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To this, AAP MLAs, led close contacts of their three tested positive this week, decid- taking the total number of was no confirmation yet, it is out its own “parallel trial”. amidst Covid-19 outbreak on tested positive for the conta- by Sunam legislator Aman party MLAs afflicted by the ed to attend the session, ignor- lawmakers afflicted by the virus Friday was no less action- gion, including seven who are Arora, raised slogans in protest virus. ing their advice. to 32. Among them, Zira had packed and attention-grabbing on road to recovery, the House of not being heard. Arora also The session was held amidst SAD legislature group, on attended the Vidhan Sabha than it used to be before the on Friday witnessed about 45 objected to the unnecessary high safety protocols, including the other hand, on Friday session, and was tested COVID    setting in of the new-normal percent attendance. In all, 52 harassment of the party MLAs temperature checks, ensuring morning decided not to attend positive after the session. On regimen. members attended the pro- in the name of COVID related COVID-negative reports of all the session as its MLAs had the other hand, Nirmal Singh Attempts to bring about an ceedings — 42 from the safety measures. members including the Chief come in contact with their was not allowed to attend the order before the holding of the Congress, six from AAP, two Later, the House, in the Minister and Ministers, seating colleague Wadala, who later session after he was detected   session led to a series of each from the Bharatiya Janata absence of SAD members, arrangements, wearing of face tested positive. SAD legislature with fever. His tests were con- remarkable events, starting Party and the Lok Insaaf Party passed a resolution against the masks inside the House, among party leader Sharanjit Singh ducted and was tested positive from appearance of Aam (LIP) — that lasted for less than Centre’s farm ordinances, other things. Dhillon said the party was fol- for COVID.    Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in two hours. besides seven Bills. Despite showing their lowing Vidhan Sabha rules PPE gear and the testing pos- The truncated session The one day session was COVID negative reports, three and COVID-19 guidelines. POLICE DEPUTED OUT- itive of two MLAs, one of began with obituary references, convened amid the pandemic AAP legislators, including the SIDE CHEEMA’S RESI-   the Chinese have intruded whom attended the session and was adjourned for an hour to fulfill the constitutional Leader of Opposition Harpal TWO MORE MLAs TESTED DENCE more than five km into India. and was seen interacting with after paying tributes to 28 per- obligation of meeting within six Singh Cheema, were not POSITIVE With the AAP declaring to s the Line of Actual On the 5G network, his fellow legislators, including sonalities, including the months of the last session, allowed in the House, who later A wave of apprehension swept attend the session ignoring the AControl (LAC) remains sources said the Chinese engi- the Chief Minister Capt Galwan bravehearts, COVID concluded on March 4. staged a dharna. across the Vidhan Sabha as two Vidhan Sabha secretary Shashi tense, the coming days will see neers were seen laying fibre Amarinder Singh. warriors, among others. While SAD MLAs decided A day before, the Chief more MLAs were tested posi- Lakhanpal Misra’s late night let- a flurry of activities beginning optic cables and installing relat- Leaving nothing to chance, As the session resumed, the to stay away from the session Minister and Speaker had tive on Friday, one of whom ter advising AAP MLA Harpal with the Corps Commanders ed equipment along the LAC in Punjab Speaker Rana KP Singh Speaker read out the decision after all members were among appealed to all legislators, who had attended the session and Singh Cheema and other AAP of India and China Armies the Demchok region. on late Thursday night had of the Business Advisory the high risk contacts of had come in contact with even interacted with the fellow MLAs against attending the holding sixth round of talks to This will enhance com- made it clear to the legislators, Committee, stating that only Nakodar MLA Gurpartap COVID-positive MLAs, to members, including the Chief session. resolve differences. Defence munication capabilities of the who have come in contact important business shall be Singh Wadala, AAP MLAs, avoid attending the day-long Minister. Congress’s two MLAs Continued on page 2 Minister Rajnath Singh and Chinese Army thereby posing External Affairs Minister S fresh challenge to India. The Jaishankar are also likely to installations included modern travel to Moscow to take part equipment for the latest spec- $/0 1    
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) Both the leaders may meet in the strategically important  2    *      their Chinese counterparts area.    be between 10 and 12. there. Similarly, the Chinese were   /  + - Manpreet Singh Badal. “In field of law and for the matters “Yes, a right-arm medium These high-level dialogues putting up more huts and tem- view of the serious negative connected therewith or inci-    n India T20 specialist is fast bowler, who has recently will take place against the back- porary bunkers in the Pangong n a one-day Punjab Vidhan impact of the unprecedented dental thereto”. Aamong multiple members played for India in white-ball drop of China not withdrawing Tso region, they said. The first ISabha session, held amidst COVID-19 situation on During discussion on the of the Chennai Super Kings cricket, along with a few staff its troops from the “friction face-off took place here in corona pandemic with all strict resources of the State Bill, AAP MLA Prof Baljinder  contingent who have tested members have tested positive points” and further ramping up early May when the Chinese Covid-19 protocols, the House Government, the Centre has Kaur reminded the Congress positive for Covid-19, forcing for Covid-19. The number its infrastructure like 5G net- intruded and obstructed an on Friday passed seven Bills, decided to provide relaxation in Government to take care of the IPL franchise to extend its could be as high as 12,” the work all along the LAC. Indian army patrol. It led to including ‘The Punjab Clinical borrowing limits by increasing existing institutions like   /  + - quarantine period in Dubai senior IPL source said on con- Reports indicated fresh fisticuffs between the soldiers Establishment (Registration an additional borrowing limit Punjabi University while estab- and causing upheaval ahead of ditions of anonymity. The Chinese construction in terms of the two Armies leaving sev- and Regulation) Bill, 2020’, of up to two percent of the lishing new institutions. s the State’s death toll due the event starting September 19. development has forced the of temporary huts and bunkers eral injured. which seeks to bring clinical Gross State Domestic Product She also drew the attention Ato novel coronavirus on The franchise is yet to Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led have taken place in the China has so far refused to establishments under a regu- (GSDP) for 2020-2021, subject of the House towards delay on Friday surpassed the 1300 issue a formal statement but a side to extend the quarantine Pangong Tso (lake) zone. It is withdraw its troops from this latory mechanism. to implementation of specific declaration of the results of mark with 51 deaths reported league source told PTI that the period till September 1. one of the four “friction points” region and have occupied the Tabling the Bill, the state state level reforms,” he said open school students by the in the span of 24 hours, the number of positive cases could Detailed report on P12 where the stand-offs are on and heights around the lake. They Health and Family Welfare adding that Punjab has been state Education Department. state’s COVID-19 tally is just have also tried to stop the Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu allowed an additional borrow- The assembly also passed short of breaching the 50,000  *+, ! ,0 !)! ! ,-!!) Indian army patrols between said that as presently, there is ing of Rs 12,130 crore over and the Punjab Goods and Services figure. 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   22 AAP MLAs, who had come in contact with their colleague who later From page 1 tested positive for COVID-19, came to The Leader of Opposition was sur- the House wearing PPE gear. As per the prised to see the police party deputed Health Department’s protocol, outside his residence in the morning. It Sandhwan and Baljinder Kaur could was only after a “thorough questioning” attend the session as all the other by the Chandigarh Police that Cheema MLAs were among the high risk con- was finally allowed to move out of his tacts of their party colleagues. residence. However, he, with two other “Jungle raaj is prevailing in Punjab. MLAs, were not allowed to attend the The Chief Minister Capt Amarinder session. Only Kultar Singh Sandhawan, Singh is creating an atmosphere of fear Prof Baljinder Kaur, Aman Arora, in the name of corona, rather than Master Baldev Singh, and Jai Kishan upgrading the health infrastructure,” Rori were allowed to attend the session. said Cheema.

