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However, the officials concerned on the year and promote students to grades were allotted to students         following in the footsteps of the Telangana High Court on future course of action. higher classes on the basis of on the basis of marks obtained    governments in states like Saturday permitted the govern- The Chief Minister is under- their performance in internal during internal assessment in      Punjab, Gujarat etc. Instead, ment to conduct SSC examina- stood to have expressed his assessment. KCR also felt that these states. He wanted the offi-  ) #      students will be promoted to tion across the state barring students' future would cials to ensure that no student " #$%   higher classes based on their Hyderabad, Secunderabad and   be hit if Intermediate suffers due to the one-time performance during the inter- Ranga Reddy on the ground admissions are grading system. nal assessment at the school that the corona situation in    delayed because of Officials have been asked to level. GHMC limits is alarming with     the uncertainty over obtain details relating to inter-  Chief Minister K positive cases increasing by the the conduct of SSC nal assessment from schools in Lockdown likely to     Chandrasekhar Ras has con- day. The High Court expressed examination. a week or two. Thereafter offi-    vened a crucial meeting at its concerns over the safety of The cials should thoroughly scru- Pragathi Bhavan here on students taking the examina-    implica- tinize the internal assessment be reimposed in city Monday with School tion.   tions of marks and adopt a 'modera-   Education Department offi- Although KCR had initially   Punjab and tion' formula to ensure that probably from June 9 or 10. cials to take a call on dropping decided to postpone the SSC Gujarat state there are no anomalies in the KCR has convened a crucial SSC examination -- which had examination across the state on  award of marks even if schools Having burnt its fingers, the meeting at Pragathi Bhavan been postponed twice since the ground that holding exams choose to give 'abnormally Telangana State government is here on Monday to review the mid-March due to corona cri- separately for GHMC high marks' to their students now mulling re-imposition of corona situation in GHMC sis - this year and adopting an limits and the rest of the during the internal assessment. complete lockdown in GHMC limits. The corona situation limits, considering that docu- has worsened in GHMC; espe- mented corona positive cases cially after Unlock 1.0 set in have been galloping in the city from June 1, vastly easing and its environs since the eas- lockdown restrictions. All TS witnesses highest Bear with those in home ing of lockdown norms. shops, commercial establish- Official sources said that Chief ments (barring shopping Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao malls, theatres and religious ever deaths @14 quarantine, says Eatala may announce re-imposition of places) were opened across the     lockdown in GHMC limits state from June 1.   for 132. It was followed by from any day this week, most  !"  Ranga Reddy district, at 12   living in small houses and recently, the Minister said that  #   $ Telangana State witnessed its cases. those who cannot afford spe- three members of a family con- highest-ever single-day corona The other districts which With morbid fear of contract- cial room in hospitals to tracted the virus and decided   deaths on Sunday, with as reported new corona cases ing Covid-19 driving some receive treatment prefer home to receive treatment under City scribe succumbs many as 14 patients succumb- include Medchal (3), Yadadri people to even attack those quarantine. However, neigh- home quarantine. However, ing to the virus. With this, the (2); Siddipet, Mahabubabad, opting for home quarantine, bours of persons who test pos- they had to move to a govern-  death toll from Covid-19 Sangareddy, Nagarkurnool and there is undue pressure on the itive for the virus are "giving ment hospital as people living to coronavirus in the state has Karimnagar witnessed one already overburdened govern- trouble" to patients opting for in adjacent colony gave them increased to 137. case each. ment hospitals, doctors and home quarantine out of fear trouble. Such incidents would   He is the first journalist in There has been no The total number of nursing staff. Hence, people that they too would contract put pressure on hospitals. Telangana to have suc- let-up in the mount- positive cases recorded in should bear with those in the virus because Therefore, the Minister A 33-year-old journalist, cumbed to the dreaded ing new corona cases Telangana till Sunday home quarantine, Health of their prox- appealed to people to cooper- D Manoj Kumar died virus. in GHMC limits. For the stood at 3,650. Of them, Minister Eatala Rajender sug- imity to the ate with the government in of COVID-19 in According to doc- fourth consecu- 3,202 cases pertain to gested at a review here on patients. extending treatment to people Hyderabad on tors, the journalist tive day on locals and 448 to Sunday on the corona situa- Referring who are asymptomatic and in Sunday, officials died of COVID-19 Sunday, migrants, depor- tion. to an inci- home quarantine. confirmed. and comorbidities. GHMC limits   tees and foreign According to Eatala, people dent that The purpose of easing curbs The scribe He was suffering reported over returnees. are 'causing trouble' to those took place in on lockdown is to ensure that from a Telugu from bilateral 100 cases. A total of 1,742 who are receiving treat- Jiaguda people do not lose their liveli- news television pneumonitis and While 154 cases patients have been ment under home hood, the minister said, while channel succumbed Acute Respiratory were reported discharged from quarantine with advising people not to move at Gandhi Hospital, Distress Syndrome across the state, hospital upon help from the out of their house unnecessar- where he was admitted four (ARDS). GHMC limits recovery till government. For ily. days ago after being tested alone accounted date. instance, people  positive for COVID-19. 

