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FIRST COLUMN Shaheen Bagh : ‘Four-month- No recession in country, India’s first coronavirus old went for protest? How can people wearing jackets mothers support this!’ and pants : BJP MP positive patient is recovering New Delhi, Agency. Kochi, Agency. Taking suo-motu cognizance of the death of a four-month-old infant who was taken to the anti-CAA protest in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, the Supreme Court Monday issued notices to India’s first coronavirus positive patient, the Central and Delhi Governments seeking their responses currently admitted to the isolation on whether children should be allowed to participate in ward at the Thrissur Medical College protests. A counsel appearing on behalf of some mothers in Kerala, is on her way to recovery, from Shaheen Bagh said as per United Nations’ convention New Delhi, Agency. a top source within the state health ratified by India, children have a right to protest. To this, Chief department confirmed Monday. A swab Justice S A Bobde said: “Four-month-old went for protest?… BJP MP Virendra sample of the patient, sent for testing at How can mothers support this!” Solicitor General Tushar Singh Mast said there are no signs of the virology institute in Alappuzha, had Mehta also said it was not right that minors like the infant recession in the country as people are able come back negative, indicating that the should be taken to the protest site. The four-month-old infant to afford jackets and pants. Addressing viral infection has worn off. However, whose parents have been protesting at Shaheen Bagh died, a programme in Ballia in Uttar Pradesh the source added that the same sample on Sunday, Mast said: “Had there been has been sent to the National Institute recession, we would have come here of Virology in Pune for a double-check. wearing dhoti and kurta and not coats This is done in conjunction with the and jackets. Had there been recession we established health department protocol. would not have purchased clothes, pants For the patient to be discharged, a third and pajamas”. “India is a country of villages swab sample has to turn up negative, and not just metros. This country not only he said. The patient, a medical student has metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai who had arrived in Kerala from the virus and Kolkata but also has 6.5 lakh villages. epicentre of China’s Wuhan city, is stable coronavirus patient recovering in Kerala allegedly due to exposure to the cold, on the night of January Banking reports say that in banks, most of and doing well. Two other patients, who 29. The child’s mother, Nazia (24), said she would continue the money deposited is that of villagers,” he had tested positive for coronavirus and New Delhi, Agency. protesting. After the child’s death, National Bravery Award said. Mahatama Gandhi, Dr K B Hedgewar, are currently in Kasaragod and Alappuzha winner Zen Gunratan Sadavarte had written to the CJI’s office Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Jayaprakash hospitals, are stable as well. All three of A 20-year-old medical student from Kerala, the first urging the court to intervene to protect the rights of children Narayan had expressed confidence in them had travelled together. The health case of Novel Coronavirus in India, is recovering from the virus. The second and said making them attend protest demonstrations the villagers and helped the country gain department said Sunday that 3218 people swab sample has come back negative. However, the third sample has to be “amounts to cruelty”. She had contended that the protesters independence, he added. “If people from were still under home quarantine in the negative for her to be discharged. A team of experts led by the World Health at Shaheen Bagh include newborns and children, who are villagers had not sacrificed, India would state and another 34 people admitted Organization (WHO) left for Beijing to help investigate China’s coronavirus exposed to unfavourable conditions, thereby violating not have gotten freedom from the Mughals to various hospitals in the state. A total epidemic as the death toll climbed to 908 in the mainland, surpassing the their rights. The court expressed its displeasure over some and the Britishers,” he said. Last week in of 326 out of the 345 samples sent for number of fatalities of the SARS epidemic of 2002-03. The total number of statements made by lawyers appearing for the mother Parliament, Mos Finance Anurag Thakur testing at NiV, Pune had come back cases so far is 40,171 and the infection has spread to at least 27 countries. of the deceased child and journalist John Dayal, who said IPSsaid the officer economy was not stages in recession. sit- negative. The rest of the test results are One death each outside China has been reported from Hong Kong and the that children who participated in the protests against the pending. The test results of those who Philippines The government today eased some restrictions and workers Citizenship Amendment Act in Shaheen Bagh have been in outside home of had arrived in Kochi by a special flight began trickling back to offices and factories around China. On one of the dubbed as ‘Pakistani’ and ‘anti-nationals’ in their schools. from China’s Kunming are also negative, usually busiest subway lines in Beijing, trains were largely empty. The few “We do not want people to use this platform to further create ex-wife, also a cop the department confirmed. The most commuters sighted during peak-hour morning traffic were all wearing masks. problems…We are not considering either CAA or NRC. We are number of people under home quarantine Schools in many parts of China will be closed till February end. In India, Prime not considering the abuses like Pakistani hurled in schools, are in Malappuram district (410 people), Minister Narendra Modi Sunday offered assistance to China to deal with the the bench said, adding that it was not stifling anybody’s voice. followed by Kozhikode (386) and outbreak. In a letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, PM Modi “We are not stifling any voice. This is a properly constituted Ernakulam (379). Those who have spent expressed solidarity with the premier and also conveyed his condolences at suo motu proceedings by the Supreme Court of India,” the 28 days under home quarantine must get the unfortunate loss of lives due to the outbreak. bench said. The court also expressed concern over the in touch with doctors at the local primary Open Search continued blockade of Shaheen Bagh-Kalinidi Kunj stretch by health centre or hospital to confirm the the incubation period of the virus is considering 28 days as the minimum anti-CAA protesters, saying the people are entitled to protest completion of the safety period. Though 14 days, Kerala’s health department is period for quarantine and surveillance. but should do so in an area designated for agitation and not Bengaluru, Agency. opensearch cause inconvenience to others. An IPS officer IndiGo pilot suspended for threatening in Bengaluru staged a protest near Rahul Gandhi : It’s in DNA of BJP-RSS the house of his ex-wife, also an IPS wheelchair-bound senior citizen with jail officer, on Sunday, accusing her of not allowing him to meet their children. New Delhi, Agency. to try and erase reservations Arun Rangarajan, serving as the New Delhi, Agency. superintendent of police, Internal Security Division (ISD) -Kalaburagi, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation tribals, and OBCs have reservations,” former Congress sat on the footpath in front of Ilakkiya president was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. (DGCA) on Monday suspended a captain Hitting out at the government over the Supreme Karunakaran’s Vasanthnagar house with IndiGo airlines for three months “They (the RSS and BJP) wake up every morning from around 5:30pm till late night. Court’s ruling on reservations in jobs and and this (reservation) irritates them. for “intimidating and threatening” a promotions, Congress leader Rahul Karunakaran currently holds a DCP wheelchair-bound senior citizen on a Except it is in our Constitution, and rank. “I came to Bengaluru to attend a Gandhi Monday said that it is in the Chennai-Bengaluru flight last month, while disregarding the fact that the these rights are guaranteed by our meeting and took leave for a day to meet “DNA of the BJP and the RSS” to try news agency PTI reported.It was found elderly passenger required wheelchair Constitution,” Gandhi said. Terming my kids. But when I visited my ex-wife’s and erase reservations. “We will not during investigation that the pilot-in- assistance… The investigation found that reservation as an important part of house, unfortunately, she did not allow allow reservation to be done away command “insisted” the passengers the captain’s actions led to “avoidable the Constitution, Gandhi said that the me to meet my son and daughter. She with, no matter how much Modi Ji or the senior citizen and her daughter on detention” of a wheelchair-bound step is an “assault” on the Constitution sent women Home Guards to push me off Mohan Bhagwat dream of it,” Gandhi tendering an apology. The duo were passenger,” the official added. Taking to of the country. “All institutions are the premises,” Arun Rangarajan told the said while speaking to reporters detained for about 75 minutes after Twitter, Nair had said that on landing at being destroyed, we are not allowed media. According to reports, the couple outside the Parliament. “You have seen the deboarding began at Bengaluru Bengaluru airport when she asked for to speak in Parliament and judiciary is had served together in Chhattisgarh that they are arguing (in court) that airport, the probe revealed. Independent a wheelchair for her mother, the cabin pressured. So institutional structures before transfer to Karnataka. They got it (reservation) is not a fundamental journalist Supriya Unni Nair, who had crew denied having access to wheelchair are being destroyed and the main divorced in 2015. They have a son and right. So it is their DNA to try and erase asked for a wheelchair for her 75-year- assistance. Seeing the commotion on this pillars of our Constitution taken down a daughter. On Sunday, senior police it,” Gandhi said. old mother on landing at Bengaluru issue, the pilot-in-command intervened. one by one,” he said. “Government not officers had to come to the spot and His remarks came after the Supreme Court ruled airport on January 13 night, had alleged He then misbehaved and threatened party in SC on reservation order” Meanwhile speaking speak to Arun. He finally stopped the that States are not bound to provide reservation in that the pilot had misbehaved and Nair and her mother with jail, Nair on the issue in Lok Sabha, Union House, Social Justice protest late night. appointments and promotions and that there is no and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot Police push back Jamia protesters threatened them. “It was established that wrote. She also claimed that her mother fundamental right to reservation in promotions. the pilot-in-command’s attitude towards was diabetic. “Your captain on 6E 806 said that the BJP government in Uttarakhand was not Gandhi also slammed the BJP government in a party to the case in the Supreme Court. after they breach barricades the wheelchair-bound senior citizen from Chennai to Bangalore on January Uttarakhand for contending in the Supreme Court that passenger was intimidating, threatening 13 Jayakrishna harassed, threatened Thaawarchand Gehlot also said the Centre was not there was no fundamental right to claim reservation asked to file an affidavit on the issue. He said the top and lacked compassion. The DGCA has and prevented me and my 75-year old in appointments or promotions in public posts, and suspended his licence for a period of three diabetic mom from disembarking the court order pertains to a decision of the Uttarakhand there was no constitutional duty on the part of the government taken in 2012 when the Congress was in months,” PTI quoted the official as saying. flight and threatened to arrest us because state governments to provide reservations. “The “The pilot exhibited aggression towards we asked for wheelchair assistance,” power in the state. This led to protests by Congress ideology of the RSS and the BJP is against reservation. members who walked out of proceedings. the lady passengers in his dealings“Activities Supriya wrote on Twitter. threatening The RSS andthe the BJP country’s cannot stand the idea that integrity” Dalits, New Delhi, Agency.

Delhi Police pushed back the anti-CAA protesters in Jamia Nagar after they breached barricades and tried to move Keep campus under watch, monitor WhatsApp : Note after DGP meet towards the Parliament on Monday. The Delhi DCP climbed on top of the barricade to remove Mumbai, Agency. the protesters from there. He even made announcements asking the agitators to move practice. “At every level, we which committees of DGPs present findings on back as, he said, they didn’t have permission make sure our people are part key aspects of internal and external security FROM keeping a watch on universities where to move ahead. Amid heavy deployment of of WhatsApp groups run by such as terrorism, Naxalism, coastal security, people may indulge in “activities threatening security personnel in and around Jamia Millia different political parties, by cyber threats, combating radicalisation and the country’s integrity” to infiltrating their Islamia University, the protesters including those of right-wing and left-wing narco-terrorism etc, according to a statement WhatsApp groups these are among the many several women began their march against thought, of Muslims, Dalits, trade issued by the PMO on December 8, 2019. The initiatives listed in a note circulated to top police the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the and labour unions, students Prime Minister’s directives stem from the officers in states after the annual conference National Register of Citizens (NRC) and and other organisations and presentations made by these committees. The of Directors General of Police (DGPs) and National Population Register (NPR) from bodies planning protests or statement further mentioned, “Commending the Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) held in Jamia’s gate no 7. The demonstrators raised demonstrations,” said the official. Conference for generating good inputs for policy December in Pune and addressed by Prime slogans like “Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge’ (We The directives, which have since planning and implementation, Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi. Police officers who will not show documents) and “Jab Nahi Dare been conveyed to senior police laid emphasis on emergence of concrete attended the conference and who later reviewed Hum Goron Se Toh Kyun Dare Hum Auron officers, also include reading outcomes from the finalised action points.” the set of directives told The Indian Express that Se” (When we did not fear the British, why tweets and retweets of citizens to At the 2018 conference, the Prime Minister the objective is to be aware of activities taking should we fear others). Meanwhile, hundreds analyse public mood, a proposal had directed the country’s police forces to place on university campuses. of protesters, including students and civil to treat speeches causing inter- publicise the “negligible participation of Indian “Emphasis has been laid at the conference society members, took to streets in central religious divisions as hate Muslims in international terrorist theatres” in on being in touch with the student community, Delhi on Monday to oppose the contentious Institute of Science Education and Research in speech, increase police presence a bid to counter radicalisation “in any corner to have prior knowledge of any potentially Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Pune between December 6 and 8, 2019. Each in schools, organising visits of students to of the country.” At the 2016 conference, he sensitive situation and prepare for it. We should National Register of Citizens (NRC) and police station is required to list the actions it has police stations and having police bands playing had directed police to “curb fake money, arms not be caught in a situation where someone National Population Register (NPR). The taken over the course of the year with regard to regularly. Also part of the directives was to find smuggling, and other anti-national activities springs a surprise on us,” said a DGP who protesters started from Mandi House with these objectives. The action taken reports will out why recent alleged terrorist conspiracies so that the objectives of demonetisation are attended the conference, but did not want to be placards and banners of all sizes and colours then be collated and analysed by each state and and attacks either originated in or are have fully accomplished” and to “educate people to named. These instructions are part of a lengthy around 11 am and marched towards Jantar agency and submitted to the Ministry of Home some link to Hyderabad. The format of the enable them to move to cashless transactions”. list of the ‘action points’ which were recently Mantar where they reached around 12.30 Affairs before the next conference. Another conference underwent a change in 2015, when The 2016 conference was held weeks after the circulated to police forces across the country pm via Barakhamba Road and Tolstoy Road. senior IPS officer said maintaining a watch on it was expanded from a day-long affair in New Prime Minister announced withdrawal of high- after the three-day-long conference at the Indian WhatsApp conversations is standard policing Delhi to its present three-day duration, during denomination currency notes. 2 | English Daily Open Search | NATIONAL | New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Panel to look into ‘misuse’ of funds Coronavirus: Modi writes to Xi, offers help for medicines, KGMU V-C under lens Lucknow, Agency. New Delhi, Agency.