ber of workers for attracting the provi-   sions of sub clause (a) and (b) of sub sec- tion (4) of section 1 of the Contract From page 1 Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, The legislation will pave the way for 1970, from 20 to 50.The Assembly also extending the period of parole in situ- gave green signal to ‘The Industrial ations of disasters, epidemics and Disputes (Punjab Amendment) Bill, extreme emergencies. 2020’ providing for enhancement of the The assembly also passed ‘The threshold limit for applicability of Contract Labour (Regulation and Chapter V-B from present limit of 100 Abolition) (Punjab Amendment) Bill, to 300 workers.Apart from this, now 2020’ and ‘The Industrial Disputes workers will be eligible for three months (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2020’. of extra wages on retrenchments or on Presenting the Bill, Labour Minister closure of establishments. This move will Balbir Singh Sidhu said that necessary go a long way in further improving the amendment envisages raising the num- process of ease of doing business.     

From page 1 Followed by 182 in Gurdaspur, Ludhiana (140), Patiala (109), Faridkot (115), 85 each in Mohali and Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur (84), Amritsar (81), Fatehgarh Sahib (65), Muktsar (61), Pathankot (56), Moga (54), Kapurthala (46), Barnala (40), Fazilka (37), Mansa (30), Sangrur (25), Ropar (21), Bathinda (18), eight in SBS Nagar, and two in Tarn Taran. Of the 51 deaths, Amritsar accounted for 12, followed by 11 in Ludhiana, five each in Patiala, Jalandhar, two each in Sangrur, Tarn Taran, Fazilka, Mansa, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur; one each in Barnala, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, SAS Nagar, and SBS Nagar. A total of 2036 patients, including 489 from Ludhiana, 401 from Mohali, 145 from Jalandhar, and 106 from Amritsar, among others, were discharged in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 33,008. However, the state still has 15,063 active cases, accounting for 30.51 percent of the state’s total cases. Of the, 491 patients are on oxygen support, while 68 are critical and on ventila- tor support.

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Minister pointed that Entry 14 occasion. “Who would believe PERSONALITIES INCLUD- were also remembered by the Moving the resolution dur- of List II of the Constitution guarantee given by SAD pres- ING GALWAN MARTYRS, members of the House. ing the one-day session amidst comprises agriculture as the ident Sukhbir Singh Badal who UNSUNG COVID WAR- The House also remem- the COVID-19 pandemic, subject of the States, therefore had asserted that the ordi- RIORS bered freedom fighters Sucha Punjab Chief Minister Capt these Ordinances are a direct nances won’t spell harm for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Singh, Piara Singh, Takht Amarinder Singh said that the encroachment upon the func- farm sector of Punjab,” he said. Friday paid tributes to 28 emi- Singh, Ajit Singh, Variam Punjab State Legislative tions of the States and against Making an emotive appeal nent personalities including Singh, Santokh Singh and Assembly is seriously con- the spirit of cooperative feder- to all the predominantly agri- the Galwan Valley martyrs Dalip Singh, besides paying cerned about the apprehen- alism enshrined in the culture based states, especially along with the unsung tributes to artist Satish Gujral sions and anguished caused by Constitution and will promote Haryana, the Chief Minister COVID-19 warriors. and Engineer Jaswant Singh the three Ordinances — name- distress sale. exhorted them to come for- The House, during the spe- Gill. The House also remem- ly ‘The Farmers’ Produce Trade “This House, thus, urges ward on opposing the farm cial one-day session held bered religious leader Acharya and Commerce (Promotion upon the Union Government ordinances by rising above and amidst COVID-19 scare, paid Mahapragya and Surinder and Facilitation) Ordinance, to withdraw these ordinances beyond the party lines. respects to the state Finance Dogra (mother of MLA Arun 2020’; ‘The Farmers’ and the proposed Electricity Targeting the Akali Dal, Minister Manpreet Badal’s par- Dogra). (Empowerment and (Amendment) Bill, 2020, forth- AAP MLA Kultar Singh ents — former MP Gurdas The House also paid Protection) Agreement on with; and instead, promulgate Sabha. “This is the second Aadmi Party (AAP), and Lok Pakistan is waiting in the wings Sandhwan said that they should Singh Badal and Harminder homage to the COVID victims Price Assurance and Farm a fresh ordinance making the time that the precious resources Insaaf Party (LIP) MLAs vocif- to derive advantage from the ensure that the clause of MSP Kaur — who passed away in who had fell prey to the pan- Services Ordinance, 2020’; and procurement of foodgrains and of Punjab are being encroached erously supported the resolu- chaotic situation to create may- would remain in new ordi- May and March, respectively. demic. On the request of the ‘The Essential Commodities other agricultural produce at upon, the first time being in tion against the ordinances, the hem in the country. nances. He also pointed out The legendary Hockey Health and Family Welfare (Amendment) Ordinance, the Minimum Support Price 2004 when the Vidhan Sabha Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Pointing out that the price that Akalis were misguiding the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, 2020,’ promulgated by the (MSP), a statutory right of the cancelled the river water shar- MLA backed the ordinances support and maintenance farmers on the issue. and Hazoori Ragi Bhai Nirmal the Frontline COVID Warriors, Central Government; and the farmers and continuation of ing agreement and saved the and rejected the resolution. mechanisms are necessary for Supporting the resolution Singh Khalsa, along with who had sacrificed their lives proposed ‘Electricity Government procurement State and its agrarian economy The Chief Minister, MSP and ensuring National against the ordinances, AAP’s Galwan valley martyrs Naib combating the pandemic while (Amendment) Bill, 2020’, through Food Corporation of from certain doom,” said the advancing his argument fur- Food Security, the Chief rebel MLA Kanwar Sandhu Subedar Mandeep Singh, Naib going beyond the call of their amongst the people of Punjab, India,” read the resolution, Chief Minister adding that the ther, said that these ordinances Minister said that these ordi- said that instead of the ordi- Subedar Satnam Singh, Naik duty, were also added in the list. particularly the farmers and which was passed by majority resolution would be sent to are anti-Punjab and anti- nances would spell economic nances, the centre should have Rajesh Kumar, Naik Rajwinder On the request of AAP landless workers as “these are via voice vote. both the Houses of Parliament farmer and would again ruin for the farming sector of brought a Bill and all the affect- Singh, Naik Salim Khan, Naik MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan, not only against their interest, The resolution, thus passed to convey Punjab’s vehement descend into chaos filled era of Punjab especially those 70 per- ed states should be taken into Gurcharan Singh, Sepoy the name of Litterateur Baldev and time-tested agriculture by the House, would now be remonstration. the 80s which the State, being cent having less than five acres. confidence. Gurbinder Singh, Sepoy Singh was also added to the marketing system established sent to the Lok Sabha and Rajya While the Congress, Aam a border state, can ill afford as Commenting upon the However, BJP MLA Dinesh Lakhvir Singh and Sepoy obituary list.  !  "#    *(!0       !    !     
