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After the girl had given action-taken report on the incident with- nion Law & Justice structure immediately,” Prasad The Pioneer. “We will contin- recommendation of the Patna birth to the baby, the Headmistress had in four weeks.Taking suo motto cognisance, UMinister Ravi Shankar sais in his reply. ue our agitation till the last,” he High Court.”   3,0+. '-2.,0. '() 1 reportedly reached the hostel and driven the the commission issued the notice and also Prasad has advised Chief Once the State said. Meanwhile, the ongoing girl with the newborn out through the back- asked the Government what steps have Minister Naveen Patnaik to Government along with the “We condemn the letter. At agitation launched by the SBA he baby delivered by the 14-year-old door in an apparent bid to suppress the inci- been taken for rehabilitation of the girl. have consultation with the High Court communicates least, the Union Law Minister completed 132 days on Tgirl student of Class-VIII in dent. The BJP on Monday demanded SC Chief Justice of the Orissa their views, the Union should have accepted the pro- Monday. The administration in Kandhamal district died at the MKCG Earlier, as many as two matrons, one and ST Welfare Minister Ramesh Majhi High Court (HC) regarding the Government would take fur- posal of the State Government the district, block and tehsil lev- Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur on of the ANMs, two Cooks-cum-Attendants and Secretary R Raghu Prasad’s resigna- latter’s proposal of establish- ther necessary action in this in principle for establishment els has collapsed due to the Monday. and a Warden were dismissed while three tion over the issue. ment of permanent Benches of matter, he concluded. of HC Benches in western and lawyers’ dharna in front of the The minor girl and the newborn had women Assistant Superintendents were Addressing a Press conference here, the HC in western and south- Notably, Patnaik had writ- southern regions. Government offices. initially been admitted to the Baliguda Sub- suspended for dereliction of duty. BJP ST Morcha president Rabi Nayak said ern parts of the State. ten to Prasad a couple of days If the Centre requires any Because of this, the State Divisional Hospital and later shifted to the “The girl was raped eight months ago the suspension of the school Replying to a letter of back urging the latter to take an other things like locations and has been losing huge revenue MKCG Hospital after their conditions at her village. She couldn’t reveal it out of Superintendent and low-level officials is Patnaik, the Union Minister early decision for establish- jurisdictions of the Benches, he for the last four months. deteriorated on Sunday. fear and shame. The main accused Sraban not enough. The Minister should resign said, “It is imperative that the ment of permanent Benches of should have mentioned it As the judiciary is not The girl had given birth to the baby in Pradhan (23) has been detained and is and the Secretary be suspended for neg- Chief Justice of the High Court the High Court in western instead of writing a routine functioning and there is no the bathroom of the hostel of a being interrogated,” Kandhamal SP Prateek ligence in their duties. is consulted and recommen- and southern Odisha. reply,” Pradhan. adjudication of bail petitions, Government tribal residential school in Singh told mediapersons. Later, a BJP delegation led by Nayak dations of Orissa High Court Reacting to Prasad’s letter, Senior SBA member NC the number of prisoners in the Daringibadi of the district.Now, school Singh said the girl got pregnant after met the Governor and apprised him obtained before setting up any the Sambalpur Bar Association Dani said. 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Behera nfrastructure development officer in Department of reiterated his earlier remark Iactivities like construction, Home. he 2nd International Dhauli !!  + that the BJD Government is repair and renovation of court Looking at the require- State and construction of such impressed upon to make pro- TArt Festival was inaugurat- .    “doing well” and the BJD is in rooms across the State have ment, the State Government court buildings in rural pock- vision for funds for both man- ed at the Dhauli College of Art a “strong position” in the State. received a setback as funds flow had submitted an action plan ets of the State will ensure power and infrastructure devel- and Crafts here on Monday in "    But he would decide from the Centre has been halt- of Rs 50 crore, while making speedy justice, officials said. opment of the judiciary, said which painters from across the “People of Jharsuguda have whether to contest next elec- ed. budgetary allocation for this Another issue like estab- sources. globe participated. On the occa-   .,0. '() 1 urged me to fight from the BJD tions after “the party high While much emphasis is fiscal. lishment of special courts is From time to time by the sion, painting competitions and I will do what my people command” takes a decision given on development of infra- Though the budget alloca- bothering the State due to directions of Supreme Court of were held in which two painters harsuguda MLA and State want,” said Das. about it. When questioned structural facilities of the court tion was made in anticipation funds constraints. The India on different interlocuto- of Odisha bagged positions in JCongress vice-president Sources said Chief Minister which “party high command”, buildings in the State, the share that the Union Government Government of India has been ry applications, the State top 20. They are Saina Naba Kishore Das has again Patnaik would visit Amalipali he didn’t reply. of the Centre is not released till will release its share, but as asking the State Government Government is constrained to Mahasuar and Smita Mishra of made a U-turn on his decision in Jharsuguda district on In reaction about Das quit- date though there is hardly two funds flow from the Centre is for establishment of special find recourses for compliance ‘Chitrashala’ in Bhubaneswar. not to quit the party. Latest January 24 to address a meet- ting the party, Pradesh months left in this fiscal year. not forthcoming, taking up and designated courts under of the orders and directions of Eminent Nepal painter reports say Das is likely to join ing. The CM would formally Congress Committee presi- The State Government has project work is posing a prob- various Central Acts and Rules. the apex court, officials admit- Bhimasingh Sharma, Dhanbad the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) make an announcement about dent Niranjan Patnaik said he made budgetary provision of lem, admitted officials. The High Court of Orissa ted. painter Kartik Kumar Prasad, on January 24 when Chief induction of Das into the BJD. has no information regarding Rs100 crore for the Financial In order to ensure speedy is placing proposals for creation Accordingly, the Union Lalit Kala Academi Regional Minister Naveen Patnaik would On the occasion, the CM the matter, but he has heard Year 2018-19 from its own justice, there is an urgent need of posts and manpower to that Government has been Secretary Ramakrishna Vedala, visit Jharsuguda district. would launch a cancer hospi- about it. resources to take up infra- for court buildings to be set up effect. However, with limited impressed upon to provide Odisha Lalit Kala Academi Attending a meeting in tal, a drinking water supply However, it would have structure development of the in rural areas of the State. resources available with the recurring and non recurring Secretary Manas Ranjan Jena, Samasingha gram panchayat of project, a modern diagnostic no impact on the Congress. court buildings. The State Government has State Government such pro- expenditure in the event of Gouranga Barik, college Principal Kolabira block in the district on centre and a pathology centre Now, there is lack of ideology This was to be done under impressed upon the Union posals are difficult to imple- appointment of adhoc judges Panchanan Samal and working Sunday, Das said he would con- and the Choukipada railway in politics. 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often subsidizes the private cy among tribals is wide, while road which deprives students to most of the school matters. /
   sector. This not only increases it is 63.7 per cent for men, it is attend the school regularly. The UP school in inequality, it also impacts the only 41.2 per cent for women. During monsoon the situa- Haladiasahi does not have sep-       marginalized community huge- The dropout rates among trib- tion becomes worse as the arate toilets for girls; so after ly. als are also high, 28.5 per cent only teacher of the school attaining puberty they drop out      The situation in Odisha’s children drop out of schools by remains absent for the entire from school. The same situa- rural areas is worse, particularly Class 5 while 72.7 per cent by monsoon season and the chil- tion prevails in upper primary  in tribal- dominated districts. Class 7 and 77 per cent by Class dren are forced to stay at home school in Bagadapha village. In these far-flung villages, trib- 10. If we take Mayurbhanj dis- and also denied MDM. The The school has around 172 stu- n a time when globally pol- al and Dalit students are forced trict as an example, the situa- school also does not have basic dents, but due to insecurity, Iicymakers are talking about to study in schools with dilap- tion is grim. Geographically, facilities for the students such lack of separate toilets force equality, many idated conditions such as leaky the district is one of the largest as drinking water and toilets. young girls to drop out from children of marginalised asbestos roof, broken walls, districts with a dominance of For drinking water the students schools than pursue their stud- communities in Odisha are half-constructed buildings and Santal, Ho and Munda tribes. have to walk 1 km from their ies. sufferers of inequality in edu- sometimes on verandahs or It has more than 50 per cent of school premises. An official list of OPEPA cation for various reasons. near trees. tribal population and there are The situation of primary says there are about 41,000 chil- They are deprived of proper Apart from infrastructure 3 PVTG (particularly vulnera- multi-lingualism in primary The other problem of stu- schools; others are forced to school in Dekhachaturi vil- dren between the age group of infrastructure, teachers for dif- issue, a single teacher has to ble tribal groups) such as grader, the State has been a pio- dents is regular absence of enroll them in private schools, lage is another example of 6-14 years who are out of ferent subjects, lack of under- attend all the students of pri- Mankadia, Lodha and Khadia neer in declaring a policy teachers in the State-run pri- which has extra financial bur- inequality in education to the school fold. While a recent standing language and alloca- mary school and his regular living in the district. guideline on multi-lingualism. mary schools. If teacher will den on them. marginalized children. In this study conducted by the State tion of funds for their devel- absence not only disturbs According to the OPEPA In Mayurbhanj district as lan- not attend school regularly, it is Evidence suggests learning school, there are total 46 stu- Women and Child opment. teaching the children, they are (Odisha Primary Education guage is a barrier among trib- obvious that the students’ levels of children in elementary dents out of which 25 students Development Department A study conducted by also deprived of Midday Meal Programme Authority), there al students in understanding learning will be affected. schools are far from satisfac- are from tribal community. shows there are 55,868 girls Oxfam reveals India ranked (MDM), which is the only are 2,884primary schools and studies, the Government is Apart from absence of tory. According to Annual Around 11 tribal students from within the age group of 11 to 147th out of 157 countries on nutritional food in a day for 1,507 upper primary schools in supposed to provide multi- teachers, lack of proper road to Status of Education Report Denkubania hamlet, which is 14 years who are out of school. its commitment to reduce some students. Language bar- the district. In 2016-17, the lingual teachers. But, in reali- schools, engagement of girls in (ASER) 2017, 4.6 per cent few km from Dekhachaturi There are only 3 per cent of inequality- which is a very rier is another issue that creates total enrolment to both pri- ty the situation is quite differ- household chores, early