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Chinese army stopped an        Q    %   ! bloody clash on the night of   -4L4. China fired the first shot Indian patrol and objected to      Q    ! June 15 between Chinese and when it added a new twist to the construction of a bridge.        <*9M;*L." Indian jawans but remained ..3<*9M ongoing tension at the Line of India, all along, has main-     )%      silent on which side of the LAC Actual Control (LAC) in tained that the bridge and the   *+     !      it took place.  434."43  Ladakh by laying claim to the 250-km Shyok-Daulat Beg            The Prime Minister’s 345%.3@."3. entire Galwan valley and blam- Oldie road running parallel to          ,-.*     Office (PMO) said attempts are 8"%4 ing India for fomenting trou- the LAC is in its region and the    !       being made to give “mischie- "."./"". ble leading to the bloody clash- Chinese have no right to inter- $/   Q  "      vous interpretation” to Prime )39""O es on June 15 leading to killing fere. Incidentally, India has fin-      !      /    Minister’s remarks at the all- ""... of 20 India soldiers. ished the construction of the 60         party meeting while referring “India hit back by saying metre bridge in the valley.          !0   to the Galwan valley clash in the PM faced barrage of ques- LAC (unhe rokte hain, unhe regards transgression of LAC, the position with regard to The Chinese official state-       1 ,-.,2     Ladakh on the intervening tion from military experts and tokte hain),” said the statement it was clearly stated that the vio- Galwan valley area has been ment issued through its 3    455      nights of June 15-16. strategic analysts on how the from the PMO. lence in Galwan on June 15 historically clear. Attempts by Embassy in the early hours of 6        “As regards transgression of Indian soldiers were killed if Attempts are being made in arose because Chinese side Chinese side to now advance Saturday came hours after "   ! LAC, it was clearly stated that the Chinese side didn’t intrude some quarters to give a mis- was seeking to erect structures exaggerated and untenable Prime Minister Narendra          the violence in Galwan on into our territory. chievous interpretation to just across the LAC and refused claims with regard to LAC Modi’s meeting with heads of      7 $ "   June 15 arose because Chinese But the statement didn’t remarks by the Prime Minister to desist from such actions,” the there aren’t acceptable. They all parties on the bloody brawl   "   /   !0 2 side was seeking to erect struc- clarify if across the LAC has on Friday, it said. PMO said. aren’t in accordance with in the Galwan Valley and situ-   8          tures just across the LAC and been used to describe the “The all-party meeting was The Prime Minister paid China’s own past position,” ation on the LAC.  6      %   refused to desist from such Indian side of the LAC or also informed that this time, glowing tributes to the valour Ministry of External Affair In its statement the      actions,” clarified the PMO. Chinese side. Chinese forces have come in and patriotism of our armed said in a statement on Saturday. Chinese Government said “the #! !      Q 2   The clarification does not “The Prime Minister was much larger strength to the forces “who repulsed the The MEA also said Indian Galwan Valley is located on the $    !  $     %  %! match with what has been stat- clear that India would respond LAC and that the Indian designs of the Chinese there”. troops were fully familiar with Chinese side of the LAC in the 9  2  %/ ed by the Ministry of External firmly to any attempts to trans- response is commensurate. As Turn to Page 4 the alignment of LAC in all sec- western section of the Sino-      !  "       Affairs (MEA) three times. gress the Line of Actual Control Indian border.” On Tuesday,  " $ $       The PMO said structures (LAC). In fact, he specifically the People’s Liberation Army’s            “across the LAC” while the emphasised that in contrast to (PLA) Western Theatre :     2  MEA had said “on our side of the past neglect of such chal- Command spokesman Colonel    " &       the LAC”. lenges, Indian forces now deci- Zhang Shuili said, “China "  '"           The clarification came after sively counter any violations of always owns sovereignty over !' "       the Galwan Valley region.”      Reacting to the PLA statement, "  " "       2   India’s Ministry of External $ "   '         Affairs described the claims as            “exaggerated and untenable. "!$L    !    Accusing China of trying " $ *         to create hindrance in patrol    "   "   M  %/M duty performed by Indian  !  #            jawans, the MEA said, “Since    ! early May 2020, Chinese have  $  ' 2/ been hindering India’s normal     " &      patrolling pattern in the area.  2     This resulted in face-off which +' ,        ,"   $     was addressed by ground com- !" !  " '     2      3 4 !  manders. We don’t accept the    "&.  6    %   * ;#;<'/ Narendra Modi’s concluding  !   5 *  contention that India was uni-    #    $*!       M  remarks at the all-party meet- laterally changing status quo.”       M  n one of his sharpest attacks ing on the border issue with Turn to Page 4 !!" &#$      2  Ion the Prime Minister, for- China, the Congress stated / 0        Q     mer Congress chief Rahul that the PMO’s statement was       #  Q%   "   "          Gandhi on Sunday alleged “clearly a lame attempt to    # & Q Narendra Modi has “surren- obfuscate the truth”.   !     R&  'Q (  %R   $ "  1 "   !  Q   dered” Indian territory to Former Union Minister P       &2      Chinese aggression. Chidambaram too hit out at * ;#;<'/ )  &      $    "       A day after the Prime Modi and said his statements at !"#$%")./""     Minister asserted that the the all-party meeting as the Chinese People’s Liberation Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has 010.."3.     ! Chinese troops did not intrude is “baffling” and left everyone HArmy re-entered Doklam? BJP leader criticised the Chinese Army for “escalating” the bor- .%." 2  &  % /! into the Indian territory, Rahul “bewildered”. and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian der tension with India and militarising the strategic "%3.4%.       5     Gandhi asked why and where “It is quite obvious that the Swamy on Saturday referred to interna- South China Sea as he described the ruling 5""36              were the Indian soldiers killed PM’s statement contradicts the tional media reports to ask if China has Communist Party of China as a “rogue actor”. "3." " "45          # & ! if the land, where the “violent earlier statements made by the scrapped the agreement on Doklam with In a scathing attack on the Chinese Government, ." 4            face-off” happened, was a Army chief, the Defence India which the two nations had agreed Pompeo said the Communist Party of China wants %"."O."%8             % Chinese territory. Minister and the Foreign upon last year. to undo all the progress the free world has made %. 4.".      ! “The PM has surrendered Minister. PM Modi’s remarks China had agreed to withdraw troops through institutions like the NATO and adopt a new ."6 9 2         Indian territory to Chinese have left everyone baffled and from Dokhlam after the agreement, how- set of rules and norms that accommodate Beijing.           !    aggression. If the land was bewildered. If no Chinese ever, with the ongoing situation over LAC, “The People’s Liberation Army has escalated bor-  &           Chinese: 1. Why were our sol- troops have crossed into our Swamy quoted sources as saying the der tensions with India, the world’s most populous  &     /       diers killed? 2. Where were they territory what was the face-off Chinese People’s Liberation Army has re- democracy. It’s militarising the South China Sea and ' '%!)*8.30        !      killed?” Rahul asked through a on May 5 and May 6. Where entered Doklam, and asked the illegally claiming more territory there, threatening .""%"5.%8    M       tweet message. were our troops martyred and Government to clarify on the issue if its true vital sea lanes,” Pompeo said, a day after he expressed 3."%"             " Q Hours after the PMO injured,” asked Chidambaram. or baseless. condolences on the death of 20 Indian soldiers. PTI "."98" )       M    issued a clarification regarding Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 Detailed report on P4 "%5."%.":6       !               %  Q            ! 3 2    ./0            2# &    (   (                 ! 1     &            #        ! (()       Q        % 2    !"   & ;"2   !               %  -.     (                ! 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Government, as per the bilateral Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Under the leadership of our +,(     <2       2  Extradition Treaty signed in his Deputy Manish Sisodia in a Chief Minister Arvind   !#     %  1997, has requested the arrest meeting of Delhi State Disaster Kejriwal, we will not let Delhi *      !   0 9     of Rana with a view towards his Management Authority people have any inconve- -               4  extradition. PTI (DDMA) on Saturday. nience,” he tweeted.      !/       ! Detailed report on P4 The L-G after the meeting Turn to Page 4      " +,- +.+. 

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I am very thankful to them are doing. Also, there is been stagnancy village in Rajasthan — Shakir because whenever I have worked with      at some point. and Rihan. them, it never felt that I am working for $% & '&   A role that comes close to you? Their journey from dancing a producer. They convinced me to play ( '  All these shows and roles are in regional competitions to Parvati. equally important for me. I had put reaching America’s Got Talent  Were there any apprehensions before    ' in equal efforts and was equally (AGT) is an example of how saying yes?  $  passionate about them all. sheer hard work and dedication When I was approached for the &$ Furthermore, I have enjoyed all can take you places. show, I was a little apprehensive because my roles to the fullest because all Destiny surprised Shakir it was a mythological show and I hadn’t of them were unique in their own in March, when he got a call done these kind of roles before, but they way. Having said that, Mile Jab from the show’s team saying that convinced me to do it. Now that I have Hum Tum will always be very they are welcome to audition for stepped into it, it has been a great close to my heart. The role of it. experience so far. Nupur was unique. “It was a dream come true.  Did you have to go out of your  What kept you busy during At first, I couldn’t believe what comfort zone to get into the skin of the lockdown? I heard on the phone. It took me the character? Honestly, I needed time a few seconds to comprehend Mythological shows are with my family, especially what had been said. Then I was comparatively difficult as they are a my parents and my niece on cloud nine,” Shakir, who is costume drama. So I did have to step and the lockdown helped 21, tells you. out of my comfort zone quite a bit, be me. I have spent quality The duo then flew to it the makeup, the clothes or the time with them and America before the lockdown accessories, all of them are their happy faces are happened to audition for the extravagant. It takes almost four-five what that keeps me going. first round. people and quite a few hours of We are all going through “We have cleared round putting it together. Not only this this pressing situation one. We got a standing ovation but even the language used is together. from the judges. Once things are unlike what we speak for the The world is facing back to normal, we will be daily soaps — shudh Hindi. the wrath of this virus performing in the elimination Sometimes it takes extra effort to together. It is a very round,” Shakir says, who got understand the meaning of the stressful situation and interested in dancing when he dialogues and then perform. now we all are working was just 8.  How did acting happen? towards as much “My elder brother loves route in order to save myself effort to make him comfortable shows, our videos went viral on It started back in 2006. I normalcy as possible. dancing. I used to see his moves from the jibes. Some people with duo performance and now YouTube and everyone in our started my professional journey Not everyone can stay and that’s how I got interested. even asked their children to not that he has learnt it well, my solo village has seen them. People with Tollywood which I didn’t at home, some people Gradually, it became my be seen with me as I would spoil performance has become a little come to my home to click want to continue because of are depressed and upset passion. I took no professional them as well. But I was weak,” Shakir says with a laugh. selfies. Some even tell my dad: homesickness and other because of difficult with training until I turned 18,” he determined that I had to do For Rihan, dancing is all Arey aap ka beta to TV par aaya, issues. Later, when I started every passing day. My tells you. something big in life and I about relieving worries and dancer ban gaya hai, aap to bade doing TV shows, I was message to all those It took Shakir years of braved everything that came my having fun. “I enjoy dancing a aadmi ban gaye hain ab. It feels offered to play lead people is to have a practise and hard work to reach way,” he tells you. lot. Shakir bhai is a great team good when I see that smile and characters. The viewers positive attitude and let’s this stage. “I used to work at a The reason why Shakir member. He guides me well,” satisfaction on my parents’ liked my performance. fight this together. car puncture shop. I had to leave decided to team-up with his Rihan says and adds that during faces,” Shakir tells you. Then I started enjoying Please reach out to the my studies when I was in Class eight-year-old cousin, Rihan, rehearsals Shakir acts more like Shakir’s dream is to win the process. However, I right kind of help VIII. But never gave up on was because he too had the his mentor. Dance Plus once. “My goal is to still feel there is a lot whenever needed. dance. I would wake up at 5, passion for dance. “Whenever Shakir bhai win the show, if not, then I want more to do in life  Upcoming rehearsed till 8 in the morning “Rihan saw me dancing scolds me during rehearsals, I to be the runner-up at least,” considering no age projects? and then go to work,” he tells and he got interested. Initially, hit back at him saying: Daanto Shakir says. factor. Nothing in you. I thought he is doing it for fun. mat na, kar lunga main. Then On the other hand, Rihan’s  How easy or the pipeline yet. Taking up dance was not at I was apprehensive about he smiles and asks me to do it dream is to be a good dancer difficult was it to be But I am all in all easy for Shakir as he received whether he would be able to correctly,” Rihan tells you. and make his parents proud. “I a part of the for new a lot of resistance from family match my moves since he is so The two have performed in just want to become a good industry? interesting and friends. young. But, when I saw his love shows like Dance Plus 5, where dancer, so that my parents will It was easy opportunities “My family told me not to and dedication, I made him my they were among the 30 finalists be happy and I can see that working in the andwaste time dancing and focus partner,” he says. and India’s Got Talent. smile on their face,” Rihan TV industry. I exploring on my work. The neighbours Both of them now practise “The shows have changed tells you. have completed 14 new things mocked as well. I had to face for eight hours a day. “Rihan is our lives. My family was (AGT is streaming on Voot years now and there is a vast difference like web series their taunts every day. So much a good learner. He catches all the extremely happy that I managed Select and will be airing soon on from the time we used to work before and and short films. so that I started changing my moves at one go. It took a lot of to do something in life. After the Colors Infinity in India)

