1  * B*   () C    ) C  C VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T ‰utqBVQWBu‚xy( ')! =64:7 633, 7890 68:#& '   ,,+F+*E6 11- -5+ -+6 8-6-,6O,,-,6 - 8+ 4!567 8 846-,7 +*,!4,-, 6-  6, +-, +,F-H 5  6!8++4 !86+?8 -846 8E-F+E7 D ! <:0  #$# D ,'  -   

>  ,,665353? 652                


  
            R       !" !P %&%' ()%    !   4!567 after the ambush he master- &)* ( !'" minded in Kanpur’s Bikru vil- otorious gangster Vikas lage past midnight on July 2,   '%+!&(   6-7- 8+    NDubey was killed in an killing eight policemen who encounter by the Uttar Pradesh had come to arrest him. New Delhi: Hours before gang- s the pullback by both the
  

Police on Friday morning after Questions were being ster Vikas Dubey was killed in AArmies on the tense Line the vehicle carrying him from raised over the police version, an encounter near Kanpur on of Actual Control (LAC) in   Ujjain to Kanpur — almost 700 challenging the account of the Friday, a petition was filed in Ladakh continued for the fifth km — met with an accident attempted escape of a gangster the Supreme Court seeking a day, Defence Minister Rajnath   and he tried to escape from the who had made no attempt to direction to the Uttar Pradesh Singh on Friday took stock of spot in Bhauti area, a senior flee when nabbed near Ujjain’s Government and police to safe- the situation on the border with police official said. Mahakal temple a day earlier. guard his life and ensure that he military top brass. India and The Madhya Pradesh There was also some scep- is not killed by the cops. The China also reaffirmed their Police had arrested Dubey out- ticism over the possibility of plea has also sought registration commitment to disengage and side the Mahakal temple in someone managing to snatch a of an FIR and an apex court de-escalate as per bilateral Ujjain on Thursday morning. policeman’s weapon and then monitored probe by the CBI pacts and agreed to keep all He was handed over to an UP extricating himself from an into the encounter of five co- lines of communication open Police team late in the evening. overturned vehicle. accused, who were alleged to be to restore peace and tranquil- The Uttar Pradesh STF on There were allegations that associated with Dubey in the ity along the border. Friday said the official vehicle the media trailing the police killing of 8 policemen last week. These assurances to resolve in which gangster Vikas Dubey convoy was stopped for a few all issues came about during the was being brought to Kanpur minutes before the encounter. 16th meeting of Working overturned when a herd of cat- Unverified video clips show  ,P -  Mechanism for Consultation & tle suddenly came in front of it. Dubey sitting in a different car   ..    Coordination (WMCC) on According to a statement when the convoy set out from                    India-China border affairs. released by the STF, Dubey was Ujjain. Police said the media             !  "#  //     The Indian delegation was led India Sun Weidong in a state- being brought to Kanpur from was stopped for checking. O 1 P  by Joint Secretary (East Asia) ment stressed on peace and Ujjain for appearance in a local However, the encounter while Director General of said “the boundary question court when the vehicle in killing of Dubey drew divergent New Delhi: The issue of dread- Boundary & Oceanic Dept of left over by history is sensitive which he was coming over- reactions from retired and "       # $ ed gangster Vikas Dubey not Chinese Ministry of Foreign and complicated. We need to turned after a herd of cattle serving personnel, with a for- being apparently handcuffed Affairs led Chinese delegation, find a fair & reasonable solu- suddenly came in front of it. mer Uttar Pradesh Police chief   4!567 Friday took a swipe at the UP criminal has gone, but what has kicked up dust after his the External Affairs Ministry tion mutually acceptable Police said the gangster saying the STF should have Government over the about the crime and those alleged encounter killing since said later. through equal consultation & snatched a pistol from one of ensured his safety as his inter- he encounter killing of encounter killing of Dubey protecting him.” Priyanka had the Supreme Court has pro- Meanwhile, against the peaceful negotiation.” the policemen injured in the rogation would have exposed Tgangster Vikash Dueby on saying while the criminal has earlier demanded a CBI probe vided for exceptions while dis- backdrop of ongoing situation Giving details about the accident and was shot when he several names who colluded Friday morning created a polit- gone, what about those pro- to ascertain the facts about the approving of the “inhuman” at the LAC, Rajnath also held joint secretary-level talks, opened fire while trying to flee, with him and protected him. ical uproar in Uttar Pradesh tecting him? She also demand- alleged “grant of protection” to practice. The apex court in its telephonic talks with his US sources said the two sides also an account being questioned by Some said the encounter is with the Opposition demand- ed a probe into the entire Dubey. previous orders in multiple counterpart Marke Esper on agreed to maintain the ongoing Opposition parties. Six police- reminiscent of a similar inci- ing a judicial probe into the sequence of events, since killing She had also accused the cases has described handcuff- Friday. They have spoken sev- communication both at the men, including two from the dent in which four people, police action and accusing the of eight policemen and later BJP Government in Uttar ing of undertrials and convicts eral times on bilateral defence diplomatic and military level to STF, were hurt in the accident accused of rape and murder of Yogi Adityanath Government alleged “encounter” of six crim- Pradesh of “complete failure” in as “inhuman, unreasonable, ties and issues of mutual inter- ensure early resolution of the and the exchange of fire around a veterinary doctor, had met a of “silencing” the gangster to inals, including Dubey, by a sit- handling the Kanpur ambush over harsh and arbitrary”. It also est and Friday’s conversation situation. They agreed to hold 6 am, an official said. similar fate in Hyderabad in save his political patrons. ting Supreme Court judge. case in which eight policemen had categorically stated that was in continuation of this another meeting of the WMCC Dubey was the sixth man December 2019. Congress general secretary In a tweet in Hindi, were killed. handcuffing of prisoners with- exchange, sources said. in the near future. to die in a police encounter Continued on Page 2 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Priyanka Gandhi said, “The Continued on Page 2 out judicial consent was illegal. Chinese Ambassador to Continued on Page 2                         
R              
   6-7- 8+ Japan was included in 2015 and exercise in 2017 and requested       since then there were talks to to be included as an observer.   !
"#$ ndia is expected to take a call include Australia as an observ- However, the decision is %  !  Ion inviting Australia to join er in the exercise. pending since then given the   '  the naval Malabar series of Incidentally, Japan and the strategic ramifications, sources  (  ' 
  exercises next week as China US are keen on Australia’s said. India did not include  
 ' ') has been bitterly opposed to the inclusion in the Malabar series Australia in the exercises in     inclusion of Australia in this of exercises and if India assents, 2018 and 2019.    annual exercise, which includes the two countries will be duly A spokesperson for India, US and Japan. informed as per laid-down Australia’s defense department  *! '  Beijing opposes any move procedures, officials said. The has been quoted as saying, +  , !   to include Australia in this exercise in the Indian Ocean “Australia sees value in partic- -  .!+,!-/   prestigious exercise as it may region this year was delayed ipating in quadrilateral defense  '  ' #0 signal militarisation of due to coronavirus pandemic activities in order to increase  #1
  Quadrilateral (Quad) coali- and will now be held towards interoperability and advance      '  tion. The Malabar exercises the end of this year, they added. our collective interests in a free,   
 L  began in 1992 bilaterally Australia had made its open and prosperous Indo-  ' M) between India and the US. intentions clear to join the Pacific region.” 
  
   

&,-,.#   /(-0,& inched closer to 10,000 marks cases in the national capital s to by going up to 9,893. 1,09,140 including 84,694 1/2   
 
  Of the total 226 deaths, recovered/discharged/migrat- Mumbai accounted for 73 ed and 3,300 deaths.   6-7- 8+ deaths, taking the total number Continued on Page 2 of deaths in the metropolis to aking just four days to add 5,205 now, while the total Tover one lakh cases, India’s number of positive patients R "#$ coronavirus count went past 8 climbed up by 1,337 cases to lakh on Friday as the virus touch 90,461.  
 

 aggressively spread into areas In addition to 73 deaths in that were relatively better off so Mumbai, there were 53 deaths  
&'(&)* far. India had 7.20 lakh cases on in Thane, 37 deaths in Pune, 10 Monday. deaths in Palghar, nine each in +

 With the addition of 26,651 Raigad and Aurangabad, seven new cases and 520 deaths, in Jalgaon, five each in Nashik New Delhi: From 2.82 per India overall count of cases high of 7,862 Covid-19 cases, and Solapur, four in Dhule, cent a month earlier, India’s stood at 8,21,493 and death even as 226 more people died three in Buldhana, two in Covid-19 case fatality rate has tally 22,144 at the end of Friday. of coronavirus in various parts Amravati, one each in declined to 2.72 per cent which This is the fifth day when of the State. Ratnagiri, Sangli, Kolhapur, is lower than that of many India recorded 25,000 plus With fresh infections, the Jalna, Hingoli, Parbhani, Latur, other countries, the Union cases in a row. total number of positive cases and Washim. Health Ministry said on Friday. Maharashtra surpassed in the State climbed to 2,38,461. Delhi reported 2,089 pos- It also noted that 30 states and the earlier daily highest tally of Similarly, with 226 fresh deaths, itive cases and 42 deaths, tak- Union Territories have a fatal- 7,074 and recorded an all-time the total number of deaths ing the total number of positive ity rate lower than the nation- al average. "#$           9   1%:;%<=# $%;$: #%:1%=1> 334 *6' #%:0%1=# #%;1$ ;1%:1<    #%0$%#<0 2233 ;<%=$<      ?'  <0%#>> 1%01:1;%#;:  ,    DIP/Shabdarth/D/0016/20-21   4   ::%@00 ;;$1#%@;@ 5 ( ::%<#; ><>#:%;:; ,   ..    *   :1%11< ::$#$%10> Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief 456782 7  1@%#0$ ;;0#@%:<; Minister Yogi Adityanath has     1>%<11 1$1#:%#$< asked officials to carry out  1:%#@< <$@#@%=10 rapid antigen tests in every   55677 household during the three-day 8   #$%$:< 1$0#<%$0< special cleanliness campaign     9  #=%=>@ =:;#1%<;# initiated from Friday. A special  #<%=0# :>$%;<$ cleanliness campaign has been 96:53: initiated from July 10-13 to cre-   #<%::0 ####0%1># ate awareness about Covid-   545;:9  ##%$>= @:@%$@1 19, vector-borne diseases and 'A5 $%;;; #>$>%@;= other ailments.    !"#"# 

%   # ''' the number of cases. ,;  
<  ()*  +  In Kerala, it turned out to be From Page 1 yet another Black Friday as the    ! The national capital carried State diagnosed a record number out 10,129 RT-PCR tests and of 416 persons with Covid-19.     , &  -./ 12,832 rapid antigen tests on Last Friday, 211 persons had test-  -   
 
 Friday. Total tests done so far ed positive in the State and the   >    994 stands at 7,47,109 in Delhi. number has almost doubled in Bikru (Kanpur): There was an eerie silence out- an unused electrical equipment under a Neem  &# ' Karnataka recorded 2313 seven days. This is the highest side the demolished house of gangster Vikas tree. The walls of the house lay demolished, and he total number of coronavirus positive cases are cases and 67 deaths, while West number of patients to be diag- Dubey where around 60 policemen are keeping the barbed wire used for fencing are on the  -7 Tset to cross 10,000 in the next 24 hours in Jammu Bengal saw 1198 cases and 28 nosed in the State on a single day, a hawk-eyed vigil after the news spread that he ground with damaged parts of vehicles all & Kashmir. deaths . Andhra Pradesh report- according to Chief Minister was killed in an encounter on Friday. around. Among the debris lies a new mattress in ndia has emerged as the most attrac- On Friday, the highest ever tally of 387 posi- ed 1608 cases and 16 deaths, Pinarayi Vijayan. The policemen, most of whom are deployed a room that has a ceiling fan mounted. Itive global market for clean energy, tive cases were detected in one single day while five while Gujarat logged 875 cases The total number of on daily shifts, were sitting on wooden beds under The house is around 18 km from Chaubeypur Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on more deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded, one in and 14 deaths. Coronavirus positive cases are set a Neem tree, watching a steady stream of medi- police station, where a new station officer has Friday. Jammu and four in Kashmir division. In Tamil Nadu, there was a to cross 10,000 in the next 24 apersons arriving with a variety of questions. taken over, after all the policemen posted there Launching a 750 MW solar project In the last one month, Jammu & Kashmir has small decline in the number of hours in Jammu and Kashmir. On But the scribes are welcomed with silence as were shunted out after the Vikas Dubey gang in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh through recorded more than 5,000 new cases of coronavirus. persons diagnosed with Covid-19. Friday, the highest ever tally of 387 the policemen and locals are unwilling to speak. ambushed and killed eight cops who went to video-conferencing, Modi also said the The tally of positive cases stood at 4507 on June The day saw 3,680 persons testing positive cases were detected in one A broken baseball bat, damaged tractors, and arrest him. state will emerge as a major hub for clean 10 and on Friday the total cases touched 9888. positive for the pandemic while 64 single day while five more deaths some two-wheelers and an SUV are seen as one The new SHO, however, politely refused to and cheap power in the country. According to the bulletin, “out of 9,888 posi- succumbed to the disease in the due to Covid 19 were recorded, enters the house using a ramp -- signs of what it speak. Locating Dubey's house was not very dif- “Solar energy is sure, pure and tive cases, 3943 are active positive. So far, 5786 cases last 24 hours, according to the bul- one in Jammu and four in was before the Kanpur administration demolished ficult as everybody in neighbouring villages secure and the country is now among the have recovered in Jammu & Kashmir and 159 deaths letin issued by the Government of Kashmir division. it on Saturday. knows by now where the dreaded criminal lived top five solar power producers in the have been reported. Tamil Nadu. In the last one month, Jammu Some statuette of Lord Shiva, Parashurama, in the area. They were willing to tell the direc- world,” he said. On ground, the situation is alarming especial- On Thursday, 4,231 persons and Kashmir has recorded more goddess Durga and Radha-Krishna are kept on tion. PTI The Rewa solar power plant will not ly in Kashmir valley which is constantly recording had been tested positive for the than 5000 new cases of coron- only supply power to Madhya Pradesh, over 250 cases for past several days. Out of 387 new pandemic and Friday’s figures avirus. but also to the Delhi Metro, Modi said. cases, 290 cases were detected from Kashmir divi- offered some kind of relief to the The tally of positive cases Modi said self-reliance in electricity sion and 97 from Jammu division on Friday. administrators. As on Friday, the stood at 4507 on June 10 and on 0   %       is integral for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Srinagar is the worst affected district of Kashmir number of active patients were Friday the total cases touched adding solar energy will play an integral valley. So far 1545 cases have been detected in 46,105 while the total number of 9888. The situation is alarming part in achieving this objective. The world Srinagar district alone. Out of this 1012 are active persons tested positive till date especially in Kashmir valley which     # 1" " is in a dilemma on whether to focus on positive foloowed by Baramulla with 1251 cases and breached 1.3 lakh. is constantly recording over 250 the environment or focus on the econo- 707 active positive. While 1,216 persons were cases for past several days. Out of Washington: A top US Senator sion escalated manifold after a every country is running and my, Modi said. He said solar energy is In Jammu region, only Rajouri district witnessed diagnosed with covid-19 in 387 new cases, 290 cases were has praised the Indian govern- clash at Galwan Valley in which hiding in the corner,” sure, pure, and secure. “It is sure because highest ever tally of 51 positive cases in one single Chennai, the number of persons detected from Kashmir division ment for standing up to Chinese 20 Indian Army personnel were Republican Senator John the sun would shine throughout the day,sending alarm bells ringing among the local pop- afflicted with the virus increased and 97 from Jammu division on aggression in a border dispute, killed. The Chinese side also Kennedy told Fox News in an world; it is secure because solar energy ulation. Additional Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, to 242 in Chengalpet which had Friday. hoping this would prompt other suffered casualties but it is yet interview on Thursday. rather than polluting environment, helps Thakur Sher Singh posted a tweet saying, “highest shown a decrease on Thursday Srinagar is the worst affected countries to be fearless in their to give out the details. The United States and the replenish it,” he said. ever spike of Covid-19 +Ve cases in district. 51 (169). district of Kashmir valley. So far handling of China. “I'm very proud of the fact international community has to “Today, Rewa has scripted history. including 16 from Red Zone Draj, 20 from Kancheepuram (61) and 1545 cases have been detected in The Indian and Chinese that (Prime Minister Narendra) make the Chinese Communist Rewa is identified with the name of moth- Rajouri, Ghamir, Thiruvallur (219) too tested a few Srinagar district alone. Out of this armies have been locked in a Modi in India is standing up to Party understand that we expect er Narmada and the white tiger. Now, the IRP, DPL, Nagesh Bridge Thanamandi, Manjakote, cases less than that of Thursday. 1012 are active positive followed bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh them (China). I'm very proud of them to play by the rules, he name of Asias largest solar power project Muradpur Palma, Kakora & another 14 from dif- Madurai ( 192) and Virudhunagar by Baramulla with 1251 cases and for the last eight weeks. The ten- what Canada is doing. Not said. PTI has also been added to it,” he said. ferent areas with travel history”. (143) also showed small falls in 707 active positive. 8=
 ''' "   222  


