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THE EDITORIAL PAGE BIDEN SAYS democracy messy MAJOR TVnetworks cut away SOME REPUBLICANS back Will not accept any NOTTHEWEST sometimes,calls forpatience from Trump, rejecthis claims Trump, others issue criticism WING shifting of LAC, can’t BY PRATAP BHANU MEHTA PAGE 6 Trumpfakesthenews,Bidentakes discount larger Covid opens conflict: Gen Rawat pharma firms theheadline—leadinPennsylvania KRISHNKAUSHIK to threats: NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 ON THE dayIndian and Chinese Lupin reports commandersmet in Chushul to RACE FOR tryand dial down tensions along cyber attack THE WHITE the Line of Actual Control in HOUSE Ladakh wherethe twoarmies have facedoff since May, Chief of General Bipin Rawatatthe PRABHARAGHAVAN EXPRESS Defence StaffGeneral Bipin webinar on Friday. ANI &AASHISHARYAN RawatFridaysaid India“will not NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 INTHEU.S. acceptany shifting” of the LAC and will continue to insiston gressions and belligerent actions AFORTNIGHT afterDrReddy’s restorationofstatusquo ante – by the Chinese”. He said alarge Laboratoriessaid it had “isolated” of troops on either side return- conflict cannotberuledout,and itsdatacentreservices afteracy- KARISHMAMEHROTRA ing to their April locations. pointed out that collusion be- berattack,Mumbai-basedLupin NEWYORKCITY,NOVEMBER6 Speaking at aseminar to tween Pakistanand China poses became the second major Indian markthe 60th anniversaryofthe an “omnipresent danger”. pharmaceutical companytobe WITH NO newdeclared state National Defence College, “In the overallsecuritycalcu- hit by asimilarattack. wins foreithercandidate, GeneralRawat attributed the lus, afull-scale conflict with Severalindustryexecutives Americans woke up on thethird tensions along the LACto“trans- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 told The Indian Express on Friday morning afterElection Daywith- that while cyber attacks arenot out aclear winner of the presi- new, at leastinthe West,they dential race. have become morecommon as However, Joe Biden took nar- Hit by suspension of rail the worldgrapples with the rowleads in Georgia and Covid-19pandemic. Indian Pennsylvania, twokey battle- services, Punjab faces pharma companies, currently ground states that President plugged intothe global supply Donald Trumphad carriedin chain forpotentialCovid-19vac- 2016,and either of whichcould power, fertilisershortage cines,havebecome morevul- deliverthe magic number of 270 nerable, the experts said.More Electoral Collegevotestothe US President Donald Trumpatthe WhiteHouse on Thursday. Reuters suchattackscould be on the way, Democratic nominee. BUSINESSASUSUAL KANCHANVASDEV, theywarned. Since Wednesday, the RAAKHIJAGGA BY UNNY Indian pharma companies Electoral count forthe candi- Carolina. Alittle before midnight wherebothcandidates were detailedrepudiations of his &AVISHEKGDASTIDAR have movedmostoftheir docu- dates has stood at 264for Biden in India on Friday, Trumpwas lockedat49.4 per centand Biden statements. CNN and FoxNews CHANDIGARH,LUDHIANA& mentation and manufacturing and 214for Trump, according to ahead in onlyNorth Carolina, ledbyfewer than2,000 votes – continuedtoshowTrump’s re- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 processes datatothe digital the Associated Press.Somenews leading Biden by about 77,000 announced arecount laterthis marks live,but bluntly rejected space over the lastdecade, said organisations suchasThe New votes, or 1.4percentagepoints. month. his claims as false. HIT HARD by the suspension of the executive of an Indian vac- York Times and the major televi- Trumpneeds Pennsylvania With the writing seemingly Trumpfalselystatedthat he rail services since September 24 Farmers protestnear cine firm on condition of sion networkshave,however, re- and at leastthree from the other on the wall, the President on had wonthe election through amid protests by farmers against Amritsar on Friday. anonymity.The threatsfrom frainedfromcalling Arizona for four states to retain the presi- Thursday evening deliveredan “legal votes”, while “illegal” late the Centre's newagriculture SimranjitRana suchdigitisation were flagged Biden, leaving himwith 253 in dency.Biden has the edge be- extraordinaryspeechatapress votes were allowing the laws,Punjab Fridayslammed lastyear,whencyber security so- their counts. cause theremaining ballotsare conference at the WhiteHouse Democratsto“steal the elec- the Railways forclaiming that its lutionsfirm Kaspersky had re- Other than Arizona, four mostlyfromurbanstrongholds that wassofull of falsehoods and tion.” In continuation of claims operations continue to be protesters have vacated alltracks portedlyranked India as the other states remainedunde- and predominantlyDemocratic disinformation that three major that he has made throughout stalledbyblocks in at least22lo- and platforms, Chief Minister sixth mostvulnerable country clared on Friday: Pennsylvania, mail-in. But the contestremains television networks –CBS, NBC, this election season, Trump cations by protesters. CaptAmarinder Singh said: “The CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Georgia, Nevada, and North tight, and officials in Georgia – and ABC –cut away,and issued CONTINUEDONPAGE2 While farmers' unions said CONTINUEDONPAGE2 SC grants arrest shield to Arnab, contempt notice to Assembly officer

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Cyber attack Punjab officialssaid the sus- tion from Rajpuraand Talwandi ent counsel who will assistusin pension,whichisunprecedented Sabo while purchasing power this matter,” he said. where drugmakers were open to in length and scale, has dealt a from other sources. “In case of Singhvisaidhewillbeexceed- attacks from cyber criminals. heavy blowtothe statewith the Rajpura and Talwandi Sabo,only Trump fakes the news inghisbrief if hesays anythingon The growing importanceof hosiery industry alone set to suf- oneuniteachwasfunctionaltilla that. “During the course of hear- Indian pharmacompanies in de- ferlosses totalling Rs 8,500crore. fewdays ago. But lastweek, even decried mail-in votesand de- notallowthe corruption to Twitter:“IeasilyWIN the only afew minutes, asking vot- ing, we requestedDrAbhishek livering affordable medicines on Theysaid the stateisshortof these twothermal plants were nouncedpre-election polls. steal suchanimportant elec- Presidency of the United States ers to remain calm. Manu Singhvi, learnedSenior alarge scaleduringthepandemic power, fertilisers, rawmaterial shut down,” said an official. “Ifyou count the legal votes, tion, or anyelection forthat with LEGAL VOTES CAST.The “Democracy is sometimes CounselappearingfortheStateof maybeattracting increasedat- and even gunnybags forpaddy AVenu Prasad, CMD, Punjab Ieasilywin,” he said. matter.And we can’t allowsi- OBSERVERS were notallowed, messy.Itsometimes requires Maharashtra, to respond to this tentionfromcybercriminals.The procurement,apartfromthehalt StatePowerCorporationLimited “Thereare nowonlyafew lence, anybody to silence our in anyway,shape, or form, to alittlepatience as well, but letter.Butheexpressedhisinabil- rising threat, evidencedinin- in movement of food grain and (PSPCL), told The Indian Express states yettobedecidedinthe votersand manufacturere- do their job and therefore, that patience has been re- ity to explain or justify the con- creasedattacks on global health- cotton to other states. that the utility wasimposing presidential race. The voting sults.” votes accepted during this pe- warded nowfor morethan tentsofthe aforesaid letter in care services and research firms, The face-off escalated Friday powercutsof3-4 hours since apparatus of thosestatesare He providednoevidence riod mustbedetermined to be 240years with asystemof question since the letter is writ- couldalsobeattributedto thefact with Punjab saying that all plat- Tuesday. “Wehad to impose cuts run in all cases by Democrats. forhis claims, and did nottake ILLEGAL VOTES.U.S.Supreme governance, and that’s been tenbythe office of the thatIndiaisamong the countries forms, wherethe farmers were as there wasagap betweende- We were winninginall thekey anyquestions from reporters. Courtshould decide!” the envy of the world,” he said RespondentNo.2andthelearned in front of the race to find acure protesting,“have beenclearedfor mandand supply.Weare spend- locations by alot,actually, and Reading from notes, Trump While some of the on Thursday. Senior Counsel is appearing only or vaccine forthe virus, some ex- theplyingof goodstrainsafterthe ingbetweenRs10 croreandRs15 then our numbers started said: “Wethink there’sgoing President's loyalists defended His campaign lawyer said forRespondent No.4–Stateof perts feel. governmentpersuadedthefarm- croreevery dayonpurchasing miraculouslygetting whittled to be alot of litigation because him, mostRepublicansre- that Trump’s lawsuitsdon’t Maharashtra,” the benchnoted. DrReddy’sreportedthecyber ers' unions”. However, the Rail powerasallthepublicandprivate away in secret and theywould- we have so muchevidence, so mainedsilent, and some, espe- have “merit”, while security The order also notedthat attackdays afteritwas approved Ministryaccusedthe stateof thermal powerplantshad shut n’t allowlegallypermissible muchproof, and it’s going to ciallyformer government offi- ramped up protection forhim “though thesaid letter hasbeen to conductphase2/3trialsinIndia “misguiding by saying that all down in the statedue to non- observers,” the President said. end up perhaps at the highest cials, openlyrebuked his in anticipation of his assuming sent from the Office of the of Sputnik V, avaccine candidate tracks areclear formovement of availabilityofcoal,” he said. “Our goal is to defend the courtinthe land, we’ll see.” speech. President-elect position later Secretary, MaharashtraVidhan developedbyaRussianresearch goods trains”. Astate reportonthe eco- integrity of the election.We’ll On Friday, he posted on In contrast, Biden spokefor on Friday. Sabha Sachivalaya,who is the institute.The attackled the The exchangecame after nomicimpact statedthat60,000 Respondent No.2herein, it has Hyderabad-headquarteredfirm farmers' unions reiterated that bundles of bardana (gunnybags) been signedbyMr. Vilas to isolateall itsdatacentres and theyare open to letgoods trains were stuckbetween Delhi and Athawale, Assistant Secretary, relatedservicesto take preventive operate, but notpassenger serv- Rajpura.“Thisisaffecting the lift- Willnot accept any shifting of LAC: Rawat MaharashtraVidhan Mandal actions. ices till November 20. However, ing of paddy,whichislying in the Sachivalaya”. Lupin is notinvolvedinvac- Railway BoardchairmanVK open,” said Punjab Food Minister China is lowonprobability. tial forescalation, threatening (BRI).Chinawithitsambitionof operationalflexibilitytopursue cinedevelopment.However, ear- Yadavsaid the transporter“will Bharat Bhushan Ashu. However, border confronta- our territorial integrityand becoming aglobal power, wider strategic objectivesas Schools lier this year it launchedits own notbeabletopickand choose, Thereportstatedthat1.5lakh tions,transgressionsandunpro- strategic cohesion”. General Rawatsaid, is already well as resource optimisation”. Monday, over 80 teachers in 20 versionof favipiravir,adrugthatis and run selective trains”. bundlesofcottonfor other states vokedtactical militaryactions Predicting that India’s rela- makinginroadsintoSouthAsia, The “foremost” reform, he government schools in Pauri prescribed by manydoctorsto “Wewouldliketorunservices were alsostuckandthatgodowns spiralling intoalargerconflict tionswithChinawillcontinue andtheaspirations“areevident said,“is to adopt the Integrated Garhwal district tested positive treat mild to moderate Covid-19 of commoditiesaswellaspassen- were overflowing.Itsaidthestate cannotbediscounted,” he said. to be competitive,hesaid the in the ever-expanding Chinese Theatre Command system, forthe novelcoronavirus. symptoms. gertrainstogether.Assoonasthe needed4.50 lakh metric tonneof “ThesituationalongtheLAC “persisting boundarydispute, military maritime footprintsin whichhas thepotential to un- The Pauri Garhwal adminis- ApartfromLupin, another state government givessecurity DAP(diammonium phosphate) ineasternLadakhremainstense China’s supporttoPakistan,its the Indo-Pacific”. lockcritical corestrengths tration Fridayclosedthe schools Mumbai-based firm with a clearance,we arereadyto resume and 10 lakhtonneofureafor amidsttransgressions and bel- increasing influence in South “The economic slowdown withinthe three services,to inPauriGarhwaldistrict’sfouraf- pharmasubsidiarytooislearntto services. We areeager to run wheatsowingforOctober,buthas ligerent actionsbytheChinese” Asia through BRI projects, and due to the pandemic hasmade bridge limitations and comple- fectedblocksforfivedays andor- have beenhitby acyberattackre- trains because this is also the fes- receivedonly56,000 MT of DAP and the PLA, he said,“is facing an unbalancedeconomic rela- China repressive at home but menteachother’scompetencies deredcontact-tracing to checkif cently. tivalseasonandthereisheavyde- and 66,000MT of urea. unanticipatedconsequences of tionshipislikelytoensurethat aggressive abroad as is evident inbattleto realisethefullpoten- the infection had spread among “Wehaveexperiencedafif- mandforspecialtrains...(But)we The Railways, meanwhile, itsmisadventureinLadakhbe- inthenearfuture,theSino-India through itsposturing in South tial of our combat power”. students who attendedclasses teen-foldincreaseincyberattack want security clearance forall said that 2,200goods trains and causeof IndianArmy’sfirmand relationship will remain afun- China Sea, EastChina Sea and Numerous initiativeshave takenbythe teachers who tested attemptsonour ownservers in kinds of goods trains, coal, fer- over 1,300passenger trains have strong response”. damentallycompetitive one”. theTaiwanStraits.ForIndia,the been takenbyIndia diplomati- positive.InAndhraPradesh the last4-5 months, and our IT tiliser,oil,etc., from the stategov- beeneitherdivertedorcancelled, “Ourposturingisunambigu- Whilethe Indian Ocean “re- challenges have manifested callyto“hedgetheadversecon- whereschools reopenedon team has been working dayand ernment,” Yadavsaid. withthelossestimatedataround ous, status quohas to be re- mains azone of peace, albeit, withmilitaryflare-upsalongthe sequencesofthe changes un- November 2, about 600students night to keep themout,” an exec- Railwayssuspends services Rs 1,300crore. stored and we will notaccept oneof continuedcontestation,” LAC.Inthecomingyears,we are derway,” he said, and and 830teachers tested Covid utive of the companysaid. “My onlyonacase-to-case basis fol- anyshifting of the LAC,” he said. Rawatsaid “of late, we arewit- likelytowitnessaggressive pur- mentionedthat“we have built positive in thelastfour days.The guess is that especiallywith ef- lowing security advice from First Dalit CM Referringtothe joint threat nessing ageo-strategic compe- suit of hegemonic interests by closer relations through Quad, state, however, plans to continue fortsworldwidefor aCovid-19 states. While therewas no such The shorttenures notwith- posedbyPakistan and China, titionintheIndo-Pacific,andthe China,manifestingthrougheco- defence collaborations and the classes. Education Minister vaccine, the attemptsare to try advicefromPunjab,theRailways standing, Shastri’s village GeneralRawat said “India faces race forstrategic places and nomic exploitation of weaker weaponspurchasefromtheUS, Audimulapu Suresh said, and steal datarelatedtothe de- said it stoppedoperations be- Bairgacchi remembershim as a myriad external security chal- basesinthe Indian Ocean nations,militarymodernisation IsraelandFranceandjointexer- “Studentsand teachers who velopment of candidates or clin- cause of the “threat perception”. fond son, athree-term Chief lenges” and there’s “constant Regionisonlygoingto gainmo- andincreasedcontestationwith ciseswith ASEAN countries”. showedCovid symptoms were icaltrialinformation,”thisexecu- “Between October 22 and 29, Minister, and asymbol of lost frictionwithtwo of our nuclear mentum withtime”. the West.” “Weare alreadyrearranging sent fortesting and some tested tive added. uponadvicefromthePunjabgov- honesty. armedneighbours withwhom He said the “futurewould On reforms neededinthe thegeopoliticsof SouthAsiaand positive in thelastfour days.Itis AVaidheesh,aformermanag- ernment, we ransome goods People heretell stories of a Indiahas fought wars”. He said witness increasing militarisa- Indianarmedforces,General charting newvistasofcoopera- notthat theygot infected in the ing director and vice president- trains. But theywerestopped... man who refusedtobuild per- theyare “increasinglyacting in tion of the key Belt and Road Rawatsaid thatinthe “emerg- tion through the schools.Weare taking extreme South Asia forGlaxoSmithKline One personjumpedinfront of a sonalwealth,of ahomethatcon- collusion” andit“poses an om- outposts”inthe Indian Ocean ing security paradigm,armed Neighbourhood Firstpolicy, precautionstokeepthe students Pharmaceuticals, said the cyber maintenancetrainandthedriver tinuedtobeahut long afterthe nipresent danger of regional Region (IOR), in relation to forces should be structured in a leaving aside an incorrigible andstaffsafeandclasseswillcon- attacks have to be “recognisedas had to applythe brakes at the last endof histhirdtenure,amanwho strategicinstabilitywithpoten- China’s Belt and Road Initiative manner that theyprovidethe neighbour,” he said. tinue,’’said Joint Director abig threat because Indian momenttoavert amishap.Also, continuedtosleeponthe floor. (Education) Pratap Reddy. pharma companies areexposed we wouldwanttracksto beinour And in that,thereisatingeofre- Commissioner of School internationallyandareexporting control formaintenance... Our gret.Sittingoutside Shastri’s down. Since then, we have only sthiti bahut kharaab ho gayi hai. Arnab Sachivalaya,toshowcause why Education VChinna to many countries with asignifi- drivers and guards have givenre- home, Sagar Paswan recalls:“He survivedongovernment ration. I Padhe-likhe bacche ghar baithe Thackeray and NCPchief Sharad he shouldnot be proceeded Veerabhadrudusaidtherewasno cant competitive position”. portsthattheydon’tfeelsaferun- wassohonestthathedidnothing wantto go back,butthebusticket hain (Thereare no jobs, the situa- Pawarinthe coverage of the case againstforcontemptofthisCourt needfor alarm because out of “It’stimethatcompanieshere ningthetrainsinsuch asituation,” forhimself, nor gave his ownvil- will costRs2,000,whichIdon’t tion is very bad. Educated young relating to the deathofactor in exercise of our powers under over 5lakh studentsattending strengthen their cybersecurity Yadavsaid. lageany undue favours. If he had have,” he said. people aresitting idle at home),” Sushant Singh Rajput. Article 129ofthe Constitution of schools, only 262 had tested pos- measuresbecausewhathashap- However, farmers' unions re- been liketoday’s politicians, he As theydiscuss the impact of he said. While the consensusis AfterSalve brought to the India,” it said. itive as of November 4. Classes VI penedtothese twocompanies jected these claims. “Wehad no would have had apalace,and we the lockdown outside the com- thatthelarge Muslimcommunity court’snoticetothe October 13 It directed that “in the mean- to VIII will beginfromNovember couldhappento anyonewithvul- objection to goods trains since mayhavehadafunctionaldrain.” munityhallbuiltinShastri’shon- isshiftingtowardstheRJD,among letter from the assemblyto while, the petitioner shall notbe 23, and forstudents of Class I-V, nerablesystems,”Vaidheeshsaid. October 21,but the Railwayssus- The signsthat carry his name our,agroup of men talk of the the Paswan community,there is Goswami, the benchsaid the arrestedinpursuanceof thepres- theschoolwillstartDecember14. Both Lupin and Dr Reddy's pendedoperations despitethe areeverywhere. Aboardtothe present generationofpolitical talk of “badlaav”(change), and “statementsmade by Mr.Vilas ent proceedings”. All higher education institutions have maintained that their core factthatwe were sittingquietlyat rightofthe road reads ‘Bhola leaders,andtheirdisconnectwith muchaffection forthe lateRam Athawale, Assistant Secretary, The courtpointed out that including colleges and universi- operations were notimpacted as afew stations--onelocallineand PaswanShastriGram’.Nextto his the poor. Vilas Paswan, and his son Chirag. MaharashtraVidhan Mandal though therespondentshave ties have also startedfunctioning aresult of the attacks. twointernallines,”saidJagmohan ancestral home, there is acom- “Then therewerenore- In Manish Kumar’s hands is a Sachivalaya,are unprecedented been served notices in the pro- in the state. Announcing “This issue has been on the Singh Patiala, working commit- munity building built in his hon- sources to do anything. Shastri one-page letter circulatedbyLJP andtendto interfereinthecourse ceedings whichhavebeen pend- November 23 as the tentative risefor the lastthree-four years, teemember of All India Kisan our by Dhamdaha MLALeshi wasborn to apoor home, his fa- cadre, ostensibly written by Ram of administration of justice. The ingfor some time,theywereyet datefor starting schools andjun- especiallyinthe West,but the Sangarsh Coordination Singh. ther worked in the home of the VilasPaswanbefore hisdeathlast intention…seemsto beto intim- to makeanappearance. iorcollegesphysically across the pandemic has accelerated this Committee(AIKSCC). And yet, the bylanes have royalfamilyofDarbhanga.At that month,of thework hehadalways idatethe petitioner because the Producingthe letter from the statefor class IX to XII, process. Noweveryone is con- “The farmers have clearedall opendrains, thereisverylittle time, theydidn’t want people done, and about hisson “fighting petitionerapproachedthis Court assemblyofficer,Salve said there MaharashtraSchool Education necteddigitally, includinginIndia tracks and even the platforms work available, and villageresi- fromourcaste to study,buthedid forBihari pride”. and to threatenhim with a is onlyone precedent of thisna- MinisterVarshaGaikwad Friday atarapidpace,andthechancesof wheretheyhad been staging dents,hit by the impact of Covid and went to the Kashi “AfterShastri, if therewas a penaltyforseekinglegalremedy.” turefromthe 1940s -- aletterby said an SOP had been prepared. securitylapses arehigher and dharnas.Allthedharnapointson and the lockdown,wait forjobs. Vishwavidyalaya.Heneverforgot leader who spokefor our com- “Theofficeof RespondentNo. aprisoner in Nagpur to the Chief “Schools will begin to function couldbeabig blind sight,” platforms have been shifted out- Shastrihadnochildren,butin the poor,and alwaysstood with munity,itwas RamVilas. He re- 2wouldhavebeen well advised Justice. That letter waswithheld onlyafter consent from parents Vaidheesh said. side or to locations at least10m Julythisyear,localTVchannelsre- them. Now, all these politicians, mainedhumbleevenafter he to understandthattherighttoap- by the jail authorities and the and in compliancewith health Globally, therehasbeena605 away from stations,” said Patiala, portedthe pitiable condition of once theybecome leaders,forget movedtoDelhi. Nowthat he has proachthisCourtunderArticle32 Courtissuedcontempt. and safetyguidelines,” she said. percent increase in Covid-19re- the AIKSCC leader. hisextendedfamily,forcedtolive about us and the effect that their passed,andtheburdenhasfallen of the Constitution of India is it- Urging the courttogrant Gaikwadalsosaidthe exams lated cyberdisruptions, with an But Railways sources said in- offgovernment ration. Political decisions have on us,” said 24- onhisson,shouldwe notsupport self afundamentalright...Thereis Goswamiinterimrelief,Salve said of Class Xand ClassXII shouldbe averageofupto419 malware formation providedbythe parties rushedin, with the RJD year-oldAkash Kumar, referring him?”hesaid. nodoubtthatif acitizenof Indiais case aftercasewas being filed conductedinMay 2021, instead threatsperminuteoncompanies Railway Protection Force(RPF) andothersofferingfinancialhelp. to the lockdown. In Bairgacchi, the sentiment deterred in anycase from ap- againsthisclient.At times,consti- of FebruaryorMarch.Theseex- andindividuals,accordingto are- showthat although theagitators On Friday, the familywas not He worked as alabourer in a seemsto have fallenintoaneatlit- proachingthisCourtinexerciseof tutionalcourts,hesaid,have to see amsinthenormalcourseare held centreportby cybersecuritysoft- have notdamagedany property in the village, havingtravelledto shoe factoryinKeralabeforethe tlebow. Thereisanti-incumbency his right under Article 32 of the the reality,not the smokescreen. by theMaharashtraState Boardof ware companyMcAfee. Attacks theyremainwithin the “circulat- Purnea forwork.Those in the vil- lockdown, but can’t arrangeRs againstthe ChiefMinister, anger Constitution of India, it would “Pleaseprotect him from any SecondaryandHigherSecondary onfirmsengagedinresearch,sci- ing area” of stations in 23 loca- lagesaid everyone had an identi- 6,000forthe return passage. fuelled by economic distress and amountto aseriousanddirectin- action in this case... He has been Education (MSBSHSE)in enceandtechnologyincreased19 tions. cal story. The villageispartofthe the lockdown, and an option to terference in the administration warned, ‘You abusedus, youwill Februaryand March. percentintheperiodfromJulyto Theyalso said when goods “Right from his time, nothing Dhamdaha constituency,where voteagainstthe rulingparty. of justiceinthe country,”the spendDiwaliinjail’,” Salve said. In Odisha, the administration September,the reportsaid. trains were restartedfor afew has happened in thevillage. Yes, JDUcandidateLeshiSinghisseek- Manish Kumar also speaks benchsaid. He also referred to the debate revokedanearlier decision to re- The McAfee reportsaidIndia days lastmonth, protesters had some roads were built, but there ingathirdconsecutive term,con- fondlyofLalu Prasad, saying he “Wehaveserious questions in the assemblyregarding asui- open schools in November two faced425,000 cloud security blockedthe entryand exit at is no work.Every familyin testingagainstDilipKumarYadav neverforgot his roots, and even about what thislettermeansand cide case in whichGoswami has days afterChief MinisterNaveen breachesand related cybersecu- powerplants.Around10-12rakes Bairgacchi sends itsown out of of RJDandYogendraKumarof LJP. had acowshedathis residence about the intent of itsauthor. We been arrested.Hesaid the Patnaikexpressed concerns over rity incidentsduring July- delivercoaleveryday to five coal- Bihartowork. During the lock- Manish Kumar Paswan, who evenwhenhewasChief Minister. have notseen this in acourtlike MaharashtraHomeMinistersaid apossible second waveofCovid September.Expertsbelieve the basedpower plants in Punjab, down,nobody had anyincome,” at 72 worksoccasionallyat “Lalu theek tha, gareeb ke liye this. Youcannotthreaten people on the floor of the Housethat the in the state. The stateprojects the actual number maybemoreas, theysaid. Sagar Paswan said. Purnea’s brickkilns forRs300 a sochtatha (Lalu wasalright, he and say, ‘how darecan youpro- "accused” should be takeninto secondwavebetweenDecember inthenearabsenceof compliance But according to Sukhdev Saibal Paswan, all of 22, re- day, says amajority of the vote in thought of the poor)…Tejashwi vide assemblynotice to the custody.Hesaid this wasamat- 15 and January15. Another rea- standards,manyattackswere not Singh Kokrikalan, general secre- turned in MayfromDelhi, where 2015 went to theJDU,then fight- is ayoung man, and maydowell. Supreme Court'," CJI Bobde said. terofinvestigation and political son that influencedthe decision being reported. tary,BharatiyaKisanUnion(BKU) heworkedasalabourerataniron ingalongsidetheRJD.“Thisisabig But there is fear aboutwhatthat Thebenchissuednoticeto the directionscannotdictateit. wastherecentcasesamongststu- Ugrahan,thelastofthetracksthat girderunitinChhattarpur.Hewas village,and has people of both maybring.We areaware thatvot- assembly officerto showcasewhy Turning to senior advocateA dentsand teachers in Andhra Punjab have been cleared includeinter- lucky –hecame homeinabus, communities, Hindus and ing forChirag maymeanthatthe action should notbeinitiated MSinghvi, who appearedfor the Pradesh afterreopening of (Railways)decisionisobstructing nal lines at thermal plants in paid forbyhis employers.But he Muslims. Both voted forNitish RJD will win, but then we can kill againsthimforcontempt of court, StateofMaharashtra, the CJI said schools, said an official. movement of essential supplies Talwandi Saboand Rajpura. doesn’thave themoneytoreturn. Kumar lasttime. But whathas he twobirds with one stone. We are and also asked him to be person- the benchwas concernedabout Odisha School and Mass notjustinPunjab, whichhas run Punjabofficialssaidthatwhile “I leftasa12-year-old,spenta done forusinthe lastfiveyears? voting forour leader,and voting allypresent on the next dateof thequestionof accessto thecourt. EducationMinisterSamirRanjan out of coal and power, and stor- state-ownedthermal plants, in- long time in Punjab, and then Very fewpeople have land here. forchange. Waise bhi, koibhi hearing. The CJI said peoplecannot be Dashsaid the decision to reopen agefor foodgrains and fertiliser, cluding thoseatBathinda, Ropar movedtoDelhi. Everyfamilyhas We all hopedthathewouldgive aaye,baat wahin hai. KoiBhola “We,therefore,issuenoticere- threatenedindirectlyinthisman- schools has been put on holdfor but also to other states, including and LehraMohabbat, have not to sendthechildrenout.Mostde- us threedecimals of land that his Shastrikitarahnahihaiab(Itdoes turnableon23.11.2020toMr. Vilas ner by saying howcan youpro- themoment. the ArmedforcesinLadakh and been producing anypower, the pend on income from labour but government promised, butthat notmatter who comes. Nobody Athawale, Assistant Secretary, ducethisincourt.“Whoare these FULLREPORTSON Kashmir.” statewas depending on produc- thatdriedupduringthe lock- hasn'thappened.Naukrinahihai, is likeBhola Shastri),” he said. MaharashtraVidhan Mandal people? We want an independ- www.indianexpress.com

