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everyone knows my character and background of my par-      ents. "I do not think it is ratio- nal to continue in this august House until the government clears the air on the allegations raised against me.”           <: /.< With the opposition still creating noisy disturbances, aying "it is too much", a dis- the House was adjourned for Sgusted Health 10 minutes. When the House Minister T.S. Singh Deo on resumed, the opposition con- Tuesday walked out of the tinued to seek a House panel Assembly after the opposition probe. caused an uproar demanding a Chief Minister Bhupesh House panel probe into a Baghel tabled the supplemen-   Congress MLA's charge that tary appropriation bill amid the Minister was behind an chaos while opposition mem- est Bengal Chief Minister attack on him. bers reached the well of the WMamata Banerjee on a Singh Deo who is lobbying House. Later, the Speaker high-profile visit to the nation- hard for months to replace adjourned the House for the al Capital met Prime Minister Chief Minister Bhupesh day. at his resi- Baghel, made the dramatic On Monday evening, dence on Tuesday ahead of a announcement on the second AICC General Secretary P L series of meeting with top day of the Monsoon session Punia cancelled his return to Opposition leaders to prepare and walked out of the House. . He then met the legis- the strategy for a unified chal- He said he will keep away from lator and the Minister in a des- lenge to the BJP in the 2024 the Assembly until his gov- perate bid to find a truce. polls. ernment cleared air regarding Saturday. Opposition asked the Speaker Three youths attacked the On Wednesday, Mamata the allegation against him by Leader of Opposition to take cognizance now that it vehicle in the convoy of will hold “chai pe charcha” ,    , -. $ ,,   . /  $ $       a senior tribal legislator. Dharamlal Kaushik called it a has come to his notice. Brihaspati Singh after their with Congress president Sonia During Zero Hour, Home `serious matter’ as a ruling Dharamjeet Singh vehicle was overtaken by the Gandhi. is scheduled to meet top Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister Arvind Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu party MLA had alleged threat demanded a House panel MLAs' vehicles at Ambikapur. This was the Bengal Chief Opposition leaders like NCP Om Prakash Chautala, Shiv Kejriwal and political strategist read out a statement about to his life at the hands of a probe will bring out the truth. One of them turned out to be Minister’s first meeting with the chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Delhi Prashant Kishor. some youths attacking a vehi- senior Cabinet minister. Amid the chaos, Minister a relative of Singh Deo. Prime Minister after the bitter cle in Ramanujganj Congress The Speaker denied Singh Deo stood up and Police have registered a Bengal election campaign. MLA Brihaspati Singh's con- receiving any communication declared: “Now, it is too much. case and all the three accused Mamata told reporters voy at Ambikapur town on from the legislator. The I am also a human being and have been arrested. after the meeting that there     should be a Supreme Court- monitored enquiry into the  Pegasus scandal involving       Opposition leaders, two Union  P Ministers and 40 journalists   Congress for obstructing busi- ers’ agitation and Pegasus spy-    revealed as potential targets of ness in both Houses and asked ware controversy.  !   surveillance using Israeli lacards of “Big Brother is BJP MPs to “expose” the Both the Lok Sabha and  Pegasus spyware that is sold PWatching” and ear-split- Opposition party. the Rajya Sabha were !! "#$ only to Governments. ting slogans were the only Both Houses of Parliament adjourned multiple times on %!! Mamata’s nephew highlight of the sixth day of the have barely transacted any Tuesday as members of the  Institute of Health Informatics from more than 600 people  &'()*)) Abhishek Banerjee is among Parliament session which business as they have been Opposition continued their in a statement. aged 18 and above, the find- !,- the potential targets whose ended without transacting any witnessing a repeat adjourn- vociferous protests on the    “However, we found these ings of the study were consis- '" name has surfaced as part of a business on Tuesday even as ments on account of Congress- Pegasus snooping issue, seek- levels dropped substantially tent across all groups of peo- # worldwide investigation by a Prime Minister Narendra Modi led vociferous protest on a ing an independent judicial      over the course of two ple, regardless of age, chronic media consortium that gave tongue-lashing to the range of issues, including farm- probe into the matter. to three months,” Madhumita illnesses or sex, researchers  " #"$ includes ’s The Wire. Apart from the reports by   Shotri added. Based on data said.  " Mamata announced a judicial the Pegasus Project partners, "%&' !./O enquiry led by former Supreme the issues of the farmers’   !,!  Court judges on Monday. demand to repeal the three 1 !%% Mamata described her farm laws and petrol prices ndicating that a booster dose (  meeting with the PM as a skyrocketing have also been Iis going to be the next in- 2213 “courtesy visit” and said she raised by Opposition mem- thing after two mandatory jabs 4/  ! discussed the Covid situation, bers. against Covid-19, a study pub- 1 the supply of vaccines and However, it was the lished in The Lancet journal has # 5"--67/ medicine to the State and also Pegasus issue that has domi- found that the total antibody  ,. a proposal to rename Bengal nated proceedings in both the levels start to weaken just six 78! as Bangla. Houses so far. As soon as the weeks after both doses of # “I should not speak what Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha immunisation with Pfizer and the PM said,” she told resumed their sessions, the AstraZeneca vaccines. The  !)*+   "" reporters when pressed for Opposition members began antibody levels may also be  "  ,"$ details. ,*  -  ) / %    $,  %   raising slogans in support of reduced by more than 50 per --.! Apart from Sonia, Mamata         )%0& their demands for a probe. cent over 10 weeks or 2-3 (2 months, said researchers from  ,%#  University College London &5' (UCL) in the UK. !!( They said if the antibody  !7)**&    levels carry on dropping at this - #      rate, there are concerns that the !)8 protective effects of the vac- !7    !"# cines may also begin to wear  # )*'&( off, particularly against new                ')!    variants. But how soon that     7)'# might happen cannot be pre- $ %  dicted yet, they added.       General of the Border Security The UCL Virus Watch  !    &     ( ! Force (BSF), will join study also found that antibody border that separates he Union Ministry as the Delhi Police levels are substantially higher "#   $  and Mizoram, with the three Tof Home Affairs Commissioner with following two doses of the %%)*    Assam districts of Cachar, (MHA) on Tuesday immediate effect. Pfizer vaccine compared to two  % &' Hailakandi and Karimganj appointed Rakesh Earlier on June shots of the AstraZeneca jab,   cinate children between 12 sharing a border with Kolasib, Asthana, a 1984 batch 30, Balaji known as Covishield in India.   and 18 years of age. Mamit and Aizawl districts of Indian Police Service Shrivastava, 1988 Antibody levels were also much he Government is expect- Mandaviya said India is on   Mizoram. (IPS) officer of batch IPS officer, higher in vaccinated people ays after denying any death Ted to begin vaccinating course to become the largest Mizoram, earlier referred cadre, as the Commissioner of was appointed as the acting than in those with prior SARS- Ddue to oxygen shortage children against Covid-19 by vaccine producing country as he Assam-Mizoram border to as Lushai Hill shares borders the Delhi Police. Delhi Police Commissioner CoV-2 infection, they said. during the second wave of next month, Union Health more companies will get pro- Trow that claimed the lives with three States of , The appointment of after then incumbent SN “The levels of antibody Covid-19, the Government has Minister Mansukh Mandaviya duction licences. of six Assam policemen on Assam and besides a Asthana to the post came just Shrivastava retired. following both doses of either written to States/Union told the BJP Parliamentary Zydus Cadila, which is Monday has its genesis in an 722-km border with the neigh- days before his superannuation Asthana has served as the the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vac- Territories seeking such data, Party meeting on Tuesday. developing DNA vaccines, has 1875 Bengal Eastern Frontier bouring countries of on July 31. He will have a Special Director of the Central cines were initially very high, according to Government Prime Minister Narendra concluded its trials for the 12- Regulation declaring 1,318 sq Bangladesh and Myanmar. tenure of one year. Bureau of Investigation (CBI). which is likely to be an impor- sources. This data is likely to be Modi was also present at the 18 age group, and subject to km of the stretch as an inner The India-Myanmar bor- According to a Ministry of During his stint in the CBI, he tant part of why they presented in the ongoing meeting. statutory provisions, the vac- line forest reserve over which der in Mizoram is open, and an Home Affairs (MHA) order was engaged in an unsavoury are so protective against Monsoon Session of The Union Government cine may be available in the Assam claims its jurisdiction. unhindered movement of peo- issued on July 27, Asthana spat with then CBI Director severe Covid-19,” said Parliament, they added. had expressed confidence that near future, the Centre Mizoram shares a 164 km ple from both sides has report- currently serving as Director Alok Verma. Madhumita Shrotri from UCL Detailed report on P5 it would be soon able to vac- had said. border with Assam which is the edly led to a spurt in cross-bor- core of the unresolved border der smuggling. The Free issue between the two States. Movement Regime between Several rounds of talks India and Myanmar allows between the two States with people living along the border .3   facilitation from the Centre to travel 16 km into each since 1995 have not yielded other’s territory without visa.       any result. 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   / 9    :)& itude towards them. Many doc- tors and health workers con-       tracted Covid-19 and lost their  lives while saving people from the virus. The whole country he Delhi Police and humanity are indebted to TCommissioner Balaji them,” he said.     $  $$) $)       ) /  Srivastav on Twitter high- "I know many doctors and lighted the issue of traffic con- health workers who did not go logging complaints were being gestion near the Rail Bhawan home for days and worked day dealt with on a priority basis. en-route to Parliament on and night to save our lives. It’s “Morning rain was of high Tuesday, to the Delhi Traffic time to honour them and show intensity so a few areas of the Police (DTP). our gratitude towards them," city witnessed waterlogging. “Daily heavy traffic jam Kejriwal said. Our field staff is on the ground en-route to Parliament near The Padma Vibhushan, and we are closely observing Rail Bhavan. Needs attention Padma Bhushan and Padma the situation,” a PWD official at senior levels of DTP @dtp- Shri awards are given for dis- said. traffic and proper traffic man- names of the doctors and tinguished and exceptional The Delhi Traffic Police agement,” stated the CP’s offi-       healthcare workers with a achievements and service in took to Twitter to inform com- cial account on Twitter. description of why they think different fields and disciplines muters about waterlogging and A senior traffic official, he Delhi Government will the name they have recom- such as art, literature and edu- the areas where traffic move- however, cited the ongoing he said, citing that other Tonly nominate the names mended deserves the honour to cation, sports, medicine, social ment had been affected. construction work and a roads such as Rafi Marg and of healthcare workers for the [email protected] work, science and engineering, “Traffic is affected near breakdown of a DTC bus at Rajendra Prasad road are Padma Awards this year, Chief m by August 15, 2021,” he said. public affairs, civil service, Qutab Minar Metro Station Red Cross road on Tuesday also one way. Minister Arvind Kejriwal said "The last date to send rec- trade and industry. towards 100 Foota carriageway morning, as the reason for the “On Tuesday morning, on Tuesday. ommendations to the Central Everyone without any dis- due to waterlogging,” DTP heavy traffic jam witnessed in at the starting of the Red The Chief Minister Government is September 15. tinction of race, caste, occupa- tweeted. the area. Cross rail Bhawan, the local thanked all the doctors and People need to send their rec- tion, position or sex are eligi-    $   $$) $)       “Traffic coming from “Deep sewer work is police had put up a picket for other healthcare workers who ommendations to us by August ble for the awards. However, ) /  Badarpur towards Mehrauli being carried out at Red Cross checking and on the other relentlessly gave everything 15, so the screened names Government servants, includ- has been diverted towards road, so half of the road is end, the breakdown of a DTC they could to save lives during could be sent on time to the ing those working with PSUs -       Vikas Marg, Ring Road, Rohtak Mathura Road due to water- blocked and only the other bus led to traffic jams at the one of the biggest crises Centre," he added. - except for doctors and scien- Road, Sangam Vihar and Kirari logging near Pul Prahladpur,” half of the road is available for Rail Bhawan area," the traffic humanity has ever seen. He “A Search and Screening tists -- are not eligible for the ollowing heavy rainfall in witnessed waterlogging. it tweeted. vehicular traffic,” said the police official said. also asked Delhiites to recom- Committee has been formed awards. Fthe national Capital on Due to the flooding, there In further tweets, DTP said senior traffic official. To decongest the round- mend names of doctors and under Deputy Chief Minister The nominations are Tuesday morning, there was were traffic snarls at ITO, traffic is affected near Okhla “If one needs to reach the about at Rail Bhawan, the traf- healthcare workers who Manish Sisodia to screen and placed before the Padma waterlogging in several parts of underneath the Moti Bagh Mandi, from Tamil Sangam Parliament, Red Cross is the fic police said they had deserve to be recognised. decide the names that will be Awards Committee, constitut- the city including Pragati metro station, the Dhaula Kuan Marg towards R K Puram and only road available because already diverted the buses “The Government is seek- recommended to the Central ed by the Prime Minister every Maidan and Dhaula Kuan, underpass, near Pragati from Hyatt Regency to R K Parliament Street beyond a approaching the road but ing recommendations of names Government,” he said. year. affecting vehicular movement Maidan, Mathura Road, Vikas Puram Sector-12 near CNG point is one way. traffic cannot be diverted of doctors and healthcare staff "We want the doctors and There is no cap on the in the city. Marg, Ring Road near the IP pump. So the traffic comes completely because the MPs from the people of Delhi for the health workers to be felicitat- number of awardees. Also, the Several areas across the Flyover, Rohtak Road. A senior police official said from the Red Cross road also move through the same Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan ed with the Padma Awards this States can make any number of city including key stretches Public Works Department traffic has also been affected in and takes a right turn road to reach Parliament Gate and Padma Vibhushan awards. year in recognition of their recommendations for the like Mathura Road, Moti Bagh, (PWD) officials said water- Dhaula Kuan. towards Parliament Street, no. 2. The people can send in the work and as a gesture of grat- awards. 4   $  5  ,  6  57  P$   % Q

