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   mid hectic political Aengagements in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general sec-   retary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday fuelled speculation 
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               !  "# still has a chance of contesting The announcement of the and a close associate Lalu. While Congress sources from the State if he is nomi- grand alliance candidates was Fatmi, who represented too indicated that this could be when she asked about “devel- single village in his con- rich, richer. They have money Priyanaka accused the nated from the Valmiki Nagar made by Tejashwi, but absence Darbhanga in the past, was a surprise last minute decision, opment” in the area. She stituency though he has been for the businessmen, but not Modi Government of trying to seat, which is in the Congress’ of senior Congress leaders on runner-up in 2014. party president Rahul Gandhi claimed only 15 km of a 150- travelling all over the country for the poor.” destroy democracy and con- kitty and for which the party the occasion showed the party’s Tejashwi also announced provided grist to the mill by km road sanctioned by the pre- and abroad.” Claiming that Modi stitutional institutions. “I have has not named its candidate. displeasure over arm-twisting that the RJD would be fielding telling news agency PTI in an vious Congress Government Priyanka visited the retained the MGNREGA seen the truth in the leaking It was clear that despite by the RJD. Tanveer Hassan in Begusarai, interview that it was up to has been built there, and when Hanuman Garhi temple in scheme on coming to power roofs of the weavers’ houses, in being in jail, RJD chief Lalu RLSP leader and former the party candidate who came Priyanka to decide if she wants people drive away from the air- Ayodhya, but kept away from despite criticising it, Priyanka the eyes of the farmer who said Prasad called the shots in the Union Minister Upendra in second in 2014, a decision to contest election or not. port it is full of potholes. the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri said, “But funds are not being that only the rich have a distribution of seats and nom- Kushwaha too is reported to be that may queer the pitch for Referring to her recent Claiming Modi did not Masjid site. given to the scheme for six chowkidar (watchman),” she ination of the candidates of the sulking because the RJD wants CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar, who is visit to Varanasi, Priyanka said care about Varanasi, she said, “I She said, “The months. They are giving the said in an indirect reference to grand alliance. The denial of him to accommodate at least taking on firebrand BJP leader she was told about the road was told that in the past five Government’s focus is only on money to contractors... They Modi’s “I am a chowkidar too’ ticket to Kirti Azad is a per- one RJD nominee from his Giriraj Singh. from the airport to the city years he has not visited even a helping the rich, making the want to close the scheme.” campaign. sonal setback for Congress quota. Continued on Page 4  


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 (R money illegally after cloning tion, it was revealed that Emil It may be recalled that in the Automated Teller Machine used to visit India for earning February this year, five &'()""*"+,))+-(+"+  (ATM) cards of the victims money through committing Romanian nationals, includ- from South Delhi. cheating and cyber crime for ing two women, were arrest-    The accused has been iden- his and his family’s luxury ed for ATM fraud in Delhi’s .-.- tified as Lupoi Emil, a native of “During investigation, livelihood,” said the DCP. North district Sadar Bazaar Constanta, Romania. According police analysed the CCTV “Emil and his associate area. Police said that the he city police on Thursday to Vijay Kumar, the Deputy footage of suspected ATMs were staying at Green Park, accused used to install data Tfiled a cross-case against Commissioner of Police (DCP), and started keeping a watch on New Delhi but his associate had skimmers and miniature members of a family belonging South district, police formed such ATMs. Thereafter on left the place before the police cameras in ATMs to gather to the minority community teams after they received several Wednesday, police apprehend- reached. One ATM card skim- customers’ card details and which was allegedly attacked by complaints of unauthorised ed one foreign national red ming device, two key-pad of steal their passwords. They a mob on March 21 in withdrawal of money from dif- handed from Yes Bank ATM, ATM used for copying PIN would then clone the ATM Gurugram’s Dhamaspur vil- ferent ATM cards in the area of Saidulajab, MB Road, New numbers, five unauthorized cards and withdraw money lage after a dispute over a South Delhi. Delhi who was trying to ATM cards, one cap to hide or make purchases. cricket match. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on the C!  basis of a statement by 18-year-   !" old Raj Kumar of Nayagaon tarily causing hurt by danger- this, he preferred to leave the after verification of the medico- ous weapons or means) of the hospital without telling any-    legal report (MLR) produced IPC at the Bhondsi police sta- one,” police said. by him. tion. No arrest, however, have Police have arrested 11 ()  
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In the FIR, he (attempt to murder) be hree unidentified men harassement by a manager at which a team was dispatched senior police official. alleged that he and his friend removed from the FIR. Trobbed a jewellery shop in Delhi’s Khanjawala Cluster Bus for the spot. “The suicide note has were allegedly beaten up with Removal of the section will West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar area Depot, a 27-year-old conductor “On spot, the body was been seized in presence of a bat after an altercation over dilute the case, said a police and fled the spot after firing allegedly committed suicide by lying in the middle of track and family members of deceased. cricket with the family in the officer on condition of bullets on Friday afternoon. jumping in front of a moving had a severe head injury. Police Body has been sent for village. No arrest has been anonymity. On the other hand, According to Monika train Ghewra railway crossing had also found a suicide note autopsy. The relatives had made in this case as we are the victim family members Bhardwaj, Deputy inn outer Delhi on Thursday. from the possession of the stated that they will give a still verifying the allegations,” approached the commissioner Commissioner of Police (DCP), The deceased has been deceased on the spot,” said the detailed complaint in this Himanshu Garg, Deputy office on Friday and demand- West district, the incident identified as Haridarshan, a res- senior police official. regard on Saturday. After a Commissioner of Police ed the cancellation of cross-FIR occurred around 3:15 pm on ident of Delhi’s Nihal Vihar “The deceased was run complaint is received the (South), said. filed against them. Friday. area. Delhi Police Railway wing over by Mahakaushal Express. senior officers will be On March 21, Rajkumar “Ten-Twelve of our family “Three unidentified men at Sarai Rohilla railway station In his suicide note the apprised for guidelines and and Mahesh were returning members are injured in the entered a jewellery shop in had initiated inquest proceed- Haridarshan had said that Sonu further step,” the senior to Nayagaon, 1.5km from attack. The culprits targeted our Tilak Nagar when the owner of ings under 174 CrPC in the Sharma, manager at police official added. Dhumaspur, when a cricket family members including Krishna Jewelers, Sushil Kumar, ball hit them. They said when children. Now, they are creat- was alone in the shop. they objected, one of the ing pressure for a compro- “They looted the jewellery players from the victim’s fam- mise. We have lost trust in the articles on gunpoint and while >    !D#EE  ily allegedly caught hold of his local police who have registered trying to flee on their bike, the shirt and beat him badly a case against us,” said accused were noticed by the    &12&*34 arrival from Ahmedabad on Ahmedabad to Delhi by the which triggered violence Mohammad Dilshad, 32, the Sahil, son of the owner, who, Wednesday. passenger,” said the senior between the locals and complainant in the case. along with his friend Rajat elhi Customs Officials have “The man was stopped by Customs official adding that migrant Muslim family. On March 21, a mob had (22), was present outside the Darrested two persons for officials and a detailed person- the gold, valued at 1.4 crore, “Kumar was then escort- attacked the two-storey house shop,” said the DCP. allegedly trying to smuggle gold al and baggage search of the pas- has been seized and the pas- ed to the Government hos- of a man belonging to a minor- “They raised a voice for valued at 1.66 crore at Indira senger resulted in the recovery senger was arrested. pital by locals from his vil- ity community after a dispute help following which the Gandhi International (IGI) air- of three large gold rings total Another man was inter- lage, where he was treated for over a cricket match. They accused persons panicked and port. The seizure was done in weighing 4.3 kg,” said the senior cepted after his arrival from his injuries. “After being treat- barged into the house of the fired one bullet which hit on the separate incidents reported in Customs official. Bangkok on March 23. “He ed, he heard that the situation victim, identified as right hand of Rajat Kumar,” said the past three days. “On enquiry, it was found was found to be carrying 29 had blown out of proportion Mohammad Sajid alias the DCP adding that Kumar According to a senior that the gold was illegally smug- gram, valued at 26.81 lakh, in the village and there was a Shamshad, and beat up his has been rushed to a nearby Customs official, in first incident gled into India from Dubai and gold illegally,” said the senior mob attack. On hearing all family. hospital for the treatment. a man was intercepted after his was being further brought from Customs official. "    
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Based on the experi- Rai provided a live demon- seven Lok Sabha seats in the “Using his (Abhinandan) Election Commission to take model code of conduct is core team will monitor the “It will remain connected ence of previous elections con- stration of the Central Control national Capital will be held on name in an interview with an cognisance of the said violation involved in lauding the bravery work which of the volunteers 24X7 with the seven war rooms tested by the party, it has been War Room functioning to the May 12. intention to obtain political of the poll code by the highest of our soldiers.”  &%*()& !  ((+*.(.  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Party mand said that Lamba was the party high command said for the Lok Sabha seat from the Union Minister of the UPA Ahas decided to field its first Parliament. sources said Lamba met consistently in touch with top that in alliance, Congress will constituency. regime, Kapil Sibal. transgender candidate in “BJP has insulted the trans- Congress president Rahul leaders in Congress party contest election for three pivotal Notably, giving tough fight Chandni Chowk plays a upcoming Lok Sabha elections gender community by bringing Gandhi and senior leader including former Prime seats which are - New Delhi, to opponents, Dr. Harsh pivotal role in context of polit- from the Prayagraj seat in a derogatory bill (Transgender Ahmad Patel to seek ticket to Minister Manmohan Singh and Chandni Chowk and North Vardhan won the election by a ical discourse not in Delhi but Uttar Pradesh. Polling on the Persons Protection of Rights contest Lok Sabha elections Sheila Dikshit, however the West Delhi. However, for the resounding 437938 votes, in India. Party sources also said seat is scheduled in phase-6. Bill, 2016) against them. but could not manage to get. possibility of alliance with rul- rest four parliamentarians - defeating by a margin of 136320 that an internal survey done by Senior AAP leader Sanjay “The AAP has utmost Lamba had showed her ing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) North East Delhi, East Delhi, votes. In third place, Congress’ Congress is playing a crucial Singh Friday said that member respect for the community willingness to join the Congress and preference to former Union West Delhi and South Delhi, Kapil Sibal won a total of role in changing the minds of of ‘Kinnar Akhada’ and this move of ours proves it,” party after Delhi Assembly Minister Kapil Sibal for matter of time to make it for- AAP will contest to take over 176206 votes. Sibal is critical Delhi Pradesh Congress Mahamandaleshwar Bhawani he said. adopted a resolution on 1984 Chandni Chowk has changed mally announced Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). choice and had a strong hold in Committee (DPCC) leaders Nath Valmiki will contest on The other candidates field- riots demanded Bharat Ratna Party’s approach towards After several rounds of Chandni Chowk has Chandni Chowk. As per who have been against the the AAP ticket from Prayagraj. ed by the party in Uttar awarded to former Prime Lamba. talks between both the parties emerged as one of the key bat- Congress leaders, Sibal had alliance. As per the survey Valmiki, 46, is a social activist Pradesh include Ajeet Sonkar Minister Rajiv Gandhi be with- Interestingly, as per the seat sharing between AAP and tlegrounds among all seven come out as a clear winner in reports, BJP is ahead of both and has been a jury member of from Lalganj, Anju Saini from drawn. party sources, seats sharing Congress is final. “Issue of con- parliamentary constituencies 2009 sweeping 59.67 per cent AAP and Congress with 35 per the Delhi international film fes- Sambhal and Aushutosh With the possibilities of between both the parties have tention is on Chandni Chowk, in Delhi. votes of the constituency. cent of the vote share in the tival. Bhrachari from Kanpur Dehat. contesting election by Congress been done and now it is only a both the parties want it and In 16th Lok Sabha elec- Chandni Chowk is one of Capital.