& cooperation on combat against #coronavirus,” the Chinese envoy A three-member fact-finding committee has been formed AS THE coronavirus death toll in China had tweeted after meeting Shringla. by the state government to look into alleged irregularities in climbed to 811 on Sunday, Prime Earlier this month, India evacuated purchase of medicines under central and state government Minister Narendra Modi offered 647 Indians and seven Maldivian health schemes at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in “assistance” to Chinese President nationals from Hubei province and Lucknow. The committee was formed after one Vishal Kumar Xi Jinping “to face the challenge”. its capital, Wuhan, on two special Air Singh, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar district, had written This is their first communication India flights. The government had also a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The letter was on the issue since the outbreak last asked all Indian citizens to “refrain” then forwarded to the state government. In the letter, Singh month. Expressing solidarity with from travelling to China. In a clear alleged that CSMMU Welfare Society treasurer and secretary the “Chinese President and the clampdown on Chinese nationals and KGMU V-C Professor Madan Lal Brahm Bhatt have been people of China”, Modi, in a letter travelling to India, India has cancelled involved in serious irregularities in purchase of medicines and to Xi, offered his condolence at the all existing valid visas for Chinese and surgical instruments under loss of lives due to the outbreak. foreigners who visited the country the Central and state health Sources said Modi offered India’s in the last two weeks. On February schemes. Singh claimed that assistance to face the challenge, and 2, India had temporarily suspended the same salt medicines of a also conveyed appreciation to the e-visa facility for Chinese travellers different brand were bought Chinese government for facilitating and foreigners residing in China. As for a higher price even when the evacuation of Indian citizens from New Delhi evacuated Indian citizens, they were available with Hubei province. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar the hospital store room. In April 2018, the two leaders had had spoken to Chinese State Councillor For the purchase, the Prime Minister’s and Chief Minister’s met in Wuhan for the first informal and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Chinese relief funds were used. “Last year, it came to knowledge that summit. According to the latest data Ambassador Sun Weidong had quoted the same medicines purchased by KGMU’s radiotherapy released by the Chinese authorities, 89 Wang as telling Jaishankar during their department were available in KGMU central medicine store deaths were reported on Saturday the phone conversation that “all should under a different brand. With the study of documents, it is highest single-day death toll taking the southern China and killed over 700 expertise, is “well placed” to help China known that even after the availability of medicines in central people in the mainland, Hong Kong and at this critical hour. Foreign Secretary play a constructive role. We don’t think total toll to 811, and there were 2,656 it is helpful for a certain country to store for a lower price, medicines were purchased at a higher new confirmed cases. The number of elsewhere. Modi’s offer of assistance Harsh Vardhan Shringla had conveyed price through local purchase,” read the letter, adding that the came three days after the Ministry of the offer at a meeting with the Chinese hype up the situation, or even create confirmed infections has now touched panic”. Sun had quoted Jaishankar as alleged irregularities had been going on during the tenure of 37,198. China’s National Health External Affairs spokesperson said Ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Bhatt as the head of the radiotherapy department. After the that, if asked, the Indian government Friday. “Glad to meet w/ Indian Foreign saying that “it is important to evaluate Commission said in its daily report the outbreak in an objective and letter was received by the PMO on December 30 last year, it that the coronavirus toll has surpassed would be ready to provide help to Secretary @harshvshringla. Discussed was forwarded to the principal secretary of the Uttar Pradesh China. Sources said that India, known promotion of China-India relations, rational manner and not take actions the number of fatalities in the 2002- that may complicate the situation”. Health and Family Welfare department for examination and 03 SARS epidemic, that started in for its pharmaceutical and medical especially bilateral coordination grievance redressal. Bangla border to Lucknow via Gaya PSA file indicts Omar for CAA protests aren’t just about CAA getting people to vote Giridhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Sasaram

this moment will go, and how it will end. But for now, the legal fact that At precisely 5.17 pm on January 30, at a days- the CAA provides and doesn’t take old dharna that calls itself “anishchitkaleen away citizenship offers no comfort. (indefinite)” even as it hugs, precariously, the Prime Minister Modi’s statement edge of the Gaya-Sasaram highway in Bihar, that there is no talk of an NRC holds participants from village Sherghati Hamzapur little assurance. Minority fears and lit candles and observed a two-minute silence. anxieties have the sharpest edge in The flickering lights and the sudden hush in West Bengal, where the border with the winter dusk were a mark of respect for the Bangladesh and Assam’s botched Father of the Nation, assassinated by Nathuram NRC loom closest, and the CAA-NRC Godse 72 years ago. The banner behind a small have become the prime currency table that doubled as a stage bore portraits of of political exchange between the Gandhi, Ambedkar and Maulana Azad. Miniature ruling TMC and challenger BJP. At Srinagar, Agency. Tricolour flags fluttered overhead, and posters the Park Circus Maidan dharna, on said No CAA, No NRC, No NPR. Another poster since January 7, Baby Razia, who queen of Kashmir, who rose to power by bore a more fundamental assertion: “Jahan paida divides her time between a job in hue wahin dafan bhi honge (we will be buried in virtue of undertaking intrigues ranging from the corporation and the protests, OMAR Abdullah’s ability to “convince his the land we were born in).” And a touch of the poisoning of her opponents to ponyardings At Kolkata’s Park Circus, many emphasise that says, “We should have come out before. I have electorate to vote in huge numbers” and apocalyptic: “Jeet gaye to watan mubarak, haar (sic).” While terming the creation of PDP as the maidan hosts both the namaz and the pooja voter ID, Aadhaar, PAN, now where will I get Mehbooba Mufti being “referred (to) as gaye to kafan mubarak (if we win we win our dubious, the dossier says the “green colour pandal. Posters and banners frame signs and the birth certificates of my parents? I recently ‘Daddy’s girl’ and ‘Kota Rani’” for “her homeland, if we lose we lose everything).” Yet, of the party flag reflects (its) radical origin”. It symbols of the Constitution and the founding discovered Rs 17,000 that I had kept away from dangerous and insidious machinations and more insistently than apocalypse or Shaheen claims that the PDP’s symbol (inkpot and pen) fathers, not any political party or religion. A everyone’sOpen gaze in my Search closet, till demonetisation usurping profile and nature” are among the Bagh, the protesters of Sherghati Hamzapur has “been taken from Muslim United Front” an banner spells it out at Park Circus politely: made it useless. We tolerated everything: reasons cited by the Jammu and Kashmir invoked India’s Constitution. “We believe that alliance of several parties including the Jamat- “Kindly leave your party affiliation and banner Notebandi, GST, triple talaq, mandir. Now, look at (J&K) administration for invoking the Articles 14, 15 and 21 are violated by the outside the gate. Thankopensearch you.” Across dharnas, e-Islami which contested the 1987 elections Assam, will we have to go to a (detention) camp?” stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against the (citizenship amendment) law. If you are giving against the NC-Congress alliance. It also lists there is a notable presence of women, many Not far, in Ripon Street, where black tangles of two former chief ministers. The PSA dossier someone citizenship, we have no problem, but Mufti’s refusal to sign a bond, stating that she with children who run around and play or read electricity cables overhang neighbourhoods and prepared by the police on National Conference you are playing with Article 15,” said Masroor will not talk about the scrapping of Article their schoolbooks some recite a poem in the interrupt the sky, Ashrafi, who is preparing for leader Omar Abdullah says that “the capacity Alam, referring to the constitutional right 370, as among the reasons for invoking PSA break between speeches. Many women say they the civil services, says she, too, attended the Park of the subject to influence people for any cause against discrimination on grounds of religion. against her. Quoting her tweets on triple talaq, have not stepped out of home to participate in Circus protest. “I have never done this before. can be gauged from the fact that he was able Alam, who as a “JP senani” was jailed during lynchings and the curbs on civilian movement a public protest before this. But most of all, the But when I went to meet a principal of a college to convince his electorate to come out and the Jayaprakash Narayan-led uprising against in February last year to allow unhindered similarity across the anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protests dressed in a burqa recently, the watchman said to vote in huge numbers even during the peak of the then Congress government in the ‘70s, is movement of security convoys in the Valley, is that they are not simply about the CAA, NRC me, are you carrying a bomb. Why would he say militancy and poll boycotts”. While hailing the convenor of the “Samvidhan Bachao Nagrik it says she has been issuing “provocative or NPR. Even as they express opposition to a that? This government’s nationalism is measured Centre’s decision to revoke J&K’s special status Morcha”, an outfit recently floated to oppose the statements that led to incitement of violence” citizenship law seen as discriminatory, and by the anger it shows against Pakistan.” “Women under Article 370 as a “historic decision”, the citizenship law that fast-tracks citizenship for six and accuses her of invoking religion to create to a proposed nationwide NRC process that are coming out more because of demonetisation dossier has accused Abdullah of trying to minorities from three neighbouring countries a divide. The two former chief ministers have grievously fumbled in its first rollout, they are ka khunnas (exasperation). And because they stoke public anger to trigger violent protests. while excluding Muslims, as well as the proposed been under preventive detention since August more than just about law and an undue process. think it has now come down to their children,” “Despite the fact that the subject has been National Register of Citizens, which would set 5 last year, when the Centre announced They are, really, about a distilled message and says Anjum, who ghostwrites novels. a mainstream politician, he has been planning cut-off dates, demand proof of citizenship. abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of perception of exclusion that has travelled far and In Eksahara village in Howrah, Jahid Malik his activities against the Union of India under Both Alam and his fellow protesters make the erstwhile state into two union territories touched deep in India’s minority community. And asks: “If in Assam, even the name of a Kargil the guise of politics. And while enjoying an effort to frame their opposition as one that Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir. They become the centre of a vortex of insecurities. In hero was left out of the list of citizens, what the support of gullible masses, he has been does not speak only of, or only to, Muslims. were booked under the PSA on the night of 2014, the election of the Modi government with a is the guarantee my name will be in it?”. And successful in execution of such activities,” it “Ghar beh jaate hain, paani kissi ko bakshta February 6. Sources said the government took large majority, and its re-election last year stoked “if centuries of proof couldn’t save the Babri says. “After revocation of Article 370 and Article nahin (floodwaters don’t spare anyone). The the decision since it was becoming “legally these insecurities. But what appears to make masjid, will we be able to protect our citizenship 35A, in order to secure support of common poor, SCs-STs, don’t have documents,” said untenable” to keep them under preventive the CAA-NRC moment different for Muslims, by showing 70 years’ worth of documents?” people, the subject removed all covers/ Noor ul Huda, retired government employee. detention for longer. The reasons cited in the seemingly across gender, place and profession, says Mehraj Alam. Away from Kolkata and curtains and while resorting to his dirty The sit-in by the highway was smaller, but not police dossier are also reflected in the grounds is that the law and the proposed register strike Bengal, too, opposition to CAA-NRC remains the politics has adopted a radical methodology very different from that in Shantibagh in Gaya of detention listed by District Magistrate at that most essential of ideas, most primal of thin end of a bulkier fear in the Muslim mohalla by way of instigating general masses against town, over 40 km from there, or at other sites (Srinagar) Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. comforts home and citizenship. It also comes in Jharkhand, Bihar and UP. At the dharna which the policies of central government”. The PSA farther away that The Indian Express visited in Omar’s father, Farooq Abdullah, former when distrust of the Modi government deepened began on January 2 in Wasseypur, Dhanbad, dossier on PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, who the journey from Kolkata to Lucknow the large chief minister and currently a member on the back of decisions that were either seen under a shamiana festooned with saffron, green headed the PDP-BJP coalition government in protests in Kolkata’s Park Circus, Gaya’s Shanti of Lok Sabha, was booked under the PSA to target Muslims triple talaq and abrogation of and white balloons, Abu Talha, part-time teacher, the state before the two parties parted ways in Bagh and Old Lucknow’s Ghanta Ghar, to the in September last year. The PSA allows Article 370, and the court’s handing over of the says, “This will be a long fight. Because this is June 2018, says: “(The) subject is recognised not-so-large dharnas in Dhanbad’s Wasseypur, the administration to detain a person site of the demolished masjid in Ayodhya for the the biggest humiliation of all. Can documents as hot-headed and scheming person, known Mohalla Bhandaridih in Giridih and Bhai Khan Ka without trial for three to six months. It was mandir or had hurt vulnerable sections of the be the criteria of belonging?” In village Bagodar for dangerous and insidious machinations…. Bagh in Sasaram. For one, they are all located in promulgated in 1978 by a government minority community disproportionately, like of Giridih district, Mohammad Ansari, a driver She has been promoting separatism as Muslim-dominated localities in a public maidan led by Farooq Abdullah’s father and then the disruption of demonetisation and bungled who has become jobless recently, says, “There corroborated by several confidential reports or makeshift clearing, or sliced by the busy road, Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah as an transition to GST. “Humko bedakhal aur beghar was talk here in Jharkhand that we would have filed by (intelligence) agencies… The subject as in Bhandaridih. But if the locale is “Muslim”, administrative measure aimed at keeping kiya ja raha hai. Yeh wajood ki ladai hai (We are to show land records before 1932 to prove we is referred, for her dangerous and insidious the language of the protest at each and every timber smugglers “out of circulation”. being ousted. This is about our very existence),” are original Jharkhandis, but that died down. machinations and usurping profile and site asserts even as it seeks larger solidarities. is the underlying strain. Nobody knows where However, it has been misused by the nature, by the masses as ‘Daddy’s girl’ and successive governments against political B.Ed degree scam : 60 booked for ‘Kota Rani’, based on the profile of a medieval opponents and to stifle dissent. forging signatures of SIT officer Maharashtra woman lecturer set on fire Lucknow, Agency. by jilted lover succumbs to injuries Nagpur, New Delhi Agra police have lodged an FIR against 60 students and unidentified people for Hinganghat. He doused her with petrol and allegedly forging signatures of an SIT officer set her on fire,” Wardha’s Superintendent in connection with a fake B.Ed degree case. A 24-year old lecturer, who was set ablaze by of Police Basavraj Teli had said. Nagrale, The case is related to the 2004-05 B.Ed degree a jilted lover on February 3 in Maharashtra’s who had fled the scene of crime, was scam investigated by UP Police’s Special Wardha district, succumbed to injuries on later nabbed from Takalghat village and Investigation Team (SIT). Around two months Monday morning. A medical bulletin issued charged under IPC Sections 307 (attempt ago, the agency said that 4,766 students of by Orange City Hospital and Research Centre to murder) and 326 (voluntarily causing Agra’s Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University confirmed that Ankita Pisudde from Hinganghat grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or (BAU) had fake degrees. In a twist to the could not be revived and was declared dead means), Teli said. Both the woman and the case, the university last month received three at 6.55 am. “At around 4 am on February 10, accused are residents of Wardha district. letters, purportedly signed by an SIT officer, the patient had deteriorating oxygen level in Hinganghat Police Inspector S M Bandiwar saying that 60 of the 4,766 students were IPC sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly the blood in spite of ventilator support with said prima facie it seems that Nagrale’s wrongly included in the list. inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery maximum oxygen since night with decreasing advances were rejected by the woman. The letters asked the university of valuable security, will, etc), 468 (forgery for urine output and reduction in blood pressure. “On Monday morning, she had reached administration to avoid taking action against purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine The patient was immediately attended by on- Hinganghat from Daroda by bus and was the 60 students. Suspecting a foul play, BAU has a forged document), 409 (criminal breach of duty doctors and intensivists who provided walking along the road when Nagrale returned the three letters to SIT for verification. trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant immediate resuscitation measures. Around 6.30 