 /      4.<.4<:    aryana Chief Minister HManohar Lal Khattar       resignation. inaugurated the newly estab- Party workers marched lished South Korean automo- 62-year-old man, sleeping towards ’s residence bile major Hyundai Motor Aoutside his house, was shot shouting slogans such as “Modi 'India Headquarters' of the dead by some unidentified Teri Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi, company here in Gurugram on persons in southwest Delhi’s Nahi Chalegi”, “Amit Shah Istifa Tuesday. Hyundai Motors India Palam area on Tuesday. The Do, Istifa Do”, and were Managing Director & CEO deceased has been identified as detained and taken to the Seon Seob Kim was also pre- Ajeet Singh, a resident of Mandir Marg Police station. sent at the event. Harizan Basti, Palam extension. Congress senior leaders Jai According to the company According to a senior Kishan, Kunwar Karan Singh, statement the Hyundai Motor police official, a police control Amrish Gautam, Anil India has invested over $ 4 room (PCR) call was received Bhardwaj, Vijay Lochav, Veer Billion in India in the last 25 at 7.37 AM where the caller Singh Dhingan, Rajesh Jain, years. The company has 17 said that his father was sleep- Surender Kumar, DPCC vice regional offices and 2499 cus- ing outside of his house at president Ali Mehndi, Parvez tomer touch points across Harizan Basti, Palam extension Alam among others were India. and somebody shot him dead.       ry members and other promi- detained. Kumar said that the According to Kim, the “Police reached the spot and nent personalities by Israeli police action, like snooping on management is expecting to found the body of Ajeet Singh. he Delhi Congress staged a firm NSO's Pegasus spyware. prominent people using the build to more officials beside The bullet injury was found on Tprotest at the residence of Congress Delhi unit pres- Pegasus spyware, was an attack the headquarters by 2023 with the forehead, fired from point Union Home Minister Amit ident Anil Kumar along with a on the freedom and democra- cost over 2,000 crore in blank range. One empty car- Shah against the alleged snoop- large number of party workers tic rights of the people to Gurugram. tridge was found on the bed,” ing on top politicians, Union gathered at Rajaji Marg and protest against anti-people, The corporate headquar- said the senior police official. Ministers, journalists, judicia- demanded Home Minister’s anti-national activities. ters in Gurugram has total built-up area of 28000 Square metres and around 364 employees are working here in   ! the Gurugram office. The office  / , **  ! $ has also equipped with 14 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging    points for their staff. $ *    ! The building is situated just *  $ off the Delhi-Jaipur national highway in Sector 29 in  ,: 4:< The Committee had exam- employees, the Punjab Gurugram. ined, in detail, the demands of Government had decided to * / The company also ssuring of all efforts to various Employees implement the recommenda- expressed its desire to set up its Aresolve their grievances in Associations and had submit- tions of the sixth Punjab Pay state-of-the-art facility in the consultation with the con- ted its report. It found that cer- Commission within a month       state. The Chief Minister told cerned departments, Punjab tain demands raised by the of receipt of the report of the reporters that is a fast- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder employees were linked to the Commission. ocial Welfare Minister growing State in the industri- Singh on Tuesday appealed to decisions of the Government The implementation of the SRajendra Pal Gautam on al sector and for setting up the State Government’s striking prior to 2006 and were in no Pay Commission recommen- Tuesday issued a whip to all dis- industries in the state, a single- employees to call off their way connected with the report dations, with effect from July trict officers of Social Welfare window system has been cre- strike to prevent any further of the sixth Punjab Pay 1, 2021, has resulted in a finan- Ministry and Women and Child ated, on which all approvals can inconvenience to the general Commission. As such, these cial outflow of Rs 4,692 crore Development Department, ask- be easily obtained. public. demands shall be considered to approximately 2.85 lakh ing them to resolve all pending Capt Amarinder, chairing separately, based on the rec- employees and 3.07 lakh pen- projects in their respective dis- a high-level meeting to review ommendations of the con- sioners every year. On an aver- tricts in a time-bound manner. the demands of the striking cerned Administrative age, it works out to Rs 79,250 The Minister chaired an employees, expressed concern Departments, it was decided. per annum, over and above important meeting with the over their continued agitation, The meeting further decid- what they are getting at pre- district officers and other con- which has severely impacted ed that certain demands linked sent. cerned senior officials of both the functioning of various State with intra or inter departmen- In addition, the the department and said that Government departments. tal issues shall be addressed in Government employees and legal action will be taken in case The State Government had consultation with the pensioners shall be getting of failure in complying with the constituted a ‘Committee of Departments of Personnel and arrears of Rs 14,759 crore, order. "I conducted surprise Officers’ to look into the Finance. which works out to an average inspections across various dis- demands of the agitating It may be noted that some of Rs 2.32 lakh per employee trict offices in Delhi a few days employees, said an official days back, acceding to a long- or pensioner, the spokesperson back and found massive pen- spokesperson. pending demand of the pointed out. dency in pension cases dated since 2017. This is unacceptable and will not be tolerated from now onwards. Now, every dis- !"#$ trict officer will have to submit a weekly performance report of their respective district offices,” %!#&' he said.Gautam further said the officer in his report has to specify that how many applica-  ,: 4:< Haryana Chief Minister struction along the Western tions were received and how while Yamuna Canal will reduce the many of them resolved. This he Central Government interacting with the mediaper- cost of construction of the report has to be positively sub- Thas accorded approval for sons after meeting the Union Karnal-Yamunanagar railroad mitted every Friday evening and the Karnal-Yamunanagar rail- Railway Minister Ashwini by about Rs 400 crore, he said. will then be assessed by senior way line to be built along Vaishnav, in New Delhi. Like the elevated railway officers of the department," Western Yamuna Canal in Khattar said that the track in Rohtak and Gautam added. He also ordered Haryana. Besides this, the Central Government has Kurukshetra, the Central the district officers to resolve all elevated railway track to be approved the Karnal- Government has also accorded cases in a time-bound manner built in Kaithal has also been Yamunanagar railway line to be approval for the elevated railway and the reason for rejection approved built along the Western Yamuna track to be constructed in should be stated only after fol- This was informed by Canal in Haryana. The con- Kaithal, he said. lowing the due procedure. chhattisgarh 03 | WEDNESDAY | JULY 28, 2021 Baghel rejects criticism about Opposition seeks panel Medical College acquisition STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

hhattisgarh Chief Minister suggestion on prohibition CBhupesh Baghel on Tuesday described as a "height of imagina- STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Forest Minister Mohammed tion" the criticism by BJP leaders Akbar said for implementing total that the Chandulal Chandrakar ccusing the Chhattisgarh gov- prohibition, three committees Memorial Medical College was Aernment of not enforcing pro- were set up -- one of political lead- being acquired to benefit his rela- hibition despite an election pledge, ers, other of community leaders tives. the opposition BJP on Tuesday and an administrative panel. Baghel was replying to a series sought details of the suggestions After their formation in 2019, of tweets after media reports from committees set up to imple- these committees met once but charged that the acquisition was being done to benefit Baghel’s ment a ban on liquor. due to Covid-19 no further meet- The government decision to Union Minister Jyotiraditya son-in-law’s kin. ings were held. take over the college has caused a Scindia and former Chhattisgarh The government told the Baghel tweeted that the gov- political storm. Chief Minister Raman Singh also Assembly on the second day of the Kaushik said that if no meet- ernment favoured public sector The college has 150 medical charged Baghel with benefitting Monsoon session that no meetings ings have been held, it reflects the enterprises and so will also seats but it has been denied recog- his son-in-law. were held on the subject due to the reluctance of the government to acquire Bastar’s Nagarnar plant at nition by the Medical Council of Chhattisgarh Parliamentary Covid-19 pandemic. implement the election promise the right time. India in 2017. The infrastructure Affairs Minister Ravindra Leader of Opposition made to the people of the state. “We have acted with full of the college building is lying Choubey defended the govern- Dharamlal Kaushik representing He said all these committees transparency as it was a matter of unused since then. ment’s move and said the matter BJP MLA Vidyaratan Bhasin be dissolved if they do not have career of students of Chhattisgarh. Union Minister was approved by the state cabinet demanded details from the any relevance. The state too would benefit as had accused the Congress of cor- on July 20. Industries and Excise Minister on Akbar reiterated the govern- hundreds of doctors would pass ruption and alleged misuse of He denied ass untrue that the the recommendations made by the mentation prohibition. revenue earned from liquor sale in ment's commitment for total pro- out with the restarting of the col- public money in the nationaliza- move benefits the Chief Minister’s committees constituted for imple- He also wanted to know the 2019 and 2020. hibition. lege,” he added. tion move. family. Baghel to talk on Doctors operate rare Opposition points tribal expectations, benign sino nasal tumor at fund diversion, development Government denies STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR whether the money has been utilized under any other he Chhattisgarh govern- head. Chandrakar said Rs 36 Tment on Tuesday denied any transfer of funds collected from the liquor cess imposed during Covid-19 to be handed over to the Health Department. The BJP mem- bers raise the issue and after the Speaker’s nod STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR joint team of doctors from the Ear, removed without any external tabled a Gazette Nose, Throat (ENT) and incision in the face. notification in the House to crores were transferred for octors at the Pt Jawaharlal Neurosurgery departments. It is very rare that inverted make their point. the Swami Atmananda DNehru Memorial Medical Dr. Manya Thakur Roy of papilloma involves both skull base BJP's Ajay Chandrakar English Medium School and College here removed a rare ENT department said the assis- and orbit. Rs 200 crores for the CM’s STAFF REPORTER n All India Radio (AIR) Raipur on sought details from the RAIPUR inverted papilloma of frontal sinus tance of neurosurgeon Dr. Dr Manya said that inverted infrastructure development. 0771-2430501, 2430502 or Commerce and Industries with skull base extension endo- Debabrata Sahana and his team papilloma is a benign tumor that Minister regarding two Forest Minister 2430503 on July 28-30 between 3 hhattisgarh Chief Minister scopically without external inci- was taken due to intracranial com- slowly invades and destroys the Gazette notifications issued Mohammed Akbar in his and 4 pm. CBhupesh Baghel will speak on sion. plications. normal surrounding structure like on May 2 and 15 regarding reply denied any diversion of The 20th episode of Lokvaani the pace of development and The surgery helped to avert She said the patient had a malignant tumor. It is commonly the cess on each liquor bottle funds to other heads from the expectations in tribal areas in the will be aired on August 8 from the loss of vision in a 75-year-old breathing problem with nasal found in maxillary sinus and as Special Covid Cess. excise cess. He said the funds upcoming episode of his monthly 10.30 am to 11.30 am from all patient from Dongargarh, who the mass for two years and hyposmia rarely involves other sinuses. But How much of the funds are available with the govern- radio programme 'Lokvaani'. state-based centers of AIR, FM doctors did not want to operate with continuous headache for six in this case, it arose from the have been transferred to the ment. But the opposition Any person can get his radio and regional news channels due to old age. months, both affecting his vision. frontal sinus with both orbital and Health Department, the bal- continued to parrot its queries recorded by telephoning in Chhattisgarh. The feat was performed by a In this case, the tumor was intracranial extension. ance that remains and argument. Mega e-Auction Bastar to get international by PNB on Aug 12 Covid-19 infection rate level sports amenities STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR in 26 districts below 1% n he Punjab National Bank STAFF REPORTER T(PNB) is holding a Mega e- STAFF REPORTER n JAGDALPUR Auction across the country on RAIPUR August 12 of more than 5,000 n a bid to encourage properties including in residential, he infection rate of Covid- Isports talent in tribal commercial and industrial cate- T19 in Chhattisgarh's 26 dominated Bastar region in gories. districts is below 1 percent -- Chhattisgarh, a sports Zonal Manager (Raipur) V. ranging from 0 to 0.81 per- premises is being prepared Srinivas said interested buyers will cent, it was announced on at Dharampura in have a wide range of options for Tuesday. Jagdalpur town. purchase across the country. A Health Department A press communiqué A large number of buyers have communication said the said the premises is being shown interest as the properties infection rate has stabilized as built for Rs 15 crores and it are being auctioned at very com- per data available till Monday will be completed by 2022. petitive prices. evening. It will have a volleyball In addition, no brokerage or No new positive cases hall, synthetic tracks of 400 commission is payable on the deal. were reported in Bemetara and 200 metres, an archery He said that all auctions shall and Kawardha districts. The range of 120 metres and a be done on e-Bkray portal and will average infection rate of the multi-purpose hall besides state was 0.51 percent. Of the be simple and fully transparent. facilities for high jump, 37,440 samples tested, only Interested buyers have to register long jump and a kabaddi 192 positive cases were infection rate was higher than reported 1.35 percent and court. and deposit the bid money. reported. In two districts, the the state average. Bijapur Kanker 1.6 percent. Baghel greets CRPF on foundation day

STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Saluting the courage, valour and sacri- fice of the CRPF "bravehearts", Baghel said hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Indians were indebted to them for their Baghel on Tuesday greeted the Central service and contributions. Tribal women from a Self Help Group in village Binjam in Geedam block in Dantewada are weaving with Kosa silk. They earn well for their livelihood after C Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on its founda- The CRPF is India's largest paramili- acquiring the weaving skill under a Centre-sponsored scheme. Pioneer Photo tion day. tary force.     ! "#! $%&$'$(   %! 8  P  P !    $    8     $$    * !9% % 8' New Delhi: Observing that Magistrates are directed to New Delhi: Making it clear it identification of children who continue uploading the infor- will not take an “elitist view” have become orphans or lost mation on Bal Swaraj portal that no beggars be allowed on a parent either due to Covid- of National Commission for the streets, the Supreme Court 19 or otherwise does not Protection of Child Rights Tuesday asked the Centre and brook any further delay, the (NCPCR).   districts in the country where Delhi Government to respond Supreme Court Tuesday Child welfare commit- over 100 cases are reported to a plea seeking vaccination directed the State tees are directed to com- verall Covid-19 cases may every day. These cases are found and rehabilitation of beggars Governments and Union available in Juvenile Justice plete the inquiry within the Ohave been showing a in a localised and limited set of and vagabonds in view of the Territories (UTs) to file status (Care and Protection of time limit specified under declining trend, but there are 22 areas of these districts.” Covid-19 pandemic. reports giving particulars Children) Act, 2015 and Act and provide assistance districts— 7 from Kerala, 5 The rate of decline of cases The apex court said beg- about the number of children rules. and rehabilitation to orphans, from Manipur, 3 in Meghalaya has however slowed down ging is a “socio-political prob- who have become orphans “The identification of the bench added. among others in the country which is a matter of concern, lem” and people are com- after March 2020. children who have lost both “All State Governments, where an increasing trend in cautioned the official. pelled to beg on the streets to to the authorities to restrain for rehabilitation, vaccina- The top court said there parents or one parent after UTs are directed to file sta- cases has been reported in the Echoing similar views, Niti eke out some elementary beggars, vagabonds and tion and providing food and is a need to ensure the March 2020 does not brook tus reports giving particulars last 4 weeks. It is a cause of con- Aayog member Dr V K Paul livelihood in the absence of homeless persons from beg- shelters to beggars and schemes meant for orphans any further delay,” the bench giving the number of chil- cern, the Union Health Ministry pointed out that vaccination is education and employment. ging at public places or traf- vagabonds amid the pan- reach the real beneficiaries said. dren who have become said as it warned the public that not a full guarantee and one A bench of Justices D Y fic junctions. demic. and not just remain on paper. The Bench also clarified orphan after March 2020. the second Covid wave is still should not take Covid for grant- Chandrachud and M R Shah The bench said it would “As the Supreme Court, A Bench comprising that its order covers all chil- The number of children pro- not over. ed. “No vaccine provides 100% told the counsel appearing for issue notices to the Centre we would not want to take an Justices L Nageswara Rao dren who became orphans duced before the child wel- “There has been a consistent guarantee against reinfection. All the petitioner that it would and the Delhi Government elitist view that no beggars and Aniruddha Bose direct- during this period due to fare committee and their decline in the weekly average in however reduce the risk of hos- not consider one part of the seeking their responses on the should be there on the ed the the District Covid or otherwise. particular who have been the COVID cases...But if we pitalisation drastically,” he said. prayer which sought direction prayer made in the petition streets,” the bench said. PTI Magistartes to issue necessary “What we are thinking is provided with benefits of the compare the rate of decline in In this connection he cited instructions to the district to take care of all children schemes by the state govern- cases, from earlier to now, its resurgence of Covid cases world- child protection officers to who have been orphaned ments,” the bench said. decrease remains the area of wide, pointing out that “it is a cases across the world, which 19 cases after 132 days, accord- while the death toll climbed to take assistance of the police, whether Covid or not It also directed the states concern. We’re in talks with matter of concern and the pan- remains the area of concern. ing to the government. 4,21,382 with 415 daily fatalities, civil society, gram panchay- Covid. We cannot restrict the to provide details regarding states in this regard,” Lav demic is not over yet.” We’ve to work on containing the The number of active cases the health ministry said. ats, anganwadi and ASHA orders passed to only payment of 2,000 mone- Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union “If we look from a global spread of the virus with strict- in the country also fell below The active cases have workers for identification of orphans who lost both par- tary assistance given to needy Health Ministry , said at a press perspective, the pandemic is ness,” the official said. 4,00,000 after 124 days, it said. declined to 3,98,100 and now orphans. ents to COVID-19”, Justice orphans under the Integrated conference here. far from over. There’s a notice- At 29,689, India has report- Fresh cases pushed India’s over- comprise 1.27 per cent of the The apex court said this Rao said. Child Development Services He said, “There are still 62 able increase in the number of ed less than 30,000 new Covid- all Covid-19 tally to 3,14,40,951, total infections. is in addition to mechanisms The Bench said District scheme. PTI )*      $;+  -.  , :"**  * !4  6  3 /  $   9  $ #    #  * (#        8$     4(,   he Government on Tuesday   Ttermed as “ill-informed "&E%  even Opposition parties have and misrepresenting” media he Lok Sabha on Tuesday Swritten to President Ram reports that claimed that India   lakh doctors and frontline Twitnessed 10 adjournments Nath Kovind seeking his inter- will miss the end-July target of workers. amid continuous protests by vention to direct the administering 50 crore Covid he Government on “Protection to the extent of Opposition members over the Government to discuss farmers’ vaccine doses and asserted that TTuesday cited a study by 93 per cent was seen (in peo- Pegasus snooping row and issues and Pegasus phone-tap- over 51.60 crore vaccine doses the Armed Forces Medical ple who were administered the farm laws. After being farm laws. ping in Parliament. will be supplied from January College (AFMC) during the Covishield vaccine) and this adjourned nine times, the The members of Congress, The decision to knock the to July 31. second Covid-19 wave to say was during the second wave Lower House reassembled at CPI, CPI(M) and TMC were doors of Rashtrapati Bhavan “These reports are ill- that Covishield gives 93 per which was driven by the Delta 4.30 PM and Rajendra protesting over the Pegasus took place after a meeting of the SAD leader Harsimrat Parliament is not convened informed and have clearly cent protection against Covid- variant... also 98 per cent mor- Agrawal, who was in the Chair, snooping row, while the BSP, SP Opposition leaders held in the Badal, who was a Minister in only for the legislative agenda of misrepresented the facts,” the 19 and a 98 per cent mortali- tality reduction was seen,” he took up one matter of urgent and Shiromani Akali Dal were Parliament premises after the Modi government until she the Government,” Kharge said. Union Health Ministry said in ty reduction. said. public importance. raising slogans against the adjournment of Lok Sabha and resigned to protest the contro- “We have no option, but to a statement here. Addressing a press con- Reiterating the usefulness However, the Opposition Centre’s three new farm laws. Rajya Sabha. versial farm laws, said it is very continue to agitate and we have The figures of 516 million ference, NITI Aayog Member of vaccines in battling Covid- members again trooped into Earlier, Speaker Om Birla led Though the Congress was unfortunate that farmers have come here all of us together, vaccine doses might have been (Health) Dr V K Paul pre- 19, Paul said inoculation the Well shouting slogans and the members in paying tributes also present in the meeting, the died while protesting against the because what we say inside the picked up from various sented findings of the study reduces infection but it is not carrying banners. to Anerood Jugnauth, former signatories of the letter are BSP, three farm laws but the Centre house, does not reach the peo- sources which informed about which was conducted on 15 a total guarantee. Meanwhile Congress MPs president of Mauritius, and RLP, SAD, National Conference, is not even ready to discuss their ple, it is never telecast. the likely availability of the from Punjab Ravneet Singh Kenneth David Buchizya CPI, CPI(M) and NCP. Later, issues. Opposition is being blacked vaccine doses from January to Bittu and Gurjit Singh Aujala Kaunda, the first president of the Opposition leaders joined Addressing the Press con- out inside the house, so through July-end, it added. advance allocation plan and till that month is going to be sat on a dharna inside the Lok Zambia. The opposition’s senior Congress leader ference, Kharge said, govern- the media, we want to tell our “The facts are that a total they are informed about it in consumed/administered. Sabha chamber after the pro- protests started soon after the Mallikarjun Kharge for a joint ment is not interested in a people, we shall continue this of more than 516 million vac- advance. The vaccines are sup- “There would be supplies ceedings of the House were proceedings began at 11 AM. Press conference outside the meaningful discussion and fight. The government obdurate cine doses will indeed be sup- plied to the states in various in the pipeline, which should adjourned for the day. The Minister of State for Parliament. debate. as it is, we will force them, as in plied from January 2021 to schedules throughout the be available for the next few dharna was still going on when Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Congress sources said that “This Government does a democratic set up it is done to 31st July, 2021,” the ministry month. days till the next supplies of the last report came in. This Ram Meghwal said by dis- the grand old party did not not believe in its accountabili- come and debate, if the gov- said. “Therefore, availability of vaccine doses materialize in a protest indicates the rupting the proceedings, the became a signatory to the letter ty to the people of India through ernment has nothing to hide, let It added that the vaccine 516 million doses till end of a particular state/district/sub- Opposition is expected to up Opposition is not allowing the due to the presence of SAD the Parliament. This them start the debate today doses are supplied to the states particular month does not district to keep vaccination their ante in coming days on ministers to do their duty of however the both political par- Government has functioned in itself, the opposition is ready,” in accordance with the mean that every dose supplied going on,” the statement said. Pegasus snooping row and replying to questions. ties will continue to fight for the a manner, which has lowered said , Deputy right of farmers in the the prestige of Indian Leader of Opposition in Rajya Parliament till justice met. Parliament and Indian democ- Sabha. NCP leader Supriya Sule racy. What the opposition has DMK’ Tiruchi Shiva, SP said the seven parties have writ- demanded is fair, correct, with- leader Ram Gopal Yadav, CPI ten to the President seeking his in the ambit of rules and estab- leader Binoy Vishwam, TMC intervention to instruct the lished Parliament practice and leader Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, government to discuss the farm- conventions. When collective- RJD’s Manoj Jha and AAP ers’’ issues and Pegasus snoop- ly, the opposition gives a notice leader Sanjay Singh attended the   adjourning the house till 12.00 ing in the Parliament. that matter has to be discussed, meet. pm. he Pegasus issue continued Similar scenes were seen   Nityanand Rai informed Lok from Abdul Khaleque Tto rock the Rajya Sabha for when the house Sabha on Tuesday that “the (Congress) on the NRC, said Infantry Battalion underwent the sixth consecutive day on reassembled and despite he Union Home Ministry Committees on Subordinate nine Gazette notifications, ) *+ # rigorous training at different Tuesday. Sloganeering and dis- Deputy Chairman Harivansh’s Thas sought an extension Legislation, Lok Sabha and the last being on July 31, locations in India to refine playing of banners by the agi- appeal, the din continued. for the fifth time till January Rajya Sabha have been 2019, had been their drills for participation in tated Opposition and some of He cautioned that some of 9 for framing the rules of the requested to grant further published by the Office of the #  # (, the joint exercise. them trooping into the well of the members in the well were Citizenship Amendment Act extension of time upto Registrar General and the Exercise INDRA-21 will the house were the order of the not wearing masks and not fol- (CAA), which was passed by 09.01.2022 to frame the rules Census Commissioner. further strengthen mutual con- day. It witnessed repeated lowing the Covid protocol. Parliament in 2019. The under the Citizenship “Several communications and   conduct of counter terror oper- fidence and interoperability adjournments due to disrup- Deputy leader of the house Ministry also said that due to (Amendment) Act, 2019,” instructions have been sent to ations under the United between the Indian and tion. also outbreak of Covid-19 and This is the fifth extension the State Coordinator of nderlining the time-tested Nations mandate by a joint Russian Armies and enable Rajya Sabha Chairman M objected to the members not flood situation, finalisation of sought by the government National Register of Citizens Ulong-standing defence force against international ter- sharing of best practices tried to restore wearing masks and said National Register of Citizens for framing of these rules. (NRC), Assam, for complying between the two countries, ror groups. between the contingents of order when the proceedings they are posing a health risk to (NRC) in Assam is delayed According to the Manual on [with] the orders of Hon’ble India and Russia will take part Giving details of the both the countries. commenced at 11.00 am. the Rajya Sabha secretariat andthe process of issuing Parliamentary Work, the rules Supreme Court with in the 12th edition of the Indo- upcoming event, officials said The exercise will be yet However, the officials. rejection slips has been post- for any legislation should regard to disposal of claims Russia Joint Military Exercise here on Tuesday, 250 person- another milestone in strength- Opposition was in no mood to He also objected to alleged poned. have been framed within six and objections, publication of (INDRA) at Volgograd city. nel from both the nations will ening security cooperation and relent and shouted slogans. derogatory slogans raised Replying to the question months of Presidential assent lists of inclusions and exclu- The 13-day exercise will start form part of the exercise. The will serve to reinforce the long- Naidu said it was “a sorry state against Prime Minister from Congress MP Gaurav or seek extension. sions in NRC, etc.,” said the on August 1, 2021. Indian Army contingent com- standing bond of friendship of affairs” before Narendra Modi. Gogoi, the MoS Home Affairs The MHA, to a query Ministry. The exercise will entail prising of a Mechanised between India and Russia. ! #$  %& #'#(  5   $    $

