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The Covid- ing a vaccine approved for booked Twitter Inc, its India executives, including the from the 26th of May,” he said. Chief Compliance Officer had with the usage of the vaccine. 19 vaccination is entirely vol- restricted emergency use. unit and seven others in con- nation’s managing director, face Continued on Page 2 been retained by the company. As per the Government untary for the beneficiary.” Continued on Page 2 ) " " " !"#$ % ! "# " nent Sikh personalities”, besides directing its State leadership to 34!&45 % put up its act together by tak- )! " 34!&45 % ing the workers along. ok Janshakti Party (LJP) $3&%6$0 Those who joined the party Lleader Chirag Paswan on he CBI has filed a in Delhi include former presi- Wednesday vowed to fight 34!&45 % ,-. Tchargesheet against the for- n a run up to the 2022 dent of All India Sikh Students’ back to save the party found- mer international head of the IAssembly polls in Punjab, the Federation (AISSF) Harinder ed by his father late Ram Vilas s the third Covid-19 wave + + !+/ Gitanjali Group of Companies, BJP has stepped on the accel- Singh Kahlon, advocate Paswan, saying he was “sher ka Ais projected to impact chil- Sunil Verma, and others in erator with Union Home Jagmohan Singh Saini who is beta” (lion’s son). dren in a bigger way, the "./,.//.--- connection with an alleged Minister Amit Shah placing also the president of Farmers’ In his first media interac- Government has issued guide- 01,2."-,3 fraud in the PNB involving an himself on the driver’s seat Intellectual Front (Patiala), tion after split in the LJP par- lines for Covid-care manage- amount of over 7,080 crore, in before the poll process. advocate Nirmal Singh from liamentary party and five of LJP ment for kids. According to the &).*!./)!01".)"/3 which the promoter of the Worst-affected by the Mohali, Kuldeep Singh Kahlon MPs writing to Lok Sabha guidelines, drugs such as iver- group, Mehul Choksi, is want- farmers’ ongoing agitation (former AISSF) from Speaker to appoint his uncle mectin, hydroxychloroquine, ".*+.*+.-++ ed by the agency, officials said against the Centre’s three agri- Gurdaspur, former vice-chan- Pashupati Kumar Paras as the favipiravir and antibiotics like 01!.4).*-)3 on Wednesday. marketing laws and the resul- cellor of Guru Kashi University leader of the party, Chirag doxycycline and azithromycin, Two officials of the Punjab tant political circumstances in Jaswinder Singh Dhillon, and blamed the Janata Dal (United) which are prescribed for adult *."!.)/" National Bank (PNB) — Sagar the State, the saffron party on Col Jaibans Singh from Patiala. for crisis in the party. patients, should not be recom- Sawant and Sanjay Prasad — Thursday inducted six “promi- Continued on Page 2 While blaming the JD(U) mended for treating the minor. &?-*.)+.**401!4.!423 and a director of the Gili and for the split, he steered clear of The Union Health the Nakshtra brands under the questions regarding the role of When asked if “Hanuman” headed by him fights the fac- Ministry’s recommendations P "2.*+.)--012.)+-3 group, Dhanesh Seth, have also the BJP in the development and who is in trouble now will seek tion of five other party MPs, led include augmenting existing been named as accused in the added that what has happened help from “Ram”, a reference to by Paras, to claim ownership of Covid-care facilities to provide "2.,!.+2-01!)."243 supplementary chargesheet is also an internal matter of his his projection of his relation- the LJP. care to children with acute filed by the CBI, they said. party for which he will not tar- ship with Prime Minister The JD(U), he alleged, had coronavirus infection. ").**.2+,01!4.++*3 The supplementary get others. Narendra Modi during the been working to cause a split in “Similarly, issues of optimal chargesheet, filed more than Chirag may have avoided Bihar Assembly polls as that the party even when his father treatment for multisystem & !+.)!.2!401"!"3 three years after the first any reference to the role of the between the two famous char- was alive. Targeting the party, inflammatory syndrome in chargesheet, coincides with the BJP behind the split in the LJP, acters of epic Ramayan, he he said it has always worked to children ( MIS-C ) need to be UP and Maharashtra on their legal proceedings against the but it is well known that the saf- said, “If Hanuman has to seek divide Dalits and weaken its addressed by clinical trials, own have already started tak- fugitive diamantaire in a court fron outfit had lent its weight help from Ram, then what leaders. such as comparison of low ing measures — from ramping of Dominica, where he was behind Paras. State BJP chief good is Hanuman and what The LJP draws its support dose with high doses steroids, up paediatric beds to prioritis- arrested for on May 24 after his ! " # Sanjay Jaiswal had met Paras good is Ram.” from Paswans, the largest Dalit comparison of steroids with ing vaccination for parents of mysterious disappearance from " $ %" just three days before the split It is going to be a long bat- caste in Bihar. IVIG and others,” it added. kids below 12 years. Antigua and Barbuda. &' in the parliamentary party. tle, Paswan said, as the group Continued on Page 2 Various States like Delhi, Continued on Page 2 ! " P
& && care. I also recovered fol- tested Covid positive and after I came back recently to Delhi 34!&45 % lowing doctors’ prescrip- noticing the situation here, I and hope for a new beginning,” tion,” he said. decided to be back in my town. he said. '75'$/$ Government was turning a ife was never the same There are many like blind eye to the incidents of Lfor Abhishek Chaubey, him residing around the n a move unheard of in the “retributive post poll violence” an IAS aspirant after the north campus of the Delhi Icontemporary political his- that had rendered thousands of lockdown imposed in University who were tory of India, Bengal Governor people homeless and properties Delhi after Covid-19 pandem- here as his mother also tested forced to leave the city after Jagdeep Dhankhar on worth crores looted and ic hit him hard. positive in Paroraha village in lockdown was announced. Wednesday called on National destroyed. He had rented a single Bihar. “My landlord was kind Similarly, Divya Prakash, Human Rights Commission “Four Cabinet meetings room at Shakarpur in East enough to get me the medi- who was preparing for civil ser- Chairman Justice Arun Mishra have taken place in the past six Delhi and was dependent on cines being circulated on vices and lived at Gandhi Vihar, apparently to apprise him of weeks … not a single word has local dhabas for food. After the WhatsApp. I did not see him had to leave the Capital. “I used what he called “retributive post been spent on the post poll vio- lockdown was announced, the after that despite knowing that to teach students here to fund poll violence” in the State. lence … no Minister or officer dhabas shut down and he had he was the only person I was in my studies. But after the pan- The ruling Trinamool has visited the affected areas a tough time to survive. touch with,” he said. demic returned and lockdown Congress, the prime target of and no compensation has been “I felt so helpless being new “The condition of my was imposed, everything was Dhankhar’s attack, promptly declared,” the Governor said, in the city. I spent the first few mother was also deteriorating destroyed. reacted saying “Governor… adding, “I told the Chief days with milk and bread but in the absence of proper treat- Kundan Kumar, a student don’t come back to Bengal.” Prahlad Singh Patel and Minister to update me about the situation turned grimmer ment and lack of awareness. I of the Department of Buddhist The Governor is reported Prahlad Joshi before tweeting, the situation but … there was after I tested positive for coro- could not afford to just sit and Studies, was left with very lim- to have drawn the attention of “… Had useful interaction with no response on her part… it navirus with nobody to look leave it to destiny. I caught the ited options to survive during the NHRC chief towards the Union Minister of Coal and seems that the police have for- after me. I was without food for train and somehow managed to the pandemic as all the dhabas attacks mounted on the Mines and Parliamentary gotten their work … the police days. This was the most trau- reach my village. Although, I were closed. Kumar Opposition supporters and Affairs...” and the Home Department matic period of life. I don’t was still struggling to breathe, approached one of his friends human rights violation in the Earlier dwelling on the must rise above partisan poli- know how I survived,” Chaubey I got my mother admitted to and requested him to allow State. Dhankhar, who was on a post poll violence and the tics … (or else) I shall not over- said in a choked voice. hospital. Her life was saved sharing the kitchen. three-day trip to New Delhi, alleged Governmental apathy, look the matter.” The tragedy did not end with proper medication and “Two of my friends also also met Union Ministers Dhankhar said how the State Continued on Page 2 #$#%&()*+ ,(#-./0/-
% " " $$"$ & &*+ # Imphal: The Manipur Government on Wednesday cancelled class 10 and 12 board examinations in the State-run schools in wake of the Covid-19 pan- 407&4 demic. The announcement was made sep- ecurity has been stepped up in Some areas arately by the Council of Higher Son the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border fol- Education Manipur (COHSEM), which lowing information that Maoists will infiltrate conducts the class 10 board examina- Tamil Nadu via Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve New Delhi: Pregnant and postpartum cantly higher at 28.7 per cent in the sec- tions, and the Board of Secondary Forest area, police said on Wednesday. women were more severely affected ond wave (111/387), compared to the Education (BOSEM) that conducts Armed police personnel have been deput- during the second wave of Covid-19 as first wave (162/1143) when the pro- the class 12 exams. ed on the border police stations of Thalavadi, compared to the first with symptomatic portion was 14.2 per cent," the apex "In view of the uncertain conditions Hassanure, Bhavanisagar, Kadambur and cases and the case fatality rate being sig- research body said. due to Covid-19 pandemic and the Burgur. nificantly higher among this category "The case fatality rate (CFR) among feedback obtained from various stake- The police also provided additional this year, according to a study by pregnant women and postpartum holders, it is hereby notified... That the armed guards at ten Tamil Nadu-Karnataka ICMR. women was 5.7 per cent (22/387) dur- High School Leaving Certificate border checkposts in the forest area alone and The Indian Council of Medical ing the second wave, which was sig- Examination 2021 is cancelled," the round the clock monitoring is being done to Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said nificantly higher compared to the sce- BOSEM said in a statement. prevent entry of any Maoists into Tamil Nadu cases related to pregnant and postpar- nario encounter in the first wave with In another statement, COHSEM via Erode district forests, police said. tum women during the first wave CFR 0.7 per cent (8/1143)," it said. said, "The higher secondary and class According to V. Sasi Mohan, (April 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021) and Total number of maternal deaths X1 exams, stand cancelled." Superintendent of Police, ten specially trained during the second wave (February 1, during both the waves of pandemic were "The modus operandi of the award commando personnel have been selected 2021 to May 14) of the pandemic in 2 per cent (30/1530), of which the major- of marks, certificates of the students among the Armed Reserve Police and they will India were compared. ity (28/30) were due to Covid-19 pneu- , ,- $ " *./ 0 $" shall be done with due approval of the be sent to the forests along with armed police- "Symptomatic cases were signifi- monia and respiratory failure. PTI &' Government," it added. PTI men to keep vigil. G) ; ' ) ( R > % +) New Delhi: The Supreme Court has “Under the prevailing pandem- “The accused has a right to hearing * + Indore: Following the relaxation of Covid-19 curbs, said that non-listing of plea for reg- ic, at least half of the judges should of his application for bail. In fact, the 6> people in desperate need of money have been rush- ular bail impinges upon liberty of the sit on alternative days so that hear- denial of hearing is an infringement Nagaon: Spotting of a rare National Park (KNP) Ramesh ing to the bullion market to sell their jewellery in person in custody and advocated ing is accorded to the person in dis- of right and liberty assured to an white hog deer in Kaziranga Gogoi said that this particular Anand (Guj): Nine persons, Madhya Pradesh's Indore, traders claimed on that under the prevailing Covid-19 tress,” the bench said in its order accused,” the bench said. National Park has created wide- white deer was seen for the first including two children and as Wednesday. The number of persons wanting to sell pandemic, at least half of the judges passed on Tuesday. It said that non-listing of appli- spread interest among wildlife time in the park a few days ago, many women, were killed their valuables exceeds those who want to purchase should sit on alternate days so that The top court was hearing a plea cation seeking regular bail, irre- conservationists and nature and it sometimes comes out of when their car collided head- new jewellery, they said. hearing is accorded to those in dis- against an order by which the spective of the seriousness of offences lovers with many flocking to the park and wanders with on with a goods-laden truck “The local administration has allowed the bul- tress. request for hearing of an application attributed to the accused, impinges the world heritage site to catch other brown deer to feed on near Indranaj village in lion market to operate since Monday. However, we Expressing "shock" that a bail for bail, pending since February 28 upon the “liberty of the person in a glimpse of the animal. grass, he said. Gujarat's Anand district on are observing that of every 100 customers, 60 are those plea filed in the Punjab and Haryana last year, was declined by the high custody”. After spotting the deer, The white colour of the early Wednesday morning, who came to shops to sell their jewellery,” said Avinash High Court was not listed for hear- court. “Therefore, we hope that the locals had informed nature deer is a purely genetic matter, police said. Shastri, secretary of Sona Jawahrat Vyapari ing for over a year, the apex court “Normally, we do not interfere high court will be able to take up the photographer Jayanta Kumar caused due to mutation of the The accident took place on Association. Most of these customers are from said denial of hearing is an infringe- with an interim order passed by the application for bail at an early date Sarma who managed to capture gene, and it is not a different a state highway connecting middle and lower-middle class backgrounds, who ment of right and liberty assured to high court but we are constrained to so that the right of the accused of the white deer on his camera in species of the deer family, the Tarapur to Vataman at around were in urgent need to money, because they had either an accused. pass the present order as we are hearing of application for bail is not the Burapahar Range of the DFO said. Out of the total 6 am and all nine, returning exhausted their savings in Covid-19 treatment, had “Even during the pandemic, shocked to see that the bail applica- taken away by not entertaining such park. 40,000 hog deer in Kaziranga, home after attending a mar- lost their jobs due to the lockdown or their salaries when all courts are making attempts tion under section 439 CrPC is not application on the mentioning Sarma spotted the animal one or two such kinds of riage function in adjoining were slashed amid the crisis, he said. to hear and decide all matter, non- being listed for hearing for more than memo,” it said. The bench, which at a grassland near the 12 line uncommon white hog deer Maharashtra, died on the spot, The trade is gradually picking up pace in Sarafa listing of such an application for bail one year,” the bench said. disposed of the plea, noted that reg- area of Amguri Tea Estate can be found, Gogoi added. the police said. Six of the victims Bazar, which has around 1,000 shops, after the restric- defeats the administration of justice,” Section 439 of the Code of istrar general of the high court under the Kaliabor Sub-divi- The park is thronged by were members of two families, tions were eased, Shastri said. Indore district has said a vacation bench of Justices Criminal Procedure (CrPC) deals would bring its order to the notice sion in Nagaon district on domestic and international each including a husband, wife recorded over 1.52 lakh Covid-19 cases, including Hemant Gupta and V with power of the high court and of the competent authority to take Monday. Divisional Forest tourists in large numbers for its and a child, they said. The acci- 1,374 casualties. PTI Ramasubramanian. trial court regarding bail. remedial steps at the earliest. PTI Officer (DFO) of Kaziranga famed one-horned rhinos. PTI dent took place on the state highway when the car was hit by the loaded truck, said P ,,, a senior BJP leader told The Pioneer. # $%&'(""" Superintendent of Police of " " 111 It was without any doubt that the Anand district Ajit Rajiyan. The From Page 1 From Page 1 farmers’ agitation against the agri bills has From Page 1 bodies of some of the victims From Page 1 In a sequence of events a del- The saffron brigade, as of now, is on made a great impact on the politics of the “A conspiracy was hatched behind my were trapped in the mangled They are formulating children-specific protocol to set up