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Sonepat flagged off a well-equipped aging director A Venu Prasad ;*; Friday decided to lift its week- reached 45 while the total tally coronary artery disease with Hnessed the highest single recorded 4176 cases, according Corona Testing Mobile Clinic and Director Distribution DPS end curfew order issued last of positive cases jumped to PTCA, hypertension, type 2 day jump of 1298 new coron- to the bulletin. As many as and Ambulance.The mobile Grewal on Friday appreciated /- / <  week, allowing the shops and 3724 in the city. There were diabetes mellitus, chronic kid- avirus cases, including 126 in 10.76 lakh samples have been clinic has the facility of contact- the services and efforts put in malls to remain open on 1572 active cases in the city till ney disease and was a COVID Gurugram, 115 in Faridabad, sent for testing while the tests less thermal testing with by its distribution officers. % > Saturdays and Sundays. the evening, according to the positive patient,” the bulletin 110 in Hisar, 104 in Panipat, per million population stands nasopharyngeal and oropha- Grewal, during an interac- The Administration, how- Chandigarh Health stated. 100 each in Sonepat and at 42, 448, the bulletin stated. ryngeal swab tests. The fully tion with more than 250 SDOs ever, decided to continue with Department’s evening bulletin. 130 recoveries were also Karnal, taking its total tally to As many as 1020 more air-conditioned mobile unit of distribution via video con- improve performance of weekend closure of Sukhna With continuous surge in reported in the city taking the 60,596. recovered corona patients were also has a separate Ambulance ferencing session, appreciated PSPCL as a whole. Lake till further orders and the cases, Chandigarh has report- total number of COVID-19 On a worrying note which discharged from various hos- zone to evacuate critical the role and efforts of all dis- He said that keeping in odd-even system that is oper- ed 6 percent average growth recovered patients to 2107 in is indicative of increased mor- pitals, including 192 in Panipat, patients. It has the potential for tribution officers for providing view the COVID-19, distribu- ational in city’s 12 markets till rate of infections, the highest in the city, according to the health tality from the disease, 15 more 108 in Faridabad, 90 in sampling of 1000-plus people scheduled uninterrupted power tion officers should play a September 3. The decisions the country and more than bulletin. The recovery rate in Covid-19 deaths were report- Gurugram, 71 each in Rohtak per day at doorsteps of patients supply to agriculture con- proactive role and educate the were taken in the war room double the national average. the city was recorded at 56.5 ed – 3 in Karnal, two each in and Rewari, 73 in Ambala, 70 especially in rural and semi- sumers and continuous and applicants to adopt digital meeting held to review Covid- Till now, 2676 positive cases percent against the national Panchkula, Rewari and Panipat in Karnal and 63 in Kaithal. urban areas to achieve Mission reliable power supply to all mode for applying for new con- 19 situation under Punjab have been reported in average of nearly 76 percent. and one each in Rohtak, Hisar, According to the daily bulletin, Fateh Punjab.The CM pointed other categories of consumers nections, supply related griev- Governor and UT Chandigarh in the month of The fatality rate stood at Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Fatehabad 10, 225 cases are still 'active'. In out that this mobile testing bus in spite of COVID-19 pan- ances or other issues, payment Administrator VP Singh August. A day before, the city 1.20 percent. Among 45 and Faridabad. A total of 661 an indication of the piling up is need of the hour and would demic. of Electricity bills. Badnore on Friday.The deci- had reported a record single- COVID-19 fatalities in the city, deaths have so far occurred due of samples in different labs in cover remote and far flung Grewal said that each sub Sharing details on power sion to close shops and malls day spike with 188 fresh posi- 41 patients had comorbidities to the Covid-19 in the State. the state, a total of 6551 sam- areas so as to ensure that peo- division office can play an theft, Grewal said that distrib- on weekends had come under tive cases. while four patients were with- Meanwhile, the NCR dis- ples are lying untested. ple inhabiting these regions important role because that is ution losses are mainly due to criticism from traders’ bodies Giving details of the fatal- out comorbidities. tricts of the State continue to The recovery percentage in have access to the testing appa- the first interface stage between theft of electricity in Punjab, and associations, who had sub- ities, the health bulletin stated, As per the bulletin, out of reel under the onslaught of the the state is 82.04 % and the ratus which is necessary to consumer and PSPCL. He and thus the distribution offi- mitted memoranda to the “A 58 years old male resident of 160 fresh cases in the past 24 virus. Faridabad’s Covid-19 infection rate has mounted to identify the people infected in stressed upon improvement in cers should plan mass raids on Administration demanding Mauli Jagran died at PGIMER hours, 112 were detected tally now stood at 12,304, high- 5.67 % in the State, according order to break the chain of performance of subdivisions such feeders where losses are withdrawal of the order in on Friday. He was a case of through RT-PCR testing while est in the State, followed by to the bulletin. COVID-19 pandemic. which in turn will further higher. view of adverse impact on alcoholic liver disease with rest of the cases were found business. PNS pancreatitis and was tested through rapid antigen testing. 3  *(!*   4*   9       

Chandigarh:Punjab Police raided a Chandigarh order on the plea. The next date of hearing is house and a few other places owned by former September 1. state DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the early hours Saini faces arrest as the court had on August of Friday in a case related to the disappearance 21 allowed the Punjab Police to add a murder of a man after a terrorist attack on him in charge against him in this case. Chandigarh in 1991. The courtâ™s decision came after two for- However, Saini could not be found, officials mer Chandigarh police personnel, who are also said.Hours after the raids on his Chandigarh res- co-accused, turned approver in the disappear- idence, farm houses in Mohali and Himachal ance case.The former Punjab DGP was booked Pradesh and a house in Delhi, a Mohali court in the month of May this year in connection with extended Saini's interim bail till further orders. the disappearance of Balwant Singh Multani, Earlier, he was given interim protection on who was a junior engineer with Chandigarh August 25 after he filed an anticipatory bail plea Industrial and Tourism Corporation. to avoid arrest. Multani, who was a resident of Mohali, was "The court has granted a stay on the arrest picked up by police after the terrorist attack on till final orders on the bail application," Saini''s Saini, who was then the senior superintendent counsel A P S Deol said. of police in Chandigarh, in 1991, according to The court had on Thursday reserved its the FIR. Agencies 3 + 4    P    5678     /  + - Finance Minister Nirmala Parliament is entrusted with Sitharaman and Minister of the responsibility of ensuring nforming the Central State for Finance Anurag the payment of compensation IGovernment that Covid -19 Thakur, besides other senior to the states. Parliament should has adversely affected the officials were also present dur- come forward regarding this economy of the State, Haryana ing the video conference. matter. He also underlined that Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant said that the Council must focus on Dushyant Chautala on Friday Haryana is a leading State in raising the revenues as a long- requested the GST Council to terms of manufacturing and term solution to the problem of pay the State’s compensation of export. Before the GST system, revenues deficit. Rs 5840 crore at the earliest the State used to get maximum Dushyant also requested which has been pending for the revenue in the form of tax on the GST Council to physically last four months. products. hold the next meeting of the While participating in the The revenue collection Council while following the 41st GST Council from across the State has been norms of social distancing like Chandigarh through video adversely affected after the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha so conferencing, Deputy Chief implementation of the GST that the representatives of all Minister requested the Central system. The states where prod- the states can present their Government to provide maxi- ucts are being sold are getting views in a better and effective mum financial support to more benefits of GST. The rev- manner. Haryana, as Covid -19 has enue of the state has also been Principal Secretary, Excise adversely affected the economy affected due to the COVID-19 and Taxation Department of the State. pandemic. Anurag Rastogi, Excise and He demanded that the loss Deputy Chief Minister Taxation Commissioner of revenue should be compen- drew the attention of the GST Shekhar Vidyarthi, Joint sated to the States even after the Council towards the provi- Commissioner, Excise and period of 5-years of GST which sions of the Constitutional Taxation Rajiv Chaudhary were culminates in 2022. Union amendments wherein also present on the occasion.  !"#%&'# ( '"'%& )* )+)+ # 

    