mar- teenagers between the age village are not accessible to schools which are Right To worrying situation given that a hurdle before these tribal stu- mary and upper primary ent; there are many schools riage, lack of separate toilets for group 14 and 18 years are not school due to lack of proper Education (RTE) Act compli- the country is home to 1.3 bil- dents and the study says due to school was 417,224, while ST with 100 per cent tribal stu- girls in schools, insufficient able to do basic reading of road. These small children ant in the State. The most sur- lion people, many of whom live lack of understanding in an enrolment in that financial dents. rooms for separate classes, low courses in class II in their own have to cross 3 km forest cover prising thing is the students in extreme poverty. Oxfam has alien language, many students year was 285,284. Among them The programme is yet to be students-teachers ratio are the regional languages. to reach the school every day, face systemic inequality from calculated that if India were to leave studies half-way or drop girls enrolment was 203,183 implemented properly. Some other major reasons of increas- The primary school of for which most of the time they the Government, as the major reduce inequality by a third, out. and out of schoolchildren (both NGOs working in this district ing inequality in education. Hudisahi village in Nota are forced to stay at home. The financial expenditure is more than 170 million people In Odisha, the literacy rate boys and girls in the age brack- in education sector have pro- Closure of primary schools Panchayat in Mayurbhanj is 3 only MLE teacher and the towards Navodaya Vidyalay would no longer be poor. The for tribals stands at 52.2 per et of 6-14 years) were 663. vided multi-language teachers is another gray area putting km far from the panchayat. SMC members have no voice to and Adarsh (Model) schools Government spending on cent, much lower than the More than 60 dialects are in tribal schools with text some students out of schools. Surrounded by dense forest discuss about any issue with the than the State-run primary health, education and social State literacy rate of 73.5 per spoken across the State. In books, but the effort from the Some parents are enrolling with regular animal fear the headmaster who is from upper and upper primary schools in protection is woefully low and cent. 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  1 ' ,- “Such kinds of alliance he 66th State-level kabad- which have no leader and pol- Tdi competition jointly ith a view to move for- icy only form on the basis of self organised by the Wward process of develop- interest it can’t develop the Paralakhemundi Swabhiman ment under leadership of Prime country. On the other hand the Manch and the Odisha Minister Narendra Modi the BJP has accepted leader and 125 Kabaddi Association conclud- Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) crore people of the country have ed here on Sunday. reiterated on Monday that it will faith on him” he added. The Odisha Police (OP) form government in the Centre Lauding the welfare work team were champions in both once again on its slogan ‘Sabka done by the Central govern- men and women categories. Sath Sabka Vikas’. ment, Prakash said, “Modi gov- The Odisha Police Men’s team Addressing a press meet ernment has been focusing on beating the Dhenkanal team State General Secretary Deepak development of villages, poor, won the tournament while the Prakash said, “It was decided in farmers, women and youth. Women’s team beating the a meeting of national council of The welfare porgrammes, Kendrapada team won it. the party which was concluded formed for the poor in last four In women’s category on January 11 and 12 in the years, were implemented on Cuttack and KIIT teams joint- national capital that the party time and it results in smile on ly bagged the third position and will go among masses through face of poor. 33 crore poor Cuttack and NRRI teams joint- the public welfare programmes linked with banking network, ed managed to set them in the launched and run by the gov- through DBT 5 lakh 50 thou- third position in men’s catego- of national and international Kumar Behera, Hi-tech Group’s ernment. The people of the sand crore transferred to in the ry. levels for the players of the dis- Sabitri Panigrahi, Ankita country have ability to differ- account of poor, 90 thousand Chief guest Manch chair- trict by organising sports com- Panigrahi, Ashok Panigrahi entiate between able and inca- crore saved from hands of man Dr Tirupathi Panigrahi petitions in the district.” and Suresh Panigrahi were pable governments.” middlemen. said, “I would create platform Association secretary Ajay present. '   3+ =* 2.344    heila Dikshit, the three-time “We are going to come SChief Minister who ran the out with a policy, an all India national Capital for 15 consec- policy. The immediate target is .#   utive years till getting a major the Lok Sabha polls, not the city drubbing in the 2013 Assembly election. Right now, I am very ( election at the hands of Arvind enthused with the fact that Kejriwal, has come out of the people are showing confidence  #   political hibernation to head the in the Congress. I have seen it Delhi unit of the Congress. in the last two days as there has   1 ' ,- Famous for not mincing been long queues here (her res- her words, the veteran idence). This shows that peo- fortnight after the new Congress leader believes her ple are again turning back to Asmart traffic system being party will bounce back to the Congress as they don’t implemented in the city, the power on its own strength, and have good experience with cases of jumping signals seem is dead against stitching up any non-Congress Governments.” to have automatically reduced. pre-poll alliance, ruling out Now back in the saddle in The fear of being caught on any truck with the Kejriwal-led Delhi, how will you strength- the camera and served a chal- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in en the Congress and energise lan on their doorsteps has Delhi for the forthcoming Lok party workers deterred people from breaking Sabha elections. In an interview “The Congress is already traffic rules. Now, the drivers to The Pioneer’s Swarn Kumar it is a small party, and it has not be discouraged by defeats energised. I have full confi- can be seen stopping the vehi- Anand and Asad, Dikshit said won just by making false by the AAP. We will pick up dence in the fact that in the cles not on the stop line, but Congress’ prospects are bright promises to the people: free momentum on our own, with- forthcoming Lok Sabha elec- two metres behind it, just to be as people are growing weary of power, free water, etc. We have out any alliance.” tions, we will do much better. extra safe and avoid coming non-Congress Governments. lost two elections to them. But Despite opinion polls giv- The Congress is a big party and under the lens. Excerpts: I am certain that the Congress ing the Congress a good its work is known to the peo- “I would definitely not For almost three years, will make a comeback in Delhi, chance in UP Assembly elec- ple.” want to be listed as a defaulter you have been away from because even now people still tions, you refused to accept As you are against any as now with the system becom- active politics. Now the remember 15 years of the CM candidature. Did you see alliance with the AAP, will the ing online, every offence would Congress has entrusted you Congress rule. As time goes by, the writing on wall that the Congress fight all 7 LS seats in be recorded on the govern- with an important task of they are remembering it more.” party will not do well? Delhi. Is there any hope for ment’s portal and once the steering the Delhi unit of the In the last two Assembly “It was not about seeing the alliance talks? number of offences cross a des- party. How do you feel? elections in Delhi, the BJP writing on the wall. I had “No, there are no such ignated number, there is a fear “I am related to Delhi in a almost retained its vote per- taken a time out from active talks. I, personally and as a of losing one’s driving license,” very special way. I was educat- centage, but the AAP ate into politics as I was the Governor politician, feel there should be said Anant Kumar, a business- ed and brought up here. I have the Congress’ votes, and dent- of Kerala, and when I came no alliance. The Congress will man, who now ensures to stop spent my entire political career ed its prospects. But recently, back from there (to UP) I win on its own.” his car behind the stop line. here. So for me it is a come- speculation about alliance thought it was not the right It is reported that the city Traffic SP Ajit Peter back. Whatever I can do for my with the AAP has been doing time for me to enter active pol- unit of the Congress is afflict- Dungdung said that till party and to Delhi, I will be the rounds. And in fact, this itics. It was party’s decision to ed with infighting. How do Monday afternoon, 687 chal- very happy to do it. I didn’t seek is one of the covert reasons for send me there. Yes, there was you plan to address this issue? lans were already sent to the it (the Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken’s resignation some assumption that the party “Have you seen any party defaulters by post. However, the post), I got it. And I didn’t reject from State unit chief post. will project me as CM candi- which doesn’t have infighting? total number of defaulters val- it; in fact, I welcomed it.” What is your take on alliance? date, but once they decided to It is something natural. What idated in the last two weeks has Now, as head of the Delhi “I am not for any kind of go for alliance with the SP, I you are calling infighting is gone above 10,000. Congress, what future do you alliance with the AAP at all. As bowed down to that. We were actually differences of opinion. “As the entire process of envision for the party in the a party we have lost one or two doing good on our own, but the People express their opinion in sending the challan through Capital, say after one year, in elections. But it doesn’t matter; collective will of the party had a way it looks like infighting. post, including folding it and 2020 Assembly polls? as recently we won four elec- to be honoured.” But it doesn’t frighten me. It has placing it in the envelopes is “You see, the future of the tions and I am sure we will What makes you so con- always been the Congress’ tra- manual, it is taking some time. Congress is bright. In Delhi, make a comeback. It fident that voters will again dition to allow people to However, in the coming days one of the competitors is the (Congress) is a traditional old support the Congress? What express free opinion. I will we are hoping that the process Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). But party of the country. We should is your plan? take everybody on board.” would speed up,” he said. ""# $!#%($#) *# #%) +,-./+0 ! : 03  & +  # .9:;