egation of 50 BJP MLAs led by a sticky wicket with its former alliance region, especially Punjab, with the saffron back while I was ill,” Paswan said. He had remains of the vehicle (a van) oxygen plants and establishing more testing labs. Bengal Opposition leader partner, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), party being the biggest loser. Over the past recently suffered from typhoid. and they were taken out after According to the Central guidelines, once vaccines are Suvendu Adhikari on Monday tying up with the Bahujan Samaj Party one year, the BJP leaders and workers in The 38-year-old MP from Jamui cutting the car, the police said. approved for children, those with comorbid conditions hav- met the Governor asking for his (BSP), in an apparent attempt to woo the Punjab, and also in other states including expressed determination to take on the rival The impact of the collision ing more severe manifestations of Covid-19 and poorer out- intervention to stop the ongoing Dalit voters of the State - which is 32 per Haryana, have witnessed social boycotts group while also taking swipe at his paternal was so strong that the car was comes should be a priority group for immunisation. attacks on the saffron workers in cent of the State’s total population. What from the masses, strong protests, unend- uncle without using any strong words to attack dragged for around 15 feet About the treatment of children, the guidelines said most the State.In private the BJP lead- is more, the farmers, which also form a ing dharnas outside their residences, and him. and it got enmeshed into the drugs used in adults such as ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, ership said their workers were considerable voter base in the State, are also what not. “I did not feel orphaned when my father truck, the police said. Police favipiravir and antibiotics such as doxycycline or azithromycin being hounded out of their hous- at swords’ points against the party for Perturbed, the party’s two senior died last year. I do feel now,” he said, adding took the help of a crane to sep- have not been tested on children for prevention or treatment es and tortured everywhere. introducing the contentious farm bills. leaders and former Ministers came out in that he had expected his uncle to play the role arate the two vehicles, a of Covid infection among them. “Therefore, these are not rec- “What they did to the com- The development came a day after the open to question the party high command of the family’s patriarch but was instead aban- Tarapur police station official ommended in children.” munists they are doing to the BJP party’s State leadership held a brain- regarding its stand on the farm bills, while doned by him.Paswan recalled his decision to said. PTI Stating that there may be intermittent surges in the num- workers …their goons are killing, storming session with BJP national pres- also openly speaking about their dissatis- walk out of the ruling NDA in Bihar to take ber of coronavirus cases, the guidelines said, “A combined effort raping and looting our workers ident Jagat Prakash Nadda and Amit Shah faction with the top leadership in handling on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and said from the private and public sector is needed to handle any surge whereas their police force are to chalk out its strategy for the ensuing the farmers’ protest. many wanted him to opt for a life of comfort (in cases) in the future after the withdrawal of the lockdown, slapping false cases and putting Assembly polls in the State, scheduled to “We could not step out of our hous- and not struggle by allying with him. $#,,, school reopening or as a third wave over the next three to four them to jail … the worse part of be held early next year. es. Everywhere our party leaders go, they “For that I would have to bow before months. The basic principles of equity and dignity of care should it is the leaders and MLAs are not The saffron brigade not only discussed were hounded, gheraoed. The state lead- Nitish Kumar. I could not do that. My uncle From Page 1 be followed.” being allowed to visit the affect- the prevailing political scenario in Punjab, ership was totally detached from the party played no role in the election campaign,” he Such people can explore The guidelines said estimates for additional bed capacity ed areas … if this is not fascism but also deliberated upon the possible workers due to COVID and also these agi- said and rejected accusations from the rival legal options. In such cases, the for pediatric care may be calculated based on peak daily cases and State repression then what is alliances, identifying areas to be focused tations. And that’s why the central lead- group that he took unilateral decisions dur- liability will be of the vaccine- in different districts during the second wave of the Covid-19 … but they must understand that upon, besides holding the ways to respond ership wanted us to launch contact pro- ing the polls. maker,” an official said. infections. we are not CPI(M) … we will hit to the rebellion within the state BJP unit grammes and get in touch with the party Chirag has also contested Lok Sabha The Government on From this, projections for pediatric cases and the number back organisationally and polit- over the farm bills issue. cadre,” the party leader said. Speaker Om Birla’s decision to name Paras as Tuesday said deaths reported of admissions required can be derived, it said. ically … we will not let Mamata Sources informed The Pioneer that the Party sources indicated that consid- the leader of the party in the House, saying post-vaccination standing at “It is desirable to augment the existing Covid-care facili- sit in peace … just wait and see,” BJP high command was unhappy with the ering the prevailing circumstances in the it is “contrary” to the constitutional provisions 488 were a small percentage of ties to provide care to children with acute Covid. This will need said a BJP MP. Hitting back at party’s Punjab leadership, especially for its state, the party stalwart and key strategist of his organisation. the number of doses given, but additional pediatric-specific equipment, infrastructure and Dhankhar for “doing what no failure to get in touch with the party work- Amit Shah has taken upon himself to bring In a letter written on Tuesday, Paswan also this did not mean they were pediatric formulations. Governor has done since ers and the entire cadre at the grassroots out the state party unit out of the marshy informed Birla of the party’s decision to expel due to vaccination. “Also, an adequate number of trained manpower -- both Independence”, TMC Rajya causing loss of support for the party. grounds. The BJP has all along been five MPs, who have joined hands against him, “We ascertain if it is a doctors and nurses -- should be provided. The health author- Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar “Because of this farmers’ agitation, it declaring to field its candidates on all 117 and urged the Speaker to review the earlier minor adverse event or it is a ities should initiate capacity building programmes for appro- Roy said “a Governor meeting was really hard for the BJP leaders and seats in the state. decision and issue a new circular naming him serious or severe adverse event. priate pediatric care. In standalone paediatric hospitals, sep- the NHRC chairman on the even workers to move out or hold meet- At the same time, the changing polit- as the LJP leader in the Lok Sabha. Then it is monitored and caus- arate arrangements, for example, separate beds for paediatric issue of his State is unprece- ings, even at a small scale. Though sever- ical equations in Punjab - SAD and BSP “Since Article 26 of the Constitution of es are ascertained. The vaccines Covid care need to be set up,” the guidelines said. It is desir- dented, crooked and con- al campaigns were started, and pro- forging an alliance, three AAP MLAs shift- Lok Jan Shakti Party empowers Central approved by us, their safety able to designate specific areas in the Covid facilities for pedi- demnable … he has denigrated grammes were launched to make the ing loyalties towards Congress, and pre- Parliamentary Board of the party to decide parameters are very good. atric care and parents should be allowed to accompany the child the high post he is in … he has farmers, and the people aware of the ben- vailing infighting within the Congress who would be Leader of our Party in Lok When 23.5 crore doses were there. sent a bad precedence making it efits of the farm bills and other decisions party - has forced the party to chalk out Sabha, hence, the decision of announcing given, the AEFI deaths were “For children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome the blackest day in Indian federal taken by the Central Government, but all its own line of attack and identify the pos- Pashupati Kumar Paras MP as Leader of LJP 0.0002 per cent which comes to who test negative for acute Covid, care has to be provided by politics … As Governor he has that was of no use as these were badly dis- sible alliances and areas to focus party in the Lok Sabha is contrary to provi- 488 deaths which does not the existing pediatric facilities. These facilities also need aug- crossed the constitutional barri- rupted by the farmers or their supporters,” upon. sion of Constitution of our party,” he wrote. mean these deaths were mentation, especially HDU and ICU services,” it said. ers … the TMC strongly con- because of vaccination,” Lav Noting that a majority of children have asymptomatic or demns this act…” Another Agarwal, joint secretary in the mild illness and can be managed at home by parents, it said Trinamool MP Saugato Roy ! """ hosting something that some- cause a fire, especially with the Rules do not contain the power Health Ministry had said. treatment for symptomatic patients include paracetamol for quoted Article 163 of the body has tweeted, but it will be menace of fake news. This was for any registration, grant or fever and monitoring conditions such as measuring respi- Constitution saying “there From Page 1 editorially responsible for the one of the objectives of bring- revocation process or notifica- ratory rates, difficulty in respiration, oral intake and oxy- should be a council of ministers Prasad further adds that posts. If there is any charge ing the Intermediary tion of an intermediary status,” gen saturation. to aid and advise the Governor Twitter was given multiple against Twitter, then it will be Guidelines,” he said. IFF said. “In a community setting, ASHA and MPW should be … he has no power to act out- opportunities to comply with liable for any punishment under The Internet Freedom Prasad said what happened involved for management of children at home and also mon- side this advice … Hecannot see the new IT rules, however it has any law, including the IPC. If Foundation (IFF), a group of in Uttar Pradesh was “illustra- itor to assess the need for referral and admission,” the guide- central ministers or NHRC on “deliberately chosen the path of Twitter decides to comply with digital experts, has cast doubt on tive of Twitter’s arbitrariness” in lines said. State affairs.” non-compliance”. the IT rules, it may again come the “intermediary” tag itself. fighting fake news. “While “Twitter fails to address the under the legal cover of a third Responding to the reports that Twitter has been over enthusi- grievances of users by refusing party. Twitter has lost its legal protec- astic about its fact checking to set up process as mandated Prasad called it astounding tion in India, the IFF said the mechanism, its failure to act in by the law of the land. that Twitter, “which portrays “intermediary status” is not a multiple cases like UP (Uttar Additionally, it chooses a poli- itself as the flag bearer of free registration that is granted by Pradesh) is perplexing as well as cy of flagging manipulates speech”, has chosen the path of the Government, but “is actu- points towards its inconsisten- media, only when it suits its likes “deliberate defiance when it ally a technical qualification as cy in fighting misinformation,” and dislikes,” Prasad tweeted. comes to the Intermediary per criteria under the Section Prasad said. “If any foreign Twitter has flagged posts by Guidelines.” He hit out at the 2(1)(ua)(w) of the IT Act”. entity believes that they can por- several ruling Bharatiya Janata company for “arbitrarily” decid- “As per Section 79, inter- tray itself as the flag bearer of Party leaders that accused the ing which posts to mark as mediaries are immune from lia- free speech in India to excuse Congress of defaming Prime “manipulated media”. bility/penalty if they comply itself from complying with the Minister Narendra Modi. Prasad defended the new with legal takedown requests of law of the land, such attempts The Government sources guidelines and said they were user posts from courts & pub- are misplaced.” The rule of law on Wednesday confirmed that brought to counter the menace lic authorities,” it adds. “When is the bedrock of Indian society Twitter has already lost its sta- of fake news. “The culture of companies like Twitter are pros- and India’s commitment to the tus as “intermediary” for failing India varies like its large geog- ecuted, they will seek protection constitutional guarantee of free- to comply with the new IT raphy. In certain scenarios, with before courts, which will decide dom of speech was yet again guidelines. Now, Twitter will not the amplification of social if it is an intermediary, not the reaffirmed at the G7 summit, he be considered as a platform media, even a small spark can government. The IT Act and said.
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Government to stop such 34!&45 % interference,” he stressed. Sisodia appealed to the Central Government to stop eputy Chief Minister their unnecessary interven- DManish Sisodia alleged tion. “The people of Delhi that the Centre has denied want the Government they approval to the committee elected to work without any that was constituted by the obstructions but the Central Delhi Government to investi- Government has continued to gate the deaths of Covid act as an objector against the patients due to oxygen short- rights of the people.” age in the national Capital. Responding to Sisodia, Sisodia said, “As all of you Delhi BJP spokesperson know, there was an oxygen Praveen Shankar Kapoor said 34!&45 % youth training programme. ber of days they work. So, crunch during the last wave of what led to these deaths. The that Sisodia is playing dirty Delhi’s IP University and online applications will be Covid-19 in Delhi. There were Central Government is not politics on a sensitive matter 3 4" " 5 &#$ $"#" "
mid the potential threat of nine medical institutions will accepted from June 17 also some deaths due to lack letting this happen. Why does like compensation for patients $ 0 Athe Covid-19 third wave, provide technical training to onwards. The training pro- of oxygen supply. The Delhi it like to obstruct any good who died due to failure of oxy- the Delhi Government will these youngsters who will work gramme will start from June 28 Government had announced step or work being done by the gen supply. train 5,000 youths as health as assistants to doctors and onwards in batches of 500 each a compensation of 5 lakh for State Governments?” “The Centre has dissolved assistants. They will be trained nurses. and every batch will be trained the families of those who lost He remarked that this is a compensation committee in basic nursing, as paramedics, “They will work on tasks for two-weeks. their lives in the incident. not just about Delhi but in formed by the Delhi in giving first aid and in home assigned to them by the doctors Kejriwal said, “All those Following the directive of the many other States including Government on May 27. The care operations. During the and nurses. They will be who have passed their class court, the Delhi Government West Bengal, Maharashtra, fact of this matter is that the previous two waves of Covid- trained in basic nursing, life- 12th are eligible. constituted a committee of and Jharkhand, too, the Supreme Court of India had 19, an acute shortage of med- saving first aid, home care and They should be 18 years or health experts to look into the Centre is obstructing the work already formed a committee ical staff was witnessed. as paramedics too. more of age and applications incident and ascertain what of the State Governments. with regards to compensation “As you have been observ- They will be trained in will be accepted on a first led to these deaths.” “There have been many inci- for oxygen deaths on May 6, ing for the last 10 days, arrange- basics like how to measure oxy- come, first served, basis. I “It is extremely saddening dents of unnecessary inter- 2021 consisting of Dr ments are being made in Delhi gen, blood pressure and vacci- believe this will strengthen our that the Central Government ference by the Central Randeep Guleria, Dr A against the possible third wave nation. preparation for the expected has dismissed this committee. Government”, he said, adding Budhiraja and Joint of Covid-19. In the last few They will also be trained in third wave as manpower will be I do not understand why the that the Centre should not Secretaries from the Centre days, I have visited hospitals, patient care, diaper changing, available in case it does emerge. Central Government has an have any issue with a State and the Delhi Government,” and many oxygen plants are catheter insertion, bedpan use, I again hope that a third wave issue with the same,” he said. Government offering com- he added. being installed, oxygen con- sample collection, how an oxy- does not come about, but as per The Deputy Chief pensation to families of Covid “The Supreme Court centrators, oxygen cylinders, gen concentrator works, how the information from the UK, Minister further said, “As a patients who lost their lives appointed committee had and oxygen storage tanks are an oxygen cylinder works, how a third wave has emerged there. responsible Government, the due to lack of medical oxygen. been working for 10 days being arranged in view of the to put on the mask, etc,” the So, we should also be fully pre- Delhi Government wants to “This decision to dismiss when the Delhi Government possibility of a third wave,” Chief Minister said pared, keeping in mind the offer compensation to the the committee is unreasonable decided to form a separate Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal These youth will be given developments all over the families of those who died and and without any logic. 