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 81, who died on Saturday due fighter,” said Ashish Gupta, a Kejriwal, who handed to cardiac arrest was cremated DPCC post-bearer. Dikshit her first electoral defeat  
  on Sunday at Nigambodh Ghat Earlier, paying homage to in decades, was among the first near the Yamuna River with full Dikshit, Sonia Gandhi said the to underscore the importance    
 State honours. CM was a friend and like an of the CM’s Union Home Minister and elder sister to her. Her demise contribution. BJP president Amit Shah, Delhi was a big loss to the Congress After announcing that the 
 Chief Minister Arvind party, she said. Delhi Government would host Kejriwal, his deputy Manish As the longest serving a State funeral for her, he ( (" 2+ # Sisodia, Power and Health woman CM who steered her wrote, “Only last month I had Minister Satyendar Jain, former party to victory for three con- met her for nearly an hour nce again holding tam- Congress president Sonia secutive terms in 1998, 2003 when she came with her party’s Opered electronic voting Gandhi, her daughter and and 2008, Dikshit ushered in delegation to submit a memo- machines responsible of her Congress general secretary an era of all-round develop- randum on several issues.” party’s electoral defeat at the Priyanka Gandhi as well and hustings and indicating that she &     % other Congress veterans, col- would eventually lead the “bal- # '#  leagues, workers and admirers lot-versus-EVM” battle till its   ( # %! witnessed the last rites braving     logical in 2021 Assembly elec- heavy rain and gusty winds. tions, Bengal Chief Minister countries like “America, A large number of people,   Mamata Banerjee on Sunday England, Germany and France including BJP stalwart Lal                 R gave a call to dump EVMs gave returned to the old ballot Krishna Advani and former         ! "# $ # %! which her own Trinamool boxes.” She declared “our External Affairs Minister 
   Congress Government would Government will write to the Sushma Swaraj and former Committee office, the city unit rahega’ and Sheila amar rahe ing to get in to pay homage attempt at doing in next year’s State Election Commission to Prime Minister Manmohan which she was heading at the amid light rains. Many other amid unprecedented gathering, "  ./0&/+,1  "   ./0&/+,1 municipal polls to begin with. hold the municipal and rural Singh paid homage to Dikshit time of her death. The cremation was done using claimed that he worked with Speaking at a mammoth elections with ballot papers. We at her Nizamuddin East resi- Former Jammu and the CNG method that was Dikshit in Delhi Assembly ok Janshakti Party MP from ormer Delhi Bharatiya TMC martyr’s day rally, will start ballot paper once dence before the body was Kashmir Chief Minister Omar installed at the ghat during her elections. He said can never LBihar’s Samastipur FJanata Party (BJP) president Mamata attacked the BJP for again giving a new direction to taken to the Congress head- Abdullah too visited Dikshit’s tenure as Delhi CM. forget the love and warmth of Ramchandra Paswan died on Mange Ram Garg passed away manipulating the EVMs saying electoral politics.” quarters in the heart of Delhi. residence. From there, Dikshit’s Madhya Pradesh Chief the former CM. “The national Sunday afternoon following a at a city hospital on Sunday the 2019 general elections was The TMC was stunned by Dikshit’s body was taken to the final journey to Nigambodh Minister Kamal Nath and Capital is renovated by her. brief illness. morning. The demise of Garg, “not a history but a mystery” to the BJP in the April-May gen- Congress headquarters where Ghat began in a van with her senior leaders Ahmed Patel Everything that you can see Ramchandra Paswan, 57, 83, was mourned by senior her. “I have no hesitation to eral elections when the Bengal top party leaders, including sister Rama Dhawan sat with and Raj Babbar were among here, it is all became possible the younger brother of Union party leaders, along with Prime declare that the Lok Sabha ruling party came down from Manmohan Singh, chief min- the body. The truck carrying others who joined the emo- because of her extraordinary Minister and LJP chief Ram Minister Narendra Modi who election was not a history as is a whopping tally of 34 seats in isters Ashok Gehlot and Kamal the casket moved slowly as the tionally charged crowd. efforts during her 15 years as Vilas Paswan, passed away at described him as a party man claimed by the BJP but mys- 2014 to 22 seats this time Nath, paid their respects. Later, road was packed with support- Vinod Singh (56), a party Delhi CM,” he said. 1.24 pm at the Ram Manohar with deep connect with Delhi tery” thanks to the manipulat- round conceding 18 out of 42 the body was taken to the ers who chanted ‘Jab tak suraj worker who was standing out- “She was still working and Lohia Hospital here. who selflessly served its people. ed EVMs, Mamata said seats to the saffron Delhi Pradesh Congress chand rahega Sheila ji ka naam side DPCC headquarters, try- trying to revive the party. She Detailed report on P5 Detailed report on P3 reminding how the advanced outfit.   "#     
                 
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zero FIR case and transferred men run over her as she 8 )      0 three accused have reportedly assaulting of a 24-year-old       the case to MP Nagar police.  "   4,23+ refused to give her land in been arrested, the hunt is on for Mumbai based model in the
       After the preliminary investi- Singrauli district.     ( 6 the third culprit. name of facilitating role in      ) gation the police found regis- alaiya police have regis- Police said, the three mis- Meanwhile, villagers movies; Mumbai police regis- 
  tered a case of sexual assault on Ttered a case against creants have been identified as    (     claimed that over 8,000 cases of tered case of zero FIR and Saturday and started investi- unidentified miscreants who Lalpati, Prabhakar and Bandhu land disputes are pending with transferred case to MP Nagar where the accused introduced gation. Police said that the stole gold bangles worth Bais. The three reached the  " 8    the revenue department in the police. himself as a close friend of accused would be nabbed as he 60,000 of a lady doctor from woman’s house on Saturday to district. Police said that accused movie directors and makers. went absconding after the case a purse from a Sultania usurp her land. When met (()    ( The incident comes at a Ahineet Sarvesh Gupta runs The victim was later contacted was registered. Government hospital. with objection, they rode a time when the country stares at Poison Anti-Ageing Pvt Ltd through social media and devel- During the investigation According to Talaiya tractor and began ploughing the Sonbhadra massacre in and assured the victim girl that oped relationship with her. The the police found that the police, the victim Dr Abha the land forcefully. Following over her and fled the scene, case based on the complaint neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, he could facilitate roles in big accused offered to marry her accused asked the victim to Jindal, posted as senior doc- this, Kiran Kol, the deceased leaving Kol critically injured. registered by the woman’s fam- where ten people from the movies as he is acquainted and assured that he would help visit Bhopal and was sexually tor in Sultania found that farmer, entered into a feud with Villagers rushed her to a near- ily. All the accused have been Gond tribal community were with big shots of film industry. in getting good movies with big assaulted at Amar Vilas hotel her gold bangles from purse the accused. by hospital where she suc- booked for murder. case has shot dead during a scuffle that The victim in her com- banners and sexually assaulted due to which the case has been were found missing. As the dispute escalated, cumbed to her injuries. been lodged against the three broke out over the possession plaint stated that she met the and exploited her but later registered with MP Nagar After she failed to find the the accused ran their tractor The police have lodged a in connection with the woman’s of a piece of land. accused at a party in Mumbai when the victim came to know police. gold bangles she approached Talaiya police and lodged complaint stating that the incident took place on & '   .  *3   -  Saturday morning when she went to hospital and kept her bag in doctors room. Later (  she went into operation the- 3 ! 43 ater for operation and kept  " "$ gold bangles in her purse  "   4,23+ and forget to close it . After  )*+"  , completing the operation t a time when leaders in when she asked a nurse to Athe Narendra Modi bring her bag from the doc-  "   4,23+ the police. Government are doing every-     % tors room when she checked Police have recovered four thing possible to make the bag gold bangles were autam Nagar police have scooters and one motorbike ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ a found missing from it. She Gnabbed two vehicle-lifters worth 2.64 lakh from their success, BJP MP from Bhopal enquired about her missing from Nariyalkheda and recov- possession. The friends and Pragya Singh Thakur has  "   4,23+ The deceased was gold bangles but no one was ered five worth 2.64 lakh family members would be made a statement that could searched by the divers and able to from his possession on questioned in the investigation court controversy. 20-year-old youth failed to find him later his provide detail. Saturday. which could help in obtaining Thakur's statement came Adrowned at Lower Lake body surfaced on Sunday. Based on the complaint According to the police, more details of earlier crimes barely a week after actor- when he had gone for fishing After the preliminary investi- after the preliminary investi- acting on a tip off two youths and involvement in other turned-politician Hema on Saturday; body was found gation the body was sent for gation police have registered were detained and when they crimes. Malini, along with Minister of in the morning on Sunday at the post mortem. The police a theft against unidentified were asked details regarding the Police said that the parking State For Finance Anurag Patra Pul in the investigation have registered a case under person. In the further inves- vehicle they failed to provide spaces were used to park the Thakur, took part in a clean- by Jehangirabad police. section 174 of the CrPC and tigation nursing staff and details and documents and stolen bike and which were to liness drive within Parliament The youth had gone for have started further investi- other staff who were on duty confessed that the two-wheel- be sold later. During the inves- premises. fishing along with his friend. gation would be quizzed. er was stolen one. tigation police have not found While interacting with BJP tation campaign. Her comment came in The two went inside water in Meanwhile, a 4-year-old Meanwhile, Talaiya police The nabbed accused were any criminal record of the workers at Sehore district Thinking otherwise when response to a grievance raised which one swept in the heavy boy got electrocuted at have booked a youth for identified as Akbar Khan (22) miscreant and told that search headquarters on Sunday, she all NDA ministers are spread- by a BJP worker here over the water current after he slipped. Ratibad on Saturay; he got threatening and extorting and Nadeem Ali (26). In the for the crime record would be said that she has not been ing awareness about India's issues faced by people due to Jehangirbad police have start- electrocuted while he tried to 10000 of a 16-year-old girl in initial investigation police have done in the further investiga- elected as Member of largest cleanliness campaign, lack of cleanliness and hygiene ed investigation. switch on the TV. Police said the name of making pho- recovered one scooter bearing tion. Parliament to clean toilets and Thakur said, "We were not in the area. The deceased, identified that the boy identified as tographs public. registration number Police said that the four drains. elected to get your drains Pragya Thakur, who suc- as Mohan Batham of Talaiya Krishna tried to switch on the The victim became friend MP04SM4470. Later other vehicles were stolen from Within minutes, the video cleaned. We were not made to cessfully contested the Lok had gone for fishing along TV. He was rushed to a near- with Atif over Instagram and vehicles were recovered from Talaiya, Hanumanganj, Koh-e- of Pragya Thakur went viral get your toilets cleaned. We Sabha elections against senior with his friend Usman. Two by hospital where he was later Atif extorted 10000 in their possession which were Fiza and Kotwali. The details of on the social media. will do all the work for which Congress leader Digvijay entered in water while Mohan declared dead. two parts. stolen from different areas of recovered vehicles would be Notably, the sanitation we have been elected." Singh from Bhopal con- went at the area which was The body was sent for the The youth again pressur- the state capital. The accused provided to the respect police campaign was launched by She further said, "With stituency, has been in news with heavy water current and post-mortem. The police have ized victim to extort 10000 was trying to sell the vehicle but stations. The police have start- Prime Minister Narendra honesty I will do the duty that several times in the recent past slipped and drowned, Usman registered a case under section but this time the victim was not able to find and con- ed search for other accomplices Modi and each and every I have been entrusted with.” for making controversial state- informed the family members 174 of the CrPC. In the inves- braved to inform the family. vince customer to purchase who have helped the accused in member of the party have Her comment was applauded ments, including that on for- who informed the police and tigation it was found that due A complaint was lodged and vehicle and before he could sell stealing and disposing the been shouldered responsibil- by other local leaders present mer Maharashtra ATS Chief later a missing complaint was to rains the walls were wet and police have registered a case the vehicle he was nabbed by vehicles. ity to participate in the sani- at the meeting. Hemant Karkare. lodged with the police. which resulted in the incident. against the accused. 2     !  /0            & *   #    Bhopal: Minister for Public 
  Relations PC Sharma planted a Bhopal: A Naib Tehsildar was Magistrate RS Baghel said. sapling in Durga Mandir attacked allegedly by associates The attackers, however, premises of Bagmugaliya  "   4,23+ members and offered condo- of a mafia in Hoshangabad dis- said that they attacked him on Extension Colony today. He lences. trict of Madhya Pradesh on suspicion of child-lifting, a said that every citizen must hief Minister Kamal Nath Nath said that as the Friday night while he was on claim rejected by plant saplings in his/ her house/ Cpaid tribute by laying Chief Minister of Delhi for his way to carry out a raid at an the officials. colony for environment con- wreath on the mortal remains continuous 15 years, Late illegal sand mining site. The Bagel said, "Though they servation and take responsi- of the Senior Leader of Sheila Dikshit made Delhi, a official, Atul Srivastava, was claim they attacked him on sus- bility for their nurturing till Congress and former Chief model of inclusive develop- injured after his private vehicle picions of child-lifting, I believe they become trees. He urged Minister of Delhi Sheila ment. was stopped and he was that the attack was perpetrat- people to do maximum plan- Dikshit in New Delhi today. Residents of Delhi will attacked by a group of men. ed by them in a bid to stop the tation in order to make Bhopal Nath said that Late Sheila never forget remarkable "We got information about officers from visiting the illegal green. Dikshit was synonymous of works of Smt. Sheila Dikshit, illegal mining in Manwada vil- mining site. This is could be Local youth, women, children development of Delhi. who laid a network of metro, lage. We formed a team includ- their conspiracy." and public representatives took The Chief Minister flyovers, roads, CNG buses ing Tehsildar, Nayab Tehsildar, Fifteen people were part with enthusiasm in the reached Delhi from Bhopal in and developed infrastructure police officers and myself to detained while efforts are on to programme. the morning on Sunday and besides many other works. raid the site. The Nayab nab 10 others involved in the Sharma garlanded idol of paid tribute to Late Sheila Nath further mentioned Tehsildar was in a private vehi- case. Officials also seized 15 Bhagwan Buddha at Buddha Dikshit at Congress head- that Dikshit was simple and cle. We were approaching the tractors and trollies, two JCB Vihar of Panchsheel Nagar. He quarter. affable personality. She had a site from different directions. machines along with other also inspected construction He met Sandeep Dikshit, talent to work in unison. Her % # ,         
