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The first send the proposal to the IGovernment on Monday trict court complexes in Delhi. the LG and the Delhi fication for empanelment of Metro which was set to be scheme can be implemented in Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil finally appointed a panel of 69 The notification suggested Government to respond to the advocates as 'Panel Counsels, decided on Monday by the such a short time as making Baijal for approval." advocates to appear on its names of these advocates— petition filed by advocate Bharat district courts' to conduct civil Delhi Government and the public transport completely free As per the sources, the behalf before the district courts Neeraj Aggarwal, Bindiya S Kumar within a period of two cases for it in the district courts Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is a big revenue loss but if the Government will also need to of the national Capital. Delhi Savara, Pratyaksh Gupta, Mridul weeks and posted the case for of Delhi. Advocate Kumar had (DMRC) could not arrive on to DMRC to prepare a plan with- Government is ready to bear the seek permission from the other Government's Law Jain, Ajay Sharma, Dheeraj further hearing on May 14. applied for the post and subse- a concrete and actionable plan. in week to implement the subsidy and total cost, it may be departments and agencies Department, Justice and Kumar Singh, Rohit Bansal, According to the plea, the quently in December 2018, got Following which, the Delhi scheme by next 2-3 months. possible," said an official on the involved such as the finance Legislative Affairs, has issued a Apoorv Gupta, Mukesh Anand appointment of Government intimation that he was selected Deputy Chief Minister and "A meeting was held condition of anonymity. department, LG's office and notification constituting the and Firdouse Qutb Wani. pleaders to conduct cases for for empanelment along with 68 Finance Minister Manish Sisodia between the Government and "There will be many hurdles Union Housing and Urban lawyers' panel, with the "These appointments shall the Delhi Government in dis- other advocates. "Till date, will conduct a meeting again Delhi Metro but a concrete plan as its implementation is not easy. Development Affairs Ministry. approval of Delhi Law Minister be subject to such terms and trict courts of Delhi complete- despite over three months elaps- with DMRC on Tuesday. did not came out of it, following Even if the DMRC l finds ways "There is fixation committee of Kailash Gahlot. conditions as may be prescribed ly lies in a limbo, with no pin- ing, there has been no confir- The Government has also which a meeting has been called to do it, it will take time in being the DMRC, which is quasi, judi- Importantly, in April, this from time to time. "This noti- pointed response or clarity mation/notification pertaining extended the date of suggestion by the Government on Tuesday implemented as it is a long cial, and it will have to look into year, the Delhi High Court fication shall come into force from either of the respondents to the appointment from the and feedback for another 15 days and the meeting will be taken by drwan process." whether there is a role for the had sought response from the with immediate effect and shall (LG And Delhi Government)," LG," Kumar said in his petition. from June 15. The public now Finance Minister Sisodia," said "Since the Central committee in this scheme," said Lieutenant Governor (LG) and remain in force till further the petition said. 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Notably, the ongoing construc- that there is more open space in the criticised the Delhi The Government touted Gupta further said that Monday on Delhi's Barapullah flyover, the Aam tion is a part of the ambitious plan of middle, for various activities. That was Government for its failure to with much fanfare that Delhi due to unreasonable and exor- inspected state-owned GTB Hospital Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday urged the Delhi Government project to about the morning visit today in ensure 24-hour uninterrupted had become the first State in bitant increase in fixed charged, and directed authorities to ensure con- Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold build 13,003 new classrooms in this #DelhiGovtSchools in Pushp Vihar, power supply, reducing power the country to ensure com- the consumers are paying tractual employees get notified mini- a meeting on law and order situation in year. Shahpur Jat, Safdarjung Enclave & bills, increasing power pro- pensation for unscheduled heavy price for the mum wages. The Minister also direct- the national Capital. "I want daily progress in pictures Greenpark Ext." Sisodia Tweeted. duction and ensuring CAG power cuts, he said, adding Government's policies. "The ed the hospital management to re-instate AAP senior leader Gopal Rai from each of these four schools and Members of Legislative Assembly audit of discoms. that Delhi Electricity charges were increased from the services of sacked contractual demanded the meeting in the wake of fir- please escalate if the work stops even (MLAs) Saurabh Bharadwaj and Gupta said that the Regulatory Commission 20 to 125 per kilo watt badly employees, an official said. ings at the vehicle of a TV news channel for a day," said Sisodia during his Somnath Bharti were also present at Government has been mis- (DERC) had decided to pay affecting each and every fam- The Labour Minister asked officers crew by two bike-borne men at inspection visit. schools in their respective con- leading public all these years 50 for the first two hour cut ily of Delhi. The power distri- concerned to clear the files pertaining Barapullah flyover Sunday. Sisodia, who holds an important stituencies. by spreading misinformation and 100 for each subsequent bution companies continue to to minimum wages of such employees "The Home Minister should hold a portfolio in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) The Deputy CM appreciated and lies. He said that in a hour of power cut but discom receive pension funds from within three days, he added. Last week, meeting on the law and order situation cabinet, has been visiting schools for the Estate Managers, teachers number of localities, power is have not made payment of consumers at the rate of 3.8 per Rai had inspected LNJP Hospital and in Delhi. If journalists are not safe in the days to ensure that there is adequate and Principal of Sarvodaya Kanya not available for hours togeth- even a single rupee till date. cent directly benefitting dis- had been told that contractual employ- country, what will happen to the safety number of classrooms to accommo- Vidyalaya (Gargi), Green Park, er leading to untold hard- "The main reason for this coms," he said. ees there have not received salaries for of the common men living in the capi- date children of Delhi, who are Extension for the well maintained ships. aberration is Government fail- Leader of Opposition said three months. tal," said Rai, hitting out at the Centre. deprived of basic school education. lush green lawn, he tweeted- "Feel "The Government has ure to ensure legal frame- that in unauthorized colonies, The direction came days after the "We demand that the accused in the He visited in 44 classrooms in great to see such green spaces in failed to ensure mechanism for work to compensation the tariff has been increased Arvind Kejriwal-government decided case be arrested immediately. The BJP Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, MB Road, schools, this lawn is at SKV Gargi, compensation in case of scheme," he said. from 3,600 per kilo watt to that cabinet ministers would be on the which has formed the Government for Pushp Vihar, 40 classrooms in Greenpark Extension. Kudos to such unscheduled power cuts. Due He demanded that the 10,040 per kilowatt. He said ground from June 3 to know the prob- the second time should ensure that the Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Shahpur Jat, 40 talented estate managers, Principal and to failure of the Government to Government must bring in that the Government must lems of people and find viable solutions law and order situation in Delhi is classrooms in Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, teachers". bring legislation in Delhi fool proof legislation in the stop such loot by discoms. for them. improved," he added. '("& !)