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  ,   ;"  Diwali festive season and traders date. The by-election in Satara while it will be with another temple in Ayodhya etc were address, Shastri praised the are expecting bumper sales this Lok Sabha was necessitated party for the next two and a not raised much in the cam- efforts of IGNOU to pro- Dhanteras on Friday (October after sitting MP Bhosale, a half years. Sources in the Shiv paign in the run-up to the mote the ideals of Mahatma & . Pradesh Metro Rail 25). The traders said that the scion of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sena that Uddhav would root polls. Gandhi among youths. He Divisional Commissioner Corporation Limited. Officials markets which had been quit the NCP and defected to for rotational chief minister- Despite the Prime Minister said a workshop like this is Mukesh Meshram held a meet- said they received the certificate gloomy for the past five months the BJP. The NCP had fielded ship when he meets Amit Shah and BJP president Amit Shah essential as it informs youths ing of the Board of Governors from the Registrar of are expected to be up in a major Shriniwas Patil, a long-time and Fadnavis to discuss the hailing the performance of about the importance of set- of Amiruddaulah Library. The Companies, Ministries of way. Secretary, Lucknow Sarrafa friend of party patriarch power sharing arrangement Khattar and describing the ting goals in life. “If people are meeting took up the discussion Corporate Affairs on October Association, Adheesh Jain the Sharad Pawar and a popular in the new Government in fractured mandate as a victo- determined to get success and of putting the work of strength- 23. “As per the sub-section 3 of sales of gold, which is selling at orator in the region. In Gujarat, Maharashtra. The talks may ry, what is clear is that Haryana take inspiration from great ening of the library under the Section 12 of Companies Act Rs 29,000 per 10 gm, will wit- added. Giving the past record of the home State of Prime take place only after Diwali. result is a wake-up call for the personalities like Mahatma Lucknow Smart City project 2013, all the official corre- ness a boom because of the Dhanteras, Jain said the sales of Minister Narendra Modi and BJP if it wants to consolidate its Gandhi, Deen Dayal and one of the consultants spondences will now be made wedding season. gold and silver were 80 kg & 500 BJP president Amit Shah, BJP  6  position in the State where it Upadhyay and Nanaji also gave a presentation regard- by the company in new name “Weddings are lined up kg respectively in 2005, 100 kg and Congress shared three 12,800 votes. In Pratapgarh, BJP came to power on its own for Deshmukh, they will defi- ing strengthening of the infra- along with the previous for the and what better time to get jew- & 700 kg in 2006, 50 kg & 460 seats each in the Assembly ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) candi- the first time in 2014 in the nitely succeed,” he added. The structure and the digitisation of next two years,” an official ellery than Dhanteras. We are kg in 2007, 100 kg & 700 kg in bypolls. OBC leader and BJP date Rajkumar Pal defeated SP backdrop of Modi wave sweep- highlight of the workshop the library. The Divisional said. In the 6th Annual expecting that the sale of gold 2008, 100 kg & 500 kg in 2009, candidate Alpesh Thakor lost candidate Brajesh Verma by ing the entire country. was a musical performance by Commissioner said that a General Meeting of the compa- will be similar to what it was last 300 kg & 650 kg in 2010, 200 kg the by-election to Radhanpur over 29,700 votes. Springing a Of course, the Modi wave students of Seth MR Jaipuria detailed project report should ny on September 30, the name year,” he said. He added that the & 650 kg in 2012, 90 kg & 250 Assembly seat in Gujarat. surprise, SP wrested the again swept the country as well School. An exhibition of vil- be made and submitted to the change was approved. jewellers were in no way threat- kg in 2013, 85 kg & 250 kg in Congress’ Raghubhai Desai Zaidpur seat in Barabanki from as Haryana in May 2019 but in lage-based products was also Central government. He said ened by online sales because 2014, 85 kg & 300 kg in 2015, defeated Thakor by over 3,500 the BJP, with its candidate the interregnum of five years in organised by Madhavbagh that in the first phase, digitisa- (  gold is a commodity which is and 92 kg & 360 kg in 2016. votes. Gaurav Kumar defeating BJP’s the State, factors like Hospital and SAMARTH tion of extremely rare manu- CIMAP principal scientist purchased after clients had a President of Metals Thakor, who emerged as Ambrish by 4,165 votes. SP can- Government performance, Foundation. Assistant region- scripts should be taken up and NP Yadav received the ‘ICMR good look at it. “Buyers like to Merchant Association and an OBC leader during the didate Rajesh Singh also wrest- economic crisis, caste consol- al director (IGNOU) Kirti then a software be made so that Prize’ for biomedical research. have a feel of gold and see it Lucknow Vyapar Mandal Patel quota agitation and won ed Jalalpur seat in idation, unemployment, arro- Vikram Singh highlighted the all the books are made available He was given away the award thoroughly before making the Harish Chandra Aggarwal said the Radhanpur seat in the Ambedkarnagar from BSP’s gant approach - all combined objectives of the workshop. to readers through a master- by Union Minister Harsh purchase,” he added. they were expecting the sales to 2017 polls on Congress’ tick- Chhaya Verma by 790 votes. In to bring down the confidence Regional director Manorama card. He said vacant posts Vardhan for his research con- Last year, jewellers had sold be one-and-a-half times as com- et, later quit after differences Balha seat in Bahraich district, of the BJP. “It’s time to Singh said a healthy society should be filled and class IV tribution in the area of herbal nearly 95 kg gold worth Rs pared to last year. Utensils with the State party leadership. BJP’s Saroj Sonkar defeated SP rebuild…after Government can only be made if youths employees be outsourced. formulations and technology 29.12 crore and 375 kg silver worth Rs 10-12 crore were sold Ruling BJP performed better candidate Kiran Bharati by formation,” summed up a imbibe the philosophy of development. The award was worth Rs 1.61 crOre. It was a on the occasion of Dhanteras than its rivals in Assam where over 45,600 votes while in senior party leader. Mahatma Gandhi. She added & ( &  bestowed to Yadav in a func- marginal difference from 2017 last year. “The markets have it won three Assembly seats of Ghosi seat in Mau district, that value-based education is Lucknow Metro Rail tion held at Indian Council of when 92 kg gold sold was sold. been dull in the past four four with one going to AIUDF. BJP’s Vijay Kumar Rajbhar (/// necessary for making India a Corporation Limited will Medical Research in New Delhi With Dhanteras falling on months owing to the fact that In Himachal Pradesh also, BJP defeated independent Sudhakar Holding that interest and developed country. henceforth be known as Uttar recently. the last days of the month, will there was no marriage season in retained both the Assembly Singh by over 3,000 votes. penalty have rightly been it have an impact on sales, Jain June and also because of an seats. In Madhya Pradesh, Barring Ghosi, the bypolls were levied on the telecom compa- said it was a tradition and peo- extended rainy season. The Congress wrested its tradi- necessitated as the sitting MLAs nies, the bench made it clear &)/&%$ ple must buy something on the markets are bound to be up and tional Jhabua Assembly seat resigned from the UP Assembly that there would no further lit- auspicious occasion. it is evident from the fact that from the BJP in the bypoll for after being elected to the Lok igation on the issue and it 6 7*) “Besides, the state govern- retailers are making repeat pur- the constituency. Congress Sabha. The Ghosi seat fell would fix a time frame for cal- City Montessori School, ment has given salaries earlier chases from wholesalers. Most candidate and former Union vacant after the resignation of culation and payment of dues Station Road, is organising the in view of Diwali and thus the of the preferred utensils are Minister Kantilal Bhuria won MLA Phagu Chauhan, who by the telecom companies. 5th International Youth sales are going to be good,” he those of copper,” he said. by margin of over 27,804 votes, was appointed Governor of “Once an amount of short- Convention on Commerce and defeating BJP’s Bhanu Bhuria. Bihar. The BJP currently has fall has not been paid, it has to Economics (IYCCE-2019) The Congress had lost the 302 members in the 403-mem- carry 50 per cent of the penal- from November 1 to 4 at seat to BJP in last year’s ber Assembly, Apna Dal ty on defaulted amount, as Kanpur Road auditorium. Assembly polls when BJP’s GS (Sonelal) has eight MLAs, SP agreed. Thus, we find no sub- Teams from various countries Damor defeated Kantilal 47, BSP 18, and the Congress stance in the submission that representing top public schools Bhuria’s son Vikrant Bhuria by seven. interest, penalty, and interest of Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, 10,437 votes. In Punjab, the on penalty cannot be realised. UAE, Nigeria and various states ruling Congress emerged vic- 5&(   /// It is as per the agreement. In of India are arriving at torious in the bypolls to the How angry the Jat voters the facts and circumstances, we Lucknow to participate in the Phagwara and Jalalabad were for their perceived mar- find no ground to reduce the convention. Principal of CMS, Assembly segments on ginalisation in BJP regime can same, considering the nature of Station Road, and convenor of Monday while Siromani Akali be gauged that all the three untenable objections raised on the IYCCE-2019 Vera Hajela Dal won Dakha seat by defeat- prominent Jat leaders of BJP — behalf of the licensees,” the 6 academic director welcomed told mediapersons on ing Congress candidate. (The Ministers Capt Abhimanyu bench said. It said that no lit- The Annual Day celebra- the chief guest and threw light Thursday that the convention Dakha seat fell vacant follow- and Om Prakash Dhankar, igant can be permitted to “reap tion of Red Rose Public School, on the unique features of the is being organised to create new ing the resignation of former along with State BJP president fruits” on inconsistent and Vishnu Lok Colony, was held on institution. The future, present opportunities and strengthen AAP leader and noted Subhash Barala, lost the polls. untenable stands and litigate Thursday. The programme and past of India was enacted the leadership and managerial Supreme Court lawyer HS In such a scenario, politi- for decades in several rounds started with the lighting of lamp through a non-stop presentation skills of the youth. It will bring Phoolka from the State cal observers said there could which is not so uncommon but by former Director General of of yoga, ‘New India vision 2022’, students of various countries Assembly.) be thinking about a leadership is disturbing scenario project- Police (UP) Vikram Singh. The Army and Mahabharata. on a common global platform. The ruling CPI(M)-led reshuffle in the BJP with a Jat ed in very many cases. LDF registered impressive wins leader replacing the Punjabi “We have examined the at Vattiyoorkavu and Konni, Khattar to change the political matter upon merits and then the two strongholds of the and caste dynamics of the aforesaid conclusion indicates Congress headed UDF, while State. Of course, the riddle frivolous nature of objections,” the Opposition front retained would be to find a tall Jat leader the bench said. As per the New the Ernakulam seat of the five and presently the BJP has none Telecom Policy 1999, telecom Assembly seats in Kerala. with three of the only popular licensees are required to share Thiruvananthapuram Mayor faces of the party facing defeat a percentage of their AGR Prasanth, who contested at in the elections. But despite the with the government as annu- Vattiyoorkavu constituency mild shock, it would not be al licence fee (LF). The 1999 won with a margin of 14,465 feasible for the BJP to change policy came after operators votes against his nearest rival, its non-Jat centric social equa- made a representation to Congress party’s K tions overnight and form new Centre for relief against steep Mohankumar, while KU Jinesh caste coalition. Upsetting the licence fee which they had con- Kumar won from Konni by a settled caste equations and sistently defaulted since 1994 margin of 9,953 votes. tweaking it to its own advan- and an option to licensees to TRS won Huzurnagar tage has been the USP of BJP migrate from fixed licence fee bypoll in Telangana against the for a while in several States and to revenue sharing fee was Opposition Congress. The it would not like to change it made applicable in the year AIADMK won both Tamil after one result which is not as 1999. In addition, mobile tele- Nadu seats against DMK in per its expectations. phone operators were also Tamil Nadu. Ruling United Besides the Jats, the other required to pay spectrum usage Democratic Party candidate caste which got alienated from charges (SUC) for use of radio Balajied Kupar Synrem won the BJP in the election were the frequency spectrum allotted to the bypoll to Shella Assembly Dalits, having significant pres- them. constituency in Meghalaya by ence in the Kalka, Panchkula, Telecos