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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The politics of everyday life Testing judicial reforms Change in today’s abysmal conditions can be effected only by a surge in collective protest Experimental research is necessary for the Indian judiciary to deal with issues such as high pendency rate does, not reaching the Emergency on time; and when it rains, streams these will give policymakers insights into sprouting everywhere, as traffic how certain interventions work at a smaller snarls. Add to this, contaminated wa scale before deciding on largescale imple ter and unbearably polluted air and mentation. One of the most famous con the misery is complete. Indeed, ma trolled experiments in the U.S. was the Man Rajeev Bhargava ny of these travails afflict even the hattan Bail Project, where accused persons upper middle class, no matter how Leah Verghese applying for bail were put into a control hard it tries to buy good health, clean group and a treatment group. Researchers Past societies have appeared to re air or fast cars. Is not every one of the assessed if those in the experimental group lentlessly deprecate everyday life. At 800 million mobile users in India a The media has given extensive coverage to should be released without a bail bond, us least those elites who have written potential victim of state surveillance experimental research in social sciences in ing factors like employment history, local fa extensively about the good life have and a continuing target of the canni the recent months following the Nobel Com mily ties, and prior criminal record. Around always made a distinction between a balising instincts of big corporations? mittee’s decision to award the Economics 60% of the accused in the experimental life lived in pursuit of the higher Everyday life is continuously disrupt prize to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and group were released without bond, out of good, chasing whatever in their view ed by the inefficiency or machina Michael Kremer. The three economists’ which only 1.6% failed to show up for subse is of ultimate worth, and one with lit tions of the state and MNCs, and by work is premised on evidence from rando quent trials for reasons within their control. tle worth or significance. Everyday our own thoughtless complicity. mised controlled trials (RCTs) designed to In a study published in 2007, researchers life was always listed under the latter “Everyday life is routine, recedes unnoticed into the background of our isolate the effect of an intervention on an David S. Abrams and Albert H. Yoon studied category, ubiquitous but insignifi experience, and appears to be trivial.“ A scene from Mysuru. Collective action outcome or event by comparing its impact the random assignment of government attor cant, in contrast to a life of contem These disruptions will not disappear on a ‘treatment group’ that gets the interven neys to suspects in felony cases in Las Vegas. plation, an adventurous life of war, philosophers have observed that the is its very inescapability, its ability to on their own or by the goodwill of be tion with a ‘control group’ that does not get They found that on average, those represent conquest or politics, or one in the everyday symbolises some of the suck the majority of the people into a nefactors. Individuals on their own the intervention. Testing interventions in pi ed by Hispanic attorneys received sentences service of high art or religion in most alienating features of human daily grind, to deny them virtually cannot prevent them. Even daily re lot settings thus prevents the state from pur that were 26% shorter than those received by which humans are said to fulfil those life. The repetitive nature of labour everything they need or want, to sistance by wellmeaning but isolat suing ineffective courses of action. defendants represented by black or white transcendent values in which they and the fatigue that ensues, the bur turn them into a bundle of frustra ed individuals is insufficient to undo However, there is a conspicuous lack of public defenders. encounter ‘their essential being’. den of housework and raising chil tions that might compel them to re the damage. These largely, privately experimental work in the field of legal re It is true, of course, that not all tra dren, among other activities, led bel against conditions steeped in in enjoyed benefits can be had only search in India. Rigorous RCTs are indeed Resistance in the system ditions relegate everyday life to insig thinkers such as Martin Heidegger to dignities. A war or revolt is not with resolute collective action. How difficult to carry out in legal settings, given Given the importance of judicial indepen nificance. The life of the householder designate the everyday as the do needed here to imagine the relief we else can change in these abysmal the complexity of the legal system and the dence, members of the judiciary are resis (Grihastha) in the Brahmanical tradi main of “inauthenticity, triviality and might experience when released conditions be effected except by a need to ensure that any such studies do not tant to outsiders doing experimental work tion was worthy, selffulfilling and error”. For the poor, the everyday is from the pain of everyday living or to surge in collective protest? Only col hinder people’s access to justice. But there is on their functioning. Though there is wides endowed with religious, perhaps more than just boring and dull. It is dream of a better here and now. lective politics can sustain everyday a great opportunity to incorporate some of pread acknowledgement of the problem of even philosophical, significance. Jain relentlessly arduous assembly line I imagine everyday life is hellish life. A broad alliance cutting across these methods from RCTs into legal policy judicial delay, there is only limited effort and Buddhist traders also endowed work, substandard conditions at for the destitute. But consider the life regional, religious, and caste diffe making. The Indian judicial system is within the judiciary to understand through mercantile life with value as did, ar home, obligatory use of jampacked of an average middleclass person in rences is required to restore the dig plagued with problems of delay and backlog. research the nuances of the problems and guably, the European bourgeois with public transport, the struggle for dai most Indian cities. An endless wait at nity of everyday life. We need a polit Currently, 3.5 crore cases are pending across motivations of the various stakeholders . An a Protestant ethic. However, even ly bread, not to speak of the deep in the bus stop for service that is late or ics that seeks a transformation of life the country’s high courts and district courts. exception is the ‘Zero Pendency Courts’ pro these traditions deemed the daily life humanity embedded in, say, manual for a threewheeler which does not in its everyday detail, that helps us The longterm consequence of such high ject in Delhi. The Delhi High Court carried of the majority of labouring people scavenging. Such an existence could run by meter or for a train that never enjoy its rhythm and texture. pendency is an erosion of faith in the institu out a pilot project between 2017 and 2018 as possessing little or no intrinsic deprive anyone of imagination and arrives on schedule; a tap that is per It seems to be inevitable that the tion of the judiciary. Justice delivery is the with the assistance of DAKSH to assess the value. reason, permanently dull the senses petually dry; failing electricity that politics of the next decades will be monopoly of the state but delays and the impact of ‘no backlog’ on judicial pendency and the mind, if it were not for the in makes a hot day insufferable, and the around people’s need to have a cost of litigation have led to people ap and to devise ideal timelines for different Features of everyday life comprehensible, mysterious quality evenings without television, the only smooth, uninterrupted, dignified proaching nonjudicial bodies outside the types of cases. Eleven judges with no back Now, there is a grain of truth in the of the human spirit. form of entertainment; queuing up everyday life — clean air, water, sani formal court system such as khap pan log were compared with 11 judges with the idea of the apparent insignificance of In places like Europe, the signifi every month to pay bills; running tation, better roads and public tran chayats, religious leaders and politicians for regular backlog. The study found that since everyday life. The mere fact that so cance of everyday life was properly from desk to desk to rectify a wrong sport, uncontaminated food, a se dispute resolution. The problem of judicial pilot courts had fewer cases listed per day, mething is repeated everyday makes acknowledged only after the horror ly calculated tax but to no avail; get cure private life, to name a few. delay, however, stubbornly persists. they could spend more time per hearing. On it dull, mundane and boring. It is too of the war ended. When the French ting interrupted by repair men just Politics will be around the fulfilment an average, pilot sessions judges dealing familiar to generate a sense of sur state was demilitarised and ordinary when reaching the climax of a thrill of basic needs, to secure a minimally Increasing the number of judges with murder cases took approximately 16 prise or excitement. Everyday life is people began to receive adequate er; being compelled to use filthy, decent life. We all desperately need The most common solution proposed using hours to dispose sessions cases over 6.5 routine, recedes unnoticed into the supplies, everydayness emerged as foulsmelling public toilets; walking ease of the simple business of living a a simplistic inputoutput model is to in months, while pilot fasttrack judges (dealing background of our experience, and an important enough category of with supreme concentration on un life and a government that delivers it. crease the number of judges. This suggestion with rape cases) took 4.4 hours over three appears to be trivial. What excite thought. Interest in the everyday was even sidewalks for fear of stepping Rather than chase utopias, politics in conveniently masks the deeper systemic months. Studies such as these provide poli ment can be generated in brushing subsequently revived after the reali into potholes or cow dung; suffering the near future needs to set its eyes flaws in the judicial system that cause such cymakers with evidence to implement tar one’s teeth, or in cleaning, cooking, sation that the carnivalesque charac an anxietyfilled night as a young firmly on everyday life and the woes high pendency. Further, despite the serious geted and effective solutions. washing clothes or dishes? What en ter of the studentworker’s revolt of daughter heads back home in dimly that beset it. After all, how long can ness of the issue, there has been no empiri Experimental research in the Indian legal joyment can be derived from the May 68 in Paris, in which everyday lit streets; reconciling with children the everyday be waylaid by sensa cal study on the effect of increasing the num system is an idea whose time has come. Jud drudgery of these chores? Indeed, life was suspended for a few weeks, without playgrounds having to make tional promises of a grandiose fu ber of judges on judicial pendency. Using the icial reforms are far too important to be im even activities that give one an initial was ephemeral and unsustainable. do with accidentprone bylanes; ture, by hollow but spectacular experimental method will allow researchers plemented without the rigorous backing of kick become tedious over time, to be However, in India, the salience of the fearing dengue or malaria; facing un events, indeed even by the festivities to test a causal relationship between an inde such research. avoided, something from which one everyday jumps to the eye almost ev availability of beds in hospitals; of election after election? pendent variable (say increasing judge needs a holiday. ery second. The everyday, in whatev awaiting an ambulance that fails to strength) and possibly dependent variables Leah Verghese is with DAKSH, a nonprofit based in With such images in mind, many er form, is all that the people have. It arrive in the golden hour and if it Rajeev Bhargava is Professor, CSDS, Delhi (say judicial pendency). Experiments such as Bengaluru working on judicial reforms

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Srinivasan Ramani United States weather scientists think they may have succeeded in weakening a hurri cane by seeding it. If they are right, it would In a recent interview to the news appear to be the first time this has ever been agency PTI, responding to the criti done. Government scientists began a hurri cism coming from members of va caneseeding programme with that objec rious political parties, National Gen tive in the summer of 1962. Until this past eral Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata summer, however, they had no real evi Party, Ram Madhav, claimed that the dence of success. Analysis of hurricane Deb Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2019 bie, seeded with silver iodide on August 18 was similar to a 1950 law enacted by and 20, strongly suggests that the storm was the Jawaharlal Nehru government to weakened by man’s intervention. Experts expel illegal immigrants from Assam, believe that if hurricanes can be weakened but which was not applicable to mi before they hit populated shore areas, the norities from East Pakistan. savings might total millions of dollars and Mr. Madhav said, “Let me remind many lives every season. It is considered the critics of the Citizenship Amend THE HINDU ARCHIVES neither possible nor desirable to destroy a ment Bill, the Nehru government had hurricane altogether, but a wind decrease of passed a similar Bill in 1950 for expul demands by some members, espe only 20 per cent or so might reduce greatly sion of illegal immigrants mainly cially from Punjab and West Bengal, CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC the storm’s toll. Several hours after Debbie from erstwhile Pakistan (Bangladesh) States that had suffered the most DATA POINT was seeded on August 18, the storm’s maxi and had categorically said that mi from Partition, to explicitly exclude mum measured winds dropped about 31 per norities of East Pakistan wouldn’t be “Hindu refugees” from the purview cent – from 98 knots, which is equivalent to covered under the bill.” of this Bill. about 113 statute miles an hour, to 68 knots, A day later, a proviso, Section 2(b), roughly 78 miles an hour. The storm was No explicit mention of religion was introduced in the Bill to address then several hundred miles northeast of Is the statement accurate? A review these and other concerns but not on Puerto Rico. There was no seeding on Au of the old legislation and reports re the lines of what was demanded by gust 19 because the airplane crews that seed lating to its passage in Parliament in some members. Section 2(b) men ed and monitored the storm needed a rest The Hindu shows that the Bill did not tions that the Act would not apply to from the gruelling experience. explicitly mention the religion of “any person who on account of civil either those to be expelled or those disturbances or the fear of such dis exempted from it. Rather, it was ap turbances in any area now forming A HUNDRED YEARS AGO DEC. 12, 1919 plicable to all “undesirable” foreign part of Pakistan has been displaced ers, while protecting refugees and from or left his place of residence in University Reform. those fleeing because of fear and vio any such area and who has been sub (From an Editorial) lence in East Pakistan. sequently residing in Assam”. The reference is to the Immigrants The Act, therefore, explicitly men It is our firm conviction that no adequate or (Expulsion from Assam) Act which tioned that any person who has fled comprehensive consideration can be given provided for the expulsion of certain Pakistan on account of “civil distur in the Provinces to the farseeing and impor immigrants who had come to Assam bances or the fear of such disturbanc tant recommendations of the Calcutta Un and lived in different parts of India. es” would be exempt, ruling out its iversity Commission by the present Coun The Central government viewed their application to refugees from the then cils, executive or legislative, and that the stay as being “detrimental to the in East Pakistan and who fled the neigh matter should, in public interests, be de terests of the general public of India bouring country. ferred till after the Reform scheme is intro or of any section thereof or of any duced. This view is strengthened by the ac Scheduled Tribe in Assam”. The Act ‘Secular character not violated’ tion taken in the Punjab where a committee replaced an Ordinance promulgated The Bill was passed in Parliament on appointed by the Government to discuss cer by the Central Government on Janu February 13, 1950. Interestingly, Taja tain proposals of the Commission has alrea ary 7, 1950, and was passed after dis mul Hussain, a Member from Bihar, dy submitted a report which must be cussion in Parliament a month later. was quoted in The Hindu as saying deemed on the whole to be unsatisfactory. During the discussions on the Bill, during the deliberations that the Bill That Committee was asked to confine its at N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar (in pic allows for illegal immigrants to be ex tention only to the question of the removal ture), who introduced it, was report pelled not because they were Mus of Intermediate education from the sphere ed in The Hindu to have said that this lims, but because they were not citi of the University to the control of a separate “Bill was not intended to be applied zens of the country and therefore board on which the University would have a for refugees from East Bengal and in “the Bill did not violate the secular majority and a large extension of the teach view of the strong feeling of the character of the State”. ing functions of the University, more partic House, he was prepared to make it ularly in connection with the Honours clear in the Bill itself”. There were [email protected] courses and with postgraduate work.

