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Attacking his erstwhile Tits biggest ever catch in Cut to Midnapore: Seeking party colleagues about calling Bengal grabbing a large swarm five years’ time for his party to him a “traitor” Adhikari said, of Opposition leaders led by smarten up Bengal, Home “The people who call me a trai- !" # powerful TMC satrap Suvendu Minister Shah said, “You gave tor should keep in mind that Adhikari — a Mamata Banerjee 27 years to the Congress, three the TMC had been a part of the $ "% &' ( man Friday and her sharpest decades to the Left and 10 years NDA and an ally of the BJP spearhead in Nandigram to Mamata Banerjee but noth- jointly fighting elections since ) movement that catapulted her ing happened… now afford us 1998 when we together won 11 * +,- to power in 2011. five years and see how we con- seats … those who call me trai- . " A massive saffron rally at vert your State into Sonar tor should remember the +,- N O the historical town of Bangla (golden Bengal). TMC’s chemistry with the * - * 1 Midnapore presided over by Launching a scathing party that was once led by +,- Union Home Minister Amit attack on Chief Minister Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari * Shah witnessed 10 MLAs — 7 Mamata Banerjee, he said “The Vajpayee …” of the ruling outfit — a sitting desertion will continue in the Saying that the party and " +,- party MP, two ex-Ministers, a TMC till she is left with none the colleagues for whom he had M former parliamentarian, 45 before the elections.” Advising ! given the prime time of his life M municipal chairmen and coun- her retrospection he said, “The "#$ and “did not even care to call " &' 4 &' cillors, and two district board people are quitting the TMC in me up when I was down with 5 +,-Q chairpersons switching sides large numbers because of the cross three figure in the elec- rials sent during the pandem- party and among the people corona … but it was Amit Shah 7 prompting Shah to predict a misrule, corruption, (tolabaji) tions. Apart from the TMC ic times…” saying the TMC was formed ji who rang me up like an elder “landslide victory” for the saf- extortionist culture, nepotism leaders two Left MLAs and a The Home Minister, who with an ideal but all that had brother and wished me well,” +,-8 9 fron party in 2021 Assembly with the singular aim of mak- Congress legislator too joined along with Bengal BJP presi- been sacrificed at the altars of Adhikari said “the storm that +,- : ; + . elections in Bengal. ing the nephew (read Diamond the BJP. dent Dilip Ghosh and senior corruption and nepotism. “The was coming in Bengal would < The only rebel face who Harbour MP Abhishek Attacking the State leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, only goal seems to be to make sweep across Bengal from " apparently could not make it to Banerjee) the next Chief Government, he said, “Mamata had lunch at a farmer’s house, Bhaipo (nephew Abhishek Digha to Darjeeling” and along ; + the BJP on Saturday was former Minister.” Didi should feel ashamed of the complained how “the State Banerjee) the Chief Minister,” with it blow away the TMC. < &'& " Asansol Mayor and MLA The long queue of defec- rampant corruption… so much Government is blocking the Adhikari seldom known for Earlier he wrote a letter to $ Jitendra Tiwari who backed off tors suggested that the BJP was so that they would not even Central schemes like mounting personal attacks the TMC leadership in which +,- N O < hours before switching sides going to come to power with spare the poor men’s relief Ayushman Bharat and Kisan thundered raising the slogan, he objected to the decision of "*$ reportedly after Union Minister 200-plus legislators, Shah said materials for which Prime Samman Nidhi” aggravating “Bhaipo Hatao Bangla Bachao” invoking poll strategist +,- and Asansol BJP MP Babul buttressing party vice president Minister Narendra Modi had the crisis in a job-starved State. (Remove the nephew and save Prashant Kishor for winning + ! Supriyo and some other saffron Mukul Roy’s argument that sent Central funds… they even Adhikari too referred to Bengal). elections. leaders objected to his joining the ruling outfit would not gobbled down the relief mate- the growing discontent in the Hitting out at the Chief Turn to Page 4 ( :0+ )3 " $ & # $ %" +$ R ; + ( # !" ## $ & Q." & ' ( : / M M N) @ O N O % +R " ( &) * ; + ) $ cent and the case fatality rate is *.$ .'/( :0+ +,-Q amongst the lowest in the + " or Shimla. ( / world at 1.45 per cent. “India’s sserting that investors’ Clear indications regarding $ " Recovery Rate has peaked to Amindset has changed from = 8 Rahul’s comeback in a month’s 95.46 per cent, while the strat- “Why India?” to “Why not " time emerged after party lead- ( 0123 egy of testing 1 million samples India?, Prime Minister N O < ers shared to media that the has decreased the Cumulative Narendra Modi on Saturday + , 1 M Gandhi scion conveyed in the *.$ .'/( Positivity Rate to 6.25 per said his Government’s reforms +,- M + meeting that he is “ready to cent,” he added. had changed the world per- 1 - * . & *.$ .'/( work for the party as all desire”. s India crossed the one Harsh Vardhan was virtu- ception and the farm reforms = 1 ; + 8 & The comment was greeted by Acrore infection mark, ally joined by External Affairs brought by his Government ongress interim chief Sonia prolonged applause in the pres- Union Health Minister Harsh Minister S Jaishankar, Civil six-month ago have begun to 5 ; CGandhi conducted a meet- ence of the Congress “dis- Vardhan on Saturday Aviation Minister Hardeep S deliver benefits to the farmers. + Q = ing of senior party leaders, senters” who had written a let- announced that the country is Puri, Minister of State Health Speaking at industry asso- # + > including dissenters, on ter criticising the leadership on the cusp of authorising the & Family Welfare Ashwini ciation Assocham’s Foundation the past when investors would Saturday to apparently facilitate and calling for an overhaul ear- first set of Covid-19 vaccines Kumar Choubey, Minister of Week event here, Modi said, question ‘why India’ (for invest- " ? her son Rahul Gandhi’s re- lier this year. and expressed the need for an State for Home Affairs “From a non-existent culture ing in the country). With + + anoinment as the party presi- The members of the meet- expeditious vaccination drive Nityanand Rai, Member NITI for innovation to a new ecosys- reforms (of past six years) and < M Q dent. ing also decided to convene a to cover all the target popula- Aayog Vinod K Paul, Advisers tem promoting and nurturing their effects, its proposition has $ M Rahul relinquished the Chintan Shivir (brainstorming tions estimated to be 30 crore. to the PM Amarjeet Sinha and startups has given the world changed to ‘why not India’,” " post after the dismal perfor- session) at Pachmarhi or “We should follow coron- Bhaskar Khulbe. confidence to say ‘why not Modi said. + mance of the Congress in 2019 Shimla soon. avirus guidelines even at a Turn to Page 4 India’.” He cited scrapping of 1,500 + $ $ . 1 Lok Sabha elections. This was Sonia Gandhi’s time when the country is on the The Prime Minister also old and obsolete laws and % 1 Speaking to the media after first meeting with dissenting cusp of authorising the first set presented the “Assocham farming new ones that in tune < + $ - " the meeting, former leaders who had raised con- of vaccines,” said the Minister & Enterprise of the Century with the changing investment @ Maharashtra Chief Minister cerns about the functioning of while chairing the 22nd meet- Award” to Ratan Tata, who order as an example of his $ Prithviraj Chavan stated that 30 the party. The five-hour meet- ing of the high-level Group of # received the award on behalf of Government’s outlook. leaders had deliberated on the ing between Sonia Gandhi, Ministers (GoM) on Covid-19 the Tata Group. He said that the “Red tape previously made + path ahead for the party in a Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka through a video-conference. ' Tata Group had contributed to investors say ‘why India’ but a " * @ Q “constructive” atmosphere. Gandhi Vadra and the so- Expressing gratitude to all the development of the coun- red carpet is now making them Flanked by former called “rebels” on the lawns of Covid warriors, Vardhan New Delhi: Chief Minister try under the able leadership of say ‘why not India’,” he said. + " * Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat the Congress interim presi- shared with his colleagues the Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday Ratan Tata. In the backdrop of farmers’ + and Congress treasurer Pawan dent’s 10 Janpath residence progress made by the country’s said the third wave of the Ratan Tata thanked the protests on the outskirts of @ ; Bansal, Chavan added that marked the first move towards public health system against the Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi is Prime Minister for the award Delhi, the PM said agriculture N* # O < more such meetings will be reconciliation after months of pandemic and the encouraging under control now, as the city and appreciated his strong reforms brought by his + held to strengthen the party. He feuding, revolt and resigna- results so far. The Minister said reported over 1,100 fresh cases leadership during the coron- Government six months back * $ also said that a Chintan Shivir tions. that India’s Covid-19 pandem- of the infection at a positivity avirus pandemic. have started benefiting farmers. 1 $ + shall take place in Pachmarhi Turn to Page 4 ic growth has dropped to 2 per rate of 1.3 per cent. “There was a situation in Turn to Page 4 + A # 8@ . /0 @ ( )R!+# ; - 4 % "1 # N O = Nagpur: RSS ideologue and $ +$ > < the organisation’s first # , - @ " = BC spokesperson Madhav Govind ) Vaidya died here on Saturday, # his family said. He was 97. 1 1 1 > Vaidya, who had recovered # '2 0"))1 8 C' * + . from coronavirus infection, 8= $ died at a private hospital in ".'"(. racking its whip in the Nagpur. The last rites will be Cmoney laundering case of " +,- ; + held on Sunday. he Indian cricket team Jammu & Kashmir Cricket
" 8 Vaidya, who became a vol- Tunder Virat Kohli faced its Association, the Enforcement ! ' " unteer of the Rashtriya worst hour of embarrassment Directorate on Saturday < +,-Q Swayamsevak Sangh almost while collapsing to its lowest attached eight properties worth $ two decades after the organi- Test score of 36 as a rampaging 11.86 crore of former Chief D * sation was set up, had seen it all Australia cruised to an emphat- Minister Farooq Abdullah. "*$ during his eight decade-old ic eight-wicket victory inside quality to dismantle the visitors. collapsed,” said Kohli, who The attached properties " O +,-Q 8= association with it: the three two and half days in the open- The sequence of 4, 9, 2, 0, would be heading home on include three residential hous- $ +,- "*$ < bans, isolation, internal con- ing Day/Night Test here on 4, 0, 8, 4, 0, 4, and 1 on the paternity leave now. es, one at Gupkar Road, & flicts over joining politics, fer- Saturday. scorecard will rankle the fans India’s earlier lowest score Srinagar, one at Tehsil Katipora, ' 8 ment and resurgence, changing There were no demons in but more so this team, for a was 42 at the Lord’s in 1974 Tanmarg, and one at Bhatindi, ( + power equations with the BJP, the pitch but Josh Hazlewood very long time. against England, known in Village Sunjwan, (Jammu) and N* # O and the latter’s storming to (5-3-8-5) and Patrick “Very hard to put those Indian cricket parlance as the commercial buildings at posh power at the Centre in 2014. Cumminso (10.2-4-21-4) dis- feelings into words. We had a “Summer of 42”. Residency Road, Srinagar. Turn to Page 4 played fast bowling of highest lead of 60-odd coming and just Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 + ,-. ,-,-
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Similar augmentation will be ing sick,” the AAP said in a statement. tals, almost 7,000 beds were done at Dwarka, Nangloi and Okhla & From the last 15 days, the BJP ruled MCD lying vacant when the highest fight against the pandemic.” to the testing to detect Covid- water treatment plant (WTP) in future,” 0: = is not working because these BJP number of corona cases was “Delhi is conducting 4,500 19 patients and I am proud of he said. leaders are sitting outside the residence of reported in a day in Delhi. tests per 10 lakh population in the doctors, nurses, officials All the key projects related to 24x7 ) Delhi Chief Minister, he said, adding that the Addressing an online brief- a day. The number of tests per and other Covid Warriors supplies were discussed in a review meet- BJP has completely ruined the MCD In the ing, he said that there are 1133 10 lakh populations is 670 in because they worked round the ing of all the on-going DJB works called and Wazirabad WTP. These two WTPs last 15 years. cases in Delhi. “The positivity Uttar Pradesh, 800 in Gujarat, clock and ensure the testing.” by the minister. are severely affected by ammonia pol- The AAP leader added garbage is piled up rate in Delhi was 15 per cent in 4300 in US and 4800 in UK. Elaborating it further, he The review meeting lasted five hours lution as they are dependent on raw everywhere because the BJP ruled MCD do November and it is just 1.3 per Today Delhi has a recovery rate said, “When the third wave of where timelines presented by the DJB to water from the Yamuna River. Present not perform their works. cent,” he said. of 96.5 percent,” he said. Covid pandemic hit Delhi then the Chief Minister last month were taken WTPs can treat low doses of ammonia “The BJP completely finished the MCD The chief minister said Kejriwal said, “On 19th we increased the number of up for discussion and all the bottlenecks contamination but in the recent past it and the capital of India. The BJP councillors that in November the number November, Delhi has the high- tests per day from 60,000 to the globe. Today Delhi is con- were resolved to expedite the works. Key is seen that huge quantities of ammonia take money to build any new house in the city of active cases touched 45,000 est number of deaths due to 90,000. We were conducting ducting 4,500 tests per 10 lakh decisions were also taken to resolve per- is dumped into rivers by Haryana due to and every person in Delhi knows that with- and today Delhi has just 12,000 Covid and the number was 131 tests and isolating Covid pos- population in a day.” petual ammonia pollution contributed which WTPs have to be shut down. After out bribing the BJP councillors no house can active cases. He further said and today the number of deaths itive patients. Today Delhi is The number of tests per 10 by Haryana in drinking water of Delhi. installation of the ozonation unit, WTPs be built. To distract the attention of the citi- “Delhi gave various new tech- is 37. This number will also go conducting around 90,000 tests lakh population is 670 in Uttar The Minister also instructed to will be able to treat ammonia as well as zens of Delhi from the Rs 2,500 crore scam niques to the world like home down and we are working on per day. This number is high- Pradesh, Gujarat 800, US 4300 install an ozone based ammonia treat- many other chemical and biological pol- done by the BJP they are doing this drama,” isolation and plasma therapy to it. We gave prime importance est across India and also across and in UK 4,800, he added. ment plant on priority at Chandrawal lutants, he said. he added. ;) )' ) '* 5 % * * & NEW DELHI: The Delhi DCPCR and other government Commission for Protection of departments within the district Child Rights (DCPCR) has administration for better imple- launched “Child Rights mentation of programmes and Fellowship (CRF)” to engage policies while ensuring account- young professionals and ability and efficiency in the strengthen the implementation of domain of child rights within the the rights of the children with state, DCPCR said in a statement. particular focus on curbing child “Through this collaboration, abuse, early childhood care and the Commission aims to provide development and education. an opportunity for 5 young pro- The applications for the first fessionals to create real, sustain- cohort of the Fellowship are now able change on the ground. open. The fellowship was DCPCR seeks to recruit a diverse launched in collaboration with pool of Fellows and has strongly Ashoka University. encouraged candidates from all “Interested candidates can religions, castes, gender groups, apply through the following link and geographical regions to apply on or before the 4th of January: for the Fellowship,” it added. https://shortlist.net/child-rights- Launching the Fellowship, fellowship. As part of CRF, the Rajender Pal Gautam, Minister Fellows will get an opportunity to for Women and Child work on-field in the assigned dis- Development and Social Welfare trict for one year while receiving appreciated DCPCR efforts, say- training, mentorship and support ing that our governance in India for professional development from needs innovations, background government officers and the pro- research and passion and this fel- gramme team at CRF,” he said. lowship is an example of the They shall work closely with same. SR ) ( + " ,
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P 7 . Farooq Abdullah at Gupkar development, National ( )R@@@ Road and commercial buildings Conference Vice President and 8 at Residency Road, at prime former Chief Minister Omar From Page 1 4 # From Page 1 upmarket locations, are basical- Abdullah posted a series of “The very people on the Besides, lands at four dif- ly State lands obtained on lease”. tweets claiming, “My father has backs of whom the party was A 5 $ ferent places in J&K have also “It was also disclosed that the seen the media reports regard- created are now being side- # # been attached. The timing of the attached house at Bhatindi, ing attachment of his properties lined, humiliated and outcast… NEW DELHI: Delhi Congress action against Dr Farooq Village Sunjwan, (Jammu) had in the ongoing investigation The party was filled with /.8 "-. 1.-(*! ',. , G , E 3-,-. ,* "('8 :"( accused the Delhi Chief Abdullah is bound to trigger been constructed by Dr Farooq into the JKCA matter. Not sur- “Sakam Karma Bhogis” (those Minister Arvind Kejriwal of political reactions in Kashmir Abdullah on State land and for- prisingly the media was tipped concerned with self-aggran- toll tax filled with goods. diverting peoples’ attention valley as the same had come est land, where he has also off regarding the seizure before disement individuals) who are !/"K(":" “They have also exhausted from real issues by tearing off ahead of the counting of votes in grabbed State land and forest he had received any official not bothered about anyone their money which was for copies of the farm Acts passed the District Development land”, the statement said. notice or documentation”. but themselves, individuals he ongoing farmers’ protest their daily needs and food. Our by the Centre in the special ses- Council polls on December 22. Between 2005 - 2006 to Raising question marks who will take monetary com- Ton Delhi borders is causing employees are eating food in sion of the Delhi Assembly. Enforcement Directorate December 2011, JKCA received over ED’s decision to seize ances- pensation for their services immense hardships. With the the langars at the protest sites. Delhi Congress unit pres- had recently grilled Dr Abdullah funding totaling to Rs. 109.78 tral property, Omar posted, and disappear as soon as the protest entering 24th day, the A large number of ident Anil Kumar said Chief in Srinagar on October 19 for from BCCI.Investigation clear- “The properties attached are elections conclude.” transporters are feeling the trunks are lined up in the Minister Arvind took up the over seven hours in connection ly brings out that Dr Farooq largely ancestral dating from the Meanwhile, faced with a pinch as borders are closed for Transport City. Every day, peo- farmers’ issue only after the with a money laundering case Abdullah was instrumental as 1970s with the most recent one large number of desertions the traffic movement. ple associated with this busi- Delhi Congress wrote to him, linked with a multi crore scam well as beneficiary of the laun- built before 2003. There can be TMC put up a brave face say- Transporters say, they are ness are losing one to two demanding the matter be dis- in the Jammu and Kashmir dered funds of JKCA. no justification for the seizures ing those who had left the party suffering losses of Rs 1 to 2 crores,” said Pandit. cussed in the special session. Cricket Association. Sharing details of modus because they fail the very basic were all redundant. Calling crore on daily basis. “Due to lack of work, the Addressing the media, Sharing the information operandi, the ED statement test of having been acquired as Adhikari a “coward” Trinamool “The entire business has associated with this business laborers and pullers have been Kumar said the Arvind Enforcement Directorate in a said, “Despite existing regular the proceeds of the “crime” MP Kalyan Banerjee said, been stalled for 24 days, on the have reached the brink of forced to cut the shanks. They Government realised the tweet said, “ED attaches 3 resi- bank accounts of JKCA, six being investigated”. “Instead of bringing the issue other hand the transporters are hunger,” alleged transporters. barely get only one or two vehi- urgency to call a special session dential houses in Jammu & new bank accounts were opened Omar also announced, “Dr of Bhaipo he should have facing penalty due to non- The President of the cles to load. If this movement of the House only after 25 Kashmir, a commercial building for parking of JKCA Funds and Abdullah is in touch with his named him and seen the con- payment of government tax on Transport Association, stays for a few more days, then farmers had died in 24 days, in Srinagar, 4 lands in J&K siphoning of the same. One lawyers & will fight all these sequence.” time. Apart from this, about Kamlesh Pandit said at this vegetables, fruits and all the due to the bone-chilling cold in totaling to ? 11.86 crore of dormant bank account in the baseless charges in the one place On his quitting the party, five thousand unorganized time a large number of trucks items of ration will become the open.= The Congress pres- Farooq Abdullah, former Chief name of Kashmir Wing of JKCA that matters - a court of law, another senior Minister Firhad daily laborers and pulldars are standing on the highway expensive,” he said. ident said the Arvind Kejriwal Minister of J&K under was also made operational for where everyone is presumed to Hakim said “If he feels that the Government was showing ‘fake’ Prevention of Money the same purpose”. be innocent & is entitled to a fair TMC has rotted and that he sympathy to the farmers’ Laundering Act (PMLA) in a According to official trial unlike in the court of the could not perform here then protest after endorsing one of case of laundering of funds of sources, “It has surfaced that media or the court of BJP man- why he did not leave earlier … the Modi Government’s three Jammu & Kashmir Cricket JKCA funds to the tune of more aged social media”. Dr Abdullah why he waited for the past 10 black Acts, which will ruin the Association”.According to a sep- than Rs. 45 crore have been was earlier summoned to the years and consumed the cream farmers across the country. arate press statement issued by siphoned, which includes heavy office of Enforcement before leaving ahead of the Kumar added CM is trying the Enforcement Directorate, cash withdrawals of around Rs. Directorate in Srinagar on elections. He will have to to mislead people of the coun- “Between years 2006 to January 25 crore, with no corresponding October 19, a day after he had explain a lot of things to the try and Delhi with his cheap 2012, when Dr Farooq Abdullah justification. Investigations dis- padded up to play another ‘polit- people.” political stunts as in the last was the President of JKCA, he close that for the purpose of gen- ical’ innings under the banner of A deft organiser Adhikari’s seven years of Aam Aadmi misused his position and clout eration of proceeds of crime, ‘Peoples Alliance for Gupkar exit could hit the TMC hard as Party rule in Delhi, the farm sec- by illegal appointments of office JKCA funds were layered by way Declaration’ to fight for the he has a good following in a tor was one of the most neglect- bearers at JKCA to whom he of complex interbank transfers restoration of Article 370 in number of districts including ed. He said the Government had gave financial powers for the in all the bank accounts of Jammu and Kashmir. West Midnapore, East not bothered to give compen- purpose of laundering of JKCA JKCA and also by transfer to Dr Abdullah had appeared Midnapore (from where he sation to the farmers when Funds’. “During investigations it several personal bank accounts, before the Enforcement belongs), Bankura, Purulia, they suffered extensive crop is disclosed that out of the followed by siphoning off the Directorate in the same matter Murshidabad, Malda, Burdwan - #( . / P , + damage due to heavy rain and aforesaid attached properties funds”. to respond to their list of ques- and North Dinajpur, insiders 01 + " hail storms. SR the residence & land of Dr. Reacting to the crucial tions in July 2019. said.
