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      !" !#$% Kumar Gangwar, Sripad Yaso cycle, was made Minister of and the US, Jaishankar who the Ministers in the Modi-1 Naik, Jitender Singh, Kiren State (MOS). He was cheered joined Indian Foreign Service were repeated in the Modi-2, residing over the biggest Rijiju, Mansukh Mandavia, by BJP leaders as he rose to take in 1977, had played a key role the notable miss were Maneka Pelectoral victory for the BJP , Krishan his turn at the dais. during Indo-US nuclear deal Gandhi, Rajyavardhan Rathore, since its birth in 1980, Pal Gurjar, Sanjeev Kumar With an exception of recently at the time of Doklam . Maneka, an Narendra Damodardas Modi Balyan, Purshottam Rupala, Jaishankar, there was not any crisis vis-à-vis China. eight-time MP, however, is on Thursday took oath as Ramdas Athavale and Babul other unusual entry into the A sour note in the forma- tipped to be interim Speaker for Prime Minister for the second Supriyo were among the Council of Ministers. It was tion of the Council of Minister the 17th . Radha time in a grand ceremony at Ministers of State in the previ- almost a repeat of the 2014 pro- was stuck by the NDA ally from Mohan Singh, Agriculture the forecourt of Rashtrapati ous Government, who have file with six new faces in the JD(U) which did not join Minister in the previous Bhawan. been retained in the new Cabinet. the Cabinet as the BJP did not regime, and party general sec- was the first Government. In a ceremony that lasted agree to their demand for three retary , did person after Modi to take oath Smiriti Irani, the giant two hours, 57 Ministers, portfolios and was willing to not get a berth this time. as a Cabinet Minister, followed slayer who defeated Congress besides the PM, took oath. offer only one. Leaders of BIMSTEC by BJP chief . president Rahul Gandhi in Electorally most important While Ramvilas's LJP with countries, including , , Amethi — pocket borough of State of UP where BJP won 64 six LS seat is represented with Bangaldesh, Sri Lanka, and the Gandhi family for 42 LS seats is represented by one berth, the JD(U) wanted Mayanmar, Thailand, Bhutan, were among years— was greeted with loud among others by Irani and more honours for its 17 LS seats former Prime Minister the 36 Ministers who were cheer when she walked up to Sanjev Balyan. from Bihar. Paswan representes Manmohan Singh, Congress sworn in for a second term, the dais to take oath as a The Cabinet formation has the LJP in the Cabinet. president Rahul Gandhi, Sonia while 20 MPs took oath of Cabinet Minister. taken stock of coming Another NDA ally Aapna Gandhi and host of high pro- office as Ministers for the first Shah’s entry to the Cabinet Assembly elections in Dal and its leader Annupriya file businessmen and artists time. marked the end of his highly Maharashtra, and Patel did not get a place in the from Mumbai film industry Besides the Prime Minister, successful innings as the BJP Jharkhand. Maharashtra has Government though Patel attended the oath ceremony. 24 Cabinet Ministers were president. Given his closeness seven Ministers, while Haryana attended the swearing-in cer- Around 8,000 invitees esti- sworn in, nine took oath as to the Prime Minister, Shah is has four ministerial represen- emony. mated to have attended the Ministers of State (Independent expected to be saddled with tation. Former Union Minister JP swearing-in of Modi after his charge) and 24 others as one of the most important Induction of Jaishankar, a Nadda, seen as a front runner resounding victory which took Ministers of State. Cabinet portfolios. former career diplomat who for the post of BJP president BJP past 300 figure with Modi sprung a big surprise , served as the Foreign Secretary replacing Shah, was apparent- National Democratic Alliance by inducting former Foreign known as the poorest MP who from January 2015 to January ly not in the list of Ministers for (NDA) standing at stupendous Secretary Subrahmanyam won his election from 2018, has caught many with the same reason. 350 mark. Jaishankar in the Cabinet. (Balasore) campaigning on his surprise. Ambassador to China Though a large number of Continued on Page 4 Senior BJP leader , who attended the glit- tering ceremony, seemed to have opted out like her party leader , on health grounds. , DV Sadananda Gowda, , , , Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Harsh Vardhan, , and were among those who got a second chance in the Modi Government. , Raj Kumar Singh, , ,                         Sadhvi , Gajendra                        ! Singh Shekhawat, Santosh !        " #$%& '( 

 !" !#$% because as many as five BJP MPs from Bihar were nomi-     )         mid serious differences nated to the Modi    '   +     ,    Abetween Bihar Chief Government. They include two   $ Minister Nitish Kumar and Cabinet Ministers — BJP leadership over allotment Ravishankar Prasad and Giriraj   )  $   -     of only one Cabinet berth, Singh — and three Ministers of   -        Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has State.    /)    " (  decided to opt out of the “JD (U) won 16 seats, just  (0    12  Government. one less than BJP from Bihar.       “The offer made by the BJP Then why should we accept # (%)!3      (   was not acceptable to us. We such humiliating offer,” said a ' $ - #    )     -   are firmly with the NDA, but senior JD(U) leader. )  45 -  ) " )  we will not join the The Bihar Chief Minister (   )  #  4  Government,” Nitish said. did attend the swearing-in cer-  0 - ) ) 40   Sources said Nitish wanted emony of Prime Minister        at least three ministerial berths Narendra Modi and his new for his party including two of Council of Ministers at Cabinet ranks and one of Rashtrapati Bhawan. Minister of State. BJP had offered one But the BJP was ready to Cabinet berth to the JD(U), offer him only one Cabinet and sources said the regional berth and one MoS position. party was also Sources said Nitish was unhappy with the portfolio highly unhappy with this offer offered to it.           ) *  ((     R ,-  !' !    )*         ! .' .(              (        *    +       " #     /  01         & DMK chief MK Stalin were the  !" !#$% two leaders from Gujarat. Since special guests. Nadda is a Brahmin, it will also  $& !'(' Jagan took the oath in fter five years of hard help BJP reach out to upper Telugu amid thunderous cheers Aorganisational work during castes. SRCP chief Yeduguri by scores of party leaders and which he transformed the BJP Nadda is known for his YSandinti Jaganmohan workers. into a political behemoth, Amit proximity with the party top Reddy, popularly known as YS Jagan's mother YS Shah is all set to leave the party’s leadership, which had entrust- Jagan, who led his party to a Vijayamma, his wife Bharati, president post, creating a void ed him with the challenging landslide victory in recent sister Sharmila and other mem- which not many within the BJP task of overseeing Assembly polls, took oath as bers of the family were specially can easily fill up. However, JP party's Uttar Pradesh perfor- the second Chief Minister of seated on the dais. Nadda, Health Minister in the tenant of Prime Minister mance in the recent Lok Sabha Andhra Pradesh post its bifur- Jagan reached the stadium NDA I, has emerged as front Narendra Modi and Amit polls. cation, at a grand public func- and went around the galleries runner for the post. Shah, Nadda also enjoys sup- The new BJP chief will tion in Municipal Stadium in in an open-top jeep to greet The name of Dharmendra port from the RSS. straight away face the challenge Vijayawada on Thursday. thousands of people who came Pradhan was also doing the A Rajya Sabha member, of leading the party to victory Jagan (46), was adminis- to witness the event. rounds as Shah's replacement, fifty-nine-year-old Nadda is in State Assembly elections of tered the oath of office and Only Jagan took oath on but after he took oath as a Parliamentary Board Secretary Maharashtra, Jharkhand and secrecy by Governor ESL Thursday and his Council of Cabinet Minister decks seemed of the BJP. His elevation as Haryana in September and Narasimhan. Ministers is expected to be "#$      "#%     &     to be clear for Nadda's coro- party president will help BJP also deal with the instability Telangana Chief Minister sworn in on June 7. '    ( )#*           nation as the party president. In ward off criticism that the faced by the Congress-JD(S) K Chandrasekhar Rao and Continued on Page 4 !  (   #  +,          ! addition to be a trusted lieu- party has been hijacked by regime in Karnataka.     !"            &  & 

 !$'  Vinay Shankar Pandey said, “As the monsoon season is not     n view of the arrival of mon- far, cleaning the Rispana and       Isoon season, officials of the Bindal is among our top pri-   $'% "' Municipal Corporation of orities. Dehradun (MCD) stated that We recently had a meeting  Q     he Uttarakhand Fire and all the necessary steps will be with district magistrate SA TEmergency Services taken to clean Bindal and Murugesan, Mussoorie (UFES) has been inspecting Rispana rivers properly as soon Dehradun Development Board institutions in and around as possible. (MDDA) vice chairman  !$'  and also considering the are proposed to be placed Haridwar for fire safety The MCD along with the Ashish Shrivastav and other request we have been getting include a point near arrangements and NOCs other departments concerned officials. n the Municipal Corporation for installing toilets at the Mohkampur, Subhash Nagar, obtained from the depart- together will be working to The main problem is that Iof Dehradun’s board meeting entry points of the city I have Premnagar and Mussoorie ment. clean both the rivers. a majority of areas in these two which is scheduled on June 3 the submitted the first proposal. bypass area. The team has issued Adding more in this mayor rivers have been covered with first proposal has been submit- This will be raised in the Talking about these points notices to 20 coaching centres Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ said, garbage. ted by the mayor Sunil Uniyal board meeting and further he said, “This will ensure the till now and asked them to “Cleaning Rispana and Bindal After the start of the rainy ‘Gama’ himself. The proposal is will be approved with the con- cleanliness at the entry points. submit details of corrective rivers is one of the dream season it will be difficult for the for placing hi-tech mobile toi- sent of the councillors. These Further, also considering the measures undertaken by them projects of chief minister people living near the area. lets at the four entry points of will be installed after the board tourists who visit Dehradun, for fire safety. If they fail to . Sometimes the rain water the city.The mayor said, meeting on June 3.”It is impor- these toilets will be conve- respond in the stipulated time, Also, MCD routinely enters houses of the people.” “Keeping in view the mission tant to mention that the four nient and clean,” the mayor the department will take and if they fail to respond in into action in the wake of the receives complaints of water Talking about the work of proper cleanliness in the city points where the mobile toilets added. action against them. one week, strict action will be recent coaching centre fire at logging especially from those plan Pandey said, “The Speaking to The Pioneer, taken against them. Surat in Gujarat which had living near these two rivers. Dehradun DM has assured to rivers and other information. tion that the vehicles which “We have been assured the fire station officer Anil The team is also inspect- resulted in the death of 22 per- As the monsoon season is conduct a meeting with the These facts and figures will be will be used for the cleaning that these departments will Kumar said that in the district ing the hotels and public sons, mostly children. also close we are planning to irrigation department. provided to us by the irrigation the rivers will be provided by help us to clean the rivers. 20 such coaching centres were places like malls to check Similar drives are being clean both the river areas prop- The work plan is that the department. Uttarakhand Housing and Along with this, we will also found to be without proper whether ample arrangements conducted in Dehradun and erly so that people suffer less irrigation department will help As soon as we will be pro- Urban Development Authority talk to the four MLA’s of the fire safety arrangements. “We are made for fire extinguish- other parts of the state by the from the water logging prob- us with an overall idea of the vided with the data, we will and the fund will also be areas concerned to help us with have issued notices to the ers.” It is pertinent to mention department to check fire safe- lem in the city.” garbage that is present in both start the work of cleaning the released by district disaster their development funds,” managers of these institutions here that the UFES has sprung ty in various institutions. Municipal commissioner the rivers, the depth of the rivers.”It is pertinent to men- management fund. Pandey added.  5        2(           ?          !$'   !$'  n the case of an infant girl O    @            Irecently found dead near egional Transport Office Gandhigram Bridge in Rcontinues to issue challans Dehradun, district police will  !$'  of murder and attempt to mur- further investigating on the to Vikram drivers who are    be conducting further investi- der.”She further added, “We property he bought and sold operating the vehicles as stage gation on the gap they found in umber three on the list of investigated in detail to find earlier.” carriages in the city. post mortem report. Nmost wanted in Uttar any ration card, cable operators She added. “In the initial However, president of City   !$'  both our investigators as well Dehradun Senior Pradesh, Kaushal Kumar bill, land registry on his name, years after 2004 case in PWD Bus Union Vijay Vardhan as common citizens. This is Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaube with Rs 2,00,000 prize but we found nothing. office, he used to operate his Dandriyal said that issuing o raise awareness among basically to create awareness Nivedita Kukreti said, accord- money on his head was arrest- Investigating further we found gang in Uttar Pradesh from challan alone is not good Tcommon people and among the citizens regarding ing to post-mortem report the ed in Dehradun by that a land was registered in the Uttarakhand and Himachal enough. enhancement of police inves- immigration and fraudulent infant died because of ante- Uttarakhand Special Task name of his daughter in-law’s Pradesh. After the arresting of He also alleged that with- tigation, the Dehradun dis- job offers, so that they don’t mortem injuries. Force (STF) on Wednesday. father in February 2019 at several members of Chaube out the help of senior officers trict police will be conducting get trapped in these acts in However, the birth anom- Informing the media on Raiwala.” gang by UP STF in year 2009- in RTO and Transport a workshop with the help of future.” alies that were stated by doctors Thursday, the STF Deputy Kaushal Kumar Chaube, resi- When asked that how he 10, his activeness in the crime Department, it would not have United States Embassy over- She further added, “What who had treated her are not Inspector General (DIG) dent of Baliya in Uttar Pradesh used to communicate she said, world decreased.” been possible for Vikrams to seas investigation head. This happens is that people some- mentioned in the report. Ridhim Agarwal said that the on Wednesday. We got this “We haven’t found any mobile It is pertinent to mention operate in such a way openly. comes after increasing num- times come in contact with a SSP Kukreti said, “In the accused was travelling from information few months ago phone on him. UP police was that Chaube is the prime When asked about the ber of cases were registered in tout, who approaches them post-mortem report, the cause Raiwala to Dehradun in order that his sons were living some- attempting to arrest him, which accused in the year 2004 case, issue Assistant Regional the last two years regarding with an attractive job offer of death is ante-mortem to meet his sons. where in the city. is why he didn’t even attend the in which four members of the Transport Officer (ARTO) fraud job offers, immoral abroad. injuries. STF recovered a .40 Glock After monitoring them marriage of his sons. Pappu Singh gang were mur- Arvind Pandey said, “After the trafficking and illegal immi- To make sure that before However, in our investiga- pistol, four magazines among continuously for several His sons are car show- dered in Public Work publication of the amended gration. paying anyone people check tion after talking to the doctors which three were loaded, one months we finally succeeded in room owners. The property Department office in Baliya. rules, we will now be sus- Dehradun Senior their authenticity and regis- we found that the infant was folding belt for support and 57 arresting him. He has 29 cases they have right now is in Chaube’s son Anshuman was pending permits of those Superintendent of Police tration as an agent with the born with various birth relat- cartridges.DIG Agarwal registered against him in Baliya Raiwala, where he was living also killed during an encounter Vikram owners who are caught (SSP) Nivedita Kukreti on government we are conduct- ed anomalies. informed, “We have arrested and Azamgarh on the charges with his wife in a flat. We are with police. operating like stage carriages Thursday said, “We are plan- ing this seminar. Her lungs were not prop- second time for two months.” ning to conduct a workshop We are focusing on both, erly developed. She had no over to the father, they clearly hospital and the report of her here that on May 23, body of an Saifi, the woman who picked He further added, “In the with the help of US Embassy investigation as well as aware- pulse or heartbeat when she told her that she will not live for post-mortem have contrad- infant girl was found near her up from the garbage, the three days campaign conduct- overseas investigation head. ness. Also, what help embassy was born, the pediatricians more than five to seven min- tions, which we are investigat- Gandhigram Bridge, by the infant was bleeding profusely ed from May 27, we have The workshop will most can provide us in cases like present revived her somehow utes.”She further added, “The ing as of now.” local people. from the back of her head and issued challans to 203 vehicles likely be held in the first this will also be discussed in but when they handed her report that we got from the It is pertinent to mention According to the Firdaus navel. and seized 17 vehicles.” week of June. It will be for the workshop.” #    , (  (     

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here seems to be no respite Tin sight from the heat in the state during the coming days. The State Meteorological Centre has forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy skies in the state and the provisional recorded at various places of state capital Dehradun on the state on Thursday were Friday. 39.7 degree Celsius and 20.3 Dry weather is to prevail degree Celsius respectively in in the state. In Dehradun city, Dehradun, 40.7 degree Celsius    "#" " the maximum and minimum and 21.9 degree Celsius in temperatures are likely to be Pantnagar, 29.8 degree Celsius  !$'  project procurement and er due to the election model Apart from being selected around 40 degree Celsius and and 15.5 degree Celsius in implementation of works in code of conduct. as the winner from , 22 degree Celsius respectively. Mukteshwar and 29 degree he World Bank funded various districts of Disaster management UDRP also ended up at the Meanwhile, the maximum Celsius and 17.4 degree Celsius TUttarakhand Disaster Uttarakhand after the June additional secretary Savin runner up position in South and minimum temperatures respectively in New Tehri. Recovery Project (UDRP) 2013 disaster. The award was Bansal said that the project Asia region for adopting inno- under the Disaster given to the project during the fully met the prescribed World vative approach and best prac- Management department won Sixth South Asia Region Public Bank regulation guidelines. tices in project procurement the South Asia Procurement Procurement Conference The department will also work and implementation of works. Innovation Awards (SAPIA) which was held in Thimphu, towards achieving such stan- A total of 42 projects from 2018 for adopting innovative Bhutan recently. This infor- dards in UDRP- Additional eight South Asian countries approach and best practices in mation was not released earli- Financing, he added. had participated for the awards.

Raturi stressed on the need in private buildings and slum the convenience of tourists and the SDRF. For more accurate for focusing more on the vil- settlements.Earlier, disaster pilgrims on important routes. information about the weather, lages vulnerable to disaster sce- management and rehabilita- Instructions have been given to the task of setting up one narios during the monsoon tion secretary Amit Singh Negi all districts for conducting Doppler radar each at season. She suggested that dis- said that the Uttarakhand State mock-drills before the onset of Mukteshwar and Surkunda is in aster management plans should Disaster Management monsoon in order to check the final stage. Further, 107 be shared with municipal cor- Authority is aiming to maintain their level of preparedness and automatic weather stations and porations and municipalities the zero-accident level during resources. 25 field observatories have also while priority should be accord- the coming monsoon. The USDMA additional been established. A mobile ed to the role of the Gram For this purpose, all dis- CEO Ridhim Agrawal gave a phone application is also being Pradhan in mason training. tricts have been directed to presentation on the prepara- developed for sharing infor- For fire related disasters, ensure adequate level of prepa- tions of the authority and SDRF. mation about rain. she spoke of using messaging rations and facilitating neces- She informed that a total of The armed forces officers system for taking the help of sary resources at vulnerable 108 satellite phones had been requested that picketing be helicopter pilots. Raturi also places. The State Disaster provided to the districts with facilitated at all helipads to advocated according priority to Response Force is developing a process underway for procur- enable stability of helicopters disaster awareness programmes mobile phone application for ing 25 more satellite phones for parked there.