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DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Opposition protests against Data protection Bill After a heated debate, pending GST dues to States referred to joint panel RS clears Citizenship Bill The committee will have 30 members Compensation amounting to ₹50,000 crore has not been paid since August Special Correspondent “Had they disclosed earlier Pakistani Prime Minister Im NEW DELHI they would have been ar ran Khan, leading to sharp Special Correspondent had raised concerns on com The Lok Sabha on Wednes rested, lost jobs, marriages retort from the party. Mr. NEW DELHI pensation on the GST. They day referred the Personal would have broken. Earlier Shah said any Muslim could Opposition MPs — especially had pegged the pending Data Protection Bill, 2019, to they couldn’t declare they apply for citizenship those from the States where dues at ₹50,000 crore. In a joint select committee of are illegal; can’t you (Oppo through the usual channels their parties head govern this regard, representatives both Houses of Parliament sition) hear their pain,” the and in the past five years, ments — on Wednesday of various States held a meet amid Opposition protests Home Minister said. 566 persons from Pakistan raised the issue of the inabil ing with Finance Minister that it breached Article 14 Strongly opposing the were granted citizenship. ity of the Centre to pay com Nirmala Sitharaman earlier and freedom of expression Bill, DMK MP Tiruchi Siva pensation to the States un this month. and demands that it be re asked the government why ‘Stop fooling minorities’ der the Goods and Services When the GST was intro ferred to the Standing Com only one religion had been He said anyone could move Tax (GST) Compensation duced on July 1, 2017, the mittee on Information Tech excluded for according citi a legal challenge to the Bill Act. The Shiv Sena had sent Centre assured the States nology headed by Congress Ravi Shankar Prasad zenship to illegal immi but he was confident that it an adjournment motion for States have been raising the issue of GST compensation with through legislation that the MP Shashi Tharoor. grants. Participating in the will pass the test of law. the same to the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. * PTI revenue shortfall arising Communications and In give its report before the debate, he said the Bill was He asked Congress to but it was rejected by Speak from their taxes being sub formation Technology Mi end of the Budget session, polarising and that the go stop fooling the minorities er Om Birla. with posters demanding the mool and the Shiv Sena. sumed in the new indirect nister Ravi Shankar Prasad, which usually begins in the vernment was targeting on adding that during Congress As soon as the Question release of dues related to the DMK leader T.R. Baalu raised tax will be compensated ful while moving a resolution, last week of January. ly one religion. regime more than 13,000 Hour commenced in the Lok GST. They also raised slo the issue during Zero Hour ly for the first five years. But said the Bill may be referred Trinamool floor leader Mr. Shah said the state Hindus and Sikhs from Pa Sabha, Telangana Rashtra gans. They were joined by as well. the compensation has not to a joint committee of the Sudip Bandyopadhyay re ments given by Congress kistan became Indian citi Samithi members stood up the members of the Trina Some State governments been paid since August. House. quested the Speaker to re MPs were similar to that of zens. place Saugata Roy with Ma Resolution passed hua Moitra as Mr. Roy was The resolution was passed busy with party work. The by voice vote. The panel will Speaker asked Parliamen Uddhav joins chorus for GST dues have 20 members from the tary Affairs Minister Pralhad Lok Sabha and 10 from the Joshi to discuss the issue. Rajya Sabha. The Upper Mr. Prasad, however, said Maharashtra CM asks Nirmala Sitharaman to release ₹15,558 crore House will give names of the a decision could be taken by members it wants to send to Speaker Om Birla after the Staff reporter crore of tax devolution and nomy during the second the panel. member’s resignation as Mumbai ₹8,611.76 crore towards GST quarter, it is likely that there Reading out the names, there was a procedure that Maharahstra Chief Minister compensation. will be a further reduction in Mr. Prasad said the panel was followed for the crea Uddhav Thackeray has writ “As per the Union Budget tax devolution,” the letter would consist of Meena tion of any parliamentary ten to Union Finance Minis 201920, the tax devolution reads. kashi Lekhi, S.S. Ahluwalia, committee. ter Nirmala Sitharaman, re to Maharashtra was Mr. Thackeray underlined P.P. Chaudhary, Sanjay Jais Some of the Opposition questing the Centre to ₹46,630.66 crore which is the slowdown in the State wal, Rajyavardhan Rathore, members demanded that release ₹15,558 crore in 11.15% more than ₹41,952.65 leading to a shortfall in GST Kirit Solanki, Heena Gavit, the Bill be circulated in pu pending dues to the State, in crore received by the State collections compared to the Tejasvi Surya, Rajiv Rajan blic for wider consultation. cluding GST compensation, during 201819. But, the State benchmark growth of 14%. Singh, Arvind Dharmapuri The Congress and the Tri citing that delayed release has received only ₹20,254.92 The letter lays the blame and Ajay Bhatt from the namool attacked the go will impact development crore till October 2019 which in part on delays in settle Treasury side. vernment in the Lok Sabha work in Maharashtra. is 25.53% less compared to ment of large amounts un The panel would com for a growing “snooping in The State Cabinet, which Uddhav Thackeray the budget estimate,” the let der the Integrated GST re prise Gaurav Gogoi, S. Jothi dustry” under its watch and Students stage a protest against the Citizenship Bill in met on Wednesday, also de ter said. sulting in a shortfall in the mani, P.V. Mithun Reddy, alleged that the Bill violated Guwahati on Wednesday. * RITU RAJ KONWAR cided to provide additional ween agencies working on “So instead of receiving an amount due to Maharashtra. Srikant Shinde, B. Mehtab, the Constitution. share capital of ₹3,500 crore this expressway project. enhanced amount, the State Mr. Thackeray’s letter Kanimozhi, Ritesh Pandey Earlier in the day, Opposi for the MumbaiNagpur Sam In his letter to the Minis has received less than the comes in the wake of a re and Saugata Roy from the tion parties walked out, as Army deployed in Tripura, ruddhi Corridor and waive ter, Mr. Thackeray said the budgeted amount. With cent meeting of Finance Mi Opposition. the House allowed the Mi stamp duty on MoUs bet dues included ₹6,946.29 further slowdown of the eco nisters of several States. The panel is expected to nister to introduce the Bill. Assam as violence spreads Protesters said the govern tion. This is the people’s New social security Bill Bill in LS on ment had underestimated protest and the government LS passes Bill to set up unified the sentiments of the peo must keep the existence of welfare of ple. Later in the day, go the indigenous people in tabled in Lok Sabha vernment employees — mind while batting for peo authority for financial services elders, parents mostly from the State Secre ple from other countries,” a It gives option to lower PF contribution tariat — joined the protests. protester said as the sponta Special Correspondent Podiums erected in Gu neous crowds grew. Special Correspondent It will be a single window for regulation, says Sitharaman NEW DELHI wahati for the upcoming Mr. Sonowal, reiterating NEW DELHI A Bill that seeks to impose summit between Prime Mi that misinformation about Labour Minister Santosh Special Correspondent six months’ imprisonment nister Narendra Modi and CAB was fuelling the prot Gangwar on Wednesday in New Delhi or a fine of ₹10,000 or both his Japanese counterpart ests, called for calm and troduced the Code on Social The Lok Sabha on Wednes on those who abuse pa Shinzo Abe, scheduled claimed that citizenship for Security, 2019, in the Lok day passed the International rents, inlaws or senior citi from December 1517, were “less than five lakh” non Sabha. The Bill seeks to Financial Services Centres zens under their care was pulled down. Muslims would in “no way amend and consolidate laws (IFSC) Authority Bill, 2019 introduced in the Lok Sab Hoardings and banners put our community, land, relating to the social securi which provides for the esta ha on Wednesday by Minis advertising the govern hearth, heritage, culture ty of employees, subsuming blishment of an authority to ter for Social Justice and ment’s welfare schemes al and existence in danger”. eight Central laws. Santosh Gangwar develop and regulate the fi Empowerment Thawar so pulled down and set As violence spiralled, Ad The eight Central Labour nancial services market. chand Gahlot. alight before the secretariat. ditional Chief Secretary Acts, namely Employees' tion by employees in some Finance Minister Nirmala The Maintenance and At least two dozen peo (Home and Political) Kumar Compensation Act, 1923; sectors from 12% to 10%. Sitharaman told the Lower Welfare of Parents and Se ple, including two televi Sanjay Krishna issued an or Employees State Insurance The reduction will not apply House that the unified auth nior Citizens (Amendment) sion journalists, have been der suspending mobile in Act, 1948, Employees Provi to employers and has been ority would act as a single Bill, 2019, has provisions injured in the clashes. ternet service because of dent Funds and Miscellane done solely to increase the window of regulation. She for the elderly to claim “probabilities” of such prot ous Provisions Act, 1952; takehome pay of em added that all the laws of ter said, “I am not under The International Finan maintenance and for man CM stuck ests “intensifying” and fol Maternity Benefit Act, 1961; ployees. land, including the Preven mining the challenges. A cial Services Centres Author datory registration of se Chief Minister Sarbananda lowing reports that the Payment of Gratuity Act, The Bill also proposes to tion of Money Laundering blip should not prevent us ity Bill, 2019, was introduced nior citizens care homes Sonowal was stuck at Guwa “protesters are involved in 1972; Cine Workers Welfare set up a social security fund Act, would apply and would from setting up the centre.” in the Lok Sabha after with and other such institutions hati’s Borjhar airport for vandalism”. Fund Act, 1981; Building and using the funds available un be audited by the CVC and On the question of the crisis drawal from the Rajya Sab which will have to comply more than three hours as Several tourists were Other Construction Workers der corporate social respon the CAG. ridden IL&FS in GIFT City, ha. Currently, the banking, with prescribed minimum protesters lit bonfires of stranded in Kaziranga Na Cess Act, 1996 and Unorgan sibility, to provide welfare Refuting claims that the Ms. Sitharaman said the Guj capital markets and insu standards. The Bill defines tyres, police barricades and tional Park and other tou ised Workers Social Security benefits such as pensions IFSC could become a tax ha arat government wanted to rance sectors in IFSC are reg “abuse” as physical, ver anything else they could lay rist destinations in Assam Act, 2008, are to be sub and death and disability be ven, the Minister said, “Tax take over the stake in the ulated by multiple regula bal, emotional and eco their hands on along the 25 and elsewhere in the North sumed under the new law. nefits. The Bill also has a holiday is given only for 10 IFSC. The Gujarat govern tors. The Bill seeks to amend nomic abuse, neglect and km stretch into the city. east. The new code will give clause to make fixedterm years in the IFSC.” ment has already appointed 14 Acts, including the SEBI abandonment, causing as “This is not a protest led (With inputs from Syed the option for the reduction contract workers eligible for When questioned on the a new CEO replacing the Act, the IRDA Act and the sault, injury, physical or by any party or organisa Sajjad Ali and PTI) of Provident Fund contribu gratuity on a prorata basis. economy, the Finance Minis IL&FS nominee. PFRDA Act. mental suffering. Police against Tharoor questions LS Who can recreate Constituent SC to consider Ayodhya restoring bulk SMS in J&K Speaker’s direction Assembly of J&K, SC asks Faesal review pleas today Om Birla cancelled IT panel meeting 18 petitions to be heard in chambers Peerzada Ashiq It does not exist ... it can’t make recommendation: counsel Srinagar Special Correspondent Legal Correspondent ment on November 9 was The J&K police have raised New Delhi Krishnadas Rajagopal The President could not NEW DELHI originally delivered by a a red flag against any im Congress leader and Chair NEW DELHI have issued the August 5 not A fivejudge Bench led by Bench of then Chief Justice mediate move to restore man of the Parliamentary Who is the present day ification, which made irre Chief Justice of India Sharad Ranjan Gogoi, Justices S.A. bulk SMS or usertouser Panel on Information and “competent authority” to versible changes in the cha A. Bobde will on Thursday Bobde, D.Y. Chandrachud, service but allowed essen Technology Shashi Tharoor bring the extinct Constituent racter of the State. consider 18 petitions seek Ashok Bhushan and S. Ab tial services like banks, In questioned Lok Sabha Assembly of Jammu and “The J&K Constituent As ing a review of its November dul Nazeer. comeTax (IT) departments Speaker Om Birla’s direc Kashmir back to life, Justice sembly does not exist now... 9 verdict permitting the Among the 18 review peti to restart SMS to customers tion to cancel a meeting of Surya Kant, one of the five So it could not make any re construction of a temple on tions is one filed by Maulana in the Kashmir Valley, the committee scheduled judges on the Supreme commendation,” senior ad the land where the Babri Syed Ashhad Rashidi, presi where Internet and SMS for Wednesday. Court’s Article 370 Bench, vocate Raju Ramachandran, Masjid in Ayodhya stood be dent of the Jamiat Ulamai services have remained Mr. Birla, according to the asked J&K leader Shah Fae Shah Faesal for Mr. Faesal, submitted. fore it was razed down on Hind, who said the judg suspended. sources, had asked Mr. Tha Shashi Tharoor sal on Wednesday. “If there is no Constituent December 6, 1992 by kar ment rewards “the several Official sources said tel roor to cancel the meeting If the recommendation head of the special status Assembly, then what? Who sevaks. illegalities committed by the cos Airtel and Reliance Jio citing inability of members claiming that the issue was for abrogation of the special and privileges granted to should be the competent The Ayodhya verdict de Hindu parties, particularly approached the Ministry of to attend due to a party beyond its purview. The status to J&K has to necessa J&K in accordance with the authority to form the J&K clined the Muslims’ claim of in 1934 (damaging the Home Affairs (MHA) earlier whip in the Rajya Sabha for deadlock was resolved only rily emanate from the Con Instrument of Accession. Constituent Assembly [to title over the disputed land domes of the Babri Masjid), this month and sought in the debate on the Citizen by voting with Mr. Tharoor stituent Assembly, who has So, Article 370 had sur decide on special status to but allowed them five acres 1949 (desecrating the Babri tervention to restore the ship (Amendment) Bill. casting the deciding vote. the power to reconstitute it vived all these years until it J&K]? Please enlighten us on of land elsewhere in the Masjid) and 1992 (demoli service in Kashmir. Top However, three other “For all who were await now, the judge repeatedly was blunted by a President’s who is the competent auth area as a compensation. tion of the Babri Masjid)”. sources said the MHA had committees met on Wednes ing news of the meeting of asked from the Bench led by notification on August 5, ority to make laws,” Justice The judges will hear the Yet another petition has sought a assessment report day. the IT Committee, the Justice N.V. Ramana. abrogating the special status Kant asked. 18 review petitions in their been filed by 40 prominent from the J&K police’s The IT panel was to take Speaker asked me this The Constituent Assemb and subsequently reorganis Mr. Ramachandran, with chambers and not in open persons, who have said the wings. forward the discussion on morning to postpone the ly ceased to exist in January ing the State into two Union out offering a direct reply court, at 1.40 p.m. Ayodhya verdict has a direct The J&K police, in their Pegasus spyware breach in meeting in view of a 3line 1957 with the coming into Territories. In fact, the pro and leaving the question to In case they decide to re impact on the secular fabric report, have expressed WhatsApp. whip issued by BJP to its Ra being of the J&K Constitu viso to Article 370 (3) re the government to answer, consider the judgment — a of the country. fears that any bulk or user The last meeting of the jya Sabha MPs which would tion. Before its dissolution, it quired that a recommenda said the Constitution and rare occurrence in the Su These petitioners include touser service “may be panel on the issue saw high make it impossible for them did not take a decision in fa tion for any change in the federalism required that the preme Court — the Bench Irfan Habib, Harsh Mander, misused by elements pry drama. to attend. I have therefore vour of abrogation of Article special status and privileges ultimate decision should would hear the petitions in Farah Naqvi, Nandini Sun ing to destablise the fragile The BJP members had deferred it to 13th,” Mr. Tha 370, the constitutional pro should originally come from have been left to the will of open court. dar, Shabnam Hashmi, John peace in Kashmir”. tried to stall the discussion roor said in a tweet. vision which is the fountain the Constituent Assembly. the Kashmiri people. The unanimous judg Dayal and Jayati Ghosh.

