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NIRBHAYA RAPISTS TO HANG ON JAN 22: COURT Nirbhaya’s mom confident that court New Delhi, Jan 7 ual assault and murder. verdict will be in her favour (IANS) A Delhi court on One of the accused was Tuesday issued death a minor and appeared New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A Delhi warrants against all four before a juvenile justice Court on Tuesday reserved its or- convicts in the 2012 court, while another ac- der on the application seeking is- Nirbhaya gang-rape and cused committed suicide suance of death warrant against murder case with the in Tihar Jail.Four of the the four convicts in the Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged on convicts were sentenced Rape and murder case.Additional January 22. Patiala House Court Patiala House Court Additional Sessions Judge Additional Sessions Satish Kumar Arora while issuing the death Judge Satish Kumar Arora while issuing the warrants directed the convicts to be hanged on death warrants directed January 22 at 7 a.m. at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. the convicts to be hanged on January 22 at 7 a.m. at to death by a trial court Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora Delhi’s Tihar Jail. in September 2013, and was expected to pronounce the or- in her favour.The convicts will be mitted suicide in Tihar Jail.Four The four convicts are the verdict was con- der at 3.30 p.m.The mother of the produced before the court through of the convicts were sentenced to Pawan Gupta, Mukesh firmed by the Delhi High 23-year-old woman, who was gang video conferencing.All the six ac- death by a trial court in September Singh, Vinay Sharma the Supreme Court.The gangraped and tortured Court in March 2014 and raped and tortured on December cused were arrested and charged 2013, and the verdict confi rmed by and Akshay Thakur. The convicts can also sub- on December 16, 2012, upheld by the Supreme 16, 2012, that led to her death, told with sexual assault and murder. the Delhi High Court in March 2014 convicts’ lawyers have mit a mercy petition to which led to her death. Court in May 2017 which reporters that she was confi dent One of the accused was a minor and and upheld by the Supreme Court said that they will move the President.A 23-year- Six accused were arrest- also dismissed their re- that her wait of seven years will appeared before a juvenile justice in May 2017, which also dismissed a curative petition in old woman was brutally ed and charged with sex- view petitions. fi nally end and the verdict will be court, while another accused com- their review petitions. Owaisi demands attempt to murder ‘Hitler, is that you at Lok Kalyan Justice case against JNU attackers Marg?’: Cong mocks PM delivered in Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) he said.Owaisi said the po- Nirbhaya case: AIMIM president Asadud- lice failed to arrest the per- actions, propaganda machinery din Owaisi on Tuesday petrators even two days af- and the ways in which the BJP Congress demanded that attempt to ter the attack. “The attack functions reminds us of the dire murder cases be booked was carried by aliens who times during the peak of dictator- against those involved in had come in spaceships ship in Germany. Sunday’s attack on stu- from Mars and Venus. Our country is at a tipping dents at Jawaharlal Nehru The masked aliens point, now only Gandhiji’s vir- University. armed with iron rods and tues of ‘satya’ and ‘ahimsa’ can The Hyderabad MP told lathis silently walked into save us.”“The CAA clubbed with reporters that the masked the university and af- NRC reeks of the racial purity goons should be arrested, have protected the stu- ter the attack left in the laws passed by Hitler’s regime booked for attempt to dents,” he said.All India spaceships,” he remarked, which led to the planned exter- murder and trespass and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musli- ridiculing Akhil Bharatiya mination of millions of people. damages to the university meen (AIMIM) slammed Vidyarthi Parishad’s claim New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The who resides at Lok Kalyan Marg, We must ask ourselves, is the BJP property should be recov- Delhi police for booking that it is not behind the Congress has attacked the RSS as it compared statements made govt leading us down the same New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The ered from them. of cases against JNU Stu- attack.“Who is this joker and ruling BJP for the student by BJP leaders with that of the Na- path?” tweeted the Congress. Congress on Tuesday welcomed He also demanded dents Union President who has owned the re- violence in JNU and in Ahmed- zis.The party tweeted “The very Talking to IANS, Congress So- the decision in the Nirbhaya case resignation of JNU Vice- Ashe Ghosh. “I condemn sponsibility,” asked Owai- abad, saying the Modi govern- ideology of the RSS is inspired by cial Media head Rohan Gupta by a Delhi court which has is- Chancellor Jagadesh Ku- this. This is injustice. She si, reacting to reports that ment is similar to “Hitler rule”. Hitler and the ideas of the Nazis. said “this government is trying sued death warrants against the mar. “If he has any shame was injured in the attack a fringe group Hindu Rak- In a series of tweets, the Congress It comes as no surprise that the to impose its ideology on peo- four convicts and fi xed the date left, he should immedi- and instead of arresting sha Dal took responsibility said “Hitler, is that you at Lok present govt is trying to fulfi l the ple, and they have gone behind of their execution on January 22. ately resign. As the head of those who carried out the for the attack at JNU. Kalyan Marg?” taking a jibe at vision of their ideological lead- every dissenting voice and they Congress leader Alka Lamba the institution he should attack, police booked her,” .....Continue on Page 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi ers - the RSS. #BJPHitlerRaj”“The want to crush it. said “Though it took many years to come to the conclusion of the case but the fi nal justice has ‘Shameful’: Nobel laureate Kailash You cannot piggyback on someone been done to the daughter of this country and had the procedure not been delayed, justice would Satyarthi on JNU violence else’s case: SC to Bhushan have been given earlier, then the New Delhi, Jan 7 New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS)Chief daughters of Unnao and Hyder- (IANS) Nobel laureate Justice of India S.A. Bobde on abad could have been saved.” and child right activ- Tuesday questioned the locus ist Kailash Satyarthi on standi of an NGO represent- ing Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Tuesday termed the in- ed by senior lawyer Prashant Kant asked Bhushan to show if he cident “shameful” and Bhushan in a case seeking re- had fi led the complaint. The mat- “disgraceful”. opening of a closed corruption ter has been adjourned for two “Attacks on JNU stu- case against Karnataka Chief weeks.As explaining the chro- dents by masked goons Minister B.S. Yediyurappa nology of the client’s complaint, is utterly shameful. If our and senior Congress leader Bhushan said a representation daughters aren’t safe in D.K. Shivakumar.“You can- was made before the Karnataka girls hostels of universi- not piggy back, and you can’t Samudaya which has sought happened to your complaint Chief Minister, the Chief Justice ties like JNU and Jamia, ride on somebody’s shoulder,” to reopen a land denotifi ca- before the Lokayukta”, he asked intervened to say: “Your repre- there is nothing more the CJI told Bhushan, appear- tion case against Yediyurappa Bhushan.The bench headed by sentation to the Chief Minister is disgraceful,” Satyarthi ing for NGO Samaj Parivartan and Shivakumar.“Show us what the Chief Justice and compris- not the complaint. told IANS. erties. JNUSU President dents unions across the “Whoever these at- Aishe Ghosh was hit over country to restore peace. tackers are they can’t be her eye, with an iron road “In this situation of JNUSU demands V-C's removal students. All students or- and taken to the hospital. rising violence, anarchy New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) arthi Parishad and JNU unfolded in the campus ganisations must oppose Some teachers were and fear in universities, The JNU Students Union administration stands ex- over the past two months. violence,” he added. also injured in the vio- I urge the Hon’ble Prime has called for the imme- posed by the FIR fi led by Stating that the students Widespread violence lence, in which outsid- Minister Narendra Modi diate removal of Jawaha- JNU authorities against had been protesting broke out in JNU on ers were also allegedly to immediately initiate rlal Nehru University Vice 20 students who include peacefully for close to 70 Sunday with students, involved. direct and constructive Chancellor Mamidala the JNUSU President days over the fee hike, the including girls, were as- Satyarthi, whose Bach- dialogue with univer- Jagadesh Kumar and an and General Secretary. JNUSU claims that stu- saulted in their hostel pan Bachao Andolan be- sity students unions and inquiry into his activities. With confl icting accounts dents were being targeted rooms by masked mis- came a benchmark for national students’ bod- In a statement issued on emerging over who is re- by ABVP activists, some creants wielding wooden child rights, urged the ies across the country, Tuesday, JNUSU alleged sponsible for the violence, right-wing teaching staff and iron rods. They also Prime Minister to initiate to restore peace,” Saty- that the "saffron nexus" the JNUSU released its and campus security over vandalised other prop- a dialogue with all stu- arthi added. of Akhil Bharatiya Vidy- account of events that the last four days. Indian Horizon 2 City Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Surjewala targets 'Gujarat Protests influenced by pirated model' on children's deaths propaganda: Minister New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) accused the central gov- New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress spokesperson ernment of allegedly tar- Senior BJP leader and Randeep Surjewala lashed geting it. But on Tuesday, Union Minister Shri out at Gujarat Chief Min- Surjewala himself was Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on ister Vijay Rupani for chil- found questioning the Tuesday said here that dren's deaths at Rajkot same. the ongoing "protests are and also at the media for Earlier, the Congress influenced by pirated pro- the alleged inadequate slammed the BJP for the paganda". Naqvi said that coverage of it. death of children at Rajkot constitutional, religious, Surjewala tweeted: and Ahmedabad Hospi- social rights of every Indian "First 1235 innocent chil- tals in Gujarat where more were absolutely safe. There dren died in Rajkot, 375 than 200 infants have died is no threat or question children died in Gandhi- in the two hospitals. State mark to citizenship of any nagar-Ahmedabad. Four- Congress in-charge Rajiv Indian due to the Citizen- teen more innocent deaths Satav had said: "When will ship Amendment Bill or in the last 5 days. Where is the Prime Minister and any other legislation. Vijay Rupani, the head of the Home Minister will Speaking to reporters country through "philoso- the Citizenship Bill even the youths not to be in- Modi's 'Gujarat model' dia asking, "Along with the Ironically his party lead- break their silence on the Naqvi said that the pro- phy of Jhuthmev Jayate" though the Bill meant to fluenced by "misinforma- missing?" But Surjewala BJP's silence, the media er Rahul Gandhi has on deaths of children, while tests are conspiracy by which will "definitely be provide citizenship and tion", instead become part didn't stop there. He went is also silent, what are the multiple occasions sought they boast of work done in some people to disturb defeated". These "protests not to take away citizen- of the effort to strengthen on to train guns at the me- reasons?" to defend the media and Gujarat." the fabric of communal influenced by pirated pro- ship of any person. Naqvi communal harmony and harmony and unity of the paganda" were targeting appealed to students and unity of the country.

Three Delhi govt Delhi: Chandni Chowk smallest, schools among Those spreading anarchy top 10 in India Matiala biggest electorate rankings will be exposed: Javadekar New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) the model code of conduct by large scale protests As Delhi goes to polls, ev- has come into play with New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A across India. ery constituency matters. immediate effect. The na- Delhi government school has He also claimed: But very few would know tional poll watchdog has been ranked No. 1 among all "The Congress, which that Matiala is the biggest also published the final government-run day schools has been using the mi- constituency among the electoral list, informing in the country, while two oth- norities as vote bank 70 seats, while Chandni that 1, 47,03,692 electors ers have made it to the top 10. for decades, is now Chowk of Old Delhi is are eligible to cast their The rankings were released trying to divide the the smallest. There are franchise in the Delhi elec- last week by an education por- country on communal 4,19,935 voters in Ma- tions to decide the fate of tal, Education World, in the lines." tiala constituency. It has constituents. In total it has Assembly will go to the candidates of AAP, BJP and 'Indian School Ranking 2019'. He directly hit out 1,53,364 female constitu- 1,25,172 eligible voters. polls in a single phase Congress -- the three key Delhi government school Raj- at former Assam Chief ents and 2,26,556 male The second largest constit- on February 8, while the parties in the fray. There kiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya Minister Tarun Gogoi constituents. Chandni uency in terms of elector- counting of votes will take are 13,750 polling stations (RPVV), Sector 10, Dwarka, has for his controversial Chowk on the other hand ate is Vikaspuri which has place on February 11, the in Delhi, a 16.89 per cent been ranked No. 1 in the list tweet. He was refer- has just 56,315 female con- 3,98,229 voters in totality. Election Commission said increase over the 11,763 released by Education World, ring to a tweet by Go- stituents and 68,841 male The 70-member Delhi on Monday, adding that polling stations in 2015. a portal for educators, teach- goi where the Con- ers and parents, which comes gress leader made the out with national rankings New Delhi, Jan 7 has accepted India's "Hindu Jinnah" com- for schools every year. While (IANS) Hitting out stance. ment. He added that You cannot piggyback on someone RPVV Lajpat Nagar moved at the opposition on "Some people are Sunday's JNU violence up one place to fifth position, Tuesday, Union Minis- spreading anarchy was already being in- RPVV Rohini broke into the ter Prakash Javadekar and misconceptions vestigated. Amid the else's case: SC to Prashant Bhushan top 10 at seventh place. Delhi accused them of creat- in the country. Soon protests against the Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- ing disturbance in the these people will be attack at the campus New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) wal congratulated the teachers country, and asserted exposed," Javadekar there were a few post- The Chief Justice of India and principals of these schools that there is peace in said in the wake of ers and slogans also S. A. Bobde Tuesday ques- for their efforts. Kashmir and the world JNU violence followed raised on Kashmir. tioned the locus standi of an NGO represented by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan in a case seeking reopen- Twitterati war of words over ing of a closed corruption case against Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and senior Congress leader Jan 8 Bharat bandh D. K. Shivakumar. "You cannot piggy back, New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) fascist government has ed: "I don't want my tax quite understand the mo- and you can't ride on some- A day before the nation- to be shown its place." money to be used for tive for strikes. Nothing is body's shoulder," the Su- wide strike called by the One user tweeted: "Our nefarious activities... we going to change if you sit preme Court Tuesday told central trade unions to democracy is designed to support Bharat bandh." back instead. No Bharat advocate Prashant Bhushan, protest against the al- speak truth to the powers Another remarked: "We bandh," wrote one user. appearing for NGO Samaj Surya Kant asked Bhushan to is not the complaint. The complaint, you cannot piggy leged 'anti-people' poli- that be. Support #bharat- don't want Bharat bandh. A post read: "For its de- Parivartan Samudaya NGO, show if he had filed the com- counsel for the respondent back and cannot ride on cies of the government, bandh "And if the govern- We are sick and tired mands the communists who sought to reopen a land plaint. The matter has been said this representation was someone else's complaint." many Twitter users ment fails to fulfill even a of the violence and we should go to China or denotification case against adjourned for two weeks. made after the High Court The court queried Bhushan on Tuesday expressed single demand... show are sick and tired of the Russia. Why India" com- Yediyurappa and Shivaku- While explaining the order, which quashed the that the complainant has support to the 'bandh' them the TRUE POWER bandhs...." mented another user. A mar. "Show us what hap- chronology of the client's Lokayukta chargesheet." withdrawn the complaint in while others opposed it. Of DEMOCRACY." "Try every trick in the Twitter user said: "We do pened to your complaint be- complaint, Bhushan said a The Chief Justice said: the matter, and what was the #BharatBandh trended Those opposed to the book, call for a #Bharat- not support the Bharat fore the Lokayukta", said the representation was made "You are not at all clear what reason in the delay for mov- with 2,630 tweets. proposed strike were Bandh tomorrow, for bandh... why should the Chief Justice S. A. Bobde to before the Karnataka Chief happened to your case...and ing the apex court. The court A user wrote: "We sup- also quite vocal in their what? This is getting scar- poor suffer for your poli- Bhushan. The bench headed Minister. The Chief Justice we are not asking about your aslo asked him to explain port Bharat bandh... a views. One user assert- ier day by day...I don't tics?" by ChieJustice and compris- intervened: "Your represen- role. We want to know what what they were doing during ing Justices B. R. Gavai and tation to the chief minister did the Lokayukta do on your the pendency. Relax aviation ownership, control rules to attract more FDI: Whitepaper

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) To trol (SOEC) clause bars any for- overhaul), ground handling "The way out of this would attract greater foreign capital eign investor from taking com- and aircraft purchase. "This be to encourage greater for- into the country's aviation sec- plete control of an airline, run would provide much-needed eign investment into the sector tor, the Centre should consider by a board that has two-third cheaper funds to the sector, a by easing the FDI inflow norms to ease the ownership and members as Indians. large part of which is in need in the sector, and help build control rules of the industry, Incidentally, in the last of an infusion of funds. Even up a strong aviation financing a whitepaper on the steps re- Budget speech in July 2019, Fi- the national carrier Air India centre, dedicated for financ- quired to prop-up the sector nance Minister Nirmala Sithar- is surviving on bail-outs by the ing only to the aviation sector. said. The paper said the move aman had said that the govern- government," the paper said. "This will not only ease the to ease regulatory norms and ment proposed to hike the FDI Currently, the sector is in a debt-ridden sector, but with it enhance FDI limit will give ac- limit in domestic air carriers grip of heavy debt burden and would come the best manage- cess to "much-needed cheaper from the current 49 per cent. accumulating losses, despite ment practices and improved funds to the sector". As of now, 100 per cent FDI is the fact that passenger traffic technologies which are being Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, At present, the Substantial allowed under automatic route has grown phenomenally over deployed worldwide," the pa- Shri Prakash Javadekar presenting the first International Yoga Day Media Awards, at a function, in New Delhi. The Minister of State Ownership and Effective Con- for MRO (maintenance, repair, the last decade. per said. for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Defence, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and the Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 8, 2020 State 3 BJP flaunts 60 names to prove Bollywood meet not a damp squib Nirbhaya verdict will act as