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Healthcareand frontline workers RAJASTHAN FIRECRACKER BAN will have vaccine priority: Paul BJPleadersaccuseConggovt

HARIKISHANSHARMA of‘targetingHindufestivals’ &ESHAROY TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 VKPaul 249 CASES: RECOVERED:77,65,966 Crackermanufacturers, traders hold protests demanding that banberevoked THE VACCINE againstthe novel DAYSSINCE 84,11,724 DEATHS:1,24,985 coronavirus, when it arrives, will PANDEMIC agenda. Meanwhile, firecracker be prioritisedonthe principle of forwardtoearly 2021, when BEGAN TESTS: 11,54,29,095 | DOUBLING RATE: 128.41** DEEPMUKHERJEE tradershave beenstagingprotests “protecting the health system suchapossibility in an optimistic JAIPUR,NOVEMBER6 ever since the government de- and pandemic controlsystem”, scenarioispossible.” cidedonthe ban. and thosewho have “excessive Dr Paul, however, cautioned INTHEwake of theRajasthangov- “Thereare around 20 lakh riskofmortality”, NITI Aayog that “You cannottakeeffective- ernment’sdecisionto banthesale peopleacross Rajasthan and 1.25 member Dr VKPaul, who chairs ness forgranted.Wecannot take of firecrackers before Diwali, lakh people in Jaipur alone who the National Expert Group on the vaccine development for traders and crackermanufactur- areassociatedwithmanufactur- Vaccine Administration for granted.” ers demandedthat the order be ingandsellingof firecrackers.The Covid-19, has said. Therefore, he said,“We must KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING revokedwhileBJP leaders from government didn't even consult Resources will notbeaprob- continue to hopetohaveavac- TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** the stateaccusedthe Congress usoncebefore takingthedecision. lem in providing the vaccine to cine but we cannot lowerthe government of 'targeting Hindu Fornearly oneyear,wedidn'thave ■ Maharashtra 17,03,444 5,246 0.31% 230.56 the people,DrPaulsaid. He ex- guardinterms of the four strate- festivals'. anyincomeandnowafterthisde- pressedhope that the vaccine gies (testing-tracking-tracing; ■ Karnataka 8,38,929 3,156 0.38% 188.26 TheCongress,inresponse,has cision we don't knowhow the will be available by early containment;hospital prepared- ■ Kerala 4,66,466 6,820 1.56% 46.07 accusedthe BJP of politicising the small workers and labourerswill next year. ness and response, clinicalcare; ■ Delhi 4,16,653 6,715 1.49% 48.42 issue and giving aitacommunal Fireworks industry workers at aprotestinJaipur on Friday sustain. Thereare thousands of “Thereare three vaccines be- and wearing masksand observ- angle.TheBJP'scriticismcomesat againstthe government’s decision to banthe sale of families who have been making ■ West Bengal 3,93,524 3,948 1.05% 68.35 ing tested in India. Twoaddi- ingsocial distancing)for con- atime when manufacturers and firecrackers before Diwali. Express firecrackers sincehundredsof tional ones have recentlybeen trol... That toolkit is available to *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast 7days**Calculated over7-daygrowth sellers of firecrackers have been years,”saidZaheerAhmed,secre- givenpermission for trial. That us today. Once we have the vac- staging protests againstthe gov- tary,RajasthanFireworksDealers' work is yettostart,but three are cine,wewill have thefifth tool.” CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT ernment decision, citing aloss to vals andculture.” He addedthat sacrificed, 500-1,000litres of wa- and Manufacturers' Association. already being subjected to hu- Asked if the vaccine will be 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY their livelihood afterthe ban. thegovernmentshouldrevealfig- terare wasted,alsocausingwater He addedthatthe association man trials,” Dr Paulsaid. “Two of made availablefreetoall Indians, 1.50 7.51 47,638 Meanwhile, Chief Minister ures on impactoffirecrackers on pollution.This should be banned has also approachedthe them —the ICMR Bharat and the Dr Paulsaid: “The vaccine in ini- Ashok Gehlotreaffirmedhis gov- thespreadof Covid-19infections. as well. At present,itisbeing un- Rajasthan High Courtseekingre- NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: Cadila vaccines areIndian, in- tial stages, in anycountry, is not ernment'sdecisiononFridaysay- BJP MLAand the party's state derstood that theyhavebanned lief. “Wehavealready paidour digenous vaccines. Both arein goingtobeavailable in unlim- 1.49 7.29 54,157 ing”“AfterRajasthan,nowOdisha, generalsecretaryMadanDilawar firecrackers with the intention of GSTandpurchasedthefireworks. the final stages of phaseIIand ited supply because we arezero Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs Delhi &Karnataka have banned hastermedthegovernmentdeci- insultingHindus.Thisisaconspir- If the ban staysinplace then the positivecases (in %); number tested recovering; more theresults should be available at the moment.Itwill take a indicator of progress (in%); indicator of recoveries for 14 days fireworksduringDiwali.Aswe are sion “againstthe Hindu acy," said Dilawar. industrywilllosecroresof rupees very soon,and then theywill while before sufficientsupplies in avertingdeaths thespread of disease may signal the peak facingpandemicaffectingcitizens community.” The Congress retorted saying ...” said Ahmed. move to phase III.” of the vaccine would build up. It DataasonNovember5,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers across religion. It is evident that “The decision is against the BJP wasgiving acommunal CongressMLAandpartyChief Also, Dr Paul said, “Serum will take months. includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive pollutionafter fireworks will Hindus. And even if theyhad to angle to the issue. “...stooping to Whip Mahesh Joshi said the gov- (InstituteofIndia) is manufac- “Hence, in the initial phases, worsen Corona. Ban on crackers take this decision, theyshould suchaleveliswrong. The reason ernment willtry to determine if turing and conducting phase III the vaccinationwill be priori- and preparations areon... For priority in the vaccination. goes beyond religious affiliations have takenitthreemonthsagoso behindthismove isnotthis(what itspossibleto allowthesaleof eco- trials forthe Oxford-AstraZeneca tisedand that prioritisationis providing vaccine options to “Wedon’t know howfar we anditisinthelargerinterestofthe that the traders wouldn't have theBJPalleges).TheChief Minister friendlyfireworks.“Icondemnthe vaccine. That vaccine is in phase basedonthe principle of pro- Indian people resources will not have to go.Wesaw that Europe’s mankind.” bought the fireworks forthe pur- has takenthis decisionafter un- wayBJPistryingto politiciseanis- III (trials) and (is) therefore, most tectingthe health system and be aproblem.” latestpeak is higher than the BJPMLAfromSanganerAshok pose of sale. Nowthousands of derstandingeverything. Diwali is suepertainingto thepublichealth advancedinterms of R&D... So, if pandemic controlsystemand to Paulsaid that about 1crore previous one. So, we have to pro- Lahotywasoneof theleaderswho traders will sustain hugelosses. notcelebrated by onlybursting and connecting it with Hindu- thatissuccessful then thepossi- protect those who have exces- healthcareworkers and frontline tect the health system and the hit backatthe stategovernment. NotonlyHindus,butMuslimstoo firecrackers. We will celebrate Muslim angle. We were earlier in bility of vaccinationopensup... sive risk of mortality... Various workers in both the public and pandemic control system,” he “All firecrackers arenot the same. will sufferlossesbecauselarge Diwaliwithgreatfervour.Theway favour of continuingthe sale of By all accounts, we'relooking scenarios arebeing factored in theprivate sector will be given said. Thereare also eco-friendlyfire- number of Muslims areengaged BJP is politicising this and bring- eco-friendlyfire-works.Wewill crackers. Whythese restrictions in manufacturing firecrackers,” ingupreligion,this is the party's considerthisandwillseeif we can areonlyonHindufestivalssuchas said Dilawar. old agenda,” said Rajasthan find some waywherein green GUJJAR STIR India to help other nations 11 new Covid-19 HoliandDiwali?Thegovernment Dilawardemandedthat ani- TransportMinisterPratapSingh firecrackers can be allowed. But doesn't forbid animal sacrifice mal sacrifice during Eid be com- Khachariyawas. even if it is notpossible, we will Bainsla sets deaths, 1,797 during Eid. Wheneverthe pletely prohibited.“If you(the Headdedthateveryoneinthe stand by the stategovernment's withCovid vaccine supply Congress comes to power, they government)look at everyone countrynowknewabouttheBJP's decision,” said Joshi. Saturday newcases in target and single outonlyHindu equallyand areagainstpollu- crisis. India will also help inter- festivals. Everyperson has the tion,thenyoushouldknowthat deadline for EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE estedcountries in enhancing Rajasthan freedomofcelebrating hisfesti- during Eid, wherein goatsare NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 their cold chain and storageca- govt offer pacities forthe delivery of vac- INDIA ON Fridayconveyedtoa cines,” Shringla said. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA hostofothernations that it will The interaction wasorgan- JAIPUR,NOVEMBER6 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA deployits vaccine production ca- isedtoprovide theenvoysan JAIPUR,NOVEMBER6 pabilities to help them battle the outline of the Covid-19vaccine RAJASTHAN RECORDED11more Covid-19crisis. development programme in fatalities due to the novelcoron- GUJJAR LEADER Kirori Singh Foreign SecretaryHarsh India, delivery system manage- avirus on Friday, taking the death Bainsla on Fridaygavethe Vardhan Shringla made the ment and international cooper- toll from the disease to 1,966in Rajasthan government an ulti- statement during an interaction ation on this. the state, accordingtoahealth matum to come up with an offer with ambassadors and high ShringlasaidIndia remains department bulletin. over their demand forreserva- commissioners of foreign mis- on tracktodevelop avaccine. The statealso reported1,797 tion till Saturday. sions in India. “Weare exploring the possi- fresh COVID-19cases on Friday, Meanwhile, members of the It wasconveyedthat the bility of conducting phase three bringing the infection count to Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh MinistryofExternal Affairs trials in afew of our partner 2,07,597. The number of active Samiti continuedtheir blockade would organize atourfor heads countries. We arealso looking cases stands at 16,277 in the of the Delhi-Mumbai rail route of diplomatic missions and in- forwardtoresearch collabora- state. According to the bulletin, in Bayana's Pilupurafor the sixth ternational organisations to tion in thefield of vaccine devel- 1,89,354 people have so farbeen consecutive day. Punewhere theycan visit insti- opment. Basedonwillingness, dischargedfromhospitals in the Setting the deadline, Bainsla tutions engaged in coronavirus we mayalso go forjoint produc- stateafter recovering from the said the stategovernment research and vaccine develop- tion of vaccines in some coun- infection. should either send minister ment programmes, aMEA state- tries,” he said. In Jaipur,the death toll from Ashok Chandna or anyother rep- ment said. “Wehavealready conducted the pandemic is 380, followedby resentative with an offeron “Severalcountries have been online training sessions for 190inJodhpur,146 in Ajmer, 143 Saturdayortheywilldecide their approaching us forreceiving vac- nearly 90 participantsfromeight in Bikaner,116 in Kota,95in futurecourse of action. cine supply. Ireiterateour Prime neighbouring countries to de- Bharatpur and 76 in Pali. Of the Addressing members of his Minister's commitment that velop capacity in clinical trials newCOVID-19cases, 307were GOVERNMENTOFRAJASTHAN community in Bayana's Pilupura, India's vaccine production and and clinicalpractices. Basedon recordedinJaipur,191 in ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS&COORDINATION Bainsla said adecision can be delivery capacity will be usedto demand,wecan conduct more Jodhpur,165 in Bikaner,122 in DEPARTMENT takenbythemonlyafter know- help allhumanity in fighting this suchtrainingcourses,” he added. Alwar,115 in Ajmer. No. F. 6(2) AR/RTI/2015/Pt. Jaipur,dated 5.11.2020 ing what the government has to Subject:- Appointment of State Chief Information offer. Commissioner and Information Commissioners in State Bainslasaid he is once again Information Commission. invitingministerAshokChandna 1. In view of this department advertisement no, F-6(1) AR/ to come andholddiscussions RTI/2015 dated 21-01-2019, 05-07-2019, No, F-6(2)AR/ with them. RTI/2015dated 14-02-2019,05-07-2019, Coorigendum The organisation is demand- dated 28-01-2020 &advertisement No. F-6(2) AR/RTI/2015 ingthat the Rajasthangovern- Pt. dated 23-09-2020, applications were invited for the ment should getthe Gurjar vacant post of ChiefInformation Commissioner and two reservation includedinthe vacant post of Information Commissioners in The State Ninth Schedule of the Information Commission. Constitution,fill the backlog of 2. Due to Pandemic Covid-19 many of the persons could not vacancies and give thebenefit of apply for appointmentfor the post of State Chief Information five per centreservation to the Commissioner and Information Commissioners. In order to MostBackwardClasses (MBCs) provide them last opportunity,fresh applications are invited in the pending recruitment for fillingupthese posts. Those who had applied earlier in process. On Thursday, adelega- response to the previous advertisementsare not required to tion comprising leaders from 80 apply afresh for consideration of their candidature, their Gurjar villages of Bayana, had applications shall remain valid. With reference to the sought the lifting of the advertisement dated 23-09-2020, applications received after blockade. the due date i.e. 07-10-2020 shall also be consideredvalid. 3. Other terms and conditionsshall be in accordance with this My Army No. 9102756 FHav Lal department's advertisement dated23-09-2020 and rules Chand Ram S/o SitaRam notified by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grivances & Resident of Bhikharipur Tehsil/ Pensions, Department of Personnel &Training, Government District Ballia Uttar Pradesh. My of India dated 24-10-2019. son’sname is worng in my 4. The conditions of appointment provided in the Act of 2005 service record as Jai Prakash Kumar.Iwant my son’sName to shall be final. be corrected as JaiPrakash 5. Persons fulfillingthe criteria for appointment as State Chief resident of Bhakharipur Tehsil Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners Ballia Uttar Pradesh. and interested for appointment to the post may send their particulars by post or by hand to the Principal Secretary, AdministrativeReforms&Coordination Department, Government of Rajasthan, Room No 2007, Main Building, Government Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan) Pin Code 302005 on or before 13th November,2020 by 6.00 P.M.Applications received after the due date i.e 13-11-2020, shall not be entertained. Persons who are serving under the State/Central Government or any other Organisation, may send their particulars through proper channel. This advertisement and the Performa for sending the particulars is available on department web-site www.ard.rajasthan.gov.in Sd/- (Ashwini Bhagat) DIPR/C/8856/2020 Principal Secretary

