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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Is a new India rising? In the name of self-defence The U.S. strike in Iraq that killed Soleimani was in violation The new generation is laying down its own terms for the country’s future discourse of UN norms proscribing such unilateral use of force count: there are protests in Hydera­ bad University, Jadavpur University, resort to unilateral use of force, a stricter and Banaras Hindu University, the Indian restricted notion of the right to self­defence Institutes of Technology, Aligarh is perhaps more appropriate. Muslim University, Jamia Millia Isla­ Those arguing in favour of a right to antici­ mia, Delhi University and even in patory self­defence, however, stress on its Harbans Mukhia some of the safe and secure private customary character and frequently refe­ universities. Jawaharlal Nehru Un­ Jay Manoj Sanklecha rence the Caroline incident. In 1837, British iversity is an outstanding instance of militia from Canada crossed into U.S. to set The tsunami of protests across the standing up to repression for over ablaze the ship Caroline, which had been length and breadth of the country four years now. Repression in any The killing of Iranian General Qassem Solei­ used to ferry American insurgents that had has several fascinating facets. Are case is not the most durable of all mani near Baghdad in drone strikes carried mounted attacks in Canada. In diplomatic there any significant pointers in it? forms of governance; this is one of out by the U.S. earlier in January raised the correspondence following the incident, the First and foremost, these are history’s abiding lessons. The wider spectre of war in West Asia. Later, U.S. Presi­ U.S. Secretary of State noted that Britain clearly the civil society’s autono­ society is waking up to the limits of dent Donald Trump threatened to attack cul­ must show “a necessity of self­defence, in­ mous protests, devoid of any organic repression as state policy and tural sites in Iran in the event of reprisals by stant, overwhelming, leaving no choice of links with any political party. Barring responding. Tehran. The next week, Iran retaliated by means, and no moment of deliberation”. In issuing some statements in support carrying out missile attacks on two facilities reality, the destruction of Caroline was a res­ or occasional visits by leaders to a Quality of leadership housing U.S. troops in Iraq. These incidents ponse to an attack and its expansion rather protest site, even political parties One of the most endearing aspects of give rise to some interesting legal questions: than for averting any not­yet­mounted at­ have kept themselves at a distance the current wave of protests is the ex­ Was the U.S. attack on Soleimani legally justi­ tack. Moreover, the incident took place be­ from these protests. Underlying the emplary quality of leadership dis­ fied? And can cultural sites be legitimately at­ fore the conception of the UN Charter. autonomy is perhaps an unarticulat­ played by students from the under­ tacked in any armed U.S. response? ed feeling that the issues evoking the privileged social strata . Kanhaiya Under international law, there is a general An anticipatory move protests go beyond electoral battles; Kumar has become a national figure prohibition on the use of force, articulated in Nevertheless, contemporary Western scho­ that these concern the very life and thanks largely to the Modi govern­ Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. The Article larship, in view of the rise of terrorism and blood of society’s future. There is al­ ment’s atrocious handling of his proscribes any use of force by members advancement of weapons technology, conti­ so an unarticulated assumption that “crime” which enabled him to de­ against the “territorial integrity or political nues to advocate for a right to anticipatory the solution lies beyond the ken of monstrate his extraordinary oratori­ independence” of a state. However, the self­defence. However even assuming that one or the other political party or in­ cal skill and his clear­headed per­ Charter recognises two limited exceptions : any such right has come into fruition, its con­ deed all parties together. Therefore, “The conflict is no longer between the BJP and the Opposition parties’ vote spectives to put forward his case first, in the use of force by a state in the law­ tours are to be narrowly understood. As indi­ reliance on a party or a group, any banks; it is now firmly situated between the BJP government and the people with almost devastating ease. It is fas­ ful exercise of its right to self­defence; and cated, the threat of an armed attack must be group, might end up in diversion, of India.” Students of Jamia Millia Islamia stage a candlelight vigil against the cinating that the extempore slogan second, when such an act is carried out with so imminent that the need to act in self­de­ which often becomes equivalent of CAA­NPR­NRC at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on January 3. * PTI he raised on the JNU campus for the prior authorisation of the UN Security fence should be “instant, overwhelming, betrayal. The one possible link with “azadi” on his release from jail in Council (UNSC) and acting pursuant to the leaving no choice of means, and no moment political parties is perhaps a poten­ 2016 has now become the national Council’s emergency powers “to maintain or of deliberation”. The legality of the Trump tial realisation by them that they ing also is the Muslim community’s purpose, which could also be called war cry for students and the youth. restore international peace and security”. administration’s decision to target Soleimani might be left aside by the people if refusal to fall for the strategy of mak­ brainwashing, failed to persuade But he is one among innumerable through drones in Iraq would, therefore, they keep the distance intact — a case ing their identity dichotomous with them, nor has the repeated assertion other emerging leaders of student Without prior consent hinge on the disclosure of facts with regard of people leading the parties instead their Indian identity; the Muslims by Home Minister Amit Shah of not movements across the country. It is The use of force by the U.S. in Baghdad to kill to the imminence of a planned attack. More­ of the other way round. have instead sought to assert their re­ budging an inch deterred them. heartwarming to see young women Soleimani without prior consent from Iraq over, the administration will have to show ligious identity in full concert with One of the most vociferous charg­ taking up verbal, and now even phys­ or the UN was, hence, a violation of such that the strike was proportional to such (im­ The power of resistance their Indian national identity by es made against the government has ical, challenges to articulate their proscription, unless the U.S. can justify it as minent) armed attack and necessary to res­ A consequence of civil society’s di­ flaunting both at the same time, been its grave attempt to prevent stu­ feelings and thoughts lucidly, fear­ a lawful exercise of its right to self­defence. pond to it. It will also have to justify its use of rect involvement is that it is refusing which in any case is far truer than the dents and others from questioning it lessly and forcefully. JNU Students’ Not surprisingly, the Donald Trump admi­ force in Iraqi territory and prove that Bagh­ to buy the current regime’s divisive one which counterposes the two. by simply branding such people as Union president Aishe Ghosh has nistration was quick to claim that the killing dad was either unable or unwilling to pre­ Hindu­Muslim formula. This formula The resistance from the students “anti­nationals” of which various once again occupied premier space was in exercise of its right to “anticipatory” vent the imminent attack. Finally, the U.S. has already fetched the National De­ is an amazing aspect even as it is wise equivalents have been newly minted: on this front, thanks again to the mis­ self­defence. Mr. Trump claimed, without will have to provide an explanation for the mocratic Alliance two terms in Par­ to remind ourselves that their com­ “anti­Modi”, “anti­Hindu”, “Urban handling by the Modi regime. One al­ any further elaboration, that Soleimani was use of drones during peacetime, which re­ liament but seems to have hit a wall. munity has been the most energetic Naxal”. The government has also un­ so comes across a large number of planning “imminent and sinister” attacks sulted in collateral casualties. Resistance began with society’s res­ element in India’s various resistance leashed a barrage of filthy abuse and such promising student leaders on against U.S. diplomats and personnel. Further, Mr. Trump’s specific threat to tar­ ponse to uncalled­for police brutality movements — and for that matter el­ threats on social media through a local channels speaking in their local The legal basis for “anticipatory” self­de­ get cultural sites in Iran was in breach of the on students in Jamia Millia Islamia sewhere around the world, whether highly organised IT machine under language. This is where one sees pro­ fence remains deeply controversial and con­ 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of and Aligarh Muslim University. And in the anti­colonial struggles in Asia, the BJP’s control. A good segment of mise of a new generation refusing to tested. There are both legal and policy argu­ Cultural Property during armed conflict. It soon the chief target of resistance be­ Africa and Latin America, or the anti­ the media — now being called ‘Mo­ buy any “line” of any party but laying ments against recognising a right to also violated UNSC Council Resolution 2347, came the Citizenship Amendment Vietnam war protests in the U.S. dia’ — has also pitched in with its ag­ down its own terms for the country’s anticipatory self­defence. First, Article 51 of sponsored by the Trump administration, Act­National Register of Citizens­Na­ Their protests have also grown in di­ gressive campaign of malice against future discourse. The conflict is no the UN Charter recognises the inherent right which in the context of the Islamic State (IS) tional Population Register strategy mensions from repression in univer­ anyone with the mildest of doubts longer between the BJP and the Op­ of every state to use force in self­defence, on­ invasion declared that destruction of cultu­ devised by the regime to pit the Mus­ sities to the regime’s hitherto suc­ against the government’s extrava­ position parties’ vote banks; it is now ly “if an armed attack occurs”. Second, un­ ral property would constitute “war crimes”. lim community against the rest. The cessful Divide and Rule policy and its gant claims. firmly situated between the BJP go­ like an “armed attack”, which is an objective It was therefore not surprising that Pentagon wide­ranging and unrelenting parti­ latest version encapsulated in the Yet, all this could not crush the vernment and the people of India. standard, an “anticipated” armed attack is a distanced itself from Mr. Trump’s position. cipation of people from all groups in CAA­NRC­NPR. Neither has the go­ spirit of questioning, especially on subjective one, open to abuse by states. the protests is clear enough signal of vernment’s incessant attempts to campuses, repression notwithstand­ Harbans Mukhia retired as Professor of Since the object and purpose of the general Jay Manoj Sanklecha is a lawyer specialising in society’s refusal to fall for it. Interest­ convince them of the honesty of its ing. The examples are now beyond Medieval History from JNU prohibition on the use of force is to minimise international law Protest is at the core of poetry CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC In poetry, dissent does not mean only raising your FROM THE ARCHIVES voice but also creating new forms of expression FIFTY YEARS AGO JANUARY 14, 1970 India-Ceylon ties Kunal Ray filled with outrage. Only later, when I (From an Editorial) began to read and understand poetry IIT­Kanpur was recently at the centre on my own terms, did I realise that Never before have relations between India of a controversy over “ Hum Dek- dissent or protest is at the core of and Ceylon been as cordial and friendly as henge”, a popular Urdu nazm, or poetry. Poetry has always been anti­ now. This close friendship based on mutual poem, written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. hegemonic. Dissent, however, must understanding and identity of interests in The poem was recited by a group of be broadly understood in this con­ many spheres had its resounding confirma­ students on campus during an agita­ text. It could surely mean raising tion in the memorable welcome that the Go­ tion. This enraged many others, in­ your voice against oppressive powers vernment and people of Ceylon extended to cluding a faculty member, who found or ills that prevail in the social struc­ President Giri during his five­day State visit the nazm offending their religious ture. In poetry, or any art form for to the Island. Though, as the President sentiments. Few cared to understand that matter, dissent or protest could stressed at more than one function, Indo­ Faiz’s poem in context. In the ongo­ also be interpreted as breaking boun­ Ceylon ties are based on long history, a com­ ing protests surrounding the Citizen­ daries, creating new forms, genres mon culture and co­operation in many ship Amendment Act and the Nation­ and vocabulary of expression and fields, they do need reinforcement from al Register of Citizens, there have thus looking at the world with a fresh time to time by personal contacts at all levels been several occasions when protes­ pair of eyes and sensibility. Poetry of the administration of both countries. For­ ters have chanted the poems of Go­ has always done that. Filmmaker Rit­ tunately, the only issue that posed some dif­ rakh Pandey, Vaidyanath Mishra (Na­ wik Ghatak used to say, “Poetry is the ficulty and even threatened to embitter rela­ garjun), Dushyant Kumar and art of all arts.” Art doesn’t adhere to tions has been practically put out of the way Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, to set standards. In defiance, it seeks CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC by statesmanship and give and take on both name a few. self­renewal. If poetry is art, how can DATA POINT sides. The problem of a million stateless per­ Renowned Bengali poet Joy Gos­ it resist defiance? sons of Indian origin in Ceylon plantations is wami wrote a poem in support of JNU The political events of today sug­ well set for a satisfactory solution. Under the students who were brutally beaten gest that that poetry is a spontaneous agreement regulating the grant of Ceylon ci­ up on campus. It went viral on social reaction to our time. It is more adap­ tizenship to 3,00,000 of them and Indian media. Goswami ends his poem with table to forms of protest and perfor­ passports to 5,25,000, the bulk of the state­ a lament that silence is akin to mass mance. These events also show that less would have been given their basic right slaughter. Recently, an installation poetry is deeply historical. It bears so long denied to them. with Miya poetry (written by Bengali­ testimony to the times we live in and origin Muslims) from Assam was re­ serves as a reminder of our past. A A HUNDRED YEARS AGO (FROM THE moved from an art festival in Goa. large contingent of our Bhakti tradi­ JANUARY 13, 1920 EDITION AS THERE WAS NO Martin Niemöller’s “First they came” tion poets are critical of religious dog­ ISSUE ON JANUARY 14) is another poem that has gained wide ma. Is there any other way of reading currency in these protests. There are Kabir? The Punjab situation. many names that could join the list (From an Editorial) including Langston Hughes, Maya Giving rise to future poets Angelou and Adrienne Rich. The on­ Namdeo Dhasal showed us the un­ We publish elsewhere an account sent by going protests perhaps endeared ma­ derbelly of Mumbai and exposed us Reuter of an interview with Mr. Montagu. ny more people to poetry, who disco­ to Dalit life in the city. Narayan Surve There are two points about his views regard­ vered its subversive character. did something similar by tracing the ing the Punjab events which are most dis­ history of his father’s arrival in Mum­ quieting. He said as regards the complaint Understanding poetry bai and the life of perennial humilia­ that the British public and the India Office That begs the question: why do so tion that followed till his last day. Di­ were ignorant of the details of the occur­ many people appear to be scared of lip Chitre once said that all poetry is rences until the evidence reached England poetry? Weren’t we always told that protest. that having decided that the Hunter Com­ poetry is about emotions recollected Poetry is confrontation. It echoes mittee should inform the public of the in tranquillity and the gentle expres­ the joys of living but also embodies events in detail, the India Office had nothing sion of sentiments? Or about beauty, its despairs and agonies. If so much to do but await the results of the inquiry. We which ought to be desired and cher­ of our lived experience and reality is cannot imagine a more flimsy explanation of ished, about daffodils and nightin­ a constant encounter with despair, the ugly fact that the India Office was kept ig­ gales that are far removed for many how can poets desist from showcas­ norant of the most ghastly details of the oc­ from their immediate contexts? So­ ing the same? Protests also birth new currences in the martial law regime by His metimes, in childhood, it felt like a art and uncover new voices. Perhaps Majesty’s servants in India. An inquiry can­ conspiracy to equate the ornate or future poets will emerge from the on­ not obviate the necessity for the Executive in the decorative with the poetic as if going protests and their verse will India to report faithfully to the Secretary of the only purpose of poetry were to bear witness to our treacherous State about the events in the Punjab and of soothe agitated souls and offer relief times. the accounts which they had in their posses­ from the vagaries of life. sion. It is nothing short of a scandal that this Reflecting upon this narrative Kunal Ray teaches literary and cultural elementary duty was not performed by the about poetry in my childhood, I am studies at FLAME University, Pune Government of India.