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Nistula Hebbar cond NDA government and NEW DELHI listed its foreign and domes Prime Minister Narendra tic policy achievements, in Dark day in constitutional history of India: Sonia Modi on Wednesday accused cluding nullifying Article NEW DELHI some in the Opposition of 370. Congress president Sonia speaking the “language of Turning the focus on the Pakistan” on the Citizenship upcoming Budget, Mr. Modi Gandhi on Wednesday called Tackling violence: A policeman charges at students taking the passage of the Amendment Bill (CAB), and told the MPs to gather feed part in a protest in Guwahati on Wednesday. * RITU RAJ KONWAR Citizenship (Amendment) Bill said his government’s move back from all sections of so “a dark day in the would be “written in golden ciety, including farmers, constitutional history of letters in history”. traders, the poor, business India”, and said it “marks the Addressing MPs at the men and industrialists, and Rethink exclusion of victory of narrow-minded BJP’s Parliamentary Party share the inputs with the Fi and bigoted forces over meeting, Mr. Modi said there nance Minister. “The Budget India’s pluralism”. was a concerted effort to should be reflective of all Muslims, allies tell govt. spread disinformation about these inputs,” he is said to Bangladesh faults India the Bill, and urged the party have told them. on Citizenship Bill MPs to go to people to bust Include Sri Lankan Tamils: AIADMK DHAKA these “myths”. Ovation for Yediyurappa Bangladesh Foreign Minister The Bill was as “historic” Mr. Modi asked for an ova Damini Nath of the Shiromani Akali Dal A.K. Abdul Momen on as the one that abrogated Ar tion for Karnataka Chief Mi NEW DELHI said he welcomed the Bill, Wednesday said the ticle 370, Parliamentary Af In a huddle: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministers and MPs during the BJP nister B.S. Yediyurappa for Asking the government to but he suggested to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill fairs Minister Pralhad Joshi Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. * SANDEEP SAXENA the party’s good perfor “rethink” and “revise” the Home Minister that the list could weaken India’s historic quoted Mr. Modi as saying. mance in the byelection. He Citizenship Amendment Bill of religious communities character as a secular nation and rejected the allegations The MPs were asked to on Monday night. the Citizenship Bill is being the CAB has brought is im asked that sweets be distri (CAB), allies of the BJP in the mentioned in the Bill be re that the minorities were give a standing ovation on “People who fled religious used by some parties.” measurable. Listen to the buted among the MPs before Rajya Sabha on Wednesday placed with “minorities” facing religious persecution in two occasions during the persecution have long lived a Mr. Modi’s remarks were pain of those who will be be the week ended. Praising Mr. sought inclusion of Muslims and the three countries his country. “India is meet: one for the party’s life of uncertainty in India an apparent reference to the nefited,” he said. Yediyurappa as the man who and those from all neigh specified be changed to historically a tolerant country sweep in the Karnataka As and will get permanent relief stance of parties such as the built the party in Karnataka, bouring countries, particu “neighbouring countries”. which believes in secularism sembly byelections, winning once the proposed law Congress and the Trinamool ‘Stupendous six months’ he said that the byelection larly Sri Lanka, in the Bill. [but] their historic position 12 of the 15 seats and secur comes into effect,” Mr. Joshi that the Bill discriminated The party MPs were given a victory was significant as the Several MPs who spoke in Sikh migrants will be weakened if they ing amajority in the House; quoted the Prime Minister as against Muslims and violated booklet titled “Stupendous BJP had won seats where it support of the Bill, which He also asked for a clarifica deviate from that,” he said. PTI and second, for the passage saying. “The very same lan the Constitution. Six Months” that referred to had not registered its pre provides for grant of citizen tion on what would happen of the CAB in the Lok Sabha guage used by Pakistan on “The relief and joy that the sixmonth term of the se sence before. ship to Hindu, Sikh, Budd to Sikh migrants coming to Protesting CAB, hist, Jain, Parsi and Chris India now, given that the Maharashtra IG quits tian migrants from Pakistan, cutoff date for grant of citi MUMBAI Afghanistan and Bangla zenship under the Bill is De Inspector General of Police desh, raised apprehensions cember 31, 2014. Abdur Rahman, currently Northeast MPs fear threat Opposition vows to challenge posted with the State Human over the exclusions. The V. Vijaisai Reddy of the Rights Commission, on MPs from parties allied with YSR Congress Party said: “I, Wednesday announced his to indigenous identity the BJP asked the govern on behalf of my party, sup resignation from the service Citizenship Bill in top court ment to address their con port this Bill. However, YSR in protest against the RS members wary of immigrant influx cerns, while reiterating their Congress Party believes in Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. support for the Bill. respecting all religions.” He Special Correspondent He asked Home Minister This is legally untenable and morally reprehensible: Sibal S.R. Balasubramoniyan of said he had a suggestion NEW DELHI Modi-Abe summit not to Amit Shah to assure the peo the AIADMK said: “What is that the clause of the Bill Amid protests in their home ple of the region that they Special Correspondent from the ruling party. puzzling is that certain areas that restricts it to six minor be shifted from Guwahati NEW DELHI NEW DELHI States, MPs from the north would remain protected un Referring to a criticism of have been left out. For ex ity communities in three The turmoil in Assam is eastern States raised con der the Sixth Schedule and The Citizenship (Amend the opponents of the Bill ample, Sri Lankan Tamils countries “should be avoid unlikely to impact the Japan- cerns over the potential flow Article 371 of the Constitu ment) Bill is unconstitution that they were “speaking the have been living in Tamil ed”. India summit that is to be of immigrants into the re tion. Mr. Daimary ended his al and divisive and will be language of Pakistan”, Mr. Nadu, but are not eligible He said there was perse held in Guwahati between gion and a threat to the indi speech with that, but quick challenged legally, Opposi Raut said “this is not the As for citizenship... I appeal to cution among minorities December 15-17, sources said. genous communities, dur ly got up to add he support tion MPs said in the Rajya sembly of Pakistan”. the government, to the within Islam such as Bohras The clarification came after ing the debate on the ed it. Sabha on Wednesday. Trinamool MP Derek Prime Minister, the Home and Ahmadiyas and that the reports suggested that the Citizenship (Amendment) Birendra Prasad Baishya Terming the Bill “divi O’Brien termed the Bill un Minister, to revisit and government should consid venue could be shifted from Bill in the Rajya Sabha on of the Asom Gana Parishad sive”, Congress MP Kapil Si constitutional, likening it to rethink.” er their requests for asylum. the Assam capital. Wednesday. said there was a fear in As bal said: “It will destabilise Ghulam Nabi Azad Nazi policy. “There is a view His AIADMK colleague, Supporting the Bill, Jana Biswajit Daimary of the sam about “lose of language our polity and 18 to 20 mil that the Bill from here will go Vijila Sathyanath, said there ta Dal(U) MP Ram Chandra Govt. diverting attention, Bodoland People’s Front and culture”. Hishey La lion people will not trust us. constitutional, and said that 3.7 km down to another were a “few apprehensions Prasad Singh said the Oppo says Ashok Gehlot from Assam said “the indi chungpa of the Sikkim De It weakens the foundation of it would eventually go to the domed building — the Su and suggestions”. Citing sition was raising concerns JAIPUR genous people of the north mocratic Front said though our culture, beliefs and eth judiciary. “ Knowing this is preme Court. In between, statements from the late over the government’s Rajasthan Chief Minister east have apprehensions the Home Minister had said os...This is legally untenable unconstitutional, I am there will be people’s move AIADMK chief and former planned National Register of Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday when it comes to the Bill” as Article 371 would not be di and morally reprehensible.” afraid, this government is ment,” he said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Citizens, but, he said, the accused the BJP-led they have been “marginal luted, the CAB went Leader of the Opposition ramming through this Bill in Tiruchi Siva of the DMK Jayalalitha, Ms. Sathyanath agenda would be “NRD — government at the Centre of ised”. “against its spirit”. Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad asked order to advance its Hindut said he opposed the Bill and said “Amma had demanded national register of develop bringing the Citizenship He said the people of As MPs from the region raised Home Minister Amit Shah va agenda,” he said. that it was his duty to pro citizenship for Sri Lankan ment.” Amendment Bill to divert sam had “lost faith” as the their concerns. Ronald Sapa the reason for the “selec The Shiv Sena opposed tect the Constitution, “my Tamils living in the State.” “If there is any injustice attention from the real issues Centre had not fulfilled its Tlau from Mizoram ques tive” inclusion of religious the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Constitution”, which was She pleaded to the Home with anyone on religious such as the economic commitment to give consti tioned the “seriousness” in groups and countries. with Sanjay Raut, MP, saying “different” from the Consti Minister to include Sri Lan lines, do you think we will slowdown, agrarian distress and unemployment. tutional protection under addressing religious perse Congress MP P. Chidam the party did not need a tution as understood by the kan Tamils. stand back? No, not at all,” the Assam Accord of 1985. cution. baram termed the Bill un “certificate of patriotism” government. Balwinder Singh Bhunder he said. 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Associated Press of what happened in Rak THE HAGUE hine state in August 2017. Myanmar’s former prode Gambia alleges that geno mocracy icon Aung San Suu cide was committed and is Kyi on Wednesday denied still ongoing. But Ms. Suu Kyi that her country’s armed said developments in one of forces committed genocide Myanmar’s poorest regions against the Rohingya minori are “complex and not easy ty, telling the U.N.’s top court to fathom.” She detailed how that the exodus of hundreds the army responded on Au of thousands of Muslims was gust 25, 2017, to attacks by the unfortunate result of a insurgents trained by Af battle with insurgents. ghan and Pakistan extre In a measured tone, Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi mists. Suu Kyi calmly refuted alle Addressing the court in gations that the army had which Myanmar’s defence her capacity as Myanmar’s killed civilians, raped wo services responded. Tragi Foreign Minister, Ms. Suu men and torched houses in cally, this armed conflict led Kyi insisted that the coun 2017 in what Myanmar’s ac to the exodus of several try’s armed forces had tried cusers describe as a deliber hundred thousand Mus “to reduce collateral dam ate campaign of ethnic lims.” age” during fighting in 12 lo cleansing and genocide that Ms. Suu Kyi told the court cations. While conceding saw more than 700,00 Roh that the African nation of that excessive force might Boris seeks Brexit win as U.K. votes today ingya flee to neighbouring Gambia, which brought the have been used and that one Bangladesh. legal action against Myan helicopter may have killed She said the allegations mar on behalf of the 57 “noncombatants,” she said Possible outcomes range from a landslide victory for Tories to a hung Parliament, say pollsters stem from “an internal country Organization of Is a Myanmar investigation is armed conflict started by lamic Cooperation, had pro looking into what happened Reuters estimates the outcome in in Conservatives’ best perfor 2200 when an exit poll will coordinated and compre vided “an incomplete and and should be allowed to fin LONDON dividual constituencies, cut mance in seat terms since give the first indication of hensive armed attacks... to misleading factual picture” ish its work. British Prime Minister Boris its forecast for Mr. Johnson’s Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 vic who has won. Johnson looks on course to likely parliamentary majori tory, YouGov said the Con While there have been win Thursday’s election ty by more than half to 28 servatives’ tally could fall countless polls in the runup though the race has tight seats. Two weeks ago it had anywhere from 311 to 367. to the election, YouGov’s ened markedly and he can forecast a majority of 68. A poll by Opinium showed “Multilevel Regression and Bougainville votes to become no longer be sure of a major Possible outcomes range Mr. Johnson’s lead over La PostStratification Model” is ity, according to opinion from a landslide victory for bour had narrowed to 12 per seen as the most meaningful, polls published on the eve of Mr. Johnson to a hung Parlia centage points from 15. offering a prediction of seats, world’s newest country the vote. ment with no party in con Labour supporters listening rather than just vote share. The December 12 election trol, YouGov said, given the to their leader Jeremy Corbyn Brexit paralysis It crunched data from has been described by all possibility of “tactical vot in Bristol. * AFP/FILE Mr. Johnson called the snap more than 1,00,000 inter 98% of voters back independence from Papua New Guinea parties as Britain’s most im ing” in dozens of closely election to break what he views over seven days, using portant in memory, with fought constituencies to de Mr. Corbyn called on vo said was the paralysis of Bri demographics, the specific Agence France-Presse around 98% of voters — had The historic vote caps a Johnson calling for a big ma ny a Conservative victory. ters to reject the politics of tain’s political system after circumstances in individual Buka backed independence with decadeslong peace process jority so he can swiftly pull “It could not be tighter,” despair and division he said more than three years of cri constituencies, and national Voters backing Bougain just 3,043 supporting the op and a long recovery from a Britain out of the EU next Mr. Johnson, the face of the the Conservatives had sown sis over how, when or even if statistics to come up with a ville’s independence from tion of remaining part of Pa brutal civil war between month. Leave campaign in the 2016 and urged Britons to vote for to quit the EU. projection. “We absolutely Papua New Guinea have pua New Guinea with more Bougainville rebels, Papua The main opposition La referendum, said on Wed justice and equality. He has promised to “get cannot rule out the 2019 won a landslide referendum autonomy. New Guinea security forces bour Party promises a new nesday when asked about The YouGov model indi Brexit done” by January 31 if election producing a hung victory, according to results The announcement and foreign mercenaries referendum on Brexit and a the opinion polls showing a cated Mr. Johnson’s Conser he wins a majority. Mr. Cor parliament nor can we rule released on Wednesday — a prompted loud cheers, ap that ended in 1998 and left renationalisation of utilities tighter race. He delivered vatives were on course to byn has said he will negotiate out a larger Conservative ma major step toward the trou plause and tears as dignitar up to 20,000 people dead — and railroads in its most left milk to voters before sunrise. win 339 seats in the 650seat a new Brexit deal maintain jority,” said Anthony Wells, bled isles becoming the ies soon burst into song, 10% of the population. wing platform for decades. In a last minute pitch for House of Commons with ing closer trade and financial YouGov’s director of political world’s newest nation. with strains of the islands’ “Now, at least psychologi YouGov, which accurately votes, both Mr. Johnson and 43% of the vote, versus La ties with the EU, and then research. Labour are fore Chairman of the Bougain anthem “My Bougainville” cally, we feel liberated,” said predicted the outcome of the Labour leader Jeremy Cor bour’s 231 seats with 34% of grant a new EU referendum. cast to lose 31 seats, taking ville Referendum Commis ringing out. “Happy is an un John Momis, the priest last election two years ago byn went on whistlestop the vote. Polls open at 0700 GMT them to the worst perfor sion Bertie Ahern declared derstatement,” said nursing turnedleader of the autono with an elaborate survey that tours of the country. While that would be the on Thursday and close at mance since 1983. that 1,76,928 people — graduate Alexia Baria. mous region’s government. Pak. court indicts Hafiz Saeed CPJ: China is ELSEWHERE biggest jailer China tight-lipped on naval on terror financing charges of journalists exercise in Indian Ocean Agence France-Presse The anti-terrorism court adjourned the hearing till Thursday Washington Iran had said it would hold a naval drill with China & Russia At least 250 journalists are Time Mehmal Sarfraz Atul Aneja Greta Thunberg is ’s Gill denied the charges per jailed around the world, meeting in Tehran with Lieu drill with Iran and Russia to ‘person of the year’ Lahore Beijing taining to terrorism financ with the largest number tenant General Shao Yuanm noncombat forces to under NEW YORK An antiterrorism court ing on their clients’ behalf. held in China, amid a grow Chinese Foreign Ministry on ing, deputy chief of Joint line its desire not to be Teen activist Greta Thunberg (ATC) indicted Jamaatud Judge Bhutta ordered the ing crackdown by authori Wednesday declined to con Staff Department in China’s drawn into Middle East con has been named Time’s Dawa ( JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed prosecution to complete the tarian regimes on indepen firm that China was partici Central Military Commis flicts. “Participation in for Person of the Year. Heading on terror financing charges evidence for a fair trial. dent media, a press pating in a joint military ex sion, that the trilateral exer mal military exercise in the for home after a U.N. climate on Wednesday in Lahore. The court had earlier watchdog group said on ercise with Iran and Russia, cise, codenamed Marine Se Persian Gulf could turn the conference in Madrid, Ms. An FIR against Saeed and postponed the indictment Wednesday. amid signals that Beijing and curity Belt, will be held on waterway into a hotspot, Thunberg said she wanted to other JuD leaders Abdul due to the unavailability of Many of those impri Tehran were considering a December 27, Iran’s semiof and that may mean trouble dedicate the honour to all Ghaffar, Hafiz Masood, one of the suspects. Indict soned face “antistate” long term blueprint of mili ficial Fars news agency for Beijing,” the daily quoted young activists. AP Ameer Hamza and Malik Za ment is a standard proce charges or are accused of tary collaboration. reported. Zhou Chenming. Zardari gets bail far Iqbal was registered in Ju dure in a criminal trial. The producing “false news”, In response to question Admiral Khanzadi further On the same day, Moham on medical grounds ly on charges of terror fi Hafiz Saeed next hearing of the case will according to the report by on the reported exercise in sought Chinese support to mad Baqeri, chief of Staff of ISLAMABAD nancing. be held on Thursday. the New Yorkbased Com the Indian Ocean, Foreign build destroyers and the Iranian Armed Forces, Pakistan’s former President The case against Saeed Court proceedings went on Saeed is the alleged mas mittee to Protect Journal Ministry spokesperson, Hua submarines. said, “Iran’s Leader (Ayatol Asif Ali Zardari was on and the others was regis for over an hour in ATC1 un termind of the 2008 Mum ists (CPJ). Chunying, deflected the qu Earlier, the Hong Kong lah Ali Khamenei) views Teh Wednesday granted bail on tered by the CounterTerro der Judge Arshad Hussain bai terror attacks that killed The report also cited ery to the Chinese Ministry based South China Morning ranBeijing relations as stra medical grounds by a court rism Department (CTD) in Bhutta. 166 people. He also has a Turkey, Saudi Arabia, of Defence. Post, quoting Chinese mili tegic. The Chinese President here in two corruption cases, Gujranwala. Saeed and other JuD lead bounty on his head worth Egypt, Eritrea, Vietnam, On December 3, Iran’s na tary analysts, reported that has also similar view to making him the second jailed Saeed was brought to the ers’ lawyers Naseeruddin $10 million by the U.S. go and Iran for their jailing of val chief Rear Admiral Hos China is expected to limit its wards the issue,” the Tehran senior politician in over a court under strict security. Advocate and Imran Fazal vernment. journalists. sein Khanzadi said during a involvement in a joint naval Times reported. month to get similar relief. PTI