had moved the over 6000 votes. Yamunanagar belt where the top court against the Telecom saffron party performed below Disputes Settlement and  ' par as compared to the 2014 Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) Right from the day one of polls. While Congress appoint- order which ruled that certain this election, the Shiv Sena has ing Selja as the State party pres- non-telecom revenues like been projecting Aditya ident from this belt could be a rent, profit on sale of fixed Thackeray as its chief ministe- factor, this alone cannot assets, dividend and treasury rial candidate. Sena leaders, explain it in entirety. The BJP income would not (rpt) not be including Uddhav, have repeat- would be introspecting what counted as AGR on which edly said that power sharing went wrong here, perhaps a licence fee would have to be arrangement would be decid- combination of economic fac- paid to government. The ed as per the formula arrived tors, failure to address the TDSAT exempted a large num- at a joint meeting held at concerns of the Dalit commu- ber of streams from the defi- Matroshri between the Sena nity, or identifying itself with nition of AGR, like capital president, Amit Shah and the causes of the community receipts, bad debt, distribution Fadnavis on February 18 this through a network of its own margins to dealers, forex fluc- year when the two parties for- leaders. What became clear in tuations, sale of scrap and malised the seat-sharing pact the elections was the fact that waiver of late fee. It also said for the Lok Sabha polls. voters in the State clearly dif- revenue from non-core sources Later on June 2, senior BJP ferentiated between a nation- such as rent, profit on sale of leader and now State party al or Lok Sabha election held fixed assets, dividend, interest president Chandrakant Patil five months ago and the and miscellaneous income had sought clarity to the seat- Assembly polls and had differ- must be included while com- sharing deal by saying that the ent voting preferences. The BJP puting a carrier’s AGR, dealing BJP and Shiv Sena would con- steadfastly made abrogation a setback to telecos who would test 135 seats each in the State of Article 370 a poll issue in a have to shell out more towards Assembly polls, setting aside State where the numbers of ex- licence and spectrum usage the remaining 18 seats for servicemen and serving per- fees. their allies However, upon a sonnel in Army and paramil- request by the BJP leadership, itary forces is quite high. But . P/// the Sena agreed to contest less the issue failed to enthuse the The ETPBS has recorded a number of seats (124) in the voters as the party had expect- 60.14 per cent voting in the State Assembly polls as against ed with local issues like caste recently concluded Lok Sabha 164 seats contests. Now that consolidation, high unemploy- elections, higher than that the elections are over, the Sena ment rate and better remuner- recorded in 2014 which was is harping on the 50:50 power ation for crops dominating only 4 percent. Out of the total sharing arrangement. the political discourse of the number of service voters in The Chief Minister’s post Opposition. “Who is opposing 2019, 10,16,245 were from has been a bone of contention abrogation of Article 370? It’s Ministry of Defence; 7,82,595 between the BJP and the Sena. now the law of the land. Why from Ministry of Home Affairs Fadnavis has made it clear to are you (BJP) raising it” We are (Central Armed Police Forces); the Sena that the top post, in support of it,” Congress 3539 of Ministry of External which he occupies, would leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Affairs and State Police 267.    !"#$"%&'   

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Lochan Das (Rangapara) and while Asaduddin Owaisi's also held in Maharashtra, However, the LDF tasted Congress's Rita Chaudhary Tapan Gogoi (Sonari) and AIMIM tasted its maiden elec- where the BJP-Shiv Sena coali- defeat at Aroor, a CPI(M) won from Mandawa by a mar- Deputy Speaker Kripanath toral success in Bihar. tion retained power albeit with stronghold where UDF's gin of 33,704 votes while RLP Mallah (Ratabari) besides In bye-elections to two Lok a reduced majority, and in Shanimol Usman, who had candidate Narayan Beniwal Congress MLA Abdul Sabha seats, Prince Raj of the BJP-ruled Haryana which unsuccessfully contested the won Khinwsar by 4,630 votes. Khaleque (Jania) were elect- Lok Jan Shakti Party won in appeared headed for a hung April Lok Sabha poll from Now the Congress tally in ed to the Lok Sabha. Samastipur (SC) in Bihar assembly with JJP chief Alappuzha, won by a margin of the 200-member assembly has In Himachal Pradesh, the defeating Ashok Kumar of the Dushyant Chautala holding 2079 votes. increased to 107, including six ruling BJP retained both the Congress, while Shriniwas the key to government forma- Usman defeated her near- those who had defected to the Dharamshala and Pachhad Dadasaheb Patil of the NCP tion. est rival Manu C Pulickal of the party from the BSP last month. seats. In Pachhad, Reena emerged victorious in In the Gujarat bypolls, rul- LDF. The BJP has 72 MLAs and the Kashyap defeated her nearest Maharashtra's Satara con- ing BJP and Congress shared The UDF won the RLP three. rival, former minister Gangu stituency over Udyanraje the spoils winning three seats Manjeshwaram seat where M C The ruling Congress con- Ram Musafir of the Congress, Pratapsinhmaharaj Bhonsle of each. OBC leader Alpesh Kamaruddin (IUML) won by solidated its position in Punjab by 2,742 votes. the BJP. Thakor, who switched sides 7,923 votes against BJP's winning three assembly seg- Vishal Nehria defeated The ruling JD(U) suffered from Congress to BJP, lost from Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar. ments while opposition Independent Rakesh Kumar a setback in Bihar managing to Radhanpur by 3,807 votes to It retained the Ernakulam Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by 6,758 votes in Dharamshala. win only one of the four seats Congress's Raghubhai Desai. seat as its candidate T J Vinod, won one seat. In Puducherry, the ruling it contested. Bypolls were held Congress candidate Jashu deputy Mayor of Kochi corpo- Raminder Awla defeated Congress retained the Kamaraj in five seats of which RJD won Patel defeated BJP's Dhavalsinh ration, defeated his nearest SAD nominee Raj Singh Nagar Assembly seat with its two and AIMIM one. The Zala in Bayad, while in Tharad, rival advocate Manu Roy, the Dibipura by 16,633 votes from nominee A John Kumar defeat- remaining seat was won by an Congress nominee Gulabsinh LDF-Independent candidate by Jalalabad, considered an Akali ing his nearest AINRC rival S Independent. Rajput prevailed over BJP's over 3,750 votes. bastion. Bhuvaneswarane. The results gave the once Jivraj Patel. The LDF's strength has Earlier, the segment was With this win, the mighty RJD a reason to smile, In Kheralu seat, BJP's now gone up to 93, while that represented by SAD chief Congress's strength in the while Hyderabad MP Owaisi's Ajmalji Thakor beat Congress's of UDF 45 in the 140-member Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was assembly has been restored to AIMIM gained a toehold in the Babuji Thakor. house. elected to Lok Sabha in May. 15 in which the Congress enjoys state clinching Kishanganj, a In Lunawada, BJP's Jignesh The defeat in Vatiyoorkavu In Phagwara, which fell the support of the DMK, its Muslim-dominated con- Sevak beat Congress's and Konni comes as a rude vacant after sitting BJP MLA alliance partner, from outside. stituency. BJP rebel candidate Gulabsinh Chauhan while in shock for the UDF which had Som Parkash was elected to Lok The bypoll was necessi- Karnjeet Singh won the Amraiwadi, Congress's won 19 of the 20 Lok Sabha Sabha, Congress candidate and tated after incumbent legisla- Dharaunda seat as an Dharmendra Patel lost to BJP's seats in the Lok Sabha polls in former IAS officer Balwinder tor V Vaithilingam (Cong) Independent. Jagdish Patel. May. Singh Dhaliwal defeated BJP's quit following his election to The JD(U) could win only Prior to the bypolls, the In Madhya Pradesh, the Rajesh Bagha by 26,116 votes. Lok Sabha from the lone seat Nathnagar where its candidate Congress held Radhanpur and Congress wrested back its tra- Congress's Indu Bala won here. 24th All India Children's Educational Laxmi Kant Mandal beat Rabia Bayad seats while the other four ditional Jhabua assembly seat from Mukerian by defeating The ruling Congress won Khatun of the RJD by little over were with the BJP. from the BJP. 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Manpreet Singh Ayali defeated Benzam defeating Lachhuram Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit Among the states ruled by ed two seats from arch-rival The Congress lost the seat its nominee Sandeep Singh Kashyap of the BJP by 17,862 of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the BJP and its allies, bypolls DMK and its ally Congress in to BJP in last year's assembly Sandhu by 14,672 votes in votes. invites entries (educational e-contents/audio/video/new media/inter- were held on Monday for the the bypolls. AIADMK won by polls with G S Damor defeating Dakha. BJD candidate Rita Sahu maximum 11 seats in Uttar impressive margins in Kantilal Bhuria's son Vikrant The ruling TRS in won the Bijepur Assembly seat actives) for the above-mentioned Festival. These programs should be Pradesh, followed by six in Vikravandi and Nanguneri con- Bhuria by 10,437 votes. 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Himachal Pradesh and Tamil UDF tasted defeat at the hands from the Ratlam-Jhabua seat, Padmavati Reddy. margin in the history of the For further details about criteria and entry form please visit: Nadu. of the ruling LDF headed by the which he won by defeating The BJP in Assam won state's assembly polls. https://ciet.nic.in/ict-mela.php The other states where CPI-M in its strongholds of Kantilal Bhuria. three seats with its candidates Sikkim Chief Minister bypolls were held are Punjab (4 Vattiyoorkavu and Konni, while The Congress now has 115 Bijoy Malakar (Ratabari), Rajen Prem Singh Tamang aka PS seats), Kerala (5), Sikkim (3), it retained two seats and won members, one short of simple Borthakur (Rangapara) and Golay won from Poklok Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) Rajasthan (2) and one seat from the Marxist bastion of majority in the 230-member Nabanita Handique (Sonari) Kamrang seat by 8,953 votes. each in Arunachal Pradesh, Aroor. Thiruvananthapuram house. 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'  (         ly far more advanced in their approach.  0     (        3 3    -  Such critical thinking, along with its unique ecosystem, was a fascinating expe-             3   ;    rience for scholars, who were attracted from          )               all over the world.        3 S            ! It is a well-known historical fact that when the foreigners invaded India, one of    !       (!3        their main targets were our great institu-               ! 8     3  tions, in addition to those at Takshila and   !      3 )   /  #     Nalanda. Besides impacting us political- ly, socially, culturally and economically,  (   " .)#S              they left a critical void of centuries in our     '            3 3      intellectual thought. Later, our education- 6            .  / '  #  1/'#2 al system became a victim of the colonial legacy of the British. Encouraging and  3 3               ,5  ,@       inculcating creativity, logical thinking, rea- (      !         A+B   soning and a sense of inquisitiveness were                       ! more or less alien to the system we inher- in the career of an individual, a sudden agogy. Hence, the need is for a new look the draft National Educational Policy ited from them. The entire emphasis was change and a different pattern of educa- towards training of teachers. (NEP) has also drawn inspiration.                       on rote learning. Despite the realisation tion at that level may become difficult for Simultaneously, it has been observed Appropriate modifications to the curricu-              ?           