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We do not find to get bail in his extradition case at munity ties” with the UK. does not have safe haven open to him and India he (Nirav) is being sought sion to appeal against an extra- ion, the prosecution has proved any embellishment or exag- Westminster Magistrates’ Court here Clare Montgomery, Nirav’s barrister, he has not travelled or applied for citizen- in,” the judge asked, to try and dition order signed by the the complicity of all the appel- geration in the evidence of despite his defence team vehemently try- made a series of offers to try and convince ship elsewhere… he only qualifies for leave establish which jail he is likely British Home Secretary. lants in murdering these witnesses,” it said. ing to establish his close ties to the UK, the judge to grant bail. “He did have a son to remain in this country,” she added. Judge to be held in. She was told by If extradited, 62-year-old Santhakumar by strangulating The court did not consid- including having to care for a pet dog. at Charterhouse (school in London) who has Arbuthnot accepted India’s arguments, not- the Crown Prosecution Service Mallya will be lodged in the him and thereafter throwing er minor discrepancies and Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot now gone to university in the States and as ing “very unusual” evidence she had seen (CPS), arguing on behalf of the prison complex, which also the dead body at Tiger-Chola,” lack of DNA test to identify the declined the bail application of the 48-year- a sign of ageing parents, led Modi to get a at early stage in case of interference with wit- Indian Government, that it housed 26/11 Mumbai attack the top court said in its verdict. dead body as fatal to old prime accused in the USD 1-2 billion dog instead. None of these actions are nesses and destruction evidence in the form would be an extradition to terrorist Mohammad Ajmal “Having regard to the the case. PTI Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case on emblematic of someone setting out to flee of mobile phones and a server. PTI Mumbai and that he may in Kasab. 721    ! 8       8       # New Delhi: The Indian Space The programme is primar- its real application in Space each State/ Union Territory to New Delhi: India on Friday the Pakistani side. They said Chawla, a close will be allowed to visit the shrine. Research Organisation (ISRO) ily aimed at imparting basic Science & Technology. ISRO has participate in this programme summoned Pakistan’s deputy Sources said, in a diplomatic aide of terrorist Hafiz Saeed, is Pakistan was conveyed the has launched a two-week spe- knowledge on Space Technology, chalked out this programme to every year covering CBSE, ICSE high commissioner here and communication, India has pro- part of the committee, which issue has raised fresh concerns cial programme for school- Space Science and Space “Catch them young,” said an and State syllabus. Those who conveyed concerns over the posed April 15 or 16 for the was not acceptable to India. in India about safety and secu- children called “Young Scientist Applications to the younger official from the Ministry. have finished 8th standard and presence of a leading Khalistani meeting, and sought Pakistan’s The Pakistani Cabinet con- rity of pilgrims and possible Programme” “YUva VIgyani ones with the intent of arousing The programme will be currently studying in 9th stan- separatist in a committee concurrence. They said India stituted a 10-member Pakistan misuse of the corridor for anti- KAryakram” (Yuvika) from their interest in the emerging conducted during summer hol- dard will be eligible for the pro- appointed by Pakistan on the has sought clarifications on a Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak India activities, sources said. this year, in tune with the areas of Space activities. idays and the schedule will gramme, said the official. Kartarpur Corridor project, number of issues from Pakistan Committee (PSGPC) to facili- India has been strongly empha- Government’s vision “Jai “The program is thus aimed include invited talks, experience Students belonging to the official sources said. including on the presence of tate Sikh pilgrims after open- sising on need for foolproof Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”. The at creating awareness amongst sharing by the eminent scien- rural area have been given They said India will wait Khalistani separatist Chawla in ing of the Kartarpur Corridor. security for its pilgrims on the students those who are going to the youngsters who are the tists, facility and lab visits, exclu- special weightage in the selec- for a response from Pakistan on the Kartarpur committee as Sources said Pakistan has Pakistani soil and demanding join 10th std in the next acad- future building blocks of our sive sessions for discussions tion criteria. “The selected stu- the issue and is not going well as association of other anti- agreed to allow pilgrims from all commitment from the neigh- emic year (2019-20) can apply Nation. 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Not at all.” generate employment, he said be taken by the party soon. “Amethi is my ‘karmab- whether party veterans will be return to power with “absolute there been any (agreement) He said for TRP, news four crore people have taken     Referring to demands from hoomi’ and shall always fielded by the Congress to put majority” after the April-May with Communist parties? Has channels rake up such questions. money from banks via the party leaders that his sister remain so. I am deeply grate- up a strong fight, Gandhi said Lok Sabha election, saying the it happened in Kerala, Odisha,” “It is important for you Mudra scheme.   &12&*34 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should ful for the love, affection and the party has a system of iden- people have made up their he said. because...See in 2014 you had “Four crore people have contest, Rahul told PTI in an the sentiments expressed by tifying candidates and it goes mind to ensure victory of the He also rejected possibil- Manmohan Singh ji. You could taken money for the first time. ongress presi- interview that she will have to our party workers in through various processes. National Democratic Alliance ity of opposition joining hands not have gained TRP by pitting They must have started some Cdent Rahul take a call on whether to fight Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and “I have looked at young as in 300-plus seats. after elections, saying, “Today him against me. So you had to employment, they must have Gandhi has not the polls or not. Kerala who have asked me to well as experienced candidates He also said people have they are leaving no stone get (Arvind) Kejriwal who did employed somebody. What ruled out contest- Speculation about the contest a second seat from equally because I have believed already decided in favour of the unturned to put each other not have a single MLA, a single do I tell you? The registrations ing the Lok Sabha newly appointed Congress their States,” the Congress that Congress party needs BJP and are, therefore, not down. You look at all their corporator. But you had to pitch at EPFO, more than 1 crore election general secretary contest- chief told PTI in response to a both. Seniors are fighting elec- searching for a “competing statements.” He also said that him as a future Prime Minister people have registered. Money from a ing grew after she asked question on the speculation tions. We also have many new face”. In an interview to opposition joining hands post to run your shops,” he has to be given con- people in Varanasi on over him contesting from faces who will be fighting their ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel, polls can happen only if peo- quipped. for this, it is Thursday whether she Wayanad in Kerala. first election,” he said. he also said the timing of the ple give fewer seats to him. To a question on not for free,” should fight the polls from “In the past, too, many There has been a clamour launch of the anti-satellite mis- “When the people of this unemployment and the he said. the temple town, the con- leaders from the Congress and among Congress leaders from sile was based on “open space” country have made up their opposition’s attack on the stituency from where other parties, including Mr the south for Rahul Gandhi to available to carry out the test. mind to give highest number government, the PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, have contested contest from Kerala as well as “Call it an adventure or an of seats to Narendra Modi, said he is trying to Modi will seek a re-elec- elections from more than one Karnataka and the State units initiative, they don’t happen then what can happen? The make new institutions tion. seat. The Congress party will have already passed resolutions suddenly. You need to tell the results are certain. There is no so that there is a “per- Amethi is his “karmab- take a decision on this issue at on the issue. His mother, for- global community that you doubt about that. The people fect system”. hoomi” (place where you are the earliest,” he said. mer Congress president Sonia want space at a particular of the country have decided to He pointed out that destined to work) and will In 2014, Rahul Gandhi Gandhi, earlier contested from time in (outer) space to ensure bring in a Government that when Atal Bihari Vajpayee remain so, Rahul Gandhi said, defeated BJP’s Smriti Irani by the Bellary seat in Karnataka there is no space traffic or col- enjoys absolute majority. They was the Prime Minister, the keeping his options open on a margin of over one lakh while his grandmother, former lision, you need to ask for an have made up their mind to Opposition had also raised the votes. 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But it seems that in the last one week, the joint block on Friday as the Gujarat it will cause "irreparable dam- The sessions court at all the laws are meant only for teams of security forces have High Court rejected his plea age" as he intended to contest Visnagar in Mehsana district us (opposition)," he said. again eliminated six terrorists seeking a stay to his conviction the Lok Sabha election. sentenced Patel to two years' He said he will campaign in the last 24 hours in differ- in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. No one had seen Patel being imprisonment last July for riot- for Congress across the country ent encounters across As the last date for filing of on the spot of rioting and the ing and arson in Visnagar town including Gujarat. "My only Kashmir valley. nominations is April 4, the 23. trial court did not examine any in 2015 during the Patidar fault is that I did not bow down After eliminating four ter- Patidar leader has little time to Under the Representation independent witnesses, they quota stir which he led. to the BJP. This is the result of rorists in two separate encoun- approach the Supreme Court to of the People Act and a related said. The high court in August fighting against the power," he ters in Shopian and Handwara challenge the ruling. Supreme Court ruling, a convict After Friday's ruling, Patel's 2018 suspended the sentence added. on Thursday, two more terror- Patel had started prepara- facing a jail term of two years or lawyers said they would study it but not the conviction. Gujarat Congress ists were gunned down by the tions to contest from Jamnagar more cannot stand for election and decide whether to approach Patel, expected to be a star spokesperson Manish Doshi security forces in Nowgam area of pin pointed information Gen. Ranbir Singh, Northern on a Congress ticket after join- unless the conviction is stayed. the Apex Court. campaigner for the Congress, alleged the ruling party was on the outskirts of Srinagar on about the presence of terrorists Army Commander, met ing the party on March 12. Opposing Patel's plea before In the order, the high court said in a statement that he wel- doing everything to stop the Friday. in the civilian areas. The main Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Polling for 26 Lok Sabha seats Justice A G Uraizee, the state noted that a conviction can be comed the judgement. young leader from contesting At least five soldiers were objective behind these sus- Bhavan and briefed him about in Gujarat will be held on April government had pointed out stayed only in rare andexcep- "I welcome Gujarat High polls as it was afraid of him. PTI also injured in the gunfight. tained operations is elimination the present security situation in According to police of maximum number of ter- the State. spokesman," both the terrorists rorists active in North and Governor and the Army :! killed in the operation have South Kashmir districts to cre- Commander discussed certain %    9#    been identified as Pakistani ate conducive atmosphere for important issues relating to nationals Ali and Idrees (code peaceful polls in the State. effective internal security man- ! ! names)". From the incriminat- At present the poll cam- agement. In another related &+R     ing material recovered it is paign for the first phase of development, Pakistan Army :?@   $   understood that they were affil- polling is going on smoothly in violated ceasefire agreement iated with proscribed terror Srinagar and Baramulla areas along the line of control in Srinagar: An Army jawan was outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad with political rallies of different Mankote and Krishna Ghati *   $ killed in a landslide when he was     (JeM). Police had also recovered political parties attracting sectors of Poonch. patrolling along the Line of arms and ammunition from the healthy turn out of supporters. According to Defence Control (LoC) in Jammu & site of gunfight. On its part the State police spokesman in Jammu, "Pakistan  # # ,4 Naik-Nimbalkar was the NCP’s Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Bengaluru: In a big relief to and also CLP leader Earlier, eight terrorists were has also issued a separate advi- army initiated unprovoked decision to field Sanjay Shinde, Army officials said on Friday. JD(S) patriarch and former Siddaramaiah started persuad- eliminated by the security forces sory to the leaders of different ceasefire violation by shelling fter considerable dilly-dal- who is the president of Solapur Naik Parvej was leading an Prime Minister HD Deve ing me and said the coalition is in four different encounters in political parties to refrain from with mortars and small arms fir- Alying, the BJP on Friday Zilla Parishad and brother of operational patrolling team in Gowda, Congress sitting MP at stakebecause of my nomina- Bandipora, Baramulla, Shopian taking out road shows and ing from 7.30 a.m". In response nominated former Congress MLA Baban Shinde, as its can- Baramulla when a landslide from Tumkur SP tion as rebel," he said. and Sopore gun battles between organising public meetings to the fresh provocation, Indian leader Ranjeetsinh Naik- didate. Under the circum- struck on Thursday, the officials Muddahanumegowda on Friday "Though my people did not March 21-22. The security without proper sanitisation of army also retaliated strongly and Nimbalkar as its candidate for stances, Shinde is really more said. pulled out of the contest as the agree for withdrawing nomina- forces achieved major success- venues by the security forces. effectively, Defence spokesman Madha Lok Sabha constituency, politically influential than sitting They said the soldier fell rebel candidate against him. tion, somehow I had to, as I did- es in the recent days on the basis Meanwhile, in Jammu, Lt added. after ignoring the claims for a NCP MP Vijaysinh Mohite- into a deep stream flowing Gowda is the joint nominee n't want to become reasonfor party ticket made by new Patil, whom the NCP wanted to along the route and sustained of Karnataka's Congress-JD(S) anything going wrong between entrant to the party from the re-nominate in the initial stages. grievous injuries. Parvej was ruling alliance, which was wor- two parties," he added. NCP, Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil. Shinde had recently quit the evacuated to 92 Base Hospital ried over his electoral prospects Muddahanumegowda said Five days after Naik- NCP to contest against BJP here for medical treatment after Muddahanumegowda he was "angry" and "furious" for Nimbalkar joined its fold, the candidate Ranjitsinh Mohite- where he died later. jumped into the fray defying the thereason that the sitting MP BJP preferred him over Patil, as he had no hopes of get- The Army Friday paid trib- understanding under which the was deprived of contesting elec- Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil as its ting nominated as a candidate ute to Naik Parvej, with Corps seat was allotted to the JD(S). tion. candidate from Madha con- by the Sharad Pawar-led party. Commander KJS Dhillon lead- "Angry" at being denied the He said he had filed the stituency in western Till recently, he was being ing all ranks in paying homage ticket, Muddahanumegowda nomination as constituency Maharashtra. wooed by the BJP into its fold. to him. had filed his papers both as party leaders and workers insisted on Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil – However, Shinde returned to the "In a show of solidarity, candidate and as an independent his contesting, after his request son of Nationalist Congress NCP after persuasion by party representatives from other secu- but finally yielded to persuasion to coalition leaders to reconsid- Party (NCP) MP and former chief Sharad Pawar himself. rity agencies also paid their last from the party leadership. er the decision and field him, did Deputy Chief Minister After considerable deliber- respects to the martyr," an Army The leadership made sever- not yield result. Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil – had ations, the BJP nominated spokesman said. al attempts to pacify The Congress leader said he quit the NCP and joined the BJP Naik-Nimbalkar as its candidate The 29-year-old hailed from Muddahanumegowda, with had gone through "agony and on March 20 in the hope that he from Madha. Miffed with his Shekhawas village of Rajasthan Congress president Rahul mental torture" after being would be nominated as a can- party leadership for its failure to and he had joined the Army in Gandhi and AICC general sec- denied ticket despite being didate from Madha constituen- nominate his son Rajeetsinh, 2009. He is survived by his wife, retary KC Venugopal interven- "active and performing mem- cy. sitting NCP MP Vijaysinh a son and a daughter, he said. ing finally. ber." However, after Naik- Mohite-Patil has declared that "The mortal remains of the Muddahanumegowda told Asked about campaigning Nimbalkar joined its fold on he would work for whoever the martyr were flown for last rites PTI that he has withdrawn his for Gowda, he said, "I'm a sen- March 25, the BJP began recon- BJP nominates as its candidate. to his native place, where he nomination, respecting the "per- sitive politician..I will think sidering its earlier decision to It may be recalled that would be laid to rest with full suasion" made by the Congress over..I will need some time." nominate Ranjitsinh Mohite- on March 11, NCP chief military honours. In this hour of high command. Muddahanumegowda, who Patil as its candidate from Sharad Pawar had backed grief, the Army stands in soli- "Rahul Gandhi himself had worked as a judicial officer Madha. out of the contest, setting the darity with the bereaved family spoke to me (Thursday morn- in the past is the only member What prompted the BJP to stage of the entry of his grand and remains committed to their ing), K C Venugopal spoke to among ten sitting Congress MPs 9             2  (         A 2   weigh its options between nephew Parth Pawar into elec- dignity and well being," he me several times, also our KPCC from the State denied ticket, cit-       
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Second, while all member Russia respectively, India’s enthusiasm towards India’s definition of the Indo-Pacific, it “stands the Quad presupposes. Then, the puzzling states in the Quad have a robust strengthening the Quad appeared to have faded. As such, New for a free, open, inclusive region, which question is whether a certain degree of inclu-         7      network of ties with implications in the maritime Delhi seeks to place the Quad as one of the many embraces us all in a common pursuit of sivity, as sought by India, would make the             <   domain, including security dialogues and mil- multilateral frameworks operating in the Indo- progress and prosperity. It includes all nations Quad’s minilateralism powerless? In effect,     =       itary exercises, as a unit, the Quad has failed to Pacific region, not as the regionally consequen- in this geography as also others beyond who have India’s Indo-Pacific vision has added further     ( )            deliver substantively in terms of achievements tial one. Enumerating its Indo-Pacific strategy a stake in it.” India has deliberatively marked a uncertainty in the regional discourse around               and commitments towards laying a bedrock of in largely “plurilateral formats”, India not only definitive and conceptual distinction in defin- grouping and partnerships. And it is the lack     7           ( a strong security arrangement in the Indo-Pacific seeks to avoid restricting its Indo-Pacific strat- ing the regional scope of the Indo-Pacific, pri- of clarity which is largely rendering the Quad          #       region. As such, informal promises, some egy to the Quad at its helm, but also to main- marily through a semantic spin in the word unproductive.                 ( members’ increasing apprehension apropos tain its long-cherished principle of strategic “inclusive.” India’s definitive of “all” stakehold- Need for a security architecture vision:                 ( China and dithering regional resolve from autonomy by keeping its options open to ers in its Indo-Pacific purpose somewhat dilutes New Delhi should visualise the Indo-Pacific as (          ?        Washington under President Donald Trump engage with Russia in the region, as also by mak- the Quad’s anti-China purpose. This is, perhaps, a springboard to connect the ends of the two   "             have not produced the required joint resolve for ing conscious decisions to not provoke China. both intended and desired by New Delhi as it oceans across the maritime expanse of the concrete deliverables. New Delhi seeks to ensure a nimble-foot- helps create comfortable navigating space in the Indo-Pacific. As New Delhi gradually seeks to F            ( India has distinctively carved a space with ed balance in the Indo-Pacific between align- region to hedge against major powers while still bolster its presence in the region and take up                  an emphasis on the principle of freedom of nav- ment and autonomy. While it separates the Quad avoid antagonism. the role of a net security provider, it needs to                 igation and respect for the laws of sea, finding with the Indo-Pacific in its emerging dis- The Quad is essentially rejuvenated against shed its reluctance to move up to the strait of            # F  resonance with the central ideas of the Quad. course, it risks the loss of an opportunity to cre- the backdrop of an emerging narrative for a free Hormuz and beyond the Strait of Malacca. 1S             However, India’s increasing tangible cooperation ate a strategic continuum, in favour of a region- and open Indo-Pacific and not much for a pan- While the Quad can be converted into a vehi-              with the Quad nations, its reservations about a ally fragmented vision. A positive rationale to regional inclusiveness. This narrative is presum- cle to provide the much-needed security archi-                   more formalised security structure in the region, India’s purpose in the Quad is the need to view ably aimed against China as its heavy militari- tecture in the region, its effectiveness would                while still balancing at home, and its desire to the Indo-Pacific region as a strategic continu- sation and territorial claims in the South China depend upon how much clarity India adds vis-                   avoid being identified with any particular group um rather than an assemblage of sub-regional- Sea along with its strategic naval outposts in the a-vis its own regional minilateral engagements                with regional security implications at the inter- ly divided goals, partnerships and alignments. Indian Ocean region are being primarily held in the Indo-Pacific. India needs to outline a national stage, are compounding complications The Quad provides India the opportunity to use as the main disrupting force in the region. While clear stance with respect to its engagements on      5  9       in its vision of the Indo-Pacific and of the Quad. its geographic centrality in the region to con- as a unit, the Quad seeks to balance China in either side of the spectrum; the rest of the Quad            "     India’s de-hyphenation of the Indo-Pacific and nect with the strategic ends on either side of the some ways, India has not drawn a clear line vis- members as well as China. As such, answers to                the Quad not only eclipses clarity but underscores peninsula, to enhance its security vision in the à-vis China in the Indo-Pacific. Presently, it is a few questions that could bring clarity to India’s        $        the need for a regional security architecture that Indo-Pacific region, extending from the Gulf to part of the Quad, which emphasises on balanc- operational strategy in the Indo-Pacific are                 emphasises on a strategic continuum rather than the other side of the Strait of Malacca. ing Chinese aggression in the region by seek- much-needed and in order. Should India con-          #    ( geopolitical fragmentation. Inclusivity and minilateralism: At the ing a rules-based order, and at the same time, tinue its strategy of perceiving the Quad and                  Decoupling the Quad and the Indo- Shangri-La Dialogue in 2018, Prime Minister it is talking of an inclusive region which is not the Indo-Pacific as decoupled or see the two           7     Pacific: While India has engaged with the Quad Narendra Modi clarified India’s position on the aimed against any particular country. as symbiotic? And, to what extent is India’s       (          states actively in the past couple of years since Indo-Pacific by saying that, “India does not see As such, the limits of “inclusivity” are left Indo-Pacific strategy “inclusive”?                the organisation’s resurrection in 2017 after a the Indo-Pacific region as a strategy or as a club undefined in India’s Indo-Pacific discourse. (Vivek Mishra is Assistant Professor of decade, it has also subtly emphasised on decou- of limited members. Nor as a grouping that seeks This narrative establishes the notion that India’s International Relations, Netaji Institute for Asian         pling of the purpose of the group with its vision to dominate. And by no means do we consid- vision of the Indo-Pacific isn’t about balanc- Studies and Udayan Das is Doctoral Candidate    of the Indo-Pacific. New Delhi has drawn con- er it as directed against any country.” While the ing or restricting China. 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the Indian military establishment to the Chinese naval presence in recent it began evolving since 2004, when Australia. freedom of navigation and allow pitch for the expansion of Quad — years, particularly in the Indian the “tsunami” in the Indian Ocean Underlining the need for the cre- commerce in the region, including the quadrilateral regional alliance of Ocean Region (IOR). Lanba said no region brought together Australia, ation of an Indian Ocean Regional the South China sea, according to India, Australia, Japan and the United Navy had grown so rapidly in the last Japan and the US to launch Architecture (IORA), Payne assured global practices. States — with the objective of coun- 200 years as the Chinese one and that Humanitarian Assistance and that Australia would also support Chinese Foreign Minister Wang tering Chinese supremacy and ensur- at any given time, there are around Disaster Relief (HADR)operations multi-lateral mechanisms to safe- Yi has derided the idea of Quad as ing autonomy over territorial waters. eight Chinese Navy ships in the with us. guard peace in the Indo-Pacific nothing but sea foam but China (3&$71&-7 Why is the Indo-Pacific region northern part of the Indian Ocean. Over time, navies of the Quad region. During his keynote address should not underestimate the emerg- +6,7*+ emerging as the new strategic hub? Keeping the best interests of all countries have primed themselves to at the 2018 Shangri La Dialogue, ing power equation with the US’ new-   +,:' Several trade routes criss-cross the countries in mind as per the United fight different maritime challenges Modi underscored the global impor- found determination to restore a bal- $     choppy waters. Experts say more Nations Convention on the Law of like boat terrorism, piracy, drug tance of the Indo-Pacific region as a ance of power in the Indo-Pacific    ) he meteoric rise of China and than 40 per cent of the global sea- the Sea (UNCLOS), the Quad’s trafficking and weapons smuggling collaborative space when he empha- region and further isolate China fol-   #3 O  $  its assertive influence in the borne trade pass through the vital responsibility is building a rule- and is now moving together to sised that “India does not see the lowing their trade wars. The US is    !#, Indo-Pacific region have meant Straits of Malacca. Moreover, 15.5 based order to keep an eye on check China’s territorial ambitions on Indo-Pacific region as a strategy or now even compelling China to T )     that India is strengthening its nego- million barrels of global oil trade pass China’s increasing footprint in the waters by simply developing ports as a club of limited members. Nor as declare why it is averse to taking a tiating space by forging economic and through the Gulf of Hormuz; and 11 South China Sea. The Quad alliance and islands belonging to smaller a grouping that seeks to dominate. stand on global terrorist Masood   ! )! strategic ties with the Association of million barrels of oil pass through emphasises on improving inter- countries as part of its Belt and Road And by no means do we consider it Azhar at the UN Security Council. It      #4 Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Malacca and the Singapore Straits. So operability and evolving a common Initiative. The Australian Foreign as directed against any country.” is pulling out the worst of China’s   O  ) O  This has been particularly necessitat- the tussle is over freedom of naviga- maritime awareness template collec- Minister, Marise Payne, too, has Pertinently, in September 2018, human rights records. In this context,      ed by the gradual decline in the US tion, territorial rights, exploration tively with timely Naval exercises. echoed these concerns as she stressed India and United States released a Quad is being viewed as the 21st cen- posturing in the region while China and use of marine resources and Malabar is seen as a counter to on the expansion of the Quad joint statement as part of their 2+2 tury’s security alliance against an     ) has been multiplying its dominance deployment of military forces in the China’s expansion in this respect. But alliance and called for a strategic dialogue: “Indo-Pacific is a free, open aggressive China which now sees the    L3 with the creation of an artificial region by each country to protect its China cleverly cancelled Australia’s partnership with India, supporting its and inclusive concept, with Asean US as spearheading a new version of !     island in the South China Sea, the interests and resource base. bid to join the Malabar naval exer- role as a strategic anchor in the centrality at the core and defined by the Cold War. However, as per top   !   unilateral establishment of Air As top Navy officials of India, cise in 2017-18, confining it to an region. She quoted Indian Prime a common rules-based order.” naval officials, the main objective of   !   Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) US, Japan, Australia and France observer status only. Minister Narendra Modi’s Shangri La Given that China is heaving Quad is to maintain a free and open in the East China Sea and the Belt and assembled at the Raisina Dialogue in While the Malabar naval exercise dialogue about India’s Act East pol- over this concept, the Quad’s chal- Indo-Pacific region which serves the      ! Road Initiative (BRI) connecting New Delhi, Indian Navy chief Sunil between India and the US has been icy of stepped-up activity with Asean lenges with regard to China are to best interest of all countries.    