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This tempo- self-reliant. his friends were injured. rary shift of cars from Lane 3 of Besides, Beer Singh Panwar 34!&45 % WhatsApp on June 7. A Crime Branch team dispute. Dhankar, 23, later suc- Terminal 3 forecourt to the (Ward No 35-, Dilshad “There are four Instagram arrested the judo coach, cumbed to injuries MLCParea has been decided Garden); Himanshi Pandey he Special Cell of Delhi accounts including ‘@valori- Subhash, a resident of Kirari The wrestler was arrested, due to the planned mainte- (Ward No-13,) Kishan Kunj; TPolice has registered an ous.hindu.21’ which contain Suleman Nagar area. Police along with co-accused Ajay nance works at the forecourt and Mohini (Ward No-34, New First Information Report (FIR) vulgar, abusive and objection- said that Subhash is working as Kumar, on May 23 from outer area of T3. Seemapuri) were also elected against a unnamed man for able content against various a physical training instructor in Delhi’s Mundka area. Under this plan, all private unopposed as the members of allegedly hurting the senti- religions,” stated the FIR. a Government School in On Friday, the district vehicles will be allowed a free the Standing Committee. ments of various religions and “Police have registered an Rohini sector-7. court extended Kumar’s judicial period of three hours to pick the BJP councilor from trying to stir communal dishar- FIR under section 153 A (pro- Police said 11 people, custody till June 25 in connec- passenger and exit the MLCP 34!&45 % elected Councillor from Ward Sagarpur Mukesh Suryan was mony among the people moting enmity between dif- including Kumar, have been tion with the case. The two- parking area at Terminal 3. The No. 14 (GTB Nagar), while Ms. unanimously elected to the through his post on social ferent groups on grounds of arrested so far in connection time Olympic medallist faces vehicles will be moved to he three Municipal Archna is elected from Ward post of Mayor in the house media giant Instagram. religion, race, place of with the incident. charges of murder, culpable MLCP Level 1 and Level 2 for TCorporations elected may- No. 04 (Holambi khurd). meeting. Police said that the FIR was birth,residence, language, etc., According to a senior homicide and kidnapping. the passengers to be picked up. ors and deputy mayors on “Jogi Ram Jain (BJP), Vijay After taking over the new registered on Tuesday after a and doing acts prejudicial to police official, on June 15, Police have called Kumar However, the commercial vehi- Wednesday. Raja Iqbal Singh, Bhagat (BJP) and Mr. Rajiv assignment, Suryan said that in complaint over an email was maintenance of harmony) of around 9 PM, Subhash was the “main culprit and master- cles will be charged as per the Mukesh Suryan and Shyam Yadav (Aam Aadmi Party) view of the financial challenges received by the cyber crime the Indian Penal Code (IPC) apprehended from his resi- mind” behind the alleged mur- current parking rates in Lane 3. Sunder Aggarwal have been were elected to the Standing being faced by the SDMC due unit (CyPAD) from Manjeet and further investigation is dence. “During interrogation, der and said there is electron- Passengers and their family elected as Mayors of north, Committee of the house unan- to Covid pandemic and lock- Singh Chugh, a resident of going on,” said a senior police Subhash revealed that he had ic evidence in which he and his members reaching the airport south and east corporations imously. Besides, North Delhi down, we need to focus on a Delhi’s South Extension area. official. gone to the stadium on the day associates could be seen beat- will be guided through signage respectively. Municipal Corporation also better revenue generation plan According to the FIR, an Last week, a Delhi of incident at around 11:30 PM ing Dhankar with sticks. and barriers at the entry to Lane Raja Iqbal Singh and selected Yogesh Verma as to deal with the situation and Instagram account, ‘@valori- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with one Kala”. A video had surfaced on 3. In addition to the Traffic Archna of BJP were elected Member Advisory Council try to make the South ous.hindu.21’posted objec- politician, Manish Singh, had Kumar and his associates social media purportedly Authorities, DIAL will also unanimously for the posts of Delhi Development Authority Corporation self-sustainable. tionable content related to filed a complaint with Delhi allegedly assaulted wrestler showing Kumar and his asso- deploy Raxa Guards, who will Mayor and Deputy Mayor of from North DMC in its meet- The newly elected Mayor also three Gods of different reli- Police against Instagram for the Sagar Dhankar and two of his ciates allegedly hitting a man help direct these vehicles to North Delhi municipal corpo- ing,” her said. stated that we all will work gions which the complainant alleged offensive portrayal of friends Sonu and Amit Kumar with sticks. On May 31, police reach the MLCP. Passengers can ration respectively on Singh said that sanitation, together to provide all modern came to know through a mes- Hindu deity Shiva in one of its on the intervening night of had suspended Kumar’s arms also get updates through Delhi Wednesday. Iqbal Singh is education and health would be amenities in SDMC localities. sage which he received on his GIFs. May 4 and 5 over a property licence. Airport’s social media handles. % !P # $" 3 && already been completed. And 6 0 60$ from now on the Sputnik V vaccine option is also available NEW DELHI: Delhi Police he Gurugram health on the CoWIN-app. has arrested a 25-year-old man Tdepartment will start trials on Wednesday for allegedly of Russia’s coronavirus vac- killing his wife and later mis- cine Sputnik V within two- leading the investigators by three days at a private hospital cooking up a false story to por- of the district. tray it as a work of a theif in After the trial, Sputnik V outer Delhi’s Ranhola area. will be officially launched by The accused has been iden- the Haryana Government, a tified as Vikas. Police said that senior official of the district he killed his wife Priyanka as health department said. his wife objected to his extra With this initiative, marital relationship with his Gurugram will become among sister-in-law. The couple also the first districts in Haryana, shared differences over taking where the Russian-made vac- care of their infant.According cine’s trial will begin. to Parvinder Singh, the Deputy A senior health official Commissioner of Police requesting anonymity said that (DCP),Outer district, on the trial of the Sputnik V vac- Tuesday, the accused had an cine will first be conducted on argument with his wife during at least 400 staffers of a private the day and to teach her a les- hospital. son, he bought a cutter “Sputnik V will be made knifeblade and stabbed her the available in Gurugram through same night.”After killing her, the State Government. Vikas through his known per- However, the supply chain and son made a PCR callstating that mechanism of vaccination will a theif entered a house in be followed accordingly,” he Ranhola area and committed- said. murder. 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P 34!&45 % " &'$ he Congress on TWednesday questioned "" the decision of the Modi 34!&45 % following a recommendation Government to double the gap 34!&45 % in the revival process of Vero from the NTAGI. between the doses of the cells, which is further used for acing criticism for increas- “The 22nd meeting of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine, arlier on Wednesday, the the production of coron- Fing the gap between two Covid-19 Working Group of asking whether it was prompt- ECongress sought a clari- avirus during the manufac- Covishield doses without NTAGI was held on May 10. ed by a vaccine shortage. fication from the turing of Covaxin,” read the allegedly taking all the experts There, a proposal for a change The party also announced Government following the response by the Central into confidence and being in dose interval for Covishield, to launch a nationwide out- controversy in the wake of an Drugs Standard Control questioned if the indigenously- used under the National reach programme to collect all RTI reply that allegedly sug- Organisation. developed Covaxin contained Vaccination Policy, was con- the data pertaining to the gested that newborn calf Taking to Twitter, Pandhi newborn calf serum, the sidered. Based on the real-life pandemic, the affected fami- serum has been used to make cited the RTI response and Government on Wednesday evidence, particularly from the lies and losses incurred by the the Covaxin Covid-19 vac- said that the Modi govern- defended itself on both the United Kingdom, the Covid-19 common man among others. cine. Congress spokesman ment admitted that the vac- counts and termed the politi- Working Group agreed to Through the outreach pro- Pawan Khera said that the cine manufactured by Bharat cisation of the issue as “unfor- increase the interval between gramme, Congress aims to party wants “the Government Biotech “consists Newborn tunate”. two doses of Covishield directly cover approximately and Bharat Biotech to Calf Serum which is a por- Union Health Minister Vaccine to 12 to 16 weeks, ‘’ the three crore households in 30 respond to the reply that has tion of clotted blood obtained Harsh Vardhan said the deci- statement said. days, as per an AICC press come in the RTI, then we will from less than 20 days young sion to increase the gap “This recommendation statement. give a detailed response on it”. cow-calves, after slaughtering 34!&45 % that Covaxin has calf serum, and which vaccine?” between two doses of was taken up for discussion at The Congress said India Gaurav Pandhi, the them”. “This is heinous. This saying the Opposition party As against Congress “dis- Covishield has been taken in a the meeting of the Standing needs quick and complete national coordinator of information should have ccusing the Congress of has committed “a big sin” by information”, the BJP transparent manner based on Technical Sub-Committee vaccination and not the BJP’s Digital Communications and been made public before,” A“communalising” making such allegations. spokesperson said India is scientific data. “Decision to (STSC) of NTAGI held on “brand of lies and rhyming Social Media at AICC, had added Pandhi. He also and spreading disinformation He said the scientific the fastest vaccinating coun- increase the gap between May 13 under the joint chair- slogans” to cover up the vac- tweeted the RTI response to attached a screenshot of the on the indigenous Covaxin community and the Health try and that the efforts should administering 2 doses of personship of the secretary of cine shortage caused by the applicant Vikas Patni. The response to the RTI applica- Covid-19 vaccine, the BJP on Ministry has said there is no be applauded. #COVISHIELD has been taken the Department of government’s inaction. “newborn calf serum is used tion as well. Wednesday demanded to calf serum in Covaxin and Patra said the Congress is in a transparent manner based Biotechnology, the secretary of Congress leaders, includ- know whether Congress pres- that it is “fully safe”. lowering the name of India on scientific data. India has a Department of Health ing former party president ident Sonia Gandhi and her Patra said Congress has and is only known for creat- robust mechanism to evaluate Resources and the DG of the Rahul Gandhi, said the gov- party leaders, Rahul Gandhi given a “communal angle” to ing vaccine hesitancy and its data. It’s unfortunate that such Indian Council of Medical ernment was trying to cover save the image of Prime As for the nationwide and Priyanka Gandhi, were the vaccination process and wastage. He said Congress- an important issue is being Research,” it said. up a vaccine shortage. “India Minister Narendra Modi, outreach campaign, it aimed vaccinated or not. asked whether “Gandhi fam- ruled Chhattisgarh said no to politicised!” he tweeted. “The STSC of NTAGI gave needs quick & complete vac- attempts that are facilitating engaging party cadres from Addressing a Press con- ily members Sonia, Rahul Covaxin , Rajasthan threw The National Technical the following recommenda- cination,” Rahul Gandhi said the virus and costing people’s Pradesh Congress ference here, BJP national and Priyanka and Robert vaccines into “garbage” and Advisory Group on tion: ‘as per the Covid-19 in a tweet. lives. Rahul had earlier also Committee (PCC) to the spokesperson Sambit Patra Vadra have vaccinated them- Punjab indulged in “profi- Immunization (NTAGI) chair Working Group recommen- The Government had accused the Centre of hiding Panchayat level and estab- rejected the Congress charge selves and if so when, where teering”. N K Arora said, “The decision dation, a dosing interval of said that the gap within two actual figures of Covid-19 lishing contact with target regarding enhancing interval minimum three months shots of covishield was deaths in the country. groups in urban, semi-urban between two doses of between two doses of increased based on scientif- He also tagged a media and rural areas. Covishield was based on sci- Covishield vaccine was rec- ic evidence and that the issue report that the government Local leaders will organ- that the newborn calf serum is all other impurities,” the born calf serum was ‘transpar- entific evidence and taken in a ommended’,” the statement had been discussed in detail doubled the gap between the ise visits of senior leaders to used for preparation and Ministry said. ently documented’ in several transparent manner.” “There said. by members of NTAGI as two doses of Covishield with- the households of the Covid- growth of vero cells which are These cells are then washed publications in the last nine was no dissenting voice among In both the meetings -- of well as its working group on out the agreement of the sci- affected families and help in used in production of vac- with water, chemicals to make months. The company had the NTAGI members,” he the Covid-19 Working Group COVID-19. entific group that it claimed disseminating information cines. This technique has been them free of the newborn calf mentioned the same when it asserted. and of the STSC -- no dissent Rahul alleged that the had recommended the regarding health issues and used for decades in Polio, serum. The vero cells are then published animal trial study Sharing details of the deci- was given by any of the three Government was trying to increase. post-Covid care. Rabies, and Influenza vaccines. infected with coronavirus for documents -which involved sion taken in this regard, the members who have been quot- “It is used for the growth of viral growth and in the process trials on hamsters and mon- Health Ministry in a state- ed in the news report, namely cells, but neither used in they are completely destroyed. keys; in pre-clinical safety and ment said that on May 13, it Dr Mathew Varghese, Dr M D growth of SARS CoV2 virus “In the final vaccine for- immunogenicity study reports; had approved extending the Gupte and Dr J P Muliyil, the alleged dissent. indigenously developed jab the final vaccine product. nor in the final formulation. mulation no calf serum is in studies on neutralisation of gap between the two doses of statement said adding that Dr Regarding social media does not contain newborn calf Bharat Biotech, on its part also Covaxin is highly purified to used,” the Ministry said. the UK variant, the South the Covishield vaccine from six Varghese has denied talking to reports on Covaxin containing serum at all and that the calf echoed similar points. contain only the inactivated Bharat Biotech also clari- Africa variant, the Delta vari- to eight weeks to 12 to 16 weeks the reporter on the issue of his calf serum, it clarified that the serum is not an ingredient of The Health ministry said virus components by removing fied that the usage of new ant among others.