year. To make matters worse for every delivery on the off-middle chan- !! ! 4 111 the visitors, star pacer Mohammed nel after landing on the seam. In an From Page 1 Shami’s series could well be over due inexplicable collapse, India’s much # Saturday’s total was also the low- to a wrist injury from a short ball from vaunted batsmen fell like nine pins with est score in the brief history of D/N Pat Cummins, which could potential- not a single one able to reach double Tests and the joint fifth lowest overall. ly be a fracture. Shami could not con- figures. *.$ .'/( fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The easy target of 90 runs was tinue and the Indian innings was ter- =Once nightwatchman Jasprit “Six labourers, including three achieved by the home side in only 21 minated at 36 for 9 in 21.2 overs. Bumrah (2) was out in the first over, n a tragic incident, four labourers women, were inside the factory overs without much fuss. The likes of Sunil Gavaskar and the Hazlewood and Cummins (10.2-4- Idied while two sustained injuries when the incident took place,” said They only lost Matthew Wade late Ajit Wadekar had long carried the 21-4), literally decimated the tourists after the roof of a factory collapsed Subodh Kumar, the Additional (33) and Marnus Labuschagne (6) in baggage of that English Summer, inar- and also caused lasting damage to their in west Delhi’s Khayala on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner of Police pursuit of the easy goal and in the guably one of the worst in the annals pride. The likes of Mayank The structure, which was being (DCP), West district. process, opener Joe Burns (51) got a of Indian cricket. It will now be Agarwal (9), Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and used as a motor winding factory, is “They were rescued by a team of confidence-boosting half century. replaced by the “Summer of 36”. Ajinkya Rahane (0) were all out in sim- located at Vishnu Garden area in officials and were rushed to two near- The home team collected 30 World Call it irony, but just like Gavaskar ilar fashion. All the deliveries were Khayala. est hospitals — Deen Dayal Upadhyay Test Championship points from the then, a modern day great like Virat almost identical, angled in, which The deceased persons were hospital and Guru Gobind Singh gov- win, while its skipper Tim Paine was Kohli will have this bit of avoidable his- forced the batsmen to jab at them and identified as Saina (36), Guddi (45), ernment hospital. Four of the six adjudged player of the match for his tory in his legacy, a day when one could just bounced a wee bit more. They devi- Twinkle (25) and Ramesh (35) while labourers were declared brought dead gritty first innings knock of 73. hardly figure out what went wrong. ated a shade taking outside edges to the injured have been identified as by doctors, while two others were “I said this morning in the media At one stage, India were reduced to 26 Tim Paine behind the stumps. Ravi (20) and Guddu Kumar (18). undergoing treatment,” said the that both these attacks have the abili- for 8 and looked like equalling the low- Kohli (4) was dismissed in the Factory owner Mahendra Pal, a Additional DCP. ty to take quick wickets. Didn’t expect est ever Test score (26 by New Zealand manner he used to get out in England resident of Uttam Nagar, has been Sub-Divisional Magistrate them to come this quick,” said Paine, vs England ) but Hanuma Vihari’s back in 2014, trying to drive a delivery arrested. (SDM) of Patel Nagar has been grinning from ear to ear after the rather boundary helped them evade entry into on the fifth stump and caught at gully. According to Atul Garg, the informed for further legal proceed- remarkable triumph. the dark pages of cricketing history. To sum it up, the Indian batsmen Director of Delhi Fire Services (DFS), ings and a case has been registered India have now lost three succes- The Indian batting was complete- failed to factor in the pitch suddenly a call about the incident was received at Khayala police station is being sive Tests well inside three days with ly exposed by the extra bounce gener- becoming more livelier with extra around 10 am following which four taken, the police official said. two being in New Zealand earlier this ated by Australian pacers, who bowled bounce. PTI
# $ family and should work to strength- “no one was critical of Rahul Gandhi” en the party. There is no dissidence at the meeting and the rebels “sup- . /0% "1 & ' ( 111 in Congress, all are committed to ported him”. work unitedly to energise the party.” Rahul Gandhi quit as Congress From Page 1 Sarasanghachalaks of RSS, including From Page 1 The dissenters, including president after the party’s national A former chief editor of the city- RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar “I am willing to work for the Ghulam Nabi Azad, Shashi Tharoor election defeat last year, forcing Sonia based pro-RSS Marathi daily ‘Tarun is survived by wife Sunanda, three party as all of you desire,” senior and Anand Sharma, spoke directly to Gandhi to take over as interim chief Bharat’, Vaidya became a member of the daughters, and five sons including RSS Congress leader Pawan Bansal said the Gandhis for the first time since until the party elected a new chief. RSS in 1943 while at the Morris College Sah Sarkaryawah (joint general secretary) quoting Rahul after the meeting. The the letter bomb. AK Antony, Ashok Since then, he has given no indica- in Nagpur. Manmohan Vaidya. former Congress president reportedly Gehlot and Ambika Soni were among tion of any change of heart. He was the first RSS ‘pracharpra- “M G Vaidya, my father breathed his also agreed that “better communi- the loyalists at the meeting while Sources said Rahul Gandhi did mukh’ (spokesperson), a former editor last today at 3.35 pm at Nagpur after cation” was needed and the party Kamal Nath reportedly played a big not mince his words as he addressed of Tarun Bharat said. Vaidya was also a completing 97 years of active, meaning- needed to strengthen itself at the part in getting Sonia Gandhi to veterans like Kamal Nath, who lost former Akhil Bhartiya Bauudhik ful and inspiring life. He was a veteran booth-level. agree to the meeting. This was first power in Madhya Pradesh after Pramukh of RSS, he added. journalist, a Hndutva “Bhashyakar” and When asked whether Rahul of a series of meetings - to be held senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia In January this year, Vaidya triggered active Sangh (RSS) Swayamsevak for 9 Gandhi’s comment and the cheers over the next 10 days - between the rebelled and switched to the BJP. He a controversy with his demand of divid- decades,” Manmohan Vaidya tweeted. that greeted it meant his return as Gandhis and senior party leaders reportedly told Kamal Nath that ing Maharashtra into four parts, and In his condolence message RSS chief chief, Bansal said: “No one has an ahead of organisational elections. even though he was Chief Minister, came in for attack from various quarters Mohan Bhagwat described Vaidya as a issue with Rahul Gandhi... don’t put Some of the leaders outside the rebel “RSS officers” ran Madhya Pradesh. over the demand. multi-faceted personality and an excel- words in my mouth. The process of group, like P Chidambaram, report- To former Union Minister a party vet- Born in Taroda tehsil in Wardha dis- lent journalist, adding the Sangh has lost electing a Congress president is in the edly asked for a shift from the “gen- eran P Chidambaram, Rahul Gandhi trict, Vaidya was a gold medalist in his a senior figure. process.” eral secretary approach” of running reportedly remarked that in his State Master of Arts course, and taught at the Union minister Nitin Gadkari The dissidents reportedly States. Tamil Nadu, the Congress, at the Hislop College in Nagpur from 1949 to said he had hoped that Vaidya would remained firm on their position of The state Congress chief should booth level was only an adjunct to ally 1966 while also being associated with the complete 100 years but destiny had other demanding an election for the post be empowered and booth level com- DMK. The fallout of the farmers’ agi- RSS. plans.”He had a major contribution in of Congress president, the Congress mittees must be strengthened to tation and the strategy to be adopt- He joined the editorial department shaping the RSS’ ideology,” tweeted Working Committee and the parlia- help the Congress retain its voters, ed by the party in this regard also of Tarun Bharat in 1966. He was a nom- Gadkari, who also hails from mentary board. A letter in August by they suggested in what was described came under discussion. inated member of the Maharashtra Nagpur. 23 Congress leaders noted the lead- as a “free and frank discussion”. “Congress president Sonia Legislative Council from 1978 to 1984, “Saddened by the demise of Shri M ership drift and called for an “active Rahul Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Gandhi also addressed the meeting. and also a senate member of Nagpur G Vaidya ji - Veteran Sangh ideologue. and visible leadership” and collective Gandhi Vadra, the Congress gener- Former president Rahul Gandhi also University. He played a crucial role in the RSS and decision-making. al secretary in charge of Uttar addressed the meet. Priyanka also He wrote several books and also a guided the organisation with his ideas “A positive discussion was start- Pradesh, talked about rebuilding the expressed her views. Senior leaders column in Tarun Bharat for 25 years. He and intellectual thoughts. I ed by Sonia Gandhi. She talked organisation and “taking care of talked about the state of the party and was among the few who witnessed most pray for the departed soul. My condo- about defining the narrative, decid- grassroots workers”. She reportedly gave good suggestions to strengthen of the journey of the RSS, from early lences to family members. Om Shanti,” ing the top leadership,” Bansal said. called for “better inner party com- it. The Congress president will take stages and expansion. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani “Sonia Gandhi said we all are one big munication”. Congress leaders said forward the suggestions,” he added. Vaidya, who saw all six tweeted. PTI + ,-. ,-,- !'(
8 R ,$ # 5"( 34/ * *.$ .'/( Azeem Khan,Abdul Aziz, Abdul > Gafur, Sakidad Angariya and he National Investigation Mohamad Malah, all residents TAgency (NIA) has filed of Karachi, Pakistan and *.$ .'/( ed work should not be assigned chargesheet against seven Ramjhan, a resident of Beyt- any election related duty. accused, including six Pakistani Dwarka, Gujarat. head of Assembly polls in Similarly, no officer/official nationals, in the case of seizure The case relates to seizure of Afive States —West Bengal, against whom criminal case was of 237 kg of narcotics in Gujarat. 237 kg of narcotics from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam pending in any court of law On December 18, the NIA Pakistani vessel Al-Madina, and Puducherry due next year, should be associated with or chargesheeted the six Pakistanis near Jakhau Port, Kutch, the Election Commission (EC) deployed on election related and one Indian arrested in the Gujarat. has issued an advisory saying officials of the poll body are duty. case before NIA Special Court, “Investigation in the case that no officer connected already in West Bengal, a team Further, any officer, who is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. has revealed that the arrested directly with election duties would visit Tamil Nadu next due to retire within the coming The NIA case bearing num- accused persons had conspired should be allowed to continue week. six months, should not be asso- ber RC-24/2020/NIA/DLI and attempted to bring a total in the respective district if Deputy election commis- ciated with any election related (seizure of 237 kg narcotics of 330 kg of narcotics drugs into he/she is posted in her/his sioner Sudip Jain is already in duty. The officers posted on rec- drugs) registered under Indian Gujarat, who were eventually home district. Kolkata and EC secretary gen- ommendation of the Penal Code Sections relating to intercepted by Indian Coast The Commission wrote to eral Umesh Sinha and deputy Commission during the Lok criminal conspiracy and disap- Guards on May 21, 2019 and the chief secretaries and chief election commissioner Ashish Sabha elections 2019 may be pearance of evidence besides resulted in the recovery of near- electoral officers of these five Kundra will leave for Chennai exempted from this transfer provisions of Unlawful ly 237 kg of narcotics, several states regarding the transfer and next week. policy. Activities (Prevention) Act as incriminating articles and posting officers associated with The poll-bound States are In case of any need for any *.$ .'/( ly-protected monuments and states and the districts, in also certain Sections of Narcotic Pakistani currency notes,” the conducting the elections. likely to see a heated battle, with transfer of any official due to archaeological sites maintained which the monuments are Drugs and Psychotropic NIA said in a statement. According to the EC, the BJP campaigning in full swing extra ordinary reasons, prior he Centre on Saturday by the ASI were shut from located, are being followed Substances Act. Further investigation decision follows the consistent in Bengal. In Tamil Nadu, the approval of the commission Teased the standard operat- March 17 in view of the coro- since they opened, said a senior Those charged in the case against nine absconding policy of the Commission that latest entrant into the political was mandatory, the EC order ing procedures (SOPs) for vis- navirus crisis. There were re- official from the ASI. include Safdar Ali, Alahi Daad Pakistani accused persons is officers directly connected with fray is actor Rajinikanth and said. itors at the national monu- opened on July 6. The entry since the open- Angiyara, Azim Khan alias continuing, it added. conduct of elections in poll- Kamal Hasan for the upcoming The instructions would ments protected by the The order also gave ing was allowed only through bound State/Union Territory polls. also be applicable to police offi- Archaeological Survey of India approval to the sound and e-tickets. Even the mode of are not posted in their home “Officials who completed cers in different ranks who (ASI) by removing the cap on light programmes that has payment in the parking lots, 4 "(33 districts or places where they three years in the respective dis- would be responsible for secu- number of visitors at the sites been banned since March 17 cafeterias were accepted only have served for considerably trict during the last four years rity arrangements or deploy- while giving powers to con- this year—days before Prime digitally. A cap on the number & " long periods. or would be completing three ment of police forces in the dis- cerned superintending archae- Minister Narendra Modi of visitors and mandatory The terms of the years on or before May 31, 2021 tricts at election time. Police ologists to decide the per day announced countrywide lock- wearing of masks was also *.$ .'/( The newly appointed sec- Assemblies in Tamil Nadu, would also be not allowed to officials posted in functional footfall in concurrence with down from March 24 to avoid applied as per Covid guide- retaries will assist the general Kerala, West Bengal, continue in the same district,” departments like computerisa- respective district magistrate. the spread of Covid-19 that has lines. ongress president Sonia secretaries in-charge of the Puducherry and Assam will end the EC said in its advisory. tion, special branch, training The new SOPs mentioned so far infected over 1 crore According to the SOP CGandhi on Saturday two States — Jitendra Singh for on May 24, 2021, June 1, 2021, The Commission made and related wings would not be that the sale of physical tickets people in the country. issued by the Centre, only appointed three All India Assam and Tariq Anwar for May 30, 2021, June 8, 2021 and clear that officers/officials covered under the instructions to these centrally protected All ASI protected monu- those monuments and muse- Congress Committee (AICC) Kerala. May 31, 2021 respectively. against whom it had recom- but steps should be taken to monuments and sites may be ments across the country ums which are in the non-con- secretaries each for Assam Assembly polls in the two Meanwhile the EC has mended disciplinary action in ensure that officers in the rank resumed where there is prob- reopened for the public from tainment zone have been and Kerala where Assembly States, where the Congress is begun poll preparation for the past, especially those who of police sub-inspectors and lem in QR code and network. July 6 with full security and allowed to open up, the official polls are slated for early next the main opposition party, Assembly elections in April- had been charged for any lapse above were not posted in their As many as 3,691 central- precaution. The rules of the added. year. are slated for April-May. May next year. While senior in any election or election relat- home district. 8 9 $ & R $8 A 1
*.$ .'/( *.$ .'/( esearchers have said that / 3/789 aryana Chief Minister RCovid-19 causes much HManohar Lal Khattar more severe disease than sea- called on Union Agriculture sonal influenza, a conclusion Minister Narendra Singh they reached after comparing Tomar on Saturday and dis- data from over 130,000 hos- *.$ .'/( cussed about the farmers’ pitalised patients. protest against new farm laws The study was based on OVAX, the global vaccine that entered the 24th day. After French national data from Cpartnership, has lined up the meeting, Khattar said that 89,530 patients hospitalised almost two billion doses of talks between farmers and the with Covid-19 between 1 existing and candidate Covid- Government could be held in March and 30 April 2020 , and 19 vaccines for use world- the next 2-3 days. 45,819 patients hospitalised wide, including 200 million “I believe that the talk with seasonal influenza doses of the could be held in the next 2-3 between 1 December 2018 - 28 AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine days. A solution to this issue February 2019. through a pact between the (farmers’ protest) should be Published in The Lancet Vaccine Alliance Gavi, the found through discussion. I Respiratory Medicine, the Serum Institute of India (SII) light at the end of the tunnel COVAX, with an option of have said that this issue should study also found that death and the Bill and Melinda Gates has grown a little bit brighter, extending it by 900 million be resolved soon,” Khattar he rate among hospitalised Foundation. but we are not there yet. And doses. said. Covid-19 patients was not COVAX is the global ini- we will only get there togeth- “The advance purchase The meeting comes a day only three times higher than tiative to ensure rapid and er,” he said. commitments under COVAX after BJP leader and former seasonal influenza, more equitable access to Covid-19 The goal of COVAX is to initiative is encouraging as it Union minister Chaudhary Covid-19 infected patients vaccines for all countries. deliver two billion doses of safe, will further bolster our fight Birender Singh joined a the pre-independence era who the Union Minister earlier on Farmers from required intensive care. Also, It announced that it had effective vaccines that have and ensure equitable access at protest in support of the farm- championed the interests of December 8. different parts of the country, the average stay in ICU with arrangements in place to access passed regulatory approval the most affordable price from ers at Haryana’s Rohtak. farmers. The two leaders are including Haryana and Covid-19 was nearly twice as nearly two billion doses of and/or WHO prequalification Serum Institute of India,” he The dharna was organised This is the second time believed to have discussed Punjab, have been camping at long. Covid-19 vaccine candidates by the end of 2021. These vac- said. by the members of the Sir the Haryana Chief Minister about the ongoing protest at various border points of Delhi The researchers analysed on behalf of 190 participating cines will be offered equally to For the vast majority of Chhotu Ram Manch. Singh is met Tomar at his residence Delhi’s borders and the way for three weeks to demand a that fewer children aged under economies. all participating countries, pro- these deals, COVAX has guar- the grandson of Sir Chhotu since the protests broke out. forward to resolve the issue at repeal of three recent farm 18 years were hospitalised This includes delivering portional to their populations, anteed access to a portion of Ram, a prominent Jat leader of Khattar had earlier met the earliest, sources said. laws. with Covid-19 compared with at least 1.3 billion donor-fund- initially prioritising healthcare the first wave of production, seasonal influenza, but a larg- ed doses of approved vaccines workers and then expanding to followed by volume scales as er proportion of those aged in 2021 to the 92 low-and mid- cover vulnerable groups, such further supply becomes avail- ,:# under 5 years required inten- dle-income economies. as the elderly and those with able. The deals will enable all ( sive care for Covid-19 vs “This is fantastic news and pre-existing conditions. participating economies to influenza. a milestone in global health,” Further doses will then be have access to doses in the Also, nearly twice as many World Health Organisation made available based on coun- first half of 2021, with first "1 / + people were admitted to hos- (WHO) Director-General try need, vulnerability and deliveries anticipated to begin pital for Covid-19 at the height Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Covid-19 threat. The COVAX in the first quarter of 2021. *.