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New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) example in Delhi where the police Amid widespread protests OPPOSITION DELEGATION MEETS KOVIND, entered the Jamia Women Hos- Major accident across the country against the tel and dragged women students Citizenship Amendment Act, a out,” she said.“They mercilessly delegation of 19 senior opposi- URGES CAA ROLLBACK beat the students.... not only here averted at Goa air- tion leaders from 12 parties met in Delhi... who were demonstrat- President Ram Nath Kovind on ing, which is their democratic port: Navy Tuesday and urged him to ask right, as is ours, to demonstrate. the Narendra Modi government I think you all have seen that the to withdraw the legislation. BJP Government i.e. the Modi Addressing the media after Government seems to have no the meeting, Congress’ interim compulsion when it comes to President Sonia Gandhi said shutting down people’s voices and that the whole country is agitat- implement a legislation, which do ing on the CAA, and the opposi- not seem to be acceptable to the Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A was not deployed," the In- tion was anguished with the po- people and to us in a democracy,” major accident was avert- dian Navy said in a state- lice action against the protesters Gandhi added.Leader of Opposi- ed involving the SpiceJet ment here."The runway in the northeast and in Delhi. tion in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam fl ight SG 3568 from Surat controller immediately “All of us, representatives of 12 Nabi Azad said that “the govern- to Goa at Goa's Dabo- alerted the ATC tower different political parties, have ment knew that what is going to lim international airport, where the on-duty air traf- met the President to plead with spreading throughout the coun- Act.“It is a very serious situation. manner in which the police have happen but did nothing on it, and the Indian Navy said on fi c controller, Lt. Cdr. Har- him to intervene in the situation try including in the capital in the We fear that it may spread even dealt with peaceful demonstra- in Assam fi ve people have died Tuesday."The SpiceJet meet Kaur informed the in the northeast.... which is now Jamia university, because of the further. We are anguished at the tions across India. We have the and many have bullet wounds”. fl ight was on fi nal ap- incoming aircraft to abort proach for landing at the landing and make a Goa international airport second attempt after a when the runway control- 'go-around'," the state- Andhra Pradesh may have three capitals: Jagan ler Ramesh Tigga noticed ment also said. Amaravati, Dec 17 (IANS) to function from Amaravati, the Countries like South Africa have Congress Party (YSRCP) hailed that the nose landing gear ...Continue on Page 4 Ending the uncertainty over coastal city of Visakhapatnam three capitals. We may also have the chief minister’s announce- future of Amaravati as Andhra may be made the executive cap- three capitals.”“Legislative cap- ment with the thumping of Pradesh capital, Chief Minister ital and Kurnool may be devel- ital may remain here. Assembly desks and slogans of ‘Jai Jagan’. Jamia students file plea Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on oped as the judicial capital. may function from here. We Reddy said a fi nal decision in Tuesday said the state may have He told State Legislative As- may have executive capital in this regard would be taken by seeking judicial probe three capitals with executive sembly that the state needs to Visakhapatnam. Administration expert’s committee constituted and judicial capitals coming up have innovative thinking to may work from there. Kurnool by the state government. The in Visakhaptnam and Kurnool ensure decentralization.“De may have judicial capital. High panel is seeking opinion of peo- of violence respectively.He said while the centralization is the real con- Court may be located there,” ple from all the regions. legislative capital may continue cept. We should also change. he said.Legislators of ruling YSR ...... Continue on Page 4

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Three AIMIM’s Bengal chief, Jamia Millia Islamia students on Protests in Delhi's Tuesday fi led a writ petition in the Delhi High Court seeking a court- other leaders arrested monitored committee, headed by a Seelampur over CAA, retired judge of the High Court or Su- Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Minister Mamata Banerjee preme Court, to conduct a judicial en- AIMIM's top leader in blamed some "stooges of quiry into the violence by police and that followed Sunday's Ministry and the Delhi Po- police use tear gas West Bengal Zameerul the BJP" of taking money paramilitary forces. violent protest in Jamia lice as respondents. Hasan has been arrested from the saffron outfit to The petition, filed by three girl stu- Nagar area. In their petition, the stu- in connection with a ille- foment trouble in the state dents of the university - Nabila Hasan, The writ petition, filed dents have also demanded for violation of Articles 14 adequate monetary com- gal road blockade in south during the protests against Ladida Farzana and Ayesha Renna, also demands reopening of the uni- and 21 of the Indian Con- pensation for those who Kolkata last week, police the Citizenship Amend- versity and release of the students and stitution under Article 32, suffered injuries in Sun- said on Tuesday. ment Act. others detained in the police action names the Union Home day's violence. Hasan was taken into AAIMIM sources called custody on Monday from the arrests an act of po- his residence here for tak- litical vengeance and Scuffle, ruckus in Maha assembly, ing part in Friday's illegal said the measure was also blockade in the Park Cir- aimed at thwarting a rally cus area. planned here on Wednes- house adjourned for day Cases under Sections day by the party jointly ing fl ex posters printed with a 143 (unlawful assembly), with the Popular Front of 'Saamana' report demanding 283 (public obstruction), India, the Social Demo- aid of Rs 25,000 per hectare 341 (wrongful restraint), cratic Party of India and to farmers hit by unseasonal 120B (criminal conspir- some other minorities' rains and fl oods, which the New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) pelted stones on buses follow- acy) and 353 (assault or organisations. Sena had made when it was in Fresh protests over the Citi- ing which the police had to fire criminal force to deter Talking to IANS earlier alliance with BJP. zenship Amendment Act broke tear gas shells to disperse the public servant from dis- this month, Hasan had ac- Inside the assembly some of out in Seelampur area of east violent protesters," Delhi Po- charge of his duty) of the cused police of arresting the members waved the post- Delhi on Tuesday afternoon lice spokesperson Anil Mittal Indian Penal Code have and threatening his party ers, and at least a couple of BJP with agitators pelting stones told IANS. been slapped against him. workers at Banerjee’s di- legislators rushed towards the on vehicles and buses, follow- Visuals from the spot AIMIM sources said their rective. Speaker's podium raising slo- ing which police fired tear gas showed many people seem- state leader Anwar Pasha The AIMIM had been gans and demanding imme- shells to disperse the mob. ingly injured during the stone was also arrested from planning a big launch diate implementation of the "Violent protest erupted pelting.According to the Delhi Haldia in East Midnapore in the state by holding a Nagpur, Dec 17 (IANS) The Sena, forcing the Speaker to Sena's earlier demand.Speaker around 1.30 to 1.45 p.m. when Police sources, police also district, while some oth- rally in Kolkata’s Brigade Maharashtra Assembly on adjourn the house for the day. Nana Patole ordered them to the protesters were going back carried out a baton charge to er active members were parade ground where its Tuesday witnessed a major Continuing their aggres- return to their seats to contin- after holding peaceful protest. disperse the crowd.Police of- picked up from Birbhum chief Asaduddin Owaisi scuffl e between members sive stance, BJP members ue with the house proceedings, But suddenly some miscreants ficials said the situation is now and other districts.The was scheduled to be of the opposition Bharatiya marched to the Legislature but they refused to obey. present in that protest then under control in the area. arrests came after Chief present. Janata Party and ruling Shiv building this morning carry- ...Continue on Page 4 Curfew lifted in Guwahati, broadband Net restored Guwahati, Dec 17 (IANS) The ad- 11 and the army was deployed."The the landline-based internet services Metro, till December 22.Narayan ministration here on Tuesday lifted decision to lift the curfew in Guwa- has been restored, suspension of Chandra Paul, Deputy General curfew and restored the broadband hati was taken at a law and order re- mobile internet would continue till Manager of the State Bank of India internet services in the state capital view meeting, presided over by Chief 9 a.m. on Wednesday. here, said around 80 per cent ATMs as the situation improved in Assam, Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on According to a senior police of- were functioning. All ATMs would which was on the boil over the Citi- Monday. In Dibrugarh, the curfew fi cial, offi ces, banks and business start functioning within two-three zenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). has been relaxed for 14 hours from establishments remained open, days, he added.Subhanan Chanda, After violent protests against the 6 a.m. on Tuesday," said an Assam and vehicles plied normally in all Chief Public Relations Offi cer of the CAA, curfew was imposed in Gu- Home Department offi cial.The situ- major cities and towns. Schools Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR), wahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tinsukia ation would be reviewed later in the will remain closed at a few places said efforts were being made to nor- and a few other cities on December evening, the offi cial added.Though in the state, including Kamrup malise the train services. Indian Horizon 2 City Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Protesting Jamia students clean Delhi LG, CM appeal for peace up roads, win hearts as city witnesses violence New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) While the bottles, biscuit packets, paper cut-outs, protest took a violent turn as five buses New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) As an- protest over the controversial Citizenship discarded posters and other stuffs like tea were torched. However, the Jamia Millia other round of violence erupted in Amendment Act (CAA) entered fourth cup in the garbage bag and dump them in students refuted the claims that students the national capital on Tuesday, Del- day at the Jamia Millia Islamia here on the dust bin." were involved in violent protests. The ac- hi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Tuesday, the students and locals kept on Besides students, the locals also help tion of the students to clean the garbage Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to collecting the garbage thrown by the pro- in ensuring the cleaniness of the varsity from the protesting site also impressed the people to maintain calm. testors and ensured that the streets out- campus area as they also contribute in the social media users, who praised them In a tweet in Hindi, Baijal urged side the varsity campus remained clean. collecting the garbage from here. for their actions. people to inform the police if they Aaqib, a student at the University told Asduq, who is also protesting over CAA Javed Alam, a Twitter user wrote, see any anti-social activity. IANS, "This is our campus and we need to and NRC said that the locals have en- "This is Jamia, this is what Jamia has "I urge the people of the city to keep it clean. So varsity students who are sured that the protesting students don't engrained in us, we follow the path of maintain peace. Do not indulge in managing the crowd have decided to col- go hungry. "And everytime they bring non-violence, we follow the path of not any sort of violence. Inform the po- lect the garbage thrown by the protestors water, biscuits, biryani, fruits and juices letting other littering around us and lice about violent elements. Violence and the passersby. "We collect the gar- for the protesting students," he said. if anyone does it we clean their mess is not only illegal but also inhuman. bage from the varsity campus area where "And once the packets of such items as well. Jamia students and one of my Share your thoughts through peace- we are holding protest and then dump are thrown on the road, everyone here senior PhD fellow cleaning road and ful means," Baijal said. Kejriwal said it in the dustbin placed at several places ensure that it is collected instantly," he pavements." "Jamia Millia Islamia stu- no violence will be tolerated. near the campus," he said. said, adding, "We have ensured that the dents cleaning the road in front of the "I appeal to all the people living tional capital witnessed vio- violence over the CAA, which Another student Faraz Khan said, "as traffic is also not hit in the area due to our University after CAA protests. This is in Delhi that they should maintain lence on Tuesday during protest started from Jafrabad at around we have to continue our stir over the CAA protest." He said that the local volunteer my Jamia. Jamia is an emotion and peo- calm. No violence will be tolerated. against the Citizenship (Amend- noon, spread to Shahadra as and the National Registrar of Citizens also ensured the traffic management ple like Babu bhai (he is PhD in Interna- Nothing can be achieved with vio- ment) Act (CAA). The tension well as Shastri Park areas too. On (NRC), we ensure that the protesting site in front of the varsity campus. The stu- tional Studies, author and research as- lence. We have to share our thoughts over the CAA spilled over to the Sunday, another protest turned i.e infornt of Gate no 7, we keep on col- dents of Jamia have been protesting over sociate) makes it feel like home," wrote in peace," he said. Seelampur and Jafrabad area of violent, injuring several students lecting the garbage like disposable water the CAA since Saturday. On Sunday, the another user Asma Rafat. Their appeal came as the na- northeast Delhi on Tuesday. The from Jamia Millia Islamia. E-cigarette ban a Many Twitter users hail Musharraf courageous & timely legislation decision, others oppose

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) any of the Pakistani courts for nation's future After a special court in Islam- against any military dictator. New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The abad on Tuesday sentenced I think the superior court will Indian government recently took a former Pakistan President turn down the capital pun- momentous decision for the health Pervez Musharraf to death ishment if Musharraf goes and well-being of its citizens, es- in a high treason case, Twit- for appeal but I must say pecially its youth when it issued a ter users hailed the decision the special court has done sweeping and comprehensive ban though several others came a daring & courageous job. on the production, in his support. Good job." A Twitter user import and sale of electronic cig- Many Twitter users also remarked: "Democracy won, arettes or e-cigarettes. demanded similar penal ac- dictatorship lost." A Mush- Today, more than 40 nations tion against former Pakistan arraf supporter commented: worldwide have such a ban in place Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. brave judges!" "End of mili- hang Sharif khandan for "Wow!!! Nawaz Sharif looted for various forms and kinds of E- #musharraf trended with tary misadventures in Paki- forgery, corruption, murder all our money but is now cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine De- 9,892 tweets. One user wrote: stan as Musharraf gets death of civilians, leaking country's having fun in the UK but the livery Systems "Congratulations Pakistan! for treason. Long live the secrets, and facilitating ter- man who made incredible (ENDS). These dangerously in- Whether this penalty is en- Constitution," a user posted. rorists in our country. Is it contribution to Pakistani de- vidious and addictive products, agent, has a high presence in elec- trary, by falsely spreading the idea forced or not is yet to be seen Another wrote: "After enough to hang them?" fence and economy awarded also called vaping devices, are bla- tronic cigarette liquids and smoke- that E-cigarettes / ENDS are safe or but this is big. First time in Musharaf's death sentence A post read: "Historic & death sentence?" Another tant gateway goods which lure peo- less tobacco products. Recently, in reduced harm alternatives, a situa- our history. Hats off to the from court, it's the turn to unprecedented verdict by said: "Sad day. ple, especially the youth, to their a breakthrough discovery, vitamin tion is being created use and to eventually, their severe E acetate, a severe potential toxin in the minds of gullible youth heath and even death. found in cannabis, was identified in across the world to swing them In the US, to date, the Center the lung fluids of many people sick- from being non-smokers to smok- 10 arrested for arson during for Disease Control (CDC) has re- ened in the outbreak of dangerous ers. With this step of a nation-wide ported 2,290 cases and 47 deaths vaping-related lung injuries. ban, a significant victory has been from the illness associated with The Indian Government must stuck for the proponents of good Jamia university protest use of e-cigarettes. The e-cigarette be congratulated and supported health and healthier, better living epidemic in the US and Europe is widely for coming up with a draft in the country. E-cigarettes (EC) New Delhi, Dec 17 bad characters of the area. unknown people for arson vehicles as they clashed resulting in a huge generation of ordinance within 100 days of PM or vape pens/vaping devices are (IANS) At least 10 people, They were identified and and rioting on Monday. with the police in New nicotine-addicted people who are Modi assuming his office and seek- battery powered devices used to all with criminal ante- put under arrest," said a Jamia Millia Islamia Uni- Friends Colony during a being endangered by encourage- ing to ban all electronic cigarettes. smoke or 'vape', a flavoured solu- cedents, were arrested on senior police officer, add- versity had turned into a demonstration against the ment to switch from traditional It is indeed laudable and reassuring tion containing varying concen- Tuesday for indulging in ing that none of them are battlefield on Sunday with Citizenship Act, leaving cigarettes to e-cigarettes. There that the Government is genuinely trations of nicotine, an addic tive arson and setting vehi- Jamia students. He also police entering the cam- nearly 60 people including were seven million vapers in 2011 concerned about heath of youth of chemical found in cigarettes. cles afire during protests said raids are being carried pus and using force, fol- students, police and fire and almost 41 million in 2018, the country. It is estimated that there are against the Citizenship out in various parts of Del- lowing violence and arson fighters injured. The force, with Euromonitor estimating this This ban is a landmark interven- more than 400 different brand (Amendment) Act in New hi's south east districts to during protest against the thereafter, used batons figure to touch 55 million by 2021. tion with long-term positive effect names available. E-liquids are Friends Colony near Jamia nab those who indulged in Citizenship (Amendment) and teargas shells to dis- Claims made by the manufactur- in reducing the burden of respira- now available in more than 7,000 Millia Islamia University violence during protests. Act. On Sunday, protest- perse the violent mob and ers of E-cigarettes that they are tory disease in this country. For unique flavours, including kid- here on Sunday. "Out of Delhi Police has registered ers had torched four pub- entered the Jamia univer- "reduced harm alternatives" are too long, a false narrative has been friendly flavours like cherry, bub- the 10 arrested, three are two separate cases against lic buses and two police sity campus. not proven by any independent spread that somehow e-cigarettes blegum, and chocolate. E- Vapor scientific studies. In fact, Eurasia were 'safer' alternatives and would has been shown to contain lead, Review and others have reported wean people away from cigarettes cadmium, nickel, formaldehyde, that a food additive and potential and tobacco. This is completely and hydrocarbons, among other CAA: Yogi gears up to deal with carcinogen, pulegone, a flavouring wrong and baseless. On the con- chemicals. unrest after midnight meeting

