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Under this, an insur- level awards by the Union POSHAN The spokesman further Deputy Commissioners to send ance cover of Rs 2 lakh will be Ministry of Women & Child Pakhwada was cel- said that Chandigarh has been the list of pending pension provided in case of accidental Development for exemplary ebrated. the first union territory in the related cases at the earliest, so death of the beneficiary, he performance and successful More than country to implement real time that such cases can be disposed added. rollout of the POSHAN 25000 activities monitoring of data of benefi- off immediately. Principal Accountant Abhiyaan. were conducted ciaries of all Anganwadi Addressing all the Deputy General (A and E) Haryana, POSHAN Abhiyaan, the with participation Centres here. ICDS-Common Commissioners in Pension Vishal Bansal said that the e- country’s flagship programme The spokesman said that of more than 10 lakhs persons Application Software (CAS) Adalats organised in all dis- post system has been started by was launched to reduce stunting, field level leadership awards during POSHAN Maah and has been implemented for this tricts, through video confer- him, under which all the pen- under nutrition, anemia, low (national level) were also more than 5 lakhs in POSHAN monitoring in all the encing here, Prasad said that were paid.During the video ance. Under this scheme, the sion related information is sent birth weight and to intensify bagged by the city for best Pakhwada which resulted in Anganwadi Centres. Growth the Accountant General (AG) conferencing, Prasad said that eligible family would get an to the online post offices in the awareness on the importance of block level leadership. proper education and Monitoring Devices i.e. of Haryana had received 64,000 officers would be deputed from amount of Rs 6,000 annually. districts, which download the nutrition for good health. At the block level, Usha awareness about Infantometer, Stadiometer, pension revision cases, out of the headquarters to resolve the Out of this amount, under same information from their The Union Ministry had Kiran, CDPO, Parminder good nutrition and health to the Infant Weighing Scales and which 50,000 cases have been pending pension cases in Jind, the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan servers and send it to the ben- organized the incentive based Kaur, BDPO and Dr Ashok targeted beneficiaries in Adult Weighing Scales have revised and the remaining Kaithal and other districts. Jyoti Bima Yojana, the life eficiary immediately. awards ceremony at New Delhi Kumar, medical officer were Chandigarh, the spokesman been procured to monitor 14,000 cases would be revised He said that Haryana gov- insurance premium of each He said that earlier infor- on Friday. honoured with certificates and said. height and weight of all the within two months by AG, ernment is soon going to family member in the eligible mation was sent to the benefi- Chandigarh has bagged first medals. Supervisor Parvinder The aim of this program is beneficiaries at the Anganwadi Haryana. launch 'Mukhyamantri Parivar age group of 18 to 50 years will ciaries through post offices and position in ICDS-CAS imple- Kaur, AWW Jyoti Sharma, to reach every household with Centres. The programme was aimed Samridhi Yojana' to provide be paid automatically from correspondence, which always mentation and is given incentive ANM Parwati Joshi, AWH the message of good nutrition For real time entries of the at quick redressal of griev- social security to every family, their account. Under this, an had a possibility of getting award of Rs one crore. An Sandhya Devi were each hon- so as to reduce malnutrition, data, 496 smart phones have ances of all pensioners in the having annual income upto insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh delayed and sometimes was not incentive award of Rs 1.5 crore oured with Rs 2.5 lakh reward. stunting, wasting, been procured and state. On this occasion, the dues Rs 1.80 lakh, in the form of life will be provided in case of even received by the beneficia- and first position is also bagged The spokesman said that Anaemia by ensuring regular distributed to all the of 369 pensioners of the State, insurance and accident insur- death of the beneficiary. ry. Therefore, for the conve- by the city in overall excellence the awareness programmes on Antenatal and Postnatal check- Anganwadi workers, lady Apart from this, under the nience of pensioners, the e-post in programme implementation, all the themes prescribed under ups, the spokesman supervisors and block level Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima system has been introduced. said an official spokesman. POSHAN Abhiyaan were con- added. help desk in the city. "   1
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Tdeluged areas of Punjab, and skin disease and are being to crops and property at many his ministers responsible for A dedicated team com- particularly Jalandhar, Ropar treated at different camps, he places in Punjab, submerging pulling the people of the State prising a MBBS doctor, along and Ferozepur districts began said. Apprehending the out- around 400 villages with the out of deep waters. with staff and requisite medical receding on Friday, giving break of various diseases, he state government estimating Reviewing the progress of kits, had been pressed into rise to the threat of an out- said the cases of water-borne loss worth Rs 1,700 crore by rescue and relief operations, the service in each of these villages. break of epidemic diseases. ailments would increase in the deluge in the state, officials Chief Minister has assigned In addition, a veterinary doc- With no rains in the past days to come. said. People are struggling to responsibilities to his five cab- tor with staff, a food inspector, two days, the water in flood- After recent rains and the get their dwellings rid of slush inet ministers to oversee work. full dry ration for three days ed areas has started receding, release of excess water from and garbage to get on with life “The state’s Industries and a police constable had officials said. the Bhakra Dam, the Sutlej in the flood-ravaged villages. Minister Sundar Sham Arora also been deputed in these vil- The Army and NDRF river and its tributaries had and the state Technical lages. personnel, however, continue flooded villages in Ludhiana, Punjab Local Bodies Education Minister Charanjit Apart from providing ade- to work overtime to shift peo- Jalandhar, Ferozepur and Minister Brahm Mohindra Singh Channy has been asked quate medical assistance to the ple out of the flooded areas to Rupnagar in Punjab, causing issued strict directions to to oversee operations in Ropar people and veterinary care to safety, officials said. The prime damage to the crops and hous- ensure comprehensive mea- district, while Revenue and the livestock, two kg feed per concern for the state health es in low-lying areas. With no sures to keep a check on the Rehabilitation Minister Panchayats Minister Tripat and Indian Air Force are work- Minister informed that a cattle per day was being dis- authorities is the possible out- fresh rains in the last two days, outbreak of any disease in the Gurpreet Singh Kangar, and the Rajinder Singh Bajwa and the ing collectively to carry out breach in Mau Sahib village has tributed for livestock, in addi- break of epidemic diseases in the water has started receding state, especially in the low Food and Civil Supplies PSPCL (Punjab State Power relief work. been plugged. “Good news tion to adequate medical assis- the flood-hit areas once the in swollen rivers of Punjab lying areas. Notably, Punjab Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu Corporation Limited) chair- “@PunjabGovtIndia along coming in from Phillaur, where tance to the people and live- water vanishes, Jalandhar and Haryana but the farming had faced the worst floods in will oversee operations in man-cum-managing director with @NDRFHQ, @adgpi & the local administration has stock. Medical Officer A S Duggal fields over hundreds of acres 1988. Jalandhar and Kapurthala,” said Baldev Sran to tour the areas @IAF_MCC are working with plugged a 165 feet breach in The Chief Minister was said. and several villages remain the spokesperson. and ensure early resumption,” urgency to carry out relief Mau Sahib village with the apprised by Jalandhar Deputy Spokesperson informed added the spokesperson. work. I will again appeal to help from MGNREGA workers Commissioner that the He also told the Chief the relief and flood protection interacted with the local resi- that the Chief Minister has Earlier, the Chief Minister everyone to move to specially and volunteers from various drainage wing of the Water Minister that volunteers and works in affected areas were dents during the day. He asked expressed concern over the had tweeted that he had direct- created camps because saving organisations. Relief work is Resources Department had MGNREGA workers were going on in full swing as the the Deputy Commissioner slow pace of resumption of ed all the officials to be “on lives is of prime importance. I being carried out on war foot- been asked to complete the engaged in filling sand bags for water level was gradually Ropar to ensure adequate sup- electricity supply in certain their toes”, while maintaining have directed all the officials to ing to ensure normalcy returns work of plugging the 350 feet plugging of this breach. receding. ply of feed and fodder for the flood-affected areas. “The that the State Government, be on their toes,” he had tweet- at the earliest,” he said in his wide breach at village Meowal Capt Amarinder was fur- Punjab Vidhan Sabha cattle, besides providing the Chief Minister has asked the National Disaster Response ed on Friday. tweet. in Phillaur Sub-Division by ther informed by Ropar Speaker Rana KP Singh visit- best medical assistance to the state Rural Development and Force (NDRF), Indian Army, In another tweet, the Chief Meanwhile, to help out the Saturday. Deputy Commissioner that ed the flood hit areas and people in the region. >/ 7 +
 O1  P   ' (  7     7        '*O   8   *<(; 2< has offered maximum funds for this project. The Union  *<(; 2< 7:'O7;:* 7 6(6 nder attack for his absence Minister would be himself vis- 8:N 6,;:(O*<(*: Uin his flood-hit con- iting the Budha Nullah in the he issue of Punjab School stituency, Congress’ MP from first week of September along TEducation Board’s (PSEB) 6<:7>;:(7&<6 Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu with a team of experts from “high-priced” golden chance <8: ,:; (<: on Friday met the Union Jal Tata Sons, who have shown has reached the Chief *,77M62M '62; Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh interest in  900 crore project Minister’s office (CMO). Shekhawat to find a permanent related to cleaning of Budha Finding fault with the :M+ ( 6(7 (<: solution to the problems relat- Nullah,” he said. PSEB’s decision to give ‘golden’ 74@C:276 ed to around 14-kilometer The same company has chance to the students, who 2: :2 (<::77 stretch of Budha Nullah — a cleaned a similar Nullah falling have failed in the Class X or XII polluted stream. in the constituency of the board examinations in the past 'C C ( :M+::6 Seeking the Central Union Minister, he said. 15 years, to reappear in the tests &<6 ( 4@$$$ Government’s cooperation for Notably, on February 21, a by paying exam fee of whop- the project, Bittu said that the team of senior officials from ping  15,000, a senior official cleaning of Budha Nullah is Tata Group had shown interest of the CMO has decided to tests. For the same, it has fixed one of his dream projects and in the cleaning and beautifica- raise the matter with the Chief  15,000 as an exam fee. he has also made this promise tion of Budha Nullah and even Minister Capt Amarinder The move has also been with the people of Ludhiana. gave a presentation in MC Singh. condemned by the Punjab He said that this was his Zone D office, here, in this The official, who did not Democratic Teachers’ Front second meeting with the Union regard. The presentation was wish to be named, told The alleging that the Board was Minister in the last three given in the presence of Pioneer that the decision to fix fund-starved and trying to         ) 45 
 
  '  3    +  $    )     months time. Earlier on July 27, +    Ludhiana MP, Mayor Balkar such high charges for reappear raise money from the people to Bittu along with Punjab Food,    Singh Sandhu, Senior Deputy examination is wrong, and run its functions. Civil Supplies and Consumer "  Mayor Shyam Sunder using Guru Nanak Dev’s name Front’s secretary general Affairs Minister Bharat Malhotra, MC Commissioner for the same is disrespect to the Devinder Punia said that the ) &  &   Bhushan Ashu had held a     Kanwal Preet Kaur Brar, aming Sikhs’ first master. Board was charging five-time meeting with the Union  1  others. “PSEB’s decision to offer more than what it used to Minister. During the hour-long pre- the golden chance to its stu- charge for giving special chance “Budha Nullah, earlier    sentation, Tata Group vice dents to reappear or improve earlier to students. “How can a      $   known as Budha Dariya, is an       president Manish Tripathi had their result is fine, but then poor student afford to pay  old tributary of river Satluj and stated that their company has using Guru Nanak Dev ji’s 15,000? Most of the students in once had more than 50 species     been associated with several name and fixing such a high government schools either  *<(; 2< “Now, a show cause notice sufficient cause for declaring of fish but unfortunately it   such projects including reju- amount as examination fee is belong to lower-middle class or has been issued to SFJ as to why SFJ as an unlawful association. started losing its glory with the      venation of Dravyavati River in condemnable,” said the official. are economically backward. he pro-Khalistan outfit — the association declared unlaw- The Union Ministry of passage of time,” said Bittu. Jaipur, besides upcoming pro- The official pointed that Moreover, the number of such TSikhs for Justice — has ful, be not adjudicated to be so Home Affairs (MHA) consti- “The Union Minister was    7 ject for cleaning and beautifi- earlier the exam fee has to be students who got reappear or been issued a show cause notice and why an order confirming tutes a tribunal every time it apprised about the recent   "  cation of Badi Nadi and Chhoti  3000 or  5000. “To mark the compartment would be in by the Tribunal, constituted by the declaration be not made,” bans an organisation under development related to over- Nadi in Patiala. 550th birth anniversary, it thousands,” he added. the Central Government to said the official spokesperson. the Unlawful Activities flowing of     The company officials would have been right if the State’s principal opposition look into the material facts Spokesperson said that the (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to Buddha Nullah in     claimed that they would not PSEB would have offered more party, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) whether or not the separatist association has been given 30 give the outfit a chance to pre- Ludhiana, which caused prob- only ensure cleaning of the by taking less. It is like robbing has also dubbed the exorbitant organization be declared days to respond from the date sent its case. But the exercise lems for the residents,” said   Budha Nullah, besides con- people in the name of Guru,” fee fixed for the exam as “an unlawful. of service of the notice. The usually remains a no-show as Bittu while also apprising   struction of embankments, added the official. open loot by the government”. Notably, the Central objections or reply affidavits the tribunal mostly endorses Shekhawat about the current construction of paths for Notably, the PSEB, to mark AAP MLA from Government had declared the may be filed before the next the government’s move. At the situation of the Dhussi Bandh     1 cyclists and morning or the 550th birth anniversary of Kotkapura Kultar Singh fringe group SFJ — the pro- date of hearing. time of declaring SFJ an unlaw- of Sutlej river along the evening walkers, beautifica- the founder of Sikhism, has Sandhwan said that the PSEB’s Khalistan outfit which has The Central Government ful outfit, the MHA had said Ludhiana district. tion, tree plantation, develop- decided to give a “golden” decision amounted to ‘selling’ been pushing the Sikh has constituted the Tribunal, that the group’s primary objec- Bittu requested the Union to be worked out for imple- ing green belts or parks along chance to the students, who got education in the name of reli- Referendum-2020 — as an comprising of Delhi High tive was to establish an “inde- Minister to ensure that this mentation. the Budha Nullah and re-use of reappear or compartment in gion, while demanding that the unlawful association and a Court Chief Justice DN Patel pendent and sovereign country project is handled on a priori- “Union Minister has the water for agriculture and their exams after March 2004 “golden chance be offered to notification was issued on July on August 7, 2019, for adjudi- in Punjab and it openly espous- ty basis as a proper plan needs assured full cooperation and horticulture purposes. onwards, to reappear in the the students for free”. 10, 2019, in this regard. cating as to whether there is es the cause of Khalistan”.        $     

