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Year : 04 Issue : 354 New Delhi Thursday, March 05, 2020 Rs. 1/- Pages - 8 E-mail - [email protected] / [email protected] Facebook - www.facebook.com/opensearch.co.in Website - www.opensearch.co.in Kejriwal meets PM, discusse... P3 FIRST COLUMN The opposition is demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah PM Modi, Shah to skip Holi UK expresses concern events over Coronavirus fear over potential impact Parliament Highlights: Both Houses New Delhi, Agency. of CAA With the fear of Coronavirus spreading across the country, adjourned amid ruckus over Delhi riots Primeof the festival, Minister PM Narendra Modi in Modia tweet on said Wednesday that experts decided across to skip Holi events this year to avoid mass gatherings. Ahead New Delhi, Agency. the world have advised reducing mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also avoiding Holi Milan in wake Parliamentdisrupted for Highlights: the third Both day the on Lok Tuesday Sabha of Coronavirus. “Holi is a very important festival for we and the Rajya Sabha proceedings were Indians but in the wake of Coronavirus, I’ve decided not to participate in any Holi Milan celebration this year. I also London, Agency. as opposition members demanded an appeal to everyone to avoid public gatherings&take good reiterated its concern over the potential immediate discussion on the issue of care of yourself&your family,” he said. Urging everyone to The UK government has Delhi violence. During the proceedings stay safe, BJP President JP Nadda also decided to cancel in the Lok Sabha, the opposition trooped Holi celebrations. “the world is battling COVID-19 Novel impactevents inof Indiathe Citizenship closely. In responseAmendment to an Act into shouting slogans and some of (CAA) and said it is continuing to follow the them displayed placards, demanding resignation of Home Minister Amit urgent question on “Recent Violence in India” Shah. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was tabled by Pakistani-origin Opposition Labour notc present and the proceedings, which Party MP Khalid Mahmood in the House of wentLekhi. on Earlier for little in over the five day, minutes, Leader were of Commons on Tuesday, UK’s Minister of State in haired by BJP member Meenakshi the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Nigel Adams said the UK engages with India at Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi all levels, including on human rights, and also Azad and his deputy Anand Sharma referred to the country’s “proud history” of today gave suspension of business inclusive government and religious tolerance. noticeit was underready rulefor a267 discussion over the on Delhi the “The UK government also have concerns riots. The government on Tuesday said about the potential impact of the legislation (CAA),” said Adams, the Minister for Asia who communal violence in Delhi in both wasis because standing of ourin for close UK relationshipForeign Secretary with the Housesclear that on the March Opposition 11, the day will after not backHoli. Dominic Raab, who is on a visit to Turkey. It However, Azad on Tuesday had made it Talks between the two sides, sources government of India that we are able to discuss down from its demand for a discussion. Corona Virus. The countries and medical fraternity are difficult issues with them and make clear our jointly making efforts to contain its spread. Keeping concernsfollow events where closely we have and them,to raise including our concerns on said, are continuing to end the deadlock. thisof coronavirus in mind, this have year, been I will detected neither in celebrate India so Holi far, northe the rights of minorities. We will continue to On Tuesday, amid sloganeering by the organise Holi Milan. Stay Safe, Stay Healthy.” Six cases opposition members in Lok Sabha, when we have with them,” said the minister. Speaker Om Birla Tuesday said that Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The government While Mahmood, who had tabled the urgent the government is ready for discussion Tuesday announced that all international passengers to question for an FCO statement, described on Delhi violence after Holi. He India will now have to submit self-declaration forms on the government response as “facile”, another adjourned the proceedings after ruckus arrival. Currently, passengers arriving via flights from Pakistani-originconcerns to the Indian MP Nusrat authorities. Ghani called on prevailed in the House. During the BJP 12 countries Italy, Iran, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam the government to relay the UK Parliament’s ParliamentaryModi asked the partymeeting MPs held to take earlier lead agency PTI reported Lok Sabha Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi & Manicka Coronavirus: 17 Indians this morning, Prime Minister Narendra andWednesday Malaysia said have efforts to undergoare on to compulsory check and screenscreening 88 Speaker Om Birla who held an all- Tagore gave Adjournment Motion at 21 airports. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on party meeting earlier today to end the Notice in Lok Sabha, while CPI (M) abroad test positive, Iraq in ensuring peace and harmony in the tested positive for coronavirus. A taskforce headed by logjam in Parliament warned the MPs leader Elamaram Kareem has given a people who came in contact with the Delhi man who confirms first death country. “Vikas is our mantra; peace, that those who disrupt proceedings notice in Rajya Sabha. The opposition unity and harmony are prerequisites will be suspended for the remaining is demanding the resignation of Home for development,” PM said, news himpanic, has PTI been reported. formed to tackle the situation emerging opensearchsession. Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Minister Amit Shah. from the coronavirus infection and there is no need to Centre clears 72 changes to Companies Report on democracy setbacks Act, decriminalises various offences New Delhi, Agency. singles out US, India New Delhi, Agency. New Delhi, Agency. Coronavirus outbreak Live Updates, Coronavirus in Addressing reporters after a cabinet cases in India stand at 28. Over 3,000 committee meeting, Finance and Among the world’s 25 most populous democracies in this year’s report, India’s democratic score dropped Indiapeople Latest have News:died of The coronavirus total confirmed Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the priority is to the furthest. A study by a government-funded NGO have been infected. Coronavirus outbreak “decriminalise” provisions in the Act. in the United States has sounded the alarm on deteriorating levels of liberty in democratic and worldwide, while some 90,000 people The Centre cleared as many as 72 changes to the Companies Act 2013 authoritarian countries alike, including extensive Wednesday, including decriminalising criticism of India, China and the US itself. The LIVE News Updates: In a press briefing Freedom in the World 2020 report assessed 195 and provide constructive leadership, it will be Wednesdaypatients infected morning, by the Union coronavirus Health in variousFinance offences.and Corporate Addressing Affairs reporters Minister India now stands at 28. This includes after a cabinet committee meeting, countries, rating 83 of them as “free”, 63 as “partly Minister said that the total number of free”, and 49 as “not free”. The Freedom House, 16 Italian tourists and their driver, impossible to reverse the global trends that threaten Nirmala Sitharaman said the priority The latest move by the government whichof countries boasts rated Eleanor free Roosevelthas declined as aby co-founder, 3% in the lasthas three in Kerala (who have recovered), freedom for all societies.” Among the world’s 25 is to “decriminalise” provisions in the comes after Prime Minister Narendra compileddecade. The the index index incorporates each year since factors 1973. such The as share the mostreport populous paid particular democracies attention in tothis the year’srevocation report, of Act. As many as 23 offences would be Modi promised that his government is India’s democratic score dropped the furthest. The one in Hyderabad, one in Delhi and recategorised out of 66 compoundable working to decriminalise provision of offences under the new amended act. Companies Act to make it easier to do functioning of government, transparency, the rule of sixto 73.6 of his per relatives dollar earlierin Agra. in Meanwhile, the day the special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir Besides, seven compoundable offences business in the country. In November, a law, pluralism, and freedom of expression and belief. the rupee slid as much as 0.4 per cent underin a nod the to leadership the discrepancies of Prime in Minister status for Narendra people would be omitted, Sitharaman said. She government-appointed high-level panel This year’s report finds a strong global decline in Modi. The index assesses Kashmir separately to India furthervarious sectionssaid that and the also government reduce penalties would proposed decriminalising more than half governments’ commitment to pluralism, a defining becoming the worst-performing Asian feature of liberal democracy. Ethnic, religious and currency,spread awareness. according There to Bloomberg. is no need “The remove provisions of imprisonment in of the existing compoundable offences under the companies law as well as lower other minority groups have borne the brunt of recent living there. It experienced one of the five largest government is taking all measures to single-year declines of the past decade anywhere in in case of various compoundable offences. monetary penalties for violations by state abuses in both democracies and authoritarian the world, and its status dropped from “partly free” Sitharaman added that those companies startups, amid efforts to further improve countries. India and the United States are the largest to panic but people can avoid mass to “not free” this year. The report also highlighted which have CSR obligation of less than the ease of doing business in the country. and perhaps the most influential democracies in gatherings,”across airports the in minister the country.

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