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# +2342.5& opt other members of the Chairman of the mediation Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, now panel, if so required,” it said. panel may also inform the reg- represented by Prime Minister three-member panel head- The Bench, also comprising istry of this court any difficul- % # Narendra Modi, continues, the Aed by former apex court Justices SA Bobde, DY ties that the panel may face in screening committee of the judge Fakkir Mohamed Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan carrying out the task assigned ! ! AICC has shortlisted candi- Ibrahim Kalifulla and consist- and S Abdul Nazeer, was told to it by the present order and & , dates like Begum Nur Bano and ing of spiritual guru Sri Sri earlier by Hindu bodies, except also to inform of any require- '': Sanjay Kapur), rebel BJP MP Ravishankar and senior advo- for Nirmohi Akhara, and the ment to facilitate the mediation ' Savitri Bai Phule who joined cate Sriram Panchu, a Uttar Pradesh Government parties in the civil appeal in the and to conclude the same at the ( " Congress last week, and Zafar renowned mediator, will try to that they oppose the court’s title case and all interveners are earliest,” the Bench said. Alo Naqvi and Naeem Sidiqqi. find a negotiated settlement of suggestion for mediation. The allowed to present their views The top court fixed the seat % # +2342.5& “The party intends to field the Ayodhya’s Ram Muslim bodies supported the before the mediation panel. for mediation process in ! a large number of Muslim can- Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid proposal. The top court directed that Faizabad of Uttar Pradesh, L M day after the Congress didates and those belonging to land dispute case. “Considering the provi- the mediation proceedings around 7 km from Ayodhya, & ! Aannounced its list of 11 the SC keeping in mind the The Supreme Court sions of the CPC (Civil should be conducted with and said that the adequate candidates, the party is set to caste and religion equation in referred the sensitive dispute Procedure Code)..., we do not “utmost confidentiality” for arrangements, including the %+ come out with a second list and the crucial Hindi heartland,” for mediation to this panel and find any legal impediment in ensuring its success and the venue of the mediation, place hopes that its resolution to play explained the leader. asked it to submit the progress making a reference to media- views expressed by any of the of stay of the mediators, their on “front foot” will force the Another senior leader in report within four weeks and tion for a possible settlement of parties including the mediators security, travel should be forth- “The panel of mediators is Samajwadi Party and the BSP the party said announcement of final report in eight weeks. the dispute(s) arising out of the should be kept confidential with arranged by the State requested to ensure completion to reopen negotiation with the Sonia Gandhi candidature Rahul Gandhi from his home The mediation will be held appeals. Whether the said pro- and not be revealed to any Government so that proceed- of the process during the peri- grand old party. showed that she play a vital role turf Amethi. at Faizabad and proceedings visions of the CPC would apply other person. “We are of the ings could commence imme- od of the interregnum indicat- “The SP and the Congress before and after elections. “Her Sonia’s re-nomination from would be held “in camera”. The in the event parties arrive at a further opinion that while the diately. It also directed that the ed above and send a report of performed equally bad in 2014 equation with senior leaders of Rae Bareli has also scotched five-judge Constitution Bench settlement/compromise in the mediation proceedings are mediation proceedings be held the progress of the mediation Lok Sabha polls and the 2017 several parties cannot be rumours about she is making headed by Chief Justice Ranjan mediation proceedings is a being carried out, there ought in camera as per the norms to this court within four weeks Assembly polls. But Mayawati underestimated as she also way for daughter Priyanka Gogoi said it does not find any matter left open to be decided not to be any reporting of the applicable to conduct the medi- of the commencement of the drew a big zero in last LS polls played key role in creating Gandhi Vadra at this family “legal impediment” to make a at the appropriate stage,” the said proceedings either in the ation proceedings. process,” it said. and still she is creating road- counter narrative to defeat the bastion. reference to mediation for set- Bench said. print or in the electronic block in the formation of a for- Shining India campaign of Atal The leaders say it would tlement of the dispute. Interestingly, all the three media,” the Bench said. midable grand alliance. If we Bihari Vajpayee in 2014 polls,” also ensure that the family’s “We, therefore, order members in the mediation However, it refrained from " # all have the common intentions said the leader. youngest entrant into the polit- accordingly, and having taken team hail from Tamil Nadu. passing any specific restraint to take on the BJP, then the SP Ending all speculation, ical scene can dedicate her note of the names suggested by Justice Kalifulla hails from order at this stage and instead and the BSP are commiting a Congress on Thursday energy on poll campaign across the parties, we are of the view Karaikudi in Sivaganga district empowered the mediators to hara-kiri by excluding the announced UPA chairperson the state and in other places that the following panel of while Ravi Shankar was born in pass necessary orders in writ- # Congress from the alliance,” Sonia Gandhi to contest from rather than limiting it to just mediators should be appoint- Papanasam near Kumbakonam ing, if so required, to restrain said a top Congress leader Rae Bareilly and party chief one seat. ed to go into the dispute with in Thanjavur district and publication of the details of the # +2342.5& AIMPLB general secretary looking into the affairs of UP liberty to the mediators to co- Panchu is Chennai-based. All mediation proceedings. “The Maulana Wali Rehmani told and helping newly-appointed ajority of political and media. general secretaries Priyanka Mreligious leaders have wel- Mahant Ram Das of the Gandhi and Jyotiraditya # comed the SC order for medi- Nirmohi Akhara, one of the Scindia. ation in the Ayodhya dispute. main litigants in the case, too The second list might However, some leaders welcomed the setting up of a include names like UP State Q R# from Muslim community and panel of mediators, but said it Congress chief Raj Babbar # +2342.5& The existing night charge is 25 Left parties disapproved of the would have been better had a from Muradabad and former # .67,+83 on Thursday announced per cent extra fare between 11 presence of spiritual leader Sri Hindu judge, connected with Union Minister Sriprakash Saleem Iqbal Shervani as its he Delhi Government on pm and 5 am. Sri Ravi Shankar on the medi- the case, been included in it. He Jaiswal from Kanpur. he Samajwadi Party has candidate from Badaun. TFriday hiked the auto-rick- The revised charges will ation panel. added that besides the media- A senior party leader said Tdecided to field party The list was signed by SP shaw fare by 18.75 per cent in come into effect after the A number of senior BJP tion efforts, the court hearing the Congress is still hopeful founder Mulayam Singh Yadav general secretary Ram Gopal the national Capital. Transport Department’s noti- leaders made it clear that build- in the matter should also go on that sanity would prevail and from its stronghold Mainpuri. Yadav. The party left Mainpuri, The Delhi Cabinet fication, Gahlot said. ing Ram temple at the disput- simultaneously so as to see that the Akhilesh Yadav-Mayawati The SP released its first list of described as its “safest” seat, for approved recommendations of Gahlot said fare revision is ed site in Ayodhya is the only the case does not get pro- combine may include the nine candidates for the Lok Mulayam Yadav, who is the a fare revision committee to not a reserved subject and way out of the impasse. Union longed further if the litigants Congress as part of the Sabha polls in UP on Friday. MP from Azamgarh right now. hike auto-rickshaw tariff by per hour to 45 per hour. there is no need for the Minister Uma Bharti said one are not satisfied. Mahagathbandhan. Dimple Yadav, wife of Mulayam represented 1.50 per kilometre, from However, there is a change in approval of Lieutenant has to respect the SC order but In reference to Sri Sri, Party sources said senior party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Mainpuri in the Lok Sabha in 8/km to 9.50/km. the waiting hours. The com- Governor Anil Baijal. asserted that the Ram temple AIMIM chief Asaduddin leader Sanjay Singh may be would contest from Kannauj, 1996, 2004 and 2009. The meter-down charge of mittee has been scrapped the The order has been wel- must be built at the disputed Owaisi said he should act in an fielded from Sultanpur, where she is the sitting MP. The other SP candidates 25 for first two kilometres has minimum limit of 15 minutes comed by auto union members site in Ayodhya and a mosque “unbiased” manner. Akhilesh Pratap Singh from The SP has decided to are: Kamlesh Katheria also been raised to 25 for first when the vehicle is complete- but many among them have outside its vicinity. BJP MP Subramanian Deoria and Ashok Singh from field MPs Dharmendra Yadav (Etawah), Bhailal Kol 1.5 kilometre, said Transport ly stuck in traffic or moving asked the Government to The All India Muslim Swamy said, “There is no ques- Etawah, considered a strong- and Akshay Yadav from the (Robertsganj) and Shabbir Minister Kailash Gahlot. extremely slow. remove the system of compul- Personal Law Board (AIM- tion of not building a temple hold of the SP. current seats of Badaun and Valmiki (Bahraich). Usha The waiting charge has The night and luggage sory GPS for auto-rickshaw as PLB) welcomed the SC order. where we believe Lord Ram While the search of a for- Firozabad respectively. Verma from Hardoi and Pruvi also been increased from 30 charges will remain the same. it is open vehicle. “It would be most befitting,” was born.” midable candidate for the Incidentally, the Congress had Verma from Kheri seats. '() #* +( Q R ! " # +2342.5& ! #$ ! n Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ! " AMLA has been detained by % & Income Tax Department '( sleuths for questioning after " their team surveying a builder here on Friday found over 2 P crore cash allegedly “linked” to the legislator and his associates, officials said. ! $)))) They said Uttam Nagar * ! MLA Naresh Balyan, a prop- + , erty dealer, and 2 others are " being questioned by the tax % ! officials in Dwarka to ascertain ! !" if the recovered cash was “ille- gal and unaccounted.” “Balyan has been detained for questioning after it emerged !" ( that the recovered cash had + purported links with him. The '- tax officials are questioning the MLA and others present with , ! him about the source of the ! money,” said a senior official of . L M" the I-T department. Q R -
# +2342.5& Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeting the ttorney General KK Government over stealing of AVenugopal on Friday such sensitive papers and seek- claimed the Rafale documents ing a criminal investigation. were not stolen from the “I am told that the Defence Ministry and that Opposition has alleged what what he meant in his submis- was argued (in SC) was that sion before the Supreme Court files had been stolen from the was that petitioners in the Defence Ministry. This is whol- application used “photocopies ly incorrect. The statement of the original” papers, deemed that files have been stolen is secret by the Government. wholly incorrect,” he told PTI. His comments in the SC on The Government had also Wednesday that Rafale fighter warned The Hindu with a case jet deal documents were stolen under Official Secrets Act for caused a political row, with publishing articles. !$#( %#) *#% +,-./+
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# +2342.5& International Women’s source of inspiration Day. for thousands of others. elhi Chief Minister Arvind The programme Men who motivated DKejriwal on Friday praised marked the culmination and supported women Delhi Commission for Women of the 13-day Mahila also featured in the (DCW) Chairperson Swati Suraksha Padyatra that awards,” he said. Maliwal for her commitment DCW Chairperson Swati Kejriwal said to towards women’s safety and Maliwal undertook with address law and said she had gone beyond her members and staff of the order situation in the duties to address women’s commission, and a large national Capital, he is issues. A hearing-impaired number of volunteers. pitching for full state- international badminton play- “Women are no less " #$ hood. “We have to er, Indian Army’s first female than men, they can do % & ' P pitch for full statehood stunt rider, a 55-year old anything the men can ! ) * $ ! which will bring the woman e-rickshaw driver and do, be it bike stunts, fly- Delhi Police under the a doctor who busted a pre-natal ing or sailing. The awards cel- to make a mark for themselves,” Chief Minister and make the gender screening racket, ebrate the strength and com- Kejriwal said at the award force accountable to the resi- among others were awarded by passion of Indian women who function. dents of the national capital,” he the DCW on the occasion of have overcome severe obstacles “Such women have been a said. ! " #" $% & $' ( ()*! !&+, &,, $' $ F))
# +2342.5& old building since 1961 and G Manish Sisodia on Friday - B Pant Engineering College is chaired a meeting of the he Delhi Government has functioning in old hostel build- Expenditure Finance # Tapproved the proposal for ings of G B Pant Polytechnic at Committee (EFC), which was -5E&4 construction of integrated cam- Okhla Industrial Estate Phase- attended by the PWD & Health pus of GB Pant Engineering III with poor infrastructure Minister Satyendar Jain and rime Minister Narendra College and Polytechnic at facilities, which is not sufficient other senior officials of the PModi on Friday Okhla Industrial Estate at an for any educational institution, government. inaugurated and laid founda- estimated cost of 526.66 crore. a government statement stated. In the meeting, the proposal tion stone for projects The decision was taken in “The preliminary estimate was decided to construct a worth 32,500 crore here. a meeting of Delhi Cabinet which has been framed by the smart class rooms in NSUT The projects included chaired by the Chief Minister Public Works Department (Netaji Subhas University of foundation-laying of Arvind Kejriwal. The Cabinet (PWD) in consultation with the Technology) Campus, Sector-3 the ambitious Regional accorded its administrative college authorities and officers Dwarka at an estimated cost of Rail Transport System approval and expenditure sanc- of Department of Training and 26.79 crore. (RRTS) that would connect tion to the ‘Department of Technical Education, was also The Netaji Subhas Institute Delhi and Meerut via Training and Technical considered positively by Finance of Technology became Netaji Ghaziabad, inauguration of a Education’ to go-ahead with the and Planning Departments for Subhas University of new civil terminal building at project. placing the same before the Technology on September 26, the Hindon airport and an Presently, GB Pant Cabinet for approval,” it said. 2018 to cater to the increased extension of the Delhi Metro’s Polytechnic is functioning in an Deputy Chief Minister demand of students. Red Line. !