Lucknow, Dec 17 (IANS) rumour-mongering. Mau University, who are pro- in their headquarters. As protests over the Citi- witnessed large scale vio- testing against the CAA Shamli SP Vineet Jaiswal zenship Amendment Act lence on Monday night and NRC. Ignoring the visited Madarasas in Kai- (CAA) gain momentum, when the protestors van- prohibitory orders, the rana and asked students Chief Minister Yogi Ad- dalised the Dakshintola students raised anti-BJP to maintain peace and ityanath held a late night police station and torched and RSS slogans while harmony. meeting through video about 15 vehicles. holding the national flag Meerut SSP Ajay Sahni has conferencing with district The police lobbed tear- in their hands. deployed additional company civil and police chiefs and gas shells and fired in the The students were sup- of provincial armed constabu- asked them to take firm air to disperse the mob. ported by local units of lary (PAC) to maintain law steps in dealing with trou- Security has also been the Samajwadi Party and and order. In Muzaffarnagar, blemakers. beefed up at the BJP state Bahujan Samaj Party the district magistrate and the After the meeting, Luc- headquarters in Lucknow and the Rashtriya Ulema superintendent of police took know Senior Superin- and police officials have Council. The agitators out flag march and held peace tendent of Police (SSP) been asked to ensure broke the police cordon meetings. Agra SSP Babloo Kalanidhi Naithani said security of party offices and moved out of the Kumar asked all circle officers that all public events in various districts. Aza- campus to take out a pro- and inspectors to maintain till December 19, which mgarh also joined in the cession in the city. The vigil in their areas and conduct were earlier given permis- protests and students situation also remained round-the-clock patrolling in sion, stand cancelled till from the Shibli College tense in Bareilly, Rampur, sensitive areas. In Rae Bareli further orders. Internet staged a demonstration Allahabad and Mau. Ad- and Sultanpur, district police services were also sus- outside the campus on ditional Chief Secretary chiefs Swapnil Mamgain and The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Shri pended in five districts Monday night as a mark (home) Awanish Awasthi Himanshu Kumar conducted including Saharanpur, of solidarity with the stu- said all District Magis- marches in market places and Nitin Gadkari at the launch of the “Sale of Khadi Rumaal”, stitched by the women of Militancy Meerut, Aligarh, Mau dents of Jamia Millia Isla- trates (DM) and SSPs have interacted with members of Affected Families of J&K at Nagrota, in New Delhi on December 17, 2019. The Chairman, Khadi and and Kasganj to check mia and Aligarh Muslim been asked to remain peace committees. Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Shri V.K. Saxena is also seen. Indian Horizon Wednesday, December 18, 2019 City 3 BrahMos missile 67 people, 31 cops injured in successfully test-fired from Odisha's Chandipur Jamia protest: Delhi Police

New Delhi, Dec 17 during the protest. Of the (IANS) A total of 67 peo- 10, three are bad charac- ple, including students, ters of the area. and 31 police personnel Police has stated that were injured on Sunday 15 more people have after demonstrators pro- been identified as raids testing against the Citi- are being carried out in zenship Amendment Act South East District. turned the New Friends Special Commissioner Colony area near Jamia of Police Satish Golcha Millia Islamia into a bat- has also been asked to tleground, the Delhi Po- present all the facts be- lice said in a report to the fore Home Secretary Ajay Ministry of Home Affairs Bhalla. on Tuesday. also stated The varsity had turned that they registered two into a battlefield on Sun- separate cases against day with police entering unknown people for ar- the campus and allegedly Chandipur Dec 18: Supersonic first extended version of the mis- son and rioting and they using force, following vi- cruise missile BrahMos was suc- sile with a strike range of 450 km have not received any olence and arson during cessfully test-fired from a base in was successfully tested on March complaint from Jamia protests against the Citi- Odisha's Chandipur on Tuesday, 11, 2017, Defence sources said. A students or two journal- prepared. The report personnel at Irene Hos- cluding students, were zenship Amendment Act. Defence sources said. The land-at- shorter range land-attack version of ists who were injured in mentions that 31 police pital. Apart from that, 24 detained on Sunday night On Sunday, protesters tack version of the missile was test- the BrahMos was successfully test- the arson. personnel were injured people, which includes who were later released had torched four pub- fired from a mobile autonomous fired from the ITR at Chandipur The report, accessed by when the demonstrators, Jamia students, were hos- from custody after their lic buses and two police launcher at Launch Complex-3 of on September 30, 2019, they said. IANS, stated that a total comprising of students pitalised at Apollo Hospi- antecedents were veri- vehicles as they clashed the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at BrahMos is a joint venture between 14 buses were burnt and and local miscreants car- tal. All the injured police fied. The report states with police in New Chandipur near here at around 8.30 India's DRDO and NPOM of Russia. damaged and 20 private ried out arson and dam- personnel and people are that 12 persons detained Friends Colony during a am, they said. The missile is operational with the vehicles were torched aged public properties. now out of danger. were kept at New Friends demonstration against The trial of the surface-to-surface Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. and smashed by the vio- The report stated 43 The police in its report Colony police station and the Act, leaving nearly missile was successful, meeting all The BrahMos is regarded as the lent mob during the pro- people, including stu- states that they fired tear 35 at Kalkaji police sta- 60 people including stu- the parameters, a Defence Research fastest supersonic cruise missile in test. It also stated that dents, and 26 police in- gas shells to stop the mob tion. dents, police and fire- and Development Organisation the world, the sources said. It has four two-wheelers were jured during the protest from pelting stones and The report also stated fighters injured. (DRDO) source said. The BrahMos established itself as a major force also torched by the mob. were hospitalised at Holy damaging public prop- the force has arrested a The police thereafter missile is a medium-range ramjet multiplier in modern warfare with It stated that a total Family Hospital. Four po- erty. It also stated that no total of 10 persons, all used batons and tear gas supersonic cruise missile capable of its land-attack and anti-ship capa- of 67 people were in- lice personnel were hos- bullets were fired. with criminal anteced- shells to disperse the vio- being launched from submarines, bilities with multi-role and multi- jured and their medico pitalised at Jeewan Nurs- It also mentions that ents, for carrying out ar- lent mob and entered the warships, fighter jets or land. The platform abilities, they added. legal reports have been ing Home and one police a total of 47 persons, in- son and torching vehicles Jamia university campus. Delhi Police to file IT cases against those who Anti-CAA stir may intensify in ‘spread fake news’ during Jamia protests New Delhi Dec 17: The Delhi fuelled by “irresponsible posts” lated, rumours spread like wildfire Police is in the process of register- peddling fake news on social me- and people in residential areas Delhi: Agencies to MHA ing a case under the IT Act to crack dia platforms, including Twitter, around the university campus down on those it claims spread Facebook and WhatsApp. came out in large numbers to at- New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) the agencies have said. "The control, he said. Violent pro- telligence was shared with “fake news” during the Jamia pro- The source told ThePrint that tack the police,” the source added. The situation is expected "to murmur over the CAA in Mus- tests erupted around 1.30 p.m the law enforcement agen- tests, including social media posts police have identified 10 to 12 in- “These locals then started pelt- worsen" in the coming days lim colonies/areas is gaining as some protesters started cies about mobilisation in that contained videos suggesting flammatory posts that were put ing stones and indulged in arson. in the national capital over ground," flagged the agencies throwing stones on buses. The the Seelampur area, the Delhi police had burned DTC buses. out to “flare sentiments in an al- When we tried to push them back, the Citizenship Amendment adding, "mobilisation and police lobbed tear gas shells Police could not gauge the The police are also disputing ready charged environment”. they set bikes afire and also burnt Act (CAA), according to infor- congregations have started". to disperse the mob. Many ground situation and protes- claims that they entered the hos- “There were some people who two buses and vandalised public mation shared by the central The agencies have also people were injured during tors' mood. tels of Jamia Millia Islamia and will planned to put out these posts property.” The police have also intelligence agencies with hinted that "these congrega- the protest. On the efficacy of Satish Golcha, however, now take action against those who that instigated people to come out decided to take action against the Ministry of Home Affairs tions" are getting "political the law enforcement agency denied getting any intelli- put out posts claiming they did. on the streets. These posts sug- those who put out videos show- (MHA) here on Tuesday. patronage". The agencies - Delhi Police, the agencies gence inputs and told Home According to a source in the gested that police had opened fire ing policemen pouring a liquid on The agencies have stated have roped in Muslim cler- have pointed to leadership Secretary Ajay Bhalla that the police, investigation of the vio- on people, killing a few and had a DTC bus. While many on social that demonstrations against ics to stop spreading of fake crisis and the law and order "mob without prior informa- lence reported from South Delhi’s barged inside hostels to drag stu- media claimed that the policemen the government will continue news and also to keep an eye being managed on "ad hoc" tion marched to Seelampur Jamia area Sunday afternoon has dents out,” a police source said. were setting the bus afire, police for a longer period and would on miscreants making pro- basis. The post of the Special tri-junction". Around 4-5,000 revealed that they were allegedly “Once these posts were circu- have claimed. have communal repercus- vocative statements. Satish Commissioner of Police (law people indulged in minor vio- sions. "The demonstrations/ Golcha, however, denied get- and order -- North) is vacant lence, but the situation was protests would not be limited ting any intelligence inputs and charge has temporarily under control, he said. Excess of spinach? Sandwich triggers debate to campuses. It is spreading and told Home Secretary Ajay been given to Special Com- Violent protests erupted across Delhi, especially in Bhalla that the "mob without missioner of Police (crime) around 1.30 p.m as some pro- New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Can bodega snuck an entire salad as hell." "She just wants to make the Muslim-dominated ar- prior information marched Satish Golcha, they have said testers started throwing stones you believe a sandwich can trig- into my turkey sandwich." The sure you're getting in your leafy eas," the agencies said. "Next to Seelampur tri-junction". pointing to complete discon- on buses. The police lobbed ger a debate on the social media post got 6.8K retweets and 92.9K greens. How sweet of her", said flare-up places are Trilokpuri, Around 4-5,000 people in- nect between the police and tear gas shells to disperse the platform? The amount of the vege- likes. As soon as the post went another. One user wrote, "I see Okhla, Chand Bagh, Karwal dulged in minor violence, the people on the ground. mob. Many people were in- table, especially spinach in a sand- viral on social media platforms, no problem with this. Looks deli- Nagar and the Jama Masjid," but the situation was under On Tuesday, even after in- jured during the protest. wich, has divided twitter users. it has triggered a debate in the cious." A tweeple remarked, "I'm A writer-producer Josh Gon- comments section of Josh's post with you. I would eat the hell out delman on Twitter posted the pic- about the right amount of greens of this." A post read, " Unless you ture of sandwich and captioned, one should have. A twitterati on were wearing a ninja turtle cos- Climate talks: Setback to India, "I don't know what message she's micro-blogging site wrote, "Un- tume, I have no idea why anyone China on carbon markets trying to send, but the lady at my popular opinion: That looks good would do this."

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Protocol adopted in Decem- India has a depository of 750 in Glasgow, Scotland, at the India, China, Brazil and some ber 1997 to continue in the million and China has much COP26 in November. other developing countries exiting mechanism under more than India. One CER Last year at the climate have failed to convince the the Paris Agreement that is equals to one tonne of carbon summit in Poland, the world at the UN climate coming into force from Janu- dioxide. The CERs help com- bulk of the implementa- change negotiations named ary 2021. They blamed faulty panies earn billions of dollars tion guidelines of the Paris COP25 to evolve rules for mechanism and loopholes in by trading them. Currently, Agreement were agreed trading internationally their the existing system that failed there is market but no politi- upon, with the exception carbon credits which help to prevent double-counting cal platform. of Article 6 of the Paris nations decarbonise econo- of carbon credits and wanted Climate experts told IANS Agreement. Article 6 of the mies at lower cost. Almost a new mechanism to be put in that the only saving grace Paris Agreement provides 200 countries failed to agree place. for India, China and Brazil guidelines as to how in- unanimously on Article 6 of Several countries like In- and some other countries ternational climate mar- the Paris Agreement rulebook dia were demanding to carry was that they did not allow kets will work, as a key concerning the carbon mar- forward the old carbon cred- the developed nations to component of the world's kets system as the lengthy its earned also by companies completely reject the carbon economic toolbox for ad- negotiations concluded in to meet new climate targets. trade mechanism, still a key dressing climate change. It Madrid on Sunday, two days The carbon credit system al- component for the full op- allows emission reductions past the official deadline. lows countries to reduce their erationalisation of the Paris to be implemented in one The developed world took emission reduction targets by Climate Change Agreement. country and the credit to the stand of not allowing the accumulating and trading in This issue will now be dis- be transferred to another 'junk' carbon market, which carbon credits. As per rough cussed in the next round of and be counted towards its allows buying and selling estimates, nations hold close UN climate negotiations that commitments (known as of carbon emissions, and to 4 billion unsold certified will take place in Bonn, Ger- nationally determined con- Deputy Chief Minister,Delhi- Sh. Manish Sisodia and Dr. Manu Gupta, Co-Founder, SEEDS along with the winners of Honeywell Safe Schools CSR emerged under the Kyoto emission reductions (CERs). many, in June 2020 and later tributions or NDC). Programme felicitation ceremony.SEEDS Felicitates Six Champion Schools under the Honeywell Safe Schools CSR Programme. Indian Horizon Wednesday, December 18, 2019 SOUTH 4 Such incidents should not be re- Odisha cabinet approves new peated. Waving the posters inside Scuffle, ruckus in Maha assembly, the house is not allowed. The ruling party and Opposition have the right agriculture policy to argue, but doesn’t mean they can Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (IANS) The grading etc for better value capture, house adjourned for day fight like this,” Patole said sternly. Odisha cabinet on Tuesday approved creating value chains particularly for Nagpur, Dec 17 (IANS) The when it was in alliance with BJP. from them, and the BJP and Sena In an apologetic tone, Leader of Agriculture Policy 2020 to boost farm- vegetables and livestocks, reducing Maharashtra Assembly on Tues- Inside the assembly some of the legislators pushed each other lead- Opposition Devendra Fadnavis as- er income with focus on providing wastages by promoting pre and post day witnessed a major scuffle be- members waved the posters, and ing to a huge ruckus, slogan shout- sured that such incidents will not market linkages and technical sup- harvest management, adopting to cli- tween members of the opposition at least a couple of BJP legislators ing and disorder. recur and urged members from port. mate change techniques and technol- Bharatiya Janata Party and ruling rushed towards the Speaker’s podi- BJP’s Ashish Shelar and Girish both sides to exercise restraint. The policy has been prepared with ogy. Shiv Sena, forcing the Speaker to um raising slogans and demanding Mahajan, NCP’s Jayant Patil and Finance Minister Jayant Patil ap- objectives of ensuring continuous The agriculture policy also encom- adjourn the house for the day. immediate implementation of the Sena’s Eknath Shinde rushed to the pealed for calm and sought the Op- growth in farmers’ income, making pases activities in different sectors Continuing their aggressive Sena’s earlier demand. scuffling members and intervened position’s cooperation in the house the growth process inclusive of small of fisheries, livestock, procurement, stance, BJP members marched to Speaker Nana Patole ordered to stop them fighting. proceedings. and marginal farmers and ensuring credit, insurance and irrigation for the Legislature building this morn- them to return to their seats to con- The Speaker adjourned the house “When you were in power, why sustainable, stable, and scalabe agri- boosting the overall farmers’ income. ing carrying flex posters printed tinue with the house proceedings, for 30 minutes, and called both didn’t you do it (give relief to farm- cultural growth, said agriculture sec- The cabinet also approved an with a ‘Saamana’ report demand- but they refused to obey. sides for counselling and the need ers), and now suddenly you re- retary Saurabh Garg. amendment to the Odisha District ing aid of Rs 25,000 per hectare to Just then, at least one Sena legis- for maintaining the decorum of the member the cause of the farmers,” The agriculture policy named as Revenue Service (Method of Recruit- farmers hit by unseasonal rains and lator rushed towards two BJP mem- house. “Nothing like this has hap- Patil demanded amid the ongoing ‘Samridhi’ focuses on creating an eco- ment and Conditions of Service) floods, which the Sena had made bers and tried to snatch the posters pened inside the house in decades. ruckus. system interlining inputs-production- Rules, 1983. markets, sustainable increase in yields The government also decided to of paddy and diversification to high give one-time relaxation in enhanc- Jagan’s move on 3 Andhra capitals a ‘Tughlaq act’: Naidu value agriculture, encouraging effi- ing the upper age limit from 33 years cient and ecologically sensitive use of to 48 years for recruitment of lectures Amaravati, Dec 17 (IANS) Tughlaq’s rule was better,” said inputs mainly water, land and soil. under rule 4(2)(c) of Orissa Education Telugu Desam Party (TDP) presi- Naidu, who alleged that his party It also emphasises on promoting Service (College Branch) Recruitment dent N. Chandrababu Naidu has MLAs were suspended from As- processing which include cleaning, Rules 1990. termed as ‘Tughlaq act’, the an- sembly to make the announce- nouncement of Andhra Pradesh ment. Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan The leader of opposition also Reddy that the state may have wondered where the chief minis- Ministerial panel to study bi- three capitals. ter would stay. “Will he build an- Reacting sharply to Reddy’s an- other house in Visakhapatnam,” nouncement made in the State he asked. furcation of Anna University Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Naidu said Jagan Mohan Reddy Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) The Tamil ister of Law, Courts and Prisons, and the former chief minister said the destroyed Amaravati which was Nadu government has constituted a K.P. Anbalagan, Minister for Higher move would make the governance expected to become Rs 2 lakh five-member ministerial committee Education. difficult and create a divide among crore asset for the state. to study the issue of bifurcating Anna The Tamil Nadu government plans people on regional lines. Amaravati was the brainchild of acquisition of lands and awarding It recently formed a panel of five University. to have two universities -- Anna Insti- Reddy told the Assembly that Naidu, who had roped in Singa- the contracts to various compa- experts to look into the issue of As per a government order issued tute of Eminence and Anna University while the legislative capital may pore government to make design nies. However, after YSR Congress state capital after taking the views on Monday, the committee will com- -- by amending the Anna University continue to function from Amara- for the new state capital. Party came to power in May, it de- of people of all regions into con- prise K.A. Sengottaiyan, Minister of Act, 1978, and enacting a new law. vati, the coastal city of Visakhapat- However, after YSR Congress cided to have a re-look, citing the sideration. School Education, Youth Welfare and According to the government order, nam may be made the executive Party came to power in May, it alleged irregularities committed The TDP chief criticized Jagan Sports Development, P. Thangamani, the Central government has clarified capital and Kurnool may be devel- decided to have a re-look, citing by previous government in acqui- Mohan Reddy for making the an- Minister of Electricity, Prohibition and that the provisions of reservation in oped as the judicial capital. the alleged irregularities commit- sition of lands and awarding the nouncement even before the pan- Excise, D. Jayakumar, Minister of Fish- admission would continue to apply “It is a Tughlaq act. Perhaps ted by previous government in contracts to various companies. el submitting its report. eries and Personnel and Administra- even after getting the Institute of Emi- tive Reforms, C.V. Shanmugam, Min- nence status. ‘visual check’ of his nose gear was not fully down and landing gear. He flew past locked. He informed ATC Anti-CAA stir: Kerala shutdown the ATC for ‘visual check’. and requested for ‘visual Major accident averted ATC conveyed that the check’ of his nose landing nose landing gear was not gear. He flew past the ATC largely peaceful, 278 arrested down,” the statement said. for ‘visual check’. ATC con- at Goa airport: Navy “During approach, when veyed that the nose landing Thiruvananthapuram, Loknath Behra had said ing as usual in several Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A major the third attempt. the landing gear was se- gear was not down,” the Dec 17 (IANS) The dawn- on Monday that the po- towns and other areas. accident was averted involving the “The flight landed safely under lected to down position, the statement said. to-dusk statewide shut- lice will take strong ac- But in districts like Kan- SpiceJet flight SG 3568 from Surat assistance of emergency and safety nose landing gear door’s Goa’s only airport at down called by around tion against law break- nur, Kasargode, Palak- to Goa at Goa’s Dabolim interna- services to recover the aircraft,” the amber light remained on. Dabolim functions out of 33 organisations to pro- ers and it happened kad and parts of Er- tional airport, the Indian Navy said statement said. Hence, the pilot carried an Indian Navy base INS test against the Citizen- with 278 arrests and 184 nakulam, the protesters on Tuesday. The alert action of Naval Air Traf- out a precautionary ‘go Hansa and is used for mili- ship (Amendment) Act, people being taken into blocked public trans- “The SpiceJet flight was on final fic and Safety Services prevented around’. The pilot suspect- tary as well as civilian traf- 2019 in Kerala on Tues- preventive custody . port and forced shops approach for landing at Goa inter- the SpiceJet flight and all its pas- ed that the nose landing fic. day, was by and large While shutdowns to shut. national airport when the runway sengers from a major accident at peaceful even as the po- in Kerala have always In the affected dis- controller Ramesh Tigga noticed the Goa airfield. lice arrested 278 people been a regular feature, tricts, it was mostly pri- that the nose landing gear was not In a statement SpiceJet said that while taking another 184 this is the first time that vate vehicles that were deployed,” the Indian Navy said in all emergency services were acti- into preventive custody the police has acted seen on the roads. a statement here. vated and the pilot executed a pre- from various parts of the tough. However in the state’s “The runway controller immedi- cautionary landing, as per “stan- state. Since the shutdown capital city normal life ately alerted the ATC tower where dard operating procedure”. However, at a few was called by the small- was not affected, but the on-duty air traffic controller, “During approach, when the places in the state pro- er political parties who stray cases of stoning of Lt. Cdr. Harmeet Kaur informed the landing gear was selected to down testers turned violent do not have any repre- buses were reported. incoming aircraft to abort the land- position, the nose landing gear stoning public transport sentation in the Kerala Among the political ing and make a second attempt door’s amber light remained on. buses and forcing shops Assembly, contrary to parties which gave the after a ‘go-around’,” the statement Hence, the pilot carried out a pre- to down their shutters. shutdowns in the state, call for the shutdown also said. cautionary ‘go around’. The pilot Attendance at govern- it did not have a pan- are the Social Demo- The second attempt too proved suspected that the nose landing ment and private offices Kerala effect with most cratic Party of India unsuccessful and the front landing gear was not fully down and locked. was also reported to be of the shops open and (SDPI) and the Welfare gear was partially deployed only on He informed ATC and requested for low. State Police chief public vehicles ply- Party, sources said.