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The campaign will circumstances. cases to climb up to 5.5 lakh by said that as per the structural months,” the corporation said in al Praveen Khandelwal said continue till 31st December. Special secretary SM Ali July-end. security of the building, its a statement. that the mood of the nation is Khandelwal said that in said that leave of any kind will As per the latest statistics of structure audit report along The official further said quite visible since entire nation informed that CAIT has asked about 14 hours of the launch of only be granted under most State Health Department ( with the existing building plan that due to non-submission of stands in solidarity with the for opinion of the people by the online survey, the initial compelling circumstances. Delhi ), the national capital has will have to be submitted with- report on time, strict action will Government and our forces posting nine questions in its results are very encouraging "All MSs, MDs, Deans and issue directions to all the staff more than 50,000 cases, third in 30 days from the date of be as per rules. Apart from this, and people are up in arms online survey form which which amply depict the mood Directors of the hospitals and working under their control highest cases in the country, notice in the east Corporation EDMC has also initiated the against China and stand com- include the following ques- of the nation. medical institutions under the who are on leave of any kind to while over 2,000 people have office. same exercise for buildings con- mitted to teach a lesson to tions. “Emotions and anger of The online survey will be Health and Family Welfare immediately report for their succumbed to the dreaded The official further said structed before the year 2001, he China this time. the people is deeply reflected running all across the country Department are advised to duties," the order said. virus so far. that the structure audit report added. Bhartia and Khandelwal across the Country since till 26th June. 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Saturday held a meeting with Tthree men for allegedly stealing He hypnotised her kids and fled all the Deputy Commissioners he Delhi Police has arrested two men, including cash and jewellery after hypnotising away with cash and jewellery of of Police to review the Covid- Ta schoolteacher for allegedly creating fake web- the victim in the national Capital. around Rs five lakh," said the DCP. 19 and crime situation. sites of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to dupe peo- The accused have been identi- “During investigation, police The CP also issued direc- ple across the country. fied as Lakhvinder Singh (25), a res- analysed the CCTV footage and tions to ensure preventive mea- The accused have been identified as Parab ident of Punjab, Sonu Kumar (38) arrested Lakhvinder. On his sures so that the spread of pan- Sharan Singh (27), a resident of Ambala in Haryana and Sunny (38), both residents of instance, Sonu and Sunny were also demic be managed effectively. and Vijay Kumar (42), a resident of Sonipat in Panipat in Haryana. arrested from a hotel at Gurgaon,” The officers were also directed Haryana, they said. According to Atul Kumar said the DCP. to be more vigilant and take According to Anyesh Roy, the Deputy Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner "Interrogation revealed that the necessary steps as situation Commissioner of Police (DCP), Cyber Crime unit, of Police (DCP), South district, on accused used to roam in the area and demand on ground to curb the a complaint was received from FCI that two fake web- May 27, a resident of Chhattarpur gather information about their tar- crime. sites had been created using the name of the organ- Enclave lodged a complaint where he geted house. Thereafter, Lakhvinder On Saturday, the CP also isation wherein, FCI website information was being alleged that when his 70-year-old entered the house after calling the awarded police personnel in misused. "The names of the websites were similar mother was at home, a person names of working family members recognition of their commit- to that of the original one and the genuine FCI infor- called his name and entered the who mostly remained out," the ment and exemplary good mation was being misused by the fraudsters. During house. DCP said. work done by them. investigation, police took the technical assistance and "The accused hypnotised his "After entering the house, he "The CP Delhi granted arrested the website developer Parab Sharan Singh mother and when she regained her hypnotised the victim and asked Aasdharan Karya Purskar from Ambala around two weeks ago," said the DCP. senses, he fled with cash and jew- them to bring the money and jew- (AKP) to Constable Anuj "On his instance, Vijay Kumar, the mastermind, ellery about worth Rs five lakh," said ellery. The accused have committed Kumar Sharma, posted at New was also arrested two days ago,” said the DCP. the DCP. more than 25 incidents in Delhi with Usmanpur police station in "Interrogation revealed that Kumar, an English "In a similar incident on June 2, similar modus operandi. Sonu and North-East District by showing teacher, got the idea to create fake websites of FCI accused went to a flat at Rajpur Sunny used to sale the jewellery," exemplary courage and pres- to flee after firing. One pistol "Constable Dinesh, Raj Kumar, Constable Mukesh and put up fake recruitment advertisements to dupe Khurd village where he told the said the DCP adding that police have ence of mind," said Anil Mittal, and two live cartridges were Assistant Sub-Inspector . Inspector VN Jha, HC Kapil, the job seekers," said the DCP. "He took the help from woman that her husband was caught also recovered three cars, one bike, the Additional Public Relation recovered from accused per- Ashangsomatai and Constable Constable Jitender and others his associate Singh, a B.Com drop out, to create two by police," said the DCP. some gold ornaments, Rs 30,000 and Officer (APRO), Delhi Police. son. Anuj also remained Chhotu Ram, Inspector Rajesh police personnel and officials fake websites of FCI. Efforts are being made to iden- "The man introduced himself as fake police IDs from the possession "Anuj had apprehended instrumental in nabbing many Malik, Sub-Inspector (SI) were also rewarded for their tify the involvement of others," he added. policeman and asked her to accom- of the accused. one of the assailants who tried criminals" said Mittal. Neeraj, Head Constable (HC) good work," said Mittal.      " +,- +.+. $ $+

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Now, the PLA has esca- Even now, months into the the conspiracy to commit mur- for a bond hearing on June 30. threatening vital sea lanes,” why this happened. It’s a com- lated border tensions with India,” pandemic, China has not pro- akistani-origin Canadian der, in violation of Sections An arrest warrant was S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, a day after he plicated story. It’s no one’s he said. The clash in Galwan vided access to live virus samples, Pbusinessman Tahawwur 120B and 302, and murder in issued against Rana in India by UPompeo has criticised the expressed deep condolences to fault,” Pompeo said. Valley is the biggest confronta- facilities, or information about Rana has been rearrested in Los violation of Section 302 of the Poonam A Bamba, District Chinese Army for “escalating” India on the death of 20 soldiers Over decades, European tion between the two militaries patients in December in Wuhan, Angeles on an extradition Indian Penal Code (IPC). and Sessions Judge, Special the border tension with India in violent clashes with Chinese and American companies have after their 1967 clashes in Nathu he said. China is pushing disin- request by India for his involve- He has also been charged Court of India’s premier inves- and militarising the strategic troops at Galwan Valley in invested in China with great La when India lost around 80 formation and malicious cyber ment in the 2008 Mumbai ter- with conspiracy to commit tigation agency National South China Sea as he Ladakh early in the week. optimism. It outsourced supply soldiers while the death toll on campaigns to undermine gov- ror attack in which 166 people forgery for the purpose of Investigation Agency (NIA), on described the ruling In his virtual address on chains to places like Shenzhen, the Chinese side was over 300. ernments and to drive a wedge were killed, according to the US cheating and conspiracy to use August 28, 2018. Communist Party of China as “Europe and the China opened education institutions The Chinese soldiers used between the US and Europe, prosecutors. as genuine a forged document According to the federal a “rogue actor.” Challenge” during the 2020 for PLA-affiliated students and stones, nail-studded sticks, iron Pompeo alleged. “It’s saddling Rana, 59, a childhood or electronic record. He made prosecutors, between 2006 and Launching a scathing Copenhagen Democracy welcomed Chinese state- rods and clubs in carrying out developing nations with debt friend of David Coleman an initial court appearance on November 2008, Rana con- attack on the Chinese govern- Summit on Friday, the top backed investment in their brutal attacks on Indian soldiers and dependency. It’s strong- Headley, was recently released June 11. spired with his childhood ment, US Secretary of State American diplomat said that countries, he said. after they protested the erection arming nations to do business from jail on compassionate On Friday, US District friend Headley, also known as Mike Pompeo said the Chinese for many years, the West, in an But the CPC decreed an of a surveillance post by China with Huawei, an arm of the ground after he told a US Judge Jacqueline Chooljian in “Daood Gilani”, and others Communist Party wants to era of hope, believed they end to freedom in Hong Kong, on the Indian side of the Line CCP’s surveillance state. It’s fla- court that he has tested positive the US District Court, Central located in Pakistan to assist undo all the progress the free could change the Chinese violating an UN-registered of Actual Control in Galwan. grantly attacking European sov- for the COVID-19. District of California, sched- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and world has made through insti- Communist Party (CCP) and treaty and the rights of its cit- “The CCP isn’t just a rogue actor ereignty by buying up ports and Assistant US Attorney John uled his bond hearing for June Harakat ul-Jihad-e-Islami, both tutions like NATO and adopt a improve the lives of the izens. This is one of many inter- in its own neighbourhood. It lied critical infrastructure from J Lulejian told the court that the 30. His attorney has been asked US-designated terrorist organ- new set of rules and norms that Chinese people along the way. national treaties the party has about the coronavirus and let it Piraeus to Valencia,” said the top Indian government, as per the to submit his plea by June 22 isations, to plan and carry out accommodate Beijing. “Along the way, the CCP violated, the secretary said. spread to the rest of the world, American diplomat. bilateral Extradition Treaty and the federal government’s the Mumbai terrorist attacks. signed in 1997, has requested response is due by June 26. Pakistani-American LeT ter- the arrest and detention of Lulejian said that the rorist Headley was involved in Rana with a view towards his offences for which Rana’s arrest plotting the 2008 Mumbai ter-   # ( 1D  6 %   1,-  extradition. 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Amrapali Group’s real estate gationand askedits Lucknow 34 tablets, Glenmark sure on our healthcare “Second is it has a wide thera- projects. zone Joint Director Rajeshwar Pharmaceuticals said. system,” Glenmark peutic safety margin for What has come as a shot in Singh to take action against JP FabiFlu is the first oral Pharmaceuticals Chairman and COVID-19 at the dose that we the arm for the agency is a June Morgan under the anti-money favipiravir-approved medica- MD Glenn Saldanha said in the administer,”Glenmark 18 order of the Supreme Court laundering law and the Foreign tion in India for the treatment statement. PharmaceuticalsPresident directing the multi-national Exchange Management Act of Covid-19, it said in The company hopes that India Formulations, Middle firm JP Morgan to (FEMA) and apprise it on a a statement. the availability of an effective East and AfricaSujesh transfer over Rs 140 crore plus regular basis. 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The restriction permission is mandatory only Chinese troops in the Galwan NYT) say China has scrapped sional attachment order issued agreements, memorandum of the finance ministry has pro- ments on Friday, “A govern- would be applicable from the for investments coming from Valley on Monday night, the the agreement with India made by the central agency. understanding and others from posed putting restrictions on ment approval would be date of notification by the Bangladesh and Pakistan. biggest military confrontation last year on Doklam - which Usually, funds once JP Morgan India and pension fund investments required for the investing enti- Government of India. The development comes at between the two sides in over India had claimed as a “victo- attached are kept in the bank will begin detailed interroga- from any of India’s bordering ty or individual from any of the Stakeholders can submit a time when Indian and five decades. ry” - China withdrawing its accounts where they are and tion and recording of statement countries. bordering countries including their comments on the draft Chinese armies are engaged in The situation has stirred military from Bhutan. Now the order for attachment is sent of its directors like Gunjan Foreign investment in China. The relevant provisions within 30 days, it added. a standoff in Pangong Tso, anti-China sentiments in the sources say Chinese PLA has to the Prevention of Money Bahl, Hrushikesh Kar and pension funds regulated by of FDI policy issued from time The changes have been Galwan Valley, Demchok and country, with protestors and re-entered Doklam. MEA must Laundering Act (PMLA) Chanakya Chakravarty and the Pension Fund Regulatory to time would apply in all proposed in accordance with Daulat Beg Oldie in eastern traders’ bodies calling for boy- clarify or say it is baseless,” Adjudicating Authority for few others. and Development Authority such cases.” Department for Promotion of Ladakh. cott of Chinese products. Swamy tweeted.

R   “What is Indian territory is Surjewala. the “events of June 15 at Galwan” the “disengagement” and “early resolu-   (   (  clear from the map of India. This   Chidambaram said even after the armed forces “repulsed the designs of tion” being sought?,” he further   Government is strongly and res- PM’s statement on Friday, China had the Chinese there. The Prime asked. ! (() olutely committed to that. Insofar as blamed India for the clashes and had Minister’s observations that there was “We also refer to the statement there is some illegal occupation, the reasserted its claim on the entire no Chinese presence on our side of of MEA dated June 17, 2020 that  -.  From Page 1 APM was briefed in great detail how    &&& Galwan Valley. the LAC pertained to the situation as referred to the agreement reached on “The Prime Minister’s observa- over the last 60 years, more than “What is the Government’s a consequence of the bravery of our June 6 on “disengagement” and “de-    (  tions that there was no Chinese pres- 43,000 sq.km has been yielded under From Page 1 answer to this claim? Now that armed forces.” Clearly, the implica- escalation”. ence on our side of the LAC per- circumstances with which this coun- In its rejoinder to the PMO China is claiming the entire Galwan tion is that there was one intrusion The June 17 statement also said From Page 1 tained to the situation as a conse- try is well aware. It was also made statement, the Congress posed sev- valley, will the Government of India on June 15 and it was repulsed,” “the Chinese side sought to erect a Earlier, opposing the L-G’s quence of the bravery of our armed clear that this Government will not eral questions before the reject this claim,” he asked. Surjewala said, asking: “But what structure in Galwan valley on our order issued on Friday for forces. allow any unilateral change of the Government, asking to state its posi- Stating that the PMO’s statement about the intrusions between May 5 side of the LAC.” If Chinese troops mandatory five-day institu- The sacrifices of the soldiers of LAC”, the PMO said. tion on the Galwan Valley, the site in “belittles the gravity of the situation” and June 15?” are not present in Indian territory, tional quarantine, Sisodia had the 16 Bihar Regiment foiled the The statement, however, makes Ladakh where 20 Indian soldiers on the India-China “We refer to several statements of why is the MEA harping on disen- said, “Every day more than attempt of the Chinese side to erect no mention of the portion which the were killed and 76 others injured in Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Defence Minister admitting to the gagement and de-escalation as late as 3,000 patients are coming for structures and also cleared the Prime Minister said “neither has a violent face-off with Chinese troops Congress chief spokesman Randeep presence of Chinese forces “in large on June 17, 2020?,” Surjewala con- Covid-19 treatment. According attempted transgression at this point there been any intrusion”. on the night of June 15-16. Surjewala then pointed out that numbers” and the statement of the tinued. to the figures by the Health of the LAC on that day”, said the offi- The clarification also does not “First of all, PMO and the security experts, Army Generals and Chief of Army Staff on “disengage- All these, the Congress said, Department, by June 30 we cial statement. match with what has been stated Government need to clearly state satellite imagery have confirmed not ment”. unmistakably point to the presence will have one lakh patients, by There were varied interpreta- officially by Ministry of External their position on the Galwan valley. only one intrusion on June 15 but The Government has consis- of Chinese troops at several places in July 15 , we will have 1.25 lakh tions and perceptions of the ground Affairs (MEA) three times. The Is Galwan valley not part of Indian several intrusions into and tently demanded “restoration of sta- the Galwan Valley and patients, and by July 31 we will situation following the Galwan val- PMO said structures “across the territory? Why is Government not occupation of Indian territory in the tus quo ante”. We also refer to the Pangong Tso Area that have to be have almost 5.25 lakh patients. ley clash between the two sides and LAC” while MEA had said “on our coming forward and strongly rebut- Ladakh area. statement of MEA dated June 7 that brought under “disengagement” and This will be the scenario if we Congress president Sonia Gandhi side of the LAC”. ting the Chinese claim over Galwan “If soldiers on LAC were carry- both sides agreed to “resolve the sit- “de-escalation”. continue with the home isola- has understood to have asked the The Congress on Friday also valley? If Chinese troops are present ing arms, why did they not open fire? uation in the border areas” and “Our information is that no tion system.” Prime Minister at the APM that sta- quizzed the Prime Minister on the there, does it not amount to intrusion Why we should train infantry to called for an “early resolution”. such disengagement has been com- Sisodia said the meeting tus quo ante should be restored on status of Mountain Strike Corps with into and occupation of Indian terri- dominate PLA in an unarmed If there was no other intrusion pleted by the Chinese and, in view of also decided that 100 per cent the LAC. two Mountain Infantry divisions for tory? Also, why is the Government encounter,” the grand old party into Indian territory, how their illegal claim to the whole of