# women are recorded verbatim +2342.5& by police officials and FIRs are registered on all complaints n the occasion of disclosing cognizable offences OInternational Women’s by applying proper sections of Day, the Delhi Police said law,” said APRO. it is committed for safety “Woman beat constables and security of women with have been posted in certain zero tolerance for crime underprivileged colonies to against women being the inspire confidence and utmost priority. women are encouraged to “In the aftermath of inci- come forward to lodge their dent of December 16, 2012, complaints,” said Mittal. there was a paradigm shift in “For handling women dealing with crime against victims of crime, Delhi Police women cases. Free registration deputed women officers on was followed which resulted in demand or on call to the ‘One instant jump in registration of Stop Centre’ established at cases of crime against women. three hospitals including The survivors of sexual assault Deen Dayal Upadhyaya stood up and reported their Hospital, Hari Nagar, Sanjay cases, leading to an unprece- Gandhi Hospital, Mangolpuri, dented increase in registration and Guru Teg Bahadur of rape and molestation cases,” Hospital, Dilshad Garden by said Anil Mittal, Additional the Health Department of Pubic Relation Officer GNCT of Delhi,” said APRO. (APRO), Delhi Police. In 2018, there has been “Delhi Police has been reduction in cases pertaining continuing its special efforts to Molestation of Women by to ensure that women’s griev- 3.16 per cent, insult to the ances are registered immedi- modesty of women by 6.41 ately and they are treated percent and rape by 0.51 per- with respect and sympathy. cent. Similarly during this All 178 territorial Police year (upto February) there has Stations in all the 15 Districts been decrease in cases of of Delhi have separate women rape by 10.94 per cent, help desks, run by women Molestation of Women by officers round the clock, with 2.56 percent and insult to the exclusive direct telephone modesty of women by 32.97 help lines. All complaints of per cent.
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A total of 390 Tasked the Election has accepted the resignation of he BJP on Friday appoint- has been appointed as Vice reduced by up to 87 per cent, brands — that is 91 per cent of Commission of India Secretary (28(.254 ess than 10 months after Rajasekharan as Mizoram Ted Odisha leader Baijayant President and spokesperson of which would result in annual the 426 brands reported by the to appear before it on March 12 =8%24&+%52 Lbeing appointed as the Governor, a Rashtrapati Bhavan Jay Panda, who joined the BJP the party with immediate effect. savings of around Rs 800 crore manufacturers — showed in connection with a PIL alleg- Mizoram Governor, spokesperson said in New Delhi this week, as party's vice pres- This has been an exceptional for the patients, the downward price movement, it ing that several categories of .'%.8,'5 Kummanam Rajasekharan has on Friday. ident and spokesperson, giving rise for one who has spent bare- Government said on Friday. added. This move is expected persons in Assam have been resigned from the post giving Though the BJP leadership him a key role in boosting the ly a week in the party and The National to benefit 22 lakh cancer deprived of voting rights ahead 2.27%&8+ rise to speculation that he may is yet to announce the candidate party's Lok Sabha prospects in speaks lot about BJP's confi- Pharmaceutical Pricing patients in the country and of the Lok Sabha polls. be pitted against Congress leader list, state party sources here his home State. dence and expectations from Authority (NPPA) on February would result in annual savings The apex court sought the Shashi Tharoor from said chances are high that Panda, an articulate politi- him in strengthening party's 27 had brought 42 non-sched- of around Rs 800 crore to the personal appearance of the tices SA Nazeer and Sanjiv Thiruvananthapuram Lok Rajasekharan could contest from cian, running a group of pub- base in the eastern state where uled anti-cancer drugs under patients, the release said. secretary as despite the notice Khanna. Sabha seat. Tharoor is the sitting the prestigious lications in Odisha, is expected it has nudged out Congress price control, capping trade “The trade margin ratio- being issued on February 1 no The PIL alleged that a cat- MP from the seat. Thiruvananthapuram seat, one to raise the tempo and content from the second position. margin at 30 per cent. nalisation for 42 anti-cancer one appeared to represent the egory of persons whose names An RSS strong man and a of the half-a-dozen constituen- of BJP campaign against five- Panda has been suspended Manufacturers and hospitals drugs was rolled out as Proof Election Commission. were deleted from the voter list former chief of state unit of BJP, cies where the party hopes to put term Chief Minister Naveen by the BJD for the alleged were directed to convey the of Concept, stressing on the The categories include were some whose names Rajasekharan, 65, is being seen up a good showing. Patnaik and raise BJP's tally in anti-party activities early last revised MRP, to be effective new paradigm of selfregulation some whose names figure in appeared in the draft NRC as the saffron party's best Lok Rajasekharan was made the Lok Sabha and also counter year prompting him to resign from March 8, based on the by the industry. The manufac- the draft NRC but not in the published on July 30, 2018. Sabha chance from Kerala, Mizoram Governor on May 25 the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) from the party and his Lok trade margin formula. turers of these 42 drugs have voters' list. The petition claimed these which is the only major state last in a surprise move when the in the assembly polls which are Sabha seat Kendrapara from “The NPPA under been directed not to reduce The matter came up before people had voted in the last where it is yet to open an crucial Chengannur Assembly likely to be conducted along where he was elected twice on Ministry of Chemicals and production volumes of brands a bench comprising Chief Lok Sabha election held in account. bypoll was round the corner. with the General elections. the BJD ticket. Fertilisers has put out list of 390 under regulation,” it said. Justice Ranjan Gogoi and jus- 2014. 1 ! / 0 *!1 3 /% # +2342.5& He appreciated Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, nion Ministers Sushma Water Resources, Ganga USwaraj, Arun Jaitley and Rejuvenation and River Nitin Gadkari Friday laid the Development Minister Nitin foundation stones of two high- Gadkari's efforts in developing speed highway corridors -- Rs the national highway network in 90,000-crore Delhi-Mumbai the country and said that he has Expressway and Rs 9,000-crore successfully brought up this sec- 1 " - 0 2 ) 0 3 " 5 5$ Dwarka Expressway here. tor to building of 29 km of 6 7 # / % The ministers also dedicat- National Highways a day. 3 / 3 0 ) 1 !2& ed the Rs 1,217-crore Jaipur Jaitley said nearly 91 per cent Ring Road to the nation. of the country's villages are # +2342.5& Addressing a gathering on linked with main roads. The the occasion, External Affairs Dwarka Expressway, once com- ext of kin of the 40 CRPF Minister Sushma Swaraj said the pleted, will open newer avenues Npersonnel, killed in the three projects are a gift for Delhi for industrial development in the February 14 Pulwama suicide and Haryana. entire region, he said and added bombing, have been paid over The Delhi-Mumbai these expressways will improve 1.01 crore ex-gratia amount Expressway will change the overall development. each as per service rules. future of Mewat region, and will Gadkari said while devel- Seventy per cent of the bring it on industrial map of the oping expressways and highways, compensation from the risk country, she said appreciating full attention is being given to fund is given to the spouse and that over 20 lakh new trees will minimising pollution levels. 30 per cent to the parents of the be planted on these new roads, He said the Delhi-Meerut martyrs. and these roads have the poten- Expressway, Dhaula Kuan fly- As per normal practice, the tial of becoming tourist attrac- over, etc, will definitely reduce amount from the risk fund is tion in near future. traffic congestion, thereby paid after Court of Inquiry and Finance Minister Arun improving the air quality in the a consolidated report from Jaitely said the Delhi-Mumbai city. The Delhi-Mumbai the Sector IG. But in the Expressway would link two most Expressway will also speed up instant case, realising the mag- important freight centres of the the development and smart cities nitude of the tragic incident, country, and will boost economic will develop along them gener- the Director General has activity and generate great ating vast employment oppor- desired that the amount be dis- employment opportunities. tunities for the local people. bursed to the NOK February 18 positively, IG Administration Vikram Sehgal said in a message on February 17 to IGs of the Sectors from which the martyrs belonged. Officials said the 'next of kin' of these slain personnel will also get an additional ex-gratia amount that has been announced by various state governments, where the troops hailed from, in a case-to-case basis. A total amount of over 1.01 crore has been paid to the families of the 40 personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, the CRPF said in a statement on Friday. This amount includes 35 lakh given by the central gov- ernment as ex-gratia to the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel killed in the line of action, 21.50 lakh under the risk fund, 15 lakh from the 'Bharat Ke Veer' corpus and 30 lakh from the SBI paramilitary service pay insurance cover. !$#( %#) *#% +,-./+
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Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister ! Narendra Modi on Friday claimed that “non-coopera- 6 & tion” by the previous Samajwadi # ,8.,% huge rally in Kolkata and spoke Party Government in Uttar he luxurious beach-side at the end of the procession. Pradesh was responsible for the Tbungalow of Punjab Prime Minister who fails to “Why did your Government delay in start of a beautification National Bank (PNB) scam Aprotect classified documents failed to take sufficient action project in his Lok Sabha con- accused and fugitive diaman- kept in his office is unfit for his and preempt attacks on Uri, stituency. taire Nirav Modi in Raigad dis- post, Bengal Chief Minister Pathankot and Pulwama despite He was addressing a gath- trict was on Friday razed to Mamata Banerjee on Friday prior intelligence reports” ering here after laying the foun- ground at one go by the author- said continuing her relentless Banerjee asked adding “a new dation stone for the Kashi ities, through controlled explo- attack on Narendra Modi. Government will come in the Vishwanath Temple’s approach sions. Virtually blowing the elec- Centre after the elections and road and its beautification. Within minutes, the 33,000 tion bugle from an International bring peace in the country.” “In the first three years ! ) 5 6 sq feet bungalow —named Women’s Day rally Banerjee The BJP had failed to protect there was non-cooperation of ) ' 7 8:0 % % Roopanya —was reduced to said the Modi Government the lives of the security person- the state government. The & ' P 0 6 5 . debris, through simultaneous " ) P % "% which had “crossed its expiry nel by not acting on time she said. developmental projects here 1 !2& controlled explosions carried 1 !2& date” “will never be able to Speaking on the alleged picked pace after you (people of out through 110 dynamite restore peace in Jammu & theft of confidential files relat- Uttar Pradesh) made Yogi government thought of Baba that something should happen sticks and 30 kilograms of the “implosion” to bring down at one go. They had tied dyna- Kashmir,” because it is during ed to Rafale deal Banerjee won- Adityanath the chief minister,” (Lord Shiva) and were silent. here.” explosives. Nirav Modi’s bungalow, locat- mite sticks and explosives to this regime that the mountain dered “how a Prime Minister he said. They took care of themselves “Bhole Baba ney tai kiya For the past few days, the ed off Khim beach at Alibaug, pillars and other strategic places State had witnessed a 260 per who cannot protect files from “Had there been coopera- but not of this place.” hoga baatein bahut karte ho authorities had been planning nearly 100 km from Mumbai, in the bungalow. The explo- cent rise in the acts of terror. being stolen from his office can tion earlier, we would have Noting that it was his “plea- yahan aao kuch karke dikhao,” sions were carried at 11:15 am. The Chief Minister led a protect the country.” launched the project instead of sure” to have initiated the work (Lord Shiva must have decided The formal demolition laying the foundation,” Modi at Kashi Vishwanath, he said, “I that you talk much, so now you work had commenced on said. have dreamt for a long time to should come here and do some- January 24. The demolition Attacking previous gov- work for this place. When I was thing),” he said, adding that due remained inconclusive. After ernments, the prime minister not in politics I came here sev- to the blessings the fulfillment a survey, a team of structural said, “In the past 70 years no eral times and used to think of his dream has started. PTI engineers from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technical University subsequently rec- ommended the controlled &'( explosions. The furniture and glass panes had been removed before the series of simulta- neous explosions were carried out. Constructed in 2009-2010 on a 70,000 sq ft plot, the 33,000 sq ft bungalow had sev- # +2342.5& eral bedrooms. It was accessi- ble through a long winding n a first, the IAF on Friday & 0 ;5 road. It was one of the highly ' , % , $ O P % Itweeted a poem in Hindi protected properties. & ' P # 1 !2& from its official Twitter handle ( (%* & 6' sending out a message to ( O !! Pakistan that India had to send "% ! ! 7 & +$ "!"'$'56$'" #R / its Mirage 2000 jets across the - : !6'' 8 7 Line of Control(LOC) as - : % " ! !& O 6& " &8& $,6 Pakistan had crossed all limits. ! : The poem, penned by Bipin ! Allahabadi, also gave a stern ! & " 6 & a maximum of 4,383 out of the Kolkata: An organisation that warning to Pakistan to mend its total 5,727 farmers’ suicides works for differently abled peo- ways. February 14 and the JeM n a shocking disclosure made reported from across the state ple in West Bengal on Friday The poem in Hindi says owned responsibility for it. Ithrough a reply obtained between 2014 and 2018. expressed “shock” at Prime that a fighter whose name is The Pakistani jets retaliated under the RTI Act, the Surprisingly, the RTI reply Minister Narendra Modi’s com- ‘’Mrigmarichikaa” (Mirage) had after the Indian aerial strikes on Maharashtra Revenue depart- also confirmed that many of ment, purported to be a polit- to cross over the boundaries as February 27 and intruded into ment has said that the number thel affected farmers’ families ical jibe at Congress president someone had crossed all limits. Rajouri sector to target military of farmers’ suicides nearly dou- received compensation of 1 Rahul Gandhi, during a dis- “Ab neend kaise aayegi unko, installations there. However, bled in the State during the last lakh were denied to compen- cussion on dyslexia with a stu- thoda sa jhakjhor aaye hain they were not successful and four years from 6,268 in 2015 sation by the State Government. dent on Sunday. unko,” the poem reads, which the IAF jets chased them away. to 11,995 in 2018. In 2014, 1358 farmers’ fam- The Prime Minister’s com- means ,” how will they get sleep In the ensuing aerial combat, The reply obtained by RTI ilies received the compensation ment might demoralise now, we have given jolted them”. Wing Commander activist Jeetendra Ghadge whereas 674 application seek- researchers from taking up ven- The lines were an obvious ref- Abhinandan Varthaman’s revealed that Amravati rev- ing compensation had been tures to lessen the sufferings of erence to India’s pre-dawn aer- MIG-21 Bison was hit by enue division — comprising rejected. However, in 2018, the the disabled people of the coun- ial strike that destroyed terror Pakistani air defence. He eject- districts of Akola, Amravati, number of rejections increased try, General Secretary of the group Jaish-e- ed from the crashing jet and Buldhana, Washim and to 1050, while the approved Paschimbanga Rajya Pratibandhi Mohammed’s(JeM) training out after 40 CRPF personnel landed in Pakistan Occupied Yavatmal in eastern cases approved decreased to Sammilani, Kanti Ganguly, said camp at Balakot on February 26. were killed in a suicide attack Kashmir(POK) and captured. Maharashtra — accounted for 1,330. in a statement. PTI The strikes were carried in Pulwama, Kashmir on He was released two days later. ' ! #
? 6 "$ +"(!$")'7% (+0#@ ') "'' ; eacting firmly to the fresh *(") %%("; ')$!$ +8$""+ + Rprovocation along the line %%;(' **!"0@(" +B' '(7)$"'$8 of control in Poonch sector #$$ 7*& "('!$ '( + ")";()(+'(("% India on Friday evening pun- 8$""+!$')' +8%))( (+$)*("')"7)"('%$ ; ished Pakistan Army by retal- iating “strongly” and “effec- )*(% ($87$ )"$% tively” thereby inflicting heavy loses. Due to ongoing shelling in the p.m. On Wednesday India had forward areas the exact nature Till the time of filing the clearly warned Pakistan Army of damages could not be ascer- report heavy exchange of fire against targeting civilian areas tained. was going on in the area and amid rising tensions. Defence PRO in Jammu, Lt majority of residents in the for- On Friday soon after Col Devender Anand said, ward villages were closeted Pakistan army started shelling “Pakistan army initiated ‘ inside their homes. He said the forward areas of Shahpur, unprovoked’ ceasefire violation Indian army was retaliating Kerni and Qasba with heavy by heavy shelling around 6.00 strongly and effectively. artillery guns Indian army too decided to hit back Friday evening. According to ground reports, “Pakistan Army suf- fered heavy losses on its side in one of the ‘severest’ exchange of fire late Friday evening”. Ground reports claimed, Pakistan Army was using heavy artillery guns to pound forward Indian villages in Shahpur, kerni and Qasba sectors of Poonch. In response Indian army targeted several forward posts and flattened other struc- tures along the line of control.