Madras varsity sees K’taka: FIR against 4 for ‘demol- Protest held against CAA, anti-CAA protest, ishing’ fake Babri Masjid Bengaluru, Dec 17 (IANS) Da- The Popular Front of India the event on Sunday night. “We NRC in Odisha police enter campus kshina Kannada district police (PFI) filed the FIR on Sunday have to get the statement of the Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (IANS) move of the Union government. on Sunday registered an FIR evening. None of the people people who witnessed the pro- Members of the Muslim com- Saying that there are protests Chennai, Dec 17 MA political science stu- against four people from the named in the FIR were sum- gramme,” an official said. munity took out a protest rally against CAA across India, he said (IANS) About 60 stu- dent, told IANS. Srirama Vidya Kendra school moned by the police for ques- Manguluru is not like other here on Tuesday against the that not only Muslims are pro- dents are on sit-in pro- He said about 60 stu- where a Babri Masjid model tioning but the official said they parts of Karnataka, as it is com- Citizenship Amendment Act testing, but Hindus, Christians test inside the Univerity dents are sitting inside was ‘destroyed’ by students, an will be served a notice for ques- munally very sensitive where (CAA) and National Register of and Sikhs are also against the of Madras campus here the University campus. official said on Tuesday. tioning if need be. complaints and counter-com- Citizens (NRC), demanding the move of the Union government. against the Citizenship The police have entered “We have registered an FIR Meanwhile, the police are plaints between communities revocation of the new citizen- “The Citizen Amendment Act is Amendment Act (CAA) the campus and are in a under Indian Penal Code (IPC) trying to find out the people is common place, the official ship law. unconstitutional, which violates and police have en- scattered position. sections 295 A and 298. We are responsible for producing the said. They also submitted a memo- Articles 14 and 15 of the Consti- tered the campus and Meanwhile, the Uni- investigating and verifying the Babri Masjid demolition skit. Kalladka, where the school is randum to the state government tution of India. Since there is a are standing close to versity of Madras has facts,” the official told IANS. As Bhat is from the Rashtriya located, Surathkal and Bantwal addressed to Chief Minister fear of religious discrimination, the protesters, a student declared holiday till De- IPC Section 295 A deals with Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and villages are also communally Naveen Patnaik. it is unfortunate and distressing said on Tuesday. cember 23. Earlier the deliberate and malicious acts influential, the police are also sensitive, he said. “The passing of the Citizen- to see that constitutional rights “We wanted to stage a University had declared intended to outrage religious factoring in the law and order Many complaints about ship Amendment Bill (CAB), of secular India are at stake,” said protest against CAA for a holiday between De- feelings and Section 298 deals situation before proceeding. communal disharmony end up which has become an Act now, the memorandum. 48 hours. However the cember 24-January 1 with uttering words and other Surprisingly, many students being fake and exaggerated in and NRC is against the Constitu- The memorandum added police and the Univer- owing to Christmas and actions aimed at hurting reli- who participated in the same the region, with police receiv- tion and the country. They are that being a secular party, the sity officials had asked New Year season. gious feelings. programme where the Babri ing hundreds of complaints, of- meant to divide the country. It support of ruling Biju Janata us to move away. The “The University has The FIR was registered Masjid image was demolished ficials said. has been targeted against one Dal (BJD) for CAB has broken University Registrar asked the students not against the school’s govern- are Muslims, official said. Puducherry Lieutenant Gov- community,” said one protester. a million hearts in Odisha. The spoke to us and asked us to come to the campus ing council members Kalladka According to police, many ernor Kiran Bedi on Monday Saying that there are protests memorandum added that being to disperse. We are told for any academics relat- Prabhakar Bhat, Chinnappa Muslims students attend Srira- shared videos from the school against CAA across India, he said a secular party, the support of two students have been ed work. We plan to stay Kotiyan, president Narayana ma Vidya Kendra for education event where students mim- that not only Muslims are pro- ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for taken into custody,” A.T. put here,” Elakkiyan as- Somayaji and convener Vas- and several Muslim families icked demolishing an imagi- testing, but Hindus, Christians CAB has broken a million hearts Elakkiyan, a second year serted. anth Madhav. and students were present in nary Babri Masjid. and Sikhs are also against the in Odisha. Indian Horizon 5 NATION Wednesday, December 18, 2019 MNF-led Mizoram govt supports Police action on campuses like new Citizenship Act Aizawl, Dec 17 (IANS) this month and requested the new legislation on citi- Jallianwala Bagh: Uddhav Ruling Mizo National Front them to exempt Mizoram zenship would not be exe- Nagpur, Dec 17 (IANS) In the Jallianwala Bagh massa- (MNF) President and Chief from the domain of the Cit- cuted in three northeastern sharp condemnation, Maha- cre with the Jamia Univer- Minister Zoramthanga said izenship (Amendment) Act, states - Arunachal Pradessh, rashtra Chief Minister Ud- sity incident by the CM was that the MNF and the state 2019. The MNF is a con- Nagaland and Mizoram -- dhav Thackeray on Tuesday “a big, big insult to all the government support the stituent of Bharatiya Janata where the Inner Line Permit likened the police action on martyrs who have sacrificed new Citizenship Act as the Party-floated grouping of (ILP) regime is applicable. Jamia Millia Islamia campus their life for our nation”. In central government kept out non-Congress body, North The ten TADCs are con- in Delhi with the Jallianwala a quick retort, Leader of Op- Mizoram from the purview East Democratic Alliance stituted under the Sixth Bagh massacre. position Devendra Fadnavis of the amended legislation. (NEDA) and BJP-led ruling Schedule to the Constitu- He also said the students said that comparing the Jal- “political parties, NGOs, National Democratic Alli- tion while the ILP notified are like “yuva bombs” and lianwala Bagh massacre with youth and student organ- ance at the Centre. under the Bengal Eastern called upon the Centre to re- the Jamia University inci- isations, civil societies be- However, some local Frontier Regulation, 1873, frain from handling the stu- dent by the CM was “a big, sides churches had vocif- groups including Zoram to allow inward travel of an dents in this manner. big insult to all the martyrs erously opposed the new Revolution Movement are Indian citizen into a pro- Thackeray’s statement who have sacrificed their life Dwelling on the Citizen- grants who would get Indian law and demanded that intermittently organising tected area for a limited came after many students for our nation”. ship Amendment Act (CAA), citizenship after the CAA. Mizoram be exempted from demonstrations in Mizoram and stipulated period. The and staffers were injured “Entire Maharashtra and Thackeray said there ap- Speaking on the occasion, the purview of this Act,” the against the CAA. ten TADCs are constituted during a protest at the Jamia India wants to know if Ud- pears to be no clarity over Sena MP Sanjay Raut an- Chief Minister said while According to the provi- under the Sixth Schedule to University on Sunday and dhavji agrees with these how many people will enter nounced that his party (Shiv addressing the partymen in sions of the new Act, the law the Constitution while the triggered protests in cam- (Jamia students) slogans? By the country and from where, Sena) will not be joining the state party headquar- will not be applicable in the ILP notified under the Ben- puses around the country, promoting and encourag- and wondered where they the delegation that plans to ters in Aizawl late on Mon- 10 Tribal Autonomous Dis- gal Eastern Frontier Regula- besides echoing among In- ing such agitations, it is now would settle after coming meet President R. N. Kovind day evening. trict Council (TADC) areas tion, 1873, to allow inward dian students studying in very clear to what extent here. He pointed out that the on the CAA later on Tuesday, Zoramthanga said that of the north east - Assam travel of an Indian citizen American universities. Shiv Sena has stooped down BJP-led central government but the CM will decide about he met Prime Minister Na- (3 TADC), Meghalaya (3 into a protected area for a In a quick retort, Leader of on compromises for per- appears to have no idea the implementation of the rendra Modi and Home TADC), Mizoram (3 TADC) limited and stipulated pe- Opposition Devendra Fad- sonal greed,” said the former where and how it will settle CAA in Maharashtra in the Minister Amit Shah earlier and Tripura (1 TADC). Also riod. navis said that comparing Chief Minister. the Hindus and other immi- cabinet meeting.