Covid beds in private hospitals The PMO statement said that China Border sanctioned in 2013 silent on intrusions in the Pangong remarked. were the Chinese present “in large Galwan valley, the onus lies on the will be subsidised up to an Government would not allow any during Manmohan Singh regime Tso area?,” asked Congress “In the fourth paragraph, PMO’s numbers” or why was restoration of Government to protect our territo- upper limit of 60 per cent of unilateral change of the LAC. and which is yet to take a full shape. spokesperson Randeep Singh statement says that with reference to “status quo ante” being demanded or rial integrity,” Surjewala added. total hospital capacity. “The Central Government committee had recommended  process for de-escalation and dis- statement said, “For many years, and attempting to unilaterally reducing rates of 60 per cent engagement along the LAC that Chinese border guards have been change the status of border control.” Covid beds in private hospitals,   R   involved reciprocal actions. patrolling and performing their It said “at the strong request of so less number of beds were Both sides had agreed to duties here. Since April this year, the the Chinese side” India had “agreed available at lower rates. Now,     respect and abide by the LAC and Indian border defense forces have and evacuated the personnel and 100 per cent beds will be avail- not undertake any activity to alter unilaterally continued to build facilities beyond the line”. able at lower rates,” he said in   the status quo. roads, bridges and other facilities in The statement claimed that at another tweet. However, the Chinese side the Galwan Valley region. China the June 6 Corps Commander-level departed from these understand- has repeatedly made representa- talks, India “promised not to cross From Page 1 ings in respect of the LAC in the tions and protests on this, but the the Galwan Estuary to patrol and The MEA went on to add, Galwan Valley area and sought to Indian side has intensified cross- build facilities, and the two sides “Subsequently in mid-May, the erect structures just across the border troubles.” agreed to withdraw the troops in Chinese side attempted to trans- LAC. When this attempt was foiled, The statement said China batches through a meeting of local gress the LAC in other areas of the Chinese troops took violent actions sought a commitment from India commanders.” Western Sector of the India-China on June 15 that directly resulted in to “not cross the Galwan Estuary to India has so far insisted in the border areas. These attempts were casualties. patrol and build facilities”, under- several rounds of military and invariably met with an appropriate India said it expects that the lining its claims up to the conflu- diplomatic level talks that situation response from us. Thereafter, the Chinese side will sincerely follow ence. China also claimed that in the has to be restored status quo ante two sides were engaged in discus- the understanding reached between early hours of May 6, Indian bor- April this year. sions through established diplo- the Foreign Ministers to ensure der guards “crossed the line into the Now it seems a tough task as matic and military channels to peace and tranquillity in the border Chinese territory in the Galwan the Chinese army is in the Galwan address the situation arising out of areas, which is so essential for the Valley area by night, constructing Valley trying to change the per- Chinese activities on the LAC. overall development of our bilater- barriers, blocking the normal patrol ception of the LAC. It has also not The Senior Commanders met al relations. of the Chinese border guards, withdrawn its troops from other on June 6, 2020 and agreed on a On the other hand, the Chinese deliberately provoking incidents, standoffs.      " +,- +.+. $ (,

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World Health Organisation people and infected more than Gandhi over his statement on al interest by shunning his fighting in the army”. “When we are fighting in (WHO) on Saturday warned 8.5 million worldwide since the New Delhi: Drug firm twice daily on day one, fol- the face-off between Indian and politics over the issue at a time Indian Army personnel Galwan, a leader is damaging that the Covid-19 pandemic is outbreak began in China late Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on lowed by 800 mg twice daily up Chinese soldiers in Galwan when the whole nation is unit- were attacked by Chinese the morale of forces with his entering a “new and danger- last year. Saturday said it has launched to day 14, the drug firm said. Valley in Ladakh, the ed. “A brave armyman’s father People’s Liberation Army on tweets and showing his limit- ous” phase with the virus out- The WHO chief said peo- antiviral drug Favipiravir, under “Considering a minimum Government and the BJP on speaks and he has a very clear June 15 night. The day after, the ed intellect... Let alone respect- break accelerating across the ple getting tired of lockdowns the brand name FabiFlu, for the of two strips per patient, Saturday advised him to rise message for Mr Gandhi. At a Indian Army stated that 20 of ing PM Modi, you didn’t even countries which are in the imposed to halt the spread of treatment of patients with mild Glenmark will be able to pro- above “petty politics” and indi- time when the entire nation is their men, including officers, respect your own PM,” Nadda spree of opening up of the the disease and there was a to moderate Covid-19 at a vide FabiFlu for about 82,500 rectly termed him “a leader of united, Mr Rahul Gandhi were killed in an unprecedent- said, in an apparent reference economy. need to open up to deal with price of about 103 per tablet. patients in the 1st month itself. limited intellect”. should also rise above petty ed violent clash with PLA to Rahul Gandhi’s act of pub- Urging countries to economic damage but the “the The drug will be available We will be closely monitoring After Rahul yet again came politics and stand in solidari- troops at Galwan valley. licly tearing the copy of the remain extremely vigilant, virus is still spreading fast” and as a 200 mg tablet at a maxi- the evolving situation and basis out with a tweet accusing ty with national interest,” Shah For his part, in an indirect Ordinance being brought in by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom is “still deadly.” mum retail price (MRP) of Rs the situation, we will work to Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. attack at Rahul Gandhi, BJP the then Manmohan Singh Ghebreyesus said the pan- He added that “strict and 3,500 for a strip of 34 tablets, scale and meet the healthcare of surrendering Indian territo- In the video, the father of an chief JP Nadda while address- government to negate the demic is speeding up with the sustained implementation” of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals needs of the country,” it said. ry to China, Union Home injured soldier is seen saying, ing a Jan Samvad rally said that Supreme Court order on dis- most number of cases report- public health measures to curb said. FabiFlu is the first oral The company is produc- Minister Amit Shah put out a “Indian Army is a very strong a leader is damaging the morale qualifying convicted MPs and ed in a day. the spread of the virus remains favipiravir-approved medica- ing the active pharmaceutical video of the father of an injured army and has the ability to of armed forces with his tweets MLAs. “The pandemic is acceler- essential but also noted the dif- tion in India for the treatment ingredients (API) for the ating. More than 150,000 new ficulty of carrying out such of Covid-19, it added. product at its Ankleshwar cases of COVID-19 were efforts in refugee camps, where It is a prescription-based plant, while the formulation is  %' reported to WHO yesterday - migrants face huge risks of medication, with recom- being manufactured at its *6)  R  - the most in a single day so far,” being sickened by Covid-19. mended dose being 1,800 mg Baddi plant. PNS ## .  $        ) * ;#;<'/ * ;#;<'/ he said. Kharola also said that ajya Sabha Chairman M he Ministry of Civil upper and lower limits on air- RVenkaiah Naidu on TAviation on Saturday said fares may be extended beyond Saturday urged the newly elect- that resuming international August 24 depending upon ed members of the Upper flights depended on other how the situation turns out. House to make good use of the countries opening their inter- The government resumed opportunity of contributing to national borders. domestic passenger flights the transformation of the coun- Union Civil Aviation “Any suggestion that inter- from May 25 after nearly two try over the next six years. Minister Hardeep Singh Puri national traffic has opened up months of suspension to com- Naidu reminded them that said the Government will start and we are the only one not to bat the coronavirus outbreak, it is an honour to be in the Rajya thinking on resumption of open up needs reality check. but placed lower and upper Sabha, an institution founded international passenger flights The exact time when we will limits on airfares depending on the principle of federalism in mid-July when it expects the resume international flight upon the flight duration. that guides law making and gov- domestic air traffic to reach 50- depends on the other countries It had said on May 21 that ernance in the country. In his 55 per cent of pre-Covid levels. to be open to receive flights,” he these limits would be in place message of felicitations to the 61 Upper and lower limits on air- said. “...In the absence of a deci- for a period of three months. .. members from 20 States, Naidu fares may be extended beyond sion on resumption of inter- “Depending on how the situa- said; “The 61 members repre- August 24 depending upon national civil aviation which tion turns out, the fare band senting as many as 20 political how the situation turns out. will depend on other countries may have to adjusted beyond parties besides Independents Addressing a press confer- opening up, we are left with no that (August 24) also. But right highlight the diversity of our ence along with Civil Aviation option but to continue what I now, it is only for three polity and at the same time our Secretary Pradeep Singh call evacuation and repatriation months,” Kharola said resolute sense of unity of pur- Kharola, the minister said that flights under managed and India suspended interna- pose and action. The elected no decision on resuming inter- controlled condition,” the min- tional and domestic passenger represent a healthy mix of vet- national flight operations has ister added. Puri noted the flights on March 23 and March erans and first timers to the been made so far. “The exact domestic traffic will reach the 25, respectively. While domes- House, all bound by solemn time when we will resume pre-Covid level of 2019 by the tic passenger services resumed commitment to the transfor- international flight depends end of this year. “It is the most on May 25, international pas- mation of our country and on other countries to be open optimistic projection for any senger services continue to make the 21st century as India’s. to receive flights,” Puri said. country,” he mentioned. remain suspended in India. I fondly hope that all the elect- This could be due to the Futhermore, Kharola said As per the ministry, close ed make good use of this oppor- fact that depending on the both ends have to be ready and to 2,75,000 Indians have tunity over the next 6 years”. Coronavirus situation of dif- there has to be traffic if inter- returned to India. While Extending a warm wel- ferent countries, they could be national operations to begin. 1,09,000 returned under the come to the newly elected mem- having different procedures “There is a significant amount Central Government’s Vande bers, Naidu hoped to meet all of and restrictions on flight ser- of traffic between India and Bharat Mission, 1,43,000 were them at the earliest and wished vices which ultimately affects North American continent. brought back by private carri- them success in their endeav- the international flights oper- We may think of opening ers. Additionally, around 4,000 ours to contribute their bit to the ating to and from India. flights on a case to case basis,” returned by ships. transformation of the nation.

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Centre’s thoughts during the National Rural Employment cities returned during the coro- The mission will be a con- lockdown, the prime minister Guarantee Scheme (MGN- navirus-induced lockdown. vergent effort between 12 dif- said it is an endeavour of his REGS) ensures 100 days of The Abhiyaan was ferent ministries/ departments government that workers get employment per household in launched by Modi via video such as Rural Development, jobs near their home and help an year. MGNREGS is applic- conference in a village in Panchayati Raj, Road in development of villages. able across the country and a Katihar district of Bihar in the Transport and Highways, Before launching the large number of works are virtual presence of chief min- Mines, Drinking Water and scheme, Modi spoke to sever- allowed under the scheme isters of five States — Bihar, Sanitation, Environment, al migrants and enquired their even working on own farms by Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Railways, Petroleum and current state of employment small Scheduled Caste and Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand Natural Gas, New and and also whether the various Scheduled Tribe farmers is — and a Minister from Odisha. Renewable Energy, Border welfare schemes launched dur- allowed and government pay Launching the scheme, Roads, Telecom, and ing the lockdown period were wages to them. Modi said there are some peo- Agriculture. These 25 works available to them. Whereas the Garib Kalyan ple who may not appreciate are related to rural housing for Modi expressed satisfac- Rozgar Yojana is a one-time efforts of villagers in the fight the poor, plantations, provision tion and said that earlier, scheme for providing employ- against the novel coronavirus of drinking water through Jal money used to be given in the ment to migrant workers who but he applauds them for their Jeevan Mission, and construc- name of beneficiaries but it returned during the lockdown efforts. The way villages have tion of panchayat bhavans, never reached them but now near their villages.      " +,- +.+. $ $: 2 %(. & %&'@:E0<  * %    7:;<   !  1  **  Saturday also saw 1,045 avirus pandemic would sub- to the people of Chennai . They 9';*/ patients coming out of hospi- side. should not leave the city under tals in the State fully cured the “We are working to prevent any conditions. We are trying 1  ** (-9'/ dred cases of the disease on May 2020. s Tamil Nadu recorded pandemic and the total num- the spread of the virus and pro- our best to control the spread each day. Meanwhile Kadakampalli A2,396 coronavirus positive ber of patients who were cured tect people. We don’t know of the corona virus and I am sense of panic has gripped Out of the 127 persons Surendran, Kerala’s Minister for cases on Saturday, the highest of the disease till date reached from where the virus comes sure it will yield results soon,” AKerala since Friday tested positive for the pan- Tourism and Co-operation number to test positive for the 31,316. and how it spreads. As on said Palaniswamy. evening as reports of coron- demic on Saturday, expatriates warned the people in the pandemic in a single day, even Aggressive testing date, the medical world does For the second day in suc- avirus pandemic spreading who returned to the State capital city of Chief Minister Edappadi launched by the Government is not have a medicine to treat the cession, the Greater Chennai uncontrollably started trick- accounted for 87 cases while 36 Thiruvananthapuram for their Palaniswamy has turned to going on in full steam as 32,186 pandemic. I follow what the Corporation area wore a ling in from various districts. persons returning to Kerala ‘wanton’ attitude and viola- God Almighty with prayers to persons were tested on medical experts say and God deserted look. Abhijit Nakulan, The tension and anxiety from other parts of the coun- tion of government guidelines. save the State. Saturday and this took the alone knows when Covid-19 a management professional reached new heights by try too got infected with the “What is happening here? Out of the 2,396 persons number of perosns tested for would subside,” said the chief who has made Chennai his Saturday evening as Chief virus, said the Chief There are restrictions imposed tested positive on Saturday, the disease till date reaching testing positive in the State pro- minister while one of the home for the last two decades Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told Minister. on the number of people who Chennai accounted for 1,254. 