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Subhash Chandra Garg exud- Iruptor to occupy its place per cent between 2014-15, Meanwhile, the data ed confidence that target of 3.4 among other developed coun- Subramanian said, “Over the last released by the Controller per cent of the GDP for the tries, it has to follow a culture five years, the average rate of General of Accounts (CGA) current fiscal would be met. of ensuring debtors honour inflation has been about 4.5 per revealed that the central Commenting on the CGA contracts with banks and finan- cent which is a significant change Government’s fiscal deficit — of the trade deficit. units like the euro, pound and data, Devendra Kumar Pant, cial institutions, chief eco- compared to 10 per cent- plus   &12&*34 gap between expenditure and Portfolio investment the yen held in the reserves. Chief Economist, India Ratings nomic adviser Dr inflations that prevailed.” revenue receipts — had crossed recorded net outflow of USD The reserves had touched and Research said slow pace of Krishnamurthy Subramanian He said the change in infla- he Finance Ministry on 134 per cent of the whole year 2.1 billion in third quarter of a life-time high of USD 426.028 tax collection would keep pres- said Friday. tion can be attributed to the TFriday said the of the revised budget estimates 2018-19 – as compared with an billion in the week to April 13, sure on fiscal deficit. “It is extremely important structural change by making Government will borrow 4.42 (RE) at February-end. inflow of USD 5.3 billion in 2018. Since then, the reserve A higher GDP number to respect the moral dimen- He said the country has the Reserve Bank of India an lakh crore in the first half of the Releasing the data on bal- corresponding period of last kitty has been sliding as the than the one used in budget sions of the debt contract,” he taken an unprecedented step by inflation targeter and ensuring fiscal 2019-20. ance of payments, the Reserve year – on account of net sale in rupee came under pressure. will help government move said while delivering his introducing bankruptcy there- that the rate of inflation is in As per the Union Budget, Bank said that in absolute the equity market, the RBI But since March this year closer to FY19 fiscal deficit at address at the annual regional by ensuring smaller and larg- the band of four per cent plus- the gross borrowing was terms, the CAD or the gap said. it has been increasing on the 3.4 per cent of GDP, he added. meeting and summit on er borrowers were brought minus two per cent. pegged at 7.1 lakh crore for between inflow and outflow of Another set of RBI data back of rising foreign investors’ The finance ministry also ‘Industry Future Forward’ under it. “As we continue to debate 2019-20, higher than 5.71 foreign exchange in the current showed India’s foreign play in domestic equities. announced the government’s organised here by the trade “By ensuring rather than about inflation etc, to my mind, lakh crore estimated for the account was USD 16.9 billion exchange reserves continued to As regards the fiscal deficit market borrowing programme body CII. looking at who is that man on at least monetary framework ongoing fiscal. in October-December 2018, surge for the third week in a data for April-February 2018- through dated securities and The debt contract in itself whom the rule is being applied, has been an important frame- Briefing reporters on the up from USD 13.7 billion in the row, adding USD 1.029 billion 19, the CGA said it stood at Rs treasury bills for the first half has moral essence with the the bankruptcy rule is applied work in lowering the inflation”, borrowing programme for year-ago period. at USD 406.667 billion in the 8.51 lakh crore as against the of the next fiscal beginning equity holder and the busi- equally well. But, there is still he said. 2019-20, Economic Affairs The deficit, however, had week to March 22. revised estimate (RE) of Rs 6.34 April 1. nessman keeps all the goods some progress we have to make On the implementation of Secretary Subhash Chandra moderated to USD 19.1 billion Forex reserves had lakh crore for the entire year. Gross borrowing in the and repays the obligations to here”, he said. Goods and Services Tax which Garg said gross borrowing will or 2.9 per cent of GDP in the increased by USD 3.6 billion to In percentage terms, the first half of the 2019-20 fiscal the banks. But if things go bad, Subramanian, who came into effect in July 2017, he be 4.42 lakh crore during preceding quarter (July- USD 405.6 billion in the pre- deficit was 134.2 per cent of the has been pegged at 4.42 lakh it is beholden to that contrac- assumed office three months said based on research no path- April-September 2019-20. September). vious reporting week driven by full-year RE. 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Subrahmanyan further November, it had said it was looking at raising fresh funds of up straight day, the BSE Airtel, rising up to 2.69%. paise on Friday to close at 69.14 jumped over 17%. The 30-share technologies like artificial said “we are committing signif- to USD 200 million. Mirae has pumped in about USD 60 mil- RSensex vaulted over 127 On the other hand, against the US dollar on per- Sensex advanced 5,704.23 intelligence and cybersecurity. icant investments and talent lion, while CDC and Alibaba have infused USD 40 million and points while the NSE Nifty fin- IndusInd Bank emerged as the sistent foreign fund inflows and points or 17.30% during 2018- L&T-Nxt will focus on the into this strategic effort and are USD 50 million, respectively, according to documents filed with ished above the 11,600-mark top loser, dropping 2.08%. heavy buying in domestic equi- 19. It rose 127.19 points to fin- areas of artificial intelligence, confident that this will be an the corporate affairs ministry. The grocery segment accounts for on Friday on heavy buying in Other major laggards were ties. ish at 38,672.91 on Friday, the internet of things (IoT), virtual enabler for business”. a significant portion of the unorganised retail segment in the auto and metal stocks amid ITC, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Bank, At the Interbank Foreign last trading day of the financial reality, augmented reality, Capability development in country. With people becoming comfortable buying even milk robust foreign fund inflows Axis Bank, Asian Paints, Exchange (forex) market, the year. During this time, the geospatial solutions as well as some of these select verticals has and bread online, the online grocery market is projected to wit- and positive global leads. PowerGrid, NTPC, Kotak Bank domestic unit opened strong at index touched an all-time high cybersecurity and leverage the been in the works under a long- ness a strong growth over the next few years in India. BigBasket’s The 30-share Sensex start- and L&T, shedding up to 1.10%. 69.20 but surrendered the gains of 38,989.65 on August 29, experience that L&T has gar- term strategic plan and L&T’s competitors include SoftBank-backed Grofers, Walmart-backed ed off on a strong footing at “Market continued the to slip to a low of 69.32. 2018. nered over the decades. management is focused on incu- Flipkart, Amazon and a host of smaller players. 38,675 points and touched a upward movement supported However, it clawed back lost Led by the rally in stocks, “Larsen & Toubro has bating and scaling these busi- high of 38,748.54 before wind- by global cues, which rallied in ground and finally ended at the market capitalisation (m- announced a new strategic ini- ness, mapping the landscape,  P   %   7H ing up at 38,672.91, recording a expectation of US-China trade 69.14, up 16 paise over its pre- cap) of BSE-listed companies tiative, L&T-Nxt, to define the formulating the road ahead,  6,10   $ rise of 127.19, or 0.33%. deal. However, the market is fac- vious close. On Thursday, the rose by 8,83,714.01 crore to future of the organisation from and achieving the stated goal Mumbai: India Inc’s borrowings from foreign markets fell to The 50-share NSE Nifty ing resistance while nearing rupee had slumped 42 paise to 1,51,08,711.01 crore. Investors’ a fresh perspective. It has been with go to market solutions, the USD 2.81 billion in February, down by 9% as compared to the closed at 11,623.90, higher by the all-time high. end at 69.30. wealth had surged 20.70 lakh identified as a select initiative in company said. year-ago month, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed on 53.90 points, or 0.47%, after “Investors are looking On the global front, US crore during 2017-18 fiscal. L&T’s five-year strategic plan,” JD Patil, senior executive Friday. The domestic firms had raised as much as USD 3.1 bil- hovering between 11,630.35 ahead to get cues from general President Donald Trump said “Since the dawn of 2019, the company said in a statement. vice-president (defence busi- lion through the external commercial borrowing (ECB) route in and 11,570.15. election during which earn- trade talks with China were pro- Nifty has managed to overcome The company said it was ness) and member of the board the corresponding month of 2018. No firm tapped the rupee- On a weekly basis, the ings growth in Q4 will be gressing “very well”, as top multiple hurdles (Indo-Pak ten- ideally placed to capitalise on feels that the era of cyber-phys- denominated bonds route to borrow capital from foreign mar- Sensex advanced over 508 inevitable to support the rally,” negotiators from the two coun- sion, concerns of slowdown in these huge emerging opportu- ical systems is just beginning. kets during February. The entire fund mop-up during the month points, or 1.33%, while the said Vinod Nair, head of tries on Thursday began anoth- global economy and rising nities with its large palette span- “With the lines between the was done through the automatic route of ECB, showed the RBI Nifty gained 167 points or research at Geojit Financial er round of meetings to resolve crude oil prices),” said Pritesh ning software to hardcore engi- physical and digital blurring, data. Among the major borrowers were Oil India Ltd (USD 550 1.45%. Services. their tariff dispute. Mehta, senior vice president neering, backed by a strong Industry 4.0 is being founded,” million for overseas investment), Indian Oil Corporation (USD Analysts attributed the con- Sectorally, the BSE metal Elsewhere in Asia, Hong (research) at YES Securities technology base. he commented and added: “We 400 million as working capital loan), Shriram Transport Finance tinuing market rally to robust index gained the most at 2.33%, Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.96%, (India) Limited. The company has deployed see new technology businesses Company (USD 400 million for sub-lending) and Mahindra & investor sentiment driven by followed by basic materials Shanghai Composite Index was March saw Nifty breaking IoT, analytics and AI in the and sunrise enterprises as prime Mahindra Financial Services (USD 300 million for sub-lending). foreign fund inflows, stronger (2.10%), healthcare (1.37%) and soared 3.20%, Korea’s Kospi out from a three-month con- industrial sector by converting constituents with the latent Tata Capital Housing Finance raised USD 200 million for on-lend- rupee and a likely positive out- auto (1.22%). FMCG, utilities gained 0.59% and Japan’s Nikkei solidation period between most operational matters online upside for rapid and substantial ing, HPCL Rajasthan Refinery USD 140.71 million for new pro- come of the US-China trade and bankex indices closed in the ended 0.82% higher. In the 10,600-11,100, Mehta added. like finance, human resources, value creation.” ject investment, and Barclays Global Services Centre Pvt Ltd USD talks. red, losing up to 0/14%. Eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX “Investors are looking labour, plant, material etc. into Larsen & Toubro is an 130.11 million for new project. In the Sensex pack, Vedanta Meanwhile, foreign institu- gained 0.37%, Paris CAC 40 ahead to get cues from general smart, affordable and efficient Indian multinational engaged in rallied 3.20% on Friday, fol- tional investors (FIIs) bought rose 0.61% and London’s FTSE election during which earning solutions.“Disruption has technology, engineering, con- +           lowed by Tata Steel, M&M, shares worth a net 3,594.51 was up 0.58% in early deals. growth in Q4 will be inevitable become the new order and as we struction, manufacturing and New Delhi: Drug firm Jubilant Life Sciences on Friday said Tata Motors, ONGC, Hindustan crore on Thursday, while Global oil benchmark Brent to support the rally,” said Vinod embrace new and frontier tech- financial services with over USD its subsidiary had redeemed the outstanding loan of Washington- Unilever, Maruti, Hero domestic institutional investors crude futures rose 0.44% to Nair, head of research at Geojit nologies, our businesses are 18 billion in revenue. It operates based International Finance Corporation (IFC) with a one-time MotoCorp, HDFC, Bajaj were sellers to the tune of USD 68.12 per barrel. Financial Services. leapfrogging into entirely new in over 30 countries worldwide. settlement of USD 135 million (over 900 crore). PTI