CAA: Mamata slams Modi Modi, Shah are ghosts Congress demands NIA probe for ‘dress’ comment of Curzon, Savarkar: UDF into Goa naphtha tanker fiasco Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) West One of them Bengali actor So- Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A delegation of dered into arrival of the said ship in- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata hom was wearing a cap. Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 be saved through this,” said Be- Congress leaders in Goa met Chief Minis- cluding its origin from Pakistan, con- Banerjee on Tuesday came “Is his dress bad?” Banerjee (IANS) The Congress-led United hanan. ter Pramod Sawant on Tuesday to demand signor, consignee, cargo, licenses and down heavily on Prime Minis- said, adding “or is it whenever Democratic Front (UDF) has Behanan came down heavily a high-level inquiry into the controversy permissions, etc. The Congress objects ter Narendra Modi for his com- you see somebody with a cap compared Prime Minister Nar- on Modi and said that the lat- surrounding how an unmanned tanker the decision of Government asking the ment that people indulging in you think only they (an appar- endra Modi and Union Minis- ter is spreading canards and his carrying nearly 2,500 tonnes of naphtha Director General of Shipping to inves- arson during the anti-CAA pro- ent reference to Muslims) wear ter for Home and BJP president remarks, that if one looks at the was allowed to anchor off the state and tigate the matter, as the said agency tests can be identified by their such an attire?” she comment- Amit Shah as the ghosts of Lord dress of those who have been the delay in salvaging the vessel carrying itself is responsible to give permission “dress” and said the thought of ed. Banerjee continued “Don’t Curzon and Savarkar. creating unrest in Delhi, the an- dangerous cargo, after it ran aground off to berth the said ship at MPT Port. We categorising a political move- Punjabis wear headgear? Don’t Addressing the media here swer is there , does not befit a Panaji in October this year. demand that the investigation should ment from the attire of par- Christians wear long white on Tuesday UDF convenor and person who is the PM. After professional Dutch salvors be given to DIA or NIA,” the Congress ticipants has never crossed her robes? Dress, eating habits are Congress Lok Sabha member “If that be the case, then , all pumped out the gaseous cargo and memorandum states. mind. personal choices. Benny Behanan said both Modi have seen on TV, burning buses towed the vessel to safety on Monday, The unmanned tanker Nu Shi Nalini “Can you recognise my dress? “I have never even thought of and Shah are out to destroy the in Delhi. It’s people in police Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat ran aground on October 26 on the rocky Is it bad?” Banerjee said point- categorising a political move- secular fabric of India through uniform and if so, then it’s done has demanded a probe by a Defence In- shelf off Panaji near Raj Bhavan -- the ing at her cotton saree before ment from the dress of partici- the Citizenship (Amendment) by the Delhi police, who are telligence Agency or the National Inves- official residence of the Governor -- af- leading a huge march against pants,” she said. Act (CAA), 2019. under the Union government,” tigation Agency into the whole incident, ter it was caught in a storm off the state. the new Citizenship Amend- Addressing an election rally “They are acting as the ghosts added Behanan. because the naphtha -- which has been The tanker had met with an accident ment Act (CAA) here. at Dumko in Jharkhand on Sun- of Lord Curzon and Savarkar Reacting to Monday’s joint temporarily stored in tanks in the port in a Kerala port after which its engines Banerjee then brought a day, Modi said “Those people who had earlier divided India on protest by the CPI-M led Left premises -- was sourced from Pakistan. were rendered non-functional and was group of Trinamool workers who are setting fire (to prop- the basis of religion. While Cur- and the UDF, he said that this “High level investigation to be or- subsequently towed to the Goa port. and cultural personalities on erty) can be seen on TV... One zon did it in 1905 and Savarkar was to send out a message to the the stage and repeated her com- can identify them by the clothes in 1947, both Modi and Shah people . Reacting to Monday’s ment by pointing at their attire. they are wearing.” are doing it now through CAA joint protest by the CPI-M led and the duo can be termed as Left and the UDF, he said that AIMIM’s Bengal chief, other Rape victim’s father the modern day Curzon and Sa- this was to send out a message varkar,” said Behanan. to the people . leaders arrested murdered by accused “They claim that this will save “The message has been given India. We wish to ask them, who and that’s the end of the joint Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) AIMIM’s top AAIMIM sources called the arrests an Jaipur, Dec 17 (IANS) In a and brother tried to come are those who are going to be protest and now if the CPI-M leader in West Bengal Zameerul Hasan act of political vengeance and said the shocking incident, a rape vic- to his rescue, the attacker saved through this,” said Be- wish they can join the protests has been arrested in connection with a il- measure was also aimed at thwarting a tim’s father was murdered by stabbed them also. hanan. “They claim that this will of the Congress party, whose legal road blockade in south Kolkata last rally planned here on Wednesday by the the accused who was roam- The accused identified as save India. We wish to ask them, prime enemy is the BJP,” added week, police said on Tuesday. party jointly with the Popular Front of In- ing free even after his bail Dhannaram then jumped who are those who are going to Behanan. Hasan was taken into custody on Mon- dia, the Social Democratic Party of India was cancelled by the court. from the rooftop in a bid to day from his residence here for taking part and some other minorities’ organisations. Bringing to the fore the escape, but got injured po- in Friday’s illegal blockade in the Park Cir- Talking to IANS earlier this month, sheer negligence of the Raj- lice said. Sensational murder cus area. Hasan had accused police of arresting asthan police, this incident Later he was caught by the Cases under Sections 143 (unlawful and threatening his party workers at Ba- was reported to have taken villagers and handed over to assembly), 283 (public obstruction), 341 nerjee’s directive. The AIMIM had been place in the early hours of the police. in UP courtroom (wrongful restraint), 120B (criminal con- planning a big launch in the state by hold- Monday in the Sadri village The body of deceased was Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 17 sealed after the incident. spiracy) and 353 (assault or criminal force ing a rally in Kolkata’s Brigade parade of Rajasthan’s Pali district. handed over to his family af- (IANS) One undertrial accused According to reports, chief ju- to deter public servant from discharge of ground where its chief Asaduddin Owaisi According to the police, the ter post-mortem. was killed and one seriously in- dicial magistrate was hearing the his duty) of the Indian Penal Code have was scheduled to be present. rape accused barged into the The accused, Dhannaram, jured when three persons opened case related to the murder of BSP been slapped against him. Since last month, Banerjee had been railing house of the rape victim and a resident of the Kishanpura fire inside the court of the Chief leader Ehsaan and his nephew AIMIM sources said their state leader against the AIMIM and urging Muslims not to stabbed her father around village in Pali has a shop in Judicial Magistrate in Bijnore on Shadaab in the district court. Anwar Pasha was also arrested from Hal- trust a party which was in cohort with the BJP. 1.30 a.m. When her mother Nasik. Tuesday afternoon. The accused in this double dia in East Midnapore district, while some Analysts feel AIMIM’s entry could queer the A court clerk, Munish, was also murder, Shahnawaz and Jabbar, other active members were picked up pitch for Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress by injured in the firing while the had been brought for hearing by from Birbhum and other districts. cutting into its Muslim vote bank at a time when CJM had to run for cover to save the Delhi police that had arrested The arrests came after Chief Minister Bengal’s ruling party is hoping to get the minor- Nitish ‘missing’ posters all himself. them a few months ago. Mamata Banerjee blamed some “stooges ity community - constituting 27.01 per cent of The shooters surrendered in- Superintendent of Police San- of the BJP” of taking money from the saf- the state’s population as per the 2011 census - over Patna side the court after executing the jeev Tyagi told reporters that Sa- fron outfit to foment trouble in the state to vote en bloc for it by campaigning big against Patna, Dec 17 (IANS) As tension over the Citizenship killing. hil, son of slain Ehsaan, reached during the protests against the Citizen- the BJP’s plans to undertake the National Regis- Amendment Act (CAA) engulfs Bihar, posters of ‘missing’ The court premise has been the court along with two of his ship Amendment Act. ter for Citizens (NRC) exercise in the state. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were seen at various places here on Tuesday. It is not yet known who put up the posters tar- geting the Chief Minister at various locations including Veer- chand Patel Road, Airport Road as they don’t carry the name Goa CM to meet BJP leaders in Delhi over Mhadei dispute of any person, party or organisation. Some of the posters read: ‘Deaf, dumb and blind Chief Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Goa issue,” Sawant told reporters victimising” Goa and favour- aims to divert water from flowing through Maharash- Minister’ below which there is a photograph of Nitish Kumar Chief Minister Pramod Sawa- at the Secretariat. ing Karnataka in the dispute. the Mhadei river basin to the tra. An inter-state water dis- and then it is written ‘Missing, missing, missing’. nt will meet the Bharatiya According to the govern- Goa and Karnataka are water-deficit Malaprabha putes tribunal, set up by the Another poster reads: “Silent on #CAB-NRC... Missing... Janata Party (BJP) central ment sources, Sawant is locked in a decade-long dis- river basin, ostensibly for central government, after Watch this face with attention, he has neither been seen nor leadership and Union Min- scheduled to meet top party pute over sharing of Mhadei drinking water purpose. hearing the over two-decade heard... Bihar will forever be indebted to the person who isters over the stand-off be- leaders, including working river waters. The dispute in- The Goa government has Mhadei river water sharing finds him.” “Invisible Chief Minister - who is seen only when tween Goa and Karnataka president J.P. Nadda, and tensified when two months insisted that the Environ- dispute among Goa, Karna- he takes the oath.” over the Mhadei river water Ministers to lobby for Goa’s before the Karnataka As- ment Ministry’s decision taka and Maharashtra, in These posters have gone viral on social media also. The oppo- and to seek withdrawal of case in the dispute. sembly by-elections, the was illegal and the diversion August 2018 allotted 13.42 sition Rashtriya Janata Dal (United) posted these posters on its the Union Ministry of Envi- Goa Congress leaders on Environment Ministry gave would cause “ecological dev- thousand million cubic feet official Twitter handle and said: “The Janata Dal (United) Chief ronment and Forests’ nod Sunday had staged a dharna its nod to Karnataka’s Rs 841 astation” in Goa. (TMC) (including 3.9 TMC and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is silent over important to the Kalasa-Banduri water at New Delhi’s Jantar Man- crore Kalasa-Banduri dam The Mhadei river origi- for diversion into the deplet- national issues of CAA, NRC. There are posters across the state diversion project. tar accusing the National project. nates in Karnataka and ed Malaprabha river basin) capital saying ‘Nitish Kumar missing’. The silence of Nitish Ku- “I am heading to Delhi Democratic Alliance (NDA) The Goa government is op- meets the Arabian Sea near to Karnataka and 1.33 TMC mar is dangerous for Bihar. He is still trying to find excuses.” with regards to the Mhadei government of “politically posed to the project, which Panaji in Goa, while briefly to Maharashtra. Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Indian Horizon All that gets lost in extravagance By Ira Pande this winter. The colossal amount of ly appalled at this vulgar display of of good civic behaviour. Forget wed- Roughly 25 years ago, at the height money that is now spent on weddings wealth. Whatever happened to the dings, the lifestyles of our celebrities of the Harshad Mehta scam (how far is probably many times what most modesty of gentlefolk? I recall that In- make it difficult to believe that a large away and small it appears now!), it middle class folk have been able to dira Gandhi (whose family was even part of this country is struggling to get used to be said that India had a par- save after years of skimping. Forget then among India’s power elite) was by. Yet, far from being socially boycot- allel economy. What is worse, while the jewels and clothes, it is the décor, married in the courtyard of her an- ted, these plutocrats have become the the state economy was in tatters, this the food and the cost of hiring a venue cestral home in Allahabad, wearing icons that our young aspire to become. parallel economy was thriving and that would astound us if only people a khadi sari made from the yarn her As the gates to perdition were slowly Wednesday, December 18, 2019 growing from strength to strength. The honestly revealed the amount spent father had spun while in jail. Flowers opened, living in modest homes, driv- evidence was there for all to see: the on them. What is amusing, though, is were her jewellery and the feast (of ing a small car and sending children denizens of this shadowy world drove that since they all hire event managers which I have no details) was probably to government schools became the around in swish cars, owned proper- and patronise the same designers and the traditional Kashmiri food prepared hallmarks of losers. Honesty was no Bill of discord ties in the toniest locations and enter- jewellers, one blingy wedding is almost by cooks who were specially hired on longer a badge of honour but an afflic- tained lavishly. We were told all this the same as the other. So, whether it is such occasions. Right up to the Sev- tion that blighted your life. Politicians was possible because of the infamous a wedding in the house of a famous enties, India had preserved a certain no longer sought honest officers but licence-permit raj that was presided industrialist or a film star, a high-rank- elegance and restraint in celebrating avoided them for they were not pliant The sharp reaction from the US over by corrupt politicians, bureau- ing politician or a bureaucrat, all the special events such as weddings and and would not break rules. Each state crats and hustlers. brides look as if they were decked in an birthdays. It would be interesting to developed its own nexus of power and Commission on International Reli- Many decades later, even after assembly line. The food too is the same find out when and why the old ways fiefdoms were guarded closely. Heads sweeping economic reforms and lavish spread of multiple cuisines and were discarded and a new shining In- of political parties ceased to give re- gious Freedom (USCIRF) to the Citi- large-scale digitisation, nothing seems expensive liquors and flowers flown dia replaced the old dignified one. The sponsibility to anyone outside their zenship (Amendment) Bill has elic- to have really changed. The villains of in from Holland or Thailand. In short, Bombay film industry certainly has an own families because power flowed the past have new faces but the world they are all aping a Karan Johar ex- important role here and Karan Johar out of the coffers jealously controlled ited a sharper counter-reaction from of undeclared wealth, with deep con- travaganza in different ways. Often, has a lot to answer for, but somewhere by these tight groups. The politicians nections inside the system and gov- the wedding invitation comes as an by the Nineties, it was no longer bad who scream most loudly now in our India. The commission observed that ernment, is still flourishing. artwork, along with expensive sweets taste to flaunt one’s wealth. Parliament are very often those who It is still early in the wedding sea- and sometimes, I’m told, with silver I want to add that my angst is not just have a long history of crooked deals the Bill with a ‘religious criterion’ son, but I have already been blinded and gold gifts as well. a case of sour grapes; it is to do with behind them. was ‘a dangerous turn in the wrong by the scale of some I have attended I am sure several readers are equal- our collective conscience and the laws IANS direction’ and asked the US admin- istration to consider imposing sanc- Food-for-all calls for renewed farm policies tions on top Indian leaders if it was By Suresh Kumar selected for the Green Revolu- try to maintain comfortable buf- as per the Multidimensional Pover- enacted into a law. Rejecting this Food for all has been the core tion in 1961 because of the avail- fer stocks of foodgrains with a ty Index (MPI), the number of poor premise of India’s food policy. ability of quality soil, water, and substantial decrease in imports, is 645 million, about 55 per cent of statement outright, the External Af- Though successful in achieving of course, its dynamic farmers. ensuring a high degree of self- the total population. Poverty levels fairs Ministry stated that the USCIRF self-sufficiency in foodgrains, Efforts to stimulate the Green sufficiency and nearly affordable are the highest among India’s tribal the policy journey of the last 75 Revolution and reach its ben- food prices. The per capita avail- population (81.4 per cent), followed had ‘chosen to be guided only by its years has not been easy. Most of efits to the deserving popula- ability of food also increased: by Dalits (65.8 per cent) and Other the challenges encountered by tions comprised higher input wheat — from 65.7 grams to 182.7 Backward Classes (58.3 per cent). prejudices and biases on a matter the country en route have been subsidies; the establishment gm (1947-2017); and rice — from The poverty level among the rest of faced with determination, with- of institutions such as the FCI, 158.9 gm to 183 gm (1947-2017). the population is 33.3 per cent. on which it had little knowledge and out letting the national integrity Seed Corporations, Commod- There are, however, apprehen- Reduced crop and biodiversity and sovereignty to get compro- ity Boards, and APMCs; govern- sions that food security as obtain- in the post-Green Revolution no locus standi’. The ministry chose mised. ment procurement of foodgrains ing today is not sustainable. And era is threatening the country’s Over 1.5 million starvation at MSP; building buffer stocks; poverty still remains a key aspect nutrition security. A substantial to rake up the commission’s past re- deaths in the Bengal Famine of formulation and reformulation of it. Accelerated climate change segment of our population is cord, an oblique reference to the lat- 1943 had shaken the then qui- of PDS, TPDS, RPDS and enact- is also threatening the present susceptible to many serious ail- escent Government of India that ment of laws such as the Essen- agricultural practices and op- ments with increased carbohy- ter’s endorsement of the denial of constituted a committee headed tial Commodities Act, the Pre- erations. The Green Revolution, drates and reduced proteins in by Sir George Gregory, Econom- vention of Hoarding and Black though successful, has not been their daily diet. Of the 360 mil- tourist visa to Narendra Modi about ic Adviser, to suggest measures Marketing Act and the NFSA, fully inclusive. Despite the rise in lion poor in the country, over 300 to remedy the situation. After 2013. A number of schemes food production, many regions million are malnourished. The a decade ago, when he was the Guja- Independence, new systems, aimed at food security were also and vulnerable populations of the problem is further accentuated structures and processes were introduced across the states with country still remain food deficit with the adverse ecological im- rat Chief Minister. evolved to prevent the repetition varying degrees of success. Some and poor with lower growth and pact of the present agricultural Citing a threat to religious plural- of the devastation of 1943. Com- of these are the Midday Meal, primitive agriculture. Only six per operations. Increased green- prehensive efforts made over the Antyodaya, Annapurna and the cent of agricultural assets in Pun- house gas emissions and deple- ism, the Foreign Affairs Committee last seven decades fully reflect recent Poshan Abhiyaan. jab, including land, are owned by tion of natural resources — soil upon the country’s inviolable Food policy reforms attempted the Dalits (32%) and the participa- and water — are clearly discern- of the US House of Representatives, Ann Surakhsha Chakra which through repeated reiterations tion of women (45%), both in as- ible and these cannot be ignored prevented starvation deaths, and updations to suit contextual set ownership and labour force, is any more. too, has expressed disapproval of even if the country had to import requirements across the nation about 20 per cent. The farm prosperity achieved foodgrains worth $4 billion un- have yielded positive outcomes. Rising food subsidies are not through the green revolution is the Bill that proposes granting Indian der PL-480. The production of foodgrains sustainable. The food subsidy being negated by debt stress and citizenship to non-Muslim minorities The Green Revolution was increased: wheat — from 6.46 increased from Rs 6,066 crore in impaired financial remunera- articulated as a major move million tonnes in 1947 to 99.70 1997 to Rs 1,35,172.96 crore in tion. As per the All-India Rural from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Af- forward by the national policy million tonnes in 2017; and rice 2017 and the fertiliser subsidy Debt and Investment Survey, planners, researchers, scientists — from 20.58 million tonnes in was Rs 79,996 crore in the Union 1961-62, the average debt per ghanistan. In a guarded but no less and agriculturists to increase 1947 to 112.91 million tonnes in Budget for 2019-20. The water and cultivator in Punjab and India foodgrain production and pro- 2017. The agricultural produc- energy subsidies vary from state was Rs 1,288 and Rs 719. As per significant response, the European ductivity by introducing new tivity also increased during this to state. In Punjab alone, they are the 70th round of the National agricultural practices and tech- period: wheat — 663 kg/hectare over Rs 6,000 crore per annum. Sample Survey Office, the aver- Union has hoped that the principle of nologies like the high-yielding (1951) to 3,216 kg/hectare (2017); Poverty continues to be a key as- age debt per cultivator in 2012 equality enshrined in the Indian Con- variety (HYV) of seeds. Punjab, rice — 668 kg/hectare (1951) to pect of food security and it refuses was Rs 21,6524 for Punjab and Rs including the present Haryana 2,550 kg/hectare (2017). These to relent. There are about 360 mil- 1,53,640 for India. stitution will be upheld in the pro- and Himachal, was the first state achievements enabled the coun- lion poor in the country. However, IANS posed law. India needs to be mindful of such voices which have an impor- The path leading to ‘encounters’ tant bearing on international opin- By Gurbachan Jagat of investigations from the state every political party that has come objectives and roles of different The newspapers these days are police forces to other organisa- to power in any state. As a result political parties. Political parties, ion. Dismissing or ignoring these re- full of horrifying stories of individ- tions under their supervision. of this breakdown in hierarchy even groups within these par- marks reeks of arrogance. PM Modi’s ual violence, group violence, com- This strategy of band-aids shifts and internal discipline, the qual- ties, contributed to the origin and munal violence, etc. There are ana- the responsibility from the police ity of professional work and in- growth of these militant move- and Home Minister Amit Shah’s state- lysts by the dozens and many other stations and the state police to tegrity has gone down drastically. ments through various means. professional police officers, admin- other institutions. It is the duty of Officers have concluded that their Although their objective might ments that some opposition parties istrators, judicial and defence offi- the police stations and the state future prospects lie in being in the have been limited to their own po- cers who continue to write learned police to investigate and pros- good books of the political setup litical advancement, most of these are speaking Pakistan’s language on tomes on the causes of these crimes ecute cases occurring within their and not in following the standards movements got out of hand, forc- and solutions thereof. jurisdiction. But because of a de- of police protocols. ing the police and security forces the Bill have led to acrimonious ex- It is like the story of the blind cline in the quality of investiga- The result of poor investigation to combat them. changes similar to those witnessed men and the elephant whose fea- tion and prosecution and the sub- and prosecution can be seen in In this process, normal proce- tures they describe according to sequent loss of faith of the people the abysmal drop in the convic- dures and departmental rules were during the abrogation of Article 370. what they feel. Actually, today the in the local police, these measures tion rate of serious crimes — mur- given the go-by and unorthodox position is that of a collective fail- are resorted to. Unfortunately, ders, attempted murders, kidnap- and unlawful procedures were re- The government ought to have built ure of the criminal justice system. this leads to further deterioration pings, rapes, etc. sorted to. In short, a culture of en- The judiciary, the police, the civil in the professionalism of the state Another very important factor counters, eliminations and disap- consensus on this contentious piece administration and politicians are police. that has led to the decline in the pearances developed. In addition in no position to point fingers at How has this decline occurred? working of the state police is the to causing havoc among the people, of legislation. each other. We have arrived at From the mid-1960s onwards, the greater attention that they are they also resulted in causing a great With the world watching intently, this situation through decades of state administrations and the po- called upon to pay to control ter- harm to the professionalism and maladministration and misgov- lice, in particular, have come un- rorist activities and communal vi- integrity of the police force. It may the government should avoid impul- ernance in every sphere of life. If der sustained attack of political olence. It should be remembered be noted here that some of these one looks back, one can see the establishments with the unstated here that decades earlier, the state movements have been going on for sive reactions. Its focus should be on gradual decline in the quality of aim of weakening this institution police forces were not trained or decades and some were controlled governance year after year and and bending it to follow the will of well-equipped with weapons to after sometime. And it is natural allaying fears and misconceptions re- decade after decade. the ruling parties and not the rule fight terrorism of various kinds. an inference to make that all these Today, when any major crime of law. Various terrorist movements unorthodox and unlawful methods garding the Bill both within as well as takes place, the immediate gov- This objective has been sought arose in Punjab and the tribal were adopted by the forces with outside the country. China has drawn ernment response is to set up a to be achieved through a system belts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, the overt and covert support of the special investigation team (SIT) of selective appointments, trans- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Central and state governments. the ire of the international commu- to probe these crimes or, in some fers, rewards and punishment. Bihar and Jharkhand. In addition The Central Government has been instances, these cases are trans- These tactics of political masters to this, there were continuing named here because many of the nity for its policies in Hong Kong and ferred to the Central Bureau of have been to sideline officers of problems in Jammu and Kashmir states were under President’s Rule Investigation (CBI), the National proven competence and integ- and the North East. At this point, it for a long time and so the directions the Xinjiang region. India, a bustling Investigation Agency (NIA), etc. rity and give positions and impor- would be pertinent to understand naturally emanated from the Union And often the high courts and the tance to rogue elements in the po- that most of these movements Home Ministry. democracy, should steer clear of a Supreme Court order the transfer lice force. This has been done by took place because of nefarious IANS course that will similarly put it on the defensive in the global arena. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon 7 OP-ED Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Back to square one in Lebanon