ation and maintenance,” the )% Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a press $ *++, #- note. Further, mandatory deployment of a Network " ' * Survey Vehicle (NSV) to carry out a road condition survey on 34!&45 % national highways will enhance the overall quality of 34!&45 % of ASEAN, India supports he Enforcement the highways as NSV uses the utilisation of ASEAN-led TDirectorate (ED) has arrest- latest survey techniques such s China is muscling into mechanisms as important plat- ed Vivekanand Shankar Patil, as a high-resolution digital Athe Indo-Pacific region forms for implementation of Chairman of Karnala Nagari camera for 360 degree causing concern, Defence our shared vision for the Indo- Sahakari Bank, Panvel, Raigad, imagery, Laser Road Minister Rajnath Singh on Pacific,” he added. Maharashtra, in a bank fraud Profilometer and other latest Wednesday called for an open Highlighting India’s con- case worth over 500 crore. technology for the measure- and inclusive order in the cerns over maritime security The fraud came to light ment of distress in the road region based upon respect for challenges, he noted that after an audit was done at the surface. sovereignty and territorial India, Japan, New Zealand, developments in the South behest of the Reserve Bank of The decision to use integrity of nations. Republic of Korea, Russia and China Sea attracted attention India in 2019-20. drones comes a day after the He also flagged terrorism the United States. Brunei is the in the region and beyond. It The audit revealed that Road Transport Highways and radicalisation as the Chair of the ADMM Plus was in obvious reference to Patil was siphoning off funds Minister Nitin Gadkari “gravest threats” to peace and forum this year. China’s aggressive behaviour since 2008 from the bank reviewed the projects and security in the world and said Refraining from naming in the critical waterways. through 63 fictitious loan asked the stakeholders includ- a collective approach is China, Rajnath talked about “Maritime security chal- accounts of Karnala Charitable 34!&45 % that contractors and conces- tal monthly progress reports ing NHAI to put in use tech- required to combat the chal- the Indo-Pacific region stress- lenges are a concern to India. Trust and Karnala Sports sionaires will carry out the covering various aspects of the nology and innovative ideas to lenges. This observation was in ing the need for rule-based The Sea lanes of Academy, which were founded rones will play a major role drone video recording in the project development. keep a track on the develop- apparent reference to Pakistan order and stressed on “peace- Communication are critical by him, the agency said. Din India’s national highway presence of the Supervision “Project Directors of ment of the highways and aiding and abetting terrorism. ful resolutions of disputes for peace, stability, prosperity No collateral securities construction plans. The Consultant, and upload com- NHAI shall undertake month- road infrastructure projects Rajnath made these asser- through dialogue and adher- and development of the Indo- were taken against such loans National Highway Authority of parative project videos of the ly drone survey from the date across the country. tions while addressing the 8th ence to international rules and Pacific region,” he stressed. and no correspondence was India (NHAI) on Wednesday current and previous month on of signing of contract agree- As part of mission PRA- Association of Southeast Asian laws.” He hoped that the Code of made with the revenue author- made the use of drones manda- NHAI’s portal ‘Data Lake’, cap- ment till the start of con- GATI, the Centre has been Nations (ASEAN) Defence “India has strengthened its Conduct negotiations will lead ities regarding payment of tory for a monthly recording of turing all project-related devel- struction of the project at site monitoring the progress of Ministers Meeting (ADMM) cooperative engagements in to outcomes keeping with stamp duty for the purpose of all national highway projects opments in a month. and also on completion of the several other major infra- Plus. The ADMM Plus is an the Indo-Pacific based on con- international law and do not purchasing immovable prop- during their different stages of Supervision consultants project. NHAI will also under- structure projects including annual meeting of Defence verging visions and values for prejudice the legitimate rights erties for which loans were development, construction, will analyse these video take monthly drone survey in Bullet Train, Dedicated Freight Ministers of 10 ASEAN coun- promotion of peace, stability and interests of nations that obtained, thereby making the operation and maintenance. recordings and provide their all developed projects where Corridors and Ports among tries and eight dialogue partner and prosperity in the region. are not party to these discus- loans unsafe/unsecured, it said. The NHAI has mandated inputs/comments in the digi- NHAI is responsible for oper- others. countries - Australia, China, Premised upon the centrality sions. Further, all the above loan accounts that were used for transferring funds to the said trust, were found to be non- performing asset (NPA). It was further observed that without following KYC norms and other RBI guide- lines, the said loans were sanc- 34!&45 % country dedicated to the lega- tioned and disbursed at the cy of the maritime heritage of instruction and for gains by museum dedicated to the India, to showcase India’s rich Patil, the agency alleged. Acountry’s 5,000-year mar- and diverse maritime glory,” Patil was produced before itime history will be set up in Mansukh Mandaviya, the the Special Court for PMLA Gujarat’s Lothal by the Culture Minister of MoPSW said dur- cases in Mumbai on Ministry in collaboration with ing the signing ceremony. Wednesday. The court granted the Ministry of Shipping, Port The museum is set to be his custody till June 25. and Waterways (MoSPW). completed in three years from The two Ministries on the date the project com- . Wednesday inked a mences. Memorandum of As a part of the museum, #- Understanding for 14 galleries have been pro- ‘Cooperation in Development year old maritime strength of Maritime Heritage Museum, posed to exhibit the evolution 34!&45 % of National Maritime Heritage India,” said Culture Minister lighthouse museum, heritage of India’s maritime heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Prahlad Patel. theme park, museum-themed during various eras. he CBI has registered a case Gujarat. According to a state- Renowned architect hotels, maritime-themed eco- Key galleries include Tagainst a private company ment from the Culture Hafeez Contractor has been resorts and maritime institute mythologies and wilderness of Ruchi Global Limited and its Ministry, the world-class facil- selected as the Principal among others which would be Indian Ocean, Harappans: The directors for cheating a con- ity will be developed in the Project Consultant to prepare developed in a phased man- Pioneer Master Seafarers, sortium of banks led by Bank vicinity of the Archaeological a master plan and requisite ner. Indian Ocean: an Interactive of Baroda to the tune of Survey of India (ASI) site in design and engineering doc- The unique feature of Sphere, India’s contact with the 188.35 crore. The accused Lothal, located about 80 km uments for inviting EPC ten- NMHC is the recreation of Roman World: The Quest for firm is registered in Mumbai away from Ahmedabad. -- would be showcased and an The NMHC project has Gujarat has transferred 375 ders and project management ancient Lothal city, which was the Spice, Trade, Commerce and has a corporate office in NMHC would be devel- edutainment approach using been taken up under the acres of land in Saragvada vil- consultancy. one of the prominent cities of and Cultural Interaction with Indore (Madhya Pradesh). The oped as an international the latest technology would be unique and innovative pro- lage on lease for 99 years at a NMHC would be devel- the Indus valley China and South-East Asia. firm and the accused directors tourist destination where the adopted to spread awareness jects category of the token rate to MoSPW. oped in an area of about 400 civilization. Artefacts from Lothal and cheated the banks between maritime heritage of India -- about the country’s maritime Sagarmala programme under “The complex will be acres with various unique “NMHC is to be devel- Dholavira will also be displayed January 1, 2016 and December from ancient to modern times heritage, it said. MoSPW. The Government of showcasing the thousands of structures such as the National oped as a first of its kind in the at the NMHC complex. 2017. * #$#%&()*+ ,(#-./0/- +
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This is not to say that democ- % ;70/$3/%3 racies are worse than autocracies because polit- ical acceptability, as an underlying principle of / 473/4L/7 democracy, has its own merits. % ;54 43/$/%73 Social desirability of an idea is equally 7$3%&4$ important even if it may not appear to be so. / $/ $F<4 It is important in the context of implementa- ;75%/%$55F They were obviously politically problem relating to their manage- clutches of "middle-men". tion of an idea that may be politically accept- $4;/$<54" acceptable as well. But they never ment as well. This management of However, opposition to the Bills able. A number of schemes announced by the $3 <40 happened on the ground. Similar the teachers who are the pivot of wasstill so huge. It reflected the % $ 8 , $ government, hence politically acceptable, fail apprehensions are raised about the school education, has left a lot to inability of the proponents to on the ground because while formulating the 7# 4 4# recently announced National be desired. The biggest mafia in make this idea "emotionally relat- ( scheme, the social context is not taken into $337 34& Education Policy (NEP). The school education is the one that able" to the farming community. ) @ I $ I consideration. Thus, the infamous Family ifting Trump's sanctions, Iranian election has been rigged bit beyond the treaty limit of to be untrustworthy by quitting they wouldn't have got away @SecBlinken, is a legal& so that the 'hard-liners' are 3.67% (far below weapons- the treaty. The Iranian economy with rigging the election like this Lmoral obligation, NOT bound to win it. grade). It allowed inspections to paid the price, starving in the four years ago, when the treaty negotiating leverage. Didn't Joe Biden therefore only continue, it kept nothing secret, gutter for three years. was new and popular hopes work for Trump - won't work for had five months to reverse but every three or six months it The question of who goes were still high in Iran. The you," tweeted Iran's Foreign Donald Trump's deliberate moved the enrichment up first is fundamentally childish if despair created by Trump's Minister Mohammad Javad " 01- wrecking of the 2015 treaty that another notch to create some there is trust, but America has renewed sanctions killed those Zarif late last month. But what prevented Iran from working on counter-pressure on the other forfeited the right to demand hopes. Biden may be wrong to if US Secretary of State Antony nuclear weapons. After the June signatories to sort their that Iran trust it. Biden and let the JCPOA treaty die. An Blinken (and President Joe election, the wreckers would be American problem out. Blinken must know that immediate end to US sanctions Biden) have just decided that in power in Tehran, and they Finally, Trump lost the 2020 demanding Iran go first dooms and a quick roll-back of Iran's reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is would sabotage the talks. election, Biden replaced him in the negotiations, and that a deviations from strict adherence a lost cause? So why didn't Blinken's the White House last January, rigged election in Iran will to the treaty's terms might have There are quite a few peo- people move faster? it's probably too late. way, but none of them wanted and it became possible to repair shortly close the door on the deal been done the trick. Even a new ple in the Biden administration, It was the Trump adminis- Iran did nothing for more to get into a showdown with all the damage. However, the for good. It would break them hard-line government in Iran and particularly in the State tration that unilaterally pulled than a year, waiting and hoping Trump by breaking the US new secretary of state, Antony off, because Iran's Supreme would have found it hard to Department, who can count to out of the JCPOA treaty (Joint that the other signatories sanctions. So when Trump tight- Blinken, then announced that Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, unpick that sort of done deal. twenty without even taking Comprehensive Plan of Action) (Britain, France, Germany, ened the sanctions further in Iran would have to roll back all has arranged for his faithful sup- But it would have been a their shoes off. So they must and slapped crippling econom- Russia and China) would find May 2019, crushing Iran's its post-2019 increments to the porter Ebrahim Raisi to win the gamble, and Biden seems to have The author’s new book is have realised that there was ‘Growing Pains: The ic sanctions on Iran in 2018. ways to help Iran get around the remaining oil exports, Tehran enrichment process BEFORE election by banning more open- decided that he couldn't afford going to be an election in Iran Future of Democracy Since then, Iran has repeatedly American sanctions. began to go beyond the treaty the US lifted its sanctions. minded candidates from run- to risk his political capital that next Friday (18 June). (and Work)’. The views said that if the US just cancelled The other countries all limits - a little bit. The shoe is clearly on the ning at all. way. It will be years before we Many of them would even expressed are personal. Trump's sanctions and rejoined agreed that Iran was not violat- It didn't leave the treaty, but wrong foot there. It was the Both men are fiercely anti- know if this was a fatal mistake have known that this time the the treaty, all would be well. Now ing the terms of the treaty in any it began to enrich its uranium a United States that showed itself Western ultra-conservatives, but (and who it was fatal for). #$#%&()*+ ,(#-./0/- '6 .%)2 '!2 3'27) 2!1 01' 18 ! 39 6434*$ " 5'" 6! " ith stern expressions and Wpolite words before the cameras, President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin 6434*$ follows a diplomatic tug-of- plunged into hours of face-to- war that saw deep cuts in face talks on Wednesday at a ussian President Vladimir diplomatic personnel. lush lakeside Swiss mansion, a RPutin says he and US Russia’s ambassador to the highly anticipated summit at a President Joe Biden have US, Anatoly Antonov, was time when both leaders say agreed to return their ambas- recalled from Washington relations between their coun- sadors to their posts in a bid about three months ago after tries are at an all-time low. to lower tensions. Biden described Putin as a Biden called it a discussion Putin made the killer. between “two great powers” announcement at a news con- US Ambassador to Russia and said it was “always better ference following a summit on John Sullivan left Moscow to meet face to face.” Putin said Wednesday with Biden in almost two months ago after he hoped the talks would be Geneva. Russia suggested he return to “productive.” The return of ambassadors Washington for consultations. The meeting in a book- lined room had a somewhat " 3 " in which he informed Putin hold a solo news conference, awkward beginning — both O3 ! P , that he would be expelling with Biden following suit. The men appeared to avoid looking several Russian diplomats and White House opted against a directly at each other during a stoic Russian leader - moments For months, they have imposing sanctions against joint news conference, deciding brief and chaotic photo oppor- earlier when they posed with traded sharp rhetoric. Biden dozens of people and compa- it did not want to appear to ele- tunity before a scrum of Swiss President Guy Parmelin, has repeatedly called out Putin nies, part of an effort to hold vate Putin at a moment when jostling reporters. who welcomed them to for malicious cyberattacks by the Kremlin accountable for the US president is urging Biden nodded when a Switzerland for the summit. Russian-based hackers on US 7 " P 3 " $ 3 8 ! 7 *" " interference in last year’s pres- European allies to pressure reporter asked if Putin could be Biden and Putin first held interests, for the jailing of ! 0 , idential election and the hack- Putin to cut out myriad provo- trusted, but the White House a relatively intimate meeting Russia’s foremost opposition ing of federal agencies. cations. quickly sent out a tweet insist- joined by US Secretary of State leader and for interference in otherwise. adversaries. and that “the situation is too Putin and his entourage Biden sees himself with few ing that the president was “very Antony Blinken and Russian American elections. In advance of Wednesday’s “We should decide where difficult in Russian-American arrived first at the summit site: peers on foreign policy. He clearly not responding to any Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Putin has reacted with meeting, both sides set out to it’s in our mutual interest, in the relations.” He added that “the Villa La Grange, a grand lake- traveled the globe as a member one question, but nodding in Each side had a translator for whatabout-isms and denials lower expectations. interest of the world, to coop- fact that the two presidents side mansion set in Geneva’s of the Senate Foreign Relations acknowledgment to the press the session, which lasted about — pointing to the Jan. 6 insur- Even so, Biden said it was erate, and see if we can do that,” agreed to meet and finally start biggest park. Next came Biden Committee and was given dif- generally.” Putin ignored shout- an hour and a half. The meet- rection at the US Capitol to an important step if the United Biden told reporters earlier to speak openly about the and his team. Putin flew into ficult foreign policy assign- ed questions from reporters, ing, after about a 40-minute argue that the US has no busi- States and Russia were able to this week. “And the areas where problems is already an achieve- Geneva on Wednesday short- ments by President Barack including whether he feared break, then expanded to include ness lecturing on democratic ultimately find “stability and we don’t agree, make it clear ment.” ly before the scheduled start of Obama when Biden was vice jailed Russian opposition leader senior aides on each side. norms and insisting that the predictability” in their rela- what the red lines are.” Arrangements for the the meeting; Biden — who was president. His portfolio includ- Alexei Navalny. Biden and Putin were Russian government hasn’t tionship, a seemingly modest Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry meeting were carefully chore- already in Europe for meetings ed messy spots like Iraq and The two leaders did shake expected to meet for a total of been involved in any election goal from the president for Peskov, told The Associated ographed and vigorously nego- with allies — arrived the day Ukraine and weighing the met- hands - Biden extended his four to five hours of wide-rang- interference or cyberattacks dealing with the person he Press on Wednesday that no tiated. Biden first floated the before. After the meeting con- tle of China’s Xi Jinping during hand first and smiled at the ing talks. despite US intelligence showing sees as one of America’s fiercest breakthroughs were expected meeting in an April phone call cludes, Putin is scheduled to his rise to power. . # 3 $ # <$36'7' $ overnment troops in (40 #$54 6434*$ GMyanmar have burned most of a village in the coun- sraeli aircraft carried out a resident Joe Biden on try’s central heartland, a resi- Iseries of airstrikes at militant PTuesday unveiled picks for dent said Wednesday, con- sites in the Gaza Strip early nine ambassadorial postings, firming reports by independent Wednesday, the first such raids tapping career diplomats media and on social networks. since a shaky cease-fire ended steeped in foreign policy expe- The action appeared to be an the war with Hamas last rience — as well as political attempt to suppress resistance month. allies and aviation hero “Sully” against the ruling military The airstrikes targeted Sullenberger. junta. facilities used by Hamas mili- The picks include former The attack is the latest tants for meetings to plan Interior Secretary Ken Salazar example of how violence has attacks, the Israeli military as ambassador to Mexico and become endemic in much of said, blaming the group for any former Deputy Secretary of Myanmar in recent months as act of violence emanating from State Tom Nides as ambassador the junta tries to subdue an Gaza. There were no immedi- to Israel. incipient nationwide insurrec- ate reports of casualties. Retired airline pilot C B tion. After the army seized On Tuesday, hundreds of ' $ 4 " “Sully” Sullenberger, most power in February, over- Israeli ultranationalists, some , famous for negotiating the throwing the elected govern- chanting “Death to Arabs,” emergency landing of US ment of Aung San Suu Kyi, a paraded in east Jerusalem in a flags as they danced and sang Airways Flight 1549 on the nonviolent civil disobedience show of force that threatened to religious songs. 