intercepted her.” The accused, Bandivar On Friday, the university received a reply from or agent) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy), am she had bradycardia and in spite of prolonged said, is married and has a daughter. He SIT, stating that it had not issued any such said station house officer, Hariparvat police cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, patient couldn’t incident last week had led to a public outrage, said that three months ago, the victim’s letter and asked the university to take action. station, Ajay Kaushal. The SHO said, “There be revived and was declared dead at 6.55 am,” a prompting the Home Minister to announce that father had reportedly warned Nagrale to not University’s officiating Registrar Dr Rajeev are just names and roll numbers of 60 people. bulletin released by the hospital read. the case would be tried in a fast-track court. trouble his daughter. “The woman’s family had Kumar on Saturday got an FIR registered After collecting their address, notices would be “The probable cause of death was septicemic “Around 7 am Monday, the accused, Vikesh not lodged any police complaint against Nagrale against the 60 students at Hariparvat police sent to them, asking them to reply how their shock in the patient of 35 pc grade 3 deep dermal Nagrale, accosted the woman near a bus stop in at that time,” he said. station in Agra. The case has been lodged under names got mentioned in the fake list. burns with inhalational injury,” it added. The New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | DELHI/NCR | | English Daily Open Search | 3 Pause Central Vista revamp, discuss first, says CPI(M) Delhi : Eight-floor OPD block at AIIMS for New Delhi Correspondent. six specialities, more depts to follow soon The CPI(M) Sunday asked the BJP-led Centre to put the redevelopment of the Central Vista in Delhi on hold and discuss the proposed project in Parliament first, as it concerns the Mukesh Kumar Thakur, New Delhi. expansion and reconstruction of the Parliament building. In he added. The block will also house a high-end diagnostics lab, which will Starting Monday, AIIMS will be offering reduce the follow-up visits for patients. treatment to patients visiting the The institute has already put up several departments of medicine, psychiatry, notices across the campus and on the endocrinology, dermatology, hospital’s website to inform patients orthopaedics and geriatrics at its new about the shift. “We are informing OPD Block in Masjid Moth. The AIIMS patients through the online system and administration Sunday shifted OPD are sending out SMSes to update them. services of these departments from the Special patientcare coordinators Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (RAK) OPD to and security guards will be placed in the new building. According to officials, the campus to guide patients of these the new eight-floor OPD, located 500 six OPDs to the new block. We also metres away from the existing campus, have Mudrika bus services to transport can cater to over 3,000 patients. Once all patients from the old to the new OPD,” a statement, it asked the government to “lift the veil from the departments are shifted to the building, proposed project… Apart from citizens, the Parliament will get said an official. Registration will be officials said it can accommodate around done on the ground floor, while the most affected. It is imperative the government must discuss 10,000 patients on a daily basis. the project details in the ongoing Budget session. Such a departments will operate on the 1st, “On Sunday, we shifted six 2nd and 8th floors. “To access the OPD, historic and important proposal should not be rushed through.” departments so that patients can start Arguing that the land in consideration for the project belongs patients can also use the South Extension coming to the new block. We have also entry and the South Extension Metro to the people and the government is just the custodian, it said, shifted the Employee’s Health Scheme “There is a genuine concern among citizens that the project has station, which is a few metres away,” counters to the new block. The new OPD said the official. Established in 1956, the been designed in an ambiguous manner. It is the government’s will also be called RAK. The old building responsibility to provide certain facts to Parliament and the The redevelopment plan includes a new parking. “By the end of this month, the institute is spread over 213 acres of land. had constraints of space and other convention centre, a guest house with remaining departments will also shift to At present, it has more than 2,400 beds public before going ahead with the project,” it said and asked facilities,” said a senior official from the Centre to come out with details such as the list of buildings 40 rooms, a hostel with more than 4,500 the new building. We will gradually start and witnesses a daily footfall of almost AIIMS. The medical institute is already rooms and 500 residential units with car shifting the facilities to the new block,” 15,000 patients and their attendants. intended to be demolished and proposed to be built, the total working to revamp the existing campus. costGargi of the entire project college and its year-wise outlay, ‘molestation’:among others. Students Delhi: 45-year-old kills his 2 children, hold protest; DCW issues notice to police, jumps in front of metro train campus authorities over inaction Vijay Kumar, New Delhi A 45-year-old man allegedly killed Delhi Police register molestation his two children before committing suicide by jumping in front of a Metro case on Gargi College train in North West Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh Sunday evening. Police said the authorities’ complaint man, Madhur Malani, was depressed. According to police, Malani’s body was found at Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station at 5:47 pm, but he couldn’t be identified for a while. The bodies of his children, aged 6 and 14, were discovered by their mother. Around 6:54 pm, Malani’s wife, Rupali, called police and told them about the New Delhi Correspondent. incident. DCP (North West) Vijayanta Arya said, “Rupali left home around 3:30 pm and went to a local market. Days after dozens of men allegedly broke into Delhi When she returned home, she found the door locked from the outside, and which will be conducted on Monday, Metro station. The body was lying at University’s Gargi campus and molested women, the for more clarity. Rupali told police the morgue, unidentified. Later, police Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Monday issued asked the landlord for a spare key to open it.Upon entering, she saw the that her husband owned a sandpaper personnel from Shalimar Bagh found notice to college authorities and police over inaction. factory but had recently lost the that Malani had committed suicide DCW chief Swati Maliwal and a delegation of workers New Delhi Correspondent. bodies of her two children Shreyansh (6) and Samiksha (14). business. A senior police officer said, at Haiderpur Metro station,” said a of the National Commission for Women also visited Open Search “His wife said he was depressed senior police officer. Harinder Singh, the campus where over 100 students held a protest We suspect they were strangulated. The family lived in a rented 2-BHK because he was jobless. The family DCP (Metro), said, “After the man outside the gate of the college. “We are investigating the was dependent on Malani’s relatives jumped in front of a moving train, matter and issuing notices to Delhi Police and college A molestationopensearch case has been registered by Delhi apartment in East Shalimar Bagh. financially. Malani had been we took his body to a nearby hospital Police on Monday based on a complaint received The bodies were found in different administration. Action should be taken against those unemployed for over six months.” but the doctors declared him dead on from Gargi College authorities in connection with rooms. A case under IPC section who did this and those who protected them,” Maliwal Police said they initiated a search arrival. We didn’t find a suicide note the ruckus that broke out during the institute’s 302 (murder) has been registered.” was quoted as saying by ANI. Meanwhile, a case under operation for Malani and made from the spot.” Police said they didn’t annual fest. Students of Delhi University’s Gargi Police suspect that Samiksha was IPC Sections 452 (trespass),354 (molestation),509 announcements near Metro stations find a suicide note from his house College had alleged that dozens of men broke allegedly smothered with a pillow (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of and bus stops. “We were looking for either. Malani’s parents live in Delhi. into their college Thursday evening during their and strangulated. Investigators are a woman) & 34 has been registered at Hauz Khas police him when a policeman from Shalimar The couple had shifted to Shalimar annual fest. The alleged incident took place waiting for the post-mortem report, station, according to DCP South Delhi. The police have Bagh heard of a suicide at a nearby Bagh around two years ago. recovered the CCTV footage from the college premises on the third day of Reverie, the annual festival and now trying to identify all the accused. The alleged at the women’s college. A social media post incident took place on the third day of Reverie, the by a student also alleged some students were Woman BJP leader shot dead annual festival at the women’s college. A social media molested by the intruders. The police today said post by a student also alleged some students were they have recovered the CCTV footage from the molested by the intruders. The Delhi Police said it has college premises and the process to identify all launched a probe into the incident and is scanning the accused is on. A case under IPC Sections 452 by husband in Gurgaon CCTV footage. College authorities said no complaint (trespass), 354 (molestation), 509 (word, gesture Gurgaon Correspondent. has been registered. Replying to a question in Lok or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) Sabha, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said and 34 has been registered at Hauz Khas Police outsiders were behind the alleged molestation at Gargi Station. Earlier today, , the Delhi Commission college. “Those who were involved in the incident were for Women (DCW) issued notices to the college A woman BJP leader here was shot dead outsiders and not students. It was not a good incident. authorities and police accusing them of inaction allegedly by her husband who suspected The college administration has been told to take in the matter. DCW chief Swati Maliwal and a her of having an illicit relationship, a police action in the incident,” he said during Question Hour. delegation of workers of the National Commission official said on Sunday. Munesh Godhara, Sundaram Thakur, president of the students’ union, said for Women also visited the campus where over state secretary of the BJP Kisan Morcha, the incident took place between 4 and 5 pm on February 100 students held a protest outside the gate of was talking to her sister on phone on 6. She said entry to the event for men was restricted. the college. “We are investigating the matter Saturday evening when her husband, Sunil “A huge crowd gathered at the gate that evening. They and issuing notices to Delhi Police and college Godhara, allegedly opened fire at her from began pushing in such a way the gate broke… Over administration. Action should be taken against his licensed revolver, the police official of 200 outsiders broke into the college without passes. A those who did this and those who protected Gurgaon’s Sector 10-A police station said lot of students are saying different things about what them,” Maliwal was quoted as saying by ANI. The quoting the FIR registered in the case. happened; it took some time to bring the situation under issue was also raised in Lok Sabha today, with “The accused shot her twice on her control,” she said. Few students also claimed that Rapid HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ saying chest while she was engaged in a video call Action Force and Delhi Police personnel were deployed outsiders were behind the alleged molestation at with her sister. The victim died on the spot,” station against Sunil Godhara and two others, and close to the gate from where the men allegedly entered. Gargi college. “Those who were involved in the Gurgaon Police public relations officer Subhash Bokan further investigation is underway, the police official “There was a complete lapse of security. The students incident were outsiders and not students. It was said. “The husband, an ex-serviceman, who works said. Munesh and Sunil got married in 2001. She joined were groped, molested and even assaulted by the men not a good incident. The college administration in a private company as a security officer, suspected the BJP as ‘Mahamantri of women wing’ in 2013. The who all appeared to be in their mid-30s,” one of the has been told to take action in the incident,” he that she had illicit relations,” the police official said. woman’s family members have refuted the allegations students said was quoted as saying by PTI. said during Question Hour. Following the incident, the accused fled, he said. A case has been registered in Gurgaon’s Sector 10 A police of any illicit relationship. Author Jatin Gupta On The Success Of Delhi : 21-yr-old drug dealer operating Latest Book Kali Yuga: The Ascension through the ‘dark web’ arrested New Delhi Correspondent. Chanchal Singh, New Delhi You really don’t need a big bang release International Narcotics Control to make it to the bestsellers! If it’s an Board started an investigation last enticing and inviting book, it will get off the A 21-year-old from Lucknow, an operative December to gather information shelves by its own merit! That’s what any of one of the biggest illegal drug markets on from officers in different countries upcoming writer can learn from author of the ‘dark web’, was arrested by the Narcotics about the shipments. On January the current popular read Kali Yuga: The Control Bureau (NCB) on January 31. As per 31, Delhi officers seized a package Ascension, Jatin Gupta! In a candid Q & A the NCB, the accused, Dipu Singh, is India’s in the capital and its source was session, the author spoke about his recent first narcotics vendor on the ‘dark web’ to be traced to Lucknow. A team caught fiction release, how he switched from non caught and has allegedly sold drugs through Singh from his house and seized fiction to fiction and lots more, excerpts medical suppliers in India and third-party his drug supplies. A senior officer below:Despite not having a mega launch vendors all over the world. ‘Dark web’ is that told The Indian Express, “We found event, the book is selling like hot cakes. Did part of the internet which cannot be accessed that Singh’s name was listed as an you anticipate this kind of response?We by ordinary search engines, and is used for active vendor on Empire Market. sold 2500 copies of Kali Yuga in one month response. How did this happen?We illegal activities like buying drugs, hacking His user name was Mr Robo. and honestly, that’s no small feat. That too wanted to approach the book differently accounts, among others. We created fake IDs and tried to when it was a year end release; the time and once it was in the publishing process, NCB Deputy Director General Rajesh purchase a few drugs. He then when people are mostly holidaying or busy we took a bold decision to give a visual Nandan Srivastava said Singh has sold sent a message to us on WhatsApp with families, this book did the numbers. dimension to many of the characters and psychotropic drugs to clients in Romania, about consignment.” Raids were Was I expecting the response? Frankly, scenes of the book. We used these sketches UK, USA, Spain and a few other European conducted in Lucknow’s Alam Bagh and Yes, while I was developing this story the and converted them into 8 motion posters countries. In December 2019 alone, NCB a retired Army officer in Lucknow, allegedly book turned out to be nothing like I have and the trailer for the book. Interestingly became a vendor on two online portals, Singh was found. “Under the garb of his initial officials from Delhi and Mumbai seized over medicine business on the dark web, he sold ever read before and everytime I read it the visuals generated a fantastic traction 55,000 tablets of psychotropic tablets, worth Empire Market and Majestic Garden, on the I got goosebumps. That made me feel we leading to close to 2 million+ views, dark web. Over 600 parcels had been sent via psychotropic medicines,” said Zonal Director Rs 45 lakh, from Delhi, Mumbai and UK. In (Operations) KPS Malhotra. have something special in hand.The Motion 2500 shares and 25000 reactions across December 2018, officials said Singh, son of this network. Alerted to the illegal supply, the Posters of the book have seen a sensational Facebook and Instagram combined. 4 | English Daily Open Search | EDITORIAL | New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Open Search Indians once displayed pride in multilingualism, EDITORIAL Return of an instrumental English signals a new phase Protest poetry defies conventional barriers, leaves lasting impact in digital age Gyanendra Pandey

