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    Minister assured that the CAA  + %+!4 will not “discriminate” between harging the Opposition Hindus and Muslims and cause romising a bright future for Cwith instigating anti-CAA no damage to minorities. Pyouths working in Uttar protests and spreading “false- Taking a jibe at the Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi hood”, Prime Minister Congress on its “save Adityanath said that over 35 Narendra Modi on Thursday Constitution” pitch, he recalled lakh jobs would be thrown open warned that agitations against unconstitutional measures dur- in the state after projects taken up laws passed by Parliament and ing Emergency, placing of under DefExpo 2020 and State Assemblies may lead to National Advisory Council Investors’ Summit took a final “anarchy”. He justified action above Prime Minister and shape. against PDP and NC leaders in PMO and recently violating “Uttar Pradesh is a land of Jammu & Kashmir suggesting Supreme Court’s advise against opportunities and provides that his Government cannot be violent agitations. immense possibilities and ways with those supporting “open Modi also accused the of investment. At the same time, secession” and lampooned Congress of discreetly insti- this state will provide jobs to edu- Congress campaign of “save gating anti-CAA agitation. cated and skilled workers. In Constitution”. “Khoob parda hai, chilman se 2018, we organised Investors’ In a speech laced with lage baithe hain, saaf chhupte Summit in which Prime Minister        !   " #    !  humour, “shayari” and verbal bhi nahin, samne aate bhi Narendra Modi had announced $        wallops at the Opposition lead- nahin” (Closeted to screen but construction of defence manu- ers, Modi quoted the first would not come out in open), facturing corridor. These two cities as ‘Smart and Safe Cities’ in started from February. Also, sur- Prime Minister of the country, Modi recited a romantic poem events will open up employment UP. In these, integrated com- vey for Ganga Expressway from Jawaharlal Nehru, to buttress to nuance his political message. opportunities to 35 lakh people,” mand and control centres will be Meerut to Prayagraj has been the case for the CAA saying it So much criticism of the Yogi said while addressing a established and there will be huge completed and construction will was he who first spoke of                  CAA has been made ironical- seminar organised by UPEIDA investment possibilities,” he said. begin by the end of this year,” the “pressure” on and “safety” of ly by those who love getting and FICCI at DefExpo 2020 Yogi further said that if an chief minister said. minorities in East and West had recommended a law like that affected minorities coming Pakistan concerned, minorities photographed with the group here on Thursday. industrial institution had to prove Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan and need to change the CAA. to India have right to citizen- are practically liquidated. of people who want “tukde Yogi said that industrialists itself, then there were immense Defence Minister Rajnath Singh the law to grant Indian citi- Modi referred to the 1950 ship and “law needed to be Those who live in East Pakistan tukde” of India, he said. could succeed in making India opportunities for it too. said that UP would play an zenship to “minorities” coming Nehru-Liyaqat agreement on changed.” live in total frustration”. Modi Modi likened Congress’ self-dependent in defence pro- “Road connectivity of the important role in fulfilling Prime from Pakistan. Modi sought to minority security and non- Drawing attention to the also gave another instance of stand to that of Pakistan, say- duction and also help develop state is very good because of its Minister Narendra Modi’s dream ask the Opposition benches discrimination against “reli- persecution of religious Jogendra Nath Mandal, a back- ing Islamabad spoke the same their business and the state. direct connectivity to the nation- of making the country a $ 5-tril- whether Pandit Nehru was gious minorities”. Why did minorities in Pakistan from the ward caste leader also the first language for decades to mislead “Our policy is much better al capital and it is also connect- lion economy. “communal” to raise the issue Nehru not use “all citizens”? he very beginning, the Prime Law Minister in Pakistan who and incite Indian Muslims and than of other states and it will ed with the world by air,” he said. “Uttar Pradesh is steadily of the plight of “minorities” in asked to counter protests Minister gave the instance of also likewise returned to India that task is now being per- attract investment here,” Yogi Yogi said the UP govern- moving on the path of develop- the neighbouring country. against exclusion of Muslims in freedom fighter Upendra Nath after observing that minorities formed by those “thrown out of said. ment was developing infrastruc- ment. Rail, air and road connec- “This was not only the agreement. He said an year Dutta — a member of All were being successfully driven the power”, he said. The chief minister said that ture facilities in the state at a fast tivity has improved here and sin- Mahatma Gandhi’s but also ago before this agreement, India Congress Committee — out of West Pakistan and the On Kashmir, Modi quoted what made UP important was pace. gle window system is working Nehru’s sentiments. Was Pandit Nehru wrote a letter to Assam who had stayed in Pakistan but same was being done in the PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, NC’s that the Eastern and Western “Expressways are being con- better in the state,” he said. Nehru communal? Did he dis- Chief Minister Gopinath to returned to India after expos- East Pakistan. Farooq Abdullah and Omar dedicated freight corridors passed structed on a large scale. The defence minister said criminate between Hindus and distinguish between Hindu ing abject persecution of As he accused the Abdullah’s “secessionist” com- through the state. Presently, work on Purvanchal that Chief Minister Yogi Muslims? Did he want Hindu refugees and Muslim migrants minorities in that country. Congress of telling “lies” and ments and their warning “The junction of the two is Expressway is in progress and it Adityanath was working as an rashtra?” Modi asked, asserting from Pakistan. Modi quoted The PM quoted Dutt say- spreading “false propaganda” against abrogation of Article at Burari (UP) and investors who will become operational by the able captain, so investors that several reports, including Nehru’s statement in the Lok ing in the Constituent on the CAA on account of its 370 and asked “can anyone see invest here would definitely ben- year end. In addition, work on would no longer face diffi- those of parliamentary panels, Sabha on November 5, 1950 Assembly “so far as the side of vote-bank politics, the Prime Continued on Page 4 efit from it. We will develop 17 Bundelkhand Expressway will be culties in UP.  #
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DSingh signalled India’s investment, joint ventures in challenges faced by African He said that India recognised porting the development of readiness to take defence defence equipment, software, countries. common security challenges in India as a world-class services engagements with friendly digital defence, research and Singh stressed that India’s the form of transnational hub for aerospace products,” African countries to the next development, provisioning of partnership with African coun- crimes of piracy, trafficking of Stanley said.    !  level, stressing on cooperation defence equipment, spares and tries was an open partnership drugs, arms and humans and Airbus’ global services fore- and mutual capabilities in com- their maintenance. with all possibilities and illegal fishing. cast envisages the Indian aircraft bating terrorism and extremism. 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For export this weapon Thursday, Singh said that India (R&D) had opened up new vis- Minister Narendra Modi for increased engagement in the between product and services for an agreement for developing Lithgow F88, which is a licence- is being offered as the F90. would continue to intensify and tas for cooperation to take our India’s engagement with Africa region has enabled it to be the excellence of Airbus and infra- F90 rifles in India. produced version of the success- The F90 is a gas-operated, deepen engagements. engagement to the next level. had deepened economic and first responders in providing structure, engineering and Thales Senior Executive ful Steyr AUG and is current- selective fire weapon with a “It will be a partnership “Indian defence manufac- security cooperation with its humanitarian assistance in cri- mega-project execution capabil- Vice President (International ly a standard-issue infantry bullpup layout. It is chambered guided by your priorities, more turing companies are now part- maritime neighbours, Singh sis like Cyclone Idai in ities of Adani,” Airbus India said. Development) Pascale Sourisse weapon in Australia. for the standard NATO 5.56x45 specifically on defence cooper- nering with some of the lead- said, “Maritime security in the Mozambique and more recent- “India is at the cusp of and Bharat Forge President and Essentially the F90 can be mm ammunition. It has many ation. These include strength- ing names in the business and region is a matter of common ly, Cyclone Diane in transformational growth in air- CEO (Defence and Aerospace) seen as a new-generation ver- distinctive upgrades and ening cooperation and mutu- are part of their global supply interest for both India and Madagascar,” he said. craft services market. Our col- Col Rajinder Bhatia in presence sion of the F88. The F90 assault changes comparing with the al capabilities in combating chains,” he said. Africa, which is highlighted by The conclave adopted laboration with Airbus is of the company’s Chairman and rifle was first publicly revealed original F88. It is better bal- terrorism and extremism, keep- Singh added, “India is the government’s emphasis on India -Africa Declaration on aligned to our vision of nation Managing Director Baba in 2012. Deliveries to the anced, more comfortable to ing our cyberspace safe and geared up to provide offshore SAGAR (Security and Growth Defence Cooperation. building and to indigenise crit- Kalyani joined hands to devel- Australian Army began in 2017. use, lighter and more reliable secure and supporting the UN patrol vessels (OPVs), fast inter- for all in the Region) for Indo- Minister of State for ical technologies and services, op their cooperation for the F90 In Australian service this assault than the previous weapon. in advancing and keeping ceptor boats, body and vehicle Pacific region.” Defence, Shripad Naik, Chief of thus creating a vibrant ecosys- rifles for the defence and law peace,” the Indian defence min- armour, night vision goggles Singh said that India’s secu- Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, tem in aerospace capabilities in enforcement sectors in India ister said. (NVGs), unmanned aerial vehi- rity relations with African Chief of Naval Staff Admiral India,” Rajvanshi said. and abroad. Defence ministers of 38 cles (UAVs), Dornier aircraft nations had centred around Karambir Singh, Chief of Air The Airbus showcased its This cooperation is a testa- countries participated in the and arms and ammunition to providing training to African Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS best-in-class military products ment to the ‘Make in India’ ini- India-Africa Defence Ministers’ our African counterparts.” service personnel, participation Bhadauria, Chief of Army Staff and cutting-edge defence tech- tiative of the Indian government Conclave held on Thursday. The defence minister also in United Nations peacekeep- Gen MM Naravane, Defence nologies at the DefExpo 2020. and paves the way to a poten- It is the first time that offered to share India’s experi- ing efforts on the continent and Secretary Ajay Kumar and offi- Models of highly-versatile C295 tial licensing agreement, officials African nations held a separate ence in implementing initia- also maritime cooperation. cials of the Defence and aircraft, as well as H145M and of both the companies said. conclave in the DefExpo. tives like iDEX (Innovations for The defence minister External Affairs ministries were H225M helicopters, were Meanwhile, Chief of Singh said that New Delhi Defence Excellence) and Make- stressed the importance of safe present on the occasion. among its top exhibits. Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat visited Thales stand on the second Day of DefExpo 2020 here on Thursday. 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Congress general demonstrations during the Kandhala Tiraha on Proposal for manufacturing of secretary Priyanka Gandhi campaign. which the three men parts in India under provision of Vadra is scheduled to join the Mona said that the were riding and seized IGA was also handed over by campaign soon. Congress would demand 50 416 grams of smack ) # 2 O ''P  Indian Navy to the identified Addressing media persons          per cent reduction in power valued at over 60 lakh Indian industry.Both sides before launching the campaign,       bills of farmers, waiver of in the international acknowledged that this would Lallu said that the campaign farmers’ loans, doubling of market. The police pave way for more cases and had been divided into five farmers’ profits and double seized 11,000 in cash contracts for joint manufactur- phases. ond phase, party workers minimum support price as and the motorcycle. ing of spares parts in future. He said in the first phase, would meet MLAs and MPs promised by the Bharatiya The conference was co- 25,000 Congress workers and hand over to them the Janata Party during the 2014 chaired by Indian Defence would visit three blocks daily farmers’ memorandum of poll campaign, and payment of Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and and meet 300 families per demands. cane dues. Deputy Minister of Industry block and by the end of the “In the third phase, The Congress leader and Trade of Russian Federation, phase, they would contact 2.72 Congress workers along with alleged that the BJP govern- Oleg Ryazantsev. crore people of the state, farmers and public will gherao ments at the Centre and in UP, In his opening remarks, including 55 lakh families of tehsil offices on Tehsil Diwas were working against farmers’ Kumar said that the Inter-gov- farmers. The UPCC chief said and place those demands interests and hence the party ernmental agreement (IGA) on that they would get forms before administrative officers. had decided to take up their joint manufacturing of spares in filled by the farmers high- In the fourth phase, party fight to a logical conclusion India was signed at Vladivostok lighting their major problems workers will agitate at district and not leave them to commit (Russia) on September 4, 2019. and demands. headquarters while in the last suicide as was being done in “The IGA provides framework Lallu said that in the sec- phase, Congress workers will the present BJP rule. for partnership of Russian OEMs with Indian industry for manufacturing of spare parts of NOTICE Russian origin equipment in use   (  '' ' by Indian defence forces,” he My concern that Farha said. Naqvi is the Nick name of Kumar further said that the  + $ 6 #$ 8 alleged that after the death of Police Satyarth Aniruddha Taskeen Fatima W/o Zeeshan Indian side had taken a number Manju’s husband, her brothers- Pankaj said they were investi- Haider R/o 87-A, Husainabad of steps to expedite collaboration ensation prevailed in Aswa in-law Mahesh and Dinesh gating all angles — suicide Rais Manzil Thakurganj Lko between Indian and Russian SDaudpur village under used to torture her to force her and murder — of the case. He her son Farhan Haider is the companies and looked forward Handia police station in trans- to leave the house. They alleged confirmed that all the four student of class III-F in C.M.S. to expeditious commencement Ganga area of Prayagraj when that fed up with the daily tor- bodies bore injury marks on Chowk Lko. Farha Naqvi & of manufacturing in India. a widow and her three minor ment, Manju ended the lives of the necks. Taskeen Fatima is same Lady Russian Deputy Minister Oleg children were found dead in her three children and hanged When the bodies were Ryazantsev highlighted that the their room on Thursday herself to death. being sent to mortuary for Russian side would actively par- morning. Police have taken Manju’s post-mortem, Manju’s kin NOTICE ticipate in collaborations under Police said that prima facie, father-in-law Srinath and staged a dharna, demanding the ambit of the IGA and take it appeared to be a case of sui- Mahesh into custody for ques- action against the in-laws. The I Army No. 4195111-N Hav, all necessary steps to facilitate cide. tioning. SSP, however, pacified them, Arjun Singh Kholiya, S/o Shri manufacturing of parts in India. The deceased included a The deaths came to light assuring them that the guilty Madan Singh Kholia unit C/o A large number of delegates woman, Manju, and her three when the villagers spotted the would soon be booked and sent 56 APO hereby declare that in from Indian and Russian children Priya (8), Anu (6) and bodies of the four lying in the behind the bars. my service record my wife's defence sector companies partic- Ritik (4). The bodies of the house and informed the police After the death of her hus- name and Date of Birth wrong- ipated in the meet and discussed woman and the children bore about it. On getting informa- band, Manju Devi was living in ly mentioned as Devki Kholiya the way forward to achieve injury marks on the necks. tion, SP (trans-Ganga) and the house of her in-laws along o4.05.1984 while her correct objectives of inter-governmen- Manju’s husband, Ramesh CO rushed to the spot along with her children. 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As times before they finally execut- for that day. “We recovered Research, one of the best mag- glory for the country in com- ond wife who wanted to walk she refused, Ranjeet slapped ed the crime on the fateful day. adequate evidence against azines of Mathematics and ing years. He has been award- out of the marriage with him her and the latter shared this On the intervening night of Smriti and others in the case. Science, has published the ed a certificate by the following her alleged affair with Deependra,” the CP January 28 and 29, they had We recovered two shells and a mathematics research paper International Journal of Science with a Rae Bareli youth. explained. checked into a hotel in Vikas bullet from the crime scene on of Shashwat, who has proved and Research. CMS founder Commissioner of Police Pandey said the police Nagar while carrying no bag- the day of the incident,” Pandey the mathematical formula of Jagdish Gandhi praised Sujeet Pandey disclosed this worked on the case probing all gage with them. They did not said. quadratic equation propound- Shashwat for his brilliance and following the arrest of Ranjeet’s angles. “Angles such as financial have dinner at the hotel and ed by noted mathematician talent and blessed him for a second wife Smriti Srivastava, fraud (Ranjeet was accused of checked out after their plan How Ranjeet got the title Dharacharya, using complex bright future. a native of Gorakhpur present- taking money from several per- failed. They had used a white of Bachchan: Ranjeet was a ly living in Vikas Nagar, her sons for facilitating jobs), terror car (Baleno) to conduct a recce stage artiste and used to play alleged lover Deependra and (a social media post suggested but did not get the chance to the role of Amitabh Bachchan latter’s driver Sanjeet Gautam, Ranjeet was a right wing leader eliminate Ranjeet. The second in plays, hence getting the also of Rae Bareli. Pandey said and killed for his political lean- attempt was made on the inter- nickname. He came in contact the police had announced a ing), and family dispute could vening night of January 30 and with Kalindi several years and cash reward of Rs 50,000 on the not go far. In the meantime, we 31, and it had come a cropper. she led the team which carried arrest of shooter Jitendra, who ing the investigation. The relations between got a tip-off about Smriti’s On February 2, Deependra, out Bharat Yatra. Ranjeet had is Deependra’s cousin. According to the CP, Ranjeet Ranjeet and Smriti worsened affair with another youth, and along with shooter Jitendra a son with Kalindi but he died “The Home department was not divorcing Smriti after with each passing day even as we worked on this angle. It and driver Sanjeet, reached a few years back. He later mar- has announced Rs 5 lakh as an she came to know that he was she lodged three cases, includ- worked and we nabbed the Lucknow from Rae Bareli. ried Smriti of Gorakhpur and award to the police team that already married to Kalindi ing one for setting to fire her accused,” he said. The CP said “They were seen entering kept her in dark about already cracked the case in the record Sharma, his colleague during scooty and motorcycle at her the police recovered digital evi- Lucknow at Nigoha toll plaza in being married, and the couple time,” the Commissioner of the Bharat Yatra campaign. house in Vikas Nagar. dence and the car in which the on February 2 morning. The had a daughter. Sources said Police said. Ranjeet was shot Smriti, whose married life was “The motive for Ranjeet’s accused reached Lucknow, shooter got down from the car Smriti felt crestfallen after she dead on February 2 morning. on the rocks, got emotional murder was extreme hatred among other things. “We are yet at Capitol cinema in came to know that Ranjeet was Pandey said property angle, support from Deependra and which Smriti had for him due to recover the weapon Hazratganj, followed by already married. Initially, she financial fraud, terror and other came closer to him after being to his conduct and his tenden- (revolver) and our teams are Deependra a little ahead. In a tried to fight it out but on find- angles did not hold water dur- ignored by Ranjeet. cy to cheat on her. On January working on this,” he added. CCTV footage, Ranjeet, Aditya ing him unrepentant, she fell and Kalindi were seen walking out with him and came close to down towards Hazratganj Deependra. crossing while Jitendra and Smriti’s meeting with       Deependra, having covered Deependra was also interesting. themselves with shawls, were Deependra’s elder brother is trailing them. On reaching employed with roadways. A        Hazratganj crossing, Kalindi few years back, she was travel- turned in another direction ing by a bus which developed    !