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) While BJP's Pralhad Kakkar, eminent photographer outreach to film industry on January 5 in Atul Kasbekar, Fukre Director Mrigh Deep a five star hotel in Mumbai on the issue Singh Lamba, Hindi film Director Aruna deterrent: Kejriwal, Sisodia of Citizenship Act has been dubbed as a Raje were also among those who attended damp squib with A-listers like lyricist Javed the event. New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Akhtar, filmmaker and actor Farhan Akhtar, After the event, ad filmmaker Prahlad Delhi Chief Minister Arvind filmmaker Kabir Khan giving it a miss, BJP Kakar threw his weight behind CAA citing Kejriwal and his deputy sources claim quite the contrary. even America has a religious persecution Manish Sisodia on Tuesday "Several renowned Bollywood icons like law. Singer Shaan said after the event that welcomed the Nirbhaya Bhushan Kumar, Prasoon Joshi, Anu Malik, he felt "much more reassured and relieved" verdict, saying it will act as Kailash Kher, Shaan, Kunal Kohli and Ran- after the interaction on CAA. Facing similar a deterrent to such heinous vir Shorey were among those who came for heat like Shorey did for merely attending crimes. Kejriwal also said the meet," claimed BJP sources. the event, Shaan replied to his critics, "We the verdict will be a lesson CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi, producers were there for a dialogue and to put forth for all those who mistreat Ritesh Sidhwani and Bhushan Kumar, di- thoughts and fears... we were heard and women. "People will be rector Abhishek Kapoor and actor Ranvir given sufficient information and explana- scared that, even though Shorey were among the Bollywood person- tion. Don't turn everything dirty." little late, the law will give alities who attended a special meeting with IANS has reliably learnt that guests them punishment and jus- Union minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday. came thirty minutes ahead for the 8 p.m. tice will be served," Kejri- The invite was on behalf of both Goyal and meeting and stayed till 12 midnight. Re- wal said while addressing a Baijayant Jay Panda, BJP Vice President. plying to certain criticism that many town hall meeting here. After attending the four-hour interactive were selectively not invited, a BJP source He called it a victory session, Shorey expressed happiness at the said, "The reports are baseless and are and said it has fulfilled a government reaching out to clear miscon- contradictory in nature by claiming on big wish of the people. "All ceptions about the Citizenship Amend- the one hand that 'people did not attend' were waiting very eagerly ment Act, that sparked off nationwide and on the other, they are stating that for the verdict," he said. protests, calling it discriminatory. Shorey 'people were not invited'." Giving exam- Speaking to the media came under intense heat for attending ples, the source cited names of Tapsee separatly, Sisodia said in this case, what would day issued death warrants the convicts be hanged on charged with sexual assault the event which was followed by a dinner. Pannu, Rajkumar Rao, Imtiaz Ali, Jaaved people were looking at happen in the rest (such against the all four convicts January 22 at 7 a.m. The and murder. One of the Soon after he took to Twitter to assert, "The Jafari, Kangana Ranaut, Sonu Sood as this case as a standard. cases)," he said. in the Nirbhaya rape and 23-year-old woman was accused was a minor and word "scrumptious" was nowhere on my those who were invited and were keen "The incident had shaken He also said the efforts murder case. Issuing the gangraped and tortured on appeared before a juvenile invitation, and I skipped dinner last night. to attend. However, the source claims, the entire nation. People of Nirbhaya's parents and death warrants, Additional December 16, 2012, which justice court, while another Would have skipped the meeting too, if it they regretted giving it a miss because were saying that if the their lawyers had paid off. Sessions Judge Satish Ku- led to her death. All the six accused committed suicide would help the situation in any way. But I they were not in Mumbai on the given convicts were not hanged A Delhi Court on Tues- mar Arora directed that accused were arrested and in Tihar Jail. know the commies will keep protesting in- day. Calling it a "grand success", the BJP stead of talking. #CAAProtests" Following source expressed happiness at being able Pune Police's won Twitterati hearts space on its rear registra- ficRules #TrafficViolation." marked: "There are so media reports that the outreach event was to dispel a lot of "misconceptions" re- with its witty replies on tion number plate. Police It got 248 retweets and 2K many Kings and Queens "ignored", a BJP source cited names of as garding the Citizenship Amendment Act, witty replies the micro blogging plat- tagged the tweet and re- likes. One user replied to @ riding bikes in Pune." One much as 60 people from the industry who which seeks to help Hindu, Sikh, Jain, amuse Twitterati form. It all started when plied on @PuneCityPolice: PuneCityPolice: "Whoever user posted a picture of a attended the do on January 5. Apart from Buddhist, Christian and Parsi refugees a user posted a picture of "His Highness will unfor- is handling the account, high-end car with Sai writ- the established names of the industry ear- from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangla- Pune, Jan 7 (IANS) Pune a scooter with a crown's tunately have to oblige us deserves appreciation. @ ten on the rear registration lier quoted by a BJP source, ad film maker desh to obtain Indian Citizenship. Police on Tuesday again picture taking much of the with a challan soon! #Traf- CPPuneCity."On user re- number plate. Amit Khanna's book integrates Twitterati rally against gender all fields of creative media bias in corporate world New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) In the wake of a family their turn?" "Discrimination on the basis of gender New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) "Words. 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In a first, Delhi to have AI Justice delivered, says Javedkar Cold not over, on Nirbhaya verdict mercury may dip New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape equipped polling stations Union Minister for Information and murder case and set 7 a.m. again in Delhi and Broadcasting Prakash Ja- on January 22 for execution at New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) In a vedkar has welcomed the court Delhi's Tihar Jail. New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) rakhand and some parts first, the February 8 Delhi Assem- decision in the Nirbhaya case. The court has given 14 days After a biting cold spell in of Punjab, Haryana, Rajas- bly polls will have 11 Artificial In- "Justice delivered to #Nirbha- for legal recourse, which in- the national capital in the than and Uttar Pradesh)." telligence (AI) equipped polling ya," Javedkar tweeted. "A Delhi cluded filing of mercy plea to first week of the year, tem- On Tuesday, the city was constituencies, one from each Court's verdict to execute 4 the President. peratures on Tuesday im- also expected to experi- district in the national capital, convicts will empower women Patiala House Court Addi- proved with the minimum ence gusting winds at the Delhi Election Commission and strengthen people's faith tional Sessions Judge Satish Ku- temperatures recorded at the speed of up to 20-25 said on Tuesday, adding that QR on judiciary". #nirbhayaver- mar Arora issued the death war- 13 degrees Celsius. North- kmph. The maximum was code enabled digital photo voter dict," the Minister said. The rants to Pawan Gupta, Mukesh ern India likely to expected expected to hover around slips will save a lot of time which court on Tuesday issued death Singh, Vinay Sharma and Ak- spells of showers between 18 degrees Celsius. goes in finding out voters' names warrants to all the four convicts shay Thakur. January 7 and 9, bringing There were a brief spell in the electoral rolls. down the temperature of of drizzle on Monday. Speaking to the media, Ran- Delhi. The India Meteoro- With light showers ex- bir Singh, Delhi's Chief Electoral logical Department earlier pected in next 24 hours, Officer, said, "Voters will be pro- tweeted: "Latest satellite the mercury was expected vided with digital photo voter image shows convective to dip again over the next slips for the first time. The slips clouds over northwest three to four days with will have QR code. Earlier, a lot ful, we will establish more such having the facility. However, vot- India (Jammu & Kashmir, showers predicted in Na- of time was wasted in finding booths the next time. The digital ers will have to carry one identity Himachal Pradesh, Utta- tional Capital Region. out voters' names in the electoral photo voter slip can be down- card with them. For the first time, rolls. The new technology will loaded from the Digital Vault in voters can carry mobile phones NAME CHANGE help save that time. The names of the menu and will work only in inside the polling booth but only ON WEDNESDAY, THE 22nd JANUARY, 2020 AT 10.30 A.M. COMMANDER WORKS ENGINEER the 11 constituencies where this electronic form in those polling up to the polling official using (AIR FORCE) MES, PALAM, DELHI CANTT-10. facility will be available are yet to stations where the booth app is the booth app and use it instead UNSERVICEABLE BER EQPTS/ SCRAP/SAL- be finalised." used." of printed copy. After that, they VAGE STORES ETC. LYING WITH G.E. (AF) PALAM AND G.E.(AF) SUBROTO PARK, DELHI Singh further said: "Digital The technology was recently will have to submit their mobiles CANTT. THE BIDDERS ARE REQUESTED TO photo voter slips can be down- used in the five-phase Jharkhand in the lockers provided on those INSPECT THE STORES IN ADVANCE AT loaded from the Voter Helpline Assembly elections held in No- polling booths," said Singh. The ABOVE G.E.s AND BID AT C.W.E. (AF) PALAM. 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FOR DETAILS seen in picture, This award is a platform to celebrate kids talent and CONTACT:NIADAR MALL JAI KRISHEN, GOVT. the app. digital photo voter slip which will of votes will take place on Febru- AUCTIONEERS, A-455, DEFENCE COLONY, "If the experiment is success- be scanned at the polling booth ary 11. power in different categories such as dancing, music, arts, writing, NEW DELHI. PHONE:011-24334690. acting, modeling, science, innovation, sports etc. Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 8, 2020 South 4 Saba Karim’s son DMK walks YSRCP MLA’s car damaged in detained after car out of the hits pedestrian attack by Amaravati farmers Assembly over however, pelted stones Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Before he could ap- on other vehicles. Ramak- A 24-year-old woman ply the brakes, she was CAA rishna Reddy later blamed pedestrian was knocked knocked down by his car opposition Telugu Desam down by a car driven by and was badly injured, Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) For the Party (TDP) for the attack. former cricketer Saba said the sources. second day in succession members He said TDP workers in the Karim’s son near Kemp’s Identified later as Sid- of the DMK led by party President guise of farmers attacked Corner junction in south dhi M., she was rushed to M.K. Stalin on Tuesday walked out him and injured his gun- Mumbai, here on Tuesday the Jaslok Hospital nearby of the Assembly after the Speaker man. morning, police sources in an unconscious state P. Dhanapal denied him chance to YSRCP leader R.K. Roja said. and is undergoing treat- speak on Citizenship (Amendment) condemned the attack on The incident occurred ment. Act (CAA). her colleague and said TDP when Saba Karim and his The mishap occurred The Leader of the Opposition in leaders were resorting to son Fidel, in his mid-20s, amid thin traffic and the the Tamil Nadu Assembly Stalin such attacks to save their were proceeding from extent of the injuries she raised the issue of CAA and said the Amaravati, Jan 7 (IANS) ber of Legislative Assembly damaging the car’s window ill-gotten property in Ama- Kemp’s Corner towards suffered is not immedi- house pass a resolution on the mat- Amaravati farmers protest- belonging to YSR Congress panes. The farmers had ravati. south Mumbai, around ately known. ter. ing against three capitals Party (YSRCP) at Chinaka- surrounded the vehicle but YSRCP spokesman Am- 6.30 a.m. Police are waiting for The party had earlier submitted a proposal on Tuesday at- kani near Guntur. the driver sped it away. The bati Rambabu held TDP Suddenly, as Fidel her to regain conscious- letter to the Assembly Secretariat for tacked car of a ruling YS- The MLA’s gunman got MLA escaped unhurt in the President N. Chandrababu Karim drove in the third ness and record her state- a resolution on the CAA. RCP MLA and damaged it. down from the car and tried incident. Naidu responsible for the lane trying to overtake an- ment before initiating fur- The Speaker Dhanapal told Stalin Farmers, who were stag- to clear the way. During an The incident led to high attack on the MLA and other vehicle, a female pe- ther proceedings against that the issue is under his consider- ing blockade on Chennai- argument with the farmers, tension in the area as po- demanded action against destrian who was crossing Fidel Karim, who has been ation and a decision will be taken on Kolkata national highway, he allegedly manhandled a lice undertook a baton him. He alleged that Naidu the road suddenly came in detained, according to the that. Following this the DMK mem- stopped the car of P. Ra- farmer. Angry over this the charge to disperse the was provoking people to front of his vehicle. sources. bers walked out of the assembly. makrishna Reddy, a Mem- protestors pelted stones, protestors. The farmers, create unrest in the region. Pune Police’s witty Tussle for Kerala woman pleads for ‘IS Kuttanadu sympathiser’ daughter lodged in Kabul replies amuse Twitterati Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 “I want to know the truth on These 19 included 10 men, assembly seat (IANS) A hapless Kerala moth- who were behind my daugh- six women and three children Pune, Jan 7 (IANS) Pune are so many Kings and Pune Police is gearing up Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) All three er on Tuesday begged the ter. I have already shared and of these, most of them Police on Tuesday again Queens riding bikes in on the social media in a political fronts in Kerala -- the Congress-led Centre to see that her daugh- whatever information I had hail from Kasargode and a few won Twitterati hearts with Pune.” very nice way. Shall help United Democratic Front (UDF), CPI-M led ter Nimisha who was a Islamic with the NIA. I really want to from Palakkad districts and its witty replies on the mi- One user posted a pic- improve police-citizen re- Left Democratic Front and the Bharatiya Janata State (IS) supporter and cur- know how, and what hap- includes Christian and Hindu cro blogging platform. It all ture of a high-end car lations. “Hope that is also party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rently lodged in a jail in Kabul pened to my daughter and converts. started when a user posted with Sai written on the maintained on road in ac- -- are in quandary about the selection of candi- is brought back to India. who were behind mislead- While in the past two years, a picture of a scooter with rear registration number tual. Great move.” dates for the soon to be announced Kuttanadu Bindhu told the media that ing her. The entire evidence a few of those who had joined a crown’s picture taking plate. “What have you to A netizen tweeted: “Se- Assembly constituency bypoll. she too heard the news that of what happened to her is in IS were reportedly killed, ac- much of the space on its say about this?” he asked. napati ne Rajkumar ko The seat fell vacant after the three-time sit- her daughter along with nine Kerala, so the Centre should cording to their relatives, who rear registration number Prompt came the reply: hi dabocha! Just reading ting legislator Thomas Chandy, the Kerala chief other Indian widows of for- bring back my daughter and got information about it and plate. Police tagged the “Action has taken on your Pune Police tweets make of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) passed mer IS activists are currently others,” said Bindhu. the husbands of the three Ker- tweet and replied on @ complaint. An e-challan me feel so positive! Else- away last month. He had defeated Kerala Con- lodged in a jail at Kabul. Among the ten include Ni- ala ladies were among those PuneCityPolice: “His High- no... issued to the violator.” where, many of the police- gress (Mani) candidate Jacob Abraham by 4,891 “I beg the Centre to take misha and two other Kerala who have been killed. ness will unfortunately And Pune Police replied: men do not treat citizens votes in the 2016 Assembly polls. steps to see that my daughter ladies - Nabeesa and Maria. It was in 2016 that Bindhu, have to oblige us with a “All heading to meet the the same way! Lots of love On Tuesday Chandy’s wife wrote to the CPI- and others who are lodged in The news of Keralites join- who is settled near Manaca- challan soon! #TrafficRules same fate!””Promptness and wishes.” “How about M state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and a jail in Kabul is brought back ing IS surfaced after the Kerala du in the state capital ap- #TrafficViolation.” of Pune Police - 100%; this Radha?” tweeted one Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that neither she to India. I am an Indian and I government contacted vari- proached Chief Minister Pina- It got 248 retweets and humour of Pune Police - user who posted a picture nor their children were interested to contest want the due process of Indi- ous central agencies - IB, NIA, rayi Vijayan seeking his help 2K likes. One user re- 1,000%,” posted one user. of another car with ‘Rad- the polls and it should be given to his brother an law to look into what they RAW in 2016 about the verac- to locate her daughter who plied to @PuneCityPolice: One Twitter user tweeted ha’ written on the regis- Thomas K. Thomas. did. I do not want my daugh- ity of reports about 19 miss- had gone missing. “Whoever is handling the a praise: “The person be- tration number plate. An- However, this request by Chandy’s wife has ter to be tried in an alien ing people from the state and But later it was known that account, deserves appreci- hind this Twitter handle other user replied: “Seems taken the NCP by surprise and it came at a country and I have full faith according to some of the rela- Nimisha has got married to ation. @CPPuneCity.”One is awesome.” A post read: like Radha doesn’t belong time when they were getting ready to identify in the laws of my country,” tives they are believed to have her friend Eeza, a Christian user remarked: “There “After Mumbai Police, to the weaker sections. Chandy’s successor. pleaded Bindhu. joined the IS. who had converted to Islam.

Athawale demands probe into JNU violence ‘What happened in JNU could giri’. What they (treasury benches) say becomes law... Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Union system. I strongly condemn the that such incidents do not recur in happen in Goa Assembly’ They have the numbers,” Minister of State for Social Justice incidents,” Athawale said, adding future and the government must Sardesai said at a joint press Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday de- he will soon visit the varsity cam- remain vigilant against such ele- Panaji, Jan 7 (IANS) Ac- JNU could happen in the conference called by oppo- manded a thorough investigation pus. ments,” Athawale said. cusing the BJP-led coalition Goa Assembly soon. “What sition leaders after their plea into the attacks on students and The minister said that whoso- The RPI(A) leader’s statement government in Goa of using is happening in JNU (Jawa- to move an adjournment teachers in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Ne- ever may be the masked perpe- came as protests erupted all over “brute force” of numbers to harlal Nehru University in motion to discuss the ongo- hru University on Sunday. trators of the violence, they must India including Maharashtra on push their agenda through, Delhi) can happen tomor- ing Mhadei interstate water “Such an attack on a renowned be arrested and stringent action the JNU violence since late Sun- former Deputy Chief Minis- row in the Assembly here. sharing dispute was disal- university like the JNU is a blot on should be initiated against them. day, and continued for the second ter Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday The symptoms are very lowed by Speaker Rajesh the country’s democratic political “This is imperative to ensure day in Mumbai. said that what happened in much the same. It is ‘dada- Patnekar earlier.