At a recent dinner in a friend’s home Something extraordinary is happening right now: India in South Delhi, his teenage son said is in the midst of nationwide protests against CAA, NRC, to me, “Why should I be fluent in NPR and violence against students and universities. Hindi? I don’t want to learn Hindi.” This has led to poetry, songs, protest signs and public That is the language of his birthplace art projects that are saturating our social media in and his parents: Perhaps the only unprecedented ways. Poetry is becoming public again. language in which his grandparents Far from being private papers, published verse or are comfortable to this day. What a invited mushairas, they are now akin to traditions of oral difference a couple of generations literariness where rhyme is realised in performance. can make. Not so long ago, educated The interaction between the poet and her audience Indians displayed considerable shapes the poem. In such an inverted context, the pride in the country’s inheritance revolutionary poem is what linguistic philosopher J L of multilingualism: In children who Austin would call the performative utterance, where spoke Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, the performing is the doing. For example, the now- Oriya as well as English, and scholars ubiquitous, Hum Kagaz Nahin Dikhayenge (We will not who were accomplished in Persian show papers) by comedian, lyricist and screenwriter, and Urdu, Sanskrit and Pali, German, Varun Grover. In his original posts on Facebook and French, Russian and more. Leading Twitter on December 21, 2019, ten days after the CAA thinkers stressed the richness and would point to two inter-connected Technology,” or “3 D’s: Democracy, was passed on December 11, Grover exhorts “There diversity of this inheritance. Indians is no copyright on these words feel free to use them, factors. The first is an erosion of self- Demography and Demand,” in which needed to learn English and other adapt, sing, modify, create.” And people have. From respect in the nation, with its rich the last two words make sense only foreign languages for use in their Shaheen Bagh in Delhi to Azad Maidan in Mumbai to and diverse history. The demise of an in terms of an aggressive new culture Park Circus Maidan in Kolkata to Sabzibagh in Patna: work, travels and interaction with anti-colonial, inclusive and forward- of consumerist capitalism. The Within the span of a few days, the crowds knew and They use Indian the wider world. At the same time, looking nationalism seeking welfare Indian ruling class seems to believe recited these words. On January 12, in a supercut by languages only must preserve and nurture their and justice for all; and the rise, in that every country around the globe director Ronny Sen, a slew of Bengali film personalities mother tongues, the language of love, its place, of a narrow, exclusivist, must become another United States for functional poetry and story telling that they across generations including Sabyasachi Chakravarty, conversations backward-looking jingoism in of America. In actuality, it chases a Suman Mukhopadhyay, Konkona Sen Sharma and grew up with in their homes and which English (the language of pale shadow, or imitation, of what is Tillotama Shome recite Amra Kagoj Dekhabo Na, a with servants and local communities. Now, the sons “development” and “capitalism”) thought of as “America.” The surface Bengali version of the poem, expanding and dramatising trades-people. And and daughters of India’s upper and becomes the only language worth show, emptied of its most energising Grover’s original minimal and memorable verse. A sign upper-middle classes appear to have knowing or learning. and creative spirit. What the regime parents occasionally lost all pride in that inheritance. In a of going viral in the digital age is when a meme becomes reprimand their A second factor reinforces that promotes in consequence (in India, so popular as to have its origins obscured. Just as the remarkable way, and perhaps without narrowness. This is the worldwide and increasingly in America,) are lyrics “Apna Time Ayega” (Our Time Will Come) from the children for speaking much realisation on their part, they ascendancy of today’s neoliberal, half-realised dreams or nightmares of 2019 film Gully Boy, “Hum Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge”, is an in the “vernacular” have become more and more like the market-driven, consumerist highways and air-ways, automobiles exercise in futurity, a promissory gesture of resistance British rulers of colonial India. capitalism in which literature, and airplanes, towering multistoried even in their own Today’s Indian elites speak in the face of autocratic power. This spirit of resistance homes, at their own art, philosophy, the environment, structures, gated communities and can be found in another one of my favorite poems from incessantly in English in shops intellectual work, compassion for smart cities, military displays and recent weeks, “Tum Kaun Ho Be?”, a title while in itself dining tables. I want to and elevators, offices and homes, others, concern for the poor and aeronautical and space adventures. Is not profane, is probably best translated in tonality be clear. English has an in person and online. They use downtrodden, the aged and the sick, this the only path open to the world to “Who the hell are you?” Poet Puneet Sharma first undeniably important Indian languages only for functional none of these counts against brute today, the path of crony capitalism? released a version of this on YouTube in April 2019. But conversations with servants place in India today. calculation of monetary profit and A market-driven, profiteering order, the poem surged in popularity following a performance and trades-people. And parents loss. The result is paradoxical and built on speculation, tax breaks of it in Azad Maidan this January, captured on video. A Leading intellectuals occasionally reprimand their children painful. On the one hand, the sky is for the super-rich, manipulation of quietly defiant poem, it casts love for one’s country as and commentators for speaking in the “vernacular” rent with slogans of the greatness of statistics, and financial fiddles by private, not demonstrative: “Look! I would tell you, but even in their own homes, at their Indian civilisation, Hindu traditions those in the know. A capitalism and the land herself is restless/ What is between her and me, have noted that own dining tables. I want to be clear. English is now an and the tolerance of Hinduism: “Garv an autocratic “democracy” made for is somewhat personal”. It also casts the patriotism that is English has an undeniably important se kaho ham Hindu/Hindustani hain;” the national and international one the order of the day the kind that requires you to show Indian language. place in India today. Leading “Hindustan mein hi saari duniya ke per cent, increasingly by the one papers and sing national anthems in movie theatres by intellectuals and commentators dharma ek saath reh sakte hain;” percent that controls the political mandate, as sasta nasha (cheap high).Another pertinent have noted that English is now an “Hinduon ki hi vajah se Bharat ek and economic resources of so many example in poetry is Un violador en tu camino (A rapist Indian language. Indian writers have dharm-nirpeksh desh hai.” On the countries around the world, including in your way), a Chilean poem about sexual assault and contributed remarkable new works other, we see the disappearance the media, the bureaucracy and rapists being held accountable with the memorable to the domain of English literature, first lines: El patriarcado es un juez (The patriarchy of a commitment to long-standing judiciary, and bodies responsible for and taken it in new directions. Yet nationalist goals of freedom, equality, conducting free and fair elections. is a judge). First performed in Santiago in November the English in common use among 2019, on ‘International Day for the Elimination of religious tolerance, economic and More and more ordinary Indian India’s middle and upper-middle political opportunity, work, self- citizens have seen through this Violence Against Women’, it has since been translated classes is hardly a sign of new literary and performed in English at a downtown Manhattan respect and dignity for all of India’s subterfuge. Poor Dalits, Adivasis encountersOpen Searchor sensitivity. It is a sadly citizens, irrespective of caste, race, and Muslims fighting for livelihood court house at the beginning of Hollywood producer reduced version of the language, Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial on January 9, 2020; and, religion, language, gender, or place and home, opportunity, access to in the jargon of the business-world of birth. And, with that, the decline of resources and equal rights, brave the next day, 8,000 miles away in Kolkata, in Bengali by opensearchand self-help individualism and text serious interest in the preservation women of the lower and middle a women’s collective in a flash mob. They rendered the message slang. What it signals is a poem’s anthemic chorus as, “Ami ki porechi, kothaye and development of India’s languages, classes, and idealistic youth of all decline of pride in bilingualism (not and the literary and cultural legacies classes, protesting across the length giyechi, dosh ta amar noye (What I have worn and where to say, multilingualism) indeed, a I have gone cannot be my fault).”Today’s protests also of Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Kannada, and breadth of India against the decline of pride in linguistic/cultural Bengali, Oriya and so on. What a government’s policies and actions. strike directly at hyper masculinist, brahminical ethno- inheritance and skills, more generally. nationalism: Women are at the frontlines, after all, facing world of difference there is between Their understanding is captured in The re-institution of such an “English” Lal Bahadur Shastri’s simple slogan, the holding up of the national flag, police action, mob violence. In this context, veering away language indexes the return of much from any paternalism or sentimentalism, poet Amir “Jai jawan, jai kisan,” for that matter, the reading of the Preamble to the else that British rule had sought to Aziz composed, Yeh Hai Jamia Ki Ladkiyan (These are Indira Gandhi’s “Garibi hatao,” and the Constitution, the call to defend the impose in its advancement of colonial the Girls of Jamia) where the women: “They unmask Modi government’s “Howdy Houston.” spirit of anti-colonial nationalism, tyrants/with gestures bring revolution/the girls of interests and practices in India. Who Not to mention the latter’s “5 T’S: which the ruling classes are so Jamia/shredding the cloaks of patriarchy”. Rather than or what is responsible for this? I Tradition, Talent, Tourism, Trade and reluctant to uphold. viewing women as sisters, mothers, wives or daughters, Aziz views them as individuals: “They live their lives/ A weak rebuke: It’s unfortunate EC didn’t they also smoke cigarettes/Some are drifters/These are the girls of Jamia/And Keep your opinions to yourself/ Keep a hijab handy if you need”. No internet blockage can stop this trend. Protest performance in the 21st punish hate speech in Delhi campaign century is designed to go viral. Bodies animate ideas, gestures fuse with words: Far from being ephemeral, S Y Quraishi such performances circulate and change, -Vijay making Kumar new meaning with each repetition.. which disturbs or is likely to disturb the public tranquillity, or (c) … whatsoever A World Away in Wuhan Twelve days of campaigning for elections causes or is likely to cause fear or alarm or to the Delhi Assembly have come to an a feeling of insecurity amongst members of end. Most Indians were, no doubt, waiting such religious, racial, language or regional for the culmination of this campaign group or caste or community,shall be The most sobering images coming out of China are stills in which the development debate was punished with imprisonment which may of doctors, who are working on shifts of up to 12 hours overshadowed by hate mongering and extend to three years, or with fine, or with at a time. Even off-duty, their faces are indented with outpouring of communal vitriol. Shaheen both.” the marks of surgical masks and protective gear. And Bagh remained the bone of contention, Now that we are well-equipped with the the ophthalmologist who first warned of the impending a protest site that incited many of our provisions of the laws and the Model Code public health crisis has died. It is the age of fake politicians to make sinister comments of Conduct, we must analyse the action news, and Li Wenliang of the Wuhan General Hospital like “Desh ke gaddaron ko…”, there were taken by the Election Commission. was reprimanded by the police for spreading “false references to “suicide bombers”, and the It must be appreciated that the EC was comments on the internet”. At the age of 34, he must be incumbent chief minister was accused of prompt in its action against the leaders one of the least likely victims of coronavirus, and should being a terrorist. Such language should accused of hate speech. While it instantly, have survived. Other sobering images are coming out not be used in private space, let alone suo moto, deprived the two leaders of their of China and Hong Kong, which has sealed its border in public forums. After the flurry of star campaigner status, it also punished with the mainland. The very day the BBC showed the such hate speeches, I have been flooded them with a gag order, using the ultimate Chinese ambassador to London urging the UK not with queries about the nature of the weapon provided by Article 324. Moreover, to scare-monger and panic, video reports coming in Election Commission’s (EC) response. the Commission categorically noted that it from the Far East totally contradicted his story. In I was asked whether the Model Code “strongly condemned” the statements by of Conduct is toothless or the EC is Hong Kong, amidst supermarket shelves picked bare, Punjab and Haryana High Court gave the Section 125: “Promoting enmity between the two leaders. ineffective and whether these offences people struggled to get at the last stocks of food. One EC the power to enforce the code. “Such classes in connection with election — Any The EC flexing its muscle outside the are also under the purview of other laws high-rise had been identified as the focus of community a code of conduct when it is seen that person who in connection with an election so-called “toothless” MCC and invoking of the land. My answer is these offences transmission of coronavirus, indicating that the it does not violate any of the statutory under this Act promotes or attempts to Article 324 is indeed a refreshing change. violate not only the MCC but also the pathogen is now loose on the island and passing from provisions, can certainly be adopted by promote on grounds of religion, race, In earlier instances, it often had to let the Representation of People Act (1951) citizen to citizen. A cruise ship with infected passengers the Election Commission for the conduct caste, community or language, feelings culprits go with a mere “warning, caution and Indian Penal Code, 1860. Let’s first has been quarantined offshore, and a passenger is seen of free and fair election, which should of enmity or hatred, between different or censure”. In its notice to BJP leader understand the Model Code of Conduct. talking on a video app to relations on the balcony of his be pure as well,” the Court said. The SC classes of the citizens of India shall be Anurag Thakur, the EC cited Sections 123 It is a set of behavioural guidelines for apartment on shore. His home is within sight, but could has repeatedly held that this must be punishable, with imprisonment for a term and 125 of the RP Act. What is baffling, political parties and candidates for the be a world away. And footage of masked passengers enforced strictly. which may extend to three years, or with however, is that if the Commission had peaceful conduct of elections, to prevent playing cards in the ship’s lounge is like something out The very first section of the MCC lays down fine, or with both.” found them guilty of offences deserving hate speech, malpractices, corruption of The Hot Zone or The Andromeda Strain. After the the following: It is important to note that Section punishment, why did it stop short of and misuse of government machinery world had weathered a spate of haemorrhagic fevers Part I (1): “ No party or candidate 153A of the Indian Penal Code has a filing FIRs? by the ruling party. Since it is not an Act caused by filoviruses like Ebola and Marburg, there had shall include in any activity which may similar provision: “Promoting enmity Historically, the EC has always taken passed by Parliament, the Code is not been some discomfort about the dramatic coverage, aggravate existing differences or create between different groups on ground of simultaneous action under the Model Code judicially enforceable. The action against presented as if these were plagues from the heart mutual hatred or cause tension between religion, race, place of birth, residence, of Conduct and the other two provisions. a violator usually takes the form of an of darkness. Both researchers and the media were different castes and communities, religious language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial While the MCC produces instant results, advice, warning or censure. No punitive accused of generalising from a few dramatic cases or linguistic.” (Emphasis mine, throughout to maintenance of harmony. Whoever the penal provisions involve endless action can be taken. No wonder, many to sensationalise these new health crises, diverting the article). (a) by words …or otherwise, promotes judicial processes. Not taking action under consider the Code as toothless. That, public attention from the success with which they (2): “…Criticism of other parties or their or attempts to promote, on grounds of the IPC encouraged the worthies like however, is not true. Its moral authority were contained. But the crisis in China is not going to workers based on unverified allegations or religion, race…caste or community or any Parvesh Sahib Singh Varma to commit a far outweighs its legal sanctity. Political draw similar charges, because almost all the coverage distortion shall be avoided.” other ground whatsoever, disharmony repeat offence of indulging in a vitriolic leaders worth their salt are scared of is about containment and management. It is a mixed The Representation of the People Act or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will diatribe against the Delhi CM for which inviting a notice for a violation, as it story, though. While the BBC marvels at the speed (1951) categorically defines the above two between different religious … groups or the EC indicted him a second time within creates negative public opinion. Besides, with which stadiums and public buildings are being as corrupt practices in Section 123 (3A) castes or communities, or (b) commits any a week. That such small-time leaders unlike the legal processes, its impact turned into gigantic hospital wards, the New York and Section 123 (4) respectively. With act which is prejudicial to the maintenance repeatedly defy the Commission should be is instant. The legality of the code has Times reports that the warehousing approach, while hate speech, the Act goes a step further of harmony between different religious a matter of concern. The answer also lies been judicially tested. Its first judicial impressive in scale, offers minimal medical facilities. and prescribes punitive measures in … groups or castes or communities, and with the EC. acceptance came in 1997, when the New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | INTERNATIONAL | | English Daily Open Search | 5 FIRST COLUMN China’s virus deaths surpass Sars toll, but Azerbaijan votes in snap election garnering mixed reactions BAKU, Agencys. before polls closed, said the With most powers concentrated number of new cases fall central election commission. in the presidency, parliament Azerbaijan’s snap parliamentary has a limited role in the Caspian BEIJING. China’s virus death toll rose Pollselection closed which were on Sundaydecried by in originally been scheduled for nation’s political system.“There by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the the opposition as a sham while ParliamentaryNovember this electionsyear, but hadin aren’t even minimal conditions in number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 international observers said Azerbaijan for holding democratic Sars epidemic, but fewer new cases were the polls were "well organised". early polls after a surprise self- elections,” said Ali Karimli, leader reported in a possible sign its spread may Faced with public discontent over Decemberdissolution of 2019 the legislature Aliyev called that be slowing as other nations stepped up is dominated by his ruling party. party which is boycotting the efforts to block the disease.Some 2,656 Ilham Aliyev, 58, hoped to The move followed a replacement ofpolls. the “There opposition will be Popular an imitation Front new virus cases were reported in the 24 aimprove slowing the economygovernment’s President image of the prime minister and a of an election in Azerbaijan,” he hours ending at midnight Saturday, most by holding early elections and said ahead of the vote.Electoral of them in the province of Hubei, where replacing discredited old elites the presidential administration commissions are controlled with younger technocrats, critics numberand the of veterangovernment.Aliyev’s officials within by Aliyev’s party and all of the That was down by about 20pc from the said.Aliyev’s Yeni (New) Azer­ party, which faces little challenge oil-rich country’s television the3,399 first new patients cases reported fell sick in in the December. previous bai­jan party promised that the from the embattled opposition, stations have refused to allocate 24-hour period.