" *<(; 2< signs as this year their popula- ation with an NGO called son and sent to Kalesar Wildlife phants, the employees of the the area. tion has gone to nine, he added. Wildlife SOS, with the help of Sanctuary in Haryana. department were pressed for The forest officer said that Singh further said, “A pro- Government of India’s grant The number of "migrant keeping a close watch on the to spread awareness on cruel- s a part of its modernisa- posal on its expansion, includ- under the Project Elephant. wild elephants" is changing herd's movements. The team ty against elephants, a pro- Ation drive, the expansion of ing the new layout master plan, ERRC has now elephant shel- each year. A couple of ele- takes photograph of the wild gramme was held on the occa- Elephant Rehabilitation and is being made by the depart- ters, veterinary services, ele- phants from the Rajaji migrants from a long dis- sion of World Elephant Day on Research Centre (ERRC), locat- ment officials concerned along phant husbandry and fodder National Park had been fre- tance. The Kalesar Wildlife August 12. About 60 students ed at Ban Santour in with the agencies concerned. service, elephant walking and quently visiting the Kalesar Sanctuary was declared a of Navodaya Vidyalaya, Yamunanagar district of The drafted master plan will be exercise trails among others.” National Park, spread over National Park in December, Yamunanagar participated in Haryana is on the cards. sent to Centre Zoo Authority Panchkula Forest and 11570 acres every year. The 2003, Shiv Singh added. the programme and pledged The Haryana department for its approval", he said. Wildlife Forest officer Shiv number of "migrant wild ele- He said that a herd of eight never to take joy rides on ele- of Forests and Wildlife has ERRC, Ban Santour in Singh further said that the phants" has gone to four. Wild wild elephants was spotted in phants. decided to draft a master plan Yamunanagar was set up in 83- department has four rescued Elephants roam Kalesar and 2016-17 and they camped for The first time involving Wildlife Institute of acre patch of land in 2008. female elephants, namely adjoining Rajaji National Park around three months. As for International Elephant Day India (WII), Dehradun and an Four jumbos (female) are rest- Chanchal, Junglee, Laxmi, and and Tiger Reserve spread the steps taken to ensure pro- was observed on 12th August NGO called Wildlife SOS to ing and roosting in the forest Lilly. These elephants were res- across the Uttarakhand and tection of wildlife and envi- 2012. This day dedicated to the upgrade ERRC with infra- protected land here. cued from persons who had Himachal Pradesh. ronment, he said the forest preservation and protection of structure and modern equip- Haryana Principal Chief illegally possessed them. Out of four wild elephants, staff have been given weapons the world's elephants, he said, ments, including boundary Conservator of Forests Chanchal and Laxmi were two are permanently living in by the state government to adding the goal of World wall, Elephant shade, installa- (Wildlife) VS Tanwar said, rescued from Karnal while Kalesar National Park while tackle the menace posed by Elephant Day is to create tion of CCTV cameras among “ERRC at Ban Santoor is a Lilly from Sirsa and Junglee two migrate periodically to poachers. The State had also awareness about the plight of others, said Panchkula Forest sanctuary to rehabilitate the from Kurukshetra. In 2018, Rajaji National Park in set up two special environ- elephants and to share knowl- and Wildlife Forest officer Shiv rescued, abused, exploited and Delhi Forests and Wildlife Uttarakhand and Simbalbara ment courts in Kurukshetra edge and positive solutions for Singh. The number of ele- sick elephants. It was set up by department had rescued an National Park in Himachal. and Faridabad to deal with the better care and manage- phants in Haryana is quite the Haryana Forests and elephant named Moti which After receiving information crimes related to poaching ment of captive and wild ele- less. But there are encouraging Wildlife department in associ- was illegally possessed by a per- about the migration of the ele- and illicit felling of trees from phants.    !"#    )9 0      

 *<(; 2< assembly constituency areas," he said in his address. ontinuing with his ongoing "I did not have any experi- C'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' ahead ence in the government so of the assembly elections, many people were critical of my Haryana Chief Minister leadership. Nepotism and cor- Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday ruption are the qualities of conducted a roadshow in Congress. My Government has Panipat and some other places focused on public welfare," as well. Khattar added. This election, Sitting in a bus, Khattar the party is banking upon the waived at the people gathered clean image of Khattar keeping on roads cheering for him. The in view the 'outstanding per- bus had pictures of Khattar formance' by his government in along with Prime Minister the last 5 years, state BJP chief Narendra Modi and other BJP Subhash Barala had said. With leaders on left and right sides. opposition divided and A speaker atop the bus was Congress in shambles, the state also blasting slogans of "Abki chief claimed that there are baar 75 paar, fir ek baar government). started the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' leaders across the parties who Manohar sarkar" (This time The Haryana polls are like- on August 18 and in the last 4 are in touch with BJP and above 75, once again Manohar ly to be held in October. "I days, I have held events in 26 would want to cross over. 7 8              

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or implementing Poshan FAbhiyan (National Nutrition Mission) at the grass root level and fighting against malnutrition, Punjab’s Mansa district was conferred with the national award for best per- forming district in Poshan Abhiyan for the second con- secutive year. Mansa Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyait received the award from the   33-9)    "           
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Pakistani jets intruded into will decide on the quantum of radars identify whether an air- Officials said the Court of = *$    India leading to a dog fight. All punishment to those held craft or helicopter is friendly Inquiry was also specifically the six crew members and a responsible for the incident. or hostile. focusing on examining the role civilian on the ground were They also said the IAF will In early May, the IAF trans- of various people, including      killed in the crash. initiate action based on the ferred the Air Officer those controlling the air These findings are part of report of the court of inquiry Commanding (AOC) of defence system when the heli- *  the mandatory court of inquiry headed by an Air Commodore Srinagar base to ensure a thor- copter was hit by a surface-to- (:&;:,< and its report is now with the and the officers may face ough probe into the incident. air missile. Air Force headquarters for fur- charges of culpable homicide The helicopter crashed in Incidentally, the helicopter high-level probe by the ther action. The officers found not amounting to murder. Budgam on February 27 when was shot down around the AIAF into the crash of a MI- guilty of negligence and not fol- The inquiry found that the Indian and Pakistani fighter jets same time when Indian and 17 helicopter on February 27 lowing procedures include one ‘Identification of Friend or were engaged in aerial combat, Pakistani fighter jets were this year in Budgam in Jammu Group Captain, two Wing Foe’ (IFF) system on-board a day after India’s air strike on engaged in the aerial battle. & Kashmir has held five offi- Commanders and two Flight the helicopter was switched off a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Moreover, the incident took cers guilty as it was found out Lieutenants, sources said here and there was a “vital gap” in training camp in Balakot in place when the Indian forces on that the helicopter went down on Friday. communication and coordi- Pakistan. The Pakistani jets their highest alert following the after getting hit by an Indian They also said the officers nation between the ground unsuccessfully attempted to Pakistani aerial raid. The heli- missile, generally known as may face severe punishment as staff and the crew of the ill- target various Indian military copter crashed within ten min- ‘friendly fire.’ The incident per provisions of the military fated helicopter. installations in Rajouri and utes of take off after getting hit took place on the day when the law adding the IAF top brass The IFF helps air defence Poonch sectors. by own missile. 0 " &    +"  &   &%; "'&  "  (:&;:,< to Rs 100 per kg. Flood has also Assam have reported less is The area of coarse cereals cul- ed normal or above normal (
 &$)!&$*$ affected the cultivation of tea covered under Rice due to tivation is also less by 3.66 lakh rainfall till August 23. India he decline in the kharif this year as most of the tea flood and rainfalls. In some hectare this year so far. recorded surplus rainfall 658.5 Tcrop sowing presents grim plantation have been dam- States, rice cultivation was A good monsoon is crucial mm as against the normal of grim sitaution for economy. aged in Karnataka, Kerala and badly impacted due to flood. for the country’s economy as 652.2 mm so far. Only east and "!*$"!$ The sowing of rice and pulses West Bengal. This may impact The area of pulse cultiva- farming sector accounts for northeast India, especially has declined sharply due to the prices of tea in the retail tion also dropped from 128.54 more than 15% of the country’s Jharkhand and Gangetic West floods and heavy rainfall in sev- market in the coming days. lakh hectare last year to 124.56 GDP but nearly half of the Bengal, have recorded significant  (:&;:,<  eral parts of the country. India has seen large scale lakh hectare, a decline of 3.97 country’s workforce is depen- below-normal monsoon rain. 6           The Union Agriculture floods in several parts of the lakh hectare so far. dent on the agriculture sector. The countrywide average he CBI is likely to confront   *' %  Ministry’s latest data shows country this month. States like Maharashtra, Gujarat, As many 1500 people died rainfall accumulation stood 10 Tall the six signatories on the that planting of kharif crops Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, and over 60,000 villages are percent more than usual in the Foreign Investment Promotion BI Joint Director Ajay Zones) are requested to sowing area has slipped below Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh have affected from flood in 14 states. third week of August. In the first Board (FIPB) file relating to CBhatnagar has flagged review the posting particulars last year’s cultivated area of Karnataka and Kerala have reported less cultivation this It is estimated that 6 to7 lakh and second week of August, alleged irregular clearance of concerns over agency officials of each individual individual July and August. There has been grappling with devastat- year. Due to shortage of puls- hectate of agriculture land and India received 28% and 45 per- FDI to the tune of Rs 300 crore being posted at a particular posted in their Zone and been decline of 20 lakh ing floods. es, the prices is expected to 5 to 6 crore poultry destroyed cent above normal monsoon by INX Media with former branch for longer period send a list of officers rank hectare in rice cultivation The Agriculture Ministry’s increase further in the coming in the flood. rainfall. As many as 28 sub divi- Finance Minister P which is “severely” affecting wise … who are to be con- and 5 lakh hectare in pulses data shows that kharif crop days. Currently, the rate of With less than 37 days to go sions have recorded normal Chidambaram who is current- the conduct and work culture sidered for rotation due to in the country. planting has covered 975.16 Arhar, Moong and Urad have in the 2019 monsoon season, monsoon while eight received ly undergoing custodial inter- as also discipline of the long tenure,” Bhatnagar said According to National lakh hectare land as compared been touched Rs 100 per kg. most regions across have record- deficient rainfall. rogation by CBI in the case. agency. in a letter on August 21 to his Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), to 997.67 lakh hectare a year The agency is also mulling “All HOZs (Heads of colleague Anurag. it is estimated that 6-7 lakh earlier from June up to August whether to take Chidambaram hectare under kharif crops 23, a decline of 22.51 lakh to Mumbai to confront him sent to five countries---United headquarters as permitted by have been affected due to flood hectare so far. with approver in the case Kingdom, Switzerland, the designated CBI court on and incessant rainfall. The Rice was planted on 334.92 Indrani Mukherjea or bring her Singapore, Mauritius and Thursday sending him to four- final assessment is yet to be lakh hectares as compared to here for confrontation with Bermuda. day CBI custody. made by the inter-State min- 355.42 lakh hectare a year ear- the former Finance Minister. Through the LRs, the After the meeting, Karti isterial group. Due to shortage lier, a decline of 23.03 lakh In view of the high profile agency has sought to establish told reporters that his father is of pulses, prices of arhar, hectare. Bihar, Jharkhand, nature and vast experience of the money trail of the alleged in very good spirits and moong and tur have been Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Arunachal Chidambaram as a lawyer, the proceeds of crime through enquired about his daughter increased from Rs 50-60 per kg Pradesh, Maharashtra and investigators are grilling him shell companies, banking who is vacationing in Down under direct supervision of transaction details and bank Under (Australia). agency director RK Shukla, accounts. Karti further said, (He sources said. The LRs are not only relat- (Chidambaram) is enjoying )# '       Chidambaram has so far ed to the INX Media case but the hospitality of the been denying the allegations to a number of other clearances Government of India. during the questioning and by the Foreign Investment On a question on Prime has largely been evasive to the Promotion Board (FIPB) dur- Minister Narendra Modi’s      >>   queries put forth by the agency ing Chidambaram’s tenure as assertion in France that corrupt sleuths, they said, adding, he is Finance Minister in the UPA should not be spared, Karti a tough nut to crack. regime. asserted even he believes that  *     Meanwhile, the CBI is Meanwhile, Karti along corrupt should be punished, waiting responses to Letters with his mother met adding neither he nor his father Rogatory (judicial requests) Chidambaram at the agency is corrupt. New Delhi: The Supreme Court, before the apex court. hearing the politically sensitive So far, the Akhara’s argu- Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri ments were contrary to the case Masjid land dispute matter, told it had built in the high court, the      '    )    =  &<6    a lawyer for a Hindu party on bench observed and asked Jain Friday to be “pin-pointed” and to “build” his case “on merits”. “precise” in his submissions. “While arguing, always keep *        “Mr (Sushil) Jain, we look in mind that we have already (:&;:,< forward to your pin-pointed, looked at large part of the doc- crisp and precise arguments,” the uments,” it told Jain. ormer Prime Minister five-judge Constitution bench On being told by the lawyer FManmohan Singh on Friday    headed by Chief Justice Ranjan that a note was prepared and he took oath as a member of the Gogoi said as soon as the senior would take around a week to Rajya Sabha for his sixth term.  (:&;:,< de France said. “With the data counsel for the Nirmohi Akhara conclude his arguments, the Rajya Sabha Chairman M that we have, we can say that we started advancing bench said, “You don’t Venkaiah Naidu administered evels of microplastics—tiny believe the risk to be low, but his submissions. need a week, take a the oath in his chamber to 86- Lparticles smaller than about at the same time, we can’t rule The day and try your best year-old Singh. one-fifth of an inch— in drink- out conclusively that there Allahabad High to put forward the Leader of the House ing water don’t appear to be a might never be a risk in the Court, in its 2010 case.” Thaawar Chand Gehlot, health risk. However, more future.” judgment on four The bench said it Congress president Sonia research is needed to assess According to the analysis, civil suits, had par- had perused many Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were how microplastics may impact which summarizes the latest titioned the 2.77- documents and asked present during the oath-taking. human health and the envi- knowledge on microplastics in acre disputed land Jain to supplement Leader of the Opposition ronment, the World Health drinking-water, microplastics in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya the arguments advanced by Ghulam Nabi Azad, deputy Organisation (WHO) has larger than 150 micrometres equally among the three parties other Hindu parties. leader of Congress in Rajya warned. are not likely to be absorbed in -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the “You say that you will do Sabha Anand Sharma, and Following the release of an the human body and uptake of Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla. this, you will do that, but you do Ahmed Patel were also present Sabha MP in my Chamber in tenure in the Upper House Singh is the fourth oldest analysis of current research smaller particles is expected to The Supreme Court bench, not start,” the bench told the in the chairman’s chamber. Rajya Sabha today,” Naidu later had ended on June 14. He had among the sitting members of related to microplastics in be limited. Absorption and dis- also comprising justices S A senior lawyer. Rajasthan Chief Minister tweeted along with pictures of earlier represented Assam in the House of Elders after the 96- drinking-water recently, the tribution of very small Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Jain said the Akhara was Ashok Gehlot and his deputy the oath-taking in which Rajya Sabha for around 28 year-old Ram Jethmalani, 91- UN health agency has also microplastic particles including Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer, very poor, it had no money and Sachin Pilot, besides some BJP Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur years. year-old Motilal Vora and 88- called for a reduction in plas- in the nano size range may, had on Thursday asked Jain to its temple was taken away, leaders were also present. Singh was also seen. He was elected to the Rajya year-old C P Thakur. While 79- tic pollution to benefit the however, be higher, although explain as to how the Akhara adding that the Hindu body was returned to the Upper House In the August 19 by-elec- Sabha in 1991, 1995, 2001, year-old Mahendra Prasad is environment and reduce the data is extremely limited. could claim title over the dis- entitled to put forward its case. unopposed after getting elect- tion, necessitated by the death 2007 and 2013. He was also the serving his seventh term in human exposure. Further research is needed puted land in the capacity of a “Mr Jain, still you have not ed from Rajasthan. of BJP MP Madan Lal Saini, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Jethmalani is in his “We urgently need to know to obtain a more accurate “shebait” of the deity. started the submissions,” the “Administered oath to seat went to the Congress which Rajya Sabha during 1998-2004 sixth term and Vora is serving more about the health impact assessment of exposure to Friday was the eleventh day bench said, leading to com- Former Prime Minister Dr is in power in Rajasthan after and Leader of the House as the fourth term in the Upper of microplastics because they microplastics and their poten- of the hearing in the matter mencement of arguments. PTI Manmohan Singh as Rajya last year’s state polls. Singh’s Prime Minister during 2004-14. House, officials said. are everywhere - including in tial impacts on human health. our drinking-water,” said Dr These include developing stan- Maria Neira, Director, dard methods for measuring Department of Public Health, microplastic particles in water; Environment and Social more studies on the sources Determinants of Health, at and occurrence of microplas- <  
      WHO. tics in fresh water; and the effi- “Based on the limited cacy of different treatment information we have, processes.  "!  (:&;:,< Pakke in East Kameng district They are the guardians of its microplastics in drinking water The WHO has recom- of Arunachal Pradesh in north- natural heritage and at the don’t appear to pose a health mended drinking-water sup- he number of tigers in the eastern India, and Kawal tiger frontline of the fight against risk at current levels. But we pliers and regulators prioritize Tcountry has increased but reserves in Telangana have poachers and timber smugglers need to find out more. We also removing microbial pathogens the manpower manning them reported acute shortage of staff who are sometimes far better need to stop the rise in plastic and chemicals that are known has not. As per the latest tiger with half of the total sanctioned armed and equipped. pollution worldwide.” risks to human health, such as census, the number of the posts lying vacant. It is thus important that “We are not alarmed,” those causing deadly diarrhoeal predators in the country has Valmiki tiger reserve in this force remains trained and WHO technical officer Jennifer diseases. risen by 33 per cent in last four Bihar which has 31 tigers and highly motivated to tackle years to 2,967,however, on an ten cubs is grappling with diverse threats it is being faced average the tiger reserves are acute shortage of vacancy with with. From time to time we reeling under shortage of staff 86 per cent posts yet to be filled, have been conducting work- with 30 per cent posts lying speaking volumes of existing shops with the State vacant. gaps in the management. Governments to strengthen A senior Government offi- Sources said that most of staff morale and sharpen cial from the Union the employees at VTR are daily their skills.” Environment Ministry said wagers and not permanent Interestingly, between 2012 that vacancies pertain to forest employees. They also lack the and 2018, 657 tiger deaths guards, forest rangers, forest required skill and interest. In were reported in India, most of section officers who are essen- fact, the contractual staff are them (48% or 313) due to nat- tial for wildlife conservation, National Tiger Conservation not the home of big cats but to name a few, which needs being deployed at most of the ural causes and 21% or 138 due grassland management and Authority (NTCA), number also the habitat of rich bio- conservation and protection tiger reserves. to poaching, NTCA data says. rigorous protection from wise, there are just 11,500 staff diversity and a considerable from wildlife smugglers, the Vivek Menon, CEO of Of the 138 poaching deaths, poaching and illegal tree-fellers protecting manning the 2,967 wildlife population, including official pointed out. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) Madhya Pradesh reported the lying vacant. big cats in the 50 tiger reserves big predators like leopards and Tiger reserves such as said: “Forest guards are the most (22% or 30), followed by According to the recent across the country. faunas such as swamp deer, Sundarbans in West Bengal, backbone of India’s wildlife Karnataka (24) and data available from the The tiger reserves are just neel gai, hispid hare and stag, Anamalai in Tamil Nadu, and habitat protection system. Maharashtra (18).    !"#    )=

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Golaghat (Assam): An assis- ues to be an Indian," Ali told a Punjab.  & 7    &  ' tant sub- inspector of the news channel. Earlier, Kargil war veteran Border Security Force from He claimed that their fam- Mohammad Sanaullah and Assam and his wife were ily members have legacy data Central Industrial Security Kota: Two women fell victim to In the second case, a 55- declared foreigners by a tri- and land documents to estab- Force jawan Mamud Ali were the outlawed custom of triple year-old woman, Rehana alleged bunal without their knowl- lish their Indian citizenship. also declared foreigners by the talaq on the same day in this her husband Sarwar Ansari, a edge, his family claimed on Ali said, "We are Indians. Foreigners Tribunal. district with their husbands former employee of Kota's Friday. The name of every member of Soon after the Sanaullah allegedly divorcing them with Command Area Development Muzibur Rahman, the BSF my family is in the NRC but incident, Army chief Gen Bipin the oral diktat. project, divorced her by uttering man who is now posted in not of Muzibur who is working Rawat had said no jawan will Kota's Waqf Nagar resident talaq thrice earlier in the day. Punjab, and his wife were in the BSF in the service of the be allowed to face any diffi- Anisa Khan on Thursday alleged police station and the investi- On the woman's compliant, declared foreigners by the nation, and his wife." culties if his name does not her husband Usman, a resident gation was started, said SHO an FIR was registered at the Jorhat Foreigners' Tribunal in One person identified as come in the NRC and that the of Nagar area in Bharatpur dis- Tarachand Bansiwal. Kunhari police station. PTI December last year but the the lawyer of the family said force will extend all assistance trict, divorced her for not bring- family was informed about Rahman was declared a 'D' in this regard. ing more dowry and turned her    #*     ; this only last month, they (Doubtful) voter in July 2018 of Names of over 40 lakh out of her matrimonial home, claimed. which he was not aware and people were not included in the said police. Muzaffarnagar (UP): A case A case was registered Talking to reporters at then the Foreigners' Tribunal complete draft of the NRC In her complaint to Kota's has been registered here against Tahir Hasan under Merapani in Golaghat district, declared him a 'foreigner' in published last year. City Superintendent of Police against a dentist for allegedly the Muslim Women Rahman's father Bapdhan Ali December. sent themselves in the Jorhat the NRC updating exercise Assam, which had faced an Deepak Bhargav, Khan said her giving instant triple talaq to his (Protection of Rights on said except the two, everyone But he did not get any Circuit House. have not done their duty prop- influx of people from husband divorced her after rais- wife over dowry, police said on Marriage) Act at the New in his family have been includ- summon to appear for hearing As he was away in Punjab, erly. We want an error-free Bangladesh since the early 20th ing the demand and beating her Friday. Saira Bano, a resident Mandi police station on ed in the National Register of to present his case, the lawyer his father and brother-in- law NRC and will always cooper- century, is the only state hav- up. of Mustafabad village in Thursday, the police said. The Citizens (NRC), the final ver- claimed. went there and they were told ate with the process. I urge the ing an NRC which was first On the SP's direction, an Muzaffarnagar area, was given couple, who got married in sion of which will be published The family said their village by Government officials that government to ensure that gen- prepared in 1951. FIR was lodged under the instant triple talaq by her hus- December 2015, are dentists on August 31. headman informed them on the two were declared 'for- uine Indian citizens are not It is being updated now Muslim Women (Protection of band in April 16 after the and have a clinic in Deoband "I request the government July 29 that Rahaman and his eigners' in December 2018. harassed," Rahman told the under the supervision of the Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 dowry demands were not met, town of Uttar Pradesh's to take steps so that he contin- wife were summoned to pre- "Probably those engaged in channel over the phone from Supreme Court. PTI against Usman at the Dadabari according to a complaint. Saharanpur district. PTI )   
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Construction had in 2005 joint- Chennai: A group of advocates sentation urging the chief justice istration of justice and "is an Enforcement Directorate offi- After his questioning by ly had made a bid and bought Jaipur: The fourth accused has has come out in support of not to post any cases on attempt to virtually browbeat the cials for more than eight hours the ED in a loan default involv- for the NTPC’s Kohinoor Mill’s been arrested in connection Madras high court judge Justice Christian missionaries as well as judges for the judgments pro- for his alleged financial involve- ing M/s Kohinoor CTNL, Raj 4.8-acre property for 421 crore. with the lynching of Rakbar S Vaidyanathan who recently women before Justice nounced by them." ment in M/s Kohinoor CTNL, had said that notwithstanding In 2008, the IL&FS reneged Khan on the suspicion of cow withdrew his observation that Vaidyanathan. The delegation Senior advocate Vaigai had the MNS on Friday retaliated in the inquiry launched against from the deal and surrendered smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar co-education in Christian insti- had also requested the chief jus- on Wednesday made a mention an unusual manner by serving him by the central investigating its shares for only 90 crore, as district last year, police said. tutes was "highly unsafe" for the tice to counsel the judge to recall before the judge in the court to a “notice” on the ED for its fail- agency, he would not shut his against an investment of 225 Vijay Kumar was caught in future of girl children and direct- the order and delete some more hear the case again for removal ure to put up a name board in mouth but keep speaking against crore made in M/s Kohinoor Murtikala colony of Jaipur on ed the court registry to delete paras in it. The Advocates For of some controversial paras in Marathi in front of its Ballard than eight hours on Thursday the Government. CTNL. Following the IL &FS’s Thursday and taken to Alwar. controversial paras in his order. Reform said "When it is always the order. When the matter Pier Office in south Mumbai. for his financial involvement in “You may investigate me as exit, Raj also exited from the The fifth accused, Naval Kishore, In a representation to the open to to the aggrieved parties came up on Thursday, the judge In a tweet put out through M/s Kohinoor CTNL which is much as you can, but I would venture after selling his shares. is still absconding, police said. Chief Justice, the Advocates For to file an appeal if they are said, "The High Court Registry its official handle, the MNS being investigated for alleged not shut my mouth. But, I In 2017, M/s Kohinoor The police have already Reform, Chennai, comprising aggrieved by the judgment, the is directed to issue a fresh order stated: “The name boards of irregularities in the IL&FS’s would continue to speak (against CTNL entered into an agree- arrested Dharmendra Yadav, about 82 advocates, said while it advocates have no right to copy after removing the Government departments loans-cum- investments case. the Government),” Raj had said. ment to sell some commercial Paramjeet Singh and Naresh in is open to the legal fraternity to demand the judges to recall the expunged paras." should be in Marathi. Perhaps, Raj, whose questioning by The ED is investigating the and residential properties in connection with the case and criticise a judgment on its mer- orders passed by them." The judge had made the the ED office has forgotten it. We the ED officials began around 12 alleged irregularities in the the upcoming Kohinoor Square filed a charge sheet against its, lawyers cannot claim any Such "unwarranted criti- observations recently when have made a complaint in this noon and continued till well past IL&FS’s loans and investments Towers to IL&FS to settle out- them. right to criticise judges in their cism" of the judges for the views refusing to quash a show-cause regard to the district collector’s 8 pm, emerged out of the ED worth over 860 crore in M/s standing of around 500 crore Rakbar alias Akbar was personal capacity for the pro- taken by them in the judg- notice issued to a Madras office. We have sent a copy of the office at around 8.15 pm on Kohinoor CTNL. in loans. Following this, IL&FS beaten severely by a group of nouncements made by them in ments would undermine the Christian College professor fac- notice to the ED office. Will the Thursday. M/s Kohinoor CTNL has extended another 100 crore to people on suspicion of cow the judgment. independence of the judiciary, ing sexual harassment charge Marathi language department Raj was responding to sum- been under ED scanner for Kohinoor CTNL on which it smuggling in Alwar's Ramgarh A delegation of 64 lawyers the representation said. from at least 34 girl students pur- compel the ED office to put its mons issued to him last week in being a prominent defaulter of defaulted. Jr Joshi’s company is area in July last year. On the led by senior advocate R Vaigai It would clearly amount to suing third-year Zoology course name plate in Marathi?”. connection with the invest- IL&FS, amounting to an esti- now under control of another night of July 20, Khan and his had earlier submitted a repre- gross interference in the admin- at the college. PTI Raj was grilled for more ments that he had made in M/s mated 135 crore. company. friend, Aslam, had allegedly purchased the cows from Ladpura village and were taking them to their village in Haryana 34 +%5  &      #+ % 1