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Axis Bank ...... 716.55...... 0.85 sal to make amendments in highrated pooled assets SMA0 accounts are the (QIA), the sovereign wealth Bajaj Auto ...... 3268.65...... 36.15 the Insolvency and Bank from ﬁnancially sound non special mention accounts fund of Qatar, has agreed to Bajaj Finserv...... 9079.10. .... 151.90 ruptcy Code 2016, through banking ﬁnancial companies (SMA) against which the buy 25.1% stake in Adani Bajaj Finance ...... 4036.80...... 49.95

Bharti Airtel ...... 442.75...... -4.25 the Insolvency and Bank (NBFCs) and housing ﬁnance principal or interest or any Electricity Mumbai Limited BPCL...... 482.65...... -3.65 ruptcy Code (Second companies (HFCs) by public other amount wholly or par (AEML) for ₹3,200 crore Britannia Ind ...... 3041.00...... -18.35 Amendment) Bill, 2019. This sector banks. tially is overdue between 1 (about $450 million). Cipla ...... 449.95...... -3.10

Coal India ...... 187.15...... -0.05 also includes a provision to The amount of overall 30 days Adani Transmission Li Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2887.80...... -9.70 ringfence successful resolu guarantee will be limited to mited (ATL), along with Eicher Motors...... 21541.80. .... 282.60 tion applicants from crimi the ﬁrst loss of up to 10% of Equity support for IIFCL AEML, has signed agree GAIL (India)...... 117.30...... 6.25

Grasim Ind ...... 767.40...... -2.80 nal proceedings with regard fair value of assets being pur The Union Cabinet also ap ments for the sale of a 25.1% HCL Tech...... 543.80...... -0.65 to oﬀences committed by chased by the banks under proved the proposal for pro stake in AEML to a subsidi Mumbai is approximately HDFC ...... 2321.65...... 26.50 previous promoters of a the Scheme, or ₹10,000 viding additional equity sup ary of QIA and for a share 87% by licence area, 67% by HDFC Bank...... 1248.75...... -0.75 company. resolution process, and pro sions, clearances etc. cannot crore, whichever is lower. port to India Infrastructure holder subordinated debt consumers served and 55% Hero MotoCorp ...... 2296.30...... -33.70

Hindalco ...... 196.60...... -2.50 “The amendments aim to tect the last mile funding in be terminated or suspended The window for onetime Finance Company Limited to investment by QIA in the by electricity supplied. Hind Unilever ...... 2010.45...... -14.90 remove certain difficulties order to boost investment in or not renewed during the partial credit guarantee of the tune of ₹5,300 crore in fi power firm. As part of the transac ICICI Bank ...... 533.55...... 4.85 being faced during insolven financially distressed sec moratorium period, the re fered by the government will nancial year 201920 and AEML is the licencee for tion, ATL and QIA have IndusInd Bank ...... 1420.65...... 9.05

Bharti Infratel ...... 254.60...... 0.50 cy resolution process to real tors. lease said. In a separate deci remain open till June 30, ₹10,000 crore in ﬁnancial an integrated power distri agreed on deﬁnitive plans to Infosys ...... 721.05...... 6.50 ise the objects of the code The amended Act would sion, the Union Cabinet also 2020 or till such date by year 202021. bution, transmission and ensure that over 30% of the Indian OilCorp...... 125.55...... 3.00 and to further ease doing of also ensure that the substra approved the Aircraft which ₹1,00,000 crore assets “This will be done generation business that electricity supplied by ITC ...... 237.60...... 2.00

JSW Steel...... 249.95...... -1.05 business,” the government tum of the business of a cor (Amendment) Bill to en get purchased by the banks, through regular budgetary currently serves more than AEML is sourced from solar Kotak Bank ...... 1686.55...... 24.15 said in a release. porate debtor is not lost. It hance the safety and securi whichever is earlier. support and/or through is 3 million consumers across and wind power plants by L&T...... 1264.30...... -14.70 The amendments aim to can continue as a going con ty of aircraft operations. The The scheme would cover sue of recapitalisation a licence area of approxi the year 2023. The transac M&M ...... 507.75...... 2.00

Maruti Suzuki ...... 6993.20...... 29.55 remove bottlenecks, stream cern by clarifying that the li Bill enhances the maximum NBFCs/HFCs that may have bonds,” the Centre said. mately 400 sq. km in Mum tion is expected to be com Nestle India Ltd...... 14066.00...... -25.70 line the corporate insolvency cences, permits, conces limit of ﬁne from the existing slipped into SMA0 category (With PTI inputs) bai. AEML’s market share in pleted in early 2020. NTPC ...... 113.00...... 3.00

ONGC ...... 128.00...... 2.80

PowerGrid Corp ...... 181.75...... -1.00

Reliance Ind ...... 1562.40...... 0.45 State Bank ...... 312.80...... -0.60 Retail PV Sun Pharma ...... 429.80...... 2.15 Macquarie sees possibility of Das for coordination among Tata Motors ...... 161.80...... 2.10 sales grew 1% Tata Steel ...... 405.55...... 3.50

TCS ...... 2041.90...... 29.05 Tech Mahindra ...... 757.95...... 13.00 a PSB taking over Yes Bank in Nov.: FADA banks to resolve stressed assets Titan ...... 1179.55...... 0.25

UltraTech Cement...... 4001.15...... -37.50 Special Correspondent UPL...... 561.05...... 3.30 ‘Failure to raise funds poses danger to ﬁnancial system’ Current economic situation could pose challenges, he says Vedanta ...... 138.50...... -2.35 NEW DELHI Wipro ...... 240.05...... 1.90 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT YES Bank...... 42.80...... -7.75 bank’s deposit base had de Retail passenger vehicle stressed assets resolution in Many banks, including Mumbai Mumbai Zee Entertainment ...... 283.45...... 12.50 clined in the last couple of (PV) sales grew by a margi a coordinated manner,” the State Bank of India and With Yes Bank unable to ﬁrm quarters. Yes Bank had been nal 1% in November, ac Reserve Bank of India (RBI) RBI said in a statement. HDFC Bank, had lowered up its capitalraising plan, scouting for an investor for cording to data released by Governor Shaktikanta Das Transmission of mone the MCLR this week. EXCHANGE RATES and in case if it fails to do so some time. The bank said it the Federation of Automo has called for coordination tary policy rates were also The outlook on resolution Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit in the next six months, there had received an investment bile Dealers Associations among banks for resolving discussed at the meeting. of stressed assets and recov except yen at 4 p.m. on December 11 CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL is a possibility of a public proposal worth $2 billion (FADA). “With strong spil stressed assets in the bank ery from nonperforming as

US Dollar...... 70.64...... 70.96 sector bank (PSB) being from Erwin Singh Braich / lover demand post the fes ing sector, at a meeting of Rate transmission sets were also discussed. Euro ...... 78.29...... 78.65 asked to take over the len SPGP Holdings, which conti tive season, the month of public sector bank CEOs on Last week, the RBI, while The other issue was ﬂow British Pound...... 92.88...... 93.31 der, broking ﬁrm Macquarie nues to be under discussion November gave extended Wednesday. keeping the policy rate un of credit to productive sec Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 64.98...... 65.29

Chinese Yuan ...... 10.03...... 10.08 wrote in a note to its clients. and also a $500 million oﬀer cheer to the dealer com He noted that there has changed, said one of the rea tors, including MSMEs and Swiss Franc ...... 71.73...... 72.06 “If the bank is unable to from Citax Holdings and Ci munity with retails regis been some improvement in sons behind the decision NBFCs. Singapore Dollar ...... 51.95...... 52.19 raise money in the next six tax Investment Group. tering a slight growth year the banking sector and that was inadequate transmis The Reserve Bank of India Canadian Dollar...... 53.36...... 53.62

Malaysian Ringitt ...... 16.96...... 17.04 months, it poses a grave dan Bank and United Western Yes Bank’s stock tanked onyear in all segments ex the sector remains resilient. sion of monetary policy. also reviewed the progress

Source:Indian Bank ger to the ﬁnancial system,” Bank, which were taken ov 15.33% on Wednesday to cept commercial vehicles, However, he said, the cur In response to a repo rate with regard to deepening Macquarie said. er by staterun lenders close at ₹42.80 on the BSE. where demand still conti rent economic conditions reduction of 135 basis points digital payments through Oriental Bank of Commerce “It has been close to nine nues to be quite weak,” FA could pose certain challeng (bps) by the RBI since Febru outreach activities planned BULLION RATES CHENNAI Past takeovers and IDBI in the past. months since the new CEO DA president Ashish Har es. “He urged the banks to ary, the oneyear median by banks to make identiﬁed December 11 rates in rupees with previous rates in parentheses The brokerage house cited “We need to see whether Ravneet Gill took over and sharaj Kale said. proactively tackle emerging marginal cost of fundsbased districts in each State/UT