3 Hudson River with no fatalities, movement arose to challenge " + 0 " $0 0 , spark renewed violence. At one point, several dozen has been named to serve as US military rule, but the junta’s Palestinians in Gaza respond- youths, jumping and waving representative on the Council attempt to repress it with dead- to protect against the junta’s they were missing. The incident in Kinma ed by launching incendiary their hands in their air, chant- of the International Civil ly force fuelled rather than troops and police. Most such Asked if he planned to go attracted special attention balloons that caused at least 10 ed: “Death to Arabs!” In anoth- Aviation Organisation. quelled resistance. local forces are very lightly back to the village, he said: “No, because the Burman, or fires in southern Israel. er anti-Arab chant, they yelled: " The announcement comes Photos and videos of dev- armed with homemade hunt- we dare not to. We think it isn’t Barmar ethnic group, the coun- The march posed a test for “May your village burn.” as Biden is on the tail end of an astated Kinma village in ing rifles. over. We will shift to other vil- try’s power-holding majority, is Israel’s fragile new government In a scathing condemna- 4 eight-day European trip that Magway region that circulated The village defense force lages. Even if we go back to our predominant in the Magway as well as the tenuous truce that tion on Twitter, Foreign included stops in the United widely on social media on gave residents advance warning village, there is no place to stay region and it is unusual for ended last month’s 11-day war Minister Yair Lapid said those (40 #$54 Kingdom for a meeting of the Wednesday showed much of of the troops’ arrival, so only because everything is burnt.” them to be targeted for such between Israel and Hamas. shouting racist slogans were “a Group of Seven leaders and the village flattened by fire and four or five people were left in The village defense forces severe measures. Palestinians consider the disgrace to the Israeli people,” he Israeli military on Belgium for a gathering of the the charred bodies of farm the village when they began are committed to forming a The army burned many march, meant to celebrate adding: “The fact that there are TWednesday shot and killed 27 NATO countries and the animals. One report said the vil- searching houses in the after- future opposition federal army, villages of the Muslim Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem radicals for whom the Israeli a Palestinian woman who it US-EU summit. lage had about 1,000 residents. noon. When they found noth- and some have allied them- Rohingya minority in 2017 in in 1967, to be a provocation. flag represents hatred and said tried to ram her car into a The trip culminates in A villager contacted by phone ing, they began setting the selves with ethnic minority a brutal counterinsurgency Hamas called on Palestinians to racism is abominable and group of soldiers guarding a Geneva on Wednesday with a said only 10 of 237 houses were homes on fire, he said. groups in border areas that campaign in the western state “resist” the parade, a version of unforgivable.” West Bank construction site. highly anticipated meeting with left standing. The villager, who “There are some forests just have been fighting for decades of Rakhine that drove more which helped ignite last month’s The crowd, while boister- In a statement, the army Russia’s Vladimir Putin, where asked that his name not be used nearby our village. Most of us for autonomy from the central than 700,000 to seek safety 11-day Gaza war. ous, appeared to be much said soldiers opened fire at the the leaders are to discuss rising because of fear of government fled into the forests,” he said. government. across the border in With music blaring, hun- smaller than during last woman in Hizmeh, just north tensions between their coun- reprisals, said most residents The villager said he Most of the fiercest fight- Bangladesh. dreds of Jewish nationalists month’s parade. From the of Jerusalem, after she exited tries. As a candidate, Biden had already fled when soldiers believed there were three casu- ing takes place in the border There is widespread preju- gathered and moved in front of Damascus Gate, they proceed- the car and pulled out a knife. declined to rule out appointing firing guns entered the village alties, a boy who was a goat- regions, where government dice against the Rohingya and Damascus Gate. Most appeared ed around the Old City to the The statement did not say how political donors to ambas- shortly before noon on Tuesday. herder who was shot in the forces are deployed in areas few in Myanmar protested the to be young men, and many Western Wall, the holiest place close the woman was to the sol- sadorships or other posts if he He said he believed the thigh, and an elderly couple controlled by ethnic groups army’s treatment of them, held blue-and-white Israeli where Jews can pray. diers, and the army did not was elected. But he pledged that troops were searching for who were unable to flee. He such as the Chin in the west, though international courts release any photos or video of his nominees, regardless of members of a village defense believed the couple had died the Kachin in the north and the are now considering whether it the incident. their contributor status. force that had been established but several media reports said Karenni in the east. constituted genocide. 7+P * $* ,$$ London: Dominic Cummings, last year,” he writes in his blog. the former top aide of UK Prime In screenshots of Minister Boris Johnson, on WhatsApp messages he has Wednesday reignited an ongoing shared alongside, the Prime row over the government’s han- Minister appears to call dling of the Covid-19 pandem- Hancock’s efforts “totally ic as he shared expletive-laden f****** hopeless” in response to WhatsApp messages believed a message from Cummings to be from his former boss in and in others seems to consid- which the premier brands his er replacing him. health secretary “hopeless”. The 7,000-word blogpost Johnson’s former Chief dubs Hancock’s version of Strategy Adviser, who left events as “fiction” and criticis- Downing Street unceremoni- es “systemic incompetence” ously last year, has previously surrounding the UK Prime made withering attacks on UK Minister. Health Secretary Matt Hancock Downing Street has refused and claimed the minister to be drawn into the latest should have been sacked for WhatsApp messages row, with 15-20 things, including “for the UK Prime Minister’s offi- lying” to people. cial spokesperson saying Following Hancock’s own Johnson continued to have evidence before a parliamen- “full confidence” in Hancock. tary committee to deny all the “I am not planning to allegations, Cummings took engage with every allegation to his blogpost to brand the put forward, the Prime Cabinet minister’s parliamen- Minister has worked very tary evidence as an attempt to closely with the Health rewrite history. Secretary throughout and will “Number10/Hancock have continue to do so,” the repeatedly lied about the failures spokesperson said. PTI #$#%&()*+ ,(#-./0/- 7 $ "! #'()* "! 2 !$ " #) +" ' ! ',(* )8 34!&45 % .*/ !/ !"# ellers who do not declare Slocal content percentage 34!&45 % while uploading their products 34!&45 % at public procurement portal dani Total Gas went up by GeM will lose out on business A921 per cent while Adani s India emerges from a and will not be able to partic- Enterprises went up by 890 per Adevastating second wave ipate in bids in which buyer has cent in the last one year com- of Covid-19 infections, Prime chosen to procure only made- pared to 60.7 per cent return Minister Narendra Modi on in-India items, the commerce for the NSE Nifty index, as per Wednesday said the focus must ministry said on Wednesday. Trendlyne data. be on repairing and preparing The Government e- Adani Group stocks have the health infrastructure as Marketplace (GeM) portal was been scorchers in the stock well as the economy for future launched in 2016 for online market in the last year before challenges. purchase of goods and services they started unravelling in the To prepare a base for a sus- by all central and state gov- last three days and have been tained higher growth rate, the B ernment ministries and agen- going down ever since. Government continues to 3 &0 &' cies. informed decisions according- suppliers only. Adani Group investors unleash reforms and has also The Ministry also said ly,” it said. Informing about the por- have seen wealth erosion of extended free food distribution mean insulating our planet “This goes on to show that GeM was the first e-commerce Buyers have been provided tal, Commerce Secretary Anup 1.10 lakh crore in the last three group with the highest market schemes to aid the poor hit against the next pandemic, India as a nation is adaptable portal in the country which with a filter in the marketplace Wadhawan said it is providing trading sessions. capitalisation. hard by the pandemic. ensuring we focus on a sus- and agile,” he said. had started displaying the to identify and select products increasing market access to Adani Enterprises was Adani Green’s market cap “Over the past year, we tainable lifestyle that stops eco- After the brutal second ‘country of origin’ of all prod- from among MII (make in seller groups like MSEs (micro down 5.82 per cent at 1449.30. is at 1.83 lakh crore, even have witnessed a lot of disrup- logical degradation, strength- wave in April and May, the ucts prominently for giving its India) complaint sellers/ prod- and small enterprises), women Adani Enterprises Ltd has though it is a relatively new tion in different sectors. Much ening cooperation in further- Covid case has fallen more than buyers the right to make ucts only, it said. self-help groups (SHGs), and gained 213.40 per cent in the company. Adani Green has of it is still there,” Modi said at ing research as well as innova- 80 per cent since its peak 5 informed decisions of pro- “Sellers who do not declare start-ups. last six months. It has a market given a one year return of the VivaTech Summit. “Yet, dis- tion.” weeks ago. curement. local content % (percentage) Currently, GeM has over cap of 1.59 lakh crore. 238.4 per cent. Along with ruption does not have to mean Indian economy suffered This as also the pick up in Now, it is mandatory for all while uploading product and 6,90,000 MSE sellers and ser- Adani Total Gas is up 917.9 other stocks, Adani Green was despair. Instead, we must keep its worst contraction in four the pace of vaccination had sellers to upfront declare the creating catalogue on GeM vice providers and they con- per cent in the last one year and down by 3.38 per cent at the focus on the twin founda- decades as coronavirus- aided state governments to ‘country of origin’, without will lose out on business and tribute over 56 per cent of the has a market cap of 1.53 lakh 1,171.25 on Wednesday. tion of repair and prepare.” induced lockdowns stalled relax restrictions at a relative- which they cannot upload will not be able to participate total order value on the plat- crore. It was down on Adani Ports has given a This time last year the businesses and economic activ- ly faster pace than in 2020. products on the platform. in bids in which the buyer has form. Wednesday by 5.02 per cent at one year return of 108 per cent world was still seeking a vac- ity. “I believe where conven- “Going a step further, chosen to procure only MII- Speaking with reporters, 1,394. compared to 61.1 per cent for cine and today two vaccines are While attempts were made tion fails, innovation can help. GeM has also started high- compliant products,” it added. GeM Chief Executive Officer P Adani Total Gas has gained the Nifty. Its market cap is at being made in India, and more to control the spread of infec- This has been seen during the lighting the local content % In the portal, a MII filter K Singh said there are 9,980 86.09 per cent in the last three 1.44 lakh crore. It was down are in the development or trial tions and healthcare infra- Covid-19 global pandemic, (percentage) on the product has been provided using which start-ups registered on GeM months, as per Trendlyne data. 7.22 per cent at 706.85 on stages, he said. structure built to treat the ill, which is the biggest disruption description page prominently. a buyer can filter out all non- currently.He said that to While Adani Enterprises Wednesday. “We have to continue the government implemented of our age. All nations have suf- “So, even within the prod- local suppliers and restrict its address the credit access chal- and Adani Ports have been the Adani Ports and Special repairing health infrastructure huge reforms across sectors - fered losses and faced anxiety ucts made in India, buyers can procurements under direct lenges faced by MSMEs, flagship companies, it is Adani Economic Zone Ltd has lost and our economies,” he said. from mining to space, from about the future,” Modi said. identify products that have purchase and L-1 (lowest bid) GeMSAHAY app has been Green Energy which is the 19.14 per cent in the last one “And when I say prepare, I banking to atomic energy. higher local content and take purchase from among local rolled out. star in the portfolio of the week. ! &+ ' P + 3 R" 89) ' ! 9:9 =) > " 6!2 merce ministry. Imports too rose by 98.33 " per cent to USD 19.59 billion <$% tive policy and a calm com- during the period, the data 34!&45 % ment on short-term inflation- showed. ey benchmark indices ary pressure can drive the mar- Exports of sectors such as ndia’s fuel demand rebound- KSensex and Nifty retreated kets ahead,” Vinod Nair, Head engineering, gems and jew- Ied in the first half of June as from record-high levels on of Research at Geojit Financial ellery and petroleum products easing of coronavirus lock- Wednesday following intense Services, said. are recording healthy growth downs helped sales but the con- selling in Reliance and HDFC Chice Broking in a note rates. sumption was still lower com- twins as investors turned cau- said that the domestic market The exports grew by 52.39 pared to last year. While petrol tious ahead of the outcome of took cues from the weak glob- per cent to USD 7.71 billion sales rose by 13 per cent dur- the US Federal Reserve’s poli- al market ahead of the US Fed’s during the first week of this ing June 1-15 over the same cy meeting. decision. month and by about 40 per period of last month, diesel The 30-share BSE index cent to USD 6.35 billion dur- 34!&45 % government should ensure consumption was up 12 per ended 271.07 points or 0.51 per ing the second week of this that the mines that are allot- cent, according to data com- cent lower at 52,501.98. It had "$ $ ;<1<= month, according to the data. he Centre on Wednesday ted are operationalised at the piled by state fuel retailers.This closed at an all-time high of 34!&45 % healthy growth in shipments in Exports during Apr-May Tsaid the government is earliest by hand-holding the is the first monthly increase 52,773.05 on Tuesday. sectors such as engineering, this fiscal year jumped to USD planning to simplify the green allottees and holding regular since March. Fuel demand had The broader NSE Nifty ndia’s exports rose by 46.43 gems and jewellery and petro- 62.89 billion, as against USD clearances required for the meetings, among others. recovered to near-normal lev- retreated from a record and -> " Iper cent to USD 14.06 billion leum products, according to 29.41 billion in the same peri- quick operationalisation of “Expect these two clear- els in March before the onset of declined 101.70 points or 0.64 during June 1-14 on account of preliminary data of the com- od last year. mining projects, including ances (EC and FC), rest of the second wave of Covid-19 per cent to 15,767.55. <$% coal. clearances come from the state infections led to the reimposi- PowerGrid was the top It assumes significance government. In fact, for EC tion of lockdowns in different laggard in the Sensex pack, xtending its losses for + ( " " as mining projects in various and FC, a lot depends on the states, stalling mobility and shedding around 2 per cent, Eseventh straight session, states face delays in production efficiency of the state govern- muting economic activity. followed by IndusInd Bank, the rupee slipped by 1 paisa due to lack of approvals such ment’s forest department. Reliance, L&T, UltraTech to end at 73.32 against the US ! " as forest and environment Cement and Bajaj Finance. dollar following risk-off sen- clearance. On the other hand, Nestle, timent among investors 34!