smartly use the cyberspace to download and view videos while blocks many foreign sites and amid uncertainty over who ing three days of mourning. nor enacted an amended elec- game that has become second organize mass protests and doc- slap the enemy in the mouth,” using the workarounds. slows access to others. could step forward to run the The main funeral ceremo- toral code passed by parliament nature in Iran, where the cler- ument a crackdown after a dis- and pro-government accounts “YouTube is like an online Some refer to it as the “halal North African country. ny is to take place on Saturday in June that would bar the way ically-led government restricts puted election in 2009. have proliferated on Twitter university, but it’s blocked,” net,” applying the term used for Essebsi, the country’s first and French President for several strong candidates access to popular social media That hasn’t stopped Iranians and Instagram. Akbari said. that which is permitted under head of state elected in nation- Emmanuel Macron’s office including media magnate Nabil sites and where U.S. sanctions from accessing such sites Rouhani, a relative moder- Hard-liners fear that full Islam. Officials say it is designed wide polls, died Thursday at the announced he would attend. Karoui. create other barriers. through virtual private net- ate in Iran’s clerical establish- access to the internet would to protect the country from age of 92, triggering fears of The birthplace of the Arab Karoui, who has formed a “Every day I struggle for 40 works, or VPNs, and other ser- ment, vowed to expand internet allow Western countries to pen- cyberattacks and US sanctions. political unrest in a country Spring revolts, Tunisia is the political party, was charged minutes just to get connected vices. freedom when he was elected in etrate the Islamic Republic and Iran is also developing its own seen as a rare success story fol- only country affected by the with money laundering this to uncensored internet,” It also hasn’t prevented a 2013 but has failed to fully foment unrest against the ruling services for messaging, online lowing the Arab Spring upris- uprisings to have pushed month after he stated his inten- Akbari, a 30-year-old software number of top Iranian officials deliver on those promises, in clerics. banking and entertainment, part ings. through democratic reforms — tion to stand. developer, told The Associated from using the sites to broadcast part because the judiciary and “Cyberspace is controlled by of a larger push for self-suffi- Newspapers on Friday paid despite political unrest, a slug- The presidential election, Press. “Even after I do, the the official line. Foreign Minister security forces are dominated by foreigners,” said Ayatollah ciency amid Western sanctions. tribute to “the father of con- gish economy and jihadist along with a parliamentary sensus”, while festivals were attacks. vote that had been set for cancelled and the government Islamist extremists have October, also comes with !  # R %     declared seven days of mourn- staged repeated deadly attacks Tunisia yet to set up a consti- ing. since the overthrow of Ben Ali, tutional court eight years after “Our pain is great, our raising fears for the country’s the Arab Spring.   7:2%: injury to a child in Sherin’s His attorney alleged that a culvert near her home in Attorney said there was not sorrow is immense,” read an fragile democracy and throt- Despite the uncertainty, tragic death. photos of Sherin’s body were Richardson, in suburban enough evidence to prosecute. editorial in French language tling its tourism industry. Chahed hailed a “peaceful he Indian-American foster He was originally charged “prejudicial”. Dallas. Mathews and his wife Sini daily Le Temps. Following Ben Ali’s depar- transfer of power”, while inter- Tfather of 3-year-old Sherin with capital murder by author- “Jurors expressed visible Prosecutors argued Mathews, both hailing from Hundreds of people — ture, Essebsi founded the sec- im leader Ennaceur vowed Mathews, sentenced to life in ities in the US state of Texas emotion when shown the Mathews hid his crime, mak- Kerala, adopted Sherin from an some in tears — gathered out- ularist Nidaa Tounes (Call of that “the state will continue to connection with the death of after they discovered Sherin’s exhibits,” defence attorney ing it impossible to determine orphanage in Bihar’s Nalanda side a military hospital in Tunis Tunis) party, which he led to function”. the toddler whose body was highly decomposed body after Brook Busbee wrote in the exactly what happened to the district in 2016. on Friday as Essebsi’s body was victory at the polls in 2014. “What’s good is that every- found in a culvert in 2017, has a massive search that lasted 15 appeal. girl because of how badly Police charged Sherin’s fos- taken to the presidential palace The party formed a coali- one is continuing with life as started serving the jail term in days. A Dallas County jury The appeal also claims that decomposed her body was. ter mother Sini, a registered in nearby Carthage for a private tion with the Islamist-inspired normal,” said Tunis resident a state prison, days after he filed heard the case in June and evidence of prior injuries on Mathews testified that his nurse, with child abandon- burial. Ennahdha, which lasted four Jalel Slimani. Essebsi’s death an appeal for a fresh trial. Mathews was sentenced to life Sherin’s body “prejudiced the daughter choked on her milk ment in November 2017, after Within hours of Essebsi’s years before the two parties “hit us hard because he was our Wesley