Retail Silver (1g) ...... 46.6...... (46.6) the example of two private there is a run on bank depo they are yet to raise money,” Twowheeler sales grew challenges swiftly, particu lending rate (MCLR) had de digitallyenabled, the state 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3597...... (3597) sector lenders, Global Trust sits,” it said, noting that the the brokerage observed. by 3% in November 2019. larly with regard to the clined by only 49 bps. ment added. ‘Insurers may Entering commuter bike Saudi Aramco invest in debt shares surge ETFs of CPSEs’ space a failure: Mahindra 10% on debut M&M sold only 4,000 units in FY19 Special Correspondent Reuters HYDERABAD Press Trust of India units per annum market. RIYADH/DUBAI The Insurance Regulatory Mumbai Of this, Mahindra sold a Saudi Aramco shares and Development Authori Anand Mahindra, the chair paltry 4,004 units in FY19, surged the maximum per ty of India (IRDAI) has de man of the homegrown auto down 73% from FY18. mitted 10% above their IPO cided to permit insurers to group Mahindra & Mahin The only player behind price on their Riyadh stock invest in debt ETFs (ex dra, on Wednesday admit Mahindra in the market — market debut on Wednes change traded funds) with ted that entering the com which has a dozen original day, closing in on the $2 underlying debt securities muter bike segment more equipment manufacturers — trillion valuation long of central public sector en than a decade ago was a fai is Kawasaki Motor, which sought by Saudi Crown terprises (CPSEs). lure on part of the group. sold 3,115 units in the year, Prince Mohammed bin Announcing this and al The group entered the according to SIAM data. Salman. so prescribing guidelines twowheeler arena after In the year to March 2019, The shares leapt to 35.2 for such investments, the buying out Kinetic Motors in the domestic twowheeler riyal ($9.39) each, up from regulator on Wednesday July 2008 and relaunched market stood at 21.2 million the initial public offering said debt ETFs with under the ‘Freedom’ bikes under units, up 4.86% from FY18. (IPO) price of 32 riyals and lying debt securities of the label of ‘Mojo’, but has at the daily limit of price CPSEs were being permit not been able to make a Premium segment entry moves allowed by the Ta ted as an eligible class of in mark in the vastly entrymo Terming failure a ‘capital’, dawul exchange. vestment. Such debt ETFs del driven twowheeler just like financial and hu That gives the state are proposed to be space in the country even af man capital, Mr. Mahindra owned oil giant a market launched in the country. ter a decade. said the learning from the value of about $1.88 tril Investments in them by in commuter bike episode, lion, comfortably making it surers would form part of Key players which was a ‘product fai the world’s most valuable their mutual fund expo The market is dominated by lure’, led to the learning and listed company, although it sure. IRDAI’s approval for Hero Motocorp and Japa entry into the premium two will have one of the smal investment in debt ETFs nese major Honda which to wheeler segment where he lest ‘free floats’ of publicly comes ahead of the open gether control close to two claimed the group has been tradeable shares, at just ing of the Bharat Bond ETF. thirds of the over 21million successful. 1.5%. Will be third time lucky in India: Branson Virgin Atlantic founder says country will be its thirdlargest market after U.K., U.S.

Lalatendu Mishra looking at the Benguluru MUMBAI market, top executives said. Virgin Group founder Ri chard Branson said India Grandma connection would be Virgin Atlantic’s Virgin Atlantic also an third largest market after the nounced the introduction of U.K. and U.S. in 2020 andhis its new Indian flying icon airline has lined up expan called Aria which will fea sion plans for the market af ture on the side of its aircraft ter Jet Airways, its erstwhile from 2020. Aria is the name code share partner, went of Sir Richard’s great great bust. grandfather’s wife, who was He said India held a spe from Cuddalore, Tamil cial place in his heart and Nadu. Virgin Atlantic would conti “Thirty five years ago, I nue to invest to tap the po Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson with Mahindra started with one plane. It tential. Group chairman Anand Mahindra in Mumbai. * PAUL NORONHA was founded the same year The MumbaiLondon my daughter was born. I route has seen a 25% growth Recently, the airline res bility of the sector. He said, have seen Virgin Atlantic in the number of air passen tarted the MumbaiLondon “We will be third time lucky growing up and now grown gers in the last five years Heathrow route which has and I want to make it an ad up to a 35yearold woman,” even as capacity is down by received ‘encouraging’ res vertisement campaign.” he added. 3040% in the sector since ponse. This is the third time He said besides the con He also said besides the Jet Airways shut operations. that the airline had entered nection to Mumbai, the air Virgin Hyperloop One pro “It is very sad... what is the Mumbai market [first line would operate its se ject, his new exciting ven happening here. A very good two instances being 2005 cond daily flight between ture would be the cruise bu airline has disappeared,” he 2009 and 20122015] as it Delhi and London from siness, which he would be said. had pulled out due to unvia March 29, 2020. It is also unveiling early next year. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Bonding with natural world (Clockwise from left) Dimpy Menon; a work titled “To The Light”; “Wishing on a Bird PEOPLE

II” * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Golden stripes and wings Nature It is a dream come true for Sub Lieutenant Shivangi, the belongs first woman pilot of the Indian Navy to the beholder Sculptor Dimpy Menon articulates our link with birds, trees, flowers and more Last week when a batch of three trainee officers of the 7th Madhur Tankha titled “To the light”, where a summer, because of the Dornier Conversion Course qualified as Dornier pilots and woman standing on one leg, greenery. were awarded the much-coveted golden wings at INS Our urban spaces were on her toes, reaches for a Here, she talks about her Garuda, one of them created history. Sub Lieutenant once filled with a diversi star, from off a granite exhibit that she worked on Shivangi, 24, became the first woman pilot of the Indian ty of trees and birds. sphere. for about a year and about Navy. From Muzaffarpur, Bihar, she was commissioned into With the growth of me In Wishing on a Bird , a nature itself. the Navy last year. Excerpts from an email interview: gacities that prioritise bronze on granite, a man brick and mortar over standing on a similar gra How would you describe Why did you choose the Navy? living in consonance nite sphere seems to ca your work? The idea of joining the Navy came to me in college when I with nature though, our ress a couple of birds. The performance that na saw Naval officers and a short video about the Navy. They biodiversity is upset. “Spar Wishing on a Bird II takes it ture puts on inspires emo had come for the University Entry Scheme. It was my first rows used to fly into our a step further, with a wo tions that beg to be ex exposure to the defence forces. And not having the sea in homes. Now they are con man and child sitting pressed. I try to capture Bihar does not mean we cannot like or dream of it. Goa has fined to the outskirts. We on granite steps, the them using the human form always been on my bucket list so you can imagine my love have driven them away child almost nur to convey both essence and for the sea. to farflung places. At turing the flying experience. When one looks the Bengaluru airport, birds. The sculp up at the sky with the birds Why aviation thereafter? you hear them,” says tor uses stone gliding across or when the What is our greatest bronze the feeling of weight Actually aviation has been on my mind ever since I was 10. Dimpy Menon, sculptor and ethically stars dangle, there is a calm need today? lessness or flight, I am very When I came to know about the Navy, it had started and poet from what was sourced wood to joyfulness that fills the heart. We need a harmonious rela satisfied. induction of women pilots. Luckily for me, through the once the Garden City of offset the bronze, in a The silent communication tionship between human be Navy I got into aviation. India. Ironically, she few pieces. one has with nature is pure. ings and nature. We need to Any advice for people says people imagine the Menon, who grad One needs to know no lan value simple things like growing up today? What do you have to tell women about the strength of a chirruping is from the uated in Fine Arts guage to enjoy nature. I try trees, birds, gardens. We They believe that everything woman? sound system — we’re from Govern to capture the feeling of need to have a clear sky so comes out of the box. There Believe in yourself first. Don’t think about society or your so alienated from our ment College boundlessness in the works. that we can watch stars at are artificial flowers too. Ho gender. You can do all the things that a man can do. Just be natural surroundings. of Arts and night. We need to treasure wever, they need to realise determined to achieve your goal. Menon though, has Crafts, Chen What was the inspiration all this. that for their long life it is captured our intrinsic nai, and ma for these pieces? better to have afforestation What were your thoughts and feelings after you were link with nature, in 25 jored in sculp The inspiration was extraor How do you bring where a balance between na commissioned? bronze sculptures in an ture, has been dinary. Individual triggers lightness to your work? ture and man is maintained. That it was the first time someone from my family was exhibition titled planting trees were simple yet profound. When an idea strikes, I feel, We have to teach them that joining the Defence forces. I was excited and so were my “Through the Leaves to in her colony in For example, a beautiful the fact that it has entered they need to appreciate the parents. They had come for my stripe shipping ceremony the Light”. There’s a Whitefield, moon rising, or an early my mind itself means that value of green spaces. after my training at Ezhimala. After wearing those golden lightness in the way she where she says morning sky with fading the idea can be realised. But stripes, I felt all the hard work and pain was worth it. forms the connect, her the tempera stars. I have always been in it is never so simple. I have to Gallery Art Positive, F213/ B, Old theme resonating best ture is lower by spired by nature and all the work out the physics of the M. B. Road, Lado Sarai; on until How was your first day flying the Dornier aircraft as an perhaps in the sculpture a few degrees in bounty it bestows. piece. When I am able to give January 5; upward of ₹1,20,000 officer? It was different because the first stage of training was on Pilatus, a smaller aircraft compared to the Dornier. Also in the Navy, we fly over the sea so there is no reference Abhishek Gulshan IN OUR BACKYARD The great survivor Rose-ringed (horizon). So it is a bit tough not to let yourself get Parakeet * SHASHANK ADLAKHA disoriented. The next time you see good old Mithu in a cage, know that the spe You symbolise a seminal moment in the history of the cies is protected under the Wildlife ten compete with other cavity nes Indian Navy. What do you have to say to your significant Protection Act of India, 1972, mak ters such as the Common Myna, In role in history? ing it a punishable offence to keep The dian Grey Hornbill, and Spotted I am happy that more people will now come to know about it captive or to trade in it as a ‘pet’. Owlets. Their communal roosting the Navy and get inspired. Also I think it will open up new The Roseringed Parakeet has long behaviour does often limit the oth opportunities for women in the Navy. I think the next step been vital to aviculture (bird breed er species and makes them move will be women on ships and fighters. ing) and the exotic pet trade invader away from the vicinity, thus caus PRIYADERSHINI S industry. ing an imbalance. Because of this Its convenient food habits (eat cavitynesting behaviour and over ing locally available foods) and its Ironically, the pretty lap in diet with some native birds, PRODUCTS ability to mimic human speech Roseringed Parakeet these birds may threaten or other made it a desirable source of enter wise outnumber certain other na Breaking the binary tainment. Despite the ban on trade is one of the most tive birds and bats in the vicinity. in all Indian wild bird species in It’s not just Delhi’s harsh urban 199091, hundreds of these para illegally traded, but is conditions that the bird thrives in, keets are still collected and traded. also upsetting the it also survives low winter tempera The birds are most often taken tures across the world, making it from the wild when they are still ve balance of the city’s one of the most resilient birds on ry young, ‘taming’ them to some bird population the planet. Farmers consider this times be a part of a fortunetelling bird most serious avian pest be trade. cause of the heavy damage that The Roseringed Parakeet (Psit vocal with its shrill keeoh. they pose to agricultural crops like tacula krameri) , a mediumsized These birds have not only sur bajra (pearl millet), corn, rice, and bird, is a widespread resident vived the onslaught of urbanisa sunflower. Since the 1960s, with (nonmigratory) across the Indian tion, but have also thriven despite the increase in exotic bird trade, subcontinent. The bird shows sex the limited resources in disturbed both accidental escapes and delib ual dimorphism, where the males and varied habitats. They are erate releases have led to a swell in and females look slightly different known to be opportunistic grani the population in many cities JVAM hopes to change the concept of gendered fashion in physical appearance. vores (graineating) and frugivores around the world. This has raised a with its recently launched gender-neutral shoes in India. The male proudly exhibits its vi (ftuiteating) and primarily con concern for their potential involve Founded in 2017, the brand launched in Tokyo, with brant dark bluegreen colour, with sume dry and fleshy fruits, seeds, ment in native biodiversity loss. minimal, understated leather products. This season has a black chin stripe joining the buds, flowers, shoots. They are flats and kitten heels, lace-ups and slip-ons, loafers and rosecoloured collar, which ex strictly herbivorous. egg is laid and the pair protects the the female during this time. Once The writer is the founder of NINOX Owl boots, in a variety of colours. plains how the bird has been They breed in the cavity of trees, cavity against predators and even the eggs hatch, both parents help About Nature, a natureawareness initiative. He is the DelhiNCR reviewer for named. The female lacks the chin but can be seen, though rarely, in other female parakeets. Only the in keeping the nest clean to keep it Ebird, a Cornell University initiative, Availability: At Vanilla Moon, DLF Emporio; upward of ₹5,000 stripe and the collar. The bird has crevices in buildings. The females females incubate the eggs and the free of diseases. monitoring rare sightings of birds. He a prominent red beak and is quite occupy the cavity long before the males are responsible for feeding In urban settings, these birds of formerly led a programme of WWF India. Contact us at [email protected]

5 EVENTS WORTH YOUR WHILE

EXHIBITION PERFORMANCE FOOD MUSIC FILM Landscape Sarod duet Coastal special Dharohar utsav Documentary on queer identity Hide and Seek, a contemporary landscape IIC is hosting a sarod duet by Ustad Irfan MKT, a multi-cuisine restaurant at The Chanakya, Baba Vishwanath Society for Music & Performing Alliance Française de Delhi will be screening And painting show by Supriya Sathe is a reflection of Muhammad Khan and Arnab Chakrabarty with has organised the Coastal food festival, curated Arts presents Dharohar Utsav, an evening of You Thought You Knew Me, this evening. Directed her childhood memories. The artist finds tabla accompaniment by Zuheb Ahmed Khan. by chef Sathiya Prakash. On till 15th December, Indian classical music. The event will feature a by queer feminist Pramada Menon, the film inspiration in the breathtaking vistas she The presentation will feature a mix of ragas the dishes on offer include Kuzhi Paniyaram with jugalbandi concert by Hindustani vocalists Pt. seeks to explore queer identities and lesbianism, discovers during her travels. The collection is a rarely and commonly heard on the sarod, with a coconut chutney, Palkatti Varuval, Murgh Ghee Ajay Pohankar and Pt.Vishwanath. This will be through the life stories of five very different documentation of the visions of the beauty of focus on gats or miniature compositions, around Roast coated with Mangalorean spices, crunchy followed by Mohan veena recital by Pt. Vishwa lesbian women. The screening will be followed nature encapsulated on canvas. which raga performances are shaped. baked crab in Goan spices, and more. Mohan Bhat and shehani by Bhaskar Nath. by a discussion with the director. Venue: Gallery No. 6, Lalit Kala Akademi Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC Venue: Yashwant Place Commercial Complex Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Venue: M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Lodhi Road Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Time: 7 p.m. Time: 6 p.m.