 ''' From Page 1 From Page 1 From Page 1 Incidentally, these high-level diplomatic She had alleged that the chain of events in Kanpur Range Inspector General Mohit Agarwal said Dubey talks were held days before Corps Commanders the case “exposed the chinks” in security and fled from the car with an injured policeman's pistol. of the two Armies are likely to meet next week hinted at collusion. He was chased and surrounded by policemen and was asked at the LAC to review the pace of disengagement. Congress leader Jitin Prasada also tweeted, to surrender. When he started firing with an "intention to kill", police The two Commanders have, so far, held three “With the end of Dubey in custody the opened fire in self-defence, Kanpur police said. rounds of meetings in June since the face-offs Government has ensured that the trail which A Press release said he was immediately taken to a hospital, began in early May. The stand-offs at all the four would have exposed his nexus with people in where he died during treatment. sites were now easing out after tension-filled eight positions of power who allowed criminals like Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi Medical College principal Dr R B weeks. The breakthrough came on Sunday last him to flourish, has ended too.” Kamal said he was brought dead to the hospital. "Dubey sustained after National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav too four bullet injuries, three in the chest and one in the hand," he told and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked to each took a jibe on Yogi’s encounter theory. Yadav reporters. Two policemen also suffered wounds, one in the arm and other to end the impasse at the border. suggested in a tweet that Dubey’s killing helped the other in the hand. Carrying forward the momentum of diplo- the Uttar Pradesh Government protect secrets Dubey's post-mortem will be conducted by a panel of doctors. matic level talks on Friday, sources said the two that would have come out on the politician-crim- He had tested negative for coronavirus, the doctor said. sides also agreed that for overall development inal nexus. “Basically the car did not overturn, Hours before the encounter, an advocate had filed a petition of bilateral relations it was essential to maintain but the Government has been saved from being in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh enduring peace and tranquility in border areas. overturned. The car overturned and Dubey tried Government and police to ensure that he is not killed. They reviewed the situation in India-China bor- to run. If he had to run then why did he sur- Uttar Pradesh's Inspector General (Civil Defence) Amitabh der areas, including progress made in ongoing render. The secret is very deep,” Yadav said in Thakur had also apprehended the possibility of Dubey's death, a disengagement process along the LAC in a tweet. day before it happened. Western Sector. Reacting to alleged “encounter” Bahujan "Dubey has surrendered. It is possible he might try to escape As regards Rajnath’s review meeting, they Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday demand- from the custody of the UP police tomorrow and get killed. With said Army Chief General M M Naravane ed a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the this, the Vikas Dubey chapter will end," he had tweeted in Hindi. briefed the Minister about the withdrawal encounter of gangster Dubey. She wanted the Eight policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police process followed by the Chinese from all the enquiry to cover the killing of eight policemen Devendra Mishra, had died in a hail of bullets from the rooftops “friction points” and the Indian response. Chief last week in an ambush planned and executed in Dubey's Bikru village in Chaubeypur area of Kanpur on July 3. of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, by Dubey. Police suspect that Dubey, who faced about 60 criminal cases Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh, and Air “There should be an unbiased probe under over the past several years, was tipped off by someone from Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria were also present the supervision of the Supreme Court into the Chaubeypur station that a team was heading out to arrest him. in the crucial meeting. killing of policemen in Kanpur and the Dubey was also alleged to have links with politicians. Additional Naravane gave a detailed account of the encounter of main accused Dubey while he was Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said implementation of the first phase of mutual dis- trying to flee when the police vehicle over- of the 21 people named in the FIR registered after the Bikru ambush, engagement of troops from Galwan Valley, turned,” Mayawati said in a tweet in Hindi. six are now dead and three arrested. Gogra, Hot Springs and Finger 4 areas in In a separate tweet, she said, “This high-level Seven others were also arrested in connection with the same Pangong Tso, sources said. probe is necessary for ensuring justice to eight crime. Twelve people, carrying rewards for their arrest, are Rajnath was also updated about the opera- policemen killed in Kanpur and to identify the absconding, he said. On the day the Bikru ambush took place, two tional readiness of the Indian Army in the region nexus between police and criminal political ele- of Dubey's alleged accomplices, Prem Prakash Pandey and Atul to deal with any eventualities and Naravane ments. By such steps, UP can become crime free.” Dubey, were killed in an encounter with police in Kanpur district. apprised him of ground situation in all the sen- In Delhi, Congress chief spokesperson On July 8, police killed another aide, Amar Dubey, in Maudaha sitive areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh as Randeep Surjewala said at a Press conference that village in Hamirpur district. well as in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the killing of the gangster in an encounter rais- Two more alleged accomplices were killed in Kanpur and Etawah Sikkim. es several questions and sought to know who districts on Thursday. One of them, Prabhat, died in circumstances On the forthcoming talks between the two were the people sitting in echelons of power who similar to Dubey's killing, according to the police versions. Commanders, officials said the two officials will granting protection to criminals like him. He was being brought to Kanpur on transit remand after his review the modalities to withdraw additional “Congress demands that the unholy nexus arrest in Faridabad when he troops now stationed in the “depth” or opera- between organised crime and the ilk of Dubey snatched the pistol of a police- tional areas. with those sitting in the echelons of power be man and tried to flee, police had Both the sides had bolstered their troop probed by a sitting Supreme Court judge,” said. strength besides deploying heavy weapons soon Surjewala said. after the stand-off started in early May. Besides He said Uttar Pradesh has become syn- taking steps to hasten the process of pullback onymous with “goondaraj” and criminals like from the depth areas, the two commanders are Dubey were allowed to move around freely in also likely to ensure that the additional troops the State and thus it is necessary to bring out the return to their peacetime locations within the political-criminal nexus in the state. next few weeks, sources said. Congress also said the encounter of Dubey Both sides have completed the creation of raises several questions than answers and a buffer zone of three kilometers in the three fric- sought to know who feared from the arrest of tion points of Galwan Valley, Gogra and Hot the gangster and the statement he would have Springs as part of a temporary measure, they said, given before the magistrate, spilling the beans adding there has been thinning out of troops about the alleged nexus between criminals and from Finger 4 area in Pangong Tso(lake) as well. politicians-officers in UP.

                                                                                                                                               !        "                                            #            $ % S                      '                "       (          

Q v‡rq hq ƒˆiyv†urq i’ 8uhqh Hv‡ h s‚ hq ‚ iruhys ‚s 8H`F Q v‡rpu G‡q I‚ % 7ruvq Bˆyhi 7uhh 7huhqˆ Tuhu ahsh Hh t Ir 9ryuv  ! hq ƒ v‡rq h‡ Eht h Q hxh†uh G‡q 9 ! ! Trp‡‚ %" I‚vqh VQ @qv‡‚ ) 8uhqh Hv‡ h 6DS TVS8C6SB@ ‚s ! @h†‡) 8hypˆ‡‡h I‚ ‡u) Gru Xr†‡) Hˆ€ihv 7 6u€rqhihq T‚ˆ‡u) 7hthy‚ r 7 8urhv 8r‡ hy ) Fuhwˆ hu‚ 9ryuv Uryrƒu‚r†) @Q67Y#&$#  !"&$$!& &# ('& !"#!&  Gˆpx‚ Pssvpr) #‡u Ay‚‚  Thuh h Tu‚ƒƒvt 8r‡ r Ahv“hihq S‚hq Gˆpx‚!!%  % Uryrƒu‚r†) $!!!"#%##" !"#%### !"#%##$       !"#"#  -    2=        

 !" ..    6-7- 8+ from Corona. ful and guided her through the ration for everyone and people #$#
&'()*+ "When I hear stories of whole process. get inspired and motivated to elhi Chief Minister Arvind plasma donors, I feel very CM Kejriwal expressed his do such things when youth like DKejriwal on Friday inter- proud of my fellow Delhiites. concerns over people assuming her come forward and save ,,  - ,'' - acted with plasma donors and So I decided to call and con- that they will get infected again lives. appreciated their contribution gratulate some donors. Do lis- if they visit ILBS hospital, “I would like to applaud in fight against Covid-19. ten in to my conversation with despite knowing that ILBS is a you sir because this initiative is   1 Taking to Twitter, Arvind plasma donors Srishti and non-COVID hospital. actually very good. The doctors ?44?9 Kejriwal shared the audio of his Bhumika,” Chief Minister Srishti also said that the at the plasma bank are provid- conversation with the plasma Kejriwal tweeted. hospital is very clean and ing all facilities. I do not under- round 5,507 coronavirus donors. He praised them for In the audio clip shared by hygienic and there is no risk of stand why people are not going Apatients in Gurugram have donating plasma and appealed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting infected, as all precau- to donate. That hospital is a been cured till Friday. With this to them to motivate on Twitter, a Corona recovered tions are taken inside the hos- non-COVID hospital, people the district recovery rate from more Corona recovered patient Srishti said she pital. She also said that she will cannot get infected. There is Covid-19 has increased from patients to come forward and observed Corona symptoms also encourage her neighbor enough social distancing main- 77 per cent to 83 per cent donate plasma. for five days but has fully who has recovered from tained in the hospital." She also according to data shared by the The Delhi Government recovered now. Corona to donate plasma. said that she will motivate oth- district administration on has set-up India's first plasma Chief Minister Kejriwal Chief Minister Kejriwal ers to donate plasma and save Friday. bank at the ILBS Hospital, praised her for donating plas- plasma and also lauded the He also said she suffered also spoke to another plasma lives. Chief Minister Arvind The officials also informed with an objective to maintain ma and said he was proud of infrastructure and facilities of no weakness or pain, and the donor Bhoomika and praised Kejriwal called her a hero and that after Delhi, the rate of pos- a plasma stock from those her. Srishti thanked the CM for the plasma bank at the ILBS doctors and the medical staff at her for donating plasma. He lauded her for donating plas- itive patients in Gurugram in who have already recovered motivating people to donate hospital. the plasma bank was very help- said her donation is an inspi- ma,” Bhoomika said. NCR has come down from 13 percent to 11 percent and they are hopeful that this rate will come down to 10 percent in the Antigen Test and Private Labs, ,9!O     next few days. then this figure is more than 30 '  +   The total number of coro- thousand. The most tests have navirus cases in the city on been done in Patel Nagar, Friday rose to 6,578 including where the number of patients ..    6-7- 8+ Minister of Social Welfare “Statement of the rescued  '   111 new cases. The Covid-19 is much higher. Similarly, in Women and Child children will be recorded at toll has reached 103 in the dis- Sohna, about one thousand he Delhi Commission for Development said that DCPCR SDM’s Office, followed by med- trict. Gurugram now has 968 samples have been tested and TProtection of Child Rights along with Delhi Police and ical tests including COVID-19     ?  active cases and 721 of them the rate of positive cases is (DCPCR) rescued 12 child NGOs have done a remarkable test. Thereafter, the children are in home isolation, officials about 10 percent,” Yadav said. labourers from Gandhi Nagar job. I congratulate such an will be produced before a Child ..    6-7- 8+ added. The health department He further informed that at on Friday. The children were effort and I am confident that Welfare Committee for the said out of 103 deaths 66 died present 242 corona patients are found in a garment factory and in the future more such coor- decision thereon. This will fol- n order to deal with Covid- due to comorbidities and the admitted in different hospitals cycle-motorcycle mechanic dinated actions will take place low the legal proceedings,” the I19 pandemic, South Delhi remaining 37 without comor- of the district, out of which 36 shops in unsafe and unhy- to irradiate the malpractice of official said. Municipal Corporation bidities. patients are seriously ill. “A gienic conditions. child labour in Delhi. With the outbreak of (SDMC) on Friday dedicated “Covid testing has been dedicated Covid-19 facility in The team of the DCPCR Anurag Kundu, Covid-19 and the ensuing lock- an isolation centre at its pri- increased in the district to Gurugram, attributed this to was headed by one of the Chairperson of the DCPCR down, there has been a drastic mary school in Andrews Ganj prevent the spread of corona patient care and also will power members of the commission stressed on the rehabilitation impact on the income of fam- for treatment of mild and infection. The department is of people to brave through Roop Sudesh Vimal. “Children for these children and said, ilies. According to a joint report asymptomatic patients. sampling 3,000 tests a day. this crisis,” he said. were rescued by the teams, suc- "The Commission is in process by UNICEF and International SDMC Mayor Anamika steamers. Which includes both types- According to the order cessfully and provided with of evolving comprehensive Labour Organisation, loss of said that the centre has all the “The centre has the prop- Rapid Antigen Test and released on Friday by the masks and sanitizers. The ducted with teams of Sub- long-term strategy to make employment and rising pover- required facilities which er oxygen facility but in case of RTPCR Test. Those patients administration, the district has DCPCR and the Delhi Police Divisional Magistrate (Vivek Delhi Child Labour Free by ty is likely to force more chil- include oxygen cylinder, any emergency, patients will be have been done on propriety. 106 containment zones. Of sealed the establishments and Vihar); SHO, Gandhi Nagar; 2023," he said. dren to seek exploitative and oximeter, Infra-red ther- shifted immediately to the Patients are being treated based these, 95 containment zones arrested the contractor,” a Labour Department and NGO Kundu also urged the cit- hazardous jobs as families use mometer, glucometer, BP Safdarjung hospital. Each on their symptoms,” said Amit have been set up in Gurugram senior DCPCR official said. Bachpan Bachao Andolan. izens to proactively report every available means to earn checking machine, wheelchairs, patient will be given a separate Khatri deputy commissioner block, 4 in Pataudi and 7 in The operation was con- Rajendra Pal Gautam, instances of child labour. some money and survive. water kettles and electric bed, chair, plastic cupboard, Gurugram. Sohna and Farrukhnagar have dustbin, toiletry kit, individual He also informed that been removed from the con- charging facility, digital ther- treatment of corona patients tainment zone. An area is noti- mometer, sanitizer, disposable will be started with plasma fied as a containment zone usu- 5         masks and gloves,” she said. therapy in Gurugram and for ally when five or more cases are While appreciating the this a plasma bank will be found and is removed from the efforts of all three corporations, established soon. list in 28 days. ..    6-7- 8+ Tewatia, and Rahul were involved in Chauhan, who was not the target, had two men -- Mahesh and Atta-ur- BJP state president Adesh “As soon as new guidelines Meanwhile, a case has been four cases of shooting. been injured. Chauhan had succumbed Rehman -- both lodged in Mandoli Jail Gupta who was also present on in this regard will be released registered against the SRL lab he sleuths of Delhi Police special "On Thursday, police received a to injuries eight days later," said the at that time, in order to extort money, the occasion, said the step is by the government, treatment here at Sector-18 police station Tcell have nabbed two men who tip-off that Krishan would come near DCP. According to Krishan, there was Kushwaha said. taken to strengthen the health of corona infected patients will for giving false reports of were allegedly involved in multiple Ridge area in south Delhi's a land dispute between two people -- Rahul and his associates had infrastructure of Delhi. be started with plasma thera- Corona's sample. The case has shooting incidents in the national Tughlakabad area to meet his associ- Rambir Singh and Ajeet, both residents demanded Rs 20 lakhs from the victim. “A l l t h r e e M C D s h a v e py,” Khatri said. been registered on the com- capital. The duo was arrested from ate Rahul around 1 pm. A trap was laid of Wazirabad. Ajeet was an associate When the victim refused, they had come forward to provide their Dr Virender Yadav, Civil plaint of Gurugram's civil sur- south Delhi's Tughlakabad area. and both the accused were appre- of Tewatia. fired at his residence, he said. services and are developing Surgeon of Gurugram, said, geon and on the orders of The accused have been identified hended," said the DCP. The actual target was Rambir and On June 12, Rahul and his associ- these isolation centres for the since June 24, around 16 thou- Haryana Health Minister Anil as Hari Krishan (25) and Rahul alias "Police has Two pistols and six live Chauhan was mistakenly shot, the ate had again fired at the clinic of a doc- treatment of COVID patients sand rapid antigen tests have Vij. Danda (24), both residents of south cartridges were recovered from their DCP said. tor in the Sangam Vihar, police said. in their jurisdictions. He said been conducted to identify According to police Delhi's Sangam Vihar. possession. Krishan told police that on Rahul also confessed that on Apart from these incidents of that we have asked all council- corona patients in the district, spokesperson Subhash Bokan, According to Pramod Singh the directions of Tewatia, he along with November 28, 2019, he and his three shooting, Krishan was involved in 11 lors to join hands with residents out of which 475 persons were action will be initiated against Kushwaha, the Deputy Commissoner his four associates had fired at a shop- associates, had fired at the residence of other criminal cases, including murder, and look for community spaces found to be corona positive. the lab as per rules. of Police (DCP), Special Cell, Krishan, keeper in Wazirabad on June 1, in a businessman in Karol Bagh after attempt to murder, extortion, robbery where people from the area can “We include the number of a sharp-shooter of gangster Prince which a person named Rakesh receiving instructions to do so from and others, police added. be isolated,” he said. tests done in RTPCR, Rapid *    
   