* $)   '$$") &" 4/  /$ !5P     !0R  1  2           "8  (/0+/12. of DU VC. Besides, some par- year, a student applying for merit as reflected in the cut-off into confidence. As per UGC, ents and a lawyer Charanpal Economics honors course must of the various courses and thus any changes in academic affairs nhappy with the major Singh Bagri, filed a plea in the have studied Mathematics but creating chaos among the stu- are taken and should be passed New Delhi: The Delhi High cate Brajesh Kumar, and the var- mandatory requirement. Uchanges in the admission Delhi High Court challenging now a student's should have dents. As per the rules and reg- by AC and should be imple- Court on Monday sought to sity to file their replies to the plea This year, the criteria has criteria effected by the Delhi the new norms and changes in scored minimum 60 per cent ulations of the DU, such major mented two months before the know the stand of the Centre by June 14, the next date of hear- been tweaked which mandates University (DU) administration the admission criteria and also marks in the subject and have policy decisions must have admission, so the students can and the Delhi University on a ing. that a student should have 50 per this year, the members of claimed that the varsity made to include Mathematics as one been taken in the academic prepare well for the said exam- plea challenging its new admis- Students have been caught cent or more marks in Academic Council (AC) and the changes in last minute with- of the main subject while cal- council, which have far reach- ination." sion norms for undergraduate unaware as the eligibility crite- Mathematics/Business Executive Council (EC) vent out following the guidelines culating 'best of Four' subject. ing adverse consequences for The members further courses. ria for some courses have been Mathematics and an aggregate of their ire against the DU Vice and principles by the University Similarly, for B.Com Scheduled Caste (SC), added that this year, the changes The court said there is arbi- changed. Till last year, if a stu- 60 per cent with number of new Chancellor (VC) Yogesh Tyagi Grants Commission (UGC). (Honours), student should have Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other were also made under Extra trariness in how criteria were dent had 50 per cent in conditionalities attached. for passing major decisions The members also submit- passed Mathematics/Business Backward Classes (OBC) and Curricular Activities (ECA) and amended just a day before open- Mathematics, he or she could The petition has sought such as minimum eligibility cri- ted a letter to the VC saying the Mathematics with an aggregate Economically Weaker Sections the admission bulletin released ing of registration for admission. apply for BA (Hons) in quashing of the amended eligi- teria and changes in the admis- changes in the admission cri- of 45 per cent marks as a (EWS) students," said Rajesh in this regard, was incomplete. The plea by lawyer Charanpal Economics, but this year the bility criteria and that students sion criteria for various of teria as 'arbitrary' and 'unwant- mandatory requirement. This Jha, Member of the EC. The bulletin did not mention Singh Bagri claimed that the var- subject has been made manda- be allowed to apply as per the Under Graduate (UG). These ed' and a major setback for the year, a student should have 50 Another professor and for- fees structure of all the courses, sity's decision to amend the tory for 'Best of Four', which earlier criteria. decisions were neither dis- students. The members per cent or more marks in mer member of AC, Pankaj centers where ECA and sports criteria at the last moment was means Maths has to be part of According to news reports, cussed in the AC, the highest demanded immediate revision Mathematics/Business Garg, said, "The VC does not test will be conducted. in violation of the principle of the top four subjects, aggregate members of the Academic and decision making body of the of the eligibility criteria. The Mathematics and an aggregate care about his teachers, students "Any decision regarding natural justice. of which will be considered for Executive councils of the Delhi DU nor the VC convene a varsity has made changes in of 60 per cent with number of and non-teaching staff. These academics is first passed by the The DU commenced regis- the admission. University had recently written meeting of the AC for the last admission criteria for courses new conditionality's attached. changes have ruined many stu- committee for courses, then tration for admission on May 30. Similarly, BCom (Honours) to the vice-chancellor to reverse five months or so. especially the most opted one "These changes are arbi- dents' career and future and the standing committee on acade- It will close on June 14. The required a student to have the changes brought in the eli- The teachers also demand- such as BA (honors) trary, unwarranted and most important thing is that mic affairs approves and after court has asked the Human passed Mathematics/Business gibility criteria for various cours- ed resignation of Professor Economics, BA English Honors uncalled for as the admissions these major changes have been that it is approved by the AC," Resource Development Mathematics with an aggregate es, describing them as "arbitrary" Yogesh Tyagi from the position and B.Com Honors. Till last are finalized on the basis of taken without taking the AC said Rasal Singh, AC member. Ministry, represented by advo- of 45 per cent marks as a and "unwarranted". PTI  !"# $ 4          

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Disproportionate Assets case in a shell company matter, and extradite former police com- zakat (a form of alms giving in five-trillion dollar economy. progress towards this end. PTI that the Imran Khan gov- Another IRS officer who registered against him by the abusing his official position as mando Sirul Azhar Umar, who Islam) from domestic as well as “Modi said that the huge Modi also that India’s ernment has approved in prin- compulsory retired had anti-corruption branch of the a public servant to acquire was sentenced to death in overseas donors from countries expectations of the people progress in ease of doing busi- ciple the Indian government's acquired movable and immov- CBI, and was suspended from immovable/movable assets Malaysia in 2015 for killing a like the United Arab Emirates, should not be viewed as a ness should reflect in greater request to let Prime Minister able assets worth over 3.17 service in October 2009 pend- from his ill-gotten money Mongolian model. 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The plane took off food and ammunition for the lowed up by close analysis of of the first meeting of the near the Mechuka advanced not allow the two MI-17 heli- from Jorhat at 12.25 pm for troops and the landing ground the data. Moreover, the IAF is NITI Aayog’s Governing landing ground in Arunachal copters and four advanced Mechuka and lost radio contact is located about 30 kms from regularly keeping the families Council, chaired by Prime Pradesh after taking off from light helicopters to carry out at about one pm. As the flying the LAC as the crow flies there- of the missing personnel Minister Narendra Modi. Jorhat. Aircraft, helicopters, low level sorties over the area time is about 50 minutes by making it strategically abreast of the rescue operation. The meeting will be held at satellites and unmanned aerial where the ill-fated AN-32 could between Jorhat and Mechuka is important for maintaining The AN-32 is a Russian Cultural Centre, Rashtrapati vehicles (UAV) besides ground have gone down. On Monday, 50 minutes and when the AN- operational readiness. origin twin-engine turboprop Bhawan, on June 15. Farmers’ troops patrolling the rugged and the helicopters along with C- 32 failed to land at its destina- As regards the effort, offi- aircraft and the IAF currently welfare has been at the top of the densely forested mountainous 13J special operations planes tion, the IAF launched the cials the area of search is moun- operates about 100 planes. agenda of PM Modi during his area where the plane was feared besides UAVs resumed the search operation. The distance tainous and heavily forested Incidentally, an AN-32 had second term. In his first cabinet to have crashed are working effort but no sighting of the between Jorhat and Mechuka with thick undergrowth. The crashed near Mechuka in 2009 meeting, the Modi Government relentlessly but success evades plane so far, officials said later is206 km as the crow flies. weather in the area has been killing all 13 passengers. The had extended the PM-Kisan the operation. in the day. Located at an altitude of inclement with low clouds and same year India inked a 400- scheme to all farmers. The IAF also announced a In all two SU-30 fighter nearly 6,000 feet, the Mechuka rain during most hours. million dollar contract with As per the agenda paper, September to Mahalanobis Maharashtra, Odisha and reward of Rs 5 lakh to anyone jets, two C-130Js, one long advanced landing ground in Combined with the inhos- Ukraine for upgrading the Modi will discuss drought sit- National Crop Forecast Centre Rajasthan have declared many of providing information about range P-8 I reconnaissance air- West Siang district is the life- pitable terrain, the weather has entire fleet and 50 of them have uations in the country and (MNCFC), which has the man- their districts as drought-hit. The the location of the aircraft over craft and satellites of the Indian line for troops stationed at the posed serious challenges to aer- been retrofitted. However, the relief measures being taken up date to prepare multiple-in-sea- parts of the country facing the week end. IAF Chief BS Space Research Organisation Line of Actual Control (LAC) ial search operations, they said. ill-fated AN-32 which went by the State Governments with son crop forecasts and assess- drought have been divided into Dhanoa visited Jorhat last week (ISRO)are mapping the area for facing China. The planes and Unable to the find the AN- missing last week is not Chief Ministers of all States and ments of drought situation six categories-Exceptionally Dry, to review the search efforts and the last seven days to find the helicopters ferry personnel, 32 in a triangular area near upgraded. Union Territories. The Centre using state-of-the-art tech- Extremely Dry, Severely Dry, has released Rs 4,714.28 crore niques and methodologies for Moderately Dry, Abnormally to Maharashtra Rs 949.49 crore selected major crops. 