age. and salaries of current and former min- part of such a formula because it means Both were Hariri proteges. Conven- isters, prime ministers, and presidents, keeping Gibran Basil on-board. tional wisdom said that they would fail, along with abolishing costly state institu- When consultations start next week, raising serious questions about why tions such as the Ministry of Information, Hariri’s team will nominate their leader Hariri put forth their names in the first setting up a fund for families in need, and as a first choice — if an agreement is place. Then it was Samir Al Khatib who creating a committee to investigate illegal reached on what kind of government is fell from grace hours before parliamen- wealth. formed. Their second and third choices tary consultations were supposed to kick Clear conditions are lined up, but will likely fail, just like off at Baabda Palace. Hariri’s conditions for returning to of- Safadi, Tabbara, and Khatib. One is Walid President Michel Aoun is furious with fice are clear: he wants to form a tech- Alam Al Din, an expert on bank restruc- the lack of progress on government for- nocrat government where ministers are turing who served as Banking Control mation, blaming it on Hariri’s Future appointed for their professional merit, Commissioner of Lebanon between Movement. Sources close to Baabda rather than their political affiliation. 2000-2010. For 20 years he worked with Palace told Gulf News that he is now in So far, this has been rejected by the Free Citibank, holding senior office in Wash- favour of naming Fouad Makhzoumi, an Patriotic Movement of caretaker Foreign ington, New York, London and Saudi independent Beirut MP and self-made Minister Gibran Basil, which controls a Arabia. billionaire, as prime minister. powerful block of 29 MPs in parliament. He is also the author of a seminal book Like Khatib, Makhzoumi is well- Basil was the subject of much of the pub- called ‘Fi Himayet al-Moud’iin’ (To Pro- connected on all four corners of the re- lic outpouring in Lebanon since outbreak tect Bank Depositors), prophetically gion and happens to be an acceptable of the revolution on October 17, accused published at the beginning of this year. face. But if the Hariri bloc in parliament of autocracy, arrogance, and gross cor- The second choice is Nawaf Salam, scion doesn’t support him (made up of 20 MPs) ruption. He insists that he is entitled to a of a leading Beiruti political family, who then his chances would be weak, to say cabinet post, preferably the foreign min- taught at the American University of Bei- the least. For now, parliamentary consul- istry that he currently holds. rut, served as Lebanon’s ambassador to tations have been postponed until De- A government of technocrats would the UN, and now serves on the Interna- By Sami Moubayed Many are now saying that this is what cember 16. If they don’t produce a con- spell out his political demise, and early tional Court of Justice. Samir Al Khatib is the third candidate Hariri had wanted all along. He has been sensus candidate before the Christmas elections would shatter his parliamen- More politically savvy than Khatib, they for the Lebanese premiership to fall from cranking out one nominee after another, holidays, no government will be formed tary bloc, explaining why he refuses to nevertheless stand a slim chance, unless grace since prime minister Saad Al Hari- waiting for them to get rejected by the an- in Lebanon before January 2020. bend on both matters. Basil claims that backed by all sides of the political estab- ri’s resignation on Octo ber 29, 2019. The gry demonstrators, or to decline the job Hariri believes that only he is capable neither he nor Hariri are technocrats lishment. That is currently a far stretch, independent businessman was nomi- so that only one man remains standing of unblocking the $11 billion (Dh40.4 but politicians who lead political parties as all sides cannot yet decide on what nated for the job two weeks ago by none among Lebanese Sunnis, i.e. Hariri him- billion) pledged to Lebanon at the in- and powerful parliamentary blocs. If one kind of government ought to be formed, other than Hariri himself, seen as very self. ternational donor’s conference in Paris, stays, then so should the other. before deciding on who will head it. suitable for the job due to his distance Name ‘burning’ known as CEDAR. That would require se- Ready alternatives The vicious crackdown on peaceful from the warring parties in the Lebanese First it was Mohammad Safadi, a rious political reforms, however, and the For its part, Hezbollah has been sug- protesters in downtown Beirut on De- quagmire. 75-year-old ex-economy minister from clipping of Hezbollah wings, which Hariri gesting a “techno-political” government cember 15-16 only complicates matters Khatib abruptly withdrew his candida- Tripoli who was flatly rejected by young is currently incapable of doing. rather than a purely technocratic one, even further, along with a decision from cy after meeting with Lebanon’s Grand demonstrators saying that he was too His supporters argue that only he is where sovereignty posts go to the po- the Lebanese Forces of Samir Gagegea Mufti Abdul Latif Deryan, who made close to the political establishment that capable of pulling through with the re- litical parties, and service-portfolios like that they will not endorse Hariri’s bid for it clear that a “consensus” had been they were seeking to topple. Then it was form package that was promised in late electricity are given to independent tech- office, possibly bringing all sides back to reached to rename Saad Al Hariri for the Bahij Tabbara, a 91-year-old ex-justice October, days after the uprising began, nocrats. Hariri believes that this simply Square One. job. minister, who declined the job due to old which included slashing bank revenue will not work, insisting that he won’t be Gulf News Is Afghanistan becoming America’s 21st century Vietnam?

By time. They are said to have discussed re- The Americans, too, do not seem to have The US-Taliban talks for ending war duction of violence in Afghanistan and appetite to involve themselves in the gov- in Afghanistan resumed after a three resumption of talks. ernment formation this time after burn- month hiatus in Doha recently. The talks As the US seems to be in a hurry in ing their fingers in setting up a unity gov- restarted after a surprise announce- pushing a deal with the Taliban, the Af- ernment last time, between Ashraf Gani ment by President Donald Trump during ghan problems multiply. The World Bank and his principal rival Dr Abdullah Abdul- his Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan in has warned that Afghanistan will require lah. The so-called unity government has which he again called for a ceasefire with billions of dollars of international assis- remained acrimoniously divided. West- the Taliban. The two sides have contin- tance over many years to deliver basic ern style democratic practices are not a ued to maintain informal contacts dur- services to sustain possible peace. Inef- part of Afghan psyche and the US mistak- ing the period talks remained suspended. ficient funnelling of billions in American enly continues to force it on people un- When the talks were abruptly called off money has shaped the Afghan economy prepared for the system. The candidates’ in September by Trump, the two sides were entirely dependent upon foreign money. behaviour, too, hasn’t changed. They are close to a deal on the withdrawal of US troops The country needs at least $11 bil- less focused on campaigning and more on in return for the Taliban assurances that Af- lion in public expenditure annually and influencing the electoral process to ob- ghan territory will not be used for militancy it raises a measly $2.5 billion, leaving tain a slice of political power, according against the US and its allies. Accepting such 75 per cent of expenditure to be met to the New York Times. an assurance for a peace deal effectively through international grants and aid, The result is the growth of new elites, means that the Americans have conceded Af- almost entirely coming from the United owing existence to the US patronage, ghanistan to the Taliban. Notwithstanding States. With economy growing slower more corruption thus fomenting further the pending deal, General Austin Miller, than the population, more than half of divisions in the society. the US Commander in Kabul, has re- Afghans are considered living below the With nearly all his foreign policy ini- vealed that the US has reduced its troops the US decision to talk separately with November 29 and December 5. This in- poverty line. tiatives stalled, facing impeachment and by 2,000 during the last 12 months. the Taliban, Kabul wants a sequence of creasing violence coupled with Trump’s No winners re-election at home, Trump is desperate Senior former American diplomats ceasefire, direct talks with the Taliban, desperate attempts to pull out of Afghan- The Afghan government faces another to bring American soldiers’ home. The have in the meantime, warned that “ma- security guarantees and then US troops istan, to bolster his electoral prospects, immediate test. More than two months more likely outcome if the deal is signed jor withdrawal of US forces should fol- withdrawal. makes Kabul regime extremely nervous. after the presidential elections, the re- between the Taliban and the US is that low, not come in advance of real peace Taliban refuse to talk to an “illegiti- Pakistan, the country most affected sults have yet to be announced. Opposi- America will abandon the government in agreement”. Anarchy in Afghanistan fol- mate puppet regime”. Taliban know by the unending war in Afghanistan, fa- tion candidates have threatened to reject Kabul to obtain a face-saving exit from lowing a premature American exit, they their strength lies in maintaining their cilitated the peace talks in Doha and also any figures announced by the elections Afghanistan. believe, “could prove catastrophic for offensive capability and they will not pushed behind-the-scene contacts to body that is accused of favouring the in- The Taliban could let that happen. But the US national security …” give up on that. restart the Taliban — US talks. In Octo- cumbent Ashraf Gani. that would lead to another phase of in- While Trump’s call for a ceasefire is Extremely nervous ber, Pakistan received a Taliban delega- Given the history of Afghan elections, ternecine troubles in Afghanistan, till a welcome news for Kabul, the Taliban In the meantime, violence continues tion in Islamabad. It arranged a meeting this dispute, too, threatens to grow into one man emerges to stamp his authority dismiss any suggestion of a ceasefire unabated — 57 pro-government forces between the Taliban and the US Special a crisis in a country with deep divisions over a disparate country. before a deal with the US. Weakened by and 27 civilians were killed between envoy visiting Islamabad at the same among different ethnicities. Gulf News