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Tedros Adhanom brokerage firm. for both these candidates “in Government and private Council of India (MCI), is in “The emergence of Ghebreyesus, the Director- “Globally, there are four terms of safety and the vac- market. the process of including pan- Covid-19 and its rapid spread General of the WHO, said, candidates that are close to an cines ability to elicit an “We believe the demic management along with across the globe has further “For many people, the lack of approval by the end of 2020 or immune response”. The way Government channel will its social, legal and other underlined the need to devel- social interaction caused by the early 2021. Through partner- things look now, the report have first access to the capac- aspects as part of the MBBS op these skills in our gradu- pandemic has had a profound ships India has access to two of indicates that both vaccine ities but also believe there will course for medical aspirants. ates,” Dr V K Paul, the chair- effect on their mental health.” those - AZ/Oxford’s viral vec- candidates “will require two be a sizable private market. In The BoG said it is expect- man of the BoG said in the Sharing his views at a vir- tor vaccine and Novavax’s pro- doses to be administered terms of funding, manpower ed that the pandemic manage- foreword. tual press briefing from with Covid-19. stance use disorders receive no tein sub-unit vaccine with 21/28 days apart”. and delivery infrastructure ment module extending from The BoG has prepared Geneva, the WHO chief said He recalled that mental treatment for their condition at AZ/Oxford’s vaccine ahead by The SII, the report said, the Government will foundation course to the final revised regulations on that people in long-term facil- health was already “a neglect- all,” Tedros noted. a quarter,” said the Bernstein could supply 600 million struggle to shoulder the bur- year undergraduate pro- Graduate Medical education ities such as care homes and ed health issue” globally before He declared that for this report, according to a news doses in 2021 and 1 billion den on its own and we expect gramme will help in ensuring and Competency based psychiatric institutions are at the pandemic, with close to year’s World Mental Health agency. doses in 2022, out of which the private market to step in the creation of an Indian med- undergraduate curricula, an increased risk of infection. one billion people living with Day, which falls on October 10, “With their existing capa- 400 to 500 million “should be and supplement.” ical graduate “who will serve accompanied by detailed He added that mental a mental disorder. Yet relatively the WHO, together with its bilities and capacities SII is available in India in 2021” in Apart from SII, the report humanity as doctor, leader and guidance for its implementa- health professionals have few people have access to qual- partner organizations, United best positioned to commer- the context of the company’s lists at least three other Indian healer in bleak times such as tion. themselves been infected with ity mental health services. for Global Mental Health and cialise one or both of the part- commitments to Gavi, The pharma companies - Zydus, occurrence of a pandemic”. One of the desirable out- the virus, and some mental “In low and middle- the World Federation for nered vaccine candidates Vaccine Alliance and lower Bharat Biotech and Biological The move aims to prepare comes of the competency health facilities have been income countries, more than Mental Health, would call for depending on approval tim- and middle income markets. E - which are working on doctors for challenges posed by derived education programme closed to be converted into 75 per cent of people with a massive scale-up in invest- ing, capacities and pricing.” The report estimates that their own vaccine emerging diseases like Covid- is to enable the Indian med- treatment facilities for people mental, neurological and sub- ments in mental health. Data from Phase 1 and vaccine volumes will be split candidates and are currently 19. ical graduate to be prepared Phase trials look promising 55:45 between the in Phase 1 and 2. The document containing for the unknown — to be able details of the module to be to understand, investigate, ar, stated the foreword. envisages for the Indian med- team, professional, life-long patients” Indian medical graduate to be treat newly emerging diseases adopted by colleges has been treat and prevent new and It further said that, “pan- ical graduate viz clinician, learner and committed to The competency-based prepared to meet new chal- as a clinician and communi- put together by a team of emerging diseases as clinician, demic or disease outbreak communicator, leader and excellence, is ethical, respon- undergraduate curriculum lenges - to be able to recog- ty health leader. experts and the academic cell community leader and schol- calls in to play all the five roles member of the healthcare sive and accountable to was designed to enable the nise, diagnose, investigate and 
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According to the kharif crop in an area of Telangana, which has sown September 10. His French coronavirus infections in 24 such continued surge since the ICMR, a cumulative total of 1082.22 lakh hectare which is paddy over an additional counterpart Florency Parly is hours, taking the Covid-19 pandemic surfaced in China’s 3,94,77,848 samples have more than the 1009.98 lakh 10.06 lakh hectare, Madhya also likely to be part of the tally to 33,87,500. As the test Wuhan city in December 2019. been tested up to August 27 hactare of the corresponding Pradesh (5.23 lakh hectare), event besides holding bilateral rate has increased, the country The recovery rate in India with 9,01,338 samples being period of last year. There has Bihar (5.22 lakh hectare) and talks on further enhancing has now added almost 4 lakh was recorded at 76.28 per cent, tested on Thursday. also been a substantial Jharkhand (5.05 lakh hectare). defence ties between the two cases in five days. In fact, while the Covid-19 case fatal- In India the fatality rate, increase in planting of paddy Among the other States that countries. India’s journey to over 33 lakh ity rate has further declined to which is the proportion of in many States that received have planted paddy in more The first batch of five cases took precisely six months 1.82 per cent. people who die from the dis- bountiful rains so far. This is area are West Bengal (4.48 Rafale jets, manufactured by and 28 days since the emer- There are 7,42,023 active ease among individuals diag- despite dozens of States reel- lakh hectares), Odisha (3.16 French aerospace major gence of the first case in the cases of coronavirus infection nosed, has dropped to 1.81 ing under floods. lakh hectares) and Karnataka Dassault Aviation, arrived at ? O1  C8C=P country on January 30. in the country which com- per cent, the Health Ministry According to the India (2.18 lakh hectares) com- the Ambala air base on July 29. The toll surpassed 60,000 prises 21.90 per cent of the said. The positivity rate, Meteorological Department’s pared to same period last The jets are yet to be formally to touch 61,529 mark with total caseload, the data stated. which is the percentage of (IMD) latest forecast, India year. inducted into the IAF. Defence 1,057 more fatalities on Friday, India’s Covid-19 tally had sampleswitnessed 9 percent more Surprisingly, the paddy Minister, Chief of Defence Staff   & !? coming out to be positive rainfall so far this monsoon area in Punjab has come General Bipin Rawat and the out of the tests conducted, season. It has received749.6 down by 1.78 lakh hectares entire top military brass of the event will be held from stands at 8.5 per cent. mm rainfall as against the from the last kharif season. country will attend the event at   February 3-5, sources said The overall number of normal of 689.4 mm. Punjab, Nagaland, Tripura the Ambala air base, sources here. The Defence Ministry global coronavirus cases has As per the Ministry of and Jammu and Kashmir said here on Friday. he next edition of the pres- took the decision to hold the topped 2 crore 43 lakh, while Agriculture’s data released on reported less plantation. India had signed an inter- Ttigious international aero- biennial event as scheduled fol- the deaths have increased to Friday, the kharif crops areas As far pulses are con- governmental agreement with space exhibition ‘Aero India lowing inputs from the domes- over 8,29,000, according to acreage went by 7.15 percent cerned, there is nearly 134.57 France in September 2016 for 2021’ will be held at its tradi- tic defence industry and glob- Johns Hopkins University. so far while kharif plantation lakh ha area coverage under procurement of 36 Rafale tional venue Bengaluru. The al aerospace majors. The US accounted for the is still going on in several pulses as compared to 128.65 fighter jets at a cost of around world’s highest number of parts of the country. lakh hectare during the cor- Rs 58,000 crore. cases and deaths at 58,63,363 The data showed that the responding period of last Out of the 36 Rafale jets, features of the fighter jets. Hasimara base in West Bengal. and 1,80,595 respectively. total area under paddy so far year. 30 will be fighter jets and six While the first squadron of the All the 36 jets will be in the Brazil came in the second is 389.81 lakh hectares, near- Thus 5.91 lakh ha more will be trainers. 