“That means the joint election would be democratic, changes that are taking place in international organisationsThe is expected to retain its majority airtime to representatives of the control mechanism of different regions but the opposition accused the Azerbaijan are clearly visible," mountainous, ethnic Armenian in the legislature.Analyst Anar and the strict prevention and control government of limiting their Centreline reported.Additionally, area of about 150,000 people is Mammadli noted that public the elections held in Azerbaijan measures have worked,” a spokesman for ability to campaign and several recognised as part of Azerbaijan anger over economic problems opposition.Priorsince Aliyev came to to this, power none have of the National Health Commission, Mi Feng, parties have boycotted the vote. many observers and journalists in UN Security Council resolutions has been growing in the South been recognised as free and fair said at a news conference.Also on Sunday, were present at the start of the dating to the 1990s. But Nagorno- Caucasus country of nine million by international observers.Aliyev new cases were reported in Japan, South MP Ludmila Kozlova said that the Islamabad-based Center for elections and there had been no Karabakh and some neighbouring people.“Aliyev chose to hold has ruled the ex-Soviet state with Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, the UK and Meanwhile,Global and Strategic Director Studies General Khalid of incidents at polling stations.A districts have been under the elections eight months ahead of Spain. More than 360 cases have been Taimur Akram said the polls were German observer said he was control of local ethnic Armenian schedule as he fears that protest elected in 2003, after the death "well organised".According to "touched by the participation of forces, backed by Armenia, since sentiment would grow further anof his iron father, fist Azerbaijan’s since he was Soviet- first reductions in the pace of the disease’s voters from Nagorno Karabakh," a six-year separatist war ended by November,” he said.Highly era Communist leader and former spread should begin this month if confirmed outside China.“Dramatic Centreline reported.Matthias in 1994.More than 5.3 million dependent on energy exports, KGB general Heydar Aliyev.Under DNANews,Azerbaijani Akramparliament expressed "will his people were eligible to vote in the country has since 2015 the Aliyev dynasty, Baku has faced director of Columbia University’s Centre confidencedo its utmost that thefor newly-elected Azerbaijan’s the snap parliamentary elections. been hit by a drop in energy strong international criticism for for Infection and Immunity.“Warmer containment works,” said Dr Ian Lipkin, development and prosperity". resolved with the assistance of the Turnout stood at nearly 45 per prices and the global economic persecuting political opponents weather will reduce the virus’s ability to Dornfeld said the Nagorno- KarabakhOSCE Minsk conflictGroup as well should as other be cent as of 1300 GMT, two hours downturn, and has sharply and suffocating independent spread and bring people out of enclosed Maksim Ivanov said: "The positive devalued its currency, the manat. media. spaces where it is transmitted more easily,” Following the polls, Russian MP However, he said, “if new cases spike as Lipkin said in an online news conference. New Year holiday, which was extended peopleto reduce return the risk to of work spreading after the the Lunarvirus, Modi's BJP facing defeat in Delhi polls due to Citizen journalist then well know we’re in trouble.”The new UK case was the nation’s fourth, while Spain reported its second, as European authorities sought to contain the spread of the virus by tracking down people who contentious citizenship laws: FM Qureshi reporting from epicentre of came into contact with those infected. safeguarding their own Both of the new cases were acquired Foreign Minister Shah economic interests."But MahmoodNEW DELHI, Qureshi AGENCYS. on the foreign minister The fatality toll passed the 774 people Monday said India's went on to say that coronavirus missing: report duringbelieved tripsto have to died France, of Sars, officials another said.viral ruling Bhartya Janata even countries that had outbreak that originated in China. The deepened their ties with imminent defeat in India, were reevaluating virus vastly exceeds the 8,098 sickened Party (BJP) was facing their relationship totalby Sars.New of 37,198 confirmedcasesJapan cases reported of the newsix to premier Narendra with the country after more cases among 3,700 passengers and NewModi's Delhi contentious polls due the government's crew aboard the quarantined cruise ship moves concerning questionable moves new citizenship laws. in occupied Kashmir of infections on the vessel to 70. The new Addressing a gathering and its introduction of Diamondcases are Princess,an American bringing passenger the number in her of the Federation of discriminatory laws.He the CAA and the NRC" further said that India's and a Ukrainian.South Korea reported a Commerce & Industry facing a huge defeat," as the major reasons. economic growth has 70snew and case five in crewa 73-year-old members woman four Filipinos whose Pakistan Chambers of ofQureshi difficulties said.The and is Qureshi said several relatives visited Guangdong province in foreign minister said foreign minister said countries, realising that came back into power. China, raising its total to 27. The family (FPCCI) in Karachi, the there could be several India is a huge market, halved"We are since worried the that BJP members, a 51-year-old South Korean in the 2019 general were hesitant in going India may try to stage Wuhan and Qingdao city police man and a 37-year-old Chinese woman, sinceelections the in BJP's India, victory the facing these setbacks, against their economic A citizen journalist who was had said they had no information party had to "face reasonsbut forparticularly the BJP reportingNEW fromDELHI, Wuhan AGENCYS. — the about Qiushi.Meanwhile, rights Vietnam reported its 14th case. The highlighted the Indian defers vote on anti-CAA aits Pulwama-likeown peoples' focus false epicentre of the coronavirus group Amnesty International has wereHealth confirmed Ministry saidinfected she lateris a 55-year-old on Sunday. state elections."As for government's "cruel" interests.resolution"However,Open EU ParliamentSearch flag operation to move outbreak — allegedly went missing also expressed concern about his difficulties" in three policies in occupied while it it true that on its own economic last week, CNN reported on Monday disappearance.In a post shared on of Hanoi, where six earlier patients were where results will be Kashmir and the everyone speaks of onsituation," Pakistan, Qureshi instead said. of quoting his friends and family. Twitter, AI said: "A citizen journalist womanfound to in be Vinh infected.Malaysia Phuc province, reported northwest its announced tomorrow,opensearch "countrywide protests ethics and doing the the Delhi elections, Speaking of economic According to CNN, Chen Qiushi had who reported from Wuhan is 17th case. The 65-year-old woman’s. it is expected the that have resulted after right thing, their actions growth and stability, arrived in Wuhan on January 24 missing —friends say he was forcibly the introduction of are always in line with Qureshi said. from where he uploaded videos quarantined."China must not use online of what he saw during visits quarantine as a political tool to BJP will face a lot censor reporting on the coronavirus. UN secretary general likely to visit parlours and makeshift isolation If Chen Qiushi is in quarantine, the towards".The "overflowing report hospitals, said that Qiushi's funeral authorities must immediately reveal China stutters back to work as friend on Friday had posted a video his whereabouts."The death toll Pakistan later this month message of his mother on his Twitter from the virus has risen over 900 WASHINGTON, AGENCYS. said.Since the United Nations with at least 40,000 others infected United Nations Secretary High Commissioner for Refugees journalist had disappeared."Friends by 2019-nCoV, which is believed coronavirus deaths rise to over 900 General António Guterres is (UNHCR) is co-hosting the profile,said they in whichhad shebeen said checking the citizen in to have emerged late last year in conference, the secretary general with Chen [Qiushi] multiple times a market in Wuhan.The death of a whistleblowing doctor who was Millions of people in China this month to attend a refugee a day, fearing he could be taken reprimanded for warning about the were returning to work on conference, UN and diplomatic also participate, sources in by the authorities at any time for NEW DELHI, AGENCYS. likely to visit Pakistan later new coronavirus had sparked rare Monday after an extended New York said.Besides the UN, his reporting. When he stopped and other key UN officials will calls for political reform and free holiday designed to slow multilateral development banks, answering calls early Thursday evening, they grew increasingly speech in China. the spread of a virus that sources told Dawn on Sunday.An international refugee agencies, has already killed more than an international conference and major non-governmental concerned," CNN reported, adding official statement in Islamabad Wuhan succumbed to the disease 900 people.At least 40,000 later this month to mark four organisations are also sending that as per his friends, Qiushi had said that Pakistan would hold on Friday, over a month after he others have been infected decades of the presence of their representatives. “The left his Twitter login details with Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist in by 2019-nCoV, which is Afghan refugees in the country. conference will be held at close friends in case he was "taken like virus.He was among eight believed to have emerged The two-day conference — an important juncture as by authorities".As per the report, physicians punished by Wuhan late last year in a market in “40 years of Afghan Refugees efforts to consolidate peace in the video, his mother said: first raised alarm about the SARS- police for “rumour-mongering”.But Wuhan.And although the in Afghanistan are making "I'm here to beg everyone online, after his death struck a collective World Health Organisation especially friends in Wuhan to help nerve, a number of academics (WHO) has said there are would be held in Islamabad spokesperson told reporters Presence in Pakistan: A New have spoken up to demand more tentative signs the epidemic with him."Additionally, a friend of balance to strike."Of course about 50 per cent Monday Partnership for Solidarity” — progress,” a Foreign Office freedoms in China.At least two open is stabilising, the agency's Imran Khan will inaugurate the observers in Washington noted findQiushi's, Qiushi, Xu find Xiaodong, out what's also going played on we're worried," said a compared to a normal work letters demanding free speech have chief warned there may conference, which will bring that the UN secretary general his mother's message on YouTube 25-year-old man surnamed on Feb 17-18. Prime Minister in Islamabad. Diplomatic saying Qiushi had been "forcibly circulated on social media since the be more infections abroad the capital were deserted.A participants from 20 countries, would be arriving in Islamabad the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the middle . quarantined".According to CNN, 34-year-old's death. in people who have never Beijing, which reopened on day.Largebank employee shopping in Shanghai malls in travelled to China.The LiMonday."When in a beauty customers salon in comments from Tedros to work for a half-day, with Adhanom Ghebreyesus temperature, then use toldother AFPemployees he was taking heading over export abroad of Palestinian agricultural product through came as a team of WHO comedisinfectant in, we and first takeask them their in the afternoon.The rest of experts departed for China, to wash their hands."Work, the day, staff are instructed led by Bruce Aylward, a interrupted to work from home."It makes veteran of previous health However, tens of millions emergencies.In an attempt of people in Hubei province because we need to access to contain the virus, cities Israel blocks Palestinian exports amid trade crisis were not returning to our work more difficult in Hubei have been locked work, as the province he said.Other employers, and Turkey, which he is down and transport links — the epicentre of the theincluding systems auto in manufacturer our office," Israel on Sunday imposed currently unable to sell. “If ensure calm,” Abdel Karim countrywide were cut outbreak — remained under Toyota, simply delayed work NEW DELHI, AGENCYS. I can’t export these dates, Palestinian territories and to stop the movement of lockdown.Even outside for another week. Schools agricultural exports, in the Israeli action will cost leadership, “there is no will hundreds of millions of the quarantined province, and universities across the a ban on Palestinian me 10 million shekels ($2.9 said.for economic Among theconfrontation,” Palestinian people who usually visit many companies were country remained shut. blasted as a “dangerous” million),” he said.COGAT he added.But even if both family during the annual limiting staff.The Shanghai a move the Palestinians said the measure was in sides are keen to avoid government suggested Those returning to work trade war.“Starting from major economic hostilities, reducing large gatherings Difficult journeys escalationtoday ... export in a five-monthabroad of decision in October to LunarYear holiday New was Year extended holiday. of people through staggered The eastern city of Wuxi responsestop importing to a Palestinian calves producer Nasser Abdel Officiallyby only three the days, Lunar but many New work schedules, suspending facedsaid anyone fresh travel trying difficulties. to enter product through the from Israel. That boycott PalestinianRazek said he vegetableremained cities and provinces pushed central air systems, avoiding the city from provinces PalestinianAllenby crossing agriculturalwill not be “dramatically hurt Israeli worried. “This is potato the deadline until February group meals and keeping at with high numbers of cases allowed,” COGAT, the Israel cattle breeders”, COGAT ban would be reversed “the and onion season,” he said. 10.The unprecedented least one metre away from would be "persuaded to go defence ministry unit that from a market that accounts “If I can’t export I will lose measures have turned work colleagues.Online back" while Suzhou city, oversees civilian activities in said at the time that they cuttingfor roughly the Palestinianstwo-thirds offof Authority took back its a lot of money.”Warning cities into ghost towns, said.Thewanted to decrease Palestinians their their agricultural exports. momentdecision to the harm Palestinian cattle over West Bank movesA with people staying inside. Shanghai, suspended all said in a statement.The dependence on the Israeli trade with Israel and the US envoy warned Israel But there were some signs officepost last communication week that nearly tool nearpassenger the financialtransport hubto the of theIsraeli-controlled Palestinian territories,Allenby market.The trade dispute responded by banning on Sunday not to declare Monday of the country DingTalk200 million said people in a Weibowere surrounding counties."I border crossing between has escalated since US Thethe Palestinianimport of AuthorityIsraeli economic analyst Nasser sovereignty over West Bank beginning to make a return using the platform to work just checked and it would Jordan and the occupied produce, soft drinks and freeAbdel Karim market”.Palestinian said that land without Washington’s to normality.Roads in from home.The American takes 18 hours for me to go West Bank is the only route released his controversial despite the rising tensions consent, pushing back Beijing and Shanghai had Chamber of Commerce in to work by bicycle," wrote PresidentMiddle East Donaldplan last month, Trump agriculture minister Reyad neither side is seeking a against calls for immediate Shanghai said 60 per cent one frustrated commuter goods can reach foreign which has been rejected mineralAttari said that water.Palestinian Israel’s latest full-blown trade war.Unrest action by ultra-nationalists than in recent days and the of its member companies on Weibo."It's time to work throughmarkets.Moein which PalestinianAshtiyeh, block on goods crossing the in the West Bank has surged significantlysouthern city of more Guangzhou traffic were planning mandatory now. Should I walk???" overwhelmingly pro-Israeli. Allenby Bridge “violated all since Trump unveiled Benjamin Netanyahu’s said it would start to resume work-from-home policies. wrote another.On Saturday, the fertile Jordan Valley by the Palestinians as the agreements” between his controversial peace within Prime Minister normal public transport State media reported that travel authorities said there aregion, Palestinian said he farmerhad 400 in ministry halted all imports the two sides. “It’s a very proposal and the Israelis from Monday.But for those passenger numbers on the were 11 million journeys by tonnes of dates set for Lastof agricultural week, Israel’s products defence dangerous action,” he said. want to avoid any further coalition.USpeace plan envisages President Israel at work, it was not an easy Beijing subway was down by train, road or plane. export to Britain, Germany from the West Bank to Israel, COGAT stressed that its “outbursts of violence in the Donaldkeeping. Trump’s Middle East 6 | English Daily Open Search | SPORTS | New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 “It has got nothing to do with Indian sports,” he added. Indian team in Pakistan not official: World Kabaddi Federation Kolkata, Agencys. World Kabaddi Federation on Monday said the kabaddi team from India India disowns team participating in Kabaddi World Cup in Pakistan

in the World Championship is not which“authorized” reached to Pakistanuse the word to take ‘India’, part Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Narinder Batra said he had "no idea" about the players who had gone echoing Indian Olympic Association A day after athletes arrived in Lahore via the Wagah Border, Indian authorities on Monday said they had not approved any team from the country to participate in the Kabaddi World Cup currently underway in Pakistan. (IOA) which also spoke on similar to participate in the World Cup, The Hindustan Times reported."The IOA has not approved and it has also not lines.“The statement of IOA is true. tobeen Pakistan approved as neitherby the federationthe IOA nor so theI don’t Amateur know Kabbadiwho has Federationgone. Whether of India 60 or (AKFI) 100 have had gone, approved I have any no teamidea.

