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 office at Khurshedbagh in Naka to end the deadlock as police police station area on Friday, officials cajoled the leaders of   triggering protests from his different Hindu outfits who supporters. converged on the scene of The agitated followers of crime. 

 
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 up traffic for hours, raised number of supporters thronged anti-police slogans and ran- there and shouted slogans   sacked a UP Roadways bus and against the police, denigrating passing tempos. them for poor law and order utting Pakistan on notice, With the bypolls to 11 and for failing to provide secu- Pthe international terror assembly seats barely three rity to the victim. financing watchdog FATF on days away, the Lucknow police The agitated supporters Friday warned it will be black- once again came under pres- blocked the Pucca Pul crossing listed if it does not control ter-         
 
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The Paris-based Financial Since Pakistan continues to “Otherwise, should signif- ary which was flooded by party Later, the protesters split Action Task Force (FATF) gave be in the FATF “Grey List”, it icant and sustainable progress workers and supporters. into groups and moved towards the warning to Pakistan at its would be very difficult for the not be made across the full As per reports, Kamlesh Transit Hostel of KGMU, Pucca five-day plenary which con- country to get financial aid range of its action plan by the Tiwari was sitting in his resi- Pul and Bada Imambara and cluded here on Friday while from the IMF, the World next plenary, the FATF will take dence-cum-office at  ( !  !  ..   - +   ' ! /  0 ! 1   raised anti-police slogans. A deciding to again put the coun- Bank, ADB and the European action, which could include the Khurshedbagh when two per- 1            & heavy police force was try on the “Grey List”. By mak- Union. There is also the risk of FATF calling on its members sons wearing saffron kurtas and deployed at mortuary and in ing this decision on Pakistan reduction in rating by Moody’s, and urging all jurisdictions to carrying some sweet boxes vis- injuries around Tiwari’s his Singh later told the police, tigation, the police recovered Khurshedbagh. “A case has public, the FATF has given S&P and Fitch, making advise their Financial ited him in the afternoon. throat, chest and face. The “Tiwari was provided security an empty sweet box of a sweet been registered at Naka police notice to the global financial Pakistan’s financial condition Institutions to give special After a brief tête-à-tête, Tiwari throat had apparently been slit cover but his gunner was on shop located in Surat district of station in this regard and the institutions that they need to more precarious. attention to business relations asked his aide Saurashtra Singh with a sharp-edged weapon leave. The only constable in Gujarat. Also, a country-made police are investigating all pos- prepare to red flag the juris- According to a FATF state- and transactions with to serve tea to the guests. Later, and he had been shot on the Tiwari’s duty was resting in one pistol, probably the murder sible angles,” said ASP (West) diction and ready their systems ment, the FATF plenary noted Pakistan,” the global body said the visitors paid Singh some head. At that time, Tiwari’s wife of the rooms of the house. The weapon, was also recovered. Vikas Tripathi. in February 2020 if the coun- that Pakistan addressed only in the statement. money to bring paan masala. was resting in a room on the killers posed as workers of a Investigators suspect that Chief Minister Yogi try falters in meeting the tar- five out of the 27 tasks given to Such action could include On his return to the office, first floor of the house while his Hindu outfit and wanted to one of the assailants gagged Adityanath has sought a report gets. it in controlling funding to ter- calling upon global financial Singh found Tiwari and the driver Mohit was busy some- meet Tiwari. They called Tiwari and slit his throat in one from the Director General of “It was again decided by ror groups like the Lashkar-e- institutions to give special guests absent. Assuming that where else. Tiwari 10-15 minutes before go. The multiple injuries on his Police. A Special Investigation consensus that FATF would Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and attention to business relations they might have left, Singh Later, Singh informed reaching the office. I heard the face and body were probably Team (SIT) has been consti- retain Pakistan on the Grey List Hizbul Mujahideen, responsi- and transactions with Pakistan. started going to the house Tiwari’s wife and other party guests talking about an inter- caused as Tiwari struggled to tuted to nab the assailants. and warn Pakistan that if it did ble for a series of attacks in This language is the same as when he spotted blood stains workers, who rushed the victim faith marriage when I was defend himself. The SIT is headed by Lucknow not complete its full Action India. used for Iran, which is already on the floor and found Tiwari to the KGMU Trauma Centre asked to purchase paan As the news broke, Range IG SK Bhagat and has SP Plan and show significant and The FATF said it strongly in the blacklist category. lying in a corner of the office. where he was declared brought masala.” incensed Hindu Samaj Party (Crime) and CO (STF) as its sustainable progress action will urges Pakistan to swiftly com- Continued on Page 7 On a closer look, he found dead. During preliminary inves- workers took to the streets members.       #%&! ! #'  
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The project to have secretary in Department of Hajela has been facing threats Partymen had prepared such schools to serve as nurs- Economic Affairs Sindhushree and criticism from several round the clock to make the ery for grooming future Service Khullar. quarters for exclusion of names rally a huge success and expect- personnel was started in 1961. Officials also said Singh has They have been charged conspiracy for irregular clear- from the updated NRC list. ed that Sonia will use the occa- Giving details of the new directed authorities to ensure with committing offences ance of FDI to INX to the tune A native of Madhya )*##     -+ sion to counter the high- endeavour here on Friday, availability of necessary infra- under various IPC sections of 307 crore. Pradesh and a 1995 batch IAS pitched campaign by BJP lead- celling her programme came Defence Ministry officials said structure and sufficient female relating to criminal conspiracy Two companies allegedly officer of Assam-Meghalaya Venugopal, appearing for the ers, including Prime Minister through a social media message the Minister approved the staff in Sainik schools for and cheating and also under controlled by Karti — cadre with BTech in Electronics Centre, sought to know the Narendra Modi. from Haryana Congress. admission of girls from acad- smooth implementation of the the Prevention of Corruption Singapore unit Advantage from Indian Institute of reason behind the unprece- This was scheduled to be “@RahulGandhi ji will be emic session 2021-22 in a directive. Moreover, the deci- Act for causing loss to the Strategic Consultancy Private Technology, Delhi, Hajela was dented order of the top court, Sonia’s first public appearance addressing a public meeting at phased manner. The decision is sion is in line with the objec- exchequer. Limited and Chess appointed the NRC coordina- to which the CJI responded, after taking as interim presi- Mahendragarh today, at 2 PM. in line with strengthening the tive of the Government towards Then Director in the Management Services Private tor by the top court to oversee “can any order be passed with- dent from her son Rahul @INCIndia president Sonia motto of “Beti Bachao Beti greater inclusiveness, gender Foreign Investment Promotion Limited — have also been the mammoth and sensitive out a cause or reason”. The Gandhi post the Lok Sabha Gandhi ji will not be able to Padhao” propagated by Prime equality and enabling greater Board Prabodh Saxena, then named in the chargesheet. exercise of finalising and pub- Bench, however, did not spec- debacle. In her place, Rahul attend the meeting due to Minister Narendra Modi. participation of women in Joint Secretary and These companies are alleged lication of Assam NRC data. ify the cause or the reason for Gandhi addressed the rally. unavoidable reasons,” the “The decision has been armed forces. Undersecretary in the to have laundered the bribe A special Bench compris- passing the order, leading to “She has a viral infection, Haryana Congress said. taken following the success of Most of the Sainik schools Department of Economic money. Then INX promoters ing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi speculation that the officer so she asked me to meet you Rahul Gandhi has already the pilot project started by the are residential and run by the Affairs Anup K Pujari and R Peter Mukherjea and his then and justices SA Bobde and RF might be apprehending some and talk to you. I will come held rallies for the October 21 Ministry of Defence for admis- Defence Ministry except in Prasad respectively have also wife Indrani allegedly trans- Nariman ordered the inter- kind of threat. Two FIRs were even at the last second on Assembly polls in Maharashtra sion of girl children in Sainik Lucknow which is adminis- been chargesheeted, CBI offi- ferred money to these compa- cadre transfer of Hajela on filed last month against Hajela your call,” Rahul Gandhi said and Haryana and it was his sec- School Chhingchhip in tered and funded by the UP cials said. All the chargesheet- nies for alleged favours in the deputation to his native State for “discrepancies” in the final at the rally. ond rally in Haryana. Mizoram two years ago,” the Government. ed persons have been accused irregular approval of the FDI. for maximum possible period. updated NRC list. A lawyer The news of Sonia’s can- Continued on Page 7 Ministry said in a statement. 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 DENTAL UNIT. from Rampur assembly con- Rampur, Iglas (SC), Lucknow be able to stop the party from out by the BJP government, as FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA stituency. Cantonment, Govindnagar, coming to power in 2022,” well as initiatives to make India Lucknow (PNS): After AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS Earlier this week, Azam Manikpur, Pratapgarh, Zaidpur newly-appointed UP Congress clean and “plastic-free”, he said. announcing bonus and pay- Khan broke down at a poll rally, (SC), Jalalpur, Balha (SC) and president Ajay Kumar Lallu The BSP and the SP, which ment of salary for October saying that he was now being Ghosi seats will be held along said recently. were in an alliance in the Lok before Diwali, the Uttar OBITUARY accused of stealing goats and with Assembly elections in Lallu said the Congress Sabha elections, ended their tie- Pradesh government on Friday hens. Maharashtra and Haryana. would become the voice of the up after the polls. In the current also announced payment of 5% OBITUARY “This is a curse of tears that It is a four-cornered contest deprived, farmers, youth and assembly, the BJP has 302 additional dearness allowance women have shed because of with the Bharatiya Janata Party, women in the state. He exhort- MLAs, SP 47 and BSP 18. BJP for 18 lakh state employees and him. He is now crying in every Bahujan Samaj Party, ed party workers to overcome ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) has pensioners. Sources said Chief public meeting. He used to call Samajwadi Party and Congress all hurdles through determina- eight MLAs and the Congress Minister Yogi Adityanath gave me a good actress, but what is fielding candidates on all 11 tion and hard work, and func- seven. his nod for payment of 5% he doing now?” Jaya said in Assembly seats. tion unitedly. In the recent Hamirpur additional DA from July, 2019. Rampur on Thursday. While the ruling BJP will However, the ruling party’s by-election, BJP candidate Now, the state employees and NAIK MUKESH The cine star-turned-politi- try to build on its Lok Sabha UP unit chief Swatantra Dev Yuvraj Singh won by 17,846 pensioners will get 17% DA, 15 MAY 1979 - 08 SEP 2019 ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL cian has in the past accused success, the opposition parties Singh has claimed that the votes over Samajwadi Party from the existing 12%. CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE Azam Khan of trying to sabo- hope that the results will help assembly bypolls will be a ‘one- candidate Manoj Prajapati. ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO tage her political career. them galvanise their cadres sided contest in favour of the The assembly bypolls were THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT Azam Khan faces criminal ahead of the 2022 assembly BJP’. necessitated after some MLAs STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS charges in connection with elections in Uttar Pradesh. “BJP workers in the entire won the Lok Sabha elections OF NAIK MUKESH WHO DIED WHILE land encroachments by The Congress, in particu- state are a committed cadre and and resigned as members of the SERVING WITH BASE HOSPITAL Mohammad Ali Jauhar lar, hopes to show signs of are working for the party’s UP assembly. LUCKNOW. University. On October 5, revival in UP after its battering programmes rather than seek- The Ghosi assembly seat FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA Azam Khan had appeared in the Lok Sabha polls where it ing personal gain,” he had fell vacant following the resig- AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS before a Special Investigation won just one seat — that of Rae recently told reporters. nation of MLA Phagu Chauhan Team (SIT) which interrogat- Bareli. “The government of Yogi after he was appointed the ed him for two-and-half hours. In contrast, the BJP won 62 Adityanath is committed to the Governor of Bihar. OBITUARY OBITUARY .6.*
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     cell was also yet to find out The DM said all liquor details on the number from shops within a radius of 8 km ing Indira Nagar, Gomti Nagar, 105 heavy vehicles have been which Tiwari had got a call from the Cantt Vidhan Sabha Hazratganj, Charbagh and deployed for the bypoll in the from the assailants,” the sources constituency will remain Kaiserbagh from 6 am to 10 district. The administration said. closed from 4 pm on October am on October 20. The same has completed the training of They said the number 19 till the day of polling. arrangements will be avail- all sector and zonal magistrates which Kamlesh had got the call Polling parties will be dis- able for the polling parties for the by-elections scheduled from the assailants is a vital patched from Ramabai from 8 pm to 12 pm from for October 21. clue. “The police are also prob- Ambedkar Rally Shtal on Ramabai Ambedkar Rally The DM directed the zonal ing the case on rivalry angle. !     !   ' !   '! ! 1!     October 20 at 7 am and will Sthal to various parts of the and sector magistrates to visit They said Kamlesh had a dom- have to return to deposit all the city. There are a total 3,85,072 their respective sectors before inating personality and it is attack. Though police are him soon after his helper cases reported in the recent Meanwhile, protesters paraphernalia after the election voters, including 2,09,739 the polling and submit a report possible that his murder con- claiming that Kamlesh was Saurashtra left the room to buy past. “In the past incidents, the heckled BJP leaders when they by 8 pm on October 21. males, 1,75,318 females, and 24 in this regard. He also asked spiracy was orchestrated by attacked on some personal paan masala. This indicates victims were shot at by contract reached the victim’s house on The DM said city buses third genders. There are a them to give details after every some of his rivals in political enmity which he had with sev- that the miscreants had a plan shooters. But in Kamlesh Friday evening and they had to have been arranged, especial- total of 10 model booths and two hours about voting per- circles or by those whose inter- eral people in the city and also and they executed it with a cool Tiwari murder case, the mis- beat a hasty retreat on police’s ly for the polling parties and one ‘pink booth’. There are also centage on the day of polling. ests he had harmed in the outside, the killers usually pre- mind, and did not act in haste. creants chose to slit his throat. advice. Some protesters also the vehicles will run from the 2,923 voters with physical dis- The officials were also asked to past. Police are also working on fer to open fire and that too The cut wounds indicate their The wound on Kamlesh’s damaged a tempo and one main points of the city, includ- abilities. A total of 91 light and get EVMs in case of any fault. these possibilities,” they said. when their target is on the way. professional preciseness.” throat was deep as the trachea person was injured in the inci- Old timers in police said, In this case, they reached the A senior official said the was also cut,” the official point- dent. The irate protesters even “Apparently, the assailants office of Kamlesh, had talks modus operandi was different ed out. The police said they are manhandled the Chowk SHO 7
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  ers were spending valuable police, Kiran stated that both Supreme Court, and he was on pressure on the UP Police other fatwas were issued sub- target of terrorists. He had time on mobile phones during the clerics had issued fatwas the radar of terrorists. As per and premier agencies like STF sequently. shared his apprehensions Lucknow (PNS): Lucknow the provision of organising a college hours and hence, they against Kamlesh in the year security norms, the visitors and ATS were asked to inves- Sources said Tiwari was in about his safety with the Mahotsav, the annual extrava- Kashmiri cultural evening wit- would no longer be allowed to 2016 and announced a cash used to be scanned before tigate the case. Tiwari had shot Hindu Mahasabha at that time Lucknow police a couple of ganza, is likely to have Jammu nessing the performance of its take or use mobile phones reward of Rs 1.5 crore on being allowed to meet Tiwari,” to fame after he gave a con- but his association with the days back as well,” the sources & Kashmir as a guest state and artistes. “We will also have a inside universities or colleges. Kamlesh’s head. She said he said. As per Saurashtra’s troversial statement about outfit fell apart in due course said. They said the modus co-partner this year. Secretary, food stall serving Kashmiri Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Kamlesh was sitting in his claim, Tiwari faced NSA in Prophet Mohammed in of time. He then formed operandi hinted at the role of Mahotsav Samiti, Anupam delicacies, including Adityanath had banned the office on the first floor and she 2016 but the high court had Lucknow in December 2015. Hindu Samaj Party and was its some seasoned criminals. Srivastava said the plan has ‘Kashmiri pulao’ and ‘kehwa’,” use of mobile phones during was resting in another room absolved him of the charges. He Thereafter, a case was initial- national president. He again “The cut wound around been mooted by DG, Tourism, he said. his official meetings, including when the assailants reached said Tiwari contested the ly registered against him at came in limelight when the Tiwari’s throat is very sharp. It Jitendra Kumar and this will be In the past too, Lucknow Cabinet meetings. The decision there around 12.30 pm. “All of assembly elections in 2012 on Naka police station and later Gujarat ATS nabbed two ter- is not possible to overpower a followed in the coming years Mahotsav has witnessed the was taken after some ministers a sudden, I noticed that there the ticket of a Hindu outfit he was booked under the rorists (Ubaid Mirza and man like Tiwari. who was not too. presence of many Kashmiri and officers were found busy was no activity in Kamlesh’s from Central Lucknow con- National Security Act by Kasim) from Surat and during only stoutly built but was also He said by having Kashmir traders selling Kashmiri gar- reading messages on office and I went there to see stituency, but lost. Lucknow police. After a interrogation, they told the very athletic,” the sources said. as a guest state, they will have ments, dry fruits and herbs. WhatsApp during meetings. ("" )!*)"! &* !&"+*,-./000!& 