8.21 lakh. Edappadi ceeding on a northward jour- reporters asked him how long said the city resembled a ghost the people of the State that 127 He said 3039 persons have could gather for social events The day also saw 38 persons Palaniswamy told reporters ney, a sense of panic has the pandemic would last. town now. persons have been diagnosed been diagnosed with the pan- and even death related rituals. breathing their last due to that the State is in the forefront gripped the Chennai and the neigh- “Roads are empty barring with covid-19 in a single day. demic while Saturday saw 288 Though the government has covid-19 and this took the in testing for coronavirus and administration.Chief Minister boring districts have been the occasional emergency vehi- “This is the highest number of patients getting admitted to the limited the number of persons death toll in the State till date 85 laboratories were working Edappadi Palaniswamy has left locked down completely since cles. People are not venturing covid-19 cases to be confirmed hospitals. “As on date a total of who could gather for such to 704. round-the-clock across the everything at the feet of God the mid-night of June 19 and it out as the Police has tightened on a single day and the situa- 1,450 persons have been events to 20, I myself has seen The Government-issued State. Almighty as far as Covid-19 will remain in the shut down the rule. We cannot move tion is grave,” Vijayan said in admitted to hospitals with many times of that number medical bulletin said the total Out of the 38 persons who pandemic is concerned. In an mode till June 30. The chief beyond the 2 km radius from his daily press briefing. coviod-19. We have put 1.39 coming together. This is being positive cases in the State till died on Saturday, 33 had co- interaction with journalists at minister said it was not possi- our house to buy essential On Thursday evening, lakh persons under viewed seriously and I have date touched 56,845. This morbidities (serious ailements Guru Nanak College at ble at this juncture to tell goods. I have never seen the Vijayan had warned the people observation in the State,” said instructed police to take seri- means from the day the first like diabetes, hypertension, Velachery, a suburb in Chennai whether the lock-down would City like this barring the day of any kind of lethargy in their Vijayan. ous actions against the viola- coronavirus positive case was kidney related issues) while the on Saturday, the Chief Minister be extended. “The government when former chief minister approach towards coronavirus There are 111 hotspots in tors,” said Surendran while tested, 56, 845 persons have rest had no co-morbidities. said he was helpless and does goes by what the medical Jayalalithaa died in 2016,” said pandemic and since then the the State which had claimed of speaking to reporters on been diagnose with covid-19. As the number of people not know when the coron- experts say. 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>?7   #  +*/ ! sory has come till date, the par- president, said, "Many parents fees which is our major concern.      ents are being asked to pay due gathered at Central Park and "I requested my kids' school to Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh recorded Health officials said 22,371 samples he parents as well as teach- fees while teachers are left with launched a 'no school, no fee' bring down the increased fee, 0   the steepest single-day jump of 491 in were tested during the last 24 hours, of Ters in Rajasthan are becom- pay-cuts and non payment of campaign today." however, they rejected the pro- coronavirus cases on Saturday even as the which 491 tested positive. While 390 new ing the victims of the atrocities salaries. Expressing his annoyance posal," she said. state's death toll reached 101 with five patients are locals, the remaining are by private schools who are Eventually, parents in thou- for running online classes for Besides parents, the school   more fatalities due to the virus. returnees from other states and countries. demanding increased fees from sands are running a 'No School, small kids, he said, "Schools are teachers are also annoyed at the Two deaths each were reported from They said 83 returnees from differ- parents while leaving their no Fee' campaign in the state, running online classes just for working model of schools as Hyderabad: Twenty days after he went Krishna and Kurnool districts while ent states and 18 foreign returnees were teachers unpaid for last three while teachers working in pri- the sake of collecting fees from they have not been paid from missing from Government-run Gandhi one person died in Guntur district. found infected. months even when classes are vate schools are awaiting their students which should be April on pretext of delayed col- Hospital, body of a Covid-19 suspect was Anantapur reported the highest new Meanwhile, the state government re- being run online for students salaries for the last three stopped as it is harming kids' lection of school fees despite found in the mortuary of the same hospi- cases (97) followed by West Godavari imposed lockdown in Prakasam, due to the lockdown. months, fearing job loss if they personality," he said, adding preparing online notes and tal on Saturday. (65) and Chittoor and Krishna districts Anantapur and Srikakulam districts due As per the Rajasthan complain to authorities. that the government, this year, videos for students. The body of the 39-year-old was (51 each). to a large number of infections. Government's initial guideline, On Saturday, many dis- should declare a zero year as A school teacher from a found in the mortuary of the hospital, With 491 new cases during the 24- People were allowed to move out of schools were barred from tak- tressed parents gathered at there is no silver lining on nor- renowned private school in though the hospital officials have denied hour cycle, the state's total tally climbed their houses only to buy essential ing any fee from students for Central Park in Jaipur to launch malcy returning soon. Jaisalmer said, "We have not that the man was brought here. to 8,452. As many as 138 people were dis- commodities. The movement of people three months that is — March 'No School, No Fee' campaign. Another parent, Meenu been paid right from April and Narendra Singh, a resident of charged from the hospitals during the and vehicles was restricted while all shops 15-June 15 in view of the coro- Speaking to IANS, one Goyal told IANS that the most of us are now on the verge Mangalhat area in Hyderabad, had gone to period, taking the cumulative recoveries selling non-essential items were navirus outbreak. Sunil Yadav, All Rajasthan schools instead of giving of financial collapse. All our sav- Gandhi Hospital on May 31 with suspect- to 4,111. shut. IANS However, as no other advi- Private School Parents Forum waivers are in fact increasing ing is gone." IANS ed symptoms of Covid-19 . Singh had first gone to King Koti Hospital with her mother on May 30 but she had returned home from there. Singh =       was alone when he was shifted to Gandhi Hospital in an ambulance as he had devel- oped suspected symptoms. He was report- edly in touch with the family over phone        till May 31. His mother lodged a complaint with 1  ** (-9'/ organization ANO Data Economy itiveness,” said Vladimir Dozhdev, Mangalhat police station after Singh went and Zyfra, a Finnish-Russian industrial Director, Department of Digital missing. The police investigations con- hough the world of modern med- digitalization company. Technologies, Russian Ministry of firmed that he was taken to Gandhi Ticine is yet to make any major A release by Zyfra said the team Industry and Trade. Hospital but they could not trace him. The breakthrough in developing a vaccine of professionals would focus on the The release further stated that the hospital authorities, however, denied that for Covid-19 pandemic, efforts are on losses and impact caused by the study would cover issues; how digi- any person by this name was admitted by industrial experts to minimise the Covid-19 and suggest ways and means talization can solve problems caused there. impact of future pandemics on the like digitalization and robotization by the pandemic; key digital tech- The man's family and police had been economies of nations. which could minimise the impact of nologies in the production processes, searching for him for 20 days. Police said A major study by a team of Indian future pandemics. the main barriers to the digitalization the cause of the man's death is under inves- and Russian experts to understand the The desired results of the research in industry and the priorities of the tigation. Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) possibility and feasibility of how dig- are an express evaluation of the cur- State and of businesses. leader Amjedullah Khan Khalid, who had italization and robotization would rent production situation and the The results of the study will be pre- been closely following the case, demand- help in reducing coronavirus impact creation of clear measures to digital- sented by the end of June.. Based on ed a probe by the Crime Investigation in industries is underway and a solu- ly transform manufacturing compa- the results of the survey, ANO Data Department (CID). He said the CCTV tion is expected by the end of June nies looking at the consequences of the Economy will draw up a list of projects cameras installed in Gandhi Hospital 2020. The findings are expected to Covid-19 pandemic, it said. in Russia and India, designed to were not functioning. address issues like preventing jobless- The main goal of the research is reduce the negative impact of the coro- The controversy is the latest to hit ness and uprooting of migrant to elaborate mechanisms to support navirus pandemic on the economies Gandhi Hospital, the nodal facility for workers which were witnessed imme- the digitalization of enterprises. The of the two countries, to help industri- treatment of Covid patients in Telangana. diately after the nation-wide adaptation of industrial business al enterprises to recover more quick- It saw a series of incidents of goof-ups by lockdown. processes to the new realities should ly, and to define the prospects of IT the authorities and mix-up of bodies of , "* !     $"  =    "     !    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The Standing Committee ing concerns that the gatherings publishing his tell-all book Kong to investigate and pros- meets every two months. could help fuel nascent spikes of despite efforts by the Trump ecute crimes considered threat- The bill was submitted cornavirus cases in many places. administration to block the ening to national security, as Thursday for deliberation, cov- State and city health depart- release because of concerns that state media on Saturday report- ering four categories of crimes: ment officials were already brac- classified information could be ed some details of a contro- succession, subversion of state ing for a possible surge in exposed. versial new national security power, local terrorist activities COVID-19 cases from large The decision from U.S. law being imposed on the city. and collaborating with foreign outdoor demonstrations against District Judge Royce Lamberth Bodies in all Hong Kong or external foreign forces to police brutality held across the is a victory for Bolton in a court government departments, from endanger national security. country. case that involved core First finance to immigration, will be Beijing has repeatedly said Now the Trump rally — at Amendment and national secu- ership and distribution of a insisted that Bolton had spent directly answerable to the cen- it is determined to press ahead an indoor arena that can hold rity concerns. memoir, due out Tuesday, that months addressing White tral government in Beijing, the with the legislation and bypass 19,000 people and is expected to But the judge also made paints an unflattering portrait of House concerns about classified official Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong’s legislature despite be at capacity — is shaping up clear his concerns that Bolton President Donald Trump’s for- information and that Bolton said. heavy criticism from within to be the first indoor event of had “gambled with the nation- eign policy decision-making had been assured in late April Details of the proposed Hong Kong and abroad, such a massive scale since the al security of the United States” during the turbulent year-and- by the official he was working national security law — which including from the U.S., which coronavirus pandemic took by taking it upon himself to a-half that Bolton spent in the with that the manuscript no has been strongly criticized as says it will revoke some of the hold and many states issued 0 ! publish his memoir without White House. longer contained any such mate- undermining the semi- preferential conditions extend- stay-at-home orders. formal clearance from a White Soon after the ruling was rial. Bolton’s lawyers said the autonomous territory’s legal ed toward the city after its Tulsa has seen the largest Lessler said large events cases: Oklahoma set a high for House that says it was still released, Trump tweeted that Trump administration’s efforts and political institutions — transfer from British to Chinese increase in cases in Oklahoma like the rally or the protests have new cases last Thursday, with reviewing it for classified infor- Bolton “broke the law by releas- to block the book were a pretext emerged as the body that han- rule in 1997. in recent days, and several bor- the “potential to be super 450, and Tulsa saw 125 new mation. ing Classified Information (in to censor him for an account dles most lawmaking for Britain has said it will offer dering states, including spreader events,” but their cases Friday. Other health “Defendant Bolton has massive amounts). that the White House found China’s top legislative body passports and a path to citi- Arkansas, have seen spikes in potential to drive the pandem- experts are worried that atten- gambled with the national secu- He must pay a very big unfavourable. closed its latest meeting. zenship to as many as 3 million community spread of the virus ic is short-lived. dees could unknowingly take rity of the United States. He has price for this, as others have The Justice Department The bill was raised for dis- Hong Kong residents. Group of in recent weeks. “The larger factor is what the virus back to their respec- exposed his country to harm before him. This should never sued this past week to block the cussion at the meeting of the Seven leading economies called “I think there’s no question happens when people go home,” tive hometowns and states, and himself to civil (and poten- to happen again!!!” book’s release and to demand Standing Committee of the on China to reconsider its that indoor events are more he said. “If everybody goes seeding additional outbreaks. tially criminal) liability,” Bolton’s lawyer, Chuck that copies be retrieved. National People’s Congress but plans, issuing a joint state- risky than outdoor events. But home and doesn’t respect the The Trump campaign Lamberth wrote. “But these Cooper, applauded Lamberth Officials said the book there was no further word on ment voicing “grave concern” we don’t really know how big social distancing factors and acknowledged the risk in a facts do not control the motion for denying the government’s contained classified informa- its fate, Xinhua said. over the legislation that is said that difference is. And certain- goes out into the community, waiver it asked attendees to sign before the Court. attempt to “suppress” Bolton’s tion and that Bolton had failed Tam Yiu-chung, Hong would breach Beijing’s inter- ly other aspects, like how tight- then they could push the that absolves them of any The government has failed book. Publisher Simon & to complete a prepublication Kong’s sole delegate on the national commitments as well ly packed things are ... Will spread.” responsibility if someone should to establish that an injunction Schuster said the decision “vin- review process meant to ensure Standing Committee, told as the territory’s constitution. make a big difference,” said Tulsa County health offi- get sick. will prevent irreparable harm.” dicated the strong First former government officials Hong Kong public broadcast- Beijing has repeatedly Justin Lessler, an associate pro- cials have said they are partic- It has said it will hand out From a practical perspec- Amendment protections against do not improperly disclose er RTHK that the law was denounced the moves as rank fessor of epidemiology at John ularly concerned about the masks and hand sanitiser, but tive, the ruling clears the path censorship and prior restraint of national security secrets in reviewed but no vote had been interference in its internal Hopkins Bloomberg School of event at the BOK Center there is no requirement that par- for a broader election-year read- publication.’’ Bolton’s team books they write. 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It had said on May OYoga Day, the Government awareness regarding various part of the e-commerce ecosys- The policy is also likely to 21 that these limits would be in * ;#;<'/ on Saturday said about 96,196 career prospects in the field of tem by converting their oper- encourage the existing e-com- he Government-imposed place for a period of 3 months. candidates have been trained as yoga and encourage youth to ations to handle both online merce players to join local Tupper and lower limits on “Depending on how the iesel price on Saturday hit yoga instructors and trainers embrace yoga for a promising and offline sales. stores on their formats and airfares may be extended situation turns out, the fare Da record high after rates through various skilling initia- future,” Minister of Skill The special package of facilitate their sales. In fact, e- beyond August 24 depending band may have to adjusted were hiked by 61 paise per litre tives like the Pradhan Mantri Development and incentives for the smaller for- commerce companies would be upon how the situation turns beyond that (Aug 24) also. But while petrol price was up 51 Kaushal Vikas Yojana. Entrepreneurship Mahendra mat mom and pop stores is asked to put full details of the out, Aviation Secretary PS right now, it is only for three paise, taking the cumulative The Government’s other Nath Pandey said. likely to be a part of the e-com- sellers on their marketplace so Kharola said on Saturday. months,” Kharola said at the increase in rates in two weeks programmes on skilling In the post COVID-19 era, merce policy being drafted by that buyers can take informed Addressing a press confer- press conference here. On to 8.28 and 7.62 respective- include Recognition of Prior Pandey said he foresees an the Commerce and Industry decisions and even look to use ence along with Kharola, Civil May 21, the aviation regulator ly. Learning, Short Term Training urgent need of skill sets Ministry.”We will offer incen- products sold on the platform Aviation Minister Hardeep DGCA issued the Govt-decid- Petrol price in Delhi was and Special Projects. enhancement of the potential tives for kiranas willing to by nearby shops for swift deliv- Singh Puri said the ed fare limits for these bands - hiked to 78.88 per litre The States with the highest workforce with a surge in integrate their operations on ery and service. Government will start thinking domestic flights with less than from78.37, while diesel rates number of skilled candidates demand for certified yoga the e-commerce platform so The Draft National on resumption of internation- 40-min duration to have lower were increased to 77.67 a are Uttar Pradesh, instructors and trainers. that the switchover could be Ecommerce Policy was floated al passenger flights in mid-July and upper limits of 2,000 and litre from 77.06, according to Maharashtra, Karnataka, “We are committed swift. The incentives could be by the Department for when it expects the domestic  6,000, for 40-60 min 2,500 a price notification of state oil Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, towards our vision to make in the form of interest subven- Promotion of Industry and air traffic to reach 50-55 per and 7,500, for 60-90 min marketing companies. Kerala, West Bengal, the yoga truly global and empow- tions on loans required for the Internal Trad last year for stake- cent of pre-COVID levels. 