of the deficiencies in the system and mea- absorption. It is, therefore, essential that our that at higher levels, following an approach lum have been suggested. According to " '                     sures suggested by various experts and education system be integrated from the which integrates arts, linguistics, and research findings of a US-based partner-                -        education commissions over the decades, foundation stage onwards, in certain spe- humanities besides mathematics along with ship for 21st century, communication, col- change has been very slow. Even the per- cific core areas, which would encourage science and technology, leads to a deeper laboration, creativity and critical thinking,     (      4B!AB           centage of gross domestic product (GDP) thinking and inculcate a sense of enquiry learning. This promotes critical thinking known as the 4Cs, will be the core skills   "                  invested in the education sector has and inquisitiveness. and one of higher order. Besides, it also required for 21st century education. It has              6           been abysmally low. Scientific evidence shows that 80 per leads to the development of problem-solv- been established that at the college and uni- Nevertheless, change was inevitable cent of the brain is fully developed by the ing and communication skills. Such a holis- versity levels, habits of mind, such as analy-    $            . and it became more than visible during the age of six, which indicates importance of tic approach for acquisition of knowledge sis, interpretation, precision and accuracy, 3 -        3  '     first two decades of this millennium. child care in an appropriate environment would be relevant in present-day context problem-solving and logical reasoning can          '8=            ! Today, we can compete with the best with stimulus to the brain. Here lies the as well as future. be as important as content knowledge itself. nations in the world in areas of electron- importance of school as well as pre- Work being done at the PMF for the At the same time, the question before                  0  ' ics, space technology, atomic energy, com- school education. Emphasis on foundation- acquisition of knowledge shows that mem- us is that with the advent of the fourth                     '    munication and digital technology — in al literacy and numeracy at the school as orising is like carrying the burden of books; industrial revolution and the arrival of the                3  3 #   its reach as well as penetration — besides well as pre-school levels is known to aid it does not have much meaning and does Internet of Things and Artificial such like other indicators of development. healthy growth of the cerebral cortex, an not even add to one’s knowledge unless one Intelligence (AI), what would be the  )    3  (  #   =    '       There are, however, areas of serious con- area associated with such skills within the comprehends the content. In today’s class- future of critical thinking? In fact, a 3 $          -           cern as these positive developments can be brain. In this context, the most important rooms, so much of information is already restructured curriculum with focus on 21st    /             !      attributed to the success of a handful of factor is the teacher, who has to be ade- available with the students that they do not century skills would be even more impor- institutions while a majority of them con- quately equipped with the latest pedagog- expect it from the teachers. Instead of tant for a comfortable interface with the 3    )  0       .)#            tinue to lag behind. ical techniques so as to ensure appropri- “what”, they need to be explained “why” fourth industrial revolution technologies. # S       (         " +C!  ! ! With more than 50 per cent of India’s ate development of the cognitive skills and “how”, which can satisfy curiosity of Emphasis on collaboration and team work                           population being in the younger age among youngsters in a sensitive manner. students and stimulate critical thinking. would still be essential so that in the hi-tech group, we can be termed as the world’s Accordingly, text books and exercises, The link between critical thinking and future, one can think critically as well as              80        "     most youthful nation. As we talk of demo- which encourage correlation of concepts education is obvious as one cannot learn independently and not become entirely     '  -        3 3       graphic dividend, we should also assess the besides thinking and questioning, will have without thinking well. For comprehension subservient to AI. The draft NEP, with ref-     .)#       3        ! extent we are equipping the youth to face to be designed. of content and clarity of concepts, it is, erence to school education, has made no the world and adding to the strength of the A report published by the International therefore, important that students ask ques- mention either of a reduction in the weight            !     " 3     country rather than converting them into Labour Organisation (ILO) recently found tions. This is where lies the importance of of school bags or any happiness classes. On            ,BD,B      ! a burden. For some reason, education at that India had a disproportionately low critical thinking. It consists of techniques the positive side, it has alluded to the use-      "       '(  .       all levels could not be given the priority it number of teachers for school-going chil- of sound and systematic reasoning as well fulness and introduced the concept of crit- deserved. It is good to see that it is now dren. While we do need quantity, the qual- as arguments and counter arguments, ical thinking in higher education. It is to           !   .  .)#  '     being realised and rectified. Our youth have ity of teachers is perhaps even more besides elements of deductive logic. Work be hoped that the final NEP will take into   0   6         ?       ! to be strong personalities backed and devel- important. The ILO report also revealed books are now available, which help pro- account and focus on some of the issues   3                    ! oped by a holistic educational system, that elementary school teachers have a crit- mote critical thinking skills. Irrespective of mentioned here so as to improve the lot of        "         .)#        which is capable of giving them sufficient ical impact on the earning capacity of stu- the subject, the usefulness of such tech- our youth, so that they can significantly confidence and making them comfortable dents and, hence, the economy. Recent pro- niques has been tried and tested by contribute towards nation building.    .     **    ># !  6 $     with latest and futuristic technologies. nouncements, that we have a large num- experts in the stimulation of the brain. (The writer is a former Governor and   .)#  '     S      "      But universities and institutions of ber of educated unemployables, may be a In the contemporary scenario, the a Senior advisor at the Pranab Mukherjee   " '         .)#       /    higher education being the very last rung result of poor quality of teachers and ped- importance of critical thinking in view of Foundation)      3 6                      ?                 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In comparison, the industry had 5.5 per cent, saying a large per cent decline in consolidat- nomic growth to a six year low. slowdown which is partly relat- While an array of factors state polls. Lacklustre macro- added 4.8 lakh new folios in August and more than 10 lakh folios credit squeeze emanating from ed net profit at 1,391.1 crore Fitch, which had in June this ed to long-lasting factors. have contributed to the Indian economic cues and an adverse in July. Folios are numbers designated to individual investor shadow banks has pushed eco- in the second quarter ended year put India’s GDP growth at Moody’s had attributed the slowdown - including a down- judicial ruling against the tele- accounts. An investor can have multiple folios. nomic growth to a six-year low. September 30. 6.6 per cent for the fiscal year deceleration to an investment- turn in world trade, Fitch com sector also sapped risk According to data from Association of Mutual Funds in India, “Looking at the stress in the The company had posted a that began in April 2019, said led slowdown that has broad- believes that the severe credit appetite, brokers said. the number of folios with 44 fund houses rose to 8,56,26,244 at balance sheets of telecom play- consolidated net profit of the recent government mea- ened into consumption, driven squeeze has taken a heavy toll. After gyrating over 486 the end of September, from 8,52,81,222 at the end of August, reg- ers, it seems that government 2,280.2 crore in the same sures to boost economy includ- by financial stress among rural “NBFCs have faced a points, the 30-share BSE Sensex istering a gain of 3.45 lakh folios. The total folio count stood at 8.48 would likely step in and come period a year ago. ing a cut in corporate tax rates households and weak job cre- severe tightening of funding settled 38.44 points, or 0.10 per crore in July, 8.38 crore in June, 8.32 crore in May and 8.27 crore out with a practical solution Revenue from operations will gradually nudge growth. ation and said the growth will conditions over the past year cent, lower at 39,020.39. The in April. Market experts said the addition of folios suggested that either by waiving the penalty in the second quarter stood at The projection is lower pick up to 6.6 per cent in 2020- and a half. They have in turn broader NSE Nifty slipped 21.50 investors were undeterred by the market volatility. Besides, it indi- and interest or else extending 16,123.2 crore as against than 6.1 per cent that the 21 and to around 7 per cent sharply reduced the supply of points, or 0.19 per cent, to cated their understanding of the market risks associated in the mutu- payment over a period of time. 21,553.7 crore in the year-ago Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had over the medium term. credit to the commercial sector. 11,582.60. Telecom and bank al fund schemes. If not, then banks will be star- period, down 25.19 per cent, forecast in early October. GDP Last month, the Asian The auto and real estate sectors stocks came under selling pres- The number of folios under the equity and equity-linked sav- ing at more incremental stress MSI said in a regulatory filing. expansion will pick up to 6.2 per Development Bank and the have been particularly hit by sure after the Supreme Court ing schemes rose by 2 lakh to 6.18 crore at September-end as com- in their loan books from the sec- Sales volume during the cent in the next financial year Organisation of Economic NBFC credit rationing,” it said. allowed the Centre to recover pared to 6.16 crore at the end of the preceding month. The debt tor,” said Paras Bothra, president quarter under review stood at (2020-21) and to 6.7 per cent in Cooperation and Development Data from the RBI show dues of about 92,000 crore oriented schemes folios count went up by more than 92,000 to 67.67 of Equity Research, Ashika 3,38,317 units, down 30.2 per the year after, Fitch said. lowered 2019-20 growth fore- that the flow of new lending from telcos, increasing the lakh. Within the debt category, liquid funds continued to top the Stock Broking. cent as compared with same The Indian economy decel- cast for India by 50 basis points from non-bank sources was financial burden on them and chart in terms of number of folios at 17 lakh, followed by low dura- Sectorally, BSE bankex, period last fiscal. erated for the fifth consecutive and 1.3 percentage points to 6.5 down 60 per cent year-on-year their lenders. Interestingly, tion fund at 9.25 lakh. finance and telecom indices Net profit for the first half quarter in April-June, with per cent and 5.9 per cent, between April and September. Bharti Airtel emerged as the top Overall, mutual fund schemes witnessed a redemption of 1.52 fell up to 1.16 per cent. Energy, of the fiscal ended September GDP expanding by a meagre 5 respectively. Rating agency In contrast, banks’ lending has gainer in the Sensex pack, spurt- lakh crore last month as compared to an inflow of 1.02 lakh crore realty, consumer durables and was at 2,767.9 crore as against per cent, down from 8 per cent Standard & Poor’s has also low- held up well in recent months, ing 3.31 per cent. in August. The massive redemptions could be attributed to debt- healhcare indices gained up to 4,295.3 crore, down 35.55 per recorded a year earlier. This is ered its India growth forecast to mitigating some of the overall Other winners were RIL, oriented schemes, which saw an outflow of 1.58 lakh crore. Besides, 1.57 per cent. Broader BSE cent. the lowest growth outturn since 6.3 per cent from 7.1 per cent. credit supply shortfall. HCL Tech, Asian Paints, Tata equity mutual funds witnessed a net inflow of around 6,489 crore midcap and smallcap indices fell Revenue from operations 2013. On October 15, the However, bank lending could Steel and Tata Motors, which in September, the lowest in the last four months, due to profit-book- up to 0.39 per cent. in the first half stood at 34,862 “Weakness has been fairly International Monetary Fund not prevent a sizeable credit rose up to 3.12 per cent. ing by investors after a rally in markets following a reduction in Elsewhere in Asia, bourses crore as compared to 43,367.5 broad-based, with both domes- (IMF) slashed India’s GDP crunch in the first half of 2019. Top losers included Yes corporate tax. in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul crore in the corresponding tic spending and external growth rate projections to 6.1 Fitch said the success of the Bank, SBI and IndusInd Bank ended on a positive note, while period last fiscal. demand losing momentum,” per cent from the 7 per cent in inflation-targeting framework that cracked up to 5.76 per cent. Exchange Commission initiat- Meanwhile, India jumped those in Shanghai settled in the Sales volume in April- Fitch said. “The Indian econ- July, while World Bank had its adopted by the RBI in 2016 in Shares of Infosys also ended ed probe against the firm fol- 14 places to the 63rd position on red. Equites in Europe were September period stood at omy is being held back by a estimate for India’s GDP reducing inflation has been 2.36 per cent lower after Sebi lowing whistleblower com- the World Bank’s ease of doing trading higher in their respec- 7,40,911 units, down 24 per large squeeze in credit avail- growth for 2019-20 to 6 per associated with sharply rising and the US Securities and plaints. business rankings, riding high tive early deals. cent as against same period of ability emanating from non- cent. real lending interest rates since 2018-19. bank financial companies Fitch in a note on Indian mid-2018.