" " )5 Kumar Keshav said the stable on Sundays. “The regular ridership has gone up while commuters include business- ucknow Metro Rail fun ridership has gone down. men and students. We are LCorporation claims to have “We are getting 65,000 getting the maximum number achieved a stable ridership of passengers per day on week of passengers from 65,000 passengers per day. days and it is a good number. Munshipulia, Indira Nagar, LMRC managing director However, the footfall dips on Bhootnath and Hazratganj sta- tions,” he pointed out, adding that a number of students were boarding the trains from LU station. He said they have award- ed tenders for construction work of the priority section of Kanpur Metro which will begin shortly. “For Agra Metro, we are looking for a consultant for designing and have awarded the tender for the same,” he said. Meanwhile, officials said that the East-West corridor’s detailed project report is like- ly to be taken up by the gov- ernment shortly. “Once the state government gives the nod, copies of the DPR will be sent to other government departments and then to the Central government,” he said.     !"#$%!"  "%

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trawberry cultivation is consid- Sered to be a practice of resource- rich farmers at present. It involves high input cost and there is contin- uous labour involvement in various practices. Planting material is the most costly input and farmers are having limited technical knowledge for cultivation of this crop. With the season commencing, Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture is holding several workshops and demonstrations for popularising strawberry cultivation in Lucknow and adjoining area so that the pro- duce is consumed in Lucknow and farmers can augment their income. CISH is organising two work- shops — one in the city campus for farmers and hobbyists of nearby areas on October 30, and another in Rehmankhera on October 31. planting. Day by day, competition for Various aspects like arrangement and the strawberry producers in selection of planting material, pack- Lucknow market will also increase. age of practices, packaging and mar- Therefore, they have to produce keting issues will be discussed to help fruits of desirable quality and of good promote strawberry cultivation in size. This is possible only by select- north India and among the kitchen- ing proper varieties, planting mate- garden lovers. rial and following proper production CISH director Shailendra Rajan technology,” the CISH director said. said sometimes strawberry is a risky “Developing strawberries in pots crop if a farmer is not able to cope attracts the attention of plant lovers up with risk factors involved in its very easily as they are ready to pay cultivation. “Therefore, CISH is a good price for this. “One of the making efforts to enable the farming entrepreneurs developed by CISH community to grow strawberries. sold strawberry pots at fruiting stage Another important factor to be and got Rs 200 for each. The efforts given proper consideration is the are also made to develop entrepre- selection of a suitable variety and neurs in poor farmers for production planting material. For this purpose, of fruited strawberry pots. This will CISH is handholding the farmers in improve the income of the farmers collaboration with Horticulture and garden lovers will purchase to University at Solan (Himachal add value to kitchen-gardens,” he Pradesh),” he said. added. Rajan pointed out that in general, The CISH director said that planting material is transported strawberry is highly perishable, from Himachal Pradesh to Uttar therefore, its marketing is also diffi- Pradesh plains for planting every cult. “In the absence of good market, year. “The supply is maintained by sometimes the producer suffers as collecting material from the HP they are forced to sell the produce entrepreneurs or farmers who are within a day of harvest, otherwise the producing strawberry runners. With next day sale price will be reduced the increasing demand for cultivation in a drastic manner. CISH is try- of this crop, the demand for runners ing to network all the poor straw- is also increasing. Therefore, the pos- berry farmers and provide a place for sibility of getting substandard run- sale of their produce in city campus ners also exists and the profit from so that farmers can learn about strawberry cultivation is drastically organised marketing and benefits of reduced if such material is used for collective efforts,” Rajan said. +-20#+:

.'(& in the country to bring together stu- CIMAP director Abdul Samad dents, researchers, innovators, artists, said here on Friday that 14 scientists and general public to celebrate India’s and research scholars from the insti- achievements in science and tech- tute will participate in various pro- nology. IISF is also an attempt to grammes at India International encourage young minds towards the Science Fest (IISF 2019). In this fes- field of science and to promote net- tival of knowledge, CIMAP will par- working of stakeholders working ticipate under different themes, towards the propagation of science,” mainly based on agriculture, health Samad said. research, young scientists and out- reach programmes. Addressing "!,!"!- mediapersons, the CIMAP director To Commemorate 20th years of said IISF is an annual event, organ- ‘Vijay Diwas’, Indian Air Force is ised jointly by science and technol- organising an ‘Ultra Marathon’, cov- ogy-related ministries and depart- ering a distance of 4,500 kms from ments of Central government & Kargil to Kohima. The marathon Vijnana Bharati (Vibha), and was which kicked off from Kargil War being held in Kolkata from Memorial, Drass (J&K) on November 5 to 8 this year. “This is September 21 will culminate at the fifth edition since its inception in Kohima War Cemetery, Kohima 2015. IISF is a festival to celebrate the (Nagaland) on November 6. As part achievements of India’s scientific of the marathon, a team comprising and technological advancements 25 air warriors reached the Bakshi Ka with students, innovators, crafts- Talab (BKT) Air Force Station in men, farmers, scientists and tech- Lucknow on October 17. The team nocrats from India and abroad. The was received by Gp Capt A Raj theme for this year’s festival is ‘RISEN Thakur, Station Commander, Air India – Research, Innovation, and Force Station (BKT). The team was Science Empowering the Nation’. flagged for next destination on IISF is perhaps the biggest platform Friday.    !"#$%!"   "&     1


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 1#!   ! 5  The energy and enterprise % ( *   !#   P#   )!    & of ‘Make in India’ will be spanned further in defence portal Bharat Shakti. The large multilateral exercise '! .!     %!  0     corridors being set up with a theme of the event was MILAN 2020 at “bouquet of advantages we ‘Enhancing Defence Visakhapatnam and we have offer in the form of land clear- Capabilities through invited 41 countries,” he stated. ! !  ances and tax concession. The Cooperation’. All patents developed by (   .  1  initiative will fundamentally Newly-formed IDEEA the Defence Research and transform the defence land- (Indigenous Defence Development Organisation scape in our country,” Rawat Equipment Exporters (DRDO) numbering over 1,700     presence of high-profile audi- and Samant Chauhan show-  1!  said. He also urged to the Association) was also launched are now available for use by the ence including Her Majesty cased innovative Khadi-based defence industry to provide on the occasion. Indian industry, said Dr. he Narendra Modi the Queen Mother Ashi Sangay garment lines along with works solutions for the armed forces. Talking of Def Expo 2020 Sateesh Reddy, Chairman TGovernment’s vision to pro- Choden Wangchuck as the of Chadrika Tamang, Kencho     grew at five per cent in terms In the last few years, to be held in Lucknow, Rawat DRDO. He added that the mote Khadi as a global fabric Chief Guest, Vinai Saxena, Wangmo, Tshering Choden of value, sharply slower than 20 numerous initiatives have been said several new technologies Defence Ministry has just has received a boost with a pro- KVIC Chairman as the Guest of and Sangay Choden of Bhutan. aintaining that rural per cent reported in the year taken and various schemes will be on display and added, unveiled a policy under which posal to set up Khadi India’s Honour, Prime Minister of In addition,Anjana Bhargav, Mhousehold consumption earlier. Urban India grew at launched to energise the “We will be coming forward to all technologies will be available first international venture in Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering, Nitin Bal Chauhan, Paras had slumped to a seven-year eight per cent compared with defence sector in India, so we certify some of the equipment free of cost for use by the Bhutan. Indian Embassy in Cabinet Ministers, Gairoliya, Payal Jain, Rahul low, CPI(M) general secretary 14 per cent in the year-ago remain deeply committed to on display.” Indian industry. Bhutan, Khadi and Village Ambassadors and several other Mishra & Renu Tandon curat- Sitaram Yechury on Friday period, he said. “A callous the ethos of indigenisation, Speaking at the conclave, Rawat also said India is industry Commission (KVIC) distinguished guests, during ed special Khadi ensembles alleged the “callous” Central government shows no Rawat said. Vice Chief of Army Lt General committed to peace and stabil- and Royal Textile Academy the event. which were also displayed in the Government was enthusiastic signs of concern over the slow- “We are manufacturing MM Naravane said Indian offi- ity in the neighbourhood as also (RTA), Thimpu has organised The Indian ambassador event followed by Banarasi about writing off unpaid loans down tumbling into a much weapons and ammunition not cers posted as Defence Attaches in the “wider region” and the an event ‘Khadi-Thago’ , on Ruchika khamboj said that the Satvik Bhojan. Sunil Sethi of of rich borrowers and tax cuts graver problem. There is enthu- just to arm our defence forces abroad “have been tasked to Army will continue to partner October 16 to jointly celebrate objective of this event was to FDCI was also present. for the super-rich but shows no siasm in Modi govt only for tax but now we are gradually interact and advertise with with friends to “confront any the textile heritage fo Khadi and promote environmental friend- Interestingly the four signs of concern over the slow- cuts for the super-rich and becoming an export oriented host countries of the Indian kind of emerging threats.” traditional Bhutanese fabric on ly fabric Khadi of India with Bhutanese textile designers who down. writing off unpaid loans of rich industry. Our defence exports equipment available.” The Navy chief cited mar- the 150th birth anniversary of Bhutanese designers, to showcased their work at the Yechury said the signs of borrowers. currently range just about Addressing the conclave, itime threats such as piracy, Mahatma Gandhi. The Fashion enhance the Khadi foot print in Khadi-Thagzo, had also visited the agrarian distress and near- “The signs of the pro- 11,000 crore annually are set Navy Chief Admiral Karambir which, he said, has “trans- Design Council of India (FDCI) the country. KVIC chairman India on invitation from FDCI . stagnant rural incomes have longed agrarian distress and to grow to 35,000 crore by Singh spoke of the foreign national” ramifications. He curated the fashion show. Vinai Saxena said khadi means A Bhutanese designer, been there for long but the near-stagnant rural incomes 2024,” he said while addressing cooperation initiatives which pitched for having greater mar- Khadi-Thagzo, organised Sincerity, purity, honesty and Dorothy Gurung, would be Modi government is busy with have been there for long. But the 4th Defence Attaches con- include capacity building, itime cooperation and lever- at the RTA, which is also one of swaraj. opening the first Indian Khadi trying to “divide and polarise”. this govt is busy with trying to clave jointly organised by the training, exchanges and joint aging “collective military com- the most prominent tourist Indian designers Anamika outlet in Bhutan towards the A media report said in the divide and polarise,” Yechury Defence Ministry and news exercises. “India is hosting a petency” of the world. spots in Thimphu, witnessed Khanna, Rajesh Pratap Singh end of the year. September quarter, rural India said in a tweet. /     P (  !( O   P92  (  #23  * 0        ed in the process Nirvani Akhara which claim and the suggest- the right on the Mosque or oth- !  2 ! uslim parties, sans the ed compromise ers,” it said, adding that the 5 #  # MSunni Waqf Board, made formula of with- “leak was in total violation of clear on Friday that they do not drawal of the the orders of the Supreme )+    !!      of devotees for the site. accept the Supreme Court- lawsuit. court that had directed that “That same 200 square appointed mediation panel’s “Accordingly, such proceedings should     he Centre on Friday told the metre area of the site can be proposal on purported settle- we must make it remain confidential.” TSupreme Court that it was handed over to a committee of ment to resolve the Ayodhya absolutely clear The statement said it was hief Justice of India Ranjan willing to hand over land mea- devotees for construction of land dispute and expressed that we the appel- “difficult” to accept that any CGogoi on Friday sent a let- suring 200 sq m to devotees for temple but with certain condi- surprise over reports suggest- lants before mediation could have been ter to the Centre recommending construction of Guru Ravidas tions,” Venugopal said, adding ing that the Board was willing Supreme Court done especially when the Justice SA Bobde, who is next in temple in South Delhi but with that five out of seven petition- to withdraw the claim on the do not accept the main Hindu parties (deity ‘Ram seniority, as his successor. certain conditions. ers, who approached court site of the mosque. proposal made Lalla’ through next friend and Official Sources told PTI A bench of justices Arun against demolition of temple The mediation panel head- Shahid Rizvi, advocate on which has been leaked out to others) had clearly stated that that Justice Gogoi wrote a letter Justice Gogoi as the Chief Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat have agreed to the proposal. ed by former apex court judge record that Uttar Pradesh Sunni the Press, nor the procedure by they were not open to any set- to the Ministry of Law and Justice has a tenure of 13 months took on record the offer made by He said that only two of the Justice FMI Kallifulla had filed Central Waqf Board was willing which the mediation has taken tlement and wanted a judicial Justice recommending Justice and 15 days while Justice Bobde, Attorney General KK petitioners are not agreeable to a report in a sealed cover in the to withdraw the claim on site of place nor the manner in which decision. Bobde to be the next chief jus- who will be sworn in as CJI on Venugopal, appearing for the the proposal but “the entire Supreme Court indicating a the Babri Masjid,” Eijaz a withdrawal of the claim has “The recent attempts tice. November 18, will have a tenure Centre, and asked parties seek- belief and faith of the devotees of “sort of a settlement” between Maqbool, counsel for legal rep- been suggested as a compro- before Mediation Committee Justice Gogoi, who was of about 18 months. ing construction of the temple Guru Ravidas is at the site where the Hindu and the Muslim par- resentatives of key Muslim lit- mise,” the statement reads. were not representative,” it said. sworn in as the 46th Chief According to the to submit objections, if any, by he stayed and therefore in the ties in which the Wakf Board igants M Siddiq and “This was broadcasted by On October 16, when a Justice of India on October 3, Memorandum of Procedure, October 21. At the outset, interest of peace and harmony agreed to give up its claim over Misbahuddeen, and four other all Media agencies and news- five-judge Constitution bench 2018, will demit office on which governs the appointment Venugopal said he had held con- we want to return the site to the 2.77 acre disputed land at the advocates for Muslim parties papers that UP Sunni Central headed by Chief Justice of November 17. of members of the higher judi- sultation with all parties includ- devotees”. Counsel appearing Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri said in a statement. Waqf Board has agreed to India Ranjan Gogoi reserved its Official sources said the ciary, “appointment to the office ing devotees and government for one of the petitioner, who masjid site if certain conditions The lawyers said the medi- abandon their claim subject to verdict in the case after 40 days chief justice has gone by the con- of the Chief Justice of India officials and Centre has agreed have objected to the proposal are fulfilled. ation panel’s report was leaked certain conditions. This news of hearing, the mediation vention to recommend the name should be of the senior-most to give the same piece of land said that they need to see the “We are taken aback by the to the media and they do not was obviously leaked out either panel’s report was also submit- of the next senior judge after judge of the Supreme Court con- considering sensitivity and faith offer and file their response. media reports attributed by approve the procedures adopt- by the Mediation Committee or ted to the court. him as his successor. sidered fit to hold the office”. 45  ! &!1!""!&!&" #  $#!!   *"+*$/#,&    !  