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Having volunteered ing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati youth elicited  N)  O (        for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Bhawan in the national Capital the support of )      )     Sangh (RSS), he also made a on Thursday evening. The CM the public. The  %             (      name for himself in literature, also thanked Modi for accord- people out-   )          social work and journalism ing representation to rightly reject-               apart from politics. Uttarakhand in the Union cab- ed those who @          His political career began inet and also congratulated play politics on           ) before the creation of Haridwar MP Ramesh religion and              DF1<- Uttarakhand State. He was Pokhriyal Nishank on being caste. Those who had been of Uttarakhand had been (    3   elected MLA from inducted in the union cabinet. duping the poor for decades accorded a place in the union      G Karnprayag Assembly con- Rawat said that this occa- were wiped off in the elections,” cabinet. According representa- stituency thrice consecutive- sion marked the victory of the he added. tion to Uttarakhand in this cab-  #"%  %$ $ " ly from 1991 onward. Later, in affection and trust of the peo- Rawat further thanked inet too makes the importance %   (          1997 he was the cabinet min- water and revenue. that, in March 2012, he was ple of India. He expressed Modi for giving representation of Uttarakhand for the Centre            %   ister of the hill area develop- Later, in 2007 he was the elected as the MLA from the hope that the Union to Uttarakhand in his cabinet. quite clear. Various attempts      -        ment department in the Uttar Uttarakhand government’s cab- Doiwala Assembly constituen- Government formed under He also congratulated Ramesh have been made from the       $          Pradesh Government. In the inet minister of medical, health cy. Apart from politics, he is PM Modi would fulfill the Pokhriyal Nishank on being Centre for enhancing culture,    N   3  4    O following year, he was made and family welfare, AYUSH also known for his active commitment of building a new accorded a position in the spiritualism, tourism and infra-     H)0 ;1-         the cabinet minister for cul- and science and technology involvement in literature and India. “The targets for new union cabinet. Rawat said, structure in the state. Road, rail, 9    %         ture and religious affairs in department. His political poetry, having authored 36 India would be achieved by “Prime minister Narendra ropeway and air connectivity   (              the UP government. After stature registered a rise when books. These include poetry 2022 to build a new nation Modi has had special affection are being developed at a brisk             the creation of Uttarakhand he became the fifth chief min- collections, stories for chil- where cleanliness, clean drink- for the state of Uttarakhand. A pace. We are fully confident               state in the year 2000, he han- ister of Uttarakhand in June dren, books on personality ing water for all, pucca homes great devotee of lord that PM Modi will repay the        -     dled the post of the state’s first 2009 and continued till development, novels and col- for all along with health and Kedarnath, PM Modi has people of Uttarakhand through             finance minister. He also han- September 2011. Later in lection of short stories. Many of security for all are assured,” said undertaken all possible efforts development for the five lotus-           N) O  dled 12 other departments October 2011, he was made the his books have also been trans- Rawat. for facilitating the all-round es (Lok Sabha seats) the people # ,   ( including rural development, national vice president of the lated into various Indian and The chief minister further development of Uttarakhand. of Uttarakhand gave,” medical education, potable Bharatiya . After foreign languages. said that in the Lok Sabha elec- In the past too, a representative said Rawat. & #' $""( '  -               3     -     345 (  *  * '                  ' (    H@F    #            DF1I     !$'  such as late arrival of ambu-               lances and complaints of their 3 O        # mid growing clamour of remaining off road. The CAMP   DF1< "       )    opposition parties for re- officials said that a quality            A /P &     -    $  -  - inviting the tender for operat- control team has been setup ing the 108 emergency ambu- which is taking regular feed- % $  4       lance service in the state, a back from the people. The             review of one month’s activities nodal officer of health depart-                 of the new operating company ment, J C Pandey said that the                 CAMP was done at health monitoring of the ambulances    directorate on Thursday. A is being done from GPS. He report by the CAMP manage- said that in last 29 days, the ser- ment was handed over to the vice has provided help to 6597  "## # board on Thursday. The results In class XII, Shatakshi among boys. The results of officials of the health depart- persons out of which 2312 )*# #" # of the Uttarakhand Vidhyalayi Tiwari of Saraswati Vidhya class X showed an improve- ment on the occasion. In the cases are related with preg- Shiksha Parishad (UVSP) Mandir Inter College (SVMIC) ment of 1.86 percent from last report, the management nancy.  "#& "" termed Uttarakhand Board in , Chinyalisaur in Uttarkashi year while in class XII this claimed that 131 new ambu- The contract of GVK- , --$ # $ popular parlance were released district got 98 percent marks ( improvement is 1.16 percent. lances are operational day and taken new measures like send- problem of fuel in some moun- EMRI Company to operate by the Chairman of UVSP and 490 out of 500) to secure first Releasing the results, the night in the state while 13 ing the mobile number of the tainous districts. 108 emergency ambulance ser-    #) education director R K Kunwar rank. Shaksham, also from this board Chairman, R K Kunwar ambulances are active only ambulance driver on sms to The director medical vice ended on April 30 after the     * at Ramnagar on the day. school got 97.80 marks to said that in class X, a total during day time. The new make the service more effec- health, Dr Amita Upreti said new company, CAMP took $   --$ In class XII, 76.29 percent secure first place among the 146584 students appeared in company has so far hired 298 tive. The company has also pro- that the new company has over the operation of ambu- boys cleared the examina- boys. the examination and out of drivers and 320 EMTs in the vided petro cards to the ambu- taken effective and appreciable lance service after it quoted & "", tions as compared with 83.79 In class X, Ananta Saklani them 112036 cleared the exam- ambulance service and has lance drivers to overcome the measures to solve problems lowest rates in the tender. percent of girls; the overall of SVMIC, Nathuwawala, ination. He further informed

 !$'  pass percentage in class XII Dehradun district topped the that 122618 students appeared was pegged at 80.13. Similarly merit with 99 percent marks. in the examination and 982362 he dominance of girl stu- in class X, the girls with a pass She scored 495 marks out of were declared pass in the exam- Tdents over boys in board percentage of 82.46 were 500. Arpit Barthwal of SVM ination. Kunwar said that it is examination continued in the much ahead of boys who had Inter College, Awas Vikas, a good sign that the pass per- results of class XII and X a pass percentage of 70.60 per- Rishikesh got 98.60 percent centage of Uttarakhand board declared by the Uttarakhand cent only. marks to secure first position is increasing steadily.     O (

.))#&# "&# $ tion is witnessing an increase in with flying colours in this method of evaluation due to last few years. examination. The data shows which the marks secured by the "&#$ #)#& In class X, the pass per- that not only more students are students have increased. “The %$ ) centage in the year 2014 was passing the class X and XII board is organising workshops 67.40 percent which improved board examinations, the num- prior to evaluation where the $ #) to 70.68 in the year 2015. In the ber of students getting 1st divi- teachers are trained about step- year 2016, 73.47 percent cleared sion marks are also increasing. wise evaluation pattern. #& $ "$# the examination while the pass In class X examination, 31166 Similarly the appointment of % " percentage in 2017 stood at students got 1st division this new teachers, continuous 73.67 percent. In 2018, the year as compared with 28673 appraisals, improved training "$& $0 pass percentage further and 26109 in the years 2018 standards and learning level improved to 74.57 percent and 2017 respectively. In class assessment and practice of $" $ " which has jumped to 76.14 this XII too, 19667 students secured holding remedial classes have year. 1st division in the year 2017, resulted in increase in pass per- A similar trend is visible in while in the year 2018, 24341 centage,’’ he said.  !$'  the results of class XII. In the students got 1st division. Increasing in pass percent year 2014, the pass percentage Continuing the upward trend, in Uttarakhand board is sig- n what can be termed as pos- of students was 70.39 percent 26278 students got 1st division nificant as the students getting Iitive sign for the Uttarakhand which jumped to, 74.54 percent this year. passed out from this board Vidhyalayi Shiksha Parishad in the year 2015, further When asked to comment were finding it hard to get (UVSP) which is continuing to improved to 78.41, 78.89 and on increasing pass percentage, admissions in many courses of lose students to other boards 78.97 percent in the years 2016, the Additional Director, sec- higher education. With like Central Board of 2017 and 2018 respectively. ondary education, Ram Uttarakhand board becoming Secondary Examination ( This year also the upward Krishna Uniyal said that the magnanimous in award of CBSE), the pass percentage in swing continued with 80.13 Uttarakhand board in last few marks, the students their par- both class X and XII examina- percent students coming out years is adopting a scientific ents and teachers are happy.     !"  #1 " #     2 -   1          ! %% ,   , & /  $ & 

 3$' %9'$ While Harsimrat and Puri Phagwara MLA elected from   $'% "' had been served as the constituency, is rime Minister Narendra Ministers during the BJP-led one of the new faces chosen by ome June and door to door PModi picked Harsimrat NDA Government’s previous Modi. A retired IAS officer, 70- Ccollection of garbage will Kaur Badal for becoming a term also, Parkash is a first- year-old had begin in Roorkee, claim the Minister in his Council of timer. served as the Deputy municipal authorities. Ministers, while leaving her Scoring a hat-trick from Commissioner of . Following the proposal of husband and SAD president , Akali MP Harsimrat In 2017, he was elected to municipal corporation to col- Sukhbir Badal for managing hailed from a powerful Badal the Legislative Assembly for the lect user charges of Rs 50 per affairs at home. family of , which is second time from the house, it was decided that the       #   Harsimrat, who was the heading the state’s regional Phagwara assembly seat Som amount would be charged from Union Minister of Food party, SAD. Parkash won the 2019 Lok the houses in Roorkee. The  ($(' !"' Sundargarh by a margin of over Processing during Modi’s first Hailing from Majithia fam- Sabha elections with 42 percent Urban Development minister two lakh votes, was not this term, on Thursday took oath as ily, Harsimrat is the daughter- of the vote in the reserved con- Madan Kaushik has sanctioned disha is considered to have time included in the team. the Cabinet Minister for the in-law of Punjab’s five-time stituency. the proposal. The same will be mentation of user charges. user charges were more for Obeen given much less rep- Baleswar MP Pratap second time. With her, anoth- Chief Minister Parkash Singh He had also contested the implemented in Shivalik Nagar Notably ever since Shivalik Shivalik Nagar than in other resentation than expected in Chandra Sarangi is also the er MP from Punjab, BJP’s Som Badal, and wife of SAD presi- 2009 general elections from municipality as well from June. Nagar municipality came into places, Sharma justified saying the Modi Ministry although only one from the State to get Parkash, also took oath of dent Sukhbir Badal, who has Hoshiarpur in 2009 but lost just Door to door collection of existence, the residents were the agency ITC Sunehra Kal eight BJP MPs have been elect- a berth as Minister of State in office and secrecy as the also won this election from by a couple of hundred votes to garbage will be started by the demanding these facilities. Foundation has been given the ed from the State. the Union Ministry. Minister of State. Ferozepur. Santosh Chaudhary. municipality in all the wards of Speaking to The Pioneer, responsibility of waste collec- Dharmendra Pradhan is MP Hardeep Singh Puri, Rajya Harsimrat won 2019 Lok Parkash had, this time, Shivalik Nagar. The munici- municipality chairman Rajeev tion. While Rs 50 per family the only Cabinet-rank Minister Aparajita Sarangi was not made Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh Sabha elections, defeating her replaced his party colleague pality is also mulling over Sharma said, “The facility of will go to the agency and Rs 25 from the State though he is not a member of the Ministry con- who unsuccessfully contested nearest rival Congress’ , not only as the increasing the number of garbage collection from 27000 will be kept by the municipal elected from the State and is a trary to speculations. Lok Sabha elections from Raja Warring Hoshiarpur MP, but also as the employees for sanitation works. families residing in Shivalik body. About 3000 families in Rajya Sabha member from Political observers expect Amritsar, also took oath as the by a margin of 21,772 votes, Minister of State in the Modi’s The Urban Development min- Nagar will be started. We have Shivalik Nagar have not given Madhya Pradesh. In the last that more Odisha BJP MPs may Minister of State with inde- with a slight improvement cabinet. ister has given green signal to decided to collect Rs 75 from their consent for garbage col- Cabinet, was anoth- be inducted into the Ministry pendent charge for the second from her 2014 tally, where she Parkash holds an MA all the proposals made by the each family as user charge per lection so they would be issued er member from the State. when it is expanded time. All three took oath in had won by 19,395 votes. degree in Economics from municipal board for imple- month.” When asked why the notices, he said. Oram, elected from in future. English. BJP leader Som Parkash, Punjab University, . 1 6 7 / 02 )7  0   8  ,  

 3$' %9'$ Both BJP leaders Rattan Lal winning all 10 seats in the state.  &$01& 0 experts, the big victory of BJP in lakh votes against Congress’ Congress in 2014 Lok Sabha Sabha seat. Kataria, a prominent Dalit face In general elections, three- !/#010$0$!0$3$!$4$& Haryana in the general elections nominee Capt Ajay Singh polls. was fter giving a perfect 10 to the of the party and former state time MP was &&40$&40$ was the result of factors includ- in general elections. The former In the first term of Minister of State for Planning, ABJP, Haryana has found president of the BJP, Krishan Pal re-elected and had won from #$60706$0 ing Modi wave and strong polar- Congressman Rao Inderjit had Narendra Modi Cabinet, Chemicals and Fertilisers while three representations in the Gurjar are the old horses of the Ambala Lok Sabha seat 0$8$4$80!6$0 ization of non-Jat vote bank. joined the BJP before the 2014 Haryana was given three cabi- was holding Narendra Modi Cabinet and party in Haryana. (reserved) against prominent 4#$4$$$0! With the State Assembly Lok Sabha election. net berths. Three prominent the charge of Minister of State for were sworn in on Thursday. While Rao Inderjit Singh Congress leader and Rajya Sabha $!$4 polls due to be held in Haryana Former Haryana BJP chief leaders from Jat, Ahir and Gujjar Social Justice and Empowerment Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit took oath as Minister of State MP Kumari Selja. Kataria had later this year, the saffron party Krishan Pal Gurjar had regis- communities were inducted in in the previous Union Cabinet. Singh and MP (independent charge), Rattan won by a margin of more than The move to induct leaders was also expecting better repre- tered his second consecutive the previous Cabinet. There were speculations that Krishan Pal Gurjar, who were Lal Kataria and Krishan Pal 3.4 lakh votes. from Dalit, Ahir and Gujjar sentation of Haryana in the victory from Faridabad seat Rajya Sabha MP Birender Birender Singh’s son and former given cabinet berths in the first Gurjar took oath as Minister of Both Rao Inderjit and communities is seen as BJP’s Union Cabinet, keeping in view against his nearest rival Singh, who is a prominent Jat IAS Brijendra could be induct- term of Narendra Modi State. Krishan Pal Gurjar were also re- strategy to further focus on the caste based combinations. Congress’ leader was holding the charge of ed in the cabinet to appease the Government have been induct- The small state of Haryana elected and had scored victories polarization of non-Jat vote bank Rao Inderjit Singh, a promi- by a huge margin of over 6.15 Union Minister of Steel. Jat community in the state. ed in the Union Cabinet again sends 10 MPs to the Lok Sabha. with huge margins from their in Haryana, which will go to nent Ahir community leader had lakh votes. Krishan Pal had However, he had last month However, the party high while Ambala MP Rattan Lal The ruling BJP in Haryana had respective parliamentary con- State Assembly polls later this registered third consecutive won by a margin of over 4.6 lakh offered to resign when his son command chose not to induct Kataria will be a new face in the got 58 percent vote share stituencies in the general elec- year. victory on Gurugram Lok Sabha votes against the same rival Brijendra Singh was given BJP’s any Jat face from the state in the cabinet. (7357347) in parliamentary polls, tions. According to the political seat with a margin of over 3.8 Avtar Singh Bhadana of ticket to contest from Hisar Lok cabinet this time.  , # 222  , &$    (    0' 068$ +    0')$!  tary forces started an exercise a large number of security )  $  -      (  of area domination by carrying personnel have lost their lives    # olice and para-military out long-range patrolling of the in several landmine blasts trig- ' 0   3$' %9'$ Lok Sabha elections does not Pforces have launched search dense forest in Saranda. gered by ultras in the area in      DF1<- reflect lack of effort or direction operation at the forest areas of The operation involves last one decade.   3  )   n a post-mortem of recently- on the part of Rahul Gandhi but Kuchai and Kharsawan to flush troops and officials of central Sources informed that )    B%   Iconcluded Lok Sahha election was the result of BJP’s narrative out naxals who were involved reserve police force (CRPF), there are intelligence inputs C +(0   results, Punjab Congress on of their brand of nationalism, in the blast in which a total of anti naxal Cobra force, that CPI (Maoist) may indulge    )$  Thursday unanimously reposed which is against the secular fab- 11 personnel were injured, Jharkhand Jaguar and in demonstrative acts of vio-  B$ C  their full faith in the leadership ric of the country. It is impera- eight of them belonging to the Jharkhand police. lence by targeting security (33%  ' - of Rahul Gandhi and urged him tive that Rahul should contin- CoBRA's 209 battalion, two Seraikela-Kharsawan SP forces and economic infra-        to continue to lead the party as ue to helm and strengthen the from the Jharkhand Jaguar and Chandan Sinha said that the structure such as trains, buses,     ) -  AICC president, to steer it Congress in these challenging one jawan from the district police have also intensified the railway stations, bus stations     through “these difficult times”. times,” read the resolution. police. efforts for strengthening secu- and other places where people  0 - @  Besides, the party leaders Seconding the resolution, During the search opera- rity arrangements especially are likely to gather in signifi-      ) primarily blamed BJP’s anti-sec- Health Minister Brahm tion, the security personnel on the routes used by Maoists cant numbers.    J   ular ‘nationalism narrative’ for Mohindra proposed inclusion of recovered two IED bombs near to enter the naxal infested “Every effort will be made  -    the Congress performance. a special mention of the Chief Raisidari-Reddinga areas. to maintain law and order and 3  )   (0) They resolved that the Minister for steering the party forest areas. The bombs have The CPI-Maoist was to ensure security of the peo-   94   - “party’s poor performance in the to victory, but Captain been defused. formed in Saranda in 2004 by ple. This time all security forces  @ )   recent Lok Sabha elections does Amarinder rejected the sug- On May 20 too, three merging the then peoples war have also been alerted to   -    # not reflect lack of effort or gestion saying the victory police personnel were injured, of IED blasts near a dam con- in adjoining Seraikela- group (PWG) and Maoist remain vigilant, particularly       direction on the part of Rahul should be dedicated to the one of them seriously as CPI- struction site under Kharsawan district. Commst Center (MCC). against IEDs and landmines,"    '  Gandhi but was the result of Punjab Congress workers. A Maoist rebels triggered series Kharsawan police station area The police and para-mili- Hundreds of people including said another official.      ) BJP’s narrative of their brand of separate resolution was then 9  K0 nationalism, which is against the passed to thank party workers 3 )  ', ) - secular fabric of the country”. for the Congress victory in   3 )   A resolution to this effect Punjab. $    % Q &'(  -@ ) was passed by the Punjab “The Punjab Congress 4  J   Congress Legislative Party Legislative Party (CLP) and the 0 -  J'  - (CLP) and the newly elected newly elected MPs from the From page 1 Government would not tolerate cor- look the process of awarding new con- It is time to overcome the issues in shar-  @ )) J MPs from the state, along with state, along with the PPCC rep- Addressing the public meeting after ruption at any cost. tracts. ing the Krishna river waters by address- 0   - PPCC represented by its presi- resented by its president, Sunil taking oath, Jagan vowed to root out Therefore, a call centre will be set Telangana Chief Minister K ing the concerns of one another and 9 4    dent Sunil Jakhar, and AICC Jakhar, and AICC General corruption from the State. up by August 15 linking directly with Chandrashekhar Rao, who addressed ensure every inch of both the Telugu   - @ $  general secretary in-charge Secretary Incharge (Punjab), He signed the first file as CM on the the Chief Minister's Office to allow any- the public meeting, said there was States should be covered with lush green )'  (Punjab) Asha Kumari. Asha Kumari, thank INC dais itself enhancing social security pen- one from across the State to lodge their enough scope for two Telugu States to crops by making use of their due share The resolution was moved (Punjab) workers for their tire- sions for poor to Rs 2,250 per month. complaints. grow together and achieve a higher scale of river waters. by Chief Minister Capt less efforts in achieving party’s Jagan said his Government would Jagan reiterated that the new of development. KCR said Jagan may be young in Amarinder Singh, who con- spectacular win in the state,” fill up four lakh village volunteer posi- Government would cleanse the system “It is time for the two States to move age but he had onerous tasks to deal gratulated all Punjab Pradesh said the resolution. tions by August 15, and 1.60 lakh vacan- inside out to make transparency a forward hand in hand instead of cross- with. Congress Committee (PPCC) On a suggestion from senior cies in Grama Secretariats, which will definitive priority. If irregularities were ing swords on one issue or the other. KCR said as Jagan had proved leaders and workers, and appre- party leader Lal Singh, another become the nodal point for adminis- found in contracts, he said the The two States should not be rivals, but amply in his nine years of political jour- ciated their efforts that led to the resolution was passed to urge the tration in villages, by October 2 on Government would call for reverse ten- partners of mutual benefit,” KCR ney, he had the required ability, courage party’s trend-defying victory in AICC president to reject the res- Gandhi Jayanthi. dering. remarked. and strength, besides the qualities he the state. The Chief Minister ignation of Jakhar, who the Keeping in line with his promise of To maintain high levels of trans- He said a great responsibility on had inherited from his father, late CM had invited all the MPs and party leaders felt had done well “revolutionary changes” in the gover- parency, he said the Government would hand for the two Governments is the S Rajasekhar Reddy to lead the State in MLAs, including the ministers, to lead the party to an impres- nance, Jagan asserted that his appoint a judicial commission to over- optimum utilisation of Godavari waters. new direction. for tea at Punjab Bhawan this sive performance in Punjab, afternoon. maintaining that “they repose The resolution stated that faith in Jakhar’s leadership and the Punjab CLP, MPs, along feel he should continue to serve     , &      with the PPCC, “repose their the party as its president”.Several full faith in the leadership of MLAs said the results in Punjab Rahul Gandhi” and “unani- clearly showed that the party was mously request Rahul Gandhi to poised for victory in the 2022  3$' %9'$ Food and Drug Administration hygienic condition under with the representatives of sumer is empowered to take continue to lead the party as Assembly elections and urged Commissioner-cum-Tandrust which food is prepared, has major Online Food Order and informed decision before plac- president of the All India the Chief Minister to ensure that etting three months dead- Punjab Mission director KS shifted to the intermediate Supply Companies operational ing the online order for food Congress Committee (AICC) to developmental works should be Sline, the Punjab Pannu said that Online Food food delivery mechanism. It is in Punjab like Zomato, Swiggy, delivery. steer it through these difficult carried out in the cities and Government on Thursday Order and Supply Companies in this context that it has been Uber Eats and Food Panda and Date of rating or inspection times”. urban areas. directed all the online food take online orders from the decided on the directions of they have been sensitized on is also to be mentioned in the “The CLP, along with the Calling for development order and supply companies to consumers for the supply of Health Minister that all the the issue. page containing details about MPs and PPCC, extends their grants to be given to MLAs, display the hygiene ratings of food and deliver the same after online food orders or delivery “Commissionerate has the food making unit on the unequivocal support to Rahul they underlined the need for all the Food Business Operators procuring it from the food companies shall ensure that issued a formal letter to them company’s website or portal or Gandhi and urges him not to development works to be car- registered or affiliated with business operators (FBO's) FBOs registered or affiliated wherein they have been direct- App. Besides, the periodical resign at this critical juncture in ried out by the administrative them. associated with them. with them have their hygiene ed to get the hygiene rating inspection of their registered or the party’s journey. The party’s officials in close consultation Moving ahead on the qual- “Under the normal cir- rating done from the FSSAI done of all the FBOs registered affiliated FBOs is to be ensured poor performance in the recent with them. ity food assurance agenda of cumstances, the consumer empanelled companies,” he with them and so that they continue to follow Tandrust Punjab Mission, the directly approaches the FBOs said. only those operators who are at hygiene standards in food directions were issued by the and therefore, through prima- Pannu, divulging into the higher level of hygiene rating preparation and service prac- state Health and Family ry contact, the consumer is details of the rating mecha- (bearing three or more smilies), tices. Welfare Minister aware about the quality of food nism, said that hygiene rating should be allowed to supply It has been mandated that Brahm Mohindra giving them and the hygienic condition on a scale of five smilies is food under the online food the packaging, in which deliv- three months for under which food is prepared undertaken as per the guide- orders or delivery mechanism,” ery of food is done to the con- compliance. or served,” he said adding that lines of Food Safety and he said. sumer by the Online Food The Minister said that after the online order and delivery Standards Authority of India Pannu added that they Order and Supply Companies, 90 days of issuance of formal mechanism of food supply has (FSSAI). have also been told that the should bear prominent infor- communiqué in this regard, created a physical disconnect The National Food author- website of their companies mation with regard to the sta- “no online food order is to be between the consumer and the ity has empanelled 23 compa- should contain the details tus of hygiene rating of the unit delivered in the State without food maker. nies to conduct the audit and regarding hygiene rating of supplying the food for delivery hygiene rating”. “Hence, the onus of ensur- hygiene rating of FBOs. the food establishments regis- to the consumer, Giving details, the state ing the quality of food and the A meeting has been held tered with them so that con- said Pannu.  #2     !"