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Perhaps It will be second such corridor future scope of the corridors ry has come into force on without a regular chief follow- Environment and Forests there is a need for strengthen- after the first one in Uttar and stating that there is a fair Monday, a Government notifi- ing the ouster of Alok Verma. (MoEF) has rejected the ing the linkages between the Pradesh was inaugurated in momentum for export of aero cation said. OP Verma, who served as Department of Personnel MoEF and the Ministry of Aligarh in August last year. components from India and The Constitution (103 the Director of Prosecution, Training’s (DoPT) proposal to Tribal Affairs (MoTA) to facil- Apart from major industry has a huge scope for further Amendment) Act, 2019 completed his term on rechristen the Indian Forest itate discharge of functions as interaction there will be three growth. Multinational consul- received the assent of the December 23 and the post has of Director of Prosecution in Vacancy in any organisation, to Services (IFS) as Indian Forest envisaged by the commission main things. Announcement of tancy firm Ernst & Young President on Saturday. since been vacant. CBI”. The selection of the a large extent, can be antici- and Tribal Services (IFST). for overall tribal welfare.” new investments both by (E&Y) has been appointed as a “In exercise of the powers The DoP is the senior most Director of Prosecution is pated well in advance and The cadre controlling However, the MoEF Defence Public Sector consultant to draw a roadmap conferred by sub-section (2) of prosecutor in the agency ren- made on the recommendation proactive efforts should be ini- authority of IFS, the MoEF’s refused to buy this argument Undertakings (DPSU) and pri- on how the cluster is envisioned section 1 of the Constitution dering legal opinion in all the of the Central Vigilance tiated to complete necessary move follows inter-ministerial and instead suggested induct- vate sector, launch of some new to grow. (One Hundred and Third cases probed by the agency. The Commission. It is a rare coin- procedure to fill up the vacan- consultation note moved by the ing IFS officials at senior level defence products and launch of The corridor like the one in Amendment) Act, 2019, the DoP reports to the CBI, cidence that the CBI is work- cies on time. DoPT seeking renaming of the in the Tribal Welfare Ministry a defence innovation hub in UP will have six nodes around Central Government hereby Director. In a communication ing without a regular chief The CBI seems to have service and also train its cadre for better management Coimbatore, Secretary Defence which investments are expect- appoints January 14 as the to all the government depart- and the DoP. failed in anticipating such a sit- to be more receptive towards between tribal and forest relat- Production Ajay Kumar told ed to grow. They include date on which the provision of ments, the Personnel Ministry A Parliamentary panel had uation,” the panel had said in tribals and forest dwellers. 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If they had PModi will don the pen for ers to send me their questions, also made it celar that Rahul bludgeoned to death by two  ##       problems with the puppies the readers of Thuglak, the which I would be glad to Gandhi would not be the Prime most unlikely persons — nurs-   #  # then they could have reported popular Tamil magazine answer in the next issue,” the Minister,” said Gurumurthy. ing interns in one of city’s lead-      it to the authorities or even the founded by Cho Ramaswamy. Prime Minister tweeted. His When asked about the pos- ingmedical colleges. Corporation. Why murder Modi, who had been a regular messages were read out sibility of Narendra Modi get- Video clippings apparent- ing their ways whenever they sources said. Initial suspicions shots for the benefit of some them and that too so merci- participant in the previous by S Gurumurthy, the current ting re-elected as the Prime ly taken from inside an adjacent tried to retire to safety. of the litters being poisoned NGOs,” said one of the dental lessly.” Cases have been regis- anniversary meetings of the editor and publisher of the Minister, he said it would be dental medical college hostel at After each assassination being poisoned was also ruled college students. tered under various sections of magazine, a major event in magazine. decided by the electorate. Sealdah in North Kolkata the accused examined them out by the autopsy report, Another of his colleagues the Indian Penal Code and Tamil Nadu’s cultural calendar, What marked the anniver- “People always favour a strong showed two nursing interns before slipping them inside sources said. said “After there was no reply Prevention of Corruption Act told the readers of Thuglak that sary celebrations was the ques- leader. In 1971, when I was an ruthlessly clubbing the puppi- plastic carry-packs and throw- “We were on the third from the NGOs we uploaded it and “those found guilty would they were welcome to send him tion posed by reader of Thuglal ordinary worker of the esthat whined helplessly. ing them away. fourth of our building and in Facebook and saw it going be strongly dealt with,” police questions which he would which were answered by Congress which was led by the The footages showed the Postmortem reports cited were yelling relentlessly from viral within hours.” sources said while the NRSMC answer in the next issue of the Gurumurthy. To a question by legendary Kamaraj, I have seen perpetrators of the crime jam- internal injuries as the cause of our side asking the ladies to Meanwhile, Jayanti Ghosh authorities said the interns publication. one of the readers about the Indira Gandhi winning the ming the escape route before deaths of the poor dogs most stop the act. But as we could an animal rights activist and a would be rusticated if the alle- Rich tributes were paid possible winner in the election because all were repeatedly attacking the hapless of which were found with bro- not go to their side of the cam- lawyer demanded strictest pos- gations brought against them by Modi to Cho Ramaswamy, Lok sabha election from Tamil against her. The situation is canines with sticks and block- ken limbs and fractured skull, pus we decided to take video sible action against the perpe- were found to be true. founder editor of Thuglak Nadu, Gurumurthy said similar to that now. on Monday in connection the DMK has a slight edge over The election has turned out to with 49th anniversary of its the AIADMK. a Modi versus Rest bout,” said publication. “This is because the DMK the chartered accountant- +6      “Greetings to the readers of has a leader while the turned columnist. Thuglak as the magazine marks AIADMK is handicapped by The anniversary meeting of  .  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The Bill, which has been passed by the         021@(1C            Lok Sabha, seeks to provide critical human- 021@                   ( itarian support by way of citizenship to per-          %          ( secuted religious minorities in India’s neigh- bourhood belonging to Indic religions, the                  Parsis and the Christians. This ought to have        A             been done soon after the creation of Islamic    (                   Pakistan in August, 1947, because the new nation was inaugurated with bloody assaults                #     ( on religious minorities. The Bill, which seeks islation are claiming that specif- crossed over to India. However, Bangladesh has risen from 70.26                    to correct the Indian state’s seven-decade-long ic relief to adherents of Indic despite their pathetic plight, the per cent to over 90 per cent.                ,   criminal neglect of its primary responsibil- religions threatens India’s “sec- Congress, completely under (Those who wish to learn more ity towards the oppressed minorities of Indic ular fabric.” This is in line with the grip of Jawaharlal Nehru’s about the tragic plight of reli-         *       origin, speeds up the process of grant of the moth-eaten anti-Hindu pseudo-secular policies, refused gious minorities in the Islamic                    ( Indian citizenship to those who are forced to policies devised by Jawaharlal to speak up for them and raise states bordering India must               B )   seek refuge in India. It also seeks to release Nehru and carried on by the its voice against this appalling read Religious Demography in them from some of the rigours of the Congress and its Marxist fellow- ,(.-++((6 tragedy, because the Congress’ India, a comprehensive work 3                    Foreigners’ Act and the Passport Act. travellers all these years. Here brand of “secularism” prohib- that will shake the people out of    )                ( The Bill seeks to address a congenital are some reasons why this pseu- 7 **1( ited it from speaking up for their pseudo-secular slumber,   A                ( malady that the then Prime Minister do-secular policy framework, 7'/('- + + *Q Hindus et al even if they were authored by AP Joshi, MD Jawaharlal Nehru ignored. While India which is basically anti-Hindu being systematically extermi- Srinivas and JK Bajaj of the           #          declared itself a secular state which guaran- and meant to deny Hindus , ,(,(' nated. Also, Nehruvian “secu- Centre for Policy Studies,                      teed equal rights to all citizens when it became their natural right to live in or 31-(-'-(1 larism” forbade the party and Chennai. The figures cited here                     independent, Pakistan became an Islamic return to Bharat, which has 9 ) , 1+ +'(,10 the Union Government from are from this work).        (       #    state and offered no such guarantees to its reli- been their homeland for millen- offering succour to the Hindus Meanwhile, as the Hindus, gious minorities. Apart from the bloody riots nia, must be thrown out lock, -/'71(* ),-+( who came in as refugees. This Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains                   * at the time of Partition, a systematic pogrom stock and barrel: Ever since the grossly inhuman approach to vanished from the demograph-                D      began in Pakistan against the Hindus and creation of the Islamic state of -'*- *( + 1(* the plight of the Hindus in ic charts of Pakistan and        )      )         other Indic communities. This campaign Pakistan in 1947, hostility -(+: ( 0+ 1 Pakistan continued during the Bangladesh, the Muslims largely promoted by the Pakistan state towards the religious minorities Indira Gandhi and Rajiv thrived in democratic India.          P     EQ reached such proportions that the Prime has been rampant in that coun-  (),- , Gandhi regimes as well. They were around 35 million Ministers of the two countries met for sev- try. How ruthless the Muslims To begin with, Pakistan at the time of independence eral days in New Delhi in April, 1950, and of Pakistan have been towards /0 1 '((*(C0 + comprised west and east and constituted 10.43 per cent eventually signed what is known as the these minorities is evident from 1-/,7 ++ Pakistan but the eastern wing of India’s population in 1951. "! & Nehru-Liaqat pact which “solemnly” assured the following statistics. broke away, leading to the cre- In 2011, the Muslim popula- that the two Governments would ensure In 1941, adherents of Indic --J('),(' ation of the Bangladesh, which tion in India had crossed 14.20 “complete equality of citizenship, full sense religions constituted 19.69 per -.( ( has Islam as its state religion, in per cent and in real terms -. #  88  #   "  of security, personal honour, freedom of cul- cent of the population of 1971. However, the vivisection stood at 172 million. Yet, India (  " ((   #  ture and worship” to all religious minorities. Pakistan. The Islamic state -'*(3('*(' of Pakistan did not provide should not offer shelter to the The pact also guaranteed equal rights for came into being on August 14, 3 6- '.( ( much relief to the persons Hindus who are fleeing the          minorities to hold political office and said 1947, and within four years, the belonging to Indic religions, as Islamic states! both nations would take steps to enforce them population of Hindus, among '-+ -  ( can be seen in the figures given There are a dozen more $    ) %    effectively. However, while India incorporat- others, had crashed to 1.59 per '*7::(1(*'7 below: In 1941, the adherents of reasons why the arguments of       ed all these guarantees for minorities in its cent. Four decades later, it hov- Indic religions constituted 29.61 the Nehruvian and Marxist          Constitution, Pakistan did not do so. It just ered around the same figure 0 ,/0 1 '(( per cent of the population of schools must be treated with made a mention of it in the objectives reso- and stood at 1.64 per cent and 7-1(+-/-70 what is now Bangladesh. This the contempt they deserve.         *( lution adopted by its Constituent Assembly. has been thereabouts ever since. declined to 22.79 per cent in The Citizenship Amendment +           Even as the Pakistan Prime Minister returned So, what happened to the -'71--( 1951 and had dropped precip- Bill, 2016, introduced by the        ( to his country, the pact proved to be a sham. Hindus of Pakistan, who con- itously to 11.10 per cent in 1991. Modi Government is, there- This is a 70-year-old tragic tale that is still stituted one-fifth of the popu- Recent estimates put the per- fore, a crucial piece of legisla-        ,  +  being played out but at least now there is a lation of that nation when it was centage of these religious tion to correct a historic wrong   (     -- Government in Delhi which has the gump- born? They were either slaugh- minorities in Bangladesh to perpetuated by Nehru and his P   Q      tion to stand up for the persecuted minori- tered or converted, while some below eight per cent. During followers over the last 70 years. +    0122     ties of Pakistan. sections of them, who could no these six decades since 1941, the (The writer is Chairman, Those opposing this humanitarian leg- longer bear the persecution, percentage of Muslims in Prasar Bharati)     $  !   $    %  +S  3   ! *      3    +                 ( 6        -K 