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48.30 M&M 591.90 595.00 579.00 582.50 SUNTECK 415.00 415.00 397.25 409.80 INDHOTEL 151.00 152.00 149.80 151.75 FINCABLES 376.00 383.25 374.50 376.75 TITAN 1364.00 1379.00 1350.65 1377.00 28.35 SBIN 277.00 277.65 248.80 262.70 LICHSGFIN 378.45 378.45 366.25 370.75 JAICORPLTD 85.25 86.00 82.00 83.90 IEX 146.30 146.30 136.95 143.00 EIDPARRY 167.35 169.40 165.05 167.65 ASIANPAINT 1778.00 1794.95 1753.05 1792.25 24.85 IBULHSGFIN 210.00 218.75 196.15 200.00 MPHASIS 925.10 962.00 830.00 932.90 BAJAJCON 247.00 250.00 233.75 238.20 MMTC 18.10 18.70 17.60 17.70 ALLCARGO 101.00 101.85 99.00 99.00 TATAMOTORS 133.00 135.15 130.50 134.15 1.50 MARUTI 7450.00 7480.00 7275.00 7390.40 BRITANNIA 3307.90 3340.60 3261.10 3298.70 RITES 290.05 291.80 274.50 276.35 RADICO 314.95 317.25 309.45 311.50 KRBL 230.50 230.85 226.75 230.50 ULTRACEMCO 4265.00 4330.00 4243.75 4292.95 41.65 RELIANCE 1400.05 1441.00 1386.75 1436.25 JUSTDIAL 647.40 660.65 640.00 642.50 SRF 2895.00 2895.00 2835.85 2846.70 JSWENERGY 68.00 68.20 66.70 68.00 CHENNPETRO 155.75 160.10 155.75 156.40 ICICIBANK 456.50 458.80 451.05 455.10 GODREJPROP 950.85 992.50 942.60 988.60 CADILAHC 246.30 250.35 243.70 243.90 METROPOLIS 1350.00 1370.00 1328.15 1341.55 MAHLOG 362.00 363.80 355.00 361.45 TATASTEEL 356.05 362.00 353.80 359.65 3.45 INFRATEL 257.15 258.00 234.55 237.45 UNIONBANK 54.10 54.40 50.50 51.45 APOLLOHOSP 1513.00 1540.80 1513.00 1535.00 GODFRYPHLP 1087.15 1090.00 1062.00 1072.30 DHANUKA 291.10 294.95 290.80 290.80 JSWSTEEL 215.20 225.10 215.20 224.05 1.35 BPCL 526.15 526.50 501.00 513.95 PVR 1800.00 1854.95 1790.80 1798.80 NMDC 108.00 108.20 105.05 105.35 GESHIP* 309.70 316.85 303.30 315.10 MAHABANK 11.55 11.55 10.60 10.72 ADANIPORTS 399.00 401.45 393.35 398.30 2.20 RBLBANK 264.40 266.70 246.80 251.90 ADANIPOWER 62.45 64.50 62.40 63.40 NATIONALUM 43.80 44.00 42.50 43.15 WESTLIFE 341.00 351.40 341.00 346.00 MAHSCOOTER 4472.00 4611.00 4470.00 4589.50 HINDUNILVR 2141.00 2150.00 2118.05 2143.90 10.65 IDEA 5.61 5.67 4.10 4.33 PFC 105.00 105.30 103.20 104.35 FORCEMOT 1052.30 1087.80 1050.00 1062.90 SHANKARA 331.40 331.45 331.00 331.45 BLISSGVS 140.00 140.00 137.10 138.60 UPL 600.00 606.50 595.10 599.95 2.95 RNAM 343.90 354.90 304.35 318.90 DRREDDY 2828.00 2850.00 2770.20 2825.60 RELINFRA 27.70 27.70 27.70 27.70 CCL 217.00 219.75 196.95 199.20 ITDCEM 40.95 43.60 40.95 42.60 TCS 2084.00 2099.00 2061.30 2078.35 8.25 TCS 2075.10 2099.00 2062.00 2082.20 SBILIFE 989.10 992.60 955.00 969.30 SHREECEM 19900.00 20443.95 19872.00 20310.95 GUJGAS 184.00 184.00 176.70 179.70 LT 1460.00 1467.00 1426.35 1435.95 4.15 HDFCBANK 1248.00 1254.55 1227.50 1235.95 HINDALCO 186.00 186.45 180.65 181.30 TATACHEM 618.00 621.00 607.70 612.65 SUDARSCHEM 388.00 388.00 375.00 376.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 3165.00 3201.00 3143.45 3171.40 8.75 BIOCON 249.90 250.40 241.35 244.95 GAIL 128.80 129.20 123.30 123.90 PFIZER 3270.00 3421.00 3266.90 3393.30 MAHLIFE 400.90 412.60 400.90 410.45 BAJAJFINSV 8129.95 8200.00 8035.00 8089.00 18.05 TATAMOTORS 133.50 135.10 130.70 133.45 NESTLEIND 15022.00 15022.00 14626.00 14677.20 BALRAMCHIN 160.05 161.70 155.70 158.10 GSKCONS 9087.05 9087.05 8978.00 9062.00 SUNPHARMA 405.00 407.75 398.70 406.10 0.90 INDUSINDBK 1332.15 1346.70 1272.25 1282.20 HONAUT 28964.30 29000.00 28828.40 29000.00 TORNTPOWER 280.70 281.80 274.25 278.40 GODREJAGRO 504.00 514.10 498.50 504.90 HDFC 2150.00 2174.20 2141.35 2146.00 3.05 LT 1459.00 1466.00 1426.80 1431.90 CONCOR 612.00 613.30 582.85 586.45 ITDC 350.00 355.20 339.05 341.00 RALLIS 165.00 166.90 161.00 162.95 KOTAKBANK 1619.90 1629.90 1597.55 1614.00 0.35 TATASTEEL 356.00 362.05 353.85 359.85 NAVINFLUOR 789.80 833.00 783.95 826.60 EDELWEISS 94.45 94.45 87.15 87.15 ENDURANCE 1004.40 1025.75 989.50 1002.65 DRREDDY 2839.75 2849.95 2770.00 2825.20 -1.50 AXISBANK 717.60 722.80 702.20 707.45 ABBOTINDIA 10906.35 11200.00 10906.05 11169.00 RAYMOND 599.00 612.25 594.10 600.50 WHIRLPOOL 2158.35 2181.00 2154.70 2155.00 TECHM 730.00 745.00 724.40 725.55 -1.05 GRASIM 743.10 743.10 668.15 706.55 BALKRISIND 838.00 853.00 831.90 835.35 WOCKPHARMA 269.95 276.00 264.00 268.60 ZYDUSWELL 1701.00 1755.00 1676.80 1694.00 VEDL 147.00 148.60 145.00 146.00 -0.25 HCLTECH 1160.00 1160.00 1111.90 1118.55 AMBUJACEM 198.45 199.05 194.50 197.40 TRENT 527.00 549.00 513.00 538.15 LAXMIMACH 3718.95 3783.45 3615.00 3633.00 JSWSTEEL 214.70 224.85 214.70 223.05 JUBILANT 573.75 578.20 545.40 569.60 EXIDEIND 183.70 183.70 175.20 176.20 ADVENZYMES 159.45 161.85 159.10 160.10 BAJFINANCE 4062.00 4080.00 4012.55 4029.80 -8.55 AUROPHARMA 478.00 483.20 466.70 469.15 GLENMARK 302.50 314.60 300.95 302.95 UBL 1351.00 1355.30 1326.00 1352.65 JSLHISAR 64.80 64.90 63.10 63.10 ICICIBANK 457.40 459.00 451.00 453.85 -1.25 JINDALSTEL 101.55 103.90 99.05 102.85 DMART 1905.00 1917.70 1878.30 1892.00 COCHINSHIP 343.45 360.00 341.40 357.40 KPRMILL 617.20 632.20 606.85 628.30 BRITANNIA 3312.00 3342.00 3260.25 3285.55 -9.15 NCC 56.30 56.70 53.25 53.55 LTI 1644.95 1669.30 1642.70 1659.25 ADANIGAS 147.00 148.45 145.15 145.60 UFLEX 196.30 201.20 193.45 195.30 MARUTI 7460.00 7475.00 7271.00 7399.40 -40.85 UJJIVAN 300.65 303.75 288.30 289.00 DISHTV 13.00 13.30 10.75 11.10 RVNL 24.25 24.25 23.40 23.60 CHAMBLFERT 160.20 160.50 156.35 158.80 ONGC 141.90 142.20 139.05 140.95 -0.95 BANKBARODA 92.95 93.55 88.00 89.90 ACC 1526.00 1539.90 1504.50 1520.00 SPARC 130.25 130.40 125.20 127.50 CUB 210.00 210.20 207.65 207.65 HDFCBANK 1248.00 1254.15 1226.35 1233.05 -8.55 TATAELXSI 720.00 761.95 718.05 756.45 SRTRANSFIN 1084.30 1092.25 1062.00 1069.70 KANSAINER 537.00 539.80 520.00 538.70 TATACOFFEE 77.40 79.10 76.95 77.40 NTPC 122.00 122.00 119.20 120.20 -0.85 PEL 1755.50 1759.00 1670.00 1723.70 SIEMENS 1651.10 1678.65 1624.00 1634.70 GICRE 250.00 255.05 242.75 248.45 NILKAMAL 1245.00 1245.00 1194.00 1198.85 STARCEMENT 94.25 95.00 93.55 94.95 HEROMOTOCO2730.00 2749.75 2650.00 2691.50 -21.40 ASHOKLEY 75.50 77.20 74.80 75.85 COROMANDEL 453.90 472.20 453.90 466.00 BOSCHLTD 14650.00 14822.10 14486.80 14500.00 MAHINDCIE 145.20 151.00 142.40 148.70 ASTERDM 125.00 125.45 124.10 125.10 ITC 252.60 254.00 247.95 249.05 -2.00 ADANIPORTS 399.95 401.35 393.65 399.35 SUNTV 519.40 523.50 514.00 520.30 CHOLAFIN 290.00 297.50 286.35 291.00 GSPL 215.00 215.00 208.00 208.70 ORIENTCEM 81.25 81.25 76.00 78.00 AXISBANK 719.95 723.00 701.55 708.85 -6.00 TV18BRDCST 23.55 24.25 22.50 22.85 PIDILITIND 1347.70 1367.00 1332.85 1363.05 KAJARIACER 563.00 563.00 543.00 547.95 LINDEINDIA 534.90 546.95 534.20 539.40 UCOBANK 11.98 12.00 11.61 11.72 POWERGRID 206.40 207.25 203.60 204.20 -2.05 HDFC 2146.00 2174.00 2141.10 2143.00 DELTACORP 197.90 198.95 192.50 196.35 DBL 405.55 419.75 402.00 406.30 SHK 147.95 147.95 136.35 138.85 HAL 712.05 721.40 712.00 717.90 CIPLA 455.00 456.00 443.55 447.95 -6.30 BAJFINANCE 4050.05 4081.45 4014.10 4024.25 GMRINFRA 19.95 20.45 19.60 19.90 GPPL 79.50 82.00 78.55 80.00 FINEORG 1929.35 1950.00 1901.00 1910.00 DBCORP 157.95 157.95 155.25 156.95 M&M 592.00 595.50 578.60 582.00 -9.85 ITC 252.80 253.95 248.05 248.95 POWERGRID 206.80 207.05 203.55 203.55 NOCIL 116.75 116.90 109.95 110.30 SUNDRMFAST 463.75 475.00 460.00 472.90 INOXWIND 36.20 36.90 34.50 34.85 ZEEL 245.00 245.50 236.30 237.95 -4.15 HDFCAMC 3118.20 3140.00 2981.05 3000.65 TATAGLOBAL 278.05 284.90 278.05 280.70 ASTRAZEN 2542.90 2573.20 2434.00 2454.60 ASHOKA 108.35 108.70 103.50 103.50 AEGISLOG 176.20 177.65 169.00 170.45 WIPRO 253.90 254.20 249.20 249.75 -4.60 PIIND 1375.00 1448.80 1375.00 1425.90 IRB 84.90 84.90 78.25 82.35 IPCALAB 945.25 983.30 944.55 969.55 WABAG 196.20 198.45 193.35 195.55 SHOPERSTOP 386.00 389.70 375.50 375.50 COALINDIA 210.00 210.00 204.40 205.00 -3.80 ZENSARTECH 186.35 191.05 185.20 188.55 STRTECH 149.00 149.20 143.20 145.30 APOLLOTYRE 184.15 184.40 180.85 181.85 IBULISL 61.50 63.60 60.90 60.90 SHILPAMED 269.00 280.90 269.00 277.00 BHEL 54.00 54.30 50.50 51.25 ORIENTELEC 184.45 190.30 178.50 185.50 ORIENTBANK 51.80 52.00 50.10 50.25 SYNGENE 334.45 334.45 326.35 330.00 HERITGFOOD 319.15 321.05 310.00 312.10 NESTLEIND 15019.00 15048.00 14625.85 14665.00 -318.00 EICHERMOT 20555.00 21188.00 20518.15 21080.95 INOXLEISUR 359.00 386.45 357.65 365.30 HIMATSEIDE 158.55 166.00 155.00 157.00 PERSISTENT 610.00 621.80 603.30 614.50 CENTRUM 23.00 23.05 22.50 22.95 IOC 144.65 144.95 141.00 141.35 -3.15 SANOFI 6119.00 6219.00 6119.00 6180.00 REDINGTON 119.90 122.15 112.20 113.35 IBVENTURES 96.90 99.40 93.60 94.65 JKTYRE 66.30 67.50 65.55 66.10 NETWORK18 22.90 22.90 21.45 21.65 HINDALCO 186.25 186.65 180.70 181.00 -4.10 VEDL 148.00 148.55 145.10 145.65 PNBHOUSING 459.85 470.00 440.50 446.70 GSFC 79.50 80.60 77.40 78.35 MINDAIND 356.00 372.00 353.95 371.40 TATAMETALI 591.00 591.00 564.90 572.20 INFY 650.00 653.20 632.00 635.00 -15.60 DLF 175.25 180.45 174.75 176.50 BATAINDIA 1784.00 1792.20 1771.50 1786.00 GHCL 223.00 224.50 212.00 213.05 TVTODAY 323.45 324.90 313.25 321.15 BAYERCROP 3375.00 3421.70 3327.55 3340.00 BPCL 525.90 525.90 500.65 512.90 -14.20 ESCORTS 656.30 667.30 643.00 648.90 GODREJCP 718.00 725.00 707.60 714.00 DCMSHRIRAM 399.45 411.15 387.70 394.45 HATHWAY 20.15 21.15 19.20 21.10 APLLTD 545.00 551.00 531.45 546.95 INDUSINDBK 1340.20 1347.85 1272.00 1285.00 -47.60 RAJESHEXPO 683.00 683.00 671.50 674.35 GLAXO 1500.00 1512.85 1459.80 1472.10 FINOLEXIND 609.70 614.95 599.00 602.25 NBVENTURES 74.65 75.60 72.75 74.40 GAIL 129.10 129.10 123.35 123.85 -4.80 JUBLFOOD 1521.00 1553.85 1521.00 1541.95 NAUKRI 2371.25 2371.25 2300.40 2313.55 VBL 626.70 643.00 623.70 628.60 CENTRALBK 17.00 17.55 16.95 17.10 SBIN 276.00 277.65 248.65 263.15 -12.30 ADANIENT 175.50 180.00 173.95 179.05 PRESTIGE 311.40 319.40 301.50 304.25 JINDALSAW 86.15 88.25 85.40 85.60 TAKE 112.65 112.85 110.10 110.80 YESBANK 51.20 52.55 47.45 48.45 -2.75 SAIL 35.40 35.75 34.20 34.35 PARAGMILK 157.50 157.65 145.60 148.60 BALMLAWRIE 182.10 184.05 181.90 183.00 RATNAMANI 915.00 915.20 908.65 910.00 GRASIM 743.00 743.00 663.45 695.85 -47.30 NBCC 36.05 36.25 34.25 34.45 AIAENG 1762.90 1762.90 1644.00 1647.65 BAJAJELEC 401.95 401.95 381.00 382.30 APLAPOLLO 1415.00 1415.00 1393.05 1393.90 INFRATEL 255.00 258.30 234.40 238.65 -20.70 HEROMOTOCO 2725.00 2746.80 2652.00 2696.50 OBEROIRLTY 496.00 502.60 487.05 499.45 NHPC 23.60 23.95 23.30 23.35 CENTURYPLY 165.00 166.00 161.30 161.45 TORNTPHARM 1685.05 1797.00 1685.05 1766.95 3MINDIA 21500.00 21887.45 21214.00 21214.00 NESCO 560.00 571.65 558.00 561.00 VSTIND 3925.00 3957.00 3888.55 3888.55   ZEEL 244.00 245.60 236.15 237.45 MFSL 433.00 433.00 414.35 415.85 GREAVESCOT 133.05 133.85 131.05 133.55 JSL 34.65 34.65 33.65 33.90 SUNPHARMA 404.30 407.60 398.65 406.00 HFCL 17.05 17.35 16.95 17.05 TEJASNET 73.90 76.20 69.00 73.55 BDL 294.00 297.90 290.10 290.10 DIVISLAB 1737.00 1769.65 1737.00 1767.00 ABFRL 209.45 209.45 202.00 202.85 KEI 540.95 542.00 535.45 538.30 TIMETECHNO 60.00 60.50 58.20 58.30 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HDFCLIFE 610.00 619.10 608.20 615.75 HINDZINC 210.05 214.55 210.05 211.45 ESSELPRO 117.35 117.35 107.40 109.80 UNITEDBNK 7.43 7.46 7.00 7.10 NIFTY NEXT 50 28220.75 28291.60 27932.95 28045.25 -95.20 POLYCAB 803.25 837.00 795.00 823.00 GILLETTE 7888.35 8060.00 7808.95 7810.00 J&KBANK 32.40 32.40 30.75 30.95 CGPOWER 14.80 14.80 14.50 14.72 MOTHERSUMI 109.15 111.80 107.85 111.30 3.