  %     : 9 6 (     )      '  7  (     ' (( ! )     (    3&,  4#$ New : The Supreme for appointment of members of Court on Thursday told the the 200 tribunals.  !" !#$% Assam Government to include He said the letter also indi- retired bureaucrats, not below cates the qualification and con- ongress president Rahul   !" !#$% the rank of secretary and addi- dition of service of the mem- CGandhi’s brother-in-law tional secretary and having bers to be appointed. Robert Vadra appeared before he Supreme Court on judicial experience, for appoint- The Bench was informed the Enforcement Directorate TThursday asked the Assam ment as members of 200 addi- that retired judicial officers of (ED) here on Thursday in con- State coordinator for National tional foreigners tribunals district courts, advocates not nection with a money laun- Register of Citizens to ensure which will be set up in the State. above the age of 35 years with dering case relating to purchase that fair procedure is adopted A vacation Bench of Chief at least seven year practice and of alleged illegal assets abroad. in dealing with claims and Justice Ranjan Gogoi and retired IAS officers can apply for Vadra was dropped by his objections of persons against Justice Aniruddha Bose said the the post of members of the tri- wife and Congress leader exclusion or inclusion of citi- State will ensure that 200 addi- bunals. After conducting inter- Priyanka Gandhi outside the zens in the draft NRC. although the media is not al of the apex court and the tional foreigners tribunals are views, the result is scheduled to ED’s office near India Gate The agency has recently man. A vacation Bench of Chief always correct, sometimes it is matter would be taken up for functional by September 1 this be declared by August 20. about 10:30 am. sought cancellation of the The ED case against Vadra Justice Ranjan Gogoi and right as well. hearing by the court. year. The State Government “How a retired civil servant The ED had summoned anticipatory bail given to Vadra relates to allegations of money Justice Aniruddha Bose told “Ask your officers to follow In its order, the Bench informed the Bench that at pre- will be there in a quasi judicial Vadra to depose before the and has also opposed his for- laundering in the purchase of State coordinator Prateek the proper procedure in deal- noted that all claims and objec- sent, 79 such tribunals are tribunal? How retired IAS offi- investigating officer of the case eign travel. A local court on a London-based property Hajela that even though the ing with the claims and objec- tions will be heard and accord- already functional. cers will do this?,” the Bench for recording his statement Wednesday had reserved for located at 12, Bryanston Square July 31 deadline for publication tions”, and give proper hearing ingly disposed of well in time Solicitor General Tushar sought to know. Mehta respond- under the Prevention of Money June 3 its order to allow Vadra worth 1.9 million GBP (British of final Assam NRC has to be to people on claims and objec- to ensure the publication of Mehta, appearing for Assam, told ed that retired IAS officers of Laundering Act (PMLA). to travel abroad. pounds), which is allegedly adhered to, the claims and tions, the Bench told Hajela. final NRC for Assam by July 31 the Bench that a meeting was secretary or additional secretary Taking to microblogging The ED also moved a court owned by him. objections must be dealt with The apex court said it has this year. held on May 24 in connection rank can be appointed as mem- site Twitter and Facebook, here last week seeking cancel- The agency had told a as per the law. gone through the progress with selection of members and bers of these tribunals as they Vadra said, “I maintain my lation of the anticipatory bail Delhi court that it has received “Your (Hajela) job is to report filed by the State coor- staffs for the proposed additional get experience of conducting belief in the Indian judiciary. I given to him in this case and information about various new ensure that hearing on claims dinator in the matter and the * ( tribunals. He said though there quasi judicial function. have and will adhere to all sum- the Delhi High Court had then properties in London which and objections are done in a fair work is going on. is a need for setting up 1,000 He said they may not get mons/norms of government issued notice to him seeking his belong to Vadra. These include and proper manner. There is a The CJI told Hajela to      more foreigners tribunals in requisite numbers of retired agencies. I have deposed 11 response. two houses, one worth 5 mil- deadline and a time frame. Just coordinate with district level Assam, 200 such tribunals will be judicial officers of district times with questioning of The ED had told the Delhi lion GBP and the other valued because there is a time frame officers who are involved in the  %  set up in the first phase. courts and advocates, below the approximately 70 hours. In HC that it required Vadra’s cus- at 4 million GBP, six other flats that does not mean that your process of dealing with claims Mehta said following the age of 35 years and having at future also, I will cooperate, till tody as he was not cooperating and more properties. officers will cut short the process and objections so that a prop- (    ) May 24 meeting, a letter has least seven years practice, for my name is cleared of all false in the investigation and the trial Vadra has denied the alle- to complete it,” the Bench said. er procedure is adopted. been addressed on May 29 to appointment in the foreigners allegations and accusations.” court had not discussed the gations of possessing illegal Referring to “disturbing” The Bench told him that if   !" !#$% the registrar judicial of the tribunals and the State has Vadra has appeared before gravity of the offence in its foreign assets and termed them media reports regarding the he faces any difficulty or pres- Gauhati High Court with proposed this after consulting the agency multiple times in order while granting him relief a political witch hunt against procedure to deal with claims sure from anybody, he can he Supreme Court on regard to the steps to be taken the High Court. PTI the past in this case. to the high-profile business- him. and objections, the Bench said approach the secretary gener- TThursday granted seven- day protection from arrest to social activist Anirban Das 9 34: ; <  R #$    P against whom a case has been /$$&00#44$60$$* lodged for publishing a social       media post critical of West  (   2)  ( Bengal Chief Minister Mamata  !" !#$% morbidity due to diarrhoea in Banerjee. children. 1$   A vacation Bench of Chief  ,  43= 4 fter launching rotavirus According to the official,    5  Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Avaccine in 11 States in approximately 50 per cent of Justice Aniruddha Bose, while   !" !#$% this year. phases in the last two years, the Rotavirus-associated deaths : The Supreme Court granting seven-days protec- The Bench said the Union Health Ministry is all set occur in the first year of life and on Thursday agreed to hear a tion from arrest, said that Das he Supreme Court on Maharashtra Government to extend the life saving vaccine about 75 per cent occur in the plea filed by a Chennai-based can move the concerned court TThursday said 10 per cent enforced the 10 EWS quota for for small kids in 19 more States first two years of life. private hospital challenging the for relief. EWS quota cannot be applied PG medical courses in March. and seven UTs under its uni- The rotavirus infects the Madras High Court order Advocate Dipak Jena, to PG medical courses in “Ten per cent EWS quota versal immunisation pro- intestinal tract of humans and directing the authorities to appearing for Das, said there Maharashtra for the academic cannot be granted to the ongo- gramme (UIP), thus covering animals. “It is highly contagious demolish top five floors of the was a lawyers strike in West year 2019-20 as admission ing admission process. You the entire country as per the and is usually transmitted via facility’s eight-storey block for Bengal and he may be arrest- process started long before the cannot change the rules of WHO recommendation. The senior health official said. UTs have been trained and the fecal-oral route. The construction in alleged violation ed by the police for writing the provision came into force. game when the game is on,” the aim is to ensure children com- In India, the vaccine was first there is no shortage of vaccine,” rotavirus is easily transmitted of the approved building plan. post on social media. A vacation Bench of Chief Bench said. plete prevention from the dead- introduced under the UIP in the official said. person to person from infect- A vacation Bench com- The Bench told him that Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice The court’s order came on ly virus that can cause extreme 2016 in Odisha and subsequently Diarrhoea is one of the ed stool via inanimate objects. prising Chief Justice Ranjan there was no strike at present Aniruddha Bose said 10 per cent a plea filed by a student from diarrhoea and can even be expanded to Haryana, Himachal biggest killers in children and Children can spread rotavirus Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha in the courts in West Bengal EWS quota cannot be granted at General Category saying that fatal in some cases. Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, rotavirus is one of the most both before and after they Bose said the plea filed by and he can approach the appro- the cost of others unless addi- unless additional seats are cre- Rotavirus accounts for 40 Assam, Rajasthan, Madhya common causes of severe diar- become sick with diarrhea,” Billroth Hospitals will be heard priate courts for the relief. tional seats are created by the ated, the ten per cent EWS per cent of hospitalisations Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, rhoea in children less than 2 they said. on June 3. Jena said police has lodged Medical Council of India. quota will eat into their share due to diarrhea in children in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. years of age. Besides launching The rotavirus is a member Senior advocate Mukul an FIR against him at The Bench noted that of seats. The student Rajat India with nearly 78,000 deaths, “We will soon cover the rotavirus vaccines, the gov- of the Reoviridae family. There Rohatgi, appearing for the hos- Alipurduar police station and admission process for PG med- Rajendra Agrawal had chal- 32 lakh out-patient visits and remaining States as well, thus ernment has also stressed on are 7 different strains of the pital, mentioned the matter for Das had already tendered an ical courses started in lenged two circulars of the nearly 9 lakh hospitalisations bringing all the new-borne kids proper sanitation, hand wash- virus: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, urgent listing before the Bench unconditional apology to a November 2018 while the 103 Maharashtra government by every year. Globally, Rotavirus in the entire country under the ing practices, ORS and zinc with Rotavirus A being the and said the High Court has set local Trinmool Congress Constitutional amendment which ten per cent EWS quota diarrhea causes about 4,53,000 ambit of the Rotavirus vaccine. supplementation with an aim most common cause of viral a deadline to demolish the five leader, who made the com- granting 10 per cent EWS was enforced in PG medical deaths in under-5 children, a Officials in all the 19 States and to cut downthe mortality and gastroenteritis. floors of the block. PTI plaint against him. quota was passed in January courses of the State. ,-./0 . //1-