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Due to Janata Party (BJP) president Adesh launch an agitation in the national cap- 2011 as the people across the country ly” behind party chief Sonia inhabitants of the city, the ille- the Pakistan Army is desperately heightened alert along the LoC the Gupta’s recent invitation to come and ital against the AAP government,” were fed up with rampant corruption Gandhi and former party pres- gal animal slaughtering has looking for an opportunity to launch Pakistan Army has failed to push a launch an agitation against the Aam Hazare wrote in his letter. prevalent in the country. There was ident Rahul Gandhi, said senior not stopped yet. its Border Action Teams (BAT), com- large number of infiltrators through Aadmi PartyGovernment along the “You have your government at the unrest in the country. party leaders in the State. It is a common practice in prising the Pakistan Army regulars their traditional routes of lines of a Lokpal agitation he undertook Centre. Many of the matters relating to At such a juncture, Anna Hazare “For party workers and Muslim populated areas like and terrorists, in order to inflict infiltration. in 2011. the Delhi government come under the had undertaken the agitation. Realising leaders in Kerala, Congress Sarai Rehman, Sarai Mian, maximum casualties on the Indian Official sources on ground zero Reacting to a statement issued purview of your government. You that Anna Hazare was agitating for means Sonia Gandhi and Makdoom Nagar and Army. revealed the Pakistan Army is recently by Gupta to the media invit- have CBI, ED, Vigilance and the Delhi them, the people had taken to streets Rahul Gandhi. There is no Shahjamal to slaughter ani- According to the ground reports, attempting to mislead the alert Indian ing Hazare to co-operate with the BJP police are under your control. The then. Subsequently, your government need to think about any change mals. Animals are slaughtered “the alert Indian jawans have been jawans by way of resorting to cross by coming to the national capital and Prime Minister repeatedly claims that came to power at the Centre after of leadership in the party,” said here in the open every morn- regularly recording suspicious move- LoC firing at different locations at the launching an agitation like the Lokpal the Centre is taking stringent steps to promising corruption-free govern- K Muraleedharan MP who ing. ment of heavily armed infiltrators same time. stir he had undertaken in 2011, Hazare eliminate corruption in the country. ment”. was former KPCC president. The animal body parts across the line of control near some “In some of the cases the Pakistan said:,“I felt bad reading your letter. Your That being the case, if it thinks that the “But, after your party came to He said it was unfair and an act spread foul smell in the sur- of the notorious Pakistan Army posts army is attempting to provide cover Bharatiya Janata Party has been ruling Delhi government has indulged in cor- power at the Centre, the problems of of indiscipline to speak against rounding areas and the blood in Poonch and Rajouri sector”. firing to the small groups of heavily the country for the past six years. Your ruption, why is the BJP-led government people remain as before. What we are party leadership when the chips of slaughtered animals flows in Some of the recent intelligence armed infiltrators, stationed across party has a maximum number of not acting against the Arvind Kejriwal witnessing is one party blaming anoth- are down. the colony drains. reports also suggested that the launch pads in Pakistan Occupied youths as members. Your party claims government? Or is its claim of elimi- er party. I feel that a political party Kodikkunnil Suresh MP Those people, who are not Pakistan Army is desperately trying Kashmir (PoK) to infiltrate inside the as the biggest party in the world that nating corruption failed,?, Hazare should indulge in self-introspection and and former union minister, accustomed to animal slaugh- to target some of the forward Indian Indian territory”, official sources has a largest number of members” asked. speak about the faults within its own said that Congress workers ter, undergo a harrowing expe- posts and attempting to launch its claimed. “Anna Hazare is an 83-year-old Maintaining that he had been cru- set up”. and leaders from Kerala are rience while passing through united in their support for these areas and their feelings Sonia Gandhi and Rahul are hurt. The illegal animal &&  %+ Gandhi. “The KPCC has slaughter if not checked can '223/43+  5 67 " #
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Till three months dence being shown by Sashi A related problem is the Covid-19, Maharashtra on Friday of deaths in Nashik, Sangli and and his elder brother Ram Gopal have claimed for reli- probe, the CPI(M)-led Kerala ago, the CPI(M) in Kerala was Tharoor MP who was one of mushrooming of several meat witnessed 14,361 infections, while Kolhapur districts, while six dis- gious conversion along with their family. On Thursday, Government has lost a lot of invincible and looked like it the signatories of the letter sent shops in the entire town against 331 more people succumbed to the tricts in the state reported zero Ram Gopal has asked permission for religious conver- sheen. would break a jinx haunting the by a group of veteran leaders to norms. pandemic in various parts of the deaths. sion in a written letter to the District Magistrate. Friday turned out to be ruling parties in the State. Recent the party’s High These shops have come state. The number of deaths is drop- According to Gram Pradhan Ashok Azad, ladies of the another shocker for the LDF history has never seen the rul- Command. up near schools, colleges, tem- With fresh infections and fatal- ping steadily in Mumbai. After it house already removed all the idols of Gods from the Government as it was disclosed ing party returning to power in “Tharoor is a Global ples and other public places, ities, the total number of infected recorded 20, 22 and 30 deaths house and all 20 members of the family will accept Islam that the LIFE Mission apart- the next election because of Citizen and had joined the much to the dislike of residents. cases in the state jumped to respectively on Tuesday, soon after getting permission. ments being built in Thrissur strong anti-incumbency wave. Congress hardly a decade ago. In these shops, old and 7,47,995, while the number of Wednesday and Thursday respec- According to Ashok Azad and Ram Gopal, Hathras district with financial assistance Though the CPI(M) had earned It would be better if he focussed unhealthy goats and buffalo are deaths mounted to 23,775. tively, Mumbai witnessed 30 fresh MP Rahveer Diler is a native of gram panchayat Daurau from Red Crescent of the UAE the wrath of the Hindu voters more on Global issues than that being slaughtered, which may Of the 331 fatalities reported deaths, tasking the toll in the Chandpur. In 2015, his wife Rajni Diler contested for the does not have the mandatory during the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- of Congress affairs. There are give disease to the consumers. on Friday, Pune topped the list with metropolis increased from 7,535 to pradhan election against him but faced defeat, since then approval from the Centre. tion on account of its mishan- many leaders and workers in The contractor of the gov- 58 deaths, while there were 32 7,565 while the number of infect- Hathras MP Rajveer Diler continuously harassing and When Pinarayi Vijayan was dling of the Sabarimala Temple the Congress who have dedi- ernment slaughterhouse and deaths in Thane, 30 in Mumbai, 29 ed cases increased by 1,217 to touch implicating the family in false cases. appointed as the Secretary of the issue, the party had recovered cated their lives to the party the health department staff in Nashik, 24 in Sangli, 22 in 142,108. Ashok Azad said that four-five months ago, on MP CPI(M)’s Kerala wing in 1998, the lost ground by winning and the Nehru-Gandhi clan,” are also involved in the illegal Kolhapur, 21 in Nagpur, 13 in Pune district with 1,65,592 instruction, his house was demolished after being journalists asked V S three of the six assembly seats said Muraleedharan. slaughtering racket. Jalgaon and 12 in infected cases continued to be the showed that it was constructed on the land of Gram Achuthanandan, the then which saw by-elections. Aurangabad. worst-affected city in Maharashtra. Panchayat. strongman of the party why the Though there were no In addition, there were 9 deaths The number of deaths in Pune The matter is under consideration in court. 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Senator Kamala Harris, the ers attending the four-day con- friendly” policies during his on the lines of awarding the Both officials stressed that Speaking from the South Democratic Party’s vice-presi- vention largely downplaying first term, his daughter Ivanka prize to China’s human rights this was the first visit to Lawn of the White House, dential candidate, has blasted the impact of the COVID-19 Trump delivered a fiery speech activist Liu Xiaobo and Tibetan Norway by a Chinese foreign Trump, 74, said that no one will NAFTA disaster, the single President Donald Trump for pandemic, which has killed in support of her father’s re- spiritual leader the Dalai Lama minister in 15 years – a subtle be safe under a Biden admin- worst trade deal ever enacted; he failing to protect the American over 180,000 people and infect- election bid. in the past, causing strains in reference to the previously istration. supported China’s entry into the people from the deadly coron- ed over five million others in “America doesn’t need bilateral ties. Ine Eriksen Soreide on frozen diplomatic relationship Launching a blistering World Trade Organisation, one avirus pandemic by being “fix- the US, Harris pointed out that another empty vessel who will Wang, who is currently on Thursday. between 2010 and 2016, after attack on his November chal- of the greatest economic disas- ated on the stock market” and Trump’s failure to address the do whatever the media and the a tour of European Union Later, when asked during the Oslo-based Nobel Peace lenger, Trump said: “Joe Biden ters of all time. After those caving in to China. health emergency more aggres- fringe of his party demands. countries to shore-up support media interaction on how Prize committee awarded the is not the saviour of America’s Biden calamities, the United In a blistering speech hours sively is emblematic