3,000 and 9,000, for 90-120 Rates have been increased Ministry of Skill Development er youth across the country to switchover or as one time holder comments. The policy is The Minister also said that minutes 3,500 and 10,000, across the country and vary and Entrepreneurship said. explore lucrative career oppor- grant,” said officials privy to the expected to be finalised this all 650 commercial aircraft for 120-150 minutes 4,500 and from State to state depending “Yoga is an invaluable gift tunities in the field of yoga,” the development.Several technol- month and announced subse- that are in India will start fly- 13,000, and for 150-180 min- on the incidence of local sales to the world from India that has Minister said. ogy companies and e-com- quently. The overarching objec- ing and operating flights by the utes 5,500 and 15,700. tax or VAT. The 14th daily roots in our ancient Vedic tra- There are three specific merce entities, including tive of the policy is promotion end of the year. The Govt International passenger increase in rates since oil com- ditions. Prime Minister courses for yoga - Yoga Facebook, Walmart and of e-commerce ecosystem in resumed domestic passenger flights continue to remain sus- panies on June 7 restarted Narendra Modi has also stated Instructor (NSQF 4), Yoga Amazon, have offered to pro- the country, increasing jobs and flights from May 25 after near- pended in the country. revising prices in line with that yoga has emerged as one Trainer (level 5) and Senior vide necessary technologies rural productivity, along with ly two months of suspension to However, the Govt started costs after ending an 82-day of the biggest mass movements Yoga Trainer (level 6). that would help kiranas inte- exports. The policy is also combat the coronavirus out- Vande Bharat Mission on May hiatus in rate revision, has in the quest for good health and Beauty & Wellness Sector grate with e-commerce plat- expected to put in place an e- break, but placed lower and 6 to help stranded people reach taken diesel prices to new high. well-being across the globe in Skill Council also has voca- forms. Trade bodies have also commerce regulator with penal upper limits on airfares their destinations through spe- Petrol price too is at a two-year the last few years. tional education courses in launched various initiatives for powers. depending upon the flight cial flights. high. “Aligned with his Yoga for CBSE schools. 2 #  2 ; B88&(  $  =          #   62" 6"!        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Minister Narendra Modi on may use COVID-19 as a bait to ture capitalist Deven Saturday. Meanwhile, the Assam Thursday reviewed the situa- steal personal and financial Parekh as a member of the The senior official said government on Friday extend- tion arising out of OIL’s well information. Board of Directors of an inde- that as experts from the USA ed the enforcement of the blowout and fire in Baghjan, India’s cybersecurity nodal pendent agency of the and Canada associated with Essential Services Maintenance around 550 km east of Assam’s agency, CERT-In has issued an Government that provides Singapore-based M/S ALERT, (Assam) Act, 1980 for another main city of Guwahati. advisory warning that the financing for private develop- firefighters, NDRF and engi- six months to prohibit strikes In the meantime, the Army potential phishing attacks could ment projects. neers intensified efforts to and agitations by employees, has started to build a 150-metre impersonate Government The nomination of Parekh douse the oil well fire in east- workers and technical person- bridge over a water body to agencies, departments and to be a member of the Board of ern Assam’s Tinsukia district on nel in the oil and gas sectors. facilitate technical works to trade bodies that have been Directors of the International the 12th day on Saturday, local “Any service in any oil control gas leak and oil well tasked to oversee disburse- Development Finance people and various students field or refinery of any estab- fire, following request from ment of Government fiscal Corporation will be for a term organisations had forced OIL to lishment or undertaking deal- Tinsukia Deputy aid. of three years. stop its operations at many ing with the production, sup- Commissioner Bhaskar Pegu. The phishing campaign is He is the managing direc- drilling locations and nine ply of petroleum products “The Army is ferrying 17 expected to start on June 21, tor at software investment firm work-over locations in including natural gas, would truckloads of material for the 2020 with cyber attackers using Insight Partners. Tinsukia and Dibrugarh dis- fall under the purview of the bailey bridge from 3 Corps base email IDs such as Parekh previously served tricts. ESMA,” an Assam government at Misamari in the Tezpur dis- “[email protected]”, it added. on the Overseas Private The agitators are blocking official said in Guwahati on trict,” the OIL official said. The attackers are expect- Investment Corporation board roads and obstructed oil and Saturday. Gas and oil condensate ed to send malicious emails from 2016 to 2018 and was a gas production for the past Meanwhile, an OIL official leak at the oil well at Baghjan under the pretext of local member of the advisory board many days to demand higher said that a detailed plan has started on May 27 but caught authorities that are in charge of of the United States Export- compensation for the affected been drawn up with the help of fire on June 9, killing two OIL dispensing Government-fund- Import Bank from 2010 to and holding OIL responsible Indian and foreign experts to firefighters and injuring many ed COVID-19 support initia- 2012. for the mishap. The OIL has so control the flow of gas from the others. tives. 9>.$  & $ *." $%$)%".3. (:"$$ $ 7> @."#$"% * (-<(** 19.BevCo, the sole wholesaler New Delhi: Housing and between mind and body. M Nagaraj, CMD HUDCO of liquor in West Bengal, also Urban Development Further, he highlighted the shared information about the -commerce giant Amazon invited 2 Kolkata-based com- Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO), revival of these systems, which sanitation/ social distancing/ Eand Alibaba-backed panies - Senrysa Technologies organised a Webinar on have been an integral part of health care measures taken by BigBasket have got approval to Pvt Ltd and Golden Goenka ‘AYUSH for Holistic Healthcare Indian culture, and now their HUDCO to ensure a safe work- deliver liquor in West Bengal, Commerce Pvt Ltd for the during COVID Outbreak”, to global acceptance. ing environment. The key according to a document. signing of agreements. Asked mark the 6th speaker,Dr DC Online grocery platform when BigBasket would start International Yoga Katoch, Joint BigBasket said this will be the operations, its CEO Hari Day. The Chief Advisor,Department company’s first foray into the Menon told PTI, “I cannot con- Guest Durga of AYUSH, provided country’s liquor delivery seg- firm now how soon we will Shanker Mishra tips on self-care pro- ment. The clearance also sig- start, but yes it will be the first Secretary, tocol for holistic and nals Amazon’s entry into the for the company.”Amazon did MOHUAstressed healthy living, espe- space, likely for the first in not comment on the approval. the benefits of tra- cially during the cur- India. State-owned West Bengal Food ordering platforms ditional Indian rent pandemic State Beverages Corporation Zomato and Swiggy have medicine systems in Covid-19,through the Ltd invited the two companies already started delivering alco- boosting immunity use ofUnani, Siddha to sign the agreements for hol in WB with Kolkata and and promotingwell- and Ayurvedic med- empanelment for home deliv- Siliguri after getting the being by achievinga icines along with ery after finding them eligible, required approvals, followed by healthy balance practice of Yoga. as per a notice dated June the signing of agreements.      " +,- +.+.   ?

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he one person people probably lude with multiplexes to keep the small film mote his son in a film. “It is his right. But if longer in awe of the celebrities at present. means that one needs the right kind of con- didn’t expect to take his life was away from the theatres. “Therefore, smaller he keeps promoting him film after film even They have understood that there is more to tacts. If you have the right contact, they will Sushant Singh Rajput. He was films seldom survive. Hence, many actors though the son has given 15 flops and the life than success. People are no longer dazed make an actor out of you. But if you have the what the common man aspires to who have become successful after a lot of father still invests in him and goes out of the by the glitz and glamour. Media has to speak talent but no contacts, you give an audition be. A brilliant A-grade student struggle surrender to these power houses,” way to promote him, that is what nepotism about it and build a narrative that it is cool and be shelved. “I tell my people to be street whoT left his engineering two months before Agnihotri opines. is all about, when you keep promoting the to celebrate those who have made it big on smart,” Aneja says. his graduation to pursue acting and then He doesn’t agree that people who are son at the cost of genuine talent,” he says. their own and encourage them,” Verma says. Tia Bajpai who starred in films like make a name and place for himself in from the industry have not been talking about Karan Verma, a National Best-Selling Jagnoor Aneja, actor and fashion chore- Haunted 3D and 1920: Evil Returns tells you Bollywood. His suicide on June 14, 2020 at the issues that plague it, they have been, but author of Jack & Master tells you that the mas- ographer who began his career as a dancer that it is extremely difficult for people from the age of 34 has shocked everyone. Not just unfortunately, the media doesn’t cover them. sive furore over SSR’s suicide is because he and then went on to open his dance school outside to make it big. because he was a popular and a successful “There are so many struggling actors and was a symbol that everyone looked up to — and then a modeling school and went on to “The luxury of making a mistake is zero. actor but because when people looked at him, directors who keep committing suicide, go a man from a middle class, an outsider, a bril- do four reality shows says that SSR’s death has One mistake and one is out. I have been at they were motivated and inspired — that if into depression, leave the industry or become liant student – who came on his own. Started exposed chinks in the armour. the receiving end. Despite two successful films he could do it — so can they. He is a pow- addicts and alcoholics but nobody cares. The his career with TV and had some successful “For now, the reports don’t point that people have not even recognised me. I have erful motivator and therefore the shock, anger media only covers big news. All that the films. He epitomised the aspirations of the money was an issue. Industry insiders them- been to award functions and I am not even and demand that those responsible be media covered when SSR’s ex-manager com- middle-class. For him to take this step has selves are tweeting about how he was pres- acknowledged. It is a mindset, if your movie named so that Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR) mitted suicide three days before he did, was hurt people. Till we don’t open vistas for out- surized, that despite being such a talented is making 100 crore you are deemed a suc- can get justice. that she had taken the drastic step,” Agnihotri siders, things are not going to change,” Verma actor he was depressed and at 34 he took such cessful actor. There is a simple math if a movie , director of films like The says. says. a harsh step. One can only imagine the trau- made in a budget of 5 crore does a busi- Tashkent Files and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal He tells you that from the time Jiah Khan He recalls the time when he was study- ma and pain he was going through. The ness of 50 crore, it is a success. This movie tells you that there is a reason why people who committed suicide back in 2013, nothing ing engineering and later pursuing MBA and industry knows who the people are but due can’t be compared with a movie made on a are not from the industry are unable to get much has changed nor is it likely to. This is writing for TV. He had wanted to pitch a few to the unity, nobody is taking the names,” budget of 100 crore. Even though I did a hor- the kind of recognition that they deserve. “In because it requires a lot of media support. ideas for films and met some people from the ';!;*!;:-*1 Aneja says. ror film, people said: ‘Oh she has just done the last decade or so, since foreign studios “If one wants things to change, the media industry, some nice and some hostile. “It was so good to follow SSR’s career horror films’,” Bajpai says. came in the independent producer system has to constantly talk about it. Sadly, the enter- “I also signed a couple of films but they :! 

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So “They are an amazing side Smith said he appreciated I had a long time to watch him and can’t wait to play them Kohli’s gesture. bat and bat very well actually. when they come out to “Virat’s gesture in the I did feel really nice for him that Australia this year, will be World Cup to the Indian fans he got that hundred,” said something incredibly special,” that were giving me (Smith) Dravid in a video posted by the Smith was quoted as saying in and David Warner little bit of ICC on their Twitter handle.  = "$  "     #      $ Star Sports show Cricket a stick, I appreciated that and “And from my side, it was   C  7 !!   ?  E "* =   Connected. I share that with him straight like I also have a chance to 4 9'>> /   "* #  India’s tour will begin with  ;  2 # $   F2 # $     *   "    ! 9G up,” he said. make it count. So, when he got a T20I match on October 11 “He is a terrific guy and out I used it a little bit as a moti- morning and got 95. I was both got hundreds that day,” at Brisbane. The other two “I had few conversations few messages here and there things are going in India. He the way he has led the Indian vation and an inspiration,” he standing at the Lord’s balcony added the current BCCI chief. T20I matches will be played with him (Virat) off the field, in recent times just to see how is a terrific guy and we both team has been amazing.” added. hoping that he would get a hun- Ganguly, 47, played a total on October 14 (Canberra) Ganguly played a superb dred. of 113 Tests and 311 ODIs for and October 17 (Adelaide). knock of 131 for which he con- “I have seen him play at the India in which he scored 7,212 The four-match Test series sumed 301 deliveries. The styl- under 15s, then Ranji Trophy and 11,363 runs respectively. begins on December 3 at F"58.4 #94< ish knock was studded with 20 together. I had seen his debut at Dravid, on the other hand, Brisbane. India are then boundaries. Dravid, meanwhile, Eden Gardens and then seeing represented India in 164 Tests, scheduled to play a Day/Night 1  If 15 teams can be allowed to try," Hockley told cricket.com.au when faced 267 deliveries during his his debut at Lord’s. So, I 344 ODIs and one T20I in Test from December 11 to 15 enter Australia for the T20 World Cup then asked if he would like to see the World Cup knock which consisted of 6 watched his career closely. It which he scored 13288, 10899 in Adelaide. The third and fans will not be stopped from watching Live proceed without fans. boundaries. would have been great had we and 31 runs respectively. fourth Tests will be held in action from the stadiums, Cricket Australia’s “If I compare it with the prospect of a “I was too engrossed in my Melbourne (December 26- interim CEO Nick Hockley said on bilateral tour, you’re talking about bringing performance to be honest. 30) and Sydney (January 3 to Saturday. one team in and then playing individual When he (Dravid) came into O.   P=  !    