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After losing to Minister of India in September but also in neighbouring Bihar, day Indian politics, on Thursday across the political spectrum and started his political career with the who was the Indian government’s Rahul Gandhi in 2014, she con- 2017 — and since then she has Odisha and Chhattisgarh. A three- joined the Cabinet of Prime enjoys wide acceptability. ABVP and BJYM wings of the RSS pointsman for China and the US. tinued to cultivate Amethi in the been assiduously trying to adopt time chief minister, Munda edged Minister Narendra Modi. The Home Minister in the and BJP respectively. An endearing Jaishankar, son of late K past five years and this helped her a holistic approach in addressing out Congress’s Kalicharan Munda Shah is most likely to be given outgoing Government, on whom and mild-mannered person adept Subrahmanyam, one of India’s reap electoral dividends — she the country’s security challenges. by a wafer thin margin of just 1445 the Finance portfolio, which was Prime Minister Narendra Modi at winning friends and influencing leading strategic analysts, was a emerged a giant-killer of 2019 by 60-year-old Sitharaman, a votes in Khunti (ST) seat besides earlier with Arun Jaitley, who on banked on heavily in the last five people, Gadkari, who is a Brahmin key member of the Indian team defeating the Congress president Rajya Sabha member, is the second campaigning for the BJP in the Wednesday urged Modi to years whenever there was a crisis, by birth, joined the BJP and later which negotiated the landmark Rahul Gandhi in his home turf. woman to take charge of the cru- Lok Sabha elections in Odisha and keep him out ot the Ministry on be it farmers agitation, violence in became a minister in Maharashtra’s India-US nuclear deal. Though the 43-year-old pop- cial ministry after Indira Gandhi Chhattisgarh. health grounds. Jammu & Kashmir or Jat quota first opposition saffron-combine The deal, initiated in 2005, ular television actor-turned-politi- who as the Prime Minister also He is a passionate golf player After Modi, Shah was the man stir, has been appointed Cabinet Shiv Sena-BJP Government head- took several years to craft, and was cian lost in 2014, she had suc- held the portfolio in the seventies. and loves playing the flute and who built the party’s campaign sys- Minister again. ed by Manohar Joshi (1995-1999). signed by the UPA Government ceeded in bringing down the vic- One of BJP’s chief spokesper- spends his spare time in art and tematically around the nationalism Many see a reflection of Atal Enjoying excellent personal headed by Manmohan Singh in tory margin of Gandhi to only 1.07 sons before its ascent to power, painting. He has also promoted plank and the Prime Minister’s Bihari Vajpayee’s mannerism in rapport with leaders of all parties, 2007. Jaishankar’s appointment lakh from 3.7 lakh in the previous Sitharaman is an alumnus of archery in the tribal State. He runs popularity. him and feel he has been carrying and with his penchant for improv- as foreign secretary in January election. The voters rewarded Jawaharlal Nehru University and an archery academy and was Shah, who was in election forward the party veteran’s legacy ing the basic transport infra- 2015 had evoked a sharp reaction Irani for her sustained efforts in London School of Economics. As instrumental in the rise of ace mode since becoming the party as ‘Ajatshatru, a man with no structure in the state, he quickly from various quarters over the 2019. Throughout her campaign- the Defence Minister, Sitharaman archer Deepika Kumari in inter- president in 2014, has been reward- enemies. His good rapport with gained prominence and was the timing of the Government’s deci- ing, Irani asserted that people of attempted to strengthen the Army, national championships. ed by Modi after the BJP registered opposition leaders like Ghulam moving spirit behind the hundreds sion to remove Sujatha Singh. Amethi want change and devel- Navy and the Air Force and was A witness to the rise and fall of a spectacular win in the Lok Sabha Nabi Azad, Mamata Banerjee, of flyovers, roads, state and nation- The 64-year-old had earlier opment and will vote for Modi. credited for expediting the deci- Governments in Jharkhand since its elections bagging 303 seats on its Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Omar al highways, including the served as India’s Ambassador to “Kaun kehta hai aasmaan sion making process relating to inception in 2000 to 2014, Munda own. Though Shah entered nation- Abdullah had made him govern- Mumbai-Pune Expressway. the US and before that to China. mein suraakh nahin ho sakta,” defence procurement. She consti- was himself a victim twice to the al politics in 2013, his organisa- ment’s pointsman for any discus- He occupied several positions A 1977-batch IFS officer, tweeted Irani, a line from a poem tuted a Defence Planning politics of musical chairs when tional training and extensive trav- sion with the Opposition. in Maharashtra, including State Jaishankar played a key role in of famous Hindi poet Dushyant Committee to formulate an “action Independent MLA Madhu Koda el across India helped him learn the Even during bitter political BJP president and Leader of the resolving the crisis following the Kumar, soon after Gandhi con- plan” to effectively deal with var- toppled him in September, 2006 finer points of cow belt politics. campaign, Singh, who was con- Opposition, but his big moment of incursion in Ladakh’s Depsang and ceded defeat in Amethi and con- ious security challenges facing and then the JMM pulled down his In no time in Uttar Pradesh, testing from Lucknow Lok Sabha responsibility came in 2009, when the Doklam stand-off, handling gratulated her on May 23. the nation. Government in 2013. Shah transformed the profile of the seat, was never drawn into any ugly he was elected the BJP President, the tough negotiations with Irani had first contested a Lok However, her biggest moment Munda first became CM in BJP, which for a long time was seen war of words with his opponents. a post which he held till 2013. Beijing. Among other positions, Sabha election from Chandni came when India carried out air March, 2003 when he replaced the as a party of forward castes in the The image of the Minister carrying In the first term of Prime Jaishankar has been India’s High Chowk in Delhi in 2004, but lost to strikes on a terrorist training State’s first Chief Minister Babulal state. Both in the 2014 Lok Sabha on his shoulder the coffin of soldiers Minister Narendra Modi, Gadkari Commissioner to Singapore and Congress heavyweight Kapil Sibal. camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, seen as Marandi after JDU and Samata and 2017 Assembly elections, Shah killed in February 14 Pulwama ter- handled crucial and high-visibil- Ambassador to the Czech She was elected to Rajya Sabha in major policy shift in the country’s Party MLAs had revolted against the first stitched together a strong ror attack will remain etched in the ity infrastructure-related portfolios Republic. Last year, Tata Group 2011 and re-elected in 2017 for a efforts to deal with cross border latter’s style of functioning. He was intra-party caste alliance within minds of the people. A former pro- like Road Transport & Highways, appointed Jaishankar, who was second term. The firebrand actor- terrorism. She has also focused on the tribal affairs minister in the first BJP’s broad political framework in fessor of physics, it was Singh, as BJP Shipping, etc and made his indeli- Indian foreign secretary from turned-politician held portfolios of boosting domestic defence pro- Marandi-led NDA Government. the State. president in 2013, who was instru- ble mark there. Given his all-round January 2015 to January 2018, as HRD, Textiles and Information & duction besides taking steps to Munda was first elected as MLA in He also strengthened the so- mental in declaring Narendra Modi experience and no-nonsense its president for global corporate Broadcasting Minister during the implement the ambitious “strate- 1995 in undivided Bihar and went called rainbow coalition by strik- as prime ministerial candidate, approach to work, Gadkari may be affairs, within three months of his tenure of the Narendra Modi-led gic partnership” model with sev- on to win three consecutive terms ing a pre-poll alliance with small- despite strong Opposition from allotted key portfolios in the sec- retirement from the Government NDA Government’s maiden tenure eral countries like the United from Kharsawan before losing the er regional outfits. IANS veterans like LK Advani. PTI ond Modi Government. IANS service. PTI from 2014-2019. PTI States and Russia. PTI seat in 2014. 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4  $  1$  ,6  45,  !! ) %  %2            4 % Burdwan (WB): A BJP worker The FIR named three was stabbed to death in West accused but did not mention  45#4'' Bengal’s West Burdwan district their political affiliation.    3  on Thursday, police said. However, the three are locally enior IPS officer and Bengal Sushil Mondal, 49, was known as TMC workers. SAdditional Director General killed allegedly by a Trinamool Local TMC MLA Sheikh of Police(ADG), (CID), Rajeev Congress activist following an Sahnawaz claimed that the party / / '%$'% Ram. The video reportedly Kumar, being probed for his altercation over putting up BJP was not connected to the inci- earned a mileage for the BJP role in the investigation of the flags at Panduk village under dent and the killing is a result of n a perfect encore of what with two stages of polls still to Sharada and other chit fund Ketugram police station limits. the BJP's internal bickering. Ishe did at Midnapore on go. cases as the head of the SIT Local TMC leaders, how- Local BJP leader Anil Dutta May 6, Mamata Banerjee once TMC views “Jai Shri Ram” formed by Mamata Banerjee in ever, claimed Mondal was a vic- said TMC killed Mondal to cre- again got off her vehicle on slogan as an import of the 2013, on Thursday got yet tim of the party's internal feud. ate terror in the area as the saf- Thursday chasing and threat- Hindi heartland not only glo- another breather from the Police said Mondal's wife fron party has performed well ening with dire consequences rifying their culture but also Calcutta High Court which arresting the top cop. The work. The Court directed the has lodged a complaint against in the Lok Sabha elections. a crowd of “Jai Shri Ram” earning organisational points extended the shield against his Apex Court had asked him to central agency to go to Rajeev three persons who are on the District Superintendent of chanters who stood by the for the BJP. It prefers slogans arrest by the CBI for little take anticipatory bail from Kumar's residence every day at run. Police Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay, road to Naihati where she was glorifying Durga and Kali that more than a month but clipped lower courts or Calcutta High 4 PM to register his attendance. According to the complaint however, said Mondal was killed going to join a Trinamool it feels truly represent Bengali his wings substantially. Court. The Court also debarred filed with the police, Mondal following a quarrel between Congress sit-in demonstra- culture. Kumar, who is under the The Bench of Justice Pratik Kumar from taking a lawyer was putting up BJP flags in the the two over grazing goats. tion staged against attacks on However, sitting in the CBI scanner for his alleged Prakash Banerjee on Thursday with him during the interro- village when three persons The incident occurred the Trinamool supporters wings the opposition parties dubious role in the multi crore granted Kumar bail till July 10 gation but said no coercive objected and, during an alter- hours before Narendra Modi's post-polls. like the Congress and the Left chit fund probe that has found but said he would be required action including arrest could be cation, one of the three stabbed swearing-in as the prime min- Naihati is in Barrackpore say Chief Minister is getting a number of crucial evidences to appear before the CBI and taken against him till July 10. Mondal with a dagger in the ister for a second term in Delhi. parliamentary constituency the taste of her own medicine. like laptops, pen drives, and reply to its questions on daily Meanwhile, the CBI on abdomen. Family members of over 40 where senior TMC leader Like she played minority card dairies missing from police basis. The Court also directed Thursday grilled another IPS When taken to a local hos- BJP workers, who were killed in Dinesh Trivedi was trounced to wean away the Opposition custody had been at large after him to deposit his passport and officer Arnab Ghosh for several pital, the BJP activist was political violence in West by BJP nominee and local said, “these are the people, the votes 2007 onwards the BJP is the Supreme Court vacated its stopped him from moving out hours for the second consecu- declared dead, the complaint Bengal, have been invited for the strongman Arjun Sing, a turn- criminals who have been playing the Hindu card to order preventing CBI from of Kolkata even for any official tive day. said. programme. PTI coat from Banerjee’s party. imported from outside Bengal win elections. Aware of her reported by two ‘gaddars’ (traitors) — Cut to Naihati: Hours aversion against the catch- and Arjun Singh before Narendra Modi was to .56.7 phrase which is normally used — of the BJP to vitiate the take his oath, Banerjee ) *       by the BJP supports, locals lin- State’s culture and insult the attacked the Prime Minister, ing the road in hundreds local Bengalis.” the Election Commission for  ' *   ?(( (  / 1 greeted Banerjee’s convoy with Referring to the incidents winning the elections “by cre- “Jai Shri Ram” slogan twice at of attacks on the TMC fami- ating an emergency-like situ- New Delhi: Cine stars such as do what is best for the country Bhatpara and Jagaddal. lies, particularly women who ation in the State.” Rajinikanth, Shahid Kapoor, and be able to fulfil all his goals. Even as the Chief Minister had been forced to leave their The BJP had spent crores Boney Kapoor and Kangana He is an extremely loved Prime jumped off her vehicles with homes and were currently to win the election she said Ranaut were among the guests Minister. He is here because of >*  5  the State DGP Virendra and staying at relief camps telling people how “winning who attended Prime Minister his hard work, we all can only top IPS officers in pursuit, Banerjee tended to issue a one election by fraud they are Narendra Modi's swearing-in appreciate him," she said. Banerjee shouted “they are veiled warning saying: “we attacking the opposition par- ceremony on Thursday. Oberoi, who played PM New Delhi: As the sun set over calling me names which can- want no tension between the ties like this. Imagine what Sidharth Roy Kapur, Modi in a biopic and had also the Rashtrapati Bhavan on not be accepted in a democ- Bengalis and non-Bengalis. I they will do later on,” adding President of the Film and attended the swearing in cere- Thursday, Narendra Modi and racy.” also don’t say that all non- “I warn them to desist from Television Producers Guild of mony in 2014, said, "I'm watch- his Council of Ministers were A bid that experts prompt- Bengali people are bad. But I attacking and molesting the India, Vivek Oberoi, Anupam ing @narendramodi bhai tak- sworn in for a second successive ly identified as a “vicious ploy” feel that some people are cre- Bengali and minority women.” Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar and ing his oath for the 3rd time on term with 8,000 people packing to turn religious polarisation ating trouble for political rea- Announcing formation of producer Boney Kapoor were his journey from CM Gujarat into the forecourt of the historic — that apparently earned BJP sons. They should remember Jai Hind Vahini and Banga also a part of the event, held at to PM of Bharat once again! British-era presidential palace. huge mileage in Bengal earn- that there could be problem Janani Samiti Banerjee said “I the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Feeling like a small part of an In a grand ceremony with ing it 18 out of 42 seats — into for them if other people (read am for Jai Hind and not any Boney said he was hon- incredible history." overtones of a US presidential a linguistic divide Banerjee Bengalis) take up the issue other slogan and so I oured to be invited for the cer- Bhandarkar wrote, "Feeling inauguration, heads of State marked the locals mostly which I don’t want to happen announce the formation of Jai emony. honoured to be attending the and Government, India Inc workers of the tens of factories in this State where we have Hind Vahini which will be "The kind of victory they historic #OathCeremony of honchos, Opposition leaders, situated on both sides of the been living peacefully for dressed in white kurta and have had, It is almost like a cel- Shri @narendramodi ji for the BJP members and showbiz stars road as “outsiders” who “live ages.” pyjama and carry lathis. I also ebration. It is celebration of #ModiSarkar2. Wishing the rubbed shoulders as they in Bengal eat our food, run a Incidentally, Banerjee announce formation of Banga democracy. Something good very best to all the newly watched President Ram Nath zamindari and challenge the drew flak early this month Janani Samiti that will work for has happened and it will con- appointed ministers." Kovind administer the oath of integrity and purity of Bengali when in a similar circum- protection of women. tinue to happen," Boney told Director Rajkumar Hirani, office to India’s 58 new                    culture.” stance she got off her car and Wherever the attackers come PTI. Before she flew in from Aanand L Rai, Sushant Singh Ministers.       ' Subsequently referring to challenged bystanders at the women wings will chase Mumbai, Ranaut told reporters Rajput, Divya Khosla Kumar, The two-hour swearing-in the incident at Naihati she Midnapore chanting Jai Shri them away.” she wished Modi all the best for Kajal Aggarwal, Mangesh ceremony of Modi Government Lutyenscape with the Economic Cooperation) coun- his future endeavours. Hadawale and Abhishek 2.0 — which created a splash, Rashtrapati Bhavan dome lit up tries, including Bangladesh "The PM has set some Kapoor were also invited, said with the Prime Minister pow- in the tricolour. President Abdul Hamid, Sri goals and we all heard that in Mahavir Jain, one of the organ- ering his party to a 303 victory Among those present were Lankan President Maithripala #  & 6   his speech. All our best wish- isers behind PM's meeting with in the 543-member Lok Sabha, former Prime Minister Sirisena, Nepal Prime Minister es with him, that he is able to Bollywood stars last year. PTI and also a spectacle — is the Manmohan Singh, former pres- K P Sharma Oli, President of largest event to be held in ident Pratibha Patil, veteran Myanmar U Win Myint and Rashtrapati Bhavan, officials BJP leader L K Advani and even Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay    7 $ &  2( . *   9 said. spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev. Tshering also attended the gala It was India's Kodak Congress president Rahul event. Kyrgyz President and moment for the political times Gandhi, who is adamant on his current chair of Shanghai with grandeur and pomp, ritu- decision to quit office after his Cooperation Organisation ;     / support," tweeted Kishan , 2(    al and glimpses of realpolitik party's debacle in the hustings Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Reddy after as soon as he got and some history too. and hasn't been seen for some Jeenbekov, and Mauritius PM >2  ( a call from Amit Shah, inform- The ceremony started at 7 days, created a buzz when he Pravind Kumar Jugnauth also ing about his inclusion in      pm, right on time, but the walked in with his mother, attended the event    . union cabinet. crowds had started filing in UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. From India Inc, Reliance As soon as news of Kishan / ))('% Spokesperson DCP Manjunath much earlier, taking their allot- NDA ally Janata Dal-United Industry's Mukesh Ambani, Reddy's inclusion in union Shinge said: “Considering the ted seats and making conversa- chief Nitish Kumar was there veteran industry leader Ratan <     cabinet was announced, party day after her family mem- seriousness and importance of tion while millions watching the too, making an entry shortly Tata, steel baron L N Mittal and $& !'(' cadres across Telangana burst Abers demanded thorough the Dr. Payal Tadavi’s death proceedings on TV and other after his party announced it Adani Group head Gautam into celebrations. investigations into the circum- case, the investigation has been screens speculated about who would not be part of the Adani were among the who's elangana gets a representa- With inclusion of Kishan stances leading to post-graduate transferred to Crime Branch”. was who, who was there and Government. The BJP was who of corporate India present. Ttion in Modi’s Cabinet as Reddy, a committed party man medical student Payal Tadvi’s “We had demanded that who was not. offering one Cabinet berth to RBI Governor Shaktikanta BJP national leadership picked a coveted place in Modi's and popular face of the party in alleged suicide, the Mumbai given the questionable circum- Soon, as Minister after the JD(U) and sources said the Das, Essar Director Prashant Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, a Cabinet. State, BJP bosses have not just police brass on Thursday trans- stances leading to my client’s Minister took oath with the regional party was also unhap- Ruia, Tata Group Chairman N dedicated partyman who rose Being considered as smart ensured representation for ferred the sensational case to the death, the investigations in the president sometimes the strict py with the portfolio offered to Chandrasekaran, Vedanta through the ranks. and honest leader without any Telangana State in Union city crime branch police. case be handed over to the the teacher correcting some of them it. Leaders of BIMSTEC (Bay of Chairman Anil Aggarwal and A first time MP from charges of corruption or con- Cabinet after two years gap, but Confirming the transfer of Crime Branch. We had taken up when they slipped up, Bengal Initiative for Multi- HDFC's Deepak Parekh were Secunderabad, Kishan Reddy troversies associated with him sent clear signals to party the Payal Tadvi suicide case to the matter with the ruling Shiv dusk slipped into night and the Sectoral Technical and there as well. PTI had served as three-time MLA, helped him get a place in cadres that saffron party is the city crime branch branch, Sena which in turn raised it with lights came on was floor leader of party in Modi's team. Unflinching loy- focused on expanding party in Mumbai’s Deputy CM ,” Payal’s over the both united AP and Telangana alty to RSS and BJP ideals and Telangana and is betting on Commissioner of Police and family lawyer Nitin Satpute said. panoramic Assemblies. Starting as an ordi- experience on his side, ensured achievers to do the job. Though nary worker of Janata party at that PM and BJP president no reasons were cited, it was a young age of seventeen in Amit Shah, considered Kishan widely believed that Bandaru 1977, Kishan Reddy sailed with Reddy the first choice, though Dattatreya resigned citing age BJP since its formation in 1980. four MPs won from Telangaana and health concerns. Now BJP Thanks to his consistent efforts, as BJP made big gains in the has picked Kishan Reddy, who organising skills and political state for the first time, riding on not just has all qualities to acumen, Kishan Reddy earned Modi wave and people's anger emerge as important leader recognition in the party at over ruling TRS. among younger brigade of BJP State and national level, even- "With the blessings of peo- at national level, but also steer tually becoming BJYM's ple of Secunderabad and PM party to power in Telangana, as national president and even Narendramodi Ji, I will be tak- BJP is leaving no stone leading BJP in both united AP ing oath as Union Minister unturned to make inroads into and Telangana, before earning today. I seek your continued South India.  #8     !"

6%% 7  %   0( ,   , R '    %%  Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Narendra Modi and his col- Minister Narendra Modi took Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leagues for the BJP-led NDA's oath for the second time, BJP 4%% on Thursday skipped the stellar performance in the Lok workers here burst crackers. 8  1  9 swearing-in ceremony of the Sabha polls. The activists also celebrat- BJP-led NDA Government cit- The state BJP unit cele- ed in front of the Secretariat    ing inability to attend due to his brated the oath-taking cere- here.    (! 9'# bold face by saying all is well has tion, which is in power in the pre-occupation with party mony by bursting crackers and The ruling Left Democratic not gone well within the coali- state, went through a rough related matters in State. distributing sweets at various Front was routed in the Lok ost election drubbing the tion. It’s not just chemistry also patch during the campaigning “Chief Minister could not places across the state. Sabha election winning just one Ppolitical circles are busy dis- affecting the arithmetic with of the recently concluded elec- participate in the event as the Senior BJP leader and the seat out of the total 20 seats in cussing the fate of coalition looming large operation lotus by tions. Congress has 79 MLAs state secretariat of the party is Sitaram Yechury is also attend- lone MLA of the party O the state. Government in Karnataka led the BJP. while Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) going on. The Secretariat of ing,” a source close to the Rajagopal inaugurated the "vic- The Congress-led United by Chief Minister HD Meeting after meeting by has 37 MLAs in the coalition CPI(M) is reviewing the poll CPI(M) told PTI. tory day" celebrations of the Democratic Front bagged 19 Kumaraswamy. Even after hec- Congress Karnataka in charge government holding power in results. Vijayan had on May 24 saffron party at its headquarters seats but the BJP again failed to tic parley and confabulations the KC Venugopal, Siddaramaiah the state. The BJP with 104 Srinagar: Two unidentified Party general secretary congratulated Prime Minister here. As soon as Prime open its account in Kerala. PTI JD(S) –Congress Government is and other leaders has so far not MLAs in 224 member house is terrorists were killed on reeling under the threat of dec- able to assuage the rebellion waiting in the wings to for an Thursday in an encounter with imation with many MLAs open- within the party. The conspic- order from the high command. security forces in the Sopore ly opposing the Government uous absent of the seven legis- Tensions between the two area of Jammu and Kashmir's '    &     and coalition. The weakening of lators to the Congress parties benefitted the BJP which Baramulla district, police said. Congress high command due to Legislator Party on Wednesday won 25 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats "On a credible input, a face loss especially in Karnataka is clear indication of the things in Karnataka while both JD(S) cordon and search operation <   !" !#$% 2019 was to doubling farmers leads to PM Modi's another dealing with the structural where the partners have won in the Congress which is facing and Congress had to content was launched by the security income by 2022 with 2015 major challenge - unemploy- issues which require urgent only two seats out of 28 has seri- serious problems of decimation itself with just one seat each. forces in the Dangerpora area grarian distress, doubling of being the reference year. ment before the new Agriculture interventions," said the sources. ously damaged the existence of across the country. Kumaraswamy who is in of Sopore. During the opera- Afarmers’ income, drought in Ahead of the Lok Sabha Minister. Of 136 crore estimat- Reforms in e-NAM and JD(S) and the Congress in Meanwhile, Former Delhi attending PMs oath tak- tion, the terrorists who were several parts of the country, and polls, the Modi Government ed population of India, 67 per Agriculture Produce Marketing Karnataka. The undercurrent of Karnataka Chief Minister and ing ceremony met Congress hiding fired on the search PM-KISAN scheme will be top tried to lessen the burden on the cent is in 15-64 years bracket. Committee will be major chal- Modi wave which has swept the Congress leader Siddaramaiah chief Rahul Gandhi to discuss party. The fire was retaliated, most priorities for the new farmers with Prime Minister- This puts the job-seeking pop- lenge before the agriculture country has made both on Thursday asserted that the political situation in the leading to an encounter," a Agriculture Minister. As for Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM- ulation over 91 crore. Not all of minister. Congress and the JDs suffer a MLAs and ministers in the rul- state. Kumaraswamy and his police spokesperson said. the Minister for Housing and KISAN) a scheme to provide them would actually be looking The MoHUA, which life loss is affecting the very exis- ing JD(S)-Congress coalition family party JD(S) has seen a In the ensuing encounter, Urban Affairs (MoHUA), it will cash support of 6,000 a year in for job but this figure itself is a spearheads the maximum tence of the Kumaraswamy government in the state are complete wash out in the elec- two terrorists were killed and be Housing for All by 2022, three intalments. challenge to any Government. number of flagship pro- government which was thought "united". Addressing a press tions has been very dramatic the bodies retrieved from the development of 100 smart cities According to agriculture The promise of 2 crore jobs grammes, will focus on the as a platform for opposition conference, Siddaramaiah said, and working out plans to save site, the official said. and the national urban rental ministry, agriculture, animals, annually coupled with the slo- national urban rental housing unity. "The result of this Lok Sabha his government. He had a Their identities and affili- housing policy among others forestry, fishing — together gan of "achhe din" (good days) policy to promote various types The one year old govern- election will not have an impact political hotline with Rahul ation are being ascertained, that will be the main priorities.. clubbed under the head of agri- had brought Modi Government of public-private partnerships ment is reeling under heavy on this government. All our Gandhi and survived but the he said, adding that incrimi- Following a historic man- culture — comprised 17.89 per to power in 2014. A Centre for for promotion of rental housing impact of the rejection and MLAs and ministers are united. political drubbing has cut off nating materials, including date, the Modi Government is cent of gross domestic product Monitoring Indian Economy in the country and making trauma is taking its toll. Even Ramesh Jarkiholi will not leave the hotline and now he is fac- arms and ammunition, have now expected to shift its focus (GDP) in 2016-17. It has (CMIE) report, released in good the growing housing though the leaders of the the party." ing the rebellion both in his been recovered from the site of on governance. "The immedi- dropped to around 13 per cent January this year, said around 1.1 shortage. To complete and Congress and JDs putting up a The JD(S)-Congress coali- party and Congress. the encounter. PTI ate reason for farm distress is in the past 15 years. But the crore jobs were lost in 2018 as develop 100 smart cities will be falling food prices. Despite number of workforce has not side effects of 2016 demoneti- top agenda for the new Housing Modi Government's imple- dropped accordingly in farms. sation and 2017 GST rollout. and Urban Affairs minister. .... mentation of new Minimum Agriculture employs nearly 55 "The new Minister should States have been asked to expe- Support Price (MSP) regime, per cent of the workforce in the have as its first priority not only dite the award of tenders and the farmers are not getting country. An estimated 26 crore the mapping out of the vulner- the conversion of detailed pro- profitable remuneration from people are working in the sec- abilities in the agricultural sec- ject reports (DPRs) to tenders !' #  ,  ' (( their agriculture products. tor. This translates into depen- tor, but also finding ways of with targets having been set. However, despite increased sup- dence of about 55-57 per cent port, prices for several crops population on agriculture, continued to be below even the which is in distress for far too MSPs that had been declared long to ignore for Narendra *      last year. PM-AASHA too failed Modi Government. to have any positive impact on The Modi Government procurement and prices," said will have to address bigger   !" !#$% tive command and control ticket items like fighter jets, war- the sources. The Prime issue in agriculture, that is, of structure besides saving money. ships and tanks within the Minister's major promise to shifting farm workers to other he new Defence Minister Moreover, plans are on to free country. agriculture in its manifesto for employment avenues. This Twill have to hit the ground up mid level officers from The 'Make In India' project running to sustain the pace of administrative postings and has to be boosted to meet the modernisation of the armed deploy them on operational growing demand of the armed forces amidst the ever present duties thereby making the forces for modern weapons on threat of a two-front war with shortfall on the one hand and the one hand and make India Pakistan and China. The east- ensuring lesser administrative self-reliant in defence produc- ern neighbour has stepped up its structures which are no longer tion and make it a industrial hub efforts to modernise its forces needed. The Army also plans for building weapons on the thereby posing a direct chal- to cut flab by undertaking man- other. lenge to India and it can ill new minister will also have to power reduction of 1.5 lakh per- Coming to budgetary allo- afford to lag behind in opera- pay attention to the long delayed sonnel over the next five to cations, the armed forces have tional readiness due to lack of project to acquire six more seven years to save Rs 6000 to to make do with lesser capital as State of the art weapons and conventional submarines. At 7,000 crores in terms of salaries major chunk of the budgetary allied systems. present, the navy has 13 odd and pensions. provisions are taken away by In this backdrop, the new submarines with half of them in This apart, the new minis- salaries, pensions and revenue Minister will have to ensure that the last leg of their operational ter will have to address the issue expenditure. In fact, only 25 to the depleting fighter squadron life. Even if the six Scorpene of shortage of ammunition and 28 percent budget is available for strength of the IAF is addressed submarines, now under con- weapons to even fight a ten-day modernization and acquisitions immediately. Even though, the struction at Mazagon Docks war as pointed out the due to ever increasing pension first lot of Rafale jets will start Limited, Mumbai, join the ser- Comptroller and Auditor and salary bill. The new min- coming in by this year end and vice in the next two year, the General(CAG) in its report ister will have to ensure that a entire lot of 36 expected to join navy still has to have new sub- some time back. balance is arrived at between the IAF in two years, the IAF marines to replace the ageing Moreover, the Standing capital and revenue heads in the will still fall critically short of fleet and have a fleet of 24 sub- Committee on Defence, in its defence budget to ensure that fighter jets to ward off any marines. report tabled in Parliament modernization does not falter threat from China. It is fast The government earlier this early this year had flagged the due to want of funds. modernising its air force and the year floated tenders under the budgetary allocations were As the nature of warfare is IAF, now down to 32 squadrons Strategic Partnership pro- enough for the Indian Army's fast changing due to informa- though the sanctioned strength gramme to build six submarines modernisation programme, to tion technology, the country will is 42, is faced with a real threat. within the country and the equip itself for a 'two-front have to change its old mindset Moreover, the squadron new minister will have to pro- war'. The deposition of the vice of working in silos and the strength is expected to fall pel the process. Incidentally, chief of Army Staff before a par- armed forces will have to inte- down to 28 by end of next year. China has 50 submarines there- liamentary panel in March last grate to achieve military and The government issued a by presenting a grave threat to year exposed the state of mod- political objectives while fight- global tender for acquiring 114 India's maritime interests espe- ernisation in defence, as he ing a war. This is imperative as fighter jets last year worth over cially in the Indian Ocean claimed that 78 per cent of advanced countries including five billion dollars to close the region. Indian Army's weaponry is vin- China are now using space also gap and the new minister will As regards the Army, the tage. to advance its strategic interests have to address this issue on an new defence minister will have Given this report card about and India is now on its way to urgent basis to enable the IAF to carry forward reforms now the state of affairs of the three have its own Space Command to be become a modern, potent underway to make the force Services, the new minister will besides Cyber division to meet and strategic fighting force. more effective to fight modern have to focus on the Nareendra the challenge. However, the This matter assumes greater day conventional war besides Modi government's pro- minister will have to ensure the importance now with China handling insurgency in Jammu grammes like 'Make in India' pace of integration does not backing Pakistan in its efforts to and Kashmir and the North- and bigger role for the private slacken due to administrative modernize its air force and the East. sector in manufacturing big and financial hurdles. IAF has to prepare itself for Efforts are already on to fighting a two-front war if need make the Army lean and mean be. to meet future challenges by Besides bolstering the oper- merging various administrative ational capability of the IAF, the and operational units for effec-     !" -# 9 +   +   8     7       8    8 ,:,- 6/1 ,:/. 5%2    !    .@   .    ,     *   >2  ((             ((      $  * 3           -        *      C   56$                     .               *(               %                       ()         #     D *   6  E                               *               S ( "%(, :         9          he performance of the Congress     E                  ( in the Lok Sabha elections was                  *S  ( extremely disappointing and it   (             % is important for a responsible  .   # 7%.#8       56$S        - political party like it to accept Tthe verdict of the people with humility. 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As the government in helps TV channels. The reality, however, genuine investigative journal- Opposition must, as the power with clear majority for                      is that first, the Congress’ ideological bat- ism. They would raise ques- Congress did over the past few what will be 10 years in 2024, 3  "               ( tle with the BJP cannot be won in the priv- tions and go where their inves- % 0$'4$' -+5 years. But what happened PM Modi will have no excus-    %.#           S    ilege of air-conditioned TV rooms but will tigation led them. News chan- when these questions were es. They will have to answer             *  #  4  instead be tested over time on the ground. nels were led by the aim of ful- !S')#!-"$&'! raised? 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For example, a stock merger offer- ?'#'(#! a stock deal, the number, type or percent- fits are significant as well. As they are years to identify the significant predic-              ( ing you 0.5 shares plus 10 in cash for every share !! % 95 age of shares sold may make it a bit hard- paid in stock rather than cash, they can tors of failed deals and strategies that           2    you own means you’ll have to multiply 0.5 and 10 )5?!)! % er to decipher the ownership structure. hold on to that stock and as a result, defer acquirers and targets employ to increase  ;<      )          by the number of shares you hold in the target com- $!'3O%!O Risk allocation is greater in cash any capital gains implications that would the likelihood of successful deal comple-           pany. If you owned 400 shares in the old compa- $'!%3! deals: Even though cash reigns supreme, result from this buy out. Of course, there tion. In particular, deals, where cash was 9     9        * ny, you’ll own 200 shares in the merged compa- there are some potential negatives to this is also the potential growth of the new the only form of consideration, were less                   ny plus receive 2,000 in cash or 10 multiplied type of deal. The major downside to a entity and any financial rewards that may likely to fail than those involving equi-  # 4 S           by 200 shares. cash transaction is that the buyers in the result. From a risk standpoint, a stock ty or cash/equity hybrids as considera- As with most business transactions, cash deals situation are assuming all of the poten- transaction presents different issues as tion. Target companies value the certain-                # are highly preferred for fairly obvious reasons. tial risk associated with the merger. In a well. In a stock transaction, the risk is ty that a cash offer brings, both at the      $           Nonetheless, plenty of mergers still happen via stock transfer, that risk is at least allocat- shared proportionately between the time the deal is agreed upon and on com-  9            # stock deals. Although the same thing essentially ed amongst the shareholders with respect acquiring firm and the acquired firm. pletion. By contrast, a deal financed by +>                occurs regardless of whether the deal is complet- to their proportion of shares. The goal And for ownership of the acquired equity or partly by equity, may become                ed with a cash payment or a purchase of a certain of a merger is obviously to realise an firm, a stock transaction also means that more or less valuable depending on    56$   *$  ! #   S  percentage of shares, there are often differences in increase in value and, thus, returns. But you’re ceding control of the direction of movements in the acquirer’s share price.        ! 1>>>      the way in which the merger ultimately unfolds. there are obviously risks to the joining the company to the buyer. In today’s robust M&A environment,  Here are some of the key differences between the of entities that may get in the way of that, However in recent times, in grow- there will be no shortage of transactions )        %         two ways to close the deal: so when paying cash, buyers must be pre- ing economies where access to capital of both types. The only question that     $  * *     ( Cash deals show clear ownership: One of the pared to accept the potential conse- remains relatively inexpensive, stock remains is what’s going to be the right reasons why everyone loves cash transactions is quences. In addition, there’s the issue of transactions have been on a decline. In type for both companies involved and             ( because of its straightforward simplicity, it is faster the financing itself. If the financing falls fact, according to Thomson Reuters, 33 what value this delivers to their share-                ( and people face fewer hurdles in getting the deal apart, that would certainly doom the deal. per cent of all deals in the second half of holders.       closed. While one side hands over cash, the other Outside of the money risks, there are 2016 included stock in the transaction. (The writer is Assistant Professor at     side transfers its ownership interest in the com- additional issues, including taxes. One This represents a steady decline from Amity University) 8' 2 7                                