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Development and Haridwar MP, the state efficient and employable through    ( 12110  In the past few months, the camps at three prime locations Sran Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the Saksham Haryana scheme, which will ("     Department has also made efforts in in Patiala city. added that that the youths must come for- prove to be a milestone in the coming time, addressing the quality of training in ITIs. Properly trained and it was a ward and become involved in the said an official spokesman Training Institutes (ITIs) and who take up The Department has begun procuring expert teams visited different matter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's In this series, a state-wide system is short-term training. This involves the more than Rs150 crore worth of equipment PSPCL cash counters located pride for the entire State as products of bill payments like plan for water conservation. He being developed for changes in the youth, transformation of two key components of and machinery for every ITI. As a long- near Bus Stand, Model Town Punjab is on the top position UPI, Bharat QR etc,” assured also said that the rich heritage of which will make the youth of Haryana to skilling, which included ITIs and short- term solution, the Department has initi- and Mahindra College in under digital transactions cat- Sran. India has enabled the world to get employment by preparing them for the term schemes. It also includes the tying ated recruitment of more than 2,500 per- Patiala city, informed PSPCL egory in the entire nation since Sran said that for the con- become happy and disease free needs of the industries at the earliest, he together all efforts in this domain under manent staff. By creating a central assess- chairman-cum-managing November 2018. PSPCL is col- venience and awareness of and very soon India would be a said. one umbrella for a coordinated effort. ment cell and placement cell, the director Baldev Singh Sran on lecting more than 659 percent farmers, PSPCL has organised Vishwa Guru. He was speaking The spokesman said that achieving the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Department has streamlined work on the Sunday. amount digitally, said Sran various camps in different vil- at Gyan Diksha programme of mission of Kaushal Bharat (Skill India), (MSDF) and Samagra, a governance con- quality evaluation of a student’s skills and Sran said that the teams while appealing to the entire lages or areas of Punjab for AP Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya which is to train a minimum of 30 crore sulting firm, are helping the Department their linkage to livelihood, he said. interacted with large number of citizens of the State to use cost (agriculture pumpsets) load on Sunday afternoon. people across the country by 2022, is an in this endeavor, he said. The spokesman further said that the consumers, who were standing free digital modes for bill pay- regularization in recent past. Addressing the students in uphill task across States. The Haryana Skill Over the last four years, Haryana has Department has signed over 70 MoUs with in queues at the cash counters ments. He said that 2251 AP con- Maha Mrityunjaya Auditorium Development and Industrial Training been at the forefront of solving a lot of various leading industries to support it in or visited PSPCL cash counters “With the able leadership sumers were upgraded with a of Dev Sanskriti (SDIT) Department is attempting to solve skilling issues on the supply and demand piloting DST this academic year. The to deposit their electricity bills, and continued support of the load of 6,984 BHP in all oper- Vishwavidyalaya, the Union the skilling challenge through a systemic, side. Beginning with the Shri Vishwakarma objective is to make this model scalable and and guided and motivated Cief Minister Capt Amarinder ations zones in the State. HRD minister motivated the stu- state-wide transformation programme, Skill University (SVSU), the India’s first sustainable for a state-wide rollout. DST them about availability of var- Singh, PSPCL would definite- PSPCL has recovered Rs 345.76 dents to come forward in every Saksham Haryana. A flagship programme government skills university, the courses will be structured in a way to ious digital platforms. ly keep on serving the society lakhs on account of service possible way and adopt measures of the Haryana Government, Saksham Department anchored the skilling ecosys- ensure students benefit from training Teams motivated the con- with more passion and energy connection charges for exten- to work for water conservation Haryana aims to ensure career advance- tem in a strong institutional and academ- with relevant equipment in an industry set- sumers to pay their bills digi- in future too and PSPCL will sion of load from the con- in the country, stressing that it ment of students, who enter Industrial ic framework. More than 10 top industries ting. tally, and save their precious come out with further new sumers, he said. was the need of the hour. 5  ,        4 6      
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Tomato is now fast regions of Ranchi. registered in the state till the    going out of the reach of common “Monsoon season seems to be a month of May in which one 243   man as its price in the retail market curse this time, as it has desolately person was killed and two  25     has shot up from Rs 20-30 per kg to hit my business. very few customers were injured. According to the Rs 60-65 per kg. visit my shop .I feel helpless after information provided by the  .5  Meanwhile, the cost of potato is looking at my crises situation at this State Transport Authority   also on the rise. The wholesale rate period of time,” said Kunti Kumari, (STA), in the year 2018, 15 such for potato has doubled from Rs 15- a vegetable vendor at CMPDI veg- cases were registered in which 6    18 to Rs 30 a kg. Besides, there is etable market. 56 people lost their lives and 24  .  spurt in the price of capsicum from Jharkhand this year has wit- were injured.    Rs 10 per kg to Rs 30 per kg and nessed rain deficit of at least 40 per In the year 2018, the total ladyfingers from Rs 10 kg to Rs 25 cent. As many as 10 of 24 districts in to predict if the State is staring at Sakhua Oraon, a farmer in “Many farmers are now relying accidents reported were 1468,      per kg. the State have not even started sow- drought like situation, farmers are Pithoria block of Ranchi, said that on cultivation of cereals as scanty in which 1047 people died and      Vegetable seller, Soma Devi is of ing of crop. Although the Directorate crying hoarse over the apathy of the the rain deficit has affected paddy rainfall has left them with no other 1571 were reportedly injured, the opinion that so far the heavy of Agriculture says that it is too early rain gods. sowing in his region. option,” said Oraon. out of which 15 road accidents happened due to potholes on there after dark or in water roads. This year till the month logged situations.” Another of May, 571 road accidents have commuter from Miyanwala    been reported in which 364 said, “From Mokhampur people lost their lives and 528 Flyover to Miyanwala Chowk From Page 1 were injured. Out of these the road is filled with potholes. Leader of the Opposition mishaps, at least three cases are The departmental workers 9A-# # Gopal Bhargav it was decided those in which potholes were come and fill it sometimes, but that the obituary would be the primary cause of accidents. one rain washes away the mate- scheduled on Monday. When asked about this rial they fill in those potholes “Following this, I had left for problem, Deputy Inspector leaving behind a bigger one. #   New Delhi paying homage to the General (traffic) Keval Haridwar Road is one of the departed soul. Now, raising the Khurana said, “We have given busiest and important roads in (   .$,1 should be accountable for the issue disrupting the normal pro- clear directions to all districts Dehradun, but its condition has health of people living in the ceedings of the House is not jus- to make the department con- remained pathetic. During hile the State country. tified,” he added. cerned accused also in such monsoon accidents happen WGovernment is consis- “We are all accountable On this, the opposition road accident cases. Letters to frequently but no one reports tently seeking the support of for the health of our citizens – members walked out of the highlight the necessity of road them.” doctors and hospitals in mak- the government, the hospitals house and the Speaker passed the conditions in order to reduce According to a senior offi- ing the ambitious Ayushman and the doctors,” Hazari said. budget and postponed the pro- the number of road accidents cial at STA, the departments Bharat Yojana a success in The 246 surgeries that he per- ceedings till 11 am on Monday. have also been sent to the concerned such as Municipal Jharkhand, a cardiac surgeon in formed includes Bypass departments concerned.” Corporation of Dehradun, Ranchi has gone out of his way Grafting, Valve replacements, According to a commuter Public Work Department to support Prime Minister Tetrology under Ayushman 43     who works at City Heart (PWD) and National Highway Narendra Modi’s vision Bharat till now, Dr. Hazari Centre on Cross Road said, “I have been issued letters num- of providing accessibility of started operating cases under   live at Yamuna Colony and take ber of times, but their pace of expensive medical facilities to this scheme from October  
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Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) from Dalit community to head Ramchandra Paswan, the or e-postal ballots. the party. younger brother of Union According to the Election Reddy stepped down due Minister and LJP chief Ram Commission (EC), a record to health reasons and the Vilas Paswan, breathed his last 60.14 per cent military and recently concluded CPI’s at 1.24 pm at the Ram Manohar paramilitary personnel and National Council decided to Lohia Hospital here. those deployed in Indian mis- select Raja. He was admitted to the sions abroad used the e-postal Asserting that the party's hospital last week after suffer- ballot to vote in the Lok Sabha fight against "retrograde" forces ing a heart attack. elections. The ETPBS is a flag- would continue, Raja said, The body will be kept at his ship IT programme of the "The country is going through residence in New Delhi and on 8 2        0      Election Commission that a critical period under the fas- Monday, at the LJP office in     $ D   empowers people eligible to cist regime of Prime Minister Patna for paying last respects.   0 2    # D26- %! vote but posted far away from Narendra Modi. The Left might He will be cremated in the their homes to vote electroni- have lost seats in the Lok Sabha Bihar capital on Monday were among those who con- tweeted. The vice-president cally. The EC said the record vot- ing two security layers. election and might have been evening. He is survived by his doled his death. said, "I express my condo- In a statement issued on ing was possible because of "Secrecy of voting is main- reduced to a smaller force in successor at a three-day meet- wife, two sons and a daughter. Ramchandra Paswan was a lences on the untimely demise Sunday, the Commission said ETPBS, which was among one tained through the use of OTP Parliament, but it does not ing of the CPI National "With profound sadness, I four-time MP and was first of Union minister Ram Vilas that in contrast, the voting in of its kind initiatives adopted by (One Time Password) and PIN mean that we have shrunk Council, the top decision-mak- am informing that my dearest elected in 1999. Paswan's brother and Lok this category was only 4 per the poll panel this year. and no duplication of casted within the country or our ide- ing body of the party, earlier and youngest brother He was re-elected to the Sabha MP Ram Chandra cent in 2014. According to the Enabled through the ded- ETPB is possible due to the ological and political influ- this week. Ramchandra Paswan, MP Lok Lok Sabha in 2004 and then Paswan ji." EC, over eight lakh service icated portal https://www.ser- unique QR Code in the portal ence has shrunk." Reddy, who stepped down Sabha has passed away today at again for the third time in 2014. Modi said Ram Chandra more voters were enrolled for vicevoter.eci.nic.in online reg- https://www. etpbs.in.," the EC Raja said the Left parties as the CPI general secretary 1.24 pm in Dr Rammanohar In May 2019, he was elect- Paswan worked tirelessly for the 2019 elections compared to istration, the service voters for said. would continue to fight against due to ill health, was also pre- Lohia Hospial, Delhi," Ram ed to the Lower House of the poor and downtrodden 13,27,627 in 2014. the first time were sent postal The Commission said the the "retrograde policies" of the sent at the press conference. Vilas Paswan said. Parliament from Samastipur in and spoke about rights of farm- Of the total, 10,16,245 were ballots electronically one way to purpose of the online system present government. "The BJP Raja hailing from Tamil Nadu "The body will then be Bihar for the fourth time on a ers and the youth. from Defence Ministry, save processing time, resources was to create convenient and government may have won the was National Secretary of CPI taken to Patna, where it will be LJP ticket. "Shri Ram Chandra 7,82,595 from Home Ministry and avoid human errors. easy-to-use online system for electoral battle but not the for past 15 years and became kept at Lok Janshakti Party's "Sad to hear of the passing Paswan Ji worked tirelessly for (Central Armed Police Forces); "A total of 18,02,646 postal defence personnel to become social or the political one. We Rajya Sabha MP in 2007 and office there from 11 am to 3 pm of Shri Ram Chandra Paswan, the poor and downtrodden. 3,539 from External Affairs ballots were dispatched elec- Service Voters. want all communist parties to reelected on 2013. His 12 year for paying MP (LS) from Samastipur, At every forum he spoke Ministry and 267 from state tronically using the flagship IT "With the motto ''no voter come together. We will have to long tenure in Rajya Sabha is the last respects. He will be Bihar. He remained committed unequivocally for the rights of police. programme ETPBS. In return, to be left behind'', ETPBS has rework our strategies. That's ending on July 24. His wife cremated at 4 pm in Patna," he to serving those at the grass- farmers and youngsters. His Persons working in para- 10,84,266 e-postal ballots were empowered and ensured all eli- what our parties are trying to Annie Raja is also a CPI leader said. President Ram Nath roots and contributed much to social service efforts were note- military forces and the military received indicating 60.14 per gible service electors with their do," he said. and is general secretary of Kovind, Vice President M the well being of the people of worthy. Pained by his demise. and government officials cent turnout," the EC statement constitutional power to vote Doraisamy Raja (70), pop- CPI's women's wing National Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Bihar. Condolences to his fam- Condolences to his family and deployed in diplomatic mis- said. while performing their duty for ularly known as D Raja was Federation of Indian Women Minister Narendra Modi and ily, constituents and col- supporters. Om Shanti," the sions outside India are classi- The poll panel said ETPBS the nation," the Commission unanimously chosen as Reddy's (NFIW). Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla leagues," President Kovind PM tweeted. fied as Service Voters. was a fully secured system, hav- added. '   (