of a tweet- Now more than ever, America for China in the face of the China would react if the Nobel prize to Chinese dissident Liu, soul.” “He is the destroyer of States lost 1 in 4 manufacturing before Trump delivered his driven presidency. needs four more years of a increasing pressure mounted prize would go to Hong Kong the Post report said. America’s jobs, and if given the jobs,” Trump alleged. acceptance speech to the “Here’s what you have to warrior in the White House,” by the US, is the first Chinese protesters in future, Wang said China was also cut up with chance, he will be the destroy- During the 2016 campaign, Republican National understand about the nature of 38-year-old Ivanka said in her Foreign Minister to visit Oslo “I would only say one thing: In the Nobel Peace Prize to the er of American greatness.” Trump had pledged to replace Convention from the South a pandemic: It’s relentless. You address to the Republican in 15 years. the past, today, and in future, Dalai Lama in 1989. “Biden’s record is a shame- the North American Free Trade Lawn at the White House, can’t stop it with the tweet,” the National Convention on Relations between China China will firmly reject any Till 2012, the Nobel Prize ful roll call of the most cata- Agreement (NAFTA). Trump Harris alleged that the presi- 55-year-old Senator from Thursday from the South and the US are at an all-time low attempt by anyone to use the was viewed with contempt by strophic betrayals and blunders later replaced it with the United dent’s policies have been “a California told Trump. Lawn of the White House. over the coronavirus pandem- Nobel Peace Prize to interfere China and its official media as in our lifetime. He has spent his States-Mexico-Canada reckless disregard” for the dan- Instead of rising to meet the “Tonight, I stand before ic and strained trade ties. The in China’s internal affairs”. it was awarded to the Dalai entire career on the wrong side Agreement (USMCA). ger a pandemic would pose to most difficult moment of his you as the proud daughter of two countries also recently “China is rock firm on Lama for his peaceful struggle of history,” Trump said in his Trump said that despite all American lives. presidency, Trump froze and the people’s president. He’s our closed each other’s consulates in this principle. We don’t want to for the betterment of Tibetans acceptance speech after the of the American greatness as a “Donald Trump has failed was scared. And he was petty commander-in-chief, cham- Houston and Chengdu. see anyone politicise the Nobel and to Liu. Republican Party re-nominated nation, everything that the US at the most basic and important and vindictive, she said. pion of the American workers, Wang’s visit comes in the Peace Prize,” the Hong Kong- However, Beijing wel- him as its presidential candidate. has achieved is now endangered. job of a President of the United She said Trump “doesn’t defender of common sense backdrop of Norway preparing based South China Morning comed the Nobel Prize for lit- Trump and Vice President “This is the most impor- States. He failed to protect the understand the presidency” and and our voice for the forgotten to take up a rotational seat on Post quoted him as saying. erature to Chinese writer Mo Mike Pence are being chal- tant election in the history of American people. Plain and believes it is “all about him.” men and women of this coun- the United Nations Security He called on Norway to Yan in 2012, saying that Mo’s lenged by Biden and his our country. At no time before simple. Trump showed what The Republican conven- try. He is our president, and my Council, of which China is a cherish the current relation- “victory reflects the prosperi- Indian-origin running mate have voters faced a clearer we, in the legal profession, tion is designed for one pur- father, Donald J Trump,” she permanent member. ship, saying “If we can contin- ty and progress of Chinese lit- Senator Kamala Harris in the choice between two parties, would call a reckless disregard pose: To soothe the president’s said amidst loud cheer from Wang also held talks with ue to respect each other and erature, as well as the increas- November 3 election. two visions, two philosophies, for the well-being of the Trump’s ego, to make him feel the Republican Party support- Norwegian Foreign Minister treat each other as equals … ing influence of China”. PTI “Biden voted for the or two agendas,” he said. PTI American people,” Harris said. good, Harris said. PTI ers. 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He said his govern- sitting at a roadside cafe with learned that Mahmoud Ezzat, It wasn’t immediately clear dolphins Sharif, 70, was allowed to ment “regretted” the decision his granddaughters. He sport- the acting Supreme Guide of if Ezzat had an attorney. have myste- leave for London in November to lift a ban on Sharif. ed a blue shalwar kameez and the country’s oldest Islamist Ezzat had been at large riously died last year after the Lahore High “Now we feel embarrassed. a cap and apparently looked in organisation, was hiding in an since the summer of 2013, after in an area of Mauritius affect- Court granted him a four- Now he (Nawaz) has started better health. apartment on the outskirts of the military removed Egypt’s ed by an oil spill from a week permission to go abroad doing politics [from] there as The government came Cairo, the statement said. first democratically elected Japanese boat, officials and for treatment. well and, when you see him, it under criticism when last week After searching the apart- president, Mohamed Morsi, witnesses said on Friday, as a The three-time premier seems like there is nothing Sharif’s photos surfaced, ment, the police found com- who hailed from the ranks of witness described the moment had submitted an undertaking (wrong) with him,” Khan said. showing him strolling in a puters and mobile phones with the Muslim Brotherhood. one mother dolphin died in Minneapolis: After a Black which damaged multiple busi- to the court to return to In May, a fresh picture of street, prompting calls from encrypted software that allowed Morsi’s short-lived rule proved front of him. man fatally shot himself on a ness and resulted in more than Pakistan, citing his record of Sharif having tea at a London within the ruling party to the 76-year-old Ezzat to com- divisive and provoked mass Residents who had ven- pedestrian plaza in downtown 130 arrests — had nothing to facing the law and justice, cafe along with his family bring him back. PTI municate with group mem- protests nationwide. AP tured out in a boat alerted Minneapolis, rumours of do with anger, but was due to Reuben Pillay to a mother dol- another police shooting in the opportunists intent on com- phin swimming around her city still reeling from the death mitting crimes. dying baby. He sped off to try of George Floyd began spread- “I just think that things 2 &' !        5, to find them; the baby had died ing quickly on social media, have reached a boiling point by the time he arrived, he said, sending concerned residents and people are fed up,” said 34 & 5  but the mother initially looked and activists to the area — community activist Nekima  %% ,!' normal. many of them anxious and Levy Armstrong. “Now we’re at   ' - / 6%9  - disaster management official “But in a few minutes she some of them misinformed. a breaking point where there is said on Friday. 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Lebanon is also mired in its her tail really really rapidly,” 25 death, and some activists say raw over the death of Floyd, a Pakistan with its financial hub the province due to the floods a new prime minister will Prime Minister Hassan worst economic and financial said Pillay, a professional drone community members are handcuffed Black man who Karachi pounded by heavy on Thursday night, an official begin early next week. Diab’s government resigned on crisis in decades and Western operator and environmentalist mobilizing more quickly as died after a white Minneapolis showers that submerged roads of the Provincial Disaster Monday’s consultations Aug. 10, six days after nearly nations have said they will not who is providing video to incidents occur — refusing to police officer pressed his knee and underpasses, paralysed Management Authority will coincide with a visit by 3,000 tons of ammonium help the tiny country before Reuters. AGENCY wait for explanations from a against Floyd’s neck for nearly business activities and brought (PDMA) said, adding that 40 French President Emmanuel nitrate exploded at Beirut’s port serious reforms are carried out city police department they eight minutes. Floyd’s death normal life to a complete halt. houses were damaged in these Macron to Lebanon, a former where they had been stored for because corruption and mis- don’t trust. sparked protests worldwide, At least 16 people, includ- areas. French protectorate. He will six years. The blast, the most management are widespread. But others say the unrest including several nights of vio- ing a woman and two children, The flood water inundat- offer French support after the destructive single incident in AP that unfolded Wednesday — lence in Minneapolis. 