— and also faced one of the worst or less converted into a regional party Capt Amarinder speaks volumes Amarinder would not agree to this as of victory. The simple fact of the mat- Baragari police firing, making one phases in its existence in the form of for a while now, with a strong region- about the level of sycophancy which he knows his limitations. First, he ter is that Capt Amarinder matched announcement or the other to keep the Pak-sponsored terrorism for over 10 al satrap in Capt Amarinder Singh. the former Congressman indulged in never had a national ambition nor has Modi step by step in the aggressive nar- Akalis on the mat. He got the police years in the 1980s and early years of And this unit has little to do with the to get back but the Chief Minister it now despite an impressive show. rative post Pulwama-Balakot episodes officers responsible for the firing 1990s, the narrative which Modi built high command culture prevalent in refused to have any truck with him Second, at 80, he is not getting any and did not follow the Congress arrested, promising to reach to the top of national security had the potential the national party where decisions are given his limited appeal and party- younger. Third, his inability or rather party line of being suspect and unsure of Akali leadership which was the then of getting more traction in this state. made at the central level and commu- hopping tendencies. unwillingness to communicate in how to react to these developments. Chief Minister But this simply failed to get dividends nicated to the states. In fact, to be fair Moreover, almost all candidates Hindi, the language of the cow belt, Besides, the BJP has been riding and his son Sukhbir Badal. Akalis, in "'#."1 : here because of the counter narrative to the party president Rahul Gandhi, were practically hand-picked by Capt would further reduce his appeal. It is piggy-back on the Akalis for several turn, had little or nothing to offer to built by the Capt Amarinder-led he has left it to Capt Amarinder to Amarinder. , a former similar to Manmohan Singh, the decades, unsure of an independent the aggression of Capt Amarinder and mid the ruins and crumbling Punjab Congress which has to be dif- decide what is good. Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana, who two-term Prime Minister, who was a identity. RSS, too, has been trying to his team, who was clearly enjoying the edifice all over the country, ferentiated from the Rahul Gandhi - Just before the Lok Sabha elections wanted a ticket from Chandigarh, was poor communicator in all languages expand its influence amongst the new rules of the game which he had APunjab and Kerala are the only led Congress. when former Congress Working given nomination from Anandpur and could not even highlight the Sikhs through the Rashtriya Sikh just introduced. two oases for Congress in 2019, giv- Two seats which BJP won in Committee member Jagmeet Singh Sahib Constituency, an entirely new achievements of his government prop- Sangat for years now with limited So in reality, Congress did become ing the grand old party something to Punjab were Gurdaspur, which was Brar approached the party high com- seat for him from where he had no erly. In fact, he hardly campaigned for appeal and little scope of penetrating an umbrella organisation of all groups cheer about—a consolation prize in largely due to the star power of Sunny mand for re-entry into the Congress, political linkage or any claim. Capt his party anywhere else in the coun- the rural Sikh peasantry. Family rule in Punjab — the rural Sikhs for times of utter political despair and Deol, and Hoshiarpur reserved seat, possibly to contest the Lok Sabha elec- Amarinder ensured that Tewari try even in the 2019 polls. has been firmly established in the whom religious issues are important, gloom. where the local factors went against the tions, the high command simply emerged victorious and no doubt Coming from an ex-serviceman Akalis and is being resented. the urban-centric voters for whom In Punjab, the Congress won an Congress as well as the improved per- directed him to Capt Amarinder along with Shashi Tharoor, the MP who takes pride in using “Captain” In fact, Capt Amarinder also Akali Dal has little to offer and also the impressive eight seats and 40 per cent formance of Bahujan Samaj Party, rather than taking a decision on its from Kerala, he would be the face of before his name, a person who had tried to play identity politics and to large section of the Dalits in the Doaba of the votes, which is much more than ensuring the victory of BJP candidate own and then imposing him on the the party in the Lok Sabha after the seen the 1965 action from close quar- some extent appropriated the religious region where Congress always had four seats and 33 per cent in the 2014 Som Prakash. Long-time NDA Chief Minister. The set-up is perfect defeat of seasoned Congress parlia- ters as an officer in uniform and is a issues which the Akalis had been using more traction. No wonder, the party polls, indicating that the graph of the alliance partner, , in Punjab for the former Army mentarians like Mallikarjun Kharge proud military historian, Modi’s nar- for decades. This was like hurting the emerged as an oasis amid despair in party is going up despite Prime managed to win from Bathinda and Captain. PCC president Sunil Jakhar from Karnataka and Jyotiraditya rative fizzled out in the border state. opponent where it hurts the most. north India and also gave appropriate Minister Modi and BJP building up a Ferozepur with the husband-wife duo is a hardcore Amarinder loyalist and Scindia from Madhya Pradesh. Even when Capt Amarinder asked for When police firing took place at a lessons to the central leadership how narrative of muscular nationalism of Harsimrat Kaur and Sukhbir Badal even the AICC in-charge of the state, Despite his success at the region- evidence for the Balakot strike, he was place called Baragari on protestors after to successfully counter the narrative of post the Balakot air strike inside getting the voters’ approval due to the Asha Kumari, is hardly a political al level, it would be ridiculous to por- convincing as he himself gave numer- several incidents of sacrilege of reli- “muscular nationalism” with a simi- Pakistan. As Punjab is a border state concentration of the entire Akali heavyweight. That’s the kind of respect tray Capt Amarinder as a national ous examples from the 1965 war where gious scriptures came to notice, the lar one, albeit with a regional varia- and has faced the brunt of all the wars machinery here. Capt Amarinder enjoys right now with leader and a possible replacement for the victorious Indian Army officers Akalis were on the defensive. Like a tion. which the country has fought with For all practical purposes, in the top leadership of the party. Of Rahul Gandhi. It is too far-fetched a had brought trophies of war from good heavyweight wrestler, Capt (The writer is Senior Resident Pakistan — 1948, 1965 and then 1971 Punjab, the Congress has been more course, the leaked messages of Brar to political theory and even Capt amongst the Pakistani Army as proof Amarinder simply raised the pitch on Editor, The Pioneer, Chandigarh)     !" %$<   (   (   ;  A     %   <   Q      R   %  %  5   (!%0% 9 gation of a trade conflict is ministry spokesperson, Gao =/ 2I naked economic terrorism, Feng said “Beijing will not n a major escalation of the economic chauvinism, and allow any countries to use   Ibruising US-China trade war, economic bullying,” he said. rare-earth materials to make !" !#$%   ))('% Sharma, Head PCG & Capital Beijing on Thursday accused Both the US and China products that will suppress Markets Strategy, HDFC the US of following “naked have already imposed tariffs on China’s development”. huttered for he rupee on Thursday fell Securities. economic terrorism” and billions of dollars of export When asked if China will Smore than a Tmarginally by 4 paise to The rupee has now depre- threatened to the stop export of products sparking fears that the stop exporting rare-earth mate- month, Jet close at 69.87 against the US ciated by 36 paise in the three rare-earth metals, a key conflict between them could rials to the US, Gao said China Airways currency, extending its decline sessions to Thursday. resource for Apple’s Iphones damage the global economy. has been the world’s largest sup- Thursday said it for a third straight day, due to The dollar inched towards and hi-tech missile guidance Trump, who kicked off the plier of rare-earth materials and is not in a posi- a stronger dollar and investors one-week high levels against systems to America. trade war last year, demanded always been keen to meet the tion to consider awaiting the allocation of key major rivals in global markets The world’s two largest China to reduce the massive demand of its trade partners to audited financial portfolios in the newly elected after US-China trade worries economies are engaged in a trade deficit which has climbed promote the rare-earth industry. results for 2018- Government. unnerved investors. trade war after talks to resolve the to over $539 billion last year. He “While satisfying domestic 19 due to ongo- Foreign fund inflows, Prime Minister Narendra issue between them apparently insisted Beijing for verifiable demand, China is always will- ing process for strong gains in equities and eas- Modi and his council of min- failed, with US President Donald measures for protection of ing to fulfil other countries’ management ing crude oil prices, however, isters were set to take oath at Trump putting a ban on Huawei, intellectual property rights rightful needs for rare earth change and res- helped the local currency con- 1900 hours Thursday for a the China’s biggest telecom (IPR), technology transfer and materials,” he said. ignations of key tain losses. second term as suspense equipment manufacturer, and more access to American goods “But if any country plans to managerial per- At the Interbank Foreign mounted on who will get the threatening to slap additional tar- to the Chinese market. use the rare-earth materials that sonnel. Exchange (forex), the domes- big four berths — Home, iffs on the remaining $300 billion The US has imposed a tar- China exports to make products Once a sto- tic currency opened at 69.76 a Finance, Defence and External worth of Chinese exports. iff on $200 billion Chinese that will suppress China’s devel- ried full service dollar and fell further to touch Affairs. In the sharpest attack yet on products while hit back, Beijing opment, it is not acceptable,” he carrier, Jet the day’s low of 69.93. It final- Going ahead, macro eco- the US, since the beginning of increased tariff on $60 billion was quoted as saying by the Airways temporarily suspend- bidding process undertaken by Airways Chief Executive ly settled at 69.87 per dollar, nomic data like gross domes- the trade war China’s vice foreign US products, which will take state-run China Daily. ed operations in April after the domestic lenders for change Officer Vinay Dube and his down 4 paise over its previous tic product data for January- minister Zhang Hanhui accused effect Saturday. Asked whether China running of cash. in management of the compa- deputy Amit Agarwal put in close. The rupee Wednesday March quarter and provi- Washington of indulging in Underling that there is no would take certain actions In a filing to the stock ny, coupled with resignation by their papers. had settled at 69.83 to the US sional estimates for the whole “naked economic terrorism”. winner in a trade war, Zhang against Apple Inc following the exchanges, the airline said it is members of the board of direc- The consortium of lenders dollar. 2018/19 fiscal year ending in “We are against the trade said, “This trade conflict will also US’s restrictions on Huawei’s not in a position to consider tors, its key managerial per- — led by SBI — is struggling to “Rupee opened on strong March to be released on war, but we are not afraid of it,” have a serious negative impact business operations, Gao said and approve the audited finan- sonnel and other employees find a buyer for the airline. note but failed to hold at the Friday and RBI monetary pol- Zhang said while briefing media on the development and revival the legitimate rights and inter- cial results for the year ended across functions,” as reasons for Shares of the airline rose higher levels. This is going to icy outcome would give fur- on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s of the global economy”. ests of all foreign enterprises in March 31, 2019. not considering the results. 1.51 per cent to close at 150.85 be the third straight session of ther direction to the rupee, trip to Russia next week. Meanwhile, in a separate China will be protected by the The airline cited “ongoing Earlier this month, Jet on the BSE. fall in the rupee,” said V K Sharma said. “This premeditated insti- briefing, China’s commerce Chinese Government. '#35O    *$!* >" 8=?@?: 2-;1)16#R 2?. DF12@1/,D/T   ?=8A2B@  34/444  !" !#$% During the year, POWER-   ($(' !"' crore over last year’s net profit  !" !#$% and having no impact on bot- GRID capitalized assets worth of 1342.19 crore. In 4th quar- tom line”. ower Grid Corporation of 25,869 crore including itssub- ontinuing its soaring per- ter the Company has earned a LCIL’s revenue dipped to The profit for the year is PIndia Limited (POWER- sidiaries. The Gross Assets of Cformance, National net profit of 233 crore. During N1,023.78 cr in the FY 1266.97 cr as against 1848.78 GRID), a ’Navratna’ Company the Company increased to Aluminium Company Limited the year, the Net sales turnover 2018-19. The total revenue of cr in the corresponding previ- under Ministry of Power, 1,97,793 crore as at the end of (NALCO), a Navratna PSU for the year is 11,386 crore reg- the company for the FY 2018- ous FY. The dip in profit is and the FY19 from 1,77,100 crore as at under Ministry of Mines, istering a growth of 21% over 19 is 8059.27 cr as against mainly on account of lower ’Central Transmission Utility the end of FY18 on standalone Government of India, has once last year. Export earning of 9083.05 cr in the corre- plant availability, decrease in (CTU)’ of the country, crossed basis. Capital expenditure for again proved its mettle by regis- 4792.71 crore also registering sponding previous FY. Lignite Stock and implemen- 10,000 crore profit for the first the year including subsidiaries tering high in terms of both phys- a growth of 18 % over last year. According to a news release tation of VRS. time as it posted a Profit After was 25,807 crore during the ical and financial performances. With 100% capacity uti- shared by Government of NLCIL achieved highest Tax of 10,034 crore on con- financial year. According to the audited lization, NALCO’s India entreprise states that ever CAPEX of 7,111 Cr solidated basis. The Company has pro- financial results for 2018-19, Panchpatmali Mines has “the fall in revenue is mainly during the FY 2018-19. It On a standalone basis, the posed a final dividend of taken on record by the Board of achieved Bauxite excavation of on account of reduction of lig- commissioned 404 MW of Company posted Profit After Tax 25%(2.50 per share on a face !        5895:;589<=6  # 6  # Directors in a meeting held on 74.14 lakh MT, which is high- nite transfer price (420 cr), Solar Power Plants in Tamil and Total Income of 9,939 crore value of 10 each)in addition to #       &       2          Thursday in New Delhi, during est ever since inception. Bauxite implementation of Ind As115 Nadu and Andaman and and 35,618 crore respectively for interim dividend of 58.3%           #  ) 2!  the FY 2018-19, NALCO has transportation has gone up to (658 cr) and non- applica- increased its renewable foot- FY19 registering an increase of (5.83 per share on a face                registered a net profit of 1732 72.31 lakh MT, which is also bility of clean energy cess print from 291 MW to 695 21% &16% respectively with value of 10 each) already paid    6    crore, a growth of 29%, i.e. 390 highest ever since inception. (220 cr) in the current FY MW in FY 2018-19. respect to FY 2017-18. for the financial year 2018-19.      !" %$<<