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11625.45 11630.35 11570.15 11623.90 53.90 Script Open High Low LTP INDOSTAR 386.80 426.55 383.80 419.15 VIPIND 485.00 495.00 477.00 486.10 MINDAIND 336.00 337.80 325.00 326.65 IBULHSGFIN 824.30 867.30 805.70 860.70 49.55 SUZLON 6.51 6.59 6.02 6.15 SCHNEIDER 104.20 117.50 104.10 112.15 HEXAWARE 337.10 346.65 337.10 344.55 MFSL 439.55 440.40 431.00 434.80 VEDL 178.60 185.40 178.55 184.80 6.75 JPASSOCIAT 5.33 5.56 5.26 5.50 BALKRISIND 982.05 1023.00 982.05 994.55 HFCL 23.00 23.40 22.50 22.80 MRF 56666.00 58250.00 56115.50 58056.30 GRASIM 838.80 861.00 828.25 860.00 29.85 SBILIFE 616.00 616.00 577.50 579.55 EXIDEIND 221.40 223.70 217.95 218.65 DEEPAKNI 279.00 282.70 273.40 274.60 AMARAJABAT 717.00 724.00 717.00 718.95 UPL 930.10 962.90 926.05 958.00 28.95 IBULHSGFIN 823.80 864.75 806.05 857.20 GODREJPROP 852.00 874.30 802.25 814.35 MARICO 340.00 346.95 337.00 345.25 TORNTPHARM 1934.50 1964.00 1932.05 1952.20 BPCL 387.90 398.90 387.00 397.80 11.95 RPOWER 10.77 11.63 10.75 11.36 TAKE 144.05 151.20 144.05 149.75 OIL 184.60 187.90 182.05 185.35 GICHSGFIN 271.00 276.20 268.65 270.20 M&M 659.60 675.75 657.75 675.00 19.05 IDEA 17.85 20.45 17.85 18.15 INDIGO 1435.00 1450.00 1422.20 1427.10 LICHSGFIN 536.25 540.20 528.00 533.45 LAURUSLABS 412.00 412.00 396.10 399.75 TATASTEEL 510.00 525.00 508.05 520.65 14.35 YESBANK 277.50 281.30 273.30 275.05 ACC 1612.20 1675.00 1602.40 1661.00 CGPOWER 43.40 44.30 42.35 42.75 SUNDRMFAST 569.55 571.55 552.65 565.95 ONGC 157.00 162.30 155.50 160.00 4.10 IDBI 45.40 47.35 44.75 46.65 UPL 935.00 958.90 925.95 956.00 PERSISTENT* 636.00 650.00 631.10 633.15 GUJFLUORO 1082.30 1111.00 1064.25 1104.70 DRREDDY 2739.70 2787.95 2733.20 2782.00 64.80 DHFL 150.20 154.40 149.35 150.50 ICICIPRULI 351.70 355.95 347.50 349.50 DIVISLAB 1673.30 1714.70 1673.30 1703.20 COCHINSHIP 398.00 402.00 389.95 393.95 ULTRACEMCO 3934.70 4010.00 3913.00 3998.70 89.75 JINDALSTEL 166.00 181.25 166.00 179.55 HCLTECH 1090.00 1099.00 1069.00 1088.00 LALPATHLAB 1075.00 1080.00 1040.00 1054.50 ASTRAL 1160.80 1172.05 1127.75 1158.30 IBVENTURES 318.05 343.95 312.05 325.35 TITAN 1127.00 1146.00 1112.65 1137.50 JAMNAAUTO 60.20 63.25 59.75 62.75 HEIDELBERG 181.00 183.05 179.00 180.90 TATAMOTORS 171.15 177.05 171.00 173.90 3.35 SBIN 320.20 322.95 316.70 320.80 HINDALCO 204.00 207.80 204.00 205.35 JMFINANCIL 94.95 96.40 92.50 93.95 BHARATFIN 1137.05 1148.70 1115.15 1131.80 JSWSTEEL 290.30 297.95 288.75 292.90 4.65 MARUTI 6632.60 6771.30 6570.00 6671.70 JAICORPLTD 118.20 118.50 115.00 115.45 TATAMETALI 655.00 669.00 646.10 648.95 GRANULES 115.55 117.20 114.00 114.30 HINDUNILVR 1695.30 1712.85 1691.90 1706.50 22.60 SPICEJET 98.95 99.75 96.75 97.75 BAJAJHLDNG 3604.30 3610.40 3316.80 3418.05 EQUITAS 136.50 139.25 135.85 136.70 PTC 74.15 74.15 73.00 73.55 HINDALCO 205.85 207.90 204.45 204.90 2.55 PNB 95.70 97.45 94.60 95.40 ORIENTBANK 114.00 116.35 113.15 115.70 VENKYS 2320.00 2335.05 2245.25 2257.65 VGUARD 224.05 224.95 219.70 221.40 BAJAJFINSV 7001.00 7060.00 6941.00 7035.00 82.45 BANKBARODA 131.00 133.10 127.80 128.80 CENTRALBK 35.30 36.95 35.30 36.50 RNAM 204.45 211.75 204.40 210.05 KALPATPOWR 499.00 499.00 465.50 469.50 MARUTI 6610.00 6775.00 6565.10 6672.00 75.75 RELINFRA 135.15 140.10 135.15 136.70 DISHTV 39.50 39.65 38.20 38.85 JKTYRE 90.50 92.90 90.05 91.75 NATCOPHARM* 570.00 578.85 566.25 571.60 HEROMOTOCO 2540.00 2577.75 2526.20 2552.10 26.35 BHEL 71.80 75.40 71.80 74.90 TECHM 778.00 782.50 771.15 776.20 J&KBANK 55.00 55.50 53.00 53.75 BOSCHLTD 18050.00 18256.45 17651.00 18165.55 HDFC 1950.05 1972.25 1936.05 1964.00 19.55 TATAMOTORS 171.00 177.10 171.00 174.30 TVSMOTOR 473.10 480.50 470.05 474.45 HUDCO 44.50 45.85 44.30 44.95 COFFEEDAY 298.00 298.00 287.00 289.05 TITAN 1134.05 1152.00 1112.00 1145.10 10.85 DLF 196.00 206.55 194.00 201.60 GRASIM 842.85 860.10 829.20 858.20 MANPASAND 120.00 121.90 114.00 116.95 GHCL 240.60 249.90 240.60 247.05 IOC 163.00 165.10 162.20 162.85 1.55 TRIDENT 68.50 74.00 68.50 71.80 RAIN 102.30 104.40 100.95 102.50 INOXLEISUR 332.55 334.95 323.95 328.80 NIACL 191.00 197.00 190.00 190.75 BAJFINANCE 3010.00 3034.95 2965.60 3020.50 24.65 ICICIBANK 401.00 402.70 395.15 398.85 AVANTI 420.95 423.75 405.00 407.85 MINDTREE 946.00 952.00 942.00 943.95 KEI 423.10 428.55 420.10 425.60 TECHM 778.95 781.95 771.00 776.40 4.70 RELIANCE 1366.00 1376.00 1356.10 1363.05 PHILIPCARB 178.65 181.30 175.20 176.65 OBEROIRLTY 530.00 542.00 521.00 527.30 ASHOKA 131.05 131.10 127.70 128.90 SUPREMEIND 1097.50 1123.00 1090.00 1113.85 INFY 743.90 747.95 740.00 742.15 4.35 JETAIRWAYS 275.00 280.00 266.60 269.35 UFLEX 216.00 232.25 215.25 227.20 JISLJALEQS 58.40 59.50 58.25 58.95 SCI 37.55 38.40 37.55 37.95 FRETAIL 456.85 461.25 452.00 453.60 HDFCBANK 2304.60 2325.00 2294.00 2316.00 13.20 GRAPHITE 448.00 469.00 444.50 446.85 DELTACORP 262.05 265.00 253.10 254.70 GSPL 187.50 191.35 182.10 189.25 GULFOILLUB 834.45 854.00 824.95 828.80 SOMANYCERA 418.00 424.00 411.75 421.70 SBIN 321.10 323.00 316.25 320.55 1.55 DABUR 413.10 413.60 406.65 409.05 HAVELLS 762.00 779.60 762.00 770.95 CROMPTON 218.00 229.50 209.70 225.65 SHREECEM 18250.00 18888.00 17686.95 18634.65 PHOENIXLTD 650.00 667.85 640.20 662.70 SUNPHARMA 475.55 482.95 472.30 477.80 2.35 TATASTEEL 511.00 524.95 509.00 520.85 TATAGLOBAL 199.70 206.00 199.55 203.15 TORNTPOWER 251.05 258.00 251.05 257.20 HAL 716.30 722.95 706.35 709.80 RELCAPITAL 204.65 207.85 202.60 204.20 ADANIPORTS 382.70 385.90 375.80 378.00 REDINGTON 97.10 103.25 96.70 102.35 BERGEPAINT 324.35 326.60 322.05 323.65 ATUL 3526.40 3625.00 3500.60 3572.90 BHARTIARTL 331.00 336.35 329.00 331.55 1.60 SJVN 24.15 24.30 23.90 24.20 HCLTECH 1090.00 1098.45 1067.65 1087.00 4.10 VEDL 178.10 185.20 178.10 183.75 SRF 2454.00 2466.60 2353.10 2404.10 CARBORUNIV 392.00 415.25 380.40 406.15 SWANENERGY 108.05 108.20 105.00 107.40 PCJEWELLER 82.30 84.80 81.95 82.50 UNITEDBNK 11.30 11.43 11.01 11.06 POWERGRID 198.00 200.40 197.10 198.10 INOXWIND 66.75 67.90 66.25 66.90 LINDEINDIA 486.00 494.50 485.45 487.95 CIPLA 525.75 530.70 524.00 527.45 1.85 NILKAMAL 1420.50 1444.00 1407.00 1432.00 RELIANCE 1370.05 1376.85 1355.10 1363.05 3.05 HEG 2121.00 2200.85 2082.40 2094.15 ALBK 54.75 55.80 54.40 54.65 SADBHAV 246.85 251.00 246.65 249.15 GUJALKALI 499.00 500.25 489.40 493.70 ASHOKLEY 89.45 92.20 88.60 91.30 APOLLOTYRE 218.75 223.30 217.90 221.75 DBL 660.00 665.00 640.00 643.45 BAJAJCON 314.95 315.00 309.00 310.10 BLUEDART 3600.00 3650.00 3560.00 3582.60 COALINDIA 236.50 239.30 233.50 236.45 0.35 INFY* 742.00 747.65 740.00 742.30 BHARATFORG 492.00 516.65 492.00 511.60 FCONSUMER 45.15 45.35 44.75 45.10 AEGISLOG 200.30 204.65 198.45 202.95 SHK 152.95 154.25 151.05 153.45 ZEEL 443.50 453.80 437.10 443.30 0.50 TCS 2017.90 2024.90 1986.75 2000.40 LTTS 1550.20 1592.85 1522.60 1571.10 VBL 818.75 878.50 818.75 865.15 ISEC 242.75 246.25 240.20 242.50 JBCHEPHARM 360.00 362.95 353.60 359.60 WIPRO 257.10 259.60 254.35 254.80 0.05 BEML 1010.00 1029.40 1003.40 1013.35 AJANTPHARM 1006.05 1062.25 1006.05 1030.40 THERMAX 991.75 994.30 968.50 972.25 CENTURYPLY 199.40 211.10 198.35 207.80 RELAXO 762.00 780.00 762.00 774.95 TCS 2019.00 2024.90 1983.55 2000.00 -0.30 RBLBANK 685.00 692.10 677.75 681.35 GODREJCP 698.20 698.20 681.60 687.15 SFL 1234.00 1270.95 1231.00 1258.30 CERA 2732.55 3180.00 2730.00 3026.75 GLAXO 1300.00 1300.05 1293.05 1299.85 POWERGRID 198.00 200.60 196.75 197.70 -0.55 LT 1389.30 1405.00 1380.00 1384.05 STRTECH 220.00 221.90 217.25 218.60 TATAELXSI 964.00 970.75 958.85 963.25 BAYERCROP 4350.00 4415.00 4325.75 4384.40 SUPRAJIT 243.00 245.00 238.15 243.75 LT 1394.90 1405.00 1380.50 1381.85 -4.85 FEDERALBNK 94.10 97.95 93.80 96.40 AMBUJACEM 232.80 236.00 230.55 235.05 MCX 804.05 816.85 792.50 806.75 LUXIND 1345.75 1396.70 1337.85 1376.15 GESHIP 281.50 288.80 281.10 282.95 ICICIBANK 402.15 402.40 395.10 399.10 -1.45 BEL 94.90 96.10 92.90 93.30 PIDILITIND 1245.90 1248.85 1227.50 1242.35 TATACHEM 587.00 593.40 580.00 587.50 FINCABLES 484.05 488.00 473.75 477.35 NAVINFLUOR 727.25 727.25 704.30 711.15 NTPC 137.15 140.55 132.70 135.25 -0.50 INDIACEM 102.35 109.00 102.00 108.20 M&MFIN 432.50 435.00 419.80 420.95 IRB 144.55 147.40 142.25 145.30 TATACOMM 612.00 617.75 607.65 614.35 CRISIL 1451.40 1465.00 1450.00 1460.00 ADANIPORTS 383.30 385.90 375.50 379.80 -1.50 SAIL 51.00 54.40 51.00 53.70 GLENMARK 651.00 667.00 643.05 645.55 CUMMINSIND 745.55 757.00 740.00 745.05 HSIL 247.00 252.20 245.00 249.95 ORIENTCEM 81.75 83.95 79.25 80.05 BRITANNIA 3120.00 3139.00 3045.00 3083.85 -12.70 ZEEL 444.25 453.45 437.25 444.30 STAR 467.70 479.25 465.25 471.65 ULTRACEMCO 3934.00 4018.20 3916.60 3999.05 TEJASNET 171.00 173.50 168.00 171.20 MAHLOG 513.95 527.00 506.10 522.95 ASIANPAINT 1503.10 1508.65 1485.00 1490.00 -7.00 HDFCLIFE 373.70 384.30 369.50 378.50 JSWENERGY 69.80 73.25 69.05 72.60 CHOLAFIN 1460.00 1473.20 1441.25 1447.50 DCAL 211.00 213.05 207.05 209.40 QUESS 745.05 759.45 743.00 748.45 KOTAKBANK 1350.00 1352.00 1329.10 1334.50 -6.25 MOTHERSUMI 145.50 150.10 144.60 149.25 NOCIL 149.45 149.45 145.60 147.15 VOLTAS 634.95 634.95 627.10 630.45 SHANKARA 415.10 417.70 398.00 408.65 VTL 1086.70 1106.00 1061.65 1078.80 VMART 2706.00 2747.95 2682.00 2695.15 YESBANK 277.90 281.50 273.55 274.50 -1.60 SUNPHARMA 478.80 482.90 472.80 479.25 MERCK 3599.00 3700.00 3580.05 3673.65 NHPC 24.60 24.90 24.60 24.75 IFBIND 959.05 986.50 959.05 977.30 GPPL 100.90 100.95 98.55 99.65 AXISBANK 777.00 781.35 767.60 775.20 -5.50 M&M 660.00 675.00 658.40 671.80 CANFINHOME 346.00 356.15 346.00 348.55 OMAXE 207.95 207.95 205.30 206.35 REPCOHOME 472.65 479.20 460.10 465.55 SUPPETRO 228.95 231.50 217.00 224.05 ITC 302.00 303.00 295.45 296.55 -3.45 ONGC 155.40 161.35 155.40 159.55 IDFC 46.60 48.05 46.20 46.40 WESTLIFE 437.60 440.00 425.20 428.70 MRPL 74.50 75.45 74.15 74.50 IDFCFIRSTB 54.95 55.60 54.50 55.20 BHARTIARTL 331.60 336.00 328.95 332.90 ITI 96.85 97.60 95.10 95.70 EVEREADY 199.70 199.80 192.00 192.65 TVTODAY 319.40 320.00 312.00 314.95 INFRATEL 317.50 319.15 310.85 312.60 -4.50 CCL 287.85 288.05 284.00 284.50 BAJAJ-AUTO 2953.00 2953.00 2891.55 2897.00 -51.80 BAJFINANCE 2997.20 3035.00 2967.70 3024.85 ADANITRANS 216.90 227.80 215.85 217.90 BLISSGVS 178.30 181.00 176.25 179.95 NAUKRI 1872.00 1878.35 1827.20 1842.85 PETRONET 246.00 252.40 244.90 250.50 WABAG 328.00 341.35 326.85 331.65 MOTILALOFS 600.60 608.60 591.85 600.10 CARERATING 1000.00 1000.00 985.00 988.40 EICHERMOT 20795.00 20800.00 20498.00 20516.00 -383.00 TRITURBINE 107.35 109.70 106.90 107.40 INDUSINDBK 1812.90 1814.95 1770.35 1781.00 -40.10 AXISBANK 778.95 780.95 768.15 776.10 NAVKARCORP 40.10 40.60 39.00 39.15 NESCO 493.00 494.00 472.40 482.00 HINDPETRO 275.10 285.85 275.00 283.50 MPHASIS 964.00 1000.00 952.45 988.85 CYIENT* 670.00 670.00 642.10 647.95 BALMLAWRIE 187.00 187.05 184.80 185.65 GAIL 359.05 360.70 344.00 350.00 -8.30 ITC 301.05 302.95 295.80 296.70 FSL 48.45 48.45 46.75 47.05 DCMSHRIRAM 413.00 420.00 411.20 415.95 3MINDIA 24000.00 24300.00 23801.00 24067.90   IPCALAB 965.00 1042.00 959.35 982.60 JSLHISAR 91.60 94.40 91.50 93.75 BDL 