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Sabarimala case Nistula Hebbar the endorsement sought,” a Ramakrishnan will speak in four cities NEW DELHI source said. “This Court cannot tell how Lawyers for Pandalam The BJP is all set to elect a Mr. Nadda’s election is SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI religion is to be practised,” family to attend meet new party president as early said to be a foregone conclu­ Mr. Dhavan submitted. NEW DELHI as next week, with current sion especially after he was Nobel Laureate Venkatara­ They drew the Bench’s at­ Supreme Court lawyers for a working president J.P. Nadda made working president of man Ramakrishnan arrived tention to the Shrirur Mutt senior member of the tipped to be the man for the the party after Union Home in India on Monday, ahead judgment of the Supreme Pandalam royal family, job. Minister Amit Shah took up of a four­city lecture tour believed by worshippers to be Court of 1954. According to Senior party sources said his assignment in the this month. He was in La­ the foster-family of the verdict, the essentiality that under the party consti­ government. hore, Pakistan, to deliver a Sabarimala temple deity Lord of religious practices should Ayyappa, are expected to tution, once 50% of the Mr. Shah had himself scientific lecture, and ar­ Change of guard: BJP working president J.P. Nadda, left, and be decided in accordance take part in a conference State­level organisational been made president when rived in India via the Wagah­ Union Home Minister Amit Shah. * FILE PHOT0 with the religious doctrines scheduled for January 17 to elections were completed, Defence Minister Rajnath Attari border on Monday. of each faith. re-frame issues to be argued the election of the national Singh became a Minister in “It’s good to be back in In­ The Supreme Court has before a nine-judge president took place. With with a minimum of 20 pro­ asked to continue till a new the first Modi government. dia and I’m looking forward Venkataraman Ramakrishnan limited power of judicial re­ Constitution Bench. the former likely to be com­ posers (drawn from the na­ team of office­bearers is After completing the remain­ to my lecture tour,” Profes­ view, they argued. The lawyers would re-frame pleted this week, the nation­ tional executive of the party, named by the incumbent. der of Mr. Singh’s tenure, Mr. sor Ramakrishnan, who is Prize, and the competition The 1954 judgment held or add questions to those al­level election is scheduled from various State units). If “The election of a national Shah had been elected for a President, Royal Society of among various research that any regulation could referred to the Bench by a for either January 19 or 20. there is only one name in the president is then followed by further term at the helm of London, said in a video mes­ groups to figure out the ri­ only extend to religious five-judge Review Bench in fray (as is likely), then the an endorsement by the na­ party affairs in January 2016. sage, uploaded on Insta­ bosome’s structure. practices and activities the Sabarimala case on Poll process candidate will be announced tional council of the party. A BJP presidents have a te­ gram by his communica­ Dr. Ramakrishnan has which were economic, com­ November 14, 2019. At least three sets of nomina­ as elected unopposed. meeting of the council will nure of three years and can tions team. not shied away from politi­ mercial or political in their DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tion papers are to be filed for The current team (with­ be called in February after be re­elected for only one Dr. Ramakrishnan, reci­ cal statements. Last month, character. the presidential election, out the old president) will be the Delhi polls are done, and more term. pient of the 2009 Nobel in an interview to The Tele- Lawyers even asked religious practices to the Prize in Chemistry, will be graph in London, he criti­ whether the numerically wisdom of religious texts. the 2020 Speaker of the cised the Citizenship stronger nine­judge Bench “The only reason to refer TNQ Distinguished Lectures Amendment Act, which dis­ was formed to test the Shri­ this to a nine­judge Bench in the Life Sciences. It will criminates against Muslim rur Mutt verdict delivered seems to be that Shirur Mutt BJP booklet on Modi sparks protests be the 10th edition of this refugees to India. “We are by a seven­judge Bench, was decided by a seven­ lecture series. not Pakistan. We are diffe­ which had reduced the judge Bench. But no one has In Lahore, he was a plen­ rent in that we are secula­ court's role and left the questioned that judgment,” Maratha outfits upset that it compares the Prime Minister to Chhatrapati Shivaji ary speaker at ThinkFest, r...India is taking a wrong question of essentiality of Ms. Jaising said. which featured discussions turn,” the newspaper re­ Special Correspondent Sambhaji Brigade. Shiven­ “If the BJP does not with­ was lodged by a Shiv Sena ac­ on science, art, diplomacy ported. The Nobel Laureate Pune draraje Bhosale, BJP legisla­ draw this booklet within a tivist in Solapur’s Faujdar and politics. Dr. Ramakrish­ schooled in India but holds The depiction of Prime Mi­ tor from Satara and direct week, then the Brigade will Chavadi police station. nan spoke on Gene Ma- dual British­American Opposition demands nister Narendra Modi as a descendant of the Maratha ensure that not a single BJP Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut chine, his popular science citizenship. “latter­day King Shivaji” in a warrior king, urged his party office is left standing in Mah­ said: “Shivaji Maharaj can­ memoir. India­born Dr. Ra­ booklet of the Bharatiya Ja­ superiors to rein in “overzea­ arashtra,” warned its leader not be compared to anyone, makrishnan will be lectur­ Significant impact CAA withdrawal nata Party (BJP) sparked lous” activists like Mr. Goyal. Santosh Shinde. even Balasaheb had said, ing in Bengaluru, Mumbai, The annual TNQ lectures protests across Maharashtra The Shiv Sena and the Na­ The outfit further de­ when he was compared to Chennai and New Delhi. are delivered by scientists Former Prime Minister Man­ with the anti­CAA­NRC prot­ and demands that the party tionalist Congress Party manded that Chhatrapati Maharaj.” Professor Ramakrishnan who have made a significant mohan Singh, NCP supremo ests continuing for over a immediately withdraw it and (NCP) staged protests in Shivaji’s 13th descendant, ex­ Maharashtra Congress has spent most of his re­ impact on the Life Sciences. Sharad Pawar, Left leaders month now. halt further publication. Nashik, Kolhapur and Osma­ Satara MP and BJP leader president Balasaheb Thorat search life on the ribosome, Previous speakers have in­ Sitaram Yechury and D. Ra­ While a section of the Left Aaj ke Shivaji, Narendra nabad, while members of Udayanraje Bhosale, spell has called a statewide prot­ the cell structure necessary cluded Shinya Yamanaka, ja, Jharkhand Chief Minister leaders including CPI (M) Modi, written by Jai Prakash the Sambhaji Brigade held a out his stance. est on Tuesday against the for making protein, and his 2012 Nobel Laureate in Phy­ Hemant Soren of the JMM, General Secretary Sitaram Goyal, BJP leader and presi­ demonstration against the BJP. proposed lecture, ‘My Ad­ siology or Medicine. RLD’s Ajit Singh and LJD Yechury and CPI General Se­ dent of the United Hindu BJP near Lal Mahal, the le­ Effigies burnt On Monday, Mumbai Con­ ventures in the Ribosome’ is Dr. Ramakrishnan was chief Sharad Yadav were cretary D. Raja wanted par­ Front (an umbrella body of gendary palace in Pune Members of the Brigade also gress president Eknath Gaik­ expected to be about his born in India, where he got among those who were ties to take a leadership role fringe right wing outfits), where King Shivaji lived as a burnt effigies of Mr. Goyal in wad led a protest against the scientific journey. His book his Bachelor’s degree in present. in organising political move­ provoked the ire of pro­Ma­ child along with his mother, Solapur, while a police com­ BJP and burned the effigy of Gene Machine explains his Physics from Baroda Univer­ The joint resolution stat­ ments, senior leaders of the ratha outfits such as the Rajmata Jijabai. plaint against the BJP leader the booklet’s author. work, the road to the Nobel sity. ed that the “spirit of resis­ Congress including Ms. tance has woken now” and Gandhi preferred the anti­ urged citizens to come out CAA­NRC protests to be “a in large numbers to protect people’s movement against Soldier falls the spirit of the Indian Con­ the BJP government.” Apache, Chinook to make Republic Day debut stitution on January 23, Ne­ into snow, taji Subhash Chandra Bose’s ‘Govt. spreading hatred’ birth anniversary, under­ Presiding over the meeting, goes missing The helicopters of the Indian Army Aviation take mass readings of the Ms. Gandhi alleged that the will join the flypast. 25th march for IAF bandmaster Preamble on January 26 and country’s economy was fac­ Special Correspondent were recently The Indian Air Force fleet remember the sacrifices ing an imminent collapse NEW DELHI inducted into IAF includes 16 fighters, 10 tran­ made by Mahatma Gandhi but Prime Minister Naren­ Havildar Rajendra Singh sport aircraft and 19 helicop­ Dinakar Peri participation. “Now the on January 30, the anniver­ dra Modi and Home Minis­ Negi of 11 Garhwal Rifles Special Correspondent ters. NEW DELHI standards have changed. sary of his martyrdom. ter Amit Shah were trying to went missing after he NEW DELHI The aircraft and helicop­ Warrant Officer Ashok Ku­ The tunes have also changed Sources told The Hindu divert attention from it by slipped and fell into soft Apache attack helicopters ters will fly 60 metres to 300 mar, 47, is a seasoned band­ a lot,” he said. In fact the there was a difference of focussing on polarising snow near his post close to and Chinook heavy­lift heli­ metres above ground level, master of the Indian Air changing tunes, of late opinion on the way forward people. the Line of Control (LoC) in copters, which were recent­ he stated. Force (IAF) band contingent. adopting a lot from Bolly­ the Gulmarg sector, Army ly inducted into the Indian However, this year’s Repu­ wood, has been a matter of sources said. Air Force (IAF), will make Deal with Boeing blic Day parade on January much debate in the last few “He slipped into snow their debut over Rajpath India has contracted 22 26, 2020 is a particularly years. Nitish against NRC, during routine patrolling during the Republic Day fly­ Apache helicopters and 15 memorable one as it is his His most memorable mo­ near his post around 7.50 past on January 26. Chinook helicopters from 25th parade marching across ment was during the parade p.m. on January 8. Rescue “Three Chinook helicop­ Boeing through the Foreign the Rajpath. in 2015, when the U.S. Presi­ open for CAA debate efforts were immediately ters will fly in a ‘vic’ forma­ Military Sales programme of He joined the IAF in 1994 Ashok Kumar dent Barack Obama was the launched but they were tion and five Apache heli­ the U.S. government in Sep­ and started playing the chief guest at the R­Day pa­ He also emphasised that of turmoil over CAA, NRC hampered due to soft and copters in an ‘arrowhead’ tember 2015 under a $3­bil­ trumpet and bugle in the IAF he completed in 2011. rade. caste names be included in and NPR. I agree with the unstable snow conditions,” formation,” Group Captain lion deal. band a year after. “It is a matter of pride to “When we were march­ the census when it is done. Leader of the Opposition an Army source said. A.R. Tamta said briefing So far, 17 Apache and 10 He has been the bandmas­ honour the President of In­ ing, First Lady Michelle Oba­ “It (the NRC) would be that there should be a dis­ News agency ANI had re­ presspersons on Monday on Chinook helicopters have ter for 12 years. To become dia while leading the IAF ma made a good comment needless (koi zarurat hai na­ cussion on these,” he said. ported that he slipped and the IAF’s participation in been delivered. the bandmaster, there is a contingent,” he told The and we were given on­the­ hin) and have no justifica­ Earlier, Leader of the Op­ went across to Pakistan­oc­ this year’s Republic Day The government has also six­week drum major course Hindu on Monday, recount­ spot commendation from tion (koi auchitya nahin). position Tejashwi Yadav had cupied Kashmir. However, parade. cleared the acquisition of six conducted by the Army Edu­ ing his experiences on the si­ then IAF Chief Air Chief Mar­ And I think the Prime Minis­ said, “The nation is on fire” Army sources denied the In all, 41 aircraft of the Air additional Apaches for the cation Corps at Pachmarhi delines of a briefing on the shal Arup Raha,” he ter, too, has spoken clearly on the issues of CAA, NRC report. Force and four helicopters Army. in Madhya Pradesh, which IAF’s Republic Day parade recounted. on this,” he told the House, and NPR and sought to while thanking it for unani­ know whether the Chief Mi­ mously ratifying the Consti­ nister “stands with Lalan tution amendment for ex­ Singh or Pavan Varma and House panel looking Bangladesh tending quotas for SCs and Prashant Kishor.” PM and world leaders to STs in Parliament and state Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Minister in assemblies by another 10 Lalan Singh is the JD(U) into surrogacy issues years. leader in the Lok Sabha. The New Delhi About the CAA and the party had voted in favour of Members will visit Anand and Mumbai attend Raisina Dialogue National Population Regis­ the Citizenship (Amend­ Special Correspondent ter, he said he was agreeable ment) Bill in both houses of special correspondent Bill currently seeks to ban The theme this year is ‘Navigating the alpha century’ NEW DELHI to having a debate in the As­ Parliament, to which Mr. NEW DELHI commercial surrogacy, even Bangladesh Information sembly. Varma, a national general The parliamentary select altruistic surrogacy can be­ Special Correspondent participants from more than Minister Mohammad H. “This session has been secretary, and Mr. Kishor committee set up to look in­ come problematic without a NEW DELHI 100 countries, a statement Mahmud arrived here on convened for a specific pur­ the national vice president to the Surrogacy (Regula­ nuanced definition of “close At least 12 Foreign Ministers, issued by the Ministry said, Monday evening on a five­ pose. However, there is a lot had taken strong exception. tion) Bill, 2019 will travel to relative”. “There are things including Sergey Lavrov of adding that at least 40% of day visit, during which his Anand, Hyderabad and that are moral and immoral, Russia, Javad Zarif of Iran the speakers would be wo­ country’s official broadcas­ Mumbai from January 21 to but also extra­moral, that is, and Marise Payne of Austra­ men. ter Bangladesh Betar and 24 as part of deliberations technology by itself is shorn lia, and seven former heads All India Radio will inaugu­ Hizb ultras led police on the shape of the Bill. of morality, but it can be of state and government will Australian PM pulls out rate a content sharing pro­ Anand, a town in Gujarat, used for moral and immoral attend the “Raisina Dia­ Australian Prime Minister gramme. has a large number of com­ purposes, family dynamics logue” organised by the Ex­ Scott Morrison, who was Diplomatic sources said to rogue officer mercial surrogates, while in many cases can lead to ternal Affairs Ministry joint­ due to give the inaugural Mr. Mahmud’s visit was Mumbai and Hyderabad al­ undue pressure on less po­ ly with the Observer keynote address, had to pull planned earlier and aimed An AK­47 rifle and two pis­ kept dodging them, he final­ so have many clinics on the werful members of the fami­ Research Foundation in Del­ out due to the fire crisis in at carrying forward some tols were recovered in a raid ly landed in police net in cutting edge of fertility ly being forced to be surro­ hi from Tuesday. Australia, which means that of the agreements that had conducted there later. Kulgam,” an official said. medicine. gates, etc. So the definition Also attending are Af­ Narendra Modi unlike previous versions of been concluded earlier. “A police party in civvies Investigations suggested A member of the commit­ and regulatory framework ghanistan’s National Securi­ the conference, this year India and Bangladesh stayed put outside Singh’s that the police officer had tee told The Hindu that the has to be nuanced,” said the ty Adviser Hamidullah Mo­ leaders, including former will have no sitting head of agreed in 2018 to share ra­ house the whole of Friday helped Babu, who has a re­ panel was deeply engaged panel member. hib and U.S. Deputy Afghan President Hamid government or state partici­ dio content. The visit ac­ night,” a police officer said. ward of ₹20 lakh on his with the question of wheth­ While commercial surro­ National Security Adviser Karzai and former Prime Mi­ pating. quires a special meaning as All four, including DSP head, flee outside the Valley er or not single parent sur­ gacy is banned under the Matthew Pottinger. nisters Helen Clark of New Bangladesh Deputy Fo­ it comes after Bangladesh Singh, were followed the to Jammu last year too. rogacy be allowed. The Bill Bill, the committee will stu­ Zealand, Stephen Harper of reign Minister Shahriar cancelled several high­pro­ next day on the Srinagar­ “The officer was likely to asks for a couple to have dy just such arrangements India’s contribution Canada, Carl Bildt of Swe­ Alam, who cancelled his file visits to India in view of Jammu highway in an opera­ have helped the militants been married for at least five during the Anand visit. “The Dialogue has been In­ den, Anders Rasmussen of participation on Saturday, the growing domestic criti­ tion directly spearheaded stay at a safe place in Jammu years with proven infertility When the Bill was intro­ dia’s contribution to global Denmark, Tshering Tobgay will be replaced by the Infor­ cism of India’s Citizenship by Deputy Inspector Gener­ this time and help them before applying for surroga­ duced in the Lok Sabha dur­ efforts to discover solutions, of Bhutan and Han Seung­ mation Minister Mohammad (Amendment) Act and the al, south Kashmir, Atul Goel. avoid any questioning on cy. “But there are many chil­ ing the last Parliament ses­ identify opportunities and soo of South Korea, will be H. Mahmud. National Register of Citi­ They were detained at Wan­ the highway ,” another pol­ dren brought up by single sion, several amendments, provide stability to a centu­ discussing future global is­ Another key feature of zens. Among the cancelled poh in Kulgam in the after­ ice officer said. Mr. Singh is parent families who do well. including removal of the ne­ ry that has witnessed an sues. the event, a session on the visits was that of Deputy noon. currently posted with the So why deny singles? The cessity of the clause asking eventful two decades,” said The title of the Raisina Indo­Pacific that includes Foreign Minister Shahriar The vehicle is registered anti­hijacking wing at the committee is engaged with that only married couples, an Ministry statement, ex­ Dialogue this year is “Navi­ military or naval comman­ Alam, who was expected to in the name of Shafi, an offi­ Srinagar International Air­ that question,” the source that too with at least five plaining the significance of gating the alpha century”. ders from the “Quadrilateral take part at the ‘Raisina cial said. “We have informa­ port. His role in the August said. years of marriage, be al­ the conference held every Mr. Modi will also host a or Quad”, Australia, India, Dialogue’, organised by the tion that in the past he has 26, 2017 terror attack at the The committee will look lowed for surrogacy. The pa­ year. meeting of all the visiting Fo­ Japan, and the United Ministry of External Af­ helped the militants with District Police Lines in Sho­ at the technology and the nel members say they are Prime Minister Narendra reign Ministers together. States, will also have a fairs. Mr. Mahmud will safe passage. A team was on pian is also being investigat­ ethical gap to be bridged in determined to make it more Modi will attend the inaugu­ The conference, which is French Defence official on stand in for Mr. Alam at the his trail for two days but he ed, the official said. terms of its use. While the up to date law. ral session where former in its fifth year, will host 700 the panel this year. annual event.

