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PM TRYING TO DISTRACT NATION: RAHUL GANDHI Will approach court for filing FIR Gandhi said “ should have courage to tell youngsters why Indian economy has become a disaster, against Delhi Police: JAMIA VC why unemployment is on the rise? New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) move the court against this announced that the ongoing Vice Chancellor of Jamia inaction as the police entered semester exams stand can- New Delhi, Jan 13 Modi should have cour- country.”He said that Milia Islamia (JMI), Najma the campus without permis- celled till further notice. New (IANS)After the opposi- age to tell youngsters the government is trying Akhtar, on Monday assured sion and hence, we want an schedule will be declared tion meet on CAA-NRC, why Indian economy to suppress the voice of agitating students that “we FIR to be registered against later,” the statement read. Rahul Gandhi on Mon- has become a disaster, the youth and the de- will approach the court for them,” she added.She fur- Students of Jamia Millia Isla- day launched a scathing why unemployment is mands of the youth are registering an FIR against the ther clarifi ed that she didn’t mia on Monday surrounded attack on Prime Minis- on the rise? He does not legitimate but govern- Delhi Police” for the violence issue any notice to vacate the Vice Chancellor’s offi ce to ter Narendra Modi and have the guts to stand ment is not listening to on campus on December the hostels after the violence. celled till further notice. The press for their charter of de- alleged that the govern- in front of students. I it.Earlier the opposi- cal parties but two major allies 15.“We had initiated a com- Akhtar also said that security new schedule will be declared mands. Organised under the ment has failed on eco- challenge him to go to tion met in New Delhi gave it a miss as DMK did not plaint, but the police didn’t has already been beefed up later.“On the demand of the banner of Jamia Coordina- nomic issues and is now any university, stand to chalk out a strategy take part because they are at register an FIR. We have also on the campus.Meanwhile, protesting students, the Vice tion Committee, the students distracting the nation there without police on the issue of CAA and loggerheads with the state unit sent an objection to the gov- in an offi cial statement, JMI Chancellor in consultation gathered at noon near the through other means. and tell people what he NPR. The meeting was of the Congress while Shiv Sena ernment regarding the same,” stated that the ongoing se- with the Deans, head of de- Vice Chancellor’s offi ce to set Gandhi said “Narendra is going to do for this attended by 20 politi- also did not turn up. the VC said.“Now we will mester exams stood can- partments and other offi cials up a blockade. Andhra, Telangana CMs discuss UNNAO RAPE CASE: NOW DOCTOR DIES MYSTERIOUSLY political developments Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) Jan 13 posted in the emergency ward the murder of the rape victim’s The family members said that he (IANS) The doctor who treated of the district hospital. He had father is scheduled to come up was a diabetic patient.The body the father of the Unnao rape discharged the rape victim’s fa- in court on Tuesday. has been sent for post-mortem. victim has died in mysterious ther after fi rst aid and the latter According to his family mem- Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sen- circumstances here on Monday. died in custody a few hours later. bers, Upadhaya complained of gar, who has been convicted for Prashant Upadhyaya had Upadhaya was later suspended diffi culty in breathing on Mon- the rape of the Unnao victim, is treated the Unnao rape victim’s during the CBI inquiry into the day morning but refused to go to serving a life sentence in Tihar father in April 2018 after he had matter. He had later been rein- the hospital. Later when he was jail while his brother Atul Sengar been brutally thrashed in po- stated and was presently posted taken to the hospital, the doc- is also in jail for the murder of lice custody. The doctor was in Fatehpur.The case related to tors declared him brought dead. the girl’s father. SHIVAJI vis-a-vis Modi: Congress to Hyderabad, Jan 13 the offi cial residence of National Population Reg- (IANS)Chief Ministers of his Telangana counterpart ister (NPR) and National agitate Andhra Pradesh and Telan- K. Chandrashekhar Rao. Register of Citizens (NRC). gana met here on Monday Rao accorded a warm wel- The two Chief Ministers against BJP to discuss various issues come to Reddy and hosted are likely to discuss CAA Sonia Gandhi asks Delhi Cong including the latest po- a lunch for him. After the and related issues to take litical developments at the lunch, they discussed vari- a stand in view of nation- national level in the wake ous issues.While the agen- wide protests. Rao’s Telan- stalwarts to contest polls, Ist list soon of the nation-wide protests da of their meeting was not gana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Con- Sonia doesn't want any thing, J.P. Agarwal, Rajesh Lilothia and over Citizenship (Amend- offi cially announced, the had voted against the Bill in gress interim chief Sonia Gandhi like Haryana and Maharashtra, Naseeb Singh were also present ment) Act.After landing two leaders understood to Parliament while YSR Con- has asked the party leaders seek- where party didn't contest the at the meeting. here from Vijayawada, be discussing the political gress Party (YSRCP) led by ing ticket for their kins to them- elections with full force. IANS had reported last Mon- Andhra Pradesh Chief Min- developments at the Cen- Jagan Mohan Reddy had selves contest the Delhi Assem- The Congress is keen to fi eld day that as many as a dozen ister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Red- tre in the wake of ongo- supported it. bly polls. The party is likely to strong candidates and doesn't leaders wanted party ticket for dy drove to Pragati Bhavan, ing protests against CAA, ...... Continue on Page 3 release it's fi rst list of candidates want to contest in a manner that their sons or daughters. Wary , Jan 13 (IANS) Tak- in a day or two. would send out a message that of defeat, some of these lead- ing strong umbrage at a book According to sources, she the party is not a strong con- ers were trying to garner ticket No question of NRC in Bihar: Nitish ‘Aajke Shivaji: Narendra Modi’ said everybody whom the party tender.Miffed with the party's for their kins.Sajjan Kumar has Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) Bi- people belong to which released by a Bharatiya Janata wanted to nominate would con- lacklustre approach, Gandhi sought ticket for his son. Mudit har Chief Minister Nitish caste as the last caste- Party activist, the Maharashtra test elections. While some senior summoned all leaders, including Agarwal, son of J.P. Agarwal, is Kumar has reiterated that based census took place Congress announced a state- leaders had sought time, others Ajay Maken and Arvinder Singh also hoping for a nomination. there is no question or any in 1930."On the question wide agitation on Tuesday to expressed their willingness to Lovely, who had contested Lok Yoganand Shastri's daughter is need to implement Na- of a debate in the House protest against what it termed contest elections, sources said. Sabha polls to her residence. also demanding a ticket. tional Register of Citizens on the CAA and the NRC, a “contempt” of the great (NRC) in Bihar, though he the Chief Minister said, "If Maratha king, Chhatrapati said he is open to debate ify the 126th Constitution people want, we are ready Shivaji Maharaj. Hemant Soren may expand on the issue. Amendment Bill, which for a discussion on the is- State Congress President Kumar said the NRC was proposes to extend SC/ST sue in the Assembly. So far and Revenue Minister Balasa- meant for Assam only and quota in Lok Sabha and as NRC is concerned, there heb Thorat said attempts were Jharkhand cabinet after two days even Prime Minister has State Assemblies by anoth- is no question of imple- made even in the past by some to sources, induction of more acknowledged it on sev- er 10 years, Kumar extend- menting it. This was meant BJP activists like Ajay kumar Ministers and portfolio distri- eral occasions.Speaking at ed support to the caste- for Assam only. Even the Bisht and Vijay Goel to make bution are not proving easy for the special session of the based census and said, Prime Minister has cat- such comparisons. Soren. While the Congress wants Assembly convened to rat- "This will clarify how many egorically said this." ...... Continue on Page 4 fi ve ministries, the JMM is willing to give only four. The Congress also wants important ministries, Amit Shah goes into huddle again; CEC put off like health, education and rural New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) to get fi nal feedback on prob- development. After BJP held a core group able candidates for all seats in “A detailed discussion is likely meeting on the intervening Delhi before deciding on the with senior Congress leaders night of Sunday and Mon- candidates on Monday's CEC, in Delhi on cabinet expansion day which lasted till 3 am, the which was postponed at the Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) as well as other senior Congress and portfolio distribution,” a party reconvened the meeting last minute. The party's high- Jharkhand Chief Minister leaders. He may return to Ranchi JMM source told IANS.Soren has on Delhi polls at Amit Shah's est decision-making body on Hemant Soren is likely to ex- on Tuesday.Soren took oath on to deal with the Congress de- residence. However, the party candidate selection may meet pand his cabinet as kharmas, December 29 along with three mands, meet the aspirations of postponed its Central election yet again on January 17, sourc- an inauspicious period in Hin- Ministers -- two from the Con- his own party legislators as well committee meeting which was es said.Some of the prominent du calender, ends in two days. gress and one from the Rashtriya as balance the caste factor. Also, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Mon- in-charge Prakash Javadekar, of the meeting on Monday names that are likely to be tak- Soren, in Delhi to take part in the Janata Dal (RJD). No Jharkhand there are over half a dozen JMM day evening.Party's working state President Manoj Tiwari afternoon.The BJP has held en up are Delhi BJP spokesper- non-Bharatiya (BJP) Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA was legislators who have won the As- president J.P. Nadda, Gen- among others were present a series of surveys of each son Tajinder Bagga from Tilak Chief Ministers’ meeting with made Minister. Fourteen days af- sembly polls four-fi ve times and eral Secretary (organisation) in the meeting. Shyam Jaju, constituency, sources said. Nagar and Kapil Mishra from Sonia Gandhi, is likely to dis- ter the swearing in, the portfolios are aspiring to be in the ministry. B.L. Santosh, party's Delhi Harsh Vardhan were also part The nightlong meeting was Karawal Nagar among others. cuss cabinet expansion with her are yet to be allocated.According ...... Continue on Page 5 Indian Horizon 2 City Tuesday, January 14, 2020 drops to 84 in Passport Purvanchalis set poll agenda Index, Asian countries lead in Burari Assembly seat

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) New Delhi, Jan 13 Ibrahimpur, Jahangirpuri India has dropped 10 places (IANS) Burari, one of the Resettlement Colony and to 84 in the latest update of most populated and a Nathupura and rural set- the Henley Passport Index, Purvanchali-dominated tlements like Mukandpur, sharing the spot with tiny Assembly constituency, Nangli Poona, Jagatpur, countries like Mauritania has several illegal colonies Kadipur and Mukhmelpur. and Tajikistan. and is often discussed by The area hit the head- India's ranking fell from Delhi residents for crime, lines in July 2018 when 11 a decade-high ranking of bad roads and lack of wa- members of a family were 74 to a low of 84 in 2020. ter and sewerage system. found dead in their house, The Henley Passport In- Of the 3,57,331 voters, which the police termed dex is the ranking of all the only 1,58,218 are females a case of mass suicide. world's passports accord- and the constituency has a The area is also known for ing to the number of des- sex ratio of 795, below the Khandeswar Mandir, con- tinations their holders can state's gender ratio of 824. government at the Centre conditions." Listing his sidered a Mahabharat-era access without a prior visa. consecutive year, Japan port holders access to 189 mark, Luxembourg, and Purvanchalis -- people and the North Munici- works, the two-time AAP temple dedicated to Lord The Henley Passport has secured the top spot on destinations worldwide. Spain together hold 5th from the eastern UP and pal Corporation of Delhi legislator said he ensured Shiva. According to folk- Index website provides the index, which is based The US and the UK con- place. The statement said the western Bihar -- ac- (NMCD) have failed to creation of around 200 lore, it's the place where comprehensive lists of the on exclusive data from the tinue their downward tra- that the index's historic count for around 44 per meet their responsibilities modern classrooms and Arjun prayed to Lord Shi- countries one can access International Air Transport jectory on the index's rank- success story remains the cent of the population and in terms of law and order construction of 380 more va before setting afire the visa-free, with an electronic Association (IATA), with a ings. While both countries steady ascent of the UAE, thus play a crucial role in and garbage maintenance. was in progress. "The AAP Khandavprastha (forest of visa (e-Visa), with a visa on visa-free/visa-on-arrival remain in the top 10, their which has climbed a re- elections. According to Jha, Burari gave an 800-bed hospi- Khandva). While the AAP arrival, or with a normal score of 191. Singapore shared 8th place position markable 47 places over the Since the Burari As- residents have been de- tal, 14 mohalla clinics (10 and the BJP are likely to visa. In a statement released holds on to its 2nd place is a significant decline from past 10 years and now sits sembly seats's formation prived of basic necessities more are in the process) leave no stone unturned last week, Henley Passport position with a score of 190, the number one spot they in 18th place. On the other through the delimitation for decades. "The Burari and 72 km water pipeline. to capture the seat, the Index said Asian countries while South Korea drops a jointly held in 2015. In the end of the travel freedom process in 2008, it has Assembly constituency We got 30 km sewer lines Congress is also said to have firmly establishedrank to 3rd place alongside top 10, Finland and Italy spectrum, Afghanistan re- elected Sanjeev Jha, a Pur- has several problems, like built and 270 km more be in the race. But the their lead. For the third Germany, giving their pass- share 4th place, while Den- mains at the bottom. vanchali, of the Aam Aad- lack of good education sewer lines are under vari- opposition parties are in mi Party (AAP) in 2013 and infrastructure, water sup- ous stages of construction. search of candidates who 2015. In 2013, when the ply system, sewer lines, Over 2,000 CCTV cameras could give a contest to the AAP contested elections healthcare facilities, as have been installed to en- AAP's Purvanchali leader. BJP may field Kapil Mishra or the first time, Jha won by well as women's security," sure safety of residents," However, it's just a mat- 10,000 votes and in 2015 said Jha. he said. "Using taxpayers' ter of three-four weeks he defeated Gopal Jha of Stating his resolve to money taxpayers' benefit -- Delhi will go to polls on a senior against Kejriwal the solve these problems, with honesty and trans- February 8 and votes will (BJP) by 68,000 votes. In Jha said, "Why should parency is the responsibil- be counted on February New Delhi, Jan 13 place on any candidate. duced to three out of 70 on probable candidates 2008, Sri Krishan of thBJP the taxpaying residents ity of every government," 11 -- when the preference (IANS) The BJP is plan- Some party leaders, he seats in the 2015 assem- for each Delhi seat. The had won the seat. Accord- of the constituency tol- he said. Burari Assembly of Burari voters will be out ning to field formersaid, want a senior lead- bly elections, is looking meeting was held at ing to the AAP, the BJP erate these harsh living constituency comprises in open. Delhi Minister and er to challenge the Aam to make a comeback in Shah's residence which rebel AAP leader Kapil Aadmi Party national the national capital. BJP was attended by party's Mishra against Chief convener in Delhi. President Amit Shah working president J.P. Minister Arvind Kejriwal Mishra's candidature held a night-long core Nadda, General Secre- Amrapali Case: SC asks ED to from New Delhi assem- cropped up as he had group meeting of the tary (organisation) B.L. bly constituency, party challenged Kejriwal in party on the interven- Santosh, party's Delhi leaders said. "Mishra's 2018 and pushed him ing night of Sunday and in-charge Prakash Ja- attach JPMorgan's assets candidature as a prob- on the back foot. An- Monday that lasted till vadekar, state President New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) diversion of 42,000 home- able candidate against other party leader said 3 a.m. He has convened Manoj Tiwari among The Supreme Court on buyers' money. The ED had Kejriwal from New Delhi Mishra is willing to con- the party's Central Elec- others. According to Monday told the Enforce- begun a probe into the case, constituency has been test from the Karawal tion Committee meet- BJP sources, the party ment Directorate (ED) to at- where it was likely to ques- discussed," said a senior Nagar assembly seat, ing to decide on the can- will release a list of over tach JPMorgan's properties tion JPMorgan officials. BJP leader, adding no fi- which he won in 2015. didates. The night-long 55 candidates by Janu- if it failed to give response The forensic audit plays nal discussion has taken The BJP, which was re- meeting took feedback ary 16. on depositing Rs 140 crore in a crucial role in ascertain- the Amrapali Group case. ing the nature of JPMor- The homebuyers' coun- gan's involvement and sel contended before a how did it allegedly help Bench, headed by Justice Amrapali Group in siphon- : Historical place with Arun Mishra and compris- ing off homebuyers' funds. ing Justice U.U. Lalit, that The homebuyers' counsel there was no response from Management Act, 1999 the matter. "As recorded in said according to the court the multinational company (FEMA) violation against the apex court judgment verdict, the multinational modern-day issues on the issue. When Justice JPMorgan in the Amrapali on the basis of the forensic company invested around Mishra asked the ED what it Group case. The ED, rep- auditor's report, a reputed Rs 85 crore ($12.3 million) New Delhi, Jan 13 the seat getting 59.97 had done so far, the ED offi- resented by Joint Director venture capital fund, like in an Amrapali Group (IANS) ca place with his- per cent of total votes. In cial responded by saying the Rajeshwar Singh, had said JPMorgan, has facilitated company's shares and torical importance, is 2015, a total of eight male preliminary investigation it would wrap up the probe promoters of Amrapali to later sold them to an office struggling with present- candidates contested into the matter had been into the multi-national com- launder money and take it boy and nephew of the au- day issues of bad roads, from the seat. All the ma- complete. pany soon and submit the outside India using compa- ditor for Rs 140 crore. "The lack of proper transport jor parties, including BJP, "What about the money report in the apex court on nies where employees such shares were overvalued for and water supply. The Congress, AAP, BSP, Shiv they were required to de- the next hearing. as peons of the statutory making payment to JPM- history of Delhi's Na- Sena and CPI-M-L had posit," asked the apex court. The ED said it had re- auditor were made direc- organ. It was adopted as rela can be traced back contested the seat that "Why don't you attach their corded statements of the tors," said Kumar Mihir, one a device for siphoning off to Harappa and Indus year. From 1993 to 2008, (JPMorgan) properties to the company's country head in of the advocates represent- the money of homebuyers Valley Civilisation and it the seat was a segment extent it's required (in ac- connection with the firm's ing homebuyers. He said it to foreign countries," the also finds mention in the within the East Delhi Lok cordance money, which is dealings with the now de- seemed the ED had found court had said in judge- 'Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri', the Sabha constituency, be- supposed to be deposited in funct Amrapali Group. more anomalies under the ment, agreeing with the autobiography of Mughal fore which it was a part the court), and then they will Singh contended that PMLA and accordingly, a forensic auditor regard- emperor Jahangir. of Metropolitan Council come to us," said the court. though the investigation complaint had been filed. ing JPMorgan's role. The Most of the localities segment. After the de- The court said the ED was ongoing, prima facie "It's a welcome step and we apex court also allowed in the constituency are limitation of 2008, Narela should take the necessary it was evident that the firm are hopeful that the entire the ED to take custody of rural. Villages, including is now an assembly seg- action and also noted no was involved in violations amount of Rs 140 crore will Amrapali Group CMD Anil Lampur, Akbarpur Ma- ment within the North counsel representing JPMor- of the Prevention of Money be recovered," said Mihir. Sharma, Directors Shiv jra, Bakhtawarpur, Bak- West Delhi Lok Sabha gan was present in the court Laundering Act (PMLA) and The Supreme Court in Priya and Ajay Kumar, who ouli, Bankner, Bhorgarh, project of Delhi Develop- the area. The extension constituency. at the hearing. The ED had action would be taken ac- th July verdict had ordered are lodged in a Delhi jail, Budhpur, Ghoga, Hamid- ment Authority (DDA) in of Phase IV of the Delhi Between the 1993 and earlier told the court it had cordingly. The Bench had a probe into the finan- for interrogation in money pur, Hiranki and Holam- the urban extension proj- Metro Red Line will touch 2015 assembly elections, found prima facie evidence asked the ED to conduct an cial fraud by the Amrapali laundering and other of- bi Kalan are part of the ect of Delhi, after Rohini Narela with the expected the seat has elected Con- of the Foreign Exchange unbiased investigation into Group, which included fences. constituency. Also part of Sub City and Dwarka Sub date of the Rithala-Narela gress thrice in 1998, 2003 the constituency are vil- City. While the city had extension completion by and 2008. It has elected lages of Holambi Khurd, witnessed several waves 2024. The Narela Indus- the BJP in 1993 and 2013, Iradat Nagar, Jhango- of changes, the constitu- trial Area and the Anaj when the Congress and la, Jindpur, Khampur, ency, however, more or Mandi makes the place AAP formed a govern- Khera Kalan, Shahpur less, has been facing the crucial from the business ment for 49 days. aThe Garhi, Singhola, Singhu, basic issues with a large and commercial point of city is again going for Sungerpur, Tajpur Kalan part of it being consid- view. polls on February 8 with and Tigipur. ered unauthorised. Having 2,52,467 voters AAP, Congress and BJP Located on the border According to locals, the with 1,13,118 females, has the top contenders. of Delhi and Haryana, the main and basic survival the constituency has a The election is crucial area is just off the Grand issues they face are lack sex ratio of 812 -- below for all three parties. The Trunk Road -- one of of water supply and sew- the state's Gender Ra- AAP had bagged 67 of the Asia's oldest and longest ers, traffic jams, narrow tio of 824. Interestingly, 70 Assembly seats in the roads which had linked lanes, bad condition of all the five MLAs elected 2015 polls in Delhi. The the Indian subcontinent roads with potholes, and from the seat between BJP got the remaining with Central Asia. Na- lack of a proper public 1993 and 2015, were three while the Congress, rela was developed as transport system. Even males. In 2015, AAP's which ruled the city for the third mega sub-city the metro is yet to reach Sharad Chauhan bagged 15 years, drew a blank. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri , in New Delhi. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 14, 2020 State 3 Delhi Police brief Opposition to read out Constitution Home Secretary on preamble on Republic Day