Mathews, 39, was in prison on June 26 in Sherin’s jury”. The court filing said that and that he wrapped her body Mathews told officials that the death, parliament speaker split. president. But the country transferred from Dallas County death. He will be eligible for those injuries cannot be linked in a trash bag because he want- couple left the toddler alone the Mohamed Ennaceur was But Nidaa Tounes has must continue to move for- Jail to a state prison at around parole after 30 years’ impris- to Mathews. ed “to do something nice” for night of her death while they sworn in as interim president, struggled to overcome bitter ward.” Former parliament 12:58 AM on Thursday to onment, US media reported in The father had reported her. went to dinner with their bio- who under the constitution internal divisions between speaker Adel Bsili wrote on serve his life sentence, Dallas June. Sherin missing after he put her Sherin’s adoptive mother, logical daughter. has 90 days to organise a pres- Prime Minister Youssef Twitter that “the people are County Sheriff officials said. Last week, Mathews’ attor- outside their home at 3 am Sini Mathews, was also crimi- Sini’s case was dismissed idential election. Chahed and the president’s pleased to know that their In a case that attracted ney confirmed he is appealing October 7, 2017 as a punish- nally charged after the child’s in March this year after pros- The electoral commission son, Hafedh Caid Essebsi, lead- country is a democratic state, much international attention, the sentence and his attorney ment for not drinking her body was found, but that case ecutors said they could not said the poll would “probably” ing to the premier being side- not an emirate.” An editorial in Mathews pleaded guilty on also filed a motion for a new milk. Her badly decomposed was later dismissed after the prove it beyond a reasonable be held on September 15, two lined from Nidaa Tounes and French-language daily La June 24 to a lesser charge of trial. body was found 15 days later in Dallas County District doubt. months earlier than planned. forming his own rival party, Presse agreed.    !" #$%

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Their smiles broadened tion — love, sadness and pain. The same Sajid Nadiadwala and Akshay Kumar. The with each waah from the audience has been recreated here. The story will duo was earlier seen working together in indicating how special this teaser was for take you away from the madness of traf- films like Heyy Babyy, Jaan E Mann, Waqt them. fic, heat, noise and all the chaos that you Humara hai. Houseful franchise is one of the Umrao Jaan Ada, adapted from the are in.” most celebrated collaborations of the duo. eponymous Urdu classic novel, written A musical like this will compel you Bachchan Pandey is directed by Farhad by renowned urdu novelist Mirza Hadi to leave everything behind and just fall Samji and is slated to release in Christmas Ruswa will be brought alive on stage. in love with Umrao Jaan Ada, again. 2020. Directed by Rajeev Goswami and writ- Talking about their journeys, the ten by Aashayein (Iqbal) fame screen- duo shares, “It’s very close to our hearts writer Irfan Siddiqui, will retell the time- because we studied Indian and Western  * 3$   less tale that follows the journey of the classical music, which enhanced our famous Lucknow courtesan Umrao immense love for theatre productions Jaan. The story of love and struggle is and musicals. So, we wanted the audi- immersed in culture and opulence with ence to experience something which is     traditional ghazals, thumris and qawalis. akin to our own.” The excitement with As I was awaiting my turn for the which they were describing their love for   +0@<..<+..+ ! ! -'0<.. interview of the music composers, a Indian culture clearly showed that bring- hilarious sight was unfolding before my ing Indian tradition to the forefront     %     eyes as the music directors were explain- meant a lot to them. )') /'!!< ,<" A<-3'" ing the nuances of Urdu to the other During the rehearsals of the musi- interviewers “Humein clear instructions cal, a memorable incident touched the What did you know about Bob Fosse and mile hain, ‘phool’ hota hai, ‘fool’ nahi.” B y duo to such an extent that it would stay Gwen Verdon before you started working on then I already knew it was going to be in their heart forever. “In the original this series? an interesting conversation. music, the one that Khayyam sahab did, MICHELLE WILLIAMS: I hadn’t been Sulaiman says, “We have done a Ustaad Sultan Khan played the sarangi, familiar with Gwen’s work. I only knew about musical before this, Beyond Bollywood which plays a crucial role in the thum- Bob’s, but that too not in-depth. They had an which ran into 600 shows with the same ris and mujra culture. This time around artistic connection, which I always thought was director. This time we wanted to do when we were recording the songs, his like a chord between them. It’s a really deep something truly authentic with charis- nephew and son recorded the same bond, almost like the male/female versions of matic performances and larger-than-life pieces for us, (he pauses with a contem- the same soul. sets. We wanted a script that had meat plative smile). It’s very nostalgic for us SAM ROCKWELL: She was an amazing and could actually take live music and to know that Khayyam sahab recorded dancer. She really helped him with his career drama to the next level, which is where with the father and we are recording with and life. It was a meeting of two great minds. Umrao Jaan came in.” his younger