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This revised tax surcharge has led to a hue and cry. While wealthy Indian resi-     9               dents argue that this move will act as a dis- .  .           ((  incentive to wealth generation, foreign       +               portfolio investors (albeit those, who are registered in India as AoP or trusts) see this              4         as a deterrent to attract foreign investment. (                      Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) opine .            ) 8     1  %S that this move will be come as a setback at a time when the Government is keen on             -     investing 100 lakh crore in infrastructure :;<<      .   8    * $    =>:; ( to fulfill the dream of making India a $5      -    3 +    .     trillion economy by 2024-25. Arguments in this context are amusing.                    There is no dearth of wealth genera-                  ? $   tion in this country, which is mostly con- consumers (including poor) Bringing the latter under the ing demand as there are inher- and bringing back (‘round trip-               S           ( centrated in a few hands. According to a by charging higher prices and tax net is a big challenge that ent limits to spending by ping’ as it is known in common   * $        3       2018 Oxfam Report released at the World other unfair practices. The the Modi Government must any/group of individuals. Even parlance) to benefit from the Economic Forum (WEF) in January 2019, impact of such belated “philan- address (if this is not done, then if those few were to deposit the lower tax incidence on FPIs.              #       “Indian billionaires saw their fortunes thropic” steps could at best be the former will have a reason money in a bank, who lends it Only 40 per cent of the #  + $      !          swell by 2,200 crore a day last year, with limited. to grudge). to industries and businesses, FPIs registered as AOP or trust             !S #    the top one per cent of the country’s rich- So, the real issue is one of The resultant boost to tax the impact will be much less are affected by the increase in est getting richer by 39 per cent as against highly inequitable distribution collection will help the than if it gets distributed among surcharge (as they are treated                 8     just three per cent increase in wealth for of the fruits of development. Government fund the gallop- millions of people under wel- as individuals for taxation pur- +             *$     + the bottom-half of the population.” Ironically, successive ing expenditure on building fare schemes or as wages to pose) even as the balance 60 $   - + $        # #  .   Indeed, this has been possible under Governments (Modi 1.0 infrastructure. Physical: Rail, workers employed on projects per cent registered as corpo- the existing policy environment, which included) have only focussed road, highways, port, airport undertaken by the Government rates need not worry. The for-        7          2   includes the policies on taxation. A slight on increasing the size of the and waterways among others. with additional tax. mer had chosen that route to @   $                 tweaking of the policy (read: Extra tax on cake, thinking that the benefits Social: Schools, colleges, hospi- Another potent way of avoid the hassles of registering              2   ( the super-rich), which is expected to yield will automatically trickle down. tals and wellness centers among helping the poor is for indus- a company; besides escaping 12,000 crore (equivalent to less than a But facts on ground zero speak others. Besides it can also fund trialists to cut prices, which will the minimum alternate tax                     3 + weeks’ addition to wealth by the billion- otherwise. a host of welfare schemes such leave more money in the hands (MAT) that the latter has to                ,      ( aires), is unlikely to make even the Asking the super-rich to as toilets, homes, electricity, gas of the former. This will be pay. Having decided to go for  (      +S ! -     !S   slightest dent on the pace of their wealth give a little extra is a modest connections, subsidised food inclusive development in the AOP/trust, they should live generation. step in the direction of reduc- and mid-day meals for school true sense of the term instead with its pluses and minuses.   #                 ( Put simply, consider a person earning ing inequalities. However, there kids. of the current focus on They can’t do cherry picking;  .                   in excess of 5 crore per annum, say 10 is an urgent need to nab those, Money spent in this man- “tokenism” such as corporate Even so, for AOP/trust                     ( crore. Per se, an effective tax @42.7 per cent who are currently evading the ner can contribute to genera- social responsibility (CSR) or earning more than 5 crore, the may appear to be high. But look at the taxman. And this number con- tion of widespread demand philanthropic initiatives. hike in surcharge will increase                     absolute numbers: After paying 4.27 tinues to be huge. (both by way of creating more In so far as the FPIs are the effective tax on long-term $             *$   .  crore as tax, he/she will still be left with According to the jobs as well as augmenting concerned, the Government capital gains from 12 per cent                    5.73 crore or close to 50 lakh per ‘Household Survey on India’s capacity of the people to spend needs to follow a policy of tax- to 14.2 per cent; whereas on month. This is a substantial amount for Citizen Environment & more) and in turn spur growth. ing all wealthy people “uni- short-term capital gains, this                       ( leading an extraordinarily good life (with Consumer Economy’ (ICE 360° It will also help in reviving a formly”, irrespective of where will be 21.3 per cent, up from             5     4  A  all amenities at their best) and yet save a survey) by the People Research potent engine of growth, name- they come from. Merely 17.9 per cent. This isn’t the kind    )                  good sum to take care of future needs even on India’s Consumer Economy ly ‘private consumption’, which because a wealthy person is of blow that ought to affect for-        .            under adverse financial circumstances. (PRICE) for the year 2015-16 has been sagging for the last from a foreign land, he/she eign inflow. 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The agricul- Rihkhawdar-Zowkhawtar border between 01#,$ /#15/ Asian countries, the North-east can become a       ture sector dominates trade, particularly the Myanmar and India.” medical tourism hub. supply of beans and pulses ($809million, The idea is to have better connectivity by 4+/.&2= Educational tourism: Many students #                 ( 2016-17) and timber ($ 156 million) to India. all means. Like India, Myanmar, too, does not &13+2*$6.& from Myanmar prefer studying in China   1          Indian exports to Myanmar include sugar and support China’s Belt and Road Initiative because of its proximity. China, too, has                  ( pharmaceuticals among others. Bilateral trade (BRI). Infrastructure cooperation between the $7+#7 /1.&1% made a few concessions for the students like                5   between the two countries has been growing two can counter Chinese debt-oriented easing visa rules for Myanmar. Comparatively,                ( steadily and reached $1.257 billion as of approach to run over countries. Similarly, the *6.* India, too, has affordable and well-reputed edu-                January 2018. India-funded Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit /+#12.!$. cational institutes — not only in metropolitan   4             Defence cooperation: Defence ties Transport Project (KMMTTP), a $484 million cities but cities in the North-east as well. But     @).% 1#          1   between the two countries continues to project connecting the eastern Indian seaport 2.+6!$+/./0 we must give a boost to this sector so as to                strengthen. Exchanges of high-level visits, of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, ,/1,#!1.#,/ attract students from Myanmar and other "                enhanced training cooperation, capacity build- Myanmar, by sea will allow sea access for land- South East Asian countries and, hence, help ing and support in provision of specific locked Northeastern States of India via the young minds grow, thus ensuring a long last-            &6!#2$2*/"0/ equipment and technology have led to a Kaladan River in Myanmar. ing relationship in the years to come.          more wholesome relationship between the two As far as air connectivity is concerned, .//&#2N$#/!#O Defence interaction: Camps of insurgent    1         and the development of better understanding there is hardly any direct flight to Yangon from groups operating in the North-eastern border          #        in matters related to mutual security concerns. any Indian city. 7!1.#,/N! O areas often hamper the timely completion of              #   ( Disaster relief: India has always respond- Way forward 51!12.#2,5/ connectivity projects as well as the economic                ed promptly and effectively in rendering assis- Air connectivity: With the Indian aviation growth of the region. Joint operations against     +           ( tance following natural calamities in Myanmar sector emerging as one of the fastest growing $ /&14+/.& such groups can be conducted to rein in the        #         like Cyclone Mora (2017), Komen (2015), industries, it is bound to prosper in the near /+14+/ /+#12. problem.                 earthquake in Shan State (2010), Cyclone future. Investment in North-east aviation In conclusion     #             Nargis in 2008 and the recent outbreak of sector will not only connect local people bet- 01#,#,1! Ever since Myanmar underwent a politi- cal transition, it has been “opening up”, which             O    ( influenza virus in Yangon in July-August 2017. ter but also will offer faster and convenient pas- Development cooperation: India has sage to travelers from the eastern neighbour- !# #/1$++6 has helped the country grow to emerge as a            +       ( extended development assistance to Myanmar hood. Improved infrastructure and air connec- 1*32 #.# ‘new player’ among the established team of old               ( on generous terms and our assistance portfo- tivity is the need of the hour. players in the region. The democratisation,   ?           ( lio is now over $1.75 billion. Projects include Bus services: Other than developing bet- ./1,427 0,1$, along with economic reforms, has unleashed    S            the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport ter trade opportunities at the two border open- new opportunities for India, which is deter-   #      *    88 ( Project (KMMTTP); the Trilateral Highway ing points (mentioned earlier), we can also 1! /6+1. mined to make up for lost time. With a cre-                  Project, which is an East-West corridor con- improve bus services to connect local vil- 4/#0//.1.&1.& ative blend of diplomacy and culture, India-           necting the North-east with Myanmar and lagers/commuters to deepen the cultural Myanmar relations can only scale new heights 1                  Thailand; the Rhi-Tiddim road; assistance for bond. !/. in the days to come. 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game of cricket and got into the DNA is at play, for that allows us to tlement. Wherever we have been semi-finals as the top team. accept the selection of some play- able to avoid these pitfalls, results Therefore, the Indian team’s loss to ers for reasons other than form and have been overwhelmingly positive. New Zealand was not only unex- their inability to deliver under Take the Army for instance, pected but shocking, given the rel- pressure. Moreover, it isn’t as if this where apart from regional quotas atively modest total that it confront- came as a complete surprise to for each State to ensure diversity, ./0 $/ ed despite the loss of its front line those involved in team selection. only merit counts in selection. =2 !3$/ batsmen scoring in single digits. This is exactly what they are paid Surely, that must have an exceeding- It goes without saying that to foresee but they preferred to ly important part to play in ensur- !O   /00(1 $"  defeat and victory are part and par- ignore. It is this very fact that makes ing that their performance, over the "4    cel of sports and one cannot but the “45 minutes bad cricket” answer years, has been outstanding.     oet Robert Browning had admire the manner in which the glib and utterly dishonest. Though, it must be added that once said, “Ah, but a man’s fans accepted the unexpected knock That brings us to the larger defeat here is wholly unpalatable.  JKJ  Preach should exceed his grasp, out gracefully — undoubtedly a question: Do we, as a country — Surely, it behooves our political "1  or what’s a heaven for.” sure sign of growing maturity. and not just in sports — hope to leadership not to accede to protests    O Unfortunately, grasping excellence Interestingly, both the coach progress, to become a “great by those wanting to be included in  O seems to be absent from the DNA and the captain accepted responsi- power”? And if we do, can it be the reservation pie, such as the Jats,  %  of not just an average Indian but bility for the loss with equanimity. done without focussing on the very Gujjars and Marathas. Instead, they even those who excel. Of course, we Captain Virat Kohli even went on that…” trophy. Clearly, there was an excel- lynchpins of excellence, meritocra- must push us towards a more equi-     8 simply refer to this as the ‘chalta hai’ to make the point that “45 minutes Undoubtedly, both made an lent display of skill, acumen, sheer cy and integrity? table and just society that places    culture that permeates almost every of bad cricket put you out of the excellent point but there’s a catch: grit and above all, exemplary deter- While historical, religious and great value on skills, integrity and  aspect of our life — be it social, cul- tournament.” Coach Ravi Shastri It wasn’t really the “30 or 45 min- mination. socio-economic disparities may merit. Without this transformation 
   % tural or professional. echoed the captains’ sentiments utes” that mattered but the manner Therefore, such a mindset on well have forced us to adopt caste- in attitude we will only continue to Take the recent performance of and said, “Walk out with your in which the team played for the the part of the Indian team reflects based reservation policies as a grope for leftovers in the under-    the Indian cricket team at the heads held high. Be proud. Those rest of the time in the game subse- not just its unwillingness to accept necessity, these very moves have growth.     International Cricket Council (ICC) 30 minutes can’t erase the fact that quently. While the batsmen did put any weakness but what is worse is been detrimental to the promotion (The writer, a military veteran,  "0 * World Cup held in the UK. Not you guys have been the best team up a fight, it was just not compara- complacency that is totally uncalled of meritocracy. Instead of provid- a consultant with the Observer     