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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE West Bengal BJP chief kicks up a storm NGO files plea on Dilip Ghosh’s comments on shooting protesters irresponsible, say Babul Supriyo and other BJP leaders the need for NPR Special Correspondent ment” of imagination. “The comments. It cites PM’s speech denying NRC It's just bad, Kolkata BJP, as a party, has nothing Locket Chatterjee, anoth­ The remarks of BJP West to do with what Dilip Ghosh er party MP and head of the Legal Correspondent sources of the nation,” Mi­ Satya Nadella Bengal president Dilip may hv [have] said. It is a fig­ BJP’s Mahila Morcha in West NEW DELHI nority Front, an NGO, sub­ Ghosh justifying the killing ment of his imagination & Bengal, said, “The BJP does A petition filed in the Su­ mitted in the court. on CAA of some of those protesting BJP Govts in UP, Assam hv not want anyone to live in preme Court on Monday Besides, the NPR, accord­ against the Citizenship [have] NEVER EVER resort­ fear. The party wants to pro­ questioned the need for pre­ ing to media reports, would SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (Amendment) Act triggered ed to shooting people for vide security to all, and this paring the National Popula­ cost the exchequer NEW DELHI an outrage on Monday. Lead­ whatever reason whatsoev­ is the vision of our Prime Mi­ tion Register (NPR) if the go­ ₹3,941.35 crore. The NPR Microsoft CEO Satya Na­ ers of his own party called er. Very irresponsible of Di­ nister.” vernment has decided to would be prepared within della became one of the them “irresponsible”. lip Da to hv [have] said what The Trinamool Congress abort the National Register the period of April 1, 2020­ first big corporate names “See, our government in he said,” he wrote on criticised the comments. Its of Citizens (NRC) exercise. September 30, 2020. to speak on the Citizenship Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Twitter. MP Abhishek Banerjee want­ “When the Central go­ The NGO quoted provi­ (Amendment) Act while Karnataka has shot them However, Mr. Ghosh held ed to know whether the re­ vernment has already taken sions from the Citizenship talking to editors in Man­ [the protesters] like dogs, also sent them to jail.” property? The rail tracks, his ground after Mr. Supri­ marks were personal, or a policy decision to not go (Registration of Citizens and hattan on Monday. Accord­ put them behind bars and al­ Mr. Ghosh made the re­ roads, buses and trains were yo’s reaction. He said, “Our those of the party. “Although ahead with the NRC (as Issue of National Identity ing to Ben Smith, editor­in­ so filed cases against them,” mark at a party meeting in made with the money we government has done that, @DilipGhoshBJP correctly mentioned by the Hon’ble Cards) Rules, 2003, which chief of buzzfeednew- Mr. Ghosh is heard saying in Nadia district on Sunday pay in tax. You are not taking and if we get a chance we will characterized his party, his Prime Minister of India in point out that the NPR is the s.com, Mr. Nadella said: “I a video. Continuing his argu­ evening. The video, which any action only because they do the same in Bengal.” Mr. own MP refuting his stance his speech dated December first step towards conduct­ think what is happening is ment that “infiltrators” was not verified, surfaced on are your voters?” he said, be­ Supriyo retorted that Mr. publicly raises serious 22,2019 and as per the stand ing the NRC, and both are sad... It’s just bad... I would should be treated with raw Monday. In his speech, he al­ fore justifying the killings in Ghosh’s remarks were his doubts over his credibility to of the officials of the Minis­ intrinsically linked. These love to see a Bangladeshi power, he added, “They will so questioned why there was the States under the BJP. personal views. lead BJP in Bengal. Dilip Ba­ try of Home Affairs – as per Rules provide for prepara­ immigrant who comes to come here, eat, stay, and “neither baton­charge, nor Swapan Dasgupta, a Rajya bu please let us ALL know if the media reports dated tion of the NRC and for is­ India and creates the next then destroy property. Do firing, nor any FIR filed ‘Figment of imagination’ Sabha member of the BJP, your statements are to be 24.12.2019), the preparation suance of a National Identity unicorn in India or be­ they think this is their za- against protesters in West Union Minister Babul Supri­ retweeted Mr. Supriyo’s seen as personal opinion or of the Population Register is Card to those persons comes the next CEO of In­ mindari? We will hit them Bengal”. yo, of the BJP, described Mr. tweet, indicating that he did views of your party,” Mr. Ba­ nothing but a waste of time, whose names have been en­ fosys.” with sticks, shoot them and “Is it anybody’s paternal Ghosh’s remarks as a “fig­ not support Mr. Ghosh’s nerjee said. energy and valuable re­ tered in the NRC.

IN BRIEF CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Home Affairs Protest on campus AASU leaders skip AIUDF MLAs stage panel grills Delhi protest against CAA GUWAHATI meet with Shah police chief The legislators of the All India United Democratic Special Correspondent Front on Monday squatted ‘Clause 6 of Assam Accord bartered’ New Delhi with black masks outside the gate of the Assam Assembly Special Correspondent A parliamentary panel on to protest against the New Delhi Home Affairs questioned the Citizenship (Amendment) Leaders of the All Assam Delhi police commissioner ov­ Act. They also displayed Students’ Union (AASU), er the use of force against stu­ placards before the start of a one of the signatories of dents and suggested that the special one-day session to the 1985 Assam Accord, police should have acted in a adopt a resolution on the skipped a meeting with mature manner and opened a ratification of the Reservation Union Home Minister Amit dialogue with them. Bill for Scheduled Castes and Shah on Monday. The panel also raised the is­ Scheduled tribes for 10 years, Four members of a high­ sue of the police frequently im­ up to January 2030. level committee for imple­ Amit Shah posing Section 144 in parts of mentation of Clause 6 of Delhi, which causes inconve­ BJP leader warns to ‘bury the Assam Accord, which Mr. Nath said. nience to many. alive corrupt protesters’ provides for constitution­ The committee is also Top officials of the Union ALIGARH al, legislative and adminis­ expected to recommend Home Ministry and Delhi pol­ BJP leader Raghuraj Singh has trative safeguards to pro­ reserving Assembly seats ice chief Amulya Patnaik ap­ said people raising slogans tect, preserve and for the indigenous com­ peared on Monday before the against Prime Minster promote the culture, so­ munities of Assam. Parliamentary Standing Com­ Narendra Modi and U.P. Chief cial, linguistic identity and “We have apprised the mittee on Home Affairs, Minister Yogi Adityanath will heritage of the Assamese Home Minister of the pro­ chaired by senior Congress be buried alive. Mr. Singh Vocal agitation: Jamia Millia Islamia University students staging a protest in New Delhi on Monday to demand registration of an * people, met Mr. Shah in gress of our work. He has leader Anand Sharma, to dis­ made the statement on FIR against the Delhi police for last month’s violence on the campus. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sunday while addressing a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Delhi. given a few suggestions. cuss rising crimes in Delhi and rally in Aligarh to create We hope to submit our fi­ National Capital Region (NCR). awareness about Citizenship Report soon nal report within the next Mr. Patnaik was also asked (Amendment) Act. Warning The 14­member panel, 15 days,” Mr. Sharma told about the recent sit­in by Delhi “those one per cent criminal headed by retired Gauhati journalists. police officials outside police and corrupt people against JNU professors want data preserved High Court judge Biplab Asked whether the pa­ headquarters. “The Commis­ saying murdabad to PM Modi Kumar Sarma, also tasked nel could finalise the “defi­ sioner of Police was told that if and CM Adityanath”, he said, with finding out who is an nition of Assamese”, the the police sits on a dharna, “I will bury you alive.” PTI Delhi High Court issues notice to police, Google, WhatsApp and Apple ‘Assamese’, is expected to retired judge said the then questions are raised on submit its report by Janu­ members were yet to take his leadership,” a member of Schools get show-cause Soibam Rocky Singh the police said they were tak­ WhatsApp groups that were many of whom appear to be ary 15. a decision on it and hoped the committee said. notice for CAA tutorials NEW DELHI ing all necessary steps to allegedly used to plan and outsiders, to enter the JNU The AASU leaders — to come to a conclusion Without mentioning the re­ MUMBAI The Delhi High Court on preserve the CCTV footage coordinate the attack. campus,” the petition said. chief adviser Samujjal soon. cent incidents of violence at Ja­ The Maha Vikas Aghadi Monday issued notice to the and messaging records on The petition, filed by pro­ “The existence of a pre­ Bhattacharyya, president “All members of the waharlal Nehru University government in Maharashtra Delhi police, Google, What­ WhatsApp. fessors Ameet Parameswa­ meditated and well­organ­ Dipanka K. Nath and gen­ committee will soon meet (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia, has issued a show-cause sApp and Apple on a petition ran, Atul Sood and Shukla Vi­ ised attack is further clear eral secretary Lurinjyoti to finalise the report and members of the panel ques­ notice to private schools for filed by three Jawaharlal Request for footage nayak Sawant, claimed that from the fact that these per­ Gogoi — decided to stay all remaining issues will be tioned the way in which the taking tutorials on the Nehru University (JNU) pro­ Advocate Rahul Mehra, Del­ the particulars of the Janu­ sons were covering their fac­ away. resolved,” he said. The police handled the protests. Citizenship (Amendment) Act fessors seeking preservation hi police standing counsel, ary 5 incident “seem to indi­ es wearing masks, without “It is the government’s meeting took place four (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). of data pertaining to the Ja­ said the agency had written cate that the entire attack any proper identification, bounden duty to imple­ days after Assam Chief Mi­ School Education Minister nuary 5 violence on the to the JNU administration for was premeditated and coor­ carrying weapons and so ment Clause 6, but it is vir­ nister Sarbananda Sono­ and senior Congress leader campus. footage of 135 CCTV cameras dinated”. The professors al­ on,” it stated. tually being bartered to off­ wal met Mr. Shah and dis­ Varsha Gaikwad said she Justice Brijesh Sethi post­ on the campus from January so said they had been perso­ The petition said several set the anger in Assam cussed with him various issued the notice on Monday, ed the case for a detailed 3 to 6. nally injured in the violence. persons appeared to have against the unconstitution­ aspects of Clause 6, under asking the schools to desist hearing on Tuesday as coun­ Mr. Mehra added that the “Unless the same had used WhatsApp to create dif­ al CAA. Implementing this which the Central govern­ from holding lectures/ sel for the social media sites police had not received any been the result of a pre­ ferent groups for the pur­ vital clause of the Assam ment had promised to pro­ classes/tutorials on the CAA were not present when it response to the request. planned conspiracy, it would pose of inciting hate and vio­ Accord will not be proper vide constitutional safe­ and the NRC that have came up in the morning. The police had also writ­ not have been possible for a lence against the teachers, if the Citizenship (Amend­ guards to the indigenous sparked nationwide protests. During the brief hearing, ten for data regarding two mob in such large numbers, staff, and students. ment) Act is also in force,” people. JNU faculty members send feelers to other institutions IIT­Delhi Director shows willingness to hire them