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) are opposed to the Citi- unity of our people dur- is a package that is un- has pushed the economy law & order Opposition parties have zenship (Amendment) Act ing those difficult times constitutional, which spe- to the verge of a recession decided to keep up the and the National Register of 1945-46." "Readings of cifically targets the poor, with a record fall in the pressure on the Centre on of Citizens (NRC), to stop the Preamble of the Con- the downtrodden, the country's GDP and unem- the triple CAA, NPR and the Nationbal Population stitution and taking oath SC/STs and the linguistic ployment levels at their NRC issues by reading out Register (NPR) process to safeguard it in all habi- and religious minorities. highest in the last half the preamble to the Con- their states. tations across the country The NPR is the basis for century. "Agrarian distress stitution across the coun- The resolution said: must be held. and on Janu- the NRC. We demand the deepening with rising try on Republic Day. "The slogan coined by ary 30, on the martyrdom withdrawal of the CAA and farmers' suicides, mas- In a statement issued the Indian National Army day of Mahatma Gandhi. the immediate stoppage of sive closures and lay offs following a meeting here (INA) under his (Bose) Observe it by highlighting the nationwide NRC/NPR. in industrial units accom- on Monday, the opposi- leadership has become his relentless campaigns All the Chief Ministers, panied by rising prices of tion parties said they had the regular greeting of all in pursuit of communal who have announced that petroleum products, cook- decided to observe a "Jai Indians - "Jai Hind". The harmony," the resolution they will not implement ing gas, vegetables and Hind Day" on the birth an- historic INA trial at Red said, urging people to join NRC in their State, must all essential commodities New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Delhi Po- tions and that the law and order situation niversary of Netaji Subhas Fort reverberated with the the program. The opposi- consider to suspend the is making people's lives lice Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, in the city was under control. Chandra Bose on January slogan "Sahhgal, Dhillon, tion parties also urged the NPR enumeration as this more miserable. The Modi here on Monday, briefed Union Home Patnaik also briefed Bhalla about a 23. The resolution adopted Shahnawaz" that galvan- states to stop the NPR pro- is a prelude to NRC," they government has created Secretary Ajay Bhalla on law and order report, prepared by Delhi Police's Joint at the meeting also called ised the Indian people and cess from going ahead. said. The resolution also an economic disaster," it situation following Jawaharlal Nehru Commissioner Shalini Singh on the upon Chief Ministers who bolstered the communal "The CAA, NPR and NRC said the economic crisis added. University (JNU) and Jamia Millia vio- January 5 JNU violence. The JNUSU lence within a month. has claimed that members of the Akhil The meeting took place in North Block Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Chandrashekhar Rain likely as Delhi remains overcast in the afternoon. Earlier, Patnaik and the RSS student wing, were behind the New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) expected during the day," over western Himalayan re- Bhalla apprised a 31-member Parlia- violence. The ABVP has denied the al- files bail plea The national capital on the official said. At least 15 gion on Monday," it added. mentary Standing Committee for Home legations. On the Jamia Millia incident Monday witnessed fog and Delhi-bound trains were According to the Centre-run Affairs on Delhi's law and order, which in which the university sought a high- New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) crowd to march to Delhi Gate 'very poor' air quality as it delayed on Monday due to System of Air Quality and deteriorated during violent protests in level probe into Delhi Police's entry to Bhim Army chief Chan- from Jama Masjid and indulge remained cloudy, with the fog, railway officials said. A Weather Forecasting (SA- Jamia and a series of student protests. the university premises and opening of drashekhar Azad on Monday in violence. The matter will be weather office predicting Western Disturbance has FAR), the overall air quality The protests were against the Citizenship fire against protesters, Patnaik shared filed a bail plea before a Delhi heard tomorrow. "No motive showers during the day. The given rise to a cyclonic cir- index (AQI) of Delhi was re- (Amendment) Act, which came into force a detailed action report with the Home court in connection with a has been attributed to the ac- minimum temperature was culation over Afghanistan corded at 356. "The overall on Friday. The CAA proposes citizenship Secretary. The police claimed it had en- case relating to the Violence cused in the present FIR and recorded at nine degrees and Pakistan between 1.5 Delhi AQI is in the higher rights to migrants of six non-Muslim tered the campus in search of "outsid- that broke in the Daryaganj all charges have been added Celsius, an IMD official and 3.1 km above mean sea range of 'very poor' catego- communities facing religious persecution ers". Later, it arrested 10 suspects for area of the national capital. mechanically," the plea said. said. "The maximum tem- level, the Met said. ry on Monday morning. Un- in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. violence and released the students de- Azad, who is currently in ju- Azad further claimed that he perature, however, is likely "Under its influence,der the influence of current According to sources, Patnaik informed tained at the police station. It said Jamia dicial custody, claimed that suffers from severe physical to hover around 23 degrees fairly widespread to wide- western disturbance(WD) Bhalla that as many as 90 people had been students were not among the arrested there was no evidence against disability and that it cannot be Celsius," the official added. spread precipitation with increased wind speed and arrested in the last one month for involve- suspects, some of whom had criminal him in the FIR which states comprehended that he could "The sky will be gener- isolated heavy to very heavy isolated rainfall is expecting ment in the anti-CAA violent demonstra- antecedents. that he had instigated the at all influence any witnesses. ally cloudy with light rains falls is very likely to occur by evening. Darshan opens at ISKCON Dwarka for a rare wheel Failing to disclose details of drones of Lord Jaganath Puri’s Rath along with Khichdi by Jan 31 to invite penal action distribution & Kite flying this Makarsankranti New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) It is the baseline information ment. "The conditions of No Tightening regulations for which authorities require drone Permission-No Take off (NPNT) India-13-01-2029,--Makar who are supporting in building Krishnas they follow damous ganization that works for social drones which could be a poten- operators to share," a former as envisaged in the aforesaid Sakranti marks the beginning of this temple will be putting stalls devotional bhakti yoga tradition- welfare. They have only one aim tial security threat in the sky, Directorate General of Civil Avi- CAR are not mandatory for this harvest festival in India. ISKCON all over Dwarka. ISKCON Dwarka -Gaudiya Vaishnavism., ISKCON and that is spreading the values the Civil Aviation Ministry has ation (DGCA) official said. purpose whereas if drones are celebrates the festival by distrib- has also organised a massive Kite has popularised the the teach- and teachings of our Vedas. ISK- asked individuals or firms to As per the drone guide- operated without due permis- uting holy Kichdi that’s cooked flying competition to celebrate ing of Lord Krishna worldwide. CON Dwarka Delhi is a beautiful voluntarily disclose the details lines by the aviation regulator, sion, the aforesaid process of only on this special day of Makar Uttarayan, to seek blessing of Sun severe. Lord Jagannath saved his place for gaining such values and about the unmanned aerial ve- drone operators have to obtain CAR is violated. The deadline Sankranti. The Khichdi will be God, bringing the community to- devotees from the inevitable. The for making your life even more hicles (UAV) starting Tuesday. Unique Identification Number to submit the required informa- distributed around many soci- gether for the celebration. wheel will be available for wor- fruitful and meaningful. Teach- Failing to make disclosure (UIN), Unmanned Aircraft Op- tion to the Government is 31st eties and market places with the ISKCON is better recognized as shippers to view starting 14 Janu- ings of Bhagavad Gita is available by January 31 will attract penal erator Permit (UAOP) and other January 2020," it said. help of society residence for the a “Hare Krishna movement” and ary 2020. to everyone and permanent hap- action in accordance with the operational requirements be- On successful submission of general public, Sudama Sevaks its followers are known as Hare ISKCON is a non-profit or- piness is guaranteed. present law. An official note fore flying them in the sky. voluntary disclosure of possess- from the misaid that those pos- "It was brought to the notice ing drone, a Drone Acknowl- Police commissionerates sessing drones are required of the Government of India that edgement Number (DAN) and to submit information about such drones and drone opera- an Ownership Acknowledge- won't help law & order: them. Accordingly, they can vis- tors are not complying with the ment Number (OAN) will be is- Mayawati it the dedicated digital platform CAR (Civil Aviation Require- sued online to the owners. This and share the drone details. ments) mentioned above," the will assist in validation of opera- New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Bahujan "This is the global practice. Aviation Ministry said in a state- tions of drones in India. Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Mon- day said that implementing police re- New Delhi, Jan 13 forms at a few places in Uttar Pradesh (IANS) Former Hary- Hooda holds Cong 'unity will not make any difference but the ana Chief Minister and government should pay attention to senior Congress lead- the overall law and order situation er Bhupinder Singh show' at lunch in the state. She tweeted in Hindi on Hooda on Monday Several senior Con- spokesperson Pri- the help of Dushyant Monday saying: "Changing the po- sought to project the gress leaders -- Ahmed yanka Cahturvedi also Chautala's Jannayak lice system in some places in Uttar party's united stand at Patel, Ghulam Nabi attended the lunch. Janta Party formed Pradesh will not change anything, a lunch he hosted at Azad, Jairam Ramesh, Hooda's "unity show" the government in the but taking strict legal action against his residence ahead of Randeep Singh Sur- is the first such occa- state. The Congress criminal elements, rising above party an Opposition meeting jewala, Kumari Selja, sion after the Haryana under Selja and Hooda Sh Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways held a meeting with Sh Jagdish Sharma politics, can bring about the right im- over the Citizenship P. Chidambaram and assembly polls held managed to win 31 out Principal Secretary PWD and Sh Sanjay Kundu Principal Secretary to Chief Minister to review the progress of various National Highway projects in the HIMACHAL state.-Sectetary MoRTH, DG-MoRTH, Chairman- NHAI, Dy provement in the state's poor law and Amendment Act (CAA) Prithviraj Chavan and last year in which Con- of 90 seats, improv- Resident Commissioner Sh Vivek Mahajan Officers of State PWD , Ministry of Road Transport and Highways order, which the government must and the National Reg- others-- attended the gress had improved its ing the party tally of were also present in the meeting. pay attention to." ister of Citizens (NRC). luncheon. 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Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 14, 2020 South 4 No question of NRC in MPPSC question paper Shivaji vis-a-vis Modi: Congress Bihar: Nitish ‘insults’ Bhil community, Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) to which caste as the last triggers row to agitate against BJP Bihar Chief Minister Nit- caste-based census took ish Kumar has reiterated place in 1930.” Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) The question Ajay kumar Bisht and Vijay rat said Chhatrapati Shivaji that there is no question On the question of a paper of the recently held Madhya Goel to make such compar- Maharaj united peoples of or any need to imple- debate in the House on Pradesh Public Service Commission isons. all religions to pave the way ment National Register of the CAA and the NRC, the (MPPSC) examination has raked up “Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma- for ‘Swarajya’, so Modi can- Citizens (NRC) in Bihar, Chief Minister said, “If a controversy over a derogatory ref- haraj is a revered idol of the not be equated with even though he said he is open people want, we are ready erence to the Bhil community. The masses in the state. Those a ‘toe-nail’ of the great to debate on the issue. for a discussion on the is- question paper of the competitive ex- who sought votes in his Maratha King. Kumar said the NRC sue in the Assembly. So amination, conducted by the MPPSC name are now making mis- “The BJP did not even was meant for Assam only far as NRC is concerned, on Sunday, had a “passage” on the chievous attempts to insult spare the Chhatrapati Me- and even Prime Minister there is no question of Bhil community. One of the pas- him in this manner,” said morial of a scam and it has has acknowledged it on implementing it. This was sage’s questions allegedly said, “They Thorat sharply. lost the moral right to even several occasions. meant for Assam only. are financially weak as they spend He alleged that Prime utter the great Maratha Speaking at the special Even the Prime Minis- more than their income.” Minister Narendra Modi, King’s name. We shall pro- session of the Assem- ter has categorically said The question paper also cited that who has been playing self- test against the BJP in all bly convened to ratify this.” the community people had “crimi- ish politics, held the nation cities, districts and talukas the 126th Constitution Kumar’s party JD-U nal tendencies”, which is one of at ransom with the CAA- tomorrow (Jan 14),” Thorat Amendment Bill, which had supported Citizen- the reasons for their poverty. Call- Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) what it termed a “con- NRC, dividing people on announced. proposes to extend SC/ ship Amendment Act in ing the question paper “insulting”, Taking strong umbrage at tempt” of the great Maratha religious lines, harassed Earlier, top leaders of ST quota in Lok Sabha the Lok Sabha and the Opposition leader Gopal Bhargava a book ‘Aajke Shivaji: Na- king, Chhatrapati Shivaji the masses after demoneti- Shiv Sena, Nationalist Con- and State Assemblies by Rajya Sabha last month, lashed out at the MPPSC. “The trib- rendra Modi’ released by Maharaj. sation, and ruling the coun- gress Party and the Con- another 10 years, Kumar which triggered mas- als have made a significant con- a Bharatiya Janata Party State Congress President try in an autocratic manner gress slammed the BJP af- extended support to the sive controversy within tribution to India’s independence activist, the Maharash- and Revenue Minister Bala- and “can never be com- ter the book, penned by Jai caste-based census and the party as party Vice struggle. They are the protectors of tra Congress announced saheb Thorat said attempts pared with the great Chha- Bhagwan Goyal kicked off a said, “This will clarify President Prashant Kishor our culture. It is an insult to the en- a state-wide agitation on were made even in the past trapati Shivaji Maharaj”. huge political storm in Ma- how many people belong openly opposed it. tire tribal community. Tuesday to protest against by some BJP activists like On the other hand, Tho- harashtra. 4 get life term for Chhatrapati Amaravati farmers’ views sought sexually assaulting a Shivaji beyond amid protests over capital compare: Shiv Amaravati, Jan 13 (IANS) A Commissioner or online. The count the recommendations of woman committee formed by the Andhra move comes amid the protest the Boston Consultancy Group Sena Pradesh government to look into by farmers, who were angry that (BCG). aAfter the six-member Chennai, Jan 13 hi had reached Kumba- other friends too came Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Chhatrapati Shivaji the three-capital proposal on the government is going ahead expert committee submitted its (IANS) A womens court konam, a town in Than- there and sexually as- Maharaj is the revered idol of Maharashtra and Monday sought the opinion of with its move without consulting report on December 20, the YSR in Tamil Nadu’s Than- javur district, at night saulted her. cannot be ‘compared’ with anyone, Shiv Sena MP Amaravati farmers, who have them. Congress Party (YSRCP) govern- javur district on Mon- to join a private bank One of her assaulters Sanjay Raut said here on Monday, demanding a been protesting against the pro- Before the committee met on ment roped in BCG to study the day sentenced four by a train. took her in another auto ban on “Aaj Ke Shivaji - Narendra Modi” which posal for nearly a month. Monday, Urban Development option available for the develop- youths to life impris- She boarded an au- rickshaw and dropped was released on Sunday, triggering a huge contro- The 16-member committee, Minister Botsa Satyanarayana ment of the capital city. onment for sexually torickshaw and gave her in Kumbakonam. versy in the state. “The BJP must recall the book comprising ministers and senior said a one-day special session of Both the expert committee assaulting a woman in the driver her destina- Enroute, he spoke to his immediately and Union Home Minister Amit officials, held its third meeting Assembly is likely to be convened and BCG recommended decen- 2018. tion address. However, friends using the auto Shah should personally intervene and ensure the on Monday even as protests by on January 20 to announce a de- tralisation of development and The court also sent the driver drove her driver’s mobile phone. book is banned,” Raut told mediapersons here. farmers in 29 villages of Amara- cision on the capital. state capital functions. an autorickshaw driver around in order to get The woman had not- The book, by a BJP activist, has been slammed by vati continued against the pro- The government on Decem- The reports triggered unrest Gurumurthy to rigor- more money from her. ed down the autorick- the ruling Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party- posal to develop Visakhapatnam ber 29 constituted a high-power among farmers in 29 villages of ous imprisonment for When she started shaw’s registration Congress alliance, plus All India Kisan Sabha pres- as administrative capital and committee to examine the rec- Amaravati, who had given 33,000 seven years in the same questioning him and number and the next ident Ashok Dhawale, political activists and intel- Kunrool as the judicial capital. ommendations of the expert acres of land in 2015 for develop- case. started shouting for day after narrating her lectuals as it allegedly seeks to draw comparisons Minister for Information and committee, which suggested a ment of the state capital. The persons con- help, he asked her to ordeal to her colleagues between the great Maratha hero and the Prime Public Relations Perni Nani told three-capital formula for de- The farmers are staging daily victed for life impris- get down midway and made a police com- Minister. reporters that the farmers could centralized development of the protests, demanding the govern- onment are S. Dinesh, went away. plaint. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our national convey their views to the panel. state. ment drop the three-capital pro- M. Vasanth, S. Puru- The woman then got With these clues, the hero, Prime Minister modi is the respected leader They may submit the opinion The panel, comprising 11 min- posal and develop the capital in shothaman, and S. An- a lift from a two wheel- police soon cracked the of the country... The Chhatrapati’s descendents of and suggestions in writing per- isters and five officials, was asked Amaravati as planned by the pre- barasan. er rider, who took her case and arrested the the Kolhapur and Satara dynasties must take seri- sonally to the Capital Region to submit the report in three vious Telugu Desam Party (TDP) The woman from Del- to a secluded place. His convicts. ous note of this,” Raut urged. Development Authority (CRDA) weeks. It will also take into ac- government.

Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) A search condition of anonymity recently ture of the missing person in the and compares the pictures that a boy was lost at the age of four and How China’s engine company that searches and here. According to the official, family, regardless of the year the are uploaded and identifies a suit- when he was 25 years of age, he was unites missing persons with their Baidu’s AI programme can identify picture was taken. The photo can able match. The accuracy rate for identified as a missing person. Baidu is long-lost families? missing people from old pictures of be uploaded on China’s Ministry Baidu’s facial recognition technol- Baidu also uses AI to help visu- Well, that is one of the facets of a person regardless of his/her age. of Civil Affairs’ website for miss- ogy has reached 99.7 per cent. ally-impaired people in massage uniting the Chinese search engine com- In other words, even if the ing persons or on other channels Remarkably, Baidu’s cross-age parlours. The Baidu ‘Xiaodu’ smart pany Baidu which is using Artificial photo of a person is taken during like the Baidu ‘AI Xunren website, facial recognition technology can speakers are there in several mas- intelligence (AI)-based facial recog- his childhood, it can be matched the Baidu AI Xuren Smart Mini identify missing people from old sage parlours and the massage ther- missing nition technology. with the same person’s photo Programme on the Baidu App or photos, so it can find people who apists who are visually impaired can “Our Baidu ‘AI Xunren’ has re- taken several years later, through through various non-governmen- went missing a long time ago, even use voice to control air condition- persons with united about 10,000 missing per- Baidu’s AI programme. The com- tal organisations (NGO) working if their appearances have changed ing, control the curtains and a lot sons with their families,” in China, pany official said a person can in the field, the official said. Bai- significantly, the official said. The of Internet of Things (IoT) devices families a company official told IANS on the upload his/her picture or the pic- du’s ‘AI Xunren’ then takes over official said there was a case where which makes their life easier.