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Compulsions #            ( of state politics and scouting for better oppor-            tunities at the national level forced these two     (           regional parties to break away from the NDA     A(        rather than their potential to gauge trade winds.      #   (      In that sense, the bellwether status should                go to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. For       #           long, he has been described as the ‘mausam vagyanik’, who can assess which way the polit- (>(1Q-'/+(            ical wind is blowing or which party would reap    +            1(/-7' +3 1Q7: the electoral harvest and form the next ,( (,                    ( Government.           ,-71Q7: Many have even appreciated his ability of *((1-'/(-,(1        *           being “accurate and correct” with his political             moves over a period spanning three decades. ,('* 71,(                 ( Both his admirers and critics believe that he has 03 -',(3       got so much of expertise in reading “people’s (>(1 +Q( 1 F          mood and pulse” that he always supports the (>(1-' (,(            winning cause — the coalition which rules the * Q7: '* + country. '* '*-1        #        ( Paswan has been a part of all national coali- Kushwaha knows for sure that his parties becoming a part of the grand microcosm of India — emergence of          #   37+--  .7, tions. He was first elected as an MLA in Bihar 3 ) ' '* utility in NDA ended the moment alliance, which could leave a couple of a two-alliance formation where the           ( way back in 1969, though he has always pre- Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal seats for them to show it is an umbrel- BJP would head one polarity and the            '--,60 1 1( ferred to be in Central politics after the  -+-'/-',( United (JDU) joined hands with the la alliance of all castes, groups and ide- Congress the other with regional par-     =        S Emergency when he first won the Hajipur Lok Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to retain ology. ties siding with one or the other             Sabha seat by a record margin in 1977. Be it the  (.7 K power in the State and oust the RJD On paper, the alliance looks real- depending on their state politics,         *     Right (NDA led by the BJP) or the one in which , '/-'/-*( with which JDU had fought the ly ‘grand’ given the various caste com- perceptions at a given point of time               the Left had a major role (Third Front led by ( +(+Q,  Assembly elections in the first place. binations it carries with it, but on and crass opportunism, of course.             ( VP Singh) or the Centrist party (Congress-led 771(3( (*+Q Kushwaha and Kumar share a similar ground it is difficult to visualise how It is now gradually becoming                United Progressive Alliance), one factor which )-,70,( caste support base and he realised he competing castes, parties and groups clear that it will be the regional par- has always been common is the 75-year-old . // /(7: would be more useful to the would jell, and whether one commu- ties which would become the new F               Paswan. No ideology is anathema to him as mahagathbandhan in Bihar than the nity would be able to transfer its vote weather scientist of the Indian politics    #    (      ( -*(7+7/Q71 'Q long as it takes him to the treasury benches. 7,(1: 71 NDA. So Kushwaha’s ouster was a to the other. Also, the sharing of seats —switching sides at the slightest pos-               He was first inducted in Union Cabinet by foregone conclusion. In fact, it helped is still a mystery and several conflicts, sibility of better electoral outing and #            ( VP Singh in 1989 and since then the Dalit Paswan get a better deal with the NDA claims and counterclaims could reviewing their decision every now                  leader has never looked back. Of course, he lost in seat-sharing as whatever incremen- emerge. and then according to their conve-     3     one election in 2009 to an old rival in Bihar — tal votes his party gets in Bihar helps Ironically, it is in Bihar where the nience and smell of opportunity.                 ( Ram Sundar Das — from his stronghold of the latter’s cause in its bid to do well BJP had to concede to its allies in a big Bihar is a perfect example where you        S      Hajipur and had to remain out of power for five in the State. way, which many see as the end of the do not find any permanent political D             ( years. His followers, however, term that peri- Bihar will be an important battle- road for its expansion in the State. It friend or enemy.   (           ( od as an “accident” and an “aberration.” field in the 2019 general election with won 22 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Every single regional party of the When he decided to stick to the NDA in 40 seats, a State where both the UPA poll, and along with its allies LJP (6) State has a history of deserting either            Bihar for the 2019 polls, successfully bargain- and NDA are firmly entrenched. and RLSP (3), the NDA won 32 seats the NDA or the UPA in the past Uur v‡r v†hrhy‡up rh‡‚  ing a healthy six seats for his Lok Janshakti Hence, this is one State where the bat- even though the combined several years ever since the days of Party (LJP) and one Rajya Sabha seat for him- tle is largely between the two and not Opposition then on paper was quite Mandal and Mandir politics which self, many in his home state wondered if he had the constituent parties as such. strong — RJD and JDU. The BJP peaked in the late 1980s and early lost his ability to predict the political climate Besides RJD, the Congress and would be contesting only 17 seats, 1990s. with the same perfection and astuteness. now the RLSP, the grand alliance in forcing it to part ways with five seats Both Paswan and Nitish Kumar Many in Paswan’s home state say that Bihar also has former Chief Minister which it won last time, clearly a set- are sailing in the same boat — chang- Upendra Kushwaha, the former junior HRD Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party, Hindustani back for the party cadres who were ing sides seamlessly, that too repeat- minister in Narendra Modi’s Government and Awam Morcha (HAM) and Loktantrik hoping for expansion and some day edly, without the baggage of ideology the first one to jump ship in Bihar from NDA Janata Dal (LJD) founded by Sharad form the State Government on the or any other factor. Paswan may be the to UPA, has now developed the knack which Yadav, who broke away from the party’s own strength like it did in expert on this but others are quickly Paswan possessed at one point of time. JDU. Then there is Mukesh Sahni, Maharashtra, breaking from the Shiv playing catch-up. Kumar has almost Kushwaha, as president of the Rashtriya Lok who had floated his political outfit Sena and contesting Assembly polls caught up with Paswan, changing Samata Party (RLSP) and a Koeri himself, Vikasshil Insaan Party (VIP) and alone. from one extreme to the other — first joined the grand alliance (mahagatbandhan) of joined the grand alliance, aiming to As of now, Bihar is the only State NDA to UPA and then back to NDA the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal get votes from his Nishad communi- where the battle lines have been — without batting an eyelid. (RJD) in the Hindi heartland, hoping to have ty spread across the State. 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Iwith the best he wife of ex-Nissan chief Rs.565 Crore, this is the largest services on a sustained basis. he rupee Monday plunged Industrial output growth corporate prac- TCarlos Ghosn has alleged SPV power plant order won by The company has also Tby 43 paise to close at dropped to a 17-month low of tices, the her husband is being held in BHEL till date. enhanced its state-of-the-art nearly one-month low of 70.92 0.5 per cent in November on Finance "harsh" conditions and sub- The plants are to be set up manufacturing lines of solar against the US dollar amid account of contraction in the Ministry has jected to round-the-clock at four locations in Telangana cells and solar modules. In weak industrial output growth manufacturing sector, particu- asked the public interrogations intended to - Ramagundam (50 MW), addition to this, BHEL is data, fall in domestic equity larly consumer and capital sector banks to extract a confession. Yellandu (39 MW), Manuguru assembling space-grade solar markets and gradually bring In a letter to Human Rights (30 MW) and Pegadapally (10 panels using high-efficiency sustained down the gov- Watch, Carole Ghosn urged the MW), on Engineering, cells at its Electronic Systems foreign fund ernment's equity group to highlight the case of Procurement and Construction Division, Bengaluru. outflows. to 52 per cent, a her husband, who has been in (EPC) basis. With this order, In addition to solar pho- A weak top official said. detention in Japan since his BHEL’s solar portfolio has risen tovoltaic products, BHEL US dollar "The gov- shock arrest on November 19 to more than 710 MW. offers complete EPC solu- against ernment is and faces three charges of BHEL has more than three tions from concept to com- major global essentially a financial misconduct. decades of expertise in solar missioning for both off-grid currencies major share- The nine-page letter says photovoltaic products and ser- and grid-interactive SPV and fall in holder. So, this the former high-flying execu- vices backed by a dedicated power plants in various parts crude oil need to be tive is held in cell that is lit even R&D setup. BHEL is one of the of the country including prices, how- aligned to the best corporate of the bank approved sale of banks of the three RRBs, felt at night, and is denied his daily very few companies in India, Lakshadweep and Andaman ever, capped practices. The shareholding shares to fund the business that in the interest of the banks medication. having established capability in & Nicobar Islands. losses of the needs to come down to at least growth. and the areas served by them, "For hours each day, the domestic 52 per cent in the first phase. Many other banks are plan- they should be amalgamated prosecutors interrogate him, currency. goods. As and when market condition ning to raise capital through into a single RRB. browbeat him, lecture him, )"  4     At the Interbank Foreign Meanwhile, the dollar allows, banks will take step in some means or other, depend- Besides, Punjab Gramin and berate him, outside the Exchange (forex), the rupee index, which gauges the green- that direction. They have all the ing on the market condition. Bank (PNB), and Uttar Bihar presence of his layers, in an opened on a firm note at 70.50 back's strength against a basket permission in hand," Financial Some of the lenders like Gramin Bank (UCO Bank) effort to extract a confession,"      and touched a high of 70.44 per of six currencies, dipped 0.11 Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar Syndicate Bank, Union Bank of has been amalgamated with the letter says. US dollar in early trade. per cent to 95.56 in late after- said. India, Punjab National Bank, Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank It claims prosecutors have But it pared early gains noon trade. Dilution of Government and Oriental Bank of (PNB). pressed Ghosn to sign docu- .      