++  %+!4 am on Thursday. “We reached after which he was rounded up while Aditya and Ranjeet a snag on the way at night. the scene but the victim had him. Police said they suspect- moved towards Parivartan Deependra’s brother helped class VIII student, said to already been rushed to a hos- ed that the accused, identified Chowk,” Commissioner of Smriti and this way, she came Abe mentally unstable, pital. The accused lives in as Ram Hriday of Sitapur, Police Sujeet Pandey said. to know Deependra and his attacked his maths teacher with Dauna village of Kakori,” the strangled his wife Munni Devi He said Sanjeet reached family. a knife when the latter was in SHO said. to death. They said they were Parivartan Chowk via Lalbagh, the classroom at Ram Prasad Meanwhile, a 15-year-old waiting for the autopsy report. Gemini hotel and Parivartan CCTV footage gave the Bismil Inter College on girl, identified as Komal, was As per reports, Ram Chowk, where Deependra and lead: On February 2, when the Thursday morning. Police said found hanging at her house in Hriday came out of his house Jintendra sat in the car. “They police were looking for a clue Shyam Gupta (40) of Talkatora Vishal Khand-III of Gomti around 10 am while crying that moved ahead via Shani Mandir, about the miscreants, a CCTV suffered neck injuries not seri- Nagar police station area on robbers had killed his wife. Chiraiyya Jheel, and Laxman footage was obtained in the ous in nature. The police said Thursday. Reports said a staff of Neighbours reached the scene Mela ground. They threw the afternoon and it was made the teacher was admitted to a RML Hospital informed police and found Munni Devi lying phones at Baikunth Dhaam public the same evening. hospital and action would be about the incident. Komal was dead with strangulation marks on the way and left for Rae However, it was a blind clue as taken against the accused. brought to the hospital by her around the neck. Initially, he Bareli. Thereafter, Deependra the mafia doing time in jail As per reports, Gupta was mother Mithilesh around 11 told the police that he was out and Jitendra fled to Mumbai. failed to identify those seen in teaching his students when a am. The police said Komal was for work and found his wife We arrested Deependra from the footage. Later, the police student came from behind and found hanging from the ceiling dead after he returned home UP-MP boarder,” the CP said. were tipped off about similar- attacked him. The student was with a dupatta tied around her around 10 am. However, a looking persons captured by a irked over being asked to sit at neck. neighbour told the police that Smriti made WhatsApp in a CCTV camera installed in another place in the classroom. Meanwhile, a man alleged- he saw Ram Hriday at the calls to duck surveillance: a Vikas Nagar hotel. The police said the student used ly killed his wife, who used to house around 6 am. The neigh- Smriti had not talked to The police checked social a kitchen knife. However, they doubt his loyalty, in Madiaon bours also told the police that Deependra since January 25. media profiles of Smriti, failed to explain from where the some time on Wednesday Ram Hriday was not on good She initially told the police that Ranjeet and Kalindi. student got the knife. The night and later spread the terms with his wife as she sus- Deependra was in Mumbai Deependra was spotted among Kakori SHO said he got a call news that she was killed by pected him to be in relation- and showed details of a the friends of Smriti. The police from principal of the college robbers. Residents doubted his ship with another woman in WhatsApp call. However, it focused on Smriti and finally Mohammed Irfan around 10.35 claim and alerted the police the locality. later surfaced that Deependra worked out the case. <( '' (
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# Kashmir but we trust people of NDA Government. The Prime government that the accused will Kashmir and therefore removed Minister said driven by politics, be accommodated in a cell to be    Article 370 and developing it,” the some States are not allowing occupied exclusively by him, with Prime Minister said affirming his farmers to benefit from the PM proper “safety and security” and ash-strapped Air India, which is being disin- Government’s commitment to Kisan Scheme. “I appeal to them, complying with the “personal Cvested by the government, has outstanding the Constitution. Amid thumping let there be no politics in farmer space and hygiene requirements” dues of over Rs 822 crore towards VVIP charter of benches by ruling BJP mem- welfare. We all have to work the court expects. India had also flights, according to latest data provided by the bers and their allies, the Prime together for the prosperity of made further guarantees on med- national carrier to an RTI response. In its RTI Minister invoked the Constitution farmers of India,” he said. He said ical facilities and protection from response provided on Wednesday to Commodore to warn against street protests the PM-KISAN Samman Yojana intra-prisoner violence in Delhi’s Lokesh Batra (retd), who sought to know the lat- against decisions taken by is transforming the lives of many Tihar Jail, where he is to be held est data on outstanding bills of Air Parliament and Assemblies. The farmers. Several farmers have ahead of his trial. “Nothing sug- India, the carrier said as on November 30, 2019, Congress was expected to be a benefited due to this. In this gests that there is any real risk of Rs 822 crore were pending towards VVIP charter responsible Opposition, but it scheme there are no middlemen injustice, nor are the circum- flights. has taken a wrong turn, he said. and no extra file work. Modi said stances exceptional. Indeed, the It also said an additional Rs 9.67 crore towards “What will then happen? Can the FDI in April-September 2018 material does not even demon- evacuation operations and Rs 12.65 crore towards the country run this way? This is stood at USD 22 billion, while in strate reasonably arguable ferrying foreign dignitaries were also pending. road to anarchy... Such a way can April-September 2019 it increased grounds for contending that there Under VVIP charter flights, Air India provides its put you (Opposition) in trouble to USD 26 billion. This reflects would be a real risk of ill-treat- aircraft to ferry— the President, the Vice-President as well. I am giving this warning confidence of foreign investors in ment contrary to Article 3 and the Prime Minister— for which the bills are as we all should be concerned India, he said. Referring to the ECHR,” Justices David Bean and paid by the ministries. about the country,” the Prime North-East, Modi said for years, Clive Lewis said in their judgment If outstanding bills of VVIP charter flights were Minister said. Modi said his distance became a reason to handed down last month. not enough, the carrier had also accrued bills of Government and party is deter- ignore this region. Things have Chawla’s case will be the first Rs 526.14 crore towards tickets taken on credit by mined and decisive and fast- changed now and the region is high-profile extradition of its government officials as on March 31, 2019, tracking decision as “we are on becoming a growth engine as kind under the India-UK according to the reply. Out of Rs 526.14 crore, Rs walking on a beaten track fol- great work has been done in so Extradition Treaty, signed in 1992. 236.16 crore were pending for over three years, Air lowed by the Congress”. “If we many sectors and Ministers and Following an extradition trial India said in its response. The airlines also said were to take your path of 70 years, officials are regularly visiting the in October 2017, Westminster provisioned Rs 281.82 crore as an accounting we would not have been able to North-East. “The Bodo Accord Magistrates’ Court in London charge in its account books for “probable non- terminate Article 370”. signed now is special because it had concluded that while Chawla recovery”. Batra had sought “updated (till the date The Prime Minister said if his has brought all stakeholders had a prima facie case to answer, of response), completed and detailed Government worked as per the together and we are moving his human rights could not be information (including dates and invoices)” on old ways, the Ram Janmabhoomi towards a more peaceful era,” he guaranteed in Tihar. This ruling total pending dues towards VVIP charter flights issue would have remained said. was successfully challenged in the and amounts owed by different public authorities unsolved, Kartarpur Sahib corri- High Court by the Crown towards Air India among other details. dor would not be a reality and + 0 .! Prosecution Service (CPS), argu- The information under the RTI Act is defined as there would be no India- enormous task and such pleas are ing on behalf of the Indian any record in any form held by or under the control Bangladesh land agreement. Modi rarely successful. “The Secretary authorities. According to court of public authority which has to be furnished to an also touched on the issues of of State signed the order for documents in the case, Chawla is applicant within 30 days subject to exemptions under economy, unemployment and Sanjeev Chawla’s extradition to described as a Delhi-born busi- the law. According to a response provided by the Civil farmers distress. On the economy, India in February 2019. Due nessman who moved to the UK Aviation ministry on December 5, 2019, a net loss the Prime Minister said the process will now be followed,” the on a business visa in 1996, where of Rs 8,556.35 crore (provisional) was reported by Government has kept the fiscal UK Home Office said. Chawla, he has been based while making Air India. On Wednesday, the ministry said reasons deficit in check, price rise is also who remains on bail, has sought trips back and forth to India. After for losses reported by Air India were —high inter- under control and there is macro- to argue against his extradition to his Indian passport was revoked est burden, increase in competition economic stability. Modi said the India on human rights grounds in in 2000, he obtained a UK pass- especially from low cost carriers, adverse impact of agriculture Budget, which was the UK courts ever since his arrest port in 2005 and became a British exchange rate variation due to weakening of the earlier Rs 27,000 crore, has now back in June 2016. Most recently, citizen. Indian Rupee, and high operating costs.    !"#$#$    


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 members. months later, he will not be unemployment, Modi said he Earlier, the Government He attacked the Opposition Outside the house, Rahul able to even leave his home. will resolve unemployment in used to talk about economy, for not offering any "construc- reacted saying the PM did not The youth of India will the country but not his and of Make in India, USD 5 trillion, tive suggestion" during the       talk about the main issue of beat him up with sticks his party's. but the Prime Minister now debate, saying they made a unemployment and alleged and make him understand On Congress leader does not talk about "virtue out of stagnation". that he was distracting people that this country will not be Shashi Tharoor's criticism of the biggest issue facing the Modi said one member    !++  implement GST? Why did and unify the sprawling econ- by talking about other things able to make progress the Government, Modi sug- country and is distracting said the decision to abrogate  you keep it hanging?" PM omy. like Jawaharlal Nehru and until jobs are provided to gested that Tharoor should the people by talking about the special status for Jammu & Modi said in Rajya Sabha as The move improved eco- Pakistan. them." have some soft corner for other things, ranging Kashmir in August last year rime Minister Narendra the opposition broke erupted nomic efficiency but critics say Without naming Rahul When Rahul got up from Kashmir after all he was "son- from the Congress and was taken without discussion. PModi on Thursday in protest. the complexities of the new Gandhi, the Prime Minister his seat and questioned Modi in-law" of the region, referring Nehru to Pakistan and "This observation is not cor- attacked the Congress for the "I had said that you should regime have driven many said: "In 70 years, no Congress on the issue of unemployment, to his late wife Sunanda Bangladesh. rect. The entire nation has delay in implementation of the address the manufacturing small enterprises out of busi- leader has ever become self- the Prime Minister said he was Pushkar. seen the detailed discussions Goods and Services Tax , say- states issues in order to imple- ness and forced hundreds of on the subject. MPs have ing that it was only after he ment GST.(Arun) Jaitley ji thousands out of jobs. The locked and televised address amendment to the citizenship the style of Ranbir Penal Code. Territories-Jammu and voted in favour of the deci- took office that the outstand- addressed these issues. The Congress, which had accused stopped when the Bill to bifur- law. The erstwhile State was the Kashmir and Ladakh. sions." ing issues were resolved, issues that I raised as a CM the BJP of holding up the GST cate Andhra Pradesh was Many Central laws were only one to have a separate Following the reorganisa- "People do not forget paving the way for the rollout (Chief Minister), I have worked when it was in the opposition, passed, the PM told the joint not implemented due to the constitution and flag as per the tion of the erstwhile State into things easily. I want to remind of the unified tax regime. on them as a PM," he added. has been one of the sharpest session. special status provided to the provisions of Article 370. two UTs, a number of the the Leader of the Opposition in "GST has seen a lot of The Central Government critics of the implementation The Prime Minister further erstwhile State of Jammu & However, the status of J&K leaders from the Valley were Rajya Sabha about the manner changes. It is a big achievement had launched the GST in 2017, of the tax reform by the PM said there is "unprecedented Kashmir under the Article 370 changed after the Article 370 put under detention as a pre- in which proceedings regarding for the country. If you had this its biggest ever tax reform, Modi's Government, saying peace in Northeast" countering of the Constitution. was nullified by the Parliament ventive measure and the the creation of Telangana took much knowledge and a clear aiming to replace more than a that bungled implementation the Opposition charge of unrest Even the Indian Penal and the then State was reorga- Opposition has been crying place" when the House was vision then why didn't you dozen federal and state levies had hurt the economy. in the region following an Code (IPC) was implanted in nized into two Union foul over the move.

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+ + *.  †y „uuˆ demography — national try. What is pretty discernible Hinduism. With statements won 13 seats by fielding board member have strength- Capital has been divided in in the highly surcharges polit- of BJP's political leaders, like Poorvanchali leaders in 2015 ened AAP and people are he Delhi Assembly elec- 9„q‚•‰y‰ three groups which are: ical arena, is the changed in - 'shoot the traitors' have elections. Analysis of the showing unconditional sup- Ttion campaign which Higher income group, middle narrative among the com- developed a sense of fear available trends indicate that port to the party irrespective started as a three-corner fight and lower. As per the data mon people. among Punjabi Sikhs and the 'upper caste ' among poor- of national concern as a fam- among the incumbent AAP, However, observers feel analysis of previous results of Previously, Delhi was pri- refugees too. Punjab vanchali migrants to Delhi ily is saving Rs 2000 -3000 per the BJP and the Congress that aggressive campaigning the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan marily a city of Punjabis, Assembly had recently passed have shown their uncondi- month with free DTC travel has now narrowed down to a by the BJP is likely to help it Sabha elections both, it is Sikh, Baniya, Muslims, a resolution against CAA. tional support to the BJP in in buses plus water/electrici- direct fight between the AAP improve on its 2015 tally of estimated that 60-70 per cent Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Hari Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Lok Sabha elections and this ty. Another important factor and the BJP with the three seats. A few even predict vote share will of higher Tribes and,Hindi speaking Tilak Nagar , Jangpura and time also, Barhamins and which is expansion of EWS Congress appearing to have that the saffron party may get income group may go to BJP, Poorvanchalis from Uttar few other Punjbai dominated upper castes may go with quota in high end private given up hope with its low-  closer to the half-way mark in 20-25 per cent with AAP and Pardesh and Bihar ). seats are witnessing a tough BJP. Poorvanchalis other the schools possible due to active key canvassing for the the Assembly. 5-10 per cent to the Congress Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) battle. Baniya plays a crucial upper castes may go the AAP. participation of Deputy Chief February 8 election. The AAP throughout the The Congress, whose and other parties. In the mid- Badal is not fighting elections role in Dehi's politics but the Kejriwal's 'governance Minister Manish Sisodia. Hardselling its five years poll campaign played safe by prospects are dim, is likely to dle income group, 50-60 per with the BJP, due to its dif- low cash flow in market, seal- model' and his ability to con- While BJP's stakes are of development works and not getting drawn into the increase its vote share in five cent of voters appear to be ferences on CAA, the hard- ing of shops in market areas vince the people by the deliv- high in these elections but no freebies provided to Delhiites, Shaheen Bagh debate and boroughs, including Delhi inclined towards the BJP core Sikhs and Punjabi have broken local economy in ery of the promises made in projection of Chief Ministerial AAP convener and Delhi kept its focus on development Cant, Kasturba Nagar, and while 40 per cent are with (Khatri) voters appear to have streets. While watching this the party manifesto. candidate has put voters in Chief Minister Arvind works and freebies. It used Muslim-majority Mustafabad, AAP and 5-10 percent with tilted towards AAP. contest a close fight between Construction of more than 12 dilemma who are unwilling to Kejrwial is hopeful of retain- other tactics to corner the BJP where party workers hope to Congress and others. According to Delhi Sikh Modi and Kejriwal, Baniyas attached community bath- cast their vote to Congress and ing power. by raising the question of the gain strength. However, in lower income Gurdwara Parabandhak have maintained the subtle rooms/washrooms which Kejriwal is the only choice for However, the AAP is fac- saffron party’s inability in The action packed polit- group, a high 85 percent of Committee, Sikhs have glori- balance with Kejriwal for were one or two in Shiela them and keeping this fight ing a stiff challenge from the not announcing its CM can- ical battle of the national vote is very likely to go to ous past of battles with Delhi and Narendra Modi in Dikshit's regime, free elec- between class versus class as BJP under the stewardship of didate. Capital's turf has transformed AAP, 10 percent to BJP and Mughals, and at the commu- Centre. Moreover - Kejriwal tricity and water, availability like Modi in Center , Kejriwal Union Home Minister Amit It is too early to jump to into rich versus poor as the five percent with congress nity has this confidence to who himself is a Baniya, has of doctors for primary health also has ended caste politics in Shah. Besides promising free- any conclusion about the elec- BJP's trump card — and others. take on Muslims if there was a strong networking with the services in Mohalla clinics, Delhi. The elections results bies like 2/kg atta, the BJP tion outcome, poll pundits Citizenship Amendment Act Delhi plays host to people a need. Sikh sangat is miffed community here. improvements in Delhi gov- would provide fodders of the tried to capitalise on the anti- think the AAP is likely to (CAA) has not been accepted from 'different socio-eco- with the thought of Rashtriya Thirdly, the Poorvanchal ernment run hospitals, pollsters as they sit back to CAA protests in Shaheen retain majority in the by the majority populace. nomic background and from Swayam Sevak Sagh (RSS) factor has become dominant accreditation of parents in analyse the overall poll data of Bagh. Assembly. Despite different social different region of the coun- that Sikhs are part of in Delhi elections. AAP had government school as a vital Delhi.    !"#$#$  .