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Jammu: An accused in a rape Pradesh Governor Ram Naik added. ping Lord Athivarathar, Tamil Religious & Charitable “The one-day annual meet- case, who was brought at a hos- here on Sunday, urging him to Lala said the Governor Nadu Chief Minister K Endowments, Local ing of the All India Shia pital here for treatment, help them get back the “land of assured of taking up the mat- Palaniswami said the Administration, Health and Personal Law Board (AISPLB) escaped from police custody, farmers” from senior SP leader ter with Chief Minister Yogi Government was looking at the Revenue departments were will be held in Lucknow on officials said on Sunday. Azam Khan. Adityanath. feasibility of shifting the idol of held. In that meeting, issues July 28, and a demand will be Four policemen escorting The former Uttar Pradesh Family members of those the deity to a bigger place to faced by devotees who come to made to the State Government him have been suspended for minister was named in the whose land was allegedly manage the burgeoning crowd. visit the temple were discussed. to frame strict laws pertaining Sabka Vishwaas' (with all, for the lines of the Sachchar dereliction of duty and a FIRs lodged in connection grabbed by the Rampur MP Four devotees had died on It was also discussed whether to mob lynching,” AISPLB everybody's development and Committee to study the eco- department inquiry ordered with alleged forcible acquisition were part of the delegation. Friday at the Devarajaswamy the idol can be shifted to a big- spokesperson Maulana Mirza having everyone's trust) slogan nomic, social and educational against them. of land for Mohammad Ali Recently, Rampur MP temple in Kancheepuram, ger place to manage the Yasoob Abbas said on Sunday. given by Prime Minister situation of Shias,” Abbas said, Sajad Ahmad, a resident of Jauhar University, of which he Azam Khan's name was put on about 70 km from Chennai, crowd,” he told reporters here. Referring to the mob Narendra Modi, the AISPLB adding Shia Muslims are Chakyas village of Drass in is the founder and Chancellor. an online list of “land mafias” which has been witnessing The 48-day “Athivaradar lynching incidents reported spokesperson said statements minorities among the minori- Kargil, was brought to the Shri In a statement issued here, by the district administration. heavy rush of devotees to have festival” has been drawing huge from various parts of the coun- given by some leaders are ties. Maharaja Gulab Singh hospital Congress leader Faisal Khan “The name of the Rampur darshan of the deity's idol crowds, including women and try, he said members of a par- “breaking the 'vishwaas' (trust) Of the total population of for treatment from Sub-jail Lala said, “A 12-member dele- MP has been put on the list of made of fig wood, called “athi' senior citizens, since the first ticular community are being instead of enhancing it”. the country, the Shias constitute Reasi but managed to give a slip gation met UP Governor Ram the anti-land mafia portal of in Tamil began, on July 1 after day. President Ram Nath targeted by the attackers. The meeting is also likely 5 per cent, he said. to the accompanying cops on Naik and handed over a mem- the State Government after it was taken out from the tem- Kovind offered prayers to the “The Shia community is of to deliberate upon how the Shia Apart from Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, the officials said. orandum to him, informing FIRs were lodged against him ple tank on June 27. deity on July 12. the view that strict laws are community is being “ignored” Shia clerics from Bihar, Gujarat, The accused was under that despite being mentioned in on land-grabbing charges,” Four devotees died last Meanwhile, Chief needed to curb this and even by successive governments, he Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, judicial custody for the past two the list of land grabbers, Azam Additional District Magistrate week after darshan of Lord Secretary K Shanmugam and capital punishment be award- said. Tamil Nadu and Telangana are years in connection with a rape Khan is unwilling to leave the (Administration) JP Gupta had Athivaradhar, a deity taken out DGP J K Tripathy took stock of ed,” Abbas said. “The All India Shia likely to participate in the July case registered against him at land of farmers and poor peo- told PTI. from under the water once in 40 the situation at Kancheepuram Taking a swipe at the Personal Law Board wants that 28 meeting, the spokesperson police station Mahore in Reasi ple.” “The listing was done by years, with Palaniswami inform- on Sunday. PTI 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas, a committee be constituted on added. PTI district, the officials said. PTI “Despite a large number of SDM Sadar,” he had said. PTI " 
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Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi: were on to secure the release of According to a media = - Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Indian nationals on board the report, 18 Indian nationals are Vijayan Sunday urged the tanker. among the 23 crew members Centre to take all possible “We are waiting for of the British-flagged oil tanker Jammu: The 20th batch com- ments in the early hours Sunday efforts to secure the release of response from Iranian author- seized by Iran amid fresh esca- prising 4158 pilgrims including and will be reaching the twin Indian nationals including four ities,” Muraleedharan had told lation of tensions in the Gulf 1137 women and 260 sadhus base camps of Pahalgam in Keralites on board a British- reporters in Kuthiran in region. Sunday left Bhagwati Nagar Anantnag district and Baltal in flagged oil tanker seized by the Thrissur district Saturday The Stena Impero was base camp here to offer prayers Ganderbal district later in the Gulf country in the Strait of evening. seized on Friday by the Iranian at the 3,880 metre high holy cave day, the officials said. Hormuz. India had said Saturday Revolutionary Guard. shrine of Amarnath in south While 2139 pilgrims includ- In a letter to External that it was in touch with Iran Iran's seizure of a British- Kashmir Himalayas, officials ing 751 women and 16 children Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, to secure release of the Indians flagged oil tanker was alleged- said. are registered for Baltal route, the he asked the ministry to share on board the British-flagged oil ly due to a collision with an As many as 2,59,889 yatris rest of 2019 pilgrims including the details of the persons tanker seized by the Gulf coun- Iranian fishing boat, Iran's had visited the cave shrine, 386 women, three children and aboard the ship so that their try in the Strait of Hormuz. official news agency IRNA housing the naturally formed 260 sadhus are heading for families could be helped. “We are ascertaining fur- had said. ice-shivlingam, till Saturday Pahalgam to undertake the yatra “I request that all possible ther details on the incident. “There are 18 Indian and evening since the commence- from there. efforts to ensure the safety of Our Mission is in touch with five crew members from ment of the annual 46-day yatra The yatra is going on the crew be made and the rel-     the Government of Iran to Russia, the Philippines, Latvia on July 1. The pilgrimage is smoothly from both the tracks evant details of persons may be secure the early release and and other countries on board scheduled to end on August 15, — traditional 36-km Pahalgam shared with the state govern- representing Ernakulam con- here. Ernakulam district were repatriation of Indian nation- of Stena Impero. The captain coinciding Raksha Bandhan fes- and shorter 14-km Baltal route, ment so that their family mem- stituency, also sought urgent Family of Pappachan hail- among the crew, Eden said als,” External Affairs Ministry is Indian, but the tanker is tival, they said. the officials said. As many as bers can be contacted and we intervention of the Central ingfrom Kalamassery here said there was no official informa- Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar UK-flagged,” the news A fleet of 156 vehicles car- 2,85,006 lakh pilgrims had paid can be of help in their hour of government for release of the the tanker owners have tion so far. had said in response to a ques- agency quoted Allahmorad rying the latest batch, which also obeisance at the shrine last year, crisis,” Vijayan said in the let- Indian nationals. informed them that Dijo was Minister of State for tion on the detention of Indian Afifipour, director general included 19 children, left the while the number of pilgrims ter, the copy of which was Eden visited the family of onboard the seized oil tanker. External Affairs V crew members along with the of Ports and Maritime Affairs Bhagwati Nagar base camp was 2,60,003 in 2017, 3,20,490 in released to the media here. Dijo Pappachan, a crew mem- Asked about the reports Muraleedharan had said on oil tanker Stena Impero by of Hormuzgan province, as under tight security arrange- 2016 and 3,52,771 in 2015. PTI Congress MP Hibi Eden, ber on board the seized tanker, that two more people from Saturday diplomatic efforts Iranian authorities. saying. PTI      !"   <

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Addressing the Martyrs' a high “market value”. fidence that he would return of the BJP and the Shiv Sena” he said. Bharat” (India free of country which suffered for- He was 99. The freedom Day rally here on Sunday, Banerjee alleged on Sunday for a second-term to the top and that he would return to the He told workers not to be Congress), it means it wants a eign policy paralysis and lacked fighter's last rites were per- Banerjee, who is also the that the saffron party was try- post. top post after the state polls. complacent post the massive country free of corruption. direction, he claimed. formed at Lunglei, 170 km Trinamool Congress (TMC) ing to “replicate Karnataka's The post of Chief Minister Recently, there was also mandate the BJP got in the Lok “'Achhe din ayenge' (good “Now, people of Indian ori- from here, this afternoon. supremo, alleged that central horse-trading model” in Bengal has been a bone of contention talk of Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Sabha polls, as the Assembly days will come) and 'Desh gin abroad and those living here It was attended by repre- agencies were threatening lead- by offering Rs two crore in cash between the BJP and the Shiv Thackeray being the Sena's pick elections in the state would be badal raha hai' (the country is feel proud to be Indian,” he said, sentatives from the district ers and elected representatives and a petrol pump each to her Sena and leaders from both the for the chief minister's post. a different battleground. changing) were the slogans of pointing out that Modi has administration, Army, para- of her party to “get in touch” party MLAs. parties have spoken out of In response, Thackeray had “Since the battleground is the BJP's campaign in 2014. We been conferred awards for his military forces, non-govern- with the Bharatiya Janata Party “None of the TMC MLAs turn on it. said, “It is the people who will different, our strategy will also would like to remind the peo- achievements by countries like mental organisations and Ex- (BJP) or face a jail term in chit has such a high market value. “I am Chief Minister of not have to decide whether I am have to different. Don't be ple that good days have arrived the UAE, Israel, Russia and Servicemen. fund scams. Even if they stand idle on the only the BJP but also the Shiv ready to occupy the post or not. complacent and take people for and the country has already Saudi Arabia. He is survived by six chil- She, however, did not name road, no one would be inter- Sena, RPI, Rashtriya Samaj I can't talk about it as this is the granted,” he said. changed in the last five years,” The Modi government's dren, 19 grandchildren and 28 any central agency. ested in buying them. Not even Paksh (all allies in the state gov- only thing which is not in my The chief minister told the he said, addressing the BJP's cleanliness drive was mocked, great grandchildren. The Central Bureau of Banerjee has such a high mar- ernment). People will decide hand.” gathering that they should be Maharashtra state executive but the prime minister was Darthawma had joined the Investigation (CBI) and the ket value,” the state BJP chief who will be the next chief Thackeray was speaking satisfied with the development committee meeting here. given the 'Champion of the Army Medical Corps of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said. minister. You need not worry. to a news channels Friday dur- currently on under the leader- At the meeting, he high- Earth' award by the United British Indian Army on are separately probing two Responding to the TMC Our work will speak for us,” he ing his 'Jan Ashirwad' yatra in ship of Prime Minister lighted the Modi government's Nations, he said. November 27, 1940 during the multi-crore-rupee Ponzi scheme supremo's statement that a told party workers at the state north Maharashtra. Narendra Modi instead of achievements in health sector, Nadda asked BJP workers World War 2 and was captured cases in West Bengal. probe would be ordered to executive meeting held here. The two parties are expect- vying for posts. poverty elevation, infrastruc- to focus on strengthening the by the Japanese Imperial Army Ghosh said the chief min- ascertain if state BJP leaders “I have already said this ed to fight on equal number of He asked partymen not to ture, agriculture and rural party at the booth level. in early 1942 during his post- ister was “trying to malign the were taking commissions to that I will return,” Fadnavis seats, and some Sena leaders seek tickets or recommend development. Earlier, newly-appointed ing at Malaysia's Penang Island. CBI” as she was afraid of the extend the benefits of the said. have routinely stressed that names as the criteria for nom- Prime Minister Narendra state BJP chief Chandrakant He joined the INA in May investigations being conducted Centre's Ujjwala scheme to the “Some people are raking up “equal power sharing” also ination was fixed, adding that Modi has changed the “political Patil urged the party workers to 1942 to fight against the British into the chit fund scams. beneficiaries, he said the alle- the issue of the Chief Minister's meant sharing the chief min- “we will fight each seat to win”. culture” of the country, he said. focus on poll preparations for colonial rule. “Today, she (Banerjee) gation was bereft of truth. post. Don't fall into this trap. ister's post for identical tenures. “The Congress' national, He said when the BJP says all 288 assembly seats in the Two years after joining the alleged that CBI officers had “She has been saying this for There are people from both Fadnavis said the 2019 state and Mumbai president it wants a 'Congress-mukt state. INA, Darthawma was captured asked her party workers to get the last few years. Why didn't parties who speak unnecessar- Assembly polls in the state have been defeated in the Lok Bharat', it means a country “Let's leave the alliance by the British in 1944 but was in touch with the BJP or face she take any action in the mat- ily,” he said. would be fought in alliance Sabha polls. The NCP president free of “corruption and com- talks and seat-sharing to Chief released from Lucknow Jail on imprisonment in connection ter all this while? No BJP leader Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (with the Sena and other par- accepted defeat even before mission”. Minister Devendra Fadnavis January 15, 1945 following the with the chit fund scams. I chal- is involved in any scam. Paying leader and Rajya Sabha MP ties) and discussions on seat- the election and the Vanchit “By saying Congress-mukt, and party chief Amit Shah. Let's intervention of Mahatma lenge her to name the CBI offi- 'cut' money to TMC leaders, Sanjay Raut Sunday evening sharing would be held soon. Bahujan Aghadi also suffered we don't mean the party as strengthen the BJP at the booth- Gandhi. cers, who threatened her party however, has become a way of said there was no dispute Allaying fears that influx of defeat. Defeat doesn't mean such. 'BJP-yukt' means devel- level in the state. Even if our The Indian Government leaders. life in Bengal,” Ghosh asserted. between the two parties regard- leaders from other parties into insult. Let us train our oppo- opment-oriented. It means allies contest particular seats, awarded him the 'Tamrapatra “If she is unable to name He claimed that the rally ing the chief minister's post. the BJP would put old-timers nents on how to function as the focus on service and develop- our booth structure will ensure Award' in 1972 for his role in any officer, she should refrain organised by the TMC annual- “There is no dispute over at a disadvantage, Fadnavis opposition for 10-15 years,” he ment and work at the grassroots their victory. Let's focus only the struggle for Indian inde- from making baseless allega- ly witnessed the lowest turnout the chief minister's post said it was about inducting said. PTI level and not work for self-pro- on this,” he said. PTI pendence. PTI tions,” he said at a press con- in its history this year. PTI 5  ,#  %'  2