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By Daisuke Wakabayashi integrate software that other tech scrutiny of Amazon and whether it is features. Once it built a common Elastic, a software start-up in Am- companies pioneered. It has given abusing its market dominance and computer infrastructure, Amazon sterdam, was rapidly building its an edge to its own services by mak- engaging in anti-competitive be- realised other companies needed business and had grown to 100 em- ing them more convenient to use, haviour. The company’s tactics have similar capabilities. ployees. Then Amazon came along. burying rival offerings and bundling led several rivals to discuss bringing Amazon machines In October 2015, Amazon’s cloud discounts to make its products less antitrust complaints against it. And Now companies like Airbnb and computing arm announced it was expensive. The moves drive custom- regulators and lawmakers are exam- General Electric essentially rent copying Elastic’s free software tool, ers toward Amazon, while those re- ining its clout in the industry. computing from Amazon — other- which people use to search and sponsible for the software may not AWS is just one prong of Ama- wise known as using the “cloud” — analyse data, and would sell it as a see a cent. zon’s push to dominate large swaths instead of buying and running their paid service. Amazon went ahead Even so, smaller rivals said they of the US industry. The company own systems. Businesses can then even though Elastic’s product, called have little choice but to work with has transformed retailing, logistics, store their information on Amazon Elasticsearch, was already available Amazon. Given the company’s broad book publishing and Hollywood. machines, pluck data from them on Amazon. reach with customers, start-ups often But what Amazon is doing and analyse it. Within a year, Amazon was gen- agree to its restrictions on promoting through AWS is arguably more con- For Amazon itself, AWS has be- erating more money from what their own products and voluntarily sequential. The company is the un- come crucial. The division generat- Elastic had built than the start-up share client and product informa- questioned market leader — triple ed $25 billion in sales last year and is by making it easy for people to use tion with it. For the privilege of selling the size of its nearest competitor, Amazon’s most profitable business. the tool with its other offerings. So through AWS, start-ups pay a cut of Microsoft — in the seismic shift to But in interviews with more than Elastic added premium features last their sales back to Amazon. cloud computing. Millions of people 40 current and former Amazon em- year and limited what companies People’s innovations unknowingly interact with AWS ev- ployees and those of rivals, many like Amazon could do with them. consumers”, the start-up said in its While cloud computing may ap- Some of the companies have a ery day when they stream movies on said the costs of what the company Amazon duplicated many of those complaint. Amazon denied it had pear obscure, it has grown into one phrase for what Amazon is doing: Netflix or store photos on Apple’s was doing with AWS were hidden. features anyway and provided them done anything wrong. The case is of the technology industry’s largest strip-mining software. By lifting iCloud, services that run off Ama- They said it was hard to measure free. pending. Not since the mid-1990s, and most lucrative businesses, offer- other people’s innovations, trying to zon’s machines. how much business they had lost to In September, Elastic fired back. when Microsoft dominated the per- ing computing power and software poach their engineers and profiting Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief execu- Amazon or how the threat of Ama- It sued Amazon in federal court in sonal computer industry with Win- to companies. And Amazon is its off what they made, Amazon is chok- tive, once called AWS an idea “no zon had turned off would-be inves- California for violating its trade- dows, has a technology platform single-biggest provider. ing off the growth of would-be com- one asked for.” The service began tors. Many spoke on the condition mark because Amazon had called instilled such fear in competitors as Amazon has used its cloud com- petitors and forcing them to reorient in the early 2000s when the retailer of anonymity for fear of angering the its product by the exact same name: Amazon is now doing with its cloud puting arm — called Amazon Web how they do business, the com- struggled to assemble computer company. Elasticsearch. Amazon “misleads computing arm. Services, or AWS — to copy and panies said. All of this has fuelled systems to start new projects and Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Wednesday, December 18, 2019 international 8 Musharraf sentenced to death in high treason case Bill to block further delay to Brexit process Islamabad, Dec 17 (IANS) In booked in the treason case court to amend the indictment London, Dec 17 to ratify Brexit - the for the UK to end But senior Cabi- a first in Pakistan's history, a in December 2013, when the against the former military (IANS) The UK gov- Commons is set to its European Union net Minister Michael three-member bench of a spe- then Pakistan Muslim League- ruler, The Express Tribune ernment is set to add vote on this week (EU) membership on Gove on Monday cial court here on Tuesday sen- Nawaz government was in reported. Bajwa said the gov- a new clause to the would rule out any January 31, 2020. insisted both the tenced former President Per- power. ernment also wanted to frame Brexit bill to make it extension. The government UK and the EU had vez Musharraf to death in the Musharraf was indicted on charges against former Prime illegal for Parliament Downing Street will then have until "committed them- long-drawn high treason case March 31, 2014, and the pros- Minister Shaukat Aziz, former to extend the process has said that the the end of the tran- selves to making against him. This is the first ecution had tabled the entire Supreme Court Chief Justice beyond the end of government has sition period on De- sure that we have a time in the country's history evidence before the special Abdul Hameed Dogar and next year, it was re- planned to ask the cember 31, 2020 to deal" by the end of that a military chief has been arguments earlier on Tuesday. court in September the same former Law Minister Zahid ported on Tuesday. new Parliament to negotiate a free trade 2020. He also prom- declared guilty of high treason A detailed verdict will be is- year. However, due to litiga- Hamid. "It is imperative for all The post-Brexit have its first debate agreement with ised Parliament and handed a death sentence, sued in 48 hours. The 76-year- tion at appellate forums, the accused to be tried simultane- transition period, and vote on the with- Brussels before the would be able to Dawn news reported. old former military chief is trial of the former military dic- ously. The aiders and abettors due to conclude in drawal agreement on trade relationship scrutinise the WAB A three-member bench of currently in Dubai after being tator lingered on and he left should be tried as well." December 2020, Friday. defaults to World "in depth". the special court - headed by allowed to leave the country Pakistan in March 2016. But the bench remarked can currently be ex- With an overall Trade Organization However, Shadow Peshawar High Court Chief for medical treatment in 2016. The special court was re- that the Supreme Court had tended by mutual majority in the Com- (WTO) terms. Brexit secretary Sir Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth He hasn't returned to Pakistan formed six times during the already decided on the mat- agreement for up to mons following the But critics have Keir Starmer said the and comprising Justice Nazar ever since. course of the case. Earlier in ter and gave the government two years, the BBC December 12 general said the new clause move was "reckless Akbar of the Sindh High Court Musharraf's high treason the hearing, on behalf of the two weeks to submit a new reported. election, Prime Min- would raise the and irresponsible" and Justice Shahid Karim of trial for imposing the state incumbent Pakistan Tehreek- chargesheet. During the hear- But an amended ister Boris Johnson chance of leaving the and he argued that the Lahore High Court - an- of emergency on November e-Insaf government, the pros- ing, Musharraf's counsel Raza Withdrawal Agree- was expected to get EU without a trade PJohnson was "pre- nounced the split 2-1 verdict 3, 2007, had been pending ecution team, led by Advocate Bashir also sought 15 to 20 ment Bill (WAB) - the the bill into law with deal, reports the pared to put peo- in the case after hearing final since December 2013. He was Ali Zia Bajwa, urged upon the days for his client. legislation needed few changes in time NNC. ple's jobs at risk". 14 killed in China coal mine explosion Democrats propose roadmap for Trump's Senate trial Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) nificantly in recent years. At least 14 people were In 2018, there were 224 Washington, Dec 17 stipulates that on Janu- provided testimony for killed and two others accidents in Chinese coal (IANS) Democratic law- ary 9, 2020 the lawmak- House committees dur- trapped due an at a coal mines with 333 deaths, a makers in the US Con- ers selected by the House ing the impeachment mine in China on Tues- 0.9 per cent drop year- gress have proposed a to act as prosecutors in inquiry over the past few day, state media said. on-year in the number roadmap to a possible the Senate impeachment weeks. The incident occurred On December 14, a of accidents and a 13.1 Senate trial of President trial will make their pre- Apart from Bolton and at about 1.30 a.m. in coal mine in Sichuan per cent decrease in the Donald Trump which sentations and that they Mulvaney, the Democratic Guizhou province, and province flooded, leav- number of dead, accord- would include new testi- will then have 24 hours leader said that his caucus rescue teams managed ing at least five dead and ing to authorities. mony from former White in which to present their wants to call the senior ad- to rescue seven of 23 13 miners trapped, while The figure is nearly 20 House National Security case against Trump. viser to Mulvaney, Robert workers inside the Guan- 329 employees managed times lower than those Adviser John Bolton and The statement of the Blair, and Michael Duffey, glong coal mine, in An- to escape. recorded in the early acting White House Chief prosecutors would be a political appointee at long county, at the time China's mines, espe- 2000s when up to 7,000 of Staff Mick Mulvaney. prove the impeachment ate preparatory activities followed by that of the the Office of Management of the explosion, reports cially those mining coal people died yearly in "Senate Democrats articles against the Presi- begin on January 6, 2020 President's attorney, who and Budget who oversaw Efe news. - the country's main en- mine accidents due to believe strongly, and I dent, and that would and that the next day Su- will also have 24 hours the process for releasing Emergency services ergy source - are among the rapid industrial ex- trust Senate Republi- give the green light to an preme Court Chief Justice to present his case in de- foreign aid funds, and he found the bodies of 14 the world's most dan- pansion China was un- cans agree, that this trial impeachment trial in the John Roberts be sworn in fence. The roadmap sug- noted in the letter that miners, while two oth- gerous and see high ac- dergoing - often at the must be one that is fair, Senate, where Republi- to preside over the im- gests that the Senate will they were all called to er workers remained cident rates, although expense of proper regu- that considers all of the cans hold a narrow 53-47 peachment proceedings not deliberate for more testify during the House trapped underground. fatalities have fallen sig- lation. relevant facts, and that majority. in the Senate in accord than 24 hours prior to investigation but refused exercises the Senate's Schumer said on Mon- with the Constitution, voting on the impeach- to appear before the com- 'sole Power of Impeach- day that he sent a letter along with all US sena- ment charges against mittees. ment' under the Consti- to all Senators in which tors. Trump, which may not be "The trial must be one tution with integrity and he proposed a calendar Although Vice Presi- approved due to the Re- that not only hears all of US is watching people of dignity," Senate Minority for the impeachment dent Mike Pence is the publican dominance in the evidence and adjudi- Leader Chuck Schumer trial and the issuance of head of the Senate, ac- the upper chamber. cates the case fairly; it must N. Korea closely: Trump said at a press conference subpoenaes to compel cording to the Constitu- One of the most contro- also pass the fairness test here on Monday. witnesses to testify and tion in an impeachment versial points in Schum- with the American people. Washington, Dec 17 On Wednesday, it is documents to be handed trial the Chief Justice of er's proposal is having That is the great challenge (IANS) US President quite probable that the over. the Supreme Court takes new witnesses testify in for the Senate in the com- Donald Trump said Democrat-controlled In his letter, Schumer over that role. The plan the Senate in addition ing weeks," said Schumer Monday he would be House will vote to ap- suggested that the Sen- set forth by Schumer to those who already at the press conference. disappointed if some- thing is "in the works" in North Korea. "I'd be disappointed if some- Chinese onion demand thing would be in the works, and if it is we will take care of it," soars in Nepal amid India export ban Trump told reporters in Kathmandu, Dec 17 last 10 days. Chinese onions is in range the White House when (IANS) Demand of onions "The Chinese onion is of 110-140 Nepali Rupees asked about latest de- from China has soared in being imported in Nepal per kg in the Kalimati velopments in the North that "the research suc- Monday in Seoul dur- Nepal due to the export through both Rasuwaga- market, whereas it is sold Korea, the Xinhua news cesses being registered ing his meeting with ban on onions by India, dhi and Tatopani border in different rates outside. agency reported. by us in defense sci- South Korean President according to authorities. point. Chinese onion has However, the price of In- "North Korea, we are ence one after another Moon Jae-in that Wash- Nepal has remained heav- been a timely alternative dian onions had reached watching very closely," recently will be applied ington was unwavering ily dependent on India for Nepali consumers who up to 250 Nepali Rupees he added, without pro- to further bolster up the in its efforts to denucle- for onions as limited local are reeling under crisis," per kg. viding details. Trump's reliable strategic nuclear arize the Korean Penin- production does not fulfil the official added. Traders According to Trade remarks came days after deterrent". sula via dialogue and the demand of the domes- said they have been using and Export Promotion Pyongyang carried out North Korea's Vice diplomacy. tic market, reports Xinhua both the border points to Centre, the Himalayan two "important tests" Foreign Minister Ri North Korea and the news agency. import onions recently country imported onion at its Sohae Satellite Thae Song also warned US held working-level However, following In- and the custom clearance worth 5.62 billion Nepali Launching Ground on early December that denuclearization talks dia's onion crisis since task for onions has been Rupees in the last fiscal December 7 and 13. Washington would in Stockholm in Octo- September and a strict biggest and oldest veg- 500 wholesale vegetable much smoother than be- year 2018-19. It imported The North Korea's soon need to decide ber, but it ended with- ban imposed for the last etable markets that cater and fruits shops in the fore. fresh onions and shallots Academy of Defense Sci- what kind of "Christmas out progress. Pyong- 10 days, the demand of the maximum demand of premise, there had been "Earlier, Chinese onions worth 14.4 million Nepali ence said in a statement, gift" it will receive from yang set its deadline for Chinese onions was surg- Kathmandu. only occasional import of were sold and consumed Rupees and dried onions carried Saturday by the Pyongyang. US special the denuclearization ing in Nepal. With around "But since the last 10 Chinese onions in a small only in Kathmandu valley. worth 5.19 million Nepali official Korean Central envoy for the North Ko- negotiations at the end 90-100 metric tonnes of days, we have 100 pe rcent volume in the past, par- But since last few days, Rupees during the first News Agency (KCNA), rea Stephen Biegun said of this year. onions every day in the Chinese onions in the ticularly before the Indian we have been sending it quarter of the current fis- past, Nepal received 40- market," Tejendra Prasad ban came into force. to different cities like Na- cal year that began in mid- 45 metric tonnes of on- Poudel, Executive Direc- The official informed rayanghat, Butwal and July. Despite of being an South Korean Prez nominates new PM ions from China after the tor at Kalimati Fruits and that there was a limited Pokhara. It's been going agricultural country, Ne- ban, taking up 50 per cent Vegetable Market Devel- quantity of smuggled In- everywhere," Rishi Shres- pal relies on other coun- Seoul, Dec 17 (IANS) the National Assembly. of the total, according to opment Board, told Xi- dian onions for around tha, a trader in the Kali- tries especially India, not South Korean President It is believed Moon Kalimati Fruits and Veg- nhua. According to the two months until it com- mati market, told Xinhua. just for onions but many Moon Jae-in on Tuesday has sought for an expe- etable Market, one of the board that handles over pletely stopped since the The wholesale price of other vegetables. announced the nomina- rienced candidate who tion of Chung Sye-kyun, enjoys ample support, the former National As- an important factor at a sembly speaker, as the time marked by paralysis HK court removes Trump, Johnson country's new Prime in the National Assembly Minister. amid disagreements be- Chung, 69, is known law at Korea Univer- tween the two major par- 2 pro- democracy councilmen discuss bilateral ties for his economic exper- sity and business at ties - the ruling party and Hong Kong, Dec 17 their removal to be saying in a tweet on Mon- tise and believed to have New York University. the opposition Liberty (IANS) Two pro-democ- heard. day. Trump also congratu- been chosen for the role He was later an execu- Korea Party. racy Hong Kong legis- It remains unclear lated Johnson on his elec- by President Moon at a tive at Ssangyong Group These have come over lative councilmen lost whether by-elections toral victory, Deere added. time when South Korea auto manufacturer for electoral changes and their seats on Tuesday will be held to cover Johnson was re-elected faces economic stagna- 17 years before entering measures seeking to re- after the city's top court these two council seats, Prime Minister following tion, Efe news reported. politics with the ruling form the public prosecu- refused to hear their ap- as the Legislative Coun- Washington, Dec 17 his landslide victory in the "What matters most Democratic Party. tor's office. peals against a previous qualified for advocating cil's current term ends (IANS) US President Don- December 12 general elec- to this end is to unite He also held the com- The opposition called ruling declaring their self-determination in next summer. ald Trump and British tion, deemed as one the the people's power as merce, industry and the nomination a "dicta- elections as invalid. their oaths, contradict- There are currently Prime Minister Boris John- UK's most decisive and one through integration energy minister post be- torial" attempt to destroy Au Nok-hin and Gary ing Hong Kong's Basic 67 lawmakers left in son discussed bilateral crucial. His Conservative and harmony and pull tween 2006 and 2007. the branches of govern- Fan were elected in Law, and deviating from the Hong Kong legisla- ties during a telephonic Party won an overall ma- off accomplishments "I feel a heavy respon- ment and "enslave" par- March 2018 in a by- the "One country, two tive, of which 23 belong conversation, the White jority, making it comfort- in terms of the people's sibility for being nomi- liament. election to fill the va- systems" principle that to the pro-democracy House said. able for Johnson to take living and economy so nated as prime minister, "It's a disgrace to the cancy left by lawmak- defines its relationship movement, according During the call on Mon- the UK out of the Euro- that they can actually particularly when the 70-year history of the ers Agnes Chow and with the mainland. to local media. day, the two leaders reaf- pean Union on January 31, feel changes," Moon told nation is faced with in- Republic of Korea's Con- Ventus Lau, who were However, the Court of Only 35 of the 70 firmed their commitment 2020 as he had promised. state agency Yonhap. ternal and external dif- stitution. It's an act of disqualified for using Final Appeal confirmed seats in the local leg- to strengthening coopera- US Vice President Mike The official appoint- ficulties. I'll concentrate violence committed by expressions during their on Tuesday that Au and islature are elected tion on a range of issues, Pence said during his visit ment will need Parlia- on economic recovery the Moon Jae-in govern- swearing-in considered Fan should not have by all Hong Kong vot- including the negotiation in Britain in September ment's approval. and national unity and ment in disregard of the insulting to China, re- been elected consider- ers, while the rest are of a US-Britain free trade that Washington "is ready, Chung was the Na- strive to make the gov- basic order of the state," ports Efe new. ing the two lawmakers directly appointed by agreement, Xinhua news willing, and able to do a tional Assembly speaker ernment helpful to the party spokesperson Jun Chief Executive Car- they replaced did not power groups in the agency reported citing free trade agreement with between June 2016 and people," Chung told the Hee-kyung said reacting rie Lam had then said have the opportunity city, many of them White House Deputy Press the UK immediately upon May 2018. He studied the media on Tuesday at to the nomination. Chow and Lau were dis- for the appeals against linked to China. Secretary Judd Deere as the completion of Brexit". Indian Horizon 9 business Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Bulls in control, Sensex-Nifty end at record high FASTag: NHAI to keep 25% Mumbai, Dec 17 and China which led remains on the lower central banks. On Mon- hybrid lanes at 523 toll plazas (IANS) Both key eq- the Wall Street stocks side while risk appetite day, Sensex surged to uity indices Sensex and notch record closing of investors are gradu- lifetime highs but fell Nifty logged fresh highs highs on Monday. The ally improving on ex- to close in the red after on Tuesday. While the VIX fell over 6 per cent pectation of further the wholesale inflation benchmark Sensex on Tuesday. steps from the govern- figures rose for the first advanced 413 points Vinod Nair, Head ment in the upcoming time in six months, add- to close at 41,352, the of Research at Geo- budget to revive con- ing to the weak growth broader Nifty added jit Financial Services sumption and attract rate and high consumer 111 points to end at week high on the BSE. Steel, Tata Steel, SAIL said: "Positive global investments." inflation. 12,165. Among the sectors, and Vedanta gained sentiments buoyed by Despite the rising in- Foreign Portfolio In- Sensex logged record metal stocks was the in the 3 to 8 per cent easing trade war ten- flation and weak growth, vestors pumped in Rs closing high for the top sectoral gainer on range. Significant de- sions between the US the markets have been 728.13 crore worth of second straight day. Tuesday. Nifty metal cline was seen in the and China continue marching forward ow- scrips on Monday while The HDFC and ICICI index jumped nearly 3 volatility index owing to pump market. Nair, ing to the strong inflow its domestic counter- Bank stocks touched per cent as its constitu- to the easing of trade however, added that of FII and favourable part sold stocks worth their respective 52- ent stocks like Jindal tension between the US the economic growth interest rate by global Rs 796.38 crore. New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) 75 per cent lanes were kept The NHAI on Monday said as FASTag lanes and up to that it has kept up to 25 per 25 per cent lanes were kept Over 10,000 London drivers cent hybrid lanes at 523 toll as hybrid lanes for cash as 'Maha, Bihar, K'taka may bear plazas for cash as well as well as digital transaction," digital transactions. it said in a statement. brunt of kharif crop damage' register with Ola ahead of launch The National Highway "This was done consider- Mumbai, Dec 17 year but "a 10 per cent New Delhi, Dec 17 sponse from drivers its cab services in Lon- Authority of India com- ing the convenience of the (IANS) Maharashtra, above-normal monsoon (IANS) Indian cab hail- across London. Every don a day after global menced electronic toll col- commuters who have still Bihar, and Karnataka has filled reservoirs to ing company Ola on interaction with drivers cab hailing giant Uber lection through FASTag not installed FASTag on are estimated to bear the brim, which in turn, Tuesday said within in the city has presented lost licence to operate at 523 toll plazas across their vehicle." the brunt of kharif crop promises to elevate three weeks of announc- us with an opportunity in the city over safety the country from Sunday The NHAI has also de- damage due to floods rabi crop productivity ing its plans to start op- to create a platform that failures. morning, but the move to ployed marshals at each and excess rain in the and lead to 7-8 per cent erations in London, over best serves their needs, According to the keep hybrid lanes was ne- toll plaza for smooth traffic current crop year, a Cri- 2019, the report said. higher output." 10,000 private hire ve- as well as those of con- company, it has ex- cessitated as "the number regulation. "Studies have sil report said on Tues- "The outlook for this Besides, lower mar- hicle (PHV) drivers have sumers," Simon Smith, panded rapidly across of vehicles without FASTag shown than smooth pass- day as the kharif crop year is muted in com- ket supply of kharif registered with the plat- Head of International, the UK since its launch still hover at a high naum- ing without stopping at toll output is expected to be parison, though a rise in foodgrains will push up form. Ola, said in a statement. last year, operating ber". plazas is likely to save thou- 4-6 per cent lower year- mandi prices for kharif mandi prices by over The company had ex- "We look forward to across 27 local au- "... Since the number of sands of crores every year on-year in crop year and higher productivity 10 per cent, higher MSP tended a first of its kind working with drivers in thorities. Cities like vehicles without FASTag for the nation," the state- 2019-20. for rabi crop would lend and government sup- offer that enabled driv- building a high qual- Birmingham, Coventry still hover at a high number, ment said. Sharp surge in prices support to overall profit- port for wheat (which ers to enjoy zero per cent ity and reliable mobility and Warwick have seen hit Indian households as ability per hectare," Cri- accounts for over 50 commission for the first service for Londoners," more than double- the delayed kharif sow- sil said in the report. per cent of the rabi crop two months after the Smith said. Ola, operat- digit growth in rides ing impacted harvest- Crisil also said that an output) is expected to launch, thus, allowing ing in the UK since 2018, in the last quarter. Till Wipro ranked top ing, as indicated by 38 unprecedented heavy aid price growth for rabi, them to retain 100 per obtained the licence to now, Ola has provided per cent lower mandi rainfall in September- leading to an expansion cent of earnings from the operate in London in around 3 million rides employer in arrivals (across 2,000 October would lower in the overall per-hect- platform. 2019. with over 11,000 drivers mandis in India) dur- kharif crop production are farm profitability in "We are pleased with The cab aggregator operating on the plat- Australia for 2020 ing October-November by 4-6 per cent year-on- crop year 2019-20. the overwhelming re- said it started readying form outside London. leadership development, career and succession management, compensa- Oracle Cloud Applications now live on India data centre tion and benefits and cul- ture. Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) ers," Khehar said. "Oracle cle India. "With Oracle Cloud "To become recognised Global tech major Oracle Cloud Applications help cus- Applications available in our as a top employer, a com- on Tuesday announced that tomers add new capabilities India cloud region, we're Bengaluru, Dec 17 pany has to prove that the Oracle Cloud Applications is like machine learning, Inter- able to offer our customers (IANS) Indian global soft- implementation of their now live on its "Gen 2" Cloud net of Things (IoT), digital the same industry-leading ware major Wipro on Tues- people strategies enriches region in the country. assistants, analytics, block- suite of SaaS applications day said it was ranked top the world of work of their The move is aimed at help- chain, and other technolo- with additional perfor- employer in Australia for employees," asserted Top ing Oracle's existing and new gies to align with their core mance, security and scalabil- 2020. "The assessment is Employers' Institute chief customers, including those missions," he added. ity. This provides even more based on an HR (Human executive David Plink on operating in sectors that are Oracle Cloud has opened incentive for organizations Resource) best practice the occasion. bound by the country's regu- 12 regions in the past year to move their business to survey 'People Develop- "We believe our real asset latory environment to store tion and performance," said Electricals, Bajaj Finance, and currently operates 16 re- the cloud with Oracle," Rai ment' practices across 10 is the people. We are com- data within the borders of the company. Making the Bharti Airtel, Century Tex- gions globally -- 11 commer- added. topics, including talent mitted to provide the best the country such as the pub- announcement at an event tiles, Cure.fit, Dalmia Group, cial and five government. "I congratulate Oracle for strategy, workforce plan- employee experience and lic sector organisations or here, Arun Khehar, Senior Edelweiss Financial Services, To support its customers bringing Oracle Cloud Appli- ning, talent acquisition," foster a culture that nur- banking and telecom com- Vice President, Applications, Gangaram Hospitals, Grasim around the world, Oracle cations live into their India said the city-based IT firm tures talent," asserted Wipro panies take advantage of Or- Oracle ECMEA (Eastern Cen- (Aditya Birla Group), IDFC said it is planning to launch data centre. We see great po- in a statement here. executive Manoj Nagpaul in acle's full stack of offerings. tral Europe, Middle East & First Bank, KLAY Chain of 20 new Oracle Cloud regions tential for SaaS and managed The other parameters the statement. The IT behe- "With Oracle Cloud Appli- Africa) said the company Preschools, Ola Cabs, OYO by the end of 2020, for a to- services in India. Localizing on which the firms were moth endeavours to adopt cations (OCA), organisations has over 1,000 customers in Rooms, Reliance Capital, tal of 36 Oracle Cloud Infra- these offerings from India assessed for the survey people practices that are of all sizes can take advan- India and employs close to Tata Sons, Unilever and Yes structure regions. "Demand data centres, regulated un- are on-boarding, learning innovative, human centric tage of a complete and inte- 40,000 people in the country. Bank . for Oracle ERP Cloud, Ora- der Indian regulations would and development, per- and help them realise their grated suite of applications The new customers include "Oracle has more SaaS cle HCM Cloud and Oracle enable Indian companies to formance management, potential. to break down silos, quickly Adani Group, Apollo Tyres, (Software-as-a-Service) so- Customer Experience Cloud take advantage of the latest and easily embrace the latest All India Council for Tech- lutions than anyone in the continues to increase in In- technologies," said Rashesh innovations, and improve nical Education (AICTE), industry and this is a strong dia," said Prasad Rai, Vice Shah, Chairman and CEO, user engagement, collabora- Aurobindo Pharma, Bajaj attraction for our custom- President, Applications, Ora- Edelweiss. Govt launches National Broadband Mission Ravi Shankar Prasad, is part Realme to enter digital payments market, launches 'PaySa' platform of the National Digital Com- munications Policy, 2018. New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) acquire three to five million ment partnerships with Ear- flagships run high so bridg- The mission envisages Taking Xiaomi head on along new customers, launch mul- ly Salary (for digital personal ing the gap between aspi- Rs 7 lakh crore investment with an aim to become a tiple new products and take loans), Lending Kart (for rational and affordability from government and pri- leading digital payments its first step in financial ser- digital business loans) and in India is a good business vate sector together over the provider, Chinese smart- vices in India. Credit Mantri (for free credit opportunity," he added. Ac- next 3 to 4 years. 10 per cent phone maker Realme on The app, available on both report). cording to Realme, there of the funds will come from Tuesday announced its foray Google Play Store and realme According to Tarun would be more tie-ups as the USO Fund and the balance into the burgeoning financial App store, will have four Pathak, Associate Director platform expands. to come from industry in services sector with "PaySa" tal SME loans up to Rs 5 lakh. businesses across lending, at Counterpoint Research, it "We aim to acquire 25 mil- the form of towers and oth- platform while evaluating its "We aim to repeat our suc- savings, payment and pro- is a good attempt but it will lion customers in the next New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) er assets, Anshu Prakash, own digital payments mobile cess in the mobile business tection. The beta launch of be part of larger ecosystem- two years by making main- The central government on the Telecom Secretary said platform next year. and become one of the top the platform has been done level approach for Realme. stream financial products Friday launched National at the launch. The company aims to ac- 5 new entrants in financial and a full roll-out is expected "Realme has a good installed accessible to consumers in Broadband Mission, which The mission will secure quire 25 million customers in services in the next two-three in the next six to 12 months. base in India which the emerging India. We plan to envisages an investment of universal broadband ac- the next two years. 'Realme years. We are evaluating the "Larger loan requirements brand will look to monetize win by bringing innovation Rs 7 lakh crore in the next cess for implementation PaySa' aims to serve individ- launch of mobile phone fi- for both individuals and sooner or later. Fintech seg- in our OS and hardware to 4 years from both govern- of broadband initiatives. uals and small and medium nancing and payments in SMEs are serviced by the ment is important to crack simplify access, co-develop ment and industry to con- COAI Director General Ra- enterprises (SMEs) in both 2020," Sheth said in a state- 'realme PaySa' teams present as smartphone ASP in India products with partners and nect the country digitally at jan Mathews said the mis- metros and tier II and III cit- ment. In 2020, the platform in different cities. is increasing," Pathak told develop products that are a faster pace. sion will fast-track digital ies. It offers digital personal aims to disburse loans of The brand has entered IANS. easy to use," said Varun Srid- The mission, launched connectivity across the loan up to Rs 1 lakh and digi- approximately 1000 crore, into strategic co-develop- "Aspirational value for har, Lead, Realme PaySa. by Union Telecom Minister country. Trai defers zero IUC to Jan 2021; Airtel, Voda to gain NBCC gets over 95% votes in Jaypee Infra resolution New Delhi, Dec 17 2021 onwards the termi- of the zero-interconnect latest spat between Jio and New Delhi, Dec 17 tion major. Homebuyers companies have been da, Mirzapur and Agra, (IANS) The Telecom Reg- nation charge for wireless usage charges (IUC) re- older incumbents Bharti (IANS) In a major break- had 58 per cent of the put to vote. The Supreme who have waited for ulatory Authority of India to wireless domestic calls gime, saying that con- Airtel and Vodafone Idea through in the resolution votes and for a resolution Court had on November around 10 years to get on Tuesday deferred the shall be zero," Trai said in sumers are yet to migrate over the regulator's move process of the bankrupt plan to be approved, a 6 ordered completion of their dream homes. introduction of zero IUC its regulation. completely to data calls to seek views on defer- Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL), plan requires 66 per cent the JIL insolvency resolu- The resolution pro- or interconnect usage re- While Vodafone Idea and that the lack of sym- ring a zero-IUC regime, sources said that NBCC's votes. tion process (IRP) within cess has witnessed sev- gime for a year to January and Bharti Airtel have metry in voice traffic be- which was slated to take resolution plan received The IDBI Bank-led 90 days, saying that only eral obstructions in- 2021, a move which will urged the regulator to tween operators still ex- effect from January 2020. over 95 per cent votes of Committee of Creditors the resolution plans of cluding many attempts be welcomed by the in- postpone implemen- ists. In October, Reliance Jio wants the charge to go, the Committee of Credi- (CoC) had on December 7 NBCC and Suraksha by its former promoters cumbents like Airtel and tation of the zero-IUC Jio nfocomm (Jio) had in- which will help to lower tors (CoC ), with majority decided to put to vote the would be considered by to get the insolvency Vodafone Idea but is likely regime, as they are net troduced a new set of tar- its IUC payouts, while the of the homebuyers and offers of both NBCC (In- the CoC for completing process withdrawn and to be opposed by Reliance revenue earners, Reli- iff plans with additional older operators want it the banks voting in fa- dia) and Mumbai-based pending projects. keep the company with Jio. "For wireless to wire- ance Jio, a net payer, had IUC weaved in had gone to stay, since they are net vour of the bid. firm Suraksha Realty to A successful resolution themselves. The NBCC's less domestic calls, termi- vehemently opposed any pay from its free voice ser- revenue gainers from IUC. People in the know of acquire the bankrupt re- of the bankrupt company resolution plan after the nation charge would con- deferral. vice to recover IUC. Jio had said the telecom developments said that alty firm. The e-voting and completion of the voting process would tinue to remain as Re 0.06 The regulator in Sep- IUC, a charge paid by regulator's discussion pa- out of the 12,145 votes had begun on December stalled housing projects have to go through the (paise six only) per min- tember had issued a dis- the call-originating telco per seeking views on de- of homebuyers, 11,770 10 and ended on Mon- would bring long await- National Company ute up to 31st December, cussion paper on defer- to the destination opera- ferring implementation of votes went in favour of day. This is the third time ed relief to over 22,000 Law Tribunal's (NCLT) 2020. From 1st January, ring the implementation tor, is at the heart of the zero-IUC regime. the state-run construc- that the bids of both the homebuyers across Noi- screening for approval. Indian Horizon Wednesday, December 18, 2019 business 10 New WhatsApp bug crashes group chat, deletes history forever Sensex logs fresh high, Bank