generation,” Sulaiman They really needed each other, almost like twins. Two films have already been made shares. I am glad we are going to tell that story. on the novel, one in 1981, where Rekha Performing it all live and syncing the sent and future. There was an interesting played the lead and another in 2006. The music with the whole set up of actors and What preparations went behind taking these episode where we had to use a fake beard play has revived the story by bringing the musicians is not an easy task. For the roles and stepping into Bob and Gwen’s shoes? because we had shaved for the young Fosse and characters alive in a very nuanced man- actors, it might have been challenging as WILLIAMS: We were not able to learn all Gwen. ner. This has created a deeper curiosity they had to sing and dance along with the dances and songs before shooting. So, we WILLIAMS: I always kept my nails short. among the audience. The duo said, “We the act. The duo completely agreed and were learning them simultaneously during the But after noticing her well kept long nails in wanted to bring out the true story of the younger generation, because they a big thing today. He has done so many told us, “The cast primarily consists of shoots. It almost felt like taking acting, singing some pictures, I had to put on fake nails. That Umrao Jaan Ada. There are lots of facets might have heard the music but have not films but the feeling of music that he cre- singers, but getting them to act was not and dancing lessons at school. changed the way I moved my hands. It was to it which were not dealt with by the two seen the story. They wouldn’t know what ated in this particular album can never easy. We had to make them understand ROCKWELL: You think you can dance but time-consuming because we had to jump into films. We wanted to bring the characters a story with a bitter ending is like. The be measured.” the nitty-gritty of each character so that then you have to do it with some professional the future for about 30 years. alive to the core.” The characters are all theatre intends to make the younger gen- In recreating the work of such a stal- they do justice to the stature of what they dancers who have been dancing since they were dolled up in such a manner that the audi- eration aware about the complexity of wart, the responsibility of keeping it nat- are portraying. We did many workshops six. Learning ballet training, modern dance, and What do you hope to convey to the audi- ence can make out the difference relationships.” ural by infusing a personal touch into it for the whole cast to enable them to fit fosse style of dancing along with the vocabu- ence through Bob and Gwen’s story? between Khanum Jaan, Nawab Sultan This love story, a timeless classic of is higher. The dialogues and poetry have into the mould that we wanted. They had lary which is a whole style on its own was chal- ROCKWELL: There are people who are and Gauhar Mirza at the very first 19th century, still has the same charm to be reflect the time. “The dialogues are to bring that authenticity and purity of lenging. already very excited for the musical theatre. But, glance. as it had years ago. The duo told us that very beautiful coupled with a lot of poet- the Lucknowi Urdu. Getting the whole I hope to move those people by their story who The story of Umrao Jaan is not only they are a big fan of it themselves. And ry. The theatre lovers will undoubtedly thing to work seamlessly, with a lot of A lot of prosthetic make up was used to tell do not know anything about them. popular among the older generation but that they can still recall listening to its enjoy the whole experience. The whole rehearsals, live music, varied back- the story. What do you think about this? WILLIAMS: I am really excited for peo- with the newer ones as well. It still has song, Dil Cheez Kya Hai and even after Lucknawi ada of the poetry and the way ground score was a huge challenge.” He ROCKWELL: A lot has gone into the ple to get to experience who Gwen was and see a charm and people hum its songs even so many years the music feels fresh. it is delivered is exceptional. The char- questioned me, “But then, who wants to makeup, hair and the way they talk. People how much love she gave while looking back now. Sulaiman excitedly said, “That is the They have tried to recreate the acters have completely delved into the do easy stuff?” and then answered it him- joked about how they often saw me and at her legacy. They should discover what a com- reason why we wanted to recreate the music by capturing its authenticity and style of Lucknow,” says Salim and goes self, “We all want to create a benchmark Michelle with our earphones in. We listened passionate, unparalleled dancer and hard epic drama as everyone will relate to it weaving it into a beautiful story. The duo on to add, “This musical theatre will in our lives and I think this was a per- to interviews of Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse, worker she was. especially because of the music of the says, “Music is a big USP of such shows. make you feel like you have stepped into fect one for all us, to create something trying to mimic their voices to some degree. (The series will premiere on July 29 on Star original. It’s always great to be able to Performing Khayyam sahab’s music live a different world altogether. The idea was which is so high up there that it’s We were also bridging the gap between pre- World.) bring back stuff like this, especially for along with three of our original songs is to recreate the whole experience and not impossible to break.”