the lower committees. Dust coats neighbourhood after Cong summons Kerala leaders While Ramachandran wanted one vice-presi- to Delhi to end internal feud dent and fewer general Maradu demolition secretaries and sec- Thiruvanantha- unable to resolve their tance. But after lead- retaries, Chandy and Kochi, Jan 13 (IANS) A day after T.H. Nadira, the chairperson of the debris and dust to a com- puram, Jan 13 (IANS) differences over the ing the UDF to defeat Chennithala are de- the demolition of five apartment of the municipality was at the pany which has estimated the The congenital prob- much-delayed party in 2016 Assembly polls, manding a jumbo list blocks, angry local residents vent- receiving end, when two dozen debris at around 76,000 tonnes of lem of factional feud revamp and continue Chandy withdrew to of office-bearers to ac- ed their anger against the Maradu women surrounded her office concrete. continues to dog the to bat for their sup- the backstage, leav- commodate their sup- municipality in Kerala demand- and demanded quick action to re- The company have to first sep- Congress in Kerala. porters’ elevation to ing the field open to porters. ing an immediate clean up of the move the dust. arate the steel from the concrete And the entire top the party posts, the Chennithala. There is With two crucial elec- residual dust that has engulfed “We have made all arrange- and then dispose it off for which brass of the party in central party leader- another faction led by tions -- local body polls the area. ments to see that water is sprayed they have 70 days to finish the job. Kerala has been sum- ship has called them to Ramachandran. later this year and the “Last night around 9.30 p.m., on the debris. We have also got in It was on September 6 that the moned to Delhi to find Delhi. These factions and 2021 Assembly polls my child suffered breathing prob- touch with the higher ups to see apex court had ordered the de- an amicable solution Since the seven- their leaders -- despite in May -- the party lems and had to be rushed to the that the problem is addressed. We molition by September 20 for to tne never-ending ties, the party was led several rounds of talks knows without setting nearby hospital,” said a local resi- are doing everything to decrease violating the Coastal Regulation squabbles. by A.K. Karunakaran -- have failed to reach the internal squabbles dent. the difficulties faced by those Zone rules but the Kerala govern- These leaders in- and A.K. Antony, both an understanding to it would be difficult to “The dust is causing several is- living in the neighbourhood of ment dilly-dallied on it. cluded state party former Chief Minis- the party’s revamp, take on the now ‘cash sues, we are unable to cook any- where the five apartment blocks It was only after the court took a chief Mullapally Ram- ters. Now their groups which includes 14 dis- rich’ ruling CPI-M. thing. It has come to a stage that were razed,” said Nadira. tough stance that the Kerala gov- achandran, Leader of have been taken over trict presidents and With two crucial elec- every hour we have to clean the Four months after the Supreme ernment realised that there was Opposition Ramesh by Chennithala and the lower committees. tions -- local body polls house, as the dust returns quickly Court ordered demolition of five no way out but the demolition of Chennithala, former Chandy. These factions and later this year and the after we clean. The authorities apartment blocks at Maradu, the the buildings. Congress Chief Minis- After Karunakaran’s their leaders -- despite 2021 Assembly polls have to come to our rescue,” said last of the apartment blocks of After several rounds of discus- ter Oommen Chandy death, his several sup- several rounds of talks in May -- the party another resident. Golden Kayalorem was razed on sions, the demolition date was fi- as well as Benny Be- porters crossed over -- have failed to reach knows without setting Meanwhile pollution expert Sunday afternoon. nalised. Through an open tender, hanan, convenor of the to the Chandy faction, an understanding to the internal squabbles Aravind Kumar after examining The Ernakulam district admin- the task of demolition was given Congress-led UDF and making him the tallest the party’s revamp, it would be difficult to the locality said that the quality of istration that oversaw the demoli- to firms that had experience of Lok Sabha member. Congress leader with which includes 14 dis- take on the now ‘cash air is not that bad. tion has handed over the removal such operations. As they have been a pan-Kerala accep- trict presidents and rich’ ruling CPI-M. Indian Horizon 5 NATION Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Soren may expand Congress hits back at Amit Shah Punjab to set up seven fast- Jabalpur, Jan 13 (IANS) Though ing the days of Shivraj Chouhan. cation,” Desh ke gaddaron ko , track courts for rape cases a serious topic like citizenship “Now that the Kamal Nath gov- Jootey maro saalon ko.” The crass Jharkhand cabinet register was supposed to have ernment has wreaked havoc on response boosted his morale. Chandigarh, Jan 9 ensure full safety for brought Home Minister Amit their encroachment some Ma- “Speak louder, you should be (IANS) Paving the way for women and child safety Shah to Jabalpur he did not for- fiosi were certainly remember- heard in Delhi. Should they not sweeping legal reforms in in the state, said an of- after two days get to address the Delhi voter 700 ing the good days they enjoyed be put behind the bars?” the state, the Punjab gov- ficial spokesperson after kms away on Sunday. during the Chouhan regime. “Listen Kejriwalji whosoever ernment on Thursday de- the cabinet meeting. Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) ministries, the JMM is MP Congress media cell vice- The public has already forgotten speaks against the nation will find cided to set up seven fast- The Cabinet has ap- Jharkhand Chief Minis- willing to give only four. president Bhupendra Gupta is- him,” said Gupta. himself behind the bars, nowhere track courts to ensure proved setting up of sev- ter Hemant Soren is like- The Congress also wants sued a press release late in the Switching role from Home else,” Shah said, trying to catch speedy trial and justice in en fast-track courts, with ly to expand his cabinet important ministries, evening to say Shah seems to minister to the BJP president up with the key rival in Delhi elec- rape cases, and three spe- the creation of 70 posts to as kharmas, an inauspi- like health, education forget he is the nation’s home Shah lambasted both Rahul tions where initial surveys show, cial courts to adjudicate manage them, for dealing cious period in Hindu and rural development. minister. This is the first time a Gandhi and Delhi chief minister the BJP is trailing AAP by a dis- offences against children. exclusively with the rape calender, ends in two “A detailed discussion home minister has been going Arvind Kejriwal for their alleged tance. It also decided to estab- cases. days. is likely with senior Con- door to door to explain a law no- support to the JNU students. He Kejriwal has been keeping lish 10 more family courts Four of these courts Soren, in Delhi to take gress leaders in Delhi on tified by his government. If the said those who raised anti-na- off JNU politics where Right to cover all the districts. will be set up in Ludhiana part in the non-Bharati- cabinet expansion and law is so good and he is capable tional slogans in JNU will be sent and the Left wings students are These decisions were and one each at Amritsar, ya Janata Party (BJP) portfolio distribution,” of elaborating it why does he not to jail. locked into a fight for pre-em- taken during a meeting Jalandhar and Ferozepur. Chief Ministers’ meet- a JMM source told IANS. go to Assam and explain it to the “In JNU, some boys raised anti- inence. He has not visited the of the state Cabinet here, Seven additional posts ing with Sonia Gandhi, Soren has to deal with chief minister in that state. The national slogans. They indulged campus to express solidarity under the chairmanship of additional and district is likely to discuss cabi- the Congress demands, chief minister belongs to his in sloganeering Bharat tere tukde with protesters affiliated to the of Chief Minister Ama- sessions judges along net expansion with her meet the aspirations of own party. Why his visits to that ho ek hazar, insha allah, insha opposition, fearing an electoral rinder Singh. with 63 supporting staff as well as other senior his own party legislators state are being cancelled, asked allah. Should they not be sent to backlash in the ensuing elec- The measures are in have been approved by Congress leaders. He as well as balance the Gupta. He mocked Shah for say- jail?” Shah asked. tions in which he is expected to line with the Chief Min- the Cabinet, according to may return to Ranchi on caste factor. Also, there ing that the people were recall- The crowd roared in recipro- romp home. ister’s commitment to an official spokesperson. Tuesday. are over half a dozen Soren took oath on JMM legislators who December 29 along with have won the Assembly Cheating case: IAF officer, three Ministers -- two polls four-five times and Devinder Singh’s arrest had nothing from the Congress and are aspiring to be in the one from the Rashtriya ministry. friend in police custody Janata Dal (RJD). No In view of the likely Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) Wing police custody, said Superinten- to do with anti-militancy op Jharkhand Mukti Mor- cabinet expansion, the Commander Kuldeep Waghela dent of Police Special Task Force Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) ing them hideouts in his tained at Mir Bazaar in cha (JMM) MLA was Congress legislative par- and dentist Chandresh Shukla, (STF) Rajesh Bhadoria. The story of Deputy Su- residences at Srinagar and Kulgam district. made Minister. Fourteen ty leader, Ministers and who were nabbed for posing as Bhadoria said Chandresh be- perintendent of Police Jammu in addition to en- “There is no question of days after the swearing 16 legislators are camp- Home Minister Amit Shah and came friends with Kuldeep Wa- (DySP) Devinder Singh, suring their safe passage taking a valley operating in, the portfolios are yet ing in Delhi. These Min- his assistant and calling up Gov- ghela during his visits at the who has been booked by during change of locations terrorist for surrender to to be allocated. isters are lobbying for ernor Lalji Tandon to seek help Governor house when Waghela Jammu and Kashmir Po- for carrying out subversive Jammu. He was posted in According to sources, ‘good’ portfolios. for Shukla’s appointment as was ADC to former Governor lice along with two other activities. the anti-hijacking squad induction of more Min- The JMM, the Congress vice-chancellor, were on Mon- Ramnaresh Yadav. Waghela was terrorists, reads like that Top sources in the state at the Srinagar interna- isters and portfolio dis- and the RJD won 30, 16 day remanded in police custody later posted at Air Force Head- of a person who fell from police and the intelligence tional airport. His duties tribution are not prov- and 1 seat, respectively, for two days. quarters. fame to shame. agencies have categorical- were confined to the air- ing easy for Soren. While in the recent Assembly Meanwhile, a team of Indian After Chandresh applied for He was arrested along ly denied that Singh was port security and he had the Congress wants five polls. Air Force officials arrived in the post of Vice Chancellor, he with the dreaded terrorist travelling with the two ter- nothing to do with anti- Bhopal to make enquiries about contacted Waghela and they Naveed Baba of Shopian rorists in his private car as militancy operation. Wing Commander Waghela’s in- hatched the plan to contact Tan- district where he was fer- part of any overt or covert “It is a clear case of po- 2 killed, 22 injured in volvement in the case. don for helping Chandresh’s se- rying him to winter capital anti-militancy operation lice officer shaming his Other crimes of facilitating lection. Jammu in his private car. or for facilitating the sur- uniform after an appar- accident on Agra-Lucknow work fraudulently have so far not The Facebook of Chandresh Devinder Singh has render of dreaded terrorist ently illustrious career,” been revealed in the investiga- is filled with photographs with been formally arrested Naveed. said a senior police officer. expressway tions. But nothing could be ruled leaders of political parties and he and named as an accused There are some basic Singh joined the Jammu out at the moment, sources said. is currently working as professor terrorist in the FIR lodged facts which confirm that and Kashmir Police as a Agra, Jan 13 (IANS) A UP roadways Volvo bus headed The two are being grilled in the with a private Dental College. by the police in Kulgam Singh was not at all acting Sub-Inspector in 1990. for Lucknow from Agra Fort depot rammed into a station- district. in his line of duty when he He was posted in the anti- ary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, early Monday Skeletons tumbled was arrested by the police. militancy special opera- morning, killing two and injuring more than 20 passengers. out of Singh’s cupboard “He was travelling on tion group (SOP) where he The ill-fated bus hit the truck from the rear side at a fairly Villagers mow down leopard, when interrogators found the Srinagar-Jammu Na- was part of many success- good speed, as the driver of the bus failed to see the vehicle that he had been helping tional Highway towards ful anti-militancy opera- in front of it due to dense fog, according to villagers of Sikr- the terrorists by provid- Jammu when he was de- tions. ara under Fatehabad police station. third in a week in UP The police later shifted all the injured passengers to Agra Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), also attacked by a leopard while Medical College and hospital. Jan 13 (IANS) After Bijnor and he was relieving himself. On Sena absent in Sonia meet, but Senior officials reached the accident site to oversee rescue Moradabad, it is now Badaun hearing his cries, his son-in-law operations. The bus fell almost 40 feet below the elevated where the local people beat a and other villagers rushed to the expressway due to the accident impact, they said. leopard to death with sticks spot. Mohan Lal sustained inju- ‘all’s well’ in alliance and then mowed it down with a ries on his right arm. Mumbai, Jan 13 tractor. The local people, who had (IANS) Despite the Shiv ED raids 11 locations in Kolkata Leopards were killed in Bijnor gathered there, spotted the Sena reportedly skip- on January 6 and in Moradabad leopard and attacked it with ping two meetings in on January 8. sticks. Some of them brought a fortnight over the in alleged Hawala case According to reports, the in- a tractor and mowed down the CAA/NRC convened by Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) cident took place on Sunday in animal to make sure that it was Congress interim chief on Monday carried out searches at over 11 locations here, the Jarifpur Gadhiya village in dead. Sonia Gandhi, leaders including the residence of former Border Security Force Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district, Sub-divisional forest officer from all the three par- (BSF) commandant Zibi D. Mathew, in connection with its where two persons were alleg- V. K. Gupta said that he would ties, including National- probe into an alleged hawala racket. edly attacked and injured by the comment on the issue only af- ist Congress Party, insist A senior ED official said that multiple teams of the finan- animal in a span of two hours. ter inspecting the scene of the that “all’s well” with the cial probe agency carried out the raids at over 11 places in Sher Singh, 16, was playing crime. Station House officer Maha Vikas Aghadi al- the city over suspicion of hawala operatives and their shell in the village when a leopard (SHO) of Sahaswan police sta- liance government in companies. The official said that it carried out searches at attacked and injured him. His tion Harendra Singh said: “The Maharashtra. the opposition parties have not been invited the premises of alleged animal smuggler Mohammad In- family members took him to a villagers killed leopard after The Shiv Sena Lok meeting convened by for it. So, we have not amul Haque and others. The ED searches came in the wake private hospital for treatment. it injured two locals. We are Sabha Parliamentary Gandhi in the capital on taken any decision on it of an FIR filed by the CBI against Mathew, who was arrested Nearly two hours later, Mohan awaiting complaint from forest Party leader Vinayak Monday evening. so far,” Shiv Sena’ Group by them in March last year with over Rs 45 lakh in cash. The Lal, 60, who was working in a field department to lodge an FIR in Raut earlier said that “We are not aware Leader in Lok Sabha Vi- official said that it got the tip-off that Mathew and Haque on the outskirts of the village, was the matter.” it was “not aware” of of such a meeting. We nayak Raut told IANS. shared a good bond and thus to unearth their nexus involv- ing financial dealings, the ED raided several premises here. Twin probe on into Tripura youth’s death in police custody ‘Indic civilisation could be Agartala, Jan 13 (IANS) The arrested on Friday from his from ATMs using cloning immediately. Reacting to the While the CPI-M has urged Tripura government has or- house in Lankamura on the devices alongwith two Turk- incident, local traders are the Tripura Human Rights dered a twin probe, includ- outskirts of the state capital ish and two Bangladeshi na- observing a strike and have Commission to inquire into 24,000 years old’ ing a magisterial inquiry, in connection with cash theft tionals, who were arrested shut their shops and markets the incident, the Congress into the death of a 38-year- from city ATMs using clon- at Belgharia (under North in the area as the Sushan- has demanded a judicial Agra, Jan 13 (IANS) The Indic civilisation could be 24,000 old youth in police custody, ing devices. 24 Parganas district) in West ta Ghosh’s father Parimal probe. years old, according to available research documentation, a senior police officer said on “We are yet to get the post- Bengal in November and Ghosh is a sweet trader. Sushanta’s father Parimal claims author Neelesh Neelkanth Oak citing “configuration Monday, even as the opposi- mortem report of the death are now being interrogated Meanwhile, the Tripura Ghosh in an FIR claimed his of stars in the Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Vedas.” tion parties have demaned a from the three-member by the intelligence and cy- government on Monday son died following police Oak was addressing a meeting of local intellectuals at the judicial probe and interven- medical board. We have suf- ber crime branch officials in transferred 32 senior po- torture. “My son was arrest- Engineering Institute of Agra University on Monday. tion of the Human Rights ficient proof and evidence Agartala. lice officers, including the ed as the Turkish and Ban- He said scientific investigation of new material, and the Commission in the matter. that Sushanta Ghosh com- After visiting Ghosh’s fam- Superintendent of Police gladeshi ATM hackers had “configuration of stars as described in the Mahabharata, Chief Minister Biplab Ku- mitted suicide at the West ily here former Tripura Chief (Cyber Crime) Sharmistha earlier bought sweets from Ramayana and the Vedas, clearly indicated that the Indic mar Deb ordered a magis- Agartala police station on Minister and Communist Chakraborty, who was prob- my shop. My son had helped civilisation was much older than 3,500 years as estimated terial inquiry on Sunday to intervening night between Party of India-Marxist (CPI- ing the ATM robberies. them exchange dollars into by western historians. “Astronomical data of major events probe the death of Sushanta Saturday-Sunday,” a police M) politburo member Manik senior lawyer, and Tripura rupees without knowing described in our epics points to the antiquity of our civilisa- Ghosh, 38, while the police officer said on condition of Sarkar said on MOnday that Human Rights Organisation their (Bangladeshis) crimi- tion,” he added. The positioning of various stars, ‘naksha- on Monday appointed a anonymity. an impartial probe must be Secretary Purusattam Roy- nality,” Ghosh said, and tras’ like Arundhati and Vashishth, establish the date of Ma- Deputy Superintendent of The officer said that the conducted, while the officers barman has demanded a ju- claimed that some injury habharata war as 5561 BC, he said. Police (DSP) to investigate slain youth was involved in of the West Agartala Police dicial probe by a sitting High marks have been found on the matter. The youth was stealing huge sums of cash Station should be removed Court judge. his son’s body. Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Indian Horizon A case of complicit policing at JNU gate By Vikash Narain Rai had led to a blunt weapon raid by racist ‘go to Pakistan’ abuse hurled this doctrine on the official hori- It could be one of the blindest an outside mob of masked goons, at innocent Muslim bystanders in zon. It is not a situation of com- police tales of political complicity, leaving a trail of shocking injuries, their own backyard, by the Addi- plete despondency, though. There the one that simmered at the main forced trespass and vandalised tional Superintendent of Police of are enough reports to suggest that gate of Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru doors and windows. All accounts Meerut, during the hotly debated the police functionaries in several University (JNU) on January 5, a say that the university adminis- anti-CAA stir. The guilty officer UP districts, encouraged by many cold Sunday evening. There seems tration remained aloof through- is yet to be officially censured, in seniors, have shown character in to be no other way to describe the out the disturbance whereas the spite of , the maintaining order while earning Tuesday, January 14, 2020 legal trilemma, coerced for hours police intervened way after the only Muslim cabinet minister in people’s trust and cooperation at together, by the simultaneously miscreants had made their es- Modi’s government, giving a media the same time amidst the current existing unlawful assembly of vio- cape. call for immediate action. phase of protest dharnas and ral- lent hooligans taking law in their Until this stage, the police would It was nothing unusual. Any lies. Surely, policing heroes will Burning issue hands, an academic and politi- have passed as being indifferent doubt in this regard has now been emerge from dark shadows only, in cal leadership of repute put under or at worst derelict, or, as they put to rest by the Delhi Police, due course. Acid attack survivors must get constant threat from them and a claimed, circumspect, waiting for which reports directly to Union In the meantime, the following vast police presence expressing its the Vice Home Minister Amit Shah. recent episode of the police’s time- quick justice rude inability to act in the situa- Chancellor’s nod to enter the A question was tossed, to and tested reliance on self-account- tion. And all this, in full media glare campus. But for their long and de- from, between Amit Shah and his ability, as reported in the American under nationwide live telecast! liberate inaction at the gate, they detractors during the ongoing media, is worth pondering over. Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak, the The hooligans, in playing out would still have hoped to keep CAA-NRC debate: why only the A New York police officer who their script, showed no respect for their face by resorting to the usual BJP-ruled states were witnessing was sentenced last month in Ten- story of a gritty acid attack survivor law, the police paid scant atten- gimmicks of opening an inquiry violence? The continuation of this nessee for a racist tirade and rebuilding her life — deftly portrayed tion about law enforcement, their and registering an FIR, which they trend even in the National Capital break-in at the home of an African- primary task, and the rest of the eventually did. would suggest that the answer lies American family has since resigned by Deepika Padukone who gets into gathered lot and the countless TV However, the episode has only as much in the kind of selective in- from the force. Calls for the firing viewers cannot be blamed if they highlighted that the police profes- action witnessed at the JNU gate as of NYPD officer Michael Reynolds, the (scarred) skin of the character — silently swallowed a loss of faith in sionalism will have to be assessed in the reckless action of the law en- who is white, have grown since he the redeeming ability of the legal in a political context. forcers elsewhere. was sentenced to 15 days in jail is a grim reminder of our inability machinery. The alliance of baton wielders Notwithstanding the Prime and three years of probation on Earlier in the day, a tussle which and power wielders is nothing new Minister finding virtue in his last December 6 in the rampage at the to eradicate this criminal scourge. turned into a clash between war- in Indian polity. Its new low was Mann ki Baat episode of the year, Nashville home in 2018, with an The National Crime Records Bureau ring groups of anti and pro-fee evident recently from the open in the country’s youth question- online petition drawing more than hike students on the campus over support extended by the RSS-dom- ing the system, there have so far 12,000 signatures. report released recently puts the registration for the next semester, inated UP establishment to the emerged no visible champions of IANS number of acid assault incidents in 2018 at 228, with two out of every three victims being women. Nota- Figures not adding up bly, this is just a marginal fall from By Aunindyo Chakravarty rise is so low. is more, it will also affect the gov- that the government is having a hard India’s GDP will grow at just 5% But Mr Gupta’s ‘rational expec- ernment’s ability to spend. This is time meeting its revenue target. GST the year earlier when 244 people this year. That’s the Modi govern- tations’ of his friend are irrational. because, fiscal deficit targets are collections have been sub-par in almost ment’s own estimate. Even this People ‘feel good’ about big jumps in based on nominal GDP. The Modi every month, and disinvestment targets suffered burns from the corrosive dismal figure could well be an over- money income, even when they face government assumed a 12% nomi- look very difficult to achieve. statement. The country’s income high inflation. It encourages them nal GDP growth in 2019-20, and The only way out is to say good- liquid splashed on them deliberate- grew by just 4.8% in the first six to spend more and invest more, be- therefore, estimated its Rs 7 lakh bye to the FRBM Act, which restricts months, and it will have to grow at cause of an imagined ‘wealth effect’. crore fiscal deficit will end up being government spending. The govern- ly. Aggravating the concern is the 5.2% in the second half for the CSO’s The exact opposite happens when about 3.3% of GDP. The new nomi- ment has to take a radical step and GDP estimates to come true. Most money income doesn’t grow. Even nal GDP growth projection of 7.5% forget its fiscal deficit target. It has abysmally low rate of conviction: pundits find that hard to believe. if the prices of things they buy stay will immediately raise fiscal deficit to spend another 2-3% of GDP to only 28 criminals were held guilty What is even more alarming, is flat, a low growth in nominal income, to 3.45%, without a single addition- revive the economy. This was done that nominal GDP growth — or creates a ‘poverty effect’, stopping al rupee being spent. by the UPA government, right after of acid attacks. Long-drawn legal tri- GDP in current prices — is going people from spending. The government understands the global slowdown, and it paid to be just 7.5%. That’s the lowest This is even more true for busi- that, and has asked all ministries dividends in terms of growth and als lend a sense of impunity to the nominal GDP growth in 44 years. nesses. Corporates mostly care to curtail their budgeted spending. employment. Some would argue that nominal about their money income, as do Ministries were earlier allowed to The Modi regime needs to use perpetrators. In abject unfairness, growth doesn’t matter, because people who invest in their shares. spend 33% of their budget in the this massive slowdown to restruc- what counts is the real growth in An auto company, for instance, last quarter. A new directive has cut ture policies that every government the accused seem to roam freely in output of goods and services. But could end up selling fewer cars, that to 25%. This will make it even has been following since Nara- society or abscond even as the vic- that does not take into account the but make higher profits by selling more difficult for the economy to simha Rao liberalised the economy psychological impact of low growth them at higher prices. Real output revive in the second half. in 1991. Three decades of reforms tims are condemned to a lifetime of in money income. doesn’t matter to them, at least in That is because government have turned India into an economy To understand that, let’s take the short run, as long as money in- spending has been the single-big- that caters to the top 10% of the costly treatments and surgeries and the example of Mr Sharma from come is increasing. gest driver of GDP growth in the first population that buys cars, durables Ludhiana. He is disappointed with Similarly, if sales volumes go up, half of this fiscal. Government Final and consumes the bulk of all fast- reinventing themselves. Little sur- his raise this year. Over the past but a company loses pricing power, Consumption Expenditure grew moving consumer goods. India five years, his increment has hov- its money income will not grow. by 12.3% in real terms and 15.6% needs a hard reset to reorient its in- prise that few are brave enough to ered around 3-5%. Before that, he This will make shareholders dump in nominal terms. It was the only vestment priorities. face the world with their heads held used to regularly get double-digit the stock and force the company segment of the GDP that showed In a situation, where there’s no pay hikes. His friend, Mr Gupta, into contraction mode. Other en- double-digit growth in both con- demand, the private sector is not high even though they are but vic- who teaches economics in a lo- trepreneurs, who were thinking stant and current prices. If govern- going to invest. It is only the gov- cal business school, explains that of entering the sector, would hold ment expenditure is removed, GDP ernment which can spend — to tims who deserve care and cure. even though he used to get 10% back on investments. So, fewer growth in the first six months of this create jobs, spur consumption and plus raises five years ago, his real jobs would be added and fewer ma- fiscal was just 3.8% in real terms direct investments — without an Those guilty of this heinous crime income growth was lower, because chines would be sold. and 4.8% in nominal terms. immediate profit motive. This re- retail inflation was higher than his This is what makes the 7.5% nom- The government has a big problem on quires the government to re-enter are not getting away because of lack increment. On the other hand, his inal GDP growth so dangerous. It its hands. Even if it meets all its spending the economy, and direct what to of strong legislation. It is due to the 3-5% salary hikes over the past five is going to discourage consumers and revenue targets, the low nominal produce, how much to produce and years, have given him a higher real from buying more and stop corpo- GDP growth will make this year’s fiscal for whom to produce. failure of proper implementation of income growth, because retail price rates from investing more. What deficit look bigger. All reports suggest IANS the rules. In the wake of the public outrage against the Nirbhaya gan- Revamp manufacturing sector to boost GDP By Jayshree Sengupta is why people are not willing to spend. previous financial year. It clearly in- Bangladesh? A main reason is infra- grape, the Supreme Court in 2013 The government does not seem Many have dependent parents and dicates that the sector is not the lead structure, like roads, power supply to be in any hurry to solve the deep unemployed family members to sup- sector anymore. The Make in India ini- and slow reforms in land acquisition passed guidelines on acid sale curbs economic problems confronting the port. They are worried about after tiative did not take off as expected and and labour laws. Our neighbours also and compensation for the victims’ Indian economy. The World Bank school tuition costs and rising private that is the main reason why the manu- have much lower wages and their has lowered its forecast for India’s school fees for their children. People facturing sector has remained stag- productivity is higher. India, once rehabilitation. Section 326 A of the GDP growth at 5 percent for FY 2020- are worried about the high costs of nant. It promised foreign manufactur- boasted to be the most-favoured FDI 21. The government’s Central Sta- treatment in case of serious illness. ing units financial incentives, less red destination, is no longer so, what with Indian Penal Code prescribes a mini- tistics Office (CSO) has also lowered People are afraid that if in future, in- tape, intellectual property rights pro- more political problems coming daily the growth forecast for current fiscal come flows dry up, they will not be tection and the availability of a young to the fore. It will put off many foreign mum punishment of 10 years’ impris- year at 5 per cent, the lowest in 11 able to maintain their living standards workforce, low wages and a huge do- investors. years. The RBI has also predicted GDP and, hence, hold back on buying a mestic market. Many big names like Also, the share of manufactures onment. But as acid continues to be growth at 5 per cent. The government, new car or washing machine. There is Apple and Xiaomi have increased their in GDP has remained around 15 per easily available for use as a weapon however, has failed to come up with a also a lurking fear of inflation because production in India and Samsung has cent against the targeted 25 per cent concrete action plan to deal with the vegetable prices have been soaring re- the world’s largest smartphone plant and India is missing out in being a on targets — by jilted suitors wanting slowdown. cently — food inflation rose to 10 per near New Delhi, even though the parts part of the global value supply chain. It is a very difficult situation that cent and retail inflation to 5.54 per are made outside India. In 2015, India The government has started giving to ravage women or disputing parties India is faced with regarding demand. cent in November. had the largest volume of announced cash to the poor in rural areas but that All these years, it was consumer de- The other side of the coin is the in- greenfield investment (‘greenfield -in may not lead to any significant rise taking revenge on rivals — it exposes mand which was the engine of growth vestors who are holding back on in- vestment’ is defined as tangible invest- in demand. It is also a paltry Rs 6,000 for the Indian economy. Suddenly, vestments because they have already ments resulting in new or expanded a year which may be enough to take the laxity in monitoring the sale. over the past year, we find it is no lon- a problem of inventory pileup due to facilities and jobs and include manu- care of personal loans. The incomes By highlighting the violent assault ger so and, instead, it is the govern- slow sales and if they do not see pros- facturing) at $60 billion, according to of the rural population have to rise ment expenditure which is keeping pects of demand for their goods ris- Financial Times data services. In 2018, by the creation of non-farm jobs, but and the uphill struggle faced by the the economy going. ing, they will hold back on expansion China got $107 billion and India got this is not happening. Had the Make Why did consumers, who are by no of production. $55 billion. FDI into manufacturing in India initiative taken off, there brave survivor, the film spreads means committed to austerity, sud- It is low investment, low income has been only $8 billion during the FY would have been many food process- denly hold back purchases? Even after and low demand that are dominat- 19 till March. ing, jams and pickles making factories awareness about the victims’ rights hefty discounts during the last festival ing the economic scene. People need The fall in the flow of FDI to the as well as light manufacturing units season, sales did not pick up. It has incomes. If there was high growth in manufacturing sector from its previ- in rural areas, giving employment and remedies available to them. It to do with the fear of what the future the manufacturing sector, there could ous highs could be a reason why the to both men and women. The vari- should also rouse society into re- holds. When the economy is boom- have been more people finding jobs Make in India initiative has not taken ous other rural initiatives which were ing and there is low unemployment, in factories. Unfortunately, the sector off. This is surprising because In- undertaken to increase employment jecting the patriarchal mindset of there is a rise in consumer confidence has been floundering and there was a dia’s ranking, according to the World also do not seem to have been very and people are happy to spend on shrinkage in output (3.8 per cent) in Bank’s Ease of Doing Business, has successful. Rural India is marked by treating women as objects that themselves and their families. October and November 2019. Accord- gone up to the 63rd place over the stagnant wages and low farmers’ in- The consumer confidence surveys ing to CSO, the manufacturing sector past few years. Why is it that manu- comes. Food inflation may, however, leads to such heinous crimes. And, have shown a dip in confidence re- growth will shrink to 2 per cent in FY facturing did not take off in India to help raise income and demand. importantly, to refuse to be accept- cently, according to the CMIE, which 2019-20, down from 6.9 per cent in the the same extent it did in Vietnam and IANS ing of these crimes. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon 7 OPED Tuesday, January 14, 2020 How US-Iran crisis impacts regional stability