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Azamgarh (UP): Police have He said Tuesday’s protest Park. When the R ysu‰‰u„ booked 135 people protesting against the CAA was led by women got up from the spot to against the Citizenship Ulema Council national gen- offer namaaz, the policemen #"""†u †‚u Amendment Act for sedition eral secretary Tahir Madni, started hurling abuses at them. and arrested 20 of them in the who was arrested on They even threatened them. Aligarh (UP):District author- city’s Bilariaganj area. Wednesday. The policemen started creating ities are issuing notices to In the FIR, only 35 people The officer said a reward of tensions. They beat up the about 1,000 people sitting on an have been named and the rest 25,000 each has been protestors and also pelted anti-CAA dharna here, warn- are unidentified, police said. announced on absconding stones at them,” Zakir from Al ing that they may lose their The FIR lists sedition among Ulema Council leaders Nurul Falah Front, the NGO, said property if they do not give a the charges. Huda, Mirza Shane Alam and here. satisfactory explanation on why The protesters accused the Osama. “Women have been beaten they are violating prohibitory police of thrashing them. He alleged that the pro- up severely, pulled by their hair. orders. Police, however, said they used testers used foul language One Sharavari Bano was bru- In addition, police are tear gas shells to tackle the pro- against Hindus and Prime tally beaten up in front of pro- sending out “red notices” to testers when they became Minister Narendra Modi. testors. She is under treatment some local leaders, cautioning unruly. An NGO in Azamgarh has at Azamgarh hospital now,” he them against disrupting law “The FIR has been regis- alleged that nineteen people said. and order. tered against 35 named and including minors were beaten The NGO claimed that Senior Superintendent of over 100 unidentified persons up and arrested from Maulana Tahir Madani was Police Akash Kulhari said the involved in anti-CAA protests Bilariaganj area when they allegedly pressurized to stop the notices being sent to about on Tuesday near Jauhar park in were ‘peacefully’ protesting protests and threatened with 1,000 people say that if they do Bilariaganj area. Of them 20 against the amended dire consequences. not give a satisfactory reply, the have been arrested,” citizenship law. The 135 people have been formalities for attaching their Superintendent of Police, “The women were peace- booked under various sections property will start. Triveni Singh, said fully protesting at Mohd Ali of IPC , SP said. PTI     '    '       "   2'      The process of sending out these notices to identified indi- viduals has begun, authorities said. 3  #>*
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Until the confusion and Ttook out a protest rally in opposed the Congress could be no tabling of any been sitting on dharna round process. concerns related to the The census officials have the concerns are cleared, we the city on Thursday in protest Government’s move to table an motion againstCAA in the the clock near Eidgah in Delhi As the Congress-led National Population Register been appointed and now they need to stop the census against the amended anti-CAA resolution in the assembly and any debate there- Gate area for the past one Opposition UDF and the trea- (NPR) were cleared. will directly report to the cen- process,” Chennithala said. Citizenship Act. Assembly in the coming sitting, to will be violative of the week in protest against the sury benches sparred over the The UDF MLAs left the tre and not the state govern- The Congress leader also Carrying posters and plac- claiming such a course Constitution, he said. Citizenship (Amendment) Act NPR, Vijayan said the State hall even as the chief minister ment,” Shaji said. said even though the chief ards against the BJP govern- would be violative of Besides, the Union and the proposed National cannot cancel the Centre’s noti- assured the House that all However, Vijayan coun- minister and his party were of ment at the Centre on the Constitution. Territory Act 1963 also laid Register of Citizens. fication asking officials to start activities related to NPR was tered Shaji saying opposition’s the opinion that the Unlawful issue of CAA-NRC-NPR, sev- A delegation of BJP MLAs, down that theterritorial assem- Authorities have imposed the enumeration process. put on hold and the State attempt to raise the matter in Activities (Prevention) Act eral senior TMC leaders led by its leader V Saminathan, bly can debate only matters that prohibitory orders that ban “But we can stay it. We Government had issued direc- the House was part of “some (UAPA) should not be imple- including Chandrima submitted a petition in the fell in the domain of the State assembly of people without have stayed the NPR process. tion to the district collectors to agenda” as the State mented, two students are now Bhattacharya and Shashi Panja office of assembly Speaker VP or concurrent lists of the permission.On Wednesday, Since the opposition leader is stop all NPR related works. Government had made it clear in custody and were being were seen shouting slogans Sivakolundhu urging him not Seventh schedule of the there was bedlam at the protest insisting, the Government will “The census work is that it will not allow NPR in probed by the NIA under demanding immediate repeal to permit the Government to Constitution. site when a stray bull barged look into it. nothing new to the State. It is State. “I would like to make it UAPA. The veteran leader later of the contentious law. table any motion to protest the As citizenship fell under into the crowd of protesters. We stand by the decision a normal process. Information clear that no detention camps told reporters that they were The TMC women’s wing Citizenship Amendment Act the purview of the Central list, A policeman posted there that census will go on. We will will only be collected for the will be opened in Kerala. not against the census. took out the rally from (CAA) in the House scheduled the territorial assembly has no managed to push out the stray not implement NPR. The ques- census. Enumeration with regard to “The President of India Gariahat to Hazra More, about to meet on February 12. power to discuss it,he said animal from the crowd of tionnaire for that is different,” The chief secretary has NPR will not be implemented. says NPR will be implemented, five km away. The petition was signed by adding any motion to women protesters, many of the Chief Minister told the also issued directions to district We have issued specific Prime Minister says it will not The Citizenship all the three legislators— opposethe CAA would be an whom were carrying children. House. collectors in this regard,” direction on the matter and if be implemented, while the Amendment Act has been the Saminathan, S.Selvaganapathy infringement on the A 20-year-old woman was The Government had in Vijayan said, replying to an any official goes beyond such Home minister says it will be latest political flash and KG Shankar. Saminathan Constitution under which all rushed to hospital by police for December itself ordered stop- adjournment motion moved by directions, strong action will be implemented. It is totally con- point in West Bengal, with later told reporters that both the MLAs had taken the oath medical aid. Some others also page of all activities in con- Indian Union Muslim League taken,” Vijayan said. fusing. We need clarity in this Chief Minister Mamata the Houses of Parliament had and pledged to uphold it. Chief received minor injuries. nection with NPR in the state (IUML) MLA K M Shaji. Leader of the Opposition matter first,” he said. The state Banerjee, who is among the already passed the Citizenship Minister V Narayanasamy has Some protesters reported- considering ‘apprehensions’ of According to Shaji, NPR in the Assembly Ramesh had on January 16 directed all most vocal critics of the saffron Amendment Bill which had recently said the government ly raised slogans against the the public that it would lead to and the census require similar Chennithala said they under- its officials to ensure that NPR party, opposing it since become an act with the would move a resolution police alleging that the bull had NRC in the wake of the data and it was a huge mistake stand the importance of the was not mentioned while send- tooth and nail and the BJP keen President’s assent. opposing the CAAin the been let loose deliberately to Citizenship Amendment Act to say that only the census census process, but cannot ing the communication on on implementing it in the Puducherry functioned assembly on February 12 harass the protesters. 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'   Road in Chennai and was ques- about the name of the actor. But 0 %    tioned about certain financial it said that the prominent  C 1() Ayodhya: Muslim litigants of the mosque and temple will be He claimed that though the the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri inside the 67-acre precinct. land was being given to the Masjid case here expressed According to the November Sunni Waqf Board, Muslim ) 3G 1 ?   % dissatisfaction over the location 2019 SC judgment, land for the organisations, including the of the site granted for building mosque was to be given at an AIMPLB, as also the Muslim he construction of Ram a mosque to replace the important place in Ayodhya. community, have denounced 4?  1) Ttemple in Ayodhya will demolished Babri Masjid, say- The plot identified is under accepting the alternate land for commence either on Ram ing it is too far from the city Raunahi police station and in Babri Masjid. The Supreme Navmi or Akshaya Tritiya in centre. Sohawal tehsil, it is not even in Court in a historic verdict on ) 1 " April, Swami Govind Devgiri The UP Government has Ayodhya.” November 9 last year in the Maharaj, a trustee of Shri Ram given the allotment letter to the Reacting to the allotment politically sensitive Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra Sunni Waqf board for the land of the land by the Uttar Pradesh Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid - .  .  8 % also booked under PSA by the Trust said here on in Dhannipur village in Government, Zafaryab Jilani, land dispute case backed the concerned authorities on Thursday. Sohawal tehsil in Ayodhya on executive member of All India construction of a Ram temple Pune: The Indian armed forces and Nepal. wo former Chief Thursday. The exact date, however, the Lucknow highway, about 18 Muslim Personal Law Board, by a government trust at the are maintaining a tight vigil “We are keeping a tight TMinisters, Omar Abdullah Sitting MP from will be finalised in the first km from the district head- said renaming a town and disputed site in Ayodhya, and along the borders with China vigil at check-posts along the and Mehbooba Mufti, cur- Srinagar,and former CM and meeting of the Trust, he said. quarters, state government extending its municipal limits ruled that an alternative five- and Nepal in view of the coro- Nepal and China borders, as rently under political deten- Union Minister Dr Farooq Swami Devgiri Maharaj spokesperson Shrikant Sharma does not mean that the land acre plot must be found for a navirus outbreak in China, these areas are very porous,” he tion for last six months, were Abdullah, is already detained was talking to reporters here, a told reporters on Wednesday. offered is still in Ayodhya. mosque in the Hindu holy Armed Forces Medical Services said. both booked under contro- under PSA act by the J&K day after the Modi government Speaking to PTI on “The Uttar Pradesh town. (AFMS) Director General He said the AFMS has versial and stringent Public administration. He is current- constituted an independent Thursday, litigant Mohammad Government had renamed Based on this verdict, the Anup Banerji said on responded to this national call Safety Act (PSA) that allows ly lodged in his residence locat- 15- member Trust, including Umar said the site was not a Faizabad district as Ayodhya Centre had asked the Uttar Thursday. and all stakeholders in the detention of any individual for ed on the Gupkar road in him, to oversee the construc- prominent place. during Diwali celebrations last Pradesh government to allocate The Government has sanc- government and the defence up to two years without a trial. Srinagar. tion of Ram temple in “The Supreme Court year. In all court documents 5 acres of land to the Sunni tioned 10 research laboratories are also pitching-in. The move was necessitated as Though no formal state- Ayodhya. directed that land should be part of the litigation all this Waqf Board. to screen and test samples of He also said that several their six-month preventive ment was issued by the official “I welcome Modi govern- allotted at any prominent place while, Ayodhya was a small The dispute over the site of various pathogens, including Indians evacuated from Wuhan custody was ending on spokesman of Jammu & ment’s decision to form a trust in Ayodhya, but the allotted town, a town of Faizabad. This Babri Masjid, a three-domed the coronavirus, Lt Gen Banerji in China’s Hubei province were Thursday. Kashmir Government till late for the establishment of Ram land is 25 kilometers away in a Ayodhya cannot be equated to mosque built by or at the said. being provided all medical Official sources privy to evening but highly placed mandir in Ayodhya. The con- village and off the road, so this the new district created by the behest of Moghul emperor He was talking to reporters help at the quarantine facilities these developments in Srinagar sources claimed, PSA’s were struction of the temple will is not prominent place,” he government now,” he said. Babur, dates back centuries during a conference at the set up by the Army and claimed, the PSA order was first slapped on National commence either on Ram said.Another litigant, “Merely renaming a town with Hindus contending that Armed Forces Medical College ITBP. signed late night by the con- Conference General Secretary Navmi (April 2) or Akshaya Hasbullah Badshah Khan, said, and extending its municipal the invading Muslim armies in Maharashtra’s Pune city. The government has cerned authorities after which Ali Mohd Sagar, former NC Tritiya (April 26) this year as “The 1994 Supreme Court limits do not mean the land had razed an existing Ram To a question, he said the already sanctioned 10 labs to both the leaders were duly MLC Bashir Ahmed Veeri and discussed during a meeting at judgment in the Ismail Faruqi offered is still in Ayodhya,” temple to erect the armed forces were taking strin- carry out research on viruses informed about the same. PDP leader Sartaj Madni and in Prayagraj,” he said. case clearly mentioned that Jilani said. mosque. PTI gent and foolproof action to and these could also be used for Three other leaders Ali the end PSA orders of both prevent the outbreak of coro- screening and testing samples Mohd Sagar, Bashir Ahmed Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba navirus infection on the coun- for coronavirus, if required, Lt Veeri of National Conference Mufti too were signed on " ) (*) 
$   1() try’s borders adjoining China Gen Banerji said. PTI and Sartaj Madni of PDP were Thursday.   % 5 Assembly (election) and will ple construction, said how The construction of Ram 3 '?    be completed on the occasion autonomous the trust is going temple had been part of the he Shiv Sena on Thursday of 2024 Lok Sabha (polls),” it to be will be known only after BJP’s poll manifesto for years, $'       Ttook a swipe at Prime said in cryptic remarks. It is the appointment of its mem- and it was expected that the Minister Narendra Modi, say- expected that a “Ram Rajya” bers. It said the trust should promise would be fulfilled   (!  ing the announcement of a (welfare state) will be realised have representation of all the when the Narendra Modi trust to build a Ram temple in in a true sense in the country organisations which cam- government was formed at Pune: A defence lawyer in the Ayodhya was aimed at laying by then, it added. There is paigned for the temple con- the Centre in 2014 will full Elgar Parishad-Maoist links the “foundation” for the criticism that the BJP struction, if it is an majority, it said. During the case argued on Thursday that upcoming Delhi Assembly “brought in” Lord Ram as “autonomous body”.The previous term of Modi gov- only the High Court can trans- polls and it will be complet- Aam Aadmi Party leader Uddhav Thackeray-led party ernment, the Shiv Sena - a fer the case to the special NIA ed during the 2024 Lok Sabha Arvind Kejriwal has caused said it was active in the cam- partner of the BJP till last year court. A sessions court in Pune elections. It was expected that restlessness in the saffron paign for temple construction - called for bringing an ordi- is hearing an application filed by the Ram temple issue will not party ahead of the Delhi from day one. “The BJP itself nance for temple construc- the National Investigation be politicised, an editorial in Assembly polls, the Marathi had then admitted that the tion, but the government did Agency (NIA) to transfer the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ daily said. Shiv Sainiks landed hammers not do so, the editorial case. said. “This (criticism) is on the Babri (mosque) and recalled. The agency moved the Elections to the 70-mem- because the prime minister the (then) Shiv Sena chief “Eventually, hearing took court after the Union ber Delhi Assembly will be announced formation of the (late Bal Thackeray) said he place in the Supreme Court Government transferred the held on Saturday. Prime temple trust four days ahead was proud of the Shiv Sainiks on the Ram temple issue for probe to the central agency. Minister Narendra Modi on of polling. It is important who brought down the 40 days in a row and the it The NIA lawyer on Wednesday announced in the that the prime minister made Babri,” it pointed out. gave verdict in favour of the Thursday sought transfer of Lok Sabha formation of a 15- the announcement in the Lok Hundreds of Shiv Sainiks Ram temple (construction)... case papers, seized data, court member autonomous trust to Sabha,” it said. The Shiv Sena “laid their lives” in the vio- the trust is being formed due records and proceedings to the construct the temple at said the Supreme Court will lence after the Babri mosque to that court order,” it said. “It special NIA court in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. have to be thanked first for demolition, it claimed. “Those is binding on any government Mumbai. Advocate Siddharth “Modi gave the slogan of ‘Jai the prime minister’s who gave the slogan of ‘Jai to implement the courts Patil, one of the defence lawyers, Shri Ram’ just four days ahead announcement about the Shri Ram’ should keep this in order. Prime Minister Modi argued that as per section 407 of polling for the Delhi trust, as the apex court had mind,” it said. Recalling LK followed that order,” the of the Code of Criminal Assembly. Will be happy if ordered construction of the Advani’s role in the cam- Marathi publication added. Procedure, a case can be trans- (the number) goes up by two- temple in November last paign, the Shiv Sena said the While making announce- ferred from one district to four seats with the help of Shri year.It also thanked Modi for BJP would not have attained ment about the trust on another only by the high court. Ram,” the Shiv Sena said. discharging his duty as the the current position in coun- Wednesday, the prime minis- “Not only the (main) “It was expected that the prime minister in the light of try’s politics had the veteran ter also said the government charge sheet but supplementary issue of Ram temple will not the Supreme Court order. leader not taken out a ‘rath has decided to transfer 67.70 charge sheet has been filed and be politicised, but its ‘foun- The Shiv Sena, which had yatra’ in the name of Shri Ram acres of land acquired under we are in the middle of fram- dation’ was laid for the Delhi long campaigned for the tem- (in 1990). the Ayodhya Act to the trust. ing charges,” he said. PTI    !"#$#$ &  0 7. * 1&&'7(2      ()*  @#<,""     !/ 0           