$ .'/( of the pandemic than were for told reporters at WHO Facility will also maintain a Before Friday’s announce- *.$ .'/( influenza at the peak of the Headquarters. buffer of doses for emergency ment, COVAX had already he National Green 2018/2019 flu season, the “This is a time for taking and humanitarian use, the lined up more than 1 billion ccording to the India TTribunal has extended the study found. comfort that the end of the WHO said in a statement. doses of vaccines under devel- AMeteorological time limit for the constitution The authors noted that pandemic is in sight, but tak- Adar Poonawalla, CEO opment for 2021. Department (IMD), severe cold of biodiversity management the difference in hospitalisa- ing care that we do not let of the Serum Institute of India Of the 92 economies eli- wave conditions are likely to committees (BMCs) and tion rate may be partly due to down our guard. We are all (SII), said in the statement gible to be supported by the persist at various places over preparation of people’s biodi- existing immunity to influen- responsible for taking the mea- that his company has signed COVAX AMC, 86 have now Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh versity registers (PBRs) on za in the population, either as sures to keep ourselves and for a 100 million doses of submitted detailed vaccine and Delhi. account of the COVID-19 pan- a result of previous infection each other safe, including dur- Novavax and another 100 requests, offering the clearest IMD said that Kashmir demic. or vaccination. In contrast, ing this holiday season. million doses of AstraZeneca- picture yet on actual global will get the next spell of snow A bench headed by NGT Covid-19 is a new virus where “With today’s news the Oxford vaccines with demand for ovid-19 vaccines. with the onset of Chillai Kalan. Chairperson Justice Adarsh very few people would be Kashmir’s winter pans out in Kumar Goel was assured by the expected to have any previous led the study, said: “Our study influenza. More than one in National de la Santé et de la three stages, starting with the member secretary of the immunity. is the largest to date to com- four patients with Covid-19 Recherche Médicale (Inserm) 40-day intense period from National Biodiversity Nevertheless, they said pare the two diseases and experienced acute respiratory and from the University Paris- December 21(Chillai Kalan) Authority that monitoring will their findings reinforce the confirms that COVID-19 is far failure, where the lungs are Saclay, France, who jointly followed by 20 days of Chillai concept also survives in India is now fraught with an be faithfully conducted with all importance of measures to more serious than the flu. unable to get oxygen into the led the study, said: “Taken khurd, which translates to Kashmir, where Chillai Kalan associated risk of ground frost the state biodiversity boards prevent the spread of both dis- The finding that the COVID- body, compared with less than together, our findings clearly small cold and 10 days of designates the 40-day harshest over Jammu & Kashmir, concerned and necessary steps eases and are particularly rel- 19 death rate was three times one in five patients with indicate that Covid-19 is much Chille bache (literally, baby winter period. Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, for compliance of law will be evant as several countries pre- higher than for seasonal influenza. more serious than seasonal cold). Chillai-Kalan is the 40- The bone-chilling cold Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, taken. pare for the Covid-19 pan- influenza is particularly strik- In line with previous influenza. At a time when no day period of harsh winter. The conditions continue in the Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar “We also find that in view demic to overlap with out- ing when reminded that the reports, the most common treatment has been shown to winter solstice happens on Kashmir valley where night Pradesh, Rajasthan and of COVID situation, it will be breaks of seasonal influenza. 2018/2019 flu season had been underlying medical conditions be effective at preventing Monday, December 21, 2020, temperatures are continuously Madhya Pradesh during the necessary to take a liberal view Professor Catherine the worst in the past five years among patients admitted with severe disease in Covid-19 first day of “Chillai Kalan”. dipping. Srinagar city wit- next two days. about the delay caused. Quantin, from the University in France in terms of number COVID-19 were high blood patients, this study highlights This is the astronomical first nessed the coldest night of the “The cold spell will also be Accordingly, the time for hospital of Dijon and from of deaths.” pressure, being overweight or the importance of all measures day of winter in the Northern season with a freezing night accompanied by strong surface remaining compliances is L’Institut National de la Santé Overall, disease was more obese and diabetes. of physical prevention and Hemisphere and the shortest temperature of minus 7 degree winds speed reaching 10-20 extended up to June 30, 2021, et de la Recherche Médicale severe for patients with Covid- Dr Pascale Tubert-Bitter, underlines the importance of day of the year. Celsius while mercury at world km/hr adding to the frigid and compensation amounts (Inserm), France, who jointly 19 compared with seasonal research director at L’Institut effective vaccines.” v On this day, the sun famous Dal Lake plummeted to conditions. The wind chill fac- will stand waived if compli- reaches its highest or lowest minus 6 degree Celsius on tor would, in turn, lead to ances are ensured by that date,” point in the sky at midday, Saturday. According to the severe cold wave conditions the bench said. 1 = EG 9 - marked by the longest and India Meteorological during this period, said IMD. The green panel noted that shortest days. Chillai Kalan Department (IMD), Ladakh Keylong, Kalpa, Manali, it has already monitored the known as Chilla’ in Delhi, recorded a worse fall in tem- Solan, Chamba and Mandi in matter for the last more than *.$ .'/( load surpassed the somber days, Gandhi tweeted, “1 crore September 5. ‘Chilla Jada’ in Madhya Pradesh perature, where Drass record- Himachal Pradesh shivered at four years and there is sub- one-crore mark on Saturday, Covid infections with almost It went past 50 lakh on and Uttar Pradesh. ed the coldest night in the sub-zero temperatures in the stantial progress in compliance s India’s COVID-19 case- adding 10 lakh cases in nearly 1.5 lakh deaths! The unplanned September 16, 60 lakh on Interestingly according to country at minus 29 degrees last 24 hours in Himachal with the requirements of set- Aload surpassed the one a month, while the total num- lockdown did not manage to September 28, 70 lakh on Persian tradition, night of 21st Celsius. Similarly, other parts of Pradesh. The tribal district ting up BMCs and maintaining crore-mark, Congress leader ber of recoveries surged to ‘win the battle in 21 days’ as the October 11, 80 lakh on October December is celebrated as Leh recorded minus 18.3 Lahaul-Spiti’s administrative PBRs. Rahul Gandhi on Saturday 95.50 lakh, according to the PM claimed, but it surely 29, and surpassed 90 lakh on Shab-e Yalda-”Night of Birth”, degrees Celsius. The tempera- centre Keylong continued to be The order was passed after alleged that the unplanned Union Health Ministry’s data. destroyed millions of lives in November 20. or Shab-e Chelleh. – “Night of ture in Kargil was minus 21.1 the coldest place in the state at some states sought extension of lockdown did not manage to Taking a dig at the prime the country.” The health ministry’s data Forty”. Iranian Azerbaijanis degrees Celsius. minus 12.1 degrees Celsius. time on account of the pan- “win the battle in 21 days as the minister’s remarks in March The country’s COVID-19 updated at 8 am on Saturday call it Chilla Gejasi, which The IMD update said that Kalpa in Kinnaur district demic and also waiver of the PM claimed”, but it “destroyed” that the Mahabharata war was case tally had surpassed the 20 showed that the total number marks the beginning of the first ongoing cold to very cold spell recorded a low of minus 3 requirement to pay compen- millions of lives in the country. won in 18 days and the war lakh-mark on August 7, 30 lakh of cases mounted to 40 days of winter. The Iranian over North-West and Central degrees Celsius. sation for the delay. India’s COVID-19 case- against coronavirus will take 21 on August 23 and 40 lakh on 1,00,04,599. + ,-. ,-,- )
= - $ 3+) " P 6 # $ C ,3/( M&11&(&(1#? author and former editor of Vijayan. “As on today, he is the &1$7&?&1&7!&#%1$#%( Mathrubhumi. He said the most powerful person in the he five decades long politi- &7('('6&1% Congress-led UDF had swept party and there is no one to chal- Tcal rhythm in Kerala is like- &@%#%#"-$%7!%&72!1" the 2019 Lok Sabha election in lenge him. Hence the CPI(M) is ly to see a change in the next the State because the minorities likely to repeat the show,” said C #. & 61#7%&(1#&1 assembly election which may voted en masse hoping that the Saseendran. take place in the months of 94%74&2!74%2## Congress would win a big K Sudhakaran MP, has Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath ing the COVID-19 crisis. neighbour with indulging in a “proxy April-May 2021. Since the 1977 &7(%1#7!@!#!77 majority all over the country. declared that he would quit as Singh on Saturday said India's handling “But we have shown that India is not war” using terrorism, despite being Assembly election in the State, %6&1%!17% N#&( Situation has worsened in the working president of the of the border standoff with China showed weak. This is new India that will give a defeated by India in four wars. the electorate in Kerala has (1&7 the Grand Old Party’s Kerala KPCC as there was no collective that the country was not weak and befitting reply to any kind of transgres- The armed forces and police were been voting alternately for the unit. There is no leader in the responsibility in the party. could give a befitting reply to any kind sion, aggression or any unilateral action,” effectively dealing withterrorism, he Congress-led United party who is acceptable to all Rajmohan Unnithan MP, made of transgression, aggression or unilater- he said. India has found the support of said. The country was not only handling Democratic Front and the UDF had to content with the sections. “Earlier we had lead- it known that he would resign as al acts. many countries, even as ithas received terrorism effectively within, but even tak- CPI(M)-led Left Democratic marginal gains in municipal ers like K Karunakaran who was MP and work as Pracharak for With the two countries having held accolades, he said. ing action beyond the borders, he said. Front. No fronts have succeed- councils. Since the assembly trusted and believed by party the revival of fortunes of the several rounds of talks to resolve the issue, Pointing out that rounds of talks have Referring to the air strikes at terror ed in retaining power once they elections are just five months activists. But not anymore. The Congress. K Muraleedharan, Singh said India wants peaceful resolu- been held at the diplomatic and military camps in Balakot in Pakistan, he said they completed the five year term and away, there is a general feeling present leaders are fighting MP and son of late K tion of disputes, but asserted no harm to levels to solve the issue, the demonstrated India's military strength to had to sit in the Opposition for that the LDF is likely to repeat among themselves and there is Karunanakaran is on a pilgrim- its self- respect will be tolerated. DefenceMinister said “let me reiterate, we the world and the country's firm inten- the next five years. the performance, according to no cohesion in the party or in age praying at Lord Ayyappa India and China have been locked in don't want conflict, but peace. tions against terrorism. But the assembly election in them. the UDF,” said T N Saseendran, Temple at Sabarimala. On an over seven-month standoff at eastern “But we will not tolerate any harm to Stressing the need to change the 2021 may see a change in this “There isn’t much time left former DRDO scientist and a Friday evening he prayed for Ladakh. the country's self-respect,” the Defence strategies of war according to evolving pattern, according to seasoned for the assembly election. The keen watcher of Kerala politics. more than 15 minutes standing In his address at the Combined Minister asserted. The country was pre- times, Singh said the country may face political commentators. The Congress that leads the UDF is He pointed out that though in front of the sanctum sancto- Graduation Parade at the Air Force pared to face any situation, he said. challenges not only across the borders LDF made impressive gains in in crossroads. There is a lead- the situation was not favourable, rum by removing his face mask. Academy at Dundigal on the outskirts of Referring to the western sector, and the seas, but also Space and Cyber election to the municipal cor- ership crisis in the party which the CPI(M) registered good He is in the race for the KPCC the city, Singh also said China's “attitude Singh said Pakistan was indulging in skir- domains, for which it needs to be pre- porations, district panchayaths is unlikely to blow over in this show because the party has a chief’s post which he hopes reflected that country's intentions” dur- mishes on the borders and charged the pared. PTI and block panchayaths while the interregnum,” said P Rajan, strong leader like Pinarayi would come in his way. 46555 - ? = $ $* & = ( @' ) $ " / 99$$ < /" /-" will be shifted to separate bar- racks. Congress leader Shivraj % ! 9 1+ ! n the Bulgadhi case, the pub- Jeevan said that by conducting Ilic and media are eager to a fair investigation, CBI gained Bengaluru: The Karnataka added that a decision on Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh know about the CBI charge the trust of the entire country. As government on Saturday decid- reopening schools for students government said on Saturday sheet. The chargesheets have said earlier that there has been ed to reopen schools and Pre- of other classes would be taken 35,000 centres will be set up been filed against the four humiliation with the girl and the University Colleges that were after reviewing the situation for across the State to store coro- accused who were sent to jail by truth has come in front of shut due to the prevailing 15 days. Both classes 10 and navirus vaccines when they are the police. The lawyer of the everybody, now the accused COVID-19 situation, for class second PUC are crucial as stu- available. accused Munna Singh Pundir will surely be punished. After the 10 and second year PUC (class dents will have to face board “Every day 100 persons told the media that the CBI has Bulgadi case, the way I was 12) students from January 1. exams. will be administered the vac- filed a charge sheet against the charged with the tag of the It also decided to start the Schools and PU colleges cine. The person who will be accused. rioter, today everything is in Vidyagama programme, which have remained closed since administered the vaccine will The news of the filing of the front. I am always with justice enables continued schooling for March just ahead of the nation- be informed through a phone charge sheet caused a lot of anx- and will stand with justice till the students from classes six to al lockdown was first enforced call about its timing, place and iety among the four accused and last time of life. nine, from that date. to combat COVID-19. date. After vaccination, the they began to walk in the jail. After the charge sheet was Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief crore through video confer- commitment shown by any The decisions were taken Degree and engineering col- person will have to stay in the Senior Jail Superintendent Alok filed by the CBI, Congress Minister Ashok Gehlot has said ence. government to fulfill its promis- at a high-level meeting chaired leges in the state were reopened centre for 30 minutes,” the Singh said that on completion of General Secretary Priyanka that the State Government has On this occasion, the Chief es. We have also made the pub- by Chief Minister B S on November 17. government said in a statement 14 days quarantine time on the Gandhi Vadra said that once stood up to the aspirations and Minister also announced the lic manifesto this time as a pol- Yediyurappa on reopening The government, on the issued here. PTI orders of the court, the accused again the truth has come out. expectations of the people, conduct of the REIT exam on icy document of the govern- schools and PU colleges in the advice of the technical adviso- despite the challenges of the 25th April. 31 thousand third ment. state. He said the advice given ry committee, last month decid- Code of Conduct, Covid-19 grade teachers will be recruited Gehlot said that the Covid- by the state's Technical ed not to reopen the schools and epidemic and economy due to through this examination. As an 19 epidemic has had a profound Advisory Committee for PU colleges in December, citing " 3 9 :0+ various elections. Even in such important initiative in the direc- impact on all the economies and COVID-19 on reopening cold weather and chances of a odd circumstances, we have tion of e-governance, he dedi- development works of schools and colleges was dis- second wave. fulfilled more than 50 per cent cated the public welfare portal Rajasthan as well as the entire cussed in detail for about an Primary and Secondary GD promises in manifesto in just giving information about the country and the world. Despite hour. Education Minister S Suresh two years. Now it is our effort schemes and programs of all the this, our government is working They suggested starting Kumar said two things had to be Guwahati: The ruling BJP has updates. candidates in the ballot boxes to increase the pace of devel- departments. Along with this, to provide relief to every section classes 10 and 12 (second PUC) kept in mind when reopening won 16 seats out of 36 seats of BJP's Moniram Patar from for the 36 constituencies. opment and fulfill all the he also released the literature by efficient management. from January 1 and for impart- schools - the health of students the Tiwa Autonomous Council Gobha constituency has won The saffron party is per- promises made to the people published by the Information Turning this disaster into an ing education for students from and the second,their academic while its ally Asom Gana uncontested, it said. The saf- forming impressively in back- and establish Rajasthan as a and Public Relations opportunity has strengthened classes six to nine through the future “We are balancing both Parishad (AGP) is leading in fron party nominees are lead- to- back elections to Bodoland model of good governance. Department with an aim to the state's medical infrastructure Vidyagama programme, he and taking all necessary care,” he one constituency in the ongo- ing in many other segments. Territorial Council and now in Gehlot was addressing a inform the public about the wel- with far-reaching thinking. We said. said. Standard Operating ing counting of ballot papers Congress as per the report the autonomous body of Tiwa, state level function organized at fare schemes of the state gov- are making strong arrange- Speaking to reporters after Procedure has been prepared on for the autonomous body on is not leading in any con- ahead of the state polls early the Chief Minister's residence ernment. ments for safe transport, storage the meeting, Yediyurappa said reopening schools and the dura- Saturday. stituency of the Council spread next year. on Friday to mark the comple- The Chief Minister said and vaccine. “Everyone has unanimously tion it should be held, he said, BJP defeated the Congress over four districts of Nagaon, In the recently concluded tion of two years of the state that about 22 years ago, when I The Chief Minister said agreed to it...So it has been adding that the Rural in most of the seats it won and Morigaon, Kamrup and Hojai. elections for the 40-member government. He and members became the Chief Minister for that while there was no power agreed to start classes 10 and 12 Development and Urban humbled Independent contes- Over 71 per cent of the Bodoland Territorial Council of the State Council of Ministers the first time, our government in the state at the time of inde- from January 1 and Vidyagama Development departments tants at three places, according 3,08,409 voters exercised their (BTC), the BJP formed the gov- inaugurated, laid and inaugu- started to make the Election pendence, today we have for classes 6 to 9 students.” would take necessary steps to to Assam State Election franchise on December 17 to ernment in alliance with two rated 1362 development works Manifesto a policy document. become self-sufficient in the In a tweet giving informa- sanitise government school Commission (ASEC) counting seal the electoral fate of 124 other local parties. 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)1):"( toll in Mumbai came down from 10970 to 10980, while the infected cases went n a minor decrease in the Covid-19 up by 632 to trigger a jump in the infec- Iinfection and fatality tallies, the infect- tions from 2,85,632 to 2,86,264. ed cases went down to 3,940 and deaths Meanwhile, the number of “active slide to 74 in Maharashtra on Saturday. cases” total cases in the state rose 60,352 A day after as many as 3994 people to 61095.. The fatality rate in the state tested positive for Coronavirus while 75 stood at 2.57 per cent Pune district, more people died of the pandemic in the which continued to be the worst-affect- state, the infections dropped by 54, while ed city-district in Maharashtra, saw the there was just one additional death on total number of cases increase from Friday. With 3940 fresh infections, the 3,65,652 to 3,66,319 while the total num- total infections in the state rose 18,88.767 ber of deaths in Pune increased from to 18,92,707. Similarly, with 74 new 7667 to 7675. deaths, the Covid-19 toll climbed from Thane district remained in the third 48,574 to 48,648. spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the As 3119 patients were discharged total number of infections rose from from the hospitals across the state after 2,49,436 to 2,49,883 while the total deaths full recovery, the total number of peo- climbed from 5475 to 5481. Of the ple discharged from the hospitals since 1,29,59,235 samples sent to laboratories, the second week of March this year rose 18,92,707 have tested positive (15.7 per to 17,81,841. The recovery rate in the cent) for COVID-19 until Saturday. state dropped marginally from 94.17 per Currently, 5,00,360 people are in cent to 94.14 per cent. home quarantine while 4020 people are With 10 new deaths, the Covid-19 in institutional quarantine. < , " ( "#$ 1+9 ,