By Christopher Clary times as accurate as the Soviet-origin Scud one side mistook a civilian airliner for its op- Despite the tragic shooting down of Ukrai- missiles that Iran and Iraq deployed against ponent’s military aircraft. Similar incidents nian International Airlines Flight 572 near each other during their conflict in the 1980s. resulted in the shoot-down of a Malaysian Tehran, the United States and Iran appear to In a future conflict, Iran could use precise passenger plane over Ukraine in 2014; an have avoided an all-out war in the aftermath conventional ballistic missiles to damage Iranian passenger airliner over the Arabian of the high-profile US drone strike that killed and degrade bases used by US aircraft and Gulf in 1988; and a Korean Airlines plane that Gen. Qasem Soleimani. Iran’s retaliatory mis- harass and destroy ports upon which the strayed into Soviet airspace in 1983. sile strikes into Iraq did not cause any casual- United States would rely to deploy and resup- The common ingredient in all of these epi- ties, and both sides are clearly trying to find ply troops. It is difficult, if not impossible, to sodes was a crisis or war that had at least one an off-ramp. However, the US-Iran relation- maintain a normal tempo of military opera- actor in a state of high alert. When that actor ship is unlikely simply to go back to business tions in the face of incoming missiles. received ambiguous information — such as a as usual, and the crisis has important conse- The United States could shift to aircraft warning of an unidentified incoming aircraft quences for longer-term regional stability. based on US Navy aircraft carriers. However, — it assumed the worst. Shooting first and Iran’s missiles are getting more accurate, these giant ships are themselves vulnerable, asking questions later can have terrible con- which may constrain future US basing and and there aren’t that many of them. Alter- sequences. Iran has now admitted that it was operations natively, the United States could use aircraft responsible for the Flight 572 mistake and that Before the recent missile attacks, many from more distant bases, out of range of Ira- it feared that the United States would launch public assessments of Iran’s missiles as- nian missiles. However, this would entail lon- retaliatory strikes on Iranian territory after sumed they were fairly inaccurate. Satellite ger transit times to target and perhaps aerial Iran hit the Iraqi bases housing US forces. An imagery of Iran’s recent barrage indicates refuelling. That, in turn, would mean that any Iranian air defence operator, who was primed that those assessments may have been wrong. future campaign will require more aircraft to expect incoming US military aircraft, and Iran recorded a fairly high rate of likely “hits” and be costlier than it would be if Iran had not unable to get timely confirmation of the tar- to “misses”. The lack of casualties may have developed more-precise missiles. This situa- get’s identity, fired at a civilian jet instead. been the result of Iran targeting areas of the tion would be dramatically different from the When actors make decisions under stress- bases with fewer personnel and more equip- campaigns of 1991 and 2003, when US bases ful conditions with incomplete information ment, and not merely dumb luck and early were virtually invulnerable to missile attack. — conditions that a crisis or war meets virtu- warning. The shooting down of a passenger jet shows ally by definition — they may become more gion, or beyond. nian. Angry Iranians are taking to the streets. This probably shows that Iran now deploys that the crisis had its costs. The shooting rather than less likely to use force. The fog of Not over yet Such protests can easily have international fairly accurate short-range ballistic missiles, down of a civilian aircraft showed how trag- war can induce not simply confusion but a Some of Iran’s own citizens are accusing consequences, as evidenced by the brief de- part of a global trend toward more accurate edies can occur during military crises, even type of worst-case thinking that promotes es- their government of negligence in causing the tention on Saturday of the British ambassador missiles that the Pentagon has predicted for when neither participant desires escalation. calation rather than restraint. That dynamic deaths of those aboard the Ukrainian airlines in Iran over alleged incitement. years. The missiles are conceivably at least 10 Sadly, this is far from the first crisis in which could re-emerge in future conflicts in the re- flight — the vast majority of whom were Ira- Gulf News Post-Brexit Britain will be under Trump’s thumb independence and economic growth drugs. Moreover, any trade deal secured German chancellor in calling for de-es- Britain will enjoy in coming years is an with the EU will oblige the UK to abide calation while simultaneously deploying open question. Prime Minister Boris by European food standards which do a Royal Navy nuclear-powered subma- Johnson is gleefully optimistic on all not coincide with those of the US tend- rine to the region. According to newspa- fronts. ing to be liberal by comparison. per reports the Department of Defence Shared history Trump is not popular in the UK where was planning to engage with the United Born in New York he held dual UK/ his approval rating stands at around 21 States in the event of war. US citizenship until 2017 when he re- per cent and if Johnson is coerced into The fact is that Britain’s defensive ca- nounced his American citizenship over becoming a US leader’s lapdog a la Tony pabilities have been downgraded over a tax dispute. Nevertheless, Johnson sees Blair, the populist wave propelling the the decades in light of its reliance on the American camp as the way forward. prime minister to greater heights will good old Uncle Sam and Nato for pro- While there is a shared history, language swiftly dry up. He knows not to get overly tection. But at a time when the White and culture between London and Wash- cosy with Trump in public. In the run-up House rides roughshod over America’s ington resulting in the much-touted to the recent election, he studiously kept traditional allies preferring to fawn over ‘special relationship’, there is no deny- his distance from the visiting Leader of several of its nuclear-armed adversaries ing that the relationship has suffered the Free World. and cracks are beginning to form within strains during the tenure of President So far the signs pointing the way to the the Alliance, the UK’s Department of De- Donald Trump. UK’s liberation from outside influences fence is experiencing an awakening. The likelihood is that Trump, who look less than positive. This week the US “We are very dependent on American pushed for a no-deal Brexit, will deliver sent in heavyweights from its National Air Cover and American intelligence, on his pledge to place the UK at the front Security Agency and National Economic surveillance and reconnaissance assets,” of the trade deal queue but at what cost? Council to lean on the UK government to said Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in an By Linda S. Heard the darkest days in their nation’s history This America First president is not big on outlaw Huawei from assisting with the interview with the Sunday Times while In just two weeks Britain will officially or the majority will merely shrug their free lunches. When it comes to business development of its planned 5G mobile admitting that America’s increasingly be out of the European Union although shoulders on the grounds that we Brits he has no friends and chances are that network. isolationist policies keep him awake at during the 11-month transition period will always muddle through. he will take advantage of his country’s Dragged into US wars night — and rightly so in my view. the country remains obliged to com- There will be no bubbly for me. I loved junior partner shorn of its clout derived Britain is also vulnerable to being Lastly, here is an important point that’s ply with EU rules and regulations. For feeling European and benefited greatly from EU membership. dragged into US wars. During the re- been pushed under the radar. Americans roughly half the population January 1, from the free passage of people whereby A man who famously changes his mind cent tensions between the US and Iran head to the polls in November. What if 2021 will be a day to celebrate freedom I was able to live and work in Paris, Nico- several times daily, Trump’s assurances that narrowly escaped erupting into all- the president does not get a second term, from EU diktats and to welcome an era sia, Marbella and Athens without hassle. that the National Health Service is not out conflict, unlike the governments of will his successor bestow the UK with a of unlimited possibilities. It saddens me that the door is about to up for grabs could have been a placatory France and Germany that were unequiv- fast-track trade deal given that his pre- For others who believe expert predic- close preventing the country’s youth tactic. It is more than probable that the ocally opposed to war, the UK sent out decessor Barack Obama warned the UK tions of economic woes, job losses and from expanding their horizons. UK will be obliged to open up to chlori- mixed messages fudging on which side that quitting the EU would send it to the a reduction of Britain’s influence on the The cripplingly painful UK-EU divorce nated chickens, genetically engineered of the fence it stood. Boris Johnson did back of the queue? global stage, it will either stand as one of may be done and dusted but how much crops and expensive US-manufactured join with the French president and the Gulf News

Why the US is no longer an undisputed superpower

By James J. Zogby astating to the US and the world. was the extent to which it em- Three Bears US president. One Despite its claims of making Iraq was a case in point. boldened and unleashed Iran, who wouldn’t be “too much” or America more respected and According to the neoconserva- enabling it to pursue its meddle- “too little” — but “just right.” feared in the world, the Trump tive ideologues who were driving some sectarian behaviour across They wanted American leader- administration’s behaviours George W.’s approach to the Mid- the region. ship that was decisive, princi- have only contributed to accel- dle East, a decisive use of force The Obama administration pled, and predictable. What they erating the decline in America’s against Iraq would accomplish began with great promise. Rec- got instead was the worst of the leadership. President Trump’s a number of critical objectives. ognising the damage done by his past combined in one president. demonstrated disdain for inter- First and foremost, it would se- predecessor, President Obama He has been reckless, bombastic, national agreements and law, his cure the US role as the dominant declared his intention to correct and unpredictable. And he has erratic behaviour, and his reck- world hegemon, insuring a US- course and rebuild confidence made great promises that have less tweets, have left world lead- led unipolar world for the fore- in America’s role in the world. elevated expectations, only to fail ers and their publics alternating seeable future. They also believed So desperate were some to see to deliver on them. between being confounded and that with Saddam Hussain gone, America restored as a stable Recent polling from Pew Re- frightened. One result has been democracy would spontaneously leader and partner that the new search demonstrates how the that some allies and opponents take root in Iraq, transforming president was awarded a Nobel public’s attitudes toward the US have sought leadership and more not only that country but the en- Peace Prize. The award proved to and President Trump have wit- predictable partnerships else- tire Middle East. be premature. Obama’s failure to nessed sharp declines in many where. Rise of ‘other’ powers deliver on his visionary promise nations across the world. In This was not the way it was As we have seen, the oppo- and his administration’s tenden- Europe, the Americas, and the just three decades ago when the site occurred. America became cy to hesitate and/or meander Middle East favourable attitudes United States emerged victorious ground down in a long costly war when confronted by challenges, toward the US went from lows from the Cold War and the first that took a terrible toll not only in caused both frustration and deep during the years of George W. Bush administration appeared to lives and treasure, but in Ameri- disappointment. Bush’s presidency to highs in the Iraq, deal constructively with the however, was before the Trump seamlessly manage the transition ca’s standing in the world. As the Then came Donald Trump. early Obama years to lows, once Muslim world, and coherently ad- Administration sent conflict- to a unipolar world order. While war dragged on, it became clear Despite early signs of erratic again, in the Trump era. And dress the threats posed by Iran’s ing signals about its intention the Clinton administration large- that not only was America weaker behaviour and his “shoot-first- in our Zogby Research Services nuclear and regional agendas. to withdraw from Syria. As a re- ly maintained continuity with and less respected, but other re- ask-questions-later” approach to (ZRS) polling we found, with a When we asked respondents in sult, when we asked respondents their predecessor’s approach, gional and international players global and domestic problems, few exceptions, much the same 10 countries whether they have in the same 10 countries to look President George W. Bush’s inva- began to assert themselves. As a there was some hope — espe- trajectory across the Middle East. seen positive or negative change forward to the next decade and sion of Iraq marked the beginning result of this foolish war, the very cially in parts of the Middle East In the fall of 2019, for example, in US policy toward each of these identify the countries they felt of the unravelling of American multipolarity the neoconserva- — that given his business back- we found that the initial opti- critical concerns — in almost would be their most depend- leadership and the end of the idea tives sought to forestall became ground, he would be fair and de- mism in some Arab countries that every instance and in almost ev- able ally, the US ranked first in of a unipolar world. a reality. cisive in the policies he pursued Trump administration policies ery country, negative change far only Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Unlike the constructive use of Globally, Russia and China ex- in the world. This, too, proved to toward some regional concerns surpassed positive change. In the UAE. Ranking high in other diplomacy favoured by his father panded their roles and, in the be premature. might move in a positive direc- only one case — that of US policy countries were the EU (first in and President Clinton, George Middle East, Turkey and Iran Reckless, bombastic, and un- tion has now dissipated. There is toward Syria — did respondents Tunisia, Lebanon, and Turkey) W.’s policies were reckless and sought increased influence, as predictable a sharp decline in respondents’ in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the and China, with Saudi Arabia, unilateral, and, more often than did Saudi Arabia and its GCC After Bush and Obama, what views of US policies toward re- UAE see some signs of positive Turkey, Russia, and India scoring not, shaped more by ideology partners. Maybe the most con- many across the Middle East solving the Israel-Palestine con- change — largely due to the suc- well in a few others. than reality. The results were dev- sequential impact of the Iraq war hoped for was a Goldilocks and flict, helping to stabilise Syria and cessful fight against Daesh. This, Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 14, 2020 international 8

Indian-American prof fired for joke Thai King orders changes in royal motorcades about Iranian bomb list of US sites Bangkok, Jan 13 (IANS) The to provide security to His Maj- being stuck for hours waiting Thai government on Monday esty the King and royal family for the sovereign or his rela- New York, Jan. Jan 13 culture". Bombing cultural announced that King Maha at the highest standard to be tives to move through the cap- (IANS) An Indian-Ameri- sites is a war crime under Vajiralongkorn has directed dignified and in accordance ital's downtown area. can professor, who posted international law and con- the police to change security with the wishes of His Majesty In December, a bridge lead- a joke on Facebook about tradicting Trump, US offi- protocols to avoid huge traffic the King." ing out of the metropolis was Iran choosing 52 US cultur- cials said that Washington jams that are formed whenev- The new plans include shut down to allow the mon- al sites to bomb, has been would not target them. er members of the royal family opening lanes for the public arch to pick up his new yacht. fired by his college. Babson Phansey suggested on travel through the capital in to use at the same time as the The outrage intensified College said Asheen Phan- Facebook that Iran select- motorcades. royal motorcades, as well as at the end of the year, when sey was fired because the ed 52 US sites such as the At the behest of the royal allowing the use of U-turns many parts in southern Thai- post on his "personal Face- Mall of America in Min- decree issued by the King, the and bridges. These measures land, including the popular book page does not repre- nesota or the residence of security forces have modified were introduced following an Phi Phi national park, were sent the values and culture the Kardashians, a family of the usual procedure of cut- unusual wave of criticism on shut to the public because of the College", according American celebrities made ting off entire streets through social media focused on the Princess Sirivannavari, the to WBZ television. famous by the reality TV which royals are passing and traffic chaos and disruptions King's youngest daughter, was He had apologised for series "Keeping Up with the instead will partially reserve generated by the royal fami- vacationing there. the post last week calling Kardashians". He was the only certain lanes for the mo- ly's land travels through Bang- In Thailand, any public crit- it "sloppy humour" that director of sustainability torcades, Efe news quoted cades might affect Thai peo- impact," the statement said. kok, one of the world's most icism of the monarchy is ex- was "read as a threat". His at Babson College, an in- government spokesperson ple's commute. Therefore, "The process of adjusting the congested cities. tremely rare, since it has one post was a reaction to US stitution that specialises in Narumon Pinyosinwat as say- his majesty has assigned the protection pattern during the The hashtag #RoyalMotor- of the harshest lese-majeste President Donald Trump's business and entrepreneur- ing in a statement. Royal Thai Police to set guide- royal motorcades of the King cade (in Thai) was a trending laws in the world that imposes tweet about targeting sties ship education. It is located "His Majesty the King was lines for citizens to transit and his royal family by the topic in October 2019, when penalties of up to 15 years in "very high level and impor- in Wellesley, about 20 km concerned that the motor- regularly and to have the least Royal Thai Police is intended many users complained about prison for offenders. tant to Iran and the Iranian from Boston.

Abe visits Saudi Arabia, meets King Israel completes tests of upgraded Musharraf plea hearing Riyadh, Jan 13 against special court (IANS) Japanese Prime Iron Dome air defence system Minister Shinzo Abe Jerusalem, Jan 13 (IANS) conviction resumes met the King of Saudi Israel has "successfully" Arabia Salman bin Ab- concluded a series of Lahore, Jan 13 (IANS) The cember 17, 2019 handed dulaziz and other offi- tests of an upgraded Iron Lahore High Court (LHC) down the death penalty to cials during his visit to Dome air defence system, on Monday resumed Musharraf after six years the Kingdom to discuss according to the govern- hearing a set of petitions of hearing the treason case cooperation between ment. Taking to Twitter filed by former President against him. the two countries. on Sunday, the Defence Pervez Musharraf chal- The case was filed by "They reviewed bi- Ministry said that it has lenging multiple actions the then Pakistan Muslim lateral relations be- completed "a complex against him, including his League-Nawaz government tween the two friendly test campaign" of an ad- conviction for high trea- in 2013. countries and ways of vanced version of the Iron son, the establishment of In his petition, Mush- enhancing and devel- Dome system, reports Xi- Defense Organization, said the completion of the the trial court that con- arraf had asked the LHC to oping them," Efe news ficial intelligence and Abe also held a meet- nhua news agency. said. Patael said that once tests marked "an impor- victed him and filing of set aside the special court's agency quoted the renewable energy, ac- ing with Saudi Minister The tests were con- the upgraded system was tant milestone in Israel's the original high treason verdict for being illegal, Saudi state-run SPA cording to the SPA. of Energy Abdulaziz ducted by the Israel Mis- delivered to the military, it operational ability to de- inquiry against him by the without jurisdiction and news as saying on Sun- Earlier in the day, bin Salman bin Ab- sile Defense Organiza- "will enable the Air Force fend itself of current and government. unconstitutional, while day. Both officials "also Abe met Saudi For- dulaziz to address the tion, a department of the to confront expected future regional threats". On Friday, a full bench also seeking suspension of reviewed aspects of eign Minister Farhan cooperation between Defence Ministry, and threats in the region in a It added that the new of the LHC had asked the the verdict till a decision on cooperation in accor- Faisal bin Farhan Al both countries in the Rafael Advanced Defense much better way". tests was conducted 10 federal government to his petition was made. dance with the Saudi- Saud. They discussed field of energy as per Systems Ltd., a govern- Rafael's Executive Vice years after the system was submit a summary on the During Friday's hearing, Japanese Vision 2030", the "bilateral relations an official statement. ment-owned weapons President and Head of Air first tested. formation of the Islam- the LHC had posed ques- it added. and aspects of coop- The Japanese pre- company. and Missile Defence Divi- Israel uses the Iron abad-based special court tions regarding the legality The meeting on eration as well as the mier arrived in Ri- "The system tested sion, Pini Yungman, said Dome mainly to intercept and had directed the of the treason case and the Sunday addressed co- recent developments yadh as part of a Gulf is an upgraded and im- the "system intercepted short-range rockets fired state's lawyer to present formation of the special operation aspects in of the regional and in- tour that also includes proved version of the Iron all threats simulated dur- from the Gaza Strip dur- arguments on Monday, court that conducted the the fields of tourism, ternational issues", an United Arab Emirates Dome," Moshe Patael, ing the tests". ing escalations with the reports Dawn news. trial and had handed Mush- security supplies, arti- official statement said. and Oman. chief of the Israel Missile The Defence Ministry Palestinians. A special court on De- arraf the death sentence. 7 rockets hit army base in Iraq's Salahu- Iran summons UK envoy over 'illegal' protest Baghdad, Jan 13 (IANS) Tehran, Jan 13 (IANS) tribute to the 176 civilian vic- Seven Katyusha rockets on Iran's Foreign Ministry has tims of the Ukrainian Inter- Sunday hit Balad air base, summoned the UK's Ambas- national Airlines flight, which which previously housed sador Rob Macaire to explain brought down by the Iranian US troops, in Iraq's Sala- his presence at an "illegal" military after it wrongly iden- hudin province, informed anti-government protest in tified it as a cruise missile. sources said. The attack Tehran. Macaire was briefly Tehran at first denied any took place in the evening detained following the dem- involvement in the accident when the rockets landed on onstration, sparking a spat but admitted responsibility the air base, located around between the UK and Iran, re- on Saturday. 90 km from Iraqi capital ports Efe news. The crash occurred just af- Baghdad, wounding two The diplomat said he had ter Iran fired missiles at Iraqi soldiers and causing dam- attended a vigil for victims of military bases with US pres- ages to nearby buildings, a the Ukrainian airliner on Jan- ence retaliation to the US' security source told Xinhua uary 8 by an Iranian missile, killing of Qasem Soleimani, news agency on the condi- in Iraq. No group has so far and near the city of Erbil, but left when the gathering a revered Iranian general, in tion of anonymity. claimed responsibility for capital of the semi-auton- turned into an anti-govern- Baghdad on January 3. Balad air base is the larg- the attack. omous region of Kurdistan. ment protest. In a statement ering. When police informed respects - some of the vic- About 200 people gathered est military air base in Iraq, The attack came a few Last week, a US drone on Sunday, the Foreign Min- me a man's arrested who tims were British. I left after outside the British Embassy also known by the US forces days after Qais al-Khazali, attacked a convoy at Bagh- istry said: "Rob Macaire was claims to be the UK Amb, I 5 mins, when some started in the Iranian capital on Sun- as the Logistics Support leader of the Iraqi Iran- dad International Airport, summoned because of his said impossible. chanting." In London, the day, where some chanted Activity (LSA) Anaconda. backed Shiite militia Asa'ib killing Qassem Soleimani, unconventional behaviour of "Only after my phone con- UK's secretary of state for se- "Death to the UK" and others The air base was hous- Ahl al-Haq, said the Iranian commander of the Quds attending an illegal rally on versation with him, I identi- curity, Brandon Lewis, called burned a British flag. ing a number of US troops initial response to the kill- Force of Iran's Islamic Rev- Saturday." fied, out of big surprise, that for a de-escalation in ten- There was also a boost in and advisors of an Ameri- ing of the Iranian military olution Guards Corps, and Deputy Foreign Minister it's him. 15 min later he was sions with Iran. police presence in downtown can company operating leader is done and it is time Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Abbas Araghchi reacted to a free." The British ambassa- Several Iranian lawmakers Tehran, especially around the Iraqi F-16 jet fighters, for Iraq to respond to the deputy chief of Iraq's para- raft of political condemna- dor tweeted: "Can confirm have advocated for the expul- Azadi Square and university but they withdrew about a US airstrike. Al-Khazali's military Hashd Shaabi tion when news of the ambas- I wasn't taking part in any sion of the UK ambassador. grounds, amid fears among week ago after the interna- threat came after Iran fired forces. More than 5,000 US sador's temporary detention demonstrations! Went to an The Ambassador was ac- officials that there could be tional US-led coalition an- ballistic missiles earlier in troops have been deployed broke. "He wasn't detained, event advertised as a vigil for cused of participating in an fresh protests against the nounced the suspension of the day on military bases in Iraq to support the Iraqi but arrested as an unknown victims of the PS752 tragedy. anti-government protest that government for its handling its operations against the housing US troops in Iraq's forces in the battles against foreigner in an illegal gath- "Normal to want to pay my erupted after people paid of the plane tragedy. Islamic State (IS) militants western province of Anbar Islamic State militants.