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'    sequence, the concerned factories soon after the incident Constitution of India and has Kumar Mishra. ing clearly visible in the hori- policemen have been charged started working overtime and          thrown the ball in the court of In a resolution passed, BCI, zons that patriotic and nation- Nobody rejoices any cruel inci- with the offence of murder. produced a huge chunk of          the government. the statutory regulatory body of alist forces are capable enough dent and nobody celebrates a Therefore, the matter should rumours and false news result-         After hearing the arguments lawyers established under the to thwart such attempts. murder, at least in this country have rested at that stage, but it ing into large-scale violence in of the petitioner who had filed Advocates Act, 1961, took a of Ram, Krishna, Buddha, did not happen just because the both the countries. In fact,         the petition for the change of serious note of the contents of Lockdown results Mahavir and Gandhi. The opportunists ISIS and other President Trump has been        country's name as Bharat by an article published by Live in plethora of cases ongoing large-scale violence jihadi elements were waiting made a skateboard because dropping the word India from Law and expressed its discern- The current COVID-19 pan- in America and echoed by for an opportunity to show where Floyd was killed i.e., Article 1 of the Constitution, ment over the manner in which demic forcing the nation-wide other countries like New their presence. Some people Minneapolis city of Minnesota noteworthy that when the his- President Trump has already the Apex Court observed that the web portal had allowed its lockdown, including the courts Zeland, France etc. does not try to befool the world by State is predominantly a strong- toric St. John's Episcopal administered a strong warning it had no power to amend the platform to be used for defam- in India, has resulted in piling auger well for world peace. dubbing the incident as 'a hold of the Democratic Party Church near the White House to the protestors that if they Constitution. However, the ing its chairman with malicious of a number of cases related to Today when the whole world is spontaneous reaction of public where the Governor and the was burnt by the jihadi did not come to the census, the Court permitted him to submit intentions. The resolution or born out of the pandemic battling against the COVID-19 ire' whereas the practice of that Mayor belong to that party. elements, no human use of military force to quell a representation to the govern- described the matter as a piece situation, with the Apex Court pandemic, the George Floyd the same gang which incited Further, a couple of years rights activist from the the riots cannot be rolled out. ment for doing so. of yellow journalism and terming them as 'extremely incident is really unfortunate communal riots in India has ago when a black Muslim current champions of The gesture of kindness is The petitioner had cited sev- resolved to initiate legal action urgent matters'. and should be condemned by been actively busy in foment- police officer of George Floyd sadly mistaken as the weak- eral grounds for the change of against the said web portal. Among the bunch of cases all right-thinking people. ing similar trouble in the USA Somali origin, Mohd cause raised ness of the government by the country's name as Bharat Indeed, there seems to be a filed either by the affected par- Still, what is more worrisome and other countries of which Noor had killed in a the voice. jihadi and leftist combine all which is of great emotional and well-orchestrated strategy by ties or the public-spirited per- is the speed at which the wild are 'friendly' with India. The cold blooded man- In the present over the world. It is high time cultural importance to the peo- separatist and anti national sons are: the transportation of fire of arson, looting and killing left and extreme Islamists fund- ner a white lady by melee, India has a our leadership took a leaf out ple. Now it remains to be same forces to leave no stone migrant labour to their respec- has been spreading to other ed by China, Wahabi goons name Justine reason to be happy. from Trump's administration how the government of the day unturned to indulge in the tive native states, payment of parts of the world. But if we go who were the spinal cord of Damond, these so- What our leadership and tackled Shaheen Bagh- reacts to the said representa- acts of baseless allegations and wages to the laid off workers, into the matrix of the George months-long CAA-NRC called human rights %  % large-heartedly did not Jamia Millia criminals in a tion. judicial vandalism with the financial assistance to Kisans, Floyd episode, it is not difficult protests culminating into riots activists had turned a  do at the time of similar manner if they dared oblique motive of defaming the MSMEs, industries and assis- to find a definite pattern of and killings in India, are now blind eye to the whole Shaheen Bagh-Jamia a repeat of those incidents in BCI slams Live Law judiciary. The BCI, in the inter- tance to Corona warriors etc. education, particularly the one busy in the US and elsewhere incident. There were Millia ill-motivated future. In an unprecedented move, ests of its own wellbeing, Now, it remains to be seen which engulfed India early this feasting over the tragic George no riots, killings, arsons etc. As protests that rocked Delhi and the Bar Council of India has should not spare such ele- what the Supreme Court and year and which has taken the Floyd incident. a matter of fact, Minneapolis, other cities by large-scale vio- Bharat that is not India taken to the task a web portal, ments within itself and get rid State High Courts decide about USA and other countries with- A clear pattern could be with a population of about lence and destruction of pri- The Supreme Court of Live Law for indulging in the of them by following due the physical functioning of the in its deadly fold. True, George discerned between the riots in 80% being white liberals, is the vate and public property, will India has washed its hands off acts of personal character assas- process of law by conducting courts throughout the country Floyd became a victim of bru- India and in the USA: the most tolerant and least racist be avenged by the Trump by rightly observing that it sination and defamation of its disciplinary proceedings. in this phase of unlocking and tal police force and, as a con- rumour mills and fake news state of the USA. It may also be administration in the US. cannot amend the current chairman Mannan However, there is a silver lin- exit from the lockdown.

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        Minister for Municipal breeding of mosquitoes dur- violated lockdown rules," off- The entomology department five packages and deadline for deadline given to clear the the rail tracks for the benefit      !!   Administration KT Rama Rao ing rainy season to check icial said, adding that it was of the Greater Hyderabad accomplishing the task has weed is 45 days. of all train movements," offi-     /    E/F on Sunday emptied water spread of dengue and malar- also found that he had made Municipal Corporation been achieved. The tanks affected by cials said.     %  !  stagnated in various utensils ia and other seasonal dis- night halt in the forest area. (GHMC) has decided to The hyacinth has been hyacinth mainly are the After identifying sections,  ( A     %   and drained rainwater stag- eases. "Police is the most impor- breathe life into 36 more tanks spread in Kummarikunta tank Nallacheruvu in Uppal, Kum- the track maintenance nated at various places on the Mosquitoes will breed faster tant agency which is enforc- in the city to get the hyacinth over four acres and over six marikunta in Hayathnagar, machinery was deployed over / !      (  premises of Pragati Bhavan as on stagnant water. Therefore, ing lockdown rules and being cleared in them. acres in Yerrakunta tank and Yerrakunta in Santosh Nagar, the zone for strengthening !      !    part of '10 am 10 minutes on he suggested people to devote a member of the force, the Earlier, the GHMC took 35 acres in Gurram tank. The Mulkam Tank in Qaza guda, the tracks, points, crossings,           Sundays' programme. 10 minutes every week for the Circle Inspector of Police, G steps to spay solution to pre- condition is the same in Gurram cheruvu in Balapur, sleepers and ballast for          KTR exhorted people to health of their family mem- Janardhan has set a bad vent hyacinth growth with the respect of other tanks too. Mir Alam tank, Hakimpet enhancing the safety, speed !       take precautions to prevent bers so that the seasonal dis- example by violating the lock- help of drones in 40 tanks. The removed hyacinth tank, Saatan Talab near Golk- and reliability.     (     spread of seasonal diseases eases can be kept at bay. down rules himself. Tenders to clear hyacinth would be despatched to onda, Boincheruvu, Kothac- As a result, the zone has      !  from tanks have been invited. Jawahar Nagar dumping yard. heruvu, Parikicheruvu, Raya been able to achieve the high-          The bidding process is in the If the area of the tank is 30 Samudram, Bandlaguda tank est progress in terms of track     !!  !    final stages, according to chief acres and less, the deadline and others for removal of machine working across the    