later and fell to an intra-day low Brent crude, the global stake will help banks to meet 25 Commerce among others have While the consolidated ments in Japanese, which he of 70.95 against the US dollar. benchmark, was trading at per cent public float norms of already issued or in process of RRB in Punjab is called Punjab does not understand, provid-   '()*(+,- The domestic currency, $59.63 per barrel, lower by 1.41 market regulator Sebi. Some of issuing Employee Share Gramin Bank, with headquar- ing only an oral translation, however, recovered some lost per cent. the public sector banks have Purchase Scheme (ESPS). ters at Kapurthala, the one in and without his lawyer present. arket regulator Sebi imposed a fine totalling Rs 34 lakh on ground and finally settled for Meanwhile, foreign funds Government's holding beyond He further said the Bihar has been rechristened as "I urge Human Rights M10 entities for indulging in fraudulent trading in the shares the day at 70.92 per dollar, sold shares worth 687.20 crore 75 per cent. Government has also initiated Dakshin Bihar Gramin (based Watch to highlight his case... To of Mindvision Capital. down 43 paise over its previous on a net basis Friday, while Besides, it will encourage the process for consolidation of in Patna). press the Government to The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had con- closing. This is the lowest clos- domestic institutional investors the banks to follow the pru- Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) These banks were formed reform its draconian system of ducted an investigation in the trading activities of the compa- ing level since December 17 bought equities to the tune of dential lending norms. to better serve the needs of the under the RRB Act, 1976 with pretrial detention and interro- ny between June 2009 and February 2010. when the rupee closed at 71.56 123.17 crore, provisional data The country's largest rural India. an objective to provide credit gation," the letter adds. The probe found that the entities were connected to each per dollar. showed. lender State Bank of India Recently, the Centre has and other facilities to small Ghosn's ongoing deten- other and executed circular trading in the scrip of Mindvision, On Friday, the rupee had The Financial Benchmark (SBI) has already initiated step amalgamated three RRBs — farmers, agricultural labourers tion has prompted some inter- which resulted in creation of artificial volume. weakened by 8 paise to close at India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the for Rs 20,000 crore share sale Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa and artisans in rural areas. national criticism of Japan's The total volume that was contributed by the circular trad- 70.49 against the US dollar. reference rate for the rupee/dol- through qualified institutional Gramin Bank and Sutlej Currently, the Centre holds legal system, which permits ing was 94,745 shares which is 12.5 per cent of the total market HDFC Securities Head lar at 70.8244 and for rupee/euro placement (QIP). Post QIP, Gramin Bank — into a single 50 per cent in RRBs, while 35 prosecutors to hold suspects volume, Sebi noted. PCG & Capital Markets at 81.2469. The reference rate for the Government stake will be RRB with effect from January per cent and 15 per cent are while they investigate an alle- "The scheme, plan, device and artifice employed by the Strategy VK Sharma said weak- rupee/British pound was fixed at diluted from the existing 58.53 1. with the concerned sponsor gation, and also allows lengthy noticees in this case of circular trading, tantamount to fraud on er economic data, fall in 90.9640 and for rupee/100 per cent. The central Government, banks and State Governments, pre-trial detention once the securities market in as much as it involves manipulative trans- domestic equity and foreign Japanese yen at 65.50. Last month, shareholders after consulting the sponsor respectively. charges have been filed. actions in securities and misuse of the securities market.  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Larynx Both are rich source of ly in North India. Traditionally, Indians have paddy, wheat field). Quinoa has omega 3 fatty acid and is also called the voice box. been marketed globally as a rare been asked to do one wheat fast a week, extra dietary fiber. Both swell wheat fast on the day of Ekadashi and nine- and exotic food whereas ama- and becomes a gel when  ranth remain subdued and day wheat fast every three months during There can be a number of factors contributing to the devel- added to liquid. However, Navratras. sidelined. Amaranth, also when it comes to price, opment of throat cancer. The most common is the strong com- known as Rajgeera or bination of heavy alcohol consumption and intake of tobacco, chia seeds cost a whopping    Ramadana, is popular in 350 (250g) compared to basil seeds, priced at 145 (250g). particularly in the form of cigarette smoking. Alcohol and tobac- Jain and other communities during fasting and other rituals. Wheat contains amylopectin A, gliadin and co are already two of the most common reasons behind throat gluten. Amylopectin A is a chemical unique cancer and the risk increases when they are consumed simul- to wheat. It is a trigger of small LDL particles. taneously for a long period of time. Apart from these, poor diet,      $   When wheat is removed from the diet, these bad oral hygiene, and even genetics can contribute to throat can- Olive oil is widely used as a salad oil Today the label superfood is being attached small LDL levels reduce by 90 per cent. cer. It is most commonly diagnosed among those who are over worldwide. A few years ago, it gained pop- to the forgotten food like millets which Gliadin is a protein, which stimulates 60 years of age. ularity in India as a ‘healthier oil’ primar- used to be a staple food few years appetite. Eating wheat increases the average Various types of head and neck carcinoma are also associ- ily due to a wide range of misconceptions ago. Millets are nine varieties person’s calorie intake by 400 calories a day. ated with certain chronic viral infections such as the Epstein- and promotions. The amount of olive oil of tiny grains also known as Gliadin also has opiate-like properties, which Barr Virus, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Herpes Simplex sold in the world today exceeds the produc- Navadanya. In the current make it “addictive”. Virus and Human Immunodeficiency tion capacities, creating an artificial demand scenario of global warming Virus (HIV). Few other risk fac- and driving pricing up higher. and water scarcity, millets       tors include prolong exposure Also, most of the olive oil sold in the market for general cooking is blended with pomace oil can be one of the crops Gluten is inflammatory to the gut. Wheat to radiation or chemicals (pomace oil is extracted from the olive pulp whereas olive oil is extracted from the seed and the which will provide the food eating patterns changed in the 70s and 80s, such as asbestos, nickel, fruit. The refined pomace oil is more processed which can lose the nutritional quality of olive security to the population. when newer techniques came to be used to and hydrocarbons. oil). Groundnut oil is ideal for Indian style of cooking compared to virgin olive oil. Both olive oil Nine varieties of millets increase yield, including hybridisation. It was & groundnut oil are heart-friendly oils and are rich in omega 6 fatty acids. (Groundnut oil is more are grown by the small dry bred to be shorter and sturdier and also to have $ $ native and have good amount of phytonutrients and antioxidants that protect the body from dam- land farmers across India. Some more gliadin. Corn starch, rice starch, tapio- Look out for age from free radicals). of them are on the verge of ca starch or potato starch are the four basic change in the voice extinction. Whereas ingredients of gluten-free products. These especially that refuses // oats has been marketed dried, powdered starches increase the blood to resolve in weeks, We are used to cabbage. We use it in a well by the west as a sugar even higher. sore throat for wide variety of Indian recipes. Kale and healthy breakfast por- According to Dr Tom O’Bryan, an inter- no apparent rea- cabbage both belong to the same family ridge. Compared to oats, national expert on wheat and wheat-related son, hoarseness, Brassica Oleracea. Cabbage is a rich source millets contain twice the disorders, for every one person who has intesti- trouble swallow- of Vitamin C and phytochemical, where- amount of dietary fiber nal manifestations of wheat sensitivity, there ing, sudden weight loss, anemia, constant which provides better are eight who don’t have any Gluten intoler- 3 !+ as Kale contains good source of B Complex uneasiness inside the throat, swollen Vitamins. satiety value. ance (GI) symptoms. No human has the capa- lymph nodes and ear pain. If such con- $!) 1 ! bility to breakdown wheat. But, whether ditions do not improve even after three !/! C '+ wheat causes a problem for them depends on weeks of conventional treatment, it is !#! )1 %/ $   K$   whether they have crossed the line of tolerance. advisable to consult an oncologist. 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The defense mechanisms vary can be suggested to the patient, such as the conventional biop- berry, which has cereal because of the carbohydrate content between individuals; while some may react to sy, fine needle aspiration (FNA), or an endoscopic biopsy. 48mg of Vitamin C (per 100g). Goji which is comparable with other cereals. Both are it, some may overcome it, until they cross the Once throat cancer is diagnosed there are various imaging berries are available in the market in a gluten free and can be given to people with gluten line of tolerance. If after eating wheat, you get tests that can be undertaken to pin-point the extent of the can- processed form which may lead to loss allergy. In India, buckwheat in the form of flour discomfort, you should get yourself tested or cer or most commonly at what stage the cancer is currently resid- of Vitamin C. Both have their place in the is used as a fasting food during Navratri and try a wheat elimination diet. ing in. These tests may include magnetic resonance imaging Eastern tradition, but amla has more pro- Janmashtmi in Northern part of India. It is known About 50 per cent of wheat-sensitive peo- (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET scan), computed found medicinal benefits. as Kuttu in Hindi. ple also cross react with corn and dairy. Hence, tomography (CT scan), barium swallow and chest X-ray. a wheat elimination diet has no wheat of any type, no sugar, no corns/grains and no dairy  $          &I radicals causing detrimental effects. expensive, and not affordable to everyone. products. Eliminate these from your diet for Once the diagnosis is complete, the patient is given treat- Any minimally processed, well cultivated food Sometimes, certain foods might also lose its nutri- three weeks and observe the change. Then eat ment that can include one or a combination of multiple proce- he super foods are touted as the perfect health- grain can be turned as a super food. Super food tional value when it is packaged and marketed in a pizza on day 22. If you notice any worsen- dures over a certain period of time which is determined by the Tiest options. We’ve stories all around us say- cannot give a leverage to consume without con- regions thousands of kilometers away. Diversity ing effect, then you are wheat sensitive. If you severity of the throat cancer among other factors. Usually, the ing ‘10 healthy breakfasts you must have’ featur- trol. Any food not eaten in moderation can be of diet is a basic bedrock of good nutrition & are sensitive, omit wheat in the diet. early stages of throat cancer can be treated with microlaryngeal ing these foods. People try to make their own diet harmful to the body. Each food has its importance health. While we should always encourage diver- So, is rice safe? Rice doesn’t increase the surgery (MLS) or by radiotherapy. However, in locally advanced plans, and believe that the super foods are suffi- in its own place, context, cultural preferences and sity in thought and food, we truly need to under- blood sugar levels to the extent that wheat does; disease, combination of surgery and CT/RT have been proven cient to address all their needs but end up focus- regional ecosystem. stand the human body, our dietary requirements rice also doesn’t contain amylopectin A or to be the successful course of treatment for throat cancer. ing on it at the risk of an extremely imbalanced The increased focus on international super and naturally, what is the most cost-effective way gliadin. diet. For instance, excess amount of omega 3 fatty foods means that Indian super foods take a back of getting that nourishment. L*  )-.  6     acid rich foods can lead to high amount of free seat. 