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His party, he said, has also Friday replaced the police on Friday itself. cash withdrawals. plete insulation and insur- He said a “divided and deployed its workers to cam- observer and a returning offi- The poll panel also ordered A bench headed by ance of the hard-earned discredited” Opposition in the paign for the BJP in cer of Nashik in Maharashtra, replacement of the expenditure Chief Justice of India deposited money of people State stands no chance to give Maharashtra and Haryana and the expenditure observer observer of Ambala for “not Ranjan Gogoi said, “We are not appearing for petitioner Bejon in various cooperative banks, an equal fight to the ruling Assembly polls. He expressed of Ambala in Haryana, ahead supervising the enforcement inclined to entertain this peti- Kumar Mishra, said he has including nationalised banks, alliance. confidence that the saffron of the October 21 Assembly activities in right earnest”. It tion under article 32 (writ juris- filed the petition on behalf of by enacting an appropriate Polls will be held in five party will retain power in both elections. It also appointed a said his overall performance diction). Petitioner can 500 PMC Bank account hold- measure of 100 per cent insur- Assembly seats and the Lok “All our candidates will the states. former IPS officer as a special was not found satisfactory. approach the high court con- ers seeking lifting of restrictions ance coverage towards the Sabha constituency of emerge victorious. We have run BOX observer for the Assembly The EC has appointed cerned for appropriate relief”. imposed by the RBI on cash deposited amount. Samastipur as incumbent a united campaign and people Leaders from other parties bypolls being held in Sikkim on retired IPS officer of Andhra The Punjab & Maharashtra withdrawals. It said that a high-powered MLAs were elected to have full faith in the leadership continued to switch over to the Monday. Pradesh cadre Vivek Dube as Co-operative Bank has been put On Wednesday, around 50 committee should be consti- Parliament during the recent of Prime Minister Narendra BJP. Former MLA Kartar Singh “The Election Commission special observer for the assem- under restrictions by the depositories of the PMC Bank tuted to look into complete general election while MP Ram Modi and Nitish Kumar,” LJP Bhadana from poll-bound has replaced police observer of bly bypolls of Sikkim. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) fol- staged a protest outside the RBI affairs of working and their Chandra Paswan, brother of president Ram Vilas Paswan Haryana quit the BSP to join Nashik and one returning offi- Dube has been deputed to lowing the discovery of a Rs demanding revoking restric- operation in all cooperative Ramvilas Paswan, died of a said. BJP on Friday. He said BJP is cer of Nashik district after specifically report to the EC 4,355-crore scam. tions on cash withdrawal, cur- banks in order to have a robust heart attack. BJP president this week not new to him as he was with reviewing the electoral pre- about the law and order situa- Deposit withdrawals have rently capped at Rs 40,000 over and transparent mechanism All three NDA parties — gave a boost to the unity of BJP- the party earlier. Bhadana is paredness of the state of tion and oversee the deploy- been capped at Rs 40,000 over a six-month period. which can inspire confidence of BJP, JD(U) and LJP — are con- JDU-LJP alliance in the state by brother of Congress leader Maharashtra,” the EC said in a ment and other security relat- a six-month period, causing A depositor of PMC Bank common public in cooperative testing elections. While Chief dismissing any change in the Avtar Singh Bhadana and the statement. It said the police ed issues there. “The commis- panic and distress among allegedly committed suicide in banks. Minister Nitish Kumar-led alliance pattern in Bihar and family has influence, especial- observer was removed for “not sion has taken the decision in depositors. Mumbai on Tuesday while Real estate firm HDIL JD(U) is contesting on four saying unambiguously that the ly in the Gurjar community. performing the task of obser- view of inputs and complaints During the hearing on another died of a heart attack a allegedly accounted for 70 per Assembly seats, the BJP and the next assembly elections to the Kartar Singh Bhadana has been vation satisfactorily”. received,” it said. Three seats in Friday, Solicitor General Tushar few hours after taking part in a cent of the bank’s Rs 9,000 crore LJP have put up their candi- state would be fought collec- an MLA from Haryana two On the basis of input Sikkim are going for by-elec- Mehta said the government is protest by bank customers seek- advances. According to the dates in an Assembly and the tively under the leadership of times and from Uttar Pradesh regarding progress of photo tions on Monday. aware of the seriousness of the ing their money back. Mumbai Police’s Economic Lok Sabha seat respectively. JDU leader Nitish Kumar. once. Haryana is scheduled to voter slip distribution, which Dube was deputed earlier situation and the Enforcement The petition filed before the Offences Wing, HDIL’s loans Ram Chandra Paswan’s son Paswan said the opposition have assembly election on was very important to inform also as special observer to Directorate is taking appropri- court sought a direction for turned non-performing assets, Prince Raj is fighting from ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand October 21 and the counting of each and every elector timely, West Bengal during the Lok ate action against the culprit. issuance of “exhaustive and but the bank management hid Samastipur. alliance) is divided and dis- votes is due on October 24. it was found that the perfor- Sabha in April. Advocate Shashank Sudhi, comprehensive guideline” to this from the RBI’s scrutiny.    !"#$%!"   ") (117Q 

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 9 to resentment among party workers. Khachariyawas said the system ajasthan’s Deputy Chief Minister was injustice to those who worked RSachin Pilot on Friday ques- in the field and won councillors’ elec- tioned his own Government’s deci- tions. sion on elections to the posts of When asked about the com- heads of urban local bodies. ments by these two ministers, Chief Taking a stand that appeared to Minister Gehlot said everyone is go against the view of Chief Minister concerned about delivering good Ashok Gehlot, Pilot made it clear he governance. was not consulted on the decision “The cabinet, all MLAs and the that was notified on Wednesday. entire Government is engaged in Two other Ministers in the that. Elections for the local bodies Congress-run State have separately and the Panchayati Raj are coming. opposed the move that allows peo- We will fight and will win the elec- ple who are not elected councillors hybrid, will allow people to become tions,” the chief to contest for posts like mayors and urban body heads through the back minister told reporters in chairpersons of corporations and door. Jhunjhunu. municipalities. He said democracy is not Pilot and Gehlot were together The non-councillor candidates strengthened if a candidate who in Jhunjhunu where they addressed still have to be elected by councillors could not win a councillors’ election a rally in support of Rita Chaudhary, to the top posts. is allowed to contest for the mayor’s who is contesting the assembly “This is not a good decision and post. bypolls for the Mandawa seat. I do not agree with this. The deci- “Our party and the Government Later, they talked separately sion is not practical and not politi- have always said that democracy with the media. cally right and there is a need to should be strengthened,” he said. Rifts in Rajasthan Congress sur- make changes to the decision,” Pilot “I do not think such a system has faced after the Assembly elections told reporters in Jhunjhunu. been implemented in any state of the last December that were followed by “We decided to hold indirect country,” he said, adding that the intense lobbying for the chief min- election for the posts of mayor and decision needs to be changed. ister’s post. chairperson. This was fine. But sud- A gazette notification to amend While Gehlot was picked by the denly a new decision appeared that the rules on election of mayors and central leadership for the top post, I came to know from newspapers. chairpersons was issued on Pilot had to settle for the deputy’s This was not discussed in the cabi- Wednesday. spot. net or the legislative party meeting,” On Thursday, Food and Civil Recently, Pilot expressed con- he said. Supply Minister Ramesh Meena and cern over the law and order situation Pilot, who is the Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh in the state and his remark were seen Congress president, claimed that the Khachariyawas separately expressed as a comment on Gehlot’s perfor- new system, which is being called a apprehension, saying it could lead mance.    !"#$%!"   "*

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Minister Praful Patel for his creating an impression thath it return to power. Addressing a Press confer- alleged with late Iqbal Mirchi, was only the one family Addressing a poll rally in ence ahead of the October 21 an erstwhile close aide of (Gandhi Nehru) that brought Rajura seat here, Shah said the Maharashtra Assembly polls, Karachi-based underworld freedom to the country. “These Congress, NCP and other Sharma said the Congress did Dawood Ibrahim. for “destroying” Indian econo- The people in Maharashtra his alleged links with late are the same who had insulted opposition parties did not not need a certificate from the Addressing a large public my and banking system for ten and across the country know Mirch’s family. “Whenever the late B R Ambedkar. These are abrogate provisions of Article coming to power,” he said. BJP on patriotism, as two of its rally at Bandra-Kurla Complex years, Modi said: “Take the case who did all this. Those who issue of doing justice to the vic- the same people who are doing 370 due to vote-bank politics. He said the Congress, Prime Ministers sacrificed their in north—central Mumbai, of those (Congress) who had destroyed the country’s econ- tim families comes up, the the same thing with the memo- Article 370 had become the despite ruling the country for lives in the fight against terror. Modi took on Chidambaram imposed angel tax in the coun- omy and banking system for 10 Congress and its allies try to rial being built in the name of “gateway for terrorists” in the “70 years” had done nothing Modi and the BJP have and Patel without actually try. Compare them with us: we long years are languishing in protect the terrorists. Mumbai, Chhatrati Shivaji. Right from last 70 years, leading to 40,000 for Adivasis and Other been targeting the Congress naming them but making an are making corporate tax in the Delhi’s Tihar Jail or Mumbai Maharashtra and the country day one, they are creating hur- killings in J&K, he claimed. Backward Castes, while the during the campaign for unmistakable reference to the country conducive to the jail. This is just beginning of will never forget the wounds of dles in the way of construction He said the Narendra Modi BJP government at the Centre Assembly polls, claiming that former Finance Minister’s pres- world. They had imposed hefty tyhe cleaning up operation. 1993 blasts. of the Shivaji memorial,” Modi government was elected with a had launched a slew of schemes the grand old party opposed ence in Tihar Jail and the corporate tax in the world. You will get us speed up the The Government of the said. bigger mandate in 2019 for their welfare. the scrapping of Article 370. ongoing investigations by the Here we are who transfer work in the coming day,” the time did not do justice to the The Prime Minister because people had full faith in Vote for the BJP as it stood Article 370 was a tempo- Enforcement Directorate (ED) money directly into the Prime Minister said. victims. Those behind the announced that the work on his leadership and development for development, while parties rary provision which was to go into the an alleged property accounts of common people. Charging that the Congress blasts fled the country. The rea- the mid-sea Shivaji memorial works carried out by the like Congress and NCP were in a span of time. Parliament deal between the former Civil “They (congress) were and allies failed in doing justice son behind the same has now would begin. “The moment we Centre. centred around families, he only needs to be notified about Aviation Minister and Hajra those who had transferred to the victim families of 1993 come into the open. get a green signal from the “I am throwing a direct exhorted the gathering. it. On August 5-6, Iqbal, the wife of late Iqbal lakhs of crores of rupees of Mumbai serial blasts and tried “Instead of catching hold of court, we will start the con- challenge to Rahul Gandhi and The State goes to poll on the Government informed Mirchi. money through `phone bank- to protect those behind the the people (Dawood Ibrahim struction of the memorial,” he Sharad Pawar to restore Article October 21 while results will be Parliament and there was no Castigating Chidambaram ing’. blasts, Modi targeted Patel for and his aides), these people are said. 370 in Jammu & Kashmir after declared on October 24. vote. #.",!* *1!*,&!,&,1$*)$