7). Different possibilities are being worked matches. But the prospect of bringing 15 bat, I was already at 70 odd,” The ODI series is sched- out for the T20 World to go ahead as sched- teams in and having six or seven teams in recalled Ganguly. uled to begin on January 12 in uled later this year and one of them is to host one city at the same time, it’s a much more “I remember my 100 scor-        **  Perth, followed by matches on the tournament before empty stands in the complex exercise.” ing shot which was a cover January 15 (Melbourne) and wake of Covid-19 pandemic. When specifically asked whether drive through point and he was *  $*/ provided a lot of results. He January 17 (Sydney). However, Hockley said crowds will be “The reality is, and we’ve got much crowds would be permitted by the time bor- at the non-striker’s end. I fin- was very proactive,” Smith also spoke about his allowed, though, hosting 15 teams with play- more understanding about this in recent ders have opened to the point that 15 teams ished the day at 131, I got out ormer chairman of selec- Sivaramakrishnan said. friendship with India captain ers, officials and support staff is “complex” weeks, is crowds are most likely to come will be allowed to travel to Australia, an hour after tea and he carried Ftors Kris Srikkanth Srikkanth was made the Virat Kohli, describing him a as of now, hinting that probably the ICC back before International travel. Our biggest Hockley replied in an affirmative. “That’s on,” he added. likened Sourav Ganguly with captain of the Indian team in “terrific guy”. flagship event could be pushed back. challenge is getting 15 teams into the coun- the current thinking, yes.” PTI “He came back the next West Indies great Clive 1989, and incidentally it was Lloyd, and described the under his captaincy Sachin current BCCI president as a Tendulkar made his debut. & @ born leader, who inspired the He remained the captain of  %  ' ?%  Indian cricket team to dream the team for India’s tour of big on foreign shores. Pakistan in 1990 before being <   “Ganguly was proactive. dropped for his batting fail- He was the guy who was able ures. =7?  &   ;  to form the team combina- “A player like (Sachin) tion. Like how in 1976 Clive Tendulkar made his debut * '*(*    Pakistan all-rounder ECB who understand the situa- Lloyd formed the winning under Cheeka’s (Srikkanth’s) Shoaib Malik, who plays only the tion and have agreed to make an combination (for the West captaincy. Cheeka’s encour- ormer Bangladesh cap- T20 format, was on Saturday exception by helping Shoaib enter Indies team), Sourav put the agement to Sachin Tendulkar Ftain Mashrafe Mortaza granted permission to join the the country on 24 July. Of course, correct team together and at that young age gave him has tested positive for Covid- national squad late in England so Shoaib will follow the UK then inspired them,” confidence and he went on to 19, becoming the second that he can spend some time with Government’s policies on visitors Srikkanth said on Star Sports become the world’s best bats- high-profile cricketer to be his family, whom he has not seen entering the country before inte- 1 Tamil show Cricket man,” Sivaramakrishnan said. infected with the deadly for nearly five months. grating with the side.” Connected — Aattam “We’ve had a lot of inspi- virus. Malik has been in Pakistan The 38-year-old former cap- Thodarum. rational captains, but I Last week, former since the coronavirus outbreak tain has retired from Tests and “That’s why Ganguly was always feel Cheeka could Pakistan captain Shahid while his wife, tennis player Sania One-day formats. a successful captain, even in have captained more,” added Afridi had tested positive Mirza, and one-year-old son The three-match T20 series foreign conditions. They Sivaramakrishnan, who rose for the contagious disease. Izhaan, have been in India due to against England is slated to begin started winning abroad. to fame after the 1985 World Mortaza was reportedly the ban on International travel. from August 29 while the Test Ganguly is a born leader,” the Series. unwell for the last couple of A 29-member Pakistan squad series starts from July 30. former India opener said. He recalled that former days and tested positive for will depart on June 28 for After reaching Manchester, Meanwhile on the same India skipper Sunil the contagious disease on Manchester but Malik has been demic,” PCB Chief Executive the Pakistani players will travel to show, former India spinner Gavaskar’s guidance helped Friday. He is currently in self- allowed to reach England on Wasim Khan said in a statement. Derbyshire for a 14-day quaran-   4 9'>>   =   #  $   C  Laxman Sivaramakrishnan him in the 1985 World Series isolation at his residence. July 24 after the ECB agreed for “A s t r a v e l r e s t r i c t i o n s a r e tine period.   /   "* L ?  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He’s now subsequent international travel and respect Shoaib’s request.” as the ECB is yet to commence its     9$   &/ $" 9 $   " "  “Cheeka (Srikkanth) was Gavaskar gave me that guid- staying in isolation at home bans following the Covid-19 pan- "We have spoken with the domestic season. PTI #  $        "    ?  P an aggressive captain. He ance perfectly.” in Dhaka. Please pray for him,” Masrhafe’s younger brother Morsalin Bin Mortaza told United News of Bangladesh. 1 =    $ #  R    According to local media, some of Mortaza’s family members had tested * <-- contact with Jimmy all the way against Australia and most positive earlier. through this. Even from the calf recently he was forced to leave ;  !" "*  C =$  Mortaza, who is also a ngland’s strength and condi- injury last year he’s actually the team’s tour of South Africa member of Bangladesh par- Etioning coach Rob Ahmun improved his physical capacities in January owing to a rib prob-    West Indies cessful. I don’t think we should up games and then we will take liament, was quite active feels the coronavirus-forced all across the board, which for lem. would unleash its pace attack to fix anything that is not broken,” it from there. I’ve played a few with his philanthropic activ- break has “without a shadow of a 37-year-old international “We took a lot of learnings subdue hosts England in the Gabriel told media. Test matches before, so I know ities amid the pandemic, doubt” prolonged pace spear- bowler to do is fantastic,” away from the James Anderson upcoming Test series, a strate- Gabriel, who has played 45 how to prepare,” Gabriel said. lending a helping hand to his head James Anderson’s career by Ahmun told Sky Sports. experience last year, to be hon- gy which paid them rich divi- Tests, is among the reserves for “The last time I played natives in his hometown and a year or two. “Again, it’s just testament to est, and part of that was the dends at home last year, says this tour but is confident that he (for West Indies) was the India constituency Narail. Anderson is among a group the level of preparation and hard competitive cricket that the Caribbean fast bowler Shannon can regain full fitness series (last Sept) in Jamaica. I Besides Mortaza, former of 55 players asked to return to work that he actually puts into players need to be exposed to Gabriel. before the series starts on want to play, I want to be Bangladesh cricketer Nafees England training ahead of the his physical training. He under- before they go back to perform- The 32-year-old, who is July 8. ready to play against England. Iqbal, who is the elder broth- three-match Test series against stands that if he doesn’t do that, ing on the highest stage,” returning from an injury, had He had undergone “I’m fully motivated. If er of ODI captain Tamim West Indies, scheduled to begin that he’ll probably not get onto Ahmun said. played a major part in an ankle surgery recent- you’re playing for your country Iqbal, has also tested positive on July 8. The 37-year-old has the park. So for him the physi- “This is why we’ve got this Windies 2-1 over ly. and you’re not motivated, you for coronavirus. been bowling in the nets while cal stuff is a vital part of his day- big squad, so there will be an England in 2019. “After being away really should be on the field. The Daily Star newspa- following social-distancing to-day match preparation,” he inter-squad match just to make “I don’t think the from the game so This is not about half-hearted. per reported that Nafees norms. added. sure that these lads are prepped plans should change long, almost six or You have to be all in,” he said. himself confirmed that he Ahmun has been monitor- England’s all-time leading as much as possible. We’ve also too much from what seven months, West Indies will have two has contracted the deadly ing Anderson’s performance wicket-taker Anderson has tried to engineer the training we did in the you’re kind of hun- inter-squad warm-up matches virus and is currently in since he resumed training post struggled with injuries over the sessions so that our best bowlers Caribbean. We used gry to get back on in Manchester before they trav- home isolation in the Covid-19 hiatus. past year. He injured his calf 4,    "     are bowling at our best batters pace and that worked. the field. I’m looking el to Southampton for the Chittagong. “I’ve been in pretty close during the first Ashes Test   < #   C.#  as well,” he added. What we did was suc- forward to the warm- series-opener. PTI ;   * !9# E !   !  "     % 6   Fast bowler S Sreesanth  Leander Paes is with the Tokyo Olympics. and millions. But I’m not said that while he is open to play- '       ready to unleash his ‘new But now that is pushed back allowed to even chop a toma- ing for India again if given the version’ when the sport to 2021, with the global to, unless I do very very cau- opportunity, he is not back in the 2 1 & Cricket South work is needed to stage the resumes but the veteran ten- economy, also going down, tiously.” Kerala Ranji setup to compete. Africa (CSA) on Saturday indef- tournament and took the deci- nis star fears that the organ- how will those corporate Paes said he has used the “I’m not here to compete, I’m initely postponed the launch of its sion to postpone it. isers may not be able to pull sponsors for the Olympics, Covid-19 triggered lock- just here to help and share my expe- innovative 3TCricket competi- The tournament was set to off Tokyo Games and the still stand their ground to down to further re-invent riences and in that process if the tion, Solidarity Cup, scheduled to mark the resumption of live crick- legacy he wants to create by support the Olympics?” he himself. selectors give me a chance then why take place on June 27. et in South Africa following the playing his eighth successive asked. “Last year in September not, I would like to play the 2021 After talking to various coronavirus-forced break from Olympics could remain an Without a vaccine to 2019, I looked to retire Test Championships final if India stakeholders, the CSA felt more the sport. PTI unrealised dream. tackle Covid-19, Paes said because I was jaded from 30 plays in it,” he told the New Indian Paes, who turned 47 on the future looks gloomy for years of playing the sport. I Express. his alleged involvement in the spot- Sreesanth then moved the Wednesday, had announced the Olympics to go ahead had to take time away, I had Kerala Cricket Association had fixing scandal that rocked the 2013 Supreme Court against the order. that 2020 would be his last even in 2021. to read, I had to spend time said that it would consider the 37- Indian Premier League. In 2015, And last year in March, the apex season and Tokyo Games “How will the Japanese with my father, it was such a year-old after his ban ends in however, a special court in Delhi court upheld his guilt but asked the was expected to be his swan- sporting governance still be blessing that I’ve had over the September for the Kerala Ranji don’t know what to do with success,” acquitted him of all charges. BCCI to reduce his quantum of song event but the Covid-19 able to conduct the the stadiums are empty. It’s all last 93 days, to be able to team. Sreesanth said that there is no he said. In 2018, the Kerala High Court punishment. The cricket board pandemic upset his plans. Olympics, especially if it is an issue that we will face. interact with my father.” longer a fear of failure for him. “I think I am blessed to have a had struck down the life ban then reduced his life ban to seven “I’m really concerned behind closed doors?,” the Sport is such a big business, “When the lockdown “I’ve been blessed to get this balanced approach now which is to imposed on the cricketer by the years which will come to an end in about the Olympics because most successful doubles play- if you’ve got athletes who are opens up, and I do come opportunity. There is no fear of fail- just share experiences and help play- BCCI and also quashed all proceed- August this year. The 37-year old, that is relevant to my histo- er in the history of Davis Cup 100 million dollars worth back to my profession, I’m a ure or success. A lot of people don’t ers, regardless of who they are.” ings against him. However, a divi- has so far played 27 Tests, 53 ODIs ry, my legacy,” Paes said. with 44 wins, asked. athletes. new version of Leander, of want to compete because of a fear The BCCI had banned sion bench of the High Court and 10 T20Is taking 87, 75 and 7 “I was on a One Last “Where is the revenue “Each of my playing that 30-year-old athlete,” he of failure or even of success, they Sreesanth for life in August 2013 for restored the ban. wickets respectively. IANS Roar season, culminating coming from, knowing that hands is insured for millions said. PTI      " +,- +.+. ==

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Leicester thanks to Craig Dawson’s If the Reds beat Everton, they can wrap up the last-gasp overhead kick on Saturday. title with another victory against Crystal Palace at Watford’s hopes of avoiding relega- Anfield on Wednesday. tion looked set to be dented by Ben Klopp’s men have not been in action for 106 days Chilwell’s superb 90th minute strike. and the Liverpool boss is relieved to return after talk But in a remarkable conclusion, the season might be declared null and void, which Hornets centre-back Dawson launched would have deprived his team of the title their superb himself into an acrobatic effort moments season deserves. later to claim his first goal for the club. Liverpool had been on course to become the “It’s something you practise in , E *!. ?  "   first English champions to be crowned in March after training and it probably doesn’t go in      :  , recording 27 wins from 29 matches. very often. I’m delighted with my first However, Liverpool’s inevitable title will now goal. It was obviously a very important  * $!/'- come with an asterisk according to some pundits, goal and it was good to get a point in who claim the Premier League’s new normal of the end,” Dawson told BT Sport. rsenal's challenge to return to the matches behind closed doors with more substitutes Watford climbed to 16th place, Champions League next season fal- allowed has taken the shine off the leaders’ achieve-  7 ' '"$  "  ;   P A one point above the relegation zone, but !    ? "   , tered once more as Neal Maupay's 95th ments. they could be passed by West Ham, minute winner handed Brighton a vital Klopp doesn’t care about those Bournemouth and Aston Villa depend- ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea, as they 2-1 win in their battle to beat the drop. critics and, on the eve of Liverpool’s ing on their results this weekend. look to secure a spot in next season’s Nicolas Pepe's stunning strike gave return, the German hit back. “Now I Leicester remain third, six points Champions League. the visitors a deserved lead at the Amex, have had a lot of time to read. I but the Gunners defensive problems had to Google the word ‘aster- United remain in fifth, two points ficult for referees, but then the VAR is a reared their head again as Lewis Dunk isk’. I only knew the word behind Chelsea, but Spurs were even more different story. bundled home from a short corner. from a comic!” Klopp said. desperate for the points as they remain in “Referees can make mistakes but I Maupay had angered the Arsenal “This is the most dif- eighth, four points further back. don’t think VAR should make mistakes, players for his part in a serious injury ficult year and season to Jose Mourinho was on course to get then the second penalty is incredible for suffered by goalkeeper Bernd Leno in become champions, 100 the better of his former club when Steven me.” the first half. percent. It is an inter- Bergwijn’s strike gave Spurs a half-time And the Frenchman rubbed salt rupted season, like has lead. SAINTS WIN into those wounds with a fine finish never happened before.  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Gunnar Solskjaer believes he move away from Manchester. had won a second penalty, but a a 3-0 win. ing played a game more than We cannot do a lot of things Mcan rekindle Paul Pogba’s best “Paul always has a point to VAR review decided there was lit- Victory for the Saints lifts them 10 fourth-placed Chelsea. that we usually can do but in form after the Frenchman made a big prove because he wants to be the tle contact as he went down under points clear of the relegation zone, but A first league win of 2020 takes this specific case at least we can impact in his first appearance for six best,” said Solskjaer. “He’s had such another challenge from Dier. Norwich remain seven points adrift of Brighton five points clear of the drop say this is really special. months in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham on a frustrating season with his injuries. “We know Manchester United safety at the bottom of the table. zone in 15th. “That’s why we enjoy the Friday. “For me Paul has shown today has an incredible record this season Ings continued his fine season by curl- little asterisk there.” Solskjaer left the World Cup winner how he can contribute. I just look of penalties given, so we knew ing his 19th goal of the season into the far shot past Tim Krul. on the bench from the start, but Pogba forward to getting him fitter so he can get everything in the box was dangerous for corner. And Redmond rounded off the scor- ;  )   won the penalty for United’s equaliser, con- back to his best.” us,” said Mourinho. Armstrong then took advantage of ing against his former club 11 minutes )   ,,@>+' verted by Bruno Fernandes, with a sub- A point does little for either side’s “I think in the first penalty, the refer- some weak Norwich defending to find from time as the hosts were caught on the 22!2/ lime piece of skill to bamboozle Eric Dier. chances of breaking into the top four. ee made this decision which I admit is dif- space on the edge of the box to slot a low counter-attack.