Sports Ministry no team is authorized The Indian team which is in Lahore The kabaddi federation, which is a member of IOA, has confirmed that they have not sent anyone. I have seen is not official. Unless it is approved by statements from the (sports) ministry which confirm they have not approved anyone. So I don’t know who adding that the authority discovered that players from India had gone only after information was sought.The Federation (IF), told IANS.Earlier they are and what the story is," he was quoted as saying.SP Garg, the administrator of AKFI, also confirmed to use the word “India”,” L. Dorji Lama, that the federation had not granted permission to any team to take part in the Kabaddi World Cup in Pakistan, Presidentspeaking to and IANS, CEO, IOA World chief Narinder Kabaddi the Wagah Border to participate in the Kabaddi World Cup 2020 on Saturday.According to Scroll.in, for Indian Batra had said that the team, which statementsteams to participate by Indian in officials international have given competitions, rise to confusion the relevant as a teambody fromneeds India to write had to arrived the sports in Pakistan ministry through which then forwards the request to the Ministry for External Affairs and the Home Ministry for clearance, irrespective of whether it is a government-funded event or not.All of the previous six-circle-style kabaddi world cups have reachedhence, they Lahore cannot on Saturday,use the isword not an“India” official under one theirfrom thebanner country as theyand I don’t know who they are and what use the word ‘India.’ It has to come have not been approved by the the story is,” Batra said.“It has got through IOA and the government, Amateur Kabbadi Federation of India been hosted by India with the most recent event taking place in 2016.Pakistan is hosting the event for the nothing to do with Indian sports,” only then you can use that word. Some first time this year. The tournament will be eight-days long with matches in Lahore, Faisalabad, Kartarpur and (AKFI).“The IOA has not approved individuals with Indian passport go on Monday said they had not approved any team from the country to participate in the Kabaddi World Cup and it has also not been approved by Nankana Sahib.Other than India, teams from Iran, Canada, Australia, United States, Sierra Leone and Kenya are through the Wagah Border to take and play there as India, that is not how also participating in the event. A day after athletes arrived in Lahore via the Wagah Border, Indian authorities the federation so I don’t know who hepart added.The in the championship, team reached Lahorewhich sports are run. But then, I can never has gone. Whether 60 or 100 have (AKFI) had approved any team to participate in the World Cup, The Hindustan Times reported. gone, I have no idea. The kabaddi currently underway in Pakistan.Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Narinder Batra said he had "no idea" that’s beyond my control. They can about the players who had gone to Pakistan as neither the IOA nor the Amateur Kabbadi Federation of India federation, which is a member of IOA, isof beingthe championship hosted for the were first held time in predictdo whatever anything they want,” about Batra Pakistan, said. Pakistan.India between All the 2010 six previous and 2019 editions where According to the procedure, for which in turn writes to the ministry of government is funding the contingent anyone. I have seen statements from the hosts emerged victorious on all participation at overseas events, external affairs for political clearance or not.The administrator of AKFI According to the organisers, teams has confirmed that they have not sent occasions.“As long as our member the national federation needs to and home ministry for security anyfrom team 10 nations to have are gone taking to part Pakistan. in the they have not approved anyone. So unit has not cleared it, they cannot communicate to the sports ministry clearance, irrespective of whether the they have no information about event being organised in three cities. the (sports) ministry which confirm Justice (Retd) SP Garg also said that FIRST COLUMN Shameful end’: India and Bangladesh players involved US barely beat Latvia after Goldberg could defeat The Fiend and face in ugly fight after U19 World Cup final Serena loses in singles Roman Reigns at A tensed India U19 vs Bangladesh The United States survived a fright WWE WrestleMania 36: NEW DELHI, AGENCYS. LONDON, AGENCYS. turned ugly after players from Report U19both ICCsides U19 got Worldphysical Cup as soon final from little Latvia on Saturday before as Bangladesh hit the winning winningcareer singles 3-2 inloss a in Fed the Cup team qualifier event. ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt has had a The United States seemed poised to phenomenal year so far. Since return- runs to claim their maiden ICC as Serena Williams suffered her first tournament (across age group). It ing to action after WrestleMania 35, lead on Friday as Williams and Sophia Wyatt has transformed his wrestling was unclear as to what triggered the altercation between the advanceKenin won to the their finals respective after taking singles a 2-0 career with ‘The Fiend’ gimmick and matches in Everett, Washington.But has gone on to win the WWE Uni- cricketers but apparently, it took place when the Bangladesh versal Championship. He has been a lifeline by beating newly crowned dominant in all of his victories so players and support staff came JelenaAustralian Ostapenko Open gavechampion plucky LatviaKenin Slovakia, Germany, Russia and Belarus answer towards his smash-mouth as left-arm spinner Rakibul also moved through to the inaugural Hasan hit the winning runs comeback loomed when world number 12-nation showdown in Budapest. far, with no wrestler able to find the running onto the field as soon 41 Sevastova edged Serena 7-6 (7-5), Finn Balor, and The Miz, all tried and off India U19 medium-pacer 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Saturday.A Latvia They will join France, Australia, Czech 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) in a three-set thriller in Republic and hosts Hungary in the style.failed Sethto overthrow Rollins, Daniel Wyatt.However, Bryan, Sushant Mishra.One India player Bangladesh pacers Shoriful Islam rushed to confront and pushed the fourth rubber to even the tie at 2-2. it looks like WWE have found the guy ‘Bangladesh’s reaction was dirty’: Coming into the match, Serena had a to topple ‘The Fiend’. It is none other a Bangladeshi player who had into the dressing room. Watch | 14-0 winning singles’ record at the Annie Fernandez caused a huge shock than Goldberg. The 53-year-old WWE allegedly said uncharitable things. andSaxena Sakib both ruffled the with India the openers ball revamped finals in April.Earlier on Soon more players got involved tournament. Her loss meant a doubles Saturday,when she Canadianbeat Swiss teenager world number Leylah Hall of Famer is odds on favourite to Indian captain on fight afterOpen U-19 SearchYashasviand with Jaiswalwords and and aggressive Divyansh match-up between Ostapenko and win the Universal title match at Super and the pushing shoving continued final ‘Bangladesh’s reaction was body language.The favours were for about 40-50 seconds even as Sevastova and the well-rested Alison in vain as Switzerland progressed.A - dirty’:were emotional Indian captain and were on fight pumped after returned when it was India’s turn Riske and Bethanie Mattek-Sands sive star to make debut in build-up to up. What happened after the fiveweakened Belinda Canada, Bencic in without Biel but USit proved Open opensearchU-19 final “Some of our bowlers would decide the tie.And it as the champion Bianca Andreescu and ShowDown.READ | WWE Raw: Mas staff from both the sides tried game was unfortunate. I would were bowled out for 177 and in to separate the cricketers. In the Americans who prevailed, winning 6-4, Eugenie Bouchard for the singles, had of Wrestling Observer Radio (via the on-field umpires and support like to congratulate India,” said toreply, bowl.Batting Bangladesh first, U19 India captain U19 6-0 against their understandably tired Ringside News) has reported that Bangladesh U19 Akbar Ali after Akbar remained not out on 43 off trailed 2-0 after Friday’s action. But Wrestlemania 36 matchDave Meltzer rivals and saving the blushes of Serena 17-year-old Fernandez, ranked 185th there is a chance Goldberg could be 77 balls (4x4, 1x6) and showed and Kenin.Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, end,to calm it was the India boys U19 and coach lead Parasthem was tensed from the word go as nerves of steel at his young age . in the world. Meltzer said that WWE may look to Mhambrey, who finally managed the final.The U19 World Cup final theprotect person Goldberg to finally for beata possible The Fiend. ap- pearance at WrestleMania 35 as he a Lara stars as cricket royalty raises money for bushfire relief and this could lead to him toppling Stronger every day, says popularThe Fiend figure in Saudi in the Arabia.Initial wrestling world reports said that WWE is looking to book a Fiend vs Roman Reigns match whatMELBOURNE, it takes with AGENCYS. a stylish 30 Hardik in social media post at WrestleMania 36 but Meltzer Briannot out Lara as showedcricketing he stillroyalty has says that plans could change into a helped raise money to aid Goldberg vs Roman match as it would it takesMELBOURNE, with a stylish AGENCYS. 30 not out as a charity match Sunday.The be more marketable to the fans.Until cricketing Brian Lara royalty showed helped he still raise has money what Goldberg’s appearance on last week’s AustralianWest Indian bushfire legend stroked relief ina series of lofted cover drives and charity match Sunday.The West Indian straight drives, including two challengers waiting in line for Wyatt. tolegend aid stroked Australian a series bushfire of lofted relief cover in a sixes, before retiring to give SmackDown,So Goldberg’s there appearance seemed makes to be noit an drives and straight drives, including two interesting feud for the top champi- another batsman a chance in a sixes, before retiring to give another valiant effort from the Gilchrist globe, we’ve raised over Aus$7.7 batsman a chance in a star-studded been a dominant force in wrestling for Melbourne’s Junction Oval.His million to support communities onshipmuch of on his SmackDown.Goldberg career and he looks like has star-studded Bushfire Bash at run.“All the players have had and families impacted by the run.“All the players have had a ball. a credible challenger for ‘The Fiend’. XI,a ball. Ponting’s They are side all won saying by why one Bushfire Bash at Melbourne’s Junction They are all saying why couldn’t we also hit 26 as his team made The fans don’t expect Wyatt to lose captain Ricky Ponting, coming couldn’t we play more,” said has been ongoing since the Oval.His captain Ricky Ponting, coming but with Goldberg’s name in the fray, in after Justin Langer was out, recentblazes began bushfires”.Fundraising in September.They intheir after 10 Justinovers.Adam Langer Gilchrist was out, smacked also hit everyone involved. Sharing a dressing Adam Gilchrist smacked a six it does bring doubt in the mind. Mind involved. Sharing a dressing left at least 30 people dead and 26 as his team made 104 for five from playroom more,” with saidguys Ponting. I spent “Well 25 done years to you, we all thought he was going to 104 for five from their 10 overs. 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Pakistan win first Test against Man-of-the-match Rashid, playing in hisGilchrist 100th XI, Ponting’s One-day side won by International one Bangladesh by innings and 44 runs didn't bowl today, was awarded the Man of the Match."I had an MRI, I had a muscle England survive late collapse to draw SA ODI series against BangladeshNEW DELHI, by AGENCYS. an innings and 44 pull but the scan is clear. I should be able JOHANNESBURG, AGENCY. ball.”Morgan said he would Pakistanruns at the on Rawalpindi Monday won Cricket the Stadium first Test in World champions England of 76 with Joe Root (49) Rawalpindi.With the win in less than 90 a hat-trick in front of your home crowd survived a late collapse a ‘commanding’ win.“It Denlyand 70 shared with Tom partnerships Banton is special. They added to the support and to resume bowling in two days. Picking up to square the series when havewas disappointing liked to finish to withlimp secured a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test festivities. It was great fun. I only hope I they beat South Africa by over the line like that,” he wickets but the capacity series. The second match will be played in will be able to live up to the expectation minutes on day four of the Test, Pakistan two wickets in the third and said.South African captain (32)crowd for werethe fourth lifted and when fifth Karachi from April 5-9.Resuming on 126- of fans and team-mates," he was quoted Quinton de Kock praised the at the Wanderers on Sunday. energy his inexperienced deep off Ngidi for 66 and 60 points in the World Test Championship, finalEngland One-day were Internationalcruising to team had shown in the DenlyBanton wasfell in caught the next in over the 6bat after again conceding and were a all first-innings out for 168.Yasir lead of astaking saying.With their tally the to victory, 140 points.India Pakistan gained lead victory at 232 for four after two completed matches, to Beuran Hendricks.Ngidi 212,Shah Bangladesh(4-58) claimed could two not of make the lastPakistan four the nine-team championship table with leg-spinner Adil Rashid and which were shared 1-1.“We dismissed Tom Curran wickets. The onus was on Mominul Haq 360 points followed by Australia (246) his fellow slow bowlers had a bit of a sniff but it in South Africa’s innings. 53 balls, dominating an and Rashid before Ali and England (146).Top two teams on the restricted South Africa to was still a loss,” he said There was movement unbeaten eighth wicket completed England’s win. Bangladesh skipper fell lbw to Shaheen 256 for seven after they of Sunday’s game. “But it through the air and off the stand of 52 off 32 balls (41) to try to erase the deficit but the were sent in to bat.But fast was pretty cool to make surface for the new-ball tour with three Twenty20 Mominul reviewed the decision but could championshipBangladesh was table originally will play scheduled the final to at it tough for the English bowlers, while offering Bairstow slammed 43 off Internationals against not get it overturned.Mohammad Abbas England will finish their Afridi in the very first over of the day. Lord'splay three in June Twenty20 2021.Bangladesh Internationals Test tour and had endured a horror start side.”Man-of-the-match turn for the spinners.“It 23 balls as he and Jason South Africa, starting in two Test matches, but agreed to split with Lutho Sipamla.Jonny bowlerto the innings, Lungi struck Ngidi, three who Rashid, playing in his 100th was a nice wicket with a Roy (21) got England off to Yasir hastened Bangladesh's collapse.The the tour into three phases because it did times in quick succession One-day International but bit of turn and bounce,”said a blazing start. Ngidi sent ScoreboardSOUTH trapped Rubel Hossain (five) lbw before as England lost four wickets in his only appearance Rashid.Twenty-seven overs down three wides in his EastAFRICA:Q. London onde Wednesday.Kock b and then induced Abu Jayed into a wild duration due to security concerns.After for 20 runs before Moeen in the series, took three were bowled by England’s Rashid 69R.R. Hendricks leg-spinner dismissed Liton Das for 29 not want to stay in Pakistan for a longer Ali got the winning runs.