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he modern bride, like the artists . Tof Renaissance, is both tradition- al and classic. And designers Shyamal and Bhumika found their sense in ulakshana Monga’s show on that period of creativity to put out a the fourth day of Couture line inspired by Florence. “It is our SWeek gave a panaromic view love for history, exploration of palaces of the city of Banaras, creating a and textiles that we wanted to show hypnosis beyond time and space. in our couture line collection,” said Much like the eternal light of the Bhumika. city. The assortment of yellow Though they believe in moder- marigolds stretched across the nity through garments, the essence of entire length of the ramp in the their style is firmly rooted in heritage. centre with the distinct incense of The fabrics used for the assortments flowers were the first step into the were handmade and matka silks. creation of the phantasm of They used beautiful tools, drapes and Banaras. patterns. “Our signature thread The collection, a milestone, embroidery has a lot of contrast which marked the debut of multi-colour with hints of sparkle and Monga in the Couture Week, was the collection is richly embellished. a continuous vision of her label These are the techniques we have which is representative of East been trying since a very long time, meets West. It was a progressive and it is all about taking India to the ensemble of Indian and world.” Western, with an unswerving The designers, progressive in dedication to the use of their approach, express that a colours. Dhruv Monga, Shyamal Bhumika woman is “mod- designer and Sulakshna’s ern, adventurous and contempo- son, said that the the rary.” She is well-travelled yet firmly inspiration was drawn rooted. “That’s what the brand is from Indian culture and the about, taking India to the world idea was to renovate it. through the use of fabric.” Sulakshana gave a slightly more The colours of the collection did detailed insight into the designs, not deviate from conventional wed- “In one segment we used totally shoulder blouse with ruffles on a sunset at the Varanasi ghats, collection altogether. I think ding colours. Shades of deep reds, Indian designs while the other the hem and an elaborate trail bells and jharokhas embroidered everybody does a regular collec- greens were a common spectacle was very global Varanasi, includ- gliding behind. on it. It also has calligraphy on the tion all the year round.” among the lighter hues of beige and ing in the colours. We have two The other segment was a skirt. We tried to express Banaras She also shared that her pre- ivory. Kriti Sanon, who has walked realised I had taken it many, many well. This outfit is fun, its modern looks in our collection, one is the careful demonstration of the city in a very different way.” ferred garment at a function is a the ramp for the label during her times when I was a model. I used to and perfectly designed for today’s girl warm Indian for weddings, while of Banaras where the lehengas had Arora was walking for the sari, “It is undoubtedly the best gar- modelling days, closed the show for come here and do my fittings and who wants to be comfortable while the other features evening gowns the sceneries intricately designed first time for the designer and ment the world over. Lehenga is the designer duo. She wore a beige rehearsals. The excitement and the looking beautiful.” and cocktail dresses.” on them and thin embroidered when asked about her fashion another one that I would wear raw silk lehenga. Bhumika described nervousness are still the same as is Their inspiration may have been At first glance, the evening chunnis draped over the neck. statement, Monga answered for whenever I have to go for a func- its details, “Raw silk is one of our the rush backstage.” drawn from Italian artistry but gowns and the cocktail dresses Some lehengas had geometric her, “She can look beautiful in any tion. There is so much you can do favourite fabrics for bridal wear. The Bhumika said that Sanon is Shyamal and Bhumika guarantee seem like a modern reminis- prints in yellow, orange, blue, garment, she can justify any with it as it’s a very versatile piece lehenga draws inspiration from the their modern woman. “When we absolute support to the Skill India cence of The Great Gatsby. The pink, neon green. clothing. Her fashion statement is of clothing. It can be really tradi- beautiful scenes in frescoes and the were conceptualising the outfit, we campaign. “We are blessed with feathers on the shoulders and on The colours used throughout that whatever she carries, she tional, it can be a bit western or architectural details of the knew it could not be something reg- people who need employment, and the hem of the floor-length gowns the ensemble had extensive hues looks beautiful. She knows how cocktail.” Arora raves about the ver- Renaissance period, so a lot of water- ular. We conceived this look especial- they are already skilled. Second, we looked like they belonged to the of yellow, green, orange, purple, to carry colours, how to balance satility of Monga’s creation as the colour effect has been given to the ly for her.” The blouse that she wore want the next generation of artisans closet of a socialite in the 1920s. pink and red. The synthesis of the fashion, how to justify the designer has a clear and open- embroidery. Shimmer, sparkles, was one of a kind, modern garment. to be interested in their work and not While the western was taken sequins and embroidery with the look whether it is Indian, evening, minded approach to Indian and sequins with glass pipes along with It had one sleeve and had a puff on just sit at a desk job and forget what care of, the Indian twist to the richness of colour and a reso- cocktail, or a short western out- Western