New Delhi, Dec 17 ers globally. This is how it developed a fix to resolve Nifty trades firm (IANS) While the Israeli works. To create the mali- the issue which users Mumbai, Dec 17 adding to the weak NSO Group-Pegasus cious message that would should manually apply on (IANS) Sensex on Tues- growth rate and high snooping via WhatsApp is impact a WhatsApp group, their devices. "WhatsApp day climbed to record consumer inflation. still fresh in mind, security the bad actor would need responded quickly and levels on the back of Foreign Portfolio In- researchers on Tuesday to be a member of the responsibly to deploy the strong buying in bank- vestors pumped in Rs said they have detected a target group (WhatsApp mitigation against exploi- ing stocks. The Bank 728.13 crore worth of vulnerability in WhatsApp allows up to 256 users per tation of this vulnerabil- Nifty also surged to scrips on Moday while that led to group chat crash group). ity," said Vanunu. record high as stocks at 12.59 p.m. was trad- its domestic counter- the moment a destructive From there, the bad The Check Point Re- like ICICI Bank, HDFC ing at 41,297.39 higher part sold stocks worth message was introduced actor would need to use search team found the Bank, SBI, Kotak and by 358.67. The border Rs 796.38 crore. by the hackers in the chat, WhatsApp Web and their vulnerability by inspect- Axis Bank traded on a Nifty was also just shy Global factors are leading the entire group web browser's debug- ing the communications firm note. of its record high level likely to be more sup- chat history being deleted ging tool to edit specific between WhatsApp and That apart, the Nifty at 12,152.95 points, up portive in the near forever. sApp in order to regain full lete valuable information message parameters and WhatsApp Web, the web metal index surged 99 points. Despite the term and market an- Urging all users to im- use. The group chat could from group chats is a pow- send the edited text to the version of the app which over 3 per cent on rising inflation and ticipates a better mediately update What- not be restored after the erful weapon for bad ac- group. This edited mes- mirrors all messages sent Tuesday. The substan- weak growth, the mar- economic growth in sApp to the latest version, crash occurred. The bug tors," said Oded Vanunu, sage would cause a crash and received from the us- tial easing of trade kets have been march- coming years which is security researchers at has now been fixed. The Check Point's Head of loop for group members, er's phone. This enabled tension had led the ing forward owing to giving support in ev- global cybersecurity firm company issued a fix to Product Vulnerability Re- denying users access to all researchers to see the pa- US markets to touch the strong inflow of FII ery consolidation, said Check Point identified the resolve the issue which is search. WhatsApp functions until rameters used for What- record highs while and favourable interest Vinod Nair, Head of flaw that would allow a bad available since WhatsApp "All WhatsApp users they reinstall WhatsApp sApp communications pumping Asian mar- rate by global central Research at Geojit Fi- actor to create a malicious version number 2.19.58. should update to the lat- and delete the group with and manipulate them. kets too. banks. nancial Services. group message to crash "Because WhatsApp is est version of the app to the malicious message. WhatsApp software en- Jindal Steel ad- On Monday too, the Nair added that in- Facebook-owned What- one of the world's leading protect themselves against Check Point Research gineer Ehren Kret said the vanced over 7 per cent. Sensex surged to life- vestors are also keenly sApp on users' devices. communication channels this possible attack," disclosed its findings to company greatly values Tata Steel, SAIL and time highs but fell to waiting for the upcom- Since there was no rem- for consumers, businesses Vanunu added. On an av- the WhatsApp bug bounty the work of the technol- Vedanta gained over close in the red after ing GST council meet edy, all members of the and government agencies, erage, 65 billion messages programme in August this ogy community to help it 4 to 5 per cent each. the wholesale inflation to get any cues on group were forced to un- the ability to stop people are sent on WhatsApp per year. WhatsApp acknowl- maintain strong security The Sensex touched a figures rose for the first overcoming revenue install and reinstall What- using WhatsApp and de- day by over 1.5 Billion us- edged the findings and for its users globally. high of 41,299.27 and time in six months, shortfall. India's Elgi acquires US Large banks pricing power to Arnault briefly topples Bezos as world's richest compressor distributor for $6 mn further diminish: Report San Francisco, Dec day. Last month, Ar- Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) at us as one of the possi- hold in the market. Earlier, New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) banks' operating expenses 17 (IANS) Bernard nault was able to slide Continuing its strategy of ble suitors. We decided to Elgi Equipments followed The pricing power of large increased to 1.88 per cent of Arnault, Chief Execu- into second place due gaining overseas market buy." the strategy of acquiring banks could diminish fur- average assets in FY19 from tive Officer of French to rising LVMH stock. by acquiring distributors, According to him, MAS a competitor. According ther as the lenders continue 1.73 per cent in FY15. "This luxury conglomerate Shares have India's compressor maker will discontinue its rela- to him, the company had to offer similar products, a seems counter-intuitive as LVMH, claimed the bounced around Elgi Equipments Ltd has tionship with other com- followed the 'Elgi Inside' report said on Tuesday. the pace of technological title of the richest man since Arnault struck a bought Michigan Air Solu- pressor makers and start policy, making the com- According to a report by adoption would have driv- on Earth with a net deal to acquire Ameri- tions (MAS) in the US for selling only Elgi products. pressor with its compo- India Ratings and Research, adoption by the banks as en one to think that the cost worth of $109.6 bil- can jeweller Tiffany & about $6 million, said a Varadaraj said the acqui- nents but selling under similar pressure can be well as their customers. would have declined over lion, for a brief period. Co on November 25. top official. sition of MAS is expected the acquired company's witnessed on liability side, Indian banks had spent Rs the years," the report said. According to Last month, Bill Gates He also said Elgi Equip- to increase Elgi compres- brand - but that did not as deposits yields remain 2.76 trillion in FY19 on run- "PSBs have seen a de- Forbes' Real Time once officially sur- ments' new plant to make sors marketshare in the click in the overseas mar- largely comparable. ning their operations. cline in their branches Billionaire rankings, passed Amazon CEO motors will go on stream US and the target revenue kets. "The key differences lie "This accounted for al- and ATMs over FY18-FY19 on Monday by 4 p.m. Jeff Bezos as the rich- soon so that motor im- for financial year 2019 is The Coimbatore head- in the rates offered for dif- most 2 per cent of the bank- with over 5 per cent annual market close, Amazon est person on Earth ports can be stopped. set as $12 million. quartered compres- ferent tenors," the report ing system's average assets ATM count decline and 2 stock had risen 0.7 per with a net worth of "The investment in the Last year Elgi Equip- sor major is planning said. "Once the economy in FY19. Of this, about 50 per cent annual decline cent. Arnault finished $110 billion. motor plant will be about ments had acquired Pul- growth in Europe where settles, the credit costs are per cent was spent on em- in branches. However, the day with $109.3 The Microsoft co- Rs 18-19 crore," Jairam ford, an air compressor it is setting up its own of- also likely to stabilise. In ployees and the balance private banks have seen billion to his name, founder had briefly Varadaraj, Managing Di- distributor in Australia. fice and related network. that environment, operat- on physical infrastructure, around 5 per cent annual compared with Bezos' topped Bezos as rector told reporters in a "Compressor distribu- Varadaraj said the six ing costs could play a major marketing, communication increase in branches, ATMs $110.1 billion. the richest man last conference call on Tues- tion is a legacy business. strategic overseas mar- differentiator among pub- and other expenses," the have reduced in FY19 by 1 However, Arnault month after Ama- day. No new person gets into kets for Elgi Equipments lic sector banks (PSBs) and report said. per cent." Besides, in FY19, remains firmly ahead zon's lacklustre third Speaking about the US this business. Acquiring a are India, Europe, US, private sector banks and, to "Through this report, private banks spent 8 per of Bill Gates ($107.8 quarter results had acquisition, Varadaraj competitor in the end is a Australia, Indonesia and some extent, within those Ind-Ra has evaluated the cent of non-operating em- billion), whom he Bezos losing nearly said: "With about $10 mil- losing business," Varada- Thailand. He said the groups." structure of the non-em- ployee costs on advertis- passed for the num- $7 billion in stock lion revenue, MAS is one raj said. consolidated revenue of As per the report, oper- ployee operating costs for ing, sales and promotion, ber two spot on Fri- value. of the largest distributors According to him, ac- Elgi Equipments is about ating cost depends on the various banks and linked direct marketing and com- in Michigan and we had quiring the distribution Rs 2,000 crore out of staffing structure, pension the same to the bank's op- munication while PSBs business relationship with network provides the which nearly 50 per cent benefits, sourcing and ser- erational strategies." spent 3 per cent on the the company. They looked company stronger foot- is from overseas. vicing channels and digital According to the report, similar activities. Vistara's Chief Commercial Officer Govt asks tax officers to pull up socks, hike collection PPF Scheme 2019: Account will Sanjiv Kapoor resigns New Delhi, Dec 17 In a big bonanza for Income Tax department (IANS) As Budget date gets corporates, the govern- for close scrutiny. not be liable to attachment closer, pressure is mount- ment had last September Emphasising on stricter New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) piry of fifteen years from ing on the tax officers to slashed the corporate tax compliance under GST, The Union government has the end of the year in which mop-up higher collection rate to 22 per cent from the officers have been di- notified new Public Provi- the account was opened, with government asking 30 per cent for existing rected to cancel registra- dent Fund (PPF) rules un- may extend his account and them to go whole hog in companies, and to 15 per tion and blocking of input der which the amount in continue to make deposits collection and not give cent from 25 per cent for tax credits for defaulters. the PPF account will not for a further block period of sharp cut in corporate tax new manufacturing com- "Efforts are being made be liable for attachment. five years. as an excuse for lower rev- panies. to exhort officers at all The new rules called, Pub- PPF withdrawal from enue. months has been fixed at The senior officers of levels to maximize tax lic Provident Fund Scheme account will be allowed In a video conference Rs 1.10 lakh crore. For the Central Board of Direct collections while at the 2019, have replaced all the any time after the expiry New Delhi, Dec 17 Strategy Officer, on Monday with officers peak collection month, Taxes (CBDT) and Central same time ensuring that previous PPF rules with im- of five years from the end (IANS) Full-service Vinod Kannan, will of both direct and indirect it has been set at Rs 1.25 Board of Indirect Taxes genuine taxpayers are not mediate effect. of the year in which the passenger carrier Vis- take over the post. tax officers, Revenue Sec- lakh crore. and Customs (CBIC) have harassed," a Finance Min- Under the new rules, the account was opened. The tara on Monday said "As part of the retary Ajay Bhushan Pan- Noting that corporate been directed to go on istry source said. amount in PPF account will account holder may, avail that its Chief Com- transition process dey is learnt to have raised tax relief to the tune of field visits to ensure that In coming weeks, the not be liable to attachment withdrawal of an amount mercial Officer Sanjiv since Kapoor's res- target for GST collection Rs 1.45 lakh crore should collection level increases Revenue Secretary would under any order or decree not exceeding 50 per cent Kapoor has resigned ignation, some of the in the coming months. not be taken as an excuse, in the remaining period of go on field visits to person- of any court in respect of of the amount that stood from his position due portfolios had been While monthly GST the Revenue Secretary is the financial year 2019-20. ally monitor the collection any debt or liability in- to his credit at the end of to personal reasons. moved under Kan- collection in the current learnt to have told offi- In order to crack the efforts of the department. curred by the account hold- the fourth year immedi- Kapoor will be dis- nan's leadership, financial year has slipped cers that they must exhort whip on the evaders, it has The top officers from the er. It has a provision for ex- ately preceding the year charging his official while some are still below Rs 1 lakh crore- themselves to reach the been decided that data boards would also make tension of PPF account with of withdrawal or at the duties on December in the movement mark on some occasions, target of Rs 13.5 lakh crore from GST return informa- regular visits to achieve deposits after maturity: The end of the preceding year, 31 and subsequently, process," a Vistara the target for the coming in direct taxes. tion would be shared with revenue targets. account holder on the ex- whichever is lower. the airline's Chief spokesperson said. Concor stake sale roadshows Onion prices hit new high Exporters meet FM, call for export development fund underway, Adanis may be keen amid disrupted arrivals New Delhi, Dec 17 said. He also called for my, the representatives New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) informed to be ready with New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Finance Minister an Exports Development of Industry, Services and State-run Concor, which is their proposals. (IANS) Onion prices have Nirmala Sitharaman on Fund. Trade Sectors submit- up for strategic disinvest- The investors' feedback hit a new high in Delhi Tuesday held pre-Budget The meeting was at- ted several suggestions ment, is currently meet- and concerns will be used and elsewhere on Tuesday consultation with the tended by Anurag concerning Ease of do- ing investors amd making to prepare the expression amid disrupted arrivals. representatives of indus- Thakur, Minister of State ing business for going pitch for its successful stake of interest for the Concor Wholesale onion prices try, services and trade for Finance and Cor- concern by reduction of sale amid reports of Adani sale, said sources. Another were quoted at Rs 37.50- groups in connection porate Affairs, Finance compliance burden , re- group showing interest in source said in case of Con- 112.50 per kg, an all-time with the forthcoming Secretary, Rajeev Kumar, duction of tax litigation the railways arm. cor, there are title issues. Its high at Azadpur mandi in and NCR at Rs 100-150 per General Budget 2020-21. Tax Deduction Scheme Atanu Chakraborty, Sec- , allowing self-certifica- As part of the process, facilities are mostly built on the national capital. kg on Monday. The traders The main areas of dis- for Internationaliza- retary, Economic Affairs, tion in low risk industry, officials of disinvestment land leased from the gov- "If arrival of onions anticipate a further hike in cussion during the meet- tion of MSMEs' to al- Shri Ajay Bhushan Pan- decriminalisation of Tax department DIPAM and ernment or owned by the from Afghanistan does retail prices in the coming ing included regulatory low MSMEs to deduct dey, Revenue Secretary, and Company Laws, re- Niti Aayog met on Monday railways, at concessional not increase today, the days. environment impacting against their taxable in- Yogendra Tripathi, Secre- duction of cost of equity to discuss the course of ac- rates. According to sources, price would cross Rs 200 The arrival of onion has private investment, mea- come, twice the qualify- tary, Ministry of Tourism, capital. tion to be taken after the Concor being the largest per kg in Delhi as domes- decreased significantly sures for promotion of ing expenses incurred Guruprasad Mohapatra, They also called for Cabinet approval for sale of container train operator tic supply of the crop has as farmers have stopped exports amidst rising for approved overseas Secretary, Department simplification and ratio- 30 per cent of government in India has much to offer, dropped significantly," an harvesting new crop af- protectionist tendencies, activities including mar- for Promotion of Indus- nalisation with regards to equity in the company in and is drawing enough in- Agricultural Produce Mar- ter rainfall in the several Industrial production, ket preparation, market try and Internal Trade duties and labour laws, favour of strategic investor. terest from potential inves- keting Committee (APMC) parts of the country re- logistics, Media & En- exploration, market pro- (DPIIT), Anup Wadhan- adoption of international Sources said that road- tors including the Adanis. official said. cently which increased the tertainment services & motion and market pres- wan, Secretary Depart- standards of Alterna- shows are planned for Adani Ports and Special He said the rise in moisture in soil, said trade IT & IT enabled services ence. ment of Commerce and tive Dispute Resolution, Container Corporation of Economic Zone Ltd had wholesale prices of on- sources. The onion supply among others. A ceiling of $2,00,000 CBDT, CBIC chairmen Export Development India's (Concor) disinvest- told analysts that it will ion will reflect in the re- from overseas was around Ajay Sahai, President may be put under the including CEA K.V. Sub- funds for helping MSME ment later this month and consider buying the gov- tail market in the coming 279.1 tonnes in Delhi on Federation of Indian Ex- Scheme so that the in- ramanian. exporters, ease of invest- early January. Potential in- ernment's stake in Concor, days.In retail markets, Tuesday while total arrival ports (FIEO) said, "we vestment and tax de- With a view to give ment flow into manufac- vestors have already been said sources. onion was priced in Delhi including domestic. need to bring 'Double duction are limited, he boost to Indian econo- turing sector. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Wednesday, December 18, 2019