“We for 51, including the key spinners including 17 in of the attack after conceding b Mahmood 11T. Bavuma slip to collect the top edge.On Sunday, bowled really well today,” wickets of Temba Bavuma tandem by Rashid and off- 29 runs in two overs. He lbw b Rashid 29H.E. van der teenage paceman Naseem Shah became first over and was taken out slog with Asad Shafiq running back from this Test, the side will return to Pakistan in said England captain Eoin and de Kock, who made went for another 23 runs the youngest player to record a Test hat April(April for5-9) a one-offat the One-DayNational International Stadium in Morgan. “We probably had 69.After being under covers lifted South Africa’s hopes in a second spell of three (April 3) and the second and final Test the best of the conditions. throughout on Saturday spinnerat the end Ali.David of the innings Miller overs before coming back Dussen b Moeen 5J.T. Smits It was our best performance because of heavy rain, the with some powerful hitting strongly to take three for 11 runb Rashid out 31D.A.14B.E. MillerHendricks not abandoned because of rain. trick as Pakistan closed in on victory Karachi.Pakistan won the T20 series 2-0 pitch helped the bowlers in making 69 not out off out 69A.L. Phehlukwayo lbw against the visitors. He finished with 4-26. last month at Lahore, with the third game According to ESPNcricinfo, Shah, who in the field and with the in his final three overs.Joe run out 3L. New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | BUSINESS | | English Daily Open Search | 7 We have an economy which is perilously close to collapse. Economy near collapse, being attended by incompetent doctors: Chidambaram n Because of its refusal to admit mistakes, because it lives on MondayNEW tore DELHI, into AGENCYS. Narendra Modi Formergovernment's Finance handling Minister of P the Chidambaram economy, in denial, because of its predisposition, the government saying it was "perilously close to a collapse" and was being attended to by "incompetent either does not know or if it knows is not willing to make doctors". The economy, he said, was facing twin problems of rising unemployment and it clear that this is the state of the economy," he said. falling consumption but the government continues to live in denial. Initiating the With an unprecedented six consecutive quarters of falling debate on the Union Budget for 2020-21 in the Rajya Sabha, Chidambaram said more growth, the economy is facing demand constraints and is money needs to be put in hands of people and not give "extraordinary powers" to investment-starved, he said junior taxmen to unleash "tax terrorism." He we point out the mistake of the government, are your doctors?, I want to know," he said, incompetent doctors are looking at the and the other is fall in consumption. offered Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the government must have an open mind to adding the government considers Congress patient," Chidambaram said. "It is dangerous Unemployment rises, consumption falls, debate and if it is a mistake, admit it." "It is as an untouchable and does not think of any to have a patient out of the ICU and being the Indian economy becomes poorer and ministerial candidate had offered him in living in denial. It simply does not accept good about the rest of the Opposition and so looked upon by incompetent doctors. What not richer," he noted. Chidambaram called theNovember same advice2013.On that "November Modi as BJP's2, 2013, prime a that the state of the economy is extremely doesn't consult them. Chidambaram charged is the point standing around and chanting demonetisation of old 500 and 1,000 rupee very distinguished political leader said and bad," Chidambaram said as he reeled out the that instead of putting money in the hands slogan 'Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vishwas'," he notes as well as the hurried implementation I quote: "Economy is in trouble. The youth government's own statistics to drive home of people, the Modi government "puts money said. in hands of 200 corporates" by way of cut in with wrong design, rates, structure and low of 4.5 per cent in 2019 July-September corporate tax. Stating that every competent government lives in denial, refuses to ofprocedure a "flawed" and Goods an unpreparedand Services systemTax (GST) as wantsat hand. jobs. Very Devote wise advice.more time I can't to the do economy, anything thequarter, point. agriculture While GDP hasis growing fallen to anby 11-year just 2 doctor that the Modi government could ever notbetter on thanpetty readingpolitics. thisPlease piece focus of onadvice the job to Accordingacknowledge to its Chidambaram,mistakes and thehas BJPan "monumental blunders" that ruined the "outdated" predisposition towards economy. the Finance Minister", he noted. According has risen from 1.9 per cent in January 2019 RBI governors Raghuram Rajan and Urjit to him, the economy was facing structural protectionism and a strong rupee, and is "Because of its refusal to admit mistakes, because it lives in denial, because of its perto 7.4 cent, per whilecent in consumer a matter priceof 11 inflationmonths. find has left the country, he listed out former problems but the government continues to against bilateral as well as multilateral trade former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind agreements. "We have an economy which predisposition, the government either believe they were cyclical in nature. credit is growing 8 per cent with non-food is perilously close to collapse. It has to be does not know or if it knows is not willing Patel, former CEA Arvind Subramanian and Modi government's chief economic adviser credit rising by 7-8 per cent and credit to attended to by very competent doctors. In the to make it clear that this is the state of the Also, food inflation is at 12.2 per cent. Bank for four years, Arvind Subramanian, has the industry by just 2.7 per cent. Credit to in the country," he added. Chidambaram last few years, we have found the doctors are economy," he said. With an unprecedented Panagariya as persons who quit during stated that the economy is in the ICU agriculture has declined from 18.3 per cent also attacked Sitharaman for reading out a not so competent," he said. "We are living in six consecutive quarters of falling growth, the BJP rule. "Fear and uncertainty prevail (Intensive Care Unit). But "I would say the to 5.3 per cent and that for MSMEs from 160-minute speech without talking about the denial and we are ignoring two big elephants the economy is facing demand constraints patient has been kept out of the ICU and 6.7 per cent to 1.6 per cent, he said. "Who state of the economy and its management. in the room -- one is rising unemployment and is investment-starved, he said. "When Domestic passenger FIRST COLUMN Coronavirus impact: Experts see weakest quarter for global growth since GFC vehicle sales down Rain extinguishes 6.2% in Jan; car sales Australian wildfires, With coronavirus getting a tighter 4 per cent during SARS in 2003. Our slide 8%: SIAM grip on NEWthe China DELHI, and AGENCYS. impacting world aboutresults 16 show per thatcent nineof world out ofGDP the from top causes flooding trade, most analysts have started 10 vulnerable countries are in Asia vehicle sales declined 6.2 lowering global growth forecasts and include Hong Kong, Singapore, perDomestic cent to 262,714 passenger units as measured by the gross domestic Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, in January from 280,091 SYDNEY: Weakening tropical­ cyclone units in the year-ago “Damien” battered northwestern Aust­ calendar year 2020 (Q1-2020). Those the Nomura report says.However, month, automobile indus- ralia’s Pilbara region on Sunday, as productat UBS, for (GDP) instance, for the expect first thisquarter would of Malaysia,Nomura's thebase-case Philippines assumption and India,” is try body SIAM said on Mon- stormsThe cyclone brought was heavy downgraded rains and to floodinga be the weakest quarter for global that the coronavirus infection rate day.Car sales last month toCategory the country’s One storm bushfire-ravaged on Sunday after east. in China will start to taper in late were also down 8.1 per making landfall late Saturday as a crisis (GFC) and on par with the Asian February allowing the government cent at 1,64,793 units as Category Three, when it brought winds growth since the global financial to ease the lockdown of major cities against 1,79,324 units in of 195 kilometres per hour at its peak according to Arend Kapteyn, global in March, and that the infection rate the January last year, ac- and forced residents to hunker down crisishead of in economic the late 1990s.Globalresearch at UBS, GDP, outside China does not accelerate. cording to data released indoors under a code red emergency will take a serious knock and slip spreading.“We expect import growth per cent in 2003 to 37 per cent now. by the Society of Indian warning.The Bureau of Meteorology­ to 0.7 per cent in the January 2020 in China to fall from 3.2 per cent in Chinese economyAs regards China, 3.8 per cent in Q1-2020 and rebound Automobile Manufacturers quarter (Q1-2020) from 3.2 per cent Q4 to a negative 4 per cent in Q1. The UBS,in Q2-2020 too, sees onwards.“We China’s GDP downgrade to slip to (SIAM).Motorcycle sales moved southeast through the sparsely rebound we hope for in Q2 largely 2020 quarter (Q1-2020) presents last month declined by said “Damien” was weakening as it 2019). Though he expects growth thea more GDP alarming projection picture. for the Analysts January 5.4 per cent. As the coronavirus is a 15.17 per cent to 8,71,886 winds of up to 100 kilometres an hour into rebound the December in the 2019April quarter– June 2020 (Q4- in China, while the improvement in Q3 at Nomura led by Rob Subbaraman, China'sone-off 2020negative GDP shock,growth weforecast expect to units from 10,27,766 units and heavy rainfall that was expected to populated Pilbara on Sunday, bringing quarter, the impact could slow the reflects delayed consumption effects their head of global macro research a year earlier, it added.To- coming on line, particularly in China,” and co-head of markets research to 6 per cent in 2021 as activities tal two-wheeler sales in will continue to weaken as it moves points (bps) to 2.9 per cent. reflectsthe UBS thereport lagged says.With impact the of stimulus number along with Sonal Varma and Rebecca China'snormalise. GDP Notwithstanding growth to reboundthe big January fell 16.06 per cent causefurther flooding.“Tropical inland,” the bureau Cyclone said.The Damien overallThe main 2020 GDPchannel growth of byeconomic 20 basis Open Search negative hit on consumption from to 13,41,005 units as com- storm reportedly down­ ­ed trees, ripped disruption at this stage, according to at an alarming rate, close to 99 per to sink to 3.8 per cent during this the virus outbreak, China's long-term pared to 15,97,528 units roofs off sheds and knocked out pow­er UBS, is largely via reduced tourism ofcent suspected/confirmed of those are in China, cases reports rising Wangperiod, expect as compared the GDP togrowth 6 per in cent China in trends of moving towards a more in the same month last opensearchsuggest. The economic impact, the previous corresponding quarter. consumption oriented economy, of year.Sales of commercial and Karratha.Meanwhile, Australia’s import demand from China — They, too, expect this to rebound in rising services share in the overall vehicles were down 14.04 ineast the coast small has coastal been townslashed ofwith Dampier days of flowsparticularly (in/out of ofconsumption China), reduced goods this time around compared to the Q2-2020 to 6.4 per cent on pent-up economy, and of technological per cent to 75,289 units in — and restrictions imposed by expertsSARS outbreak say, will as also Asia's be weight magnified in production and demand.“The size upgrade should continue as well,” the January, SIAM said.Vehicle in New South Wales and Queensland. third countries to avoid the virus the global economy has risen from 21 of China’s economy has swelled to UBS report says. sales across categorie. rainfallFlood warnings that has werecaused issued flash forflooding more than a dozen rivers across the two states,

million people and the country’s biggest includingcity, which in has Sydney, been homedrenched to about by heavy five Amazon challenges India antitrust Easier RBI asset quality norms puts banks rainfall.New South Wales police said they had rescued dozens of motorists who at risk, mar transparency: Fitch were trapped after driving their cars into probe, cites 'irreparable' loss It is not clear at the moment whether Bengaluru, rejecting the allegations Issuing a warning about the adverse this forbearance will be extended spent two hours in waist-deep water Amazon.com Inc has begun legal levelled against the company."(The effect ofNEW relaxing DELHI, asset AGENCYS. quality norms, floodwaters,after falling into as well a river as a in teenager the Hunter who actionNEW in India DELHI, to quash AGENCYS. an antitrust investigation order) suffers from rating agency Fitch said the move it (NBFIs). But the probability of this is Valley region.Emergency services said investigation against the company, non-application of mind as it tohigh, non-bank considering financial the impact institutions that the they also received hundreds of calls for saying it could cause "irreparable" appears to contain no reference RBI’s effort to enhance the quality and NBFI liquidity squeeze and a slowing assistance as trees, boulders and power loss and damage to its reputation, signifies a gradual shift away from economy have had on the MSME and poles fell onto cars and homes, and adverse effect on competition." Indian banking system.The Reserve real estate sectors.In recent years, power went out in some areas.The heavy toAmazon the findingdeclined of a Reuters an appreciable request transparencyBank of India of gave asset 12 classification more months in banks have preferred to lend to accordingCompetition toCommission its court of India filing for comment, saying the matter was for the one-time restructuring NBFIs, which lend heavily to the real with the downpours dousing blazes that seen(CCI) byordered Reuters.Last an investigation month theof sellers. The companies deny the going through the courts. The CCI scheme for micro, small and medium- estate and MSME sectors. This was a have burned out of control for months rain comes after months of bushfires, Amazon and rival Flipkart, owned allegations.The CCI ordered its did not immediately respond to a sized enterprises (MSMEs). Also seen as a way to deploy their excess and raising hopes for an end to the by Walmart , over alleged violations request for comment.Flipkart said it announced a relaxation in asset liquidity, while limiting their own of competition law and certain trader group complained that the after the CCI ordered the probe direct exposure to these areas, Fitch 500,000-hectare blaze south of Sydney discounting practices.Amazon e-commerce giants were promoting that it was "fully compliant" with all projects, marking a further dilution of added.Indian banks have a poor track — was declared out late Saturday as a probe after a New Delhi-based unprecedented crisis.One major fire — a and Flipkart have faced mounting select sellers and in turn hurting laws in India.The Bengaluru court the regulator's drive to enhance loan record with restructuring. The RBI's result of the rains while several drought- classification for certain real estate criticism from India's brick-and- business for other smaller players is likely to hear Amazon's petition recognition, Fitch said. asset-quality reviews in FY16 and stricken areas also received downpours. mortar retailers, which accuse the in one of the world's biggest online later this week and the complainant There is a risk that such regulatory FY18 found that a dominant share US giants of violating Indian law shopping markets."The entire order leeway will perpetuate moral hazard of loans restructured post-FY12 had Lamborghini aims to by racking up billions of dollars passed by (the CCI) ... is bereft of Mahasangh, has been informed as it allows aggressive lending growth degraded into non-performing loans of losses to fund deep discounts any foundation," Amazon said in a traderabout it, a group, lawyer Delhiinvolved Vyaparin the and risk-taking in certain sectors in sell 50 cars a year in and discriminating against small matter said. appropriate adjustments. (NPLs). In that context, Fitch will make India as HNI numbers the five years till March 2019 (FY19). rise The NHAI ConciliationFeb. 10Committee filing to a court in the recently city of approved a claim for approximately Rs 707 crore While the super-luxury car sales segment in India dropped by about 17