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All of these incidents have registered an FIR against                   ! mance of the Home Minister ever since his January 5, an armed mob do raise some uncomfortable BJP MP Anurag Thakur for rais- appointment last year has been egregious, entered the Jawaharlal Nehru questions for the Home ing such disgusting and vile slo-      !(           even by the most liberal benchmark. I would University (JNU) campus and Minister. However, what was all gans. A competent Home  !                    go so far as to say that it has been an unmit- attacked both the students and 58 $  4 the more deplorable was that the Minister would have come           8     !!!    ! igated disaster. the teachers. 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Their roots may catching speed and city dwellers love to get            2       tivity of the soil but for trees or perennial vegetation. 5+ %"  "  reflect a growth of social consciousness extend well outside their plots and trees on first-hand experience of forests. Forested                 Proper trees at the proper place are the key to main- 7 $ 4%""+ " about trees. But first what does social the upper side of the watershed affect landscapes in India are few and far from  2          Q taining, sustaining and enhancing soil productivity.  # % forestry mean? Though there is no clear downside farms, while trees in the valley the reach of city and village dwellers. )               ) '  This is also the answer to job-creation, reducing the 4"  433 or agreed meaning, it has come to cover affect the hydrology. Hence, while count- Hence, there is great demand for forested disparity of income and for maintaining, or decel- " ? +4" any kind of forestry activity directed to ing benefits of agroforestry, both goods and landscape for city dwellers like Kukrail in             erating the rate of climate change, due to their unique social needs. services need to be considered and there Lucknow, or other big cities. It requires               43"4 $4" 4 capacity to sequester carbon. + 54""43 Agroforestry: A forester will often say is no doubt that a right combination of skill, experience in anticipating the clear                Land is a finite and fragile resource in India. It that agroforestry has changed the land- trees and crops can be both efficient, aim and the demands of the people or spe-              !! ! ! requires a careful husbandry. The cost of soil ero- $4%+ 7 scapes in western UP, certain parts of resilient and sustainable. But agroforestry cial interest groups, the finance to be put          sion and degradation is seldom perceived because 4  ? Haryana and or Punjab. Yamunanagar in is not simply limited to a matter of solv- in and the returns. (     <          it is in various scales and magnitude. On site and off $%+ 443 Haryana is a hub of forest-based industri- ing technical problems. It is also necessary Urban forestry: Is another conspic-  1 "                site, the cost of soil erosion can be loss of produc- 3  $ 4 al activity which served as a showcase of to understand the socio-economic and uous kind of social forestry, which has      '               tive potential, reduction of infiltration rates, reduc- $ "? what agroforestry can do. The fact remains hence political context within which agri- shown great potential and which is anoth-                  tion in water holding capacity, loss of nutrients, $%+ 4  that the drylands of India constitute a culture is practised. Research of this kind er pointer to social consciousness about                 increased tillage operation cost, reduced storage  $4 # unique challenge for development plan- has become all the more important trees. The main purpose of the urban for- capacity of dams, reduced water supply and deple- +  + 6?4"" ning, observes economist Mihir Shah. because day by day the area of land under est is shade, screening and aesthetic. The                ! tion of wildlife and so on. In case of rivers, health of Biologists advanced various claims in traditional agriculture is dwindling and composition of urban forested landscape      " <           43% $  "? forest greatly determines the quality and quantity of +$ " favour of agroforestry like controlling soil suitable use of trees can do so much to is also often on socio-economic strata. P         Q   P     water. Riparian vegetation impacts metabolic func- erosion, maintaining organic matter, improve soil productivity. Such areas of Hardy and economically useful species are  Q      P     Q    tioning of biota. Branches and twigs often work as  # improving and maintaining the physical research are just beginning to receive atten- selected (such as moringa, neem, jamuns,                    ! debris dams and often serve as important habitat. 4$ 4+4" ? property of soil, addition of nitrogen, addi- tion. Agroforestry at present is largely con- eucalyptus) for slums or for low-income              (      There are large areas in India where sustainable $%+ tion of mineral nutrition, reduction in soil fined to the prosperous pockets of fertile areas. People living in the slums are gen-               agriculture is only possible with the aid of trees, " 4$ # acidity and alkalinity, addition biomass land and the benefits are mostly accruing erally not bothered with trees except for                  ! whether as a part of crop rotation, shade providers +  + 643 through tree root system, enhancement of to rich farmers. How these benefits or a few species that provide fodder or      or as a fodder. Trees have an important part to play  "?$%+ mycrorhizal associations, imputed capture gains get distributed among the landless, shade for their temporary shops or homes. 8             in land restoration/reclamation. There are large areas  $"%6? of rainfall and sunlight, control of damage small farmers and contract labourers Urban forests of affluent areas generally in the country, particularly the so-called dry lands from disease and so on. All can be true or remain to be analysed with location-spe- have well-planted, well-tended trees.                D 1   4 which have been so badly misused in the past that untrue unless the choice of components, cific hard data. Urban trees are important for their ben-                   43  3 they are no longer capable of growing food and fod- "44 their arrangements and their management There are various issues and innumer- efits to city dwellers, climate amelioration    !      !     ! der for people who live and depend on them. In all are optimised within an environmental able location-specific problems and solu- and engineering, architectural and aesthet-            1    P<  these critical situations, their contribution will be deci- conducive to it. tions that need to be addressed for which ic uses. But except a few cities, management 7  Q                    sive. This is about the most important job that trees Agroforestry for sustainable agricul- there is neither effective institution, nor of urban areas generally reflects a lack of         2            have to do in India today. ture: Agroforestry systems can provide sev- capacity or proper policy instrument. skill and experience, in addition to financ-                 Technological innovation in agriculture is often eral products, requiring different yardsticks The rural poor, who have either no land ing and proper monitoring and, of course,      advanced as an answer to deteriorating productivi- for their measurements. They occur in dif- at all or insufficient land to support them, information, education and training of 2  $  S            ty. Most “agricultural innovation” theses fail to explain ferent ways and on different scales of time are increasing in number every year. The stakeholders.       !         (  7  why in many parts of the country, completely dif- and space. Different products may require problem will not go away by ill-conceived Trees have manifold roles to play. #                ferent technologies are being applied on lands, which different units of measurement. For exam- schemes or absence of schemes. They can Forest policy expert Bjorn Lundgren had are similar but adjacent. Small, independent farm- ple, crop per season, timber or poles after be mobilised to restore the land, water bod- rightly observed that there is a range of           #        ers may be applying a traditional technology to sus- several years, non-timber forest products ies or for the conservation of local biodi- local problems that requires solutions               2   *+  ! tain themselves right next to an adjoining stretch of in different units; or tonnes of top soil versity. City-trained extension purveying based on different strategies. This is why    #           ! land where modern, sophisticated technology is pro- saved, rainfall conserved. In short, both orders and advice to farmers often find the key person may or may not be a forester       !    !     )     ! ducing cash crops. short and long-term benefits occur from their advice ignored. It makes more sense but the one who links the local commu-                   Similarly, it is oversimplification to regard different agroforestry systems (with tree- to convey new ideas through individuals nity to the store of expertise and acts as a               deforestation/degradation as a consequence of pop- crop mixture). Short-term benefits occur chosen to represent them at their level of catalyst in getting things on the way. It mat-       2              ulation. Any incisive study or analysis of history will in the shape of mulch and litter that affect knowledge or literacy. What is required is ters little whether he/she is called an         !     show that deforestation is nothing but manifestation root growth and the soil’s physical prop- total revamping or rejuvenation of the van- activist, village representative or what have      7     2S  ! of unjust social relations. In such a scenario, an area erties. Farmers need to be exposed to the quishing ecosystem. you. It is through such people that foresters                     ! which promises great hope but also requires careful fact that to measure a lasting benefit in nat- Recreation forestry: This is another or others can gain an understanding of scrutiny is social forestry. ural capital, we shall have to consider time dimension of social forestry, which requires problems and suggest feasible solutions.     P          This connotes many concepts to many people, and space scale. Agroforestry can add to careful nurturing, because its users are by (The writer is former Principal Chief    Q forests for socio-economic development, agro- both efficiency, stability and resilience for and large opinion makers of society. They Conservator of Forests, UP and Advisor, @     ! " ! "" A forestry, urban forestry, recreation forestry and sustainable agriculture, provided the ben- are influential, with ability to mobilise pub- Amity)   ( 1$ Wu”‘q‚‚•ˆq„‰ƒyuty„vusy „‰† ‰uqƒq€ ˆ†‘r‚ysxuq‚x†ˆ r‚uƒy„xuˆuwy „ 9‚‚‰qux ‚tuˆ‰ƒ‘‰ !6 6:6 ˆuv s‘‰qu„y „ˆu‰ ‘ˆsu‰q„tu„uˆw•y„xy‰tyˆusy „

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However, financial crisis in 2008. fiscal, due to heightened geopo- quo on repo rate, and other said. per cent citing high input cost measures to provide one-time   % 5 realty settled in the red. Global markets darted up litical tensions in the Middle announcements to spur eco- Specific announcements in for milk and pulses besides restructuring window for IndusInd Bank was the after China slashed tariffs on East and tighter trade norms, a nomic growth and ensure terms of CRR relief or long-term costlier crude oil prices amid ris- advances to MSMEs would help quity indices marched high- top gainer in the Sensex pack, some US imports. report said on Thursday. money supplies effectively. durable liquidity for banks push ing geo-political tensions. Nayar growth revival in the employ- Eer for the fourth session on climbing 4.85 per cent, fol- Bourses in Shanghai, Hong According to a report by the The RBI on Thursday kept the overall credit availability in said the statement suggests the ment-oriented sectors. the trot on Thursday after the lowed by SBI, Bajaj Finance, Kong, Tokyo and Seoul settled US-based trade finance com- the key policy rate unchanged at the financial system. Whether near certainty of at least one “With global markets being RBI left the policy rates Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Axis up to 2.88 per cent higher. pany Drip Capital, export of rice 5.15 per cent. This follows a these steps manage to improve additional rate cut, even if its subdued, exporters, particular- unchanged but maintained its Bank and Hero MotoCorp. Stock exchanges in Europe has witnessed a significant cumulative 135 basis points demand conditions is another magnitude is modest, the tim- ly those in the SMEs are facing accommodative stance to shore On the other hand, Infosys, too opened on a positive note. decline across the world owing (bps) cut in repo rate since question all together, she added. ing of which will depend on how challenges. The RBI measures up growth. Titan, ITC, Kotak Bank and Meanwhile, Brent crude to heightened geopolitical ten- February to December 2019. Upasna Bhardwaj, econo- quickly inflation appears to be through loan restructuring and The 30-share BSE Sensex Asian Paints slipped up to 1.73 oil futures advanced 0.25 per sions in the Middle East — one The six-member Monetary mist, Kotak Mahindra Bank, reverting towards 4 per cent. providing CRR incentives to settled 163.37 points, or 0.40 per cent. cent to USD 55.42 per barrel. of the biggest export market. Policy Committee (MPC) head- said very aptly, MPC has Umesh Revankar, MD and the banks to lend to MSMEs per cent, higher at 41,306.03. Broader BSE midcap and Following this, India’s rice ed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta addressed the growth concerns CEO, Shriram Transport would certainly help the export- The broader NSE Nifty rose smallcap indices rose up to 0.81 + + + exports is likely to go down by Das unanimously decided to through pushing transmission Finance said the attention-grab- ing sector,” he said. 48.80 points, or 0.40 per cent, per cent. . *.  18-20 per cent in 2019-20, the keep the repo rate unchanged. via tweaking the liquidity frame- bing aspect of the policy is Ample liquidity with the to 12,137.95. “Monetary policy action On the currency front, the report said. Bank of India MD and work, providing long term liq- marginal improvement in IIP, banks should lead to lowering of In the sixth bi-monthly from the central bank on rates Indian rupee on Thursday rose “Exports so far are looking CEO AK Das termed the RBI uidity operations and incen- manufacturing index (PMI) and interest rates as part of effective monetary policy review of came on expected line while by 6 paise to close at 71.19 bleak with Iran, the biggest policy quite progressive and tivising credit to select sectors. service index. These numbers transmission of earlier reduc- 2019-20, the six-member measures to spur growth in against the US dollar. export market, seeing a 22 per forward looking. “Notwith- “We expect these measures to depict beginning of increasing tions, he added. Monetary Policy Committee credit came as a surprise. Investor sentiments cent fall in shipments. Other standing unchanged policy rates, aid transmission with the short- activity though still under wait Anarock Property (MPC) unanimously voted to Removal of CRR for loans strengthened after the Reserve export markets like the UAE (33 introduction of Term Repo er end of the yield curve expect- and watch radar to bring in any Consultants Chairman Anuj keep the repurchase or repo made to specific sector and Bank of India signalled to con- per cent), Nepal (23 per cent), opens up ways to transmit the ed to rally meaningfully. These further excitement, he said. Puri said the extension for rate unchanged at 5.15 per open market operations will tinue with accommodative Yemen (2 per cent), Senegal (90 signal rate changes,” he said. measures should help availabil- “We believe that all the pol- restructuring of project loans by cent while retaining its accom- support the economy with stance, while low crude oil per cent) and Bangladesh (94 “Measures like DCCO ity of funds at lower costs and aid icy decisions along with pro- a year is a major relief to the real modative stance. more credits at lower rates. prices, weakening of the US dol- per cent) have also seen a fall in extension for realty, MSME win- sectors in stress,” Bhardwaj said. consumption budget corrobo- estate sector. “Loans for projects The central bank also kept “Inflation rate is forecast- lar and gains in domestic equi- rice shipments from India,” dow expansion for restructuring ICRA economist Aditi rates that there would be better that have been delayed for rea- the GDP growth estimate ed to subsequently reduce in ty market supported the domes- Drip Capital co-founder and co- and CRR exemption for incre- Nayar said: “The tone of the demand from the consump- sons beyond the control of their unchanged for the current fis- the coming months and pro- tic currency, forex traders said. CEO Pushkar Mukewar said. mental funding to key segments MPC’s statement was rather tion side. Once that increases, promoters have been extended cal at 5 per cent but projected vide more room for RBI to cut At the interbank foreign On the other hand, exports are growth oriented and promise dovish, especially given the reit- automatically there will be bet- by another one year without a pick up to 6 per cent in the interest rates as and when nec- exchange market, the local to certain nations defied the to provide the much needed eration that policy space is avail- ter credit demand,” Revankar downgrading the asset classifi- next financial year. essary,” said Vinod Nair, head currency opened on a positive broader trend and registered an impetus to bank lending,” Das able for future action. said. cation. This is a big move and To boost credit growth, it of research at Geojit Financial note at 71.22. During the day, increase. Saudi Arabia wit- said. “The accommodative stance The expansionary monetary will bring the much-needed also relaxed cash reserve Services. it saw a high of 71.11 and a low nessed a 4 per cent rise, while According to Rajni Thakur, will be maintained for as long as policy stance was necessary and relief to the cash-starved real requirement for banks for every RBI Governor Shaktikanta of 71.30 and finally settled at for Iraq it was 10 per cent, Benin economist, RBL Bank, MPC’s necessary to revive growth, in is an assurance that there will be estate sector - and to both devel- new loan extended to loans for Das said while the pause deci- 71.19, higher by 6 paise against (8 per cent) and the USA (4 per decision was on expected lines. spite of the headline inflation no reversal of easing and that the opers and HFCs from the liq- automobiles, residential hous- sion may be on expected lines, its previous close. cent), he added. “The changes in develop- having breached the upper RBI will not hike rates immedi- uidity perspective,” Puri said.