BRIAN LARA CALLS ON New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) sharing an image of the former Former WI batsman Basil ENGLAND’S Former West Indies skipper cricketer and the President. and cricketing great Brian Lara Earlier, Lara had said West LAURA MARSH PRESIDENT KOVIND on Monday met President Ram Indies opener Shai Hope, who Butcher passes away Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati scored a magnificent hundred in Florida, Dec 17 (IANS) ANNOUNCES Bhavan. the first ODI which West Indies Former West Indies batsman Informing about the meet, won by eight wickets against Basil Butcher has passed RETIREMENT the official Twitter handle of the India, is the “best option” away after prolonged illness, President informed: “Legendary available in the Caribbean team Cricket West Indies confirmed cricketer and one of the finest capable of performing in all the on Tuesday. He was 86. batsmen of the modern era, three formats of the game. “Sad news for the West Brian Lara called on President “Presently, I think Shai Hope Indies Cricket Family. Former Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.” is the best option we have in Guyana and West Indies “The President called him terms of a batsman who can batsman Basil Butcher died a role model for millions of play all formats. He is not a bad earlier today (Monday) in budding sportspersons and attacking player, pretty much Florida, according to his son hailed his contribution to the a decent Test player. He will Basil Butcher jr.,” CWI said in game of cricket,” the post read stand out,” Lara had told IANS. a tweet. Butcher, who made his Test debut in 1958 against Was emotionally wasted after calling off match: Federer India, played 44 Tests for the West Indies, amassing 3104 Bogota, Dec 17 (IANS) Earlier, city mayor Enrique get home and be safe and this runs with seven centuries Tennis legend Roger Federer Penalosa decreed a curfew was honestly when I knew and 16 fifties at an average has revealed his psychological to avoid riots and looting we shouldn't play, it was too of 43. He was the first person torment he went through after following anti-government much stress and pressure for of Amerindian descent to London, Dec 17 (IANS) an exhibition duel scheduled protests, reports Xinhua news everybody."I had a bit of a represent the West Indies. England off-spinner Laura against Alexander Zverev in agency."We went to warm up breakdown. It was not going He is best remembered for Marsh has announced her Colombia was cancelled last and were having a blast on to be the dream match it was his knocks in England -- his international retirement after a month.The fixture, slated the court, but then everything supposed to have been and 133 at Lord’s in 1963 and 13-year career that saw her win for Bogota's Movistar arena started to get a bit crazy," I could feel it all falling apart 209* in Nottingham in 1966. three World Cups. last month, was called off Federer said."I was thinking, at the end. When I came back In India, Butcher had scored Marsh made her debut minutes before its scheduled 'Is this the best scenario?' (to the locker room), I was 486 runs at an average of in 2006 as a seamer before start amid fears of violence. Because people needed to emotionally wasted." 69.42, including centuries at switching to spin. The 33-year- Calcutta (now Kolkata) and old represented England in 103 Madras (now Chennai). ODIs, 67 T20Is and nine Tests Deepak Punia named UWW’s Jr freestyle wrestler of the year The right-handed batsman and took 217 international New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) not only ended an 18-year over. This is really a big Yazdani of Iran in the final struggled until the 1963 tour of wickets across her career, World Championships drought to become the source of inspiration for but Punia made it a debut England, where he rediscovered finishing up as the most silver medallist Deepak first Indian wrestler to win me to keep improving and to remember by grabbing his form by making 383 runs successful spinner in the history Punia added yet another a junior world title but he giving my best,” said Punia a highly-coveted Tokyo which included an innings of of English women’s cricket -- feather to his cap after also backed it up with a on the rare honour. Olympics berth in 86kg as 133 from a team total of just and England’s third-highest being named the ‘Junior silver medal on his debut Punia’s maturity, well.The sterling display 229, helping the West Indies to wicket-taker in ODI cricket. Freestyle Wrestler of the at the 2019 Senior World resourcefulness and fearless propelled him to the No. 1 a draw at Lord’s. The innings The leading wicket-taker in Year by United World Wrestling Championships. on the big stage made him position in 86kg in the UWW became legendary because England’s 2009 ICC Women’s Wrestling (UWW). Punias “I am feeling very happy. the only Indian wrestler rankings and the talented during the interval he came to World Cup success, she was one transition from the junior It’s a great honour for me to make it to the final at teenager is leaving no stone know through a letter that his of five members of that squad to the senior circuit has to be selected among all the Nur-Sultan. An injury unturned to prepare for the wife had a miscarriage back who went on to win again at been phenomenal as he wrestlers from the world prevented him from taking the mat against Hassan Olympics next year. home in Guyana. Lord’s in 2017.Clare Connor, Managing Director, Women’s Cricket, in an official statement, said: “Laura has been a fantastic I-League: Punjab FC register ̉-̈ win over Arrows servant to English cricket and Ludhiana, Dec 17 (IANS) successfully thwarted by the Jason Hart making way for we’re so grateful for everything Punjab FC continued their Arrows defence, frustrating him. Just like the previous she has contributed over a terrific home run with a the likes of Jason Hart and game, the Cameroonian career spanning 13 years. narrow 1-0 win over Indian Sergio Barboza Jr. throughout striker proved to be the Arrows in an I-League match the first half. igniting catalyst. at the Guru Nanak Stadium in The game suddenly came In the 77th minute, a THINK YOU’RE Ludhiana on Monday. alive in the dying seconds delicious cross from Sanju Aser Pierrick Dipanda of the half, when in the 45th Pradhan was headed on target SMALLER THAN Dicka came off the bench to minute, Punjab earned a free- by Dicka, only to be denied score an 80th-minute winner kick on the left flank, 30 yards by a ‘Save of the Season’ ME: WYATT for the hosts. from goal. Sanju Pradhan contender by Samik Mitra. Yan Law made a couple stepped up to take it, and However, the Arrows finally TEASES CHAHAL of adjustments to his line- instead of delivering a cross capitulated under pressure, up with Liberian defender towards the lurking Punjab when in the 80th minute, a Teah Baysah Dennis starting his absence.Shanmugam given the nod to start, with by their win over defending shirts, swerved one on target. miscue in the box led to Dicka at the back, with Yumnam Venkatesh continued to Ajin Tom making way for champions Chennai City FC, Arrows keeper Samik Mitra finding some space, and Raju Mangang making his show faith in his young crop him. Suraj Rawat started up Punjab started the match recovered just in time to make with the ball lurking above first start. Club skipper of players and despite being front alongside Harmanpreet looking to make home an acrobatic and fine save to his shoulders, the super sub Anwar Ali was benched with without a win, retained the Singh and Aman Chetri, advantage and experience tip it over the crossbar.At the fired home with an acrobatic Sanju Pradhan donning majority of his previous spearheading what seemed count but any real threat they hour mark, Aser Dipanda overhead kick to send the the captain’s armband in line-up. Hendry Antony was like a 3-4-3 formation.Buoyed tried to stitch together was Dicka was introduced, with hosts in front. Will face Mary Kom directly in Uncapped Jamieson replaces trials: Nikhat Zareen Ferguson for remaining Aus Tests now she is not playing. Now the Plunket Shield domestic I have to focus on the trials four-day competition,” only,” she said. Stead said. The pair have been “Standing at over two involved in a long-standing metres tall he obviously gets selection row over a spot in good bounce and brings the Olympic qualifiers after something different to our BFI had said that Mary Kom other pace bowlers,” he would be exempt from trials. added. Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Former junior world Stead further said the England's woman cricketer champion Nikhat then whole team was feeling Danielle Wyatt took a funny dig demanded a trial against the gutted for Ferguson who at Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra 36-year old boxer who has made his Test debut in Perth. Chahal after he posted a Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) by the Boxing Federation maintained that she would Lockie managed to bowl photograph on his Instagram Boxer Nikhat Zareen is not of India. But the London go by any decision taken by only 11 overs in the match account where he can be seen willing to let all the talk Olympics bronze medallist the BFI. before being ruled out. with left arm chinaman and regarding her showdown pulled out in the last hour Initially in the Big Bout “We’re all absolutely teammate Kuldeep Yadav. with Mary Kom affect her due to a back injury. League, Nikhat was drawn Wellington, Dec 17 (IANS) require four to six weeks of gutted for Lockie,” he said. Sharing a picture on preparations for the all- Mary Kom is the captain to play Mary Kom after Right-arm pacer Kyle rehabilitation. “He’d worked really hard Instagram from a shoot in important trial for the of the Punjab Panthers the 23-year-old Telangana Jamieson has earned his Head coach Gary Stead to earn his Test debut and Chennai, Chahal wrote: selection trials for Tokyo franchise while Nikhat boxer drafted into Odisha maiden call-up to the New confirmed 24-year-old to have it cruelly halted by "Making headshots look fun Olympic qualifiers on Zareen leads the North East Warriors. However, in an Zealand side as an injury Jamieson would join the injury was truly unlucky. here in Chennai." December 27. Rhinos. unexpected turn of events, replacement for Lockie Test squad in Melbourne in “He’ll return home to Wyatt, who is known for her Nikhat and Mary Kom will Speaking to IANS, Nikhat the league organisers and Ferguson for the ongoing preparation for the second begin his recovery with an witty tweets and comments, lock horns in the 51kg trial said: “Even I got to know Odisha team traded Nikhat three-match Australia Test Test at the MCG on Boxing eye to India’s tour of New tried to pull Chahal's leg as for the Olympic qualifiers in yesterday night only that she with North East Rhinos series.Ferguson is returning Day.Jamieson boasts 72 Zealand starting in late she commented on the picture Wuhan, China in February. is not fighting. without the knowledge of the home from Australia after wickets in the Plunket Shield January.” along with a laughing emoji: "I On Tuesday, six-time I was ready. It was a good Nizamabad-born pugilist. sustaining a grade two right at an average of 27.9 and New Zealand will aim think you're smaller than me." world champion Mary opportunity for me. Now With her saga with Mary calf-muscle tendon strain was a member of the New to level the series when Chahal was dropped from Kom was supposed to take I will face her in the trials Kom never ending, and the while bowling in the first Zealand squad for the 2014 they take on the hosts in India's Playing XI for the first on Nikhat in the ongoing only.“If she is not willing trials knocking on the door, Test in Perth which the Under-19 World Cup.“It’s the second Test beginning ODI against West Indies in Big Bout League, which is to play, I can’t force her. how is Nikhat dealing with Black Caps lost by 296 runs. an exciting opportunity for Boxing Day at the Melbourne Chennai, which the visitors won a tournament sanctioned It’s her choice. My bad that the mental pressure? The injury is expected to Kyle who has impressed in Cricket Ground (MCG). comfortably by 8 wickets. Entertainment IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Wednesday - December 18, 2019 12

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

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

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

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