282.00 290.00 281.10 283.65 WHIRLPOOL 1511.80 1545.00 1504.25 1522.15 RECLTD 149.00 153.25 148.55 152.85 AARTIIND 1570.00 1595.55 1558.55 1573.10 SREINFRA 29.45 29.90 29.00 29.80 JYOTHYLAB 185.20 185.90 182.00 182.50 PFC 118.05 124.20 117.70 123.00 GODREJIND 538.20 539.80 528.65 536.05 SYNGENE 595.00 596.20 585.00 587.95 JKLAKSHMI 352.90 354.05 345.20 347.65 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HEROMOTOCO 2540.00 2578.00 2528.00 2555.25 NIITTECH 1325.00 1351.95 1322.00 1325.05 GODREJAGRO 512.00 512.00 505.00 509.20 NETWORK18 34.55 35.75 34.55 35.65 NIFTY NEXT 50 28019.90 28307.05 27980.25 28281.90 408.85 CANBK 295.10 297.55 289.00 291.95 KEC 306.00 306.00 298.00 299.60 VINATIORGA 1640.00 1674.00 1613.80 1643.90 ASTERDM 152.50 155.90 152.50 154.55 SAIL 51.00 54.35 51.00 53.80 3.10 NTPC 136.50 140.35 132.85 135.35 IGL 309.90 310.00 303.60 304.50 LAXMIMACH 6028.00 6154.00 5975.00 6093.05 BIRLACORPN 520.00 527.00 520.00 525.05 BHEL 71.70 76.35 71.65 75.00 3.45 WOCKPHARMA 432.00 450.00 432.00 443.00 INTELLECT 207.50 210.70 202.95 203.60 UCOBANK 19.05 19.10 18.55 18.75 SHILPAMED 348.95 349.90 339.00 340.20 MCDOWELL-N 536.00 558.00 536.00 558.00 25.60 APOLLOHOSP 1192.60 1250.00 1190.85 1220.95 ENGINERSIN 116.10 117.80 115.80 117.00 GET&D 276.00 282.00 274.00 274.60 BLUESTARCO 673.45 682.70 670.00 678.20 HINDPETRO 275.10 286.00 274.80 283.70 11.25 SIEMENS 1100.00 1139.10 1100.00 1127.95 DCBBANK 205.15 208.50 204.00 204.35 OFSS 3400.00 3445.00 3381.10 3387.40 DHANUKA 404.20 408.00 388.50 392.90 DLF 195.95 206.40 193.80 201.80 7.75 JSWSTEEL 290.00 298.00 289.00 292.85 CHENNPETRO 269.80 275.00 269.80 272.75 GICRE 235.60 243.85 235.60 242.60 SANOFI 5801.60 5909.00 5755.00 5835.15 SIEMENS 1104.00 1137.00 1102.10 1130.00 41.95 JUBILANT 659.10 673.00 659.00 664.20 NBVENTURES 103.00 121.00 102.40 111.75 KNRCON 258.10 267.45 257.70 260.25 TNPL 209.35 209.95 205.10 205.95 NMDC 102.40 105.85 102.30 105.00 3.85 LAKSHVILAS 64.10 70.50 64.10 70.50 BAJAJELEC 562.25 563.60 552.40 558.85 EIHOTEL 204.00 208.00 198.95 202.55 SUNCLAYLTD 2813.05 2925.00 2762.95 2897.85 DIVISLAB 1661.00 1714.90 1661.00 1709.00 54.45 SUNTV 606.30 638.25 606.30 627.05 PAGEIND 24700.00 25000.00 24538.00 24897.35 MAGMA 119.50 120.00 115.50 117.50 APLAPOLLO 1433.25 1450.00 1419.00 1439.70 ACC 1623.00 1679.85 1601.20 1671.00 53.20 AUROPHARMA 770.60 802.00 770.60 786.00 MEGH 62.10 62.35 61.10 61.30 EIDPARRY 204.00 207.00 203.60 205.80 SHOPERSTOP 466.00 478.90 463.00 471.30 PAGEIND 24605.05 25059.45 24511.05 24998.95 751.00 IBREALEST 91.85 93.25 90.55 92.20 THOMASCOOK 248.00 259.00 244.00 252.70 PRESTIGE 252.05 254.75 246.00 251.55 GAYAPROJ 160.15 163.00 154.40 159.55 MARICO 339.00 347.80 336.45 347.50 9.90 PEL 2710.00 2767.75 2710.00 2754.70 JAGRAN 119.95 128.00 116.55 123.45 PVR 1642.00 1671.95 1640.00 1644.15 TATACOFFEE 89.75 91.25 89.70 90.25 GMDCLTD 81.70 81.95 81.30 81.50 CONCOR 513.10 535.00 513.10 526.00 14.80 HDFCBANK 2305.95 2321.80 2294.50 2316.50 MGL 1039.50 1057.20 1030.40 1046.90 TV18BRDCST 35.20 35.80 34.90 35.50 ECLERX 1150.95 1157.00 1142.60 1151.45 MAHLIFE 360.00 365.75 358.50 359.35 MRF 56300.10 58175.00 56300.10 57900.00 1603.05 HINDUNILVR 1688.60 1710.00 1688.60 1707.80 CADILAHC 337.95 349.00 337.00 346.60 RALLIS 161.00 167.35 159.00 165.10 EMAMILTD 401.00 402.20 399.00 400.00 SOLARINDS 1060.00 1088.00 1034.90 1076.30 ASHOKLEY 89.20 92.20 88.60 91.10 2.50 ADANIPOWER 47.40 50.30 46.90 48.20 GUJGAS 146.30 152.30 144.85 148.25 CASTROLIND 165.00 167.55 164.35 166.50 GSKCONS 7160.00 7274.45 7115.00 7212.60 ITDC 282.05 283.50 278.35 280.05 MOTHERSUMI 145.00 150.25 144.50 149.80 4.05 NATIONALUM 53.20 55.95 53.20 55.40 BATAINDIA 1413.00 1423.70 1402.50 1408.50 SHRIRAMCIT 1803.90 1900.00 1803.90 1859.65 MAXINDIA 71.00 71.00 64.60 66.50 AKZOINDIA 1785.35 1810.00 1760.00 1788.25 CADILAHC 337.65 349.20 336.25 345.20 9.25 PNBHOUSING 834.40 870.00 833.00 865.70 GNFC 314.95 315.90 305.90 306.90 HIMATSEIDE 217.00 223.00 208.40 218.15 TIINDIA 379.60 387.00 376.40 382.10 JCHAC 2001.05 2090.00 2000.00 2050.25 SHREECEM 18160.50 18949.00 17930.00 18750.00 481.15 L&TFH 153.30 153.30 150.55 152.45 ADANIGREEN 36.00 38.40 35.50 37.25 HINDCOPPER 48.90 49.60 48.65 48.95 HSCL 117.80 117.90 116.10 117.15 DBCORP 190.55 190.55 185.50 187.45 IDEA 17.95 20.45 17.75 17.95 0.45 NBCC 65.90 66.60 65.50 66.30 INFIBEAM 42.55 44.15 42.35 42.95 COLPAL 1259.70 1264.50 1251.10 1258.45 FORBESCO 2200.05 2230.00 2175.60 2197.25 ITDCEM 131.00 132.95 130.20 131.55 PETRONET 246.70 253.00 244.80 250.50 6.05 HDFC 1949.95 1972.00 1936.35 1967.30 RAYMOND 800.00 815.65 799.75 809.45 BBTC 1318.00 1318.00 1275.30 1302.40 PNCINFRA 149.35 154.75 148.50 152.45 BASF 1466.45 1495.00 1445.90 1473.75 AUROPHARMA 774.00 802.55 774.00 786.50 17.25 WIPRO 257.95 259.60 254.35 254.75 ABB 1327.95 1328.00 1310.00 1319.85 SUNTECK 463.20 464.95 453.55 460.65 SUDARSCHEM 349.85 351.00 340.50 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 > into the lake from a shikara while shooting for the film. She says, “I don’t even know how to swim and ctor Ranveer Singh, who tain vibe. It is an independent It was two degrees out there. Aearned plaudits for his record label formed by artistes Shikara’s are very dama dol. I was in rapping skills with Gully Boy, for artistes to discover, nurture the narrowest portion and was get- has come out with his inde- and promote exciting talents ting down, the whole shikara tilted pendent music record label — from across India. and I fell in the lake. It was damn IncInk. “Presenting Kaam Bhaari, traumatic.” The actor has teamed up Spitfire and Slow Cheeta from The actress says that it was her with filmmaker Navzar Eranee the different hoods of our grandfather who kept her name as to launch the label. country. Let’s show these boys Pranutan. “He actually wanted to “We are first starting with some love.” keep my name as Nutan but my dad launching some really raw, Along with the post, he (Monish Bahl) said it’s very awkward immensely talented, new rap shared two photographs. In for me to call out my mom’s name and hip-hop artists who we one of the photographs, like that. So he kind of made this believe they will be the next Ranveer can be seen posing name — Pranutan, which means superstars of the scene. Rap with the other rappers and in new life.” and hip-hop are the biggest the second one, he introduced Pranutan is a firm believer thing happening in Indian the label’s logo to his follow- when it comes to destiny and luck. music today,” he said. ers. She says, “Everybody has got talent “We at IncInk want to “Inclusive. Independent. but somewhere I strongly feel that bring out the real poets of our This is the soul of IncInk,” everything has been pre written and generation. It literally means Ranveer wrote. it’s all destined.” writing your own story and His wife and actress She feels no competition with I’m inspired and thrilled to be Deepika Padukone is “proud” s it possible to fall in love with modern relationships and their por- thing working in your favour, you other debutantes as she believes in starting this passion project of him. “The sleepless nights... someone you have never met? trayal in Bollywood. She says, “Every ought to give your 100 per cent to celebrating individuality. She says, which aims to affect a social the hours of debate to witness Someone you’ve only known love story is amazing in its own way. it. You cannot afford to fall short at “Every one of us, whether its Sara (Ali change. I hope that we can your dream become a reality. through words but never I don’t want to categorise it as any cost.” Khan), Janhvi (Kapoor) or Ananya present some of the strongest, You have no idea how proud heard them in person? modern or how it used to be in Pranutan, a double-graduate in (Pandey), we are so unique in each boldest voices of Indian youth I am of the both of you. Sorry, IWell, actress Pranutan Bahl, olden times. Love is an emotion that law, has always wanted to be an and every manner. What you bring to the world,” added Ranveer, I cannot be with you all today who makes her debut in Bollywood has to be felt. It doesn’t matter actor. It has been a part of her child- to the table, I can’t. So it’s not just that who has become a global but know that I am with you with the film, Notebook, feels that whether we say it on whatsapp or hood. However, she says, “I didn’t because Deepika (Padukone) is a tall entrepreneur with his music with all my heart and in spir- love is a powerful emotion for through letters.” believe in not completing my edu- beautiful girl she suited for Padmavat. venture. it today and forever,” she said. which there is no wrong definition Ask her about the pressure that cation. I didn’t want to just finish my She has got inherently those Deepika Ranveer also took to social Ranveer’s Gully Boy co- as it suits each person differently. she might be feeling as the film is graduation quickly. Instead, I want- qualities in her which the director media to share the news. He star Alia Bhatt also comment- “Kabir (played by Zaheer Iqbal) produced under Salman Khan ed to be a very educated person needed for Padmavat. If a filmmak- has collaborated with rappers ed on the post, saying “Tutu, and Firdaus (played by Pranutan) Films, she responds by saying a bold before starting to act. I thought I can er wants to cast me for a role, he’ll do Kaam Bhaari, Slow Cheeta epic this is.” fall in love through words, without “no.” She says, “There’s no pressure start my acting career even at the age that because I bring something and Spitfire for the music On the acting front, meeting each other, and just through from him but as you know, it’s obvi- of 22 or may be at 25? Why to give unique to the character that he envi- venture. Ranveer will next be seen in a notebook,” says the grand-daugh- ous if such a huge superstar is up on your education for that? sions. And if anybody can be cast for Calling the label as his Kabir Khan’s 83, which is ter of the legendary actress Nutan. launching you in the industry, you There’s no need to hurry. I did law that particular role then that’s not the “passion project”, the 33-year- based on India’s iconic win at As Notebook tells a story that feel like giving your best so that you because I think it is something that work I want to do anyway. It would old wrote, “My passion pro- the 1983 Cricket World Cup. dares to be pure and sublime, don’t let him down in any manner. shapes you inside-out. It makes simply not excite me.” ject. A manifestation of a cer- L# ( Pranutan apprises us on her take on And because you have got every- one confident and know certain  >   , 8   " 

How does Ivar’s disability con- about the birth of our tribe. There movie, and you have six months or tribute to both the good and bad were a lot of kings that took refuge maybe less time to prepare, that will of his character? from Finland because of the skir- rapidly affect you and can scar you. Andersen: Ivar has been living Q0 $   R mishes in Sweden and Norway, so a Sometimes it hurts to remove your- a life with no boundaries, except his lot of Viking kings established their self from that because it’s so abrupt physical ones. His Mom suffocated kingdoms in Finland. They must in the effect that it leaves on you. him with too much love when he have mixed blood, and of course it’s was little since his dad, who ends up   $&(&--T&     3     #3