Muzaffarnagar (UP): The body of a married woman has been exhumed from a graveyard and sent for a post-mortem five months after she was allegedly killed by her in-laws for more dowry in Jamia Nagar area here following a local court's intervention, police said. The body of Shaista Begum, wife of Abbar Ahmad, was dug up and sent for a post- mortem on the complaint of her mother V Sanjida on Friday after the magistrate court ordered an FIR to be registered regarding the matter, police added. A case has been registered in Kotwali police station under Section 304 (punishment for cul- pable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act against six members of Shaista's in-laws, including her husband, on the directive of the magistrate court. According to the complaint, it is alleged that Shaista was killed over demand for fur- ther dowry and buried without giving infor- mation to her parents or the police in Bhopa village in the district on July 5. PTI + ,-. ,-,- ! + - D (" Wilmington: President-elect The delay occurred as upon holiday pause,” which less transition,” said acting and transparent transition and Joe Biden’s transition team has President Donald Trump, begins Saturday. Defense Secretary Christopher is working to reschedule about expressed frustration with the whose appointee ran the GSA, Defense officials said that Miller. 20 interviews with 40 officials level of cooperation they’re refused to concede. some meetings had been post- “Let me be clear: There was until after Jan. 1. He said the 0 getting from political Yohannes Abraham, exec- poned so that department per- no mutually agreed upon hol- department has already done appointees at the Department utive director of the transition, sonnel could concentrate on iday break,” Abraham coun- 139 interviews and provided Islamabad: Pakistan Prime that there is no interference of of Defense, saying there has told reporters that Biden the issues associated with the tered. “In fact, we think it is 5,300 pages of nonpublic or Minister Imran Khan has the institutions of “the estab- been “an abrupt halt in the agency review teams at DOD possibility of a partial govern- important that briefings and classified information. asserted that the Army is a state lishment and intelligence” in already limited cooperation learned Thursday of meetings ment shutdown Friday evening other engagements continue Abraham made it clear institution which works under politics and at the same time it there.” “being pulled down” and if Congress was unable to agree during this period as there’s no that Biden’s transition team him, amidst Opposition’s alle- will make the security institu- Biden’s transition team has immediately reported it. on Covid-19 relief legislation. time to spare.” Miller was put was not satisfied with that gations of the powerful military tions stronger on the profes- been meeting with officials at Abraham called for meetings Congress passed a two-day in the job a little over five weeks decision. Biden becomes pres- establishment’s interference in sional lines. various agencies to get detailed and requests for information to stopgap spending bill Friday ago, after Trump fired then- ident the afternoon of January the country’s politics and elec- Pakistan Muslim League- reviews of the programmes resume immediately. night, averting a shutdown. Pentagon chief Mark Esper. 20. tions. Nawaz supremo and three- and challenges the new admin- “A failure to work togeth- Officials spoke on condition of Miller quickly replaced a num- “There have been many Pakistan Democratic time former prime minister istration will inherit, a process er can have consequences well anonymity to discuss internal ber of top policy advisers with agencies and departments that Movement (PDM), a 11-party Nawaz Sharif, 70, has been that was delayed when the beyond January,” Abraham deliberations. Trump loyalists who may be have facilitated the exchange of opposition alliance, has been repeatedly blaming Army chief General Services said. “Our key focus in the next less willing or able to partici- info and meetings over the past holding massive rallies since its stolen the people’s mandate in Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Administration declined to The Pentagon on Friday two weeks is supporting essen- pate effectively in the transition few weeks,” Abraham said. inception in September to seek the 2018 election and imposed spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz issue an official ascertainment offered a different assessment. tial requests for information” process. “There have been pockets of Khan’s ouster and press the mil- a “hybrid and inefficient” gov- Hameed of meddling in that Biden had won the elec- It issued a statement saying on Operation Warp Speed and Miller said the department recalcitrance, and DOD is one itary to stop interfering in pol- ernment on the masses. Pakistan’s political affairs. tion. there was a “mutually-agreed Covid-19 to “guarantee a flaw- remains committed to a full of them.” AP itics. The PDM has been accus- In an interview to SAMAA Sharif was ousted from ing the Pakistan Army of TV on Friday, 68-year-old power in 2017 by the Supreme installing “puppet” Prime Khan rebutted accusations that Court court on graft charges. Minister Khan through a he does not have any real The PML-N chief, currently 6#@) / *.7? / ' ( 6#/ manipulated election in 2018. authority and said that the out on bail, has been living in The Army, which has ruled Pakistan Army is a state insti- London since November last *A / $ Pakistan for more than half of tution, which works under him. year after he was allowed by the &* its 70 plus years of existence, On Opposition’s claims that courts and the government to has hitherto wielded consider- the government wouldn’t hold go there for a period of eight Washington: Urging the inter- the disease broke out. tion into its origin and spread,” able power in the matters of if not for the support from the weeks for medical treatment. national community to The US leads the world US Secretary of State Mike security and foreign policy. powerful establishment, the But he did not come back, demand transparency from with over 17,442,100 con- Pompeo said on Friday. However, the military has cricketer-turned-politician said while his lawyers told the court China about the spread of the firmed coronavirus cases and “It is also peddling vaccines denied meddling in the coun- he is the country’s democrati- that he was still recovering. coronavirus pandemic, the US more than 313,000 deaths. that lack essential data on safe- Kabul: Five rockets were fired try’s politics. Khan also denies cally elected prime minister Khan said the Opposition has accused Beijing of “Even today, nearly a year ty and efficacy, due to a fun- at a major US base in that the army helped him win and so the institutions back him. does not want to hold talks “obstructing” a World Health after the world first learned of damental disregard for trans- Afghanistan on Saturday, but the election in 2018. The PDM has set a January with the Government and is Organisation (WHO) probe the outbreak, the Chinese parency and accountability there were no casualties, NATO According to the ‘Lahore 31 deadline for Khan to step instead pressuring the Army to into the origin of the deadly Communist Party is still regarding results from clinical and provincial officials said. Declaration’ signed by the down or face a long march to send a democratic government virus in the central Chinese city spreading disinformation trials. Both actions put Chinese The rockets hit Bagram Opposition parties on Monday, Islamabad. The coalition packing. This can be called of Wuhan and “peddling” ques- regarding the virus and citizens, and the world, at risk,” Airfield, said Wahida Shahkar, the military establishment had pledged that it will make sure treason, he said. PTI tionable vaccines one year after obstructing a WHO investiga- he said. AFP spokeswoman for the governor in northern Parwan province. Shahkar said that 12 rock- educational institutions that !+D $2 ets were placed in a vehicle and killed 50 people, most of them 9 # +2A!! five of them were fired while students. & police were able to defuse Violence in Afghanistan ## 4 . seven others. has spiked even as the Taliban She couldn’t provide other and Afghan government nego- details on any possible casualties tiators hold talks in Qatar, try- # -++ or damage within the U.S. Base. ing to hammer out a peace deal B She said there are no casualties that could put an end to Washington: The case of extra- Chooljian, the US District among civilians in the area. decades of war. At the same dition of Pakistani-origin Court of Los Angeles, said in A NATO official con- time, The Taliban have waged Dhaka: At least 12 people were Canadian businessman his order dated December 17. firmed the attack and said ini- bitter battles against IS fighters, killed and six others injured Tahawwur Rana, a key accused Rana is a childhood friend tial reports indicated that the particularly in eastern when a train ploughed into a in the 2008 Mumbai terror of David Coleman Headley, the airfield was not damaged. Afghanistan, while continuing bus at a railway crossing in attack, to India will continue till Pakistani-American LeT ter- No one has immediately their insurgency against gov- Bangladesh on Saturday, April 22, a federal US judge has rorist who was involved in claimed responsibility. In April, ernment forces. according to media reports. determined. plotting the 2008 Mumbai ter- the Islamic State group claimed Earlier this week, US Gen. The incident happened at Rana, 59, has been ror attack. responsibility for five rocket Mark Milley, the chairman of Joypurhat district when the declared a fugitive by India, Headley, 60, was made an attacks on the base. There were the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Rajshahi-bound Uttara Express where he is facing multiple approver in the case, and is cur- no casualties. held an unannounced meeting train, en route from Parbatipur, criminal charges for his rently serving a 35-year prison The IS also has claimed with Taliban leaders in Doha to hit the passenger bus at involvement in the 2008 term in the US for his role in responsibility for multiple discuss military aspects of last Puranapoil railway crossing, Mumbai terror attack in which the attack. attacks in the capital Kabul in February’s US-Taliban agree- the Daily Star reported. 166 people, including six Judge Chooljian said Rana recent months, including on ment. AP The train dragged the bus Americans, were killed. will file opposition to the on the railway tracks for about He was rearrested on June request for extradition by not half a kilometre, the Dhaka 10 in Los Angeles on an extra- later than February 1. Tribune reported. The bus was dition request by India. The US Government, going to Panchbibi from " 1 , .= (> “The Extradition Hearing which is supporting the extra- Joypurhat. " in this case is continued to dition of Rana to India, has Preliminary investigation April 22, 2021, at 1:30 p.M,” time till March 22 to file its found that the level crossing Magistrate Judge Jacqueline reply motion. PTI was open and the on-duty line man was absent, causing the :* 8 /( accident, said AKM Alamgir Jahan, officer-in-charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station. R * Joypurhat Deputy Commissioner Shariful Islam Yerevan: Both opponents and Karabakh in six weeks of hos- the resignation of Prime said bodies of 10 people were supporters of Armenia’s Prime tilities that ended with a Russia- Minister Nikol Pashinyan. recovered from the spot. Eight Minister rallied on Saturday as brokered peace deal on Nov. 10 On Saturday, thousands of people were rescued, of which the nation paid tribute to the that saw Azerbaijan reclaim protesters rallied near the two succumbed to their injuries thousands who died in fighting large parts of the separatist Yerablur military memorial at a government hospital in with Azerbaijan over the region region and surrounding terri- cemetery on the outskirts of the Bogura. Six of the injured have of Nagorno-Karabakh. tories. The loss of lands that Armenian capital of Yerevan as been admitted to Joypurhat Critics demanded that the had been controlled by ethnic Pashinyan visited it to honor Sadar Hospital. leader resign and tried to pelt Armenian forces for more than the soldiers killed in the latest All the victims were pas- him with eggs. a quarter-century has trauma- fighting. The nation is observ- sengers of the bus, The Azerbaijani army tized Armenians, triggering ing a three-day mourning peri- bdnews24.Com reported. PTI pushed deep into Nagorno- weeks of protests demanding od for the dead. AP 7=P " =
Berlin: Switzerland has United States and other coun- ?( 7 approved the Covid-19 vaccine tries allowed the use of the vac- from Pfizer and German phar- cine in their respective coun- London: England’s chief med- variant” in the south of England maceutical company tries. ical officer Chris Whitty con- that could be causing infections BioNTech. The director of Swissmedic firmed Saturday that a new to spread faster. The country’s health said “Thanks to the rolling coronavirus strain which sur- Britain has seen rising cases agency Swissmedic said in a process and our flexible teams faced in the country could and hospital admissions this written statement Saturday that we could quickly decide and spread faster and called for month and Prime Minister Boris the vaccine had been approved fully accommodate the three greater public vigilance to Johnson was set to give a press for the small Alpine country most important requirements reduce transmission. conference on the virus situation after a careful examination by security, efficacy and quality.” Whitty said London had on Saturday afternoon. expert teams. The agency did Raimund Bruhin added that, informed the World Health The prime minister was not say when vaccinations in “The safety of the patients is a Organization of its findings. reportedly to announce new Switzerland would begin. required condition especially Health Secretary Matt travel restrictions for London The approval comes short- regarding the approval of vac- Hancock on Monday said sci- and southeast England in the ly after Britain, Canada, the cines.” AP entists had identified a “new run-up to Christmas. AFP
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Dubai: Although Iran faces issued a license for Iran to take COVAX. Gavi declined to offer crushing US sanctions, there part. The Treasury declined to any information about Iranian are still ways for Tehran to comment. payments or orders, though obtain coronavirus vaccines as For its part, Iran has alleged Iran under its rules at a maxi- the country suffers the US Sanctions have affected its mum could order vaccines for Mideast’s worst outbreak of ability to purchase medicine 50% of its 82 million people. the pandemic. and vaccines. President Hassan Alireza Miryousefi, a After earlier downplaying Rouhani has said Iranians spokesman at Iran’s mission to the virus, Iran has since “should curse Trump a hun- the United Nations, criticised acknowledged the scope of the dred times” over the difficul- the US For its sanctions and disaster it faces after 1.1 million HOW COULD IRAN ties. US Sanctions do have banking restrictions, which he reported cases and over 52,000 GET THE VACCINE? specific carve-outs for medi- said “cruelly put many obstacles deaths. Getting vaccines into Iran has signed up for cine and humanitarian aid to in the way of Iran receiving the the arms of its people would be COVAX, an international pro- Iran. However, international Covid-19 vaccine. a major step in stemming the gram designed to distribute banks and financial institutions “Nonetheless, along with crisis. coronavirus vaccines to par- hesitate in dealing with Iran our own indigenous vaccine But while Iran is able to ticipating countries around the transactions for fear of being trials, we fully expect the inter- obtain vaccines, challenges world. fined or locked out of the national community and the remain ranging from sanc- That programme is run in American market. relevant international drug tions imposed under President part by Gavi, The Vaccine Those sanctions, however, companies to fulfill their Donald Trump to the logistics Alliance. Gavi says the US would not stop Iran from fly- humanitarian obligation and of making mass vaccinations Treasury’s Office of Foreign ing a load of cash to Geneva to expedite all our orders,” happen. Asset Control has already pay for its participation in Miryousefi said. AP . + ,-. ,-,-