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His ? 9 $ ( return also provides us with enough pause ( to examine the events that unfolded over the past few weeks, to praise the bravery 9$ -S : of our armed forces and to ask questions to the Prime Minister, who is the man ( 8 entrusted with providing leadership to the armed forces. ! , Primarily, in this article, I aim to exam- 1 ( ine the concept of leadership and whether the Prime Minister demonstrated it this time around. While the entire nation is extreme- 6 * ) ly proud of our armed forces and the huge % 3 ( sacrifices they are regularly asked to make, 2 ( it does make it all the more important to ensure that they are led by a political leader ) who exhibits similar qualities. The events of doing so, it was the Pakistani for calm, clarity and composure, about the exact figure and that ) the past few weeks make it apparent that Prime Minister who appeared to there was not a whiff from the this was a question for the - while the country is proud of the armed garner greater admiration from Government or the Prime Government to answer. forces, the political leadership leading them the world rather than our Prime Minister. Instead, in the after- If the armed forces have no ! # ( has been found wanting. Minister. math of Abhinandan’s capture, clear figure in mind and the BJP 2 8 2 7 # So what is leadership? Norman Character: In terms of char- just a quick glance of the Prime has been saying it’s 400 or 250 or * - , Schwarzkopf defined its as, “Leadership is a acter, the BJP Government has an Minister’s twitter feed shows whatever the last person from the potent combination of strategy and charac- unenviable lack of it. There have 35&.2%52:2&'+8 that he addressed BJP workers party has said, is it not logical to ) # * ( ter. But if you must be without one, be with- been repeated reminders over the in their booths before address- question whether the )$(,)$ 9 $ $ ( out strategy.” Over the past few weeks, the rul- past few years of this character 42+&+-%5%&%&' ing the nation and even then, it Government actually had any # ing Government has displayed a lack of both. flaw. Whether it is the words used 4&&76.%%8 was only through rallies or such estimate or was it just mak- ! Lack of strategy: Pakistan is a hub of by the Prime Minister to describe other political events that he ing up numbers as it went along? terror. There are not many people in the women or the language used by N6+%&%52 talked about strikes rather than But when one of us, mere " , world who would disagree with this state- the BJP when dealing with any +6 2:8 having a conversation with mortals, actually asks the BJP ) ment. Even recently, while Pakistan Prime member of the Opposition, the %2::8:&'%',&..24 Indian citizens, which is only why they are saying 400 when the . ( Minister Imran Khan did earn some good- Government rarely covers itself apropos in case of events of armed forces are saying they have will on the world stage by allowing in glory. However, in light of the &+%52 &''&8+&% national significance, such as no idea about any exact figure, ! - $ % Abhinandan to return and by ensuring that recent events, there was some this one. the party hides behind the armed 2 8 $ % he was not mistreated while in Pakistan’s hope that maybe the Prime 3'%52?( What was all the more dis- forces and says that the people of ! , ( captivity, much of that goodwill was wast- Minister may actually conduct &%'2.%5%7 2 heartening was the fact that India cannot question the armed ed by the clear propaganda videos that were himself in a manner befitting his while media speculation about forces. Waah Modiji, Waah! ! released by the Government over there. role and get the entire country 86%3&%53&.4 the precarious state of affairs was My views on how a leader is S During the entire ordeal, Imran Khan together. How naïve of us! =:&+-&-6:2'" rife, there was no one from the supposed to be is a product of my , ) alleged that the attack by India on the ter- Despite the Opposition issuing a Government to answer the lin- time as an officer in the Indian rorist camps did not really cause any harm statement reiterating their stance %52: 248:72' gering questions. Instead, the Police Service. As someone who ,+$ to Pakistan. He also garnered sympathy and that they stand behind the armed 5=278 286% Government chose to send the has had the opportunity to serve goodwill from world leaders by taking the forces, Modi repeatedly took armed forces in the line of fire with other brave police officers, initiative to return Abhinandan to India. political potshots without once +4'&4%5% again and forced it to field ques- I was always told that you need Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed addressing the nation in a digni- tions that could obviously only be to be the first one to take criticism # * ) Pakistan to take the initiative by not speak- fied manner. %525=2+8&42 answered by its representatives. to protect your officers and the ing to the nation in its hour of need and fail- While the Prime Minister is 86%%522>7% As stated above, one such last to take credit for their brav- ing to rebut Pakistan’s claims that there were often found near a microphone question was about the claims ery. This is slightly different no casualties due to India’s strikes. This was when the wind is in his favour, &-6:2+4%5% made by international media from Prime Minister Modi’s pol- especially shocking since members of the BJP he is conspicuously missing %5&'3' channels about the number of icy of hiding behind the armed like Sambit Patra have said that close to 400 when the nation actually needs dead terrorists after the attack. forces when tough questions are terrorists were killed while BJP chief Amit answers. This time, too, he N62'%&8+8:%52 While there is no denying that asked and basking in the glory, ,! ! " Shah said that 250 of them were killed. Instead addressed a number of rallies -8=2:+ 2+%%8 it is difficult to quantify the taking selfies when the sun is of giving a fitting reply to Pakistan and when India’s brave Air Force number of terrorists killed in shining. India, in my opinion, has ! # reclaiming the initiative, Modi, as someone attacked the terrorist bases in +'32: the mission, it was the BJP itself had enough of Modi’s unique ) * who rarely gives up an opportunity to speak, Pakistan, taking credit for the that came out with wild, vary- brand of leadership. ! +(, - remained silent on this crucial issue and, bravery of our armed forces but ing figures. The armed forces (The writer is Jharkhand # therefore, let slip an opportunity to prove the minute one of our pilots was have categorically come out PCC president, former MP and Pakistan and the world media wrong. By captured and there was a need and said that they have no idea IPS officer. Views are personal) ( ( .
. 3 3 & ( % !. ' # ( # ! ! ! ! # !# ! ( ) ) ! ) + # ! ! /! 0 1- 2 ) " " " ! ! " $ ( #" ( ')(" ! " )%;" * ('($"( ; ')(" $"(" ( K+ K'':' K3 ! K%', 3 ( S O ) 5" , ! 6 O 7 1 - 8 " Q " , Sir — A report of the specialist 8! &7 J8&7K Sir — Close on the heels of the aviation advisory, CAPA India, ! FD& remarks by former Karnataka # 8 ( has predicted that the Indian %L "M Chief Minister Siddaramaiah aviation industry will need more 5 & #! # about being scared of people ,+$ 1 ( maintenance staff, pilots, secu- & who wear tilak on their forehead, rity personnel and engineers by F) O# another Karnataka Congress 2028 to sustain its growth. The "2 leader, BK Hariprasad’s unpalat- # ,+$ 62 report comes at a time when " ! able remark, linking the " both full-service and low-cost 2 & - Pulwama terror attack to Modi- carriers are facing mounting 5 ! L Imran nexus is not only irre- ! (. ) ,+$ losses, operational and crew- ! ! # sponsible but in poor taste. One ( management issues, rising ATF ! "& L "( L# !M wonders why the Congress lead- !)) - prices and management-owner- ! GMF L& M = # ership and its chief Rahul , ( ship tussle in some of the major & ! # Gandhi in particular, who have airlines. The Government, on & O & "M O ! been directing tirades almost # S the other hand, has been trum- 8&7? & #"! ! every day at Prime Minister peting the UDAN scheme, , L !" Modi, are conspicuously silent # $ , which seeks to connect Tier-II & "M, L M " +' C over such distressing remarks and Tier-III cities and the & ( made by their state units. (. $ NABH Nirman scheme, aimed Even the Opposition, which - -S at airport infrastructure devel- is usually critical of Modi, is ( opment. celebrate how much women Women are beautiful cre- And that is the reason why quiet over the deplorable and Varun have achieved. We also com- ations of God, who complete our all religions have always empha- inexcusable remarks of the two ) $ - Bengaluru memorate the many ways that lives. Our own scriptures and sised giving due respect to senior leaders. Agreed rhetoric women have advanced in vari- texts accord her an equal status, women. But as reports of their is raging on both sides during ous spheres, careers and roles as balancing Prakriti or Nature as abuse and exploitation keep pil- election season. But we have to independent, autonomous peo- the sacred feminine with the ing up across the world in fright- make sure that we do not cross ple who are now able to strive trinity of the Purush or the ening proportions, we must the lines of decency. ( ) S Sir — This refers to the article, towards their full potential. We male energy. understand that the survival of KR Srinivasan - “Become partners to achieve celebrate the many creative and The fact is that life is birthed the human race is at stake if we Secunderabad gender equality” (March 8) by innovative ways that women in the womb of a woman and it do not accord them equal space. $( Bidisha Pillai. International are successfully contributing to is the mother who imparts life Jubel D’Cruz 5 Women’s Day is an occasion to the global community. lessons and philosophies. Mumbai %())("')$! $ (("D; %&7$ !$#( %#) *#% +,-./+ :'&"6," $$ :!+ $6#< $ " % . . 0 # # + &6!'$ # E& ## F & % ! ! L# L # ! O !#
. ( #!-, # # ! # ( # # # ! # # .# . - # - ( ) ( # - # PB # Q . " # " D P ?Q . $ * ndia has grown into a global powerhouse. Its $ ) - ) . economy is soaring but the picture on the # D Iground is still quite arid. The green shoots # $ that you see are only a patch of its landscape. - ( Most Indians are hapless victims of inequity. India is one country where intense poverty $ # abounds in the shadow of immense wealth. - (5 - The Indian economy is projected to be the )S ) ( fastest growing major economy in the world in 6 ( 2018-19 and 2019-20, ahead of China, accord- ing to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). =E =@ @ == Per capita national income rose from 86,647 ) in 2014-15 to 1,12,835 in 2017-18. 