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  (  drive and tree plantation drive City Mayor Bonthu the hotel had earlier As the Coronavirus cases are The RTC earnings per day    !  /      near the School of Computer Rammohan has tested tested positive for the increasing by the day, most of have nosedived to Rs 3.50          and Information Sciences. The chief guest of this ini- protecting the biodiversity of negative for Coronavirus. In this the citizens are postponing crore as against the previous    /    Around 50 volunteers inclu- tiative Dean-Students' Welfare the campus". The UoH campus Coronavirus after backdrop, the city their family celebrations as Rs 12 crore per day.         ding students, faculty and san- Prof RS Sarraju said, "It's time is rich in flora and fauna, ho- screening him, according mayor was subjected to people are hesitating to trav- Minsiter for Transport        ! itation staff took up the task for for protecting nature and we me to over 734 flower plants, to medical and health offi- Coronavirus diagnostic test el. Sanitisers have been provid- Puvvada Ajay Kumar said that    ( making the campus clean. must rededicate ourselves in mammals, reptiles and birds. cials. As part of his tour of the as a precautionary measure. ed for passengers in buses. the people are not willing to Only those who wear mask undertake travel. The same are allowed to enter the bus. In trend will continue for the next 0
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They advised cum-writer Posani He called Harish for devotees from June 10 Telangana State Southern Congress leaders to exercise Krishna Murali has Rao and KTR as two after a trial run on June 8 Power Distribution Company control over their tongue dared the Opposition eyes of Telangana. KTR and 9 with only temple Limited (TSSPDCL) the distri- before criticising anyone. parties to prove graft by almost resembles KCR. authorities and locals. bution company that supplies Addressing media at the 1/   "   Minister KT Rama Rao. If Moreover, KTR knows how to According to the temple's power to fifteen southern dis- <6  5 TRSLP office here on Sunday, they happened to be success- behave according to place Executive Officer KS Rama tricts of Telangana. they pointed out that Revanth $2  "   ful, he offered to go round and time. If Kaleswaram Rao, free darshan and other "It's not correct on part of !  Reddy snatched lands belong-  ""  , 333  Telangana campaigning Project is completed, parched services would have to be the government to take into ing to Dalits in Gopanpalli but against the TRS. Addressing lands will turn into fertile soil booked on "http://www.sri- consideration the power usage     chose to remain silent on the media here on Sunday, he said in greater part of Telangana. sailamonline.com/" and only of three months at a one go. issue. Balka Suman threatened Election Commission of India Congress senior leader V that the present day politics The Opposition have been the confirmed devotees Due to this, those who con-   to expose the omissions and during the elections in 2009, Hanumantha Rao himself had degenerated in such a way slinging mud against the gov- would be allowed to visit sume below 100 units came commissions of Revanth 2014 and 2018. When they are admitted that several Congress that the Opposition leaders ernment, accusing it of collect- Srisailam. under 300 units slab. With The Congress party on Sunday Reddy in violation of the GO all available in the public leaders also had lands which call all ruling party leaders ing commissions, for con- The temple would be open this, the consumers faced an strongly condemned the No. 111 in Vattinagulapalli domain, what is the basis for comes under GO 111. Karne corrupt. struction of Kaleswaram pro- for visiting from 6 am to 7 pm additional burden of Rs 1,500 Telangana Government for and alleged that his brother- Revanth Reddy's allegation," he Prabhakar advised Revanth Referring to TPCC work- ject, he said advising leaders every day. Accommodation to Rs 2,000," he alleged. the electricity bills served to in-law Jayaprakash Reddy asked. He vowed to expose the Reddy to stop levelling per- ing president Revanth Reddy of the stature of Uttam Kumar for devotees is open only for Revanth addressed a letter to the consumers this month indulged in illegal construc- double standards of the sonal allegations against any- slinging mud on KT Rama Reddy and Jana Reddy to 24 hours, with a condition the Chief Minister in this and described them as errat- tion activity under survey no. Congress leaders and reveal the one and levelled allegations Rao for the past two or three think twice before hurling that only 2 can stay in a room. regard on Sunday. ic, inflated, extortion and 66/E. He demanded an expla- names of all Congress leaders against KTR's farmhouse on days, he objected to Revanth criticism against the govern- Abhishekams inside the sanc- The Malkajgiri MP alleged organised loot. Addressing a nation on this from Revanth who illegally own properties in many occasions. PUC chair- Reddy demanding KTR to ment. He said that if the tum santorum and VIP dar- that it is atrocious on the part press conference at Gandhi Reddy. the GO 111 area. man A Jeevan Reddy has step down since a probe has Opposition plays politics to shans stay cancelled as of now of the government to say that Bhavan on Sunday, Telangana Balka Suman threatened to Government Whip and accused Revanth Reddy of been ordered into his what he dethrone the TRS, the and the temple authorities it will collect 1.5 per cent inter- Pradesh Congress Committee expose which Congress leaders MLC Karne Prabhakar point- master in cooking accounts said illegal farmhouse and Opposition will always remain have urged devotees living in est if consumers paid the (TPCC) spokesperson Syed owned lands under GO ed out that Minister KTR had and a master in politics of said that he was not able to in the Opposition. What is red zones of the country not power tariffs in installments. Nizamuddin said that all the No.111. Moreover, he clarified repeatedly denied owning any blackmailing. Choosing to call understand the logic behind important is whether KCR is to visit the temple. He questioned the govern- domestic consumers got huge that the lands which Revanth properties in GO 111 area, but him as painter Reddy, Jeevan this. serving the public or not but Services for offering hair, ment to reveal whether it will electricity bills this month, pri- claimed to be that of KTR are Revanth Reddy presented false Reddy pointed out that KT Referring to Revanth not from where he functions, taking a holy dip inside pay interest to the consumers marily due to the erroneous in fact does not belong to him. documents before the Rama Rao responded to alle- Reddy as the person who he said. The Chief Minister Pathalaganga and other water paid in advance. calculation of units by the The allegations are being lev- National Green Tribunal gations levelled by Revanth was caught red-handed with of two Telugu states will sit bodies, have been prohibited. He found fault with the Telangana State Southern elled against KTR unable to which issued notices to the Reddy. He sought to know Rs 50 lakh while indulging down and resolve their out- For more information, one government for giving shock Power Distribution Company stomach his growth. "All the Minister. He wondered how how Revanth could be able to in horse trading in MLC elec- standing issues, he said accus- may contact the website and to the poor and middle class Limited (TSSPDCL). He said properties owned by our party Rama Rao was responsible amass so many crores of tions, Posani said that it is ing the Opposition in Andhra see the detailed guidelines families at a time of when the people who used to pay Rs working president KT Rama for a property that he does not rupees by virtue of being a very rare to come across such of trying to create confusion issued by the temple author- Coronavirus is taking a toll on 700-800 per month got bills of Rao have been submitted to the own at all. He stated that small painter. persons. He wondered at such among people. ities. the people across the world. over Rs 10,000 this month. /    "> 7@:79A@BA:  C  ,  5  ! 