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Tposed to free both power 2 2 # into shorter term agreements *.$ .'/( October-November 2020.” accine manufacturers need cism sets in that definitely Last month, Serum had producers and consumers from ! 3! ! 4 or look to buy power from Besides, it cited that Vto have protection against something can happen due to rejected charges that a 40- continuing with contracted 5 6 exchanges to meet exigencies ealthy festive and export domestic cotton yarn produc- all lawsuits for their vaccines the vaccine and to dispel that, year-old man who took part in obligation once the tenure of a could also relinquish PPA after Hdemand lifted the prices of tion continued to grow on especially during a pandemic, the government needs to step the ‘Covishield’ vaccine trial in power purchase agreement 7 ! ! 4 ! expiry of its tenure. textile products in November both MoM and YoY basis at 3.3 Serum Institute of India (SII) in to spread the right informa- Chennai had levelled against expires. ! 8 6 ' ! Power ministry officials 2020, said India Ratings and per cent and 2 per cent, respec- Chief Executive Officer Adar tion, he added. the company, alleging serious The move is expected to 7 ! said that the proposed guide- Research (Ind-Ra). tively, on back of a high export Poonawalla has said. “..The government can side effects, including a virtu- provide flexibility to both pro- lines would also help in mak- According to Ind-Ra, cot- demand. He also said that the vac- act, the US, for example, has in al neurological breakdown and curers (mainly Discoms) and ! ing power generation more ton prices inched up by 2-4 per “However, the increase in cine makers are going to pro- fact invoked a law, to say that impairment of cognitive func- generators (power projects) to efficient as generators knowing cent on a month-on-month raw material costs was lesser pose this to the government, during a pandemic, and this is tions. look for meaning contracts that their contracts could be (MoM) basis and were even than yarn prices, resulting in while speaking at a virtual especially important only dur- He had also sought Rs 5 post expiry of a PPA, one ments suggestions by rescinded would strive to make higher on a year-on-year (YoY) higher gross margins for sector panel on the challenges of ing a pandemic, to indemnify crore compensation in a legal where discoms can get the December 24, 2020. their projects more competi- basis during November 2020. players during 2QFY21- developing a COVID-19 vac- vaccine manufacturers against notice to Serum and others, option to buy cheaper power In its proposal, the min- tive. Also, with PPAs being “The incremental demand 3QFY21,” the report said. cine at the Carnegie India’s lawsuits for severe adverse besides seeking a halt on the available in the market while istry has said that states with freed up, such surplus power from spinning mills coupled “Exports increased sub- Global Technology Summit effects or any other frivolous trial.Refuting the charges, generators could look at new long-term PPAs with the inter- would be available for deficit with a higher demand for cot- stantially YoY in September on Friday. claims which may come about, Serum had said, “It is evident consumers either under long state central generating sta- states at competitive price. ton seeds amid a continued 2020 and are likely to moder- “We need to have the because that adds to the fear that the intention behind term contract or through price tions, whose tariff is deter- Under the proposed regu- supply deficit led to the rise in ate during 3QFY21 upon the government indemnify manu- and also will bankrupt vaccine spreading of such malicious discovery on exchanges. mined by the Commission, lations, the first right of refusal cotton prices,” the ratings execution of winter season facturers, especially vaccine manufacturers or distract them information is an oblique pecu- The changes have been and which are due to expire in would test with discoms mean- agency said in a report. orders by key importers.” manufacturers, against all law- if they have to just all day fight niary motive. brought out by the power min- the future, can choose to give ing contracted power will be “Cotton Corporation of Furthermore, it said yarn suits. In fact, COVAX and lawsuits and explain to the The Serum Institute of istry through draft proposals up the contracted power after freed only with the consent of India continued their support sector will likely benefit from other countries have already media what is happening,” India, will seek damages in on which is it seeking stake- the completion of the PPA discoms. Also, discoms looking in form of market procurement an improved competitive situ- started talking about that,” Poonawalla said. excess of Rs 100 crore for the holders comments before reg- tenure of 25 years. to end PPAs would serve at during the current crop season. ation with consolidation in the Poonawalla said. These are a few things that same and will defend such ulations could be finalised. Such a mechanism could least three month notice to gen- The spread of international sector because of the liquidity It is because when frivo- the government can do and malicious claims”. The stakeholders have been be availed by the states procur- erators to help them prepare for cotton over domestic cotton crunch being faced by several lous claims come up, and that is what the vaccine man- asked to submit their com- ing relatively costlier power the situation. remained steady during small and mid-players. ( = * $-/$0 & " $ 4;&G5OU " 0 (" ! ( ) 3 $ B / 0 + 4 9 - . @ + *1++' *.$ .'/( with no price revision by the 1 + GH GE E5E5 *.$ .'/( “However, the same reason OMCs.Global crude prices has also led to a spike in crude il marketing companies have risen almost $12 a barrel *.$ .'/( mented on unused or degrad- espite subdued improve- oil prices, which were previ- Ocontinued to hold back in last one month to reach over ed land across Goa, located *'3(' Dment in operations, Indian ously subdued, somewhat eas- any change in retail price of $52 a barrel now. But even at oa Power & Renewable close to sub-stations and the 1+- 1*' /O aviation stocks have risen by ing the pain of airline compa- petrol and diesel continuing this level, it is far less than than GEnergy Minister Nilesh point of use. ) + 34-107 per cent in the last three nies in the currents unprece- with their wait and watch average crude price of $80.08 a Cabral on Saturday inaugurat- The CESL will also deliv- months, Motilal Oswal dented times,” it said. stance that has kept the prices barrel in October 2018 when ed the first convergence project. er the pumps and lights as part : /O )'" ! 1 * + "= Financial Services said in a “It’s been six months since of two auto fuels static for past petrol prices touched highs of This project will integrate of the power purchase agree- (" ) * "= ) report. the resumption of domestic 12 days. Accordingly, there Rs 84 a litre in the Capital. decentralised renewable ener- ment. Accordingly, it pointed out flight operations in India (post was no change in retail price of With Saturday’s pause, fuel gy with efficient (water) pumps The total investment of Rs ( " !,( ) that on a YoY basis, IndiGo is complete grounding over auto fuels on Saturday with prices have now increased on and LED lamps for rural 450 crores will be borne by the 3 -= 3) *'3(' + (" up by 29 per cent (outper- April-May’20).”Domestic oper- price of petrol remaining at Rs 15 of the past 30 days with homes. CESL and will result in a sav- ) 1+- 1*' 0 Q+ R *'3(' forming Nifty by 16 per cent), ations in India are still 50 per 83.71 a litre and diesel Rs petrol prices rising by Rs 2.65 “Nilesh Cabral, Minister ings of Rs 2,500 crores for the ) - 3., *1++' Q3R 3 while SpiceJet is up mere by 2 cent of pre-Covid levels, 73.87 a litre in Delhi. It per litre and diesel by 3.41 a for Power and New & state of Goa over the life of the : ! 8 *3 & per cent YoY. recording a gradual improve- remained unchanged across litre.Earlier, Petrol prices had Renewable Energy, project. “IndiGo stock has risen on ment over these last six the country as well. been static since September 22, Government of Goa, inaugu- Approximately 400,000 ' the back of Covid-19 vaccine months.Besides, it said a rise in OMCs have gone on a and diesel rates hadn’t changed rated the first ‘convergence households will benefit from /O )+ /O )'" optimism and gains in market the number of unique city pause mode at a time when since October 2. It started ris- project’, which integrates the this project, and 140,000 tons share; SpiceJet was further sup- pairs has resulted in huge news of successful coronavirus ing in November and again delivery of clean renewable of greenhouse gas emissions ported by the re-licensing of the growth in the international and expectations of big pick up went for pause in December. decentralised energy with ener- (GHG) will be avoided. Savings - Boeing 737 MAX,” the report market over the last two in demand had kept crude on Though retail pricing of gy efficient pump sets and to the distribution company 3 3 3 3 said. years.However, the Covid dis- the boil with prices breaching petrol and diesel has been LED lamps for rural homes,” a will be significant from the . O " Q",.SR 3 . “The outlook for the sector ruption has resulted in a sig- $50 a barrel mark and hitting deregulated and oil marketing statement by Convergence solarisation of these feeders. ( 3 3 &&& +3 remains ‘Neutral’.” nificant reduction in such city $52 a barrel mark. companies were following a Energy Services Ltd (CESL) The CESL is a new ener- ( According to the report, pairs (down by 67 per cent Petrol prices were very daily price revision formula, the said. gy company focused on deliv- & ( optimism over the vaccine YoY).”Thus, we believe inter- close to breaching the all time same was suspend ended for The 100MW project will ering clean, affordable and reli- ( could certainly result in national travel is likely to take high level of Rs 84 a litre almost two months to prevent be implemented by the CESL, able energy. Convergence 3= 0 " ) " 3 ( increased flying confidence, longer to recover, with confi- (reached on October 4, 2018) volatility in international oil a wholly owned subsidiary of focuses on energy solutions L 3 leading to the quicker normal- dence likely to first improve in when it touched Rs 83.71 a litre markets from impacting fuel Energy Efficiency Services that lie at the confluence of @ isation of operations versus intracontinental flying (v/s on December 7. But the march prices regularly during the Limited (EESL). renewable energy, electric ( earlier estimates. intercontinental flying).” has been halted ever since then pandemic. The project will be imple- mobility and climate change. ( M '/ ( * $ * # * / @?5# $" @ ; . 5 *.$ .'/( *.$ .'/( ndian pharma companies "* -"*3(3, sizes, not just the ones with the Iare expected to benefit from utlook for the on-going biggest budgets, to reach peo- improving demand in the US ORabi season remains efending its personalised ple who are likely to be inter- market, said India Ratings and encouraging, said Motilal Dadvertising approach, ested in what they offer.”We Research (Ind-Ra). Oswal Financial Services. Facebook has said that it dis- disagree: personalisation does- As per the ratings agency, In a report, it cited that fer- agrees with Apples belief that n’t have to come at the expense these companies have garnered tiliser and agrochemical play- personalisation and privacy of privacy. We can do both, and 45 per cent of all new ers are also likely to report are at odds. we can do both well,” Satterfield Abbreviated New Drug healthy performances in Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in a blog post.”We’ve built Application (ANDA) approvals 2020 led by significant manu- ventive products. In the past, 2HFY21. said in a tweet that Facebook products that lead the industry over the past nine months. facturing facility clearances, too, there was drug shortage in “Farm income was impact- can continue to track users in transparency and offer set- Besides, Ind-Ra expects GDUFA-II (Generic Drug User the US due to the exit of the ed in some states, mainly due across apps and websites as tings and controls to help peo- the regulatory environment to Fee Amendments), and a large generic players from unvi- to lower yield on account of Fertiliser, sales in 1HFY21 year,” it said. before, App Tracking ple manage their privacy. Our remain stringent. strong filing momentum aided able products.” untimely rains,” the report said. grew 15 per cent YoY to 34 mil- “Good monsoons led to a Transparency in iOS 14 will just products and data policies However, it said well- by historical investments in “Overall drugs shortages in “Nevertheless, volumes in lion mt, driven by 28 per cent 5 per cent YoY increase in sow- require that they ask for your remain the best resources to equipped companies would be R&D,” Ind-Ra added in a the US are leading to moder- fertiliser and agrochemical and 24 per cent volume growth ing area to 111.7m hectares.” permission first.According to understand our data practices,” able to take the advantage of a report. ate-to-stable pricing pressures.” increased strongly on the back in DAP and NPKS, respective- Of the total fertiliser sales, Steve Satterfield, Privacy and he added. better pricing outlook ema- “Ind-Ra has seen an Furthermore it cited that of a good monsoon season.” ly.Similarly, Urea volumes grew the report said highest volume Public Policy Director at With full-page ads in lead- nating from supply shortages increasing drug demand since majority of the drug recalls (91 7 per cent YoY. “Industry vol- growth of 28 per cent and 24 Facebook, personalised adver- ing US publications, Facebook and recalls. the start of the Covid-19 pan- per cent) from the US markets As per the Ministry of umes improved on the back of per cent was seen in DAP and tising helps people discover is apparently trying to convince “Indian companies have demic led by supply chain are from the non or least seri- above-normal monsoon rain- NPKS, respectively, in 1HFY21. new products and brands, and regulators to look at Apple’s pri- received a higher share of new issues, channel filling and ous category (Class-II and III fall for the second consecutive it enables businesses of all vacy changes. ANDA approvals since April demand for Covid-19 led pre- recalls). + * " ( -5$$ $/ @'%" *.$ .'/( )!&& inistry of Railways on Saturday Mannounced that it has been work- *.$ .'/( al and infrastructural invest- ing in the direction to increase the ments, strengthening MSMEs, capacity to make trains available on efuelling of consumption reducing the costs of doing demand to reduce the possibility of pas- Rdemand must be the theme business, ease of doing exports, sengers getting waitlisted. of the Union Budget FY 2021- increasing Tax to GDP ratio. Rejecting some reports regarding 22 to have a multiplier effect on PHDCCI said any measure national Rail Plan to end waiting list production possibilities, capex aimed at pushing up growth with effect from 2024 and that only con- expansion, private investments must keep agriculture and rural firmed tickets would be available, the The ministry issued the clarification and employment creation, said sector at the forefront and carry Ministry made it clear that “wait list is after some reports mentioning to end the industry body PHDCCI in out effective reforms in social a provision that remains whenever the waiting list in Railways with effect from its 10 pronged strategy sug- infrastructure.Economy has demand for travellers in a given train 2024 in a particular media wing and gested to Finance Minister exhibited early signs of recovery is more than number of berths or seats that the Indian Railways plans to run Nirmala Sitharaman on in the recent months, however, available”. demand-based passenger trains while Saturday during the Pre-Budget to sustain the momentum, there “The provision is not being done raising its share in freight movement consultations.The industry is a need to ensure a great sup- away,” the ministry added. from 27 per cent now to 45 per cent by body's 10 pronged strategy port to demand creation in the ‘Waitlist’ is a provision which act as 2030 as part of its draft National Rail revolves around the measures economy with lower interest a buffer to mitigate the fluctuations in Plan. aimed at refuelling consump- rates for consumers and busi- demand and availability, it said. The passenger trains services, how- tion and demand, and encour- nesses, lesser compliances for “Railways would like to explain and ever, are yet to achieve pre-Covid lev- aging the private investments. MSMEs vis-a-vis ease of doing clarify that efforts are being made to els, the Indian Railways is trying to The elements of the strat- business at the ground level and increase the capacity to make trains improve its capacity. Currently, Indian egy presented to the FM a lower tax regime to increase available on demand. This would reduce Railways is running 1,089 passenger includes front loading of infra- the personal disposable income the possibility of passengers getting trains compared to 1,768 trains prior to structure investments, estab- of the people, said Sanjay waitlisted.” the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. lishing DFIs to fund industri- Aggarwal in a press statement. + ,-. ,-,- 9
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id you know that chef, The Claridges Hotel has a sim- it is a gaming bird and hunting of what is eaten during this time is leaner. Of course it depends on the fresh orange juice and ginger. We turkey was originally ple answer. these birds is now allowed in the varies from region to region. In variety of duck. “Peking duck is will use fresh herbs to roast it, rather thought to be from “Turkey is a gaming bird and country. Second, India is a Hindu coastal Andhra Pradesh, dominat- gaining popularity. Turkey on the than using dry herbs. This will be India? Did you know traditionally it was hunted to be country originally and Christianity ed by Christianity, it is biryanis and other hand is a meat that is only served with walnut jaggery chutney,” that this bird has noth- served on the table for Christmas is mostly an adopted religion. As mutton curry or fish curry with rice eaten during festivities like Dasari says and tells you that turkey Ding to Turkey, the country? Did you and Thanksgiving festivities in the such the eating habits of the Indians as a special of the day. In Kerala, Christmas and New Year’s. This bird meat can be Indianised. know that since the Turks knew that West. Even in Europe turkey is not are very regional and are different Alappuzha region where there are is still confined to festivals. We, at Chef Rubal Pupneja, junior this fowl was not theirs, they made the first choice of meat to be served from the eating habits of America Christians, it is be duck curry and our hotel, serve the bird during sous chef at the Samrat opines is that a completely different mistake and on these occasions. In America and the European nations. appams. They will also make Rose these festivals. It is not the supply despite this bird being a popular called it hindi. They thought the Thanksgiving and Christmas are “Turkey as a meat is not very cookies which is made from a bat- but the demand where the issue lies,” dish at Christmas and bird was probably Indian. The mostly celebrated between family juicy. It is dry and also a hot meat. ter of rice flour and sugar and then Dasari says. Interestingly, while the Thanksgiving, the fact that it is not French, too, to begin with, called and the entire bird is cooked whole We like our meat juicy and mostly deep fried. In the North-east they duck has since then been Indianised easily available and is on the expen- this bird poulet d’Inde literal trans- and served with vegetables and enjoy it with curries. Even our tan- will do a whole pork The basic idea and one find a hotel doing a duck sive side means that there are fewer lation — chicken from India. The sauces. Turkey is a big bird and now doori meats are soft, moist and juicy. is less about feasting and more on curry or even a tandoori duck, the takers. Dutch called it the word kalkoen — it is also reared on farms rather than In India Turkey is found on the community feeling, charity and turkey continues to be roasted full “Then there is the whole process Calicut-hoen — hen from Calicut or only being hunted,” Dacha explains. menu of the 5-star hotels and prop- donations. Foods are centred and has yet to be moulded to of cooking this bird. Since it is much modern-day Kolkata. It is thought He tells you that the bird was erties which cater to the expats around what is available in that Indian taste. larger than chicken, it takes a longer that all this stems from the mistak- easy to hunt since it is a big bird and clientele for Christmas. Also, we region. For example in Alappuzha The reason Chef Dasari tells you time to cook. If the full roast chick- en belief that turkey trade passed finds it difficult to fly. The total don’t have the tradition of cooking /. 1-.8 (* (*(" duck farming is huge and hence it why turkey is yet to be experiment- en gets cooked in 30-35 minutes at through India. weight of the bird is eight to 10 kg. or eating big joints. Even a tandoori ( ),-. :,*8 ( ( finds its way into the homes. These ed with is because the guests who 300 degrees, this bird takes over an Yet, this bird, has nothing to do After dressing it is 4-5 kg. chicken is cut into pieces before it are Indian ducks; more bony and come in are not asking for this hour to cook. Also, one has to cook with India and everything to do with “Christmas is a family festival is served. One doesn’t carve out a -(*!8 /. less meaty. They make curry and fowl.However, there is a market for it slowly so that it gets cooked from America. Stranger yet, fowl’s scien- where everyone comes together. It tandoori chicken,” Dacha says. ()+,- . 1-.8 even duck eggs are popular,” Dacha the same. “If there was a demand, inside out. There is a misconception tific name doesn’t make much sense is a tradition to eat a meal togeth- One is told that traditionally, in tells you. like there is for ducks, we, as chefs, around this bird as well. People either — Meleagris gallopthe, name er on this day. Unlike in India, tra- Indian homes, roasting is not huge /" ), /, .' The Indian turkey is more bony. would like to serve the same and think that it has more carbs; itis just of wild turkey that was domesticat- ditionally and it is still followed by even though baking is. The homes :18 ( "- ),-. 01(38 It is stringy. The imported turkey experiment and change it so suit the opposite. If one were to eat the ed, which found its way from the many, the mothers and the daugh- are equipped to deal with oven that most hotels buy is far more Indian palate. But this is not the same amount of chicken and turkey, forests of Mexico, where they were ters are cooking and will eat food where one can roast meat. “Indian (* 3,)+"-(,* juicy in comparison. Despite the fact case. For now, it is a bird that peo- the latter would have more protein. first domesticated by the Mayans. only once the men of the house have food is all about gravies and masala. that local turkey is reared in some ple want to eat only during “This means turkey is a health- The ancient Aztec and Mayan eaten. In the West, all the family Homes are not well-equipped where .+( . /. "3 /" regions of North-east and Assam, it Christmas. Also, not many people ier option. Since it is a large bird, it civilisations revered the bird. The member sit down together and one can roast a big bird. However, ',3"' 1-.8 ( is not the preferred meat since it is know that this bird can be eaten. If has moe bones and one can make Aztecs honored wild turkey, and share a meal. You roast the turkey, we love to eat roasts when we go out; chewy. we promote it, people will see it as soup with it. One can cook its meat, believed it to be a manifestation of put it on the table, add the accom- doing the same at home is not high -."-. (* ,). Eating this is not a great expe- an option. Many hotels shy away shred it and make taco. Like one Tezcatlipoca, the trickster God. The paniments and enjoy the feast. If it on the cards in our kitchens,” Dacha -.!(,* , *,- /& rience for people. The high quality from doing the same due to lack of makes chicken tikka, one can make Mayans revered and honoured is a small bird, the whole sense of tells you. fowl is on the expensive side. One demand, unlike duck. Since people turkey tikka. One has to however, turkeys in similar ways. sharing goes away. That’s the reason In India, 5-star hotels cater to a ." "* "") ( ( full bird can cost up to 5,000. “If are asking for duck, we are keep a few things in mind. It has to When Europeans saw wildlife of why the fowl is popular in America. wide range of guests, they ensure *, /. +-..--. one were to cook such a large bird, Indianising the same,” Dasari be marinated longer and cooked the New World, wild turkeys caught However, the same is not true for that they have everything to offer to one needs a huge gathering as well. explains. slowly,” Pupneja explains. their eye which was similar to their some European countries. Like in their guest. Guests who come here )." (*3. ( ( Mutton is a preferred meat for fes- This year, The Ashok instead of Another factor why turkey game birds. Turkey was then trans- Germany, the turkey is replaced by want to experience the cuisines of 3/.$8 ." (*! /( tivals; it is preferred even over doing a buffet as was being tradi- doesn’t find its way into our homes ported in 1519 to Europe where it goose or pork; for Nordic countries, the world and the celebrations from chicken,” Dacha says. tionally done on New Year’s eve, is because of its shelf life. At best it was highly prized for its unique it is all about fasting and associat- across the world. Even chefs want to ( *, " !-." Chef Sanjay Dasari, Executive they are going to serve per plate will keep for two-three days in the flavour. ed with eating fish; in the UK it is showcase their culinary talent. The .S+.-(.*3. Chef, The Ashok has a similar take. which is visually more appealing. refrigerator. But with hotels doing So why is that India, which duck or a roast suckling pig. But due chefs like to showcase what they He tells you that turkey has yet to The change in serving style is due roasts, salads, soups and continuing tends to follow trends of what is to marketing, turkey has found its know best. They serve turkey, suck- find popularity in the country. to the present pandemic and fall in to serve the bird right from happening globally, has yet to adopt way here as well, he tells you. ling pig and cold cuts like salami and According to him, what has gained footfall. “We are going to serve Christmas up to New Year’s night, this bird as part of the regular food As a meat, turkey is not popu- ham. popularity is duck. This preference turkey; we will serve the bird with turkey may soon find its way into chain? Chef Tarun Dacha, corporate lar in India for many reasons. First, “If one were to look at homes, of duck over turkey is because duck foods that boost immunity like our homes as well. P:$-:
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".'"(. ANATOMY OF AN t was “over before we knew INDIAN ANNIHILATION it”, said Josh Hazlewood Iafter playing a lead role in ) writing one of Indian cricket’s C2 darkest chapters in its 88 years of existence in top-flight. = The duo of Hazlewood (5/8) and Pat Cummins (4/21) produced a sensational perfor- mance as the visitors collapsed ( O to their lowest Test score of 36, @& paving the way for an eight- $ ( 8 = ( " wicket win and a 1-0 lead in the ( O 4D @& series for the home team. “Probably I can’t put a " 7 finger on when but I looked up " " and it might have been 6/20 )3! = GI4E ( and you have (Cheteshwar) Pujara and (Virat) Kohli both D6 P ( out, it was sort of just the tail = 0 to come, so around that time / 3= you thought something special GO was going,” said Hazlewood. " ".'"(. The pacer said it was a spe- = + don’t think that’s productive at cial day for the Australian 3 all. team as the script unfolded just @& ndia captain Virat Kohli can’t “The team definitely does- the way it wanted. “We just did- @ = " remember a “worse batting n’t think like that and you learn n’t let up. It was just one of performance” by his team from your mistakes and move I those days when everything Q6IR ' than the lowest ever Test score forward.” went to plan, we kept putting )! & of 36 against Australia here but He, however, did acknowl- it in on that spot and the nicks 3 ! Q;IR at the same time, he has urged edge the strategic mistakes by his kept coming. It happened so $ Q66R people not to “make mountain teammates. quickly, it was over before we out of a molehill”. “We played enough cricket knew it,” he said. " He did speak about bats- to understand what needs to be He was all praise for the # $@ ( ! # 7 " men “lacking intent” to take for- done at different stages in a Test entire bowling unit and com- ward the lead and although he match. It’s just lack of executing pared the match with the 2019 more stunned when we came " didn’t take names, Mayank a plan which is apt for that sit- Headingley Test against off from bowling. The mood ( Agarwal’s approach (9 off 40 uation on Day 3,” he said. Q= * & C2* * )= " England, when the hosts were didn’t change too much balls) in the morning was hard “We arrived today with 9 obliterated in their first innings throughout the whole game to & to explain when the team had a wickets in hand. We should before Ben Stokes played a spe- be fair. I know we were behind +62-run overnight advantage. have definitely put in a stronger cial knock of 135 to guide his by 50 (53) after the first & +R 3 O “I don’t think we have ever batting performance. I don’t 1 2 side home. innings, but there was a calm- had a worse batting perfor- think any mental fatigue is “I am not too sure, to be ness amongst us. ".'"(. tioned his teammates that the mance than this. So we can only involved and I don't think that's honest. It was pretty similar to “I can probably speak for win is history now and they " = 65 go upwards from here and you a factor,” he ruled out the may be Leeds, looking back to the bowling group in saying ndia will feel the aftershocks must look forward to the com- = 65 will see guys stepping up and burnout aspect completely. the Ashes, we got them out for that we thrive on those situa- Iof crumbing to their lowest ing matches. ( @ = 0 : QE5 65R realising their true characters,” While Josh Hazlwood and 60-odd but I don’t think we tions when we’re a little bit Test total of 36 heading into the “It is probably a fresh start $ ( Kohli said in the post-match Pat Cummins were brilliant in changed a great deal from the behind and it’s up to us to remainder of the four-match to a degree for the batters and ) ) QE5 I;R 0 press conference after his team their lines and lengths, the skip- first innings, we just bowled a change the momentum of the series against Australia, bowlers, and they have a play- ! QE5 IOR 3 " lost the first Test to Australia by per felt that they didn’t do any- touch fuller and I guess maybe game, and that’s what we did Adelaide Oval’s wrecker-in- er coming for Virat and they QE5 IIR = eight wickets. thing different compared to the a touch straighter,” said today,” he said. chief Josh Hazlewood said on have got some class players on = The Indian captain desper- first innings. Hazlewood. Saturday. the bench to be honest, so good / O ately tried but looked at pains to “Look they bowled similar “I thought Cummo (Pat PERSONAL MILESTONES Virat Kohli leaving for players are going to come in defend the indefensible — lengths in the first innings also. Cummins) set the scene beau- Australian pace bowlers paternity leave from the second and we will have some plans for D & = another inept overseas batting We were just better in terms of tifully and I sort of just fol- Josh Hazlewood and Pat Test will also add to the visitors’ (them) no doubt,” he said. " O4 show with six successive scores handling it and having a plan lowed suit, but everything got Cummins reached personal woes, according to Hazlewood, their mettle after the forgettable Speaking about Shami, " " . = of less than 250 just this year. around it how to go about it.” nicked and everything went milestones as they completed who snared five wickets in a outing at the Adelaide Oval. who got injured after being hit 6&E QGI;OR : ( “It’s a strange one to be hon- A lead of around 50 plus can into the hands, one of those 200 and 150 Test wickets, mere 25 balls to help his team “...But they have got plen- on the hands, Hazlewood said 6&D QGI4ER est in my opinion. The ball did- always be tricky and that’s what days.” respectively, in the first ses- post an eight-wicket win in the ty of class batters on the side- the visitors will have to dig @ =O n’t do much but we didn’t have happened, feels the skipper. India had a slight upper sion of the third day’s play on opening Day/Night Test and lines to come in, not of Virat’s deep into their reserves if the too much intent of going out “A bit of a lead can always be hand coming into the match Saturday morning. take a 1-0 lead in the rubber. class. But in terms of the series, India pacer is ruled out of the 3 O there and taking the game for- tricky and as a batting unit, you on Saturday as they ended day Hazlewood, who took five “Getting bowled out for 36 it is great to be one up, it is bet- second Test. “It is obviously a = & ward,” he lamented. can go into a headspace where two with a 62-run lead over for eight, got rid of R Ashwin is going to leave a few ter than being one-down, as we blow, we don’t know how bad 21C K “Everything happened so you feel like you are just 50 or Australia. to reach 200 wickets while headaches here and there and found out last time,” he added. it is yet, we will wait and find " GGE quickly that no one could make 60 ahead, you don’t want to lose Hazlewood admitted that Cummins, who finished with their best batter (Virat) is leav- It was in the company of out how much damage has any sense of it,” Kohli was early wickets so that the oppo- even though they were a bit four for 21, got the wicket of ing as well, it is going to leave pace colleague Pat Cummins been done. “But he (Shami) is * unable to fathom what hit his sition comes at you. stunned, there was a sense of skipper Virat Kohli as his a bit of whole,” Hazlewood said that Hazlewood scripted one of a class bowler and he has 'O K team. “The way we batted allowed C E5GE K calmness among the group. 150th Test wicket. Hazlewood at the post-match press confer- their biggest wins in recent shown in this game, so they Under Kohli, save the 2018 them to look more potent than “We’re probably a bit became the 18th Australian to ence. Kohli’s absence is also an times. might have to dig deep in their @ series in Australia, the Indian they actually were in the morn- stunned, but probably a bit get to 200 wickets. opportunity for others to prove The pacer though cau- arsenal to cover him. team has had way too many bat- ing to be honest because they ting collapses including six on bowled similar lengths. We bat- the trot, starting with New ted way way better in the first B Zealand early this year, but innings,” he explained. N" F"- 4 &'4':4'4 O @!1 &2 66!77% 7$ &% strangely the skipper felt there Kohli will go on paterity L <$-5=>: &2 @!1 1# 66!#%!7 1!$7( &%@&% isn’t anything alarming about it. leave now to be there for the ED * K . "= ) E6 GI66 ( 4D EG E " " GO E5E5 “I don’t think it’s alarming birth of first child with actor wife N; G 45 " . + . G4 GHID and we can very well sit here and Anushka Sharma next month. H ( ;E GO 5 . ' E5 0 GIO; 45 " . : 0 G; GIE; make a mountain out of a mole- < ( 6H EG 42 " : EH * GI;O hill, it’s basically looking at KOHLI’S YEAR WITHOUT 100 " " 46 " . 3 " G GHII ( 6H EG ; . ) GO 0 GI6E things in the right perspective,” India skipper Virat Kohli H D?%?> H 4D " " ) GE GI4E ( DD 4; G " ED GIID he reasoned. ended 2020 without an interna- & $ In fact, there has been close tional century, his first such cal- <IO 4D " . : ) EI GI5E ( DO E; E2 " ) D GI;H L =$--5 to 15 innings in SENA countries endar year in 12 years. 4D ( " " GO E5E5 ( O6 45 6 $ ( E6 * GIHO (South Africa, England, New Although India will be play- N H 4H ( . 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H O ture and the chances of him taking absence will not only weaken the “This is not club level crick- His debut year, 2008, when L-@ABB-@ part in the remaining three Test bowling attack but India will also et and obviously there is a lot of he was picked to the national ndian pacer Mohammed Shami matches is next to nil,” a BCCI miss a sound cricket brain on the pressure involved at different side after leading India U-19 N;II ; Iis set to miss the remaining source told PTI. field. stages and as batsmen, we take team to a World Cup title, was - $ G , three Tests against Australia after He added that Mohammed That Shami will be unavailable pride in doing our job for the the last time he went a calendar < , suffering a fracture on his bowling Siraj, for his impressive show in the was indicative when skipper Kohli, team. We are not vulnerable to year without a century. wrist during the series opener in two warm-up games, will be in line at the post-match presentation getting out cheaply or vulnera- He had, however, played just 8 Adelaide on Saturday. for a Boxing Day Test debut in ceremony, said that the fast bowler ble to a collapse,” the skipper five games in that year. This time G H The fast bowler was hit on the Melbourne. found it difficult to even lift his asserted. he played 22 international games I 9 O elbow by a Pat Cummins short ball With no Virat Kohli available arm. For Kohli, there is no point which, compared to the recent L =->>- during India’s second innings on for the next three games due to his “He was in a lot of pain, could- looking at the past and he only few years, is quite low since Saturday which ended at a record impending fatherhood, the Indian n’t even lift his arm. We’ll probably wants to think how plans can be Covid-19 ensured India did not N9 lowest 36 for nine. He was taken to team is grappling with a lot of issues know in the evening what hap- re-laid. play international cricket for II 1 a hospital for scans, which revealed on multiple fronts. pens,” Kohli revealed after the vis- “Rather than going into the almost nine months. O $ L 5<$5>>- a fracture. Shami has been one of India’s itors succumbed to an eight-wick- past as to what has happened Altogether, Kohli has hit “Mohammed Shami has a frac- 1 $ " most lethal weapons and his et loss. and let it linger on in future, I seven fifties this year. N" " 1 O LBB$=<<:=- - @ Warner, Abbott reach 6 4 +* / N H 4 ; Melbourne ahead of schedule > * % 9 O Star Australia opener David Warner L $-:= ".'"(. from the National Cricket and pacer Sean Abbott flew out to ".'"(. December 19, 2016. Umesh Yadav were also part Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru Melbourne ahead of schedule on Saturday India, under Kohli, of that playing XI on that his- N% ; ormer Australia captain Ricky after missing the entire limited as concern’s over Sydney’s coronavirus clus- irat Kohli battled the scored a mammoth 759 for toric day at the MA FPonting on Saturday called for overs leg of the tour and the first ter grew. Vhumiliation of leading 7 declared against England at Chaidambaram Stadium. the inclusion of Rohit Sharma as Day/Night Test. Warner and Abbott were recovering India to its lowest ever Test the Chepauk in Chennai to Kohli and Pujara con- L $0-=- an opener at the earliest, after the Provided he is declared fit by from a groin and calf injury respectively. The score of 36 on Saturday but eventually win the match by tributed 15 and 16 respec- N1 I Indian team’s embarrassing defeat the team’s medical staff, Rohit two, originally included in Australia's 17- ironically, it was also under an innings and 75 runs. tively in that massive total. 1 M" to Australia in the opening Test of could be back for the third and member Test squad, had not travelled to him that the team notched Karun Nair had hit a “It’s an evidence of the = H the four-match series here. fourth Test. Adelaide after opting to undergo rehab in up its highest total exactly triple ton (303 not out) while character of this side and Indian openers Prithvi Shaw Indian batting great Sunil Sydney. four years ago. K L Rahul, who did not play what the guys prepare like L <$-5B/$ and Mayank Agarwal looked clue- Gavaskar is also certain that Rohit However, the pair left for Melbourne to At the Adelaide Oval, against Australia in Adelaide for a Test match, playing for less against the Australian attack is gearing up to play in the last two avoid being caught in Sydney where the India endured a maddening despite being in the squad, the country,” Kohli had said N< . in both the innings. Tests. number of cases in the northern beaches hour while collapsing to had struck 199 on the fourth on that historic day four N ) 8 “He (Rohit) will definitely “Yes, yes, he is definitely going increased, according to a report in Sydney their lowest Test score of 36 day of that fifth and last Test years ago. 8&' + play. He is a better Test player than to play in this Test series. He is Mornig Herald. as Australia cruised to an of the series. But on Saturday, Kohli Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw. already in Australia as far as I know The increase in cases has forced the New emphatic eight-wicket victo- India had already found it hard to express L =-::< If he is fit then he will straightaway and he might not be playing the South Wales Government to impose restric- ry inside two and half days clinched the five-match “those feelings into words” slot at the top of the order,” second Test but he will be there for tions and Cricket Australia is not taking any in the opening Day/Night series 3-0 before the after India’s stunning batting N" + I Ponting told Channel 7. the third and the fourth,” Gavaskar chances considering the situation and the Test. Chepauk Test. collapse in the second L /5==:: Rohit had travelled to told Channel 7 when asked about possibility of Victorian Government shutting However, the scene was Cheteshwar Pujara, innings to lose by eight Australia having got the clearance the dashing opener. its border. 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# 5 $ R MAN CITY SEE OFF SAINTS Southampton: Manchester City secured a much-needed win to keep their Premier E* &) " F League title challenge alive as Raheem Sterling’s goal earned a hard-fought 1-0 vic- ) "/ # %" tory at fourth-placed Southampton. City slipped to 11 points behind lead- Liverpool had not won in their previ- ers Liverpool prior to kick-off, albeit with ',*,* ous five league games and have already two games in hand on the champions, and dropped more points this season than they once again had to rely on a solid defensive iverpool ended a three-month wait for had prior to sealing a first league title in 30 display to edge up to fifth in the table an away win in the Premier League in years last season. thanks to a seventh clean sheet in eight Lcomprehensive fashion with a 7-0 However, Klopp’s men have so far sur- games. thrashing of Crystal Palace on Saturday to vived an injury crisis and with more play- Pep Guardiola’s men were again guilty move six points clear at the top of the table. ers returning to fitness are now in pole posi- of not being ruthless enough in front of goal In an ominous sign for the chal- tion to defend their title. with the few chances they did create, but lengers hoping to dethrone Jurgen Klopp’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of one moment of quality that saw Kevin De men as English champions, the Reds built those to have returned in recent weeks after Bruyne tee up Sterling separated the on the momentum of a last-minute win- a month out and the England internation- sides. ner that beat second-placed Tottenham in al’s pass was swept home by Southampton had lost midweek. Henderson from outside the box to just once in their previ- Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah make it 4-0. ous 10 league games scored twice at Selhurst Park, while Takumi Klopp then took the chance to start the day four Minamino, Sadio Mane and Jordan to give Mane a rest, but the points and six Henderson also netted. Senegalese voiced his frustra- places ahead of Klopp has repeatedly bemoaned hav- tion at being removed to be their illustrious ing to play Saturday lunchtime kick-offs replaced by Salah. visitors. But the after Wednesday night games, but his side The Egyptian played his loss of top suffered no hangover from their exertions part for the fifth with the scorer Danny against Spurs. pass into Firmino, who has Ings on top Salah was given a rare rest from the now scored as many goals of the defeat start, but his Japanese replacement in his last two games dealt a blow Southampton, though, reacted the Saints in the second half, but Minamino took just three minutes to than his previous 27 to their well to falling behind as Theo again lacked the killer instinct up open the scoring when he was teed up by Premier League quest to Walcott forced Ederson into his first front to kill the game off. Mane for his first Premier League goal. appearances. qualify for save of the day. Ferran Torres flashed an effort Palace had chances to get back into the Salah then moved Europe. Jannik Vestergaard’s threat across goal before Silva should have game as Fabinho’s intervention just took to the top of the In a from set-pieces has been a big part provided the finish Sterling did to Wilfried Zaha’s dangerous cross away Premier League bright in Southampton’s success this sea- another brilliant De Bruyne cross. from Jordan Ayew. goalscoring charts City start, son and twice the giant Dane will De Bruyne was also guilty of not Ayew then wasted a glorious chance as this season with a Joaofeel he should have done better as taking a big chance on the counter- he pounced on an uncharacteristic error late double by head- Cancelo forced his first weak header was easily claimed by attack when he fired too close to McCarthy from Fabinho, but tried to tee up Zaha ing home from a Alex McCarthy into Ederson before his second more powerful and the Southampton ‘keeper than made rather than going for goal himself and corner before a flying save and Rodri saw attempt flew over the bar. an incredible save high to his right to deny played the ball behind the Ivorian. bending an an effort ruled out for offside before Ruben Dias’s own goal cost City two Ilkay Gundogan. At the other end, the visitors were ruth- incredible the only goal arrived on 16 munites. unexpected dropped points in a 1-1 draw Cheered on by 2,000 fans in one of the less as Mane ended his longest goal effort into the Southampton’s daring approach with West Brom on Tuesday and the few Premier League venues allowed to host drought as a Liverpool player at nine games top corner. to press high backfired as it afford- Portuguese centre-back narrowly escaped supporters, due to stricter coronavirus with an excellent turn and low finish from Victory ed City the chance to counter-attack another goal at the wrong end after Che restrictions in other parts of England, the Firmino’s pass. ensured that very few sides offer Guardiola’s Adams just failed to connect with a dan- home side pushed until the end. A clinical counter-attack made it three Liverpool will lead men. Bernardo Silva fed De Bruyne gerous cross from Kyle Walker-Peters. But City always looked the more like- before the break as this time Firmino the league at Christmas for a down the right and his inch-per- The home side suffered a major blow ly to score if there was to be a second goal latched onto Andy Robertson’s cross before third successive season and on fect cross was swept home by just before the break when Ings had to be and Riyad Mahrez left Guardiola with his calmly flicking the ball beyond Vicente this evidence will take some catch- Sterling for his seventh goal of the replaced with a muscle injury. head in his hands after blazing over a glo- Guaita. ing in the new year. season. City soaked up plenty of pressure from rious opportunity in stoppage time. * " * 0 / # 3 R # H = :"-3.',*" / N :.