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546.90 536.20 541.65 M&M 589.50 589.50 576.35 580.00 WHIRLPOOL 2462.10 2531.00 2444.85 2500.00 ORIENTBANK 48.15 48.95 47.80 48.35 MAHSCOOTER 4492.95 4539.00 4465.00 4518.40 BAJFINANCE 4528.20 4677.85 4525.00 4664.00 135.80 SBIN 311.05 323.60 310.25 322.00 ONGC 107.00 107.80 106.35 107.25 OIL 130.85 135.60 130.45 135.50 IEX 181.25 181.65 174.15 177.65 BALMLAWRIE 120.00 120.10 118.00 118.40 BHARTIARTL 535.05 552.80 534.10 547.00 13.65 INFY 784.50 786.55 770.00 770.95 AUBANK 1095.30 1113.00 1079.60 1082.00 DBL 385.25 398.00 384.00 392.30 BBTC 1150.35 1158.00 1140.20 1142.65 PGHH 11475.60 11733.35 11475.00 11475.00 GAIL 121.45 124.40 121.40 124.00 3.05 KOTAKBANK 1682.05 1698.30 1668.00 1675.15 VOLTAS 694.40 694.80 678.00 685.15 ADVENZYMES 174.10 182.00 171.00 173.35 BRIGADE 231.50 242.10 231.45 239.70 GHCL* 184.50 186.55 181.95 182.85 YESBANK 37.90 39.50 37.80 38.50 0.90 RELIANCE 1453.00 1466.45 1440.20 1457.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 3199.95 3209.15 3140.30 3150.75 NIACL 146.90 159.30 146.50 151.30 IBULISL 106.90 111.60 104.75 109.25 PHOENIXLTD 885.15 898.00 874.80 874.80 JSWSTEEL 271.10 277.50 267.75 275.35 6.10 TATASTEEL 477.30 487.25 471.85 477.95 MFSL 482.00 487.25 472.10 480.20 GODFRYPHLP 1268.10 1289.60 1251.70 1256.85 BIRLACORPN 769.15 769.15 750.00 758.00 LINDEINDIA 731.00 738.50 729.40 730.45 HEROMOTOCO2395.00 2427.00 2355.00 2419.00 45.75 ZEEL 230.50 241.00 230.10 235.75 AIAENG 1773.00 1844.45 1773.00 1817.60 AMBUJACEM 207.55 209.10 204.65 207.55 KEI 546.60 546.70 535.00 537.30 FCONSUMER 22.65 22.90 22.35 22.55 IOC 115.50 117.50 115.40 116.80 2.10 TATAMOTORS 182.70 183.20 175.80 178.85 PVR 2049.90 2065.45 2034.30 2045.30 FRETAIL 331.20 343.70 329.40 339.05 TEJASNET 79.50 84.00 78.10 78.70 BLUESTARCO 820.00 823.00 805.00 808.60 ITDCEM 61.90 69.25 61.35 63.20 LAOPALA 184.00 200.00 182.80 199.00 PGHL 4446.00 4457.00 4382.10 4400.00 AXISBANK 727.45 745.00 723.00 736.70 12.65 PEL 1472.00 1614.55 1449.25 1570.80 WESTLIFE 471.05 476.70 450.00 452.10 HINDCOPPER 43.50 44.25 42.40 42.50 ASTRAL 1199.00 1203.25 1187.00 1198.75 HDFC 2390.00 2447.80 2369.65 2433.00 41.35 INDUSINDBK 1272.00 1340.00 1263.10 1334.55 REDINGTON 113.85 118.80 113.85 118.55 LAURUSLABS 439.00 442.00 435.90 436.75 SOLARINDS 1265.00 1284.75 1250.00 1281.65 POWERGRID 189.95 193.75 188.65 192.45 3.10 JINDALSTEL 192.30 198.60 191.20 197.75 PRESTIGE 376.95 386.35 368.55 381.20 SHILPAMED 371.05 390.00 364.40 372.10 ERIS 526.00 527.80 512.25 514.70 DRREDDY 3167.60 3176.80 3136.60 3165.00 31.65 EICHERMOT 19659.60 20633.70 19250.00 20507.05 ICICIGI 1343.00 1380.55 1341.45 1376.95 SOUTHBANK 10.14 10.20 10.06 10.12 DCAL* 86.85 86.85 86.85 86.85 NTPC 110.50 112.50 110.50 112.30 1.10 SRTRANSFIN 1130.00 1234.80 1130.00 1220.00 BOSCHLTD 13974.00 14179.15 13865.90 14118.70 CREDITACC 818.00 844.90 816.40 820.25 NH 360.00 360.05 353.15 355.30 ADANIPORTS 370.00 373.20 367.65 370.10 3.50 BAJFINANCE 4530.05 4678.85 4529.50 4666.00 PHILIPCARB 123.55 129.70 123.55 128.30 FORTIS 156.30 156.30 153.70 155.50 SYMPHONY 1235.00 1267.45 1233.10 1239.90 HCLTECH 598.95 613.00 598.00 601.00 5.40 YESBANK 37.90 39.50 37.85 38.55 DEEPAKNI 413.00 413.35 395.70 397.40 RCF 47.80 48.05 47.20 47.25 AKZOINDIA 2079.95 2079.95 2024.65 2035.00 ONGC 106.80 107.80 106.30 107.50 0.70 MOTHERSUMI 136.20 139.00 135.20 136.70 TORNTPHARM 1984.40 2028.15 1976.00 1996.35 GALAXYSURF 1609.50 1609.50 1592.70 1603.00 TATAMETALI 622.75 626.00 606.00 606.50 SUNPHARMA 428.20 438.00 424.00 428.80 2.55 BHARTIARTL 533.60 552.85 533.60 546.75 TATAPOWER 57.30 58.15 56.85 57.75 NESCO 780.00 782.65 761.50 765.65 CORPBANK 22.65 23.85 22.65 23.25 WIPRO 242.75 245.95 241.65 243.65 1.40 DMART 2250.05 2360.75 2250.05 2294.45 ASTRAZEN 2513.40 2536.45 2416.60 2456.75 VBL 804.60 806.00 772.00 780.95 TCIEXP 886.40 899.95 879.00 890.75 LT 1322.90 1325.00 1309.05 1317.00 6.95 HDFCBANK 1248.00 1248.30 1237.45 1239.85 GMRINFRA 22.95 23.40 22.75 23.20 MIDHANI 159.35 161.20 157.85 160.30 INDOSTAR 289.95 296.95 285.00 290.00 RELIANCE 1454.10 1467.00 1440.10 1455.00 6.50 ADANIENT 238.45 243.60 234.15 234.55 HINDZINC 193.90 198.40 192.00 192.45 BAYERCROP 4475.00 4557.05 4462.25 4500.00 SYNGENE 314.85 318.10 311.60 315.45 VEDL 144.85 146.80 142.70 143.70 0.60 L&TFH 119.90 129.55 117.50 128.00 JINDALSAW 90.00 91.65 89.35 90.25 SUPREMEIND 1380.60 1380.60 1347.60 1348.00 JISLJALEQS 6.75 7.06 6.74 6.93 TATASTEEL 478.00 487.25 471.60 476.80 1.75 LICHSGFIN 407.50 441.50 403.75 437.65 SWANENERGY 136.00 141.00 132.70 134.05 JKTYRE 74.25 74.45 73.00 73.20 THERMAX 1061.15 1062.05 1047.95 1050.00 ICICIBANK 540.35 547.00 536.25 541.10 2.00 ITC 217.05 219.80 211.85 213.50 CHENNPETRO 118.80 127.00 118.80 121.90 SANOFI 6687.60 7000.00 6665.00 6804.20 IFCI 6.29 6.29 6.05 6.12 TECHM 812.70 825.95 810.05 817.00 2.95 DLF 247.00 254.55 243.45 246.20 METROPOLIS 1658.00 1672.00 1521.80 1600.00 VAIBHAVGBL 1020.00 1028.00 994.50 996.00 PERSISTENT 705.25 707.85 700.60 707.85 COALINDIA 180.20 181.60 178.25 179.70 0.45 HDFC 2390.00 2447.40 2370.95 2435.50 TECHM 812.50 825.50 811.35 817.60 VENKYS 1616.00 1648.00 1607.00 1609.65 ASHOKA 114.70 116.00 113.00 113.70 ZYDUSWELL 1480.00 1487.80 1454.85 1463.35 BAJAJFINSV 9600.00 9709.00 9560.00 9610.00 18.60 RBLBANK 318.50 340.00 318.50 332.05 GRAPHITE 303.00 312.00 301.30 309.15 PCJEWELLER 20.65 21.75 20.35 20.70 GSFC 77.20 78.90 76.70 77.00 DHANUKA 525.00 525.00 502.80 516.10 HINDUNILVR 2166.00 2196.25 2134.05 2160.00 -0.30 AXISBANK 726.00 744.80 722.95 737.00 RAJESHEXPO 719.80 722.35 706.50 708.10 INTELLECT 168.95 169.00 164.35 165.10 INFIBEAM 57.75 57.75 56.20 56.20 SONATSOFTW 336.00 344.25 336.00 343.70 GRASIM 802.40 806.65 793.30 799.50 -0.40 NETWORK18 25.90 26.40 24.85 26.40 INFRATEL 246.50 251.00 240.95 244.90 KEC 342.90 353.50 334.00 348.15 TIINDIA 524.55 540.00 505.05 535.10 GODREJIND 415.00 427.95 415.00 427.95 UPL 537.05 545.20 533.60 536.90 -0.55 LUPIN 730.00 738.40 706.05 720.50 BOMDYEING 88.85 90.60 88.20 89.10 DIXON 4660.00 4798.40 4650.00 4662.50 KANSAINER 506.65 509.00 496.70 506.50 ANDHRABANK 16.25 16.85 16.25 16.25 BRITANNIA 3260.35 3293.00 3236.35 3248.50 -7.45 HDFCAMC 3201.00 3334.00 3169.00 3320.45 CANFINHOME 479.50 498.80 479.00 489.55 GLENMARK 321.00 323.00 317.80 318.00 NATCOPHARM 651.00 651.90 638.90 641.00 ENDURANCE 1125.00 1125.00 1090.05 1093.00 NESTLEIND 16399.00 16549.45 16157.80 16337.00 -47.85 ESCORTS 856.05 864.80 846.85 854.60 GLAXO 1389.15 1400.55 1327.40 1343.00 LTI 1942.00 1946.35 1901.10 1914.00 IIFL 165.90 174.30 163.20 172.75 CUB 230.00 234.75 230.00 233.00 MARUTI 7070.40 7120.25 6980.00 7010.00 HONAUT 34780.00 35180.25 34195.50 34500.00 DELTACORP 174.20 176.50 172.70 173.55 RATNAMANI 1298.00 1348.00 1265.00 1274.50 WABCOINDIA 6770.00 6770.00 6735.40 6735.40 MARUTI 7075.00 7120.35 6976.80 7014.20 -26.70 SUNPHARMA 428.00 438.20 424.35 430.95 GODREJCP 662.95 666.00 648.35 650.75 NBCC 33.20 33.40 32.80 32.95 PIIND 1533.00 1548.90 1526.85 1546.00 HIMATSEIDE 127.95 129.90 126.40 127.80 HDFCBANK 1244.65 1248.70 1237.20 1239.95 -4.70 ULTRACEMCO 4476.15 4518.30 4446.80 4467.20 UPL 539.00 545.25 533.90 536.65 REPCOHOME 335.10 358.80 332.15 350.80 GEPIL 700.10 741.35 700.10 730.20 SUNDRMFAST 493.20 497.15 483.90 489.00 ULTRACEMCO 4480.00 4519.05 4442.00 4453.65 -18.15 BRITANNIA 3262.00 3292.05 3239.35 3248.60 RELINFRA 20.00 21.75 19.75 21.75 CYIENT 486.00 514.00 486.00 486.75 MEGH 58.40 59.00 57.50 57.80 MAGMA 60.30 60.30 57.50 59.00 INFRATEL 246.00 251.00 240.60 245.00 -1.05 BPCL 503.00 510.00 492.40 494.00 BEL 87.40 87.95 85.70 86.90 GICRE 255.35 266.10 253.50 255.40 RELAXO 749.95 749.95 736.05 741.25 MAHLIFE 408.10 414.00 400.55 400.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 3170.00 3211.00 3141.40 3148.00 -13.50 CANBK 184.60 194.40 184.10 189.60 MCX 1314.00 1316.00 1275.05 1288.60 INDIACEM 78.50 79.00 77.30 77.70 BAJAJELEC 414.25 418.95 409.65 412.55 NLCINDIA 56.70 56.70 56.00 56.60 M&M 585.00 589.15 576.05 580.60 -3.75 AUROPHARMA 508.30 514.50 505.75 511.20 ADANIPORTS 370.00 373.15 367.75 370.00 BDL 286.75 308.00 283.10 301.85 VGUARD 216.00 216.50 213.45 214.05 CENTRALBK 17.60 18.25 17.60 18.10 ASIANPAINT 1878.00 1882.40 1845.00 1861.00 -12.50 CAPPL 338.00 383.75 338.00 345.95 BHEL 39.80 40.20 39.45 39.55 INDHOTEL 141.00 141.95 140.55 141.35 TATACOFFEE 100.05 100.05 98.10 98.25 KPITTECH 98.15 98.15 94.25 95.75 TCS 2145.00 2174.20 2115.50 2129.45 -17.10 DIVISLAB 1939.95 2079.75 1933.25 2021.00 EXIDEIND 189.50 189.50 181.90 182.95 AMARAJABAT 772.00 793.50 772.00 781.25 KALPATPOWR 441.30 456.80 438.60 450.05 NBVENTURES 71.50 73.60 70.65 71.10 KOTAKBANK 1693.90 1697.90 1668.00 1675.75 -14.00 BANKBARODA 88.70 92.50 88.00 91.65 RITES 316.70 321.00 308.00 314.75 CARERATING 689.00 704.20 683.25 685.70 GULFOILLUB 810.60 810.60 772.00 795.00 ARVINDFASN 349.00 356.65 340.15 351.50 HINDALCO 196.40 197.35 192.65 194.00 -2.30 HINDPETRO 235.80 244.90 233.10 243.35 EQUITAS 114.75 116.50 112.75 114.45 SCI 62.80 63.05 60.40 61.15 FINEORG 2383.90 2417.45 2354.95 2380.85 IFBIND 578.65 607.55 577.95 580.15 BPCL 503.30 510.00 492.20 494.80 -6.90 HEROMOTOCO 2382.00 2425.10 2379.10 2411.90 APOLLOTYRE 171.05 171.05 163.40 165.05 UNIONBANK 48.80 50.65 48.50 48.95 ADANITRANS 342.00 343.95 336.00 339.10 JSLHISAR 77.25 78.05 76.70 77.15 ITC 218.00 219.90 211.80 213.40 -3.05 HINDUNILVR 2160.60 2195.85 2134.80 2161.50 SPICEJET 92.70 93.45 91.50 91.75 SUZLON 2.18 2.28 2.14 2.26 SKFINDIA 2195.75 2200.00 2146.25 2162.60 BASF 976.50 989.15 974.55 975.25 INFY 784.35 786.80 770.00 772.00 -12.55 BAJAJFINSV 9595.00 9700.00 9560.05 9612.20 ITI 88.50 94.70 88.50 89.80 CASTROLIND 147.60 149.75 146.40 147.85 SHANKARA 389.00 409.45 386.10 409.45 HEIDELBERG 201.35 201.70 198.20 198.95 TITAN 1284.95 1294.20 1252.05 1259.30 -20.55 LT 1320.00 1325.00 1309.50 1317.35 DCBBANK 176.25 178.20 175.05 178.00 3MINDIA 23389.00 23826.30 23100.00 23425.00 CENTURYPLY 173.65 174.70 170.00 171.90 CARBORUNIV 334.00 334.00 325.50 329.30 CIPLA 462.50 464.35 435.35 438.55 -9.00 VEDL 144.90 146.80 142.95 143.85 SPARC 191.50 195.70 187.35 189.60 TRENT 598.50 598.50 590.50 596.05 CESC 727.90 729.60 718.80 722.30 INOXWIND 40.05 40.45 38.80 38.80 TATAMOTORS 182.00 183.40 175.75 178.50 -5.25 PNB 57.00 59.25 57.00 58.60 SBILIFE 911.00 924.70 911.00 919.60 BAJAJCON 216.55 243.20 216.00 219.00 GRINDWELL 678.00 678.05 645.00 670.50 FINOLEXIND 560.50 560.50 553.45 553.45 PNBHOUSING 425.10 464.25 424.60 444.50 OMAXE 158.10 158.45 154.40 156.50 SUNTECK 395.00 398.10 391.10 394.05 ZENSARTECH 163.75 165.55 162.95 164.10   HAVELLS 626.00 633.70 623.85 631.75 NTPC 111.00 112.50 110.55 112.00 RALLIS 237.40 240.95 234.00 235.40 TAKE 92.00 96.30 92.00 94.50 DRREDDY 3138.00 3176.45 3138.00 3162.95 BHARATFORG 522.00 527.50 510.50 511.70 EIDPARRY 231.90 240.00 230.00 238.45 BLUEDART 2818.60 2859.10 2779.50 2802.15 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MANAPPURAM 169.90 174.25 168.75 170.95 NATIONALUM 44.40 45.15 43.90 44.50 APLLTD 632.50 651.20 632.50 640.40 ESSELPRO 188.15 188.15 178.20 178.20 NIFTY NEXT 50 28625.30 28934.70 28599.95 28890.65 352.85 TITAN 1285.00 1294.40 1252.50 1258.70 PAGEIND 25150.00 25150.00 23900.00 24062.75 CROMPTON 286.25 286.50 279.30 284.00 FINCABLES 381.50 398.00 381.50 396.60 IBULHSGFIN 272.90 326.40 268.20 319.75 43.05 JSWSTEEL 271.00 277.40 267.85 276.35 ABCAPITAL 96.00 98.80 94.50 96.45 OBEROIRLTY 537.70 549.95 529.20 538.30 VARROC 459.50 465.65 445.80 449.65 L&TFH 119.25 129.65 117.50 128.30 9.85 TATAGLOBAL 398.00 398.00 387.50 392.15 NAUKRI 2993.75 3095.70 2962.35 3072.25 RVNL 25.50 25.80 25.10 25.20 MINDACORP 103.90 105.45 101.40 101.85 SRTRANSFIN 1132.50 1234.50 1130.40 1225.00 92.05 JUSTDIAL 528.05 541.70 521.70 530.10 BEML 989.00 1003.50 972.75 978.00 VINATIORGA 1055.05 1093.40 1053.00 1065.05 VSTIND 4290.00 4441.00 4245.15 4402.80 PEL 1472.00 1615.00 1447.60 1576.10 117.10 POWERGRID 190.00 193.60 188.95 192.35 MASFIN 1106.40 1112.30 1069.00 1092.00 RELCAPITAL 8.45 8.58 7.92 8.58 PRSMJOHNSN 64.00 66.70 64.00 66.65 NIACL 146.50 159.50 146.50 152.45 9.80 UJJIVAN 403.70 414.40 399.15 402.80 VIPIND 469.70 488.15 469.70 474.00 PNCINFRA 204.80 205.00 193.75 195.00 STARCEMENT 85.80 92.40 85.80 91.65 HDFCAMC 3205.00 3335.00 3165.60 3328.00 138.20 BANDHANBNK 432.00 436.00 421.50 425.50 PIDILITIND 1563.90 1563.90 1524.05 1558.30 ALKEM 2390.00 2422.75 2380.00 2391.95 KAJARIACER 568.50 572.00 559.10 561.00 BANKBARODA 88.60 92.50 88.00 91.55 3.40 CADILAHC 273.50 288.40 270.70 273.10 GRANULES 153.60 162.55 153.35 161.25 QUESS 614.00 623.10 601.40 614.05 INOXLEISUR 416.60 416.60 410.65 414.00 DIVISLAB 1950.00 2079.40 1930.00 2024.00 61.35 RECLTD 152.40 153.40 150.15 152.70 MGL 1195.25 1212.05 1184.70 1191.50 ISEC 460.00 468.35 458.75 466.20 SOMANYCERA 214.75 227.95 214.75 223.05 UBL 1318.70 1356.00 1318.70 1353.00 39.95 IDEA 5.32 5.50 5.10 5.18 GAIL 123.00 124.35 121.50 123.55 JUBILANT 575.00 575.00 565.60 568.60 SHK 112.50 112.90 110.00 110.75 PNB 57.35 59.30 56.90 58.60 1.70 CIPLA 460.00 462.85 435.60 439.70 GRASIM 800.10 806.80 793.75 800.10 RAMCOCEM 796.20 799.40 783.55 793.15 TTKPRESTIG 5888.25 5915.20 5811.10 5823.45 ICICIGI 1340.50 1380.00 1340.00 1375.00 38.70 STAR 494.00 503.85 488.70 490.00 APOLLOHOSP 1681.00 1681.00 1621.45 1653.70 BLISSGVS 144.10 144.10 137.80 139.85 CERA 2592.60 2669.00 2550.00 2575.80 ICICIPRULI 480.20 500.55 480.00 489.90 12.60 ICICIPRULI 480.00 500.40 479.85 488.10 POLYCAB 1010.00 1063.60 1010.00 1057.85 GODREJAGRO 564.95 566.10 551.05 559.95 MAHLOG 403.40 418.20 397.00 418.20 HINDPETRO 234.05 245.00 233.00 242.95 6.00 ASHOKLEY 80.75 81.85 79.60 80.95 SCHNEIDER 90.00 94.35 89.40 94.35 HUDCO 37.95 39.80 37.60 38.70 GMDCLTD 61.55 62.05 61.20 61.65 BOSCHLTD 13879.00 14198.80 13822.50 14111.15 317.45 SRF 3988.20 4054.40 3977.40 4020.00 NIITTECH 1953.00 1960.10 1882.00 1909.75 CUMMINSIND 572.60 577.00 564.80 568.00 UNITEDBNK 8.64 9.02 8.64 8.87 PETRONET 268.50 274.50 268.40 274.40 6.00 PFC 123.75 124.50 121.75 123.80 BALRAMCHIN 158.45 169.05 157.95 168.15 IRB 109.90 110.30 107.60 108.90 ASTERDM 166.65 166.80 163.55 164.20 NMDC 114.55 117.45 112.20 116.05 2.15 DISHTV 12.65 12.78 12.08 12.26 MRF 72330.00 72894.60 71365.30 71646.90 IPCALAB 1220.65 1252.00 1220.65 1236.00 AAVAS 1950.85 2000.00 1940.00 1960.00 TNPL 187.15 187.90 182.45 183.00 MOTHERSUMI 135.70 139.00 135.05 137.80 2.45 ABFRL 239.40 260.65 232.15 254.40 SHREECEM 25000.00 25252.00 24755.75 25000.00 JCHAC 2454.00 2490.00 2415.20 2475.00 CEATLTD 989.10 989.10 975.00 975.00 ECLERX 635.00 643.80 630.00 635.00 DMART 2255.00 2360.00 2255.00 2288.35 39.45 JAICORPLTD 115.40 118.45 112.15 113.55 GODREJPROP 1151.00 1177.00 1143.80 1173.60 UCOBANK 15.95 16.70 15.20 15.80 MAXINDIA 88.55 91.45 87.55 89.40 ALLCARGO 116.00 116.00 112.40 112.40 HDFCLIFE 587.00 598.70 587.00 593.50 10.05 INDIGO 1446.00 1455.30 1387.80 1404.35 MARICO 311.40 311.70 303.30 306.05 SOBHA 408.00 415.95 407.50 412.15 PARAGMILK 125.50 126.00 124.50 125.45 MAHSEAMLES 384.80 390.00 379.80 385.00 HAVELLS 626.80 633.85 623.70 631.40 10.30 ADANIGREEN 191.00 202.20 190.45 202.20 HINDALCO 196.25 197.15 192.90 194.00 J&KBANK 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Pwon impeachment acquit- cy that threatened U.S. foreign president’s acquittal” because of the two charges. abuse the power of his office for House temporarily halted US wrongdoing.” “But we’re going Trump’s star attorney Alan tal in the US Senate, bringing relations for personal, political the Senate’s quick trial and Both Bill Clinton in 1999 personal political gain and try aid to the struggling ally bat- to have to be vigilant,” he said. Dershowitz made the sweep- to a close only the third presi- gain as he pressured the ally to Republicans unprecedented and Andrew Johnson in 1868 to cheat again ahead of the the tling hostile Russia at its bor- Pelosi was initially reluc- ing, if stunning, assertion that dential trial in American his- investigate Democratic rival rejection of witnesses. drew cross-party support when 2020 election. der. The money was eventual- tant to launch impeachment even if the president engaged in tory with votes that split the Joe Biden ahead of the next A majority of senators they were left in office after Even key Democrats from ly released in September as proceedings against Trump the quid pro quo as described, country, tested civic norms election. expressed unease with Trump’s impeachment trials. Richard states where Trump is popular Congress intervened. when she took control of the it is not impeachable, because and fed the tumultuous 2020 No president has ever been pressure campaign on Ukraine Nixon resigned rather than — Doug Jones in Alabama and When the House probed House after the 2018 election, politicians often equate their race for the White House. removed by the Senate. that resulted in the two articles face sure impeachment, expect- Joe Manchin in West Virginia Trump’s actions, the president