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TSamaj Party, on Tuesday, announced the names of two o showcase the claim lowed in Bihar and West The Nishad Party of UP and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) of its candidates for the coming Assembly Tof how double engine Bengal elections, the of Bihar, both allies of the Bharatiya , are vying elections.  .,   other “like-minded” parties in Governments in Delhi Prime Minister, his min- with each other to establish themselves as the sole repre- Ramesh Singh Yadav will be the BSP candidate from a bid to put up a united front and Lucknow had isterial colleagues and sentative of the Nishad community in UP and claiming Bithoor assembly constituency in Kanpur and Kalmesh n a move aimed at defeating against the BJP in Uttar changed the face of Uttar senior BJP functionaries themselves as the sole representative of Phoolan Devi. Ambedkar from Bharthana (reserved) assembly seat Ithe ruling Bharatiya Janata Pradesh. Pradesh, Prime Minister will be visiting UP regu- “It was the Samajwadi Party that took cudgels on behalf Etawah in the 2022 election. Party, Sharad Pawar led While addressing party Narendra Modi and several Union larly ahead of the imposition of the of the community in 1994 and not only ensured the release The name of Kalmesh Ambedkar was announced by Nationalist Congress Party and workers in Lucknow last week, Ministers will now frequently visit the model code of conduct to inaugurate of Phoolan Devi but got her elected to Lok Sabha twice. Now BSP’s Etawah district president Shilu Dohra on Samajwadi Party have decided Akhilesh Yadav had said that poll-bound UP every month to either or lay the foundation stone of devel- new claimants have emerged to stake claim on her legacy. Tuesday. to join hands and contest the the BJP was an “anti-people” inaugurate or lay the foundation opment projects in the state,” a senior Both Nishad community- based parties would be exposed Kamlesh Ambedkar is the wife of Bhimrao Ambedkar, coming Assembly elections in party which was running the stone of various development BJP leader told this reporter on during the 2022 UP Assembly elections as people know who chief sector incharge of the BSP for Kanpur division. Uttar Pradesh. government with “hatred” and schemes, until the model code of con- Tuesday. their real benefactor is,” said a Samajwadi Party leader in In 2007, Kamlesh's husband Bhimrao Ambedkar was Well placed sources in that the assembly polls next duct comes into force. The Prime Minister will be in Lucknow on Tuesday. elected as BSP MLA from Lakhna reserved seat, which Samajwadi Party said that year would be the “last Union Home Minister Amit Shah Siddharthnagar to inaugurate nine Nishad leader and Bihar Minister Mukesh Sahani has has now been included in the Bharthana reserved seat, Sharad Pawar and Akhilesh opportunity” to save democ- will visit the state capital to lay the new medical colleges, his second trip said that his outfit, VIP, will contest 165 Assembly seats in but he could not taste victory in the subsequent assem- Yadav had a long consultation racy. foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh to the state this month after visiting the 2022 UP elections. bly elections. over the issue in Delhi after "To achieve the target of State Institute for Forensic Sciences Varanasi on July 15 for unveiling pro- Eyeing the votes of Nishad (Mallah) community that The Bharthana reserved assembly constituency is which the two leaders decided securing 350 seats in UP, we which will come up in 50-acre land jects. The dates will be announced constitute seven per cent of UP’s electorate, Sahani has decid- presently held by , from where Savitri to forge an alliance but the seat will have to work day and in Piparsand village of Sarojini Nagar later. It will be highlighted that these ed to install Phoolan Devi's statues in 18 UP districts includ- Katheria is the ruling party’s MLA. Shilu Dohra claimed sharing was yet to be worked night," Akhilesh had said and tehsil in Lucknow on August 1. medical colleges have been built ing Prayagraj, Firozabad, Ballia, Sant Kabir Nagar, Banda, that the BJP would contest the 2022 assembly elections out. exhorted party workers to The institute will also have a seat under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Auraiya, with full force. He said preparations were being made to The sources said Pawar beware of BJP’s tricks and pro- of centre of excellence and pave the Suraksha Yojana and with the Lucknow, Unnao, Meerut, Mirzapur, Sant Ravidas Nagar, field a candidate of Yadav or Shakya caste from Shivpal was also said to be in talks with paganda. way for research in DNA testing in resources of the UP Government. Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi and Jaunpur. Singh Yadav's Jaswantnagar constituency. 231  ,    ))(')" 1  <,5  ,-'" 4      ple businessmen or officials of Ramakrishnan and Dravidar  $  8   companies who have had run-ins Kazhagam treasurer Kumaresan #   "" , he Pegasus snooping list seems with the law over the last few feature in the list of potential tar- New Delhi: Union Home MInistry has called a meet- Tunending. The latest list to years, mostly due to investigations gets of an NSO Group client. ing of the Chief Secretaries and DGPs of Assam and erala on Tuesday logged 22,   come out figures many industrial- of loan fraud. This includes Vikram Mizoram on Wednesday in the wake of violence along K129 new Covid-19 cases ists and their lobbyists. It includes Kothari of Rotomac Pens (and his their shared border, where five Assam Police personnel across the State while the pan- ituation in Afghanistan and the now defunct Jet Airways owner son Rahul), and C. Sivasankaran, 1 were killed. demic claimed 156 lives during Sits impact on the whole Naresh Goyal, Spice Jet promoter former Aircel promoter and mav- Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will chair the the last 24 hours. This took the region and terrorism and ways Ajay Singh, considered close to the erick entrepreneur,” said the Wire meeting to discuss the sudden escalation of violence death toll in the State till date to curb its funding will figure top BJP leadership, Essar Group’s report. along the Assam-Mizoram border. The meeting of to 16, 326. The average Test prominently during Defence Prashant Ruia, Aircel promoter Former GAIL Chairman BC the Chief Secretaries and DGPs is expected to work Positivity Rate on Tuesday was Minister ’s three- Sivasankaran, and Rotomac Pens’ Tripathi, who later joined Essar New Delhi: Veteran editors N Ram on a peace formula so that there is no repeat of the 12.35 percent. day participation in the Vikram Kothari and son Rahul Group, two numbers, “one for a for- and Sashi Kumar on Tuesday violence along the border of the two states, a home The Legislative Assembly Shanghai Co-operation issued after the deliberations. Kothari, facing bank cases. mer boss of Life Insurance moved the Supreme Court seeking ministry official said. witnessed charges and counter Organisation(SCO) conclave During his visit, Rajnath is Mukesh Ambani and Anil Corporation of India and the other an independent probe by its sitting The central government is in regular touch with charges between the starting Wednesday in also expected to meet his Ambani Group’s V. for a former executive director of or retired judge into the reports of the Assam and Mizoram governments and trying to Opposition UDF and the rul- Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Tajikistan counterpart Colonel Balasubramaniam and A.N. the Gujarat Narmada Valley alleged snooping by Government calm down the situation, the officials said, adding ing LDF over the death toll The annual conference of General Sherali Mirzo to dis- Sethuraman and Adani Group’s Fertiliser Corporation also appears agencies on eminent citizens, CRPF has been deployed in the violence-hit area. Five released by the Government. the Defence Ministers of the cuss bilateral issues and other lobbyists’ names also figured in the on the list,” said the report. politicians and scribes by using Assam Police personnel, along with a civilian, were Leader of the Opposition V D SCO countries will also see the issues of mutual interest. list. As per the report published by Though the report named both Israeli spyware Pegasus. “The tar- killed and more than 50 others, including a Satheeshan claimed that the Chinese and Pakistan Ministers Tajikistan is chairing the The Wire portal, the top executives Reliance Group lobbyists geted surveillance using military- Superintendent of Police, were injured when Mizoram Government has not included taking part. While Rajnath had SCO this year and hosting of PSUs like GAIL, LIC, Narmada Balasubramanian and Sethuraman, grade spyware is an unacceptable Police opened fire on a team of Assam officials on more than 7,000 persons who met his Chinese counterpart series of Ministerial and offi- Valley Fertilizer Corporation also it did not name the lobbyists of violation of the right to privacy Monday. died of Covid-19 in its list while Wei Fenghe in the SCO con- cial-level meetings. A few days figured in the Pegasus target list. Adani Group who were targeted. which has been held to be a fun- Assam's Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan clave last year in a bilateral back it hosted the foreign “Apart from Goyal, the most Dravidian splinter group leaders damental right under Articles 14 Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164 km long bor- retorted that the Government meeting in Moscow, it was not Ministers’ meet. prominent names on the list are were also caught on the Pegasus (equality before the law), 19 (free- der with Mizoram's three districts of Aizawl, Kolasib does not have anything to hide. yet confirmed about such a Addressing the SCO dia- numbers used by SpiceJet chairman radar. “Naam Thamizhar Katchi’s dom of speech and expression) and Mamit. The incidents came two days after Home “If you have any genuine griev- meeting this year. logue on Afghanistan there on and managing director Ajay Singh Seeman, May 17 movement’s and 21 (protection of life and per- Minister Amit Shah held talks with the chief min- ances and evidences, furnish it Rajnath and Fenghe had July 14, External Affairs and the Essar Group’s Prashant Thirumurugan Gandhi, Thanthai sonal liberty) by the Supreme isters of eight northeastern states and underscored the to us and we will certainly discussed ways to ease tension Minister S Jaishankar had pro- Ruia. The list also contains multi- Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam’s K. Court, said the petitioners. need to resolve lingering border disputes. PNS examine the same,” said the at the Line of Actual posed a three-point way for- Chief Minister while replying Control(LAC)in nearly two- ward to restore peace in the )%'+0 to an adjournment motion hour long parleys on the side- strife torn country. He also moved by the Opposition. lines of the SCO conclave in stressed that the solution has to Tuesday’s announcement September last. Incidentally, it be Afghan led. /   "   regarding the Covid-19 details was the first high level meeting Jaishankar also cautioned   P came amidst the concern between leaders of India and that the international commu- --.! %- expressed by the Union China after stand-offs erupted nity is against the “seizure of % Government that Kerala’s ten on the LAC in eastern Ladakh power by violence and force” (F% districts had the highest TPR in ion May last year. and will not “legitimise such ,! the country. Giving details of Rajnath’s actions”. This was in an appar- : 1J,  Malappuram topped the schedule in Dushanbe, the ent reference to the Taliban  %%F(2 !! list of districts with highest Defence Ministry said here on surging in many districts in 67/ 4B?( Lucknow: Sleuths of the Anti Terrorists Squad (ATS) claimed to number of new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, the Minister will Afghanistan. ,    wave. have busted a gang involved in human trafficking racket involv- on Tuesday. While address the SCO gathering on As regards Rajnath’s ?%%! The Centre, while respond- ing Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in the country. They arrested three Malappuram registered 4,037 Wednesday. address on Wednesday, sources %! ays after denying any death ing to a question by Congress members of the gang on Tuesday and claimed that the group was new patients, Thrissur came Defence cooperation issues said he is expected to delve into  Ddue to oxygen shortage MP KC Venugopal, had on July involved in human trafficking, especially of women and children, second with 2,623 patients. among the SCO member states regional security challenges,  during the second wave of 20 told the Rajya Sabha that no to settle them in cities like Ghaziabad, Noida and Delhi through Kozhikode (2,397), Ernakulam will be discussed and a com- including terrorism, and the %! Covid-19, the Government has deaths due to lack of oxygen forged documents. (2352) and Palakkadu (2115) munique is expected to be ways to deal with them. !# written to States/Union had been specifically reported According to an official communiqué, the ATS sleuths were were the other districts with Territories seeking such data, by States and Union Territories getting information for some time that an international gang was more than 2,000 patients.     according to Government during the second Covid wave. illegally bringing citizens of Bangladesh and Myanmar, especial- On Tuesday, 1,79 lakhs  "   sources. In the written reply, ly women and children, to India to settle them in cities like Noida, samples were tested, according 4 --.! 