 %%'"      $%$1%;1>  !9  '  ..    6-7- 8+ last few years to decrease the   !&    ..    pollution level in Delhi," he 6-7- 8+ elhi Environment Minister said. DGopal Rai launched a 17- "The government is con-  34    elhi Transco has con- day mega plantation drive ducting separate studies on the Dtributed Rs 9,92,825 in "Plant Saplings, Save levels of pollution during the ..    6-7- 8+    Chief Minister Relief Fund Environment" to reduce pol- lockdown, before and after Delhi. lution levels in the National the lockdown. The results of he 25-year-old junior resi-    A senior official of Delhi Capital. these studies will help us to Tdent doctor of All India     Transco said that Covid-19 Under the drive, the gov- create a robust plan to tackle Institute of Medical Sciences !  pandemic has created havoc ernment will plant 31 lakh air pollution in Delhi,” he said. (AIIMS) allegedly jumped off worldwide and its impact in saplings across Delhi this year, The government will soon the 10th floor of AIIMS hostel Friday. Delhi is very alarming. which is more than double hold meetings with all the on Friday. Police said that the "Patient was shifted to “The Delhi government than Centre’s target of 15 lakhs. environment-related agencies doctor scummbed to his AIIMS Casualty and he suc- has put all efforts to contain Rai said that Delhi gov- to initiate early preparation to injuries during the treatment cumbed to his injuries during the spread besides conducting ernment will initiate early tackle air pollution of the cap- on Friday. the treatment," added the rapid testing and providing preparation to tackle air pol- ital which happens due to stub- According to a senior senior police official. treatment to all. The employ- lution of the capital which ble burning. “We will also dis- police official, Dr Anurag, who Police said that investiga- ees of Delhi Transco decided happens due to stubble burn- cuss this matter with the neigh- was Junior doctor at tion has been started to know to come forward to extend ing in the neighbouring states bouring states so that we can Department of Psychiatry, the reason behind the extreme their support to the govern- “Over 31 lakh saplings will find out a way to bring down allegedly jumped from the 10th step. Anurag’s mobile phone ment in its efforts to combat be planted during this 17-day the pollution levels," he said. floor of hostel at 5 pm on was also found at the 10th floor. the disease,” he said. plantation drive. All the "Various departments of departments of the Delhi gov- the Delhi government like ernment will be involved in Public Works Department, this initiative. We will plant DSIDC, Delhi Transport .  #-' / #,"0 11#1 saplings of big trees, small Corporation etc will plant trees and also shrubs. Our nearly 18,000 saplings. The target is to plant 20 lakh DDA will plant 9,40,000 sapling of big trees and 11 lakh saplings and all the MCDs and 2##11,+,#1,4+ saplings of small trees and New Delhi Municipal Council shrubs," he said. will plant two lakh saplings,” he ..    6-7- 8+ water through borewell or prohibition of illegal activities Rai said that the Centre said. tubewell for domestic, com- regarding operation of has set a target of planting 15 Delhi metro, Northern elhi Jal Board (DJB) has mercial, agricultural or indus- borewells, direction under sec- lakh plants, trees and shrubs in railway, BSES like agencies Dsealed 7,000 illegal trial uses without the prior per- tion 5 of the Environment Delhi but the Delhi govern- will also plant two lakh borewells in the National mission of the DJB (except for (Protection) Act, 1986 has been ment's target is more than saplings. The Delhi govern- Capital which were severely areas comes under NDMC), issued with the approval of double of that. ment has decided that during affecting the groundwater level. will be considered illegal and Lieutenant Governor on "We need to keep in mind this drive any citizen of Delhi The civic body identified without authority of law. 18thMay, 2010,” the official that every year the citizens of who wants to plant saplings 19,154 illegal borewells out of An advisory committee in said. Delhi suffer from air pollution can get them free of cost from which 7,000 units have already each of the revenue districts The National Green and the Delhi government is any of the 14 nurseries of the been sealed by the district with representatives from DJB, Tribunal had recently directed working tirelessly from the Delhi Government," he added.  $
  % & '        
 (  !  ' )   authorities and the remaining CGWB, ULBs, DPCC, and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pre- will be shut down in next two reputed NGOs has been con- vent illegal extraction of months, DJB Vice Chairman stituted to assist the district col- groundwater for commercial Raghav Chadha said. lector in detecting illegal purposes and seal unauthorised 6*+ '    1010"1# Chadha said that the dis- borewells for taking action, an borewells as also recover com- trict-level officials have been official said. pensation from those who have asked to submit weekly Accordingly, the advisory operated them. ..    B-Tech, MBA and four new and post-graduate pro- teaching with quality online world to supplement classes. progress reports to the divi- committee will prepare a list of 6-7- 8+ MSc programmes, the ministry grammes. Entrance test for courses and summer intern- These included courses in data sional commissioner for regu- such illegal borewells every The tribunal had said that said in a statement. these programmes will take ships in view of Covid 19, it science, microeconomic prin- lar monitoring. More illegal month by taking information in view of illegal operation of he National Rail and “The new programmes place on 23 August 2020 at said, adding that courses for all ciple and understanding borewells will be identified in from all available sources, he borewells, severely affecting TTransportation Institute also include an international multiple centres around the programmes and batches were research methods,” it said. the second phase. When it added. the groundwater level, in Delhi, (NRTI) on Friday announced ‘Masters in Railway Systems country. conducted online by the facul- This will be the third year comes to illegal extraction of The Central Ground Water the DJB must expeditiously admissions for the academic Engineering and Integration’ “B Tech admissions will be ty using latest technology and of intake at the Institute, which groundwater, the kejriwal gov- Authority has already notified take remedial action of closing year 2020-21 for various pro- offered in collaboration with based on JEE Mains score, last pedagogy and teaching was has seen significant progress ernment will deal with it with all districts of Delhi as over the borewells and also assess- grammes. the University of Birmingham, date of application is 14 completed without compro- over these years towards its an iron fist and will ensure that exploited areas, needing regu- ing and recovery of compen- NRTI will admit students UK where students will spend September 2020. Students can mising quality and safety of stu- vision of being among the top no illegal extraction happens," lation, and registration of sation from the persons who to its established B.Sc. and one year at University of obtain further details at dents. universities in the country, he said. ground water abstraction struc- have operated such borewells, BBA programmes in trans- Birmingham,” it said. www.nrti.edu.in. Only Online “Students were also pro- powering the growth and trans- As per revised Standard tures mandatory. in coordination with other portation technology and The Ministry further said applications are accepted,” it vided free access to a library of formation of Indian trans- Operating Procedure (SOP) of “Regarding regulation of concerned authorities, follow- transportation management that the last date for application said. 4,000 online courses from lead- portation sector. the DJB to deal groundwater extraction of ground water ing due process of law. respectively as well as two new is 31 July 2020 for BBA, BSc NRTI has augmented ing Universities around the extraction, drawing ground and to provide procedure for    !"#"# # /68  - 4
      *7+ %#      5##1 -1-#1 -&- # $6     ,   'Q,P29#-!:#'Q,- #   6-7- 8+   ,  6-7- 8+ pandemic. he Medical Council of #  P#,. They found a significant TIndia (MCI) has warned f you are reeling under eco- increase in patients diagnosed the medical colleges in the Inomic and emotional issues, with stress cardiomyopathy, country that if they fail to set societal problems and feeling reaching 7.8 per cent compared up bio-safety level (BSL) labo-      lonely and isolated because of with pre-pandemic incidence   6-7- 8+ poorly ventilated areas. It said ratories with RT-PCR Facility the Covid-19 pandemic, then ever, may show enlargement, of 1.7 per cent. that airborne spread “particu- before its inspections, it may beware! Chances are you might said the health experts. Patients with stress car- he World Health larly in specific indoor loca- withdraw their recognition. suffer from a ‘broken-heart’ "The Covid-19 pandemic diomyopathy during the TOrganization (WHO) has tions, such as crowded and The council noted that  +/0+1 syndrome! has brought about multiple Covid-19 pandemic had a admitted that coronavirus may inadequately ventilated spaces despite medical colleges being In a study published in the levels of stress in people's lives longer length of hospital stay linger in the air in crowded over a prolonged period of reminded time and again, var- recent journal of JAMA across the country and world. compared with those hospi- indoor spaces suggesting the time with infected persons ious colleges are yet to set up   6-7- 8+ Union Territories have a fatal- Network Open, Cleveland People are not only worried talized in the pre-pandemic possibility of aerosol trans- cannot be ruled out”. the BSL-2 labs with RT-PCR ity rate lower than the nation- Clinic researchers said that about themselves or their fam- period; however, thankfully mission in crowded and inad- The WHO further stated facility. rom 2.82 per cent a month al average. they have found a significant ilies becoming ill, they are there was no significant dif- equately ventilated spaces over that understanding how, when "The MCI may at any time Fearlier, India’s COVID-19 Also, there is an upward increase in patients experi- dealing with economic and ference in mortality between a prolonged period of time. and in what types of settings carry out assessment to verify case fatality rate has declined trend in the recovery rate encing broken-heart syndrome emotional issues, societal prob- the groups. All of the patients But it has stressed that more the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads the availability of such facility to 2.72 per cent which is lower which was recorded at 62.42% also known as stress car- lems and potential loneliness diagnosed with stress car- evidence in terms of research between people is critical for in your college. Such assess- than that of many other coun- on Friday. In 18 States and UTs diomyopathy during the and isolation," explained Dr diomyopathy tested negative was required in that direction. developing effective public ment may be carried out by the tries, the Union Health the recovery rates are higher Covid-19 pandemic. Ankur Kalra, Cleveland for Covid-19. “We have been talking health and infection preven- mentor institutes such as Ministry said on Friday. It than the national average, the Stress cardiomyopathy Clinic cardiologist, who led the When asked to comment about the possibility of air- tion measures to break chains AIIMS; Postgraduate Institute also noted that 30 States and Ministry said. occurs in response to physical study. about the study in the Indian borne transmission and of transmission. It noted that of Medical Education and or emotional distress and caus- For the study, cardiologists context, Dr Tarun Kumar, aerosol transmission as one of that studies evaluating Covid- Research (PGIMER), (AFMC) and Nizam Institute Medical Sciences and es dysfunction or failure in the looked at 258 patients coming Interventional Cardiologist and the modes of transmission of 19 outbreaks in restaurants, Chandigarh; and Armed of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Technology (SCTIMST),” the heart muscle. into Cleveland Clinic and associate professor at RML COVID-19," Maria Van choir practices and fitness Forces of Medical Sciences Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of MCI said in a letter to them Patients typically experi- Cleveland Clinic Akron Hospital, Delhi said that mul- Kerkhove, technical lead on the classes suggested the virus ence symptoms similar to a General with heart symptoms tiple stressful reasons COVID-19 pandemic at the might have been spread in the ratory secretions, or through cedures. The WHO also recog- can transmit the virus both heart attack, such as chest pain known as acute coronary syn- during difficult periods of WHO, told a news briefing. air. their respiratory droplets nised the importance of when they have symptoms and shortness of breath, but drome (ACS) between March lives, for instance in the present In the 10-page brief that The WHO said current expelled when they cough, asymptomatic people spread- and when they don’t have usually do not have acutely 1 and April 30th and compared case Covid-19, can definitely explored all possible modes of evidence suggests that sneeze, talk or sing. ing Covid-19. symptoms,” the agency said. blocked coronary arteries. The them with four control groups have adverse impact on the transmission for SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 transmission The global health agency The UN health body has However, the extent of truly left ventricle of the heart, how- of ACS patients prior to the health. the global health agency occurs primarily through has long dismissed the possi- long downplayed this phe- asymptomatic infection still admitted that aerosol trans- direct, indirect, or close contact bility that the coronavirus nomenon. The WHO has remains unknown, it added. tries have published an open them to update their informa- the WHO needs to give more mission cannot be ruled out, with infected individuals spreads through the air except repeatedly said such transmis- Earlier, a group of 239 sci- letter to the WHO and other tion on the coronavirus. The weight to the role of the air- especially in crowded and through their saliva and respi- for certain risky medical pro- sion was rare. “Infected people entists from 32 different coun- health agencies, calling for group of scientists argue that borne spread of Covid-19. $%&'()*)+,    
,.      3  

  )     6-7- 8+ Venkaiah Naidu, however, Industrial Research (CSIR), expressed happiness over the besides the principal scientif- mid a controversy over development. The Parliament ic adviser to the government, Athe ICMR’s August 15, was adjourned on March 23, on the Centre's COVID-19 2020, deadline to researchers ahead of its scheduled time. preparedness, sources said. 2  P  3  for developing a Covid-19 vac- "I am glad that They said the members present cine, Government officials on Department Related at the meet also sought virtu- Friday reportedly told a Parliamentary Standing al deliberations. The Parliamentary panel that it was Committees have resumed Parliamentary Standing 4      not possible till at least next functioning, three and half Committee on Home Affairs is   6-7- 8+ year. While the ICMR’s move months since the last sitting of scheduled to meet on July 15. evoked strong criticism from Parliament on March 23rd," he While the members of the he Congress on Friday several quarters, the country's wrote on Twitter. panels are demanding virtual Tdemanded a judicial probe top clinical research agency He said everyone was keen meetings, the presiding officers by a sitting Supreme Court #     sought to clarify that the pur- on resumption of work by of both Houses of Parliament judge into the entire episode pose of the letter was "meant to these committees, "but the have said this requires a change involving gangster Vikas cut unnecessary red tape, with- delay was forced by circum- of rules and endorsement by Dubey’s killing to bring out the out bypassing any necessary stances beyond our control". the Rules Committee of truth about those who had       process, and speed up recruit- "Corona pandemic did cast a Parliament as also a nod from granted protection to him and ment of participants." shadow on the working of Parliament. the alleged political-criminal calling it “inhuman, unrea- Sources said senior officials these committees, which func- nexus in Uttar Pradesh. While   6-7- 8+ sonable, over harsh and arbi- from the departments of tion on behalf of the party general secretary and trary”. biotechnology, scientific and Parliament," the vice presi- incharge of UP, Priyanka he alleged encounter killing The police, on the other industrial research and the dent said. Gandhi, demanded a CBI Tof dreaded gangster Vikas hand, has all along been sup- CISR besides the principal sci- "I am hopeful these com- probe to ascertain the facts Dubey on Friday has kicked up porting handcuffing at various entific advisor to the mittees would now go about about the "grant of protection" dust over his not being appar- judicial forums on the ground Government were among those examining important issues to Dubey. ently handcuffed by the police, that the practice has been called to brief the committee. concerning respective Congress chief spokesper- against the backdrop of the quite helpful in ensuring that This was the first time domains," he said. son Randeep Surjewala said at Supreme Court's disapproving a dreaded accused or convict since the lockdown on March However, urging Naidu a press conference that the the practice in various orders, does not flee the custody. 25 that the Parliamentary for the holding of virtual meet- killing of the gangster in an   6-7- 8+ safeguard his life and ensure that Standing Committee on ings, Ramesh, in a tweet, said, encounter raises several ques- he is not killed by the cops. The The plea, filed in the apex conscience of the court and is Science and Technology, "I would still request you Sir to tions and sought answers on ours before gangster Vikas plea has also sought registration court by advocate Ghanshyam nothing but Talibanisation of Environment and Climate allow virtual meetings given who were the people sitting in HDubey was killed in an of an FIR and an apex court- Upadhyay, has referred to media the country, which cannot be Change met for the first time that Parliament is unlikely to echelons of power who were encounter near Kanpur on monitored probe by the CBI into reports and claimed that countenanced at all"."I had and held a detailed discussion meet for the next month at granting protection to crim- Friday, a petition was filed in the the encounter of five co-accused, encounter of these five co- done e-filing of the petition at over the government's pre- least." inals like him. Supreme Court seeking a direc- who were alleged to be associ- accused by the police is "not 2 AM and provisional number paredness and handling of While six members attend- Congress general secre- tion to the Uttar Pradesh ated with Dubey in the killing of only extremely illegal, inhuman, was also allotted," Upadhyay COVID-19. But panel chair- ed the meeting, presentations tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Government and the police to eight policemen last week. but also it is shocking to the told PTI over phone. man and Congress leader were given by the Department took a swipe at the UP gov- Jairam Ramesh called for the of Science and Technology, ernment in a tweet in Hindi, need to hold virtual meetings. Department of Biotechnology saying, "The criminal has alleged that the chain of Supreme Court judge," who nurtured and protected encounter and the suspicion Rajya Sabha Chairman M and Council of Scientific and gone, but what about the events in the case exposed the Surjewala said at a press con- criminals like Vikas Dubey around it and the manner in crime and those protecting chinks in security and hinted ference. should come out. Till the which a criminal like him.” at collusion. Priyanka too later in the time this truth and the nexus Dubey was allowed to "roam   1,,#,-  The Congress general sec- "Congress demands that day demanded a judicial between politicians and crim- around" freely, itself raises retary also accused the Yogi the unholy nexus between probe by a sitting SC judge inals does not come out, jus- questions on the government of "complete fail- organised crime and the ilk of into the entire Kanpur tice will not be done to those commitment of the Yogi #,
1',
',-,# '1 ,' ure" in handling the Kanpur Vikas Dubey with those sit- episode in which eight police- eight policemen who were Adityanath-led BJP ambush case in which eight ting in the echelons of power men were killed by Dubey. killed by him," she said. Government in UP towards   6-7- 8+ has not shared a merit list of the policemen were killed. She be probed by a sitting "The truth about those Priyanka said the law and order. annual board examinations this he Council for Indian School year, sources said CBSE too TCertificate Examinations would do the similar thing and 4 (CISCE) on Friday announced announce the results without 4    3 2      the results for class 10 and 12 merits.     exams even as it decided against While the ICSE board bringing out a merit list this year recorded a pass percentage of ( 6   8 4              in view of "exceptional circum- 99.34 per cent for class 10 stances". The Central Board of exams, up by 0.8 per cent since Secondary Education (CBSE), last year, the pass percentage for   7 
            (' which too cancelled the pend- the class 12 exams stood at 96.84 ing class 10th and 12th board per cent, recording a marginal  6-7- 8+  6-7- 8+ examinations, is likely to increase. The board had to can-  6-7- 8+ accordance with the law, rules, announce the results by next cel its pending exams in view of he Supreme Court Friday he Supreme regulations and government Wednesday paving the way for the spike in COVID-19 cases Tdisposed of a plea seeking TCourt on he Delhi High Court Friday policy applicable to the facts of students to take admission in the and the result has been calcu- release of Noida's former chief Friday sought Tasked the Centre to treat as the case. next sessions which has been lated on the basis of an alterna- engineer Yadav Singh from response from representation a plea seeking The bench asked the delayed due to the lockdown. tive assessment scheme decided alleged illegal custody of the Centre, Kerala creation of a nodal agency to Centre to take a decision on the While ICSE announced that it by it. CBI in a corruption case after- and 13 other carry out disaster management representation as early as pos- being informed that the States on a plea tasks in the national capital sible and practicable and dis- Allahabad High Court has challenging the region (NCR) so that there is posed of the plea filed through already granted him bail on barbaric practices uniformity in the response to advocate Shantanu Singh. '     Thursday. to ward off wild any calamity, like the COVID- The petition had contend- A bench of Justices R F animals terming 19 outbreak or an earthquake. ed that Delhi-NCR has been Nariman, Navin Sinha and B R them as illegal A bench of Chief Justice D battling with executive problem   
  Gavai recorded the statement of and unconstitu- N Patel and Justice Prateek on account of numerous dis- Singh's lawyers on the high tional and violating Article 14 Bopanna issued notice to Jalan declined to entertain the crepancies between the guide- to conduct examinations during court bail order and said the and 21 of the Constitution. Centre and 13 states including petition, saying it was a policy lines issued by the NCR gov-   6-7- 8+ the COVID-19 pandemic and petition has now become The plea filed by an advo- Kerala and sought their decision and the petitioner ernments - of Delhi, Haryana, the UGC should listen to the infructuous and disposed of the cate has also sought issuance of responses. ought to have first made a rep- Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - ongress leader Rahul voice of students. "COVID has matter. guidelines for creation of The petition sought decla- resentation to the central gov- - in relation to the response CGandhi on Friday demand- harmed many people. A division bench of the Standard Operating Procedures ration of the practice of using ernment. mechanisms to the outbreak. ed cancellation of university Students in schools, colleges high court had granted the bail (SOP) to tackle such incidents barbaric means/snares/shaved The court directed the The plea had said the dis- exams and urged the UGC to and universities are being made while hearing a habeas corpus and filling up of vacancies in sticks/explosives to ward off Centre to treat the plea, by law crepancies were mostly in rela- promote students on the basis to suffer. (produce the detained person forest forces across the country. wild animals as illegal, uncon- student tion to inter-state travel, patient of past performance during the While the IITs and col- before court) petition seeking A bench of Chief Justice S stitutional, and violative of Arjun Narang, as a repre- admissions and treatment, test- coronavirus pandemic. leges have cancelled exams and Singh's release from the alleged A Bobde and Justices R Articles 14, and 21 of the sentation and to consider the ing, dealing with containment Accusing the UGC of creating have promoted students, the illegal CBI custody. Subhash Reddy and A S Constitution. suggestions given by him in zones. confusion, Rahul said it is unfair UGC is creating confusion. -    !"#"# /68  - > ?
 9O9,-!    1 #'#  -    

 ,:#9/  -  
    949+ %'1)%)+%+ &' the Minister said. )%=+%) &' = At Friday’s meeting, Dr   >    994 n an effort to ensure expedi- %*%' '( @&' " Raut directed the MSEDCL Itious execution of various '*&*('% officials concerned for speedy n Indian soldier was martyred dur-