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However, lack of cap gauge fell 0.23 per cent. er greenback against key rivals. faceless assessment, a tax offi- will be sending out intimation A sharp jump in the rupee specifics disappointed mar- Strong foreign fund At the interbank forex cial said on Friday. in all such cases which would and unabated foreign fund kets, analysts said. inflows, led by high global liq- market, the domestic unit CBDT Additional now be assessed under the inflows further bolstered sen- “Global markets were trad- uidity and decline in US dollar, opened on a flat note but soon Commissioner Jaishree Sharma faceless assessment scheme. So timent, traders said. ing uncertain following the also fuelled the markets, traders gained strength and finally also said that domestic trans- by September 15 or before that, After touching an intra-day US Fed Reserve’s policy shift to said. ended 43 paise higher at 73.39 fer pricing cases too will be you can expect an intimation    wage is the lowest at 2,700 peak of 39,579.58, the BSE focus on economic growth and Foreign institutional against the American curren- covered under the faceless from NeAC,” Sharma said. (USD 36), it said. Sensex ended 353.84 points or less on inflation. investors bought equities worth cy - the best closing level since assessment mechanism. The Central Board of ndia has been ranked a lowly Switzerland was followed 0.90 per cent higher at However, the indication a net 1,164.32 crore on March 5. Asked whether the previ- Direct Taxes (CBDT) had ear- I72nd among 106 countries in by Luxembourg and the United 39,467.31. that the US Fed would contin- Thursday, exchange data During the day, the local ous notices still stand valid, lier this month notified the terms of the average wage per States, whose citizens on an The NSE Nifty surged ue to let interest rates remain showed. unit touched an intra-day high Sharma said, “Previous notices National e-Assessment Centre month, while Switzerland average earn 3,00,900 (USD 88.35 points or 0.76 per cent to low and expectation of more The rupee soared 43 paise of 73.29 and a low of 73.87. will not become redundant. (NeAC) at Delhi for all com- topped the chart, according to 4,014) and 2,64,900 (USD close at 11,647.60. stimulus to follow, boosted the to end at 73.39 against the US Also, this was the third First, an intimation would be munication with taxpayers a global ranking of average 3,534), respectively. During the week, the Indian markets. dollar on Friday. consecutive day of gains for the sent out that your case would under the faceless assessment wages prepared by Picodi.Com. Others in the top ten list Sensex soared 1,032.59 points “The stimulus and the In rest of Asia, bourses in rupee. now be assessed under faceless scheme. Since August 13, all With an average monthly include Denmark (USD 3,515), or 2.68 per cent, while the Nifty associated liquidity are impor- Shanghai, Hong Kong and During which it advanced assessment scheme and if the income tax returns picked up wage of 32,800 (USD 437), Singapore (USD 3,414), advanced 276 points or 2.42 per tant to our markets since that Seoul ended with gains. Japan’s by 94 paise. On weekly basis, Assessing Officer of the for scrutiny, except those relat- India has been ranked a lowly Australia (USD 3,333), Qatar cent. has been one of the drivers for Nikkei tumbled after Prime the Indian currency appreciat- Assessment Unit feels that he ing to search and seizure and 72nd among 106 countries (USD 3,232), Norway (USD IndusInd Bank was the the current stock market run. Minister Shinzo Abe resigned ed by 145 paise against the US needs some more informa- international tax, are being surveyed by Picodi.Com, an 3,174), Hong Kong (USD top gainer in the Sensex pack As per NSDL, FPI net invest- due to health reasons. dollar. tion, he will send fresh (notice) assessed under faceless assess- international e-commerce plat- 3,024) and Iceland (USD on Friday, spurting 8.43 per ments into equity, as a whole, Stock exchanges in Europe Foreign institutional under 142(1).” A Section ment. Under faceless scrutiny form which provides discount 2,844). cent, followed by Axis Bank, have been around Rs 45,000 were trading on a mixed note investors were net buyers in 142(1) notice is sent to an assessment, a central comput- coupons. India, with the average ICIC Bank, Sun Pharma, SBI crore, which makes it one of the in early deals. the capital market as they pur- assessee to inquire about details er picks up tax returns for Switzerland, where the wage of 2,800, outranked and Kotak Bank. best months for net inflows,” Global oil benchmark chased shares worth  and documents before making scrutiny based on risk para- average wage converted into countries such as Kazakhstan On the other hand, said Vinod Nair, Head of Brent crude was trading 0.35 1,004.11 crore on Friday, assessment under the Income meters and mismatch and then rupees amounts to 4,49,000 (32,700), Brazil ( 26,000), or PowerGrid, Infosys, NTPC, Research at Geojit Financial per cent lower at USD 45.44 per according to exchange data. Tax Act. 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From launch- ing small rockets to heavy-lift launchers, from conducting human spaceflight projects to carrying out communication satellites, ISRO’s journey has stories of great “When Harsha Bhogle begins to Do you think there is also a need stories of a completely different ering from the plunder of colonial- ISRO was an eye-opener. I still think challenges but, above all, of even talk, you cannot but sit and listen!” to inform the youth about how subject — space? Did it come out ism. This news had thrilled me. It these are early days for podcasts in greater achievements and people Excerpts: India’s space history has evolved with the same level of excitement was wonderful. India but just remember, our story- like Vikram Sarabhai, Homi with time and what it still lacks? which you have while comment- telling tradition is quite old. Bhabha and Aryabhatta. Why do you think talking about N  =  <9 How does the series address this? ing on cricket? 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It’s ly are two different   *  *  in these unprecedented times? indeed a double ends of It was very different in the begin- celebration for the   ( ning and was a little difficult too as we the actor and his spec- wouldn’t understand who my make- fans. Well, both the trum. up man or hair dresser is because projects arrive The What’s the concept of the show, everyone would be in masks and PPE together on oppor- Funhit Mein Jaari? kits (laughs). However, it wasn’t that October 23. tunities It is basically a breather for the challenging as we all were more excit- Ali presented viewers. It is going to take the audience ed to be back shooting after sitting at said, “I in front of me on a two to three-minute-long laugh- home for four-five months. Everyone am have opened up ing spree, every weekend. The ad was very cautious and we all main- happy this range. And for breaks are going to get very interest- tained proper distance and followed all that an actor, it is nectar. ing now as we will bring some funny the safety protocols while shooting. the Right now, I am just gags for them, based on a few topics Although it was a bit of a different world hoping that Death On from around the world. It is not a show experience, we were more excited will The Nile gets a the- that you need to sit and watch for half because we love doing comedy and get to atrical release in an hour altogether. These small gags entertaining our viewers. see India.” will come in between the shows on these The first season weekends and will give you the much- Any favourite gag that you’d shoot? two of Amazon Prime needed laughter break. I am sure the It’s actually quite difficult to choose very Original’s Mirzapur viewers are going to enjoy the idea so one because all of them are packed differ- ended on a much that they will actually find with Bharti (Singh). Our camaraderie piness in people’s lives during these started doing television, I have been a with equal punch and deliver the right ent cin- cliffhanger and the themselves waiting for ad breaks to is on a different level. So, when I was challenging times. part of the Sony family. I have previ- kind of entertainment to the audience. ematic second one promis- come so that they can enjoy hilarious offered this show, I was told that I will ously performed and hosted the SAB However, for me, my favourite is the experi- es an unseen kind gags. be working with Bharti, I didn’t even How does it feel to be a part of the ke Anokhe ke Awards. Baahubali gag — The Adventures of ences of of bhaukaal with think twice to say yes. The concept of Sony SAB family as this is your very But this is the first time I am doing Rajmata. Its interesting thing is that the mine in Ali’s Guddu What made you be a part of this the show is very interesting and differ- first show? a show for SAB, it is a very exciting looks have been worked upon so nice- the same Bhaiyya, a central show? ent from what I have previously done. It is a lovely experience working feeling for me that I cannot express in ly and with detail that it actually brings year. And figure in the It is always exciting to be working It’s basically an attempt to bring hap- with the channel. Since the time I have words. in the entire vibe of the film. given the fact scheme of things.  !"#%&'# ( '"'%& )* )+)+