Communist Party of In- Goa Speaker disallows BJP ally, tribal parties revive dia-Marxist, the Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti ant-CAA stir in Tripura Parishad (TRUGP), the adjournment motion on Mhadei state’s oldest tribal-based Agartala, Jan 7 (IANS) Party of Tripura (INPT), tribal population will be party, have been de- Panaji, Jan 7 (IANS) Goa As- government, the motion was dis- Mhadei river was of urgent impor- Around 250 tribals be- which called off the ant- reduced further and their manding that the north- sembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar allowed. Patnekar also urged the tance, because the river was the longing to various parties CAA stir on December 11 traditional life, culture east be kept out of the on Tuesday disallowed a plea Opposition to make use of other lifeline of Goa. Earlier, in his ad- were arrested for “unlaw- after a meeting with Chief and economy -- already CAA. moved by 10 opposition legisla- “parliamentary avenues” at their dress to legislators, Goa Governor ful assembly” while pro- Minister Biplab Kumar under pressure -- would Tribal Welfare and For- tors, for an adjournment motion disposal to raise the issue. Satya Pal Malik said that the state testing against the Citi- Deb, resumed the protest be endangered,” Deb- est Minister and IPFT to discuss the perils faced by Goa After the Speaker’s ruling, the government was making efforts to zenship Amendment Act and held a protest here barma, a former legisla- General Secretary Mevar in the face of attempts made by Opposition raised slogans and prevent diversion of the Mhadei (CAA), here on Tuesday. on Tuesday. tor, said. Kumar Jamatia told IANS Karnataka to divert the waters of placards persisting in their de- river outside its basin. Activists of the Indig- The JMACAB has been JMACAB convener An- that they would continue the Mhadei river and the Central mands to discuss the Mhadei is- “My government is conscious enous People’s Front of demanding that Tripura thony Debbarma said the sit-in till the demands Government’s apathy vis a vis the sue, before the Speaker called about Mhadei, an issue which af- Tripura (IPFT), a junior and other northeastern after a meeting Union were met. issue. Soon after the Governor’s the House to close. “We want a fects every Goan. Mhadei water partner in the Bharatiya states be kept out of the Home Minister Amit The IPFT has also been address during the one-day ses- discussion because Goa has been dispute between Maharashtra, Janata Party-led govern- CAA purview. Shah on December 12, demanding a separate sion of the state legislative as- cheated, the constitutional head Karnataka and Goa is about shar- ment in the state, have Animesh Debbarma, the group met the Chief state for tribals since sembly, which had been specially of the state himself is saying. We ing water of interstate river. Efforts started sit-in on Monday chief of the National Minister on December 18 2009 by upgrading the convened for ratification of a cen- want that this adjournment mo- of my government are to prevent at Khumulwng, head- Conference of Tripura and January 2, but noth- TTAADC, and inclusion tral law seeking extension of res- tion should be taken up,” Goa For- water diversion outside the river quarters of the Tripura (NCT), a part of the JMA- ing happened. of “Kokborok”, the tribal ervation to ST and SC communi- ward president and Fatorda MLA basin,” Malik said. The Goa Gov- Tribal Areas Autonomous CAB, said 80 years ago the “Shah assured anoth- language, into the 8th ties in legislatures, Patnekar gave Vijai Sardesai told the Speaker, ernment has opposed the project District Council (TTA- indigenous tribals were er meeting within De- Schedule of the Constitu- his ruling on the plea. while referring to a recent com- claiming diversion of water from ADC). in majority. But they were cember. But even after tion. In his ruling, Patnekar said, that ment by Goa Governor Satya Pal the Mhadei basin through the Ka- The Joint Movement now only one third of the a month, we have not The TTAADC has juris- since assembly had been sum- Malik, who had said Goa was be- lasa-Banduri canal, would cause Against Citizenship state’s four million popu- received any intimation diction over two-thirds moned for a special purpose and ing cheated of water in context of “ecological devastation” in the (Amendment) Bill (JMA- lation, he said. from Delhi,” he said. of Tripura’s 10,491 sq the matter raised in the plea for the Mhadei issue. Leader of Op- coastal state, where nearly half the CAB), a group of many “If the Bangladeshi ref- The JMACAB and vari- km area, home to over adjournment motion was linked position Digambar Kamat also population of 1.5 million depends tribal parties, led by the ugees are given citizen- ous tribal parties, includ- 12,16,000 people, mostly to issues related to the central said, that the matter related to the on Mhadei river water. Indigenous Nationalist ship as per the CAA, the ing the tribal front of the tribals. Indian Horizon 5 NATION Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Punjab CM decries remark on Wife held for giving pistol safety of Sikhs in India to accused in courtroom Mainpuri, Jan 7 Vinod who is absconding. Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) led coalition government at they should take a stand on the (IANS) Police have ar- “When the victim’s fam- Punjab Chief Minister Ama- the Centre, of which they are issue, and SAD chief Sukhbir rested the wife of a mur- ily members were ques- rinder Singh on Tuesday ex- a part. Badal should also ask his wife, der accused who shot tioned, they told different pressed deep concern over the Unlike Pakistan, India had Harsimrat Kaur Badal, to re- himself in the leg inside stories,” Circle Officer Akal Takht acting Jathedar’s always taken pride in be- sign immediately as a Union the courtroom in Main- (Mainpuri city) Abhay remarks that Sikhs were not ing a secular nation, with no Minister, the Chief Minister puri on Monday with a Narain Singh said. safe even in India, and asked discrimination on religious said. pistol given by his wife. Seven cops including the Takht to put pressure on grounds, said Amarinder Amarinder Singh said while Manish’s wife Seema two inspectors, two male the Akalis to sever all ties with Singh, adding that any feeling some incidents here and there Yadav broke down during constables, a woman ‘Hitler, is that you at the ruling alliance at the Cen- among the Sikh community could not be construed to be a interrogation and con- constable and two other tre, which had been unable to that they were not secure here case of Sikhs not being safe in fessed that she carried local intelligence con- ensure a sense of safety among was a matter of grave concern. India, perception was as im- the pistol in her petticoat. stables have also been Lok Kalyan Marg?’: the minorities in the country. If Sikhs were feeling insecure portant as reality. The weapon was provid- arrested for criminal While he himself did not in this country, as stated by the The Sikhs had lived through ed to her by her brother conspiracy in the case. agree with the Akal Takht acting Jathedar of Akal Takht, a very dark period in the Vinod. Seven cops including two Cong mocks PM Jathedar’s remarks that Sikhs Giani Harpreet Singh, then it 1980s and any feeling of be- A case was registered inspectors, two male con- were not safe in India, the was the dispensation at the ing at the receiving end in any against Seema on charges stables, a woman con- New Delhi, Jan 7 that the present govt is Chief Minister said that if Centre which was to blame, he way would revive their sense of criminal conspiracy, stable and two other local (IANS) The Congress has trying to fulfil the vision he did feel that way then he stressed. of fear, which would be det- charges to injure, dis- intelligence constables attacked the RSS and of their ideological lead- should take up the matter with Given that the Akalis claim to rimental to the community’s honesty and she was later have also been arrested ruling BJP for the stu- ers - the RSS. #BJPHitler- the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) be the custodians of the Sikh interest, as well as that of the arrested. Police teams for criminal conspiracy in dent violence in JNU and Raj” and ask them to leave the BJP- religion, and the community, nation, he added. are now searching for the case. in Ahmedabad, saying “The actions, propa- the Modi government is ganda machinery and similar to “Hitler rule”. the ways in which the Trinamool passes no-trust In a series of tweets, BJP functions reminds Odisha varsity postpones the Congress said “Hit- us of the dire times dur- ler, is that you at Lok ing the peak of dictator- motion in Bhatpara civic Kalyan Marg?” taking ship in Germany. Our Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) A no- cedure Code were imposed and exams for nationwide strike a jibe at Prime Minis- country is at a tipping confidence motion moved by the Rapid Action Force and a Bhubaneswar, Jan examinations will be es in Odisha have also ter Narendra Modi who point, now only Gandhi- Trinamool Congress members large posse of police personnel 7 (IANS) Utkal Uni- notified later. announced to stay off resides at Lok Kalyan ji’s virtues of ‘satya’ and against BJP-ruled Bhatpara were deployed in the munici- versity in Odisha on Several Central roads on Wednesday. Marg, as it compared ‘ahimsa’ can save us.” Municipality Chairman Sourav pality premises to prevent any Tuesday declared to trade unions called A decision in this re- statements made by BJP “The CAA clubbed with Singh was passed by a 19-0 breach of peace. postpone the exami- for the shutdown on gard was taken by the leaders with that of the NRC reeks of the racial margin in a special session of BJP leader and Barrackpore nations scheduled to a 14-point charter of bus owners on safety Nazis. purity laws passed by the civic body called under the Lok Sabha MP Arjun Singh said be held on Wednes- demands, including reasons, sources said. The party tweeted “The Hitler’s regime which directive of the Calcutta High his party councillors kept away day due to the nation- social security, mini- The police said a very ideology of the RSS led to the planned ex- Court. from the session as the saffron wide strike called by mum wages and em- total of 15 platoons is inspired by Hitler and termination of millions Five days back, the motion had outfit has already moved the Su- major trade unions ployment, among oth- of forces will be de- the ideas of the Nazis. of people. We must ask been passed by an identical mar- preme Court on the issue. against alleged anti- ers. The Odisha unit ployed to maintain It comes as no surprise ourselves, is the BJP gin, but the Calcutta High Court State minister and Trinamool labour policies of the of the Congress has law and order in Bhu- declared the entire process as Congress leader Jyotipriyo Mul- Central government. extended its support baneswar. null and void and ordered a re- lick said the results will be the “In view of the to the shutdown. “We will ensure that Bengal BJP chief at street peat. same irrespective of the num- Bharat Bandh called Pradesh Congress train services are not None of the BJP councillors at- ber of times the voting was held. by different organ- Committee (PCC) affected and national meeting asks ambulance to tended the session. State minister and Trinamool isations on January 8 President Niranjan highways remain free The entire voting process was Congress leader Jyotipriyo Mul- and keeping in mind Patnaik said the an- from blockades dur- take detour videographed as per the court’s lick said the results will be the the inconvenience to ti-farmer and anti- ing the shutdown on order. Prohibitory orders under same irrespective of the number be caused thereby for labour policies of the Wednesday. Police Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) In an incident that has caused raised section 144 of the Criminal Pro- of times the voting was held. the examinees, all ex- Central government forces will be de- eybrows, West Bengal BJP unit President Dilip Ghosh has re- aminations scheduled have affected people ployed at the Secre- fused to give right of way to an ambulance at a street meet- to be held on Wednes- badly. tariat and other im- ing in Nadia district, saying the movement of the vehicle day are hereby post- Patnaik also ap- portant offices,” said would disturb his rally and, instead, asked the ambulance Kolkata students intensify poned,” said a noti- pealed to party work- Anup Sahoo, Deputy driver to take a detour. The incident happened in Krish- fication. It said that ers to make the strike Commissioner of Po- nanagar on Monday near the district administrative build- fresh date for the said a success. Private bus- lice (DCP). ing where Ghosh was addressing a meeting in support of the protest against JNU new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Pro- while decrying the vandalism As Ghosh started his speech, the hooter-blaring ambulance tests intensified on the streets in JNU. Villagers shot dead leopard drove in from the right side of the stage, following which the BJP here on Tuesday against the “The student community leader was heard telling the driver to take a detour. “You can’t violence in Delhi’s Jawahar- and academicians across go this way. People are sitting on the road. There will be distur- lal Nehru University, as well the country are speaking out that killed boy in UP bance. You take a detour,” he said, and the ambulance went by as the new citizenship law against the anti-constitution Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), to the village. Senior of- lage. Later, villagers shot his diktat. Later, however, Ghosh said it was a conspiracy to de- and a proposed nationwide CAA. The Hindu right wing Jan 7 (IANS) Enraged vil- ficials, including district the big cat dead. The boy’s rail his meeting. meanwhile, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dis- NRC, with students taking out forces BJP, RSS and ABVP are lagers of Bhogpur in Bi- magistrate Ramakant family will be given Rs 5 trict leader said the ambulance was not carrying any patients. marches. assaulting the student com- jnor district short dead a Pandey, Najibabad SDM lakh as compensation.” “So it was asked to take a detour. We would have definitely given Students of Jadavpur Uni- munity and ruining the aca- leopard, hours after the Sangita and SP (city) Lax- SP (city) Mishra said that it the right of way if a patient was there”, he said. versity and some other edu- demic atmosphere. big cat mauled a 14-year- mi Nivas Mishra reached a case will be registered cational institutions took out “Students everywhere are old boy to death on Mon- the village with a large in this connection based a protest march from south agitated against the rightwing day. Six persons, includ- number of policemen. on the complaint of forest JMM’s Rabindra Nath Mahto Kolkata’s Hazra to Central forces. Prime Minister Naren- ing the teenager, have The boy’s body has authorities. Government Office complex dra Modi, (Union Home Min- been killed in leopard at- been sent to the district According to officials, at Nizam Palace. ister) Amit Shah and UP Chief tacks in the district since hospital for autopsy and Prashant Kumar, son of elected Jharkhand With a minivan wrapped in Minister Yogi (Adityanath) will November. a post-mortem was also Jai Prakash, was a class a banner reading “We won’t have to answer for the vandal- According to reports, carried out on the leop- 7 student at the govern- Assembly Speaker show you any papers” in the ism and attack,” said a rallyist. the villagers cordoned ard. The leopard was an ment primary school. vanguard, the students sang, Students of Aliah univer- off a sugarcane field and adult male, about seven He had left school after Ranchi, Jan 7 (IANS) Rabindra Nath Mahto, a Jharkhand strummed guitars, and shout- sity carrying the tricolour began combing the field years old. Najibabad divi- taking his midday meal. Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator has been unanimously elect- ed slogans against the Citizen- marched from their campus to when they saw the big sional forest officer Manoj The school is located on ed as the new Speaker of Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday. ship Amendment Act, the Na- Ramlila Maidan condemning cat crouching in a corner. Kumar Shukla said, “The the outskirts of Bhogpur Mahto had filed nomination on Monday. Six sets of nomi- tional Register of Citizens and the violence at JNU. The uni- They shot the leopard and leopard killed Prashant village, near sugarcane nation papers were filed on Monday. Jharkhand Chief Min- National Population Register, versity teachers also joined in. dragged its carcass up Kumar, 14, of Bhogpur vil- fields. ister Hemant Soren had filed first set of nomination paper which was seconded by JMM legislator Champai Soren. After unanimous election, Mahto was taken to Speaker’s Meghalaya Guv declines to confirm on his rejoining chair by Chief Minister and senior BJP legislator C.P. Singh. Shillong, Jan 7 (IANS) of leave. Roy had gone Ravi, who is also the Cen- mal tenure as Meghalaya versial and objectionable Amidst speculations and on 18-day leave in the tre’s interlocutor for the Governor in May. tweets and comments in Goa mining to resume in uncertainty, Meghalaya third week of Decem- ongoing peace talks with There has been differ- the social media. Various Governor Tathagata Roy ber last year following various Naga insurgent ence between the Gover- political parties includ- on Tuesday said that he his controversial tweet groups, has assumed the nor and the National Peo- ing opposition Congress 2020: Governor would not make any com- asking those who do not office of the Meghalaya ple’s Party-led Meghalaya has been demanding ment about his current want “divisive democ- governor on December Democratic Alliance gov- Roy’s recall as Megha- Panaji, Jan 7 (IANS) The mining industry in Goa, which has leave period and rejoin- racy should go to North 17. ernment over his re- laya governor for his fre- been banned by a Supreme Court order since 2018, will resume ing gubernatorial func- Korea” during the pro- According to an official fusal to give his assent quent controversial and functioning in 2020 and the Goa government is leaving “no stone tion. test against the Citizen- source, Roy decided to to the Meghalaya Resi- objectionable tweets and unturned” to allow resumption of mining activity, Governor Satya “I would not make any ship Amendment Act in extend his leave after a dents Safety and Security comments in the social Pal Malik said in his address to the state legislature on Tuesday. comment about my leave the state. telephonic conversation (Amendment) Ordinance, media. “My government is very optimistic in resuming mining op- period and when I would Roy, a former state with the officials in the 2019. BJP is an ally of Roy was in Jadavpur erations in Goa during the ensuing season, thereby rejuvenating return Shillong Raj Bha- President of BJP’s West Union Home Ministry but the MDA government in University in Kolkata as state’s economy and lives of citizens. The government has left van,” Roy told IANS over Bengal unit from 2002 to there is no official com- Meghalaya. professor and founder no stone unturned to explore all possible ways and means of re- phone from Kolkata. 