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work on the windows. A simple :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: chandelier, with a repetitive de GET, SET, GO sign in white, hangs from the One night at the City Palace ceiling. The marble floors have minimal inlay. Furniture is sparse and not overwhelming The royals of Jaipur have thrown open the doors to their exotic Gudliya suite for despite the canopied bed, and so tourists wanting to experience living life like a Maharajah there is room to breathe in the space which was once used as a storehouse for palanquins. Madhur Tankha work to facilitate the livelihoods You then go through to a yel of skilled craftswomen, who spe low room, which is sort of in For close to 300 years, the cialise in gota patti and appliqué. door lounge area. From here, sprawling rooms of Jaipur’s City You can to buy their work on the you can either make your way in Palace were out of bounds for palace’s premises, and see exact to a pink room with a walkin clo people outside the royal family ly who you are benefiting. set and desk or to the red bath and their circle of friends — a list room beyond it, which has a that includes Bill Clinton, Prince The full experience pool that was once a hammam. Charles and Princess Diana, Jack The Gudliya suite, named after a There is also a sitout area — ie Kennedy and Oprah Winfrey. village in Rajasthan, is spread where you can have a private But now, 21yearold Maharaja across 3,200 square feet, includ cup of tea — that leads out of the Sawai Padmanabh Singh, ‘Pa ing the private pool area. main bedroom. cho’ to his friends, has decided You enter through Chandra Like most Airbnbs and herit Fireside music fiesta to open one of the suites to peo Mahal, a courtyard, beyond age hotel experiences, it is not Travellers can expect a celebration of art, music, nature and wildlife ple booking on Airbnb. which is a garden with a fountain just the suite you get. There is at the Nahargarh Palace in Rajasthan, when it hosts the A memorandum of under and preening peacocks. It sets plenty in terms of atmosphere — Ranthambore Music & Wildlife Festival 2019 from December 27 to 29. The festival will present a bouquet of music performances by standing gives the company ex the scene for what is to come — a rose petal shower welcome, a artistes from France, Germany, Israel, Bangladesh, and India. In clusive rights to market the pro not the gilded walls and ornate butler service and a guided tour December, when the temperature in Ranthambore ranges from 24 perty. At an al fresco dinner that silver pieces of the Diwane around the city. Plus, there is Ra degrees to 10 degrees Celsius, music performances will be held by he hosted for about 50 people in Khas, but a nowmeetsthen ren jasthani food at Baradari — a hy the fireside at the amphitheatre. The Palace Den Afterdark Stage the palace recently, Singh an dition of what you would expect brid space which uses traditional will be open for those who want to dance the night away. Among nounced the tieup, saying how a modern maharaja to like. masonry and craftsmanship to the many performances, the highlights include live acts by Peter Cat much he enjoys Airbnb proper The first room is in emerald bring it into the here and now. Recording Co, Mame Khan, Naezy, Arko Mukhaerjee Collective, ties abroad. Besides internation green, and the royal emblem So what’s the catch? Well, as Lifafa, Rasika Shekar and others. Visitors can also experience jungle al media, celebrities like Karish above the entrance makes for a you can imagine, renting a pa safaris, workshops such as block printing and pottery, star gazing, ma Kapoor and Mandira Bedi good photoop. It leads into the lace room does not come cheap. malt tasting and a feast of local and international cuisine. For and his family (mother Diya Ku bedroom, predominantly powd The Gudliya suite costs $8,000 details, www.ranthambhoremusicfestival.com mari and cousin Raghavendra er blue and white, with jaali (approx. ₹5.6 lakh) a night. Ho Rathore) were present. wever, the price is $1,000 (ap The reason for throwing open prox. ₹71,000) until end of the doors of the Gudliya suite, Touch of class The interiors of December. Singh added, was to fund Prin the Gudliya suite at City Palace The writer was at the City Pa- cess Diya Kumari Foundation’s in Jaipur * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT lace on the invite of Airbnb.

Taj opens in Tirupati The Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) recently announced the launch of Taj’s new property in Tirupati. Targeting both business and leisure travellers who head to Tirumala hills for pilgrimage, the hotel is three kilometres from the city centre, 12 kilometres from the airport, and has rooms offering hill views. Constructed following the principles of Dravidian architecture, the hotel has ample open spaces and design elements such as lit gopurams and pushkarni (inspired by the temple tanks). The design is an interplay of earth, light and water. Throughout the premises, one can notice the temple-inspired décor and motifs such as the brass bells at the reception. The rooms have modern amenities one expects from luxury hotels. Dining options include both regional and pan-Indian cuisines. The rooftop pool allows guests to view the hills around.

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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India buries West Indies under an avalanche of sixes Rahul, Rohit and Kohli put the visitors’ attack to the sword, hitting 16 maximums, as the Men in Blue overpower Pollard’s men to clinch series 2-1

Three musketeers: K.L. Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came out all guns blazing as India amassed 240 in the third and ﬁnal T20I to put the contest beyond West Indies’ reach. * VIVEK BENDRE

proved too much for the 16 sixes to rattle the West In tually taken away from the had set the stage for an ele WI IN INDIA West Indies. dian bowlers visitors. phantine total. SCOREBOARD Amol Karhadkar While the Windies bat The PowerPlay fetched 72 Despite Pant failing to util INDIA lard 20331. overs): 173. MUMBAI smen — opener Evin Lewis Making merry runs, thanks to the duo’s sev ise promotion in the order, Rohit Sharma c Walsh b Williams WEST INDIES FALL OF WICKETS Quickfire start? Tick. Power was unable to bat after being Rohit had a field day in his ere assault on all the four Rahul and Kohli ensured In 71 (34b, 6x4, 5x6), K.L. Rahul c Lendl Simmons c Shreyas b 112 (King, 1.5), 217 (Simmons, hitting problem? Tick. Set stretchered off the field after hometown while Rahul was bowlers that were employed. dia continued to literally toy Pooran b Cottrell 91 (56b, 9x4, Shami 7 (11b, 1x4), Brandon King 2.6), 317 (Pooran, 3.1), 491 ting a target? Tick. hurting his leg in the field — at his wristy best after Kieron Kesrick Williams, whose with the Caribbeans. 4x6), Rishabh Pant c Holder b c Rahul b Bhuvneshwar 5 (4b, (Hetmyer, 9.3), 5103 (Holder, India’s starstudded bat crumbled under pressure, Pollard inserted India for the duels with Kohli have been a With Rahul cruising to Pollard 0 (2b), Virat Kohli (not 1x4), Shimron Hetmyer c Rahul 11.1), 6141 (Pollard, 14.6), 7152 ting lineup couldn’t have India’s rejigged bowling com second consecutive match. highlight of the series so far, wards the threefigure mark, out) 70 (29b, 4x4, 7x6), Shreyas b Kuldeep 41 (24b, 1x4, 5x6), (Walsh, 16.5), 8169 (Pierre, asked for a better venue and bination of Mohammed Sha But Kohli’s finishing touch was welcomed by Rahul with Kohli took charge and went Iyer (not out) 0 (0b); Extras Nicholas Pooran c Dube b 19.2). (b1, lb2, nb1, w4): 8; Total a more important situation — mi and Kuldeep Yadav, who was even better than the du an upper cut over thirdman after Jason Holder, in an en Chahar 0 (1b), Kieron Pollard c INDIA BOWLING (for three wkts. in 20 overs): (sub) Jadeja b Bhuvneshwar 68 the seriesdecider against the came in for Ravindra Jadeja o’s exploits in the first half of fence sandwiched between core of Hyderabad, in the Chahar 40202, Bhuvneshwar 240. (39b, 5x4, 6x6), Jason Holder c 40412, Shami 40252, West Indies at the Wankhede and Yuzvendra Chahal, stuck the innings. two elegant coverdrives. 15th over. The over saw two FALL OF WICKETS (sub) Manish b Kuldeep 8 (5b, Stadium — to overcome the to its task and completed a With the openers in super sixes, one a Kohli trademark Dube 30320, Kuldeep 40 1135 (Rohit, 11.4 overs), 2138 1x4), Hayden Walsh b Shami 11 452, Washington 1050. recent shortcomings that convincing 67run win. lative touch — Rohit wielding Raw power whip, to go along with two (Pant, 12.2), 3233 (Rahul, (13b, 1x4), Khary Pierre c (sub) Toss: West Indies. have jeopardised it in the The bowlers owed the vic his long handle at will and Rohit then gave leftarm spin fours. 19.4). Jadeja b Chahar 6 (12b), Kesrick T20 format. tory to the big three of India’s Rahul combining his trade ner Khary Pierre a taste of his WEST INDIES BOWLING Williams (not out) 13 (7b, 1x4, Man-of-the-Match: Rahul. No wonder then that a gar batting. Ten of the 20 overs mark deft touches and flicks raw power with two sixes Sizzling finish Cottrell 40401, Holder 40 1x6), Sheldon Cottrell (not out) Man-of-the-Series: Kohli. gantuan total of 240 for three in India’s innings saw at least — the Windies bowling went and a four off successive Despite Rahul falling short of 540, Pierre 20350, Williams 4 (4b, 1x4); Extras (lb5, w5): India won by 67 runs to clinch — with Rohit Sharma and 10 runs being scored while haywire with longhops and balls, with the swept six over his hundred with two balls 40371, Walsh 40380, Pol 10; Total (for eight wkts. in 20 three-match series 2-1. K.L. Rahul laying the founda three of them fetched 20 fulltosses being offered in shadowing the other strokes. remaining, Kohli finished the tion in the first half and a vo plus. The trio scored all of In plenty. To their credit, they By the time Rohit miscued a innings on an ideal note —a The fate of the matches the fourth over. But Pollard’s gave a full house plenty to ciferous captain Virat Kohli dia’s runs that came off the didn’t throw their wickets pull off Williams in the 12th six into the sight screen off was all but sealed once the powerhitting — albeit not in cheer before the visitors fin going ballistic at the death — bat, plundering 19 fours and away till the game was vir over, the duo’s 135run stand Sheldon Cottrell. Windies were 17 for three in Mumbai Indians’ blues — ished way off the mark. No total is enough now: Rahul Smith is CSA director Agence France-Presse Premier League (IPL) next SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT total is enough. At times, rio, we again let them get Johannesburg year. MUMBAI you try to overachieve and it away. But that’s been the sto Former captain Graeme “I am delighted that In an effort to go full throttle often happens, whether you ry of the series,” said Pol Smith was on Wednesday Graeme has agreed to assist with the series at stake, In bat first or second. You tend lard. appointed as Cricket South Cricket South Africa up until dia had faltered in the T20I to fall short sometimes,” said “The target wasn’t impos Africa’s (CSA) interim the IPL next year,” Faul said seriesdecider against South Rahul after winning the sible. We have chased 240 director. in a statement. Africa two months ago and ManoftheMatch award for odd against South Africa and CSA’s acting CEO Jacques Smith had earlier agreed shared the honours (11). this 56ball 91. 230odd has been chased at Faul said Smith will remain to become CSA director on On Wednesday, however, “We try and improve ev this ground as well. It wasn’t in the post until the Indian ly in an acting capacity. the Indian openers Rohit ery time we get to bat first impossible. Still, as a batting Sharma and K.L. Rahul got and today was a big confi unit, we were consistent off the blocks in no time and dencebooster for all of us. throughout the series. That’s ensured that the Men in Blue We can learn from this in a big plus.” Sindhu loses opener didn’t flounder again. nings and, hopefully, we can Rahul said his whirlwind continue to do that more Lewis doubtful Press Trust of India 68 minutes to former World partnership of 135 with Ro often.” Meanwhile, Evin Lewis’ par Guangzhou No. 1 Yamaguchi, who hit was a “confidenceboos ticipation in the ODI series P.V. Sindhu’s recent run of claimed her third successive ter” in the buildup to the Not an impossible target will depend on the results of poor form continued as she win over the Indian. Sindhu T20 World Cup. West Indies captain Kieron his MRI scan on Thursday. lost to Japan’s Akane Yama had come into the campaign “We are looking to work Pollard admitted that his The opener injured his right guchi for a dismal start to opener with a 106 headto on our first innings whenev bowling unit let India run knee badly while fielding her title defence at the year head record against er we have to bat first. That’s away with the game upfront. and had to be stretchered off ending BWF World Tour Fi Yamaguchi. something we have been do “I thought that we didn’t the field. He couldn’t bat nal on here Wednesday. World No. 6 Sindhu will ing. We start off thinking execute as we wanted to. We during the chase and initial Sindhu squandered a 116 next face China’s Chen Yu that we want to get 200. came back (with two quick scans have revealed a tissue lead in the second game to Fei in her second Group A That’s T20 cricket now. No wickets) and in that scena damage to his right knee. go down 1821, 2118, 218 in match on Thursday. Mayank for Dhawan Pakistan quicks check Lanka in ODI squad Visitors lose wickets regularly after a steady beginning PRESS TRUST OF INDIA NEW DELHI SL IN PAKISTAN Karnataka opener Mayank Reuters Agawal was on Wednesday RAWALPINDI named as Shikhar Dhawan’s Pakistan’s teenage fast bow replacement in India’s ODI ler Naseem Shah led the squad for the threematch host’s recovery against Sri series against the West In Lanka on a riveting opening dies as the southpaw has not day as Test cricket returned yet recovered from his knee to the country on Wednes injury. day for the first time since a Dhawan had suffered a militant attack in 2009. deep cut on his left knee Sri Lanka started strongly during a Syed Mushtaq Ali but Pakistan fought back Trophy game against Maha through its fourpronged rashtra in Surat and was Mayank. * FILE PHOTO pace attack as the visitor ruled out of the T20I series. reached 202 for five when Our Special Correspon- bad light brought an end to India will play three ODIs dent from Dindigul adds: the day’s play. Dhananjaya Up-and-running: Skipper Karunaratne, in the company of against the West Indies in Mayank has been given de Silva (38) and Niroshan Fernando, ensured a smooth start for Sri Lanka. * AFP Chennai (December 15), Vi permission by the BCCI to Dickwella (11) were at the sakhapatnam (December 18) skip the fourth day’s play in crease. SCOREBOARD and Cuttack (December 22). the Ranji Trophy match bet In the presence of a small The ODI squad: Virat Kohli ween Karnataka and Tamil crowd, Sri Lanka captain Di Sri Lanka —1st innings: Dimuth nb3): 11; Total (for five wkts. in (Capt.), Rohit Sharma (Vice Nadu here. muth Karunaratne opted to Karunaratne lbw b Afridi 59, 68.1 overs): 202. Oshada Fernando c Sohail b Fall of wickets: 196, 2109, 3 Capt.), Mayank Agarwal, K.L. Mayank, whose batting bat. Karunaratne and open Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Naseem 40, Kusal Mendis c 120, 4127, 5189. duties in the game were over ing partner Oshada Fernan Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rizwan b Shinwari 10, Angelo Pakistan bowling: Abbas 20.1 Shivam Dube, Kedar Jadhav, after he was run out in Kar do gave a solid start, adding Mathews c Shafiq b Naseem 31, 7501, Afridi 166371, Shin Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra nataka’s second innings, will 96 for the first wicket as Pa Dinesh Chandimal b Abbas 2, wari 144471, Naseem 164 Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Dee leave for Chennai, the venue kistan’s fast bowlers toiled Dhananjaya de Silva (batting) 512, Sohail 1090, Masood pak Chahar, Mohammed Sha of the first ODI, on Thursday through a wicketless first 38, Niroshan Dickwella (bat 1100. mi, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. morning. session. ting) 11; Extras (b5, lb3, Toss: Sri Lanka.