&45 % reflected in the MRP and benefit of the reduc- “(With regard to) EC NTPC, ONGC, Bajaj Finserv ahead of the outcome of the tion should be passed on to the consumers, it (environment clearance) and Hindustan Unilever and US Federal Reserve meeting. rug pricing regulator NPPA has asked phar- noted. FC (forest clearance), we are Infosys were among the gain- At the interbank foreign Dmaceutical companies and medical device “In view of the above, all the manufactur- actually trying to do some- ers. exchange market, the rupee makers to reduce prices on products on which ers and marketing companies are required to thing with the Ministry of “Indian indices slipped opened at 73.29 per dollar as the GST has been lowered in order to pass on revise the MRPs of drugs/formulations on Environment and Forest ahead of the Fed policy against its previous close of the benefit to the consumers. In a notification, which tax/GST rates have been reduced taking (MoEF). I think some simpli- announcement as global mar- 73.31. the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority into effect the revised GST rates,” NPPA said. fication is going to be done. kets turned cautious. It hovered in the range of (NPPA) noted that a change in tax rates has an Recalling or re-labelling or re-stickering on “The secretary Weakening MoM sales data 73.26 to 73.38 during the day. impact on the fixation of maximum retail prices the label of the container or pack of the already MoEF...Told us in a meeting and rising prices in the US are The domestic currency has (MRP) of various drugs and formulations. released stocks in the market is not mandato- that EC, FC norms are of adding concerns to ongoing lost 52 paise in the seven As per DPCO 2013, MRP of drugs and for- ry if manufacturers are able to ensure price com- course friendlier so that we inflationary trend. But, Fed trading sessions to mulations are inclusive of taxes. Therefore, any pliance at the retailer level through issuance of will able to have operation in maintaining an accommoda- Wednesday. downward change in tax or GST rates should be a revised price list, it noted. a quicker way,” Coal Additional Secretary M Nagaraju said. ! # He was speaking during %/ C > GHGG the Virtual Chhattisgarh $ ? Mining Summit organised by M,HH ?0 the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. =@A Mumbai:With automation tak- headcounts by a massive 3 employs around 16 million, of The additional secretary ing place at a much faster pace million by 2022, which will them around 9 million are also stressed that the state !/ across industries especially in help them save a whopping employed in low-skilled ser- the tech space, domestic soft- USD 100 billion mostly in vices and BPO roles, according 34!&45 % ware firms that employee over salaries annually, says a report. to Nasscom. 34!&45 % 16 million are set to slash The domestic IT sector PTI he Union Cabinet on TWednesday approved a he Government on 700 per bag hike in subsidy for TWednesday said edible oil DAP fertilizer to protect farm- prices have started falling in the ers from its surging prices due past one month, and the quan- to the increasing cost of raw tum of decline is nearly 20 per materials globally. This will cent in some cases. Stating that cost an additional of 14,775 India imports a significant crore to the exchequer. The quantity of edible oils to meet hike is part of the government’s domestic demand, the Centre effort to ensure that farmers get said it is working on a “series the key soil nutrient at old rates of mid- and long-term mea- of 1200 per bag. sures” to make the country self- With rise in global prices, sufficient. the actual price of DAP reached “Edible oil prices in India 2,400 per bag. DAP is the are showing a declining trend second most popular fertiliser across a wide array of oils. among Indian farmers behind As per data from the urea — in 2020-21, 119.13 Department of Consumer lakh tons of DAP were pur- Affairs, over the past month, chased, compared to 350 lakh the prices of edible oils are now tons for the top-selling urea. coming down,” an official state- Beside DAP, the government is ment said. providing 900 per bag sub- In some cases, the decline sidy on urea. is as much as nearly 20 per cent, The decision was taken at as shown in prices in Mumbai, a high-level meeting chaired by it added. Prime Minister Narendra Citing examples, the gov- Modi. Briefing the media, ernment said the price of palm Minister of State for Chemicals oil was 142 per kg on May 7 and Fertilisers Mansukh and now, it has come down to Mandaviya on Wednesday said 115 per kg, a drop of 19 per the Cabinet has approved cent. 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Digital transformation will pave the way for touch-free shopping experi- ences, merchandising, transactions, and ctor Ayushmann Khurrana’s equity has been soar- eliminate physical interactions, there- Aing since the past few years as he delivered eight fore, investment in retail technology will back-to-back hits in theatres. His booming credibil- be seen. The use of VR and AR for mar- ity with inclusive, conversation-starting social enter- keting changed the playing field dramat- tainers in India has made him one of the most sought- ically. Leading companies are adopting after brand endorsers in the country. augmented reality (AR) or virtual real- Now, Ayushmann has been roped in to be the face ity (VR) into their digital marketing of a mobile phone brand. As we all know, mobile strategy to attract customers, advertise phones and banking are two sectors that thrive on the their goods, improve sales, retain con- credibility of the artist to become the face. Recently, sumers, and give consumers new expe- mobile phone brands have signed on the superstars riences. Their application is expanding like Robert Downey Jr and Virat Kohli. So, Ayushmann in a variety of fields, including health- being roped in for a mobile phone brand surely means care, medicine, astronomy, education, his credibility with the masses is only on the rise. defence, and consumer products. When asked if Ayushmann could decode what AR and VR also allow for in-store makes him so brand-friendly, he candidly says, experiences to be had from the comfort “Whatever my equity is today, is mainly due to the suc- of one’s own home, eliminating the need cess of my social entertainers to travel to the store. AR is rapidly being which have made me connect used by e-commerce platforms to allow to the people of India. These he COVID-19 outbreak elicited a buyers to experience the goods as if they films have told people who wide spectrum of merchants’ were there in a real-life situation. The I’m, how I think, and what my Tsentiments and behaviours. The use of augmented reality and virtual intent is as an entertainer.” retailers are focussing on innovation to reality in retail establishments, e-com- He adds, “I’d like to believe operate to the best of their capacities in GO TOUCH-FREE merce, and advertising is the next big brands have noticed this the new normal. If the modifications, thing poised to disrupt marketing par- and connected with the that merchants are compelled to make adigms. AR is more successful since it idea that I try to tell real as a result of the pandemic, are good " has reduced costs and assists customers stories of real people. I enough, they will become the new in making purchasing decisions while feel thrilled that I’m benchmark for customer experience. " " they are engaged with the information. part of a brand’s vision When you introduce customers to a ‘Shopping by appointment’ is anoth- and journey to reach new level of convenience, reduced " " !(+ (7 *0 8('3 er shopping trend now gaining more out to the audience pricing, or better fit, their future expec- popularity. This is already happening with a narrative that tations will be established accordingly. with a lot of designer labels and fashion resonates with my As sad as a pandemic of this magnitude This indicates that the offline- firms, and it’s a trend that may continue journey in cinema. is, merchants simply cannot afford to online link is more crucial than ever to spread when Covid fades into obscu- I’m grateful that my waste time. before. Brands that are unable to bal- rity. In a nutshell, ‘appointment only’ films have worked During the first several months, ance the two might struggle. Physical refers to booking an appointment and wonderfully at the box dealing with the new social distance retail remains a very powerful tool for receiving a time window in the store for office and also got the standards was difficult, and only a few customer engagement and the digital yourself only or with a restricted num- love and appreciation shops could open, largely selling food, environment will never be able to ber of other clients. While the short-term from people.” medical supplies, and necessities. With compete with its value and experience, goal is to maintain social distance stan- Ayushmann says he many establishments closing, the retail hence, being omnichannel is the way dards and make the client feel safe, the has been fortunate to get sector business faced a very low con- forward to exist in composure. long-term goal is to deliver a variety of the right films that have sumer base and was at times nil. E-commerce will continue to eat substantial benefits leading to a lasting become huge hits. Success However, as time passed, each sector market share because it already has the experience. Customers with an appoint- always translates to equity, learned new strategies to deal with the tools in place to provide what customers ment are more likely to make purchas- he feels. new difficulty. want — price, selection, free and rapid es, allowing retailers to spend more of “I have always believed in Consumer behaviour was forced to delivery, to mention a few. Many brick- their time and effort on other aspects of letting my work do the talking. I alter during the lockdown. With phys- and-mortar stores were failing even their business. have been fortunate enough to ical stores closing, everyone, even sec- before the outbreak. The reasons for this With huge retailers suffering and are pick projects that have contributed tors and client groups that had previ- are numerous and complicated, but it in the midst of a recession, landlords will to the new discourse of how cin- ously avoided doing so, had to turn to is reasonable to assume that the rise and need to rethink their options and tactics ema in India can be unique, the digital realm for their retail require- popularity of e-commerce are to blame if they want to keep filling their facilities clutter-breaking, conversation- ments. Now that this behavioural for a large portion of it. with brands that attract customers and starting entertainers that don’t change has been adopted, it is doubt- Another trend that will undoubted- crowded stores while preferring low restocked, and large crowds are not confirm growth. need to follow the same, stereo- ful that things will revert to their pre- ly become popular in the future is con- exposure; a retail experience in which required. Products are displayed in dis- (The writer is the Vice Chairman of typed norms of how stories have vious state. tactless shopping, which helps avoid no items are touched, displays are not plays, and purchases are either made KGK Group.) been told,” says Ayushmann. wo years ago in June, Dia Mirza- Tstarrer and Sonal Nair-directorial Q8 " R 1 ! = > ' Kaafir made their debut as a web tele- vision series and instantly connected with the audience across the world. -$'$#. Written by Bhavani Iyer, the series told $ % F& # the wrenching story of Kainaaz Akhtar, 0 1 # NCOK a woman who mistakenly crosses the LOC, is pre- sumed to be a militant, and is held, prisoner. ccording to a National Centre for The series was a AComplementary and Integrative grim and poignant Health survey, one in 12 children retelling of a similar practice yoga. Over the years, incident and yoga has become increasingly reminded the audi- popular among Indian chil- ence of the human dren. It helps in improving cost paid by inno- balance, strength, cent citizens endurance, and aerobic when nations capacity. It can also help to mistrust each boost memory, self-esteem, other. academic performance, Dia says, and classroom behaviour, “It is difficult thereby reducing anxiety and poses or asanas also calm the mind and reduce to not stress in children. stress. empathise As we approach with a woman International Yoga Day, Tata FOCUS ON MIND who goes Sky Fitness is introducing Yoga Asanas like Pranayama, Padmasana, through so Ki Paathshala by Shrradha Sukhasana, and others, help a child to be aware much suffering Setalvad. The series will focus on of themselves and help them control their emo- for no fault of ‘3Fs’ — fitness for the body, tions. These act as a tool for calming and ener- hers. A woman focus on the mind, and fun for gising the child to develop a state-of-relaxed who is also a the soul. Setalvad explains ‘3Fs’ in mind, which is crucial for learning. It also mother and no detail: develops social-emotional awareness, longer knows if body awareness and coordination, she will ever FITNESS FOR BODY and interpersonal skills. experience a Asanas like Shavasana, sense of home. It Navasana, Tolasana, FUN FOR SOUL is a human story reminded that hate and violence “Deep-rooted prejudices make us for- resolve them.” Suryanamaskar, Chakrasana helps Children can adapt to all kinds of exercise and that will always are ultimately futile emotions. get that we are human first and Kaafir Kaafir was also Dia’s digital debut in strengthening the overall well- practicing yoga asana at an early age can lead be relevant for What remains after we are gone is continues to remind us of this fact. Hate and she says, “The performance had to being of kids. It aims to develop both them to have a healthy head start in life. In this its message of just this question, ‘Did we love is a corrosive emotion and robs us of be subtle and yet expressive of the tur- physical health as well as cognitive fast-paced world, it helps to rejuvenate kids inside- love and peace but this world and those inhabiting our ability to empathise with each other moil within the character and I felt skills in children. It opens the ener- out. The meditative pose helps to relax both our is particularly pertinent it enough?’” and vitiates life so much that we for- truly humbled when so many fans and gy channels throughout the body, mind and body. It promotes spiritual awakening now because we are Dia says, the fundamental get to love, to be kind, to build a world critics sent me appreciative messages increasing flexibility of the spine, and awareness of higher consciousness. It is a per- being reminded every humanism informing the story where there is more light than darkness. after watching the series.” strengthening bones, and stimulating fect choice if you want a holistic approach to mind day by the pandemic of instantly drew her to the char- Yes, geopolitical tensions are real but She also won a Critic’s Choice nod the circulatory and immune systems. and body strength. our shared humanity. We are being acter of Kainaz and she says, so is the hope that one day we can for Best Actor (OTT) at Gold Awards. Along with proper breathing, these L', ,-;0 <- P& Q"$% # %" # & # &$% N% O) N% % +$'$ P % "% %'%($ $ "% $ %O $ ) + "%O $ ) ) " % O L O N M "/O "# % O ! > " )% % " "# %O " % ' + O%O +) "$ O "% "% L )"# 1 + ) " 2 "% + $ ' O + "O "O " "M #$#%&()*+ ,(#-./0/- 99 "788 " 8 8 L % ( (' 6+%6+/( "" " " 3 " '329/ ankalp Se Siddhi — Mission TRIFED and unveil some notewor- book.” push. The Van Dhan tribal start- lation. TRIFED now plans to The Sarnath outlet is the first suc- tribal artisans and 17 training pro- Van Dhan, was launched by thy initiatives that TRIFED has The new TRIFED Office ups, a component of the same expand its operations through the cessful collaboration with the grammes were approved for bene- SArjun Munda, Minister for been working towards, such as premises at NSIC Complex, Okhla scheme, have emerged as a source convergence of various schemes of Ministry of Culture at an ASI her- fitting 340 tribal artisans and devel- Tribal Affairs on June 15. The Sankalp se Siddhi — Mission Van Industrial Area, Phase-III, New of employment generation for trib- different ministries and depart- itage site. With these outlets, the total oping 170 new designed products. event also witnessed the inaugura- Dhan. Implementation of this cru- Delhi is around 30,000 sq ft in area al gatherers and forest dwellers and ments to launch various tribal number of Tribes India outlets have Twenty five newly designed products tion and launch of several other cial mission will result in the trans- and has state-of-the-art infrastruc- the home-bound tribal artisans. In development programmes under gone up to 141. from the recently completed Design programmes, including the new formation of the tribal ecosystem in ture and is equipped with two less than two years, 37,362 Van the Sankalp Se Siddhi — Mission A Tribes India Coffee Table workshop training programmes for premises of the Tribal Cooperative our country. Today, is a momentous