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They used the mishap. four fire fighting jets, four fire Though the cause of the fire engines, two Turn Table Ladders has not been established yet, and one Angus ladder in the informed sources attributed the operation. mishap to a possible electric Of those rescued, five per- short-circuit. sons – including two girls and a The fire, which broke out in    #  #  ,,#  %'  boy — were brought out in a a third floor flat of Church   #, #  suffocated state from the loft of Chember Building at around third floor, while two others 12.10 pm, spread to stair case of of the 2nd floor,” a senior fire During the subsequent were rescued with the help of the second floor of the ground official said. search of the flat, Iyer was found Angus Ladder — a 45 feet man- plus three-storey structure. “The One Sham Iyer (54), a resi- with critical burn wounds on his ual extension. Three persons fire was confined to electric dent of the flat where fire broke back. 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International Mathematics The IBO competition con- Purnea: The Bihar Police has delivered at an address in Olympiad (IMO) and 30th sists of a theoretical and an Kolkata: In a first of its kind in ed on a 53 acre plot at Sirakol seized 200 cartons of Indian- Bihar's Saran district, he said. International Biology experimental examination, the country, a township for in adjoining South 24 Parganas made foreign liquor (IMFL) Two persons identified as Olympiad (IBO) 2019, by win- each of six hours duration. children suffering from Autism district and would be con- worth around 10 lakh and Shamshul Haque and Jahangir ning one gold medal, seven sil- Homi Bhabha Centre for Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is structed at a cost of 350 crore, arrested two persons in this Alam, residents of Alhapur ver medals and two honourable Science Education (HBCSE), a coming up in the outskirts of Somani told PTI. connection in Purnea district, village in West Bengal's North mentions. ,!     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Ritam Nag (Kolkata, West IMO. medals were: Hardik Gupta Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy accommodate 4,000 people as variety of areas like social that a truckload of liquor from The accused have been Bengal), Anubhab Ghosal At the IBO-2019 at Szeged, (Agra, Uttar Pradesh), and Astrophysics and Junior its residents, including the fam- interaction, social communi- neighbouring West Bengal was booked under relevant sec- (Kolkata, West Bengal), Bhavya Hungary between July 14 and Arunangshu Bhattacharyya Science) as well as the ilies of those having autism, cation and speech. being smuggled into Bihar tions of the Bihar Prohibition Agrawalla (Indore, Madhya July 21, 2019, three of the four (Surat, Gujarat) and Suryadeep Mathematical Olympiad. The managing trustee and IAC “It is a genetic disorder and through NH 31, and Excise Act 2016, and pro- Pradesh) and Ojas Mittal (New Indian students bagged Silver Mandal (Bankura, West HBCSE is responsible for the chairman Suresh Somani said the level of awareness and Superintendent of Police Vishal duced in the court, which sent Delhi) bagged silver medals. medals, while one student Bengal). Akshay Gupta selection and training of the on Saturday. knowledge is still low in the Sharma said. them to judicial custody, he Soumil Aggarwal (New Delhi) received an Honourable (Vadodara, Gujarat) received teams representing India at The centre would be locat- country”, he said. PTI The cargo was meant to be said. PTI received an Honourable men- Mention. an Honourable Mention. the international Olympiads. ADB# 4   ' ' %        

Jammu: Nearly 500 elderly Mehbooba Mufti over arming headquarters for final approval. Describing the reported ernment has to be inclusive to the case only speaks about the Village Defence Committee of civilians in Chenab valley. The VDCs were setup in plans of the Centre and the avoid further alienation of sorry state of affairs in Chenab (VDC) members and Special “Keeping in view the pre- the mid-1990s with an aim to Jammu and Kashmir adminis- youth across the state,” Mufti valley,” she said. Police Officers (SPO) in sent security scenario in strengthen the security of tration to arm civilians in the had said in a statement on On July 17, a three-mem- Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kishtwar town and the over- Hindus living in remote and sensitive Chenab valley as Saturday. ber delegation of senior BJP Kashmir will be replaced soon, staying of SPOs in the district mountainous areas of Doda, “alarming”, Mufti, who is also On Friday, police regis- leaders led by former deputy a senior police officer said on (Kishtwar), an overhauling is Kishtwar, Ramba, Rajouri, Peoples Democratic Party tered a case against former Chief Minister Nirmal Singh Sunday. being done. A process to replace Reasi, Kathua and Poonch dis- (PDP) president, had warned PDP MLC Firdous Tak and met Governor Satya Pal Malik The step is part of a strat- 352 VDC members and 117 tricts of the region. that the move would have “dan- some other party leaders after at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar and egy to counter terror activities VDC SPOs who are above the The members of these gerous consequences”. they staged a demonstration demanded the strengthening of in the hilly district which was age of 60 years has been set into committees not only guard the She said similar experi- against the state administration the security apparatus includ- rattled by the killing of BJP state motion,” ,” the officer said. identified villages along the ments of arming civilians under for strengthening VDCs in the ing VDCs and provision of secretary Anil Parihar and his The SPOs, who have over- border, but also the infrastruc- the anti-militancy grid in the district. mobile bunkers in Chenab val- brother Ajeet Parihar on stayed at a particular place tural installations in and around 1990s had led to complete Mufti dubbed the FIR “false ley region. November 1 last year, followed have also been replaced. Besides them. chaos and the wounds inflict- and frivolous” and demanded They expressed concern by the assassination of senior this, 9 VDC SPOs have been Kishtwar along with sever- ed upon the general masses its immediate rollback. regarding growing threats to the RSS leader Chanderkant disengaged from the VDC rolls al other districts of Jammu were still fresh. “The party leaders have safety and security of people, Sharma and his security guard for non compliance of orders, province were declared terror- “Reports about the admin- represented the sentiments and illegal encroachments on forest inside a health centre on April the officer said. ism free over a decade ago but istration trying to arm civilians aspirations of the people but it land, and incidents of bovine 9. In response to the recently after the recent killings, the Chenab valley. - eight belonging to Hizbul under the garb of creating seems that the local adminis- smuggling in the region. The decision was taken held SPOs recruitment, he said authorities have taken various Inspector General of Police, Mujahideen and two affiliated VDC in Chenab valley are dis- tration are working under pres- The Governor had assured despite reservations expressed a list of around 85 meritorious steps to counter attempts by ter- Jammu, M K Sinha recently to Lashker-e-Toiba-- were turbing and alarming especial- sure from a particular political the delegation due considera- by former Chief Minister candidates was sent to police rorists to gain a foothold in the said at least 10 local militants- active in the district. ly at the time when the gov- organisation. The registration of tion of its demands. PTI      !"    
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Then the role of five credit rating then key employees of IL&FS ny) and Brickwork. ees and recruiting new per- transaction adviser EY in its agencies after a forensic audit and favours/gifts extended to Officials at the rating agen- sonnel as the Government pre- report had cited the govern- mandated by the new board of key officials of CRAs resulted cies denied any lapses on their pares for the disinvesment of ment retaining 24 per cent crisis-ridden IL&FS flagged in either consistent/good rat- part and some even said the the debt-laden airline, an offi- stake and corresponding rights serious lapses and their possi- ings or avoidance of rating interim report seems to suggest cial said Sunday. and high debt as reasons for the ble complicity with the former downgrade”. limited knowledge of the rating The Government is expect- failure of the disinvesment top brass of the group in giv- The new board of IL&FS, process and was based on one- ed to soon start the disinves- process. ing top ratings despite weak which was appointed in sided information. ment process for Air India, On July 3, Civil Aviation financials. October last year after massive A higher rating typically which has a debt burden of Minister Hardeep Singh Puri While CEOs of two rating defaults by the group post its helps a borrower get a lower more than 50,000 crore. told the Rajya Sabha that the agencies have already been debt burden ballooning to over rate of interest and is aimed at For the disinvesment government is committed to forced to go on leave pending Rs 90,000 crore and suspected assuring investors about the process, the official said the air- the disinvestment of Air India completion of the probe on the wrong-doings by the former creditworthiness of the com- line’s books of accounts till July and the plan is to make it more advice of Sebi, officials said the top management, had man- pany. Besides, it helps create a 15, have been closed and those operationally viable before regulator is now looking into dated Grant Thornton to carry wider borrowing landscape for financials would be used while stake sale. possible systemic lapses at all out a a special audit for all high- the company and is also often seeking bids. “It (Air India) will be sold five rating agencies and also value transactions undertaken used as a marketing tool in the Promotions and fresh when the buyer ultimately gives into the role of multiple people by IL&FS Ltd and some of its form of a better image in deal- appointments have also been the cheque and there are cer- suspected to have intentional- group companies for the peri- ing with customers. frozen ahead of the stake sale tain prerequisites before any ly manipulated the rating pro- od between April 2013 and Grant Thornton said it for Air India, the official added. sale, those also have to be met. cedures. September 2018. identified multiple e-mails over The airline has around I do expect that to be finished The special audit conduct- The audit is aimed at iden- the period from 2008 to 2018 " ./0&/+,1 forecast by 0.2 percentage Price fluctuations for brent 10,000 permanent employees. in 4-5 months but nevertheless ed by Grant Thornton found tifying siphoning or misuse of which indicate that the IL&FS points from April outlook to 7 crude oil continue amid vari- There was no immediate to provide for that exigency, we that its review of emails funds, fraudulent transactions, group was under stress or faced sian Development Bank per cent in 2019-20. ous concerns affecting both comment from Air India. have not accounted for Air exchanged by the former key their modus operandi, the liquidity issues since 2015. A(ADB) has lowered the “In light of a smaller-than- supply and demand, it added. Query sent to Civil Aviation India sale proceeds (in bud- executives of Infrastructure quantum of the financial loss The main reasons for the inflation forecast for India dur- expected uptick in food infla- Meanwhile, the Reserve Secretary Pradeep Singh geted disinvestment proceeds). Leasing and Financial Services and fixing of responsibility. liquidity crunch have been ing the current financial year to tion, a strengthening Indian Bank in its last monetary pol- Kharola remained unanswered. “We will try to finish it off (IL&FS) group and the top offi- Grant Thornton was also identified as a significant 4.1 per cent, on the back of gain rupee since October 2018, and icy review in June had raised Sources said Air India has by Diwali, if not before,” cials of rating agencies showed asked to review the ratings pro- increase in debt in the various in rupee and cut in the coun- a lower GDP growth forecast, the retail inflation forecast also asked all department heads Department of Investment and that they were aware of the vided by various credit rating group companies, majorly try’s GDP projection. this Supplement revises down marginally to 3-3.1 per cent for to ensure that there is no Public Asset Management serious liquidity concerns and agencies (CRAs) to IL&FS ITNL, high capital require- India will be the main dri- inflation forecasts for India by the first half of the current fis- recovery pending against any of (DIPAM) Secretary Atanu weakening financials of the Transportation Networks Ltd ment for ITNL and its various ver to lower the inflation for the 0.2 percentage points to 4.1 per cal citing reasons of uptick in the employees. Chakraborty said on July 7. group. (ITNL), IL&FS Financial SPVs, decreasing profit of South Asian region, ADB said cent in FY2019 (fiscal ending food prices — mainly vegeta- The message was conveyed In her Budget speech on “However, various strate- Services Ltd (IFIN) and IL&FS IL&FS group and support to in a supplement to Asian in March 2020) and 4.4 per bles, despite expectations of a to the heads of departments by July 5, Finance Minister gies deployed by the then key Ltd. weaker group companies. Development Outlook (ADO) cent in FY2020 (ending March normal monsoon this season. the airline’s HR Director Nirmala Sitharaman said that officials of IL&FS group and In its interim report, Grant It has also identified 2019. 