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 3185.00 3200.95 3145.90 3169.00 DCBBANK 181.05 181.95 175.05 176.50 SOBHA 436.55 447.60 430.25 432.00 CORPBANK 15.00 15.00 14.40 14.40 PIDILITIND 1335.00 1367.95 1331.50 1365.80 40.55 COALINDIA 208.00 209.80 204.45 205.20 SWANENERGY 106.10 106.90 104.00 104.10 NATCOPHARM 576.25 586.90 575.05 583.00 ERIS 420.00 434.95 418.00 429.55 SHREECEM 19888.50 20449.00 19791.90 20370.00 605.05 KOTAKBANK 1616.00 1629.50 1598.00 1613.40 THYROCARE 520.45 585.70 517.35 557.00 TIINDIA 370.00 373.00 369.15 370.00 INDOSTAR 183.25 192.00 181.15 182.00 ICICIGI 1322.90 1350.00 1319.45 1349.60 37.80 BANDHANBNK 558.40 586.00 558.40 570.45 LALPATHLAB 1461.10 1500.00 1460.00 1490.00 JMFINANCIL 74.65 74.65 73.05 74.25 SREINFRA 7.61 8.30 7.61 8.09 BANDHANBNK 561.00 585.80 559.50 571.00 15.30 NIITTECH 1495.00 1529.95 1426.00 1491.85 HINDCOPPER 39.45 39.70 37.10 38.00 JPASSOCIAT 2.50 2.50 2.25 2.28 SKFINDIA 2157.60 2162.10 2139.65 2140.75 DIVISLAB 1736.00 1779.05 1735.35 1766.80 31.45 INDIGO 1632.00 1690.80 1632.00 1668.00 WELCORP 145.45 146.85 143.20 143.70 INTELLECT 186.20 186.55 179.80 181.25 JKLAKSHMI 288.45 289.75 281.00 282.80 PAGEIND 22530.00 23098.95 22522.90 22914.50 391.60 TITAN 1362.00 1379.00 1351.00 1378.00 AMARAJABAT 662.10 668.00 653.15 656.10 MRPL 50.50 50.65 49.10 49.20 IOB 9.80 9.85 9.69 9.70 UBL 1338.50 1356.70 1324.00 1352.35 19.35 STAR 342.20 359.00 342.20 344.45 IDFC 32.80 32.80 32.00 32.35 IFCI 7.34 7.34 6.76 7.17 TCNSBRANDS 728.70 741.35 714.30 741.35 L&TFH 88.00 90.15 87.50 88.85 1.20 BAJAJFINSV 8128.30 8200.00 8045.00 8090.00 RCOM 0.67 0.70 0.67 0.68 CARERATING 543.00 560.00 540.00 544.55 GEPIL 702.50 713.30 695.20 705.75 HDFCLIFE 609.90 618.90 607.60 615.65 7.80 HINDUNILVR 2137.35 2149.60 2118.65 2144.50 PHILIPCARB 123.75 125.00 119.95 120.35 MEGH 51.40 51.40 49.75 50.00 APARINDS 509.00 529.15 501.00 523.00 DLF 176.05 180.45 174.70 176.55 1.60 TECHM 730.10 744.80 724.90 726.10 RPOWER 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.66 DHFL 18.50 18.60 18.45 18.45 KALPATPOWR 452.75 452.75 445.00 446.90 PGHH 11905.00 12000.00 11850.00 11989.20 84.05 HINDPETRO 306.30 309.00 298.10 299.80 NIACL 136.05 137.20 128.00 128.60 TRIDENT 59.00 59.70 58.75 59.05 ANDHRABANK 16.45 16.55 16.05 16.20 HINDZINC 210.00 214.90 210.00 211.40 1.40 ULTRACEMCO 4251.00 4329.15 4248.05 4314.55 SUZLON 2.71 2.79 2.58 2.60 SONATSOFTW 310.10 315.70 309.00 310.85 QUESS 466.00 473.60 461.00 461.00 ASHOKLEY 75.40 77.25 74.75 75.70 0.40 MANAPPURAM 158.70 169.40 157.30 165.05 BAJAJHLDNG 3680.00 3734.00 3657.85 3658.00 RELCAPITAL 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 REPCOHOME 285.50 288.50 276.05 276.05 GICRE 250.00 255.20 242.55 248.35 1.30 FEDERALBNK 84.00 84.00 80.40 81.00 OIL 169.60 169.60 163.40 167.50 SJVN 24.90 25.05 24.65 24.90 LAURUSLABS 352.65 352.65 344.65 344.65 INDIGO 1658.70 1692.35 1637.45 1661.65 7.10 MCX 1176.00 1184.95 1123.50 1127.55 ENGINERSIN 108.95 110.60 108.75 109.70 HSCL 75.00 75.95 74.00 74.15 SYMPHONY 1231.85 1240.50 1215.45 1221.70 MARICO 395.80 398.75 387.15 395.35 1.60 UPL 600.30 606.00 595.05 598.05 MOTILALOFS 620.00 623.00 601.00 615.50 FRETAIL 386.45 391.10 380.15 380.50 MAXINDIA 66.35 66.55 65.75 66.05 OFSS 3069.70 3080.00 3040.00 3065.65 10.35 BEL 114.95 116.25 112.70 116.00 FSL 51.50 51.50 49.40 50.25 KEC 272.05 273.90 270.40 270.45 BLUEDART 2361.20 2366.35 2288.00 2296.00 COLPAL 1565.00 1569.65 1540.95 1564.05 3.85 ASIANPAINT 1777.00 1794.80 1753.90 1790.75 HUDCO 35.60 35.90 34.85 35.40 RELAXO 529.20 541.85 529.00 541.85 JKCEMENT 1113.75 1118.10 1113.05 1113.10 PETRONET 270.00 270.95 266.05 269.75 0.55 MOTHERSUMI 109.50 111.80 107.85 111.45 LEMONTREE 56.35 61.05 55.95 58.45 SHRIRAMCIT 1338.00 1338.00 1322.65 1322.65 TVSSRICHAK 1798.00 1823.50 1771.80 1784.00 PFC 105.00 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We “So, the agreement had Pakistan Prime Minister “Let me be very clear that a permanent ceasefire in Syria pens that the US is not happy want other nations to get the effect that we had hoped, despite the Opposition mount- I will not resign on the as the American troops left the with, he said. involved,” Trump said. that the President hoped it ing pressure on him and dis- Opposition’s demand,” the pre- “blood stained sand”, allowing “Now we’re getting out. A According to a report in would have, as well as, I believe, missed the next week’s planned mier said. the Russian and Turkish forces long time. We were supposed the Washington Post, Russian the parties,” the official said. mega sit-in as agenda-driven, Khan said at first India was to take over the territory con- to be there for 30 days; that was military police began patrolling As per the deal, Turkey saying it has sent a wave of joy against the ‘maulanas’ but now trolled by America and the almost 10 years ago. It was sup- parts of northeast Syria on agreed to suspend its opera- in India. the Indians were celebrating the Kurdish military. posed to be a very quick hit and Wednesday under an agree- tions for 120 hours to allow The Azadi March in idea of Fazl’s protest. Trump had last week let’s get out. And it was a quick ment signed between Turkey Kurdish fighters to withdraw Islamabad on October 31 will “Look at how the Indian signed an executive order to hit, except they stayed for President Recep Tayyip from a designated safe zone be led by Ulema-e-Islam (JUI- media is celebrating Maulana slap sanctions against Turkish almost 10 years. Let someone Erdogan and Russian President along the Turkish and Syrian F) chief Fazlur Rehman. All Fazl’s protest,” he said. officials, raising of steel tariffs else fight over this long-blood- Vladimir Putin. border. major Opposition parties Khan said the protest will and ending negotiations on a stained sand,” Trump said. Russia’s Defense Ministry In his remarks, Trump also including the Pakistan Muslim damage the Kashmir cause as USD 100 billion trade deal in “This was an outcome cre- and local media reports said said that the US has secured oil League-Nawaz of jailed former attention will be diverted from protest against Turkey’s military ated by us, the United States, that a column of Russian mil- in the region. prime minister Nawaz Sharif the lockdown in the Valley. offensive in northern Syria. and nobody else, no other itary vehicles arrived in the city “We’ve secured the oil, and, and the Pakistan Peoples Party “We must think who will The move by the US to nation. Very simple. And we’re of Kobane, which until recent- therefore, a small number of of former president Asif Ali benefit from all of this,” he said. remove sanctions comes after willing to take blame, and we’re ly hosted a US military base. US troops will remain in the Zardari have announced their Khan said when he had Turkey informed the Trump also willing to take credit. This The ministry said that Syrian area where they have the oil. support. staged a massive sit-in against administration on Wednesday is something they’ve been try- government forces would also And we’re going to be protect- Fazl has demanded Khan’s then prime minister Nawaz that the five-day pause that had ing to do for many, many establish observation posts ing it, and we’ll be deciding resignation, alleging that the Sharif’s regime in August 2014, been called on Thursday decades,” he said. along the frontier, the report what we’re going to do with it election held in July, 2018 was by a certain agenda. the JUI-F’s plan to protest has he had evidence of election rig- ended. In an apparent reference to said. in the future,” he asserted. rigged to help his Pakistan “There is no question of sent a wave of joy in India. ging in four constituencies. “I have instructed the Russia and Turkey, the US Trump said that the Trump said that with the Tehreek-e-Insaf party. my resignation and I will not “I don’t understand what “We came out on the Secretary of the Treasury to lift President said, “since then, American forces have been in moves US is making, they are Geo News reported that resign. Dharna is agenda based, Maulana’s (Fazl) problem is. I streets after exhausting all pos- all sanctions imposed on others have come out to help, Syria far more than they were achieving a much more peace- Khan’s, in a meeting with jour- and it has foreign support,” he don’t understand the agenda of sible options … which platform October 14th in response to and we welcome them to do supposed to. ful and stable area between nalists and analysts, said he sees was quoted as saying in the the opposition,” he said, adding Maulana has used (to address Turkey’s original offensive so.” “Other countries have A senior official in the US Turkey and Syria, including a a conspiracy behind Fazl’s report. that inflation and unemploy- his grievances) before coming moves against the Kurds in stepped forward, they want to administration told reporters 20-mile-wide safe zone. protest which he said is driven Khan was of the view that ment remain a big problem out on streets?” he asked. 2    

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Muslim minorities in India approach the High Court and for equal nationality rights for Zenen Nava Sanchez, leader of rotests in Lebanon entered on his shoulders, a 30-year-old held meetings with security “The issue of National being deemed to be foreigners the Supreme Court. minorities “so as not to sideline the criminal group Los Rojos,” Pa second week on Thursday who had trained as a chef, said and military leaders, stressing Registrar of Citizens in the state and potentially non-citizens Further, provisions of free one of the main causes of it said, adding an investigation with demonstrators blocking he had been protesting since the need to maintain security of Assam in India is not an in the state of Assam and who legal assistance have been statelessness globally, as a mat- had been launched into the main roads in Beirut and other the first day. and open roads, the state-run issue of rights of minorities. We may therefore find themselves assured by the state to any per- ter of urgency in a proactive incident. parts of the country, AFP cor- “We’re here closing the National News Agency report- are disappointed that this issue stateless,” he said. son excluded from the list and and preemptive way before A long-running dispute respondents and Lebanese main road to stop some move- ed. (is) being wrongly linked with In her response, Tripathi who is unable to afford such legal they escalate into large scale for territory between Los Rojos media reported. ment in this country,” he said, Washington on Wednesday the issue of minority rights. said that “exclusion from NRC assistance. humanitarian crisis, as there is and a rival gang has left more Sparked on October 17 by asking not to be identified. called on Lebanon’s leaders to Minorities in India enjoy has not undermined the rights “India, as the world’s largest a danger of occurring in than a thousand people dead a proposed tax on calls made “People think we’re playing meet the “legitimate” griev- Constitutional safeguards, of any resident of Assam. Those democracy, has firmly enshrined Assam.” and centered on a town some through messaging apps, the but we’re actually asking for our ances of citizens. which are part of our funda- who are not in the final list have equal rights for all and respect for Responding to Tripathi’s ten kilometers from where the protests have morphed into a most basic rights: water, food, More than a quarter of mental rights and which are not been detained. It does not the rule of law in its Constitution. remarks that the issue of NRC firefight took place, according cross-sectarian street mobili- electricity, healthcare, pen- Lebanon’s population lives in justiceable,” Tripathi said on make them an excluded or a An independent judiciary and does not involve minority to local media. sation against a political system sions, medicine, schooling,” he poverty, according to the World Tuesday at a session of the UN stateless person or a foreigner.” fully autonomous state institu- rights, de Varennes said Experts at the site retrieved seen as corrupt and broken. told AFP. Bank. General Assembly’s Third She asserted that “judicial tions working for defense of “minority rights are human 50 bullets used in high-caliber On Thursday morning, Embattled Prime Minister Almost three decades after Committee (Social, processes must be allowed to human rights are an integral part rights” and added that “I think weapons like the AK-47 assault demonstrators set up road- Saad Hariri has presented a the end of Lebanon’s civil war, Humanitarian and Cultural). complete rather than jumping of our political fabric and our tra- we have to be clear that the sit- rifle. blocks around the capital. package of reforms, including political deadlock has stymied Tripathi took the floor to into wrong conclusions based ditions,” she said. uation in Assam does involve Last month, 15 people One major east-west artery cutting ministerial salaries, but efforts to tackle mounting eco- respond to remarks made by on incomplete understanding.” In his remarks, de Varennes human rights, the human including a soldier were killed was blocked by a dozen young the rallies have continued, crip- nomic woes which have been UN Special Rapporteur on “It is a non-discriminatory also said that apparently more rights of minorities in different in the same state after gunmen protesters, who pitched tents in pling Beirut and other major compounded by the eight-year Minority Issues Fernand de process, as can be seen from the than three quarters of the world’s areas.” attacked security forces. the middle of the road. cities. 