elements. the 30-40 colours of thread have been it. their previous generations have been garments came through with the nance with the elements of fit. In my eyes, she justifies every- Sulakshana believes her collec- used here in different shades of About her outfit, Sanon said, “I doing. Artistry is the true treasure of playful use of colours and sequins Benaras ensured a festive spirit on thing.” tion is timeless, and even after 20 pink, blue and ivory.” absolutely love what I am wearing. our country, if we lose that it’s a prob- while the bows delicately held the the ramp. Malaika said that there’s a years it would still look fresh. Her It’s the duo’s third year at the I feel Bhumika and I have telepathy lem.” The label has also maintained hair of the models. If Daisy Malaika Arora, the show- stark difference between cou- assortmented collection could cater Indian Couture Week and it’s certain- as whenever I have worn her outfits, the foundation of sustainability. “All Buchanan was an Indian bride in stopper, wore a green lehenga. ture and the fashion we usually to the needs of different brides, or ly not the first time for Sanon as well. it always felt like they suit me, my our products are biodegradable. Banaras, she would definitely About its design, Monga said, see “Couture is couture. It is a dif- someone simply looking to mak- She was nostalgic while describing body and my complexion. The sleeve Most of our work is done by hand, fashion the purple lehenga, with “Malaika is wearing a lehenga ferent market, a different way of ing a style statement at a function. the experience of the night. “While of the blouse is so different, it has one which generates a lot of employ- feathers on the sleeves of the off- where the skirt has the scene of viewing garments and a different '+'    I was coming down the escalator, I shoulder and it’s got a little puff as ment.” '+'   

magine the economic distress and chaos mark, one should be able to look at it and Ithat would erupt in Chandni Chowk if be able to recognise its proprietor,” Anand designers like Manish Malhotra or says, further sharing notes about trade- Sabyasachi were to sue the shopkeepers who %(,,"! mark protection. That’s why Louis Vuitton monetise their designs by selling replicas of is trying to make its design pattern much their lehengas and saris with minor tweaks? more conspicuous and create trademark Senior Intellectual Property Rights rights around it. Because they don’t have (IPR) lawyer Safir Anand, said the unorgan- the label name on them, the design itself ised sector poses a unique problem in the is the brand. Similarly, sometimes colour case of plagiarism. “Sometimes these shop can become a trademark. In real terms, one owners also have local support from police cannot have absolute monopoly over a and politicians to indulge in their activities. colour but in the case of Christian Dior, And it becomes extremely difficult to the red coloured console is its trademark. curate evidence. They are prospering at the Copying is a dire issue plaguing the cost of the entire fashion industry,” he told fashion industry. If Louis Vuitton were not us on the sidelines of the India Couture to stop anyone in the market from copy- Week at a masterclass session. ing its designs, which would become Designers, too, are now in a rush to get- available in the market for a mere 500, ting their work protected, sometimes down customers would ignore it because it to a particular motif, curl and style, even would appear cheap. But what then if it before a collection is launched. For once the were to become more sophisticated, which replica is out in the public domain, even if is possible with advanced technology, you have sold one piece, you cannot and the quality of the copied item impro- reclaim your creative legacy. Therefore, vises? “Then the customer would move on Anand stressed on the need for designers to another brand since they cannot distin- to protect their work. “Last year, at Couture guish if the item is real or fake since the Week, Rohit Bahl had done a session with item has been copied to perfection. The the media and apprised them that he’d fact that a copied luxury item is common- sought protection. Anju Modi took the same Sabyasachi, who had design registration, erties. “During Rahul Mishra’s show the had the entire evidence. This is a clear law, which actually favours the person on ly available in the market, makes the orig- step, she even watermarked her designs on sued another creator for infringement and other day, he did a certain arrangement in example of when a designer does not have the wrong side.” The petition is still pend- inal lose its value”, Anand justified. the website to indicate that unlike the past, he was restrained. The defendant had which even the way people sat is protect- protection. Claims can be made on viola- ing in court. He said there has to be awareness her collection was protected that time.” copied one of Sabyasachi’s lehengas. Though ed. If somebody copies that concept, as tion of drawings, patterns and embroidery. Designers have come forth with their about intellectual properties, “And if the Though the issue of copying has not the colour was different, the pattern was an long as Rahul Mishra is able to demon- Designer Ritu Kumar could not suc- own trademarks which further the sacred- problem is not cracked down, there should been tackled 100 per cent but its extent has exact copy. If a designer has the registration, strate that it did not exist earlier, he will ceed against Biba because she did not have ness of their label. Burberry created the at least be a regulatory body like the FDCI diminished drastically. So, when a design- he can seek legal redress. be able to assert his right under copyright design protection and the retail chain had check