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ED had already ques- are appointed by a collegium- proposal for a global conference to ing the arrest of journalist Prashant he appeared before the tioned a number of sus- led by the President rather tackle the threat of terrorism, saying Kanojia, accused of making objectionable Enforcement Directorate (ED) pects/witnesses in the senior than by the Government. the fight against terror is at the heart comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief in connection with a money management of Air India. Party general-secretary of its priorities. Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. laundering probe related to Patel was quizzed about the Sitaram Yechury said the recent Minister of State for Europe and A vacation Bench comprising Justices multi-crore aviation scam statements and revelations Lok Sabha elections under- Foreign Affairs of France Jean Baptiste Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi took involving irregular made by Talwar. The lined the need for far reaching Lemoyne made the remarks on the note of the submission of lawyer Nitya allotment of prof- ED charge sheet in the electoral reforms, adding the sidelines of an interaction with Indian Ramakrishnan, appearing for Kanojia’s itable routes to for- case named Talwar and Election Commission could alumni of French institutions in the wife Jagisha Arora, that the plea needed eign airlines to the claimed that he was in not implement its assurance to fields of business administration, urgent hearing as the arrest was “illegal” detriment of regular touch with conduct “free and fair polls”. engineering and design here. and “unconstitutional”. the national carrier Patel. Talwar allegedly “When the Right goes “Every single initiative to fight ter- Arora has filed a habeas corpus Air India. finalised various com- strong, the Left has to go strong rorism is welcome because it is a threat On the controversy surrounding petition (bring the person) challenging are bailable,” the plea said. Patel appeared munications addressed and that will be the new polar- to every country in the world... So, the Rafale deal, he said, “The French the arrest of Kanojia and sought a direc- Police was bound to release Kanojia before the agency to Patel on behalf of isation in the country. Soft everything that can be done to unite Government doesn’t care about con- tion to the Uttar Pradesh Police to set him in Delhi itself as per the provisions of the on Monday and his statement Emirates and Air Arabia. Hindutva is not the answer to efforts is welcome. It’s (terrorism) a troversies and we’ve a roadmap, we free without any delay. Code of Criminal Procedure as the was recorded under the Talwar obtained undue favours hardcore Hindutva and that is global challenge like climate change. just want to deliver. It’s in the inter- In the petition, filed through lawyer offences alleged were bailable, it said, Prevention of Money for the private airlines using his why Left is the only option,” We will be closely looking at this ini- est of the two countries. Rafale is a tool Shadan Farasat, the wife of the vernacu- adding that the accused should have been Laundering Act (PMLA), contacts, according to the Yechury argued. The CPI(M) tiative,” he said. for better sovereignty for India.” lar scribe has also sought initiation of the granted bail on his arrest by police itself. sources said. Patel’s role comes charge sheet. will mobilise all willing sections “Fight against terrorism is at the Replying to a query on an departmental action against the police- “No arrest memo was prepared and under the scanner following a The agency has also alleged of the political spectrum to heart of our priorities... France stands attempted break-in at the Indian Air men, who were not in uniform, for arrest- neither the petitioner nor her husband criminal complaint registered that Talwar was engaged in lob- ensure that election commis- alongside India on this... And I can say Force’s Paris office, which is oversee- ing Kanojia from Delhi for allegedly com- was told as to why he was being taken and by the ED for alleged irregu- bying with politicians, minis- sioners are appointed by a col- that we have strong relations on this ing the procurement of the 36 Rafale mitting “bailable offences”. why the ‘arresting officials’ were in civil larities in allocation of air ters, public servants and offi- legium-led by the President, he front,” he said. fighter jets for India, last month, he The plea has also sought “exemplary dress,” it said. routes for international air- cials in the civil aviation min- said. “We will mobilise the Lemoyne’s trip is the first French said, “Investigation is going on. Indian damages” for Kanojia for his “illegal Two provisions — section 505 (state- lines that purportedly led to istry for Emirates, Air Arabia Opposition parties and seek to ministerial visit to India after the authorities will be updated when we arrest”. “The Hindi journalist was uncer- ments conducing to public mischief) of losses for Air India. and Qatar Airways in order to urgently reform the Election Narendra Modi Government assumed get new details.” emoniously taken away by men in civil the IPC and section 67 (Punishment for Patel, a Rajya Sabha mem- secure undue benefits to these Commission so that it can office for a second term. Lemoyne on Monday meet Union dress on June 8 from his Delhi residence. publishing or transmitting obscene mate- ber, has also been named in a airlines. “He (Talwar) illegally play an impartial role,” he said. The French Minister said the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, It transpires that on June 7, police offi- rial in electronic form) of the IT Act — recent charge sheet filed by the managed to secure favourable The decision was taken in first Rafale fighter jet will land in India Urban Development Minister cials of Police Station Hazaratganj at were added later as earlier the FIR con- ED before a court as a person traffic rights for these airlines the preliminary review of the Lok in September and it will be a strong Hardeep Singh Puri and a Lucknow had lodged an FIR against him tained only bailable offences, it said. known to alleged aviation lob- during 2008-09 at the cost of Sabha elections in which the Left signal of Indo-French cooperation. Confederation of Indian Industry under sections 500 (criminal defamation) These penal provisions prescribe maxi- byist Deepak Talwar, arrested the national carrier Air India,” party identified four reasons of Thereafter, 35 Rafale jets will be delegation before returning to France of the IPC and 66 of the Information mum sentences of two and three years jail by the Central agency earlier. the ED has alleged. BJP’s victory. delivered one by one, he said. late night. 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Unlike the           Bofors kickbacks scandal, Rafale lacks a money trail leading to foreign bank accounts /             of people close to those in power, and                      seemed a desperate ploy to attract voter atten- Kamal Nath managed to ensure decades since Sonia Gandhi the reins of the party slip from      /            tion. The Congress flopped because of this the victory of his son, Nakul, but ousted Sitaram Kesri in 1998, family hands. Many aspira-                     negative campaign; the rout could have that is the party’s sole victory. Moily stresses the importance of tional leaders would have done been more severe if other leaders had picked Understandably, supporters of showing leadership at this stage, the math; unsurprisingly Kamal               4        up this dud slogan. Gandhi’s basic income Jyotiraditya Scindia are snapping 260/F/*61665 otherwise, the party could frag- Nath took his son along when             +    scheme (Nyunatam Aay Yojana) was too at his heels, demanding that 2/ +0.2 ment. Aware of the stakes, the he paid a courtesy call on the                   obtuse to be understood by party workers, Scindia be made Pradesh party quickly elected Sonia Prime Minister. who simply omitted to mention it in their Congress Committee (PCC) '6(.(4.C2/ Gandhi as leader of the Congress To infuse morale in the rank    )             $  grassroots campaigns. chief in place of Kamal Nath. parliamentary party on June 1 and file, Sonia Gandhi put on her ) S                 The Congress’ woes have been aggravat- Growing demands for the strin- '6(*/))(//+) this year. Observers say this pro- fighting face and attributed the   7=$ $   O         ed by Priyanka Vadra’s failure to deliver in east- gent application of the ‘one- * 241 (+2.6 vides some space in which Rahul defeat to the BJP’s “unlimited ern Uttar Pradesh. The party won only Rae man-one-post’ norm in States Gandhi can be persuaded to con- resources, ability to manipulate      O            ( Bareli and lost Amethi, even as the Bharatiya ruled by the Congress will inten- 1/ +.(2/165 tinue as president, to stave off a public opinion and the spread of             .      Janata Party (BJP) triumphed with 62 seats sify the infighting. ) 72 6)).71C challenge to the Gandhi family’s mischievous propaganda”.       #            ( and enhanced its vote share from 42.63 per As of now, even office bear- preeminence. As expected, the Batting fiercely for Rahul Gandhi, cent to 49.55 per cent. Clearly, Priyanka Vadra ers at the central headquarters are 1)67/1/ +/*6B parliamentary party authorised she lavished praise on him for                   cannot be deputed to succeed Rahul Gandhi. at sea in the absence of clarity vis- Sonia Gandhi to nominate the rejuvenating the Congress organ-                   ( Whispers in the party question her failure to à-vis Rahul Gandhi’s status. If the 66)..6( leaders of the party in both isation in many States and lead-                     resign after the debacle; her arrogance in directive of the Congress’ core )2641+2/ Houses. Ghulam Nabi Azad will ing it to victory in the Madhya mooting a challenge to Prime Minister Modi committee to all PCC presi- likely continue to hold the post Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and #                in Varanasi has boomeranged badly. dents to submit reports detailing )/ 5/*/A/(+ in the Rajya Sabha. Rajasthan Assembly elections.             #    The Congress is in crisis. Its recent vic- the reasons for the debacle is 2.)'64*/)C6 However, to look ahead with She asserted that the Congress     O    4       ( tories in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and honestly answered, it will only 2/ *C )..) continuity, the Congress needs president had highlighted injus-                      Chhattisgarh are now being attributed to put further question marks on Rahul Gandhi to lead in the Lok tices against farmers, workers, strong and focussed local leaders who carried Rahul Gandhi’s political acu- 6(1C06)/ ) Sabha, possibly also be Leader of traders and small businesses,   #    4             conviction with voters. With Rahul Gandhi men. 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All four big cats have dis-                 appeared from their previous habitats in Asia or           7     are surviving in restricted habitats in small num-     (        $    bers. But their story in India is different. Their        /   (      survival depends on their conservation here in         India where they still have viable populations lion conservation landscape in Junagadh, Amreli, With cubs, the number was perhaps about about three-fourth of the total Asiatic leopard sur-  :(         despite high human population. Gir-Somanath and Bhavnagar support about 1,300 2,800-2,900 individuals. Initial survey in 2018 vives in India. The Asiatic lion, which had extensive distri- big cats (over 600 lions and over 650 leopards). revealed that the number has gone up due to strict Conservation achievements of these big cats          *       ( bution in West Asia to India, has a restricted pop- The numbers suggest human-wildlife conflict is protection measures India’s tiger habitats can sup- were possible because wildlife conservation is  (              ulation in the Gir forests in Gujarat. They disap- a matter of concern. port about 3,000 individuals of sub-adult and adult deep rooted in the Indian culture and tradition.             /   peared from the northern and western parts of Future of the tiger also lies in India. Although tigers. With growing human and industrial pres- Indian mythology, ancient art, literature, folk                 (   the country. At present, over two-thirds of the its habitat and distribution shrunk in the coun- sure in the previous habitats and around the tiger lore, religion, rock edicts and scriptures, all pro-    #          ( global population of the tiger is found in 17 States try, it is still found in about 90,000 sq km area in reserves, protection of dispersing tiger is difficult. vide ample proof that wildlife enjoyed a privi-               in India. The number of other sub-species of the 17 States. In the past, some naturalists quoted a Leopard, a versatile cat, has very high adap- leged position in India’s ancient past. Kautilya’s      (         ( tiger in other countries in Asia is very small and figure of 40,000 individual tigers in India at the tive capacity. Its population was never estimated Arthashastra, a book written in the third cen-    /      (       none of them has over 500 individuals. Similarly, beginning of the 20th century. This figure, too, accurately due to the concealing behaviour of the tury BCE, reveals the attention focussed on   5%!  8E        -9,E  -9-- :( out of about 20,000 Asiatic leopards in about two has no scientific basis. After the declaration of smart cat. The surveys of this cat in different States wildlife in the Mauryan period: Certain forests                   and half dozen countries in Asia at present, 15,000- Project Tiger, the population of this big cat was reveal that about 15 per cent to 20 per cent leop- were declared protected and called Abhayaranya 16,000 individual leopards are estimated in India estimated over 1,800 individuals, which increased ards are found outside the national parks, wildlife like the present day ‘sanctuary’. Heavy penal-          (      alone. Status of snow leopard is not known but consistently and doubled in three decades. A sanctuaries and forests. The tea gardens, sugar- ties, including capital punishment, were pre-          -C          there is no sign of any significant decline of its reverse trend started due to massive poaching, cane fields, ravines and agricultural fields have scribed for offenders who entrapped or killed -C(1C        /          number in high altitudes of the Himalayas. after the success of its conservation. The camera become habitats for the leopards. Expanding irri- elephants, deer, bison, birds, or fish, among              +  Occasionally, scientists and conservationists image trap method for tiger counting in 2006 gation network turned beneficial to this cat. In other animals. Lord Mahavir Jain, Gautam   (           " played the numbergame by providing population quoted a population of 1,411 individual tigers in 1964, EP Gee, a known wildlifer, quoted a figure Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi always advocat-              ( figures which suited to their academic greatness. India. Naturalists played the numbergame again. of 6,000 to 7,000 leopards in India. He also men- ed Ahimsa towards living creatures.       (         *   Some of the figures quoted by naturalists and They publicised a decline by half. There was over- tioned that the number was 10 times in the begin- The ashrams of rishis, which were sites of (             ,99   referred in the scientific documents and papers reporting of the number of tigers by some States ning of the 20th century. This figure is quoted in learning in the forests, were frequently visited      # %         are far from the truth. Hence, the history of these using the pugmark method of counting, but the all scientific documents. However, even with by the animals. The Vedas, the Ramayana and       (    big cats needs to be renewed. 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Following India’s participation duced time and again without to people even in today’s time. and Pakistan’s debut at this year’s Venice even realising? They protested for the individual Biennale, this year’s auction will celebrate From being one of the pio- liberty of thought and need for art from both countries. neers in contemporary Indian action.” theatre to dabbling easily in the While one might try to look 8P !!" "(  South Indian and Bollywood upon how did he influence other The auction is led by the striking blockbusters, actor and play- playwrights and directors, Falling figure with bird painted in 2002 wright Girish Karnad’s works Ramnarayan says, “Karnad didn’t by Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009). This com- have been ever relevant to the inspire people to follow him. He pelling composition manifests the sense Indian society, creating an impact created some brilliant plays and of angst, helplessness and fear that he felt over millions of theatre connois- people saw the possibility of the at the societal violence and tragedy he seurs, amateurs and novices. The medium. He only influenced peo- experienced in the aftermath of parti- legend passed away on Monday ple to start writing plays and tion. The image draws its power from morning, succumbing to multi- encouraged them to think about a cinematic sense of suspense, freezing organ failure at his residence, and directing and creating a play. He the action in an eternal moment of help- it has been a huge loss to the made theatre a medium of expres- less free fall. Both, deeply personal and Indian theatre scene and commer- sion for them, giving the freedom politically poignant, this virtuoso paint- cial cinema. The news has surely to actors and directors to interpret ing distils complex psychological and come as a shock to his loved ones his plays with their own talent, metaphysical notions of suffering as well as well for the Indian film and imagination, initiative and expe- as trauma with the economy of line, form theatre fraternity. rience and do not mistake it for and colour characteristic of Mehta’s )4 +  P     Impresario Shobha Deepak understanding of the subject. By work. Here, the entwined avian and Singh believes that talking about initiative and imagination, I human figures draw perhaps from lit- the loss of such legends brings would mean interpreting his plays erary characters like Icarus or Phaethon, £150,000-£200,000 is an iconic example becomes a universal symbol of this dis- only one thing to our conscience through my experiences. Nobody who failed in their quests of flight and of Raza’s early landscapes on canvas. enchantment, and sense of individual- — “people like him are not born inevitable. But the legacy that he Shri and Padma Bhushan. From knows what Shakespeare thought union with divinity (£1,500,000- The bold palette in red and black, ism being subsumed by the anonymous everyday.” She adds, “Karnad, has left behind is that of courage recreating the charm of the Old when he was writing a certain £2,000,000). and geometric flattened forms betray the homogeneity of the city Kumar portrays one of my personal acquain- and conviction, which is very Fort in the city with Tughlaq and play. We have interpreted it post-impressionist influences he so him in. The painting was acquired tances, has been a very talented rare.” creating Hayavadana and through our own imagination.”  