"#$@ ongoing projects and improve allocation of transformers under Aing 'unprovoked' ceasefire violation the quality of the services to the jects on time and also to provide HVDS Schemes for Agriculture along the line of control in Nowshera consumers, State Energy quality services to the con- pump connections. sector of Rajouri in the wee hours of Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister worry about me. I will give advice and Minister Nitin Raut on Friday sumers. The regional offices at To reduce the time for Friday. During the day time, the line of BS Yediyurappa would work from his issue instructions through video con- directed the Maharashtra State Kalyan and Aurangabad were to replacement of failed trans- control remained peaceful but intense official residence for a few days as some ference from home.” Electricity Distribution be headed by the senior IAS offi- formers, Dr Raut asked to invite shelling in the same area resumed staff at his home office have tested The Chief Minister's meeting with Company (MSEDCL) Ltd to cers as Joint Managing Directors comprehensive tenders for again late Friday evening. Heavy shelling Covid-19 positive, an official said on lawmakers of the city on Friday to delegate powers to its regional while regional offices at Pune replacement of failed trans- was reported in the forward areas till the Friday. review the measures to contain the pan- offices. and Nagpur were to be headed formers including providing time of filing the report. The Chief Minister, who had not demic was cancelled. During a power-point pre- by non IAS officers as Regional oil. At the same time, a new pol- Several civilian structures located in 2
 4 & / come in contact with the infected “The home-office in upscale High sentation held at MSEDCL Directors. icy would be framed to provide the forward areas were hit during the staffers, took to Twitter to announce Grounds was also shut on June 19 for office, the Minister said that the “However the whole thing new service connections to the shelling from across the line of control. dent, Havildar Sambur Gurung was crit- that he was healthy. sanitisation after the husband of a regional offices would be dele- turned out to be a futile exercise agriculture pumps. The Indian Army too retaliated strong- ically injured and later succumbed to his “Yediyurappa, 78, will work from woman constable on security duty gated all powers related to quan- as the MSEDCL did not delegate “We have decided to adopt ly inflicting heavy damages to several injuries. Defence PRO said, “Havildar his official residence 'Cauvery' for tested positive,” the official said. tity freezing and time limit any power to the Joint QCBS tender system for out- Pakistani military structures in the Sambur Gurung hailed from Nepal”. some days after some staff members at Yediyurappa is likely to move to his extensions under all projects Managing Directors and sourced employees to ensure area. According to the PRO, unprovoked his home-office 'Krishna' tested posi- own house at Dollar's Colony in the including IPDS, DDUGJY, RF Regional Directors,” Dr Raut effective utilisation of out- Meanwhile, Indian troops remain in firing in the Nowshera sector resumed tive for the virus,” an official of the Chief city's northern suburb on Saturday, as meter replacement and AG said. sourced manpower with Geo a state of high alert along the line of con- around 6.45 p.m. He said, Pakistan army Minister's Office told IANS here. government offices will be closed on Solar ones. The Joint Managing “With the delegation of mapping, KRA mapping and trol to foil any infiltration bid of heav- initiated unprovoked firing with small The staffers include a driver and an second Saturday and total lockdown Directors and Regional power to the regional offices, the Geo fencing which would help ily armed terrorists supported by the arms and shelling with mortars along electrician. will be observed on Sunday to contain Directors would now monitor projects would be completed in to curtail expenditure on main- Pakistan army. the LoC.He said the Indian army retal- The Chief Minister has cancelled all the virus spread. the projects for timely comple- time and would improve the tenance work,” the minister Defence PRO in Jammu, Lt- Col iated befittingly. More than 2000 inci- official engagements till further notice “He will continue to work from tion. quality of the services to the said. Devender Anand said, “On July 10 dents of ceasefire violations have been and will hold video conferences with home. Visitors will not be allowed to It may be recalled that in consumers. The Joint Managing Dr Raut also appreciated the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked reported along the loc since January this ministers and officials on Covid-19 and meet him at home to maintain physi- 2016 four regional offices at Directors and Regional tree plantation programme ini- ceasefire violation on the line of control year. On Wednesday , a civilian woman other issues. cal distancing. All meetings will be Nagpur, Aurangabad, Pune and Directors are also delegated tiated in Aurangabad Region (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri was killed in Balakote sector of Poonch In a tweet in Kannada, he said: “I through video-conference,” said the Kalyan were carved out for the powers to refund electricity and asked to undertake the district”. He said, Indian troops respond- during intense shelling by the Pakistan am healthy. No one need for anyone to official. IANS purpose of execution of the pro- duty to industrial consumers,” same in other regions. ed strongly to the enemy fire. In the inci- Army. !   !
  1 -&11, - : 11&
' 938     /  &#&1#' ,9: ,- 
    ' 0  -1    5!8+ and Thailand in checking and est number of persons tested   6-7- 8+ which is not good for democracy”, controlling the disease. In fact positive on Friday-129. “There Kolkata : Even as Bengal Government re- In response to his application he tweeted LJP leader. t turned out to be yet anoth- we have done much better are 193 hotspots in the State imposed a second phase of complete received a call from the Patna Centre of ven as Election Commission (EC) He, however, maintained that Ier Black Friday in Kerala as than other States. while 472 persons were admit- lockdown in over 200 extended contain- ICMR informing him that he had been Eof India has not made an LJP was ready for the poll. the State diagnosed a record Neighbouring State of Tamil ted to hospitals on Friday,” he ment zones to check further proliferation selected for the trial. The State Health announcement on the poll schedule Over the weeks, LJP top leaders number of 416 persons with Nadu and Karnataka fared said. of corona cases there is good news for the Department sources however refused to for Bihar elections, BJP’s ally and Lok have been making varying noises Covid-19. Last Friday, 211 per- worse while ours was a role The day also saw 35 jawans citizens of Bengal. comment on the issue saying they have no Janshakti Party (LJP) Chirag Paswan over it’s alliance within the BJP-led sons had tested positive in the model to the country,” said the of the Indo-Tibetan Border A schoolteacher has volunteered to information regarding this. has questioned holding of elections National Democratic Alliance. State and the number has Chief Minister. Police based at Alappuzha get- participate in the clinical trial of the coro- Meanwhile, the Bengal Government under the lengthening shadows of Paswan’s comment on Bihar polls almost doubled in seven days. According to Vijayan, 123 ting infected with Covid-19. na vaccine being prepared jointly by the has vehemently objected to the central coronavirus pandemic. Bihar polls are almost echoed Rashtriya Janata Dal This is the highest number of expatriates and 51 persons “We are facing a major disas- Indian Council for Medical Research and advisory asking universities to compul- scheduled in October-November. Leadere (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav who patients to be diagnosed in the who returned to the State from ter and undergoing a serious a Hyderabad-based company. sorily conduct final-year examinations by “Not only Bihar but entire coun- recently said that holding state in the State on a single day, according other parts of the country were phase. While on June 15, the If all goes well, then Chiranjit Dhibar, September-end. The Centre and the try is affected by the coronavirus. It time of coronavirus would not be to Chief Minister Pinarayi diagnosed with coronavirus. number of positive cases a school teacher from the industrial city University Grants Commission has asked has impacted finances of the centre good as situation was rather “scary”. Vijayan. “What is disturbing and through social transmission of Durgapur will receive the first shot of the States to complete theprocess of hold- as well as Bihar. Holding elections RJD leader had also criticised BJP for Vijayan who briefed the causing concern is the number were 9.63 per cent, as on July the vaccine in Odisha. ing final year exams by September 30. amid this will financially burden the holding daily virtual rallies and inter- media on Friday in a virtual of persons infected through 9 the rate of social transmis- A worker of the Rashtriya Swayam The State Higher Education State more”, said LJP head. acting with party workers across the press meet blamed the social transmission. The day sion was 20.64 per cent,” said Sevak Sangh, Dhibar is reported to have Department Secretary Manish Jain has Paswan sought EC to take a con- state. Opposition UDF for spreading saw 204 persons getting Vijayan. offered himself for clinical trial about three written to Union HRD Ministry, request- sidered view and come to a conclu- LJP’s comment on the timing of canards to derail and disrupt afflicted through social trans- He used a major part of the months ago and he was subsequently ing it to re-examine the matter in the inter- sion only after a “lot of deliberations.” assembly poll has come at a times the good work done by the mission,” said the Chief press meet to blame the selected for the first dose of the vaccine, est of the physical and mental well-being “ It should not happen that a huge when the BJP-JDU rival RJD is con- Government to control the Minister. Congress-led Opposition for sources said. Dhibar could be the first of students at a time when the entire coun- population is put into danger . Polling stantly attacking the Nitish kumar spreading of the pandemic. The capital city of their attempts to subvert the human being to be subjected to clinical try was passing through severe corona sit- percentage many also be very low if government on its handling of the “We have followed the system Thiruvananthapuram topped good work being done by his trial, sources said. uation. PNS elections are held amid this pandemic pandemic in the State. developed by Cuba, Vietnam the table of districts with high- Government. (-0,& 
-&&, 6  7  (8)4      949+ Similarly, with 226 fresh deaths, and Solapur, four in Dhule, -1    number of active patients were cases less than that of Thursday. the total number of deaths three in Buldhana, two in !8-66+ 46,105 while the total number of Madurai ( 192) and aharashtra on Friday sur- inched closer to 10,000 mark by Amravati, one each in Ratnagiri, persons tested positive till date Virudhunagar (143) also Mpassed the earlier daily going up to 9,893. Sangli, Kolhapur, Jalna, Hingoli, here was a fall, though small, breached 1.3 lakh. While 1,216 showed small falls in the num- highest tally of 7,074 and Of the total 226 deaths, Parbhani, Latur and Washim. Tin the number of persons persons were diagnosed with ber of cases. recorded an all-time high of Mumbai accounted for 73 To add to the tally, one persons diagnosed with Covid-19 in covid-19 in Chennai, the num- With Sellur K Raju, minis- 7, 862 Covid-19 infested cases, deaths, taking the total number from another state died of Tamil Nadu on Friday. The day ber of persons afflicted with the ter for cooperation, testing pos- even as 226 more people died of of deaths in the metropolis to Covid-19 in the State. With saw 3,680 persons testing posi- virus increased to 242 in itive for coronavirus on Friday, coronavirus in various parts of 5,205 now, while the total num- 57,138 infected cases with 1,536 tive for the pandemic while 64 Chengalpet which had shown a three ministers in the Edappadi the State. ber of positive patients climbed deaths, Thane continued to be succumbed to the disease in the decrease on Thursday (169). Palaniswami Government have Six days after the state wit- up by 1,337 cases to touch the second worst hit district in last 24 hours, according to the Kancheepuram (61) and been admitted to hospitals nessed the till then daily tally of 90461. Maharashtra. bulletin issued by the Thiruvallur (219) too tested few afflicted with the pandemic. 7074 cases on July 4, the num- In addition to 73 deaths in Pune, which has emerged as Government of Tamil Nadu. ber of infected cases rose alarm- Mumbai, there were 53 deaths the third worst affected district On Thursday, 4,231 persons ingly on Friday, to touch 7,862 in Thane, 37 deaths in Pune, 10 in terms of spread of the pan- had been tested positive for the cases. With fresh infections, the deaths in Palghar, nine each in demic, has recorded 35,232 pandemic and Friday’s figures total number of positive cases in Raigad and Aurangabad, seven infections and 1,026 deaths till offered some kind of relief to the the state climbed to 2,38,461. in Jalgaon, five each in Nashik now. administrators. As on Friday, the )% .%, &  9    / 00 0   3  -1    5!8+ "      hile the Opposition Congress and the BJP staged State-    949+ Wwide demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the Gold Smuggling Case ith no let up in the continued through Thiruvananthapuram airport, the National Wincrease in the number of infec- Investigating Agency probing the case filed its FIR in the tions and deaths, the lockdown has Kerala High Court on Friday listing Sarith (a former UAE been extended in the areas coming consulate staff ) as first accused and the controversial Swapna under three major municipal corpo- Suresh, believed to be the kingpin, as the second accused rations – Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad in the case. and Thane, anywhere for varying peri- The NIA has listed Kochi based businessman Faizal od periods from seven days to ten days Fareed as the third accused while Sandeep Nair, who is beginning from July 12 and 13. absconding, has been named as the fourth accused.Swapna In line with the powers vested with Suresh who is absconding since last Saturday remained them on June 29 by the Maharashtra untraceable. The NIA told the court that no bail should be Government to “certain measures and given to the accused as the gold smuggling syndicate is necessary restrictions” in “specified believed to be in touch with terrorist elements operating local areas” to contain the spread of the in the country. The agency has filed the First Information pandemic, the adjoining municipal Report under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act corporations of Pune and Pimpri- (UAPA). The court adjourned the hearing of the bail appli- Chinchwad extended the lockdown for cation moved by Swapna Suresh to Tuesday. ten days from the midnight of July 13 Meanwhile, Friday witnessed opposition parties to July 23. Simultaneously, the Thane Congress, BJP and Muslim Youth League (the youth organ- Municipal Corporation (TMC) extend- isation of Muslim League) staging demonstrations all over ed the lockdown for seven days from Kerala demanding the resignation of Pinarayi Vijayan whose 7 am on July 12 to 5 pm on July 22. office is under the scanner for the reported gold smuggling Independent of the lockdown through airport. The demonstrators gave the coronavirus imposed earlier by the Maharashtra protocol a go-by and assembled without face masks or government earlier, this is the second observing the social distancing. The BJP rallies turned vio- time that these three municipal cor- lent as police used water canons, teargas shells and baton porations have extended the lockdown charging to disperse the crowd. for varying periods.    !"#"#  1 ;  1& -##;$  () C   B*     ) C  C 646 87:+64 3  



 0  &    6 10    &  &    :!& R   2 6   ;  <    ! < $  C       +   J'  ' '' ( 
          (    B          " 
  
  )8   
      ' K           +                                             D 2                 D                                     (             *   (   (   D      .    < &,&, 3 -  S    (     /      ( fter the publication of               S  D E  my last column on June                         27, several readers have     D               requested me to elabo-                        rate further as to how televisionA breeds passivity. Hence    *                   +  this piece. Before proceeding fur-                          ther, one needs to be clear as to what is meant by passivity. At the             /    *      #  visible level, it is reflected in the lack                      of active response leading to the             ?           absence of intervention to ensure      9               follow-up action even in cases where one is deeply moved — such                  B$    as the arrest of the culprit who pre-                >          pared the explosives-packed ductive use of human powers. To it never had before, has become upon a person with his/her and in which the market dom-                 D B      coconut that so savagely killed the be active means to give expres- the principal vehicle of the con- growing awareness of inates the system and compe- pregnant elephant in Kerala on May sion to one’s faculties, talent, to sumer culture. himself/herself separate from tition is war with no holds          #              27. Even if, however, there had been the wealth of human gifts The consumer culture, the surrounding nature and barred. Thus, corporations are                     such intervention, it might not nec- through which — though in which determines the content of people. stalked by the fear of being          #      "       essarily have indicated the absence varying degrees — every human television, including advertising, According to him, this taken over or run to the of passivity. being is endowed. It means to spawns passivity because it awareness “remained very dim ground by other corporations     B$               *   The entire issue has to be seen renew oneself, to grow, to flow undermines an individual’s over long periods of history,” and and individuals by that of los-             #           ( in the context of Erich Fromm’s dif- out, to love, to transcend the autonomy. Advertising plays a the process of its growth, which ing their jobs or of uncertain                       ferentiation in his book, To Have or prison of one’s isolated ego, to be critical role. In many cases, one he calls “individuation,” “seems futures in their own corpora- to Be?, between passive and active interested, to list, to give.” would not even have known of to have reached its peak in tions taken over by new mas-  2             3   S      states of mind and activity related The “being” mode of exis- a product’s existence but for it modern history in the centuries ters.  P  Q  PQ       P  Q 2     respectively to “having” and “being” tence is characterised by non- being advertised. Nor would one between the Reformation and The way to overcome a     P   Q                ( modes of existence. According to alienated activity. “I experience have bought a product if adver- the present.” Stating that the feeling of loneliness and inse- him, the “having” mode of exis- myself,” says Fromm, “as the sub- tising had not promoted it in same process is found in the life curity is, Fromm states, to                      # tence, marked by alienated activi- ject of my activity. Non-alienat- glowing terms. The act of buy- history of the individual, he says “relate spontaneously to the                     S ty, makes for passivity. “In alienat- ed activity is a process of giving ing it is thus an externally- that despite biological separa- world in love and work,” in the      2    "           ( ed activity,” he writes, “I do not real- birth to something, of produc- induced passive exercise. tion, the child “remains func- genuine expression of “one’s ly act; I am acted upon by external ing something and remaining It is not just one act of buy- tionally at one with the mother emotional, sensuous and intel-             >            or internal forces.” An important related to what I produce. This ing. Advertising not only pro- for a considerable period.” It is lectual capacities,” becoming  S      D >            manifestation as well as an ingre- also means that my activity is a jects commodities as irresistible linked to her by what he calls one with man, nature and   D #     *$    3        ( dient of the “having” mode of exis- manifestation of my powers, that objects themselves but also their “primary ties”, an expression he himself “without giving up tence is a situation in which “my I and my activity are one. I call possession as an indication of also uses to signify the ties con- the independence and integri-               S            relationship with the entire world this activity productive activity.” one’s worth and status — for necting “the member of a prim- ty of one’s individual self.”       S  >           * D is one of possessing and owning, The question is: How does example by projecting that only itive community with his clan or Unfortunately, conditions             +@$  + * $  6+*$7  one in which I want to make television promote the “having” a person of a certain class can nature, or the medieval man under market capitalism hin-                  +@$        everybody and everything, includ- mode of existence? It is a tech- own a certain brand of suit or a with his clan or social caste.” der the adoption of such a ing myself, my property. This ten- nological device for transmitting stratospherically-priced car. Their existence implies a “lack course. The several ways —            "     ( dency becomes so pronounced images and sound over ether. Its Given the ubiquity and the of individuality but they also give including resort to sadistic                      *  that it extends even to people, and evolution as a cultural medium audio-visual appeal of advertise- security and orientation to the and masochistic relationships   B$ %        D 2            one talks of “My doctor”, “My has been largely determined by ments, other criteria of status individual.” — in which people seek to employer”, “My boss” and so on. its symbiotic relationship with and worth such as scholarship In the case of the child, overcome their feeling of inse-         S           Fromm makes it clear that pas- the consumer culture, which is and superior creativity in the he/she slowly becomes aware of curity, include compulsive            +    *  .        sivity does not mean the absence of marked by self-indulgence and arts, for example, writing and his/her separateness from acquisition of possessions and   +              3  activity but activity prompted by compulsive, competitive and painting, get relegated. An his/her mother and others, with conformism. external forces in contrast to that conspicuous consumption, increasing ability to buy things physical, mental and emotion- According to Fromm,            P   Q     *  arising from the autonomous fanned by unbridled advertising, and enjoy services becomes the al development. This leads to the “Incorporating a thing, for                      dynamics of the perpetrator’s inner association of personal worth principal goal of a progressive- emergence of an “organised example by eating or drinking,                   2   self. One, therefore, can be in a pas- and social status with a high level ly large mass of people and, as structure guided by the individ- is an archaic form of possess- sive state even when engaged in of consumption and the spread a consequence, the defining ual’s will and reason”. He adds, ing it.” An infant’s form of tak-     ( (         2       hectic exertion if the latter is and intensification of the com- quest of the consumer culture. “If we call this organised and ing possession is by swallowing                       ( prompted by a force outside one. petitive spirit, a critical factor in This defining quest of the integrated whole of the person- a thing. Referring to many  .      S           %   ( Similarly, physical inaction does not capitalism. It is the result of a consumer culture makes for ality as the self, we can also say forms of swallowing, including mean passivity if it goes with new phase in the evolution of passivity as it is mainly external- that the one side of the growing symbolic incorporation,     * %              ( autonomous inner activity. Fromm capitalism in which the market ly-driven by advertising. The process of individuation is the Fromm says, “The attitude                        associates the active, as opposed to plays a dominant role in the sys- process is reinforced by a com- growth of self-strength.” The inherent in consumption is +     %                    the passive state, with the “being” tem, and which, in turn accounts pulsion internal to the psyche of other side is a growing feeling of that of swallowing.” And swal- mode of existence. The latter has as for an unprecedented emphasis people which reinforces the aloneness which leads to a grow- lowing under the influence of        >  D its “prerequisites independence, on ensuring higher turnover and compulsive, competitive and ing feeling of insecurity given the televised advertising is yet freedom and the presence of criti- surplus. Marketing has emerged conspicuous consumption that many dangers that beset a per- another example of how the cal reason. Its fundamental charac- as a specialised field and adver- is a hallmark of the consumer son in every society. This feeling idiot box and the consumer ter is that of being active, not in the tising as its cutting edge. culture. In The Fear of Freedom, of insecurity is ever-present in culture promote passivity. 3     sense of outward activity, of busy- Television, which has given Fromm shows how a feeling of market capitalism which is the (The writer is Consultant ness, but of inner activity, the pro- advertising a reach and impact insecurity comes inexorably matrix of the consumer culture Editor, The Pioneer, and author) 6 6  '   &       &    "%     2              *  )  '%+

            .+  ! /  + O (    * '  " +   '                (   '   "   '   % ' 
 ')+ )        )+ '
 '
      
      *       (   ),   
' %O   % 
 ')*                  
 
  ' ')    ' 
' % ( E  O  '                 ) 
  )   
' )  ')              ( !')% ( '))= &' > &" % 1 )=          +   K  K
' K* ? ' K9'9                   (    O - . S   */        O     P     + +  ,  + * ++    %+*, Q     "      2     3  #   .  ( 
 methods that encourage stu-  
    dents to apply facts to real-life                problems while encouraging            2        Sir — Private companies, which         % L6       them to seek knowledge. The sad    4555    *  2 6*27(       solely pursue profit, cannot be  M.'#0/)*       reality is that concepts like sec- *!     ,  -' .!,-/O 2          (  "         3   expected to have a charitable ularism and federalism are not approach towards society or the 
  '' %   really practised anymore.      #                  country. So it will not come as     +N N++ Bhavik Jain   "         *2  8 3  3  9     a surprise if the private owners, :0   '  '  '  Via email :                       approved by the Government, '  ! 
 ' )'  come up with arrangements      '   J'"      2                   that will serve only the privi-   ' 
   