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TV PICKS Bagan too good for TRAU NBA: Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD), Jalaj sends Delhi into a spin 6.30 a.m. rus kept the rival at bay even BWF World Tour Finals: I-LEAGUE as Ashutosh Mehta took up Star Sports 1 (SD & HD), 8.30 The offie’s sixfor effort forces the visitors to followon Y.B. Sarangi multiple roles on the field. a.m. & 3.30 p.m. KOLKATA The host came close to Ranji Trophy: Star Sports 2 A. Vinod moving the former. Chande Mohun Bagan rode on Fran scoring on quite a few occa (SD & HD), 9.30 a.m. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Pakistan v Sri Lanka: 1st la was batting on 51 along Gonzalez’s brace to beat a sions. In the 19th minute, Ju Test, Sony ESPN (SD & HD), He has been Kerala’s bowling with Shorey (2) when stumps below par TRAU FC 40 and lien Colinas missed a sitter 10 a.m. trump card for sometime were drawn. record its first win of the after getting a pass from Australia v New Zealand: now. And, Jalaj Saxena did The scores: season in the ILeague at the Nongdamba Norem inside 1st Test, Sony Six (SD & HD), not disappoint as his six Kerala — 1st innings: 529/9 Kalyani Stadium on the area. 10.30 a.m. wicket haul forced Delhi to decl. Wednesday. In the 38th minute, Bagan Hero ILeague: DSport, 2 surrender a huge 383run Delhi — 1st innings: Anuj Rawat Bagan’s victory helped it p.m. doubled the lead when Ash ISL: Star Sports 2 (SD & HD), first innings lead on the third b Jalaj 15, Kunal Chandela c Az jump from ninth to fourth, utosh, who received a sup 7.30 p.m. day of the Ranji Trophy haruddeen b Warrier 1, Dhruv providing relief to coach Ki erb long ball, crossed to Su Europa League: Sony Ten match, at the St. Xavier’s Sta Shorey c Uthappa b Jalaj 19, bu Vicuna. Bagan applied hair who made no mistake. Nitish Rana c Uthappa b Monish 1,2, 3, Six & ESPN (SD & HD), dium, Thumba, on pressure from the beginning Minutes after resump 25, Jonty Sidhu c Asif b Jalaj 3, 11.30 p.m. Wednesday. and found the target as early tion, Gonzalez scored again, With a day left, Delhi Lalit Yadav lbw b Jalaj 5, Shivam Sharma c Vinod b Joseph 11, as the fifth minute when his rightfooter catching the IN BRIEF might have loosened the Pradeep Sangwan c Asif b Jalaj Gonzalez slotted home off a TRAU defence napping. stranglehold enjoyed by the 17, Vikas Mishra c Vinod b Jalaj goalmouth melee from a Jo Subha Ghosh completed the host a wee bit thanks to a 13, Navdeep Saini c Uthappa b seba Beitia corner from the tally in the 90th minute. fightback shaped by its open Joseph 25, Tejas Baroka (not left. TRAU hardly threatened ers in the final session of out) 1; Extras (lb2, pen5): 7. the opponent in the first half play, but still will have to bat Total (in 62.4 overs): 142. Energetic Suhair and missed two golden op through all the three ses Fall of wickets: 115, 217, 359, Bagan came up with some portunities in the second. sions on Thursday to stop 467, 573, 675, 7101, 8103, fine moves, thanks to the The result: Mohun Bagan 4 Kerala from registering a 9140. energetic V.P. Suhair. Gur (Gonzalez 5 & 46, Suhair 38, win, if not by an innings. Wreckerinchief: Jalaj Saxena exploited the conditions to send the Delhi batsmen to their Kerala bowling: Warrier 103 jinder Kumar and Daniel Cy Subha 90) bt TRAU FC 0. The visitors, followingon doom. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT 261, Asif 95160, Jalaj 244 Win keep Heat consequent to being shot out 636, Monish 144231, Joseph perfect at home for 142, were at an identical the tie could well have an in Their exit marked a vir of six for 63, while Sijimon 5.4372. LOS ANGELES score in their second essay teresting end. tual procession back to the Joseph had a haul of two for Delhi — 2nd innings: Anuj Ra Miami Heat rallied late to wat c Rahul b Baby 87, Kunal NEUFCCFC match with nine wickets intact. The help from the slow pavilion as Jalaj scalped wick 7. Chandela (batting) 51, Dhruv beat the Atlanta Hawks turner was enough for Jalaj ets in quick succession. Forced to bat again, the 135121 on Tuesday and Shorey (batting) 2; Extras 241 in arrears to put a seed of doubt in the The spinner completed sagging morale of the Delhi remain unbeaten at home (nb2): 2; Total (for one wkt. in under a cloud To make Kerala bat again or minds of the rival batsmen his fivefor well before lunch team was given a lift by open this NBA season. 38 overs): 142. force a draw, Delhi will be re after Delhi resumed at 23 for (taken at 107 for eight) before ers Anuj Rawat and Kunal a win by Jamshedpur FC in The results: Philadelphia 97 Fall of wicket: 1130. ISL bt Denver 92; Miami 135 bt quired to wipe out the ar two. Dhruv Shorey, the Delhi returning to end the partner Chandela, who shared a 130 Kerala bowling: Warrier 51 the previous match — the Amitabha Das Sharma Atlanta 121 (OT); Portland 115 rears of 241 runs on a wicket captain, and his deputy Nit ship that developed between run stand, before the Kerala 100, Asif 30220, Jalaj 160 host had forced a 11 draw bt New York 87; Charlotte 114 which offered a bit more of ish Rana did their best to Vikas Mishra and Navdeep skipper Sachin Baby, trying 350, Monish 80440, Uth GUWAHATI with an 89thminute equal bt Washington 107. AFP spin on the third day than in plough back their side but in Saini. his luck with the ball, struck appa 20100, Joseph 20 The rising political violence iser — Chennaiyin FC will be the first two. If it gets worse, vain. Jalaj finished with figures with his third delivery by re 180, Baby 2031. in the region has put the ISL searching for its first away It’s Formidables contest, scheduled between win of the season. vs Maharaja NorthEast United FC and NEUFC will miss the ser KOLKATA RANJI TROPHY SCORES, ROUND 1, DAY 3 Chennaiyin FC here on vices of Ghanaian World Former champion Thursday, under a cloud. Cupper Asamoah Gyan, Formidables from Delhi and GROUP A Singh 122, Anmol Malhotra 76, 0. garh 0. Bihar 0. The unrest saw the pre who aggravated an injury in citybased Maharaja on Andhra 211 & 100/2 in 37 Shubham Sharma 4/82). Karnataka 336 & 89/5 in 40 Haryana 401 vs Maharashtra Arunachal Pradesh 147 & 183 match media conference on the match against ATK. The Wednesday entered the final overs (C.R. Gnanesh GROUP B overs vs Tamil Nadu 307 in 247 in 96 overs (Naushad in 54.3 overs (Rahul Dalal 81, Wednesday afternoon get of the team event in the war 42 batting) vs Vid Mumbai 431 & 109.3 overs (Abhinav Mukund Shaikh 60, Harshal Patel 4/70) former Sunderland forward Gurinder Singh 6/50) lost to ting cancelled. Winter National bridge arbha 441 in 147.3 409/4 decl. in 66.2 47, Dinesh Karthik 113, K. & 61/5 in 19 overs. has reportedly left the coun Chandigarh 503/2 decl. Chand overs (Ganesh Satish overs (Prithvi Shaw Gowtham 6/110). Tripura 289 vs Jharkhand The ISL management has try for treatment. championships here. igarh 7, Arunachal Pradesh 0. The results (semifinals): 237, Mohit Kale 82, 202, Jay Bista 68, Railways 253 & 270 in 76.5 136 & 358/5 in 98 overs (Nazim preferred to watch the situa Chennaiyin, looking to Formidables bt Railways ‘A’ C.V. Stephen 5/110). Suryakumar Yadav overs (Dinesh Mor 102, Amit Siddiqui 40, Saurabh Tiwary 103 Sikkim 136 & 331/8 in 98 tion and wait for updates make a comeback under the 118100; Maharaja bt Hyderabad 233 & 102 n.o.) vs Baroda Mishra 43 n.o., Yash Dayal 4/73, batting, Ishank Jaggi 105 retd. overs (Yashpal Singh 84, Iqbal from the local organiser be stewardship of new Scottish Rampage 163107. 239/6 in 83 overs (Tan 307 in 70.1 overs Shivam Mavi 4/19) vs Uttar Pra hurt). Abdulla 99 batting) vs Goa fore deciding on the fate of coach Owen Coyle, will look may Agarwal 96, Ak (Kedar Devdhar 160 desh 175 & 23/0 in 4.4 overs. Jammu & Kashmir 182 & 304 436/6 decl. the match. to cash in on Gyan’s ab shath Reddy 45, B. n.o., Vishnu Solanki GROUP C bt Uttarakhand 84 & 149 in 46 Mizoram 65 & 290 lost to The host practised in the sence. The visitors will also Sandeep 41) vs Gujarat 48, Shams Mulani Services 124 & 279 in 94.1 overs (Dikshanshu Negi 55 n.o., For Panghal, Manipur 289 & 69/4 in 17.5 morning much before the 313 in 88 overs (Man 6/99) & 74/3 in 16.4 overs (Rajat Paliwal 89, Vikas Ram Dayal 5/58). J&K 6, Ut be keen to take a cue from overs. Manipur 6, Mizoram 0. trouble started while the vis prit Juneja 94, Rujul overs (Viraj Bhosale Hathwala 51, Arup Das 5/44) vs tarakhand 0. the way ATK exploited the ‘Big Bout’ a itors trained in the after Bhatt 65, Mehdi Has 41). Assam 162 & 74/5 in 31 overs. PLATE Meghalaya 285 & 142 in 48.1 chinks in NEUFC’s armour buildup san 4/78). Himachal 120 & Chhattisgarh 134 & 78 in Bihar 173 & 196 in 71.4 overs overs (Imliwati Lemtur 6/54) bt noon under a security cover during its 30 win recently. Rajasthan 257 & 157/8 in 70 182 lost to Saurashtra 141 & 36.4 overs (Ashutosh Singh 43, (Vikash Ranjan 85 n.o., Vinay Nagaland 136 & 181 in 62 overs and also returned to the Wednesday’s result: At Pune: overs (Mahipal Lomror 43) vs 165/5 in 45.5 overs (Harvik De Rajesh Mohanty 4/19, Kumar 4/57) lost to Pondicherry (Aosashi Longchar 44, Sanjay team hotel without any Odisha 3 (Delgado 27, Hernan for Olympic Punjab 358 in 98.5 overs (Gur sai 46, Prerak Mankad 47 n.o.). Suryakant Pradhan 4/34) lost to 300 & 70/0 in 11.2 overs (Paras Yadav 4/60). Meghalaya 6, hassle. dez 41, Guedes 71) bt Hydera qualifier keerat Mann 68, Mandeep Points: Saurashtra 6, Himachal Odisha 215. Odisha 7, Chhattis Dogra 42 n.o.). Pondicherry 7, Nagaland 0. After having been denied bad FC 2 (Bobo 65, Rohit 89).