Priscilla Jebaraj distinguished track record.” NEW DELHI The Hindu has confirmed the JNU’s loss may become IIT’s gain. Se­ authenticity of the e­mail. nior faculty members at Jawaharlal Ramakrishna Ramaswamy made Nehru University, faced with a “dete­ the move across the road in the last riorating situation”, have expressed year, taking the post of a visiting pro­ interest in moving across the road to fessor at IIT­Delhi after retiring from the Indian Institute of Technology, a 32­year stint at JNU. Dr. Ramaswa­ according to an e­mail sent by IIT­ my, who had been on the short­list Delhi Director V. Ramgopal Rao. for JNU Vice­Chancellor in 2016, says In the December 19 e­mail to the the current crisis has affected stu­ department heads, Dr. Rao encour­ dents and teachers and hampered aged them to facilitate lateral hires of research activities. senior JNU faculty members with “For good research, you need a distinguished records. stable environment. With the kind of “I am receiving many feelers from upheavals going on now, research in senior JNU faculty [members] show­ the life sciences would be severely ing a willingness to move to IIT­Del­ affected,” he said. The shutting hi, considering the deteriorating sit­ down of buildings would especially uation in JNU,” said the email. “I am harm experiments using live tissue, told that some of them are also ap­ he said. While the JNU is known for plying to other institutions given the its humanities and social science re­ impression that IIT­Delhi doesn’t en­ search, it owes much of its high rank­ courage lateral movement into high­ ing to excellence in the sciences. er positions. It will be a pity if we Dr. Ramaswamy added that he lose out on such good people be­ still supervised Ph.D students at JNU, cause of any of these who come from poor socio­econom­ reasons/perception.” ic backgrounds, meaning they have In his e­mail, Dr. Rao added that been hit hard by the hostel fee in­ he would leave it to the judgment of crease that caused the current crisis. the department heads how they JNU Vice­Chancellor M. Jagadesh wished to deal with the situation, Kumar, accused of precipitating the emphasising that the “Institute will crisis, made the move in the oppo­ be very open to recruitment of se­ site direction. He was an electrical nior faculty [members] who have a engineering professor at IIT­Delhi. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 5 countries to discuss action against Iran Mahinda Rajapaksa to The countries whose citizens died when the plane was shot down by Tehran will meet in London visit New Delhi in February Reuters SINGAPORE Iran denies ‘cover­up’ This marks his first visit abroad after he was appointed PM Five nations whose citizens died when an airliner was Meera Srinivasan Lankan constitution — an COLOMBO shot down by Iran last week as protests rage on outcome of the Indo­Lanka will meet in London on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Accord of 1987. Thursday to discuss possible Agence France-Presse those who expressed opi­ Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit PM Mahinda, who served legal action, Ukraine’s Fo­ Dubai nions on those days, at the New Delhi early February as President for two terms reign Minister said. Iran denied a “cover­up” peak of America’s psycho­ and meet his counterpart since 2005, has in the past Speaking on the sidelines Monday after taking days to logical war against the Ira­ Narendra Modi, his office assured India that he would of an official visit to Singa­ reveal an airliner was acci­ nian nation... did so based said. implement the 13 th Amend­ pore on Monday, Vadym dentally shot down last on existing information at The PM’s media office ment — which envisages Prystaiko said the countries week, a disaster that the time.” told The Hindu that the greater power devolution to would also discuss compen­ sparked demonstrations Meanwhile, Iranian anti­ dates, delegation and meet­ Mahinda Rajapaksa provinces including those sation and the investigation and calls for a fully transpa­ government protests were ings are yet to be firmed up inhabited by Tamils — and into the incident. All 176 peo­ Standoff: Protesters hold flowers as police fire tear gas during rent investigation. met with tear gas and left at for the visit that also marks and the much­discussed de­ “go beyond it”. On the other ple on board the flight died a demonstration in front of a university in Tehran. * STR/AFP “In these sorrowful days, least one person wounded, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s velopment cooperation at hand, Mr. Gotabaya, who in the crash on Wednesday, many criticisms were direct­ videos on social media ap­ first visit abroad after he was the East Container Terminal has promised to “be frank” minutes after the plane took gal, how we are following would be taking responsibili­ ed at relevant officials and peared to show on Monday. appointed Prime Minister by in Colombo and the Trinco­ with New Delhi, has repeat­ off from Tehran airport. this up, how we are prose­ ty before that public authorities,” said govern­ Videos show large crowds his younger brother Presi­ malee oil tank farms, are on edly emphasised the need Mr. Prystaiko said sugges­ cuting them (Iran),” Mr. Prys­ announcement. ment spokesman Ali Rabiei. chanting slogans against the dent Gotabaya Rajapaksa. the table, Mr. Mahinda Raja­ for development, not devo­ tions from Iran that the Uk­ taiko said. Tehran said its air defenc­ “Some officials were even country’s authorities in Teh­ Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s paksa’s India visit will be lution, for the war­hit com­ rainian International Airlines He said the five nations al­ es were fired in error while accused of lying and a cover­ ran’s iconic Azadi Square visit to New Delhi comes closely watched for more munity. plane was downed as it flew so included Canada — which on alert after Iranian missile up but, in all honesty, that south of the centre. about two months after Pre­ reasons. near a sensitive military base had at least 57 passport hol­ strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. was not the case,” he said. In a video purporting to sident Gotabaya Rajapaksa Addressing a joint press Global outreach during a time of heightened ders aboard the doomed “This is nonsense because “Lying is intentionally and be from the city of Amol in went to the Indian capital, conference during Mr. Gota­ The visit comes at a time tensions were “nonsense”. flight — Sweden, Afghanistan our plane was recorded and knowingly faking the truth. the Mazandaran region on following his decisive win in baya’s visit in November, Mr. when the new government, He said Tehran had agreed to and a fifth country, which he confirmed — was going with­ Lying is covering up. Lying the Caspian Sea, a crowd Sri Lanka’s November presi­ Modi said that he was confi­ helmed by the Rajapaksa hand over the plane’s black did not name. in the international route is knowing a fact and not ex­ marches, shouting, “We dential polls. Last week, Sri dent that Sri Lanka will car­ brothers, who have outlined boxes to Kiev for Many on board were Ira­ which was given by the dis­ pressing it or twisting the don’t want the Islamic Lanka’s Foreign Relations ry forward the process of re­ a “neutral foreign policy”, is investigation. nians with dual citizenship. patchers... Nothing was ex­ truth.” republic”. Minister Dinesh Gunawarde­ conciliation, “to fulfil the engaging with international “We have created this After days of denials, Iran traordinary,” Mr. Prystaiko The spokesman said all Germany’s Foreign Minis­ na met External Affairs Mi­ aspirations of the Tamil for partners at high levels. group of Foreign Ministers said on Saturday its military said, adding that investiga­ details provided by officials try said that the Iranianns nister S. Jaishankar in New equality, justice, peace and Foreign Minister of China from the grieving nations. had shot down the plane in a tors said the pilot’s last prior to Saturday’s revela­ must be allowed to “protest Delhi, in the series of high­ respect.” In this context, the and State Councillor Wang On January 16, we will meet “disastrous mistake”. Mr. words were “everything is ok tion had been based on the peacefully and freely” and level visits from Colombo. Indian PM also referenced Yi will be in Colombo on in person in London to dis­ Prystaiko said Ukraine was on board and I am switching information available to express their “grief” after While key bilateral issues, the implementation of the Tuesday and meet the Sri cuss the ways, including le­ not informed by Iran that it to auto pilot.” them at the time. “All of the plane disaster. including regional security 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan President and PM. HC: Musharraf cannot be Taal volcano shuts down Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan go their way punished retrospectively Couple will have a period of transition, in future of my grandson and that there will be a period of Manila his family.” transition, in which the Sus­ Court declares his trial illegal which they will stay in Canada and the U.K. “Although we would have sexes will spend time in Ca­ Associated Press preferred them to remain nada and the U.K.” Mehmal Sarfraz judgment comes out. The TAGAYTAY REUTERS wished to step back from full­time working Members LAHORE High Court says that Article Lava and broad columns of SANDRINGHAM royal duties and spend more of the Royal Family, we res­ Media report slammed The Lahore High Court, 6 doesn’t apply to the 2007 ash spewed from a volcano Queen Elizabeth has given time in North America. pect and understand their Earlier, Princes William and which declared Gen. Pervez emergency as Article 232 south of the Philippine her blessing to her grandson After a meeting at the wish to live a more indepen­ Harry slammed a newspaper Musharraf’s trial illegal, on gives power to the President capital on Monday. Prince Harry and his wife Queen’s rural Sandringham dent life as a family while re­ report on Monday describ­ Monday said Section 9 of to declare emergency under Fine grit weighed down Meghan Markle’s wish for a estate in eastern England, at­ maining a valued part of my ing a strain in their relation­ the Criminal Law Amend­ special circumstances,” Mr. trees and turned roads into more independent future af­ tended by Prince Harry’s Prince Harry along with his family,” the monarch said in ship. ment (Special Court) Act, Malik said. muddy messes across the ter an urgent meeting on father and heir to the throne, wife Meghan Markle in a statement. The Times of London car­ 1976, under which the trial region surrounding the Monday to resolve the rift in Prince Charles, and his elder London on Jan. 7. * REUTERS “Harry and Meghan have ried a front page story , in took place, was illegal as it Bars reaction Taal volcano, which has the British royal family. brother, Prince William, the made clear that they do not which a source alleged that violated Article 10­A of the Meanwhile, Faisal Chaud­ forced over 20,000 people Prince Harry and Ms. Mar­ 93­year­old Queen Elizabeth The Queen said that “to­ want to be reliant on public the Sussexes were pushed Constitution, which is about hry, Additional Advocate to seek refuge in evacua­ kle triggered the crisis by an­ said the family supported day my family had very con­ funds in their new lives. It away by the “bullying atti­ fair trial. General Punjab, said “it tion centres. nouncing last week that they the couple’s plans. structive discussions on the has therefore been agreed tude” of Prince William. Lawyer Usama Malik told seems as if Musharraf has The Hindu that according to been exonerated by the the court, when emergency High Court.” Mr. Chaudhry, ELSEWHERE was declared in 2007 and who has also represented Joker Priesthood is not for the Constitution was held in Gen. Musharraf in the trea­ leads Oscar nominations, abeyance, the punishment son case in the past, said for holding Constitution in that one will have to see married men: ex-Pope abeyance wasn’t death pe­ how the legal fraternity like 1917, Irishman close behind nalty as the offence wasn’t the Bar Associations and Su­ Pope Francis for allowing it in Amazon considered high treason. preme Court react. “There The High Court said this was are fair chances that the Women, ethnic minorities missing from the shortlist Agence France-Presse last year that recommended th Rome added in the 18 Amend­ Bars will react negatively to the ordination of married Democrat Booker drops Agence France-Presse ment passed in 2010. this verdict.” rector slot in the shortlist. Former pope Benedict XVI men in certain out of presidential race The court said that Gen. Reema Omer, legal advis­ Associated Press For the 87th time, the aca­ has publicly urged his suc­ circumstances. Los Angeles DES MOINES Musharraf cannot be pun­ er, South Asia International demy selected all­male di­ cessor Pope Francis not to The Pope emeritus, 92, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, an ished for something that Commission of Jurists, said Dark comic book tale Joker recting nominees despite a open the Catholic priest­ and Cardinal Sarah weighed African­American candidate wasn’t punishable back it would be premature to topped the Oscar nomina­ year in which women made hood up to married men, in in on the controversial ques­ who recently bemoaned the then. comment on the legal rea­ tions on Monday, picking up historic gains behind the a plea that on Sunday tion of whether or not to al­ increasingly lack of diversity Mr. Malik pointed out soning behind the order , 11 nods including best pic­ camera. The most likely can­ stunned Vatican experts. low “viri probati” — married in the Democratic that whether the govern­ but from the reports of the ture and best director, as didate was Greta Gerwig The ex­pontiff, who re­ “men of proven virtue” — to presidential field, on Monday ment or Gen. Musharraf will proceedings, it appears le­ women and ethnic minori­ (Little Women), who was the tired in 2013, issued the de­ join the priesthood. said he was ending his White appeal the December 17 rul­ gally flawed and in contrad­ ties were largely shut out last woman nominated, two fence of clerical celibacy in a Pope Francis is currently House campaign. REUTERS ing before the Supreme iction with earlier SC judg­ once again. years ago for Lady Bird. book written with arch­con­ considering allowing it in re­ Myanmar sends 200 Court will be known once ments on the same issues. Todd Phillips’s Joker, a “Congratulations to those servative Cardinal Robert mote locations, such as the Rohingya to camps the detailed High Court Abid Saqi, member of the bleak, arthouse take on the A scene from Joker. * AP men,” said Issa Rae, who Sarah, extracts of which Amazon, where communi­ SITTWE judgment comes out. Pakistan Bar Council, said, comic book villain starring presented the nominees were published exclusively ties seldom have Mass due Nearly 200 Rohingya Muslims “Another point of view is “Setting aside of the verdict Joaquin Phoenix, was just Martin Scorsese’s The Irish- alongside John Cho. by France’s Le Figaro. to a lack of priests. arrested at sea last month by that while constitution of of the special court without ahead of three films. man each earned 10 nomi­ The Oscars picked only “I cannot keep silent!” The pair asked the whole Myanmar’s Navy during their the special court has been availing appellate court and Quentin Tarantino’s nations, including best pic­ one non­white acting nomi­ Pope emeritus Benedict Church not to be “swayed” desperate bid to reach declared illegal, whether getting reversal of that judg­ 1960s Tinseltown homage ture as well as best director. nee — British star Cynthia wrote in the book, which by “bad pleas, theatrics, dia­ Malaysia or Indonesia by boat the punishment stands or ment through collateral pro­ Once Upon a Time... in Hol- South Korean class satire Erivo, who plays U.S. anti­ follows an extraordinary bolical lies, fashionable er­ have been sent back to not is important. We will ceedings is not just unprece­ lywood, Sam Mendes’s First Parasite, from Bong Joon­ slavery icon Harriet Tubman meeting of bishops from the rors that want to devalue Rakhine state, officials said know after the detailed dented but inconceivable.” World War odyssey 1917 and ho, secured the final best di­ in Harriet. Amazonian at the Vatican priestly celibacy”. on Monday. AFP

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Press Trust of India monitored weekly by Reve­ were making supplies to oth­ judicial remand. New Delhi nue Secretary Ajay Bhushan er fictitious entities and re­ It was also through data NIFTY 50 The Department of Revenue Pandey. tailers in Gujarat, Maharash­ analytics that recently, GST PRICE CHANGE has identified as many as 931 The sources said to curb tra and Tamil Nadu. formations had identified a

Adani Ports...... 390.35...... -1.70 cases of fraudulent GST input tax credit (ITC) frauds, The raw materials for the few exporters with ‘star’ sta­ Asian Paints...... 1804.90...... 12.35 (Goods and Services Tax) re­ data analytics is to be done chappals, known as EVA tus who were fraudulently Axis Bank ...... 737.40...... -2.65 fund claims through data on all refunds since 2017, compound, are chargeable at availing IGST refund and Bajaj Auto ...... 3094.05...... -7.15 analytics and has now tasked keeping an eye on the modus 18% duty whereas chappals were untraceable at their re­ Bajaj Finserv...... 9455.25...... 83.00

Bajaj Finance ...... 4164.50...... 19.65 the GST data analytics wing operandi of unscrupulous re­ are chargeable at 5%, sources gistered addresses.

Bharti Airtel ...... 468.90...... 11.90 to scrutinise all past and fund claimants or fly­by­ said, adding that as a result, In these cases, an exporter BPCL...... 470.75...... 0.50 pending refund claims filed night or shell business enti­ the law allowed the manufac­ with over ₹50 crore of ship­ Britannia Ind ...... 3045.10...... 55.35 all over the country for in­ ties for availing fake ITC. turers to claim refunds of the ments of readymade gar­ Cipla ...... 477.65...... 4.15 verted duty structure, sourc­ GST formations have inverted duty structure in ments had taken refund of Coal India ...... 211.55...... 6.25

Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2954.70...... 21.70 es said. booked 6,641 cases involving cash. GST investigators ₹3.90 crore while the entity’s

Eicher Motors...... 20280.00. .. -152.75 Refund claims worth more 7,164 entities till November found an ongoing parallel in­ total GST payment in cash GAIL (India)...... 128.90...... 3.55 than ₹28,000 crore are said last year and have, so far, re­ vestigation in Uttarakhand to was a mere ₹1,650. Grasim Ind ...... 759.60...... 3.35 to have been filed by over covered about ₹1,057 crore. be connected and took swift In another case, tax pay­ HCL Tech...... 586.50...... 6.15 27,000 taxpayers so far on The highest number of action in preventing refund ments in cash have been HDFC ...... 2462.55...... 5.00

HDFC Bank...... 1286.00...... 3.30 account of inverted duty such fraud cases have been claims of ₹27.5 crore. made for ₹51,201 while the Hero MotoCorp ...... 2366.75...... 3.30 structure in the current fi­ booked in the Kolkata zone, Under taxman’s lens: Refund claims worth more than ₹28,000 crore are said to have been Through meticulous cyb­ exporter had obtained re­ Hindalco ...... 211.20...... -0.30 nancial year. followed by Delhi, Jaipur and filed by over 27,000 taxpayers so far on account of inverted duty structure. * NAGARAGOPAL er­planning, fraudsters had fund of ₹9.59 crore. The GST Hind Unilever ...... 1994.85...... 40.85 The sources said such Panchkula (Haryana), the created over ₹600 crore of data analytics wing had been ICICI Bank ...... 538.60...... -1.65

IndusInd Bank ...... 1539.65...... 48.40 identified taxpayers, who sources said, adding that tional Conference on GST through data analytics — a distributors and bogus ma­ ‘fake credit’ which they able to identify all such cases

Bharti Infratel ...... 246.45...... -3.00 had purchased goods from fraud recently detected by last week. significant fraud case whe­ nufacturers of ‘hawaii’ chap­ would have continued to en­ involving fake invoicing and Infosys ...... 773.55...... 35.40 tax­evading, non­filers, central tax authorities in Del­ rein fraudsters created a net­ pals for availing and encash­ cash had it not been busted. fraudulent tax credits, which Indian OilCorp...... 126.95...... 1.50 would face verification and hi, involving GST refund for Fake ITC credit work of over 500 entities ing fake ITC credits. The main accused in this have been encashed through ITC ...... 239.25...... 1.25 scrutiny as necessary. inverted duty structure, was The sources also said investi­ comprising fake billing enti­ The bogus ‘manufactur­ case was arrested in Decem­ the facility of IGST refunds, JSW Steel...... 278.60...... 0.70

Kotak Bank ...... 1691.10...... 6.40 This is being reviewed and deliberated at the second Na­ gators in Delhi had cracked — ties, intermediary dealers, ers,’ created in Uttarakhand, ber and continues to be in the sources said.

L&T...... 1334.70...... 10.10

M&M ...... 554.95...... 8.35

Maruti Suzuki ...... 7352.70...... 22.20

Nestle India Ltd...... 14658.25...... -27.60

NTPC ...... 121.75...... 1.45 Antitrust probe ordered

...... More time for firms to split MD, CEO posts ONGC 125.45 1.30

PowerGrid Corp ...... 194.80...... 2.65 Reliance Ind ...... 1543.70...... -3.95 against Amazon, Flipkart SEBI extends the time for listed companies to separate the roles from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2022 State Bank ...... 330.75...... -1.50 Sun Pharma ...... 444.60...... 1.00 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Tata Motors ...... 196.25...... -0.10 Promotion of ‘preferred sellers’ alleged would only mean that com­ chairman and managing di­ MUMBAI Tata Steel ...... 495.75...... 9.55 panies do not want to rector,” said Sumit Agrawal, TCS ...... 2190.35...... -23.20 Reuters Top listed firms such as Re­ comply. founder, Regstreet Law Tech Mahindra ...... 785.85...... 9.60 NEW DELHI liance Industries, HUL, ITC, As many as 160 of the top Advisors. Titan ...... 1158.95...... 4.90 India’s antitrust body on JSW Steel, Hero Motocorp, 500 listed entities are yet to “Certain boards had also UltraTech Cement...... 4468.70...... 24.10 Monday ordered an investi­ UPL...... 591.95...... -8.35 TVS Motor and Raymond, split the MD and the CEO asked for bright­line tests for

Vedanta ...... 160.45...... 0.50 gation into alleged competi­ along with a long list of other posts, according to data from segregation of overlapping Wipro ...... 254.80...... 3.05 tion law violations by Ama­ private and government­ Prime Database. The list in­ roles. For instance, section YES Bank...... 42.10...... -2.65 zon.com Inc. and Walmart’s owned entities, have got two cludes most public sector 27 of SEBI Act, 1992 casts no Zee Entertainment ...... 265.10...... 2.10 Flipkart, the latest setback more years to split the posi­ undertakings, private sector liability on chairman but MD for U.S.­based e­commerce tion of chief executive officer entities such as Adani Ports continues to be responsible giants operating in the (CEO) and managing direc­ & Special Economic Zone, for the acts of the company country. tor (MD). HCL Technologies, Dr. Red­ or its board of directors,” the EXCHANGE RATES The Competition Com­ sangh, a group representing As part of the latest dy’s Laboratories, MRF, Bha­ former SEBI officer added. Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on January 13 mission of India (CCI) said it small­and medium­sized bu­ amendment to the Securities rat Forge, Edelweiss Finan­ The SEBI notification stat­ CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL was ordering a wider probe sinesses, which alleged that and Exchange Board of India cial Services, PVR and ed that with effect from April