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The High Court in and loyalty to the powerful Arabia’s de facto ruler, as well earlier this year, “has really Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi Tohti, sentenced to life impris- Tohti’s website was shut 2016 ruled that laws allowing crown prince, in what as his younger brother Prince strong ties with traditional rebels claimed responsibility, onment in China for “sepa- down when he was arrested, girls as young as 15 to be mar- observers say is a generational Khaled, a former ambassador Saudi allies, US and even a but US officials blamed Tehran ratism”, parliamentary sources according to the Committee to ried with the permission of shift being driven by the young to Washingon he also served as more European outlook than itself, charging that the rebels said. Protect Journalists, a New their parents, or even 14 with the ruler. adviser. “It is part of a genera- would be traditionally the case,” did not have the range or The outspoken former pro- York-based watchdog. permission of a court, were Prince Faisal bin Farhan — tional shift creating a new class said Bianco. sophistication to target the fessor of economics at a Beijing Tohti had previously been unconstitutional and discrimi- a one-time adviser to Crown of leaders in Saudi Arabia that He takes office as the king- facilities. university was sentenced in detained in 2009 amid ethnic natory. However, the state had Prince Mohammed bin Salman are disconnected from the old dom continues to deal with the Tehran has denied involve- 2014 by Chinese courts to life violence in Xinjiang, after he appealed. “We reject this appeal and currently ambassador to power brokers, helping MBS to aftermath of Khashoggi’s ment and warned of “total imprisonment for “separatism” wrote about Uighurs detained as it has no foundation,” the Germany — will replace consolidate his power without killing, its worst diplomatic war” in the event of any retal- in a trial that provoked an out- and killed during the unrest, appeals court judges wrote in Ibrahim al-Assaf who was in having to rely on the old guard,” crisis since the September 11, iatory attack on its territory. cry from foreign governments according to Amnesty their ruling on Wednesday, giv- the role for less than a year. said Andreas Kreig, a professor 2001 attacks, in which most of Earlier this month, Tehran and human rights organisa- International. ing the government one year to Assaf, who was appointed at King’s College London. the hijackers were identified as said that an Iranian-flagged oil tions. China initially denied the amend the law. in the aftermath of the murder “This in turn guarantees Saudi nationals. tanker was hit by two explo- Tohti, who turns 50 on existence of the camps, but now In an initial ruling the court of dissident Saudi journalist loyalty and control amid a “The outgoing wasn’t real- sions off the coast of Saudi Friday, in September won the UighurOnline website, says they are “vocational train- found the current law discrim- Jamal Khashoggi inside the centralisation of power in the ly a foreign policy person. The Arabia, sparking new fears of another of Europe’s top human which wrote in Uighur and ing schools” necessary to com- inatory, as the legal age for men kingdom’s Istanbul consulate, hands of the crown prince. newly appointed is very smart, conflict. As part of the reshuf- rights awards, the Vaclav Havel Chinese about social issues. bat terrorism. to marry is 18, and said it was was demoted to minister of Foreign policy decisions are very articulate and he has also fle announced overnight, trans- prize, for “giving the entire He gained prominence as a An AFP investigation of contradictory that a girl con- state. being made inside the crown been very strident in his state- port minister Nabil al-Amoudi Uighur people a voice”. moderate voice drawing atten- over 1,500 government docu- sidered too young to vote would While Assaf was charged prince’s office with ministers ments,” said James Dorsey, a was also replaced, with Saleh He “has worked for over 20 tion to ethnic tensions in the ments last year found that the be allowed to marry. “It is a great with mending the kingdom’s being executioners not actual Middle East expert at the S. bin Nasser al-Jasser installed in years on the situation of the region and taught at a Beijing camps were run more like jails day for Tanzanian girls,” the reputation in the immediate decision makers.” Prince Rajaratnam School of the role. The change comes Uighur minority and on fos- university. than schools, with tasers and NGO Wasichana Initiative, aftermath of the scandal, Prince Mohammed, a self-styled mod- International Studies in after a fire engulfed a new high- tering inter-ethnic dialogue Rights groups and experts tear gas among the equipment which fights for the rights of Faisal has more repair work to erniser shaking up the conser- Singapore. speed train station in the west- and understanding in China,” say more than one million supplied to the camps. young girls, wrote on Twitter. do and must also contend with vative petro-state, has sought to “MBS needs someone who ern city of Jeddah in the Council of Europe, Europe’s Uighurs and other mostly China had slammed the “It is a joyful day for all girls the kingdom’s dangerously shore up his reputation in the is much more strident. MBS September, injuring five people. top rights body, said after nom- Muslim ethnic minorities have Council of Europe after it and all those who want what is tense relations with Iran. wake of the Khashoggi scandal has a lot of repair to do and the As well, 35 foreigners were inating Tohti for the Vaclav been rounded up in internment nominated Tohti in August for best for them,” said Anna Henga The new minister has “real- which tested longstanding new foreign minister has got killed last week when a bus col- Havel prize. camps in Xinjiang. the Vaclav Havel prize, which of Tanzania’s main rights group, ly strong ties with traditional alliances with Western powers. what MBS needs.” The king- lided with another heavy vehi- Before his arrest in January Authorities in the north- was also awarded to a rights the Legal and Human Rights Saudi allies”, said Cinzia Bianco, “A new Saudi political dom has also been navigating cle near the Islamic holy city of 2014, Tohti founded and ran western region have also rolled group from the Balkans. 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TVajiralongkorn has dis- made no apparent breakthrough Abe told Lee that such coop- 1910-1945 colonization. metal rods — one of multiple “Some powerful people are mob anger during protests. Hong Kong’s police have missed six palace staffers, just Thursday in the first high-level eration is crucial as they face Japanese lawmakers and recent attacks against promi- creating ‘white terror’ in col- Pro-democracy figures, denied allegations of bias, say- days after stripping his royal meeting since the neighbours’ North Korean nuclear and mis- officials have singled out the nent Hong Kong pro-democ- laboration with criminals to however, have been attacked in ing they pursue all crimes consort of her titles and mili- relations nosedived over trade sile threats, according to the South Korean court rulings that racy figures that activists have make you fear standing for a noticeably more targeted regardless of political motiva- tary ranks for what he termed and history disputes. Japanese Foreign Ministry. Abe would freeze the Japanese com- dubbed a “white terror”. election and to make voters way. tion. disloyalty. The six palace offi- South Korea’s Lee Nak-yon said the currently strained rela- panies’ assets held in that coun- Since late August, eight think twice before they express Last week, Jimmy Sham, But the force’s reputation cials were dismissed and handed Japanese leader Shinzo tions should be mended, but try, where more than a dozen well-known dissidents have their opinions,” he added, one the leader of a group that was hammered in late July stripped of their ranks and Abe a letter from South Korean Seoul should take the first step. similar lawsuits are still pending. been beaten by unknown arm still in a cast. organised the largest rallies after officers took nearly 40 royal decorations on President Moon Jae-in during The meeting was closely The trade spat has also assailants as fear swirls that The term “white terror” this summer, was left in a pool minutes to respond to an attack Wednesday. The most senior, a the talks. Lee attended Emperor monitored for signs of a thaw, but spilled over to security issues. some “triad” crime networks has been used to describe mul- of blood after he was attacked by a group of men on pro- police lieutenant general with Naruhito’s enthronement cere- little progress was apparent South Korea in August have flocked to Beijing’s cause tiple periods of political perse- by men wielding hammers. It democracy protesters at Yuen the Royal Household Bureau, mony Tuesday before meeting except for an agreement to keep announced a decision to termi- after five months of pro- cution throughout history, but was the second time he had Long train station. sometimes represented the with Abe. talking. nate a bilateral military intelli- democracy protests. in Hong Kong it is borrowed been assaulted. Officers were filmed allow- palace in public events. He was An official in Seoul said Still, Chief Cabinet Secretary gence sharing pact despite North The victims include rally from nearby Taiwan. Five victims of attacks have ing men armed with sticks to accused of “evil” actions — seri- Moon’s personal letter congrat- Yoshihide Suga said the talks Korea’s resumption of missile organisers, opposition law- During four decades of reported assaults to the police, leave the area in the hours ous misconduct — and exploit- ulated Japan on the new imper- were “meaningful” as the two tests over the last several months, makers, student leaders and martial law there, organised but only three men have so far afterwards. Police have arrest- ing his job for personal gain. ial era of Reiwa and wished for sides exchanged views and reas- triggering Washington’s con- people standing for upcoming crime groups frequently been arrested — for the initial ed 34 people for that attack, The others, attached to palace an improvement in bilateral ties. sured that their efforts are con- cern. The pact is set to expire in polls. attacked critics of then-leader assault on Sham. some with links to triad crime guard units, were similarly Abe expressed his gratitude for tinuing. Lee, who is known as a late November. Ho, a 35-year-old labour Chiang Kai-shek’s repressive Isaac Cheng, a 19-year- groups, and deny accusations accused. The ousted consort, the letter, according to South Japan expert, didn’t disclose Japan maintains all com- unionist, was set upon in late government. old student and vice chairman they allowed the Yuen Long Sineenatra Wongvajirabhakdi, Korea’s first vice foreign minis- more details about the talks as he pensation issues, including those September by at least three Vigilante violence has of the pro-democracy assault to happen. had been a senior officer in a ter, Cho Sei-yong, who spoke in left Abe’s office. of South Korean women who people in Sai Kung, a rural dis- mounted on both sides of the Demosisto party, was beaten by Haunted by fear and a palace security unit. Sineenatra a television briefing after the Relations have worsened were held as sex slaves at front- trict where he is competing in ideological divide in Hong three men in early September shortage of trust in the police, was stripped Monday of her meeting ended. since Japan in July tightened line brothels for Japanese sol- local elections against a pro- Kong as months of protests outside his family home after pro-democracy figures say they positions and decorations for Cho said Lee and Abe export controls on key high-tech diers, were settled under the 1965 Beijing camp that has domi- have spiralled with no political he helped organise a school now arrange their own protec- actions undermining the position agreed the two countries must materials used by South Korean bilateral treaty under which nated the area for decades. solution in sight. strike. tion, although their options are of Queen Suthida, the king’s improve their ties and that coor- manufacturers. 