2021),” ADB said. However, the retail infla- Amrita Sharan during a con- in view of current macro-eco- certain favours/gifts provided Thornton said it appears CRAs instances which suggest that South Asia’s inflation fore- As per the ADO supple- tion projection for the second ference call last week, they nomic parameters, the to rating agency officials sug- had consistently provided and CRAs had multiple concerns cast for 2019, was revised down ment, inflation projections for half of 2019-20 has been cut to added. Government would not only gest the possible reasons for maintained good ratings over for the last 6-7 years on the from 4.7 per cent to 4.5 per developing Asia were revised 3.4-3.7 per cent as against RBI’s The Government is look- reinitiate the process of strate- consistent good ratings pro- the years until in July/August operations of the IL&FS group, cent, mainly reflecting lowered up a notch from 2.5 per cent to previous projection of 3.5-3.8 ing to complete the Air India gic disinvestment of Air India, vided to IL&FS group during 2018 when they downgraded but the ratings assigned by forecasts for India, the ADO 2.6 per cent in both 2019 and per cent. stake sale in the next four to but would offer more central the period June 2012 to June ratings for the first time for them remained consistently supplement said. 2020, reflecting higher oil The RBI will review the five months. public sector enterprises for 2018,” an interim report of the ITNL due to a default of repay- high until they were reversed or The ADO supplement has prices and several monetary policy in its upcom- Air India is currently mak- strategic participation by the special audit said. ment of commercial papers. downgraded after June-July lowered India’s GDP growth domestic factors. ing meeting in early August. ing a revenue of 15 crore private sector. 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The company’s readiness to finance other pro- ruption and flouting of various sale proposed by the manpower comprises 116 jects in the state in spite of its socio-economic norms were Government, the successful pilots, 101 aircraft mainte- refusal to a $300 million cited as other reasons, the bidder would be required to nance engineers (AMEs), 52 Amaravati project, an official CMO official said. retain all permanent employees executives, 157 technicians and said. The Independent for a period of at least one year, 292 other technical and non- World Bank officials com- Accountability Mechanism as against two years stipulated technical employees. municated this to the state (teams) of the World Bank con- earlier. The firm posted revenues worth of 350 crore. Government again issued an government after the $300 mil- ducted an extensive study in The Government has also of 410 crore in 2018-19, while The last date for submis- information memorandum for lion loan proposal for the field after touring the cap- decided to indemnify the buyer employee cost was about 180 sion of Expression of Interest 51 per cent strategic stake sale Amaravati was dropped at the ital region in September 2017. against 577 crore worth tax crore. (EoI) is August 22, 2019, and in Pawan Hans and had sought behest of the Centre, a top offi- The Bank teams found liability of Pawan Hans in case According to the revised the short-listed bidder will be EoI from interested bidders by cial in the Chief Minister’s “many irregularities in the ten- an ongoing tax dispute is decid- sale terms, the successful bid- intimated on September 12. June 18, 2018. " ./0&/+,1 from 12 per cent. Office said. der process which were heav- ed against the company. der would be permitted to If the Pawan Hans sale On July 2, 2018, ONGC GST rate for petrol and “The Washington-based ily loaded in favour of con- The revised terms of sale provide voluntary retirement goes through, it would add to wrote to the Government say- he GST Council, chaired by diesel cars and hybrid vehicles Bank is now not averse to tractors.” have also reduced the time scheme (VRS) to existing the disinvestment kitty and ing its board has resolved that TFinance Minister Nirmala is already at the highest brack- extending loan to AP govern- They also detected many period for stripping of assets of Pawan Hans employees as per kickstart the process of pri- it would prefer to exit Pawan Sitharaman, will meet on July et of 28 per cent plus cess. ment according to the latter’s irregularities in land pooling, Pawan Hans by the buyer to the terms specified by the vatisation. The Budget has set Hans simultaneously with the 25 and decide on lowering tax The Council will also con- priorities. The possibility of utilisation of verdant agricul- two years, from three years Department of Public a disinvestment target of 1.05 Government, following which rates for electric vehicles, offi- sider tax structure for solar increasing the quantum of loan ture land for other purposes, specified earlier.The relaxation Enterprises. lakh crore for current fiscal, up the Centre came out with a cials said. power projects. was also not ruled out by the agriculture workers losing in norms will provide greater As regards stripping of from 85,000 crore raised last fresh PIM in August 2018, The 36th meeting of the The Delhi High Court had Bank,” the official said. livelihood, serious environ- freedom to the successful bid- assets held by Pawan Hans, the fiscal. putting 100 per cent stake in Council, which will happen in May asked the GST council He indicated that the mental violations, the plan of der to manage Pawan Hans, the successful bidder would be The Government had first the helicopter company on the through video conferencing, is to take a relook at the taxation Government might seek World the new proposed capital sources said. permitted to sell, transfer or floated an offer to sell its 51 per block. also likely to decide the valua- structure following industry Bank assistance for funding the affecting the course of Krishna The Government had last lease the assets two years after cent stake in Pawan Hans in When the financial bid tion of goods and services in petition. flagship Navaratnalu pro- River and other issues. fiscal tried to sell the helicopter consummation of the transac- October 2017, but in view of process concluded on March 6, solar power generating sys- The Government had ear- gramme that was aimed at The World Bank, based on service provider but no buyer tion. subdued response from bid- 2019, only one investor had put tems and wind turbine projects lier this year said that for the improving the living standards field-level investigations, came forward. The The Government on July ders, the EoI was withdrawn in in a “conditional bid”, which for the purposes of levying purpose of taxing solar power of citizens in tune with the sought an explanation from the Government holds 51 per cent 11 had come out with a fresh April 2018. At that time, some was not accepted. The Pawan GST. projects, 70 per cent of contract Sustainable Development Goals. Capital Region Development stake in Pawan Hans, which has Preliminary Information investors had suggested that the Hans sale process was then put The Council, which has value would be treated as goods World Bank officials Authority over these issues but a fleet of 43 helicopters. The Memorandum (PIM), a docu- Government and ONGC should on hold till the new State Finance Ministers as — taxable at 5 per cent, and informed the state government the explanation was “unsatis- remaining 49 per cent is with ment inviting bids from com- sell their stakes together. Government took charge post members, in its meeting last balance 30 per cent as services officials that the loan proposal factory.” ONGC. panies having minimum net Later in April, 2018, the the general elections. month, had referred the issue — taxable at 18 per cent. relating to Goods and Services The solar industry has Tax (GST) concessions on been pitching for a different =31  electric vehicle, electric charg- ratio for splitting goods and A-B  @      $ ers and hiring of electric vehi- services for levying GST. cles, to an officers committee. Further, the Council may LL:  The recommendations of also look at taxation of lotter-       <  the officers committee is like- ies. In the previous meeting, the
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Trump’s decision last year to pull krainians on Sunday went to 41-year-old leader said he would fighters in central Portugal returning to the Islamic repub- ic negotiations” the tanker’s can be heard saying the transit A British naval officer from the US from Iran’s nuclear Uthe polls to elect a new par- make a decision about possible Sunday to battle huge wildfires lic, a minister said Sunday. release required “the payment of a British-flagged vessel the HMS Montrose frigate accord with world powers and liament as comedian-turned- coalition partners after the results in a mountainous region where The Happiness 1 tanker of related costs” demanded by through the Strait of Hormuz patrolling the area around the reinstate sweeping sanctions. president Volodymyr Zelensky of the vote are out. over 100 people died in huge “has been released following Saudi Arabia. must not be impaired under Strait of Hormuz is heard telling The US has expanded its seeks to bring in political new- “We do not see a coalition blazes in 2017. negotiations and is now mov- According to a July 2 report international law as Iranian the Stena Impero, which had a military presence in the region, comers and consolidate power. with the old authorities,” By 9:30 am (0830 GMT), ing toward Persian Gulf waters,” by Mehr News Agency, naval forces warn the vessel to crew of 23 on board, that its pas- while Iran has begun openly Zelensky’s newly-created Zelensky said in the capital Kiev, one of the biggest mobilisations said transport minister Iran paid “over $10 million change course. sage must be allowed. exceeding uranium enrichment party is expected to win the wearing a casual blue shirt. ever seen in the area -- includ- Mohammad Eslami, quoted to Jeddah port for The audio, released by mar- “Sir, I reiterate that as you levels set in the nuclear accord largest share of the votes in the The outgoing parliament, ing 1,100 firefighters and 340 by state news agency IRNA. repairs and maintenance” of the itime security risk firm Dryad are conducting transit passage in to pressure Europe to alleviate early polls expected to usher in dominated by Zelensky’s prede- vehicles -- had been deployed The ship had been forced tanker. Global, shows how the British a recognised international strait, the pain caused by the sanctions. a new era in the country domi- cessor Petro Poroshenko, has to fight the blazes in the heav- to seek repairs in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia severed diplo- navy was unable to prevent the under international law your Britain’s Defense Secretary nated up to now by politicians been hostile to the actor, who ily forested Castelo Branco in early May after suffering matic ties with Iran in 2016, ship’s seizure by Iranian passage must not be impaired, Tobias Ellwood reiterated calls who grew up in the Soviet called a snap election during his region, 200 kilometres north of “engine failure and loss of con- after its missions in the coun- Revolutionary Guard forces on intruded, obstructed or ham- for de-escalation on Sunday in Union. swearing-in as president. Lisbon, the rescue services trol”, the Iranian oil ministry’s try were attacked in demon- Friday. pered,” the British officer says. an interview with Sky News. The leader’s party Servant of The Ukrainian president said. SHANA news agency said at the strations over the kingdom The seizure has prompted The British officer then tells “Well, firstly we need to try the People -- named after a sit- must share power with parlia- The biggest effort -- 760 time. executing prominent Shiite condemnation from the UK an Iranian patrol boat: “Please and de-escalate this. There has com in which he played a pres- ment, which will nominate a firefighters, 230 vehicles and 11 The rare docking came cleric Nimr al-Nimr. and its European allies as they confirm that you are not intend- been a ratcheting up of tensions ident -- is predicted to get rough- prime minister and form a gov- planes and helicopters -- battled despite escalating tensions They still lack direct continue to call for a de-escala- ing to violate international law in the Middle East,” he said, ly half of the vote even though ernment. to douse flames in the munic- between staunch enemies Iran diplomatic channels, and Iran’s tion of tensions in the critical by unlawfully attempting to before adding that Friday’s it barely existed before Zelensky Many said they voted for the ipality of Vila de Rei, which had and Saudi Arabia. foreign ministry spokesman waterway. board the MV Stena.” seizure is “a hostile act” by Iran. won a landslide victory in an leader’s party. “He was elected spread nearly 25 kilometres. “Yesterday, with follow- Abbas Mousavi on Sunday In the recording, an Iranian Iranian officials say the Ellwood also noted that the April presidential vote. but he can’t do anything. They One seriously injured civilian ups from the ports and mar- thanked “Switzerland and officer can be heard telling the seizure of the British oil tanker British Royal Navy “is too small Zelensky, however, may not (lawmakers) constantly put sticks was evacuated by helicopter to itime authority the issue was Oman as well as related Saudi Stena Impero to change course, was a response to Britain’s role to manage our interests across secure a majority and would in his wheels and dump his Lisbon, the commander of the resolved,” Eslami said. parties for offering services saying: “You obey, you will be in impounding an Iranian the globe” and that this would be need to form a coalition, possi- ideas,” Valentyna, an 82-year-old Civil Protection for the region, “The tanker is moving and facilities” to resolve the safe.” supertanker two weeks earlier. an issue for the next prime bly with rock star Svyatoslav pensioner told AFP in central Luis Belo Costa, told a news towards the Persian Gulf with issue. “Alter your course to 360 Friday’s incident comes minister to recognize. 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The police and civil akistan Prime Minister afternoon aboard a commercial China’s interference with oil has rattled smaller neighbours Friday. injured in northwest Pakistan clad suicide bomber, already sit- administration reached the spot PImran Khan arrived here on Qatar Airways flight and is and gas activities in the dis- by constructing seven man- Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday in a terror strike on ting there, targeted the people immediately after the explosion. his maiden trip to the US dur- staying at the official residence puted waters of the South made islands in the disputed spokesman Geng Shuang ear- a checkpost and a subsequent who gathered around the Riaz said that 7 to 8 kg ing which he will hold talks with of the Pakistani Ambassador to China Sea (SCS), where waters and equipped them lier in the week urged Hanoi to suicide blast by a burqa-clad ambulance, the official said. explosive was used in the sui- Donald Trump and reboot bilat- the US, Asad Majeed Khan. Vietnam accuses Beijing of with military runways and respect China’s sovereign rights woman at a hospital where the Seven people, including cide explosion. He confirmed eral ties that were hit after the US He was welcomed at the air- violating its sovereignty. outposts. and jurisdiction, “and not to victims of the first attack were four policemen, were killed in seven fatalities, in both the ter- president publicly criticised port by his foreign minister State Department spokes- Chinese coast guard vessels take any move that may com- shifted. the suicide blast, police said. ror act. The death toll could rise Islamabad, cancelled military aid Shah Mehmood Qureshi. A woman Morgan Ortagus said also have been reported near a plicate matters.” Both the attacks took place He said the suicide bomb- as the majority of the victims and asked it to do more to fight large number of Pakistani in a statement that China’s drilling rig in the same In May 2014, Chinese and in Dera Ismail Khan district of ing by a female was first ever were in critical condition, he terrorism. Americans also welcomed him. “repeated provocative actions Vanguard Bank area where Vietnamese vessels engaged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a day and unexpected incident in the said. Khan, 66, is scheduled to Nawaz Sharif was the last aimed at the offshore oil and Vietnam has contracted a dangerous confrontation after the first-ever successful region. He said that security check meet President Trump at the Pakistani prime minister to visit gas development of other Russia’s Rosneft to develop gas when China’s national oil com- election was held in the newly According to eye witness- is done by the police on the White House on Monday dur- the US on an official trip in claimant states threaten region- fields. “Vietnam has made con- pany moved its oil platform merged tribal areas of the es, the bomber was wearing a entry of people into the hospi- ing which the American lead- October 2015. al energy security and under- tact with China on multiple into waters Vietnam considers province. head-to-toe veil. Police also tal. But due to tradition and ership is likely to press him to During his three-day visit, mine the free and open Indo- occasions via different chan- its territory. Four unidentified armed recovered hairs and feet of the customs of the area females are take “decisive and irreversible” Khan, in addition to his meet- Pacific energy market.” nels, delivered diplomatic notes Ortagus calls on China to men riding two motor-bikes attacker and sent them for exempted. 