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Turkish Foreign Beijing should earnestly abide US-backed Kurdish forces in the little remaining ISIS terri- State extremist group and the talks were under way on Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on by the one China principle and Syria following a pullout of torial caliphate hard, and from Kurdish People’s Protection Washington’s proposal to estab- Monday said his country was stop any form of military links American troops from the war- many directions. Will attack Units (YPG) militia. lish a “safe zone” in flashpoint “not against” a “security zone” in with Taipei. torn country, in a stern warn- again from existing nearby “Mr Donald Trump, border areas of northeastern Syria. Taiwan media last year ing rejected by Ankara saying base if it reforms,” the president Terrorists can’t be your partners Syria, where tensions are rising Tensions have been high reported that the US State it will continue to fight the “ter- said in a tweet on Sunday. & allies. Turkey expects the US between Turkey and Kurdish between the United States and Department had approved the rorists”. “Will devastate Turkey eco- to honour our strategic part- militia. Turkey over the fate of transfer of technology that will Last month, President nomically if they hit Kurds. nership and doesn’t want it to “We want to make sure that Washington’s Syrian Kurdish allow Taiwan to produce its Trump surprised the world by Create 20-mile safe zone.... be shadowed by terrorist pro- the folks who fought with us to allies in the fight against the own submarines. There were announcing that he is with- Likewise, do not want the paganda. There is no difference down the (Islamic State group) Islamic State group. reports that six foreign com- drawing 2000 American troops Kurds to provoke Turkey,” between DAESH, PKK, PYD have security... And also that ter- Ankara has repeatedly panies, including one from Replying to a question part of Chinese mainland and from Syria. The pullout began Trump said in a hard-hitting and YPG. We will continue to rorists acting out of Syria aren’t threatened a new cross-border India, have already submitted from the official Chinese media is opposed to any country hav- last week. tweet on Sunday. fight against them all,” Kalin able to attack Turkey,” Pompeo operation against the Kurdish design proposals for the sub- here on Monday, Foreign ing diplomatic contacts with The US troop withdrawal Trump’s tweet is a stark said in a tweet. said. People’s Protection Units (YPG), marines. Ministry spokesperson Hua Taipei. has left America’s Kurdish allies threat toward an ally in the “Mr Donald Trump It is a “We want a secure border which have been working close- Among the six companies, Chunying told a media briefing Hua said the countries vulnerable to an attack from region that has partnered with fatal mistake to equate Syrian for all the parties,” he said in the ly with the US in the war on IS there are two from Europe, two that China is firmly opposed to which have relations with Kurds with the PKK, which is Saudi capital Riyadh, the latest jihadists. Turkey views the YPG from the US, as well as an any country selling arms to China should earnestly abide on the US terrorists list, and its leg of a whirlwind Middle East as a “terrorist offshoot” of the Indian company and a Japanese Taiwan. by the one China principle and Syria branch PYD/YPG. tour. outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ firm offering designs for the “China is firmly opposed to not to allow any enterprises to Turkey fights against terrorists, Washington is holding talks Party (PKK), which has been submarines, the Taiwan News any country to have any mili- participate in the submarine not Kurds. We will protect with all relevent sides about such waging an insurgency against reported in October last year. tary links with Taiwan. China programme of Taiwan and Kurds and other Syrians a “safe zone”, he added. the Turkish state since 1984. According to the report, is consistent and clear cut. The stop any form of military links against all terrorist threats,” he His comments came a day Turkish President Recep the designs would come up for US and other countries fully with it. “They should prudent- said. after US President Donald Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman approval by Taiwanese gov- recognise the sensitivity and ly and properly handle Taiwan Trump also warned ISIS Trump in a tweet pushed for the Ibrahim Kalin on Monday said ernment in March this year. the danger of this issue,” she related issues thus avoiding that America would hit them creation of a 20-mile (30-kilo- Ankara would “continue to fight The report did not give details said. harming of bilateral relations hard from nearby military metre) “safe zone”, without say- against them all”, referring to IS of the six companies from China claims that Taiwan and peace stability across the bases if it regains momentum. ing who would create, enforce or and the YPG. these countries. which broke away in 1949 is Taiwan straits,” she said. 3       # 1         O $ & % = .  ..  /  $     !8(!     3    /  (,1 ' The aircraft, which bore Authorities did not imme-   -+  . * Nawaz and son-in-law Captain      the paint scheme of the Iranian diately offer a reason for the (retd) Mohammad Safdar in !  ## decades-old Iranian air force’s Saha civilian airline, crew’s decision to land instead n a relief to jailed former the Avenfield corruption case        ABoeing 707 military cargo was making emergency landing at Fath Airport. 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  The culture fix at Chokhi Dhani After that much needed disconnect from assault, is extremely vocal on the alle- in the family.    ! To truly immerse yourself into the rich and city life, the perfect way indulge yourself is Dive into adventure gations again Hirani. “It’s time for the industry to use   vibrant culture of Rajasthan, kickstart your by taking a trip through the vibrant bazaars. Wrap up your trip to the otherwise quaint “Despite having faced what I have this opportunity to become profes- visit with a trip to this village resort which There are hole-in-the-wall shops which can city of Jaipur with the some adrenaline- personally, it’s hard to believe it. sional across the board. I would be #  transports you to a realm that is far- reveal treasures that have their origins in tra- pumping adventures that it has to offer. Zip That’s what’s strange about how we’re bold enough to add that we should    - removed from the city. Peppered with ditions that are thousands of years old. through the wildlife with the famous jun- conditioned by our feudal cultures. protect all survivors and help them #I  magic shows, folk dance performances, ele- Within these bazaars, you can get every- gle safaris or witness the mighty leopards, However, it’s no secret that patriarchy heal but we should forgive all preda- "    phant and camel rides, boating and acro- thing from carved wooden souvenirs to col- tigers and hyenas at the Ranthambore after so many decades of industriali- tors and perpetrators who harassed,     batics, there is a lot that can hold your orful handicrafts and marble sculptures. You National Park. Experience the wilderness sation, which led to women having to assaulted and violated them before the attention. There is more that is a delight can also find exquisite Rajasthani gold jew- through camel safari, paraglide across the join workforces across the world, is #MeToo movement happened. From    for your gastronomical senses as well. elry, Mojaris and chappals and blue pottery sparkling lakes or drift over the city in a still too deeply entrenched in our here onwards we should be strict,  +
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     koshish kyun kar rahi hai?’” And film talks about a very relevant issue ing about it. Acting is very instinc- The actress comes from a non- hero in it. We can see the times are that is what set her on a path that for today’s society through humour. tive. You often work without real- Bollywood background and says changing. Women are leading,    has now hewed out for herself. The So I found it very unique,” she says. ly putting your mind and thought that she had no “orientation” before actor is not the only hero.” I     rest as the history for Bindiya The film’s director Pia Sukanya to it.” coming to the industry. “Earlier I She gives another example of 3  O! ! Naik remains one of the most had earlier said that the film makes She says that it was only when used to think that you complete the her film, BA Pass. “People had  9 memorable characters from the vulnerable characters appear funny. she watched the film for the first work and your job is done. But questioned that the filmmakers had L film. It’s a film, she said, where one time, that she realised what kind of there is a lot that goes behind it. It put a woman in the forefront of the “I was really intrigued by would laugh at the plot and people’s a message her character or the film makes you learn so much. Chak De, poster, so it might not sell. I 6   these words. Why do we after all situations because they are too real. tries to give. “When I read the was my first commercial block- remember during its release,   try to become someone that we “Crisis-like situations are laughable script, I was laughing throughout. buster.” She felt that she had a lot Chennai Express was going to NO -O    are not? From 2010 I started fol- provided you are not a part of it,” But only when I watched the film to learn even after that. And being release the next week. But the film #   lowing that. It’s very important for she said. I realised that it conveys such an real topped the list. worked and it is an evidence that   3  
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    and initiating dialogues on various states and cities.   - : This year the fair aims to discover modern and contemporary art from South DE    Asia, presenting 75 exhibitors from 24 Indian and international cities. A;#  D% Featuring a diverse selection of con- Among the major art galleries show- temporary art galleries from across India, - casing, there will be Chatterjee & Lal, the fair will also continue its tradition of Jhaveri Contemporary, Galerie Isa, Project presenting works by leading modernists        88, Chemould Prescott Road, Sakshi like FN Souza, Tyeb Mehta, Raja Ravi Gallery and TARQ, Exhibit 320, Nature Varma, Akbar Padamsee, and Ram Kumar. .(  >-> Morte, Shrine Empire and Anant Art, Jagdip Jagpal, Fair director, said that Kalakriti Art Gallery, Experimenter, throughout the fair, visitors will encounter Galleryske, and ZOCA. eleven art projects, ranging from large- ucts. There will be works by sculptors Leading cultural organisations and The fair programme will reflect upon When All Roads Are One by New York- Among the international galleries, scale interactive installations, to sculptures Shanthamani Muddaiah and Shalina foundations from the South Asia region the changing face of the global art com- based artist and designer Ghiora Aharoni. there will be David Zwirner from London, and video works. Vichitra, alongside an immersive reflection will include the Foundation for Indian munity with Forum, a platform encourag- A new initiative IAF Parallel will see New York, Hong Kong; Blain | Southern There will be many artists showcasing from architect Pinakin Patel. Artist Contemporary Art (FICA), Kiran Nadar ing opportunities aimed at the younger collateral events programmed by gal- from London, Berlin; Aicon Gallery from their respective presentations under the Madhusudhanan will be presenting a few Museum of Art (KNMA), Museum of Art generation. leries, museums and arts spaces across the New York; Lukas Feichtner Galerie from section. Self-taught artist Baaraan Ijlal will of his video works. and Photography (MAP), and the Bengal London-based writer, researcher and city. Vienna, Austria; 1X1 Art Gallery from present her sound installation titled, This year’s edition also welcomes Foundation of Dhaka. curator, Sitara Chowfla, who will be this The main highlights of the section Dubai; and Arario Gallery from Cheonan, Change Room. Artist Manisha Gera back TAF: Tribal Art Forms, Delhi Crafts There will also be Inlaks Shivdasani year’s guest curator, will work on critical include artist Bharti Kher’s solo exhibition Seoul, Shanghai. Baswani will be exhibiting her series Council, Blueprint 12, and Swaraj Art Foundation, which will show works by experimentation and the work of artists, at Bikaner House; an exhibition-launch The first-time participating interna- titled, Postcards from Home, which details Archive as well as Britto Art Trust of recipients of the Inlaks Fine Art Awards curators, institutions, critics and collectors dedicated to artist Upendra Maharathi at tional galleries include neugerriemschnei- accounts from those affected by Partition. Dhaka, Bangladesh, under the section throughout the fair. These will be joined across the globe. The platform will include the NGMA; artist Arpita Singh’s retrospec- der from Berlin, Germany, and Sokyo Among other artists, there will be titled Platform, that also acts as spring- by New Delhi-based international bodies performances and talks by international tive at KNMA; and a special exhibition by Gallery from Kyoto, Japan. Galleryske, which will create a pop-up con- board for emerging art collectives from — Italian Embassy Cultural Centre and artists, extending into the main gallery Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (The fair will begin on January 31 and cept store offering artist-designed prod- South Asia. Korean Cultural Centre. halls with Forum Projects, including (FICA) at the IGNCA. go on till February 3.)