14 die as snowfall, rain wreak UK royals gather for talks over Harry-Meghan's future London, Jan 13 (IANS) The Meghan is currently in Canada havoc in Balochistan UK royals, led by Queen Eliza- with her eight-month-old son Quetta, Jan 13 (IANS) partment as saying. heavy snowfall, bringing beth II, will gather on Monday Archie after flying there amid the Heavy snowfall and rain Met officials said heavy a halt to the Afghan tran- at the Monarch's Sandringham ongoing discussions, which have have claimed at least 14 snowfall in Quetta had al- sit trade as hundreds of Estate for talks over the futures involved the UK and Canadian lives in different parts of ready broken the 20-year trucks and other goods of Prince Harry and his wife governments, reports the BBC. Balochistan and suspend- record. "In Qilla Saifullah, vehicles remained stan- Meghan Markle over their shock The couple had been in Can- ed road and air links of the the Met Office recorded dard on both sides of the announcement to step down as ada over Christmas, before they Pakistans largest province three- to four-foot snow, border. senior royals. returned to the UK last week af- with rest of the world, as which was (more than) Around two dozen pas- Prince Harry, Prince William, ter a six-week break from royal the unusually extreme double the usual one- to sengers in four vehicles the Duke of Cambridge and their duties. Last October, Harry and weather system entered 1.5-foot snow," said Chief were trapped in the far- father Charles, the Prince of Meghan publicly revealed their the country. Meteo­rologist Azmat Hay- flung area of Kaachar close Wales, will all attend the meet- struggles under the media spot- With a strong westerly at Khan. to Pakistan-Iran border. ing, while Meghan was expected light. The couple were already wave affecting most parts An aircraft that had ar- Meanwhile, emergency to join the discussion by phone their titles, and what royal duties gested the couple could conduct preparing to launch their own of the country, snowfall rived from Saudi Arabia has been declared in Mas- from Canada, reports the BBC. they will continue to carry out. a potentially damaging television Sussex Royal charity, which is also expected in Khy- with passengers on Satur- tung, Qila Abdullah, Kech, It is hoped the talks will pro- Monday's gathering at the interview if they were unhappy they set up after splitting from ber Pakh­tunkhwa, Gilgit- day night could not return, Ziarat, Harnai, and Pishin duce a "next step" on the way Queen's estate in Norfolk - being with the outcome of the discus- the Duke and Duchess of Cam- Baltistan and Pakistan-oc- as Quetta airport runway districts of Balochistan due to defining the couple's new re- described as the "Sandringham sions. Broadcaster and friend of bridge's foundation in June last cupied-Kashmir, besides remained covered with to heavy snow, said The lationship with the Royal Family summit" - will be the first time the couple, Tom Bradby, who year. In December it was re- heavy showers have been heavy snow, sources said. News International in a re- - in line with the Queen's wish to the monarch has come face-to- made a documentary with them vealed that the couple had made forecast for Islamabad as Traffic was suspended on port. While addressing the find a solution within days. face with Prince Harry since the last year, wrote in the Sunday an application to trademark their well as upper and central the Quetta-Chaman high- media here, Chief Minis- Among the issues likely to be Sussexes' announcement, which Times: "I have some idea of what Sussex Royal brand across a Punjab from Monday till way as the Khozak-Pass ter Jam Kamal Khan said a discussed are what funding the was posted on their official Insta- might be aired in a full, no-holds- string of items including books, Tuesday morning, Dawn linking Pakistan with Af- high alert had been issued Duke and Duchess of Sussex will gram account on January 8. barred, sit-down interview and I calendars, clothing, charitable news quoted the Met De- ghanistan also received to the commissioners. receive, whether they will keep But newspaper reports sug- don't think it would be pretty." fundraising, education. Indian Horizon 9 business Tuesday, January 14, 2020 No fraud or funds diversion in RCFL; boost for lenders Fuel prices cut for second New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) forensic audit report are overall interests of all lend- An independent forensic au- limited to the issues with re- ers. straight day on Monday dit in Reliance Commercial spect to alleged regulatory The forensic report has Finance Limited (RCFL) does anomalies as regards group confirmed the potential New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) 72.42 a litre in Mumbai, Rs not have any adverse find- exposure and alleged devia- group entities' exposure Good news for consumers as 71.43 per litre in Kolkata and ings on any fraud, embezzle- tion from certain policies and through several intermedi- fuel prices fell again on Mon- Rs 72.99 a litre in Chennai, ac- ment, diversion or siphoning procedures. ate unlisted entities at Rs day, the second consecutive cording to Indian Oil Corpo- of funds by the company, its "The Regulator, Reserve 4,427.74 crore (including in- day after easing of tensions ration website. promoters or employees. Bank of India (RBI), to whom terest), which the company between the US and Iran. The retail prices of fuel The clear signal from the all the facts have been pro- had voluntarily and publicly Price of petrol fell by 10 paise are dependent on the global forensic audit marks a boost vided before the commence- disclosed even before the and that of diesel by 5 paise a crude prices and the rupee- for 22 lenders to recover 100 ment of the forensic audit, commencement of forensic litre across all major cities on US dollar exchange rate as In- per cent through resolution had already taken due note audit to its auditors, regula- Monday. dia imports 80 per cent of its plans as per RBI guidelines. of the same, and has direct- tors, lenders, and also in the Delhi, petrol now costs Rs crude requirements. Domes- The forensic audit con- ed the Company not to ac- latest annual financial state- 75.80 a litre, Rs 81.39 a litre tic petrol and diesel prices ducted by Grant Thornton dential framework. The fo- Since September 2018, the cess 'public funds' and not ments which were duly ap- in Mumbai, Rs 78.38 a litre in are reviewed by oil marketing was mandated by the lend- rensic auditors have submit- company has not accessed to take any further exposure proved by the shareholders. Kolkata and Rs 78.76 a litre in companies on a daily basis. ers of RCFL which has been ted their report, and there are any fresh loans or incremen- with immediate effect until "This media release is be- Chennai after the decrease in Price revisions are imple- completed. RCFL has made no adverse findings recorded tal borrowings other than by further notice," the company ing issued to protect the in- price. Similarly, diesel costs mented at the fuel stations a similar disclosure to Reli- on 11 key parameters: Pro- way of securitization. "The said. terests of all stakeholders and Rs 69.06 a litre in Delhi, Rs with effect from 6 a.m. ance Home Finance Limited moter, company, employees, Company is thus already Based on completion of address any misinformation (RHFL) on the forensic audit associates, diversion & si- observing a self-imposed the forensic audit, the RCFL arising out of mischievous and no adverse findings be- phoning of funds, embezzle- restraint on accessing the has requested its bankers to selective leakage of the foren- Sensex, Nifty rise to fresh ing found. ment, malafide operations, public funds for more than proceed on a fast-track ba- sic audit report by vested in- The forensic audit is part of falsification of accounts, 15 months", RCFL said in a sis with the debt resolution terests in an attempt to derail the debt resolution process, fraudulent transactions and statement. plan under 'change of man- the Company's debt resolu- record high as per RBI guidelines on pru- detection of fraud. The other findings in the agement and control' in the tion plans", RCFL said. Rasesh Shah refutes allegations of FEMA violations by Edelweiss