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One pilot Bhawna arrested from his residence in The probationary officers forces working in Jammu & officers of CRPF and police Similarly, the FATF “Grey a team of officials from the Kanth is already flying MIG- posh Jor Bagh here on August ighlighting the multifari- were given know-how about Kashmir. were also present in the inter- List” refers to gradings of ministries of Home, External 21s along with her male col- 22, is presently in ED custody Hous duties being per- the functioning of Jammu and “Police personnel are active session, Non-Cooperative Countries Affairs and Finance. leagues. Prior to the induction for custodial interrogation in formed by Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir Police. doing multifarious tasks which a police spokesman said, or Territories (NCCT). of women as fighter pilots, a related money laundering Police, its chief Dilbagh Singh “J&K Police is doing mul- include police bandobast adding a couple of days back, Interestingly, FATF "# - they were flying transport case. on Friday said the force has tifarious duties and is coun- (arrangements), investigation Additional Director General of President Xiangmin Liu, who Today just three Salvi fam- planes and helicopters. Same In the chargesheet, the been inthe forefront of tackling tering terrorism at different and providing various services Police, Armed, S J M Gillani is from China — Pakistan’s “all ilies are in the trade. But is the case with the Navy CBI has mentioned that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, fronts and a large number of to the general people. also had an interactive session weather friend”— also Patola saris are still in demand where women are flying Chidambaram, during his radicalisation and law and terrorists have been eliminat- Besides the police personnel with the visiting officers. referred to Islamabad’s “defi- while the kite-makers of transport planes and heli- tenure as Finance Minister, order situation in the State. ed and huge quantity of arms are doing other specialized While briefing the IPS pro- ciencies in its anti-money Jamalpur in Ahmedabad are copters. had allegedly facilitated a huge In addition to the fight and ammunition has been works to bationers about the command laundering and countering not so much, their creations While women officers are transfusion of foreign funds against terrorism along with seized in last three decades,” the check social crimes and handle structure and functioning of the financing of terrorism being supplanted by cheap serving in various branches of for the TV company and his other security agencies, the Director General of Police social media, terror funding, J&K Police, the ADGP high- system”.The global watchdog Chinese imports. These are the Army, a decision is yet to son Karti had allegedly force has been very effective in (DGP) said. OGW (overground worker) lighted the sacrifices given by said all deadlines for Pakistan also vital handicraft skills that be taken for their induction received kickbacks for the dealing with unlawful activities, He said the force has been networks of terrorists and the police for safeguarding the in the action plan have now we must all do more to pre- into combat arms like deal, officials added. Singh told a group of about 50 in the forefront of tackling separatists,” the DGP said. territorial integrity and sover- expired. “The FATF again serve. The Hyundai Venue infantry, artillery and IPS officers from Sardar Pakistan-sponsored terror- IGP CRPF eignty of the country besides expresses serious concerns has been a boon considering armoured corps. Vallabhbhai Patel National ism, radicalisation and law and Administration) Kashmir safeguarding the life and prop- with the overall lack of the roads around Patan and /#"" Police Academy Hyderabad order situations along with all Ravideep Sahi, DIG central erty progress by Pakistan to Modhera are a bit on the %-!"*- allegations against him for address its terror financing poor side. There were road-  !" poor handling of the zoo risks, including remaining works ongoing but the car Others named in the inmates. Renu Singh whose deficiencies in demonstrat- negotiated the tough rides chargesheet, include Section transfer order came on ing a sufficient understanding without a problem. And even Officer Ajit Kumar Dungdung Thursday, too had written to of Pakistan’s transnational ter- after covering 700 plus kilo- and OSD in Finance Ministry the CZA and the Ministry ror financing risks, and more metres over two days on both Pradeep Bagga, Peter alleging that the wellbeing of broadly, Pakistan’s failure to highways and urbanised areas, Mukherjea and chartered animals was in danger under complete its action plan in line the Venue diesel that is being accountant S Bhaskaraman. Bhawal’s care. with the agreed timelines and driven returned an astounding Initial probe by the CBI On January 8, 2019, in an in light of the terror financing fuel economy of over 21 kilo- had revealed that FDI worth explosive affidavit filed before risks emanating from the metres a litre and has proven Rs 307 crore but detailed the Delhi High Court, a panel jurisdiction. “To date, its maneuverability through investigation led to a finding led by then CZA member Pakistan has only largely the narrow lanes of the old of foreign investment in INX secretary DN Singh (who is addressed five of 27 action city of Ahmedabad. to the tune of Rs 403 crore. retired now), pointed out sev- items, with varying levels of The chargesheet has also eral irregularities such as progress made on the rest of -. mentioned that Peter and fudging of animal death data, the action plan,” the FATF and indigenous Muslim stu- Indrani allegedly in conspir- not carrying post-mortem in statement said. dents’ organisation — All acy with Chidambaram and case of unnatural animal Pakistan was placed on Assam Goriya-Moriya Yuva FIPB officials disregarded death, concealing of animal the Grey List by the FATF in Chatra Parishad (AAGMYCP) FIPB rules to settle the issue deaths, and mysterious nature June last year and was given a — filed separate FIRs against as INX was initially granted an of deaths among others. The plan of action to complete it Hajela in Dibrugarh and FIPB approval of only Rs 4.62 panel had sought action by October 2019, or face the Guwahati. crore but actual investment in against the erring officials. risk of being placed on the Chandan Mazumdar, the company stood at Rs 403.7 The panel was constituted blacklist with Iran and North whose name does not figure in crore. Under Foreign in 2017 at the behest of the Korea. the final NRC list, filed the Exchange Management Act Ministry following above In light of the additional complaint against Hajela at (FEMA), INX was liable for a mentioned string of allega- fact of Pakistan’s poor perfor- Dibrugarh police station. payment of penalty to the tions over a prolonged period mance on its mutual evalua- Mazumdar alleged that he tune of Rs 300 crore but the of time. Between 2016 and tion, chances of Pakistan exit- had submitted all documents, company was saved due to the 2017, Delhi Zoo reportedly ing the Grey List in the next but his name was not includ- alleged favours by the then lost over 320 animals. few years are now reduced to ed in the updated NRC due to Finance Ministry and FIPB nil and the possibility of a for- “inefficiency and criminal officials. The chargesheet was !*-!"$!! mal blacklisting in February conspiracy of employees”. filed before a special court. It AICC sources said Sonia 2020 is highly probable, The FIR held Hajela said an illegal gratification of has been advised to avoid another official said. responsible for “discrepan- Rs 9.96 lakh was received by public appearances to prevent The FATF said Pakistan cies”, as he was tasked with Advantage Strategic, con- catching infection as she has must demonstrate effective supervising the NRC updation trolled by Karti for alleged ille- not been keeping well. She implementation of targeted exercise in Assam. gal facilitation to regularise addressed only a couple of financial sanctions against all Another complaint was the excess FDI received by public meetings during this UN 1267 and 1373 designat- lodged against the NRC coor- INX. The CBI had in May year Lok Sabha campaigns. ed terrorists like LeT founder dinator at Guwahati’s Latasil 2017 registered a case for Meanwhile, addressing Hafiz Saeed, JeM founder police station by the alleged irregularities in grant- the rally, Rahul alleged that Maulana Masood Azhar, and AAGMYCP, claiming “delib- ing the FIPB clearance to the Prime Minister has no under- and those acting for or on erate” anomalies in the final INX Media. Based on the standing of the economy and their behalf. Islamabad also list. “The names of many CBI’s FIR, the Enforcement the world is mocking India must demonstrate that its indigenous people were Directorate later registered a due to his Government’s divi- authorities are identifying excluded from the list, and it money laundering case under sive politics that pitted peo- cash couriers and enforcing was done deliberately by the the Prevention of Money ple against each other. He controls on illicit movement NRC State Coordinator,” the Laundering Act. said Modi keeps diverting of currency, improving inter- FIR filed by the students One of the then promot- the attention of the people agency coordination including organisation said. ers of INX Indrani later from real issues facing the between provincial and fed- Meanwhile, IG (Special turned approver in the case country. eral authorities on combating Branch) Hiren Nath said no and is a key link in the CBI “The world is mocking terror financing risks, it said. report was sought from Assam probe. “Prabodh Saxena and India. The country which The FATF is an inter-gov- police about threat to Hajela. Rabindra Prasad are current- used to show the way to the ernmental body established in “Reports about threat per- ly serving as principal secre- world, used to live with love, 1989 to combat money laun- ception to Hajela have not taries in the Himachal used to progress fast...Today dering, terrorist financing and been sought from us. There Pradesh Government,” an offi- one caste is fighting the other, other related threats to the have been, however, criticism cial said. The name of Indrani one religion is fighting the integrity of the international against Hajela in the social appears in the list but she is other and the country’s pride, financial system. During the media. Various organisations not booked under any charges its economy, Narendra Modi FATF meeting, several coun- in Assam are vocal on the as she had turned approver. has destroyed it,” Rahul said. tries voiced concern on NRC with many speaking The remaining accused per- He also slammed the Pakistan’s failure to do enough against the NRC and the State sons have been booked under media, saying it was scared to contain terror funding on Coordinator,” he said. IPC Sections relating to cheat- and not showing the truth. its soil. According to offi- ing, criminal conspiracy and “Media persons say ‘we know cials, a key point made by !- forgery besides graft under the the truth but we can’t show it these countries is the absence Incidentally, this school Prevention of Corruption Act, because we will lose our jobs’,” of a proper understanding in was the first one to induct girls the official said. he said. Modi had criticised Pakistan of “transnational in 2016. The girls were given The CBI has accused Karti MNREGA and he has “no risk” — risk posed to neigh- admission in Class IX. Also, of floating a shell company to understanding” of the econ- bouring and other nations by this school is the only one receive bribe as consultancy omy, he alleged. designated terrorist organisa- which admits boys from Class fee and other payments. “Wherever they (BJP) go, tions based in Pakistan. VII onwards unlike other “Indrani had also alleged to they make people fight, be it The FATF currently has schools where the children are have paid USD 5 million as Hindu-Muslims, Jat-non Jat. 35 members and two region- admitted from Class VI bribe to the Chidambarams in A country cannot develop al organisations — the onwards. offshore accounts. We have through division,” he said.     !"#$%!"   "+ 6 **!!&61# !!$%!&'(!  "# !   ,&%!&'(!' !:#'+-/! +(" ; / #     #!     ! "!  +      + !  !              "# )!, & !:#:$  #$   (! #!   -                   "           #$% "# , ! 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While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA’s)                      roaring success in both 2014 and 2019 par-             ;     liamentary elections has made it the largest              0<    party, the Congress has been facing debacle after debacle in successive elections. In this                      ! year’s general election, the BJP won 303 seats   !                    and along with its allies, the NDA took its tally        :            to 352 seats. The United Progressive Alliance- led Congress was reduced to 91 seats with it              barely crossing the half-century mark with 4                    52 seats. With the BJP’s winning percentage One and a half years later, the ture in politics as it is in life, it the Global Hunger Index (GHI)                   reaching 70 per cent (it contested in 437 seats Congress’ state of affairs is even is said. Those who resist such has slipped further — from 95 and won 303 of them), the main Opposition worse than what people had a change will find themselves in 2010 to 117 this year.     '                 party, the Congress, stared at a major exis- feared. I had earlier explained the pushing against a sea of opin- So, for the Congress, there      S          ! tential crisis. The BJP’s spectacular win has to-do list for the grand old party, ion and positioned on the are enough political opportuni-                    ! left the Opposition, the Congress in partic- which remains prerequisite till wrong side of history. ties. It’s just about how to make          !  .       ular, weak, clueless and irrelevant. date. Most relevant for present- an opportunity fit, not the other But why is the Opposition so significant? The stark reality is that the day Congress is an observation way around. It’s about seizing                    ! Its importance lies not just in providing a Congress has, for far too long, 4 "  by Mohammed Ayoob, Professor, opportunities in right earnest            /       means to express negative reaction to the functioned as an autocrat, deny- Michigan State University, who and at the right time.                       ! Government’s decisions but to also tireless- ing many deserving party func- )+* writes that even after two major By giving the reins of the ly hold the ruling party to account, offer con- tionaries their rightful place in the "   electoral debacles, the dynasty party again to a family member,             #          structive criticism and project a progressive organisation. Loyalty towards refuses to give up control and the Congress might have arrest-             .       alternative to the Government. On this front, individuals doesn’t necessarily + deliberately fails to realise that it ed disintegration within but it                     the Congress lacks comprehensive strategy imply loyalty towards the party. is destroying the chances of the will commit a grave mistake if and stamina to take on the might of the BJP’s It should take serious note of it.  ") Congress bouncing back. The it thinks that it can emerge              *     ! power duo of Prime Minister Narendra An internally-democra- ""% equation of the party with the stronger anytime soon. The            /    = #   (=#) Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. tic political party is always good "O 9" 6" family has destroyed any possi- party leadership must recognise $          !             It’s true that people are often accused of for a democracy. And, therefore, bility of its renaissance. that something far bigger and seeing the world the way they want it to be establishing intra-party democ-  " @5  Buoyed by its stupendous deeper is at work in the intra-            . 4  #    6  rather than how it is. But do we really need ratic norms is no longer an victory in this year’s parliamen- party realm of politics. In the          >     =# $    binoculars to see the fall of a once great polit- option but a necessity. It’s likely ""7 4"* tary elections when the BJP is prevailing political culture, for                   ical party? Leaders from the top-level to the to prevent disintegration of the " "  "  gearing up for the 2024 gener- the Congress, if it wishes to be low-rung as well as legislators have been quit- party, make politicians account- al election, targetting 333 MPs, an alternative to the BJP, even       !   -        ting the Congress. The prominent among able and encourage meaningful 7  % the Congress is seen as a small, disintegration would be a bet-      *             them are airing their views against the party deliberation. "O 6" snivelling, struggling party. As ter option if a wider acceptabil-                      line. Indications are also there of deep intra-  It should get rid of self- M+ a matter of fact, the Congress’ ity of the younger generation 4#  4               .   party disputes and conflicts. On a close look, seeking and corrupt old guards. decline began years ago but eludes the party rank and file. however, one will find the real reason why the There are capable young leaders, "" accelerated in 2014 with the INC, minus Sonia-Rahul-              ?         leaders took the decision to leave the party/air who can flush out the party’s old, election of Narendra Modi. Priyanka, is thinkable but     2  4         @    ! views. And it wouldn’t be surprising for those withered arteries.  "  + " It’s not that the BJP-led Indian politics minus the who have a grasp of the reality.  Short-term political "  " NDA Government is running Congress is unthinkable and if    !                - Last April, I had mentioned in an arti- advantages have always assured flawlessly. Apart from the eco- indeed it happens, it would be                      cle titled, Congress Needs to Make a long-term political disadvan- "  + " "@ nomic mess, the political culture sad and may be the most unfor-               /  .?#   ! Comeback for Democracy to Sustain Itself: “In tages. Compromising politics born out of the personality tunate turn, which may forev-                    the world’s largest democracy, the shrinking had the Congress falling from cult, ultra-nationalism and hate er change who we are. The political space of a 133-year-old national 364 out of 489 Lok Sabha seats politics concerns the common Congress may be critically +A   ' "             ! party is as disconcerting for the party as it in the first-ever general election man the most. Besides, the weakened but it is not wrecked            B       is for democracy itself. And, therefore, the in 1952 to 44 out of 545 in Government has failed to as yet. Congress’ revival is crucial for the nation and 2014. While people’s expecta- address other critical issues: (The writer is former Deputy challenging for its party leadership. 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This         "  B        ! heightens our vulnerability to a point whereby the slightest disruption in any of the major          " B     sources of imports (be it imposition of sanctions  *               by the US against Iran or an attack on oil instal-     "          *   lations in Saudi Arabia) creates major ripples that C      E have the potential to destabilise the country’s C       B     !  economy. "  @  "  S     B        The problem is not lack of resources. India +8@"                   has 26 Sedimentary Basins (SBs) covering an area         : B        ! of 3.14 million square kilometres (sq km). But, the lack of a conducive policy environment and ) ""    *        "   C  ! " ""+7 S     B !  *2/      cumbersome regulatory processes have deterred global firms (who have the technology, expertise )@6+ "  "      *     FG    and capital) from investing in their exploration, 6" 4     *  B      H     *  development and commercialisation. At present, 8 6           " S  * S ! only six SBs covering 0.518 million sq km or bare- " 5   . !  S          "  ly 16 per cent of the total area are under com- 6"+           mercial exploitation. Even these six SBs are sub- @") .     77    ;  optimally utilised.  )"* S       *       An overwhelming share of throughput +:"@          "    E   I comes from fields discovered over four decades ago in the 1970s, namely Bombay High and the )")" #      C       (   4  * "      5   "  :  (5":)  ! South Bassein fields and so on, with no major discoveries in recent times. The only exception ""+ + 6 buyer, say China, could further improve Petroleum Corporation Limited decided to divest all of its 53.3 per cent  ) were finds in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin  @9   the country’s bargaining power (but this (HPCL). shareholding in BPCL. If, it is sold to " *                  in the early 2000s, touted as ones that would con- L"7  "  is easier said than done). However, the It is also contemplating picking up say Aramco or Adnoc, this will not only        *2/ "  !   tribute nearly 50 per cent of the country’s total )"7O threat of disruption always remains; due 20 per cent equity in oil and gas assets yield a whopping 57,000 crore (at cur-  (  *      ) " *  B   gas production. Even that turned out to be a 4  to the force majeure clause in such tie- of RIL. The most crucial feature of this rent market capitalisation of 107,000            2   damp squib with the high-profile KG-D6 oper- "   ups. partnership/joint venture is assured crore) but also ensure assured supplies      * S  !     -    ated by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) end-   A second alternative is for Indian supply of crude oil by Aramco to meet of crude.        ing up with meagre reserves of about two tril- )@ companies to pick up equity stakes in 50 per cent of the requirement of the The Modi Government may also C             lion cubic feet (Tcf) against an initial estimate of foreign oil and gas assets with arrange- West Coast refinery. The arrangement consider sale of HPCL — at present 10 Tcf. )L+  ments for buy-back. For instance, is mutually beneficial. While, on one owned by ONGC which in turn is            *      " 6       "S          The Narendra Modi Government has tried ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), a Public hand, India gets what it needs the most, majority-owned by itself — to global to entice global energy giants by assuring a high- 4 + Sector Undertaking (PSU), holds par- that is crude in desired quantities on a energy majors. The sale of BPCL and   S  S     .     er price for difficult deep/ultra-deep water  L" ticipating interest in over 40 assets in long-term basis without any disruption, HPCL won’t face any legal hurdles as               ! fields on the one hand and giving flexibility to   4 20 countries. RIL, too, acquired assets on the other, Saudi Arabia also gets the relevant legislations, which led to              *  operators in choosing new areas with freedom )   + in several jurisdictions. But this route what it needs the most, which is an the creation of these PSUs, have already     $  S        of pricing and marketing under the 2017 " @"  is subject to a huge downside risk of opportunity to diversify its sources of been repealed in 2016. *  Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy + + erosion in the value of investment — income, thereby reducing its over- While, pursuing these initiatives, /  C         "     (HELP) on the other. It has also tried to simpli- L@" as already experienced by both RIL and dependence on crude alone. There India’s political class needs to broaden  !  "    B       fy processes for approval and reduce bureaucrat-   " OVL. could not be a more apt example of the its vision of oil security which should =*    "  C           ic red tape. But controls on supply, distribution 6 A third alternative is one in which two countries exploiting synergies to go beyond increasing indigenous pro-   *  B           and use remain, even as multiple pricing regimes, global behemoths such as Aramco — the advantage of both. duction to cover arrangements for 2 depending on the supply source and hydrocar- the Saudi Arabian Government-owned Indian companies can pursue sim- assured supplies of crude from all bon type, give confusing signals. biggest petro giant and the world’s ilar arrangements with other major sup- sources. It also needs to unshackle itself " *                 In the absence of any major breakthrough in largest oil exporter — pick up stake in pliers of crude oil like Iraq, Iran and the from the “socialist era” mindset that                 securing a jump in production from fields already Indian companies which are focussed United Arab Emirates (UAE), who will crucial assets such as oil must necessar-         "       given under the 1999 New Exploration and on refining and marketing of oil prod- also be very keen to reduce their ily be owned by PSUs. In a world where-    C             Licensing Policy (NELP) and given the lukewarm ucts. This route is free from the vulner- over-dependence on crude alone and in supply chains are globally integrat-            B  P Q  response to the first three rounds of bidding held abilities inherent under the above two make their economies immune to vul- ed, the focus should be on how best our        *       *2/    under HELP, it is unlikely that India would be options. nerabilities resulting from price fluctu- economic interests are served rather     C  -           ! able to reduce dependence on imports even by Already, in sync with Saudi Arabia’s ations. than worrying about ownership.    =*              10 per cent as committed by the Modi intent to invest $ 100 billion in India’s From our perspective, even if there The Modi Government should     *     Government. The Centre will, therefore, need to downstream sector, including refining, is loss of output in their crude produc- orchestrate its strategy combining the " S             "   explore other options for meeting the country’s petrochemicals, retailing and so on, tion facilities, being a co-owner in best of all available options like boost- oil and gas requirements. Aramco has proposed to acquire 25 per Indian firms, they won’t cut supplies to ing domestic production, long-term     "          -  The first option involves sourcing a major cent equity in the $ 60 billion West the country. To take it a step further, the contracts for supplies, letting global oil            *  share of requirements under long-term arrange- Coast refinery (another 25 per cent will Government may even consider divest- majors own equity in the country’s           "     4    ments with exporters, leaving a small gap, say 10- come from the Abu Dhabi National Oil ing its entire stake in oil refining and refiners and retailers and Indian com-   4  C        15 per cent, for buying spot to take advantage of Company-Adnoc) and petrochemical marketing PSUs to strategic investors panies acquiring oil assets abroad for  S        -*-* /   price fluctuations, depending on global-demand project in Maharashtra in which the who have ownership and control over ensuring adequate supplies of crude and  -*-*          B      supply at any given time. other 50 per cent will be owned by crude assets. gas to meet our growing requirements           *     India being the third-largest importer of oil Indian Oil Corporation Limited As part of its ambitious programme on a sustained basis. 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uum, accessibility and democratic of diseases. Portable/point-of-care normal life with the help of advanced ecosystem is not very conducive for 75 per cent of the deaths in the coun- availability remains a hurdle. India accessories have made it possible to restorative and assistive devices. the sector to drive affordability and try by 2025, with an increasing num- faces a dual challenge as the rising bur- improve diagnostic mechanisms at the Advancements in curative technolo- accessibility. The Goods and Services ber of people suffering from diabetes, den of lifestyle diseases is added to the primary healthcare level, provide care gy have also allowed people with dis- Tax (GST) on devices currently stands heart disease and progressive lung dis- 6)5 "  + burden of communicable diseases at home and resulted in improved abilities to lead productive lives. at 12 per cent. On the other hand, cus- eases. The geriatric population is also   such as tuberculosis. Non-communi- health outcomes and patient satisfac- Advancements in screening toms duty is low. This tax policy neg- set to increase and would require a cable diseases are currently responsi- tion. It has also improved the access devices have enabled patients to mon- atively impacts indigenous production higher need for quality healthcare and 4! &  * # ! 5  -8 ble for 61 per cent of the deaths in the to quality care in underserved and itor their condition at home, keeping and supports imports, which is medical devices, both at homes and 6$  # @4  # country, a number that is only set to remote regions, while also making it a close track on all major health indi- counter-intuitive to the ‘Make in health facilities. ! & ! uccessful healthcare delivery go up in the coming years. While both possible for patients to avail treatment cators. Furthermore, smart appli- India’ initiative. As the inverted duty Apart from devising a more con- depends both on the availability the Government and private partici- outside traditional healthcare facilities. ances are being increasingly used to structure favors bringing in finished genial tax structure, the country ! #  % "# Sof personnel and technologies. pants have undertaken several mea- Technological advancements in remotely monitor patients and diag- goods over raw material, imports needs to strengthen its regulatory $ ( ! Medical devices are an important cog sures to address the lack of quality ser- surgical equipment have enabled doc- nose life-threatening conditions early, constitute 75 per cent of the industry’s mechanisms and testing procedures to !!& (!   in the delivery system as they equip vices, these efforts have been execut- tors to treat highly complex and crit- reducing the need for hospital visits sales. As a result, local manufacturers ensure highest standards of quality are & ! # ,# ! health service providers with the nec- ed in discrete silos. ical cases and reduce the length of and bringing down the pressure on make products at the lower end of the met. According to news reports, the 
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   8$ .(     North Africa) Sanjeev Mohanty mixed omni channel retail pres-  @@6 five trading sessions, while     told PTI. According to him, ence here and is witnessing two + 4   5 + 6 "  domestic institutional investors remium denim company small towns are “one of the key to three times higher growth ndian equities rose for the New Delhi (PTI): Gold prices on Friday declined 145 to 38,925 poured in USD 263 million eliance Industries (RIL) on PLevi Strauss & Co is drivers” for the Indian market, rate from online sales channels sixth straight session on per 10 gram in the national capital on weak global trends and a into stock market. RFriday added another expanding retail presence in which has large number of mil- as the base is low and is attract- IFriday, the longest gaining strong rupee, as per HDFC Securities. On Thursday, the precious FIIs purchased 1,158.63 feather to its cap by becoming small towns, which it consid- lenials. ing new set of customers. streak since mid-March, boost- metal had closed at 39,070 per 10 gram crore shares on Thursday, stock the first Indian firm to hit the ers as one of the pillars of Levi’s premium assort- When asked about the ed by unabated foreign fund . Silver also lost ground and fell by 315 to 46,325 per kg from exchange data showed. 9 lakh crore market valuation growth in India, said a top ments and collaborations as growth in the Indian market, inflows and positive Brexit the previous close of 46,640 per kg. In the international mar- Market experts also said mark in intra-day trade. company official. Hello Kitty, Super Mario Bros he said Asian market grew developments. ket, gold was ruling lower at USD 1,488 an ounce and silver at that investor sentiment was The company’s market val- Besides, the company is and special assortments as levi’s around 12 per cent last year The BSE benchmark USD 17.46 per ounce. upbeat after Finance Minister uation zoomed to 9,05,214 strengthening its base in metro made and crafted would cater and India is keeping pace with Sensex closed 246.32 points or Nirmala Sitharaman hinted at crore on the BSE during the and tier I cities by building larg- to metro markets. The compa- that growth. “India is definite- 0.63 per cent higher at further stimulus in FY20. day. However, at close of trade, er stores. ny is registering a good growth ly among the top 10 markets 39,298.38. It hit an intra-day MMTC, Shipping Corporation the BSE during the day. Meanwhile, the rupee the company’s market capital- “Our tier II, III & IV strat- in women’s segment and globally and from volume high of 39,361.06 and a low of of India and National However, at the close of trade, closed almost flat at 71.14 per isation (m-cap) settled at egy is to continue to expand expects this trend to continue. point of view, we are among the 38,963.60. Aluminium Company climbed. the company’s market capital- US dollar on Friday amid hard- 8,97,179.47 crore. Shares of our reach to the consumer in Levi’s brand, which is pre- top five markets,” he said. The NSE gauge Nifty too Also, SAIL along with isation (m-cap) settled at ening crude oil prices and the country’s most valued com- the market. It’s one of the crit- sent in the country since 25 According to Mohanty, rose 75.50 points or 0.65 per NBCC, NMDC, Rashtriya 8,97,179.47 crore. lacklustre global cues. pany rose by 1.37 per cent to ical pillars for expansion in the years, has a network of over 450 earlier when the company cent to settle at 11,661.85. Chemicals and Fertilizers, Sectorally, among the top Brent crude futures, the close at 1,415.30 ahead of its market and growth for India,” retail stores and most of them started to expand, the focus was Both benchmark indices SJVN and Oil India also gainers were BSE power, capi- global oil benchmark, rose 0.12 earnings announcement. Levi Strauss Managing Director are operated by its franchise on tier I and top 20 cities only also posted their second con- advanced. tal goods, realty, utilities, metal per cent to USD 59.98 per During the day, it spurted 2.28 (South Asia, Middle East & partners. The company has a but now things are changing. secutive weekly rise. “BHEL closed up by 22.2 and energy indices — rising as barrel. per cent to a record 1,428. During the week, the per cent today as news emerged much as 2.63 per cent. Elsewhere in Asia, bours- In August 2018, RIL Sensex advanced 1,171.30 that government is looking to All 19 sectoral indices es in Shanghai, Hong Kong and became the first domestic firm points or 3.07 per cent, and the reduce its stake from 63.2 per ended in the green. In broad- Seoul ended on a negative note to cross the 8 lakh crore mark 1      5 (P <==( (   Nifty gained 356.80 points or cent to 26 per cent in the er market, BSE midcap, small- after data showed that Chinese in terms of market valuation. 3.15 per cent. company. Based on the strate- cap and largecap indices out- economy expanded at its slow- TCS is the second most Yes Bank was the top gain- gic stake sale news of BHEL, performed the Sensex. est pace in nearly three decades valuable company after RIL New Delhi (PTI): Markets regulator Sebi on on November 22. er in the Sensex pack, rallying other PSUs such as Hindustan “Indian equities outper- in the third quarter. Exchanges with a m-cap of 7,71,996.87 Friday said it will auction nearly 200 properties The companies whose properties will be up to 8.44 per cent, followed by Copper, SAIL etc also rallied formed major global markets in Tokyo, however, settled in crore, followed by HDFC Bank of Sai Prasad Group firms and three of its direc- auctioned are Sai Prasad Corporation, Sai Maruti, PowerGrid, NTPC, today in anticipation of gov- for the week. Equity markets the green. (6,72,466.30 crore), HUL tors next month in order to recover funds worth Prasad Properties and Sai Prasad Foods, while L&T and SBI. ernment reducing its stake in witnessed a sharp rally on for- Equites in Europe were (4,55,952.72 crore), HDFC thousands of crores raised by the entity through the directors are Balasaheb Bhapkar, Shashank On the other hand, Tata them as well,” said Jaipal Shetty, eign investor buying, progress trading on a mixed note in (3,61,801.97 crore), Infosys illicit collective investment schemes. Bhapkar and Vandana Bhapkar. The properties Motors, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, fundamental analyst at in US-China trade talks as their respective early deals. (3,29,751.88 crore), Kotak The regulator has been auctioning proper- to go under the hammer include agricultural ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Bonanza Portfolio. well as a deal being reached Britain and the European Mahindra Bank (3,08,708.32 ties of the group’s companies and their directors land, land parcels, office space and commercial Infosys fell up to 1.05 per cent. Shares of Reliance between UK and EU on Brexit,” Union have struck an outline crore), ITC (3,02,861.98 for the past two years. Besides, it has put up on premises across the three states. PSU stocks were in huge Industries ended 1.37 per cent said Sanjeev Zarbade, vice- Brexit deal after prolonged crore), ICICI Bank sale, jewellery, ornaments and other valuables The regulator has asked the intending bid- demand on Friday, led by higher ahead of its quarterly president, PCG Research, negotiations. (2,82,783.39 crore) and Bajaj of Sai Prasad Group. ders to make their own independent enquiries BHEL, in-tandem with a bull- earnings, scheduled to be Kotak Securities. The deal, however, must Finance (2,39,947.60 crore) in In separate notices, Sebi said it will auction regarding the measurement, nature, type, clas- ish broader market trend. announced later in the day. Foreign portfolio investors still be formally approved by the top-10 list. The m-cap fig- 90 properties in Madhya Pradesh, 62 in Odisha sifications, encumbrances, litigations, attach- On the BSE, shares of RIL’s market valuation (FIIs) bought equities worth the bloc and ratified by the ures of companies change daily and 46 in Maharashtra at a total reserve price ments and liabilities of the properties put on BHEL, Hindustan Copper, zoomed to 9,05,214 crore on USD 1.2 billion over the past European and UK parliaments. with stock price movement. of over 74 crore. The auction will be conducted auction.