)*          $           leged classes and exclude the  O'  % L  '                    common people with their   ' '  
     
 ')7     Sir — With TikTok being revised fare structures. Class     '     
         '   '    banned in India, various social   (        2              barriers exist in every sphere of M J'    "  )6 %    L  " media apps have been rushing       S              ( life, be it hospitals, schools or    )  M (      to take its place. One of the top   2       #  3     higher educational institutions, * !,-           ' L  %M "'  contenders is Instagram, which residential apartments and hotels        '   L  M  '   
     has showed its intension to fill     *      (       among others. Thus, one could      L   )M*     %    
  the gap with a new app called           *           expect the tradition of exclusion   
 '  
 '  +   ) “Reels.” With thousands of con-   ;<(=5   to continue with the privatisation + O    ''  K    % )
=1'% tent creators, who had amassed of the Indian Railways. 
  ' )+ '
   millions of followers, being 2                  > ( Having already made the stranded overnight due to a ban     2                 decision to privatise 109 pairs of on TikTok, it will be interesting           +  )     ?      routes, the least the Government private players, do not have to  

  Partition and citizenship among to see if Reels will be able to cap- should do is to make sure that the discard railway travel altogether. other subjects. ture the same market. For influ-                    ) number of existing trains or The Government of a “welfare Are curricula only meant to encers, the challenge will be to  ?  @               routes is not reduced. The enjoy- state” like India should always Sir — This refers to the editor- help the students pass the exam- direct their loyalists to newer               A 3  # 3       ment of the elite should not come remember that providing service ial, “No lessons to be learnt” (July inations? For the students, text- platforms. They will have to at the cost of the lower and mid- at an affordable rate to the weak- 10). While the CBSE’s decision books are just an assemblage of regain what they have lost.  !          + * ! ?S     ( dle classes for whom railways are er section of the populace must to reduce the syllabus up to 30 facts that need to be memorised, Juhi Singh             ! 2         often the lifeline for travel. be its priority. This cannot be per cent is welcome, one fails to only to be forgotten later in life. Via email                      Adequate alternatives should be compromised. understand the very purpose of Our pedagogical systems are 4    :           */   S       available so that people, who can- Kajal Chatterjee education when students will not disconnected from lived realities. not afford the prices set by the Kolkata learn anything about secularism, It is time to evolve teaching '' '(% B+*)<&*    !"#"#   2 ;  1& -##;$ .%,+*3) -## , = *)+,=  P    .       <P              #'##':    .         < -  . ,     <>,        .  > <       D  E *      '
 ' L1 1 L  1  ' '  '  (   11   , 
 '   
 '   "   < 

0= ,%, =   !         !   !& 54>4         9    2    6927    =5=5       =5;F          !              #                       #                         /      .EC2( ;G #                              (         2 2            (               (             (       (     #                 92    (                                       ( >?   < .                 3+ 3+ &3,           2              P  Q     hen the world’s population reached five bil-         2            ( lion on July 11, 1987, it was observed as      69.7             Wthe “Five Billion Day” by the United             +      Nations (UN). Taking inspiration from this, the then     92           Governing Council of the United Nations # 92      2  ;GHH(HI      Development Programme (UNDP) for the first time    *               in 1989 launched an initiative to observe July 11 as the World Population Day to draw attention                  towards the urgency and importance of related issues.              8    ( As population explosion began to take centrestage      92     9.      "   as a cause of serious concern, the themes of the        #   E 2 )  6E2)7     World Population Day focussed on the health prob-  +  S #          lems faced by childbearing women and the impor-                    tance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, 92   #          ( maternal health and human rights. With the cur- *  $     G55           rent global population at 7.8 billion and estimated to touch nine billion by 2050, the massive surge in  3 (3              !!+6?* 8                   population is identified to be the causal factor of developmental concerns in several countries. It *8-4 *+6               +   becomes more conspicuous for developing and less- +F+,+6 *8-   #                -   er developed countries. Therefore, World Population 46-*9-6*             #  ( Day assumes paramount importance because it high-  -!69+!                  lights the problems of population explosion and rais- 6,!+                ( es awareness about the effects of over-population on  +,%+6++,    92 -      )% $   $  the environment and the planet. This year’s theme of 18.2 per 1,000 population and death rate population to remain stable, an overall concerns on the timely attainment of the is to raise awareness about safeguarding sexual and -N-!*-* of 7.3 per 1,000 population. TFR of 2.1 is needed. Hence, a TFR of 2.1 UN Sustainable Development Goals C     *        3 H 6- E1@:       "   2         reproductive health needs and vulnerabilities of Poverty and illiteracy: These factors is known as the replacement rate. India has (SDGs). It is, therefore, important to women and girls during the COVID-19 pandem- 9+ +6- - also contribute immensely to the popu- witnessed a steady decline in its TFR, understand that in order to have a better      "            +6*8-6-N* *            "  ic. This is very timely and significant because many lation explosion. In particular, children in which touched 2.3 in 2016. However, there future for all on a healthy planet, attain- pregnant women succumb to poor reproductive *8---!-, rural areas are considered a blessing and is a huge variation across States and the ment of the SDGs is critical.                   healthcare. A study by the UN Population Fund 6,4,, support for parents in their old age, while income level of people. Poorer States like Family planning is an effective tool to # 92         2      ( (UNFPA) revealed that 800 women die every day !8+6O, in poorer families, more children mean Bihar (3.2), Uttar Pradesh (3.1), Jharkhand ensure a stable rise in the population,                P ( during the process of childbirth. The research high- 4 *+6 more wage earners. On the other hand, the (2.7) and Rajasthan (2.7) still have TFRs which in turn is crucial for the achieve-    Q               ( lighted that if the lockdown continues for six months, 7+*8+6*8-6-N* level of girls’ education has a direct above 2.5, while the poorest household has ment of some of these SDGs. The  "               # P ( with continued major disruption to health services, ,-F-6E-,)+6 impact on fertility, as it is evidenced that a TFR of 3.2 children per woman com- Government at all levels — Union, State Q                92  ( then 47 million women in low and middle-income the fertility rate of illiterate women tends pared to 1.5 children per woman from and local, citizens, civil societies as well as countries might not have access to modern contra- *8+,!6*-N*% to be higher than that of those who are lit- affluent families. This shows that popu- businesses — must take the responsibili-                ( *8-+9*6!-                  2 ceptives. This would, in turn, lead to seven million erate. Lack of education prevents women lation growth is more concentrated in eco- ty to promote awareness and advocate the unintended pregnancies. This could lead to a rise  ,-N4 6 from having full knowledge about the use nomically weaker sections of society and sexual and reproductive rights of women        92 =5=5      -4!*+F-                    in gender-based violence, female genital mutilation of contraceptives, of the consequences of poorer regions of the country. and encourage the use of contraception. and child marriages and thus threaten the transfor- 8- *8 frequent childbirth as well as of their High youth unemployment: India This would go a long way in ensuring that                    mative results attained thus far in raising the health 79-66 reproductive rights. On the other hand, has the highest youth population in the every child who is born would prove to          92 conditions of women.  66- educated women understand their rights world, i.e. around 28 per cent of the total be an asset for the country, as all the #               India’s concerns: The concerns for India on this -6*8 and choices of contraception, are often population. This youth potential is often research shows that investing in family            "      ( World Population Day are clear. It has just two per 46-,!-, vocal against early marriage and choose referred to as the “demographic dividend” planning and well-being measures have               #    cent of the world’s landmass and 16 per cent of the ,9-9 not to have many children. In India, female which means that if the youth available in significant benefits over per Rupee spent "                  global population. Between the Census of 2001 and (39 per cent) illiteracy was almost twice the country are equipped with quality edu- vis-à-vis other investments. 2011, the country added 18 per cent more people !6!-6,  than male illiteracy in 2011. cation and skills training, then they will Additionally, the key stakeholders                   ( *8-!46*E                    ( to its population — translating to around 181 mil- Family planning and other social not only get suitable employment but can need to be committed to well-researched                  lion. It is the second-most populous country in the factors: Even after 69 years of the creation also contribute effectively towards the eco- planning and implementation on how to             world with an estimated population of around 1.37 of the National Family Planning nomic development of the country. Every harness the population growth for the billion by 2019. According to the Population Programme, the pattern of family plan- year around 25 million people enter the maximum economic benefit of the soci-          #        Division of the UN Department of Economic and ning has not changed much in the coun- workforce, but only seven million are able ety and country. Providing adequate edu-               Social Affairs, India is expected to add nearly 273 try. The National Family Health Survey to secure jobs, resulting in huge unemploy- cation and training to the young popula- #                       million people in the next three decades and sur- (2015-2016) revealed that the use of con- ment rates. Around 18 per cent of the tion would make them productive, effec-    #            ( pass China’s population within the next seven years. doms declined by 52 per cent over eight young labour force is unemployed in the tive and competent, thereby making                     ( In this context, the importance of sexual and repro- years and vasectomies fell 73 per cent. country today and around 33 per cent of them key contributors to economic            ductive health of women and planned parenthood Added to this, women still lack the the total youth are not in employment, growth. The World Population Day, 2020,   (            underscores some major concerns for the country. power to negotiate and choose if they are education and training (NEET), which is is an opportune time to discuss these               Birth rate and death rate: These are important willing to get pregnant or wish to give birth the highest in the world. This huge important issues and raise awareness                      factors for the population explosion in India. The to a baby, whether it is a boy or a girl. unemployed and NEET category of youth about safeguarding sexual and reproduc-        >           death rate and birth rate was almost the same up Preference for male children by families are turning the demographic dividend into tive health needs and vulnerabilities of to the mid-20th century, which meant a slow rate is still prevalent in the overwhelming patri- a “demographic disaster” for India. women and girls during crises like the     =5;F         of growth of population. However, with gradual archal society in the country. In this The way forward: Population growth pandemic, so that corrective measures can             92 # %   improvement in healthcare facilities, level of edu- process, a woman ends up being pregnant constantly acts as a hurdle in effectively be taken to overcome these challenges                =5=5   cation, availability of proper nutrition and diet, peo- multiple times and producing many chil- addressing the problem of poverty, hunger towards the vision of New India and an    2           ple began to live longer and the death rate began to dren till a male child is born. and malnutrition and in providing a bet- Atma Nirbhar Bharat.    (           ( decline. This mismatch in birth and death rate result- Total Fertility Rate: TFR is the aver- ter quality of health and education, with (Balwant is Research Director, Simi is       ed in faster growth of the population in the last few age number of children born to women limited resources. COVID-19 has accen- CEO and Editorial Director and Kumar is 6      ! 7 decades. As on 2020, India has a registered birth rate during their reproductive years. For the tuated these challenges and also raised Director, IMPRI)           7? Gy‰yƒuv ˆxu†u †‚u ‡‘u‰y „xuE ’uˆ„ƒu„u‰†usyq‚‚•IT S‚yv ˆ‘ˆ„y„wqr‚y„tu•u Axy„u‰uxywxxq„tut„u‰‰

Communist Party (NCP) has intensi- not paying heed since recent moves by party” from the Constitution, it will the Chinese officials and officers of the Nepali owners on a maximum bid and these criminals. In February, the edi- fied its demand for Oli’s resignation for the Chinese Ambassador in Nepal are further lead the country towards a one- Nepal Army give a clear understand- run these hotels and restaurants with tor of a leading English daily in Nepal failing to contain COVID-19, derail- aimed to protect his interests. party rule. ing of the Chinese mindset in Nepal all-Chinese staff, who allegedly visit was also forced to resign after the ing the economy, endangering the right Ambassador Hou Yanqi has been This pro-China inclination may be for two reasons. One, the army has Nepal on tourist visas. Similar cases of newspaper ran an op-ed on the to freedom, including that of the meeting with the members of the NCP considered an independent sovereign always been looked upon as the most fraud have come into the public Coronavirus and questioned the Press, and accusing India of conspir- to keep Oli in office. Her direct meet- act of a country. But allowing Chinese stable institution in Nepal. No matter sphere where Chinese-run hotels in Chinese Government’s intentions in ing against him politically. Amid all ings with the Prime Minister are intervention in the political affairs of the political party in power, a stable Nepal accept payments through the hiding its spread. this, Oli can be seen misusing his cherry on the cake for China. However, Nepal is dangerous. While the high- relationship with the army will prove China-owned WeChat app. Meaning, For years, leaders in Nepal have power to influence the office of the Yanqi attracted criticism after she handedness of Yanqi is not a hidden beneficiary for Chinese interests in the Chinese tourists do not make cash propagated a neutral position between   /+ President in unilaterally issuing ordi- held a one-on-one meeting with the fact, pumping of Chinese funds Nepal. Two, in the last three years, the transactions in local currency or on India and China, knowing the impor- nances to ease the process of splitting President of Nepal on June 5, a day through the Madan Bhandari security cooperation between China local online payment platforms. tance of both the neighbours in trade, he recent border issues raised by a party to protect his position as Prime before the Standing Committee of the Foundation, named after a late and Nepal has moved from minimal Therefore, revenue contribution by the transit and security. They have also Nepal show structural deficien- Minister in case his party splits. NCP was to decide on Oli’s fate. While Communist leader seen as a source of to an advanced level. To promote ties Chinese tourists has negative implica- understood the geographical compul- Tcies in building trust and willing- Although the Standing the agenda of the meeting was not Oli’s political aspirations, needs to be in the security sector, China and tions for the Nepalese tourism indus- sions of a landlocked Nepal, but with ness to keep relations with India Committee of the NCP has lashed out revealed, it is clear that China wishes seen. Nepal have continued to strengthen try. his hollow acts of ultra-nationalism, healthy. The self-centred politicisation at Oli for misusing his power and Oli to continue as the Prime Minister. It was Yanqi who had convinced cooperation through the exchange of In December 2019, 122 Chinese Oli has merely served his personal of centuries-old peaceful ties exposes accusing India, Oli has turned a deaf On his part, Oli is hell-bent on Oli and his administration to sign a visits of security personnel, joint exer- nationals were arrested by the Nepal aspirations. the darker side of Nepalese Prime ear to such calls and is openly enter- bringing a Chinese-style one-party rule extradition treaty during Xi Jinping’s cises and training, disaster prevention Police for their involvement in cyber- In reality, a Chinese-style political Minister KP Oli. He has not only taining Chinese assertiveness in the in Nepal. Members of the Communist visit to Nepal last October. While the and reduction, personnel training crimes and bank frauds. Later, these system in Nepal will be a curse on derailed the prospects of peace and domestic and foreign affairs of Nepal. Party of China were invited to provide treaty was not signed due to internal and supply of arms and ammunition criminals were deported at the request Nepal’s long fight for democracy, cooperation between Nepal and India, If reports in the Nepalese media are to training to the Central Committee opposition, Oli gifted a Treaty on to the Nepalese army. of the Chinese Government and to where thousands had sacrificed their but his hollow projection of national- be believed, it is Oli’s arrogance that has members of the NCP before its second Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Also, the Chinese business com- provide an explanation to the media, lives. Nepal has examples of Chinese ism, solely based on anti-India driven his pro-China campaign, at the convention was to begin in Matters on the lines of the extradition munity in Nepal has been defying the police claimed that it had failed to debt-traps in Sri Lanka and Africa and manoeuvring, exhibits his short-sight- cost of destroying friendly ties with Kathmandu on February 15. At the treaty to China. The treaty has not only domestic laws of the host country, but frame charges against them. China is brain-washing in Pakistan. Therefore, edness to serve vested interests in the India. While Oli’s new-found love for convention, NCP allegedly passed a jeopardised the fate of 13,000 Tibetans local political support has kept it safe. known to have little respect for the laws it is time for the people to question the political and diplomatic space of China is a challenge to India, a pro- resolution to amend the Constitution living in Nepal but Kathmandu has Thamel, a tourist spot in the heart of of other countries but local support Government, especially Oli, for turn- Nepal. This includes his growing active and meddling Beijing is a big- to make Nepal a “People’s Democracy” also risked violating the pact with the Kathmandu known for lavish restau- from the Prime Minister’s office is ing a blind eye to Chinese high-hand- closeness and frequent interactions ger concern for Nepal itself. from the existing “People’s multi- UNHCR to protect the rights of rants and hostels, has a complete area indeed a sell-off. It is believed that Oli edness. with China. Even though China has penetrat- party Democracy.” In case, the NCP Tibetan refugees. allegedly owned by the Chinese. They had personally attempted to avoid (The writer is ICSSR Doctoral On the other hand, Nepal’s ruling ed the Nepalese political space, Oli is pushes to remove the word “multi- The frequent meetings between are known to lease properties from embarrassing China by deporting Fellow at the CSAS, JNU)    !"#"#  4

    .1        
    ->=  

 