2006 and a staunch Rash- munication in the Shil- Various political par- head of the department of sumption of mining in Goa,” Malik said in his address during the Officials of Shillong Raj triya Swayamsevak Sangh long Raj Bhavan. ties including opposi- construction engineering one-day session of the Assembly on Tuesday. Bhavan, when contacted, (RSS) follower, supposed Roy, a former governor tion Congress has been after he played a key role Malik also said that the Goa government was “exploring all pos- said that they have no in- to join on January 4. of Tripura and transferred demanding Roy’s recall in construction of metro sibilities” and lawful options to resume the mining industry. formation about Roy’s As additional charge, to Meghalaya in August as Meghalaya governor rail in Kolkata as its chief rejoining and extension Nagaland Governor R.N. 2018, would end his nor- for his frequent contro- engineer. EDIT Indian Horizon 6 Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Indian Horizon No takers for AAP-Congress alliance in Delhi By Rasheed Kidwai showcase continuity of purpose. The made members of it, along with 53 the minorities, the BJP stands to gain The countdown for the February 8 Congress drive appears most lacklus- others. The Karan Singh-Dwivedi duo from it. Significantly, there are no tak- Delhi Assembly polls has begun and tre and bereft of ideas. The BJP may also figures in the 65-member elec- ers for an AAP-Congress alliance or the three major political parties — the not have a chief ministerial face, but tion management committee and seat adjustment. During the 2019 Lok Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata it has many aspirants, such as Manoj the campaign committee. The media Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi, who was Party and the Congress — have start- Tiwari, Vijay Goel, Parvesh Verma, coordination panel consists of 104 the AICC chief then, had explored the ed ‘war preparations’ in contrasting Harsh Vardhan and Hardeep Puri. But members while the Congress con- option due to pressure from leaders styles. in the Congress camp, there is none. tinues to boycott participating in TV like Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee Wednesday, January 8, 2020 The BJP, devoid of a chief ministe- While Delhi Pradesh Congress Com- news debates and discussions. The and Chandrababu Naidu. Congress rial face, intends to rely heavily on mittee president Subhash Chopra publicity committee runs into 156 leaders claim that Kejriwal remained emotive national issues, such as the may be privately harbouring an ambi- members while 69 Congress leaders adamant on extending the alliance Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the tion, there has been no manifestation have been tasked with assisting the beyond Delhi while the Congress of- Putting out farm fires controversy surrounding the National of it. Other notables, ranging from election manifesto. Congress insiders fered a 4:3 arrangement for Delhi in Register for Citizens (NRC). Since Del- Kapil Sibal and Ajay Maken to Sand- wonder how these meetings will be favour of AAP. Just as the Lok Sabha Awareness can be an hi has had ‘Bangladeshi ghuspaithias’ eep Dikshit, Sharmishta Mukherjee conducted and mega-panel sugges- poll dates were announced, the Con- (infiltrators) as a political issue, the and Kirti Azad, are nowhere on the tions and recommendations imple- gress realised a pattern of sorts. Each effective deterrent BJP hopes to garner support by ‘oth- horizon. mented when time is running out. time the two sides met, AAP would erising’ the CAA-NRC protesters. Instead, the Sonia Gandhi-led Con- In many panels, offices and decora- ask for Punjab or Goa or Haryana Lok Its intensive, block-wise campaign gress has dished out a ‘dad’s army’ tive nomenclatures have been thrown Sabha seat adjustment while reiter- THE smoke from the farm fires refus- model plans to ensure physical vis- running into 17 pages, accommodat- in rather recklessly. Take the cam- ating 4:3 Delhi seats. When the Con- its by the BJP leaders to every Delhi ing anyone and everyone in the Delhi paign panel, for instance. The Kirti gress forcefully made it clear that the es to recede with the revelation that household. Prime Minister Naren- pradesh election committee, cam- Azad-led panel has five vice-chair- alliance was restricted to Delhi, AAP Punjab failed to collect fine from the dra Modi’s move to regularise 1,728 paign committee, manifesto com- persons, namely, AK Walia, Krish- asked for five seats in the national unauthorised colonies, giving them mittee, publicity committee, election na Tirath, Mateen Ahmed, Parvez capital. As luck would have it, some farmers booked for stubble burning relief from income tax liability and management committee and media Hashmi and Yogendra Shastri. It has deep throat from within the AAP re- levying a minimal stamp duty of 0.5 coordination committee. There are a convener, Chattar Singh, and a co- portedly alerted the Congress that the despite a Supreme Court order. Only per cent for registration of properties, 607 members (yes, 607) figuring in convener, Shivji Singh, to manage the design was to get the Congress de- is a major plank to attract the socio- these committees. The composition 157-member body that includes four feated from two seats and prepare the a paltry Rs 1 lakh has been collected economically weaker classes. of these panels is deprived of any or- AICC secretaries, heads of frontal or- ground for next year’s Delhi Assembly The poll strategy of AAP revolves ganisational hierarchy, age, political ganisations and departmental-cell polls. It was a shocking revelation that against the Rs 6.1 crore levied. In a pre- around Arvind Kejriwal’s persona, stature and other parameters of par- chiefs and opposition leaders in the sealed all doors. dominantly agricultural state, farmers the success of mohalla clinics, gov- liamentary democracy. Delhi Municipal Corporation. In the final Delhi outcome, both ernment-run schools, a reduction in Take for instance, the pradesh elec- Congress leaders handling Delhi the AAP and the Congress conceded are an important group, economical- electricity and water supply bills and tion committee, generally tasked with say the party’s strong support to the all seven Lok Sabha seats to the BJP. the Prashant Kishor-curated slogan strategising elections. It is headed CAA-NRC agitation has the potential The only consolation the Congress ly and politically, which may explain of Achhe Beete Paanch Saal, Lage by DPCC chief Subhash Chopra but of providing an opening for the BJP as had was coming a poor second in five Raho Kejriwal. The operative part of veterans like 88-year-old Dr Karan AAP has tactically been backing the places and leading in five of the 70 As- the reluctance to act strictly against the AAP campaign is to overcome Singh and former AICC general sec- protests. If the Congress manages to sembly segments. them, more so with the rabi or wheat- the anti-incumbency sentiment and retary Janardhan Dwivedi have been cut into AAP votes, particularly among IANS sowing season in progress. Stubble burning has become chronic and Pun- CDS and DMA, a clever masterstroke jab Agricultural University (PAU) attri- By Lt Gen PC Katoch capital acquisition proposals based on an adviser’ to the Union Cabinet/Cabinet secretary is irrelevant, especially with the butes the severity of its impact during The government has approved the ap- anticipated budget. Almost two decades Committee on Security (CCS) has been minister having nothing to do with de- pointment of the CDS in four-star rank after the Kargil Review Committee and killed. The roots for this were sown by the fence. The role of planning, coordination October-November to factors like low with twin hats: Secretary to a new Depart- follow-up Group of Ministers headed by bureaucracy in the CCS note approving and advice and making projections for ment of Military Affairs (DMA) in the MoD the then Deputy PM recommended the the establishment of the HQ IDS, which centralised procurement is already being temperature, wind direction and ve- and Permanent Chairman, Chiefs of Staff early establishment of the CDS, PM Nar- read, “As and when a CDS is appointed, he done by the HQ IDS, with the CISC func- hicular pollution. The practice affects Committee (PC CoSC). The DMA, having endra Modi had announced on August 15, will have equal voting rights as the Service tioning as secretary to the CoSC. Without a mix of military and civilians, will deal 2019, that India would soon have a CDS, Chiefs and in case of two Service Chiefs operational powers and command over the health of the soil, besides contrib- with the three Services and HQ-Integrat- the format of which has just been issued. disagreeing, MoD (read bureaucracy) will only tri-service organisations like cyber ed Defence Staff (IDS), Territorial Army, The composition of the DMA has not been arbitrate”. With no operational powers, and space, the first CDS is to bring joint- uting to global warming, ailments and works relating to Services and procure- announced and will take time to fructify. who will listen to the CDS, with Service ness in operations, logistics, transport, ments, except capital acquisitions. The However, what is being trumpeted as a Chiefs rallying round their turfs and the training, support services, communica- traffic mishaps. The PAU has claimed DMA will promote inter-service jointness masterstroke appears to be a clever one, bureaucracy adept in ‘divide and rule’? tions, repairs and maintenance within in planning, integrated requirements, retaining the clout of a little diluted bu- The PIB release does not say that the three years of assuming office, which the that the incidents of farm fire and the restructuring of military commands and reaucracy, if at all. DMA will replace the Department of De- MoD manned by bureaucrats has done acreage under stubble burning have indigenous equipment. The HQ IDS was established in 2004, fence. Therefore, the DMA will function little about in the past 72 years. The CDS will be the Principal Military aimed at being ‘part’ of the MoD. The parallel to the Department of Defence The HQ IDS, from its inception, had a come down as compared to the previ- Adviser to the defence minister but the DG DIA in HQ IDS deals directly with the (DoD) headed by the Defence Secre- slot for a joint secretary from the IFS and Service Chiefs will continue to advise the defence minister. Logically, the HQ IDS tary, Department of Defence Production IAS, but the latter remained vacant due ous year. minister on Services. The CDS will not should have been merged into the MoD (DoPD), Department of Ex-Servicemen to bureaucratic ego. What civilians will be exercise any military command. The PC with officers of the HQ IDS placed on Welfare (DESW) and Department of De- part of the DMA, including the constantly Maintaining sustainable develop- CoSC will administer tri-Service agencies deputation. Some could have even been fence R&D. Here too, the CDS will be one upgraded AFHQ cadre is yet to be seen. with cyber and space commands under absorbed on a permanent deputation. secretary among equals, with the DoD, The DGQA and DG AFMS were to be un- ment, taking precautions and making him; be a member of the Defence Acqui- Creating the DMA and retaining the HQ DoPD and DESW headed by bureaucrats. der the HQ IDS but were never permitted the polluter pay are the core principles sition Council and the Defence Planning IDS separately is hardly in sync with the This further downgrades the four-star for ‘well-known reasons’ and will likely Committee; function as military adviser to government’s aim of ‘minimum govern- rank in protocol, though the CDS will continue under the DoD under Defence on which the National Green Tribunal the Nuclear Command Authority; usher ment, maximum governance’. draw higher pay. Till now, Service Chiefs Secretary. The DoPD will similarly contin- inter-service jointness in operation, logis- The Service Chiefs continuing to advise were ranked alongside the Cabinet Secre- ue to oversee the governmental defence- (NGT) operates, while also recognis- tics, transport, training, support services, the defence minister on respective Ser- tary, which was higher than the secretaries industrial complex with patchy successes communications, repairs and mainte- vices blows the cover of the CDS being the in the MoD, including Defence Secretary. and unable to meet military requirements, ing the citizens’ right to a clean envi- nance within three years of the first CDS Principal Military Adviser to the minister. Cases sent directly to the defence min- provisioning bulk substandard products at assuming office; ensure optimisation of The Chairman, US JCS, is a four-star gen- ister will invariably be marked by him inflated prices — their corporatisation at a ronment. It divided landholdings into infrastructure; implement the five-year eral sans operational control of Services to the Defence Secretary for examina- snail’s pace, if at all. The DESW will contin- three categories and fixed the amount defence capital acquisition plan and two- but is the military adviser to the President, tion and comments before taking any ue dragging widows and disabled soldiers year roll-on annual acquisition plans, not Secretary of Defence. Here, the need decision. So, the statement of a Union to court for disability pension. for penalty in slabs. and assign inter-Services prioritisation to for the CDS being a ‘single-point military minister regarding powers of the CDS as IANS The state governments were asked to pay subsidy on machines used to Taking recourse to brute force By Avijit Pathak it loathes the idea of a university — the of Studies and Academic Council to re- to talk to students, and try sincerely to manage paddy straw, based on the YES, the goons came, violated the nuanced culture of debate, dissent and tain a transparent/democratic culture of resolve the crisis. Instead, the idea of on- sacred space of the university, attacked the art of negotiation, and it hates the decision-making. I have no hesitation in line examination (Whats- App university size of the landholdings; farmers own- the students and teachers, and tried to youth who have not yet lost their intelli- saying that this ‘competent authority’ is is here), the mockery of registration, and ing less than 0.8 hectare were stipulat- teach us a lesson: ‘You — the JNU ‘anti- gence. It is gross, vulgar and demonic. It absolutely incapable of running a liberal the bundle of lies have further annoyed national’ elements — must know your resembles the sadistic impulses through university like ours. In a way, we live in all of us. At times, I ask myself: is there a ed to get the machines free of cost. But ‘locations’.’ In a way, it was inevitable which narcissistic ‘nationalists’ shape a toxic milieu at JNU. His only contribu- logical relationship between the failure — a logical consequence of a design the nation’s destiny and humiliate — tion is that the administration has re- of the administration to demoralise these both Punjab and Haryana blamed the engineered by the ruling regime, and coercively and verbally — all dissenting duced all of us into soulless objects to be young minds, and the entry of the goons unfortunately nurtured by the utterly in- voices. kept under perpetual surveillance. The inside the campus? Sometimes, I ask Centre for reducing subsidy on farm sensitive/non-dialogic JNU administra- However, as a teacher/insider, it pains goons came and attacked us. But then, I myself whether with the present JNU ad- tion. It was a design to kill the emancipa- me to say that JNU has also been be- am not very sure whether his heart really ministration, we can be really safe at JNU. equipment, hindering their efforts, the tory potential of critical pedagogy — the trayed by its own administration. I have aches for us. I know that it is sad to lose the hope in my blame game not surprising for a sub- real dharma of a spirited public univer- been teaching here since 1990. I have Yet, amid this darkness, I see a ray of own university administration. However, sity. In recent times characterised by seen remarkably gifted Vice Chancel- hope in the way our students retained this is the ultimate tragedy of JNU. ject that encompasses food security triumphant majoritarianism, we seem lors. I have seen the culture of protest, the spirit of fearlessness and philosophic As I begin to see beyond the territory to have degenerated as a nation. For the rebelliousness of young minds, and clarity, took what the anxiety-ridden of JNU, I feel that here is a government as well as rural economy where agri- those who are intoxicated with power, even the conflict between the university middle class regards as ‘risks’, and con- that is terribly afraid of young students the ‘soul force’ that ought to character- administration and the JNU Students’ tinued their struggle for restoring the who think, imagine, reflect and strive for cultural distress can tell on the health ise a university looks ridiculous — an Union. But never did I see such an in- idea of an inclusive public university a better world. And hence, PM Modi is ‘effeminate’ nonsense. And hence, they competent and insensitive administra- — a university that should nurture af- reported to have urged the youth to love of the urban centres by lowering de- could send the cops to enter the Jamia tion. Its ‘competent authority’ loves to fordable/high-quality education. No, the ‘system’; anything else, for him, is mand. library, and fire teargas shells. So, it need remain confined to a Kafkaesque castle; it was not merely about reducing the merely ‘anarchy’! When the youth — the not surprise us anymore that this time, he dislikes the company of students and hostel charges. It has to be realised that thinking minds from JNU, Jamia, Jadav- The PAU has been urged to develop as the terrifying moments at JNU re- teachers; he asks his ‘deputy’ to issue through this struggle, they transcended pur, Hyderabad, Aligarh and other plac- vealed, the cops chose to remain silent all sorts of threatening circulars, show- their own narrow interests; they are es — debunk the CAA, and articulate rapid waste decomposition technolo- — almost like passive/silent observers, cause notices and chargesheets (I am fighting for a greater cause — for afford- their solidarity with the feminine power and allow these goons with rods, stones one of those 48 teachers who have been able higher education that can break visibly present at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, gy to cut costs. A green cess, to be de- and weapons to enter the hostels, attack issued a chargesheet for participating the chain of the reproduction of social the brute masculinity of the militant na- innocent boys and girls, and even uni- in a peaceful demonstration), and im- inequality. Not solely that. They didn’t tionalist discourse experiences a severe ducted at the time of paddy procure- versity professors. pose fines on students. And although bother about their own safety and ca- legitimation crisis. And when arguments ment, to pay for making the practice When they cannot diminish the he occasionally tweets, and has the time reers. I see my own students — fresh die, reason collapses, and sanity is sac- creative energy implicit in a counter- for a noisy television anchor who is al- young minds — refusing to cooperate rificed, what emerges is the assertion sustainable by helping meet the costs, hegemonic thinking, the brute force ways concerned about the fate of the with the administration: its cunning of the repressive apparatus of the State. becomes their only option. This is the ‘republic’, even for a second he doesn’t measure to cause fear psychosis and di- Yes, for the ruling establishment, liberat- can also be given a thought. The peas- language of authoritarianism (or poten- bother to initiate a meaningful and hon- vide them. At times, they remind me of ing ideas have to be killed, the creative tial fascism, if you like to use yet another est conversation with the students and Gandhi’s fearlessness. energy of the youth has to be destroyed, antry needs healthy farm practices. nomenclature). It abhors critical think- teachers to nurture and protect the in- With his stubbornness and inflated and violence has to be normalised. Diligence and awareness can help ing; it fears the realm of creative ideas; stitutional mechanisms like the Board ego, the ‘competent authority’ refuses IANS achieve it. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon 7 OPED Wednesday, January 8, 2020

working two low wage jobs to support them. Sometimes the isolation is the debris him and his siblings. For all his mum’s grit of external conditions: poverty, family ill- Why we must learn to listen and loving resolve to nurture her children, ness, unemployment, war. Still, just as often, By Gordon Marino tantly, they labour at learning to decipher through the same thing a few years back.” growing up there was not much space for the inability to listen has nothing to do with Ernest Hemingway put it bluntly: “Most their “countertransference”, that is, at de- Raw-edged awkwardness, the feeling of him to complain to his exhausted mum socioeconomic or political circumstances. people never listen.” Given that meaning- tecting experiences and desires that might not knowing what to say, is one of the most about slurs in school or being cut from the Many young people keep troubling ful relationships are crucial to human thriv- filter and so distort the revelations of their daunting impediments to being present for soccer team. thoughts inside because their parents iced ing, it is unfortunate that the ability to listen clients. For example, an analyst who un- someone else — but that very feeling is the As he was perched on a chair in my office, up when their Jack or Jill vented feelings should be so underestimated, and so rare. derstands that she harbours red-hot anger result of mistakenly thinking that the per- slumped shoulders and head hanging low, that made mum and dad feel helpless or The importance of listening was appar- toward her father would need to be care- son reaching out to you is asking for some- I kept trying different tacks to get a sense guilty. Friends have confided to me that as ently a concern in the earliest days of West- ful of unconsciously and mistakenly hear- thing akin to an explanation. Once, a teen- of what was going on behind his furrowed youngsters they couldn’t go to their parents ern philosophy. Zeno of Citium (334-262 ing resonances of her dad in words coming age neighbour confided to me that her best brows. He couldn’t cough it up. He was a when they were on the razor’s edge because BC), the founder of Stoicism, proclaimed, from the person on the couch. friend had recently hanged himself. Weep- mystery to himself. A week before our con- they felt their folks were too fragile and “We have two ears and one mouth, so we “How do you listen?” the Indian phi- ing she said, “Maybe this sounds selfish, versation, he made the leap of talking with a would just fall apart or withdraw. I suppose should listen more than we say.” A few cen- losopher Jiddu Krishnamurti asked his au- but I feel like he was the only person who counsellor. In those sessions, he had heard it is straightforward, but my hypothesis is turies later, his philosophical descendant dience in a 1953 talk. “Do you listen with ever really listened to me, who ever under- some clinical terms tossed about, and dur- that people forced to muffle their feelings Epictetus taught, “Whoever is going to lis- your projections, through your projection, stood me.” ing our meeting he obsessively circled and thoughts are in peril of burying those ten to the philosophers needs considerable through your ambitions, desires, fears, anx- In those few moments together, this dis- around the question of whether or not he inner perturbations so deeply that they practice in listening.” ieties, through hearing only what you want traught 18-year-old was not expecting me was suffering from anxiety or depression. can’t unearth them anymore. But listening has gotten short shrift in to hear, only what will be satisfactory, what to explain the place of her friend’s untimely “It is not an either/or; anxiety and depres- At the risk of breaking my own rule about philosophy over the years. While attempts will gratify, what will give