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     The announcement comes a views of the people in Delhi on 10,000 beds while the Centre- informed about the arrest." liquor bottles was imposed last According to the ing liquor from nearby cities,   !  ( A) day after a five-member panel the issue, while announcing the run hospitals have almost the Thakur said Javed has also month as the government, hit Confederation of Indian where it is cheaper.      % ! B  constituted by the AAP govern- decision to close the city's bor- same beds, Kejriwal said, adding supplied illegal arms to crim- badly due to the coronavirus- Alcoholic Beverage Companies CIABC director general        ! ment suggested that the health ders. "Delhi's health infrastruc- that it will strike a balance and inals in Amritsar. In a state- induced lockdown, looked to (CIABC), there was a 58-per cent Vinod Giri welcomed the Delhi         infrastructure of the city should be ture is needed to tackle the coro- protect the interest of those ment issued here, the UP ATS earn additional revenue. decline in the sale of liquor due government's decision.    A       used only for treating Delhiites in navirus crisis at the moment," belonging to the national capi- said,"Javed had supplied ille- According to the official, the to the "special corona fee" in the "We welcome the decision of !!   (    !    view of the raging COVID-19 cri- Kejriwal said on Sunday. There tal and other states as well. gal weapon to Dharminder government earned only Rs 235 national capital in May. the government to remove the 70         sis. "Over 90 per cent people want are around 40 Delhi government- He said that the Centre-run Singh, a resident of Ludhiana, crore from liquor, excluding the "The sale of liquor was being per cent cess in Delhi. We had          Delhi hospitals to treat patients run hospitals in the national cap- hospitals will continue to treat who was involved in the "special corona fee", last month. affected due to the special coro- repeatedly pointed out that such    407*=1>   ( from the national capital during ital including LNJP Hospital, people belonging to other murder of a senior RSS The sale of liquor was allowed na fee and that is why the gov- a steep increase will turn out to )   
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  8" tern since last two and half break and it is now being ested private operators have tourism sector in Odisha by very peculiar with regard to months, the highest magnitude given a push, he said. been asked to come up with attracting a large number of seismic activities. It has sever- was 4.5 recorded on May 29 "The proposal to introduce their plans by July 10, he said. visitors once the coronavirus- al faultlines that generate earth- ing to A K Shukla, who was the has several faultlines like the Delhi (3.4); May 15 Delhi (2.2), (Rohtak). Since then it has day cruise services on the five Observing that several pro- induced situation improves, quakes, but it also feels the head of the Centre for Mahendragarh-Dehradun faul- May 28 Faridabad (2.5); May reduced, he said. water bodies with private par- jects in the tourism sector Panigrahi said. impact of quakes that are epi- Semiology and Earthquake tine. There are faults at Mathura, 29 Rohtak (4.5 and 2.9); June "We don't have the faultlines ticipation has been in place for have been affected due to the Noting that Odisha has centred as far as the Hindukush Risk Evaluation Centre of the Moradabad and Sohna. 1 Rohtak (1.8 and 3) and June in Delhi that stretch for hun- quite some time and now, the COVID-19 outbreak, the min- immense tourism potential, he mountains in Afghanistan and India Meteorology Department All the recent 13 quakes 3 - Faridabad (3.2). dreds of kilometres, like the process is being stepped up," ister said the state govern- said the state is endowed with even in Nepal. which was later brought under recorded in the Delhi-NCR Of these 13, only the quake way we have in Himalayas Panigrahi told PTI here. ment is keen to accelerate the a 482-km-long coastline, five Delhi witnessed a major the newly formed National region were of low to medium occurred at Rohtak was above which is known for its high The tourism department has pre-launch procedures and major rivers, several reservoirs earthquake in 1720 measuring Centre for Seismology. intensity April 12 - Delhi (3.5); 4 which falls under the medi- seismic activities. There are already invited an Expression complete the tender process. and water bodies including the 6.5. The last major quake in the Shukla said the recent quakes April 13-Delhi (2.7); April 16 um intensity quake. local faultlines and are bound of Interest (EoI) for operating The day cruise project will famous Chilika, the largest region was near Bulandshahr are not an unusual phenome- Delhi (2); May 3 Delhi (3); May C P Rajendran, professor of to release the stress resulting in day cruise services and inter- give a major boost to the brackish water lake in Asia. in 1956 measuring 6.7, accord- non as the Delhi NCR region 6 Faridabad (2.3), May 10 Geodynamics at the Jawaharlal quakes," Rajendran said. +$# ) #,-././ "  ;     ! %(I    K)  3    (I   I 51 
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The tone of the order, especially the words used there-           " in, give an impression that Zargar, along =>     $  =">>  with others, “conspired to cause disruption            "?   of an unprecedented scale.” Some WhatsApp messages and disclo-   /             ,  '  .    sure statements were enough for the       #            learned judge to come to the conclusion         "    that on the face of it, a “conspiracy” was hatched to cause “disruption” to such an                 extent and such a magnitude that it would  *  1@    " 155     lead to disorderliness and disturbance of            law and order at an “unprecedented scale.” The judge said, “...when you choose to play       "$:$'$-!    with embers, you cannot blame the wind        @A  to have carried the spark a bit too far and      S      "$ spread the fire” and that consequently, the “acts and inflammatory speeches of the co- 1>          9:-9$ *   "   conspirators are … admissible against the 9   ;"B      accused.”    155     " Presumably, he pointed out that the ground that she had formed an Government protesters, refusal of bail with how an  9:-9$          embers of this conspiracy led to the “anti-fascist front” along with Facebook has said that his accused in the Rajiv Gandhi engulfing flame, ie, the Delhi riots, where some of the co-accused and statement “serves as an exam- assassination case, who was          /         " more than 50 people lost lives. I will not that this front planned to, ple” of the kind of content that pregnant, was refused bail. Or .          