6 Furthermore, improved telecommunications, - %S =>@ ( seamlessly connected global markets, universal- 3 ; ;<=F * isation of information through Internet and . (: innovations in the financial ecosystem have all G ! opened up opportunities for the common man . + 2 ) like never before. It is, therefore, imperative that lack of demand and supply of financial services — to all levels of society — do not act as an # impediment to the country’s growth. Inequality and exclusion are two of the most % pressing challenges facing the world today. In 8 2 recent years, policy-makers have realised that H development will be uneven and not wholesome # (1 if we do not address the problem of exclusion 7 =@EI ) G in a big way. Inclusive growth is necessary to $ - + ensure that the benefits of a growing economy access to financial services that can serve many inclusion will by itself eliminate poverty. ly or hostile, with a view to achieving the total 8 ) ( extend to all segments of society. of these functions such as bank accounts. Financial literacy, access to financial tools and result, which is universalisation of health and 8 ! ( Access to and integration of every individ- Instead, they rely on cash, which is not only economic empowerment underpin the develop- enrichment of the quality of life. ual into the formal economy by providing oppor- unsafe but hard to manage. ment of healthy and stable states. But it needs Since substantial public investments are % # . ( tunities to use his/her potential to improve upon Financial inclusion, in its broader market to be complemented with a host of other ser- being made to promote financial inclusion, con- their well-being is essential for the building of conceptualisation, is the belief that people, vices. Financial services alone cannot vault the vergence, inclusive collaboration and mutual :2 2 - 9 ( a prosperous and stable economy. Inclusive including the very poor and marginal, should poor out of poverty. They can enable econom- reinforcement alone can ensure better resource P ) 9 growth is widely recognised as having four gain access and be able to regularly use these ser- ic enfranchisement but cannot solve social exclu- utilisation. Plans and strategies that operate in Q ! % ( mutually supporting pillars — an employ- vices — an idea that the World Bank promotes sion, which has to be addressed by tackling the exclusive silos lose out on the benefits of " D P8 ( ment-led growth strategy, financial inclusion, as part of building inclusive economies, finan- entire combination of problems. The issues mutual synergy and convergence of the various ( ? ( investment in human development priorities and cial institutions, fintech companies and mobile include: Unemployment, discrimination, poor development channels. Advocates of financial ( Q high-impact multi-dimensional interventions operators and others pursue for evidently more skills, low incomes and poor housing. One of inclusion claim that financial services will # ( (win-win strategies). self-serving reasons. Having an account isn’t the the main reasons that the excluded populations reduce poverty and promote pro-poor develop- # It is now accepted wisdom that a key ingre- angle — it’s using the account to achieve devel- cite for not having a financial account is that they ment but critics believe that this is illusory and 8 - ;< ( dient of inclusive growth is financial inclusion. opment goals, to save, to invest in business and simply don’t have enough money to open and that it falsely prioritises finance over delivery of P Inclusive financial systems have potentially educational opportunities and to build financial use an account. more important services. Financial services are transformative power to accelerate development resilience. We need to remind ourselves of the presented as central to social and economic Q # gains. They provide individuals and business- The objective of financial inclusion is a task memorable poser of Dudley Seers, first president growth and development. es with greater access to resources to meet their that independent India has tried out in differ- of the prestigious European Association of Inclusive finance requires us to break the G ( financial needs such as investment in education ent forms over the decades but has not been able Development Institutes (EADI), on development: vicious cycle where educational, financial and S and housing, capitalising on business opportu- to get it quite right. Initiatives include the coop- “The questions to ask about a country’s devel- digital exclusion combine to create social exclu- # 9 ) S . " nities, saving for retirement and coping with var- erative movement, followed by priority sector opment are: What has been happening to sion and isolation. The obvious lesson is that ;< Many aspects of it still inform advent of Constitutional democra- let go of the idea of the state being India, and then in Pakistan, to a separate Muslim country. ments. This gave those who were French secularism today. A form of cy, modern science, industrialisa- a political and moral expression of define a Secularity 4. Jaffrelot wrote that this is why, once blocked from the state’s reli- laïcité was also practised by the tion and the separation of the faith, without renouncing faith According to Jaffrelot, eco- right from the onset, the Pakistani gious narrative the chance to Turkish state during the rise and church and the state. It saw reason itself or without one first coming nomic, scientific and political state tried to undermine and iso- become stakeholders of the process. coming to power of Turkish nation- as being the primary source of to a self-attained understanding of modernity introduced by the late those demanding a theocracy. They managed to change its alist Kemal Ataturk (1923-38). authority. Unlike Secularity 1, it. Tylor wrote that, had this not British in South Asia saw modern The state did this by “nationalising course, which resulted in constitu- However, some advocates of laïcité Secularity 2 is not anti-religion but happened, secularism could never Muslim reformers push to relegate Islam.” Jaffrelot wrote that the state tional clauses based on certain like to differentiate this strand of advocates the relegation of faith to have managed to attract the consent Islam’s rituals to the private sphere invested in highlighting Islam as a strands of the faith, a clear depar- secularism with the one that was the private sphere. of so many populations in Europe. but transform Islam as an identity modern political ideology of ture from the state’s ways till the imposed in communist countries But much of Tylor’s magnum Tylor’s Secularity 3 is about marker. In other words, the process Pakistan but not the basis of formu- mid-1970s. Eventually, from the such as China, the Soviet Union, opus is dedicated to “Secularity 3.” reaching a secular state of existence advocated making Islamic rituals lating laws. He defines this as “sec- mid-1980s onwards, the state opted n his 2007 book, A Secular Age, Cambodia and North Korea. To Tylor, this is the category which by actually reflecting on spiritual private and Islam public as a cul- ularisation without secularism.” out from framing Islam in the con- Canadian philosopher Charles However, Tylor is hesitant in best defines the “secular age” that and theological ideas that have tural-political identity marker. The state continued to usurp social text of how it was framed by the ITylor wrote that three cate- defining “Secularity 1” as secular- has continued to develop well into opened up for intellectual scrutiny. Jaffrelot wrote that when mod- and physical spaces once dominat- likes of Sir Syed, Iqbal, Jinnah and gories of secularism have evolved ism proper. According to him, a the 21st century. But Tylor posits For him, secularism is part of the ern Muslim reformers such as Sir ed by the clerics, pirs and ulema. Ayub. Unchecked by the state (and since the proper emergence of the polity needs to fulfill three criteria that Secularity 1 and 2 cannot be tradition of reform that has contin- Syed Ahmad Khan and This way the state gave itself the even encouraged), the process spi- idea — mainly from the 18th cen- to qualify as secular: There should explained away as being outcomes ued within Christianity. He wrote Muhammad Iqbal tried to demon- sole right to define what an Islamic ralled out of control, causing reli- tury onwards. He described be equality of people of all faiths; of the rise of the modern sciences that this is also why secularism has strate that Western modernity and state was and at the same time gious violence and insurgencies in “Secularity 1” as the total expulsion “all spiritual groups must be heard”; and modern models of politics and managed to survive in countries Islam were compatible, and that deride the non-state explanations a highly polarised polity. of religion from all spheres of and there should be respect for the economics. such as the US where most citizens this was what made Muslims a of faith as being “anti-progress” and Recently, when Prime Minister public life. This strand can be “free exercise of religion” (as long Instead, he wrote that secular- call themselves religious. unique cultural entity, they opened “backward.” Imran Khan insisted that “the traced back to the turbulent days of as it is not political in nature). ism was actually a continuation of Intrigued by Tylor’s theory, the way for politicians such as According to Jaffrelot, this monopoly of violence remains with the 18th century French Revolution “Secularity 2” is largely a social a reformation process within the the French political scientist Jinnah to claim that the Muslims of process peaked during the Ayub the state”, he was reiterating the and also in the policies of Mao Tse occurrence triggered by powerful Christian faith. His thesis propos- Christophe Jaffrelot, in a 2014 India were a separate cultural enti- regime (1958-69). He wrote that it state’s urgency to reclaim the space Tung’s China (1949-76), Joseph intellectual currents and a shift es that for over a 1,000 years, essay for France’s Hyper Articles en ty but one which was as modern as continued across the ZA Bhutto to define what religion was in the Stalin’s Soviet Union (1922-52), the from traditional modes of econom- there has been constant pressure Ligne, went on to identify a any Western national community. regime (1971-77) and even during context of Pakistan. And to, there- Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia ics to modern ones. The most within Christianity to continue to “Secularity 4.” Jaffrelot wrote that According to Jaffrelot, Sir Syed, the conservative Gen Zia dictator- fore, once again, neutralise the (1975-79) and currently in North prominent example in this respect reform itself. Fearful of crumbling Tylor’s secularity types were large- Iqbal and Jinnah formulated a ship in the 1980s. But beginning in state’s competitors in this respect Korea. is the erosion of the power of the in the face of modernity, ly associated with the secularism unique way to form a non-theolog- the mid-1970s, Jaffrelot wrote, due and return to what Jaffrelot calls This form of secularism is also church in Europe during the Age Christianity tried to keep pace that developed in the West. Being ical Muslim polity without compro- to purely political reasons, a point Secularity 4: Secularisation without known as laïcité which originated of Enlightenment from 18th cen- with change by modernising itself. an expert on South Asia, Jaffrelot mising its Muslim identity, because, came when the state found it nec- secularism. during the French Revolution. tury onwards. The period saw the This gave the believers the space to took the example of Muslims in after all, this was what was to gain essary to engage with non-state ele- (Courtesy: The Dawn) !$#( %#) *#% +,-./+ /0', ' 7 % <=> ! 0 ') 1? P % 1# '230 # +2342.5& # 2&?&+- match-making platform, the Government said. press release said. “It will also inject strong conomic Affairs Secretary ndia has launched its third IT The primary aim of this IT momentum into the develop- ESubhash Chandra Garg Icorridor in China that will corridor will be to facilitate ment of the Xuzhou software Friday exuded confidence that facilitate partnerships between partnerships between Indian service outsourcing industry. fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per ! $ ) , & ' P = 5 Indian and Chinese companies. and Chinese companies, it We sincerely hope that the cent for 2018-19 would be met !), ! 0 5 @ @ The National Association said. Nasscom will bring its advan- as shortfall in indirect tax col- , 0 = - 0 of Software and Services Xuzhou, as the centre of tages on capital, talents and lection would be compensated ! 0 !), ! 0 % 0 % Companies (NASSCOM) the Huai Hai economic zone, is technology in accordance with by lower expenditure. ./! 7 .