-'(* last six games in all competi- +"-( ionel Messi scored his 643rd tions, are now eighth in the Lgoal for Barcelona on )"-( press conference before the orussia Moenchengladbach league while Hoffenheim are up eymar is expected to miss Saturday to equal Pele’s record champions face Eibar on Bforward Marcus Thuram to 11th. NParis Saint-Germain’s next of goals for a single club as the den Hazard will soon Sunday. was sent off for spitting in an With league leaders Bayer two matches — and the remain- Spanish giants were held 2-2 by Eresume his injury-plagued “He is fine and he is opponent’s face during Leverkusen hosting European der of 2020 — with an ankle Valencia. Real Madrid career after almost completely recovered. Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat champions Bayern Munich on injury that’s not as bad as pre- Messi headed in from Jordi recovering from a thigh prob- He just needs a little more against Hoffenheim in the Saturday night, RB Leipzig viously feared. Alba’s cross after his first-half lem, coach Zinedine Zidane time. But he is training with Bundesliga. missed the chance to go top “Following the sprain to penalty was saved to equal the said on Saturday. us and he is very close to The French international after being held to a goalless his left ankle, there is some mark set by the Brazilian great Hazard has missed near- being able to get into the team was shown a straight red card draw at home to Cologne. bruising to the bone and he con- for Santos. ly 50 matches since joining and play.” with 11 minutes left, which The point leaves Leipzig tinues to undergo treatment at But Messi was left frustrat- Real from Chelsea in a deal Hazard, who was voted turned the game after the VAR second in the table on goal dif- the training ground,” PSG said ed as a dogged Valencia forced worth up to 150 million euros the Premier League’s player of spotted Thuram spitting at ference, but level on 28 points in a statement on Saturday. “He a draw that leaves Barcelona in July 2019. the year by his fellow players Hoffenheim defender Stefan with Leverkusen. is expected to make his return eight points behind leaders “We hope he will be back in 2015, was injured on Posch. Despite bringing in Dutch in January.” Atletico Madrid, who beat Elche very soon,” Zidane said in a November 28. The incident happened just veteran Huub Stevens, 67, on The 28-year-old will there- 3-1 earlier in the day. after Andrej Kramaric had Friday as their third coach this fore be unavailable for PSG’s Barcelona started slowly Philippe Coutinho drove a lead when France forward equalised for Hoffenheim at ahead when their captain Lars season, Schalke are now 29 clash against Lille on Sunday and went a goal behind to shot just wide with 12 minutes Thomas Lemar drove the ball Borussia Park. Stindl converted a first-half games without a win after their and Wednesday’s encounter Mouctar Diakhaby’s unchal- remaining and Messi curled a straight at Elche 'keeper Edgar Nine minutes after penalty. 1-0 defeat at home to Arminia with Strasbourg. lenged header from a corner headed the ball into the net to free-kick wide but Barcelona Badia as the defence opened up. Thuram’s dismissal, Tottenham Having made his France Bielefeld. Neymar already received a after half an hour. draw level with Pele. were forced to share the points. Suarez was far more clini- loanee Ryan Sessegnon debut in November, this Bielefeld, who are also in “reassuring” prognosis after Antoine Griezmann earned Barcelona went ahead Earlier at Wanda cal in the 41st minute as the put Hoffenheim ahead was the first time the bottom three, secured the being stretched off the pitch the penalty that led to Messi’s thanks to a superb scissor kick Metropolitano, Luis Suarez Uruguay forward got the slight- when he tapped in a Thuram — the son of points thanks to a header from against Lyon last Sunday. Lyon record-equalling goal when the from Uruguayan Ronald scored twice from close range in est of touches to steer Kieran cross unmarked at the 1998 World Cup winner captain Fabian Klos. midfielder Thiago Mendes, who Frenchman was nudged over by Araujo. a 3-1 victory for Atletico Madrid Trippier’s cross past Badia to far post. Lilian Thuram — has Schalke are now just two tackled Neymar in second-half Jose Gaya. But Valencia’s pressure was against Elche to move Diego take the lead. Gladbach, who face been sent off for games from the unwanted stoppage time, was sent off for Messi’s spot-kick was saved rewarded when Maxi Gomez Simeone’s side three points clear The former Barcelona and Manchester City in the Gladbach in his two sea- league record of 31 winless the challenge. Neymar has by Jaume Domenech but the got in front of Barca central at the top of La Liga. Liverpool attacker then last 16 of the Champions sons in Germany. games, set by Tasmania Berlin scored nine goals in 12 match- ball rebounded and from Alba’s defender Oscar Mingueza to In a tight first half, Atletico stretched to poke a cross into the League in February, had gone Gladbach, winless in their in 1965/66. es across all competitions. dinked cross, the Argentine turn in a cross and equalise. wasted a clear chance to take the net in the 58th minute. ) "/ 5) = +# " , -
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Satish Kumar (+91kg) settled winner after Jorge Ortiz (9th) Crivellaro, but he blazed his Singles, doubles and wheelchair for Silver after an injury cancelled out Rafael shot over the bar. competitions will all be played as prevented him from compet- Crivellaro’s (5th) opener. Brandon then tried his usual after agreement was reached ing in his summit clash at the It was an easy win for the luck from a distance with a to stage the event following eight Cologne World Cup in visitors who should have fin- curling shot but Vishal Kaith months of talks between Tennis Germany on Saturday. ished with a bigger goal mar- did well to deny the Goan lad. Australia and state authorities in secure bubble, many of them com- Panghal was given a gin, had it not for their poor Chennaiyin finally got Melbourne. ing from countries where the pan- walkover by Germany’s finishing. their deserved lead in the But the men’s and women’s demic is still raging. Argishti Terteryan. Brandon Fernandes 53rd minute when Crivellaro qualifiers will be held in Doha and They are expected to stay at des- Satish, who made the final after beating France’s returned to the side as Goa kept his composure in beating Dubai respectively from January 10- ignated hotels but will reportedly be Djamili Dini Moindze in the semifinal on Friday coach Juan Ferrando named Crivellaro. The latter’s Chennaiyin dis- Donachie before playing a 13 while the junior championships allowed to practise and exercise for night, had to withdraw against Germany’s Nelvie three changes to the line-up first-time shot was played attacking low cross at the far post where have been postponed until later in up to five hours a day, shuttled Tiafack owing to an injury. that lost against ATK Mohun pushed behind by prowess in the first second-half substitute Rahim the year. between their accommodation and Also making the final were Sakshi and Manisha Bagan with Aiban Dohling Mohammad Nawaz. half and should have Ali had little work to tap the “This will be an historic Melbourne Park, where the tourna- in the women’s 57kg category. The two boxers will and Jeorge Ortiz being the The visitors were been up by two or more ball into an empty net. Australian Open on so many levels,” ment is held. now take on each other in the final late on other two. soon ahead in the game goals. But a couple of Had Chhangte scored tournament director Tiley said in A slimmed-down, 12-team ATP Saturday night. Following their 0-0 draw and it came from a moment of missed sitters from Crivellaro with the opportunities he had confirming the February 8-21 dates Cup, the relocated Adelaide While Manisha defeated two-time world cham- against NorthEast United, individual brilliance. and Lallianzuala Chhangte in this game, he should have revealed by the ATP Tour last week. International, and an ATP 250 tour- pionship Silver medal-winning compatriot Sonia Coach Csaba Laszlo preferred Crivellaro got his corner-kick along with Nawaz’s brilliance nearly completed his hat-trick “For the first time in more than nament will all be held in Lather 5-0, Sakshi got the better of Germany’s to start with influential mid- to loop over the Goa defend- in the Goa goal saw the scores by now. In the 77th minute, 100 years, the Australian Open will Melbourne ahead of the Slam. Ramona Graff 4-1. fielder Anirudh Thapa and ers and land in goal. remain level. Ali set Chhangte through on start in February and we look for- Two WTA 500 tournaments However, Asian Games Bronze winner Pooja Rafael Crivellaro. And the But the lead lasted for just The visitors had yet goal from the edge of the box, ward to offering the players what we will be held concurrently in Rai settled for a Bronze medal after going down to duo troubled the FC Goa four minutes as the Gaurs another chance to go ahead in but once again the former shot believe will be one of their best play- Melbourne Park on January 31- the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn. defence from the first whistle. came up with an instant the game just before the break wide. ing experiences in 2021.” February 7. Also ending with Bronze medals were Chennaiyin FC fired response in the ninth minute. but Chhangte failed to keep FC Goa tried their best The tournament was originally Tiley said the Grand Slam prize Mohammed Hussamuddin and Gaurav Solanki in warning shots early in the Ortiz found Alexander Jesuraj his composure in front of the through Igor Angulo and due to begin on January 18 and money would remain at this year’s the men’s 57kg category. game. Thapa made a darting on the right who squared the goal. Ortiz to get the equaliser but players will now arrive in Australia Aus$71 million, but more than Hussamuddin lost to local hope Hamsat run on the right and cut the ball back to the Spaniard. His Raegen’s effort from left Chennaiyin’s defense was too from January 15 to serve two weeks Aus$80 million would be at stake Shadalov. 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Hanyang (old name of Seoul) was a Doctorate in Religious Studies. was chosen as the capital of Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), as per fengshui, because it was surrounded by four mountains in the four I was at Jogyesa, the main Buddhist directions. temple in Seoul, which belongs to the leading The best example of traditional ‘Joseon sect of Buddhism in Korea called the Jogye Korea’ for me was the Bukchon Hanok Order. Known as Chan Budhism in China village with hundreds of traditional Korean and Zen Buddhism in Japan, it came to Korea houses or hanoks, with a central courtyard, from China, about 1200 years ago, when the # (( like the hutongs of Beijing or the traditional Korean master, Taego Bowu went to China houses of India. We loitered, drifted and lost and became the 57th Patriarch of Buddhism .,1' ( " like approach manifests in various ways — be our way again and again in its narrow alleys and the first in Korea. He followed the .).-!(*! " /. 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inability to progress any further. There are some factors that impede our progress which we cannot direct- ly control and among these are the plan- etary trends. The astrological charts that are a function of our past journey play an important role in the journey of the future too. After making significant progress, for 10 years of my life, there came a period where I was unable to experience any spiritual growth. I was e will be entering the third decade of the 21st cen- despondent and tried everything I tury in a few days. This is an era of artificial intel- could — did more seva, more mantra Wligence and machine learning. Yet we find that the vidya, more meditation, more focus on attraction towards spirituality is growing in human beings my guna mix, but nothing worked. And as they are swaying between hope and despair due to the as easily as the progress stalled, with the impact of the pandemic. Solace is in great demand. next phase of the planetary positions, Information and analytics do not seem to provide succour it came right back. It was a frustrating in these times of turbulence. Humanity needs peace more period of endless wait, however I than the data. In fact, desperation is clearly discernible as made sure that I did not abandon the the humanity is turning towards spirituality to find a way journey midway. out. Even the age groups and the classes that were usually As we evolve spiritually, there is not much fancied with the idea of spirituality are leaning another element that can impede towards it. The youth cutting across gender, the affluent with progress — chakras. This is typically high disposable incomes and even the high flying executives true in the early days where we are have started embracing spirituality. As Management schools unable to detach from the physical start introducing courses on spirituality Quotient and the world and are in an exploratory mode, corporate houses emphasise spirituality at workplace, the having had some powerful experiences. ecosystem is in a state of readiness to accept spirituality. At this stage, the belief is strong how- Whether all this is due to some realisation about the futili- ever the practice is at an initial stage. ty of material endeavours, or a need for reprieve from the It is here that the ‘chakras’ play a role. pandemic pressure is yet not clear. But that notwithstand- It is my belief that the chakras comprise ing, it certainly is a welcome sign as it will slowly lead to the magnetic energy and upon spiritual enrichment of the society that is in urgent need of a para- pirituality and spiritual prac- in. As opposed to reliance on any exter- a result of other impediments such as awareness they create a pull of con- digm shift to reinvent itself. Though commerce is still the tices have always been consid- nal factor, spirituality requires a deep lack of self-effort or an inability to sciousness towards them. What driving force for most people, yet minimalism as a way of ered a virtue of saints. The cur- practice of contemplation on ‘who am recognise growth. impedes the progress for many, is the life is finding favour, frugal being no less fashionable than rent day sees a larger majority I’ and ‘how do I elevate my spirit, Spiritual experiences can easily be pull created by the initial chakras that extravagant. Even this little change in mind-set augurs well of the world learning or prac- aatma’. Each religion began with the mistaken for coincidences, premoni- do not allow the consciousness to move for humanity. However, there is something that we need to ticingS spirituality in some form or the aim of leading an individual out of the tions, or not be noticed at all and rather towards the higher levels. guard against. Growth of spirituality has created an oppor- other. The science of spirituality is being cycle of birth and rebirth, but over mil- dismissed as pure happenstance, if one tunity for even the clever operators who find this as a chance decoded. As many embark upon this lennia, it has metamorphosed with the doesn’t receive proper guidance. Often, to capitalise on. So we are seeing the rise of charlatans along- new journey, if left unguided, they may times and changed its focus, creating +(-( 1"' people try to find logic in practices and How can a spiritual guide possibly side the genuine. There is so much noise about spirituality face numerous impediments on their limitations and rituals that are seeming- .S+.-(.*3. 3"* bend the instruction to a more appeal- become an impediment? The real that it’s essence is getting diluted. The proverbial empty ves- way. Like any new skill one learns, there ly easier to follow and more appealing ing or comfortable form, leading to question to answer is, how does one sels are making more noise. Quite an irony that spirituality are always some bumps along the to people. Spirituality is all about the ."('8 :. )( ".* their spiritual practices never maturing identify a ‘siddh guru’ or an accom- itself has become an instrument of commerce with self-styled road, some impediments, something to self, the aatma, its upliftment, how best ,- 3,(*3(.*3. into spiritual experiences. People often plished teacher who can help you on the gurus of different hues occupying center stage. The idea of lead you astray. The choice you have is to live in the world of maya, how to look get bored by the repetitive chanting of path? There will be many who don the spirituality is getting clouded by many shades of grey. to either find yourself unable to beyond the veil of maya. +-.),*( (,* ,- a mantra and self-enquiry and over robes and have the right kind of ‘brand Spirituality needs to be understood in right perspective. It progress, or make an extra effort in the Another big impediment to spiri- *, :. *, (3. " time the excitement wanes. Little do appeal and packaging’. But, how many is not about renouncing the world, the way the term is pop- right direction and cross the roadblock. tual growth is guilt. Guilt is a creation they realise that for a mantra to be of them have experienced ‘gati’ or speed ularly used. Walking away from the world to find peace in Some of the more common impedi- of ‘ownership’ and is created in our "'' "* -" /.- ‘siddh’ or realised, it could take up to of the spirit, have experienced singu- the Himalayas or the jungle is not renunciation. Renunciation ments faced by most are: minds. It is not about not being a nice ()(. " +1-. decades — and this is if it has been larity — even if for a few seconds, have is about detachment from materialistic possessions. Being person, or being fair. Rather, guilt stems given to you by a ‘siddh guru’, e l s e i t had out-of-body experiences, had a yogi in the world is more about duties that the divine has from ignorance of the true nature of /"++.* "*3. ( could even take a few lifetimes. encounters with spirits, how many have entrusted to the human beings who are supposed to be the The most important and strongest reality and a lack of understanding of ,*. ,.* However in this world of instant grat- the ability to heal or change what is highest form of creation. The duty to be righteous and com- impediment lies within ourselves, our the concepts of maya, destiny, samskara ification, the results are sought in a apparently destined. Unfortunately, mitted to one’s duty without craving for its fruits. That is what minds. We have been nurtured and and karma yoga. The intellect that is -.3.( . +-,+.