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2090.70 2108.00 4.15 L&TFH 86.70 86.70 83.80 85.35 BHARTIARTL 385.00 386.15 380.50 383.25 DHFL 20.80 21.45 19.55 21.45 ASTRAL 1197.00 1197.00 1158.10 1164.35 JSLHISAR 65.00 66.45 64.55 65.20 HCLTECH 1094.95 1105.45 1088.40 1094.95 1.90 DLF 163.50 169.50 162.85 168.80 SRTRANSFIN 1072.00 1100.60 1058.00 1096.25 ABFRL 204.40 211.45 201.60 209.30 IDFC 32.00 33.30 31.95 33.05 ANDHRABANK 16.00 16.50 15.80 16.30 M&M 589.00 595.50 583.60 594.20 0.90 SAIL 33.60 36.55 33.20 36.20 ACC 1533.40 1558.00 1529.20 1553.10 CADILAHC 241.95 242.80 236.85 240.40 AKZOINDIA 1963.90 2023.20 1955.90 2010.65 VTL 916.80 926.10 916.80 919.60 AXISBANK 709.85 715.70 705.25 710.35 0.05 NMDC 107.95 110.00 102.75 108.90 SIEMENS 1630.00 1656.00 1622.45 1649.60 INFRATEL 257.50 262.90 254.45 261.80 SOBHA 449.85 472.30 449.00 451.40 SKFINDIA 2120.15 2172.00 2120.15 2152.95 INDUSINDBK 1332.00 1361.70 1317.10 1338.50 -1.60 ULTRACEMCO 4260.00 4363.80 4256.90 4295.50 HINDALCO 189.00 191.25 186.75 187.40 HEIDELBERG 184.50 196.00 184.50 192.95 RCOM 0.73 0.76 0.72 0.74 CENTRUM 23.00 24.50 23.00 24.10 SUNPHARMA 401.00 406.50 397.50 400.95 -0.55 PNBHOUSING 408.60 488.80 402.00 478.30 SCI 43.50 47.40 43.00 46.95 IDBI 29.80 32.40 29.55 30.70 GSFC 76.65 78.70 76.60 77.95 HAL 715.00 715.15 702.25 704.90 DRREDDY 2720.00 2744.95 2710.05 2722.00 -5.40 UPL 591.70 603.60 589.00 599.25 EDELWEISS 86.40 90.80 85.50 89.90 CUB 219.00 223.00 213.00 216.15 ABBOTINDIA 10995.60 10997.85 10655.00 10715.00 MAGMA 51.70 53.40 49.20 52.60 INFY 763.80 773.80 760.00 767.50 -2.00 UNIONBANK 52.25 53.80 51.80 52.10 BRITANNIA 3244.00 3259.00 3224.50 3252.55 INDIANB 117.00 124.00 115.90 122.70 CRISIL 1348.00 1382.50 1343.90 1367.70 HERITGFOOD 323.70 326.05 317.10 319.60 JSWSTEEL 222.10 225.20 220.30 222.15 -0.80 BEL 113.50 120.70 112.55 116.50 IBREALEST 45.00 46.50 44.25 46.50 BOSCHLTD 14105.00 14383.30 14100.00 14123.60 CENTURYPLY 158.30 164.25 158.30 162.80 ESSELPRO 114.50 121.70 113.80 116.70 BAJAJFINSV 8316.00 8437.60 8230.00 8285.00 -31.65 VEDL 148.30 152.15 148.00 150.10 VENKYS 1684.90 1742.00 1673.30 1713.35 HEXAWARE 370.05 381.00 369.60 378.80 DEEPAKFERT 92.50 93.70 91.35 92.35 JKLAKSHMI 287.00 291.65 285.65 287.65 IOC 146.10 148.20 144.75 145.55 -0.85 BANKBARODA 89.45 90.80 88.10 89.75 AMBUJACEM 207.25 209.80 206.35 207.65 MEGH 50.95 53.20 50.90 51.95 PERSISTENT 605.00 629.85 598.00 620.10 PNCINFRA 173.10 173.95 170.10 170.85 BHARTIARTL 384.95 386.40 380.50 383.30 -2.55 HDFC 2095.00 2100.70 2065.00 2095.35 IDFCFIRSTB 40.05 40.65 39.50 39.75 KALPATPOWR 442.20 452.00 442.05 448.45 ENDURANCE 1010.55 1053.95 986.50 1044.20 THYROCARE 501.00 509.20 498.15 506.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 3119.00 3119.95 3075.00 3090.00 -21.50 NCC 51.00 54.40 50.40 53.35 BOMDYEING 75.60 79.85 74.60 77.30 IBULISL 71.10 75.95 70.30 71.00 AIAENG 1717.90 1754.85 1705.25 1746.20 NESCO 575.00 575.00 566.80 568.10 ICICIBANK 437.70 443.70 435.25 437.10 -3.50 SUNPHARMA 401.60 406.40 397.80 401.40 NTPC 119.80 121.50 118.50 121.00 BLUESTARCO 830.00 848.60 815.40 824.60 SYNGENE 327.60 334.00 317.00 331.90 TRITURBINE 97.20 101.05 97.20 100.20 HINDALCO 187.95 191.35 186.65 186.85 -1.95 ITC 246.50 247.75 245.00 246.50 EVEREADY 38.00 39.75 36.50 39.75 SWANENERGY 104.50 105.95 102.60 103.35 CCL 229.50 231.95 227.10 228.20 CONCOR 600.00 620.05 596.00 611.20 EICHERMOT 20600.00 20680.00 20065.10 20226.15 -265.70 MANAPPURAM 144.50 155.00 144.00 154.55 ADANITRANS 234.45 247.50 234.00 238.00 VBL 627.50 645.40 627.50 641.50 PCJEWELLER 32.40 34.00 32.40 33.30 CIPLA 448.50 451.15 440.10 440.20 -6.10 BEML 910.00 963.90 908.00 955.50 HFCL 17.75 19.00 17.55 18.75 HIMATSEIDE 139.05 145.00 138.00 141.80 SUNTV 497.70 518.65 490.60 517.20 TATAMOTORS 139.00 141.80 135.60 136.60 -2.90 SBILIFE 905.05 930.00 898.95 925.90 RADICO 305.40 319.00 304.35 316.60 TATAMETALI 576.85 583.00 570.05 571.30 ADANIPOWER 63.00 65.65 62.40 64.10 RAJESHEXPO 673.50 677.00 672.00 673.25 CYIENT 459.90 459.90 439.95 447.75 DCAL 168.90 168.90 143.40 155.35 ZEEL 248.30 262.75 239.55 249.70 -14.75 JSWSTEEL 223.90 225.05 220.65 223.15 BANDHANBNK 565.05 566.90 549.00 554.10 TRENT 502.35 522.00 500.20 519.60 FCONSUMER 23.90 24.70 23.80 24.55   IDEA 6.32 6.57 6.25 6.39 BIOCON 258.00 262.90 255.95 259.55 KTKBANK 69.00 71.50 68.00 69.25 INDOSTAR 185.00 199.80 178.80 190.95 3MINDIA 22113.05 23489.90 20750.00 21782.45 GAIL 128.90 130.30 127.85 129.60 SUPREMEIND 1222.00 1255.00 1220.00 1227.30 SONATSOFTW 302.40 314.00 302.15 311.50 COALINDIA 199.00 206.50 197.90 205.95 INDHOTEL 153.00 153.00 148.20 149.65 OBEROIRLTY 516.85 544.50 516.20 539.70 WESTLIFE 329.10 342.00 325.25 331.20 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HINDPETRO 313.50 322.45 310.80 313.90 OFSS 3105.30 3125.00 3058.00 3116.00 HSCL 74.60 75.90 74.10 75.45 FRETAIL 383.95 401.75 383.50 395.40 NIFTY NEXT 50 27665.20 28065.10 27605.50 28014.15 386.55 HDFCLIFE 616.95 616.95 607.00 608.15 BAJAJCON 262.00 267.00 252.35 264.20 PTC 53.65 57.25 53.65 56.90 HONAUT 28668.50 28790.00 28379.25 28732.00 IBULHSGFIN 198.00 259.95 196.50 235.20 37.25 APOLLOHOSP 1484.05 1530.65 1484.05 1508.15 VIPIND 463.00 476.95 461.30 465.20 UBL 1331.00 1333.50 1308.10 1329.05 GRANULES 97.50 102.50 97.50 101.50 NMDC 106.95 110.50 102.70 109.80 7.60 MOTHERSUMI 111.80 111.80 106.80 107.50 PAGEIND 21440.30 21648.55 21245.05 21497.45 GLAXO 1442.75 1467.05 1433.35 1440.15 JBCHEPHARM 360.00 371.00 358.00 365.40 HDFCAMC 2727.95 2927.85 2671.00 2886.00 168.75 DMART 1918.50 1964.50 1905.05 1924.05 JUBILANT 479.90 510.50 472.95 505.35 JINDALSAW 84.80 88.80 84.45 87.95 IFCI 6.64 7.07 6.49 6.62 PEL 1460.00 1577.40 1443.00 1544.85 76.00 BALKRISIND 805.00 850.75 793.60 837.95 CASTROLIND 132.10 136.40 131.80 133.85 METROPOLIS 1273.20 1425.00 1273.20 1349.95 JPASSOCIAT 2.02 2.24 2.02 2.18 GICRE 262.00 289.95 254.70 277.45 13.25 FEDERALBNK 84.70 84.80 83.50 84.00 STRTECH 141.95 148.50 141.20 147.20 LALPATHLAB 1386.00 1435.00 1386.00 1416.80 VARROC 475.00 498.60 457.60 494.70 ASHOKLEY 73.80 78.25 73.05 77.05 3.55 NIACL 141.80 154.50 130.95 143.65 WOCKPHARMA 259.05 274.85 258.05 266.30 INFIBEAM 41.00 42.45 40.50 42.10 EIHOTEL 172.00 183.20 171.05 180.80 NIACL 139.80 155.00 130.00 142.70 6.10 BANKINDIA 63.40 65.30 62.55 64.15 HCLTECH 1103.00 1105.65 1088.25 1095.90 AMARAJABAT 669.50 675.85 662.00 667.80 TATAINVEST 830.00 838.30 807.00 808.00 BERGEPAINT 488.00 506.00 487.30 505.15 18.65 ESCORTS 647.30 655.50 644.30 650.25 POWERGRID 197.00 203.00 197.00 202.55 IBVENTURES 89.00 89.60 85.70 89.60 THERMAX 1108.80 1128.65 1107.80 1119.90 NHPC 23.50 24.10 23.25 24.10 0.80 NBCC 34.20 38.30 34.00 36.90 LAKSHVILAS 19.00 20.00 19.00 19.00 INOXLEISUR 341.00 358.00 338.70 354.10 TAKE 108.10 114.00 108.10 111.25 PFC 95.20 98.50 94.90 98.10 2.95 COLPAL 1534.95 1547.00 1528.85 1541.20 BLISSGVS 118.35 135.90 115.15 127.05 JISLJALEQS 11.65 12.15 10.65 11.25 TATACOFFEE 76.00 77.35 75.80 76.70 DLF 163.60 169.60 162.80 168.45 4.60 BATAINDIA 1751.00 1779.50 1738.10 1768.10 GLENMARK 288.90 301.20 287.50 299.70 HUDCO 33.55 35.40 33.35 34.95 UFLEX 203.75 207.70 201.40 203.25 SBILIFE 905.80 930.00 899.00 927.10 24.20 GRAPHITE 283.90 297.75 277.40 291.95 ADANIGAS 149.20 153.50 149.20 151.00 MOTILALOFS 643.55 654.10 640.25 645.70 ZENSARTECH 211.70 222.75 208.75 213.35 AUROPHARMA 470.00 485.45 468.35 477.60 11.15 IOC 147.65 148.10 144.80 145.60 MARICO 388.95 392.95 385.00 391.65 KPRMILL 589.40 610.65 585.35 605.15 SUDARSCHEM 375.80 380.55 374.45 375.15 SRTRANSFIN 1062.10 1106.40 1058.10 1095.70 25.45 TATAELXSI 712.00 721.90 702.70 708.40 PFC 95.10 98.40 94.80 98.15 GICHSGFIN 152.00 160.35 151.80 155.95 ASTRAZEN 2328.60 2331.25 2265.00 2275.85 SHREECEM 18304.00 18795.90 18220.10 18600.00 409.65 PNB 59.00 60.70 58.60 60.20 GODREJCP 714.70 729.50 713.40 717.40 GREAVESCOT 132.35 134.35 126.75 128.10 BDL 280.45 292.15 280.45 286.65 PNB 58.90 60.70 58.50 60.35 1.30 HEG 938.00 994.00 927.50 971.75 PETRONET 262.75 267.75 262.75 267.10 GALAXYSURF 1472.35 1543.55 1461.20 1508.00 WELCORP 130.80 134.00 130.75 131.50 MHRIL 212.20 218.60 212.20 216.55 HINDZINC 213.10 218.90 212.00 216.10 4.55 AUROPHARMA 472.75 485.10 468.95 476.60 AVANTI 391.40 415.00 389.30 408.35 AUBANK 650.65 666.60 642.00 654.30 DALBHARAT 810.40 830.00 809.70 815.45 KNRCON 224.20 234.65 224.20 228.95 LUPIN 726.50 746.15 722.85 739.80 13.30 TATAMTRDVR 62.60 63.10 60.50 61.40 MRF 64600.00 65000.00 63800.00 63996.00 VGUARD 234.20 239.00 234.20 236.60 ADVENZYMES 151.85 154.70 151.85 153.95 IFBIND 664.35 680.85 659.00 675.40 SIEMENS 1625.55 1656.00 1620.20 1650.00 27.45 NATIONALUM 40.80 44.40 40.80 43.80 MUTHOOTFIN 653.10 679.00 653.10 675.95 INTELLECT 187.50 195.00 187.20 192.05 KRBL 205.00 222.00 205.00 216.25 MAXINDIA 64.15 65.50 63.05 65.00 CONCOR 599.00 620.40 595.20 609.25 9.85 NIITTECH 1408.35 1449.00 1398.50 1434.70 NAUKRI 2298.10 2357.00 2285.65 2301.30 J&KBANK 29.75 32.50 29.70 31.60 PFIZER 3230.00 3230.00 3211.60 3218.75 MAHABANK 9.60 9.90 9.50 9.75 BAJAJHLDNG 3688.95 3745.00 3670.05 3744.70 58.55 ASIANPAINT 1812.95 1823.85 1788.70 1816.60 DEEPAKNI 320.00 323.30 312.45 317.80 DCBBANK 182.40 182.75 180.70 181.30 QUESS 463.75 475.00 463.75 470.85 UCOBANK 11.57 11.97 11.57 11.85 IDEA 6.35 6.60 6.25 6.40 0.10 HEROMOTOCO 2629.00 2661.65 2609.00 2645.80 DIVISLAB 1721.00 1742.40 1718.45 1738.70 RELAXO 502.65 532.00 500.50 529.10 CARERATING 535.05 537.25 510.05 516.20 MAHSEAMLES 358.00 363.00 356.60 359.75 PETRONET 262.95 267.95 262.60 266.95 4.00 SANOFI 6120.00 6275.00 5925.00 6100.40 OMAXE 198.00 198.00 185.95 186.90 BAJAJHLDNG 3644.00 3750.00 3644.00 3740.65 MINDACORP 82.05 89.00 82.05 84.20 SCHNEIDER 71.50 73.45 71.50 73.20 CADILAHC 236.80 242.90 236.70 241.20 3.40 TATAPOWER 60.00 60.50 59.25 60.05 HAVELLS 686.00 694.00 679.95 689.50 JAMNAAUTO 38.40 41.25 37.25 40.80 APLLTD 541.40 565.00 536.50 540.10 MASFIN 675.00 675.00 661.00 665.35 PGHH 11700.00 11998.00 11560.65 11850.00 156.20 JUSTDIAL 607.00 635.90 605.80 634.25 RVNL 23.55 24.50 23.45 23.75 PARAGMILK 154.45 159.70 154.15 157.10 CENTRALBK 16.85 17.55 16.85 17.35 CORPBANK 14.00 14.55 13.75 14.20 MARICO 387.75 392.90 385.50 392.50 4.95 TATAGLOBAL 280.50 285.25 275.70 281.90 ENGINERSIN 107.70 114.55 107.70 108.75 NAVINFLUOR 754.15 780.00 745.00 771.20 CAPPL 399.20 402.90 395.00 395.80 JAGRAN 58.70 59.85 58.60 59.25 BOSCHLTD 14081.90 14389.00 14062.10 14170.05 175.60 RNAM 272.55 293.00 272.20 288.60 GODREJAGRO 480.50 525.20 480.45 518.70 CHENNPETRO 160.30 161.90 155.00 159.80 DBCORP 159.00 159.00 155.30 155.80 GULFOILLUB 847.00 874.90 847.00 871.90 ACC 1535.80 1558.90 1528.00 1552.00 16.90 LTI 1523.00 1634.00 1523.00 1612.00 ITDC 346.60 368.45 341.65 349.95 IRCON 368.35 384.00 366.95 381.60 COROMANDEL 416.45 421.70 410.50 418.30 APARINDS 514.60 515.00 507.65 510.05 DIVISLAB 1720.00 1742.60 1717.05 1741.00 18.05 M&M 589.75 595.25 584.00 592.80 HINDZINC 216.85 218.85 211.90 216.50 GHCL 205.00 205.25 197.50 200.65 STARCEMENT 93.80 95.90 93.55 94.50 FLFL 405.70 412.25 403.40 407.75 ICICIPRULI 472.50 478.00 467.20 477.15 4.55 ADANIPORTS 410.00 423.75 408.45 421.70 TATACHEM 607.30 618.60 606.00 613.45 FINOLEXIND 602.50 624.75 594.00 616.80 CGPOWER 15.14 15.14 15.14 15.14 FDC 162.90 162.90 160.00 160.90 COLPAL 1535.00 1547.40 1528.95 1543.00 12.60 CIPLA 448.15 450.80 440.10 443.80 BBTC 1155.00 1198.20 1150.45 1172.35 RAMCOCEM 743.30 758.00 741.90 754.40 CREDITACC 632.50 640.00 628.10 639.05 SOMANYCERA 181.25 193.25 181.25 188.00 DABUR 462.50 467.70 461.00 465.50 3.10 RECLTD 124.80 131.00 124.50 130.40 MOIL 134.90 154.35 134.90 140.50 JMFINANCIL 73.45 77.10 71.20 72.30 PRSMJOHNSN 76.30 77.90 76.30 77.50 ASTERDM 118.20 119.45 117.25 118.00 BANKBARODA 88.90 90.85 88.15 89.55 0.55 PIDILITIND 1362.00 1377.30 1343.50 1353.25 SUNTECK 419.90 419.90 399.05 401.20 GILLETTE 7650.10 7890.00 7650.10 7837.00 ITDCEM 37.25 40.25 36.85 40.25 BLUEDART 2370.50 2370.50 2270.00 2273.05 BIOCON 258.00 262.85 255.90 259.25 1.20 ICICIGI 1246.05 1264.85 1231.00 1243.85 NOCIL 110.90 116.00 110.55 115.00 MFSL 409.30 411.50 406.10 410.35 GET&D 193.00 201.25 182.50 194.30 SHILPAMED 260.00 268.50 252.15 260.90 GODREJCP 715.00 730.00 713.10 718.00 3.30 CANBK 186.55 189.95 185.25 188.85 MINDTREE 727.00 742.55 727.00 735.60 GUJGAS 180.00 180.00 175.50 177.85 AEGISLOG 168.50 172.00 164.30 169.75 TVTODAY 312.20 312.20 305.55 308.95 HAVELLS 686.00 694.70 679.70 687.15 1.35 INDIGO 1731.00 1747.35 1706.60 1729.00 KANSAINER 530.00 545.60 520.75 540.85 THOMASCOOK 127.40 129.60 122.25 124.40 TIMKEN 816.50 816.50 785.00 786.65 SHRIRAMCIT 1355.50 1355.50 1331.90 1335.50 AMBUJACEM 208.05 209.80 206.20 207.10 0.20 MGL 972.00 983.50 961.00 966.90 BHARATFORG 455.00 455.00 443.05 445.45 NLCINDIA 53.40 57.30 53.25 55.95 DCMSHRIRAM 390.00 398.50 385.00 389.95 UNITEDBNK 7.15 7.55 7.15 7.29 UBL 1322.00 1335.00 1307.40 1323.40 0.80 GMRINFRA 17.50 19.15 17.45 19.05 SRF 2674.25 2721.05 2674.25 2691.25 POLYCAB 723.45 729.95 720.05 723.30 TTKPRESTIG 5950.00 5999.90 5931.20 5958.85 TVSSRICHAK 1799.30 1850.15 1799.30 1833.75 ICICIGI 1252.00 1264.40 1231.00 1243.95 -1.00 GICRE 263.95 290.10 255.00 278.90 GODREJIND 393.00 403.80 390.75 399.55 ZYDUSWELL 1682.25 1745.00 1659.75 1736.30 BAYERCROP 3311.65 3400.00 3255.30 3296.55 NBVENTURES 74.00 75.40 73.50 74.20 DMART 1918.00 1964.90 1903.60 1924.05 -1.55 BAJAJ-AUTO 3120.00 3123.45 3076.05 3087.75 TORNTPHARM 1661.50 1721.70 1661.50 1682.25 WELSPUNIND 49.75 54.90 49.75 51.80 JYOTHYLAB 161.10 173.85 161.10 171.25 TIINDIA 383.00 383.00 364.10 365.40 MCDOWELL-N 632.40 644.80 631.80 634.00 -1.45 ABCAPITAL 76.70 82.45 76.50 79.50 RAIN 93.10 95.50 91.10 94.30 PHOENIXLTD 703.00 735.00 699.95 731.05 APLAPOLLO 1413.40 1413.75 1387.85 1391.95 SIS 905.00 907.45 890.00 896.15 HINDPETRO 313.00 322.35 310.65 313.00 -0.95 TITAN 1287.70 1305.00 1274.40 1300.60 IGL 370.90 381.20 370.20 379.80 BASF 980.00 999.00 960.00 965.90 SYNDIBANK 24.35 25.15 24.35 25.00 SOLARINDS 1086.05 1097.60 1085.10 1089.75 PAGEIND 21480.00 21652.00 21210.00 21480.10 -75.30 TORNTPOWER 285.35 291.90 283.05 284.20 APOLLOTYRE 179.90 186.80 179.35 185.95 MINDAIND 358.00 373.65 357.85 367.90 GAYAPROJ 118.25 122.85 116.55 121.55 LAOPALA 174.00 175.05 174.00 175.00 L&TFH 86.00 86.50 83.75 85.15 -0.45 LICHSGFIN 384.00 392.00 377.00 384.80 JAICORPLTD 82.00 84.50 81.40 83.00 ASHOKA 100.25 104.35 100.05 103.90 IIFL 112.00 123.30 110.50 116.85 JSWHL 2701.00 2854.95 2701.00 2750.45 PIDILITIND 1360.00 1378.00 1344.00 1348.05 -9.15 ONGC 141.00 144.50 140.00 143.50 SUVEN 265.45 284.00 262.50 280.50 JKTYRE 68.00 68.95 67.30 67.90 TIMETECHNO 56.40 61.85 55.90 60.50 NH 232.00 240.00 230.05 237.65 INDIGO 1729.00 1748.00 1706.05 1724.10 -12.25 LUPIN 728.00 746.00 723.05 738.80 STAR 351.60 355.35 344.80 353.80 JKCEMENT 1068.50 1140.10 1068.50 1128.85 MAHLIFE 434.75 434.75 424.45 426.40 SHOPERSTOP 394.70 396.00 391.50 394.40 OFSS 3082.00 3129.80 3055.00 3064.00 -26.20 DABUR 464.50 468.00 461.40 466.90 OIL 162.90 174.80 162.90 172.95 BIRLACORPN 539.10 592.00 539.10 588.15 SHK 121.75 128.00 121.15 126.00 SUPRAJIT 179.00 184.00 179.00 182.85 HDFCLIFE 615.70 616.50 607.00 607.75 -7.40 M&MFIN 315.95 328.65 315.95 319.40 CUMMINSIND 575.00 594.95 575.00 583.55 AJANTPHARM 980.00 1024.00 978.80 1011.05 IOB 9.43 9.80 9.43 9.69 ERIS 415.00 430.95 415.00 421.30 MOTHERSUMI 111.00 111.30 106.60 107.20 -2.15 NESTLEIND 14510.00 14921.60 14392.35 14838.30 CANFINHOME 386.95 406.00 386.95 401.90 TV18BRDCST 20.50 21.40 20.15 20.45 GPPL 79.60 80.05 77.20 78.30 SFL 1212.00 1262.00 1212.00 1259.00 BANDHANBNK 568.00 568.00 548.00 552.95 -15.55 ADANIGREEN 88.75 93.50 88.05 89.70 CHOLAFIN 285.00 303.85 284.80 301.85 JSWENERGY 66.50 68.85 66.50 68.55 NILKAMAL 1206.70 1246.30 1204.05 1228.85 CHALET 320.00 327.85 315.05 319.65    !"#$%!"   99 @9+)):+"! 7/!"$( A;:0)! -  +!   