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1   3 was issued two days ago. 2018 by concealing the fact charges of rioting and unlawful tice can be done . It should be interests," she said. (Saurashtra), told PTI over the lioness had given birth to two    7 3 "There is no response from that he was already married. assembly following violent remembered that the BSP gov- On Thursday, she had said, phone. However, the male cub cubs on April1, but both of 8% 1 *       him yet," she said. "I have all the evidence to protest in Tughlakabad area, to ernment in UP had done many "The incidents of vandalism and one of the female cubs died them later died, Vasavada said.   !   She did not specify when he prove that Dahiya married me 14-day judicial custody. historical works in honour of that have taken place in Delhi, due to weakness on Thursday, he The sanctuary currently has  was supposed to appear. and we have a daughter togeth- They were detained on Sanit Ravidas," she tweeted. On especially in Tughlakabad, are said. "Sarita was found to be two lions — Avon and Nagraj   7' J* Meanwhile, the com- er. If he claims he is innocent, Wednesday night after the August 14, Mayawati had asked unfair and the BSP has nothing weak and was not in a position — and as many lionesses —  +  +    plainant woman, who had met he should come forward for a protest against the demolition the two Governments to find a to do with it. The BSP always to feed her newborn cubs for 12 Sarita and Parvati, he said. *+J7   1  Ankoliya on August 20 to make DNA test," she said. of a Ravidas temple. middle path to get the temple respects the Constitution and hours," Vasavada said. Sometime ago, Parvati had also 7 7' J    a representation, on Friday met Dahiya has denied that he The BSP president, who constructed with their own the law. The struggles of the Veterinary doctors and offi- given birth to a cub which was +  - +.- 2.+17 Gujarat Chief Secretary JN every married her, and accused had distanced herself from the resources. party are carried out well with- cials from the Sakkarbaug Zoo later shifted to the Sakkarbaug  +-7,'*.21;  Singh in Gandhinagar. her of blackmailing him. PTI violent Dalit protest in In another tweet, Mayawati in the ambit of law." PTI at Junagadh checked their health Zoo, Vasavada said. PTI   !     !"#    )? 8 -/ 
 
   Q- % 5 ! % ' % &" +     Kolkata: At least three persons stalls using bamboos and poly- demanded immediate probe were killed and over 25 injured thenes. You will not be able to into the mishap. in a stampede near a temple in drive them away because if you "There is no point in (the Mirzapur (UP): A video of West Bengal's North 24 do, it will lead to problems," she CM's) running from one hos- children being served salt and Parganas district on Friday, said. pital to another now ... Why rotis in their mid-day meal at Chief Minister Mamata The senior police officer should the CM be going to hos- a Government-run primary Banerjee said. said that some pilgrims visiting pitals? ... The state government school here has gone viral on The mishap occured at the temple in Basirhat police should have put proper social media, prompting the around 2.15 am near Loknath district had slipped due to the arrangements in place keeping Congress to attack the Uttar Dham (temple) at Kachua, slush caused by the heavy rains. in mind the huge turnout on Pradesh Government. around 50 km from the city. The police rescued them this occasion. There must be an The video is of Siyur A senior police officer told and took them to a health camp investigation into the mishap," Primary School under PTI that three persons have at Kachua and then to a pri- Ghosh said. Jamalpur block and it shows a succumbed to injuries and mary health centre, he said. The state government had woman distributing rotis and another three are in a very crit- "The situation was imme- provided adequate security another woman giving salt to ical condition and 10 critical- 7         #  (       #  @ diately brought under con- cover for the Haj pilgrims but children as the mid-day meal. Tiwari said instructions BJP Government in Uttar ly injured have been brought to "   A#(#"B              ( trol," he said. when it came to providing Authorities suspended two were to provide the mid-day Pradesh. The facilities pro- Kolkata for treatment. 4C         ! 9   $    Banerjee announced com- security and services for Hindu teachers, apparently in an meal as per the prescribed vided by the Government are The three dead have been pensation of Rs five lakh to the pilgrims it turns indifferent. "I immediate damage control menu and efforts are on to becoming poor and such identified as Aparna Sarkar, Kachua Loknath temple this injured are being treated, she next of kin of those killed in the think there was some laxity in exercise. ascertain whether seniors treatment towards children is Tarun Mondal and Poornima year and the devotees tried to said. mishap, 1 lakh to the critical- the arrangements which led to It was shared widely on were informed that salt and highly condemnable," she Gorai, another senior officer of take shelter in the makeshift "The mishap at Kachua is ly injured and 50,000 for the loss of lives," he told news- social media on Thursday. rotis were being served. said. West Bengal Police said. bamboo stalls lining the narrow unfortunate and tragic. those with minor injuries. men. Congress leader Priyanka Those who have been sus- As per norms under the Lakhs of devotees gather at approach to it when it rained Occurred after heavy rain. I vis- State Food and Supplies Alleging that the accident Gandhi Vadra hit out at the pended are teacher incharge Flagship Nutrition Scheme, the temple every year on this heavily in the early hours. ited CNMC and SSKM hospi- Minister Jyotipriya Mallick occured due to indifference and State Government on the Murari and Arvind Kumar pulses, rice, rotis, vegetables day to celebrate the birth These bamboo structures col- tals to meet families of the held a meeting with the temple casual approach of the state issue, terming the incident Tripathi, he said, adding that with fruits and milk on certain anniversary of Baba Lokenath lapsed after the heavy rain. deceased and injured. Every authorities later in the day and government, he said had the "condemnable" and said the the incident could be an out- days are to be served to school- Brahmachari, an 18th century "In the rush to escape from death is a tragedy. But what we a decision was taken to erect state government provided facilities provided by it were come of a local rivalry. going children to ensure nec- Bengali saint who has follow- the place, a few people fell into can do is stand by the families two entry and exit points to the enough security cover the acci- becoming very poor. Priyanka Gandhi, the essary nutrition to them. ers in West Bengal and the pond near the stalls. This in their moment of grief," shrine. dent could have been averted. Basic Shiksha Adhikari Congress general secretary, The mid-day meal scheme Bangladesh. created confusion leading to a Banerjee tweeted. On the stalls, he said these "We have no problems in (BSA) Pravin Kumar Tiwari tagged the video on Twitter is designed to provide a min- Banerjee, who rushed to stampede-like situation there," She expressed her displea- were built by locals. Haj pilgrims getting security said on Friday, "Report about which showed the children, imum of 450 calories per National Medical College and she said. sure over the existence of the BJP state president Dilip cover. But it is absurd that only the incident was taken from sitting having roti and salt. child per day, which should Hospital in the city where Senior ministers have been makeshift bamboo and poly- Ghosh criticised the state gov- Haj pilgrims get it and other the Block Shiksha Adhikari, "Students are being served include at least 12 grams of some of the injured were sent to Barasat Hospital, R G thene stalls in the the narrow ernment for not setting up amenities and the Hindu pil- Jamalpur, and two teachers salt and rotis in mid-day protein as well. These meals admitted, told reporters that Kar Medical College and a lane leading to the temple. proper infrastructure to deal grims are deprived of it," he found to be prima facie meals in a school in Mirzapur. should be served to each child there was a large crowd at hospital at Basirhat, where the "They (shopowners) set up with the rush of pilgrims and said. PTI responsible were suspended." This is the state of affairs of at least 200 days a year. PTI 5 "+'5, ""(,& /  + $ 

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   3!     +>+' Dhule on Thursday, said: and Sindhkhed talukas , the upcoming days,” he said. received a loan waiver collec- “During the first phase of the Fadnavis said that the Centre According to the chief min- tively amounting to 471 crore. xpressing his confidence that yatra, we reached out people in had allocated a fund of Rs 2400 ister, 504 village water works Nearly 2.12 lakh farmers have Ethe BJP-Shiv Sena alliance 10 districts. During the yatra, we crore for this scheme. “By com- under Jalyukt Shivar had been benefitted from Pradhanmantri 9      would recapture power in are experiencing overwhelming pleting various irrigation pro- completed. “This year rains Kisan Samman Yojna. One lakh Maharashtra in the October response from the people. We jects alongwith this project, we have replenished the water women in the district have got 2019 Assembly with a huge had to suspend the first phase of will make North Maharashtra reserves sufficiently. In Dhule cooking gas connection under Mumbai: The Maharashtra Maharashtra government's majority, Chief Minister yatra owing the flood situation drought free and prosperous in district, 84,000 farmers have Ujjwala Scheme”. Government said on Friday that case....Mr Steven Gasztowicz Devendra Fadnavis said on in western Maharshtra”. it has appointed experts to pre- QC and planning expert Mr Friday that if voted back to “The people believe that sent its case before a local coun- Charles Rose have been named power, his Government would our government has worked cil which has sought to close in the committee formed to pre- make the State drought-free in for their welfare and hence they  !     & :  down a memorial of Dr BR sent the government's case," the the next five years. want us to come back to power. Ambedkar in north London. Dr Ambedkar had lived CMO statement said. Talking to media persons at The popular mood is that only The Chief Minister's Office there in 1921-22 during his stu- "...Efforts will be made at all Dhule in north Maharashtra, BJP led alliance should be in ) +  &'     (CMO) said the Government dent days at the London School levels to complete the memori- Fadnavis said: “During my power at the Centre and in the was taking all the steps to of Economics. al work addressing the issues Mahajansandesh Yatra, the peo- state. Hence, under the leader-  +>+' course of his Mahajansandesh should try to create the issue address the council's objections. The local council recently raised by the council," it added. ple are expressed confidence and ship of Prime Minister Narendra Yatra, Fadnavis said: of law and order in this case The Government has rejected an application by the Leader of Opposition in love in their our government. I Modi, Mahayuti will get a huge ondemning the blacken- “Swatantryaveer Savarkar was and disturb the social har- appointed a solicitor and two Indian authorities to convert the the Maharashtra Assembly Vijay am confident that the ruling public mandate in the state Cing and glarlanding shoes the Guru and inspiration of mony,” the chief minister planning experts to present its property into an official muse- Wadettiwar termed the London BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will get a again. We will do more work to Veer Savarkar’s bust, many revolutionaries. The said. case before the council, it said. um or memorial. council's decision as "unfortu- huge majority in the forthcom- than we have done in the last five installed at the Delhi sacrifices made by the It may be recalled that a The matter will be heard by The property does not have nate". "This structure which was ing Assembly polls under the years and will make University’s north campus, Savarkar family for the inde- pillar with busts of V D the council authorities in the permission to be used as a made holy by Ambedkar's stay leadership of Prime Minister Maharashtra drought free,” the Chief Minister Devendra pendence of the country are Savarkar, Bhagat Singh and September, the CMO said in a museum and must be returned is a matter of faith for all. The Narendra Modi. We will make chief minister said. Fadnavis on Friday said that unparalleled. They should be Subhas Chandra Bose atop statement. to residential use, the council government should speak to the Maharashtra drought-free in Maintaining that Sulwade the miscreants behind the respected”. were installed by the ABVP- Ambedkar House, a memo- officer's report with reference to UK government to ensure that the next five years”. Jamfal irrigation scheme was incident would be prosecuted. “Those involved in the led Delhi University Students’ rial of the Dalit icon, is part of the application said. the (building's) memorial tag Fadnavis, who launched the very important for solving Talking to media persons incident at Delhi University’s Union (DUSU) at the a four-storey residential build- "Singhania & Co Solicitors remains intact," the Congress second phase of drinking water crisis and taking at Dhule in north north campus should cer- University’s north campus on ing at 10 King Henry's Road. have been appointed to present leader said. PTI “Mahajansandesh Yatra” from care of irrigation needs in Dhule Maharashtra during the tainly be prosecuted. No one Tuesday. ;    %& %       