talk about the legal merits of such an order among other things, “topple the 0-  they would take down because what do we say of videos cir-         " ;51; 1B   because frankly, I am not the best person democratically elected O34) ) it, in a more direct way, encour- culated by social media heads to do so. However, I recommend one Government.” ages supporters to be violent. of Zargar, which were several     9:-9$       should read what legal experts have said I am not sure what the NIA 30/*4 - ) Further, as opposed to months older, where she was           "         about it over the past few days. They have is admitting here. But I’ll let the -* )0 4) 0 Zargar or Bharadwaj, does seen raising slogans, to show          1<5>@"$   1  talked at length about the legal shortcom- readers make their own infer- Anurag Thakur’s videos, where that she seems completely fine. ings of the order. In this article, I want to ences. Then there is also the *- ) *< 0 he is seen shouting, “Desh ke I do not want to comment on CD;5;5;1   /  B>555 talk about how the executive deals with two example of Bittu Sonowal ) <07) 8) ) gaddaron ko,” while the crowd the intelligence of these obser-           "   sets of people differently. One in favour of against whom the NIA has chimes in repeatedly with the vations but I’ll let the readers         "'   its yes men, often those part of the ruling slapped charges under the &8*4* # phrase “goli maaro saalo ko,” make their own inference. party, and the second critics of the UAPA for using phrases like lal - 08- not form part of a conspiracy So what is the way for-                Government. Along with this, it is also salam and “comrade” as proof to carry out disruption at an ward? Where should the com-    * 5">A 9! "    important to reflect on who we can hope to show that he is a Maoist. O)/ unprecedented scale? mon man go? Is it a given that ,'  S   1"A      " will check this arbitrary exercise of power. Even owning books written by ;-)*-< )00 *- This is just about the exec- the State’s position is always The Delhi police charged Zargar with Karl Marx or Lenin that are utive. Unfortunately, one had right? When the district judge                 the non-bailable Unlawful Activities freely available could possibly )# 0 /*-< expected the police and the says, “When you choose to play               ",   (Prevention) Act (UAPA). This means that be a reason to slap charges 0;- 4/ NIA to act more in the image with embers, you cannot blame      9   at some level, the State believes that by under the UAPA now. It’s sur- of the Government but the the wind to have carried the blocking a road during the anti-Citizenship prising then that books by MS &8*#38-4 judiciary has been found spark a bit too far and spread      "    /   Amendment Act (CAA), Zargar, as also Gowalkar (a proponent of extremely wanting, too, in the fire”, are we supposed to    /  155       another accused in the case, threatened the maintaining the caste system) 0 */#( &3 3 terms of laying down clear blindly trust the Government      * >A  "      unity and sovereignty of the country. are not taken as evidence for 3< )'8 jurisprudence for bails. They to be the weatherman telling us However, this treatment is not unique to being casteist. are, of course, not helped by the where the wind blows?           "'     Zargar alone. Take the example of human This is where the problem /#0 - 448# executive, which sought to One thing that can be done      ",     rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, lies: The Government often 8- 83 ;# charge dissidents under the is that when the Government           *        against whom the National Investigation acts brazenly in treating some <-) */ UAPA. But it boggles one’s tells us where the wind is blow-            %   Agency (NIA) has slapped charges under people as rioters and slaps mind that BJP MP Pragya ing, I recommend we step out the UAPA. She, too, was recently denied charges under the UAPA. Is ;*/ 3<--) Thakur, also an accused under and see for ourselves. And the )           "C     bail despite the fact that she had diabetes. there any difference in the way UAPA for the Malegaon blasts, pillars of our democracy should      *   She also came under a vulnerable catego- it treats its leaders like Kapil G< ;#-O) was granted bail while close to note that what we sow in the      "$         ry of people, who are at risk of contract- Mishra or Anurag Thakur? To six-month pregnant Zargar wind, we reap in the whirlwind. ing COVID-19 while being incarcerated. cite an example, with reference was not. (The writer is a former IPS           " What’s more amusing is the fact that one to the threat issued by Kapil However, heads in the BJP’s officer, a former MP and cur- of her bail applications was opposed on the Mishra against anti- social media cell compare this rently a member of the AAP) "  
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Now, more than 100 years later,    F       ()  the country is standing in the middle of a con-       " tagion, facing a storm of virus waves infecting    !   H    more than 9,000 people every day. With the eas-   P   Q 9     "H    ing of the lockdown, the country is ascending the     +       $*" global list of worst-hit countries fast. But in spite E!      P    of the numbers, India is now reopening its econ-  9     "9     omy even as the hospitals are getting inundated with COVID-19 patients.        "Q H      !  S    Among countries with a death rate of more 9     H       than 4,000, India has recorded the fastest   $* " increase in confirmed cases and the biggest jump               in the death count over the last week. The num-    ")        ber of deaths has nearly doubled in the last 17 /           /    days and the number of infections is twice what "            it was 15 days ago. It took about 111 days to reach *- #3*) 0 ))          " the first one lakh cases but it only took 14 days 407 )# *-      .#0)!12    to hit the two lakh mark. Though socio-econom- 08 408-)              " ic and administrative factors are the major con- was eased off. There are two other crit- So far SARS-Cov2 is known to be scientists should now focus on develop- tributors to this surge, there are other factors as ) *# #)*//  ical observations that are unique to our a stable virus in terms of the rate of ing strategies against the virus recruit- I      25     well that may have been impacting the disease 40-4- 0 country: First, most of the cases are mutation. According to experts, the ing innate and adaptive arms of the       "  curve. 303/ ;0 7 asymptomatic/of limited clinical sever- Coronavirus has differentiated into immune system. A recent study found              Over 60 per cent of the total cases are in just 407 0  ity and second there are higher recov- about 10 clades as it spread globally. that some people who have never been      " five cities — Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai,  #8=4/*-*4/ ery rates which are indicative of the Scientists at Hyderabad’s Centre for infected with COVID-19 harbour T- ,         Ahmedabad and Thane — and more than half *##( 7*/ effective adaptive immunity fighting the Cellular and Molecular Biology have cells (part of our innate immune sys-              the total number of cases across the country are *- 4)*0- pathogen as well as inherent innate discovered that a clade (I/A3i) is found tem) that fight this virus, indicating that     "        traceable to these cities. Delhi ranks the first in #P8/  immunity. A major area of concern/sus- in about 41 per cent of genomes they might have previously been infect-  P    Q      terms of the highest spike in cases in the last seven P8*) 400- picion of the disease worsening is viral sequenced in India and is a milder form ed with other Corona viruses sharing              " days. Mumbai holds the first position in the num- - 4-  ;0# mutations. The COVID-19 is a single- than strains found in other parts of the similar characteristics.                     