!. 9  6 paid by civilians given the widespread belief that the war ( + t least 62 worshippers in Afghanistan cannot be won were killed and dozens by either side. Awounded by a blast “Civilian casualties are inside an Afghan mosque dur- totally unacceptable,” said the ing Friday prayers, officials UN’s special representative in *   R said, a day after the United Afghanistan, Tadamichi Nations said violence in the Yamamoto, adding they country had reached “unac- demonstrate the importance of ceptable” levels. talks leading to a ceasefire and  The explosion, which wit- a permanent political settle- nesses said collapsed the ment. The figures — 1,174 mosque’s roof, took place in deaths and 3,139 injured from eastern Nangarhar province July 1 until September 30 — !  @6 His expulsion at the airport and wounded at least 55 peo- represent a 42 per cent increase “reinforces our deep and grow- ple, provincial governor compared to the same time akistan blacklisted and ing concerns about press free- spokesman Attaullah Khogyani period last year. Pexpelled the Asia coordi- dom in the country,” Simon told AFP. The UN laid most of the nator of global press freedom told The Associated Press. He said the dead were “all blame for the spike at the feet group the Committee to Pakistani journalists have worshippers” in the blast in of “anti-government elements” Protect Journalists, the group’s come under increasing cen- Haska Mina district, roughly 50 such as the Taliban, who have executive director said Friday. sorship in the past year. kilometres from the provincial been carrying out a bloody Joel Simon called the Websites have been shut capital Jalalabad. insurgency in Afghanistan for expulsion of Steven Butler “baf- down, including the Urdu web- A doctor at a hospital in more than 18 years. fling” and “a slap in the face” to site of the US government- Haska Mina gave a slightly July alone saw more casu- those concerned about press funded Voice of America, after higher toll, telling AFP that alties than in any other month freedom in Pakistan. it reported on an ethnic “around” 70 bodies had been on record since the United Butler was refused entry at Pashtun tribal movement that’s brought in, along with 50 Nations Assistance Mission in the Allama Iqbal International been critical of military oper- wounded. There was no imme- Afghanistan (UNAMA) began Airport in Lahore despite hav- ations in regions bordering diate claim of responsibility. documenting the violence in ing a valid visa and was Afghanistan. Mashaal Radio, Both the Taliban and the 2009. The first six months of returned to the United States. affiliated with Radio Free Islamic State group are active in 2019 had seen casualties drop Butler said he was told he was Europe/Radio Liberty, has also Nangarhar province.      1 ! 1  ! ! (       1   -      41   '1!  > ! slightly compared to previous on “a stop list of the Interior been shut down. Witnesses said the roof of      
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I warned Turkey would restart its But one Kurdish official, who died last year of a heart Services Public Relations) or think that obviously, the sanc- operation against Kurdish Razan Hiddo, declared that attack. ISI,” the country’s main intel- resident Donald Trump has tions and tariffs were going to forces in Syria on Tuesday the Kurdish people would Butler had been a regular ligence agency, said military Psaid that America’s pro- be very biting. I’m glad we don’t evening if they do not with- refuse to live under Turkish visitor to Pakistan, working spokesman Gen. Asif Ghafoor posed economic sanctions on have to do it. We will be taking draw from a “safe zone”. occupation. with journalists’ groups in an earlier written response Ankara are no longer necessary them off very quickly,” Trump “If the promises are kept Kurdish fighters have throughout the country. to questions from AP. after the US and Turkey struck said. “We’ve gotten everything until Tuesday evening, the safe already been driven out of a deal for a five-day cease fire we could have ever dreamed of zone issue will be resolved. If it much, but not all, of a swath of in Syria. and we are also going to be able fails, the operation... will start territory that stretches about As per the deal announced to bring our people back home the minute 120 hours are over,” 100 kilometers (60 miles) along $  & , by Vice President Mike Pence we will be able to have control Erdogan told reporters during the middle of the Syrian- in Ankara on Thursday, Turkey of ISIS, we will be able to do a briefing in Istanbul. Turkish border, between Ras al- will suspend its operations for whatever we have to do to get Turkey agreed after talks Ayn and Tal Abyad. .: N  120 hours to allow Kurdish the rest of ISIS wherever they with the US Thursday to sus- But Kurdish forces are still fighters to withdraw from a may be. They are never going pend its offensive in northern entrenched in Ras al-Ayn, designated safe zone along the to be ruling us,” he said. Syria while Kurdish fighters where on Thursday they had Turkish and Syrian border. Trump also thanked the withdraw from the area. been fiercely battling Turkish-   &  Protesting Turkey’s military Kurds for agreeing to abide by Fighting continued Friday backed Syrian fighters trying to offensive in northeast Syria, US the ceasefire. morning in a northeast Syrian calm seemed to prevail, with no after hours of negotiations in take the town.    witnesses including FIA President Donald Trump on “This is a solution that border town at the center of the fighting heard along the border Turkey’s capital of Ankara Whether the Kurdish fight- Assistant Director Naeem Zafar Tuesday signed an executive really well, it saved their lives fight between Turkey and from Ras al-Ayn to Tal Abyad, between Turkish President ers pull out of Ras al-Ayn will special Pakistani court has who also submitted his tech- order to slap sanctions against frankly. It saved their lives. So, Kurdish forces, despite a US- a Syrian border town about 100 Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US likely be an early test of the Asentenced a man to five- nical analysis report. Turkish officials, raising of we’ve done a great thing for our brokered cease-fire that went kilometers to the west. Vice President Mike Pence — accord. Turkish troops and year rigorous imprisonment Most witnesses testified steel tariffs and ending negoti- partner. If we didn’t go this into effect overnight. The Syrian Observatory requires the Kurdish fighters to their allied Syrian fighters for posting blasphemous con- against Ali, he said. ations on a USD 100 billion unconventional tough love Shelling and gunfire could for Human Rights, a war mon- vacate a swath of territory in launched the offensive two tent on social media, becoming “The first conviction in trade deal. approach they could have never be heard in and around Ras al- itor, reported intermittent Syria along the Turkish border. days after US President Donald the first such case under the the country under the new “Sanctions won’t be neces- gotten it done. They have been Ayn as smoke billowed from clashes in Ras al-Ayn but rela- That arrangement would Trump suddenly announced he country’s new cyber crime law. cyber crime laws on charges of sary because Turkey is doing trying to do this for many, locations near the border with tive calm elsewhere since largely solidify the position was withdrawing American The special court for cyber posting blasphemous material what they’re doing,” Trump many ears. You could have Turkey and the Turkish town of Thursday night, when Turkey Turkey has gained after days of troops from the border area. crime sentenced Sajid Ali, an against companions of Prophet told reporters on Thursday as never gotten it done,” he said. Ceylanpinar. and the US agreed to a five-day fighting. The Kurds were US allies in active member of the Shia sect, Muhammad (Peace be upon he congratulated his Turkish Talking to reporters in The fighting died down by cease-fire to halt the Turkish The shelling Friday came the fight against the Islamic after he was charged for post- him) on social media,” FIA counterpart President Recep Ankara, Pence said that all mid-morning while smoke offensive against Kurdish-led even after the commander of State but came under assault ing “sacrilegious, blasphemous Cyber Crime Lahore head Tayyip Erdogan for reaching a military operations under continued to rise. forces in the region. Kurdish-led forces in Syria, after Trump ordered US troops and derogatory” material on Sarfraz Chaudhry told PTI. deal with the United States. Operation Peace Spring will be Elsewhere along the border The agreement — reached Mazloum Abdi, told Kurdish to pull out. Facebook in 2017. “The court has also direct- “He’s a friend of mine and paused and it will be halted He was punished under ed the government to launch an I’m glad we didn’t have a prob- entirely on completion of the section 11 of the Prevention of awareness campaign to aware lem because frankly, he’s a hell withdrawal. Electronic Crimes Act 2016 the people about cyber crimes of a leader and he’s a tough This also includes an agree- !&(!     &!
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About 640 people in Aa new Brexit deal, high level of funding in order leaders will also discuss the Cper cent in the third quar- ing measures such as tax cuts. senior official from the NBS progress toward resolving the some six communities have European Union leaders are to maintain the same level for agenda of priorities set up by ter of 2019, its lowest level in The latest figures mark a said at a press conference, bruising trade war, with both been displaced and we are pro- meeting again on Friday to dis- agriculture and increase money incoming European nearly three decades, as the further loss of momentum in while acknowledging that sides reaching a “phase one viding shelters for them,” cuss other thorny issues, for climate, innovation and Commission president Ursula world’s second largest economy the economy, which had China faces downward pressure deal” earlier this month. George Ayisi, spokesman for including the bloc’s budget and migrations issues. von der Leyen. In June, EU struggled to overcome the already seen growth languish- amid slower global economic Top trade negotiators for the National Disaster climate change. Some other big net con- leaders failed to agree on a plan impact of a bruising trade war ing at its slowest pace in around growth and more external the US and China reached a Management Organisation, No decision is expected on tributors, including Germany, to make the bloc’s economy with the US and sluggish three decades. uncertainties. preliminary trade deal last told AFP. the next long-term budget for disagree and are trying to limit carbon neutral by 2050. domestic demand, according to This week the International A breakdown of the data Friday. It includes a halt on US “We’ve counted about 286 2021-2027, though, a topic spending from 2021. Several large European official data released on Friday. Monetary Fund trimmed its showed output of the service tariff increases that were sup- collapsed houses during this more divisive than Brexit. The diplomat, who was countries — including Britain, The GDP figures emerged 2019 growth forecast for China sector, which accounted for 54 posed to go into effect earlier disaster and that is making life Leaders need to find a not authorised to be identified France and Germany — have just one week after the US and to 6.1 per cent from 6.2 per cent per cent of the total GDP, rose this week. difficult for the people.” compromise that satisfies coun- publicly, said that to keep the backed the target, but coal- China reached a tentative trade due to the long-running trade 7 per cent in the first three US President Donald Relief items were being tries in favour of minimal next budget at its current level, reliant countries in the east, truce to avoid more damages to dispute and slowing domestic quarters of the year, outpacing Trump said that intellectual transported 800 kilometres spending, those arguing that it member states will need to con- such as Poland, blocked con- the world’s two largest demand. a 2.9-per cent increase in the property, financial services and (500 miles) by road from the must at least be maintained at tribute at least 1.16 per cent of sensus on the proposal, which economies. Meanwhile, China’s GDP primary industry and a 5.6-per agricultural purchases are capital Accra to the affected the current level and others their gross national income. entails an almost complete China’s gross domestic expanded 6.2 per cent year on cent rise in the secondary included in the agreement. region on the border with fighting for increased contri- The European phase-out of fossil fuel use. product grew at 6 per cent in year in the first three quarters industry. But the two sides still Burkina Faso as meteorologists butions from members states to Commission has set an objec- Meanwhile, after winning the quarter ended September, of 2019 to about 69.78 trillion Consumption continued appear to be far from striking warned the rains could last into compensate for Britain’s tive of 1.11 per cent for an over- the support of European Union the weakest quarterly growth yuan (about USD 9.87 trillion), to be the mainstay in driving up any sort of comprehensive November. “We have to just planned departure. all budget of 1.113 trillion leaders for his new Brexit deal, rate since 1992 and down from the NBS data showed. demand, with the final con- deal, and the latest announce- prepare for anything,” Ayisi The Finnish presidency of euros, while the European British Prime Minister Boris 6.2 per cent in the previous The growth was in line sumption contributing 60.5 ment does not address some said. So far this year 46 people the council is expected to pre- Parliament has proposed 1.30 Johnson has returned to quarter, according to data from with the government’s annual per cent to the economic of the biggest trade issues on have been killed in floods in the sent a draft including a pro- per cent. London to try to secure back- the National Bureau of target of 6-6.5 per cent set for growth in the January- the table, US media reports West African nation, the dis- posal on the overall level of In the wake of the United ing from his fractious Statistics (NBS). 2019, the official Xinhua news September period, the NBS said. aster relief agency said. financing. Nations’ climate change sum- Parliament. 4   @!    !  )#(!O ! ,! !, (( ! )!!$ &