Jaipur WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER7,2020 PUNJABFARMERS’ PROTEST Shah:CanBengalreleasewhite Pune man drives off Party leadership not with cop on bonnet to listening to farmers, paperonpoliticalkillings? evade fine, arrested says BJP interlocutor No plantoimpose President’s Rule, as govt will changenextyear,saysHome Minister EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tralleadershipisnot listeningand PUNE,NOVEMBER6 MANAMANSINGHCHHINA thatiswhyIhavetospeakto them appeasement politics has CHANDIGARH,NOVEMBER6 through the media,” said Jyani. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE reachedtosuchextentthat there AMAN in Maharashtra’s Pimpri The BJP leader said that polit- KOLKATA,NOVEMBER6 arethree sets of laws in West Chinchwad has been arrested on INANembarrassmentfortheBJP, icalleadershipattheCentremust Bengal: one forAbhishek chargesofattempt to murderafter Surjit Kumar Jyani, aformer min- sitonatablewithfarmersandtalk MAINTAININGTHATWest Banerjee (Lok Sabha MP and the he triedtoevade afinebydriving isterand nowthe head of the to them. “For God’s saketalkto Bengal tops the list of states in CM's nephew), onefor her vote offwithatrafficpolicemanonthe farmers’coordinationcommittee them.Ipray to JPNadda,Amit the number of politicalkillings, bank politics, and one forthe bonnetofhis car.Traffic police holding talkswith protesting ShahjiandNarendraModijito lis- Union Home MinisterAmit Shah common Bengalis. Thereis constableAabasahebSawantsus- Avideograb of the farmers on agriculturelaws, has tentowhatthe farmers have to on Fridaysaid that morethan a hardlyany stateinthe country tainedserious injuriesinthe inci- incident. Twitter hitoutathisownpartyleadership say,” he said. hundred BJPworkers have been where three sets oflaws exists.” dent on Thursdayand is in hospi- fornot listening to the farmers. Theformerstate ministersaid killed in the stateoverthe last On crimes againstwomen tal, but is out of danger. Jyani said that his party had that the representativesofthe two-and-a-half years and asked and the general lawand order Theincident took placeatthe “Some people around sawwhat goneoffonawrongtrackandthat farmers organisations who had the MamataBanerjeegovern- scenario, Shah posedseveral; city’sAhimsa Chowk at around 4 washappening and acouple of instead of cornering the incum- beencalledtoDelhiforameeting ment whether it will release a questionsfor theBanerjee-led pm.Sawanthadbeentaskedwith bikersstartedchasingthecar.The bentCongressgovernmentinthe inOctoberhasbeen“insulted”be- whitepaper on these killings. Trinamool Congress (TMC) gov- taking action againstthose not bikersmadeaheavyvehicleblock statefor itsvarious failures it was cause the Union Agriculture “Howmanypolitical workers ernment:“Whydid the govern- wearing maskswhen he sawa theroad,thusforcingthedriverto theBJPwhichwasnowfacingflak. MinisterNarendraSingh Tomar have been killed? Howmanyar- ment notsend statecrime data dark-coloured Fiat Unoapproach stop,” Sawant said. The driver, “It wasthe Congress that should did notmeetthem. restshavebeen made?And how Union Home MinisterAmit Shah at the DakshineswarKali to the National Crime Records him. “I sawfromadistance that identifiedasYuvraj Hanuvate(49), have been on the backfootdue to “This wasverybad. Why manyhavebeen namedin temple visit on Friday. Partha Paul Bureauafter 2018?What is she the driverwas notwearing a wasnabbed by bystanders and the 200deaths causedbyhooch couldthe ministerhavenot met chargesheets?Inmostcases, no trying to hide, and why? The mask.Because therewas afellow handedovertothe police. tragedyand the SC scholarship them and listenedtothem. The arrest has been done letalonefil- peoplewant to knowthe status passenger,hewas liablefor fine However, thepassenger with scamdone by aCabinetminister. farmer unions leaders have no ing chargesheets.... Iwant to ask afterApril. West Bengal is sched- “But we have contestedmany of lawand order situation in and so Isignalledhim to stop. He Hanuvatemanaged to escape. But instead of them,BJP is on the personalagendas. Theyare not the MamataBanerjeegovern- uledtogothe Assemblypolls by elections without aparty face – Bengal. Will MamataBanerjee continueddriving towardsme... OnFriday, MaharashtraHome backfoottoday,”hesaid. going to runfor MLAorMPpolls,” ment whether it will release a next summer. likeinUttar Pradesh –and we answer these questions?" The car hit me on the knee... to MinisterAnil Deshmukh, in a “Wemustlistentowhatthe said Jyani. whitepaper on this,” Shah asked, Shah also said the BJP will have wonmanyelections with- On the issue of implement- avoidfurtherinjuryorcomingun- tweetinMarathi, wrote, “This in- farmers aresaying but theparty When asked if the stateBJP addressing the media on the sec- contestthe Assemblyelections out suchacandidate,” he said. ing CAAinthe state, Shah said, der the wheel Ithrew myself on cident is condemnable and the leadership is notready to listento leadershiphadfailedtoactintime ond dayofhis visit to the state. without declaring anyCMface. Hitting out at what he called “It depends on the Covid-19sit- the bonnetand clung to it,” policehavearrestedthe driverof whattheyhavetosay.Ifwehave to reachout to farmers, Jyani said Whilesome BJP leadershave The BJP Parliamentaryboardand the TMC government'sappease- uation. The lawhas been framed Sawant told The Indian Express. the car.Further action is being comeoutwithsomelawsandthe thatthesedays thoseleaderswho urgedfor President's Rule to be the partypresident will decide ment politics,Shah said, “Due to and it will be definitely be imple- Avideoemergedonsocialme- takenagainsthim as per the law. farmersare calling them ‘kala tell the truth arenot appreciated imposedinthe stateinviewof whether thereisaneedtoan- her (Banerjee's) appeasement mented.Itisour commitment to dia of the policemandesperately Suchbehaviour with the police kanoon’(black laws)thenwe have but those who are“chaaploos” political violence, Shah said nounce aCMcandidate, or who politics, thereisafeeling among grant citizenship to refugees.” clinging on thebonnetofthe car willneverbetoleratedandwillbe to convince them or bring some- (sycophants) arealwaysheldin thereisnoneedfor that, as there to select as the possible face of peoplethattheymay have be- FULLREPORTON as the driverspeeds through a dealt with by taking stringent thingbetterforthem.Butthecen- high regard. will be achangeofgovernment the party forthe election, he said. come second-grade citizens. 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LAST PHASE Also voting today, in AIMIM,VIP fates at stake today; the shadow of NRC, a so are Mahagathbandhan hopes settlement of nomads Mukesh Sahani hopes to emerge as the firstpan-Bihar EBC leader since socialisticon Karpoori Thakur AShia community traces lineagetohorse traders In an Assemblybypoll held in October who came from present-day Iran centuries ago SANTOSHSINGH 2019,aVIP candidatehad got over 25,000 PATNA,NOVEMBER6 votes in Simri Bakhtiyarpur,despiteitbeing atriangularcontest,which wasone reason WALIAHMAD HOPINGTOreturn to powerinBihar,the Sahani pickedthis seat with alarge EBC pop- KISHANGANJ,NOVEMBER6 NDAisfacing itstoughestcontestin78con- ulation apartfromMuslims and Yadavs. stituencies that voteonSaturday, including While the RJD had wonand the JD(U) IN THE heartofKishanganj in Bihar’s Seemanchal (Kishanganj, Araria, Katihar and came second, Sahani says the result wasa Seemanchal region, stands adwelling of a Purnea), Kosi (Supaul, Saharsa and pointer.“The combinedvotes of the VIP and small Shia community,ofaroundathousand Madhepura), Mithila (Darbhangaand JD(U)weremuchmorethan the RJD.” people, who trace their lineagetopresent- Madhuvani),and Tirhut (Muzaffarpur and What makes the contest keener is the dayIran. AnondescriptroadfromChuripatti Sitamarhi) regions of the state. presence of LJP MP Choudhary Mehboob Ali localityleadstothe Irani Basti, wherehut- While the RJD-ledGrand Alliance has a Kaiser’s son Yusuf SalauddinonanRJD ticket. mentsare linedinacrescent-likearc.Their clear advantageinthe Seemanchal belt, The Kaiser familyhad been winning the seat ancestors were “horse traders who came to Asaduddin Owasi’s AIMIM, whichiscontest- till 2000,after whichithas been woncon- Indiacenturiesago,evenbeforethe Mughal ing 16 of its20seats in this phase, maycut sistentlybythe JD(U)’sDinesh Chandra rule wasestablished, travelledtovarious intoits votebase and even registerwins. Yadav(who is nowanMP). parts,and some settleddownhere”, says Seemazar Begum, who her familysays In Kosi, the NDAispinning itshopes on Says SanjaySoni from Saharsa: “It is the Nadim Hussain, 40, sitting inside amosque is over 100, with daughters. Wali Ahmad itsveteransinthe race, suchasministers At arallyinKishanganj, from whereAIMIM made itsdebut last year. Wali Ahmad RJD’sMuslim-Yadavcombination vs Kaiser’s afterthe Juloos-e-Amari procession. BijendraPrasad Yadav(Supaul) and Narendra familylegacyvs Sahani.Giventheanti-incum- Outside, in the courtyard, some women NarayanYadav(Alamganj). bency against Nitish, it is anyone’sgame”. arewashing utensilsfromthe community lems(floods, unemployment, etc.) as the The other keycandidates in this phase in- is Sahani, who crossedovertothe NDAafter munity.EBCs,forming asubstantial 25%of Politics is arelatively newinterestfor lunchthat precededthe procession. Among rest of Bihar’s mostbackwardregion, the clude the JD(U)’s Nikhil Mandal (Madhepura), storming out dramaticallyinthe middle of a Bihar’s population, spread across the state, Sahani. Aschool dropout who studiedtill those talkinganimatedly inPersian is 85-year- historicallyneglected butpoliticallysignif- the grandson of former chief ministerand GrandAlliancepress conference justbefore arebelievedtobeaJD(U) votebank.Mallah Class 8, his firstdream had been Bollywood. old Begum Khatoon, who says thecommu- icantSeemanchal. Mandal Commission head BPMandal;the the elections, over differences on seat-shar- is hoping he will swing around the Mallahs, Starting offasasalesman,hehad eventu- nity livedthe lifeofnomads and settleddown Mostofthem in the Irani Basti have RJD’s Lovely Anand (Saharsa), the wife of in- ingwiththe RJD. TheNDA didn’t just wel- who form around 2.5% of the EBCs, to the ally made an entryintothe television and in Kishanganj half-a-centuryago.“We lived Aadhaar cards but onlyafewget subsidised carcerated former MP Anand Mohan Singh; come the EBC leader with open arms, it gave NDA, cementing arole in thestate. movie industry as aset designer,finally in tentsinKhagraonthe outskirts of the city. ration. “The names on the government list NDAallyVikassheelInsaan Party’s leader his VIP as manyas11seats(five of them are Biharhas nothad apan-Bihar EBC leader landing big-ticketprojectslikeShah Rukh Later, we setupour basehereand peoplenow have deliberatelynot been updated,” says Mukesh Sahani (Simri Bakhtiarpur); and the going to pollsinthe last phase). sincesocialisticonKarpoori Thakur.Among Khan-starrer Devdas and Salman Khan’s call this Irani Basti,” she says.Afewmetres Hussain.The nearesthospital is 1kmaway. Congress’sSubhashiniYadav(Bihariganj),the Sahani, or the ‘Son of Mallah’ as he likes to Sahanis or Nishads, the statehas onlyseen Bajrangi Bhaijaan.Later,hehad usedthe in- away from her livesSeemazar Begum with The Basti has electricity but no running wa- daughter of veteranSharad Yadav. call himself, is believedtocommandahold twoimportant leaders—Bhagwan LalSahni stant attention from movie linkstogain a her four children and grandchildren. “My great terand relies on hand-pumps. “Water lines Among the leaders with the mostatstake amonghis boatmen (Mallah/Nishad) com- and Captain Jai NarayanPrasadNishad. followingbackhome in Darbhanga. grandfather had come hereand we all (inhab- have been laid recentlybut supplyhas not itantsofthe Basti) arefromthe same family,” begunyet,” Hussain says. says the wrinkled-face Begum in Persian, Afsar Ali, 45, the community head, says, IHerebyDeclare whose familyclaims she is easily110 years old. nearly 100members of thecommunityhave PHASEIII KEYCONTESTS The Persian theyspeak is similartowhat voter ID cards. However, notall of them vote. is spoken in the Shiraz province of Iran, “When we movedtothis place from Khagra mixed with Hindi, says Mohammad Minhaj on the outskirts,names of someofthe com- 5.HAYAGHAT Alam, of the neighbouring Uttar Dinajpur in munity members were notaddedtothe vot- BholaYadav,RJD; West Bengal, who studiesPersian at Tehran’s ers’ list. We triedtofind out the reason but SittingBahadurpur Allahmeh Tabataba’i University.“Certain nevergot aresponse,” says Ali. RENUKUMARI MLA verbs theyuse areold Persian,” he says. While the Nitish Kumar government got Lok Janshakti Party, The community clings to itsroots,says aresolution passedinthe Assemblyagainst Khagaria RamchandraPrasad, Hussain. And marriges outside the clan, espe- implementation of an NRCinthe state, the BJP ciallybywomen,are frownedupon. communityremainsapprehensive about such TOTALASSETS 1.SIMRIBAKHTIARPUR 2.BENIPATTI 3.AMOUR 4.BIHARIGANJ As nomads, theyearlier sold horses fora aplan. “Wehavelived here forcenturies and MukeshSahani,VIP VinodNarayanJha,BJP; Akhtar-ulIman,AIMIM; SubhashiniYadav, 6. KEOTI `5.08 CRORE (withfamily) living, nowearnings come largely from have documentstoprove it,” says Hussain. YusufSalauddin,RJD; MinisterinBihar party’sBiharchief Congress; AbdulBariSiddiqui, sourcing stones believedtobelucky,glass Amosque that the community uses lo- **169% rise from 2015 (Rs1.88 crore) SonofLJP’sKhagariaMP government AbdulJalilMastan,RJD; SharadYadav’sdaughter RJD frames, etcfromJaipur,and sellingthemin cated akilometrefromthe Basti has aplaque MOVABLE ASSETS MehboobAliKaiser BhavnaJha,Congress SittingMLA NiranjanMehta,JD(U); MurariMohanJha,BJP the Northeast. “Wegoall the waytoTripura,” dating it backto1896. says Safdar Ali, 27.“Likeour ancestors, we In 2019,inabypoll, the AIMIM had won SabaZafar,JD(U)’ SittingMLA `1.25 CRORE 7. DARBHANGA can’t sit at home either.” the Kishanganj Assemblyseat that has long FormerMLA VijayKumarSingh,LJP; Assets 2015 2020 2015results 2020polls: SanjaySarawgi,BJP; The lockdown, however, has forced him been aCongress bastion. PrabhashKumar; Cashinhand3.65lakh1.3lakh JD(U): BJP: RJD: PARTY&SEATS Contestingfromthe andothers out of business. However, Hussain says,all parties makea JanAdhikarParty Bankbalance 52.3lakh 63.16lakh 24 19 20 JD(U): 37 seatforthefourthtime Tucked in the north-eastcornerofBihar, beeline justbeforethe elections,but “who bordering Nepaland Bengal, Kishanganjis remembers us once the resultsare out”. “We Stocks&bonds NIL 19lakh BJP: 35 AmarnathGami,RJD; HAM(S): 1 2 the gatewaytonorth Bengal and the will votefor thecandidatewho is best placed Otherinvestment 2.22lakh 5.92lakh 8 3 FormerJD(U)MLAfrom Total VIP: 5 Northeast. It is assailed by the sameprob- to defeat the BJP.” Jewellery 9.17lakh 12.74lakh Seats PhaseIII Hayaghat 78 RJD: 46 5 Vehicle NIL 21lakh Congress: 25 6 8. SAHARSA Other 1.35lakh2.33lakh CPI(ML): 5 LovelyAnand,RJD; HASHTAG POLITICS Total 68.7lakh1.25crore Others CPI(ML) Congress CPI: 2 7 FormerMP 4 1 10 PhaseI PhaseII 1 4 AlokRanjan,BJP ●LJPCHIEF@ICHIRAGPASWANTWEETED IMMOVABLEASSETS AIMIM: 16 "Mycourage didn't shakeindifficult `3.82 CRORE times. Idid not panic when the time Assets 2015 2020 came to fight alone forBihar's pride. Agriland 50lakh 59lakh No bail for Lalu Prasad in timefor Bihar Some people need supporterseven after being in powerfor 15 years. With all your Non-agrilandNIL NIL blessings, Bihar will win and anew Bihar Commercial NIL NIL results, next hearingonNovember27 will be established forthe youth" Residential 70lakh 3.23crore 6.6K LIKES, 547 RETWEETS IN 6HOURS Other NIL NIL “forgeddocuments”, and showing “fictitious dent wassent to Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi in Total 1.2crore 3.82crore ABHISHEKANGAD& supplyofanimalfeed”.DumkaisinJharkhand, December 2018,though he has spentmostof SANTOSHSINGH but at thetime waspartofundivided Bihar. the time since at the Jharkhand capital’s LIABILITIES `9LAKH (LIC loan) RANCHI,PATNA,NOVEMBER6 On October 9, theHighCourthad granted RajendraInstitute of MedicalSciences(RIMS). bail to Lalu in acase related to alleged illegal OnFriday, RIMSsubmittedreportonLalu’s CRIMINALCASES: No pendingcases FORMORELOGONTO ENDINGthe RJD’shopesofLaluPrasad walk- withdrawalofmoneyfromtheChaibasatreas- condition, while the courtpulledupSuperi- ingout of jail on November 9, aday before the ury, onthegroundthathehadspentmorethan ntendentof BirsaMundaJailandIG,Prisons,for INDIANEXPRESS.COM/ELECTIONS Biharresults,theJharkhandHighCourtFriday half the duration of his seven-year jail term. notsubmitting areport sought by it. deferredhisbailpleahearingin afodderscam OnFriday, atavirtualhearing,Lalu’slawyer RJD spokesperson MrityunjayTewari told case till theend of the month. Kapil Sibal arguedhehad served “42 months TheIndianExpress:“We hadbeeneagerly wait- ● PHOTOGALLERY, The hearing waspostedtoNovember 27 and 26 days”injudicialcustody in theDumka ingfor Laluji’s bail today. It would have been a VIDEOS afterthe CBI sought moretime to file areply case, morethan half histime, making him eli- perfect Diwaligift, especiallyasweare confi- COVID-19UPDATE in the matter. gible forbail,asper aPTI report. dentofforming thenextgovernment.” PREPARATION FORLAST FROM‘TRIPLEC’MOTTOTO Lalu has been in custody sincetwo years, The CBI doesn’t agree withthis, and said it He addedthat he didn’t want to saymoreona LEG OF BIHAR ‘BHURABAL’ DAILY CASES: and wasnot able to participateinthe Bihar would oppose bailonthesegrounds. matterthatisincourt.“Ourleaderwillgetbail ELECTIONS elections forthe firsttime in four decades. The trial court had found Lalu,the Bihar and, whenithappens, we will celebrate.” 746 Son Tejashwi Yadavhas been saying at ral- chief ministeratthetime,guiltyintheDumka The 10,Circular Road, residenceofLaluin DAILY DEATHS: 8 lies that Lalu will be out of jail on November caseunderIPCsectionsof criminalconspiracy, PatnawascrawlingwithcandidatesonFriday, ● SPECIAL REPORT 9, and it will be Chief MinisterNitish Kumar’s cheating,forgery, andunderthePreventionof evenasCMcandidateTejashwilookedrelaxed. TOTAL CASES: 2,20,992 “vidaai (farewell)” the next day, Corruption (PC) Act. On March 24,2018, the An RJD insider said: “Weare notgoing over- WHYCENTREPRAISED TOTAL DEATHS: 1,129 The case pertains to the withdrawal of CBI said the trial courthad sentencedLalu to boardwith anypre-result celebration. But BIHAR’STAPWATERPLAN ACTIVE CASES: 6,951 Rs 3.76crore from the Dumka treasurybe- sevenyearseachunder thePCAct and IPC thereisgreat excitement all around. Thereis tweenDecember1995andJanuary1996using cases, to “runconsecutively”. The RJD presi- another levelofenergy.” *BiharHealthDepartment(asof5pmonNov6) Bhagalpur to Delhi, ’80stonow,seeking way out viacoaching hubs