warning against a partisan own political interest with the With Chief Justice John A politically emboldened of impeachment. But two- ing members of his own party — risked backlash and voted to instructed White House aides vote. national interest. Roberts presiding, senators Trump had eagerly predicted thirds of them would have had to vote to remove him. convict. “Senators are elected to to defy congressional subpoe- But a whistleblower com- McConnell braced for dis- sworn to do “impartial justice” vindication, deploying the ver- to vote “guilty” to reach the Ahead of Wednesday’s vot- make tough choices,” Jones nas, leading to the obstruction plaint of his conversation with sent, but with a 53-47 stood and stated their votes for dict as a political anthem in his Constitution’s bar of high ing, some of the most closely said. Several senators trying to charge. Ukraine President Volodymyr Republican majority he refut- the roll call — “guilty” or “not reelection bid. The president crimes and misdemeanors to watched senators took to the win the Democratic Party's Questions from the Zelenskiy set off alarms. The ed efforts to prolong the trial guilty” — in a swift tally almost claims he did nothing wrong, convict and remove Trump Senate floor to tell their con- nomination to face Trump — Ukraine matter continue to president’s call was placed the with more witnesses, arguing exclusively along party lines. decrying the “witch hunt” as an from office. The final tallies in stituents, and the nation, what Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth swirl. House Democrats may day after Mueller announced the House should have done a Trump, the chief justice then extension of special counsel the GOP-held Senate fell far they had decided. Warren and Amy Klobuchar — yet summon former national the findings of his Russia probe. better job. declared, shall “be, and is here- Robert Mueller’s probe into short. Influential GOP Sen. dashed back from early pri- security adviser John Bolton to When Trump told Pelosi in Roberts, as the rare court of by, acquitted of the charges.” Russian 2016 campaign inter- On the first article of Lamar Alexander of Tennessee mary state New Hampshire to testify about revelations from September that the call was impeachment came to a close, The outcome Wednesday ference by those out to get him impeachment, abuse of power, worried a guilty verdict would vote. his forthcoming book that offer perfect, she was stunned. Days wished senators well in “our followed months of remarkable from the start of his presiden- the vote was 52-48 favoring “pour gasoline on the fire” of During the nearly three- a fresh account of Trump’s later, the speaker announced common commitment to the impeachment proceedings, cy. acquittal. The second, obstruc- the nation’s culture wars over week trial, House Democrats actions. Other eyewitnesses the formal impeachment Constitution,” and hoped to from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Trump’s political campaign tion of Congress, also pro- Trump and “rip the country prosecuting the case argued and documents are almost sure inquiry. meet again “under happier cir- House to Mitch McConnell’s tweeted videos, statements and duced a not guilty verdict, 53- apart.”' He said the House that Trump abused power like to surface. The result was the quickest, cumstances.” Secretary of State Senate, reflecting the nation’s a cartoon dance celebration, 47. Only one Republican, Mitt proved its case but it just did- no other president in history In closing arguments for most partisan impeachment Mike Pompeo, who had been unrelenting partisan divide while the Republican presi- Romney of Utah, the party's n’t rise to the level of impeach- when he pressured Ukraine to the trial, the lead prosecutor, in U.S. history, with no drawn into the Ukraine affair, three years into the Trump dent himself tweeted that he defeated 2012 presidential ment. investigate Biden and his son, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Republicans joining the House signed off on the Senate judg- presidency. would speak Thursday from nominee, broke with the GOP. Other Republicans siding Hunter Biden, ahead of the appealed to senators’ sense of Democrats to vote for the ment later Wednesday. What started as Trump’s the White House about “our Romney choked up as he with Trump said it was time to 2020 election. decency, insisting “right mat- charges. The Republican Senate “Tonight, it was my pleasure to request for Ukraine to “do us a Country’s VICTORY on the said he drew on his faith and end what McConnell called the They detailed an extraor- ters” and “truth matters” and kept up the pace with the sign President favor” spun into a far-reaching, Impeachment Hoax.” “oath before God” to vote guilty “circus” and move on. dinary effort by Trump lawyer Trump “is not who you are.”' fastest trial ever, and the first @realDonaldTrump’s full 28,000-page report compiled However, the Senate on the first charge, abuse of Most Democrats, though, Rudy Giuliani that set off Schiff told The Associated with no witnesses. Seventeen acquittal,” he tweeted. 7  (  8

  
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Fine Gael may yet be fac- state hosted its first-in-the- Trump’s State of the Union housing and healthcare. “A failure to secure a trade ing a bigger issue — domestic nation presidential caucuses. address on most of the top tele- A late surge in support for deal would be a major threat crises in health and housing. But the race remained too vision networks - except for Fox the republican Sinn Fein party, and an existential threat to our “The housing crisis has early to call with 96% of News Channel. once the voice of the IRA economy in 2021,” he said last been real and tangible and precincts reporting. The Nielsen company esti- paramilitary group, also threat- month. Both centre-right par- that has been an experience of Much of the political world mated that 37.2 million people ens to shake up the political ties, Fianna Fail agreed to prop young people in Ireland for a has already shifted its attention watched Trump’s speech live landscape. up Fine Gael during the uncer- long time,” Evershed said. to next-up New Hampshire, across 12 TV networks Tuesday Varadkar’s Fine Gael party tainty of Britain’s prolonged EU “It seems to come as a bit which holds the first primary night. That’s down from 46.8 has led a minority govern- departure, but the former of a surprise that this has election in the Democrats’ million people who saw his ment with the main opposition argues that it should now take become the issue in this elec- 2020 nomination fight on speech last year, and the small- party, Fianna Fail, since the the lead. tion but I don’t think it ought Tuesday. Iowa officials attrib- est audience for his presidency. 2016 election. “The idea that Ireland can- to have.” uted their delay to technical Fox News had by far the biggest Just a few months after not change its government The Irish economy has problems. The chaos sur- audience for a speech that was that, Britain voted to leave the because of Brexit is cynical and recovered from the ruinous rounding the reporting break- widely viewed as a kickoff to the European Union — and Brexit desperate in equal measure,” recession it suffered in 2008, down has undermined the president’s reelection campaign. has dominated Irish politics said Fianna Fail leader Micheal and grew by 0.7 percent in the impact of Iowa’s election, which Nielsen said 11.6 million people since. Martin. second quarter of 2019. typically rewards winners with watched on Fox, up 2% from last Britain’s exit on January 31, Fianna Fail says the gov- However, a housing short- a surge of momentum heading year’s State of the Union. under the terms of a last- ernment’s efforts to shock- age has pushed rent and prop- into subsequent primary con- But there were big viewer- minute EU divorce deal, eased proof the economy from Brexit erty prices out of the reach of tests. official, represents the more The Democrats’ primary would be “a risk” to nominate ship tumbles for other networks immediate fears of a damaging need to “rapidly increase” in much of the middle class. The two early leaders — moderate wing of the fight intensified in New Buttigieg because he hasn’t - 41% down from last year on split between London and the preparation for the risk that There were 9,731 homeless Buttigieg, the former mayor of Democratic Party. Buttigieg is Hampshire on Wednesday as been elected to a higher office MSNBC, 33% down on NBC bloc, which includes Ireland. trade talks with Britain fail. across Ireland over the South Bend, Indiana, and also the first openly gay can- Biden took aim at both Iowa than South Bend mayor. and 30% each on CBS and It set up a transition peri- But there is little real dif- Christmas week, according to Vermont Senator Sanders — didate to earn presidential pri- front-runners. Speaking at a candidate ABC, Nielsen said. od during which trade ties ferentiation between the par- charity Focus Ireland, out of a are separated by 40 years in age mary delegates. The former vice president forum in New Hampshire, NBC’s total of 4.8 million continue, and maintained ties, driving voter apathy. population of 4.9 million. and conflicting ideology. Wednesday’s updated suggested that Sanders was Buttigieg was focused on the came in second to Fox News. Ireland’s open border with “The approach to phase The issue came dramati- Sanders, a 78-year-old self- results show Massachusetts unelectable and would hurt issues. He said a shift in emo- State of the Union viewer- Northern Ireland, which suf- two of the Brexit talks — trade cally to the fore when a man described democratic socialist, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former other Democrats on the ballot tion from “guilt and doom” to ship tends to fall off the longer fered decades of violence over talks — is not going to be sub- living in a tent in Dublin was has been a progressive power- Vice President Joe Biden and this fall should he represent the pride is needed to propel the a president is in office; President British control. stantially different regardless of seriously injured when work- house for decades. Buttigieg, a Minnesota Senator Amy party in the general election. nation forward on climate Barack Obama’s last such Varadkar won plaudits for who wins this election,” said men attempted to remove it 38-year-old former municipal Klobuchar trailing. Biden also charged that it change. address in 2016 had 31 million. his role in securing the agree- Jonathan Evershed, from with heavy machinery. 7  1  "1( ) < ()(  )( 1  
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The group taken to hos- gy company Gilead Sciences several cities in central Hubei Syria early Thursday, the following the early morning emotional or psychological There have been protests Lam announced a 14-day quar- pitals Thursday are mostly pas- Inc. province, where the outbreak Syrian Observatory for attack at Jerusalem’s First shock”. There was no immedi- and isolated clashes with Israeli antine of all travelers entering sengers in their 60s and 70s, Antivirals and other drugs has been concentrated. More Human Rights said. Station, an historic rail stop that ate indication as to the moti- forces across the occupied West Hong Kong from the mainland four of them Japanese, two can reduce the severity of the than 50 million people are Seven foreign fighters now hosts bars, shops and vation of the possible attack, Bank since the plan was starting Saturday, but the gov- Americans, two Canadians, virus, but “so far, no antivirals under virtual quarantine in were killed in the Kiswa area restaurants, police spokesman but Palestinians have carried released. A 17-year-old ernment has refused to seal the one New Zealander and one have been proven effective,” Hubei, but outlying cities, south of Damascus, where Micky Rosenfled said. out sporadic car-rammings on Palestinian protester was shot border entirely. Taiwanese. Tests are still pend- said Thanarak Plipat, a doctor towns and villages have enact- Iranian and pro-Iran foreign “Police are searching for Israeli targets. dead by Israeli troops in the city A Hong Kong medical ing on others on board who and deputy director-general of ed varying restrictions and fighters are present, the the vehicle,” he added. “The The incident also comes of Hebron on Wednesday. union warned that its 20,000 had symptoms or had contact Thailand’s Disease Control other countries have severely Britain-based war monitor incident is being investigated as amid heightened tension Israel’s military described members could resign en with infected people. Department of the Health restricted travel to and from said. a terror attack.” Among the 14 between Israel and the him as a “violent rioter” armed masse if the city’s Hospital More than 3,000 passen- Ministry. He said there were a China. 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They have positions in Daraa and the Cit has lodged diplomatic to China over fears of the virus imposing restrictions on trav- gravely disrupted normal per- adjacent province of protests with countries whose spreading across the world, a el. sonnel exchanges, internation- Quneitra. airlines have cancelled flights to move which Beijing described “As some countries have al cooperation and order of the The source said the attack Chinese cities alleging that against the WHO guidelines. taken such excessive steps as international market of air wounded eight fighters, with- they are spreading panic in the Several countries including suspending flights, ICAO transportation,” she said. out elaborating on their rank wake of deadly coronavirus. India and the US have also (International Civil Aviation Hua said China’s civil or nationality. The death toll in China’s announced travel bans. Organisation) has also issued flights will not be suspended, An Israeli army novel coronavirus outbreak Foreign Ministry bulletins and encouraged all and the Chinese government spokesman contacted by AFP went up to 563 as 73 people spokesperson Hua Chunying countries to follow WHO rec- will take its nationals home early Thursday declined to died on Wednesday, the high- told the media briefing online ommendations,” she said. wherever they are. comment on the strikes. est single day fatalities so far, on Thursday that the Chinese “We deplore and oppose The Civil Aviation Since the beginning while total confirmed cases government is acting with those countries who went Administration of China has of the Syrian conflict in rose sharply to 28,018, Chinese openness, transparency and a against WHO’s professional taken effective measures to 2011, Israel has carried out health officials said on high sense of responsibility in recommendations and ICAO’s minimise the possibility of repeated strikes against Thursday. sharing information enhancing bulletins and have lodged stern virus spreading in airplanes Syrian government forces The deadly virus has international cooperation in representations with them,” and to ensure travellers’ safety and their allies, Iran and spread to more than 25 coun- dealing with the virus. she said. and health on international Lebanese militant group   ''         > '* '  -  '      '     tries, including India. “WHO lauded China’s “Their actions, which flights, she said. 