$ 0 )%0 % entered into a partnership with an important comprehensive the content of the agreement, “I am very confident (of , P 6 @ China’s Xuzhou city from national transportation hub to improve the construction, meeting fiscal deficit target of # +2342.5& 2018, and Friday from the res- Jiangsu Province in China to and its proximity from major operation and development of 3.4 per cent for 2018-19),” olution process. help develop the IT corridor. industrial and economic hub the park, so as to build a Garg said on the sidelines of he National Company Law Under the Insolvency and The IT industry body has like Shanghai, Beijing, world-class service outsourcing IVCA conference here. TAppellate Tribunal Bankruptcy Code, a resolution already launched such corri- Hangzhou, Nanjing and cooperation development plat- As per the interim Budget (NCLAT) on Friday allowed process has to be completed dors at Dalian and Guiyang Suzhou. form”, he said. 2019-20, the Government has the withdrawal of UK-based under 180 days with a further cities to cash in on the bur- Through this partnership, Commenting on the col- pegged fiscal deficit target of Liberty House bid for ARGL on extension of 90 days to 270 days. geoning Chinese IT industry the platform will be launched laboration, Gagan Sabharwal, 3.4 per cent for the current fis- the plea of resolution profes- Meanwhile, NCLAT also market. Through its previous that will facilitate match-mak- Senior Director, NASSCOM cal year ending March 31. sional of the debt-ridden com- said that its order would not similar initiatives in China, ing between Indian companies said, “This Corridor will help “Our assessment at this pany. debate the participation of NASSCOM has brought to wanting to collaborate with strengthen China India Digital stage is, in direct taxes, we will A two-member bench, Liberty House in in other res- the fore opportunities with companies in Huai Hai eco- Cooperation leveraging our probably do as per the revised headed by Justice S J olution processes. over 300 companies where nomic zone looking to adopt respective strengths in hard- estimate, indirect taxes, there Mukhopadhaya, also pulled “Any observations against more than 10 Indian SME digital transformation from ware and software to build might be some shortfall, and on up Liberty House for not pur- Liberty should not construed as companies have signed deals verticals such as manufactur- innovative products and solu- the expenditure side there suing the corporate insolvency finding against them ineligible worth 31 Million RMB ($4.5 ing, retail, automotive, health- tions in Co-create mode. Given might be some savings. resolution process after being from participating in any other " 6 " ; ! % million). care and utilities and help that this region is known for its “On the whole, we should selected as the highest bidder. resolution process,” NCLAT said. 1 ! & = 2 % % The previous IT corridors them create innovative product manufacturing capabilities, we be where we are,” he said. “You are a failure party all Liberty House had * ) 0 ; ! A ?% " 0 in Dalian and Guiyang have and solutions in the co-create expect many collaborative case In the current fiscal, direct the time, dragging your feet. emerged as the highest bidder ; ! A 5 !0 ; & already sprung up opportuni- mode, it said. studies emerging from the tax collection is pegged at 12 You are in bad reputation. We in ARGL, a subsidiary of debt- " A .# 5 % B* C0 ; 5 3 " ties to the tune of 24 Million This partnership will help Smart Manufacturing domain.”, lakh crore (revised estimate). would not allow you to take ridden auto components maker ) M) N0 " 0 ; ! RMB ($4.6 million) and 62 create more jobs in Xuzhou and he said. The Government had orig- advantage of the appellate tri- Amtek Auto. Million RMB ($8.9 million) India and facilitating talent Addressing the meeting inally budgeted to collect bunal,” the bench said. However, the company respectively, it said. transfer between the two coun- Anil Kumar Rai, Consul 11.50 lakh crore in 2018-19 NCLAT has upheld the refused to go ahead and submit The first two corridors tries, it said. General Shanghai said “China from direct taxes, which previous order of the a bank guarantee after emerg- have paved the way for coop- The signing of the “China- being a dominant manufac- include corporate tax and per- Chandigarh bench of NCLT, ing as the highest bidder. eration in co-create mode in India (Xuzhou) IT Corridor turing country requires soft- sonal income tax. which had imposed a cost of Rs Following which, the reso- the emerging technologies such Project” is an important mea- ware, IT and IT enabled ser- Likewise, in 2018-19, GST 1 lakh on Liberty House citing lution professional of the com- as AI, IoT and Analytics in the sure for the Indian software vices to transform towards collection is pegged at 6.43 casual approach. pany moved NCLT to cancel Chinese market. and service industry associa- smart manufacturing. lakh crore (RE), which is lower The appellate tribunal also the bid. NCLT had allowed it In line with this collabo- tions to enter the Chinese mar- IT Corridor at Xuzhou has than the targeted 7.43 lakh directed to deduct the time and imposed a cost on Liberty ration, few local companies ket and seize the development potential to fill the critical crore (BE). period between December 14, House. from Jiangsu province have opportunity of the Huaihai institutional void of software On the indirect tax front, pledged their support by sign- Economic Zone” Mayor of support for small and medium customs collection in the cur- ing as early adopters of this Xuzhou Municipal size industries in their own lan- rent fiscal is pegged at 1.30 guage.” lakh crore (RE). * F ! '"!/G65 3 7 % * , 0 ) ' P H 0 8: % $ 7 ' B7'C= ! # 0 %I7' 5 0 ! 0 7'/''@ % 5 " & 7 B5"&7C0 % 5 ) 6 J 5"&7 L 5 * % O 6% % !% P !$#( %#) *#% +,-./+ ( ! 2 O 0 = &:! P N O& % /# @: ;5 ! # -:& ' could mean Britain never British MPs will vote on leaves. 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Westminster face a crucial Pa First Information Report “sustained and irreversible” choice: against “unidentified pilots” of actions against terrorist Whether to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for groups operating from its back the bombing and destroying 19 territory to prevent future Brexit deal or trees in the Balakot area, accord- attacks and promote region- to reject it,” ing to a media report, days after al stability. Theresa May India’s preemptive strike against The State said. the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s largest Department statement “Back it terrorist training camp in the came as Pakistan, under glob- and the UK country. al pressure after the Pulwama will leave the The FIR was filed by the terror attack European forestry department on Friday and India’s air strikes Union. Reject against pilots of the IAF for against Jaish-e-Mohammed it and no one bombing and destroying trees in (JeM) terrorist camp in knows what the Balakot area, the Express Balakot in Khyber will happen,” News reported. Pakhtunkhwa province on she said. The FIR, registered against February 26, “We may “unidentified IAF pilots”, also started taking actions against not leave the details the damage suffered by 19 some of the terrorist outfits EU for many trees after the Indian fighter jets and their leaders over the past months, we “hastily dropped their payload”, few days. may leave it says. In Islamabad, the without the On March 26, India Interior Ministry on Thursday protections said IAF jets, in the face of immi- announced that a total of 121 that the deal nent danger, launched a pre- members of provides. We emptive strike on Balakot in the proscribed groups have so may never Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa far been taken into “preventive leave at all.” province. detention” across Pakistan. ,# # # 4566" #! & R 7 # 3'5&+-%8+ wide project, led by the Republican president’s daughter and resident Donald Trump’s 2020 senior adviser. Pbudget proposal will include The official was not authorized $100 million for a global women’s fund to speak publicly about budget spearheaded by his daughter Ivanka details in advance and requested Trump. anonymity. A White House official told The new initiative aims to help 50 The Associated Press that the million women in the developing world budget, expected to be released get ahead economically over the next six Monday, will include the funding years. It involves the State Department, for the Women’s Global Development the National Security Council and and Prosperity Initiative. other agencies. The administra- tion last month launched the government- 12 !$#( %#) *#% +,-./+ = .3 E8,5%::22 ,-%&.+,:&%'5:&='%= +&% 25: '& & '%%: # ! ! hat do you get when you have Zoya: Any project that you do, you laborated for anything from a scratch. I Gully Boy trailer went on air, they said four powerhouse directors learn. You take something from the really wanted to work with Zoya and it was Eight Miles. Now they are saying who have a distinct oeuvre in team you work with and they take some- Reema. And it turned out to be so much Band Baaja Baaraat. The thing is that all one place? A swirl of ideas and thing off you. That is a part and parcel fun. I think I grew up a lot through it. For the films that they are comparing with thoughts that might not be lin- of life. There is a certain comfort and me it was very new and exciting. I will are good. earW but each of which is certainly coherent and camaraderie that develops. There is a cer- really cherish that. Nitya: There’s Monsoon Wedding individualistic. Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, tain amount of trust that you can go to Nitya: In a film you really don’t get too. Alankrita Shrivastava and Nitya Mehra might sleep with while the other person has your the chance to collaborate as much. You Zoya: We are in good company, so have learnt the ropes from some of the best in back. That is something that is non-nego- will do it with the crew. There is one DOP we aren’t comparing. the industry but now are names to reckon with tiable. That is not something that you find and you are the director. In that sense, the Reema: Any film that breaks the on their own. The four of them have come easily. format is very different. Very rarely do mould will always be compared. together to collaborate on Made in Heaven, a Reema: The project has been going you see that one writer is writing nine Zoya: That is because they want to show that is being aired on Amazon Prime, a on for one-and-a- half years, so you can- episodes or one director is doing all of have a reference point. digital platform. So while Zoya, Reema and not expect us to do nothing but this. So them. This was more of a collaboration. Reema: Sometimes they are jump- Alankrita wrote the script where the protago- as people came and went, whosoever was ing the gun. Sometimes they are being nists are wedding planners, Nitya was the there would cover for everybody else. Indians are still obsessed with the idea the know-it-all. showrunner who ensured continuity as each of Nitya: It has been a true collabora- of a big fat wedding. Is that the reason them directed a few episodes. They reveal what tion. why you did this show? When you were conceptualising the makes them a part of the new content-driven Zoya: That to me is very precious. Zoya: I mean, yes. World over peo- show, did you know there would be entertainment, one where they are breaking ple are obsessed with weddings. Some four directors? barriers beyond just gender. So all of you have known each other out- are big and fat and some are even one- Zoya: When the show got green-lit, side work? day, compact affairs. Everyone is our individual films also took off almost The show is on Indian weddings, the econo- Alankrita: We (Zoya and Reema) obsessed with their wedding day. The at the same time. So we knew that we my and the culture around it. What were have know each other the longest since beauty of the Indian wedding is that it would not be able to direct the entire sea- some of the discoveries you made while we were assistant directors together in our is such a massive celebration and with son ourselves. Initially, we thought just researching for it? 20s. We met Nitya on the sets of Lakshya that comes so much hoopla. the three of us would do it but then we Reema: For that, you will have to watch the 50 per cent of the stories be about them? to shoot very fast and tighten your bud- around 2003-2004. Nitya: Which is a great backdrop for realised that we had to add one more show (laughs). Yes, there was a lot of research If men have been telling stories about get. Yet I thoroughly enjoyed it and con- Nitya: They were my bosses. (laughs) drama. because there was no way I could direct that we did on the subject and found out so other men without getting stereotyped, sidered it a new training ground. I think Zoya: We met and we became bud- Zoya: There are generations, fami- more than two. I had to leave because I many aspects that we did not know about. I don’t know what’s the harm in having I really grew up and I want to continue dies. The story about Alankrita is really ly, money — all of that is involved. had to prep for Gully Boy. Marriage is not big in India without a reason. women protagonists? doing it. weird because I read her script before I Nitya: The show goes really beyond Reema: I could not shoot any It is the problem-solver for everything and an Nitya: Moreover a typical story is a met her. I had read the script of Lipstick the weddings. They are the backdrop, of because I was shooting Gold. equaliser of sorts. Some of our personal and typical story regardless of the gender of Would you say that in films and web Under My Burkha as part of the Sundance course. The tracks of