startedJSEducation. Bihar produces “tal- year;11ofhis studentsfromBiharcleared graduation on time. It took himalmost five from Sahibganj, Munger,Naugachia to TANUSHREEGHOSH& ented,hard-working” but “shy, under-con- the civil servicesexamthis year.Heteaches years. This is whyhepursuedhistory at Bhagalpur forcoaching as asign of growing NUSHAIBAIQBAL fident students”, Mishrasays, adding that the “optional” sociologypaper, charging BanarasHindu University and headedto aspirations. “People maycall Nitish ‘paltu NEWDELHI, NOVEMBER 6 he started the institutetotrain youths in Rs 45,000-Rs 50,000 annually; the fees for Delhi in 2014 to preparefor the IAS, Amrit bhai’(aturncoat),but to getBihar from neg- “personality development”. General Studies paper can go up to Rs 2lakh. Kumar,29, of Gopalganj,says. ative to positiveisverydifficult. Even or- LAST WEEK, while campaigning in Theannualexodus from Bihar to places Whatdrivesthe rush is the desirefor gov- One of the promisesmade by the RJD thodoxMuslim families send their girlsto Bhagalpur,Chief MinisterNitish Kumar likeMukherjee Nagarand Old Rajinder ernment jobs, and thestability and prox- this time is that aMahagathbandhan gov- coaching,” he says. made aquickhalt at the house of afriend, to NagarinDelhi and Rajasthan’s Kota wasone imity to poweritprovides, Aggarwal says. ernment would ensurethat undergraduate The statestill has along waytogo, meetthe latter’s mother and brother Rajiv of thereasons LJPchief Chirag Paswan in- Another factor aresuccess stories like degrees arecompletedontime. Gaurav cautions. “Ghodekokuentak lekar Kant Mishra,60. cludedapromise to create similar coach- that of Mukund Kumar,afarmer’s son from AccordingtoAggarwal, apart from start- jaoge, pehle dekho kuen mein paani haibhi Mishratalksabout howhegrew up ing hubsinBihar in his manifesto. Madhubani,who secured rank 54 on his ing from this disadvantage, studentsfrom ki nahin (You can lead ahorse to awell,but among politics, with his father afriend of Since the lockdown, the coaching cen- firstattempt this year.Chandan Prabhakar, Biharare up againstalanguagebarrier.He pleasesee if thewell even haswater).” ex-CM BhagwatJha Azad(cricketer-politi- tres aredesolate, with the Delhi govern- the District Programme Officer (Education), says this even reflects in the coachinghubs A26-year-old, who movedbacktoAra cian Kirti Azad’s father), and elderbrother ment notallowing physical classes. who toostayedatMukherjee Nagartopre- —“In Old Rajinder Nagar, English-medium from Mukherjee Nagarduring the lockdown UdayKant Mishraaco-traveller of Nitish With suchhubs full of studentsand Since lockdown,coaching centres in parefor theIAS, and finallymade it through coaching happens,while Hindi-medium as- and takesclasses forthe IAS exam therenow, from the ’70s JPMovement. teachers from Bihar,special trains were run MukherjeeNagar aredesolate, with the Bihar Public Service Commission, gives pirantsgotoMukherjeeNagar.The latter says that as the young leave,Bihar mayre- In 1981,Rajiv Kant hadcometostudy at from Kota to the stateduring the lockdown, govt notallowing classes. Tanushree Ghosh his example. alsohas centres forbankexams, SSC, etc.” main caught up in the past. Notwantingto DelhiUniversity’s Campus LawFaculty, pointsout Vishal Gaurav,40, whoruns a Ujjwal Raj, 25, who teachescommerce On paper,the UPSC doesn’t discriminate identify herself, she adds, the privileged while preparing forthe civil services, stay- school in Darbhanga. “A teacher at aPatna at Bhagalpur coaching centreSatyam Wave, but,according to him, vernacular students “move outfor better opportunities, leaving ing at the coaching hub of Mukherjee Nagar. coachingcentremight getpaid Rs 20 lakh, PranayAggarwal, who runs ‘IAS pointsout that farfromproviding job op- —likeAmrit Kumar —struggle, especially behind avoter base whose priorities have Afterfailingtoclear theUPSCexam, he had but gets offeredRs60lakh in Delhi, Kota. Gurukul’ at Karol Bagh in Delhi, claims to portunities to youths, Bihar even fails to en- since the introduction of an aptitude test. notmoved beyond sadak-paani-bijli (roads, returnedhome to Bhagalpurand, in 2000, Whywon’ttheygo?” he adds. have had500-plusonline enrolmentsthis surethat theycomplete their three-year Mishrasees the fact that studentstravel drinking water, and electricity)”.

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Afterafixedterm in office, those who have held powerfacethe verdict politics: Acentrist liberal consensus manages 1920s’ redux,anold form of assimilating into itsbase mobilised. of the people and, if theyare voted out, apeaceful transition takesplace.On to overcome bipartisan divisions. American “whiteness.” It canalso point to the powerof Thereisanotherreason to be sceptical November 5, US PresidentDonald Trumpdid his best to undermine that institutionshavecome through. The race whereadvancement and assimilation about the politics of genteel consensus. The T Democratic Partywilltackbacktoacultural depend on performing thatcode. character of the Republican Partyhas promise in what is toutedas thecountrywherethe firstformal blueprintof and economiccentrism. The right will not It also mightrevealadarkertruth that changed deeply and profoundly. The House amodern democracy wasdesigned. Speakingfrom theWhite House fornearly 17 minutes, have to fear the left. Joe Biden himself willbe Trumpwas able to harp on: That on the real- of Cards might have been adystopianvision Trumpmadeunsubstantiatedallegations, andpresentedrumour,conspiracy theoryandout- aless polarisingfigure. Somehow, he can ityofrace and immigration, people do notsee of aruthless questfor powerbyindividuals. right lie;hinted at violence from his supporters should he lose aclosely-fought election; patchenoughofaworking relationshipwith astark difference between the parties. Theis- But the currentwaveofpublicruthlessness targeted voters, election officials, the electoral process, basicallythe rules of the game. The the Mitch McConnells of the world, and sue mightbethe inability of the Democrats in American politics is of adifferent order.It essenceofTrump’s diatribeagainsthis politicalopponentandelection officialsin battlegro- America will regain itsgenteel norm-driven to consistentlyclaim the moral highground, is notabout private conspiracies as it is about und states wasthis: The votes castinhis name were legitimateand “legal”, those forhis ri- centre.Manypeople who votedfor Biden,in rather than the non-existence of the issues. apublic showofdefiance. Trump’s aesthetic asense, were hoping forthiskindofrestora- In some ways,Trump’s mostsuccessful gam- appeal wasakind of projection that he could valwere“illegal” “mystery ballots”. “Bad things”werehappening,his numbers were being tion. ABiden presidency will, to acertain ex- bit in 2014 wasthe hypocrisy charge against act without anyconstraint.The Republicans “whittleddown”, he suggested, in the statesthat hold the keytothe White House because tent, stem the rotinthe executive branch— Democrats. But hereisthe challenge: aretepid in their denunciation of Trump’s the election officials and the entirepolitical apparatus in those states was“so corrupt”. and as Trumphas demonstrated,an There is another reason to be Hypocrisy can in partbegenuine.But it is also willingness to delegitimise thecounting The waythe American electoral system worksmade it possible in 2016 forTrumpto American President can changealot through sceptical about the politics of in part aproduct of thecultureofcompro- process. The purpose of this is to continue administrative action if theysodecide. mise. The compromises of theDemocratic to nurturethe ideological basis of victim- be elected despitehavingpolledfar fewervotes (about 3million less) than his then op- genteel consensus. The ponent, HillaryClinton. In the lastfour years, Trumphas underminedthe institutions, But thereare good reasons to think that Partywereheld againstit. But the hypocrisy hood. The potential legitimising of violence this restorationofthe statusquo is unlikely. character of the Republican charge worksasymmetrically: It can operate in thisnarrative is very high. More thana commitmentsand conventions, both domestic and international, thathavemarkedthe For, the West Wing world, if it ever existed, has Partyhas changed deeply onlywhen youclaim amoral standardinthe threat to “defund” police, thereisdeeper in- US presidencysince at leastWorld WarII. His legitimacy,likethat of allpopulists,relies politicallycrumbledindifferent ways,inpart and profoundly. The House firstplace.Suggesting that the Democrats are vestmentinthe potentialdividendsfromvi- solely on theclaim to popular support, whichisthen usedtoundermine institutions and because it wasaworld that glossedoverplu- hypocrites is the pretextthat allows amoral olenceonthe right. And itsconvictionthatit checks andbalances, disregardprotest and dissent. As is nowbecoming clear,when the tocracy,elitism, warand racism, that arenow of Cards might have been a comfortwithnot vetoingthe supremacism will yield political results. source of thatlegitimacy, an election,seemstobenot going his way, the electoral system live issues in politics. dystopian vision of a of Trump. It’s apeculiar moral alchemyofour It could be thatinthe end thesecontra- can be denigrated too—bysummoningspectres of “shenanigans” and a“stolen elec- The West Wing centrewas held together ruthlessquest forpowerby timethat if youcompromise, youare hypo- dictions areresolvedbyexternal forces and by glossingoverthe depth of racial contra- criticaland inauthentic; if youdon’t, youare events: Liberalism appearedattractive when tion”, and by blaming“them”, the“big media, big tech,big donors”. individuals. But the current dictions. It wasatbestanameliorative civil extremistand narcissistic. But the potency of it had the shadowofCold Warcombathover- Forall itsshortcomings, the US has been an exemplar of democracy in action. Even now, rights project that, progressively,racial divi- waveofpublic ruthlessness this charge placesapremium on akindofug- ing over it;itwas ashowofpower. Whichis thereisagreat measureofresistance to Trump’s indiscriminateattacks on the election sions will be overcome. The Black Lives in American politics is of a linessinpublic discourse that makesforging whythat oldliberal consensus wasalways process. Forthe thirdday,election officials have continuedtheir carefulwork, despitein- Matter movement shookupthat liberal com- different order.Itisnot consensusdifficult. premisedoncontinuing an American liberal timidation by Trumpsupporters outside counting centres. Democratshavenot risento placency about the ameliorative project and The second gloss in the West Wing con- primacy:Feeding thewars of globaldomi- exposed itslimitations. African-Americans about private conspiracies as sensus wasthe place of plutocracy and in- nance that also provedto beAmerica’sundo- the bait, maintaining decorum in their publicstatements. Leadersofthe Republican Party it is about apublic showof have kept either astudiedsilenceoropenly disavowedTrump’s diatribe. Senator andfor- have votedtosaveAmerican democracy equality in American politics. Trumpwas ing. Trumprightlyseized on the war-mon- from itself, anditisnot clear whatamiddle defiance. Trump’saesthetic meant to be the populistrevolt. Butthe gering proclivities of theliberal hegemony mer presidential candidate RickSantorum, forexample, has said that “no elected ground on “race” even means, other thanle- appeal wasakind of charge of elitism againstthe Democratic project. Maybethe perception of threat from Republicanwill stand behind that (Trump’s) statement” andthatmuchofhis wordswere gitimising the bad status quo. Partyalso turns out to be morecomplicated. Chinawillgivethe US apublicpurpose to “incendiary”. Thereis, however, no gainsaying the fact that the ambassador of “America But whateverthe changing material real- projection that he could act It appears that thereisadivide wherehouse- overcomedivision. Butotherwise, there is a First” has doneimmeasurable harm to US domesticpolitics and to the country’s image ities of race, thereislittledoubt thatinideo- without anyconstraint. holds with incomes less than $100,000lean risk that America is caught betweenan abroad. Forother democracies, big and small, in the thrall of strong men, Trump’s 17- logical terms America is nowmoreracially TheRepublicans are tepid moreDemocratic. In stateslikeMichigan, anaemic liberalism that betraysits own minuteblowtodemocracy is yetanother lessonfromthe US —onthe path to avoid. polarised. Nearly half the voters who voted in their denunciation of the working class seemstohavecome back promise,and amilitant Republican Party, forDonald Trumpmay notberacist. But they to the DemocraticParty.Itseemsnon-col- willingtodoanything to take theDemocrats certainlydonot think that espousing an ide- Trump’swillingnessto lege-going whitemen andwomen vote dis- down. This election has givenAmerica are- ologyofwhitesupremacy should be suffi- delegitimise the counting proportionatelymorefor Trump, so do prieve.But it could also deepen itsfundamen- cient to veto anycandidate.Peoplewill point process. Thepurpose of whitecollege-going men. The storyofthe talcontradictions, if it does notconjure up a BEATING IT BACK to the fact thatHispanic support forTrump this is to continue to Democratic party’s elitism is complicated newimagination of politics. wasstrong, andthe Blackvote went up from by race and gender.Thereare severe politi- averylow base as well. Could this be the ba- nurture the ideological basis cal limitstohow muchleftAmericacan The writer is contributing editor, Facedwith afresh surge in COVID cases, Delhi government sis forthe Republican Partytoargue that it of victimhood. lurch;the leftism of the Democratic Partyis The IndianExpress shouldcourse correct, ramp up swab tests

NTUESDAY,DELHI recordedmorethan 6,700newCOVID-19cases—the city’s highestinfection surge during the pandemic. It took less than 24 hours forthe capital to surpass this sobering record. The dip in caseswas Oonlymarginal on Thursday,when thecontagion claimedmorethan 60 POLITICS OF BAD LANGUAGE lives. The city has been reporting in excess of 5,000cases formorethan a week.TheDelhi government has attributedthesurge to peopleletting down theirguarddur- ing the festiveseason. Linkshavealso been drawnwith the worsening pollution situation. Vituperation against political opponents marksPakistan’s public discourse Suchreasoning cannot bediscounted,but the Delhigovernmenthas also letitself down by the failure to correct glitches in itsanti-COVID strategy in the pasttwo months. Delhi checkedthe alarming proportionsassumed by thedisease in Mayand June Khaled Ahmed through acombination of methods that includedbolstering medicalinfrastructure, an ef- fective homecaresystemfacilitated by government supplies of oximeters to COVID-af- THE CHARGE OF “sedition” comes in handy partymen thereafterbegan to dissociatethe Pakistanisgoing through aperiod of “ver- fected families and amarkedincrease in the numberoftests.The Delhi governmenthas whenthestateleansonhalf-a-dozensections party from Rasheed. Lawyers came on TVde- baldegradation”.Politiciansforandagainstthe preferredthe lessexpensive and quickresult-yielding antigen tests to the muchmore of thePakistanPenalCode(PPC)andarrestsits nouncing the lawitself, saying it wasadubi- government employalanguageoften de- political opponents, thusequating the right of ouslegacyof BritishRajthatPakistanandIndia scribedby themselvesasgali-galoch. Khanwas complexswabmethod.This appearedareasonable strategy giventhe pandemic situa- criticismunderdemocracyto treason.Itisbla- had retainedtopunishpolitical opponents. alwaysknown to be rough with wordswhile tion of five months ago. Experts,however, have cautionedagainstalong-term reliance on tant but the lawisthere—sowhy notuse it to The British hadactuallymadethe lawto describingthecorruptionofrulersof Pakistan, antigentests.Studies have underlinedthat theantigen method couldbewrong by as silencetherightto criticismunderdemocracy? beat down Indianresistance to the Raj. andhisdiatribesusually endedwithpledgesof muchas50per cent in reporting negative cases.That is whythe ICMR advises follow-up SomebodyinShahdara,Lahore,accusedPrime Famous essayistLordMacaulaywrote up the exemplarypunishment. This “vituperation” tests on individuals who displayCOVID symptoms even though their antigen test reports Minister Imran Khan’s arch-opponentNawaz anti-sedition lawin1834, whichwas to be- has become partofhis political style, and he arenegative.Byall accounts, the Delhigovernmenthas notfollowedthis advisory metic- Sharif of “using criminalspeechesfromLondon comeapart of the IndianPenal Code in 1860 hirespeopleinthe“informationdepartment” ulously. Basking in the complacency inducedbythe appreciable fall in the case count be- ontheelectronicandsocialmedia”duringthe and the Criminal Procedure Code in 1861.In giftedwiththisspecialexpertiseof abuse.The All Parties Conference, and filedanFIR at the the following century, Indians beganbeing result is shocking: Both governmentand op- tween Julyand September,the Delhi government resistedprodding by arangeofauthor- local police station. roundedupand throwninjail formaking position have degraded themselvesascom- ities, including the HighCourt, to rely overwhelminglyonthe antigen method —the swab To clinchthe argument, the plaintiffadded “seditious”speeches. India’s “freedomfight- municators to thelevel of hired thugs. process contributes only23per cent of the total testsinthe capital. that UK-basedSharif, in his speeches, had ers”, todayapartofthe pantheonofnation- The damagetopoliticalcommunication With the festival season spikebeginning to strain the city’smedical facilities, the ad supported“thepolicies of India”. He wasbut- alism, begantoberoundedupunder this law. has notbeen realisedinPakistanasthose for hocism of the Delhi government’s initial response to the pandemicseemstoberesur- tressedby Khan’s“information advisers” say- Ironically, Indiaand Pakistanchose to retain andagainstthegovernmentnow take pridein facing. It has reportedly talked aboutmoving the Supreme Court to vacatethe High Court’s ing “Indians arelaughingatus” because of the lawafter Independencein1947. Despite havingspecialisedinlow expletives.Thiscon- NawazSharif’s treasonousallegations. To add many amendments, thecoreofthe IPC,1860, tagion of the tongue has spread downwards September stay on an order reserving 80 per cent COVID ICU bedsin33private hospitals morefire, theFIR accusedSharif and his par- TheIndian freedom fighter is still in the statutebooks of Pakistan. intothepopulationwherepartisansserveeach forpeople of Delhi. The Delhigovernmentwould do well to revisit the city’s experiences tymenofdefamingPakistan’s high courts and TheIndianfreedomfighterBalGangadhar other with tongue-lashingsthat areoften un- of the not-too-recent past, and course correct —instead of resorting to blunt instruments. the armedforces “in front of the international BalGangadhar Tilakwas Tilak wasprobablythe mostdefiant of Indian printable. Thinking of thebackground to this community”. Forgood measure, he addedthe probably the most defiant of leaders fighting the Raj. In 1916,hewas jailed verbaldegradation,onehasto thinkof the“re- namesof40ofNawaz Sharif’s partyinhis Indian leadersfighting the under the sedition lawbut wassuccessfully ligious rage”that has dominated the Muslim plaint, thusexposing them to thepunishment Raj. In 1916, he wasjailed defendedincourtbythe manwho later be- worldathome and abroad. Thereisnodoubt of “death or lifetime imprisonment” under camethefounderof Pakistan,MohammadAli that “true Muslims” who defend Islam often WHO NEEDSAVACCINE? the High Treason (Punishment) Act, 1973. under the sedition law Jinnah.“Tilakhadwantedto fightthecasewith use bad languageasameans of excommuni- The man who broughtthe chargeswas but wassuccessfully apoliticalspin,butJinnahinsistedthatthede- cation.Youputonatantrumandyoucastigate. Anew line of anti-viral productswantstolurepeoplebackinto BadarRasheed.Afterpicturesof himappeared defended in court by the fence proceedonlegal grounds alone”. Itisacruelironythatrageshouldbeassociated together with Punjab Governor Muhammad man who later became the According to an Indian writer,“Jinnah alsofa- withreligion in India and Pakistan. the worldtheyhad forsaken Sarwar, it became known that he waspresi- cilitatedTilak’sre-entryintotheCongressParty dentof PTI’syouthwing.PrimeMinisterKhan founder of Pakistan, andbecame hispartner in the signing of the The writer is consulting editor, HE SARS-COV-2 IS atricky customer.While governments and states have “disapproved”ofthe “treasoncase” and his Mohammad AliJinnah. historic LucknowPact thesameyear.” Newsweek Pakistan sought to marshal everyone intoawar againstthe virus, it has leftnoscope forbravado. The onlyheroism expected of soldiers in this battle involves endless washing of hands, agreeing to be muzzledinpublic —and the abil- Tity to cling to your sanity till avaccine arrives. Intothat drearydull void, a newmarketing trend has bravelyforayed,luring us backintothe worldthat we had for- NOVEMBER 7, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO saken. Forthose who had notyet reconciledtothe comfortofpyjamacouture,several clothing brands have broughtout aline of anti-viral clothing that promisestoprotect ASSAM AT STANDSTILL BLEAK FORECAST REAGAN’S PRIORITY them from bugs. While theyare at it, they might also want to checkout apair of specta- THE ENTIREPUBLIC transport system in THE MID-YEAR ECONOMIC scene reflects RONALD REAGAN, WHO swepttothe US cles that claims to repelpathogens, even as eyes wear out from dailycommunionwith Assam,including road and ferryservices, “manydisquieting features” with the presidency,says hisfirstprioritywillbeto halt Zoom screens.And might younot consider acoat of gleaminganti-viralpaint on your has virtuallycame to agrinding halt due to upwardclimb of the wholesale and con- the growth of the federal government.“As I scarcity of petroleumproducts, particu- sumer prices continuing unabated,the have said manytimes in the campaign, I walls this Diwali, all the better to securethe housethat youhavenot leftinhalf ayear? larly high-speeddiesel, the adviser to the NationalCouncil of AppliedEconomic wouldliketoputafreezeonthehiringof em- Those naysayers wondering if such untestedclaimsought to be believedmustalso con- Governor,KRamamurthy,told newsmen Research (NCAER) said. In itsquarterly ployees to replace those who leave govern- sider that the worldhas swung worse than crucial American states in embracing solutions Gauhati. He said that while the ferry review(July-September) publishedre- mentservice,”hetoldatelevisioninterviewer. to thepandemic. Therewas the panic that lockedpeopleintheir houses, wary of akiller services of the Central Inland Water cently, NCAER said there had been “no on the loose. Thereisnow astoic weariness that is showing up on Indian streetsinasurge Transport Corporationwould cometoa firm indications”ofareversal in the de- EMBARRASSING LEAK of festiveshoppers, with onlytheir chins resolutelyprotected against the virus, if they halt within aday or two, the movement cliningtrend of theoverall indexofindus- THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH Commissioner has of goods, including foodgrain, within trial production notwithstanding the be- beenlandedinasomewhatembarrassingsit- have rememberedtostrap on the mask in the firstplace. Assam and to other states in the North- ginnings of aturnaround in afew uation by theleakageofhis confidential re- Thevirushasbeenwelcomedintothepantheonof incalculablesthataddzingto thefunc- Eastern region had stopped. The city buses industries during the July-September portto hisgovernmentsuggestingthatIndira tionalIndian chaos, from wrong-side driving to jumping queues and sarkari sloth. Andanti- operated by the Assam StateTransport quarter.The warbetween Iraq and Iran Gandhihasnotbeenableto provideeffective viralproductsare just onemoreway —likeherbalkadhasandimmunity-promisingsupple- Corporation (ASTC)went offthe road, has raised“the spectre of futuresupply government and that the possibility of mili- ments —tolearn to live in denial.Look at the bright side: Do youreallyneedavaccine? he added. constraintsinoil”. tary takeover cannot be ruledout.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER7,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “This election has highlighted deep weaknesses in the American democratic system, all of whichare amplifiedbyMrTrump’sdetermination to test things to 7 THE IDEAS PAGE destruction in real time.” —THE GUARDIAN French classroom lessons The permanence