conference rooms for video confer- Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs), Van Dhan banner for expediting its Book, which showcases the rich cul- the Boksa tribal artisans at Rishikesh Marketing Development Federation day for tribal people, as today sees encing and other latest amenities. subsumed into 2240 Van Dhan implementation in a Mission mode. tural tribal heritage and highlights and Meena tribal artisans at Jaipur, of India (TRIFED) headquarters. the culmination of the valuable It houses office space for the Vikas Kendra Clusters (VDVKCs) Through this mission, the establish- the journey of various tribal artisans were also launched. Keeping in line with the Prime effort put in by the TRIFED team Minister for Tribal Affairs, of 300 forest dwellers each, have ment of 50,000 Van Dhan Vikas practising different arts and crafts Speaking on the occasion, Pravir Minister’s clarion call ‘Vocal for over the past years. It is commend- Managing Director, senior offi- been sanctioned by TRIFED out of Kendras, 3000 Haat Bazaars, 600 and how TRIFED has impacted their said, “TRIFED is working consis- Local’ and to build an Atmanirbhar able that the Ministry of Tribal cials and all staff. which 1200 VDVK Clusters are godowns, 200 Mini TRIFOOD livelihoods, was also unveiled today. tently on its mission towards mak- Bharat, TRIFED has been coming Affairs and the TRIFED team has The most notable initiative operational. A total number of 134 units, 100 common facility centres, With the mission to make Tribes ing the tribals atmanirbhar and up with several initiatives, aimed achieved this, despite the difficult unveiled was Sankalp Se Siddhi — Tribes India Outlets have been 100 TRIFOOD parks, 100 SFURTI India the ultimate gifting destina- self-reliant. These are just a glimpse at sustainable livelihoods for our circumstances of the past two Mission Van Dhan. TRIFED has opened for retail marketing to clusters, 200 Tribes India retail tion, TRIFED has compiled a ham- of the activities it has undertaken in tribal population. years.” been implementing several note- date, and have made a total sale of stores, e-commerce platforms for per of unique handicrafts, GI prod- this regard. The team is striving in Munda formally inaugurated Renuka said, “It is noteworthy worthy programmes for the 53.66 crores. Besides, two TRI- TRIFOOD and Tribes India brands ucts and immunity boosters from this direction and will continue to the new office by cutting the ribbon that the new initiatives being empowerment of the tribals. Over FOOD Projects at Jagdalpur and is being targeted. different parts of the country. These do so.” in the presence of Renuka Singh, unveiled today take care of all the past two years, The ‘Mechanism Raigarh (Maharashtra) are being Munda also inaugurated seven hampers, unveiled today, will make With the emphasis on being Minister of State for the Ministry of aspects of tribal empowerment, be for Marketing of Minor Forest shortly commissioned for under- more Tribes India outlets, two in for unique gifts both here and ‘Vocal for local’ and building a self- Tribal Affairs, Bhaskar Khulbe, it spreading awareness about the Produce (MFP) through Minimum taking value-addition of various Jagdalpur, three in Ranchi, one in abroad. TRIFED has also been pro- reliant India, TRIFED, as the nodal Advisor to the PM, Ramesh Chand richness of tribal lifestyle and nat- Support Price (MSP) and forest products being procured by Jamshedpur and another at Sarnath. viding skill upgradation and design agency working towards tribal Meena, Chairman of TRIFED, and ural produce with the immunity Development of Value Chain for beneficiaries of Van Dhan Kendras. Showcasing tribal products from all development workshops for the empowerment, continues to Pravir Krishna, Managing Director boosting product hampers and the MFP’ has impacted the tribal As a result of the above, an estimat- over the country, the outlets will have development of tribal artisans launch and start new initiatives of TRIFED. attractively designed H&IG prod- ecosystem in a major way. It has ed amount of 3800 crores has so specific GI and Van Dhan corners through handicraft and income that helps in improving the income Speaking on the occasion, ucts which are not only sustainable; injected 3,000 crores into the far been injected in the tribal econ- and will display the large variety of generation training programmes. and livelihood of the tribal people, Munda remarked, “I am delighted or preserving the culture through tribal economy, even during such omy while impacting the lives of 50 GI tagged and natural products During the pandemic, efforts were while preserving their way of life to inaugurate the new premises of the vivid colourful Coffee Table difficult times, aided by government lakh members of the tribal popu- from different parts of the country. made for the skill development of and traditions. >D!' "$$ 2 # " $ $ 0 he National Cadet Corps, Ta premier uniformed youth organisation of our country, has contributed sig- nificantly to nation-building since its inception. It has transformed the lives of mil- lions of youth by shaping their character and showing them the path of ‘Unity and Discipline’, the motto of NCC. The NCC has made notable and praiseworthy contributions in spreading awareness among the masses .3!2 $ on important issues like water ai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister of machines shall help in maintaining the conservation, environment JHimachal Pradesh (HP), flagged off cleanliness and hygiene of the city. protection, Swachhta Abhiyan " $ truck-mounted sewer jetting and litter Furthermore, with the introduction of and enforcing COVID-19 In phase one, adoption of Choice Based Credit System picking machines, provided to the these technologically advanced protocols. It is time that NCC the course in colleges already and NCC training already Municipal Corporation of Shimla by machines, the process of cleaning, espe- now be considered as a gen- having NCC units will be falls in this ambit. promotion-cum-pipping ceremony few constables were invited from Delhi- Power Grid Corporation of India cially in difficult terrains of the hilly eral elective subject/credit made possible. Subsequent Out of the 979 universities Aof other ranks was organized at CISF NCR Units and IGI Airport for putting Limited (POWERGRID), as part of its region, will be done easily and rapidly. course in all universities and expansion to other colleges in India, only 54 are central Headquarters, New Delhi and simulta- their rank on promotion during the pip- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Earlier, one SPV mounted vacuum- colleges which are affiliated would depend on the creation universities, 425 are state uni- neously at all the zonal headquarters ping ceremony. Similarly, pipping cer- initiative. assisted road sweeper, two sewer clean- with NCC in an extracurric- of necessary capacity with versities and 125 are deemed across India. emonies were also organised in all the Suresh Bhardwaj, Urban ing jetting vehicle machines costing ular capacity. DGNCC or by the colleges universities. To achieve imple- In a path-breaking initiative for the zonal headquarters of CISF for promot- Development Minister of HP, V K 1.31 crore had been handed over to the Secretary of the themselves. DGNCC revealed mentation of NCC elective in welfare of the personnel, 2100 consta- ing the CISF personnel to the next high- Singh, Director (Personnel) of POWER- Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Department of Higher that under Fully Self-Financed state universities, the DoE bles/GD have been promoted to the rank er rank. GRID, Kailash Rathore, Executive Manali, district Kullu. Apart from this, Education from the Ministry Scheme, one lakh vacancies would approach the state gov- of Head Constable/GD. Sudhir Kumar Saxena congratulated all the pro- Director, Northern Region-II of POW- 3,250 solar LED street lights and 13,000 of Education, Amit Khare have been released for private ernments to facilitate the Saxena, DG of CISF put ranks to promot- moted head constables. He said that reg- ERGRID and other senior officials were twin-bin dustbins having financial impli- held a meeting with Lt Gen colleges over and above the 15 process. The DoE would also ed CISF personnel during the promo- ular promotions to the personnel go a also present on this occasion. cation of 11.49 crore, have been supplied Tarun Aich, Director-General lakh sanctioned strength of consider the suitability of tion-cum-pipping ceremony held at long way in enhancing our capabilities POWERGRID had sanctioned and installed in various parts of HP. of NCC and Maj Gen M NCC. introducing the NCC credit CISF HQ. Arvind Deep, ADG (North), and also motivates other personnel to funds amounting to 1.98 crores for pro- Besides, POWERGRID has also Indrabalan, ADG of NCC, on Interestingly as a JS in course in IITs and NITs. P S Phalnikar, ADG (APS), Prateek improve in their tasks and aspire for a viding four special purpose vehicles undertaken efforts for skill development facilitating the implementa- 2013, Khare had initiated a Khare also conveyed that Mohanty, IG (Pers) and other senior offi- similar promotions. It thus improves the (SPVs) to the state of HP. One truck- for local youth in district Lahaul and tion of NCC general elective similar process. But at that the benefits of the NCC cred- cers of CISF were present during the cer- overall employee morale and job satis- mounted sweeping machine with vacu- Spiti, through infrastructure additions & credit course across universi- time it was considered as an it course to students need to emony. The ceremony witnessed faction thereby promoting the devel- um cleaner and one truck-mounted capacity building in the field of moun- ties and technical colleges in elective subject since choice be adequately publicised to immense pride and enthusiasm amongst opment of the organisation as person- compactor had been handed over to the taineering & allied activities with the India. He welcomed the circu- based semester system was generate awareness and inter- the promoted personnel. To implement nel feel connected with their organisa- Municipal Corporation of Shimla in financial implication of 32 lakhs. As part lars issued by UGC and not in place. He mentioned est among universities and this transformational agenda, the officers tion and willingly give their best for its December 2020. The remaining two of CSR efforts in the state, 4 Medical AICTE that recognises NCC that the National Education students. He appreciated the and staff of CISF HQ pursued hard and effective functioning and growth. He machines were flagged off on the day Mobile units costing 1.06 crores to as a credit course designed by Policy, 2020 has already recog- efforts being made by DG of maintained liaison & coordination with also added that in the present scenario before yesterday. Bilaspur District Authorities, two ambu- Directorate General National nised the importance of holis- NCC and the state direc- MHA, for promoting the force person- of negativity, these promotions will not This initiative of POWERGRID lances in IGMC Shimla and District Cadet Corps (DGNCC), tic education, social service, torates engaging with uni- nel. only boost the morale of the personnel shall help the municipal corporation in Hospital, Chamba have been provided in which he hailed as a landmark community development et al versities and colleges in assist- Because of the COVID menace and but also help to create a positive func- creating smart city infrastructure. These the state of Himachal Pradesh. step. as credit courses under the ing the implementation. guidelines of social distancing, only a tional atmosphere at workplaces. India (FSSAI) highlighted the ben- Regarding this initiative, organisation’s consumer marketing + - efits of rice bran oil stating it is one Sanjeev Kumar Chaddha, segment by offering daily essential of the healthiest cooking oils and Managing Director of NAFED, healthy products at affordable price. has numerous benefits like being said, “We aim to support con- Rice bran oil from NAFED + #( % rich in antioxidants and having sumers by providing immunity will be fortified and will contain anti-cancerous, anti-ageing proper- boosting products in the backdrop additional nutrients and vitamins. udhanshu Pandey, Secretary of On the occasion, Sudhanshu ties. of the pandemic by introducing According to the FSSAI, fortified oil SFood and Public Distribution for stated that this initiative by NAFED Atish Chandra, Chairman & products aimed at promoting can help a person fulfil 25-30 per the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, will reduce the country’s consump- Managing Director of Food healthy food habits.” He also men- cent of the recommended dietary Government of India launched tion dependence on imported edi- Corporation of India (FCI) also tioned that this initiative will pro- intake for vitamins A and D. NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil on ble oil in the future. He also said graced the e-launch and outlined the vide easy access to NAFED brand- NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil will June 15. This Rice bran oil will be that this will provide opportunities various health and lifestyle benefits ed high-quality rice bran oil, which be available at all NAFED Stores marketed by NAFED (National for Indian edible oil manufacturers of rice bran oil and the importance will boost the indigenous oil man- and also on various online plat- Agricultural Cooperative Marketing while giving an impetus to the of standardisation of this product in ufacturing industry. forms and is recommended by the Federation of India Ltd), India’s Aatmnirbhar Bharat initiative. the industry. Recently an MoU has Pankaj Kumar Prasad, NAFED’s American Heart Association and apex Agri-marketing Organisation Guest of Honour, Arun Singhal, been signed between NAFED and Additional Managing Director, con- the World Health Organization which has been serving the coun- Chief Executive Officer of Food FCI for the production and market- cluded the event by highlighting (WHO) as one of the best substi- try since 1958. Safety and Standards Authority of ing of fortified rice kernel. that such initiatives will broaden the tutes for other edible oils.. 2 "'3 9! : 3+&% !$ ! ITES Ltd (NSE: RITES, BSE: and turnkey. Similarly, operating FY20. The decrease is attributable 596 crore respectively in FY20. In financial year. Profit after tax 4 # 3#%+$ R541556), the leading revenue, excluding other income, to a decrease in exports by 448 consultancy and turnkey, the mar- stands at 24 crore against 35 Transport Infrastructure is up by 12 per cent to 619 crore crore, disruptions in the supply gins were maintained at 44.2 per crore in FY20. Consultancy rev- tate-owned non-banking financial firm tion of 171 bps from FY 20. The current Consultancy and Engineering in Q4FY21. EBITDA, excluding chain and restrictions imposed cent and 3.8 per cent however enue from this subsidiary got SPower Finance Corporation (PFC) Net NPA ratio is at 2.09 per cent against firm, announced its standalone other income, and PAT has shown due to pandemic and one-time exports and leasing margins mod- impacted due to less traction records highest ever net profit of 8,444 3.80 per cent in FY 20. and consolidated financial results a growth of 17.3 per cent and 2.4 settlement income of 91 crore erated to 19 per cent and 35.6 per power requirement by railways crore for FY 21, up 49 per cent on Y-o-Y The Capital Adequacy Ratio of the for the Quarter and Year ended on per cent respectively and sus- during FY20. Excluding exports, cent respectively, due to fewer during FY21, however, power basis. company has also improved sequentially March 31, 2021. tained margins at 27.8 per cent the fall in operating revenue is 8.7 exports and reduced locomotive generation revenues are up by to 18.83 per cent as on March 31, 2021. Commenting on the results, and 21.3 per cent respectively. per cent. EBITDA (excluding requirement in H1FY21. 