the protagonists Nitya: I could have directed but then family experiences have also made it to the the maker. series, the projection of women is Lab which has to be anonymous. I was (the wedding planners) and the turmoil I just became the show runner, so I show. The idea first came from Zoya as she has Zoya: Alankrita’s Lipstick Under My changing but the same cannot be said vetting or judging or whatever for lack of that they are going through in their per- couldn’t. Despite that, I directed the a friend of hers who works in the business. Burkha was not typical at all. about TV? a better word. I read the script and I fell sonal lives as they are planning them, as maximum (three). Nitya: Zoya and Reema recently attended Zoya: I don’t watch TV honestly in love with it. Later, when we were devel- well as the new families that pop up in Zoya: While we were prepping it, she back to back weddings of two of our mutual How do you see the digital platform, because the shows don’t appeal to me or oping the script of Made in Heaven, I each episode... all jostle for a space in the was promoting Lipstick. friends in Delhi. They stayed with me and since since all of you are directing for it for speak to me. I don’t connect with them. called up Urmi Juvekar, who is a writer canvas. So there is a social commentary it was like a break from work, we observed the first time? Reema: To be fair, there are also a lot and was part of the same lab, to get as well. Any more plans of collaborating? everything as spectators. Reema: Nitya has worked on such a of films and web series that are regressive. Alankrita’s contact. So, I was in love with Zoya: And there are egos. Zoya: I hope so. I feel like-minded Zoya: That’s when I realised that there was format before. It is not as if only this format is regres- her before I met her. (Both of them laugh) people in the industry should collabo- so much of backroom gush to produce a great Nitya: Yes, I directed some episodes sive. Reema: We just fell into a system. I After watching the trailer, many peo- rate. There is learning, fun and it makes magical spectacle, much like a grand film. It was of the first season of 24. It was for tele- Zoya: Absolutely. All TV is not was a bit worried as Zoya and I have been ple have compared it to the film Band for better work. a fascinating mosaic of ideas and imagination. vision but still in an episodic format. This regressive, just as every web series is not collaborating for long and we have a sys- Baaja Baaraat. What do you have to Reema: Normally when you are It inspired me so much that I actually got to a is definitely the first web series. progressive. I guess it depends on who is tem. But Alankrita came and fitted right say? writing and directing alone, it can be desk to write about it. Zoya: A series has a different base. It serious about challenging norms, push- in. Zoya: People say anything. When quite lonely. So I loved having so many has eight hours to tell a story, develop ing the envelope and making a mark. Alankrita: For me, it was a huge Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara released, women around. How did the four of you manage to maintain characters, get nuances and layers. There learning process as I have never really col- they said it was like Hangover. When ! ! $ # the creative tempo? is a lot of time to develop the arc. There Would you say that the collaboration Zoya: The slight style difference is welcome. is no censorship and no pressure of box between the four of you was a learn- The bigger picture was that the three of us office and opening weekend. But you have ing process? (Reema, Zoya, Alankrita) wrote it and so we were already on the same page as we had come on board from the beginning while she (Nitya) was the show runner. It was a challenge to treat the subject visually. Each wedding is episodi- cally different, so each chapter changes how you want to treat it in terms of design and style. We had a continuity with the crew and our actors are very good. The moment they get their pitch, they do not need the director telling them what their character graph is, they know it. Alankrita: What worked for all of us is that we went with our instinct and gut feeling. Zoya: All four of us believe in originality and that honesty is the reason why there is a seamless flow to things. How did you resolve creative differences in terms of show continuity, from one episode to the next? Reema: That’s why Nitya was the showrun- ner throughout. Nitya: That is a part of my job profile to absorb breaks in movement if the crew or the director changes. Not too many people know about this job because it is new. The primary job of a showrunner is to be able to bring every- body that is straying away on the same page and to whatever was decided in the beginning. We did have a writers’ and a directors’ room but we read the entire series from the first to the last episode and if any director had a problem, it was brought to the table as were the sugges- tions. Like Zoya said, it was nice to have dif- ferent directors for different weddings. And every time someone was straying, we just brought them back. Alankrita: We were on the same page while developing it. We knew what the location would be or what we were looking for in terms of cast. When you’ve worked on the material and been a part of the developing process, you kind of know what you want. It made it much simpler that we did not come in from the cold. Nitya: Once the crew sets in, it is easy whether directors come in or not. If it is not working, then you just make it work. Alankrita: And we are just this amazing set of people, so we do know how to work well. (All of them laugh). Nitya: We also had Prashant Nair (direc- tor of episode 5 and 6) who was not a part of the process. So I understood that he needed a little more of hand-holding. Zoya: If you’re clear about your specifics and pen them down to the last detail, work with your actors to grow into the characters... in short if your prep is thorough, there are no disputes. Would you say that you have been able to break out of that mould of being cate- gorised as women directors? Zoya: I haven’t directed any typical woman- centric film and my subjects have been vastly different between projects. Yet that is what I keep hearing. Alankrita: It is a very offensive thing to say that women make typical films. We never set a grammar for male directors or attribute con- tent to their worldview. A protagonist is a pro- tagonist and a story is a story irrespective of the fact whether it is about a man or a woman. The bigger question is whether you are humane and sensitive in your treatment. Zoya: Absolutely. Alankrita: Also, when 50 per cent of the population comprises women, why shouldn’t ! $#( %#) *#% +,-./+ '9 7,# ##= 3A@ -:: A ? '' 3?33@ . ; ! < # 6 & four years, which is a 3.3% tourism followed by textiles increase per annum in these and apparel and metal prod- ,(8 $ &'" # +2342.5& ance for selling equity shares of ob creation by the micro, four years. ucts, during the past four years. the company and was granted Jsmall and medium enter- The survey, that covered Machinery parts and trans- # +2342.5& In the April-February peri- however, posted a jump of T major Wipro on Friday permission for the aforesaid prises (MSMEs) sector saw a 1,05,347 MSMEs of varying port and logistics were the od this fiscal, PV sales have 46.53% at 10,920 units in Isaid one of its promoters, proposal on the very same growth of 13.9% in the past sizes, across sectors, located in next significant job creators, it omestic passenger vehi- grown 3.27% at 30,85,640 units February this year. Azim Premji Trust, had sold day, Wipro said in a regulato- four years, claims an industry about 350 industrial centres showed. cle (PV) sales dropped as against 29,87,859 units in the Total two-wheeler sales in 2.66 crore shares of the com- ry filing. survey. spread across the country, indi- In terms of states, D1.11% in February, year-ago period. With people February were down 4.22% to pany in a block deal on the Pre-clearance for selling The findings are contrary cates that micro enterprises were Maharashtra, Gujarat and making it the seventh decline postponing discretionary 16,15,071 units compared to BSE. equity shares of the company is to the official and other indus- the largest job creators in the past Telangana were the largest job in eight months, prompting spends like buying cars ahead of 16,86,180 units in the year-ago The company, however, required under the company’s try data which show that there four years and will continue to creators, while in case of auto industry body SIAM to the elections, coupled with the month, SIAM said. Motorcycle did not disclose further details code of conduct and SEBI reg- was massive job losses since the be so in the next three years. exporters, Maharashtra, Tamil suggest that it will miss even current subdued sentiments, sales last month declined by of the transaction. ulations. the note-ban and GST imple- To put the findings in con- Nadu and Telangana topped. the scaled down forecast of 6% Mathur said it was unlikely 0.58% to 10,47,486 units as Following the said block “On March 8, 2019, the mentation in this very sector. text, the survey mapped the “There is an expectation of for the ongoing fiscal. that March sales would be high. against 10,53,596 units a year deal, the shares of the compa- company has been informed While private sector eco- jobs figures against publicly higher growth on employment The Society of Indian “So we are more or less looking earlier. ny closed at 256.50 on Friday, that Azim Premji Trust has sold nomic think-tank has found available macro-level data for the next three years,” the Automobile Manufacturers to end the year at around 3% Market leader Hero down 4.58% from its previous 2,66,66,667 equity shares of the that as many as 13 million jobs sourced from the Labour survey said. (SIAM) said uncertainty ahead growth which we have wit- MotoCorp posted 1.65% close on the BSE. company on BSE,” the filing were lost in 2018 alone, the offi- Bureau (for total workforce). This optimism emanates of elections coupled with weak nessed so far,” he added. In the increase in its bike sales in Azim Premji Trust is part added. cial NSSO data show that “Given that the total work- from the fact that government market sentiment and beginning of the fiscal, SIAM February at 5,44,073 units. of the promoter group that held The Bengaluru-based com- unemployment rate touched a force size according to the initiatives like the 2% interest unfavourable factors like high had projected 8-10% growth for Rival Bajaj Auto also posted a 3,36,19,97,805 shares amount- pany said it would make nec- 46-year high in 2018. Labour Bureau is estimated at subvention given to all MSMEs interest rates and insurance PV sales but it was revised to growth of 6.28% at 1,86,523 ing to 74.30% stake in the essary disclosures to stock According to a CII survey 450 million, the overall job and trade receivables e-dis- cost were continuing to affect around 6% after dip in sales units, while Honda Motorcycle company as of the quarter exchanges as required under among over one lakh MSMEs, additions work out to 13.514.9 counting system (TReDS) sales. In its latest data, SIAM from the third quarter onwards. and Scooter India (HMSI) wit- ended December 31, 2018. the SEBI Insider Trading there has been a 13.9% increase million per annum,” it said. would drive future growth said domestic PV sales were at In February, PV market nessed a decline of 11.66% at On March 7, Azim Premji Regulations within the pre- net jobs additions (or 3,32,394 The top job generating leading to more employment, 2,72,284 units in February, leader Maruti Suzuki India 1,45,260 units. Trust had sought pre-clear- scribed timelines. new jobs created), over the past sectors were hospitality and the report said. down from 2,75,346 units in the posted 0.19% increase at Scooter sales in February same month previous year. 1,39,912 units. Hyundai Motor stood at 4,92,584 units as against “What we are seeing is that India saw its PV sales decline by 5,60,653 units in the same the market sentiment is sub- 3.13% to 43,110 units. month last year, down 12.14%, 5 ;5/ * % ! P dued. Interest rates are still Mahindra & Mahindra, how- SIAM said. Scooter market high and we have not been able ever, posted 16.86% growth at leader HMSI saw its sales dip by New Delhi (PTI): through its joint venture part- bankrupt company. The