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Sunday, according to vote choose the prime minister — Democratic Party to five con- His ruling bloc already has worker in his 40s said he ASunday that his country not receive the backing of the Prime Minister Benjamin counts by public television and about half of which are elect- secutive parliamentary elec- a two-thirds majority in the chose a candidate and a party was the only one that “has been United States in the case of a Netanyahu spoke in a similar other media. ed every three years. tion victories since 2012. more powerful lower house. that have demonstrated an killing Iranians”, after tensions conflict with Iran, Hanegbi vein last week with cadets at the Exit polls indicated Abe The results appeared to He has prioritised But Abe and his ability to get things done, between Britain and Iran rose suggested that Tehran would national security college. could even close in on the match or even exceed pre- revitalising Japan’s economy conservative backers face chal- suggesting he voted for Abe’s in the Gulf. avoid such a scenario. “At the moment, the only super-majority needed to pro- election polls that indicated and has steadily bolstered lenges because voters seem ruling party and its Regional Cooperation “Israel is the only country army in the world to fight Iran pose constitutional revisions. Abe’s ruling bloc was to keep the country’s defenses in the more concerned about their candidate, as “there is no point Minister Tzachi Hanegbi’s in the world that has been is the Israeli army,” he said. NHK public television said ground in the upper house, backdrop of North Korea’s mis- jobs, the economy and social in casting my vote for a party comments to public radio were killing Iranians for two years,” Earlier this month, Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party with most voters considering it sile and nuclear threats and security. or a politician who has no such a reference to Israeli strikes in he said. Netanyahu warned that Israeli and its junior partner Komeito a safer choice over an opposi- China’s growing military pres- The main opposition abilities.” neighbouring Syria against “We strike the Iranians fighter jets “can reach anywhere had won 64 seats in the upper tion with an uncertain track ence. Constitutional Democratic Another voter, Katsunori Iranian and Lebanese Hezbollah hundreds of times in Syria. in the Middle East, including house after two hours of vote record. He also has showcased his Party of Japan and three other Takeuchi, a 57-year-old fish movement’s military targets. Sometimes we acknowledge it Iran”. Iran’s seizure of a British- counting. To reach the two-thirds diplomatic skills by cultivating liberal-leaning parties teamed market worker, said it was But they came after Iran and sometimes foreign reports flagged tanker in the Strait of The two-thirds majority majority, or 164 seats, Abe warm ties with President up in some districts. time to change the dominance seized a British-flagged tanker reveal it.” Hormuz for breaking “inter- needed for constitutional revi- needs 85 more seats by his rul- Donald Trump. They stressed support for of Abe and his ultra-conserv- on Friday, adding to tensions He added that the Iranians national maritime rules” came sion could be within reach if ing bloc and supporters of a Abe was hoping to gain gender equality and LGBT ative policies. between Washington and “understand that Israel means some two weeks after Britain the ruling bloc can gain sup- charter change. enough upper house seats to issues — areas Abe’s ultra- “I think the ruling party Tehran linked to a 2015 business.” Israel has carried seized an Iranian tanker at the port from members of anoth- Opposition parties have boost his chances for constitu- conservative lawmakers are has been dominating politics nuclear deal. out hundreds of strikes in Syria mouth of the Mediterranean on er conservative party and inde- focused on concerns over tional revision, his long-cher- reluctant to back. for far too long and it is caus- Hanegbi accused Iran, against what it says are Iranian allegations of breaching UN pendents. household finances, such as the ished goal before his term ends At a polling station in ing damage,” he said. 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What Africa in January 2018. cousin of seamer Deepak, who is also in have been rested as a part of the board’s Australia, has been declared fit. Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed is the future course of action, that is in Rajasthan leg-spinner Chahar has the T20 squad. workload management programme. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will spearhead Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav. the hands of the selection committee. I don’t think we need to discuss anything more on it. First of all he is not available. " *7*41 backed him and we put him Second, we have already started groom- through a fitness programme for a ing youngsters,” Prasad said at the media mbati Rayudu’s sarcasm-laden >   %  6# B month, ensured that he gets fit and conference. A‘3D tweet’ might have hastened comes into the side. The former India Test keeper wants his international retirement but “Once he came into the side, Pant to get as many opportunities as he chairman of selectors MSK Prasad ments. we backed him but due to certain gets ready to fill in the big shoes of Dhoni defended the recently-retired Rayudu announced his retire- permutations and combinations in in the coming days. Hyderabadi’s omission from the ment from all forms of cricket just the side, we couldn’t pick him,” “He (Dhoni) is unavailable for the World Cup squad, asserting that his days after Agarwal’s selection. Prasad reasoned why Rayudu was series. He has expressed his unavailabil- panel cannot be accused of bias. “It was a lovely tweet. Very overlooked even after Shankar got ity. Having said that we had a certain Prasad explained that Mayank timely one. I really enjoyed the injured. roadmap and plans till the World Cup. Agarwal was summoned as a tweet. It was fantastic. I don’t know But he made it clear that his Post World Cup, we have laid down a few replacement for injured Vijay how it struck him,” Prasad’s answer committee can’t be accused of more plans and we thought of giving as Shankar instead of Rayudu because had everyone laughing when asked “bias or favouritism”. many opportunities as possible to opener KL Rahul’s on-field injury about Rayudu’s tweet. “That (Rayudu’s exclusion) Rishabh Pant and and to see, he is during the England game had However he wanted to clear the doesn’t make the selection commit- groomed. That is our plan right now and prompted the team management to air that Rayudu couldn’t be includ- tee or me biased about any partic- we did discuss this with him (Dhoni),” seek an opener as “cover”. ed purely because of the permuta- “How much emotions any- tee’s defence. ular person. We know how emo- said Prasad. However Prasad’s logic of tions and combinations and the body (Rayudu) has gone through, While Rayudu has every reason tional Rayudu is, we are also emo- Pant was already the number one Agarwal’s inclusion was far from selection committee didn’t resort to the the selection committee has to be aggrieved, Prasad reminded tional. We as ex-cricketers, also feel choice in Tests and now with uncertain- convincing as Rahul played three any favouritism. gone through the same emotions,” that when he had failed a fitness test for him,” he said. ty over Dhoni’s future, he has become the games (Bangaldesh, Sri Lanka and When Agarwal came in, it was Prasad said. after being picked on the basis of He explained how Pant and preferred choice in all three formats. semi-final) after that. more about having a cover for “When we pick any player and his T20 performances, his panel Agarwal came in as replacements. The 21-year-old is a powerhouse of After being ignored, Rayudu Rahul. In fact, he revealed that it he does well, we feel so happy for had backed the Hyderabad man. “The team management talent but at times, his shot selection in had posted a cryptic tweet, which was team management asked for an him. Similarly when somebody “I will give you a small exam- requested for a left-hander and we crucial moments have been questioned was certainly directed at the selec- opener in writing. who goes out in this way, the selec- ple about Rayudu. When Rayudu had no other choice than Rishabh including in India’s World Cup semfinal tion committee, which had termed “At that juncture, a written tion committee also feels for it. But was picked, on the basis of 17-18 Pant. We are very, very clear on loss to New Zealand. Shankar as a “three dimensional communication was given to us on having said that, with regards to the T20s (2018 IPL performance), we that. We know what he is capable However, Prasad praised Pant for his player. the back-up opener. 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 national issues like poverty, parency and accountability mothers-to-be to lean on each other illiteracy, disease, pollution, without morally educating the for friendship and support. Together, unemployment and numerous masses? they seek some sound advice on 2         others. Let the politicians bid When news channels childcare and indulge in creative adieu to personal prejudices show that the new govern- problem-solving for the well-being of '   %   % and beliefs that have proved to ment will be building more their offsprings. be debilitating and costly for houses, creating opportunities Prabha Sudhkar Navade, angan-          the country to the extent that for employment in rural areas, wadi worker, conducts the meeting Swaraj has become a distant making primary education and invites participants to speak one    (  =6F>= =2= dream. compulsory, providing free by one. Gradually, it turns into a full- Today, every Indian, rich drinking water to the citizens, blown discussion on different aspects often they find solutions amongst nisation and other key elements of Navade is really proud that the of ownership among children. It also or poor, hopes for a political and making India a hunger- of motherhood. “The meetings take themselves by tapping into collective childcare. The participating mothers mothers associated with anganwadi enables friendly competition among leader who could act as a role free nation in the next five place every week so that the women wisdom,” reveals Navade. discussed the varied and unpre- have understood the value of holis- them. When they come for classes, model. The recent past has years and so on — the news is can exchange notes on the health This, indeed, is a sustainable dictable food habits of their children. tic, healthy living and achieving all- they take out time to draw, colour or turned out to be horrific for welcomed by all. But one problems that their children face and and participatory initiative that not Aparna, mother of Aditi Ganesh round growth for young ones. make something from rough paper the country as politics has must first question where collectively offer some practical solu- only helps in building the confidence Mehekar, confessed that earlier she An hour-and-a-half’s drive away, and crayons that they have brought become synonymous with cor- would the money for these tions to each other,” says she. of the women but also enables them was unaware that she should give veg- in the neighbouring block of Digras, from home. When it’s time for them ruption, exploitation and dis- schemes come from. How The unique feature of these gath- to safeguard the health of their little etables and fruits to her children there is a village called Harsul. The to go back, they neatly put their cre- crimination on the basis of would these be funded? Also, erings is that the groups have been ones. For expert opinion and assis- everyday. She says, “Also, I had no anganwadi worker and her assistant ations back into their bags. caste and religion, hypocrisy even though in such cases formed on the basis of children’s age. tance, mothers can always reach out idea how frequently growing children there have found a unique way to When the children come along and double-speak, egoism, lust money is usually raised by For example, expectant women gath- to the anganwadi worker or the had to be fed”. Aradhya Santosh ensure that the children are excited with their mothers for weekly meet- for power, and some false broadening the tax-base, er on the first Saturday of every Accredited Social Health Activist Patil’s mother, Seema candidly told to come to the centre. The health ings at the centre or for some special promises. Some small alliances would it be possible to make month, mothers of toddlers come on (ASHA). everyone, “Earlier, my daughter ate workers have transformed the off- programmes, the anganwadi-tai asks have also become tools of big these benefits reachable to the third Saturday and so on. “This During the Poshan Pakhwada cel- very little at home but now she has white cloth bag, which was used to them to show off their art work. Such parties for swinging them back the deprived masses? That approach enables them to easily ebrations, held in March to mark the learnt to eat everything in the com- provide families with fortified Take display of talent encourages them to to power, for toppling the too, without delays or any share their experiences since their first anniversary of the Poshan pany of other children as they share Home Ration (THR), into a craft bag learn and grow. Not surprisingly, the state governments that have kind of inefficiency from the children are going through similar Abhiyan, Navade had called a moth- food. Now she also asks me to cook for the children. Each bag displays mothers can’t stop gushing. been formed by a different bureaucracy, which has led to milestones and difficulties. Very ers’ meet to discuss nutrition, immu- a variety of vegetables.” their I-card and this creates a sense L  # party or for ruining the leakage of the funds. So is it chances of an opposing party really possible? from gaining power. So, it is We all wish that these t is said that life is all about If you are wondering why time that we clear this corrupt, goals should be achieved and Ilearning and expanding your it is important, you need to stained image of politics as it that the new government horizons. Business writer Tom understand that it’s also about needs to regain its lost respect attains stability and success. Peters once said, “A career is a =  %   passion and satisfaction that it and faith among the people so But with a small note of cau- portfolio of projects that teach- offers. When you are passion- that they don’t lose the remain- tion — without moral and es you new skills, gains you new ate about learning, it gives you ing interest in the govern- spiritual cleansing, Swaraj expertise, develops new capabil- a kick and an incomparable ment and their methods. would remain a far-off goal. ities, grows your colleague set             sense of satisfaction. 