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The event, ‘Up Close & related to the epidemic, which days: multiple Chinese-language education set aside for have welcomed government union home ministries, the issue helped to organise an anti-India Personal with Bollywood super has claimed more than 560 A claim that the coron- posts on Facebook, Weibo and minority groups, an official move. of Rehan Siddiqui, who organis- rally during the “Howdy Modi” star Salman Khan’, was scheduled lives in China and spread to 24 avirus can be cured overnight Youku. said Thursday. “This is a big step in our es Bollywood galas in the US, event here last September. for April 10. The Indian diaspora countries. if sufferers drink freshly boiled In Hong Kong, the video The LGBT community in campaign. This will help raising funds from his events for A prominent Indian- in Houston welcomed Khan’s Twitter, which reported 15 garlic water was shared across was viewed almost 900,000 Nepal has long demanded establish our identity as a perpetrating activities against American community activist move. Uma Bhotla, an Indian million coronavirus-related Facebook, Twitter and YouTube times within a day after a law- that the census taken every 10 minority group in Nepal,” India in America. told PTI, “The Indian commu- national based in Houston, said, tweets in January, said it had in Pakistan. maker shared it on Facebook. years include a count of sex- said Sarita K.C. of Mitini However, they said, nothing nity in Houston is relieved to “I’m happy that the show has suspended auto-suggest search “There is no scientific evi- The WHO, the Hong Kong ual minorities. Nepal, adding that the was being done and what irked know that Rehan finally caught been cancelled.” results that would likely pro- dence to substantiate the claim Red Cross and the Hong Kong Nepal’s laws prescribe data will increase the visi- them most was Siddiqui’s con- the attention of the Indian gov- Echoing her voice, a duce untrustworthy content. that garlic boiled water cures Centre for Health Protection special quotas for minorities bility of the LGBT commu- tinuing event bookings with ernment for his alleged connec- Bollywood fan said, “When it Facebook also said it was the novel coronavirus nor is have all issued warnings against in workplaces, schools and nity, which activists estimate Bollywood stars and singers. tion with the Pakistani security comes to the country, Salman targeting false claims aimed at there any proper medical steaming — or reusing at all — colleges, and access to dis- includes about 900,000 peo- Now, with the Pakistani agencies and we thank the Indian Khan never leaves an opportunity discouraging treatment or tak- research available on the sub- single-use masks. counted healthcare, but in the ple. national coming under the government for investigating his to make fans feel proud. Again he ing appropriate precautious ject,” said Dr Wasim Khawaja, In the days following Sri absence of census data, Sexual minorities have Indian government’s radar, the years of anti-India activities here.” cancelled show in Houston, with the respiratory virus. an expert at the Pakistani Lanka’s first confirmed coron- members of the LGBT com- made significant progress Indian-American community Rajiv Verma, a community organised by Siddiqui, who is “This includes claims relat- Institute of Medical Sciences, avirus case, an article was munity say they haven’t securing rights in Nepal in said they are “relieved”. activist, said Siddiqui became a allegedly raising funds from ed to false cures or prevention for an AFP fact-check report. shared hundreds of times on been allocated these privi- recent years. “You can’t allow any anti- “darling” of the Bollywood due to events to finance anti-India activ- methods — like drinking In the Philippines, videos Facebook claiming that leges. 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Siddiqui, he said, is activist Verma, the unsuspecting about health resources that are eye drop made of sap from a can prevent infection. how much of the quota in sexual orientation, reaffirm- time, but results take time,” offi- making money off the Indian Indian diaspora had no clue available,” Kang-Xing Jin, local shrub that is commonly The claim was widely these jobs and education will ing a 2008 Supreme Court cial sources said. diaspora’s fascination for film “whom they were feeding”. With Facebook’s head of health, said used to treat fever and stomach refuted by health experts who go to them. ruling. Citizenship certifi- According to reports, Indian stars and is using his prosperity Khan’s decision, a small spanner in a statement. issues. urged Sri Lankans to follow Dhundi Raj Lamichane, cates and passports now allow authorities are tracking the activ- to attack the country in return. has been thrown in the works of The World Health One 11-minute video, official Ministry of Health rec- an official at Nepal’s Central a “non-male, non-female” ities of Siddiqui, who is also a Arun Mundra, a global anti-India elements present in Organisation (WHO) has also claiming the tinospora crispa ommendations. Bureau of Statistics, said the category. radio station owner, in the US. community leader associated Houston, he said.    !"#$#$

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And selves. images. the calorie labels on food packaging seem “It’s unlikely you’re going to get the The brain behind the restau- like an immutable guide to help you track exact same number every time you rant is the very young and affa- what you eat. But the shifting numbers repeat the experiment,” he said. The ble Chahat Jain, who tells us it for almonds show how the figures print- almond studies are among several Baer was two things that inspired her ed on nutrition labels may not be as pre- has co-authored on the digestibility of to start the place. Having trav- cise as they seem. nuts. Another last year was funded by the elled the world, she felt that there Last month, Kind said it was lower- Global Cashew Council and found were certain segments in food ing the calorie counts for its snack bars, cashews had fewer calories than estimat- that lacked authenticity in India even though the ingredients weren’t ed. and she wanted to plug that gap. changing. The company cited studies that Despite his findings, Baer said he The second factor was that her indicate nuts have fewer digestible calo- thinks the calorie counts used for most elder brother is one of the ries than previously believed. other foods are fairly accurate. And founders of Grub Fest, the most Conducted by government even though the US Food and Drug successful food festival, held in researchers with funding from nut pro- Administration lets companies use differ- the capital. “I had a job at hand ducers, the studies show the inexact ent methods to determine calorie counts, but the joining date kept getting method of determining calorie counts the agency says products aren’t supposed delayed. My brother wanted me established more than a century ago. The to have more than 20 per cent more calo- to be a part of his team but I widely used system says a gram of car- ries than what’s stated on labels. wanted to strike out on my bohydrates and a gram of protein each That’s why health experts said that the own,” she says. have four calories, while a gram of fat has calorie counts on nutrition labels are still First, she started out with a around nine. Companies can also subtract valuable: They offer general guidance for food delivery service and then some calories based on past estimates of people trying to keep their weight in decided to start a dine-in. the how much of different foods are not check. But it’s even more important to pay result was Tera Vita. The restau- digested. attention to overall diet and not get hung rant is named ‘Tera’ after the But based on anecdotal comments, up on small caloric differences, experts Roman goddess of the ‘Earth’ researchers suspected more of the nutri- said. “That’s not what’s going to make or Terra, while ‘Vita’ translates as ents in nuts may be expelled in the bath- break someone’s attempt at weight man- ‘Life’ in Italian. “Everything here, room than previously estimated. “If agement,” said Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, a from the colours and furniture they’re not digested, then maybe the calo- University of North Carolina nutrition to the posters and artefacts have rie content is not correct,” said David professor. all been selected by me. In fact Baer, a co-author of the nut studies at the Mayer said that the studies on the my family tried to take off some US Department of Agriculture, which calories in nuts wouldn’t affect her gen- load and bought some pieces but funded the research along with nut pro- eral advice that they can be part of a it was not what I had in mind ducers like the Almond Board of healthy diet. She said it’s more important and got it all changed,” she says. California. to pay attention to how they’re prepared, Coming to food, the first To test the hunch, Baer and col- such as whether sweeteners are added. thing that grabbed eyeballs was leagues gave 18 people meals with and Kind’s founder, Daniel Lubetzky, said he Invisible salad because of its without raw almonds and instructed hopes the studies will help overcome the name. I noticed the ingredients them to return daily with their urine and reluctance some might have about eating only later and that made me cer- stool packed in dry ice. The contents were nuts because of their relatively higher tain that this was the dish I want- analysed to calculate that a serving of calorie counts. The studies also mean the ed to go for. A mix of green could practically make a meal that had my heart. Not only did almonds has about 130 digestible calories, company’s most popular bar can now apple, goat cheese, mesclun out of this. it walk the tightrope between the rather than the widely used figure of 170. drop from 200 to 180 calories, which greens and candied nuts, tossed Next up was the Charm bro- textures but also balanced the A few years later, in 2016, another could be a marketing advantage that in a sundried tomato paste made colli, which was served with flavours with equal panache. study by Baer and colleagues also looked sways decisions at the grocery store. “It for a mix that was healthy and harissa, sour cream and peanut The tart mandarin, slightly sweet at the effects of food processing. They can’t hurt.” Lubetzky said Mars, which decadent at the same time. While crumble which combined both beetroot, nutty sweet walnut Another one would be the just right, the garlic added a pun- found cooking and grinding helped took a minority stake in Kind in 2017, the greens and the fruit made it crunch and smooth texture. and salty cheese were polished House prawns, cooked with gent flavour while onions and break down cell walls in almonds, free- said it doesn’t have plans to update the nice and crunchy, it was the goat However, it was the Heaven off the plate in record time. This nothing more than roasted gar- olives make for value additions. ing more calories for digestion. 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Among the most find out that all your person- WiFi, s/he can hack all the there any references that he popular, versatile and recognisable leading men al data and life is under some- devices in your house. So now had to take up? He says that to of the 20th century, he could will himself into a body else’s control and hence, I don’t give my password to learn the technicalities of the role or a favourite cause as mightily as he willed out in public. You are being anyone. All this is so scary.” character, there was a team. “I himself out of poverty. constantly watched and every Hina feels that somewhere just had to prepare for the Douglas, who died at 103, was a force for move traced. You are hacked. even we are responsible. “We emotional quotient, which is change and symbol of endurance. He is remem- And you have no control over want to put our best foot for- to understand the mind of the bered now as a final link to a so-called Golden Age, how to end this surveillance. ward on social media, when it character. Why is he doing the father of Oscar winner Michael Douglas and What do you do? comes to pictures, tweets and such things? My prep was a man nearly as old as the industry itself. But in Hacked, directed by everything. I go to gym, click only to realise what and why. his prime, he represented a new kind of performer, Vikram Bhatt, is one such pictures, post them. We also There were no references as more independent and adventurous than Clark story. It revolves around a store our intimate moments in such. My script was my only Gable, Spencer Tracy and other greats of the stu- successful businesswoman our galleries. We should not be Bible.” dio era of the 1930s and 1940s, and more willing (played by Hina Khan), who is doing that. When we are not The Yeh Rishta Kya to speak his mind. His career began at the peak blow when he openly credited the blacklisted tracked by a 19-year-old lover going to post it, why risk it? It’s Kehlata Hai actor tells us that of the studios’ power and ended in a more diverse, Oscar winner Dalton Trumbo for script work on (played by Rohan Shah). The very important to talk about she didn’t give any audition for decentralised age that he helped bring about. Spartacus, the Roman epic about a slave rebellion film highlights how cyber- these things. We might get Hacked. When Vikram narrat- Reaching stardom after World War-II, he was that was released in 1960. security and online privacy is stuck in relationships where ed the script, she wasn’t con- as likely to play cads (the producer in Bad and The most famous words in a Douglas film in danger these days and how there are trust issues. There are vinced at the first go. “I was the Beautiful, the journalist in Ace in the Hole) as were said about him, not by him, in Spartacus. easily anyone can be a target. ways to navigate these but we very confused. I never thought he was suited for the hero-slave in Spartacus, as Roman officials tell a gathering of slaves their lives Actor Hina Khan tells us don’t do that and get carried I would debut in a film with alert to the business as he was at home before the will be spared if they identify their leader. As that Vikram narrated many away,” she points out. such an impactful topic. Also, camera. He was producing his own films at a time Douglas rises, a growing chorus of slaves jump such real incidents. One of his While such shows are this film has been co-written most stars were content to act and was working up and shout, “I’m Spartacus!” Douglas stands friends was stalked so much intended to make the audience by an ethical hacker. with an enviable range of directors, from a young silently, a tear rolling down his face. that she was forced to move to aware of online crime, do Eventually, all this moved me,” Stanley Kubrick to a middle-aged John Huston, Critic David Thomson dubbed Douglas “the a different city. Many are still they also give ideas to people says she. from a genius of noir like Jacques Tourneur to such manic-depressive among Hollywood stars, one unaware of her whereabouts. who have a negative mind? Well, it all seems perfect master satirists as Billy Wilder and Joseph L minute bearing down on plot, dialogue and “It’s so sad. You can’t use your Actor Rohan Shah says, on the outside but a lot of Mankiewicz. actresses with the gleeful appetite of a man just Facebook, Instagram, “A ny o n e w i l l w a t c h w h a t t h e y uncertainties and challenges Acting served as escape and as confession. His freed from Siberia, at other times writhing not just Snapchat or any social media find interesting. You cannot have gone behind Hina’s suc- favourite among dozens of films was the contem- in agony but mutilation and a convincingly hor- account because a hacker say that you are putting those cess in the industry. She porary Western Lonely are the Brave, which came rible death.” While filming Lust for Life, he was might get to know where you ideas in someone’s head as in believes that god has been out in 1962 and included a line of dialogue so caught up in Vincent Van Gogh he feared are. You are terrified for the order to teach how to deal kind on her. Her mantra is to Douglas called the most personal he ever spoke, becoming suicidal himself. rest of your life. It’s very unfor- with such situations, you have never stop working. “I believe “I’m a loner clear down deep to my very guts.” Issur Danielovitch took the name Kirk tunate that a lot of them have to show them too, isn’t it? You in the amalgamation of hard He never won a competitive Oscar, but he Douglas as he worked his way through the taken their lives because they cannot make everyone among work and destiny. They can received an honorary one, along with a lifetime American Academy of Dramatic Arts, choosing can’t deal with it,” says she.  (  #2  the audience think the same make you reach where you achievement award from the American Film “Douglas” because he wanted his last name still It’s important to realise way. They will eventually think wish to,” says she. So how does Institute, an honorary Golden Globe and a to begin with “D” and “Kirk” because he liked the that it is easy for hackers to different no matter what. It she cope up with the negative Presidential Medal of Freedom. His standing came hard, jagged sound of the “K.” steal your passwords. We use what is being sent. We are now but have you ever questioned only depends on the person criticism and trolling towards in part from his role in the downfall of In March 2009, he appeared in a one-man email every day and nothing much more vulnerable to whether is it secure? While and the way s/he looks at her work? She tells us that you Hollywood’s blacklist, which ruined the careers show, Before I Forget, recounting his life and much has changed since the hackers stealing information shooting, she learnt that she things. Technically, koi kisi ko can’t really do anything about of writers suspected of pro-Communist activity. famous friends. The four-night show in the Kirk first one was sent in 1971. such as your contact lists, needs to be careful while log- sikha nahi sakta unless voh people. She adds, “I just pity By the end of the 1950s, the use of banned Douglas Theatre in Culver City was sold out. “You However, its use is more wide- confidential information and ging on to a public network. khud sikhna nahi chahta. A them because all they need is writers was widely known within the industry, but know, I never wanted to be a film actor,” Douglas spread which has made it eas- bank details, feels Hina. She says, “Most WiFi hotspots teacher can only share things attention. It’s like — kuch toh not to the general public. Douglas, who years ear- had said. “My goal in life was to be a star on stage. ier for individuals to access Fan of using public WiFi? don’t encrypt the informa- and it’s the student who will log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai lier had reluctantly signed a loyalty oath to get the Now I know how to do it. 