ber of deaths and total infections. stranded RNA virus with a protein shell. world. This clade (I/A3i) has four vari- Researchers should work on mak- India’s response to the current pandemic has )- ) *-*)*/ When the virus enters the human ants out of which one variant, C13730T, ing a skin test akin to the Mantoux test  "           arguably been swifter and more decisive than that *## ;*4 body, it starts making new copies of is a more virulent strain, which may be for tuberculosis available to test T cell   "       *  of other developing countries. But in spite of all   */( itself within a cell in order to infect other causing the surge in deaths and the rate response (type-IV cellular response).       /    efforts, with the phase-wise easing of the lock- #P8/ cells. In the process, the virus makes of infections recently. The serological antibody tests may be        /  "     down over the last couple of weeks, the number 0#7 *- ## mistakes in its genomes leading to per- This strain is likely to have emerged weak and wane off over time but a T cell            "   of cases started soaring exponentially, raising the 08)' ; manent mutations. through a mutation in India in differ- response measured by a skin test will           Corona curve. Though the lowest in the world 38/0- Mutations are part of a virus’ life ent genetic material. The study is cur- remain with a longer memory.               at 2.8 per cent, the death rate is also on the rise. < E) )*# cycle and in general, RNA viruses tend rently under peer review by BioRxiv Scientists around the world observe  " The country was adding on an average 15 deaths 3--)F - to have high mutation rates than DNA journal and clade (I/A3i) is not known that India may be seeing a lesser viru-     P QP    per day in the first week of April, it has now 0#)0-40#*# viruses. Most mutations do not cause to be seen in any other country. lent disease due to a non-specifically Q P    Q "    increased to 225 deaths per day as on June 2. any advantages or disadvantages either As we dive deeper into the causes strengthened T cell response from the Policy makers crafting the lockdown exit plan E 0 *< 0#            S     to the virus or the host. As of now, the of the steep rise of the positive cases routine use of BCG vaccination at partially attribute the worsening status to migrant #)0* COVID-19 virus is said to be mutating with gradual easing of the lockdown, the birth.    "         labourers bringing the virus into suburban and ))-)F slowly. COVID-19 originated from relation of air quality index of our high- Lastly and most importantly, in     "        rural India. Besides these migrants, vegetable ven- mutations within the Coronavirus fam- ly-polluted cities to disease vulnerabil- spite of better recovery rates in our          ", dors and vegetable/fruit and flower markets are ily which leads to the thoughts that as ity needs to be considered, too. In a country, there is still a concern for peo-             known to be a major source of spread of the con- it spreads around the world, it paper published in Elsevier’s journal of ple who have recovered or had a sub-  "         +  tagion. Resumption of cross-country trans- might/will have mutated into various Environmental Pollution on April 4, sci- clinical disease. Viral infection seque-  P    Q P Q     portation and industry has led to previously green forms in various geographies leading to entists pointed out that mortality was lae are quite common and can be              States confronting imported cases. Test results for a more transmissible, more virulent 12 per cent in northern Italy, as com- worse than the initial disease which may       "/ thousands of migrant workers who travelled from form or both. This apparently poses a pared to 4.5 per cent in the rest of the be mild. Sequelae observed in SARS          Maharashtra and New Delhi to Bihar last month threat of worsening the global health country. Northern Italy is one of outbreak were pulmonary damage (at   *          found that one in every fourth person had con- crisis. Europe’s most polluted regions based on times permanent) and osteonecrosis tracted COVID-19. Bihar now has one of the Scientists have explored this by data from NASA’s Aura satellite. (from high dose steroid treatment).        "    " steepest infection curves in India (next to analysing about 13,000 samples in Another recent study explains how Given the panoply of symptoms          Delhi) and infection clusters have also been Britain since mid-March and found that air pollutants cause hyper-activation of seen in sick patients and one prominent      "$         tracked to labourers travelling to their homes in new mutations appear roughly twice a the innate immune system. A small disease sequela MISC (multisystem      J       Uttar Pradesh (UP). month. The rate of mutations is impor- cohort of mice was exposed for months inflammatory syndrome in children)               The disease trajectory of the contagion in tant because the faster a virus mutates, to air pollutants. The fine particulate seen in the western world, I hope that     " India has emerged differently from other coun- the more unpredictable it is. Though matter (PM 2.5) are seen to impact the healthy, young people will restrain the )           tries. In contrast to China, US or European coun- most mutations have little effect, some immune response, causing significant urge to “go out and have fun” as there            tries that saw a steep initial rise of cases followed of them — single or multiple mutations increase in inflammatory cytokines in is every reason to worry that there         by a lockdown and then flattening of the curve, — can build up over time making the both serum and as well as lung might be an Act-II in this contagion  "E     /  " there has been a gradual increase of infections virus more successful in thriving in peo- parenchyma. 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(  =    The Black man ultimately died and the tinue unabated in India even today? have also take the form of colourism, death of 25-year-old Haresh Kumar tals and courts. feudal mindset, then the future of the    !   video of the murder by the man in uni- Even over seven decades after which the number of “fairness” prod- Solanki, a SC who dared to fall in love Rohit Vemula’s death once again country is not very bright. We will con-  =! ! !   O <3( *! form has gone viral on the internet, Independence, for a Dalit daring to fall ucts available in the market testify to. with and marry a woman from the exposed the deep-seated caste dis- tinue to live in the dark ages till we don’t       ! leading to widespread protests not in love with a non-Dalit is inviting a Then we also have to contend with upper caste. Eight family members of crimination in higher educational insti- stop discriminating on the basis of       just in the US but in Australia, Brazil horrible death. Can we stop this infamy regionalism and gender discrimination his wife Urmila, who was two months tutions — both among students and colour, race, gender, religion, caste, and Canada, too. Indian celebrities and in our own country? Can we eat, play which starts with the killing of the girl pregnant, killed this man while a teachers. region and social class  