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ndian classical music is a cultur- moods and emotions and have the Ial inheritance like no other. The ability to shape our consciousness. 18th edition of the Swami Haridas Disparate types of music can have Tansen Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav cer- different effects on the mind, both tainly has a connection with Tansen positive as well as negative. Our and Haridas. The classical style of mind must be nurtured and needs  1  presenting music was prevalent in stimulation to develop and grow. the Mughal era, where two music Music is one of the most important geniuses of India gained immense food for the intellect. 6        
       #1 /,01 - popularity — Swami Haridas (saint- The festival saw Dr Ashwini musician, poet and composer of Bhide Deshpande reciting a raga #       
   .0 ' -1 Brindavan) and his illustrious dis- Purva Kalyan followed by her melo- ciple Mian Tansen. This festival was dious thumri. Sri Binod Lele on tabla. hotography for me is about darshan. In photogra- Bengali psyche. Raghu captures the release and fren- initiated to keep alive that musical She said, “I have been performing Pphy today, I see the art of tomorrow. It is some- zy during the immersion. heritage. for several years now. The samme- thing very unique for us,” ace lensman Raghu Rai had Dedicated to 16th century poets lan attracts very elite and knowl- said when I met him in 1990. Over 38 years, the colos- $$ $ and musicians, the festival had per- edgeable audience and that is the sus of Indian photography still speaks the same lan- Raghu is an artist whose eyes scan the streets of formances by eminent musicians reason why it’s always a pleasure to guage. He is on a whirlwind trip to the City of Joy to Kolkata as well as the Hooghly and its banks. Shifting and dancers such as Parveen perform here.” get ready for the Kolkata Photo Festival where he will Sand Hooghly 1990 is yet another masterpiece which Sultana, Gundecha Brothers, Krishna in thumri style. The renowned classical dancer, unveil at least 60 photographs at the ICCR Gallery. was a cover for his Calcutta book with a foreword writ- Bickram Ghosh, Pandit Salil Bhatt, Begum Parveen Sultana, who’s Yamini Krishnamurthy while prais- ten by Dominique Lapierre. Sinewed muscles and the Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad an exponent of the Patiala Gharana ing Uma Sharma said, “I admire   L  boat become the vehicle of thoughts and expression. Amjad Ali Khan, and Uma Sharma of Indian classical form of music, everything about Uma. She is one of Raghu has always been a critic of his own work The agility and the grace of the common man often among others. spoke about her experience, she said, the very few, who’s promoting and his reflections become vital to understand his becomes the leitmotif of his lingua franca. Raghu loves “The event encourages the “The festival is a reputed classical Indian culture wholeheartedly. Uma corollary as well as his journey of more than 40 years talking about dulcet waters, rough streets, crowded younger generation to listen and music event being organised for is one of those gems, who’s divine- of photographic Kolkata. “The time we live in is not queues and indifferent merchants. absorb the purity of Indian classical nearly two decades now and I am ly gifted. Even my father think just complex, it is also multi-layered. I have always At another point you can hear the confounded music and dance. A traditional very pleased to be performing here.” highly of her. The goodness of her said the experience of India is horizontal, it does not machine groaning, shaking the foundation of a atmosphere was created in a mehfil She shared that the Tansen Mahotsav will always be in my heart.” begin from anywhere, nor does it end anywhere. There neogothic mould while a building rises out into a sil- andaaz representing the old musi- used to be hosted in Gwalior when The four day musical extrava- comes a saturation point in any art form. A moment houette and looms over the top frame like a grand cal style of our country. I wanted she was a young girl. ganza culminated with a high note in space is just not enough and a panoramic experi- presiding deity. Architecture etches itself out them to hear what their forefathers Bikram Ghosh, a well-known together a virtuosic five-person with none other than Ustad Amjad ence creates the possibility of capturing simultaneity superbly when Raghu captures life in Kolkata in listened to,” Kathak exponent Uma tabla player, known to create magic ensemble which explored the Ali Khan. With a promise of meet- of moments happening in any given situation. And it minute details. His book will be full of uncompro- Sharma said. She performed a three spells in Indo-fusion generes, per- ancient world of Indian percussion. ing next year, Ustad Amjad made opens up a much larger canvas to deal with. Kolkata mising contrasts offered by uncanny statements of sequence dance drama based on the formed Drums of India with three Amaan Ali Bangash shared, the audience sublime with his tune for me is so many planes.” a city, that defines as well as dispels its paradoxes as eternal love between Radha and other percussionists. He brought “Musical vibrations can influence of sarod. soon as they are born. $     Artist’s studio 2004 Kolkata, Wrestlers under “Kolkata is more than just the goddess and the Howrah Bridge 2004: These are inspired vignettes clamour and the chaos,” adds Raghu, “The city is about and votives — auratic and allegorical, profound and   %     the pulse, it is about the heartbeat. The poets, the play- profane, poetic and poignant. There is a measure of wrights, the musicians — Kolkata awakens in us a Raghu’s sentiments, as his photographs unpack what world we cannot ignore. Only those maestros like might be called the “symbolic aura” surrounding sub-       6 .:           Satyajit Ray, Rabindranath Tagore, Sunil ject matter that traverses Calcutta to Kolkata. Raghu Gangopadhyay, Samar Sen and Premendra Mitra could then captures Kolkata in its mysterious fullness of    - have evoked such stirrings . Kolkata for me is a pas- reality. His Kolkata will offer us insight into the col- sionate chronicle of a city and our times.” lective consciousness of an India, which has insight n an attempt to raise funds Vazirani said, “Our fundrais- Raghu’s images will swim and float and draw us and intuition. Ifor the ongoing flood relief er auction in August 2018 into their maw. Elements and details go beyond the works in south India, Art raised 36 lakhs for the Kerala purely pictorial. But it is the quintessential 1987 pho-  P$  Rises for Kerala (ARK), Chief Minister’s Distress tograph of a Woman and Kali along the Ganga River Again and again Raghu celebrates the power and state’s first live art auction Relief Fund to aid rebuilding that is perhaps the most evocative. The goddess, the pathos of contradiction, suggesting India’s mapping. will be held on January 18 at efforts following the devas- cow and the woman under the peepul tree offer a com- The strong shadows in the lower space of Directing the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. tating floods, and we are bination of mythical perspectives and proportions sil- Traffic in Central Avenue, Kolkata(1990) contrasts It will feature 42 works of counting on the generous houetted by a quiet river and an industrial skyline in with the luminous, if grayish, buildings in the upper modern and contemporary support of art collectors the distance an impressionist insignia. Raghu has space. The difference is heightened by the contrast Indian art. across the world once again. always revelled in the art of subtle allegory; he exalts between the isolated policeman — wearing a black Auction house Through this auction, we the lexicon of the haiku; captures limited syllables, shirt and white pants, thus epitomising the visual ten- Saffronart, in partnership reiterate our solidarity with hunts structured lines to balance a number of varied sion of the scene — and the traffic. At the Kolkata with the Kochi Biennale the resilient people of this elements floating into the frame. When you see the International Photo Festival Kolkata will be Raghu Foundation (KBF), is con- beautiful state.” image you are enveloped in the silence that descends Rai’s magnum opus and the crowds will gather and ducting the auction. The The live auction is being as you savour an effortlessly articulated moment that regurgitate the sights and scenes of the yesteryear sale will have no Buyer’s Kapoor. His canvas in resin 1,75,00,000. Other top Scaria, Sudhir Patwardhan preceded by viewings at is quintessentially Raghu. once more. And as the great T S Eliot wrote: “Time Premium and will be led by and pigment which mea- artists who have donated and Vivan Sundaram. It also Bastion Bungalow in Fort The goddess and her primordial energy is one that present and time past/ Are both perhaps present in an untitled canvas and resin sures 53 x 47 x 28 cm is esti- works for the auction features two rare drawings Kochi from January 5 to 17. stirs myriad myths. Raghu stirs the crumbles of cre- time future, and time future contained in time past/ work from 2018 by leading mated to be sold between include Atul Dodiya, Anju by Amrita Sher-Gil. (The Biennale ends on ation as there are worshippers, both individual and col- If all time is eternally present/ All time is unre- contemporary artist Anish 1,35,00,000 and Dodiya, G R Iranna, Gigi Saffronart ceo Dinesh March 29.) lective in Kolkata’s many neighbourhood pujas and the deemable.” ;  '     ' 6       /   &  &   ( )        