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its 108 little shrines and the stunning albeit florid Rani Ki Vav with images of the avatars of Vishnu are not just impressive because of the stonework but also because they sur- vived. The irony was that many of the masons were from lower castes and could  not visit the temples to admire their own work. Not just time but keeping in mind human destruction, one cannot help but praise the Archeological Survey of India for doing such a great job. The Rani Ki Vav in particular, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been extensively and painstakingly cleaned although maybe pro- tection for all the sites we visited from mod- ern-day humans can be improved. In addition, while the ASI has done a great job restoring the sites, it is extremely difficult for visitors to find information about S,<(5  S*  ' *  C7 *  C   their different aspects, particularly those related to ornate ones. The technology exists today for the ASI to make apps that can &   +     explain individual parts of monuments to visitors whether they are the intricate jalis      on the windows at Champaner’s Jami Masjid or the depictions of the avatars of +#  ! 9 Vishnu at Rani Ki Vav. Also, it might not be a bad idea to have proper cafes where visi-   0-  R tors could grab a tea or a cold-drink as well   #   as a snack. Earlier this year, I had travelled to the Alhambra in Spain, the grand fort at     #  9 Granada, the capital of Andalus the once Islamic part of the Spanish peninsula and     while it is impressive, coming from India, you know that there are equally good sites    #   in our country. In just two days I saw three amazing sites but clearly, also, pathetic mar-      keting. Putting the Rani Ki Vav on our new 100 note might make some more people " R    familiar with it, despite the awful lilac tinge of the note but nothing prepares you for the       R three-dimensional brilliance of the site #     +  itself. But even Ahmedabad residents I met, who had travelled the world on holidays and   A  talked about visiting the (quite lovely) temples of Angkor, hadn’t bothered to take a two-hour drive down to see what sur- rounds them. Day three would be Talish’s last day with us. Until now we hadn’t found a great Gujarati food place as most highway restau- Xxu rants served Punjabi food and at Patan we had tried a quite hideous Cheese ki sabzi, with actual chunks of Amul Cheese, I kid you not. But those who know Ahmedabad will tell you that if you want Gujarati food you go to Swati Snacks. And while this chain E‘€qˆqy began in Mumbai 60 years ago, it has become a staple of Amdabadi life in the 15 years it has been around in the city. Shaan towns and in villages, it doesn’t seem to deter Jhaveri who runs the restaurant in the city rulebreakers. Reaching late in the evening, told me that the restaurant is a place where we checked into our hotel, as the next day multiple generations can sit and enjoy was going to be a busy one. food together. After all, it is an important C”†utyy „ Our second day was to take us to part of culture. Sure, Gujarati food as we Modhera and Patan, sites around the indus- know it is primarily vegetarian but there is trial city of Mehsana. Several years ago, while also a vibrant eating culture in the city. And working for another publication, I had vis- there is some very good ice-cream too par- Patel, India’s first Home Minister and the ited the McCain foods factory where the ticularly at Shankar’s Ice Cream Library man who effectively formed the Union by Canandian company processes potatoes which in the humble opinion of a sweet- bringing in the 500-plus princely states into grown in the region into the french fries you toothed Bengali makes possibly the best of the nation. This 182-meter tall statue over- love to eat at fast-food restaurants. Again, this cold dessert in the country. looks another engineering marvel of mod- the fact that spectacular historical sites and Before that we had gone to the Patang ern India, the Sardar Sarovar Dam and it’s high-tech factories can exist a few kilome- Vali Gali in Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur district reservoir. tres apart is something that really makes in the old city. This area which was devas- The first thing you have to understand This brings us to the sites we visited, India unique, much more so than any other tated in 2002 still houses some of India’s  B  about Gujarat is that it has always played a starting with Champaner. The major country in the world. Both the sites we vis- finest craftsmen, in this case kite makers. pivotal role in the history of the subconti- remains come from pre-Mughal times, ited — Modhera Surya Mandir and the jaw- Unfortunately in this lane, like so many other ujarat is hardly the first state in India nent. The Indus Valley Civilisation existed making them younger than some of the droppingly spectacular Rani Ki Vav — were such places across the country, the trade is you think of when you consider his- here and evidence of that is found in the other sites. But the location, particularly the built during the reign of Bhimdeva, the great dying out. Disinterest by the next genera- Gtory, culture and tourism. Sure, it ruins of Lothal, a port city in the Gulf of Pavagadh hill, is important as it is the only Solanki king, the latter for his queen tion and being swamped by Chinese imports runs an impressive advertising campaign Khambhat. Goods from India were traded mountain for miles around, giving com- Udaymati. is killing the profession. Watching a master with no less than Amitabh Bachchan pro- to European civilisations such as the Grecian manding views all the way into the fertile While Bhimdeva was to become a great kitemaker make a kite is amazing and while moting the Rann of Kutchh. It indeed grabs states, Egypt, Rome and crucially the plains of the Malwa region. This makes it conquering king later in his reign and the that narrow lane is not somewhere even an eyeballs but it is only while driving through Phoenicians, the major traders of the an obvious site to build a city and garrison. Solanki empire was to rule a swathe of west- urban warrior like the Hyundai Venue can the state that you recognise its historical and Mediterranean. The very existence of Lothal The hill has had a Kali temple that has been ern India comprising parts of modern enter, it is a place that you must visit in cultural significance. So when Hyundai is proof that the people of Gujarat have around in one form or another since even Gujarat, Sindh, Maharashtra and Madhya Ahmedabad, just like Rani Ni Hajiro near- invited The Pioneer to participate in the always been traders, thanks to the state’s vast before recorded history. The site was first Pradesh, his reign had an inauspicious start by where you find merchants selling hand- Great India Drive, the area that we were shoreline and sheltered ports. It is by no developed by the Chavda dynasty and it’s with the first raid of the notorious Mahmud made cloth and trinkets from all over the given to explore — Ahmedabad — was a bit means a recent occurrence. We discovered king, Vanaraj Chavda. He apparently named was inspired from Gujarat which was final- of Ghazni and the destruction of the first state. puzzling. I was disappointed since we were later that the great wealth of the Solanki the fort after his general Champaraj, ly conquered by Akbar and effectively Somnath Temple. On a side note, the colo- On the last day, I decided to bookend being flagged off from the Statue of Unity, empire and the Gujarat Sultanate came from although there are sources that say that the became part of India thereafter. nial British believed that the doors of the the trip by visiting the site of another famous which is a two-hour drive from Vadodara, trading. It led to the stunning architecture area got its name from the champa flower After visiting a strangely empty Somnath Temple adorned Ghazni’s grave Gujarati, but one who belongs to every hardly an ‘epic’ route. in the classical and medieval era. endemic to the region. The site, as we see Champaner, strange since the site is a and to curry favour with Gujarati merchants Indian. So much so that we all know him How wrong I was! During this drive, I The state got its name and identity from it today, is from the Gujarat Sultanate and UNESCO recognised World Heritage Site, they went to Ghazni’s gravesite, stripped the as the ‘Father’ of the modern nation state of discovered so much about the state. This the Gurjar tribe. There is genealogical evi- then known as Mohammedabad. It was the we drove to Ahmedabad past Vadodara. doors and brought them back to India only India. Once on the outskirts of the city, the tour reaffirmed the fact that driving isn’t just dence that they moved in from Central Asia capital of the region though it was moved Avoiding the new Expressway connecting to discover that the wood on the doors was- Sabarmati Ashram is now surrounded by the about the journey, it is a voyage of discov- or present-day Iran. Of course, genealogy back to Ahmedabad before Mughal Gujarat’s two largest cities and sticking to the n’t the sandalwood that they expected but city. Yet it remains an island of peace and ery. And the Great India Drive opened my is a very controversial path to take in today’s Emperor Humayun sacked the city (after his old highway, which is as fast and an equal- teak. These doors apparently still lie in the serenity in the midst of urban chaos. It is the eyes to a lot about Gujarat. I hope that my hypersensitive times but the Gurjars did give defeat by Sher Shah Suri and the loss of ly smooth road, the Venue’s great ride and Agra Armoury. The entire story of that and place where Mahatma Gandhi spent a journey of discovery lives up to its name and the state its name. The great wealth of the Delhi). The attack meant that the city was a good music system made the three-hour how Sardar Patel ordered the rebuilding of majority of his time from its inception in reaches the readers. region attracted immigrants and invaders for abandoned and today remains as the only drive quite comfortable. That said, I have the Somnath Temple can be the topic of 1917 and also the location from where he Joined by lawyer and amateur histori- millennia, not just Turkic and European example of a standing pre-Mughal Islamic come to believe that poor driving habits are another story. But maybe as penance for the began the famous Dandi March to protest an, Talish Ray, our route discovered histo- ones in the medieval and pre-modern city in India. This allows us to see how the what unify Indians, and with Gujarat destruction of the temple or simply as a show the Salt Tax the British had imposed. This ry, food and craftsmanship. It is wonderful times but also several kingdoms under the Islamic rulers of Gujarat incorporated the bizarrely not notifying the new Motor of might, Bhimdeva constructed some of the protest began the steady decline of the British to see the way that history and modernity Gupta clan. Although the first major skills of the state’s master craftsmen, show- Vehicles Act, helmet compliance by two most spectacular Hindu monuments in the Raj. It is a place, that I believe, every Indian can exist next to each other in India. We ‘Gujarati’ state was that of the Khichi ing a continuity to sites of the Solanki wheeler drivers was abysmal. While there eleventh century C.E which have survived should make a pilgrimage to once in their were flagged off from the Statue of Unity, Rajputs but historians doubt that the Rajput Empire three-four centuries older as well as were a disconcertingly large number of The intricately constructed sites, the lives. It was a great site to end the Great India the giant monolith of Sardar Vallabhbhai clans were identified as such back then. displaying how grand Mughal architecture CCTV cameras across the state, both in stepwell outside the Modhera temple with Drive at the home of the Greatest Indian.