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A twelve-year ties merging into one another, radar that we forget accep- old may be the smartest kid in days flowing into nights… tance, we are not even ready to The virtual world is usually class and yet be outplayed by the This is a generation of children confront it. Similarly, body looked at under a bad light for anonymity of social media. The that has an entire galaxy of shaming is also something we teenagers. However, you seemed age that you use it at, how you use friends and yet, they could not dismiss as a phase that school to balance it with the offline it, the amount of freedom given, have been on a lonelier plan- children may face. But these world and equally emphasised all adds up. I see girls as young as et...” days, because of social media its merits... eight and nine constantly making Journalist and author compulsions and desperation, I am not a fan of kids and the videos, I wonder why their par- Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava pens even girls’ behaviour towards virtual world, but I also know that ents allow it? The thrill for this these lines in the context of the each other is an eye opener. it is an integral part for this gen- generation to be online is enor- changing landscape of the eration. COVID-19 has exagger- mous. If they have one upload on world of teenagers today. Her Why do you call it “secret ated that use, whether it is online Instagram, they will stare at the book, Stoned, Shamed, lives” of urban teens? studying or gaming excessively likes for the next 24 hours. It is Depressed, is a narrative of A lot of what this book nar- with no outdoor outlet. I feel the extremely unhealthy and I can today’s school life in urban rates is through stories and only solution lies in how respon- only hope that the older the child India and an insight into the case studies of children which sibly we harness its use by our is, the more equipped s/he is to lives of teens. It attempts to repercussions seem to be more have been seconded by coun- children. I see no reason for a six- handle its pressure. I have spoken investigate and chronicle the prominent in urban India’s mid- selors and school authorities. year old to be gifted an iPad, nor to many people in their twenties lives of children as they dle schools. In fact, a school But as we always say, the fami- do I understand why an eight- who are doing brilliant things embark on a confused journey principal told me that while ly learns about things the last. year old has a smartphone. If we through social media. to adulthood — a road that is class XII is out of her hands, she In some cases, though they do are looking to ease our lives, we full of temptations and easy is putting all her energy into sav- know what their child is up to, may have a lot to answer in time. Parents constantly face the adventure, where the bound- ing students of classes VI to IX, there is denial. This generation There is already a lot of angst and dilemma of giving in to their aries get blurred and where which are now considered the is also very good at hiding aggression amongst some of child’s demands versus what’s what happens today can have epicentre of social media use. things, whether it is the weed today’s school children and in bet- right for them. Does the book repercussions for years to Today, kids, whose ages are not they are smoking, their ter times, I can’t emphasise address parents’ concerns over come. Excerpts: even in double digits, are behav- Instagram accounts being enough the importance of a child certain challenges they face ing the way teens did 10 years hacked or the sexual bullying playing a sport. while handling teenagers? The book subtly looks at ago. Their exposure is different episodes they may have faced. It is not a parenting book but topics like the impact of social and so are the expectations. Many parents will tell you that How do you think school-level one that highlights the lives that media, body neutrality, trust for this generation what their education in India can make urban Indian teens are currently issues, anxiety and more As a society, it seems that peers say is sacrosanct. Most of teenagers reflect on their choic- experiencing. It attempts to por- while talking of journey to anything uncomfortable is too the issues that I covered are not es? What does it lack now? tray the true story of a section of adulthood. How did you con- sensitive to debate or question. easy to uncover if you aren’t I think schools have to go a generation and then hope that ceptualise it? But if there’s no conversation, looking for them or are aware. beyond traditional teaching and parents can make an informed I have written articles on there will be no answers. How embrace a wider canvas of learn- choice going forward. As they say, some of these issues for sever- does the book aim to initiate As children learn to navigate ing. It can no longer just be about knowledge is power. I sadly feel al publications over a period of a conversation around this through the online and the what is in the books, we have to that with such intense peer and time and the deeper I went, the without being preachy? offline world, the paths lead- teach them about issues like con- social media pressure, the fairy more I realised that I was only This book is a reflection of ing to adulthood might be tax- sent, misogyny, slut shaming tale is over before its time for this touching the tip of the iceberg. what is happening in real time ing and confusing. What’s among others. A classroom is no generation. Controversial incidents like with children we all know or your take on this? longer a place where a child (The book, published by the Bois Locker Room disap- associate with. It is not limited For this generation, there comes, studies by the textbook HarperCollins, releases on pear from public memory after to the rich and the elite and is are too many temptations and and goes home. Social media has September 3.) a news cycle. Yet in the back- instead a narrative across towns many counselors admit that ground it all continues to play and cities. I believe it will res- we adults would perhaps not be out. A person I have a lot of What was your first point of isation of the word ‘rape’ in the around late teenage. However, onate among many families for able to multi-task the way these respect for suggested that I col- research? How long did it take teenage vocabulary. My sources it now speaks broadly about the pervasive nature of social children do. We are also send- late all my work into a holistic to complete the book? and interviews were made eas- middle school battlegrounds... media and even addiction. ing them conflicted signals. 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round. Croatian eighth seed Petra Martic could await in the quarter-finals. Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka, the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open champi- on, could face Czech sixth seed Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals and Pliskova in a semi-final. Osaka opens against Japan’s Misaki Doi and faces a potential third-round matchup against US teen Coco Gauff. NAGAL FACES KLAHN India’s Sumit Nagal will take on United States’ Bradley Klahn in the first round of the men’s singles draw at US Open. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who was among the alternates and flew to New York, missed the main draw by one spot and will not be part of : <*-' forced Wimbledon to be the bio-secure bubble. Due to the new rules, a called off. doubles player will get in the draw now if a sin- orld number one Novak Djokovic would meet gles spot opens up. WDjokovic’s path to a either Britain’s Kyle Edmund Nagal, ranked 122 in the world currently, 2020 US Open title could or Kazakhstan’s Alexander takes on Klahn (world No 128) and should he include a semi-final against Bublik in the second round overcome his opponent, faces a daunting task Stefanos Tsitsipas or with US 16th seed John Isner in the second round. Second seed Dominic Alexander Zverev under the a potential fourth-round foe. Thiem, who takes on world No 104 Jaume tournament draw unveiled on His highest-ranked possible Munar from Spain, will face the winner of Nagal Thursday. quarter-final opponent would versus Klahn in the round of 64. The 33-year-old Serbian be Belgian seventh seed David star, a 17-time Grand Slam Goffin. winner who has captured five The other draw quarter in of the past seven men’s singles the upper half of the men’s Slam crowns, begins his quest bracket has Greek fourth seed for a fourth US Open title Tsitsipas and Germany’s fifth- against 107th-ranked Damir seeded Zverev as possible Dzumhur. quarter-final opponents. Each Austrian second seed young star is chasing a first Dominic Thiem, who pushed Slam crown. Djokovic to five sets before Another former US Open falling in this year’s Australian winner, Britain’s Andy Murray Open final, was placed on the opens against Japan’s opposite end of the bracket, Yoshihito Nishioka with setting up the possibility of a Canadian 15th seed Felix rematch in the championship Auger-Aliassime a possible match on the Flushing second-round opponent. Meadows hardcourts. Also on the bottom half of With fellow Big Three the draw, Russian third seed players Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, last year’s Roger Federer absent, US Open runner-up, opens Djokovic has a prime chance against Argentina’s Federico to close the gap on his record Delbonis. rivals in a field of 128 that is In the women’s section, missing several standouts. third seed Serena Williams Swiss legend Federer, who has tricky path in search of is injured, owns a record 20 record 24th Slam. men’s Grand Slam titles with Serena could see plenty of Spaniard Nadal, the 2019 US fellow Americans in her Open winner, next on 19. record quest, including The tournament begins Australian Open champion on Monday in a spectator-less Sofia Kenin in a semi-final quarantine bubble at the US match. National Tennis Center in She could meet 2017 US New York, with Covid-19 test- Open champion Sloane ing and other measures Stephens in the third round designed to safeguard players and 2017 US Open runner-up from the deadly virus that and seventh seed Madison Keys in a quarter-final before a chance at Kenin in the semis and potentially Czech top seed Karolina Pliskova in the final. And that’s not even count- ing a possible fourth-round matchup against Greek 15th seed Maria Sakkari, who oust- ed Williams from this week’s US Open tuneup event in New York. Williams lost in the US Open and Wimbledon finals each of the past two years, and with the England grass event wiped off the schedule by the pandemic, the US Open marks a chance to break through and claim a seventh title on the same courts where she captured her first Slam crown in 1999. Top seed Pliskova will open against Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina with France’s Caroline Garcia or Italy’s Jasmine Paolini await- ing if she makes the second