is the market leader in this segment, pergrew cent by aroundin 2019, 15 Lamborghini, per cent. The which IL&FS gets approval for claims towards Rs company expects to maintain the growth momentum with the increase in the HNI population and new offerings from India sold 52 cars, up 15 per cent from 2,700 crore stalled road projects the45 in Italian the previous maker.In year, 2019, even Lamborghini as the sale in the country of super-luxury cars Group, has sold a number of assets ended March 2019. It reported priced above Rs 2 crore, dropped to receivedNEW approvals DELHI, AGENCYS. from various resolution process for the IL&FS ofrevenue Rs 22,527 of Rs 824 crore crore, for massively the fiscal Crisis-hitgovernment IL&FSauthorities Group for claims has said these initiatives of engaging down from Rs 1,734 crore in the the Volkswagen group, is leading the worth about Rs 2,700 crore towards towith clear various dues authorities and debt.Officials such as 260market from in 315.the segment Lamborghini, with a a 20 part per of stuck or incomplete road projects, earnings announcement after the cent share, the company said. Its main for settlement of claims relating previousgovernment year.This sacked wasits board the first in rivals in the market include Ferarri, Committee recently approved a theto incomplete Ministry, NHAI and andterminated NHIDCL October last year.As of March 31, Aston Martin and Bentley.The company officialsclaim for said.The approximately NHAI Conciliation Rs 707 projects and for compensation 2019, total assets stood at Rs 4,148 wants to maintain growth momentum crore, a pale shadow of Rs 23,868 in 2020 by adding new cars, said Sharad operational projects, is part of the crore year-ago, while its liabilities croreGujarat-Maharashtra for the ILFS-Fagne border Songadh area), claimsnew board's filed inresolution respect of process. certain rose to Rs 21,083 crore from Rs showcasing the new Huracan EVO Rear- Expresswaywhile the committee Limited projecthad earlier (in The ministry in March 2019 Agarwal, Head, Lamborghini India after approved claims of Rs 902 crore had formulated guidelines for The company had said at that time for the Khed Sinnar Expressway resolution of stuck projects (mainly 18,276that the crore board in gas the adopted previous prudent fiscal. Wheel Drive (RWD) model. Huracan project (in Maharashtra). incomplete projects) and provided provisioning on loans/impairment Other projects for which claims have and Highways had cleared claims parameters for authorities to for investments, besides taking a EVO RWD is a super sports car.Today, comment.In October 2018, the sell at least 50 cars every year.Agarwal been approved include Kiratpur foreclose the concession agreement conservative view on fair market the Lamborghini car population in India government had seized control said that the biggest market for the IL&FS spokesperson declined to and pay compensation being the value and recovery estimates.As is about 250 units. The firm plans to for Rs 144 crore.In case of both of the debt-trapped company and carmaker in the country is south India, for Rs 672 crore (in Himachal of ITNL Road Infrastructure lower of value of work done and 90 of October 8, 2018, the group has superseded its board by appointing which contributes more than 50 per Ner Chowk Expressway Limited Development Company (IRIDCL) per cent of debt due.Cash-strapped an external fund based debt of Rs the settlement agreements have a new one, led by eminent banker cent of its sales.The markets in Kolkata 94,216 crore and an additional been duly signed with authorities, Uday Kotak as its chairman.The and the east are also growing, said. Pradesh)crore (Meghalaya).Additionally, and Jorbat Shillong Jorbat Shillong and IRIDCL projects, non-fund based debt of Rs 5,139 Expresswaythe Ministry Limitedof Road, for Transport Rs 252 new board, as part of the overall Infrastructurereported a standalone Leasing & Financialnet loss crore. Services (IL&FS) in December officials said.When contacted, an 8 | English Daily Open Search | ENTERTAINMENT | New Delhi | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 FIRST COLUMN Mohan Kannan thrilled to sing for Nepotism charge bugs Shankar-Ehsaan- Rana Daggubati, actor Afsos': Wicked but flawed replies to troll AFSOS" : Cast: Gulshan fact that the series is Loy, Javed Akhtar narrating a story that in 'Panga' Heeba Shah cannot happen - just Singer Mohan Kannan recently Devaiah,Created by: Anjali Anirban Patil, sang "Wahi hai raste" with jumping right up to the Asees Kaur for the Kangana Chatterjee likemoon.That the fictional bit of cowcasting DasguptaRating: * * and & 1/2 Dibya (two humour is a throwback says working with composers and a half stars) on the famous pre- Ranaut-starrer "Panga". He By Vinayak credits announcement Javed Akhtar brought out the ChakravortyThe good gag in Coen Brothers' Shankar-Ehssan-Loybest in him as a singer.This and lyricist was thing about OTT is "Fargo", declaring that the platform has sung for the music director trio. allowed the entry of true events, which it not"Whenever the first I time hear that that Mohan I have narratives and narrative thewasn't. film On is basedcue, "Afsos" on styles that would so composition is whyever are they far have struggled Chatterjee have a van toeven sing changing a Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Shankar's voice? creators Dasgupta and I've said this to Shankar at the in the mainstream product named Fargo in time I recorded 'Khanabadosh' tospace."Afsos", find acceptance created displayinga pivotal scene. a fictitious by stand-up comedian neighbourhood kids call on a multistoreyed episodes. Such plot vehicles Nakul a loser.Creators building's wall are Trouble is after the reveal an intelligent foryears 'London ago. His Dreams'. response That was was to discussing how a initial novelty of the slant at humour, which slip in balance could story idea wears off, thelook first at me song and I sangtell me for sternly, them Anirbanis an instance. Dasgupta The is welcome in Indian 'okay, go sing now'. 'Wahi hain Actorand talk Rana of nepotism.RanaDaggubati naturally is the gets son peevedof Telugu along with co-writer actually be lucrative the narrative slows andeight-episode Dibya Chatterjee, limited Dibya Chatterjee and raste' was no different, but I had when social media users point fingers at him Sourav Ghosh, start for their families. In down around the web series is a slice of Anirban Dasgupta, an intention of good learnt not to ask that question cheeky black humour off on that quirky another scene, when a middle episodes, and showbiz.creativity, It as reflects does a producer Daggubati Suresh Babu, who owns the note, as the suicidal character complains to never really picks up that drives existential narrative track that always brilliant, he brings out mightyHis paternal banner, uncle Suresh is Telugu Productions. superstar His Venkatesh paternal questions about life and a cop about an errant afterwards. Although discusses the eternal again.things Dubbingin my singing with Shankarthat even is I grandfatherand his cousin was is Tollywoodnew-age Telugu moghul star D. Naga Ramanaidu. death, and why both a contract for his own assassin, the thana OC credibly acted out by tussle between science Chaitanya.A section of the audience, it seems, is killing. And then, just refers the case to the its cast and offering a don't realise I can deliver. This matter for an individual. hero finally gives out and religion.In fact, time, the bonus was to have of the opinion that Rana owes his success to such The tone of wry wit is when all is ready for his consumer court with a few interesting twists in while narrating the a heady lineage. A social media user recently foolproof death in the straight face. The story Javed Akhtar saab at the dub set right at the onset story of a man who too," the singer told IANS. posted a photograph of Rana's interview in a as we meet Nakul hands of a professional gets a sarcastic edge these are never enough simply cannot kill newspaper, with the headline: "I had failed class expert (Heeba Shah), as some people start to lift the show from He added about Akhtar: "His the two final episodes, insights into the differences 10, but that did not discourage me from following is resolutely gearing regarding Nakul as 'the the level of average to intelligently pitches my dreams." The user captioned the picture of to live.The catch is, the celebrity who can never excellent.An interesting between Urdu and Hindi and (Gulshanup for suicide Devaiah), at a rail who himself,a science-versus- the film why each word has been written the news article with a retort: "Because my family track. He has made 11 Nakulassassin finds assigned a reason to die' The problem begins dash of humour religion tussle over the owns a production house and a big ass studio. 'help' Nakul end his as the series shifts gear precedes every episode the way it has, made me look at attempts before this, fantastical 'amrit', or the meaning of the song better. and is still trying. As life, isn't giving up on to move into its middle if you look closely, and if elixir, which can render her commitment to act. The series has eight you understand Bengali. I hope I've done justice to the an approaching train's a man immortal. 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languages,shattering theand glass tonight ceiling 'Parasite' and making demonstrates history as exactly that. Congratulations to the entire film for wrote on her Instagram page. the first non-English film to win Best Picture," she for their big win at the 92nd Academy Awards Congratulatingceremony, she wrote: the team "Wow! of the It's South so emotional Korean film Korean with English subtitles, not only receive Singer Adnan Sami is getting back to music after a gap with his new single Tu tosuch see a anwarm international embrace from film likeaudience 'Parasite', around in the world but also this kind of recognition from one Yaad Aya. The song will release on February 11 but ahead of that, the singer shared a teaser.Sharingwe see a door openit, Adnan -- a lady wrote (actor on Twitter, Adah Sharma) “Bringing stands in the holding vibe of anpure umbrella unconditional in love!her hand. Presenting As light the falls teaser on a ofchair, #TuYaadAya, we see Adnan song waking out tomorrow!” up and is Assurprised the video to opens,see of the most prestigious film academies in the her. She walks up to him, greets him with a smile and leads him out of the door. world." Priyanka also tweeted her congratulation: Somewhere in between the video, we see Adnan remove the sheet covering a piano. "Congratulations,Awards ceremony @ParasiteMovie by winning four #Oscars."out of the six categories it was nominated in. These are: Best "Parasite" created history at the 92nd Academy known for having penned lyrics of songs such as Tum Hi Aana and Malang title track. and Best Foreign FIlm.At the gala on Sunday night, TheOn the new making non-film of the song, love Tu ballad, Yaad Aya, Kunaal has said:been “This composed song wasby Kunaal composed Vermaa, long who time is ago. It was a melody that was running in my head for a while and I had recorded it. Picture,director BestBong Director, Joon-ho Besttook Original to the stage Screenplay along with his entire cast and crew as the audience gave I had even written its lyrics. When I made T-Series listen to the hook of the song, and produced the song, did a fabulous job as always. Adnan sir liked it as well. I was happy to meet Adnan sir and work with him on this song as I have always admired them a standing ovation."Parasite" is the first they really liked it and asked me to complete it.”“Aditya Dev bhai, who has arranged as "1917", "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood", his body of work. We’ve tried to keep the melody and lyrics very pure and magical non-English film to win the Best Film award at the with Adnan sir’s insightful inputs. That’s the beauty of working original music,” Oscars.The"Joker", "Jojo film Rabbit" upset and Hollywood "The Irishman" favourites in thesuch thiller about the members of a poor family who “Bhushan, T-Series and I share a very old and cherished relationship that goes back scheme to become employed at a super-rich home heto almostadded. 20Adnan, years popular and we for were songs in talks such to as work Lift Kara together De and for Terasome Chehra, time.”“I shared: also felt category.Bong Joon-ho's film is a black comedy ‘bahot ho gaya aaram’ (I’ve had enough rest), I owe it to people who have given me so much to give them something back. ‘Tu Yaad Aya’ is my way of saying thank you to relation with each other. everyone for all the affection and love they have blessed me with for years,” he had by infiltrating the household one by one and added. posing as highly qualified employees who have no Mira Rajput asks paparazzi not to click kids’ pictures Actor Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira of late there have been demands Rajput is quite a hit with the from her fans to try her hand at paparazzi and is often clicked showbiz. So much so, that Shahid in Mumbai. However, recently, was once asked about it. He she was seen asking them to had said, “Wherever, whatever, refrain from clicking pictures however – that’s completely her of her children in a new video decision. We got married and that has surfaced online.In the video, as Mira approaches her baby and then two years later, we waiting car (with her maid and withinhad another first year, one. we So, hadright our now, first a group of photographers and time completely to anything else perhapscameramen her callson outZain), to her.we hearHer it’srather difficult to herself. for her I can to give see herhow bodyguard approaches them dedicated she is as a mother, and and even attempts to block the she is completely consumed by view of one of the cameramen that. But she is just 25. In another with his hand. One can hear ‘sirf ma’am ka’, Mira gets into obliges and smiles, waves her year or so, she would have taken a photographer saying in the her car and says ‘mat liya karo’. hand and shuts the door of her care of an extremely important, background ‘Ma’am, only yours’. Minutes later, she smiles and tells car. Mira is otherwise regular big part [giving all the attention Soon, Mira (the camera zooms another cameraperson, ‘Band with posting pictures and videos to the babies]. She has all her life in) is seen interacting with kar do’. As another person can be from her family life. She enjoys a paparazzi. As they keep saying heard saying ‘khali aap ka’, she sizable Instagram following and herself. to figure out so many things for

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