P (   8 admired. This painting was so dear to directly from the artist by the eminent actor and playwright. It is only Hailing from Death by Beheading, Actress and playwright The auction offers two exceptional the artist that he stood carrying it in a author and critic Sham Lal who authored rare that we find such artists Matheran, O&   showcasing the revolt Jalabala Vaidya, feels that the works by Sayed Haider Raza (1922- photograph that now appears on the a series of monographs on Indian across.” Bombay      and rebellion in the passing of Karnad has left a large 2016) from the early 1950s coming from cover of SH Raza Catalogue Raisonné artists, known as the Sadanga Series on Gowri Ramnarayan, author (British India),     12th century void in the contemporary Indian the collection of his close friend and 1958- 1971 (Volume I). The Untitled modern and contemporary Indian art. and a theatre critic, believes that the play- Karnataka, to fray- theatre. “It is a void that can be classmate at the École Nationale (Cityscape) (estimated: £150,000- the loss of such legends is the first wright is     ing into the Hindi filled only by his considerable Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, Lydia £200,000) is a delicate rendering of  ( P&'()'(& and foremost question and some- known for    P = cinema with body of work — from plays like Lavrov-Nordentoft. Through recently rooftops executed in gouache. It was this Another brilliant gem is Francis how, very “cliched.” his immense 0     Shyam Benegal’s Tuglak and Hayavadana from discovered letters it is revealed that work that Raza sent as a token of his grat- Newton Souza’s figurative image that She says Karnad will be contributions     Nishant opposite the 70s to the more recent ones Nordentoft’s support and friendship itude and affection. It is from a small transcends tradition and modernity. missed for not just his contribu- to not just the 4      Shabana Azmi, like Naga Mandala and other sustained Raza during the early 1950s series of experimental works produced Souza’s The Prophet was painted in tions to the Indian theatre scene South Indian Naseeruddin Shah, plays, as well as his films in allowing him to develop into the mod- in 1951-53. These flattened cubist forms 1955 at the apex of his career in London. but also for bringing about a theatre, but as    P Smita Patil and Hindi and Kannada,” says she. ern master he is recognised as today. of Parisian rooftops float across a pale Souza depicts an austere, anguished man change in people’s outlooks on well in the north. Amrish Puri, the legend Expressing his grief and con- Even after she returned to Sweden blue sky. These were most likely the dressed in a business suit, pierced by a things. She adds, “He was one of “Well, he didn’t take is known for his inim- dolences, theatre director Arvind in 1952, Nordentoft and Raza remained rooftops seen from Raza’s apartment’s single arrow in his neck, representing the those people who intellectually his works or theatre any- itable on-screen as well as on- Gaur, who also adapted Karnad’s close friends regularly corresponding in window in Paris. fundamental themes of religion, sinners, made a huge contribution to peo- where else. He just translated his stage presence. His stern portray- Tughlaq, says, “A salute to Karnad, support of each other’s artistic careers. saints and martyrdom. The arrow in the ple’s change of mindsets. This is Kannada works into English, al of WT Srinivasan as Swami’s a brilliant storyteller and a fear- The ever-supporting friend offered to ( P   neck betrays Souza’s allusion to St. something we are definitely going which were later adapted by var- father was like a recreation of RK less fighter. His demise has left me buy Raza’s paintings and they eventual- "(  - Sebastian, the martyr and venerated saint to miss because we don’t easily ious authors and playwrights and Narayan’s Malgudi Days, making a deep scar on my life. He had ly agreed that she would pay for one and The auction will also feature a key of the Catholic Church. Historically, St. find such artists. He had the performed in different languages. the 1980s’ kids reminisce of their inspired me to present and re- be gifted another. In a touching letter example of Ram Kumar’s restrained por- Sebastian importance grew during the courage to speak out. He was not It’s the people who valued his childhood. interpret Tughlaq in my own and from January 1955, Raza proudly traits of the 1950s Untitled that express- plague in the 14th Century when peo- an intellectual in just the way he worth who took forward his Talking about his plays, she imagination.” describes each work as he prepares to es the artist’s despondent reaction to the ple prayed to him as their protector and worked, but as well on how he works,” says Ramnarayan. says that he was valued because He recalls the time in 1995 send his two favourite paintings to his harsh realities of urban life that he came source of recovery from pestilence. influenced the way people Apart from multiple nation- most of his works stay relevant when he staged the play’s adapta- loyal friend. Each painting extolls Raza’s face to face with at the time in France In the painting, he reinterprets the thought and acted upon things. al film awards and a Sahitya even to the present times. Even tion. “All the tickets to the play love of his quintessential genre, landscape and India. In this painting dating from renowned religious icon by depicting St He made them think. But then Akademi honour, Karnad was though there are countless phe- had been sold out and it was no in unique and contrasting ways. Untitled the 1950’s (£180,000- 250,000), the cen- Sebastian as an autobiographical prod- every life has to end one day, it’s also honoured with the Padma nomenal works by him, she says, less than a miracle.” (Church in Landscape), estimated at tral figure, a young man in a grey suit, uct of 1950s London. #! "#   M F* .B )       & ()($((*+  *      #  / #            *2 . B)C  5   '2   

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Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister However, Europe has yet to well as the ever-tightening warned the US on Monday that be able to offer Iran a way to get American sanctions targeting  $   P  it “cannot expect to stay safe” around the newly imposed US the country. Iran’s national *1Q( ) after launching what he sanctions. Meanwhile, a July 7 currency, the rial, is currently Colombo: A top Tamil leader in politicians representing the gov- claiming that the government described as an economic war deadline - imposed by Iran - trading at nearly 130,000 to Sri Lanka has called for an inter- ernment came under criticism had failed to ensure the safety of against Tehran, taking a hard- looms for Europe to find a way USD 1. It had been 32,000 to      R national investigation into the for their alleged support extend- the minority community in the line stance amid a visit by to save the unraveling deal. the dollar at the time of the alleged injustice meted out to ed to the rising militancy. country. Germany’s top diplomat seek- Otherwise, Iran has 2015 deal. That has wiped the minority Muslim commu- “Muslims are a part of the Nine Muslim ministers ing to defuse tensions. warned it will resume enrich- away people’s earnings, as well $ *    nity in the country in the after- Sri Lankan community, they are holding top positions in the Sri A stern-faced Mohammad ing uranium closer to weapons- as driven up prices on nearly math of the massive Easter being subjected to injustice in Lankan government resigned Javad Zarif offered a series of grade levels. every good in the country. Sunday bombings. violation of the country’s last week to allow authorities to threats over the ongoing ten- Though Zarif made a point European nations had Vienna: The UN’s nuclear increased, they were still with- The fundamental rights of Constitution,” Wigneswaran investigate allegations against sions gripping the Persian Gulf. to shake Maas’ hands before the pledged to create a mechanism watchdog said on Monday it in the limits set by the JCPOA. the Muslims are being abused said in Jaffna, once the hotbed some of them on links to the The crisis takes root in cameras, his comments marked called INSTEX, which would was “worried about increasing “As I have constantly using an act of terror, C V of the over three-decade long NTJ. President Donald Trump’s deci- a sharp departure for the US- allow Iran to continue to trade tensions” over Iran’s nuclear emphasised, the nuclear-related Wigneswaran, former chief conflict with the Liberation There