1%, This data is likely to be pre- Minister of State for Health Dr Ghaziabad and Delhi. to the release issued by the  .,    ,F sented in the ongoing Bharati Pravin Pawar stated During investigation, it was found that the leader of this inter- Department of Health. “The %%? Monsoon Session of the that health is a State subject and national human trafficking gang was Muhammad Noor alias number of new Covid-19 cases ttar Pradesh reported 36 new coronavirus positive cases on !! Parliament, they added. accordingly all States, UTs Noorul Islam, who was illegally luring Rohingya and Bangladeshi are likely to go up further in UTuesday while 73 patients recovered during the same peri- !! "The Centre has written to report cases and deaths to the women into marriage, and men and children to work in factories, days to come as we are waiting od while 11 districts were declared Covid- free, said Additional ,2% States for data on deaths relat- Union Health Ministry on a the release stated. After bringing them to India, they were settled for the impact of the lifting of Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal here on Tuesday. %!, ed to Oxygen shortage. The regular basis. on the basis of coded forms. lock down in connection with Aligarh, Budaun, Basti, Bahraich, Etah, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, 2:()*'*# data is likely to be presented in Hospitals across the coun- According to the information given by the police, these human the Id festival,” said a Hathras, Kasganj, Mahoba and Shravasti districts have been Parliament before the try reported severe oxygen traffickers exploited the victims, including women and children Government Physician who declared Covid-free. Sehgal said not a case of infection was found O ""  ;"#  Monsoon Session ends on shortages for several days and financially, physically and mentally. It also came to light that the has been on Covid-19 treat- in 54 districts, while patients were found in single digits in 21 / "  )$ P August 13," sources told a news private hospitals in the nation- human traffickers were earning a huge amount of money from ment duty for the last one year. districts. He said the positivity rate now stood at 0.01 per cent. --.! 2 agency. al capital approached the High this work. The ATS investigation revealed that Noor Muhammad He said there were dis- He said at present, the number of active cases in the State -? The Government has been Court demanding a steady was going to Delhi by train (Brahmaputra Mail) along with some crepancies in the details sub- had come down to 798 out of which 508 were in home isolation.  drawing flak over the claim that supply. Several hospital admin- Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals when the probing team mitted by the Department of The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state is 98.6 per cent. So (!1 no deaths due to lack of oxygen istrations in different states deboarded five persons, including two girls and interrogated them Health , Kerala Government. “A far, more than 16.84 lakh people have recovered, he added. !:!!< had been specifically reported have alleged that the shortage in Ghaziabad. Besides Islam, the other two arrested were identi- comparative study between the In the last 24 hours, 2,25,009 Covid tests were conducted. !/ # by states and Union Territories of oxygen resulted in the death fied as Rahmatullah and Safiurrehman alias Safiullah, all hailing details released by More than 8.20 lakh people were administered vaccines on 5&&! during the second Covid-19 of several patients. from Myanmar. PNS and Kerala reveal that the for- Monday. So far, more than 4,52,39,000 Covid vaccines have been ! IJ mer is more transparent. administered in UP. )*'5( =;*)*'"! ==$#  56 ./-,  % !!    .6: 1 C   !)8*I)*'5J)*)I)*'"J '5&# he rain-flood toll in Maharashtra % Tclimbed further to 209 on Tuesday, #   even as 43 roads in various rain-flood rav- Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's former Chief  "  / aged areas of Maharashtra remained sub- Minister is in life support as --.!  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He Ratnagiri-35, Thane-14, Kolhapur-7, heavy rains, as many as 420 villages were has been on continuous dialysis. His clini- /    / Mumbai-4, Pune-3, Sindhdurg, Wardha affected. While 411 villages in Kolhapur cal parameters are being closely monitored +8< ,0 "$ and Akola-2 each. The authorities pegged district were affected, the authorities by the expert consultants," the bulletin said. --.!.K2 the number of injuries at 50, while eight pegged the number of villages affected in His condition is being closely monitored / : persons were still reported missing. Sangli district at 104. by senior doctors of the critical care medi- ,-'"B1 K( Though there was let up in the rains, Meanwhile, as many as 308 relief cine, cardiology, nephrology, neurology and '#);!,-'" as many as 19 -- 16 teams belonging to camps are functioning in various affect- endocrinology departments, a doctor said. % the National Disaster Response Force ed areas. 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Air Chiefs  8       2   have been kept out of the loop dur-               ing the 1965 and 1971 wars, reflect- ing mistrust of IAF which is about             air power required for “shaping the                battlefield”. But boots on the   8   O  ? ground are essential. Rewind: Gulf War I (1991) last-        $ 6  O   ed 44 days: 38 days of aerial bom-    2       2  bardment and four-day land offen-      2        sive. In Bosnia (1995), air power CDS actually appeared on the Security Review), preferably an dy. The Defence Minister ought                  alone won the war in 17 days. horizon: His office was prepared Integrated Review, on the lines to have intervened and done a Kosovo (1999), air war was 78 days in South Block, Guard of the UK did in March this year Heseltine.  2                with no ground offensive. The   2 2              2    Honour rehearsed by Delhi followed by enunciating a The IAF’s concerns includ- Afghanistan campaign (2001) last- Area and NDTV announced National Security Strategy. The ing integrated use of air power  02       = S        ed 65 days with 11 days of ground Adm Sushil Kumar’s elevation. DPC conveniently left the think- have to be addressed, given that               B  2   operations. The Iraq war (2003) But between the cup and the lip ing to CDS, ignoring the IAF has only 30 fighter lasted 21 days of air and land bat-   8           2    =  was a slip. The Naresh Chandra inevitable repercussions. squadrons. Appointments of tle. In Sri Lanka, the IAF performed Task Force in 2013 revived the I recall UK Defence CDS and Combatant                2  its modest role effectively. The IAF’s CDS in its less truculent avatar: Secretary Michael Heseltine Commanders of other    0      $ 6      sterling performance though was Permanent Chairman Chiefs of explaining to me on the back of joint/integrated/unified com-             )        the Balakot bombing — political- Staff Committee. But Defence an envelope at RCDS London in mands and organisations be ly and strategically a turning point,        6  6    &   Minister AK Antony sat on the :,   1984 how he had rewired the made by merit and not in marking the threshold of counter- proposal. It was not until , 11.1I , CDS system for unification and Robin’s turn. The concepts of               terrorism response. The omission Christmas Day 2019 that Modi whose implementation he air-land and tri-service battles             2          in employing IAF in 1962 was part 2.0 Government issued a gazette :  :< 1 ordered in the face of revolt have to be revised and updated.           2 8    of the political and military fiasco. notification appointing Rawat as from Service Chiefs. The Joint Professional Military Still, IAF insecurities arising from :B:            2   S#  “primus-inter-pares-CDS” — reforms were ordered top-down Education should become jointness, including rotation of tasking him to implement joint- B<, J without passing the buck. mandatory for promotion to            three-star slots by merit, have to be ness by January 2023. A <4,.1  Modi had announced the flag rank. An equivalent of US addressed to achieve unification to Department of Military Affairs appointment of CDS from Red Goldwater-Nichols Act 1986 ) obviate IAF Chief having to ask the was also created under MoD. :1    Fort in 2019. The Government will ensure jointness to dimin- )( Army Chief to requisition in writ- Appointing a CDS has been an .< 4:1 :< simply issued a fiat to CDS on ish inter-service rivalry. India ing that air support was required article of faith for the BJP. jointness despite knowing oppo- was a pioneer in integration during Kargil. Two questions arise from  ,6  sition to it. This lack of consen- through Joint Services Wing/ The CDS traces its history to the reform process. First, did <:: :: < sus (which all militaries have National Defence Academy/ Admiral Mountbatten when he GoI do the necessary thinking had to overcome) emerged Defence Services Staff sounded Prime Minister Nehru and research — and who did it , :<1: clumsily last month during a College/National Defence about its utility. After the 1971 war, — before issuing the gazette seminar organised by Global College. But long ago, the polit- Prime Minister Gandhi had notification? Why were the 6::.< :1/ # Counter-Terrorism Council in ical class responsible for defence informed Field Marshal Sam known historical IAF insecuri- :1   which both Rawat and Air of India stopped thinking, leav- Manekshaw he would become ties not addressed by the polit- Chief Marshal Bhadauria spoke. ing it to the military to self- CDS but nothing came of it. The ical authority? Unfortunately, .4 1 It was one of the ugliest public reform. The politician is CDS was resurrected by a 2001 the newly minted Defence /.6 ,1/: 1 spats between a service chief and required to do and say more GoM containing 100 recommen- Planning Committee under CDS, which has triggered an ill- than “giving a befitting reply”. dations, most of which were imple- NSA AK Doval merely issued a 6  informed debate. The remedi- (The writer, a retired Major mented except CDS. When an charter of work to Rawat with- :1 --=?@.& @ K:!      ! "#! $%&$'$( 1

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India might decide to help the    2        Afghan Air Force with the Strategic Partnership Agreement (2011) being the main guiding principle. The responses can range from total military support to a mod- erate one or maybe a combination of vari- ous strategies, but certainly, the Indian gov- ernment will not be indifferent because secu- rity is at stake. Irrespective of the decision that would  :1 . Iran. The Taliban have already taken such as re-arming and unlawful threats either in a proxy war or a mil- be taken, certain challenges are coming up 1 <4  1 control of Islam Qala, a military post diplomatic recognition to the itary conflict cannot be ruled out. for the government. An increase in cross- ,1 1  on its border with Afghanistan. Taliban, suppression of the human Here, a two-way approach may be border terrorism with new forms of hybrid Here, an opportunity for India is rights of women, children, and reli- adopted. Apart from strategic pur- warfare, a sharp increase in drugs and :  1,:/:6 open. It is through an independent gious minorities, and diversion of chases of anti-drone platforms from human trafficking, especially affecting < : : 4 Iran policy that India can deepen its fundamentalists should be discussed the allies such as the US, Israel, Punjab, , Gujarat, and   strategic stronghold. Another geopo- in the UNGA to expose countries France, and Germany, long-term col- Maharashtra, and an increase in the propa- <4 4 litical twist, a positive one, can be a like Pakistan. This will also set the laboration may be pushed forward      )     8#   ganda warfare by the adversary working in  6< :<:< possibility if pursued. Given the geo- tone for India’s leadership and the to counter the asymmetric warfare. tandem with the existing and the emerging graphical proximity of India to both expansion of the UNSC. AI is another thrust area. For       E     8     Violent Non-State Actors (VNSA). The fate , D.1 Afghanistan and Iran, the dynamics Additionally, to secure the lives and instance, the US alone has around 8#       8   #   of Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan is also : :< of the situation are well under- dignity of Hindus and Sikhs in 140 projects based on AI, the knowl- 2             in jeopardy. All these challenges are inter- <<: 4  stood. The US has to accept the Afghanistan, the government may edge of which is available in the pub- 8           linked. An India-centric approach is required 6:  1# region’s geopolitical realities. History think of evacuating them at the ear- lic domain. This can be of immense      )     8  R to deal with them. .<  : is full of examples of states having liest before a full-fledged war breaks help to the Indian forces. First, at the diplomatic level, even multiple allies who probably don’t see out. Simultaneously, indigenous R&D S      , ::<          #   though Russia might look to stand with eye to each other. Second, at a tactical level, hybrid in defence manufacturing especial- Pakistan, strategic overlaps with Russia can : 1.// <1 The role of the UN has to be warfare against India will deepen and ly in AI technologies should be     6      be used for the furtherance of India’s inter- < 1 called upon as sincere joint efforts broaden. New weapons and tactics boosted for surveillance and tactical          8    8      ests. As we understand that geopolitics is nei- /: 1 :# are required. India should first utilised by the proxy militia will call capabilities. R   S        6   ther black nor white, how well the current , :6 <: B approach the UNSC and in case of for measures that favour coercive There are various new areas of          strategic agreements are used to extract conflicting interests, the task of policies. For instance, the use of AI that India has not yet explored. <: 1 <     8        leverages would depend upon the govern- maintaining normalcy and peace drones and rockets by terror groups These include bio-inspired surveil-  ) 2      ment apart from the developments that will :/< R :< should be discussed in the UNGA. to avoid casualties in physical attacks lance systems, AI face recognition    8          follow. India should exercise its strategic <:  :< Having an understanding that there has already been initiated. To counter cameras in sensitive areas, tools leverage with Saudi Arabia and other would be a lack of unanimity in the such an emerging threat, India can using AI algorithms to counter 8   8#    8      ,  , Islamic countries to tighten its noose ,: 6 UNSC to protect Afghanistan and expand the horizons of its ‘offensive cyber-attacks, and overlook securi-   2         &  =  around Pakistan in the future. The role of its people, India cannot let the defence’. It may incorporate the pol- ty issues such as indoctrination, sale 6  :&=6< *,     OIC in the coming few days would be of <. . region be sucked into chaos and icy of ‘deterrence by denial’ through of narcotics, and small arms through        =    immense importance to India. The policy anarchy. For this, sooner or later, disallowing the terrorists to assem- the darknet. All these measures will        8  #    of exposing and isolating Pakistan should India has to take the lead for an ble and execute attacks against India. help the forces and will ensure effi- G   =        continue at a regional and international level. “emergency special session” of the Of course, it has its own risk of sub- ciency in the changing times.               