The state school is the incarnation of France’s proudsecularism. But the institution and of interests the nation need to find a languagethat embraces all US-Indiaties standonabipartisan and strong footing. What India looksfor is an Americathat bringswith it manyallies

jobs. But, whilemanybelieved in Trump’s ability to handle the economybetter, they suspected his credentials to fight the pan- VijaySingh demic,whichcausedthe lossof over 11 mil- lion American jobs in the lasteight months. Trump’s biggestfailurewas his inability MY FIRSTBRUSH with the Frenchschool sys- to build ateam. Acountry of America’s size temand the republican values it is meantto andsignificance can’t be run without one. incarnate—bothtiedtothe recent gruesome SecretaryofState MikePompeoremainedin beheading of aFrenchschoolteacher —was in Ram Madhav officeforabout30months.Rex Tillerson,his the late1980s. Iwas invitedtoFrance Culture, predecessor,servedayearinofficebefore he aradio channel here, formybook La Nuit wasshown the door.The office of the secre- Poignardée (The WoundedNight)todiscuss IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALhistory, tary of defence sawfiveincumbents in the the Punjab militancyinthe 1980s.Iwas sur- therewereatleasttwo occasionsinthe past lastfouryears,theshortesttenurebeingthat prisedtofind twounusual guests with me — when the presidential election ranintoma- of RichardSpencer,who wasacting secre- twoSikh boys,13and 15 years old, who had jordisputes.In2000,theFloridacountcaused taryof defenceforjusteightdays.Therewere hit the “unofficial” news forbeing asked to adisputebetween Democrat Al Goreand arecordsix nationalsecurity advisors in the refrain from coming to their stateschoolina Republican George WBush. Bush wasde- lastfour years, twoofthem having tenures turban. This wasinitself an offshoot of the clared the winner afterthe Supreme Court of sevenand eight days respectively. Wilbur ongoing debateonbanning FrenchMuslim intervened.Thelesserknowninstancewasin Ross, the secretaryofcommerce, wasthe girls from attending schools in headscarves. 1876,whenRepublicanRutherfordBHayes onlypersonto beinofficeforafullterm.This To put theboys in the studioatease, I eventuallybecamethepresident,againafter loneliness at the topled Trumptodepend asked one of them in Punjabi: “Veera, school the Supreme Court’s intervention. In those moreonhis family, to the dislike of many. vichkihoyasi?(What happenedatschool?)” twoinstances,therewerecrediblereasons Will Biden’s America be different? The boydidn’t answer,looking embarrassed. fordispute.Butthistime,althoughPresident Domestic issues likethe pandemic, race re- Iasked again. He twirled his lips and mum- DonaldTrumpinsists therewas “electoral lations and economic challenges will natu- bledinthe mostnativeFrench: “Chaispas,je fraud”, whichhewas talking about since rallybetheir priority,but the Biden-Harris ne parle pas le pendjabi, moi!(Sorry, Idon’t April, the groundfactsmakethat claim con- regime is also expected to effect important speak Punjabi!)” The boys lookedsoperfectly testable.Yet,legalwranglescan’tberuledout. changes inthe international relationsarena. Frenchthat Iwondered howonearth they One major reason fordisputes this time On China, abipartisan consensus, witnessed could beaskedto remove their turban, which CRSasikumar wasthat both camps were overconfident duringthe run-up to elections, could con- is almostapart of their naturalattire. Iraised about victory. The Democratshad expected tinue.However, their majorchallengewould this issuethe same night with tworenowned atsunami in their favour,while Trumpbe- be to reverse the downward spiral of Frenchwomen writers, who had come home posedbyimmigration, largely from former changed,particularly sincethe firstGulf war lievedhewould easilysail through.The re- America. Theyhavetorepair relations with to dinner. Theydidn’t knowmuchabout tur- Frenchcolonies. In 2004,another lawwas (1990).Anger has got internationalised,and sultshavenot onlythrowncold wateron manycountries, especially in the trans- bans, but the discussion quicklyswitchedto promulgated,banningschoolchildren from social media has onlybeen an accomplice in their hopes, but also exposedthe unreliabil- Atlantic region. The NATOand the TPP are Muslimheadscarves and theybecame furi- wearing anyovert signs or clothes that would this development. Emotional turmoil and ityof pollsters.TheDemocratsdiddowellin likelytobebackonthe table. Restoring ous: “Noway!Noquestion of girls covering betray their religious affiliation.This wasan “touchiness” has increased, and, in aworld urbancentresandseemtohavegarneredthe America’s leadership in the UN bodies their heads. This is the Frenchrepublic,and effort to createaunique school space, where whereillegal arms areavailable forthe asking, supportofamajority of women, non-white would be another priority. In thelastfour they’ll do whatitdemands!” everyone wouldlook equaland “religiously it’s become easy to pick up agun and shoot and young voters, including amajority of years, Trumphad walked outofatleasta These incidentsprodded me to diginto anonymous” —nocrosses, no headscarvesor down whoeverangeredyou. There’sastench Indian-Americans. But theyfell flat in the dozen multilateral bodies or threatenedto the historical making of the Frenchsecular burqas, no turbans, no Jewish kippahs(skull- of revengeinthe air —bothfromthe stateand central and southern states,whichover- do so. Mostsignificant of them wasthe Paris stateschool, and itsuniqueness that the caps). (The Sikh boys come with hair-nets the angered people. whelminglysupportedTrumponce again. ClimateAgreement.Inhis eagerness to Frenchare so proud of. Jules Ferry, Minister now.)The messagewas clear:School was In France, thereare ominous internal real- Manyofthese statesfallinthe “Bible Belt”, makeAmerica great locally, Trumpended of PublicInstruction in 1882,was the firstto meant to be atemple of learning, whererea- ities,too.Demographicshave changed.Tenper wherethevotersseemto have refusedtoside up making America weak globally. createthe stateschool, whichwas to be sonand rationalityreigned. centof thepopulationisMuslim.Amongstthe withtheradicalleftagendaof theDemocrats. In India,somebelieve thatBiden-Harris mandatory,freeand secular.Besides the This secular outlook wasstrengthened school-goingpopulation,thispercentage,and The Biden-Harris duo would do well to re- wouldbebadnews forUS-Indiarelations.It French Revolution’s cries of “liberty,equality by another constitutional right —the right thepercentageof“believers”, is muchgreater. member that America,irrespective of who mustbeunderstoodthatUS-Indiatiesstand and fraternity”, this school wasalso are- to freedom of expression. Macron said re- Amajorityof Muslimslessthan25yearsplace wins,isa“conservative nation”astheformer on amutuallybeneficial bipartisanand sponse to centuries of violent conflict be- centlyatthe Panthéon: “Freedom of expres- Freedom of expression is a Islambeforethe Republic. Reportedly, many editor-in-chief of TheEconomist,John strong footing.ButwhatIndialooksforis an tweenthe stateand theCatholic church.The sion is partofFrenchheritage.” Armedwith precious human right,and it schoolteachers are“Islamo-radicalised”. Micklethwait, described it in his book. America that bringswith it manyallies. inchoatesecularism of Ferry’s republican thesetwo republican laws,Frenchschool- must particularly be Severalschoolchildrenhave refusedtoobserve ThiselectionwasaboutPresidentTrump. Sadly, Trump’s Americawaslargely isolated. school wasfortifiedin1905,whenaFrench teachers todayare thus actively encouraged protected todayinthe face of aone-minutesilence to mourn terrorism-re- The resultsindicatethat the peopleof Therewereissues likeKashmir on whichthe lawseparated the church and the state, thus to foster afearless spirit of inquiry, regard- lated tragedies. Recent showing of the carica- America did notsupport the Republican Democratshad adifferent take.Inpolitics, marking the beginnings of Frenchsecularism less of religion or anyother hindrance. The several democracies showing tures, whichseem to have become cotermi- nomineefor another term. That brings we fight with our adversaries.But in diplo- (laïcité)inmodern times. While citizens were caricaturesshown at the Frenchschool, dangerous authoritarian nous withthe Frenchrepublic, have divided Trumpthe dubious distinction of being the macy,wereachout and win them over. free to practise anyreligion in their personal thus,form apartofthistradition of teach- trends and democracy being people intopro or anti-caricature. firstpresident in the lasthundred yearsto Inthat,Indiamayhaveanadvantagewith lives, the statehad nowdeclared itself to be ingand learning. Schoolteachers areataloss of wordstoteach have failedtoget asecond term forthe the vice-president elect, Kamala Harris. In free of anyreligion. Freedomofexpression is aprecious hu- adistant dream in several freedomofexpression.Undertheseconditions RepublicanParty.Trumpput up aspirited the 230-year history of America, shewould This conceptofFrenchsecularism evolved man right, and it mustparticularly be pro- countries. But must freedom and in the interestofpromoting social har- fight. He fought notjustagainstthe be the firstwoman to occupythe vice-pres- over the 20th century,givingFrenchcitizens tected todayinthe face of severaldemocra- of expression —or‘secular mony, would it notbewise, therefore, to re- Democratic Party, but anegativeperception ident’s office and the firstAsian, non-white “freedomtobelieve or nottobelieve,toprac- cies showing dangerous authoritarian trends expression’—not pause and readthesepreciouslines?:“Beforeputtingfor- created by arangeofadversaries, including andIndian-originpersonto reachthatoffice. ticeareligion,tobeatheist, agnostic or to be and democracy being adistant dream in sev- ward anyprecept ormaximto yourpupils,ask thehostilemediaandintelligentsia.Inhisre- Although identifiedasaBlack American be- an adeptofhumanist philosophies, to change eral countries. But mustfreedom of expres- review itself on that invisible yourself if thereis, to the best of your knowl- cent book, Do Morals Matter? (2019), Joseph causeof herJamaican-bornfather,shemain- religion or to cease to have anyreligion”.But sion —or“secular expression” —not pause line where the principle of edge,anyonewho could be offendedbyyour NyecalledTrumponeof theworstpresidents tainedclose relations withher maternal while Frenchsecularism guaranteedfreedom and reviewitselfonthat invisibleline where human respectbegins? words. Ask yourselfifthereisasinglehead of of America on amoral scale. grandparents in Chennai. Kamala’s mother of religion, it also conferredfreedom vis-à- the principle of human respect begins? Won’t Wo n’ttolerance of the other familyofapupilpresentinyourclass,beitonly Biden fought notsomuchonhis own wasagreat influence overher,sowas her vis religions. Freedomofthought, whichde- toleranceofthe other makethe right of free- one, who couldrefuse to give consent to what policiesason Trump’s perceivedfailures.The grandfatherGopalan. Whatever happens, rivedfromthe freedom of conscience, gave dom of expression moredignifiedand ac- makethe right of freedom of youare about to say. If yes, abstain from say- Trumpadministration’s handling of the neverforgetthe golden wordsofformer the freedom to criticise anyidea, belief or ceptable? Won’t, as Gandhi said, “an eyefor expression more dignified ingit.” Thesearethe wordsofnoneotherthan coronaviruspandemic and the growing British Prime MinisterLordPalmerston, opinion,subject to the only condition that it an eyemakethe wholeworld blind?” and acceptable? Won’t, as Jules Ferry, the founderofthe Frenchstate racial tensions in the countrywerethe ma- “Thereare no permanentfriends, or perma- did notincitehatredorviolence. Although President Macron has made it Gandhi said,‘an eye foran school, in his Lettreaux instituteurs (1883). jor campaign issues forthe Democrats. The nent enemies; onlypermanentinterests”. Frenchstate school todayisanincarna- amplyclear that his fightisfor asecular state Trumpera did have severalpositives. The tion of this secular tradition, whichwas fur- and againstIslamic radicals, notIslam, the sad eye makethe whole Singh is ajournalist, writer and economyhas improved.Hesucceededin The writer is member,boardofgovernors, ther fortifiedinthe face of newchallenges truth of our times is that theworld has world blind?’ filmmakerliving in Paris bringing backmuch-neededblue-collar India Foundation The Indo-Pacific journey LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR DOUBLE BURDEN THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘On gender IDEAS MorecountriesnowshareIndia’svisionforthestrategicallysignificantregion equity,press reset’ (IE, November 6). The pandemichasaffectedwomen’semploy- ONLINE ment morethan men’s becausethe for- Harsh Va rdhan Shringla mer pervade sectors whereworking ONLYINTHE EXPRESS from home (WFH) is notpossible, such WHILE AN INDIAN maritime analystisbe- India has acted on theseprinciples These concerns areparticularly relevant as nomicattainments,ASEAN has emergedasa as manufacturing or civil aviation. In ● THEBUMPYROADTO270: lievedtohaveusedthe term as farbackasthe through both thematic and geographical ini- the Indo-Pacific region putsits mind to sup- platform wherevarious interests can meet, knowledge industries,whereWFHispre- RAUNAQJAISWAL 1990s, “Indo-Pacific” is afairly recent addition tiatives. We have sought to strengthen secu- ply-chain resilienceand diversification in the interact and rationalise differences. However, ferredby thecompaniesaswell,theper- to the geopolitical lexicon.India has useditin rity andfreedom of navigationinthe Indo- post-coronavirus period. it mustalso beacknowledgedthat institution centageofwomen employees is much ● NITISHKUMARAND jointstatementswithaseriesof partnercoun- Pacific by becoming anet security provider. India’s Indo-Pacific geographycan per- formation in the Indo-Pacific is still at an in- lowerthan men. But the continuance of RUPTUREOFACOALITIONOF tries.ItfiguresinourmeetingswithourASEAN Sharing what we can, in equipment, training haps be best described as asuccession of cipient stage. It took the shockoftwo World significant gender inequity in EXTREMES: friendsandhashelpedadvancetheQuadcon- andexercises,we have built relationshipswith semi-circles. The innermostsemi-circle in- Wars in ageneration forthe Atlantic consen- domestic/unpaid work merelyconfirms sultations.ThatourMinistryofExternalAffairs partner countries across the region. corporates ourclosest neighbours.These are sus to be institutionalised. It is possible that theever-presentdominanceof thepatri- SANJAYKUMAR has recently setupanIndo-Pacific division as In the area of humanitarian assistance South Asian countriesthat sharewith us the the after-effectsofthe pandemiccould nur- archalmindsetathome.Giventhis,WFH well as an Oceaniadivision is asign of India’s and disasterrelief (HADR),India has notonly waters of the Indian Ocean, that have shared turesimilar approaches in the Indo-Pacific. is that muchmoredifficult forwomen. www.indianexpress.com commitment to this critical geography. built robustcapacities but it has also estab- our civilisational and culturalheritage.The Whatever the navigation map, the fact YGChouksey, Pune Moresubstantially, India has encouraged lisheditself as an instinctive and unstinted arcofthe outerneighbourhood covers the that the Indo-Pacific is the 21st century’s lo- others to perceive and define the region in its early responder and acrediblefriend. The Gulf states to ourwestand SoutheastAsia cus of political and security concerns and NOT JUST ISLAM in general andNitishKumarinparticu- full extent. ForIndia, the Indo-Pacific is that Coalition forDisasterResilient Infrastructure and the ASEAN countries to oureast. In a competition, of growth and development, and larhave beenfirmedupoverthisdecade. vast maritimespacestretchingfromthe west- (CDRI), co-foundedbyIndia andthe United sense, this, too, is arediscovery of old mar- of technology incubationand innovation is in- THIS REFERSTOthe article,‘The root The social and cultural factors on which ern coastofNorth America to the eastern Kingdom in 2019,isacorollary itime associations, but contem- disputable. That is whyacountrylike cause fallacy’ (IE, November 6). Not just the argument is baseddonot take into shores of Africa. Today, moreand morecoun- to suchefforts. porarybusiness and trade, en- Germany,physicallydistantbutaneconomic Islam,everyreligion mustcontinuously accountthe mostbasic factor on which tries arealigning their definition of the Indo- As the COVID-19pandemic FOR THE ergy and investment flows,and stakeholder in the Indo-Pacific, has released be scrutinisedonthe grounds of con- political decisions aretaken —one’s gut Pacific with ours. hit us earlier this year,India did RECORD labour and skills mobility have astrategyfor the region. AfterFrance and the temporaryethics by itsfollowers. The feelingand by whichthe women voters India’sIndo-Pacific strategy wasenunci- what it could to supportits addednew dimensions. Netherlands, it is the thirdEuropean country times we live in demand across-religion aregoing to vote. ated by Prime MinisterNarendraModiina friends. Rapid-response med- Movingfurther,India has to do so. In India, we have notedwith some unity of non-violent elementsagainst BShubhada, viaemail speechinSingaporein2018asthe SAGARdoc- ical teams were sent to countries as farapart created partnerships andmechanismswith satisfaction that ourpolicy outlook has much violentelements. trine. In Sanskrit, among other Indian lan- as Kuwait and the Maldives, on their request. countries, whose opportunities, concerns and in common with these documents. PriktaSrivastava, Allahabad THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Myth of guages, the word sagar means ocean. The Throughthe lockdown, food supplylineswere stakes intersectwith ours. This is abroad The UK, we hope andexpect, will be next silent woman voter’ (IE, November 6). Prime Ministeruseditasanacronym for kept alive forthe Gulf nations as well as for sweep, from the Pacific Islands to the archi- onthelist,andtoowillfinaliseits Indo-Pacific HER VOTE The phenomenon of women voting ac- “Security and Growth forAll in the Region”. smaller island states suchasMauritius, pelagos of the western Indian Ocean and off strategy soon. Giventhis country’s character- cording to howmen in the family have This aspiration depends on securing end-to- Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros. the eastern coastofAfrica. Networks suchas istic wisdom and prodigious institutional THISREFERSTOthearticle,‘Mythof silent asked them to is notrestricted to Bihar. end supplychainsinthe region;no dispropor- We mustnot forget that manycountries Quad, and the India-Japan-US, India-France- memory, we also hope that the UK’s strategy womanvoter’(IE,November6).Thecon- Nitish Kumar might have believedthat tionatedependence on asingle countryand of the Indo-Pacific have sufferedahistory of Australia and India-Indonesia-Australia trilat- will approximateIndia’s ownand long-stand- clusions in thisarticle arebasedonthe women voters will makehim chiefmin- ensuring prosperity forall stakeholder na- colonialism, some of the wrinkles of which eral arrangementsoffer cases in point. ing Indo-Pacific vision. 2011 census. Due to unprecedented im- isteronceagain butit’s notgoing to bea tions. An Indo-Pacific guidedbynorms and arestill withusand still needtobeironed Whilesuchnetworks, coordination mech- pact of technology, alot has changed in smooth ride. He will needmanymore governedbyrules,withfreedom of naviga- out. While doing so, and while moving ahead anisms and complementarities have theirutil- Shringla is India’s foreign secretary.This article Biharinthelast10years.Theperceptions segmentsofvoterstosail through. tion, open connectivity,and respect forthe purposefully, we needtobemindful notto ity,the centrality of ASEAN resonates with is an edited excerptofhis speechatPolicy amongstwomen voters aboutthe JD(U) Bal Govind, Noida territorial integrity and sovereignty of all embrace constructsthat themselvescreate India’s idea of the Indo-Pacific. By virtue of its Exchangeinthe United Kingdom on states, is an article of faith forIndia. dependencies and skewed arrangements. location,its longevity and itssocial and eco- November 3