are 19 Muslims sion over a year ago to with- educated diplomat who helped for humanitarian goods despite programme, after Tehran said it commitments entered into by minister of the Tamil-dominat- Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). among the 225-member draw America from Iran’s 2015 secure the nuclear deal, along- American sanctions. However, might stop respecting more Iran under the JCPOA represent ed Northern Province, told A large number of Muslims Parliament and nine of them nuclear deal with world pow- side the relatively moderate that program has yet to really elements of a 2015 interna- a significant gain for nuclear reporters on Sunday, referring have been arrested by the anti- held Cabinet, state and deputy ers. Trump also reinstated President Hassan Rouhani. take off, something Iran’s for- tional deal. verification,” Amano said. to the difficulties faced by the terror agencies for questioning ministerial positions. tough sanctions on Iran, tar- They came after Maas eign ministry spokesman noted “I... Hope that ways can be “It is essential that Iran minority community, which along with those having links to “Charges against the geting its oil sector. spoke about Israel, an archen- before Zarif and Maas spoke to found to reduce current ten- fully implements its nuclear- constitutes nine per cent of the the banned National Thowheed Muslim politicians have not “Trump himself has emy of Iran’s government. reporters. sions through dialogue,” related commitments under the population, following the dead- Jamaath (NTJ). been proved. The Government announced that the US has “Israel’s right to exist is part “We haven’t put much International Atomic Energy JCPOA,” he added. ly April 21 suicide bombings. Wigneswaran expressed must take responsibility for launched an economic war of Germany’s founding princi- hope in INSTEX,” spokesman Agency director general Yukiya The latest IAEA report Following the attacks that solidarity with the Muslim min- their resignations,” against Iran,” Zarif said. “The ple and is completely non- Abbas Mousavi said, according Amano said in a speech open- noted that “technical discus- claimed 258 lives, some Muslim isters who resigned last week Wigneswaran said. PTI only solution for reducing ten- negotiable,” Maas said. “It is a to Iranian state television. “If ing the agency’s quarterly board sions... Are ongoing” with Iran sions in this region is stopping result of our history and it’s INSTEX was going to help us, of governors meeting. in relation to its installation of that economic war.” irrevocable and doesn’t just it would have done so already.” On May 8, Iran announced up to 33 advanced IR-6 cen- He also warned: “Whoever change because I am current- Trump, in withdrawing it no longer considered itself trifuges, but did not specify the starts a war with us will not be ly in Tehran.” from the deal, pointed that the bound to keep to the limits of content of these discussions. the one who finishes it.” Zarif then grew visibly accord had not limited Iran’s stocks of heavy water and Also on Monday, German For his part, German angry, offering a list of Mideast ballistic missile program, or enriched uranium which were Foreign Minister Heiko Maas Foreign Minister Heiko Maas problems ranging from al- addressed what American offi- agreed as part of the 2015 Joint held talks with his Iranian coun- insisted his country and other Qaeda to the bombing of cials describe as Tehran’s Comprehensive Plan of Action terpart Mohammad Javad Zarif European nations want to find Yemeni civilians he blamed on malign influence across the (JCPOA). in Tehran on the future of the a way to salvage the nuclear deal, the US and its allies, namely wider Mideast. Back when the Tehran’s move came a year JCPOA. Maas acknowledged which saw Iran limit its enrich- Saudi Arabia. deal was struck in 2015, it was after US President Donald that the economic benefits ment of uranium in exchange for “If one seeks to talk about described it as a building block Trump pulled out of the deal. Tehran hoped for from the deal the lifting of economic sanc- instability in this region, those toward further negotiations Washington has also reinforced were now “more difficult to tions. But he acknowledged are the other parties who with Iran, whose Islamic gov- economic sanctions against the obtain” but urged Iran to fully there were limits. should be held responsible,” ernment has had a tense rela- Islamic republic. respect the agreement. “We won’t be able to do Zarif said. tionship with America since the Iran has also said that if the The JCPOA was struck miracles, but we are trying as Zarif’s sharp tone likely 1979 takeover of the US other parties to the JCPOA do between Iran and six major best as we can to do prevent its comes from Iran’s growing Embassy in Tehran and subse- not speed up work on mitigat- powers — Britain, China, failure,” Maas said. frustration with Europe, as quent hostage crisis. AP ing the effects of US sanctions, France, Germany, Russia and by early July it may stop abid- the United States — in 2015. ing by restrictions on the level Tensions between >   
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 Washington: President Donald Trump said on Monday a secret provision of the US immigration Bamako: Nearly 100 people official said the attackers came deal with Mexico will require the were killed in a gruesome and “started shooting, pillaging approval of that country’s legis- overnight attack on a village in and burning.” lature and warned US tariffs will central Mali, in the latest vio- The village had about 300 be reinstated if it is not forth- lence to strike the fragile inhabitants, the official said, coming. region, officials said on speaking on condition of Trump did not say what the Monday. anonymity. provision entails, only that it There was no immediate An association of Dogon would be revealed “in the not claim of responsibility but the traditional hunters, called Dan too distant future and will need massacre, targeting a village Nan Ambassagou, deplored a vote by Mexico’s Legislative inhabited by the Dogon com- the “barbaric and vile” attack body.” “We do not anticipate a munity, bore the hallmarks of which it described as tanta- problem with the vote but, if for tit-for-tat ethnic attacks that mount to genocide. any reason the approval is not have claimed hundreds of lives. A brutal cycle of violence forthcoming, Tariffs will be It came less than three in central Mali, an ethnic reinstated!” he tweeted. weeks after nearly 160 mem- mosaic, began after a pre- Trump first alluded to the bers of the Fulani ethnic group dominantly Fulani jihadist secret provision in a tweet late were slaughtered by a group group led by preacher Amadou Sunday defending the agree- identified as Dogon. Koufa emerged in 2015. ment with Mexico against crit- “Right now we have 95 It started targeting the icism it contained little that had dead civilians. The bodies are Bambara and Dogon ethnic not already been agreed to. burned, we are continuing to groups, which in turn started He lashed out at The New look for others,” an official in to form “self-defence groups” York Times, calling its front page Koundou district, where the of their own. The Fulani are story on the deal “a FRAUD and village of Sobane-Kou is locat- primarily cattle breeders and nothing more than a badly ed, told AFP. traders, while the Bambara reported ‘hit job’ on me ... Sick The Government, giving a and Dogon are traditionally Journalism!” The US president provisional toll, said 95 people sedentary farmers. plunged relations between the had been killed, 19 were miss- On May 16, the UN peace- two allies into crisis last week ing, numerous farm animals keeping mission in Mali with an abrupt threat to slap tar- had been slaughtered and (MINUSMA) announced it iffs on all Mexican imports over homes had been torched. had recorded “at least 488 immigration. “Armed men, suspected deaths” in attacks on Fulanis in Just as suddenly, a deal was to be terrorists, launched a the central regions of Mopti reached Friday after several murderous attack on this and Segou since January 2018. days of intense negotiations. peaceful village,” it said in a In the bloodiest raid, about The Mexican side agreed to statement. 160 Fulani villagers were bolster security on its southern A Malian security source slaughtered on March 23 at border and expand its policy of at the site of the massacre said Ogossagou, near the border taking back Central American “a Dogon village has been vir- with Burkina Faso, by sus- migrants as the US processes tually wiped out.” The local pected Dogon hunters. AFP their asylum claims. AFP  A ● ' %( )*  +
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kipper Virat Kohli said India were “extra motivated” and Shad a point to prove" after his team notched up a convincing 36- run win over Australia in the World Cup, avenging their bitter ODI series loss at home earlier this year. "We had a point to prove. We were more motivated to win today because of the fact that we lost the series in India, being 2-0 up, and there was no Mitchell Starc, either. So him (Starc) coming in makes their bowling line-up even stronger," Kohli said. "I couldn't have asked for a bet- ter game in all three departments, set the tone the way we wanted to bat up-front," he said at the post- match press conference. India posted a massive 352 for 5, riding on a professional perfor- !