8  There can be no better platform than FATF UNGA. This session can be called stantial escalation when states are However, the focus on AI and other and UNGA. by India and its allies under using VNSA. The evolving strategic technologies should not distract the   8#         There is also an opportunity for India Resolution 377A (V) that provides communication and the military- government from developing new     8     2   to reinvigorate its strategic relations with Iran for a ‘Uniting for Peace’. India must civil interface through the media to warfare platforms such as anti-sub-               and find new commonalities to cooperate. remind the international communi- let the world know about India’s marine warfare capabilities and           2    Iran’s initial euphoria of the US exit may soon ty of its primary duty to maintain political will, intentions and interests short-range tactical weapons to             end as it might find the Taliban committing peace and security and should will surely play an important role. defeat the conventional threats for               atrocities on the Shia minority in request recommendations to act col- India should strengthen its there are possibilities for simultane- Afghanistan. Many hardliner clerics in defence system that is capable of ous provocations on the border.            8 2  lectively to restore the peace of the Tehran have still not forgotten the 1998 (The writer is an region under a unified command. retaliating to the emerging hybrid Given the current scenario and the %@4 $          killings of Iranian diplomats. Assistant Professor at The UN has provisions in case the warfare techniques that are redraw- shifting sands, India has to strive for &    /     8 Central University of The upcoming refugee problem in the Punjab, Bathinda. The UNSC fails to “discharge its respon- ing the battle lines. Turkey and itself and there is no one better than    8#         wake of the establishment of an Islamic emi- views expressed sibilities”. China are the main suppliers of India to think about the national   2          rate is going to open up new challenges for are personal) All the international legal issues drones to Pakistan. 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uly 26 happened to be the (Secular) and Yediyurappa minister for the fourth time. The Lingayats traditional- who installed the first BJP ter in July 2019 after engineer- second anniversary of had a big role in that. Why is Yediyurappa ly supported the Congress government in South India in ing defections of 18 MLAs JChief Minister Unfortunately, though he important for the BJP? First of but moved away in the seven- 2008, BSY continues to have from Congress and the Janata Yediyurappa’s rule in came to power four times, he all, there is no Lingayat leader ties only to return briefly. But his own place in the State, Dal (S). By then he had Karnataka. However, it turned has not completed a single to match him in the state, they withdrew their support despite the corruption already crossed 76 years and out to be an occasion for an term. BSY quit reluctantly as either in Congress or the after Prime Minister Rajiv charges, nepotism, and voic- like before, was facing corrup- emotional farewell speech '%2+ the high command had JD(S). The BJP also did not Gandhi abruptly sacked pop- es of dissent. tion and nepotism charges after he announced his resig- ()*+. worked out his exit plans develop the second rung of ular Lingayat chief minister His meteoric rise in from his party detractors. nation. Though BSY, as he is with minimum damage to the leadership. Veerendra . In the 1994 Karnataka was checked in With the chief minister known in the State, resisted party. Secondly, crucial caste assembly elections, the com- the wake of a land scam that drumming up support from pressures, the high command Incidentally, the RSS, too, politics favour him. munity voted against cost him the chief minister’s the mighty Lingayat mutts, had decided that it was time wanted a younger leader to opponents, be it the Lingayats are the State’s sin- Congress. This was the time job. He walked out of the BJP the BJP cannot ignore BSY for a younger leader to take take over. Karnataka has pro- coalition or Congress. He was gle-most significant com- when BSY emerged as the face in 2012 to float his outfit, the because holding Karnataka is over. duced many important RSS adept at using age-old tricks munity, (17 percent). Of the of the Lingayats. Barring 2013, Karnataka Janta Paksha (KJP), critical for the party before the Yediyurappa is now 78 leaders -from RSS chief, the of defection and lure of 500 mutts in the state, most the BJP always had more which dealt a severe blow to 2023 Assembly polls or the and well over the party’s pre- late K. S. Sudarshan, HV money. Even in the 2017 are headed by Lingayats, fol- than 30 Liingayat MLAs in the the BJP in the 2013 assembly 2024 General elections. scribed age limit of 75 years Seshadri to present-day lead- polls, the BJP did not get a lowed by Vokkaliga mutts. House - 32 in 2004, 39 in elections. BSY’s innings may be over to hold public office. He will ers like Dattareya Hosbole, simple majority. To keep BJP The community can tilt the 2008, and 38 in 2018. The return of but if the BJP high command not lead the party in the next B.L. Santosh, and C.R. out, the Congress and the balance in as many as 90-100 Yediyurappa has risen Yediyurappa consolidated the handles him well, being a assembly polls in 2023, as he Mukund. JD(S) formed a government of the State’s 224 assembly from the RSS ranks and been Lingayat vote base again in the mass leader, he could still would be over 80 by then. Yediyurappa has been an with the JD(S) leader H.D. constituencies. The seers, a seven-term MLA between 2014 general elections. While mobilize the Lingayat votes. Karnataka is the southern (The writer is a senior asset as well as a liability to the Kumaraswamy as Chief who received support finan- 1983 and 2013. He joined the dealing with him, the BJP His successor has a tough job gateway for the BJP. It has journalist. The views party. BSY was a shrewd Minister. Yediyurappa pulled cially and otherwise from the RSS when he was barely 15 leadership had to keep this in ahead, taking everyone along become the third pillar along expressed are personal.) manipulator who knew how down this government in chief minister, openly sup- and cut his political teeth in mind. For the fourth time, he in a state where factionalism with Congress and JD to snatch power from the 2019 and became the chief ported BSY. the Jana Sangh. A mass leader took over as the chief minis- always prevailed.     ! "#! $%&$'$(  #3

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A joint U.S.-Iraq sise his confidence in national the intelligence community bied the U.S. On behalf of the Tuesday with a focus on the law Metropolitan Police officers than a major shift in U.S. pol- Speaking to reporters dur- statement said the security security leaders after his pre- and the president "went down- United Arab Emirates. enforcement officers who were Michael Fanone and Daniel icy. ing an Oval Office session relationship will be focused on decessor's incendiary battles hill from that very day,” said Tom Barrack, 74, wearing attacked and beaten as the Hodges. In previous interviews, Even before Biden took with Iraqi Prime Minister training, advising and intelli- against what he often derided Glenn Gerstell, who then a black mask to protect against rioters broke into the building Dunn has said that attackers office, the main U.S. focus has Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Biden gence-sharing. as the “deep state". served as general counsel of the the coronavirus, appeared in — an effort to put a human face yelled racial slurs and fought him been assisting Iraqi forces, not said his administration "Our shared fight against Biden is scheduled Tuesday National Security Agency and Brooklyn Federal Court for on the violence of the day. in what resembled hand to hand fighting on their behalf. And remained committed to a part- ISIS is critical for the stability afternoon to visit the Office of stepped down last year. the first time, days after he was The police officers who combat as he held them back. Biden did not say if he planned nership with Iraq — a rela- of the region and our coun- the Director of National Trump would go through freed on $250 million bail fol- are scheduled to testify endured Gonell, an Iraq veteran, detailed to reduce the number of troops tionship that has been increas- terterrorism operation will Intelligence, which oversees four permanent or acting direc- lowing his arrest in California. some of the worst of the bru- surgery on his foot and injuries in Iraq, now about 2,500. ingly complicated by Iranian- continue, even as we shift to the 17 US intelligence organi- tors of national intelligence in His lawyer entered his plea for tality. They were punched, from which he struggled to The announcement comes backed Iraqi militia groups. this new phase we're going to sations. The White House said four years and engaged in him. trampled, crushed and sprayed recover. Fanone has described on the heels of Biden's decision The militias want all U.S. be talking about,” Biden said. in a statement that Biden near-constant fights with the “As you'd expect, the sys- with chemical irritants. They being dragged down the Capitol to withdraw fully from troops out of Iraq immediate- The shift from a U.S. com- intends to express “admira- intelligence community. tem is working. I think what were called racial slurs and steps by rioters who shocked him Afghanistan nearly 20 years ly and have periodically bat role to one focused on tion for their work and under- In particular, he was angry you'll find is that … over threatened with their own with a stun gun and beat him. after the U.S. launched that war attacked bases that house training and advising the Iraqi score the importance for our about its assessment that Russia time, you'll all see that I'm weapons as the mob of then- Hodges was beaten and crushed in response to the Sept. 11, American troops. security forces was announced national security of intelli- had interfered on his behalf in 100per cent innocent," President Donald Trump's sup- between two doors, and his 2001, attacks. Dan Caldwell, a senior in April, when a joint U.S.-Iraqi gence collection and analysis the 2016 presidential campaign Barrack said as he left the porters overwhelmed them, bloody face and anguished Together, the wars in adviser to Concerned Veterans statement said this transition free from political interfer- and its role in revealing that courthouse. broke through windows and screams were caught on video. Afghanistan and Iraq have for America, said U.S. troops allowed for the removal from ence”. Trump pressured Ukraine to Prosecutors say Barrack doors and interrupted the cer- The panel's first hearing heavily taxed the U.S. military will remain at risk. Iraq of any remaining U.S. President Donald Trump investigate Biden, an action that used his multidecade friendship tification of Democrat Joe comes as partisan tensions have and kept it from devoting more “Regardless of whether combat forces on a timetable to visited the Central Intelligence ultimately led to Trump's first with Trump to influence the Biden's presidential win. only worsened since the insur- attention to a rising China, their deployment is called a be determined later. Agency on his first full day in impeachment. Trump eventu- Republican's policy, starting “We're going to tell this rection, with many Republicans which the Biden administra- combat mission, U.S. troops will It did not specify what office, praising the agencies but ally fired the inspector gener- when Trump was a candidate in story from the beginning,” said playing down, or outright deny- tion calls the biggest long- remain under regular attack as combat functions the U.S. was also airing personal grievances. al at the national intelligence 2016 and continuing after he Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a ing, the violence that occurred term security challenge. long as they remain in Iraq,” engaged in then, nor did Biden Standing in front of CIA's office - the internal watchdog was sworn in as Democrat who sits on the new and denouncing the For years, U.S. troops have Caldwell said in a statement. get into such specifics on memorial wall with stars mark- who brought that pressure to president. House panel that is investigating Democratic-led investigation as played support roles in Iraq and “An American military Monday. ing each of the officers who light. AP the attack. “The moral center of politically motivated. 7 &  R% 74 5A0 >1    7  :1 4  substantial chunk of the pop- “Driven by the delta vari- %   ulation resists vaccination. ant, cases are rising here at he United States served It was also a reversal from home, particularly among 7   %B Indian Falls (US): It could be other structures, but a new Tnotice on Monday that it the sentiment President Joe those who are unvaccinated, days before officials will be able damage estimate wasn''t imme- will keep existing Covid-19 Biden voiced earlier this month and appears likely to continue to assess the damage done to a diately available because flames travel restrictions on interna- when he said his administration in the weeks ahead,” she Islamabad: The US and NATO 3 small town by California''s were still raging in the moun- tional travel in place for now was “in the process” of consid- said. have promised to pay $ 4 bil- largest wildfire, one of dozens tain area on Monday. due to concerns about the ering how soon the U.S. Could The rising cases also are lion a year until 2024 to finance  :6. the “Afghan administration," of blazes scorching lands across “Fire behaviour has been surging infection rate because lift the ban on European travel causing the administration to Afghanistan's military and saying the four were only doing the US West. so unpredictable, it hasn''t of the delta variant. bound for the U.S. After the take a closer look at policies on security forces, which are our Afghan journalists were their job, trying to “follow the Over the weekend, the been safe for inspectors to go It was the latest sign that issue was raised by German wearing masks. On Monday, the struggling to contain an Farrested by the country's events and try to reveal the massive Dixie Fire roared in to work,” said Mitch the White House is having to Chancellor Angela Merkel dur- Department of Veterans Affairs advancing Taliban. Already, intelligence service after they facts." Nai said the arrest was through the remote Northern Matlow, a fire spokesman. recalibrate its thinking around ing her visit to the White House. became the first first major fed- the US has spent nearly $ 89 returned to the city of Kandahar illegal and demanded the jour- California community of Indian “Until things settle down, we the coronavirus pandemic as White House press secre- eral agency to require its health billion over the past 20 years to following a reporting trip to a nalists' immediate release. Falls. The blaze had already lev- won''t know the extent of the more infectious