US Dollar...... 70.65...... 70.97 following a review of allega­ several of Amazon and Flip­ (Listing Obligations and Dis­ Escorts, among others. 1, 2022, the chairperson of Euro ...... 78.55...... 78.92 tions that Amazon and Flip­ kart’s preferred sellers were closure Requirements) Regu­ 2020 to April 1, 2022. This as­ “Industry had various any of the top 500 listed enti­ British Pound...... 91.71...... 92.16 kart were promoting some affiliated with or controlled Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 64.30...... 64.59 lations, the capital markets sumes significance as some Sufficient time given concerns in implementation, ties would be a non­execu­ Chinese Yuan ...... 10.25...... 10.30 “preferred sellers” and in by the companies them­ regulator postponed the dea­ of the biggest names of India Less than two months ago, including seeking a clear reg­ tive director and not be relat­ Swiss Franc ...... 72.65...... 72.98 turn impacting the business selves, either directly or dline for the separation of Inc. had sought a relief in SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi ulatory demarcation on the ed to the MD or CEO as per Singapore Dollar ...... 52.44...... 52.68 of other smaller sellers. indirectly. Canadian Dollar...... 54.08...... 54.35 the MD and CEO roles for the terms of postponing the dea­ had said firms had been gi­ role and responsibility under the definition of the term Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.38...... 17.48 The complaint was filed Both the companies deny top 500 companies from the dline to comply with the ven sufficient time, and seek­ the Companies Act, 2013 and “relative” defined under the Source:Indian Bank by Delhi Vyapar Maha­ those allegations. earlier stipulated April 1, norm notified in May 2018. ing extension of the deadline SEBI’s Listing Regulations for Companies Act, 2013. Coffee Day, CG Walmart India ‘lets go’ Nusli Wadia Power trades to withdraws suit ‘Kochhar violated ICICI Bank’s code’ be suspended of 56 employees against Tata Lender files monetary suit for recovery of amounts towards clawback of bonuses Move part of corporate restructuring Special Correspondent retired Justice B.N. Srikrish­ Press Trust of India Legal Correspondent Mumbai na’s report that noted, “Ms. New Delhi Special Correspondent NEW DELHI ICICI Bank told the Bombay Kochhar had not made man­ The BSE and NSE will sus­ NEW DELHI Industrialist Nusli Wadia High Court on Monday that datory and appropriate dis­ pend trading in the shares Walmart India on Monday withdrew a criminal defa­ former MD and CEO Chanda closures and failed to dis­ of Coffee Day Enterprises said it is laying off 56 em­ mation petition and a Kochhar’s separation from charge her fiduciary duty to and fraud­hit CG Power ployees across various levels ₹3,000­crore civil defama­ the bank’s services has been rescue and avoid conflict as and Industrial Solutions as part of a corporate res­ tion suit filed against Tata treated as ‘termination for required by the Code of Con­ from February 3, for not tructuring exercise. The Sons’ chairman emeritus cause’ by the board of direc­ duct as well as applicable complying with listing company currently operates Ratan Tata, a week after tors ‘on account of flagrant laws and rules.” norms related to submis­ 28 Cash & Carry stores in the the Supreme Court asked violation of ICICI Group Meanwhile, on January sion of quarterly results. country. them to amicably settle Code of Business Conduct 10, 2020, the bank also filed However, if the firms “We are also looking at Krish Iyer their differences like ‘ma­ and Ethics.’ a monetary suit against Ms. comply with the provisions ways to operate more effi­ ture leaders of industry.’ A division bench was Battle royale: Chanda Kochhar had challenged termination of Kochhar for recovery of of listing norms on or be­ ciently, which requires us to said that these associates The Tatas’ side had al­ hearing a petition filed by service and denial of remuneration. * PRASHANT WAYDANDE amounts towards the claw­ fore January 29, trading in review our corporate struc­ had been offered “enhanced ready made a statement Ms. Kochhar on November back of bonuses given to her their securities will not be ture to ensure that we are severance benefits and out­ saying they did not intend 20, 2019, challenging the ter­ ed her request for early late Ms. Kochhar’s contract from April 2006 to March suspended, BSE and NSE organised in the right way. placement services to sup­ to defame Mr. Wadia. mination of her services by retirement. of service, therefore has no 2018 pursuant to the termi­ said in separate circulars. As part of this review, we port their transition”. He Mr. Wadia had alleged the bank and denial of the The bank’s affidavit read, locus to make a claim.” nation of services. The suit They said these firms have let go 56 of our asso­ further denied reports of a that Mr. Tata had made de­ agreed remuneration as the “The section of the Act does The affidavit said the dis­ says, “the question regard­ had not submitted the fi­ ciates across levels at the second round of lay­offs in famatory statements MD and CEO without pre­ not confer any right or pro­ pute was purely contractual ing the validity of Ms. Koch­ nancial results for June corporate office,” Krish Iyer, April as “baseless and against him shortly after vious approval of the Re­ tection upon Ms. Kochhar and “the petition pertains to har’s service being terminat­ 2019 and September 2019 president & CEO, Walmart incorrect”. the removal of Cyrus Mis­ serve Bank of India (RBI). much less does it cast any termination of various con­ ed for cause is an issue that quarters and/or not paid India, said in a statement. Mr. Iyer added that Wal­ try as Tata Sons’ chairman She alleged this constitut­ duty upon the bank but in­ tractual benefits concerning will arise in the commercial the fine amount levied for Of the 56 impacted em­ mart, which first entered In­ on October 24, 2016. ed a breach of statutory obli­ stead is a form of regulatory Ms. Kochhar (including stock suit. Therefore, she ought the non­compliance, as re­ ployees, eight are in senior dia in 2007, remained com­ Later, Mr. Wadia was re­ gation under the Banking oversight by the RBI for the options) and clawbacks of not to be permitted to raise quired under the listing management and 48 are mitted to growing its moved as an independent Regulation Act, 1949 and protection of the banking bonuses (which, too, were the same issue in the peti­ norms of Securities and Ex­ from the middle and lower business­to­business Cash & director on the boards of said her services were termi­ company and its depositors. contractual in nature).” tion.” The matter will be change Board of India. management levels. Mr. Iyer Carry business in India. the Tata group companies. nated after the board accept­ It does not govern or regu­ The affidavit also relied on heard on January 20. Slowing economy hitting RHF shares tank 4.9% Railways invites RFQ from payroll creation, says SBI report despite clean chit private train operators ‘Disclosed group exposure voluntarily’ New recruitments 15.8 lakh lower this fiscal than in the last Aim is to cater to ‘huge’, unmet demand, says official SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT several intermediate unlist­ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 39,000 jobs less in FY20, as Mumbai ed entities at ₹7,984 crore, N. Anand signing, procurement, fi­ Mumbai per current trends. Hence, Shares of Reliance Home Fi­ including interest. CHENNAI nancing and operation and The current economy slow­ the number of new payrolls nance (RHF) tanked 4.9% on “Prior to the commence­ Indian Railways has invited maintenance of passenger down is impacting employ­ created in FY20 could be at Monday even after the com­ ment of the forensic audit interested parties to submit trains comprising a mini­ ment generation significant­ least 16 lakh lower than in pany claimed that the foren­ and also as a part of the fo­ a Request for Qualification mum of 16 coaches with the ly as payroll creation, a FY19,” the report said. sic audit report by Grant rensic audit, the company (RFQ) document by January right to collect market­ proxy for employment gen­ The country’s growth Thornton gave a clean chit, transparently submitted full 17 for selection of private linked fares. eration, could be at least rate is expected to fall to an as no siphoning off or diver­ and complete details to its parties to operate 150 pas­ Mumbai­New Delhi, 15.8 lakh lower in the cur­ 11­year low of 5% for the cur­ sion of funds could be auditors, regulators, len­ senger trains on 100 routes. Chennai­Okhla, Howrah­ rent financial year than the rent financial year, the go­ established. ders, and also in the latest The Ministry of Railways Chennai, New Delhi­How­ previous year. vernment said last week. The forensic report al­ annual financial statements and NITI Aayog said the indi­ rah, Shalimar­Pune and New In the previous financial The SBI report noted that leged regulatory anomalies which were duly approved cative cost of investment Delhi­Patna are some of the year, the country had creat­ the extent of formalisation with regard to group expo­ by shareholders, to conclu­ would be about ₹22,500 routes on which private ed 89.7 lakh new payrolls, as Ghosh said in a report. had declined steadily and is sure and limit for non­hous­ sively establish that the afo­ crore. Short­listed applicants will trains will operate. per EPFO data. The EPFO data primarily now currently at 9.5% of ov­ ing loan portfolio and devia­ resaid amount outstanding As per the draft proposal, be eligible to take part in the “The idea here is to meet “The slow growth is now covers low­paid jobs as the erall payroll creation versus tion from certain policies of ₹7,984 crore has almost the Ministry has grouped second stage comprising Re­ the huge unmet demand having a visible impact on salary is capped at ₹15,000 11% in FY19. Hence Goods and procedures. RHF said entirely been utilised by the routes into 12 clusters that quest for Proposals. that led to loss of passenger payroll creation. In FY19, In­ per month. Government and Services Tax (GST) col­ the National Housing Bank potential group entities only are to be operated through The entire project is ex­ business to other modes in dia had created 89.7 lakh jobs and private jobs are not lections may stay below the (NHB) had taken note of the for making payments of Public Private Partnership pected to be awarded in recent times,” said a senior new payrolls, as per EPFO within its ambit as such data ₹1.1 lakh crore per month same and initiated action. principal repayment and in­ (PPP) on design, build, fi­ about 180 days from January official. data. In FY20, as per current had moved to the NPS be­ mark the Centre is hoping to Shares of RHF ended terest to banks, financial in­ nance and operate basis, 2020. Each bidder is entitled Quoting a market assess­ projections, this number ginning 2004. exceed. The prospect of 4.92% lower on Monday at stitutions, NBFCs, NCD hol­ with a concession period of to bid for a maximum of ment study, he said during could be at least 15.8 lakh “Interestingly, even in the lower payroll creation in go­ ₹2.32 apiece. The firm said ders, etc. There is no 35 years. Railways will adopt three clusters. Selection 2017­18, total reserve passen­ lower,” State Bank of India’s NPS category, State and cen­ vernment shows it was not the forensic report had con­ adverse finding in this re­ a 2­stage bidding process for would be based on highest gers were 0.65 billion, whe­ (SBI) group chief economic tral governments are [ex­ recruiting afresh in lieu of firmed the potential group gard either in the forensic selecting bidders. The first revenue share. 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PEOPLE On accents and Tennis dreams Ten Ballkids from India, among 38 from counties other insomnia than Australia, are a part of the year’s first Grand Slam Indie musician Mr Kev evokes laughter and tugs at heartstrings in his new EP comprising his old favourites

Kia Motors India announced the winners of the Australian Open Ballkids India Programme 2020 at Kia Beat 360, their experience centre in Gurugram. The final squad, 10 kids between the ages of 13 to 15, were chosen and will be a part of a group of 360. This is the second year for the programme in India. During a tennis match, Ballkids retrieve loose balls, Meghna Majumdar who has been following his gigs, walks in expecting to be enter­ feed balls for service, and assist players. They have an important role in ensuring that tournaments run “I don’t like writing songs that are tained. His EP consists entirely of smoothly. “Many professional players have also been serious. I do write about difficult old favourites, most of which the in­ Ballkids, Roger Federer and John McEnroe included,” Just for laughs Kevin (above) posing with Manny the mannequin on his album cover * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT situations, but very rarely do I write die music circuit has been chortling says Aditya B. M. V., 14, from Hyderabad, a Ballkid a song intending it to be serious. at, for years. who’s a national-level player. “It’s a great opportunity,” Most of my songs are fun, even if A case in point is the song “Iddly In contrast to the story behind it, him,” explains Kevin. Manny the tongue­in­cheek number that he says, to meet the pros and experience a Grand Slam they don’t stem from necessarily Vada Dosai”, which begins as a ra­ the song itself is funny, and is usual­ mannequin, thus became a recur­ brought him back to writing after a at close quarters. fun experiences,” says Kevin Paul cy, flirtatious track, before swerv­ ly introduced in gigs by the singer ring figure in his online musical long bout of writer’s block and in­ The squad left for Australia right after the aka Mr Kev, while discussing his ing into a chorus comprising solely saying something like, “I love Kol­ acts, the butt of numerous jokes, somnia. programme, on their fully-sponsored three-week trip. softly hummable track “Tera Me­ of those three words pronounced kata, but I think my friends from and the face of this EP. Consequently, says Kevin, it also They will be trained at Melbourne with 28 other ra”. One of the five songs in his re­ in defiantly accentuated Tamil. there will agree that it has no place In fact, the only time Mr Kev restored the self­esteem that he had international Ballkids from Korea, China, and France, cently­released EP titled Dummy In It is Kevin’s journey towards ac­ that serves some good idli, vada, comes up with something that is been struggling with. So, naturally, before finally taking part in the Australian Open 2020. Love: Detox Overdose , the song ceptance of his own accent, back dosai.” And invariably, someone in not funny, is when a real­life pre­ it is not a serious song at all. “The victory’s still sinking in,” says Sanskruti’s stands out for two reasons. One, it when he was working in Kolkata the crowd agrees. mise behind a song is rooted in And then there is the slyly sug­ mother, whose daughter has been playing tennis since was not penned by the Chennai­ and had to face some jibes about it, Oddly enough, that is not the laughter. Like “Tera Mera”, which gestive “May­On­Knees”, and the she was four. Sanskruti Vadakattu, 14,from Hyderabad, based singer­songwriter, but by his that led to this piece. most unusual feature about this EP. he first sang to make fun of his love­ coo­ing ballad “Shaira”, two more is one of only two girls selected from India. former roommate Alamshah Wa­ “I have a South Indian accent, On the album cover, seated with Ke­ lorn roommate. favourites from his frequent gigs “It’s a dream ‘made’ true” says Yashvardhan Gaur, 15, hab. Two, it is one of the few songs and I have decided to own it. At one vin and sporting some cool sun­ “He was really low, and I got that complete the EP. If the singer­ one of the two Ballkids from Chandigarh. “We worked in the EP — indeed, in Kevin’s roster point, even I used to be among the glasses, is Manny, his friend and pet tired of it, so I started mock­singing songwriter’s popularity in the cir­ hard for it.” The process began with young tennis as a whole — that does not try to group of people who would judge mannequin. “My landlord is a tex­ what he had written, to irritate cuit is anything to go by, it is cer­ enthusiasts being asked to upload videos online evoke laughter, or sniggers, or at people for singing with an accent. tile businessman. When I first him. But instead of getting angry, tainly worth checking out. showing their Ballkid-skills. Over 250 kids from 10 cities were selected based on their videos. They were least a few eye rolls. Lots of people do still think like walked into my room, he was just he went, ‘I like it! We should make further tested for athleticism, rolling, and servicing Humour is part and parcel of Ke­ that, and I decided I want to shut it there. He creeped all my friends this song’,” laughs Kevin. Dummy in Love: Detox Overdosecan be technique, and also for on-court communication, streamed on Spotify vin’s work, so much so that anyone down.” out, so of course I decided to keep “Doc!”, on the other hand, is a among other skills. Then, 100 were shortlisted, before the final 10 were chosen. Kia Motors, sponsor of the Australian Open since #DELHIMOVES 2002, sees itself as a global custodian of sports. In 2018, they had chosen two boys from India to be Shubhra Roy Official Match Ball Carriers at the FIFA World Cup, where they were automotive partners. The Ballkids As civilians we don’t really Experience the programme for next year’s Australian Open is likely to know what goes into putting open early this November. up a strong defence for the life of an army M. S. SRINIVAS country. For a lot of us, army officer at this 26­ Military life is vaguely about immacu­ acre, lush green late uniforms, night­vision PRODUCTS devices, and the perks of model camp in sports infrastructure. To help people under­ Manesar movement stand the training practices At home with a bull better, Maj Dinesh Sharma started Delta 105, an army­ themed park, named jointly after his company (a group of soldiers and officers) and the pincode for Manesar, where the facility is located. As with any army establish­ Where it all started The entrance to the park; ment, chai and nimboo pani “The idea is to let people do (top) visitors on one part of flows freely. something interesting and an obstacle course fun while learning someth­ * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT What lies ahead ing as well,” says Maj Shar­ For Republic day, Delta 105 is ma, who was commissioned organising a Military Fun into the 6th battalion of the nade, and a crawl trench and Food Carnival, where a Rajputana Rifles regiment where people learn that the few of Maj Sharma’s army and served for four years in lower you keep yourself, the friends will share their life the Uri sector during the Kar­ lower your chances are of stories. “We are trying to ar­ gil war. He left the army in getting hit in an attack,” he range food from the four re­ 2004 at the age of 29 and did says. There’s also a firing gions of the country.” The­ an MBA in Human Resources range, an obstacle course, a re’ll be an army band at the Symbiosis Institute of race course where people showcasing military tunes. Management Studies, Pune, have to move with a ‘battle’ “We’ll be inviting civil bands working with corporations load, an assault course to compete with each other like Wipro and Mercer for where big groups can learn Olives Cre has been re-launched in India for the fourth as they play patriotic songs.” about 12 years before starting er. The facility opened a cou­ He’s right. The fresh air re­ whatever paper they had on teamwork, a paintball arena. consecutive time, as a part of its yearly agenda to For those of us who spend this venture. ple of months ago. minds you of how rare a them, for autographs. “We conduct sessions on revamp the space with a different theme. This year, the most of our time sitting in of­ About a year ago, after commodity it has become. There are about 10 activi­ how to fold a national flag, focus is on design, art, and craftsmanship. Spread across fice chairs, Maj Sharma tells identifying his calling of All that’s green On entry you are greeted by ties to keep you on the move, how to tie a knot. We have 8,000 square feet and three floors, there is furniture, us, “The more you sweat in sharing the struggles and tri­ The park is set in village Pa­ two commandos, both ex­ar­ all led by an ex­army person­ map related activities as lighting, paintings, and curios for living spaces. Of the peace, the less you bleed in umphs of military men and da, a 30­minute drive from my jawaans, sliding down nel. “We have a war zone well,” says Maj Sharma, talk­ nearly 300 pieces on display, statues of a horse, war.” While we will hopefully women with civilians, he Gurugram, and is spread ov­ from a rope, marking the on­ which looks like an interna­ ing about the various facili­ panther, and bull are the highlights. Interior designer not have war, it helps to stay Anuradha Aggarwal, the person behind the brand, also took agricultural land on er a lush 26 acres, away from set of the action movie­like tional border. Here we ex­ ties available. fit in peace. undertakes projects. lease and revamped it. The a densely populated area, experience. He talks of a re­ plain how the enemy enters, The food too takes a leaf idea was to design it in a way much like most army areas cent visit by a group of how to stop them, what wea­ out of each regiment’s spe­ At Village Pada, Manesar; kids, E­39 Naraina Vihar, upward of ₹5,000 that would resemble an army are. “We wanted a big space school children, who on see­ pons are used. There is a gre­ ciality. This month, it’s the ₹696, adults, ₹1,298 inclusive of the camp, along with the exper­ so people don’t feel claustro­ ing the commandos in ac­ nade range where they can Jat regiment, so there’s mak­ use of park facilities, two meals and tise of a Delhi­based design­ phobic,” Maj Sharma says. tion, immediately produced learn to throw a dummy gre­ ki ki roti and sarson ka saag. snacks; for tickets, Delta105.com Contact us at [email protected]