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IT’SBEEN34days nowthatdaily recov- day. No other cityhas ever detected Myanmar votes on Sunday, five years afterAung SanSuu Kyi’s landslide win. Againstthe backdrop of a erieshave beenoutnumberingnewin- morethan 6,000cases aday. fections detected,the strongestsign Delhi’s current growth rate is only pandemic, Rohingyacrisis, and militaryassertion,alook at what’s at stakefor Suu Kyiand hercountry thatthe coronavirus epidemic in India marginallylowerthanthat of Kerala, isonthedecline.Duringthistime,active whichoffersanother example of the WhereIndia meets China cases have almost halved, dailynew perils of prematuredeclaration of vic- NIRUPAMASUBRAMANIAN It hasalso pushedSuu Kyiintothe waiting caseshave droppedtoless tory over the epidemic. CHENNAI,NOVEMBER6 arms of China, whichhas been involved in a than halfthe peak Forovertwo weeksnow, slewofinfrastructure projectsinMyanmar, reachedinSeptember, Keralahasbeencontribut- MYANMAR WILL vote on November 8inan and has wooedher and the NLDsince 2015, and the growth rate has ingthehighest numberof election that is being seen as test of Aung San separatelyfromits continuing tight relations come down to just about casesinthe country,al- SuuKyi'sleadershipof thecountryoverthelast with the military. 0.5% perday. though it has as muchto five years. In the lastelections in 2015,the Suu Beijing laidout thered carpetfor Suu Kyi Themain drivers for do withthe Kerala’s own Kyi-ledNationalLeagueforDemocracywona when she visited in 2016.InJanuary2020, this ratherunexpected numbers as adramatic landslide victory. President Xi Jinping wasahighvalueguestat turnaround arestill not CORONAVIRUS decline in newcases in The elections arefor theupper and lower Naypidaw, withMyanmarAirForcefighterjets clear, especiallysince it COUNT Maharashtra, the worst housesofthe nationalParliament,the House escorting Xi's plane as it landedinthe capital. has come in the midstof affectedstate.Intheselast of Nationalities and the House of Inanop-edinMyanmar'sstate-runnews- thefestivalseason, Bihar twoweeks,Kerala has Representativesrespectively,aswell as to the paper,Xiwrotethat China would support elections, and aresumption in general addedalmostone lakh newcases, assemblies of Myanmar’s sevenstatesand Myanmarin"safeguarding itslegitimaterights activities. That is also the reason why while Maharashtrahas detected less seven regions — a total of 1,171 seats. The and interests and national dignity". Muchlike healthauthorities andexperts have than80,000.Delhihasfoundmorethan President is elected by the bicameral national howitwas Sri Lanka'sonlyallyduring the beencautioningagainstloweringone’s 72,000newcases during this time. Parliament. Chief Ministers of the states and country's post-war dog days,China is now guard.Thefestivalseasonisnotyet over, ApartfromDelhi and Kerala, there regions areappointed by the President. Myanmar'smainallyinaworldwhoseardour and deterioration in air quality in the onlytwo states with caseloadsof more Theelectionswillbeheldagainsttheback- Aung San Suu Kyicasts her voteinadvance on October 29 in Naypitaw. AP forSuu Kyihas long cooled. winter is likelytobeanaddedcompli- than alakh, West Bengal and Haryana, dropof theCovid-19pandemic,thecontinuing During the visit, no newinfrasructure cationbecauseitcouldworsenrespira- that have agrowth rate of morethan Rohingyacrisis,anationalistBuddhistresur- projects were signedbut the twosides reaf- toryconditionsamonginfectedpeople. 1% aday. gence, and an assertionbyamilitarythat runs and Development Partyand wonmostofthe Constitution–by virtueof havingmarriedafor- firmedsupportfor speeding up the“China- But the biggestwarning is the cur- Meanwhile, Karnataka has over- thecountryalongwiththeelectedciviliangov- seats.FollowingSuuKyi’sreleaseaftertheelec- eign national, she is barredfrombecoming Myanmar Economic Corridor”, whichin- rent situation in Delhiwherethe cases takenAndhraPradesh to become the ernment in ahybrid system. tion, the junta, under international pressure, President. She is nowknown as the State cludesahigh-speed railway between have been at historic highs. Delhi has statewith the second highestcaseload easedrestrictionsonpoliticaland civil society Counsellor,but is acceptedbyher party as a industrial zones within the countrywith con- had multiple phasesofsustained in the country, afterMaharashtra. Rohingyaand thevote activity and permittedindependent media. higherauthoritythanthePresident.Alongside, nections to the Chinese border,and an ambi- growth and decline, with very clear Karnatakahassofarseenover8.35lakh As manyas7to8lakh Rohingyafledto Overthenextfive years,investmentspouredin. herattemptsatapeaceagreementwithovera tious $1.3-billion deep-seaportatKyaukphyu peaks,eachhigher than the previous peoplegetting infected,while Andhra Bangladesh when the Armybegan acrack- NLD’sparticipation in the 2012 by-elections scorearmedethnic groups ranged against the in central Rakhine, whichwill provide Beijing one. Forthe lastthree days,the city has Pradesh has had8.33lakh. down on an alleged terroristgroup in 2017 in gave legitimacyto thejunta’sreforms.Thefirst state, have yieldednooutcome yet. The last agateway to the Indian Ocean, as partofits been recording almost7,000 cases a AMITABHSINHA Rakhine province, home to this Muslim mi- credibleelections in 2015 were sweptbySuu meetingof theUnionPeaceConference—21st Belt and Road Initiative. nority group. The Armyaction wasbackedby Kyi, then aworldwide iconofdemocracy. CenturyPanglong(areferenceto thePanglong AnypushagainstChina in Myanmar now SuuKyiandhergovernment.Therefugeesnow Thistime,theNLDcarriestheburdenofin- agreement of 1947)—was heldinAugust. The comesfromthe restiveregionswherethe big INDIAACTIVE CASES 520,773 live in what has described as the “world's cumbency.Suu Kyihad come in with the NLDbelievesafederalarrangementwillremain infraprojectsthreatentodisplacepeople,asin largest refugee camp” at Cox's Bazar. promise to completethe transitiontodemoc- elusive as long as the Armyispowerful. 2011 inKachin,whereayearafterSuuKyi'sre- Bangladesh wantsMyanmar to take them racyby reformingtheConstitutionrammedin But Suu Kyihas notpushed the militaryas lease, protests forced the cancellationofa 650,000 610,803 back,butMyanmar,whichholdsthatRohingya by the junta, with near-irreversible write-ins her Pakistani counterpartshavedone in the Chinese 6,000MW Myistone hydel dam. arenot “indigenous” and calls themBengali cementing theArmy’s role in governing the past. She once described generals in the “Afterthe election,thetrajectoryofChina- (theword Rohingya isnotofficially recognised), country—the militarygets 25% representa- Tatmadawas“quitesweet”,anddefendedthe Myanmar relations will notchangemuchno is unwillingtodoso. tion in both Houses of Parliament, and in all Armyinpersonlastyearatthe International matter what the electionresult is. Chinawill 520,773 Inpastelections,Rohingya have voted.This the state/regional assemblies, through nomi- CourtofJustice at The Hague againstallega- always be atrustedpartner of Myanmar and time, theywill be almost entirelyexcluded nation;theUSDPcontinuestoactasamilitary tionsofrape,arsonandmasskillinginRakhine. is settoplayaconstructive role in Myanmar's 550,000 from the election. ManyRohingyacandidates proxy; the military, knownasthe Tatmadaw, AresurgentBuddhistnationalism,bothin- development and peace process,” acolumnist were rejectedduringthefilingof nominations. retainsportfoliossuchasDefenceandInternal spired by andinspiring similar sentiments in wroteinGlobal Times,aChinese state-run me- Lastmonth, the Myanmar Election Security;andcandeclareanemergencyatany Sri Lanka, has also been apparent overthe last dia outlet. Commission said that forsecurity reasons, timeandtake overtherunningof thecountry. five years. On November 2, afirebrand monk New Delhihas kept cordial relationswith LAST 10 DAYS elections would notbeheld in manyareas of There wastensioninthe civilian-military knownforcommunalandracistspeechessur- both Suu Kyiand the MyanmarArmy. While Oct 27 Nov5 Rakhine. This means even the 600,000 balance earlier this week afterthe renderedto thepolicewhowere seekingto ar- Buddhism providesacultural bond, and the 450,000 RohingyawhoremaininMyanmarwillnotbe Commander-in-chief of the Army, Senior rest himforoverayearforstatementshemade Modi government has made common cause able to vote. Norwill the anti-Suu KyiRakhine General Min Aung Hlaing, expresseddissatis- askingthemilitarytooverthrow SuuKyi’sgov- with the Myanmar government on the Note: The Nov5figureinthis graphisbased on thegovernment update on Nov6 Buddhists,who allege that politicalmotives factionwiththewaytheElectionCommission ernment,andcalledherobjectionablenames. Rohingya issue, India does nothavethe deep arebehindthe cancellation of the election. wasconductingthe polls, and in an interview In 2015,hehad asked people to vote forthe pocketsfor Chinese-styleinfrastructure proj- NLD, Army, Buddhistassertion to alocal media outlet, left open-endedthe military-backedUSDP againstSuu Kyi. ects. India is working on twokey infrastruc- INDIA TOTALCASES WORLD TOTAL CASES question of whether the Armywouldaccept YetSuu Kyiremainsaspopular as she was tureprojectsinMyanmar—atrilateral high- 8,411,724 48,996,342 ThisisMyanmar’sthirdelectionunderthe theelectionresults.Agovernmentspokesman five yearsagoandisexpectedto leadherparty waybetween India-Myanmar and Thailand, 2008 military-draftedConstitution, partofits said thecommentsviolated the Constitution. to victoryagain. Her defiance of international and the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit project Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, “road map to democracy”. The NLDhad boy- Suu Kyi's party madeefforts to push back censureoverthe Rohingyaexodus, and the that aimstoconnectmainland India to the Welfare,updatedat11pmonNov6 updatedat11pmonNov 6 cotted thefirstelection in 2010,when Suu Kyi the military through 2019 but these were calls to take backher NobelPeace Prize, seem landlockedNortheastern states through wasstill under house arrest.The juntaput up stonewalledbythe military representativesin to have onlybolstered her statusasanational Myanmar.AportatSittweand an inland wa- proxycandidatesthroughtheUnionSolidarity Parliament.She is herself avictim of the icon among themajority BuddhistBamar. terway arepartofthis project. Covid-19 can make tinnitus worse,new study suggests Why October brought no cyclonesthisyear TINNITUS IS acommoncondition that ously experienceaworsening of their OCTOBERSWITHOUTCYCLONES,LAST60YEARS causes theperception of noise or ring- tinnitus. Although the study focused ing in the ears and head. Newresearch on people withpre-existing tinnitus, 3 9 0 17 61 91 74 65 66 20 02 86 89 05 64 has found that tinnitus is being exac- asmall number of participantsalso 09 19 19 197 1997 20 19 19 199 19 19 19 19 199 2007 20 20 20 2003 erbated by Covid-19– reportedthat their con- 20 and also by themeasures dition wasinitiallytrig- Source :Regional Specialized MeteorologicalCentrefor Tropical Cyclones in theNorthIndian Ocean, IMD againstthe infection. geredbydeveloping The study is pub- Covid-19symptoms. This soon) and October to December(post- mon- in West Bengal andBangladesh. from intensifying beyond adeep depression. lishedinthe journal suggests that tinnitus ANJALIMARAR soon). Mayand November arethe most con- Also, high vertical wind shear (causedby FrontiersinPublic Health. could be aCovid symp- PUNE,NOVEMBER6 ducive months fordevelopment of cyclones. Howoften do cyclonesskip October? significant wind speeddifferences between It wasled by Anglia PAPER tominsome cases. Cyclonic disturbances arecommon in Dataonthe frequencyofcyclone devel- higher and loweratmospheric levels) pre- RuskinUniversity (ARU) The newstudyalso THE PERIODbetween October and December October;someofthese develop intoacy- opment during 1891-2020 showthat no cy- vented low-pressuresystems and depres- in the UK, withsupport found that alarge pro- is consideredfavourable forthe development clone. These disturbances enter the Bayof clonesformed in October on 42 occasions sions from strengthening intoacyclone. from the British Tinnitus CLIP portion of people believe of cyclonesinthe BayofBengaland the Bengal from the South China Sea side and duringthese 130calendaryears.The longest Association and the their tinnitus is being Arabian Sea. This year,however, October head towardsthe Indian coast. Generally, the period of absence of cyclones during October What is the forecastfor November? American Tinnitus NEWRESEARCH made worse by social passedwithoutformation of acyclonic storm. India Meteorological Department (IMD) de- wasbetween 1950 and 1954. Although November is oneofthe main Association. distancing measures. As scribes theformationofone cyclone andtwo months when cyclones develop, IMD officials The studycovered 3,103people manyas46% of UK respondentssaid When do cyclones form in India? cyclonic disturbances in October as normal. Whyweretherenonethis October? note thatatpresentthere arenoimmediate with tinnitus from 48 countries, that lifestyle changes had negatively About80cyclones areformedaround the This year,however, therewas no system that IMDofficials have attributed it to weak weathersystemslikelytoformineithersea.In mostly from theUKand theUS. It impacted their tinnitus, compared to worldannually, out of whichfiveare formed intensifiedtoformacyclone, although there La Niña conditions (a kind of weather pat- addition, the Madden–Julian Oscillation (a found that 40% of those displaying 29% in NorthAmerica. in the BayofBengal and the Arabian Sea, to- were three cyclonic disturbances. Twoof tern) along the equatorial Pacific Ocean, tropicalweather system) has justcrossedthe symptoms of Covid-19 simultane- Source: Anglia Ruskin University gether known as the NorthIndian Ocean. these disturbances causedwidespread rain wherecooler-than-normal sea surface tem- NorthIndianOceanandmovedeastwards;so Cyclonesinthe NorthIndian Ocean occur —one along AndhraPradesh, Telangana, peratures have been prevailing since August. therewill be no supportive factors that could during twoseasons, April to June(pre-mon- north Karnataka and Maharashtra, the other This has prevented low-pressure systems influencetheformationofcyclonesthismonth. 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ence up in asegment that is controlledin ICICI Bank,HDFC Bank,Axis Bank,State suchasdatalocalisation and presence of a PRANAVMUKUL majority by justtwo players. Bank of India, and Jio PaymentsBank. local grievance officer.The companywas Disappearingmessages:WhatsApp’s NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 able to meetthe datalocalisationrule is- What does the clearancemean for Howdopayments on WhatsApp work? suedbythe RBI, as per an audit report new feature,and its limitations WHATSAPP HAS receivedapproval from the WhatsApp? To sendmoney on WhatsAppinIndia, WhatsAppsubmitted to the NPCI.Acase National PaymentsCorporation of India First, it will allow WhatsApp to offerthe it’s necessarytohaveabankaccountand a wasalso filedagainst WhatsApp at the ture causesmessagesto disappearafterseven (NPCI)togoliveonits UPI service WhatsApp service to 20 timesasmanyusersasitdoes debit cardinIndia. WhatsApp, likeGoogle Competition Commission of India alleging SHRUTIDHAPOLA days,other platforms offerallowusers to set Pay. Although NPCI has onlyalloweditto now. This will assumesignificance in light PayorPhonePe, sends instructions to banks, abuse of itsdominant position in launching NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 apreferredtimeformessagesto disappear— scale itsuser base up to 20 million registered of itsassociation with Reliance also known as payment service WhatsAppPay in India, but the Commission between 1second and 1week on Telegram, usersfromthe 1million currently, the green Industries. Reliance Jio’s groceryde- providers, that initiatethe transfer dismissedthe case. WHATSAPPHASannouncedanew feature— between 10 seconds and4weeksonWire, light means the cap will besubject to review liveryservice,JioMart,allows users of moneyvia UPI between sender ‘disappearingmessages’ —whichwillstart andbetween5secondsandaweekonSignal. by NPCIatalater stage. WhatsApp will be to makeorders through and receiverbank accounts. Does the 30% cap announced by NPCI rollingoutto allusers globallybythismonth. subjecttoacap on transactions, at 30% of to- WhatsApp, and apayments serv- People cansendmoneyon impact WhatsApp’s rollout? Could adisappearing chat still getsaved? talUPI volumes from January 1following ice willfurther augment theinte- WhatsApp to anyone usingaUPI- The 30% cap announcedbyNPCI for What aredisappearing messages? Yes. If youactivate this featurebut the newrulesfor all service providers. gration betweenthe twoplatforms. supportedapp. third-party application providers stipulates These aremessagesthat will automati- otheruserdoesn’topenWhatsAppduringthe that anyoftheseplatforms should nothan- callyget deletedfromagroup or individual seven-dayperiod, the messagemight disap- What doesthe clearance mean forthe Who can use WhatsAppPay? What hasbeen thejourneyofthis dle morethan 30% of total transaction vol- chat aftersome time. Once aWhatsApp user pear but the other user could still see apre- UPIecosystem? Eventually, all of WhatsApp’s users with service? umes of UPI on athree-month rolling pe- turns on thesetting, messages in achat or a viewintheirnotificationstab.If auserreplies India’s UPI ecosystem is floodedwith abankaccount and adebit cardinone of WhatsApp has been entangledinlegal riod basis. This would impede WhatsApp group will disappearautomatically after to amessagewhere theinitial text is quoted, players including payment service provider the 160banksparticipatinginUPI will be and regulatorytussles with RBI,NPCI and from growing beyond that point even if it sevendays.Media files in the chat will disap- this text will remain afterthe seven-daype- banksand third-party application providers allowedtouse the payments service. But as the MinistryofElectronics and IT over wasallowedtoroll the serviceout to allof pear,too,butwillbesavedonthephoneifthe riod.Ifamessageisforwarded to someone suchasPayTM, PhonePe, Google Payand of now, NPCIhas restricted the user base to launching itsUPI-basedpaymentsservice its 400million+ customers. Other apps like auto-download option is on. whose disappearing messages feature isn’t Amazon Pay. WhatsApp has been operat- 20 million outofWhatsApp’sover400mil- to itsentire customer base.After it wasal- PhonePeand Google Pay, themarket shares turnedon, the message will notget deleted ing in the space with a1-million customer lion. Giventhat WhatsApp is anon-bank- lowedtopilot-testits product in February of whichexceed30% in terms of transaction Don’t other apps offerasimilar feature? from there. And someone can take screen- cap forthe lasttwo years.The NPCI clear- ing paymentsservice provider,ithas tied 2018 with 1million customers, WhatsApp volumes, have been giventime till 2023 to Apps likeTelegram, Wire,Signaldo, but shotsbeforeamessagedisappears. ance means WhatsApp can scale itspres- up with five banks to enable theservice — facedvarious demands from these entities complywith the norms. thereisadifference.WhiletheWhatsAppfea- Moreonwww.indianexpress.com

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TOPOFTHE TENSIONS OVER CLAIMS OF FRAUD IN U.S. ELECTION US Covid-19 cases WORLD GOPdividedoverPresident’sclaim climbbyrecord for secondday in arow, thatBidentryingto‘steal’election up more than 120,000 Trump’s sonaimsdig at NikkiHaley, The polio vaccine is LISASHUMAKER administeredtoa other leaders for‘sitting on sidelines’ &ANURAGMAAN child in Karachi. Reuters NOVEMBER6