trans- of Rising’s assets would trans- CEO and chairman Venkat to recover from the impact we 26,106 units. SIAM said domes- 19% to 2,63,299 units during the Biopharmaceutical firm Suven ner Shore Suven Pharma, Inc action is subject to court- form Shore Suven Pharma into Jasti said. Vimal Kavuru, who have had earlier on the year,” tic car sales were also down month. Chennai-based TVS Life Sciences Ltd on Friday said has entered into a “stalking- approved bidding process a strong US generic pharma- will serve as CEO of Shore SIAM director general Vishnu 4.33% to 1,71, 372 units as com- Motor Co also witnessed 8.68% it had entered into an asset pur- horse” asset purchase agree- under Section 363 of US ceutical company. Leveraging Suven Pharma said the oppor- Mathur told reporters here. pared to 1,79,122 units in drop in scooter sales at 83,543 chase agreement to buy the ment to buy the assets of Aceto Bankruptcy Code, the filing Rising’s extensive product port- tunity to work with Rising’s The sales decline in February 2018. units during the month. Hero assets of US-based Aceto Corporation’s Rising added. Shore Suven Pharma folio to become vertically inte- suppliers and employees to February is the seventh instance MSI’s car sales were down MotoCorp posted 19.36% Corporation’s Rising Pharmaceuticals and Rising Inc is a joint venture between grated with our already world ensure continuity of product in the last eight months, with the 3.25% at 1,00,513 units. decline at 56,543 units. Pharmaceuticals through its subsidiaries, Suven Life said in Suven Life Sciences and Shore class API and finished dose supply to customers in con- only positive growth since July Hyundai Motor India also wit- Sales of commercial vehicles joint venture partner Shore a regulatory filing. A stalking- Pharma Investments LLC of manufacturing capabilities will nection with this proposed last year coming in October, he nessed a decline of 6.43% at was also down 0.43% to 87,436 Suven Pharma Inc. horse asset purchase agree- USA. enable us to better serve US integration will be the compa- added. 32,792 units. Honda Cars India, units in February, SIAM said. Suven Life Sciences ment is a bid on the assets of a “This potential acquisition customers,” Suven Life Sciences ny’s top priority. SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11038.85 11049.00 11008.95 11035.40 -22.80 Script Open High Low LTP UNIONBANK 80.00 80.70 77.90 78.20 APOLLOTYRE 216.00 216.95 211.60 212.50 THYROCARE 529.90 529.90 518.20 523.95 NTPC 147.50 154.80 145.35 152.00 5.80 SUZLON 6.96 7.61 6.31 7.33 NMDC 108.35 110.40 107.00 110.00 CIPLA 540.00 543.45 537.10 539.50 CENTURYPLY 186.95 190.00 184.45 188.00 GAIL 345.00 351.00 341.70 350.30 6.15 WIPRO 261.70 261.75 255.60 256.50 GLENMARK 611.40 611.40 596.00 599.60 PVR 1524.30 1554.00 1519.15 1541.00 FINCABLES 434.90 443.10 430.00 440.15 EICHERMOT 21520.00 22093.45 21400.05 21895.00 373.50 JPASSOCIAT 6.91 6.91 6.52 6.57 HDFC 1873.95 1890.00 1870.65 1883.90 UBL 1412.85 1412.85 1375.05 1379.70 ANDHRABANK 26.85 27.10 26.50 26.60 ULTRACEMCO 3924.80 3986.15 3885.50 3969.00 56.20 RELCAPITAL 187.30 197.00 185.35 189.40 MOTHERSUMI 165.95 165.95 160.55 163.60 DIVISLAB 1651.00 1664.10 1639.30 1650.20 SUPREMEIND 1082.20 1093.20 1072.65 1084.75 UPL 871.30 885.00 863.55 884.60 12.55 GRANULES 104.00 114.30 101.00 110.85 EICHERMOT 21500.10 22050.95 21376.40 21865.25 ULTRACEMCO 3970.00 3980.00 3890.00 3967.00 BDL 279.00 279.00 273.00 274.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 2910.00 2964.60 2900.05 2962.00 42.10 ADVENZYMES 161.70 195.90 161.70 191.00 SPICEJET 82.85 83.95 82.55 83.55 WELCORP 120.25 121.30 116.95 117.50 RALLIS 162.55 162.55 158.10 158.60 BAJFINANCE 2724.90 2779.00 2716.60 2763.30 28.50 IBULHSGFIN 719.20 735.65 698.40 702.45 EMAMILTD 392.00 395.00 381.80 383.10 BAJAJFINSV 6598.00 6643.35 6555.00 6625.00 HIMATSEIDE 179.00 183.50 175.00 175.30 TITAN 1044.75 1059.55 1037.00 1053.90 10.60 RNAM 196.95 222.00 195.60 204.30 KOTAKBANK 1249.00 1249.00 1232.20 1237.90 COROMANDEL 470.20 481.00 465.00 477.60 ATUL 3351.25 3400.00 3313.95 3330.00 SUNPHARMA 449.50 457.90 447.30 454.90 4.00 YESBANK 231.80 234.95 229.55 232.40 SIEMENS 1022.00 1030.00 1012.15 1027.00 ECLERX 1082.55 1118.00 1082.55 1094.00 AEGISLOG 206.00 208.00 205.05 205.80 HEROMOTOCO 2731.00 2758.45 2699.95 2747.20 17.10 TATAMOTORS 188.30 188.30 180.50 181.65 IBREALEST 76.00 78.30 75.55 76.05 IBVENTURES 288.40 288.80 282.40 283.25 MAHABANK 13.32 13.33 12.80 13.01 RELINFRA 134.00 136.90 129.50 130.25 GODFRYPHLP 925.00 965.00 925.00 952.50 ZENSARTECH 226.00 226.00 217.40 219.30 CUB 186.80 189.90 184.80 188.45 ITC 290.30 293.00 288.40 291.70 1.60 JAICORPLTD 102.25 113.20 102.25 108.10 INDIGO 1218.50 1255.50 1216.70 1240.00 INTELLECT 191.50 196.70 189.85 190.55 3MINDIA 24250.00 24930.00 23985.00 24818.85 HINDPETRO 248.70 251.40 245.70 250.25 1.25 DHFL 141.60 145.90 139.10 139.75 DRREDDY 2675.90 2684.50 2607.00 2616.00 ENGINERSIN 111.05 113.35 109.45 110.15 UCOBANK 19.45 19.45 19.10 19.25 TCS 2025.00 2033.00 2010.05 2022.75 9.45 SBIN 282.00 284.20 279.80 281.25 JSWSTEEL 290.00 290.00 284.55 287.50 DEEPAKNI 258.40 258.40 250.00 253.00 BASF 1433.10 1433.45 1370.00 1375.90 HDFC 1879.00 1888.00 1871.10 1886.30 6.10 INFY 723.25 725.90 711.10 712.55 TITAN 1045.00 1058.50 1037.85 1055.00 POWERGRID 188.00 188.50 185.35 187.00 CHAMBLFERT 165.00 165.75 161.95 162.45 COALINDIA 233.10 237.50 229.60 235.65 0.65 KEC 274.00 274.05 261.30 266.10 SUVEN 269.85 275.00 263.80 265.10 HEIDELBERG 176.70 181.90 173.50 174.85 TIMETECHNO 104.40 105.40 102.25 103.00 BHARTIARTL 309.75 312.00 307.65 308.50 0.85 JETAIRWAYS 237.80 246.05 237.00 243.10 HEROMOTOCO 2737.15 2760.00 2704.95 2748.50 TATAMETALI 683.75 686.95 664.10 666.60 LALPATHLAB 1015.75 1023.00 1001.00 1001.30 TECHM 810.20 813.50 802.60 810.45 2.20 AXISBANK 731.20 736.35 728.75 732.35 HAVELLS 730.00 730.00 718.00 727.75 TVSMOTOR 485.50 491.15 483.15 488.35 INOXWIND 77.25 78.00 74.95 75.00 BAJAJFINSV 6570.00 6640.00 6550.00 6616.50 18.00 IFCI 13.65 14.06 13.40 13.50 JUBLFOOD 1333.00 1346.40 1316.65 1339.60 DEEPAKFERT 135.00 136.50 133.00 133.90 SKFINDIA 1971.15 1972.00 1946.40 1959.95 ADANIPORTS 340.90 342.95 338.10 341.50 0.60 RCOM 5.81 6.00 5.80 5.85 TATAPOWER 70.55 70.65 68.95 69.85 DCMSHRIRAM 451.00 469.90 444.00 456.80 IOB 14.29 14.70 14.28 14.53 HDFCBANK 2115.05 2130.00 2109.45 2129.00 2.50 LT 1351.20 1364.00 1336.00 1338.35 UPL 868.90 887.60 864.35 883.35 KSCL 421.50 424.80 417.00 421.40 CENTRUM 35.00 35.00 34.30 34.80 KOTAKBANK 1237.00 1243.50 1231.70 1238.00 0.80 PNB 85.20 85.75 83.60 83.85 GRUH 257.50 268.00 255.35 266.90 EQUITAS 126.95 128.00 123.65 124.95 BAJAJHLDNG 3251.70 3326.35 3243.80 3310.00 CARERATING 992.70 1000.00 992.50 995.00 INFRATEL 304.80 310.00 304.05 305.80 0.15 RPOWER 12.34 12.55 11.87 11.97 ASIANPAINT 1397.25 1397.25 1380.70 1381.20 MPHASIS 993.05 994.20 976.70 980.15 CROMPTON 218.00 224.00 215.55 221.85 GPPL 89.00 89.75 87.50 89.05 YESBANK 231.70 234.90 229.50 231.70 0.00 RELIANCE 1265.05 1274.00 1261.50 1266.60 ORIENTBANK 96.05 96.50 93.55 94.00 MMTC 27.60 28.75 27.60 28.10 CEATLTD 1123.00 1133.40 1113.00 1122.00 CAPPL 416.95 417.85 404.00 408.00 ICICIBANK 369.80 373.40 367.65 370.70 -0.10 ICICIPRULI 323.00 347.00 322.40 340.70 KNRCON 248.00 248.70 238.15 240.45 NIITTECH 1320.00 1325.00 1307.45 1312.95 LTTS 1530.00 1552.00 1522.00 1548.80 IEX 159.40 159.45 157.35 157.50 SBIN 281.85 284.25 279.60 281.50 -0.25 ITC 290.95 293.15 289.20 292.05 MINDTREE 923.00 930.80 917.00 920.95 ITI 96.55 96.70 94.40 94.65 PNBHOUSING 899.95 899.95 882.00 882.00 SCHNEIDER 105.00 105.00 101.00 101.25 POWERGRID 188.00 188.45 185.25 186.80 -0.35 ALBK 53.55 58.20 53.20 57.05 MUTHOOTFIN 570.55 586.30 568.00 572.00 VOLTAS 594.70 596.50 588.20 594.00 GUJALKALI 510.05 527.00 510.05 526.90 VTL 1047.00 1104.30 1046.80 1075.00 AXISBANK 732.00 737.25 728.40 732.30 -1.45 RBLBANK 622.00 641.00 619.70 638.35 LAKSHVILAS 69.85 74.00 67.90 71.85 TORNTPOWER 246.50 251.50 244.00 248.60 TATACOFFEE 92.70 92.90 90.00 90.75 GICHSGFIN 250.05 251.65 247.20 249.70 HINDUNILVR 1706.00 1718.00 1695.10 1701.80 -3.60 NATIONALUM 57.10 58.10 55.90 56.85 REPCOHOME 449.00 458.00 435.05 454.75 CYIENT* 670.00 682.00 670.00 675.00 IBULISL 315.95 334.10 308.05 329.50 BHARATFIN 959.10 960.40 949.60 956.70 RELIANCE 1266.05 1274.45 1262.00 1266.90 -3.35 COALINDIA 234.00 236.40 229.70 234.50 BIOCON 614.80 619.35 613.15 614.80 ITDCEM 115.45 123.80 115.45 123.45 LINDEINDIA 558.00 564.00 542.00 549.50 JKLAKSHMI 344.35 345.00 338.20 338.30 IGL 289.60 294.50 287.75 294.50 BPCL 370.90 371.40 364.65 369.50 -1.20 NTPC 145.55 154.40 145.50 152.35 MFSL 406.65 426.00 406.65 420.50 GREENPLY 145.90 151.25 145.45 150.60 GEPIL 823.00 850.00 823.00 850.00 THERMAX 978.85 987.00 940.00 977.60 DABUR 435.00 435.40 431.00 432.50 GRASIM 810.65 810.65 797.50 805.75 PFIZER 3225.00 3255.10 3182.00 3182.90 TIMKEN 594.00 594.00 568.50 572.50 M&M 672.00 679.70 666.40 669.30 -2.50 GRAPHITE 468.00 470.30 455.70 458.35 TNPL 205.80 226.40 205.80 217.55 INFRATEL 306.85 309.55 303.50 305.95 ITDC 281.80 294.00 279.00 284.20 FINOLEXIND 538.00 540.95 531.15 537.55 GRASIM 810.25 812.35 797.30 807.10 -3.10 ICICIBANK 370.40 373.20 367.75 370.15 BATAINDIA 1350.05 1350.10 1327.25 1333.00 JSLHISAR 91.70 92.50 90.35 91.60 UFLEX 217.75 222.15 216.05 217.60 GALAXYSURF 1080.00 1115.70 1080.00 1104.75 CIPLA 541.00 543.40 538.25 538.75 -2.60 NCC 96.00 101.15 95.90 99.75 HFCL 23.65 23.85 23.00 23.10 EXIDEIND 224.00 226.35 221.10 224.25 HINDZINC 268.15 268.80 265.55 267.00 WABCOINDIA 6428.10 6428.10 6271.65 6295.00 ONGC 152.10 152.60 147.00 151.00 -1.05 TCS 2029.00 2032.60 2010.05 2022.30 DLF 176.00 176.75 173.85 175.60 EVEREADY 209.15 215.50 207.05 208.00 GLAXO 1305.15 1316.15 1270.00 1304.05 JAGRAN 103.00 103.85 102.15 102.65 ASIANPAINT 1393.75 1394.65 1380.00 1385.00 -10.45 SUNPHARMA 450.50 457.50 447.75 455.05 MOIL 162.00 162.25 158.10 158.50 CONCOR 484.35 490.20 481.50 488.70 DCAL 205.90 207.80 201.50 203.70 TRENT 327.80 339.90 325.25 334.60 JSWSTEEL 288.20 289.40 284.20 287.40 -2.30 IOC 150.00 150.35 144.80 148.65 ENDURANCE 1162.75 1179.90 1162.75 1167.50 BALKRISIND 929.00 929.00 901.00 906.70 UNITEDBNK 10.91 11.44 10.91 11.25 GMDCLTD 86.30 86.50 84.30 85.00 IOC 150.00 150.90 144.70 149.00 -1.20 M&M 675.90 679.75 667.25 669.95 MEGH 62.65 63.40 61.20 61.35 SADBHAV 231.55 237.30 222.10 223.35 JYOTHYLAB 186.35 190.35 185.00 186.65 NAVNETEDUL 108.30 109.50 107.70 107.70 ZEEL 459.00 461.60 451.45 454.75 -4.25 NAVKARCORP 44.95 48.00 44.90 46.20 BOMDYEING 119.00 119.65 115.40 115.70 TATAGLOBAL 197.25 197.70 192.75 193.20 TORNTPHARM 1773.95 1785.00 1758.00 1782.20 VBL 806.80 818.30 800.25 802.00 MARUTI 6975.00 7025.00 6951.00 6960.00 -69.05 SUNTV 617.00 620.00 591.90 595.75 NAUKRI 1709.00 1856.40 1709.00 1793.25 WHIRLPOOL 1523.00 1575.05 1509.35 1546.10 VMART 2825.00 2851.60 2795.85 2815.00 TVTODAY 336.65 336.65 324.20 325.20 INDUSINDBK 1529.00 1531.60 1507.95 1515.00 -16.25 TATASTEEL 519.00 519.00 506.30 508.05 RAIN 106.90 109.30 105.60 106.25 NOCIL 139.90 140.00 136.40 137.10 CRISIL 1525.55 1525.55 1430.00 1436.00 GDL 125.00 125.55 122.10 122.50 LT 1350.00 1363.00 1337.00 1338.00 -14.40 ASHOKLEY 90.95 91.00 89.30 89.75 SHK 151.20 158.00 151.20 155.00 J&KBANK 46.10 47.00 45.20 45.80 GODREJCP 710.00 712.35 702.80 707.65 JKCEMENT 795.10 814.85 788.75 812.00 INFY 722.95 722.95 710.65 713.20 -9.75 BANKBARODA 116.00 116.85 113.30 113.60 OIL 178.00 178.00 171.75 173.80 SJVN 25.00 25.25 24.10 24.65 ASHOKA 133.90 136.05 131.00 133.75 KALPATPOWR 400.00 401.80 392.30 401.80 DRREDDY 2668.00 2685.95 2606.50 2623.00 -57.75 JUSTDIAL 532.00 568.00 530.00 557.25 FEDERALBNK 88.00 88.70 87.00 87.50 SREINFRA 30.40 32.20 30.25 31.95 SANOFI 5644.00 5644.00 5420.00 5589.00 IFBIND 881.10 905.70 865.25 898.00 VEDL 174.80 174.80 171.25 172.15 -3.90 JINDALSTEL 165.40 166.00 161.45 162.50 FSL 47.00 47.35 45.55 45.85 FRETAIL 453.60 453.75 441.35 446.00 CHENNPETRO 255.85 258.40 252.00 254.85 SOMANYCERA 365.00 367.35 362.00 365.90 HINDALCO 197.00 197.60 193.60 196.00 -4.60 WOCKPHARMA 424.85 430.10 416.60 422.10 INDIACEM 96.05 97.20 94.65 95.70 CADILAHC 321.05 329.20 321.05 325.10 TRIDENT 66.00 66.65 65.00 66.05 ALKEM 1768.85 1768.85 1745.00 1750.40 IBULHSGFIN 720.00 735.95 698.00 702.00 -17.05 SAIL 54.50 54.50 53.10 53.40 IDBI 44.00 44.30 43.25 43.40 MAGMA 115.20 115.80 112.05 114.30 MAHLOG 490.00 500.00 490.00 500.00 NETWORK18 34.00 34.40 33.75 33.75 TATASTEEL 516.80 518.60 506.30 508.20 -12.95 RECLTD 144.00 144.80 139.80 143.10 UJJIVAN 318.90 324.00 313.00 315.90 SBILIFE 589.95 596.35 584.00 587.15 MRF 57800.05 58019.45 56900.00 57141.60 ERIS 618.15 642.00 618.00 642.00 HCLTECH 1029.40 1029.95 1006.00 1007.00 -27.55 L&TFH 141.40 143.45 139.65 141.70 KANSAINER 433.80 447.00 433.00 445.75 CANFINHOME 289.50 294.20 285.60 287.60 GREAVESCOT 133.00 133.40 130.70 132.00 JBCHEPHARM 338.95 339.35 329.80 332.75 HSCL 119.15 121.00 118.80 119.60 WIPRO 261.10 262.25 256.55 257.60 -11.25 BEML 880.15 913.60 876.00 897.60 RAJESHEXPO 577.95 587.85 573.50 583.85 SUPRAJIT 212.50 222.00 210.35 222.00 HDFCBANK 2119.95 2130.80 2110.65 2127.60 PIIND 966.65 995.65 966.65 992.75 PNCINFRA 135.55 144.00 135.55 141.85 GHCL 239.60 239.75 235.25 236.90 TATAMOTORS 187.80 187.95 180.00 180.70 -8.60 SUNTECK 389.85 409.00 387.30 404.70 SHANKARA 450.05 460.20 445.55 452.00 RAMCOCEM 711.85 726.20 704.50 726.20 NH 226.00 226.55 216.45 223.00 FORCEMOT 1711.20 1769.00 1702.15 1727.20 BRITANNIA 3090.00 3090.00 3021.35 3061.75 PRSMJOHNSN 90.00 92.40 89.15 90.10 KIOCL 144.00 146.95 143.00 143.00 AVANTI 407.30 422.00 406.40 410.85 CENTURYTEX 855.00 858.55 843.00 856.35 ADANIGREEN 35.40 35.95 34.75 35.05 PHOENIXLTD 630.25 639.45 615.80 618.00 HEG 2232.50 2250.90 2180.00 2196.10 MINDAIND 348.00 350.25 339.05 343.00 LAXMIMACH 6355.00 6431.40 6221.60 6255.00 APLLTD 544.15 545.25 535.00 544.