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We are also reminded about month for an MP and a daily                %  %  this by politicians of all hues before every elec- allowance of 21. )   )            tion. It is also a well-established fact that the After this, there have been 8               ( Indian voter is far more mature now and 29 upward revisions to the Act. knows about the “power” of his/her vote. This There were members, whose     P     Q       " was proved beyond any doubt to one and all conscience was pricked but their    !       2        — nationally and internationally — in 1977 viewpoint was overlooked by the     9  !             %  !   when the citizens unseated Indira Gandhi majority. Nanaji Deshmukh was from her traditional family fiefdom in Uttar one such exception. He raised         :  ;  #" 7<<   Pradesh and simultaneously threw her out of this issue in 2004 and pointed  9               6=7<  ( power at the national level by decimating her out that “salaries and allowances      6=>?              ( political party. A very interesting interlude fol- of members had gone up 90 lowed her defeat. People had high hopes from times during the first 50 years”.             9     "  the next Government as it was supposed to But his words made no impact.                    work under the astute guidance of Jayaprakash These upward revisions invari-   @A           9    Narayan. Those, who inherited power, could ably got a full-throated fast-track not manage the Government. They were approval from the MPs. Kashyap                   assessed unfit by the people and Indira describes the position in its           !       Gandhi was brought back to power within totality: “At a time when the         B +          ( three years. People not only pardoned her but salary of a member was only also taught a lesson to those who could not 12,000 per month, Nanaji had    #" !             rise above petty personal feuds as they had with a focus on “lot learn to live tives, including those holding voter has seen it all. They are wor- estimated that the direct month-          -          :  S not “learnt to live and work together.” All this, together” began in joint families positions of greater political ried and are struggling with the ly expenditure on an MP was at                  ( experts say, is the essence of democracy. that accommodated four gener- power, find it difficult to main- increasing erosion of credibility least 3 lakh per month. Himself Democracy shines when a humble per- ations under one roof. It was also tain the right balance between of elected representatives, who an MP, he knew first hand. On        ! #       ( son, setting aside all his/her woes, concerns a ground to teaching them to Indian perception of democrat- unfortunately — exceptions apart that basis, the present monthly       + 8    5     + and stress of providing the next meal, enters respect different viewpoints and ic public life and the lure of power — could not live up to expecta- cost of an MP must work out 8 0  )   1    #"    the polling booth and puts his/her finger on accommodate the likes and dis- and pelf — glamour and glitz in tions. They have seen how rep- close to 10 or15 lakh per     (       !   the EVM button. Who can read or visualise likes of everyone. Respect for a globalised free-market world. resentatives coming from hum- month or more, which could be what clouds their minds in the shape of a bet- diversity and the realisation how The chinks emerging in the ble backgrounds become bil- few hundred times the per capi- +     ter tomorrow for him/her, the family and for essential it was, were inherent in Indian democracy are not unex- lionaires. They know for sure that ta income of an Indian.” #               ( ( the little world that deserves outside support the Indian tradition. Indian cul- pected. Mahatma Gandhi could their Minister, Chief Minister or Whenever issues related to                  +     on many counts. The voter is still far from the ture prepares its children for a envision in April 24, 1922, that Deputy Chief Minister could MPs or State legislatures come promises made in the Constitution of India. duty-bound society that respects “As we become independent, all spend anywhere from 5 crore to up during discussions, I am :   * 5         One more election opportunity and expec- relationships within the family the defects of the system of elec- 50 crore to refurbish their offi- invariably reminded of the      + ) $  @+)$A   0   tations soar again. The Indian voter has also and beyond. tions, injustice, the tyranny of the cial bungalows. Former Chief Gandhian vision that defects of                   witnessed how elected representatives have It will be worthwhile to richer classes as also the burden Ministers are given huge bunga- elections would weigh heavily often let them down on several counts. Most remember what Churchill said: of running administration, are lows for life with support staff. on our people. The resilience of          C    +      of them vanish for five years, take more inter- “Democracy is the worst form of bound to come upon us. People When the High Court ruled electors in democracy may have *          +;$S      !))  est in their own welfare than that of the elec- Government, except for all oth- would begin to feel that during against this practice, the Madhya its upper limits. It is public               %  !       torate, show little concern and connectivity ers”, which invites learned and those days, there was more jus- Pradesh Government found a knowledge that each candidate to their electors, give no dignity to them and informed deliberations even now. tice, better administration and new way to bypass the court’s is supposed to submit a detailed     5  (  +   *S    after five years, return with folded hands, He viewed democratic politics peace and there was honesty to orders. Using discretionary quota, statement of the expenditure       -            pleading for “one more chance.” But if one not only as an “insurance” for a great extent among the admin- it reallotted the same houses. incurred during election cam-                    weighs the performance of elected represen- future, against external dangers, istrators compared to the days Such instances could be aplenty. paigns. They also know that it tatives on Gandhian expectations, one would but also against threats “scarce- after Independence.” The youth of today may should always be within the lim-     0      +;$ *         mostly be disappointed. ly less grave and much more near When I came across this part find it difficult to believe that the its prescribed by the Election   (            Winston Churchill never expected that and constant” that threaten us all. of Gandhian writing some four members of the Constituent Commission of India.                   %  India could manage its independence. He was India, like every other function- decades ago, my simplistic query Assembly did not get any salary, Every Indian voter would be convinced that Indians were unfit to govern al and dynamic democracy, must to eminent Gandhian personal- let alone pension. 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That is asking too for the non-profit entities to focus on building                   ty, environmental effects, working conditions ing structure. Today, however, enlightened much of CSR and distracts from what must be their own organisations. They are, therefore, +;$                 and contribution to economic development. companies engage in extensive dialogue and its main goal: to align a company’s social and unable to invest in talent, technology, systems,  E<       (        ( Whatever the definition is, the purpose of CSR planning and are forming partnerships with gov- environmental activities with its business pur- or reporting. Reporting requirements are often  :$-           0    is to drive change towards sustainability. ernments, NGOs and communities to push a pose and values. If in doing so, CSR activities an onerous administrative burden on these small    0   D    %0: +      We are seeing the emergence of a new crop wider and deeper agenda. enhance reputation, mitigate risks and contribute organisations which have to devote their scarce        :   9 ) )    of mega donors who are upending long-estab- For a long time, the general sentiment was to business results, it is acceptable. But for many skills to educated, English-speaking personnel +;$(      lished norms in philanthropy. Not only are they that for businesses, earning a profit should take CSR programmes, those outcomes are becom- for writing reports for the donors rather than #              increasingly willing to take on hot-button social precedence over ideals like acting responsibly ing a spillover, not their reason for being. running the programmes. and political issues, they also have a problem- and ethically. Even today, many companies are Challenges for socially responsible com- These development agents are the right con- # +;$            ( panies:             -   solving and impact-making mindset. CSR is now paying just lip service. It is true that since there are so many duits for reaching the deeper backwaters which being recognised as a critical component to an A legal mandate: India is the first country causes competing for attention, it may not be have tougher geographical terrains and are cen-    0(  %     :     ( organisation’s values, its operating ethos, its busi- to mandate that firms expend at least 2 per cent possible for organisations to have a universal- tres of social schisms and extremist ideologies.      :  +  ness strategies and its purpose. Businesses are of their net profits on special development pro- ly inclusive mission. Studies suggest that char- In such regions donors also need to go beyond :     : @6E?    A + C being measured on financial and social metrics. jects. Its unique law, Corporate Social ity leaders have a geographic bias with corpo- the sacred trimurti—sustainability, replicabili-              2  ) CSR is often used interchangeably for Responsibility Rules in the Companies Act, 2013, rations homing in on projects closer to their ty and scalability —which should be restricted 4 -   0  F     ( Corporate Citizenship and is also linked to the came into effect on April 1, 2014. headquarters. Consequently, more remote to mainland organisations. Too much insistence      C+:S         concept of Triple Bottom Line Reporting However, there is a crucial difference regions where development aid is acutely need- on technicalities leaves genuine development      -S     (financial, social and environmental), which is between the way CSR is implemented in the ed are being ignored. Politics can also skew pri- work out of the CSR net. A worm’s eye view is !                  used as a framework for measuring an organi- West and in India. A generally accepted gold orities, with companies looking to gain politi- as critical as a bird’s eye view to ensure that pro-               sation’s performance against economic, social standard for CSR in the Western world is that cal goodwill by funding government-led projects jects deliver visible and lasting outcomes and                and environmental parameters. In essence, it must be closely integrated with a firm’s busi- rather than initiating more socially relevant ini- leave a larger and lasting imprint. CSR is about building sustainable businesses, ness strategy so that the programmes create a tiatives which are thirsty for funds. A more important aspect of CSR that              5  which need healthy economies, markets and shared value for the company’s shareholders. In Even as annual CSR expenditure is on the needs greater attention is the need for embed-        #          ( communities. India, this linkage is explicitly prohibited for rise, the impact on the ground remains a mat- ding CSR values in employees. It is only when        (         Over the years there have been many voic- CSR; the focus is restricted solely to contribu- ter of debate. CSR has usually been peripheral employees align their social philosophy with that -               es within the business community who believe tion towards societal welfare. in most organisations and it is not woven into of their employers that the real benefits of CSR                 that companies must break out of convention- Experience the world over shows that CSR the texture of business. Further, it is not always can materialize. A sincerely and honestly prac-                al preoccupation with profit and do more to is more socially relevant when it is driven by necessarily transparent or mission-oriented. It ticed charity always delivers rich dividends in                 address the world’s pressing social needs. The altruistic motives rather than being a mandat- may be used for enhancing the brand reputa- the long run. That is the lesson we learn from     $    +  4 $      #   chorus has been joined by leaders from civil soci- ed policy commanding philanthropy. It is very tion or to provide a cover of moral counterbal- both philosophers and business leaders. It is wise              ( ety, governments, policy think tanks and world difficult to legislate since moral obligations have ance for brushing off a besmirched public image to remind ourselves again of the advice of Henry  :             bodies on education, health and rehabilitation. to be inculcated, not legislated. Laws can set the or for camouflaging dark acts. There is always Ford, “A business absolutely devoted to service Business leadership has acknowledged the minimum standards, but they cannot create an a creative tension between social mission and will have only one worry about profits. They will             ( demand for enlarged corporate responsibility in environment or ambience for a philanthropic business goals. be embarrassingly large.”    :        ways which can reflect a profound attitudinal mindset. This is why we see marked aberrations Moreover, a significant amount of any CSR (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s National @          change individually and collectively. in the CSR agenda of most corporations. Many expenditure comes with strings attached. 