comfort, what will death in the grand scheme of the universe. sion are common partners,” I assured him, not relating everything to oneself, I was a to break down moral character into a list of for the moment alleviate your suffering? If She just wanted me to be there with her in insisting that what we needed to do was borderline criminal adolescent. But I ben- virtues — like courage, honesty, self-con- you listen through the screen of your de- her howling pain. She was yearning for the concentrate on how he was feeling now and efited and was perhaps even saved by a trol and so on — go back at least to Aristo- sires, then you obviously listen to your own comfort of feeling that she was not alone, more urgently, on getting him to pull out of brace of quiet blessings — a level of basic tle, the ability to listen never made the list. voice; you are listening to your own de- that at least someone grasped what she was his academic crash pattern. trust and a cadre of kindhearted people Philosophy is mostly silent on the moral sires.” Which is of course to say, you aren’t feeling. Ironically enough, this student is a highly who would listen to me as I spilled my roil- importance of being a good listener. listening at all. But I’m not just trying to describe the valued volunteer mentor and tutor in the lo- ing heart and mind. These generous indi- Good listening is not a matter of tech- When my philosophy students put to- virtue of being a good listener. I also want cal state schools. There is no doubt that he viduals who could put themselves aside nique but of having the willingness to enter gether their own table of virtues, they in- to suggest that people who have not been can take heed of the travails of struggling enough to listen to a daft teenager would into another person’s life. Many bad listen- variably include empathy. But empathy listened to often find it hard to listen to kids, but when it came to listening to him- also give me feedback. Because they lis- ers can’t be there for someone else because requires a willingness to listen, and lis- themselves. self, he had a hearing problem. He could not tened to me, I learnt to listen to myself. By they are too locked into themselves. For tening demands wiping the slate of your few years ago, I had a student come to me make sense of his inner world. I could not effectively holding my hand, they helped them, everything has to be filtered through mind clean. Tell someone you are bat- in dire academic straits. This was a shock help but think that his inner confusion owed me develop into a bird watcher of my inner their own experience and concerns. tling through a marital break-up and in since this 20-year old had always been a much to the absence in his life of caring and life and so gain some much needed sway Psychoanalysts train for years to master a few ticks most folks will quickly relate brilliant and impassioned learner. I knew attentive listeners. There are hordes of peo- over my moods and emotions. the art of listening carefully. Most impor- it to themselves, perhaps saying, “I went his family background: a single mother ple who have never had anyone to listen to Gulf News The Soleimani killing could open the door to diplomacy By Stephen Hadley approval) to force out US troops. States should pursue its fight with between the United States and Iran The US drone strike that killed The campaign culminated in the De- Iran outside of Iraqi territory. The — may rekindle their interest in pro- the Iranian Quds Force command- cember 31 attack on the US Embassy administration should treat any moting peace between the two coun- er, Maj. Gen. Qasim Soleimani, was in Baghdad. (The head of Kataib He- fresh attacks by Iran or its militias tries. And America’s regional Arab a bold move with potentially far- zbollah, Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, on US forces in Iraq as an opportu- allies have been privately pushing reaching consequences. It unques- was killed with Soleimani.) nity to shift the focus back on Iran as for a negotiation that would include tionably heightens the risk of war; By expelling US forces, the Iraqi the true threat to Iraqi sovereignty. them and address Iran’s nuclear, it could also open the door to diplo- government would be falling into Beyond focusing immediately on ballistic missile and regional activi- macy. Kataib Hezbollah’s trap: reward- shoring up US-Iraqi relations, the ties. But the Trump administration’s ing the militia’s violent campaign, Trump administration, of course, Tehran should embrace a diplo- immediate challenge is to contain strengthening the Iranian-backed must contend with the possibility of matic solution when it surfaces. The the action’s impact on Iraq. PMFs, weakening the Iraqi govern- the conflict with Iran escalating. One country faces increasing economic Soleimani’s killing by US forces ment and state sovereignty, and can only hope that President Donald hardship that risks re-igniting the outside the Baghdad airport on Fri- they also railed against Iranian in- jeopardising the fight against Daesh. Trump succeeds in deterring Iran massive public demonstrations that day was a nightmarish development fluence. That could have strength- Forcing out US troops would not from its threatened retaliation for the regime was able to put down for Iraq, which fears becoming the ened the Iraqi government’s hand sit well with the Kurdish and Sunni Soleimani’s death. But the threat of last fall only by a brutal use of force. central battleground in the increas- in dealing with the PMFs. Unfortu- populations in Iraq, nor with the greater violence is likely to continue Iran’s leaders have shown that they ingly military confrontation between nately, Soleimani’s death has divert- Sunni Arab states, whose support unless interrupted by a resumption can be pragmatic when the regime Iran and the United States. Iraq has ed attention instead to the presence Iraq needs to balance Iran. of diplomacy. is threatened. Continued conflict struggled to balance its American pa- of US forces. Threat of greater violence Russian President Vladimir Putin with the United States would almost tron and its Iranian neighbour while The Iraqi parliament on Sunday The United States can help. Too can be expected to mount a diplo- certainly mean harsher and more- preserving its sovereignty. Iranian- passed a non-binding resolution often it has viewed Iraq exclusively matic initiative similar to the one he destabilising economic sanctions. backed militia units — Popular Mo- asking the Iraqi government to ex- through the prism of US policy to- undertook in 2013 to remove chemi- Trump, like Obama before him, has bilisation Forces, or PMFs — played pel foreign troops from the country, ward Iran. The Trump administra- cal weapons from Syria. President tried mightily to withdraw US troops an important role in defeating Dae- targeting the approximately 5,000 tion should publicly state that it is Barack Obama welcomed that de- from the Middle East. Both failed. The sh [the self-proclaimed Islamic State US forces in Iraq. But that does not committed to the sovereignty of Iraq, velopment, and Trump is likely to United States remains engaged there of Iraq and the Levant] in Iraq. But necessarily end the matter. Whether that the mission of US and coalition be similarly enthusiastic. Putin may because it continues to have vital in- since then the Iraqi government has the caretaker government of Prime troops is to train Iraqi security forc- conclude that it is time to bail out his terests in the region: forestalling ter- struggled, largely unsuccessfully, to Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has the es and help them protect the Iraqi erstwhile Iranian ally from a poten- rorist threats; supporting and protect- bring the units under its control. power or desire to eject US and co- people against a resurgent Daesh, tial military confrontation with the ing friends and allies; checking Iran’s Violent demonstrations in Iraq alition forces is uncertain. and that the United States will coor- United States that Iran simply could nuclear ambitions and malign influ- over the past several months pre- What is clear is that one of the dinate with the Iraqi government on not win and that could threaten Rus- ence. The killing of Soleimani may sented an unexpected opportunity. PMFs, Kataib Hezbollah, has been matters involving US troops. sian interests in the Middle East. result in even deeper US involvement, While protesters challenged the behind the escalating violence over While doing what’s necessary to The European countries that but it doesn’t have to if the parties corruption, sectarianism and inef- the past several months as part of protect US military and civilian backed the Joint Comprehensive choose diplomacy. fectiveness of the Iraqi government, a campaign (assuredly with Iranian personnel in the region, the United Plan of Action — the nuclear deal Gulf News

How cities of the region are charting future of sustainability

By Greg Clark the quality of life in cities have sasters, extreme heat, drought, I want to raise a fundamental become issues for urban popu- and earthquakes is increasingly question at the Abu Dhabi Sus- lations and city governments. being addressed though long- tainability Week: What are we Accommodating rapid urban term investment in resilience on learning from the efforts of Abu population growth is impera- infrastructure, utilities, and real Dhabi and its neighbouring cit- tive for sustainable cities. If the estate. ies in Menat (Middle East, North population of any city outgrows ‘Future city’ applications and Africa, and Turkey) to become the available infrastructure sys- platforms sustainable cities? How can we tems and city services there are Forth, ‘urban-tech’, ‘smart really know what is working and severe consequences in terms of city’, or ‘future city’ applica- what is not? congestion, pollution, land use, tions and platforms are increas- Recently, I reviewed all avail- and quality of life. Cities with ingly being used to improve able data on the Menat cities populations that have grown the efficiency, integration, ac- and asked how are they doing? larger than they can serve be- curacy and inter-operability of One answer was very clear — come overcrowded, segregated, urban systems and city services. they are growing fast. and eventually unattractive. Growth of AI, IoT, and VR-based There are very large cities and The scale of investment in applications are boosting build- smaller cities, high productiv- urban transportation in Menat ing efficiency, transport reliabil- ity and low productivity cities, denotes a remarkable shift to- ity, payment systems and flow cities with strong and capable wards high capacity/high reli- management. These increase governments and revenues, and ability public transport options the capacity of cities to host others with weaker institutions. and heralds increasing ability of larger populations and more ac- There are cities that are very the cities of the region to accom- tivities. well connected with deep global modate larger labour forces and Finally, there is a major effort reach, and others that are not improve productivity through in training to ‘host the world’ yet in the circuits of global flows transport systems. The scale of for important gatherings that of people, ideas, and invest- investment in urban transporta- provide leadership and demon- ment. Some cities have already tion in Menat denotes a remark- strate the convening power of successfully diversified their able shift towards high capacity/ THE CITIES ARE DIVERSE, BUT CORE IMPULSES UNITE THEM the region on the sustainable cit- economies and others have not. high reliability public transport ies agenda. Abu Dhabi Sustain- This network of Menat cities is options and heralds increasing IN THE PUSH TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE ability Week is one such event one of the most heterogeneous ability of the cities of the region and during the year that follows I have ever studied. to accommodate larger labour its dependence on commodi- through attention to enterprise, ergy storage and management we will witness the World Urban Despite this diversity there are forces and improve productivity ties and resources extraction. education/skills, and multiple systems. They are also increas- Forum in Abu Dhabi, the Expo four core impulses that unite the through transport systems. It also provides a greater level locations and concentrations of ingly focused on habit, water, 2020 Dubai and the G20 in Saudi cities of the Menat region: Second, diversification of the of economic resilience through jobs and firms. and food sustainability with re- with one of the themes being First, the rate of urbanisa- city economies in the region ability to cope with shocks and Third, resilience and circular- newed investment in desalina- sustainable cities. Menat cities tion is high and most people in proceeds rapidly. Diversifying sector challenges. Moreover, ity agendas coming strongly to tion, water recycling, agritech, are just on the map of the inno- this region live in cities that are urban economies serves three the focus on economic diversi- the fore. The Menat cities are di- and food circularity. In addi- vation in sustainability, they are growing very quickly. As a con- critical sustainability purposes. fication enables greater atten- versifying their sources of ener- tion, increased awareness of the now also charting the future. sequence, urban mobility and It allows the region to reduces tion on economic participation gy and the efficiency of their en- costs of exposure to natural di- Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 08, 2020 INTERNATIONAL 8 I'm ready to testify at Trump impeachment Protests erupt in Dhaka University over student's rape trial: Ex-NSA women safety in the coun- Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) to try and compel him to appear try. The police was yet to John Bolton, the former US Na- before lawmakers. make any arrest in the case. tional Security Adviser (NSA), Ultimately, Democrats end- Meanwhile, Criminal has said that he was ready and ed their investigation without Investigation Department willing to testify at the pend- Bolton's testimony and the (CID) officials on Monday ing Senate impeachment trial House of Representatives in De- collected evidence, includ- against President Donald cember approved two articles ing a wrist watch and a key- Trump if he received a subpoe- of impeachment against Trump ring, from the crime scene. na from the Republican-majori- - abusing his office and obstruc- According to the victim's ty Upper House. tion of Congress. friends, she was also tor- "I have concluded that, if the "It now falls to the Senate to tured besides being raped. Senate issues a subpoena for fulfil its Constitutional obliga- Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Pro- It happened when the DU Vice Chancellor Pro- my testimony, I am prepared to his main political rival, former vestigation, asking a judge to tion to try impeachments, and tests erupted in the Dhaka second-year student was fessor Akhtaruzzaman told testify," Efe news quoted Bolton Vice President and Democratic rule on whether he had to obey it does not appear possible that University (DU) over the walking from the Kurmitola the media on Monday that as saying in a statement on frontrunner Joe Biden. a congressional subpoena to a final judicial resolution of the rape of a student, with the bus stop to a friend's house the university authorities Monday. According to Fiona Hill, a testify or adhere to standing still-unanswered Constitutional participants raising con- in the nearby Sheora area. would do everything neces- The interest regarding what former subordinate of Bolton administration policy that all questions can be obtained be- cerns over womens safety The university students sary so that the victim gets Bolton may know about the when he headed the National White House officials were pro- fore the Senate acts," Bolton in the Bangladeshi capital on Monday protested justice. Rights body Ain O Ukraine aid suspension case Security Council, the former hibited from revealing anything said. and also across the country, throughout the day. At one Salish Kendra condemned that has led to Trump's im- NSA said on one occasion that they might have heard on the "Accordingly, since my tes- it was reported on Tuesday. point, they gave the author- the incident and said: "In- peachment skyrocketed dur- he had nothing to do with the Ukraine - or any other - matter. timony is once again at issue, The rape took place on ities a 48-hour ultimatum creasing violence against ing the House impeachment "drug deal" that other Trump In his statement on Monday, I have had to resolve the seri- Sunday night near the to arrest the perpetrators, women has become one of investigation launched by advisers were "cooking up" re- Bolton said that after his attor- ous competing issues as best I Kurmitola General Hospi- warning that they would the major concerns in our Democrats becuse he was in the garding Ukraine. ney informed a House commit- could, based on careful consid- tal, just a few metres away wage a tough movement if lives. It is undoubtedly a forefront of foreign policymak- Bolton had left it to a court tee that he would leave the deci- eration and study. I have con- the Airport Road, one of their demand was not met. weakness of the state that it ing in the White House when to decide whether or not he sion of whether he would testify cluded that, if the Senate issues the busiest thoroughfares Many students also took cannot ensure the environ- the President pressured Kiev would be required to testify in up to the court, the committee a subpoena for my testimony, I in the capital, reports The to social media to express ment conducive to wom- to launch an investigation of the House impeachment in- decided not to issue a subpoena am prepared to testify." Daily Star newspaper. their anger at the lack of en's safe movement. UK Sikhs announce next step in More women than men die of heart fight against ethnic rights failure: Study London, Jan 7 (IANS) The London, Jan 7 (IANS) Re- disease," Gerdts added. Sikh community in the UK searchers have found that The researchers explain fighting for the recognition of more women than men die that many of the differences ethnic rights, has announced of heart failure and 50 per between woman and men they have started the process of cent of the heart failure cas- when it comes to heart dis- taking their battle to the Lon- es among women are caused ease are connected to the sex don-based Court of Appeal, by having a heart attack, hormone, oestrogen. it was reported. Lawyers for which can be treated with The hormone prevents the Sikh Federation (UK) have modern methods. According the formation of connective informed the British govern- to the study, 50 per cent of tissue in the heart, which ment that they intend to appeal women experiencing heart makes it harder for the heart against a High Court ruling failure and the cause is gen- to pump blood. In men the made in December 2019, the Statistics (ONS) was unable to composition of Britain's ethnic erally related to having un- effects are just the opposite. Birmingham Live news portal provide conclusive evidence makeup." The census needs to treated high blood pressure common risk factors for is greater for women than "We see that obese men said in a report on Monday. to support its proposals on the be approved by March so that levels over time, which leads heart diseases and how these men. Obesity increases the store oestrogen in their fat The federation wants a tick option of a Sikh ethnic tick box it can be sent out a year later on to progressive stiffening of affect men and women dif- risk of having high blood cells in the abdomen, which box for Sikhs in the ethnic op- over a six month period after March 21, 2021. the heart. ferently. They have, among pressure by a factor of three. has a bad effect on the tions on the next census. At the Census White Paper was The development comes af- There is no effective treat- other things, focused on the This, in turn, increases the heart," Gerdts said. present, the census recognises published on December 14, ter Kevin Foster, Parliamentary ment for this kind of heart sex differences in the effect risk of heart disease," Gerdts After menopause, women Sikhs as a religion but not as 2018. Secretary (Cabinet Office), had failure yet, the study pub- of obesity, high blood pres- said. lose the oestrogen advan- an ethnicity. The High Court "Ethnic tick boxes as op- already indicated that there lished in the journal Nature sure and diabetes. According to the research- tage. Their arteries become had dismissed the federation's posed to religious tick boxes would be a tick box for Sikhs Medicine. "Men and women According to The World ers, obesity also increases stiffer and more vulnerable case, saying it was too early as are used by decision makers in under the religion section but have different biologies and Health Organization (WHO), the risk of diabetes 2. A for diseases, the study said. the census had not yet been fi- allocating resources and mak- not under ethnicity. this results in different types 11 per cent women and 15 woman with diabetes has "We think that this is part nalised. ing decisions on the provision The 2011 UK Census record- of the same heart diseases. per cent men are obese (BMI a much higher relative risk of the explanation for why A federation statement said: of public services. ed about 430,000 Sikhs based It is about time to recog- over 30 kg/ m2) globally. In of heart complications and high blood pressure seems "The Sikh Federation (UK) with "By providing the option of on a question about religion, nise these differences," said Norway, one in five adults death than a man. to indicate higher risk of the backing of over 150 Gurd- a Sikh