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE VEDL 176.00 176.00 171.25 172.35 LAURUSLABS 357.95 357.95 348.70 350.00 AUBANK 584.00 587.30 576.15 586.00 HATSUN 685.00 697.15 679.50 684.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 27401.75 27491.20 27294.45 27458.20 28.70 LEMONTREE 78.45 88.80 78.05 87.05 SCI 39.40 40.55 38.90 39.15 NLCINDIA 69.00 69.00 67.75 68.05 TATAINVEST 840.00 842.60 836.05 836.05 ICICIPRULI 323.60 348.90 322.65 343.00 12.80 RADICO 399.40 406.35 387.90 391.20 WELSPUNIND 60.50 61.05 57.75 58.95 MAXINDIA 65.85 65.85 62.50 63.10 INDOSTAR 357.05 357.05 350.00 350.00 ICICIGI 955.00 985.00 951.60 976.80 25.15 ONGC 152.25 152.25 147.60 150.10 IRB 146.75 148.40 145.65 147.50 OFSS 3455.00 3467.35 3420.00 3445.00 TVSSRICHAK 2273.65 2323.00 2239.00 2280.20 AMBUJACEM 221.30 227.10 220.55 226.75 5.55 JUBILANT 783.50 795.90 747.30 768.50 JMFINANCIL 85.10 86.10 84.25 84.40 APLAPOLLO 1410.10 1414.00 1373.45 1383.05 PGHH 10404.60 10447.00 10198.00 10198.00 PETRONET 228.90 234.90 228.60 234.00 5.00 TATAELXSI 963.00 975.50 951.30 956.85 GMRINFRA 17.10 17.10 16.70 16.85 GSPL 170.05 170.45 167.75 169.90 BAYERCROP 4287.60 4389.95 4284.00 4365.00 INDIGO 1220.00 1256.00 1216.70 1243.00 21.85 PCJEWELLER 79.20 79.50 76.80 77.45 KEI 388.00 391.10 383.15 387.00 ALLCARGO 106.50 108.05 104.50 104.60 SUDARSCHEM 346.95 348.40 342.70 345.30 IDEA 32.00 32.75 31.70 32.55 0.55 INDHOTEL 142.40 147.75 141.95 144.20 MGL 887.95 887.95 872.75 879.05 SONATSOFTW 341.00 341.00 329.00 330.00 SCHAEFFLER 5598.95 5598.95 5480.00 5482.00 ABCAPITAL 98.40 101.00 98.25 100.00 1.50 BAJFINANCE 2734.80 2777.25 2718.55 2766.65 SYNDIBANK 37.55 38.00 36.80 37.20 COCHINSHIP 371.00 377.25 370.00 372.80 PERSISTENT* 648.00 651.00 640.20 643.40 ACC 1555.15 1579.95 1545.00 1577.40 22.35 MARUTI 6999.00 7021.90 6955.00 6972.85 GUJFLUORO 996.00 1022.00 983.00 1006.10 BALMLAWRIE 187.00 194.00 185.00 188.35 ZYDUSWELL 1292.10 1307.00 1273.50 1273.50 AUROPHARMA 722.40 737.65 716.55 735.45 10.25 ABCAPITAL 98.55 101.25 98.05 100.40 REDINGTON 92.15 95.20 91.15 94.10 AIAENG 1788.80 1824.00 1788.80 1809.20 CERA 2582.10 2604.50 2559.95 2569.00 HAVELLS 719.70 729.50 717.65 727.40 8.95 IDEA 32.40 32.65 31.75 32.40 AARTIIND 1478.95 1521.00 1470.60 1482.80 TATACOMM 609.00 616.45 606.95 612.45 MAHLIFE 378.70 379.00 371.50 371.65 LICHSGFIN 487.50 495.00 484.50 494.00 5.95 DBL 569.45 585.00 556.15 560.35 BAJAJELEC 490.00 491.50 481.20 490.35 WESTLIFE 364.40 372.00 360.55 370.00 FDC 176.00 176.65 170.40 174.40 SHREECEM 17450.00 17669.90 17350.00 17650.00 181.50 BEL 88.95 89.10 86.60 87.20 DCBBANK 196.00 197.00 194.90 196.00 DBCORP 194.00 199.70 191.60 197.40 ABBOTINDIA 7312.40 7400.00 7308.90 7380.00 NHPC 25.00 25.45 24.85 25.05 0.25 ZEEL 462.00 462.00 451.20 454.90 APOLLOHOSP 1200.00 1200.00 1152.15 1167.00 ASTRAZEN 1974.00 2021.45 1962.00 1975.00 GILLETTE 6422.00 6480.00 6420.05 6465.00 BRITANNIA 3041.00 3079.50 3021.00 3071.25 27.40 IDFCFIRSTB 48.65 49.45 48.50 48.85 CGPOWER 36.45 36.85 35.75 36.20 CHOLAFIN 1301.80 1312.00 1285.10 1286.55 TIINDIA 384.35 385.55 371.20 377.05 MONSANTO 2613.20 2670.00 2607.40 2661.55 BANDHANBNK 495.00 506.80 492.00 500.20 3.55 BHARTIARTL 309.50 312.35 307.60 308.75 ADANIPORTS 340.85 343.55 338.10 342.70 OBEROIRLTY 476.00 486.00 472.00 479.70 VINATIORGA 1629.50 1650.00 1629.50 1639.50 GULFOILLUB 884.95 891.85 872.00 872.00 L&TFH 140.10 143.40 139.75 141.70 0.95 GUJGAS 129.50 137.20 126.50 135.60 NESTLEIND 10196.85 10197.15 10028.10 10105.70 MERCK 3549.70 3549.70 3400.00 3415.00 NIACL 197.80 198.50 192.00 197.90 CCL 299.90 299.90 285.50 285.50 BIOCON 613.00 619.50 611.60 614.30 2.75 HINDUNILVR 1711.95 1717.95 1696.00 1701.00 DELTACORP 257.00 259.40 252.90 254.25 PAGEIND 23198.90 23450.00 22900.00 23100.00 KPRMILL 585.30 586.95 578.95 584.00 NILKAMAL 1383.20 1393.70 1375.00 1389.95 SIEMENS 1021.00 1030.00 1010.90 1025.90 4.50 SPARC 189.25 195.40 188.00 191.45 MCX 735.00 745.20 717.00 727.20 HINDCOPPER 49.40 50.50 49.00 49.25 CARBORUNIV 378.50 386.50 378.50 382.95 FORTIS 135.35 135.55 134.70 135.00 PEL 2574.00 2604.40 2536.80 2585.00 9.75 STRTECH 267.60 275.00 265.65 268.40 BANDHANBNK 495.10 506.40 492.35 502.10 NATCOPHARM* 574.80 574.80 564.00 567.95 PTC 78.40 79.70 78.20 78.25 SYNGENE 588.70 590.90 584.85 586.15 NMDC 107.60 111.00 107.00 109.35 0.40 LUPIN 799.80 799.80 771.00 779.85 ESCORTS 735.10 735.35 723.70 729.65 INOXLEISUR 295.50 308.75 292.60 306.95 KAJARIACER 563.20 569.25 561.90 566.00 ASTRAL 1218.75 1218.75 1190.15 1196.00 BOSCHLTD 18487.00 18517.25 18200.00 18500.00 13.80 EIHOTEL 187.50 201.55 187.50 196.55 STAR 438.00 442.70 431.00 433.25 MRPL 70.45 70.70 68.10 68.70 LUXIND 1261.15 1273.75 1227.50 1258.35 BLUESTARCO 655.00 655.00 648.00 653.00 CONCOR 485.30 490.00 482.35 485.50 -0.10 MANPASAND 98.55 104.20 97.30 100.00 ICICIGI 950.00 983.95 950.00 972.00 KRBL 379.90 379.90 364.55 367.90 NBVENTURES 108.05 109.00 103.10 104.10 ASAHIINDIA 270.00 280.00 267.00 268.05 HDFCLIFE 389.10 393.90 385.00 391.00 -0.10 PEL 2574.00 2602.60 2543.80 2587.95 ABFRL 222.35 226.60 222.00 222.60 CUMMINSIND 739.00 742.35 728.75 731.10 BOSCHLTD 18509.45 18540.00 18257.45 18457.05 MAHSCOOTER 3268.00 3285.00 3257.85 3275.00 OFSS 3451.00 3472.25 3419.95 3450.00 -1.55 TATACHEM 587.90 592.90 573.15 577.70 LICHSGFIN 488.50 496.70 484.65 494.15 RCF 57.95 58.00 56.85 57.00 GICRE 248.20 249.00 240.60 242.80 LAOPALA 212.15 212.15 206.40 207.45 DLF 175.30 176.75 173.80 175.60 -0.35 VIPIND 442.80 443.00 431.00 432.85 SHOPERSTOP 492.30 506.90 462.00 472.75 ADANITRANS 205.65 210.30 204.80 208.80 GODREJAGRO 520.50 522.10 512.05 517.95 SOLARINDS 1035.00 1051.15 1014.80 1020.55 DABUR 431.50 435.55 430.80 431.95 -1.15 HINDPETRO 248.50 251.00 244.40 250.05 HEXAWARE 351.00 351.00 341.25 345.25 BERGEPAINT 298.35 303.90 296.90 303.05 QUESS 762.95 779.35 746.85 761.15 NESCO 450.00 451.35 445.00 446.50 GODREJCP 710.45 714.00 701.75 706.00 -2.30 ACC 1569.00 1584.70 1546.35 1574.20 TECHM 808.25 812.85 802.40 811.20 WABAG 330.60 332.00 323.70 328.75 HAL 681.00 681.00 663.00 663.25 BAJAJCON 350.00 352.95 347.95 350.00 ABB 1271.00 1279.75 1248.80 1266.00 -4.70 AJANTPHARM 973.05 974.05 945.05 959.25 PIDILITIND 1133.00 1139.50 1113.40 1125.40 BLISSGVS 168.00 175.10 168.00 171.00 HERITGFOOD 495.15 502.65 489.35 493.00 BLUEDART 3287.60 3287.60 3190.10 3200.00 MCDOWELL-N 564.90 568.40 555.85 558.15 -2.10 PETRONET 229.00 235.00 228.85 233.90 HDFCLIFE 392.00 393.60 384.55 391.80 CASTROLIND 162.00 163.75 161.20 161.90 PARAGMILK 241.00 242.35 236.50 240.80 SIS 845.35 850.00 813.05 813.05 CADILAHC 326.00 336.00 324.20 324.95 -1.65 PFC 112.00 112.15 106.95 108.65 PHILIPCARB 177.60 177.80 172.60 173.80 IDFC 40.00 40.25 39.10 39.25 GESHIP 285.15 290.80 285.15 289.95 FORBESCO 2220.00 2236.00 2165.00 2180.50 NIACL 196.50 199.20 193.55 197.00 -1.30 TATAMTRDVR 94.00 94.40 90.85 91.65 JISLJALEQS 62.75 62.80 60.50 60.75 CENTRALBK 31.80 33.90 31.50 33.00 SUNDRMFAST 519.00 524.95 510.90 517.70 SWANENERGY 107.30 112.65 107.30 112.65 PIDILITIND 1136.45 1139.95 1112.20 1126.00 -7.95 HCLTECH 1045.00 1045.00 1005.00 1008.45 JKTYRE 91.60 92.15 91.15 91.55 MINDACORP 144.00 147.10 142.55 145.00 SUNCLAYLTD 3050.00 3083.85 2979.20 3040.00 GAYAPROJ 166.50 171.15 166.35 168.00 SRTRANSFIN 1219.10 1227.95 1206.15 1220.00 -9.10 NBCC 58.00 58.60 56.00 57.00 DMART 1457.00 1469.00 1445.00 1445.05 VGUARD 215.60 220.00 211.95 214.00 THOMASCOOK 216.90 218.30 214.10 216.35 STARCEMENT 90.00 101.95 90.00 99.40 DMART 1453.00 1468.65 1445.00 1445.50 -11.95 IPCALAB 867.15 914.30 867.15 884.05 GAIL 344.00 352.10 342.00 351.40 GSFC 98.75 99.00 97.00 99.00 MHRIL 218.50 225.90 218.50 225.00 SHILPAMED 378.00 380.20 375.30 378.65 HINDZINC 269.00 269.50 265.85 267.55 -2.30 BANKINDIA 90.70 91.65 88.45 88.90 COLPAL 1259.05 1268.00 1247.45 1253.70 HSIL 242.70 242.70 232.00 232.00 CORPBANK 29.85 30.60 29.70 29.90 ORIENTCEM 81.40 82.45 79.60 79.60 SBILIFE 587.00 596.40 585.40 586.50 -5.60 BHARATFORG 514.25 515.30 502.40 509.00 MARICO 337.00 337.30 332.40 335.00 JINDALSAW 92.90 93.95 90.70 91.75 TV18BRDCST 36.00 36.20 35.65 35.80 ELGIEQUIP 257.00 260.00 255.55 258.75 MARICO 337.00 337.05 332.15 334.40 -3.40 BHEL 68.10 68.10 66.55 67.10 LTI 1650.00 1662.05 1606.90 1648.60 KTKBANK 120.75 120.75 118.00 118.00 AMARAJABAT 744.65 744.65 731.90 736.00 DHANUKA 441.00 445.00 438.05 443.50 COLPAL 1268.00 1270.00 1247.05 1255.50 -13.00 BAJAJ-AUTO 2910.00 2966.00 2903.00 2950.25 RAYMOND 804.00 818.60 793.75 806.00 ABB 1269.45 1277.00 1250.90 1265.30 AKZOINDIA 1760.05 1762.40 1673.10 1706.30 SUPPETRO 217.55 217.55 216.10 217.15 MOTHERSUMI 165.25 165.25 160.40 163.40 -2.00 BPCL 369.90 371.35 364.60 369.30 NHPC 24.95 25.40 24.90 25.10 JAMNAAUTO 60.10 61.40 59.40 59.90 SYMPHONY 1320.00 1325.95 1288.55 1290.15 SFL 1449.00 1449.00 1319.00 1330.00 ASHOKLEY 90.90 90.95 89.30 89.80 -1.10 EDELWEISS 163.30 163.75 161.50 162.45 BIRLACORPN 546.00 577.20 526.70 564.80 TTKPRESTIG 8788.00 8816.90 8335.00 8606.80 TEJASNET 178.05 180.25 169.15 171.90 JCHAC 1981.05 1981.05 1880.00 1974.90 MRF 58000.00 58000.00 56830.00 57000.00 -839.75 INFIBEAM 40.50 40.50 39.05 39.40 JSWENERGY 70.50 71.00 68.05 68.55 GRINDWELL 567.45 613.90 566.00 592.55 FLFL 440.00 443.45 433.35 435.10 APARINDS 654.20 654.20 644.35 645.00 BHEL 67.90 67.90 66.50 67.10 -1.00 DISHTV 38.80 38.80 37.15 37.40 ISEC 230.50 237.90 227.25 233.65 COFFEEDAY 294.00 296.40 286.95 288.60 TEAMLEASE 3050.00 3050.00 2945.25 2964.00 ESSELPRO 110.35 114.00 110.35 113.00 BANKBARODA 115.65 116.85 113.05 113.45 -1.75 GNFC 281.00 290.00 280.50 286.75 TAKE 144.70 146.00 138.10 140.50 MAHINDCIE 237.20 241.35 237.20 238.30 SOBHA 450.00 450.00 435.00 439.50 SHARDACROP 369.90 372.85 369.90 370.00 SAIL 54.40 54.40 53.20 53.55 -0.85 AUROPHARMA 724.05 737.35 718.90 735.70 FCONSUMER 50.00 51.60 49.90 50.55 SRF 2340.05 2362.40 2331.15 2358.00 PRESTIGE 204.95 204.95 201.75 201.75 GET&D 291.00 291.75 288.00 288.00 LUPIN 797.90 799.80 775.35 776.00 -16.00 M&MFIN 434.10 440.45 430.00 437.00 SRTRANSFIN 1233.10 1233.10 1207.75 1220.30 BBTC 1267.25 1278.85 1245.00 1252.55 SHREECEM 17450.00 17750.00 17398.05 17712.00 TRITURBINE 111.00 112.85 111.00 112.10 GICRE 246.15 249.30 241.25 243.00 -5.15 ADANIPOWER 50.50 50.70 49.30 49.95 OMAXE 207.70 207.70 203.80 205.70 EIDPARRY 207.00 215.00 206.15 211.15 RELAXO 753.75 762.50 744.00 753.00 ASTERDM 155.20 157.00 154.40 154.75 OIL 176.10 177.00 171.60 173.35 -3.80 INDIANB 252.50 260.40 239.95 253.85 SOUTHBANK 15.25 15.30 14.70 14.84 GODREJIND 510.75 515.00 509.45 515.00 NAVINFLUOR 637.50 650.00 637.50 644.00 HONAUT 21974.05 22000.00 21800.55 21977.00 BEL 88.00 89.00 86.80 87.20 -2.15 MANAPPURAM 118.65 121.00 117.00 118.05 INDUSINDBK 1530.00 1530.30 1510.00 1518.35 JSL 41.00 42.55 40.40 42.00 MOTILALOFS 607.95 607.95 589.80 600.90 RATNAMANI 875.00 884.90 869.80 884.90 PGHH 10549.90 10549.90 10172.75 10172.75 -273.25 HINDALCO 197.00 197.95 193.80 195.40 VENKYS 2210.00 2230.00 2185.00 2192.80 GODREJPROP 709.80 709.80 694.20 701.00 ISGEC 5177.00 5414.00 5177.00 5331.10 TIFHL 476.35 480.00 473.50 480.00 SUNTV 614.85 620.20 591.30 596.60 -17.10 AMBUJACEM 222.00 227.00 220.45 227.00 CANBK 255.95 258.05 252.75 254.40 HUDCO 45.25 45.35 44.50 44.70 GSKCONS 7065.00 7110.80 7018.80 7059.00 SHRIRAMCIT 1670.30 1678.85 1667.95 1675.00 20