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      role to perfection as 116 runs came bowled really well early," Finch ticular, where the ball was just Australia were forced to play. mentality that we felt, like they ❝ in the last 10 overs. explained after the 36-run loss that starting to hold up," he said. "Well, we sort of felt like they wanted to keep it so they could <5           When asked to compare the the defending champions endured Nathan Coulter-Nile and

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It's the led to their first defeat with talk of ball tampering. Zampa, who was a revela- also affected his performance, hardest thing to do in the in the ongoing World With the last year's scandal tion on Australia's limited- felt Finch. game. So you can forgive him Cup. which led to bans on Steve overs tour of India, was taken "He never had the chance for not having his best day out Reflecting on the Smith David Warner still cast- to task by the Indian openers to really bowl at a new batter a once every now and then. 36-run loss, Maxwell ing a shadow on the Aussies, and was out of the attack after hell of a lot, which probably was "He's been exceptional for said: "Yeah we probably skipper Finch had to clarify giving away 50 runs in six the difference in the Indian us for quite a long time now, just missed a few key after his team's 36-run loss to overs. series where we managed to get since he's come back into the moments during the India. "I think he just started his some wickets up front and side. So yeah, I am not con- game. Couple of "I haven't seen the photos, spell poorly today, which gave there would be an opportuni- cerned about that."   F  $  $    G     )   )   dropped catches, missed run-out from myself. I could have ndia against Australia was of Aaron Finch who looked in run out Shikhar Ialways going to be a highly imperious touch and looked set Dhawan with a little charged encounter between two @ $ for a big hundred. back-flick there. teams that have met on numer- Both he and Alex Carey "Just a few little ous occasions over the past 12 showed superb shot selection to moments like that in a months. suggest they will be crucial to World Cup game can be This rivalry has revealed no Australia's chances in this cam- heightened by the end 3 "       clear dominance by either but paign. of the game," he said. India’s victory in the pressure The cameo of Glenn One of the missed opportunities for Australia was 59  cooker of a World Cup clash will Maxwell will increase calls for his when wicketkeeper Alex Carey dropped a regulation catch provide them with enormous elevation up the batting order as of Hardik Pandya early on as he went to score a whirl- confidence as they move forward he is a match-winner that can wind 48 of 27 balls. in this tournament. turn a game in a few overs. Maxwell also lavished praise on the lethal Indian pace It was an important toss to Leadership reveals itself in duo of Jasprit Bumrah (3/61) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar win for India as the Oval pitch many forms but I though Virat (3/50). had previously been used and Kohli's gesture in calming down "Two of the best death bowlers going around, two of was clearly one that slowed down the rough reception given to the best opening bowlers going around. To give ourselves as the match went on. Steve Smith from the Indian the chance of almost chasing that down. We just missed India’s batting display was spectators was a class act that a few, little key moments." both measured and calculated calmed a volatile situation. Australia were in contention of becoming the first with their plan clear and well exe- India will walk away from team to successfully chase 353 runs in the World Cup. But cuted. Their plan is to lay a foun- this match full of confidence as apart David Warner (56), Steve Smith (69) and Carey (55 dation by not losing wickets and most of their key players did not out), other batsmen including Maxwell were unable they stuck to it. exactly what needed to be done to star with the bat. When they get off to solid under extreme pressure and their Maxwell felt the complexion of the game could have opening partnership, as they did game plan was executed perfect- changed had one of the players in the top order scored a against Australia, they then have ly. ton. the luxury of seeing Virat Kohli Australia won't be too disap- "But they (India) batted extremely well to get them- orchestrate the remainder of the pointed as they have time to dis- selves to 350. 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5  the semis but right now, the calcula- was annoyed by suggestions the result tion is difficult. constituted an upset. 5  :  < "But again I'd say it's very much "Do you think this was a sur- possible. We have to make sure we 1     )  $  #            prise?," he asked pointedly. "If we can   3  <5 come back onto the winning track." deliver our best we knew what we  9   Sri Lanka were overwhelmed by could do. I'm sure some people don't champions Australia and then suffered think well of our cricket. We are con- 5   a batting collapse before just doing #&! %%&'#!%&'"( centrating on our game and letting   5 ; /5 enough to beat outsiders Afghanistan. other people talk." But Mashrafe insisted he felt no   )642 &6( The West Indies, who beat Since then Bangladesh have suf- 9  $F  F extra pressure with Bangladesh being Pakistan before losing to fered an agonising two-wicket loss to  <;  regarded as favourites to beat Sri struggling South Africa Australia, have three points New Zealand before being on the Lanka. got their first point of from as many games. The wrong end of a 106-run thrashing by 
  3: "Even the New Zealand match, the World Cup after West Indies, who opted to tournament hosts and favourites 5  3 even the England match, I'm not sure Atheir game against the West bowl in overcast conditions, England in Cardiff last weekend. what other people were thinking, but Indies was abandoned due to were on top before the rain Those defeats make Bangladesh's <:    we were expecting to win," he said. persistent rain yesterday. South arrived as pacer Sheldon match against a struggling Sri Lanka   9 : "I think the pressure will be there Africa were 29 for two in the Cottrell removed Hashim in Bristol on Tuesday all the more every match. I don't want to say there's eighth over when rain stopped Amla (6) and Aiden Markram important. no pressure — 100 percent pressure play at the Hampshire Bowl (5) after the West Indies opted "I'm not worried about who is will be there. and intermittent showers to bowl. respecting us, I'm more worried about more important than respect at the "But at the same time we have to meant no play was possible for Quinton de Kock and cap- our performance," Mashrafe told moment," added the 35-year-old vet- cope with that pressure and make sure the rest of the game. tain Faf du Plessis were batting reporters in Bristol on Monday. eran paceman. we deliver." Forecast rain in Bristol, Both teams shared a point on 17 and 0 when rain lashed "Winning matches is more impor- Bangladesh knocked England out however, could scupper the hopes of each for the called-off game, the ground. tant for us. I don't think respect is of the group stage on the way to reach- both sides for a morale-boosting win. giving South Africa their first “Rain-affected matches are going to work in the 22 yards (of a ing the quarter-finals of the 2015 "I hope that we'll play a full point of the tournament after the worst. Both teams wanted pitch). It all depends on how we react World Cup. match tomorrow," said Mashrafe. three back-to-back losses a result, but you can’t control on the ground. But this year's format is different, "The boys are really hungry to win against England, Bangladesh the weather,” said du Plessis at "If we can win two points, this is "  +        with 10 teams taking part in a round- matches." and India. the post-match interaction.  , ●  2 P+405>52 +%G 2 +)+C +)2) +%+  %) /  A3  +
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"I think all 10 teams are beatable," Hafeez said India are perhaps the best on Sunday. "If you look at England they were play- team in the world and it’s exciting ing top cricket and people were thinking it would to play in front of a big-match be hard to beat them." crowd that is so into the game and Hafeez, speaking before so passionate about cricket. Australia suffered a 36-run Lots of the guys will have loss to India at the Oval experienced that in the sub-con- on Sunday, added: "But tinent but to have that in England all teams are beatable ... If is going to be something that’s you talk of our next oppo- new to them and something they nent (Australia) they are need to get used to as the tourna- also playing very good ment goes on, particularly if they cricket but they too want to reach those semi-finals. can be defeated." Because they’ve performed so Pakistan, who well for a long time, New Zealand face the title-  .5/"D/>>485 won’t be defined by the result or holders at 1  F      performance in this game, win or Taunton on lose. Wednesday, They’ll back themselves to be have a dismal consistent throughout the tourna-  F    &          recent record ment so irrespective of how indi- against Australia vidual games or moments go, them is a really impressive perfor- He had the opportunity to and will perform on any given — they've won just one they’ll back themselves to be able mance, and Neesham’s figures in .(+.  *//*2 )2/ bowl early and for him to go on day so to have those options and of the last 14 one-day to deliver in the next game as well. particular were amazing. and be regular wicket-taker for different people to be threat- internationals between It’s a World Cup, if you put If everyone’s honest, they 7/)/ &.(2/ through that innings, it’s not ening could be really significant. the teams dating back to yourself under pressure then you probably see Jimmy’s role as to fill something Kane Williamson It was interesting to see that October 2014. make things difficult, but now in a few overs here and there, keep 06*1+ (+.Q) would have expected but it’s a big Mitch Santner didn’t bowl, par- with three wins they’ve been able things tight and to pick up the odd /A'..