ethic tick box it will sup- which it was not compulsory to study researcher Eva Gerdts are obese. "We know that women heart disease amongst wom- waras and Sikh organisations plement data from the volun- answer, the Birmingham Live from University of Bergen in "If we see this from a life with diabetes 2 are usually en," Gerdts said. was forced to begin judicial tary religious question and pro- report said. However, the Sikh Norway. span perspective, we can obese and some of the fat is In addition, smoking is review proceedings in the High vide a more accurate picture of Federation estimates there are For the study, the re- see that obesity increases stored in the heart, which also a part of the risk scenar- Court as the Office for National the Sikh community and the approximately 700,000. searchers have compared with age, and that this trend makes it more vulnerable for io for women. Thousands join Soleimani's funeral in his hometown Nearly 2,000 houses destroyed by Kerman (Iran), Jan 7 (IANS) (IRGC) will be laid to rest later Aus bushfires Hundreds of thousands of in the day following the funeral Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) rise significantly. that visibility in Melbourne mourners on Tuesday took to procession. Nearly 2,000 houses have After ferocious condi- was less than 1 km in many the streets of Kerman in Iran, A separate mass procession been destroyed in Austra- tions last week, firefight- parts of the city and its sur- the hometown of Qasem Solei- was also underway for Mu- lia's months-long bush- ers were using the milder roundings. Since the bush- mani, the Iranian Major Gener- handis in Abadan, from where fire crisis, officials said on weather to boost contain- fires started in September, al who was killed in a US attack, his body will be taken to Khor- Tuesday, as crews prepare ment lines around fires en- at least 25 people and mil- to attend the funeral of the top ramshahr and Shalamcheh in frantically for worsening gulfing south-eastern Aus- lions of animals have died commander. Iran's Khuzestan province. conditions. Besides the de- tralia. But temperatures in the blazes fuelled by The remains of Soleimani Later in the day, the remains struction of the 1,588 hous- were likely to soar again record temperatures and and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, of the senior commander will be es, the New South Wales on Friday, prompting fears widespread drought, the the deputy leader of the Iraqi taken back to Iraq. Soleimani, (NSW) officials said that that two fires in NSW and BBC reported. militia Popular Mobilization 63, had been on the ground in the fires had damaged 653 Victoria could form a new Tuesday also saw the fu- Forces who was also killed in Syria and Iraq supervising mili- more, the BBC reported. "mega blaze". neral of a firefighter who the January 3 attack ordered by tias backed by Tehran. About 200 homes have With smoke torment- died on December 19 in US President Donald Trump, The Quds Force holds sway been destroyed in neigh- ing cities including Can- an accident on the way to arrived in Kerman on Tuesday over a large number of militias bouring Victoria state, add- berra, Sydney and now a major blaze near Sydney. morning, following massive fu- across the region ranging from ing to more than 100 lost in Melbourne, doctors have Andrew O'Dwyer was neral processions in the Iraqi Lebanon to Syria and Iraq, re- other states. The Insurance warned of increased respi- killed alongside his col- cities of Baghdad, Karbala and Council for Islamic Propaga- streets of Kerman. Chants of ports Efe news. Council of Australia has ratory dangers - especially league Harvey Keaton Najaf as well as the cities of Ah- tion. Supreme Leader Ayatollah "Death to America" have been The Iranian authorities have estimated that the damage to vulnerable people, in- when their fire truck hit a vaz, Mashhad, Tehran and Qom Ali Khamenei and Soleimani's ringing out across the city, with called for "harsh revenge" over bill had reached A$700 mil- cluding pregnant women. fallen tree. Dozens of fel- in Iran, reports Press TV. daughter Zeinab also partici- mourners carrying the portraits the killing of the commander lion ($485 million), but said On Monday, the Bureau low firefighters formed a An estimated seven million pated in Monday's procession. of the national hero. and believe that the incident it was expected the cost to of Meteorology warned guard of honour outside. mourners took part in Mon- From the early hours of Tues- The late commander of the marks a turning point and will day's funeral in Tehran, ac- day, large crowds of black-clad Quds Force of Iran's Islam- lead to the withdrawal of the US cording to the Coordination mourners began filling the ic Revolution Guards Corps troops from the region. Iran FM denied US visa to attend UNSC meet Tehran, Jan 7 (IANS) The leimani. He (Secretary of 2019 for the UN General US has denied Iranian For- State Mike Pompeo) has Assembly summit after the Aus adventurer completes longest-ever unaided journey across Antarctica eign Minister Mohammad told UN Secretary Gen- US imposed sanctions on Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) An Aus- breaking records, on a previous Javad Zarif a visa to attend eral Antonio Guterres that him in August. tralian adventurer has broken expedition Wilson completed the upcoming UN Secu- they couldn't issue the visa He also attended UN the record for the longest un- the fastest crossing of Antarc- rity Council meet, it was due to shortage of time. meetings in April and aided journey across Antarc- tica in just 53 days. reported on Tuesday. In Whereas the request had July. During the July visit, tica, travelling a 5,306 km by Elsewhere, he also smashed a statement on Tuesday, been sent several weeks in Washington imposed tight kite-powered sled in a 58-day the record for the fastest cross- Zarif that his Ministry had advance," he said. travel restrictions on him expedition. Beating out the pre- ing of Greenland in a total of 18 "weeks ago" requested a The Minister added that and diplomats at Iran's vious record by 206 km, Geoff days and became the first per- visa to take part in meet- Washington's denial was mission to the UN, confin- Wilson said the last 14 km of the son to make a six-week, wind- ing on slated to be held an outright violation of the ing them to a small section trip on the road to Russia's No- assisted journey across the on Thursday, the Tehran- terms of a 1947 UN Head- of New York City. volazarevskaya Station (Novo) Sahara Desert. As well as now based Press TV said in a quarters agreement which The latest US move were "hairy", Xinhua news holding the record for the lon- report. requires the US to allow against the Foreign Min- agency reported gest journey across Antarctica, Zarif rejected false foreign officials into the ister comes amid height- "As soon as I passed the small ter pushing for 24 hours straight was still "totally overpowered". Wilson also became the first hu- claims by American offi- country for UN affairs. ened tensions between mountain I could see the dots now to cover the final 153 km "When I hit the blue ice run- man to scale the highest point cials that they did not have There has been no of- Tehran and Washington of Novo some 500 feet lower in from Thorshammer to Novo. way it was almost impossible on without assistance -- Dome time to process the appli- ficial comments on the following the death of Ira- altitude below me," he posted I could see no more obstacles to steer there was no grip for Argus. Standing 4,093 metres cation. "The Americans development from the US nian Major General Qasem on his blog The Longest Jour- bar the mad wind, 30 knots and the skis. I managed the mad above sea level, the dome is are trying to create the im- State Department not the Soleimani in an American ney on Tuesday. rising." Switching to a six-meter descent, then kited straight thought to be the coldest place pression that our request UN Secretary-General's drone attack ordered by "The waves of relief were storm sail to adjust to the dan- into the heart of the sleeping on earth, with temperatures to attend the meeting was office. President Donald Trump hard to describe, emotionally gerous conditions, the 49-year- base and dropped the kite, 4.10 hitting approximately 100 de- put forth following the as- Zarif had last travelled on January 3 near the and physically I was done in af- old veterinarian said the kite a.m. (Saturday)." No stranger to grees Celsius below freezing. sassination of General So- to New York in September Baghdad airport. Indian Horizon 9 business Wednesday, January 08, 2020 Top Internet players ask India to be transparent on intermediary rules Oil cools marginally, New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) lowing the public an oppor- and flourish without fear that Global Internet companies tunity to see a final version of they would be crushed by Sensex spurts 460 pts on Tuesday said they have these amendments prior to a failure to police every ac- sent an open letter to IT Min- their enactment. tion of their users," wrote the ister Ravi Shankar Prasad, "On behalf of a group of global Internet giants. calling the government for global internet organisations The Indian government is improved transparency re- with millions of users in In- likely to submit the final draft lated to intermediary Guide- dia, we are writing to urge to the Supreme Court by Jan- lines (Amendment) Rules you to ensure the planned uary 15. The global Internet and allay fears like tilting amendments to India's inter- players appealed the govern- the playing field in favour of mediary liability regime al- ment to share a final version Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) The ing 41,142.40 up 465.77 points large players, substantially low for the internet to remain before the submission to the Nifty regained the 12,000-mark or 1.15 per cent. It opened increase surveillance and an open, competitive, and Supreme Court. while Sensex clawed back 460 sharply higher at 40,983.04 from prompting a fragmentation empowering space for Indi- "Imposing the obligations points as global markets re- its previous close of 40,676.63. of the Internet in India that ans," the companies said. proposed in these new rules versed course over easing crude The broader Nifty jumped would harm users. According to them, the last would place a tremendous, oil prices on Tuesday. 142 points to trade at 12,134.90. The Indian government version of these amendments and in many cases fatal, bur- Global benchmark, Brent fell All the Nifty sectoral indices ex- has proposed changes to users to the computer re- cy or assistance concerning which were available in the den on many online interme- 1.19 per cent to trade at $68 a cept Nifty IT index were trading its intermediary rules that source of Intermediary and security of the State or cyber public domain suggest that diaries - especially new orga- barrel on Tuesday morning. At in the green. Nifty PSU Bank in- would require the intermedi- remove noncompliant infor- security," said the proposed the rules will promote auto- nizations and companies. A 9.40 a.m., the Sensex was quot- dex gained over 2 per cent. ary to inform its users at least mation. intermediary rules. mated censorship. new community or a startup once every month, that in "When required by lawful In the open letter, leading "The current safe harbour would be significantly chal- case of noncompliance with order, the intermediary shall, browser and software devel- liability protections have lenged by the need to build Draft EoI for privatisation of rules and regulations, the within 72 hours of commu- opment platform like Mozil- been fundamental to the expensive filtering infra- intermediary has the right to nication, provide such infor- la, Microsoft-owned GitHub growth of the internet in In- structure and hire an army Air India finalised immediately terminate the mation or assistance as asked and Cloudflare called for im- dia. They have enabled host- of lawyers," the companies access or usage rights of the for by any government agen- proved transparency by al- ing platforms to innovate stressed. Sensex adds 193 points on cooling oil prices

Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Religare Broking is under pressure from The benchmark Sensex Mishra added that world leaders not to es- on Tuesday closed near- the market participants calate the issue further. ly 200 points higher tak- would look forward to Due to ease in tension in New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) At present, Union Home Min- ing cues from cooling Q3 earnings and macro the Middle East, market Centre has finalised the draft ister Amit Shah heads the panel oil prices. Led by HDFC data scheduled in the recovered from yester- Expression of Interest for pri- looking after the divestment twins and Reliance In- coming sessions. Given day's losses. Oil prices vatisation of Air India, a senior process. Its other members in- dustries, the broader the current set-up, the cooled as Iran a major government official said on clude Finance Minister Nirmala Nifty ended above the benchmark indices are crude exporter stayed Tuesday. According to the offi- Sitharaman, Commerce and 12,000 mark, expected to be volatile in away from retaliation". cial, the EoI inviting bids for the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Global benchmark, the near term. Ultratech Cement was national carrier will be issued and the Civil Aviation Minister. Brent Crude, declined Sensex closed 193 the top gainer on the BSE by the month end. In the previous Modi gov- slightly amid no major points higher at 40,869.47 followed by HDFC Bank, The development comes af- ernment, the then Finance escalation in tension be- after hitting an intra-day Reliance Industries, Sun ter the ministerial panel on Air Minister Arun Jaitley headed tween the US and Iran. high of 41,230.14 and Pharma and NTPC ad- India disinvestment met here the ministerial panel called the The Brent was trading a low of 40,727.37. The vancing in the range of on Tuesday. After the meet, Air India Specific Alternative around $68 a barrel. vestors. Nonetheless, any further escalation broader Nifty settled at 1 to 2 per cent. The top Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Mechanism (AISAM). "Stability in crude geo-political develop- would have an adverse 12,052.95, gaining 59.90 laggards were: Infosys, Singh Puri said that it was pro- After failing to find a bidder oil prices and currency ments would still be impact on markets and points. ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, ductive and a statement on the then, the government is work- seem to have provided one of the key factors the economy," said Ajit Vinod Nair of Geojit Nestle and HeroMoto- decisions taken will be issued ing on a war footing to sell Air temporary relief to in- on investors' radar, as Mishra, VP - Research, Financial Services: "Iran Corp. soon. India to a private player. Falling investment, flat exports Housing sales rise 1% in 2019, launches up 23%: Knight Frank challenge for Budget: Report New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Sales backed by a surge in leasing ac- in the residential real estate seg- tivity by the Information Tech- New Delhi, Jan 7 etary policy in the short ment in eight major cities of the nology segment," it said. (IANS) Declining invest- term, most observers country rose marginally, by 1 per New completions in the seg- ment, stagnant exports consider that the time cent in 2019 to over 2.45 lakh ment surged by 56 per cent in and rising unemploy- is opportune for pro- units, a report by Knight Frank 2019 and was recorded at 61.3 ment on the eve of the viding substantial fiscal India said on Tuesday. million square feet marginally Union budget presen- stimulus for reviving the "The residential segment in surpassing demand, the report tation pose formidable growth environment. top eight cities of India demon- added. challenges to the Fi- "However, the IMF strated unexpected resilience Shishir Baijal, Chairman and nance Minister in its (International Mon- and recorded a marginal growth Managing Director, Knight Frank formulation, Brickwork laid down by the FRBM etary Fund) Article IV of 1 per cent year-on-year (Y-o- India said: "2019 can be seen as Ratings said on Tuesday. (Fiscal Responsibil- Consultation document Y) in sales volume in 2019. To- a relatively positive year for the According to the rat- ity and Budget Manage- released in December tal sales volume was recorded real estate sector. The historic ing agency, the reforms ment) Act to provide the continues to argue for at 245,861 units in 2019, over rise in the office transactions is so far have yielded little, stimulus to prop up the continued fiscal consoli- 242,328 in 2018 as affordabil- a significant growth indicator for and despite a reduction declining consumption dation" Brickworks said. ity improved, and developers the office market as it represents of 135 basis points by the and investment climate "It expects the growth aligned themselves with the inventory as the unsold stock of Contrary to the tepid demand the continued commitment of Reserve Bank of India as also the ambitious to rebound due to the needs of home buyers by reduc- residences across the eight ma- sentiments in residential seg- domestic and global corpora- (RBI) in its policy rate, its announcement made re- lagged effects of accom- ing ticket-sizes and unit-sizes in jor cities declined by 5 per cent ment, the office market marked tions in the country's growth po- transmission has been garding infra spending," modative monetary poli- a bid to encourage sales," it said. to 4,45,836 units. a significant growth last year, as tential despite the ongoing eco- sluggish and the impact it said. Given the sub- cy, actions to facilitate its On the supply front, however, Mumbai had the highest per Knight Frank India's 'India nomic slowdown." is marginal. dued global and domes- transmission, ensuring there was major growth with 23 quantum of unsold inventory at Real Estate: H2 2019'. He added that the residential "The crucial question tic environment, linger- liquidity, greater clarity per cent increase in new launch- 1,45,301 units, followed by the "The office market recorded sector also overcame the nega- is whether she can af- ing twin balance sheet on corporate and envi- es at 2,23,325 units. National Capital Region (NCR) at its historic best year in terms of tive market outlook by register- ford to deviate from the crisis and the relative ronmental regulatory The residential sector also per- 1,22,084 units and Bengaluru at transaction volumes in 2019, re- ing a growth in sales volumes as fiscal restructuring path ineffectiveness of mon- uncertainty. formed well in terms of unsold 78,414 units. cording 60.6 million square feet, well as new launches. SC to hear Tata Sons' plea challenging NCLAT order on Jan 10 FY20 GDP growth at 5% as per first advance New Delhi, Jan 7 said he is not interested the oppressive actions (IANS) The Supreme in returning to the Tata of a majority that stifles estimates: Govt Court, on January 10, Sons' chairmanship. minority shareholders New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The in 2018-19. will hear the petition Mistry said: "To dis- is beyond reproach and growth in real GDP during Crops including fruits and by Tata Sons Private pel the misinforma- outside judicial over- 2019-20 is estimated at 5 per vegetables account for about 56 Ltd (TSPL) challenging tion campaign being sight," said Mistry. cent as compared to the growth per cent, livestock products 30 the National Company conducted, I intend to He had also ques- rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018-19, per cent and forestry & fisheries Law Appellate Tribunal make it clear that de- tioned the conduct the government said on Tues- 14 per cent share of GVA in to- (NCLAT) order reinstat- spite the NCLAT order of the Tata group and day. tal GVA of 'Agriculture, Forestry ing Cyrus Mistry as Ex- in my favour, I will not asked them "to intro- The figures show massive and Fishing' sector. ecutive Chairman of the be pursuing the execu- spect". "In the last three drop in growth rates following The GVA at Basic Prices for Tata Group. tive chairmanship of years, both in conduct deceleration in the key sectors 2019-20 from 'Electricity, Gas, According to the list Tata Sons, or director- and in their statements of industry and core sectors and Water Supply and Other Util- of matters on the apex ship of TCS, Tata Tele- to the world at large, the now presage an 11-year drop in ity Services' sector is expected court website, the case services or Tata Indus- Tata Group's leadership GDP growth. In Q2, the growth to grow by 5.4 per cent as com- is listed before a three- tries." has shown scant respect had dropped to 4.5 per cent. pared to growth of 7 per cent in judge bench headed by He, however, targeted for the rights of minor- "The Real GDP or GDP at 2018-19. Chief Justice S.A. Bobde Tata Son's Chairman ity shareholders. It is Constant Prices (2011-12) in Estimate of IIP (Index of In- and comprising Justices Emeritus Ratan Tata for time the Group's man- the year 2019-20 is likely to at- dustrial Production) of Elec- B.R. Gavai and Surya "supporting brute ma- agement introspects tain a level of Rs 147.79 lakh the corresponding estimates of 'Financial, Real Estate and Pro- tricity compiled for 2019-20 Kant. joritarianism" in corpo- and reflects on its con- crore, as against the Provisional expenditure components of the fessional Services' and 'Public has been used for compilation. TSPL has challenged rate democracies. duct as it embarks on Estimate of GDP for the year Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Administration, Defence and IIP of Electricity registered a the NCLAT's December "Recent media re- future actions." 