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  O    ! #,(& B4B ly identify with what is going on come and visit? crippled in a society and in a time right now in the world. History Franzén: Well I’m in a good spot where no one really comprehended ments of the disease front and cen- repeats itself and we find ourselves because I live in Europe. But a lot what was wrong with him or had any ter so the audience doesn’t lose sight as human beings never learning of our actors and their families, they time to help him regardless of his of his daily struggle. I think Ivar’s dis- from our mistakes. People disappear live in Canada, or the United States, famous family name. He was ability keeps him balanced in a way and emerge with other cultures, and and of course it’s a bit harder for brought up by Floki, who was his because without it, he becomes so forth, so we tend to forget the past them to visit their loved ones. I can mentor, which doesn’t add to the average and not as likeable as a char- lessons that have been told. at least go home for a weekend, but “good”, but he’s still figuring out what acter. we’re not allowed to go home unless morality means to him. At the end How did this show change you as we have three days off. of season four, he goes out on the During your audition, can you a person in your real lives? Andersen: I haven’t been home road with the boys and with his dad, recall how you showed the pain Franzén: I haven’t been home in since the middle of July. Sometimes which is a very valuable experience with your eyes without doing any- three years so it does change things you get maybe a week off, and you’re for him. He fights with the brothers thing else? with my family. My son has grown. allowed to go home for five days or about taking over the army because Andersen: I originally had been But as an artist, and as a person who so. It’s definitely a sacrifice. But it he is always trying to prove himself, auditioning for Ubbe, Sigurd and wants to do this as a career, it’s an comes with a price to do what you which is something that makes his Hvitserk. All of a sudden they want- honor to be a part of one of the love. Luckily friends and family are character stand out. Floki also raised ed me to read for Ivar, so I was sit- biggest shows in the world. able to come visit and I have had a him to believe in the gods, so he tries ting there, trying to learn the lines Andersen: It’s more about who lot of lovely visits here. to prove himself to them, as well. for Ivar’s scene, sweating. I remem- I’ve become as a person and how I Ivar’s goal is getting into Valhalla. His ber screwing everything up the first put myself into my character. What What is your favorite thing about disability sets him back physically two or three times I read. And then I’m experiencing verses the charac- coming on set? and is a challenge in any goal he sets eventually I got it and was offered the ter’s experiences. It depends on how Franzén: Getting to work with so he is constantly trying to over- part. I remember asking Michael you show up to work and how you these wonderful people every day. It’s come it. about Ivar and who he was as a char- work. It’s difficult because I think it’s an amazing family environment. acter. Michael explained, “Well, he’s ultimately about being able to por- Andersen: We have to work in How long do you think Ivar will in a lot of pain.” And I said, “has he tray and become the character. And rough conditions sometimes and I survive on the show? been living with this pain for his once you go home for the day, hope- think that just brings people closer Andersen: That’s up to Michael entire life?” And Michael said “I fully you can remove yourself from together naturally. We go through Hirst, our sole writer of the series. think so. I think that’s at least what your character and go back to being the trenches together. Also working We try to stick to history as much the disease is like, you’re born with to get to work with Peter. He’s a very deal with Rollo. Rollo leant out his yourself. We have creative bound- long hours and memorising lines can as possible, but we also have to keep it.” So in my mind I thought I should talented performer. French warriors so they could win. aries in a different way because we be hard, so you spend a lot of time in mind that this is a TV show and use the pain to show the character’s Franzén: Whenever we work togeth- N1&3B&(717-4 Ivar knows that Rollo needs some- are on a tight schedule, and I think with these phenomenal people and Michael must keep the drama high depth and I did that through my er it’s always fun. thing in return for this favour, so that really helps with you walking up colleagues. That’s the one thing I love to captivate the audience. There are facial expressions, which was unlike -7.3'724(47+ Rollo’s return was to be expected. to set and being able to just do your about being on this show. Getting to a lot of theories about “Ivar the other actors auditioning for the Now that Floki is gone, is Harald +7&(4&+24 That will be a tough pill for Ivar to thing. I’m doing my thing very work with people inspire me. Boneless” and how he got his last party. going to become a mentor to Ivar? swallow since he is currently sitting technically, and I look at my work as name. Some say it has nothing Andersen: I think they’re on the (34(3(9+( on the throne now. It’ll definitely be a carpenter. I show up and the more As an actor, how does it feel por- to do with his brittle bone In the beginning of season same team, but in different ways. Ivar interesting to see their dynamic I know about the cameras and all traying a great character like disease and some say it is five, you both team up and would never accept Harald as a men- ,-4.+$&7$*& play out. these technical things, the better at Harald? because he is super flex- form an alliance. Can you tor. Ivar has already proven himself '*7+&-(7.&(3&- it I will be. Your true self is always Franzén: Harald is a terrible ible, which I favour. In talk about how that pro- to everyone and strongly believes How much did you know about the going to be a little bit more or less person in a lot of ways. He’s por- reality, Ivar would have gresses through the rest of that he is the leader of the Great (-**6#1&.7 Viking period before coming on in the character you portray. trayed as a ruthless and brutal guy. struggled to survive, so the season? Heathen army once he took it over the show? What are some good Franzén: I’ve been in the busi- But, he also has a sensitive side that I try to keep that mind- Franzén: They both from Ubbe. Peter, do you think (3-7.3(3& things that you see in the Viking ness for twenty five years and done he wants to present to the love of his set in every scene. He’s know and understand that Harald would be my mentor? (-&'3&+(7.&(3&-# culture? a lot of different kinds of characters life, one day. Harald’s character has getting stronger, but they lie to one another. But, Franzén: No. They’re just trying Andersen: What I’m experienc- in movies, and on stage, and of become this person of release for I have to keep they try to balance this out by to make good of each other’s com- 1&**+$&2*7( ing is that people are changing their course you bring something with me. Through him, I am able to the ele- plotting to kill and scheme pany, and whatever fame Ivar brings views of Vikings as more of a progres- you all the time. After doing these showcase a variety of strong emo- against each other. to Harald is welcomed. 7(4&7+&(# sive group. Women were more equal characters for three years, they tions. Playing Harald, it’s often Andersen: It’s a game .&((4.(717- than a lot of other cultures of that evolve and they go through a vari- horrible to be reminded of some of that they both love and How is Rollo coming back going to time. They were also really phenom- ety of emotions. I think at some the events that happened during agree to play. There’s affect the dynamic between Ivar 14(3$&7$*& enal farmers who expanded and point this begins to affect you as a this time in history. But as actors, a mutual respect for and Harald? eventually created massive trading person and you get the idea of what it is our duty to remain true to the one another in Andersen: Rollo’s coming back, 4+$4-&+&O stations around Denmark and the character is actually going character even if it’s not always a this madness. It’s that’s the only thing Ivar knows at Scandinavia. through. It becomes easy to portray pleasant outcome. a great pleasure this stage. Harald and Ivar made a Franzén: I think the Vikings are those real feelings. If you make a (The series airs on AXN.)    !"#$"%&  94

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He has seed Mia Blichfeldt 21-19, 22-20 in a lead at the break. good skills at the net. He takes closely-fought contest to set up a clash Wang made it 16-16 with risks and hits some good half   &12&*34 for the first time in close to four with China's He Bingjiao on Saturday. Kashyap committing a few mis- smashes. I kept retrieving the years by claiming a 21-16, 21-11 "I should have finished it earlier. I takes at the net but hit flat jabs and shuttle and could attack and constant presence at the win over Chinese Taipei's Wang made too many errors. He Bingjiao and punches to the back of the court, counter his strokes." Acoach's chair during wife Tzu Wei. she is a tricky player. I have to be more pocketing the opening game. Men's doubles sixth seeds Saina Nehwal's matches, Indian "I enjoy coaching and would patient," Sindhu said. Kashyap took control of the Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy shuttler Parupalli Kashyap says love to take it forward in future," Srikanth finally snapped his series net and retrieved everything, effortlessly won an all-Indian he is eager to take up full time Kashyap said after recording his of quarterfinal finishes, outwitting while Wang looked erratic with quarter-final clash with Pranaav coaching once he retires from fourth win, a sublime 21-11, 21- compatriot B Sai Praneeth 21-23, 21-11, his smashes. Kashyap led 6-3 Jerry Chopra and Shivam Sharma the game. 13 triumph, over Thailand's 21-19 in a 62 minute pulsating contest, again in the second game. 21-10, 21-12. But, he said retirement is the Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk to while Kashyap entered his first semifi- Wang again clawed back at 8- They are the last Indian pair last thing he is thinking right enter the quarterfinals of India nals of a top-tier event (World Tour 8 but Kashyap managed to keep standing at this prestigious tour- now. Open. Super 500 or Superseries) in almost four his nose ahead at 11-9 at interval. nament after the 10-21, 18-21 A former world number 6, "But I am not done yet (as years, beating Chinese Taipei's Wang The Indian marched ahead, defeat of Ashwini Ponnappa and Kashyap has set a target of a player). I want to perform this Tzu Wei 21-16, 21-11. varying the pace with his strokes, Sikki Reddy to top seeds Greysia qualifying for the Tokyo year and make it to the Srikanth will face China's Huang using angles and measured Polii and Apriyani Rahayu. Olympics, though many would Olympics again. So, don't count Yuxiang, while Kashyap takes on former returns, cramming his opponent India's Aparna Balan and feel a tough task for him. me out of Olympics. I want to world champion and former world No for space. Sruthi KP too lost 8-21, 11-21 to Currently ranked 55, be in contention of a medal and 1 Viktor Axelsen. He led 18-11. A smash and second seeds Jongkolphan Kashyap on Friday reached a not just participate," said the H S Prannoy couldn't match up drop took Kashyap closer to seal Kititharakul and Rawinda semifinal of a top-tier tourna- Hyderabadi, who had reached with the second seeded Axelsen, going the match and he celebrated after Prajongjai. ment (Super series or Super 500) the London Olympics last 8. down 10-21, 16-21 in a match that had some tight fights in the second game. Srikanth had made eight quarter- final finishes in last nine tournaments T3.,((*&+2'-'3*'7(-44. and the Indian didn't look to make the last 8 after he lost the opening game nar-   &12&*34 and has to rely on self-fund- Singapore and sometimes rowly and lagged 1-7 in the second. ing and prize money from even less." But a gritty Srikanth saved five can't afford my coach trav- competitions. Despite all the constrains, game points, fighting back from 16-20 Ielling with me," says India "I have just one sponsor Zhang has done reasonably down before Praneeth staved off the Open defending champion from Hong Kong who pays for well last year by winning the challenge to take the opening game. Zhang Beiwen, who had to my coach's salary," said Zhang India Open, which is a World Praneeth managed to grab a 7-1 switch her nationality twice to who is currently ranked 12 in Tour Super 500 event, reach- lead to raise hopes of an upset but pursue her badminton the world. She was in top-10 ing the finals at the Korea Srikanth came back strongly and took dreams. last year. Open and US Open. She also the match to the decider. Zhang originally hails The 28-year-old, who had qualified for the World Tour In the third game, the Gopichand from Liaoning, China but to crowd-fund her trip to Finals. Academy colleagues split the initial 14 changed nationality to become World Championship last So what is her expectation points before Praneeth edged ahead to a Singaporean at the age of 13 year, said she does not get from the tournament. 