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) that I was unable to go in per- the Edelweiss Group, nor is Rashesh Shah, Chairman & son to the Directorate of En- he in any way related to me; CEO, Edelweiss Group, has forcement (ED), our senior you will appreciate that Shah written a personal note to as- authorised representative is a common name", he add- sure stakeholders that Edel- did attend in person with the ed. weiss has no relationship requisite information. Need- Edelweiss is committed to with Capstone Forex and all less to say, if in the future any high standards of corporate allegations of FEMA viola- assistance or support to the governance. "I would like tions are false. investigation is requested to personally reiterate that Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) points or 0.63 per cent from "You may have seen some from us, we will cooperate these allegations are false The key Indian equity indi- the previous close of 12,256.80 media reports relating to fully", Edelweiss Chairman and we remain committed ces opened on a positive note points. The BSE Sensex was Edelweiss. I am writing to said in a mailer. to the highest governance on Monday with the NIfty50 trading at 41,848.76, higher you directly, to assure you He has also refuted reports standards, built on a strong on the National Stock Ex- by 249.04, points, or 0.60 per that Edelweiss has no rela- that Sanjay Nathalal Shah, foundation of ethics. We change and the BSE touch- cent from the previous close tionship with Capstone Forex Chartered Accountant and take our responsibilities as ing new record levels. The of 41,599.72 points. It had Pvt. Ltd. and all allegations of eration to the agencies. "We citizen, we will of course pro- an independent director of good corporate citizens ex- NIfty50 touched a fresh high opened at 41,788.21 and so FEMA violations are false", appreciate that regulators vide the same". a few of group companies, tremely seriously. We find of 12,333.45, while the Sensex far the intra-day low has been Shah said, after being sum- and agencies have an obliga- Shah said he was unable to is alleged to be connected to our strength in the unshaken reached a record level of 41,720.76 points. The rise in moned by Enforcement Di- tion to investigate; if any in- go personally to the ED office Capstone. trust reposed by our custom- 41,893.41 points. domestic stock markets came rectorate. formation is sought from us, but had sent a representa- "Let me reiterate that he ers, shareholders, partners At 9.27 a.m, the Nifty traded on the back of the gains in the He has assured full coop- as a responsible corporate tive. "While it is unfortunate has no other association with and employees", Shah said. at 12,333.45, higher by 76.65 Asian markets, analysts said. Airbus joins Indian startup Walmart India sacks 56 senior executives, denies more layoffs for talent acquisition New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) As know and Hyderabad. Bengaluru, Jan 13 celeration programme accelerated 72 startups Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Iyer said that Walmart remains (IANS) Global aero- 'Season 4'. "Indian start- and 54 internal proj- Bezos begins his India visit this committed to growing its B2B space major Airbus on ups are extraordinarily ects, which have raised week, its arch rival Walmart In- Cash and Carry business in In- Monday announced it competent, competitive a combined 23.5 million dia on Monday said it has asked dia. has signed a contract and entrepreneurial in Euros. "Traxof solves 56 senior executives to leave as "We opened six new Best Price with Bengaluru-based spirit. All they need is a real-world problem part of its corporate restructur- modern wholesale stores, one startup Traxof Technol- some supportive accel- that is shared by a wide ing process, shrugging off re- Fulfilment Centre and our sales ogies to automate tal- eration to achieve vi- range of our inter- ports about the second round of grew 22 per cent in 2019," he ent acquisition process ability and scale. Airbus nal stakeholders with layoffs coming in April. said. for the company in In- BizLab has been provid- a simple off the shelf In a statement, the company Walmart India said it has re- dia and Europe offices. ing this support to In- solution," said Carlo which operates nearly 28 whole- cently made significant invest- Traxof's Cloud-based, dian startups with great Nizam, Chief Informa- sale stores in the country, said ments in the country to serve its automated desktop and results," said Anand E tion Officer, Airbus In- it is looking for ways to operate members better. mobile-based solution - Stanley, President and dia and South Asia. more efficiently, "which requires This includes investments in that provides real-time Managing Director, Air- Founded in 2014, it to review its corporate struc- brick and mortar stores as well as visibility and monitor- bus India & South Asia. Traxof Technologies ture to ensure that it is organized e-commerce. ing of recruitment pro- Airbus BizLab is a is a workflow automa- in the right way". port their transition," Krish Iyer, ness in India and went on its own "Our members are increas- cesses - will support the global aerospace busi- tion startup that pro- "As part of this review, we have President & CEO, Walmart India, in 2013. The world's largest re- ingly becoming omni-channel up of Information Man- ness accelerator where vides customisability, let go 56 of our associates across said in a statement. tailer which acquired Flipkart for shoppers. We are thus investing agement (IM) resources, startups and Airbus 'in- natural language-based levels at the corporate office. All "A report appearing in the $16 billion, owns and operates heavily in technology and have especially in India for trapreneurs' speed up interaction, ease of us- of the 56 impacted associates (8 section of the Press speculating 28 Best Price Modern Wholesale a healthy pipeline of Best Price Airbus' digitalization, the transformation of age, process optimisa- in the senior management and second round of layoffs in April stores offering nearly 5,000 items stores. This will provide our the company said in a innovative ideas into tion, interfacing with 48 in the middle/lower man- is baseless and incorrect," Iyer in a cash-and-carry wholesale members a true omni-channel statement. valuable businesses. external tools and bet- agement) have been offered en- added. format. and convenient shopping experi- Traxof was part of Air- Since its inception in ter human-computer hanced severance benefits and Walmart partnered Bharti in The company also has Fulfill- ence in the future," the Walmart bus BizLab's startup ac- 2015, Airbus BizLab has interaction. outplacement services to sup- 2007 for its cash-and-carry busi- ment Centres in Mumbai, Luc- India CEO added. Food prices sky-rocket in Dec; India contracts 28 lakh tonnes of sugar exports so far vegetables, pulses dearer Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) In- sugar trader, said that the ex- New Delhi, Jan 13 dian sugar mills have benefited mill rate of old sugar in Uttar (IANS) India's retail food from the rise in sugar prices in Pradesh is currently Rs 3,280- inflation sky-rocketed in the international market, as the 3,300 per quintal, while the December to 14.12 per demand for sugar exports from ex-mill rate of new sugar is Rs cent, as seasonal factors the country has increased and 3,250-3,290 per quintal. made vegetables and 28 lakh tonnes of sugar export He said that the price of sugar pulses dearer, official deals have been sealed so far. has gone up by about Rs 80-Rs data showed on Monday. The increased sugar export 100 per quintal this month. According to the Na- demand has led to a spurt in "The government has sought tional Statistical Of- sugar prices in the domestic details of exports made by sug- fice, the consumer food market. The price of sugar have ar mills till December 31. The price index shot up to In addition, the fuel etary Policy Statement, increased by about Rs 100 per government has set a quota of 14.12 per cent from and light category under 2019-20 said. quintal. The National Federa- 60 lakh tonnes of sugar for 530 10.01 per cent in No- CPI rose 0.70 per cent. "Second, incipient tion of Co-operative Sugar Fac- sugar mills. However, few mills vember and (-) 2.65 per Last month, RBI in its price pressures seen in tories (NFCSF) estimates that did not export or they do not cent in December 2018. monetary policy review other food items such sugar exports will meet the 60 want to export. In such a situ- Consequently, the statement had predicted as milk, pulses, and lakh tonnes target this year. "The current season or sugar cents per pound higher on ation, their quota will be given high food retail inflation the CPI-based inflation sugar are likely to be NFCSF Managing Director production and marketing Monday. London sugar also to the mills who are exporting," rate lifted the overall to rise in the coming sustained, with implica- Prakash Naiknavare said, "The year 2019-20 (October), which closed at $376.80 per ton in the said Kumar. Consumer Price Index to quarters. tions for the trajectory export demand has increased started from October 1, has not previous session. He informed that after the ex- 7.35 per cent from 5.54 "Going forward, the of food inflation. Third, due to the rise in the prices of even completed four months, "According to the prevailing port of 60 lakh tonnes of sugar per cent in November. inflation outlook isboth the 3-month and sugar in the global market. It but 28 lakh tonnes of sugar price of sugar in the interna- by September 30 this year, the In terms of CPI YoY likely to be influenced 1-year ahead inflation seems that the sugar exports export deals have been made tional market, sugar mills in closing stock will come down to inflation rate, vegeta- by several factors. First, expectations of house- target fixed by the government and the supply will continue India are getting ex-mill price 100 lakh tonnes. bles and pulses' prices the upsurge in prices holds polled by the Re- will be met this year." to rise further as the supply is of white sugar at around Rs According to NFCSF esti- jumped to 60.50 per of vegetables is likely to serve Bank have risen The central government has less than the demand. Domes- 2,300 per quintal, while that of mates, sugar production in cent and 15.44 per cent, continue in the immedi- and these latent senti- set a target of 6 million tonnes tic mills will benefit from sugar raw sugar is around Rs 2,100 the current season is 263 lakh respectively in Decem- ate months; however, a ment upsides are being of sugar exports for domestic exports," Naiknavare said. per quintal. If we add incen- tonnes, while last year's out- ber 2019. pick-up in arrivals from reflected in other surveys sugar mills under the Maximum In the international mar- tive of Rs 1045 per quintal be- standing stock is 145 lakh Furthermore, meat the late kharif season as well." Admissible Export Quantity ket, the price of raw sugar has ing given by the government tonnes. Thus the total supply is and fish prices rose 9.57 along with measures tak- The data also indicated (MAEQ) for the 2019-20 season. gone up by 18 per cent in the under the MAEQ scheme, 408 lakh tonnes. After extract- per cent, eggs became en by the government to that retail inflation has Last year, the government had last three months and the price then the price of white sugar ing 60 lakh tonnes of exports dearer by 8.79 per cent augment supply through breached the medium- set a target of 5 million tonnes of white sugar has gone up by exceeds Rs 34,00 per quintal, and about 260 lakh tonnes for and the overall price of imports should help soft- term target of the RBI of sugar under Minimum In- more than nine per cent, which which is higher than the cur- domestic consumption, the re- food and beverages cat- en vegetables prices by to contain CPI inflation dicative Export Quotas (MIEQ). has helped the Indian sugar rent domestic prices," Nai- maining stock will be 88 lakh egory was up 12.16 per early February 2020," the within 4 per cent with a However, India managed only mills' exports. knavare said. tonnes. Of this, 40 lakh tonnes cent. Fifth Bi-monthly Mon- band of +/- 2 per cent. 38 lakh tonnes of sugar exports. US sugar-11 price was 14 Sushil Kumar, a Delhi-based of buffer stock will remain. Indian Horizon Tuesday, January 14, 2020 business 10 Nilekani defends Infosys concealing whistleblowers' complaints Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The enue. company or its executives," reiter- forming the regulators (SEBI and global software major was ab- "The company notes that it has ated Nilekani. The audit commit- SEC) about the plaints forced the solutely right in concealing the historically applied the straight tee roped in legal counsel Shardul whistleblowers to share them with whistleblowers' complaints from line method (SLM) of revenue rec- Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and the media that resulted in its blue- the regulators and the media, Info- ognition for substantial majority of PricewaterhouseCoopers to in- chip scrip of Rs 5 face value (per sys chairman Nandan Nilekani has its fixed price maintenance con- quire into the charges. share) plunge 17 per cent on Oc- said. "It is not the job of companies tracts," said the audit committee Nilekani also asked the media tober 22, wiping off a whopping Rs to take a whistleblower's com- report. what evidence it had to know that 50,000 crore of its market capital- plaint coming every morning and It also said that POC method ad- the whistleblowers were the com- ization in a single day. issue a media release on it. heres to the company's accounting pany's employees, as claimed by The gravity of charges also made "That is going to create a new set policy, therefore, no specific dis- one of them working in the com- Nilekani step into the imbroglio of issues. So, we did absolutely the closure was required to be made to pany's finance department. and admit to the media that an right thing," Nilekani told IANS, the audit committee. When asked about the safety of unnamed board member received which red-flagged the complaints "Revenues from such mainte- the employees who raised the con- two anonymous complaints on in October and the co-founder ac- nance contracts where this method cerns over the lack of transparency September 30 and another on Sep- knowledged it later. has been applied are not material in deals with the clients, Nilekeni tember 20 titled 'Disturbing un- Admitting that a company was and hence, a separate disclosure said the company had no plans to ethical practices' and the second duty-bound to take on record a in the financial statements was not identify the whistleblowers or the undated with the title, "Whistle- whistleblower's complaint, Nile- considered necessary," claimed unethical employees. blower complaint'. kani said a report was made on it the report. Before briefing the me- "That will vitiate the purpose; we The BSE sought a clarification on (plaint) after due diligence and in- dia on the company's third quar- are not going around looking for October 23 from the $11-billion IT vestigation by an audit committee, al clients. Infosys' audit commit- In the audit committee key find- terly results, Nilekani absolved whistleblowers. We have no inten- behemoth over the non-disclosure set up to probe the charges against tee arrived at this conclusion after ings, explaining an unnamed large Parekh and Roy of all the charges tion of finding them or doing any- of the complaint. "We work with its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) investigating 77 people, including deal, the report said the reasons as the audit panel gave a clean chit thing about that," added Nilekani. a large number of regulators and Salil Parekh and Chief Financial some employees, through 128 in- for choosing Percentage of Com- to them on the grounds that they On October 21, 2019 a complaint stock exchanges. We are in con- Officer (CFO) Nilanjan Roy. terviews on the myriad allegations. pletion (POC) cost method were (allegations) were unsubstantiated to the company board purportedly stant touch with all the regulators Based on the findings of the au- The company entrusted 46 cus- neither discussed nor disclosed to or not backed by evidence by the from unidentified 'ethical employ- and other agencies. We are giv- dit committee, Nilekani claimed on todians to collect relevant docu- the audit committee. It said no evi- whistleblowers. ees' came to light, accusing Parekh ing them full cooperation, we are Friday (January 10) that there was ments and electronic data which dence was found to say that POC "I am pleased that after rigorous and Roy of serious misconduct and keeping them fully up to date and no wrongdoing by Parekh or Roy in ran into 2,10,000 documents, method was forced for recognition investigation, the audit committee unethical practices. we will take those discussions to the financial dealings with its glob- amounting to 8 tera bytes data. of application maintenance rev- has found no wrongdoing by the Nilekani's defence for not in- the logical conclusion. One Faber Group eyes millennials Reliance Home Finance says no adverse to boost leisure business New Delhi, Jan 13 that India figures among prompted some of trav- findings in forensic audit report (IANS) Seeking to boost the top three markets for ellers to choose these New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) An even prior to the commencement The observations in the foren- have already likewise confirmed Indian tourist inflow, Singapore. new countries over the independent forensic audit in of the forensic audit, had trans- sic audit are limited to potential the following: "During the course especially of millen- He agreed that follow- traditional destinations. Reliance Home Finance Limited parently disclosed full details of regulatory anomalies which had of our examination of the books nials, to the Southeast ing the shutdown of Jet "The decline in num- (RHFL) contains no adverse find- lending to potential indirectly already been reported to NHB, and records of the Company, car- Asian country, Singa- Airways, traffic on the ber (2019 against 2018) ings on any fraud, embezzlement, linked entities to auditors, regula- for which NHB has already taken ried out in accordance with the pore's One Faber Group India-Singapore route is not because Singa- diversion or siphoning of funds tor, lenders and also in the latest action by requisite penalty and generally accepted auditing prac- has initiated talks with had seen some impact, pore is losing its appeal by the company, or its promot- annual financial statements, duly directions. RHFL has requested tices in India, and according to banks, credit card firms but said that this drop among Indian tourists," ers. The forensic audit conducted approved by the shareholders at lenders to fast-track the debt the information and explanations and airlines to offer lu- was being fast com- said Lee who is Direc- by Grant Thornton was mandated the AGM in September 2019. resolution plan already submit- given to us by the management, crative deals. pensated by new flights tor of Sales and Business by the lenders of RHFL which has "This media release is being ted under "change of control we have neither come across any Instead of relying launched by IndiGo, Development at Mount been completed. issued to protect the interests of and management" as per the RBI instance of fraud by the Com- solely on travel agents GoAir and Vistara. Faber Leisure Group. The forensic audit is part of all stakeholders and address any circular to maximize realization pany, or any fraud on the Com- and intermediaries, the The leisure and life- He noted that there the debt resolution process, as misinformation arising out of in the overall best interest of all pany by its officers or employees, group has appointed style services firm said was a significant jump per RBI guidelines on prudential mischievous selective leakage of lenders. noticed or reported during the an India representative that Singapore saw as in tourist numbers from framework. In a statement, RHF the forensic audit report by vested As part of the Debt Resolution year, nor have we been informed tasked with increasing many as 1.5 million In- India in 2018, compared said there are no adverse find- interests in an attempt to derail process, the Company's lend- of any such instance by the man- its tourist volume. The dian tourists visiting the to 2017. ings on the forensic audit on any the Company's debt resolution ers appointed Grant Thornton in agement except a case of fraud company has appointed island nation in 2018, One Faber Group's fraud, embezzlement, diversion plans," RHFL said. August 2019 for forensic audit, as on the Company for commercial ISA Tourism as its India and in the January-Oc- portfolio of products and siphoning of funds or falsifi- The company said the lending required under RBI guidelines on purchase loan for an identified market representative. tober period of 2019 the and services include the cation of accounts by any of the to potential group companies was Prudential Framework for Reso- property amounting to (only) Rs. Maintaining that Sin- total figure stood 1.19 Singapore Cable Car, company or its promoters, em- entirely for the end-use of debt lution of Stressed Assets under 2.04 Crore which was identified gapore continues to be million. In the last 2-3 Wings of Time, Faber ployees or associates. servicing by the listed group com- change of control and manage- by management ..." an important destina- years destinations like Peak Singapore, Arbora, The comprehensive scope of panies only. There are no adverse ment. The company's auditors The forensic report has con- tion for Indian tourists Vietnam and Cambodia Dusk Restaurant and the forensic audit included di- findings in the forensic audit re- in the Company's Annual Report firmed the potential group enti- in Southeast Asia, One have also become popu- Bar, Good Old Days and version and siphoning of funds, lating to the quantum and end- dated August 13, 2019 for FY 18- ties' exposure through several in- Faber Group senior ex- lar among Indian tour- 100M Private Dining, embezzlement, malafide opera- use of the lending to potential 19 (page no. 54) prior to the com- termediate unlisted entities at Rs. ecutive Patrick Lee said ists and this may have among others. tions among others. RHFL said indirectly linked entities. mencement of Forensic Audit 7,984 crore (including interest). Star unicorn Oyo shuts door on employees in India, China Deadline extended for IndiGo New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) can also be attributed to the hotel owners in the country. Ritesh Agarwal-led Indian plans of Oyo to list publicly in A New York Times report hospitality unicorn Oyo, cur- the US within the next three recently quoted current and to replace P&W engines rently the second top unicorn years," the report added. former Oyo employees as say- It said that one about 70 after Paytm and valued at Founded in 2013, Oyo's self- ing that the company was "in- per cent of the total Neo nearly $10 billion in the coun- operated business includes dulging in questionable busi- engines of IndiGo's fleet is try, has acted tough by laying Oyo Townhouse, Silverkey, ness practices". The article likely to be modified by Jan- off thousands of employees in troversy went unanswered. Collection O, Oyo Flagship claimed the "SoftBank Jewel uary 31, 2020. India and China, after Japa- According to reports, Soft- and Oyo Homes and ancillary in India" is facing toxic cul- "Incidentally, the pro- nese giant SoftBank tightened Bank has given Oyo a deadline businesses include Weddingz. ture and troubling incidents. curement of modified en- its noose around it. of March 31, 2020 to phase out in. SoftBank's Vision Fund has "While Ritesh Agarwal's Oyo gines was adversely impact- According to Asia Times, contracts or businesses, which so far invested about $1.5 bil- aims to be the world's biggest ed due to holidays during the company has let go about are not EBITDA-profitable. lion in Oyo, pushing the hospi- hotel chain, its growth was Christmas and New Year at 1,200 employees in India "and The company has a deadline tality company's valuation to fuelled by questionable prac- MRO (Maintenance, Repair plans to shed a similar num- to post positive Earnings be- $10 billion but learning from tices, employees said," as per New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) severally submitted a com- and Overhaul) facilities," ber in the next four months". fore interest, tax, depreciation WeWork fiasco, the Japanese the report. The Directorate General of plete action plan, which said the statement. According to Oyo, it is ly- and amortization (EBITDA) conglomerate is now looking The hospitality chain de- Civil Aviation (DGCA) on finds the change of engines The budget airline wit- ing off poor performers and for its self-operated hotels and at the companies it financially nied the allegations, saying Monday announced the for the entire fleet feasible nessed around 13 incidents has set up a "meritocracy- July as the deadline for posi- back from a different lens. it is committed to "growing extension of the deadline by the end of June 2020," it of engine trouble last year. based" performance evalua- tive EBITDA of its ancillary Also backed by Airbnb Inc., the right way" by meeting the for IndiGo to replace about said. "Four Air Turn Back tion programme. Attempts for businesses. Sequoia Capital and Light- needs of property owners and 135 unmodified Pratt and It added: "However, (ATB)/Inflight Shut Down a detailed statement from the "The decision to layoff such speed Venture Partners, Oyo guests. "With regard to com- Whitney engines till May 31, DGCA feels that it can be (IFSD) events were wit- company on the current con- a huge number of employees currently works with 10,000 plaints of a small section. 2020. Previously, the airline compressed further and nessed on Airbus 320 Neo had to get the engines by should be achievable by aircraft operated by M/s In- January 31. May 2020. And therefore, diGo in a week during Octo- In a statement, the avia- the revised timeline for ber 2019 due to the failure of tion regulator said that complete removal of un- 3rd stage LPT blades, which Ex-director seeks SEBI probe into Yes Bank insider-trading post its order of November modified engines from the caused serious concern." New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) priate fines, punishment and 1, 2019, the airline along fleet is May 31 2020." At the root of the problem Former head of the audit com- other measures. According to with the aircraft and engine The regulator further not- were the unmodified engines mittee of the Yes Bank board the compliant, the Yes Bank manufacturers have made ed that no aircraft with un- powering the IndiGo NeO Uttam Prakash Agarwal has management first didn't share significant efforts towards modified engine in Indigo fleet and the DGCA there- filed a complaint with the Se- names of potential investors completion of the task. fleet shall be allowed to fly after set up a timeline for curities and Exchange Board with the board members and "They have jointly and after the extended deadline. change of these engines. of India (SEBI) seeking a probe when it did in the form of Citax into "the illegal gains made by and Braich, these were not a certain set of people" in giv- binding term sheets devoid of Dec retail inflation sky-rockets to ing misleading information to details and without any due the markets and the people on diligence from legal experts or 7.35% as food prices surge potential investors, including The copy of the letter is also through a press release, and investment bank. (CFPI) inflated to 14.12 per Citax and Erwin Singh Braich. marked to Reserve Bank of In- to the stock exchanges and the Following pressure from the cent during the month under Though Agarwal, who re- dia (RBI) Governor Shaktikan- RBI "are false or misleading or board members, Agarwal al- review from an expansion of cently resigned as the inde- ta Das, Secretary of the Minis- distorted". leges, Gill downloaded from 10.01 per cent in November pendent director from the try of Corporate Affairs Injeti Agarwal has also raised the the internet a copy of balance 2019 and (-)2.65 per cent rise Yes Bank board and head of Srinivas, NSE Managing Direc- question if the whole process sheet of Citax with paid-up reported for the correspond- the audit committee, has not tor and CEO Vikram Limaye, influenced decision of inves- capital of only 100 pounds at ing period of last year. spelled it out, it implies to in- and BSE Managing Director tors on account of dissemi- which the aghast members The data assumes signifi- sider- trading, which needs to and CEO Ashish Chauhan. The nation of false and mislead- insisted that no such mislead- cance as the Reserve Bank be investigated by SEBI. NSE has acknowledged the re- ing news, which may have ing information on investors New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) sumer Price Index (CPI) for of India in its last monetary In a letter to SEBI Chair- ceipt of the letter. enthused sale or purchase of putting in billions of dollars A massive rise in food prices December was higher than policy review maintained the man Ajay Tyagi and Whole- Agarwal has asked SEBI securities. Even more seri- should be shared with the lifted India's December re- the corresponding period of key lending rates on account time Member G Mahalingam, to investigate whether the ous is the former director's public or the regulatory au- tail inflation to 7.35 per cent last year when retail inflation of rising retail inflation. Agarwal, former president of process followed by MD and demand for a probe into "the thorities. "In addition to the from 5.54 per cent in Novem- stood at 2.11 per cent. The central bank is ex- the Institute of Chartered Ac- CEO Ravneet Gill had been resultant illegal gains made two term sheets, CEO/MD ber, official data showed on According to the data pected to keep the rates in- countants of India (ICAI), has law-compliant. He has also by a set of people on account tabled three more single-page Monday. furnished by the National tact during the last monetary revealed the chain of events sought a probe if the informa- of non-compliances, false/ letters from different inves- Similarly, on a year-on- Statistical Office (NSO), the policy review for 2019-20 to when Yes Bank was evaluating tion provided to the board, misleading news," and for fix- tors, namely Rekha Jhunjun- year (YoY) basis, the Con- Consumer Food Price Index be held in February. potential investors. disseminated to the public ing responsibility with appro- wala (undated). Sports Indian Horizon 11 Tuesday, January 14, 2020

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) India affected by it and that the 57-year- captain Virat Kohli has dismissed Ravi Shastri doesn’t care Kohli also said that these old former India captain's focus DE VILLIERS the criticism and trolls that have conversations, alongwith rumours is on how the present team can come coach Ravi Shastri's way. The that are often spread about his become the greatest of all time."In relations between the pair has often about trolls at all: Kohli wife and Bollywood star Anushka Ravi bhai's case, he is luckily a confident led to speculation and indications Sharma, are all "agenda-driven". person who doesn't care at all. that Shastri has little power over "All the things we spoke about, I mean a guy who has faced that of good Kohli's word in matters involving you know what was being spoken attack (during his career) without a various aspects of the Indian team. and said about Anushka as well. helmet and got runs, he is not gonna show in I think most of these things are be bothering about someone sitting agenda-driven. I don't know why or at home and trolling him. Rohit can what for, but to accept lies in that "Because if you want to troll a guy maiden BBL manner, it could not be anything who has done that, get up, go into break Lara’s else but agenda driven," Kohli told that position, face those bowlers, stint India Today."If it was random, one do what he has done, and then record of guy would write it and the others have a debate with that guy. He is would not focus on it because it absolutely chilled out. He says our ̌̈̈ not out: is not important enough."Kohli, only focus is on how we can be the however, said that Shastri never gets best team of all time," Kohli said. Warner Germany, France, Portugal: Group of Death in Euro ̊̈̊̈