design that had trademark protec- to register designs. It need not be a statu- er creates something original, he/she should Copyright, on the other hand, does not even without design protection,” Anand sold more than 50 copies. “We have gone tion, which meant that nobody was enti- tory recognition but just enough to main- immediately file for its protection before it require any prior registration. It comes into said. to the Supreme Court to have the rule of tled to use it. They sued the Target store tain registries. It can work as an interme- is released to the public. While the dura- effect the moment the design is created. The Tarun Tahiliani also had his designs 50 copies dropped and that design and because it sold scarves which resembled diary measure which doesn’t have a cost tion of protection originally is for 10 years, designer can have copyright over all their copied. In his claim, he not only said that copyright should merge. It becomes very the check design. They entered into an out- implication because it would not be it can be extended for another five years. So intellectual properties. The position of the there was a violation of his copyright on difficult for the designer fraternity to pro- of-court settlement, and of course, under the government but for the inter- that means 15 years of absolute monopoly. stage, the way the models walk, the dura- his drawings but also that his drawings had tect their designs. In case the sales cross Burberry’s rights were honoured. ests of the designers, it would be more like This is what design protection entails. tion of the music are all intellectual prop- been subjected to derivative work. And he 50, they are hit by a certain provision of “If an accessory is to become a trade- a watchdog.”  /  !" #$% & *

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Open hardcourt tuneup event third time in Montreal, but we V Sindhu crashed out of finals. both the boys and girls dou- The Indian contingent in Montreal, saying he needs understand his decision and Othe Japan Open bad- Sindhu was leading 12-7 in bles teams crashed out after this time has returned empty more rest after capturing his we wish him a quick return minton tournament after a sec- the first game but she squan- losing in the quarterfinals in handed from the event, a year 16th Grand Slam singles for the rest of the season,” ond successive defeat to local dered the advantage as her Suzhou, China on Friday. after Lakshya Sen won the crown. Montreal tournament director favourite Akane Yamaguchi reigning Asian champion oppo- The boys’ doubles pair of boys’ singles title. The 32-year-old Serbian, Eugene Lapierre said. while B Sai Praneeth continued nent clawed her way back to Ishaan Bhatnagar and Vishnu “Despite facing tough who outlasted Roger Federer Del Potro was injured last his good form to advance to the level the scores at 14-14. Vardhan Goud Panjala lost 14- opponents, the Indians did not in an epic All-England Club month at Queen's and under- semifinals here on Friday. From there on, Sindhu lost 21, 19-21 to the unseeded feel intimidated which was a final earlier this month, was went right knee patella Sindhu lost to Yamaguchi momentum allowing Singapore combination of Jia huge positive to take from this joined by Argentina’s 12th- surgery and is undergoing 18-21, 15-21 in a 50-minute Yamaguchi to surge ahead to Hao Howin Wong and Chuan tournament,” said India’s ranked Juan Martin Del Potro rehabilitation for the setback. women’s singles quarterfinal 18-15 and then to 20-16. Shen Aaron Yong. junior national coach Sanjay in pulling out of the ATP “In del Potro’s case, we match. This was Sindhu’s sec- Sindhu won two consecu- It was the same story for Mishra. Masters Canada tournament. wish him a speedy recovery, ond defeat at the hands of tive points to narrow the gap to “I’m sorry to announce he who has experienced his Yamaguchi, who had beaten the 18-20 but could not stop her that I decided to pull out of share of injuries in the past Indian in the final of the opponent from bagging the match points and she wrapped list Indonesian to play the catch- Rogers Cup,” Djokovic said in few years,” Lapierre said. Indonesian Open last week. next point and the first game. up the tie without much hassle. up game. a statement released by Tennis “We look forward to see- However, in men’s singles, In the second game, both Sai Praneeth, in contrast, The second game was a bit Canada. ing him back on court in the Sai Praneeth recorded an easy were locked 6-6 initially but hardly broke a sweat as he just closer but Sai Praneeth kept the “With the support of my near future.” win over Indonesia’s Tommy from there on, it was Yamaguchi took 36 minutes to clinch up the lead from the start. Not more team, I have decided to give World number three Sugiarto to reach the semifinals. all the way as she raced to 13-7 match. than four points separated the my body longer rest and Federer said after his His 21-12, 21-15 win over and then to 16-10. Sindhu The unseeded Indian led two for most part but the Indian recovery time before coming Wimbledon final loss that he Sugiarto fetched him a clash recovered a bit by winning two almost all through the first reeled off three consecutive back again to play. too intended to skip Montreal. against top seeded Japanese consecutive points but in no game leaving the former world points from 18-15 to win the “I love Canada and I have Frenchman Richard Kento Momota in the semifi-  '         time, the Japanese had five championships bronze-medal- match. many friends there that Gasquet and Mikhail always make me feel like Kukushkin of Kazakhstan I’m at home and I’m will take the two avail- looking forward to com- able spots in the 3     ing back again to play in Montreal main draw "       787A6   front of all of you in as a