46.9 per cent to 16 crore in STANDALONE The capital adequacy is at a comfortable Rajeev Mehrotra, Chairman and During the quarter, exports start- other income) and PAT stands at FY21.In FY21, our wagon man- Highest annual PAT of 8,444 crore. level with sufficient cushion over and Managing Director, RITES ed for cape gauge locomotives to 505 crore and 444 crore, Dividend ufacturing joint venture, SRBW- Approximately 49 per cent jump in above the prescribed regulatory limits. Limited, said, “Given the testing Mozambique and coaches to Sri respectively, against 668 crore After declaring two interim PL, revenue and profit stands at Standalone Profit After Tax from FY 20. scenario, our focus remained on Lanka and as a result, exports and 633 crore respectively in dividends of 120 crore (5 per 161 crore and 2.5 crores against Around 28 per cent increase in net CONSOLIDATED project delivery & execution have shown a YoY growth of 54.5 FY20. EBITDA and PAT margins share) and 96 crore (4 per 265 crore and 15.5 crores interest income from FY 20. FY 21 vs FY 20 which helped us to register per cent. However, revenue from are sustained at 27.2 per cent and share) for FY21, the Board of respectively in FY20. In our Joint Dividend of 2 declared per share. Around 66 per cent increase in con- Quarter to Quarter operational some consignments which were 22.2 per cent respectively due to Directors has recommended a Venture IRSDC, revenue and Thus, in FY 21, PFC has given a total div- solidated profit after tax from FY 20. PAT revenue growth in every quarter ready for shipment is spilling over timely cost reduction measures. final dividend of 96 crore (4 per profit stand at 39 crore and 5 idend of 10 per share i.e. 100 per cent. at 15,716 crore for FY 21 vs 9,477 crore of FY21. Our Q4FY21 results sur- to Q1FY22. Consultancy and share) for FY21 which is 40 per crores respectively against 50 Aided by profit growth, company’s for FY 20. passed the Q4FY20, but were not leasing remained almost flat and FY21 (standalone) cent of paid-up capital. This div- crore and 5 crores in FY20. net worth for FY 21 is up by 16 per cent Loan Asset book grows at 12 per enough to make up for the short- seen revenue reaching towards the Similarly, standalone revenue idend will take the dividend pay- to 52,393 crore and has crossed the fifty cent. For FY 21, it was at 7,45,189 crore falls in first three quarters.” pre-COVID levels. also got impacted due to disrup- out of the company to 73.6 per Growth outlook for FY21 thousand mark. and for FY 20, it was at 6,67,330 crore. tions in the supply chain and cent for FY21 based on the PAT Commenting on the outlook, Around 25 per cent Stressed Book Reduction in consolidated net NPA Revenue and profit growth FY21 (consolidated) restrictions imposed due to pan- of FY21. Mehrotra said, “We can deliver Resolved in FY 21: ratio to 1.91 per cent in FY 21 from 3.57 Q4FY21 total revenue is up FY21 total consolidated rev- demic and total standalone rev- orders in hand in a timely man- Gross NPA ratio saw a sharp reduc- per cent in FY 20 due to resolution of by 6.1 per cent to `632 crore as enue stands at 2005 crore against enue now stands at 1947 crore Performance of our subsidiary ner but post-COVID normalcy tion of 238 bps from FY 20. The current stressed assets. against 596 crore in Q4FY20 and 2735 crore in FY20. Similarly, against 2665 crore in FY20. and JV will set the pace for execution. We GNPA ratio is at 5.70 per cent against 8.08 Reduction in consolidated gross has shown a QoQ growth of 36.2 the operating revenue, excluding EBITDA (excluding other income) Revenue from our subsidiary are also aligned to seize more per cent in FY 20. NPA ratio to 5.29 per cent in FY 21 from per cent. Revenue improved due other income, stand at 1860 and PAT stands at 460 crore and REMC Ltd stands at 69 crore opportunities for growth in com- Lowest Net NPA levels in past four 7.36 per cent in FY 20 due to resolution to growth in consultancy, exports crore against 2474 crore in 424 crore, against 602 crore and against 81 crore in the previous ing years.” years. Net NPA ratio saw a sharp reduc- of stressed assets. Today 4 4 4 D?CH -?CH ,G?CH 4 ,, .; .;1,;;,3.-? #$#%&()*+ ,(#-./0/- ! - ) ' ( = ! ) $ #/40&$ ( 5$ #$334 etherlands star Memphis NDepay has hinted that he is ustria forward Marko on the verge of sealing a move AArnautovic has been given to Barcelona as he admitted his a one-game Euro 2020 ban for desire to team up again with for- insulting a North Macedonia mer national team coach Ronald player in his side’s opening Koeman. match at the tournament, UEFA “Things will become clear said on Wednesday. with the transfer. I want to UEFA said Arnautovic had leave it at that for now,” Depay been punished for ‘insulting said after being asked about his another player’ and the 32-year- club future at a press conference old will miss his side’s match ahead of the Netherlands’ Euro against the Netherlands in 2020 game on Thursday against Amsterdam on Thursday as a , "E;F# Austria. “Everyone knows that result. , I have been linked to Barcelona European football’s govern- for a long time and that I want ing body had opened an inves- and then launched into an ill- to play under Ronald Koeman. tigation into Arnautovic fol- tempered celebration until his “Let’s wait and see.” lowing the incident in Sunday’s teammate David Alaba inter- Depay, 27, is a free agent 3-1 win over North Macedonia vened to calm him down. after opting not to extend his in Bucharest. Media reports claimed he contract with Lyon, for whom he The former West Ham insulted Leeds United’s Ezgjan scored 20 goals in the past United player, who now plays for Alioski, referring to the North 3% - $ 8" 4 E=.F0, # + # $$E.@F# ! 5 4" 0 0 " D"=@=@ Ligue 1 season. Shanghai Port in China, netted Macedonia defender’s Albanian "$- # ! - , , " &" , Austria’s third goal in the game heritage. Mats Hummels own goal was enough to hand Budapest. AFrance a 1-0 victory over The home defeat piles the Coca Cola takes $4 billion Germany on Tuesday as the pressure on Germany ahead of world champions made a win- their next game against # - / hit after Ronaldo’s PC ning start to their Euro 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal on campaign by controlling the Saturday, also at Allianz Arena. <$' Bale pass and finished well. a special goal by Aleksei Miranchuk Budapest: Portuguese superstar game in Munich. “It was a brutally intense Into the second half and Burak allowed Russia to reignite their Euro Cristiano Ronaldo removed Coca-Cola Hummels turned the ball game,” said Germany head n Aaron Ramsey strike just before Yilmaz really should have equalised 2020 campaign with a 1-0 win over bottles placed in front of him at a Euro into his own net in the 20th coach Joachim Löw. “We fought Ahalf-time and one in injury time on 55 minutes only to acrobatically Finland, but the game was marred by 2020 press conference here, which minute, which ultimately decid- until the end and I can’t blame from Connor Roberts was enough to volley well over the bar from just six an injury to Mario Fernandes. reportedly cost the global beverage giant ed the contest. the team, we gave it everything give Wales a 2-0 win over Turkey on yards out. Finland took the lead after just a staggering $4 billion. France also saw Kylian we had. What was missing was Wednesday. Wales had a golden opportunity four minutes when Joel Pohjanpalo A well-known fitness enthusiast, Mbappe and Karim Benzema a bit of penetrating power in the Wales almost got off to the per- to double their lead on the hour mark rose to head home brilliantly, but the Ronaldo set aside two Coca-Cola glass have second-half goals ruled off- final third. We didn’t do enough fect start inside five minutes as Aaron as Bale was fouled inside the area — goal was later ruled out for offside. bottles which lay in front of him dur- side, while Adrien Rabiot hit the there.” Ramsey was played in on goal by but the Real Madrid man blazed a But Russia fought back and went ing a press conference ahead of post for Les Bleus. He refused to blame Gareth Bale. penalty high and wide. close through Magomed Ozdoyev, Portugal’s opening Euro match against “It was a clash that could Hummels for the own goal, The Juventus midfielder though, Turkey kept coming, pushing for before Aleksei Miranchuk broke the Hungary here on Monday. have been a semi-final or a final, saying: “There is no need to fluffed his lines completely and hit a that equaliser and almost got it late on deadlock with an excellent curling According to media reports, the so to take three points was reproach Mats for the own goal. close range effort straight at Ugurcan as Merih Demiral headed at goal, only effort into the top corner. share price of Coca-Cola, one of the important,” said France coach It was difficult for him to clear.” Cakir. for Danny Ward to dive to his left and Russia almost doubled their lead official sponsors of Euro 2020, slipped Didier Deschamps. It was a heartbreaking night It somehow got worse for Ramsey claw the ball away. when Daler Kuzyayev cut inside and from $56.10 to $55.22 almost immedi- “We played a big game for Hummels, back to boost the on 25 minutes however, as he found With just a few seconds left on the fired towards goal but Lukáš ately after Ronaldo’s gesture. against a very good German German defence after a two-year himself all alone in the area and once clock however, Wales got their second. Hrádecký denied him with a stunning The market valuation of Coca-Cola team, but we were up to the level exile from International football. again failed to find the back of the net A clever corner saw Connor Roberts fingertip save. went from $242 billion to $238 billion, and this victory does us good.” Seven years ago, it was - this time firing an effort well over bundle home and confirm a hard- Despite Finland pushing for an a fall of $4 billion. The result leaves France Hummels’ headed goal which the bar. fought win. equaliser, they struggled to create On Tuesday, France mid-fielder second on goal difference in the knocked France out of the 2014 But it was third time lucky for the anything of note and the hosts Paul Pogba also removed a bottle of early Group F table behind World Cup in the quarter-finals former Arsenal man as he made a late , # MIRANCHUK SHINES secured all three points - with Group Heineken beer that had been placed in Portugal, after the holders’ 3-0 as Germany went on to win the run into the area, connected with a P $ &" , In Group B game at St Petersburg, B now wide open. front of him at a Press conference. PTI win over Hungary earlier in title in Brazil. passes , 1 0 ! 3 ; MURRAY IN TEARS AFTER WIN 3,$ 7 "& <0%#/75 went for an unsuccessful < ; D+C D+G/ P Q review. + 34!&45 % “That (Ashwin and Jadeja together) also pinners Sneh Rana and But it was Deepti who got DE gives depth to the batting as well as give a SDeepti Sharma fashioned the big breakthrough in the " egendary opener Sunil Gavaskar believes fine balance to the bowling attack. For the India’s comeback by triggering form of Knight, who was also Lthat India will go in with both Ravindra series later (vs England) much will depend a batting collapse in the final trapped leg before. Knight JAPAN WEIGHING 10K FANS CAP Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin against on the weather and pitch conditions.” session but England Women scored her runs off 175 balls $( ,H HHH New Zealand in the World Test While New Zealand will be on still managed a decent 269 for with the help of nine bound- 7 Championship final as Southampton’s a high after their series win six on the opening day of the aries. ! ‘boiling hot’ weather is going to ensure that against England, Gavaskar does- one-off Test here on Rana soon picked up her the pitch dries up progressively and assists n’t feel that the Indian team is Wednesday. third wicket of the day when 6 " spinners. under-prepared either just Playing a Test match after she induced an edge from Gavaskar is part of the match’s com- because it didn’t get any practice nearly seven years, India were Georgia Elwiss to Sharma at MAN CITY VS SPURS IN PL OPENER mentary panel and is currently in matches. struggling badly but Rana slip as England slumped to 251 ; 5 Southampton with first-hand knowledge “(In) today’s tours there (3/77) and Sharma (2/50) for 6. about the pitch and conditions for are barely one or two brought the side back by Earlier, England lost # GHG,+GG the match starting June 18. practice games before accounting for two batters each Beaumont in the second ses- ! " “In Southampton, it’s been the Test series begins in the final session. sion but managed to consoli- boiling hot over the last few days and the Indian team From a comfortable 230 for ' $ # D # .. & , date their position by reaching CONCUSSED FAF OUT OF PSL so the pitch will definitely be dry has had intra-squad 2, England were reeling at 251 162 for two at tea. ' &' ; and help spin as the match pro- matches so they for six as an old pitch being $ 8- 9: catch off Natalie Sciver (42) at After getting rid of Lauren ; gresses, so yes both Ashwin and have had that prac- used for the match assisted the midwicket off Harmanpreet Winfield-Hill (35) in the first ;#5 ! Jadeja will play,” Gavaskar said. tice. Indian spinners. ;<;= $ Kaur’s bowling. session of the day, India toiled Southampton’s maximum “The team is The Indian bowlers looked 124 !)2 < 2)!/19 But she made up for the hard before Rana picked up her /GH " temperature has been over a good blend of rusty and toiled hard for most mistake soon, dismissing Sciver maiden Test wicket. 250C for the past few days but youth and expe- part of the day before the spin- batting on 12 while Katherine leg before with the batter She got rid of in-form of WILCARD FOR MURRAY, VENUS there is a forecast of rain from rience and most of ners came to the party. Brunt was on 7. adding just eight more runs to Beaumont, who was brilliant- $ * ! Thursday. the players have been to For England, Tammy Knight paced her innings her score. ly caught by Shafali Verma at ! For Gavaskar, it’s not just bowl- England several times Beaumont (66) looked solid at to perfection and notched up The Indians struck again short leg. ing but all-round abilities that give so they know the con- the top apart from skipper her third Test fifty just after tea. three overs later, this time off- Beaumont faced 166 balls Q " India the kind of balance they need ditions and what to Heather Knight (95), who The Indians were sloppy spinner Rana sending back and decorated her innings with going into a marquee match like expect,” said the former missed out on a hundred. At on the field initially as Deepti Amy Jones, who was adjudged six fours en route to her second CELTIC VS MIDTJYLLAND IN CL this. India captain. stumps, Sophie Dunkley was dropped a straight-forward leg before wicket as the batter Test fifty. 3 $ ; Q & > = 5 " R # ;> $' " / (GHG, $ ) " #7 / $ ;/73 their thing, and that’s their job. I can- 45<7 034 not control all these things. For me, FEDERER SUFFERS SHOCK DEFEAT jinkya Rahane doesn’t mind a bit I always focus on controllables, even top Australian cricketers & 0 ) Aof ‘criticism’ but has never been putting my best foot forward, work- 5 1 Swho recently played in the ! too overtly bothered by what people ing hard and following my process IPL have pulled out of the coun- $/; think about his game as he goes on and the result follows.” 34!&45 % try’s white-ball tour of West " )R+D with his job of winning Test match- Rahane feels that even if he Indies and Bangladesh. D+C D+G $ $ " es for the Indian team. scores 40 and it proves to be useful ormer Australian skipper Steve The two tours are part of Despite his blow-hot-blow-cold for the team’s cause, he is more than FSmith replaced New Zealand cap- team’s preparations for the T20 ROSE JOINS WATFORD FOR FREE form over the last few years, India’s happy. tain Kane Williamson as the number World Cup later this year. ! Test vice-captain with 1095 runs in “I will be playing my natural Test batsman in the ICC rankings David Warner, Pat & 0 + 17 games is team’s top scorer in the game. Winning is really important released on Wednesday. Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye #" two-year World Test Championship whether I score hundred or not. I Williamson, who missed the Richardson, Kane Richardson, cycle leading to the final against New don’t want to put too much pressure second Test against England due to Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams hotel quarantine. MILKHA OUT OF COVID ICU Zealand. on myself and even if my 30 or 40 is injury, has slipped five points behind have requested not to be consid- The squad is due to depart & &5 % “It feels special,” Rahane said valuable for the team, I am happy.” Smith’s 891 rating points and is sec- ered for the tours for various rea- for the West Indies on June 28 )# N O about emerging as the top scorer. The Indian vice-captain in 2019 ond in the batters’ list. sons while Steve Smith has been for five T20Is in St Lucia fol- 7*%&% But what about the flak that he had played for the Hampshire coun- India skipper Virat Kohli climbed rested to fully recover from an lowed by three ODIs in ;6% 40 has faced because of poor run of ty and has a better idea about the to the fourth spot and has 814 points. elbow complaint which flared Barbados. If confirmed, the ! " scores? ground where he has also played two Also, Indian wicketkeeper bats- during the IPL, Cricket Australia team will then play five T20Is “I’m happy to take criticism. I feel Tests in 2014 and 18, both of which man Rishabh Pant (747 points) and said in a statement. against Bangladesh. BOPANNA-SHARAN IN QUARTERS it’s because of the criticism I’m here. the visitors lost. opener Rohit Sharma (747 points), Cricket Australia on Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton & % Q0 < &> I always want to give my best whether “I like to be in the present. I know have retained their joint sixth posi- Wednesday named a 18-man Agar, Wes Agar, Jason # ) ) 5) people criticise me or not. the conditions. It’s about being in the tion. squad for the twin tours. Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Dan ' 40 * 9+D1,,2 “For me, it’s important to give my moment, adjusting to the conditions. Australia play five T20Is and Christian, Josh Hazlewood, D+R = best for my country and contribute Also me being the highest scorer up is such that he is not thinking of three ODIs between July 9 and Moises Henriques, Mitchell 3 7 ! " each and every time be it as a bats- doesn’t matter now. It’s past. I just it as the biggest event. 24. The five-match T20 tour of Marsh, Ben McDermott, Riley man or a fielder,” Rahane, who don’t want to put extra pressure and “It’s just a mental thing. If we can Bangladesh is yet to be con- Meredith, Josh Philippe, DUTTE AIMS TO REACH 100M FINAL ' & * $ , played a massive role as skipper dur- " P $ ,G- would want to play freely,” said switch mentally and adapt, it’s impor- firmed. Mitchell Starc, Mitchell &$ 7= ing epic series against Australia, Rahane, who has three hundreds and tant. Yes one off, we have to take it Jason Behrendorff, Moises Swepson, Ashton Turner, + said. best left alone with focus on control- six fifties in this inaugural cycle of as another game not as a final or any- Henriques and Riley Meredith Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, & Having played Test cricket for lables. WTC. thing. We just want to give our best, have all agreed to go for the tour Adam Zampa. /)6 ,HH more than eight years, Rahane knows “I don’t really think about criti- For Rahane, the WTC final is just play good cricket, be consistent in the despite also being part of the IPL Travelling reserves: Nathan " , that public opinion is fickle and at cism. If people criticise me, that’s another game and his mental make- five days.” contingent that recently left Ellils, Tanveer Sangha.