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and chief privacy officer, Susan Shook, global privacy officer at The Procter & Gamble Company, as well as Rebecca Slaughter, commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, the US watch­ dog agency that imposed a $5 bil­ lion penalty on Facebook over privacy breaches. All the panellists agreed that enough can never be done in the realm of privacy. Slaughter added that what needs to be done can­ not be generalised; potential ac­ tions taken are industry­specific and company­specific, and that the whole conundrum is a “solva­ ble problem” on a policy level. Egan announced Facebook’s updated their Privacy Checkup tool; a move they claim will pro­ mise better transparency... but the world has learned that eve­ rything Facebook says should be Anticipatory Tech World’ ad­ taken with a bucket of salt. dressed how, in the next few One of the biggest concerns in years, technology actually “will the 2010s was targeted advertis­ make things happen [for consum­ ing, to which Shook revealed ers] before they ask for them to P&G’s focus is now on a “consum­ happen.” Divya Kala Bhavani At a fireside chat titled ‘What’s ta?’ — which claim to have a tight­ er­centric privacy framework.” The talk had experts such as Next for the Fourth Industrial Re­ er grip on privacy control. Upon Unfortunately, in response, Cindy Cohn, executive director of If there is one thing to say about volution?’, Barbara Humpton, these commands, the user can many of the audience members the Electronic Frontier Founda­ technology in the 2010s, it is that CEO of Siemens USA, suggested adjust privacy setting or simply bemoaned that the epiphany of tion, Rana El Kaliouby, co­foun­ the industry went through an that rather than waiting for regu­ know what the deal is. information sovereignty has der and CEO of Affectiva, Doug identity evolution. This was re­ latory practices to be enforced, A January 7 panel titled ‘Chief come too late, and that it is time Clinton, managing partner at flected in the annual United tech companies can be ahead of Privacy Officer Roundta­ for these corporations to walk Loup Ventures, and Michele Tur­ States­based CES, hosted and or­ the curve and integrate that beha­ ble: What Do Consum­ the talk. ner, senior director of Google ganised by Consumer Technology viour from the get­go to establish ers Want?’ featured Smart Home Ecosystem. Association. Though CES 2020 the norm. Jane Horvath, Apple’s The era of The home and wellness sectors ( January 7 to January 10) took These practices, adds Hump­ senior director of glo­ anticipation will see far more automation and place across three geographical ton, can be applied to largely so­ bal privacy, along­ CES always hints that more control from the consumer, areas: Tech East, Tech West and cietal and sustainable goals — side Erin Egan, Face­ many of these technolo­ says Lindsey Turrentine, senior Tech South in Las Vegas, the rest food practices, climate change, book’s vice gies which initially sat on vice president of CBS Interactive of the world is never left out, philanthropy, etc — for corpora­ president of pu­ the fringes would become Tech. In other words, leave the thanks to the live­streams. tions across the spectrum in any blic poli­ the norm someday — which terminology of ‘smart’ behind, Since its first show in 1967 in given geography. On the floor, the cy can be exciting and the more becoming term being New York, the innovations got On the cusp (Clockwise from top) The world's first 1ms IPS gaming advent of faux pork by Impossible unnerving. ‘anticipatory’. weirder, but there was a purpose­ monitor by LG, augmented reality exercise by Realmax, an Impossible Foods played into this. A CNET Next Big Thing The latest television launches fulness in even the most indul­ Pork product, the ‘Chief Privacy Officer’ roundtable * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT talk titled ‘IoT: Mov­ from Samsung, LG and other big gent exhibitions. And this year’s Privacy by design ing Into An names, which play into the grow­ expo was no different. Already cussions) around what the world Drive to be ‘good’ The horror stories around smart ing 8K ecosystem, are a testament making headlines, are a 5G PC could expect — in not just 2020 The ongoing Fourth Industrial Re­ homes have been prevalent, and to this advancement. from Lenovo, humanoid robots, but the next decade, too — drew volution we live in raises a lot of tech giants Google, Facebook, alien­esque cars from Mercedes­ lots of attention. questions around ethical technol­ Amazon and Apple were placed ...... Benz and Byton Ltd, the far reach That said, the interest around ogy, and one cannot only allude in the hot seat. 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Excerpts: At a time when bilateral B January 17, Rajkot cricket is jostling for rele­ On batting lower down, if B vance, sandwiched between January 19, Bengaluru K.L. Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan play the countdown to the T20 B All matches begin at 1.30 World Cup and the World p.m. Yeah, big possibility, very Test Championship is a DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD happy to. I'm not possessive three­match ODI series bet­ about where I play. Being ween India and Australia, If the series­opener ends the captain, it’s my job to which starts at the Wank­ up a high­quality affair, the make sure that the next lot is hede Stadium on Tuesday. series will not at all struggle also ready. The vision has to But, how relevant is rele­ for relevance. be about the larger picture. Focused: Kohli’s vision vance in the larger context, The teams (from): If at all someone has to take extends far beyond the when the world’s best two India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Rohit responsibility, it should be present series against teams square off! Sharma (Vice-Capt.), Shikhar me. Australia. * VIVEK BENDRE Dhawan, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas At full strength Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jad- Playing Australia <> The opportunity to Also, the fact that both teams hav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam They are a stronger side represent one’s Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzven- are at full­strength is great than the one that came to country doesn’t dra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, come every day, it’s news for aficionados and Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, India last time. But they still connoisseurs alike. Shardul Thakur and Mohammed won that series. The series up to you to make India captain Virat Kohli Shami. before that, they were at full the most of it has no doubt there will be no Australia: Aaron Finch (Capt.), strength but we won. You Ashton Turner dearth of intense action. Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (Vice- may have the best players, “When you are playing Capt.), Pat Cummins (Vice- but if you don’t play well as Playing at the Wankhede Australia, you don’t look at Capt.), Peter Handscomb, Josh a team, you won’t win. It's probably the best pitch the relevance of the series. C’mon, boys! Virat Khohi leads Shreyas Iyer and Navdeep Saini at a practice session. * VIVEK BENDRE Hazlewood, Marnus Labus- Shows you how competitive to bat on in India. Not to It’s about playing against the chagne, Kane Richardson, D'Ar- the series between these take anything away from best. The way they are play­ levant that’s for people to Sunday either Shikhar Dha­ tomary No. 3. Labuschagne to carry his cy Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell teams are... the margin is al­ what bowlers can do here. Starc, Ashton Turner, David ing now, after Steve and Da­ decide.” wan or K.L. Rahul would Australia, on the other Test exploits into the ODI ways 3­2 or 2­1. When on a roll, they can Warner and Adam Zampa. vid have come back, it’s pret­ India has a tough choice to start the series along with hand, will be keen on un­ arena. If Labuschagne marks They have played so pick up quick wickets. On­field umpires: Michael ty intense,” Kohli said. make when it comes to bat­ Rohit Sharma, Kohli contrad­ leashing its lethal pace trio of his debut by complementing Gough, Richard Kettleborough; much IPL they are pretty ex­ In one­dayers you can get “I think India and Austra­ ting order, with all three spe­ icted this stating the three Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins veterans Steve Smith and Da­ TV umpire: C. Shamshuddin; perienced in these condi­ pace and bounce and some­ lia are probably the top two cialist openers in sublime could well feature in the and Josh Hazlewood on In­ vid Warner on Tuesday, Aa­ Fourth umpire: Virender Shar- tions. It’s always a challenge times seam as well under sides in the world, as far as touch. starting line­up. In such a dia’s famed batting order. ron Finch’s men can hope ma. Match referee: Ranjan playing Australia, because lights. It's probably, along balance is concerned. While batting coach Vik­ scenario, Kohli may move At the same time, Austra­ for an encore of its series vic­ Madugalle. of the skill­set and mind­set with Adelaide, the best bat­ Whether it’s relevant or irre­ ram Rathour had said on down to No. 4 from his cus­ lia will be banking on Marnus tory last year. Match starts at 1.30 p.m. they bring onto the field. ting wicket I've played on.

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The guiding hands P. Gopi Chand and R.B. Ramesh receive the Coach of The Year award from Chairman’s Choice: Earl Eddings, CA Chairman, collects Flashing the pearlies: Leander Paes and Yuvraj Singh are all smiles after the former was feted.

Bhaichung Bhutia. L.V. Navaneeth, CEO, THG Publishing Pvt. Ltd., is also seen. * R. RAGU the award from N. Ram on behalf of Steve Smith. * R. RAGU * R. RAGU

Manpreet Singh with Mehuli Ghosh. Annu Rani with An inspiration: Ekta Bhyan, winner of the Para athlete of the year, with BSFI secretary Standing in: Bishan Singh Bedi collects the Lifetime

Zafar Iqbal. * VIJAY SONEJI * R. RAGU Adille Sumariwalla. * VIJAY SONEJI Devendra Joshi, LIC MD T.C. Susheel Kumar and Puneet Mathur. * V.V. KRISHNAN Achievement award on behalf of Kapil Dev. * R. RAGU Lifetime Achievement honour for Kapil Dev; Sindhu is Sportstar of the Year

Shreedutta Chidananda those pictures, it puts a smile Mumbai on your face.” P.V. Sindhu was adjudged the Rohit Sharma was chosen Sportstar of the Year and Ka­ the Sportsman of the Year pil Dev honoured for Lifetime (Cricket) for a hugely success­ Achievement at the Sportstar ful 2019, when he finished the Aces Awards here on Mon­ top run­scorer at the World day. Sindhu, who won a his­ Cup while also making a roar­ toric badminton World ing start to life as a Test Championship gold in 2019, opener. was also declared the Sport­ “Sportstar magazine was a swoman of the Year (racquet huge part of my childhood. I sports) before an audience of remember competing in the some of the finest Indian Sportstar Trophy during my Special moment: Deep Grace Ekka receives the award from sporting stars. U­19 days, and collecting Ashok Kumar Singh while Ashish Nehra, left, and Tissot Brand “When she was playing in Sportstar posters. This award Head Puneet Mathur look on. * VIJAY SONEJI the final of the World Cham­ means a lot to me,” Rohit said pionships, the streets in India in an audio message. were empty. That was won­ Yuvraj Singh, who accept­ derful to see,” noted Vijay ed the award on Rohit’s be­ Amritraj, who hosted part of half, spoke of his appetite for the ceremony. Sindhu, who is runs. “It’s been a phenome­ away in Jakarta for the Indo­ nal year for Rohit. I remem­ nesia Masters, was represent­ ber when he came into the ed at the event by coach P. side he was a middle­order Gopi Chand. “It was a great batsman. He still won a lot of performance by her at the games for India, scored se­ World Championships. This venties and eighties. Since he award will motivate her furth­ started opening, those seven­ er during an Olympic year,” ties and eighties have become he said. hundreds and double hun­ Kapil, who led India to dreds. He started to do really World Cup victory in 1983, ex­ well [as an opener] in Test The jury: Sunil Gavaskar, centre, who helmed the panel that pressed his happiness cricket this year, which was decided the winners, along with Aparna Popat, Anjali through a heartfelt video good to see,” he said. Bhagwat, M.M. Somaya, N. Ram and N. Murali. * V.V. KRISHNAN message. “You feel happy Smriti Mandhana emerged deep down when people re­ the Sportswoman of the Year Chairman, The Hindu Group, Ashes, and was received on achievements of skill, cour­ tous setback. In coming back, itor, The Hindu, also ad­ Chand and R.B. Ramesh cognize your talent,” he said. (Cricket), and was presented Viswanathan Anand, Aparna his behalf by Cricket Australia age and character on top of he showed character by dom­ dressed the gathering, which shared the Coach of the Year “Every cricketer in our gener­ the award by Cricket Austra­ Popat, Anjali Bhagwat and chair Earl Eddings. “We’re his famous — some would say inating the Ashes in England included Sourav Ganguly, accolade. R. Praggnandhaa, ation used to value The Hin- lia director and former Aus­ M.M. Somaya. not chauvinistic; we recog­ obsessive — work ethic over last year.” Bhaichung Bhutia, Bishan Pankaj Advani, Mehuli du’s coverage. I also have lots tralia women’s cricketer Mel The Chairman’s Choice nise great achievements whe­ the part year. Steve Smith N. Murali, Chairman, Kas­ Singh Bedi, Sharmila Tagore, Ghosh, Leander Paes, and and lots of Sportstar maga­ Jones. The awards’ jury was Award went to Australian bat­ rever they are made,” said came back from the cold, turi and Sons Ltd., Ayon Sen­ and K. Srikkanth. The Indian Manpreet Singh were all zines [at home]. My wife has chaired by Sunil Gavaskar sman Steve Smith for his re­ Ram. “We honour him for his from a life­changing and what gupta, Editor, Sportstar, and Test team was declared the among those feted on the kept cuttings. When you see and also comprised N. Ram, markable performance in the batting and his qualitative at that time seemed a calami­ K.C. Vijaya Kumar, Sports Ed­ Team of the Year while Gopi evening.