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MORE THAN aquartermil- lionsof vulnerablechildren Pennsylvania,whose stateisakey Twenty out of 50 states re- lion Danes went intolock- at risk from deadlyand de- battleground in the presidential porting record one-dayincreases down Fridayinanorthern bilitating diseases,United election,calledthe President’s on Thursday. Previously, the region of the countrywhere Nations agencies said on claim of fraud“very disturbing”. ATrumpsupporter(left)argues with other protesters gathered at the Pennsylvania moststatesthat reported amutated variation of the Friday.Issuinganurgentcall “There’s simplynoevidence Convention Center in Philadelphia, wherevotesare being counted, on Thursday. AP records fornew cases in asingle coronavirus has infected forfundingtoavert epi- anyone has shownmeofany daywas 16 on October30, ac- minksbeingfarmedfor demics of the contagious widespread corruption or fraud,” cording to Reuters data. their fur, leading to an order diseases,UNICEFandWHO Toomeytold“CBS This Morning”. RACE FOR Trump andBiden supportersduel Whilethespreadof thevirusis to kill millions of the ani- said $655 million was Republican Senator Mitt wide, the outbreak is hitting the mals. PrimeMinisterMette neededtoaddress“danger- Romneysaid on Twitter that it THEWHITE Midwestparticularly hard,based Frederiksen said the move ous immunity gaps” in was wrongto say thattheelection outside vote-counting centres on dailynew cases per capita. wastocontain the virus, poor and middle-income wasrigged”. “Doing so damages HOUSE Illinoisreportednearly 10,000 and it came twodays after countries. “Wecannotal- the cause of freedom hereand newcasesonThursday andalong the government ordered lowthe fight againstone aroundtheworld,weakensthein- fightingagainstthe allegedfraud. tial election, supporters of demonstrators were separated with Texasisleading the United the cull of all 15 million deadlydisease to causeus stitutions that lie at the founda- Responding to aTwitter user MIMIDWYER& Trumpand rivalJoe Bidenbriefly by waist-high portable barriers States in the mostcases reported minksbredatDenmark’s to lose ground in the fight tionof theRepublicandrecklessly who wrote“Whereare the so- JOSEPHTANFANI scuffledoutside the Maricopa under astrongpolice presence. in the lastseven days. 1,139mink farms. AP inflames destructive and danger- calledfutureofthe GOP? Nikki PHOENIX/PHILADELPHIA, County Elections Department in Other Midwestern states againstother diseases,” Wisconsin UNICEF’s HenriettaFore ous passions," he added. Haleyisdoing what?”,TrumpJr NOVEMBER6 Phoenix. Severalheavilyarmed with recordincreases in caseson said. REUTERS SenateMajorityLeader Mitch said:“This is an important point! right-winggroups assembledon In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ThursdaywereNebraska, infections. McConnell struckamoreneutral Everyone should be watching BACKERSOFUSPresidentDonald the siteaselection workers some 50 Trumpsupporters Indiana, Iowa,Michigan, Some cities and states have tone. “Everylegal voteshould be who is actuallyfighting this fla- Trump, some carrying guns, counted votes inside, but the gathered fora“Stopthe Steal” Minnesota,Missouri, North announcednew measures such counted,”hetweetedearly Friday. grantnonsenseandwhoissitting ramped up demonstrations on protests remained mostlypeace- rallyinfront of acity building Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin. as curfews or reducedgathering CENTRAL AMERICA House MinorityLeaderKevin onthesidelines.Republicanshave Thursday night againstwhat he ful despitemounting tension. wherevotes were being Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, sizes to combat the spread of the Guatemala McCarthywas moreconfronta- beenweakfordecadeswhich has hascalledariggedelectioninbat- counted.Atleastone man had a Kentucky,Oregon, New virus, but the United States has tional,insistingthatTrump“won” allowedfor thelefttodothese tleground states where votes Pennsylvania gun in aholster. Roughlyadozen Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode takennoaction at the federal mudslideskill the election.“So everyone who’s things. Let’s end thattrend once were still being counted. The In Philadelphia, police said counterprotesters arrivedlater, Island, Utah and West Virginia level. Seventeen out of 50 states morethan50 listening, do notbequiet, do not and forall.” In aseries of tweets demonstrations were largely theyarrestedone manand shouting “Blacklives matter”. also setrecords forrises in new do notrequiremasks. REUTERS be silent about this,” he said. One later,Trump Jrsaid,“Thetotallack peaceful, although Trumpsup- seizedaweapon as part of an in- MORE THAN 50 people topTrumpally, Sen. Lindsey of action from virtuallyall of the portersoccasionally shoutedwith vestigation intoapurportedplot Nevada have diedinmudslides Graham,saidhesupports Trump’s ‘2024GOP hopefuls’ is pretty counterprotesters.Trumpsays the to attackthe city’s Pennsylvania At least400 protesters gath- around Guatemala, the effortstochallengeballotcounts amazing.Theyhaveaperfectplat- election is being stolen but there Convention Center,wherevotes ered outside the ClarkCounty country’s President said in severalstates. form to showthat they'rewilling has been no evidence of fraud. were beingcounted. Election Department in Las Thursday, addingtothe Underscoring the frustration &ableto fightbuttheywillcower But otherwise the scene in Vegas. Loud patriotic anthems death toll in Central within the Trumpcamp, the to the mediamob instead. Don’t Arizona Philadelphia wasless confronta- blared over speakers as people America from avast President’s son, Donald TrumpJr, worry@realDonaldTrumpwill In Arizona, one of the closely tional —festive,even—where waved giant Trumpand storm system dumping criticisedRepublicans fornot fight &theycan watchasusual!” contestedstatesinthe presiden- pro-Trumpand pro-Biden American flags. REUTERS heavy rainfall across the region. At least23other people throughout FB,Twitterpurge U.S.SEESHIGHESTVOTER Central America have Pair of Georgia runoffs could diedorare missing as a violent rhetoric TURNOUTIN120YEARS result of the storm, ac- cording to news reports. as tensions determine whocontrols Senate Health careworkers at avirus testing siteonThursdayin In central Guatemala, one 66.9% Milwaukee. NYT mudslide alone buried25 riseoverelection than50% of the votetoavoid aJan houses with dozens of DAVIDMORGAN 5runoffbetweenthetwotopcan- ■ The 2020 US presidential people trappedinside. REUTERS WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER6 didates.Georgiaofficialshave not election has recorded the The extent of the casual- NOVEMBER6 yetordered arunoff in that race. highestvoter turnout in 120 tiesfromthat mudslide THE US Senateracebetween Georgia’s other US senator, years, according to experts. Australia quietonfirst wasunclear. NYT FACEBOOK REMOVED on Republican Senator David Perdue Republican KellyLoeffler,already Estimates by the US Election Thursdayafast-growing group and Democrat Jon Ossoffin faces aJanuaryrunoffagainst Project, showthat239 million AFRICA in whichsupporters of US Georgia appearedtobeheading The race betweenRepublican Democrat Raphael Warnock, people were eligible to vote arrest underits new 11kidnapped PresidentDonald Trumpposted foraJanuaryrunoffonThursday, Senator David Perdue andJon pastorofthe Ebenezer Baptist this year,ofwhichnearly 160 violentrhetoric, as it and other potentiallymakingapair of de- Ossoff appeared to be Church in AtlantawhereMartin million casttheir ballots.The teachersfreed companies tackledbaseless layedelections that could deter- heading forarunoff. AP Luther King Jr.once preached. figure is likelytobeupdated foreign-meddling law, inCameroon claimsand potentialviolence af- mine control of that chamber. Democratsneededtonet at in the coming weeks. The teracontentious election. Perdue, 70,awealthybusi- leastthree Republican-held seats November 3electionsaw a ELEVEN KIDNAPPED The “Stopthe Steal” group, nessmanand allyofRepublican Libertarian Partycandidate. to winaSenatemajority.Onlytwo record voter turnout of 66.9%, but target seems clear teachers have been freed whichcalledfor “bootsonthe President Donald Trump, sawhis With98%ofthevote counted, other Senateraces remainunde- whichisthe highestturnout in western Cameroon, ground to protect the integrity of leading shareofthe votedropto Ossoffhad 47.7% and Hazel 2.3%, cided.RepublicanSenatorsThom rate since1900. The1900 whereseparatistinsur- thevote”, wasadding 1,000new 50% as ballotcounting tightened according to Edison Research. Tillis of NorthCarolinaand Dan election had recorded73.7% Chinese-originAustralianman held gentsare battling govern- members every10seconds and his contestagainstOssoffand UnderGeorgiaelectionlaw, awin- SullivanofAlaska areleading in voter turnout,itsaid. PTI ment forces, the church had grownto365,000 members Shane Hazel, who is the ningcandidatemustreceivemore thosecontests. REUTERS that runs the schools said inaday.“Thegroupwasorganised YANZHUANG onThursday.Unidentified aroundthedelegitimisationof the MELBOURNE,NOVEMBER6 men took the teachers electionprocess...”Facebooksaid. House Democrats trade blame over election losses hostage onTuesdayduring On Twitter,11ofTrump’s32 WHEN THE Australian authori- araidontwoschoolsinthe postssinceElectionDayhavebeen their majority in the chamber. The samesource said that ties announcedthe firstarrest town of Kumbo, just10 placedbehindawarninglabelsay- RICHARDCOWAN Instead,thepartysufferedthe severalDemocratsduring the under the country’snew foreign days aftergunmen ing theyweredisputed,prompt- WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER6 netloss of about ahalf-dozen call also voicedanger over liberal interference laws this week,they stormedaschool in an- ing him to useemail to voice his Houseseats.Butthey areexpected members embracing socialism said little aboutwhat the suspect otherwesterntown,killing claims, researchers said. Twitter SOME DEMOCRATS on the US to hold on to the House majority. and echoedthe idea that this wasaccusedofdoing, and noth- at leastseven children.No also suspendedanaccount used House of Representativeshave According to asource, causedelection losses. ing at all about the countryon onehasclaimedresponsi- by TrumpaideSteveBannonafter blamedTuesday’s election losses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Representative AbigailSpanberger, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi whose behalf he wasbelievedto Di Sanh Duong. AP bilityforeitherof theraids. avideo in which he appeared to on colleagues who embraced in aphone call, criticisedsome of said this year’s election “has have worked. Therewas no immediate

call forviolence againstFBI defunding police departments her fellowDemocratsfor support been alife-or-death fight forthe The implication,though, was ED commentfromauthorities DirectorChristopherWray andin- and “socialist” policies, accord- Democrats went intothis of defunding police departments very fate of our democracy.We clear.The man is aprominent on the release. REUTERS fectious diseases expertAnthony ing to sources familiar with a week’s congressional elections afterastring of deaths of Black did notwin everybattle, but we member of Chinese-Australian Simmering Fauci forbeing disloyaltoTrump. phone call theyheld. withhighhopesofbuildingon people in police custody. did win the war.” REUTERS communitywho has been in- E ● tensions volved withone of the country’s EXPLAIN majorpoliticalparties.Andhewas chargedundersweepingnational THE RELATIONSHIPbetween security legislation that is widely Australia and China has dete- NEW ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM KEPLER SPACECRAFT SHOWS LARGE NUMBER OF HABITABLE EXOPLANETS seen as targeting China, and that riorated in recent years with Beijing has calledaninsult. Canberra accusing Beijing of The arrest of theman,DiSanh interfering in Australian poli- Looking for another Earth? There are likely 300 million Duong,known as Sunny, follows tics.Therehavealso been re- abreakdowninthe relationship ports of Australian authori- between China and Australia, ties raiding the homes of starlight caused by an exoplanet at leastfor now. Their paper has bonanza, howeveryou look at it. whichinrecent weekshas been Chinese journalists and the DENNISOVERBYE passinginfront of itshome star. been acceptedfor publication in According to NASA estimates marredbysigns that Beijing is revocation of twoChinese NOVEMBER6 “It’s notE.T., but it’sE.T.’s the AstronomicalJournal. thereare at least100billion stars crimping purchases of an array of scholars’visas. With Duong’s home,” said William Borucki Kepler’s formal goal wasto in the Milky Way, of whichabout goods from Australia’s export-de- arrest also likelytoanger ADECADE ago, aband of as- when the missionwas launched measureanumber calledeta- 4billion aresunlike. If only7per- pendent economy. China, Australia’sdecision tronomers setout to investigate in March 2009. It wasDrBorucki, Earth: the fraction of sunlike cent of those stars have habitable “China wasveryconcerned nottopubliclylinkhim with one of the oldestquestions an astronomer nowretired from stars that have an Earth-size ob- planets —aseriouslyconserva- about thepassing of the legisla- anyChinese meddling efforts taunting philosophers,scientists, NASA’s Ames Research Center, ject orbiting them in the tive estimate—therecould be as tion,becausethe rhetoric at the is being seen as move to stop priests,astronomers, mystics who dreamedupthe project and “goldilocks”orhabitable zone, manyas300 million potentially time wasverytargetedatChina,” tensions from risingfurther. and the rest of the human race: spenttwo decades convincing whereitiswarm enoughfor the habitable Earthsout thereinthe said YunJiang, theeditor of the HowmanymoreEarths areout NASA to do it. surface to retain liquid water. wholeMilky Wayalone. ChinaStoryblogattheAustralian there, if any? Howmanyfar- Beforethe spacecraftfinally The team calculated that at “Wewant to be very conser- National University and thedirec- If Australia says moreabout flung planetsexistthat could gave out in 2018,ithad discov- leastone-third, and perhaps as vative in case naturehas any torofthe China Policy Centre. the case and publiclytiesitto harbourlifeasweknowit? ered morethan4,000candidate An artist's conceptionofthe Kepler Space Telescope. Reuters manyas90per cent, of stars sim- surprises regarding habitabil- “In this instance,” she added, Beijing, however, “China mayre- Their tool wasthe Kepler worlds among those stars. So far, ilar in mass and brightness to our ity,” saidRaviKumarKopparapu, “wedon’t have muchofthat act morestrongly,” Jiangsaid. spacecraft,whichwaslaunchedin none have shown anysign of life sun have rockslikeEarth in their aresearcher at NASA’s Goddard rhetoricinthe official govern- Duong waschargedon March2009onathree-and-a-half or habitation. (Granted,theyare oplanets in theMilky Way fortwo years, ateam of 44 as- habitable zones, with the range Space Flight Center,and one of ment position —officiallythey Thursdaywith“preparingforafor- year missiontomonitor 150,000 very farawayand hardtostudy.) galaxy.But howmanyofthose tronomers ledbySteve Bryson of reflecting the researchers’ confi- the authors of the report. “So we haven’t even namedthe country eigninterferenceoffence”andwas starsinapatchofsky in the Milky Extrapolated,that figuresug- arepotentiallyhabitable? NASA Ameshas landedonwhat dence in their various methods arelowballing the estimates in- yet—soright nowwedon’t have granted bail. He faces up to 10 Way. It looked fortinydips in gests thatthereare billions of ex- Aftercrunching Kepler’s data theysay is the definitive answer, andassumptions.Thatisnosmall tentionally.” NYT that tough rhetoric on China.” years in prisonifconvicted. NYT

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‘protect ecosystem’ ENSECONOMICBUREAU ‘Predictable policies: ABiden NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 but may end up DOMESTICEQUITIESended win may bode well formarkets’ Friday’s sessionclose to theirall- time highs on account of strong being an own goal cues from Asianmarkets, strong ingindexhasjumped7.8percent inflow from foreign portfolio in- SANDEEPSINGH 4.1%JUMPSINCE and the IT indexhas risenby3.9 vestorsandimprovingmacroeco- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 ELECTIONDAY per cent. Manyfeel that Biden PRANAVMUKUL Asenior executive at nomic datadomestically. While would be better forITindustry NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 afintechfirmsaid theNifty50rose143.25points(1.18 OVER THE last twotrading ses- ■ Since Electionday, and professionals.Infact he had percent)toclose at12,263.55,the sions the Sensexhas risen 1,276 statedthatonceelected,hewould bankswerealso the Sensexhas THE NATIONAL Payments 30-shareSensexatBSEroseforthe points, or 3.14 per cent, amidgro- jumped1,632points, liftthe temporarysuspension on Corporation of India (NPCI)’s concernedabout the fifthsession in arow to end at winglikelihoodof anundisputable or 4.1per cent. H-1B visas. decision to cap the numberof load asudden rise 41,893.06,upby 552.9points(1.34 US President Donald Trumpatthe WhiteHouse. AP victoryfor US Presidential GiventhefactthatDemocrats UnifiedPaymentsInterface per cent)onFriday. Democrat candidate Joe Biden. traditionallyhavebeen softer on (UPI) transactions by anyone in transaction The developmentsaround However, since election day, the Agrawal,chairman,MotilalOswal Pakistanand China, while there third-party app providerat30 volumes could put electionintheUSplayedabigrole to widen over DonaldTrump. The DowJoneshad avolatile Sensexhas jumped1,632 points, FinancialServices. aresome concerns on whether per cent of totalvolumes may on their systems in the market movement with Asian marketsclosed higher with session. As of 11:47a.m. EST, the or4.1percent,andmarketexperts It is important to note that on India would enjoythe same level have beendone“toaddressthe hugeinflow of $1.38billion stockmarketsinSouth Korea, indexwas 18.55 points, or 0.07 saygrowthinmarketsisnot about Tuesdaywhenitlooked that of proximity as wasbetween risksand protect the UPI (Rs 10,237crore)intothe markets Taiwan, and Japan rallying be- points,downat28,371.63.TheS&P who is winningbut moreabout Donald Trumpwas aheadinthe Modi and Trump, butsome feel ecosystem”, butplayers in the PaymentsBank and Jio inthelasttwo days.WhileFPIsin- tween 0.1per cent to 0.9 per cent. 500wastrading3.69points,or0.11 thefactthatamajoreventwas get- race to 270then also the markets thatsincethepublicsentimentin ecosystemhave saidthemove PaymentsBank.The commit- vested Rs 4,869 croreFriday, they TheEuropeanmarketsandthe per cent, at 3,506.76. The Nasdaq ting out of the wayand the new rose and on Wednesdayand US is notinfavour of China, Biden coulddisincentiviseplatforms teealsohas representation brought in Rs 5,368crore DowJoneslostsomeof theirsteam Composite dropped5.25points,or President will pave the wayfor Thursdaywhen it emergedthat will have no option but to come from on-boarding customers fromGooglePay, PhonePeand Thursday. However, domestic in- as investors assessedthe impact 0.04per cent, to 11,885.67. freshstimulustotheeconomythat Biden had ahigher chance of se- together with India to check of alowerticketsize,and,inef- MobiKwik. stitutionsactedascontrariansand that adeadlockinWashington Meanwhile,Brentcrudeoilfu- marketshavebeen waiting for. curingthepresidencyitagainrose. China’s march.“It is compulsion fect,couldthwarttheeffortsto Asenior executive at afin- pulledout stocks worthRs5,146 could have on themarkets. tures wastrading 2.69 per cent “Morethan who wins the “It wasnot about who wins of global politics,”said Agrawal. acceleratedigital payments. tech firm, who is awareof croreinthe lasttwo days. European boursesinthe UK, lowerat$39.83per barrel. WTI election, the marketshavebeen but what mattered wasanunde- Even George said that while it The NPCI, whichisyet to issue thesediscussions,pointedout Asianmarkets continuedto Germany, and France were down crude futures wasdown3.09 per rising in expectation of the fact niablevictoryforeithercandidate. willtake sometimeformarketsto the SOP forthe newly intro- that therewas also agrowing rallyasJoe Biden’s lead continued 0.1per cent to 0.67per cent. cent at $37.59 as of 11:47a.m. EST. that the newPresident will come On Wednesdaywhen it became figureout the democratsviewon ducedrestrictions on transac- concern about the eventual andpave theway forfreshstimu- clear that Biden will have an un- Malabarexerciseinwhichallfour tion volumes, is learnt to have rollout of WhatsApp Pay, lus to theeconomy,” deniable victory and Quad countriesIndia,US, Japan metstakeholders on Fridayto whichcouldhaveclose to 400 saidNileshShah,MD, the process won’t andAustraliaareparticipatingthis discuss the issue. million users from the dayit THUMBSUPFROMD-STREET,BUTWALLSTREETWAITS&WATCHES KotakMahindra have to go foralong time,“Ithinkitwillcontinuegiven In itscircular issuingthe wasallowedtogolive. Just AMC. uncertainty,there the fact that the public viewis newguidelines, NPCIsaid in hoursafter NPCIissuedthe 30 Sensex Rupee There is ageneral wasabig rise in mar- againstChina.” viewofrecent growth in UPI per cent cap guidelines on 41,438.76 73.9837 feeling that while US kets. Nowthe gain is Thereisalso asense that a transaction volumes, the um- Thursday,itallowed policieswithrespect on account of a Biden victorywill see coming to- brella body fordigitalpay- WhatsAppto go live onitsUPI- 41,893.06 74.2012 to India maynot see a smooth and stable gether of the global community mentshasanalysedtherisksin basedpayments service with big changedespitea transition,” saidCJ as Trumphad walked out of vari- the UPIecosystem, following amaximum of 20 million changeofleadership in US, there George,MDGeojit Financial ous treaties and had takenex- whichthecapwasintroduced. users. The executive also al- 9:08 15:30 10:00 14:00 is asense that amorepredictable Services. He further said that tremepositionsonmatters,inclu- An e-mail querysent to NPCI, ludedtothe fact that banks leader is better geopoliticallyand while Biden’s victorymay mean ding the Paris Accord. The global seeking detailsofits risk as- were alsoconcernedaboutthe forthe global equitymarkets. more saner and predictabilityof community maycome together 10-yr bond 5.871 Trumpera:World stocks up by $15tn sessmentoftheUPIecosystem load asudden rise in transac- DOWJONES “I think Biden is amuchmore policies, “a morestablegeopoliti- again as Trumphad gone backon yield (%) 55 predictable person and so the calenvironmentwillbegood for severaldeals including the Paris on the basis of whichthe new tion volumes could put on ■ MSCIACWImarketcap($) 28,334.70 ▼ norms were brought in, went theirsystems.Thisparticularly 5.843 50 policies would be on expected equity marketsglobally.” Agreement on climatechange. unanswered. assumes significance given 45 55.48 points lines andthat should bring more Alook at howvarious sectors Thereisalso asense that 50,122,232 The idea fora30 per cent that the technical decline rate, 40 S&P 500 stability.Sinceequitymarketsare traded over the last three days Trump’sexit mayalsoreduce the cap on UPI transaction vol- orthefailurepercentageofUPI 35 Marketcapofworldstockshasrisenby risk markets,ifyou canlower showsthat banking and the IT in- levelofpolarisation in the US 30 athirdsinceTrump’s2016election 3,510.55 ▲ umes wasfirstbrought up in a transactions because of defi- 0.10points volatilityonpolicyfrontandmake dexhavebeen biggestgainers. society and getthe country meetingof theNPCI’sSteering ciency at the end of the banks 10:00 14:00 2016 2020 itabitmorepredictable,itisgood AgainstaSensexrise of 4.1per united,whichisgood forthe Committee on UPI lastyear, or NPCI, has gradually in- forthe markets,” said Raamdeo centoverlastthreedays,thebank- worldand markets. wherered-flagsof risingdom- creasedinthe last10months. inance with non-bank third- The guidelines stipulate party app providers like anyentitynotexceeding30per ‘Consensus Amazon arm Google Payand Walmart’s cent of the total transaction In-timecompliance needs to be promoted... PhonePewereraised. As of volumeto beincomplianceef- to set up data October,these twoplayers are fectiveJanuary1,however en- on including learntto togetherhavearound titiesexceeding the said mar- welfare activity of govt shouldn’tsuffer:FM 80 per cent of transaction vol- ketshare have beengiventime centres in umesinUPIontheirplatforms. till2023to comply.Thecapwill LNG under therewill be “steady trickles so Sajith Sivanandan, busi- becalculatedonthebasisof to- ENSECONOMICBUREAU thatwelfareactivityof thegovern- Hyderabad for ness head, Google Payand talvolume of transactions GST soon’ NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 ment does notsuffer”. Next Billion User initiatives, processedinUPI during the The government’s revenues over `20K cr India said: “Digital payments preceding three months on a CITINGTHE importance of rev- have beenhitdueto exacerbation inIndiaisstillinitsinfancyand rolling basis. ENSECONOMICBUREAU enuegenerationforagovernment of theeconomicslowdowndueto NewDelhi/Hyderabad: Amazon anyinterventionsatthis point “Wehavebeen building NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 with an aim to widen the taxnet theoutbreakof theCovid-19pan- WebServices(AWS)onFridayan- shouldbemadewithaviewto our productswith avision of withoutburdeningthetaxpayers, demic. Taxrevenue declined by nouncedsetting up of itssecond accelerate consumer choice scalebutnowtheNPCIasksus THERE IS likely to be aconsensus Finance MinisterNirmala 21.6percentto Rs7.2lakhcrore in datacentreregion in India in andinnovation.Achoicebased to notscale up beyond a onincludingliquefiednaturalgas SitharamanonFridaysaidin-time April-September.The Centrehad Telanganathatwillbeoperational andopenmodeliskeytodrive point…while at this point it is (LNG) under the ambit of the complianceneedsto bepromoted budgetedRs24.4 lakh croreas by mid-2022.While the Amazon this momentum. This an- businessasusualforus,itisdif- Goods and Services Tax(GST) asasteadytrickleof revenueswill Finance MinisterNirmalaSitharaman attends the National grosstaxcollectionsfortheongo- subsidiarydid notcomment on nouncement has come as a ficult to saywhat impactthis soon,PetroleumMinisterDharm- ensure welfareactivities of the TaxConference at NorthBlock, on Friday. PTI ingfinancialyear. theinvestmentdetails,Telangana surprise and has implications could have on our consumers endraPradhan saidonFriday. government do notsuffer. TheFinanceMinistersaiddig- IT and Industries MinisterKT forhundredsofmillionsof till we knowwhat the SOPs Accordingto agovernmentre- She also stressedonthe need ital transactions will help in not Rama Raotweeted that AWSwill users who use UPI fortheir are,” the executive said. lease, he said the call from indus- formoredigital transactions so governmenthasto have money to whereintaxpractitionerscometo underestimating the real GDP. invest Rs 20,761 crore($2.77bil- dailypaymentsand could im- Meanwhile, PhonePesaid trytoincludeLNGundertheindi- thattheyare monitorableandthe servethem, the government also becomethelinkbetweenthegov- “... so muchishappening but lion) to setupmultipledatacen- pact the further adoption of therewas no riskofany UPI rect taxregime wasagenuine gross domesticproduct (GDP) is hasto generatealot moreincome. ernmentandtheassessesandyou it is nottaken into consideration tres in the state. UPI and the end goal of finan- transactiononitsplatformfail- demandandthataconsensuswas notunderestimated. “The government has to gen- have acritical role,” shesaidatan whereas eachofthese transac- “Happytoannounce the cial inclusion.” ing.“In fact NPCI’scircularcat- likelytodevelopontheissuesoon. “Can there be anymoreim- eratealot moreincome without onlinesessionof atax conference tions is brought under amoni- largestFDI in the history of The steering committee egoricallysaysthat the 30 per He wasspeaking at awebinar portant exercise than revenue burdeningthe taxpayers ... it has organisedbythe AllIndia torablenetwork,yourGDPcalcu- Telangana!Afteraseriesof meet- comprises 13 banksincluding centmarketsharecapdoesnot onboostingawarenessof benefits generation foragovernment, be- to widenthe taxnet,reduce the Federation of TaxPractitioners. lationcanbesocloserto theactual ings, AWShas finalizedinvest- StateBank of India, ICICI Bank, applytoexisting TPAPs like of LNGamongend-usersandpro- cause if youare looking at want- taxburdenandtaxincidenceand, She also asked taxpractition- strength of the Indian economy. ment of `20,761Cr($2.77Bn) to HDFCBank, Citibank,Axis PhonePeuntil Jan2023,” moting itsuse as atransport fuel. ing to servethe people, particu- therefore, in-time compliances ers to plan their calendar well so So the morewepromote digital setupmultiple datacenters in Bank,Yes Bank, in addition to SameerNigam, founder and Heaskedindustrytoidentifysec- larly thosewhoareinextremities needtobepromoted. In-time that “neither clients nor Govern- payment, the morewemake Telangana. The @AWSCloud Hyd paymentsbankslikePaytm CEO, PhonePe, said. tor-specific requirements forex- like farflung areas, or those who compliance of taxation is to be ment of India is put under any everytransaction monitorable,” Regionisexpectedtobelaunched pansion of LNGmarketsinIndia. arereally poor or needhelp, if the promotedand thatisthe role kindofunnecessaryduress” and she said. by mid2022,”hetweeted. PTI