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February to March 1 March ning here on February 10. nis and the vibe of the stadium ourth-seeded Kwan Soon-woo Arjun Kadhe lost their respective match- Every organising committee and Verma feels the tourna- Paes, who is into his and the energy of the city real- Fstormed into the singles quarter-finals es in the opening round. looks into countermeasures, and ment will help get a system in farewell season, will be seen ly invigorate me,” said Paes, at the third of Tata Open Maharashtra Earlier in other singles last-16 match, we have measures in place from place for aspiring sports per- in action for one last time on who is currently playing at the with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win Australia’s James Duckworth held his previous Olympics and sons. home soil at the $162,000 TATA Maharashtra ATP Tour against India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran at nerves during thrilling three-set 6-7 (4- Paralympics here in Tokyo. It is "I think this is the best event at the KSLTA. event in Pune. Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium in Pune on 7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 over Taro Daniel. standard practice, it's business as thing to have happened for “Playing at home in front The 46-year-old veteran Thursday. Despite losing the first set, the sixth seed- usual." More than 20 coun- grassroots level sports in our has 54 ATP Tour doubles titles Despite losing the first set, the India ed Duckworth made timely comeback to tries have confirmed cases of the country, previously there was a #$1 0%1 besides eight Grand Slam men’s No 1 put a brilliant show in attempt to win the hard-fought second set. However, flu-like coronavirus. national university champi- doubles crowns and 10 Grand comeback which saw the second set the Australian had continued the momen- onship that used to take place '&( *' Slam mixed doubles titles. And going into decider. However, World No tum to win the decider easily to complete     but no one was aware of it," he with just three short of 100 88 Soon-woo held his nerves in the tie- victory. Japan has had no reported said. #''&1. ;"0 Grand Slam appearances, Paes breaker to score crucial points and In doubles category, pair of Romain deaths so far, but 45 cases have "Firstly with Khelo India is now aiming to play all the wrapped up the match. Arneodo and Andre Begemann caused a been detected, including at least Youth Games and now with the Kabul: Afghanistan have Slams this year before signing Prajnesh, who entered the South major upset in the tournament as they 20 people on a cruise ship car- Khelo India University games recalled fast bowler Shapoor off. Asia’s only ATP Tour tournament, which knocked out top-seed pair of Robin rying more than 3,700 passen- taking place I think we finally Zadran for the upcoming “To my Bangalore friends, is organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Haase and Robert Lindstedt with a gers and crew quarantined off have a system coming in place three-match T20I series fans and tennis lovers, I am Tennis Association (MSLTA) in associa- thrashing 6-3, 6-3 win to enter the semi- Yokohama. which provides a professional against Ireland. Zadran makes looking forward to entertaining tion with Government of Maharashtra, finals. The WHO has declared the competition space for all aspir- a comeback in national colors all of you One Last Roar time. with a direct entry in the main draw, However, third seeded Jonathan Erlich outbreak a global health emer- ing athletes of our country." after almost one and a half See you guys soon,” said Paes, denied his opponent match points on a and Andrei Vasilevski also made their way gency. Japan has warned citizens Verma also said it is very years. The pacer last played a who last played in Bengaluru in couple of occasions. into the last four. Erlich-Vasilevski had against non-essential travel to important that parents encour- T20I in June 2018 against the Davis Cup 2014 when he With Prajnesh’s loss in the round of fought hard before registering 5-7, 6-1, 10- China and fast-tracked new rules age their children to take up Bangladesh. The 15-member partnered with Rohan 16, India’s challenge came to an end in the 8 win against Italian pair of Stefano including limits on entering the sports and support them in squad announced by the Bopanna. PTI 2  .'       #   singles. Travaglia and Paolo Lorenzi. country as it tries to contain the their endeavour of becoming Afghanistan Cricket Board spread of the virus. an athlete. (ACB) selection committee Japanese Prime Minister "Parents play a huge role in also consists of young all- Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged building their children's careers rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. 3'   *  
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All the top the iconic Kalinga Hockey couple of matches, and its implement "thorough measures" "Jaiswal will go places. He Olympics this year. teams in the world are playing Stadium, Briels said he’s look- going to be a good fight for us to protect people from the virus. ormer Pakistan pacer has the hunger to do well. He “This is a very crucial time this tournament. Now the ing forward to playing at the as well. Of course, we are The health scare has led to FShoaib Akhtar has labelled will definitely play for India. for us. Every match is very Indian team is performing well. venue where his side lifted the wary of the threat that they the cancellation of Olympic qual- the U-19 team's semi-final India looked so matured. And important for us. We are coor- We beat the Netherlands last FIH Men’s Hockey World possess, but we are really ifying events in China such as show against India as "imma- that is because they have dinating and playing well as a month, who are ranked third in Cup trophy in 2018. “It feels excited to play a tough oppo- boxing and badminton. ture", saying their cricket matured coaches." unit. However, we have to the world. So the team’s morale really good to be back in the nent like India so we can The Tokyo Olympics begin board can seek help from for- India won the U-19 World ensure that we keep putting up is quite high at the moment,” city where we became the improve further before the on July 24 with the Paralympics mer players like him, Cup in 2018 with Rahul good performances consistent- said Gurjant. PNS World Champions. And I’m Olympics.” PNS starting on August 25. Mohammad Yousuf and Dravid as the head coach. Younis Khan. Akhtar cited his example, say- Pakistan colts lost to India ing if you want the best to by 10 wickets to crash out of groom your youngsters, you 3' (  (4*    #"1-   the World Cup at the semi- need to spend money on final stage. them. Pakistan were skittled out "They got India's best mid-  +  sun winning two World Cups, "And, in the last four to meant he would not be rusty issue. Our committee always Nair was not persisted for 172 and then it was a cake- dle-order batsman Rahul the Champions Trophy, the five months as a Test opener, on return. Bumrah has been felt that he should be on the with despite scoring a triple walk for centurion Yashasvi Dravid for the coaching role in ormer chairman of selec- No. 1 Status in Tests. Nobody he has shown his class. I wish on-song since making a come- radar of Test selection after the hundred in Tests. With regard Jaiswal who remained unbeat- U-19 team. Ftors MSK Prasad is as big can question that. he has one good away series. back with the fifth and final 2016 Zimbabwe tour. to Karun, after the triple cen- en on 105 with Divyaansh When you get a big guy, a fan of MS Dhoni as anyone "About his career, he will That should change his mind- T20I in New Zealand being a "And, I spoke to him as to tury in the Test match against Saxena not out on 59 as India you need to pay him well. else, although in his chair, it take a call. As selectors, our set," opined Prasad. case in point where he why he was not focussing on England, Prasad feels it was a won in 35.2 overs scoring Here, Younis Khan went to was his job to 'move on' from duty is to move on and iden- On Shreyas Iyer, who is returned magical figures of Test cricket. If you remember, case of missed opportunities. 176. take the job, the PCB offered the stumper and give young- tify the next generation of India's newfound No.4, a posi- 3/12. based on the IPL perfor- "Even this year in Vijay "Don't lose heart. You him a job, and then they are sters a chance. players and keep giving them tion the team struggled to "Even though he was rest- mances, we picked him for Hazare and Mushtaq Ali need to learn from failures. bargaining with him. ‘15 lakh "As far as we are con- chances." find a player for during his ing, he was training in such a ODIs, which may not look Trophy tournaments he hasn't These are not setbacks, these nahi, 13 lakh le lo’ (take  13 cerned, we are backing young- Under his watch, Rohit tenure with Vijay Shankar way that once he came back appropriate to many. Then, we scored much. It has been a case are opportunities. Well done lakh and not  15 lakh). He sters and giving them as many Sharma blossomed to be one going to the World Cup and into the squad he was not focussed on his fitness for of either a very big score or a on reaching the semi-final said 'take it back'. Is that how opportunities to settle well of the best batters in world not doing well at the spot, rusty. He was ready from ball one month at the NCA, helped string of poor scores that fol- but the better team won," you treat your stars? and play long," Prasad was cricket and also cemented his Prasad said: "In Tests, we have one." him there. He has delivered to lowed. Look at Shubman (Gill) Akhtar said on his YouTube "There is Mohammad quoted as saying by Sportstar. spot in the Test team as an Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Asked about the cases of an extent. Unfortunately, I am or Vihari's consistency. At channel. Yousuf, Younis Khan, I am "Mahi will take a decision opener. "Well, Rohit is now an for ODIs. Shreyas is doing Karun Nair and Ambati also hurt at what happened to least you should be perform- Akhtar termed Pakistan's here, just ask us. We will help for himself. As a panel mem- all-format player. His transfor- well." Rayudu who were not picked him (apparently referring to ing. Everyone talks about ground fielding as "pathetic the team. You think if we ber, if I keep professional duty mation is stunning. We know Prasad also said when despite good performances, the 2019 World Cup selection Karun's triple but what after and foolish". He lavished were a part of U-19 coaching aside, I am as big a fan of his unbelievable talent in white Jasprit Bumrah was out with Prasad said: "I felt seriously for when Rayudu was ignored) that? I wish Karun does well in praise on Jaiswal, saying he staff, the team would have per- Dhoni as anyone else. He has ball cricket with those double injury for a long time, he was Rayudu. I can clearly say that. having played with him. 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Pwithout Mushfiqur Rahim and here. “There was pressure on Sarfaraz as Shakib Al Hasan for the first Test start- Critics, however, pointed out that captain for all three formats but he is ing on Friday. any decision to replace Sarfaraz as cap- still the ideal choice for the white ball Mushfiqur withdrew from the Test tain in ODI format is not going to be formats,” Khan said. because of security concerns, while all- easy as the wicketkeeper-batsman led Former Test batsman Ramiz Raja rounder Shakib is suspended. Pakistan to six straight wins last year noted that given Babar’s status as Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said on starting with the World Cup league being the number one batsman for Thursday they must reap the advantage stage matches. Pakistan in all three formats, he ?  ''     3!      at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The Board and selectors have appeared to be the logical choice to lead “Test matches are always played on already faced some criticism over in ODIs. AFP   %+!  your strength and at the moment we feel our fast bowling is our strength,” ew Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls on Azhar said. Pakistan has 80 points in the world return from April 3-9 for a one-off one- Thursday said the ODI squad did not carry “They are missing a couple Test championship, while Bangladesh day international and the second Test the baggage of the T20 side which was , 0%101$.&0 N of key players and on current &#'2"!"2 has none after losing both of its tests at Karachi. blanked by India and that reflected in its highest run form we can say we have an "B@"@<#3 against India in India. chase in 50-over cricket. upper hand. You take advantage Mominul said they were still con-   Riding on Ross Taylor’s 21st hundred, the hosts in your home conditions.” fident even without Mushiqur. Pakistan: Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, chased down their highest total in ODIs on Young fast bowlers Naseem Shah “When you don’t have one of your Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Faheem Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match and Shaheen Afridi, along with best players, sometimes it’s a bit diffi- Ashraf, Bilal Asif, Fawad Alam, Haris series. Mohammad Abbas, snared 16 wickets cult, but on the other hand you can say Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan, “We didn’t feel it as part of the group coming between them in December when         '     )'? B   P       1F  it’s a good opportunity for a new play- Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad in. So I wasn’t feeling any pressure and there is no Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs in er,” Mominul said. Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah need to prove anything. It was a small ground and the second test at Karachi. match former India captain absence of Mushfiqur; Mohammad “(Our) expectation is we are going Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah a big chase, so it was nice we were able to do that,” The Pakistan top order also cashed Mohammad Azharuddin’s record of Mithun and captain Mominul Haque. to play good cricket here. We are not Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Nicholls said in Auckland on Thursday. in, as Azhar, Abid Ali, Shan Masood three centuries in his first three Tests. “We have to play our best game to good enough overseas, so we have to try Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul “It was great, our biggest chase ever in ODI and Babar Azam scored centuries at Bangladesh still has some claws, beat Bangladesh,” Azhar said. to improve ourselves here.” Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah, cricket and it was good to be able to contribute in Karachi. including opening batsman Tamim “Even though they don’t have senior Bangladesh has split its tour of Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Taijul it. In the past, playing India in India, we have had Abid, who also scored a century on Iqbal, who scored a triple century last players, they have (other) players who Pakistan into three legs. Pakistan won Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, a couple of chases around the 300-mark and oth- debut in the washed out Rawalpindi week in a domestic first-class game; can give match-winning performances. the Twenty20 series 2-0 in January. Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel ers we got close to. It was nice to do that again at Test against Sri Lanka, has a chance to Liton Das, who will keep wickets in the We have to not give them a chance.” After this first Test, Bangladesh will Hossain, Soumya Sarkar. home, and to actually win the game, it was great,” he added. Taylor smacked an unbeaten 109, with Tom Latham knocking 69 off 48 balls. Their partnership $      ;":0*%&1% %%
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