- manner similar to cooking noodles. very few. And most of the truly enlight- renunciation is all about. To perform Nishkam Karma as the molded to conform to a particular intent on adding logic and rationale to On the other hand there are some ened gurus are out there, dressed nor- Gita tells us. Karma or duty is a must. Spirituality is not inac- norm. Religion is one of the biggest the experience where there may be !1("*3. "* who get ‘hooked on’, for lack of a bet- mally, speaking to teach and not tion. It is virtuous action, dedicating the duty to God. The contributors when it comes to condi- none, creates yet another barrier. If any- (* -13 (,* ter word, to these experiences once they impress, not bothered about the set world is not Maya or illusion. It is real and meant to be lived. tioning as a deep-seated unflinching thing does not fit the framework of the realise them. It is a fact, that consistent notions of a ‘saint’s appearance’. Then What is illusion is the attachment, the desires and the crav- belief that cannot be questioned. known, it is rejected by those who hold practice of yoga leads to the develop- again, it is the guru who will find you ings. That is the Maya which is impermanent. Duty is not Religion is commonly mistaken to be their intellect in high esteem. ing of abilities of some form or other. when you are destined to be found. So just a job. Duty is the contribution one makes to this world synonymous with spirituality. This A person not under proper instruction, all you can do is have faith that when in making it better. 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hen we look at anything beauti- od is fully involved, much more ful, we can see the work of a cre- than we can imagine or give Wative mind or creative force GHim credit for. In the Bhagavad behind it, be it man-made marvels like art Gita, Lord Krishna has stated in and sculpture, or natural wonders such as unequivocal terms about the degree of hills, oceans and forests. The former is a His involvement, “I am engaged in result of man’s brilliant creative mind at action only. Because it is essential that its best, and the latter, the creative genius I am carefully engaged in action. If I do of the universal divine force. Creativity in not act, then all these worlds will be turn stems from a place of silence and destroyed. (3.22-24) Then, in the thir- space, a place where there are no rules teenth chapter, He states: “Having and no boundaries. A place where time limbs on all sides; having eyes, head and stands still... So, if spirituality and creativ- mouth on all sides; having ears on all ity are so closely linked, it might be useful sides, He is situated in this world per- for us to understand how we can tune vading all.” (13.13) He states again, into our spiritual selves, and unleash our “God only is outside and inside of all creativity with Indian Classical music. living entities, and situated far away The lineage of Indian classical music also, and nearby too; it is He only.” stems from the Vedas, giving it depth, and (13.15) This is not all. God knows peace and His eternal abode. (18.62) ting for Him; God is complete in all a divinity which remains unsurpassed. everything which goes on in our What could be better? God promises respects. The Cosmic Design is such Since the Vedas themselves are odes to paper, instead of having her sit in for a sessions. Not only did the music penetrate minds. (13.2) us that if we follow His instructions, i.e. that even in this impermanent place of nature and the creative life forces like the formal session. But, in order to make the her without her knowledge, it also created This is a God-centric creation, and align our plans with His. The difficul- miseries, we can experience eternal sun, the air and the earth, it is no surprise most of the class, the teacher put on a a soothing and disarming environment it suits us. Imagine a headless compa- ty arises from our free will, which enti- bliss. (5.21) We just have to pay more that singing Indian Classical Raagas and shloka in Raag Hansadhwani in the back- for her art to flourish, and she was left ny. Will it be sustainable? The creation tles us to desire freely and decide for attention to what God is trying to con- Swars brings us very close to nature, and ground, just to keep the mood of the class much happier at the end of it all. must be unitary for it to exist. This ourselves. God does not ever withdraw vey to us through scriptures, to preach- by extension, its creative forces. intact. The child kept silent through the This a simple but powerful testament arrangement is good for us, because it our free will. Because if He did, we will ers like Adi Shankracharya, and to good It is no rocket science that a walk on class as she kept creating small pieces of to the enormous power of music to open is controlled by God. Normally, the all become robots, God being all- souls; there is no lack of them. Not only dewy grass, or the smell of monsoon art with her tiny hands. This went on for up our creative side. Indian Classical karmaphala principle is applicable to all powerful. So what does God do to help should we listen to God but realise that earth, brings us to a state of peace and a couple of more sessions, much to the music indeed holds immense potential as of us souls, which is: what we sow, we us? He preaches. Anyone who has read He is our biggest benefactor. Imagine bliss, a state most conducive to creativity. teacher’s apprehension that formal learn- a route to spirituality, and therefore to our reap. However for devotees of God, the Gita thoroughly will realise how a world without the omnipresent, Engaging in a soul-stirring Raaga is no ing was not happening. creativity. It is emotionally disarming, so there is special treatment. The very best much God has tried to convince us to omniscient and omnipotent God. What different. Looking at it another way, the A few days later, the teacher got a call it sets the stage for our innermost abilities get help in getting what they do not follow His instructions, which give us kind of mess we will be in. Even with gamut of emotions that are stirred in us from the child’s very excited mother. She to come forth without fear of judgement have and security of what they have. unimaginable benefits. Chapter after God so actively involved, we find by the different combinations of flat and described how the child had been fre- or criticism. This is fertile ground for the (9.22) For devotees like me, God helps chapter, Lord Krishna has argued in so multiple ways to get in trouble. sharp notes in classical music, resonate quently humming the shloka in Raag endless possibilities of our emotions and us in crossing all impediments by His many ways to convince us to follow the Therefore, let us become sensible; with the varied colors of emotion that we Hansadhwani, along with creating beauti- imagination to find a way to paint them- grace. (18.58) This is wonderful for me, spiritual path; give up getting entangled pay attention to what God has instruct- feel as human beings. When this identifi- ful art! She was overjoyed, not only at selves in the canvas of our real world because in this impermanent place of in earthly attractions. God is not ed. His active involvement is also cation happens, we are disarmed and free how the child was able to sing and paint through boundless creativity. miseries. (8.15) I am assured of His help against enjoyment but that should be good for us in becoming better persons. to express. This expression takes the form simultaneously, but also at the fact that It is time we allowed our creative and guidance at all times. Additionally, proper, i.e. according to dharma. (7.11) I have realised the importance of of unbridled creativity. the child seemed to be doing these from a selves to come forth in a flourish. What God makes sure that “dharma” does Fortunate souls realise the advan- bringing God in may life in a very sub- I would like to share the anecdote of a space of happiness and spontaneity. easier way to do this than with just a not suffer decline (4.7), this is good for tages of obeying God’s instructions. stantial way. My life has never been so four-year-old child attending a music ses- What had really happened was that small dose of Indian classical music dharma obeying persons like me. They can see that the Cosmic Design fruitful. I am really blessed to have God sion. Considering her young age, the the child’s creative side had opened up in everyday! God’s plans are logical. He wants is in our favour. For God, there is nei- so involved in my life. teacher decided, one day, to give in to the an environment of classical music, even # $/ us to take shelter of Him only. Then, ther anything remaining to be obtained child’s desire to doodle on a piece of though she did not actually sing in the C by His mercy we will achieve supreme by Him nor there is anything worth get- B1 A uvitiut D 5 5 &' &'&' . 4 # B
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The million dollar ques- and honour. tion is that how deftly and Anyway, it seems to be the !1(B##! quickly New Delhi can change fact that India soon needs to #$616!1" 21 its loyalties as a true blue ally mend its ways and Prime from the heady days of Minister Narendra Modi needs 1$26'J President Donald Trump to a to initiate quick bridge-build- !7&%4 much sombre looking Joe ing with Biden. Maybe, Modi Biden, whose creditworthiness would be well placed to activate 6(#%&!9%% is further augmented as he sup- the phalanx of diplomatists to !$#6$6%%&11( ported the Indo-US Nuclear the Capitol Hill and the White deal in 2008 during the times House in a full throttled PR &7(2&11(" of President George Bush Jr. exercise which they had done $%7%@%7 The remarkable was the so diligently during the Trump incumbent President’s resent- era. The manner in which suc- &(1#6&7( ment, “I had such a big lead in cess was achieved at the 6!%@&(#@!$1#7 all of these states late into elec- Nuclear Supplier Groups and %&9%12&%!9% tion night, only to see the the momentum generated dur- leads miraculously disappear as ing the global debate to usher 1$26#2#&% the days went by. Perhaps these in a new definition of terrorism -(7'%#%( leads will return as our legal at the United Nations need to proceedings move forward!” be replicated with the utmost &7(%1(9!1 over losing Wisconsin, zeal as India is partnering with Pennsylvania, and the United States to solve the Philadelphia, after a surprising “troubles” of the twilight zone victory in Florida and North " . % % ( % 0/ / + - " that Afghanistan is since the Carolina. As the voting lead of initiation of the great game two 37,000 votes from the electoral in South and Central Asia. hustings and buntings from multilateralism. ameliorative measure to “Bring Sanders and Elizabeth Warren he would reverse the cause a flutter as far as the The advent of Biden augurs Pennsylvania began filtering in, Joe Biden has been anoint- America Back” is all slated to are not being considered for the Trumpism of a proposed with- internal security issues are con- as advantageous to the larger the American Vice President- ed as the 47th President-elect repudiate the Trump myth and Biden cabinet as the chiefly drawal from the World Trade cerned. The question that will international system, still a elect, Kamala Harris, gleefully of the most powerful nation- lore of “America First and centrist orientation of the Organization, World Health soon be answered is whether forecasted soft policy vis a vis posted on her Facebook wall, state in the broader interna- Make America Great Again White House has been Organization and the Paris we are going all the way back the recalcitrant People’s “Congratulations, Joe, we have tional system. Subsequently, (MAGA).” This can serve as a strengthened. To place the Climate Change Pact, and to the Bill Clinton and Barrack Republic of China tethered on done it, You are going to be the the incumbent President, stately change which the Biden Presidency in an early strengthen the ties with Obama days. the brink of being labelled as a 46th President of the US.” Donald Trump, declaring to nomenclature which the con- days’ dilemma, Bernie Sanders, European allies. Biden has Biden has had to match up rogue state. Biden has ounces Biden has attempted to cooperate with the transition text of US policy will receive who was also a strong candi- emphasised that “American to the myriad challenges as of political and diplomatic ,,++ $84+$ move away from the quintes- process despite his misgivings under the suzerainty of Biden. date for the position of Global outreach” will receive a have been posed by the legal quantum to prove as the sential American Dream about the “rigged elections,” the The seat of the Secretary of Democrat’s nomination for the fillip, and the grandiloquent challenges unleashed by the American President and a mere dreamt of by American histo- road to the White House looks Defense might go to Michelle Presidential elections, has railed American retreat, as a policy, Republican machinery led by Trump bashing will only leave rian John Truslow Adams as he clear for Biden and his Vice Foulrony, who, along with against the President-elect’s will witness a sea change. The the grudgingly outgoing the high pedestal of the White reiterated in his acknowledge- Presidential mate, Kamala Antony Blinken, worked at a nomination decisions. President-elect has contended President. The US District House pulpit tarred and ment speech in Delaware that Harris. consultancy firm called West Biden has decided to go that the partnership between Judge, Linda Parker, has con- marred. Authenticity in lead- the pained American soul Antony Blinken is the new exec. Thus, the masterminds stealthy on China, but the India and the United States tended that she rejects the ership and political discourse in would be reinstated during his Secretary of State designate, and experts of the previous cooperative idiom rolled into would definitely sail through as legal challenge launched by the aftermath of the Trumpism term as the American President who boasts of a diplomatic democrat’s tenure under the administration’s policy one of the most valuable bilat- President Trump as a matter of is what Biden will be tested and in January 2021 as he stressed family background and has Presidents Bill Clinton and towards the taloned dragon eral trysts in the times to come. questioning the fungibility of tried for! upon the context of the United been a Deputy National Barack Obama will be lever- appears to be inclined towards Thus, India is all set to gain the electoral process being part States of America requiring a Security Adviser to the aged in the Biden cabinet. engagement than containment. diplomatically but the human of the quintessential (The writer teaches at re-building and reorientation President years back. He has Also, still, one aspect is a cer- Biden had declared in his infor- rights conundrum which is Democratic process and such International Relations and in a larger international system gone on record with the official tainty that the left-centre lead- mal acceptance speech that on often associated with the imagined barbs at the system International Organisations, which reeks with reformed verbiage that the Joe Biden ers of the order of Bernie the first day of his Presidency, Democratic posturing can do not behove well for the tra- IIPA, New Delhi) $< 5 &/ "$+ /
he New Security Bill (NSB) Islamic terrorist named These latest measures to tight- Tproposed and passed by the Abdoullakh Abouyedovich en the security around the Lower House of the French Anzorov, an ethnic Chechen country have simply stirred Parliament is creating a big refugee staying in France. hatred against the Muslims controversy across the country. According to the terrorist- across France. 1%@ ,!9% In totality the Bill has 32 arti- murderer, Paty committed the Further this has embold- @$1%-/ cles dealing with a broad range crime of showing his students ened the far rights groups and 26%$#%!&1&( of issues such as road security the Charlie Hebdo’s 2012 car- violent extremists to mobilise to drones to how municipal toons depicting Prophet the French to counter and pre- 91@('&% %7 police are to be organised. Out Muhammad. And it was done vent refugee movements 1&7@&7(!$%#( !7 of all, the Article 24 which is in a class to impart the students around the country. However, %#1&%!7#% #&2 included in Chapter 4 of the the very sense of freedom of a group of 23 organisations that NSB is drawing maximum expression. This gruesome mobilise young Europeans has &7( $#2# controversy from across the murder of the teacher had called out to President Macron 6&1%@$&1&9%1% world starting from rights forced thousands to descend on to stop the raging hatred. They groups to UN Human Rights the roads demanding immedi- all urged Macron to embrace '1$%&'&(74!9 agencies. Article 24 of the new ate action from the France’s revered principles of 17@#@!!%&@1 Bill would now prevent people Government against the grow- “egalite, liberte and fraternite’’. &2$&% !&# to publish images of police offi- ing incidents of Islamic terror In their open letter to him they cers in action. across the country. highlighted that “it is within &@@$#(!9@!22%%74 This has moved thousands France remains trauma- your capacity to nurture under- %#7!9#!74%! to the street demanding its tised by a series of Islamic ter- standing between people and to ##%$(7%#% immediate repeal. And people ror strikes that killed many in counter dangerous forms of say this violates basic free- 2015. As much as the Charlie polarisation within France and &1 '(!P# .) doms guaranteed under the Hebdo killings, the brutal globally’’. @&1%!!7#(6@%74 French Constitution. The NSB beheading of Paty has demon- To them he must pander to 1!6% $&22&( has started a long debate on strated a direct assault on one the bigots and aptly demon- secularism or what in French of the main pillars of the strate his moral leadership so language called “laicite”. French Republic i.e. the secu- as to survive France’s long-held The UN Human Rights lar public school system and ethos of multiculturalism. head, Michelle Bachelet, called the very right to freedom of France has already on the French Government to speech. national security and the very the values of the republic, before the law and respecting symbolises a pillar of the very launched a massive campaign withdraw the new law, partic- Meanwhile, the far-right importance of the basic values which often results in the cre- all religious beliefs”. And now secular identity of the French against “the enemy within’’ as ularly Article 24 which may leader and tipped to be the established by the Constitution ation of a counter society and it seems the NSB is violating Republic. The NSB is all set to its hardline Interior Minister curb freedom to share images principal challenger for of France. But many say whose manifestations are the the principles laid down by the change this foundation in the Gerald Darmanin has directly identifying police. She says the Macron in 2022 presidential Macron is eyeing a large vote dropping out of schoolchildren, Constitution of 1958. name of protecting the state pointed the finger at the coun- law should be discussed by the poll, Marine le Pen has said, base belonging to the right- development of sports, cul- That’s why the critics say from terror. But many say it is try’s radicalised Muslims. French people and the Article “This situation calls for a strat- wing which could help him win tural and communal practices the way the French President is new form of political coercion Now the moot question is 24 should be withdrawn. egy of reconquest. Islamism is the presidency again in 2022. which are the pretext for the using the state security appa- launched by the Macron whether France is going to In response to this, the a bellicose ideology whose Therefore his speech after the teaching of the principles ratus to pound on civic and administration just in the name compromise with its national Emmanuel Macron adminis- means of conquest is terror- murder of Paty clearly rein- which do not conform to the human rights organisations of national security. security. It’s a clear choice =,$=$ tration stated that it would ism.” In fact her party has forced the idea to the French laws of the republic’’. indicate entirely a unique The people who oppose between security and liberty. It’s rewrite that article that curbs been targeting the Muslims people that a large group of vio- This was more than suffi- behaviour of the state under the NSB say it is a unilateral the utmost responsibility of the rights to circulate images of and migrants for the last near- lent Muslim contingent is there cient for Macron to invite the Macron. Besides, his attitude assault on Muslims and Islam. freedom loving French citizens police officers. ly half a century. in the suburbs, waiting for an ire of the Muslim nations, towards the minority exposes They all accuse him of not to decide over it. But precise- If we unearth the back- President Macron has opportunity to tear down the including Turkey. Turkish the underlying malaise that showing wisdom and moral ly, its people, it seems, are ground to the NSB, we can eas- already started a campaign basic ethos of French society. President Recep Tayyip delves deep into the French leadership at this moment of offering a helping hand to ily say it has emerged after the against what he calls Islamic He also describes Islamic Erdogan has described Macron political institutions of today. crisis in French society. But Macron to counter the fast- brutal murder of French separatism. Besides, by vowing separatism as a deviation of as mentally ill. The French constitutional They say Macron has put for- growing Islamic jehad in the schoolteacher Samuel Paty on to fight the Islamic terror and Islam which is “a conscious, The French Constitution of principle “liacite’’ imposes strict ward an agenda to malign country. 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