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Reports that Ovidio had he CEO of Apple has met filling corporate social respon- his home state, Sinaloa. greater good, the people of police personnel under assault ious points around Culiacan.” But the situation has since been arrested and then freed Twith the top market regu- sibility,” the statement said. Security Minister Alfonso Culiacan’s safety and well- by men armed with heavy It called on residents to stabilized into a reluctant truce. triggered harsh criticism of lator in China, a statement Communist Party mouth- Durazo said soldiers on a rou- being, the (federal govern- weapons. Some panicked dri- “remain calm, stay off the Guzman, whose nickname Obrador’s security strategy. said Friday, a week after the piece The People’s Daily said tine afternoon patrol came ment’s) security cabinet decid- vers abandoned their cars in streets and be very attentive to means “Shorty,” was re-arrest- The leftist leader, who took tech giant faced heavy criticism last week in an opinion piece under fire from a residence in ed to suspend said actions,” the middle of the street to take official advisories on the evolv- ed in 2016 after a brazen prison office in December 2018, has over an app Beijing accused of that by stocking the app, Apple the state capital, Culiacan. Durazo said in a video message. cover from the deafening gun- ing situation.” escape — the second of his struggled to rein in the brutal supporting Hong Kong pro- was “mixing business with pol- He said they responded by According to Mexican fire. “El Chapo,” 62, was sen- career. He is considered the violence racking Mexico. testers. itics, and even illegal acts”. taking the house and detaining media reports, that included Gunmen blocked roads tenced to life in prison in July most powerful drug lord since Earlier this week, 28 peo- Apple removed “Ap p l e’s a p p r o v a l f o r t h e four people inside, including freeing Ovidio Guzman. and highways into the evening, for trafficking hundreds of Colombia’s Pablo Escobar, who ple were killed in two separate HKmap.live from the App app obviously helps rioters,” the Ovidio Guzman, one of sever- Neither Durazo nor bringing the city of 750,000 tons of cocaine, heroin, was killed in a police shootout gun battles in the restive states Store after a barrage of criticism article said. “Does this mean al sons of “El Chapo” who have President Andres Manuel people to a standstill, AFP methamphetamine and mari- in 1993. of Michoacan and Guerrero. by Beijing, which is stepping up Apple intended to be an partly taken over the Sinaloa Lopez Obrador’s office imme- journalists said. juana into the United States After being convicted in a Mexico has registered pressure on foreign companies accomplice to the rioters?” cartel since he was extradited diately responded to requests Sources in the Sinaloa state over the course of a quarter- New York court, “El Chapo” is more than 250,000 murders deemed to be providing sup- Cook last week defended the to the United States in 2017. for further information, and government speaking on con- century. now serving a life sentence in since the government contro- port to the pro-democracy decision to remove the app in Cartel gunmen then “sur- details on the day’s incidents dition of anonymity said police However, his cartel remains the notorious ADX federal versially deployed the army to movement in the semi- an email to Apple employees rounded the house, outnum- remained murky. officers had been wounded. one of the most powerful in maximum security prison in fight drug cartels in 2006. autonomous city. shared online, saying they Chinese state media said received “credible information” the app allowed protesters in that the app was being used Hong Kong to track police — “maliciously to target individ- 9!# !  ! +
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But the library does personally, the key is to maintain a offer an eclectic, revelatory and certain degree of discipline and also s he worked on early drafts sometimes quirky range of mate- having a supportive partner like Aof The Catcher in the Rye, a rials, from a Royal manual type- Shah Rukh, who makes it easier to novel which proved both scan- writer to a bowl Salinger made handle the pressure. dalous and life-changing, JD as a boy to videocassettes of design elements and are open to industry of late and it’s a very posi- Salinger considered adding his Marx Brothers comedies and How do Indian aesthetics more experimentation. So, it’s an tive trend. generation’s idea of a trigger other films he liked to watch. A inspire you? exciting time to be in the design alert. bookcase from his bedroom The sheer variety of culture, space as you are constantly learning How do you strike a balance “I think there’s going to be includes The Oxford Book of art and handicraft changes every an evolving with your clients, it’s a between following your aesthetics a lot of swearing and sexy stuff Detective Stories, a collection of few kilometres in a country like dynamic process and we have and factoring in the clients’ brief as in this book,” warns narrator Robert Browning poems and India, so what could be more worked with local and Indian design- well, while transforming spaces? Holden Caulfield, in a paragraph three volumes on Zen and the inspirational! India could eas- ers to cater to our clients tastes. Being a designer is tougher than on page 18 of Salinger’s manu- Zen Classics, reflecting his ily have multiple luxury brands it appears, people entrust you with script, part of an upcoming immersion in Eastern religion coming out of here, especial- How would you define your their properties just on the basis of exhibition at the New York and philosophy. Letters to his lit- ly since we have excellent credo? your vision, without any tangible evi- Public Library. “I can’t help it. erary representatives document craftsmanship. However, I We don’t just focus on interiors dence of what you are going to do. You’ll probably think I’m a very his immersion in the publishing feel the ecosystem around but on design as a broader concept. To be able to deliver something dirty guy and that I come from process. promoting these arts and At the AD Design Show 2019, our excellent, not just satisfactory, to a a terrible family and all.” Declan Kiely, the library’s craftsmen is not adequate aim is to showcase that our design client is my goal and that’s what “The trouble is,” Holden director of special collections enough. philosophy can be applied to all areas keeps me going. adds, “everybody swears all the and exhibitions, said that the In fact we at Gauri of life. This includes extending my Design comes to me naturally time. And everybody’s pretty materials on display demonstrat- Khan Designs did a pro- design philosophy to interiors and and instinctively but I did spend a lot sexy.” Salinger apparently ed Salinger’s “meticulousness, ject with local Indian commercial spaces like retail outlets, of time honing my skills, whether it changed his mind. He drew a possibly bordering on the obses- artisans called Tattvam, restaurants, spas and turnkey pro- was designing our own homes and large X through the passage and sive,” although “obsessive in a which I am very proud jects. Apart from this we also do properties to collaborating with wrote “delete” in the margins. good way.” of. It was our collection product designs, branding, endorse- friends and then venturing out by Starting in 1951, when the book Salinger’s career as an author for Jaipur rugs, ments, working with international myself. Since most of my learning was published, millions of read- is captured through clippings of designed in collabora- designers and collaborations with happened on the job while dealing ers would discover the truth for his early stories, manuscripts, tion with women local craftsmen. We have managed with people from all backgrounds I themselves. copies of his books and letters to weavers of Rajasthan. In to execute multiple projects all over have a certain sense of comfort and The library exhibit, titled JD his publishers. A working draft January 2018, it was dis- the country and I want to continue confidence while designing for my Salinger, opens Friday and runs of Franny and Zooey was titled played at Maison & Objet, to showcase this kind of variety clients which brings in that balance. through January 19 at the his- Ivanoff the Terrible, subtitled, An Paris. The weaving tradi- through our work. This year will be toric Fifth Avenue branch in Ontological Comic Drama With tions have been kept alive by showcasing our premium range of If you want to transform the Manhattan. It continues a sur- a Little Morning Music, and these women. It’s so wonder- furniture which is new line being entire set-up with just one thing, prisingly eventful centennial for included an opening section ful and exciting to be part of launched at the show, different from what would it be? Salinger, who died in 2010 and which apparently refers to his a project that champions both the range we showcase at the store Honestly depends on the set-up, avoided publicity for much of his years as a counter-intelligence women empowerment and and will be available online at gau- as one needs to know what is miss- writing life. His literary estate officer in Europe during World our Indian heritage. rikhan.in. ing. But I think a signature piece of approved new print editions for War II. (Salinger fans had long furniture, the right kind of lighting the first time in decades of the wondered whether Ivanoff was Indians are increasingly Where are the trends heading in or the right pop of wall colour can four books he allowed to come a separate, unreleased book). becoming comfortable with 2020? make all the difference. out in his lifetime — The Catcher The one-room library global trends and styling. Has it As we enter a new decade, one in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, exhibit tracks Salinger’s life. impacted your work ethics? of the biggest trends seen in the What’s the 2019’s trend of the Nine Stories and Raise High the There are childhood photos and India is among the most difficult design industry is the usage of recy- year? Roof Beam, Carpenters and images from his military service, markets for design because there are cled materials and handmade prod- I think practical pieces that Seymour: An Introduction. And many highlighting his dark eyes, vastly different tastes to cater to. ucts to make even the most high-end adorn your space with an element of for the first time ever, the liter- extended jaw and the hint of a However, due to extensive travel and and luxurious designs. Sustainable design is a great trend. Things with ary estate authorised e-book Holden-like smirk. Pictures experiences around the globe, practices and renewable resources utility don’t necessarily have to look editions. from the 1960s and 1970s with Indians are exposed to many more have been the focus of the design boring. In announcing the exhibit, his children, Matt and Margaret, his son, Matt Salinger, cited the capture Salinger in middle age, public’s lasting curiosity. “When in rural Cornish, New .#OP'(, my father’s long-time publisher, Hampshire. A handful of shots Little, Brown and Company, show him in old age. After first approached me with plans Salinger’s death, an old friend o matter how much one rel- for his centennial year my from the military, John L Nishes world cuisine and its immediate reaction was that he Keenan, wrote to Matt, telling impeccable delicacies, when it would not like the attention,” him about his father’s horrifying comes to the most comforting Matt Salinger wrote. “He was a experiences, which led to his food, it’s always Indian. Model- 
 