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Liga’s title race is Real Madrid’s handing Real Madrid the going to say them because the having netted a total of 48 Champions League is wide Leverkusen dropped to to lose after Barcelona were chance to go top of the table if same could happen or the com- times in 41 games in all open after teenage phenome- fifth, two points behind held to a goalless draw against they beat Real Sociedad on plete opposite. competitions. non Erling Braut Haaland clin- Gladbach and three adrift of Sevilla on Friday. Sunday. “Everyone can give their The Poland striker’s tally ically converted two crosses to third-placed Leipzig, after their Barca’s first slip-up since “Nothing changes,” said opinion but we are thinking of beats the previous record of 31 seal Dortmund’s 2-0 win at 2-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin, returning from the three-month Zidane in a press conference on the next match. It’s what engages goals set by Gabon striker At the foot of the table, defeat at Mainz. third-placed RB Leipzig. whose Brazilian striker hiatus hands Madrid the chance Saturday. “People can say one us and nothing else.” AFP Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Bremen are set to be relegat- The result leaves Bremen Dortmund, who will finish Matheus Cunha and former to regain top spot this weekend. in 2016/17 for Borussia ed for the first time in 40 years second from bottom and two second, and Bayern have both Watford forward Dodi After their emphatic 3-0 Asked about Pique’s analy- prolonged period and the clos- Dortmund. after they slumped to a 3-1 points from 16th place which qualified for next season’s Lukebakio both scored. win over Valencia, Zinedine sis, Barcelona coach Quique est Lionel Messi came to scor- Zidane’s side will move level on Setien said: “I think it ing the 700th goal of his career points with the Catalans if they comes from frustra- were a pair of free-kicks #"3.. beat Real Sociedad on Sunday tion. I am opti- tipped over. F"4.0.8" and above them due to their mistic. I think it The sight of goalkeep- 8"4T$5". superior record head-to-head. will be tough er ter Stegen jogging up for 3.3" 8.(. “Seeing what we’ve done in for anyone to a late corner demonstrat-    India U-16 head the last two rounds, it’s take max- ed how big a blow they consid-  * *!/: decide if it is possible to relax coach Bibiano Fernandes going to be very diffi- imum ered dropping points to be. (the rules) in the second half sounded positive about the cult to win this points.” Yet Real Sociedad are still p to 5,000 spectators will of August,” it added in a state- tough draw for India’s campaign league,” said a despon- A valu- in the hunt for Champions Ube allowed to attend ment. in the AFC U-16 Championship dent Pique afterwards. able point for League qualification and will sports events in stadiums in Although football’s Ligue in Bahrain, reiterating his belief “From what I’ve Sevilla, mean- offer Madrid no guarantees on France when they re-open on 1 and 2 and rugby’s Top 14 in the ability of his boys to per- seen, it’s very hard to while, gives them Sunday while games against July 11, the French league decided to end their form at the big stage. see Real Madrid drop- a five-point Getafe, Athletic Bilbao and Government announced on seasons in April after they In a Live chat with AIFF TV, ping points.” cushion over Getafe Villarreal mean there are Saturday. were halted in March, the Bibiano said: “I was following Sevilla, in third, and in fifth, albeit having still plenty of hurdles for The limit applies to “big Government’s decision means the draw Live but I did not keep Valencia, in eighth, always played a game more. Zidane’s team to overcome. events, stadiums and concert a crowd should be able to any expectations for it. When I looked capable of shifting the Barca could have Barcelona though would halls”, the Government said, attend football’s French Cup C  $ saw our group, I told myself that dynamic at the top of the table, few complaints at the appear to have the tougher but it may be raised later in the and League Cup finals. my team has already given a with Madrid capitalising to Ramon Sanchez run-in, with Athletic Bilbao, summer. A date has not been sent good account of themselves in climb back to the summit for the Pizjuan. Atletico Madrid, Villarreal “A review of the national for either match but they are $ $  qualifiers. I believe from the bot- first time since they beat They never really and local rivals Espanyol epidemiological situation will expected to be played at the tom of my heart that these boys Barcelona on March 1. troubled Sevilla for any coming up. AFP be carried out in mid-July to end of July.   West Bromwich tom of the table Hatters a 1-1 can perform against the coun- Albion moved into first place in draw with sixth placed Preston. tries in the group.” the Championship after a 0-0 Blackburn came from India was clubbed alongside draw against Birmingham as the behind to beat promotion rivals Korea Republic, Australia, and . *!     ,  P  English second tier returned to Bristol City 3-1 and move with- Uzbekistan in Group C on action on Saturday after a three- in a point of the play-offs. Thursday. India had in the last month suspension due to virus. Louie Sibley’s superb hat- edition in 2018 lost to Korea  * $;!*-    '  the team known as La Dea Slaven Bilic’s side moved trick earned Derby a 3-2 win Republic by a solitary goal in the )   ,,@++' resuming what was far and above Leeds on goal differ- over Millwall at the Den. quarterfinals wherein a victory ergamo’s Atalanta return to 52@2" away their best season ever. ence, but it was a missed oppor- Sibley, 18, is the youngest would have earned them a slot Baction on Sunday, hoping “This match represents a tunity after dominating their player to score a league hat-trick in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. that a resumption of their gathered at Milan’s San Siro to small return to normality,” said local rivals at the Hawthorns. in the top four tiers since Ryan However, Bibiano dis- incredible football success will watch Atalanta crush the Atalanta supporter Andrea Matheus Pereira fired wide Sessegnon in November 2017. missed notions about the signal the historic Italian city’s Spanish team 4-1. With every Sigorini. as Albion failed to score for a Charlton claimed a huge match against Korea Republic return to normality after being goal, local fans fell into each “But as the staff and players third straight league game. win in the battle for survival as to be a ‘revenge match’. devastated by coronavirus. other’s arms, at the stadium have said, our thoughts will be Leeds travel to Cardiff on Hull dropped into the relegation “It looks like that — does- The province suffered 6,000 and in bars. with those who have been Sunday and will regain top spot zone after a 1-0 home defeat. n’t it,” he laughed. “But Korea more deaths than usual during through such difficult times,” he if they avoid defeat in Wales. Swansea won 3-0 at will also think on the same the Covid-19 outbreak, includ- ‘BIOLOGICAL BOMB’ said. Albion still is seven points Middlesbrough to keep alive lines. What’s important at this ing 670 in Bergamo city which The coronavirus was already “We’re in a hurry to see clear of third placed Fulham in their hopes of a play-off place. stage is how soon we can get has a population of known in China but at the Atalanta play again, given the the race for automatic promo- Nick Powell scored two back to training. The boys around 122,000. time seemed far away from level they’re playing at,” he tion with eight games left. minutes into stoppage time as need to hit the right chords Almost everyone northern Italy. added. Fulham were rocked by relegation-threatened Stoke sal- before the tournament starts.” there has lost a relative, But that soon changed, Those who are rejoicing at two late goals in their 2-0 defeat vaged a 1-1 draw at Reading. “There are so many things friend, colleague or and from March 4 the the resumption of football, even against west London rivals Wigan’s 2-0 victory at you can learn. The way you neighbour. number of cases in behind closed doors, are desper- Brentford at Craven Cottage. Huddersfield moved them look at the tournament and It is now known that Bergamo rose sharply, lead- coach Gian Piero Gasperini tourists are yet to return to this ate to know how their so-far The fourth placed Bees three points clear of the rele- change your approach is one of the Champions League match ing some doctors to label the called for a big party to be held pretty UNESCO World Heritage incredible season ends. climbed to within one point of gation zone. them. We learnt from our between Atalanta and Valencia football match a “biological “later” as the team made it to the Site city. Atalanta occupy the fourth Fulham. Elliot Simoes’ early goal experiences from 2018 and on February 19 played a signif- bomb” which had exploded. Champions League quarter- On Sunday, Atalanta take on and final Champions League Nathan Jones picked up a gave second bottom Barnsley a have hence, changed and icant role in spreading the dead- After the second leg was finals. Sassuolo in their first post-virus qualifying spot in Serie A and sit point on his return as Luton 1-0 victory at QPR, while instilled the learnings while ly virus. played and also won, 4-3, on There followed over two Italian Serie A match, to be held three points clear of fifth-placed manager as Callum Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 scouting these boys, and also in Around 46,000 spectators March 10 in Valencia, Atalanta months of lockdown in Italy, and without fans present, but with Roma with a game in hand. McManaman earned the bot- with Nottingham Forest. AFP training.” IANS      " +,- +.+. &((= P       Q

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I love listening to stories, watching being aware and evolving. I wouldn’t say that such films are them and reading them. If I get an On the other hand, there is so watched only by a select few. Both opportunity to tell a story, there is noth- much discrepancy. Not talking about Axone and Chintu Ka Birthday, released ing greater than that. P   ,#0(-#+(,,#!(  Q  :$*'*:'/8)58").5.. ! !#++2+%R      8"44.84"%8"4.3"%."      /!  $    &0!##!&      he COVID-19 has drastically              changed our lives. Things that we %!   Ttook for granted and did without even questioning the hygiene standards      today, has us paranoid. But the lock- down that followed due to Coronavirus What is your recent single I do about? meant that many of us missed the All my previous songs have been about the different stages of grooming that we were so used to. Now love but this was something that I hadn’t done before. The con- that the Government has allowed cept of remembering someone you loved after you’ve separated salons to open, albeit the guidelines, and wanting the best for them is beautiful. You remember them people are all set to sit on the groom- but you also remember how difficult it was for both of you to under- ing seats again. stand each other and that you didn’t know what you were doing While some may find it strange wrong at the time so you blamed them. You know now that you but a bride dressed to the nines with weren’t the victim so you just want them to be happy with who- a matching mask and the beauticians ever they’re with now. It reflects on the saying that if you love some- covered with PPE kits has become the one you should let them go. With that in mind my entire team new normal. You step into a salon only came up with these beautiful ideas of how we can present and con- to find higher than ever hygiene vert this meaning visually and I think they did an amazing job at practices in place. Unfortunately, that. social distancing norms go for a toss I am the queen from Casino also released recently. How dif- in the not-so-big salons. ferent was it to sing a track for webseries? The life post lockdown has It was certainly a new experience for me to sing for a web changed including the experience of series. I had fun working on the project and learning things along visiting a salon, which was once con- the way. I feel like if you know and understand the meaning behind sidered as a place to relax and unwind. the song it’ll be easier for you to emote the emotions through lyrics The fear of catching infections from and style of music. a public place is marring the purpose, Is it hard to juggle between singing and studying? but then there are people who are tired It wasn’t hard to juggle between my music and studying since of experimenting with DIY hair styles music for me is like a therapy and I’ve never really been good at and a visit to the salon is the only studies. Although my parents priorities were always for me to com- option. plete my studies first which I did so now I can focus a bit more However, salons and parlours are on music. taking all safety measures to eliminate You have been vocal about the ills of trolling and bullying. the risk of infection. A case in point out appointments and electronic pay- services that are expected to see a their neck instead of mouth. Finger You also released a song Give Me Your Hand. What made you is L’Oréal Professionals. ment, all to ensure social distancing decline. “Personal grooming is intrin- scissors are also taken in use for pick this subject? “After the Unlock 1.0 was requirements. These guidelines are sic to us, and the services that come threading, to minimise the contact Give Me Your Hand was written by my sister, Annabel and announced and with the gradual now available to all hairdressers or under it — haircuts, colour services, between the client and the beautician. I. It was beautifully produced by Kyle Townsend. The song reopening of services and salons in salon partners — L’Oréal hair spa treatments — remain integral Not only the services are wit- talks about my experiences of how I faced bullying, mind, we developed a ‘Back to Professionnel, Matrix, Kérastase and to creating an overall sense of well- nessing a massive change but also the along with that this songs gives a beautiful mes- Business’ hygiene and safety guide for Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals. being and beauty. We expect all these design and setup of salons is evolving. sage about not losing hope and fighting for your- our salons outlining hygiene and It goes without saying that people services to bounce back. Some will “We have removed waiting sofas from self and being nothing but your true self. I operating guidelines. We will also be will have certain apprehensions there- bounce back sooner than others like our salons to maintain social dis- realised that there must be thousands of peo- helping hairdressers exceed the usual fore to gain the customer's confidence, haircuts and root touch-ups for greys. tancing. Our staff are staying in well ple out there who are still struggling to raise salon safety and sanitary measures, to the brand is encouraging salons to While others, with more personal and prepared and sanitised rooms. There their voices about the issue and we tend to keep themselves and clients safe by share measures they are taking on close contact, like threading and wax- are six rooms in the salon and only ignore it, which is why I wrote this song to tell supplying masks, hand sanitisers social media. ,  :'7 " '  F,"  ing, could see a bit of a decline in the one customer is allowed in one go. them that they aren’t alone. I’m grateful and along with new operating guidelines,” “Communication is key and let- near future. Eventually, however, these Even at the reception, there is only one thankful to my fans who showed so much love says DP Sharma, Director, ting your customers know that you are preview of the precautions at their services will all find their place back person to attend customers. Overall, and appreciation to the song which led to me Professional Products Division, taking new, extra measures to ensure trusted salon, from a trusted media in our lives,” he tells you. it’s a completely different structure receiving an award. I think that the song L’Oréal India. their personal health and wellbeing channel, their confidence is rein- Aashmeen Munjal, Director, Star with less staff,” she explains. has paved a way for me to connect with This guide was distributed to will be vital to building trust. We are forced. Salon & Academy agrees with Sharma Neha Sharma, Director, Lucullan people. I’m all for supporting people 45,000-strong salon network and over encouraging the staff to post all the We are also encouraging our and says customers are more inclined Studios, tells you that they have man- in tough times and the fact that so 1.7 lakh hairdressers, ahead of the precautions taken on social media so salon partners to share testimonials towards getting haircuts and hair dated the Arogaya Setu app for all cus- many of them overcome their lockdown restrictions being lifted. The that people know that we are abiding from customers that have already vis- colour. Waxing and threading is not tomers and staff. “We do regular tem- depression by listening to the song support guide includes post-lock- by the norms. We have engaged with ited the salon, as the real-life experi- in demand. “Even facials have seen a perature checks of our staff in front makes me feel happy. There’s a quote down advice around ensuring the local TV channels, where salons have ence of a satisfied customer is one of decline, people are just replacing it of the client and vice versa, to ensure of mine: You are made for a reason, safety and wellbeing of customers and reopened, for a walkthrough so they the most convincing ways to convey with bleach, which requires less con- customer satisfaction. The studio is to shine! employees; safer operating proce- can capture the measures adopted to a salon is safe and ready for you,” tact,” Munjal says. sanitised after every use. All the tools You made your Bollywood debut dures; including hand cleansing, tool ensure safety and hygiene and com- Sharma tells you. To promote hygienic threading are properly disinfected at regular with Duggi. How did that happen? disinfecting, salon routing, pre-book- municate these initiatives to a wider Even if the salons are following the services, Munjal says, the staff is intervals. We are also promoting dig- It was an entirely new expe- ing, reorganisation of salons to space audience. When consumers get a precautions to a T, there are certain being trained to use the thread with ital payment methods,” she tells you. rience working in Bollywood. Initially, I was nervous to step into Bollywood. I am not that flu- 3  @ 9  - ' >   - 33  @ 9  - ent in Hindi but I somehow managed to understand the mean- ing of the song. It was super fun working with Himesh et your dad to take a break and unwind Garnish: Cinnamon Stick, Orange Peel Reshammiya. He’s an amazing Ga little on this day. Sit him down and let producer and all his songs are him tell you all the fun stories from his boy-   absolutely phenomenal. hood or just kick back and watch the sun go Pour the whisky in a glass filled with ice --" A song that you can play on down together. Fix yourselves a Black Dog and squeeze in an orange wedge. Add the loop. 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he recent events have drawn a lot abuse disorder, seasonal affective disorder, every three seconds there is an attempted sui- that they will lose their jobs should work on a of attention towards mental health postpartum depression and a whole lot of cide, which is a leading cause of death plan B and look at increasing their skill sets and made us understand how per- other forms that one needs to understand. amongst young people in India. There is a and widening their options. They can look for vasive depression is. Many of us The depression statistics in India, as per a deep rooted stigma and this prevents people other jobs and ask for help. It is absolutely need to have a clear understanding mental health survey conducted by from seeking help or sharing their story. If this alright to ask for help, and one should not be ofT depression, which is very different from NIMHAMS, indicate that 1 in 20 people suffer is not caught on time and one does not seek embarrassed about it, especially as this is a temporary low moods or bad moments. from depression, 1 in every 4 women, and 1 in an intervention — unfortunately, people don’t unique situation and has affected millions Depression is a state of low mood and aver- every 10 men suffer from depression. Mental even understand the purview of this illness — globally. sion to activity. It makes one sad, helpless, morbidity amongst a productive work force it can have serious implications. There is stig- Reach out to friends, family and ask for worthless and one can also be irritable, anti- between 30-49 years is at 33 per cent. 150 mil- ma and shame attached to the word depres- help. It is only a matter of time. People should social and feel ashamed. It’s a deeper feeling lion Indian need mental health care and only sion and this stems from the lack of under- keep themselves busy. Reading, writing and of sadness and people who are clinically about 30 million are seeking this help. There is standing the ailment. People feel that if they learning new thing may prove to be helpful at depressed cannot simply will themselves to a severe shortage of professional health care suffer from mental health issues it could have this time. feel better or snap out of it. It leads to a vari- workers in India — statistics show there are an effect on their jobs, or someone will not get One is bound to feel isolated and helpless, ety of emotional behaviour and causes physi- only 4,000 psychiatrists, 3,500 psychologists, married, or they will not be accepted because especially when one has to cut from social life, cal and thought problems. It decreases the 3,500 mental health social workers. 