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There is an expec- the plea is “dismissed as with- gation which omy remains sluggish due to ment and slow flow of credit when compared to the first the US dollar on Friday on tation that government drawn”. has been ini- a combination of factors such to corporates contribute to half of 2018. hopes that the government should rollback FPI sur- In a fresh application to the tiated. as weak hiring, distress among weaker investment in India,” It explained that exter- will roll back the FPI sur- charge,” said V K Sharma, court, Goyal said the Serious “The rural households and tighter it said. nally-oriented economies saw charge and unveil measures Head PCG & Capital Fraud Investigation Office petitioner financial conditions. Indian economy had a sharper slowing during the to boost growth. Markets Strategy, HDFC (SFIO) has started its probe (Goyal) is The GDP growth forecast expanded by 6.9 per cent in first six months of 2019, while The rupee, which had Securities. into a case of alleged fraud of participating for 2019 calendar year was 2017 and 7.4 per cent in 2018, domestic factors have had a earlier in the day breached The Indian currency has Rs 18,000 crore and he was and fully revised downwards from its according to Moody’s. greater influence on growth in the 72-mark for the first witnessed heavy selling in the extending full cooperation to cooperating in the investiga- was being carried out by the previous estimation of 6.8 per GDP growth rate had hit Japan, India and the time this year, stabilised fol- recent past, and has been the agency in the investigation tion and has appeared before SFIO. cent. The same for 2020 was a five-year low of 5.8 per cent Philippines. lowing an announcement depreciating against the dol- and accordingly, was and not the authorities on three occa- Goyal has sought quashing also lowered by a similar 0.6 in the January-March quarter “The weaker global econ- that Finance Minister lar for the last seven consec- pressing for the permission to sions. of the LOC as well as several percentage points to 6.7 per and the government is slated omy has stunted Asian exports Nirmala Sitharaman will utive weeks. There could be go abroad at this stage. “As the investigation has office memorandums which cent, Moody’s said in a state- to announce the first quarter and the uncertain operating address a press conference in a pullback in the rupee as it The Central government’s commenced and since the lay down the guidelines for ment. (April-June) growth number environment has weighed on the evening. looks extremely oversold in Standing Counsel Ajay petitioner is extending full issuing the travel ban. Announcing revision in on August 30. investment,” it said. “In par- Easing crude oil prices the short term, Sharma Digpaul, however, told the cooperation, he is not pressing According to the Ministry its growth forecast for 16 The Reserve Bank of India ticular, softer capital forma- and a recovery in the domes- added. court that Goyal was not coop- the present writ petition at this of Corporate Affairs, the LOC Asian economies, it said weak- (RBI) too had earlier this tion has mirrored the weak- tic equity markets also Meanwhile, the global erating in the investigation. stage for permission to travel was issued after the ministry er trade and investment weigh month lowered GDP growth ening in exports, especially for propped up the local cur- crude benchmark Brent Besides seeking permis- outside India,” it said, adding found in an inspection large- on GDP growth, despite sta- estimate for the current fiscal trade-reliant economies such rency, forex traders said. Futures fell 0.10 per cent to sion to travel outside India, he be given liberty to avail scale irregularities in Jet ble private and public con- that began on April 1 to 6.9 as Korea and Hong Kong.” At the interbank foreign trade at $59.86 per barrel on Goyal had also challenged a appropriate remedies in future. Airways, which shut its oper- sumption in the region. per cent from previous esti- As for the Philippines, exchange market, the rupee Friday. look out circular (LOC) issued Earlier when Goyal had ations in April due to acute “While not heavily mate of 7 per cent citing the delay in the passing of the opened weaker at 71.93 a The dollar index, which against him on the ground that moved court seeking permis- cash crunch. exposed to external pressures, demand and investment slow- government budget has dis- dollar. It fell further to the gauges the greenback’s as on May 25, when he was sion to go aborad, the judge The ministry subsequent- India’s economy remains slug- down. rupted its infrastructure build- day’s low of 72.05, before strength against a basket of off-loaded from a flight to had observed that if he want- ly ordered a probe by the gish on account of a combi- Moody’s said inflation was out, while in Malaysia and Sri recouping losses to touch a six currencies, rose 0.28 per Dubai, no ECIR/FIR was reg- ed to go abroad, he should first SFIO into the affairs of Jet nation of factors, including expected to rise to 3.7 per cent Lanka, fiscal tightening has high of 71.58. The local unit cent to 98.44. istered against him. deposit Rs 18,000 crore as as Airways. weak hiring, financial dis- this year and 4.5 per cent in posed drags. finally settled at 71.66, up 15 Meanwhile, the 10-year In his plea, Goyal said he guarantee that his company Naresh and Anita Goyal tress among rural households, the next from 2.9 per cent in Moody’s also said that the paise against its previous Indian government bond came to know of the LOC on owes to lenders. had resigned from the board and tighter financing condi- 2018. slower overall GDP growth in close. yield was up at 6.58 per cent. May 25 when he and his wife Denying him permission to of Jet Airways, which the for- tions due to stress among “Reserve Bank of India the region has not yet weighed The rupee had plunged FPIs, which have been Anita were off-loaded from a fly aborad, the court had sought mer founded 26 years ago, in non-bank financial institu- has been most active in cut- significantly on broader to an over eight-month low net sellers for the past many flight to Dubai with an onward the Centre’s reply to his plea. March following a debt tions,” it said. ting rates in support of employment conditions, while of 71.81 on Thursday amid weeks, offloaded shares connection to London. The court was informed restructuring plan. He had Stating that domestic fac- growth, but lingering financial generally benign inflation tumbling equities and inces- worth Rs 902.99 crore on He said when he had filed by the Centre that it was a seri- also resigned as the airline’s tors have had a greater influ- sector issues may blunt the supports purchasing power sant foreign fund outflows. Thursday, provisional data the petition in July, he was in ous fraud involving Rs 18,000 chairman. Jet Airways is fac- ence on growth in India, effectiveness of the monetary across the Asia Pacific. “Rupee has taken some with the exchanges showed. an urgent need to travel crore and the investigation ing insolvency proceedings. 1
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Various sec- early next week, say three peo- “IIFL Wealth is set to snap close the gap with the segment which had rules under the Prevention of ing mega free trade agreement tors, including dairy, metals, ple aware of the development. up L&T Financials’ wealth leader Kotak, say industry leased the Money Laundering Act will be RCEP, will hold a crucial meet- electronics, chemicals, and tex- Once concluded, this will management business for close observers. impounded issued. ing in Bangkok on September tiles, have urged the govern- be the fourth acquisition by to 250 crore. The negotiations IIFL Wealth has been Boeing B777 Announcing a slew of mea- 8 to iron out differences and ment to not agree on duty cut IIFL Wealth, in which General got delayed over valuation, as growing through organic route plane to the sures to boost the economy, the push the negotiations forward, in these segments. Atlantic holds 21.8 per cent, in L&T was demanding higher and had acquired Wealth defunct Jet Government said the an official has said. Amul, which contributes the past three years after the valuation at over 300 crore,” Advisors India, a Chennai- Airways, Friday Depository Receipt Scheme The negotiations for the about 4 per cent to India’s total Chennai-based Wealth two people aware of the deal based firm, for a 235 crore in moved the 2014 is expected to be opera- Regional Comprehensive dairy production, has sought Advisors in October 2018, told PTI Friday. October 2018. NCLT seeking a recall of the to NCLT on June 17, the Dutch tionalised soon by Sebi. “This Economic Partnership (RCEP) exclusion of all dairy and dairy Ashburton India Equity Another person confirm- In December 2017, it had tribunal’s July 5 order that company had moved an appli- will give Indian companies has reached at a fundamental products from any liberalisa- Opportunities Fund in ing the deal said, “a formal acquired Ashburton India directed DGCA not to dereg- cation to the DGCA seeking to increased access to foreign phase as the member countries tion. Australia and New December 2017 and announcement is expected Equity Opportunities Fund for ister the aircraft on the ground de-register the aircraft. funds through American are targeting to conclude the Zealand are among the largest Bengaluru-based Altiore early as early as in the first half an undisclosed amount, and in that it is an affected party and When the NCLT resumed Depository Receipt (ADR)/ talks, according to the official. players in the dairy sector. Advisors in 2016. of next week.” the previous year it had also thus needs to be heard. hearing the case on July 5, the Global Depository Receipt “This will be most likely RCEP bloc includes the 10 With over 10,000 clients, Normally, the valuation in bought Altiore Advisors based The aircraft was seized by RP sought a direction to (GDR),” she said. the last meeting at ministers ASEAN members (Brunei, IIFL Wealth is the third largest wealth management deals is in Bengaluru, helping it grow a European cargo operator at DGCA against de-registration In order to improve market level,” the official said. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, player with an asset under around 1 per cent or thereabout the AUM. the Amsterdam airport end of the plane citing the morato- access for the domestic retail This meet assumes signif- Malaysia, Myanmar, the management (AUM) of close to of the AUM. One of the sources said for March for non-payment of rium under the bankruptcy investors, Aadhaar-based KYC icance as several sectors have Philippines, Singapore, 1.7 trillion, or around $24.5 The sources, however, did L&T Finance, the deal is good dues. Following this, a Dutch process. will be permitted for opening raised serious concerns over Thailand, and Vietnam) and billion, in the around $170-bil- not say whether IIFL will as it has been trying to pare court had ordered bankruptcy Meanwhile, the RP of demat account and making the impact of the agreement on Australia, China, India, Japan, lion-strong domestic wealth absorb the employees of Larsen non-core businesses to focus on proceedings against the airline informed the tribunal that investment in mutual funds. In domestic industry. Korea and New Zealand. management business, that is Wealth who number around its core areas of consumer and in May. about 200 employees have con- this regard, necessary notifica- So far 27 rounds of talks India has registered trade dominated by Kotak Wealth 100. infra lending. The tribunal adjourned sented to the terms of the tion for amendments in PMLA have been held, but the mem- deficit in 2018-19 with as many with an AUM of around $36 The deal will be inked There are also rumours the matter to September 3. agreement on salary payments. rules would be issued ber countries are yet to arrive as 11 RCEP member countries, billion, followed by ICICI at between India Infoline Finance that Larsen Finance is looking The bankruptcy tribunal The RP also sought a direction “To bring offshore rupee at the number of goods over including China, South Korea $27 billion, according to indus- Wealth and Asset Management to exit mutual fund business. had on July 5, prevented the to the lenders on interim market to domestic stock which import duties will be and Australia. try estimates. and the wealth management In the June quarter earn- Directorate General of Civil financing so that a portion of exchanges and permit trading eliminated or significantly The trade agreement aims IIFL Wealth reported a net unit of L&T Financial Services. ings, Larsen Finance had said Aviation from deregistering the pending salaries could be of USD-INR derivatives in reduced. to cover issues related to goods, income of 384 crore on a fee Both the companies it was looking to focus on core the Boeing 777 plane, which paid. 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Any activ- tered with Tobacco Board as its decision to shift domestic competitor.  +>+' orean automobile maker rettes, with dangerous impli- ity defined in the certificate is manufacturer of virginia tobac- ticket-booking business “exclu- GDS is a globally connected KKIA Motors India on cations for lungs and throats, valid provided the activity is co and are manufacturing cig- sively” on Travelport, and computerised reservation net- inancially crippled power companies cannot be revived Friday said the current slow- are beginning to find their way under purview of the law, arettes based on the certificate abdruptly discontinuing using work offering a one-point access For resolved under the provisions of the existing bank- down in the industry is a tem- in large swathes of India. Other except the activities not cov- issued by Ministry of Micro, the services of global ticket dis- to airline bookings, hotel reser- ruptcy laws, but asset reconstruction companies can bet- porary phase, and customer than hundreds of illegal units ered under MSMED Act 2006, Small and Medium tribution firm Amadeus. vations as well associated travel- ter deal with them, a senior government official said Friday. sentiments will revive again. manufacturing illicit cigarettes, for registration of UAM,” Enterprises, using the exemp- In it’s order dated July 25 the related areas including car Crucial agreements on the power purchase and fuel “There is some industry there are 12134 units registered explained a senior govern- tions available under IDR Act High Court ruled, “Time is rentals. supply come apart if an asset goes for bankruptcy by send- slowdown. We believe that the under the Ministry of Micro, ment official. 1951 for the units engaging less sought to file counter affidavit. A GDS also connects travel ing it to NCLT as required under the law now, leaving only slowdown in the automobile Small and Medium The reply goes on to give than 50/100 laborers Let the counter affidavit be filed agents and other such service the plant and machinery, Union power secretary SC Garg industry is temporary. Enterprises, which are engaged the break-up of number of with/without the aid of the within four weeks. Rejoinder, if providers with large corpora- said. Customer sentiments will in tobacco products including “tobacco products including power.” any be filed within four weeks tions. Such networks are usual- The power sector is one of the worst performing from revive again,” said Yong S Kim, cigarette manufacturing units. cigarettes manufacturing units” Such manufacturers not thereafter”. The HC is slated to ly operated in partnership with, an asset quality perspective for banks and Garg pegged the ED and CSO of KIA Motors These units are registered registered under UAM - Micro only evade taxes causing rev- hear the case on September 26. either through joint ventures or overall stressed portfolio at around Rs 4 trillion or over India. under a special 2015-notified 11611, Small 490, Medium 33. enue losses to the govern- The court has given Air as supporting business partners, 65,000 mw of generation capacity. Kim was talking to scheme Udyog Aadhar According to experts, this ment, but also pose severe India four weeks’ time to major airlines, hotel chains or “Not every kind of industry or every kind of asset can reporters here at the launch of Memorandum (UAM), defeats the tobacco control health risks to smokers given respond to the judgement with transnational travel service be best reconstructed through the IBC,” Garg told an event the SUV ‘Seltos’, manufactured according to an RTI reply by policy of the Health Ministry that hazardous substances are relevant documents. providers. on ARCs organised by industry lobby Assocham. at its plant in Andhra Pradesh. the ministry. according to which no fresh mixed with tobacco. Other In October last year, Taking strong stance against If a power sector asset goes to NCLT, “practically noth- He said the company The RTI reply says that the licenses have been issued to than manufacturing illicit and Travelport had announced that the allocation made to Travel Port ing will survive, except the plant”, he said, adding PPAs entered the Indian market with “Ministry has notified the any cigarette manufacturing counterfeit products, such it had “won competitive tender , the Punjab and Haryana High and FSAs will come off. Any new buyer will lose interest an SUV, as it is the fastest grow- Udyog Aadhar Memorandum unit after 1999. units are also exploiting their process undertaken by Air India Court in January noted that asset because of this, he said, recommending the ARC route ing segment in the automobile (UAM) on 18th September Licensing for manufactur- status to manufacture popular for the sole provision of distri- under Article 12, the national car- to resolving the stress in the sector. industry in the country. 2015, a one page online regis- ing of cigarettes are issued by foreign brands. bution of its domestic flight rier was “duty bound” to invite He said the dozen-odd ARCs, which have been “For a new entrant, there is tration system for MSMEs Department of Industrial Recently Police, District content in the airline’s home bids before giving “exclusive around for over a decade now, can collaborate with an no good time. We are con- based on self-certification and Policy & Promotion (DIPP) of Tobacco Control Units and market”. rights to any agency for GDS”. industry expert, to help in resolution. findent of our product...”, he no additional document is Ministry of Commerce as per NGOs across Delhi-NCR have The national carrier had “It is further contended that However, absence of strong homegrown power com- said. required to be uploaded at the IDR Act 1951. However, even conducted several raids and decided to shift to Travelport Air India was duty bound to call panies which can team up with financial investors to resolve The company claimed to time of filing of UAM. in this Act, there are clauses found such units manufactur- despite several senior officials bids in the form of tenders and an asset, is delaying the resolution process. have received around 33,000 “Any entrepreneur either which have loopholes exploit- ing illicit and counterfeit of raising objections against the that Amadeus could not be arbi- Meanwhile, Garg also pitched for an amendment in the bookings in the last five weeks. in manufacturing or service ing which companies are man- popular foreign brands, packs move. Joining hands with trarily excluded from sale of tick- powers of ARCs, underlining that they need to be The Andhra Pradesh facil- oriented enterprise can regis- ufacturing cigarettes. of which do not contain the Travelport meant giving access to ets for domestic flights,” it had empowered to act like an asset manager, much beyond the ity has a capacity of three lakh ter as MSME online at According to another RTI mandatory Health Warning, as details of AI’s flyers to Interglobe said. current limited role of being a debt manager. units per annum, Kim said. www.udyogaadhar.gov.in only Reply by Tobacco Board of mandated by law.    !"#   D*