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That was incredible, thank utes. you so, so much to everyone that came out Guuneswaran fought hard in tonight," he said after being given a rap- the first set which went into the turous send-off. tie-breaker after both players While his tournament ended in despair, 2, 6-2. held their serve till the 12th Swiss master Federer, six years older than Maria Sharapova, a winner at game. Murray, continued his march towards a Melbourne in 2008, signalled her intent with In the tie-breaker, Tiafoe got record seventh Australian Open title. a rare 6-0, 6-0 double bagel demolition of a mini-break and then closed the He swept past Uzbek Denis Istomin 6- Britain's Harriet Dart. set at 9-7 in the tie-breaker. 3, 6-4, 6-4 said he was in "disbelief" that he Playing in her 15th Australian Open, the Once he won the first set, the was the double defending champion at his three-time finalist said she was pleased to American completely dominated age and vowed to give his all to make it three go through so easily as she battles back from the 106th ranked Indian in the in a row.   3      .45     .4 5 %              injuries. second and third sets respective- "I'm going to try everything possible (to "I'm still working through some painful ly. win again) and leave it all on the court," said Fifth seed Kevin Anderson progressed, days. But, you know, I felt like I did all the Prajnesh's first serve let him the world number three. as did NextGen Finals champion Stefanos ,(( 7'*((*- right things today in order to get through down in the second set and his His long-time rival Nadal, who cut short Tsitsipas. But ninth seed John Isner became that match," said the Russian. success rate was 43 percent com- his 2018 season to have surgery on a foot the first top seed to crash out. .-**-'/7.( 7( Fifth seeded Sloane Stephens, the 2017 pared to 72 per cent of the injury, showed no mercy to Australian wild- World number three Wozniacki, who ,(:-1 '-',( US Open champion who struggled in her American. card James Duckworth in his opening made her Grand Slam breakthrough in warm-up tournaments in Brisbane and Tiafoe converted two break round clash. Melbourne last year, opened her defence 73('(1  '*7'+Q Sydney, got back to business with an easy points in the third and sixth The 17-time Grand Slam winner cruised with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over two-set win against fellow American Taylor game of the second set to take it through 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 and said it was an Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck. ,(,-1*-' Townsend. 6-3. important victory. It was an emotional win for the Dane Eleventh seed Aryna Sabalenka, wide- In the final set, Tiafoe got an "Not easy to come back after a lot of who is struggling with rheumatoid arthri- ,-71Q +7'/)-, ly tipped as a potential future champion, also important break of serve against months, especially against a player playing tis and she was in tears afterwards. 17Q((17' '* safely negotiated round one on a hot day. But the left-handed Gunneswaran in super aggressive on every point," said the "Last year I had some special memories Germany's 14th seed Julia Goerges was the eighth game and then closed 2009 Australian champion, who showed no and just to be able to be back out here on 17*+ >(17)-' knocked out, as was former French Open the match in the ninth game to sign of any injury worries. "The energy I feel Rod Laver Arena is something extremely champion Jelena Ostapenko. end India's lone challenge in the in this place is fantastic." special and emotional," she said. ( ,/1 '*+  Britain's Katie Boulter, meanwhile, cre- singles event. The second seed is bidding to become ated a slice of history by becoming the first In the women's event, Ankita the first man in the Open era, and only the   7')77171( woman to win in a third set tiebreak -- a new Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi third in history along with Roy Emerson and Second seed and 2016 champion 7 -7' rule introduced to the Open this year, beat- failed to cross the early hurdle los- Rod Laver, to win each Grand Slam on two Angelique Kerber was also impressive, ing Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-0, 4-6, 7- ing in the second and first round or more occasions. breezing past Slovenia's Polona Hercog 6- 6 (10/6). respectively in the qualifiers. 
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And By passing his first significant test, play - they were all in the second half to thwart Solskjaer strengthened his bid to keep the ======a Tottenham comeback. manager's job into next season. ======The Spaniard's virtuoso goalkeeping In particular, he got the better of Coutinho was the provider performance protected a 1-0 victory in the Pochettino, who has been considered the for that one and delivered a Premier League on Sunday after Marcus favorite to be hired as Mourinho's per- sparkling display to appease Rashford's first-half strike, giving United manent successor. Although still third in those doubting his future at the a sixth successive victory in all competi- the standings, Tottenham has now lost club. tions since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Rashford helped out his teammate. back-to-back league home games and top- The Brazilian has endured Jose Mourinho. "The near-post save from the corner scorer Harry Kane limped off at the end. a spell out of Valverde's pre- "I said to David at halftime, 'You might was the best one," the striker said, along- United is yet to rise from sixth under &  *1-* ferred starting line-up but he have to make a save here, you have to keep side De Gea. Solskjaer but the record 20-time English converted a penalty against your concentration,'" Solskjaer said. That was in the 70th minute when champion is now only behind Arsenal on ionel Messi scored his 400th Levante in the Copa del Rey on "He didn't have to keep his concen- Christian Eriksen's corner was turned in goal difference and six points adrift of LLa Liga goal, a total his Wednesday, and was arguably tration because he was never allowed to at the near post by Toby Alderweireld and Chelsea in the fourth and final Champions coach Ernesto Valverde called man of the match here. relax. He is a fantastic goalkeeper. I think De Gea's instinctive reaction saw the ball League place. "monstrous", as Barcelona ter- He alone supplied three he's the best in the world." cleared with his left foot. And the mood has been transformed rorised Eibar to reclaim their passes in the build-up to Few would dispute that on Sunday as "De Gea was unbelievable, and all at United since Mourinho was fired and five-point cushion at the top of Suarez's opener. Arthur Melo De Gea was masterful with his hands and credit to him," Tottenham manager former fans' favorite Solskjaer was brought the table. started it, playing a one-two feet - particularly frustrating efforts by Mauricio Pochettino said. in on loan from Norwegian side Molde. Messi drove the ball into with Coutinho and then into Harry Kane and Dele Alli to equalize. "We weren't clinical. And sometimes "The manager brought some happi- the bottom corner after being the feet of Sergio Busquets. "I don't even remember some of with less opportunities you score, but ness, the players are playing well and the teed up by Luis Suarez, who Busquets pinged the ball them," De Gea said, when asked for his there's no complaints." team is very strong now," De Gea said. added two goals to his own tally left to Coutinho, who twice favorite save. The only goal came in the 44th "This is the real Manchester United." either side of the Argentinian exchanged with Suarez before marking another historic record the Uruguayan, off balance, at the Camp Nou on Sunday. found the far corner. "It's monstrous," said Messi's moment came in   #     Valverde, after the 3-0 victory. the 53rd minute and it was "It's easy to say but you have to Suarez who started it, stealing   60 + +0301 Gold in the CWG and secur- score them one after the other, back possession after a heavy ing a Bronze at the Asian it's a long-term job. touch from Anaitz Arbilla. He op Indian shuttlers Games and Asian "His numbers are stratos- bounced it off Coutinho and TKidambi Srikanth and Championship. pheric, incredible. He is from found Messi, who touched and Saina Nehwal will begin the She also reached the finals another galaxy." Victory saw      %      rifled in. season with renewed verve at at Indonesia Masters, Valverde's side restore their Barca were enjoying them- the Malaysian Open World Denmark Open and Syed advantage over Atletico Madrid, selves as Coutinho flicked the Tour Super 500 tournament Modi International. who had briefly cut the gap to big three all prevailed in the Ronaldo, now at Juventus ball over one opponent's head which gets underway with the The 28-year-old from two points after beating Levante same round for only the fourth in Italy, owns a better goals-to- and Suarez did the same qualifiers here on Tuesday. Hyderabad, who recently mar- earlier in the day. time this season. Real remain 10 game ratio, with his 311 strikes through another's legs. World No 8 Srikanth ried fellow shuttler P Kashyap, "There is a lot of time left," points adrift of Barcelona. coming in 292 matches. Messi's The third goal was simple, endured a below-par season will also face a Hong Kong Valverde said. Messi, meanwhile, extends quadruple century arrived in however, Sergi Roberto taking where he topped the BWF player in Deng Joy Xuan in her "It is a good cushion but his own hefty lead as the divi- his 435th. a quick throw and freeing the ranking for a brief period and women's singles first round. nothing is done yet." sion's all-time top scorer, which In fact, it was one of Messi's scuttling Suarez. With the goal- also claimed the B Sai Praneeth, mean- Real Madrid won too, beat- currently stands at 89 goals, quieter nights in terms of per- keeper out, he looked up and Commonwealth Games Silver while, has decided to give the ing Real Betis, to ensure Spain's ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. formance and in another team chipped the ball into the net. but failed to win a single title, tournament a miss after fea- following an unprecedented turing in the PBL for high of 2017. Bengaluru Raptors. 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