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Jaipur WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 11 SPORT/CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER7,2020 Federereyes HarryKanenets200th goal as Thepowerplayhangman Tottenhamwin in Europa League ‘big’ Aussie Trent Boult has unleashed his wide repertoire of skills in back-end ofthe IPL Open return SANDIPG NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER6 REUTERS TRENTBOULTwas unwell whenthe Black NOVEMBER6 Caps gathered at his hometown Mount Maunganui forastrengthand conditioning ROGER FEDERER'S recovery from aknee in- camppostlockdown. He wasfeelingthe rust jury is going well and the Swissgreat expects too—afterfour months cutoff from cricket,a to be able to playa"big" Australian Open,his periodhemostlyspent with his newborn coachIvanLjubicic said. daughter,dragging Neil Wagner forgolf in Federer, 39, has notplayedacompetitive the TaurangaGolf Club and composing matchsince losingtoNovak Djokovic in the merry tunesonhis guitar.Headmittedly Australian Open semi-final, since when the gainedacouple of pounds too. COVID-19pandemic and surgery has side- Still,heturnedupfor theFartlek test — linedhim. "He is in the recovery phase and I wherethe cricketers run 100m, 200m, would saythat things aregoing in thebest Harry Kane scored thelandmarkgoal in Tottenham’s 3-1 winoverLudogorets. Reuters 300m, 400m with aminute’s rest in be- way,"Croatian Ljubicic said in an interview tween. The unrivalledsprint king of the with website OKtennis.it on Friday. "He trains squad, he endedupconceding the topspotto more and moreand better and better,I'm cu- Harry Kanescored his 200th goal for the firsttime in the competition. In his Mitchell Santner in what wasaclose race, ac- rious to see howmuchwewill be able to Tottenham in a3-1 away victoryover 300th appearance, Kaneneededjust13th cording to conditioning coachChris push in the coming months." Ludogorets in the Europa League, while 10- minutes put his team ahead by heading Donaldson, an Olympic sprinter himself. For Thereisalot of confidence."The 20-time man Benfica came from twogoals down to home cornerfromLucas Moura. It was someone who’sbeen unwell, his wasater- Grand Slam champion is yettoclarify his draw 3-3 with Rangers afteranequalizer in Kane's firstgoal in the group stageof rific result, but Boult, who prides himself as schedule fornextyear buthas committed injurytime. Also, Roma trashedCluj 5-0 Europe's second tier competition this sea- the fastestBlackCap, returnedtohis usual to playing theAustralian Open."Icertainly while Spanish league leader Real Sociedad son afteranother five in the qualifying. Kane routine of running up and down the Mount can't tell todaywhat we will do in April. I handedAZAlkmaarits firstdefeat halfway scored his firstTottenham goal in this com- to attain peak fitness.He’s notagym guy,but knowwewant to leave as soon as possible, through the group stage. AfterTottenham's petition againstShamrockRovers in 2011. is maniacal about running, ahabit that the playabigAustralian Openand thenevalu- 1-0 loss againstRoyal Antwerp lastweek, Tottenham hassix points from three games old-timers would approve. atestepbystep." manager Jose Mourinho startedKane for to joinAntwerp atop GroupJ. AP It reflectsonhis physique too—awhip- It is important to go step by stepand ob- pet-type long-distance runner’s body.In serverestperiods. As we have always done." physique, he’s moreMichael Holding than Trent Boult has taken14ofhis 22 wickets this season in the powerplays. BCCI/IPL Nadal's uncle in fray for Ramkumar makes Eckental UP Police arrests3for duping Mitchell Johnson. It also explains,along with position on Barca board Challenger semifinals athletesthrough false ads his simple, repeatable action, whyhedoes- n’t getinjured as oftenasfastbowlers with He has all the tools to prosper he did sledgeaSri Lankan batsman, forwhich Toni Nadal, uncleand former coachof20- Ramkumar Ramanathan stormedintothe TheSportsAuthorityof IndiasaidtheUPPolice largerconstitutions and jerkier actions. across formats—curving in- his mother censured him. Afterwards, he times Grand Slam tennischampion Rafa, singles semifinals of the Eckental Challenger arrested three persons, including aformer The extramiles paid off, as by the time he promisednever to sledgeagain. could be in line foraplace on the boardof with aruthless win over fourth seedEvgeny kabaddiplayer, forfleecinggrassroot-levelath- embarkedtothe Emirates he wassuper fit. swinger,disguisedbouncer, The onlytimeheintimidates his adver- Barcelona afterannouncing on Fridayhehas Donskoy.Hetrouncedthe Russian 6-2 6-1 in letesthrough afalseadvertisement fornext And when he’s fullyfit, by his ownadmis- slowerball, the yorker,the un- saries, his brother Jono had once told this joinedthe team of presidential candidate just57minutes as he fired11acesduring the year'sKheloIndiaGames.Theactionwastaken sion, he is unstoppable.“WhenIam 100per newspaper,iswhen he plays golf. “He’s Victor Font. quarterfinal of the Euro88520 indoor event. twodaysafter SAIlodged an FIR, alleging that cent fit, Iprobably can executewhatever I hittable full-length ball everything that he’s notonacricketfield. Font is the favouritetowin the upcom- The 35 pointsthat Ramkumar has assured severalathletes were dupedthrough the false plan to,” he had said in apodcastonNZC. Grumpy,pestering and angry. Probably,he’s ing election, whichwill take place no later himself by reaching the last-four will push advertisement, whichsoughtmoneytocom- Apower-playhangmanhehas been for notasgood in golf as he’s in cricket,” he’d said, then next March but could be held earlier af- him backtotop-200. He is currentlyranked pete intheKheloIndiaGames.SAIsaidtheac- Mumbai Indians. Of his 22 wicketsthis sea- side the off-stumpand slanted away.He in jest. He offeredasolution to addintimida- terJosep Maria Bartomeu resignedaspresi- 206. It is Ramkumar's best performance of countshavenow been frozen by both the son, 14 were grabbedinside the first-six overs. went acouple of inches wide offthe crease tion:“Grow amoustache.” dent lastmonthinorder to avoid avoteofno the season as reaching the Bangkok banks and investigationisunderway to iden- And on six instances, he has nabbed awicket forhis next ball, whichperhaps lulledShaw Whatever the reasons be forunder-ap- confidence. Challenger quarterfinals in Januarywas his tifythe totalnumber of athleteswho had de- in the very first. He emphasisesthe need to intothinkingthat Boult wasabout to deliver preciating him, it’stime his name automat- If Font wins the presidency,Nadal will be best result before today's win. PTI posited moneyinthem. PTI pick an expert new-ball merchant than stack- one of his famous, magical in-swingers. But ically enters anydiscussionpertainingtothe in charge of institutional relations and will ing the side with death-overspecialists. Boult threw in thewider and fuller delivery, best all-formatfast-bowlers of this era. The lead anew department created to promote Fewthough can matchBoult in his wide drawing afatal pokefromShaw. body of work is staggering—267Testwick- good behaviour among youth players. Int’l shootingfederation cries foul Ningombam elected Hockey repertoireofskills. He can swing the ball— Rahane, too, wasnot confoundedby etsat27.65,164ODI wicketsat25.29 and 126 "I'm excited and Ihope to contributeto afterFacebook takesdownpage India president unopposed so majesticallythat he’s oftentypecastas wickeddeviation, but deceivedbythe laser- T20 wicketsat26. Hidden in theseare his ensuring Barcelona remains the biggestclub swing bowler—he can seam, he is quickand guidedperfection of the angle. Pitchedon power-playproficiency, SuperOvercalm- in the worldand thetop representativeof The International Shooting SportFederation Manipur's GyanendroNingombam wason is deadlyaccurate. When neither swing nor off-stumpand just shadedinabit to strike ness, condition-transcending craftand the Catalonia,"Nadal said at apresentationon (ISSF) said it is experiencing an "unpleasant Fridayelectedunopposedasthe Hockey swing works, he tormentsbatsmen with an- Rahane’s pads. Wasim Akram wasanexpert sheer energy he radiates. He has that ability Friday. "I want to createamodel in whichall situation" as social networking site Facebook India (HI) president, taking over from Mohd gles by manipulating the crease and release at that,and thereisabit of Akram’s hand be- to laugh at lowmoments. Likewhen are- players, from youth levelup, learn notjustto has deletedthe global body'spagefromits Mushtaque Ahmad who wasasked to demit points. And he has all the tools to prosper hind the delivery too. Lastyear,whenhewas porterasked himabout theharrowing World play football but howtorepresentaninsti- platform without anyintimation. This has office by the sportsministry forviolating the across formats—curving in-swinger, dis- struggling forthis delivery,hesought Cup defeat, he replied: “I am justworried tutionwhich is second onlytothe regional prompted the ISSF to startacampaign '#un- National SportsCode's tenureguidelines. guisedbouncer,slowerball, the yorker,the Akram’s advice and the Pakistani legendad- aboutmydog hating me.”His self-deprecat- government of Catalonia, and that brings block_ISSF_facebook'. Besides Twitter and Ahmad, however, remainsinthe federation un-hittablefull-length ball. visedhim to realign his feet,sothat he ing jokes arelegendaryinthe team, and his with it abig commitment." Instagram,shooters from across the world afterbeing elected unopposedfor the sen- Likehehas been at the back-end of the swivels his hips and runsoff the pitch. friend and new-ball partner TimSouthee Toni's brother Miguel Angel Nadal made rely on the ISSF Facebook pagefor updates. iorvice-president's postatHI's Congress and IPL, whereassistance offthe surface or in the Theseare momentsthathavematch- reckons he is tooaffable foranyone to hate morethan 200appearances forBarca as a The pagewas created on January14, 2010. Elections. Access to the meetingthrough airisnegligible. Look howhefoxed Prithvi winning value, even tournament-shaping him. He has made Mumbai’s ahappydress- defender,playing alongside current coach While the reason forshooting down the page video conferencing facility wasmade avail- Shawand AjinkyaRahaneinthe space of worth. He does it with an assassin’s stealth. ing room toobut afterthe IPL, Boult would Ronald Koeman in Johan Cruyff's famous is notknown, Facebook has astringentpol- able formember unitswhich were unableto three balls. The firstball wasdeliveredcloser Forget sledging, he doesn’t even starehard. be keen to setanother recordstraight—the 'Dream Team' whichwon the club's first icy on firearms. PTI travel due to the ongoing restrictions. PTI to the stump, it wasbackoflength justout- Lastyear,inararemoment of intemperance, fastestBlackCap on the planet. European Cup in 1992.

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Kohli's bio-bubble alert: not easy, keep tours short Wise heads save theday Williamson, Holder producematch-winning partnershipinatensechase to wineliminator &knockout RCB TUSHAR BHADURI Mentally,itcanbetaxingifthis NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 6 continuesforthislongaperiodata shot. Holderset thetone forthe rest of the consistentrate...Thesethingswill SYNOPSIS SRH bowling to follow. THEY ARE confinedtothe ground or the havetobeconsidered,whatlength Kane is very able. Jason Holder As the matchprogressed,the pitch hotel. Theycan’t step out,exceptfor games ofseriesandtournamentsonewill holds sway. startedtobehave atad up anddownas and highlyregulated trips or to visit the play,whatimpacttheplayerswill well, although it wasn’t offering anyturn. team room. Theyare notallowedtomeet The experiencedShahbaz Nadeem and anyone outside thedesignated circle. Inside havementallyofstayinginasimilar Rashid Khan bowled wicket-to-wicket to the hotel, theycan't changetheir rooms or environmentfor80days,andnot SHAMIK CHAKRABARTY keep Finchand AB de Villiers in check.RCB walk across to another player's room. They gettingtodoanythingdifferent,or NOVEMBER 6 finished the Powerplay on 32/2. Nadeem have to wear atracking device at all times havethespacetogoseethefamily, had aspring in his step, as he looked to be to ensure social distancing offthe field. orsmallthingslikethat.” The battle of bowlers went down to thewire. enjoying teasing Finch. ForIndia's high-profile cricketers, the Sunrisers Hyderabadheld theirnervetowin The Aussie has been all over the place costofplaying cricket in abio-bubbleis VIRAT KOHLI acliff-hanger because theyhad twomature in this IPL. Sometimes he stayed deep in mounting by the day. So muchso, that India CAPTAIN, INDIA heads in the middle,negotiating tricky con- the crease and sometimes well outside it. captain ViratKohli, who has been in such ditions. RoyalChallengers Bangalorevaliantly All the while, he has struggledtofind the abubble forclose to 80 days in therun-up the strictestCovid restrictions in place. On triedtodefend131. right rhythm. Finchwas trying to make and during the IPL,has issuedanappeal: arrival, the Indiansquad will undergo a14- But an unbroken 65-run partnership be- room, Nadeem wasfollowinghim down keep crickettours short, the curbs aretak- dayquarantine before entering another tweentwo international captains –New the leg-side. Then, he intelligentlybowled ing atoll on players' mental health. bio-bubble. However, the players have Zealand’s Kane Williamson and West Indies’ one a little outside the off-stump. Finch’s The IPL gets over on November 10,after been givenaverbal assurance by the board Jason Holder –securedasix-wicketwin for trigger movement had already takenhim whichthe topplayers will flytoAustralia that their immediatefamilymembers can SRH with twoballstospare. Hyderabad outside leg. He reachedout to clear the forafull tour of three One-Day accompanythem. movedtoQualifier 2onSunday, wherethey deep coverboundary, but hit it straight to Internationals,three T20 Internationals will face DelhiCapitals foraplace in the fi- Abdul Samad –excellent cricket from the and four Tests. This means thataplayerlike Strict bio-bubble nal. RCBgohome, but ViratKohli and Co can left-armspinner. Kohli, who plays all formatsofthe game, Forthe IPL in the UAE, the bio-bubble take pride in their effort. Under pressure, RCBevengaveawaya will end up being in abio-bubble forclose wassostrictthat players and their fran- JasonHolder took three wicketsand hit the winningruns forSunrisers. BCCI/IPL wicket offafree hit.Nadeem hadbowleda to five months. chises facedpenalties if theysteppedout Kane, the able no-ballbut came backwelltofireinayorker “It does getdifficult at times because it without permission or avalid reason -- a In the contextofthe game, the 17th over forthe free hit. Moeen Ali hit it firmlyto is repetitive,” Kohli, who is leading Royal six-dayquarantine forthe firstviolation, a during SRH’s chase wascrucial. Yuzvendra ary. Devdutt Padikkal made afantastic at- tain showedintent by taking firststrike and Rashidatextra coverand ran. Adirect hit dis- Challengers Bangaloreinthe IPL, told the one-matchsuspension and quarantine the Chahal and Adam Zampa, the twofrontline temptbut his feet got stuckinthe grass and going full-stretch forwardtonegotiate missedhim foragoldenduck. team’s YouTubechannel. second time, and removalfromthe tour- RCBspinners who conceded36runs in instead of lobbing the ball upwards near the Sandeep Sharma’s swing. From that point onwards, RCBwerere- “Mentally, it canbetaxing if thiscon- namentwithout areplacementfor the their eight overs fortwo wickets, were rope, he threw it in front. Williamson sur- The AbuDhabipitch had abit of grass liant on de Villiers. The conditions were dif- tinues forthis long aperiod at aconsistent thirdstrike. done forthe game and Kohli hadtochoose vived. Fortune favoured the great. coverand the topsurface looked pretty hard, ficult enough to hinder even the great man’s rate.Ithas to be broken down, it has to be Besides, the players had to undergo betweenWashington Sundar,MoeenAli Things startedtoget tight forSRH,when whichhelpedthe 6ft-7in Jason Holder in ex- naturalgame. He struggledtotimethe ball basedonhow theindividuals arefeeling Covid testing thrice on arrivalafter which and ShivamDube. The RCBskipper chose David Warnerwas givenout caught behind tracting bounce. Kohli wasdone in by it;a properly butstill madea43-ball 56. De and Ithink that conversation should take they were tested twice everyweek forthe medium pace andDubebyand large kept offMohammedSiraj on referral. The on- good- length ball that rose inward and took Villiers had to take the game deep, but when place regularly,” he said. initial fortnight and everyfifth dayduring it tight, justgivingawayaboundary offthe field umpirehad negatedthe appeal,but the glove down leg-side to Shreevats the time arrivedtothrow the kitchen sink,T “These things will have to be consid- the tournament. fifthball of his onlyover. the TV umpire reliedonaspikeonUltra Goswami behind the stumps. It wasagood Natarajan bowled him with ayorkerthat he ered,what length of series and tourna- Kohli, though, is notthe firstinterna- Williamson, aclassact, wasapproaching Edge despitereplays being inconclusive. beginning forGoswami, replacing the in- canbeproud of. mentsone willplay, what impact the play- tional playertowarn againstthe side-ef- the victorytargetclinically. He played out the Manish Pandey couldn’t build on agood jured Wriddhiman Sahaand even abetter The entireRCB innings had 10 fours and ers will have mentally of staying in asimilar fectsofthe bio-bubble. spin duo, kept calm even towardsthe end start, but SRH had Williamson, and also one forSRH and Holder. one six, whichspokevolumes forthe SRH environment for80days, and notgetting Rajasthan Royals and England fast and targeted oneboundaryper over,asthe Holder,who hit consecutivefours in the fi- The ballwasn’t coming on to the bat and bowling discipline. to do anything different, or have the space bowler JofraArcher said he was“counting asking rate hoveredaround nine.Hepicked nal over to seal the deal. the SRH bowlers bowled to aplan –not to of- BRIEF SCORES: RCB131/7 in 20 overs (AB to go see the family, or small things like days”towhen he could go home. the gaps to precision to remain unbeaten on ferany room to the batsmen. Padikkal got de Villiers 56, AFinch32; JHolder 3/25, T that. These things will have to be seriously Eoin Morgan, who ledEngland to the 50- 50 off44balls. Holder holds sway frustrated,chose the wrong ball to play apull Natarajan 2/33) losttoSRH 132/4in19.4 thought about. At the end of theday,you over WorldCup title lastyear,said taking Therewas aheart-in-the-mouth mo- RCBbrought backAaron Finchfor Josh and wasnicelytaken at shortmid-wicket by overs (K Williamson 50*, JHolder24*, M want the players to be in the best state careofthe mental health of players will be ment forSunrisers fans though, when bat- Philippe –one of four changes –for the Priyam Garg. Once again, Holderhad made Pandey24; MSiraj 2/28)bysix wickets mentallyand physically,”Kohli said. one of the major tasksfor acaptain in such ting on 37,Williamson flickedafull-toss from Eliminator,but ViratKohli openedthe in- the ball bounce abit moreoff alength and Qualifier 2: Delhi Capitals vs Forthe next tour,Australiahas one of asituation. Navdeep Saini towardsthe deep-leg bound- nings with Devdutt Padikkal. The RCBcap- the left-hander wasinnoposition to play the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sunday, 7.30pm

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