2018-19 of Rs 140.78 lakh crore, Real GVA (Gross Value Ad- Other Services' at 5.4 per cent, growth rate of 1.6 per cent dur- 18 decision, which ruled ports attributed to Mr Mistry also hit out released on 31st May 2019. dition) at Basic Prices is es- 5.9 per cent, 6.4 per cent, and ing April-October 2019-20. in favour of Mistry, and Ratan Tata and others at Ratan Tata for "op- The growth in real GDP during timated to increase from Rs 9.1 per cent respectively. GVA at Basic Prices for 2019- ordered he be restored questioning the NCLAT pressive and prejudicial 2019-20 is estimated at 5 per 129.07 lakh crore in 2018-19 to The growth in the 'Agricul- 20 from 'Construction' sector as the Executive Chair- judgment ahead of an conduct". "I am hum- cent as compared to the growth Rs 135.40 lakh crore in 2019-20. ture, Forestry and Fishing', is expected to grow by 3.2 per man of TSPL. The Tatas, important hearing in bled by the NCLAT or- rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018-19," Estimated growth of real GVA 'Mining and Quarrying', 'Man- cent as compared to growth of in their petition, said the Supreme Court, der, which after review the Statistics & Programme Im- in 2019-20 is 4.9 per cent as ufacturing' and 'Construction' 8.7 per cent in 2018-19. the order undermined profess an interpreta- of the enormous mate- plementation Ministry said. against 6.6 per cent in 2018-19. is estimated to be 2.8 per cent, Key indicators of Construc- corporate democracy, tion of Corporate De- rial on record, recog- The National Statistical Of- The sectors, which regis- 1.5 per cent, 2 per cent and 3.2 tion sector, namely, 'Produc- and also the rights of mocracy as being one of nized the illegal manner fice (NSO), under the ministry, tered a growth rate of over 4.9 percent, respectively. tion of Cement' and 'Con- the board of directors. brute majoritarianism in which I was removed released the First Advance Es- percent, are, 'Electricity, Gas, GVA at Basic Prices for 2019- sumption of Finished Steel' During the pendency with no rights for mi- and the oppressive and timates of National Income at Water Supply and Other Utility 20 from 'Agriculture, Forestry registered growth rates of (-) of the petition in the nority stakeholders. The prejudicial conduct both Constant (2011-12) and Services', 'Trade, Hotels, Trans- and Fishing' sector is estimated 0.02 per cent and 3.5 per cent apex court, Mistry, in a question in these legal of Mr Tata and other Current Prices, for the finan- port, Communication and Ser- to grow by 2.8 per cent as co0m- respectively during April-No- statement on Sunday, proceedings is whether Trustees." cial year 2019-20, along with vices related to Broadcasting', pared to growth of 2.9 per cent vember, 2019-20. Indian Horizon Wednesday, January 08, 2020 business 10 Inexperience not valid for exclusion from board: Murugappa heir Operation Twist-III: RBI buys, Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) With denied a board berth in Amba- they have not refuted this," followed by the group of keep- sells bonds worth Rs 10k crore each the current head of the Muru- di Investments Ltd after their Arunachalam added. ing out female members from gappa group being inducted father's death in 2017. Pointing out that Ambadi the family business, Arunacha- into the holding company Arunachalam said that after Investments is just a holding lam said: "It is a very technical board soon after his father her father's demise, her family company of the group and and artificial stance to search passed away, the argument does not have a board repre- not an operating company for a written agreement or that legal heirs do not have the sentation in the group hold- she asked: "Would it then not clause in the articles demon- right to acquire directorship ing company Ambadi Invest- be natural for all the family strating gender disparity and based on inheritance, is not a ments. branches to be represented. bias, when there is enough valid one against the family's Experts in company law Also, we do not understand material in black and white in- New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) bids. It offered to sell four claim, a Murugappa family have told IANS that a board that if there can be eight di- dicating the existence and ac- The Reserve Bank of India government securities-6.65 member said on Tuesday. berth for a female or male is only once his father passed rectors (ensuring all branches knowledgment of a practice." (RBI) on Monday bought Rs per cent-2020; 7.80 per cent- "We believe that simply not guaranteed by birth, or by away and the board decided to are represented). What, then, Arunachalam also said if 10,000 crore of three long- 2020; 8.27 per cent-2020 and searching for a written agree- getting married into the fam- include him only once his fa- could be the concern for mem- the family's demand for board term securities while selling 8.12 per cent-2020 through ment, or saying that there is no ily, nor it is hereditary. ther passed away," Arunacha- bers of the family or the man- berth is not met, then the other the same amount of three OMO sale. legal right for heirs to acquire Recalling the circumstances lam said. agement of Ambadi to not 'in- branches of the family should short-term bonds in the These securities were of- directorship is not the only that led to Executive Chair- She wondered what work clude' us, that is, exclude us?" pay a fair market value for her third special open market fered by the central bank in barometer. It is also a ques- man M.M. Murugappan be- experience Murugappan had Queried about whether eight per cent stake held in operation in three weeks. the previous two OMO sale tion of fairness, transparency ing inducted into the board of then to be inducted into the there exists a shareholders Ambadi Investments. It got bids worth Rs 64,505 auctions too. It received Rs and good governance that all Ambadi Investments, she said Ambadi Investments board. agreement that provides for According to Arunachalam, crore for the three bonds 47,540 crore of bids but ac- stakeholders be provided fair it was occasioned by his father "Does this not lead to an board berths for legal heirs, she is trying to enforce her fa- but choose to accept only Rs cepted to sell Rs 10,000 crore and equal representation," M.M. Muthiah passing away inference that there is some Arunachalam said that there is ther's will to secure a board 10,000 crore of bids under of bids. In terms of number Valli Arunachalam told IANS on January 6, 1979. practice being followed of re- no such written agreement to berth for the family member the OMO purchase auction. of bids, the RBI received 26 here. "M.M. Murugappan (then in specting each family's position her knowledge. based on the shareholding in It got 198 bids for 7.32 per bids for 6.65 per cent-2020, US-based Arunachalam, the his early twenties, barely out of on the board?" she asked. She also added that her fam- Ambadi Investments. cent-2024 but accepted 12 40 for 7.80 per cent-2020 daughter of late M.V. Muru- college and having just joined "You should also know that ily members do not have ac- She had broached the sub- bids and for 7.27 per cent- and 35 for 8.27 per cent- gappan, has alleged that the the family business) was ap- when the family made the as- cess to all the information that ject of board membership with 2026 bonds, received 163 2020 but accepted 7, 3 and group promoters have a gen- pointed on the Ambadi board sertion to us that the director- the members of other family the family seniors but didn't bids but accepted only two. 4 bids, respectively. For 8.12 der bias against women get- on March 3, 1979.. strange, I ship is not connected to in- branches have. get a satisfactory reply and The RBI received 224 bids per cent-2020 bond, it re- ting into family business and assume that he expressed an heritance, we brought up the Citing news reports pertain- any affirmative action in this for 6.45 per cent-2029 se- ceived 41 bids but did not hence she and her sister were inclination to be appointed above example to them, and ing to the unwritten practice regard. curity but accepted only 22 accept any of them. Key Samsung India executive India, China ripping us off, we don't consider confirms his departure on Twitter New Delhi, Jan 7 India, am excited about tinuously realigns re- them as developing nations: Donald Trump (IANS) Putting all specu- the future," he added. sources as per business WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (IANS) Trump Administration imposed world. We hope that both sides simply a "truce" - after the re- lation to rest, Ranjivjit The move comes at priorities to make our United States President Donald punitive tariffs on Chinese goods will continue to work together, cent partial agreement between Singh, Chief Marketing a time when Samsung business more robust Trump has said that both India and Beijing retaliated. advance negotiations, and reach Washington and Beijing that Officer and Senior Vice India generated over- and efficient for long and China are no longer "devel- Trump has also been very vocal a phased agreement as soon as would scale back tariffs on each President, Mobile Busi- all revenue of Rs 73,000 term success". oping nations" as the two were of India for levying "tremendous- possible.” other`s imports. ness at Samsung India crore in the financial "Samsung is com- "taking advantage" of the tag ly high" duties on US products Chinese premier Li Keqiang In her first press conference on Tuesday said he has year 2019, of which the mitted to India and from the WTO. President Trump after which he described New said both China and the United as IMF chief at the international decided to move on after mobile business rev- continues to invest further stated that his adminis- Delhi as a "tariff king". States need to resolve the issues organizations` annual assembly a fruitful innings. enue hit an all-time high significantly across its tration has written a letter to the However, China is trying hard through dialogue. He made the on Thursday, Georgieva empha- In a tweet, Singh who of Rs 43,000 crore. businesses. In the past World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reach a phased agreement in comments on Thursday when he sized that it is important, despite spent almost six years at Singh, who last one year, we have gen- urging it not to consider India a protracted trade dispute with met delegates led by Evan Green- the deal, for there to be "trade Samsung India, said it is launched Samsung 'Gal- erated 2,000 new jobs and china as developing nations the United States and cancel tar- berg, chairman of the U.S.-China peace" and not merely a tempo- time to opt for newer ex- axy Fold' smartphone- at Samsung. Samsung the two were ripping the US off. iffs as soon as possible, its Com- Business Council. rary "truce", Efe news reported. periences. cum-tablet with 12GB India's business contin- ''WTO what a group it is .. merce Ministry said on Thurs- “China will create an interna- "It`s really good news that the "After almost 6 years RAM and 512GB inter- ues to grow and expand, that's a real beauty..they con- day, adding that trade wars had tionalized business environment US and China are talking to each as Sr. VP and CMO of nal storage in India in hence we will hire more sider China as a developing na- no winners. ruled by law where domestic and other," Georgieva told journalists Samsung India, having October for Rs 1,64,999, talent across businesses tion ...we wrote a letter to the A phased agreement would foreign firms are treated equal- at the start of the IMF meeting, helped the company is likely to start a ven- through the year," said WTO ..we don't consider China help restore market confidence ly,” Li said. “Property and intel- but "it`s not good enough." achieve many great ture of his own, accord- the company. as a developing nation ..We don't and reduce uncertainty, Ministry lectual property rights will be According to IMF estimates, milestones, it's time for ing to reliable industry As regards to business, consider India a developing na- spokesman Gao Feng told report- strictly protected.” but the full scope of the US and newer experiences," sources. the company said, "with tion anymore because they are ers, adding that both sides were Amid the ongoing US-China Chinese tariffs currently in place Singh tweeted. Earlier, reacting to a new products across ripping us off,'' President Trump maintaining close communica- trade war, the managing direc- on one another`s goods will re- "With immense learn- media report that the categories, we have been was quoted as saying by Reuters. tion. “The final goal of both sides’ tor of the International Mon- duce world annual economic ings and super memo- company has laid off able to consolidate our The statement from Trump negotiations is to end the trade etary Fund, Bulgarian economist growth by 0.8 per cent, but Geor- ries of contributing to- 150 people in India, market share further, comes at a time when the US war and cancel all additional tar- Kristalina Georgieva, has urged gieva said that the recent deal, as wards building a $10Bn Samsung India said in a and we are confident of and China are currently engaged iffs,” Gao said. “This would ben- the two countries to move to- it currently stands, could lessen revenue company in statement that it "con- another record year" in a bruising trade war after the efit China, the US and the whole ward full "trade peace" - and not that loss by "0.2 per cent." LG launches 13 new OLED TVs at CES 'Beyond visual range' drone Las Vegas, Jan 7 (IANS) LG Series takes design to a whole Electronics (LG) has raised different level with an ultra- test flights soon: Puri the bar again in 2020 with the thin form factor - the 65-inch launch of 13 new LG OLED model is a mere 20 millime- New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) ed in various airspaces ticles, such as food items, models, led by three new art- ters (0.79 inches) thin. Paired India will soon conduct across the country which in a faster manner across inspired GX Gallery series 4K with an included specially- 'Beyond Visual Line of have been identified by the country. Ultra HD TVs, 88- and 77-inch designed wall mount, these Sight' (BVLOS) test flights the Directorate General of Besides, these systems class Real 8Kmodels and an 55-, 65- and 77-inch class of drone systems for the Civil Aviation (DGCA) and can become life savers in all-new OLED screen size - models hang completely flush creation of new regula- the Airports Authority of the rural and far flung ar- 48-inch. on the wall. tions that will have provi- India (AAI). eas to deliver first aid and Unveiled at CES 2020, the The 2020 LG OLED ZX Real sions for long-range Un- The story had reported other essentials. new LG OLED TVs - and new 8K models, delivering four manned Aircraft Systems that experiments will be Other opportunities 8K and 4K LG NanoCell LCD times more detail than 4K (UAS) operations in India, conducted by selected arising from BVLOS UAS TVs - are designed to deliver TV and 16 times more than Civil Aviation Minister consortium using differ- operations at low altitudes stunning picture quality and gies, most notably the new ous types of content includ- HDTV, exceed the strict re- Hardeep Singh Puri said ent types of 'Remotely are expected to provide innovative design with up- I (Alpha) 9 Gen 3 AI Proces- ing movies, games and sports, quirements established by the on Monday. Piloted Aircraft System' cost-effective services graded performance and ar- sor. This advanced processor taking the user experience to Consumer Technology Asso- The minister was speak- models. Consequently, the such as surveying, photog- tificial intelligence-enabled leverages upgraded process- new heights. ciation's (CTA) official indus- ing at an industry event -- results of the long-range raphy and precision agri- features. ing power and artificial in- LG's 2020 premium TVs try definition for 8K Ultra HD 'Drone Festival of India' -- test flights will be assessed culture. At the heart of the latest 8K telligence deep learning al- flaunt unique, elegant de- TVs. The 88- and 77-inch LG which was organised here. by the BVLOS Experiment Furthermore, Puri said and 4K LG OLED and 8K LG gorithms to improve picture signs that integrate effortless- OLED models are among the According to the min- Assessment & Monitoring that India has the poten- NanoCell TVs are a number quality and enable a host of ly with any home decor. The first to earn the new CTA 8K ister, BVLOS experiments committee. These findings tial to become the global of advanced core technolo- specialised features for vari- all-new minimalist Gallery Ultra HD logo. will be conducted later will be used to draft a new leader in all aspects of this month. policy framework for the the industry such as con- The development as- long-range BVLOS drone ceptualisation, designing, sumes significance as operations. manufacturing and opera- these test fights will pave The move, according to tions of the drone systems. Credit revival needs fiscal stimulus-led spending: Report the way for a new draft industry insiders, is seen In addition, he said New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The per cent YoY (year-on-year) in The combination suggests the growth and lenders are unsure Civil Aviation Rules (CAR) as a major breakthrough that a balanced approach revival in credit growth in the Q2 2019-2020," it said. dominant role of abundant about their repaying ability, it which will be framed by for the evolution of the would be required to be country is easier said than "At the same time, incre- supply created by demoneti- said. aviation regulator DGCA. UAS eco-system in India. maintained between se- done and a revival of credit de- mental credit has declined 90 sation. "Moreover, lenders may also On January 4, IANS had In terms of commercial curity and commercial mand in the absence of a large per cent YoY in 1H (first half) During the past 4 quarters, be afraid of possible skeletons reported that BVLOS ex- uses, UAS can delivery considerations of these spending-led fiscal stimulus of FY20.In order to adopt the however, credit growth has in the borrowers' books," it periments will be conduct- medicines and other ar- systems. is implausible, broking house right policies to address this weakened sharply with slight- added. Motilal Oswal said on Tues- slowdown, it is imperative to ly higher interest rates, which Oh the supply-side factors, day. identify the factors behind means supply-side factors the brokerage said that since "A revival of credit demand this. Our analysis suggests have dominated the past 12- there is no shortage of liquid- Petrol, diesel prices continue to rise on Tuesday in the absence of a large that the deceleration in credit 15 months. ity in the system, measures Rs 72.69 in Chennai. In the spending-led fiscal stimulus growth during the past 12-15 "There was a lack of supply such as lower cash reserve ra- first seven days of the year is implausible. Unless pub- months is led by a combina- led by tight credit standards tio (CRR) or lower (RBI)reverse 2020, petrol price is up by 60 lic sector borrowing require- tion of stable-to-marginally amid abundant liquidity. repo rate, by widening the rate paise while that of diesel by ments (PSBR), and not the better demand and weaker While it is difficult to comment corridor will most likely be 83 paise. central government's fiscal supply, led by tight credit on the credit demand during fruitless. The Brent crude oil rates deficit, widens further from 9 standards amid abundant li- the past three years, the so- "Similar experiments in the which crossed the $70 a bar- per cent of GDP in 2018-19, it quidity. called lack of credit supply is West during the past decade rel mark on Monday amid is highly unlikely that regula- "However, if the impact of a recent phenomenon, most has taught us that even nega- tensions in the Middle East tors will be able to push credit demonetisation is considered likely triggered by the NBFCs tive interest rate on excess following the assassination demand," a Motilal Oswal re- (which has affected growth crisis in late-2018," the report reserves may be totally inca- New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) 75.74 a litre in Delhi, Rs 78.33 of Iranian commander Qas- port said. numbers in the last 3 years), said. pable of reducing risk-averse- Fuel prices continued to a litre in Kolkata, Rs 81.33 a sem Soleimani, has cooled "As we have argued ear- it can be concluded that while Weak credit demand dur- ness among lenders," it said. surge as the price of petrol litre in Mumbai and Rs 78.69 down a little bit on Tuesday lier, we don't believe there is credit demand has weakened ing the past many years and "Lower reverse repo rate, rose by 5 paise and that of a litre in Chennai, after the to stay below the $70 a bar- a need or the space for fiscal further, credit supply has im- the recent trend of tight credit however, will reduce the RBI's diesel by 12 paise across all increase. rel. Domestic petrol and die- stimulus in India. Based on proved," it added. standards are a reflection of interest payments to the fi- major cities on Tuesday. Ac- Similarly, diesel prices cost sel prices are reviewed by oil our estimates, credit growth According to the report, dur- weak economic fundamentals nancial sector, and thus, im- cording to information on Rs 68.79 a litre in Delhi, Rs marketing companies on a to the non-government non- ing 2017-18 and mid-2018-19, and bleak expectations. Due prove fiscal non-tax receipts the Indian Oil Corporation 72.14 a litre in Mumbai, Rs daily basis. Price revisions financial (NGNF) sector has credit growth picked up but to this, borrowers are not con- in the form of better RBI divi- website, petrol now costs Rs 71.15 a litre in Kolkata and are implemented at the fuel. weakened to record-low of 6.4 interest rates declined further. fident of the future economic dends," it added. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 GEARING UP FOR THE CHALLENGES AHEAD: MOHAMMED SHAMI Saba Karim’s son Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Ace 42 scalps from 20 matches. Marshal."He reminds me detained after car India pacer Mohammed He will next take part in of Malcolm Marshall, who Shami, who has been rested the one-dayers against still wakes me up from deep hits pedestrian for the T20 series against Sri Australia starting January sleep," Gavaskar said in the Lanka, on Monday posted 14 in Mumbai. India will commentary box."When he is Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) A 24-year-old a photo of him working take on Australia in three running in, when the spider woman pedestrian was knocked down by a out, with a caption saying ODIs.Recently, batting great cam actually takes it, it is car driven by former cricketer Saba Karim’s he is getting ready for the Sunil Gavaskar reserved such a sight. It is almost like son near Kemp’s Corner junction in south "challenges" ahead this New high praise for Shami. a leopard going for the kill," Mumbai, here on Tuesday morning, police Year."Training in progress... Gavaskar, who played in Gavaskar said.Shami's 42 ODI sources said. Gearing up for the challenges an era when Caribbean scalps last yeat included a hat- The incident occurred when Saba Karim ahead," Shami said in a tweet pacers used to dominate trick against Afghanistan in and his son Fidel, in his mid-20s, were with a picture of him working batsmen around the world, the World Cup. Gavaskar also proceeding from Kemp’s Corner towards out. Shami finished 2019 as said that Shami reminded said that the 28-year-old was south Mumbai, around 6.30 a.m.Suddenly, as the leading wicket taker in him of Barbadian fast his favourite among the highly Fidel Karim drove in the third lane trying to one day internationals with bowling legend late Malcolm rated Indian pace attack. overtake another vehicle, a female pedestrian who was crossing the road suddenly came in front of his vehicle.Before he could apply the CAPE TOWN TEST: MALAN’S FIFTY KEEPS brakes, she was knocked down by his car and was badly injured, said the sources.Identified SA IN THE HUNT AGAINST ENG later as Siddhi M., she was rushed to the Jaslok Hospital nearby in an unconscious England: 269 all out & 391/8d (Dom Sibley 133 not out, Ben Stokes 72, Joe Root 61; Anrich state and is undergoing treatment. Nortje 3/61); South Africa: 223 all out & 126/2 (Pieter Malan 63 not out, Dean Elgar 34)