11-8 lead. But a fighting Srikanth again and went on to win a team enough training in US where "Last year I was in same drew parity at 13-13 and eventually 8          99 Bronze at the 2009 Southeast badminton is not a big sport. situation. When I came to this managed to produce those two points        H   Asian Games. "The best choice for me is tournament, I didn't expect at 19-19 to seal a semifinal place. 5      %%  ## After a fallout with training in Singapore but much from myself. 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,1  +62&6 (   $   &12&*34 ustralia's all-time top goalscorer Tim ACahill announced his retirement on  ,&7+4-&+ oung pistol shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Friday, bringing an end to one of the YChaudhary on Friday clinched a Gold medal country's greatest football careers. rgentina striker Gonzalo Higuain each, their second in the competition, as India con- The 39-year-old — who scored 50 Aannounced his retirement from inter- tinued their domination at the 12th Asian Airgun goals in 108 appearances for the Socceroos national football telling critics "I gave Championships in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei. Manu and played in four World Cups — said he everything" for the Albiceleste. won the women's 10m Air Pistol on day three of will not be looking for another contract He says he can devote more time to his competitions while Saurabh bagged a team Gold in following the end of his Indian Super family and more focus on his Premier the men's event. League stint with Jamshedpur. League club Chelsea. Abhishek Verma also won individual Silver in The former Everton and Millwall The 31-year-old French-born forward the men's 10m Air Pistol, rounding off a profitable attacker, who retired from international stands down from national duty with 75 day for himself after the disappointments in the *#"9$ football in November, said he is planning caps, the first coming in 2009 when he mixed events. a move into coaching. marked his debut in a 2010 World Cup qual- The women's pistol team also won a Bronze to "No, I'm an old man now in football ifier against Peru with a goal. further bolster India's tally to five Gold, three Silver   4$73 Sumit's goals. years," he told Optus Sport television. Last year's 2-1 win over Nigeria at the and one Bronze medals with half the competition The second quarter saw India "I'd love to keep playing, you know 39, 2018 World Cup was to be his last appear- still to go. triker Mandeep Singh continued strengthen their attack as they made had a great stint for six months in India. ance for his country. He leaves with a 35- Manu shot 575 out of 600 to qualify in second Shis rich form and scored a brace to space inside the striking circle. In good "But I'm interested in TV, going to goal haul. Argentina on Thursday. place and then was involved in a pitched battle with help India thrash minnows Poland 10- form, Sumit earned a penalty corner start my A (coaching) licence and spend Higuain exits the international stage And he had a message for critics of his Shing Ho Ching of Hong Kong for most parts of 0 in their last league match of the for India which was perfectly convert- quality time with my family and chill out having lost out on World Cup glory in 2014 performances playing for Argentina. the 24-shot final, before finishing stronger in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tour- ed by Varun. for a bit. when Argentina fell to Germany in the final "People remember your mistakes, not end stages. She shot a score of 239 against Shing's nament here on Friday. A minute later, Surender regis- "I'll take my time in learning more and and defeats in the finals of the 2015 and 2016 what you've accomplished. 237.9 while UAE's Wafa Alali bagged the Bronze. Already assured of a place in tered his name in the score sheet by getting coaching hours in." Cahill spent Copa America. "Those who attacked will have almost In the men's event, all three Indians made the Saturday's summit clash against Korea, scoring from a penalty corner creat- 14 years in England with Millwall and Despite coming so close to a major tro- certainly cried for joy when I scored against finals. the Indians scored goals almost at will, ed by Rohidas. Everton, scoring more than 100 goals, phy he bows out his head held high. Belgium to put us thought to the semi-finals Saurabh topped with 587, while Ravinder was leaving the Polish players in daze. Though India lost forward before stints in the United States, China "To play in three finals and lose them (at the 2014 "World Cup). fourth to qualify with 578. Abhishek in fact was the Besides Mandeep (50th, 51st Shilanand Lakra to a green card in the and India. is not a failure," he told TV Fox Sports "That's football." lowest ranked Indian among the eight qualifiers, minutes), dragflciker Varun Kumar 24th minute, they secured another fifth with 577, but was the only one to land a medal. (18th, 25th) also struck twice while penalty corner and Varun was bang Abhishek shot 240.7 and lost out to Korea's Vivek Sagar Prasad (1st), Sumit on target with a powerful flick to hand Mose Kim by 0.2 points to settle for Silver. Saurabh Kumar (7th), Surender Kumar (19th), his side a commanding 5-0 lead. !> 7 ! (198.8) went down to Bronze medalist Taehwan Lee Simranjeet Singh (29th), Nilankanta Simranjeet then added to the of Korea in a shoot-off to finish fourth while Sharma (36th) and Amit Rohitdas team's tally when he worked with Ravinder was seventh with 136.3 points. (55th) were the other goal-scorers for Mandeep after receiving a beautiful The trio though picked up the team Gold over India. assist from Nilakanta Sharma to put  44 "It's crazy for me and Felix to both the Koreans with a total of 1742, a clear 12 points Five-time champions India, thus, the ball past Polish goalkeeper have reached the semi-finals," Shapovalov ahead of their nearest rival. maintained their unbeaten streak in Mateusz Popiolkowski. oger Federer will make Denis said, while Federer called the clash of the tournament, collecting 13 points With a formidable 6-0 lead at half- RShapovalov's dream come true on generations "exciting". from five league matches with the help time, India continued to dominate Friday after the Swiss booked a Miami "It's an exciting draw, for John and for of four wins and a draw. after the change of ends. Open semi-final against the Canadian myself here, playing these young guys,"  
    4  With two strikes on Friday, India's eighth and ninth goal starlet with a ruthless 6-0, 6-4 destruc- Federer said. "They are not just young, Mandeep became the highest goal- came off skilful displays by Mandeep. tion of Kevin Anderson. but they are very good, as well.  44 scorer in the tournament with a total His first goal was scored after he inter- Shapovalov, who beat fellow young "I practiced with Denis way back, he of seven goals while Varun took his cepted Michal Raciniewski to take a gun Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-2 to might have been 16, 17. He was just hit- imona Halep missed personal tally to five goals so far. direct shot on goal, while his second reach his third ATP Masters semi-final, ting big. I was, like, 'Wow, it's unbeliev- Sthe chance to return to It was expected to be a one-sided was well-assisted by Gurinder Singh. grew up idolising and studying the 20 able. How old is he? How good is he world number one as a contest and it turned out to be so as India's 10th goal was scored after time Slam-winning Swiss legend who going to get? It's going to be tough against devastating display from India raced to a 2-0 lead by the sev- Surender earned a penalty corner with once again rolled back the years with a him." Karolina Pliskova sealed enth minute through Vivek and Amit making a good conversion. sublime show at Hard Rock Stadium. The Swiss came into the match with the Czech's passage into This will be their first meeting and Anderson knowing the world number the Miami Open WTA one the Canadian, who will break into the seven's huge serve could be the differ- final 7-5, 6-1. .
   !   )  top 20 when the rankings are released ence, just as it was in a dramatic five set, Romania's Halep next week, cannot wait for. last eight encounter at Wimbledon won would have reclaimed the "It wasn't easy waiting   &12&*34 gramme. "It's a match up I have been looking by the South African last summer. top spot in women's ten- for so long but I managed "Kieran Govers will be here forward to my whole life, a high stakes Yet after a whirlwind first set, Federer nis if she had reached to stay aggressive," said ecorated former Australia next month for a short camp with match against your idol. It's just a dream had broken the Anderson serve three Saturday's showpiece fol- Pliskova, who hit 29 win- Dhockey player Kieran Govers the strikers. The camp is exclusive- come true," said Shapovalov. times and "bageled" his opponent, much lowing current number ners to Halep's 18 in the will be in India next month to con- ly for the strikers. After the strik- "I will try and approach it like any to the delight of a packed house on cen- one Naomi Osaka's early match that finished after duct a short camp exclusively for ers' camp, we will also have exclu- other game, try and enjoy it, give it my ter court who came to show their appre- exit and Petra Kvitova 1 am thanks to a series of the strikers. sive camps for defenders and goal- all. It will be a difficult match but I am ciation for the evergreen 37 year-old as falling to Ashleigh Barty rain delays. "Ashleigh is a Govers, an Olympic Bronze keepers," a source privy to the just happy to have a chance to play him." he chases a fourth Miami title which in the last eight. good player, but I am winner and two World Cup Gold development said. Federer may have been the 19-year- would take his career tally to 101. But Pliskova, the excited for the final. medallist, will conduct a short "These camps are part of prepa- old's hero but he's attempted to learn It was the first time Anderson, 32, has world number seven, had The South Florida seven-to-eight days camp for the rations for the Olympic Qualifiers." from Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic With Shapovalov taking on Federer ever lost a first set at ATP level to love other ideas, rattling off an weather played havoc Indian strikers from among the core A similar camp for strikers of too. and long time friend and compatriot Felix and although the second was far tighter, incredible nine games in with Thursday's schedule probables at the SAI South Centre the women's team was held under "With Roger, I was always looking at Auger-Aliassime, 18, facing defending Federer was always in control. a row to blitz Halep and at Hard Rock Stadium, no in Bengaluru. former Australia player Glenn his backhand and tried to copy him and champion John Isner in the semis, the Shapovalov, meanwhile, crashed set up an intriguing bat- more so than when the The camp is a part of Hockey Turner in Bengaluru in December build my game like his — aggressive, tennis stars of tomorrow are beginning home 40 winners in an entertaining tus- tle with Australian Barty rains returned with India's ongoing developmental pro- last year. always coming in," said the number 20 to prove their worth on the biggest of sle with American Tiafoe on a rain inter- — a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Pliskova on the brink of seed. stages. rupted day in South Florida. Estonian Anett Kontaveit. a brilliant win. CE

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