result of the with- ' @?88 Montreal.” drawals by Djokovic Djokovic’s withdrawal and Del Potro. means Spanish star Rafael        356347# Nadal, an 18-time Grand Slam singles champi-  &5)&,2 ndia’s leading table tennis player on, will be the top IManika Batra on Friday said she seed in Montreal merican star Caeleb Dressel, doesn’t want to burden herself ahead when main draw Aswimming's chiselled, tat- of the next year’s Tokyo Games and is begins August 5. tooed pin-up boy, destroyed instead targeting a singles medal at the Nadal has Michael Phelps's 100 metres but- 2024 Olympics. captured the terfly world record Friday as The 24-year-old paddler made Canadian crown countrywoman Simone Manuel history last year by winning as many four times, most retained her 100m freestyle world as four medals at the Commonwealth recently last year title. Games including a singles Gold. by defeating Reigning champ Dressel At the Asian Games, Batra and vet- Stefanos Tsitsipas clenched a fist in the direction of eran Sharath Kamal almost did the in the final. flag-waving American fans after unthinkable by clinching a mixed Djokovic clocking an astonishing 49.50 doubles Bronze, ending India’s 60-year- has won the seconds in Gwangju to eclipse the long wait for a medal in the sport. Canadian American legend's old bodysuit “All the paddlers are working hard event that mark by 0.32 and rob him of a for the Olympics and if we play our best alternates second world record in 48 hours. and are lucky, we will win a medal. But between Dressel's fireworks were I don’t want to put pressure on myself Toronto and matched in the next event when for 2020, I am aiming for a singles Montreal American teenager Smith crushed medal in 2024 Games,” Manika said on four times, the women's 200m backstroke the sidelines of Ultimate Table Tennis twice in world record, before Russian (UTT). each city — Anton Chupkov emulated them Manika, who recently parted ways Toronto in 2012 and as he stormed to gold in the 200m with her childhood coach Sandeep 2016 and Montreal in breaststroke. Gupta to train with Sanmay Paranjape, 2007 and 2011. But Dressel, who has already said she is happy with the progress in won three gold medals this week, her game after moving her base to "     
 (  (          remains the hottest ticket in Pune. South Korea. “I changed the coach because I strong so I have worked on that. I have think if we practice more we will be in the services of a coach but the world "It can be a scary thought," needed something new in my game. I worked on it a lot now. I turn and contention for a medal. Sharath and I number 56 feels the appointment of said Dressel, who looks on course have improved a lot. My forehand has switch and finish from the forehand. I have a good understanding which is Papic will help in doubles and team to match or even surpass the improved. I have beaten Chinese and have also been working on my rallies,” very important in mixed doubles. events but it will be a difficult road seven golds he scooped at the Korean players, so I am quite happy she explained. “Practice is important, so we have ahead. 2017 world championships in with my training in Pune.” With the Olympics less than a year decided we will train for mixed dou- “Individually it’s easy like Sharath, Budapest. The Commonwealth Games Gold to go, India’s best shot at winning a bles before the Asian Championship Sathiyan, everyone go outside to train. "I woke up today and I want- medallist, who feels opponents are now medal in table tennis comes from the and also before Grand Finals. We may But for mixed doubles we need the ed to do it," added the 22-year-old, able to read her game, said she has been Asian games Bronze medallist mixed go to Europe and train together,” she coach and are already scheduled to who logged a 21.18 in the 50m working on introducing variations in doubles pair of Manika and Sharath. added. have a camp. freestyle semis after a quick turn- her style of play. Talking about the preparation, On Tuesday, new national coach “Massimo (Constantini) knew the around. “I am working on changing my Manika said the duo is keen to win an Dejan Papic accepted the one-year con- game of all the Indian players. Now "I didn't really have the game because internationally players Olympic medal as both the players have tract offered by the Sports Authority of when the new coach comes, it will be nerves, I just wanted to do it. are taking note, they are studying my the potential to succeed. India (SAI) to coach the Indian table very difficult for him and for us. It will Records are meant to be broken, game. “We are keen to get an Olympic tennis team. take time for him to settle down. We I hope Michael was happy watch- “Everyone used to play on my fore- medal in this event and we have also Since the Asian Games last year, need the coach for team matches,” ing me do that." hand because they knew that wasn’t got a Bronze in Asian Games. So I the Indian paddlers have been without Manika said. :  " + 2   %  