* on the windows, the column  1 )C( D (* D3  ** structure in the prayer halls he only extant example of and arches give a great idea ork on the Sardar of Unity of Sardar Vallabhbhai ue at a height of 182 metres he Vintage Auto Museum located in a farmhouse Ta pre-Mughal Islamic city of how Islamic architecture in WSarovar Dam was Patel was announced by (240 meters including plinth) Ton the Ahmedabad ring road is a fascinating col- that survives in India, India evolved. The Nagina begun in 1961 and the dam’s Narendra Modi as Chief is the tallest in the world and lection built up by an avid car collector and cloth Champaner was founded in Mosque on the edge of the reservoir that fills in a vast Minister of Gujarat in likeness was designed by Ram merchant Pranlal Bhogilal. He acquired many vehi- the 10th century by Vanaraj site with its open topped area between the Vindhyachal October 2013. It took five Sutar. Visitors can travel in cles from India’s erstwhile princely states after the Chavda. But it was only after cenotaph is particularly bril- and Satpura ranges only years to complete and was high-speed elevators to a older Rajas died or when they fell on hard times fol- the capture of Champaner by liant. When Mughal Emperor topped out in 2017. The dam inaugurated on October 31, height of 135 metres and lowing the abolition of the privy purses. Even though Mahmud Begada in the Humayun sacked the city, is the worlds third-largest 2018. It is covered by 6,500 have commanding views of most of the vehicles might seem in decent condi- 1420’s that the city, as we several concepts were noted concrete dam and the water unpolished bronze plates that the dam and reservoir. An tion, but after Bhogilal’s demise, a few years ago, know it today, came into by his advisors. Aspects like from the reservoir provides are expected to oxidise over estimated 25,000-35,000 vis- many of the cars are not in a working condition. being. Mahmud renamed the the lattices became central irrigation to vast swathes of time to give it a ‘green’ look itors visit the statue daily, even However it is an amazing collection that any car buff city Mohammadabad and concepts of Mughal architec- Gujarat, Rajasthan and like the Statue of Liberty in though it is two hours drive will like and includes some very rare Rolls Royce, went on a construction spree ture as evidenced in sites like Madhya Pradesh. The Statue New York harbour. The stat- from Vadodara. including one in the ‘boat tail’ shape, a Hispano- building several mosques, Fatehpur Sikri. Champaner- Suiza extended wheelbase hunting vehicle that the four most notable ones Pavagadh has several other belonged to the Alwar royal family, several vintage that survive to this day are the interesting sites and local vil- *(  *C B DD Mercedes and some stunning American vehicles Sheher Ki Masjid, Kevada lagers still call it home. The from the 1950’s and 1960’s that Bhogilal personal- Masjid, Nagina Masjid and Sat Kaman fortification on oth these sites were built by stepwell with 108 shrines. The ly used and drove. the Jami Masjid. The last is the Pavagadh hillside offers a Bthe Emperor Bhimdeva, a Rani Ki Vav as the name suggests one of the most spectacular great overview of the site and ruler of the Solanki empire and was built for (and according to old mosques surviving in the also great views of the plains considered examples of the legend, by) the royal consort, subcontinent. Begada of Malwa beyond. The site Golden Age of Gujarati rule in the Udaymati. It is one of the most used local Hindu was declared a UNESCO middle of the 11th century C.E. spectacular archaeological sites in and Jain artisans World Heritage Site in 2004. Even though some historians India and by far, the most stun- to build the speculate that both sites were built ning example of a stepwell in the mosques. as penance for the destruction of country. The walls are adorned The lattice the Somnath Temple by Mahmud with sculptures of the avatars of work of Ghazni early in Bhimdeva’s Vishnu and other Hindu Gods rule. The Modhera site also has an and Goddesses. The site was sand in what many believe was and visitors do not have access archaelogical museum that main- remarkably preserved and a deliberate act. This meant that to the full site. It was declared a tains several of the fallen sculp- remained untouched by any of the site was only discovered UNESCO World Heritage site in tures of gods from the pantheon the armies that raided the lands after independence and fully 2014 and an image of the Vav as well as other carvings. The sig- over the next 800 years because excavated only in 1958. Much features on the reverse of the nature of the site is it’s unique the Vav was covered by mud and restoration work is still ongoing new 100 note.    !"#$"%&'  4

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Munich, magazine Kicker reported on Rodrigo Caio also got their names on palm his cross-shot into the path of SELECTED PLAYERS: Thursday. the scoresheet as the Rio de Janeiro Henrique, who had a tap-in. UNDER-13: (Boy’s) Bhavya Chabbra, The 30-year-old has often found him- giants completed a 6-1 aggregate vic- A minute after half-time Flamengo Yogandhar; (doubles) Bhavya-Vibhas (Girl’s) self on the bench this season behind tory over the 2017 champions at the doubled the lead as Brazil internation- Aishani Singh, Ridhima Singh; (doubles) Ashe Philippe Coutinho, who Bayern coach Niko Maracana stadium. River Plate made al Gabriel — on loan from Inter Milan Singh-Tarajeet Kaur Kovac prefers in the attacking midfield role. a 2-1 aggregate victory over their bit- — rifled high into the net from 15 yards UNDER-15: (Boy’s) Abhbayraj, Shivam According to Kicker, Inter’s “interest is ter Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors on ' ""         , after a poor clearing header from a cor-   5 Srivastava; (doubles) Diwyam Arora-Mohd intensifying” and the Italian giants could Tuesday despite losing the second leg ner. Gabriel cooly slotted home the spot Indian Oil, Mumbai beat Sports Hostel, Arsh (Girl’s) Siddhi Rathi, Kajal Panwar; (dou- bring Muller to Milan in the January trans- 1-0. This year’s final will be played over fifth title. kick as Victor dived the wrong way, tak- Bhubneshwar 4-1 to enter the final of the 39th bles) Rama Singh, Sujata Singh fer window. a single match for the first time, on Rafinha, sporting rugby style head ing him top of the competition’s scor- All-India KD Singh ‘Babu’ Men’s Hockey UNDER-17: (Boy’s) Ansh Vishal, Ashwani Mueller made a rare start, only his fifth November 23 in Santiago. gear, chipped a cross in from deep on ing charts this season with seven Tournament at Mohd Shahid Stadium on Singh; (doubles) Ansh Vishal-Ashwani(Girl’s) of the season, in Tuesday’s 3-2 win at Despite being Brazil’s most popu- the right on 26 minutes and Henrique goals. Mari and Caio got in on the act Thursday. Indian Oil will now face Air India in Samayara Panwar, Shiwangi Singh; (doubles) Olympiakos in the Champions League on lar team, Flamengo have only once dashed across his day-dreaming mark- with headers from set pieces on 67 and the final. Air India edged past Central Secretariat Nimisha Pandey-Ayushi Dhasmana (Mixed the right wing, helping set up two goals for before won the Copa Libertadores, er before sending a diving header inch- 71 minutes as Gremio’s defence capit- 3-2. doubles) Ayush Agarwal-Taneesha Singh. Robert Lewandowski. back in 1981. River are looking for a es wide. Ten minutes from half-time ulated. “I’m trying to concentrate on playing '   ( '5 & .  '& football. Slowly all the discussions will come Sahara Estates defeated Colvin Taluqdars’ to an end,” Mueller told reporters in College by six wickets to enter the final of the Athens when asked about his future at / #$ $&"  5# 6 11th Kunwar Munindra Singh Memorial Inter- Bayern. School Cricket Tournament on Thursday. In the He has spent his entire career at second semi-final, Delhi Public School beat Bayern, who he joined as a school-  79%%6* Unity College by seven wickets. boy in 2000, and club president Uli Hoeness has made it clear ndia’s leading female squash player Joshna Chinappa is '  6 that no one at the club wants to Iworking harder than ever as the world number 12 aims The trials to select Uttar Pradesh men’s U- see Mueller leave. to break back into the top-10 of PSA rankings, starting with 21, and U-17 hockey team will be held at It has been a difficult year for a good showing in the World Championship in Cairo. Mohammad Shahid Stadium on October 29. Mueller, who was The 33-year old, who achieved a career-high ranking Uttar Pradesh Hockey secretary RP Singh said told by of world number 10 in 2016, will be competing at the World that the selected team would participate in the Germany Championship. Khelo India Youth Games. Interested may coach “I am looking forward to competing at the World reach the venue at 8AM. Joachim Championship. I would like to break back into top 10 this Loew in season, better my career high rank of 10 and take it from   . 5 '6 March, there,” Chinappa said. National PG College edged past Lucknow Akhil Infra Cricket Club beat Sound Images alongside fel- She will face 42nd-ranked Haley Mendez of USA in she said. The Chennai-based player, who has been spearhead- Christian College in a super over to win the 21st Cricket Club by six runs to win the 1st All-India low 2014 the first round followed by either Mariam Metwally (27) ing India’s challenge in international events for more than a CB Gupta Memorial Inter=Collegiate Cricket Sports Galaxy Trophy at Seth AR Jaipuria World Cup or Ho Tze-Lok of Hong Kong. In the pre-quarters, the decade, want to carry on at least till the 2022 Commonwealth Tournament at CB Gupta ground on Thursday. ground on Thursday. winners Mats Indian could face world number 2 Nour El Sherbini of and Asian Games. BRIEF SCORES: BRIEF SCORES: Hummels and Egypt. “At the back of my mind, I still have the Commonwealth NPGC: 152 (Himanshu 67, Prajjwal 36, Ritik 10; AICC: 228 (Amit Chopra 66, Ankur Malik 49, Jerome “Right now, I am seeded 12 in the tournament. I have Games and Asian Games in 2022, that I would like to com- Saneet 32/2) Ravikant 43, Upendra 42; Monu 22/2, Shubham Boateng, that he a couple of tough first and second round matches. I have pete in and win medals for India there. Yeah... 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With Kohli being rested from the The Deodhar Trophy will be played ondon Olympics past Punjab in the quarterfi- up four wickets in the semi- Back in the Indian team after a four- T20 series against Bangladesh, Samson at Ranchi from October 31 to November LBronze medallist nals before young M final demolition of year gap, Samson is at peace with his is likely to play as a specialist batsman 4. Saina Nehwal stormed Shahrukh Khan guided them Chhattisgarh while the pacers flaws and doesn’t try to be the “perfect with Pant standing behind the stumps. The India A team will also feature into the women's sin- home in the semifinal against — experienced Abhimanyu batsman” that he wanted to be for the Like others, Samson too had high experienced off-spinner Ravichandran gles quarterfinals of Gujarat. Mithun and Prasidh Krishna longest time. expectations from himself but not Ashwin, wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan and the $ 750,000 French The two sides are equally — and the spinners K Samson played his sole match for anymore. He also has no hard feelings Jaydev Unadkat, among others. Open with a straight matched, with a formidable Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal and India — a T20 — in July 2015 when a about getting just one international Out-of-favour India all-rounders game win over batting line-up and a set of Praveen Dube among the second- string team toured Zimbabwe. game so far to prove himself. Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar feature Denmark’s Line quality bowlers, though the wickets. He was 19 then. “I don’t have any regrets. As I said in the India B squad, to be led by Højmark Kjaersfeldt presence of R Ashwin gives The host bowlers will be Since that high, it has been a I have gone through a lot of ups and Parthiv. here on Thursday. the TN attack more experi- up against a confident Tamil roller-coaster ride for the wicketkeep- downs. I had lots of high expectations In-form Test opener Mayank Agarwal The eighth seeded ence and variety. Nadu batting line-up and stop- er-batsman, who has been dropped about myself that I should have per- and senior wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Indian, who had won Today’s clash will be ping it will hold the key to suc- from the Kerala team on disciplinary formed much better than what I did. Karthik are part of the India C squad. the Indonesia Masters decided by how the two bowl- cess. grounds. He has not been consistent “... That I should have got into the early in the year before ing attacks perform given that Off-spinner R Ashwin and enough, has had fitness issues but every team much before, but lately, I under-  going through a rough both teams have a lot of depth leg spinner Murugan Ashwin now and then, he came up with an stood that everything has its own time India A: Hanuma Vihari (capt), Devdutt patch, dispatched Line in batting. will be aware that the innings befitting his rich batting talent. and you have to be patient for your turn. Padikkal, A R Easwaran, Vishnu Vinod, 21-10, 21-11 in 27 The home side has been Chinnaswamy stadium with its One such knock happened earlier I have been doing that and have Amandeep Khare, Abhishek Raman, minutes. well served by out-of-favour small boundaries can be tough this month — an unbeaten 212 — the become a better person in the process. Ishan Kishan (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi The two-time Test opener K L Rahul (546 on the bowlers and have a huge highest individual score in the history “Have really enjoyed my tough Bishnoi, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Commonwealth runs in 10 games), who has task of containing the likes of of Vijay Hazare Trophy. times, to be honest. I have understood Unadkat, Sandeep Warrier, Siddarth Games champion, who come into his own in the Rahul, Mayank and others. “You rightly said it has been a who all are with me genuinely and who Kaul, Bhargav Merai. had lost in the first quarterfinals and semis and The role of the Tamil Nadu roller-coaster ride for me. If you have are not.” India B: Parthiv Patel (capt & wk), round in three succes- his opening partner Devdutt medium-pacers T Natarajan, a very safe and easy career there are very As a batsman, Samson feels he is in Priyank Panchal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Baba sive events, will next Padikkal (598 runs from 10 M Mohammed and K Vignesh less things you will learn. I have learnt a really good space. Aparajith, Kedar Jadhav, Ruturaj take on Korea’s An Se matches). would be crucial as getting a lot in the last four to five years. If you “Mentally and technically many Gaekwad, Shahbaz Nadeem, Anukul Young, who had last Captain Manish Pandey early wickets can have a huge you have failed a lot of times then you changes have happened in the last five Roy, K Gowtham, Vijay Shankar, week knocked out has been in good touch too impact on the game. know how to rise up and how to suc- years. I have understood my game a lot  %9:9;7* Mohammed Siraj, Rush Kalaria, Yarra India’s P V Sindhu in and he will look to pull his The final offers Tamil ceed. I have failed a lot of times in my more, a lot abut myself as a person. I Prithviraj, Nitish Rana. the opening round of weight in the summit clash as Nadu a chance for redemption life so I know how to stand up and per- have worked on my strengths and not anuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel and India C: Shubman Gill (capt), Mayank Denmark Open. would Mayank and Test dis- after the horror run in the pre- form. That has been a blessing,” tried to be the perfect batsman that I HShubman Gill were on Thursday Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Suryakumar Saina had defeated card Karun Nair. vious two seasons while Samson, now 24, said on Thursday. tried be for a long time. I understood named captains of India A, India B and Yadav, Priyam Garg, Dinesh Karthik Hong Kong’s Cheung Tamil Nadu have an Karnataka which hasn’t had a Many including the great Rahul that no one can be a perfect batsman. India C teams respectively for this year’s (wk), Axar Patel, Mayank Markande, Jalaj Ngan Yi 23-21, 21-17 equally formidable batting great 2018-19 season will also Dravid rated Samson highly but incon- Now I keep it simple and enjoy my Deodhar Trophy. Saxena, Avesh Khan, Dhawal Kulkarni, in the opening round unit with Baba Aparajith (480 look to start with a bang with sistency went against him. The resur- cricket.” The teams were picked during the Ishan Porel, D G Pathania, Virat Singh. on Wednesday night. runs), southpaw Abhinav a title win.