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Even after don- a two-star Michelin chef, who is chef Talking about how he selects a role and ning a number of versatile hats as an Nitya’s (played by Divyanka Tripathi) how the approach has changed with time, actor, his image of a boy next door has senior and ex-lover. The story revolves the actor says that he doesn’t think a lot been the most favourite one. And when around the couple as they move back and while making a selection. It just comes to one watches the trailer of his forthcom- forth between love and conflict in a says that even he had questioned the chicken masala. Somewhere, you’ll notice him spontaneously. He tell us, “Nothing ing ALTBalaji web series, Coldd Lassi aur ‘gourmet-licious’ world. The two lovers same. “When I was told that the title of it even in the characters too. So I find it has really changed. My approach is still Chichen Masala, one can surely recall his had separated after a tiff eight years ago. the series would be Coldd Lassi aur apt now.” the same. I am very instinctive as a per- similar avatar in his previous such roles. And in the present day, as they face each Chicken Masala, I was perplexed. I never There have been a plenty love stories, son. If something excites me, I want to do He tells us that it’s the very reason other in the same kitchen again, their expected a love story to be named like especially when it comes to shows and a it. I say yes, instantly. I have never had a why he chose this role too. “I am doing past makes a comeback. Nitya’s focus on that. I thought it would be a very roman- dramatic universe created by Ekta particular way of picking up my projects. a love story after a very long time. I real- detailing and perfection makes her look tic title and something new and differ- Kapoor, but this one appears like a first I don’t give them too much of a thought.” ly liked and appreciated how the story like a stubborn and short-tempered per- ent. But then, Ekta (Kapoor) usually has of its kind to have been airing under her All these listed above, he adds, were was written so powerfully. So when love son among her colleagues, whereas, a knack for coming up with very inter- production. With an interesting and instinctive decisions. “I have sealed all of stories are written well, it’s great fun to Vikram believes in experimentation and esting titles. She would always think new pairing, the trailer makes it evident my projects with the first meeting itself. work and perform on them. It’s premise is not very approving of Nitya’s idea of beyond the clouds and come up with that the show would promise an added If I like it, it’s a yes, and if I don’t, it’s a was also very different. I really liked how traditionality. something unique. And then, after going culinary experience with the right no. Simple!” However, Shaitan would be the love story proceeded in the backdrop A title like that is, for a fact, intrigu- on with it for a few days, I also came to flavours and spices in a love story. One out of the list here and even Cold Lassi..., of food as well as the back and forth of ing. It certainly generates some level of terms with it, especially after knowing the can see Divyanka and Rajeev dealing scripts of which, he says, hadn’t convinced the characters within a span of eight curiosity among the audience if one has- complete script. It’s not just the dishes with everyday issues in a hotel kitchen him in the first meetings. years. Also, because it is a web series, it n’t watched the trailer to know what it that we are talking about but also has and the challenges chefs face. However, Though he always convinces, no would come to an end after a certain actually tries to showcase. Why would a something to do with the characters. If not even once would one point out that matter what. Laughs. amount of episodes rather than going on love story be named on a food item and one person matches with the nature of they are not professional cooks. We can (The show releases on September 3 on for months on TV,” says the actor, who an ingredient after all? Rajeev laughs and a cold lassi, the other matches with the see them preparing dishes with the ALTBalaji and ZEE5.) * 4) 

hen the Indian textile — rather than blending it with newer remained a constant in every closet chain. It’s like an organised industry industry stood at the sec- approach? He says, “We are using the since the Chola and Pallava dynasty, working in a semi-organised pattern,” Wond position from 2014 to * %&     old techniques only. The new tech- are also revisited through his collec- he says as he chuckles a bit. 2017, it certainly seemed that it nique is like power looms, which tion, celebrating the identity of the Regional weavers are actually would top the ladder in the coming gives you the price-effective produc- fabric with a modern outlook, tapping keeping the traditional style craft years. However, it’s only two days ago tion cost, which is the difference into its potential without tampering alive from different states. Being a that the Confederation of Indian     &'      &        '" between handloom and power loom. with its ethnicity. textile conservationist, what does Textiles Industry (CITI) revealed Handloom has its limitation of pro- Singhania has worked with 700 Singhania thinks of how can these that the industry is losing its edge in 9&  !   * ( -3(*-* && duction and the cost, which is meant handloom weavers belonging to 22 weavers from small towns and the international market as it slipped to be high. Power loom reduces the different clusters from areas like cities could be given a platform to to rank five last year. Sailesh *?@( (*0* + &        cost and enhances the efficiency of Pochampally, Gadwal, Uppada, Kota, be recognised in the global forum? Singhania, who happens to be the the production.” Pranpur and others to curate his col- “Our efforts lie in creating a sus- sixth-generation textile conserva-   + + R  &  &  The fabric Khadi, now 100- lection. “We need to fulfill their tainable world, wherein our artisans tionist and designer from Hyderabad, years-old, has taken decades to requirements. We need to teach can thrive and are celebrated. This whose forefathers joined the Nizam’s become a global fashion statement. them how to mend the looms and collection is a testament of our legacy in 1881, points out its reason. Does Singhania think that age-old how to get perfection in their designs efforts and we strive to bring to the “Indian textile industry was earlier things just like Khadi should be given with the graphs. I agree, ultimately fore the sheer talent that our available to the people globally. We equal exposure? And that there is a weaving is done by the weavers. But weavers possess. However, small are very well known for our prints for need to revive them as well to make it’s not like all the 700 weavers would weavers generally know the tech- the past 3,000 years. When we say them recognise globally? He says, come to the industry daily. It is done nique quite well but designers prints, it is always India that comes “Khadi is something you need to at homes. So in the local villages we need to help them for latest designs to everybody’s mind. When you say experience first. Once people start have master craftsmen and weavers. and innovation so that it stays rel- Kalamkaari prints, it’s India again. wearing and experimenting, they We coordinate with them and they evant in today’s contemporary And how can we forget Khadi, of understand the difference between support the local people there because world. Without that, it is really dif- course. Because of a lot of competi- Khadi and other products. Brands every local cluster has their local lan- ficult as they need help in various tion today, there is a lot of produc- have started promoting it very well. guage and culture. So the master things. And things have also got tion of power looms. So the produc- It was earlier majorly done by our craftsmen bridge that gap. It’s a very expensive. Just a weaver to run tion cost has become a major factor government only, which never had a a handloom, they need an invest- for shrinking of the Indian textile proper channel to manage it. Khadi ment of more than 2-3 lakh for industry,” says he and adds that has been brought into highlight one loom. They also need help when you talk about the internation- through better branding. Indian gov- from master weavers or designers al market, it only consists of the vol- ernment is not great at branding and to educate them about innovation, ume of sales, they never check upon marketing the products, it is always latest colours, designs, patterns any other measures. “The volume done better by private companies. Of and price,” he says. needs to be more reasonable.” course, other things should be given The designer is determined to One of the solutions to sustain an equal exposure. And I think, the promote sustainable fashion, crafts- the industry, he shares, could be if the topic must be inculcated in the syl- manship with a commitment to government starts to provide them labus of school children.” ‘Make in India’ initiative. So what tax holidays just like textile countries Comprising opulent whites and drives his passion for this? “I real- like China do. “If you compare the plethora of cultures and traditions industry, faded into oblivion. Post the enigmatic gold threads, each saree in ly love sustainable fashion because textiles of India, in terms of the cost together and culminating them into Partition, many weavers had migrat- his collection has been woven the old things goes and the new and pricing turnovers, the handloom one final creation. ed to present-day West Bengal, which painstakingly over a labourious peri- things comes, it has to move on and industry is hardly 10 per cent of the “That’s why I wanted to do marked the beginning of the art form od of over eight months to match the it’s not like a polyester but a process. market. The major market is covered something with Khadi with the finer in India. He shares about its tedious unparalleled beauty of his muses. “We Sustainability was practised from by power looms,” he says. accounts. Jamdani technique was process. The making of it involves the have used different types of silk like many years and it defines luxury. If The designer has always been started 1,000 years ago. It is very time- supplementary weft technique along Assam silk, Mulberry silk from it’s not perishable, then it’s plastic,” passionate about Khadi as he feels that consuming but yes, there is no limi- with the standard weft technique. Bangalore, Muga silk and Ahinsa silk, he says and adds that there are only it is the most “luxurious” fabric. tation to the designs. A four to five With the latter, the base sheer mate- its so much in fashion today,” he says. pre-forms of natural yarns — cot- Though Indians feel that silk is the metre saree can be of a single design rial is made on which thicker threads There exists in nature, a certain ton, silk and woolen. These things most luxurious one but Singhania and that’s its beauty,” says Singhania. are used to create designs. Each of the type of harmony, beyond the confines are quite skin-friendly and also suit says that the hand-spun Khadi takes Though Jamdani has enjoyed supplementary weft motif is then of human belief and within those of the Indian weather since we sweat more time than spinning the silk and immense popularity right from the added manually by interlacing the the spirit. Singhania’s royal Banarasi a lot, and skin feels more comfort- the concentration level needs to be at beginning, the art form bloomed dur- weft threads with fine bamboo sticks silk, is assiduously woven with motifs able in cotton or Khadi. extreme while we are at it. And that ing the Mughal period. However, using individual spools. This process inspired by the sun and the moon, the “I really wanted to do some- is the reason why the designer’s lat- colonisation by the British saw a results in the vibrant patterns that natural forces upon which life sustains thing for the textile industry. To est collection features a combination decline in the production of it. of Mughal rule in India, producers of appear to float on a shimmering sur- and the society thrives. The motifs revive the textile and give it a of Khadi and age-old techniques like Export of cheaper yarn from Jamdani were deprived of their most face, which is a feature unique to embody nature and its interaction global recognition and showcase the the Jamdani and embellishing it with European countries in the 19th cen- influential patrons. Villages like Jamdani sarees. with the human race, like an orches- Indian heritage globally. You sim- intricate motifs inspired by modern tury was one of the primary reasons Madhurapur and Jangalbadi in Bihar, So why can’t we use the age-old trated symphony of life in the weave. ply cannot find the Indian crafts in Japanese art, thereby bringing a for the decline. 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I can’t by side in the run-up to the believe it,” Mick Jagger told the show as the sun set over the crowd, “I want to bring it back Rose Bowl, leaving many fans and put it on our mantelpiece.” perplexed as to what the con- Robert Downey Jr nection was before it was hether it is Krishna’s the traditionality intact. So, we play stages.” She further shares that the announced the name, taking announced. The concert had joyous years of child- in terms of the choreography, cos- research on Krishna shows him in the stage just before the band’s originally been scheduled for hood or the antics he tumes and characters.” She has tried two different avatars. One, where his set at the Southern California spring, before the stones post- played while grow- to make the choreography more natkhat activities are highlighted and stadium that is only a stone’s poned their No Filter North ing up, his romance vibrant and technologically advanced. the other, in the battle of throw from NASA’s Jet American tour because Jagger Wwith nature and his compassion for She shares that this year LED screens N (  ,,C ; ;(O Kurukshetra. Shobha has tried to Propulsion Laboratory, which had a heart surgery. everything that had life or eventual- have been used for projection and a 1(6&+>*<'6> show the same. She says, “The first manages InSight. “Cross-polli- The 76-year-old showed ly attaining the stage of human ado- new audio and video-visual screen, half is completely devoted to his mis- nating science and a legendary no signs of poor health or ration, classical dancer Shobha which enhances the video quality of 12 7<(!'