Cape Town, Jan 7 (IANS) stitched a 71-run stand with Buttler in the penultimate over his first Test as he negotiated Debutant Peiter Malan scored opening partner Dean Elgar of the day.Elgar, who slammed spin well and also saw off the a defiant unbeaten 63 as South (34) and then shared a 52-run 88 in the first innings, was challenge from Anderson and Prajnesh Gunneswaran bows out Africa remained on course in stand with Zubayr Hamza (18) dismissed by part time spinner Stuart Broad early on with their stiff chase of 438 to end before England’s pace ace Joe Denly who had him caught Elgar at the other end.Earlier, of Apis Canberra International Day 4 of the second Test against James Anderson removed the behind after the Proteas resuming at 218/4, Ben Stokes England at 126/2, still 312 runs latter with a beautiful reverse started well in their pursuit launched a brutal assault while Bendigo (Australia), Jan behind, here on Monday. swinging delivery that found of a daunting target.Malan Dom Sibley made an unbeaten 7 (IANS) After Ramkumar Malan faced 193 deliveries and the batsman’s outside edge got to his 50 off 144 balls and century to help the tourists Ramanathan, Prajnesh hit just two fours as he first and sailed to wicketkeeper Jos never looked out of place in declare at 391/8. Gunneswaran too bowed out of the Apis Canberra International following a DJOKOVIC LEADS England opener Rory Burns to second round defeat here on Tuesday. SERBIA IN FINAL In a hard-fought match, be out of action for 4 months Prajnesh went down to Japan's EIGHT OF ATP CUP London, Jan 7 (IANS) left ankle,” England and Taro Daniel 4-6 6-7(4). Daniel England opener Rory Burns Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was ranked 16 places above will be out of action for four confirmed in a statement him at number 122 at the USD months after undergoing on Tuesday.“Surgery took 1,62,480 ATP Challenger event. surgery on ruptured place in London on Monday The 30-year-old Indian was ligaments in his left ankle. afternoon. The Surrey able to convert just one of the Burns will miss England’s captain is expected to be six break chances he created two-Test tour of Sri Lanka out of action for up to four and saved six of the eight Monday, Ramanathan had also Ramkumar had suffered a 6-3, slated to be held in March. months.” break points he faced in the crashed out of the tournament 2-6, 3-6 loss to Finland's Emil Burns, who was England’s Burns will now undergo 90-minute game.Earlier on following a first round defeat. Ruusuvuori. top scorer in the first Test a period of rehabilitation against South Africa in in the hope of being fit to more time with my family, Centurion, had injured his play for Surrey at the start of De Rossi announces I miss my daughter and she Brisbane, Jan 7 (IANS) Serbia left ankle while playing a the County Championship misses me, so I made my have become the second team football match during the season in April. retirement from football decision," Xinhua news agency to enter the quarter-finals of warm-up prior to the Cape In the aftermath of Burns’ quoted De Rossi as saying. the ongoing ATP Cup after they Town Test and scans had injury, England had decided De Rossi came through the edged out France to top Group revealed that he sustained Burns has undergone to do away with playing youth ranks at Roma and made A.An animated and emotional ligament damage.“England successful surgery on football to warm-up before his debut for the Serie A side in Novak Djokovic carried Serbia opening batsman Rory ruptured ligaments in his a training session. 2001. In an 18-year stay with to the final eight as he alongside the Giallorossi, the midfielder Viktor Troicki clinched the 2-1 made 616 appearances and tie victory in a deciding doubles Verstappen extends stay at Red Bull till ̊̈̊̋ scored 63 goals, winning two match against France’s Nicolas London, Jan 7 (IANS) on Tuesday shuts always been very grateful Coppa Italia titles. Following Mahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Max Verstappen has down rumours linking for."Honda coming the retirement of club legend The 16-time Grand Slam signed a new three-year Verstappen to seats at onboard and the progress Francesco Totti in 2017, De winner first saved nine break deal with Red Bull that will Ferrari and Mercedes, we have made over the last Rossi assumed the captaincy of points to get past Gael Monfils keep him at the team until meaning that the Dutch 12 months gives me even his hometown club. 6-3, 6-2, before stepping back on at least the end of the 2023 driver will enter Formula more motivation and the The 37-year-old midfielder the court with Troicki to defeat season, in what will be his 1's new era in 2021 with belief we can win together. also earned 117 caps for Italy the French duo of Mahut and eighth as a Red Bull driver. the same team he joined I respect the way Red Bull at senior level, winning the Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-3. The Dutchman was midway through 2016. and Honda work together FIFA World Cup in 2006.De “I really show my emotion expected to be one of the "I am really happy to and from all sides everyone Rossi joined Argentina's Boca because I really care about key cogs in this year's extend my partnership is doing what they can to Buenos Aires, Jan 7 (IANS) Speaking at a press conference Juniors on a one-year deal in playing for Serbia, but I also driver market, with his with the team," said success. I want to win with Italian midfielder Daniele on Monday, De Rossi denied the summer of 2019 after his care about being on the team previous contract only Verstappen. "Red Bull Red Bull and our goal is of De Rossi has confirmed his that he had come to the contract with Roma expired, with my friends. These guys are keeping him at Red Bull believed in me and gave course to fight for a world retirement from football, decision because of injury though injuries restricted him some of my best friends in my until the end of 2020.But me the opportunity to start championship together," expressing his desire to spend problems or any other major to just six appearances for the life and I grew up with Viktor. Red Bull's announcement in Formula 1, which I have he added. more time with his family. issues. "I just feel that I need Buenos Aires side. Cristiano Ronaldo’s maiden Serie World Archery backs IOA’s A hat-trick for Juventus Rome, Jan 7 (IANS) five matches.The five- Commonwealth Archery C’ship proposal Cristiano Ronaldo started time Ballon d'Or winner 2020 on the right foot converted from the New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) World Records as well as enter posting his 56th career penalty spot in the 67th World Archery on Monday it on the World Ranking. We hat-trick for club and minute and completed lent its "full support" to the will promote the event among country to lead Juventus the triple in the 82nd with Indian Olympic Association's our member associations over Cagliari 4-0 in Serie A. an assist from Douglas (IOA) proposal to host the and provide the necessary While scoring three Costa. Commonwealth archery event technical assistance." goals in a match is nothing Late substitute Gonzalo -- which is not part of the 2022 The biggest blow to Indian new for the Portuguese Higuain scored between Commonwealth Games roster archery came in August when superstar, however the Ronaldo's second and -- in March 2022, suggesting it World Archery suspended the triple against Cagliari third goals. to add the mixed team events national federation after two on Monday was his first At the San Siro, which will also feature in the warring groups -- led by veteran in Serie A since joining meanwhile, Zlatan Tokyo 2020 Olympics. VK Malhotra and BVP Rao -- Juventus from Real Ibrahimovic received The government had conducted parallel elections in Madrid in 2018, reports a warm reception on on Saturday approved "in Delhi and Chandigarh, which Efe news. Ronaldo has his return to AC Milan, principle" the IOA's proposal is against the international 13 league goals as the yet the 38-year-old to host the Commonwealth body's protocol. season approaches the spot in the league table. Swede was denied in shooting championships and that India included Archery in finalise the details and the The elections of the Archery mid-point. After ending 2019 on a his only chance on goal archery events. this proposal."World Archery exact programme but would Association of India (AAI) will With 45 points from 18 down note with a loss to and the hosts could In a letter to IOA president is giving its full support to this suggest adding the mixed be held on January 18 at the matches, Juventus are at Lazio in the Italian Super manage no better Narinder Batra, World Archery proposal to have an Archery team events which will also Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium the second-place whereas Cup, the Bianconeri were than a 0-0 draw with Secretary General Tom Dielen competition in India as part feature in Tokyo 2020."World here.In the letter, World Inter Milan, who defeated held scoreless by Cagliari 17-place Sampdoria.The wrote: "We have well received of the Commonwealth Games Archery, the letter said, would Archery hoped the issues will Napoli 3-1, are at the top until the 49th minute, Rossoneri, with just 22 a copy of your proposal to friendship programme. We will also recognise the event for be resolved soon and they spot. Cagliari, with 29 when Ronaldo extended points from 18 matches, the Commonwealth Games work together with the Indian world records."World Archery will get to work with a new points, occupy the sixth his Serie A goal streak to are 12th in Serie A. Federation and we are pleased Government, IAO and you to would recognise the event for president for the event. Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Wednesday - January 8, 2020 12

MANUSHI Jacqueline Fernandez latest work-out post is TWINKLE KHANNA: CHILLAR, PETA all the motivation you need! Check out I STAND BY A SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC INDIA acqueline Fernandez is INDIA'S HOTTEST one of the fi ttest actress- day after actor Akshay Kumar said he had "acciden- VEGETARIANS Jes in Bollywood and the tally" liked a tweet by Jamia Millia Islamia University actress has been giving us A students, his wife and author Twinkle Khanna reit- major fi tness goals. erated that she stands for a secular and democratic India OF ̊̈̉̑ The actress took to her where peaceful dissent is a constitutional right.Twinkle social media handle and took to Instagram on Tues- day evening and shared a shared a picture from her tweet she had written last week.The tweet read: "Dis- gym with the caption, start- crimination based on race, colour, cast religion "Rise and shine @kuldeep- ed her and other such social constructs in whatever shashi." Youtube form, goes against the fundamental and Acing the gym look channel, moral integrity of the human condition". the actress is donning she has She then captioned it: "That was last week black yoga pants which are been treat- and now add op- pressing the voices of teamed up with a sports ing fans with our students by using violence and we bra, and with a bright smile, glimpses into her have crawled even further into the Jackqueline does a full split. life and also shares dark tunnel. I stand by a secular, dem- Hailed as an infl uential pub- positivity through her ocratic India where peaceful dissent lic fi gure in India, Jacqueline exceptional reach.Jacque- is our consti- tutional right."Akshay is Fernandez turned host for line is one of the most infl uen- currently fac- ing wrath from many peo- international pop sensa- Singh and Huda tial actresses and is loved by fans ple for saying that he had "accidentally" tion Katy Perry and Amanda Kattan. Jacqueline all across the globe. She recently liked a controver- sial Jamia tweet, amidst Cerny on their recent vis- will be seen next in turned into a host for international protest against the Citizenship Amendment its to India and the actress Netfl ix Original, ti- pop sensation Katy Perry on her Act. A social media user called him "spine- shares a great equation with tled Mrs. Serial Killer. fi rst-ever visit to India. less" for his turn- around, to which film- global infl uencers like Lilly Ever since the actress Courtesy : Santabanta maker Anurag Kashyap agreed.. IANS

iss World 2017 Ma- Varun Dhawan : Children have greater power to deal with disease nushi Chillar have ctor Varun Dhawan feels to cancer, and it feels nice when always enjoy (being) around kids. Mbeen chosen as In- children have greater power human beings come together to I think I am the happiest when I dia's Hottest vegetarians of Aand will power to deal with do something about the disease am with kids. It makes me happy 2019 by People for the Ethical disease as compared to adults. -- especially for kids. when I see smiles on their faces, Treatment of Animals (PETA). Varun, who is quite popular They are so small they don't and also their parents' faces, so it "Manushi is living, breath- among kids, was interacting with even realise what has happened has been an amazing experience ing proof that eating vegan the media at an annual event for to them. I think that's the reason spending time with these kids," is good for both animals and paediatric cancer patients, 'Hope why 70 per cent kids are able to said Varun. our own health. PETA India is 2019', along with Manisha Koira- beat cancer because their will 'Hope 2019' is organised by Im- honouring her for opting eco la, Priya Dutt and Johny Lever. power and power to deal with dis- PaCCT (Improving Paediatric Can- and animal-friendly fare and "My uncle had cancer but un- ease is higher than older people," cer Care and Treatment) Founda- for encouraging fans to do the fortunately, he passed away while said Varun. tion and TATA Memorial Hospital. same," said PETA India Direc- fighting it. I think this is one dis- At the event, Varun grooved "I have been associated with this tor of Celebrity and Public Re- ease that has taken away life of a with children and doctors to the initiative since the beginning. I lations Sachin Bangera. lot of people around the world. A beats of his song 'Baki sab first feel they are doing a great job." IANS lot of families have suffered owing class hai' from the film "Kalank"."I IANS Sandeepa Dhar set to star in Special Christmas bash for Ananya Panday as she dances ALTBalaji's next webseries on the tunes of Dheeme Dheeme with kids MumBhai! t's an early Christmas cel- in 2020.After getting rave re- ebration for Ananya Pan- views for her latest fi lm Pati movie is set against the back- Iday as she recently visited Patni Aur Woh, the millen- drop of the 90s and ranging all an NGO to meet al the little nial actress will be next seen the way to the 2000s. ones and she turned into in the supernatural comedy It will be a cop, gangster story the sweetest Santa Clause thriller Khaali Peeli opposite and Sandeepa will be playing for them who brought joy Ishaan Khatter. the leading lady in this. It will and happiness to all the kids Helmed by Maqbool Khan be a collaborative effort be- along with some exciting and produced by Ali Abbas tween alt balaji and zee5. We Christmas gifts. Zafar under the banner of spoke to Sandeepa and here is The famous song Dheeme Zee Studios, the fi lm will be what she has got to say, " yes i Dheeme from her recent released on June 12, 2020. am doing this webseries. hit fi lm Pati Patni Aur Woh After bagging the title of I can't give out any details which has become a rage 'Youth Infl uencer of the year' about it now. But i will speak among the audiences. actress Ananya Panday has on it soon. it's a beautiful story The actress shook a leg on yet again proved her strength and the audience is going to Dheeme Dheeme with all the and the testimony of the love it totally." NGO kids and had a gala time same is this award. Sandeepa meanwhile is pre- with them by making them Winning such an impor- paring for this character on dance and smile. tant award Ananya Panday various fronts be it the dialect, The actress is loved by the said few words, "I think it is body language, dance and act- younger audience a lot as dedicated to all the young- ing. Sandeepa is a total natu- they adore Ananya Panday the title of 'Initiative Of young star made her space fi rst 5 days. Ananya has de- sters out there who face so- ral when it comes to emoting and her video dancing with The Year' at the 'Economic in the hearts of people, with livered another blockbuster cial media bullying but still lt Balaji is out with their because of her theatre back- NGO kids is the testimony of Times Most Promising Brand her ability to act well, and in- with just her second fi lm.On wake up with a smile and next jig webseries and it ground and we can't wait to the same.Recently, the young Award' for her 'So Positive stating a really great screen the work front, Ananya Pan- face it positively and an- Awill be MumBhai star- watch this fl ick soon. We wish actress bagged Fresh Face DSR' initiative.That's not it, presence.With her second day will also be seen along- swer back so kindly and so ring Sandeepa Dhar, Angad the entire team all the luck. of the Year Award a while even though she was cast in fi lm crossing the 50cr mark side Ishaan Khatter in Khaali positively. Bedi and Sikander Kher. The Courtesy : Santabanta ago. Later she also claimed two male-centric movies, the in the industry in just the Peeli which all set to release Courtesy : Santabanta

ara Ali Khan has been Bollywood's Gautam Rode has a cameo (Ganatra) bhai and Deven ultimate sweetheart ever since her (Bhojani) bhai. Sdebut and now the actress seems to Secondly, JD (Majethia) dislodge Alia Bhatt as the headliner of the in TV show 'Bhakharwadi' bhai and Aatish (Kapa- Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards after ctor Gautam dia) bhai are like family Alia holding the place for 3 years. It is Rode, who is to me, as my fi rst televi- said that the younger actress has become Abest known sion show, 'Baa Bahu a favourite to her fans, following her turn for his role in the aur Baby' was with in Simmba. The actress was recently TV show "Saras- them. honoured with most promising newcom- watichandra", will So, one day as we er of the year followed by a Star Debut of be seen doing a were chatting, I ex- the Year award. Sara has cemented her cameo in "Bhakhar- pressed my liking to- place in the hearts of people. She makes wadi". wards 'Bhakharwadi' her presence felt wherever she goes.The "I really like the and just a few days back actress is also said to be performing a show, 'Bhakhar- I received a call from song from her upcoming movie along wadi' as it is differ- them for the role of Ab- with co-star Varun Dhawan at the festi- ent from what goes hijeet in the show. val.Sara who recently celebrated a year in on television these I really liked the char- days. I like the writ- acter and the track and the industry has always managed to grab ing, the screenplay hence agreed to it," said all headlines, with the audience unable and the storyline of Gautam."Bhakharwadi" to get enough of her, waiting with bated this show. I am also airs on Sony SAB. breath for any small tidbit about her. fond of both Paresh IANS Courtesy : Santabanta Sara Ali Khan replaces Alia Bhatt as the headliner for Kids Choice Awards!

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