  356347# Olympics bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik, opted for an tar wrestler Bajrang Punia attacking approach but Khatri :%  Sneeded less than four minutes not only defended well but also to book a berth in India's World outsmarted his rival with his Championship squad while Ravi counter-attacks. Kumar Dahiya earned his Also booking a berth in the ;   chance by winning the most World Championship, slated to competitive category during the be held in Kazakshtan from   356347# trials, here on Friday. Septmber 14-22, was Sumit Presence of proven per- Malik in the 125kg category. He ormer junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) was the former Bajrang in the 65kg tri- beat Satender 3-0 in the final. Flone woman boxer to make the finals, while Asian silver-win- als meant that most of the The trials for the 74kg cat- ner Deepak Singh (49kg) led a four-strong Indian men's charge wrestlers in this category pre- egory, in which two-time      into the summit clashes of the Thailand International Tournament ferred to stay away. Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in Bangkok on Friday. Only Harphul Singh, the competes, have been pushed to + ) . Ashish Kumar (75kg), Commonwealth Games bronze-medal- reigning national champion, next month since both Jitender list Mohammed Husammuddin (56kg) and Brijesh Yadav (81kg) took on the world number one Kumar and Praveen Kumar are  356347# ing, the League is set to estab- were the other three men to make the gold medal bouts. but he could not compete with injured. lish Boxing as one of the most However, former Asian youth silver-medallist Ashish (69kg) Bajrang for two full rounds. They sought more time to he legendary M C Mary popular sports in India," it lost his semifinal bout to sign off with a bronze medal. Ashish lost Harphul suffered a knee injury recover and the WFI obliged. TKom and Asian Games added. to Thailand's Wuttichai Masuk in a split decision after an exhaust- when the Asian Games gold- Meanwhile, it has come to gold-medallist Amit Panghal The auction will cover both ing clash. medallist got hold of his right leg light that a few wrestlers were are among the stars who will India and global rights. The Among the women, Manju Rani (48kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari in the second three-minute peri- not allowed to compete at the take the ring in the inaugural league has set a base price of  (81kg) ended with third-place finishes. Manju went down to od. trails but WFI explained its Indian Boxing League which four crore for India rights and  Chuthamat Raksat of Thailand, while Bhagyabati lost to China's Bajrang was leading 7-0 decision. will be held from October 20 to 4.5 crore for the global rights per Li Qian. when the bout had to be A wrestler Shravan Kumar November 9. season. Earlier, Deepak hardly broke a sweat against Bhutan's Tashi stopped. had alleged that the Federation The rights holder and "...Big Bout will be another Wangdi. The Indian's dominance was such that Wangdi faced two "If the bout had lasted for did not allow him to compete in organisers of the league, feather in the cap of Indian box- standing eight counts and was left with a gash above his right eye. full six minutes, it would have 65kg and instead asked him to SportzLive, will also auction ing as the first amateur boxing The judges eventually ruled unanimously in the Indian's favour. been good for me as well as the fight in either 57kg or 61kg the live digital streaming rights league in the world. It definite- Nikhat was up against Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong. The fans who came to watch us wres- coach Virender, outplayed Rahul The 86kg category also fea- weight division. for the initial three seasons of the ly has the potential to take the Hyderabadi impressed with the ferocity of her punches as she edged tle. It feels bad when the bout has 12-2 in the final bout. tured just two grapplers with "This wrestler was injured league through a separate ten- sport to the next level and this past the local favourite 4-1 and let out a scream to express her ela- to end like that. When a wrestler The final was expected to be Deepak Punia winning 5-0 and was no anywhere to be seen der process. OTT bid, a first of its kind for tion when her hand was raised by the referee. suffers an injury,it really pegs a stiff battle but Rahul, who against Pawan. The 20-year-old in the last 18 months. Suddenly "There will be a total of 90 any Olympic Sports in India will "I dedicate my today's Semi-Final victory at the Thailand Open him back. All of us work hard, knocked out 2016 Asian Deepak has considerable inter- if he comes and wants to com- bouts of three rounds each, set an example for others to fol- to our brave soldiers of Kargil war who sacrificed their lives for I feel bad for him," said Bajrang. Champion Sandeep Tomar, and national exposure but it will be pete for such prestigious event, spread over 18 days across three low," BFI President Ajay Singh our country," Nikhat said after the bout. The 57kg category featured Kale, were no match to a wily his first senior World we can't allow," WFI Assistant venues. With 5 bouts across dif- said. Also advancing was Husammuddin (56kg). In a messy slugfest seven wresters, including the Ravi. Championship. He also trains at Secretary Vinod Tomar said. ferent weight categories between Echoing his view, Atul with Thailand's Ammarit Yaodam, the Indian came out as the more very talented Sandeep Tomar "There will be stiff compe- Chattrasal with Virender. "He is not a part of the two teams, each day...," the Pande, MD of Sportzlive added, aggressive and clean puncher to emerge triumphant in a 3-2 deci- and Utkarsh Kale. However, it tition at the Worlds. Asia is a A few exciting bouts were national camp, how can we Boxing Federation of India said "We believe that OTT & Mobile sion. was Ravi, the last year's U-23 powerhouse of wrestling. You witnessed in the 97kg category allow him. This is not Nationals in a press release. will be a key consumption des- In the 75kg category, Ashish defeated Uzbekistan's Fanat World Championship silver- have tough wrestlers from Japan, in which Mausam Khatri happening, it's World "...(with) leading boxers like tination for this sport." Kakhramnov to make the finals. medallist, booked a flight to Iran, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. emerged winner by beating Championship trials. You must Mary Kom, Amit Pangal, SportzLive, is also the long- Brijesh was up against local favourite in Saranon Klompian in Kazakhstan. 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