.Washington/Beijing: The US of other minority groups in the province. The three senior officials entry into America. It is now a and members of other minori- move, China has decided to Chinese interference, margin- has imposed sanctions and visa restive Muslim-majority Authorities there are named by US Secretary of State crime in the US to conduct ty groups in Xinjiang, to include impose reciprocal measures on alising “ one country two sys- restrictions on three senior Xinjiang province. thought to have detained about Mike Pompeo in a statement financial transactions with all of forced labour, arbitrary mass US individuals and institutions tems” formula governing Hong Chinese officials, including the China is accused of mass a million people in re-education were: Chen Quanguo, the com- them, and they will have their detention, and forced popula- with egregious behaviours on Kong. regional boss of the ruling com- detentions, religious persecution camps in recent years for “ voca- munist party secretary of the US-based assets frozen. tion control, and attempts to Xinjiang,” he said. On Wednesday, Beijing said munist party, for alleged human and forced sterilisation of tional training” to counter Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous “The United States is taking erase their culture and Muslim Asked when the sanctions it would retaliate the US action rights abuses targeting Uyghurs, Uyghurs and others in the radicalism and separatism in Region and a member of the action today against the horrif- faith,” Pompeo said. would come into effect, he said, to impose visa restrictions on ethnic Kazakhs, and members resource-rich northwestern Xinjiang. powerful Politburo; Zhu Hailun, ic and systematic abuses in Before ramping up the “ you will find soon enough.” Chinese officials involved in party secretary of the Xinjiang Xinjiang and calls on all nations CCP’s campaign of repression in This is the third time this restricting access to foreigners political and legal committee; who share our concerns about Xinjiang, Chen oversaw exten- week US and China slapped to Tibet with visa bans on and Wang Mingshan, party sec- the CCP’s attacks on human sive abuses in Tibetan areas, sanctions and visa restrictions. Americans with “ egregious retary of the Xinjiang public rights and fundamental free- using many of the same horrif- China on Monday imposed conducts” . security bureau. doms to join us in condemning ic practices and policies CCP visa restrictions on US individ- In recent months, the Chen is the highest-ranking this behaviour,” Pompeo said. officials currently employ in uals with “ egregious conduct” Trump administration has Chinese official ever to be hit by In a separate statement, Xinjiang, the top American on Hong Kong-related issues as stepped up its actions towards US sanctions. He is said to be Treasury Secretary Steven diplomat said. a counter to American sanctions China on all fronts, including the architect of China’s harsh Mnuchin said the US is com- Responding to the US against unnamed Chinese offi- clamping down on Chinese policies against minorities, and mitted to using the full breadth move, Chinese Foreign Ministry cials deemed responsible for media entities, going after was previously in charge in of its financial powers to hold spokesman Zhao Lijian told curbing freedoms in the city. Chinese pharmaceutical and Tibet. human rights abusers account- media briefing in Beijing that The US action came after research cybertheft. Tensions Former security official in able in Xinjiang and across the the US decision amounted to China went ahead with the between the US and China are Xinjiang, Huo Liujun has also world. “serious interference in China’s implementation of its new already high over the coron- been named in the list. “The United States will not internal affairs and grave viola- national security law for Hong avirus pandemic with As a result of the US move, stand idly by as the CCP carries tion of basic norms guiding Kong disregarding internation- Washington accusing Beijing of they and their immediate fam- out human rights abuses tar- international relations.” al condemnation to quell mass covering up the outbreak last ily members are ineligible for geting Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, “Reacting to this wrong protests opposing growing year. PTI  P   P ,  &&   8;  38<4  3    
  "  P  Kathmandu: The death toll in the multiple landslides trig- gered by incessant rains across Washington: A group of 136 tional students, a majority of health considerations, but Nepal in the past 24 hours has US Democratic congressmen whom come from China and rather by animus towards non- risen to 22, the home ministry and 30 senators, including India. citizens and immigrants. said on Friday. In Jajarkot district, among Indian-origin Kamala Harris, In its July 6 order, the ICE It said that the move is a Seven people, including the 12 people who had gone has urged the Trump adminis- declared that nonimmigrant flagrant attempt to hold inter- three children, lost their lives due missing during the landslides, tration to reverse its “ cruel” F-1 and M-1 students attend- national students hostage in to landslides in Kaski district. dead bodies of seven, including order that bars international ing schools operating entirely order to force schools to reopen Five of them were killed a 10-year-old child, have been students from staying in the online or taking only online even as COVID-19 cases are after a landslide swept away a recovered, the officials said. country if they do not have in- courses will not be permitted to rising. house in Sarangkot area in Seven people were untrace- person classes to attend. take a full course load and “ The ICE’s announcement Pokhara in the district in the wee able after their house was The lawmakers, in separate remain in the United States. of their plans to force out or hours of Friday, police said. wiped out by a landslide in letters to Acting Secretary, The modifications also deport international students Around 10 people were Myagdi district. Meanwhile, a Department of Homeland limited many students at nor- who remain at US colleges injured in the same incident landslide that occurred in Security, Chad Wolf and Acting mally operating schools from and universities and who are and are undergoing treatment Jogimara area has obstructed Secretary, Immigration and taking more than one class or taking a full online course load at different hospitals, they said. the Prithi Highway in western Customs Enforcement (ICE), three credit hours online in is cruel and unconscionable. In two separate incidents of Nepal. Narayani and other Matthew Albence on Thursday, order to remain in the country. “ These students are landslides on Thursday night, major rivers in the country expressed concern over the The letter, signed by sena- already in the United States, are three members of a family have swollen due to the con- ICE’s recently announced mod- tors Robert Menendez, Cory established members of edu- were killed in Besishahar of tinuous downpour for the last ifications to the Student Booker and Harris, the Indian- cational communities, and have Lamjung district and two oth- 48 hours. Exchange and Visitor Program origin senator from California been determined through the ers lost their lives in Aathbiskot Meteorological (SEVP). among others, expressed con- visa screening process to pose area of Rukum district. Department has forcast that the The new guidelines have cern that the ICE’s guidance is no danger to the United States,” Three people lost their lives monsoon rains will last for created panic among interna- motivated not by the public the senators wrote. PTI in landslides in Myagdi district. another three days. PTI   ) )        !   1     <     
 A;.     =4   Beijing: China on Friday However, Zhao appeared to Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat ing on-site inspections to ver- rejected any prospect of join- hold open the door to some said Friday he’s not very opti- ify compliance. ing in nuclear arms limitation form of discussions saying mistic about prospects for an After both Moscow and talks with the US, calling Washington needed to “ create extension of the last remaining Washington withdrew from reports from Washington that conditions for other nuclear- U.S.-Russia arms control agree- the 1987 Intermediate-range it would do so a distortion of weapon states to participate in ment because of Washington’s Nuclear Forces Treaty last year, its stated position. nuclear disarmament negotia- focus on making China sign up the New START is the only Foreign Ministry tions.” The US. to the pact. remaining nuclear arms con- spokesperson Zhao Lijian told Pointedly noted the Foreign Minister Sergey trol deal between the two reporters the US was “ neither Chinese absence at talks with Lavrov warned that Russia countries. It’s set to expire in > serious nor sincere” in the pro- Russia in Vienna two weeks ago only wants to keep the New February 2021 unless the par- posed negotiations and should on extending or replacing START treaty as much as the ties agree to extend it for Jakarta: Indonesian authorities instead respond to Russia’s call NEW Start, a 2010 arms reduc- U.S. Does and will protect its another five years. have arrested a French man for for an extension to the existing tion treaty that expires in security regardless of the pact’s Russia has offered its alleged sexual abuse of minors New START treaty limiting February. fate. extension without any condi- after finding videos on his lap- the number of nuclear war- The pact is between the US “ We only need the exten- tions, while the Trump admin- top computer showing him heads. and Russia, long the world’s sion as much as the Americans istration has pushed for a new molesting over 300 children, “ China’s objection to the major nuclear powers. The do,” Lavrov said during a con- arms control agreement that police said Friday. so-called trilateral arms control Trump administration wants ference call with foreign poli- would also include China. Jakarta police spokesman negotiations is very clear, and China, as a rising military cy experts. Moscow has described that Yusri Yunus said Francois the US knows it very well. power, to join. “ If they categorically idea as unfeasible, pointing at Camille Abello was arrested However, the U.S. Is persistent Fu Cong, the director gen- refuse, we will not try to per- Beijing’s refusal to negotiate late last month in a hotel room on the issue and even distort- eral of the Foreign Ministry’s suade them.” The New START any deal that would reduce its where he was found with two ed China’s position,” Zhao said arms control department, on treaty was signed in 2010 by much smaller nuclear arsenal. naked girls. at a daily news briefing. Wednesday called that demand U.S. President Barack Obama Lavrov dismissed the U.S. He said police had received China, with the world’s unrealistic because China has and then Russian President Suggestions that Russia help a tip-off from nearby residents biggest nuclear arsenal after the a much smaller nuclear arsenal Dmitry Medvedev. convince Beijing to join who suspected a foreigner at US and Russia, has maintained than the other two. By inviting The pact limits each coun- nuclear arms cuts, saying that the hotel was exploiting chil- it will not join in talks with China to join, the US is creat- try to no more than 1,550 Moscow respects the Chinese dren. Abello could face death Washington and Moscow on ing a pretext to walk away from deployed nuclear warheads position and considers it “ by firing squad if found guilty reducing its number of war- the talks without replacing the and 700 deployed missiles and undiplomatic” to push it on under child protection laws, heads. treaty, he said. AP bombers and envisages sweep- the issue. AP Yunus said. AP 5-$#
#, #'-:
-'  $/R    '--#&',/?#,' -9       Paris: French President sure to annex Palestinian ter- Netanyahu has appeared Sydney: Australia approved statement. Emmanuel Macron is urging ritories.” Macron also reiterat- determined to carry out the the anti-viral drug remdesivir “ By reducing recovery Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ed France’s commitment to plans, which have been wel- for treatment of COVID-19 times, patients will be able to Netanyahu not to annex Israel’s security and determi- comed by Israel’s religious and Friday following a similar deci- leave hospital earlier, freeing Palestinian territory in the West nation to work to calm tensions nationalist right wing but con- sion from the European beds for those in need,” the Bank, warning that it would vio- in the region. demned by the Palestinians and Commission. TGA said. late international law and threat- Tensions have been high in the international community. It is the first drug approved The drug was given provi- en long-term peace efforts. the West Bank in recent weeks The international com- by Australian authorities to sional approval for adults and The two leaders spoke by as Israel has vowed to proceed munity has invested billions of treat the virus and promised to adolescent patients and would phone Thursday, and Macron’s with plans to annex up to 30 per dollars in promoting a two- reduce hospitalisation time for be limited to those severely office said in a statement Friday cent of the occupied territory, in state solution since the inter- coronavirus patients, Australia’s unwell from the virus, needing that he told Netanyahu “ to line in President Donald im Oslo peace accords of the Therapeutic Goods help to breathe and in hospital abstain from taking any mea- Trump’s Middle East initiative. 1990s. AP` Administration(TGA) said in a care, the authority noted. AFP

- ,P  F. 1,1-  1 D Istanbul: Turkish President Ottoman Empire and had turned the site into a museum. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on served as a museum for 86 years Within hours, Erdogan signed Friday formally reconverted — sparked deep dismay among a decree handing over Hagia Istanbul’s sixth-century iconic Orthodox Christians. But there Sophia to Turkey’s Religious Hagia Sophia into a mosque and was jubilation outside Hagia Affairs Presidency. Erdogan has declared it open to Muslim Sophia. Dozens of people who demanded that the the hugely worship, hours after a high awaited the court’s ruling out- symbolic world heritage site court annulled a 1934 decision side chanted “ Allah is great!” should be turned back into a that had turned it into a muse- when the news came out. mosque despite widespread um. Turkey’s high administra- international criticism, includ- The decision to reconvert Hagia tive court threw its weight ing from the US and Orthodox Sophia — a former cathedral behind a petition brought by a Christian leaders. The move that was turned into a mosque religious group and annulled the could also deepen tensions with after Istanbul’s conquest by the 1934 Cabinet decision that neighboring Greece. AP    !"#"#  5

>  
   !  - #,
&-9' &
P        2#$#,#$- !1#,'     8?/.? 
#'&;9   5   '& ,
$#/5 /0     +<+<,+  66 creation figure of 4,858 last year contrasts with 120 projects   6-7- 8+ The procurement operations  
    6-7- 8+ Government to contain spread ndia invested in 120 projects and 5,429 jobs for this year. are almost complete in major of COVID-19 pandemic, Iand created 5,429 new jobs in “During the COVID-19 he Centre’s wheat procure- states. Few thousand tonnes he Government has held majority of the industrial sec- the UK to become the second- crisis, we have been working Tment has touched an all- more will be brought in the  6-7- 8+ 51,953.97 crore and disbursed Tback the release of com- tor establishments were not largest source of foreign direct with India to keep supply time record of 38.98 million next few days,” a senior FCI 23,615.02 cr.“Compared to 4 plete industrial production data operating from the end of investment (FDI) after the US chains open and keeping trad- tonnes so far in the 2020-21 official said he Finance Ministry on July 2020, there is an increase for the second straight month March, 2020 onwards. This in 2019, according to new UK ing routes alive and as we marketing year (April-March), According to FCI’s latest TFriday said banks have of 5,596.79 crore in the cumu- in May in view of the impact of has had an impact on the items Government figures released emerge from COVID, it is with Madhya Pradesh sur- data, Madhya Pradesh became sanctioned loans of about lative amount of loans sanc- the coronavirus-induced lock- being produced by the estab- on Friday. vitally important we don’t move passing Punjab as the country’s the largest contributor to the 1,20,099 crore under the 3- tioned and an increase of down. lishments during the period of The Department for to protectionism,” said UK biggest wheat procuring state. central pool with 12.93 million lakh crore Emergency Credit 5,896.72 cr in the cumulative The Ministry of Statistics lockdown and the subsequent International Trade (DIT) International Trade Secretary The previous record was 38.18 tonnes of wheat, surpassing Line Guarantee Scheme amount of loans disbursed, by and Programme periods of conditional relax- inward investment statistics Liz Truss, addressing the annu- million tonnes achieved in Punjab which procured 12.71 (ECLGS) for the MSME sector both #PSBs and private sector Implementation on Friday ations in restrictions,” the for 2019-2020 found India al India Global Week 2020 2012-13. Wheat procurement million tonnes. reeling under economic slow- banks combined as on 9 July released quick estimates of the Ministry said ina release. moving up from its previous virtual summit on Friday. stood at 34.77 million tonnes Haryana (7.4 million down caused by the COVID-19 2020,” Sitharaman said. Index of Industrial Production The IIP for the month of third-largest spot, representing “On the trade side, we are during tjhe 2019-20 marketing tonnes), Uttar Pradesh (3.55 pandemic. Market leader SBI has (IIP) which showed the index May 2020 stands at 88.4 against an overall 4 per cent FDI not letting the grass grow under year. Wheat marketing year million tonnes) and Rajasthan However, disbursements sanctioned 20,788 crore of value at 88.4 in May against 53.6 for April 2020. increase for the UK on 2018- our feet and the UK and India runs from April-March, but the (2.21 million tonnes) also made against this stood at  61,987.90 loans and disbursed 13,893 53.6 in April, indicating a grad- The factory output index 2019 with 1,852 new inward are carrying on negotiations bulk of procurement is nor- significant contributions to crore till Thursday (July 9) crore. It is followed by Punjab ed pickup in industrial activi- was at 135.4 in May 2019, investment projects in the virtually given the current cri- mally done in the first three national procurement of wheat. under the 100 per cent ECLGS National Bank, which has sanc- ty. The index stood at 135.4 in which indicates a contraction 2019/2020 financial year. The sis,” she said, in reference to a months. FCI has a total stock of for micro, small and medium tioned 8,977 crore. However, May 2019. of 34.71 per cent in industrial US remains the number one planned virtual India-UK Joint According to officials of the 81.25 million tonnes as on enterprises (MSMEs). The its disbursements stood at The Ministry did not pro- activity in May 2020. Last year, source of FDI for the UK, Economic and Trade agriculture ministry, the wheat July 8, of which wheat com- scheme is the biggest fiscal 2,975 crore as of July 9. State- vide any comparable percent- the IIP had recorded a growth delivering 462 projects and Committee (JETCO) summit procurement target has been prises 54.52 million tonnes component of the 20-lakh wise, business units of age data while noting that it is of 4.5 per cent. 20,131 jobs, followed by India, this year. set at 40.7 million tonnes for and rice is at 26.72 million crore Aatmanirbhar Bharat Maharashtra have got the high- not appropriate to compare The Ministry said, “As Germany, France and China The latest UK FDI figures the current year. tonnes. Abhiyan package announced est cumulative sanction of the IIP data with earlier months mentioned in the Press Release and Hong Kong. Australia and show that while the number of The Food Corporation of The central government by Finance Minister Nirmala 7,035 crore from public sec- due to COVID-19 lockdown. for the IIP for April, 2020, it New Zealand were responsible new jobs as a direct result of India (FCI) and state had relaxed lockdown norms to Sitharaman in May. The latest tor banks, while disbursement The IIP data comes with a lag may not be appropriate to for 72 projects and the Nordic foreign investment has declined agencies undertake purchase of start agricultural and related numbers on ECLGS, as was to the tune of 3,897 crore of six weeks. compare the IIP for May 2020 and Baltic region 134, an – a global trend as seen in other wheat at minimum support activities, with procurement released by the finance min- as of July 9.It is followed by “In view of preventive mea- with those of months preced- increase for both regions. FDI reports this year – the price (MSP). commencing only from April istry, comprise disbursements Tamil Nadu, with a total sanc- sures and announcement of ing the COVID 2019 pandem- The number of Indian pro- number of jobs safeguarded by “We have procured 38.98 15 in most of the procuring by all 12 public sector banks tion of 6,955 crore loans and nation-wide lockdown by the ic.” jects at 106, resulting in a job FDI increased by 29 per cen. million tonnes of wheat so far. states. (PSBs), 22 private sector banks disbursements of 4,153 and 21 non-banking financial crore.On May 21, the Cabinet companies (NBFCs). “As of 9 approved an additional funding July 2020, the total amount of up to 3 lakh crore at a con- @   !!   '    #      sanctioned under the 100 per cessional rate of 9.25 per cent cent Emergency Credit Line through ECLGS for the MSME Guarantee Scheme by #PSBs sector.Under the scheme, 100 ! A   &   
 
    :#%! and private banks stands at  per cent guarantee coverage 1,20,099.37 crore, of which  will be provided by the 61,987.90 crore has already National Credit Guarantee  949+ The broader NSE Nifty shed Bank was the top loser in the  7,8+6?*6 very limited fiscal space, and a cific two adjustments. First, the been disbursed,” the finance Trustee Company for addi- 45.40 points, or 0.42 per cent, Sensex pack, skidding 3.14 per credible and well-communi- assumed length of the partial minister said in a tweet. Under tional funding of up to 3 lakh he Sensex and Nifty closed to close at 10,768.05.According cent, followed by IndusInd top IMF official has said cated consolidation plan will be lockdown was extended some- the ECLGS, the loan amounts crore to eligible MSMEs and Tin the red on Friday, pres- to traders, domestic bench- Bank, Titan, HDFC, ICICI Athat there is room for more urgently needed once the coro- what. Second, and more impor- sanctioned by PSBs increased interested Micro Units sured by heavy selling in finan- marks followed the negative Bank, ONGC and HDFC Bank. fiscal support in India in the navirus pandemic subsides, tant, we made more conserva- to 68,145.40 crore, of Development and Refinance cial and banking stocks amid trend in other Asian equities as On the other hand, Reliance near term, particularly for vul- Gasper said. tive assumptions about the which38,372.88 crore has Agency (MUDRA) borrowers negative cues from Asian peers. concerns over a fresh spike in Industries, Sun Pharma, HUL nerable households and SMEs, The economic impact of speed of recovery given that the been disbursed as of July 9, she in the form of a guaranteed The 30-share BSE Sensex COVID-19 cases and its impact and Bharti Airtel were amon given the severity of the coun- the COVID-19 in India has health crisis has not yet been said.At the same time, private emergency credit line (GECL) ended 143.36 points, or 0.39 on economic recovery weighed the gainers, rising up to 2.95 try’s economic situation due to been substantial and broad- contained,” Gasper said in sector banks have sanctioned facility. per cent, lower at 36,594.33. on investor sentiment. Axis per cent. the COVID-19 pandemic. based, he said, adding that response to a question. Vitor Gaspar, Director of high frequency indicators point He said that the near-term the International Monetary to a sharp decline in econom- growth outlook in India con- Fund’s Fiscal Affairs ic activity, as reflected in the tinues to be clouded by the #'@#  +3.8) A@ @    Department, told PTI that a industrial production, busi- global and domestic slowdown complete and successful ness sentiment (in the pur- and uncertainties relating to the implementation of the existing chasing managers index), vehi- evolution of the coronavirus  6-7- 8+ entry in the ninth state in the ment. The project is on design, world class highway infra- support measures (in particu- cle sales and trade.In the June pandemic. According to the country. The section is part of build, finance, operate and structure for the development lar, food provision to house- World Economic Outlook senior IMF official, India’s gen- RB Infrastructure on Friday the Golden Quadrilateral transfer (DBFOT) pattern, and of eastern region and to bring holds) is of paramount impor- (WEO), growth in fiscal year eral Government fiscal deficit Isaid it has secured a  2,193- Project “The company has the concession period is 17 quality connectivity with the tance. “Given the severity of the 20/21 was revised down to -4.5 is projected to reach 12.1 per crore highway project in West emerged as a preferred bidder years, including construction rest of the country,” IRB Infra economic situation, in the near- per cent, he said.The down- cent of the GDP in fiscal year Bengal under the Bhartmala for BOT (build, operate, trans- period of 910 days, it added. Chairman & Managing term there is room for more fis- ward revision compared with 20/21, primarily due to weak Pariyojna. fer) project of 6 laning of the “We continue to look for Director Virendra D Mhaiskar cal support, particularly for the April WEO was driven tax revenues, as well as a The company said the national corridor NH-19 from opportunities to expand and said.With the award of this pro- vulnerable households and primarily by the continued denominator effect associated project for widening of 63.83 Dankuni to Palsit stretch of diversify our presence. With ject, the company’s March 2020 SMEs (Small and Medium- rise in the number of COVID- with the negative projected km stretch on National 63.83 kms in West Bengal, this win, we will enter the order book stands updated at Sized Enterprises),” he said. 19 cases in India. nominal GDP growth -- as with Highways-19 is its first project with a project cost of 2,193.23 eastern jewel of India. about 14,600 crore, the state- Over the medium-term, “This led the International all other macro variables, esti- in eastern India and marks its cr,” IRB Infra said in a state- We are committed to build ment said. India will continue to have a Monetary Fund to make spe- mates are highly uncertain. #" C<9  #4 ! + 6 4@#  : #  P  O4   @    P .  0! 
  B  New Delhi: India Trade Promotion  5 5* recovery.“COVID-19 has Organisation (ITPO) New Delhi: Special Task Force declared a statutory body under manship of Mr. Anurag Jain caused gigantic disruption of has been contributing was constituted by MoHUA on Section 5A & 57 of the DD IAS, the chairman emphasized he country’s economy, the Indian economy along with towards “Swachh 25.04.2018 with an objective to Act,1957. It comprises of 19 that protection of land and Twhich Witnessed a disrup- dislocation of the supply chain. Bharat Kosh” each comprehensively oversee effec- members team with Vice removal of encroachments is of tion due to the coronavirus out- April was the worst month. year under the CSR tive and proper enforcement of Chairman, DDA as its chair- the utmost priority and all break, has started recovering Things had slightly improved activities. the provisions of Master Plan, man and other senior officers measures need to be taken in from June, State Bank of India’s in May, while the recovery For the year 2019-20, Unified Building Bye-laws for from various Local Bodies. this regard. To be more effec- Chairman Rajnish Kumar said started from June,” Kumar said ITPO contributed an Delhi, ensuring compliance Regular meetings are being tive in future, it was unani- on Friday. at the webinar. amount of 50 lakh with the provisions of applic- held on fortnightly basis since mously decided that all the Speaking at the SBI The industrially advanced towards “Swachchh Bharat Ministry of Finance, Govt. of able Acts, Rules & Regulations the inception of STF. In the Members/Departments would Banking and Economics states such as Maharashtra, Kosh”. India by Shri Rajesh Agrawal, and removal of encroachment 47th meeting of the STF held work in close coordination Conclave, Kumar said there is Gujarat and Tamil Nadu were A Cheque was handed over to ED, ITPO at North Block, New and unauthorized construc- on 26.06.2020 through video and prioritize the pending a need to wait for three to four the worst affected due to the Rajeev Ranjan, Administrator, Delhi on July 9, 2020. tion. STF has now been conferencing under the chair- cases for taking action. months to see the trend of the pandemic, he said. &>#9
 4 ,=      @&  *   - !   '