Madrid, Jan 13 (IANS) The last two Manuel Neuer, competing with World Cup champions - France in the excellence of Barcelona keeper 2018 and Germany in 2014 - along Marc Andre Ter Stegen, and that of with Portugal, the 2016 winner of Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus, the last big continental tournament, lead a squad in which players from make up Group F, the so-called fullbacks like Joshua Kimmich to Group of Death, in the Euro 2020 forwards Timo Werner and Serge football championship. Gnabry have their place. This year the luck of the draw Clashes against France and created an alliance of three of the Portugal will measure the maturity most powerful teams in recent years. of Germany, which last shone in Armed with some of the world's Brazil 2014. leading players, the national teams The French squad, however, keeps in Playoff A - Hungary, Romania, going with a lineup of top level Iceland and Bulgaria - will fight it out players and is definitely the one to in Munich and Budapest for the final beat. A finalist in the last Euro Cup, spot in Group F, reports Efe news. where it was the host and favorite, it In fact, the winning team in was overcome in the final by Portugal this group of four will play against - but the team of Didier Deschamps Portugal, the reigning champ, recovered its glow in the 2018 World in Budapest on June 16, while in Cup in Russia. Brisbane, Jan 13 (IANS) Adelaide, Jan 13 (IANS) Munich on the same day, France is out to win its fourth championship 1996 in England.The semifinals in Portugal completes the shortlist of South African batting great AB Australian opener David Warner and Germany will debut in the crown. After the disappointment of France 2016 and in Poland/Ukraine hopefuls to occupy one of the first de Villiers is all set to make his feels Rohit Sharma can surpass final phase. The last World Cup its last World Cup, where it failed to 2012 were as far as Germany got two places in the Group of Death, BBL (Big Bash League) debut West Indies legend Brian Lara’s champions will meet head-on. get past the group phase, the team in its two most recent Euro Cups. even though the one that comes on Tuesday and ahead of it, the record 400 not out in a Test match. Without big stars but with a team of of Joachim Low aims to recover Madrid player Toni Kroos and in third can have the option of 35-year-old felt he is in some of “Yeah, look, I think it’s about totally integrated players, Germany a throne that it last captured in Bayern veterans like goalkeeper advancing to the elimination round. the best form of his career. the person himself. De Villiers arrived in Brisbane We’ve got long boundaries, it competition (the ATP Cup), on Sunday night and will debut is quite difficult at times. When Nadal calls for merger of but at the same time I can’t WTA rankings: Serena against Adelaide Strikers at the fatigue sets in, it’s very hard to try change my mind that two Gabba. The South African said hard and throw your hands at it,” World Cups in one month moves to ̑th, Pliskova he’s been keenly watching the Warner told ‘Fox Sports’. Davis Cup and ATP Cup is not real. So it is not Brisbane Heat games from “At the end, I tried to run twos winner appeared frustrated possible,” he said. South Africa.“I felt in some to lift the ante because I couldn’t with the scheduling of the “We need to find a way closes gap to top of the best form of my career. actually think like I could clear the new 24-nation round robin to fix it and we need to Hopefully we’ll see more of ropes. tournament, reports Xinhua find a way to make a big that in this tournament,” de I think, one day, if I’ve to name news agency. deal with the International Villiers was quoted as saying a player, I reckon it could be Rohit “It is a long competition. Tennis Federation (ITP) by cricket.com.au. Sharma. Definitely,” he added. Is a tough way to start the and Association of Tennis “I know what’s required Warner had scored 154 in the season,” Nadal said.”I Professionals (ATP) to create of me to make a play for the Test and record breaking 335 not think it’s confusing for the a big World Team Cup team. There’s been some out in the second. His score is the spectators, and we need to competition, not two World standout performances from second highest by any Australian Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) be clear in our sport.” Cups in one month.” the Heat this season and I in a Test innings. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal Recently sealing victory “For the health of our think the team is in a really Warner is the seventh Australian believes the ATP Cup and for Spain at the 18-nation sport and for the benefit of good place. Tom Banton did a to score a triple ton. It is also the Davis Cup should join forces. Davis Cup competition our sport it is, in my opinion, fantastic job, hopefully I’ll do first time since December 2016 Speaking to reporters in in Madrid in November, it’s mandatory that we fix it.” a similar job but in the middle that any batsman has managed to Sydney after Spain’s 2-1 loss the 33-year-old voiced his Nadal will now travel to Paris, Jan 13 (IANS) titles across four decades. order,” he added. score a triple ton in Test cricket to Serbia in the ATP Cup concern about having two Melbourne to prepare for American tennis great Australia’s Ashleigh The former Proteas captain after India’s Karun Nair did so Final on Sunday evening, similar tournaments back- the Australian Open which Serena Williams moved Barty remains top of was lured to Brisbane by against England in Chennai. the 19-time Grand Slam to-back.“I think it is a great starts on January 20. into the ninth position in the rankings but second skipper Chris Lynn as they the new rankings recently placed Karolina Pliskova were together in the IPL but released by the Women’s of the Czech Republic has in different teams in the JK Tyre Festival of Speed set for spectacular finish Tennis Association (WTA). narrowed the gap heading Indian domestic T20 league. The 38-year-old won the into the Australian Open. de Villiers said he was excited Greater Noida, Jan 13 (IANS) ASB Classic in Auckland, Barty is looking to become to bat with the six-hitting The stage is set for a spectacular New Zealand on Sunday, the first Australian to win sensation for the first time. day of races at the Buddh her first title since the Grand Slam since “It could be interesting, I don’t International Circuit here, with winning the Australian Christine O’Neil in 1976. know what to expect. We know the LGB Formula 4 and the JK Open in 2017 and since Japan’s Naomi Osaka each other from chatting at IPL Tyre Suzuki Gixxer Cup poised she became a mother. moves up one place to but it’s an interesting dynamic for a gripping showdown in Williams in the process third while Romania’s with two players at the crease, the JK Tyre Festival of Speed on became the first player Simona Halep came down it either works or it doesn’t,” de Sunday. in the Open era to win to fourth. Villiers said on Lynn. Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad and Raghul Rangasamy, close friends and arch-rivals in the ISL: Juanan Gonzalez commits LGB-4, were tied on 73 points after Saturday’s two races and have one last race to battle it future to Bengaluru FC out for the coveted title in the Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The defender has been an having joined the club JK Tyre FMSCI National racing international racer) and Oliver clinched the honours, taking JK Tyre Superbike Cup Bengaluru FC on Monday integral part of the club’s title alongside Alvaro Rubio ahead championship on Sunday. Webb (international racer) the first two places, respectively. 1000CC: announced that Spanish challenges, and believes there of the Blues’ historic charge The Gixxer Cup too proved to be unbeatable Simranjeet Singh of Delhi took 1. Bhumik Lalwani (15:40.361); defender Juanan Gonzalez is much more to accomplish to the AFC Cup final in 2016. went topsy-turvy with while their teammates Nayan the third place to set the stage for 2. Dilip Lalwani (15:49.420); 3. had signed a new two-year in the next two years.“I have Head Coach Carles Cuadrat, championship leader Chatterjee (Indian domestic another close finish. Simranjeet Singh (15:55.262) deal to keep him with the always maintained that I am who joined the club at the Tanay Gaikwad suffering racer) and Michelle Gatting Provisional Results: X1 Racing: Indian Super League (ISL) content here; at this club, in same time as Juanan, spoke an unexpected DNF on (international racer, female) JK LGB Formula 4: Race 1 champions until the end of this city and in this League. My highly of his centre-half. Saturday.Bengaluru’s finished fourth and third in Race 1: Diljith TS (13:31.101); 1. BRS Racing Bangalore the 2021-2022 season. family has been very happy “Juanan and I arrived in Muzammil collected 10 points the two races, respectively. 2. Raghul Rangaswamy (32:34.633) The 32-year-old, who joined since we moved to Bengaluru Bengaluru on the same day on Saturday, comfortably Mumbai Falcons were the other (13:31.298); 3. Ashwin Datta 2. DG Racing Ahmedabad in the summer of 2016, put and the way this club treats and he has been an integral winning the race to move formidable team, cruising to the (13:31.349) (32:45.545) pen to paper here on Monday you, makes it easy to make part of the club since day to 56 points. The final race third position thanks to Karthik Race 2: 1. Ashwin Datta 3. Mumbai Falcons (32:55.046) afternoon after agreeing to these decisions. I am looking one. He gives everything will be held on Sunday.BRS Tharani and Mikkel Jensen in (19:37.578); 2. Diljith (19:38.649); Race 2 new terms.Juanan has made forward to contributing to for the team, and with his Racing Bangalore began the Race 1, while Kush Maini and 3. Raghul Rangasamy (19:38.775) 1. BRS racing Bangalore 96 appearances for the club this club for as long as I can,” experience and talent, is X1 Racing competition on Pippa Mann finished second JK Tyre Suzuki Gixxer Cup: 1. (32:51.044) to date, scoring four goals in Juanan said after completing one of the most important a dominant note, winning in Race 2.In the JK Tyre Super Syed Muzammil Ali (23:30.905); 2. Mumbai Falcons- 32:58.124 that time, most notably in formalities.The new term players in our system. He the day’s two races. The Bike 1000cc, Bhumik Lalwani 2. Sanjeev Mhatre (23:37.455); 3. 3. BRS Racing Bangalore- the 2016 AFC Cup semi-final will make Juanan the club’s loves the club, its fans, and pair of Arjun Maini (Indian and Dilip Lalwani of Mount Abu Amul Angadi (23:40.296) 32:59.273 against Johor Darul Ta’zim. longest-serving foreigner, feels deeply for the badge. Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Tuesday - January 14, 2020 12

ctress Sunny Leone un- ctor Leonardo DiCaprio derstands workplace SRK TAKES FIVE HOURS TO GET tried hard to not get rec- Aharassment is diffi cult Aognised during a date to deal with, but feels one night with girlfriend Camila needs to step up and address READY: GAURI KHAN Morrone in Aspen. it."Workplace harassment is The 45-year-old actor, who diffi cult to deal with but you sported a baseball cap and don't have to be quiet. Find black coat, was seen attempt- yourself a supportive boss," ing to go incognito while leav- Leone posted on Instagram ing dinner with his 22-year- along with a video address- old girlfriend and friends at ing the issue. Matsuhisa in Aspen, Colora- The video highlights why it do, reports dailymail.co.uk. is important to speak up and Earlier in the day, the cou- not stay silent if someone is ple were spotted enjoying a trying to use powerful posi- shopping trip with DiCaprio's tion to exploit someone. best friend, 43-year-old actor It is in sync with the mes- Lukas Haas. sage of her upcoming web The trio enjoyed hitting series "Ragini MMS Returns the luxury retailers including Season 2", which throws LEONARDO DICAPRIO Chanel and Loro Piana.Di- light on the importance of Caprio, 45, attempted to keep SUNNY LEONE: consent while getting inti- a low profi le as he pulled his mate with a horror story. She GOES INCOGNITO ON hoodie over his head. He also has a cameo as a paranormal wore a hat and pair of design- Don't be quiet expert in the series. DATE NIGHT er shades.Keeping up with the On the Bollywood front, incognito theme, he wore all the 38-year-old has been black including leather jacket, about workplace roped in for a horror-com- trousers and lace-up boots. edy called "Coca Cola". IANS harassment She also forayed into the uperstar Shah Rukh wear the black suit, so you southern film industry with Khan takes way more got to have a difference in movies like "Rangeela" and Stime to get ready black suit everytime you BIGG BOSS ̉̋: Hina Khan back in the "Veeramadevi". than his wife Gauri Khan. wear."Gauri's revelation "Nothing is tough when This candid confession about SRK came during an you enjoy doing it or are came from none other interview with the news house for fun task passionate about the same. than Gauri herself."I take channel NDTV. igg Boss 11" South industry will definite- fi ve minutes and he (SRK) The star couple were contestant Hina ly help me grow. Being able takes 5 hours," said Gauri, at the Vogue X Nykaa BKhan will return to learn about a new culture adding that SRK has a big Fashion Power List event to the house to conduct is something that I like and room only full of ward- where they bagged the a fun task in the ongo- enjoy a lot," Sunny had told robes.To which, Shah Most Stylish Couple of ing season. IANS in the past. Rukh replied: "I wear the the year award. On "Bigg Boss 13", IANS same clothes everywhere.I IANS Hina will be seen making her third spe- cial appearance this Jane Fonda arrested for fifth time season on the show scar-winning actress avoiding arrest in the past hosted by superstar Jane Fonda was ar- weeks as she was accumulat- Salman Khan. Orested for the fi fth ing many run-ins with the law She is set to throw time here while protesting and that she would be facing open a fun 'Elite Club' with climate change activ- lengthier jail stints. challenge to the top 10 ists.Dubbed as Fire Drill Fonda has asserted that she of the current season. Fridays, Fonda has been is willing to get arrested as Pr As part of the task, Hina protesting every week since many times as it takes to get will be judging the con- October, sometimes with her point across."I will be on g Winning through the year tending contestants other popular personalities, the Capitol every Friday, rain h on various factors to to raise awareness about cli- or shine, inspired and em- ̊̈̉̑, Sara Ali Khan eventually decide who of the strongest lady personality, she really mate change and focus at- in which she is shown cuffed, boldened by the incredible would be good enough contestants 'Bigg Boss' made season 11 stand- tention on the anti-fossil fuels and seems to be enjoying the movement our youth have grabbed all debutant to be a part of the 'Elite has ever seen. From out like none other," movement.A video of Fonda's moment, reports hollywood- created," Fonda previously Club'."Till date people her amazing style state- said a source. most recent arrest has made reporter.om.The actress, who wrote on her own website. awards in her list! remember Hina as one ment to her 'SherKhan' IANS its way onto the social media, will turn 82 on Saturday, was IANS ara Ali Khan has always de- through her sincerity towards her Rising star at Nickelodeon Kids' by her next character in Simmba- as the real character in the fi lm. Girl" of Bollywood after her back livered promising roles and work, Sara Ali Khan has charmed Choice Awards.Sara also won oth- both have successfully got praised Sara Ali Khan stepped through to back releases.Sara Ali Khan has Shas nailed every character us by sweeping all the debutant er signifi cant awards with Vogue's at the box offi ce, critics and was Kedarnath which was directed by beautifully brought every charac- by bringing all the justice to it. awards for this year. Breaking the Fresh Face Female of the Year. The immensely loved by the audiences Abhishek Kapoor. Her next was ter to life and the awards that she's Despite being just two fi lms old, big box of awards in the category actress has earned a successful also.She has been hailed as the with Ranveer Singh in 'Simmba' achieved refl ects that which truly she has swept all debutant awards of debutants, she has captured spot for herself by getting all the "Buzz Girl" of Bollywood because and this pair got lots of love from also shows the success that she in the year 2019 and it totally Filmfare Award for the best female accolades in her kitty! Since her of the hype around her that was the fans and audience. She was in has garnered for herself ever since proves how Sara is on a winning debut, IIFA Award for Star Debut debut in Kedarnath as `Manda- witnessed after her debut in Ke- buzz before her debut and after the debut. spree!Taking all over our hearts of the Year and now, very recently kini" which was further followed darnath and her skills of portrayal that, she got hailed as the "Buzz Courtesy: Santabanta Throwback to 'Lucky shot', Tiger Shroff What's the one kind of song has been giving us major action goals Kumar Sanu won't sing eversince his debut. with his daughter? IANS: "We had done 'It's iger Shroff has owing to the kind of ac- working and dedicated magical'. I had sung in been giving us ma- tion he has been per- actor doesn't have any Hindi and she had sung in Tjor action goals forming with each of his off days. English. I don't want to sing ever since he has made films, taking the difficul- He trains every single romantic songs with her. his debut on the silver ty and intensity a notch day of the year and tries We have a relationship of screen and he continues higher each time. his hand in various genres a father and a daughter, so to amaze us as he per- The year has been su- of actions so that he can it's better we sing romatic forms stupendous ac- perb for the actor as with bring freshness and new- songs with other singers." tion, each time he graces WAR he is the youngest ness to his characters and "She has sung with Sonu the screens! actor in the 300 crore entertain audiences with Nigam and Shaan. She also Recently, Tiger took club. The film has per- his individual and differ- sang for a Himesh Resham- to his social media and formed extremely well at ent take on it, every time miya movie and Ekta Ka- shared a clip of a scene the box office and Tiger's he is on screen. poor's movie," he added from one of his previ- performance has been The key principle is Sua- about his daughter, who ous films where he is loved by audience and vity; the refusal to break a started her musical journey performing the tornado critics alike. sweat. The real impossible in the US in 2018 with the kick along with a ball. The actor is back in task for Tiger would be song "A long time". Sharing the video Tiger the city after the 40 days calling it a day. His young daughter is still captioned it by saying, shoot schedule in Serbia Tiger has a fi tness regi- trying to make it big in the "Lucky shot. for Baaghi 3. The film will men beyond what most music industry, while Sanu As soon as Tiger shared hit the screens on 6th actors and civilians would is a name that is essential the video, the comments March, 2020. contemplate and dream of in Bollywood music, espe- section was flooded with Bestowed with such having. cially when you talk of nine- the emojis like fire, su- a remarkable talent in Tiger's determination opular singer Ku- phone to record a roman- ties music.Talking about perb sir, great work and performing action and and diligence are what mar Sanu's daughter tic song with his daughter. contemporary music, the not just the fans but bringing characters to make him stand out in his PShannon K has fol- Kumar Sanu and Shannon "Tujhe dekha toh yeh jaana celebrities too. Ishaan life, Tiger Shroff, with- league of contemporaries lowed in his footsteps and came together for a non- sanam" hitmaker shared: Khatter reacted " " on out doubt, has gained and we can draw inspira- the proud father is happy fi lm song titled "It's magi- "When it comes to melody, the video.The actor the status as one of the tion from him. If he can do about her career choice. cal" last year. Asked if he nowadays the basic Indian has been hailed as the most prominent actors it, why can't we? However, he isn't keen on will be doing more songs music is missing a bit. 'Youngest Action Star' in B-Town. The hard- Courtesy: Santabanta going behind the micro- with her, Kumar Sanu told IANS

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