(61 C.( boost for him to have that. ticularly with how he went in the O  (P to afford themselves some luxu- wicket here or there if he can. You can see New Zealand win over Bangladesh. "Yes, we don't have ries. But if he can become a match- B*6(6B 7.%& '2 want to go with two all-rounders As a spinner you always a very good record The win against Afghanistan winner like he has in this game, '*60+2 .))6.(6 and they really back their bat- want to bowl when you’re in against Australia last time was once again impres- New Zealand will take that every ting, so these types of perfor- form so he may have been a lit- because they play tough sive, everybody played their part day of the week. 2/ &/ (+)6 mances just give them another tle disappointed, but it’s credit to cricket but every day is a in a positive performance. The fact that he got five wick-  )).6( / 764 option for how they play their the pace bowlers that he wasn’t new day," said Hafeez. But the real stand-out came ets didn’t surprise me, despite his game. needed this time around. "This is a World Cup and we from Jimmy Neesham and Lockie record — it was the fact he got five '*.'5/ It takes pressure off the other /L 2 #//  /  now have momentum after our win Ferguson, nine wickets between of the Afghanistan top seven. bowlers — not all of them can 1F --/ ?A:B over England." Pakistan were left to rue persis- tent rain in Bristol on Friday, which led to a no-result washout 7 R in their match against Sri Lanka 3 *) with both teams receiving a  point.   16(+6( "Yes, that was frustrating   ' *+.BB It was a feat that stirred but you cannot do much comparisons with some of the ngland's Jos Buttler is "respond-   about the weather and ngland's Jofra Archer has quickest bowlers cricket has Eing well" to treatment on a hip now we have moved on. Einsisted it will be "just known and Archer, asked if he injury but the star batsman still has "Jos sustained heavy bruising But I am sure when we play another game of cricket" had ever seen anything like it to prove his fitness in time for on his right hip during the match again we will put up the same should the Barbados-born before, replied: "It's probably Friday's match against the West against Bangladesh," a statement game that we played against England," fast bowler face his native the first time. Indies. from the England and Hafeez promised. West Indies in the World "I've seen it go for six off Buttler suffered a Wales Cricket Board Hafeez said Pakistan's remarkable turn- Cup. a helmet before. But this is the heavily bruised right hip said on Monday. around in their first two games — they were With Archer, who only first time I've seen it go off the while hitting a six during "He is responding bowled out for a paltry 105 by the West qualified for England earlier stumps." England's 106-run win well to treatment Indies in Nottingham — was down to this year, taking an impressive Archer is not the only over Bangladesh on and will be acknowledging their mistakes. three for 29 in a 106-run win express bowler in England's Saturday. reassessed later "I think we realised that we played a over Bangladesh in Cardiff on line-up, with Mark Wood The 28-year-old, this week." very bad game and we gave confidence to each Saturday, it seems inconceiv- also capable of blistering pace. one of the tourna- The England squad other and convinced each other that we can win able, barring injury, that the Such was their speed in ment’s most reconvene on and that positive thinking helped bringing the tournament hosts leave him Cardiff, with the wind at destructive bats- Wednesday for two days change," said Hafeez, a veteran of 212 ODIs. out of their side for Friday's their backs, that Bangladesh men, was visibly of practice in Their win over England, who defeated them match against the West Indies all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, hampered for Southampton, with 4-0 shortly before the start of the World Cup, in Southampton. who made an admirable cen- the remainder Buttler hoping to take ended Pakistan's sequence of 11 consecutive Archer, whose father is tury, rated them the fastest of his innings part to show he is defeats since losing the fifth and final one-dayer English, was effectively lost to bowlers at the World Cup. of 64 in ready for the hosts' against South Africa in January. the West Indies when he Shakib's assessment may Cardiff. fourth group game "Yes, we had been losing but we were playing moved to county side Sussex            >  P     be disputed by the fast Jonny against the West good cricket," Hafeez explained. "The best thing after overlooking the pace- bowlers from other teams, but Bairstow took Indies. about the England win was that everyone con- man for the Under-19 World the guys at Under-19, so it will show when a ball that clean Archer believes his friendly over Buttler's wick- "We anticipate tributed. Cup four years ago. be good to actually play bowled Bangladesh opener rivalry with Wood can only be et-keeping duties he will train with the "Even Hasan Ali, who didn't get a wicket, but "It's just same as the last against them this time." Soumya Sarkar flew off the of benefit to England as they when he was rest of the squad at the his last three overs were good and brought us game, just another game of Archer's ability to rou- top of the stumps and straight chase a first men's World unable to come Hampshire Bowl on back," said Hafeez of the medium-pacer who fin- cricket," said Archer. tinely top speeds of 90 mph over the boundary without Cup title. out for the Wednesday ahead of the match ished with 0-66 in 10 overs. "I know them pretty makes him a hugely valuable touching the ground at "I'm a little bit quicker Bangladesh against West Indies on Friday," "When you play like that you get confidence good. I played with a few of asset and that speed was on Sophia Gardens. than him," said Archer. run-chase. the statement said. and momentum." "#!& "&#     -  E#    16) (/1/)   6*6 game, but you have to be better with the ball and we were not." hilippe Coutinho helped Brazil pre- ortugal added the inaugural The match had been billed Ppare for a Copa America without PNations League title to their as a showdown between Neymar after 10-man Honduras were Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Ronaldo and Van Dijk but with comprehensively thrashed 7-0 in Porto Guedes's strike on the hour the Dutch captain again rock Alegre on Sunday. won an underwhelming final 1- solid at the back, Portugal's Barcelona's Coutinho provided an 0 against the Netherlands. main threat came from midfield assist and a penalty strike and the likes The Dutch defensive pairing with Bernardo Silva rightfully of Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus also of Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs winning player of the tourna- impressing by getting on the scoresheet de Ligt largely kept Cristiano ment. against the outclassed Hondurans, who Ronaldo quiet, but Valencia "I'm very happy, very proud. had Romell Quioto red carded in the first winger Guedes proved the It's my first title with my coun- half. match winner as his shot had too try," said Silva, who also won an Jesus and Richarlison, who both much power for Jasper Cillessen English domestic treble with scored against the Qatari's in Brasilia, +       P     4     in the Netherlands goal. Manchester City this season. were particularly lively once again along "I am sure this tournament "Thank you to the with the excellent Coutinho to prove the than easing off as they did against make it three from the penalty spot with will become a classic because it Portuguese people, what a night Selecao still have plenty of options in Qatar. his 14th international goal before twice is a tournament for the entire for us, what a night for the coun- attack despite Neymar sitting on the side- Injury woes, however, continued to being denied by the post in the space of European family," said Portugal try!" Silva provided the one lines. frustrate when Arthur, the Barcelona a few minutes. coach Fernando Santos on true moment of quality to decide Honduras fell behind on six minutes midfielder, was forced off on 31 minutes Everton's Richarlison remained a Sunday. the game. and were left chasing shadows for the following a poor, two footed challenge menace in the second-half and headed "To be the first winner will He broke through the Dutch remainder of a chastening 90 minutes. which saw Honduras midfielder Quioto across for Jesus to make it 4-0 just after go down in history. It is a joy to defence and then picked out Brilliant work from Alves caused receive a straight red. the re-start. Neres scored a wonderful have won the first edition, now Guedes, who bravely ignored panic in the visitor's defence and Arthur was replaced by Napoli's individual goal on 56 minutes to open we must continue to work and /  +      5>1  -      playing in Ronaldo to drill a low Manchester City forward Jesus was on Allan to win his fourth cap but with the his own account for the national team pursue further goals." shot past Cillessen himself. hand to head home. Hondurans down to 10 men, the game before a cool finish from substitute Portugal had the advantage seeing off England on Thursday. "If we were tired I don't "If you want to win you had And just seven minutes later was effectively over as a contest. Roberto Firmino made it six of the best of an extra day's rest and not And the hosts looked the know, but we were not good to play well, and if Portugal won Coutinho curled in a dangerous corner Richarlison, who impressed in for the Samba stars. being forced to extra time fresher throughout with Ronald enough," admitted Koeman. we had to play well whether it which was expertly headed in by Silva. theWhere the mind is without fear Richarlison scored the goal his per- against Switzerland in their Koeman's men jaded at the end "They defended well and the was handsome or not," said Now the challenge for Brazil was to first-half, was brought down in the area formance deserved with 20 minutes semi-final as the Dutch were in of a long season. were very compact in their Santos. keep their foot on the accelerator rather on 36 minutes allowing Coutinho to remaining.