New Delhi: In a bid to support Start-Ups that are interested in to give commitment for offtake ning to expand their existing Start-Ups operating in the area equity investment from GAIL of CBG through issue of Letter CBG plants   !
"#$  of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG), can apply on GAIL’s website Of Intent (LOI). Thus, it pro- (iii) Start-Ups plan- GAIL (India) Limited today gailonline.com. The vides good business opportu- ning to set-up new CBG Plants %)*%'"885459G/ whenever need arised. alarming. Though Govt of announced plans to invest in Solicitation Round is open till nity to Start-Ups operating in GAIL had launched its %&%' !'=%G 1 Whether it was flood in J&K NCT Delhi is doing its all such companies through its July 24, 2020. this area. ambitious Start-Up initiative ".%= and Kerala or earthquake in efforts in treating the affected Start-Up initiative ‘Pankh’. India has vast biomass Start-Ups operating in any ‘Pankh’ in July 2017 to invest in Gujrat in the past, they have persons and checking its fur- GAIL has opened a fresh resources and the Government of the following areas of CBG promising Start-Ups. So far, always contributed for the relief ther spread. Sensing their Round for Solicitation of is giving special emphasis on its can apply in this round: GAIL has made investments in New Delhi: Delhi Transco and rehabilitation of affected responsibility, Delhi Transco Investment Proposals from utilization by encouraging set- (i) Start-Ups pro- 24 Start-Ups operating in var- employees have always been on people. Covid-19 pandemic employees have also come for- Start-Ups operating specifical- ting-up of CBG plants. Further, viding technology, ious areas through four the forefront in extending help has created havoc worldwide ward to extend their support to ly in the area of CBG. The Oil & Gas Companies are ready (ii) Start-Ups plan- Solicitation Rounds. to the fellow countrymen and its impact in Delhi is very the Govt >   6            (  0C     % '  % 

4   Greater Noida: Narendra He gave necessary instruc- Bhooshan, CEO of Greater tions by visiting with the con- 
   Noida Authority, the nodal cerned officials, Municipality officer of Covid-19, has now President, District New Delhi: In view of provid- been appointed as the nodal Administration, Police and ing additional healthcare facil- officer in Gautam Budh Nagar Medical Department and ity to the people of Delhi NCR, for inspection of communica- Malaria Department officials. Northern Railway on demand ble disease control, sanitation Addressing the people of the of the state govt. is providing campaign, provision of drink- village, he gave detailed infor- 503 isolation coaches equiva- ing water, water logging, fog- mation about Kovid-19 and lent to 8048 beds as Covid Care ging and flood prevention etc. prevention and precautions Centres at 9 different stations ACEO Dipchand of the author- against communicable diseases. of Delhi area i,e; at Anand ity said the nodal officer will He urged people not to use sin- Vihar Terminal, Shakurbasti, review communicable disease gle-use plastic, follow social Delhi Sarai Rohilla ,Safdarjung, control, sanitation campaign, distancing rules and take spe- Delhi Shahdara, Adarsh Nagar, provision of drinking water, cial care of cleanliness. Delhi Cantt, Badli and water logging, arrangement of He said that people should Tughlakabad. All these sta- fogging, flood prevention etc. Bhooshan on Friday stay in their homes as far as tions have good infrastructure in district by July 12. inspected village Chithera, possible to avoid Covid-19. for maintaining these coaches During this time, he will meet Primary East Secondary Exit the house only under spe- and also proper approach roads with the public representatives School, Chithera, Nyadarganj cial circumstances. He asked to for movement of ambulances and the general public and try (Ward-11 Dadri) and Railway use masks, globs etc. with etc. to solve the problems. Road at Dadri. social distancing.

 %&' ( ) 7    !"#"#

*,+%,%+

:446 6433 843 6+4 >+<43>4 43B>4B64? 6498 1010  
 "    ''" *      +
      9 ' " '  )      "  '(     '   'O   '      )+    '          F(  (    )     (         %  ' )+      '% (     %      (%            )   +O  %+  )+
          '        
      ' '   )
     ' )*  O   
 %'    ' '    
  +   '      
        ' '   %+O
   '
 '   ' 
     )+
 '     !F+"#$ ' ( O       )   ' '     '
        "     O )+     ' )    ')  )    )  )

   791  9  65  !866 E4,8+ ,89      (      ) -
  O' ( % ' %   ' 

    What are some of the ingredi- ents that people can use? Since     everybody is spending more time at home, how will you convince 
 the audience that even usual, everyday ingredients can be used    in different and innovative ways? My session focusses on using sim- ple ingredients which you can find in your kitchen. Sugar, honey, coriander, mint leaves and lime, if 6 mixed well and thoughtfully, can make some phenomenal drinks. Once you understand the princi- ple of making drinks, balancing the sweetness and sourness or bitter- ness — the world (read: kitchen) is your playground! <  How do Indians like their cock- tails? People in India are now well trav- It has opened a completely new elled and slowly they are looking    outlook on what can be achieved out for quality drinks and cocktails. in cocktails if you pushed the Things have changed over the last boundaries with simple ingredients few years. Our consumer trends t isn’t a time of social meetings. that are always present around us. have moved quite far from drink- It is a time to work remotely ing sweeter cocktails to well-con- Iand stay indoors as much as we Will this lead to a new trend of structed spirit-forward drinks, can. Maintaining this norm of the house parties since people will be which focus more on delicate year, Airbnb India has launched ‘At comfortable making their own flavours. The change is at a slow- Home With Airbnb,’ a unique set cocktails and might avoid head- er pace, but we are moving forward of online experiences that brings ing out amid the pandemic scare? and in the right direction. together celebrities, artistes and As a bartender, I would surely want influencers. Each experience has people to head out to bars eventu- Some tips and tricks to make a been curated keeping in mind the ally. House parties have always great drink... diverse and engaging ways in with others but master the art of them. It’s a fantastic idea with an tant as making the drink itself. A started around a drink on social been popular, especially in Delhi. Making a good cocktail is in the art which guests can connect with making cocktails at home. interactive platform that brings person’s first sip is with their eyes! media. I am sure that the time that every- of balancing. Even if it is just a people across cultures and hone Excerpts: together people from across inter- In today’s day and age, where one has on their hands at the whisky soda, the right dilution, the their skills through the platform. ests and geographies, and helps everything is put on social media, It’s much easier to get inspired moment will definitely motivate crisp bubbles of soda water and the The experience allows guests to What fascinated you to host a build a cocktail community. as barkeeps, making a good-look- while travelling and meeting new them to understand the simple ice that goes into the drink will ele- visit the hosts’ personal space to web session? ing drink is a must. I am not a big people. Since that is not on the ways of mixing drinks at home and vate the experience. The com- learn their craft in small groups The profession I am in, I feel like What has been your mantra of fan of smoke and mirrors. I prefer cards for now, where do you find host their guests to beautiful cock- plexity comes in when you are bal- that allow for personal connections I am always the happiest when I mixology? my drinks to be clean. The focus inspiration for new cocktails? tails. It is indeed a great skill set to ancing sweet and sour ingredients and conversations. am behind the bar and interacting Learn the basics and rules so that is more on glassware, garnish or This is probably the longest that I have and the safest way to have or bitter and sweet ingredients. We speak to Monkey Shoulder with guests. This session will help you can break them. Mixing drinks even something as simple as a have stayed at home in my adult your favourite drinks during this Playing with umami is opening India’s brand ambassador, Pankaj me reach out to people of a whole is a science, too, as much as it is an block of ice. I feel the choice of the life. Thanks to all the cooking that pandemic. But once all this settles another dimension. As long as you Balachandran, one of the hosts, new demographic, who I probably art. right glass makes a lot of differ- I have been up to, most of my cur- down, everyone should definitely stay within these boundaries, you about how the audience can make would have never met in person ence. It has become important for rent inspiration comes from the hit the bars to enjoy perfectly-craft- can experiment and make fantas- the best of their time and come otherwise. It will be interesting to How important is the presenta- all drinks to be presented well for kitchen. Ingredients that I have ed cocktails by their favourite bar- tic cocktails. together for a fun and nurturing meet new people in a different set- tion of a drink? them to be #InstaWorthy, essential- never used before are slowly start- tenders delivered with amazing (The next online session will be on session where they not only engage ting while being able to teach Presentation of a drink is as impor- ly that is how you get conversation ing to find their way into my glass. hospitality and care. July 24.)

  231  Were you a fan of the Alex Rider books What is Tom like at school? ly average in every way or so people think. before you got the part? Tom is more outgoing than Alex, who Yes! Every single boy in my class read is more reserved, keeps to himself, but Tell us about the phone moment in more Alex Rider at some point and pretty much 9 
 somehow gets more attention. Tom is more detail. everyone’s favourite was Point Blanc, which desperate for attention until he gets it In the process of trying to find out this series is based on. It was the second because he always gets it for the wrong rea- where the party is going on in episode one, book and the one where things started to  @B7$ / $R $77$   !  sons. Mainly it’s from the teachers. Tom Tom gets his phone confiscated by a get a little more detailed. I loved it. It’s one   ! &  6 C       wants to be better with girls and people in teacher. His first port-of-call is to go to Alex of my favourites in the series. I remember general. So he dresses a little bit flashier, tries and say, ‘I need you to get it back. It’s in a when I was nine, in my English class in pri-          ;  a little bit harder, wears more colours than locked room in a school surrounded by mary school, I drew the front cover of Alex would. But as soon as anything teachers. Only you can do this.’ So, Alex, Stormbreaker in my English textbook for  2 @& 6B' %  works, Tom always shies away from being very casually, just scales the building, a book review. So, to be cast in one of my noticed. He’s that guy who wants to be seen. breaks into the window, opens the locked favourite childhood books is an absolute promised each other that we’d text each about him most of the time. I relate to Tom drawer and gets the phone back. Tom’s very dream. other as soon as either of us heard that we quite a bit because he’s a massive film geek Does your character add a bit of humour much aware that Alex isn’t your normal boy. were selected in any way. And luckily, we and he wants to be the next Quentin in the story? He’s had a very interesting upbringing. But What is it about the series of books that got the phone call at the same time on the Tarantino. So that was really fun to research Yes. I see Tom as the light relief of the he’s got no idea of how that potential could really spoke to you? same day. and get to watch all these classic films for show. He’s always there with a quip or a lit- be used in a real-life situation. He just wants I think the best thing about Alex Rider the role. tle joke here and there to make Alex feel bet- his phone back! (Laughs) as a character is that he’s flawed. Yes, he’s a And you have been firm friends ever ter who goes through some rough times. highly trained super-spy but he doesn’t since? So you took the opportunity to watch Tom is there to try and help him through How do you think this is going to com- know it. He doesn’t know he’s been trained Yes. We’ve both just been on this incred- lots of classic films for the part? that. pare with your time on Game of Thrones? to do that; he can just do things. And some- ible whirlwind of a journey. For me, what I did. As soon as I was told I had got There are so many different plot lines Game of Thrones was incredible, one of times he doesn’t do them well. He usually I’d got myself into didn’t really sink in until the part, Otto and I bonded instantly. I actu- and twists and turns in the series that some- the best experiences of my life. I was very ends up battered, beaten, and barely alive. Otto and I went for lunch with Anthony ally went around to Otto’s for a sleepover times all you need is a teenager messing lucky to be involved in that show and work But he still manages to do the job that needs Horowitz. That was insane. To think that — like getting back into the teenage years around and being a bit of a git — which is with some great names and legends of the to be done. That was the thing that I real- I was sat down talking as an equal to a guy — and we watched Reservoir Dogs, which what Tom provides. industry. But I am thrilled to try something ly related to as a kid. I thought, “He has not whose books I’d read as a kid! is the first Quentin Tarantino film I’ve ever And I think my favourite thing about new on this job and work with a younger done it perfectly but he did what he set out The fact that he said he was happy to seen. And it’s insane! It’s amazing! That was Tom is that sense of humour. In the dark- cast. I was the only child in my scenes on to do.” have us involved in playing the characters Tarantino’s first film. I’m doing them in est moments where Alex is beaten and bro- Game of Thrones, and in this I’ve got a lot that he’d lived with for coming up to 20 years order! Then we went to the BFI to see ken, Tom makes a stupid joke about it. Not of time at school, there’s a lovely talented Did you and Otto hit it off immediate- now — that was crazy! To get the respect Clockwork Orange. So I’ve been doing loads because he’s being mean but because he young cast, and there’s the Point Blanc class- ly? and admiration of someone who owns and bits of research into classic cinema to knows it will make Alex feel better. Well, mates. I don’t get to meet them in the show Absolutely! He’s an absolute dream to those characters and made them up, for him get into the head of Tom. that’s why their friendship works so well, I but I’ve met them in real-life and they’re a work with. As soon as I went for the audi- to say, ‘Yes, you’re right to play him,’ is think. lovely, talented bunch of people. So work- tion, I said to myself, ‘Well, there’s the Alex. incredible! So I think in that moment, Otto What other traits does Tom have? ing on Alex Rider has just been a very excit- I have just got to hope that I’m the Tom to and I went, “Yes, we have got to do this I see Tom like a Labrador. Tom is out- Do you think the audience will identi- ing experience. go with this Alex.’ And luckily, I was! Otto right.” going, fun and energetic, but wears his heart fy with Tom and Alex’s relationship? and I walked out of the audition together. on his sleeve. If someone’s got to him, he’ll Yes. The two are just usual kids going How would you describe the show to They hadn’t told us that we’d got it. We How would you characterise Tom? let them know, which can make him quite to school. They’re not cool enough to be in your friends? ended up going to the same train station and Tom is just an average boy at an aver- vulnerable but that’s teenagers for you. with the cool kids gang but they’re not quite Do you remember those books that you exchanged numbers. I actually waved him age school who is best friends with anoth- When you’re 16, you are incredibly vulner- nerdy and geeky enough to be on the out- loved as a kid? Yeah, we’ve made them into off, saying, ‘See you later, Alex.’ And he er average boy, who turns out as not so aver- able to everything. But the extreme changes skirts of them. They’re just in limbo. No one a brilliant TV series and I am in it! Watch replied, ‘See you, Tom.’ He’s still saved on age. He’s thrown into this world with Alex these boys are going through within this really pays them much attention. If they get it, yeah? It’s just a beautiful service to the my phone as Otto Rider — that’s how much but more as a guy in the chair, a sort of nerdy story make them even more susceptible to in trouble, no one cares. If they do some- fans. faith I had that he was going to get it. We sidekick who gets to stay home and worry emotional trauma. thing good, no one cares. They’re complete- (The series airs on SonyLIV.)    !"#"#