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ctress- to even think of direction,” she tor. "  director said. Aparajita Ayodhya Kangana “However, the script that will also be produced  Ranaut KV Vijayendra Prasad shared by her production   will helm was that of a film set on a house. Aparajita large canvas, somewhat on the Kangana might not !!  Ayodhya, which lines of the historical that I be seen starring in the revolves around have directed before. My col- film as she wants her the Ram Mandir laborating partners were also focus entirely to be on !  case. keen that I direct it. being a filmmaker for the “The plan wasn’t Eventually, even I felt that film. “I want to keep my for me to direct the maybe it’s best if I helm this focus on the film as a film-   3 film. I started it as a film. So, it all happened maker, entirely. For me, it’s project that I worked on organically,” she added. not a controversial subject. I  from the concept level. I KV Vijayendra Prasad had see it as a story of love, faith wanted to produce it and scripted Manikarnika: The and unity, and above every- rope in another director for it. Queen Of Jhansi, which had thing, it’s a story of divinity,” ith five film releases I was quite busy at that time launched Kangana as a direc- she said. in the last one year, Taapsee Pannu has  emerged as the most successful actress at the box office. +2    O  (  (2!(C According to a Zoom TV report, Taapsee’s movies collectively made Rs 352 crore. nconfirmed Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. cess. Reacting to the news, Taapsee sources state Talking about SRK’s role in Lately, wrote in a tweet, “Oh nice. Shah Rukh Madhavan’s film, a source told a Shah Didn’t realise this happened. I  Khan is all set to popular media house, “In Rukh has guess I should take this moment return to the big Rocketry, he plays a journalist been in quarantine to pause n look screen in a couple of who interviews scientist Nambi busy back n celebrate the journey it big-ticket releases Narayanan and takes us pro- has been so far. Thank you.” over the next few through the protagonist’s jour- duc- Taapsee starred in Mission months. ney in flashback.” ing Mangal, Game Over, Badla, While the Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is Saand Ki Aankh and Thappad announcement of based on the life of Padma in the last year. While the first a big project with Bhushan recipient ISRO scien- web four were released in 2019, the superstar in a tist and aerospace engineer series Thappad released in March this central role is still Nambi Narayanan. for year. The film’s run at the box awaited, SRK According to the media Netflix. office was affected by the coron- reportedly has spe- house, Shah Rukh has already He pro- avirus pandemic and lockdown. cial roles in R shot his portions for the two duced the Taapsee earned critical acclaim Madhavan’s debut films last year. espionage drama Bard for her performance in all five directorial feature SRK was last seen in Aanand Of Blood last year and films. Rocketry: The Nambi L Rai’s Zero which had hit the- recently came up with Reacting to the feat, Taapsee’s Effect and Ayan Mukerji’s atres in December 2018. The the horror series Thappad co-star Dia Mirza fantasy adventure film film, costarring Katrina Kaif Betaal. The response has tweeted, “You must. Brahmastra, which stars and Anushka Sharma, did not been mixed for both Congratulations Lioness. Proud Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir see critical or commercial suc- shows. of you and choices you make.” Taapsee’s fans were also elated at the news. “Sooo deserving!!But for me personally, I look at the  4       content your movies have to offer..its refreshing ( except 4 Judwaa2, bt hv forgivenu 4 dat)  -  )    Q#   C/:$ Of course, your performances take d movies to another level... kta Kapoor the sequence, an Army uniform nessed after the hence I look fwd to yr every has deleted is torn — something that has controversy release..Thank you,” wrote a fan. the contro- been considered an insult burgeoned “This actor has changed the  versial towards the armed forces and over the image of female actors in scene in military personnel. past few Bollywood and has taken it to her web series “As an individual and as an days. the next level from those only Triple X-2, which organisation we are deeply romancing to those spying, win- invited much trou- respectful towards the Indian ning, fighting and has shown ble for the produc- Army. Their contribution to our what women are capable of, er, including a well-being and security is basically made men insecure. police complaint in immense. We have already delet- Mata jai kaur school product. Gurugrams Palam ed the scene that is being spoken Well done,” read another com- Vihar police station about, so action has been taken ment. and an FIR in Indore, from our side. What we don’t Taapsee has multiple projects Madhya Pradesh. appreciate is the bullying and the such as Rashmi Rocket and The scene in question rape threats by the trolls,” said Haseen Dillruba in her kitty. showed an army officer’s wife Ekta, referring to the massive having an illicit affair. Also in cyber bullying she has wit- FUN

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t’s been close to Geetha Arts that Aditya land- release. Arjun was all that. It women have undergone a sea nine years since ed an offer to mark his direc- was a win-win situation for change in their thought-   VN Aditya, who torial return in Telugu. both of us,” he recalls, smil- process over time, whereas burst on the scene “Through a common friend I ingly adding that except for men are still thinking in the with the box-office got introduced to producer the Covid-19 outbreak, he conventional way. Which is smash Manasantha Arjun Dasyan. By then he was discussed the regular industry why, it is turning out to be  - 9).4 Nuvve in 2001, had a theatri- trying to tap many filmmak- practices with the producer. difficult for them to accept cal release (his last release was ers to direct a film for him. I “I’ve even told him the risks that change in women. Plus, Mugguru in 2011). Before had no plan as such on what that come by casting new the question of compatibility embarking on his comeback to do next when he offered actors and he was prepared is a common term used these # (4 project Valliddari Madhya, me a project. Although he is for everything. He looks set to days and the film deals with the director did varied jobs, novice to the industry, he is make good 10-15 films as a these factors. Overall, I’ve while staying in the creative extremely in tune with what’s producer in the industry.” packaged it as a beautiful ctress Rakul Preet Singh is arena itself. “I’ve been a con- happening with cinema, hav- In fact, it was Arjun’s idea family entertainer with good missing work amid lockdown sultant to People Media ing watched many films. I sat that Aditya directs a love story songs.” and says she cannot Await to go Factory and continuing to do down with him, explained the again, as he was keen on the While this is the first time  back. Rakul , who turned vegan so. My experience of losing pros and cons of the industry latter “playing to his strength”. he penned a complete story earlier this year, took to her money as a producer