?D   2  4/ .--         334 6     C  A':  P- pany rose to 302.76 crore as against 233.20    ;. ( New Delhi (PTI): E-commerce major Amazon.in Thursday Mumbai/New Delhi: Export-Import Bank of crore for the previous fiscal year. The company’s said it has expanded its ‘Pantry’ service to over 110 cities in the India (Exim Bank) on Thursday registered a prof- revenue from operations for the fiscal year ended country as it bets big on the grocery category to drive growth it after tax of 82 crore for 2018-19 financial year. March 2019 stood at 8,336.66 crore. It was in business. Amazon Pantry has been aggressively expanding its It had reported a loss of 2,924 crore in 2017-18. 7,183.01 crore for the year ago fiscal year. The   ))('% points, the 30-share index cent. presence to smaller cities in the country. The service was avail- The export finance institution also witnessed company’s board has recommended a dividend ended 329.92 points, or 0.84 Foreign institutional able in 40 cities in November last year. reduction in bad loans during the year. Managing of 6 per share (120 per cent of face value of 5 fter a day’s breather, per cent, higher at 39,831.97 — investors (FIIs) sold equities “Consumables is a fast growing category for Amazon.in. Director David Rasquinha said 2017-18 was a per share) for the financial year ended March 31, benchmark Sensex on its fresh-closing high. The worth 304.27 crore on Amazon Pantry has become popular with customers... We have clean-up year wherein the bank did a significant 2019 on the paid up equity shares of the com- AThursday resumed its gauge hit an intra-day high of Wednesday and domestic insti- now added more than 70 cities and towns in the last six-seven tightening of the balance sheet and lending norms. pany, Apollo Hospitals said. record-setting spree by rallying 39,911.92 and a low of tutional investors (DIIs) months to take the total number of cities covered by Amazon It did an aggressive provisioning which led to a 330 points on gains in index 39,500.56. offloaded shares to the tune of Pantry to 110,” Amazon India Director Category Management loss in that fiscal. Its gross non performing assets  /  D)A )"-E heavyweights RIL, HDFC and The broader NSE Nifty 189.58 crore, provisional data Saurabh Srivastava said in a statement. Customers even in small- reduced to 11,678 crore in 2018-19 from Berger Paints India Ltd on Thursday report- TCS amid expiry of May deriv- also settled at a new closing available with stock exchanges er cities like Ichalkaranji in Maharashtra, Kaithal in Haryana and 11,976 crore a year ago. Net NPAs stood at 2,288 ed an increase of 4.91 per cent in its consolidat- ative contracts. peak at 11,945.90, gaining 84.80 showed. Belgaum in Karnataka now have access to Amazon Pantry, he crore as compared to 4,028 crore by the end of ed net profit to 111.43 crore for the fourth quar- Moreover, sentiment was points or 0.71 per cent. Asian bourses ended on a added. 2017-18. Provision coverage ratio improved to 85 ter ended on March 31. The company had post- driven by renewed hopes from NTPC was the top gainer mixed note, while Europe was Through Amazon Pantry, customers get access to about 5,000 per cent from 71 per cent in 2017-18. ed a net profit of 106.21 crore in the January- the new government as in the Sensex pack, rallying trading in the green in opening products from over 500 brands across categories like staples, March quarter a year ago, Berger Paints said in investors have been keenly 3.44 per cent. Bharti Airtel, deals. household supplies, personal care, and others. In select cities like :D) A  '"(E a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations during awaiting the allocation of key Bajaj Finance, TCS, HDFC Meanwhile, the Indian Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and State-owned mining and metals firm the quarter was up 13.38 per cent to 1,472.09 portfolios to ministers. twins, Yes Bank and RIL too rupee was trading 5 paise lower Pune, it allows customers to choose time slots to schedule order MMTC on Thursday said its net profit fell 8.26 crore as against 1,298.27 crore in the corre- Narendra Modi and his coun- gained up to 2.33 per cent. at 69.88 against the US dollar. deliveries. Amazon is betting heavily on the grocery segment in per cent to 11.76 crore in the March 2019 quar- sponding quarter of the previous year. Berger cil of ministers are all set to take However, Sun Pharma, Brent crude, the global India. The company has also committed USD 500 million to its ter. The company had posted a net profit of Paints’ total expenses was at 1,304.62 crore as oath at 1900 hours Wednesday. M&M, ONGC, IndusInd Bank benchmark, slipped 0.06 per food retail venture. The grocery segment accounts for a signif- 12.82 crore in the corresponding period of the against 1,136.47 crore, up 14.79 per cent. For the After soaring over 400 and Vedanta fell up to 2.39 per cent to 67.83 per barrel. icant portion of the unorganised retail segment in the country. previous years. Total income from operations full financial year 2018-19, Berger Paints’ net prof- in the reported quarter stood at 7,107.66 crore, it was 497.45 crore. It was 460.83 core in 2017- compared with 3,110.71 crore in the year-ago 18. Total income for 2018-19 stood at 6,061.86 period. Total expenses also increased to crore. It was 5,282.12 crore in 2017-18. Its board /     ,     <=2  %% :(%   7,082.73 crore, compared to 3,098 crore, in its meeting held on Thursday has recom- according to a regulatory filing on the BSE. mended payment of dividend of 1.90 per equi- ty share of the face value of 1 each for 2018-19.   !" !#$% market without registering tives market. Cheruvu, Chief Investment According to Cheruvu, A AA  D) A  themselves directly after going There is a rise of 3.98 per Officer, WGC Wealth. investments through P-notes -EAFF:A /A   D)A    nvestments in the domestic through a due diligence process. cent in the total value of P-notes Last week, the Bharatiya have been declining since April Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals Enterprise 'EA+G"+(:A Icapital market through par- The total value of P-note investment from the previous Janata Party won over 300 seats 2017 due to a series of Sebi cir- on Thursday reported a 28.57 per cent rise in its Cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India on ticipatory notes, led by equity investment in domestic capital month when the total invest- on its own out of 542 seats in the culars and clarifications on usage standalone net profit to 76.68 crore for the quar- Thursday reported a 17.97 per cent decline in allocation, rose to 81,220 markets — equity, debt and ment stood at 78,110 crore. Lok Sabha elections — the first of P-notes by non-resident ter ended March 31, 2019. The company had standalone profit to 35.36 crore for the fourth crore at the end of April on derivatives — stood at 81,220 “Sudden jump in P-Note back-to-back majority for a sin- Indians. posted a net profit of 59.64 crore for the cor- quarter ended March 2019 due to impairment hopes of favourable market crore till April-end, latest Sebi assets in April 2019 is much gle party since 1984. “At the same time, a healthy responding period of the previous fiscal, Apollo charges. The company had reported a profit of conditions. data showed. steeper than overall FPI assets. Analysts believe the growth has been witnessed in Hospitals Enterprise said in a filing to BSE. 43.11 crore in the January-March quarter a Participatory notes (P- Out of the total investments This surge in P-notes assets is led emphatic victory for the Modi- (FPI) registrations due to ease in Standalone revenue from operations of the year ago. Its total income during the quarter notes) are issued by registered made till April-end, 58,820 by equity allocation with hopes led coalition will ensure con- registration process thereby company stood at 2,167.11 crore for the quar- under review stood at 672.76 crore, up 14.75 foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) crore was invested in the equi- of return of ruling party with tinuation in reform measures helping P-notes investors to ter under consideration. It was 1,863.42 crore per cent as against 586.27 crore for the cor- to overseas investors who wish ties segment, 21,542 crore in majority and continuity in pol- initiated during the NDA’s first shift their investments to FPIs,” for the same period year ago. For the fiscal year responding period a year ago, Godfrey Phillips to be a part of the Indian stock debt and 123 crore in deriva- icy and reforms,” said Rajesh term. he added. ended March this year, the net profit of the com- said in a BSE filing. PTI