variant tary Jen Psaki said the restric- care workers to get COVID-19 build, equip and train Afghan border area recently taken by Later Tuesday, Afghan inte- elled at least 16 houses and what''s burned.” AP surges across the U.S. And a tions would continue for now. vaccines. forces. the Taliban, an Afghan press rior ministry spokesman Yet America's own freedom group said Tuesday. Mirwais Stanikzai said the four Government watchdog says The four had travelled to have been accused of spreading oversight of the money has Spin Boldak to interview enemy propaganda. He insist- been poor, hundreds of mil- Taliban commanders after the ed the Kabul government is lions of dollars have been mis- insurgents captured a border committed to freedom of spent and corruption is rife in crossing there with Pakistan. A expression but cautioned it the security apparatus. spokesman for the Interior must abide by the constitution Monitoring where the Ministry says the four are and the laws of the country. future funding goes will accused of spreading propa- “Any kind of propaganda become virtually impossible ganda for the Taliban. for the benefit of terrorists after August 31, when the last The Afghan media watch- and the enemy as well as coalition troops leave. Here is dog known as Nai said they against the national interest of a look at some of the returned home to Kandahar on Afghanistan, will be counted as issues: Monday and were arrested by a crime,” Stanikzai added. US SPENDING SINCE 2001 the National Directorate for Reporters work under Nearly USD 83 billion has Security. Nai says that the jour- extremely difficult circumstances been spent to build, equip, nalists' whereabouts on in Afghanistan, and often face train and sustain Afghanistan's Tuesday was not known. violence, threats and intimida- National Defence and Security Three of the reporters — tion, preventing them from car- Forces, which include the mil- Bsimullah Wantandost, Qudrat rying out their work properly. itary, national police and the Sultani and Moheb Obaidi — The war-torn nation has elite special forces. work for the local radio station over 2,000 officially registered That figure covers a wide Mellat Zhagh. The fourth is media outlets. Violence against range of items. For example, the Sanaullah Siam, a cameraman journalists was up 26% in 2020, US spent nearly USD 10 billion for the Xinhua News Agency, compared to 2019, according to for vehicles and aircraft. It the group said. the Afghan Journalists Safety spent USD 3.75 billion on fuel Taliban spokesman Committee, which recorded for the Afghan military Mohmmad Naeem, with the 132 threats and acts of violence between 2010-2020. insurgents' political office in against journalists and media AP Qatar, condemned the arrest by workers last year. ?1 3 3 Berlin: An explosion at an indus- ; trial park for chemical companies HONG KONG: The first per- proceedings, which ended July shook the German city of son to be tried under Hong 20, were held in the Hong Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending Kong’s sweeping national Kong High Court with no a large black cloud rising into the security law was found guilty jury, under rules allowing the air. At least 16 people were injured of secessionism and terrorism exception from Hong Kong’s and five remain missing. on Tuesday in a ruling close- common law system if state Germany’s Federal Office for ly watched for indications of secrets need to be protected, Civil Protection and Disaster how the law will be applied as foreign forces are involved or Assistance classified the explosion China tightens its grip on the if the personal safety of jurors as “an extreme threat” and asked city long known for its free- needs to be protected. Trials residents to stay inside, turn off doms. are presided over by judges ventilation systems and keep win- Tong Ying-kit was charged handpicked by Hong Kong dows and doors closed, German with inciting secession and leader Carrie Lam. news agency DPA reported. terrorism for driving his Reading the verdict, Later on Tuesday, however, motorcycle into a group of Justice Esther Toh said Tong the Cologne fire department police officers last year while “committed terrorist activities tweeted that measurements of carrying a flag bearing the causing or intended to cause the air’s pollution “do not show banned protest slogan grave harm to the society” in any kind of abnormality.” They “Liberate Hong Kong, revolu- pursuit of a political agenda. said the smoke had gone down but tion of our times.” Rights His behavior was an act of that they would continue to mea- groups condemned his con- violence aimed at coercing sure the air for toxins. viction, and many are bracing the central and Hong Kong The city of Leverkusen said in for further such trials since governments and intimidating a statement that the explosion at more than 100 people have the public and carrying the flag the Chempark site, about 20 kilo- been arrested under the legis- constituted an act of incite- meters (13 miles) north of lation — part of Beijing’s ment to secession, she said. Cologne on the Rhine river, increasing crackdown on dis- Tong did not speak during occurred in storage tanks for sol- sent in Hong Kong following the reading of the verdict. He vents. It said four people were months of anti-government waved to his parents and oth- severely injured and 12 less seri- protests in 2019. ers in the gallery as he was ously. Five people are missing. Tong, a 24-year-old escorted from the chamber. Currenta, the company oper- restaurant worker, pleaded Tong’s defense lawyer has ating the chemical park, said the not guilty to the charges, argu- said it’s impossible to prove explosion happened at 9:40 a.m. ing the slogan itself does not that Tong was inciting seces- at the storage tanks of their waste call for secession. He now sion merely by having used the management center and then faces a maximum sentence of slogan. developed into a fire. life imprisonment, but his The defense also said “Sirens were operated to warn lawyers are expected to argue there is no evidence that Tong residents and warning alerts were for a lighter punishment at his committed the act deliberate- sent,” Currenta said in the statement. sentencing hearing Thursday. ly, that he tried to avoid crash- Police in nearby Cologne said The new national securi- ing into officers and that his a large number of officers, fire- ty legislation not only result- actions couldn’t be considered fighters, helicopters and ambu- ed in the charges against Tong, terrorism since there was no lances from across the region had but it also spelled out how the serious violence or harm to been deployed to the scene. AP trial would be conducted. The society. AP     ! "#! $%&$'$(  4

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In 2019-20, a total of 124 Covid-19 wave cut into recov- compared to the previous year, FPI sector stood at USD 628.24 Net direct tax collection in foreign companies were regis- ery momentum. the government said on million. Patel said the min- the April-June quarter of the tered in India. The count was This forecast for 2021-22 Tuesday. In a written reply to istry has been implementing current fiscal is over 2.46 at 118 in 2018-19. is lower than the 12.5 per cent the Lok Sabha, Minister of Central Sector Umbrella lakh crore, as against more than The data was provided by growth in GDP that IMF had State for Food Processing Scheme - Pradhan Mantri 1.17 lakh crore during the and non-GST) revenue collec- Minister of State for Corporate projected in April before the Industries Prahlad Singh Patel Kisan SAMPADA Yojana same period of the previous fis- tion in the first quarter of FY Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh in a second wave took a grip. ally recovering from a deep from April 2021 to March said the FDI policy and data are (PMKSY) since 2016-17 for cal. 2021-22 is 3.11 lakh crore, he written reply to Rajya Sabha on For 2022-23, IMF expects contraction in the fiscal year 2022, the Asian Development the under purview of the overall growth and develop- “Reasons for increase in said. Tuesday. economic growth of 8.5 per ended March 31, 2021 (7.3 per Bank (ADB) last week down- Department for Promotion of ment of the food processing the collections include revival “The increased tax col- “Foreign Company is cent, larger than the 6.9 per cent) and a subsequent severe graded India’s economic Industry and Internal Trade. sector, including processing of of economic activities and pos- lection (Direct & Indirect) as defined under Section 2 (42) of cent it had projected in April. second wave of COVID-19. growth forecast to 10 per cent “As per extant policy, 100 agroproducts and thus increas- itive sentiments among tax- reported in the first quarter of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Growth prospects in IMF joins a host of glob- from 11 per cent estimated in per cent FDI for FPI sector is ing the income of farmers. payers during this current the current financial year as Act) as any company or body India have been downgraded al and domestic agencies which April. permitted under the automat- The component schemes of financial year, leading to compared to the same period corporate incorporated out- following the severe second have cut India’s growth esti- Another US-based rating ic route implying that no prior PMKSY are -- Mega Food increased income estimates previous financial year shows side India which (a) has a COVID wave during March- mates for the current fiscal. Last agency Moody’s has projected approval of the Government or Park, Integrated Cold Chain and higher advance tax pay- that the economy is on the place of business in India by May and expected slow recov- month, S&P Global Ratings India clocking 9.3 per cent RBI is required. As per the and Value Addition ments in the first quarter of the recovery path. Higher tax col- itself or through an agent, ery in confidence from that set- projected a 9.5 per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal Foreign Exchange Infrastructure, Creation FY 2021-22 as compared to the lection would enable physically or thorough elec- back,” IMF said in its latest growth in the current fiscal and ending March 2022. For 2021 Management Act (FEMA), the /Expansion of Food Processing corresponding period of FY Government in increasing pub- tronic mode and (b) conducts World Economic Outlook 7.8 per cent in 2022-23. calendar year, Moody’s has cut Indian recipient company has & Preservation Capacities, 2020-21,” he said in a written lic expenditure, which would any business activity in India in (WEO). While World Bank sees the growth estimate sharply to to report the inflow of FDI to Infrastructure for Agro- reply to the Rajya Sabha. have a positive impact on GDP,” any other manner,” the minis- India’s economy is gradu- GDP growth at 8.3 per cent 9.6 per cent. Reserve Bank of India,” he Processing Clusters. Net Indirect Tax (GST Chaudhary added. ter said. %     <% 12 3**!(( 4!2 #    2$% 5 *" %     *  ;8#8; 3  !C !!   !  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Amidst the prevailing Railways, Parliament was shortage of containers and Predictability of availabil- sive strides, and the govern- is looking at a series of policy amid lacklustre corporate earn- markets and the domestic equi- Covid-19 situation, the Bank informed on Tuesday. Aincreased freight charges ity of container and freight rates ment is focused on policies in initiatives to propel India to this ings and a deepening sell-off in ty indices closed with losses. conducted its AGM through “Directorate General of are adversely affecting exports is not there anymore. Freight areas like licencing framework, path of growth of digital infra- Asian markets post China’s Forex traders said the video conference, without the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from Kolkata causing appre- rates have jumped 2-3 times of spectrum management and structure and the digital econ- regulatory crackdown on tech rupee is trading in a narrow physical presence of share- Intelligence (DGGI) has initi- hensions of huge financial and the pre-Covid levels,” broadband to strengthen digi- omy as a whole”. This involves companies. range as investors are awaiting holders at a common venue, in ated investigations into tenders business loss, exporters said on Federation of Indian Export tal infrastructure, a senior DoT having a fresh look at issues, be The 30-share BSE Sensex cues from the US Fed’s policy accordance with guidelines awarded by Indian Railways Tuesday. Organisations(FIEO) chair- official said on Tuesday. it a licensing and legislative skidded 273.51 points or 0.52 decision due on Wednesday issued by SEBI and MCA. CH. since July 2017, to crack down The crisis of vessel space man-east, Sushil Patwari told Telecom and IT industries framework, spectrum man- per cent to finish at 52,578.76, and month-end rebalancing. S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao, MD & on instances of misclassifica- and containers is nationwide PTI. Freight charges have sky- have achieved a level of matu- agement, new technology and while the broader NSE Nifty At the interbank foreign CEO of PNB, while addressing tion of rail supplies by bidders but the situation is worse in rocketed and freight forwarders rity and built capabilities for innovations, broadband infra- fell 78 points or 0.49 per cent exchange market, the local unit the Shareholders at the 20th who have been charged with Kolkata, they said. to the West Coast are also business, technology, innova- structure, ease of doing busi- to 15,746.45. opened at 74.36 against the dol- AGM of the Bank , highlight- evading taxes,” Minister of “Availability of containers declining to book cargo due to tions and an appetite for star- ness, manufacturing,and Dr Reddy’s was the top lar and witnessed an intra-day ed bank’s performance and State for Finance Pankaj is less than half of the demand severe scarcity of containers, tups, T K Paul, Member research and development. loser among the Sensex con- high of 74.35 and a low of 74.54 various initiatives undertaken Chaudhary said. causing disruptions in exports exporters said. stituents, plunging 10.44 per during the session. during FY 2020-21. cent, after the company report- ed a 36 per cent decline in con- solidated net profit at 380.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, on account of higher expenses.     ! 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TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTS <%F -    Hockey: India beat Spain 3- 0 in Men’s Pool A Match. 2 Badminton: Satwiksairaj     Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Ben Lane and Sean Vendy &-* $   (Great Britain) 21-17, 21-19 in Men’s Doubles Group A Match. 1% Tokyo: Enduring a forgettable Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain campaign, bottom-placed beat Nadine Apetz of Germany  % Indian women’s hockey team 3-2 in Women’s 69kg Round of can’t afford squandering any 16 Bout. F? more chances if it fancies upset- Table Tennis: A Sharath ting defending champions Great Kamal lost to Ma Long (China) Britain on Wednesday. 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 4-11 in After a 1-5 drubbing against Men’s Singles Round 3 Match. world number one the Shooting: Saurabh Netherlands, the Indians play- Chaudhary/Manu Bhaker and ers lifted their game by leaps and Yeshahswini Deswal/Abhishek bounds to give third-ranked Verma fail to qualify for medal Germany a run for their money round in 10m Air Pistol Mixed $%  before losing 0-2 in their next Team event. Pool A match.  % !  /) !  $%*  $  .  . Elavenil Valarivan/Divyansh But two consecutive defeats 1  % 0   $   $ **  $   Singh Panwar and Anjum have definitely pegged the side Moudgil/Deepak Kumar fail to back. India created a lot of qualify for medal round in 10m scoring opportunities against #(*- Air Rifle Mixed Team event.  Germany but finishing was lack- Sailing: Nethra Kumanan ing from the forward line. On 32nd and 38th in Race 5 and 6 one occasion, Vandana Katariya   in Women’s Laser Radial. was denied by the goal post too. Vishnu Saravanan 23rd and  But not converting the Tokyo: Indian shuttlers Chirag we don’t stand a chance. They 22nd in Race 5 and 6 in Men’s penalty stroke was a huge miss. Shetty and Satwiksairaj won in two games and we won Laser. However, the Rani Rampal- Rankireddy emerged victori- in three. It is quite sad. KC Ganapathy and Varun  6, *% $IJ   ) *  % $8$8  $  %*    $ 6  !      led side can take a lot of heart ous against the England pair of Unfortunately, even after win- Thakkar 18th in Race 1 in from its performance against the Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in ning two matches in the group, Men’s Skiff 49er. Tokyo: Dragflicker Rupinder New Zealand 3-2 in their .+5.7&35)3'+)*8:;)).3.< Germans given that it kept the their final Group A match but we don’t go through. But that Pal Singh scored a brace as the opening fixture. Spain, on the intensity and fight intact till the still missed out on qualifying is badminton and have to live IN FOCUS TODAY Indian men’s hockey over- other hand, are yet to register  /  "   final hooter. for the quarterfinals at the with it,” said Chirag. Hockey: India vs Great came a demoralising defeat in a win in the competition. +>9B+, 5 !9 -  6 ,     .  With two defeats from as Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. 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Boxing: Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Drubbed 1-7 by Australia Argentina on Thursday. +#9D, 9 -  P  &B#@    *! 4   Ireland and South Africa. Plaza. Chirag and Satwik’s Chaib (Algeria. in their last match, India pro- For any team it is always +#9B+, .   9 , 6% $   *,  . %   But these are still early days However, they couldn’t straight game loss to the Rowing: Arjun Lal Jat and duced a spirited performance tough to recover from a +#9BB, .  $9-  P:;!$)  >  / )  with three matches each remain- make it to the knockout stage Indonesians on Monday cost Arvind Singh in Men’s against world No 9 Spain and morale-shattering loss within 1 0@ " %"? @ A % E @-")4 ing for all the teams. Top four as they finished third in the them dear. Lightweight Double Sculls scored through Simranjeet a day, but India looked more sides from each pool of six will Group A behind top-ranked Moments before the Semifinal 2. Singh (14th minute) and organised and sorted against qualify for the quarterfinals. Indonesian team of Marcus Indian pair stepped on the Archery: Tarundeep Rai vs Rupinder Pal Singh (15th and Spain on Tuesday. “Better result today, but a terms of defending,” he said. Ranked 11th in the world, Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin court, Lee and Wang had com- Oleksii Hunbin (Ukraine). 51st) to record a comfortable Despite the win, India’s lot of things to work on from “The first quarter was India stand a chance to make the Sanjaya Sukamuljo and world pleted a three-game win over Pravin Jadhav vs Galsan win in their third Pool A chief coach Graham Reid said an improvement perspective. played very well, we could quarterfinals but for that to number three Yang Lee and Sukamuljo and Gideon in the Bazarzhapov (Russian Olympic match at the Oi Hockey the team needs to work upon The fact that we gave too move the ball really well and happen they will have to outplay Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese preceding group match, ren- Committee). Stadium. a lot of grey areas, like conced- many corners, that’s always a it was exactly what we planned seventh-ranked Ireland and Taipei. dering the result of India's con- Deepika Kumari vs Karma India, ranked fourth in the ing penalty corners, ahead of concern when that happens. to do. We struggled a bit in the South Africa, who are placed “We knew the moment test against Britain inconse- (Bhutan). world, had earlier defeated their remaining matches. But the team did really well in second and third quarters.” 16th. Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin won, quential. )04 &4: Tokyo: Indian boxer Lovlina Tokyo: Sharath Kamal matched reaching the third round at the 11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 4-11 in 46 Borgohain (69kg) advanced to While the top eight teams the legendary Ma Long stroke Summer Games. minutes. the quarterfinals in her debut make the Qualification 2, the top for stroke in the first three A less tougher draw in To have a player like Long Olympic appearance on four pairs in the second phase games before making a third mixed doubles, in which under pressure in itself is a sig- Tuesday, defeating German qualify for the medal rounds. round exit from the table ten- Sharath and Manika were seen nificant achievement for the veteran Nadine Apetz in a Later in the day, both the nis competition on Tuesday, as medal contenders, as well as seasoned Indian. closely-fought last-16 stage Indian pairs participating in ending India’s medal-less in the men’s singles could “It was the best three games bout. the 10m air rifle mixed team yet impressive run at have seen the Indians scal- and probably the best match Borgohain, the lone event crashed out in the first the Tokyo Olympics. ing new heights. and best tournament I ever Indian boxer in action on the qualifications stage, missing out Following the The way 39-year-old played,” Sharath said. day, prevailed 3-2 over her on yet another final after an out- unprecedented gains Sharath played against The Chinese great too rival who is 12 years her ing that left a lot to be desired. made from the 2018 Long has convinced him to acknowledged that Sharath senior. Both the boxers were  6  *8 8 !  The duo of Elavenil Asian Games, where think about compet- made it tough for him. making their Games debut  *  $ $  1   . $   Valarivan and Divyansh Singh India won a table ten- ing in his fifth “It was a tough match. Of and the Indian became the   $>!$  $   Panwar finished 12th with a total nis medal for the Olympics in course at the Olympics every first from her nine-strong of 626.5 across three series each, first time ever, Paris. match, no matter the opponent, team to make the quarterfinal Borgohain is a two-time , . !A%      $+     while Anjum Moudgil and the perfor- Heno matter the country, it’s stage. World and Asian champi- Deepak Kumar ended 18th out mance of fought always tough,” said Long. The 23-year-old showed onships Bronze-medallist and Tokyo: Indian shooters endured two series each in the second of 29 pairs with an aggregate Sharath and tooth and “I did prepare for difficul- great poise in a tense contest will next face Chinese Taipei’s yet another forgettable outing at phase of the qualification. score of 623.8. Manika Batra nail in the ties. The third game was cru- to triumph by the thinnest of Nien-Chin Chen on July 30, the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday in the round first three cial. After gutting it out the last margins. She claimed all the who is seeded fourth. as they crashed out in the qual- of 32 added games two games were better,” he three rounds on split points. A win in the upcoming ifying stages of the mixed team      !  !  $ significant- against added. The 35-year-old Apetz was contest would assure events in both pistol and rifle. ly to the the reign- With Sharath’s defeat, the first German woman to Borgohain of at least a Bronze Considered the team’s best   8)   ! O  6 sport’s ingIndia’s challenge ended in table qualify for a boxing event at medal at the mega-event. bet for a podium finish, the duo growing Olympic and tennis as Manika, Sutirtha the Olympics. She is a two- On Wednesday, Asian of Saurabh Chaudhary and Tokyo: The Indian shooting Questions are being raised popularity. world champi- Mukherjee and G Sathiyan time world championship champion Pooja Rani (75kg) Manu Bhaker caved in under federation on Tuesday about why the shooters were They both on Long before had already exited the singles Bronze-medallist and a former will square off against Algerian pressure and failed to qualify for promised an ‘overhaul’ of the not able to replicate their excel- achieved a first by going down 7- competition. European champion. youngster Ichrak Chaib. the final of the 10m air pistol coaching staff after the 15- lent showing at the ISSF World mixed team event. strong contingent’s Olympic Cups at the Olympics. Thy finished seventh in campaign moved from one “I feel something is lacking Qualification 2 after topping the disaster to another. in getting our shooters pre- 1B())U&&% first phase with 582. Both the 19- As the country’s shooters pared for these big occasions, $9: year-old shooters lost the plot continued to belie expecta- because clearly the talent is Enoshima: Indian sailors 38th in the two races of the point, the second-placed finish- completely when the top eight tions with their horror show there and we have seen it here   Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra women’s laser radial event held er scores two and so on. teams battled it out in the sec- here, reliving the Rio 2016 as well,” the NRAI boss said. Kumanan finished way behind at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on The final race is called the ond phase. debacle, the head of the sport’s However, Raninder said apan’s Naomi Osaka suffered a 6-1, 6-4 defeat to Marketa the leaders as they ended at Tuesday. medal race, for which points are The other Indian team in national governing body that not all is still lost for the JVondrousova in the third round of the Tokyo Games on 22nd and 33rd spot in the Four more races and medal doubled. Following the medal the event, Abhishek Verma and promised a major revamp in Indian shooting team as it is left Tuesday, crushing her dreams of winning Olympic Gold at home. respective events after six races race remain in the competition race, the individual or crew with Yashaswini Singh Deswal, failed coaching and support staff. with a few more starts. Osaka, who lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening cer- in the Tokyo Olympics here on and the India duo were far the fewest total points is to clear Qualification 1 and fin- “Definitely the perfor- “Having said that we still emony, struggled in an error-strewn display under the centre court Tuesday. behind in the rankings. declared the winner. ished in 17th place, having mances have not been on have starts left and let’s contin- roof at Ariake Tennis Park and was knocked out in 68 minutes. Saravanan finished 23rd Each event consists of a The medal races of both the totalled 564 across six series expected lines and I have spo- ue to back the team and I am Vondrousova, ranked 42nd, will go on to face Spain’s Paula and 22nd in the fifth and sixth series of races. Points in each women’s laser radial and men’s (three each for one member). ken of an overhaul of coaching sure we’ll get results. Badosa or Nadia Podoroska of Argentina. race in the men’s laser event race are awarded according to laser will be held on August 1 The team of Chaudhary and support staff,” NRAI Postmortems can wait till after Meanwhile, Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the third round while Kumanan was 32nd and position: the winner gets one after 10 races each. and Bhaker totalled 380 across Raninder Singh said. the Games,” Raninder said. of the Olympics men’s tennis tournament on Tuesday as he avenged last month’s Wimbledon loss to Frances Tiafoe. The Greek third seed downed American Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 under the centre court roof at Ariake Tennis Park, where all play on %1 # #+ * *  outside courts was delayed an hour by morning drizzle. Tsitsipas, who is also entered in mixed doubles with Maria Sakkari, will play France’s Ugo Humbert or Miomir Kecmanovic - 4  F of Serbia for a spot in the quarter-finals. Also Novak Djokovic added another medal  ,  6 @ He is obviously out of the event to his program by entering the mixed series and will not be able able doubles draw with Serbian partner Nina he second T20I between to return with rest of the Stojanovic. TIndia and Sri Lanka in squad,” a BCCI source track- Colombo on Tuesday was ing the developments in INDIAN CAMPAIGN OVER postponed by a day after Colombo said. The Indian tennis team’s campaign Indian all-rounder Krunal “However the good news at the Tokyo Olympics officially Pandya tested positive for is that all his eight close con- ended on Tuesday as Sania  4 *  0   !!  *  $D   ,  '%     $  Covid-19, forcing him out of tacts who were identified by Mirza and Sumit Nagal could      $  @             6  $ *   the series with seven days of the BCCI medical officer (Dr not make the cut for the isolation. Abhijit Salvi) have tested neg- mixed doubles event due to However, all his eight ative.” their low combined ranking close contacts, who were iso- For now, the three-match of 153. lated, have tested ‘negative’ in series is on as even if there are ; The entries were to be the RT-PCR tests and will be a couple of more cases, the Durham: Ahead of the gruelling finalised on Tuesday morn- available for the postponed Indian team has enough play- five Test match series against ing and the cut was expect- game which is being held on ers with negative RT-PCR England, the Indian Test team ed to be between 50-60. Wednesday. reports to field a team. led by skipper Virat Kohli, had The Indians did not even As per Sri Lanka’s health Krunal, who tested posi- a centre wicket training at the have faint hopes of getting  safety protocols, Krunal will tive on Tuesday morning, has Durhan Cricket Club here on into the easiest of tennis  not be able to travel back to already been quarantined. Tuesday. events at the Games. H -$ 5    India with other members of India are travelling with a Aggressive wicket-keeper Only 16 teams play      the contingent on July 30 as he 20-member squad plus four Rishabh Pant, who had joined the mixed doubles event  **    " * will now have to undergo stand bye net bowlers. the Test team after recovering and thus winning just H#H )" $  mandatory isolation and Now, there will be back- from Covid-19, also batted in two matches can get a   6     obtain a negative RT-PCR to-back matches on the nets. team in the medal round.   $  HBH .  report. Wednesday and Thursday “TeamIndia back at it and Nagal was blown away by Daniil      The third and final T20 is provided there aren’t any more having a centre wicket training Medvedev in the men’s singles com-     #++ scheduled to be held on players testing positive to at Durham Cricket Club ahead petition, while the women’s doubles  HDH-$   Thursday. affect the balance of the sides of the five-match Test series pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina      !  6 “Krunal is symptomatic which will lead to cancella- against England,” the BCCI said lost its opener from a winning position. " * I% J  with cough and throat pain. tion. in a tweet.