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c m y k c m y k TABLOID Kiara talks family, pay 19 HE SIAN GE parity and T ANEW DELHI FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER 2019 A changing her name Politics from Alia NATION | NEWSMAKERS | Space to Kiara Bengal governor’s gate Nasa’s Parker solar probe at Assembly is locked, sends ‘spectacular trove’ Dhankar slams Trinamul4 of data on Sun’s corona 11 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 290 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■MPC decided on ‘pause’ over inflation fears N-E boils: Parties, civil groups RBI pegs GDP down plan joint move to block CAB MANOJ ANAND CAB and implementation to 5%, no rate cut GUWAHATI, DEC. 5 of the 1985 Assam Accord in letter and spirit. FALAKNAAZ SYED rate is that at which com- The Opposition Congress Sena’s move to back Congress president MUMBAI, DEC. 5 mercial banks borrow on Thursday took out a Sonia Gandhi has, mean- from the RBI by selling procession in the Assam while, directed the AICC The Reserve Bank of securities and is current- Assembly premises CAB upsets Congress to challenge the bill not India on Friday sharply ly at a 10-year low. against the Citizenship only in Parliament but cut the economic growth In its fifth bi-monthly Amendment Bill while AGE CORRESPONDENT Sharad Pawar-led also in the courts. forecast for FY 2019-20 by monetary policy, the RBI’s the All Assam Students NEW DELHI, DEC. 5 Nationalist Congress AASU chief adviser a whopping 1.1 per cent, six-member Monetary Union (AASU) and 30 Party is opposed to the Sammujjal down to five per cent, Policy Committee (MPC) other outfits are meeting The Shiv Sena’s indica- bill like the Congress. Bhattacharjee, who was from the 6.1 per cent pro- stumped the market as it here to formulate a joint tion that it would back Sources in top holding a marathon jection it had made in its unanimously voted to strategy to block the con- the controversial Citize- Congress leadership meeting of its central October monetary policy, keep rates unchanged Shaktikanta Das US actor Will Smith arrives for troversial bill that the nship Amendment Bill told this newspaper that executive on Thursday, as it kept lending rates while continuing with an the Spies in Disguise premiere BJP is determined to has raised eyebrows in they are mulling plac- said that they are deter- unchanged. grow, and then down to accommodative at the El Capitan theatre in pass during the Winter the top leadership of the ing a call to Maharas- mined to oppose this bill, Over the 11 months 6.9 per cent in August, stance. The decision to Hollywood on Thursday. Session of Parliament. Congress, which is part htra CM and Shiv Sena but this time they won’t since February, the RBI and 6.1 per cent in the hold interest rates was — AFP Leader of the of the Shiv Sena-NCP chief Uddhav Thack- allow the academic ses- has cut its GDP forecast October policy, while triggered by the recent Opposition Debabrata coalition government in erey in order to clarify sion of students to be by a whopping 2.4 per slashing the GDP forecast spike in inflation. Saikia, his deputy Maharashtra. The other the party’s stand. affected by the agitation. cent. In its February poli- sharply to five per cent in The stock and bond mar- Delhi sees 7.6°C, Rekibul Hussain and for- coalition partner ■ More on Page 2 Clarifying they are also cy, the RBI had forecast the December policy. kets were expecting the mer minister Ajanta seeking suggestions from FY20 GDP at 7.4 per cent, The policy repo rate MPC to cut the repo rate -17°C in Kargil as Neog led the protest. The guardians to decide their which was revised lower since February was cut in by 25 basis points. The Congress legislators building and marched to decrying the CAB and next course of action, Mr to 7.2 per cent in April. every policy, cumulative- MPC, however, acknowl- North gets colder walked through the corri- the entrance of the House raising slogans. They Bhattacharya said they Then in June, the central ly easing by 1.35 per cent edged there is space for New Delhi: The mercury dors of the Assembly floor carrying a banner sought scrapping of the ■ Turn to Page 4 bank set a seven per cent or by 135 basis points to monetary policy action in dipped below the normal in target for the economy to 5.15 per cent. The repo ■ Turn to Page 4 several parts of north India with Delhi recording the season’s lowest at 7.6 deg- JHARKHAND ■ rees Celsius, while Kargil ‘Why is PM unusually silent?’ shivered at minus 17°C. Unnao rape victim set on SC judge is There was no respite for Himachal as cold winds BJP starts ‘sorry’ after swept the hill state, while in Govt is clueless Punjab and Haryana, the fire by 5 men out on bail minimum temperatures to explore protests by hovered below the normal at most places. — PTI top lawyers on eco, mantris Full report on Page 13 a post-poll All 5 arrested; victim airlifted to Delhi hospital PARMOD KUMAR BHASKAR HARI SHARMA Yesterday the to Delhi on Thurdsay NEW DELHI, DEC. 5 Smog returns to AJSU deal with agency inputs home minister evening for further treat- NEW DELHI/UNNAO, DEC. 5 ment at Safdarjung Justice Arun Mishra are bluffing: PC choke Delhi-NCR YOJNA GUSAI of the country Hospital. A 13-km “green of the Supreme Court New Delhi: Smog returned JAMSHEDPUR, DEC. 5 A 23-year-old rape sur- and the UP chief corridor” was made by on Thursday defused SREEPARNA to choke Delhi-NCR even as vivor from Unnao is bat- minister lied that the Delhi police from IGI a crisis and offered an CHAKRABARTY the air quality slipped down With the situation get- tling for life with 90 per law and order in Airport to the Safdarjung apology as senior NEW DELHI, DEC. 5 to “very poor” category. ting somewhat tricky, cent burns on Thursday Uttar Pradesh has Hospital, which was cov- lawyers aired the Weather experts said tho- the BJP, which is con- after five men, including ered in 18 minutes. grievances of a sec- A day after being ugh stubble burning period testing on its own, has two of the accused who become good... The woman, who was tion of young lawyers released on bail after 106 had almost ended, a dip in already begun window- are out on bail, allegedly — Priyanka raped in December last over the harsh treat- days, former finance min- the air quality was expected shopping in Jharkhand. set her on fire while she year and was being treat- ment being meted out ister P. Chidamabaram due to slow wind speed and There are indications was on her way to court. Gandhi Vadra, ed at a Lucknow hospital, to them while hearing on Thursday hit the falling temperatures. that the BJP was “open All the five men have Cong leader said in a statement that cases in his court. ground running, taking Full report on Page 13 to the idea of tying up” been arrested. she was on her way from Offering an apology on the Narendra Modi with All Jharkhand The NCW has sought a her village in Unnao dis- from the “core of his government over the P. Chidambaram Students’ Union (AJSU) detailed action taken half an hour amid an trict to Rae Bareli, where heart” for any hurt state of the economy and JNU students plan in a post-poll scenario. report from the Uttar uproar by the Opposition the trial is going on, when that might have been joining his colleagues in Though the AJSU is a Pradesh police against parties, mainly Congress, she was attacked and set caused to any lawyer Parliament for a protest Ex-FM violating to boycott exams part of the NDA, it is the culprits. The Rajya over the incident. ablaze early on Thursday by him during hear- over the rising price of ■ New Delhi: The Jawaharlal contesting independent- Sabha was adjourned for The victim was airlifted Turn to Page 4 ings in his court, onions. Sources said he bail terms: BJP Nehru University Students’ ly. The BJP top brass is Justice Mishra said would address a press New Delhi: The BJP on Union have decided to boy- also in touch with a for- he would “apologise conference in Ranchi, Thursday accused cott semester-end examina- mer party member and 100 times if anyone Jharkhand, on Friday Congress leader P tions, scheduled to begin JVM(P) supremo felt hurt on comments where the five-phase Chidambaram of violat- from December 12, and go Babulal Marandi for a Rao, not Rajiv, to blame for or observations he Assembly elections are ing bail conditions by for complete suspension of possible post-poll has made in the on. claiming to have a very academic activities in alliance. course of hearings”. Addressing the media at clear record as a minis- protest over the hostel fee While the BJP seemed Recalling his days in the AICC headquarters ter, and said the case to be fighting a tough 1984 riots, says Manmohan the Rajasthan high here, Mr Chidambaram hike. against him was essen- Full report on Page 13 battle in this tribal-dom- court and all he did to said even after seven tially about corruption inated and Maoist-rid- Sukhbir Badal calls it ‘a shocking attempt to shift blame’ improve conditions months, the Centre he was allegedly invo- den state, the fight could there, Justice Mishra believes the economic lved in as the finance COUNTERPOINT get harder for chief min- SANJAY KAW the birth sary for the government said he was perceived slowdown was cyclical, minister.

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