 %&' ( )77

11   :31  PREPPED FOR A NEW WORLD 
': $- = > '#11,0 < ':': , $
#-'+   , ' 2
'#'-'-1':#$
#-'
' -2'$:2
'1,','
#-',+#
$',+&#-', --#$,,':#1 ::#+':
:':##,+,
$$
2# '':#&#,,
#- - #'/2# - #/ -# 2$#' / $'#,-  ###, farewell party, that last canteen self- away from this film. What followed was ie, scribbling each other’s backs a series of questions which we wanted Awith goodbye notes, group hugs, answers for from people with real life sto- tossing the robes and caps, gifts from ries and credibility. We broke down juniors, that nervous walk out of the cam- these questions and paired them with real pus and so much more — the last days of life stories from people we thought college always remain etched in our would be relevant to that story line. For hearts. No matter how far we’ve come, instance, dropping out is taboo, the most of us would always go back to the emotional pressure a student goes time to remember what made us. Yes, get- through to first take a decision to drop ting a degree and getting an education are out is strenuous and then justifying that two different things. You live through the to the rest of the world is even harder, experiences, explore a new world and go hoping that the choice made turns out in through a gamut of emotions during your his/her favour. To share a perspective on college life. However, these are memories this question, we spoke to Raghava KK, which the batch of 2020 will never be able Anand Gandhi and Deepika Padukone, to relate to or call their own. They will all of whom are college drop-outs and never have their one-of-its-kind, proud have succeeded in their pursuits and craft convocation. later. Echoing students’ sentiments that something fundamental must change, How challenging was the process? Anto Philip, co-founder of Under 25, As we were heading into the project, ensured that India’s batch of 2020 stands ‘Qualities a graduating student must we understood the limitations that we united against the odds. have in 2020’ and others. The film is a were working with. We took those into Philip brought together artistes, jour- tribute to not only the current graduat- consideration and built the film around nalists, comedians and leaders such as ing batch but also to students, educators, that. However, factors like the launch date Armaan Malik, Anupama Chopra, parents or anyone across the world, who for a documentary like this always has a Debosmita Majumder, Deepika Padukone, have, through the years, succumbed to the hard stop to it. The relatability of this con- Faye D’Souza, Hrithik Roshan, Roshan pressure and anxiety of being defined by tent lies in that particular time period for Abbas, Tanmay Bhat and others to create certificates and degrees. Here are the a student. So time was definitely our a graduation ceremony documentary — excerpts of our conversation with him: biggest challenge. Batch of 2020. Written and narrated by Philip, this How did you conceptualise the docu- How important is the college experi- docu-film addresses topics that the batch mentary, Batch of 2020? ence for the youth and how has it suf- of 2020 will find worthy. These include COVID-19 stole the batch of 2020 of fered due to the pandemic? chats around ‘Everything you need to their graduation. Students across the It is the most critical part. The learn- know about graduating in 2020,’ ‘Lessons world have looked forward to their con- ing truly happens in conversations with from other batches,’ ‘First-Year vocation ceremonies, especially after your friends, some inspiring teachers and after graduation,’ hustling for 21 years. It’s an event that experiences outside the classroom. This ‘Dropping out,’ gives them some clarity on what awaits life possibly teaches you more than any them in the real world. Having said that, other phase of your journey. It’s definite- we felt it’s time to look beyond just an ly hard for students not to be around each ordinary graduation. This presented an other but that also leaves us with an opportunity for us to curate something opportunity to invent and adopt newer extraordinary, something unseen, an ways and means of learning. We must experience for students to take in and treat 2020 as a year of unknown oppor- make use of in the new world. tunities that requires us to break the shackles of our traditional formal educa- What has been your inspiration tion system and on its debris, build a new behind the project? India that measures success on its own Over the last seven years, all the work terms. we’ve been doing across our verticals is directed towards building a better envi- What does the film aim to achieve? ronment for youngsters. The This documentary is the first step students of 2020 find them- we’re taking to build a movement and selves in a position that no drive conversations on what more our generation has faced since education system can offer to accommo- our last pandemic almost a date students’ needs. Our education sys- century ago. Now, more tem is built on fear and grades. It’s essen- than ever, we realised it was tially someone else’s journey mapped out time to step in and drive for us to get from one point to another. towards a change. While this method works and is efficient for most, it also exposes the lack of atten- What was the idea tion to human emotion and the world’s behind bringing togeth- dynamic environment. A good start er so many artistes, would be the introduction of mental well- journalists, comedi- ness hours in our early years of school- ans, actors and lead- ing. ers? We put ourselves What message would you like to give in the position of a to this batch? student to under- You’ve graduated in the toughest of stand what we’d times, you’ve graduated in the midst of like to take a pandemic and that’s why no one else but you will know the struggles of it. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t get to celebrate your graduation but know that it is because of you that we can now have fruitful conversations around building a more dynamic education system. I believe that you can be the changemakers we need, let’s collectively build a more responsible environment to live in.    !"#"#   7

;- @ ;@&  VAR dominates Premier League results      ' 1        @           ,  Barcelona and Bayern &   A /          "  Munich will meet in the quar- ter-finals of the Champions .  +9+?89 N -':#1 +##2  League should both sides make 9-,':' ,&#-1'; it through, Friday’s draw for the anchester United were final eight confirmed. given a controversial -  ,##2 + Both teams still need to Mhelping hand by VAR #-##2 ;O complete their last-16 ties, with in their 3-0 win at Aston Villa, M .= <<= = Bayern almost there having won while Tottenham suffered fresh E<<  F 3-0 away to Chelsea in the first frustration at the hands of the leg, while Barcelona are due to review system in their 0-0 host Napoli after a 1-1 draw in draw at Bournemouth on N-2 ::, Italy. Thursday. &1# ':##9-, Meanwhile, if Man City can United were far too strong :'E 
-F5#-- #, finish the job in their last-16 tie for lowly Villa, but their open- ,' -' ;# #, against Real Madrid, Pep’s team -1 ,:+#-$1
2,- ing goal came from a dubious ':#'
-- :##', ' will go on to a quarter-final penalty that left the hosts against either Juventus or Lyon. fuming. -;#&
',: ,,'
City won 2-1 in Madrid in the &&, '##- ,/ >  In the 27th minute, -0-,Q,,: -; ' first leg in March, while Juventus United midfielder $:-# ':##;O must overturn a 1-0 deficit from . 6E6 ners will take on either Bruno Fernandes spun M  < EE= the first leg of their last-16 tie Istanbul Basaksehir or FC into Ezri Konsa before  >> =F against Lyon. anchester United could Copenhagen in the quarter- tumbling in the area Postponed in March as the Mfind themselves facing finals on August 10 or 11. The despite little evidence of a coronavirus pandemic took over, English rivals Turkish side beat foul by the Villa defender. The N:#&#/-$#/':# all remaining last 16 second legs Wolverhampton Wanderers Copenhagen 1-0 at home in penalty stood after a VAR #/###,1 9#'#+ are due to be played on August in the semi-finals of the the first leg in March. review and Fernandes slotted -', ;O 7 and 8. The winners will Europa League in Germany Meanwhile, Wolves drew home his eighth goal since advance to the Final Eight, in August, after Friday’s draw 1-1 away to Olympiakos in joining from Sporting Lisbon M >=  >= which will be held as a unique for the latter stages of the the first leg of their last-16 tie. in January. E  = <<  F straight knockout tournament in tournament put the teams on They are due to host the United doubled their lead %  = 6  3 3        6     >   > Lisbon due to the difficulties a collision course. recently-crowned Greek in first half stoppage-time caused by the coronavirus. While the Champions champions in the return and when 18-year-old Mason The draw threw up the League is to be completed would then need to beat Greenwood scored his fourth      
8 &  46-94 *-, possibility of a Clasico semi- with a straight knockout Sevilla — who have won the goal in three games with a 6 O, -* final, with Barcelona and mini-tournament in Lisbon, Europa League and its pre- fierce finish. Paul Pogba got the Liverpool: Liverpool captain I’m pretty positive he will be Madrid on collision course to the Europa League will be cursor, the UEFA Cup, a third in the 58th minute, the Jordan Henderson has been with us for the new season, he New Delhi: Manchester meet in the last four should both played to a conclusion with record five times — or Roma France midfielder bagging his ruled out of the rest of the is a quick healer. United playmaker Bruno make it that far. an identical format in in the quarter-finals. first goal of an injury-hit sea- Premier League champions’ “We all felt for him, awful Fernandes on Friday was The other side of the draw Germany. There are three German son with a low curler from 18 campaign after the midfield- moment. We knew immedi- rewarded for his fine run in is clearer. First-time quarter- The Europa League final teams left in the Europa yards. er sustained a knee injury in ately. Hendo is an animal he the English top-flight as he finalists RB Leipzig will meet will be played in Cologne on League, including Bayer Fifth placed United move their midweek win at fights for everything. He deals was named the Premier Atletico Madrid, runners-up August 21. The quarter-finals Leverkusen. They won 3-1 to within one point of fourth Brighton, manager Juergen well with pain but in this League’s player of the month to city rivals Real the last time and semi-finals will be played away to Rangers in the first placed Leicester in the race to Klopp said on Friday. moment, he knew something for the second time in a row. the Champions League final as one-off ties with Cologne, leg of their last-16 tie and will qualify for the Champions Klopp was forced to with- had happened. It was a com- Fernandes had earlier was played in Lisbon in 2014. Duisburg, Duesseldorf and be confident of advancing to League. draw Henderson 10 minutes plete mood killer. won the prize for June as The winners of the Leipzig Gelsenkirchen all hosting the last eight. United, unbeaten in their from fulltime after a collision “The boys were happy well. In doing so Fernandes vs Atletico quarter-final will face games. Leverkusen is barely 40 last 17 games in all competi- with Yves Bissouma but the with the result but then the emulated compatriot either Paris Saint-Germain or Before that, all last-16 kilometres from Cologne, tions, are the first team in German said the 30-year-old boys realised Hendo was hurt. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had Atalanta in the last four. ties must be completed. Ole where the final will be played. Premier League history to win does not require surgery. No surgery needed is the good achieved the same feat in The quarter-finals will be Gunnar Solskjaer’s United, They would play either Inter four consecutive matches by a “It is the best possible of need surgery,” Klopp said. “He news. He will lift the trophy, he 2006 during his trophy-laden played between August 12 and who have been in fine form Milan or Getafe in the quar- margin of three or more goals. the bad news. He does not will not play again this season. deserves to lift trophy.” AP stay at Old Trafford. PNS 15 in the Portuguese capital, since the Premier League ter-finals. Second bottom Villa are four with matches shared between season resumed last month, Only six of the eight last points from safety and haven’t missing out on European com- Josh King’s push on Harry loss at Sheffield United, Sheffield United, Michael Benfica’s Estadio da Luz and are effectively already through 16 first-leg matches were won in six games since the petition for the first time since Kane in the penalty area went Mourinho felt they were the Oliver. Opinions matter, It’s not Sporting’s Estadio Jose Alvalade. to the last eight having won played in March. The other restart. the 2009-10 season. unpushed despite a VAR review victims of another bad mistake only mine. Everybody knows The semi-finals are sched- 5-0 away to Austrian side two ties — Inter vs Getafe and There was more VAR con- Jose Mourinho’s side were in the first half. Just a week after by the replay official. that’s a penalty and when I say uled for August 18 and 19, with LASK in the first leg. Sevilla vs Roma — will be troversy at Dean Court, with off-key for long periods, but Tottenham were the victims of “The same referee who did everybody, I mean everybody,” the final on August 23 at the Assuming they progress, decided as one-off matches Tottenham left in danger of could feel hard done by after a harsh VAR decision in their the VAR decision against Mourinho said. Estadio da Luz. AFP the 2017 Europa League win- on neutral ground. SINGLES >" %  @   WIMBLEDON TO ALLOCATE PRIZE MONEY =       & Wimbledon: 7   'O#1)>  E  )         =10     . ,4*89*6 ,'#,'+ A  '  P    '  !
"#$ 381-run win over England at conditions for batting. > #/))&  their Kensington Oval home Barbados-born Archer  5 5*  %-  !'   )  3? C3 :782  '  '  
 %'   hane Dowrich steered ground last year, completed a nearly had Shai Hope lbw for 1>=   '
   Sthe West Indies into a fine fifty. 16 but a West Indies review eeping alive the club’s    
1>5 ' .O:#%000/% first-innings lead of over a The wicketkeeper held revealed a no-ball. Hope, how- K131-year-old legacy, ATK  11<      ' 
    hundred runs against England firm for 115 balls until he was ever, was still on 16 when he Mohun Bagan board of direc- J'   
#1%>00 ' ) on the third day of the first Test caught down the legside by edged off-spinner Dom Bess to tors on Friday decided to at Southampton on Friday. opposing gloveman Jos Buttler first slip where Stokes, captain- retain the iconic green and PORTO EDGE CLOSER TO PORTUGUESE TITLE Dowrich made 61 after off Stokes. ing England in the absence of maroon jersey and the sailing Lisbon:    
    '    opener Kraigg Brathwaite had England dropped veteran Joe Root, held a sharp catch. boat logo.   ''' :" top-scored with 65 in a total of paceman Stuart Broad to play It was an encouraging The new entity will be known as ATK Mohun # ' *  *'     318 all out. express quicks Jofra Archer and moment for Stokes, who could Bagan and the Mariners’ historic ‘sailing boat’ logo             '   Stand-in captain Ben Mark Wood together for the have been forgiven for second- will also remain barring the addition of ATK, which       ) !        Stokes led England’s attack first time in a Test. guessing himself after deciding has acquired an 80 per cent stake in the century old          '       with 4-49 to follow his top But Archer and Wood to bat first on winning the toss. club.      9 ' 9      score of 43 in the hosts’ 204. struggled to make an impres- But, as he has so often “The culture and tradition which has made the  ' )  '  ( But that still left West @ 4        4  P  > sion on a placid pitch. done before, Stokes made a brand a household name has been preserved. The *   '    (( Indies 114 runs ahead in a They took just one wicket vital breakthrough when he logo retains its essence,” the merged entity said in         F  match that marks internation- 5 respectively to have England Test-best 6-42 on Thursday. between them in a combined trapped Brathwaite in front of a statement. 
 )    
 '   @=     :# al cricket’s return from lock- 15 without loss and their deficit And when Stokes bowled 44 overs — and that was only the stumps. “The addition of ATK within the logo ensures % 
          down. down to 99. tailender Alzarri Joseph, he had when Wood bowled last man Shamarh Brooks made a that the fast growing and passionate following built     @0   :#) At the end of the day, Stokes’ haul included the his 150th Test wicket. Shannon Gabriel to end the promising 39 before he was on a short but highly successful period is also being England openers Rory Burns wicket of West Indies captain But Dowrich, who made innings. caught behind off James carried forward,” he said. SOCHI, MUGELLO TO HOST F1 RACES and Dom Sibley somehow sur- Jason Holder for just five, with 116 and shared a huge stand of West Indies resumed Anderson, with England’s all- The club also announced its plans to build a Spielberg: ' P
    + vived 10 overs of zippy bowl- the England talisman having 295 with Holder when his fel- behind closed doors on 57-1, time leading Test wicket- world class football academy in Bengal and to refur-          9'    ing that relentlessly attacked the fallen to his rival all-rounder low Bajan made an unbeaten with the first sunny blue skies taker returning innings fig- bish the existing Mohun Bagan facility so that ISL ,   
 '" '    ) off stump. They made 10 and during the towering paceman's 202 during the West Indies’ of the match providing ideal ures of 3-62. and AFC home games are held there. 9'  +?         ,   #:  'P ,   ' ' O   :     ,   1@) 9'   '@  6   < 
 
&"& 
    (   P#%000?   ) 0:0 ; SEVILLA MOVE CLOSER TO CL SPOT Spielberg: Red Bull have given “a Seb,” Horner told Sky F1 television Verona: Inter Milan allowed important points,” said Conte. Seville: ,
            < 0  definite no” to four-times F1 world during practice for the Styrian yet another game to slip from “The fact that we have lost     1"#    % 
        champion Sebastian Vettel’s hopes of Grand Prix at Austria’s Red Bull their grasp as Verona snatched 20 points from leading posi- !  '  ) *  " "   1  Seasoned England returning to them next year, team Ring. “He will forever be a part of a late equaliser to hold them to tions must give us pause for
        *'    ,
  pacer Stuart Broad on Friday said he boss Christian Horner said on our history. a 2-2 draw on Thursday. thought. We’ve lost so many      "   9    felt “frustrated, angry and gutted” Friday. “We didn’t expect him to be on Antonio Conte’s side points in a stupid way — if we      "F     after being dropped from the opening The German, who is out of the market this year and our com- appeared to have done the dif- hadn’t, the table would look   '   )   ' J'  Test, adding that he sought clarifica- contract with Ferrari at the end of mitment is to our existing drivers. ficult part when they came very different.”  P!  ') tions over his future in the team. the season and facing an uncertain We think we’ve got a great pairing in from behind to lead 2-1 early Since the Serie A restart, The hosts opted to go for James future, had said on Thursday he Max (Verstappen) and in Alex in the second half only for Inter have been held 3-3 at WTA ADDS TWO EVENTS TO 2020 CALENDAR Anderson, Mark Wood and Jofra would say yes to a Red Bull drive if (Albon). We think that has great Miguel Veloso to level for home by Sassuolo after conced- Florida: * 7*   '       Archer alongside stand-in captain one was offered. potential for the future as well. Verona with five minutes left. are 10 adrift of leaders Juventus ing twice in the last 10 minutes    '  %   '      Ben Stokes and spinner Dom Bess, Vettel won his titles with Red “So unfortunately it’s not some- That means Inter stay with seven games to play. and on Sunday they lost 2-1 to !'  * ,     % leaving out Broad from the first Test Bull from 2010-13 and remains on thing we are going to be able to fourth with 65 points, having Verona are ninth with 43. visitors Bologna after leading 
   1010  %  which started at Ageas Bowl on good terms with the Austrian ener- accommodate. That is a definite no, been overtaken by Atalanta “It’s disappointing because 1-0 and missing a penalty — a ' 1# '  )*7** ' % Wednesday. gy drink brand’s senior management. I’m afraid. Sebastian I think is aware after their 2-0 win over we deserved to win the match performance which left Conte  '  9 #$%   Broad, who is England’s second “We had a brilliant time with of that.” Agencies Sampdoria on Wednesday, and and instead we have lost more fuming. AP      '':%    highest wicket-taker of all time with 
   '    ( ) 485 scalps, last missed a home Test eight years ago when he was rested !    NEW BUNDESLIGA SEASON TO BEGIN ON SEPT 18 against West Indies in 2012. Spinners are being taught new methods to shine ball: Mushtaq      Berlin: * ?   '      “I found out about 6pm the night   1010"1# '       before the game. Stokesy told me just   7!-,*- ing with the new regulations with Karachi (PTI): The Pakistan , #;       '     ( that they’re going with extra pace in regards to shining the ball as well. Cricket Board has managed to  ' (             ) these conditions,” Broad said on Sky ormer Pakistan tweaker and “Historically, spinners have rope in a sponsor for the nation- 8
     '    '' Sports Player Zone. Fteam’s current spin bowling used saliva to shine the ball now al team ahead of its England tour 1#%   ?  P     “I’ve been frustrated, coach Mushtaq Ahmed on Friday they are being taught new meth- but it had to settle for a far less ' (   '   911%  angry and gutted — because stated that players have respond- ods in lieu of the revised ICC rules amount than what it envisaged. (  -'  !O'  ) it’s quite a hard decision to ed well to the new regulations put and regulations. According to a reliable source, understand. I’ve probably forward by International Cricket “What makes me really happy PCB has decided to sign a one- VERSTAPPEN BEST IN 2ND PRACTICE bowled the best I’ve ever Council (ICC) in the wake of is that the players and support staff year contract with Transmedia, a Spielberg: ' 
 9F    bowled in the last cou- coronavirus pandemic. are working together on team company which has been buying        '   ple of years. I felt like The Pakistan cricket team is goals and objectives and I am sure various sponsorship and media   8 (   it was my shirt currently in England, acclimatis- in due course the players will be rights for the last few years.       ,   ?    ) having been ing themselves ahead of their fully aware and ready for the new “Transmedia has offered 600 F  )0<: J'(  F  in the team much-anticipated series which challenges as we prepare for what million rupees for a three-year  "8 P9  )1#@ through the includes three Tests and as many They had started their prepara- ed challenges, the players have is expected to be a tough series deal for the main logo on Pakistan      
 ,   )8 Ashes and T20Is starting August. tions for the series with a two-day been exceptional so far,” Mushtaq against a strong English team in team’s jerseys and kits. The Board   % ')@    going to The visitors are currently inter-squad scenario-based prac- told pcb.com.pk. “We are trying to their own backyard. after facing disappointment on F  )8 ' (    South Africa under a 14-day quarantine peri- tice match played on July 5-6 at make them familiar with the pro- “I am confident we have the several fronts has now decided to  (  ) +%& and winning there,” od, following which they will Worcester. tocols and they have responded players that can not only compete sign a one-year deal for 200m on he added. PTI travel to Derbyshire on July 13. “Despite the Covid-19 relat- wonderfully well. Players are cop- but also win the series.” a pro-rata basis,” the source said.