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Her readers out there who have Ardennes forest,” Keenan’s letter cuisine still hasn’t become a by the local influences and your stint as a model too has influ- their own rather profound rela- reads. “Though like the rest of global favourite. “I honestly feel surroundings,” says the chef, enced her cooking in many tionships with him, through his us, not happy to be there, he like the world hasn’t seen who recently embarked on ways. “As a model, people think work, and who have long want- accepted his ‘lot’ and did more enough of Indian food. I think CRED’s four-city tour in the that they don’t eat but it’s ed an opportunity to get to know than what was expected of him. it should take the centrestage. It country in New Delhi, absolutely untrue. I have been a him better.” He was brave under fire and a has such a rich culture and Hyderabad, Pune and model for 10 years and I have Drawing upon archives loyal and dependable partner. diversity that the world needs to Bengaluru. constantly looked for ways to made available by Matt Salinger, On many occasions in the see it. The many healthy and So what are the essential ele- prepare dishes that are healthy, the exhibit is not the tell-all that course of an assignment, nutritious facets in Indian cook- ments that she keeps in mind nutritious and tasty. I used to some fans might have wanted. although pinned down by ing haven’t really been present- while working? For Sarah, it’s experiment a lot. I certainly There are no unreleased novels artillery, machine gun or small ed. Traditional Indian cooking important to always find a “way cooked a lot when I was mod- or stories, and no images of arms fire, he did what had to be is definitely on the rise, global- to connect with the audience” elling. And travelling and living Salinger’s widow, Colleen done. ly. It’s already becoming well- whether it’s through nostalgia, a at so many places, experiencing Salinger, or of the mother of “I admired him then and I known for some of its signature new technique, an ingredient or different cultures also benefit- Salinger’s two children, Claire grieve for him now.” L favourites but the rest of Indian the cooking style. She adds, “I ted,” adds she. palate needs to reach the world.” need to find just a few Indian However, the connection Sarah, who recently elements for the plate and it can with understanding food wasn’t launched three restaurants in come by blending various mod- new for Sarah. It had a link with India — Antares in Goa, The ern techniques as well, for her childhood. She says, “We Wine Company in Gurugram, instance the classic style of didn’t have a lot of money while NCR, and The Wine Rack in French cooking.” we were growing up so with our Mumbai — tells us how she Well, one of her most how to make healthy as well as they always want something multi-cultural aspect. “Australia Christmas presents, we used to curated the menus for all the important influences for her tasty food all in one,” she says. crunchy, which they can bite is a multi-cultural country. make huge cookie jars to give to three restaurants. “Location is cooking has been travelling Some learnings she also into, and yet it should be smooth When it comes to the variety of all our families and friends. We the first aspect I take into con- across the world and trying credits to MasterChef, the so that it melts in your mouth. dishes, they come from all over used to put a lot of time and sideration. In Goa, we are very various cuisines — both known biggest being how to balance a Third, it should visually appeal. the world. This is what appeals effort into it. One year, we focussed on seafood, very trop- and unknown. “I just feel that dish, which is due to the con- Your dish should look beautiful to people. Many different styles decided to buy only presents and ical and fresh. In Mumbai, again experiencing food from all over stant pressure contestants face at because you first eat with your of cooking and various cuisines not add the cookie jars. I got seafood is prevalent to some the world and trying home food the competitive kitchen. She eyes. It’s the first sense that hits has definitely played a huge really upset. It was our favorite extent but since it’s a metro city, is something that I am really pas- explains, “So you have to think the dish.” part in the show’s success,” she gift. It made me realise that food the dishes need to reflect that as sionate about. I feel that has been on your feet. I figured out a way There have been many says. is a strong influence and could well. So we went a little bit more the most major influence on my to balance a dish. There are three countries and cultures around Sarah’s journey has been be a very emotional gift for premium with the fact that it’s cooking and even my son. He main aspects that I think usual- the world which have recreated quite a dynamic one. For someone.” The Wine Rack. Delhi obvious- made me think about food from ly about. First, balancing flavours MasterChef in their own lan- instance, she has transitioned Apart from cooking, mod- ly needs a bit of the typical North a nutritious point of view. It and making sure that all the guages and versions. However, from being a model to a moth- elling and writing, Sarah’s Indian influence. 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when I studied the subject.” Naval says that all of these ran par- allel in her life. “There were a lot of times, when someone asked me if I had given up acting, during an exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery. But there was no D‘‚‚ concept in my head of having giving up one thing for the other,” says Naval. For her, all of the arts that she prac- tises are deeply connected. “I remember shooting for a film called Main Zinda Hoon with Sudhir Mishra and I was so impacted by it that I was reliving a phase of my personal experience on camera. In syˆs‚u the film’s climax, I land up in a mental asylum and hallucinate that I am talking to my father. But it was real for the char-     acter. I went back home and painted that   =& ! phase of mine where I am sitting, wrapped up in my own world commu- !  nicating with my father who was long dead and gone,” she says and goes on to    talk about another work, Black wind, which was a painting first and later   became a poem. “It came from a very intense personal experience. I had furi- 5<< 34;' ously scribbled down my thoughts and     ! then made the painting. But I felt that it didn’t convey enough and went back to  ! !! the notes and wrote the poem,” she explains.  3$3  Similarly, she visited a mental institu- tion to do homework for a script that she he warmth of the laughter when was working on about an actress who has you mention Deepti Naval’s past co- to play a mentally disturbed character. “I Tstars is hard to miss even over the came back and wrote 24 poems on women slightly erratic phone line which connects in mental asylums. If you know my work, the two metros — the capital and the mil- you would connect the loose ends. It might lennial city. But then, Ms Chamko, as she not happen immediately but several years came to be popularly known after down the line,” she says. Chashme Baddoor (1981) was the quin- It as on account of her writing and tessential girl next door with her sunshine interest in arts that Naval shared a deep and smile and cheerful demeanour. However, abiding connect with the firebrand writer the celebrated actor, painter and photog- Amrita Pritam whom she also portrayed rapher, who was last seen in the web on stage in Ek Mulaqat where she was cast series, Made in Heaven, avers, “I was not being with the man she loved, certainly opened another floodgate of memories. that she is looking at helming. “I will float with Shekhar Suman who played the role the girl next door in real life. I was a New fell in the realm of a grey area. For that “There was Sanjeev Kumar in Angoor and around the ideas and see which one we of poet Sahir Ludhianvi. She recalls, “I held Yorker where I had gone to college and matter, the three of us — Shabana Naseeruddin (Shah) in Katha. I love the can raise the money for,” she says. her in high esteem. Amritaji’s work was graduated in Arts as my major subject. I (Azmi), Smita (Patil) and I had no way I am positioned in the film and the As an actor, Naval sprung a surprise always very fascinating as she was ahead was running around theatre at Broadway qualms about playing those roles. It was way I was working with the two best in NH10 (2015) where she played a of her time. She was the sole woman’s voice and Museum of Modern Art and living a really good time and you reminded me actors of the time. It was lovely,” she adds. Sarpanch, who gets her daughter killed for in Punjabi poetry which was dominated by in the neighbourhood of Andy Warhol. of it,” she laughs, her voice taking on a A remake of Chashme Buddoor was marrying outside caste, a strange combi- male Sufi poets. She wrote unabashedly The sweet image was something that cin- tenor which can be described as richer as released in 2013 but she feels that most nation of an empowered woman who is about female experience. It was nothing ema created as this was the kind of girls she looks back nostalgically. “We dis- old films which are recreated are a let intensely regressive. “I didn’t see it com- sensational but the fact that she wrote bla- people wrote about at that time. There cussed each other’s roles. Smita was a dear down. “Though I encouraged it because ing either,” she says and laughs. tantly and boldly at that time made it so. was nothing dynamic where the female friend. And then there were the directors David Dhavan is a dear friend but I did- Even though most people talk about She was a deep thinker. I knew her person- characters were strong, bold, dynamic and like Basuda (Bhattacharya), Hrishda n’t watch the whole film as it couldn’t hold Naval in terms of her association with cin- ally and I was very fond of her. On every confident. I never got to play anything (Hrishishikesh Mukherjee) and so many me. I didn’t want to wash off the impact ema, she is also a celebrated writer, single trip that I made to Delhi I visited her that came close to my own persona.” more,” she says. of our very original, adorable one,” she painter and a photographer. She believes where she would be sitting or reclining on However, Naval who recently got the Talking of the old times with Naval says. that it was ingrained in her from her her bed and chatting while she smoked her Excellence in Cinema Award at the 21st naturally brings up the name of Farooq Since content, which was hitherto childhood as her mother was a painter cigarette and talked about life. In the play, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, does Shaikh, with whom she was seen fre- considered parallel, has now become and her father, a writer. “In my childhood I tried to remain as close to her as possi- agree that actors who were a part of the quently in the early part of the eighties mainstream, does Naval feel that this is my dad would insist that I read books and ble. When people who saw me said that parallel cinema at that time weren’t vic- in films like Katha (1982), Saath Saath a better time to be a part of cinema? my mother would make me sit down on ‘aapne Amritaji ko zinda kar diya’ , that was timised as much by the division between (1982) besides Chashme Buddoor. Naval “Definitely. Today there is a much wider the dining table and teach me to sketch. the best compliment.” good and bad characters, something that remembers, “He was one of the most audience for these subjects. We wanted to I inherited it and it depends on how you Naval believes that Pritam had a great plagued commercial cinema. “We still got delightful and adorable co-actors to work do so much more but we were always take it forward,” she says. love story between her and Imroz that she to experiment with the characters that with and had a great sense of humour faced with the question whether it will All of them play an important part in hugely admires. Naval says, “For the play came our way. My very first film, Ek Baar even though he always made people laugh work at the box office or not. But having her being. “These are my observations of they chose the relationship with Sahir, Phir was in the grey zone.” She played at my expense. He was a sensitive actor said that, the films and the subjects were life. It can only happen when you have a which was also very intriguing and inter- Kalpana, a girl married to a film star, who and somebody who continued to encour- a record of that time and documented it. feel for these things. It is not something esting between two talented writers. They falls in love with a struggling painter. “The age me and tell me my strong and weak Today when I see these subjects and the work on experimental subjects in a much that you can acquire. It resides within had a shared sentiment in language, so the fact that my character has second points. He often said, ‘Dips, for that is way these films works, we too would have interesting way and for a much larger you. I always felt a creative urge to express mutual fascination was there for a long thoughts about what she was doing and what he called me, you have it in you. loved to be watched by millions rather audience,” she says. Naval, who directed myself in one way or another. Writing and time.” whether it was morally right staying in a Please take your work more seriously.’” than thousands. And I want to be a part Manisha Koirala in Do Paise Ki Dhoop, painting has been with me since my Just the way we share a fascination for marriage of convenience rather than But the mention of Shaikh seemed to have of this scheme of things where you can Chaar Aane Ki Baarish, has three subjects school days. Photography came in college a certain doe-eyed Ms Naval. %!?,  P !&*#! 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And so, in a lot of the books and the journey has been wonderful so interactions I had with the team it being sensationalised. It took that I read, he wasn’t even men- far. She was part of one of the longest was when I went for the costume five months to shoots all the five tioned. This was probably the running TV shows, Yeh Rishta Kya fitting. It was pretty obvious that episodes. first time that I have played a his- Kehlata Hai. She again won the audi- vanity fair was not going to do a torical character where the ence’s hearts when she got in the real- photoshoot on Chernobyl. There  In that time, how hard was it research wasn’t really that help- ity shows space with Fear Factor: was no re-tailoring of anything to go home at night? Do you let ful. Craig had a different thing in Khatron Ke Khiladi and Bigg Boss. Her of it. We had the costume assis- it go? Do you kind of wallow in mind because the character I play film Lines took her to the prestigious tant who was a Russian and had that for five months? is in contrast to Stellan’s Cannes Film Festival this year. worked in the industry in the There’s no time for wallowing (Skarsgard) character. I needed to “Entertainment happened by Soviet Union. The material was because you’ve got something occupy a different space. In real chance to me and the journey so far really thick so it sort of hung off enormous the next day. I mean, as life, what I observed about has been wonderful. My dream is to you like a canvas tent. They had soon as something’s finished, there’s Legasov was that he had kind of continue growing as an actor, to tran- someone who made sure that the a sort of relief. You get that off your Slavic Soviet swagger about him. scend boundaries and work on projects glasses were functional. In terms plate. And then you’re looking He was an alpha male and pro- which are across the world,” Hina said. of the details, dressing, produc- ahead. During the days you’re jected confidence and that was Her dreams are clearly coming tion design and everything, in shooting something, if you’ve got exactly what Stallan’s character true as she has taken the next step in the episode five, which is cen- some time off, you’re already try- was. So I had to find something the international market by signing an tered around a trial where they ing to make sure that you’re going different to serve the narrative. Indo-American film, which is based on are trying to blame the whole to be ready for what’s coming down You do all your research but in HG Wells’ novel, The Country of the thing on human error, nothing the line. the end you’re not going to play Blind. wrong with the organisation or your research, you’re going to “I had never thought of becoming the design of the reactors. So  There were no light scenes that play what the script demands. an actor and when my first show hap- there’s a big show trial. And the can give you a break. How did And the writer has made deci- pened, it wasn’t a plan. I went with the Kay was loved by many. photographs of that which you that go for you? sions on the story. You play the flow and the rest of course followed,” She also has an interest in doing can see online and there’s even Yes, I asked for some comedy. version of the character that the said Hina, who has bagged a film by something in the fitness space. “Fitness some footage from it — it was I did. I made a pitch to Craig. I said, writer has written for you. And filmmaker Vikram Bhatt. is a part of my life and hence doing eerie. So yes, the feeling of you know, Russians have a very that makes for some tense shoot- Bollywood or not, she says she is anything related to it, comes natural- authenticity was really important good sense of humour. And he said ing days. here to entertain. “Give me a good ly to me. I would love to do something and I am sure that is the reason ‘no, no jokes for you.’ He can even (Chernobyl will premiere on challenge as an actor and I shall lap it in the fitness space soon but as of now, why they went for an European write funny but he didn’t want to. Star World with a special play of up,” said the actor, whose negative nothing is there in the pipeline,” said director. They went for Johan I really wanted some comic ele- back to back episodes on October avatar in the show Kasautii Zindagii she. L&) Renck who has an amazing eye. ment. All he gave me was one joke. 20 at 12 pm.)    !"#$%!"   9&

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Skipper Virat Kohli The last time South Africa and Anrich Nortje has also not been after his own training, something has also made it clear that there is toured the India, rank-turners had as effective as expected while the that has been directed by the team plenty to play for in the final Test and welcomed the side but this time both Indian pacers have managed to managed. the team cannot afford a drop in the pacers and spinners have been provide the breakthroughs. Ask him if he is mentoring Pant intensity. Going into the game, able to extract something out of the With their senior-most spinner and the ever-reticent Saha replied India have very few holes to plug, be pitch. Keshav Maharaj also ruled out, in negative. it their batting or bowling. Umesh Yadav made a fine South Africa will find it tougher to “There’s nothing (mentoring) The home team could not have comeback in the Pune Test to return stop the Indian juggernaut. like that. We just discuss normally asked for more from their top-order with fine figures of 3/22 with some the way the wicketkeepers discuss. with Rohit Sharma showing why he brief hostile spells as wicketkeeper  With Sridhar and Pant, we three is such an impact player as he Wriddhiman Saha who took some India: Virat Kohli (c), Mayank jointly decide on how to go about feasted on the South African bowlers breathtaking catches to aid to the Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar our wicketkeeping on a particular with twin hundreds in the first Test pacer’s tally. Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), type of wicket,” he said. while opening for the first time. 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