Y.B. Sarangi KOLKATA Pro League second edition in January World championships sil ver medallist Amit Panghal Indian men’s team to participate this time is using the inaugural Big Bout Indian Boxing League HOCKEY team will actually participate as a preparatory event for in the Pro League,” Weil said. the Asian Olympic qualifier UTHRA GANESAN Pakistan is a prime exam to be held in Wuhan, Chi NEW DELHI ple, with the team commit na, in February. The second edition of the ting to the inaugural edition Even while donning the FIH Pro League will kick off only to pull out citing finan Gujarat Giants colours in in January. cial issues. Big Bout in Delhi, Panghal At an interaction with se Weil insisted that all parti is focused on the bigger lect Indian mediapersons cipating nations had commit task at hand. here on Tuesday, FIH CEO ted to continuing in the Pro “The main aim was to Thierry Weil admitted there League beyond 2020, but the treat this (Big Bout) as a had been teething problems, actual scenario would be training exposure and but insisted things would on Thierry Weil. * FILE PHOTO known only later. open up for the bigger ly get better. Asked if the Pro League, competition (Olympic Hockey India had pulled now tried to change the sche where the top nine teams qualifier). I am getting dif out of the 2019 edition but dule for 2020 and cut the tra play each other twice a year ferent types of opponents, the men’s team will partici vel in half,” Weil said. between January and June, including a few from over pate in 2020. In addition, the FIH has would be able to draw seas. This kind of expe “The first season was a dropped the Grand Finale in crowds, Weil said: “The Pro rience is going to be very success not only measured 2020. “This is to give teams League is like a quarterfinal helpful in my preparations by FIH but by the players as six to eight weeks to prepare or semifinal of a major event for the Olympic qualifiers,” well. The main feedback we for the Olympics. But we like the World Cup every Panghal told The Hindu. received was how great it have not planned to bring it weekend. It’s now our res Asked if he would like to was to play against the best back in 2021. National asso ponsibility to make people turn professional at a later teams in the world at home ciations agree it is not realis understand that these are stage of his career, Panghal but also how tiring all that tic to commit (to hosting the not just friendly games,” he said, “Right now I have not travel had been. We have finale) not knowing if their said. thought about that. I will continue as an amateur boxer till the Olympics. Af ter that, if I feel it's good, I The Hindu’s Kamesh is best sports scribe may switch to professional boxing.” Panghal said he had been working on improv ing his game ahead of the Wuhan test. “I need to work on my game a little bit, especially on speed and reach (to tackle taller boxers). I focused on these areas before coming here. I have to be more than 100 per cent prepared for the Olympic qualifier. After the Big Bout, I will go back to training to fine tune these areas.” The Military World Games in Wuhan earlier this year was a rare event Kamesh Srinivasan, of The Hindu, receives the Best Sports Journalist award on Wednesday. * from where Panghal re SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT turned empty handed. However, he looked at Sports Bureau (Retd) Mukul Mudgal. Special recognition break the brighter side. “I can’t New Delhi The awardees: Best National through sports person: Esow say much about the depart Kamesh Srinivasan of The Sports Federation: National Ri Alben (cycling). mental games. These box Hindu was bestowed the fle Association of India. Coach or support staff: ers (like the one who beat Best Sports Journalist award Sports person (female): Rani Satyanarayana. me) don’t know much at the FCCI India Sports Rampal (hockey). Lifetime achievement (admi Sports person (male): Saurabh nistrator): Govindaraj about technique. The op Awards 2019 here on Wed Chaudhary (shooting) Kempareddy. ponent was not a difficult nesday. The awards acknow Paraathlete: Sandeep Chaud Lifetime achievement: Pankaj one to handle. I beat him ledge and recognize the con hary (javelin). Advani (cue sport). 50 on an earlier occasion. tribution of sports persons Special recognition paraath Best State promoting sports: I will think about it because and various stakeholders for lete: Manasi Joshi (badminton). Odisha. I may meet him again in fu the year. The jury for the Breakthrough sports person: Best sports journalist: Kamesh ture.” awards included Justice Amit Panghal. Srinivasan. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Liverpool negotiates tricky Salzburg New Zealand faces a major test Inexperience in Australia is perhaps its greatest handicap Shock group stage exits for Ajax and Inter Milan NZ IN AUSTRALIA Associated Press PERTH The validity and durability of New Zealand’s ranking and run of success in Test cricket will be tested in the sport’s most hostile environ ment when it meets Austra lia on Thursday to open a threematch series. New Zealand has risen to No. 2 in the world Test rank Can’t wait: Mitchell Starc will fancy his chances with the ings after an unbeaten string ﬁrst Test likely to be played on a fast and bouncy pitch.

of seven consecutive series, * GETTY IMAGES most recently at home over England. and succeed, it is unlikely India to claim the No. 1 rank Those performances and they will be able to wear that ing for the first time. the individual form of laurel. New Zealand’s inexpe players such as captain Kane New Zealand has won on rience in Australian condi Williamson, batsmen Ross ly one Test series in Australia tions is perhaps its greatest Taylor and Tom Latham and — in 1985 when Richard Ha handicap. bowler Neil Wagner, have dlee and Martin Crowe It has had no warmup in some observers describing helped secure that historic those conditions ahead of Stunner: Mohamed Salah rounds Salzburg ’keeper Cican Stankovic and scores Liverpool’s this as the best New Zealand achievement. the first Test which will like second from an impossible angle. * GETTY IMAGES team of all time. In one of its most impor ly be played on a fast and But none of the current tant summers, New Zealand bouncy pitch at the new CHAMPIONS LEAGUE through in second place, the Dutch giant, thanks to a home side and become the squad has played a Test will follow the series in Aus Perth Stadium, and it has lit while Salzburg is out and 21 victory against Lille. youngest ever goalscorer in here, in Melbourne or Syd tralia with a home series tle recent experience of day Agence France-Presse drops into the Europa Chelsea, the 2012 Cham the Champions League at 17 ney — the venues for the se against No. 1ranked India. If night cricket ahead of the Paris League instead. pions League winner, fin years and 40 days. ries — and until they do so, it wins both series it will pass pink ball series opener. Holder Liverpool safely ne “What a team,” Klopp told ished level on points with Va That record had been held gotiated Tuesday’s trip to BT Sport. “What an effort. It lencia but came second due since 1997 by Ghana’s Peter Salzburg to take its place in was a tough game. to its inferior headtohead OforiQuaye. Borussia Dort the last 16 of this season’s “We scored two wonder record. mund needed to better In Dar set to break Bucknor’s record UEFA Champions League ful goals. We could have ter’s result and it did so, Ancelotti sacked while Chelsea is also scored six or seven which is Fati makes history beating Slavia Prague 21. despite Napoli win Press Trust of India South Africa. Dar has also through, but Ajax suffered a crazy. We won the group, we Ajax drops into the Europa The results: Group E: Salzburg NAPLES DUBAI officiated in 46 T20Is. shock groupstage exit. won the game, all good.” League along with Inter, as 0 lost to Liverpool 2 (Keita 57, Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked Pakistan’s Aleem Dar will “This is one milestone I Six clubs secured spots in Napoli made sure of its Antonio Conte’s team con Salah 58); Napoli 4 bt Genk 0 by Napoli despite taking the break Steve Bucknor’s had never thought of when the draw for the first knock progress by trouncing Genk trived to lose 21 at home to a (Milik 3, 26, 38pen, Mertens Serie A side to the last 16. record of most Test I began my umpiring out round in its final group 40 in Italy with Arkadisuz makeshift Barcelona. 75pen). “Napoli has decided to relieve matches as an umpire career. It is a truly amazing games, with Ajax and Inter Milik scoring a firsthalf hat A win would have taken Group F: Borussia Dortmund 2 Carlo Ancelotti of his role as during the first Test feeling and a high point of Milan the big names to miss trick. Dries Mertens convert Inter through, and it was fan (Sancho 10, Brandt 61) bt Slavia first team coach,” the Italian between Australia and New my life when I take the side said in a statement. On out. ed another spotkick in the cied to get the result it re Prague 1 (Soucek 43); Inter Mi Zealand. field here in Australia; Monday Ancelotti told Jurgen Klopp’s side just second half to seal the win. quired as Barcelona left out a lan 1 (Lukaku 44) lost to Barce The 51yearold, who thousands of miles from lona 2 (C. Perez 23, Fati 87). reporters that “a coach’s Aleem Dar. * FILE PHOTO needed to draw in Austria to There was high drama in host of senior players. suitcase is always ready”. He took up umpiring after a where I started my keep alive its bid to retain the Group H as Valencia beat Carles Perez gave Barcelo Group G: Benfica 3 (Cervi 47, decade of playing First international career at Pizzi 57pen, Azmoun 79og) bt ruled out stepping down after European Cup, and it duly Ajax 10 in Amsterdam, Ro na the lead midway through Class cricket in Pakistan, career in 2000 during home in Gujranwala,” said Zenit Saint Petersburg 0; Lyon Tuesday’s win. “Resignation? I beat Salzburg 20 thanks to drigo Moreno’s strike taking the first half, but Romelu Lu 2 (Aouar 50, Depay 82) drew have never resigned in my life stands in his 129th Test Pakistan’s home ODI series Dar in an ICC statement. two goals in two secondhalf the Spaniards through to the kaku fired in the equaliser. with RB Leipzig 2 (Forsberg 9 and I never will,” he said. “My match as onfield umpire against Sri Lanka, Dar has “Steve Bucknor was my minutes, by Naby Keita and last 16 at the expense of last Inter then missed chances pen, Werner 33pen). future? The team management since his debut in Dhaka in officiated in 207 ODIs and idol and it is only sinking in Mohamed Salah. season’s semifinalists, and to score a second and Ansu Group H: Ajax 0 lost to Valencia will make its assessment. 2003 during England’s tour is only two matches shy of now that I will have The result allowed Liver leaving their host stunned. Fati showed it the way, the 1 (Rodrigo 24); Chelsea 2 (Abra Former AC Milan manager of Bangladesh. the record of 209 matches officiated in more Test pool to progress as Group E Chelsea progressed in se substitute netting an 86th ham 19, Azpilicueta 35) bt Lille Gennaro Gattuso is the Starting his international held by Rudi Koertzen of matches than him.” winner, with Napoli going cond place, a point ahead of minute winner to stun the 1 (Remy 78). favourite to take over. AFP

Ravi, Sumit test positive Rijiju confident of India’s good show at Tokyo PRESS TRUST OF INDIA medicine to treat migraine Union Sports Minister says the country has to set ambitious targets NEW DELHI inadvertently. It was after World Cup medalwinning being prescribed by my targets for Indian sports in encourage indigenous sports the way forward. with excellent plans despite rifle shooter Ravi Kumar doctor at home days GENERAL the 2024 and 2028 Olympics like kabaddi and kho kho, Ri On a lighter vein but in a the challenges. tested positive for before I was tested during Kamesh Srinivasan in Paris and Tokyo. jiju added that the drive forceful way, the minister an Union Sports Secretary propranolol during a the Kumar Surendra Nath NEW DELHI The minister said it was a would be to aim for kabaddi nounced that he was using Radheyshyam Julaniya ex domestic competition Memorial Meet in May Union Sports Minister Kiren good situation in the country in Olympics and kho kho in the platform to say “don’t plained how muscle power here. The substance is June,” said Ravi. Rijiju expressed confidence that sports has become part the Asian Games. ban the politicians from run had given way to machine used to treat high blood that India would come up of education, and part of life, “Everybody has to play ning sports. Everybody must power in the evolution of so Former Asian silver pressure and is on the with its best ever perfor through movements like Fit sports. We have to change be proactive towards sports ciety, and how artificial intel medallist boxer Sumit prohibited list of the mance in the 2020 Tokyo India. the way we look at sports. It and everybody has a role to ligence would take over Sangwan, too, failed a World AntiDoping Agency Olympics. has to become a culture, and play”. soon. dope test. He tested (WADA). In his inaugural address at No lagging behind fitness is universal.” He stressed that it was im positive for a diuretic The 29yearold Ravi, the Global Sports Summit, As a young nation, the minis Rijiju lauded the world Fulcrum of growth portant to capitalise on acetazolamide. who has not been with the organised by Federation of ter said, India cannot afford Kiren Rijiju. * PTI class JSW centre, apart from Odisha Sports Minister Tush sports to “keep people occu National team since the Indian Boxing’s High Indian Chambers of Com to lag behind and has to set the ones run by Prakash Pa arkanti Behera, an IIT grad pied” with socially useful Munich World Cup last Performance Director merce and Industry (FICCI) ambitious targets. said. dukone and Rahul Dravid, as uate, crisply presented the and productive work. May, was a bronze winner Santiago Nieva revealed here on Wednesday, Rijiju “Not every target can be Putting things in perspec the best way forward. sports orientation of the at the Gold Coast that Sangwan has left the said: “I will not be satisfied achieved, but it will not be tive, the minister said the In He assured that the go state government in making Lively affair Commonwealth Games national camp in Patiala. with a couple of medals in impossible either. Olympics dian sports industry had un vernment would supplement sports the fulcrum of growth A wide range of subjects and and the 2014 Asian Games “He has taken leave to the Olympics.” is the biggest and greatest tapped potential for making all initiatives to the best ex in the state, right from con experts made it a lively affair in 10m air rifle. deal with this issue,” he He was confident that the event on planet earth. Noth the country one of the lead tent possible as he highlight ducting a number of world through the day, presenting “I had taken the said. Tokyo performance would ing unites the nation like ers of world economy. ed the collaboration of cor class events, apart from sus their vision to make India a set the tone for ambitious sports or sportspersons,” he Saying it was important to porate and government as taining the infrastructure fit and sporting power. Indian Oil takes the honours Nagal bt Vishnu Vardhan 63, PSPB TENNIS 63; Ramkumar Ramanathan Special Correspondent bt V.M. Ranjeet 63, 75). NEW DELHI Third place: Oil India Limited Sumit Nagal and Ramku bt GAIL 21 (Chandrashekar mar Ramanathan guided Mohanty lost to Saketh My Indian Oil to a 20 victory neni 26, 16; Udit Gogoi bt over Oil and Natural Gas Jitender 60, 60; Chan Corporation (ONGC) in the drashekar Mohanty & Udit 39th Petroleum Sports Gogoi bt Saketh Myneni & Promotion Board (PSPB) Durgesh 63, 60). interunit tennis final at Veterans (final): BPCL bt Oil the DLTA Complex on India Limited 20 (Bhushan Wednesday. Akut bt Hakim Ali 61, 61; N. The results: Men: Final: In Chandrasekar bt S. Pegu 61, dian Oil bt ONGC 20 (Sumit 62). Asghar back as Afghanistan captain Press Trust of India Kabul The Afghanistan Cricket Board reappointed form er captain Asghar Afghan as the skipper across all formats of the game on Wednesday. The decision taken by the ACB’s top manage ment officials, comes se ven months after Asghar Asghar Afghan * AFP was stripped from captain cy across formats. is reappointed as team Af “As per the decision by ghanistan’s captain across ACB Top management, se formats,” ACB wrote on its nior player Asghar Afghan official site on Wednesday. CM YK