last from what producers did to “I wanted to explore a new by his own, he did hire the Instagram Stories to share how decade helped them to build attain success and how wisely genre and even narrated him services of veteran writer much she is missing work. film infrastructure and estab- they’ve promoted their films. six stories, but he wanted a Satyanand, who is on the She shared a video of herself from a lish themselves as mainstream For my experience and good- love story from me and I speed dial of many directors photo shoot she did in March and wrote: filmmakers,” he smiles in a will, I can shoot a film in 30 agreed. Valliddari Madhya is a and producers, for screenplay “Can’t wait to get back to work... The last conversation with The days without a producer. But I contemporary love story; it and Venkat D Pati, an engi- +  34 shoot March.” Pioneer. need an actual producer from can be called as Manasantha neering graduate, who has The actress, who recently gained a fan He is quick in inform that post-production to ensuring Nuvve 2.0. The definition of written dialogues for films following of 14 million on the photo-shar- he even directed an English that it has a love and the emotional con- like Devadasu and ing website, has Shankar’s Indian 2, film, Forced Orphans, for smooth nect between couples have Gangleader, for dialogues.     Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s Check and a cross- People Media Factory in changed from what it used to “The writing combination border romantic-comedy with actor Arjun 2016. “It was the produc- be in 2001, right? The society should be a match-winner,” he Kapoor to shoot for the remainder of the tion house’s maiden has opened up. Break-ups, laughs. year. film, going on to bag exes are no longer an issue Aditya and Arjun consid-  7 (- 11 awards across var- like they used to be back then. ered releasing the film on ious international The film is the story of a April 12 but the coronavirus film festivals. I’ve modern couple (played by pandemic put a spanner in hile the critics might close to 1 lakh 70 thousand people worked as a story Viraj Ashwin and Neha their works. While there is no have lashed out at Ram have watched the film within the consultant for Krishna). Most boys these word yet on when cinema Gopal Varma’s latest first 12 hours. The makers have cut Geetha Arts as days are not able to under- halls will reopen, Aditya  offering Climax, a a cake to mark the occasion on well, referring stand what women want. though is keen that the indus- thriller featuring porn Saturday night. When writer BVS some stories be The try considers releasing small star Mia Malkova, the Ravi congratulated Varma on the made into films first. “The industry makers are happy with the num- numbers, the latter had this to say: films, while should experiment with small bers it attracted as it premiered on “Thanks Ravi but more than any- some into films as they offer the perfect Saturday night on Shreyas ET app. thing else it's a game changer for series for Aha. platform to determine foot- Streamed on a pay-per-view basis, all us content makers to wipe out I’ve even sat on falls and safety measures. the makers expected initial traffic the inbetweenists between the cre- the script of Releasing a huge fan- to be around 50,000 but to their ators and the consumers ..In that their ambitious base film first will be disbelief, the number went up to 2, context this is not the CLIMAX Ramayana with nothing short of a 75,000, with the app crashing later. but it’s the BEGINNING of a NEW senior writer blunder, especially The makers have revealed that AGE of CINEMA (sic).” Satyanand for with alternate seat- some time,” he ing arrangement set reveals. to be followed in It was during theatres in view of his stint with social distancing norms. It won't be a viable option for big producers. So, the industry should check the interest of regular cinego- ers by releas- ing small cine- ma budgeted cinema first and depending on the footfalls and the audi- ence comfort, they can plan big releases later,” Aditya concludes. E(   E      

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The India’s big opportunity to first get “Yes, we are fortunate to play against each beginning October and lasting till *- *)*0- )0 decision will call for brave selec- at Labuschagne and then Smith other. It has been great to meet at a young age January 2021. #*) - tions,” he reckoned. while the ball is new. and follow his (Kohli’s) progress as well as his “It will help if Hardik Pandya Chappell said India’s biggest “Australia’s middle order is an journey,” Williamson said on Star Sports show is available. He gives India an extra ;- ) challenge in the Test series will be uncertain quantity, with Travis ‘Cricket Connected’. bowling option to maintain the navigating through a strong Head, Matthew Wade and Mitchell Infact, it was Kohli’s India that beat pressure when the leading fast )0*4 *# 0 Australian batting line-up, which Marsh vying for two spots. That Williamson’s New Zealand in a close semifi- bowlers need a rest,” Chappell -8# now doesn’t rely too heavily on middle-order fragility highlights nal of the 2008 U19 World Cup, which also wrote his column for David Warner and Steven Smith. the rewards on offer for keeping featured players like Ravindra Jadeja, Trent ‘ESPNCricinfo’. /8#4<- ) Under Virat Kohli, India Smith, Warner and Labuschagne in Boult and Tim Southee. Pandya had recently spoken scripted history when they earned check.” “Warner’s opening partner Williamson, who led New Zealand to the about the challenge that Test crick- -0( @ # /3 their maiden Test series triumph is an area of weakness that India 2019 ICC World Cup final, said he and Kohli et is for him now given his injury- #0/**  ) Down Under in 2018-19, after try- need to fully exploit, but keeping have shared honest opinions about the game prone back, which needed surgery ing for seven decades. the 'big three' quiet should be the over the last few years. last year. He said that he under- ))*-<A “India’s biggest challenge will attack's main focus,” he said. “It’s been interesting, we’ve had to play stands his importance in limited- be navigating a strong Australian “Australia’s strong attack should against each other for a long period of time,” overs format. batting line-up. In addition to restrict India’s scoring to reasonable he said. “This is Pandya’s chance to Smith and Warner, the meteoric levels despite the daunting presence “But actually, probably over the last few gradually build up overs in the rise of Marnus Labuschagne at No. of Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar years we just shared our views on the game, three Tests before the SCG match, 3 has helped solidify the batting,” Pujara. some honest thoughts and found some com- where he could act as the third Chappell wrote. “This heavyweight bout will be mon grounds despite, perhaps, playing the seamer so that a second spinner “Australia are now far less decided by who punches above game little bit differently in terms of physical- can be included,” Chappell said. reliant for success on big contribu- their weight - Australia’s ‘big three- ly and may be our on-field characters I sup- “Having Pandya at seven tions from Smith and Warner,” he ’or India's 'big bats’.” pose,” added Williamson. * 34   B( <$#