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562.90 564.65 555.20 563.30 MRPL 63.40 63.40 62.05 62.25 JBCHEPHARM 377.75 378.80 368.05 372.15 ICICIBANK 420.85 428.00 419.60 427.95 4.65 RPOWER 7.75 7.79 7.12 7.38 ALBK 45.20 46.70 45.05 46.15 AEGISLOG 229.30 230.95 222.95 224.85 SREINFRA 25.60 25.80 25.25 25.55 TITAN 1234.00 1249.80 1225.00 1248.00 13.35 TCS 2120.00 2153.40 2116.40 2145.40 SADBHAV 269.75 272.00 255.40 257.20 JKTYRE 82.25 82.90 81.55 81.85 SHILPAMED 352.40 360.00 348.00 353.25 ULTRACEMCO 4719.00 4771.00 4707.05 4770.00 50.15 SBIN 350.00 354.90 347.60 353.65 ACC 1721.20 1732.10 1703.45 1710.60 RAMCOCEM 825.65 835.00 821.30 828.95 FORTIS 125.75 127.35 125.75 126.70 COALINDIA 251.95 255.25 249.10 253.25 2.55 TATAMOTORS 176.65 178.60 173.30 175.05 ADANITRANS 233.00 239.00 231.80 234.80 GRINDWELL 595.40 602.00 590.00 592.80 VBL 947.80 947.80 918.25 921.90 ASIANPAINT 1365.00 1392.00 1353.90 1372.00 13.75 RELCAPITAL 131.35 133.10 126.55 130.20 BBTC 1152.05 1181.50 1146.00 1166.75 BDL 329.40 336.85 321.00 325.50 RELAXO 839.95 850.00 831.00 836.65 HDFCBANK 2416.00 2447.90 2413.05 2440.00 23.10 PNB 82.15 83.15 80.90 81.50 NATCOPHARM 520.00 522.90 510.00 515.90 FINOLEXIND 494.00 500.65 493.90 496.50 CRISIL 1455.40 1475.80 1455.00 1459.90 BAJAJFINSV 8150.00 8260.00 8120.00 8199.90 68.15 SUNPHARMA 422.30 422.30 411.55 412.75 MUTHOOTFIN 624.80 644.25 624.80 641.40 BALMLAWRIE 203.00 203.00 197.00 198.25 MOIL 156.90 157.30 155.00 157.10 WIPRO 286.00 290.00 285.50 288.05 2.35 INFY* 727.80 737.35 724.00 733.30 VIPIND 437.50 439.20 430.50 435.25 REDINGTON 94.80 99.60 94.80 97.25 GMDCLTD 82.25 82.75 80.95 81.20 INFY 727.00 737.25 722.55 732.60 4.80 IBULHSGFIN 784.80 793.15 770.30 774.30 OBEROIRLTY 561.95 566.35 549.95 564.00 CUB 218.00 218.00 210.70 211.75 SCHNEIDER 103.85 103.85 100.50 101.65 UPL 992.30 1013.80 987.20 1003.15 6.15 HDFC 2146.90 2193.00 2128.80 2185.65 ISEC 214.10 220.00 212.80 218.15 PIIND 1047.80 1089.00 1040.10 1082.70 MAHLIFE 419.95 424.25 414.45 417.10 ADANIPORTS 406.55 411.80 401.60 409.00 2.45 POWERGRID 194.70 194.70 188.20 191.15 ABCAPITAL 99.80 99.85 98.75 99.55 ENDURANCE 1221.95 1221.95 1183.00 1193.15 IOB 11.84 11.99 11.84 11.91 TATASTEEL 494.00 496.05 486.65 489.10 KSCL 535.00 548.00 528.30 540.05 GREENPLY 162.55 165.85 161.05 163.85 SUPREMEIND 1087.60 1089.35 1072.85 1082.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 2942.00 2980.00 2920.65 2941.05 15.55 IBVENTURES 307.00 325.80 306.60 310.50 ORIENTBANK 102.20 103.30 99.75 101.35 PHOENIXLTD 620.00 634.85 620.00 629.25 GET&D 271.00 272.30 262.05 264.95 IOC 160.50 163.40 159.40 161.20 0.85 DLF 195.70 196.50 190.75 194.65 SRF 2900.00 2909.60 2880.10 2899.75 GODREJAGRO 515.05 517.30 510.90 514.15 BLUEDART 2719.95 2739.40 2680.00 2692.95 AXISBANK 803.25 814.20 803.25 808.75 4.05 ZEEL 375.00 375.00 361.70 365.70 HFCL 21.50 21.95 21.45 21.55 PTC 70.60 71.30 69.80 71.10 HSIL 289.50 293.05 286.70 288.45 POWERGRID 193.40 193.90 188.15 191.00 0.85 IBREALEST 126.00 129.50 123.90 124.80 GODREJCP 664.00 668.55 656.35 659.20 GALAXYSURF 1192.95 1192.95 1128.00 1158.00 ASTRAZEN 1984.40 2023.00 1976.15 1986.70 LT 1550.00 1569.35 1540.00 1558.55 6.10 WIPRO 286.05 289.90 285.60 288.30 BALKRISIND 815.15 818.15 797.35 799.50 KALPATPOWR 531.35 536.65 519.75 522.85 ZENSARTECH 246.55 250.75 246.50 249.30 HEROMOTOCO 2730.00 2743.95 2701.20 2734.60 9.10 ASHOKLEY 90.10 90.50 89.20 90.35 TITAN 1234.00 1248.70 1225.00 1240.90 LINDEINDIA 566.00 577.20 566.00 571.05 NESCO 518.85 518.95 506.55 511.00 ITC 289.00 291.05 288.30 288.90 0.80 BANKBARODA 136.30 137.75 134.30 134.95 STAR 434.85 434.85 424.80 428.00 THERMAX 999.15 1016.00 998.05 1005.35 INDOSTAR 393.20 396.00 388.10 391.40 HINDUNILVR 1788.00 1792.00 1781.00 1784.25 3.40 GRAPHITE 433.65 438.90 427.75 432.40 WELCORP 145.60 146.05 141.65 142.55 ABB 1584.60 1584.75 1563.20 1578.45 ECLERX 931.00 940.00 928.55 937.30 GRASIM 912.00 919.80 898.70 910.95 0.45 ICICIPRULI 384.95 396.05 384.60 387.80 VINATIORGA 2080.00 2135.50 2036.15 2093.50 MINDACORP 122.15 123.00 119.05 120.10 GDL 146.80 149.80 146.80 148.90 HCLTECH 1088.00 1098.35 1068.00 1081.00 -4.00 HDFCLIFE 426.00 436.95 423.40 435.00 CROMPTON 237.00 240.50 234.15 236.85 BAJAJELEC 544.35 548.50 540.00 542.50 TIMKEN 693.00 702.95 685.15 686.60 HINDALCO 199.10 200.80 196.30 198.55 -0.75 LT 1550.00 1569.00 1541.10 1558.25 SWANENERGY 104.90 106.80 104.55 105.90 MAHLOG 508.95 511.10 494.65 501.10 GLAXO 1271.65 1275.45 1262.55 1270.40 IBULHSGFIN 780.00 793.05 771.35 774.60 -3.20 ICICIBANK 422.95 427.90 420.00 426.45 SYNDIBANK 36.10 36.30 35.45 35.80 ASTRAL 1274.90 1280.00 1257.00 1262.65 UCOBANK 17.20 17.50 17.15 17.25 CIPLA 560.10 563.50 554.25 562.00 -2.35 BOMDYEING 128.05 134.50 127.50 131.35 EMAMILTD 340.05 344.65 334.75 342.35 ALLCARGO 117.45 118.95 114.25 115.15 ASTERDM 154.50 156.00 153.10 153.25 TATAMOTORS 177.50 178.50 173.10 175.40 -0.95 JETAIRWAYS 149.60 154.50 148.50 150.85 DABUR 398.50 401.75 394.60 396.00 GUJFLUORO 1039.05 1044.90 1020.00 1035.15 TATAINVEST 885.00 891.00 883.25 888.60 BRITANNIA 2921.00 2937.05 2874.60 2899.20 -17.80 IDEA 13.30 13.70 13.00 13.30 UBL 1350.00 1379.00 1342.00 1355.70 JKLAKSHMI 391.00 394.75 385.15 390.00 CARERATING 944.70 972.00 944.70 968.15 MARUTI 6890.00 6921.00 6825.00 6847.55 -43.90 IOC 160.95 163.60 159.40 162.60 APOLLOTYRE 192.60 199.25 192.60 197.20 TRENT 376.05 387.00 376.05 385.35 IEX 153.45 156.00 153.20 154.30 BAJFINANCE 3410.00 3486.90 3402.20 3480.75 JINDALSTEL 164.00 164.95 161.55 163.65 KTKBANK 114.40 114.50 112.80 114.20 GHCL 263.15 268.35 261.30 264.65 SANOFI 5400.00 5424.45 5335.00 5365.75 TECHM 741.50 746.00 732.95 733.75 -5.10 JSWSTEEL 282.00 282.70 275.10 276.60 RBLBANK 690.00 696.80 683.10 692.25 INTELLECT 248.00 252.95 248.00 249.70 OFSS 3429.00 3429.00 3370.00 3401.55 SONATSOFTW 352.55 354.90 351.10 354.45 VEDL 165.25 166.40 162.50 164.10 -1.75 COALINDIA 252.00 255.40 249.85 252.90 HINDUNILVR 1786.00 1791.65 1780.00 1784.00 BIRLACORPN 674.75 677.45 661.20 662.40 LAKSHVILAS 73.85 75.40 73.10 73.70 CORPBANK 25.00 25.60 25.00 25.25 TATASTEEL 493.00 496.45 486.00 488.00 -5.30 MOTHERSUMI 120.00 120.45 117.00 117.85 LICHSGFIN 550.30 564.25 550.30 556.10 BANDHANBNK 590.20 600.80 590.20 596.30 COROMANDEL 434.05 438.00 424.25 436.55 NIACL 164.50 165.10 163.20 163.80 INDUSINDBK 1608.60 1621.60 1580.55 1590.90 -17.75 HAVELLS 736.70 736.70 709.30 723.15 CANFINHOME 353.10 358.70 353.10 356.05 SBILIFE 680.40 685.40 673.75 680.30 IBULISL 292.95 300.90 288.75 291.55 APLAPOLLO 1623.05 1637.95 1615.10 1621.90 JSWSTEEL 281.00 283.25 275.10 277.25 -3.30 INDIGO 1640.05 1663.40 1628.15 1641.80 PEL 2200.00 2215.55 2156.50 2201.10 LTTS 1758.00 1770.00 1741.40 1748.90 ZYDUSWELL 1343.15 1343.15 1323.20 1334.40 INFRATEL 276.40 276.70 271.10 272.10 -3.60 TATAPOWER 68.95 70.70 67.95 70.30 SUVEN 268.90 283.00 268.00 277.60 EXIDEIND 212.85 216.00 212.80 214.35 ERIS 527.60 535.00 511.15 513.45 ONGC 172.00 172.00 167.55 169.25 -2.30 MARUTI 6900.00 6920.00 6825.30 6858.75 KEI 523.70 526.00 515.00 517.20 MAXINDIA 62.50 68.95 62.50 66.85 CCL 261.45 270.90 261.45 263.50 M&M 660.00 667.50 656.35 658.50 -13.65 UNIONBANK 80.90 80.90 77.35 78.15 M&MFIN 416.45 429.00 410.10 424.50 KNRCON 289.90 293.05 280.25 284.15 SHK 152.00 154.90 151.45 152.95 ZEEL 371.40 375.60 361.30 364.60 -7.95 UPL 995.00 1014.70 988.55 1007.45 FORCEMOT 1534.00 1595.00 1525.30 1579.85 DEEPAKFERT 151.80 153.70 146.50 148.05 HAL 714.35 725.00 710.00 718.15 EICHERMOT 20420.00 20499.90 19820.00 19970.00 -453.75 SUNTV 539.05 547.00 535.15 544.95 JAICORPLTD 121.30 122.30 117.80 119.85 INDHOTEL 150.00 152.40 148.60 151.30 APLLTD 524.10 524.10 515.05 517.30 SUNPHARMA 421.25 422.70 411.20 412.90 -10.90 STRTECH 174.95 179.20 172.50 177.10 MFSL 438.20 460.50 433.80 453.35 FINCABLES 465.00 470.15 455.00 468.05 AIAENG 1741.00 1770.00 1741.00 1769.65 INDIANB 275.70 289.00 273.85 282.20 ULTRACEMCO 4721.00 4784.90 4706.00 4756.90 GUJALKALI 553.60 568.40 548.60 554.40 SKFINDIA 1900.00 1900.00 1880.00 1886.70   APOLLOHOSP 1225.00 1235.00 1195.50 1204.90 TATACHEM 636.60 640.50 629.80 634.10 TVSMOTOR 487.70 488.10 479.95 481.45 FORBESCO 2131.00 2226.95 2130.00 2144.90 AXISBANK 804.80 814.15 803.05 808.10 RAJESHEXPO 700.00 700.00 657.00 658.90 INOXLEISUR 364.45 373.60 363.95 365.65 GSKCONS 7450.00 7465.00 7380.00 7437.95 GNFC 293.25 294.50 287.05 288.75 DRREDDY 2635.00 2665.00 2595.95 2651.40 SOUTHBANK 14.50 14.60 14.25 14.35 TIINDIA 395.00 397.05 385.05 390.60 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE PFC 124.10 124.10 120.70 122.85 DISHTV 31.75 32.15 30.30 31.05 SPARC 152.60 154.50 151.45 152.15 LAXMIMACH 5555.00 5680.00 5506.00 5615.45 NIFTY NEXT 50 27670.05 27709.90 27583.55 27648.55 23.20 M&M 658.90 667.25 656.20 661.45 CONCOR 527.00 537.45 527.00 529.85 PIDILITIND 1267.70 1280.80 1260.95 1268.45 TTKPRESTIG 7201.00 7280.00 7110.80 7239.35 SIEMENS 1253.80 1310.00 1247.95 1303.50 51.00 ASIANPAINT 1359.35 1387.50 1353.60 1373.35 PETRONET 244.50 247.25 240.90 242.65 ITI 95.95 96.00 93.75 94.15 GILLETTE 7333.50 7333.50 7168.80 7191.70 IDEA 13.20 13.65 12.95 13.65 0.45 HDFCBANK 2429.95 2447.15 2412.30 2439.25 MCX 826.60 830.85 811.90 815.65 MARICO 364.65 368.00 360.75 364.40 QUESS 658.20 666.85 656.10 665.50 PEL 2163.00 2215.00 2152.20 2205.90 48.85 BHARTIARTL 340.00 349.95 340.00 346.60 DEEPAKNI 316.20 322.00 315.00 318.20 TORNTPOWER 241.10 252.00 241.10 250.85 TVSSRICHAK 2070.30 2084.80 2050.00 2054.65 HDFCLIFE 425.00 437.00 423.40 435.00 9.35 AVANTI 381.90 389.00 368.60 378.30 GLENMARK 533.00 557.50 533.00 555.35 HINDCOPPER 46.30 46.30 45.10 45.45 DBCORP 193.05 196.35 192.00 195.90 SRTRANSFIN 1115.05 1132.00 1106.85 1129.00 19.55 SAIL 51.70 51.80 49.75 50.60 FEDERALBNK 107.85 108.80 107.15 108.05 NAVKARCORP 38.80 39.00 36.80 37.05 PGHH 10938.60 11006.00 10896.60 10974.55 LUPIN 735.00 745.80 734.00 745.00 12.45 VEDL 165.80 165.95 162.80 163.95 JUBLFOOD 1331.20 1340.55 1312.70 1320.75 ISGEC 511.00 515.50 500.10 501.80 KRBL 352.05 355.05 349.35 351.90 CONCOR 526.40 537.65 520.25 532.00 7.45 BHEL 71.15 72.10 70.60 71.65 ICICIGI 1150.00 1153.80 1140.85 1146.85 HIMATSEIDE 199.00 209.00 197.00 202.70 KPRMILL 626.95 631.20 623.00 623.55 HINDPETRO 315.00 318.50 313.25 317.95 4.40 INFIBEAM 47.50 51.70 47.05 50.50 COLPAL 1161.90 1165.95 1152.40 1161.20 SHANKARA 516.70 532.80 516.70 527.30 GRANULES 113.00 114.30 110.45 112.25 SOLARINDS 1170.05 1190.00 1164.95 1169.70 PGHH 10889.95 11054.95 10861.05 11032.00 131.60 GMRINFRA 16.05 16.50 15.70 16.05 BHARATFORG 474.80 477.00 465.60 470.45 CYIENT 552.00 567.75 543.75 551.90 WHIRLPOOL 1453.00 1464.00 1437.15 1459.70 SCHAEFFLER 5131.50 5178.00 5085.00 5119.85 BHEL 71.20 72.15 70.60 71.70 0.75 NCC 111.50 117.90 111.50 116.95 BIOCON 543.45 550.80 541.55 544.45 NESTLEIND 11176.05 11341.45 11176.00 11291.10 ORIENTCEM 118.80 122.80 118.80 120.00 CENTRUM 30.35 31.15 30.35 30.75 BANDHANBNK 590.25 600.50 590.25 595.00 6.00 HINDPETRO 314.90 318.90 313.45 317.65 WOCKPHARMA 393.00 404.00 392.60 402.75 HINDZINC 254.00 254.00 246.90 250.05 MANPASAND 57.10 57.10 57.10 57.10 GAYAPROJ 177.15 177.15 170.65 175.30 BOSCHLTD 17025.00 17480.00 16976.00 17180.00 162.35 VENKYS 2094.90 2107.50 2030.00 2037.60 HEROMOTOCO 2722.00 2743.70 2705.10 2717.70 HEIDELBERG 211.85 214.15 209.20 210.60 KANSAINER 444.90 447.95 438.40 444.00 TATAMETALI 610.45 619.90 607.20 611.80 DLF 194.95 196.50 190.65 195.40 1.70 INDUSINDBK 1607.85 1621.70 1580.00 1586.10 PVR 1707.05 1783.25 1707.05 1772.70 INFRATEL 275.90 275.90 271.60 272.40 STARCEMENT 119.20 127.80 119.00 123.80 CAPPL 415.05 421.50 411.15 414.00 ICICIPRULI 388.00 396.50 384.10 385.65 3.15 HCLTECH 1088.00 1098.15 1068.00 1077.10 BAJAJFINSV 8130.00 8248.00 8109.60 8220.70 MAHINDCIE 245.80 251.65 241.90 246.30 BAYERCROP 3878.50 3883.70 3810.00 3870.20 SUPPETRO 224.60 226.50 223.90 224.60 MCDOWELL-N 528.00 544.40 525.25 539.15 3.95 HEG 1825.00 1843.70 1775.00 1792.95 PAGEIND 19800.00 19800.00 19240.95 19300.35 WELSPUNIND 57.50 57.50 56.40 56.70 COFFEEDAY 253.95 256.80 250.00 253.55 GEPIL 878.30 880.00 866.10 877.05 ASHOKLEY 89.90 90.75 89.20 90.20 0.50 AUROPHARMA 690.00 702.00 681.10 684.85 MERCK 3993.00 4098.95 3993.00 4081.60 CENTURYTEX 1027.95 1039.50 1022.95 1031.70 THOMASCOOK 225.10 234.70 225.10 231.80 TEAMLEASE 3025.00 3025.00 2932.00 2986.60 ICICIGI 1145.70 1154.55 1140.00 1142.25 5.65 EDELWEISS 185.00 193.00 184.05 191.40 MEGH 71.00 71.80 67.15 68.55 ADANIGREEN 45.00 45.20 44.35 44.65 CENTURYPLY 170.25 174.60 170.00 171.80 NAVINFLUOR 718.20 728.00 715.00 720.80 PETRONET 245.00 247.45 240.75 244.65 1.15 NAUKRI 2045.00 2190.00 2017.60 2161.00 NBVENTURES 104.35 104.35 96.60 97.20 NLCINDIA 69.65 69.65 64.55 64.90 GICHSGFIN 271.00 271.00 266.45 269.65 FLFL 456.00 461.60 455.90 456.25 INDIGO 1644.95 1663.00 1625.00 1647.55 7.10 L&TFH 133.00 133.90 130.85 131.60 DMART 1307.05 1317.00 1297.70 1302.80 KAJARIACER 638.85 644.80 632.50 640.20 ANDHRABANK 25.55 25.75 25.00 25.30 LAOPALA 205.95 205.95 197.00 204.55 BIOCON 543.00 550.70 541.00 544.00 2.30 CADILAHC 265.00 266.00 254.05 257.30 CGPOWER 37.20 37.20 35.40 36.30 KEC 324.00 324.00 317.05 319.10 LALPATHLAB 1043.05 1053.50 1027.00 1032.55 LUXIND 1258.20 1258.20 1244.45 1249.65 BAJAJHLDNG 3520.00 3529.00 3450.00 3520.00 12.90 DELTACORP 208.00 210.40 204.10 207.35 BLISSGVS 168.30 169.50 164.30 166.15 FCONSUMER 45.35 45.40 44.10 44.40 ATUL 3950.00 3960.00 3889.05 3925.30 BASF 1400.00 1406.75 1387.05 1391.75 COLPAL 1160.80 1167.05 1151.50 1164.20 3.40 VGUARD 228.25 236.90 223.90 234.00 JUBILANT 506.00 517.00 502.30 506.00 OMAXE 207.80 207.80 205.45 206.00 RNAM 221.55 222.60 220.60 220.95 ESSELPRO 129.05 130.40 129.00 129.70 HINDZINC 248.95 250.90 246.25 249.55 0.60 ADANIPORTS 405.70 413.00 401.75 409.05 TATAGLOBAL 234.30 238.00 233.10 236.75 OIL 182.70 182.70 179.00 179.80 PARAGMILK 242.00 244.00 238.70 242.05 MHRIL 220.00 224.50 220.00 222.95 AMBUJACEM 233.90 235.25 232.10 234.35 0.50 GAIL 355.00 361.30 353.70 359.35 IDBI 36.80 38.30 36.65 37.95 TV18BRDCST 29.50 29.85 28.85 29.20 ITDCEM 114.70 118.80 114.70 117.90 MONSANTO 2450.00 2450.00 2404.85 2412.05 MARICO 365.85 367.50 360.80 367.50 0.60 MANAPPURAM 131.40 137.10 131.30 136.00 TORNTPHARM 1510.80 1575.15 1510.80 1559.75 MMTC 27.00 27.80 27.00 27.45 CENTRALBK 25.40 25.65 25.30 25.55 MAHSCOOTER 4227.30 4298.95 4208.40 4256.15 SBILIFE 680.00 686.60 674.00 680.90 0.90 MPHASIS 955.05 1005.00 950.00 1002.45 RCF 66.00 66.90 65.00 65.75 PNCINFRA 189.95 196.75 189.95 195.75 GICRE 226.40 229.00 225.00 225.75 VTL 1077.25 1098.00 1077.25 1088.40 OFSS 3402.25 3423.90 3369.00 3399.00 4.10 NMDC 103.00 103.15 101.75 102.70 PNBHOUSING 862.00 870.00 837.50 845.70 JSLHISAR 85.25 87.85 85.15 86.95 BAJAJHLDNG 3486.05 3510.90 3455.00 3494.50 SHRIRAMCIT 1508.75 1530.00 1508.75 1520.10 NMDC 102.35 103.35 101.50 102.70 0.05 LTI 1827.95 1860.00 1790.65 1825.90 GRUH 315.00 320.40 315.00 317.75 MOTILALOFS 813.95 819.65 793.05 798.90 SOBHA 550.00 550.00 542.35 545.05 ELGIEQUIP 275.30 283.95 272.50 283.30 PIDILITIND 1269.80 1282.05 1260.00 1271.00 0.00 IFCI 10.15 10.45 10.12 10.30 LUPIN 738.00 746.85 733.40 743.70 PRSMJOHNSN 96.90 101.25 96.75 98.55 WABAG 321.00 324.40 315.25 321.65 SHOPERSTOP 488.10 488.30 485.55 487.75 NHPC 25.00 25.10 24.50 25.00 0.00 INDIACEM 110.30 112.50 109.10 110.90 IPCALAB 940.00 945.00 928.00 932.65 DBL 599.00 606.00 594.15 598.75 JSL 40.70 40.70 37.55 38.40 NAVNETEDUL 109.00 110.85 108.95 109.25 L&TFH 133.00 133.85 130.80 132.45 -0.35 CANBK 272.05 276.50 268.50 272.45 GODREJPROP 902.50 917.00 881.95 885.40 CHENNPETRO 224.65 224.65 216.90 219.85 TNPL 209.00 209.00 200.65 201.90 SUNCLAYLTD 2690.00 2690.00 2572.00 2581.15 DMART 1307.05 1319.00 1296.00 1303.00 -4.05 ESCORTS 619.00 620.00 606.30 616.75 REPCOHOME 407.90 425.30 407.90 415.35 GODREJIND 484.15 487.00 476.00 484.60 LEMONTREE 75.50 75.50 73.05 73.40 HATSUN 711.05 721.50 705.00 714.80 DIVISLAB 1599.00 1626.80 1580.80 1584.00 -5.10 BANKINDIA 95.75 97.90 95.30 97.45 NHPC 25.00 25.15 24.50 24.70 TEJASNET 181.40 195.00 178.00 188.10 MINDTREE 983.85 984.60 980.00 980.00 THYROCARE 476.85 485.35 473.40 484.70 AUROPHARMA 691.80 702.00 682.00 684.50 -2.25 BEML 987.00 1013.90 976.00 1008.65 TATAMTRDVR 86.05 86.15 84.20 84.90 BLUESTARCO 796.20 808.55 781.60 786.75 INOXWIND 71.50 72.90 69.55 71.50 UNITEDBNK 10.89 10.90 10.80 10.84 UBL 1355.10 1369.50 1340.20 1355.20 -5.90 ITC 289.55 290.90 288.20 289.10 IRB 132.50 132.50 127.60 128.30 WESTLIFE 347.00 355.90 344.40 348.20 BHARATFIN 1009.10 1013.45 989.05 992.65 NH 224.90 231.95 224.90 227.70 HDFCAMC 1764.00 1769.40 1749.00 1755.55 -8.20 PRESTIGE 313.00 313.00 283.10 286.35 JKCEMENT 1035.00 1049.75 1011.00 1016.00 TATACOFFEE 91.00 91.05 89.15 89.50 EVEREADY 90.50 91.05 88.00 88.60 CARBORUNIV 374.45 376.95 374.45 375.40 ACC 1717.90 1732.90 1701.20 1711.60 -9.95 GUJGAS 182.00 189.00 182.00 186.90 GSFC 107.10 108.60 106.30 107.90 AMBUJACEM 236.85 236.85 232.45 233.40 ITDC 263.05 269.00 260.70 265.05 SIS 913.70 920.45 909.30 910.05 BANKBARODA 136.00 137.75 134.25 135.50 -0.85 SIEMENS 1254.45 1308.00 1249.30 1299.25 HEXAWARE 362.00 364.70 352.25 362.95 CASTROLIND 146.75 147.90 146.00 147.00 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You take a look at Thursday voted to dissolve the talks became vital. the Easter suicide bombings, (the prior information on the links in the country since 2016. elected in the 2016 presidential collusion between Hillary Parliament and hold a fresh Lieberman, from the national- contradicting his intelligence attacks) was never a main point Police chief Pujith elections and alleged that Clinton and Russia. She had elections on September 17 after ist Yisrael Beitenu party, had chief’s testimony before a par- for discussion,” Mendis told the Jayasundera was sent on com- Moscow would have preferred more to do in the campaign Prime Minister Benjamin made it a condition of allying liamentary probe panel on the committee. pulsory leave by Sirisena for Hillary Clinton as president. with Russia than I did. I had Netanyahu failed to form a with ultra-Orthodox Jewish terror attacks by a local Jihadi “On behalf of the secretary alleged responsibility to the Earlier he briefly acknowl- nothing to do,” Trump said in coalition government before a parties that they change their group linked to the ISIS. to the ministry of defence, I failure to prevent the attack. edged in a tweet that Russia response to a question. midnight deadline. military draft exemptions. A parliamentary select sent a letter to the Inspector Jayasundera on Wednesday helped him get elected. “And “And by the way, that’s one In little more than six weeks Lieberman told reporters committee was appointed to General of Police on this threat. filed a fundamental rights peti- now Russia has disappeared other thing, if you look, this since they were elected, Israeli just before the vote that Israel probe the events leading to the I marked the letter as “eyes tion in the Supreme because I had nothing to do was all about Russia, Russia, lawmakers voted 74-45 in was going to the polls because April 21 attacks and any laps- only” which is to indicate its Court against his “unfair with Russia helping me to get Russia, they don’t talk about favour of dissolving the 21st of the “complete surrender of es by those responsible follow- importance,” he said, adding sacking”. elected,” he had said. Russia anymore because it Knesset (Israeli Parliament) the Likud (ruling party) to the ing reports that India had the letter was dated April 9. The parliamentary probe “No, Russia did not help asked by reporters. turned out to be a hoax, it was and hold a second general elec- haredim (ultra-orthodox)”. alerted the Sri Lankan defence In a statement issued on was boycotted by Sirisena’s me get elected. You know who Trump defeated Hillary all a hoax,” said the US tions in the same calendar year. Without Yisrael Beitenu, establishment on the impend- Thursday, mentioning a dif- Freedom Party members and got me elected? You know who Clinton of the Democratic President. Netanyahu’s remarkable Netanyahu could muster sup- ing attacks. ferent date, Sirisena said at the parliamentarians of the leader got me elected? I got me elect- Party in the 2016 presidential His comments came a day victory in the April 9 polls port of only 60 lawmakers in Testifying before the com- over two-hour-long intelligence of the opposition Mahinda ed? Russia didn’t help me at all. elections. She was considered after Special Counsel Robert securing him a record fifth the 120 member house, falling mittee on Wednesday, Sisira coordination meeting on April Rajapaksa. Russia, if anything, I think, to be favourites by pollsters and Mueller spoke publicly for the term proved temporary in the short of a majority by just one. Mendis, a retired senior police 8 “no official ever gave any The ruling coalition’s dom- helped the other side,” Trump the media in the 2016 elections, first time since the release of his face of a logjam between poten- Netanyahu launched a dia- official who is now the chief of information on such a terror- inant partner United National told reporters in the South before Trump surprised every- report on collusion during the tial coalition partners over a tribe against Lieberman whom national intelligence, said that ist attack”. Party of Prime Minister Ranil Lawns of the White House. one by his victory. election campaign and possible military conscription bill gov- he blamed for “dragging the at an intelligence coordina- More than 250 people were Wickremesinghe and the JVP, “Do you believe that Russia “What you ought to ask is obstruction of justice after- erning exemptions for ultra- country to unnecessary elec- tion meeting on April 9 dis- killed in the coordinated sui- the Marxist opposition party, helped you get elected?” he was this, do you think the media ward. Orthodox Jewish seminary stu- tions”. cussed the information cide bomb attacks carried out are taking part in the probe. . . !      !%  >?@  5I-HF-FFF! *  7        AA           4   4(  O  P          <&&H#&0%I  .  1  ( 2  (   (   !   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Pashtun Tahafuz local tribesmen.   5   %  option” because of federal rules, but he used his first pub- US blocked nearly $400,000 in funds of for offering an estimated 3.8 near the Parliament in the Movement leader and parlia- Dawar and Ali Wazir, also 3     lic remarks on the Russia investigation to emphasize that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and $1,725 million EU nationals the right heart of the Hungarian Capital ment member Mohsin Dawar a legislator, allegedly led the       he did not exonerate the President. “If we had had con- of the Jaish-e Mohammed. to live permanently in Britain after a collision with a larger was arrested from North attack on Sunday by protestors     fidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, The Department of Treasury’s Office after Brexit has been riddled river cruise boat during rain Waziristan, said Shaukat in North Waziristan on a secu- we would have said so,” Mueller declared. of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the with controversy. around 09:15 pm (1915 GMT) Yousafzai, a spokesman in rity checkpost that resulted in  P   The special counsel’s remarks on Wednesday stood leading US Government agency respon- Responding to a public on Wednesday. AFP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province the death of three activists.PTI    A  as a pointed rebuttal to Trump’s repeated claims that he sible for implementing sanctions against outcry, Prime Minister Theresa #%    O   was cleared and that the two-year inquiry was merely a the assets of international terrorist May in January scrapped a 65 9 B C “witch hunt.” They also marked a counter to criticism, organisations and terrorism-supporting ($82, 74-euro) fee that would )O    including by Attorney General William Barr, that countries. have been imposed had a so-        Mueller should have reached a determination on The federal body implements these called “no-deal Brexit” gone      whether the president illegally tried to obstruct the probe sanctions as part of its general mission into effect. by taking actions such as firing his FBI director. to administer and enforce economic and The programme’s status  /   Mueller made clear that his team never considered trade sanctions based on US foreign pol- has been weighed further by  :: A indicting Trump because the Justice Department pro- icy and national security goals. uncertainties over when — or $ '     hibits the prosecution of a sitting president. According to the report, till 2018, even if — Britain pulls out of ' ?  (  “Charging the president with a crime was therefore the US blocked more than $ 46.1 mil- the EU. The UK interior min-       not an option we could consider,” Mueller said during lion in funds of designated terrorist istry said 1,03,0000 Polish cit-  O      a televised statement . groups and individuals, an increase of izens had applied for perma- '  O    He said he believed such an action would be uncon- about $2.5 million than that of $43.6 nent residence in the first four         stitutional. Mueller did not use the word “impeachment” million in 2017. PTI months of the year. AFP 9       but said it was the job of Congress, not the criminal jus-   (  (    tice system, to hold the president accountable for any      wrongdoing.      9 The special counsel’s statement largely echoed the     central points of his lengthy report, which was released @ L% @ M  last month with some redactions. # &# 