><:( chiefs and shows the popular rock band is always a good even his age as he danced, Deepak Singh brings his journey on the show. This will give a more real- 2:;,6(; episodes like makkhan chori, his thing,” the actor said. He told pranced and boogied up and stage through scenes which will take istic element to the show and the fight with Kaliya, Govardhan parvat the crowd that JPL scientists down a long catwalk that you back to his various folk lores. And audience will connect closely. 7 :( +:<: whereas the second half is based on had come up with the name “in extended to the middle of the what better an occasion than Shobha breaks the story into 7< C1;:+ the Mahabharata and the message of a fit of fandom and clever stadium’s field. He did poke fun Janmashtami for this? The perfor- individual passages and then tries to Krishna on the battlefield in the form association.” at his advanced years. “It’s great mance begins with the celebration set the sequence. She then checks (;*+:*2677 of traditional dance forms like “Charlie, Ronnie, Keith and to be back at the Rose Bowl in that takes place at midnight with how each sequence is different from Mayurbhanj, Chhau and Mick were in no way opposed Pasadena,” Jagger said. “At least devotional songs, dances, aartis and the previous one. She is a keen (:& Kalaripayattu.” to the notion,” Downey said, I think we’ve been here before.” rocking the cradle of baby Kanha. believer of learning from each phase (:2 2: 6(76 Shobha agrees that along with “but in typical egalitarian fash- (They have, in 1994.) He added, In the show, which is the 43rd of the show and tries to improvise the evolution of the story, there has ion, they suggested I assist in “We walked up and down edition of the story of Krishna, consistently. “As soon as the show is < 7762C!< 7<7 been a growth in her journey too. procuring 60,000 votes to make Hollywood Boulevard looking Shobha tries to couple Indian tradi- over, we see and analyse our perfor- <:, :;+:;; “Initially, I didn’t know a lot of things it official, so that’s my mission.” for the rolling stones star but tions with newness and dynamism so mances, we check what could have show instantly after one perfor- about Krishna. But I read a lot and He led the audience in a shout couldn’t find it.” (The band that the audience can relate to it as per been done better and then work on +62::,:+:(76 mance is done.” spent time at the Sahitya Akademi before declaring the deed done. doesn’t have one.) the current scenario. It is woven with that,” she says. This helps them to <:762C(; Initially, she used to do simple and came across new interpretations Jagger said, “I want to say And he took a dig at an array of tales, beliefs and myths. refine their performance and become shows and performances as there of his story. This has helped add thank our favourite action man President Donald Trump’s The essence of the show remains the “better versions” of themselves. :(2 *<+C were not much facilities or technol- more elements to the story and Robert Downey Jr, that was a recent talk of acquiring same, she says, but it has been blend- There are specifically some editions :262+(*:7O ogy but the stage has travelled too far enrich my performances,” she says. very nice intro he gave.” Greenland when introducing ed with various things in order to of the show that are loved more by from then and evolved with each The artist is all set for the 63rd edi- The rock, just a little bigger his bandmates. “On the drums,” make it appealing and different from the audience. She says, “I am some- show. Shobha recalls, “When I look tion of Ramayana starting on than a golf ball, was moved by Jagger shouted, “Greenland’s its previous versions. Shobha says, one who won’t stick to an idea even back, I could only remember few September 27 and 28. InSight’s own thrusters as the new economic adviser, Charlie “The audience wants to see some- if it works. I start thinking about famous episodes of Krishna but (The show will be staged today at robotic lander touched down Watts” thing new every year while keeping newer concepts that can enhance my now we have a series depicting all his 6.30 at Kamani Auditorium.) on Mars on November 26. It L*     45 

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Also, the informa- and present it in a picture box frame tion about their backstory contained without treating that frame like it’s in the first couple of scripts you a piece of art. receive is very minimal, so you invent it to make sure you have a real Did you have fun while making the working connection with the other show with such a great ensemble actors to move forward. But what cast? might happen then is you read There were people there from all episode three, which you didn’t get over the world — Germans, French, before and suddenly find out that Russians, Americans, Britishers. We .&$Q you were orphaned. So you might say were all there, speaking all of those “I’m going to do loads of back languages. Everyone has a slightly preparation” when actually you have different method of working. As a !*%!$ ,!%" to just jump in and play. Then when director you step in line with the you reach to episodes five and six, ways everyone chooses to work and $"!(%"3 those scripts will have been written on this series they all brought their by writers, who have watched your cultural influences with them, which ctress Sonam tion with the cricket team performances in episodes one and was really great. Kapoor and actor as their compere some- two, so they will be working from ADulquer Salmaan- how had proven to be lucky what you’ve already brought to the What did you make of the Riviera starrer The Zoya Factor for the cricket team. character. So you have to change the itself? has been in the news Whenever the team’s day backstory for front story and they There’s a lot of money there and you recently owing to a story started with a greeting start to create the character in line is locked away in a vault somewhere. They get into the skin slowly. So you can see the part of that world, when where luck proves to be the from Mandira, they won. with what you’re playing already. have to see who’s bringing what in you go to Monaco Harbour and see greatest factor. It is based And therefore, it was The explosion sets off a huge chain rehearsal and work from that. the massive yachts there. They just on the eponymous book by believed that she is indeed Is it becomes a collaborative of events for many people. How stay there empty for most of the year. Anuja Chauhan. On the the lucky mascot for our process? does Constantine’s death specifical- You directed episodes seven and If you have that kind of money, why film front, the latest cricket team. In the earli- It feels collaborative because you get ly change Robert’s life? eight of this series. How did this not just rock up and hire one for five rumour circulating is er days of reading sessions the script and might say “well this It changes Georgina’s life and that understanding of your fellow actors days? whether the film is inspired between the author wouldn’t happen and that wouldn’t changes Robert’s life. It brings some- feed into your work as a director? from the life of actress and (Anuja), director and the happen,” and then they can shift and one who was very close to him back It’s something you have to read. As What’s your most extravagant pur- presenter Mandira Bedi. actors, they often discussed change the whole script. into his life. an actor who is also directing, I know chase? As per a source, the how the book is hugely exactly how the other actor could Me and my family go so practically book is inspired by the life inspired from her life and Tell us about your character, Are you an art lover yourself? feel. So when you shout ‘action’, what through life. We never buy things we of a woman who gained Sonam hence drew refer- Robert? What kind of art do you prefer? goes down the lens is brutally real can’t see or feel the value of. People massive traction after the ences from the same.” He’s an art dealer, who trained in the I have some original pieces. Some and convincing and they can do that telling me something is worth ‘x’ 2003 World Cup. Mandira, Zoya Factor is about a same class as Georgina. They both carvings, but not conventional art in a very safe environment. doesn’t sway it for me. I have to see who was originally an Rajput girl named Zoya know a lot about art, although they and there are triptych that I got from the practical value of something I actor, started her stint as a Singh Solanki (played by work on different sides of it. different countries. There’s nothing to the character, you need to have an How did you find the experience of buy. Therefore, we haven’t really presenter for the Indian Sonam Kapoor) who meets Georgina is a curator and she fells in major that falls in line with the clas- expert eye watching you as you directing Riviera given it has such splashed out on anything ridiculous- Cricket team in 2003 and it the Indian Cricket Team love with him. Robert, on the other sics that people pay millions for. climb towards it. Or if the character a distinctive cinematic look? ly expensive. If there is anything that was her compering and through her job as an exec- hand, has used his knowledge to start is close to you, is very emotional and You’ve got set design by 18th-centu- I truly wanted to keep precious, it is the luck that followed for utive in an advertising tracking where paintings are being As an actor, what do you ideally is quote private, then you want free- ry France and lighting by God, so my kids and the best way of looking the team, which is still agency and ends up sold, where they are being kept and want from a director? Is it free- dom and the security that it brings. you just have to point the camera on after them is making sure I don’t remembered. becoming a lucky charm who has them. It’s quite common for dom? Is it guidance? Or does the Every actor works in different ways. it at the right time of day, having spend loads of money on train kits. 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I had to be patient and keep the ndian badminton ace Saina mance before losing 21-15, 25- World No 19 Praneeth, who got shuttle inside, there were long ral- INehwal on Friday slammed 27, 12-21 to Blichfeldt, seeded the Arjuna Award this year, lies ad I am happy to win this,” the standard of umpiring in her 12th, in the women’s singles notched up a 24-22, 21-14 win over Sindhu said after the win. BWF World Championships match that lasted an hour and Asian Games Gold medallist “We keep playing each other, so In the men’s singles quarterfi- pre-quarterfinal loss to 12 minutes on Thursday. Jonatan in a 51-minute battle, join- we know each other’s game. I nals, Praneeth, who had won the Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt, There was no video referral ing Prakash Padukone in the medal needed to be positive. It was a real- Singapore Open in 2017 and fin- terming it “very sick”. in place for Saina’s match as it list at the tournament. ly good match and taking out such ished runners-up at Swiss Open Her husband Parupalli was not held in one of the two Padukone was the first Indian close matches gives a big boost to earlier this year, came into the tour- Kashyap, who often sits by the courts with live streaming facil- to win a men’s singles World the confidence and I hope I can nament with a 1-2 head-to-head courtside during her matches, ity. Championships medal — a Bronze prepare well and come back count against the Indonesian. also lashed out at the umpire fol- “2 match-points snatched — in the 1983 edition. stronger tomorrow." But the past record didn’t mat- lowing the narrow defeat. away by bad umpiring. And In the women’s singles, Sindhu The 24-year-old Indian will ter as the Indian came out attack- “Still can’t believe 2 match numerous wrong decisions,” showed tremendous grit after being take on the winner of the match ing to stave off a stiff challenge points which the umpire over- Kashyap, a 2014 blown away in the opening game, between China’s Chen Yu Fei and from Jonatan in the opening game ? )         J        I   ruled in the second game. And Commonwealth Games cham- edging past her fancied rival, who Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt on and then blew him away in the sec- the umpire tells me in the mid pion, wrote on his Twitter han- enjoys an upper hand (10-4) after Saturday. ond to find his place in history. the rallies were going on really long a lot.” of second game ‘let the line dle. 14 career meetings. “I don’t know whom I will play. “It feels awesome. It feels great and I was attacking a lot and there Praneeth will take on World No umpires do their job’ and I “Unbelievable that there are “I think in the first game, I had Chen Yufei is doing well in recent and I am happy to win today. I still was a lot of pressure and it made 1 Kento Momota of Japan in the don’t understand suddenly how no reviews on other courts at given a huge lead and I couldn’t times and Mia has beaten Saina have matches, so I have to focus on me tired. It was crucial because if semifinals on Saturday. the umpire overruled the match the WORLD CHAMPI- cover. I was prepared for her decep- yesterday. I will be playing them that and be fitter for tomorrow. We he would have won then it could “I think everybody is trying to points..Very sick,” the London ONSHIPS. When will our sport tion but my shots were going to after a long time. Anything can can talk about what medal later on,” have been different. find a way to beat him. It is not easy Olympic Bronze medallist get better ? SICK @bwfmedia mid court. But the second game happen, I just have to be there and laughed Praneeth after the match. “Later Gopi sir told me not to he being the world No 1. You have tweeted. @HSBCBWF @NSaina #feel- was anybody’s game and I kept focus on tomorrow’s match,” Talking about the match, attack and that changed the rhythm to put him under pressure, so lets Saina, who had won a Silver ingcheated #totalbwfworld- fighting and won the second. The Sindhu said. Praneeth said: “In the first game, and I think those inputs helped me see how it goes. I will give my best.” at the 2015 World championships2019.”  
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With some experienced some much-needed stardust on the Roberto Firmino ease the questioning Bale was arguably players rested for the tournament, we had German top-flight. and Mohamed of his tactics. man of the match. a fairly younger squad, but it was a great Bayern announced record engagement Salah, who com- The former Zidane said in chance for the youngsters to do well and I figures on their social media accounts fol- bined for all five England interna- July it would be am really pleased with the way everyone lowing Coutinho’s arrival, but fans may Liverpool goals tional has been “best for everyone” stepped up. have to wait to see him in action. when the sides last accused of being too if Bale left Madrid “The team performed well against teams Coach Niko Kovac confirmed on met. gung-ho in his this summer but the like Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand, and Thursday Coutinho was not yet fit enough Arsenal have approach as both Welshman has been it was an immensely proud moment for me to play the full 90 minutes, and would start some outstanding fin- United and Leicester eager to stay and to have led the Indian men’s hockey team for on the bench against Schalke. ishers of their own. cut Chelsea open appears to be regaining the confidence of his coach. the very first time,” said the 23-year-old The Croatian coach said his compa- Pierre-Emerick relentlessly on the “What has changed is that the player is going to stay, Harmanpreet, who captained India in the triot Perisic had better chances of making Aubameyang, who counter-attack and if nothing more,” Zidane said in a press conference on absence of Manpreet Singh. a first start for Bayern. shared the Premier he cannot tailor his Friday, ahead of today’s game at home to Real Valladolid. 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ond slip, leaving India at 207 for seven. It seemed India's brittle tail will not put up much of a fight yet again, but Jadeja and Ishant batted sensibly in their 116-ball stand, defying the West Indian pacers. While maturity was expected from Jadeja, Ishant impressed with the way he dealt with the express pace of Roach and Gabriel. He was not afraid ?         
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