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"   # !$! !$M8 %B V Sindhu’s hopes of breaking a B!%BBB % seven-month title drought came Pcrashing down as the Indian lost in " ./0&/+,1 straight games to Akane Yamaguchi in the finals of Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super ndia set up a quarter-final clash with 1000 tournament here on Sunday. IIndonesia despite losing their last Seven months after becoming the group match to Korea at the Badminton first Indian to win the season-ending BWF Asia Junior Championships 2019 World Tour Finals in December, Olympic (Mixed Team Event) in Suzhou, China Silver medallist Sindhu had an opportu- on Sunday. nity to finally lay her hands on another Maisnam Meiraba’s great effort crown only to squander, losing 15-21, 16- was the silver lining of the day for the 21 to the Japanese in a lop-sided summit Indian contingent in their 1-4 loss but clash that lasted 51 minutes here. by finishing second to Korea in Group Playing her first final of the season, C, they made it to the last-eight. Sindhu looked a bit anxious and failed to On the first day of the continental match the brilliance of the 22-year-old event, India blanked both Mongolia and Yamaguchi, whom she had beaten in the Macau China by an identical score of last four meetings. saved one before a smash to a return of 5-0. “She played really well and there were serve helped the Japanese to seal the open- Manipur’s Meiraba had been in long rallies. I was leading in the first game ing game. sterling form of late and he even won by 2-3 points but I made a few mistakes In the second game, Yamaguchi made his first international tournament at the and then she finished it off. If I could have a good start again, moving to a 4-1 lead White Night Russian Junior won the first game, it could have been a before stretching it to 8-5 with Sindhu International earlier this month. bit different,” Sindhu told reporters. struggling to control the shuttle. The Meiraba refused to give up and fought “In the second I gave her a huge lead Indian won a few points because of for 1 hour 32 minutes to subdue Korea’s like 5-6 points and was left to cover it. But unforced errors by Yamaguchi. Hyeon Seung Park. overall, I think it was a good tournament The Japanese sent one at Sindhu’s body While that was the solitary win of for me and I hope I can take the confidence during a flat exchange before entering the the day for Team India, there were going forward. Next I am playing Japan interval with a 11-8 advantage, when the encouraging performances from others. and I hope to do well there.” Indian hit out. The doubles teams, especially, stood out This was Sindhu’s fifth loss to Sindhu unleashed a cross court smash for their gutsy displays in a losing cause. Yamaguchi in 15 meetings. The last time and pushed one at the backcourt to leave The mixed doubles pair of Dingku the Indian lost to the Japanese was at the Yamaguchi off balance, but the Japanese Singh Konthoujam and Ritika Thaker semifinals of the All England rode on the Indian’s unforced errors to fought for 56 minutes before going Championship last year. move to a 15-10 lead. down 21-19, 12-21, 12-21 to Dong Ju The defeat added to Sindhu’s list of At 15-11, the duo played a 51-shot rally Ki and Eun Ji Lee. Goa’s Tanisha Crasto runners-up finishes, which include Silvers that ended with Sindhu making a judge- and Kerala’s Treesa Jolly were equally at the World Championships, Asian 3   # C#    ##  
   #! >P      ment error. impressive in their 16-21, 21-16, 12-21 Games, Commonwealth Games, Thailand Two unforced errors by Yamaguchi girls’ doubles loss to Young Bin Ji and Open and India Open last year. opening game as she lagged 0-3 but soon after the Japanese went wide twice. Yamaguchi attacked Sindhu’s long took Sindhu to 13-16 before she moved to Eun Ji Lee. It was Yamaguchi’s third title of the the Indian controlled the proceedings, Yamaguchi then displayed good backhand corner and soon eked out a 16- 15-18. After a treatment on her right knee, The boys’ doubles combine of season after claiming crowns at German making Yamaguchi run across the court retrieval skills and grabbed three straight 14 lead. An attacking game helped the Yamaguchi was back on the court and pro- Ishaan Bhatnagar and Vishnu Vardhan Open and Asian Championship. and finishing with her precise returns to points when Sindhu miscued her strokes. Japanese to widen the gap as Sindhu once duced a smash to make it 19-15. Goud Panjala found Korea’s Dong Ju Ki Prior to this in 2019, Sindhu reached take a 5-4 lead. A delicate net short took Yamaguchi again sent a shuttle wide. The Japanese held four match points and Joon Young Kim too strong in their the semifinals of Singapore Open and India Yamaguchi took the lead at 7-7 when to 12-13 but she again missed the line. The A lapse in backhand defence and then when Sindhu went long and she sealed it 17-21, 15-21 defeat. In girls’ singles, Open. Sindhu went wide. But the Indian managed Japanese levelled par at 14-14 when the one shot going long from Sindhu gave with another smash to claim the biggest Malvika Bansod suffered a 10-21, 8-21 Sindhu had a forgettable start in the to grab a three-point advantage at the break Indian went long. Yamaguchi six game points. The Indian title of her career. defeat to Ga Lam Kim. $G  (     ' " !1.32 / " $7##$  to romp home winners. arry Kane scored a stunning 93rd minute win- 7,,7"D% %% The scratch pair of Sharath Hner from the halfway line as Tottenham ndia added another golden Kamal and Sreeja Akula, in the Hotspur edged Juventus 3-2 in an entertaining pre- Ichapter to the 21st absence of Manika Batra, had season friendly in Singapore on Sunday. Commonwealth Table Tennis Ayhika beat Mousumi Paul in little problem up to the semifi- The England captain latched onto Lucas Moura’s Championships when its mixed straight games. nals. But once there, the mis- short pass and launched a first-time shot high over doubles pair of G Sathiyan and Archana, who played well match became more palpable a scrambling substitute keeper Wojciech Szczesny Archana Kamath defeated until this point, was unable to when the Indian duo took on as Spurs rallied past new manager Maurizio Sarri’s Singapore’s Peng Yu En Koen- find her feet against the attack- Singapore’s Yu En Koen Pang Italian champions in front of a delighted National Goi Rui Xuan 3-0 in the final ing Ho who cashed in on sev- and Rui Xuan Goi, who play Stadium crowd. here on Sunday. eral unforced errors committed together more regularly. “It’s probably one of the best goals of my career. The Gold count, on the by the Indian. After losing the In men’s doubles, two I noticed the penultimate day of the champi- first game, the Bengaluru girl Indian pairs — Sharath and keeper was onships, stood at three. came back to level 1-1 but lost Sathiyan and Anthony Amalraj often off of his This had, in a way, avenged her rhythm from there to lose and Manav Thakkar — made it line and the earlier loss of A Sharath tamely. to the semifinals while the two thought if I get Kamal and Sreeja Akula in the Madhurika had a good other pairs that will challenge a chance to semifinal by the same measure of Krittwika, the the Indian domination will be shoot I will and Singaporean pair as well as the national runner-up and despite Pang Yu En and Chua Shao Han it just went in,” defeat of Sharath in men’s sin- losing a game she punished from Singapore and the English Kane said in a gles quarterfinals by Peng. her rival when the opportunities duo of Samuel Walker and post-match The Indian pair was on top presented themselves. Thomas Jarvis, respectively, on interview. in the final as they piled on the Indeed, Krittiwika had a Monday. A youthful agony of their rivals, particular- slight advantage in the fourth In women’s doubles, Pooja Spurs domi- ly on a tired Peng who could not    (         ?#,   95  %%  game but lost it 10-12 and then Sahasrabudhe and Krittiwika nated the first cope with the pressure applied the steam. However, for Ayhika Singha Roy, Sreeja Akula and half as Juventus by the top-seeded duo. gles loss to the younger legs of joined Sharath when he went But the second-seeded it was rather easy as Mousumi Mousumi Paul and Sutirtha struggled to But the second-seeded Peng in the quarters. down to England’s Thomas Madhurika Patkar and fourth could not cope with her rival's Mukherjee and Ayhika adapt to their Sharath Kamal squandered The other Indians that Jarvis 1-4. seed Ayhika Mukerjee easily fol- quick returns and excellent Mukherjee entered the semifi- new coach’s three match points and then the made the grade included top- Earlier, the top-seeded Ho lowed the English woman in the placements. nal while the fourth pair, top- “Sarri-ball” quarterfinal match, shattering seeded G Sathiyan, who beat Tin-Tin of England beat the last-four stages while in a Two extended games must seeded Madhurika Patkar and tactic of play- his men singles medal hope. Nigerian Bode Abiodun 4-0 unseeded Archana Kamath, the marathon battle, Sreeja Akula have sapped the energy of both Archana Kamath went down to ing out from Though Sharath failed to go past and Harmeet Desai who reigning national champion, 4- defeated Sutirtha Mukherjee 4- Sreeja and Sutirtha but the for- Singapore’s Goi Rui Xuan and the back with the semifinals in mixed doubles, accounted for fellow Indian 1 to enter the women’s singles 2 even as Madhurika downed mer held her nerves despite Won Xin Ru 2-3 (5-11, 8-11, 11- short, quick he would definitely rue the sin- Sushmit Sriram 4-1. Sanil Shetty semifinals. Krittiwika Sinha Roy 4-1 and squandering five match-points 8, 11-7, 9-11). passes. Instead of 0 2(, ,   moving the ball forward, Juventus often found themselves defend- 3(0Q-(0*(- ing desperately after being caught in possession as  2P ,# Spurs pressed high up the pitch with the Premier League side going on to take a deserved lead on the half-hour mark. " +2!./+/! Courtois fended off a B$/(*0(P/$-(0Q Son Heung-min started the move by holding up blast from Coman in first- play and feeding Troy Parrott for a clear run at ayern Munich spoiled half injury time to keep " +2!./+/! Gianluigi Buffon in the Juventus goal, with the 17- BEden Hazard’s Real Bayern from stretching their year-old forward’s low strike parried by the veter- Madrid debut, downing the advantage before the break. areth Bale’s agent has branded Real an keeper straight into the path of an unmarked Erik Spanish giants 3-1 in a While Real Madrid GMadrid boss Zinedine Zidane a “dis- Lamela for a routine tap-in. friendly in Houston on applied plenty of pressure, grace” after the Frenchman revealed that the “It was a very good game, very competitive. To Saturday despite goalkeep- Hazard was circumspect, La Liga giants were ready to offload the Wales be honest, we are still short in our preparations and er Sven Ulreich’s sending off. often opting to pass off to his star in a matter of days. I wasn’t planning to play this way so early in the pre- Corentin Tolisso, new teammates. Zidane left Bale out of the Real squad for season ... We were still hoping to give some play- Robert Lewandowski and The closest the 28-year Saturday’s 3-1 exhibition loss to Bayern ers more rest after a long campaign,” Spurs manag- Serge Gnabry had given old Belgian came to his first Munich, and after the match he revealed he er Mauricio Pochettino said. Bundesliga champions Real Madrid goal was in the had been dropped because the club were “The result was not the most important thing Bayern a comfortable 3-0 39th minute, when he found “working on his departure”, adding that he today, the performance was and how we continue lead before recent Real space on the left and bent a hoped it happens soon, “for everyone’s our preparations for the upcoming season.” Madrid signing Rodrygo shot toward the far post only sake”. Juventus had more success after the break when grabbed a consolation goal for Neuer to punch it away. “Zidane is a disgrace, he shows no respect they increased their tempo and went more direct, with a brilliant free kick.   ,0    Zidane’s wholesale for a player that has done so much for Real and halftime substitute Gonzalo Higuain levelled the That followed Ulreich’s changes at the interval did Madrid,” Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett said.     #        score in the 56th minute with a drilled strike after departure in the 81st for a impact at the NRG Stadium Madrid keeper Thibaut nothing to further Real Asked whether Bale is close to leaving exchanging neat passes with Federico Bernardeschi. foul on Brazilian teen — home of the NFL’s Courtois on his first attempt Madrid’s cause, even though Madrid, Barnett added: “We are working on “There comes a time when things are Buoyed by the equaliser, Juventus were soon Rodrygo outside the area. Houston Texans, where the but slotted home the they controlled possession it”. done because they need to be done,” Zidane ahead when Cristiano Ronaldo arrived late to drive Rodrygo, Luka Jovic European giants produced rebound. early in the second half. After Zidane’s reappointment, Bale added after the Bayern defeat. home Mattia De Sciglio’s cutback four minutes later, and Ferland Mendy all plenty of lively end-to-end Down a goal with half- Lewandowski doubled played 90 minutes in just three of the “I’ve not got anything against him. We leaving to rapturous applause by an adoring crowd made their debuts for action from the kickoff. time approaching Real Bayern’s lead in the 67th remaining 11 matches, was left out complete- have to make decisions and change things, when he was substituted immediately after scoring. rebuilding Real Madrid — It needed a stellar dis- Madrid poured it on. controlling a high ball from ly four times and frequently substituted when that’s all there is to it. Spurs were level in the 65th minute, however, all coming on at halftime as play from Bayern goalkeep- Karim Benzema let a Niklas Sule, turning and he did play. “I don’t know if this will happen in 24 when Champions League semi-final hero Lucas fired Zinedine Zidane changed er Manuel Neuer to keep golden chance go begging in firing into the bottom cor- He was denied a chance to say goodbye or 48 hours’ time. The situation will change home record signing Tanguy Ndombele’s low cross, his entire side. Real Madrid at bay. the 43rd, meeting a cross ner. at the end of last season when he was left on and it’s for the best for everyone.” the French midfielder finding the Brazilian with his Hazard’s first outing in Bayern led at the inter- from Isco but knocking his Two minutes later the bench in a 2-0 loss to Real Betis that saw Bale joined Real Madrid to much fan- first touch after coming on as a substitute. a Madrid jersey since his val thanks to Tolisso’s 15th- effort wide. Madrid gave the ball away Zidane’s side submerged with boos and whis- fare, a blockbuster transfer fee and a big salary Kane and Higuain both squandered good high-priced move from minute strike. Neuer came up with deep in their own end and tles. that may prove to be an obstacle for all but chances to score winning goals in the final 10 min- Chelsea had dominated the Thomas Muller freed another impressive save in an unmarked Gnabry was However Zidane insists that his treat- the richest teams. utes before the England striker prevented the con- headlines. Kingsley Coman whose the 45th, diving to his right able to control the ball and ment of the 30-year-old forward “is nothing He has three seasons left on his deal and test going to a penalty shootout with the most bril- But despite getting a cross made it to Tolisso — to grab Luka Modric’s effort fire past Keylor Navas in personal”, even though Bale would be wel- has been linked to Tottenham, Manchester liant of strikes. starting nod he made little who was denied by Real from 10 yards out of the air. goal. come at some of Europe’s biggest clubs. United and Bayern.