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If this new O $ based on the collections of a film revenue model gets implemented, $&$  hat is common to the music are two vital aspects of our culture. blockbusters? across various centres, week by week. they would be making lesser than now songs Waka Waka, La la Many have tried to encapsulate this sport Keshav: We just focus on putting out ren- While superstar Rajinikanth, Ajith due to the new revenue sharing $&$ $ Brasil or De Ghuma Ke? in a song but none so far have been able ditions of the classic tunes to the best of our and Vijay constitute tier one of the model. Let us understand that the top ) %  All three are sports to strike a chord with the people. This ability without worrying about the criticism. group, Suriya, Jayam Ravi, Dhanush, 10 stars of the industry together #>   anthems, the first two anthem is an excellent piece of work and Our approach has always been to maintain Simbu, Sivakarthikeyan and Vijay have around 20-25 releases a year and wereW for the football world cups and the has the potential to connect people tran- the essence of the song when we render a Sethupathi form the tier two. The rest over 200 other releases are films fea- # P"0$$ last for the cricket one. With the Men’s scending geographies and cultures. With classic and that helps us connect with audi- of the actors, including Kamal Haasan turing mid-level actors and those -$ )$& Cricket World Cup having kicked off in the Way-O, Way-O we are confident that fans ence of all ages. We even get feedback say- and Vikram, fall in the tier three made by small-time filmmakers and #%$) United Kingdom, there is a new one espe- from across nations will come together and ing how three generations within the fam- group. producers. If the model benefits a %$ 0$#' #" cially created for this edition. As part of its cheer for cricket and their favourite teams, ily can connect while watching our music Tirupur Subramaniam, president majority of the releases, then it makes partnership with the International Cricket thereby ensuring ‘every fan wins’. videos and listening to our songs. of Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners sense to implement,” he said. )# %@ Council (ICC), Uber and the band has I used to play cricket for the under 16/19 Association, feels the model is a rec- A leading producer, on the con-   $  released the song, Way-O, Way-O, to team in Oman when I was in high school. What does fusion music mean to you and ommendation for the benefit of the- dition of anonymity, asked if the new & 0 $% energise fans. We also played cricket when we started how do you plan to explore this genre atre owners as most of them don’t see revenue sharing model will bring -$ " )# $"" Since music has always evoked strong jamming as a band in Keshav’s (Dhanraj) more? profits. transparency in collections of films. emotions and helped foster a global spir- garage. We still play whenever we get time. Venkat: In India, fusion music is general- “The new model is yet to be “By introducing the new revenue ' "#   ) $ it of unity and togetherness, this rhythmic It’s always nostalgic to be associated with ly associated with one form of Indian clas- implemented. It’s necessary because model, can you monitor the multi- )# %@ $ ##' anthem is a cultural blend of harmonies. something like cricket and it’s a sport that sical music being fused with another with growing tax rates, maintenance plexes and other theatres in city )  $ $$ It is written by Sonal Dabral (Ogilvy) and binds everyone together. You’ll hear it in genre. The older film directors like Shankar, cost and increasing salaries of work- areas. What about theatres in tier two %$ & 0 $ composed, produced and curated by the vocals where the words are — We’re on Jaikishan had a lot of fusion in their com- ers, theatre owners are not able to see and tier three towns across Tamil Michael (Mikey) McCleary. The makers our way-O, we’re on our way; singing way- positions. Even in the 80s, jazz fusion was profits nowadays. At present, there’s Nadu? Who will know how much a # -$- $ # $ include Sanam, a band known for its ren- o, way-o; we’re on our way. very popular. It brought out a lot of inno- no fixed rate when it comes to prof- film collects in these theatres? Today,  " )  " ditions of classical Bollywood songs, vation through unique improvisational it sharing and it changes from film to if you ask a successful producer how & $ )  " #& alongside other globally acclaimed artists How is the creative process for the melodic ideas as well as the use of unique film. If it’s a big film with a star, we much his last hit film collected, he " $'   such as Jahmiel (Jamaica), Catherine anthem different from that of film tracks effects that were new at the time. Fusion pay around 65-70 per cent, which we wouldn’t know exactly because there’s Taylor Dawson (United Kingdom), Simba or albums? music can evolve with the time and I guess want to bring down to 55-60 per cent,” absolutely no transparency when it %$%$ 0 "$ Diallo (New Zealand) and a Choir group Keshav Dhanraj (Drum kits): This song we are more of a pop/rock band in our style Subramaniam said. comes to box office numbers,” he said. )# $""% $) called Khayelitsha United Mambazo is entirely composed by McCleary. We just and don’t really play fusion music. However, With theatres already playing 18 “When a producer doesn’t know %$@P (South Africa). stepped into the studio for backing vocals. we’ve got a new original music album and per cent GST on top of eight per cent how much his film exactly collects, L#&   He was busy trying to get together artists a lot of releases this year as well as collab- of local body tax, Subramaniam rues what’s the need for introducing a new How did the idea come about? from across the world. I guess it was a new orations and some more renditions. that theatre owners can’t see profits revenue sharing model? If theatre Sanam Puri (Lead vocalist): When experience for him too and he pulled it off with the current profit sharing model. owners alone want to benefit from ' A <  McCleary approached us about singing an very efficiently in a short time. How do you see the evolution of Indian The new revenue sharing model has this move, I really don’t think it  anthem for the world cup, we were music industry and how do you think you categorised stars into three tiers should be implemented,” he added. thrilled. I have been a part of several of his Where are the global music trends head- have changed as a singer since the time based on their market value. The producer also pointed out   jingles and I like working with him. I put ing? you started? Filmmaker Arun Vaidyanathan, who that the new model will make actors ) @ him in touch with our manager, Ben Venkat Subramaniyam (Bass guitar): I Sanam: Today, It’s possible to co-exist with has also produced Tamil comedy greedier and they will eventually  ? Thomas, who discussed it with McCleary guess hip-hop subgenres like Trap and the film industry and do your own work Kalyana Samayal Saadham, asked on hike their remuneration.   - and then briefed all the members of our Latin inspired music like Reggaeton are as a music artist. I always wanted to com- what grounds were the actors cate- “If the new model gets imple-     band. It took us about an hour to under- quite popular. I love how McCleary has pose and make my own music. Playback gorised into these tiers. mented, the actors in the top two tiers stand the song and then two to three hours used a dancehall beat for the anthem. It will singing was never my aim. So the freedom “Karthi delivered two block- might demand a hike in remuneration     to record our vocal parts. help to bring people together along with that I get working with a band is something busters last year in the form of as they would know their films will ,   @ the catchy group vocals and Indian inspired I cherish and it empowers me to give it my Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru and earn better share of profits for the pro-  P Sports and music help to foster a global horn riffs. all when I am making music. I am grate- Kadaikutty Singam last year. Why is ducer. Most producers are already not   spirit of unity and togetherness. So how ful for the love and support from my fans that he is not in the second tier and able to afford paying the leading stars did you blend this sensibility in the You have remade so many old hits and which enables us to do what we do today what about Vishal? Are Karthi and as their salaries run into crores,” he L9       anthem? people have cherished each of them. Do along with the invaluable help from our Vishal left out because they are mem- rued.     "  Samar Puri (Lead guitar): Cricket and you think remakes lessen the value of old management. bers of Tamil Film Producers L!' #      @  -M?              -L   @ "  /          M .   /             4$' )%' OP  ' $$#    #+ &           2 #&% "& ## P irst things first. A round of gearbox (DCT). This is an all new during regular acceleration and '      O applause to Hyundai Motor combination for Hyundai and it is braking the Venue changed gears    L   @ FIndia for having organised really what I wanted to experience. in good time without needlessly -M      the first large-scale media driving To note, Hyundai offers the 1.2 high engine revs. But if there is one     event in India’s North-east. Great petrol with a five-speed gearbox; thing I missed on this vehicle, it hospitality, delicious food and a six-speed manual with this GDI was paddle-shifters. You can use         you realise that folks in Guwahati engine which has 120PS of power the gear selector to change up and        and Shillong drive just as badly as as well as a diesel option with the down if you’re in the mood but I       folks elsewhere in the country. tried-and-tested 1.4 litre unit. guess I have been spoiled. But 4     Also, kudos to the National Additionally, the cars we tested when you push the car, it can go Highways Authority of India were the SX+ model which come pretty fast, very comfortably. Those  ,   (NHAI) for building a lovely four- fully loaded with a touchscreen who drove the GDI with the man-     lane highway between the two state infotainment system and ual transmission had more fun, but      capitals, the old GS road was Hyundai’s ‘Bluelink’ system which if you live in a city, automatics are -  @ quite scary. The highway had a makes the Venue India’s first ‘con- the only way to go and this DCT  -   beautiful surface, light traffic and nected’ SUV. is up there with the best of them. was a great combination of twisty A bit more about this system, The Venue is fairly good when       sections and straights, which which not only pairs with your it comes to space, although I still  - @ allowed us to really get a good feel smartphone but also allows you to feel the XUV300 is the best in seg-    of the steering, handling as well as use the inbuilt e-SIM in the car ment on that front. Issues? A L%  O  the engine and gearbox perfor- from Vodafone-Idea which comes high loading lip at the rear is as    mance. A couple of rough patch- with a three year subscription if standard for vehicles in this seg- es in Guwahati and the approach you purchase the car. Bluelink is kilometres from your house and if it to drive? First things first. I per- As for the engine and gearbox, ment, which might make tyre   road to the stunning Ri Kynjai available only on the higher SX the vehicle crosses that lakshman sonally felt that the Venue was the small turbocharged petrols, while changing a bit difficult. But at   resort on the shore of the Bada specification models and higher. rekha you will get an alert on your best-handling Hyundai vehicle producing a lot of power for their 11.1 lakh ex-showroom for this    Pani lake outside Shillong also gave The system provides not just phone. Here is the cool part, you that has been built in the country. size, can be thirsty. Worse than variant and prices starting at 6.5      us a good impression of the ride telematics, which allow you to see can remotely immobilise your The steering felt perfectly weight- that, they could have significant lakh, the Venue is miles ahead on % O   " quality. I won’t get into the looks your driving data, but you can use vehicle, not allowing it to start. ed and body roll, even while tak- turbo lag, which often means that the price battlefront. It is so attrac- debate around this car other than the system to unlock the car, start This feature might not make your ing some of the high-speed corners when such engines are coupled tively priced, which when coupled  saying that it looks contemporary. and stop the engine as well as start teenager son as well as potential on this highway was almost non- with an automatic, you can get with its good ride, handling and    Before I start to list my impres- the air-conditioning remotely. In car thieves happy, but it is indeed existent. 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serene Buddha." Henryk Skolimowski raises a burning question about the dominant Christianity symbol "always counting our sins and miseries." The spread of Buddhism went hand in hand with the spread of unique symbols and symbolism became a unique artistic reality of Buddhism. Religious symbols have Vir Singh a lot to narrate, and have to exude meanings and light. Skolimowski explains the following in the s the politics a dominant factor of context of Buddhism: "The Ihappiness? Is happiness a state pervading symbol is that of the matter? The English philosopher tranquil Buddha, sitting serenely and Enlightenment thinker John on the lotus flower. The lotus Locke (1632-1704) says that all flower came to signify the quality human action is guided by the of the Buddha--the inner peace of "removal of pain as the first and mind which is a precondition of necessary step towards happiness" real well-being and of happiness. and that the perfection of human The symbolism is simple. Yet it is nature "lies in a careful and powerful and universal. In this constant pursuit of true and solid symbolism some of the noblest happiness." Torsten Weber argues longings of the human race are that John Locke's observation has expressed." These symbols also become "part of the canon of provide us happiness. modern political discourse." Of Hinduism is one of the oldest course, human happiness is linked religions and it is replete with in one way or the other with the mythology and symbolism. The political agenda, as it ought to be, most outstanding symbolism that and this is reflected through Hinduism embodies is the dancing certain indicators of happiness, Shiva, Nataraj. Skolimowski with economic indicators being marvels at various aspects of dominating. Economic means are Hinduism: "Hindu mythology is critical in determining livelihoods, very colorful, very complex, and so lifestyles, and one's future security- are its symbols. The dancing Shiva -and, therefore, the happiness--of is its most striking and perhaps the people governed by a political dominant symbol. It is the symbol system. of continuous metamorphosis, of A political system embraces the ceaseless becoming of life, also people's pursuance of, and right, to pre-condition for happiness. The happiness, called Gross National a symbol of fluidity and essentially happiness. A tremendous diversity masses enslaved by the intolerance- "Happiiness iis a natturall Happiness. Jews in Israel have a indefinable character of life… It is exists in the political systems and ridden fundamentalism of a faith very strong base of happiness in an enthralling metaphor to this affects people's happiness. A hardly come face-to-face with phenomenon and a fundamenttall one of its unique lifestyle systems: conceive of the Universe (and of political system is often led by the happiness. Kibbutzim. A Kibbutz (singular of our life in it) as the dancing Shiva." dominating cultural setting of a Intolerance, without a shadow riightt of allll humans, butt tthiis can be Kibbutzim) is a community that Some states are not ruled by country. Therefore, culture of doubt, is a volcano of violence integrates its socio-cultural and fundamentalists' ideologies, but emerges as a dominant factor when and violence has no room for affectted by tthe culltturall settttiing a economic values for its national are, instead, ruled by erroneous determining the happiness (or happiness. If a faith cultivates cause. All members from a Jewish socio-economic policies. They may unhappiness) of that country. violence, it can never pursue parttiicullar popullattiion of peoplle Kibbutz, in the Holy Land of Israel, be happy, but their happiness Happiness is a natural happiness. Such faiths nurture must share all the available remains at stake because it stems phenomenon and a fundamental inclusivism and exclusivism and, bellongs to. IIn our contemporary resources in order to create from a sustainable future that is right of all humans, but this can be therefore, place no sanctity on the satisfaction on an egalitarian basis. vibrant with blossoming hopes. affected by the cultural setting a lives of those who hail from worlld, happiiness, unforttunattelly, There are certain symbols that Happiness is nourished in the particular population of people different faiths. Humanity is have played significant role in the womb of the future. If the future is belongs to. In our contemporary ashamed of such faiths. Wherever appears tto be a sttatte matter, as iit evolution of various religions and full of hopes that are only possible world, happiness, unfortunately, intolerance-fueled faiths are, the vice versa. Religious symbols gently in a constant state of ecological appears to be a state matter, as it is masses experience ghastly iis dependent on state polliiciies. You touch the tentacles of our well-being, then happiness will dependent on state policies. You scenarios: the poisonous fangs of happiness. The dominant symbol prosper. However, due to the over- cannot witness happiness in violence, death creeping over land cannott wiittness happiiness iin nattiions of Christianity is the cross: Jesus exploitation of natural resources nations governed by the ideology in the form of deadly deserts, and was crucified on the Mount of and ecological disasters caused by of religious fundamentalism. insecure and uncertain futures, for governed by tthe iideollogy of Golgotha. How does this symbol the focus on economic growth, Intolerance operates in countries example. The existence values that affect our happiness? Polish happiness remains secondary. governed by rulers infected with are pregnant with happiness and relliigiious fundamentalliism." philosopher Henryk Skolimowski's Ecological well-being and social fundamentalism and it squeezes which prevail in other faiths or views on this symbol are as follows: well-being, indeed, go hand in happiness completely out of the religions are also intolerable to the "This is this symbol that has hand. lives of its population. There is no unruly mass of fundamentalism. pregnant with the values that are While Tibetan Buddhism has its ingrained in our consciousness. dearth of nations where freedom of Such masses, groups, or rulers, in vital for breeding happiness. spirituality and other deep human Through this symbol we are led to (The writer is a Professor of expression has become a subject of fact, are a challenge to happiness. Tibetan Buddhism and the values in order to nurture human think of life on earth as misery. Environmental Science at GB Pant intolerance. Happiness is non- Major religious cultures, Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan are happiness, the Buddhists in Bhutan What a contrast to the Hindu University of Agriculture and Technology. existent in an environment devoid including Buddhism, Hinduism, the most talked about cultures that have evolved another distinctive conception of life! And also to the He is author of books on environmental, of human freedom. Freedom is a Judaism, and Christianity, are cultivate bountiful happiness. dimension in the philosophy of Buddhist, as symbolised by the agroecological and eco-philosophical issues). :%  ,  (% :  

touched the distraught life of innumerate people in the US as well. In the philosophy expressed expounded by Osho, heavy importance was given to mindful medita- tion, freedom of thoughts and action and humour. It stood against all forms of reli- gious suppression and regarded most con- ventional religions as static and orthodox. Osho maintained that spiritual growth comes by flowing freely like wind and water, without resisting one's inner impulses and qualities. He believed that animals are Saumya Pande Mittal much healthier and peaceful than humans as the former live in complete harmony with oral values and beliefs are unique to the nature while human beings live a Mevery individual and to the social stressful artificial life. His idea of the 'new group to which he or she belongs. A per- man' or the modern man is one where mod- son's moral sense of right and wrong stems ern individuals are simple and ordinary. from the inherent value system in which These modern individuals completely that individual grows up. This in fact accept their physical and mental form with defines the essential difference between reli- grace and pleasure. They just live in the gion and spirituality. While religion instills moment and aspire for nothing extraordi- a strong judgement of ethical or unethical nary at all. There is therefore no negative in individuals, spiritual quest is all about feeling like envy, pride or frustration ger- independent beliefs and liberation. Religion minating in an individual's mind. Being requires a strong abidance to the rules of deeply connected to one's own heart and morality preached by it but spirituality is mind is the only concept of spirituality for only a process of discovering the meaning Osho. He famously said, "Find ecstasy of life. Religion mandates renunciation of within yourself. It is not out there. It is in things which it considers detrimental to your innermost flowering. The one you are abidance but spirituality begins by accep- looking for is you." tance not just of oneself but also the differ- Therefore each individual's spiritual ences between oneself and others. Being journey is unique. It is a reflection of all the spiritual is like inculcating an inner disci- experiences which he or she has built up in pline for being able to search answers to the the consciousness. The ultimate aim of spir- various intriguing questions about exis- itual quest is to find meaning and purpose tence. It does not require giving up of or of life within one self. No set of rules and abandoning of anything but paradoxically There are several schools of thought endless cycle of birth and death is by accept- state where all bodily sensations like cold no amount of dogmas can enable a person it means accepting everything with an where individuals and groups have sought ing what others perceive as prohibited and or heat, hunger or illness do not prevent to experience true liberation. Self accep- equal grace. There can simply not be any- spiritual enlightenment through rather forbidden. The entire purpose is to tran- them from proceeding on their spiritual tance and considering oneself a mere com- thing negative and positive or good and bad unconventional beliefs and practices. These scend social taboos through maintaining an path. Despite their isolation from general ponent of the nature opens up one's mind in the path towards spiritual awakening. All belief ecosystems may be hard for others to altered state of consciousness. For the fol- society, they feel really content from with- to the simple yet rewarding joys of life. It human emotions and instincts must be accept or respect due to their seemingly non lowers of this belief system universal truth in. also fosters a deeper connection with our regarded asemanating from nature itself and conformist character. However, in search of can be achieved only by surrendering one's Another unique and intriguing spiritu- fellow beings. There can be no single path not independently from it. Such an all self discovery and liberation it is not nec- ego completely and merging with the ele- al philosophy belongs to Osho's school of to spiritual wisdom and often the seeming- assimilating attitude necessitates winning essary to conform to established conven- ments of earth. By accepting with dignity thought. In this philosophy being complete- ly most offbeat belief systems also enable over one's own ego at the outset. An indi- tions. Being unconventional sometimes in everything which has been condemned by ly in harmony with nature by surrendering people to discover their spiritual selves in vidual yearning spiritual liberation has to fact strengthens the self determination society they believe that they become close totally to one's instincts and desires is the their own distinctive manner. consider himself/herself a minuscule man- and devotion towards spiritual pursuits. to nature. What others may deem as right way of achieving peace and happiness. ifestation of the larger universal order. All There is a sect in Hinduism which has extreme rituals and practices are routine for Osho was known in the 1970s and 80's for (Hailing from Dehradun, the author is a the desires, traits and emotional and phys- always stirred up intrigue and awe among them. They also believe in intoxicating his unconventional spiritual discourses graduate from Delhi School of Economics & ical abilities of an individual are natural as people. For this sect of devotees the way of themselves, which they believe helps them and meditative practices. His non tradition- a freelance content writer on social issues & they have been biologically ordained. attaining liberation or moksha from the meditate better. They eventually reach a al and open minded attitude towards life spirituality)

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The scoreboard would run away with the game read 217/4 in the 37th over as when Andile Phehlukwayo dis- Buttler walked into the crease. missed Roy against the run of The crowd was already in antic- play, caught by skipper du Plessis. ipation for another whirlwind fin- Walking in at number four, Morgan ish, but it wasn't to be on Thursday made his intentions very clear as he as Ngidi cleaned him up with a slow hit the second ball that he faced bouncer that the batsman dragged 1   (  from Phehlukwayo for a boundary. onto his stumps in the 42nd over. But even before the duo could Buttler (18) failed to read the pace  !%    strike a partnership, Kagiso Rabada of the ball and played his shot a tad sent back Root as a casual sliced bit early.   #5 5  drive off his bat found J.P. Duminy Moeen Ali (3) too departed in at backward point. 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