0.06 per they are different. or work from home, but this is the time to ask ability of the affected to function at work cent of the health care budget in India is spent for help and not stay quiet. If something is and at home. It can also cause irregular sleep on mental health care.         bothering you — you have anxiety, depression patterns, weight loss or weight gain. If one Apart from depression, there are many or other thoughts — they must be addressed. feels lonely and helpless, thoughts of suicide       other mental health issues which afflict our Online trolling can also lead to depression as can occur. People should be more mindful in their society. Domestic violence is a very serious can being on social media for an excessive everyday life with their friends, family mem- cause of concern and we need to be more amount of time, one can curb this and set a      bers so they can tell signs. One can notice vocal about it and show that we are here to routine for themselves. Routines help Several factors play a role — certain chem- people and see signs, like absence of eye con- help and support. A lot of women suffer immensely and can make one feel better and icals in the brain may contribute to depres- tact or will, lack of motivation, no routine and from depression because of the physical have more self-worth. sion. It could be genetic too, passed on from could also have a dry mouth. Dark under eye abuse that one goes through. If not checked, The first step in addressing this ailment is families, down the line. If someone suffers circles could also mean lack of sleep. domestic violence keeps escalating. It needs acknowledging it and understanding that you from low self esteem or is stressed, then Statements like, ‘leave me alone’; ‘I will be to be addressed right at the beginning and have a problem. As I mentioned, it takes about depression is more likely. It could be a person- fine’; ‘don’t worry’; ‘no one understands me nipped in the bud. The victim needs to speak four to six years for one to address the issue, ality type as well. Pessimists are more prone to and gets me’. It is important to have red flags, up and if they don’t, the abuser in their mind that is why it is important for others to look depression. We also cannot discount the con- when one hears these kinds of statements, or justifies it and normalises the abuse. Have for signs and step in, and help, if they can. We tribution of external factors, especially in these witnesses such behaviour in a person. the courage to speak to someone and let need to make sure that it doesn’t result in sui- troubled times when the entire world is deal- Sometimes, depression has a physical manifes- them know that it has happened. Make a cide. National Crime Record Bureau stats ing with an unprecedented event. tation as well. A constant upset stomach can support group. The government has also reveal that there is an attempted suicide in Depression can be triggered by external also mean depression or anxiety if someone is shared a few numbers where one can reach India every three minutes and a student com- factors as well — such as violence, neglect, not keeping well and is stressed. out anonymously. One can also talk to their mits suicide every hour. abuse or major events like losing a job, At such times, the role of family and partner, or the person who is abusing, that Mothers needs to bring up their children, divorce. In certain cases, even medication can friends becomes critical. Family members ';!/'(/-F this is not alright and see how one can work and boys in particular, very mindfully and also play havoc. Substance abuse too can play a big should increase communication and that can their way out. teach them the value of respecting another role. If you are addicted and have a constant make a difference and help someone. A good *#*!;;::'!- ' As a clinical psychologist, I encourage individual and their life. need for a substance, that too can lead to listener can be helpful. Pay attention, connect 9-E;!:*/- people to speak up and not accept this behav- We need to make this a public health depression. People mostly show signs of a low with them. If someone withdraws, you need to /*<- ;* iour. One can reach out to their mothers for issue, have people speak about it and remove state of mood; they don’t enjoy things that understand their pain. Depression is a disease, guidance. Children learn what they see at the stigma around this — we have done this brought them happiness earlier. not a taboo. Families can do activities together ;!:*/-F home and children also pick up these signs. for cancer, diabetes and even HIV. The right When our mental health is not all right, so that they feel loved, wanted. Socialising #'*; !;::/-/: Abuse is not normal, it is the violation of a kind of awareness through conversation, dia- then it has a major affect on the daily life. It helps. Human beings are not designed to be #- <*(;;*< person’s fundamental right and should be logue and understanding of what depression affects one’s physical wellbeing and results in alone. Lifestyle changes also help. A fast paced ';*<'*99; *$<; addressed. is, would make mental health acceptable and changes in appetite. It brings out mood swings life can also have an effect on one’s mental Family also needs to be supportive at people will open up and share their feelings, — one also tends to be neglectful of their sur- health, this includes eating junk food and * ;- <;#/<< times such as this and intervene. One must emotions and suffering. 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With this capability, you are and medicine provide little clue to the pandemic, we need able to remain contextual and shift your to reset the attitude, the way we look at the world. It was some personality, depending on the context, kind of auto correction effected by the perfectly intelligent while making the most of various sit- system like Nature. The unbridled consumption of human- uations in life. ity was untenable and the warning is loud and clear — mend A lot of times people don’t have the your ways. Nature is a grand Supra-system, the planet earth capability to shift those states of mind. being a sub system that needs to be in an equilibrium with However, once you develop this really the larger whole. When this is disrupted the remedial action important capability, you start having to restore the equilibrium sets in motion. Of late, the faulty new experiences in life and start devel- consumption patterns were disturbing the equilibrium and oping more such innate capabilities. there were signals of distress coming up in many forms, cli- After a point, it becomes a cycle that mate change being one. However, they were ignored and ram- continues to get fuller and better by pant consumption went on leading to the present crisis. It itself. Remember how depressive is a typical case of market response to system. Now the sys- thoughts accumulate to depression tem needs to respond. The big question is how. The forced and begin to physically reflect in your lockdown is that act of penance that would train humanity body? The same is possible for exhila- to think anew. The whole perspective has to change. The out- ife is all about the choices that was supportive and understanding.” people they love. And for most people rating thoughts as well, when you are look, the philosophy and the life styles will require a reori- we make, but how often do we We create these maps of the world it is not fear that creates a rigid and inac- exuding a natural vibe, where your entation. The marketing driven, consumption fuelled eco- realise that these choices are whenever we go through emotions or curate unconscious circular belief but charisma and drive oozes out, no mat- nomic philosophy will have to shift to a conservation ori- tied to the state of mind that experiences of high-intensity, be it emotions like anxiousness, unrealistic ter where you go. ented economic philosophy harping on the long run sustain- we have at that time? something traumatic or pleasant. expectations, hurt, anger, irritation ability focused economic models that would check greed and MotivationalL Gurus and coaches stress However, when we are going through and many other emotions that people        discourage vulgar consumerism. As the scary future scenario on the importance of seizing the day, high-intensity fear or anger, the maps accept as part of their lives when it  painted by the mathematico-statistical graphics projected by making the most of it, but if somebody that we create are often way inaccurate. comes in thresholds of less intensity. So, The most liberating thing about many research agencies day in and day out warn of the pos- is depressed the entire time, they when a person has some levels of anger human beings is that we have limitless sible apocalypse, the world never appeared so close to the would not even notice the opportuni-    ;!:-*< and they are able to control it, they may choices. This is not the same as learn- deluge that the old testament talked about. Remembering ty right in front of them. We all know Our brain is a patterning machine. ;E-< /-9-;: be successful in not acting on that anger, ing and unlearning in life. We need to the anguish of God that made him send the deluge may not of people who had made the most stu- It learns a pattern, anything new, and but they would have completely failed unlearn what is not useful but here is be out of place. The relevant portion from the book of Genesis pid mistakes in their lives and when obsessive-compulsively applies it in var- F!-$!;*(/ in learning from that experience. And a radically different proposal: what if part 1 is paraphrased here. First, God created a world that you’d ask them why, they would sim- ious other areas of our lives. When to improve the quality of life, it is impor- you learn something in a context and was good and fit for mankind. But when man corrupted it ply say “I wasn’t thinking clearly, I was someone is in a happy or pleasant state ';;U/:/ 0 tant to go beyond controlling emotions then park it aside and learn something with sin, God decided to destroy his creation, saving only just so angry!” Essentially, the state of of mind, what they rivet their attention :;F < *;! and instead experiencing new and else. Over a period of time, you would the righteous Noah. Lest we forget, let us recapitulate God’s mind is that epicentre which creates rip- to and what the brain learns is signif- resourceful emotions even in challeng- have expanded the range of emotions anguish as quoted — “Then the Lord saw that the wicked- ples across the past, present, and the icantly different from when we are in */:;* ing situations. you go through, the responses you have. ness of man was great on earth, and that every intent of the future of our lives. a bad state of mind. ;

hina has once again unsettled the Ctrouble-torn island of Hong Kong. Despite the threat of Covid- 19 pandemic, millions of HongKongers have braved their way to join in the massive anti- Government rallies in various parts of the city. This is not the first time the islanders have vowed to stand against the mainland legislations, threats and at times violent forces, ?.'=':9"):;<':.-=)', but many youngsters say that protest "?$-.":"8-:0'=.!' against oppression is in “their DNA”. %)/'=$%0'8"<=$.)<$%-', This all make it clear that Hong Kong has become a permanent Achilles "?.!'',..!' heel for the power elite in China. ":;":;'=,$='-:$/%' At this moment, it is worth ."0);',..!'<-=/,": recounting the historical background .!')=$"?%)?'/ of the island and how Chinese rule has become a sore point for the free- <":,.=)<.):;%';),%$.)' dom-loving HongKongers. Hong 8"',/.!' "88-:),. Kong was a British colony from %'$0'=,!)#"? !):$+ "= January 26, 1841 till July 1, 1997. Its first Constitution, long before the .!'"-:;,.'=,#=".',. coming of the current Basic Law, was $;$):,."##=',,)":),): proclaimed on June 26, 1843, in the .!')= +!'=);!. form of Queen Victoria’s Letters <"-=,'"?$<.)":?"=.!' Patent entitled the Charter of the Colony of Hong Kong. This 1843 ;%"/$%<"88-:)."-%0 Charter authorised the establishment /'.")8#",',$:<.)":, of the Legislative Council and even- ": !):$):"=0'=."?"=<' tually empowered “the Governor for .!' "88-:),.,!$:0." the time being… with the advice of the said Legislative Council… to =',."='.!'<":,.).-.)":$% make and enact all such laws and $-.":"8"? ":;":; ordinances as may from time to time be required for the peace, order and good government of Hong Kong”. The Letters Patent of 1888 replaced the Charter of 1843 and added two significant words i.e. “and consent” after the words “with the advice”. After more than 150 years of British colo- nial rule, Hong Kong was handed over / 5  !  "   !    !   .'/ 5 ' 4 '99 ,0  to the Chinese Government on July 1, 1997 as a part of the agreement in place for 50 years i.e. up till 2047, were organised against the secret testers quietly celebrating the tional community should follow? Lam administration’s subservience signed between then British Prime from the very date of the handover agenda of the Xi and Co. Certainly, anniversary of historic anti- These are quite tricky questions for have altogether pushed the people of Minister Margaret Thatcher and in 1997. The crux of the Basic Law with Xi, the hate and anguish of the Government protest that rocked the anyone involved in this long haul, Hong Kong to the wall under China. Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang on is that it provides a system of “One people of Hong Kong against the former British colony last June. In starting from the rally goers to the Currently what has been observed is December 19, 1984. And this historic Country, Two Systems” very unique Chinese Government are on the rise. Hong Kong, don’t mistake a “blue Lam administration to hardened that a lot many elders are fast taking ,5/,2,5, Sino-British Joint Declaration that put which has never ever been practised What HongKongers are mainly flag” for anything else, but only for Communists of the mainland. For the sides with their young brethren. an end to one of the richest colonial by the authoritarian leadership of the aiming at? The current and the lat- a police warning to “an illegal assem- islanders, they have made it plain and And for the West, Hong Kong is the treasures of the UK in Asia precisely mainland China. This refers to the est bone of contention are two sets bly”. And this June, the city police simple to Beijing that they would love only ray of hope, the springboard and brought home a new “Basic Law” to idea that Hong Kong would enjoy a of legislations: One that is a Bill and thousands of plain-clothed secu- to continue with the autonomy guar- the pedestal from where it could guide the future governance system high degree of autonomy with exec- approved by the NPC for a contro- rity agents constantly waved the anteed under the historic Basic Law probably challenge the diktats of the of Hong Kong. In fact, this Basic Law utive, legislative and independent versial Hong Kong National Security blue flags emblematic of recurring of July 1, 1997 when the UK hand- mainland’s Communist empire. could rightly be regarded as the judicial power. Especially, the Article Law (NSL). This Bill rightly threat- law and order situation in the city. ed over the territory to the Chinese However, resorting to these legisla- “Mini Constitution” of Hong Kong. It 5 of the Basic Law requires that the ens to limit freedoms already enjoyed On the occasion of first year of Government. Lam will not oblige the tions as scalpel against the pro- must be noted here that this law was socialist system and policies practised by the people in this international anti-Government stir, Lam publicly protesters simply because she can’t go democracy activists would neither passed by the Chinese parliament in the mainland, not to be practiced financial hub. Further, such legisla- aired that Hong Kong can’t bear any against her bosses sitting in Beijing. help Xi or any future Chinese leader, known as the National People’s in the autonomous region of Hong tions will bypass the city’s legislature. more chaos. More than a million She is helpless and fully tied to what nor would permanently quell the Congress (NPC), which came into Kong and the existing capitalist sys- Its aim is to punish those acts which people came out to the streets on Xi and his team dictates. She is a sur- rebelling islanders. Hong Kong’s effect on the very day of withdrawal tem and the way of life before the subvert the power of the Chinese June 9 last year to protest against a vivor, so to say. Though Xi and his yearning for independence or auton- of the British colonial regime over the transfer of the territory to China Government and the State. And the Bill that would have allowed people Government are regularly indicating omy is not to be viewed as an island i.e. July 1, 1997. Interestingly, would continue for coming half a other Bill that was passed by the to be extradited to the mainland, the use of force and not to tolerate any immediate problem. It is not an it was passed by the NPC as the pro- century from 1997. Legco amid these protests is what where the courts are no other than attempt to violate internal peace optional catastrophe for China. The visions entailed in the Article 31 of the Although the HongKongers were makes it illegal to insult the “March the organs of the Communist Party and order within its territory, but he PRC and its leadership have to deal Constitution of China to establish absolutely apprehensive of the hid- of the Volunteers” i.e. the Chinese of China. To smooth HongKongers’ won’t be able to do what Deng did on with it as long as Hong Kong is with- Hong Kong as a Special den agenda of the Communists of National Anthem. And anyone ruffled feathers, Chinese Premier Li Tiananmen protesters in 1989. Today, in it. Let us make it clear to Xi that Administrative Region (SAR). This is China, they were gradually coping found guilty of abusing the anthem Keqiang reiterated the ‘One Country for such actions, China would lose the pro-democracy struggle in this how Hong Kong was later known as with their new future under the “One would face up to three years in prison Two Systems’ is China’s national pol- much more than what it did three part is not an unfounded fear. It has the HKSAR in the lexicon of global Country, Two Systems” till mid-June and a fine of up to 50,000 Hong Kong icy and there is no question of decades earlier. The right course of grown over decades of the politics. Today, Hong Kong is ruled 2014. But by June 10, 2014, the Xi Dollars ($6,450). The critics of the abandoning it any time soon. action for the global community Hongkongers’ constant association by a Chief Executive known as Carrie regime issued a new policy report anthem Bill say it is an infringement Why then the HongKongers are would be to pressure and impose and churning with the ethos of lib- Lam and a Legislature (Legco). asserting its authority over the island of the right to free expression that the on the road again? Why the city sanctions on China to restore the eral democratic credentials for What brings constant anxiety to territory. This virtually created panic people of HKSAR enjoy, but the pro- administration of Carry Lam is not constitutional autonomy of Hong decades. Simply playing cat & mouse the Hong Kong residents is the inter- among the Hong Kong citizens. Beijing majority says such a step is giving audience to the leadership of Kong till 2047. Xi should not be in a with the next generation of young- vention of Beijing in the very This report directly indicated that the in the need of the hour for the the movement? Is the Xi regime has hurry. He should not make it a part sters would push the island territo- autonomous structure guaranteed interests of China must prevail over HongKongers to display appropriate any plan to rein in the protesters the of grand “China Dream” and the “Belt ry to another “boiling point of Asia”. to it by the Chinese Constitution itself the constitutional autonomy of the respect for the National Anthem. way it unleashed brutality in and Road Initiative”. in the form of Basic Law. And this law HKSAR. This ignited furour across What marks the latest round of Tiananmen Square on June 1989? Beijing’s proposed new laws, (The writer is an expert on inter- is absolutely inviolable and has to be the island and massive protest rallies protests particular is that the pro- What course of action the interna- the dictatorial posture of Xi and the national affairs)

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