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TV PICKS CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Big achievement NBA: Sony ESPN (SD & HD), Saran leaps to long jump gold 6.30 a.m. Ranji Trophy: Star Sports 3, 9.30 a.m. Khelo India Youth Games : Haryana moves to the top spot in the medals table Star Sports 2 (SD & HD), 9.30 girls’ under­21 doubles gold a.m. & 6 p.m. KHELO INDIA India vs Australia : 1st ODI, medal in table tennis. Star Sports 1 (SD & HD), 1.30 Sports Bureau Shubham Ambre and p.m. GUWAHATI Chinmaya Somaya of Maha­ FA Cup : Sony Ten 2 (SD & Tamil Nadu’s S. Saran leaped rashtra defeated Jeet Chan­ HD), 1.30 a.m. (Wednesday) 7.41m to take the boys’ un­ dra and Wesley Rosario of der­21 long jump gold medal Haryana 11­5, 10­12, 11­9, 13­11 IN BRIEF in the Khelo India Youth for the boys’ under­21 dou­ Games here on Monday. bles crown. Slotted third behind Ha­ In gymnastics, Amruth ryana’s Bhupender Singh Muradbet of Karnataka (7.30m) and Kerala’s R. Sajan scored 12.24 points to claim (7.29m) after five rounds, Sa­ the gold medal in boys’ un­ ran stunned the field with der­21 floor exercise. his sensational final jump. Pavithra brought another Double joy for Ritu gold medal for Tamil Nadu Ritu Das of West Bengal won by winning the girls’ un­ the girls’ under­21 individual der­21 pole vault with a per­ all­around (44.10) and un­ formance of 3.50m. even bars (10.30) crowns. Arvind Sharma of Delhi Rudraksh Patil of Maha­ set a new meet record of rashtra claimed the 10m air 54.47m, bettering Ashish Ku­ rifle gold in boys’ under­17 Recognition: Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkranti Behara receives the Best State for mar’s 52.4m, to claim boys’ with a consistent showing in Promotion of Sports Award at the Sportstar Aces Awards in Mumbai on Monday. Utah Jazz extends under­17 discus crown. qualifying (627.2 points) and deed * R. RAGU winning streak Kiran of Rajasthan took in the final where he beat Ke­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC LOS ANGELES the girls’ under­17 discus title val Prajapati (Gujarat) quite Croatia’s Bojan Bogdanovic with a meet record of comfortably. scored 31 points as Utah Jazz 44.77m, getting past Pooja’s Haryana leapfrogged won its ninth straight game RANJI SCORES, ROUND FIVE, DAY THREE previous record of 41.01m. with a 127-116 victory over Maharashtra to take the top Priscilla Daniel of Kerala spot with a total of 47 me­ Washington Wizards on Group A Rajkot: Saurashtra 581/7 decl. decl. in 70.4 overs (Samrat Sunday. clocked 2:11.81 for a new dals, including 17 gold. Mah­ At Ongole: Hyderabad 225 & vs Karnataka 171 in 79 overs (R. Singha 58 n.o., Rajat Dey 54, The results: New York Knicks meet record in the girls’ un­ arashtra, which had a bigger 45/3 in 20 overs vs Samarth 63, Harmeet Singh 102). 124 bt Miami Heat 121; Utah der­21 800m title. She bet­ aggregate of 71 medals, was That’s it! Pradeep Senthil of Tamil Nadu celebrates his win in Andhra 489/8 decl. in Pravin Dubey 46 Plate Jazz 127 bt Washington 116; tered Ankita Chahel’s old re­ second with 16 gold. the under-17 800m event. * RITU RAJ KONWAR 153 overs (C.R. Gnanesh- n.o., Jaydev Un- Brooklyn Nets 108 bt Atlanta cord of 2:13.81. war 73, D.B. Prashanth adkat 5/49) & Sovima: Nagaland 534/7 decl. Hawks 86; San Antonio Spurs Kumar 119, Hanuma Vi- 30/0 in 16 overs. & 10/0 in 6 overs vs Arunachal 105 bt Toronto Raptors 104; Jagdish on target hari 55, Ricky Bhui 69, Group C Pradesh 460 in 118.5 overs (Rahul Dalal 267 n.o., Akhilesh Memphis Grizzlies 122 bt In archery, Rajasthan’s Jag­ Karan Shinde 94). Guwahati: Chhat- Sahani 65, Shrikant Mundhe 4/ Golden State Warriors 102; dish Choudhary got the bet­ Thiruvananthapuram: tisgarh 318 & 25/1 Denver Nuggets 114 bt Los 96, Imliwati Lemtur 5/123). ter of Maharashtra’s Sachin Kerala 227 & 136 in 39.5 in 10 overs vs As- Angeles Clippers 104; overs (Gurkeerat Mann sam 464/9 decl. in Chandigarh: Sikkim 264 & 69/3 Vedwan 6­4 in the final to Phoenix Suns 100 bt 4/45, Siddharth Kaul 5/ 150 overs (Rishav in 26 overs vs Chandigarh 360 Charlotte Hornets 92. AGENCIES win the boys’ under­21 re­ 39) bt Punjab 218 & 124 Das 99, Gokul in 97.4 overs (Uday Kaul 44, Ra- curve title. in 46.1 overs (Jalaj Sax- Sharma 129, Riyan man Bishnoi 51, Bipul Sharma Himani Kumari of Harya­ ena 7/51). Points: Kerala 6 (9), Parag 60, Saahil Jain 88). 58, Gurinder Singh 99, Ishwar na pipped Tisha Sacheti, also Punjab 0 (18). Lahli: Haryana 90 & 248 in 86.1 Chaudhary 4/105, Iqbal Abdulla from Maharashtra, 7­3 for Jaipur: Gujarat 325 vs Rajasthan overs (Shubham Rohilla 48, 4/89). the girls’ gold medal. 327/7 in 122 overs (Yash Kothari Ankit Kumar 46, Himanshu Puducherry: Goa 270 & 229/5 Divyansh (Chandigarh) 45, Manender Singh 72, Ashok Rana 40, Suryakant Pradhan 5/ in 83 overs (Smit Patel 60, Sne- and Tisha Punia (Haryana) Menaria 86 batting, Shubham 86) vs Odisha 160 & 147/7 in 50 hal Kauthankar 64 batting, Dar- claimed top honours in un­ Sharma 42). overs (Ajit Chahal 6/65). shan Misal 48 batting) vs Pon- Group B New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir der­17 boys’ and girls’ catego­ dicherry 260. New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh 360 & 184/5 in 63 overs ries respectively. 124 & 308/5 in 86 overs (Na- (Shubham Pundir 90 batting, Balurghat: Bihar 431 bt Ma- The Tamil Nadu duo of Se­ man Ojha 118, Yash Dubey 79 Parvez Rasool 45) vs Services nipur 94 in 38.1 overs (Abhijeet lena Deepthi and Deepika batting) vs Railways 244. 242 in 77.5 overs (Arjun Sharma Saket 7/43) & 154 in 43.4 overs Neelakandan beat Kaushani Chennai: Mumbai 488 vs Tamil 47, Arun Bamal 48, Diwesh (Rex Singh 77 n.o., Shivam Ku- Nath and Surbhi Patwari of Nadu 249/7 in 121 overs (Abh- Pathania 41). mar 4/68). Bihar 7 (15), Ma­ nipur 0 (12). No clear favourites for West Bengal 11­8, 5­11, 11­7, Champion stuff: Delhi’s Preeti on her way to the gold in the under-21 400m hurdles on inav Mukund 58, L. Suryap- Nagothane: Maharashtra 434 Oz Open: Djokovic 11­3 in the final to bag the Monday. * RITU RAJ KONWAR prakash 41, M. Kaushik Gandhi vs Jharkhand 170 in 73 overs Kolkata (second day): 60). (Saurabh Tiwary 62, Virat Singh SYDNEY Meghalaya 662/4 decl. in 125 Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh 431 vs 43, Satyajeet Bachhav 5/55) & overs (Dippu Sangma 114, Defending champion Novak Baroda 179/8 in 79 overs 47/1 in 16 overs. Dwaraka Ravi Teja 204 n.o., Djokovic insisted there are no (Aditya Waghmode 49, Vishnu Agartala: Uttarakhand 90 & Sanjay Yadav 254 n.o.) vs clear favourites for the next Aryaan knocks out third seed Lin Solanki 91). 21/1 in 11 overs vs Tripura 279/5 Mizoram 114/7 in 55 overs. week’s Australian Open despite his ominous start to the season. “I don’t think Dabas downs Woobin after losing the first set there are really clear ITF TENNIS Korea’s Shiin Woobin after bt Daisuke Inagawa (Jpn) 6-4, Girls: Weronika Baszak (Pol) bt favourites. You have losing the first set and set up 6-1; Nishant Dabas bt Shin Suhitha Maruri 6-2, 6-2; Eva Dwayne Bravo earns T20I recall obviously Federer, Nadal, Special Correspondent a second round against Woobin (Kor) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; Gartseva (Rus) bt Laksshmi myself because of the NEW DELHI fourth­seeded Chinese Huag Danniel Ibragimov (Rus) bt Ajay Goowda 6-2, 6-0; Kim Yujinn Ends three­year exile as he is named in the WI squad experience and everything Aryaan Bhatia knocked out Haoyuan. Malik 6-1, 6-3. (Kor) bt Hu Xinyue (Chn) 4-6, and the rankings that we get 6-2, 6-4; Carol Annn Delaunay third seed Han­Chih Lin of Dong Bohua (Chn) bt Samer Agence France-Presse to be probably named the Chirag Duhan lost his way (Cal) bt Nandini Dixit 6-2, 6-3. internationals for West In­ Chinese Taipei 6­4, 6­4 in the Al Tori (Isr) 6-1, 6-1; Mitsuki Wei St. George’s (Grenada) top three favourites. But from the brink of victory dies, taking 52 wickets and first round of the ITF grade­2 Kang Leong (Mas) bt Amaan Jasmine Conway (GBR) bt then you have Medvedev, against Taym Alazmeh of Sy­ Adil Tezabwala 6-0 6-2; Cle- Salaksthip Ounmuang (Tha) Dwayne Bravo was recalled scoring 1,142 runs. However, (Stefanos) Tsitsipas, Dominic junior tennis tournament at ria, who recorded a 2­6, 7­6 ment Mainguy (Van) bt Kartik 6-4, 6-2; Tijana Sretenovic to the West Indies squad on his career has often been Thiem that are really showing the DLTA Complex here on (5), 7­5 victory. Saxena 6-4, 6-3; Aryaan Bhatia (Srb) bt Alessandra Simone (Ita) Sunday, more than three controversial. He played the some amazing tennis. So Monday. The results (first round): bt Han-Chih Linn (Tpe) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. years after his last appea­ last of his 40 Tests in 2010 everybody keeps on talking In the pre­quarterfinals, Boys: Jean Marc Malkowski 6-4. Huang Jiaqi (Chn) bt Sanjana rance as the Caribbean side and was dumped as ODI about NextGen player Aryaan will face qualifier (Sui) bt Sammr Raina 6-2, 2-6, Yamato Sueoka (Jpn) bt Ud- Sirimalla 6-4, 6-0; Yu-Yun Li builds up to the defence of skipper in 2014 after leading winning a Slam. You know, it Clement Mainguy of 6-1; Danil Ozernoy (Kaz) bt Ta- dayvir Singh 6-0, 6-0; Taym (Tpe) bt Sanvi Ahluwalia 6-4, its title. a walkout during a tour of In­ Vanuatu. seems like it’s getting closer,” napatt Nirundorn (Tha) 6-1, Alazmeh (Syr) bt Chirag Du- 6-0; Maria Sholokhova (Rus) bt The 36­year­old all­roun­ dia over a pay dispute. he said. AFP Nishant Dabas downed 3-6, 6-2; Huang Haoyuan (Chn) hann 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-5. Sandeepti Singh Rao 6-4, 6-0. der, a two­time winner, was Fellow all­rounder Rov­ named in a 13­man squad for Dwayne Bravo. * FILE PHOTO man Powell has also been re­ a three­match series against called with the specific in­ called having played 23 T20 Ireland later this month. tention of bolstering our internationals. Jason Holder, Courtois is Real Madrid’s hero However, the West Indies ‘death’ bowling which was the team’s regular skipper, is is thinking long­term with being rested just as he was Agence France-Presse identified as an area that Champions League, two has just started organising the next World Cup in the for the three ODIs against Jeddah really needs improving,” each in the Club World Cup these sorts of events,” he game’s shortest format tak­ Ireland, a series which end­ and UEFA Super Cup, and added. said West Indies chief selec­ Thibaut Courtois proved the ing place in Australia in Oc­ ed on Sunday. now one in the Spanish Sup­ tor Roger Harper. hero on Sunday as Real Ma­ For all the controversy off tober and November. er Cup. “His record in this depart­ The squad : Kieron Pollard drid beat city rival Atletico the pitch, on the pitch, the Bravo last played for the ment speaks for itself. He (Capt.), Dwayne Bravo, Shel- Madrid in a penalty shoot­ The focus before the tour­ tournament has delivered. T20 side against Pakistan in will also be able to act as a don Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, out in Saudi Arabia to win its nament was more on the de­ Real Madrid played brilliant­ September 2016 before he mentor to the other ‘death’ Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kha- 11th Spanish Super Cup. cision of the Spanish Football ly to beat Valencia on Wed­ quit to concentrate on fran­ bowlers and lend his expe­ ry Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Rov- man Powell, Sherfane Ruther- Two imperious goalkeep­ Federation (RFEF) to move nesday while a pulsating 3­2 chise cricket. rience wherever needed.” this year’s Super Cup — a win for Atletico on Thursday ford, Lendl Simmons, Hayden ers came out on top during a “Dwayne Bravo was re­ Bravo has played 66 T20 Walsh and Kesrick Williams. goalless final in Jeddah but four­team competition rath­ has put Barcelona coach Er­ Belgian Courtois proved de­ er than a straight final — away nesto Valverde on the brink cisive, saving Thomas Par­ from Spain and to Saudi Ara­ of the sack. tey’s penalty after Saul Ni­ bia, despite the country’s And, although the final Sri Lanka to leave for Zimbabwe guez had already hit the post. long­criticised treatment of lacked goals and quality fin­ Agence France-Presse on January 27th, Sri Lanka ted by the International Sergio Ramos tucked away women and record on hu­ ishing, there was drama until Colombo Cricket said on Monday. Cricket Council three man rights. the end and joy on the faces the winning spot­kick to en­ On cloud nine: Real Madrid players celebrate winning the Sri Lanka’s cricket team will However, SLC is yet to an­ months later. of Real Madrid’s players as sure Real Madrid clinched its Spanish Super Cup. * AFP Before the final, RFEF pre­ leave for Zimbabwe on nounce the squad for the Political turmoil within first trophy of the season. sident Luis Rubiales said he Ramos hoisted another tro­ Thursday to play a two­ two matches. the sport and a string of hu­ Atletico might have won in verde took a red card in ex­ dine Zidane’s spotless record was “very happy” with how phy under the fireworks. match Test series — the first Zimbabwe last played a miliating performances led extra­time when Alvaro Mo­ change for fouling the striker as a coach in finals. the format had panned out. Ramos had been guilty of since the African host na­ Test in November 2018 Zimbabwe to suspend its rata went through one­on­ from behind. He has now led Madrid to “We have to improve things sloppiness early on and Atlet­ tion’s suspension was lifted when it toured Bangladesh. Test involvement in 2005, one but Real’s Federico Val­ Victory maintains Zine­ success in three of three because it is a country that ico should have capitalised. by the ICC. The country was barred although it continued to Both Tests will be held in from ICC events in July last play One­Day Internationals Harare, the first from Sun­ year because of political in­ and Twenty20 Mr. Baahubali wins Hovercraft Plate day and the second starting terference but was readmit­ Internationals. HYDERABAD: Mr. Ashok Chukkla’s (Rafique Sk.) 2, California Beauty SECUNDERABAD CLUB PLATE jagopal Tripuraneni & Mr. Vijay (p), SHP: 34, FP: 709, Q: 310, Tla: Mr. Baahubali (Ajeeth Kumar up) (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Composure 4 (DIV. II), (1,100m), 4­y­o & Anand Jangiti. Trainer: H.R. 10,631. Favourite: Lightning Fin. Bangladesh no to Test series in Pakistan won the Hovercraft Plate, the (Jitendra Singh) 4. 1/2, 1­1/2 and 2. over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): Sequeira. Owner: Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: BLAZING SPEED (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, main event of the races held here 1m, 5.92s. ₹9 (w), 7, 13 and 6 (p), HOVERCRAFT PLATE Satheesh. on Monday (Jan. 13). S. Sreekant Sea Wolf (Akshay Kumar) 2, Tapa­ Agence France-Presse behind the decision as the go­ orities) have told us to play SHP: 57, FP: 191, Q: 134, Tla: 448. (1,600m), 5­y­o & over, rated trains the winner. tio (A.A. Vikrant) 3 and Takisha 6 Dhaka Favourite: Wah Ms Zara. Owner: 60 to 85 (Cat. II): MR. BAAHUBALI vernment had given the the three Twenty20s as (Afroz Khan) 4. 1­1/4, shd and 3/4. SECUNDERABAD CLUB PLATE TWIN STAR PLATE (DIV. II), Mr. Sarasam Madhusudan Reddy. (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, That’s My Class 1m, 5.92s. ₹85 (w), 18, 9 and 8 (p), 8 (DIV. I), (1,100m), 4­y­o & over, Bangladesh decided to stay board permission to send the quickly as possible in a short (1,100m), 4­y­o & over, rated 00 Trainer: Ravinder Singh. (Akshay Kumar) 2, Seven Eleven 1 SHP: 23, FP: 307, Q: 132, Tla: 901. rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): SHAKE- to 25 (Cat. III): BLAZING JUPITER (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Shaquille firm in its decision to just play team only for a short period. period. Favourite: Stepper. Owner: Dr. G. SPHERE (Mukesh Kumar) 1, Star (Rohit Kumar) 1, Crackershow (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 2­3/4, 3/4 and hd. Racer (Rohit Kumar) 2, Green Turf three Twenty20 internation­ “The current state in the Later, if the situation im­ (Deepak Singh) 2, Secret Com­ Lakshmi Prasad. Trainer: S. 1m, 37.46s. ₹126 (w), 23, 7 and 12 TWIN STAR PLATE (DIV. I), Sreekant. (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Dillon als in Pakistan later this Middle East is definitely diffe­ proves, we can play the Test mand (Santosh Raj) 3 and Let It Be 3 (1,100m), 4­y­o & over, rated (p), SHP: 18, FP: 637, Q: 188, Tla: (Ajeeth Kumar) 4. Hd, 1­1/2 and 2. month, dismissing a Pakista­ rent than other times. So con­ matches. We are going to Me (Jitendra Singh) 4. 1, nk and 00 to 25 (Cat. III): LATEST NEWS AUXILLARY PLATE (DIV. I), 4,126. Favourite: Shaquille. 1m, 6.42s. ₹90 (w), 27, 8 and 7 (p), 1/2. 1m, 6.66s. ₹129 (w), 23, 7 and 7 ni proposal to take part in a sidering escalating tension in communicate the same thing (Kiran Naidu) 1, Ashwa Yudh 5 (1,200m), 5­y­o & over, rated Owner: Mr. Ashok Chukkla. SHP: 22, FP: 943, Q: 427, Tla: (p), SHP: 23, FP: 608, Q: 239, Tla: Vijeta (N. Rawal) 2, Brave Syera 40 to 65 (Cat. II): TRUMP GIRL Trainer: S. Sreekant. 3,821. Favourite: Green Turf. full Test series. that particular region, they to Pakistan Cricket Board,” he 1,791. Favourite: Secret Com­ (Mukesh Kumar) 3 and Whiskery (Koushik) 1, Once More (Santosh AUXILLARY PLATE (DIV. II), Owner: Mr. M. Madhukar. Trainer: Bangladesh Cricket Board (the government) have told us said. mand. Owners: Mr. Shyam Sun­ (Abhay Singh) 4. Nk, 1/2 and 2. Raj) 2, Proud Warrior (B.R. Ku­ 7 (1,200m), 5­y­o & over, rated M.F. Alikhan. der Jakkula & Dr. Veerathu 1m, 7.51s. ₹37 (w), 9, 7 and 7 (p), mar) 3 and Top Contender (Afroz 40 to 65 (Cat. II): LOCH STELLA president Nazmul Hassan on to keep the tour as short as According to the ICC’s Fu­ Santaiah. Trainer: Satyanarayana. SHP: 17, FP: 133, Q: 59, Tla: 301. Khan) 4. 2­3/4, 3/4 and shd. 1m, (Nakhat Singh) 1, N R I Power Jkt: ₹7,94,802 (one tkt.), Runner­ Sunday said the recent ten­ possible,” Hassan told repor­ ture Tour Programme, Ban­ SECUNDERABAD CLUB PLATE Favourite: Ashwa Yudh Vijeta. 11.31s. ₹9 (w), 6, 31 and 10 (p), (Koushik) 2, Running Fire (B.R. up: 21,289 (16 tkts.), Mini Jkt: sion in the Middle East bet­ ters here after a meeting of gladesh is scheduled to play 2 (DIV. III), (1,100m), 4­y­o & Owners: M/s. Raoof Ali Khan, SHP: 115, FP: 313, Q: 363, Tla: Kumar) 3 and Lightning Fin (Ak­ 1,85,663 (c/o), Tr (i): 1,632 (31 over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): WAH Sreeramulu Bommishetty & T.N. 1,992. Favourite: Trump Girl. shay Kumar) 4. Shd, 2 and nk. tkts.), (ii): 4,431 (13 tkts.), (iii): ween Iran and the United the BCB board. three T20Is and two Tests in MS ZARA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ursula Mehta. Trainer: D. Netto. Owners: Mr. Eswarachandra Ra­ 1m,11.82s. ₹81 (w), 18, 15 and 25 51,991 (two tkts.). States was the main reason “They (government auth­ Pakistan in January­February.

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Experienced Chinglensana move defeat to Wesley So Singh returned to the Indian — Graham Reid in the second round of the team after almost a year However, defender and Tata Steel Masters chess while youngster Sumit too drag­flicker Varun Kumar tournament here on made the cut for the 20­ failed to get back to full fit­ Sunday. member Indian men’s hock­ ness after suffering a nerve On a day when four ey team that will take on injury during the Olympic players won with white World No. 3 the Netherlands Qualifiers in November last. pieces, Anand was appa­ in the FIH Hockey Pro rently surprised by the India last played Nether­ League 2020 season­opener choice of line chosen by So lands in the quarterfinals of later this week. in Giuoco Piano. the 2018 World Cup, losing India will play the first of Anand sacrificed a piece 1­2 to the eventual runners­ its four home fixtures of the in vain to get out of trouble up. India would take on Bel­ competition on January 18 and then missed a possible gium (February 8­9) and Aus­ and 19 in Bhubaneswar. way drawing the game be­ Adding power: With Chinglensana, right, who returns from an tralia (February 21­22) before While Chinglensana suf­ fore giving up. injury­forced hiatus, and Kothajit, India will be hoping to start leaving for its away fixtures. fered an ankle fracture dur­ the Hockey Pro League season well. The squad: Fun time: Hardik does a guest appearance at the Indian training session.* VIVEK BENDRE ing the final of the ninth Na­ * FILE PHOTO: SHREEDUTTA CHIDANANDA Five in lead tional Championships in Goalkeepers: P.R. Sreejesh, Five players shared the CRICKET on Monday. some fielding drills, February last year in Febru­ mit, coming back from long as preparation for our Olym­ Krishan Pathak. lead with 1.5 points. After a brief chat Hardik besides escorting a ary — he led Railways to a tit­ injury lay­offs, have been pic campaign,” added reid. Defenders: Harmanpreet In Group B, Surya Shek­ turned his arm over with security guard who was hit le triumph — Sumit had suf­ training well and are physi­ Singh, Gurinder Singh, Amit Ro­ har Ganguly (1.5) and Nihal Amol Karhadkar bowling coach B. Arun by a ball for medical fered a wrist injury during cally fit,” chief coach Gra­ Gurjant too returns hidas, Surender Kumar, Biren­ Sarin (1) played with black MUMBAI monitoring him from the attention. the FIH Men’s Series Finals ham Reid said. Also coming back after a dra Lakra, Rupinderpal Singh. and drew their games A day after officially being umpire’s position and While there was no in June 2019, which India “It will be important to long hiatus was striker Gur­ Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, against Lucas van Foreest ruled of the India­A tour of team physiotherapist Nitin official word about won. start strong and sharp in the jant Singh, who was part of Vivek Sagar Prasad, Chinglen­ and Pavel Eljanov, New Zealand, allrounder Patel observing the action Hardik’s progress, don’t be “We have chosen a rela­ Pro League with our first the 2016 junior World Cup sana Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, respectively. Hardik Pandya made an from behind the nets. surprised if Hardik is tively experienced team. three ties being against the side but failed to cement his Sumit. The results: Second round: Wesley So (USA, 1.5) bt Vis­ appearance at India’s considered for the three “While Varun will be back top­three teams in the place in the senior side, after Forwards: Gurjant Singh, S.V. wanathan Anand (0.5); Xiong training session at the Fielding drills ODIs in New Zealand next in training this week, he world. impressing the team man­ Sunil, Lalit Upadhyay, Mandeep Jeffery (USA, 1.5) bt Jorden Wankhede Stadium here Hardik also went through month! wasn’t considered for selec­ “We will be focussing on agement during the national Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Gursa­ van Foreest (Ned, 1); Vladis­ hibjit Singh, Kothajit Singh tion. Chinglensana and Su­ getting our structures right camps. . lav Artemiev (Rus, 1.5) bt Nik­ ita Vitiugov (Rus, 0.5). Daniil Dubov (Rus, 1.5) bt Vladislav Kovalev (Blr, 0); An­ ish Giri (Ned, 1) drew with Fa­ Lewis ton leads series sweep ICC plans to expand T20 WC biano Caruana (USA, 1); Jan­ Krzysztof Duda (Pol, 1) drew Windies reach rain-revised target of 197 with plenty to spare Says it is the best way to increase the reach of the sport with Alireza Firouza (FIDE, 1.5); Yu Yangyi (Chn, 0.5) DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Press Trust of India DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD year as a plan to enter the teams. One of the options is drew with Magnus Carlsen WI VS IRELAND London (Nor, 1). B A bigger tournament will global media rights markets the current two­tier format The International Cricket also increase the likelihood and the a bigger T20 World used in the T20 World Cup Agence France-Presse Council (ICC) is considering of the participation of the Cup will also increase the with lower­ranked teams St. George’s (Grenada) expanding the T20 World USA, a market where ICC viewership. playing the qualifiers to has recently made several Evin Lewis smashed a daz­ Cup from 16 to 20 teams A bigger tournament will reach the main draw which Momota attempts to spread the from the 2023­31 cycle, ac­ also increase the likelihood includes the top countries. zling century as West Indies sport injured, driver defeated Ireland by five cording to a media report DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD of the participation of the wickets on Sunday to com­ here. USA, a market where ICC has Second possibility killed in road plete a 3­0 sweep of the One­ The ICC, which views the that this consideration is “a recently made several at­ The second possibility could Day International series. T20 format as the best way part of broader discussions tempts to spread the sport. be four groups of five teams mishap Opener Lewis hit his third to increase the reach of the for the shape of internation­ Other teams that could take each with the top sides from one­day ton off 96 balls with sport, is mulling the option al cricket calendar from part are Canada, Germany, each group progressing to six boundaries and five huge as a way for cricket to try and 2023­2031”. The first T20 Nepal and Nigeria. the knockout stage. sixes at the National Stadium match the popularity of World Cup in this cycle is The ICC is carrying out here as West Indies reached sports like football and bas­ scheduled for 2024. Two options several discussions about its rain­revised target of 197 ketball, according to the The ICC had earlier put The ICC is looking at two op­ the future of the sport, in­ with 64 balls to spare. Telegraph.co.uk forward a proposal to organ­ tions for the format if the cluding shortening of five­ The 28­year­old, left­ The newspaper reported ise a flagship event every tournament expands to 20 day Tests to four days. handed Lewis had made an unbeaten 99 in the first game in Barbados which his team won also by five wick­ ets. “All the hard work I’ve Himal Gusain stuns Visakh The van in which done in the nets has paid Momota was travelling off,” Trinidadian Lewis said Jumps to the joint second spot after seven rounds when the accident at the trophy presentation. happened. * AP “This was an opportunity Smashing knock: Lewis hit his third one­day ton off 96 balls CHESS emerge with a rook for a Agence France-Presse for my first hundred in the with six boundaries and five huge sixes. * FILE PHOTO: K.V.S. GIRI bishop. Ortim Nigmatov re­ Kuala Lumpur Caribbean, and it’s great to signed when he saw no way Badminton World No. 1 get a series win. I’ve been firmed his stature in the an unbeaten 25. Rakesh Rao of saving the bishop. Kento Momota was New Delhi hungry for runs.” West Indies middle­order “We’ve managed to get in Top seed Farrukh Amona­ injured and his driver Lewis had reached his 50 with an unbeaten 43 off 44 but not kick off, we were out­ It is a rarity to find a Chandi­ tov drew for the third round killed in a crash near off 41 balls while laying the balls. Earlier, leg­spinner classed today but we can garh­based player getting the on the trot while second here on Monday, just foundation for a comforta­ Hayden Walsh took four take improvements from the better of a Grandmaster seed Pavel Ponkratov ended hours after he won the ble win thanks to a 100­run wickets as Ireland was dis­ three games,” insisted Bal­ from Tamil Nadu. Himal Gu­ his four­draw sequence with Malaysia Masters. partnership with Brandon missed for 203. birnie, whose side were sain pulled off the improba­ his third win. Police said the King (38 off 43 balls) for the Walsh, who starred with ble at the expense of N.R. Japanese star, 25, playing a series for the first Important results (seventh third wicket. the bat with an undefeated time in six months. Vishakh and jumped to the round): Aleksej Aleksandrov suffered a broken nose He reached his century 46 in Thursday’s nail­biting joint second spot after seven and cuts to his face when “We don’t have the quick­ (Blr, 6.5) drew with Adam Tuk­ with a mid­wicket flourish one­wicket win in Barbados, rounds of the Delhi Interna­ the van carrying him to est bowlers in the world or haev (Ukr, 5.5); Florian Kuczur off medium­pacer Craig finished with figures of four tional Open Grandmasters the city’s airport crashed the biggest turners, but we (5.5) drew with Jose Eduardo Young before falling next for 36. Recalled fast bowler chess tournament here on Martinez Alcantra (Per, 5.5); early in the morning. can be disciplined. The se­ ball trying for a big drive, Oshane Thomas claimed Monday. Karthik Venkatraman (5.5) drew The driver was killed cond game was a big posi­ caught by Kevin O’Brien. three for 41. Walsh took the With 11 of the top­15 with Ivan Rozum (Rus, 5.5). at the scene after the tive, we just didn’t have that prime wicket of Ireland skip­ boards ending in draws, Alexei Fedorov (Blr, 6) bt Or­ vehicle collided with a composure.” The two sides Well­planned: Himal Gusain’s victory over GM N.R. Visakh was Rain stoppage per Andy Balbirnie whose leader Aleksej Aleksandrov * CHESSBASE INDIA tim Nigmatov (Uzb, 5); Dip­ slow­moving lorry on a now play a three­game T20 the outcome of some smart pawn­play. By then the West Indies was impressive innings of 71 end­ easily continued his reign at tayan Ghosh (5.5) drew with highway. An assistant series from Wednesday. only five short of its target ed when he pushed the ball the top with 6.5 points. His Gusain and Fedorov stood changed, Gusian’s advancing Maxim Lugovksoy (Rus, 5.5); coach, physiotherapist, which had been revised after to point and was caught. The scores: Ireland 203 in 49.1 compatriot from Belarus out. queen­rook pawn, with Himal Gusain (6) bt N.R. Visakh and badminton official overs (A. Balbirnie 71; H. Walsh (5); M. Pranesh (5.5) drew with a brief rain stoppage. For Balbirnie, it was his Alexie Fedorov and Gusain Gusain’s triumph over Vi­ knight providing the guiding also suffered minor 4/36, O. Thomas 3/41) lost to Kirill Stupak (Blr, 5.5); P. Shyam Young suffered the worst ninth ODI half­century while West Indies 199/5 in 36.2 overs followed at six points. A sakh, following the opening light, left Visakh with no Nikhil (5) drew with Farrukh injuries. punishment with his nine his innings featured six (E. Lewis 102, N. Pooran 43) bunch of 14 players were at sequence of Sicilian De­ choice but to give up. Amonatov (Tjk, 5); C.R.G. Krish­ The accident came overs yielding just one wick­ boundaries and two sixes. (West Indies won by five wick­ 5.5 points. fence, was the result of some Fedorov’s victory was na (4.5) lost to Abhijeet Gupta after the dominant et for 57 runs. Andy McBrine was Ireland’s ets with 64 balls to spare via In the midst of the drawn smart pawn­play. Once most made easy with a tactical se­ (5.5); Sayantan Das (4.5) lost to Japanese star began his Nicholas Pooran con­ second highest scorer with D/L method). games, 33­move victories for of the major pieces were ex­ quence that helped him Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb, 5.5). 2020 season in style on Sunday with victory over Viktor Axelsen in Kuala Lumpur. “It’s truly tragic, especially Ronaldo sends Juve to the top; extends goal-scoring streak to six games involving a badminton icon like Momota,” SERIE A the box, and Ronaldo home defeat to drop to fifth, rona’s Stadio Bentegodi be­ Malaysia Sports Minister stepped up to convert from outside the Champions fore the the home side’s win Syed Saddiq told the spot to make it nine League places, level on 35 —which also left Genoa in reporters after visiting Agence France-Presse goals in six league games. points with fourth­placed the relegation zone —found the injured in hospital. Milan Atalanta and seven behind that the lines marking the But, he added, those Cristiano Ronaldo stretched Casualties Lazio. penalty box were visibly hurt were “recovering his goal­scoring streak to six Both sides had casualties in not straight. well, (and) all four are consecutive league games the first half with Demiral Berenguer scores also in stable condition”. as Juventus took top spot in limping off with a knee inju­ Earlier Alejandro Beren­ Sampdoria moves five The others suffered Serie A on Sunday with a 2­1 ry not long after scoring his guer struck the only goal as points clear of the drop facial, leg, hand and win at Roma, whose defeat first Juventus goal, and re­ Torino beat Bologna to zone with veteran striker head injuries, according was made worse by the cru­ placed by Matthijs de Ligt. climb to seventh. Fabio Quagliarella scoring a to the police. The ciate ligament injury of ris­ And 20­year­old Zaniolo Spaniard Berenguer fin­ brace in its thumping 5­1 accident happened ing star Nicolo Zaniolo. was stretchered off in tears ished off a cross from cap­ win over Brescia. around 4:40 a.m. local Juventus moves two eight minutes before the tain Andrea Belotti on 11 mi­ time, and 10 firefighters The results: points ahead of Inter Milan, break after falling victim nutes as Torino moves two rushed to the scene, which was held 1­1 by Ata­ what Roma later confirmed points off sixth­placed Ca­ Serie A: Hellas Verona 2 (Verre senior fire and rescue lanta at the San Siro on Sa­ was a ruptured anterior gliari, which is in the last 55­pen, Zaccagni 65) bt Genoa 1 department official turday, to move top after go­ cruciate ligament in his Europa League place. (Sanabria 41); Roma 1 (Perotti Norazam Khamis said. ing two goals up in just 10 right knee as he tried to Hellas Verona is two 68­pen) lost to Juventus 2 (De­ The injured “were able minutes in Rome. pass between de Ligt and points behind Torino in miral 3, Ronaldo 10­pen). to walk out of the van by Turkish defender Merih Adrien Rabiot. eighth after snatching a 2­1 themselves with some Torino 1 (Berenguer 11) bt Demiral found a way Zaniolo was a rare bright win over Genoa in a game scratches”. Pictures Bologna 0; Sampdoria 5 (Linet­ * AFP through after three minutes points for Roma in a torrid Account opening: Merih Demiral, centre, celebrates scoring his first goal for Juventus. which was delayed for 15 ty 34, Jankto 45+3, Quagliarella showed the front of the when he connected with a first half, will undergo sur­ minutes in order to redo the 69­pen, 90+2, Caprari 77) bt van crushed against a Paulo Dybala free­kick. gery on Monday. post and Wojciech Szczesny go Perotti pulled a goal back an Alex Sandro handball. uneven lines of the two pe­ Brescia 1 (Chancellor 12); Fio­ lorry but the back Minutes later Argentine Roma had its chances denying Cengiz Under from for the host from the penal­ However the capital side nalty areas. rentina 1 (Pezzela 82) bt SPAL section appeared intact. Dybala was hauled down in with Edin Dzeko hitting the point­blank range, and Die­ ty spot on 68 minutes after fell to its second straight A pitch inspection at Ve­ 0.

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